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Category: Disneyland Paris
Work on the Avengers Campus at Disneyland Paris continued overnight with the arrival of the Avengers' Quinjet, to the Walt Disney Studios Park.
Powered by 2×2 symmetrically-mounted modified Pratt & Whitney J48-P-8A Turbojet engines, the Quinjet was lowered into the Avengers Campus last night and you can view the installation here:
Author Salon Mickey BlogPosted on January 27, 2022 Categories Disneyland Paris
RhinoShield and Disneyland Paris begin a 4 year partnership to offer exciting products and experiences to guests.
RhinoShield, a key player in the ultra-protective smartphone accessories market, and leading European tourist destination Disneyland Paris, announce a new Strategic Alliance.
Disneyland Paris and RhinoShield will come together to celebrate their shared values of innovation, excellence and quality. These have always been core principles of the accessories brand which develops high-end, customizable and sustainable products. RhinoShield's cases are made with a single material for easier recycling than other cases.
Through this alliance, RhinoShield and Disneyland Paris join forces to create smartphone cases mixing magic, innovation and sustainability. Disneyland Paris will leverage the strength of RhinoShield's products to provide guests with new, original and ultra-protective cases designed especially for them. These Disneyland Paris – RhinoShield cases will be exclusively sold in the Resort's stores and will resonate with the stories and universes of the parks, especially during the 30th Anniversary celebration of Disneyland Paris.
This partnership also means RhinoShield and Disneyland Paris will have joint marketing and communication campaigns throughout Europe, complementing the existing licensing relationship between RhinoShield and The Walt Disney Company Europe.
These activations will showcase the strength, relevance and depth of this brand association. It will contribute to promoting RhinoShield's ultra-protective and customizable products to youth and young adults as well as Disneyland Paris and the franchises that come to life there every day.
"We are glad to announce this new partnership with RhinoShield which is fully in line with our constant quest for quality and creativity in the overall guest experience and our special connection with young adults." says Laure Albouy, Vice President Business Strategy & Integrationi for Disneyland Paris. "This collaboration is extremely promising, both at the product level with new co-branded cases and at the marketing level with very ambitious activations planned by RhinoShield. Welcome RhinoShield in the family of Disneyland Paris' Official Partners!"
"It is with great pride that we start this new partnership with Disneyland Paris" says Bastien Rigagneau, NA & EMEA Director at RhinoShield. "It is key for RhinoShield to evolve alongside partners with shared values and who, like us, challenge the ordinary with creativity. This alliance is an opportunity for our customers and the guests of Disneyland Paris to extend the Disney dream in their daily lives. We are happy to co-write the first pages of this amazing story filled with enchantment and magic."
RhinoShield, leading smartphone accessories and protections brand, is proud to collaborate with The Walt Disney Company Europe and Disneyland Paris, which have been cultivating imagination for decades and have shaped the dreams of many.
About RhinoShield
Established in 2012, RhinoShield has grown from a tiny start-up on Kickstarter to a worldwide ultra-protective and reliable phone accessories brand. The company is composed of a group of passionate changemakers with a continuous drive to create customizable, sustainable, and high-quality products for everyone to use.
Discover more at https://rhinoshield.fr
The French Government has today announced the relaxation of its travel restrictions for British visitors visiting France from Friday 14 January 2021.
Vaccinated travellers from the United Kingdom will no longer need to self-isolate when they arrive in France, but a negative Covid-19 test, taken 24 hours before leaving the UK, will be required.
Non-vaccinated travellers will still need a compelling reason to enter France, and must still isolate for 10 days upon arrival.
For further information please consult the Consulate General of France website on COVID-19: rules for travel between France and the UK.
https://uk.ambafrance.org/COVID-19-rules-for-travel-between-France-and-the-UK-28918
Disney Illuminations and Frozen show suspended for three weeks from 3 January 2022.
Disney illuminations at
In line with the recent update of the French governments COVID-19 regulations, Disneyland Paris has announced the following amendments to their programme from 3 January 2022.
The nighttime fireworks spectacular Disney Illuminations will be suspended for three weeks.
Frozen: A Musical Invitation
The Frozen: A Musical Invitation show in the Walt Disney Studios Park will be replaced by a photo spot for three weeks.
The Christmas Parade will no longer perform show stops.
The resorts bars will begin a Table Service operation from 3 January 2022.
Author Salon Mickey BlogPosted on December 30, 2021 Categories Disneyland Paris
Golf Disneyland Paris to be stripped of Disney branding.
Golf Disneyland Paris
As the budget cuts implemented by the CEO of The Walt Disney Company Bob Chapek, continue to impact The Parks, Experiences and Products division. The latest victim is Golf Disneyland Paris at the Disneyland Paris resort in France.
The popular golf club at Disneyland Paris, owned by Euro Disney SCA, is to be stripped of it's Disneyland Paris branding and transferred to a third-party company to operate.
Located on Rue de la Mare Houleuse, Magny-le-Hongre, adjacent to the Radisson Blu Hotel and Marriott's Village d'll-de-France, the Golf Disneyland Paris complex is home to three 9-hole golf courses and includes 'The Club House' building that houses the Pro-Shop and Club House Grill restaurant and bar.
Golf Disneyland Paris looses its Disney branding on 1 January 2022.
Author Salon Mickey BlogPosted on December 26, 2021 Categories Disneyland ParisTags Golf Disneyland
The Disneyland Hotel Prepares For Its Royal Transformation
The iconic Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris.
As the ambitious reimagining of the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris has just started, the resort reveals new details about this royal transformation.
The massive transformation of Disneyland Hotel – the flagship icon located at the entrance to Disneyland Park – has just begun after several months of preparation following the announcement in April 2021.
The Disneyland Hotel sits above the entrance to the Disneyland Park.
This early phase has readied the site for the works to come, in particular emptying the hotel of its furniture with many pieces made available to Cast Members.
As part of the resort's ongoing efforts to support the surrounding community, Disneyland Paris also took this opportunity to donate more than 1,500 furniture pieces to three organizations supporting local communities.
With the progress of this exciting project, Disneyland Paris continues its strategy of enhancing the Guest experience through innovation and a commitment to excellence, infusing even more Disney franchises and storytelling in this 5-star hotel for a renewed and even more immersive experience.
Artist impression of the new royal themed bedrooms
at the Disneyland Hotel.
When it reopens, the Disneyland Hotel will take on a royal theme and become the true kingdom of many Disney Princesses and Princes, with beautifully decorated rooms and suites inspired by animated classics such as Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, as well as more recent hits such as Tangled and Frozen.
New guest rooms will benefit from magical Disney touches like this Tangled-inspired mirror.
The Tangled-inspired mirror being installed in guest bedrooms.
At the same time, all hotel areas will be upgraded and redesigned to offer enhanced accommodations with upgraded technologies, from online check-in to in-room connectivity.
There will also be expansions to the boutique and fitness areas, featuring an extended pool, spa and gym.
The existing swimming pool at the
Disneyland Hotel will be extended.
Young guests can rest assured that the Princess for a Day experience will return… reimagined for a comeback providing an even more royal experience.
The culinary offering will be improved and even extend into the lobby. An additional lounge will also be created to provide hotel guests even more choice in how they spend their stay, along with tasty food and beverage offerings.
The lobby of the Disneyland Hotel is being redesigned to include
a guest lounge.
The hotel's exterior will retain its charming Victorian lines and continue to blend harmoniously into the world of Disneyland Paris' Main Street, U.S.A. with the facades, roofs and woodwork to be completely refurbished, as well as the hotel's parking area and a new entry sequence.
This enchanting reimagining of the hotel is sure to surprise and delight both loyal and new Guests in search of immersion and impeccable service at Disneyland Paris.
Follow Salon Mickey for regular updates on this ambitious project which, after the recent opening of Disney's Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel, marking the next step in the Disneyland Paris Hotel transformation plan.
Author Salon Mickey BlogPosted on December 24, 2021 Categories Disneyland ParisTags Disneyland Hotel, Disneyland Paris
Disney On Ice "Find Your Hero" show cancelled at O2, London.
Disney On Ice has today announced the cancellation of the Disney On Ice presents "Find Your Hero" ice show scheduled to be held at the O2, London.
The show scheduled to run between the 24th to 30th December 2021 has been forced to cancel due to Covid-19 enforced absences within the cast and crew.
Disney On Ice will begin processing automatic refunds shortly.
British and US travellers to Disneyland Paris to pay €7 ETIAS fee.
British and US travellers to Disneyland Paris will have pay €7.00 per person and pre-register their details in order to enter the European Union from late next year.
The European Travel and Information and Authorisation Scheme (ETIAS) will enable citizens of 63 non-EU countries to visit the EU Schengen area with travel pre-authorisation, rather than a full visa.
The European Commission confirmed in 2018 that, from late 2022, the UK will be part of ETIAS, meaning that Brits aged between 18 and 70 will have to pre-register their details before any trip, as well as pay the €7.00 levy.
The ETIAS system is expected to process the vast majority of applications automatically but in some cases it may take up to 30 days.
If approved, the ETIAS authorisation will be valid for three years or until the expiry date of your passport if earlier.
Once the pre-authorisation has been approved, British passport holders will be allowed to stay in Europe up to 90 days.
ETIAS requirements will be in place for any trip to Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, San Marino, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Greece, Czech Republic, Malta, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Vatican City, plus the non-Schengen micro-states of Andorra and Monaco.
It is expected the ETIAS visa waiver to enter into operation at the end of 2022, but ETIAS travel authorization will not be mandatory until 2023.
A six month grace period is planned to allow eligible travellers to become familiar with the new system.
Further information available from:
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com
30th Anniversary merchandise at Disneyland Paris.
Disneyland Paris has issued a selection of tantalising images of some of the merchandise that will be released for sale at the resort for the 30th Anniversary.
Author Salon Mickey BlogPosted on December 20, 2021 Categories Disneyland ParisTags merchandise
France to close borders to United Kingdom holidaymakers from Saturday 18 December 2021.
The French government has announced new restrictive measures for visitors from the United Kingdom commencing on Saturday 18 December 2021, which will force the cancellation of many peoples Disneyland Paris Christmas Holidays.
• All visitors traveling to France from the United Kingdom must have a valid reason. [Holidays to Disneyland Paris are no longer included as valid reason].
• Presentation of a negative antigen test (lateral flow) or negative PCR test, completed less than 24 hours at French border control.
• 7 days quarantine upon arrival in France. This will be reduced to 2 days upon a second negative test.
• Those departing France for the United Kingdom will also need a valid reason. [Returning home is included as a valid reason].
Those travellers from the United Kingdom already in France by Friday evening will be allowed to continue their vacations.
Author Salon Mickey BlogPosted on December 16, 2021 December 16, 2021 Categories Disneyland Paris


June was kinda enough to grace us with her presence again a month ago, bringing along with her the damn chilly winds from her native Chicago. Damnit, if we knew she was gonna do that we would've told her to stay up there. ;-p Anyway, we started out the afternoon with a late lunch at Sushi-A-Go-Go near Lincoln Center and then after a brief trip to ABC News headquarters (Andy's place o' work), we headed down to the Village for the mandatory St's Alp run.
does she look official or what?
then I choked the hell out of him. that'll teach him to steal my plum wine!


You can take expensive humidifiers, essential oils, and blackout curtains off your shopping list. These simple sleeping hacks will help you get the rest you deserve!
The magic time frame for a blissful afternoon nap is between the hours of 1pm and 3pm. Take a cue from the traditional siesta; have a filling lunch and then relax into an after-meal nap. Just make sure that you don't sleep too long! You'll need to set an alarm.
Believe it or not, sipping on some coffee before you nap can help you once it's time to wake up. Of course, this depends on the length of your nap, but if you're going for a shorter power nap, then drink the coffee beforehand. The effects of the caffeine won't kick in until 20 minutes at least, so when you wake up you will feel more refreshed!
Regular exercise is proven to help with your sleep. In fact, people who exercise regularly often report falling asleep faster and they find waking up much easier than those who don't exercise. You don't have to be a star athlete to exercise; just try going for a daily walk or jog, or try fitness classes such as spinning, dancing, or Zumba. If you're doing light aerobic activity, aim for 2 ½ hours a week. For more vigorous exercise, shoot for 1 ¼ hours a week.
An hour or two before your regular bedtime, turn off your technology. That means no smartphones, tablets, laptops, or television. The horror, right? Instead, try doing some yoga or reading a book. These activities will help you calm down and will send a message to your brain that it's time to prepare for bedtime. There is science behind this: the blue lights from screens prevents the secretion of melatonin, the chemical that signals sleep to the brain.
Besides having the perfect bed to sleep on, you want the bedroom environment to be well-suited for sleep. The ideal temperature is 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius) and the humidity level should be at 65%. Also, make sure that keep warm socks on your feet if you tend to get cold during the night. If you are on the hotter side, then keep your feet out from under the covers while you snooze.
Bedtime snacks are great, but make sure that you eat wisely! Try these snacks to help you drift off to dreamland.
The good carbs and protein in these snacks produce tryptophan, the sleep hormone, and sends it to the brain to trigger sleepiness.


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Riverdale Vol. 2
V.2 - Riverdale
Various Authors & Various Artists
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Publisher's summary Archie Comics Publications
From Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and the writers of the CW's Riverdale comes the second collection of the comic book set in the universe of the SMASH HIT TV series. RIVERDALE VOL. 2 collects issues 4-8 of the ongoing series.
Volume : 2/3 - Riverdale Vol. 2
Various Authors Various Artists
From Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and the writers of the CW's Riverdale comes the third collection of the comic book set in the universe of the SMASH HIT TV series. RIVERDALE VOL. 3 collects issues 9-13 of the ongoing series.
In The Dark is a monstrous collection of all-new original terror tales from the darkest and most brilliant minds in comics and prose. Featuring an introduction by American Vampire, The Wake, and Severed writer Scott Snyder, and a frightful feature on the history of horror comics, through their rotten rise and dreadful decline by comic book historian Mike Howlett!
V.3 - The Black Hood
V.2 - Betty & Veronica: Vixens
V.1 - Cosmo
V.1 - Jughead: The Hunger
V.2 - Josie & The Pussycats
V.1 - Life with Kevin
V.2 - Blade of the Immortal

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BEN LOPEZ ON THE ISSUES…
SUPPORT POLICE & FIRE PROTECTION FOR RESIDENTS
Ben Lopez strongly supports the men and women at our police and fire departments that keep us safe. If elected, Ben has pledged never to cut police and fire staffing. Ben believes that our police and fire departments have been asked to do more with less resources far too long. Ben supports hiring more cops and firefighters and giving each department an increase in the tools, resources and staffing needed to keep our residents safe.
SUPPORT SENIOR & YOUTH PROGRAMS
Ben Lopez is a T-ball coach here in Montclair, coaching young 3 to 5-year old's. Ben knows firsthand the importance of sports activities and after school programs for our youth. Those kids involved in sports and programs are less likely to commit crimes or join gangs. That is why Ben strongly supports all current programs for our youth and will fight to protect them on the City Council.
Three generations of the Lopez & Rojas families have called Montclair home. Ben knows how important senior programs are to many of Montclair's residents. Ben has pledged to continue funding programs that provide meals, nutrition, and medical treatment to our senior residents. Ben will also fight to ensure our fire department has the adequate staffing and resources to respond to emergency needs of our seniors.
Ben will also use his experience working with federal, state and county officials to help Montclair get the necessary funding for current youth and senior programs and to ensure that they are not eliminated.
KEEP STREETS SAFE & CLEAN
Ben Lopez believes that clean streets and alley ways provide a safer overall community for our residents. Keeping our city clean improves property values and makes home buying desirable in our city. Ben supports the current city's efforts that fight graffiti. Ben also supports strong code enforcement to stop illegal dumping of junk and trash in our streets and alleys.
BRING THE GOLD LINE TO MONTCLAIR
Ben Lopez has consistently supported the City's effort to bring the Gold Line to Montclair. With the addition of the Gold Line, Montclair will reap the benefit of increased dollars being spent in our city from visitors. Businesses will thrive, the need for more jobs will increase, increased sales tax money will be collected to help pay for police, fire, street improvements and city programs.
SUPPORT ADDITIONS TO MONTCLAIR PLAZA (NOW CALLED MONTCLAIR PLACE)
Ben Lopez supports the new developments and additions taking place at the Montclair Place. New dine-in theaters by AMC and several new upscale restaurants will help to keep Montclair Place a successful location for shopping, eating and entertainment. This is key to ensuring this part of our city is a success and continues to draw thousands from outside the region and from all three surrounding counties.
FIGHT CRIME & KEEP MONTCLAIR SAFE
Ben Lopez has been a strong voice against the policies from Sacramento that have made our streets unsafe and placed our police in greater danger. Ben opposed Assembly Bill 109 which was signed by Governor Jerry Brown in 2011, Proposition 47 which passed in 2014 and Proposition 57 which passed in 2016. All three measures have let violent criminals out of jail early, lessened the crimes for drug use and possession, and lessened the penalty for serious theft, abuse, violence and sexual crimes. This has led to every city, including Montclair, experience a spike in home break-ins, auto theft, theft from local stores, and forces our cops to release persons caught with felony drugs.
Ben strongly opposes these unsafe measures and feels now is the time to increase our police officers on the street to keep us safe. Our police are doing a great job keeping us safe. But they are forced to do more with less. We cannot afford to compromise public safety.
SUPPORT BUSINESS FRIENDLY POLICIES THAT BENEFIT US ALL
Ben Lopez is a small business owner. He is co-founder of a consulting firm and president of two small businesses located here in Montclair. Ben knows that a city friendly to small business will benefit everyone. Montclair should be known for welcoming any business within our borders. More businesses in Montclair will result in more jobs and more revenue to our local economy. Ben supports cutting some of the red tape many new or renewing businesses must jump through. Ben supports relaxing restrictions on business signs and use of banners. Ben also supports reducing certain fees on businesses, so it gives business owners an incentive to invest in Montclair.
EFH CReations 2018
Paid for by Lopez for council 2018 * FPPC ID#1371786 * P.O. Box 141, Montclair, CA 91763


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Inspekcja – spektakl telewizyjny Teatru Telewizji z 2018 w reżyserii Jacka Raginisa-Królikiewicza o próbach werbowania oficerów polskich więzionych w obozach w Kozielsku, Starobielsku i Ostaszkowie.

Konsultantami historycznymi przy produkcji spektaklu byli Witold Wasilewski i Nikołaj Iwanow.

Fabuła
Werbunek polskich oficerów w obozach na terenie ZSRR powierzony zostaje Wasilijowi Zarubinowi. Radziecki oficer wykorzystuje tragiczną, pełną niepewności sytuację jeńców, by przekonać ich do współpracy z komunistami. Polakom zależy na zdobyciu każdej informacji, która mogłaby dać jakąkolwiek nadzieję.

Obsada
 Mariusz Ostrowski jako major Wasilij Zarubin
 Piotr Głowacki jako Józef Stalin
 Zygmunt Malanowicz jako generał Henryk Minkiewicz
 Sławomir Sulej jako Ławrientij Beria
 Przemysław Bluszcz jako Nikołaj Jeżow
 Marcin Kwaśny jako Stanisław Swianiewicz
 Radosław Pazura jako Wacław Komarnicki
 Piotr Seweryński jako pułkownik Tadeusiak
 Michał Staszczak jako Ryszard
 Zbigniew Moskal jako ksiądz Ziółkowski
 Michał Barczak jako Pietrow
 Dariusz Biskupski jako Iwanow
 Ireneusz Kozioł jako pułkownik NKWD
 Michał Szewczyk jako stary lejtnant
 Bogusław Suszka jako Soprunienko
 Artur Krajewski jako więzień
 Marcin Włodarski jako adiutant Zajcew

Nagrody
Spektakl zdobył w 2018 Grand Prix na Krajowym Festiwalu Teatru Polskiego Radia i Teatru TV "Dwa Teatry" w Sopocie. Jury festiwalowe postanowiło nagrodzić twórców: Grzegorza Królikiewicza, Jacka Raginisa-Królikiewicza, Mariusza Ostrowskiego, Mariana Zawalińskiego (scenografia), Adama Bajerskiego (zdjęcia) i Michała Lorenca (muzyka).

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

Spektakle Teatru Telewizji
Polskie filmy z 2018 roku

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// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Timers;
using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Executors;
using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Listeners;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;

namespace Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Timers.Listeners
{
    [Singleton(Mode = SingletonMode.Listener)]
    internal sealed partial class TimerListener : IListener
    {
        public const string UnscheduledInvocationReasonKey = "UnscheduledInvocationReason";
        public const string OriginalScheduleKey = "OriginalSchedule";

        private readonly TimerTriggerAttribute _attribute;
        private readonly TimersOptions _options;
        private readonly ITriggeredFunctionExecutor _executor;
        private readonly ILogger _logger;
        private readonly CancellationTokenSource _cancellationTokenSource;
        private readonly SemaphoreSlim _invocationLock = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);

        // _functionLogName is the [FunctionName] value and used for logging,
        // while _timerLookupName is the fully-qualified method name and used for lookups
        private readonly string _functionLogName;
        private readonly string _timerLookupName;

        // Since Timer uses an integer internally for it's interval,
        // it has a maximum interval of 24.8 days.
        private static readonly TimeSpan _maxTimerInterval = TimeSpan.FromDays(24);

        private System.Timers.Timer _timer;
        private TimerSchedule _schedule;

        private bool _disposed;
        private TimeSpan _remainingInterval;

        public TimerListener(TimerTriggerAttribute attribute, TimerSchedule schedule, string timerName, TimersOptions options, ITriggeredFunctionExecutor executor,
            ILogger logger, ScheduleMonitor scheduleMonitor, string functionLogName)
        {
            _attribute = attribute;
            _timerLookupName = timerName;
            _options = options;
            _executor = executor;
            _logger = logger;
            _cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
            _schedule = schedule;
            ScheduleMonitor = _attribute.UseMonitor ? scheduleMonitor : null;
            _functionLogName = functionLogName;
        }

        internal static TimeSpan MaxTimerInterval
        {
            get
            {
                return _maxTimerInterval;
            }
        }

        // for testing
        internal System.Timers.Timer Timer
        {
            get
            {
                return _timer;
            }
        }

        internal ScheduleStatus ScheduleStatus { get; set; }

        internal ScheduleMonitor ScheduleMonitor { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// When set, we have a startup invocation that needs to happen immediately.
        /// </summary>
        internal StartupInvocationContext StartupInvocation { get; set; }

        public async Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            ThrowIfDisposed();

            if (_timer != null && _timer.Enabled)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException("The listener has already been started.");
            }

            // if schedule monitoring is enabled, record (or initialize)
            // the current schedule status
            bool isPastDue = false;

            // we use DateTime.Now rather than DateTime.UtcNow to allow the local machine to set the time zone. In Azure this will be
            // UTC by default, but can be configured to use any time zone if it makes scheduling easier.
            DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
            Logger.ScheduleAndTimeZone(_logger, _functionLogName, _schedule, TimeZoneInfo.Local.DisplayName);

            if (ScheduleMonitor != null)
            {
                // check to see if we've missed an occurrence since we last started.
                // If we have, invoke it immediately.
                ScheduleStatus = await ScheduleMonitor.GetStatusAsync(_timerLookupName);
                Logger.InitialStatus(_logger, _functionLogName, ScheduleStatus?.Last.ToString("o"), ScheduleStatus?.Next.ToString("o"), ScheduleStatus?.LastUpdated.ToString("o"));
                TimeSpan pastDueDuration = await ScheduleMonitor.CheckPastDueAsync(_timerLookupName, now, _schedule, ScheduleStatus);
                isPastDue = pastDueDuration != TimeSpan.Zero;
            }

            if (ScheduleStatus == null)
            {
                // no schedule status has been stored yet, so initialize
                ScheduleStatus = new ScheduleStatus
                {
                    Last = default(DateTime),
                    Next = _schedule.GetNextOccurrence(now)
                };
            }

            // log the next several occurrences to console for visibility
            string nextOccurrences = TimerInfo.FormatNextOccurrences(_schedule, 5);
            Logger.NextOccurrences(_logger, _functionLogName, _schedule, nextOccurrences);

            if (isPastDue)
            {
                // when we're past due, so we schedule an immediate invocation
                StartupInvocation = new StartupInvocationContext
                {
                    IsPastDue = true,
                    OriginalSchedule = ScheduleStatus.Next
                };
                StartTimer(StartupInvocation.Interval);
            }
            else if (_attribute.RunOnStartup)
            {
                // function is marked RunOnStartup, so we schedule an immediate invocation
                StartupInvocation = new StartupInvocationContext
                {
                    RunOnStartup = true
                };
                StartTimer(StartupInvocation.Interval);
            }
            else
            {
                // start the regular schedule
                StartTimer(DateTime.Now);
            }

            _logger.LogDebug($"Timer listener started ({_functionLogName})");
        }

        public async Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            ThrowIfDisposed();

            if (_timer == null)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException("The listener has not yet been started or has already been stopped.");
            }

            _cancellationTokenSource.Cancel();

            _timer.Dispose();
            _timer = null;

            // wait for any outstanding invocation to complete
            await _invocationLock.WaitAsync();
            _invocationLock.Release();

            _logger.LogDebug($"Timer listener stopped ({_functionLogName})");
        }

        public void Cancel()
        {
            ThrowIfDisposed();
            _cancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
        }

        public void Dispose()
        {
            if (!_disposed)
            {
                // Running callers might still be using the cancellation token.
                // Mark it canceled but don't dispose of the source while the callers are running.
                // Otherwise, callers would receive ObjectDisposedException when calling token.Register.
                // For now, rely on finalization to clean up _cancellationTokenSource's wait handle (if allocated).
                _cancellationTokenSource.Cancel();

                if (_timer != null)
                {
                    _timer.Dispose();
                    _timer = null;
                }

                _invocationLock.Dispose();

                _disposed = true;
            }
        }

        private async void OnTimer(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
        {
            await HandleTimerEvent();
        }

        internal async Task HandleTimerEvent()
        {
            bool timerStarted = false;

            try
            {
                if (_remainingInterval != TimeSpan.Zero)
                {
                    // if we're in the middle of a long interval that exceeds
                    // Timer's max interval, continue the remaining interval w/o
                    // invoking the function
                    StartTimer(_remainingInterval);
                    timerStarted = true;
                    return;
                }

                // first check to see if we're dealing with an immediate startup invocation
                if (StartupInvocation != null)
                {
                    var startupInvocation = StartupInvocation;
                    StartupInvocation = null;

                    if (startupInvocation.IsPastDue)
                    {
                        // invocation is past due
                        Logger.PastDue(_logger, _functionLogName);
                        await InvokeJobFunction(DateTime.Now, isPastDue: true, originalSchedule: startupInvocation.OriginalSchedule);
                    }
                    else if (startupInvocation.RunOnStartup)
                    {
                        // The job is configured to run immediately on startup
                        Logger.RunOnStartup(_logger, _functionLogName);
                        await InvokeJobFunction(DateTime.Now, runOnStartup: true);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    // this is a normal scheduled invocation
                    await InvokeJobFunction(DateTime.Now, false);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // ensure background exceptions don't stop the execution schedule
                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error occurred during scheduled invocation for '{functionName}'.", _functionLogName);
            }
            finally
            {
                if (!timerStarted)
                {
                    StartTimer(DateTime.Now);
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Invokes the job function.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="invocationTime">The time of the invocation, likely DateTime.Now.</param>
        /// <param name="isPastDue">True if the invocation is because the invocation is due to a past due timer.</param>
        /// <param name="runOnStartup">True if the invocation is because the timer is configured to run on startup.</param>
        internal async Task InvokeJobFunction(DateTime invocationTime, bool isPastDue = false, bool runOnStartup = false, DateTime? originalSchedule = null)
        {
            try
            {
                await _invocationLock.WaitAsync();

                // if Cancel, Stop, or Dispose have been called, skip the invocation
                // since we're stopping the listener
                if (_cancellationTokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
                {
                    return;
                }

                CancellationToken token = _cancellationTokenSource.Token;
                ScheduleStatus timerInfoStatus = null;
                if (ScheduleMonitor != null)
                {
                    timerInfoStatus = ScheduleStatus;
                }
                TimerInfo timerInfo = new TimerInfo(_schedule, timerInfoStatus, isPastDue);

                // Build up trigger details that will be logged if the timer is running at a different time
                // than originally scheduled.
                IDictionary<string, string> details = new Dictionary<string, string>();
                if (isPastDue)
                {
                    details[UnscheduledInvocationReasonKey] = "IsPastDue";
                }
                else if (runOnStartup)
                {
                    details[UnscheduledInvocationReasonKey] = "RunOnStartup";
                }

                if (originalSchedule.HasValue)
                {
                    details[OriginalScheduleKey] = originalSchedule.Value.ToString("o");
                }

                TriggeredFunctionData input = new TriggeredFunctionData
                {
                    TriggerValue = timerInfo,
                    TriggerDetails = details
                };

                try
                {
                    await _executor.TryExecuteAsync(input, token);
                }
                catch
                {
                    // We don't want any function errors to stop the execution
                    // schedule. Invocation errors are already logged.
                }

                // If the trigger fired before it was officially scheduled (likely under 1 second due to clock skew),
                // adjust the invocation time forward for the purposes of calculating the next occurrence.
                // Without this, it's possible to set the 'Next' value to the same time twice in a row,
                // which results in duplicate triggers if the site restarts.
                DateTime adjustedInvocationTime = invocationTime;
                if (!isPastDue && !runOnStartup && ScheduleStatus?.Next > invocationTime)
                {
                    adjustedInvocationTime = ScheduleStatus.Next;
                }

                // Create the Last value with the adjustedInvocationTime; otherwise, the listener will
                // consider this a schedule change when the host next starts.
                ScheduleStatus = new ScheduleStatus
                {
                    Last = adjustedInvocationTime,
                    Next = _schedule.GetNextOccurrence(adjustedInvocationTime),
                    LastUpdated = adjustedInvocationTime
                };

                if (ScheduleMonitor != null)
                {
                    await ScheduleMonitor.UpdateStatusAsync(_timerLookupName, ScheduleStatus);
                    _logger.LogDebug($"Function '{_functionLogName}' updated status: Last='{ScheduleStatus.Last.ToString("o")}', Next='{ScheduleStatus.Next.ToString("o")}', LastUpdated='{ScheduleStatus.LastUpdated.ToString("o")}'");
                }
            }
            finally
            {
                _invocationLock.Release();
            }
        }

        private void StartTimer(DateTime now)
        {
            var nextInterval = GetNextTimerInterval(ScheduleStatus.Next, now, _schedule.AdjustForDST);
            StartTimer(nextInterval);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Calculate the next timer interval based on the current (Local) time.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// We calculate based on the current time because we don't know how long
        /// the previous function invocation took. Example: if you have an hourly timer
        /// invoked at 12:00 and the invocation takes 1 minute, we want to calculate
        /// the interval for the next timer using 12:01 rather than at 12:00. Otherwise,
        /// you'd start a 1-hour timer at 12:01 when we really want it to be a 59-minute timer.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <param name="next">The next schedule occurrence in Local time.</param>
        /// <param name="now">The current Local time.</param>
        /// <returns>The next timer interval.</returns>
        internal static TimeSpan GetNextTimerInterval(DateTime next, DateTime now, bool adjustForDST)
        {
            TimeSpan nextInterval;

            if (adjustForDST)
            {
                // For calculations, we use DateTimeOffsets and TimeZoneInfo to ensure we honor time zone
                // changes (e.g. Daylight Savings Time)
                var nowOffset = new DateTimeOffset(now, TimeZoneInfo.Local.GetUtcOffset(now));
                var nextOffset = new DateTimeOffset(next, TimeZoneInfo.Local.GetUtcOffset(next));
                nextInterval = nextOffset - nowOffset;
            }
            else
            {
                nextInterval = next - now;
            }

            // If the interval happens to be negative (due to slow storage, for example), adjust the
            // interval back up 1 Tick (Zero is invalid for a timer) for an immediate invocation.
            if (nextInterval <= TimeSpan.Zero)
            {
                nextInterval = TimeSpan.FromTicks(1);
            }

            return nextInterval;
        }

        private void StartTimer(TimeSpan interval)
        {
            // Restart the timer with the next schedule occurrence, but only
            // if Cancel, Stop, and Dispose have not been called.
            if (_cancellationTokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
            {
                return;
            }

            _timer = new System.Timers.Timer
            {
                AutoReset = false
            };
            _timer.Elapsed += OnTimer;

            if (interval > MaxTimerInterval)
            {
                // if the interval exceeds the maximum interval supported by Timer,
                // store the remainder and use the max
                _remainingInterval = interval - MaxTimerInterval;
                interval = MaxTimerInterval;
            }
            else
            {
                // clear out any remaining interval
                _remainingInterval = TimeSpan.Zero;
            }

            _timer.Interval = interval.TotalMilliseconds;
            _timer.Start();
            Logger.TimerStarted(_logger, _functionLogName, interval);
        }

        private void ThrowIfDisposed()
        {
            if (_disposed)
            {
                throw new ObjectDisposedException(null);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Provides context for an immediate startup time job invocation.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// We must avoid invoking the job function from the listener start method
        /// because that can delay host startup and cause problems. Instead we invoke
        /// the function in the background by scheduling an immediate invocation.
        /// </remarks>
        internal class StartupInvocationContext
        {
            // for immediate startup invocations we use the smallest non-zero interval
            // possible (timer intervals must be non-zero)
            public const int IntervalMS = 1;

            public bool RunOnStartup { get; set; }

            public bool IsPastDue { get; set; }

            public DateTime OriginalSchedule { get; set; }

            public TimeSpan Interval => TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(IntervalMS);
        }
    }
}

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There are some gotcha's in her video. Nothing wrong. Just some places where you are likely to hit a wall.
First, where she selects Firestorm (Manage 3D Settings->Tab:Program Settings->#1. Select a program to customize) you may have to ADD your viewer. If you do, navigate to the your viewer's program directory (usually in C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86)). If you can sort by TYPE and find the applications (usually ending in .exe on Windows).
Next Anisotropic Filtering should probably be Application Controlled, this will let you control the setting from within the viewer. She is told to use 4x with a 970. If you have a lesser card or are having performance problems, try 2x or Application Controlled.
Also, don't count on the NVIDIA techs to be all that knowledgeable about the best settings for Second Life.
The Antialiasing Mode should probably also be Application Controlled. She is told to use Override any application setting. You can control this in the viewer. Also, there is a major problem when controlling AA from outside the viewer. If you use AA from outside the viewer, everything in the application's window is aliased and that includes the text, which can make a mess of things… well… a fuzzy reading experience. So, if you use any AA let it be from with in the viewer where it knows what to apply aliasing to and what not to.
The Antialiasing Setting most definitely should be Application Controlled. See above. Also, those with lesser video cards should consider using 2x from within the viewer. 970 users have the horse power to drive at 4x.
The AA setting is a quality verse performance setting, meaning personal preference. If you don't mind losing FPS and like crisp images rendered, crank it up. You are using video power to achieve higher quality.
If you have ever wondered how some people get those photo-realistic razor-sharp images for Flickr. there are a couple of ways, once of which is cranking up the AA.
Antialiasing Transparency is another quality of render setting, personal preference. The 2X is higher than MultiSample and of course 4X, 8x, etc are all higher quality settings. For lower power video cards you want a low setting or turn off the feature.
Don't be afraid to play with these settings. If you want to know more about what these settings do, see my old Graphics Tweaking for Second Life.
Change the settings, start the viewer, look at the performance (Ctrl-Alt-1 a toggle, again to turn off). Use the setting that works best for your computer. All the parts make for a complex balancing act. Slow RAM and fast video requires a different setup then fast RAM and limited video RAM.
You aren't going to break anything changing the NVIDIA or viewer settings. You may have more or less viewer crashes and better or worse performance.
Also, you have to do this for each viewer on your system. So, if you run Linden Main, Bento, and others you have to do this for each viewer.
If you are running a laptop on battery, these setting will eat battery. They are designed for being connected to the power grid. If you need to extend battery time, change the power setting away from Performance to power saving.
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Your best bet is to set your graphics driver to "let the application decide" and *not* force *any* setting on *any* viewer.
The only system-wide setting that you might want to try (and which is not managed by viewers) is multi-threading (it used to be buggy and crashy, but it now works very well for NVIDIA cards/graphics drivers on multi-core CPUs); this will typically eat up one more CPU core, but may bring nice FPS gains (up to 30% or so).
Also, avoid the new fancy anti-aliasing methods and always prefer plain AA; for a start, the viewer is not loading enough any GPU (even old ones) to notice a real difference in FPS rates with 2x or 4x AA (the latter providing the best results, IMO, even better than 8x or 16x !); also, the new anti-aliasing methods are full screen AA and, unless the viewer was specially coded to recognize them (and exclude the UI drawing from that: may be Singularity can do that, not too sure any more), you will get a blurry UI /blurry fonts, and a result for the 3D render which is, anyway, far inferior to true AA for an anecdotal FPS gain (if any).


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It's All Up to Tsipras Now?
By Leo Kolivakis September 21, 2015
The BBC reports, Greece election: Alexis Tsipras hails 'victory of the people':
Greece's Alexis Tsipras has said his left-wing Syriza party has a "clear mandate" after winning a second general election in less than nine months.
But he said Greeks faced a difficult road and recovery from financial crisis would only come through hard work.
Syriza won just over 35%, slightly down on its previous result and still short of an overall majority.
But it will renew its coalition with the nationalist Independent Greeks. Opposition New Democracy gained 28%.
Far-right Golden Dawn came in third with 7%, slightly up on January's poll.
Syriza was first elected in January on an anti-austerity mandate, but was forced to accept tough conditions for Greece's third international bailout.
Sunday's snap election was called after Mr Tsipras lost his majority in August.
Some of his MPs who had opposed the new bailout conditions split to form a new party, but it has failed to get into parliament. Turnout was low.
It has been raining heavily in Athens, a drenching downpour that left one Greek observer looking at the skies, and wryly suggesting that the gods were angry at Sunday's election result.
And it is hard to avoid the suggested symbolism, not of heavenly wrath but of a country where the summer seems to have ended abruptly, and where the celebrations of Syriza supporters last night have now given way to the harsh reality their re-elected government must face.
It has agreed to tough austerity measures insisted on by the IMF and European Union, and now these must be implemented - cuts to pensions, rises in taxes and an end to some of the regulation and financial allowances that have kept many professions protected.
Farmers have already been readying their tractors for road blockades; some of the unemployed are contemplating their own protests. The new government's honeymoon will be a short one.
"I feel vindicated because the Greek people have a clear mandate to carry on fighting inside and outside our country to uphold the pride of our people," Mr Tsipras told supporters in Athens.
"In Europe today, Greece and the Greek people are synonymous with resistance and dignity.
Mr Tsipras was joined at the celebrations by Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos.
"Together we will continue the struggle we began seven months ago," Mr Tsipras said.
Among the challenges facing Mr Tsipras will be satisfying international creditors that Greece is meeting the terms of the latest bailout package worth up to €86bn ($97bn, £61bn). It involved more austerity for ordinary Greeks.
Creditors carry out a review in October and there is still some opposition from within Syriza.
The European Commission on Monday urged Syriza to press on with reforms.
"There is a lot of work ahead and no time to lose," spokesman Margaritis Schinas told reporters.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who heads the Eurogroup meetings of eurozone finance ministers, said he was "ready to work closely" with the new Greek government.
European Council President Donald Tusk said in a letter to Mr Tsipras that many of the biggest challenges facing the EU were the same as those facing Greece "including the refugee crisis and the creation of sustainable growth and jobs".
The Greek electoral system means the party with the largest number of votes wins a bonus of 50 seats - and Syriza will have 145 seats in the 300-seat parliament, only four fewer than in Mr Tsipras's January victory.
The Independent Greeks party, which is anti-austerity but agrees with Syriza on little else, won 10 seats. New Democracy won 75, Golden Dawn 18 (click on image).
Mr Tsipras won despite voters' rejection of austerity in a July referendum.
New government's priorities
In first 100 days: Cut wage and pension costs again, but less than in previous five years (2% increase in workers' pension contributions, 2% increase in pensioners' national insurance contributions)
Reform early retirement: Decide which categories will qualify for it (and revamp whole pension system before January)
Recapitalise banks and set timetable for lifting capital controls
Hold more talks on debt repayments with EU-IMF lenders, with goal of debt relief deal in January
Adopt more tax reforms: farmers to see income tax double and fuel subsidy scrapped; new penalties for tax evasion (VAT increase was passed in July; corporation tax was raised by 3%, to 29%)
Privatise more than half of state electricity network (regional airports and much of road network already privatised)
Liberalise closed professions, eg removing taxi drivers' fixed tariffs
Reinstate charges in state health service originally scrapped by Syriza (eg €5 charge for visit to doctor)
(Source: Dimitrios Syrrakos, Manchester Metropolitan University)
I can't say I was shocked with these results but in voting in Syriza once again, my fear is that Greece is going nowhere real fast. Below, a few brief thoughts of mine on the Greek election results:
Who exactly voted for Syriza?: The majority of Greeks voting for Syriza are the poor, unemployed (especially young unemployed), and civil servants looking to keep their jobs and benefits. Anyone employed in the private sector, running a business and is market oriented voted for New Democracy.
What did Tsipras gain from these elections?: A lot of Greeks bemoaned that these elections were a waste of money and unnecessary as the results didn't change much since the January elections. While this is true, they served a strategic purpose for Alexis Tsipras. He got rid of all the left-wing lunatics in his party and replaced them with moderates who will toe the party line. No more challenges from Lafazanis, Konstantopoulou and Varoufakis. They've all been "marginalized and neutralized" which is a good thing for Greece and Syriza (the former two didn't manage to garner 3% of the vote and Varoufakis didn't even bother running but he's still very active on Twitter and his blog, preparing for his next job or speaking engagement).
Strange alliances will test coalition government?: Even though Syriza didn't get the majority of seats, the coalition with the right-wing Independent Greeks led by Panos Kammenos will be enough to form a majority government. The two parties are united only by their anti-austerity views but the truth is Kammenos is a political opportunist who would do anything to hold onto power. As we watched the election results in Montreal, my buddy almost heaved watching Tsipras embracing Kammenos (see picture above) : "It's like watching Donald Trump hugging Bernie Sanders. I can't believe what I'm seeing." I too wonder how long this honeymoon will last but knowing Kammenos's lust for power, I strongly doubt he will rock the boat.
The creepy rise of Golden Dawn: One thing that concerns me is the creepy rise of the ultra nationalist Golden Dawn party. I'm sure the crisis with migrants contributed to this rise as Greece is ground zero for entry into Europe. Still, there's a growing backlash against immigrants in Greece which is very disconcerting and the Golden Dawn party is made up mostly of right-wing nuts who disrupt parliament every chance they get. If it were up to me, I'd outlaw this party and the Communist party and throw them all in jail for holding such warped right-wing and left-wing views (call me a fascist, I don't care, these fringe parties have to go!).
Greeks are disenchanted: A lot of Greeks didn't even bother voting. In fact, 45% of the electorate didn't turn out to vote. You will see a few pictures of Syriza supporters dancing in the streets but don't be fooled, there's nothing to dance about. A friend of mine in Athens shared this with me: "The common Greek doesn't care. Low turnout at the ballot box. Was strolling in Athens last night right after Syriza was announced victorious and to my surprise nothing was going on, it was very quiet."
It's all up to Tsipras now: My father who is vacationing in Crete made a good point when we talked on Sunday afternoon. "In a way this is good. Tsipras passed the last bailout so let him own it and implement it."
My father's point was echoed by Hugo Dixon of Reuters in his comment, It's all up to Tsipras now:
It is all up to Alexis Tsipras now. The Greek leftist politician's electoral triumph means no domestic forces can stop him implementing the country's 86 billion euro bailout deal. The big question is whether the prime minister has the will and the competence to do so. If not, his victory could soon turn to disaster.
Tsipras secured a big win in the election held on Sept. 20. Despite breaking almost all the promises he made when he was first elected in January, he ended up with almost the same percentage of the vote and the same number of members of parliament. Tsipras' old coalition partner, the right-wing Independent Greeks, also got back into parliament, with the result that he won't need to bring in any new partners to form a new government. Together they will have about 155 MPs in the 300-seat parliament.
The Syriza leader's victory is all the more impressive because it was achieved after pursuing a disastrous negotiating strategy with Greece's euro zone creditors which resulted in the country's banks being closed for three weeks and capital controls being imposed.
Tsipras also suffered a big split in his party, with a group of far-left MPs supported by Yanis Varoufakis, the firebrand former finance minister, forming their own party in protest at his agreement to the bailout's terms. They fared so miserably in the election that they didn't get back into parliament.
The splinter group's failure is a cautionary tale that will strengthen Tsipras' hand in his own party. Syriza still has lots of MPs who are unhappy about the bailout, which calls for Athens to combat an array of vested interests that have bedevilled the country for decades, cut social benefits and increase taxes. But these parliamentarians will be loath to rebel given that they now know it probably presages electoral oblivion.
What's more, four of the six opposition parties – which collectively will have about 110 MPs – are in favour of the bailout. They will ensure that any votes needed as part of that agreement sail through parliament.
If Tsipras implements the deal, the upside is considerable. In return, Greece's creditors will give it relief on its humongous debts; the European Central Bank will include the country's debt in its quantitative easing programme, driving down its borrowing costs; and capital controls will be lifted rapidly. The recession-ridden economy could even start growing again by the middle of next year.
Unfortunately, there is a lot that can go wrong. For a start, Tsipras might listen too much to far-left factions within his party, even though he doesn't need to. If so, he might drag his heels on implementing the programme.
A bigger risk, though, is that he just won't be competent enough to govern. Many of the ministers in his first cabinet were not on top of their briefs and spent their time obstructing anything agreed with the creditors.
A repeat performance would be disastrous because Tsipras committed the country to a series of rapid-fire reforms. Having been disappointed so many times by Greek governments' failure to deliver, the creditors insisted on a front-loaded programme with the bulk of the measures due by October.
Not only are many of the reforms, such as the revamp of the pension system, complicated. Athens is supposed to pass a supplementary budget next month that spells out the fiscal measures for the next three years.
The creditors will review whether Tsipras has delivered his side of the bargain. If he has, they will negotiate a debt relief deal.
The euro zone will also give Athens another dollop of bailout cash. The government will be able to use some of this to pay bills to suppliers that have been accumulating for months. The cash injection could more than counterbalance the extra austerity envisaged under the programme. The biggest chunk of bailout money, up to 25 billion euros, will be used to recapitalise Greece's banks.
The October deadline is almost certain to slip. If this is just by a month or even two, that won't matter too much.
But if Greece fails to receive a positive review by the end of the year, things could get serious. This is because from next year the euro zone's new rules on bank recapitalisations kick in. Depending on how much extra capital Greek banks need, this could mean uninsured depositors have to be "bailed in" – with a portion of their savings forcibly converted into shares.
Such an outcome would be devastating for the economy, delivering another blow to confidence. The possibility of Greece being driven out of the euro, which has receded in the past two months, would return with a vengeance.
Tsipras knows all this. Hopefully, his election victory won't go to his head. He needs to get cracking.
Tsipras definitely needs to get cracking and start implementing the reforms creditors are demanding. But will he have the political will to carry through such reforms?
That remains to be seen. One of my friends who is very familiar with Greek politics and the economy is extremely skeptical, sharing this with me:
"Nothing will change. This vote is a disaster for Greece. The only industry bringing money into the country is tourism which remained strong this summer despite the crisis. Syriza's victory will freeze all major investments in Greece. Nothing is moving in terms of credit. Businesses are unable to secure loans and most aren't paying their existing loans. People aren't paying their rents. They took money out of the banks -- lots of money -- and are paying for essentials, but once this money runs out, all hell will break loose."
Admittedly, my friend is quite cynical and pessimistic but he's not far off. There are no major investment projects in Greece because foreign investors don't trust this government to deliver on its reforms. The Greek economy is holding on by a thread and many industries (like construction) have been decimated and are unlikely to come back until foreign investment comes back strongly.
On this last point, Greece can learn a lot from Portugal. Earlier this month, Sharon Smyth of Bloomberg reported,Lone Star Seeks $1.1 Billion to Enlarge Portuguese Golf Resort:
Lone Star Funds is seeking partners to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in Vilamoura, a residential golf resort in Portugal's Algarve region that's more than eight times the size of Monaco.
The U.S. private-equity firm is teaming up with Vilamoura World to double the number of homes at the resort to about 10,000 within five years, according to Paul Taylor, chief executive officer of the Portuguese developer. They also plan to build as many as five hotels with about 4,000 rooms on the site, which already has five 18-hole golf courses and an 825-berth marina.
International home buyers are targeting Portugal after the government introduced measures which allow non-Europeans to live in Portugal in exchange for property investment of at least 500,000 euros. The program has raised 1.47 billion euros of investment since it began in 2012, according to APEMIP, Portugal's Real Estate Professionals and Brokers Association.
"Due to the golden visa scheme, we are seeing a lot of interest from China, Brazil and even India," Taylor said. He said a reduction in expatriate income tax to 20 percent from 48 percent is also attracting investors.
Economic Revival
Portugal's economic revival, following a three-year bailout program that ended in May 2014, is also fueling demand for hotels and other commercial properties. Investment in Portuguese real estate totaled 972 million euros in the first half, according to data from CBRE Group Inc. That exceeded the 847 million euros that was invested in the whole of last year.
Lone Star bought Vilamoura from struggling Spanish savings bank Catalunya Banc and Algarvetur in March for an undisclosed amount. The resort, about a 20-minute drive from the international airport in the city of Faro, spans about 17 million square meters (183 million square feet). No one at Lone Star was available to comment.
"There is a real investor fever for residential golf resorts in southern Europe right now," said Patricio Palomar, head of alternative investments at brokerage CBRE Group Inc. in Spain. "Investors have seen the risk profile of countries such as Portugal diminish as its economy improved and prices bottomed, its a good time to invest."
The economic recovery in northern Europe, the traditional source of holiday makers to Portugal, will also boost demand for hotel rooms and holiday homes, Vilamoura World's Taylor said. In 2014, Portugal attracted 16 million tourists, up 14 percent on the previous year, according to Portugal's official tourism institute. Visitors to the Algarve totaled 3.6 million spending a total of 695 million euros, according to the organization.
Lone Star Funds, the private equity firm founded by billionaire John Grayken, has been very busy in Europe lately. Apart from Portugal, it will invest as much as 500 million euros ($565 million) this year buying land for Spanish housing developments as demand picks up. This is all part of Grayken's big bet on European real estate which he initiated two years ago.
Now, why isn't Lone Star or any other large private equity fund investing in major developments in Greece? The answer is simple, the Greek government hasn't fostered the right investment climate and the Greek legal system doesn't protect the rights of foreign investors to carry out such projects.
And that's a real shame because if Grayken is making money in Portugal and Spain, I guarantee you he'd make an even bigger killing in Greece where there's a huge need to develop similar resorts. In fact, I would urge John Grayken and André Collin, Lone Star's president, to take trip to Southern Crete now in October and see for themselves the last true paradise that has yet to be developed in Greece (I'll even set them up with their own personal tour guide who knows the region very well).
Finally, as the Guardian notes, Greece's tragedy, which is far from over, is playing out against the background of a simmering crisis in the global economy. Now more than ever, the country can ill-afford to go back on much needed reforms.
Below, the AFP reports Greece's charismatic leftwing leader Alexis Tsipras romped to victory in Greece's general election Sunday, winning his second mandate as premier this year despite a controversial austerity deal struck with European leaders.
Second, former Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis discusses Syriza winning the election and the challenges ahead for Alexis Tsipras. He speaks to Bloomberg's Guy Johnson on "Countdown." Good interview, listen to Hardouvelis, he gets it.
And lastly, Andrew Naylor, executive director at Cicero Group, says Prime Minister-elect Alexis Tsipras' strong victory at the national elections gives him the mandate to push through key reforms.
Greece has huge potential. The problem is Greeks have to escape the culture of entitlement that has destroyed the country ever since old man Papandreou came into power in the early eighties.
Quite eerily, when I listened to Alexis Tsipras's victory speech on Sunday, it was very reminiscent of Andreas Papandreou and that really discourages me and Greek entrepreneurs in Greece looking for a change in rhetoric. Hopefully, Tsipras has wised up and is now ready to deliver on much needed reforms. That all remains to be seen.
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Migrants and refugees are some of the world's most marginalized people. How well societies welcome, accompany, and integrate migrants is an immensely important topic with implications for human dignity as well as human security. If people live in a society for very long without feeling like they belong, they are likely to believe they have little value and may even engage in violence.
How do religious identities, beliefs, and practices affect the attitudes of European citizens towards migrants and refugees and the prospects for their integration?
How do to the religious identities, beliefs, and practices of migrants and refugees affect their attitudes towards host societies and their interest in integration?
What are the characteristics of those efforts that are most effective at promoting this interaction? What are the best practices?
Because we want to ensure that our project is informed by the experiences of those who work directly with migrants and refugees, we hosted a workshop in Rome at Notre Dame's Rome Global Gateway in October to launch the project. As Italy serves as the pilot study, the workshop focused primarily on Italian social service providers and the Italian Catholic Church.
The workshop was valuable, and it has affected the way we are thinking about the research project moving forward. Among other things, the workshop has reinforced our commitment to listening to migrants themselves—as well as those who work with them—and incorporating the experiences of both migrants and those who work with them into our efforts to identify best practices for integration.
The workshop also caused us to think more seriously about the information or lack of information and experience or lack of experience that affect Europeans' attitudes toward migrants and the attitudes of migrants toward Europeans.
In January 2018, we will begin project fieldwork in Italy, which will include in-depth interviews and a survey of Italian citizens and migrants, as well as case studies of programming designed to integrate migrants and refugees.


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The university offers year-round accommodation in your first year, and help to find private accommodation should you need it.
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Find out more about all the support on offer by visiting the dedicated pages on the Swansea University website: www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/studentswithadditionalconsiderations/care-leavers/.
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Kelly Bambrick
Sep.14.2018
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The importance of positive hotel reviews for travel planning cannot be overstated. The same could be said for the impact good reviews can have on a hotel's business. So it probably shouldn't come as a huge surprise that there are people out there offering to sell positive reviews to hotels and restaurants in exchange for a fee. With that said, TripAdvisor has no tolerance for this misleading practice, and their efforts to take down the businesses responsible for posting phony reviews on their site aided in landing one person in prison.
The owner of a company called PromoSalento was found guilty by the Criminal Court of Lecce in Italy back in June 2018 on the grounds he had used a fake identity to commit fraud. He received a 9-month sentence in prison along with a fine of €8,000 for attempting to publish fake hotel reviews. TripAdvisor has since published a full breakdown of the situation from their perspective, explaining how they were made aware of the this deception and what they did to investigate and eventually assist in legal action against the owner of PromoSalento.
Based on TripAdvisor's statement, it seems they're actively on the lookout for fraudulent reviews on their site. Back in 2015, they became aware of PromoSalento's practice of selling positive reviews to Italian businesses hoping to boost their star rating on review sites. Apparently, a number of businesses forwarded emails they received from the company soliciting them for this fraudulent theme. While some of the businesses forwarded the emails to TripAdvisor, it sounds like at least one restaurant sent theirs to the police, which is how the criminal investigation against PromoSalento got started. TripAdvisor says they worked alongside the prosecution in an effort to take down the company's owner.
"The police investigation into PromoSalento delivered enough evidence of criminal conduct to send the case to court. TripAdvisor formally joined the prosecution as a civil claimant, sharing evidence from our own investigations and providing support from our Italian legal counsel."
It's interesting to consider that part of the downfall of PromoSalento was the very clientele they were seeking, but it makes sense. If the business of writing fake reviews for pay is a practice in this industry, then the targeted businesses are presumably faced with the dilemma of whether to pay for such reviews or else refuse with the knowledge that their competition may be cheating the system. In other words, they could end up being outranked by the hotels who are paying money for fake reviews. It stands to reason that the logical alternative to playing along with this fraudulent practice is to expose it in the hopes that it'll be stopped.
While TripAdvisor was gathering evidence against PromoSalento, they were also taking steps to block or remove over a thousand attempts by the company to submit reviews for hundreds of companies. In addition, they used their sophisticated fraud detection processes to block PromoSalento's continued attempts to post reviews on the site. And PromoSalento wasn't the only target in TripAdvisor's efforts to detect and remove phony reviews from their site. Since 2015, they say they've stopped more than 60 different paid review companies across the globe.
But it doesn't end there, as it isn't just the phony reviewers who pose a threat to the service TripAdvisor provides to its readers. The businesses paying money for fake reviews are also part of the problem, and TripAdvisor is penalizing those who are caught trying to game the system by demoting their status in the site's popularity rankings. If that doesn't do enough to deter businesses from paying for fake reviews, there's an even worse penalty: the red badge.
"For most of the businesses we caught in connection with PromoSalento, our ranking penalties were enough to stop fraud in its tracks. But where we saw suspicious activity continue, the next step was to issue a red badge, which is a notice displayed on a business's TripAdvisor listing page warning travelers that the business has been trying to manipulate reviews. The notice outlines the type of fraud we have spotted."
Many of us rely on TripAdvisor's reviews to help us decide where to stay on our next trip or vacation, so the credibility of the site relies on the authenticity of those reviews. This really applies to any site or business that posts what are supposed to be authentic user reviews. If those reviews can't be trusted, what good are any of them? So it's not surprising that TripAdvisor is being so forthcoming with their efforts to combat the problem. As discouraging as it is to know this practice even exists, it's important to see that steps are being taken to stop people from trying to manipulate the system. And in the case of PromoSalento, it looks like jail time was part of the punishment.
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What do you do when dreams collide?
This post is a unique one in that it is an open discussion (I hope) between you and I. I hope you will take time to comment and give me your thoughts and suggestions.
You love the job you presently have, but your spouse receives a dream job offer in a foreign place.
There are so many things to consider… do you have children? What will their education be like? How about our pets? What about family: being near yours or theirs and how drastic will the separation be? And friends… and established life … and so on and so on.
I went thrift shopping this weekend. It wasn't planned but as my son hopped back into the car after a Rainbow Company meeting, he announced that we needed black pants and shoes before Monday.
Ugh. I hate unplanned outings like this. But Sunday was already booked up so, it would have to be right then. Rolling my eyes, and fussing at him for the last minute rush, I slipped the car into drive and pulled away from the Arts Center.
It's Hump Day again and this week, our Hump Day Life Hack takes a look at the people who derail our positive outlook and sometimes take our entire self-esteem off-track.
There are people who're emotionally draining, psychologically taxing, and/or just plain time-eaters; they really do affect us in small ways each time we interact with them and, over time, they can leech our optimism, steal our drive, and drag us off into a grey world of negativity making joy and self-love difficult to see.
This Saturday I hung out with the Girl Scouts and made no-sew blankets for the Valley Hospital NICU. The little crafty-mom in me came alive for a few hours and I delighted in producing something so useful for those babies.
While I worked, I considered the beauty of such a thing.
Blankets are such a symbol of love and caring. We swaddle our babies in them, tuck our kids in at night with them, wrap ourselves in them and shuffle around the house when we're sick, we cuddle beneath them with our loved ones, hell, someone even had the brilliant idea of commercializing them into weird pajamas too.
So, I was at the mall the other day and I saw this mannequin in a store window.
It was headless, alabaster and shoeless, despite the apparent lack of pop-culture-beauty.
But it was so inspiring that I snapped a photo.
It reminded me of an idiom about someone wearing their heart on their sleeve, showing how they feel in a way that's obvious to others.
How many dollar bills can you say that a person is worth?
People try to figure it out, y'know. In cases of wrongful death and so forth. They try to use algorithms. Family health history, life expectancy, education levels, potential earnings, family situation (spouse? Kids? Does the spouse work?). Crunch the numbers and voila! Out comes a dollar value.


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Allison Brennan Books In Order
Publication Order of Predator Trilogy Books
The Prey (2005) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Hunt (2006) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Kill (2006) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Evil Books
Speak No Evil (2007) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
See No Evil (2007) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Fear No Evil (2007) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Prison Break Trilogy Books
Killing Fear (2008) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Tempting Evil (2008) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Playing Dead (2008) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of FBI Trilogy Books
Sudden Death (2009) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Fatal Secrets (2009) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Cutting Edge (2009) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Seven Deadly Sins Books
Original Sin (2000) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Carnal Sin (2010) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Ghostly Justice (2010) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Mortal Sin (2014) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Lucy Kincaid Books
Love Me to Death (2010) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Kiss Me, Kill Me (2011) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
If I Should Die (2011) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Silenced (2012) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Stalked (2012) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Stolen (2013) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Cold Snap (2013) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Dead Heat (2014) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Best Laid Plans (2015) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
No Good Deed (2015) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Lost Girls (2016) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Make Them Pay (2017) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Two to Die For (2017) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Breaking Point (2018) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Too Far Gone (2018) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Nothing to Hide (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Cut and Run (2020) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Cold as Ice (2020) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
A Deeper Fear: A Lucy Kincaid Novella (2021) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Chronological Order of Lucy Kincaid Books
Publication Order of Lucy Kincaid Short Stories/Novellas
Love Is Murder (2011) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Reckless (2013) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Storm Warning (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
No Way Out (2020) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Moreno & Hart Mysteries Books
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Crash and Burn (2013) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Hit and Run (2014) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Frosted (2015) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Lost and Found (2016) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Max Revere Books
Maximum Exposure (2014) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Notorious (2014) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Compulsion (2015) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Poisonous (2016) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Shattered (2017) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Abandoned (2018) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Quinn & Costa Thriller Books
The Third to Die (2020) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Tell No Lies (2021) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Murder in the River City (2012) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
36 Hours (2013) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Aim to Kill (2015) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Deliver Us From Evil (2017) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Killing Justice (2012) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Publication Order of Anthologies
What You Can't See (2007) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Killer Year: Stories to Die For... (2008) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Premiere: A Romance Writers of America Collection (2015) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Odd Partners (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Best-selling author of romantic thrillers, American writer Allison Brennan has been writing since 2005. With a number of series and novels behind her, she's built a vast and expansive career on her own unique brand. Having gained both critical and commercial success, this career looks set to continue into the foreseeable future.
Early and Personal Life
Born in 1969 on the 29th of September, Allison Brennan was brought up in San Carlos, California. Graduating from the Menlo School situated in Atherton, California, she went on to attend the UC Santa Cruz College from the years of 1987 up to 1989. In-between the years of 1992 to 2005 she worked for the California State Legislature as a legislative consultant.
Marrying Dan Brennan in 1993, she's lived with him ever since along with their five children. Whilst producing an average of three books per year, she spends much of her free-time looking after her kids and enjoying sports, reading and video games. All this from her home in Northern California where she currently resides.
With over twenty-three novels to her name now, she enjoys her success as an author creating action-packed crime fiction with a dash of romance. Writing full-time, she has a wide-ranging audience growing every day, both nationally and internationally. This was after she finished as legislative consultant taking up writing instead.
Focusing on suspense, she is now doing what she has always wanted to do, as she's unmatched within her specific field. This looks set to continue as she shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. With both commercial and critical success she will continue writing from her home in Elk Grove into the foreseeable future.
Writing Career
After turning away from her job as a legislative consultant, Allison Brennan embarked on a career doing what she loved; writing. Starting in 2005, she published her first book, 'The Prey', which was to be her initial book in the 'Predator Trilogy'. From then on she was to publish approximately three novels a year on average.
With a penchant for suspense, she is a well regarded author for her ability to keep her audiences on the edge of their seats. Although she uses romance as well, she's equally recognized for skill in writing thrilling story-lines and in-depth characters. Using a dark edge to the action, she offsets it well with her romance angle layered on top.
No stranger to awards either, she's gained her fair share of critical praise over the years as well. Winning the Borders Award in 2006 for her debut as a bestselling author, she's been collecting them ever since. With over fourteen awards and counting this trend shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.
Having produced an insurmountable amount of novels, five of Brennan's books have been placed within over a 1000 libraries worldwide. Translated into a variety of different languages, she's had her books adapted into Norwegian, Japanese and German to name a few. The majority of these have also managed to reach the top of the bestseller lists on numerous occasion. This is a trend that appears to be showing no signs of diminishing anytime soon, as she's set to release further books from now into the future.
The Prey
Originally published in 2005 on the 27th of December, this was to be the book that initially set-up Brennan's 'Predator Trilogy'. An impressive debut novel, it helped to establish the overall tone that she'd come to employ over the years. It also managed to convey many of the characters and their arcs within the series as well.
Focusing on Rowan Smith, this novel takes a look at her career as a writer as she lives in a borrowed Malibu beach-house whilst a Hollywood movie is set to be made out of her very latest best-selling novel. It may seem that she is living the fantasy life she's always dreamed of, but she's haunted by her past as an FBI agent, giving her demons in her closet. That's when he past returns as she soon finds herself heading for Colorado learning of a murder victim who was brutally dismembered. The thing is, the corpse and the identity of the victim bear strong similarities with that of one of the characters in her novel. She soon discovers that there's a killer on the loose who might be directly inspired by her work. It is then up to her to go back into her own past as an agent and find out who is the person responsible for these deaths. Will she be able to find the murderer in time before it's too late? What are the links between her and the killer and why are they doing what they're doing? Can she keep herself safe in the process as the hunter catches the prey?
Following on from her 'Predator Trilogy', this was to be the book that set-up her 'No Evil Trilogy'. First published on the 30th of January, 2007, it helped establish a new set of characters for what was to be a different direction for her. Whilst it set-up a new story arc, it still followed many of the Brennan trademarks that her readers had now come to expect and appreciate from her.
After Angie Vance is murdered a case is opened leaving some highly troubling details in the evidence, especially those involving the circumstances of her death. Killed through the use of glue being used to seal off her mouth, she was left suffocated within a garbage bag whilst obscenities were scrawled across her chest. With the circumstances of the death seeming so personal in their nature, detective Carina Kincaid is left suspecting whether or not it's the victims older ex-boyfriend. The problem is, this ex is also the brother of one Sheriff Nick Thomas, who's out to investigate himself as he protests his brother's innocence along the way. Soon though he may have to face up to facts about the true nature of his brother as Thomas and Kincaid come to find a true danger with a psychopath that will go to any lengths to ensure that its victims really do speak no evil.
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A "new to me" author. I just recently started reading Bentley Little and I am HOOKED. The dude is dark and depraved but his ideas and stories are excellent. I don't read much horror but I am going to be reading every book Bently has written. I'd recommend The Store first. Check him out. Like I said though the dude writes some messed up stuff so be cautious if that sort of thing isn't your cup of tea.
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I've had a couple of novels showcased on Gay Authors but find myself in need some more in depth help with the latest one. So I'm looking for Beta Readers and I decided to open the invitation to anyone who wants to join me in this endeavour.
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although I'm not a native speaker, I'm very good at spotting typos and incoherence, so when you need me, I would be glad to help out.
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I might be able to help out depending on the volume of work and timeline. Also, I've never edited or beta read fiction, although I do review technical documents at work.
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After On-field success, YSA leads the way off the field too
by Chittu Shetty June 15, 2019
After a successful football season, where the YSA reached till the final rounds of All India Youth leagues, the club is now leading the way off the field with their philanthropy works.
Youth Soccer Academy in its modest Initiative to celebrate its success and efforts have organised and served dinner for 500 Patients and their relatives at Dr Ernest Borge's Memorial Home in Bandra.
Dr Ernest Borge's Memorial Home is a home for numerous cancer patients from all over the country.
During the All India Youth leagues, amidst big names with bigger resources and facilities, Youth Soccer Academy from Mumbai with local boys in their line-up, smashed all doubts to reach the final rounds of the league. The Club has led from front in its professionalism and strong governance and has been rewarded well by the positive results of this season. Now the club aims to lead the way off the field too, by providing its valuable time and service to society.
"We were very touched by Tata's providing them accommodation at measly 70 to 150 Rs a day and we thought we could assists them further. I personally feel deeds like these to help society and people are very important off the pitch. We shall continue to cater to the best of what we can do every time.
Better Everyday Greater Everyday."
– Jaywant Pathak, Founder and Managing Director of Youth Soccer Academy
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Cyber Surveillance: Tacking the Ship of State Between Liberty and Security
Michael Hayden
General Michael Hayden held a wide array of command and staff positions in intelligence during his four-decade career in the United States Air Force. He eventually served as the director of the National Security Agency, and then as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In this interview, he addresses the evolution of cyber as both a discipline and a theater of war, major issues surrounding electronic surveillance programs, and America's long-standing effort to balance freedom and security.
topics Cyber Security and Warfare Strategies Military Techniques War on Terror
interviewer David Gioe
date 20 April 2015
name Michael Hayden
institution Duquesne University
graduation year 1967
service Air Force
unit Central Intelligence Agency
specialty Air Intelligence
service dates 1967 2008
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The U.S. Army on the Cyber Battlefield
Christopher Soghoian
Cyber Surveillance: Legitimacy and Credibility Imperiled
Mark McManigal
"Teaching The Army Profession From Start To Finish": Leading Army Education At All Levels
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