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A momentous day in Brexit negotiations?
John Stanford
Perhaps there is no doubt about the significance of reaching an agreement for trade negotiations to start in earnest, but it is unclear yet as to what has changed since the early part of this week.
Brexit may dent UK tech valuations – but investors expect many more deals as sector consolidates
Damian Ryan & John Stanford
Investors expect Brexit to reduce valuations of UK tech businesses in the coming 12 months, but expect many more deals to be made as the sector consolidates.
Brexit – what does it mean to our staff?
Between 21 July and 4 August Moore Stephens ran a survey of its 104 London personnel who are citizens of EU27 countries. The survey was anonymous, asking some specific questions, including whether they were more likely to stay in the UK or to go as a result of the Brexit vote, while also allowing respondents to explain their views.
Tech sector's post-Brexit concerns
Before the Brexit referendum in June 2016, the UK tech sector was clearly in favour of staying within the European Union. A pre-vote survey among tech companies found overwhelming support for the Remain position (94%). Of all respondents, 58% said that Brexit would 'damage London's position as a global tech hub', although 24% said there would be little impact.
UK elections: the view from the Republic of Ireland
Andy Quinn
From an Irish business perspective, the result of the UK General Election is not good news – it only adds to the uncertainty surrounding the UK's economic future and the nature of its Brexit – with knock-on effects for Ireland.
Post-election Brexit commentary
Given the turmoil caused by the hung parliament that now exists as a result of the 8 June General Election, Donald Tusk, the European council president, and Guenther Oettinger, Germany's EU commissioner, have both hinted at a delayed start to the Brexit negotiations, which were due to begin in Brussels on 19 June. However, whilst the start may be delayed the end date will still remain the same.
Brexit and the management of exchange rate fluctuations
One of the biggest challenges arising from Brexit is the management of exchange rate fluctuations. For many owner managed businesses (OMBs) this can be something that they are not entirely comfortable with.
35% of small businesses say they have already been negatively affected by Brexit
35% of small businesses have already been negatively affected by Brexit, reveals research published in our annual owner managed business report.
Brexit - opportunities and services
As Brexit unfolds, Moore Stephens LLP has considered the opportunities and services that we can offer our clients. By building a Brexit microsite we hope to highlight solutions to the specific challenges that you may be facing. Visit via the UK website: http://www.moorestephens.co.uk/ or direct to the Brexit microsite: http://brexit.moorestephens.com/
Article 50 – the countdown has started
So, the starting pistol has been fired. With a commitment to trigger Article 50 by the end of March the Government has published its white paper outlining how it will leave the EU and the single market within "two years to the day we submit our notification" - unless there is a unanimous agreement with the other 27 Member States to extend the process.
Brexit – one week on
Last Thursday the British people made (in the Prime Minister's words) a 'very clear decision' to leave the European Union. Last Friday they asked themselves (and each other) 'What happens now?' And it turned out that nobody knew. So where are we one week on?
Brexit – unexpected result for the OMB shipping & transport sector
A majority of voters in the 23 June 2016 referendum called for the UK to leave the EU. Our OMB survey, conducted before the referendum took place, returned the opposite result.
Brexit – what next for the UK financial services & insurance sectors?
In June, the UK voted to leave the European Union. Businesses must now prepare to mitigate any risks and take advantage of opportunities this huge step change will undoubtedly bring. Below, we seek to highlight key areas and challenges firms should consider.
Brexit: Dawn of a new era or the beginning of the end?
We recently conducted a survey of our contacts in the professional services sector to capture the views of them and their clients on how a possible Brexit could affect them - and the results show some interesting findings.
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If you haven't seen the latest portion of the Whitten Exhibit of beautiful creatures, you need to stop by the library and see them! What gorgeous butterflies and beetles from exotic places.
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We regret to announce the passing of long-time CMPL board member, Lynn Card. He guided the board through years of property acquisitions and improvements with the hope of someday seeing the expansion of our library. It was his dream to bring it into fruition. We have set up a memorial fund in his honor at his family's request. If you'd like to contribute, bring your contribution to the library or mail it to the foundation, written to CMPL Foundation.


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MDP Live - Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Erik Lamela received the Puskas Award for his goal against Arsenal. Lamela's goal was voted the best goal at the 2021 FIFA The Best Awards.
Lamela scored the goal during the match against Arsenal last March. At that time, the match took place at Arsenal's headquarters, Emirates Stadium.
Lamela used the rabona technique to score the goal. Rabona is a technique of kicking the ball by crossing the kicking leg behind the foot that is used for footing.
Lamela's rabona kick curled into the bottom left corner of the Arsenal goal. Unfortunately, Tottenham still lost 1-2 in the match despite winning first through Lamela's goal.
For Tottenham, this is the second time their players have received the Puskas Award. Previously there was Son Heung Min who received this award through his goal against Burnley.
Lewandowski Best Player
On the other hand, Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski was voted FIFA's player of the year 2021.
Lewy-Lewandowski's nickname- beat his competitors such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. This success made up for the failure of Lewy who lost in the competition for the Ballon d'Or title.
Yes, previously Lewandowski had to admit the superiority of Messi who won his seventh Ballon d'Or title. In fact, many people prefer Lewandowski.
List of the 11 best players of FIFA edition 2021
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan/Paris Saint-Germain)
Defenders: David Alaba (FC Bayern München/Real Madrid CF), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus FC) and Rúben Dias (Manchester City FC)
Midfielders : Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City FC), Jorginho (Chelsea FC) and N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea FC)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus FC/Manchester United FC), Erling Haaland (BV Borussia 09 Dortmund), Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) and Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)

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I'm at 226 – gained back two that I lost at the beginning of June. Ick. I feel fat and bloated. I need to get back on track and stay there!
I hurt today. I didn't sleep well over the weekend and am having a little flare-up. Woohoo! Fatigue + pain always makes me want to eat for comfort, meaning starchier stuff. And I fed that craving but kept the fat content down. A little victory is better than none.
Summer is already half over. Wow.
My stupid pedometer reset during my morning walk! Grrr!


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Our Lady of Victory School is a coeducational private Catholic traditional school for students in grades Pre-K through 8.
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Our Lady of Victory School, a parish school of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, serves children in Pre-School through Eighth Grade by fostering their spiritual, intellectual, moral, social, emotional, and physical development. Through a cooperative partnership with the parents of the children, our dedicated faculty provides a high quality Catholic education with an emphasis on academic excellence, faith formation, and service to others. As a multi-cultural school, Our Lady of Victory embraces students from an ethnically diverse population. As a Roman Catholic Christian community, the school provides an atmosphere in which every student can obtain an outstanding elementary school education in a safe and structured, yet loving environment with a focus on Jesus Christ.
Private schools, including parochial and boarding, are funded through tuition and fees. The cost varies from school to school, but most families pay tuition to attend them. Many private schools offer financial aid or discounts, so it's worthwhile to ask about these options.
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Q: Django: How to load javascript from static files with template usage I have a problem:
in addWorkout.html:
{% extends "workout/base.html" %}
{% block footer %}
<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static js/addWorkout.js %}"></script>
{% endblock %}

in base.html:
{% load static %}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<body>

{% block content %}{% endblock %}

{% block footer %}{% endblock %}

</body>
</html>

This will generate an error:
Invalid block tag on line 49: 'static', expected 'endblock'. Did you forget to register or load this tag?

This error stems from the src attribute of the script tag in addWorkout.html. Apparently, django doesn't allow for the static tag to be inside of a block tag.
But how can I then import javascript from static by using the script-tag at the bottom of the body element?
EDIT:
If I change addWorkout.html to:
{% extends "workout/base.html" %}
{% load static %}
{% block footer %}
<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static js/addWorkout.js %}"></script>
{% endblock %}

I'll get the following error:

A: Child templates don't inherit the tags libraries loaded by their parents, you have to explicitely load static tags in your  addWorkout template. Note that this is documented...

A: I was able to reproduce the same error after removing the static tag from the extended template file, change the code as below and give it a try
{% extends "workout/base.html" %}
{% load static %}
{% block footer %}
<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static js/addWorkout.js %}">
</script>
{% endblock %}

Replace your addWorkout.html with the above code

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There's a nicely written piece about traditional games on Time Magazine's website with the author describing how he and his primary schoolmates played marbles in the playground in the 1970s. No doubt he thinks that makes him sound old, but I could have written the same about my primary school in the 1950s and I reckon if I asked my father – now in his 80s – he could have done the same for the 1920s and '30s. But in a way that's the point of the article.
The author reckons marbles are as popular as ever – and they have been played since Roman times – and by-the-by points out that a child needs no instructions on how to play with them, nor ever did. That pretty much sums up the appeal of so many traditional toys. Simple, straightforward but still fun. And isn't there something reassuring, in this constantly changing world, in knowing that children get the same enjoyment out of a simple game that their forebears did generations ago?
Quite agree with you. I remember playing marbles (or allies as we used to call them) as a child. Indeed the old ones are quite collectable today! We had far less toys than the children today, but what we had were similar to the toys that you sell, traditional and made to last.


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How one can Play CSGO, a Newbie's Guide
deneenclaxton
Learning the best way to play CSGO takes a lot of practice. Games comparable to League of Legends or Dota 2 require you to remember hundreds of items, characters and abilities. Usually, those titles are a lot more demanding of your memory than of your physical abilities. You aren't required to goal your mouse with pixel-good precision. In Counter Strike Global Offensive, nonetheless, every shot has to sit, or else you're going to get demolished pretty quickly. Particularly for players new to the shooter style, CSGO poses a tricky challenge.
But after getting mastered the game – even on a fundamental level – it is incredibly rewarding to play Counter Strike. It just feels awesome once you make the correct calls or snap onto your opponent's head within milliseconds of time. Just wait till you've had your first clutch and your first ace!
So if you happen to're new to the game and wanting to learn CSGO, we've obtained the right beginner's guide for you. Right here, we're really only covering the basics. This will aid you get going and lay a basis so that you can play with. Once you understand the core rules behind Counter Strike, you'll be able to approach and adchoose more advanced mechanics.
Competitive Format
In the competitive game mode of CSGO, you will always be playing in two groups of 5 players. In a round-primarily based system, the terrorist (T side) are battling towards the Counter-Terrorists (CT side). For both sides, probably the most straightforward way to win a spherical is to get rid of the opposing group entirely. Nonetheless, the terrorists are additionally in possession of a bomb and on any competitive map, there are spots at which to plant it (A site and B site).
The gameplay of the CT side revolves round guarding these bomb spots from the attacks of the terrorists. When the round timer runs out, the Counter-Terrorists have won. Once the bomb is planted, nonetheless, the game flips and now the terrorists should defend the bomb from being defused by the CT side. If the bomb successfully explodes, the terrorists have won the round. However should the Counter-Terrorists defuse it, they're victorious.
Fifteen rounds are played consecutively in this format, after which the 2 teams switch sides. The first squad to get to sixteen round wins (points) has won the match, but in CSGO matchmaking there may be additionally the possibility of a draw. In most competitive leagues, games that land on a 15-15 score line transition into overtime.
Map Structure
The competitive map pool for CSGO has always packed precisely seven maps. Once in a while, a map is replaced or updated, however the number stays the same. In this CSGO guide, we're only going to show and focus on one map as an example. Otherwise we'd be here all week!
Mud 2 is perhaps the most well-liked map in Counter Strike ever – and it's for a reason! The format is simple, yet complicated sufficient to allow for intricate strategies. The spawn points of the two groups are on opposite sides. Lengthy earlier than the terrorists can arrive at any of the bomb spots, the CT side will have plenty of time to set up and prepare. Now it falls to the terrorists to decide on their target of attack. While easy and direct rushes can sometimes do the trick, it is often wiser to slowly advance and gain map control. Pushing back the CTs will reveal more angles of attack and decrease the players' potential hiding spots. Conversely, the Counter-Terrorists would possibly initiate pushes themselves, with a purpose to filter out areas and nook the terrorists in.
Weapon types
When learning find out how to play CSGO, the economy-game is probably one of the vital important factors. At the start of every spherical, the players have to purchase their equipment for the battle to come back (unless they survived in the earlier round). Weapons, armor and grenades can all be bought via a menu. The amount of money will depend on how the previous rounds went. Obviously you get more currency when you win rounds, however you are also rewarded for each ksick you make in the game.
There are different types of weapons in the game, which come with completely different price tags as well. The pistols are least expensive, but provide a low fire rate and are principally semi-automatic. The sub-machine guns (SGMs) are the middle phase and offer respectable damage output with often decrease accuracy and shooting distance. For the same price, you should buy shotguns, which are extraordinarily efficient in tight spaces, but useless for lengthy distance battles.
For the big bucks, you get automatic rifles, such because the M4A4 and the AK-47. These are guns that you wish to purchase most through the game, as they provide the highest damage output, armor penetration, accuracy, firing speed, you name it. More expensive nonetheless are the sniper rifles, which are a critical part of Counter Strike. After all, you won't be able to afford them for each round. This is the place the financial system-game comes into play. Our basic CSGO tutorial can only scratch the surface on this matter, however there are usually 4 totally different types of rounds.
The Financial system Game
In the first spherical of every half, each player starts with a mere $800. With that money, you may only get a pistol (and possibly a grenade on top), body armor, or a stack of grenades. Do you want to go for firing energy, damage reduction or help your staff with utility? This so called 'pistol round' is essential, as it sets a basis for the rounds to come. Profitable this spherical means that your group has more cash to play with within the second round, and so on. Right here, you'll be able to successfully start to steamroll the enemy crew, as they're in a disadvantage from the start.
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Hugh Thurstain Hulton was baptised on 6 December 1825 at Bolton, Lancashire, England.1 He was the son of William Hulton and Maria Ford.1 He married Edith Clowes, daughter of Lt.-Col. William Legh Clowes, on 25 November 1857 at St. Paul's, Kersal, London, England.1 He died in 1862.1
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Edith Clowes is the daughter of Lt.-Col. William Legh Clowes.1 She married Hugh Thurstain Hulton, son of William Hulton and Maria Ford, on 25 November 1857 at St. Paul's, Kersal, London, England.1
From 25 November 1857, her married name became Hulton.1
Margaret Emily De Foe Baker1
Margaret Emily De Foe Baker was born in 1883 at Saxilby, Lincolnshire, England.1 She was the daughter of Reverend William Defoe Baker and Margaret Gertrude Bell.1 She married Dr. Charles Hugh Latham, son of Reverend Edward Latham and Jane Leeke, on 27 November 1906 at Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.1 She died in 1954.1
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Dorothy Margaret Latham1 b. 1910
Monica Frances Latham1
Monica Frances Latham was born in 1902 at Newhall, Derbyshire, England.1 She was the daughter of Reverend William Leeke Latham and Frances Mary Bathurst.1
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Dorothy Mary Latham was born in 1905 at Newhall, Derbyshire, England.1 She is the daughter of Reverend William Leeke Latham and Frances Mary Bathurst.1
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Evelyn Jane Latham was born in 1905 at Holloway, Derbyshire, England.1 She is the daughter of Reverend William Leeke Latham and Frances Mary Bathurst.1
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Advantest to Participate in SEMICON West 2021, Returning to the Moscone Center in San Francisco on December 7-9
Advantest America, Inc.
Exhibits and Presentations Will Highlight the Company's Newest SoC and End-to-End Semiconductor Test Technologies
TOKYO, Dec. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) will showcase its wide spectrum of semiconductor test technologies at the SEMICON West trade show on December 7-9. For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 show will welcome in-person exhibitors and attendees back to the Moscone Center in San Francisco, under the protection of safety measures and protocols. There will also be online activities for industry members who choose to participate remotely.
The theme of Advantest's exhibit will be "Converging Technologies. Advancing the Future," highlighting the company's advancements in developing leading-edge test solutions for applications including AI, exascale computing, 5G communications and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).
In booth #927 located in South Hall, Advantest will present its broad range of semiconductor test solutions and services, each designed to deliver high value to customers in the rapidly changing semiconductor ecosystem. Among the exhibits will be:
NEW: V93000 Link Scale channel cards for software-based functional and SCAN testing on the V93000 platform
NEW: T2000 ISS IP Engine 4, an image-processing engine for high-resolution and high-speed image processing
NEW: T5835 all-in-one high-speed memory test solution and T5221 NAND/NVM multi wafer-test solution, both software compatible with the industry-standard T583x test platform
NEW: Advantest Cloud Solutions™, a state-of-the-art, cloud-based ecosystem enabling users to manage test and equipment data as well as providing instant access to online training and service tools
MPT3000 test system for evaluating all solid-state drives
B6700 and H5620 series of burn-in memory testers
Remotely operable test handlers, enabling device and data handling from engineering labs to production test floors
Software tools and services including Advantest CONNECT+ remote support services and IQ Box for V93000 EXA Scale external calibration
Technical Presentations
In addition to its exhibits, Advantest will sponsor and actively participate in the Test Vision Symposium on December 8-9 during SEMICON West.
On December 8 in Session 1, Ken Butler, strategic business creation manager with Advantest America, will present "A Case Study in Using Varied Test Data Analytics to Pinpoint Probe Burn Events." Then in Session 2, Adrian Kwan, Advantest America's senior business development manager, will talk about "Performing 5G-NR Wideband Analysis on an Integrated ATE System."
At that day's concluding reception, Advantest will have two poster presentations. Christopher Tran, HPC business development manager for Advantest America, will be discussing "Mission Mode Critical: A Tale of System-Level (SLT) Automation," while Vincent Chu, senior manager with Advantest Cloud Solutions, will have his poster "Introducing a One-Stop Test Engineering Environment and Service on the Cloud."
On December 9 in Session 3, Dave Armstrong, principal test strategist for Advantest America, will discuss "Avoiding Probe Burn with Granular Control of Device Power Supplies."
For the latest updates, visit the Advantest LinkedIn and Facebook pages or follow @Advantest_ATE on Twitter for live tweets during events.
About Advantest Corporation
Advantest (TSE: 6857) is the leading manufacturer of automatic test and measurement equipment used in the design and production of semiconductors for applications including 5G communications, the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, smart medical devices and more. Its leading-edge systems and products are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. The company also conducts R&D to address emerging testing challenges and applications, produces multi-vision metrology scanning electron microscopes essential to photomask manufacturing, and offers groundbreaking 3D imaging and analysis tools. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest is a global company with facilities around the world and an international commitment to sustainable practices and social responsibility. More information is available at www.advantest.com.
ADVANTEST CORPORATION
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Cooper dominant again as Auburn beats Georgia 95-77
January 13, 2021, 10:01 p.m. ·2 min read
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Freshman Sharife Cooper had 28 points, five rebounds, 12 assists and two steals and Auburn never trailed in its 95-77 win over Georgia on Wednesday night.
Cooper, a five-star recruit who was cleared to play by the NCAA about 90 minute's before Saturday's 94-90 loss to Alabama, is averaging 27 points, 4.5 rebounds, 10.5 assists and 2.5 steals in two games.
Devan Cambridge scored 14 points for Auburn (7-6, 1-4 Southeastern Conference), which snapped a four-game skid. JT Thor, Allen Flanigan and Jaylin Williams had 11 points apiece and Jamal Johnson added 10. Williams and Cambridge each had five of the Tigers' 14 blocks — the most in a game by a Division I team this season.
Williams and Cambridge hit back-to-back baskets to cap a 13-3 run that gave Auburn a 10-point lead about 7 minutes into the game. Georgia (7-4, 0-4) scored the last five points of the the first half and opened the second with a 7-0 spurt to pull within 45-41, but the Bulldogs missed their next seven shots. The Tigers scored 22 of the next 25 points to make it 67-44 with about 11 minutes to go and Georgia trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Freshman K.D. Johnson had 21 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and four steals for the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-1 guard, who was Georgia's top-rated recruit in the class of 2020, did not play in the first 10 games of the season due to academic issues.
Sahvir Wheeler added 19 points, five assists and four steals for Georgia and Toumani Camara scored 12 points. Both players fouled out in the closing minutes.
Georgia has lost four in row.
ROSEN, TOP RANKED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Reminds Qiwi plc Investors of Important Deadline in Securities Class Action First Filed by the Firm - QIWI
Nova Scotia's freedom of information online service reopens after lengthy redesign
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 22 (ANI): The Biju Janta Dal MPs delegation on Thursday held talks with Union Minister Piyush Goyal on parboiled rice procurement and pending subsidy issue, said BJD in a statement while adding that Goyal has assured all support and early solution.
New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - January 21, 2021) - Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Qiwi plc (NASDAQ: QIWI) between March 28, 2019 and December 9, 2020, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important February 9, 2021 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the firm. The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for Qiwi investors under the federal securities laws.To ...
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has restored an online portal through which the public can submit freedom of information requests, almost three years after the site was shut down because of a security breach. The new site was launched Thursday and allows people to track the progress of requests, pay fees and receive responses. The site was shut down in March 2018 after a 19-year-old downloaded documents from the site to his home computer. About 7,000 documents were accessed over two days, affecting 700 people. The young man wasn't charged because he told officers he had used a widely available software to search for documents about a teachers' labour dispute, and it became clear to authorities that the basic firewalls weren't in place. The province says it has updated and improved security features on the site to prevent further breaches. Paula Arab, Nova Scotia's Internal Services minister, said the province has a five-year contract worth $760,000 with two companies to operate the site. Arab said it took time to set up the portal because the project was split into several parts. One portion involved receiving requests while another involved disclosing documents. Added security measures also required time, she said. "We wanted to do as many security tests as we could and to come up with the right solutions, and we took seriously two reports given to us following the (security) breach," Arab said. The new access to information application site can be found at iaprequest.novascotia.ca. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 21, 2021. The Canadian Press
'You either hate him or you hate him': Why Ted Cruz just can't get it right
Texas senator has changed course so many times it is hard to keep track, writes Andrew Buncombe
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has moved quickly to remove a number of senior officials aligned with former President Donald Trump from the Voice of America and the agency that oversees all U.S.-funded international broadcasting. The actions address fears that the U.S. Agency for Global Media was being turned into a pro-Trump propaganda outlet. The agency announced Thursday that VOA's director and his deputy had been removed from their positions and that the head of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting had resigned. The moves come just a day after President Joe Biden was sworn in and demanded the resignation of Trump's hand-picked CEO of USAGM, Michael Pack. The agency said in a statement that VOA director Robert Reilly had been fired just weeks after having taken the job. He had been harshly criticized just last week for demoting a VOA White House correspondent who tried to ask former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a question after a town hall event. Two agency officials familiar with the matter said Reilly and his deputy, Elizabeth Robbins, were escorted from VOA's headquarters by security guards. The officials were not authorized to discuss personnel matters and spoke on condition of anonymity. In addition, Jeffrey Shapiro, who was just recently appointed to run Cuba-focused broadcasters Radio and TV Marti, resigned at the request of the new administration, they said. Pack, who appointed all three of those terminated on Thursday, resigned just hours after Biden was inaugurated. Soon after his resignation, the Biden White House announced that a veteran VOA journalist, Kelu Chao, would head USAGM on an interim basis. Pack created a furor when he took over the agency last year and fired the boards of all the outlets under his control along with the leadership of the individual broadcast networks. The actions were criticized as threatening the broadcasters' prized editorial independence. The moves raised fears that Pack, a conservative filmmaker and former associate of Trump's onetime political strategist Steve Bannon, intended to turn venerable U.S. media outlets into pro-Trump propaganda machines. His further actions did little to ease those concerns. Indeed, just on Tuesday he appointed new conservative members to the boards of Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks. Biden had been expected to make major changes to the agency's structure and management, and Pack's early departure signalled that those would be coming sooner rather than later. Though many presidential appointees resign when a new administration comes in, Pack was not required to do so. His three-year position was created by Congress and was not limited by the length of a particular administration. VOA was founded during World War II and its congressional charter requires it to present independent news and information to international audiences. Matthew Lee, The Associated Press
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Gen. Sir Josiah Champagné  (26 September 1755 – 31 January 1840) was a British military commander who was the fifth General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. He was appointed in February 1799 until 1799. He was succeeded by Hay MacDowall.

Background
Champagné was born into a family of French Huguenot exiles in Ireland, the son of the Very Rev. Arthur Champagné, Dean of Clonmacnoise, and Marianne Hamon, daughter of Colonel Isaac Hamon. His paternal great-grandfather was the Chevalier Josias de Robillard, Seigneur de Champagné de Torxé, Saintonge, who fled to Holland after the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685, joining William of Orange's army. He married  Marie de la Rochefoucauld of the noble house of the same name. Their daughter Susanne married Henri de la Motte-Fouqué, baron de Saint-Seurin et de Tonnay-Boutonne, and was mother of Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué. Their eldest son, Josias de Robillard, distinguished himself at a young age in service of Major-General Isaac de Monceau de la Melonière, who commanded a regiment of exiles in William's army during the Irish campaigns. He married Lady Jane Forbes, daughter of Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard.

Josiah had three brothers: Lt.-Gen. Forbes Champagné; Rev. Arthur Champagné, vicar of Castlelyons; and Rev. George Champagné, Canon of Windsor and Rector of Twickenham. He had six sisters, including Jane, who married the Earl of Uxbridge; Henrietta, wife of Sir Erasmus Dixon Borrowes, 6th Baronet; and Marianne, wife of Sir Charles des Voeux, 1st Baronet. Josiah married Dorcas Brownrigg and had one son, Arthur Champagné.

Career
Champagné joined the British Army on 28 January 1775 as an ensign in the 31st Regiment of Foot. In March 1776 he embarked with his regiment, landed in America in May, and remained on active service till the peace, when he returned to England. On 11 July 1777 he obtained his lieutenancy, in April 1783 a company in the 99th Regiment of Foot, and in March 1784 a company in the 3rd Regiment of Foot.

Captain Champagné joined his corps in May 1784 in Jamaica, and in 1785 went with the expedition to the Spanish main; he continued in the West Indies five years, then returned to England. In 1793 he again embarked for the West Indies under Sir Charles Grey, but proceeded to the relief of Nieuport. On 18 September he was appointed to a majority in the 80th Regiment of Foot and on 19 December to a lieutenant-colonelcy. In 1794 he again went to the Continent, and returned with the army in 1795. He twice embarked in the latter year in command of his regiment for the coast of France: the misfortune at Quiberon prevented the first expedition from proceeding beyond Plymouth; the second, under Major-General Doyle, took possession of Isle Dieu, and remained on that service until January 1796, when he returned to England.

In March 1796, Lieutenant-Colonel Champagné embarked in command of his regiment for the Cape of Good Hope, and at the close of the year sailed with the regiment for the East Indies. On 26 January 1797, he was appointed colonel by brevet, and in 1800 to the command of an expedition against Batavia, with the rank of brigadier-general, but which was subsequently countermanded. In 1801 he was appointed second-in-command to the army that sailed from India for Egypt. In 1803 he returned to England, and on 25 September that year was appointed major-general. On 25 July 1810 he was promoted lieutenant-general. He was colonel of the 41st Regiment of Foot on 25 February 1810, from which he was removed to the colonelcy of the 17th Regiment of Foot on 14 June 1819. He was promoted full general on 19 July 1821.

On 26 January 1832, he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order by King William IV.

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urging quad bike users to ride safely this Easter weekend after new research found unsafe riding practices are common. The consumer research of 125 recreational quad bike users was conducted in early March 2013 and commissioned by the ACCC.
"Injuries and deaths relating to quad bike use have significantly increased over the last few years. In 2012, there were 18 reported quad bike-related deaths," ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said.
The research found that almost a quarter of users surveyed rode with someone accompanying them on the same bike. As most quad bikes are made for one person only, this practice can severely compromise user and passenger safety.
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Injury and death data showed an increase of incidents relating to recreational use, in comparison to work-related use such as farming and other agricultural activities.
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The results from the consumer research will assist in developing a long-term safety education program for recreational quad bike use while the ACCC continues to monitor the safety of the vehicle itself via in-depth performance testing.
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Q: how to extract data from html table using jQuery each function I'm need to extract data from a html table to create a JSON array.
Here is the structure of HTML table,

              header_column1
              header_column2
              header_column3

              row1_column1
              row1_column2
              row1_column3

             row2_column1
             row2_column2
             row2_column3

In my JavaScript function, I'm doing this
  function() {

    var json = {
        header_column1 : '',
        header_column2 : '',
        header_column3 : ''
    };

    var data = [];
    $('tableClass').find('tbody').children('tr').each(function() {
         var $tds = $(this).find('td');
         json.header_column1 = $tds.eq(0).text();
         json.header_column2 = $tds.eq(1).text();
         json.header_column3 = $tds.eq(2).text();

         data.push(json);
    });

    return data;

 }

when I print my array, but I'm getting only 'row2_column1, row2_column2, row2_column3'.
Couldn't workout what I'm doing wrong/missing. Would be great if you could help me out with this.

A: $('tableClass')

Should be
$('.tableClass')

When debugging jQuery, always make your selectors the initial suspects. Check they're finding elements before continuing the chain. Thus:
alert($('tableClass').length)

...would give you 0.
(Sidenote:
$('tableClass').find('tbody').children('tr')

can be shortened to
$('tableClass').find('> tbody > tr')

A: You are using the wrong selector, $('tableClass') will try to select an element with a name of tableClass, ie: <tableClass></tableClass>
You can use this instead:
$('.tableClass tbody tr')

Also since you are using an object each element in the array is going to reference the same object
//Clones the json object, might not be the most efficient method
var newHeader = JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(json));
//Or just create a new object each iteration
var newHeader = {};
newHeader.header_column1 = $tds.eq(0).text();
newHeader.header_column2 = $tds.eq(1).text();
newHeader.header_column3 = $tds.eq(2).text();

data.push(newHeader);

See this question about object cloning.

A: Beyond the selectors, the object syntax is invalid, it should be:
var json = {
    header_column1: '',
    header_column2: '',
    header_column3:''
}

Also, you are updating and pushing the same object twice, so you will end up with two references to the last update on your array. In essence just getting 'row2_column1, row2_column2, row2_column3' twice on the array, instead of 'row1_column1, row1_column2, row1_column3' and 'row2_column1, row2_column2, row2_column3'
Ditch the var json declaration on top and just do this within the 'each':
var json = {}
json.header_column1 = $tds.eq(0).text();
json.header_column2 = $tds.eq(1).text();
json.header_column3 = $tds.eq(2).text();


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La Villa Medicea di Collesalvetti si trova nel centro di Collesalvetti in provincia di Livorno.

Storia e descrizione
Ubicata su quello che anticamente veniva chiamato colle Pisano, vi si trovavano proprietà della famiglia Salvetti (o di tale Salvetto), dai quali derivò il nome di Collesalvetti.
L'edificio originario fu costruito probabilmente agli inizi del XV secolo, per poi essere acquistato da Lorenzo e Giuliano de' Medici il 15 giugno 1476, da un certo Cesare di Guido di Nanni di Arezzo, insieme alle terre contigue.

Sebbene di pregio relativamente modesto e molto periferica da Firenze, la residenza era tenuta in grande considerazione tanto che circa un secolo dopo Giusto Utens la inserì nella serie delle lunette sulle ville medicee commissionate da Ferdinando I per la Villa di Artimino. Tra le descrizioni dei beni medicei, inoltre, essa era indicata come palazzo da Signore, nonostante fosse più semplicemente una fattoria, usata come stazione di sosta durante i viaggi della famiglia granducale tra Firenze e Livorno, e come punto d'appoggio per la caccia silvestre e palustre.

L'edificio era dotato di un'ala rialzata a mo' di torre ed era immersa, come si vede dalla lunetta seicentesca, in una tenuta agricola attorniata da boschi e campi coltivati, con poderi rigorosamente spartiti, edifici rurali, fienili, stalle e rimesse per i carri e arnesi. Non mancava però anche un giardino con aiuole geometriche accanto alla villa, elemento molto caro ai Medici, che di fatto distingueva la "villa" dal semplice edificio di campagna. Il giardino, nel quale spiccavano molti alberi da frutto, era recintato e vicino ad esso era presente anche un piccolo edificio di guardia merlato (forse la famosa torre pisana di cui era dotato il colle).

La proprietà venne ampliata nel 1571 quando l'abate commendatario della comunità di Collesalvetti concesse in enfiteusi perpetua a Eleonora di Toledo la vicina tenuta che apparteneva alla badia dei XII Apostoli, arrivando così a contare ben 20 poderi attivi.

Nel 1737 con l'avvento in Toscana dei Lorena, la fattoria entrò a far parte dei beni lorenesi. Di questo periodo si hanno delle raffigurazioni: una pianta della fattoria ed una pianta in grande e prospetto della casa di fattoria di Colle Salvetti con casetta contigua e piaggione adiacente, disegnate dall'ingegner Caluri nel 1777, da cui è ben visibile l'aspetto settecentesco della residenza. Dalle piante e dalla descrizione si nota come l'edificio fosse elevato su tre piani, composto da oltre trenta locali, in cui vi risiedeva il fattore con la sua famiglia ed il sottofattore con alcuni inservienti. Al piano terreno vi erano ampi locali destinati ai servizi: granai, dispense, una carbonaia, un forno, pollai e altro. Al primo piano vi erano ambienti per l'abitazione, delle cucine, lo scrittoio e una parte destinata agli ospiti (ministri, visitatori, sovrani) che di passaggio vi dimoravano. Il secondo piano infine era composto da altre stanze, più tre colombaie e un serbatoio. Di fronte alla fattoria vi erano degli edifici destinati a stalle, rimesse, ed abitazioni; infine sulla piazza antistante la fattoria vi era il "piaggione", un magazzino sotterraneo utilizzato per depositarvi il grano, diviso in ventotto buche più un pozzo per accedervi. Oggi esso è stato ricoperto dall'attuale piazza della Repubblica, sebbene qualcuno ricordi di esservisi addentrato durante l'ultima guerra.

Col passare del tempo il podere subì radicali trasformazioni, tanto che il crescente paese di Collesalvetti lo inglobò gradualmente nel tessuto cittadino; attualmente dell'edificio rimane il corpo più basso, diviso in più unità abitative, con alcuni esercizi commerciali al piano terra; in facciata presenta notevoli differenze, con finestre inquadrate da cornici al primo piano ed oculi ellittici al secondo piano. Esso resta ben visibile nella principale piazza della Repubblica di Collesalvetti, seppur non ben riconoscibile come "villa medicea".

Bibliografia
Isabella Lapi Bini, Le ville medicee. Guida Completa, Giunti, Firenze 2003.
Daniela Mignani, Le Ville Medicee di Giusto Utens, Arnaud, 1993.

Altri progetti

Residenze dei Lorena
Collesalvetti
Collesalvetti
Collesalvetti


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Does your job description include "salesperson-in-chief"? If so, you'll want to keep these basic rules in mind – no matter what you are offering. Keep these 6 simple things in mind to make those first sales meetings a success.
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Thanks again for sharing your time with us. XYZ company has been helping companies [mention briefly what your company does and the benefits your customers receive]. Our goal today is to learn more about your overall needs, goals, and challenges and see if there is an opportunity for us to benefit by working together. We did our homework on your company but would like to hear more about [their business, their environment, etc.].
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Q: How to evaluate Latex and a variable in a ggplot title? I often want to display both Latex and the underlying value of a variable in a ggplot title, but my existing methods seem to only work for one or the other.
library(tidyverse)
library(glue)
library(latex2exp)

MY_VARIABLE <- 1000
ggplot(mtcars, aes(x=wt, y=mpg)) +
    geom_point() +
    labs(title = TeX(r'(Can I use $\LaTeX$ with MY_VARIABLE)')))

MY_VARIABLE <- 1000
ggplot(mtcars, aes(x=wt, y=mpg)) +
    geom_point() +
    labs(title = glue('Can I use \\LaTeX with {MY_VARIABLE}'))

A: Another option using paste0 with TeX:
library(tidyverse)
library(latex2exp)
MY_VARIABLE <- 1000
ggplot(mtcars, aes(x=wt, y=mpg)) +
  geom_point() +
  labs(title = TeX(paste0('Can I use \\LaTeX with', MY_VARIABLE)))

Created on 2022-08-16 by the reprex package (v2.0.1)

A: Just pass the output of glue to TeX:
library(tidyverse)
library(glue)
library(latex2exp)

MY_VARIABLE <- 1000
ggplot(mtcars, aes(x=wt, y=mpg)) +
    geom_point() +
    labs(title = TeX(glue('Can I use \\LaTeX with {MY_VARIABLE}')))


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People / Officials in China
Film Grants Belated Recognition to First Chinese Bond Girl
Editor: Ling Xiao
A poster for the documentary Daughter of Shanghai features Tsai Chin. [Mtime]
Thirty years before actress Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng shone her Chinese feminine beauty as a Bond girl in the 1997 film, Tomorrow Never Dies, Shanghai-born actress Tsai Chin, also known as Irene Chow, had already mesmerized Sean Connery as a secret double agent in the 1967 James Bond film, You Only Live Twice.
Apart from being the first Chinese Bond girl, Tsai Chin has many more "first" titles under her belt. For example, she was the first Chinese student admitted to the prestigious British drama school RADA, the first Chinese actress to star in a West End show in London and the first Chinese artist to release an album in Britain.
Revered by Chinese-American actors as their godmother, the name Tsai Chin, however, has remained largely unknown to most Chinese until recently, when the film Daughter of Shanghai brought her legendary life story to big screens across China.
The 90-minute documentary directed by Chen Miao, a female Chinese director, features Tsai recalling memories from her past, scenes from the films and TV series she once starred in, and footage of celebrities talking about how Tsai influenced them.
Unlike a hagiography, the film gives a warts-and-all portrayal of Tsai's life. Apart from presenting Tsai as a performer who has lived and breathed acting throughout her life and as a strong-willed woman who has weathered the storms of life, it does not shy away from Tsai's tensions with her family, especially disputes with her brother.
The recognition arrives late for the 86-year-old actress, who now lives in Los Angeles, but her exotic adventures in the drama world spanning the past six decades can still provide fertile inspiration to today's young people, especially girls who want to carve out a career of their own.
Now let's keep reading and take a closer look at this living legend.
A photo of the Zhou family: Zhou Xinfang (3rd, R), Qiu Lilin (3rd, L), and Tsai Chin (2nd, R). [Mtime]
Daughter of Peking Opera master Zhou Xinfang
"I was born in a costume trunk. My fate was tied to stage ever after," the actress said in the movie's trailer. Tsai Chin has drama running in her blood, as her father is Zhou Xinfang, a Peking Opera master who shared equal popularity with his contemporary, Mei Lanfang, as the spokesman of the Shanghai School.
She enjoyed acting as a child and her love for the stage won unstinting support from her mother, Qiu Lilin, a socialite who was the daughter of a well-to-do merchant family engaged in the jewelry and tea business.
Her father endowed her with the gift of acting while her mother always pushed her to make a career out of it. Her mother, a woman with a western educational background, kept spurring her on by instilling the importance of independence and hard work.
Tsai, aged 17, was on the cusp of adulthood when she bid farewell to her family and began her solo westward journey to the UK, where she made her way to RADA and became the school's first Chinese student.
A half-length portrait of Tsai Chin. [Mtime]
Tsai Chin rose to stardom by starring in the London West End show, The World of Suzie Wong in 1959. [Mtime]
Breaking into London show business
When studying at RADA, Tsai was a misfit. Her fellow students believed this 150-centimeter-tall Asian woman would end up nowhere, as London's theater scene was never short of Eastern faces.
However, the 23-year-old Tsai shot to stardom overnight in 1959, leaving most of her old fellows in the dust. That was due to a stage drama, The World of Suzie Wong, in which she bared her shoulder in a satin slip as Suzie Wong, a Hong Kong courtesan.
Tsai Chin's name and the show The World of Suzie Wong are displayed on the neon sign of the Prince of Wales Theatre in London in the early 1960s. [Mtime]
The West End show was a big hit and played to sold-out audiences, making Tsai Chin's name glitter on a huge neon sign at the Prince of Wales Theater throughout its three-year run. Meanwhile, the Chinese actress started a fad in London where women vigorously copied her style, dyed their hair black, wore qipao dresses, and used make up to create almond-shaped eyes.
In the 1960s, aside from captivating western audiences by playing doe-eyed Chinese beauties in James Bond and Fu Manchu films, Tsai Chin branched out into the music industry by recording her single, The Ding Dong Song for Decca Records. The single soon hit the top of the music charts in Asia. In her heyday, the artist was so popular that she even had a Chinese leopard in the London Zoo named after her.
Tsai Chin is dressed to the nines for a party in London in the 1960s. [Mtime]
Surviving an all-time low in life
Her mother's tragic death in 1968 dealt a painful blow. To top it all, Tsai lost her London property amid Britain's terrible economic crisis in the early 1970s.
Dogged by a series of misfortunes, Tsai began to suffer from mental health problems and was sent to an asylum, where she tried to kill herself.
One day she suddenly realized that she was destined to be an actor on the stage. She left London for the United States. In her new country, the former London superstar started over like many immigrants, and did menial work as a restaurant waitress, a typist and a librarian.
Summoned by the deep-down call to return to the stage, Tsai began to resume her acting career by performing in Boston's small theaters. She polished her craft and rediscovered herself in those small theater productions before she made her way to Tufts University to work on her master's degree.
A scene from the 1993 film Joy Luck Club, in which Tsai Chin plays Auntie Lindo. [Mtime]
Embrace a new spring in her career
In 1998, the 62-year-old Tsai moved to Hollywood where her acting career gained new momentum, ushering in the "third spring of my acting career," as described by the actress herself.
A good sword always remains sharp, and Tsai's acting skills only seem to get sharper with age. She kept radiating her glamour through a number of roles, such as the unwavering Auntie Lindo in the big hit, The Joy Luck Club (1993), Auntie in the epic drama, Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), the hardheaded Madame Wu in Casino Royale (2006), and Jay Chow's grandmother in Now You See Me 2 (2016).
Leading roles for women of a certain age are thin on the ground, but Tsai, hale and hearty in her eighties, offers an exception to this rule. The recently released Lucky Grandma, a crime caper, cast the veteran actress as the protagonist, an ornery and chain-smoking grandmother in New York's Chinatown.
Tsai Chin chats on set with Chen Miao, director of the film, Daughter of Shanghai. [Mtime]
"I heard about Tsai Chin a long time ago and Daughter of Shanghai gave me a deeper understanding of this legendary woman. Chen did a great job in presenting her warts and all and we can have a complete picture of her life. I hope more people can be as moved as I am by the film and Tsai's life stories," said Gu Changwei, a prominent Chinese director during an interview.
"Tsai is so posh with her European manners. People with a passion for art and creation never get old. I find her eyes still brimming with radiating vigor. Having navigated all the ups and downs in life, she is such an embodiment of power and courage," a viewer commented on Douban, China's most popular film reviewing site.
Tsai Chin Good Luck 2014 Beijing Concert2013-12-26Singer Tsai Chin Holds Concert in Nanjing2011-12-26Tsai Chin Concert to Open in Beijing2011-07-12Singer Tsai Chin Kicks Off Charity Concert in New York2011-05-12Tsai Chin to Hold Charity Concert in NYC2011-05-09


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Trainer's guide for "Instilling Universal Knowledge" project workshops is a comprehensive guide that has detailed training workshops which help in passing the project's objectives to students in intermediate and high schools. This guide contains nine workshops, each workshop is independent from the other workshops and has different objectives.
The trainer's guide for "Instilling Universal Knowledge" project is a complete guide that contains detailed training workshops that help deliver the goals of the project to children with disability (Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Motor Disability, or Mild Mental Disability) in grades 4-6.
The trainer's guide manual for "Instilling Universal Knowledge" project is a complete guide that contains detailed training workshops that help deliver the goals of the project to the children aged 9-12 years old. Workshops include: respecting differences, thinking before acting, staying safe over the internet, self-confidence,etc.
The trainer's guide manual for "Instilling Universal Knowledge" project is a complete guide that contains detailed training workshops that help deliver the goals of the project to the children aged 6-8 years old. It is possible to use this guide with children at the age of 5 years old with some simplification according to the trainer's estimation.


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Enjoys walking, Bridge, Tai Chi, Cinema, good company, eating out , yoga ,meditation , Art, etc.
I try to live in the Now! Yesterday's history, and tomorrow's a mystery.
Hoping to meet a kind hearted, honest man, with hopefully some shared interests, Someone who is independent, maybe we could learn some new interests together or from each other.
Sorry I really dislike Smoking.
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Channing Tatum Won't Be Starring in a 'Ghostbusters' Movie After All
Jacob Hall Published: June 25, 2015
A few days ago, Channing Tatum got honest about a few things, including the status of that second Ghostbusters reboot. The Magic Mike star made it sound like the project was stuck in development, toiling away under the watchful eyes of countless Sony execs. Today, it looks like Tatum was underselling the situation. In a separate interview with his producing partner (and Magic Mike XXL co-director), Reid Carolin, it was revealed that Tatum won't be busting any ghosts after all.
Speaking with Screenrant, Reid (who will produce Tatum's upcoming Gambit) was refreshingly blunt about the matter. When asked about Ghostbusters, he responded with "We're not doing that anymore," before offering an explanation:
No I don't think so, I think it's too complicated. There's a lot of things going on with that brand and I just feel like it's over-saturated.
And he's right. Although we like the idea of a Ghostbusters movie written by Drew Pearce and directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord, it feels unnecessary (and more than a mean-spirited) to develop a "boy" version in the immediate wake of Paul Feig's currently filming reboot. This decision already felt more than a little tacky – this one stars girls so we better be prepared to save the brand with a bunch of men! — and that's before you even get into the mere concept of a Ghostbusters "shared universe," which is just too much.
Tatum is a smart guy who tends to make good (or at least interesting) choices. Magic Mike XXL will give him all the new clout he needs to make whatever the hell he wants. Why waste that on a movie that no one seems to feel good about?
Source: Channing Tatum Won't Be Starring in a 'Ghostbusters' Movie After All
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I wrote a batch that ping all the servers on the network and make a log file. I need that file to be send to me via email so that way i don't have to go to the monitor server every day to check it myself. We have exchange server installed and windows 2003.
What are you using as a Monitor Server? Most have a built in notification option.


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Speaker Lineup
ICMC has assembled another great lineup of speakers for the 5th Annual International Crisis Management Conference. This year we are virtual. All Sessions will be conducted using Zoom.
As in past years, we are focused on providing attendees with a range of topics and perspectives from varying disciplines within the realm of crisis management. Whether you are part of a small to medium-sized organization or a large global operation ICMC strives to provide value to all that attend.
Day 1 – October 27, 2020
Cal Mathis
Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
Cal Mathis will discuss the progress of the Coronavirus Outbreak and the impact to S&P Global, examining significant developments including infection escalation rates & spread, elevated employee fears and restrictions placed on global business travel. The presentation will also cover initiatives developed to prioritize employee safety, and support business operations and continuity.
More About Cal
Cal Mathis is the Chief Security Officer for S&P Global. In this role, he is responsible for designing and driving the physical security program for the enterprise and overseeing all global security programs including crisis management, incident response, protective services, travel safety and security technology. He is also the coordinator of the Enterprise Crisis Management Team.
Prior to S&P Global, Cal was appointed by the Mayor to the position of Deputy Commissioner and Sheriff, City of New York. In this role he was responsible for leading an agency of 250 employees tasked with enforcement and emergency incident response functions. While in this position, he modernized the agency and oversaw the response and recovery efforts of the Office of the Sheriff after the attacks on the World Trade Center. Prior to this, Cal was a lieutenant commander with the NYPD Intelligence Division and responsible for leading protective programs for visiting dignitaries and conducting terrorism investigations.
In 2013, Cal was recognized as a Black Achiever in Industry by the Harlem YMCA for his operational leadership during the Hurricane Sandy disaster.
Cal is a member of the International Security Management Association (ISMA), Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) and the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS). He is also a volunteer coach with Get Out & Stay Out NYC, a non-profit organization that supports young men with criminal justice involvement. He holds Bachelors and Master's degrees from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has completed security executive leadership programs at Georgetown University and the Wharton School.
S&P Global is the world's leading ratings, index, data analytics and commodities company. It has offices in 37 countries and 22,000 employees.
Risk Assessments: Not Every Tool is a Hammer
There are many risk assessment tools and methodologies that serve an organization's critical decision-making processes. A continuum of structured analytical methodologies exist from various professions for our consideration. From qualitative products (i.e. color-coded, risk value ranges) based on expert judgement to quantitative machine learning and AI-driven products, there are many options to choose. How do you decide what approach or tool is best for your program and organization? This presentation will offer an overview of the range of structured analytical risk assessment methodologies available and the importance of aligning your risk intelligence products with the organizational culture.
More About Whit
Whit is a risk leader with over 20 years in various public, private and non-profit organizations. He has led the design and management of numerous risk programs, where he has had Board-level engagements in a number of those positions. His experience spans various industries and risk cultures including the U.S. Intelligence Community/Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Fortune 500, Aerospace/Defense, educational institutions and campuses (K-12 & University), medical research, healthcare, insurance and non-profit environments.
Whit's private sector experiences include serving in VP, Director and Manager positions with Raytheon Missile Systems, Washington National Cathedral, Georgetown University, FM Global and Takeda. Whit has also maintained various consulting roles with Booz Allen, SAIC National Security Group and Eagle Security Group in Washington D.C. He is also active in several industry committees.
B.S. Occupational Safety & Health, Illinois State University
Graduate Certificate, Crisis & Emergency Management, The George Washington University
M.Sc. Systems Engineering (Focus in Crisis, Disaster & Risk Mgmt.), The George Washington University
M.A. Security Management, Webster University
M.A. Applied Intelligence Analysis & Data Sciences (Anticipated 2020), Mercyhurst University
Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Board Certified in Security Management
Certified Emergency Manager (CEM)
Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)
Member of Business Continuity Institute (MBCI)
Whit Chaiyabhat
Head of Global Security Operations
Alissa Stuckey
Senior Director of Business Resilience – Senior Vice President
Santander Bank, N.A.
Cyber Resilience – Baby On Board
When you hear the phrase "cyber attack" you immediately think about computers, technology and highly sophisticated hackers at the ready; plotting out their next attack. What you don't think about it, all the ways in which you may need to conduct business while impaired by a cyber attack. Most business executives used to believe that cyber-attacks are an IT problem but that is not the case. The P&L belongs to the business, it's their baby, so they need to be in control of protecting their baby from cyber attacks. Alissa will take us through, the journey it takes to get your baby on board!
More About Alissa
Alissa Stuckey is a Senior Director of Resilience at Santander, where she partners with Executives to help strengthen their corporate resilience capabilities through extensive preparedness, training and response programs. After spending 20+ years in the financial services industry covering off customer experience, risk management, compliance, business continuity cyber resilience and incident management, Alissa knows what keeps Executives awake at night and it's not mastering the Resilience flavor of the week, rather, it's how well you know your business' needs in order to help properly prepare Resilience strategy. Alissa earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Providence College and her MBA at Johnson and Wales University. She is currently pursuing her DBA, is a member of the academic advisory council and is adjunct faculty at Johnson and Wales University. Alissa also maintains her Cyber Continuity for the Resilience Professional (CCRP) from the Disaster Recovery Institute International and Information Technology International Library (ITIL) from Axelos certifications.
Heather Engel
Managing Director and Cyber Strategist
Strategic Cyber Partners
Showing Value in Incident Response Planning
Description: Studies show that many companies don't have an incident response plan. Even if the plan exists, the IR process is often untested. With data breaches so widespread, why is this? It could be a lack of knowledge, lack of resources (including time and funding), or limited executive buy-in. In this presentation, Heather Engel discusses how to show value when conducting incident response planning and exercises, identifies concrete ways to use IRP to improve operations, and helps you garner support from leadership.
More About Heather
Heather Engel is a strategic advisor to government and industry clients specializing in executive support, risk management, cyber and business continuity planning, and security program development. She founded Strategic Cyber Partners in 2019 and is the Managing Partner.
She is a recognized expert in risk analysis and security frameworks including FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, FAR and DFARS cyber security requirements, U.S. Department of Defense instructions and guidelines, the New York State DFS Cybersecurity Framework, and PCI DSS. She is a frequent author and featured speaker.
Ms. Engel graduated from the Pennsylvania State University and earned a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology. She holds numerous industry certifications including CISSP, CISM, and CISA. Prior to Strategic Cyber Partners, she worked as an advisor for DoD clients at Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics, and a commercial cyber security firm. She is active in several community initiatives including the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, ISC2 Safe and Secure Online, and Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS).
From Somalian Piracy to Trapped Miners: Communicating Effectively in Times of Crisis
Protecting a company's reputation during a significant crisis is one of the most critical roles of a public relations executive. Rob Litt, Director of Corporate Communications at General Mills, will share his experiences leading global crisis communications response for companies in diverse industries including mining, consumer electronics, financial services and consumer packaged goods. In the digital age, crisis communications response is more critical than ever as a company or brand reputation can be severely impacted by a single tweet or Facebook post. Join Rob in a discussion on how managing reputation is critical in our ever increasing 24/7 news cycle.
More About Rob
For more than 20 years, Rob Litt has lead corporate communications strategy for global companies in diverse industries including consumer packaged goods, mining, financial services and consumer electronics. In addition to managing through both corporate and industry crisis, Rob helped lead corporate preparedness training programs at facilities throughout Asia, South America, North America and Europe. And for more than 20 years, Rob has volunteered for the American Red Cross where he serves as a spokesperson in times of crisis including natural disasters such as the Southern California wildfires, floods in the Midwest and the I35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis. He is currently the Director of Corporate Communications at General Mills. Rob received his bachelor of science from the University of Kansas and his MBA from San Diego State University. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching his kids in youth athletics and loves to attend early morning CrossFit classes.
Rob Litt
Director of Corporate Communications
Richard Dorney MBE, MStJ, MSc
Strongmind Resiliency Training
Peer Support – Managing Trauma the TRiM Way
Trauma Risk Management – TRiM is an evidence based, peer delivered, support system designed to improve the management of personnel exposed to traumatic events. Psychological debriefing techniques are now actively discouraged because they risk harm. TRiM was originally developed in the UK Armed Forces in the late 90s and has proved its worth after countless traumatic incidents, including high profile terrorist attacks. The system is now widely used by Law enforcement, first responders, healthcare professionals and many more. TRiM is a highly flexible and effective tool. We know that after traumatic events most people dust themselves off and recover well. TRiM provides a unique risk assessment tool that helps to identify those personnel most at risk of going on to develop more serious mental health problems. TRiM is credible, effective and popular in fast moving robust organisations and has the rare distinction of having been subject to a credible randomised control trial. In this presentation Richard will provide an overview of the TRiM system and how it is used.
More About Richard
Richard Dorney is the Director of Strongmind Resiliency training, a UK based company specialising in trauma management and resilience training. Richard served for 39 years in the British Army as an infantry soldier and officer, he retired from the Army in 2015 in the rank of Lt Colonel. His operational service saw him complete six tours in Northern Ireland, the liberation of Kuwait in 1991 and subsequent tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia.
Richard established the British Army Trauma Risk Management -TRiM training team and was the Army's non-clinical subject lead responsible for operational delivery of TRiM training. On leaving the Army he set up Strongmind and now works with a variety of organisations to improve personnel management in high stress environments and after critical events.
He holds an MSc in war and psychiatry from King's College London and a certificate in psychotraumatology from the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Richard is the author of two successful books, was made MBE in 2008 and was admitted to the Order of St John of Jerusalem in 2011. In 2019 he was recognised with a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to Trauma management and resilience training
Tyrone Campbell
Callbox Training
Deliberate De-escalation
Deliberate De-escalation is a training dedicated to the practice of effectively and safely diffusing tense, non-immediate action events.
We do that by focusing on the use of communication skills, thorough assessments and strategies that reduce the chances of force being used unnecessarily.
The basis of our platform starts from the premise of Non-escalation, and ensuring that we do not unnecessarily cause a situation to escalate.
From there we move to forming our ability to recognize aggression by measuring changes from our baseline establishing, point of contact.
We then empower proven, real-world, precision guided, persuasion techniques directly aimed at producing behavioral change.
This training, and the mindset of de-escalation, is directly focused on the safety of the people you encounter, and the safety of your personnel.
More About Tyrone
Tyrone Campbell is a thirty year veteran of Law Enforcement with almost two decades of experience in Hostage Negotiation and Complex Investigations.
In his past endeavors, Mr. Campbell has served as the Chairperson for the City of Denver's De-Escalation Advisory Committee and a board member for the City of Denver's Racial and Gender Disparity Committee.
He has presented for, and served on, numerous panels for organizations such as, the National Association for Civilian Oversight in Law Enforcement, the Denver District Attorney's Youth Advisory Committee, The Denver Chapter of the Colorado Latino Forum, and the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation.
With a passion for teaching, a path of professional excellence, and a practice of managing difficult topics, Mr. Campbell accepted a full-time assignment dedicated to teaching.
At present, in addition to managing Curriculum Development, planning and coordinating numerous Community Policing academies and serving as an instructor at two Colorado Law Enforcement Academies, Mr. Campbell sits as the Executive Director for CallBox Training, and provides training to both Law Enforcement and Corporate clientele.
Exercises - One Size Does Not Fit All
Case Study: How the Microsoft Enterprise Crisis Management Program addresses exercising different levels of the enterprise program.  This focused method addresses the role and focus each team brings to a crisis response. The session will cover the program framework, scope for various teams in within the framework, and how to target specific exercise methodology based on that view.
More About Jennie
Jennie currently leads the Enterprise Crisis Management Program for Microsoft. Prior to Microsoft she led business continuity and crisis management programs for a number of Seattle-area companies, among them Premera Blue Cross, T-Mobile, and AT&T Wireless. Her teams responded effectively to some of the nation's most extreme disaster events, including the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and, most recently, the COVID-19 Pandemic.
With over 25 years of experience in the fields of risk management, crisis management, and business resilience, Jennie continues to be an engaged member of the professional community. She served on the DRII Education Commission, where she participated in the Master Business Continuity Exam refresh, and during her time at Premera was an enthusiastic Snohomish County American Red Cross Board of Directors member championing the annual "Save a Life" Saturday event. Outside of work Jennie stays actively involved in local community causes.
Jennie Clinton
Microsoft Enterprise Crisis Management Program
Author, Speaker, MBCI, CBCP
Including Business Continuity & Crisis Management in Cyber Attack Response
What can we learn from a mid-sized organization that had their entire suite of applications held ransom as the result of a cyber-attack?
With limited resources, no cyber-insurance and no ability to recover their systems, this organization did what they had to do: Pay the ransom. How would you have responded? In this session, we will discuss steps you can take to mitigate the impact of a cyber-attack, and how to integrate BCP techniques into your cyber response protocol.
Mark is an independent senior crisis management and business continuity consultant. He is the founder and president of a boutique consulting firm that has been serving customers in North America, Europe, and the Caribbean for twenty years. Mark has successfully designed, deployed, and managed BCM and Crisis Management Programs for organizations in the financial, transportation, utility, insurance, risk management and real estate industries. Mark specializes in Program Development / Governance and Crisis / Cyber Management Planning. He is quick to build relationships and achieve results working collaboratively with business leaders and executives. Mark is a frequent contributor to blogs, podcasts, and webinars on the topic of crisis management, cyber response, and business continuity.
Mark is also the presenter of the ICMC course: Principles of Effective Cyber Response
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Children's Picture Books: Stories set in Morocco
by Julie Larios and Julie Paschkis
"Journey around the world with this poetry collection celebrating delicious international street food! The world is a delicious place! Come along on an international journey to try a hot pretzel in New York City; saffron tea in Mumbai, India; deep fried scorpions in Beijing, China; and much, much more. This poetry collection celebrates all the different kinds of street food from around the globe, introducing young readers to snacks they know and ones they've never heard of—showing that no matter where we live, we all appreciate a yummy treat!" -- publisher
Race/Culture Concepts
How Kids Live Around the World
by Pavla Hanáčková, Helena Haraštová and Michaela Bergmannová
"From a skyscraper to a houseboat, kids live in all kinds of places. Peek inside their dwellings across the globe and see their amazing cultures! Have you ever wondered how kids live in other countries? This book gives you a great opportunity to look inside homes on all continents and discover how different kids' lives can be. People build their homes for comfort and to suit local conditions. Do you know how children live in Mongolia? Or what life's like in an icy igloo? How about in a rainforest? Come with us to take a look at homes in all parts of the world, and to make new friends who'll tell you all about their culture." -- publisher
Informational Race/Culture Concepts
by Allison Ofanansky and Rotem Teplow
"A story about a young girl celebrating the Moroccan Jewish holiday of Mimouna with a new Muslim friend. It's Mimouna — the Moroccan Jewish holiday that marks the end of Passover, and when blessings are given for a year of prosperity and good luck. Miriam wants to help her mother make the sweet moufleta pancakes they always eat at their Mimouna party, but after not eating doughy treats for the week of Passover, they don't have any flour in the house! So, Miriam's mother takes her to visit their Muslim neighbors, who share their flour. The women drink tea together, and Miriam makes friends with a young girl named Jasmine. Miriam almost drops the bag of flour when she and Jasmine go to fetch it from the storeroom — but luckily Jasmine is there to catch it! Jasmine and her family then join Miriam's family and friends to celebrate Mimouna. This sweet story of friendship and shared customs will introduce North American readers to the Mimouna holiday. The book concludes with an author's note and a recipe for making moufleta, the sweet, paper-thin pancakes featured in the story, so that readers can enjoy, too." -- publisher
Beautiful Life Cross Group
Solar Story
by Allan Drummond
"A timely nonfiction STEM picture book about the largest solar power plant in the world and its impact on a nearby village. In his signature accessible picture-book nonfiction style, Allan Drummond tells the story of the Noor solar power plant in Morocco's Sahara desert by relating it to the everyday life of a schoolgirl in a small village next to the plant. As we see on a class field trip, the plant is not only bringing reliable power to the village and far beyond, but is providing jobs, changing lives, and upending the old ways of doing things--starting within the girl's own family. Blending detail-filled watercolors, engaging cartoon-style narration, sidebars, and an afterword, the author showcases another community going green in amazing ways." -- publisher
Beautiful Life Informational
Teatime Around the World
by Denyse Waissbluth and Chelsea O'Byrne
"A celebration of diversity and deliciousness, Teatime Around the World reveals all the wonderful ways we can enjoy a cup of tea––or two! Let's go on an adventure to discover new cultures and friends through tea! In this fun and lyrical picture book for ages 4-8, kids will learn how tea is enjoyed in Thailand, Japan, Russia, Egypt, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Uruguay, South Sudan, India, and more countries! Did you know that po cha, the traditional tea in Tibet, is thick and salty like soup? Or that in Iran, tea is served with a rock? (A rock candy, that is!) Or that afternoon tea was dreamed up in England by a duchess who complained of being hungry between lunch and dinner? With vivid poetry, vibrant illustrations, and unique facts about different tea cultures, Teatime Around the World tells the delightful story of a beloved beverage." -- publisher
The Day Saida Arrived
by Susana Gómez Redondo and Sonja Wimmer
"Two girls forge a forever-friendship by learning each other's language. The Day Saida Arrived demonstrates the power of language to build bonds beyond borders. What happens when a new friend arrives who doesn't speak your language? A young girl searches for the words to help her friend feel welcome and happy in her new home, and along the way learns about differences and similarities in countries and words. The two forge a strong bond while they each learn the other's language, exploring the world around them. A joyous, lyrical text—including English translations and pronunciations and the complete Arabic alphabet—offers an accessible, fresh approach to talking about immigration. Paired with lushly vivid illustrations, The Day Saida Arrived demonstrates the power of language to build bonds beyond borders. Printed on FSC-certified paper with vegetable-based inks." -- publisher
Fatima the spinner and the tent
by Idries Shah and Natasha Delmar
"Fatima's life is beset with what seems to be disasters. Her journey leads her from Morocco to the Mediterranean, Egypt, Turkey and, finally, to China. It is in China that she realizes that what seemed at the time to be really unfortunate events were an integral part of her eventual fulfillment."--Jacket flap
Cross Group Folklore
Dari version available in the Bates catalog.
Pashto version available in the Bates catalog.
The mountain Jews and the mirror
by Ruchama King Feuerman and Polona Kosec
When a newly married couple from a small Moroccan village moves to the city of Casablanca, the mirror on their wardrobe causes much confusion, as they each think their spouse has married someone new
The Amazing Travels of Ibn Battuta
by Fāṭimah Sharaf al-Dīn and Inṭilaq Muḥammad ʻAli
Ibn Battuta recalls his amazing journey and the fascinating people, cultures, and places he encountered. He traveled extensively, throughout Islamic lands and beyond -- from the Middle East to Africa to Europe to Asia nearly 700 years ago.
Biography Informational
Songs in the Shade of the Olive Tree
by Hafida Favret and Magdelaine Lerasle
Told [sung] in Arabic and Berber [and French], this collection of lullabies and nursery rhymes from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia draws children into a musical journey across North Africa, from the Sahara Desert through the Atlas Mountains to the Mediterranean Sea. In 30 story-songs about everyday life, children learn of the importance of rain, the communal aspects of meals, and the consequences of inappropriate behavior.--Page 4 of cover
Beautiful Life Folklore
Diverse BookFinder Books Settings Morocco


NBN has hit speeds of over 600Mbps over 100m of nearly 20-year old CAT-3 copper in its first field trials of start-of-the-art DSL technology G.Fast.
G.Fast is a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) product capable of supporting very high speed broadband over relatively short copper loops.
It is likely to be particularly suited to providing high speed connections in multi-unit dwellings (MDUs) when fibre has been provided up to the Main Distribution Frame (MDF) –typically located in the basement.
But it could eventually be used more widely to supply Fibre to the Node/Curb services as technical problems are resolved.
Industry newsletter Communications Day reports that the current nbn trial is taking place in a Victorian office block that already has a Fibre to the Basement (FTTB) connection and a number of VDSL services in place.
Because G.Fast uses some of the same frequencies as VDSL, technologies (i.e. VDSL "masking") that prevent interference between the two services have to be used and this limits G.Fast speeds.
Without that masking the national network builder says that full speeds would have been just shy of 800Mbps.
Of course these are still trials and nbn says it is unlikely that a commercial product will be available for a few years yet. In the UK, though, British Telecom says it will begin deploying G.Fast commercially during 2016-17, providing regulatory support for such investment continues.
BT has been trialling the technology across some 2,000 premises since August this year and says it has been reaching speeds of between 300Mbps and 500 Mbps for its customers.