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What Marketers Need to Know About the California Privacy Rights Act
By Dom Nicastro | Nov 25, 2020
CHANNEL: Digital Marketing
PHOTO: Adobe Stock
Editor's Note: The article was updated to clarify key compliance dates and law application of the CPRA.
Remember CCPA? Now give it an adrenaline shot.
Californian consumers now have more personal data protection rights than ever before. The state this month passed Proposition 24, or the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which amends provisions and strengthens enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Civil and administrative enforcement of the provisions added or amended in CPRA will not begin until July 1, 2023. However, there are other key dates to know well before that. More on that in a moment.
The first thing marketers need to know? California strengthened its opt-out clauses to move from a "no selling" to a "no sharing" approach to data privacy, giving consumers more control over how their data is shared and used, according to Charles Farina, head of innovation at Adswerve, a digital marketing analytics consultancy.
The second thing marketers need to know? You're more than ever on the hook for compliance because the CPRA triples maximum penalties for violations concerning consumers under age 16 and establishes a California Privacy Protection Agency to enforce and implement consumer privacy laws and impose administrative fines.
"This just isn't something that's going to be going away," said Heidi Bullock, chief marketing officer for Customer Data Platform provider Tealium. "And then you have everything that's happening with third party cookies as well. We're really entering into a new stage of how we're going to have to market. What's interesting is it's not just for people that are marketing to consumers. Some B2B marketers may say they don't have to worry about this. But the people in a way have spoken. They want to have their privacy upheld."
Key CPRA Dates to Know
While enforcement of the CPRA cannot take effect until July 1, 2023, that doesn't mean you should ignore the regulations until then. Here are some key dates to recognize:
December 2020: When potentially the CPRA becomes effective. It takes effect five days after the Secretary of State "files the statement of the vote for the election," according to California law. This effective date could come as early as this December, according to the nonprofit Future of Privacy Forum.
July 1, 2021: When the new California Privacy Protection Agency can exercise its rulemaking authority. Or it could begin six months after the agency provides notice to the Attorney General that it is prepared to begin rulemaking.
July 1, 2022: Timeline for adopting final regulations required by the CPRA.
Jan. 1, 2023: When the CPRA becomes operative. However, a consumer's right of access to their data applies to personal information collected by a business on or after Jan. 1, 2022.
July 1, 2023: When CPRA enforcement can begin.
One note on "operative" vs. "effective" dates. An earlier opinion by the California Attorney General noted the operative date is the date upon which the directives of a statute may be actually implemented vs. the effective date, which is the date upon which a statute comes into being as an existing law.
To Whom Does the Law Apply?
CPRA amended some of the CCPA's "who's on the hook for this law?" thresholds. Businesses that collect data on prospects or customers who are California citizens AND satisfy one or more of the following amended CPRA thresholds are on the hook for compliance:
CCPA: Has annual gross revenues in excess of $25 million.
Amended in CPRA: As of Jan. 1 of the calendar year, had annual gross revenues in excess of $25 million in the preceding calendar year.
CCPA: Alone or in combination, annually buys, receives for the business' commercial purposes, sells, or shares for commercial purposes, alone or in combination the personal information of 50,000 or more consumers, households or devices.
Amended in CPRA: Alone or in combination, annually buys, or sells, or shares the personal information of 100,000 or more consumers or households. (Note: 50,000 climbed to 100,000, and the word "receives" is removed).
CCPA: Derives 50% or more of its annual revenues from selling consumers' personal Information.
Amended in CPRA: Derives 50% or more of its annual revenues from selling, or sharing consumers' personal Information. (Note: "sharing" is added).
Kristina Podnar, digital policy and privacy consultant, said that by removing the word "receives" from data, the California legislature let a large number of small- and medium-sized businesses off the hook from having to adhere to the expanded data privacy regulation.
And remember, as Podnar notes: "Just because you are headquartered in New York and don't have an office in California, you are not exempt. If you have prospects or customers in California, you are doing business there." The regulation indicates collection of data on California residents, whether they be a prospect or a customer. Interestingly enough, Podnar added, that translates, much like Brazil's new data privacy law, to residents who may at the time be outside of the state.
A key thing to note is the definition of personal information, according to K Royal, associate general counsel at TrustArc. It is defined as information on consumers or households, where consumer is defined as a California resident and household is defined as consumers living at the same address and sharing devices or services.
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Joint Ventures, Partnerships Could Now Be on Hook
CPRA also expands its reach by including joint ventures and partnerships where each business has at least 40% interest in what's considered a single business, according to Podnar. She cited a venture like Celsius Joint Venture, a joint venture of four different companies. But, together, they are part of the electrical, plumbing and hardware industry and target mainly wholesalers but also have commercial accounts.
"You will see joint ventures and partnerships between nonprofits and educational institutions, or even nonprofits, associations and their for-profit entities which are treated as separate entities for IRS tax purposes but will become subject to CPRA," Podnar said.
Do Employees, B2B Communications Have Same Rights as Consumers?
Yes. But not yet. The CCPA exempted employee and B2B communications from having the same personal data rights granted to California consumers until Jan. 1, 2021. But CPRA extends that exemption to Jan. 1, 2023.
So businesses have two more years to iron out how to handle requests from employees or those involved in B2B communications with their business. "The privacy interests of employees and independent contractors should also be protected, taking into account the differences in the relationship between employees or independent contractors and businesses, as compared to the relationship between consumers and businesses," according to the law.
Selling Extends to Sharing
A quick reminder about the application of the law. CCPA, at its core, gives California consumers the right to:
Learn what information a business has collected about them.
Have the business delete their personal information.
Stop businesses from selling their personal information, including using it to target them with ads that follow them as they browse the internet.
Hold businesses accountable if they do not take reasonable steps to safeguard their personal information.
Why do we care so much about California? It's the fifth largest economy in the world, for starters.
But why the need for CRPA to beef things up? Wasn't CCPA strong enough?
No, says the Golden State. Under CCPA, consumers had the right to opt out of having their personal data sold to third parties. Many publishers and adtech vendors, however, found loopholes. They said, "We're not selling data, we are sharing it," according to Luke Taylor, COO and founder at advertising technology company TrafficGuard.
"In the case of some that were selling data, they could preclude themselves from the law's reach under its 'service providers' exemption," Taylor said. "So when CCPA was initially launched, consumers got bugged with opt-out notifications as they surfed the web but not a whole lot was happening if/when they decided to opt out."
Following Proposition 24, that will change, Taylor said, because consumers now have the ability to opt out of the sharing of their data, as well as the sale. Businesses providing targeted advertising will no longer be exempt from the opt-out under the service providers exemption. Sharing means disclosing, making available or communication in any manner with a third party for behavioral advertising regardless of whether money is exchanged, according to Podnar.
"The days of targeting users for advertising based on their behavior and information shared across sites are numbered," Taylor said. "This is another nail in that coffin. This will impact the effectiveness of programmatic advertising. It will also impact the sharing of data from publishers to Google and Facebook within their advertising networks."
What does "sharing" mean, according to the CPRA regulation? Sharing, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, a consumer's personal information to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising. This includes transactions between a business and a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising.
By adding the concept of sharing, this carries a real impact, according to Royal. The new definition of sharing was created to address cross-context behavioral advertising, she said.
"Under the CCPA, there was a debate about advertising technology and whether it fell under the definition of 'selling,'" Royal said. With 'sharing,' much of this debate is immaterial and adtech companies are, more likely than not, subject to the CPRA. The 'in combination' aspect is expansive as well, as it may indicate that the level of involvement, however minor, may still make a business subject to the law."
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Cybersecurity Audits, Risk Assessments
Businesses have some work to do as far as audits and risk assessments per the CPRA. Businesses whose processing of consumer personal information presents a significant risk to Californian consumers under CPRA must:
Perform a cybersecurity audit on an annual basis, including defining the scope of the audit and establishing a process to ensure that audits are thorough and independent.
Submit to the newly-established California Privacy Protection Agency on a regular basis a risk assessment with respect to their processing of personal information. This includes whether the processing involves sensitive personal information. They also must identify and weigh the benefits resulting from the processing to the business, the consumer, other stakeholders and the public against the potential risks to the rights of the consumer.
"You're actually adding explicit security provisions, which includes doing an annual security audit and submitting that audit to the brand-new consumer privacy protection agency. I mean, that is huge," said Royal.
Also, remember that whole avoiding enforcement thing under CCPA if your businesses remedies a curable violation within 30 days of being so notified? CPRA eliminates this. "Instead, it allows a 30-day cure period only in relation to preventing statutory damages (not pecuniary damages) as part of a data breach-related private right of action. The law also confirms that implementing reasonable security measures following a breach will not constitute a business's cure with respect to that breach," according to The National Law Review.
Related Article: What Does it Mean to Be CCPA Compliant?
Contractual Obligations Regarding Third Parties
Royal also noted the shift in businesses' liability for violations of the law by "third-party" businesses and new contractual obligations regarding relationships with these third parties. Third parties, according to CPRA, are not the business with whom the consumer intentionally interacts and that collects personal information from the consumer; a service provider to the business; or a contractor.
"The CCPA itself put in some very strong contractual provisions that you have to have in place, and the CPRA builds out from there," Royal said. "But yes, it absolutely builds in greater liabilities, and you need to make sure that you do your proper due diligence [with third parties], and that's a challenge for a lot of companies."
Specifically, businesses that collect a consumer's personal information and that sells or shares that personal information with a third party needs to enter into an agreement that:
Specifies that the personal Information is sold or disclosed by the business only for limited and specified purposes.
Obligates the third party, service provider, or contractor to comply with applicable obligations.
Grants the business to take reasonable and appropriate steps to help to ensure that the third party, service provider or contractor uses the personal information transferred in a manner consistent with the business' obligations.
Requires the third party, service provider, or contractor to notify the business if it makes a determination that it can no longer meet its obligations.
Argument for Having First-Party Data Strategy
All the new rules among third parties extends the argument for having a first-party data strategy, according to Bullock. It's something Gartner argues, too.
"We all know this is a good thing anyway," Bullock said. "As these regulations are getting passed, we need to take privacy seriously, but it's actually forcing marketers to actually do better marketing. I don't think it's a bad thing. And you actually own that data, too, in a way."
Do people actually want to receive your newsletter? Or your SMS messages? "As a marketer you need to do a better job of creating stuff that people actually want," Bullock said. "... If people sign up for it, they're asking and you're getting that data. Then we can do better personalization and create better experiences, which at the end of the day, you're going to see better results."
Related Article: Is It Time to Refine or Scale Back Your Marketing Personalization Efforts?
Controlling Your Data at the Core
The first thing for brands and marketers to note when complying with privacy standards is taking back ownership of your data, according to Joe Gaska, CEO and founder of GRAX, a data value platform. Have control of your data, and don't let vendors take control.
"It's about making sure that you have control as a business, and making sure that the people that you're doing partnerships with. ...they're not taking ownership of your data," Gaska said. "What really happens [with some vendors] is they're taking all of your data and locking it away in a storage that is physically owned by somebody else."
Federal Privacy Law Coming Next in Biden Administration?
Will the US federal government follow suit and create its own GDPR? Maybe. A new administration begins under Joe Biden in January.
Stanley Huang, CTO and co-founder at Moxtra, a customer collaboration platform, noted the GDPR focuses on opt-in, with no data sharing or selling. He expects a federal level of compliance to be defined soon in the United States and for it to be a more restricted policy than what we're seeing put in place in California.
"The federal measure will likely look like a hybrid of the CPRA and GDPR," Huang said. "Data sharing is a critical part of compliance, so that'll be key to be incorporated. As well as an 'opt-out' rather than 'opt-in' clause will be more highly considered since the US culture is built upon promoting innovation which is fueled in many ways by data insights. Though, it wouldn't surprise me if certain types of sensitive personal data were defined as 'opt-in' like religious affiliation and sexual orientation. The federal version of this privacy law may follow GDPR in the way of protecting the 'data subject' outside of specific geographic locations like the CPRA is limited to."
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In the wake of the 2016 election, there has been a surge of incidents of hate violence reported across the country against LGBTQ people as well as Muslims, immigrants, people of color, and more. Safe spaces in our community such as LGBTQ and Jewish community centers as well as churches and schools have been threatened and vandalized. So many of us across our country have been and continue to be affected by this violence.
At AVP, central to our core values and mission, is the belief that no one should be targeted for violence because of their race, gender, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, immigration status or any other identity or characteristics. We also believe that we must stand together against violence regardless of who is being targeted. We must speak out against hate and bigotry when we see it and document incidents of hate whenever they arise.
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A Russian soldier on Monday shot dead three colleagues and wounded another at a firing range before killing himself, RIA news agency reported, citing an unidentified source in the defence ministry.
The private ran away from his post and opened fire at other soldiers when they tried to detain him, killing three. Another was rushed to hospital with serious wounds after the incident, in the far east of Russia. The soldier then turned the gun on himself, the news agency reported.


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Will Arnett talks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Says his version of Vernon will be less of a wimp
The addition of Will Arnett to the forthcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot was a massive tick in its favour, and according to Arnett, his character will be a little different to the version we know from the comic books.
Arnett plays Vernon Fenwick, the cowardly cameraman who frequently tries to steal credit for April O'Neil's stories. However, in the movie version, he will apparently be far less of a wimp…
"In this version, Vernon is April's cameraman, so they work together as opposed to him being her adversary," says Arnett. "He's a little reluctant when she starts talking about [ how ] she found these vigilantes and they're turtles and all this stuff and he kinds of looks at her like she's crazy."
"Once the action gets going and she kind of gets in trouble, Vernon steps up and helps her and then he becomes part of it as well. He helps April help the Turtles."
"There's some really great action sequences that I'm super psyched for people to see," continues Arnett. "They were really fun to shoot; very physically demanding… I'm not going to say I'm an action star, but it was fun being in it."
Directed by Jonatahn Liebesman and co-starring Megan Fox, William Fichtner and Mos Def, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will open in the US on 6 June 2014, with a UK release on 16 May 2014.

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Anantara Sir Bani Yas Island Resorts AUH Announced Rachid Bakas as the New Resort Manager
Bringing more than 16 years of experience.
Abu Dhabi, June 2020: Anantara Sir Bani Yas Resorts is pleased to announce that Rachid Bakas has been appointed as the new Resort Manager as of June 2020.
With more than 16 years of seasoned experience under his belt, Rachid will lead the teams overseeing three Anantara Resorts on the Island.
"It has always been a pleasure to work with such a dynamic and motivated team in these magnificent Island properties. We will continue to provide our guests with memorable experiences and uphold the timeless Anantara luxury standards while enhancing brand value into the future" said Rachid Bakas, Resort Manager of Anantara Sir Bani Yas Island Resorts.
Rachid joined Anantara Sir Bani Yas Resorts in April 2014 as Front Office Manager. Since then with his effective management and dedication, he climbed up the ranks to Rooms Division Manager, then Director of Rooms and has now been promoted to Resort Manager to lead the three properties to deliver a memorable experience for local guests and international travellers alike.
Prior to joining Anantara Hotels, he held several management roles in Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts over a span of eight years based in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Rachid is passionate about enhancing guest experiences and nurturing his talented team. He is committed to maintaining Anantara's luxury service excellence and delivering unparalleled experiences in the upcoming years.
He is a proven scholar with a Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality Management from High International Institute of Tourism – Tangier with a Global Diploma in Economics and two more Bachelor Degrees in Mathematics Sciences and Firms Management.
Anantara Sir Bani Yas Island Resorts are located on the biggest natural island within the UAE. The Island portfolio consists of the 30-key Anantara Al Yamm Villa Resort, the 30-key Anantara Al Sahel Villa Resort and Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara with 64 keys.
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Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) in bloom at the Schuylkill Center for Enviro. Ed.
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REVIEW: The Dollhouse Family Has Dark Surprises in Every Corner
Doris V. Sutherland November 23, 2020 November 18, 2020
The story of The Dollhouse Family begins when a little girl named Alice inherits a gift from an obscure relative: an antique, lavishly-detailed dollhouse, complete with five little dolls in period costume. These toys offer Alice some escapism from her unhappy home environment, dominated as it is by her abusive father. And if she says the right magic words, Alice can even enter the dollhouse, shrinking down to the same size as the tiny family inside.
The Dollhouse Family
M. R. Carey (Writer), Jessica Dalva (Collection Cover Artist), Peter Gross (Layouts), Todd Klein (Letterer), Vince Locke (Finishes), Cris Peter (Colourist)
Alice encounters more than the five dolls inside. One of the rooms, known as the black room, is home to a disembodied voice. It tells her that her father will kill her mother, unless he is stopped. The voice of the black room offers to intervene, but Alice decides to handle matters her own way. Taking a hammer, she puts an end to her father's abusiveness forever.
All of this occurs in the first chapter of The Dollhouse Family, a newly-collected miniseries by writer M. R. Carey and the artistic team of Peter Gross, Vince Locke and Cris Peter. As, indeed, do a prologue in which a Lovecraftian entity falls to Earth and a flashback to Alice's nineteenth-century ancestor encountering a demonic woman in a cave. This is a comic with no space for narrative decompression: it squeezes as much plot as possible into its page count, with full faith in the reader's ability to follow.
The plot continues to unfold at a dizzying pace over the following chapters. Alice kills her father but her mother takes the rap, later being murdered in prison. Alice herself is sent to a foster home where she is bullied mercilessly; to escape, she returns to the dollhouse, spending more time with both the miniature family and the temptations of the black room. As the years pass she leaves the foster home, grows up, has a one-night stand that leads to an unexpected pregnancy, raises her daughter, and is reunited with the enchanted (or cursed?) dollhouse of her childhood – all within the first half of the story.
The Dollhouse Family is structured as a puzzle, setting up two alternating narratives – one in the twentieth century, the other in the nineteenth – and gradually piecing together the wider story that connects the two. This is only one of the comic's puzzles; the other concerns the fundamental workings of the supernatural forces that are in play. These turn out to follow a rigid set of rules – for example, the black room of the dollhouse is capable of altering the real world, but will make only one change in return for each person who agrees to enter the house forever. The intricacy lies in the ways these rules have affected the story's characters over the eras.
Our partner in piecing together this puzzle is, of course, Alice herself. Although her development as a character occurs in fast forward, it is given enough detail to ensure that she serves as an engaging protagonist. Her various struggles in life – from the abuse committed by her father, through the bullying she suffers as an orphan, and eventually to the violent bigotry that confronts she and her mixed-race daughter – all bring a believable touch of humanity to a story otherwise concerned with supernatural strangeness.
That strangeness, incidentally, takes on a range of different forms. The central image of a girl who shrinks down to enter an eerie antique dollhouse would have been a high enough concept for many a horror comic, but the world of The Dollhouse Family has other curiosities on show. A demon that appears first as a traditional goat-legged humanoid, and then as an eldritch mass of flesh, teeth and eyes. A giant that slumbers in a dark cave. A placenta with supernatural properties. An amputated leg that suddenly grows back. An odd-looking cat with secrets to share. A childhood bully who returns as a malevolent ghost.
One thing that unites these elements of the story is that they all carry visual strength. Through the artwork by Gross, Locke and Peter, the comic successfully weaves its various fantasy elements together to create a cohesive world. The illustrations feel somehow old-fashioned, yet are naturalistic enough to transcend any particular era. The characters and settings are solid and believable, while the incursions of the supernatural – depicted as fleshy, organic and tactile – come across as consistent extensions of the mundane surroundings. Although the world of the comic is a confined, artificial space, it nonetheless feels alive – as though we might shrink down and step inside, just as Alice enters the dollhouse.
And for all its horrors, this world remains inviting. With characters to meet, puzzles to solve and a surprise within every cranny, a journey through The Dollhouse Family has its delights as well as its anxieties. Hill House Comics has delivered another worthy addition to the library of anyone with an appreciation for horror comics.
Doris V. Sutherland
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Historic steam plant to become community center
By AUBREY COHEN, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF
Yesler Terrace Steam Plant.Joe Mabel/Wikimedia Commons
Seattle has approved a plan to convert the historic Yesler Terrace Steam Plant into a community center.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $3.1 million to the Seattle Housing Authority as "seed" funding toward development of early childhood education and adult training facilities in the plant. The housing authority is planning a larger redevelopment of Yesler Terrace from solely a public housing development into an updated community that's home to a mix of residents.
The steam plant, a Seattle historic landmark, "will serve as a reminder of the neighborhood's history and become a permanent home for important self-sufficiency services in the center of the community," according to the housing authority. The new center will house Neighborhood House's Head Start program, Catholic Community Service's Youth Tutoring program, an Express Credit Union for affordable financial services, an SEIU job-training center and Seattle Housing's employment opportunity services.
The project includes vacating an adjacent alley, a one-story addition, an interior second-floor addition and surface parking for five vehicles. People can appeal the city approval through Dec. 3.
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Q: How to resize matrix like image in Python How to resize a matrix in python, say np.random.randn(100,100), to shape [50,50]? I hope to get interpolation like what we expect for image resize, like cv2.imresize. But I don't find some decent way to do for matrix.
I think np.resize does't serve this purpose for it do no interpolation to keep the new matrix "looks" like the old one, using the plt.matshow().
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Blame UN For The Killings Of Christians In Nigeria - Moore reveals
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Rev. Johnnie Moore Blame UN For The Killings Of Christians In Nigeria - Moore reveals The report says the world organization was aware of th...
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The report says the world organization was aware of the situation, but failed to take action
June 19, 2021 | EASTERN PILOT
A 2020 report has revealed that the United Nations (UN), is as much to blame for the killings of Christians in Nigeria for their failure to take action when informed of the sad situation.
According to the report which was first published by Fox News, A Christian based organization, Christian Solidarity International (CSI), had warned that the conditions for genocide exist in Nigeria, and called on permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to take heed, but they never did.
Rev. Johnnie Moore, in a new book he co-authored, "The Next Jihad: Stop the Christian Genocide in Africa," revealed that Christian communities have been decimated by terrorists in parts of Nigeria – and most of the persecution happening in the shadows.
"Thousands of churches have been torched, children massacred, pastors beheaded, and homes and fields set ablaze by the tens of thousands, with people being targeted for their Christian faith alone," he said.
The Christian Solidarity International (CSI), also warned of a possible genocide unfolding in Nigeria. The warning underscored that "the conditions for genocide exist in Nigeria, with Christians, non-violent Muslims, and adherents of tribal religions being particularly vulnerable," and called on the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to take heed. But the cry fell on deaf ears, and the level of persecution is documented to be getting worse.
The report says more than 1,200 Nigerian Christians are estimated to have been slaughtered in the first six months of 2020 and in excess of 11,000 murdered over the past five years – with scores still unaccounted for. They are being targeted from two sides.
International Christian Concern (ICC) points out the figures are likely far greater, with upwards of 50-70,000 Christians dead over the past decade.
"In the first half of 2020, there were only six days that did not have a violent incident caused by extremist groups," ICC's President Jeff King said. "At least 400 violent attacks took place, meaning that there was an average of two violent events every day throughout those months," the report added.
Human rights activists Rabbi Abraham Cooper who co-wrote "The Next Jihad" with Moore, said efforts to seek help for Christians facing persecution in the country, has been exhausting and disturbing.
"Essentially, there is little or no price to pay for the kidnapping, extortion, burning of churches, or for mayhem and murder of Christians," he said. "Even when police or military actually captures the perpetrators, the judiciary won't hold deal seriously with the criminal/terrorists."
The report also said stories of slaughter and systematic abuse of Christians rarely seep into news headlines beyond Nigeria's borders, but events on the ground are chilling.
It said there were reports that Fulani militiamen had overrun more than 100 Christian villages spanning several counties, and reports of militants kidnapping Christian women and a pastor, dismembering a young Catholic man with machetes, ambushing and wounding Church security guards, and shooting a Christian woman as she slept.
It further states that there were reports of the butchering of Church leaders and brazen assaults of several children as young as 6, along with dozens being fatally stabbed in a sleepy village when more than 100 stormed Christian-run agriculture fields. Yet this is documented to be a mere tiny tip of the iceberg.
"The Next Jihad" sheds a painful light on the accustomed horrors the increasingly defenseless Christian followers face, noting that the radicalized Fulani militants – not to be confounded with the millions of harmonious Fulani – turn to tactics "that are eerily similar to those deployed by Boko Haram, including deadly midnight raids, arsons, kidnappings, rapes, forced conversions, and overt slaughter."
Harrowing examples detailed in the book range from the Yakubu family and their three children, who were hacked to death by Fulani militants in Kaduna; to the beheading of 11 Nigerian Christians on Christmas Day in 2019; and the public execution of Lawrence Duna and Godfrey Ali Shikagham, which was temporarily available on YouTube.
For Moore and Cooper, the book was a small endeavor to put a human face on mind-numbing statistics.
"We have tried to give a voice to some," Moore said. "But thousands of others suffer in silence."
For many beleaguered Nigerian Christians, the bloodbath has become intolerable. Their lives hang in a strange sense of limbo – the policy of fear being used as such a profound weapon of war that a number now conceal their faith, dress in Islamic garb and meet only for underground worship.
Observers stress that the persecution doesn't just amount to physical abuse and the leftovers of a disfigured corpse, either.
"Christians have been treated as second-class citizens, in schools, clinics, land allocation, job opportunities, etc., and the list goes on," lamented David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors, which advocates on behalf of those who are persecuted for their Christian faith.
"We have heard reports that Christians are receiving the leftovers of government aid—while Muslims receive greater relief support, especially in areas governed by Shariah law. Day laborers – which is over half the population – have been sidelined due to the pandemic shutdown as well, so they are now unable to provide basic living essentials for their families."
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E' stata la delusione con la precedente amministrazione che ha fatto eleggere Obama a Presidente degli Stati Uniti. Il Partito Comunista Cinese ha anche mandato rappresentanti alla "Democratic Convention" a Denver per sostenere l'elezione di Obama.Alcune delle dichiarazioni del neo-eletto hanno sottolineato una politica "pro-Cina". Tuttavia con l'aumento della disoccupazione e la forte concorrenza della Cina, che ha un impatto negativo sull'economia statunitense, Obama dovrà dare ascolto al popolo americano piu' che ai sostenitori cinesi. Qui di seguito il suo intervento in inglese.
The US election has just finished. Barack Obama was elected to be the next US president. Democrats scored a big win, while Republicans lost. In both the US House and Senate, democrats gained sizable majorities. These majorities can make Mr. Obama a strong President in the next 4 years, providing enough power to deal with various tough issues, from economic recovery to leadership recovery for the USA in international politics. It is what the voters of the USA wanted. The voters cast their votes to give Obama this opportunity, as well as responsibility. It is the true display of the people's power, under a true democratic system.
In comparison to his campaign competitors, Obama is youthful, not as well known, without personal experience in depth, and has no significant political achievement to be proud of. General commentaries think it was the voters' dissatisfaction with Washington's political circle that mattered most. Obama fit the exact the wish of people for a change. He also knows well what is in people's minds. He used "change" as his slogan to defeat all obstacles on the road to the presidential election.
Two strong opponents of his had obvious advantages over him. One was Hilary Clinton who was the First Lady for 8 years and then served in the US Senate for almost 8 years. Another was decades-long senior politician and Senator John McCain, who is also a hero from the Vietnam War. Both of their political experiences and political relationships are far superior to Obama's. If it was in China where a political circle of superiors instead of the voters choose, this kind of person who has a short resume and without much experience obviously has little chance.
But the good thing about a democratic system is that the right to choose is in the general public who are observing. The major influence is cast by the interests and willpower of the people. Other influences, including the news media, are limited. Even the news media need to follow the opinions of the people.
Of course, for Obama to be elected as the US president is a good thing for him. If it were not because the USA fell into crisis both economically and in international affairs, his opportunity would not have been that big. When people are enjoying their safe and easy lives, when they are not feeling the approaches of various crises, they tend to be conservative, instead of looking for change. They could also expose their shortcomings, such as racial and/or sexual discrimination. In those times, Americans may elect a person of African descent or a woman to be a senator, but probably not a president.
Only the pressure of the crisis could force people to give up prejudice from common custom. At this time, it is more important to choose some captain who could bring change and bring people out of difficulty, instead of choosing a vase. A vase would be important during a peaceful and prospect time. But as rain is pouring down into the boat, it is more important to have a captain who would share the same fate as you. That is people's psychology, the basic characteristic of the human being, as well as it is in accord with people's will.
Therefore, to be the president-elect is not just a good thing for Obama, but also one of most severe tests in his life. Before he becomes the US President, it is fairly easy to talk and to do things at his own will. But when he becomes the President, he needs to know to give up his own personal opinions to follow the will of the public, and at the same time lead the public in acceptable ways. Even before he was elected, he already needed to take public opinion into consideration. Take for example his foreign policy during the earlier phases of his election that was called a "pro-China policy" by the news media. This stance may have been due to him having some Asian even Chinese relatives, as well as receiving donations from pro-Chinese Communist Party groups. Some even arranged his fund-raising event in China. The Chinese Communist Party also sent an observation team to attend the Democratic Convention in Denver and noticeably leaned in favor of his election.
But as the President of the USA, personal preference must yield to the tendency of the people. When many unemployed workers think that it was Chinese goods dumping policy that cost their jobs; when many people feel the threat of losing their way of living because of the cheap Chinese goods, a pro-China policy is dangerous. Mr. Obama and his campaign team quickly practiced self-restraint. They quietly adjusted their staff, as well as their policy. They raised the issue of defending workers' interest, resuming employment opportunity, and protecting the US market as mainstays of their policy. Thus, his later campaigning became a smooth drive, and beat up the opponents with absolute superiority.
People generally think that politicians do lie, that they seldom cash out what they say during their election. This is a comforting point for the Chinese Communist Party's "United Front Department" which has been very busy. When Bill Clinton was running for president of the US, he had a high pitch tune of human rights. After he was elected to be the US president, he barely cashed that promise. This has been a classic show of the US politicians.
employment is a different issue from the human rights in some foreign country. If he does not cash out his promise, he could be in trouble with his political position. When he is in that position, he needs to be able to refuse to do anything for anyone associated with him.
Choosing between the American people in general and his donors, friends and relatives, he must choose the American people. To the least he must do so under a democratic policy. On a more personal level, this choice is between his own political life and the financial success of his friends and relatives; he will have to choose for himself. This choice is one of the characteristic differences between a democratic system and a dictatorial system. In the latter, unchecked corruption advances the friends and relatives over the country.


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In today's episode, Maria asks, is there anything specific that worries you about the impact of AI for content or marketing, etc? worries me.
Um, there's a few things that are concerns.
First and foremost is intellectual property, a lot of the law around AI doesn't exist yet, when a machine creates content, who owns it? Right now, the precedent that has been set thus far is that if a piece of software generates some sort of output, because you are the operator of the software, it is your intellectual property, right? You open up Microsoft Word, yeah, type of document out, and then you've created this thing, and it is yours.
However, when you use something like the DaVinci model for text generation, or stable diffusion, you are still involved in the process, you were still pushing the Go button, but the machine is doing more of the work.
So then the question becomes, does the model itself, get some credit, in the same way that say, an undergrad student in your lab would get credit for their contributions to an academic paper, we don't have answers to this yet, I suspect we will not have answers to this for at least a little while, because it's not clear.
The machines themselves cannot create content by themselves.
Right? If you turn on stable diffusion, load all the libraries and stuff, it just sits there, it doesn't do anything, right.
It's like a, it's like a blender, you buy a blender, plug it into the wall, you can even put ingredients in it.
But unless a human pushes the button to make the blender go, nothing happens.
The same was true of AI systems, nothing happens about human inputs.
So if I as the human condition, the environment and push the Go button, is the intellectual property mind.
Again, current precedent says that software doesn't necessarily create intellectual property humans do.
And that machine can't own a patent, a machine amp can't own a copyright a human or an entity run by humans, like a corporation can.
Who knows? We don't know the answer to that.
So for now, we operate as though you the human are responsible for that.
So that's one aspect.
The second aspect that is, it doesn't worry me, but it is a concern is that you have this bar of competence, right? The bar of competence is where the machines are versus where you are.
Maybe you're a below average writer.
And for the last four years, machines have been far below average, right? They crank the crank a word salad today, they're below average writers write, in certain circumstances that actually even are why we call them average writers, mediocre writers, which means they're above you now in terms of competence.
And as time goes on, those machine models will keep getting better and better and better.
And so for us, the humans, we have to keep getting better and better and better as well, so that we stay ahead of that bar of competence.
That's getting harder to do for a lot of people.
And so, one of the things we have to take into consideration is, at what point do we become just the conductors of the orchestra? Right? For something like painting? I'm a terrible painter.
My, my first inclination would be to use something like stable diffusion, if I wanted to create some kind of art, because it's better than I am, right? I'm bad at it.
So it's better than me.
So what happens as writing becomes better than me or videography becomes better than me, I have to use these tools.
I have to change how I work to incorporate these tools so that maybe, instead of me doing the painting, I'm writing the prompt that creates the painting and fine tuning it that way.
Again, it's not a worry right now.
It is more something I'm watching very carefully.
How fast is the bar of competency rising with machines? How far is it compared to humans? And are the humans who are going to be impacted? Are they paying attention to it? Are they taking advantage of the time that they have now to level up their skills? So that At they can they can be more effective and not be replaced by machines really good question there's a lot more to unpack in here but really good question thanks for asking if you'd like this video go ahead and hit that subscribe button
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Super Typhoon Haiyan Hits the Philippines
Super typhoon Haiyan, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane on the US Saffir-Simpson scale, struck the central Philippines municipality of Guiuan at the southern tip of the province of Eastern Samar early Friday morning at 20:45 UTC (4:45 am local time) as an extremely powerful super typhoon, perhaps the strongest ever recorded at landfall, with sustained winds estimated at 195 mph (315 kph) by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Previously, Hurricane Camille, which struck the northern Gulf Coast in 1969, held the record with 190 mph sustained winds at landfall. After striking Samar, Haiyan quickly crossed Leyte Gulf and the island of Leyte as it cut through the central Philippines.
TRMM captured this first image of Haiyan just as it was crossing the island of Leyte in the central Philippines. The image was taken at 00:19 UTC (8:19 am local) 8 November 2013 and shows the horizontal distribution of rain intensity within the Haiyan. Rain rates in the center of the swath are from the TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR), and those in the outer swath are from the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI). The rain rates are overlaid on infrared (IR) data from the TRMM Visible Infrared Scanner (VIRS). TRMM shows that Haiyan still has a well-defined eye surrounded by a symmetric area of moderate rain (green annulus with a blue center) with several rain bands wrapping in from the south (green arcs). The symmetric rain area around the eye is a testament to the storm's intensity--the stronger the storm, the more the features are smeared uniformly around the center. At the time of this image, Haiyan's sustained winds were estimated to have dropped slightly to 160 knots (~185 mph) from crossing Leyte.
The second image was taken about 10 hours later at 10:08 UTC (6:08 pm local) when Haiyan was passing south of Mindoro as it was beginning to exit the Philippines. The center is now less organized after having passed over the larger Philippines island of Panay, although a large area of heavy rain (shown in red) is now located just south of the center. At the time of this image, Haiyan's intensity was estimated to be 145 knots (~167 mph), still equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane.
So far, four fatalities have been reported as a result of the storm, but these are preliminary as communication to many areas was knocked out. Haiyan is expected to continue moving in a general westward direction over the next 1 to 2 days before likely striking central Vietnam.
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Atlanta Community Food Bank and Norfolk Southern Celebrate 10 Years of Partnership to Combat Hunger
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More than 2.7 million meals raised over a decade
ATLANTA, GA, September 29, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ — The Atlanta Community Food Bank announced today that it received a $50,000 grant from Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC). The funds will support local efforts to combat food insecurity and assist those in need throughout metro Atlanta and North Georgia. This latest set of grants from Norfolk Southern builds on the company's long-standing commitment of giving to critical community organizations across its network.
"We are incredibly honored to have the support and partnership of Norfolk Southern. Our longstanding relationship that has spanned over a decade has made huge impacts in the fight against hunger," said Kyle Waide, President & CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. "We look forward to strengthening our relationship in the coming years as we remain focused on providing much-needed food assistance for our neighbors struggling to make ends meet."
Over the past 10 years, Norfolk Southern has contributed more than $670,000 to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. These funds equate to more than 2.7 million meals for those who are struggling with hunger.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than 34 million people in the country, including 9 million children, are food insecure. Many households that experience food insecurity do not qualify for federal nutrition programs and visit their local food banks and other food programs for extra support.
"Every community is home to families impacted by food insecurity. Norfolk Southern is furthering its partnership with more than 30 food banks to feed and assist those in need," said Kristin Wong, director of corporate giving at Norfolk Southern.
About Atlanta Community Food Bank
The Atlanta Community Food Bank works to end hunger with the food, people and big ideas needed to ensure our neighbors have the nourishment to lead healthy and productive lives. Far too many people in our own community experience hunger every day, including children, seniors and working families. Through more than 700 nonprofit partners, we help more than 715,00 people get healthy food every year. Our goal is that all hungry people across metro Atlanta and North Georgia will have access to the nutritious meals they need when they need them. It takes the power of our whole community to make that possible. Join us at ACFB.org.
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Hot Hybrid: Greige
Gray and beige converge to create this spring's chicest shade.
Backstage at the Marc Jacobs fall 2010 show, manicurist Elisa Ferri cradled in her hands what appeared to be a batch of stones. In fact, they were five shades of nail polish that maker CND had hand-mixed for Jacobs. "When the girls tried the outfits on, he put the little nail swatches up against their clothes," she said. "There's camel, mushroom, greige…."
It may sound newfangled, but the term "greige" has been used by decorators for years, and now the gray-beige hybrid is exploding in the beauty realm. The color, in its various incarnations and nomenclatures (stone, cement, clay), was ubiquitous on the fall runways: It surfaced on eyes at Thakoon, Rodarte, Michael Kors, Fendi and Giorgio Armani, and on nails at Alexander Wang, Vera Wang and Jason Wu. A version of the shade—Rose Dust—appears on Pantone's ranking of the 10 most popular fashion colors for fall 2010.
Why the sudden greige fever? Priti Nails founder Kim D'Amato, who painted greige on fingernails at Tommy Hilfiger, Carlos Miele and Devi Kroell, thinks it complements a season of clothing that emphasized womanly curves. "With the comeback of the more shapely female, something about [the color] says 'femme fatale,'" D'Amato says.
Of course, applied too liberally, greige can become a little too fatale. When makeup artist James Kaliardos painted the hue all around the eyes and skipped the mascara at Rodarte, his goal was to make the models look like sculpture. "It's a stone face," says Kaliardos. He wasn't kidding—a woman made up like that on the street might seem in need of a blood pressure check.
According to Tim Quinn, director of creative artistry at Giorgio Armani Beauty, "The shade works well in spring because we tend to put more pinks and raspberries on our cheeks and lips. And you have to play up the lash line with liner and mascara to create a separation between the eye and the eyelid when you wear greige." Otherwise, he warns, "you can end up looking like a cadaver."


Unplanned financial downturns can create disorder in any situation, personal or business. When life happens to deal an unfavorable hand, some are left trying to decide which bills hold a higher priority over others. Which is more important? Your electric bill or your car payment? Your HOA dues or your mortgage? Unfortunately, these scenarios are real life scenarios some homeowners are faced with, and the Associations they live in feel the sting of that reality.
AAM has a unique perspective to see the impact from both sides. Based on our experience, we have identified 5 things Boards should consider when escalating the collection process and considering Small Claims collections.
Your community includes some people facing unfortunate situations beyond their control. Even though we may not know these homeowners personally, they should be treated with empathy. Associations want their homeowners to be happy and feel confident that the Association and the management company is looking out for their best interest.
Building and maintaining a relationship with a homeowner that is experiencing financial hardship is an effective method to increase collection opportunity. Our Small Claims department offers homeowners free communication via phone and/or email in order to assist and answer any questions they may have. We work closely with them on payment plans and settlement offers, to let them know that they can get caught up over time.
Small Claims charges a one-time flat fee at the beginning and that's all. All of the work is done in-house and the current assessments are included into payment plans so homeowners do not fall further behind while trying to catch up. There are no recurring fees to cause the owner to feel they will never become current.
Warren Buffet said, "Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." Many Boards are hesitant to send delinquent accounts to Small Claims because of the up-front cost to the Association. Often Boards choose to send accounts directly to attorneys in an effort to avoid up-front costs, but for the homeowner, this may be perceived as unsympathetic to their situation.
It may be a difficult task to sit on the Board of Directors andactively choose to send an account to an attorney, small claims or a collection agency. AAM fully understands the burden that delinquencies put on our communities and Boards. We also know how the additional stress can effect those homeowners in debt. Small Claims has a success rate of 70% on assigned accounts. We work with the homeowner to find a solution to pay off past due fees, while displaying the necessary empathy and acting in the best interest of the Association.
AAM's Small Claims division provides total peace of mind to not only our Board members but also to those who need it most, the homeowners. We are diligent about addressing accounts before they fall too far delinquent, giving homeowners multiple options for payment plans or settlement offers. From the very first late notice all the way to Small Claims, the AAM collections department gets the job done for the Association, while treating our homeowners with dignity and respect. AAM's recommended collection policy meets all state legal requirements and includes a late reminder, demand notice and, if necessary, preparation of a Notice of Lien on the property. Our in-house method of collections is successful because it gives AAM an opportunity to interact directly with our homeowners, allowing them to pay down balances without incurring exorbitant collection costs, which results in a faster recovery for the Association.


Our guest on the podcast this week is Richard Seroter, Senior Director of Product at Pivotal.
We discuss the transition from the popularity of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) starting in the early 2000's to today's microservices. SOAs were API-based which made it easy to pivot into cloud computing. With SOAs we used to think reuse was a goal, but with microservices it has become much easier to replace everything. With microservices you are often trying to decompose as much as possible to increase speed.
We look at Pivotal and how they help large companies get good at software. They do that with agile methods. Pivotal Labs used to help large companies like eBay, Twitter and Google get ramped up on agile development. There is a lot of money going into disruptive technology today and everybody is at risk of losing their place to someone who does software better. It changes the game for these large enterprises who realize that if they can get their software skills competitive, their advantage of history and supply chain comes back to the forefront. The service experience now starts with software. Pivotal is a trusted advisor to come in and help big companies make these changes.
We also explore updates in Cloud Foundry and Pivotal Cloud Foundry. Last week an update added full Windows support under the cover of Cloud Foundry. Pivotal has been working on not only bringing in the Windows ecosystem, but also supporting more types of workloads, container networking for container communication, and persistent storage. Pivotal is checking the boxes from traditional PaaS to a cloud-native platform which runs anywhere and brings more types of workloads in. There are more types of applications because most of these companies need to improve their software capabilities, but do not necessarily need to get good at infrastructure internally. Offering more types of apps and services in more places to help these enterprises improve their software practice is important. These are all ways to make developers more productive while also simplifying the ops burden, which is not easy. Learn more about Cloud Foundry at the Cloud Foundry Summit in June.
Microsoft recently acquired a small startup, Deis. Sometimes acquisitions of smaller companies can be more of a mystery than large ones. Deis powers Kubernetes on Azure, so it looks like this acquisition is most likely a mix of an acqui-hire and a purchase of technology relevant to Microsoft as they improve their Kubernetes capabilities. It seems they are doing everything it takes to get as many interesting workloads on Azure as possible. Large companies like Microsoft, AWS, Google, and IBM can't move fast enough, so getting the technology they need to differentiate themselves will start to happen more and more. It looks like we should expect to see many more acquisitions to come and further consolidation in the industry.
Last, we look at cloud security and whether we need to encrypt everything going forward. Many major websites already encrypt by default, encryption and multi-factor authentication need to be used everywhere. If we do encrypt everything, it adds latency in how information is moved from place to place and it annoys people to have to do extra steps. But we seem to be moving in this direction quickly. On the cloud, there is no performance latency as we move in this direction anymore. By default, we should encrypt everything from now on. Assume every piece of information from now on is going to be hackable.
It is not possible to simply lift-and-shift and assume it will be okay anymore because the legacy apps were designed to sit behind a firewall and all the inter-app communication was secure only behind the wall. Instead we're moving to a model where every component needs to protect itself, encrypt its own data, secure access into it, and authorize the user on the way in. If you're not doing those things it will be hard to pick up a legacy app and run it in the cloud somewhere because the security wasn't built for that. Luckily, cloud services make this process easy and most public clouds have encrypted databases, but companies are not always ready to handle that. As platform builders, if we can simplify this, we will get farther with developers and have less data leaks and bad practices.


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DHA 2020: Ooni Of Ife Receives Imperial Royal Father Of The Year Awards In Abuja
A renowned Nigeria Monarch and one of the most highly recognised and respected King from the Southwest region of Nigeria, His Imperial Royal Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, has received the prestigious Democracy Heroes Awards. He was conferred with the award of the Imperial Royal Father of the Year 2020,at the Democracy Heroes Award, though he was indisposed to attend the grande award occasion which was held on the 14th of October, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
The distinguished award was presented to HRH, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II by the Executive Director of Democracy Heroes Awards, Mr. Ajagbonna Fajag, who congratulated the Ooni of Ife for the well deserved honour. He also appreciated His Imperial Majesty for his support and contributions towards the advancement of democracy in Nigeria.
According to Abuja Press Correspondent, the Ooni of Ife was elated to have been honoured with such reputable and distinguished recognition. Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, however appreciated the Organisers of Democracy Heroes Awards for the nomination and also expressed gratitude to Nigerians for their massive votes which earned him the award.
The Principal Executive Director of Face Of Democracy Organization, the organisers of Democracy Heroes Awards was accompanied by a prince Ishola, the Founder of Prince Ishola Foundation, alongside team members of Democracy Heroes Awards. Democracy Heroes Awards is one of the most recognised, attended and eventful award ceremonies held in Nigeria.
According to reports, the 14th October DHA 2020 witnessed the presence of Executive Ministers, state Governors, Senators, high profile CEOs and other notable Philanthropists, Entrepreneurs and public office holders cutting across all sectors and industries, who were recognised and honoured with several significant awards at the occasion. Some of the award recipients includes Her Excellency, the Wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, Gov. Bello Matawale, Gov. Nasir El Rufai, Dr. Geoffrey Onyema, Gov Nyesome Wike, Mrs Dame Pauline Tallen, Dr. Isa Pantami, Dr. Bello Maigari of NLTF, Abubakar Malami SAN, Sen. Bassy Albert, Sen Sani Uba amongst others.
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Jerry Lee Williams, Sr., the son of the late Pickey Holmes and Rosa Lee Jones Holmes, was born on March 3, 1930 in Branchville. He departed this life on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at his home in Sumter. Trustee Jerry Williams attended public schools in Branchville. He was an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and attended Cross Roads Christian Fellowship Ministries of Sumter. Trustee Williams was a self-employed mechanic for many, many years. He had a deep love of and for his family and friends that he made throughout his journey of his blessed life. Trustee Williams was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Brown Williams; two sons, George Williams and Jerry Williams, Jr.; one daughter, Cora Williams Henderson, and one granddaughter, Ramona N. Wright. He leaves to cherish his memories: four sons, Micheal B. Williams of Yigo, Guam, Isaac (Rhonda) Williams of Orlando, FL, Hammie "Randy" (Varline) Johnson of Sumter, S. C., Vashawne (Del) Leonard of Camden, S. C.; one daughter, Jacqueline Wright of Sumter, S. C; one son-in-law, Ted Henderson of Orangeburg, S. C.; one brother-in-law, William "Duke" Brown of Bamberg, S. C.; one sister-in-law, Hattie B. James of Bamberg, S.C.; his extended children, Jacqueline Kimes and Dennis Davis (Barbara) of Sumter, S. C., William (Mahsa) Kimes of Stone Mountain, GA; nineteen grandchildren; twenty three great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends. In accord with the COVID 19 guidelines, the family is requesting face masks and social distancing be observed by relatives and friends during visitation at the home, 14 West Bartlette Street, Apt #114, Sumter. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p. m., Thursday, December 30, 2021 at First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 South Washington Street, Sumter, with the Rev. George P. Windley, Jr., Pastor, the Rev. James Blassingame, Pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Eulogist. The procession will leave from the home at 12:20 p. m. Burial will be in the Bradford Cemetery, Highway 15 South, Sumter.


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Ducati launch new 2016 models at EICMA
November 17, 2015 by Harket Suchde Leave a Comment
Ducati is one of the foremost names in Italian two-wheeler history, so it figures that they would set off some proverbial fireworks at what the motor show at their home turf in the form of EICMA, and boy, did they deliver. Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati was at hand to take the covers off (literally) the new 2016 line-up, and he spoke his piece before doing just that, saying, "In 2015 Ducati sold over 50,000 bikes: a huge success that was achieved without growth being a goal in itself: it was, rather, the result of our customers being extremely satisfied with our products."
"After a long period of shrinkage, the motorcycle market is now showing promising signs of recovery and this, together with the effects of continuous product innovation and geographical expansion into new markets, has allowed us to increase sales in the first ten months of 2015 by more than 20% with respect to last year. This is an outstanding result, thanks also to the success of the Ducati Scrambler, a brand that won over new fans immediately. The title of the Ducati World Première 2016 was 'More than Red: Black, Wild and Pop'. The message is clear: Ducati is strongly rooted in the sports motorcycle world and is continuing to extend its reach. And that means expansion into new segments: Black like the XDiavel, a true cruiser; Wild like the Multistrada 1200 Enduro, a bike to break down the barriers on any terrain; Pop like the Ducati Scrambler Sixty2, an even lighter Ducati Scrambler with all the appeal of its smaller 400-cc engine."
"In total we have seven new bikes at EICMA 2015. These, together with the Monster 1200 R, already presented at Frankfurt, and a new Ducati Scrambler version developed jointly with Italian Independent to be presented at the end of the year, bring the number of new Ducati bikes for 2016 to nine."
Domenacali has already covered what was launched, so let's dig straight into the deets. First the XDiavel, Ducati's very own power cruiser. The Ducati Testastretta DVT 1,262-cc V-twin engine produces 156 PS and torque figures of 128.5 Nm peaking at 5,000 revs. The bike also comes equipped with 60 different riding configuration options, and is the first Ducati to use belt final drive. The XDiavel also has a very un-cruiser like maximum claimed lean angle of 40° which is impressive, at least on paper.
In terms of tech and safety, the XDiavel has it in spades with the Bosch Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), Ducati Traction Control (DTC), Riding Modes, Bosch Cornering ABS, Cruise Control and the Ducati Power Launch (DPL) system. If that wasn't enough, Ducati have also announced the launch of an even madder XDiavel S version.
Next up is the Multistrada 1200 Enduro, the biggest multi-terrain offering from the Bologna boys till date. Which means, it has to have spoked wheels, and it does, 19" in the front and 17″ in the back. It also features an electronic semi-active Sachs suspension system in the front and the back to add to the off-road fun, and a 30-litre petrol tank to last the distance for the touring fan.
In terms of kit, the Multistrada 1200 Enduro comes equipped with Cornering ABS, Cornering Lights (DCL), DTC, Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC) and the semi-active Ducati Skyhook Suspension (DSS) Evolution system, with 200 mm of wheel travel, all standard. Those cumbersome uphill starts have also been addressed by Ducati with the inclusion of Vehicle Hold Control. And, of course, you can't have an Enduro bike without a wide bouquet of dedicated accessories, and the Multistrada 1200 has that, with the aluminium luggage set clearly on show at the launch.
The other big announcement from EICMA, and one that will probably excite Indian fans the most, is the Scrambler Sixty2, the 400-cc avatar of the Scrambler Ducati. Called 'Sixty2' in homage to the original Scrambler that the Italians launched right in the middle of McQueen-mania in 1962, changes from the full-sized Scrambler includes a new 160/60-17″ rear tyre to aid handling, which is also supported by the standard-fitment ABS. The Scrambler Sixty2 will of course, also have the same customisation capabilities and options as its bigger brother, and hopefully will be as much of a blast to ride as well.
Motor sport stars repping Ducati were glimmering on stage too, as both Ducati MotoGP factory riders in Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone each rode versions of the new Hypermotard 939 onto the stage.
Davide Giugliano, Ducati WSBK factory rider brought in the new 959 Panigale, and legendary racer Troy Bayliss was also at hand to show off the Flat Track Pro version of the Ducati Scrambler.
That's all for now, we'll keep you updated as more details continue to emerge, so watch this space.
Senior Correspondent at Bike India Magazine
A travel-junkie who loves rock-n-roll and football, and spends endless hours playing video games in his free time
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Cable Program Highlights Drug Abuse and Awareness, Cadet Program, and Unsolved Homicide
Oct 16, 2019 9:00:00 AM EDT
The next edition of On the Beat, the Baltimore County Police Department's cable TV program, runs through November. This edition covers the following segments.
Drug Abuse and Awareness – Captain Matthew Gorman, commander of the Vice and Narcotics Section, talks about drug abuse in our community, and how to identify drugs and paraphernalia. The County Administration, Police and Health departments are working together to combat this crisis.
Cadet Program – Lieutenant Michael Steinebrunner and current cadets provide an overview of the cadet program, their daily assignments, and instructions on how to apply to become a police officer or cadet.
Unsolved Homicide: Artis Holt, Jr. – The public's help is needed in solving the murder of a young father and former college athlete, 27-year-old Artis Holt, Jr. He was fatally shot walking across a parking lot in the 8000 block of Liberty Road in the Windsor Mill area on February 21, 2019.
These segments are available online, if you would like to watch it on your own computer, on your own schedule.
On the Beat also airs every day on Cable Channel 25, only in Baltimore County. The times are:
Keywords: abuse, artis holt, awareness, cable, cadet, drug, highlights, matthew gorman, michael steinebrunner, opioid, program, recruitment, unsolved murder
Cable Program Highlights Police Recruitment and Burglary Prevention During the Warmer Months
Mar 05, 2018 3:25:00 PM EST
The next edition of Police Report, the Baltimore County Police Department's cable TV program, runs through April.
The opening segment focuses on the department's recruitment efforts. Officer Shelley Knox and Officer John Mitchell, of the Recruitment Unit, talk about career opportunities to become a Baltimore County police officer or cadet.
The second segment provides burglary prevention tips for the warmer months. Officer Carey Kus, of the Youth and Community Services Section, shares valuable crime prevention tips to protect you, your home and belongings.
The program airs five days a week on Cable Channel 25, only in Baltimore County. The times are:
Police Report is available online, if you would like to watch it on your own computer, on your own schedule.
Keywords: burglary, cable, cadet, channel 25, comcast, crime prevention, john mitchell, officer, program, recruitment, shelley knox, summer, warm months
Looking for a Career in Law Enforcement? Come to the Career Fair
Dec 19, 2017 12:48:00 PM EST
On Saturday, February 3, representatives from the Baltimore County Police Department will be on hand at the Bykota Senior Center, 611 Central Avenue, Towson, 21204, to answer questions about beginning a career in law enforcement, specifically, the Baltimore County Police Department.
The Career Fair is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon. Officers from patrol and detectives from a number of units will be there to guide you through the many careers available at the Police Department. There will be one-on-one opportunities to speak to representatives and detectives from the Criminal Investigations Bureau, Recruitment Team, Community Outreach, K-9, Tactical/SWAT, Mobile Crisis, Forensics, other units and sections.
We are looking for dedicated people to join the ranks of Cadets (ages 18-21) and Explorers (ages 14-21) to eventually become Baltimore County Police Officers.
Join us to speak with a recruiter and ask questions.
For more information, contact Recruitment at 410-887-5542 or reach us via e-mail at recruiter@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Keywords: cadet, career fair, explorer, law enforcement, police officers


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State opens applications for pheasant hunting online
Chronicle Media — August 4, 2018
Controlled pheasant hunting opportunities will be available at 18 Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) sites during the 2018-19 hunting season. Dates and permit reservation information are now available online.
Sixteen of the sites are operated by the IDNR, while two other sites continue to be operated in a public/private partnership arrangement between the IDNR and concessionaire T. Miller, Inc.
"Controlled pheasant hunting provides an upland game hunting experience for thousands of hunters in Illinois each year, and it is a great chance for young hunters to have success while hunting," said IDNR Director Wayne Rosenthal. "Now is the time for hunters to start planning for the upcoming season."
The online permit reservation system for IDNR-operated sites opens on Monday, Aug. 6, and permit information, season dates, and other information are now available.
Detailed information and permit reservations are available now for the two sites managed by T. Miller, Inc. Hunters should always review the application instructions and season information accessible online prior to applying.
On IDNR-operated sites, the daily fee for permits acquired online for controlled pheasant hunting is $30 for resident hunters and $35 for nonresident hunters. The daily permit fee applies to each hunter.
Hunters are required to pay for permits acquired online in advance.
Online permit reservations for the first lottery period on IDNR-operated sites will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 6 until 1 p.m. on Aug. 13. Two additional one-week drawing periods are scheduled thereafter.
The public/private partnership controlled pheasant hunting areas are Chain O'Lakes State Park in Lake County and Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area in Kendall County. Information about controlled pheasant hunting at these sites is available on the concessionaire's website at www.tmillerinc.com or via a link on the IDNR website at www.dnr.illinois.gov.
Of the 16 sites operated by the IDNR, six provide only the Illinois Youth Pheasant Hunt opportunity for young hunters between the ages of 10-17.
Those six sites are the Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area in Tazewell County, Clinton Lake State Recreation Area in DeWitt County, Edward Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area in Logan County, Pere Marquette State Park in Jersey County, Sangchris Lake State Park in Christian and Sangamon Counties, and the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Randolph County.
Nine sites provide lengthy hunting seasons for hunters, as well as additional special hunting days for young hunters under the age of 18.
Those nine sites are Johnson Sauk Trail State Recreation Area in Henry County, the Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area in Will County, Kankakee River State Park in Kankakee County, the Iroquois County State Wildlife Area, Moraine View State Recreation Area in McLean County, Sand Ridge State Forest in Mason County, Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area in Cass County, Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area in Clinton County, and Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area in Jefferson and Franklin Counties.
The Green River State Wildlife Area in Lee County provides 15 days of controlled pheasant hunting during a season that extends from early November until just before Christmas.
At Des Plaines, Moraine View and Eldon Hazlet, hunting opportunities are available for hunters with disabilities, where special vehicles are provided to assist with the hunt.
Hunters should always review the application instructions and season information on the controlled pheasant hunting website prior to applying.
To navigate to the controlled pheasant hunting website once the IDNR website www.dnr.illinois.gov has been accessed, hunters should follow these directions:
Click on the "Hunt/Trap" button on the toolbar
• Then click on "Upland Game"
• Then click on "Controlled Pheasant Hunting Permits, Hunting Areas, Regs, etc."
IDNR-operated controlled pheasant hunting sites will continue to have a portion of their hunter quota allocated to standby hunters. Standby hunters acquire permits and pay permit fees at the site hunter check station on the day of the hunt.
Standby permits are also available for the Illinois Youth Pheasant Hunt if the site hunter quota is not filled by young hunters with reserved permits prior to the hunt date.
However, to ensure enough pheasants are released each hunting day, all hunters are strongly encouraged to access IDNR-operated controlled pheasant hunting sites by using the online permit reservation system.
For complete details, check the controlled pheasant hunting website at www.dnr.illinois.gov or the T. Miller, Inc. website at www.tmillerinc.com.
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