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Legal experts say proposed Canadian privacy law may face 'a lot of push-back' from business
The federal government's proposed new privacy legislation is a welcome improvement over the existing law, most legal experts agreed Tuesday during an online panel discussion.
However, a number of them also predict what is known as Bill C-11 (the proposed Consumer Privacy Protection Act, or CPPA) will face a rough time in a minority Parliament from businesses on two sections.
"I think there will be a lot of push-back," said Teresa Scassa, University of Ottawa law professor and Canada Research Chair in information law and policy.
Michael Geist, another law professor at the university and Canada Research Chair in internet and e-commerce law, and privacy lawyer Alex Cameron of the Fasken law firm, weren't optimistic C-11 will pass at all. The panel of nine was hosted by the University of Ottawa's Centre for Law, Technology and Society.
If passed, the CPPA would replace and overhaul the existing Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), giving more power to individuals over the personal data collected by firms that come under the federal legislation. It would also give the privacy commissioner the power to recommend multi-million dollar fines to a Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal, which has the final say.
If the commissioner or the tribunal agrees a firm has violated an individual's privacy rights that person would also have the right to sue the firm for damages.
Scassa is critical the CPPA doesn't specifically list the right to privacy as a human right.
'Reasonable person'
More importantly, Scassa says sections 12 and 13 of the proposed legislation are attracting a lot of heat from businesses. Section 12 says affected firms may collect, use or disclose personal information, "only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances."
Among the criteria a firm must consider are the sensitivity of the personal information; whether the purposes represent legitimate business needs of the organization; the effectiveness of the collection, use or disclosure in meeting the organization's legitimate business needs; whether there are less intrusive means of achieving those purposes at a comparable cost and with comparable benefits; and whether the individual's loss of privacy is proportionate to the benefits in light of any measures, technical or otherwise, implemented by the organization to mitigate the impacts of the loss of privacy on the individual.
It also says firms must determine at or before the time of the collection of any personal information each of the purposes for which the information is to be collected, used or disclosed — and must record those purposes.
Section 13 says a firm can only collect the personal information that is necessary for those purposes.
"I think this is going to be a hot button issue for the industry," she said. "I think there will be a lot of push-back against sections 12 and 13 because they expose businesses to a higher level of scrutiny for their information [collection] practices."
Tribunal questions
Geist predicted a "rough road" for the proposed law, with lots of complaints about sections — which, he suggested, could also mean a law that pleases no one has good compromises.
He also sees problems with the proposed tribunal only requiring one member to have expertise in privacy law. Better, he says, at least have the tribunal chair to be a former judge and the vice-chair be a former provincial privacy commissioner.
The goal, he says, should be a panel that has expertise in privacy law so appeal courts may defer to the tribunal's decisions. Paul Daly, University of Ottawa research chair in administrative law, says C-11 should specify that the majority of the tribunal members must have privacy law expertise.
Geist also worries too many provisions are left to be finalized by government-issued regulations.
'A wonderful bill'
McGill University law professor Ignacio Cofone called C-11 "overall a wonderful bill … an enormous improvement over PIPEDA." But while it gives individuals the right to sue firms for privacy breaches, they only get that right if the privacy commissioner or the tribunal rules their rights were breached. The commissioner won't investigate all alleged breaches, he pointed out. Meanwhile, firms not only face the possibility of being sued, but they also face potentially huge fines from the tribunal.
He suggested Ottawa follow California's privacy legislation, which gives companies a short amount of time to address alleged privacy violations before an individual can sue. (The right to launch class actions would remain.) Alternatively, CPPA could limit the amount of damages so individual claims would have to be heard in small claims courts.
By contrast, Cameron says the business community is not "jumping for joy" over the CPPA, although the law could have been worse.
But he worries that in considering fines the tribunal has to take into consideration a firm's size, revenue ability to pay. Does that mean a firm will have to open its books to the regulator? It also isn't clear if the tribunal has to hear the privacy commissioner's recommendation of a fine. Cameron says it's unclear if a firm can just agree to pay the fine without an extra hearing.
Tighten wording
Eloise Gratton of the Borden Ladner Gervais law firm noted with approval that under Section 18 a firm or an organization can collect or use an individual's personal information without their knowledge or consent under certain circumstances as long as it's, "not for the purpose of influencing the individual's behaviour or decisions." That wording may have to be looked at, she stated.
Similarly, the wording of a section allowing firms to use de-identified personal data may have to be clarified, she added.
Finally, Gratton wondered if the private right to sue should be allowed, given that the tribunal can levy large fines. The controversial anti-spam law known as CASL includes the same private right to sue, she remarked — one that Ottawa has suspended because of trouble interpreting certain sections. Gratton suggested that Ottawa should consider suspending the same section in the CPPA for a few years to evaluate whether it's really needed.
Adam Kardash of the Osler Hoskin & Harcourt law firm wondered why the CPPA continues PIPEDA's reliance on firms getting clear user consent to use their personal information. The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) says consent is only one factor that can be considered. Privacy experts say that in today's complex environment getting people to understand consent provisions isn't easy, he argued. There should be more debate on this, he says.
Look to California
Emily Laidlaw, an associate law professor at the University of Calgary and Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law, argued California's privacy act deals better with some things, including giving individuals the right to refuse the sale of their data to third parties. She also says the proposed CPPA doesn't offer much guidance to firms on what they should disclose to users if they send data outside Canada for processing.
She is also unsatisfied the law says firms don't need to get express consent from persons to use their data where it would be impractical. This covers areas where there is no direct relationship between a firm and an individual. But, Laidlaw says, that may be a loophole for data brokers.
While some of the panellists aren't sure if the legislation will pass, Scassa noted, "something has to happen. PIPEDA is in need of reform."
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FASHION GETS PHYSICAL: Sportswear's Reign over SS09
Fashion's mood relaxed as designers welcomed the new season with day-to-night and classic sportswear-inspired creations. Whether purposely becoming more relevant, or just more saleable, the pragmatism of many Spring/Summer collections pointed at wearability as a defining trend, writes Indigo Clarke.
In line with the volatile economic climate, this season's collections seemed to follow, perhaps loosely, the modernist dictum that form follows function. As though gauging that on some level all of us, whether we have been personally affected or not, are reacting to the crisis, many designers approached Spring/Summer with designs that flaunted practicality over superficial aesthetics.
A return to classic tailoring and timeless basics swept through numerous New York collections, while London – usually relied upon to push new and outrageous ideas each season – toned it down a notch with clothing that could have stepped right off the catwalk and out onto the street without a second glance.
In difficult financial times, fashion often responds to the prevailing mood with sober cuts and colours – it's been widely noted that fashion follows the stock-market and economic trends. In times of prosperity when the stock market is up, so are the hemlines. Miniskirts were huge during the 60s, thanks to Mary Quant and a booming economy, but with the downturn in the 70s, hemlines dropped and floor-sweeping maxi-dresses took over. While super-short skirts still abounded this season, (Peter Jensen had one so ridiculously and brilliantly short it barely concealed the models knickers), and mini-dresses were rampant in collections from Sinha Stanic's wearable silk confections and Eley Kishimoto's playground love A-lines to Richard Nicoll's sumptuous block colour shifts – the summer collections notably featured 70s style flowing floor-length dresses and jumpsuits, best exemplified by Rodarte's glowing dip-dyed chiffon gowns.
Hemline ups and downs aside, sportswear came out on top this season. When you're not sure what you should be buying – and let's face it, boutique and department store buyers don't even know what to buy at the moment – it seems a pretty good time to stock up on wardrobe mainstays. While professional buyers do their best to buy clothing that will sell (especially since the Autumn/Winter 'toxic stock' has reportedly moved very slowly, urging early sales), consumers are doing their best to buy things that they will actually wear. It makes sense then, that timeless casualwear – following in the footsteps of American sportswear greats Ralph Lauren, Perry Ellis and Calvin Klein, infused the collections of young American, not to mention London designers.
Reinterpreting comfortable classics was the name of the game for recent Vogue/Council of Fashion Designers of America Award recipient Alexander Wang, who injected his seemingly effortless designs with a trademark hard-edge glamour. "I'm not out here to reinvent the wheel, I just aim to create wearable, accessible and luxurious clothing that girls dream about and love to wear," explains Wang of his overall aesthetic. "This season I wanted to work with colours, to have a collection that was vibrant and sexy with glitz and bling, conceived in a sporty, athletic and casual way." Wang's vibrant collection, in a palette inspired by Miami architecture and swim culture, featured reworked basics including blazers, shorts and Swarovski crystal-encrusted sweatpants – just the thing for when you can't think what to wear. "Using crystals, I took many of the pieces out of a purely casual context and gave them a sense of luxury and sophistication," says Wang, "while still being totally wearable on a day-to-day basis."
Newcomer Lyn Devon, who launched her eponymous womenswear label in 2005, presented her accessible SS09 collection in New York during fashion week to a responsive crowd. While 'wow' pieces, in the vein of London's inspired innovators Christopher Kane, Louise Goldin and Gareth Pugh (who maintained their unique, future visions this season) weren't the go, it was because Devon was more interested in creating lasting favourites than instant hype. "The starting point for the collection was to recreate iconic American sportswear pieces – to bring to life classics that myself and the women around me actually wear in a fresh, sophisticated and fuss-free manner," Devon explains. "I have a very tailored aesthetic, while I may be designing womenswear I follow the principles of traditional men's tailoring in the vein of cool American summer sportswear." Showing his debut collection the same day, emerging designer Julian Louie, impressively endowed with an architecture degree (and whose ideas-lead designs saw him selected by Francisco Costa, Creative Director for Calvin Klein Women's Collection, to be his protégé for the Italian Vogue "Protégé Project") even found himself tempted away from the conceptual. Delivering an equally cerebral and wearable collection, Louie referenced,"The tension between opposing elements; sportswear detailing with couture fabrics, plastic zippers with crystal beading, neutral tones with shots of saturated color," he explains. "I saw this Spring/Summer collection as 'baroque athleticism' – a meeting of the dual themes."
The sportswear fever also surprisingly took hold in London, where label Ashish, renowned for fabulously over the top sequined, beaded and appliquéd extravaganzas (favoured by Madonna, M.I.A, VV Brown and recently Beyonce), looked to easy cuts and sihouettes – still iridescent with sequins of course. "It just feels wrong to be wearing couture at a time when so many people are losing jobs," the label's designer, Ashish Gupta, says. His Spring/Summer collection featuring dice, lucky charms and playing card motifs throughout, "Was responding to these uncertain times. We have a huge recession looming and a never-ending 'war on terrorism' – people are wondering what's going to happen. I feel that fashion absolutely should be relevant and respond to current issues." Following his London Fashion Week show, Vogue.com noted that every piece in the collection "is sure to be a sell-out hit", a sentiment well-received by Gupta. "To me, that's a real compliment because that is actually what fashion is all about – making clothing people will wear and feel confident buying," says Gupta. "An evening gown should feel as comfortable as a t-shirt – that's the basis for the evening wear I created this season, which had overtones of American sportswear. We live in a jeans and t-shirt culture, so for me it's quite natural to involve casual design elements – like oversized t-shirts and sweats conceived in contrasting fabrics with luxury detailing."
With key sportswear pieces coming out in force in both New York and London's ready-to-wear collections, investment dressing du jour has seemingly been made easy. The bleak economic climate is a good excuse to start buying a lot less (and help abate the environmentally destructive fast-fashion culture), but spend more on high quality, classic and endlessly wearable designs that won't age – well, not as quickly as that pseudo-ironic early 90s revival ephemera that's somehow still surfacing on the catwalk (Though boob-tubes and bicycle pants in retrospect were quite genius… what on earth was going on with the stock-market to lead the general fashion-fearing public to sexy fluoro lycra?). Really, it all comes down to what you consider must-have basics – for most of us, it's not what to choose, but what not to choose that's the problem.

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For over two decades, VideoMagic Productions has pioneered the evolution of wedding cinema in Metro-Detroit and around the country. Our cutting-edge creativity, style and passion for detail have earned us countless awards through the years. As film makers, we produce wedding movies which not only entertain, but tell your love story in a unique, cinematic fashion. VMP is also a destination studio, which means we will travel anywhere in the world for your big day. We've been judged by the best, now it's your turn to experience the difference!
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Anyone is capable of filming video, but the quality of that video depends on filming techniques and the resources and skills available. SteadiCam is a camera mount that enables someone to capture extraordinary footage. Through the use of SteadiCam, Point in Time Studios ensures that the cameras are steady while filming exhilarating, but crisp footage from different angles. By providing stability, this camera mount allows for smooth and sharp film to be captured while running around a set, up and down stairs, or even moving alongside a car.
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With a proven track record, our video production service is a cut above the rest. We regularly work on TV commercials, corporate video and web video production for mobile, social and cross-channel campaigns. We're more than well equipped, with 8 separate studios in Australia alone and dedicated experts in every area of video production. From set styling to cinematography, from VFX design to 3D modelling – our video production experts and technical specialists not only come up with brilliant ideas, but also deliver brilliant executions.
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No matter how simple or complex your video is, production is unique to each medium. Here at Stacked Studios, we create videos that are tactical tools for you and your business – large or small. Capturing an audience through creativity is an art that requires passionate artists. There may have been a time that you have wished you had captured an event that was worth sharing. Using intricate cinematic style filming and unique editing techniques, Stacked Studios captures these events in such a way that will make them last a lifetime.
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Way West Media provides local video production and SEO services, with offices serving Los Angeles, Orange County and all of Southern California. As one of the top video production companies in Los Angeles, our creative abilities meet the demanding needs of national brands and local businesses alike. In the cutting edge Internet marketing industry, we've earned the reputation of being a Los Angeles SEO company you can trust and partner with for years to come. Our ultimate goal is increasing business and sales for our clients.
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Corbin Visual is a Toronto based Video Production Company that thrives on producing leading edge creative, with cutting edge technology. While we deliver outstanding video, our clients end up with so much more than a 'pretty face'. Corbin Visual gets to the core of the video's intent, keeping business objectives at the forefront to make sure that the finished product looks incredible, gets remembered, and produces results. We invite you to look through the Corbin Visual lens to keep you not only relevant, but top of mind.
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Find out answers to some of the most pressing questions in the mind of all webmasters, like How do you know if your site has just been crawled? or What do you do to keep your site regularly crawled or How to force search engines to crawl your website more often?
Imagine a situation where you do not need to fret in the morning worrying about how your articles fared among the visitors, the search engines treat your website with respect and honor. Wonder how it would feel like. Now imagine another aggressive situation where all the search engines are in your pocket and because of it, the visitors worship your website.
The only way this is going to happen is when your learn how the search engines function. For example, when you know how your car functions, you can always modify it to run faster. SO when you understand how the search engines function you can always modify your site to function better and give better returns.
How do you know if your site has just been crawled?
There are certain indications to remind you that your site has just been crawled. But the most definitive indication is a sharp increase in the visitor statistics as shown in the graph(from an actual blog). Though your case might not be as aggressive as given here, but you get the point. You must find out this particular peak in your case and find out the frequency. Now time your articles accordingly to get maximum viewership. To change the frequency of crawling, you must have to change the frequency of posting on your blog or the frequency of updation of your website. A previous article explains pretty clearly how you can create a perfect schedule for your blog posts and in a week and also when should you post/update in a day to get the maximum visitors.
What do you do to keep your site crawled regularly?
The only answer to this question is by updating your website regularly. Post more frequently and you'll get your site crawled frequently. But you must remember, as omnipresent and omnipotent Google appears to be, Not all pages appear in a Google search results. To phrase it properly, not all pages are indexed in Google's records. The reasons vary much but you can appeal against Google's decision by submitting it manually through your Google webmaster account. The only limitation is that you can submit only 500 links through your webmaster account. The above was to have your webpage crawled, but what should you do to save your webpage from being crawled? The answer is a robots.txt file. Since the Google-bots are automated, a robots.txt file is checked first before a bot enters the site for the crawling process. So through a directive in your file you can prevent the Google-bots from entering in the particular webpage thus avoiding any crawl process.
How to force Google to crawl your website more frequently?
One of the ways is with the use of internal and external links. Those are also to be used in two different methods, by harboring links or by hosted links on external websites. Internal links on your websites will provide incentives to search engines to crawl the website more frequently so as to index more links. However for the case of frequency of crawling, more preferable than internal links are external links. Google values external links because it considers it (External links) as a source of new links increasing the overall directory strength of the web giant. It also considers external links as another method of value addition to the hyperlinks.
Another higher priority method is by hosting your link on some other website. When a link of your website is found on another website Google values it as a recommendation for your website to be crawled further. Your link status can be very well found out using your Google websmaster tools. Some web experts claim that your website server must also be fast. For those of you who have hosted their own website on your own hardware, it is better to upgrade and render your site fast enough.
Another method is sitemaps, A Site-Map is basically a way of telling the search engines how you want your website to be crawled. Personally, I've had some bitter experiences with site maps and my views are shared with several others. I would not recommend using site-maps even though it can be called as a possible solution to the web crawl scenario.
Last but not the least, the only sure-shot way of ensuring frequent visits by Google is by frequent updation of your content.


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Exhibition: New Art West Midlands x Coventry Biennial
Artist Spotlight: Ewan Johnston
Ewan Johnston, Prehistoric Hangover, 2019
Wolverhampton-based Ewan Johnston's work is rooted in his life and the lives of people around him, while taking influence from historic narratives and myths. Ewan is concerned about what it means to be a young adult living today in a small city in England and describes his practice as political with a medium 'p'. Working through painting, Ewan's practice is focussed on colour, survival, joy, fear, humour and pain. He describes his practice as his purpose, his refuge and the way he is most comfortable expressing himself.
Ewan shows a selection of his acrylic paintings on canvas at The Row, a former NHS facility. His work Prehistoric Hangover (2019) is shown in one of the bathrooms open to Coventry Biennial visitors – a playful intervention that challenges and provokes.
Ewan is a graduate of Birmingham City University. New Art West Midlands x Coventry Biennial and Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art continue until 24 November 2019.
Artist Spotlight: Tayyibah Mota
Our second artist spotlight is on the work of Tayyibah Mota, currently showing at The Row as part of New Art West Midlands x Coventry Biennial.
New Art West Midlands x Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art
We are delighted to launch the open call for New Art West Midlands 2019 in partnership with Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art, Herbert Art Gallery and International Curators Forum (ICF).
The Row – Axisweb Vacant Space, Coventry
The Row is a former NHS building located in the centre of Coventry. The space is currently being used by Coventry Artspace, a charity supporting the development of artists and the visual arts in Coventry. Most recently it was a venue for Coventry Biennial 2019.
In their film, Axisweb talk to Mindy Chillery, Executive Director of Coventry Artspace; Ryan Hughes, Founder and Artistic Director of Coventry Biennial and Mousethings (artists Adelaida Antúnez Egurbide and Alfie Gibbs) who were the recipients of the Axisweb commission to show work at the Coventry Biennial.
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The patterns collected in this book are designed by over 40 global talented designers inspired by the nature world, geometric shapes, abstract shapes, and other resources. Five of the professionals are also invited to share their design philosophies and processes.
Whether they are vivid blooms or dazzling triangles, blended with a clean Scandinavian touch or unfussy Japanese aesthetics, the selected projects will by all means give the readers endless enjoyment and inspirations.


I got in trouble for the Estrella blog.
Mom says I'm not allowed to blog anymore without she sees it before I post. I don't think that's fair.
What ever happened to laws against censorship?
Mom says I'm not allowed to talk about Trump and the wall anymore. She says Estrella's a citizen, legal. Maybe so. But, she still doesn't have to tear up my bed every time she comes.
And, another thing. I don't remember seeing any citizenship papers on all those dogs out there. I think we ought to deport all of them. They are murderers and rapists for sure. One of them attacked and killed my step-brother. They're barbarians.
Down with dogs. Cats Rule. Burmie, burmie, burmie.


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O túmulo do rei Tongmyŏng () é um mausoléu situado próximo a Ryongsan-ri, Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk, em Pionguiangue, na Coreia do Norte. Um dos túmulos é o túmulo real de Dongmyeong (58–19 a.C.), o fundador do antigo reino de Goguryeo, que ficava mais a norte dos Três Reinos da Coreia. No total, existem sessenta e três túmulos individuais do período. A área circundante de Tongmyong contém quinze túmulos conhecidos que podem ter pertencido a vários senhores vassalos. O túmulo foi declarado Património Mundial, como parte do Complexo de Túmulos Koguryo pela Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura em 2004, sob os critérios (I), (II), (III) e (IV), cobrindo uma área de 233 hectares (580 acres), com uma zona-tampão de  hectares ( acres). Uma característica única deste e de outros túmulos existentes no local são as pinturas de parede que retratam o florescimento de lótus daquele período, indicando o budismo praticado na Coreia (277 a.C. a 668 d.C.).

História
O local sagrado foi construído quando o rei Jangsu transferiu sua capital da Fortaleza do Monte Hwando para Pionguiangue em 427 d.C.. O túmulo real do rei Tongmyong é um dos sessenta e três túmulos que existem nas cinco zonas da Coreia do Norte. A construção de todos esses túmulos data dos séculos V e VI. A sua história remonta ao reino de Koguryo, que existiu entre 277 a.C. a 668 d.C., inicialmente em Huanren, Liaoningue, na China. Foi então transferido para o castelo Kungnae em 3 d.C. em Ji'an, Jilin, da China e posteriormente transferido para o monte Taesong, em Pionguiangue, em 427 d.C. na Coreia. A sua localização final encontra-se atualmente no castelo de Jangan, no centro da cidade de Pionguiangue. Kogyuro tinha cinco tribos antigas, cada uma com sua própria sepultura ancestral, e observavam os ritos celebrados durante o décimo mês de cada ano, realizando a tongmyong ("petição para o leste"), que é a adoração de uma divindade celestial chamada Susin. A caverna de Kiringul está situada a 200 metros do templo de Yongmyong na colina de Moran, na cidade de Pionguiangue. É uma rocha retangular esculpida com a inscrição "Covil do Unicórnio". Com base na descoberta do covil do unicórnio do rei, os arqueólogos do Instituto de História da Academia de Ciências Sociais da República Popular Democrática da Coreia, inferiram que Pionguiangue era a capital da antiga Coreia e concomitantemente do reino de Koguryo. Em 1697, durante a era de Sukjong de Joseon, o rei endossou uma proposta para reparar anualmente o túmulo do rei Tongmyong.

Esta e outras sepulturas passaram a ser noticiadas somente após o ano de 1905, quando a Coreia foi ocupada pelos japoneses. Os especialistas japoneses foram fundamentais na realização de investigações científicas e na documentação dos túmulos entre 1911 a 1940. Os túmulos originais foram saqueados por caçadores de tumbas e foram encontrados por arqueólogos japoneses durante as escavações realizadas em 1941. Após as escavações, foram reformados por motivos políticos.

O reconhecimento da UNESCO em 2004 para os túmulos foi concedido sob os critérios: critério I pela elegância artística das pinturas de parede; critério II pois trouxe à tona a prática do sepultamento de Koguryo, que teve influência em outras culturas na região, incluindo o Japão; critério III já que as pinturas nas paredes representam a história, as crenças religiosas e os costumes do povo; e o critério IV por fornecer uma tipologia de sepultamento.

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PDP Crisis: 'We Will See' – Ayu, Atiku's Allies Threaten Wike, Ortom, Makinde, Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi
The political ambition and party membership of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and other governors have been threatened by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders from different states ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Naija News reports that Wike and four other Governors including, Samuel Ortom, Seyi Makinde, Okezie Ikpeazu, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Benue, Oyo, Abia, and Enugu State respectively, have ditched strategic gatherings aimed at ensuring PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar's victory in the coming elections. The party's aggrieved governors have maintained their stand that PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu must resign his position before they can fully back Atiku's presidency. Their requests, among other issues, have caused cracks in the party and are holding back the progress of the nation's main opposition party which seek to unseat the incumbent leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, in contrast to the decision of pro-Wike governors, many PDP stalwarts in their respective states are mobilizing for Atiku and have individually threatened the said aggrieved governors who have remained adamant in their participation ahead of the 2023 polls. Findings by Vanguard revealed that the party faithful, whose positions are not going down well with their governors, have started setting up pro-Atiku structures to counter the state leaders and support the candidacy of Atiku from state to local levels. The structures, according to the party stalwarts, would be used in campaigning for the former Vice President and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Some of the party chieftains who expressed their stands with Atiku berated the state governors for choosing to sabotage political processes in the PDP aimed at returning the party to power come 2023. They told the news platform that they are already putting together Presidential Election Campaign Councils in their respective states regardless of the position of their governors who have vowed not to campaign for Atiku.
Benue State PDP Stand
An interaction between journalists and PDP stakeholders in Benue State shows that, unlike Governor Ortom, most party members are not opposed to Atiku/Okowa's ticket. It was observed that party stalwarts at all levels have been going about galvanizing support for candidates ahead of the 2023 general elections. It was though observed that nothing seems to be happening on the side of the government to suggest that it is backing the candidature of Atiku. The PDP government and the party secretariat are said to be silent on any form of campaign for Atiku. The development clearly indicates that though Benue PDP is going about its activities to seek the mandate of the people for all other elective positions, that of the President is left unattended until the leader of the party, Ortom, gives the go-ahead. Regardless of that, some PDP support groups are mobilizing for Atiku in the state. Atiku Grassroots Movement, AGM, is one of them. During an interactive session with Vanguard Sunday, the AGM, convened by a former Chairman of Benue Internal Revenue Service, BIRS, Terzungwe Atser, revealed it has set up the state office where their activities are being coordinated. The Convener of the movement has been able to gather some other important personalities including former Local Government Council chairmen and former political appointees as well as several others to drum up support for the candidature of Atiku. The group assured that it is making efforts to have its presence felt in all parts of the state with the recent inauguration of local government wings. It urged its members to swiftly move into the hinterland and canvass support for the Atiku presidency. Speaking to journalists on efforts to galvanize support for the PDP presidential candidate, Atser said:" So far, we are in the process of setting up the structures statewide. "We have put up the structures at the state levels, local government levels and zonal levels. "Last Monday, we held a meeting and charged the local government officials to set up structures at the sub-ward levels. "We plan that in a week we will be going around to inaugurate the structures at the local government and ward levels. "We have no hitches whatsoever. We have set up an office in Makurdi already. Individually some people are setting up offices in their local government areas. We are sponsoring our activities. "But just like any other support group, we are expecting assistance and support from the national secretariat. "I am a card-carrying member of the PDP, so I have to support my party. I am convinced that among the candidates vying for the position of president of this country, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is the best candidate and has a better idea of repositioning Nigeria.'' On their part, Ayu's kinsmen under the aegis of Jemgbagh Development Association, have threatened political consequences against Governor Ortom should he continue aligning with those seeking to force him to resign. The threat was contained in the text of a press conference read by the President of the association, Terver Felix Abor. Abor accused the governor of pursuing a deliberate attempt to undermine the people of Jemgbagh namely: "The honourable Minister (of Special Duties), Dr. George Akume, the former Senate President, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, and Senator Orker Jev." "We are disheartened that the governor who wants to be a senator for Zone B of Benue State comprising Jemgbagh and MINDA will involve himself among those destroying a Jamgbagh son, Ayu," he added.
South-West PDP
In the South-West, PDP stakeholders from Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Ogun and Ekiti State reportedly pledged to collectively support and work towards the victory of Atiku and Okowa in the 2023 presidential poll. The assurance, Naija News understands was given by the Publicity Secretaries of the opposition party in the various states. However, some party members, who pleaded anonymity, said they might be forced to vote for any presidential candidate outside their choice. "Oyo is a peculiar state and we have to be careful not to lose to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in this state", a chieftain from Oyo who spoke anonymously to Sunday Vanguard, said. He added: "We can't lose this state because of Governor Wike. As much as we love our governor, we can't abandon our presidential candidate. It might affect the party's chances in other elective positions".
PDP In Enugu
In Enugu State, it was observed that party stakeholders in the state are supportive of their presidential candidate, in contrast with their governor's stand. Some who spoke anonymously told journalists that Governor Ugwuanyi's alignment with Wike is personal and not the position of the entire PDP members in the state. According to them, it is very unlikely that they would abandon the PDP presidential campaign because of Wike, who they said is fighting for himself and not the South. It could be recalled that the PDP Governorship candidate in the state, Peter Mbah, had told newsmen earlier that he had no reason not to support PDP in all elections. Also, people like former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dubem Onyia, are known core supporters of Atiku. "Our governor knows why he is aligning with Wike. The Rivers governor is not fighting for the South. He is fighting for his interest. Why should we align with such a person simply because he lost the party ticket? Enugu PDP members are for Atiku. "Wike, after driving Peter Obi out of the party, wants to destroy the PDP. When the campaigns begin, we would see if Wike owns Enugu PDP or the people," one of the party members in the state told the news platform.
Rivers State PDP Stand
As gathered by Vanguard, the state party leaders have not relented in their support for Atiku. Despite continuous attacks on their interests by Wike, many party stakeholders in the state are reportedly not in disagreement with the PDP presidential candidate. It was observed that many of the leaders had earlier defied Wike's order and attended the inauguration of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council in Uyo. Those who attended the Uyo event include Senator George Sekibo, former Rivers East Senator Lee Maeba, Mr. Abiye Sekibo, Prince Uche Secondus and Celestine Omehia.
Support For Atiku In Abia State
Atiku's presidential ambition is not opposed in Abia State despite the state governor's alliance with his Rivers State counterpart. PDP supporters in the state are observed to be going ahead with their political movement in solidarity with the Wazirin Adamawa, Naija News understands. Also, the news platform noted in its report that despite his alliance with Wike's camp, Governor Ikpeazu is fully supporting Atiku in the state. On his part, the state Coordinator of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Council, Chief Charles Ogbonnaya, told journalists that there is nothing to suggest that Ikpeazu is against Atiku. He said Atiku's supporters in Abia still enjoy the full backing of the governor. This, however, may be strange to some political watchers who have been following developments in the party between both camps. His words: "As far as I know, the governor has not in any way shown me a sign of not supporting Atiku." Ogbonnaya told newsmen that so far, Ikpeazu has shown Atiku's supporters care and encouragement. He said: "As far as I'm concerned, he is doing well. The other day when we went to Uyo to flag off Atiku's presidential campaign, we had the full support of the governor although he was not present. "The governorship candidate of our party, Prof. Uche Ikonne, was there. That the governor did not come is not a big deal. Ikpeazu is fully supporting Atiku's presidential campaign.'' The former Commissioner who spoke in Abia, further explained that despite being in Wike's camp, Ikpeazu has not in any way antagonised or sabotaged Atiku's supporters in Abia. "The slogan of our governor is five over five. You know me very well that I will always tell the truth. I confronted the governor and the responses he gave me were favourable. So, I have not seen cause to doubt him. As a party, the PDP family in Abia is one and united," he added.
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There's a coveted recipe that has been handed out at every bridal shower in my family for years… it's one that each woman in the family has "altered" to make her own, and it's one that makes her cookies famous and much desired.
I grew up knowing it to be called, "Aunt Joan's Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe," as that was the title handwritten on the recipe card in my mom's cookbook that she had received at her bridal shower.
At my bridal shower, I got my very own copy of this famous family recipe, and I quickly set out to make the recipe "famous" among my friends. There's just something about this recipe for chocolate chip cookies that sets it apart from all other chocolate chip cookie recipes.
About a year ago, I realized that the recipe was missing. I searched high and low for it, but it was nowhere to be found. Thankfully, I had a copy of "Esther's Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe" which was one of the alterations of the original (Esther is Aunt Joan's daughter), so it became my new "go-to" recipe when I wanted chocolate chip cookies.
Funny Fact: This recipe has been the demise of many a hand-mixer in our home. I have probably burnt out half a dozen low-budget hand mixers since we got married. I finally found a hand mixer that can stand up to the task of mixing the ingredients in these cookies… and even my kids can use it without trouble!
Well, last month when I was packing up our kitchen to move, I decided to thin out my recipe collection since I rarely ever use most of the books I've collected over the years. As I was sorting, I found several recipe cards tucked into a folded sheet of paper… and one of those cards contained Aunt Joan's Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe!!
So this morning, when I decided that it would be a great day to make cookies with the kids, I pulled out my copy of Aunt Joan's Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe and began to concoct my personal alternative recipe: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Drop by teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake in 375 degree (Fahrenheit) oven for about 10 minutes, or until very lightly browned on top. Yields 3-4 dozen cookies.
Do you have a special family recipe that gets handed down through the generations? Do you enjoy cooking with your kids?


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Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 Review – Updated 2022
Leave a Comment / Reviews / By Ben Scott
A pleasant tablet with limitations. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 is a minimized Android tablet in the passage level value section and successor of Samsung tab S. In any case, it's reasonable estimating implies that Samsung has needed to make a few trade-offs. You can discover which these are in our survey of the Galaxy Tab A 8.0
This is just a device in an increased long life of Android tablets aiming to overcome the iPad. Its sales also have their ups and downs but their sales always remain at first positions.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 – Overview
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2: Execution
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2: Battery
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2: Camera
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2: Display
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2: Speakers
It feels so nice to hold because of small screen, in fact, it's light enough to comfortably clutch in one hand. Its weight is just 256g, and reduces the extra weight of previous versions similar as iPad. But sometimes the size gives some disadvantages like pain in the neck and backbone if using for a long period of time. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 is the best budget 8 inch tablet you can buy.
In the same way, it feels so easy to put in bags and jackets too. The 8-inch model 199 x 135 x 5.6mm, beating Apple's sub-pencil-thin thickness of 6.1mm.
That doesn't mean it's a finished minimization, however. The S2 tablet does accompany a substantially more impressive battery contrasted with the 4200 mAh battery. It's likewise much lighter, making it perfect in the event that you need something significantly simpler to heft around. It additionally accompanies a twofold speaker, which made watching recordings significantly progressively vivid.
Processor-Quad 1.9GHz + Quad 1.3GHz, Octacore
Display– 8 inch 4:3, 2048 x 1536
Glossy– yes
On the Antutu v7 benchmark, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 failed to meet expectations. Given the Octacore, it's nothing unexpected however I really anticipated that it should utilize the equivalent chipset as the 10.1, the Exynos 7904. That would have played out much better than what this one is utilizing. Essentially, it performs comparably to a section level cell phone.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 showed better performance gains over the previous versions, but its benchmarks trail the iPad Air 2. Running Android 5.0.2, to begin with, its Geekbench 3 scores averaged a healthy 4,077.
With respect to the Work 2.0 battery life continuance test, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 kept going 6-7hr. Undoubtedly, the battery life is not acceptable and is most likely the main zone that it figured out how to beat the other variations (115 minutes contrast). This is unquestionable because of the chipset's productivity just as the sizeable 4000 mAh battery limit.
The camera is well when I switch between modes, particularly Pro mode. After some testing, we have construed that there's nothing amiss with the equipment itself, simply that the camera is especially surrey. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 has two cameras one on the back that's 8 megapixels and one on the front that's 2.1 MP to cover video conferencing and selfies. In any case, I will walk you through what's incorporated as well as could be expected.
The modes that you approach are HDR, Panorama, Pro, Live Focus, Photo, Video, Stickers, and Continuous Shot. Be that as it may, the Pro mode is as yet restricted as it just has alternatives for ISO, White Balance, and Exposure Compensation. In any case, I don't see individuals taking a lot of pictures with this, not on the grounds that it's a tablet, except if they have positively no-decision.
This show is a sizeable 8-inches. Given its WXGA goals (2048 x 1536), it has an angle proportion of 4:3 rather than the standard 16:9 so you'll have a smidgen of additional width. While it's no Full HD show, the hues created are sufficient to appreciate recordings and mess around on it.
Not at all like the Samsung Tab A 10.1, this one has a surrounding light sensor so you can utilize auto-splendor in the event that you wish. This is particularly valuable as the permeability is somewhat poor under daylight.
Like ithe4r it also has a 3.5mmjaack connectivity of audio functionality and does a nice enough activity on speakers. It has sound system speakers however it's the base terminating type. Given the presentation, it would absolutely make this an increasingly vivid interactive media gadget. For the best listening experience, simply use it with your preferred pair of headphones or earphones, be it wired through the 3.5mm sound jack or
Filtering some of the main aspects of Samsung Galaxy Tab S2:-
Premium feel
Extremely thin and flat
AMOLED screen
Lack of a few features
Quite old
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 is running on Android with the One UI 1.1 on it. It is the upgraded version of the old Tab S and premium new design, top on performance and camera is also very descent. The AMOLED display is one of the most intresting feature in it. We hope this review helped you through and if you want any other features then you can check some other categories like 8-inch tablets or 10-inch tablets and many more.


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Dear Anti-Gun Liberals, Don't Tell Me Which Gun I 'Need' for Self-Defense
By David French
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Any person who breaks into my house or who threatens my family on my property will very soon find themselves staring at the business end of an AR-15 — specifically this one, made by the DoubleStar Corporation, a Winchester, Ky., arms manufacturer. It's light, maneuverable, accurate, and highly reliable. While self-defense experts can and do disagree on the optimal weapon for home defense, large numbers choose AR-style rifles for exactly the reasons I do. It provides more firepower — with greater accuracy — than the alternatives.
But now I'm told — largely by people who don't know the first thing about firearms — that no American "needs" an AR-style rifle. But when your life is on the line, what do you want? More accuracy or less? More firepower or less? More recoil or less? More reliability or less? It's always interesting to take a relatively inexperienced shooter to a range, let them first shoot a handgun (where the bullets generally scatter all over the target), and then hand them an AR. Even rookies will shoot far more accurately with far less recoil. It's just easier to use.
But not — in general — for criminals. For the average criminal, concealment is key. So they use handguns. Moreover, the average criminal isn't spending $1,000 (or sometimes more) on their weapon. Rarely (very rarely) extraordinary criminals will use AR-type rifles, but most mass shootings are committed with handguns.
And that brings us to the next point. If the justification for banning a weapon is simply that "criminals find it easy to use to kill lots of people," then the quest to narrow private ownership of firearms to the mythical class of weapons that law-abiding civilians find handy for self-defense but that criminals can't use to commit mass murder will reduce legal gun ownership to the vanishing point. Any weapon that's easy for law-abiding citizens to use is just as easy for criminals to abuse.
In reality, jihadists are the class of criminal least likely to be deterred by gestures like assault-weapons bans. In a nation with millions of AR-style rifles, is it really the case that a determined jihadist would have any real challenge getting his hands on the rifle he wants? In France and Belgium, jihadists often possess fully automatic AK-47s — a true "military weapon" — in spite of gun controls far more draconian than any proposed in the U.S. If you want to stop jihad, gun control is the least effective mechanism.
Earlier today, I did a bit of math. It turns out that less than 1 percent of Americans who've died in the war on terror fell to guns purchased in America. If you narrow the inquiry to only those American deaths in the United States, the number is less than 3 percent. Jihadists will kill with boxcutters, pressure cookers, knives, guns, cars, airplanes — with anything they can possibly use to end a human life. It makes far more sense to aggressively fight jihad than it does to render American families more vulnerable to crime.
Which weapon do I need for self-defense? Why don't you let me make that choice.
David French is a senior editor of The Dispatch. @DavidAFrench


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Any parameter additional can also be redirected to the homepage.
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The dapper figure of Stephan Graf von Neipperg, with his crisp moustache and trademark cravat, is well known in fine wine circles. In just 20 years he has revived the fortunes of Canon-la-Gaffelière in St-Emilion, and repeated the exercise for a handful of other properties, not just in Bordeaux but now in Bulgaria, too.
The empire continues to expand. Neipperg has bought Château Soleil at Puisseguin and Château d'Aiguilhe in the Côtes de Castillon. In a way, Aiguilhe is his most remarkable achievement. He has propped up the ruinous castle, restored the extensive cellars and farm buildings, replanted much of the vineyard, and built a modern winery. Castillon is a relatively chilly region, and the wines are often rustic. Not here. Aiguilhe can be exceptional, and the price is reasonable.
The count's appearance and charming manner seem reminiscent of a Parisian boulevardier, but his origins lie among the dark forests of Württemberg in southern Germany, where his family have lived since medieval times. The Neippergs are landowners with extensive vineyards, and Neipperg's oldest brother has, for many years, been in charge of the wine estate.
'I went to Paris to study politics and administration, and then spent a year in Montpellier in the early 1980s studying viticulture. My father had bought Canon-La-Gaffelière in 1971, as he found the communal and familial spirit attractive in St-Emilion. He never lived here, but installed a manager. As I was fluent in French, my father asked whether I would be interested in running the St-Emilion properties. I came here to familiarise myself with the estates before committing myself. Then, in 1985, I agreed to manage them, and have been here ever since.
here has become along similar lines, rather than resident winemaker.
The other Neipperg properties in St-Emilion are Clos de l'Oratoire, Peyreau, and La Mondotte. The latter, also bought by his father in 1971, consists of a few parcels up on the plateau near Pavie-Decesse and Troplong-Mondot. The vines are old and the soil is clay over fractured limestone. When we strolled past the vines some days before harvest in 2005, the grapes we tasted were still a touch astringent, but the old fig tree next to the cellar provided a succulent mid-morning snack. Before 1996 the wine, then called Château La Mondotte, was unremarkable. Neipperg had wanted to incorporate this 4.5ha property into Canon-La-Gaffelière but permission was denied. Château La Mondotte was a lowly grand cru, while Canon-La-Gaffelière's status was more prestigious; the two could not cohabit.
Yet Neipperg was persuaded of the intrinsic quality of the fruit here, and decided to lavish care and attention on the property. In 1996 he kept yields low, picked late and aged the wine in new oak for 18 months. The word 'château' was dropped from the label and, in 1996, the reborn La Mondotte was created. The wine was a critical triumph, rapidly becoming one of St-Emilion's priciest, and best, wines. It is also scarce: no more than 1,000 cases are made. In 2000 the viticulture became entirely biodynamic.
If price were no object, where would he buy his next vineyard? 'Burgundy. How about Romanée-Conti?' He laughs, but who knows where he will turn up next? With his light touch and quick humour, Comte Stephan von Neipperg (his German title now Frenchified on his wine labels) may look like a dilettante, but there's steel behind the charm.
Stephen Brook is a contributing editor to Decanter.


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Czech archaeology's greatest discoveries
4) Archeologists focus on burial rites to understand early Bronze Age Bohemia
Archeologists focus on burial rites to understand early Bronze Age Bohemia
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Mikulovice burial site|Photo: Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
One of the most important ways in which archaeologists are able to learn about pre-historic cultures and civilisations is by studying the way that they buried their dead. In recent decades this practice has been further improved through the adoption of several methods from the natural sciences. At a large necropolis in Mikulovice, archaeologists are currently using these techniques to gain a better understanding of early Bronze Age Bohemia.
Burial rites are, quite literally, the customs or ceremonies through which a deceased person is symbolically laid to rest. They have been extremely diverse over the thousands of years of human history.
Burial site in Prague - Miškovice|Photo: Michal Ernée, Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Cremation for example, which is currently the most popular burial method in the Czech Republic, was also popular during the late Bronze Age. Indeed the so-called Urnfield culture, which lived on the territory of Bohemia and Moravia at that time, takes its name from this burial rite.
Archaeologists have found evidence of urn burials even further back in time, when metal casting was still unknown in this region of the world. In 1931, a dig in the Czech capital's Bubeneč district, near Prague Castle, uncovered urns that dated back to the fifth millennium BC. It was the most richly decorated Neolithic burial site of its kind in this part of Europe, containing several stone artefacts and ceramic objects.
The importance of burial sites for archaeology
Prague - Bubeneč, grave of a woman|Photo repro: L. Horáková-Jansová, Sto let v archeologii/Archeologický ústav v Praze, Academia
When it comes to prehistoric times, for which we have no written records, burial sites offer some of the most important clues for archaeologists trying to understand our ancestors, says Dr Michal Erneé from the Institute of Archaeology at the Czech Academy of Sciences. He is one of the country's leading experts on prehistoric cultures.
"When we discover a body, a basic anthropological analysis usually allows us to estimate the gender of the individual in question, and how old they were. Further study of their bones can also give us clues about the illnesses that they had, what kinds of injuries they suffered throughout their lives and whether any of them proved fatal.
"These are all methods of analysis that belong to classical anthropology. But recent additions that we have adopted from the natural sciences allow us to look further and find out much more from the remains that we dig up."
One of these more modern scientific methods is called isotopic analysis, which is based around studying rare elements of carbon in human and animal remains. By analysing the ratios of these elements, archaeologists get valuable clues about where prehistoric people came from and what their diet was.
Ceramic vessel from Mikulovice|Photo: Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
For example, isotopic analysis can show us whether the person in question had a predominantly vegetarian or meat-based diet. Even details such as whether they ate fish can be deduced through this method, which in turn provides hints about how the prehistoric individual likely would have lived.
Finally, there is also the relatively new phenomenon of DNA analysis which has become increasingly popular among archaeologists over the past decade. DNA can tell archaeologists much about the origins of studied populations on a global level.
For example, European genetic profiles are made up of three main components. The first are hunter gatherers, who made up more or less the entire European population before the arrival of Neolithic farmers from Anatolia around the fifth or sixth millennium BC. These farmer populations reached as far as France. Their genetic profile is completely different and can be easily distinguished from the original Mesolithic population.
Finally, Dr Erneé says, there is the so-called "steppe" element, which got into the DNA of European populations upon the arrival of migrants from the east at around 3,000 BC.
Michal Ernée|Photo: Zdeňka Kuchyňová, Radio Prague International
"Their arrival finalised the basic genetic makeup of European civilisations.
"What we do is look at how these individual groups interact. We are most interested in the biological relationships between these individuals. We want to know how familial relationships worked in prehistory and how this had an effect on things such as burial methods, or on what type of items specific individuals would be buried with."
When all of these sub-categories of excavation methodology are combined, archaeologists can get significant insights from studying burial grounds. And the larger these burial grounds are, the better the overall sample upon which conclusions can be made.
Mikulovice necropolis|Photo: Jarmila Švédová, Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Uncovering the secrets of the early Bronze Age at the Mikulovice necropolis
An example of how this works can be provided when we look at the ongoing excavation of a major pre-historic burial site around the village of Mikulovice in the Pardubice Region. The remains in question belong to the early Bronze Age Únětice culture, a significant Central European cultural group which seems to have dominated the amber trade around four millennia ago and buried its dead in graves, often with a wide variety of artefacts.
The site has already produced some major finds, such as the skeleton of a woman that wore a magnificent amber necklace made up of more than 400 individual beads, which is currently the richest amber burial in Europe that has been found in early Bronze Age excavations.
Replica of amber necklaces from Mikulovice|Photo: Jarmila Koutová, Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Dr Erneé has been working on the excavation of the area for several years now, after receiving a major grant for his international research project Makers of the Bronze Age. The project is focused on gaining a better understanding of the people who lived in Central Europe at the turn of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.
The archaeologist says that one of the discoveries that surprised him, was how long the people buried there lived.
"We have found the remains of women about whom we know that they gave birth to at least one child. And all of these women, with just one exception, lived for more than 55 years. Now I would say that this is quite a high age for the early Bronze Age. We are speaking about 2,000 BC here."
Mikulovice burial site|Photo: Jarmila Švédová, Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
The team had originally expected to find the remains of many women who would have died during their first childbirth, but no such cases have been discovered yet. In fact, the whole demographic profile of the Mikulovice burial site is very balanced, the archaeologist says.
"We cannot say that most of the bodies buried here died at a certain age, such as 15 or 20 years old. This is the case for both the men and the women that we find here."
The skeletal remains also show that these people were only slightly shorter than the average height of today's population. Women, Dr Erneé says, had an average height of between 160 to 170 centimetres, with men tending to be around five centimetres taller.
Meanwhile, analysis of the eating habits of the buried individuals revealed that an older couple which had been buried together in one grave ate a significantly larger proportion of meat than the others, which suggests that they were of high status in the local society.
Grave of a woman in Mikulovice, where amber necklace was found|Photo: Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Many artefacts have also been found at the Mikulovce necropolis, ranging from weapons and tools to jewellery and pottery. Dr Erneé again.
"We find a large number of these items. Some of them are simple ceramic vessels. We interpret those as containers for food or for animal bones, which could also be intended a gift of food for the afterlife.
"Then there are also gifts made of precious metals, amber, bone or stone. We also find tools made of these materials. All of these items can be analysed further and tell us a lot of valuable information."
Asked about what he and his team plan to focus on next, Dr Erneé says that they are currently in the process of conducting isotope and DNA analysis of around 100 individuals who were buried at the Mikulovice site. Roughly 95 percent of the skeletal remains have been analysed successfully and the archaeologist hopes that the results could be published as soon as next year.
More information on the Mikulovice site can be found here: https://gacr.cz/mikulovice-u-pardubic-pohrebiste-z-pocatku-doby-bronzove-na-jantarove-stezce/
The series was created in cooperation with the Archaeological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
Authors: Thomas McEnchroe , Zdenka Kuchyňová
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Il Pallotta è un piccolo rio del basso Appennino bolognese, l'ultimo tributario appenninico da destra del torrente Idice.

La sua sorgente, ubicata a 350 m di altitudine, si trova nel comune di San Lazzaro di Savena, e così pure il suo corso. Nato come rio Olmatello, si dirige verso nord per poi deviare bruscamente verso ovest (da quel momento assume la denominazione corrente) e confluire nell'Idice presso Pizzocalvo, poco prima che quest'ultimo riceva da sinistra il torrente Zena.

Fiumi della città metropolitana di Bologna
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A Brentwood man was arrested for drunken driving following a two-car crash in Dix Hills Tuesday night that left three injured, officials said.
A Dix Hills Fire Department spokesman said a man and two women were taken to Huntington Hospital with non-life threatening injuries following the crash at around 8 p.m. on Vanderbilt Parkway near Candlewood Path.
Police said Bernabe Ortegavela, 50, was driving a 2000 Toyota Sienna eastbound on Vanderbilt Parkway when his vehicle collided with a Nissan Maxima traveling westbound on Vanderbilt, causing the Maxima, with the two women inside, to lose control and crash through a wooded area off the road. Ortegavela crossed over the double-yellow lines and crashed into a utility pole in the westbound lane of Vanderbilt Parkway, police said.
About 30 Dix Hills volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel were on the scene with three heavy rescue trucks, three ambulances, first responder and paramedic units.
Ortegavela was arrested and charged with DWI and was set to be arraigned Wednesday at First District Court in Central Islip.


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The line between growing one's virtual brand off the material other people have produced and affiliating with a known brand to push each other's material simultaneously is how consent is used in honoring and appropriately crediting the source of one's material or the willful failure to do so.
For Instagram skit platforms, the hierarchy encompasses the people who create their own original content, others who infuse their ideas into already created materials and those who simply add any of these ready-made content on their platform in a bid to 'promote' them. A category popular Instagram influencer Tunde Ednut easily falls under.
Known for stoking up several controversial conversations, getting in virtual brawls, facilitating giveaways and raking in immense advertisement deals, his latest jab at singer Speed Darlington who has resurfaced recently with the branding of a social media comic act, claiming to have brought him to limelight might be infuriating on the surface -which is justified- and untrue considering Speed has been around for a while. What Tunde's jabs spotlight, however, is his unhealthy pattern of redistributing other people's content without consent, with the idea that these benefit the owners of these content in some way, whether they want to or not.
The sad thing is that this is not exclusive to Tunde Ednut, whose Instagram contents have garnered him more than one million followers, but other entertainment/comic centered platforms that freely grow their brands by simply putting up other people's contents. With the number of people behind Speed Darlington, including beauty entrepreneur and Influencer Bobrisky, we might be witnessing the beginning of a more scrutinized content curational process amongst social media influencers.
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Road to Sundance 2014: My Sense of Modesty (short), directed by Sebastien Bailly
Sebastien Bailly
What made you decide to become a filmmaker?
To be a director is an old desire. When I was a child, I wrote a lot of stories in my bedroom, because I was a unique son. I discovered cinema when I was a teenager. First, I discovered the American movies I could watch on television and, after, the French and European cinema in an art theater which was in my little city in the South West of France. At college, I was in an art classroom which specialized in cinema. I shot my first own little movies there and discovered cinema history.
Tell us about your film. What inspired you to make it?
"My Sense of Modesty" is a short fiction film which was selected in the Sundance competition (Short Program 1). I was inspired by all the young Arabic women I saw in the streets or in the subway in Paris. A lot of them have a Hijab in their hair. The Hijab is a debate question in France, but the media presents it as a strong religious symbol. I spoke with a lot of Arabic women and I discovered it is not only a religious symbol but also a cultural habit. A lot of these women receive a Hijab at twelve years old but they are not really believers. Then when they grow up, the question to remove it is often a really difficult, and important, choice. With this movie I would like to open up minds and let people see the Hijab differently.
Still from My Sense of Modesty
What do you love about your film?
In my previous movies, I loved to show the portraits of women. It´s the same here. I like to show women with a sweet eye, with a comprehensive approach. And it was a pleasure to work with Hafsia Herzi, who is a famous actress in France (Cesar Award Winning). She was very generous and attentive. She was completely involved in the project - and now she loves the movie, which is important for me also.
How long did it take you to make your film?
Writing the script was really easy and very quick. It's the process of searching for money which takes the longest.
How did you finance your film?
The movie has traditional financing for a French short. The French public TV gave us money after reading the script, before we even began shooting. We also received financial support from the City of Paris, and from the CNC (National Film Center).
What was the most challenging part of the filmmaking process and how did you overcome it?
The most important for me in this movie was how I can speak about this subject with a smooth approach. I'm not for or against the Hijab; I just want to tell a story, to show another reality than the one the French media shows. This movie had to be very touchy and direct.
Tell us about your experience getting into Sundance.
I was really surprised by the selection, it was like a dream! It´s so important for a French director to be here! I'm really happy about the positive feedback on the movie. I have had a lot of interesting meetings and encounters at Sundance. It´s a wonderful experience. And I must confess it's my first time in America. It was a wish for me: go to America and present a movie. Done!
If you had to make the film all over again, would you do anything different?
That´s not a question for me actually. I enjoyed when the film was selected for festivals and I'm interested by the feedback, but I don't want to go back or change anything. I'm thinking about my future projects, that´s the most important now.
What's next for your film? Do you have distribution? If so, when and how can people see it and if not, what are your hopes for the film?
At the same time of Sundance, the film is in Sofia Festival (Bulgaria) and in a French film festival. I hope there, some people from all over the world will have a chance to see it. A company is working on the world sales for TV and we have a project for a release in France with 3 of my short films.
If someone wants to watch my film, they can contact me directly by email, and I will send them a link: bailly2000@gmail.com. I will be happy to receive feedback, and discuss it with people.
Can you provide any advice to other filmmakers who dream of getting their films made?
Just believe in yourself and your projects. Listen to what other people say about your script, but stick to your own desire; don't forget the first desire of your project.
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Abby Singer - The second to last set up of the last shot of the day.
Adaptation - A screenplay based on a written work, such as book or short story.
Attachment - Verbal or written agreement attaching talent to a film project.
Day Out of Days - Calendar detailing the days each actor will work on the film.
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Martini Shot - Final set up of the last shot of the day.
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Shooting Schedule - Detailed schedule of principal photography, including lists of items needed from each department.
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Beverly L. "Bev" Masek (née Jerue) (born September 30, 1963) is an Alaska Native and an  American former dog sled racer, and businesswoman. She was a Republican politician who served in the state legislature for several terms.

Early life, education and career
Beverly Jerue was born in Anvik, Alaska in 1963 to an Alaska Native family. She attended local schools, graduating from Anvik High School.

"Bev" married Jan Masek, an immigrant from Czechoslovakia. Together the couple have owned a racing dog kennel and a lodge. Jerue worked as a bookkeeper.

Jerue had learned about sled dogs from childhood. She was active in dog sled racing from the early 1980s to the early 1990s, competing five times in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She finished the race four times, including as 21st in 1991 and 23rd the next year.

Political career
Jerue became active in the Republican Party, and was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives for several terms, starting in 1994. She served 1995–2005. Masek won an open seat in an election year in which, in the other legislative contests in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Democratic incumbents lost to their Republican challengers.

Masek missed 29 floor sessions in 2001—the highest absentee rate in the House. The next year she was absent from 16 sessions. She was in the hallway when a key budget vote was cast on the House floor in 2002. Masek was chairwoman of the House Resources Committee. She was notable as an Alaska Native lawmaker who was opposed to a state constitutional amendment to grant priority to rural subsistence

Rep. Pete Kott, R-Eagle River, who was vying to be the next House speaker, gave Masek $500 for her 2002 campaign. She also received $1,500 from executives with VECO Corp., which was involved in trying to build a for-profit private prison in Alaska, and Anchorage architecture firm Koonce Pfeffer and Bettis, which was tabbed to design the prospective prison. Rep. Vic Kohring, R-Wasilla, moved to his parents' home in 2002 in order to establish residence there and avoid a primary fight with Masek after portions of their districts were combined.

Indictment and conviction
In 2009, Masek pleaded guilty in the Alaska political corruption probe which was a wide-ranging investigation into bribery in the state legislature stemming from the VECO Corporation, an oil servicing company. She was sentenced to six months in prison with three years probation.  VECO CEO Bill Allen and Vice President Rick Smith, legislators Pete Kott (R), as well as John Cowdery (R), Vic Kohring (R), Tom Anderson (politician) were all sentenced to federal prison in the scandal. James Clark (R) Chief of Staff to Republican Governor Frank Murkowski, and US Senator Theodore F. Stevens (R-AK) were also convicted, but the charges were thrown out on appeal.

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External links
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Multimodal analgesia is an effective way to control pain and limit opioid use after surgery. The quadratus lumborum block and paravertebral block are two regional anesthesia techniques that leverage multimodal analgesia to improve postoperative pain control. We sought to compare the efficacy of these blocks for pain management following radical cystectomy.
We performed a retrospective review of radical cystectomy patients who received bilateral continuous paravertebral blocks (n = 125) or bilateral single shot quadratus lumborum blocks (n = 50) between 2014-2016. The primary outcome was postoperative opiate consumption on day 0. Secondary outcomes included self-reported pain scores and hospital length of stay.
Quadratus lumborum block patients had similar opioid use on postoperative day 0 compared with paravertebral block patients (29 mg versus 30 mg, p = 0.90). Pain scores on postoperative day 0 were similar between quadratus lumborum block and paravertebral block groups (4.0 versus 3.8, p = 0.72); however, the paravertebral block group had lower pain scores on days 1-3 compared with the quadratus lumborum block group (all p < 0.05). Hospital length of stay was similar between groups (6.6 days versus 6.2 days, p = 0.41).
There were no differences in opioid consumption among patients receiving bilateral single shot quadratus lumborum blocks and bilateral continuous paravertebral blocks after radical cystectomy. These data suggest that the quadratus lumborum block is a viable alternative for delivering multimodal analgesia in cystectomy patients.


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Planning underway for new park in Claridon
By Protect Geauga Parks on August 19, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )
The following article appeared in the Chagrin Valley Times on August 17. Our thanks to the Chagrin Valley Times for permission to republish the article here.
By JOSEPH KOZIOL JR.
http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/communities/chardon/article_8d6b43da-6497-11e6-9668-8fe0ba762b33.html
Geauga County Park District Commissioner Jackie Dottore asked that older children be considered as plans for a new park in Claridon Township take shape.
Mrs. Dottore made her request as the board was asked to approve a $129,450 contract with Environmental Design Group to begin planning for the 127-acre park, known as the Hyde-Kaplan property, which will be the first new district park since 2010.
Noting her strong advocacy for scouting, Mrs. Dottore said she would like to see more "scouting opportunities" after witnessing how excited and engaged scouts were at other park events.
She said a rock wall and obstacle course should be included in plans for the park that lies at the southeast corner of Chardon Windsor and Claridon Troy roads. "I want to get the 10- to 15-year-olds more involved," Mrs. Dottore said.
She said the issue is more critical at this time because of the heroin problem that exists in the county.
Matt McCue, district planning director, if any features of the park are to be included during the planning, it must be done now to ensure that changes to the plan do not have to be made at a later date. Those changes would add to the cost, although the additional charges would not be "dramatic."
"Trying to capture the older group is challenging," Mr. McCue said.
Projected cost for developing the park, he said, is estimated at $1.4 million.
He said Environmental Design Group will take the district's concept and plan for its development.
Once completed, he said, park commissioners will be given a chance to review it and offer comment. The design will also provide for a more accurate cost for its development.
Commissioner Len Barker agreed with Mrs. Dottore, saying the park needs to "target other ages too."
Park Director John Oros agreed with commissioners, saying that age group is an "underserved part of the community," attributing some of the problems that youth face is due to "lack of parenting."
He said park staff will take a look at the suggestions and report back to the board.
The commission unanimously approved the contract for the design of the park.
The new park includes meadows, wetlands, swamp wetlands and forest. It also borders the district's Maple Highlands Trail, which runs along the southern boundary of the property.
Access to the new park would be at its eastern boundary. A second access will be along Old State Road (Route 608) which borders the park to the east. A pull-off area and shelter are planned for the Old State Road access area.
Piers will be constructed at the lake to allow fishing.
The main feature of the park will be an enclosed shelter, housing between 50 and 100 people. An artist's rendering of the new shelter pictured it as have a wall of windows, overlooking the lake. That shelter and parking area will be built in an area that was impacted by agriculture use and development in the past.
Trails are also planned through the wooded area of the park and a boardwalk is expected to provide access to the wetland areas.
Note: It is interesting that "getting ten to fifteen year olds more involved" seems to always require the construction of facilities that have nothing to do with the natural landscape of the park, such as obstacle courses and rock walls. How do these features fit into a park that is located in an area of wetlands, meadows and forest?
Why shouldn't the board consider challenging the Park District staff to develop more educational and scientific programs—targeted to this age group—and provide the resources necessary to make such programs successful? The naturalists and other staff personnel have proven themselves fully capable of creating and conducting such programs and their ability to meet additional needs should not be ignored.
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