Born on 16th of August 1955, David Dhawan has always been considered one of the finest Indian film directors. Mostly known for his comedy movies, he and actor Govinda shared a very strong professional relationship, which still continues. David Dhawan completed his higher studies from the FTII, Pune (Film and Television Institute of India). He was born in Jalandhar, which is in Punjab. However, as his father got transferred to Kanpur, David Dhawan also had to move to Kanpur, where he completed his 12th standard from the Christ Church College.
Though David Dhawan initially wanted to be an actor, but later he dropped the plan only to become an editor. After taking editing as his option, he slowly got into directing movies. Hs first breakthrough came in the form of "Aakhen". This movie turned out to be quite a huge hit, which starred Govinda as well as Chunkey Pandy. In the year 2007, David Dhawan delivered on of the biggest blockbusters in the Indian film industry. Well, we are talking about the movie ' Partner'. It features both Salman Khan and Govinda in the lead performance.
In between Aakhen and Partner, the combination of David Dhawan and Govinda delivered numerous successes, such as- Shola aur Shabnam, Raja Babu, Coolie. No 1, Sajan Chale Sasuraal, Deewana Mastana, Hero no. 1, Kunwara, and many more. Karuna Chopra is the wife of David Dhawan and he has two sons- Rohit Dhawan and Varun Dhawan. If you want to get a taste of Indian comedy movies then David Dhawan's films can be the right choices.
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2002: 'The X-Files' Comes to a Close
May 19, 2012 | By Christy Slewinski
This day in 2002 marked the last original telecast of The X-Files, one of Fox's most popular shows. The science fiction series starred David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as FBI special agents assigned to investigate unsolved cases that involved paranormal and unexplained phenomena.
Duchovny's character, Fox Mulder, believed in the paranormal and the existence of extraterrestrials. Anderson's Dana Scully was a skeptic who looked to science for solid explanations. Despite their differences the two develop a tight and trusting bond, and eventually become romantically involved. It was one of TV's many, more successful variations on the Sherlock Holmes-Dr. Watson theme, and this time Scully's Watson-like character was a doctor.
The X-Files enjoyed tremendous pop-culture success during its nine-year run. The show's slogans — "The Truth is Out There," "Trust No One" and "I Want to Believe" — became popular catch phrases. X-Files merchandise filled store shelves, and its stars became international celebrities.
The show spawned two feature films, 1998's The X-Files: Fight the Future and 2008's The X-Files: I Want to Believe.

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Saturday Night Live Finally Digs Into the College-Admissions Scandal
But rather than deepening its satire of the bizarre story, the show also went after the legal troubles of Julian Assange and Michael Avenatti.
Amanda Wicks
In recent weeks, Saturday Night Live has been too preoccupied with the chaos surrounding the Mueller report and the controversy over Joe Biden's touching to meaningfully tackle a story that's ripe for satirizing: the college-admissions bribery scandal. The show's two previous episodes mildly commented on an affair that has gripped public attention since mid-March, including Michael Che's quip about the behavior of wealthy people during "Weekend Update," and a sketch cut for time lambasting admissions panels for chasing potential students' fame. But beyond those instances, the scandal has been largely been neglected.
Saturday's cold open sought to remedy that failure. Unfortunately, the sketch, which was set in a jail cell, quickly lost sight of its punch line and purpose by broadening its initial focus on the actress Lori Loughlin (played by Kate McKinnon) to include other newly indicted figures: the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Michael Keaton) and the lawyer Michael Avenatti (Pete Davidson).
McKinnon played Loughlin as a hardened criminal whose alleged actions shocked her three cell mates, who were in custody for armed robbery, assault, and murder. "I paid $500 grand to a woman's crew coach to say my daughter was good at rowing," she said menacingly. When the prisoners, played by Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson, and Kyle Mooney, balked at the number ("Hold up! You paid $500 grand for USC?" Thompson asked in disbelief), she coolly replied that the amount was only what she paid to get her daughter in. She dropped an additional $300,000 for tuition. "And you know what her job is now?" she asked. "She's an influencer on Instagram."
McKinnon performed in most of the episode's sketches, delivering sharp-toothed impressions including Joy Behar and the Queen of England, but her Loughlin fell flat. Dressed in a brown suit similar to the one Loughlin wore to her court appearance, McKinnon could do no more than look the part. But her trouble characterizing Loughlin perhaps spoke more to the actress's nondescript persona. After all, how do you intriguingly impersonate a woman mostly known for her anodyne TV roles, like lovable Aunt Becky on Full House and her more recent part as the bland but firm Abigail Stanton on Hallmark's frontier series, When Calls the Heart?
McKinnon's version strained to frame those roles as an explanation for Loughlin's alleged participation in the cockamamie cheating scheme. Upon being told that she wouldn't last long in prison, Loughlin laughed and pointed to her career with the Hallmark channel. "I have seen hell, man," she said. "And in half those Hallmark movies, I marry Santa's son. I have lost all sense of reality."
Had the cold open drawn to a close after that bit, the scene would've been one of the weaker but still pointed moments of a disjointed episode. (Much of the audience was eagerly waiting for the globally beloved South Korean boy band BTS to make its SNL debut as the musical guest; repeated references to the group throughout the episode's mostly insipid sketches drew the wildest cheers of the night.) But then SNL also brought out Assange and Avenatti, squeezing more characters into a premise that hinged on a setting rather than an actual point. SNL's writers never managed to deepen the sketch's superficial commentary about contemporary criminality, and the distinctions between financial, cyber-, and violent offenses.
To the show's credit, the cold open did use its cast members to full effect instead of relying so heavily on outside talent. Keaton's smaller guest appearance marked a welcome shift away from Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump and Robert De Niro's Mueller, both of which have been SNL regulars of late. But Keaton, too, struggled to depict Assange in a way that didn't equivocate his alleged crimes. Battling Davidson's Avenatti and McKinnon's Loughlin for the title of craziest new prisoner, he said, "Yeah, you cheat your schools and you rob your companies; that's cute. It is. I've attacked the U.S. military, bitches, because I'm an actual James Bond super villain, and I'm one step away from destroying the goddamn moon." That bloviating speech—along with the show's fixation on the rumors that Assange wiped his fecal matter on the Ecuadorian embassy's walls—won the half-hearted power struggle. In a confusing twist, though, the sketch ended by cutting to the incarcerated rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (played by Melissa Villaseñor) for no apparent reason other than to use him as an ambiguous foil for the other celebrity prisoners.
The news cycle of late seems to turn over rocks that reveal not just bad but utterly ludicrous behavior. In trying to cram the latest headlines into a single sketch that boiled down to "famous people accused of doing bad things," SNL wasted the punch-line gold it had been handed.
Amanda Wicks is a writer based in Brooklyn.


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Bond Investors Seem Sure the Fed Will Cut Rates, but Not About When
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday but is likely to convey future cuts are in the offing.CreditCreditJustin T. Gellerson for The New York Times
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The Federal Reserve is deliberating over its plans for interest rates in the year ahead. Bond investors appear to have already made up their minds about what will happen.
Yields on almost every security offered by the Treasury Department — including debt that's due in one month or 10 years — have fallen below the Fed's target range for its benchmark interest rate, known as the federal funds rate.
That means investors expect the Fed to push interest rates lower and keep them there. Only the longest-maturity security the United States government sells, the 30-year bond, is trading above the Fed's target rate range of 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent. But it is not far off. By late Tuesday, the 30-year bond was yielding 2.55 percent.
The shift lower accelerated in May with the escalation of trade tension between the United States and China, and it is another indication that investors believe the Fed made a mistake when it raised interest rates four times last year.
[In weighing a rate cut, the Fed is balancing economic risks and pressure from Trump.]
That the yields on almost all the securities sold by the government have fallen below the Fed's target rate also serves as another warning signal about the economy. Only twice in the past 20 years have the yields on every Treasury dropped below the federal funds rate for a period. In both instances, the move lower preceded an economic downturn — first with the bursting of the dot-com bubble in 2001, and later as the 2008 financial crisis approached.
[Read more about what the bond market is saying about the economy.]
Interest rates on government bonds have broadly moved lower this year. The yield on the two-year and five-year bonds dropped below the Fed's short-term benchmark at the end of January. Nearly two months later, the 10-year bond slid below Fed's target rate of 2.5 percent.
But the declines in the rates on each bond offered by the Treasury were not equal. The yield on the shortest-term bills (like the three-month bill) fell the least, while the steepest decline came in the two-year note. Last month, it plunged nearly a half a percentage point to 1.86 percent, which kept its yield below that of the 10-year note.
That suggests investors are anticipating that the central bank will lower rates once in the next month and will become more aggressive in cutting rates after that.
How good are bond investors be at predicting the Fed's next move? The answer could become a bit clearer when the central bank finishes its June policy meeting Wednesday.
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What will leaving the Customs Union mean for my business?
When we leave the European Union we will also leave the EU customs union. The question we all want to know the answer to is 'what does that mean for me?' Well first, let's have a quick reminder of what the customs union is. In short, it's an agreement between European member states that there will be no internal tariffs on goods that move between them. Once goods are within the EU, they can also travel freely. This means that administrative and financial barriers to trade within the EU are massively reduced.
So why would we want to leave? The important factor of the customs union in the Brexit debate has been that while you're in it, you don't have the freedom to negotiate your own trade deals on goods from other parts of the world. The government insists that such freedom is integral to the success of Brexit.
There are alternative options to a customs union that are being considered, firstly a customs partnership in which the UK collects the EU's tariffs on goods from other countries on behalf of the EU. If the UK tariffs were lower, and those goods stayed within the UK, then companies would be able to claim back the difference. This would potentially lead to greater bureaucracy and added costs.
Secondly, the idea of a 'highly streamlined customs arrangement' has been proposed. The suggestion is that rather than getting rid of checks altogether, they would be minimised. Trusted trader schemes and new technologies would be used to ensure companies make bulk payments for the duties, rather than each time goods cross a border. Of course we also have the issue of Ireland to address. All involved parties have made a firm commitment to keeping an open border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. We're yet to see a suggestion that offers the perfect solution to this delicate issue.
Leaving the customs union could mean increased border checks and supply chains within industry would be heavily affected. Businesses operating 'just-in-time' production, such as those in the automotive industry, have multiple goods coming into the UK from mainland Europe every day. Honda, for example, relies on 350 trucks arriving daily; a 15 minute delay to their factory in Swindon would lead to an estimated cost of £850,000.
We are likely looking at higher tariffs. Switzerland and Norway do experience tariff-free access to the EU from outside the customs union but in return, they allow free movement of works and contribute to the EU budget. With immigration being such a large factor of the Brexit negotiations and the UK looking to restrict the free movement of people, it's unlikely that we will negotiate a similar agreement.
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Record numbers making use pensions freedom
The people have spoken and they love freedom! Recent figures show withdrawals in the 2017-18 year were worth £6.7bn, the highest figure since the pensions freedom reforms were introduced in 2015.
Before the change in legislation, the majority of pensioners would purchase an annuity with their pension pot, which would guarantee them an income for life.The pension freedoms now mean that those over the age of 55 have access to their savings and more choice and flexibility over how they fund their retirement.
Clearly pensioners are beginning to embrace this opportunity, with a total of 220,000 making half a million withdrawals between them in the first quarter of 2018. That's an increase of 20,000 from the previous quarter. Initially, there had been concern over isolated examples of pensioners blowing their entire savings on luxury goods and services, but responsible and widespread use of the reforms is now underway.
It's true that although savers have more freedom and flexibility as a result of the reforms, it does mean they also have greater responsibility. This means that it's more crucial than ever to follow sound financial advice. Samantha Seaton of Moneyhub, the budgeting app, shares this view stating, "While this flexibility is being embraced, it has also brought into sharp focus the importance of financial advice. But as customers find their finances increasingly fragmented across multiple providers, it can often be a real challenge for advisers to get a true picture of their clients' financial situation."
Research has shown that some savers lack the knowledge to enable them to make the right decisions regarding their pension pot. Policymakers and the wider financial sector are now working to address this.
If you have any questions around this topic, please feel free to get in touch with us directly.
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Why is economic growth so poor?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that GDP growth is down to 0.1% from last quarter's 0.4%. This means that the first quarter of 2018 saw the UK economy at its slowest growth since 2012.
Rob Kent-Smith, head of national accounts at the ONS, said: "Our initial estimate shows the UK economy growing at its slowest pace in more than five years, with weaker manufacturing growth, subdued consumer-facing industries and construction output falling significantly."
So what's to blame for this sluggish rate?
With many economists forecasting a first-quarter growth closer to 0.3%, these figures seem extreme, and there are many factors that have played into them. Brexit uncertainty has played its part; before the referendum, the UK was top of the global growth league of our main industrial competitors, whereas it now sits near the bottom. There haven't been any abrupt changes concerning Brexit in the last three months, however, to explain this sharp drop in GDP.
Some point to the weather, with the 'Beast from the East' and its counterparts affecting the construction sector and causing up to 30 days to be lost on some building sites, thanks to the freezing conditions. The ONS, however, has labelled the impact of the weather as 'generally small', with demand even increasing in some sectors, such as energy.
John Hawksworth, Chief Economist at PwC, reminds us that, "these are only preliminary figures and are based largely on estimates rather than actual data for March, when the snow was at its worst. So there could be larger than usual revisions."
The ONS are suggesting three reasons why the rate is so low. Firstly, construction had a very bad start to the year with a drop in output of more than 3%. Secondly, 2017 saw a strong performance by manufacturing with factory output up 1.3% at the end of the year. A slower Eurozone has led to weaker demand for UK exports. Thirdly, the low consumer spending power is affecting the service sector which accounts for around 80% of the entire economy but only showed 0.3% growth in the first quarter.
Whatever the reasons may be, Philip Hammond is remaining positive. He maintains that the economy has remained fundamentally strong, despite the setbacks that the weather has brought. Time will tell if his positivity continues when further figures become available.
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A cautionary tale: the Lazio case
Cyber-security is more important than ever before, as Serie A football club, Lazio, found out the hard way in March. After signing Dutch centre back Stefan de Vrij in 2014 from Feyenoord, Lazio agreed to pay his £6.8m fee in installments. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary when they received an email, including bank details, appearing to be from Feyenoord requesting the final payment of £1.75m, so they dutifully sent over the money. It wasn't until later when Feyenoord hadn't received the payment and, in fact, claimed to have no knowledge whatsoever of the email being sent, that alarm bells began to ring.
The money has since been traced to a Dutch bank account with no connection to Feyenoord at all. Somebody posing as the club with an official email signature had taken the money and run. Clearly this cyber attack, like most, was driven by the goal of monetary gain and so we can assume that it's financial teams in organisations that are most at risk of being targeted. The most successful of these infiltration attempts are made by individuals hiding in plain sight, posing as legitimate and well established contacts and targeting more junior employees.
This is why it's so important for organisations to be aware of these risks and to encourage a culture of education and communication that brings different teams together. An update in company culture and structure such as this needs to be instigated from the top. The Lazio case highlights the fact that financial directors and CFOs need to advocate a proactive discussion about cyber-security across finance and IT departments.
New technologies should also be embraced to help where possible. User and entity behaviour analytics (UEBA) is one example which captures user and login data to build up a profile of usual behaviour. This makes it much easier to recognise an irregularity or data breach, such as an external party getting hold of an employee's login details.
Ultimately, human error will continue to be a factor so employees need to be made aware of just how easily simple mistakes can be made and what those errors can lead to. Some incidents will remain inevitable but the focus should be on learning and development rather than blame and punishment if companies and individuals are to move forward to a more protected and efficient environment.
The financial advantages of saying 'I do'
A marriage or civil partnership can be a beautiful union of minds and hearts, but there's no reason why it should end there. There can also be financial benefits to being with your partner, and one of these is the Marriage Allowance. In the 2018-19 tax year, the Marriage Allowance lets you transfer up to £1,190 of your Personal Allowance to your partner, meaning a tax reduction of up to £238, as long as you meet a few requirements.
For the couple to benefit, they must be married or in a civil partnership. The lower earner must have an income of £11,850 or less, and the higher earner must sit in the basic rate tax bracket of between £11,850 and £46,350. It's worth noting that in Scotland, the higher earner's salary must be less than £43,430 as the thresholds for basic rate payers differ.
Lower earners can transfer their unused tax-free allowances to their spouse, with the higher earning partner receiving a tax credit equal to the amount of Personal Allowance that has been transferred. The good news doesn't end there either as the Marriage Allowance can be backdated as far as 5th April 2015. This means that, if you are eligible, you could claim 2015-16's £212 allowance and 2016-17's allowance of £220 in this tax year, leaving you with some free cash for you and your partner to treat yourselves.
If you're currently receiving a pension or you live abroad, your application for the Marriage Allowance will not be affected, as long as you receive a Personal Allowance. However, if you or your partner were born before 6 April 1935, applying for the Married Couple's Allowance might be more beneficial to you (you can't claim both at once!).
What does the TSB experience teach us about online banking?
TSB haven't had a good time recently, and the same can be said for the nearly 5 and a half million customers who still couldn't access their accounts after 7 days of technical meltdown. When the bank attempted to migrate some of their services to a new platform, involving the transfer of 1.3billion customer records, those customers were met with an array of problems.
They saw it all, from no access whatsoever, to logging in to their online banking service, to being greeted by accounts which they did not recognise as their own. One customer reported having access to a business account to which they held no affiliation, with a balance of over £2.3m. Despite releasing a since retracted statement, boasting of the 'capacity of [their] technological management' of the transfer, Josep Oliu, chairman of TSB owners Banco de Sabadell, was forced to accept the scale and impact of the mishandling.
The real world consequences of such a massive lockout, the size of which we haven't seen from a British bank since RBS in 2012, are enormous. Although Paul Pester, CEO of TSB, has since taken responsibility of the IT failure and tweeted announcing, "Of course, customers can rest assured that no one will be left out of pocket as a result of these service issues," it's too little, too late for some customers. With business accounts being affected, some companies have been unable to pay their staff.
So in a banking climate where over 700 bricks and mortar branches closed last year, and thousands of call centre jobs are being slashed, what are we to do to protect ourselves from the next online blackout? The simple answer might be to not keep all of your money in one place. It's worth considering opening another account so that if one bank experiences a similar problem, you're not completely shut out.
If you've been affected by the TSB fiasco and want to move to another bank, first make sure you claim any compensation you may be owed by TSB. When claiming compensation, it's important that you've kept a record of each time you were affected, so you've got evidence of the full amount you could be due.
5 pitfalls that put your retirement plans at risk
Imagine the scene; you've spent your life living frugally, saving efficiently and investing wisely. You enter your well-earned retirement financially secure and excited for the years ahead. The future could pan out in one of two ways; the first could lead to continued security and the financial freedom to enjoy your retirement as planned; the second might lead to the unfortunate disappearance of that security and the resulting stress that would involve.
The sad truth is that the things that lead people down the second path are usually easily avoidable; it's rarely investment market declines which are the cause of a failed retirement strategy. Here are the five most common pitfalls that you can avoid through careful planning.
1. Helping too much
We all have a natural desire to help our loved ones, but helping too much can lead to harming our own plans. It's all too common for people to dip into their retirement funds to give money to their children, grandchildren and other relatives. There's nothing wrong with lending a hand or giving gifts, but you have to know what you can afford and stick to your limits. Don't be afraid to admit you can't help.
2. Buying a second home
Having your own little getaway or spending your winters in the sun may seem like a fantastic prospect, but it's important to be realistic. A huge portion of your retirement capital can be tied up in owning a second home, and there are often unexpected costs involved. In the past you could count on property values to appreciate, but that isn't true of many areas now. If you want a second home in retirement, make sure you have a substantial financial cushion.
3. Unmanageable debt
Debt can sometimes be considered a financial management strategy rather than something to steer clear of in retirement. Some financial advisers may recommend investing cash to earn a higher return than the interest rate of the debt, instead of paying off the debt altogether. It does, however, come with fixed expenses and if those expenses combine with unexpected expenditures and begin to exceed your fixed income, problems can arise. Avoiding debt during retirement where possible will help avoid financial uncertainty.
4. New business ventures
A lot of retirees choose to continue working and producing income in some way. Many may decide to start new businesses. If this is something you're considering, be careful and separate most of your retirement assets from the business. Only risk capital that you don't need to sustain your standard of living as a failing business can erode your nest egg quickly.
5. Absence of a spending plan
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It looked for a long time that the main headline for this commentary would be the opening salvos in a trade war between China and the USA. The International Monetary Fund published a bullish report on world trade, saying that global growth will hit a 7 year high of 3.9% this year – giving a stark warning at the same time that trade risked being 'torn apart' by a protracted trade war.
But then came the news of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's, historic visit to South Korea and his meeting with President Moon Jae-in. There followed a bromance which would have been impossible just a few months ago, and a commitment to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons. The meeting would have been unthinkable at the beginning of the year when North Korea was boasting of being able to reach the US mainland with its rockets: now Pyongyang says it will invite US observers to witness the shutdown of its nuclear site in May.
By the end of the month even the China/US threats and counter-threats seemed to have receded a little and most of the major stock markets which we cover made up losses suffered early in the month on fears of a trade war. There was, however, one significant fly in the ointment as the price of oil continued to climb: Brent crude went past $72 a barrel in light of the continuing troubles in Syria and the instability in the region.
Let's start the UK section with some really good news: 2017 was a record year for the UK wine industry, as figures showed 64% more bottles of UK-made wine reached the market than in 2016. The Wine and Spirit Association said the industry was reaping the benefits of 'huge' investment over the last decade.
…But if April brought good news for wine, it brought yet more bad news for retail as the wet Easter proved a washout for the UK high street, following the bad weather which kept shoppers at home in March. Carpetright announced the closure of 92 stores – and you have to think that the merger of Asda and Sainsbury's, announced at the end of the month, will ultimately lead to store closures and job losses. There have been plenty of warm words from both sides but it is hard to see that the merger can be good for jobs or, in the long term, for consumers as the number of big supermarket groups in the UK reduces from four to three.
We have commented above on the IMF forecast for world trade: that same forecast included a prediction that UK growth this year would be 0.1% higher than originally thought at 1.6%. HSBC also predicted that UK exports would rise this year by their fastest rate since 2011.
Other numbers for the UK made mixed reading: a slowdown in construction and the effects of the 'Beast from the East' meant that UK growth in the first quarter of the year was just 0.1% – the lowest figure since 2012. Mortgage lending was also down, as figures for March showed it falling 2.3% to £20.5bn.
There were some positive figures: wages finally climbed above inflation as the year long squeeze on pay showed signs of ending earlier than expected, and unemployment fell to 4.2% – its lowest level since 1975. And London was voted the world's top financial centre, finally climbing above New York for the first time in five years.
The vote was presumably taken without reference to TSB: April ended with TSB taking the phrase 'banking chaos' to a whole new level. The bank upgraded its systems – inevitably in order 'to improve customer service' – and ended up seemingly giving customers access to anyone's account except their own.
Fortunately, there was no such chaos for the FT-SE 100 index of leading shares. After some lacklustre months, it rose 6% in April to end the month at 7,509. As so often happens, the pound went in the opposite direction, falling 2% to end the month trading at $1.3754.
Throughout April, the debate raged about whether the UK should stay in some sort of customs union with the EU after March next year. Doing so would avoid a 'hard border' between Northern Ireland and Eire – but would severely limit the UK's ability to do trade deals with countries outside the EU.
It would, sadly, be possible to write an entire 2,500-word commentary on the various models of customs union – or partnerships – that are currently being discussed: we will attempt to do it in less than 200.
The first option – favoured by the Brexit supporters and known in Whitehall as 'Max Fac' (short for Maximum Facilitation) would see the UK and EU agree to minimise all checks, using smart technology and building on best practice from around the world (for example, the USA and Canada do not have a customs union). This means that there would be a border between the UK and the EU, but it would be as light touch as possible.
The second option is a hybrid model – the Customs Partnership – which rests on the EU recognising UK customs checks as equivalent to their own, so that goods entering the EU at say, Rotterdam, could in theory travel on to the EU without further checks.
This appears to be Theresa May's favoured option, but has been described by hard right Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg, as 'cretinous' while the International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, has come out firmly against any form of customs union. With eleven months to go until March 2019, the debate will undoubtedly rumble on: but we have reached the 200 word limit, we promised. Don't worry, the politicians will undoubtedly still be discussing it next month…
April was a busy month for French President Emmanuel Macron, who made a high-profile visit to Washington and, earlier in the month, made a speech in Strasbourg calling for ever-closer union between the EU's member states and, as the EU faced up to the loss of the UK's contribution, more tax and revenue raising powers for the EU.
Many commentators perceived this as Macron's bid for the de facto leadership of the EU, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel widely seen to be in a weaker position following her eventual coalition agreement with the Social Democrats. German dominance no longer a safe bet, ran a headline in City AM.
Away from the corridors of power and in the banking halls, the European Central Bank announced it would leave interest rates unchanged, despite the pace of growth in the Eurozone starting to slow. There was bad news from Deutsche Bank, which announced 'significant' job cuts as it scaled back its corporate and investment banking operations. Christian Sewing, the new CEO of Germany's biggest lender, said that the cuts were 'painful but unavoidable' as the bank reported a sharp drop in first quarter corporate and investment banking revenues.
Fortunately, there was no pain on the German stock market, as the DAX climbed 4% in the month to end April at 12,612. The French stock market had an even better month as it rose 7% to 5,520 – and there was even good news from Greece, with the Athens stock market up 10% to 858.
All the attention at the beginning of the month focused on the war of words – and potential trade war – between the US and China. It ended with the historic meeting in Korea and South Korean President Moon Jae-in suggesting that Donald Trump be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Away from that potential plaudit, the US President had some troubling numbers to contend with. The US trade deficit widened in February to $57.6bn (£42bn) and there are suggestions that the US could have a trade deficit of a trillion dollars a year by 2020.
Jobs growth slowed in March, with just 103,000 jobs created in the month, and there were disappointing figures for the first quarter, as annualised growth slowed to 2.3%. Those figures are unlikely to be helped by suggestions that the US could get as many as four interest rate rises this year, as the Federal Reserve pursues a more aggressive line in a bid to keep inflation under control.
April was, however, a good month for both Alphabet (the parent company of Google) and Amazon as their sales and profits surged ahead. But it was a lot less fun for Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: he endured an uncomfortable month as he apologised for his company's massive data breach at a Congressional hearing. Not a good month for Wells Fargo either, as the bank was fined a record $1bn (£730m) for failing to resolve investigations into car insurance and mortgage lending breaches.
What did the Dow Jones index make of it all? Virtually nothing. Having opened the month at 24,103, the Dow closed April up just 60 points at 24,163.
The news from the Korean border rather overshadowed China's news in the month – specifically that the country had seen its economy grow at 6.8% in the first quarter, ahead of the government's growth target for the year of 'around 6.5%' – although obviously, this figure would be under pressure from a prolonged trade war with the US.
In Chinese company news, Didi Chuxing, China's equivalent of Uber, the world's largest ride-hailing app and currently reckoned to be worth nearly £40bn, announced modest plans for world-wide expansion.
The Economist Intelligence Unit published an interesting article, listing the countries which were most ready for the robotics revolution: South Korea headed the list, with Japan and Singapore joining it in the top four. (The UK was in 8th place, just ahead of the USA.)
Obviously, the news of the détente between North and South Korea had a positive influence on the region's stock markets. Only China – perhaps still worrying about a possible trade war – saw its stock market fall during the month, with the Shanghai Composite down 3% at 3,082. Hong Kong went in the opposite direction, up 2% to 30,808 and the South Korean market rose 3% to 2,515. Japan, free of the worry of North Korean missiles flying over its islands, saw the Nikkei Dow rise 5% to close April at 22,468.
US sanctions hit Russian shares said a BBC headline in the middle of the month, reporting that sanctions imposed by the US had hit the shares of companies controlled by Russian oligarchs, 'as the Russian stock market tumbled in the wake of the sanctions.' This followed the diplomatic crisis sparked by the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, and President Trump's threats of tariffs on aluminium and steel.
Well, sanctions or no sanctions the Russian stock market had recovered by the end of month, closing April up 2% at 2,307. There was an even better performance from the Indian stock market, up 7% in April to end the month at 35,160 – and Brazil completed our Emerging Markets hat-trick as the market there rose 1% to close at 86,115.
April was a good month for the 'And finally' section of the commentary – but we start with something that is probably best not read while you are eating breakfast.
NASA, America's space agency has been looking for a material that can be transported into space and used for the spare parts that are inevitably needed on a long space mission. The idea is that the parts would be made using a 3D printer: but what material to use? The rocket scientists at NASA have decided that, well… human waste would be ideal. Transported into space and put to use: that's an idea that Major Tom never discussed with ground control…
There had been widespread rumours of an exodus of London's leading bankers after Brexit. Apparently, that is not now going to happen. A report in Politico said that the bankers' wives – and one husband – had been to inspect Frankfurt, the rumoured new banking capital of Europe, and found it to be 'dark, grey and dull'. So there you are: David Davis and Michel Barnier can huff and puff all they like – in the end it looks like bankers' wives will decide the shape of Brexit.
Sadly, one wife who had rather less influence was the wife of Tanzanian gambler, Amani Stanley. So sure was Amani that his beloved Manchester City would clinch the Premier League title by beating Manchester United at home that he bet his wife on the result. All was looking good when City were leading 2-0 at half-time. Unfortunately, United stormed back in the second half to win 3-2 and Amani lost his wife for a week to his United supporting friend Shilla Tony. As yet there is no news on her husband's gambling from Mrs Stanley…
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Q: implementing Vector of vectors I am actually operating on vector of vectors. but how do i increment the row and column pointer(here pointer means iterator)
My code is like
bool searchMatrix(vector<vector<int>>& matrix, int target) {

    vector< vector<int> >::iterator row=matrix.begin();
    vector<int>::iterator col=row->begin();

    while(row!=matrix.end()&&col!=row->end())
    {
        if(*col==target)
            return true;
        else
        {
            if(*(col)+1<=target)
                ++col;
            else
                ++row;
        }
    }
    return false;
}

A: If you need to search the whole matrix you need to have 2 loops: outer for rows and inner for columns -- this looks more obvious.
bool searchMatrix(vector<vector<int>>& matrix, int target) {
    for (vector< vector<int> >::iterator row=matrix.begin(); row != matrix.end(); ++row) {
       for (vector<int>::iterator col=row->begin(); col != col.end(); ++col){
          if(*col==target)
             return true;
       }
    }
    return false;
}

...but this approach is better when all your rows are of different length. If this is a rectangular matrix it's better to keep it all in a single vector of length row * col
You may write accessor method for it (I'll bring non-template method to not overcomplicate) if you like:
int& getElement(<vector<int>& matrix, size_t matrixWidth, size_t row, size_t col)
{
   // here's no boundary check!!!
   return matrix[row * matrixWidth + col];
}

In this case your search becomes simple:
bool searchMatrix(vector<vector<int>>& matrix, int target) {
    for (vector<int>::iterator item=matrix.begin(); item != matrix.end(); ++item){
        if(*item==target)
            return true;
    }
    return false;
}

A: Using iterators, rather than indexes to give the position within a vector is largely a style choice.  If vector of vector is a decent choice for your data structure (a separate question) and your desired algorithm is as shown, then you have hit the limits of your style choice and it is time to drop style and focus on function.
Phrased more simply:  Don't uses iterators, use indexes.
bool searchMatrix(vector<vector<int>>& matrix, int target) {

    std::size_t row=0;
    std::size_t col=0;

    while(row!=matrix.size()&&col<matrix[row].size())
    {
        if(matrix[row][col]==target)
            return true;
        else
        {
            if(matrix[row][col]+1<=target)
                ++col;
            else
                ++row;
        }
    }
    return false;
}

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Q: Printing out lists within dictionary Noobish question here. Haven't done too much python in my day. I'm having an issue with cycling through a dictionary and printing out the key as well as the value(lists in this case) in this format:
deer : brown antlers doe fawn
bear : black teeth polar cub

It is currently outputing like this
('deer:', ['brown', 'antlers', 'doe', 'fawn'])
('bear:', ['black', 'teeth', 'polar', 'cub'])

My code is:
animals = {'deer': ['brown', 'antlers', 'doe', 'fawn'],
           'bear': ['black', 'teeth', 'polar', 'cub']}

for i in animals:
    print(i +':', animals[i])

Obviously it's the syntax of my loop, but after an hour of failures, I'm not sure what is going on. Any help is appreciated, thank you!

A: Everyone is missing the fact that in Python, if you want both the key and value, it is better to iterate over the "items".
animals = {'deer': ['brown', 'antlers', 'doe', 'fawn'],
           'bear': ['black', 'teeth', 'polar', 'cub']}

for animal_name, animal_list in animals.items():
    print("{} : {}".format(
            animal_name,
            " ".join(animal_list),
            ))

A: animals = {'deer': ['brown', 'antlers', 'doe', 'fawn'],
           'bear': ['black', 'teeth', 'polar', 'cub']}

for k, v in animals.items():
    print "%s:%s" % (k, " ".join(str(i) for i in v))

A: Try this:
animals = {'deer': ['brown', 'antlers', 'doe', 'fawn'],
           'bear': ['black', 'teeth', 'polar' 'cub']}

for i in animals:
    print i +':', ' '.join(animals[i]) # add ( ) for python3...

A: First, I would highly suggest you read/watch some beginner python tutorials. Derek Banas has some good videos on youtube which may help. The problem is that you're attempting to print the entire list, not the individual elements of it (calling list.str). Assuming you have experience with other programming languages, it should be no surprise to you that python strings have a join method which accept an iterable. What you're wishing to do, is something like this:
# using a format string
for key in dict_of_lists:
    print('{} : {}'.format(key, ' '.join(dict_of_lists[key]))


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This differs from the previous opt-in open access resolution adopted by BU in 2008/2009, which had declared that Boston University supports open access and invited community members to deposit their work into OpenBU if they wished to do so.


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I approach every wedding shoot in exactly the same way I approach every shoot I've ever done – it's the most important shoot of my career so far.
I am always a little bit hesitant about describing my photographic style with words. I am very happy to let my work do all the talking. If I had to say anything, and going on the feedback I get from couples, I'd say my style is relaxed. If I'm worried because it's just started raining outside you'll never know it. I know from experience that whatever happens come rain, snow, hail or wind or any other little-unexpected hiccup, I'll get the shots, somehow, I always do.
I love photographing people, that's been the starting point of all my work for my whole career. I'm just as comfortable photographing the Prime Minister in Downing Street as I am shooting a series of street portraits in Harlem, NY for the Observer Magazine. To me, it's all the same thing with one common factor - people. And that's how I approach every wedding. Yes, it's a wedding but more importantly, it's life, it's history and it's people.
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This guy really gets around. He also has a one size fits all explanation for everything.
"Whiteness" caused Texas church shooter Devin Kelley to open fire on parishioners Sunday, killing 26 people, according to a controversial Drexel University professor.
George Ciccariello-Maher, the liberal professor who was booted from campus for tweets blaming the Las Vegas massacre on "Trumpism" and "white victimization," now claims white "entitlement" is the motivating factor behind mass-shootings.
Yet 3.25% of our country — young Black males — commit 50% of our country's murders. Is the cause of this far greater amount of violence Black privilege and Black entitlement?
Now, now….there you go, trying to use your own White Privilege[TM] and presenting actual facts, instead of reacting with hysterical feeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings, and dispassionately analyzing what's happening in the realm of killings that surely must be spontaneously made by rogue guns which violently force themselves into the hands of unwitting (not to be confused with utterly witless!) otherwise-innocent individuals of color.
This twit should be thankful that cluelessness isn't painful; else he'd be in a world of hurt.
If by "history" he means that of Western civilization, they're not on the losing side of history, they are its history, all of it. The rise and dominance of the West is the history of white males. From Celtic hill-forts at one end to Semitic trading-routes at the other, thousands of miles of white testosterone, and damn near nothing else. So is that "good" or "bad"? That's not the issue; it just "is".
This dude is like a pale version of Ta'Nitwit Coates.
Just more proof that being educated does not equate with being intelligent.


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The countdown to the world's most beautiful game June 2010 has officially begun. And that means we're gonna be surrounded by news, articles, advertisements, promotions..you name it, they've got it.
Mine comes in the form of an email from Emirates airline. Have you booked your package for the 2010 FIFA World Cup? Apparently they are offering an all-inclusive package ie flights, match tickets, accommodations and transfers to and from the stadium. All you need to do is sign up, select your package and let them worry about the rest. No hassle, no fuss, just need your Visa or MasterCard.
You get to select your base camp ie the city where you will stay and it doesn't have to be some "ulu" place just because your selected match is gonna be conducted there. Uh-uh, you can stay wherever you want in S. Africa and you will be transferred (by road or by AIR) to and from your matches. Very convenient I must say..
Class of travel? Okla just economy will do.
I din go further. There isn't a need, not after a look at the starting prices!
Suddenly it hit me. How much am I actually paying for the match tix alone? And what feng-shui seat will I be getting? What if they just assign me some crappy-nobody-wants-to-buy seat (though I believe it's gonna be packed), 3 stories high from the field and players look like dots scurrying around but charge me with a crazy amount? I want my money's worth!
A. The Emirates 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa packages provide CAT01 tickets for all matches, at any of the participating stadiums. Please see diagram below depicting CAT01 seating in blue.
Premium seats they are indeed.
Q. I want to watch the game but my wife doesn't. Can I buy part of the ticket?
Eek!! I'm sure if you enter the ballot early for future World Cups and then arrange your own accommodation, you can easily get yourself there and have a good time for a fraction of the cost!
I initially wanted to work in South Africa, so my sis and I went to look up World Cup tix. If you get the ballot, it is actually very affordable, but I can't remember how much. Then just stay at backpackers la... That's where all the action is. Some classy hotel is the wrong feel!
Haha... that was actually on the FAQ? Then what was the answer?
do they print the wife's name on the ticket? if not, couldn't he just try to re-sell it? i know its not allowed n illegal (its a measure to prevent ppl from being conned by fake tix), but there are definitely scalpers n ppl who try to buy tix when they get there.
I am not sure but I know I ter-read that they have to personally collect the tickets themselves, ie they will check your id and stuff..
Hmm I think ya the names might be printed, my AC Milan match tix had my name on it if not mistaken..


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JIIPE to Host World's Largest Smelter Complex with Custom Port and Jetty Facilities
Freeport Indonesia signs 80-year lease with JIIPE for its newest g 1.7 million Metric Ton Copper Smelter and Precious Metal refinery
PT AKR Corporindo Tbk
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Indonesia's newest Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE), announced it is poised to reach its target of $17 billion in investment and create 20,000 new jobs, as it confirms new major investor Freeport Indonesia (PTFI).
SEZ JIIPE - Port and Infrastructure
The 3,000-hectare industrial hub, owned by PT AKR Corporindo Tbk (IDX: AKRA), signed on August 27 a long-term 80-year lease agreement with Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), one of Indonesia's largest mining companies to develop a new copper smelter complex, spanning 100 hectares at an estimated cost of $3 billion.
The agreement for construction and use of BMS infrastructure for 40 years was signed on September 3rd 2021.
"The smelter project requires extensive use of port facilities, laydown area during construction, reliable supply of utilities, as well as ease of licensing and administration. This is something that SEZ JIIPE can offer to all our investing tenants," said Haryanto Adikoesoemo, AKR Corporindo's President Director.
JIIPE's integrated, multifaceted infrastructures are one of its major assets, designed to simplify operational processes for industries. The hub, strategically positioned in East Java, offers access to the region's deepest ports (-16 LWS) and direct toll access to international airports. Making the domestic and international transport of goods cost-efficient, especially across archipelagic Eastern Indonesia.
JIIPE's SEZ designation allows local and international companies to benefit from a wide array of fiscal and regulatory exemptions and facilitations. The estate's Direct Construction Service (KLIK) provides investors one-window facility to support them to start construction and manufacturing immediately
These comprehensive investment incentives have proven an encouraging draw to major companies. To date, JIIPE has achieved investment of $3.5 billion from 16 tenants, including PTFI.
For more information on JIIPE, please visit https://www.jiipe.com/en
About JIIPE
JIIPE is a public-private project between PT AKR Corporindo Tbk and Pelabuhan Indonesia III. Located in Gresik, East Java province, the 3,000ha site is the country's first integrated industrial city and port development project.
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Groundbreaking: President Joko Widodo kicks off construction of the world's largest copper smelter in JIIPE
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package com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.codec;

import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.ClientMessage;
import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.Generated;
import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.codec.builtin.*;
import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.codec.custom.*;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import static com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.ClientMessage.*;
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Requiem for the American Dream (2015)
Not Rated | 1h 13min | Documentary, Biography, News | 20 October 2016 (Denmark)
Renowned academic and author Noam Chomsky elucidates 10 principles of concentration of wealth and power that have led to unprecedented inequality and the hollowing out of the American middle class.
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REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM is the definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky on the defining characteristic of our time - the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few. Through interviews filmed over four years, Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality - tracing a half century of policies designed to favor the most wealthy at the expense of the majority - while also looking back on his own life of activism and political participation. Profoundly personal and thought provoking, Chomsky provides penetrating insight into what may well be the lasting legacy of our time - the death of the middle class; a swan song for our democracy. A potent reminder that power ultimately rests in the hands of the governed, REQUIEM is required viewing for all who maintain hope in a shared stake in the future. Written by PFP
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Noam Chomsky: During the Great Depression, which I'm old enough to remember, and when most of my family was unemployed working class, it was bad, much worse objectively than today. But there was an expectation that things were going to get better. There was a real sense of hopefulness. - There isn't today.
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The definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive, on the defining characteristic of our time - the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few.
This film is being touted as the "final" film of Noam Chomsky. I don't buy that. He's not dead, for one thing. But also, the amount of footage out there is pretty daunting... people could be making films of Chomsky's speeches for years to come.
There isn't all that much here that you won't hear elsewhere if you're familiar with Chomsky's work. It's a standard denouncement of various systems and how Americans interact with their government. For those who aren't fans, it may also be really, really dry. Chomsky packs a lot of information into his words and is not the most exciting speaker. It is more accessible, though, than some of his broader work... unlike his views on foreign policy, he does not dig into decades of obscure history to support his theories.
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Smartphones can capture and simplify the most important elements of our lives. They keep us on schedule, holds glimpses of our memories and allows us to reach the people we love. But smartphones can also be an expression of our individuality, so we've collaborated with various talented artists and creative brands, to create custom accessories that enhance the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge.
Working with Swarovski, Montblanc, Romero Britto, Rebecca Minkoff and Burton, we have handpicked designers that share in our vision of design that is forward-thinking, streamlined and a fusion of fashion and technology.
Swarosvki, for example, is synonymous with luxurious, high-quality jewelry. Building on a longstanding relationship with Samsung, Swarovski has developed a colorful series of premium, protective, crystal-embellished covers that reflect the different shades of glass in the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge.
The more expressive among us might lean towards Romero Britto's designs, which reflect his signature visual language of vibrant colors and bold patterns. Romero's art combines influences from cubism with pop to create an iconic style that the New York Times described as exuding "warmth, optimism and love."
"My art brings a feeling of happiness, love, joy and passion. Everything starts with passion and inspiration, and my inspiration for the design was all-encompassing of everything Samsung does in terms of forward-thinking technology," said Romero of his collaboration with Samsung. "It's a great honor to partner with a company like Samsung that I share a common vision with, a vision of having as many people share and enjoy our designs as possible." Here's a video where Romero talks about this collaboration with Samsung.
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On a research tour about my father's life I also visited the cemetery of the Austro-Hungarian navy in Pula. The natural harbour of this city served as Austria's main naval base until 1918.
Among others I came across the graves of Baron von Trapp's parents. The life of Baron von Trapp and his family became famous worldwide by the US movie 'Sound of Music'.
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Mount Greylock Girls Win Fourth Straight State Title / iBerkshires.com - The Berkshires online guide to events, news and Berkshire County community information.
WINDSOR, Mass. — If the Mount Greylock girls Nordic ski team is going to continue to stay on top of the state leaderboard, it is going to take a team effort.
And not just the Mount Greylock team, at that.
Team Berkshire County was dominant at Tuesday's state meet at Notchview Reservation, where "home team" Wahconah placed fifth, Lenox was third and the Mounties won their fourth straight state title, splitting the honor with Concord-Carlisle.
On the boys' side, Concord-Carlisle ran away with the gold medal, earning 18 points with three boys in the top 10. Mount Greylock's boys placed second for the second year in a row, and Lenox and Hoosac Valley placed fourth and fifth, respectively.
The top finishers on the 7-kilometer course at Notchview Reservation were Concord-Carlisle's Ayden Nichol (25 minutes, 34 seconds) and Lincoln-Sudbury's Laura Appleby (30:57).
Mount Greylock's boys were led by Makin Miller (27:02) and Col McDermott, in seventh and eighth places, respectively. Brandi Gill (33:01) and Jacqueline Wells were sixth and seventh for the Mount Greylock girls.
Mounties girls coach Hilary Greene said her team benefited from a winter spent battling some of the commonwealth's top programs in the Berkshire County League.
"It could have gone any way," Greene said, referring to the fact that the Millionaires finished just three points out of the three-way tie for first in the state. "I think it's so good for the sport. I know that the Lenox team is going to say, 'We're coming for you.' And, hopefully, our team will say, 'We're going to try to go for it, too.' And everyone will get better.
"And, hopefully, that will also attract more skiers. We want the sport to continue to grow."
Lenox's girls placed three skiers in the top 12 as Mary Elliot (33:58) placed ninth, and Grace Elliot and Solia Herndon-Schmit were not far behind in 11th and 12, respectively.
Breaking up that Lenox trio was Wahconah senior Gabby Orlando, who finished 10th in 34:04.
Hoosac Valley was led by Mia Gale (36:00) with a 24th-place finish. Racing as an individual, Taconic's Megan Francoeur (46:08) finished 78th.
Just four skiers for each team count toward the team standings, but all six of Mount Greylock's starters finished in the top third of the field. Adding to the score were Margo Smith in 14th and Lainey Gill in 23rd.
One big key to the victory was the performance of Mount Greylock senior Smith, who picked off racers from earlier waves throughout the course.
"Margo Smith, who was skiing out of the sixth wave and has every potential to be right up there, has just been up and down this season, so we didn't know what to expect from her," Greene said. "But she somehow always pulls through an amazing race at the big meets.
"So she was the one who really pulled through for us."
On the boys' side, Miller and McDermott were backed up by Mount Greylock teammates Owen Tucker-Smith and Gabe Gerry, who placed 17th and 18th, respectively.
Hoosac Valley's Corben Craig (27:32)was the top Berkshire County finisher not from Mount Greylock; he finished 12th to lead the Hurricanes to a top-five finish.
Lenox's boys would have won the award for consistency if there was one. After Herkus Rudzinskas (28:46) placed 16th overall, the Millionaires finished 25th, 26th, 27th, 30th and 31st.
Wahconah, which placed 12th among the boys, got a 38th-place finish from Shea Mcilquham (31:37). Taconi was led by Thomas Rabasco (34:46), who finished 72nd.
Tuesday's meet was twice postponed due to weather concerns — a fitting end to a season that saw most of the Berkshire County League meets relocated, mostly north of the state line to Prospect Mountain in Vermont.
Greene said the seeming lack of skiable terrain really did not impact the Mounties.
"It's been an interesting season, in that we actually ended up doing a lot of skiing, despite having to work extra hard for it," she said. "The first week of the season, we had snow at the school, and we snowed on the second day of practice, which almost never happens.
"Then we hit a dry spell, but we found patches. We found other places to ski. I feel like they haven't felt like they missed out on that."
Lenox coach Joe Bazzano agreed.
"We're used to it," Bazzano said with a laugh about the uncertain and frequently unseasonable conditions. "We have our backups for downhill ski areas. And when we know it's going to snow [at Notchview], the kids are good and the parents are good and get the kids up here right away.
"We're just adapting to it year after year, because it's been a long time since we've had a good year. Everyone is fine with adapting, which is really good."
And with a team that features freshman Mary Elliot, sophomore Grace Elliot, sophomore Herndon-Schmit, freshman Aidan Burns and freshman Julianna Harwood, Lenox figures to go right on pushing — and, the Millionaires hope surpassing — the Mounties for years to come.
"One race to the next, I'm super proud of these kids," Bazzano said. "I'm really glad to be part of this group. I've coached quite a few state championship teams and state champions, and these kids are just as much fun — if not more — than any other team I've had.
"You can't ask for more."
More photos from this meet here.
Concord-Carlisle, 18 points; 2. Mount Greylock, 50; 3. Wayland, 56; 4. Lenox, 94; 5. Hoosac Valley, 122; 6. Newton North, 124; 7. Dover-Sherborn, 137; 8. Acton-Boxboro, 139; 9. Wellesley, 148; 10. Winchester, 181; 11. Amherst, 193; 12. Wahconah, 218; 13. Westford Academy, 236; 14. Lincoln-Sudbury, 297; 15. Mohawk Trail, 324; 16. Taconic, 379; 17. Nashoba, 381.
Ayden Nichol, Concord-Carlisle, 25 minutes, 34 seconds; 2. Devin Wong, Wayland, 25:51; 3. Henry Johnstone, Concord-Carlisle, 25:57; 4. Linden Niedeck, NA, 25:58; 5. Alex Burt, Concord-Carlisle, 26:24; 6. Lucas Bodkins, Dover-Sherborn, 26:29; 7. Jakin Miller, Mount Greylock, 27:02; 8. Col McDermott, Mount Greylock, 27:14; 9. Julian Henry, Concord-Carlisle, 27:16; 10. Connor Giersch, NA, 27:24; … 12. Corben Craig, Hoosac Valley, 27:32; 16. Herkus Rudzinskas, Lenox, 28:46; 17. Owen Tucker-Smith, Mount Greylock, 28:58; 18. Gabe Gerry, Mount Greylock, 28:58; 22. Justin Levesque, Hoosac Valley, 29:43; 23. Michael Maruk, Mount Greylock, 29:44; 24. Corban Miller, Mount Greylock, 29:45; 25. Maxime Leger, Lenox, 30:01; 26. Colin Young, Lenox, 30:22; 27. Robert Carotenuto, Lenox, 30:40; 30. JT Novitsky, Lenox, 30:46;31. Justin King, Lenox, 30:48; 33. Jake Halverson, Hoosac Valley, 31:04; 38. Shea Mcilquham, Wahconah, 31:37; 52. Jack Pudlo, Wahconah, 32:38; 55. Evan Norcross, Hoosac Valley, 32:59; 60. Logan Newsome, Wahconah, 34:07; 68. Tyler Olds, Wahconah, 34:30; 71. Hayden Kendall, Wahconah, 34:37; 72. Thomas Rabasco, Taconic, 34:46; 73. Matthew Tassone, Hoosac Valley, 34:54; 81. Anthony Tassone, Hoosac Valley, 37:14; 100. Chris Adams, Taconic, 47:25; 103. Peter Foley, Taconic, 51:08; 104. Jeffrey Crosier, Taconic, 52:20.
Concord-Carlisle, 50; 1. Mount Greylock, 50; 3. Lenox, 53; 4. Wellesley, 109; 5. Wahconah 117; 6. Wayland, 120; 7. Newton North, 131; 8. Mohawk Trail, 132; 9. Winchester, 156; 10. Acton-Boxboro, 168; 11. Lincoln-Sudbury, 173; 12. Hoosac Valley, 184; 13. Dover-Sherborn, 201; 14. Westford Academy, 250; 15. Amherst, 285; 16. Nashoba, 360.
Laura Appleby, Lincoln-Sudbury, 30:57; 2. Mica Bodkins, Dover-Sherborn, 31:17; 3. Ella Nichol, Concord-Carlisle, 32:27; 4. Phoebe Meyerson, Concord-Carlisle, 32:34; 5. Tali Wong, Westford Academy, 32:41; 6. Brandi Gill, Mount Greylock, 33:01; 7. Jacqueline Wells, Mount Greylock, 33:30; 8. Charlotte Snow, Wellesley, 33:56; 9. Mary Elliot, Lenox, 33:58; 10. Gabby Orlando, Wahconah, 34:04; … 11. Grace Elliot, Lenox, 34:32; 12. Solia Herndon-Schmit, Lenox, 34:32; 14. Margo Smith, Mount Greylock, 34:53; 21. Aidan Burns, Lenox, 35:48; 22. Maggie Sorrentino, Lenox, 35:51; 23. Lainey Gill, Mount Greylock, 35:53; 24.Mia Gale, Hoosac Valley, 36:00; 25. Elizabeth Dupras, Mount Greylock, 36:04; 28. Julianne Harwood, Lenox, 36:15; 30. Hazel Scullin, Mount Greylock, 36:26; 31. Haley Crosier, Wahconah, 37:25; 32. Isabelle Viner, Wahconah, 37:43; 44. Julia Trager, Wahconah, 39:43; 51. Suki Liang, Hoosac Valley, 40:52; 54. Natalie Pompi, Hoosac Valley, 41:13; 55. Sydni Jamros, Hoosac Valley, 41:40; 57. Grace Calvert, Wahconah, 41:52; 74. Maddy Rabuse, Wahconah, 44:50; 78. Megan Francoeur, Taconic, 46:08; 80. Jenna Levesque, Hoosac Valley, 46:13; 84. Grace Kronick, Hoosac Valley, 47:39.


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Binghamton Church Preparing to Buy Former Giant Supermarket Site
Bob Joseph Published: August 2, 2021
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A Binghamton shopping plaza that was home to a Giant supermarket for for nearly three decades could soon be transformed into a place of worship.
The city planning commission is considering a request for a special use permit by First Assembly of God Church to transform the site on Main Street between Crestmont Road and Matthews Street.
The proposal calls for the construction of a 13,750-square-foot addition to an existing building.
A "Public Notice" sign at the former Giant supermarket site at 279 Main Street. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
The Zoning Board of Appeals is to hold a public hearing on a request for a variance to allow the building of a parking area with four interior landscape islands where 13 are required.
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday at 5:20 p.m in the second floor atrium at City Hall.
The church is expected to acquire the property from Binghamton Giant Markets if its plans receive all necessary city approvals.
The Far East restaurant is the only business now operating in the retail plaza on Main Street in Binghamton. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
A Giant supermarket opened at the site in October 1982. In 2009, Weis Markets began operating the store. Weis closed the operation in July 2014 because of poor sales.
First Assembly of God officials could not be reached for comment on their proposed project. City planning department representatives also were not available Monday to discuss the site plans.
The church's main worship center is located downtown at 255 Washington Street.
The First Assembly of God worship center in downtown Binghamton on May 13, 2016. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
Contact WNBF News reporter Bob Joseph: bob@wnbf.com or (607) 772-8400 extension 233.
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How Many in America: From Guns to Ghost Towns
Can you take a guess as to how many public schools are in the U.S.? Do you have any clue as to how many billionaires might be residing there? Read on to find out—and learn a thing or two about each of these selection's cultural significance and legacy along the way.
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