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'Four years from now, TWINT will be as widespread in Switzerland as Mobilepay is in Denmark'.
Mr Mose, you have now been Chairman of the TWINT Board of Directors for more than three months. In what direction is the Swiss payment solution developing?
We are making very good progress. TWINT currently has more than 750,000 registered users. Furthermore, 65 banks have also opted to use TWINT. This is highly satisfactory when you consider that TWINT has only existed in its current form since April 2017. The number of new users is actually rising by more than 10,000 every week. It is in those areas where we can offer our customers an otherwise unavailable solution that growth is strongest.
Which areas are these?
P2P, i.e. payments between private individuals, and e-commerce. Let me explain these two examples to you in more detail: Using the 'Send and request money' function, you can transfer money to one another directly from account to account or request payments from one another via TWINT. It is so unbelievably simple and it costs nothing, absolutely nothing. In the area of e-commerce, it is also extremely beneficial to use TWINT when making online purchases, as this means you are no longer required to enter your credit card details or save them online. Your own bank account is linked to the app. TWINT is secure and quicker. This is a real improvement for all users. TWINT is enjoying great growth, in particular, in the areas of e-commerce and P2P, as we are really helping customers here and are able to satisfy their needs.
How do you assess the development of TWINT in the area of stationary retail?
We are also seeing great progress in the area of stationary retail. Here, we are contributing more to changing customer habits. In future, however, digital payments will be the norm. TWINT is the only solution that allows you to make simple payments everywhere, namely between individuals, in e-commerce and at cash registers. Coop has been on board from the outset. Since March, it has also been possible to make TWINT payments at Migros. And Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has also indicated that it is only a matter of time before it will also accept TWINT payments. The more you use TWINT, the more you want to use it.
Would you say that our wallets are being digitalised?
Yes, I am convinced that in future we will no longer be carrying thick wallets full of bonus cards, loyalty cards and stamp cards of various stores. The same is also true for debit and credit cards as well as cash. The customers of tomorrow want things to be simpler and more practical. Everything will therefore be consolidated and stored on our smartphones. This makes things more secure, quicker and easier.
You come from Denmark, where smartphone payments are already very widespread. How do mobile payments work in Denmark?
In Denmark, TWINT is called Mobilepay. This is the most-used app and just about everybody in Denmark uses Mobilepay. In a country with 5.6 million residents, there are around 4.5 million registered users. As is the case in Switzerland with TWINT, Mobilepay has primarily grown quickly in the areas of P2P and e-commerce. In contrast to TWINT, however, Mobilepay is not an account solution, but rather a credit card solution. I am absolutely convinced that in the long term it will be possible to link a bank account with Mobilepay in the same way that TWINT users already can. We will see. From a technical perspective, TWINT is more advanced than Mobilepay. Mobilepay was launched in 2013 and has thus already been in use for four years. TWINT in its current form is just one year old. In four years' time, TWINT will be just as widespread as Mobilepay, but TWINT will be more versatile in the functions that it offers than its Danish counterpart.
To what extent can Denmark be compared to Switzerland?
Denmark is very digitalised. In every comparative list with respect to digitalisation in different countries, Denmark is always one of the forerunners. Every Dane is 'digitally' born with a personal identification number (cpr). Without a cpr number in Denmark you cannot receive a name. All Danes also have a digital mailbox for official and private post. The system is the same for all residents. It is for this reason that Mobilepay was also very quickly accepted by the Danes.
I am sure – and also hope – that the e-identity will also be implemented soon in Switzerland. This will accelerate the process of digitalisation in general and in various areas. Like Denmark, Switzerland is always among the leaders when it comes to comparisons of international competitiveness. And that is why this digital world and digital competition are very important. Switzerland will then become a lot more digital just like Denmark, meaning in turn that TWINT will become even more important.
What is still needed in Switzerland to make mobile payments as popular as they are in Denmark?
We shouldn't forget that Mobilepay went live in Denmark in 2013. Even in Denmark there was a little bit of doubt at the beginning. It is now difficult to imagine Denmark without Mobilepay. This will also soon be the situation with TWINT in Switzerland.
This might also interest you:
- Interesting facts and figures - how the world pays with the smartphone: twint.ch/smartphone-payment-around-world


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The Social Action Committee, under the direction of Alice Blueglass, organizes and facilitates social action efforts to assist local community programs in supporting the community.
They have developed a strong partnership with Turning Points, a local non-profit organization which provides a remarkable variety of services designed to assist individuals and families on their path to financial stability and independence. Turning Points is the one stop shop for preventing and ending homelessness in our community.
Collecting food for two local food banks, Manatee Food Pantry and All Faiths Food Bank of Sarasota, has been an on-going effort over the years. This past September, Alice and other temple members visited Turning Points meal service program. They saw the nearly-bare shelves and immediately offered to help. With the support of many Temple members during the High Holy Days, SAC was able to collect and donate over 120 bags of food that weighed nearly 1,000 pounds to local food banks!
In Sarasota and Bradenton, there are many opportunities to volunteer at a wide variety of organizations. The following are just a very few:
The Literacy Council of Sarasota; JFCS's mentoring and tutoring programs; Selby Library's Books in a Basket (reading to preschoolers); All Faiths Food Bank; Boys and Girls Club; Second Chance-Last Opportunity; Mothers Helping Mothers; Meals on Wheels.
Many members of our congregation devote considerable time and energy on behalf of a range of local community organizations. Won't you be a part?
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The acquisition has provoked comment about defensive buying of patents, but Google surely has more ambition than that
For several years now, Google has been following a vow made by former CEO Eric Schmidt: mobile first. New CEO Larry Page is taking that dictum to a new level by announcing a deal to buy Motorola Mobility for .5bn.
The implications of this deal depend entirely on how Google plans to use Motorola. If, as some claim, the deal is more about obtaining Motorola's mobile patent portfolio than anything else, we can expect escalating patent warfare between technology giants and limited innovation beyond that. If, however, Google intends to operate the business it is acquiring, we may see some broad and sweeping changes in the technology industry.
If the deal is chiefly about obtaining Motorola's mobile patent portfolio, then Google would likely spin off the hardware end of the company and keep the software and patents. The patents would be vital weapons in its competition with Apple and Microsoft, as the two companies are using patent claims to try to slow the remarkable growth of Google's Android operating system, which has become the most widely used smartphone platform.
But assuming Google intends to operate the business it is purchasing – and also assuming, as seems probable, regulatory approval of the deal – the landscape for Google, and the technology industry more broadly, will change. Some of the implications are clear already.
Perhaps Google wants to be more like Apple, owning an entire ecosystem around Android. For all its success, Android has suffered from "feature balkanisation", as phone manufacturers and carriers have turned the open source system to their own aims.
Motorola knows how to make good hardware (though it's been outdone in that regard by Samsung and HTC in the Android market), and one can imagine some excellent devices – once Google controls the outcome, as it did with its initial Nexus One phone (made by HTC) and Nexus S (Samsung).
Such devices should include tablets, which have been a notably dry area so far for Google and its Android 3 "Honeycomb" operating system. To date, Android tablets, including Motorola's Xoom, have made very few inroads in an arena heavily dominated by Apple. That may change with an Amazon tablet this fall, but Google needs to create its own to showcase what is possible.
In the near term, it is difficult to imagine any competitor fully matching Apple's ability to marry hardware and software with elegance and ease of use. Where Google could beat Apple, however, is by being less controlling of users than Apple has become: one reason many people (including me) have chosen Android is a preference to make more of our own decisions about how we want our devices to work.
To the extent that Google uses Motorola to develop and launch superb devices, it will be competing directly with its partners. The company claims that the deal will not affect its relations with other Android handset makers, but that strikes me as fantasy. A cascade of happy talk in amusingly similar, supportive statements from Samsung, HTC, etc on Monday can't disguise the reality that they should be weighing their options with renewed urgency. I don't see why they should trust Google, at this point.
So, who should be happy about this deal? Microsoft, among others. The Google-Motorola deal gives the Windows mobile platform a renewed lease on life. Microsoft could now position itself as the only major operating system that is platform-agnostic. That neutrality is somewhat suspect given Microsoft's recent alliance with Nokia, which includes a major investment and all kinds of special treatment, but it will be in Microsoft's interest to be as neutral as possible in dealings with its mobile partners.
Another, less obvious dimension of this deal is that it may help Google make enormous strides in the television marketplace. Google has been trying, with limited success, to push Android into living rooms via Google TV. Given that Motorola makes set-top boxes, Google TV could become part of this market. But the other cable and satellite companies will have a lot to say about this – and they already consider Google a scary competitor, not a partner.
The most widely discussed element of the deal – the patents – highlights one of the technology industry's worst problems. As Chicago Public Radio's This American Life recently reported, America's patent system is highly dysfunctional. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) routinely issues patents for "obvious non-inventions", many of which have already been invented. This enables patent "trolls" to extort settlements from companies allegedly violating those patents; this is, in effect, a tax on technology and a severe impediment to actual innovation. Meanwhile, several federal district courts – notably one in Texas – have become havens for the the patent trolls, further tilting the scales in favour of plaintiffs. And Congress, as usual, has refused to do its job. Among other acts of malfeasance, Congress has refused to give the USPTO the funding it needs to do the job properly, in part by appropriating the fees the agency collects from applicants in order to fund other programmes. A patent "reform" bill now under consideration and all too likely to become law would, by any reasonable analysis, make matters even worse.
To the extent that the Google-Motorola deal is defensive, a buying of weaponry in the ever-escalating patent warfare, it can hardly be called productive. But I hope it's about much more than that, namely Google's intention to push harder in the mobile arena to open it up to more competition.


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HEllo. You have a funny profile. It made me seriously laugh out loud. I am Natalie, and I invite you to check out mine. No, I don't have any pics up (long story) but if you're curious then I look like Blanka from Street Fighter (redhead). After a few messages I may send you a pic. Again, sorry to be so secretish - long story involved! I also do my own electrical wiring work so again kind of like Blanka ha.
Things I like to eat are off my profile but it would seriously take a list longer than the time there is in the day. We exist and to continue existing we must eat ot survive. I do a lot of cooking.
Favorite: soccer team? Sport? How do you stay active? Ever gargle while jogging at the same time? I did it once to save time and it is seriously the funnyest thing I've ever done.
Aside from Saying, "I Look Like Blanka," of Course
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So basically Natalie's opener for prospective dates is to tell them she looks like a hairy animalistic man from a video game? Daaaaamn... full points for honesty!ReplyDelete
So, uh, you gonna pile drive her like Zangief?ReplyDelete
Pffft she would've been way cooler if she were like Dhalsim. Then she could've reached all the shit on the high shelves that no one else can reach. Who doesn't want to be super useful?ReplyDelete
I like the image of a dinosaur reaching on its tiptoes for a jar of preserves.ReplyDelete
I have a big head and little arms. I'm just not sure how well this plan was thought through.ReplyDelete
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^Amazing movie. Saw it in the cheap theaters - we laughed more than the dozen kids sitting behind us.ReplyDelete
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The baptism of Jesus marks the beginning of Jesus Christ's public ministry. This event is recorded in the Canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. In John 1:29-33 rather than a direct narrative, the Baptist bears witness to the episode.[2][3] The Baptism is one of the five major milestones in the gospel narrative of the life of Jesus, the others being Transfiguration, Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension.[4][5]
John the Baptist preached a 'baptism with water', not of forgiveness but of penance or repentance for the remission of sins (Luke 3:3), and declared himself a forerunner to One who would baptize 'with the Holy Spirit and with fire' (Luke 3:16). In so doing he was preparing the way for the Lord.[6] Jesus came to the Jordan River where he was baptized by John at a site traditionally known as Qasr al-Yahud (the Jews' Castle).[6][7][8][9][10][11] This event concluded with the heavens opening, a dove-like descent of the Holy Spirit, and a voice from Heaven saying, "This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased."[12] The voice combines key phrases from the Old Testament: "My Son" (the Davidic king as God's adopted son in Psalms 2 and Psalms 10), "beloved" (Isaac in Genesis 22), and "with whom I am well pleased" (the servant of God in Isaiah 42:1).[6]
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Long before Toscanini or Furtwängler, Bernstein or Dudamel, there was Pherekydes of Patrae, known in ancient Greece as the 'Giver of Rhythm'. A report from 709 BC describes him leading a group of eight hundred musicians by beating a golden staff "up and down in equal movements" so that the musicians "began in one and the same time" and "all might keep together".
The nature of the conductor has shifted and changed in the past thousand-odd years, but a certain air of mystique still surrounds those mysterious figures on the podium. Why is it that a single person, making no noise at all apart from the odd breathy grunt and armed with just a sliver of wood, or sometimes just their hands, can be held responsible for the sonic output of hundreds of instrument-wielding people? And how is it that the sounds that pour forth from this "mysterious podium dance", as one critic has called it, occasionally reach the sublime, conjuring an artistic experience that nobody who hears it can ever forget?
Like the greatest artistic mysteries, a full answer evades us – thank goodness. In a more mundane way, we might think of conductors as the musical equivalent of sports team managers. You can't quantify precisely what it is that they do – but you know it when you see it. While it is possible for large orchestras to perform without conductors, most choose to have one. So what it is, exactly, that they do? Whether visibly or invisibly, consciously or unconsciously, here are some of the myriad things they get up to on that podium…
Beat time
"The whole duty of a conductor is comprised in his ability always to indicate the right tempo," said Richard Wagner, himself a supreme conductor as well as composer. The orthodoxy is that the conductor uses his or her right hand to hold a baton (if used – some prefer just to use their hands) and set the tempo, control it thereafter, signify the beginning of a new bar and deal with other matters of timing that help keep an ensemble of sometimes over a hundred individuals together. But while these elements are all vital components for a smooth performance, a great conductor is self-evidently much more than just a metronome wearing tails. The great 20th Century conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler famously – and very publicly – walked out of a concert given by fellow maestro Arturo Toscanini proclaiming: "That man is just a time-beater!"
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Convey an interpretation
The conductor is there to bring a musical score to life, communicating their own highly refined sense of the work through an individual language of gestures, which might sculpt the musical line, tease out nuances, emphasise certain musical elements while controlling others, and essentially re-imagine an old piece anew. These usually fall to the left hand.
While there are some common gestures, most great conductors have their own unique style, from Furtwängler's spur-of-the-moment intensity to Valery Gergiev's weird trembling movements, described by critic Daniel Wakin as "waggling his fingers in character with the music" and which Gergiev himself has suggested arises from his former incarnation as a pianist.
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"The best conductors are the best listeners", says Tom Service, the broadcaster, journalist and author of the fascinating study Music As Alchemy: Journeys with Great Conductors and their Orchestras. "They become a lightening rod of listening; a focus so that the players and the conductor can become something bigger than all of them – than all of us – at the same time as feeling fully realised as individuals." For him, the late Claudio Abbado is the ultimate example of this, a conductor able to conjure "a hyper-awareness of awareness".
"You have to impose your will – not with a hammer, but you have to be able to convince people of your point of view," says Pierre Boulez, another legendary composer-conductor. Service points out that, although most conductors these days would describe themselves as democrats, "that simply can't be true. It doesn't mean democracy doesn't work, but it's not straightforward. It's negotiated!" He takes the Berlin Philharmonic as an example: "That's an orchestra of rampant individuals, who want to feel fully realised. But if the person up on the podium isn't giving them a collective focus, then they are rudderless and bereft."
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Be a conduit
Concertgoers may have their ears trained on the orchestra, but our eyes are invariably drawn to the podium. We too want to be steered, to be able to align the way the music sounds with the conductor is doing. He or she is a vital visual connection: the bridge between our eyes and the sense of what is happening in the music.
Put in the hours
Conductors may look like they have an easier ride, not having to master any fiendish passages of finger-work like the violinists, say, or risk the exposure and split notes of the wind and brass players. But "conducting is more difficult than playing a single instrument," claims Boulez. "You have to know the culture, to know the score, and to project what you want to hear."
A great conductor might have peerless musical instincts and intuition, but innate musicality will get them only so far. Cerebral creatures by and large, they will typically have spent many hours of preparation on the score before they get anywhere near the podium – often this will be of a most rigorous, even academic nature, encompassing historical documents such as letters, technical performance manuals from the period in question and biographies. "Like all the great mysteries," muses Service, "the mystery that is music only comes from huge amounts of hard work."
Get the glory
The cult of the maestro is still alive and well. "We like to think we are beyond it, that we are no longer in the era of, say, Toscanini. But we are very much in the era of Dudamel, of Rattle, of Nelsons," Service points out. "We still want to identify these single names with performances, even though they are about collectives. The way of talking about it, thinking about it, remains quite obstinate."
A truly great conductor can attain something alchemical, magical: what Latvian maestro Mariss Jansons describes as "a cosmic level of music-making". That's why they still get paid the big bucks – sometimes millions of dollars per year. Needless to say, the converse is also true: if critics hate a performance it's usually the maestro who takes the flak.
Be a figurehead
A music director or chief conductor (that is, a conductor on a permanent, long-term contract with an orchestra) can be responsible for much more than just how a concert turns out. The young Venezuelan maestro Gustavo Dudamel is an example of someone whose personal charisma and leadership has put not only his country's musical ensembles – including the Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela – on the map, but its entire system of music education, which is now emulated all over the world.
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Immortalise a performance
Classical music is unique among musical forms in that the same works, many of which are hundreds of years old, get performed and recorded again and again, often many times each year. There is a reason why certain otherwise ephemeral performances live on in the memory, decade after decade, and it is invariably down to that figure on the podium – the eternal giver of rhythm, doing so much more than just waving their hands in the air…
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Album review: Various artists, New Jack Techno (Turbo Recordings)
Tiga's label releases a set of tough-as-nails electronics.
If you think that Tiga—and by extension, his Turbo Recordings label—favors a slightly campy, skin-deep style of glossy, housified electropop…you're right, up to a point. This is, after all, the man who covered both Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night" (with occasional production partner Jori Hulkkonen) and Nelly's "Hot in Herre." In truth, however, he's always kept at least one toe dipped in clubland's underground, and has managed to juggle his affection for pop with an ardor for what a purist would call real-deal techno. But even those aware of Tiga's techno inclinations will be knocked off guard by Turbo's latest release, New Jack Techno; rather than the song-based, prettified form of the genre that one might expect, the compilation's cuts—tough as nails, with a hint of bass-music bounce—go right for the jugular.
The gauntlet is thrown right from the start: Opening cut "Iron & Water," from Toronto's Gingy & Bordello, is intense and unsparing, all pummelling drums, dystopian chords and something that sounds like a rasping mechanical pooch catching its breath. It sets the tone for the rest up the album—stripped-down, unrelenting and as the title implies, very jacking. J Tijn's "The Anti Mixdown" features a speaker-blasting kick drum, distorted hi-hats and clattering wooden percussion—and that's about it for the first two minutes, until a ping-ponging, rapid-fire chord, sounding like something off some long-lost Reese classic, enters the picture. "Tie Dye," a collaboration between Locked Groove (is there anyone hotter right now?) and Gingy, layers a brawny acid pattern over its early-Detroit-techno-inspired groove; Clouds's "Gang 49" comes off as an echo chamber vibrating with mountain-sized builds and drops; and Sei A's "Mercy Bass," one of the more mellow tracks of the bunch (which admittedly isn't saying much), works an array of deep-frequency bleeps around a syncopated kick and some wicked digital cymbal work. Folks looking for such niceties as melody and harmony should search elsewhere; but if your ready for a piston-pumping, titanium-plated blast of machine-age power, New Jack Techno's got plenty to spare.


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HONG KONG — Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was adamant that a free press is the most precious of all freedoms because it opens up or expands other freedoms. He famously wrote that given the choice of a government without a free press or a free press without a government, he would unhesitatingly prefer press freedom.
Yet, today the free press is in danger from many directions — under attack not merely from repressive governments that fear for their future that Jefferson was right, but also from the erratic cult of the Internet, ubiquitous public relations consultants, proprietors and journalists themselves.
It's particularly worrying that press freedom has suffered significant rebuffs recently in the world's two biggest democracies, the U.S. and India.
The biggest was by President Barack Obama at a faux press conference with China's President Hu Jintao. Statements were read before the leaders shuffled offstage. Was this a "nice guy" step on Obama's part, or did it reflect his belief that the press is a nuisance?
Reporters on the trip complained about the president's lack of communication. Press secretary Robert Gibbs issued a written statement in response: "President Obama's visit to China has demonstrated the depth and breadth of the global and other challenges where U.S.-China cooperation is critical."
As Dana Milbank wrote in The Washington Post, Gibbs' statement was "worthy of the Politburo Standing Committee."
For Hong Kong, Obama's abject performance was a disheartening lesson that the Chinese government cleverly suppresses questioning to the extent that even the U.S. president bows before it.
Equally worrying is what's happening in India, where the press has long been the heartbeat of the country's flourishing democracy. Ram Nath Goenka founded the Indian Express to offer India's own perspective on its freedom struggle against the British Raj. During the Emergency that Indira Gandhi imposed to protect herself from being ousted by the courts for corruption, Goenka persuaded Prabhash Joshi to come back from doing Gandhian good works to start a weekly paper that threw shafts of light on government censorship.
Joshi later started and edited new regional editions of the Indian Express, then founded a Hindi daily Jansatta, a refreshing new window on the world to millions of Indians because it reported and commented in the straightforward language of ordinary Hindi-speakers, not the stilted prose of established newspapers. From the high drama of cricket to the low machinations of politics, Joshi wrote with vision and with courage.
He was one journalist who, his colleagues testified, could not be bought — not by money, or fame or fortune or awards or honors. In the last months of his life, tragically ended this month by a heart attack, Prabhash had begun to campaign against what he saw as the growing internal threat to Indian press freedom. (Here I must declare my own interest: Prabhash Joshi was my oldest and best friend for over 40 years, and we were planning a book together about how 21st-century India could meet the aspirations of its people without destroying the planet.)
He was alarmed by two cancerous trends. One was the increasingly cozy relations between press and government. He claimed that, "Media has shaken hands with the government, and the journalism of courage has lost its edge."
He was even more worried by the growing influence of money. The Times of India, he noted, had placed its corporate name of Bennett, Coleman and Company, above the paper's masthead, a sacrilege to him who believed that "News is not just business; news is beyond business."
Worse followed. In the recent elections, he discovered, candidates were paying to get coverage, and some journalists were saying no money, no reporting. He also discovered that in some cases the editorial staffs had become pawns in the money game. He cited a Hindi paper where the marketing manager took the money, prepared the page and put it in the paper, completely bypassing the editor and his team.
Over the past 25 years the Indian press has changed from being boringly gray and obsessed with politics to glamorous and glitzy and almost part of showbiz. The English-language newspapers have been transformed by the use of color but, with the notable exception of The Hindu, have sacrificed their critical edge.
The booming business press, with five dailies, also remains much in thrall to big business. Neither the regular nor the business press, Prabhash lamented, send their reporters to explore and report back on the real India of hungry villages and polluted suburbs, which means that India's press is unable to fulfill another of Jefferson's claims for the press as the warning bell of the nation.
"How can newspapers talk of press freedom when their reporters do not go out to see the real world, their editors are supping with the government and their managers see news just as another commodity that is sold only to make profits?" Prabhash asked.
Meanwhile, in another Asian democracy, the government has been intervening to remove restrictions on press freedom imposed by journalists themselves. The Japanese administration of Yukio Hatoyama promised to pry open the pernicious cartel of kisha press clubs in which mainstream Japanese dailies and television channels post their reporters inside government offices while closing press conference doors to outsiders — news magazines, online reporters or foreign newspapers.
News of the government intervention went unnoticed in the mainstream press, but was reported by Reuters and the New York Times. The establishment press is fighting to retain the cartel.
When Shizuka Kamei, the minister of Japan's Financial Services Agency, said he was opening his twice-weekly news conferences to journalists who were not members of the press club, the privileged reporters barred entry of the intruders and forced the minister to hold a separate press conference in another room, even though all the rooms belong to the government. The kisha conference was held behind closed doors; the open one was broadcast live over a Web site in a small blow for press freedom.
Kevin Rafferty was former executive editor of The Indian Express Group.
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Under the guidance and leadership of Marcus Hiles and Nancy Hiles, partners in business and in life, their company Western Rim Property Services have overseen the development of over 25,000 apartments and homes. Based in Texas, what has been so important to the success of the company is building and holding onto an admirable vision and integrity which can be seen in all of their projects. Their goal is to provide a level of luxury and high class residential living to people with a taste for modern and exquisite design- for people who want to live in the beauty of nature without sacrificing the convenience of modern urban living. Furthermore and very importantly, they have also shown a desire to keeping their projects environmentally friendly, without sacrificing the high design features and details that make the properties so sought-after desirable.
The Conroe Texas Real Estate by Nancy and Marcus Hiles, is another project which has demonstrated how important maintaining environmental goals are for the philanthropic couple. When deciding the best locations for the building the apartments, they must choose the most beautiful rural areas without wishing to spoil the natural environment. Architects are encouraged to study the landscapes to make sure the developments integrate as naturally as possible, whilst maintaining and cultivating areas such as woodlands and parklands. Not only is this important to attract residents to the property but also it helps keep the environment attractive to the wider community and residents of Texas- to whom a large consideration is placed when beginning the developments.
They hope that the environmental specification of the buildings can attract people with a dedication to reducing their ecology footprint as much as they have. The apartments all include weather stripping, reflective radiant barrier roof decking in the attic, dual pane low e-windows, and top of the range sound insulation. All the units are serviced by HVAC systems, which uses 39% less energy than the standard. CFL and LED light bulbs are used to further reduce energy usage, and all the landscape systems are designed using water conserving irrigation systems.
It is obvious from their project designs that the couple have a commitment to helping the environment and limiting the impact their developments have on it. They have showed an unswerving commitment to carry these wishes out on each project, and have proved a breath of fresh air in the ever competitive housing property markets. To find out more about the couple and the company check out Marcus Hiles Official Account on Angel List.


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SREPT: Software reliability estimation and prediction tool. Several tools have been developed for the estimation of software reliability. However, they are highly specialized in the approaches they implement and the particular phase of the software life-cycle in which they are applicable. There is an increasing need for a tool that can be used to track the quality of a software product during the software life-cycle, right from the architectural phase all the way up to the operational phase of the software. Also the conventional techniques for software reliability evaluation, which treat the software as a monolithic entity, are inadequate to assess the reliability of heterogeneous systems, which consist of a large number of globally distributed components. Architecture-based approaches are essential to assess the reliability and performance of such systems. This paper presents the high-level design of a software reliability estimation and prediction tool, that offers a unified framework consisting of techniques (including the architecture-based approach) to assist in the evaluation of software reliability during all phases of the software life-cycle.
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Can We Have a Corporate Incorporator?
Most of us think about an individual being the party that forms a corporation. As an alternative, this post discusses the corporate incorporator, i.e., a corporation that forms another corporation. (For information about incorporators generally, please see What Does an Incorporator Do? )
To start, I wondered whether various states' statutes permit a corporate incorporator. (more…)
How Delaware Became the Incorporation Capital
This post explains how Delaware became the incorporation capital of the U.S. It is based on a Quora question that I answered recently. Please see How did Delaware acquire its status as a corporate haven?
There are a number of law review articles about the history of Delaware corporate law and how Delaware became the home to so many U.S. corporations.
In my opinion, one of the most informative articles is Arsht, "A History of Delaware Corporation Law", Delaware Journal of Corporate Law (1976). (more…)
What Does an Incorporator Do?
This post discusses the role of the incorporator when a corporation is formed. I decided to write this after answering a Quora question. Please see When a third party files Articles of Incorporation as the incorporator for a company, what are the necessary steps to ensure that the company is legally released to the directors?
The incorporator signs the corporation's Articles or Certificate of Incorporation. When I form a corporation for a client, the client typically takes that role.
Harvard Business Services Joins Hall of Shame
Harvard Business Services, Inc. has joined this blog's Hall of Shame.
Prior to retaining me, one of my international clients used Harvard Business Services to form a Delaware corporation. During that process, HBS made two significant mistakes that I had to fix.
Can I Form a Corporation with a Future Filing Date?
This post expands upon an Avvo answer that I provided. Q. Can I form a corporation with a future filing date?
A. Yes. The answer will vary slightly depending on the state of incorporation.
Future Filing Date in Delaware
If you want a future filing date in Delaware, Section 103(c)(4) of the General Corporation Law says, in relevant part:
When Is It OK to Incorporate Online?
Many entrepreneurs need to control expenses – including legal fees. One way to do that is to incorporate online rather than work with a lawyer. Occasionally I am asked, "When is it OK to incorporate online?"
My greatest concern when entrepreneurs incorporate online is that they have no way to know whether the process has been completed properly. This is particularly true with respect to issuing shares – a critical task.
In answering this question, I look for activities that increase the likelihood of a dispute or a lawsuit. I ask:
California Secretary of State Reduces Turnaround Times!
California Secretary of State turnaround times for corporate and LLC formation – which stretched to their longest ever early this year – now have been reduced significantly.
The reason: In April, the state Legislature passed a bill authorizing $1.6 million for overtime and temporary personnel to resolve a backlog of 122,000 business filings! (more…)
Incorporation is for Corporations, not for LLCs
This post about incorporation discusses legal terminology. I have adapted it from a Quora answer that I wrote almost two years ago. Q. Why do you "incorporate" corporations but "form" LLCs? Why the differing terminology?
A. Corporations have existed for much longer than LLCs. "Incorporation" is the single word that denotes "forming a corporation". The obvious tie between the words "corporation" and "incorporation" is why the latter applies only to corporations. (more…)
IncNow Joins Hall of Shame
Almost two years ago, I wrote about how Delaware corporations with no-par-value stock can find themselves obligated to pay extraordinarily high franchise taxes (In Delaware, No-Par-Value Can Cost a Bundle). Yesterday, a reader of this blog pointed out that IncNow, an online incorporation service, virtually lures naive customers into this tax trap.
Here is what the reader reported to me:
- IncNow's default assumption is that no-par stock will be issued.
- IncNow does not invite the user to specify a par value (in contrast to LegalZoom, for example, which does).
- IncNow's representative said that the reader "could assign a par value to shares, under special requests at the bottom of the checkout form" [emphasis added].
May a Minor Form a Corporation?
This post asking may a minor form a corporation is based on my answer to a Quora question. Please see Can a little kid register a company in United States?
Answer: States differ as to whether they let a minor form a corporation (i.e., whether a minor can act as an incorporator).
For example, Michigan, according to a 1981 Attorney General opinion, does not let a minor form a corporation. A footnote in that opinion lists 31 other jurisdictions whose incorporation statutes (as of that time) variously require that incorporators either be at least 18 years old or have the capacity to contract. As of the date of that opinion, those jurisdiction were:


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Warren Cinema City
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In addition to theatres, General Cinema also had bowling alleys in the 1950's and 1960's - this had been a bowling alley that was rebuilt into a back-to-back twin cinema. The Cinema I & II was opened March 3, 1965. Both auditoriums were split in the early-1970's making it a quad, and it closed in 1992 and has been demolished.
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March 3rd, 1965 grand opening ad as Cinema I & II in photo section. Similar theatres were built in Dallas, Houston and Indianapolis and elsewhere.
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Eclipse Records
Release Date: 29/06/2018
Running Time: 59:45
Review by Dawn "The Metal Priestess" King
Naberus are a five-piece metal band from Melbourne in Australia, heavily influenced by melodic death and thrash metal, and Hollow is their new album, released on 29th June 2018 by Eclipse Records.
Formed in 2009, they released their demo "Ruins of Society" in 2010, and, with it, showcased their ability to combine aggression, melody and groove. The demo captivated audiences worldwide and reached number four in the mp3.com metal charts.
They soon caught the attention of Ermin Hamidovic (Architects, Periphery and Devin Townsend) and he recorded their next EP "The Fallen" in 2011 at his studio Systematic Productions. They spent the next few years playing shows throughout Australia, including festivals such as Sonic Forge in 2011 and 2012 and Atmoshphere, and played alongside Soilwork in 2015.
Their first full length album "The Lost Reveries" was released in 2016, displaying their heavy, intricate riffs, and received critical acclaim and positive reviews from both press and meta radio alike, with Australia's "Heavy Mag" calling them 'Australia's next best thing.'
The latest album "Hollow", mixed this time by Henrik Udd (Bring Me the Horizon, Architects, A Breach of Silence) and features fourteen brand new tracks that show a significant progression in the song writing abilities of James Ash and Dan Ralph. There is a strong focus on groove in this album, while at the same time being a combination of death metal mixed with some thrash and modern groove metal. These guys wouldn't be out of place on a bill with the likes of Bring Me the Horizon and Enter Shikari.
There is a wide variety of subject matter in the lyrics, from the intensely personal "My Favourite Memory" which was written about James' father's battle with dementia, to the title track "Hollow" which criticises the hypocrisy of hate-filled religious leaders during the fight to legalise gay marriage in Australia.
The band perform energetic and captivating live shows and the power and aggression of these is captured into their recorded material.
This is a solid, straightforward heavy metal album with extended range / djent riffing, solid drumming and awesome vocals, blending clean with aggressive easily, and the whole album is a serious kick up the jacksie.
The title track "Hollow" is also the first single from the album and the bands newest video that was uploaded to YouTube on 17th April 2018.
The only thing I would say against this album is that it is possibly a little on the long side. At just over 59 minutes, with a sound that could, to some people, sound repetitive, this album could be a bit too much for some people. There is certainly a lull during the middle of the album in quality of the tracks, which although still good, may not be missed if they were to be omitted completely.
Having said all that, this is a great album. I can't compare it to their previous releases as this is the first of their material that I have listened to, but I did like this one and I will certainly be checking out their stuff from before this.
I think this is a must for any metalcore fan! But don't take my word for it, go out, buy it and see for yourself!
- Slaves
- Space to Breathe
- Split in Two
- Shadows
- Webs
- Hollow
- I Disappear
- The End
- Seas of Red
- The Maze
- My Favorite Memory
- Fading
- Burrow
- The Depths
Disclaimer: This review is solely the property of Dawn "The Metal Priestess" King and Ever Metal. It is strictly forbidden to copy any part of this review, unless you have the strict permission of both parties. Failure to do adhere to this will be treated as plagiarism and will be reported to the relevant authorities.


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- Chassis
Black aluminium chassis
Front panel: brushed aluminium
Front doors for USB ports
Kensington Security Slot at the back panel (also called K-Slot
or Kensington lock) as a part of an anti-theft system
Dimensions: 33.2 x 21,6 x 19.8 cm (LWH), 14.2 litre
Weight: 3.5 kg net / 5.0 kg gross
- Storage bays
Storage bays: 4x 3.5" (internal)
Using the optional accessory PHD3 two 2.5" drives
can be installed into one 3.5" bay.
- Mainboard / Chipset
Shuttle "FZ170_V3", Shuttle Form Factor
proprietary design for XPC cube Barebone SZ170R6V2
Dimensions: 270 x 195 mm
Chipset: Intel® Z170 Chipset
(Intel® GL82Z170 PCH, code name "Sunrise Point")
Platform Controller Hub (PCH) as Single-Chip-Solution
Solid Capacitors for sensitive areas provide excellent
heat resistance for enhanced system durability
AMI BIOS, SPI Interface, 32 MBit Flash-ROM with SPI interface
Supports PnP, ACPI 3.0, Hardware Monitoring
Supports Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
Supports boot up from external USB flash memory
- Power supply
Built in 500 Watt mini switching power supply (PC63J)
AC input voltage: supports 100~240V, 50~60 Hz
80 PLUS Silver [9] compliant: the PSU provides at least
85/89/85% of efficiency at 20/50/100% of load.
Active PFC circuit (Power Factor Correction)
ATX main power connectors: 2x10 and 2x2 pins
Graphics power connector: 6 pins and 8 pins
Other connectors: 4x SATA, 2x Molex, 1x Floppy
- Operation System
This system comes without operating system.
It is compatible with Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7 and Linux.- 64 bit.
Note: Windows 7 and 8.1 is only supported in combination with the 6th generation Intel Core processors "Skylake".
Additional note on Windows 7 see [7]
- Processor support
Socket LGA 1151 (H4) supports
Intel Core i7 / i5 / i3, Pentium and Celeron processors
- 6th generation, code name "Skylake"
- 7th generation, code name "Kaby Lake" [10]
Maximum supported processor power consumption (TDP) = 95W
14nm process technology, up to 8 MB of L3 cache
Not compatible with Intel Xeon E3 V5 processors for socket LGA1151 and processors with the older Socket LGA 1150.
Supports the unlock-function of Intel K-Series processors.
The processor integrates PCI-Express, memory controller
and the graphics engine on the same die (performance features
depending on processor type)
Please refer to the support list for detailed processor support information at global.shuttle.com.
- Processor cooling
Shuttle I.C.E. (Integrated Cooling Engine)
Advanced I.C.E. Heatpipe technology with 3 pipes
Temperature controlled 92 mm fan
SilentX cooling and noise reduction technology with Active Airflow
- Memory support
4 x 288-pin slots
Supports DDR4-2133 memory (PC4-17066) at 1.2V
Supports 2+2 Dual Channel mode
Supports max. 16 GB per DIMM, maximum total size of 64 GB
- Integrated Graphics
The features of the integrated Intel HD graphics function
depend on the processor type used.
Supports DirectX 12, OGL 5.x, OCL 2.x
The PC features three digital video outputs [6]:
- HDMI v1.4 (supports 1080p/60 and 2160p/30)
- 2x DisplayPort v1.2 (support 1080p/60 and 2160p/60)
Supports displays with 4K Ultra HD resolution at 3840 x 2160 [3]
Supports three independent FullHD displays with the integrated graphics function
Supports more displays in combination with a discrete graphics card [2]
Supports Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDCP content protection
Supports multi-channel digital audio over the same cable
Maximum shared memory of 512 MB
- PCIe Expansion Slots
1x PCI-Express x16 v3.0 slot (PEG, for graphics cards only)
1x PCI-Express x4 v3.0 slot
This XPC supports dual-slot (double-width) graphics cards -
in this case the second PCI-Express slot will be occupied.
Graphics power connector: 6-pin and 8-pin
- M.2-2280 SSD slot
The M.2 2280 BM slot provides the following interfaces:
- PCI-Express Gen. 3.0 X4 (max. 32 Gbps), supports NVMe
- SATA v3.0 (max. 6 Gbps)
It supports M.2 cards with a width of 22 mm
and a length of 42, 60 or 80 mm (type 2242, 2260, 2280).
Supports M.2 SSDs with SATA or PCI-Express interface
- M.2-2230 slot for WLAN cards
Interfaces: PCI-Express Gen. 2.0 X1 und USB 2.0
Supports M.2 cards with a width of 22 mm and a length of 30 mm (type 2230)
Supports WLAN extension cards (optional Shuttle accessory WLN-M [9])
- 7.1-Channel HD audio
7.1 channel High Definition Audio with Realtek ALC892 codec
Analog: line-out (7.1-ch), line-in, microphone, AUX input (onboard)
Digital Audio via HDMI and DisplayPort outputs
- Dual Gigabit Network
Dual network with two RJ45 ports
Used network chips:
1) Intel i211 Ethernet Controller with MAC, PHY and PCIe interface
2) Intel i219LM PHY connected to the MAC of the processor
Supports 10 / 100 / 1.000 MBit/s operation
Supports WAKE ON LAN (WOL)
Supports network boot by Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)
Supports Teaming mode [8]
- SATA connectors
The mainboard provides five Serial-ATA 3.0 interfaces, max. 6 Gbps supported
4x Serial ATA connector onboard
1x M.2 slot onboard for flash memory cards
Supports Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST, Raid 0/1/5/10, JBOD)
- Front Panel Connectors and Buttons
Microphone input
Headphone output (line-out)
2x USB 3.0
Power button
Power indicator (blue LED)
Hard disk drive indicator (yellow LED)
- Back Panel Connectors
HDMI v1.4
2x DisplayPort v1.2 [5]
6x USB 3.0
2x GigaBit LAN (RJ45)
7.1-ch Audio line-out (2x rear/front, bass/center, surround/back)
Audio Line-in
Clear CMOS button
Optional: serial port RS-232 (Accessory: H-RS232)
3x perforation for optional WLAN antennas
- Other Onboard Connectors
2x USB 2.0 (2x 5-pin)
1x RS232 (2x 5-pin) for optional accessory H-RS232
2x fan connectors (4 pin), both connectors are occupied
Low Pin Count header (LPC, 2x 10 pin, 2 mm pitch size)
Occupied front connectors: USB 3.0, USB2.0, audio, power buttons, LEDs
- Included Accessories
Multi-language XPC Installation Guide (EN, DE, FR, ES, JP, KR, SC, TC)
32/64 bit driver disk for Windows
4x Serial ATA cables
AC Power Cord (with protective-earth contacts)
Heatsink Compound
Protector cap for the CPU socket (do not use if heat-pipe or fan is mounted)
Bag with screws
- Optional Accessories
PHD3: 3.5" to 2.5" adapter
H-RS232: Backpanel COM port adapter for RS232 serial interface
WLN-M: Wireless LAN 802.11ac + BT4.0 module with two external antennas
- Environmental Spec
Operating temperature range: 0~40°C
Relative humidity range: 10~90% (non-condensing)
- Certifications / Compliance::
EMI: FCC, CE, BSMI, C-Tick
Safety: ETL, CB, BSMI
Other: RoHS, Energy Star 5.0, ErP
- Conformity
This device is classed as a technical information equipment (ITE) in class B and is intended for use in living room and office. The CE-mark approves the conformity by the EU directives:
(1) 2004/108/EC relating to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC),
(2) 2006/95/EC relating to Electrical Equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (LVD),
(3) 2009/125/EC relating to ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (ErP)
[1] Overclocking Warning
Please note there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the settings in the BIOS or using third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability or even cause damage of the components and devices of your system. It is done at your own risk and expense. Shuttle cannot be held responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.
[2] Supports additional displays in combination with a discrete graphics card
The integrated graphics function already supports three independent displays via its digital video outputs. This PC can even support more displays in combination with a discrete PCI-Express graphics card. This function is based on the Switchable Graphics feature introduced with the 2nd Generation of Intel® Core processors. To enable this, please enter the BIOS Setup Utility by pressing the "Delete" key after powering on the PC, then go to the "Advanced" tab and change the "Initiate Graphics Adapter" setting to "Switchable".
[3] 4K Ultra-HD resolution
A 4K-display with Ultra-HD resolution (3840 x 2160) should be connected via DisplayPort, as only this port supports a higher refresh rate of 60Hz. The video playback performance depends on the video format, bitrate and the processor used. Daily office applications usually won't require the system to run under full load, however for smooth 4K (2160p) video playback requirements are different. An Intel Core i3 processor or higher is required here.
[5] How to convert DisplayPort to HDMI/DVI
The DisplayPort outputs can be converted to HDMI or DVI by an additional, passive adapter cable. For example:
DELOCK 82590: 1m, DisplayPort (male, 20p) to HDMI-A (male, 19p)
DELOCK 82435: 5m, DisplayPort (male, 20p) to DVI-D (male, 24p)
The integrated graphics automatically detects the connected display and puts out the appropriate electric signal - either DisplayPort (without an adapter) or HDMI/DVI (with an adapter).
However, a monitor with a DisplayPort connector cannot be connected to the HDMI port with a simple, passive adapter.
[6] Three independent displays simultaneously
The Shuttle XPC cube Barebone SH170R6 supports a maximum of two displays with a DVI or HDMI input. A third digital display, if required, must be connected directly to the DisplayPort output (without an adapter).
[7] Installation of Windows 7
Intel® 100 chipset series has removed their support for the Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) which is the driver software for the USB 2.0 ports. The new chipset only supports the updated Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI for USB 3.0) which is not supported by the original Windows 7 installation disk. This means, that peripheral devices connected by USB (like keyboard, mouse and external optical drive) do not work during the Windows 7 Installation. As a solution please add the required USB 3.0 drivers to the Windows 7 installation files - this procedure is explained in the Shuttle FAQ section at global.shuttle.com.
[8] Teaming Mode
The teaming function allows you to group both available network adapters together to function as a single adapter. The benefit of this approach is that it enables load balancing and failover.
Driver download: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/21642
[9] Optional Wireless LAN module (WLN-M): This XPC Barebone supports the optional Shuttle XPC Accessory WLN-M which consists of a M.2-2230 card with IEEE 802.11ac and BT4.0 functionality and two external antennas with appropriate antenna cables.
[10] Kaby Lake processor support
The 7th generation Intel Core processors "Kaby Lake" are supported from BIOS version SZ170200.207. Download website: http://global.shuttle.com/products/productsDownload?productId=2013&panelId=1
Note: If a Kaby Lake processor is used, this XPC will only support Windows 10 and Linux operating systems. Windows 7 and 8.1 will no longer be supported.


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Despite having closed its doors over 36 years ago, Studio 54 (the notorious NYC club that created an era of after dark decadence in the late 70s) remains the best nightclub in America. In the Children's Museum of Houston's PG version , hula hoops and other child-friendly fun replaced the infamous, 70s glitterati at the 2013 gala kick-off A Night at Studio 54, where kids even got an invite. Gala chairs Kathryn and Ian Fay, along with their co-chairs Liz and Tom Glanville, promise an evening of all-night long people watching on October 19th, so get the babysitter scheduled (adults only for this Corinthian located shindig)
And while the DJ spun Tao Cruz to Robin Thicke, disco's presence, surprisingly, appeared to have filtered down to the born-after-2000 generation. Who will dare to wear next-to-nothing lame or make a memorable entrance in ode to Bianca Jagger 's white horse arrival? To make it past the velvet rope, purchase your entrance now at www.cmhouston.org.


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Articles tagged with: Dixon
Music, Our Hot Picks »
Well not really the all time top 5 – because that would be far too hard to decide. While listening to Dixon's Body Language 4 for the umpteenth time I started thinking about those go-to sets that you seem to thrash but yet still give you that great sense of comfort and enjoyment years (or hundreds of listens) later.
For me, without doing it consciously, I keep finding I go back to :
Joris Voorn – Resident Advisor Podcast #62
Dixon – Body Language 4
Dennis Ferrer – Essential Mix 27-09-2008
Jackmate – mnml ssgs …
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It's times like this when you need the support of the BMP brothers. None of my close group of friends are overly keen on the idea of going out till 6 in the morning and others who could have been keen were either away for easter or not going to A Critical Mass and the Mulletover gig. No reason not to go though.
I got to Secretsundaze around 12.30, not early enough for the workshop, but seeing as i'm no producer, probably no great loss. I checked out the horsemeat disco …
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I'm in a flat but still haven't had a chance to review the Innervisions party at Fabric which was over a month ago. Whoops. Ame and Dixon are playing again here on the 30th for another Innervisions night. I'm not the biggest fan of Plastic People and Thursday night…. we'll see.
Saw these on Faith. They're recorded off some Spanish radio station live from somewhere. I'm really enjoying the Henrik Schwarz mix. Still haven't managed to see him live. His mix is here.
Also a mix from Frank of Ame, Dixon and …
Music, Our Hot Picks »
Heres a few top tips to keep ya ears bizi this weekend
a DJ mix by Rob Warner
Get in quick! Rob Warner mixes are rare as Rocking Horse shit!
Some very nice house of all descriptions present here
Ta Robert!
MORITZ VON OSWALD + TIKIMAN live PA @ shanti, moscow 11-4-08
This is a live mix by our perennial deeply dubby favourites Moritz Von Oswald and Tikiman.
Ya may know these guys from a few top lps as Rhythm & Sound, Maurizo 12's or Basic Channel.
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The LEC, or Law Enforcement / Competition paddle holster is our normal paddle holster, with a small adjustment made to it. It has an all leather strap attached to the paddle, which loops under the belt and snaps at the top of the paddle. This feature helps prevent the paddle from coming loose from the pants in stressful situations, which may be useful for law enforcement officials or in competitions involving a quick draw.
The strap prevents the paddle from being able to be removed from the pants unless you intend for it to be removed.
The key features of the American Holster Company Paddle holster is that the paddle is all leather which allows it to form to your body unlike a plastic paddle which forces your body to form to it. The paddle is adjustable for cant and works well for strong side carry or cross draw. As with any of our holsters, the mouth is held open with extra thick reinforcement leather – there is no spring steel or plastic stiffeners that can break or bend. Every stitch is hand placed to eliminate the possibility of damage to the seam-line. And our 5 step finishing process for the holster edges – trim, sand, dye, burnish, wax & burnish again – is another example of the craftsmanship and quality that goes into each American Holster Company product.
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We maintain a wide network of contacts in the major firms of City solicitors and at the Bar, and a number of college prizes are also offered to Trinity law students.
The three-year Oxford Law course comprises ten core subjects and two optional subjects. The syllabus is the same at every College. Tutorial teaching for the optional subjects is organized by the Law Faculty, while in the core subjects Trinity normally provides tuition within the College, or in a college with which we have longstanding exchanges. This ensures continuity in our students' teaching. By allowing them to build up a good relationship with tutors, it helps them get the most out of their course. Our students in both the BA and the BCL graduate course achieve very good results. In 2017 and 2018, all of our BCL students achieved Distinctions.
Trinity also has a very strong record in the four-year course Law with Law Studies in Europe. (Again, the syllabus is the same at every College.) Most years, one or more Trinity law students will spend their third year studying abroad.
Trinity law students run a College Law Society. It hosts events ranging from talks by eminent lawyers to an annual dinner which allows undergraduates to meet former Trinity students, many of whom have gone on to successful legal careers. The dinner is named for Michael Beloff QC, a recent President of the College and one of the country's leading barristers.
Trinity welcomes applications from those who wish to study either Law or Law with Law Studies in Europe as a second degree. Our tutors are happy for applicants to apply with any combination of subjects at A-level or equivalent, and are particularly looking for students able to think clearly, reason rigorously, and read extensively.
Please note that we do not accept Senior Status students (i.e. those wishing to take a Law degree in two years) as our tutors do not consider that two years is enough to get the full benefits of an Oxford law degree.


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Crime in the EU
European Union crime and justice policy - European judicial cooperation in criminal matters - EU initiatives in in preventing and combating crime in Europe.
- Cyber attacks threat grows under Covid-19
Cyber criminals have advanced their capabilities during the pandemic, adapting quickly and targeting victim groups more effectively, according to a report Tuesday from the EU cybersecurity agency.
- 56,000 persons surrendered on European arrest warrant since 2005
Since 2005, 185,575 European Arrest Warrants were issued and 56,298 executed, according to a report Thursday assessing the transposition of the European arrest warrant in 27 Member States and the UK.
- MEPs demand data protection guarantees for fingerprint exchange with UK
The EU Council should not allow fingerprint data exchange between the UK and EU countries without guarantees on reciprocity and data protection in place, the European Parliament said on Thursday.
- Brussels to clamp down further on dirty money
The EU Commission put forward Thursday a set of measures it wants to take over the next 12 months to better enforce and coordinate EU rules on combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
- One hour for Internet firms to remove terrorist content
Internet companies would be forced to remove content promoting terrorism within an hour of being informed, under new EU rules adopted by an EU Parliament committee on Wednesday.
- Eurojust launches new Counter-Terrorism Register
A new Counter-Terrorism Register, launched Thursday by Eurojust, the EU's agency on judicial cooperation, will help EU countries exchange information on terrorist offences in a quick, efficient and uniform manner.
- New EU cybersecurity certification rules in force
The EU's Cybersecurity Act, agreed by negotiators in December 2018, entered into force Thursday, providing Europe with a framework of cybersecurity certification of products, processes and services.
- Brussels seeks common approach to 5G security threats
The EU Commission recommended a common EU approach to 5G security Tuesday, setting out measures to ensure 5G infrastructures are resilient and secure from technical or legal 'backdoors'.
- Brussels launches 'eLeniency' tool to help break cartels
A new online 'eLeniency' tool, launched by the EU on Tuesday, is aimed at making it it easier for companies and lawyers to submit documents as part of leniency and settlement proceedings in cartel cases.
- MEPs call for tougher cyber-security to counter Chinese 5G threat
The EU Parliament called Tuesday for action at EU level on the security threats linked to China's growing technological presence in the EU, as it adopted a new Cybersecurity certification scheme for products, processes and services.
- Euro tax police needed to tackle financial crime: MEPs
A special tax committee set up by the EU Parliament in the wake of the Luxleaks, Panama Papers and Paradise papers scandals adopted Wednesday a roadmap to fairer, more effective taxation and to tackling financial crimes.
- EU adds Saudi Arabia to money-laundering blacklist
Saudi Arabia has been added to the EU's list of 23 third countries with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks, revealed Wednesday by the Commission.
- EC requests Maltese anti-money laundering watchdog to step up supervision of banks
The EU Commission requested the Maltese anti-money laundering supervisor Thursday to take additional measures to fully comply with its obligations under the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive.
- EU makes progress in fight against travel document fraud
The EU Commission took stock of measures to combat identity fraud Tuesday, implemented under a 2016 action plan to improve security of travel documents as part of the fight against terrorism.
- VAT fraud costs the EU EUR 50 billion a year
EU countries lost almost EUR 150 billion in VAT revenues in 2016, of which EUR 50 bn went to the benefit of criminals, according to a new study published Friday by the European Commission.
- Terrorist content removed from web in 1 hour under new EU rules
In his State of the Union address to the EU Parliament Wednesday, Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker outlined new rules which would get terrorist content off the web within one hour.
- EU anti money-laundering rules enter into force
New EU rules against money laundering, which entered into force Monday, introduce stricter transparency requirements on the real owners of companies and strengthen the fight against terrorist financing.
- New travel authorisation system to screen travellers before entering EU
The EU Parliament gave its green light Thursday to a new travel information and authorisation system intended to screen criminals and terrorists before they arrive in the EU. It should be operational in 2021.
- Parliament, Council reach deal on EU-wide penalties for money laundering
The European Parliament and the EU Member States reached provisional agreement Thursday on strengthened criminal law measures to counter money laundering.
- EU adopts amended money laundering, terrorist financing rules
The EU Council adopted Monday a directive strengthening EU rules to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing - part of an action plan launched after a spate of terrorist attacks in Europe in 2016.
- Brussels wants fingerprints added to ID cards
The EU Commission put forward a package of security measures Tuesday, including more secure ID cards, stricter rules on explosives and firearms, and better data sharing to help fight crime and terrorism.
- 6 hours for tech firms to hand over key evidence under EU security proposal
Police and judicial authorities would gain easier and faster access to e-evidence such as e-mails or documents under new EU proposals to help them investigate, prosecute and convict criminals and terrorists.
- "Highly likely" Russia behind UK attack: EU summit
At a summit in Brussels, EU leaders condemned Russia Thursday for the recent nerve agent attack in Britain, agreeing to coordinate their response "in the light of the answers provided by the Russian authorities".
- EU gives tech giants one hour deadline to remove terrorist content
Tech giants Facebook and Google will be given one hour to remove terrorist content from their social media platforms under tighter rules on illegal content online, released Thursday by the EU Commission.
- EU bolsters defences against terrorism
A package of anti-terrorism measures announced Wednesday will help address vulnerabilities exposed by recent terrorist attacks and make a real difference in enhancing security, says the EU Commission.


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Economic growth in the second quarter was a bit stronger than previously estimated, the Commerce Department announced Wednesday. GDP grew at a 4.2 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, up from the initial estimate of 4.1 percent and the best performance since the third quarter of 2014.
The surprise upward revision provided fresh data to support Republicans' claims that their economic policies are working. "GDP revised upward to 4.2 from 4.1. Our country is doing great!," President Trump tweeted.
The big question for economists is whether the higher level of growth is sustainable. On that front, the new data contained some important signals that analysts cautioned were less favorable. Personal consumption was revised downward by 0.2 percentage points, and most of the upward revision was produced by changes in import and inventory components, economists at Goldman Sachs said. "Overall the GDP revision should lead us to revise down our views about the strength of the economy," former Obama economic adviser Jason Furman tweeted.
Three data points that touch on fiscal policy in the revised report:
- Business investment was revised higher to 8.5 percent, up from the initial estimate of 7.3 percent, driven in large part by purchases of software. The Trump administration maintains that companies will invest their tax-cut windfalls in ways that eventually boost wages, so economists will keep a close eye on this data point.
- Government spending growth was revised upward to 2.3 percent, driven by increased defense spending. The spending deal this past spring is providing a significant boost to economic growth.
- Nominal corporate profits jumped 14 percent from the previous quarter, hitting a new all-time high. The tax cuts are a major contributor to the higher profits at U.S. firms.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that he expects to see 3 percent annual growth this year and for years to come — a level of growth that would generate enough additional tax revenue to pay for roughly $1.5 trillion in tax cuts over the next decade.
However, few if any independent analysts accept Mnuchin's outlook for sustained growth, and the idea of paying down the debt seems farfetched in a fiscal environment defined by falling tax revenues and increased federal spending. According to an analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget in May, the U.S. would need something like record growth simply to balance the federal budget, let alone pay down the national debt:
"We estimate that balancing the budget through higher economic growth alone would take 4.8 percent average growth over the next decade, or 5.9 percent if temporary tax cuts and spending increases were continued. Even the first amount would be nearly unprecedented for a ten-year period since World War II, and would be nearly two and a half times the average growth that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects for that period. Policymakers cannot rely on growth alone; it will take hard choices on spending and taxes to get to balance."


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Even Start-Home Visiting (Birth to Age 5)
Implementation support is not currently available for the model as reviewed.
Last updated: July 2011
In Brief
Evidence of Model Effectiveness
This model does not meet the criteria established by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for an "evidence-based early childhood home visiting service delivery model" for the general population or for tribal populations because there are no high- or moderate-rated effectiveness studies of the model.
Model Description
Even Start was a federal initiative that offered grants to support local family literacy projects that integrated early childhood education, adult literacy, parenting education, and interactive parent and child literacy activities. The model targeted low-income parents with children from birth through age 7 and parents who were eligible for services under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. Even Start programs identified and recruited families most in need of services as indicated by a low level of income, a low level of adult literacy or English language proficiency of the eligible parent or parents, and other need-related indicators. Even Start did not define required model components, but most sites delivered services through a combination of center-based programs, parent groups, and home visits. For the purpose of the HomVEE review, only studies of sites that used home visiting as the primary service delivery method and that included families with children from birth to age 5 were included. For more information, please read the Model Overview.
Extent of Evidence
For more information, see the study database. For more information on the criteria used to determine the study ratings, please read Producing Study Ratings.
Summary of Findings
Please read Describing Effects for more information on these categories. Only results from studies that meet the standards for the high or moderate ratings are included above.
Criteria Established by the Department of Health and Human Services
Please read the HHS Criteria for Evidence-Based Models for more information.


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Even if you lived in a cave on Mars you would know that this week was the release of Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens. However, the release of the fourth live action movie in the last few years got me thinking, how much do we actually need these revivals?
Yes, it is fun to see popular actresses take the roles of much loved Disney princesses, but could Disney not spend the time and money on creating a new, original films to promote rather than rebooting the classics? Or is Disney simply running out of original ideas? I was intrigued by the thought of Hermione falling in love with a 3D CGI buffalo-man-bear as much as the next person but also a little skeptical, would this become a Disney classic for years to come? Doubtful.
When the originals are already much loved by children and hungover adults worldwide, I doubt the live action remakes will go down in history as the originals did, as animation is what makes Disney. It's what we associate with the word Disney. And yes, you can throw in as many famous faces as you want but, when you have the choice in a few years, which one would you want to watch?
I admit, films like Maleficent that change the perspective of original films are welcome ideas as they have strokes of originality and charm we haven't seen before; but films like Cinderella just seem to be brightly coloured versions of the same sickly sweet love story with a nicer dress and a prince with an actual name. I understand the thrill of bringing pictures to life but Disney's recent obsession with churning out remake after remake makes you wonder whether it's actually needed (or wanted) or is it just for the sake of generating more cash from a beloved and perfectly acceptable film.
With Aladdin, Mulan and The Lion King all confirmed to soon come to our screens, only time will tell whether they will become as classic and re watched as the originals.
–Johanna Crighton


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It's too soon to tell whether Shields's Reality Hunger will in the long run stand alongside Woolf's "Modern Fiction" and Robbe-Grillet's "Towards a New Novel" as one of the seminal end-of-the-novel-as-we-know-it pronouncements, but those comparisons give the measure of the book's ambitions.
Ever since -- oh, shall we say Defoe, leaving aside for the moment such forerunners as Petronius Arbiter and Lady Murasaki? -- and the rise of the novel, i.e., the conscientious effort to tell one's tale while also creating the impression of the texture of lived experience, moments periodically arrive when the inherited conventions and contrivances for creating that impression begin to seem over-familiar, too obviously artificial, unpersuasive. At such moments, a Woolf or a Robbe-Grillet will say, "all that is not working any longer -- let's try...this!" And so we get To the Lighthouse or La Jalousie, which may not have as many readers as Arnold Bennett or Romain Rolland did at the time Woolf and Robbe-Grillet fired their salvoes, but which so enlarge and reorganize the possibilities of the novel that in the next generation Bennett's and Rolland's novels join the vast ranks of the unread.
Shields thinks we are at such a moment now, and declares that the future belongs to a certain kind of non-fiction, something like what John D'Agata calls the lyrical essay, personal, exploratory, hybridized, marked by a power and suppleness of style, more akin to poetry than fiction, sojourning towards a truth and wisdom the writer reaches only though the process of writing. For instance, Nicholson Baker (at his least novelistic), Anne Carson, Elizabeth Hardwick (Sleepless Nights), George W.S. Trow, Geoff Dyer, Proust, Coetzee (Elizabeth Costello), David Markson.
(Speaking of Markson, Reality Hunger could almost be the fifth in the series that began with Reader's Block and concluded with The Last Novel. It is composed in short segments, and the larger part of the segments are quotations, which appear in the text itself without attribution -- at his publisher's insistence, an appendix identifies the various sources.)
Shields has a point. As he says, a great many novels are based on the author's experiences, with some rearrangement, consolidation of personages, streamlining of events, and so on -- while the same rearrangement, consolidation, and streamlining go on in memoir. So is there really a difference, or just a kind of continuum, with memoir perhaps having the advantage in not having to go through a lot of rigmarole and belabored invention?
I admit, many is the novel I pick up these days, even much admired, prize-winning ones, and as the old weary machinery of exposition begins to grind and shudder, I just want to sigh. Do we really have to go through all this again? Or I read in the NYT Book Review of a "poignant and unforgettable fictional portrait of..." and I just want to cry out, save me from poignant and unforgettable fictional portraits!
Mine is a minority view, I suspect. A good deal of the reception of Franzen's Freedom this past fall seemed to express relief and delight to have a sort of Stendhal/Tolstoy/George Eliot novel about the contemporary USA. But could any serious art or music critic get away with saying, "This guy is great! He's just like Courbet!" or "He's just like Brahms!"?
Truth to tell, I don't think bourgeois-realist novels are going away. Too many people love them. But I'm glad to see the kind of writing Shields is boosting is getting a boost, because I enjoy it and hope it prospers.
How old is the term "creative non-fiction," by the way? Twenty-five years, thirty? I remember the day when essay and memoir were the shabby-genteel poor relations of poetry and fiction, weedy and tweedy and without much prestige in the creative writing curricula of this our republic, but take a look at what fine strapping lads they are now, not about to take a back seat to anyone. John D'Agata (multitudinously cited in Reality Hunger) landed a one-two punch to the canon with The Next American Essay and The Lost Origins of the Essay, and now Shields has provided a declaration of independence, or perhaps of war. CNF is yielding no ground and taking no prisoners, by the looks of things.


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Huge success for Hook Open Gardens 2015
We had 250 paying visitors to our 11 open gardens and St. Mary's Church event last Sunday they all left very happy with bags of plants and home baking.
Visitors came from all over Yorkshire and the weather didn't disappoint us what a beautiful summers day we had.
We raised a magnificent sum of £1000 which will be shared equally between
Hook in Bloom and Hook Gardening Club.
Many Thanks to villagers, volunteers and visitors, local and national businesses for their support.
A few photos from our event….
The horse is of Janet Vitty with "Marble" a Welsh Cross aged 22 lending a hand (well 13.3 hands to be precise!} to cut the grass in Hook village for their open gardens day , Capable of cropping 10 sqm of grass per litre of water it was just a s cheap and a lit less noisier than a lawnmower!!!
Di is manning the Car park awaiting many visitors
Our local PCSO pops in to Hook Memorial Hall & visitors start arriving
(Left) Doug Stewart the BBC Radio Humberside 'The Great Outdoors' gardening expert meeting some visitors on one of the open gardens.
Many Thanks to these websites for advertising our event


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The LaCie FastKey is USB 3.0 and comes in 30GB, 60GB, and 120GB capacities. All in a aluminum form factor about the size of a pack of gum. Even with a starting $150 price tag, it's still more fantastic than a couple of beers and microwaved s'mores.
Fast and Tiny: LaCie FastKey Goes from 0 to 260MB/s in 26cm3
· Lightning-fast speed up to 260MB/s*
· World's smallest SSD USB 3.0 drive
· Ultra-secure AES 256-bit encryption
· Stylish and sturdy metal casing
PARIS, FRANCE, November 18, 2010 – Today LaCie announces the smallest SSD USB 3.0 drive, delivering speeds up to 260MB/s – LaCie FastKey. Small enough to hide in the palm of your hand, LaCie's FastKey can transfer 1000 mp3 or five DIVX files in less than 30 seconds.
100 Times Faster than USB 2.0
While the FastKey can perform up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0, its peak performance goes far beyond that. Combining the performance of SSD, USB 3.0 and DRAM cache technology, the FastKey can write small files up to 100 times faster than your average USB 2.0 hard drive.
"With most flash drives, transferring a large number of photos and mp3 files can take a few minutes," said Luc Pierart, Business Unit Manager, Personal Storage, LaCie. "With the Fastkey, transferring small files is immediate. You can back up or share your music and photos libraries as you head out the door."
Compact Metal Design
Combining the highly robust solid-state flash technology, with sturdy aluminum casing, the FastKey ensures your data is as safe as it is mobile. But don't mistake its high capacity for a 2.5" mobile SSD. The LaCie FastKey packs 120GB into a sleek flash drive (measuring just 26cm3) with no wasted space. And with the included strap, users can secure the FastKey to a keychain or bag for additional on-the-go convenience.
Full Data Protection
The LaCie FastKey not only protects data from the outside, it includes software AES 256-bit encryption – so your data is secure no matter how it's used. Simply choose the amount of capacity you want to encrypt, and access it with a custom password. Now you can pass the FastKey to colleagues and friends and know your personal files are secure. If privacy is a priority, you can encrypt the full capacity.
For even more storage and sharing options, the LaCie FastKey also comes with 4GB of secure online storage from Wuala.
The LaCie FastKey is available in 30GB, 60GB and 120GB capacities through the LaCie Online Store, LaCie Corner, and LaCie Reseller+ starting at $149.99. For more product information, visit www.lacie.com.