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E-paper / Business
Japan shifts more investment to ASEAN in strategic rebalancing
By Cornelia Zou in Hong Kong(China Daily USA)
Don't be surprised if the next time you buy a Japanese product, you discover that instead of "made in China", the label says "made in Thailand" or "made in Indonesia".
Japan is looking to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as an investment destination for manufacturing due, in large part, to the rising cost of labor in China.
"China is still a big country with huge potential for the Japanese," says Yasuhide Fujii, managing partner at consultancy KPMG's Myanmar office.
A Toyota Motor production line in Jakarta, Indonesia. Many Japanese companies are opening or expanding production bases in Southeast Asia because of the region's rising number of consumers as well as the cheaper cost of manufacturing. AFP
But ASEAN's population of around 600 million means that Japanese investors are looking at the combined market in a similar way to how they view China, Fujii says.
According to ASEAN statistics on foreign direct investment, Japan invested about $23 billion in the region in 2013, accounting for 19 percent of total FDI among the 10 member economies. Japan was the second-largest source of FDI after the European Union, which invested about $27 billion. In comparison, Japan only invested $9 billion in China in 2013, a 32.5 percent drop compared with 2012.
"The cost of labor in China is getting higher," says Fujii, adding that in order to expand manufacturing facilities, Japanese firms are "looking at the lower cost areas like Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar".
Stephen Patrick, vice-president of equity research company Ji Asia, says that rising labor costs in China have been a talking point for the past few years.
"Basically, the savings China had for the differentiation of labor costs versus some of the ASEAN countries have closed," he says.
Japanese companies are not the only ones dealing with higher labor costs in China. Chinese companies are spending more on factory automation or robots as a long-term solution to both labor market instability and rising costs.
Patrick says that territorial issues are also a factor to be considered in this investment shift. In September 2012, demonstrations in China followed Japan's attempt to take control of China's Diaoyu Islands.
"The protests that happened in China were more of a catalyst for speeding up this process that was already in place," says Patrick. "But there were protests and damage to Japanese retail and production facilities ... that probably encourage Japanese companies to hedge themselves a bit more."
ASEAN may be attracting more total investment from Japan, but in terms of individual countries, China is still Japan's number one recipient of outward FDI in Asia, so the shift, although significant, is a strategic rebalancing rather than a withdrawal.
"The Japanese are not going to pull out of China," Patrick says. "Larger increases in production facilities will be made in ASEAN countries as opposed to enhancing the same in China."
The geographical proximity of ASEAN countries and significant supply chain infrastructure in countries like Thailand and Vietnam make ASEAN countries attractive choices for Japanese companies.
"The whole supply chain is much easier to manage when the production facility is closer in a geographic area," says Patrick.
Another aspect of the ongoing investment shift is that Japanese companies are hoping to increase their market share in ASEAN countries, which in general have rising disposable incomes and young population.
"The ASEAN market is a priority for Japanese investors not only because of its population - India also has a large population - but also because Japanese products are still preferred in these countries," says Fujii from KPMG.
Many Japanese companies involved in the automobile, electronics and consumer goods markets already have a strong market share in ASEAN, which they want to keep.
In August, leading Japanese consumer products manufacturer Kao Corporation announced that it plans to boost its presence and manufacturing facilities in ASEAN.
Kozo Saito, an executive officer at Kao, says the company will invest about $400 million in Thailand and Indonesia to increase its manufacturing capacity and launch more products, as these countries are management centers within ASEAN.
The move comes in the run-up to the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community next year, which is expected to stimulate regional consumer demand. Kao has three production bases in the region - in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.
In June, Kao completed its second production plant in Indonesia. The new plant, located in Karawang International Industrial City in Java, Indonesia's most developed island, was built to meet the growing needs of the Indonesian market and will produce the new detergents Kao launched in the country in July.
Michitaka Sawada, Kao president and CEO, said in a statement: "Indonesia is a critical market for the success of Kao's global growth strategy. The new plant will play an important role as a production base for the Indonesian market and other Asian markets in the future."
Japan invested over $10 billion in Thailand in 2013, twice what it invested there in 2012. It also invested $4 billion in Indonesia, $3 billion in Vietnam, and $1.2 billion in the Philippines. Japanese investment increased in all ASEAN countries in 2013, except in Malaysia, where Japan's FDI contracted $43 million year-on-year.
Japan is the largest source of FDI in Thailand, where companies focus mainly on the automobile and consumer goods sectors in the country. Foreign investors involved in the manufacturing sector may not receive as many incentives from the Thai government as before.
"Nothing has changed at the moment, but the Thai government is showing some intention to change the policy on foreign investment incentives," says Fujii. "They want to shift more investment to high-end industries instead of the low-end manufacturing industry."
Myanmar is still a FDI greenfield. However, investors see great potential in its natural resources. In this regard, Japanese firms are a step ahead of companies from the United States and European Union.
"The Japanese government is strongly supportive of the Myanmar government, that's why we have a bit more investment here in Myanmar," says Fujii. "Japan is supporting Myanmar financially to develop its infrastructure so that foreign companies can make their investments in Myanmar."
ASEAN FDI in Japan is rather limited. Last year, only four ASEAN countries invested in Japan. Singapore's investments in Japan in 2013 totaled $325 million, Malaysia $75 million, and the Philippines and Thailand $7 million and $3 million, respectively.
Patrick says that ASEAN investors are more likely to focus on niche areas and new technology when it comes to investing in Japan. The industry in Japan receiving the most FDI last year was electric machinery, which received $1.5 billion.
"(ASEAN investment in Japan) may change to a certain degree, with Abenomics (referring to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies, including fiscal stimulus) and changes in the current administration," says Patrick. "But the general trend in Japan is to avoid a complete hollowing out of the technology advantages they have."
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package openapi

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"net/url"
	"strings"
)

// Optional parameters for the method 'UpdateChannel'
type UpdateChannelParams struct {
	// The X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled HTTP request header
	XTwilioWebhookEnabled *string `json:"X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled,omitempty"`
	//
	Type *string `json:"Type,omitempty"`
	// The unique ID of the [Messaging Service](https://www.twilio.com/docs/sms/services/api) this channel belongs to.
	MessagingServiceSid *string `json:"MessagingServiceSid,omitempty"`
}

func (params *UpdateChannelParams) SetXTwilioWebhookEnabled(XTwilioWebhookEnabled string) *UpdateChannelParams {
	params.XTwilioWebhookEnabled = &XTwilioWebhookEnabled
	return params
}
func (params *UpdateChannelParams) SetType(Type string) *UpdateChannelParams {
	params.Type = &Type
	return params
}
func (params *UpdateChannelParams) SetMessagingServiceSid(MessagingServiceSid string) *UpdateChannelParams {
	params.MessagingServiceSid = &MessagingServiceSid
	return params
}

// Update a specific Channel.
func (c *ApiService) UpdateChannel(ServiceSid string, Sid string, params *UpdateChannelParams) (*ChatV3Channel, error) {
	path := "/v3/Services/{ServiceSid}/Channels/{Sid}"
	path = strings.Replace(path, "{"+"ServiceSid"+"}", ServiceSid, -1)
	path = strings.Replace(path, "{"+"Sid"+"}", Sid, -1)

	data := url.Values{}
	headers := make(map[string]interface{})

	if params != nil && params.Type != nil {
		data.Set("Type", *params.Type)
	}
	if params != nil && params.MessagingServiceSid != nil {
		data.Set("MessagingServiceSid", *params.MessagingServiceSid)
	}

	if params != nil && params.XTwilioWebhookEnabled != nil {
		headers["X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled"] = *params.XTwilioWebhookEnabled
	}

	resp, err := c.requestHandler.Post(c.baseURL+path, data, headers)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	defer resp.Body.Close()

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	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(ps); err != nil {
		return nil, err
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	return ps, err
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But Zella had played no part in that heist. PI Leonid McGill had planted the evidence. All Zella had done was shoot her man, her cheating husband Harry Tangelo, when she'd caught him in bed with her best friend. That was a long time ago, and McGill has regrets. So he hires a hotshot attorney to set her free.
Zella's big regret is that she tried to kill Tangelo. McGill agrees to track him down, but the trail leads back to Rutgers Assurance, and the man who paid McGill to plant the evidence is found dead. As Zella is hounded and an attempt is made on McGill's life, the detective realises the case is more complicated than he had ever imagined - but can he live long enough to sort it out?


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Mash bananas in crockpot. Add all other ingredients (except garnish ingredients) and whisk to mix. Cover and cook on low for 3.5 hours. Garnish with a few slices of fresh banana, a drizzle of 1 tsp of local honey, and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Enjoy!!
*This recipe was inspired by nutritionfor.us.


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//
// Copyright 2009-2010 Facebook
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
//

#import "Three20Network/TTURLRequest.h"

// Network
#import "Three20Network/TTGlobalNetwork.h"
#import "Three20Network/TTURLResponse.h"
#import "Three20Network/TTURLRequestQueue.h"

// Core
#import "Three20Core/TTGlobalCore.h"
#import "Three20Core/TTDebug.h"
#import "Three20Core/TTDebugFlags.h"
#import "Three20Core/NSStringAdditions.h"

static NSString* kStringBoundary = @"3i2ndDfv2rTHiSisAbouNdArYfORhtTPEefj3q2f";

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@implementation TTURLRequest

@synthesize urlPath     = _urlPath;
@synthesize httpMethod  = _httpMethod;
@synthesize httpBody    = _httpBody;
@synthesize parameters  = _parameters;
@synthesize headers     = _headers;

@synthesize contentType           = _contentType;
@synthesize charsetForMultipart   = _charsetForMultipart;

@synthesize response              = _response;

@synthesize cachePolicy           = _cachePolicy;
@synthesize cacheExpirationAge    = _cacheExpirationAge;
@synthesize cacheKey              = _cacheKey;

@synthesize timestamp             = _timestamp;

@synthesize totalBytesLoaded      = _totalBytesLoaded;
@synthesize totalBytesExpected    = _totalBytesExpected;

@synthesize userInfo              = _userInfo;
@synthesize isLoading             = _isLoading;

@synthesize shouldHandleCookies   = _shouldHandleCookies;
@synthesize respondedFromCache    = _respondedFromCache;
@synthesize filterPasswordLogging = _filterPasswordLogging;

@synthesize delegates             = _delegates;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+ (TTURLRequest*)request {
  return [[[TTURLRequest alloc] init] autorelease];
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+ (TTURLRequest*)requestWithURL:(NSString*)URL delegate:(id /*<TTURLRequestDelegate>*/)delegate {
  return [[[TTURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:URL delegate:delegate] autorelease];
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (id)initWithURL:(NSString*)URL delegate:(id /*<TTURLRequestDelegate>*/)delegate {
  if (self = [self init]) {
    _urlPath = [URL retain];
    if (nil != delegate) {
      [_delegates addObject:delegate];
    }
  }
  return self;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (id)init {
  if (self = [super init]) {
    _delegates = TTCreateNonRetainingArray();
    _cachePolicy = TTURLRequestCachePolicyDefault;
    _cacheExpirationAge = TT_DEFAULT_CACHE_EXPIRATION_AGE;
    _shouldHandleCookies = YES;
    _charsetForMultipart = NSUTF8StringEncoding;
  }
  return self;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (void)dealloc {
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_urlPath);
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_httpMethod);
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_response);
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_httpBody);
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_contentType);
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_parameters);
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_headers);
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_cacheKey);
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_userInfo);
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_timestamp);
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_files);
  TT_RELEASE_SAFELY(_delegates);

  [super dealloc];
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (NSString*)description {
  return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"<TTURLRequest %@>", _urlPath];
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (NSString*)generateCacheKey {
  if ([_httpMethod isEqualToString:@"POST"]
      || [_httpMethod isEqualToString:@"PUT"]) {
    NSMutableString* joined = [[[NSMutableString alloc] initWithString:self.urlPath] autorelease];
    NSEnumerator* e = [_parameters keyEnumerator];
    for (id key; key = [e nextObject]; ) {
      [joined appendString:key];
      [joined appendString:@"="];
      NSObject* value = [_parameters valueForKey:key];
      if ([value isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]) {
        [joined appendString:(NSString*)value];
      }
    }

    return [joined md5Hash];
  } else {
    return [self.urlPath md5Hash];
  }
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (void)appendImageData:(NSData*)data
               withName:(NSString*)name
                 toBody:(NSMutableData*)body {
  NSString *beginLine = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"\r\n--%@\r\n", kStringBoundary];

  [body appendData:[beginLine dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
  [body appendData:[[NSString stringWithFormat:
                     @"Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"%@\"; filename=\"image.jpg\"\r\n",
                     name]
                     dataUsingEncoding:_charsetForMultipart]];
  [body appendData:[[NSString
                      stringWithFormat:@"Content-Length: %d\r\n", data.length]
                     dataUsingEncoding:_charsetForMultipart]];
  [body appendData:[[NSString
                      stringWithString:@"Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n\r\n"]
                     dataUsingEncoding:_charsetForMultipart]];
  [body appendData:data];
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (NSData*)generatePostBody {
  NSMutableData* body = [NSMutableData data];
  NSString* beginLine = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"\r\n--%@\r\n", kStringBoundary];

  [body appendData:[[NSString stringWithFormat:@"--%@\r\n", kStringBoundary]
    dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];

  for (id key in [_parameters keyEnumerator]) {
    NSString* value = [_parameters valueForKey:key];
    // Really, this can only be an NSString. We're cheating here.
    if (![value isKindOfClass:[UIImage class]] &&
        ![value isKindOfClass:[NSData class]]) {
      [body appendData:[beginLine dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
      [body appendData:[[NSString
        stringWithFormat:@"Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"%@\"\r\n\r\n", key]
          dataUsingEncoding:_charsetForMultipart]];
      [body appendData:[value dataUsingEncoding:_charsetForMultipart]];
    }
  }

  NSString* imageKey = nil;
  for (id key in [_parameters keyEnumerator]) {
    if ([[_parameters objectForKey:key] isKindOfClass:[UIImage class]]) {
      UIImage* image = [_parameters objectForKey:key];
      CGFloat quality = [TTURLRequestQueue mainQueue].imageCompressionQuality;
      NSData* data = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(image, quality);

      [self appendImageData:data withName:key toBody:body];
      imageKey = key;
    } else if ([[_parameters objectForKey:key] isKindOfClass:[NSData class]]) {
      NSData* data = [_parameters objectForKey:key];
      [self appendImageData:data withName:key toBody:body];
      imageKey = key;
    }
  }

  for (NSInteger i = 0; i < _files.count; i += 3) {
    NSData* data = [_files objectAtIndex:i];
    NSString* mimeType = [_files objectAtIndex:i+1];
    NSString* fileName = [_files objectAtIndex:i+2];

    [body appendData:[beginLine dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
    [body appendData:[[NSString stringWithFormat:
                       @"Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"%@\"; filename=\"%@\"\r\n",
                       fileName, fileName]
          dataUsingEncoding:_charsetForMultipart]];
    [body appendData:[[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Content-Length: %d\r\n", data.length]
          dataUsingEncoding:_charsetForMultipart]];
    [body appendData:[[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Content-Type: %@\r\n\r\n", mimeType]
          dataUsingEncoding:_charsetForMultipart]];
    [body appendData:data];
  }

  [body appendData:[[NSString stringWithFormat:@"\r\n--%@--\r\n", kStringBoundary]
                   dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];

  // If an image was found, remove it from the dictionary to save memory while we
  // perform the upload
  if (imageKey) {
    [_parameters removeObjectForKey:imageKey];
  }

  TTDCONDITIONLOG(TTDFLAG_URLREQUEST, @"Sending %s", [body bytes]);
  return body;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (NSMutableDictionary*)parameters {
  if (!_parameters) {
    _parameters = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
  }
  return _parameters;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (NSData*)httpBody {
  if (_httpBody) {
    return _httpBody;
  } else if ([[_httpMethod uppercaseString] isEqualToString:@"POST"]
             || [[_httpMethod uppercaseString] isEqualToString:@"PUT"]) {
    return [self generatePostBody];
  } else {
    return nil;
  }
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (NSString*)contentType {
  if (_contentType) {
    return _contentType;
  } else if ([_httpMethod isEqualToString:@"POST"]
             || [_httpMethod isEqualToString:@"PUT"]) {
    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"multipart/form-data; boundary=%@", kStringBoundary];
  } else {
    return nil;
  }
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (NSString*)cacheKey {
  if (!_cacheKey) {
    _cacheKey = [[self generateCacheKey] retain];
  }
  return _cacheKey;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (void)setValue:(NSString*)value forHTTPHeaderField:(NSString*)field {
  if (!_headers) {
    _headers = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
  }
  [_headers setObject:value forKey:field];
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (void)addFile:(NSData*)data mimeType:(NSString*)mimeType fileName:(NSString*)fileName {
  if (!_files) {
    _files = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
  }

  [_files addObject:data];
  [_files addObject:mimeType];
  [_files addObject:fileName];
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (BOOL)send {
  if (_parameters) {
    // Don't log passwords. Save now, restore after logging
    NSString* password = [_parameters objectForKey:@"password"];
    if (_filterPasswordLogging && password) {
      [_parameters setObject:@"[FILTERED]" forKey:@"password"];
    }

    TTDCONDITIONLOG(TTDFLAG_URLREQUEST, @"SEND %@ %@", self.urlPath, self.parameters);

    if (password) {
      [_parameters setObject:password forKey:@"password"];
    }
  }
  return [[TTURLRequestQueue mainQueue] sendRequest:self];
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (BOOL)sendSynchronously {
  return [[TTURLRequestQueue mainQueue] sendSynchronousRequest:self];
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (void)cancel {
  [[TTURLRequestQueue mainQueue] cancelRequest:self];
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- (NSURLRequest*)createNSURLRequest {
  return [[TTURLRequestQueue mainQueue] createNSURLRequest:self URL:nil];
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Properties

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Deprecated
- (void)setURL:(NSString*)urlPath {
  NSString* aUrlPath = [urlPath copy];
  [_urlPath release];
  _urlPath = aUrlPath;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Deprecated
- (NSString*)URL {
  return _urlPath;
}

@end


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O Metro de Catânia (Metropolitana di Catania) também conhecido como Metropolitana é o sistema de metropolitano que serve a cidade de Catânia na Sicília, Itália. Está em funcionamento desde o dia 27 de Junho de 1999 e consiste apenas numa linha com 8,8 quilômetros de comprimento. A frequência de trens é limitada a um a cada 10 minutos, pois só existe uma via entre as estações de Galatea e Porto.

História

O Metro de Catânia é operado pela Ferrovia Circumetnea.

A única linha em funcionamento entrou em operações em três etapas:
 trecho 1 - 27 de junho de 1999: entre as estações Borgo e Porto
 trecho 2 - 20 de dezembro de 2016: Galatea - Stesicoro
 trecho 3 - 31 de março de 2017: Borgo - Nesima (3.1 km)

Está sendo planejado uma extensão da linha para oeste, a partir da estação Estação Porto, que irá aliviar o tráfego automóvel da cidade e também ligará a cidade ao Aeroporto Catania-Fontanarossa.

Estações

Monte Po
Fontana
Nesima
San Nullo
Cibali
Milo
Borgo
Giuffrida
Italia
Galatea
Giovanni XXIII
Stesicoro

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text:
What Is A Government Shutdown, How Does It Affect You?
Ruth Manuel-Logan
D-Day! The Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare is finally in motion and there are tons of Republicans who are up in arms about its passing. A partial shutdown of the U.S. government began shortly after midnight on Tuesday, when the two houses of Congress could not see eye-to-eye on a budget. The Republican-led House of Representatives only agreed to compromise on the budget if there was a delay to the start of Obamacare, the President's signature healthcare reform plan.
RELATED: Need Health Insurance? Here's How You Can Get Affordable Coverage Starting Oct. 1
This week, President Barack Obama tweeted the following messages via his Twitter account regarding the shutdown, which hasn't happened in 17 years:
They actually did it. A group of Republicans in the House just forced a government shutdown over Obamacare instead of passing a real budget.—
Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 01, 2013
Despite the shutdown, the new health insurance marketplace opens for business as planned on October 1. #GetCovered—
"The Affordable Care Act is moving forward. You can't shut it down." —President Obama #Obamacare—
Watch: The #TeaPartyShutdown is a manufactured crisis. Tell @SpeakerBoehner this must end: OFA.BO/8boukf—
What Is a Government Shutdown?
A total of about 800,000 federal employees will not be clocking in to work as government departments no longer have free funds to pay them.These employees might not be given a check when they return either.
Shutdowns have lasted anywhere from five to 21 days in the past. When these shutdowns occur, only "essential" workers will continue to perform their duties (as outlined below), albeit with a delayed paycheck. These workers could receive retroactive pay if/when Congress decides to fund the government again, BUT the fractured nature of this Congress makes such a step unlikely.
Which Agencies Will Continue Their 'Business as Usual' Practices During the Shutdown?
Social security checks will continue to be sent out, and Medicare and other similar entitlements will go on as usual; employees who work for government functions "necessary to protect life" cannot shut their doors to the public, such as law enforcement, Homeland Security, Coast Guard, Secret Service, U.S. military, intelligence agencies, embassies, consulates that help Americans abroad, emergency medical care, border patrol, and emergency and disaster assistance. Then there are other agencies that have been deemed essential and that must remain open during government shutdowns: the banking system, operating the power grid, federal air traffic control, unemployment benefits, and food stamps programs. The agencies that have independent funding, such as the U.S. Postal Service and the Federal Reserve, will also remain open.
The federal courts will continue to operate until the 10th business day of a shutdown, and at that point, they will begin to furlough non-essential employees. Court cases will, however, continue to be processed. It will be business as usual for the U.S. Supreme Court as well.
The school federal lunch program will hopefully remain unaffected by the shutdown as schools are reimbursed for these costs on a monthly basis and are allowed to carry over funds from the previous fiscal year. According to the USDA, most schools should be fine, as far as the lunch program is concerned, through the month of October.
Congressional members can also chose to report to work during a shutdown since their salaries are written into permanent law, however, they, too, will get divided into essential and non-essential personnel — and the latter could wind up being sent home.The President has 90 personal aides and only 15 of them will remain on the job during the shutdown.
President Obama will also continue to receive a paycheck during the shutdown as his $400,000 salary falls under mandatory spending, however, his paycheck could be delayed as well if furlough's begin to affect the government's payroll processing departments.
NASA will furlough almost all of its employees but Mission Control employees in Houston will stay put as well as those at the International Space Station.
The National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center will continue to operate as usual.
The IRS will continue as usual to collect taxes and will process 2012 extensions, which have an expiration date of October 15th. Folks, however, should expect a delay in their tax refunds.
The State Department will continue their red tape processing of foreign applications for visas and U.S. passports.<
The Department of Veterans Affairs will run their offices in the usual manner, because their monies are approved a year in advance by lawmakers for their healthcare programs. However, those vets who are appealing denials of disability benefits will unfortunately have to wait for a response after the shutdown.
Which Agencies Will Actually Get Shut Down and How Am I Affected?
The list of government agencies that will actually close their doors during the shutdown is practically endless but you can check the contingency plans of each one posted at the White House Office of Management and Budget website. Meanwhile here are some examples of how the shutdown will personally affect you:
More than 400 national parks and museums will close, including such tourist hot spots as Yosemite National Park in California, the Statue of Liberty In New York City, the Smithsonian Museum in D.C., and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
The National Institutes of Health, the nation's medical research agency based in Bethesda, Maryland, won't be accepting new patients or begin any clinical testing.
e-Verify, the system that allows companies to check on the legal work status of an employee, will cease.
Federally backed loans will not be available. "Federal loans for rural communities, small business owners, families buying a home will be frozen," President Obama said Friday.
IRS taxpayer assistance hotlines and walk-in centers will be closed. All audits are also suspended (good news for many).
As far as the Women, Infants, and Children's Program, WIC, no monies will be available to pay the administrative costs.
Social Security will continue sending out those checks, BUT if you need replacement cards or need to schedule hearings for disability cases, you are out of luck!
New gun permits will not be processed.
Federal occupational safety and health inspectors will stop workplace inspections except in cases of imminent danger.
Now the clock has started on the government shutdown, and reportedly, the feds will run out of money to pay its bills by October 17th if Congress refuses to give in on an increase to the nation's $16.7 billion debt ceiling. Obama has said he won't budge on this point either.
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Distinguished Economic Development Professional Tony Copeland Joins Williams Mullen
Anthony M. "Tony" Copeland has joined Williams Mullen as Partner in the firm's Raleigh office.
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Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) December 11, 2013
Williams Mullen has taken a significant step in building its economic development and governmental affairs practice with the addition of Anthony M. "Tony" Copeland as Partner in the firm's Raleigh office. Mr. Copeland will be working along with former Secretary of Commerce and Trade for Virginia Pat Gottschalk, helping to lead the firm's economic development team in North Carolina.
Mr. Copeland has more than 25 years of experience in economic development, regulatory affairs and corporate governance, working in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining Williams Mullen, Mr. Copeland owned his own firm, where he helped clients with economic development, corporate relocation and expansion and business incentive solutions. During that period, he negotiated the largest global headquarters incentive agreement in North Carolina history on behalf of a provider of open source software solutions.
Before starting his own firm, Mr. Copeland served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for the State of North Carolina, leading the recruitment of nearly $12 billion in investment and the creation of nearly 100,000 jobs. He also served as Vice President and chief legal counsel for BTI Inc., the Raleigh-based telecom company that grew during his tenure from $38 million in revenue in 1992 to nearly $300 million in 2003.
"At Williams Mullen, we offer our clients the multifaceted approach of legal, government relations, and economic development services to help grow our region's economy," said Tom Frantz, President and CEO of the firm. "Mr. Copeland's background as a corporate attorney, businessman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and economic development professional will elevate the level of service he and the firm can provide."
Mr. Copeland is a graduate of Duke University and the T.M. Cooley School of Law.
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California Dreaming: Making the best of state's smoky new reality
By Dustin Dorsey
Making the best of CA's smoky new reality
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Seemingly every year in California we set records for the biggest and worst fire seasons to date.
In addition to the millions of acres of land, buildings and lives lost, the fires create an issue in the skies that impacts everyone across the state: wildfire air quality.
As the Dixie Fire burned in Northern California, surrounding areas saw the worst air quality in the world.
Experts say these issues may just be a way of life in California, but that same group is always doing what they can to learn how to combat the issues.
RELATED: California wildfires: Expert says get used to smoky skies, bad air quality for decades to come
"In recent years, we've seen more and more of these just really catastrophic fires that get bigger and they burn longer and hotter," California Air Resources Board Spokesperson Amy MacPherson said. "The smoke they produce is really harmful to people's health and it's something we're very concerned about."
"I think residents of the Western US are just going to have to get used to smoky skies and bad air quality as we go through the next few decades because we're going to have more fires due to climate change and, if we can't handle that, then we're just gonna have to deal with the smoke," SJSU Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center Director Dr. Craig Clements said. "That is a problem. These fires are burning hotter, they're burning more intensely and they're creating a lot of smoke and it can really impact communities. So, we have to get used to that, unfortunately."
At San Jose State University, the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center has a team of trained staff members that are actively studying yearly fires in the state and even across the world to learn fires behave so people can navigate around the issues.
"We have a group of faculty that are studying wildfires across the state and international," Dr. Clements said. "We have a real-time air quality forecasting model that's operational for California and the Western US. We look at just the PM 2.5 concentrations total because that's what impacts our respiratory systems. This model can actually generate that. What happens is those winds push smoke around and when we get a weather pattern that causes the overall wind to blow that smoke into Northern California or into the Bay Area, that's when we can get our biggest smoking impacts. It could look a lot like last year, where we had those apocalyptic skies. It just sets up to where we have the right weather pattern, where the winds are blowing that smoke into the Bay Area, and then if it gets stagnant and sits over the area, then we have multiple days of bad air quality."
RELATED: Firefighters innovate, change tactics amid historic CA wildfires
Californians have gotten much better at understanding air quality in their area as these fires burn thanks to groups like the California Air Resources Board.
Part of their efforts to help with wildfires comes in teaching people how to keep themselves safe from smoky conditions and bad air quality.
The team has some simple tips to help you stay healthy and safe.
"From a health perspective, smoke is really dangerous, especially for people who have pre-existing conditions," MacPherson said. "What's really concerning is that these fires are producing just this huge amount of smoke and it's traveling hundreds of miles. You don't have to live near a fire to actually experience health impacts from that fire. We're all in California, we're all experiencing these fires and we live in areas that are very prone to them. We understand how important it is, how urgent it is and we want our families to be safe too. So, I think you've got people who really deeply care about what's going on. Who are, I can guarantee you, working around the clock to find solutions to these problems and to implement them as quickly as we can. The number one thing you can do to protect yourself from smoke is to stay inside. There are a number of things once you're in there that you can do to make sure your indoor air quality is good. If you have central air, make sure you're running a new filter, make sure it's the highest Merv rating that your system can allow. Don't cook without using the range hood, don't vacuum, don't light candles, anything that can create particles in the air. Once you have that clean air space, you can stay there until the worst of the smoke goes by. The other big thing you need to do is check the air quality. Get in the habit every day of, during wildfire season, pulling up the air quality on your phones. If you do need to be outside if you work outdoors, or if you have to be outside for an extended period of time when it's smoky, wear an NIOSH certified N95 mask. The general rule of thumb is: if you can smell smoke, your breathing it. Sometimes we'll see smoke and the skies will look really hazy, but the air quality is actually okay. Sometimes smoke will travel high enough in the atmosphere that you're not actually breathing it on the ground. But if you smell smoke, you're breathing it and that's when you really need to be careful and take some steps to avoid it."
You can find more information on how to protect yourself from bad air quality by visiting the California Air Resources Board's website here.
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It takes a special kind of courage to run into a burning building.
Every instinct we have tells us to run away from the smoke and heat and fire. But firemen ignore these impulses and dive into the inferno anyway, putting their lives at risk to rescue others. Many people consider firefighters true heroes, and with good reason.
But heroes or not, firefighters are real people too, with real problems. And sometimes they're the ones who need to be rescued.
FX's long-running Rescue Me takes viewers through the doors of Ladder 62/Engine 99 Firehouse in New York City, delving deeply into the lives of its imperfect heroes. All of them have issues, but no one has more than Tommy Gavin, a firefighter with crimson hair, a combustible temper and a blazing addiction to alcohol.
Tommy's the antihero who makes Rescue Me tick. While he'll jump into that blaze without a second thought—or sometimes a first, for that matter—he's not nearly so decisive in other areas of his life. Season after season he bounces between lovers (his ex-wife, Janet, and his dead partner's widow, Sheila, are favorite bedmates) and has fallen off the wagon more often than a load of unsecured bowling balls. He can't even let the dead rest in peace: He's frequently visited by Jimmy, his partner and best friend who died on 9/11, and Connor, Tommy's son killed by a drunk driver.
Oh, did I not yet mention that Rescue Me is also a comedy?
It's the brainchild of surly comedian Denis Leary (who plays Tommy) and writer Peter Nolan (who penned Analyze This and America's Sweethearts). And it can be funny. It can be incisive. But very often it's as caustic and foul as its star's offscreen monologues. Many of the jokes revolve around sex, masturbation and the male anatomy. Sometimes viewers see noisy, graphic depictions of sex (though without explicit nudity). Characters regularly utter all but the very harshest profanities (the s-word is a favorite), and abuse the names of both Jesus and God, often pairing the latter with "d‑‑n." The violence and gore can be extreme as well. And, of course, given the show's main themes, alcohol makes an appearance in nearly every episode: Sometimes it's merely a cameo. At others, it's the main player. Sometimes it's used to instruct. At others, not so much.
When Leary was asked by the folks at givememyremote.com whether the network's censors have ever asked him to ratchet the content down a notch or two, he replied, "No, FX is absolutely the best group of people I have ever worked with. All they do is ask us to push the envelope even further."
At one point, Tommy sits down with a television news crew to talk about what happened on 9/11, when so many of his friends lost their lives. He's asked, sincerely, what he'd change about that day—what he'd do to make the ending to 9/11 a little happier. Tommy waits a moment before answering. Then he says, "There are no happy endings."
Tommy is a tragic figure, a self-destructive, sympathetically rendered cad. We understand that he's in dire need of rescue. But ensconced as he is in his envelope-rending world, rescue is slow in coming. Too slow.
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Tommy rescues Kelly from a date and takes her home. Kelly says that she'll need to get a new set of breasts once her cancer treatment's done, admitting she obsesses over other women's. Then, suddenly, she asks Tommy if he believes in God. She talks about her own unbelief: How she was raised in the church but left it after her daughter died, not satisfied with the priest's insistence that her death was a "mystery." Tommy says he does believe in something … given the fact that dead family and friends visit him when he's drinking. He adds that their presence is "comforting" and speculates as to where they might live.
Kelly says it can't be limbo: "They cancelled limbo. And purgatory. And sex with little boys. All the fun stuff."
It's suggested that one firefighter uses the restroom to masturbate. Tommy fantasizes about crashing into a bookstore window and lighting books on fire. Kelly drinks a lot and says she's going to smoke some weed before going to sleep. Mike, a gay firefighter, helps Colleen with her wedding plans. Characters blurt out the s-word nearly 30 times, along with "h‑‑‑," "b‑‑ch," "a‑‑," "t-ts," "f-g" and several vulgar references to testicles. God's and Jesus' names are abused.
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November 5, 2003 By International Dredging Review
At the end of August the new 58-foot survey boat Moritz was bound for its final destination in New York via the Panama Canal. It was unloaded in Fort Lauderdale Florida then piloted to New York by a crew from Kvichak Marine Industries.
The boat was shipped from Vancouver B.C. on a drydock ship that also carried a dozen yachts.
Boat operator Tim Lafontaine of the New York District Corps of Engineers met the crew in Florida and accompanied them on the trip north.
Built in Seattle by Kvichak Marine Industries Inc. the catamaran-type boat is outfitted with an extensive array of survey equipment including a Ross Dophin Mini-Sweep System and a Reson 8101 multibeam system with a transducer head in each hull.
Successfully completing sea trials in mid-May the vessel displaces 30 tons and can sustain speeds up to 30 knots.
"We were getting sounding from the hull transducers at 30 knots (during the sea trials)" said Jim Ross.
The Ross Mini-Sweep is a nine-channel system with individual transducers mounted on two 17-foot hydraulic booms and in the hull to provide a sweep wide of approximately 55 feet. The booms are stored in recessed areas in the hull leaving the deck clear at all times. They are deployed by an independent hydraulic system using controls at the helm station.
Electronics are stowed in two desktop cabinets one containing the depth sounding system and the other a data collection computer and DGPS sub-meter system. Coastal Oceanographics Hypack Max and Hysweep software are installed for data processing.
The vessel will be assigned to work out of the Caven Point New Jersey facility. New York District's Civil Works mission includes navigation and water resource activities in the watershed areas of Lake Champlain the Hudson River New York and New Jersey western Vermont and small portions of Massachusetts and Connecticut.
The vessel was named in honor of Kurt Moritz who in 1977 retired from the Corps of Engineers after 27 years of service and died in 1988.
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I've looked all over the place, and there's lots of documentation, but I'm getting a little overwhelmed. I know I need to create a service with a POST method, and have it reply with an HttpResponse. I just can't seem to figure out the best way to do that - I keep running into walls of assumed knowledge that I don't have. I can handle the database part of it, and the notifications can come later. So I'm really hoping someone can point me to a step-by-step that includes instructions on creating a basic service with a POST method and hopefully some instruction on building the response object.
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El glaciar Thwaites es un gran glaciar de la Antártida. Desemboca en el mar de Amundsen a unos 30 kilómetros al este del monte Murphy, en la tierra de Marie Byrd. Se encuentra en el sector antártico que no es reclamado por ningún país.

Fue cartografiado por el Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos a partir de trabajos en el área y fotografías realizadas por la Armada de los Estados Unidos entre 1959 y 1966. Fue nombrado por el Comité Consultivo sobre Nomenclatura Antártica, en honor a Fredrik T. Thwaites, geólogo glacial, geomorfólogo y profesor emérito de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison.

Sus velocidades de superficie exceden los 2 km por año cerca de su línea de tierra, y su hielo que fluye más rápido se centra entre 50 y 100 km al este del Monte Murphy.

Un estudio de la Universidad de Washington, utilizando mediciones satelitales y modelos de computadora, determinó que el glaciar se derrite gradualmente, lo que puede llevar a un colapso irreversible en los próximos 200 a 1000 años. De acuerdo a los expertos del Centro Espacial Goddard, esto significa que el glaciar está contribuyendo al 4% del aumento del nivel del mar en todo el planeta, hasta un metro y medio más que en la actualidad.

Véase también
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 Indlandsis de la Antártida

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I am missing May. This July in Missouri has been a scorcher. Parched the past few days, rain finally came overnight after a 108 degree day in the St. Louis region. More is needed. I pray. Yesterday Dean and I walked Midnight late-morning. The tree leaves were turned and folded in an attempt to protect from the blasting sun rays. They made a wither y rustle when a slight breeze came by. We waited until dusk for that last walk of the day. The sun, oh so hot this summer! Yet I am reminded of its purpose by the flowering beauty of our bird of paradise, the delicate peppery flavor of arugula shoots, the calmness of green in my Swedish ivy planter, and the glimmering glass art butterflies at the Butterfly House.


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Kylie Jenner's incoming CEO steps down from Kylie Cosmetics amid Forbes row
Kylie Jenner has suffered yet another unfortunate mishap after the entrepreneur set to become the CEO of Kylie Cosmetics has stepped down just six months after taking on the role.
This is yet another fire the makeup mogul, 22, has to put out amid the shocking row that hit her this week after Forbes revealed she actually isn't a billionaire.
Coty reports that Christopher Honnefelder made the executive decision to step down from the position before he even started work.
Multinational beauty company Coty completed a lucrative $600million partnership with Kylie back in January as Christopher was announced as the new CEO.
But it seems as though his decision to step down was spurred on due to "personal reasons".
A statement announced that Simona Cattaneo, President Luxury Brands is set to take on the role instead after Christopher's shock departure.
A Coty spokesperson told Mirror Online: "Coty yesterday announced a number of changes that will allow the company to focus on its core Prestige and Mass Beauty businesses, including renewed investment in the e-commerce development of the Prestige Beauty franchise.
"As part of this effort, we are building a strong foundation to support our strategic partnership with Kylie Jenner. As noted on today's investor call, Simona Cattaneo, President Luxury Brands, is overseeing the expansion of the Kylie business for Coty."
The statement continues: "She assumes these responsibilities from Christoph Honnefelder, who announced to the senior team internally a number of weeks ago that he would not be assuming the role of CEO of Kylie Beauty for personal reasons.
"Under Simona's leadership we are excited by the opportunities for the Kylie Beauty business, as indicated by the very successful recent launch of Kylie Skin in Europe."
The news comes just days after Kylie saw a spectacular fall from grace after Forbes magazine kicked her out of their billionaires list – just two years after they declared her the youngest self-made billionaire of all time.
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Q: How to disable jquery mobile ajax on refresh I'm trying to use jquery mobile with local file links but it's not working correctly for me.
I can load the initial page fine when opening the page from finder. in the address bar i see the full file path
    file://localhost/Users/me/[pathToMyApp]/www/index.html#/page1

However, when I press refresh in chrome, or simply copy page url into another window, I get the error
    Error loading Ajax Page

Is there a basic step I'm missing?
Here is my page:

    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
    <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, width=device-width, height=device-height, target-densitydpi=device-dpi" />

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/jquery.mobile-1.2.0.css" />

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A: The basic step that you're missing is serving your pages with http server.
It's intentional Chrome's behavior, which restricts ajax calls to files on filesystem.
To be able to normally and effectively develop your jQM application just install and use one of the web servers. There are plenty of them for any platform.
It's not recommended but you can force chrome to allow you this by starting it with flags
--allow-file-access-from-files --disable-web-security

A: Ok, after some investigation, The issue is because JQuery and AngularJS was not working well together.
AngularJS uses hash tags to delimit routes for its controller.
jQueryMobile tries to be smart about handling hashes, which totally messes up the urls.
it's working now after I patched jquery mobile with my private fix. (as in disable hash handling).. It's working now.

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Kesha: "I feel like I took my life back"
The singer-songwriter talks about music, becoming a symbol for the #MeToo movement, and what it means to be labeled "influential."
Songs like "Tik Tok" have put the pop artist Kesha on the map. And so have her statements – musical and otherwise – on behalf of women's rights. She speaks with Anthony Mason For The Record:
Kesha had long dreamed of having a Grammy moment. This year she got her chance.
It was, she told, Mason, "the scariest day of my life."
She sang "Praying," an anthem she dedicated to survivors of sexual assault:
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Mason asked, "When you started to sing, was it okay?"
"No. No! I was so nervous."
"Did you have to prove something to yourself in some way?"
"Yeah, that I deserved to be there," she said. "And I'm going to sing a song that I wrote about something that's really important."
Kesha, who's been fighting a bitter legal battle with a producer she's accused of sexual assault, was supported on stage by a chorus of women, led by Cyndi Lauper. It ended, Mason noted, "with one of the longest group hugs I've ever seen!"
"I loved that moment!" Kesha smiled. "And Cyndi Lauper's like, 'You did great, honey.' And I was, like, 'Oh my God, I don't even care. I just lived!'"
After that #MeToo moment, in April, the 31-year-old singer was named to Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People.
Mason asked her, "Do you feel influential?"
"That's a really weird question," Kesha replied.
"It is, isn't it?"
"I don't know!"
"So, what do you think when they put that label on you?"
"It just feels really strange. 'Cause I've been labeled a lot of un-extraordinary things, and that was so hurtful. I'm so happy now it's really nice things!"
Kesha didn't just break out … she exploded. Her debut single in 2010, "Tik Tok," spent nine weeks at #1.
Ke$ha - TiK ToK by keshaVEVO on YouTube
But Kesha Rose Sebert says she has always felt like an outcast. "I don't feel like I fit in anywhere, really. Still," she said.
Even now? "No. God, no. Where would I fit in?"
Mason said, "But you have millions of fans who suggest you fit in with them."
"At my shows, I feel like I fit in."
Growing up in Nashville, Kesha says music consoled her: "I don't know how I would have gotten through life without writing songs," she said. Her mother, Pebe, a songwriter, taught her to use it as therapy.
Kesha performing with her mother, Pebe. Courtesy Kesha
"It's one of our favorite things to do together," Kesha said. "Like, we could be in a total fight, and she'll be like, 'I have a song idea.' And I'm like (sighs) 'What is it?' And we'll sit down at a piano and write like a really beautiful song together."
Kesha chased her dream to L.A., where her irreverence attracted Lukasz Gottwald, the producer known as Dr. Luke, who signed her to a six-record deal.
Her first album, "Animal," would produce four top ten singles, including "Take It Off":
Ke$ha - Take It Off by keshaVEVO on YouTube
But the pressure to look like a pop star took a toll. In January of 2014, she admitted herself to Timberline Knolls, a clinic outside Chicago, for an eating disorder.
She told Mason, "I just, like, hated myself so much. I had so much sadness. I was projecting [a] person that promotes self-love. And I was doing none of that for myself."
"Did you have to be persuaded or did you know it?"
"No, I was the one that was like, 'OK, I have to.'"
She spent two months in treatment, fighting to restore her spirit. "I was in such a dark hole of a place," Kesha said. "And the song, 'Rainbow, ' I kind of wrote as, like, a letter to myself, to like, 'You can get it back.'"
I know that I'm still f----d up
But aren't we all, my love?
Darling, our scars make us who we are
So when the winds are howling strong
And you think you can't go on,
hold tight, sweetheart
You'll find a rainbow
Kesha - Rainbow (Official Video) by keshaVEVO on YouTube
Then, in a declaration of independence, she dropped a bombshell lawsuit on Dr. Luke, accusing her producer of sexual assault and battery, sexual harassment, gender violence, civil harassment, unfair business and emotional distress, along with drugging and raping her in 2005. Court papers describe "years of unrelenting abuse" that left her "broken, damaged and traumatized." She's also alleged Dr. Luke exerted "suffocating control" over her career.
Dr. Luke denies it all. In a lengthy statement to "Sunday Morning," his attorney told us, "Dr. Luke never raped, drugged or abused Kesha," and "Even though Kesha Sebert testified in 2011 in a videotaped deposition that Dr. Luke had never drugged her, or made any sexual advances towards her, in 2014 she filed a baseless lawsuit against Dr. Luke. She falsely accused him of raping and drugging her in 2005."
The statement continues, "This is a situation where he and his family have been greatly harmed…"
Dr. Luke has countersued for defamation and breach of contract. Kesha has not recanted her accusations and is still litigating her contract in a New York court.
Read the statement in full from Dr. Luke to "Sunday Morning" (pdf)
Kesha's lawyers (one of whom sat in on our interview) have counseled her not to comment on the litigation.
"I can't really talk about that part," she told Mason.
"I guess what I'm asking is, what are you telling yourself when you're going through this?"
After a pause, she replied, "There's only so much somebody can take."
Kesha with correspondent Anthony Mason. CBS News
In 2016, when a judge denied an injunction to release her from her contract, she wept in court. The hashtag #freekesha swept social media. Taylor Swift kicked in a quarter of a million dollars to help with her legal fees, and Adele spoke out in her support.
Mason asked, "Did you realize that you had people behind you like that?"
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"No. No. Not at all. Like Adele, I never knew in a million years she knew who I was. It just felt like that at least people understood that I was, like, stuck."
"In a way, you've been made a symbol of something."
"I appreciate it. I do," said Kesha. "But I'd prefer people use my art than myself, because I'm so imperfect and flawed. So, that just makes me nervous."
Last August, with new producers, she released her first new album in five years. "Rainbow" debuted at #1. She said, "I feel like I took my life back."
And next month, Kesha will launch a new tour.
Preview: Kesha on preparing for her world tou... 00:57
Her legal battles continue, but she's had the words "Live Free" tattooed across her fingers:
"Do you feel free now?" Mason asked.
"Well, the litigation is ongoing. But …"
"How much does that still hang over you, and in your head?"
"I have lawyers."
"You let them worry about it?"
"They deal with it. In my mind, my focus is my music and, like, my happiness. 'Cause who knows when the sun's gonna burn out?"
"What do you want next?"
"I just wanna be happy," Kesha said, "'cause I feel like that's winning. That's winning everything."
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New research commissioned by older people's Charity Age UK reveals that 450,000(i) people aged 65 and over are facing Christmas alone this year. In addition 17%(ii) (480,000) said that Christmas brought back too many memories of those who had passed away and in total 26%(iii) (2.8 million) older people are not looking forward to Christmas this year.
Isolation and loneliness is a huge issue affecting the UK's ageing population made even harder with cold winter conditions. The research also shows that almost two million(iv) people (18%) are worried about not being able to get out and about as much because of shorter, darker days and poor weather conditions.
Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director of Age UK, said: 'As we head towards Christmas this is a chilling outlook for too many older people. What's even more concerning is that the majority of older people facing Christmas alone are aged 80 or over, making them the most vulnerable and at risk at this time of year.
Irene, 83, was supported by her local Age UK in Nottingham through its befriending scheme after missing her husband, who she lost seven years ago. Her daughter referred her to the service and Irene now has a befriender, Keith, who began visiting her on a weekly basis in January this year.
Older people can get in touch with their local Age UK to see how the Charity can help through a range of services such as befriending which might include home visits and telephone calls for people who are feeling lonely or isolated. This vital support provides a link to the outside world and often acts as a gateway for other services and valuable support. Many local Age UKs also offer other social activities such as lunch clubs and day centre activities including exercise classes, coffee mornings, as well as volunteering opportunities. For more information visit our website.
If anyone is worried about an older person this winter call Age UK Advice on 0800 169 65 65 for expert advice on staying warm and keeping well. Lines are open from 8am to 7pm, seven days a week.
For more information please contact Karen Richards at Age UK on 0203 0331428 or email Karen.Richards@ageuk.org.uk.
i,ii,iii,iv - TNS Winter Omnibus Survey for Age UK (Oct 2013), 1,117 adults aged 65+ across the UK.
ii - 17% of the number of people aged 65 or over who said that they are 'not looking forward to Christmas'.
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Addressing immigration reform crucial to ending hunger and poverty
By Bread Staff
Comprehensive immigration reform is necessary to address root causes of hunger and poverty. Without it, we will be unable to achieve our goal of ending hunger and poverty at home and around the world.
Last week, progress was made when a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must resume accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.
In our background paper, "From Hunger to Hunger," we provide analysis showing that hunger occurs on both sides of the border. As a result, it is crucial that we address immigration reform as an international and domestic issue. On one hand, we must address the root causes of migration such as food insecurity, deep poverty, lack of economic opportunity and extreme violence as factors that "push" people out of their home countries and into places of opportunity, like the United States. On the other hand, we must address the domestic issues, including lack of citizenship, work protections, and support programs that cause and exacerbate hunger rates among undocumented immigrants, their U.S.-born children and the communities in which they live.
As we have said, and will continue to say, immigration reform must address these root causes on both domestic and international fronts for true and comprehensive reform that lasts and helps to end hunger.
Protection for DACA youth and young adults is just one of many policies that need to be enacted. Bread will continue to support bipartisan legislation like the Dream Act and USA Act. Other policies that compromise a family's ability to provide for their family and fight hunger will need to be addressed as well. As mentioned in our Principles for Immigration Reform, Bread believes in and will continue to fight for policies and practices that:
Unify families instead of separating them.
Empower undocumented individuals and workers instead of disenfranchising them.
Protect human rights instead of violating them.
Address the root causes of migration.
Improve the legal immigration system.
While legislation on these issues may not be moving in Congress, Bread will continue to educate our grassroots, partner with other organizations, and oppose efforts from the White House and Congress that compromise our principles for immigration reform—principles that will help us reach an end to hunger both in the United States and also abroad.
Protection for DACA youth and young adults is just one of many policies that need to be enacted.


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Demographic Shifts Keeping Kansas City Suburbs and Urban Core Viable
Adam Ducker, director of urban real estate for RCLCO, speaking at a ULI event in Kansas City.
Kansas City's suburbs have fueled population growth in the metropolitan area over the last 70 years, a post–World War II pattern common across most large cities in the United States, and it does not appear that expansion is slowing anytime soon, even as parts of Kansas City's urban core are also enjoying resurgence, said panelists at a recent ULI event in Overland Park, Kansas.
"There may be a national conversation about whether the suburbs are alive and well, but it's not a local one," said Frank Lenk, director of research services for the Mid-America Regional Council, an organization that promotes cooperation among nine counties of about 2.1 million people. "While Kansas City is seeing urban growth, we still have areas in decline that may mitigate over time but not reverse entirely. That challenge is more urban than suburban."
Lenk made the comments at a ULI Kansas City event convened in January to discuss Kansas City's suburbs and how they stacked up against other cities identified in "Housing in the Evolving American Suburb," a study conducted by ULI's Terwilliger Center for Housing and RCLCO (formerly Robert Charles Lesser & Co.), a strategic adviser for property planning, development, and investment. Appropriately, the event was held at the recently opened Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, which includes a history museum celebrating local suburbia and is set in a renovated bowling alley and ice skating rink in Overland Park, Kansas.
According to Adam Ducker, a panelist at the event and a managing director with Bethesda, Maryland–based RCLCO, 78 percent of Kansas City's population lived in the suburbs in 2015, which is comparable with the national average. Only 9.4 percent lived in the city's urban areas, which was about 7 percentage points below the national average. Nearly 75 percent of Kansas City's minority population lived in the suburbs in 2015, as did a large majority of millennials, two trends that were also on par with national trends. Yet while Kansas City's urban population fell for decades, from 2010 to 2015 it grew an average of 2.1 percent annually, about 70 basis points shy of growth in the surrounding suburbs.
"From post–World War II through 2010, suburbs were growing at the expense of urban places," Ducker said. "But just in the last five to seven years, Kansas City has gone through a transition, and now we have a paradigm in which each area is growing at nearly the same rate."
Nationally, the ability to buy large single-family homes, to enjoy convenient highway access, and to get access to better schools are among the reasons that people move to the suburbs, according to the study. But demographic changes have begun to fuel demand for different types of suburban neighborhoods. While millennials have been slower than previous generations to form households, they are exhibiting a preference for urban settings—shopping, restaurants, and recreational activities a walk away. In addition, an increasing number of empty nesters who occupy single-family homes will be looking for alternative housing in the coming years, Ducker said.
"We've been good at building single-family homes in America, and in the last few years we've gotten good at mid-rise mixed use," he explained. "But we're missing 'middle-housing' developments that provide a diversity of homes appropriate for different ages, lifestyles, and price ranges."
In Kansas City, suburban developers are beginning to address the changes, but often they need incentives for public improvements, and resistance from neighbors and local governments frequently thwarts those efforts, Lenk said. That is particularly true concerning mixed-use redevelopments that threaten to change the character of infill neighborhoods.
"There are unique development opportunities in the suburbs, and that poses a promise and a problem because they're hard to get done at the right scale and they take a lot of negotiation," he said. "We're doing a good job, but we may not get the critical mass of those projects that we'd like."
Among other developers, Kansas City–based Block Real Estate Services (BRES) is pursuing developments to meet changing housing and community tastes along Interstate 435 in western and southern Johnson County. The highway rings the city and is the focus of developers of all property types, said Aaron Mesmer, a specialist in acquisitions and investment sales for the development and brokerage firm, who was also a panelist.
In 2015 and 2016, BRES opened 582 luxury units in two large apartment communities at Lenexa City Center near the highway. Lenexa has poured tens of millions of dollars into infrastructure improvements to help turn approximately 200 acres (81 ha) into a downtown, which at buildout will total 3 million square feet (279,000 sq m). Although the Great Recession slowed Lenexa City Center's progress, a handful of developers have added apartments, retail, lodging, offices, and civic uses in the district over the past few years. BRES wanted to tap into the energy of City Center as well as nearby Shawnee Mission Park, a 1,600-acre (647 ha) recreational district that features boating, fishing, horseback riding, mountain bike trails, and other activities, Mesmer said.
About six miles (9.6 km) to the southeast, Block is developing the $450 million CityPlace mixed-use community on 90 acres (36 ha) near the College Boulevard office corridor parallel to I-435. The project will include 600,250 square feet (55,700 sq m) of office space, nearly 1,400 apartments, a 116-unit senior living facility, and 40,000 square feet (3,700 sq m) of retail space. A fire sparked by a welding torch during construction last year destroyed two buildings of the five-building, 344-unit Royale apartment project, setting back development for a couple of months.
Last summer, the company began laying the groundwork for a $30 million, 120,000-square-foot (11,100 sq m) office building. Its Apex mixed-use building is also under development and will feature ground-floor retail in a 407-unit luxury apartment building offering studios, townhouses, and live/work units among its various floor plans. City Place also connects to an extensive trail system that traverses Johnson County and links to trails in Kansas City, Missouri.
"We're definitely busy in both the suburbs and the urban core of the city," Mesmer said. "But in the suburbs, our focus has been to find places adjacent to or a part of a very active environment so that we're not just building something in a cornfield."


All surfaces must be maintained to remain compliant and to help extend the functional life of the product. Even under the warranty period, there are care guidelines for each type of surfacing that should be carefully managed.
Check to see if the surfacing is loosely packed and covering all appropriate areas, especially fall zones surrounding the equipment, to ensure the surface is compliant with standards. Ensure that the surface is level, at the proper depth to attenuate falls from the equipment, and that all containment curbs are firmly in place. Visually inspect areas under slides, swings, and other concentrated areas that may need a top-off of materials in order to retain the proper critical fall depths and maintain accessibility.
During routine inspections, regular raking of material is required under slides, swings, certain fitness equipment, and other concentrated use zones, landing zones, or where foot dragging is common. Raking alone may not ensure the area is compliant, so top-off materials may be necessary in order to maintain the proper depths for fall attenuation and accessibility. Placement of wear mats in heavy use areas can help reduce displacement.
If the surface material retains moisture, it will freeze at temperatures below 32°F (0°C). The surface should be checked when the temperature falls below freezing, as this may affect fall attenuation properties.
To maintain the surface at the recommended depth, comply with warranties, and help ensure accessibility, you will need to top-off the area as necessary. When the surface compacts, decomposes, or is displaced enough to reduce the original depth, contact your supplier to order additional material. Failure to maintain surfacing at the initial installation depth may result in an injury and/or void your manufacturer's warranty.
Rake the play or recreational area level. During routine inspection, remove any foreign objects such as glass, rocks, and litter and discard these materials.
Inspect the surfacing to ensure no cracks, punctures, or other damage has occurred that will require repair. Look for general wear-and-tear, paying close attention to high impact areas. Damaged areas should be patched by a certified installation crew to the same standards of the original installation. Look for flaking of the wear layer, which may indicate service is needed to ensure proper product performance. Look for foreign materials, which can be blown off or picked up, and inspect the surface for stains that may need to be cleaned.
Heavy use areas may wear faster and require roll or spray coating to prevent flaking. Inspect heavy use areas like under swings, spinning devices and at the base of slides, and contact your supplier if you have questions about the surfacing's condition. For stains and dirt in heavy use areas, refer to cleaning recommendations that are specific to the product.
Use a blower or vacuum to remove loose debris. For outdoor applications, hose off the entire playground or recreational surface to remove dirt and debris as needed.
Poured-in-place surfacing requires regular roll or spray coating to help promote it vibrancy and longevity. This procedure consists of rolling a thin layer of the same urethane binder used in installation over the entire playground surface. Roll or spray coating should be conducted every 12 to 24 months depending on use, weather conditions, and other factors. Contact your manufacturer or sales representative to help understand the recommended frequency of roll or spray coating for your project.
Regularly remove loose debris such as sand, dirt, and small stones to help reduce slip hazards. Fine particles can also accumulate in the porous openings and clog drainage. To achieve best results, use a vacuum or blower to clear the surface as well as to remove litter. Sweeping or scrubbing will remove litter but may force fine particles into the porous surfacing.
On heavily stained isolated spots, while the surface is damp from hosing, apply a sufficient amount of a mild household or commercial detergent. For adequate coverage, use a hand-held spray bottle to apply, then scrub thoroughly with a soft bristle scrub brush. Repeat as necessary on extremely tough stains. It's best to work in 4'x4' areas. These cleaning procedures provide no guarantee of stain removal. However, a stain may become more difficult or even impossible to remove if not addressed immediately. For difficult stains, refer to the specific maintenance guide provided by the manufacturer. Do not use any steaming or hot water machines for cleaning as this may cause delamination of the surface.
Hose off entire play or recreational surface to remove dirt, loose debris or any other foreign elements. This can be part of a monthly routine maintenance program. A pressure washer may be used provided the water pressure does not exceed 1,500 psi and the spray nozzle should not be closer than 12 inches to the surface. This type of maintenance should be done only on an as-needed basis. On heavily stained isolated spots, while surface is damp from hosing, apply a sufficient amount of a mild household or commercial detergent. For adequate coverage, use a mild household or commercial detergent. For adequate coverage, use a hand-held spray bottle, scrub thoroughly with a 10-inch medium basin bristle scrub and repeat as necessary on extremely tough stains.
Basic precautions and care will ensure that the synthetic grass will maintain its appearance and performance for many years. Proper maintenance can do a lot to protect the investment for future use. It is suggested that maintenance professionals brush the surface monthly, using a power broom or a push broom. The operator should sweep against the fibers to stand the blades of turf. As needed, top-off infill to fill in low spots. Keep surface free of leaves, grass clippings, or other debris. A leaf blower works well to help keep the surface clean.
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Well-maintained playground equipment can help children to develop cognitively, physically, communicatively, socially, and emotionally in a safer environment.


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Petrobras asset sales fuel Brazilian M&A revival
Drive down any highway in Brazil and it is impossible to avoid the square green-and-gold signs bearing the initials "BR" that announce Petrobras petrol stations.
With 7,500 roadside outlets, the state-owned oil company remains one of the country's most recognised brand names. But soon, its petrol distribution network — the biggest in Brazil — will have a new private-sector owner. Petrobras is selling the business to help cut its crippling debt, as it tries to recover from a sweeping corruption scandal. Media reports suggest it is seeking a price of R$30bn-R$40bn ($9bn-$13bn).
And its upcoming sale is adding to a growing wave of corporate mergers and acquisitions — a trend that, coupled with a strong rally in capital markets, is raising hopes of an upturn for Brazil's long-suffering investment banks.
"We are seeing transactions across all industries, with a lot of interest from foreign players," says Alessandro Farkuh, head of M&A at Bradesco BBI, an arm of the country's second largest private bank.
However, whether this activity becomes a sustained M&A revival will depend on the success of Brazil's new political and economic reforms as well as Petrobras's short-term asset sale programme.
Renewed interest in Brazilian companies has come as hopes rise that the impeachment of the leftist former president Dilma Rousseff in August lead to an escape from a deep economic recession.
Her more business-friendly replacement, Michel Temer, has already introduced fiscal reforms, which have helped both the benchmark Ibovespa share index surge 44 per cent this year, and lift the Brazilian real 22 per cent against the dollar.
"We are now seeing real measures being proposed and being implemented in Brazil and that is rare across our markets," says Andrew Newington, chief operating officer at Actis, the emerging markets private equity investor.
Such a rapid rebound has also revived hopes for fundraisings in Brazil's long moribund equity capital markets. In October, Brazil witnessed its first initial public offering for 15 months: a $242m share issue by Alliar Médicos à Frente, a medical diagnostics company.
While relatively small, the IPO nevertheless drew an ecstatic response from the BM&FBovespa, the company that runs Brazil's stock exchange. Its chief executive, Edemir Pinto, predicted that next year "will be the big year for IPOs for the Brazilian capital market".
Such high hopes for 2017 may prove premature — so far, 2016 has been the second worst for IPOs in Brazil in 13 years, beaten only by last year for lack of activity.
Even so, bankers agree that a pipeline of IPOs is building. "We will finish the year with up to six to eight equity deals," says Roderick Greenlees, global head of investment banking at Itaú Unibanco.
Merger and acquisition activity has been stronger and steadier. Total deal value has reached $36.7bn so far this year compared with $27.8bn in the same period a year earlier, according to data from Dealogic.
But this is also low compared with Brazil's boom years, and has been partly driven by companies caught up in the Petrobras corruption seeking to divest assets.
One such company, construction group Camargo Corrêa, sold its electricity business, CPFL Energia, to China's State Grid for R$5.9bn in September.
Petrobras' own divestment programme is even larger. It wants to raise $15.1bn from asset sales this year and a further $19.5bn over the next two years.
In the past months it has announced a series of transactions. In July, it sold a controlling stake in an offshore oilfield to Norway's Statoil for $2.5bn. Then, in September, the group sold a natural gas distribution network for $5.2bn to a consortium led by Canada's Brookfield Asset Management.
"For a state-owned company, having an M&A area … was a completely new experience," said Petrobras' new chief executive, Pedro Parente, in a recent interview with the FT.
Investors say its forthcoming petrol distribution sale will be the most competitive deal yet.
Petrobras is planning to sell a controlling interest in its distribution arm, BR Distribuidora, which manages its petrol station network — and many of Brazil's biggest investors are considering a bid. They include Lojas Americanas — the retail chain controlled by 3G Capital, the investment group of Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazil's richest man, and his partners — and Itaúsa Investimentos, the holding company of Brazil's largest private bank, Itaú Unibanco.
Media reports suggest France's supermarket chain Carrefour may also be interested.
People familiar with the business say it is potentially one of the country's most cash generative, with annual revenues of about R$100bn and only 4,000 staff.
In addition, its petrol stations are run as franchises, meaning the company is asset-light, and there is room for upside by developing the convenience store side of the business.
Among the risks, though, is possible government interference to control petrol prices. For this reason, bankers say a strong shareholder agreement allowing the buyer independence to set prices and source fuel supplies will be crucial to deal.
However, some are concerned that excitement around Petrobras-related M&A is causing investors to underestimate Brazil's macroeconomic problems — such as its gaping budget deficits.
They note that a pick-up in dealmaking has not yet been translated into higher investment bank fees, either. So far this year, investment bank revenues from Brazil are marginally lower than a year earlier at $387m — which makes them the lowest since 2005, according to Dealogic.
While strategic investors might be willing to take the risk of cutting deals now, caution appears to reign among private equity groups. Antonio Bonchristiano, chief executive of GP Investimentos, said his firm recently bought back an earlier investment, BR Properties, because it was trading at an attractive price compared with replacement value.
"It was not really a bet on any significant improvement in the economy," he admits.
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