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The UK's copyright landgrab: The FAQ
Everything you wanted to know about the Instagram Act, but were afraid to ask
Q. But how can something digital have a 'property right'?
Whether the creation is on paper, or in bits, doesn't really matter. That doesn't mean it isn't protected by strong rights. Remember: it's the rights that are property-ish. Now we can, for rhetorical purposes, pretend that all this is an illusion. In recent years, some academics and the thicker elements of our "intelligentsia" have argued that intellectual property rights aren't really rights, and that property isn't property.
Some have even made a lucrative career out of this rhetorical conjuring trick. This view is held by the authors of the UK landgrab: they view IP not as property, but, in Modern Government Mandarin-speak, as "a framework".
"So, in their view, IP is nothing fundamental, really, just a bit of Meccano to be fiddled with and re-configured at will."
But reality eventually catches up with everyone - even utopian academics and armchair dabblers. Strong international treaty and law protects these individual rights, and there are consequences to messing around them with them. There's also social reality: how people think and feel and treat each other. That small, awkward fact that if you take somebody's creative work away from them and exploit it without their permission, and without paying them, they'll let you know how they feel about it pretty quickly.
We actually feel very "proprietorial" about our creations; we regard them as an expression of the human individual, and this was the big French contribution to the development of IP. Even in the old Soviet Union, hardly renowned for its conscientiousness towards rights in general, copyright was regarded as a property right - it's just that in the Soviet example there could only be one owner: the state. So the current UK rhetoric doesn't make these strong laws, or the principles behind them, go away.
All of this means that when you make a break with agreed international systems you become an outlaw. The authors behind this law don't think copyright is a property. As a result, the UK will soon face the reality that being an outlaw has a cost.
Q. Why are property rights so important, then?
You can't have a market without property rights. Markets are the least bad way we've devised of stimulating the production of creative works and rewarding people who make them.
For sure, we could raise taxes and reward every Instagram post, but in the austerity era, with essential social services under pressure, there's no appetite anywhere for creating new taxes to pay for the culture industry. Subsidised culture, like the opera, is very much the exception and not the norm. It's in our interests to have a healthy trade in creative works, whether you're amateur or professional, creator or consumer, so the creators of those works are properly rewarded. They've worked very well until now, supporting an incredible diversity of businesses from indie dubstep labels to Hollywood.
Evidently, some people find attaching money to cultural goods distasteful in the digital era. The idea that "property isn't property" arises from this intellectual prejudice, and it's enthusiastically adopted by large Silicon Valley companies and messianic academics alike. What this means in practice is only distributors and third parties can pocket the value of your work - and not you.
Q. Just how am I protected by international law? Can I opt out of the UK's landgrab? If the UK is now a rogue state, what happens next?
Member states who go rogue on IP - as the UK has just done - face a highly uncertain future in the modern world. Three international treaties are particularly important. The Berne Convention first specified that countries who sign up must pass a three step test. One of these steps means any changes a signatory nation wants to make to copyright must "not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work and does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author."
This test is also found in the UN's World Intellectual Property Organisation copyright treaty and the TRIPS agreement on the Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property rights.
The UK is signed up to all three - and thinks the enabling legislation within its Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act has got around this test - but experts disagree. The UK is also likely to fall foul of its obligations at the EU level under the EU Copyright Directive, and the recently-adopted Orphans Directive. Even the Nordic countries, which run an "Extended Collective Licensing" scheme, a tightly regulated one, limited by territorial scope. The terms of the Nordic ECL doesn't facilitate mass use of millions of images without the owner's permission; the UK's does.
Countries face trade sanctions if they go rogue. But before that happens that they're likely to face harm their own creative industries who first need to thrive in their own markets, and depend on protection abroad. So the land grab could be very bad news indeed for the UK, which is a net exporter of its intellectual capital; it exports more than it imports.
Q. Sounds bad. How did it happen?
The landgrab is the work of Britain's most powerful copyright "tsar", Edmund Quilty of the UK's Intellectual Property Office, and his team. The IPO doesn't doesn't think IP is property - even though Parliamentarians have warned him to stop being so patently ridiculous.
In 2006 the dusty old Patent Office was given a New Labour-style makeover, rebranded the IPO, and allowed to set policy. Quilty, a career civil servant who previously worked in science policy and arms exports, joined the IPO in 2008 as director of copyright and IP enforcement. His previous ideas included wanting to make all copyright opt-in (which is impermissible under Berne) and the 2010 orphan-work legislation that was tacked onto the Digital Economy Act but removed from the final bill, as we reported last November.
Ian Hargreaves denied that Quilty's IPO wrote the "Google Review", while admitting that he relied "very heavily upon the expertise and unstinting hard work of the IPO team". Critics say the direct handiwork of the IPO is unmistakable.
Q. But I thought ministers are supposed to be in control of their civil servants?
In theory, yes. The UK's Civil Service Code specifies that: "Civil servants are accountable to Ministers who in turn are accountable to Parliament" and the British prided themselves on a meritocratic public administration that was one of the least corrupt in the world. These days, however, looking after the kids needs constant vigilance.
In recent years some ministries stopped looking after their sectoral interest and began to follow a higher calling, serving what they believe to be "the greater good". This can run against the national interest.
IP is just one of several areas (energy policy is another) that have become hotbeds of activism.
Even though IP-based industries are one of the UK economy's biggest successes, copyright ministers come and go on yearly basis; there have been three copyright Ministers since the Copyright Landgrab was mooted last July. So inexperienced and junior ministers rely on their civil servants' "expert advice". This means relying on Britain's unelected copyright tsar, and they're easy prey.
Q. Why aren't digital rights groups batting for me?
Digital rights groups are sympathetic to the land grab, and have been keeping a low profile. Many are still rooted in the 1990s-era view of copyright as a regulatory nuisance holding back technology, and not a powerful individual human right that successfully keeps chancers and spivs honest.
In addition, many "digital rights" groups receive funding from large technology companies such as Google. They'd probably take the same view without the funding, but as the saying goes: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."
You may argue that copyright groups have, in the past, inhibited the development of new markets. That's fine, but it's strange to use that in an argument which destroys current and future economic opportunity for billions of people. Must you take it out on the kids? Perhaps it's better to strengthen creators' rights instead. Your kids are more likely to thank you.
Q. So digital rights are really rights for computer equipment and operators, but not for humans?
That's about it. We're collateral damage.
Q. What happens next?
Watch this space. Litigation is brewing and the backlash has caught the IPO by surprise. How people think and feel about their creations was not factored into their digital utopia. It matters. A lot. ®
* A regulation that gives ministers the power to amend laws - mostly adding more detailed orders, rules or regulations - and which in practice doesn't always require full Parliamentary scrutiny.
** So called because it was first used by Henry VIII in the Statute Proclamation of 1539, giving him the power to make laws by proclamation.


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Check out the new official trailer for Wonder Woman – In UK cinemas June 2, 2017 – starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielson, Robin Wright, David Thewlis and directed by Patty Jenkins.
"Wonder Woman" is released in cinemas around the world next summer when Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action adventure from director Patty Jenkins. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.
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Home /Case Studies / Save That Thought: How Instrument Uses Jamboard to Capture and Share Ideas
We all brainstorm differently. As Avi Couillard, a Senior Strategist at the digital agency Instrument , puts it: "Some people need to noodle on an idea, some need to converse with their team about it, and some need to visit it on their own terms." For agencies like Instrument, inspiration can strike at any place and time.
Instrument's creative team has been using Jamboard for 10 months as a part of early testing cycles to facilitate brainstorms and execute on big ideas for clients, including Google. Along the way, the team has noticed an interesting shift in their creative process.
We interviewed members of Instrument's creative team to tell us about this shift, and how Jamboard has changed their team's approach to brainstorming.
Instrument is a digital brand and experience innovation company. They shape and activate brands through insight, vision and execution
For Avi and his colleagues at Instrument, brainstorms looked different last year. "It used to be one person with bad handwriting, translating whiteboard notes into a spreadsheet," says Avi. His colleague, UX Illustrator Sheri Smith, jokes: "That handwriting was usually mine."
They'd leave meetings with a ton of ideas that were then assigned to other designers, illustrators or animators to interpret. "It was time-consuming and the process sometimes diluted creativity," says Avi.
Now, instead of deciphering half-formulated ideas after the fact, Sheri visualizes concepts right away by sketching them on Jamboard as they're mentioned. Avi and Sheri also bring remote colleagues into a brainstorm session. Other designers or programmers can join meetings via Hangout within the Jamboard, have PDF versions of work sent to them, or view "jams" from their phone, tablet or computer and rev on a concept right away.
Jamboard helps us focus more on the ideas, and less on translating creative direction to different teams.
- Avi Couillard, Senior Strategist, Instrument
"Jamboard helps us focus more on the ideas, and less on translating or assigning creative direction to different teams," says Avi. His team is able to keep working on ideas after meetings wrap, too. "Because ideas from 'jams' are saved in Drive, they're captured in their original form for everyone on the team. This provides the whole team with access so they can keep adding to them to make them better." Once the work is complete, the team adds the final output into a slides presentation to share with internal teams or clients to review.
With Jamboard, more team members are involved in the creative process earlier, including those who may not be viewed as traditional "creatives." Says Andrew Barden, Senior Producer: "Jamboard democratizes brainstorms. Sometimes it's easy to think 'oh, I'm not a creative,' but that's not true. Ideas come from everywhere, and being able to iterate early in the process helps you produce your best work."
Jamboard democratizes brainstorms. Ideas come from everywhere, and being able to iterate early in the process helps you produce your best work.
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Jamboard can also impact how organizations present work. Instead of a "grand unveil" of a polished product, other business units or your clients become broader extensions of your creative team. If you involve more team members in the thinking early on, they're more likely to be invested in the end result. "Using Jamboard, I've had to get more comfortable with sharing my rough sketches or unfinished work to clients early on," says Sheri. "But they like that. It's like if you buy a painting that you watched someone paint. That's more valuable to you than buying it off the shelf."
It's like if you buy a painting that you watched someone paint. That's more valuable to you than buying it off the shelf.
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Zack Lightman has spent his life dreaming. Dreaming that the real world could be a little more like the countless science fiction books, movies, and video games he's spent his life consuming. Dreaming that one day, some fantastic, world altering event will shatter the monotony of his humdrum existence and whisk him off on some grand space-faring adventure.Zack Lightman can tell you just how addictive online multiplayer gaming is, after all, he spends each day trying to save the world. His game of choice is Armada, a massively multiplayer online game in which gamers pilot defense drones to battle alien invaders set to destroy our cities. Armada has over nine million players worldwide, Zack's obsession and persistence earning him a place at sixth on the rankings, not surprising given his late father's love of gaming and working part time at Starbase Ace. But the latest game update has Zack rattled, rather than defend the planet, gamers are in attack mode and with good reason, Zack's world is about to come crashing down.
But hey, there's nothing wrong with a little escapism, right? After all, Zack tells himself, he knows the difference between fantasy and reality. He knows that here in the real world, aimless teenage gamers with anger issues don't get chosen to save the universe. And then he sees the flying saucer.
Even stranger, the alien ship he's staring at is straight out of the video game he plays every night, a hugely popular online flight simulator called Armada, in which gamers just happen to be protecting the earth from alien invaders. No, Zack hasn't lost his mind. As impossible as it seems, what he's seeing is all too real. And his skills, as well as those of millions of gamers across the world, are going to be needed to save the earth from what's about to befall it.
It's Zack's chance, at last, to play the hero. But even through the terror and exhilaration, he can't help thinking back to all those science fiction stories he grew up with, and wondering: Doesn't something about this scenario seem a little… Familiar?
Kelly's Thoughts
Similar to Ender's Game, but rather gamers of any age are recruited to fight against the enemy based on their skill level. Only the Armada back story and in game descriptions were too heavy and told in large blocks making it difficult for non gamers to immerse themselves within the storyline. It was clinical and the humour readers enjoyed throughout Ready Player One was missing, with one dimensional characters in it's place. I can imagine that Zack is unrelatable to anyone other than gamers, and his overall plight felt more like a scenario dreamed up by a male teen gamer, save the world, get the girl. It's as though Ernest Cline took every popular science fiction reference and scattered them all throughout the storyline, Carl Sagan, A Space Odyssey and from Space Invaders to Ender's Game. Where in Reader Player One is was infused as a journey for kids of the eighties, in Armada it felt forced and a little like blatant name dropping sadly.
I was mildly entertained, when I had really been expected to be dazzled by the Ernest Cline intellect and ability to immerse readers into his world.
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The biggest mistake one could make when eating at downtown Eugene's Noodle Bowl is to order a noodle bowl. It's a delicious dish but a safe Americanized choice as EW's Best of Eugene Korean gem. "When the people come, if they want to try Korean food, I want them to ask the servers and get a recommendation rather than just getting a noodle bowl," says Jae Lee, server and son of owner Sue Lee.
In 1999 the Lees moved from Seoul, South Korea, to Eugene, and Sue Lee decided to open a restaurant out of love for traditional Korean cuisine and to teach her son how to run a small business. Her philosophy: serve good, honest food and create a unique dining experience for Eugeneans. "It's definitely out of their comfort zone, but eventually I want it to become their comfort food," Jae Lee says.
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The attention to detail shows in Noodle Bowl's wide array of soups, rice bowls and meat entrées. Most meals come with traditional side dishes of cool beans, two kinds of kimchi, tofu, potatoes and seaweed salad that act as appetizers or add-ons to the meal. The bibimbap, a traditional rice dish with mixed vegetables and a fried egg, provides the perfect crispy, gooey, spicy and savory combination in a single bite. The distinct sour and spiced taste of authentic kimchi is amplified in the flavorful, well-seasoned kimchi jigae, or kimchi soup made with tofu, pork and garlic.
Whether it's educating about kimchi, encouraging family-style eating or providing recommendations, this mother-and-son team finds happiness in sharing their definition of comfort food with others. "It's kind of cool if I see other people coming in and just being mind blown by the food," Jae Lee says. "For me it's always been around. It's like the same as hamburger and pizza, you know what I mean?"
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Here's How 'Doctor Sleep's Recreation of 'The Shining' Compares to the Original Movie
The trailer for Doctor Sleep, the new sequel to Stephen King's The Shining, includes some shots that look like they were pulled directly out of Stanley Kubrick's classic film adaptation. But in an interview with Bloody Disgusting, Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan says there's "only one shot in the trailer you saw that's actually [Kubrick's] footage, and that's the shot of the bloody elevators." Everything else is a "recreation" made by Flanagan. Which is mighty impressive.
How impressive? Let's put them side by side and see. On the left is a frame from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. (I just grabbed it from the version currently streaming on Hulu.) On the right is a frame from the Doctor Sleep trailer from YouTube:
When you see them side by side, you can spot minor differences; the tricycle is a little different, the lighting is slightly changed, the carpet's colors are a little more orange in Kubrick's and a little more yellow in Flanagan's. Still, it's kind of incredible to compare them and see how close they got.
There are a few more differences in the infamous shot of the twins standing together at the end of the hallway. The framing is a little varied (Kubrick's shot it a little closer; in his really long shots Danny's head is visible in the foreground) and the color is brighter in The Shining. Flanagan didn't light up the exit sign in his take. (Easily accessible exits kind of kill the mood of claustrophobia, I guess.) This is Kubrick's Shining on the left and Flanagan's Doctor Sleep on the right:
Here's a few more comparisons. Here's the door to Room 237:
And here is Jack Nicholson famously screaming "Here's Johnny!" from The Shining, with Ewan McGregor revisiting that spot in the Overlook Hotel in Doctor Sleep:
If you missed the full Doctor Sleep trailer, here it is:
Doctor Sleep opens in theaters on November 8. I'm sure there will be a lot more comparisons to The Shining after that.
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The risk of mother-to-newborn transmission of COVID-19 is low, but the illness in pregnant women can trigger preterm birth, researchers say.
The new study looked at 255 babies born in Massachusetts last year to mothers with a recent positive test for COVID-19.
Only about 2% of the 88% of babies who were tested for COVID-19 had a positive result.
But worsening COVID-19 illness in mothers-to-be accounted for about three-quarters of preterm births in the study group. Preterm birth increases the risk of short- and long-term complications in infants, including respiratory distress, chronic health problems and developmental disabilities.
The study was published online April 23 in JAMA Network Open.
"We found that of babies born to mothers with COVID-19, very few babies tested positive," senior author Dr. Mandy Brown Belfort said in a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center news release.
"Instead, the adverse health impact of maternal COVID-19 on the newborn was from preterm delivery, usually prompted by a mother's worsening illness. Our findings support the need for thoughtful and collaborative decision-making around delivery timing in the setting of maternal COVID-19 illness," added Belfort, an associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, in Boston.
The study also found that newborns of "socially vulnerable mothers" -- those from poorer neighborhoods -- had an increased risk for testing positive for COVID-19. This might be because these mothers have less access to care and face discrimination from health care providers, according to the researchers.
Discrimination may also cause chronic stress, which can reduce the immune system's ability to fight viruses, they noted.
Study co-author Dr. Asimenia Angelidou said, "We expected the mode of delivery and/or the degree of maternal illness to increase the risk of newborn infection, but were surprised to find that this was not the case." Angelidou is a neonatologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
"While the low rates of neonatal infection we observed are reassuring, it is important that providers remain vigilant," she added. "Even during public health emergencies like the ongoing pandemic, providers need to carefully monitor newborns for atypical signs of the illness, while also trying to avoid unnecessary premature deliveries that pose inherent risks for both mother and child."
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more on COVID-19 and pregnancy.
SOURCE: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, news release, April 23, 2021


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This is the third post in a series…Check out Speculoos Cookies and Speculoos Spread to get more information about this project. This project all started when my friend Julia posted a photo of the ice cream she was eating in Belgium. Speculoos ice cream. I knew right then I had to try it, but didn't know of a place to actually taste that ice cream flavor…that only worried me for a second. Ice cream I make is usually better than any store bought kind, anyway! So I decided that I would have to make speculoos ice cream…but first I'd have to make the spread, and to make the spread I'd have to bake some cookies. Not that I ever have a problem with baking cookies. Continue reading


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One man in Everett, Washington agrees, as he recently listed his 1995 Pontiac Grand Am GT for sale on Craigslist, and he chose to add a little flair with photoshop. The result is an ad so great that I actually found myself thinking, "You know, that is a pretty f-ing sweet Pontiac right there."
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On Tuesday, April 26 we shared that some information that was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network. Once again, we'd like to apologize to the many users who were inconvenienced and worried about this situation.
We want to state this again given the increase in speculation about credit card information being used fraudulently. One report indicated that a group tried to sell millions of credit card numbers back to Sony. To my knowledge there is no truth to this report of a list, or that Sony was offered an opportunity to purchase the list.
One other point to clarify is from this weekend's press conference. While the passwords that were stored were not "encrypted," they were transformed using a cryptographic hash function. There is a difference between these two types of security measures which is why we said the passwords had not been encrypted. But I want to be very clear that the passwords were not stored in our database in cleartext form. For a description of the difference between encryption and hashing, follow this link.
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- 3 eggs (pasture raised)
- ¾ cup almond flour (you can also use coconut flour)
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 8 boneless, skinless pasture-raised chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons grass-fed butter, plus more as needed
- 1 jar organic tomato sauce (with no sugar added)*
- 8 slices mozzarella cheese (we've tried this with grass-fed cheddar cheese, which is also delicious)
- Mixed greens (organic)
- Organic extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Whisk the eggs in a bowl until frothy. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the almond flour, onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and salt.
- Dip the chicken thighs into the eggs, then dredge them in the almond flour mixture.
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Place the chicken thighs in the skillet and cook until golden brown and the juices run clear, about 3 minutes on each side. Cook in batches, if needed, and add more fat to the pan as needed.
- Fill an oven-safe skillet (or 9x13-inch baking dish) halfway with the tomato sauce and place the chicken thighs in the sauce, cover with a lid or foil, and roast in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Uncover and top each piece of chicken with a slice of cheese (if using). Bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes more.
- Serve topped with fresh chopped basil (optional), and a side salad of mixed greens drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. More salad topping ideas: Cherry tomatoes, parmesan or feta cheese, macadamia nut pieces, candied pecans, or red pepper flakes. Have fun with it!
We usually make extra of this recipe so we have enough for leftovers. It also freezes well. If freezing, follow steps 1 - 6 and then freeze in an airtight container. Make a note on the container for the remaining steps needed after defrosting. Enjoy!
So, you thought you had to give up Italian food on The Wild Diet? Think again.
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Classic-style Chicken Parmesan is a carbohydrate disaster. This recipe is low-carb, gluten-free, nutritious and delicious.
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*If you want to make your own tomato sauce, here's a tasty recipe we recommend:
Homemade Tomato Sauce
- 1 small onion (organic)
- 3 organic garlic cloves
- 1⁄4 cup fresh basil leaves
- 2 1⁄2 pounds organic tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons grass-fed butter or ghee
- 1 bay leaf
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Sea salt
1. Peel and dice the onion and mince the garlic cloves. Finely chop the fresh basil leaves. Set aside.
2. Bring a large stockpot half-full of water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice and water.
3. Working in batches, cut an "x" on the top of each tomato and drop in the boiling water for 10 seconds. Remove the tomatoes and plunge them immediately into the ice water. Slip the skin off each tomato and remove the seeds. Place the skinned tomatoes into a large bowl.
4. Pour the water out of the stockpot and set it over medium heat. Melt the butter in the bottom.
5. Add onion, garlic, and bay leaf and cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
6. Add the tomatoes, basil, thyme, oregano, parsley, red pepper, and salt to taste.
7. Simmer on low until the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours.
8. Cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
A Fat-Burning Tribe member made this dish for a luncheon with some very skeptical friends and family—and it was a huge hit!
Once you start leaving the noodles off the plate, you realize that all the flavor is in the other stuff. Ever try eating a plate of plain noodles? Pretty boring.
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School of Science and Technology San Antonio follows the state law TAC §89.1201 and identify English Language Learners (ELLs) and provide them a full opportunity to participate in a ESL program, as required in the TEC, Chapter 29, Subchapter B.
To ensure equal educational opportunity, as required in the TEC, §1.002(a), our campus will:
(1) Identify ELLs based on criteria established by the state;
(2) Provide bilingual education/English as a Second Language program, as integral parts of the regular program as described in the TEC, §4.002;
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1. God commanded, "Let there be light," but it didn't happen for nearly half a million years. That's how long after the Big Bang the universe took to expand enough to allow photons (light particles) to travel freely.
2. Those photons are still running loose, detectable as the cosmic microwave background, a microwave glow from all parts of the sky.
3. Light moves along at full "light speed" — 186,282.4 miles per second — only in a vacuum. In the dense matrix of a diamond, it slows to just 77,500 miles per second.
4. Diamonds are the Afghanistan of gemstones: Any entering photon quickly gets bogged down. It takes a lot of pinging back and forth in a thicket of carbon atoms to find an exit. This action is what gives diamonds their dazzling sparkle.
5. Eyeglasses can correct vision because light changes speed when it passes from air to a glass or plastic lens; this causes the rays to bend.
6. Plato fancied that we see by shooting light rays from our eyes.
7. The Greek philosopher was not completely wrong. Like all living things, humans are bioluminescent: We glow. We are brightest during the afternoon, around our lips and cheeks. The cause may be chemical reactions involving molecular fragments known as free radicals.
8. Bioluminescence is the largest source of light in the oceans; 90 percent of all creatures who live below about 1,500 feet are luminous.
9. World War II aviators used to spot ships by the bioluminescence in their wakes. In 1954 Jim Lovell (later the pilot of Apollo 13) used this trick to find his darkened aircraft carrier.
10. Incandescent bulbs convert only 10 percent of the energy they draw into light, which is why Europe will outlaw them by 2012. Most of the electricity turns into unwanted heat.
11. In the confined space of an Easy-Bake oven, a 100-watt bulb can create a temperature of 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
12. Light has no mass, but it does have momentum. Later this year the Planetary Society will launch LightSail-1, attempting to capture the pressure of sunlight the way a boat's sail gathers the wind.
13. Laser beams bounced off mirrors left behind by Apollo astronauts show that the moon is moving 1.5 inches farther from Earth each year.
14. Visible light makes up less than one ten-billionth of the electromagnetic spectrum, which stretches from radio waves to gamma rays.
15. Goldfish can see infrared radiation that is invisible to us. Bees, birds and lizards have eyes that pick up ultraviolet.
16. Photography means "writing with light." English astronomer John Herschel, whose father discovered infrared, coined the term.
17. Shoot now: The "golden hour," just after sunrise and before sunset, produces the prettiest shadows and colors for photographs.
18. Day and night are everywhere the same length on the vernal equinox, which occurs this year on March 20.
19. Auroras light up the night sky when solar wind particles excite atoms in the upper atmosphere. Oxygen mostly shines green; nitrogen contributes blue and red.
20. But to the Inuits, auroras are spirits of the dead kicking around the head of a walrus.


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Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis – Easter Vigil 2017
Vatican Basilica
Holy Saturday, 15 April 2017
"After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb" (Mt 28:1). We can picture them as they went on their way… They walked like people going to a cemetery, with uncertain and weary steps, like those who find it hard to believe that this is how it all ended. We can picture their faces, pale and tearful. And their question: can Love have truly died?
Unlike the disciples, the women are present – just as they had been present as the Master breathed his last on the cross, and then, with Joseph of Arimathea, as he was laid in the tomb. Two women who did not run away, who remained steadfast, who faced life as it is and who knew the bitter taste of injustice. We see them there, before the tomb, filled with grief but equally incapable of accepting that things must always end this way.
If we try to imagine this scene, we can see in the faces of those women any number of other faces: the faces of mothers and grandmothers, of children and young people who bear the grievous burden of injustice and brutality. In their faces we can see reflected all those who, walking the streets of our cities, feel the pain of dire poverty, the sorrow born of exploitation and human trafficking. We can also see the faces of those who are greeted with contempt because they are immigrants, deprived of country, house and family. We see faces whose eyes bespeak loneliness and abandonment, because their hands are creased with wrinkles. Their faces mirror the faces of women, mothers, who weep as they see the lives of their children crushed by massive corruption that strips them of their rights and shatters their dreams. By daily acts of selfishness that crucify and then bury people's hopes. By paralyzing and barren bureaucracies that stand in the way of change. In their grief, those two women reflect the faces of all those who, walking the streets of our cities, behold human dignity crucified.
The faces of those women mirror many other faces too, including perhaps yours and mine. Like them, we can feel driven to keep walking and not resign ourselves to the fact that things have to end this way. True, we carry within us a promise and the certainty of God's faithfulness. But our faces also bear the mark of wounds, of so many acts of infidelity, our own and those of others, of efforts made and battles lost. In our hearts, we know that things can be different but, almost without noticing it, we can grow accustomed to living with the tomb, living with frustration. Worse, we can even convince ourselves that this is the law of life, and blunt our consciences with forms of escape that only serve to dampen the hope that God has entrusted to us. So often we walk as those women did, poised between the desire of God and bleak resignation. Not only does the Master die, but our hope dies with him.
"And suddenly there was a great earthquake" (Mt 28:2). Unexpectedly, those women felt a powerful tremor, as something or someone made the earth shake beneath their feet. Once again, someone came to tell them: "Do not be afraid", but now adding: "He has been raised as he said!" This is the message that, generation after generation, this Holy Night passes on to us: "Do not be afraid, brothers and sisters; he is risen as he said!" Life, which death destroyed on the cross, now reawakens and pulsates anew (cf. ROMANO GUARDINI, The Lord, Chicago, 1954, p. 473). The heartbeat of the Risen Lord is granted us as a gift, a present, a new horizon. The beating heart of the Risen Lord is given to us, and we are asked to give it in turn as a transforming force, as the leaven of a new humanity. In the resurrection, Christ rolled back the stone of the tomb, but he wants also to break down all the walls that keep us locked in our sterile pessimism, in our carefully constructed ivory towers that isolate us from life, in our compulsive need for security and in boundless ambition that can make us compromise the dignity of others.
When the High Priest and the religious leaders, in collusion with the Romans, believed that they could calculate everything, that the final word had been spoken and that it was up to them to apply it, God suddenly breaks in, upsets all the rules and offers new possibilities. God once more comes to meet us, to create and consolidate a new age, the age of mercy. This is the promise present from the beginning. This is God's surprise for his faithful people. Rejoice! Hidden within your life is a seed of resurrection, an offer of life ready to be awakened.
That is what this night calls us to proclaim: the heartbeat of the Risen Lord. Christ is alive! That is what quickened the pace of Mary Magdalene and the other Mary. That is what made them return in haste to tell the news (Mt 28:8). That is what made them lay aside their mournful gait and sad looks. They returned to the city to meet up with the others.
Now that, like the two women, we have visited the tomb, I ask you to go back with them to the city. Let us all retrace our steps and change the look on our faces. Let us go back with them to tell the news… In all those places where the grave seems to have the final word, where death seems the only way out. Let us go back to proclaim, to share, to reveal that it is true: the Lord is alive! He is living and he wants to rise again in all those faces that have buried hope, buried dreams, buried dignity. If we cannot let the Spirit lead us on this road, then we are not Christians.
Let us go, then. Let us allow ourselves to be surprised by this new dawn and by the newness that Christ alone can give. May we allow his tenderness and his love to guide our steps. May we allow the beating of his heart to quicken our faintness of heart.


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Suvarnayug Sahakari Bank Ltd. Gold Loan Amount
The gold or gold ornaments or gold coins are valued by bank's valuer immediately to arrive at the loan amount. It also involves verification of its purity. Note that the weight of any other stones, gems or metals fixed on the gold ornaments will be deducted for the purpose of valuation.
Normally, the loan amount is approved upto 70% of current market value of your gold. In case you are ready to pay some higher interest rate, banks can also approve upto 90%. This varies according to each bank's gold loan scheme.
Gold or gold ornaments or gold coins etc. and since these can easily get liquidated in case of any default, banks offer these loans easily and at lower rates.
Suvarnayug Sahakari Bank Ltd. Gold Loan Tenure
It is a short term loan. As per RBI guidelines, the tenor is limited to 1 year, in case of non-agriculture use. Some of the banks offer the tenure of upto 36 months too. You can take your gold back from the bank after you repay the loan completely.
Suvarnayug Sahakari Bank Ltd. Gold Loan Repayment
Repayment structure depends on the bank. Mostly, banks permit repayment through EMIs or a bullet repayment at the end of loan term. In case of bullet payment at the end, borrowers need to pay interest on time. The principal amount will be paid in a bullet payment at the end.
Charges Associated with Gold Loan
- Processing Fee: Some banks charge the processing fee which fee can be if negotiated, may be waived off. Valuation Fee: Some banks charge a small amount for valuation of gold. This is paid to the third party valuer.
- Pre-payment Penalty: Some banks may charges penalty for pre-payment of loan.
- Late payment Penalty: It is charged if you make any delay in payment of interest.
Things that you must know before Applying for a Gold Loan
In India, we have emotional attachment with gold because usually, it is kept in the form of family jewellery. When we want to avail gold loan, we are required to keep this gold as a collateral which we do not agree so easily.
It is also required for you to be aware of the quality of gold which qualifies for the gold loan. The purity of gold which is required as a collateral for gold loan should be 18-22 carat or above. No value of precious gems studded in the gold jewellery is taken into account. It is also equally important for the borrowers to go through the terms and conditions mentioned in loan agreement thoroughly.
Further, if you are unable to repay the gold loan on time then there are high chances of losing your pledged gold/ gold jewellery. This may cause undue pressure on you. Hence, it is very necessary for you to think beforehand whether you will be able to repay the gold loan conveniently.
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Anyone who thought
manipulation of California energy prices ended with the criminal penalties
assessed against executives of companies like Enron and Williams Energy after
the state's 2000-2001 electricity crunch turns out to have been hopelessly
All the available
evidence now suggests price-fixing continues not only in electric power, but
that gasoline is also in play. Those who believe that isn't important to every
Californian just haven't been watching. For when companies talk about the
difficulties some have conducting business economically here, they don't just
talk about the traditional right-wing bugaboos of regulations and taxes, but
also electricity prices and the fact gasoline costs more here than almost
anywhere else in America.
One recent example
was Intel, the premium maker of computer chips and other electronic items. The
company announced the other day it will build its next factory in Oregon
largely because its electricity bill there will be as much as 60 percent lower
than it would be here.
Over a decade, that
can represent more than $1 billion, plenty of motivation for any company in a
location decision.
It's easy and
facile to say power prices here are high because of regulations. While it's
correct that rules on smog and renewable power cost electricity producers
plenty, that's only a part of the price picture. Manipulation is another.
Sadly, it's impossible to know the full extent of market and price
manipulation, because authorities only know about the crooks they catch.
But make no
mistake, the companies then-Gov. Gray Davis labeled "out-of-state buccaneers" a
decade ago in the months of rolling blackouts and rising prices – and others
like them – are still at work.
The latest to be
caught was Florida's Gila River Power, a subsidiary of Entegra Power Group,
which in November admitted violating the anti-manipulation rule established in
2005 by Congress and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, paying a $2.5
million fine. That was far less than the firm made in selling power to
California's Independent System Operator from its 2,200-megawatt plant in the
desert southwest of Phoenix.
At about the same
time, California electricity officials reported that Wall Street behemoth
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is blocking a power plant conversion project that
would allow production of far more juice from two AES Corp. Huntington Beach
generating stations it partially controls. Failing to allow the conversions,
needed to preserve energy reliability while the San Onofre Nuclear Generating
Station is shut down, could create shortages and drive up the price of power
all over California next summer.
The move by Morgan
came as the state ISO and the federal commission pursued separate charges that
Morgan used improper wholesale trading methods to bilk California consumers of
$73 million last year. As part of that case, FERC has suspended Morgan's
electricity trading operation for six months.
Things are not much
different in gasoline, where steep price hikes occurred in September and
October, allegedly because of shortages caused by a refinery fire and several
maintenance shutdowns.
But an independent
Oregon consulting firm, McCullough Research, afterward examined thousands of
oil company documents and discovered some refineries were not really shuttered
when the companies claimed they were. In one charge, the McCullough report said
Shell Oil's Martinez plant – supposedly contributing to a gasoline shortage
because it was down for maintenance for two weeks in May – actually operated
for at least a week of that time. Nitrogen oxide emission documents indicate
the refinery was back to normal at least that long.
Shell says it never
claimed the entire facility was closed, but only most of it.
environmental records indicated Chevron's Richmond refinery, hit by a fire and
explosion Aug. 6, did not shut down completely in May for maintenance, as the
company reported it had.
McCullough also
reported that the price spike was about 66 cents per gallon higher than what
would be expected from oil price and gasoline inventory conditions.
That led the
Consumer Watchdog advocacy group to contend oil companies falsified information
to help boost prices. Consumer Watchdog wants an investigation by state Atty.
Gen. Kamala Harris.
If the allegations
are true, said Consumer Watchdog, "it is criminal conduct reminiscent of the
Enron manipulation of the California energy market."
No oil company ever
paid a penalty when similar price fixing was alleged in the 1970s, '80s and
The bottom line is
that if, as Thomas Jefferson is often reported to have said, "Eternal vigilance
is the price of liberty," then surely eternal vigilance also is the only way to
prevent price gouging in the California operations of energy companies of many
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Saint Pauls House Hotel
MEGAMAN® has supplied its Gold Filament and Dim to Warm lamps along with IP65 VERSOFIT downlighters to the new Saint Pauls House Hotel, Birmingham. The boutique hotel with bar and restaurant offers a contemporary mix of modern design with a Shoreditch eclectic style interior and is situated in St Pauls Square in the heart of Birmingham's lively Jewellery Quarter.
MEGAMAN® lamps and fittings were specified and installed by Worcestershire based lighting specialists 3ci Lighting following a design brief agreed by the hotel owner and designer. MEGAMAN®'s 10.5W Dim to Warm LED lamps were used in the hotel bedrooms and created the perfect ambience for relaxation. The Dim to Warm lamps emit a warm light that can be dimmed from 2700K to 1800K that simulate the same dimming characteristics of incandescent and halogen lamps without the heat emission. Bedroom en-suite areas were fitted with MEGAMAN®'s 8W VERSOFIT fully integrated fire rated downlighters in satin chrome. With its serviceable LED module and IP rating, this product was chosen for its reliability and unobtrusive design.
For the bar and restaurant MEGAMAN®'s Gold Filament lamps were the perfect choice to create a welcoming warm glow throughout the area. Part of MEGAMAN®'s popular Economy Series, the range includes Classic, Globe and ST58 shaped lamps and all three versions were used at Saint Pauls – 200 in total to create a stunning visual effect. Offering excellent light output, the striking gold lamps have a 2200K colour temperature and are dimmable with a lamp life of 15,000 hours with.
Tom Shanks of 3ci Lighting commented "We wanted to use a lamp company with a solid reputation, where we had confidence in terms of delivery, performance and ongoing reliability. We sampled all the products prior to placing any orders and the MEGAMAN® lamps and luminaires performed well and suited the project perfectly".


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DAVIDSON, N.C. – August 2, 2021 - Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions, completed the Maximus Solutions acquisition in an all-cash transaction, valued at CAD$135.4 million. Using Ingersoll Rand Execution Excellence (IRX) as the catalyst to drive the transaction to a swift completion, Maximus Solutions will join the Precision and Science Technologies segment.
"We are pleased to welcome the Maximus Solutions team to the Ingersoll Rand family. The profile and characteristics of this high quality, high return on capital and highly strategic acquisition are representative of how we are driving our inorganic growth strategy," said Vicente Reynal, chief executive officer of Ingersoll Rand. "Maximus Solutions has shown strong double digit growth over last five years, is focused on sustainable end markets that tend to grow well above GDP rates and has a strong aftermarket profile including a software as a service (SaaS) revenue stream. We anticipate it will yield a single digit post-synergy Adjusted EBITDA purchase multiple by year three of ownership."
Maximus Solutions is a provider of digital controls and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) production management systems for the agritech market. The system is a centralized controller and IIoT platform, which connects to farm devices and simplifies facility management. The System tracks the state of farm infrastructure and automates tasks based on artificial intelligence (AI) logic. Based in Montreal, Canada, Maximus Solutions has approximately 100 employees and annual revenue of approximately CAD$40 million. The company has experienced greater than 30% revenue CAGR over the past five years, and is expecting strong double digit growth over the next five years. In 2021 Maximus Solutions is expected to achieve Adjusted EBITDA margins in line with current PST segment levels, and Ingersoll Rand expects to achieve meaningful margin improvement.
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is serving as legal counsel to Ingersoll Rand and Société d'avocats DEXAR Inc. and Varnum LLP are serving as legal counsel to Maximus Solutions.
About Ingersoll Rand Inc.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements that relate to the acquisition of Maximus Solutions, the expected benefits of the transaction, the timing of the transaction and the outcome of anticipated revenue and synergy opportunities. These forward-looking statements are based on Ingersoll Rand's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from these current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties, include, but are not limited to: our ability to timely obtain, if ever, necessary regulatory approvals of the transaction; adverse effects on the market price of our common stock and on our operating results because of our inability to timely complete, if ever, the transaction; our ability to fully realize the expected benefits of the transaction; negative effects of the announcement or consummation of the transaction on the market price of our common stock; significant transaction costs and/or unknown liabilities; general economic and business conditions that may impact the companies in connection with the transaction; unanticipated expenses such as litigation or legal settlement expenses; changes in capital market conditions; the impact of the transaction on our employees, customers and suppliers; and the ability of the companies to successfully integrate operations after the transaction. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. The inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation that such plans, estimates or expectations will be achieved. Additional factors that could cause Ingersoll Rand's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in its most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as such factors may be updated from time to time in its periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive.
Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Ingersoll Rand undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or development, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.
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The First Baby Yoda Toy Is Too Adorable For Words
All any Star Wars fan wants for Christmas is an adorable widdle Baby Yoda to call their own. Unfortunately, the cute little aliens are in high demand and low supply — or maybe non-existent supply. Desperate to keep the identity of Baby Yoda and his role in The Mandalorian a secret, Disney held off on their usual marketing and merchandising blitz, meaning this holiday season you are going to have a hard time tracking down Baby Yoda chachkies.
Luckily, a new hope is on the horizon. Funko announced on their website they are putting the finishing touches on the first two Baby Yoda Pops. One is your standard Pop size, and the other is a "near-lifesize" 10-inch version. The site says:
Embrace the cuteness of the newest Star Wars character by pre-ordering Funko's "the Child" Pop! in both standard size AND a near-lifesize 10-inch version! He may look like a Baby Yoda, but this lovable creature is referred to as "the Child."
The standard Pop is above. Here is the "lifesize" one:
Again, these Pops are not expected to arrive this month. You'll need to look elsewhere for holiday gifts. But if you can wait, Funko says these first two Baby Yoda Pops will be ready in "Early Spring." It's like an Ozu movie, only with a lot more Baby Yoda adorableness!
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