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The world is going through a real technological revolution. Is the country ready to face this?
Exponential technologies are transforming all fields of human work: the way in which we produce, our consumption patterns, distribution channels, our competitive advantage, and the way in which we insert ourselves in the world trends of trade and investment. Transformation is underway and Mexico has the great opportunity to position itself as an outstanding actor in this new world order if we leverage the drive of exponential technologies; if we digitize industrial processes; if we reinforce our abilities to create our own designs and innovate; and if we are able to replace the add value paradigm with create value. The federal government's National Plan for Technology and Innovation is a guide heading toward these goals and its ultimate purpose is to elevate the wellbeing and quality of life of citizens.
What role does innovation play in the government goal of increasing national content in exports? There is even a set goal of 33% by 2024.
Innovation is essential to access the more complex phases of the value chain. We must move on from the simple manufacturing and assembly of pieces with imported designs, and access more complex production process phases. Participate mainly in more creative activities. Move from manufacturing to mindfacturing. Fortunately, some Mexican companies are already doing so; suppliers proposing their own designs to big tractor companies that introduce new and more efficient processes, that automate and incorporate new materials. There are innovative companies, but we need to create an environment conducive to them multiplying and to spread to all production sectors and throughout the country. It's one of the most important aspects of the national strategy for innovation.
Are the conditions there to take this leap? Is it not too late?
China, Korea, many European countries and even the United States have been investing a significant percentage of their government budget in innovation for decades, and so have companies. We still have some way to go; specific actions to increase resources we channel to innovation and not only public investments, but also company investments. In the United States, for example, most of the investment in innovation comes from companies and almost 30% is public.
Mexico has consolidated itself as an important center of world manufacturing and that is an extraordinary starting point. But we must break the cycle of slow economic growth that we have suffered for years. Innovation is the big bet to revitalize the country's competitive advantages and grow more. We have —very successful— car and car part industries with an important presence in international markets. However, we cannot settle for that. We must double our efforts to increase the national supplier portfolio and align them to the main trends of the world industry: electromobility, connectivity and autonomous management, among others.
There are, of course, more examples of very dynamic activities and with good international projection, like the future mobility in the Bajio region, home to many and very good Mexican companies; aerospace in Chihuahua; advanced materials in Monterrey; the third-generation components one in Baja California; and intelligent agriculture in Sinaloa.
In the National Plan for Technology and Innovation we have identified eight innovation clusters that will be the spearhead of the innovation strategy: aerospace; future mobility; advanced materials; efficient, clean and renewable energy; biomedicine, biotechnology and genetics; intelligent agricultural industry; Industry 4.0 and AI, and new generation microelectronics.
We consider three factors for the selection of these strategic areas: one, that helps us increase the percentage of national content of products and boost the internal market; two, that focuses on areas of high international projection and broad export growth potential; and three, that has a critical mass of Mexican entrepreneurs who are already undertaking such activities.
What is the planned route to implement this plan?
Mexico's entrepreneurs are well organized. There are chambers and industrial associations; clusters, and technology parks that are very active and committed to the progress of the country, and entrepreneurs who have already gone down the path of innovation. If we manage to get them hooked and join all efforts in a national crusade for innovation, we are convinced that the momentum of exponential technologies will give us the opportunity to create more value, conquer more markets and grow faster.
One of the main axes of the National Plan for Technology and Innovation is the collaborative design of objectives, actions and goals. Record the voice of entrepreneurs from the very beginning of the strategy to reinforce its relevance: such is the main aim of the upcoming Innovation MX: Driving Economic Growth forum.
The forum aims to bring together a large group of businessmen from the aforementioned clusters and strategic activities, to exchange views, learn about their projects and listen to their needs. Then, in a coordinated manner, lines of action, the mechanisms of collaboration and the responsibilities that both entrepreneurs and authorities must assume will be established. Of course, each innovation cluster has specific needs that must be taken into account.
The conclusions of the forum will enable us to establish—in detail—strategies, actions, a critical path and responsibilities of this great national crusade for innovation. We believe this will be a milestone in the instrumentation of the National Plan for Technology and Innovation.
Most companies are micro, medium to small-sized. How do you plan on incorporating them into this innovation dynamic?
MSMEs are essential to articulate production chains and propagate technology and innovation to all production sectors. They are also essential to incorporate greater national content to exports and extend the benefits of foreign trade. Their participation is key to grow more and do it in a more balanced way among the different regions of the country.
Large companies are tractors that move the entire production and value chain. With small and medium-sized companies we have to work in a coordinated way to provide them with other types of abilities: improve their business management, favor the adoption of digital technologies, promote the development of their own designs and their production processes to innovate.
What about higher education institutions? What will be their role?
Universities have the big responsibility of providing the human capital required to introduce exponential technologies and digitally transform companies. They are key to producing innovation in all countries. They are strategic partners for companies and governments alike to promote innovation, because without them, there would be no experts or teachers that train people who will work in companies; nor would there be patents or technologies that at some point help being truly disruptive.
We must not overlook, however, that higher education institutions are also immersed in a powerful transformation process. Academia not only has to evolve along with the technological revolution, but also lead it with the generation of innovations. For example, there is a very important world trend that promotes certifications as a way to strengthen graduate abilities and align them with the technological transformations under way. Hence, many universities in Mexico are changing their educational models to give greater importance to professional aspects, with internationally recognized certifications that expand the work horizon of graduates.
As we can see, this is coordinated work between companies, government and higher education institutions —conventionally known as the triple helix— that we want to take to the next level, also incorporating society under an ecosystem that considers the environment as a decisive element in decision making.
Is there an increased social focus in terms of technology and innovation?
Experience shows that competitiveness based on low wage costs significantly limits the ability of economies to progress in the construction of production abilities, move to more complex phases of the production process, incorporate and develop technology, and create and distribute greater wealth. Thus, the National Plan for Technology and Innovation considers a different path, where society and caring for the environment are at the heart of decisions.
From a multidimensional perspective, it seeks to go beyond just promoting the competitiveness of companies. That is, promoting innovation to develop technologies and new products, and to incorporate new processes or improve existing ones. Innovate to improve learning processes and increase the abilities and skills of the human factor, to provide workers with the necessary tools to create and to grow. Innovation to improve business management, bring them closer to international best practices. And at the end of this long path is the central objective of creating more and better opportunities for economic agents, preserving the environment and raising the quality of life of citizens.
Are there resources to finance a plan with the proportions you mention?
Allow me to go back to the topic of innovation. I mentioned that it is multidimensional. It is also multidimensional in the way of doing business. Financing mechanisms are evolving and open new options to raise funds. The use of more digital platforms opens options for funding on the Internet through crowdfunding and other variants of fintech.
Looking at another area, the company cost structure is also being transformed. Before, you had to invest large sums in machinery and equipment to set up a company; now, it is not necessarily the case. There are affordable alternatives to finance innovation.


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A COMBINED team of the police, army and other security operatives yesterday killed about 16 members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and injured 83 others as they raided the offices of the group in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State and its environs.
Also arrested during the raid that lasted from Monday night to yesterday morning were over 500 members of the group, including women at different locations in the state.
The MASSOB National Director of Information and the Onitsha Region Four Administrator, Uchenna Madu and Chief Arinze Igbani, who briefed reporters over the incident, declared that the raid on their offices by the security operatives was unwarranted and provocative, saying that it was a renewed plot by the army to resume a systematic clampdown on MASSOB.
Madu said : "At about 5 p.m., a detachment of security operatives, numbering over 50, allegedly broke into MASSOB office along 'Pam Pam' lane at the Onitsha Main Market. They vandalized the office, set the Biafran flag ablaze and then ordered all those in the neighbourhood to lie down in the flood."
He also alleged that the team invaded MASSOB's central office along Kilometre Seven , Owerri Road, Onitsha where a security meeting of the movement was holding and opened fire on the people, arresting and killing some of the members on the spot. The team also allegedly made away with the bodies of the dead persons.
The MASSOB leaders urged the immediate and unconditional release of all its members that were arrested or they be arraigned in court.
They also urged security operatives to stop further attacks on MASSOB offices, and that they should respect the sanctity of the Biafran flag.
"MASSOB is non-violent, we have assisted the security operatives in fishing out criminals especially in Onitsha where we have handed over 15 notorious armed robbers and car snatchers to the police", he said.
They appealed to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Azubike Ihejirika and the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar to call their men to order, suggesting that the state Commissioner of Police and the Onitsha 302 Army Commander should always contact the MASSOB leaders whenever they thought they were going beyond control.
When contacted, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Emeka Chukwuemeka, confirmed the operation but noted that he was yet to be officially briefed on the number of arrests and casualties recorded.

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Councilman Brent Ackerson (D-26) is inviting constituents to join him for a Budget Discussion on Saturday, February 23 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Councilman Ackerson will offer his ideas on the current proposal and would like to hear from the residents of the 26th District.
"I encourage anyone who has heard about this situation to come out and express their ideas and concerns over what has been discussed in recent weeks," said Ackerson.
The Budget Discussion will be held at St. John Paul II Church (the former St. Barnabas) in the school cafeteria, 3042 Hikes Lane.
Louisville Metro Chief Financial Officer Daniel Frockt will also be on hand to answer questions regarding Louisville Metro's budget.
For more information about Saturday's meeting, contact Councilman Ackerson's office at 574-1126.


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Fighting Irish rebound to beat No. 24 Florida State
Published 9:04 pm Sunday, February 10, 2019
NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The No. 4 Notre Dame women's basketball team bounced back with a 97-70 win over No. 24 Florida State (20-4, 8-3) on Sunday.
The Fighting Irish (22-3, 9-2) were powered by the duo of Arike Ogunbowale and Jessica Shepard, who combined for 53 points and 17 rebounds.
"I felt we had a lot more movement today," said Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw. "We rebounded better and I was, overall, pleased with pretty much everything that happened on the offensive end. I thought Arike looked like her old self. She shot the ball really well and Jessica did a lot of really good things, so it was great to feel like we got it back a little bit."
How it happened
Shepard and Ogunbowale combined for 19 points in the first quarter to give the Irish a 28-22 advantage by the end of the period. Notre Dame shot 12-for-21 in a quarter that featured no break for the media timeout.
At 4:46 in the second, Ogunbowale seized the momentum for the home team by scoring eight straight points in under a minute. The senior hit back-to-back threes, which included a fadeaway deep in the left corner. Ogunbowale then earned a steal down on the other end before Florida State was called for an intentional foul, resulting in a pair of free throws.
All-in-all, the Irish ended the half on a 13-5 scoring spree to take a 52-38 lead at the midway point. Ogunbowale boasted 19 points at the half, followed by 16 from Shepard.
The Seminoles scored the first bucket in the third at 9:15 then were held scoreless by the Irish defense for a six-minute stretch. Notre Dame recorded a 15-0 run in that span, which led to a 74-50 lead heading into the fourth. The defense was once again led by Brianna Turner, who earned a season high tying five blocks for the third straight game today.
Abby Prohaska scored four of her six total points in the fourth to go with her season high tying five rebounds. Danielle Patterson and Jordan Nixon got on the board as well with three points each as the Irish outscored the Seminoles 23-20 in the fourth to arrive to the 97-70 final.
Lastly, Notre Dame sported pink-detailed uniforms in support of the annual Pink Zone game, which honors those who have battled breast cancer.
"My mom was a breast cancer survivor and I lost both my grandmas to cancer," Ogunbowale said. "It was definitely an important game and we definitely wanted to honor everyone that has been affected by cancer and their families."
Player of the game
Ogunbowale nearly netted a double-double with 27 points and nine rebounds. The senior connected on 5-of-7 from three, which tied her career high. Shepard was two rebounds shy of a double-double with eight boards and 26 points, as the latter was two points shy of her season high.
- With the win, Notre Dame now leads the overall series, 9-0, against Florida State, with a 3-0 mark at home.
- Irish move to 86-5 all-time in ACC play since joining the league for the 2013-14 season.
- Irish win their 56th consecutive league game at home, which dates back to their Big East days in 2012.
- Ogunbowale tied her career high of five three-pointers, shooting 5-of-7 from beyond the arc.
- Ogunbowale finished with a game high 27 points, marking her highest scoring output since Tennessee on Jan. 24. It also marked her 15th game of 20 or more points this season, which continues to lead all players in the ACC.
- Shepard earned her third game of 20+ points this season with 22 on Sunday. The senior shot 12-of-22 from the field.
- For the third consecutive game, Turner collected a season high tying five blocks. It also marked the fourth time this season Turner earned five blocks.
- Turner finished with 13 points, her 19th game in double figures this season.
- Young added 10 points on Sunday, recording her 19th game in double figures this season.
Up next
The Irish complete their home-and-home with Boston College, making the trip to Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. Tip is set for 7 p.m. on ACCN Extra.


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New London lighthouse owners face legal battles on three fronts
New London — The New London Maritime Society, already facing property disputes with neighbors to the north and south of New London Harbor Light, is now embroiled in a third legal battle as they appeal a cease-and-desist order from the city.
The June 15 order requires the nonprofit organization to stop any tours at the historic lighthouse off Pequot Avenue until they obtain "the requisite approvals" from local land use commissions for use of the property as well as improvements already made at the property.
In their order, the city's zoning and wetlands enforcement officer also noted the increase in activity at the lighthouse.
"It would appear that the current 'use' of the lighthouse has increased and is no longer a passive operation of a lighthouse where a lighthouse keeper may have allowed visitors from time to time to tour the lighthouse, the current use is more in line with a museum type use," the order reads.
Museums are permitted in the area but only with a special permit.
The Maritime Society, which runs the Custom House Maritime Museum and owns three lighthouses, acquired the lighthouse from the federal government in 2009 through the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. They completed major renovations late last year.
Trouble started soon after when neighbors sued the society, claiming the society "acted arrogantly" when they constructed a walkway, retaining wall and allowed construction workers and visitors to trespass on a portion of their property to the north.
The lawsuit filed by Donald and Bonita Waesche and Ara Pacis LLC alleges the society completed restoration work without permits and expanded the use of the property into a "money making venture."
Later, neighbors John and Elizabeth Ring, who own property on the southern side of the lighthouse, erected a small shrub and metal barrier with a "no trespassing, no lighthouse access," sign blocking access to the lighthouse from the south.
Members of the Maritime Society said the lighthouse was vacant for some time and it appears neighbors are intent on keeping it that way.
Maritime Society President George Sprecace said that in the ongoing federal lawsuit by the Waesche family, the society claims a land survey completed by the society will prove they are wrong.
The society has obtained a temporary injunction against the Rings in superior court while that case is pending. The society seeks to prove that historic access to the lighthouse door was a granite walkway over a portion of the Ring's property and an easement is in place for that purpose, Sprecace said.
In the meantime, the two sides reached a temporary agreement allowing two visits to the lighthouse per week by groups not to exceed six people accompanied by a society docent.
Sprecace and Maritime Society Executive Director Susan Tamulevich both said they had met with former City Planner Harry Smith and provided the city with a voluminous amount of documents pertaining to the restoration work at the lighthouse before anything was started.
"They were well aware of everything we were doing," Sprecace said. "When questions were raised by zoning folks … we felt they were answered by simply having them look at the material we sent. The next thing we know we were given a cease and desist order."
The appeal is to be heard sometime in August, he said.
"We are obliged by the terms of the federal government to keep the property open to the public in a reasonable way for education because it is an historic site," Sprecace said. "That is a requirement. We are basically stewards of the lighthouse on behalf of the public. Our actions and intentions are to keep the property open in a reasonable way. We have been thwarted in good part from keeping it open this summer by all of this."
"It's unfortunate we have such limited funds to pay for lawyers instead of doing the public's business. It also takes a tremendous amount of out time. It's unfortunate, however, what's right is right," he said.
Tamulevich agreed and said the society has bent over backwards to be decent neighbors despite the fact the survey of the property and land records will help prove neighbors wrong.
"It's pretty much killed our season this year, costing us a ton of money," she said. "We're just a small nonprofit and the fact is it doesn't seem to be about finding options or finding ways to make it work, it's about preventing all access."
Volunteers will continue to work to clean up the property, replace a fence with stones and finish a walkway to the lighthouse.
"I'm a little exhausted but I'm not done yet," she said. "We own a fantastic monument and we continue to have people donate to our cause."
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Dodge to roar out world's first electric muscle car in 2024. Details here
- Muscle cars powered by battery may seem a far-fetched idea but Dodge is powering its way towards an electric future.
Dodge, a company known to make some of the most powerful and iconic muscle cars, has confirmed it will roll and roar out the world's first electric muscle car in 2024 in what is a clear shift in the global automotive industry towards electrification. The development was confirmed at an event held by Stellantis, the parent company of Dodge.
It is reported that the Dodge EV, so far referred to as eMuscle, will boast of a range of 500 miles (over 800 kms) and could be every bit as iconic as all the muscle cars it has ever manufactured. Stellantis has stated that it has as many as four EV-dedicated platforms and the electric muscle car will be built on the STLA Large platform.
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And while muscle cars and electric vehicles may seem like an oxymoron - muscle cars are high-performance vehicles which typically come with V8 engines and are usually associated with American vehicles - in reality, the Dodge EV could pave the way for the ultimate foray of battery-powered cars into the automotive world even if it is not yet clear which Dodge model will get a battery for a heart.
There has been a massive shift towards EVs in recent years and while regular passenger vehicles are leading the charge, even makers of sports cars have taken the dive with the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini racing each other to roll out their first EVs. While Ferrari EV is expected by 2025, Lamborghini also recently unveiled its electric ambitions.
To purists and many hardcore driving enthusiasts, the notion of batteries powering super and muscle cars may seem blasphemous with many having even voiced concerns. But with the trend that is firmly in place, it may have just been a matter of time before such vehicles replace internal combustion engines with batteries.


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Online Photo Storage: Why I Use Flickr
In a world full of online photo hosting sites, which one is the best?
For me, Flickr has beaten out the competition and provides the greatest service as a result of these features:
1) It's Free (well… mostly). For the everyday collector, Flickr allows up to 1,000 photos to be uploaded, organized, and shared at no cost. If your collection outgrows these constraints, the site allows you to upgrade your account to a PRO membership, which allows for unlimited uploads. The cost for Flickr PRO is around $50 per year (a little over $4 per month), which is a small price to pay for the enhanced site features and ad-free browsing. Joining the PRO account also unlocks advanced stats for your photos, a fun feature which I'll come back to in just a bit.
2) Personalized Organization. Flickr offers a variety of built-in tools such as folders and groups to help organize any collection. The best part is the freedom Flickr provides, as the user can personalize their folders to display their collection any way they choose. For example, I've personally broken my collection down by medium: photos, cards, posters, etc. Perhaps you'd rather list your items by film? It's all up to you — and Flickr allows you to do it all.
3) Statistics. One of the most interesting aspects of using Flickr can be found in the stats section of the site. This tab actually generates data on the views each of your uploaded photos get. Being a Flickr user for many years now, it has become clear to me that from the public's perspective the most popular photos seem to showcase female Twi'leks and Boba Fett… I wonder why?
4) Tags. I've saved the best for last! My absolute favorite aspect of using Flickr is their option to give photos customized tags. Now, this might not seem like the most exciting tool, but these tags have made my life so much easier when prepping for upcoming signings. When it comes to my multi-signed projects, I've tagged each photo with the names of who still needs to sign the pieces in order to complete them. Using Flickr's search feature, I can simply type in an actor/crew member's name if a signing is announced and voila — all the pieces that need their autograph are listed as search results. It completely takes the risk away of forgetting to get a project signed!
If you have thoughts and opinions about using Flickr, or any other photo hosting site, please let us know in the comment section below. If you'd like to check out my Flickr page and see how I've utilized the above features, you can follow the following link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/palpatine1fan/albums


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ELIZABETH ASHFORD IS AMONG CALIFORNIA'S MOST RESPECTED PUBLIC AFFAIRS and Communications PROFESSIONALS. WITH MORE THAN A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE, SHE HAS HELPED ELECTED LEADERS AND CORPORATE CLIENTS IDENTIFY, Develop AND EXECUTE SMART STRATEGIES TO SHAPE AUDIENCE PERCEPTIONS AND IMPACT POLICYMAKING.
Award-winning media and PR strategist for clients navigating complex crisis and courtroom environments.
From TED talks to New York Times OpEds, a successful track record of helping high profile leaders in politics, business and social justice tell their stories.
Strategy and tactics to ensure every communication with the press, public, and regulators supports client goals.
As Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs at Eaze Technologies (2018-2022) Elizabeth led corporate communications and media relations for one of the world's largest legal cannabis marketplaces, navigating the shifting complexities and controversies of this emerging market.
Previously, as Senior Director for Global Communications at Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) (2015-2017), Elizabeth led strategy and media relations for the company's successful launch of its groundbreaking film/television, consumer products, and esports divisions.
Between 2006 – 2015, Elizabeth spent seven years at the highest levels of California state government, where she served as then-Attorney General Kamala Harris' Chief of Staff, Governor Jerry Brown's Chief Deputy Press Secretary, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Chief Deputy for Cabinet and Communications.
From 2009 – 2011 Elizabeth wasbased in London, counseling Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 businesses as Chief of Staff at the international financial PR firm Brunswick Group.
She is the 2018 Recipient of Public Relations Society of America Los Angeles award for Best Crisis Communications Campaign (Rocklin Academy: Deescalating a Crisis in collaboration with Fiona Hutton + Associates).
Elizabeth served as Vice President of California Women Lead's board from 2019-2022 and is an appointed member of the California Highway Patrol's Task Force on impaired driving. She holds a Bachelor's degree in comparative religion from UCLA and a Master's degree in international public policy from Columbia University.


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But there is one that actually got away even sooner than Wolf. The Pig used his double to mask his escape plan. He fleed to Europe to continue in his raids and it's up to You again, to track him down and finally put end to his cruelty.
You're going to visit Europe during a fictional civil war happening there, trying to find and put end to The Pig. Meet up with old enemies and face a few new ones. You'll help a few marquieses to stop the ongoing corruption, that's spreading thanks to difficult economical situation and dirty plans of others.
Campaign style is very similar to how the original Stronghold played out, the package with playable maps is going to contain a text file filled with mission briefings and dialogs just like during the original. I loved the storytelling and political background that each mission had, it made me feel like during a real conquest and I want to repeat that, even tho unofficialy.
I've got a lot of experience over the years with invasion maps, even tho I am not about a hardcore or challenging designs. I always make maps in a way to be a bit challenging, but mainly fun, and not stressful, so everyone who's into this, has to count with it. My maps tend to be quite forgiving, but sometimes surprising and their design is pretty classical, not many design tricks are going to be used in them so far. Thus they are easy to pick up even for relax or for more casual players.
The list of missions as it goes:
ACT I. - Shores of corruption
1. Arrival
2. Someone's greed
3. Volpe's gold
4. Game of throne
5. Snake's teeth
ACT II. - The den of the wilds
6. Netherlands
7. The Pig's feast
8. Growl of Jackal
9. Eater of worlds
ACT III. - The Butcher
10. Last wish
11. Winner of dinner
12. The Great Slaughter
- each has a preview briefing and after mission briefing. There's also going to be a map in the package, that's going to put all missions into one political context. First mission is going to be done quite soon, nothing hard. But the difficulty will grow slowly just like in the main campaign.
I'm going to put a demo containing two maps and briefing to them out here soon.
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Courtney Attencio rides low on the ground, walking in and out of the long, empty California streets. In one video, he grabs the back of a Toyota Camry and rides behind it. In another, she practices tricks at a local skate park. Every time, Clips of Attencio They are undeniably cool, and they quickly overflow with comments from fans asking for tips on how to get started skating. Attencio did not start skating or his dictoc account to gain fame, but she quickly found communities in both that she did not experience when she was growing up.
"When I was 14, guys would make fun of me for trying to go to a skate park because I was the only girl there," Attencio said. On the edge. "Having a dictation can show women that you're not alone. You can still skate. You'm not even listening to those people, which is very important."
Skate culture has found a new life in Dictok, where interesting tricks, painful sweeps and short videos hanging on a local skateboard have collectively brought in billions of views. The explosion in skateboarding videos once encouraged skaters to re-entertain, and convinced newcomers to try it for the first time – and unlike the male-dominated world that has been the face of skate culture for decades, Dictok's many stars are women and bizarre folks.
Hashtags like #Girlswhoskate and #skatergirl continue to grow, creating an endless sea of videos starring women and girls. Swipe around and you will find skaters like Brianna King, an incredibly famous creator known for providing tips that newbies can use when getting started. Skateboops, The all-female skateboard team in Scotland, which regularly posts videos of their time skating. But like many creators Attencio, he posts videos of solo rides through his home in suburban Los Angeles or the time he spent hanging out with friends in Skateburg.
"I see more women skateboarding in Dicto than I did growing up," said Feth Berryman. Skate puts videos to Dicktock, Said On the edge. "I don't know if there are a lot of women in Dicto in general, or if Dictoc has made skateboarding videos more accessible."
Thanks to Dictok's recommendation method, more than 250,000 people Acadia in the Atlantic Ocean, a video of Perryman skating on a bare road in Maine spreads miles behind her as the sun rises. The app constantly delivers new videos to people who engage with similar content. Basically, if you like, comment or share skateboarding videos, Dictoc will replenish your feed more and more.
After declining In the late 00s Skate culture has re-emerged in the last few years. The success of street clothing brands like Supreme Lean heavily on skateboarding aesthetics Helped to spark new interest in boarding, giving the epidemic people more time Finally try their hands In it, the remaster of the first two Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Games are still nostalgic. Skateboarding was the Olympic debut this year until the sport was canceled.
The last half century is not like the absence of women and trance skaters, but it is men who have dominated its covers Thrasher Magazine, Men who starred in desirable VHS packages around skate shops, and men who created all the most popular specialty skaters Tony Hawk Games. Dictoc has helped skaters with less visibility find more communities.
Perryman grew up around skateboarding – her brothers and dad were all skaters – but she was intimidated by the male-dominated culture. In Dictok, she found herself with a new site and a group of young women who wanted to follow her style. Attencio, who has 76,000 followers, says he continues to be amazed by the number of young women asking what size board they should get.
C, a non-trans binary artist, said he was inspired by the trance skaters that created the main feed of the app, and thought "I can do it myself". When C skateboarding grew, they came out as adults. C found more time to pick up old hobbies, not until the plague struck, they are Jumped into it again.
"Skating is a punk, anti-social thing, in my opinion, trance outside of binary and already is," C said. On the edge. "It was beautiful to see those two things happening in Dictok."
The problems that have existed in skate culture for many years are also present in Dictok. Men are shown in comments that call women female posers and negative comments in the way women skate. Atrienzio does not try to focus on Perryman's comments, but Attencio argues that the positive feedback he receives is greater than the negative feedback.
"Every negative feedback is like 20 times more complimentary feedback that people push me and say good job," Attencio said.
But creators like Attencio and Perryman want to motivate people to get off the dictator, really trying skateboarding. Skateboarding for Berryman and Attencio is about climbing on a board and seeing people just like you see others. It's Attencio's close friends – whom he met in Skateburg, he says – who pushed her to "do what I do at Dictok".


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USPAP: Shifting (Quick) Sand for Appraisers
By Bob Keith, MNAA, IFA
If you're like me, you make a decision about whether to read an article in a magazine based on its title and the first few sentences. If you're an appraiser, then you should keep reading.
Before you do, however, it would be beneficial to understand exactly who is delivering this message to you. If you are a professional appraiser, enough said! We're on common ground but there is more. After earning a bachelor's degree in Real Estate and Urban Land Development in 1981, I embarked on a career as a professional appraiser which I did for 21 years, mostly in the residential mortgage lending arena.
About 10 years later, I was honored to be a gubernatorial appointee to the first Oregon Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board in response to the FIRREA mandate that all states license/ certify real estate appraisers for the protection of public trust. For many years after my time on the board, I served as a member of its Appraisal Review and Advisory Council, which is a peer review committee used by the board at that time in its complaint investigation process.
Subsequently, I served 12 years as the Executive Director of the Oregon Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board. During this time I was an AQB Certified USPAP Instructor. Prior to my employment with the Oregon board, I taught pre-license appraiser education coursework for what was at the time the largest provider of appraiser qualifying education in the country, while owning and operating a 13-person appraisal firm with multiple offices.
During my service to the Oregon board I was involved as a board member, officer and President of the Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials (AARO), and during that time I represented AARO on The Appraisal Foundation and Advisory Council (TAFAC) as an officer and later its Chair in 2010.
One of my primary responsibilities with the Oregon board was to investigate complaints against appraisers, make decisions about whether USPAP violations occurred, and represent the board in the prosecution of alleged USPAP violations by appraisers.
Since I left the employment of the board in 2013, I have consulted with many appraisers across the country who were defending themselves against complaints filed against them by various parties who felt aggrieved by the appraiser. During this time it has become apparent to me that many state appraisal boards lack appraisal and/or USPAP expertise on staff. And those with whom the boards subcontract to make decisions about USPAP violations are not sufficiently knowledgeable in USPAP to make those determinations.
Just today I was reviewing a case from a northern state in which the "independent contractor" hired by that state to perform a "review" on an appraisal report criticized my client for including a copy of his E&O insurance binder in his report because, "an appraiser should never include liability insurance declarations within a report; it invites litigation." Just in case you were wondering, no, this is not a USPAP violation! Nevertheless, this reviewer was the "expert" that state appraiser board was relying on to tell them where the appraiser erred. Often times USPAP is not applied consistently within a state or in comparison with other state appraisal boards for the same or similar (alleged) violations.
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Moving Target
Exacerbating this problem is the fact that USPAP has changed too much in a short period of time to be considered as a legitimate minimum standard for professional appraisal practice. Not only is USPAP a moving target for appraisers, it is also a moving target for those charged with enforcing it. If USPAP really is the minimum set of professional appraisal standards, then it's like a house built on shifting sand. Consider the following: in the beginning we had the Departure Provision (later it became the Departure Rule) because at that time it was considered to be important to communicate whether a "complete" appraisal process was conducted, or something "less than or different from" the complete process (i.e. a "limited" appraisal).
Then, in 2006, the Departure Rule was deleted "to resolve misunderstandings related to Departure and public trust…" (2006 USPAP Page V). Apparently, the Departure Rule turned out to be not such a good "minimum standard," so the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) decided to replace it with a two-page Scope of Work Rule. That's good—a clear, concise "minimum standard," except it required a four-page (non-binding) advisory opinion (AO28) to provide "guidance from the ASB…to illustrate…and offer advice" on the twopage binding Scope of Work Rule.
In 2001 the ASB added Statement 10 to USPAP "to provide clarification, interpretation, explanation, and elaboration to reaffirm an appraiser's USPAP obligation when performing assignments" for federally related transactions (2001 USPAP page VI). Statement 10 was so large that it had its own table of contents and it became a new binding minimum standard.
But then, in the 2008–09 edition of USPAP, Statement 10 was retired because according to the ASB (the author of USPAP), "The Statement did not distinguish between laws (such as FIRREA), regulations and guidelines (such as the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines), resulting in confusion for both appraisers and users of appraisal services." And "The format and complexity of Statement 10 were obstacles to its understanding and effective enforcement"… and "Substantial editing of Statement 10 would not have resulted in increased understanding" (2008–09 USPAP page U-vi).
Some of the issues that were in Statement 10 were moved to a new, non-binding Advisory Opinion (AO30) which now offers guidance and advice on the same issues. Keep in mind that USPAP Advisory Opinions are nonbinding and not part of USPAP.
Also in the 2008–2009 edition of USPAP the definition of Supplemental Standards and the Supplemental Standards Rule were deleted from USPAP. According to the ASB (2008- 09 USPAP page U-vi), "Appraisers must comply with laws and regulations because of the nature of law itself, not because of USPAP. Thus, continued use of Supplemental Standards as defined by the term was unnecessary."
As of January 1, 2016 (the effective date of the 2016–2017 edition of USPAP), all of the binding Statements on Appraisal Standards will be retired. Remember that the Statements were originally added to USPAP to "to provide clarification, interpretation, explanation, and elaboration" of USPAP."
According to the ASB: "After evaluating the content of the five remaining Statements, the Board (ASB) concluded that most of the content was guidance. In order to make USPAP a clearer, more user-friendly document, the Board retired all of the remaining Statements. The 'few requirements' that were in the Statements were moved into other parts of USPAP and the guidance was reissued in the form of new Advisory Opinions" (USPAP 2016–2017 page Vii.). So those "few requirements" that were formerly binding requirements then became "non-binding" guidance in the Advisory Opinions.
What message does it send when the author of professional standards (the ASB) uses words like the following to describe past minimum standards of practice: "confusing," "misunderstandings" and "obstacles to…understanding and effective enforcement;" "editing… would not have resulted in increased understanding" and "continued use of… [the standards] as defined by the term was unnecessary."
While there may be only one set of appraisal standards of practice effective at any given time, in reality USPAP changes so frequently and so significantly that it is very difficult for appraisers and regulators to keep up. One could say that there is nothing "uniform" or "standard" about the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, at least not over time.
Let the Sentence Fit the Crime
One might ask: "What is the solution to the problem of USPAP being like shifting sand?" I honestly don't know. All I know for sure is what I have seen and experienced myself, that many appraisers have been sanctioned by their state appraiser boards for violations of minimum standards of practice (at the time) for which it was later decided that those standards were deemed "confusing… obstacles to understanding/enforcement and/or unnecessary."
Why is this important? Well, how would you feel to be one of those appraisers who was sanctioned by your licensing board for a violation of minimum standards that were subsequently deemed to be, "confusing… obstacles to understanding/enforcement and/ or unnecessary." Those who have been sanctioned by their state boards report significant consequences that vastly exceed the actual "punishment" that was meted out by their state board.
For example, suppose an appraiser is found to be in violation of several USPAP requirements that result in a $1,500 fine plus a requirement to take one 30-hour appraisal class. On its face, that's not such a bad result. Particularly, in comparison with the cost to hire an attorney to challenge the case through the administrative hearing process. Remember, this is the "punishment" deemed appropriate by the state licensing board for the crime. What that board doesn't often consider is that the true consequences for "the crime" far exceed their determination of appropriate punishment (fine and a class).
Appraisers who have been disciplined by their state boards, even for relatively minor transgressions, report that their E&O insurance premiums increase— sometimes dramatically, that they are denied approval on potential new-client fee panels, dropped from existing client fee panels, and/or are disqualified as expert witnesses in litigation-support assignments. The cumulative financial and reputational effects far outweigh the $1,500 fine, $350+/- class, plus the loss of one week's earnings on the job.
For many years, what appraisers have had in terms of stable minimum professional standards of practice and ethics is not only not perfect…but in fact is far from perfect and has had serious professional consequences for many appraisers.
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Bob Keith, MNAA, IFA, is an AQB Certified USPAP Instructor, Certified General Appraiser, former Executive Director of the Oregon Appraiser Board, past President of the Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials, past Chair of The Appraisal Foundation Advisory Council, and has served as a subject matter expert for two national appraiser exam providers. Mr. Keith currently serves as the Treasurer of the National Association of Appraisers. Keith also offers consulting to appraisers nationwide facing state board complaints. OREP Members receive a FREE 1/2 hour consultation with Bob Keith and 25% off his consulting services.
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Now a day, the world is planning from the social and economic recoveries from the COVID-19. You know, Contactless Biometric Security Systems is continued to be launched for the solutions for safe work and financial transactions.
We all are known for the fact that fingerprint recognition is a highly secure and most convenient software that has become popular in our daily lives. Going with this, we should take into consideration this outbreak of deadly COVID-19 by putting up the questions regarding how safe is to access fingerprint authentication sensors in today's situation.
We know touching the sensors is leading to spreading the chances of the virus more. Keeping in mind the previous experiences, the development of fingerprint recognition technology isn't as popular as it is now a day. For us, it is quite hectic for us to enthrall that the fingerprint recognition sensors are ensuring us safe from spreading this deadly virus.
Screening of body temperature products applying often with facial recognition, for quick access control continues to be launched. With this deadly pandemic crisis of COVID-19, the new development is that deployments are showing the early signs of catching up as previous lockdown businesses return to the work back in some of the countries of the world. Trying the best together in Biometric Security System networks may be the next phase for industry attention and concern.
A series of rapid innovations in regards to Time Attendance Machine from proximate terminals and integrating complex technologies in a safe distance is trending in biometrics due to COVID- 19 for some biometric retail payment modes. Payments are duly made with fingerprint-enabled cards, through, complemented wearable and mobile devices.
Surveys suggest that the rise of Biometric Attendance Software is just beginning, and companies providing this software and other identifying technologies, and even directly to the prospective consumers just to build anticipation.
Regardless of digital payments, or for reducing contact with shared surfaces for taking out of cash, various modalities are evidently in play for the financial service providers.
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1/6 Scale Collectible Figure
Source: Return of the Jedi
Year: 2018
Original Retail Price: $314.00
Item Number: MMS468 / 903110
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On February 2, 2018, Hot Toys officially revealed their Emperor Palpatine 1/6 scale collectible figure. On that day they announced the regular MMS437 and the MMS468 deluxe version featured on this page. The deluxe version included the Sith Lord's iconic throne, which featured light up elements, and Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber hilt. This incredible set began shipping in North America in November, 2018.
Product Information
Manufacturer: Hot ToysSource: Return of the Jedi
Year: 2018
Original Retail Price: $314.00
Item Number: MMS468 / 903110
What's In The Box?
- Emperor Palpatine Figure
- 2x Left Hands
- 4x Right Hands
- 4x Wrist Joints
- Cane
- 2x Sith Lightning
- Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Hilt
- Throne (2 pieces)
- Display Stand (3 pieces)
- Display Base Floor Panel
- Instruction Sheet
Text & Photography by D. Martin Myatt
Page Built by Adam Lamping


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Downtown Zagreb is divided into several urban blocks, separated by seven parks and a garden. These green and lavish landmarks were the framework in which a modern Zagreb would be built, and are now considered the jewel necklace of the city. But another name, not so flattering at first, got stuck with the populous.
In the wake of big reforms throughout the Austro-Hungarian empire in the mid 19th century, Zagreb had started its modern era. What were once fields, vineyards and country estates have now slowly started to turn into palaces, villas, and parks. It was the first great expansion planned and regulated by the city. Borders were set, and on them, squares built. Starting from Zrinjevac on the east end, followed by Strossmayer and Tomislav squares, turning to the east with Ante Starcevic Square and Botanical Gardens, finally going up north again with Marulic, Mazuranic and Marsal Tito squares, the new parks formed a U shape similar to a horseshoe when looking top down, thus the name: Lenuci's horseshoe.
The horseshoe got its name from Milan Lenuci, one of the most prominent architects of his time and a city planner during the expansion. Many believe that due to his extensive involvement in its making, the horseshoe was his vision of modern Zagreb coming to fruition and have honored it after him.
But as the historian and author Snjeska Knezevic wrote in her book The Green Horseshoe, 'the project was built in steps, without continuity and with the participation of many people of different generations, styles and practices. The only authentic urban considerations that connected the past, present and future of these spaces, everything that such a huge urban project needs to take into account, was taken as such by Milan Lenuci. Every other suggestion and action were enticed by different incentives, losing sight of the whole picture, or just taking into consideration a part of it.'
Lenuci did not envision a modern Zagreb, but he made it fit nicely together. Many of Zagreb's most important civil and cultural institutions have found their place next to the horseshoe, as well as luxurious hotels. On the east wing, there's the county court, Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Modern gallery, the city library, hotels Palace and Esplanade. The west side starts with the national archives, Ethnographic Museum, Museum of Crafts and Arts, the Academy of Dramatic Arts, Croatian National Theater, Musical Academy and the University of Zagreb.
The horseshoe is a perfect beginner's tour route around Zagreb, with a nice mix of exploring, relaxing, learning its history and culture.


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Recently I was talking to a business contact. He was quite annoyed because he had made a referral between two of his contacts. One, let's call her Freda, he had known for a long time, and needed a supplier and the other, let's call him Gilbert, he had known for a year or two and could have been that supplier. Why was my contact annoyed? Because earlier in the day Freda had told him that Gilbert had not been in touch, and it had now been over a month since the referral had been made.
When someone makes a referral, their reputation is on the line, and that needs to be protected. So, if someone makes a referral, we have an obligation to contact the person who may need your services, even if we think that you may not be able to do the work. And whatever the outcome I think we then need to contact the person who has made the referral and update them (I'm assuming that they have been thanked previously) and we need to do that in a timely fashion and for me that is within a day, or at the latest a couple of days, of getting the referral.
Now my contact has been embarrassed because he has recommended Gilbert, who has not bothered to get in touch with Freda. His relationship with Freda should be repairable, but maybe not. What has also happened is Gilbert's reputation has been demolished because my contact will never refer any work to him, Freda will not refer any work to him, and both will be honour-bound to tell of their experience if Gilbert's name gets mentioned.
So, when you get that referral remember they could have recommended someone else. Even if you don't care about someone else's reputation—which, in my opinion, is strange and unprofessional—remember that your reputation is on the line too. Make that call, send that email, because time is of the essence!
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From the archives of Oral Roberts
As human beings, we're prone to think God works according to our human reasoning. When we pray, we often prejudge our situation and decide that God should solve our problem this way or that way. And if He doesn't carry out our idea of how He ought to do it, we secretly think, I guess this problem is beyond God's ability to handle.
That is what Satan, that father of lies, would like us to believe. It's his goal to get us to accept the status quo: we are down and out … there is nothing that we can do … our situation is impossible. The difficulty is that God's Word somehow fails to get through to us. We acquire a mental block against accepting for ourselves God's powerful promises, such as:
With us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles (II Chronicles 32:8 NIV).
Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world (I John 4:4).
"All things are possible to him who believes" (Mark 9:23 NKJV).
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32 NKJV)
And this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith (I John 5:4).
All of God's promises come alive when we apply them to our problems. Faith is God's green light to work miracles in our lives. And… with Him, nothing is impossible (Luke 1:37)!


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Insights into Editorial: Abolition politics: on A.P. Cabinet nod to abolish Legislative Council
The abolition and revival of the second chamber in State legislatures have become matters of political expediency.
Andhra Pradesh is the latest State to favour the alteration of the status quo regarding the Upper House, in an Assembly resolution for its Legislative Council's abolition.
A.P. Chief Minister drastic step comes after key legislation intended to take forward his three-capital proposal was referred to a select committee by the Council, in which his party does not have a majority.
His grievance: the Council is working with a political agenda to block his proposal.
While the need for a bicameral legislature in the States has often been questioned, few would support the idea that the potential difficulty in getting the Council's approval should be a reason for its abolition.
Legislative Councils in various states:
- P.'s proposal will bear fruit only if Parliament passes a law to that effect, based on the State's request.
- P. CM went to the extent of saying that there was no point in spending a huge sum (Rs.60 crore per year) on the Council if it comes in the way of important government business in the Legislature.
- He also mentioned in the Assembly that only six States have Legislative Councils and he was against allowing the Legislative Council of A.P. to function with a political agenda.
- However, recent experience suggests that States without a Legislative Council favour its revival. Rajasthan, Assam, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh have passed resolutions for a revival, but are yet to get parliamentary approval.
- In Tamil Nadu, at least two erstwhile DMK regimes had favoured revival, and even parliamentary approval given in 2010 did not result in the actual re-establishment of the Council, which was dissolved in 1986. I
- It is quite clear that wherever the Council is sought to be revived or abolished, there is no consensus.
What are the Legislative Councils, and why are they important?
- India has a bicameral systeme., two Houses of Parliament. At the state level, the equivalent of the Lok Sabha is the Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Assembly; that of the Rajya Sabha is the Vidhan Parishad or Legislative Council.
A second House of legislature is considered important for two reasons:
- One, to act as a check on hasty actions by the popularly elected House and,
- Two, to ensure that individuals who might not be cut out for the rough-and-tumble of direct elections too are able to contribute to the legislative process.
- Our constitution does not force a bicameral legislature on states. It gives states the option of having a second House.
- The process of creating an Upper House is lengthy. Under Article 169 of the constitution, Parliament may by law create or abolish the second chamber in a state if the Legislative Assembly of that state passes a resolution to that effect by a special majority.
- As per Article 171 (1), the total number of members in the legislative council of a state shall not exceed one third of the total number of the members in the legislative Assembly of that state.
- Also, the total number of members in the legislative council of a state shall in no case be less than 40.
- As of today, six states have Legislative Councils. These are Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Opposition to the idea of Legislative Councils is centred on three broad arguments:
- One, they can be used to park leaders who have not been able to win an election.
- Two, they can be used to delay progressive legislation.
- Three, they would strain state finances.
Opinion in the Constituent Assembly was divided on the question of having a Legislative Council.
The idea was backed on the above grounds; it was also suggested that having a second chamber would allow for more debate and sharing of work between the Houses.
2nd ARC recommended that role of teachers and graduates should be decreased or done away with and more say should be given to local bodies in order to strengthen the voice of local bodies.
How are members of the Council elected?
Membership may vary, but the Legislative Council must not have more than a third of the total membership of the Assembly of that state, and in no case fewer than 40 members.
About 1/3rd of members are elected by members of the Assembly, another 1/3rd by electorates consisting of members of municipalities, district boards and other local authorities in the state, 1/12th by an electorate consisting of teachers, and 1/12th by registered graduates.
The remaining members are nominated by the Governor from among those who have distinguished themselves in literature, science, art, the cooperative movement, and social service.
Legislative Councils are permanent Houses, and like Rajya Sabha, one-third of their members retire every two years.
Do Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Parishads have similar powers?
Not really. The constitution gives Councils limited legislative powers.
Unlike Rajya Sabha which has substantial powers to shape non-financial legislation, Legislative Councils lack the constitutional mandate to do so.
Legislative Assemblies have the power to override suggestions/amendments made to a legislation by the Council.
Also, while Rajya Sabha MPs can vote in the election of the President and Vice-President, members of Legislative Councils can't. MLCs also can't vote in the elections of Rajya Sabha members.
Chief Ministers ought to bear the possible delay that the Council's opinion or course of action may cause, and seek to build a legislative consensus instead of pushing their agenda through.
In particular, state governments will have to listen to different voices on his proposal to locate the State High Court in Kurnool, its legislature in Amaravati, and the government secretariat in Visakhapatnam.
A parliamentary committee that went into the Bills introduced in respect of Assam and Rajasthan suggested that the Centre evolve a national policy on having an Upper House in the States.
The larger question is whether the Councils are serving their intended purpose to take a considered view on matters without being influenced by electoral considerations.
If the Upper Houses are used only for accommodating leaders who have lost general elections, there may not be much meaning in their existence.
And there is less justification for having separate representation in Councils for graduates and local bodies when democracy has taken roots and Assemblies are representative of all sections.


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The Giver is one of those books that you had to read in school but didn't mind because it was so good. When I heard it was (finally) getting made into a movie I was so excited. But then The Giver trailer was released and I realized, "Oh no, they made it exactly like Divergent." Not that there's anything wrong with Divergent , but they're different books––they shouldn't result in the same movie. It seems that the director of The Giver decided that YA dystopias all have to be the same. If The Hunger Games and Divergent are action-based, dramatic, fast-paced movies, The Giver needed to be too.
But not all YA dystopias are alike. The beauty of The Giver was in that stark, barren nature. The world was black-and-white, making it all the more meaningful that Jonah could suddenly see colors like the red of an apple. It made kids reading the book think about what would happen if the government decided to make everything perfect. It made people question the idea of the ultimate utopia. Is that what The Giver film sets out to do? I don't think so. I think it's setting out to copy the YA dystopian film recipe and make a lot of money. Here are 5 instances of copycat syndrome.
The colorless world Jonah lives in is a big part of why he's so desperate to leave once he learns of the world beyond, and the colors that come with it. But the film's trailer shows that the movie is 100% color. Without that juxtaposition in the film, a large part of Jonah's motivation falls flat. Sure, maybe teenagers are more likely to enjoy something that's in color, but is this about integrity to the book or making money? (Answer: $$$$)
Scary woman who is in charge of a society and maybe not as honest as she should be? Check. Oscar-winning actress playing the role? Check. In this case Divergent gets Kate Winslet and The Giver gets Meryl Streep.
Guess which movie teenage girls are more likely to see: a film with a 12 year old boy protagonist or a film with a 24 year old male protagonist? If you guessed the latter you should work in the movie industry! That's how transparent the decision was to change 12-year-old Jonah to a man. We see right through you, Hollywood. We see you tapping into the teenage market and trying to encourage them to buy posters/t-shirts/buttons with Brenton Thwaites on them.
The Hunger Games and Divergent certainly capitalized upon this with their Peetas, Gales, and Fours, but those characters were written in the books to be those ages. The Giver casting a 24-year-old would be like if The Hunger Games cast Emma Stone as Katniss' little sister Prim to encourage more guys to see the movie––it's a marketing ploy. It's also destroying the point of The Giver which is that this young boy is coming to an understanding about his world and losing his innocence in the process. He needed to be 12. It was a stronger novel with a younger main character, but apparently that doesn't make for a good movie.
In the book version of The Giver, the characters have to take daily pills to keep them from doing things like dreaming, but in the movie it seems these have been changed from swallowable medicine to TERRIFYING DAILY INJECTIONS.
Why? Because that's scary and dramatic! I think what the director is missing out on is what exactly about the pills is scary. It's not the form they take, but what they do: essentially control your brain. But instead of making that the focus, the movie is going for the shock factor to better compete with movies like Divergent which uses flashy, dramatic moments because that's what's written in the books.
The Hunger Games has a booby-trapped arena, Divergent has army-esque training, and The Giver has....none of those things because that's not the kind of book it is! It's a quiet novel, one focused on the nature of living in a falsely constructed docile life. However it looks like the movie jazzed things up a bit with a chase scene where Jonah gets scooped up by a beam of light from a spaceship. Okay then.
Will I still go see the movie? Probably, because I fell in love with the book years ago. But will I be disappointed that instead of standing on its own two legs it's following a YA dystopia formula? Yes, and in the end all the tricks may backfire and leave it doing poorly in the box office anyway, because what made The Hunger Games and Divergent strong was relying on what was presented to them by the author, not following a pattern.
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They say "Everything is bigger in Texas".
It's only fitting then that Terrel Hunt saved arguably his biggest performance of the season for the biggest spotlight, a Texas Bowl victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Facing a 3rd-and-8 at the Minnesota 12, Hunt capped off the most important game of his college career. Hunt dropped back and scanned the field before scrambling around a Gopher lineman and into the end zone. Hunt's second rushing touchdown put Syracuse up 21-17, the eventual final score. It was only appropriate that an up-and-down game and season ended in such a thrilling, emotional and dramatic fashion.
Hunt, the Texas Bowl MVP, rushed for two touchdowns and 74 yards. In the air, he went 19-29 (66 percent) for 188 yards. Jerome Smith scored the other touchdown for Syracuse – a one yard run. Smith rushed 16 times for 74 yards in his Syracuse finale.
Just like against Boston College, it looked bleak for Syracuse late in the game after a costly mistake. Last time, it was Hunt's interception. This time, it was Scott Shafer's decision to go for a 45-yard field goal to tie the game. Hunt's scrambling ability and Shafer's two previous decisions to bypass field goal attempts made this choice particularly questionable. Norton missed the attempt and the Gophers took over with 3:31 left and a three point lead. But the Orange got the ball back just as it did in the BC game. Robert Welsh sacked Mitch Leidner on third down and forced the Gophers to punt the ball away.
And then Brisly Estime had the play of the night.
Estime backed up almost 15 yards to receive the punt, then bolted through an open seam. He weaved his way 70 yards and was tackled by the punter at the Gopher 14-yard line, setting up the go-ahead touchdown. After Hunt scored, Minnesota had one last drive to score a touchdown. Syracuse got two sacks – one from Cameron Lynch and Marquis Spruill each – and a Hail Mary attempt fell through the hands of Drew Wolitarsky. The Orange somehow, someway, managed to come away with a victory.
Despite the thrilling finish, the game started very slow. The Orange and Gopher offenses were shut out in a first quarter that featured more miscues than highlights. Estime fumbled the ball after a nine-yard run on Syracuse's first drive. But the Orange got the ball right back. The Gophers botched a hand-off and Micah Robinson smartly decided to fall on the ball near midfield.
A crisp pass from Hunt to Ashton Broyld put Syracuse in field goal range. And a few plays later, Ryan Norton was on for a 41-yard field goal attempt. Instead, Scott Shafer chose to run a fake. Holder Charley Loeb took the snap, but was tackled two yards short of a first down.
Even with the low scoring, Hunt was sharp from the get-go. He started the game 5-5 for 66 yards. Early in the second quarter, Hunt's strong play finally translated into points. Smith scored a touchdown, but Hunt's dual-threat ability marched Syracuse down the field. He looked poised in the pocket and showed the right mix of not forcing throws too early and not holding the ball too long. With pressure building around him, Hunt zipped a 20-yard pass to Christopher Clark, just over the outstretched hands of a Gopher defender. The 11-play touchdown drive featured a variety from George McDonald: there were three passes, four halfback rushes and four QB scrambles. The option runs to Hunt deked out several Minnesota defenders, as well as the ESPN cameramen. His last one got Syracuse just shy of the goal line and set up Smith's short run.
The Orange went to halftime with a 7-3 lead, which felt rather strange. No, not that the offense hadn't put more points on the board. That's not a new feeling at this point. But, that they had played so well and STILL just had the one score to show for.
Part of that can be attributed to the Gophers' slow style of play. While they didn't run the ball particularly well, they ran a lot. As a result, they won the time of possession battle and limited Syracuse's possessions.
Syracuse went up 14-3 midway into the third quarter after Hunt scrambled five yards into the end zone. That touchdown was set up by a 4th-and-8 play earlier in the drive. Hunt slipped past a lineman and muscled past a linebacker for the first down.
Minnesota's passing game came alive in the fourth quarter after being non-existent for most of the game. Mitch Leidner threw a pair of long passing touchdowns, which put the Gophers up 17-14.
Syracuse has been extremely resilient all season and that's the best way to describe its bowl performance. The Orange stuck to the game plan and didn't try to do too much when the outplayed Gophers came back.
It's now Syracuse's third bowl win in four years, a testament to the seniors on this team. Marquis Spruill and Jay Bromley, in particulary, had big games in their last night in Orange.
But the story of the night wasn't about the seniors, but a sophomore. It's about Terrel Hunt. It's about the man who started the season as a second-stringer. It's about the player who was always willing to take the blame when times got tough and deflect credit when good times came along. It's about the quarterback who didn't let almost two months without a passing touchdown phase him and went on to become the Texas Bowl MVP.
That's pretty hard-nosed if you ask me.


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Connie Augoustinos is an Adelaide based maker creating ceramic sculptural vessels and objects reminiscent of ritualistic artefacts. She undertook a Bachelor of Visual Art, specialising in Ceramics at the University of South Australia, then went on to complete the two-year associate training program at JamFactory where her studio now resides. Her work has been acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia and she has recently been on a residency on the Island of Skopelos in Greece.
With an intuitive making process and a nod to her Hellenic heritage, Connie's work considers a diversity of influences. Ranging from origin stories to femininity and the natural world. Her practise predominantly uses coil hand building and pinching techniques. The slow process of handmade is reflected in the product – each piece is unique, imbued with patience and meaning.


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New Zealand 12-23 Ireland: Irish 'back themselves against anyone' – Andy Farrell
Head coach Andy Farrell says Ireland "back themselves against anyone" after they beat the All Blacks in New Zealand for the first time to set up a series decider in Wellington on Saturday.
Ireland lost the first Test 42-19 in Auckland but comfortably defeated their 14-man hosts in Dunedin.
Farrell is braced for a Kiwi backlash but insists his side will approach the Wellington finale brimming with belief.
"We always get a response, don't we?" he said.
"Everyone knows that, history tells you that. We're used to it by now. We'll look forward to that.
"We've created a little bit of history for ourselves, little old Ireland, but we've earned the right to take it to the last weekend to see what we can do in the final week.
"The players back themselves against anyone and the more we can keep giving them these occasions of playing the best teams in the world, the better they're going to get."
Having taken the lead through Andrew Porter's third-minute try, Ireland did not trail at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium as they delivered a stylish 80-minute performance to keep the series alive.
The Irish also benefited from playing against 14 men for much of the second Test following Angus Ta'avao's 31st-minute red card, which followed fellow All Blacks Leicester Fainga'anuku and Ofa Tu'ungafasi being sin-binned.
And while Ireland absorbed some pressure in the second half, Farrell said he was heartened by the growing composure within his ranks.
"I suppose the most impressive thing that we are doing pretty well at this moment in time is understanding where we're at, each moment at a time and staying calm and not getting too overawed or frustrated with errors or decisions or not executing," added the 47-year-old.
"We're pretty good at trying to stay neutral and stay on task and it's helping us to play in these big games and compete."
Farrell is expected to give his fringe players a run-out at Wellington's Sky Stadium against the Maori All Blacks on Tuesday before the decisive third Test.
"There are bigger things to think about in regard of this tour for us," said Farrell, whose second string lost 32-17 to the Maoris on 29 June in Hamilton.
"We've some young lads in that changing room that have been inspired by these lot (the Test team), who want to get back out there again on Tuesday night and perform well against the Maoris.
"These lads have taken a lot of pain, that's what we've put them under, the pressure of taking them out of their comfort zone.
"The weeks have been totally different to what they've been used to before because of us trying to play five games in such a short space of time and there's been no whinging.
"They've been mentally really tough and they'll back the lads up as well to make sure they're in good form for Tuesday night."


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see also: Field
Pronunciation Noun
Proper noun
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see also: Field
Pronunciation Noun
field (plural fields)
A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country. - There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.
A wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops or to hold farm animals. - There were some cows grazing in a field.
- A crop circle was made in a corn field.
(geology) A region containing a particular mineral. - an oil field; a gold field
- A place where competitive matches are carried out.
A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield. An area reserved for playing a game or race with one's physical force. - soccer field
- Substitutes are only allowed onto the field after their boots are checked.
- A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, playing field, in a board game or in a computer game.
- A competitive situation, circumstances in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals.
- (metonymically) All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting.
- This racehorse is the strongest in a weak field.
- Any of various figurative meanings, regularly dead metaphors.
(physics) A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity. - magnetic field; gravitational field; scalar field
- Any of certain structures serving cognition.
- The extent of a given perception.
- field of view
- A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory.
- The design needs to be field-tested before we commit to manufacture.
- Field work traditionally distinguishes true archaeologists from armchair archaeologists.
- He needs some time in the field before his judgment can be trusted.
A domain of study, knowledge or practice. - He was an expert in the field of Chinese history.
- An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement.
(algebra) A commutative ring satisfying the field axioms. - The set of rational numbers, \mathbb{Q}, is the prototypical field.
- The extent of a given perception.
- A physical or virtual location for the input of information in the form of symbols.
(heraldry) The background of the shield. (vexillology) The background of the flag. - The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device.
- A concrete section in a form which is supposed to be filled with data.
- The form has fields for each element of the customer's home address and shipping address.
- PHP 5 Forms Required Fields ↗ at W3Schools
- From the validation rules table on the previous page, we see that the "Name", "E-mail", and "Gender" fields are required. These fields cannot be empty and must be filled out in the HTML form.
- A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored.
- (electronics, film, animation) Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal
- (course of study or domain of knowledge) area, domain, sphere, realm
- (area reserved for playing a game) course (for golf), court (for racquet sports), ground, pitch (for soccer, rugby, cricket)
- (location for the input of information) input field, box
- French: champ, campo
- German: Feld, Gefilde, Heide, Heideland
- Italian: campo
- Portuguese: campo
- Russian: по́ле
- Spanish: campo, agro
- French: champ
- German: Feld, Acker, Weide (for livestock), Esch, Flur, landwirtschaftliche Nutzfläche (bureaucratese), Trade (for livestock), Weideland (for livestock), Ackerland
- Italian: campo
- Portuguese: campo, terreno
- Russian: (for animals) па́стбище
- Spanish: campo
- German: Feld, Schlachtfeld
- Portuguese: campo
- Russian: по́ле бо́я
- Spanish: campo
- French: champ
- German: Feld, Gebiet, Bereich
- Italian: campo, ambito
- Portuguese: campo, domínio, área
- Russian: о́бласть
- Spanish: terreno, campo, ámbito
- French: terrain
- German: Feld, Spielfeld, Platz
- Italian: campo
- Portuguese: campo
- Russian: по́ле
- Spanish: campo, cancha
- German: Lagerstätte, Feld particularly oil or gas, Förderstätte, Förderfeld, Fördergrube if it is digged
- Russian: месторожде́ние
- Spanish: campo ((particularly oil))
field (fields, present participle fielding; past and past participle fielded)
- (transitive, sports) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
- (intransitive, baseball, softball, cricket, and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
- The blue team are fielding first, while the reds are batting.
- (transitive, sports) To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
- The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.
- (transitive) To answer; to address.
- She will field questions immediately after her presentation.
- (transitive) To defeat.
- They fielded a fearsome army.
- (transitive) To execute research (in the field).
- He fielded the marketing survey about the upcoming product.
- (transitive, military) To deploy in the field.
- to field a new land-mine detector
- (intercept or catch (a ball) and play it)
- (place a team in (a game))
- (answer, address) address, answer, deal with, respond to
- (be the team throwing and catching the ball) bat
- French: attraper
- Portuguese: interceptar, apanhar
- German: einsetzen
- Portuguese: posicionar
- Russian: отпра́вить
- German: einsetzen
- Russian: напра́вить
Proper noun
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