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Chinese ambassador warns against trade war
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CHINESE AMBASSADOR WARNS AGAINST TRADE WAR: As the Trump administration considers possible unilateral trade action against China over policies and practices that pressure American companies to transfer technology, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai is publicly warning about the cost of a trade war.
"Naturally, China and the U.S. could have differences," Cui said this week at an event with Sen. Steve Daines at the Chinese Embassy. "Yet some people in D.C. believe that economic and trade issues between our two countries should be resolved through a trade war. I want to tell them that economic and trade relations between China and the U.S. are mutually beneficial in nature."
"Cooperation will make both countries winners and confrontation will make everybody loser[s]. A trade war between China and the U.S. will do immediate and long-term damage to both economies. Moreover, it will certainly weaken people's confidence and darken the future prospects of global growth. As the two largest and leading economies in the world, China and the U.S. will definitely bear the brunt," Cui said.
"Therefore, we would never allow any trade warrior to undermine the interest of the Chinese and the U.S. economics, or any politician, in the pursuit of their political agenda for special interest groups, to harm the well-being of the hard-working Chinese or American people, including farmers and ranchers of Montana," he added.
Cui attended the U.S.-China Business Council's annual dinner Wednesday, but had to leave early. Daines, who coincidentally was keynote speaker at last night's event, said Cui was called away for meetings. (More on Daines' remarks below.) Other sources said the reason for Cui's departure was that Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Zheng Zeguang was in town for talks with the Trump administration.
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DAINES' BEEF DELIVERY SERVICE: Daines made no reference to Cui's remarks on Monday night, but he did give a largely anecdotal speech that reflected on his years working in China for Procter & Gamble, as well as his recent experience helping persuade Chinese leaders to reopen its market to U.S. beef for the first time in 14 years.
The Montana Republican, who is also co-chair of the U.S.-China Working Group in Congress, recounted how he "hand-carried" a Coleman cooler full of Montana tenderloin steaks into a high-powered meeting with China's No. 2 leader. He also provided a glimpse of the rigorous requirements that China is imposing on its U.S. beef buys.
"Literally, when I gave the steaks to the premier, Li Keqiang, I gave them traceability of those steaks all the way back to the pasture those calves were born in and I gave them a picture of the cowboy, Fred Wacker, in the pasture where these steaks came from," Daines told POLITICO in a brief interview after his speech.
"You need to have that kind of traceability. There's certain requirements the Chinese put on the beef that they import there, which we can meet. But you need to have the traceability, which our ranchers are happy to comply with," Daines said.
The first-term senator also told stories of Cui's recent visit to Montana, where the ambassador enjoyed the pleasures of Montana's big country. "We have a lot of guns out there, and we like to hunt and enjoy the outdoors. I had the ambassador and all of his team there, shooting my rifles off the cover of my hot tub there." They also went horseback riding, Daines said.
DAIRY COMPANIES KEEPING EYE ON THE MEXICAN PRIZE: Despite the opportunity to blow open Canada's dairy market in a NAFTA 2.0, major U.S. dairy producers say they know where the money is and it's south of the border.
"We'd prefer to win both battles, but if you were to ask me if I had to choose one or the other, I'd pick south of the border and give up north of the border. Simply because of the math and the number of consumers," said Andrei Mikhalevsky, president and CEO of California Dairies Inc., a dairy cooperative of 400 large farms that produce 9 percent and 23 percent of the nation's milk and butter, respectively.
Mexico is the biggest destination for U.S. dairy exports with about 25 percent of the product U.S. producers ship abroad going south of the border.
"We would prefer to preserve the relationship in Mexico at any cost if it had to do with the negotiation on the Canadian side, that's from a company perspective," Mikhalevsky said. However, the Trump administration has already taken a hard line on dairy, proposing NAFTA provisions that would effectively hobble Canada's supply management system and open more access for U.S. farmers than ever before. Adam Behsudi has the full story here.
COMPANIES URGE CONGRESS TO GET CRACKING ON MTB: More than 190 companies and business groups are urging members of Congress to expedite passage of Miscellaneous Tariff Bill legislation, which will provide tariff cuts to some 1,700 imports manufacturers can't source in the United States.
"Based on analyses by the National Association of Manufacturers, this legislation would eliminate import tariffs of more than $1.1 billion over the next three years and boost U.S. manufacturing output by more than $3.1 billion," according to a letter the companies sent to Congress on Wednesday.
The leaders of the congressional trade committees introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation in November that would renew the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill for the first time since 2012.
TRUMP BLAMES DEMOCRATS FOR HOLDING UP TRADE NOMINEES: Trump blasted Democrats on Thursday for standing in the way of confirmations of several trade nominees, even though members of his own party are at least partly to blame.
At the start of a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump congratulated the new Homeland Security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, on her confirmation earlier this week before turning to members of his administration and lamenting the remaining open slots in various agencies.
"All of you are waiting for people, or most of you are waiting for people to come in and help," Trump said. "I know from the standpoint of trade, we're waiting for a lot of our trade representatives to be approved. They just don't want to do it. The Democrats just don't want to give us those people. They delay them as long as possible. … It's not right."
Trump is correct that some of his trade nominees have been held up over Democrats' concerns. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is blocking two trade nominees at the Commerce Department — Gil Kaplan to be undersecretary of Commerce for international trade and Nazak Nikakhtar to be assistant secretary of Commerce for industry and analysis — in a bid to pressure Trump to follow through on threats to restrict steel and aluminum imports in the name of national security.
Sen. Ron Wyden, the ranking member of the Finance Committee, was until recently holding up two other nominees: Dennis Shea to be deputy USTR and ambassador to the WTO and C.J. Mahoney to be deputy USTR for investment, services, labor, environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere. But Wyden lifted his hold late last month after USTR released its updated NAFTA negotiating objectives.
But on another nominee, Gregg Doud to serve as chief agricultural negotiator at USTR, it is Republican Sen. Jeff Flake who stands in the way. Flake placed a hold over concerns about a controversial seasonal produce proposal in NAFTA.
And for at least one post, Trump is the one holding up the process: He has yet to nominate anyone, for example, to serve as USTR's chief intellectual property negotiator.
USTR APPLAUDS WTO RULING IN INDONESIAN PAPER CASE: The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative celebrated a World Trade Organization dispute panel ruling on Wednesday that handed the U.S. a victory over Indonesia in a case involving certain types of coated paper.
The WTO completely rejected Indonesia's claims that anti-dumping and countervailing duties the U.S. levied back in 2010 ran afoul of global trading rules. The panel also ruled against the claim that the United States' "tie-vote" provision — which says a tie vote of U.S. International Trade Commissioners is considered an affirmative ruling — was a violation of WTO law.
"We welcome this WTO panel report rejecting all of Indonesia's claims," Emily Davis, a USTR spokeswoman, said in a statement following the decision. The Commerce Department and U.S. International Trade Commission anti-dumping and anti-subsidy determinations "are supported by facts, well-reasoned, and thoroughly explained. USTR will vigorously defend the U.S. right to impose duties when dumped or subsidized imports injure or threaten to injure a U.S. industry."
The U.S. Commerce Department had set the anti-dumping and countervailing duty rate at 17.94 percent in November 2010. Indonesia now has 60 days to decide whether to file an appeal in the case, which it first brought in March 2015.
SOLAR COMPANIES MAKE TARIFF ARGUMENTS AIMED AT TRUMP: Representatives from opposite sides of the solar tariff debate squared off on Wednesday over whether to implement steep duties on foreign shipments of solar panels and cells. But while they were arguing for different outcomes, each side used similar talking points geared at the same audience: Trump.
Pro Energy's Erif Wolff reports that the two companies seeking tariffs, Suniva and SolarWorld Americas, pressed the case that barriers are vital for protecting U.S. manufacturing of the clean energy technology because of its importance for national security — issues at the heart of Trump's "America First" agenda. Those opposed to implementing tariffs raised the same issues but contended that trade barriers would threaten other businesses, and that the benefits would help only a narrow segment of the solar industry.
The panel, which included representatives from the departments of Energy, Treasury, State, Labor and Commerce, and from the Council of Economic Advisers, appeared unmoved by the national security arguments but drilled down with questions regarding whether potential tariffs would affect U.S. demand for solar power.
Up next: USTR will send its recommendation to the White House, and Trump has until Jan. 26 to make a decision on tariffs.
WTO MEMBERS FACE UPSTREAM BATTLE TOWARD FISHERIES DEAL: Members of the WTO's Negotiating Group on Rules have consolidated various proposals surrounding a deal on fisheries subsidies into a single draft decision, but the outlook remains bleak that countries will be able to reach a substantive outcome during next week's ministerial conference.
The draft decision includes a commitment to continue multilateral discussions on fisheries subsidies after MC11, which offers a clear sign that members recognize they will not be able to wrap up talks on the issue before then. It also proposes a number of different wording options on other aspects of a deal, including a standstill commitment not to introduce new or extend current subsidies and a self-policing prohibition for subsidies related to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The draft includes five options "with varying levels of ambition," for example, for prohibitions on subsidies affecting IUU fishing, a Geneva source said.
"What we have tried to do is to isolate and reflect as clearly as possible the different choices ministers may wish to consider," Wayne McCook, Jamaica's ambassador to the U.S. who chairs the group, said in Geneva on Wednesday.
While the draft decision represents a step forward and gives ministers something to work off in Buenos Aires, it also underscores gaps that remain among members just three days before the conference is set to begin. Members who want to offer additional changes to the draft document are allowed to submit further proposals or changes directly the ministers, the source said.
U.S. CHAMBER ON BREXIT: THE DETAILS MATTER TO AMERICAN COMPANIES: The U.S. business community is increasingly worried U.K. and EU negotiators will not reach a Brexit deal by the March 2019 deadline, which would have a "devastating" impact on American firms, Marjorie Chorlins, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's vice president of European affairs, told lawmakers Wednesday.
"Given the extent of our existing relationships, Brexit matters deeply for American business. It is important to underline that much of the U.S. investment in the U.K. was made so companies could seamlessly access the much larger EU Single Market," Chorlins said before the House Foreign Affairs Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Subcommittee.
But even an U.K.-EU trade agreement won't necessarily solve all the potential problems created by Brexit, she said. "For example, financial services firms are likely to lose their 'passporting' rights to operate in all EU jurisdictions from their U.K. European headquarters. This would similarly affect companies whose headquarters are in other EU member states in terms of their ability to do business in the U.K.," Chorlins said.
There's also tremendous uncertainty surrounding the future regulatory environment since the U.K. does not have its own fully functioning agencies for important sectors like pharmaceuticals or aviation. "Once outside the EU, the U.K. will need to develop its own regulatory regimes and hire and train new regulators. A lack of clarity as this shift occurs is among the most important concerns of many companies," Chorlins added.
Another potential problem involves digital privacy compliance mechanisms if the EU and U.K. do not negotiate an agreement on data flows or the U.K. no longer qualifies for data transfers under the rules of the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield arrangement. Chorlins warned that that would negatively affect every American company that does business on either side of the English Channel and also raise costs for consumers. For more on the Chamber's concerns, click here. And click here for Chorlins' testimony.
U.S.-ARAB GROUP: TRUMP MOVE COULD BE BAD FOR BUSINESS: The National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce expressed "regret" Wednesday over Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and eventually move the U.S. Embassy there from Tel Aviv. "The Chamber believes that these steps are unhelpful. They may well have a negative impact on U.S. business interests in the 22 nations of the Arab world, one of America's most reliable international markets," NUSACC said in a statement. The group bills itself as a "commercial bridge" between the United States and the Arab region.
— Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts writes in an op-ed in The Hill that he has four times raised concerns to President Donald Trump that access to the global marketplace is essential for America's farm country.
— The Senate Banking Committee could hold a vote on former Rep. Scott Garrett's nomination to lead the Export-Import Bank as early as next week, The Wall Street Journal reports.
— Farmers are taking to Twitter to urge Trump not to withdraw from NAFTA, Bloomberg reports.
— Canada is backing Mexico's proposal to include an energy chapter in NAFTA, Business News Americas reports.
— Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says trade negotiations with China may take years, the Newburgh Gazette reports.
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Special prosecutor finds Alfred Brown 'actually innocent' in cop killer case
More than 15 years after the murder of a south Houston cop landed him on death row, the final report is in: Alfred Dewayne Brown is actually innocent.
The news came Friday as part of a sweeping review authored by special prosecutor John Raley, who started investigating the Brown case last year at the behest of Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
"My obligation as an advocate is not to tell people what they want to hear but to tell them the truth," Ogg told a scrum of reporters gathered on the ground floor of the district attorney's office. "Alfred Brown was wrongfully convicted through prosecutorial misconduct."
The explosive findings offer far more than a simple take on Brown's guilt or innocence. The painstaking 179-page report —compiled over the course of 10 months — also delves into alternate theories of the case, outlines possible other suspects, details more extensive problems with the grand jury than previously reported and raises questions about what embattled former prosecutor Dan Rizzo knew and when he knew it.
"It is impossible to examine the conviction of Alfred Dewayne Brown without confronting prosecutorial misconduct," wrote Raley, with the Houston-based law firm Raley & Bowick. "ADA Daniel Rizzo presided over a Grand Jury that abusively manipulated witnesses to supply evidence for a chosen narrative. He was provided notice of the existence and meaning of exculpatory evidence, failed to produce it to the defense and avoided it during trial. Further investigation of his conduct is warranted."
The scathing report comes two months after the State Bar of Texas tossed a disciplinary complaint against the retired lawyer, apparently finding there wasn't enough information at the time to determine he'd done anything wrong.
Almost as soon as the report was released, the police union and Rizzo's attorney both pushed back, lobbing allegations of missed facts and political motivations.
"The Raley report is a great use of artistic license used to fit a predesigned narrative," said Chris Tritico, who is representing the former prosecutor. "The Harris County District Attorney's Office is climbing over Dan Rizzo's back to free a cop killer because of a campaign promise."
Hilde Clark — the widow of Houston police officer Charles Clark slain in the robbery — tearfully expressed her disappointment in the district attorney and lobbed new allegations.
"I know from day one there's people very close to Alfred Brown that have been protecting him," she said. "I know that witnesses have been threatened."
Despite the naysayers, Friday was a jubilant day for Brown and his legal team.
"The consonant bell of justice rings loudly today and shares what Alfred Brown's family, supporters and attorneys have known for over a decade — that he is actually innocent," said Casey Kaplan, one of the lawyers who worked on Brown's appeal. "It is a good day."
Missing phone records
Two years after the double murder that started it all, Brown was sent to death row in 2005. A decade after that, he was set free when evidence not turned over at trial — phone records that seemed to confirm his alibi — finally surfaced after a police officer discovered the material in his home garage.
But even after he left death row and settled into a new post-prison life, his case turned into a political quagmire as police and prosecutors struggled with whether Brown was truly innocent of the crime. The lack of an "actual innocence" declaration made him ineligible for state compensation, a fact that pushed his lawyers to sue the district attorney and the county in the hope of finding a different way to get money for the years he wrongfully spent behind bars.
Last year, a federal judge put the lawsuit on hold to give Ogg's special counsel a chance to figure out whether Brown really killed the police officer in the botched check-cashing store robbery.
In the theory of the case presented at trial, prosecutors said that Brown had executed the police officer while his co-defendant Elijah Joubert shot to death store clerk Alfredia Jones, who had just returned from maternity leave. Both men were sent to death row, while a third co-defendant — Dashan Glaspie — got a 30-year sentence in exchange for his testimony.
But Brown always said he was innocent and that he'd been at his girlfriend's apartment just after the murders. The proof, he said, was in a phone call he'd made to his girlfriend at work that morning.
For years, officials claimed they had no records of that call. Then in 2013, police investigator Breck McDaniel uncovered the phone records in his garage — a discovery that paved the way for Brown's release.
At first, prosecutors said the evidence had been inadvertently misplaced and not intentionally concealed. But last year, Ogg's office recovered a 2003 email showing that McDaniel had told Rizzo about the phone records well before the case went to trial.
Rizzo has, through his attorney, consistently maintained that he never read that email and never saw the phone records. But court records show that he signed a document attached to the email after making the one slight change suggested in the body of the message.
In his report, Raley raises questions about how the records went missing from the state's file. The papers in McDaniel's garage were only photocopies; the originals he personally filed at HPD, and a U.S. Marshal said he watched him do it. In theory, those records should have been copied and added to the district attorney's file but somewhere in that process they disappeared.
Questions for other convictions
While the report could help lay the Brown matter to rest, the special prosecutor's findings could also throw legal entanglements into two other cases — those of Glaspie and Joubert. Though Glaspie negotiated a plea deal based on the claim that he was not a shooter, Raley's report suggests that he was, and that he killed the store clerk.
During Joubert's trial, Glaspie admitted that it was his gun used in the store clerk's slaying. And, the day after the murders, another witness allegedly heard Glaspie confess on the phone.
"She got out of line and I did what I had to do," he allegedly said. Two other witnesses offered similar testimony about other times Glaspie allegedly confessed.
If Glaspie was one of the shooters, Raley wrote, then that means he lied to get a plea deal — a possibility that would call into question all of his testimony, including his identification of Brown as the third shooter.
"The evidence indicates the state's chief witness Dashan Glaspie murdered Alfredia Jones in cold blood, then avoided a murder charge by providing law enforcement with a name for Officer Clark's killer," Raley wrote. "There are numerous factual and logical flaws in his uncorroborated testimony against Brown. Multiple eyewitness sightings indicate that the third man was shorter than Brown."
And, though last year — in an effort to get the lawsuit tossed out — the Harris County Attorney's Office argued that the withheld landline records proved Brown's guilt, Raley argues that they proved his innocence. Claiming that Brown "bluffed his way out of prison," the county attorney alleged that the call in question was actually a three-way call and that Brown was not at his girlfriend's but with Glaspie and Joubert. Raley dismissed that possibility, pointing out that a woman who saw Glaspie and Joubert's end of the call has repeatedly stated that Brown was not there. She wasn't even able to pick him out of a line-up.
"By clear and convincing evidence," Raley wrote, "no reasonable juror would fail to have a reasonable doubt about whether Brown is guilty of murder. Therefore his case meets the legal definition of 'actual innocence.'"
It's still not clear what role Joubert played in the crimes and, though the report offers some possibilities, it's not clear who the third man was.
Looking ahead
Ogg said Friday she would accept all of Raley's findings and her office filed an amended motion to dismiss Brown's case, this time dubbing him "actually innocent." If the judge agrees, that would pave the way for state compensation for the 12 years Brown spent behind bars.
But the report doesn't immediately present a resolution to the ongoing lawsuit. Currently, the County Attorney's Office is representing Ogg's office in the matter, and if they do not concur with Raley's findings then Ogg could be forced to find other legal counsel to work toward a resolution, she said.
As the courts work out the legal entanglements surrounding Brown, there's also the question of what — if anything — happens to Rizzo. It's yet not clear whether he committed any crimes, Ogg said, but prosecuting him could pose problems with statutes of limitations and conflicts of interest. She, like many of the lawyers who work for her, has known Rizzo for decades, so a judge may have to appoint outside attorneys to handle the case.
In the meantime, prosecutors plan to file another complaint with the State Bar, whose investigators Ogg pointed out "did not have the benefit of Mr. Raley's report" when they evaluated the matter before.
There's no plan to review Rizzo's other cases, unless defendants raise claims on appeal. And it's not clear whether the Houston Police Department will take the matter up again, though Ogg suggested they treat it as an "open investigation."
"Police and prosecutors disagree every day," she said. "We have different jobs."
Heated reactions
Despite Ogg's strong stance, not everyone was convinced. As soon as the district attorney's press conference ended, the Houston Police Officers' Union convened its own media gathering.
"I'm disgusted with Kim Ogg today," former union president Ray Hunt said, calling her a "disgrace." Current union head Joe Gamaldi urged authorities to take Brown's case back to a grand jury, while vice president Doug Griffith called the district attorney's office "a bunch of clowns."
The union threatened to file bar grievances against either Ogg or Brown's attorneys, saying "one of them is lying," before invoking alleged connections to liberal investor George Soros.
But Brown and his attorneys were unfazed by the vehement pushback.
"Anyone who thinks Mr. Brown is guilty is wrong," said Neal Manne, the high-profile Houston attorney who's handled his quest for state compensation. At this point, Brown could be entitled to nearly $2 million in compensation, half in a lump sum and half in an annuity.
"Does that compensate someone for spending 12 years and 62 days in prison?" he said. "Of course it doesn't."
Brown, who now lives in Louisiana, is "remarkably not bitter," Manne said. And Brian Stolarz, the lead attorney who got him off death row, expressed gratitude for the thorough review.
"We are heartened that he found what we have known all along: Dewayne Brown is actually innocent and was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned," he said. "We commend the District Attorney's commitment to the truth and ensuring that miscarriages of justice like this never happen again in Harris County."


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M.F.A. Pratt Institute
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Puffin Foundation Grant
National Endowment for the Arts Grant/ Chashama Gallery
National Endowment for the Arts Grant/ Paducah Artist in Residence, Paducah, KY
Santa Fe Art Institute Artist in Residence, Santa Fe, NM
Surel's Place Artist in Residence, Garden City, ID
Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, WY
Vermont Studio Program, Vermont, VT
Prattsville Art Center Artist in Residence, Prattsville, NY
Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
Herbert Hoover Aritst in Residence, West Branch, IA
New York Mills Residencey, New York Mills, MN
Contemporary Artists Center Residency/ Merit Grant, Troy, NY
The Path, Chashama Gallery, New York, NY
Within & Without: Pattern Variations, Surel's Place, Garden City, ID
Global Perspectives on America's Heartland, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
NURTUREart Benefit, Charles Bank, New York, NY
Pattern And Light, Paducah A.I.R. Gallery, Paducah, KY
Journey of Peace: Art as Meditation, Osilas Gallery, Bronxville, NY
"When I paint a still life, I want ti to be anything but still." Kurt Anderson, Say What? Contemporary Art Gallery, Tannerville, NY
MudFest, Pratsville Art Center, Prattsville, NY
"Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" Waldo Emerson, Say What? Contemporary Art Gallery, Tannerville, NY
In to the Clove, Prattsville Art Center, Prattsville, NY
Strange Glue No. 1, Thompson Gallery, Weston, MA
[ ] is Not a Dirty Word, Place Mak, Seoul, South Korea
International Women's Day, 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Annual Show, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY
Sensory Overload, Concoran Gallery of Art/College of Art + Design, Washington, DC
42nd Annual National Visual Arts, Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton, TX
Der Zeitgenosse, Eastern Washington University Gallery, Cheney, WA
Arts in Harmony 2010, Arts Alliance, Elk River, MN
Fine Arts 2010, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY
Art Connections 6, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
The 9th Annual Art Inter/National Art Exhibition, Here and Abroad, Box Heart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Generations VII, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Awesome Doesn't Pay the Rent, The Soundry, Vienna, VA
Paint!, Climate Gallery, Long Island City, NY
20/20 International, Artspace MAGQ, Miami, FL
Home is Where the Art Is, Pen and Brush, New York, NY
Never Think Small, Climate Gallery, Long Island City, NY
MFA Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Steuben South Gallery, Brooklyn, NY


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Heading to a marketing conference this year? Do these 7 things first.
In less than two weeks I'll be heading to the USA to attend Social Media Marketing World, a big marketing conference with thousands of delegates from around the world. Given running events for marketers is a big part of my business, I'm pretty excited about attending a conference without having to do any planning or organising for it! I'm looking forward to networking, learning and soaking it all up!
I'm very keen to make sure that I make the most of this opportunity as going overseas (without my kids) for a work event is a fairly rare and special occasion. Being a planner, I want to make sure I've prepared to leverage this event to the max.
Here's how I've prepared for it:
New business cards: Yes, I'm very digital, but I also want to have business cards up to date for those occasions that call for it. My business cards are out of date so I'm organising a re-print.
Research the program and speakers: It's a three-day event so I have blocked out two hours in my diary to spend some solid time looking at the program, to prioritise the sessions and to research the speakers prior to the event.
Connect with other attendees prior to event: I've already shared my intentions to attend this conference and have exchanged emails with other people who are also attending. Before the event, I am reaching out to them again to see if there is a way to catch up around the event. There is also an app for the event with lots of conversations and opportunity to engage with other delegates.
Connect with marketers in San Diego and New York: As part of this trip I'm going to both New York and San Diego. I've been thinking about the connections I might already have in these cities and whether I can catch up with them whilst I'm nearby. I've already reached out to a few of my contacts (including Brisbane marketers who now live in America and local experts who we've brought to Australia to speak previously) and am making times to catch up. Can't wait!
Get my intro right: Throughout my trip I'll definitely be asked "what do you do". It's often the first question that gets asked, especially in a networking context. But do you know how to answer it in a way that starts a conversation, rather than ends it? I've been listening to a podcast by Clay Hebert who has some great ideas on how to nail your intro. It's all about following a format of "I help to ".
Block out diary time after event: It's easy to attend an event, feel that you get a lot out of it, but then walk away and not do anything different afterwards. I want to make sure that I have allocated time to review the learnings and ideas that I get from the event, as well as to follow up with the connections I make on the day. I'm allocating half a day to follow up on my notes and connections in the week after the event.
Plan to learn: I'm hoping that by the time I arrive at the conference I'll have a good idea of the learning gaps I want to fill at this event. Plus, I'm also thinking about how I can share those learnings with others in my team and beyond, whether it be through an article, a video or other.
It's true that I'm giving this event extra thought and preparation because I'm travelling so far to be there, but it's worth thinking about how these tips apply to any event you're attending. After all, once you're paying for a ticket and dedicating your time, you've already made a commitment and it's worth getting as much out of that commitment as you can!


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Archive for July 12th, 2007
It seems Chertoff and Santorum aren't alone. This is what Dennis Milligan told the Arkasas-Democrat Gazette on June 3, 2007:
"At the end of the day, I believe fully the president is doing the right thing, and I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on [Sept. 11, 2001 ], and the naysayers will come around very quickly to appreciate not only the commitment for President Bush, but the sacrifice that has been made by men and women to protect this country," Milligan said.
And why the hell isn't every single TV news commentator and mainstream news outlet screaming about this cr@p?! Come on Keith – chat this guy up while reporting about Chertoff! This nation deserves to know the kind of people who are in positions of power – or, at least, the people who think they are in power.
We are the only ones who can stop them – why aren't all of you wearing "When." wristbands, or "Impeach" t-shirts, or some damned thing to let them, know we're in on the game?! Step up – or when the sh*t hits the fan, don't cry about how no one told you.
They're telling you every single day!


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'Blackout fears are further evidence of Brexit catastrophe' - Ó Muilleoir
The revelation that a no-deal Brexit could lead to electricity blackouts here is just the latest evidence of the 'catastrophic impact' it will have on the island of Ireland, Sinn Féin MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has said.
The party's Brexit spokesperson was commenting after it emerged that British Government officials are preparing a 'no deal' notice that warns of rocketing energy costs here and potential electricity black-outs.
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said:
"This is just the latest example of the catastrophic impact which the Brexit agenda risks imposing on the entire island of Ireland.
"The single market on the island of Ireland is underpinned by membership of the EU's Internal Energy Market (IEM) which requires alignment with EU rules including industrial emissions regulations and restrictions on state aid.
"If Britain crashes out of that, their own officials are now warning that could lead to a disastrous scenario here in the North with costs rising by as much as 34% or even the lights going out altogether.
"That is the kind of collateral damage that the Brexiteers in the Tory Party, aided and abetted by the DUP, are prepared to force upon the people of the North.
"It again reinforces the absolute necessity of ensuring the referendum vote in the North is respected by securing special status for us to remain.
"The Irish Government and the EU27 must also continue to stand firm in the Brexit negotiations and defend the interests of all Irish citizens, North and South."


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Getting paid to travel the world is something most people can only dream over, but for Hayleigh Jade, it's a reality. Below she shares what a month in her life looks like
It's been the busiest month for travel I have ever had
For some context, that means ten flights, three countries and too many hours travelling, I dare not count. As a travel blogger, it is obvious that travelling is something I am passionate about. It's a sense of freedom I have found no other outlet to express, it's therapy, it's an addiction.
Its 4 am, I am reluctantly awake and ready to leave to the airport for leg 1/10 of my crazy month. First stop, Riga. The East is somewhere I have never really had the opportunity to explore, I wanted to experience the world without it being that 'West' we all seem to know and love. I wasn't disappointed.
Latvia was a beautiful mixture of beauty, history and polar opposites. Beautiful beaches to bustling cities. Gorgeous Gastby'esque style monstrosities built next to the physical reminders of the Soviet occupation in the 1940's. It's a beautifully chaotic mix. And I have to say, some of the best food I have eaten in the world, and we all know how crucial that is. I left Latvia with a thirst for more Eastern travel, I was surprised by the charm of the East, I didn't know what I was expecting, but I left wanting more.
I flew home, and within 12 hours was running around my bombsite of a bedroom trying to mentally switch from needing clothes for rain and twelve degrees, to mountains and thirty-degree heat in the Rockies (little did I know it would later drop to three degrees while I was out there).
I woke the next morning and again, rushed my way to the airport (sensing a theme here, are we?). I made my way across the Atlantic Ocean to one of my favourite places on Earth. I mentioned travel is my therapy, well Canada is my drug.
After 17 hours, one lost suitcase and a mental breakdown later I arrived in Canmore, Alberta. I was clothes-less, but I was in heaven. It wasn't exactly a smooth trip, after losing my luggage we found out that the car we had planned to use for our road trip West to Vancouver Island, was unusable.
In my eyes, it was all a blessing in disguise. We hired a car and decided to spend our time visiting some places locally (locally in Canada is within 3 hours' drive…) something I had never really had the chance to do in the ten years I have been coming to Alberta.
I can't begin to describe the staggering scenery in the summer months in the Rockies. Its the bluest water you will ever see, with towering mountain giants and tiny looking pine trees. We drove through mountain ranges, past glaciers and waterfalls.
Crossed canyons and stopped at lookout points that looked as if they were painted. I don't think I have ever felt so small and insignificant, and sometimes that's the best feeling.
There was one moment in the 20 days I was out there, that truly took my breath away. I'm one of life's gazers, I will stare purposelessly at anything beautiful. I looked up at the sky en route home and saw the most amazing starry night, something that would beat anything I had ever seen before online. We drove to a secluded lake in the middle of the mountains, and set up camp for some night photography.
Well, my photographer companion did, I just absolutely lost myself gazing up at the night sky. It turns out I lay there for 2 hours straight and didn't move an inch, I had lost all sense of time and of awareness. I gazed at the milky way, the stars and the planets, and the shooting stars that danced among them. It was one of those trips that I will tell my children about, something truly memorable and wonderful.
From stargazing, to poutine, to Airbnb cabins in the middle of nowhere, to Canadian puppy friends and ice hockey, Canada is genuinely one of the most intoxicating places I've ever ventured to.
My suitcase eventually arrived, but by that point I had almost gotten used to being without. Just in time for me to start heading home…


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Little Alliyah's life of pain: She needs a machine to help her breathe, and has spent every night of her 14-month life on a hospital bed. But soon, she'll finally be going home
- Alliyah Broadby has suffered from a range of breathing, lung and heart complications since birth
- From next month, Alliyah will be able to have her treatments on the Gold Coast instead of Brisbane, bringing her closer to home
- The 14-month-old had to have a surgical hole made in her neck, so she can be attached to a respirator when she sleeps because her breathing stops
- The transfer plan was made after her mother wrote to Premier Campbell Newman earlier this year about her daughter's condition
- Alliyah will get to go home during the day and spend more quality time with her siblings but will be taken back to hospital each night
- Her mother describes her daughter's condition - the 'cute syndrome' because she's too cute to be sick
Little Alliyah Broadby has spent her whole life in hospitals, but that's all about to change for the 14-month-old when she finally gets to move home next month.
Her mum Kathryn Gordon, 39, and dad Mark Broadby, 43, received the news on Sunday that their daughter will be able to leave the Brisbane hospital and move to the Gold Coast Hospital nearer to their home on September 8.
The move - green lighted by Queensland Premier Campbell Newman after she appealed to him for help - will allow Alliyah, who who has suffered a range of breathing, lung and heart complications since birth, to go home during the day and spend more time with her siblings - but she will have to go back to hospital each night.
The ordeal will be made easier for her parents who live just a few kilometres away from the hospital.
The bubbly tot has only spent one night away from a hospital and at her family's Gold Coast home on her birthday
Mrs Gordon told Daily Mail Australia that it has been a challenging 14 months of sweat and tears for her family but she wasn't going to back down until changes were made for her daughter.
'I'm not easy and one to take no for an answer so we needed to push the boundaries because when it's your own daughter - we're her only advocate,' she said.
'Sometimes you have to step on a few people's toes for whats best for Alliyah and our four kids back at our Gold Coast home.'
Mrs Gordan and her husband have four children together - Kaitlyn and Kailen, who are twins age 11, Ashlynn, 13 and Darienne 15. Mr Broadby also has a daughter name Dimity, 22, who lives in Tasmania.
'We have fought hard for the transition because we have a big family and it was not possible for us to just pick up our bags and move to Brisbane.
'My husband and I have had sleepless nights and we've tried to rotate our weeks so I would stay with Alliyah one week and Mark would do the other and so on.
Mrs Gordon said Christmas is looking promising but will have their fingers and toes crossed that she will be at home permanently by the end of September
The bubbly tot has only spent one night away from a hospital and at her family's Gold Coast home on her birthday, when a nurse had to stay with her overnight.
But next month, Alliyah will be able to have her treatments at the Gold Coast University Hospital.
'Alliyah will get to come home during the day and spend more quality time with her brothers and sisters but we will have to take her back to the hospital every night.
'It's still not ideal but at this stage, it is a lot better to finally have her in our home but we are hoping for the hopsital to find a night time carer so she gets to be home permanently.
'Christmas is looking promising but we have our fingers and toes crossed that she will be at home permanently by the end of September.
'We still don't have a clear reason as to why she has the condition but I like to call it the 'cute syndrome' - because she's too cute to be sick. She is a smart little cookie and the support we've had from everyone has been exceptional.'
Next month: Alliyah will get to go home during the day and spend more quality time with her brothers and sisters but will be taken back to hospital every night
Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said since Alliyah was born at Tweed Heads in July last year, her complex needs have taken her to intensive care units at the Royal Women's, Royal Children's and Mater Children's Hospitals.
'She has had strong support every day from her family, but for her mum, dad and brothers and sisters, it has been a tough time.'
Mr Springborg said Alliyah's health and continued development was the number one priority for all involved in the case and he thanked her medical team and carers for their determined and professional support.
Alliyah Broadby, who has spent her entire life sleeping in a hospital bed, will finally be allowed to go home each day
'Now we have agreement on the next phase of Alliyah's care, which will begin with a move to the Gold Coast University Hospital about the middle of next month,' he said.
'Alliyah was born with a respiratory condition that is capably managed by clinicians here at the Mater. It's a specialised area of care not previously available on the Gold Coast, which will be provided under the plan.'
Her parents couldn't be happier with the news and on their tribute page to their little girl tittled Alliyah's Journey, her parents wrote on Thursday: 'FINALLY!!! GREAT NEWS!!! We are getting out of the Mater and back to the Gold Coast.
'We hope that our stay at the Gold Coast Hospital will be short lived and we get home permanently sooner rather than later. Good news is, we will get to take Alliyah home EVERYDAY!!'
Mrs Gordon describes her daughter's condition - the cute syndrome because she's too cute to be sick
Mrs Broadby told AAP: 'When people look at her, they just see her as being a little girl apart from the trach in her neck'.
Alliyah has had a tracheostomy, a surgical hole made in her neck, so she can be attached to a respirator when she sleeps because her breathing stops.
The Broadbys have had to take shifts staying with Alliyah at the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane, while the other looks after the couple's other four children on the Gold Coast.
The 14-month-old has suffered from a range of breathing, lung and heart complications since birth
Alliyah is being transferred to the Gold Coast University Hospital which much closer to her home than the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane where she has been receiving her treatment
'We're her lifeline,' Mrs Broadby told reporters.
'No nurse can put the time and effort that we have into her.'
Mrs Broadby said her daughter's cheeky personality, which is coupled with a disarming smile, often belies the full extent of her medical troubles.
'Sometimes people go "it doesn't look like there's much wrong with her". But she is a complex-needs child and she does require constant supervision.'
Alliyah has had a tracheostomy, a surgical hole made in her neck, so she can be attached to a respirator when she sleeps because her breathing stops
Mrs Broadby wrote to Premier Campbell Newman earlier this year about her daughter's condition, which prompted a transfer plan to the Gold Coast University Hospital.
Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said the transfer would come about in stages but would likely be underway in September.
'The important thing about returning Alliyah home is that she will be able to be monitored at the Gold Coast University Hospital,' he said.
'I am proud of the work our Gold Coast and Mater medical teams have done to help Alliyah and her family,' he said.
'Alliyah will move to the Gold Coast Children's Critical Care Unit as part of a staged care plan, which is only possible because of new services now in place at Gold Coast University Hospital.
'The transfer requires training and thorough careful planning, but we are all confident that Alliyah will move in September.
Alliyah will move to the Gold Coast Children's Critical Care Unit as part of a staged care plan
Gold Coast Health Board Chair Ian Langdon said that making sure the health needs of his own community were being met was a priority for his Board.
'The Children's Critical Care service is just one of many new services including neonatal intensive care, cardiac surgery, and radiation therapy now available on the Gold Coast,' he said.
'There are not only new facilities at the Gold Coast but also the clinical expertise and experience required to provide clinical care for children with complex cases.
'This has only been possible through strong partnerships with fellow providers such as the Mater Children's Hospital.'
Mr Langdon said future plans for Alliyah would be determined by the clinicians who cared for her, working in partnership with the family to achieve the best outcomes for Alliyah.
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Celebs who rock the shorter-lengths
Here at Janes, we're forever in the should we, shouldn't debate when it comes to cutting our hair! Whether you have long hair and want it mid-length or mid-length and want it short, the indecisiveness of whether you ACTUALLY should or not is always there!!
Will you regret it? Will you love it? Will other people love it or hate it?! Will it make me more content with my boring barnet?
You might be aiming for a Michelle Williams inspired elfin crop or an Alexa Chung mid-length, either way, it's scary stuff!
Unsurprisingly, celebs are lucky to enough to have access to some of the worlds best hair stylists and so they rarely come out of the hairdressers looking like their mum has been at them with some hedge clippers. We however aren't always so lucky (cue cringes whilst having flashbacks of walking out of salon as our eyes well-up with shock horror!)
All that aside, it doesn't mean we don't seriously love, and massively aspire to having a crop or mid-length style that makes people double take us in the street and think 'wow, I wish I could get my hair like that'!
And, as we all know, it's much easier when you can show a hairdressers a picture, so here we take a look at some of our favourite shorter lengths!
Are you going for the chop? Send your pics to @tweetjanes


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UCLA head baseball coach John Savage is savvy when securing recruits to power his upperechelon program, which saw NCAA Tournament action for the third consecutive year in 2008. While commanding the Bruins for the past five years, Savage has achieved national recognition for his recruiting classes. Four were ranked in the top 13 by Baseball America. Here, Savage pitches his thoughts about the baseball recruiting process and the role of JuCo as a prelude to suiting up for a D-I program.
STACK: What sets baseball recruiting apart from other sports?
John Savage: The number one thing is the [MLB] draft. We have to deal with the draft every June, so we have to get the best players [who] really value education [and who] value the experience of playing at a school such as UCLA—having a chance to be an All-American; having a chance to go across country and play at a Miami or an Ole Miss or an ACC or SEC school; and then having the opportunity to play at Omaha for a National Championship.
STACK: Describe what you're looking for in a recruit.
JS: A player [who] can really withstand everything involved in being a student-athlete at UCLA. Number one: Can [he] handle it academically? We need to find a person [who] can really stay up in the classroom and also stay up with all the happenings [of] being a student-athlete in the weight room, conditioning, traveling and performing at [a] high level.
STACK: Do you think players understand the degree of responsibility required for college baseball?
JS: No, it's a whole new experience…very unlike high school. From getting up in the morning [to weight train and condition], to going to class… [and] in terms of hitting or throwing a bullpen [session], and then getting into practice. After that, you get into studying, and the next day it's the same thing. The time [commitment] that we ask from our athletes is a lot.
STACK: Can you talk about junior college and how it affects the D-I recruiting process?
JS: A player [who] may not be quite ready physically and mentally [but] is a good student can go to a junior college to develop his skills and then go to a four-year school. If [he is] a qualifier out of high school and [passes] 24 units, [he] can transfer right away after one year. If [he's] not a qualifier, then [he has] to get [his associate's] degree. If you look at a lot of the [D-I] programs throughout the country, [many]…take players from junior college programs, and they get more mature players, and they get…stronger players.
STACK: How typical is it for an athlete to go to a junior college before moving up to a D-I program?
JS: [At] UCLA, it's a small percentage—probably 10 percent. At a state school, you see maybe more [of an influx] of junior college players. If [a] player is a good student and he's a person who shows that he can handle the academics [at] UCLA, then certainly we'll look at that route.
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Benefits of UI / UX for Online Business
Salsa is a digital marketing enthusiast, a traveler, and full-time…
Did you know that only 1 % of the world population was connected to the Internet in 1995? Currently, about 40 % of the global population has Internet access. The internet revolution has changed the way it interacts, the spread of information, and way of doing business. According to Accenture, B2B business operators state that 86% of their customers can now buy products online.
Regardless what the nature of the firm is, if you want to be widely known, then you have to go public go online. So start thinking how to make your websites attract customers and beat the market that's getting tougher each day.
Creativity is the ultimate solution. Come up with the interesting mixture of logos, colors, features and graphics that can create a strong emotional impression for the customers to have the positive impact on your sales. Designs on a website are often called UI / UX. How to start UI / UX for online business.
What is UI / UX?
UI is the User Interface Design. UI is the presentation of a website that is capable of creating the sensation and response for customers. Button, display, images, sounds, is a form of UI. UI can be said as a kind of show.
UX (User Experience Design) is the process of developing and improving the quality of interaction between the user and the computer system. In short, it is the feeling users have when using your product. Do the buttons function well? Is it easy, efficient and user-friendly?
When using the website or an application, the shape, the color, and the button like the image that appears is UI. Whereas, clicking on the button and being directed to a different page is UX.
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A website is perceived as unprofessional and non-user friendly if the keys or buttons clicked does not work as programmed. Therefore, mastering in UI/UX is imperative for your online business.
Improves the Quality of Your Brand
While doing a test drive on a luxury car, all that you think of is being comfortable and luxurious because the feel that the car gives you with its captivating audio system and the softness of the seats when it touches your skin. UX is the desire always to go back to a restaurant because besides the food was good, we are already familiar with the salesperson. In addition to attractive appearance (UI), the user should feel comfortable with your product (UX). Features that are easy to use, simple, and efficient will foster a sense of comfort to the website or application. Users will 'feel at home', linger, re-visit and even recommend your site to more people. The more people are loyal to your product, the higher the quality of your brand.Waze Application Waze is an example of a successful UI/UX design. Waze is world's largest community-based traffic and navigation app. Waze became viral and is widely used by the community for its design which is simple and easily understood by the various levels of society.They managed to gain customers who believe in their brand.
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UI / UX must ensure that the website or application is easy to use and understand. Designers should always position themselves as a standard user who will be able to use the site.
Attractive UI design will make users stay longer on your website, so the possibility of them registering to your newsletter and making a purchase will be greater too. Clear, elegant, and simple designs are the key to converting visitors into buyers of your product. iprice Group, an online shopping platform which is established in seven countries across South East Asia has managed to increase traffic to their Indonesia site by up to 224 % and an increase to a total revenue of more than 100 % in just eight months. The strategy is always to evaluate the UI / UX design.
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Attract Investor
Getting investors are paramount from inception stage of startup till the development process. Without funding from investors, the idea of coming up with start-up will always remain a dream or due to the shortage in operating expenses, you might have to close down the business. According to the founder of uxpin, more than 80 investors in the Valley are very interested in the products designed by start-ups. A good idea, when is not planned properly will not succeed in capturing user attention, because the competition in the market is getting tougher.
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Malaysia Airlines CEO Warns of Layoffs, 'Sweat' and 'Tears' in Memo
Airlines & Airports Malaysia Airlines Rich Thomaselli May 08, 2015
As Malaysia Airlines begins to downsize and is rumored to be selling off its fleet of six Airbus 380 superjumbo jets, new chief executive officer Christoph Mueller warned staff in a memo that the situation is more challenging than he first thought.
"Since the new airline will be smaller in size, we simply have not enough work for all of you," Mueller wrote. "Sometimes you have to retreat and regroup before growing again. And that is the ultimate target. We want to grow again in the last phase of restructuring."
Mueller was the former head of Aer Lingus. He was brought in last year when the government and its private equity firm invested capital in Malaysia Airlines and privatized the carrier.
The airline was devastated last year by two separate tragedies. In March, a Malaysia Airlines jet en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared with 239 people on board. It has not been found; officials said they believe the plane crashed in the Indian Ocean and all on board are presumed dead.
In July, a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine, apparently by pro-Russian separatists. Some 298 passengers and crew on board were killed.
Mueller said Malaysia Airlines will begin laying off employees this month in an effort to reduce overall costs, and it is also believed to be looking to sell or lease its fleet of six A-380 jets. This week, Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, said it had leased two more Boeing 737-800s to Malaysia Airlines, bringing the total to three.
According to the Irish Independent, Malaysia Airlines is "suffering badly from a heavily damaged brand reputation," Mueller wrote.
The turnaround and the path to profitability will take three to five years, he said.
"It is my duty to tell you today that the medicine is bitter and that the fitness programme which is required to bring us back into shape will cause a lot of sweat and sometimes tears. But it will be rewarding in the end," he wrote.
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SmartX IP Controller – MP Series is a multi-purpose, fully programmable IP based field controller and is consisted of two model categories: MP-C and MP-V. The MP-C models offer a flexible mix of I/O point types across five models: MP-C15A, MP-C18A, MP-C18B, MP-C24A, MP-C36A that suits a wide range of HVAC applications. The MP-V models are available in two models MP-V7A and MP-V9A that are equipped with integrated damper actuator and airflow sensor. All MP Series controllers support a dedicated sensor port to power and communicate with up to 4 SmartX Living Space sensors.
SmartX IP Controller – RP series is a BACnet IP based room purpose controller that comes in four different models. The offers consist a flexible range of I/O point types that suits a wide range of HVAC room applications for Fan Coil and Chilled Beam systems.
All RP models supports a dedicated sensor port to power and communicate with up to four SmartX Living Space Sensors. RP series controller is the main IoT hub for the Connected Room Solution and is future ready for integration with light and blind.
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All RP-C models can be equipped with optional covers to reduce access to the screw terminals and wires if desired. The cover is easily mounted via a fast snap on without any need for screwing.
The RP Series controller support begins with EcoStruxure Building Operation v3.0.
All RP controllers connect to expansion modules via the Room bus, and provides I/O expansion for lighting and blind control to the controllers. RP-C offers the option of a wide range of expansion modules including DALI, 1-10V and SMI. These modules are offered, with and without power distribution.
The RP-C DALI expansion module connects to the RP-C room controllers and provides I/O expansion for DALI lighting control to the controllers. The DALI lighting module enables power supply and control of lights equipped with DALI control gear The DALI lighting module is a DALI-2 certified device which means benefits such as improved interoperability and easier installation and maintenance. Lighting can be controlled by the RP-C through motion detection and light intensity measurement provided by the Multi-sensor or by SmartX Sensors connected to the RP-C. The DALI lighting module is part of the RP Series expansion modules for connected room solution and can be combined with other modules from this product range. The DALI lighting module has the following features: • One DALI channel, which is split into four outputs, for control of up to 32 lights • Up to 16 DALI groups for common control of lights • Four digital inputs for connection of light switches, window contacts, etc. • Power consumption monitoring per module • Suitable for mounting in ceilings • Wieland connectors allow for quick and easy installation
The RP-C expansion blind control module which are available in a low voltage and high voltage version connects to the RP-C room controllers. These modules enable supply and control of motorized blinds and shutters. The blind module has the following features: • motor control outputs for low voltage/ high voltage blinds • 4 digital inputs for connection of blind switches, window contacts, etc. • Estimation of the power consumption per module • Wieland connectors allow for quick and easy installation.
The RP-C also allows the connection of the multi-sensor on the Room bus . The multi-sensor is used for infrared motion detection and the measurement of light levels. The sensor's three flexible mounting brackets (springs) enable quick and easy installation on a suspended ceiling tile. The sensor also comes with a mounting ring, which allows the sensor to be installed on a ceiling with drywall anchors and junction/gang box. The sensor is connected to the RP-C room controller using an RJ45 type quick connector. The multi-sensor has the following features: • Powered through the Room Bus • Motion detection via infrared sensor • Luminosity measurement (for natural light and the indoor area) A Bluetooth® adapter is available for commissioning and service. It is temporarily connected to installed communicating sensors and allows for quick setup and configuration.
The Bluetooth adapter communicates to upload devices (smart phone, laptop, table, etc.) with the Living Space Sensor EcoStruxure Building Operation app installed via USB or Bluetooth communications. SmartX sensors are a family of living space sensors for use with SmartX IP controllers that use the EcoStruxure Building Operation user interface. These sensors use an RJ-45 sensor bus that provides communication and power from the SmartX IP controller. For quick installation, up to four SmartX sensors may be connected to each SmartX IP controller through the RJ-45 sensor bus using Cat 5/6 cable (22 to 26 AWG).
SmartX living space sensors are modular and are ordered in two parts: the sensor base and the cover. Four SmartX communicating sensor base models are available that can be paired with any one of six covers. CO2, Relative Humidity, and Temperature sensor base options provide an efficient, cost effective solution for living space air quality and comfort needs. Covers are available with a 61 mm (2.4") backlit color touchscreen and a three button non-display version for override and setpoint. Blank covers with no user interface are also available. All modular cover variants are available with and without passive infrared occupancy sensors
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I am, currently, relaxed about having no direction.
"Is this it?" evolved to "This isn't it!" then, eventually grew into "Oh, well."
We are expected to aim high, thrive.
The higher you get, though, the windier it gets. I wouldn't know, but so it seems.
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Ivanka Trump is shuttering her clothing line in order to focus on her role as senior adviser in her father's White House, the company announced Tuesday.
The move comes over a year after she split from the company to enter the White House as a senior adviser.
Ms Trump launched the brand in 2014, but after her father's election was faced with boycotts from shoppers.
Ms Trump had reportedly become frustrated by the difficulties posed by avoiding possible conflicts of interest while serving in the White House.
A spokesperson for the company said the decision "has nothing to do with the performance of the brand and is based solely on Ivanka's decision to remain in Washington indefinitely."
After 17 months in her White House role Ms Trump said she did not know "when or if I will ever return to the business".
"But I do know that my focus for the foreseeable future will be the work I am doing here in Washington, so making this decision now is the only fair outcome for my team and partners," Ivanka Trump said in a statement.
"I am beyond grateful for the work of our incredible team who has inspired so many women; each other and myself included. While we will not continue our mission together, I know that each of them will thrive in their next chapter," she added.
Ms Trump's fashion career started with the launch of her jewellery brand in 2007. She developed seven categories ranging from footwear and handbags to eyewear and fragrance over the next six years.
Ms Trump herself imposed restrictions on how the company could operate when she moved to work for her father, including not expanding internationally and requiring the firm to obtain her approval before striking agreements with new domestic partners.
The company said these restrictions limited the company's ability to grow and meant winding down the business was the fairest option for the brand's partners and its employees.
The firm also said that Ms Trump would not agree to selling the brand since a third party was unlikely to adhere to the restrictions she had put in place.


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We are now hand-building a prototype that should have 600 to 900 Watt-hours per kilogram of capacity. (600 Wh/kg is 2.4 times the capacity of leading lithium ion batteries, and we expect that in production, our battery will be less than half their cost per kilowatt-hour of capacity.)
Early tests indicate a potential in volume production of over 1,200 Watt-hours per kilogram, which is comfortably over NASA's 700 Watt-hours per kg estimate of the tipping point to go beyond today's research on hybrid battery aircraft, to full battery electric commercial passenger aircraft (reference: direct communication with head of Small Business Innovation Research for the Aeronautics Division). The capacity may exceed 1,800 Watt-hours per kilogram within a year.
If it's good enough for aircraft, it will work for light-, medium- and heavy-duty land and sea vehicles. It will also work for stationary applications, including providing intermittent renewable-source electricity on demand for smart micro-grids and giant grids, wind and solar farms, residential and commercial rooftop (and canopy) solar, and charging the world's vehicles at night with energy stored during the day.
Technical performance is valuable; it takes long cycle life, safety, abundant materials, and low cost to make it revolutionary. Here is how our battery technology stacks up:
We will use a mature, high-volume, very low-cost mass fabrication system to fabricate the electrodes and solid-state electrolytes. We expect to be able to sell for under $100 per kWh of battery capacity, at full volume production – well over 200 Gigawatt-hours (200 million kWh) per year, per plant.


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SSA imposters top IRS in consumer loss reports
Have you gotten calls about supposed problems with your Social Security number from callers pretending they're with the Social Security Administration (SSA)? If so, you're not alone. Our latest Data Spotlight finds that reports about SSA imposters are surging, while reports about IRS imposters have taken a dive.
As the Spotlight puts it, "In the shady world of government imposters, the SSA scam may be the new IRS scam." While reports of SSA imposters have swelled – nearly half of the reports we've gotten in the last year have come in the past two months alone – reports of IRS scammers have plunged. What's more, people told us they lost $19 million to SSA imposters in the past year. That overtakes the $17 million reported lost to IRS imposters in 2016, the peak year of the IRS scam.


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A Landscape History of North East Yorkshire
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A Landscape History of North East Yorkshire
Dr Laura Eddey
Ryedale in North East Yorkshire encompasses one of the most unique landscapes in Britain. Mapping by early geologists in this area directed early earth scientists away from theology and towards more modern geological theory. This talk will examine how those ideas were shaped and by whom, and how these ideas and observations are used in the context of modern research.
Dr Laura Eddey has a PhD in Quaternary geology from the University of Sheffield. She currently works as an assistant planner at Ryedale District Council and as an independent researcher researching the interaction between geology, geomorphology, and landscape change in North East Yorkshire.
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Dear Ralph,
I trust you are well. I just want to let you know that last week we finally applied for my Permanent Residence Permit. I would like say thank you to John & Gabriella for the patience, the support and the dedication with my "complicated"case.
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In October of 2007, I purchased a beautiful new HP Pavilion Laptop DV9535nr with Nvidia Geforce graphics card from my local Best Buy. After all was said and done, the purchase totaled over $2,400.
I began to notice that the laptop would get very, very hot (like cook an egg hot) whenever I used it for more than an hour or so. (bad sign #1) In early June of this year, the laptop began to shut itself off without warning and upon restart, would display strange colored lines on the screen. (bad sign #2) In July, it died. The laptop would turn on, but there was no video, at all, nothing, just a backlit black screen.
I returned the laptop to Best Buy, who sent it off to HP. Almost a month later, I received the laptop with the simple explanation that my "motherboard had been replaced." (bad sign #3)
A few weeks ago, and exactly one week after the one-year warranty had expired, the motherboard failed again, completely. This time, I got no warning first, it just died. So, I returned the laptop to Best Buy, who sent it back to HP.
Two weeks later, I received an email from Best Buy that my laptop was ready to be picked up (yippee!). Once I arrived, I was informed that HP "was not able to reach me by phone, so they shipped the laptop back unrepaired." When I inquired as to why HP was trying to reach me by phone (and P.S. I am registered as a customer on their website) I was told that the cost to replace the motherboard was going to be $1,003.00. (Let me repeat that) $1,003.00!!!!!
The Geek Squad employee asked me to authorized the charge and she would ship it back to HP for the repair. "Hang on!" I said, gritting my teeth. "I just had the motherboard replaced three months ago. Are you telling me that HP is going to charge me for a new motherboard that is only 90 days old??" I was then informed that "yes" HP was going to charge me if I wanted the laptop repaired.
I snatched up the dead computer and left in a mighty huff, certain that the I.T. guys in my office would save the day. (Wishful thinking on my part)
Now here's the really bad news: For months and months, Nvidia (the maker of the graphics card in my laptop) has been aware of a design defect in some of their chips attached to motherboards. These chips overheat and basically fry the motherboard (hence the scalding hot lap top issue). This defect has affected millions of Apple MacBook Pro, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell laptops.
Nvidia has delayed recalling this part, giving their business partners (Dell, HP, Apple) time to push these chips past the one-year warranty period, which prevents these companies from having to pay for the repair. Unfortunately, the problem has become so enormous that Dell and Apple have finally agreed to replace the faulty motherboards free of charge for up to two years from date of purchase. HP has offered this on a limited number of their models, but is refusing to cover every model that is affected with this issue.
There is a huge raping of consumers going on with HP. If you read the complaints on HP's forum pages, the number is astounding (I have made about 6 posts, three of which HP has promptly removed. They are censoring the forum, but not responding to the issue). The bigger shock is that HP is refusing to budge. I guess they'd rather piss of their customers than ask Nvidia to pay for the replacement parts.
If HP doesn't want to pay for the repairs, then they should sue Nvidia for providing them with faulty hardware, not pass the cost on to consumers. HP should also extend the warranty (like Dell and Apple have done) for ALL affected models, not just a select few.
In the meantime, Nvidia should do the right thing and issue a major recall of these defective chips, instead of allowing their business partners to take the heat for their own blunder. I won't be buying another laptop with Nvidia graphics. ATI, here I come.
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