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You have a new role. You are the Director of the newly created National Technical-Collection Agency (NTA) whichcombines NSA, NGA, and the parts of DIA responsible for MASINT. You are expected, in your new job, to achievecost savings ? which means deemphasizing some programs among your ELINT, FISINT, IMINT, and MASINT efforts.(COMINT, though a part of your agency, is not a part of this exercise).The President has directed the National Security Council to undertake a bottom-up review of all nationalsecurity programs in order to find savings, while at the same time ensuring we have the capabilities necessaryto meet the challenges posed by the current world situation (as described in your scenario). The NSC has askedthe Director NTA (you) to provide a short (5 page) paper spelling out which non-literal technical collectioncapabilities are high priority, which are medium priority, and which are lowest priority, with yourjustification for these rankings given the current state of the world (of your scenario). That paper is yourassignment.Consider all of the collection ?INTs? and platforms discussed in chapters 3-11 of the course text as being, insome way, under your purview.keep these in mind in explaining your choices, but you do not need to revisit them in detail.? What problems or issues are you going to address with your collection?? What are your specific targets (e.g., published or internet sources, types of agents, communications links)?? How does your operational environment in the world of your scenario differ from that today? How do you proposeto change your collection methods to deal with it (e.g., tradecraft). Take into account not only the scenarioworld, but also the advances in technology, counterintelligence methods, etc., that can be expected over thenext ten years.!
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How Security Services Should Be Chosen
The vehicles used by the current day security patrol services contain a lot of special features which makes their use indispensible in patrolling important locations and properties. If you are planning to hire a patrolling guard with a van for your premises, then you will have to find out if the services which are the standard are being provided to you or not.
Ask if the patrol car has a CCTV camera
A CCTV camera is a very important feature in a patrolling car. If the car does not have this, then the car is as good as a blind patrol car. No recordings will be ever captured, and nothing will be known about any bad incidence without this feature. You must therefore know if the CCTV camera is there, or else check another patrolling service.
High visibility LED lights are there or not
If the patrolling car does not have high visibility LED lights, then also the car is of no good use in patrolling. Patrolling services hired for night patrolling has to have these lights which would have a high beam to find out activities at a distance. If the car is without them, you better check with another service provider.
You must also ask before hiring the services about emergency reporting
It may happen that you may feel helpless even with a tight security, and may have to call for advanced help. You must therefore have an emergency helpline number to get in touch with the security service provider.
If you ever feel that there is a real crisis, and the existing patrolling guards are falling short in controlling the crisis, you may get more help by contacting the number.
Research enough before finalizing with a security patrol services
Getting hold of the right security services or security patrol services is a task of some research and findings. You should not sign a contract for even a month with a service provider whom you dont know much about. There can be profound consequences, as you may lose security, money, infrastructure, property and mental peace. Thats because being guarded by a service which is not able enough is as good as giving off money for nothing.
Security services do not essentially have to come in a patrol car. Guards may also monitor the place in cars or simply walk and do the job. You will know more about it by seeing videos of such guards on duty.
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"A theater [Qendra Multimedia] in Kosovo is not afraid of using art to confront entrenched prejudices and to build empathy" – George Soros
"Brave and honest theater performance. One of the most interesting theater company from the South Eastern Europe" – Kazaliste.Hr
"...a true story that sets an example for all the hope for freedom, happiness and prosperity in the Europe of our days. And the disappointment." - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
"This is not the first attempt to use cultural events to bridge the gap between the countries. Polip, a literary festival in Pristina, first held in 2010, has Serbian writers among those regularly invited to participate." - The Guardian
"…the play is an explosion of burlesque, music and possibly offensive humor; it is simply a riot." - Prishtina Insight
"A Play with Four Actors and Some Pigs...," […] is a playfully absurd, crude, and incredibly clever portrayal of Kosovo's political scene." - The Theater Times
Directed by: Jochen Roller
Text by: Jeton Neziraj
Actresses: Agnes Nokshiqi, Alketa Sylaj, Donikë Ahmeti, Lyra Xhoci, Vjosa Abazi
Costumes by: Sebastian Ellrich
Lights: Marek Lamprecht, Denis Berisha
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Data from: Allergenic pollen production across a large city for common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
Katz D.S.W., Batterman S.A.
Predictions of airborne allergenic pollen concentrations at fine spatial scales require information on source plant location and pollen production. Such data are lacking at the urban scale, largely because manually mapping allergenic pollen producing plants across large areas is infeasible. However, modest-sized field surveys paired with allometric equations, remote sensing, and habitat distribution models can predict where these plants occur and how much pollen they produce. In this study, common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) was mapped in a field survey in Detroit, MI, USA. The relationship between ragweed presence and habitat-related variables derived from aerial imagery, LiDAR, and municipal data were used to create a habitat distribution model, which was then used to predict ragweed presence across the study area (392 km2). The relationship between inflorescence length and pollen production was used to predict pollen production in the city. Ragweed occurs in 1.7% of Detroit and total pollen production is 312 × 1012 pollen grains annually, but ragweed presence was highly heterogeneous across the city. Ragweed was predominantly found in in vacant lots (75%) and near demolished structures (48%), and had varying associations with land cover types (e.g., sparse vegetation, trees, pavement) detected by remote sensing. These findings also suggest several management strategies that could help reduce levels of allergenic pollen, including appropriate post-demolition management practices. Spatially-resolved predictions for pollen production will allow mechanistic modeling of airborne allergenic pollen and improved exposure estimates for use in epidemiological and other applications.
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Data from: Multi-scale habitat modeling identifies spatial conservation priorities for mainland clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa)
Bothwell H.M., Singh P., Rasphone A., Campos-Arceiz A., Moore J., Onuma M., Tan C.K.W., Burnham D., Bolongon G., Kamler J.F., Ross J., Htun S., Macdonald D.W., Kaszta Z., Hearn A.J., Macdonald E.A., Kawanishi K., Naing H., Channa P., Mark Rayan D., Hedges L., Wadey J., Clements G.R., Mohamad S.W., Ash E., Penjor U., Yadav B.P., Cushman S.A., Can O.E.
Aim Deforestation is rapidly altering Southeast Asian landscapes, resulting in some of the highest rates of habitat loss worldwide. Among the many species facing declines in this region, clouded leopards rank notably for their ambassadorial potential and capacity to act as powerful levers for broader forest conservation programmes. Thus identifying core habitat and conservation opportunities are critical for curbing further Neofelis declines and extending umbrella protection for diverse forest biota similarly threatened by widespread habitat loss. Furthermore, a recent comprehensive habitat assessment of Sunda clouded leopards (N. diardi) highlights the lack of such information for the mainland species (N. nebulosa), and facilitates a comparative assessment. Location Southeast Asia. Methods Species-habitat relationships are scale-dependent, yet <5% of all recent habitat modeling papers apply robust approaches to optimize multivariate scale relationships. Using one of the largest camera trap datasets ever collected, we developed scale-optimized species distribution models for two con-generic carnivores, and quantitatively compared their habitat niches. Results We identified core habitat, connectivity corridors, and ranked remaining habitat patches for conservation prioritization. Closed canopy forest was the strongest predictor, with ~25% lower Neofelis detections when forest cover declined from 100 to 65%. A strong, positive association with increasing precipitation suggests ongoing climate change as a growing threat along drier edges of the species' range. While deforestation and land use conversion were deleterious for both species, N. nebulosa was uniquely associated with shrublands and grasslands. We identified 800km2 as a minimum patch size for supporting clouded leopard conservation. Main Conclusions We illustrate the utility of multi-scale modeling for identifying key habitat requirements, optimal scales of use, and critical targets for guiding conservation prioritization. Curbing deforestation and development within remaining core habitat and dispersal corridors, particularly in Myanmar, Laos, and Malaysia, is critical for supporting evolutionary potential of clouded leopards and conservation of associated forest biodiversity.
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Data from: The complete genome sequence of the thermophilic bacterium Laceyella sacchari FBKL4.010 reveals the basis for tetramethylpyrazine biosynthesis in Moutai‐flavor Daqu
Li D., Wang C., Huang W., Qiu S.
The genus Laceyella consists of a thermophilic filamentous bacteria. The pure isolate of Laceyella sacchari FBKL4.010 was isolated from Moutai‐flavor Daqu, Guizhou Province, China. In this study, the whole genome was sequenced and analyzed. The complete genome consists of one 3,374,379‐bp circular chromosome with 3,145 coding sequences (CDSs), seven clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) regions of 12 CRISPRs. Moreover, we identified that the genome contains genes encoding key enzymes such as proteases, peptidases, and acetolactate synthase (ALS) of the tetramethylpyrazine metabolic pathway. Metabolic pathways relevant to tetramethylpyrazine synthesis were also reconstructed based on the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) PATHWAY database. Annotation and syntenic analyses using antiSMASH 4.0 also revealed the presence of two gene clusters in this strain that differ from known tetramethylpyrazine synthesis clusters, with one encoding amino acid dehydrogenase (ADH) and the other encoding transaminase in tetramethylpyrazine metabolism. The results of this study provide flavor and genomic references for further research on the flavor‐producing functions of strain FBKL4.010 in the Moutai liquor‐making process.
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Data from: Genetic drift during the spread phase of a biological invasion
Bélouard, Nadège, Paillisson, Jean-Marc, Oger, Adrien, Besnard, Anne-Laure, Petit, Eric
Recent theoretical and experimental models have evidenced the role played by evolution during species spread, and particularly question the influence of genetic drift at range edges. By investigating the spread of an aquatic invader in patchy habitats, we quantified genetic drift and explored its consequences on genetic diversity and fitness. We examined the interplay of gene flow and genetic drift in 36 populations of the red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, in a relatively recently invaded wetland area (30 years, Brière, northwestern France). Despite the small spatial scale of our study (15 km²), populations were highly structured according to the strong barrier of land surfaces and revealed a clear pattern of colonisation through watercourses. Isolated populations exhibited small effective sizes and low dispersal rates that depended on water connectivity, suggesting that genetic drift dominated in the evolution of allele frequencies in these populations. We also observed a significant decrease in the genetic diversity of isolated populations over only a two-year period, but failed to demonstrate an associated fitness cost using fluctuating asymmetry. This study documents the possible strong influence of genetic drift during the spread of a species, and such findings provide critical insights in the current context of profound rearrangements in species distributions due to global change.
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Data from: Total-evidence approach reveals an extinct lineage of Paederinae rove beetles from Cretaceous Burmese amber
Yamamoto S., Jenkins Shaw J., Zyla D.
The fossil record contains vital information about the evolution of lineages and is a source of data that cannot be reconciled in any other way than by the direct observation of morphologies. Total-evidence phylogenetic reconstruction is being increasingly used to assess the position of extinct taxa by incorporating morphological data from extinct and extant taxa together with molecular data from extant taxa in a united framework. Here we apply the method to two Cretaceous Burmese amber inclusions belonging to the rove beetle subfamily Paederinae. To perform the total evidence analysis, we constructed the first morphological matrix and the most comprehensive molecular dataset for the subfamily. Our analyses reveal an extinct lineage of Paederinae rove beetles with a suite of unique morphological characters, resulting in the description of a new genus: Diminudon gen. nov. and two new species: D. schomannae sp. nov. and D. kachinensis sp. nov. Simultaneously our analyses provide new insights into the evolution and classification of the entire subfamily. We also discuss the unusually small size of the newly described Paederinae, which may represent an additional case for miniaturization in the Cretaceous.
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Data from: Aragonite bias exhibits systematic spatial variation in the late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, North America
Dean, Christopher, Allison, Peter, Hampson, Gary, Hill, Jon
Preferential dissolution of the biogenic carbonate polymorph aragonite promotes preservational bias in shelly marine faunas. Whilst field studies have documented the impact of preferential aragonite dissolution on fossil molluscan diversity, its impact on regional and global biodiversity metrics is debated. Epicontinental seas are especially prone to conditions which both promote and inhibit preferential dissolution, which may result in spatially extensive zones with variable preservation. Here we present a multi-faceted evaluation of aragonite dissolution within the late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway of North America. Occurrence data of molluscs from two time intervals (Cenomanian-Turonian boundary, early Campanian) are plotted on new high-resolution paleogeographies to assess aragonite preservation within the seaway. Fossil occurrences, diversity estimates and sampling probabilities for calcitic and aragonitic fauna were compared in zones defined by depth and distance from the seaway margins. Apparent range sizes, which could be influenced by differential preservation potential of aragonite between separate localities, were also compared. Our results are consistent with exacerbated aragonite dissolution within specific depth zones for both time slices, with aragonitic bivalves additionally showing a statistically significant decrease in range size compared to calcitic fauna within carbonate-dominated Cenomanian-Turonian strata. However, we are unable to conclusively show that aragonite dissolution impacted diversity estimates. Therefore, whilst aragonite dissolution is likely to have affected the preservation of fauna in specific localities, time averaging and instantaneous preservation events preserve regional biodiversity. Our results suggest that the spatial expression of taphonomic biases should be an important consideration for paleontologists working on paleobiogeographic problems.
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Data from: Genetics of adaptation: experimental test of a biotic mechanism driving divergence in traits and genes
Rennison, Diana, Rudman, Seth, Schluter, Dolph
The genes underlying adaptations are becoming known, yet the causes of selection on genes -- a key step in the study of the genetics of adaptation -- remains uncertain. We address this issue experimentally in a threespine stickleback species pair showing exaggerated divergence in bony defensive armor in association with competition-driven character displacement. We used semi-natural ponds to test the role of a native predator in causing divergent evolution of armor and two known underlying genes. Predator presence/absence altered selection on dorsal spines and allele frequencies at the Msx2a gene across a generation. Evolutionary trajectories of alleles at a second gene, Pitx1, and the pelvic spine trait it controls, were more variable. Our experiment demonstrates how manipulation of putative selective agents help to identify causes of evolutionary divergence at key genes, rule out phenotypic plasticity as a sole determinant of phenotypic differences, and eliminate reliance on fitness surrogates. Divergence of predation regimes in sympatric stickleback is associated with coevolution in response to resource competition, implying a cascade of biotic interactions driving species divergence. We suggest that as divergence proceeds, an increasing number of biotic interactions generate divergent selection, causing more evolution in turn. In this way, biotic adaptation perpetuates species divergence through time during adaptive radiation in an expanding number of traits and genes.
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Data from: Euconodont hard tissue: preservation patterns of the basal body
Kido E., Suttner T.J.
Conodont elements, consisting of crown and basal tissue are the well-known fossilized hard parts of Conodonta (extinct marine chordates), but the taphonomic processes leading to decomposition or remineralization of the basal tissue are not well understood. Here we focus on the taphonomy of basal tissue, reviewing the published record and describing new material from Asia and Europe (248 occurrences globally). These include crown and basal tissue in conjunction, and isolated basal bodies showing different stages of preservation. Some isolated specimens resemble phosphate rings similar to those assigned to Phosphannulus universalis. High-resolution biostratigraphy indicates that the lamellar type of conodont basal tissue is found in all facies and depositional environments. Other basal tissue types, described in the literature as tubular, mesodentine, spherulitic or lamellar with canalules, are limited to the early Palaeozoic and found exclusively in siliciclastic deposits (with the exception of spherulitic tissue). Although the stratigraphic record of basal tissue spans the range of Euconodonta (Cambrian–Triassic), this study shows that most of the isolated plate and ring-like structures are derived from early Palaeozoic coniform conodonts. Basal tissue of platform-type elements has a much more fragile shape and is therefore rarely preserved as a recognizable isolated unit.
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Data from: Humoral immune responses against gut bacteria In dogs with inflammatory bowel disease
Dow S., Webb C., Chow L., Johnson V., Soontararak S., Wennogle S., Coy J.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in dogs is associated with clinical signs of intestinal dysfunction, as well as abnormal lymphocytic and myeloid cell infiltrates in the small and/or large intestine. Thus, in many respects IBD in dogs resembles IBD in humans. However, the factors that trigger intestinal inflammation in dogs with IBD are not well understood and have been variously attributed to immune responses against dietary antigens or intestinal antigens. Previous studies in humans with IBD have documented increased production of IgG and IgA antibodies specific to intestinal bacteria, and this abnormal immune response has been linked to disease pathogenesis. Therefore, we investigated the humoral immune response against gut bacteria in dogs with IBD, using flow cytometry to quantitate IgG and IgA binding. Studies were also done to investigate the source of these antibodies (locally produced versus systemic production) and whether greater antibody binding to bacteria is associated with increased inflammatory responses. We found that dogs with IBD had significantly higher percentages and overall amounts of IgG bound to their intestinal bacteria compared to healthy dogs. Similarly, significantly higher percentages of bacteria were IgA+ bacteria were also found in dogs with IBD. Serum antibody recognition of gut bacteria was not different between healthy dogs and dogs with IBD, suggesting that anti-bacterial antibodies were primarily produced locally in the gut rather than systemically. Importantly, bacteria in the Actinobacteria phylum and in particular the genus Collinsella had significantly greater levels of antibody binding in dogs with IBD. Based on these findings, we concluded that antibody binding to commensal gut bacteria was significantly increased in dogs with IBD, that particular phyla were preferential targets for gut antibodies, and that anti-bacterial antibody responses may play an important role in regulating gut inflammation.
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Data from: New regionally modelled soil layers improve prediction of vegetation type relative to that based on global soil models
van Mazijk R., Cramer M.D., Wootton L.M., Verboom G.A.
Aim: High-resolution spatial soil data are crucial to species distribution modelling for fundamental research and conservation planning. Recent globally-modelled soil layers (e.g. SoilGrids) have transformed distribution modelling, but may fail to represent regional soil characteristics accurately. We hypothesize that in the Cape biodiversity hotspot of South Africa, the use of global soil layers has led to underestimation of the importance of edaphic factors as determinants of species' and vegetation distributions. We present a series of new, regionally-modelled layers to address this deficiency. Location: Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR, South Africa) Methods: We georeferenced edaphic characteristics from literature and other sources and used boosted regression trees (BRT) to associate edaphic characteristics with spatially-explicit topographic, climatic, soil texture and biotic variables. Multinomial BRTs were used to predict mapped vegetation types from the collated edaphic and other data. Results: BRTs reliably predicted pH (92% of variance), Na (87%), K (85%), electrical conductivity (81%) and P (73%), but were less accurate for total N (55%) and total C (61%), for which data were sparser. Soil clay and pH values differed markedly in range and in spatial variation from those in SoilGrids. Using our new edaphic layers, we were able to accurately predict spatial distributions of vegetation types within the GCFR (multi-class AUC = 0.96). The multinomial BRT predicted vegetation less well when based on SoilGrids data alone (AUC = 0.84). Main conclusions: The more faithful representation of soil properties in our model is attributable both to its use of ca. 10-fold more samples, and to its regional focus. Our model of edaphic characteristics captures important edaphic variability that is vital for understanding plant and consequently faunal distributions, with wide-ranging conservation implications. Ongoing development of global syntheses of soil data requires more samples, especially in areas with high spatial heterogeneity and extreme edaphic conditions.
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#2018ZimElections: Zimbabwe police says no to opposition protest
Harare ‑ The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Tuesday rejected the MDC Alliance's request to demonstrate against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec).
"Your intention to hold...a demonstration against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has been noted. However, the demonstration could not be sanctioned," Officer Commanding Harare Central, Chief Superintendent Ncube said in a response addressed to MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora.
ZRP gave some of the reasons why they could not sanction the demonstration.
"You have already applied for a star rally scheduled for July 28, which has already been sanctioned and have already held two demonstrations against Zec... on the same issue," Ncube said
MDC Alliance has been complaining bitterly over the electoral playfield, accusing Zec of colluding with the ruling Zanu-PF to rig the election.
The electoral body denies assertions by the MDC Alliance that the voters' roll it released was not credible.
The High Court of Zimbabwe on Monday ruled that Zec could not be forced to release biometric components of the roll.
However, at a multi-party liaison meeting held in Harare on Monday afternoon, Zec conceded to some concerns raised by parties.
The electoral body agreed to use the old polling booth set-up, which allows for the privacy of a voter.
Zec had had redesigned the polling booth and voters were now going to vote in full view of polling agents and electoral officials.
They argued that the design was meant to deter voters from taking pictures of the ballots.
Both Zanu PF and MDC were against the new booth set-up by Zec.
Election watchdog Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network (ZESN) expressed applauded the move.
"We are pleased that Zec have taken this crucial step, which we believe is essential to safeguarding the secrecy of the vote. It is imperative now for the commission and other institutions supporting democracy to ensure that the political environment outside polling stations is devoid of intimidation and harassment of voters before and after voting," ZESN chairperson Andrew Makoni said.
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Egeria believes in responsible and ethical investment. The sustainability values (with regard for instance to energy consumption, climate, raw materials, health, safety, corporate governance, compliance with legislation and regulations) apply for Egeria itself, but are also taken into account in the selection and the management of portfolio businesses. The three dimensions that are taken into account in this regard are Environmental, Social and Governance. They are contained in the following five ESG objectives (as shown on the right).
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Please Open – A short documentary on The Crystal Palace Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand
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Robin Gee on September 7, 2015 at 6:35 am
There are many documentaries and stories about theatres closing down because of digitalisation, our story is not about that. Our story is about a rather unique building, one of Auckland's oldest theatres, standing on one of Auckland's busiest suburban roads, passed by hundreds everyday, and potentially just slowly fading away…all in 3 minutes!! This short documentary was made as part of the Loading Docs intiative 2015 …
barryinperth on September 10, 2015 at 6:43 am
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The vice president of the Regional Government was this afternoon on the Island, and discussing the ferry link between Funchal and mainland Portugal next year.
Pedro Calado also insists on the trips for flights to be 86.00 euros. The vice-president of the Regional Government returned to fix this goal this afternoon. He wants to see the for residents paying this price of the subsidised rate and not the full rate and says he will beat Lisbon and make this happen
The reduced price for residents for the Ferry will be between 25-30 euros each way as foot passengers, but hopefully there will also be set prices to take a car or other vehicle. The ferry service should be running before the summer of 2018.


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Richards: Sinclair Broadcast Group Targets Local Media
March 14, 2018
On March 7, CNN reporter Brian Stelter released an investigation of internal documents from Sinclair Broadcast Group, a media conglomerate that owns and operates over 170 television stations, including Utah's KJZZ, KUTV and KMYU. An internal memo sent from Sinclair Broadcast Group to local media stations told anchors to read a script denouncing "fake news" stories being reported on many national media outlets.
According to CNN, the script read, "The sharing of biased and false news has become all too common on social media. More alarming, national media outlets are publishing these same fake stories without checking facts first. Unfortunately, some members of the national media are using their platforms to push their own personal bias and agenda to control 'exactly what people think' … This is extremely dangerous to our democracy."
As Stelter pointed out, this outcry against fake news, and the national media, is a mimic of President Trump's rhetoric. However, the memo told local anchors to "Avoid total red, blue and purple dresses and suits. Avoid totally red, blue and purple ties, the goal is to look apolitical, neutral, nonpartisan yet professional."
Something else troubling is that local media outlets were informed that "corporate will monitor the comments and send replies to your audience on your behalf."
A July 2017 episode of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" looked further into the right-wing political agenda of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Oliver found that local media outlets are often handed down prepackaged stories labeled "must run" that reflect talking points of the Trump administration. Some local stations even have a "Terrorism Alert Desk" that focuses on violence abroad and stories irrelevant to local audiences.
Some local TV anchors anonymously told CNN that they are troubled by the conservative agenda of their parent company. One anchor said they "felt like a POW recording a message" when they were given the promo script. "This is so manipulative," another said.
Sinclair senior vice president of news Scott Livingston defended the company's actions by saying, "Promo messages, like the one you are referring to, are very common in our industry." But the political slant of these "promo messages" is what raises concern.
The targeting of local media by Sinclair, a Maryland-based corporation that had a revenue of $2.73 billion in 2016, raises concerns for the state of Utah. As The Salt Lake Tribune reported, "Promos will air on KUTV and its sister stations in the coming weeks, but will focus on the trustworthiness of local news versus 'fake news' on social media, according to a source."
Sinclair's encouragement for local journalists to peddle pro-Trump messages amounts to an attack on local journalism, and the attack comes at a time when local media needs needs help. On Feb. 6, The Guardian reported that United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May described a decline in local media that "is dangerous for our democracy."
"When trust and credible news sources decline, we can become vulnerable to news which is untrustworthy," May said. "So to address this challenge to our public debate we will launch a review to examine the sustainability of our national and local press. It will look at the different business models for high-quality journalism."
Local journalism offers perspective and voice that cannot be manufactured, not even by a multi-billion dollar media conglomerate. Be on the lookout for the inorganic and politically slanted scripted messages appearing in local TV news broadcasts.


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Acting as a primary component in a much larger, all-encompassing collaborative experience between PUMA and London-based Trapstar, the "White Noise" Disc Blaze is finally set for a wider launch this weekend at global lifestyle retailers.
A reinterpretation of traditional fashion design cues, the collection's overarching theme reaches this static-driven style in monochromatic black and white execution. This also looks to be the start of a partnership that will venture into the fall/winter season with (seemingly) more footwear to come.
For now, though, the Trapstar x PUMA Disc Blaze "White Noise" drops on May 28 at select global retailers.


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Sizing the Delta Tunnels
In yesterday's Los Angeles Times, George Skelton seems incredulous that the planned Delta Tunnels must be so large. But Mr. Skelton is a journalist, not an engineer. And he didn't do the math. So let's do it for him. See …
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Water Supply Update
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Final Water Supply Update 2014
The year of 2014 is ending today, so let's compare our water supply situation now to last year at this time. The results are encouraging, but a long way from good. And we need to look at water stored in …
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Winter Solstice 2015
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Milwaukee is COLD! I was only there for one night, but the temperature, with wind chill, was in the single digits. Brrrr! Preparing for my latest race in my hotel room meant dressing for the race, then layering on a hoodie, two jackets, plus a hat, scarf and gloves.
I was staying in a downtown hotel (more on that later), and I walked to the race, about 6/10th of a mile away. Despite the layers, my teeth were chattering when I turned a corner and saw the race venue towering above the neighboring buildings.
That's the US Bank Center. It's 42 stories, and the tallest building in Wisconsin. It's the home to two different stair races, but I was competing in the Milwaukee CF Climb, benefiting the local chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
The building looked taller than 42 stories, especially when you're right next to it!
I could tell from the get-go that this was a well-organized event. Signs everywhere, lots of volunteers. A gear check would've been helpful (it's like a coat check), but apart from that, this race had everything you could want.
The race was promoted as being a 47-story climb, and a couple friends pointed out to me, before the race, that we started way down on a basement level and only climbed to floor 41. When it was time to line up and race, sure enough, we took a series of escalators down, down, down, winding through hallways and past the enormous mail room.
The first group of climbers to start racing was a small group of competitive athletes, and I positioned myself near the back of the pack. The start line was in a hallway filled with lockers, and it reminded me of being in a high school. And there were cheerleaders there, from the UWM Panthers Dance Team!
The race itself went pretty well, although I wasn't completely on my game. I started the race going a little too fast and a little too hard, which meant I slowed down later in the race a bit more that I would have liked. The stairwell was consistent and racer-friendly (all right turns, consistent step counts, good handrails, plenty of room to pass).
Somehow I got it stuck in my head that I was racing to floor 42, even though I had been told otherwise, so I started my end-of-race sprint a floor later than I should have, and the open door and finish line on floor 41 came as a surprise.
A slightly-less-than-perfect race is still an exhausting race, so I sat my exhausted butt down until I could catch my breath. A volunteer brought me a glass of water, and an EMT asked if I was ok. I shook my head 'yes' to both. My new friend Andrea photobombed my post-race selfie.
I absolutely love the 41st floor. It's just a hallway that goes around the entire perimeter of the building, with giant floor-to-ceiling windows along the entire thing.
We got to walk around and see the views in all directions, and they were stunning.
I didn't time myself during this race. I used my iPod to estimate my times during my Chicago races over the weekend, but I didn't this time. Since it was my first time competing in Milwaukee, I didn't set a goal, other than give it my best and leave all my energy in the stairwell. Which I did.
After chatting with friends at the top, my buddy Andy and I headed back down to the start line… and climbed the building again, just for fun. Because why not? It was a casual climb, and the volunteers and cheerleaders at the water stations were surprised to see me climbing again. I have 'Keep It Up, David' on the back of my shirt, and the cheerleaders at the 30th floor water station cheered me on by name.
…BUT WHY NOT GO FOR A THIRD? Andy and I headed back down to the start line again. One of the start line cheerleaders called me a rock star as we entered the stairwell for the third time.
Andy's a much faster climber than I am, and he zoomed ahead pretty quickly, even on casual climbs, but it's great having a friend who's down for multiple climbs.
Roughly an hour had passed between the start of my first climb and the end of my third climb. I completed a solid race and had a great workout. Time for a freight elevator selfie!
I didn't get my time for the first climb until after I finished all three, but I was very happy with the results. I climbed 47 stories in 9 minutes, 14 seconds, and finished 6th in my age group (men 35-39). That's pretty close to what I've done in buildings of a similar height – most notably, my race in San Francisco's 101 California Street earlier this year, and I was satisfied with my performance. Add in the casual climbs, and I climbed 141 stories that evening.
Furthermore, this was my third race in five days, my 51st stair race altogether, and Milwaukee was the 18th city I've raced in!
I only spent 17 hours in Wisconsin, and those 141 stories would've been enough of a workout, but it ended up being a much more active excursion for me. I arrived on the train at 2:30pm, and got my first taste of the bitter cold and wind when I walked a mile to my hotel. I stayed at the InterContinental, which is clearly geared for business travelers, based on the desk I had in my room.
I was hoping I might have a view of the US Bank Center from my window, but it was blocked by this gorgeous structure, which I later learned was City Hall.
My hotel room had a 'snack basket' sitting on the counter, instead of a mini-bar, so I hid it in a drawer to resist temptation, because that Kit Kat was calling my name.
I walked to the race, but I didn't walk back afterward, because I went to dinner with my friends Mike and Bohdan, who are local. We went to a restaurant called Emperor of China, and I ate a big meal of egg drop soup, a couple dumplings, and we shared shrimp in garlic sauce, lemon chicken, and beef with broccoli. (I posted photos of all of it on Twitter.) What do you think of my fortune cookie?
My train left at 8am, but I woke up at 6am for a morning workout. My hotel had a well-equipped gym, and I wanted to take advantage. They had a rowing machine, which I haven't used in over a year, so I did a 10-minute rowing warm-up, followed by 35 minutes of weightlifting.
After showering, packing, and checking out, I walked the mile to the train station.
I bought cheese curds at the train station, which seemed like a very 'when in Rome' thing to do, and almonds as well. I ate half of each bag before arriving back in Chicago. I've only had cheese curds once before, and they are delicious!
It started snowing while I was on the train. At first it was just a gentle dusting, but by the time the train arrived Union Station, it was a full-fledged winter storm.
My sister Laura picked me up, and brought along my doggie nephew Conrad.
I spent another day and a half in Chicago before heading back to Los Angeles, and I'm going to have more dirt (and photos) on my Chicago activities in my next post.
Keep it up, David!
A giant thank you to Mike, Joanne and Joe, and Jen, who all contributed to my fundraising for the Milwaukee CF Climb. I couldn't have experiences like this one without help from my very generous donors, and I never, ever forget that.
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Revelstoke BC – You are going to see more corduroy on the slopes next season. No, this is not a new trend in ski-outerwear. Revelstoke Mountain Resort has entered into a multi-year partnership agreement with PRINOTH to replace and modernize the snow cat fleet. New cats will enter the fleet in each year of the program. For the 2017/18 season two new, Tier 4 Bison winch cats will be added to the existing fleet.
Read more: Revelstoke Mountain Resort – Announces Partnership with PRINOTH Snow Groomers
A perfectly coordinated snow-making system is the guarantee of optimum resource efficiency in snow-making. TechnoAlpin therefore also guarantees rapid and reliable customer service all over the world after the installation of snow guns, pumping stations and lines.
Aspen Skiing Company, the Colorado based ski resort operator, renewed its confidence in TechnoAlpin snow guns and signed a contract to get brand new TR8 fan guns for the next winter season. Today, Aspen Skiing Company operates 4 mountains, Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk, and needs to make sure that it will have the best-in class equipment in order to make the perfect snow on its slopes. This is true for their guests of Aspen Skiing Company in order to offer them the best snow conditions possible all winter long.
A great promotion started this week in our shop. Perfect timing for the first day of school: you can now buy school cones, pencil case, eraser and a furry teddy bear.
What child would not rejoice about that?
Even though we're branching out in the content we cover, SnowOps will still be your only North American publication dedicated to bringing you the snow grooming information you want to know. You'll still find grooming stories, the latest technology, volunteer experiences and more in SnowOps. Now, you'll be getting all that and more.


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Revelation frequently provides interpretations of its symbols and visions. For example, its first vision explains that images of golden lampstands and stars represent churches and "messengers," respectively: "Write, therefore, what things you saw and what they are; and what things are going to come to pass after these" - (Revelation 1:19).
John was told to write down what he "saw," what the things that he saw "are," and the future realities to which they point. This passage establishes a pattern for interpreting many of the book's symbols. Verse 20 provides an example of the application of this formula.
"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants the things that must come to pass soon, and he signified through his angel to his servant John" (Revelation 1:1).
The Greek verb rendered "signified" is sémainō, a verb related to the noun for "sign" or sémeion. The latter term occurs for "sign" seven times in Revelation; sémainō occurs only here. The verb means to "signify;" to "show by sign or token." Thus, Revelation specifies the medium of communication used in it: visionary symbolism. (Revelation 12:1, 12:3, 13:13, 13:14, 15:1, 16:14, 19:20)
This visual aspect is emphasized throughout the book by the repeated references to what John "saw." The verb used for "see" occurs fifty-six times in the book.
"Write what they are." John is commanded to write "what things you saw." then what "they are." This translates the Greek verb eisin in the present tense, third person, and plural number (Revelation 1:19).
"Write what they are." John is commanded to write "what things you saw." then what "they are." This translates the Greek verb eisin in the present tense, third person, and plural number (Revelation 1:19).
What things he "saw" are the symbols seen in each vision. What they "are" refers to the explanations provided by each vision, where applicable. John is to record both the description of each vision and what he is told each one "signifies."
The first vision and its explanation do exactly this. John "sees" the risen Christ walking among seven golden "lamp-stands" and holding seven stars. John is told the seven stars "are" (esin) "messengers" and the seven golden lampstands "are" (esin) seven churches. The same Greek verb form is used in both clauses (Revelation 1:12-20).
Revelation interprets at least nine more images using this same formula. In each case, the visionary symbols are not literal descriptions but represent something else. For example:
1. The "seven lamps of fire" before the throne "are" (esin) the "seven spirits of God" (4:5).
2. The Lamb's seven eyes "are" (esin) the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth (5:6).
3. The bowls of incense "are" (esin) the "prayers of the saints" (5:8).
4. The great multitudes "are" (esin) those who "are coming out of the great tribulation" (7:13).
5. The Two Witnesses "are" (esin) "the two olive trees and the two lampstands" that stand before the Lord (11:4).
6. Three unclean spirits like frogs "are" (esin) spirits of demons sent to perform "signs" to gather the kings of the earth to the war of "the great day of God the Almighty" (16:13-14).
7. The seven heads of the Beast "are" (esin) seven mountains on which Babylon sits (17:9).
8. The ten horns of the Beast "are" (esin) ten kings who have not yet received power to rule (17:12).
9. The waters on which Babylon sits "are" (esin) "peoples; multitudes; nations and tongues" (17:15).
The Two Witnesses represent "two lampstands." The verse does not explain what lampstands symbolize but Revelation previously applied this symbol to churches. Thus, they represent churches (Revelation 11:4). The same formula is employed elsewhere to interpret symbols using the singular form of the verb (eimi) or similar verbs in the present tense. Note the following examples:
1. The great city that "spiritually is called" (kaleitai) Sodom and Egypt (11:8).
2. The great red dragon "who is called" (kaloumenos) the Devil and Satan (12:9).
3. Imprisonment or martyrdom IS (estin) the endurance and faith of the saints (13:10).
4. The endurance of the saints IS (estin) they who keep the faith of Jesus (14:12).
5. And gathered them to "the place called" (kaloumenon) in the Hebrew tongue; Armageddon (16:16).
6. The description "in the Hebrew tongue" is a clue to the significance of the name Armageddon and the scriptural source behind it (Zechariah 12:11).
7. The great harlot IS (estin) the great city with dominion over the kings of the earth (17:18).
8. The fine linen IS (estin) the righteousness of the saints (19:8).
9. The lake of fire IS (estin) the "second death" (20:14, 21:8).
10. The dragon and ancient serpent IS (estin) the "Devil and Satan" (20:2).
Angelic beings that accompany John provide several explanations of the images he sees. For example, John sees a great innumerable multitude arrayed in white robes standing before the throne and the Lamb that consists of individuals from every nation. When asked who they are and from whence they came one of the twenty-four elders explains; "they are those who are coming out of the great tribulation; and they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" (Revelation 7:9-17).
John is "carried away in spirit into the wilderness" to see a "woman sitting on a scarlet beast full of names of blasphemy; having seven heads and ten horns." She has a name, a "mystery" written on her forehead, "Babylon the great; the Mother of the Harlots and of the Abominations of the earth" (Revelation 17:1-6).
"Mystery" makes clear she is not the literal city of Babylon in Mesopotamia, whether ancient or rebuilt in the future. Her true significance must be unveiled. The angel with John states that she represents "the great city that has sovereignty over the kings of the earth," a city linked in John's day to "seven mountains." This can only refer to Rome (Revelation 17:18).
The images in Revelation are often bizarre and even portray physical impossibilities. A woman arrayed "with the sun" and the moon "beneath her feet," for example, cannot be a literal description. A lamb does not have seven horns or seven eyes; animals do not have ten horns or seven heads. Such imagery is symbolic, not literal.
Some commentators insist Revelation's images must be interpreted "literally." However, the book itself interprets many of its visions and signs symbolically. The images are not to be taken "literally"; they represent some other reality.
This does not mean that Revelation is "allegory" or one long parable. It is concerned with real issues and its contents concern real events, ones "that must come to pass." But John did not time travel to the future; his descriptions are not how a first-century man would attempt to describe strange technologies and scenes from the future. Much of the language and imagery are drawn from the Old Testament.
John received visions when he "came to be in spirit" where he saw images and heard explanations. The symbols point to definite realities but are not themselves real. The failure to understand that Revelation communicates symbolically, and the insistence on interpreting symbolic representations "literally," can only produce incorrect and often truly bizarre interpretations.
Most important is to pay attention to the interpretations provided by the book rather than importing popular notions and experiences into its visions.


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Landlord event will explain legal changes and expansion opportunities
PUBLISHED: 09:30 05 November 2018 | UPDATED: 09:30 05 November 2018
Landlords will have the chance to learn about changes to the law and business expansion opportunities at an event in Thorpe St Andrew.
Broadland District Council is hosting the National Landlords Association (NLA) event from 5.30pm on November 6 at its offices on Yarmouth Road.
The event will focus on the licensing of houses in multiple occupation (HMO) and how to finance high quality HMOs.
There will be speakers from the NLA, Broadland council, Norwich City Council, and the mortgage broker NM Finance.
Roger Foulger, Broadland's portfolio holder for housing and wellbeing, said: "The rules are changing and landlords need to know what they have to do but we also want to support responsible landlords to supply the warm and comfortable homes people need."
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Srinagar: Gunshots were heard during a Cordon and Search Operation in Aripal area of south Kashmir's Tral on Tuesday morning.
Sources said that a joint team of army's 42 RR and Jammu and Kashmir Police's SOG cordoned off the forest area in Aripal after credible inputs about presence of militants.
They said that as the forces laid the siege, gunshots were heard from the cordoned area. More to follow.


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If you own a boat and spend a lot of time on it, chances are you may have to deal with rough, choppy waters or a sudden thunderstorm at some point in time. Whether you spend your days on coastal waters or cruising along the Intracoastal Waterway, you need to be careful when you find yourself in one of these situations and act accordingly. By preparing for the worst every single time you head out on your boat and taking the proper steps to manage rough water, you can keep yourself, your passengers and your boat protected at all times no matter what Mother Nature has in store for you.
One thing you always want to do before you head out on your boat is check the weather forecast as well as the current water conditions. If it's already choppy out in the water or bad weather is coming, consider keeping your boat docked for the day. However, there are times when rough water is simply unavoidable, and when you find yourself stuck in it, it's important to proceed with caution.
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Slow down your boat to allow for better reaction time and adjust your throttle so that you ride smoothly over the waves. This will stop water from finding its way into your boat, while also preventing damage from impactful waves. You may be able to drive your boat around storms or steer clear of choppier parts of the coastal waters, too, but whatever you do, it's important to keep your calm and approach the situation with a level head.
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The UvA has taken out public liability insurance for the entire University, including all faculties (apart from the Faculty of Medicine, AMC-UvA), education institutes, research institutes, university service units, university institutes, representative advisory bodies and similar authorities, enterprises, institutions, institutes, services and partnerships (in which the UvA has control or a direct or indirect interest of 50% or more). Insured parties based outside the Netherlands must register.
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Anyone who lives in the Netherlands and travels abroad on the instructions and at the expense of the UvA. This insurance also applies to all excursions and study trips abroad organised by the UvA, provided that these are supervised by academic staff or people designated by the UvA.
The multi-trip cancellation insurance is part of the multi-trip travel insurance taken out for the UvA. In short, the cancellation insurance provides the following cover: reimbursement of cancellation charges, unused travel days and for delays at departure or arrival. Should circumstances occur between the time of booking and travel that require you to postpone or even cancel a trip, the travel agency will impose charges that may amount to as much as the total travel costs. With the cancellation insurance, the total travel costs due will be reimbursed should you cancel the entire trip. If delays (such as on arrival) or other circumstances force you to cut short or interrupt your trip, you will be compensated for the holiday days not taken.
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Happy Valentine's Day
They say, it is western culture. They say love and feelings are present everyday and question the need to celebrate one particular day. They say it is all a great scam and hype by greeting card companies and other gift article producers.
I agree. But any reasoning does not justify opposing it or more importantly forcing others not to follow it. It is a western culture. So what ? If there are feelings everyday, you don't buy gifts everyday, do you ? 😉 God, too, is present everywhere and is present everyday. Why do you go to temples in search of Him, then ? And why do you prepare sweets on His birthday and not everyday ? Scam by greeting card companies – to an extent, it might be true. But whom are you gifting anyways ! Most importantly, are these companies forcing you to buy them and beat you up if you don't buy ?
Vivekananda said, all bad things will perish themselves and good things will stand by their own worth. Of course, there is a need of law, order and punishment, but what crime is expressing love ? I wonder about the time wasted to stop Valentine's day by taking out morcha and by damaging stores, if used for some other purpose that would have helped other mankind and thus an oppurtunity to display the love to whole of mankind on Valentine's day.
Love is such a beautiful feeling and I can not understand the motives of people who hate its celebration. According to me, celebration is important, no matter the reason behind it. Vivekananda also said:
Do not hate anybody, because that hatred which comes out from you must, in the long run, come back to you. If you love, that love will come back to you, completing the circle.
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BTS are the biggest pop band in the world right now, and their fans (quite literally the BTS Army) have been busy today celebrating the 27th birthday of band member Jin.
The seven-piece K-Pop group – made up of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook – have become worldwide phenomenons since their debut in 2013.
They've scored a series of worldwide hits with DNA, Fake Love, idol and Boy With Luv featuring Halsey.
Jin – or Kim Seok-jin – was scouted to be a member of the band by Big Hit Entertainment as he was just walking down the street. What are the odds!
He made his debut as one of the four vocalists of BTS in 2013.
And to celebrate his big day, members of the BTS Army turned out in their droves to give their idol their very best wishes.
LOVE YOU AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIN! #LettersForJin #HappyBirthdayJin @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/2KS0KNPNXa
— bebe | JIN DAY! (@jiminsyonce) December 3, 2019
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIN🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂I LOVE YOU SO MUCH 🥰🥰💜💜💜🎊🎊🎊🎇🎇🎇🎉🎉🎉🎉💜💜💜❤❤❤❤ pic.twitter.com/jiehsqaqKv
— Hope (@sisi_meriem) December 3, 2019
Happy Birthday to our lovely Jin!
Thanks for making me and millions of other ARMYs smile with your one of a kind personality and always handsome looks 💜
#JINDAY @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/00DUbGqp4V
— 𝕞𝕠𝕔𝕙𝕚 𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕖 (@mochi_lattae) December 3, 2019
Happy birthday to the most handsome, lovable and caring hyung in the entire universe!! Thank you for making me love myself! My wish is to be a elder sibling just like THE JIN HYUNG one day! Love you JIN! #JINDAY pic.twitter.com/fMRD6J10iz
— Moonchild Love🌠 (@methemoonchild) December 3, 2019
'Love you and happy birthday Jin!' one fan wrote, sharing a collection of hand-made letters to the K-pop star.
Another wrote: 'Happy Birthday Jin! I love you so much!'
Echoing a similar sentiment, a third added: 'Happy birthday to the most handsome, lovable and caring hyung in the entire universe!! Thank you for making me love myself! My wish is to be a elder sibling just like THE JIN HYUNG one day!'
It turns Jin even had his own hashtag for the event, #JinDay.
The boys also recently celebrated a massive win at the Melon Music Awards. Their haul comes after they were snubbed from the Grammys, failing to receive a single nomination.
But their loyal Army weren't impressed, and took action over the snub in the best way possible.
In fact, they united and streamed the group's entire collection in their droves, attempting to get their music into the US iTunes charts.
And they nailed it.
Map Of The Stars: Persona soared 35 places to number 24 while Love Yourself: Tear jumped a staggering 151 places to its new position at number 239.
Never, ever underestimate the power of BTS and their fans.
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To our valued customers:
I couldn't be more grateful for the support of our friends and clients during 2018, one of our most successful years ever! We helped over 4500 people buy, sell and refinance their homes. That's a lot of lives we impacted. Your trust in us is humbling.
Moving our company at the height of the spring home buying season is one of the most challenging endeavors that our team could undertake. In a more perfect world we would have chosen a different time of year to relocate. The world is rarely perfect. It turned out pretty well for us. Your patience and understanding is greatly appreciated.
With the move behind us, I am happy to be back solely in the title business this winter. Our team is training and incorporating changes into our workflow. I'm confident that these changes will allow us to become even better and more consistent at what we do.
Thank you for the compliments you bestowed upon us this year. And equally important, thank you for the coaching you give us when we need to be better.
May your holiday season be filled with joy no matter how you celebrate it. And may 2019 be your best year ever!
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Kind of complicated task is to send data from one component or controller in Angular to another. It's not so hard to share the data between different controllers using services. But, what if you would like to be able to update data from outside of the controller as well?
Let's say we have a simple application. We are displaying image thumbnails, and each thumbnail is an Angular component. The application also has a separate component named preview. It supposed to present the information of the chosen thumbnail.
Our goal is to pass image object from the thumbnail component to the preview and update it on click.
There are plenty of solutions. The most widely used method is to use Angular watchers and broadcast the changes. We also could use callbacks. You can check dtheodor's solution at StackOverflow. In our case it will look something like that:
// image.service.js export default function imageService() { let observerCallbacks = []; // Register an observer this.registerObserverCallback = (callback) => { observerCallbacks.push(callback); console.log(observerCallbacks); }; // Call this when `image` is changed let notifyObservers = () => { angular.forEach(observerCallbacks, (callback) => { callback(); }); }; this.image = {}; this.set = (image) => { this.image = image; notifyObservers(); }; }
Then inside our thumbnail component, we are setting the new image as:
// thumbnail.component.js export default { ... controller: thumbnailCtrl($element, imageService) { this.$postLink = () => { $element.on("click", () => { // Set image and notify observers imageService.set(this.image); }); }; } }
After that, let's register a callback in a preview. It should be executed each time we set a new image.
// preview.component.js export default { ... controller: function previewCtrl(imageService, $scope) { this.$onInit = () => { this.updateImage = () => { this.image = imageService.image; /** * That's a drawback of this solution, * read below. */ $scope.$apply(); }; getImage.registerObserverCallback(this.updateImage); }; }, }
The only thing is that the preview component won't automatically update its expressions. I've spent some time to figure it out when tried this solution for the first time. To achieve that you have to use Angular's $apply() method.
As an alternative, we could even create a new preview component each time a user clicks on the thumbnail and pass image object as an attribute via bindings.
Better alternative
I like the other solution a lot. Using the promises instead of passing callbacks. Stackoverflow's user Krym suggested using Angular's $q service for that purpose. This service helps you run functions asynchronously and use their return values when they did the processing. You can find additional info about $q in Angular's official documentation.
So, in this post, I will demonstrate you how to use promises to achieve our goal.
First of all, we need to create our image service and inject $q and create a new instance of a deferred object.
// image.service.js export default function imageService($q) { let defer = $q.defer(); this.image = {}; this.observeImage = () => { return defer.promise; }; this.setImage = (image) => { this.image = image; // Provides updates on the status of the promise's execution defer.notify(this.image); }; }
No changes needed for the thumbnail component. Just run imageService.setImage() method to update the image and the status of the promise's execution.
The only thing left is to use the promise API to call the callback asynchronously as soon as the result is available. We will use .this method only to notify via the return of the value of the notifyCallback method. The code will look like that:
// preview.component.js export default { ... controller: function previewCtrl(getImage) { this.$onInit = () => { getImage.observeImage().then(null, null, (image) => { this.image = image; }); }; }, }
That's it, the simple and elegant solution to watch service variables via promises.
Nikita Verkhoshintcev
Founder and UX consultant at Digital Flask. Lead UX designer at Flowhaven. I help companies reduce costs, improve business processes and grow by solving digital experience challenges.


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A mid length T-shirt dress with a drop waist a and pleated skirt in grey jersey. In this heavy weight Jersey this dress is super flattering. Black turn-ups on the sleeve cuffs.
Maison Margiela, formerly Maison Martin Margiela, is a French luxury fashion house headquartered in Paris and founded in 1988 by Belgian designer Martin Margiela. The house produces both haute couture-inspired artisanal collections and ready-to-wear collections, with the former influencing the designs of the latter.
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- Chest: 19in / 48cm
- Length: 52in / 132cm
- Sleeve: 8in / 20cm
- Shoulder to waist seam: 19in / 48cm
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Dan Weber is running for commissioner in Ward 1 because he thinks constituents should have the opportunity to vote for a candidate who will "look to the future" when making decisions at the ward and township level. As commissioner, Dan would be guided by his core belief that "investing in the future is the best investment we can make."
Dan, 36, is running unopposed in the primary election and will vie with incumbent Republican Commissioner Stephen D'Emilio in November.
Dan's priorities include comprehensive support for improvements to the Haverford Township Free Library, including exploration of a site and facility that serves the community's need for on-site parking and modern services. Change, even change that brings in improvements can be difficult. Dan advocates formation of a coalition to assist families affected by changes He is particularly concerned with changes that may impact child care availability now that the township has acquired Brookline School, current home to the privately-owned Family Support Services.
Dan believes the township's focus on economic development benefits residents in numerous ways, and he wants to grow these efforts as a way to both financially support the township and ensure Haverford Township continues to be an attractive destination for young families to eat out, shop, and enjoy all the township has to offer.
The climate change resolution our current commissioners adopted last October has Dan's full support. As a commission member, he would work to keep the township on track toward achieving those goals. "It's great that it's been passed," he notes, "but I want to make sure that everything is followed through on."
Dan was raised in northeast Philadelphia, where his father worked two bartending jobs and his mother was a secretary at St. Christopher's Hospital. The family had little to nothing left after paying bills, Dan said. After graduating from Central High School, he needed Pell grants, financial aid and student loans to get a college education. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in elementary education and later completed a Master's program in education at Cabrini College in 2012.
"Every dollar that I was given through aid and Pell Grants, has been repaid and more through the work I am doing now," Dan says. Following graduation, he worked for four years as a substitute teacher in the Ridley School District and taught math at Beverly Hills Middle School for nine years before assuming his current position as a math teacher at Drexel Hill Middle School.
Dan is affiliated with the Democratic Party because its ideals call for "being compassionate, feeling for peoples' problems and coming up with solutions." Drawing on his own life experience, he believes public investment in citizens is better than shrinking tax-supported programs and leaving folks to fend for themselves, whatever their circumstances.
The election of Donald Trump in 2016 persuaded Dan to become more politically active. "The past two years…have shown what one person can do if we don't stand against that person in an election. Trump's election got a lot of people, including myself, interested in starting from the bottom, at the local level," Dan said. Prior to running for Ward 1 commissioner, Dan volunteered with State Rep. Mike Zabel's campaign, an experience that further inspired him.
Dan has been married for 11 years to Karen Weber, and they have two young children, Gianna, 3, and Jackson, 6. Jackson attends kindergarten at Lynnewood Elementary School. In addition to Karen's work as senior director of New Solutions at HCL Technologies, she also serves as the Democratic Party's ward leader in Ward 1.
Based on his own experience playing baseball and football in college, Dan believes that sports teach children a good work ethic, the value of teamwork, and the ability to learn from both success and failure. He coached youth football at the neighborhood and middle school levels for 10 years, in addition to coaching boys' and girls' basketball and girls' lacrosse.
The Webers moved to the Westgate Hills section of Ward 1 six years ago, attracted by good schools and a friendly neighborhood feel. They take advantage of all the township offers, including library and recreation programs, great restaurants, festivals and more.
"We love living here," Dan said.


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School and Back Again
Reducing stress within families by helping transport kids to and from school.
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