ancers Sven Trodel and Greg Simone were named to the Ontario Beach Volleyball team that will play in the national championships Aug. 17-19 in British Columbia.
Trodel, a rookie with the Lancers Men’s Volleyball team, was recruited from the OFSAA championships where his Sudbury team won a bronze medal. He was named to the 18U beach volleyball team that will compete on the Spanish Banks Beach in the youth nationals.
Simone, a native of London, Ont., played with the Lancers head coach in 2009 when they won the Regional Games in Ontario. The sophmore will play with the 24U Ontario squad in the senior nationals.
“It doesn’t surprise me that these athletes have been named to this team.” Lippert said in a press release.
“The work ethic on these guys is one of the reasons we wanted them to be wearing a Lancer jersey.
“There has been a revolution with athletics in the last five years around campus. The teams are breeding an elite level of athlete. It’s not enough just to be good at Windsor. You have to want to be the best. And these athletes are proving they belong to walk around here.”
Teams in both divisions will compete in pool play on the Friday and the Saturday with finals taking place Sunday. The senior tournament is divided into two divisions.
Divisions from 14U boys and girls through senior men’s and women’s teams will complete at the event.


Sportradar Extends ITTF Agreement to Emphasize Solidarity of Worldwide Table Tennis
Sportradar’s Integrity Services have prolongated the collaboration with the ITTF in order to cover a scope of international tournaments through 2023, building on a partnership that began in 2017.
As a result of the long-term contract’s re-establishment, Sportradar will utilize its Fraud Detection System to track possibly mistrustful schemes and activities during affairs assembled or authorized by the ITTF and their partners, which include the WTT Championships.
In addition, the ITTF is going to use Sportradar’s intellect and research assisting features to recognize and explore dangers and fairness problems by utilizing “intelligence, investigation and forensics”.
The data analytics firm’s Integrity Services will offer a thorough judgement of worldwide gambling dangers and fairness in table tennis along with the most recent tendencies supported by experts’ knowledge.
Sportradar’s senior Andreas Krannich commented:
“We are delighted to put forward this long-term prolongation of our cooperation with ITTF.
As a pioneer in sports integrity, it is our highest focus to create a successful structure for our customers to tackle match-fixing and other fairness concerns, particularly in light of the growing threat to world sport posed by the global pandemic’s problems. We are excited to go on aiding the ITTF’s project and contributing to the justness of worldwide Table Tennis tournaments.”
The FDS, which was released in February 2021 by Sportradar Integrity Services, is a bet-examining mechanism that has been solo examined and confirmed by experts in sports gambling and integrity.
FDS has a staff of certified analysts that look into unusual betting activities and questionable games, which are then passed on to organizers in order to improve awareness about global match security.
In the previous year, Sportradar has recorded a detection of 500+ questionable tournaments across the international sporting landscape using FDS, which it has later reported to its partners, including the Austrian Football Federation (FB), the General Directorate National Police of Bulgaria, NOC NSF, and the SvFF, in the span of the last 15 years.
ITTF’s CEO, Steve Dainton, in response to the contract extension with Sportradar, explained:
“Preserving the justness of our events is of paramount significance, and our relationship with Sportradar Integrity Services helps to enhance our integrity program.”


BBC slammed for referring to Hamas as ‘fighters’ as opposed to ‘terrorists’
LONDON: The BBC has been criticized for describing Hamas personnel as “fighters” as opposed to terrorists in its coverage of the attacks on Israel on Saturday morning, the Telegraph reported.
The British broadcaster wrote that “militants” had launched a surprise attack on Israel, which led to hundreds of deaths and left thousands more injured, when referring to Hamas.
Saudi Arabia, the UK, the US have designated Hamas a terrorist organization.
“They are breaking into civilian homes and murdering children. It is beyond belief that the one place you look for balance, the BBC, is not delivering coverage that is fair, balanced or reasonable,” Lord Eric Pickles, the UK special envoy for post-holocaust issues, said.
“This is not an isolated incident. They need to get their act together.”
Stephen Pollard, the Jewish Chronicle’s editor-at-large, called the refusal by the BBC to label Hamas fighters as “terrorists” was “more than merely annoying”.
He said: “It is a reflection of a deeper malaise that affects much of our broadcast media: the idea that there are always two sides to every story.
“We hear a lot about BBC (and other broadcasters’) bias against Israel. That’s the wrong way of looking at it, however. They don’t set out to frame reports to condemn Israel.
“The problem is worse than that. Because they cannot see that there can be one side to a description — that calling a terrorist a terrorist is more accurate than calling him a militant — then they cannot see the problem with, as happened today, providing a platform to an apologist for terror to explain why it is justified.”
The attacks, launched by Hamas in the early hours of Saturday morning, were the deadliest attack on Israel since the Yom Kippur War 50 years ago, when Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack.
Israeli TV reports have put the Israeli death toll from the attack at between 500-600, with more than 2,000 wounded.


Elon MuskCo-founder and CEO, Tesla
Birth DetailsJune 28, 1971 | Pretoria, South Africa
Bachelor’s degrees in physics and economics, University of Pennsylvania
$36.3 billion (as of May 28, 2020)
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- The Boring Company
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- After being introduced to computers at the age of 10, Elon Musk soon learned the programming language BASIC. At 12, he developed a game called Blastar which he later sold for $500
- He moved to Canada in 1988 for college but transferred to UPenn, a few years later, from where he eventually graduated
- In 1995, he got into Stanford University for a PhD program but left just after two days. It was the time of the internet boom and Musk wanted to explore
- The same year, he partnered with his brother Kimbal Musk to start Zip2 -- an online maps and guides service -- which was sold to Compaq for $307 million in 1999, earning Elon $22 million
- He used some of the money from the sale to start his next internet venture, X.com, which provided online banking and payment services. In due course, X.com became PayPal and was eventually absorbed by eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion, of which Musk took $165 million home
- Earlier in 2002, Musk founded a spacecraft company called Space Exploration Technologies or SpaceX to make space travel cheap and better accessible
- In 2004, he became one of the early and primary investors in Tesla -- an electric car company aimed at making the future of transportation more sustainable -- and joined the company’s board as chairman
- In 2008, SpaceX’s Falcon 1 became the first liquid-fuel rocket developed by a private firm to reach the orbit
- The same year, he became the CEO and product architect of Tesla and the company introduced an electric sports car called the Tesla Roadster
- In 2010, Tesla went public raising $226 million
- Tesla acquired SolarCity -- a clean energy company which Musk helped his cousins start -- in 2016
- Later that year, he launched The Boring Company to make transportation faster in cities
- In 2017, he started Neuralink which aims at developing a man-machine interface that could connect the human brain with computers
- Promoting the concept of reusable rockets, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft took their second flight in 2017
- The Falcon Heavy, which was the world’s most powerful operational rocket of the time, completed its first flight in 2018. The rocket carried a mannequin called ‘Starman’ and Musk’s personal cherry-red Tesla Roadster along, which were launched into space
- Having invested in several other futuristic technology ventures, Elon Musk is one of the richest tech leaders in the world today
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- He was often bullied as a child and once, he was beaten up so bad that he had to be hospitalised
- He is said to have inspired the persona of the character ‘Tony Stark’ played by Robert Downey Jr. and is often referred to as the ‘real-life Iron Man’
- Elon Musk has made guest appearances in many notable Hollywood movies including Iron Man 2 and TV series such as The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon
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- X has paid over Rs 166 crore to creators so far: CEO Linda YaccarinoThe social media platform started paying creators in July for a share of the ad revenue they earned from ads served in the replies to their posts to other verified users.
- Germany's government and Elon Musk spar on X over migrant rescue shipsMusk late Friday shared a video that showed migrants and aid workers on a boat. The right-wing account that first put the content on X, formerly known as Twitter, praised the populist far-right Alternative for Germany party, which has taken a hard line on migration issues.
- Elon Musk's X Corp in another legal fight over unpaid rent, this time as plaintiffX Corp, formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit against financial services company Atlas Exploration, seeking to recoup over $713,500 in allegedly unpaid rent and fees for office space in San Francisco. The lawsuit alleges breach of contract and claims that Atlas terminated the sublease agreement early without paying the owed rent and early termination fee.
- Why did Elon Musk visit Texas-Mexico Border and what did he say about the migrants?Elon Musk embarked on a visit to the Texas-Mexico southern border, aiming to offer an "unfiltered" perspective on the ongoing migrant crisis. His destination was Eagle Pass, a city that recently declared a state of emergency in response to the significant surge in migrant arrivals.
- US' illegal immigrants crisis: Elon Musk visits Texas to show 'unfiltered' view of border situationAmidst the ongoing migrant crisis in the US, billionaire Elon Musk visited the Texas border with Mexico and live-streamed his tour of the area to give people a sense of the real situation of the migrant crisis. "Went to the Eagle Pass border crossing to see what’s really going on," Musk posted on the X app on Thursday. Musk, wearing a black cowboy hat, live-streamed on his platform and said that he was going to go around and speak with officials and "eyeball the situation to get the real story."US' illegal immigrants crisis: Elon Musk visits Texas to show 'unfiltered' view of border situation
- X may start collecting user's biometric data under new policySocial media platform X (formerly Twitter) will now ask paid users verify their accounts using government IDs and a selfie. The company says that these steps are being taken to prevent impersonation and 'maintain the integrity of the platform'X may start collecting user's biometric data under new policy
- Elon Musk livestreams from US-Mexico border to give people firsthand account of migrant crisisBillionaire Elon Musk visited the Texas border with Mexico to witness the migrant crisis firsthand. He live-streamed his tour on his platform and expressed his support for an expanded legal immigration system while also advocating for stopping the flow of illegal immigration. Musk's visit comes as thousands of migrants have crossed the US border into Texas, Arizona, and California. The video has garnered over 16 million views and has received mixed reactions, with some praising Musk's efforts and others cautioning against confusing entrepreneurial success with political leadership. Musk has been increasingly involved in American politics, hosting events and making political statements.
- Tesla trial over Autopilot fatality kicks off in CaliforniaThe trial, in a California state court, stems from a civil lawsuit alleging the Autopilot system caused owner Micah Lee's Model 3 to suddenly veer off a highway east of Los Angeles at 65 miles per hour (105 kph), strike a palm tree and burst into flames, all in the span of seconds.
- X CEO Linda Yaccarino says Elon Musk-owned platform could turn a profit next yearSocial media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, could become profitable in early 2024, according to CEO Linda Yaccarino. During an interview, Yaccarino defended the company's progress under owner Elon Musk and addressed concerns about advertiser retention due to rapid changes and Musk's controversial image.
- Elon Musk-led Tesla's rivals scrap for thin slices of US EV salesFord's decision to halt a planned $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan highlights the challenge faced by Tesla's competitors in the US market. Most automakers are launching new electric vehicles (EVs) and investing in EV and battery plants, but few are selling at high enough volumes to justify a full-scale assembly plant.
- Just like Elon Musk in US, we need more industry people in space sector: ISRO chiefISRO chief S. Somnath emphasized the need for greater private sector involvement in the Indian space sector, urging industry professionals to invest and participate. He highlighted the success of Elon Musk's SpaceX in the US and expressed the need for a similar figure in India. Somnath also mentioned the importance of manufacturing space equipment locally, particularly in the electronics domain, where challenges remain in sourcing components. He noted that private companies now have the opportunity to build and launch satellites independently.
- Elon Musk's X disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation, claims researcherAfter introducing a feature in 2022 for users to report a post they considered misleading about politics, X in the past week removed the "politics" category from its drop-down menu in every jurisdiction but the European Union.
- Elon Musk's X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation, EU official saysAhead of upcoming elections, Google, TikTok, Microsoft and Meta also have more to do to tackle disinformation, much of it coming from Russia, which is using social media to wage a "war of ideas" against democracy, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said.
- Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus can now do intricate yoga poses, boss Elon Musk hails it as 'Progress'Tesla has shared a video showcasing its AI-powered humanoid robot, Optimus, performing various tasks with precision and even doing yoga poses. The video has gone viral, amassing over 12 million views. Tesla has invited collaboration to further develop Optimus. Elon Musk acknowledged the progress made by Optimus, indicating substantial improvements.
- Elon Musk showcases Tesla humanoid robot performing Yoga, NamasteElon Musk showcased the Tesla humanoid robot named 'Optimus' in a video where it performed yoga postures and greeted followers with a 'Namaste'. Optimus has the ability to self-calibrate its arms and legs and can locate its limbs in space using vision and joint position encoders.
- Elon Musk's biography scores bumper sale, billionaire says 'cool'The biography of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson had a successful first week of sales, selling 92,560 copies. This makes it the second best-selling first week title after Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs. The book, which delves into Musk's personal life and relationships, has also topped The New York Times' bestseller list and is available on Amazon for $20.99.
- Why Elon Musk's move to charge for using X may be a good, disruptive thingAs such, Twitter users do not care if a million make-believe 'likes' result from bots, humans or paid click farms. The sheer volume of engagement powers the social media engine to create impact and make stories relevant. Hence, losing an army of supportive bots would become its Achilles' heel. If this were achieved, the engine would lose its fuel, stories their momentum and ideas their sense of timing. Without bots, X would lose its real value: the ability to sensationalise and amplify content at speed.
- X's South Asia, India government affairs head quitsSamiran Gupta joined X in February 2022 before Elon Musk acquired the company. He continued on his job after Musk fired over 80 per cent of employees in India in November.
- Why India is in the investment spotlightIndia’s growth continues despite a global economy that is sputtering. Europe, China, Japan, Russia, and North America are each struggling with challenges ranging from slowing growth, aging population, and slowing birth rates to shadow inflation and debt.
- Finding solace in Sudha Murty's humility amidst an era of Elon Musks: Jayanti BhattacharyaSudha Murty, Chairperson of Infosys Foundation, has gained praise for her humility and simplicity after engaging in conversations with everyday people at an airport. Jayanti Bhattacharya, Co-founder of India Hemp and Co, expressed admiration for Murty's patience and approachability on LinkedIn. Netizens have resonated with this sentiment, praising Murty's ability to connect with people from all walks of life. The viral post serves as a reminder of the importance of humility and the ability to connect with others, highlighting Murty's positive impact on those she encountered.
- YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou jumps over Bengaluru metro gate; faces legal charges for evading metro fareFidias Panayiotou, a popular YouTuber known for his comedy content, is facing backlash from the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for allegedly riding the city's metro without a valid ticket and sharing a video of it on social media. The BMRCL's Managing Director has expressed disapproval and plans to file a criminal case against Fidias. The video went viral, with viewers having mixed reactions, some finding it humorous while others criticizing him. Some also speculated that the incident may have been staged for views.
- X social media's India, South Asia policy head Samiran Gupta resignsSamiran Gupta, the head of policy for India and South Asia at social media platform X, has resigned. His departure comes as the company is involved in a court battle with the Indian government over content removal and ahead of the upcoming elections in India.
- Jack Dorsey's Bluesky usage surges after Elon Musk says will charge all X usersJack Dorsey-backed social media network Bluesky saw a surge in new users sign-up after Elon Musk announced he will soon charge all X users a small monthly fee.
- A theory of Elon Musk's maniacal driveElon Musk's extreme ambition and drive can be traced back to his challenging childhood in South Africa, according to Walter Isaacson's biography of Musk. Despite experiencing abuse and isolation, Musk found solace in science fiction and developed a deep attachment to the hero myth.
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Ticketmaster rolls out new system to snag a bigger piece of the resale ticket market
Sep 6, 2013 / 2:14 pm
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Fans of popular artists or sports teams are painfully aware how difficult it is to find good seats to live events at affordable prices. With a new ticket resale system, Ticketmaster is trying to show you what seats are available in one place â€” both unsold ones and those up for resale â€” so you can price-shop more easily.
The nation's largest ticket-seller quietly began rolling out its system, called TM+, for certain shows including a Black Sabbath concert in Massachusetts in August. More than two dozen professional sports teams have signed up, including many in the NFL. With the pro football season beginning in earnest Sunday, millions of football fans could start using the system soon. So far, about 300 events have used TM+, which the company says is still in test mode.
Using a computer, ticket buyers can see where each available seat is in a stadium, how much it's selling for and whether it's a marked-up resale seat or one that hasn't been sold yet.
Before, you had to search for resales and unsold tickets separately. By seeing them together, you can tell before paying the resale price whether you can get an unsold ticket much cheaper just a row or a few seats away. For an upcoming Miami Dolphins' home game against the Atlanta Falcons, for instance, you can see that a single resale seat in Section 122 priced at $146.05 is right beside an unsold seat selling for $85.
For some happy customer, that extra $61.05 will buy a lot of hot dogs, beer and merchandise.
"This now allows fans to have one-stop shopping," said Jim Rushton, the Dolphins' chief revenue officer.
Ticket holders who are looking to sell because they can't make an event can do so from a mobile phone or computer. All transfers are electronic, so there's no need to send physical tickets in the mail.
Ticketmaster, a division of Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Live Nation Entertainment Inc., is hoping its new system will help it take a larger share of the resale ticket market, which is estimated to be worth more than $4 billion in annual revenue in North America. The figure includes the resale ticket price and associated fees, which are estimated at about $1 billion a year.
Ticket sellers are usually brokers, who buy tickets hoping to sell them for profit, as well as sports fans who are season ticket holders but can't make every game. Individuals whose plans change are also in the market to flip their tickets.
Profit from resale tickets often goes to brokers, who are often first in line to buy tickets the moment they go on sale. By offering an improved resale system, Ticketmaster can collect a fee on every resale. The fee amounts to about 20 per cent â€” about half from the buyer and half from the seller. Rushton says the Dolphins also will share in those fees, unlike for third-party reseller sites such as StubHub, where the team makes nothing.
Bringing customers to a map that shows original tickets alongside resale tickets increases the chance that more original tickets get sold. More original ticket sales will increase the amount of money that goes to venues, teams or artists, improving Ticketmaster's relations with its clients.
Also, Ticketmaster got into trouble with New Jersey regulators in 2008 for directing people to its TicketsNow unit to buy marked-up resale tickets for a Bruce Springsteen concert when cheaper original tickets were still available. By showing original and resale tickets side by side, the new system addresses that concern.
TM+ will help boost the company's share of the resale market from about 10 per cent to about 30 per cent in the next few years, says John Tinker, an analyst with research firm Maxim Group. That would result in about $300 million in revenue and about $60 million in profit each year, allowing it to catch up to market leader StubHub, a unit of eBay Inc.
"StubHub has done a great job in the space and Ticketmaster is finally stepping it up," he said.
Chris Tsakalakis, president of StubHub, dismissed Ticketmaster's new system, noting that Ticketmaster has been selling resale tickets since 2002, most recently with TicketsNow.
"StubHub, with superior customer service and more than triple Ticketmaster's secondary ticket sales, remains the market leader, and we intend to keep it that way," he said.
Ticket brokers say they are closely watching how the new system evolves through the test phase.
Harris Rosner, owner of VIP Tickets, a ticket reseller that has an office near Los Angeles' Staples Center, said competition between the two largest resale marketplaces could help fans and brokers, if they ultimately reduce fees on transactions to maintain or grow market share.
"I look forward very much to seeing how it works out and embracing it," Rosner said. "Competition is always good for the consumer, right?"
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IAC puts CollegeHumor up for sale amid video deal boom
CollegeHumor, an entertainment website owned by IAC (IACI), is talking to potential acquirers about sale of the business, according to sources familiar with the situation. IAC, which acquired a majority stake in CollegeHumor eight years ago for a reported $20 million, is hoping to find a buyer that will pay around $100 million.
CollegeHumor would be the third humor site seeking a buyer. Bloomberg previously reported that Funny or Die had hired Moelis & Co. for a sale that could generate between $100 million and $300 million. Bloomberg also reported that The Onion is on the block, with a source telling Fortune that the asking price there is around $100 million.
What’s driving this deal activity? In short, Walt Disney Co. (DIS).
This past April, Disney acquired a network of YouTube channels called Maker Studios for almost $1 billion, valuing it at a rich multiple of four times its revenue run rate. “All the other incumbent traditional media companies stood up to take notice,” one banker says. “They’re all trying to figure out why Disney did that and what copycat transactions are credible alternatives.”
Disney’s deal for Maker Studios sparked flurry of online video acquisitions: Maker rival Fullscreen Media sold itself to Otter Media, Peter Chernin’s joint venture with AT&T (T), for between $200 million and $300 million. Another YouTube network called BigFrame was acquired by subsidiary of Dreamworks Animation (DWA). Stylehaul, a fashion and beauty video network, sold to a European television company for $151 million. Up-and-comers, like Tastemade, which LA techies are calling “the next Food Network,” and MiTu, Latino lifestyle network, recently raised eight-figure rounds of venture funding at healthy valuations.
Digital video is having a moment, and as venture investors love to say, “The time to eat the hors d’oevres is when they’re being passed.”
Now the humor sites are hoping to take advantage of the acquisition interest. CollegeHumor, which operates Dorkly.com and WatchLoud.com, has more than eight million YouTube subscribers and calls itself the #1 YouTube comedy channel.
An IAC representative declined to comment.


The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is a globally engaged university located in the heart of Chicago, an architecturally and culturally dynamic city of nearly three million people. The city is home to a number of Global 500 Fortune companies including Boeing, United Airlines, and Caterpillar. Fifty-four million people visit the city each year to take advantage of its rich history, arts and culture, architecture, diverse communities, sports and outdoor activities.
UIC is Chicago’s largest university and its only public Research I university. The university welcomed more than 6,000 international students and scholars to our campus during 2016-2017 and sent more than 230 students abroad for study. UIC also houses a number of internationally recognized and globally engaged research centers in urban studies, architecture, public health, social work, medicine and engineering.
Two UIC students named Fund for Education Abroad scholars
Two students from the University of Illinois at Chicago have been awarded scholarships from the Fund for Education Abroad, which aims to increase study abroad opportunities for U.S. college students underrepresented in international education.
Jazmin Juarez, of Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, and Shamira Quiñones, of Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, are among 100 winners from various racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds to receive up to $10,000 in support of study abroad for a minimum of four weeks to a full academic year. They were selected from a pool of more than 2,300 applicants representing approximately 517 colleges and universities across the country.
UIC Global Progression Ceremony and Reception, April 2018, Navy Pier
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Jerry Kammer at the Center for Immigration Studies takes a look at how the New York Times has moved from a thoughtful pro-immigrant paper to a destructive force that encourages illegal immigration and demonizes the other side:
Far from seeking to turn the illegal tide, the Times welcomes it, defends it, and encourages it. Rather than advocating compromise on immigration policy, the Times stokes confrontation. Adding insult to injury, it attacks the character of those who disagree.
For instance, Lawrence Downes, the lead Times editorial writer on immigration, heaps scorn on those who express worry about the ability of unskilled and poorly educated immigrants to integrate into American life. He considers such concerns to be a mask for bigots, proof of nativist hostility. He calls them an “effective substitute” for the open racism that has been driven from the public square.”8
In late 2012, a Times editorial touted its inclusive ideas for reform with this warning: “The hard-liners against reform — including the white-culture alarmists and the closet racists — have not gone away.”9
This claim to see evil motivations among those it criticizes is the flip side of the editorial page’s ability not to see non-American flags waved by those it supports. It is a familiar trope at the Times.
The 2012 editorial provoked former New York City Mayor Ed Koch to write an angry response. Said Koch, “I have never seen a more intolerant editorial in language and tone appear in the New York Times.”10
This stridency matters because the Times represents the pinnacle of American journalism. Its editorials are followed by engaged citizens across the political spectrum, as the paper’s first public editor, Daniel Okrent observed in 2004.
NRO’s Mark Krikorian adds:
Kammer’s deeply researched piece sheds needed light on how and why the Times descended into the “racism is everything” school of editorializing on immigration. Given the Times’ continuing status as the newspaper of record, and the brewing amnesty debate, it’s important to give context to the flood of sanctimony on immigration sure to emanate from the editorial page over the next six months or so.
Screaming “racism” is nothing more than the latest form of McCarthyism, a way to demonize the other side and their arguments. The goal of screaming “racism” is to kill debate and silence the opposition. With the Times leading the way, we’re seeing this phenomenon with same-sex marriage, as well.
The sad thing is that it’s working. The political left is seizing the moment, and doing so by any means necessary. Screaming racism is a potent political weapon, especially when it can turn out college-aged voters.
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John Satira and Rhonda Bates Named Homecoming King and Queen
Only two students out of nearly 40,000 are endowed with Homecoming royalty each year. During halftime on Saturday, John Satira and Rhonda Bates became the newest Penn State Homecoming King and Queen suitors in front of more than 107,000 people.
The halftime announcement was chosen in lieu of the Friday night pep rally, which had been a staple of previous Homecomings but was canceled this year because of the Pegula Ice Arena opening.
Satira, from Murrysville, PA, is the President of Lion Ambassadors and an RA in East Halls.
Bates, from Philadelphia, is the president of the Student Minority Advisory and Recruitment Team (SMART) and is the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Day of Service Director.
Congratulations to the new King and Queen and everyone on this year’s Homecoming Court!


Seventy or so supporters of the United Russia party joined an unauthorized protest over the results of the Oct. 14 local election outside the city administration building in Aramil, the Sverdlovsk region.
The protesters expressed their disagreement with the victory of a candidate from A Just Russia Party in the city's mayoral elections, a source in law enforcement agencies told Interfax on Friday Twenty-six policemen patrolled the venue. Protocols of administrative offences were compiled against eight demonstrators.
Elections were held in 24 municipalities of the Sverdlovsk region on Oct. 14.
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The odds remain strong that the Chicago Bulls won’t trade top scorer Zach LaVine, largely because executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and company seem intent on making very few changes this offseason.
The Bulls re-signed starting center Nikola Vucevich and guard Coby White to three-year deals and brought in free agents Jevon Carter and Torrey Craig, but unless they trade away at least some of their top talent, they won’t be able to afford much. They only have $6 million left of their non-taxpayer mid-level exception and a $4 million bi-annual exception (numbers via Spotrac) and those cannot both be used on the same player.
But if Chicago traded away LaVine, who is its highest-paid player? That would free up $40 million in cap space this year alone and give the team far more options. In his July 5 column, Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz put together a trade he believes would work for both Chicago and the Philadelphia 76ers that would involve swapping LaVine for superstar point guard James Harden.
Insider Recently Linked Bulls to Harden
Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports wrote on June 30 that the Bulls were a “trade partner to keep in mind” where Harden is concerned, noting LaVine or veteran DeMar DeRozan could be potentially included in a deal for Harden, who wants out.
While The Athletic reported that Harden wants to play for the L.A. Clippers, that’s not a done deal by any means and some analysts, including Swartz, think a Harden-LaVine swap is possible — although they’re not the only two players involved in his trade proposal.
- Chicago Bulls Receive: PG James Harden, PF P.J. Tucker
- Philadelphia 76ers Receive: SG Zach LaVine, F Patrick Williams
“A swap of Harden and LaVine (as well as Tucker and Williams) works for a number of reasons,” Swartz wrote. “For the 76ers, a starting five of Tyrese Maxey, LaVine, Williams, Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid packs a ton of offensive punch, with a bench of De’Anthony Melton, Patrick Beverley, Furkan Korkmaz, Danuel House Jr. and restricted free agent Paul Reed providing some defense to mix in.”
How Would This Trade Benefit the Bulls?
Giving up the 28-year old LaVine and the 21-year old Williams in exchange for Harden, who turns 34 in August, and Tucker, who turned 38 in May, certainly wouldn’t help the Bulls in the long term.
Harden led the NBA in assists last season, also averaging 21 points, and he’d be an unquestionable upgrade at point for the Bulls, but giving up Williams in the deal would hurt Chicago more than help. The young forward has shown a good deal of potential in the last two seasons, and the Bulls may want to see if he develops further.
Swartz, though, thinks the Bulls could contend with the likes of Harden. “For the Bulls, this is a chance to be competitive in 2023-24 while also clearing future salary-cap space for a potential rebuild,” he wrote. “Harden is still one of the best playmakers in the NBA, breathing life into a Bulls offense that ranked just 24th overall with Lonzo Ball missing the season with a knee injury. With Ball once again projected to be out for 2023-24, Harden takes over as the team’s starting point guard,”
Swartz did make a good point about the Bulls being able to start over and rebuild after next season if Harden doesn’t pan out. “This trade removes LaVine’s remaining four-year, $178 million contract from Chicago’s books,” Swartz noted. “Harden and DeRozan will both become free agents next summer, opening up $64.2 million worth of cap space for the Bulls in 2024.”
A 14-time All-Star, Harden still has plenty left in the tank, but he’s nowhere near the player he was when he won league MVP in 2018. If the Bulls do end up trading LaVine, they would likely want some younger talent and additional draft picks in exchange.


|An employee at Company 74 in the Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai works on a rubber production line. — VNA/VNS Photo Duong Giang
HA NOI (VNS) — The rubber industry is expected to continue struggling this year, with profits declining or even reporting losses, owing to the sharp fall in rubber prices in the world market.
Experts said the sector must reduce exports of raw material and diversify export markets to avoid reliance on a single market to overcome this difficult time.
According to the Viet Nam Rubber Industry Corporation, the rubber industry's profits will narrow as rubber prices in the market are forecast to slip to VND31,000 (US$1.5) per kilogramme this year, while production costs will hover around VND30,000 ($1.4).
The rubber industry of Viet Nam had a hard time last year when prices fell to a five-year low of $1,500 per tonne. The group pointed out that the fall in rubber prices was partly due to China - one of the biggest rubber import markets for Viet Nam - cutting rubber imports at some point of time.
Statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development also showed that Viet Nam exported 1.07 million tonnes of rubber last year, the same as in 2013, but earned only $1.8 billion, 28 per cent lower than 2013's export value, due to the price drop.
The average export price for rubber during the first 11 months of 2014 was $1,695 per tonne, falling by 27 per cent from the same period last year.
Vo Sy Luc, Chairman of the Viet Nam Rubber Industry Corporation was quoted by Thoi Bao Kinh Doanh (The Business Times) as saying that rubber prices had been slipping since 2012 from more than VND100 million ($4,670) per tonne to around VND29 million ($1,355).
This has hit rubber farmers hard, with many in the south-eastern region cutting down their trees to switch to other crops. The total area under rubber tree plantation that was cut down is estimated to be more than 4,000 ha.
According to the group's General Director Tran Ngoc Thuan, Viet Nam currently exports rubber in raw form, mainly latex or rubber with just preliminary processing, which can result in low added value.
Industry insiders estimate that rubber values could increase by up to 20 times if raw materials are processed into finished products.
Doan Xuan Hoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Processing and Trade for Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Products and Salt Production, pointed out that only 18 per cent of the latex from Viet Nam is processed, adding that if the rate is increased to 25 per cent, Viet Nam will become less dependent on foreign markets.
Experts have urged rubber companies to invest more in latex processing to boost added value, warning that the industry will continue to be at a disadvantage in case no improvements are made.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said that in the long term, the rubber industry must restructure for sustainable development, and focus on enhancing quality and efficiency. — VNS


Today an old game with some new tricks hit Android. It's Duke Nukem, the 15-year-old classic console game. The object of the 1991 shooter is still to save the women from the invading aliens — "save our chicks" — but there are some new features to take advantage of 2011-era mobile tech. Those include the ability to install from an SD card, multi-touch controls and compatibility with an array of Android screen sizes, from phone to tablet and beyond. The game's current owner, Machineworks Northwest, did a version for iOS this summer.


Third largest carrier CMA CGM and A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S are currently in talks for the potential sale of shipping company Neptune Orient Lines NOL, according to Bloomberg.
NOL said: “NOL has a duty to assess all options to maximize shareholder value and improve its competitiveness”, adding that the discussion are still in the early and nothing has been confirmed yet.
CMA CGM has made a preliminary offer of US$1.9 billion for NOL.
Maersk is also in talks regarding the acquisition of NOL, though the discussions are said to be less advanced.
A deal is unlikely to be struck soon, as the slumping shipping sector damps the appetite for aggressive bidding.
Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings currently owns 67% of NOL, of which the company may not willingly sell.
Nils Smedegaard Andersen, CEO of Maersk group, said: “We’ve always said that we will look at everything that comes up for sale in the market but our base strategy is to grow organically. In general we welcome any consolidation – that would only be healthy for the container line industry.”
Acquiring Neptune Orient would help consolidate CMA CGM’s number three position in container shipping as it competes with market leaders Maersk and MSC, both of which own more than 2.5 million TEU in fleet capacity.
CMA CGM has recently announced that it is building the world’s smart ship, and will be the first ship to be equipped with TRAXENS technology.


Huawei has recently unveiled a new smartphone in Thailand called as Huawei Y9 (2018). The phone brags specifications identical to the previously launched Honor 9i and Huawei Mate 10 Lite smartphones. The new Y9 (2018) is expected to be made available at a price of EUR 200 (roughly Rs 16,000).
Huawei Y9 (2018): Specifications
The new Huawei smartphone comes with a 5.93-inch Full HD+ (1080×2160 pixels) FullView display with 18:9 aspect ratio. It runs on Android 8.0 Oreo operating system powered by EMUI 8.0 skin. The handset comes equipped with a 2.3GHz Kirin 659 octa-core processor paired with 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, and external storage of up to 256GB via microSD card slot. The Kirin 659 SoC has previously used on Huawei Mate 10 Lite and Honor 9 Lite.
The highlight of the device is the dual camera setup on the front as well as the rear panel. The primary rear camera setup includes 13MP + 2MP sensors with LED flash. In contrast, the front camera setup has a combination of 16MP + 2MP sensors, making it a great smartphone to pick from the dual front camera mobiles price list. The smartphone is powered by a 4000mAh battery.
The Huawei Y9 (2018) model offers a dedicated fingerprint scanner at the rear. We expect the regular connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and others on the device. The phone will come in Black, Blue, and Gold colour options. The Y9 (2018) comes with 7.9mm of thickness and weighs 170 grams.
Separately, Huawei is anticipated to be planning for the launch of P20 series of smartphone. This series will include Huawei P20, P20 Pro, and P20 Lite handsets. These smartphones are rumoured to come with iPhone X-like notch on the top of the display. The Chinese OEM has scheduled a launch event on March 27 where these smartphones might get introduced.
Like Huawei Y9 (2018), the Huawei P20 Lite is reported to pack a Kirin 659 octa-core SoC. The P20 Lite model will have 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, Android 8.0 Oreo, a 3520mAh battery, dual rear camera module, and fingerprint scanner.


Study: Mississippi lacks 'economic freedom,' ranks near bottom
If freedom is truly "just another word for nothing left to lose,' then perhaps the lack of freedom is just another way to say there's nothing left to gain.
At least that what seems to revealed in a report released this week by the Fraser Institute, a non-partisan Canadian public policy think tank The report ranked all 50 U.S. states, 32 Mexican states and 10 Canadian provinces based on "economic freedom." Rankings are measured by size of government, taxation and labor market restrictions.
''The freest economies operate with minimal government interference, relying on personal choice and markets to decide what's produced, how it's produced and how much is produced," said Florida Gulf Coast University professor Dean Stansel, a co-author of the report. "As government imposes restrictions on these choices, there's less economic freedom.''
Once again, Mississippi didn't fare well, tying with Maine for the U.S. state with the least level of economic freedom.
The North American rankings were based on government, taxation and labor market restrictions (using data from 2012). Maine is the least "free" state, followed by Mississippi, Vermont, New York, Rhode Island, West Virginia, New Jersey and California. Mississippi and Maine also were tied with the following Mexican states: Guanajuato, Quintana Roo, Queretaro and Morelos.
Texas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Virginia, New Hampshire, Louisiana, Nebraska, Delaware and Tennessee were among the top states.
In the most-free states, the average per-capita GDP in 2012 was roughly $55,000, compared to roughly $48,000 for the least-free states.


Relatives of Michael Clohessy are seeking compensation from the ESB for negligence.
At an inquest at Dublin City Coroner’s Court this month it was established that his cancer was asbestos-related. Clohessy worked as a linesman for the ESB for 33 years and died on December 6, 2003, aged 53.
“In the wake of that finding I’ve made a claim on their behalf,” said Peter Duff, the family’s solicitor.
The main part of the claim against the ESB will relate to the loss of earnings. A father of three, Clohessy was the main source of income for his family.
Clohessy died from a mesothelioma tumour in the lungs, which is often associated with asbestos. He spent two years at Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross, Dublin,…


|AIRPORT NOISE LAW|
Naples (Florida) Ban on Noisy Jets Upheld by U.S. Court of Appeals
JUNE 3, 2005
Older, noisy jets can be banned from the skies over Naples to maintain quiet in the community, a federal appeals court said Friday. In its ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia sided with the Naples Airport Authority and against the Federal Aviation Administration in a years-long dispute.
The banned aircraft, called "Stage 2" jets, were made in the 1970s and 1980s and are generally noisier than aircraft built since. The authority restricted them from using Naples Municipal Airport after receiving complaints from the community about their loudness.
The FAA contended the ban unjustly discriminated against users of a particular type of aircraft. The agency also argued that the rules let aircraft noisier than Stage 2 jets land in Naples, and it chastised the city for letting subdivisions be built so close to the airport, which increased the number of aircraft noise complaints.
But the Washington court said the "Airport Authority and the City of Naples introduced ample evidence -- much of which went unrebutted -- demonstrating that the Stage 2 jet ban was justified." The court returned the case to the FAA to carry out the ruling.
"We are overjoyed," authority executive director Ted Soliday told the Naples Daily News. The ruling was released late Friday and calls to FAA officials for comment were not immediately returned.
Other airports around the country considering similar noise restrictions have been watching the Naples case, the newspaper reported.
Source: Associated Press, Naples Daily News


Approximately 700 New York City public school cafeterias inspected by health officials were cited for at least one health code violation in 2017, according to a report.
In a report titled “Food Plight,” student journalists from the City University of New York compiled data from the New York City Health Department and found that about half of the 1,400 public school health officials inspected in 2017 had at least one critical health code violation.
New York City health officials place health code violations into three different categories: general, administrative, and critical.
General violations are issued when an inspector notices that an establishment has poor ventilation, improper flooring, or other structural fixtures around an area of food preparation.
Administrative violations are issued when establishments fail to display posters with information on what to do in a choking emergency or if inspectors find issues with trash bins or toilet areas.
The critical violations—health code violations that could put people at risk for foodborne illnesses—are the ones that are most likely to harm students.
Health inspectors found that more than half of the 1,150 critical health code violations noted the presence of rodents, roaches, and other insects in areas where food is prepared or served.
In the borough of Brooklyn, six schools had been cited for five critical violations, and one school racked up seven critical violations. Most of the schools cited for these violations had issues with roaches, mice, or food protection.
Heaven Santiago, a student at John Jay/Millenium School in Brooklyn, shared his experiences of eating the food at the Brooklyn school that had been cited for seven critical health violations.
“It doesn’t taste good and it doesn’t look good,” Santiago told the CUNY students authoring the report. “If the intention is to create food for us to be healthy, it’s been skewed. It’s highly unhealthy and unsanitary.”
The student journalists found that the four dozen schools that got the worst marks for inspection in 2017 were in the city’s poorest areas, according to the report.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law in September 2017 requiring schools to post their health inspection results online at the beginning of each school year. It is unclear whether that law has prompted these schools to improve their conditions.


Korea wants to develop software for drones
The technologies will be used to monitor illegal fishing by Chinese boats in Korean waters and oversee scenes of disasters.
This is part of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning’s 14 new creative economy R&D projects that start this year. Of the 17.7 billion won ($16 million) budget for all 14 projects, almost 15 percent, or 2.6 billion won, will be dedicated to three drone software development projects.
By investing in software, the government hopes to make drones a new area of industrial growth.
The government aims to complete development of the software by the end of this year and test the system on regular drones early next year. It wants to ultimately use the software in a locally developed tilt-rotor UAV, a kind of high-speed drone that takes off and lands vertically, scheduled to be developed by 2020.
The software will be jointly developed with the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). It will control surveillance cameras and sensors on the drone’s body, analyzing and transmitting data to a main control room.
The software will automatically identify illegal fishing boats by analyzing the captured video and comparing data with lists of Korean fishing vessels.
The disaster rescue software will be able to analyze 3-D geographic information. The forest surveillance system will feature an infrared sensor to locate specific parts of forests that were damaged by diseases and pests.
Korea hopes to expand the local drone industry’s hardware and software, which is extremely small compared to the UAV industry in the United States. It is with drones used by governments rather than individuals.
According to a recent report by the Institute for ICT Promotion of Korea, more than 960 models of civilian drones are produced by 270 companies in 57 countries. However, only 11 models have been commercialized or are still being developed by four Korean companies.
There were 380 drones registered with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for civilian operations last year, up from 170 units in 2012. The drones are used for purposes like spraying agricultural pesticides and taking photos and videos.
“IT-related technologies are important in drone projects because the software that controls the drone’s movement and telecommunication technologies account for more than half of the whole research process,” Moon Seung-wook, director general of the System Industry Policy Department at the Industry Ministry said at a press briefing. “So the government’s civilian-use drone project can be a creative economy project providing new business opportunities to local aerospace and IT industries.”
According to Teal Group, military drones accounted for 89 percent of all drones produced last year.
However, aerospace industry analysts forecast in the report that the demand for civilian drones will continuously rise over the next decade to at least 14 percent.
In the civilian sector, the agriculture industry is estimated to have the highest demand for drones, followed by the public sector, which will drones for safety and surveillance purposes, as well as individual hobbyists and entertainment industry, which use drones for photographs and video.
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A case of mistaken identity is under investigation.
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is trying to figure out how a broken BB pistol was mistaken for a lethal barrelled gun.
The mistake caused Rhondell Powery of West Bay to be charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm. He was facing 10 years in prison if found guilty.
But just as his case was to begin Monday morning, the Crown amended a charge against him to reflect the fact that, legally, the gun was an imitation firearm.
He pleaded guilty to possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit an offence of threatening violence. He was fined and ordered to attend anger management counselling.
The result of the police investigation could help determine whether future firearms evidence is presented in court by an experienced local officer or an overseas expert.
Chief Superintendent John Jones said police will look at case papers and the role of the investigators to find out what went wrong so that it doesn’t happen again.
The Crown Counsel said the initial report on the gun indicated it was a lethal barrelled weapon, fired by means of a carbon dioxide cylinder.
The gun was later sent to a lab in the US where it was found unable to be fired because the seating device for the carbon dioxide cylinder was broken.
Mr. Jones said he was keeping an open mind about what will happen following his investigation. Appropriate action will be taken if misconduct is found, he said.
He said he would not rule out discipline.
Review teams acknowledge that officers are human and mistakes are made, Mr. Jones said. They have to balance whether the mistake was honest or made out of negligence.
‘We have to explore standards of evidence for court, especially expert evidence whether that is provided externally or internally,’ he said.
He will be working with the Legal Department, which is responsible for prosecuting cases.
Mr. Jones said that in the past experienced police officers have been accepted as experts when the issue related to whether a gun is a lethal barrelled weapon capable of being fired.
He said officers typically examine the gun and take it to the firing range to fire off a few rounds.
Equipment for more technical testing is not available on island, Mr. Jones said. Any detailed examination of bullets or markings is done by an expert abroad, usually in the US.
There are cost implications in bringing experts from overseas, he said. ‘But when individuals’ liberties are at stake, we’ve got to get it right.’
The quality of evidence has to be the best, Mr. Jones said.
‘We can’t afford to make mistakes,’ he said.
The Firearms Law contains a long list of items that are firearms and includes the term lethal barrelled weapon. It does not, however, define this term.
Mr. Jones, who joined the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service in May after 30-plus years experience in the UK, shared his understanding of what lethal barrelled means.
He said that if someone is hit by a projectile, the fact of whether it can have lethal consequences will determine if the item discharging the projectile is lethal barrelled.
A typical water pistol would not be lethal. A gun capable of firing bullets would be. Where the distinction gets difficult, Mr. Jones said, is with an air gun or a gun operated by gas pressure.
‘Then it gets technical as to whether it’s lethal or not,’ he said.


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Online sales on Cyber Monday surged nearly 20% from last year, according to findings from an analytics group released Tuesday.
Cyber Monday is the first Monday after Thanksgiving and is a relatively recent retail phenomenon, compared to Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. Many retailers traditionally open their doors at midnight on Black Friday, attracting shoppers with heavily advertised discounts.
Cyber Monday online sales in the U.S. were up 19.4% in 2010 compared to last year, reported Coremetrics.
More people were shopping online and the individual orders were larger than last year. Coremetrics said the average order value on Cyber Monday was $194.89, an increase of 8.3% from last year's average of $180.03.
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The 31-year-old has joined the newly-promoted Clydesdale Bank Premier League side on a deal which will run until January.
Brown spent last season at Hibernian and had previous spells with Motherwell, Inverness and Celtic.
County boss Derek Adams said: "Mark is a talented and experienced player which is what we need at this stage.
"Michael Fraser has had a superb start to the season, with three clean-sheets already, but there is no doubt it was an area we needed to strengthen.
"Goalkeeper is such a crucial position in the team that attracting the right individuals, with top level experience, is always a challenge.
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AN ALTERNATIVE to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), the country’s largest union, is being formed and is being named after a Numsa forerunner, the Metal and Allied Workers Union (Mawu).
The entrance of a new union to the sector that Numsa has dominated is likely to intensify organised labour rivalry. Several unions are already in the sector, but relations have been cordial.
However, Mawu looks set to aggressively take on Numsa because of the latter’s negative posture towards the alliance between the ANC, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the South African Communist Party (SACP).
Numsa is concerned about the economic policies adopted by the alliance, which it believes are unfriendly to workers. Former Numsa president Cedric Gina is said to be behind the formation of the union.
Gina on Wednesday denied spearheading the attempt, saying workers themselves were “strongly expressing” a desire for an alternative to Numsa .
“My sense is that there is a lot of anger over how things are unfolding in Numsa,” he said. Gina resigned as president of Numsa late last year.
Numsa said workers in Ekurhuleni, Tshwane, Vanderbijlpark and parts of KwaZulu-Natal were being lobbied to join the new union.
Its new rival has a strong presence at Nissan’s Rosslyn plant, where workers were frustrated by Numsa ’s alleged failure to address concerns over possible retrenchments and being placed on short time, according to Jacob Mashego.
Mashego is a former Numsa chairman at the Rosslyn plant and is sympathetic to the new union.
The Department of Labour has confirmed that the new union had applied to organise in the sector.
Numsa deputy general secretary Karl Cloete said the new union had more to do with politics than with worker issues. He described the new movement as well-financed, small” and vociferous in its efforts to grow.
Numsa resolutions adopted at its special congress in December last year, to find an alternative to the alliance in the form of a possible workers’ party, have placed it on a collision course with the alliance partners.
Numsa is also at risk of expulsion from Cosatu due to its hard-line stance on the alliance.
The new player could replace Numsa in the Cosatu fold. – Natasha Marrian is political editor of Business Day
Ken Manners writes that South Africa is the biggest loser in the steel strike. Numsa claimed a huge victory following its sustained strike, but were there really any winners he asks?
Who won? Numsa ’s political aspirations were hugely boosted by endless press coverage. Numsa ’s leader, Irvin Jim has greatly enhanced his public image. He will certainly have won favour among the more radical elements of the political spectrum, and his future in politics is now assured. Who lost?
Every one of the 60 000 Numsa member employees in the industry. It’s on the public record that the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of SA and even the National Employers Association of SA would have conceded an upfront 8% or 9% settlement to prevent a strike at the end of last month, when the main agreement expired.
So it is clear that four weeks of sustained strike action yielded an extra one or two percentage points for employees. An average worker in this industry earning R35 an hour lost R1 400 a week for four weeks, which equals R5 600, plus lost shifts, accruing leave bonuses, benefits, etc.
So the 2% “improved” increase achieved by Numsa yielded workers an extra R112 a month for three years, which amounts to R4 032. So, monetarily, workers lost R1 568 each over three years.
All 220 000 employees in the industry, of whom 70% were not Numsa members and a great majority of whom wanted to continue working yet were forced to support Numsa ’s strike.
They lost financially in terms of the same calculations, but some also suffered physical abuse trying to go to work.
About 10 000 businesses that were forced to close their doors and lost untold sales and profit.
Non-aligned industries such as the automotive sector that had to close because their Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council-aligned suppliers were forced to stop.
The collective bargaining process, which has been tarnished, perhaps beyond recovery.
Wages. About R1.3-billion worth.
South Africa’s economy, which lost about R6-billion in gross domestic product.
The government, who lost face. Numsa underscored the signal by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union and Economic Freedom Fighters that, since the fallout between the ANC and Cosatu last year, the ANC no longer holds sway with the working class. Wages. About R1.3-billion worth. South Africa’s economy, which lost about R6-billion in gross domestic product.
Who won? Politics. Who lost? South Africa. — Ken Manners is CEO of the SP Metal Forgings Group


While visiting her grandmother in Pakistan, Fatima Qutab ’21 noticed something surprising about the impoverished children her grandmother cared for: they watched English-speaking television shows despite not knowing the language.
“It bothered me that those children lacked the education I had been learning for years in America,” said Qutab, a biology major. “I couldn’t take my mind off them. I wanted to break the barrier between us. I wanted to teach them English.”
Qutab recently received at $2,500 Ambition Grant from the Kurt Giessler Foundation for starting “Education Without Borders.” Twice a week, with help from her siblings and cousins in Pakistan and using the video calling service Skype, she teaches the children to speak, read and write short sentences in English. In the last four years, her classroom has grown from four to 10 students, ranging in age from 5 to 18. The grant will be used for better equipment, including a new webcam, speakers, and Chromebooks or iPads with Wi-Fi for each student.
“The most rewarding part is to see their happy faces,” Qutab said. “I am proud of myself for teaching them something they will use in their daily lives.”
Running a classroom from her residence hall at Stonehill, more than 6,700 miles from her students in Pakistan, away doesn’t come without its difficulties. The Skype connection sometimes fails, but more than that, Qutab has to mentor through a computer screen.
“I have to keep them focused,” she said. “I am determined because I know these children really need the knowledge that I am willing to share with them. They make me feel like more than just a teacher.”
Now that their English is improving, Qutab hopes the Stonehill community will teach them more subjects like grammar and math. Some of her plans on campus include forming a club to help tutor students, starting a Twitter account and raising money to improve the resources for the students in Pakistan. She also plans to expand the project to help other poor communities around the world.
“I have not only taught them, but they have taught me to appreciate the privileges I have,” Qutab said.


TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Compex Legal Services, Inc., a leading national provider of record retrieval and insights services announced today that Paul Boroditsch has been named Chief Executive Officer.
Paul brings more than 20 years of strategic management experience, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Optum (UnitedHealth Group). During his tenure at Optum, Paul led large scale businesses driving substantial organic growth and differentiated products and services- improving quality, and reducing costs across providers and payer constituents. Prior to Optum, Paul held executive roles at Anthem and began his career leading large scale consulting engagements. Paul holds a BA in Management Information Systems and an MBA, both from the University of Michigan.
“Paul brings an impressive track record building high-performing organizations, implementing new operating models, and harnessing technology to drive top- and bottom-line growth,” said Ryan Pertz, Principal at Windjammer Capital Investors who partnered with Compex in early 2020. “Paul is the right leader for Compex, and his experience will serve Compex well as the company continues to scale.”
“Paul has hit the ground running,” said Tony Bazurto, Compex’s Executive Vice President. “His tremendous insight and a fresh perspective have already proven invaluable as we chart the course for our next phase of growth.”
“I am incredibly honored to lead the Compex team,” Paul said. “With nearly 5 decades of experience, Compex has built a strong foundation and talented team poised to drive innovation, create new sources of value, and deliver the industry’s best experience to our clients and partners. I’m looking forward to continuing our evolution and exceeding our clients’ expectations. ”
Compex’s outgoing CEO, Arvind Korde retired earlier this year.
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Founded in 1972, Compex leads the industry in years of experience, technology, and client service. With 36 offices nationwide, Compex obtains records in all 50 states and abroad. Our leadership in geographic reach and technological innovation make Compex well-known for improving efficiency, simplifying processes, and delighting our customers.
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17-year-old sentenced to probation for plea in battery case
URBANA — A Rantoul teen who hit a cab driver in the mouth has been sentenced to probation.
Raymon Haugabrok, 17, whose last known address was in the 400 block of Marco Drive, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated battery, just a couple of hours after a jury had been selected to hear his trial on charges of attempted armed robbery and aggravated battery.
Haugabrok admitted to Champaign County Judge Harry Clem that on March 8, while a passenger in a Green Taxi cab in Rantoul, he hit the male driver in the face, giving the man a bloody lip.
The driver told Rantoul police that he felt something in the back of his head and turned to see the passenger with his face covered and a gun in his hand. The driver grabbed the gun. The passenger then punched him in the face, got out of the cab and ran.
Police later learned it was an Airsoft pellet gun and that Haugabrok was the one with the gun.
Even though he is 17, Haugabrok was charged as an adult.
He was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to have no contact with the victim or the cab company.
Assistant State's Attorney Scott Larson said Haugabrok had no previous criminal convictions. Larson dismissed the other count of attempted armed robbery in return for Haugabrok's plea.


Peter Hain reignited the controversy over the death of David Kelly yesterday by saying it would have been impossible for the Government to protect his anonymity.
The comments from the Leader of the Commons undermine claims that the Government tried hard to stop Dr Kelly's name getting into the media after he confessed to his superiors at the Ministry of Defence that he might have leaked information about the Government "sexing up" its Iraq weapons dossier.
Officially the Government's tactic up to now has been to deny responsibility for leaking the name.
But yesterday, at a seminar at the Institute for Public Policy Research, Mr Hain suggested that Dr Kelly's name was inevitably going to be made public from the moment he came forward as a source for the BBC's story.
"With the media pack in full cry, the very idea that David Kelly's name could have been kept a secret is absurd," he said. "If it hadn't emerged, doubtless the media would have spun it into a cover-up story."
Oliver Letwin, the shadow home secretary, accused Mr Hain of undermining the Government's previous denials. "This comes very close indeed to an admission that the Ministry of Defence led journalists to Dr Kelly," he said.


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Amid the rise of remote work, government leaders are seeking to leverage reliable, cost-effective and sustainable cloud operations. Here’s how they’re doing it.
When social distancing took effect in March, employees across the country began working from home. For many private sector organizations, the transition was relatively straightforward: They already had the cloud infrastructure and processes in place to enable staff to work from anywhere.
Government employees, meanwhile, are facing a different reality. Many agencies may not have had the speedy, reliable infrastructure necessary to manage a remote workforce on demand. What’s more, a number of federal employees have access to classified information, meaning they cannot work from remote locations without the proper security measures in place. As a result, many government leaders have had to act quickly, migrating their applications to a public cloud once they reach IT capacity.
This approach, known across the industry as “cloud bursting,” may serve as a short-term solution — but it isn’t necessarily sustainable as a long-term strategy. That’s according to Troy Massey, Director of Enterprise Engagements at Iron Bow Technologies. He recommends a more strategic alternative.
“It can be tempting for government agencies to feel like they have to make decisions quickly, especially in this challenging and uncertain time,” he said. “A single cloud approach can serve the needs of customers right now, but it won’t necessarily be useful once employees return to the office. Instead, a multi-cloud solution, combining the use of the public cloud with an on-premises private cloud, can offer agencies greater flexibility and scalability, so they can continue to serve citizens now and in the future.”
A Smart Approach to Public Sector Cloud Services
In 2019, the Office of Management and Budget released a strategy that would impact the way federal IT leaders managed their cloud infrastructure — and, in turn, their workforce. Known as Cloud Smart, the strategy offers specific implementation guidelines for cloud adoption across government. In the release, OMB identifies hybrid or multi-cloud environments as effective and efficient ways to manage workloads. By leveraging the efficiency of a public cloud, while maintaining control of their on-prem private cloud, agencies can comply with Cloud Smart recommendations, as well as set employees up for remote work success by providing an IT infrastructure that enables productivity across locations.
“Flexibility is key when it comes to setting up your cloud infrastructure,” Massey said. “A multi-cloud strategy allows federal customers the ability to move to the public cloud with ease and move workloads back and forth between the public and private cloud as they wish.”
This hybrid approach also empowers federal IT leaders to rapidly implement an organization-wide virtual desktop infrastructure, guaranteeing a consistent user experience for remote workers, no matter where they are or what device they’re using. That’s an important element for public sector leaders: In a recent report of 150 federal IT decision-makers, 89 percent ranked consistency across cloud platforms as key to multi-cloud success.
Assessing Cloud Costs
Reconfiguring your agency’s cloud infrastructure, of course, is no simple task. Every organization has different needs and requirements; there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to cloud migration efforts. But one key consideration that remains constant across the public sector is cost. When it comes to the cloud, agencies need to ensure they’re getting the most bang for their buck.
To quickly meet the current needs of their workforce, many federal IT leaders have migrated to a single-cloud approach. But according to Massey, the costs of a single-cloud approach can add up.
“If a cloud provider charges $30 per employee and you have a workforce of 15,000, that’s over $6 million a year for cloud services,” he said.
Migrating to a single public cloud often involves several hidden costs, too. For example, many migration efforts require agency staff to rewrite or refactor legacy applications. These manual, labor-intensive processes can result in lost time and productivity. Instead, a multi-cloud infrastructure gives organizations the option to decouple legacy applications from their hardware, making them cloud-ready.
For Intel Chief Data Scientist Melvin Greer, who has partnered with Massey and his team to drive smart, multi-cloud adoption across government agencies, that capability isn’t simply a nice-to-have — it’s a necessity.
“The ability to virtualize legacy applications and move them into cloud environments has required a lot of change management on behalf of agencies,” Greer said. “It’s absolutely critical to be able to move data in and out of the cloud and leverage those capabilities.”
Greer also urged federal IT leaders to look beyond just cost savings and consider growing mission requirements.
“The cheapest solution may not be the best solution,” he explained. “Sometimes it’s about investing in innovation if you have the budget to do so.”
Leveraging People and Partnerships to Drive Multi-cloud Adoption
There are several steps public sector leaders can take to successfully drive multi-cloud adoption agencywide. To start, they need to engage internal stakeholders to assist in the process.
“The Evidence-Based Policymaking Act is the Federal law that requires agencies to have a chief data officer," Greer said. "The CDO can help create a multi-cloud adoption strategy and oversee migration processes from start to finish.”
Massey added that agency leaders should also develop a comprehensive communication plan that outlines these initiatives and engages staff about the process. That means educating the workforce about cloud-enabled tools and technology.
As more agencies prepare for a multi-cloud future, they will need the resources and technical expertise to achieve their IT goals. Establishing partnerships with the private sector and industry leaders can help them make smart decisions about how they leverage the cloud — now and in the future.
Learn more about how Iron Bow can help your agency manage a smart, multi-cloud adoption strategy at ironbow.com/irontarget/.
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After a successful release in the United Arab Emirates,
Superstar Mammootty's "Street Lights" is set to release in North America and
Singapore on Friday.
Distributed by Zee Studios International, "Street Lights" is a bilingual entertainment thriller, simultaneously shot in Tamil and Malayalam, produced by Mammootty under his banner Playhouse Motion Pictures.
The film released in India and the UAE on January 26 and has received a remarkable response already. Now, Zee Studios International is all set to take "Street Lights" to North America and Singapore, read a statement.
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Twitter criminals: useful idiots
The prosecution of writers of racial and gratuitously offensive comments is a cover for the British state in its attempt to stiffle free expression on the web.
At a moral level it is utterly impossible to defend people who gratuitously insult others – and make matters worse by adding racist abuse. For that reason many progressive people will remain silent when idiots like Liam Stacey are jailed for doing just that.
Yet we should stop and raise two issues: one a matter of principle, the other of policy.
As a matter of principle, no-one should face legal sanction merely because s/he has said something offensive. If you harass somebody, threaten them, blackmail them etc., then, yes, you commit a legitimate crime. But merely expressing an opinion, however obnoxious, should not in itself be a crime. That is an essential ingredient of free speech.
Let us ask a question about state policy. Why is the state so pro-active in clamping down on Twitter insults, when it cares so little about the economic well-being or political liberties of ordinary people in general?
It is far more credible to think that what motivates this kind of prosecution and the imposition of disproportionate punishment is a state strategy of intimidating free expression on the net. The claim to be fighting racism is the pretext.
Nothing makes that point more clearly than a case which came to light just as Stacey began his prison sentence; London police officers were recorded racially abusing a black suspect, yet the IPCC and CPS have dragged their feet and have so far declined to prosecute. The contrast with Stacey’s case could not be starker.(see details)
Twitter and similar technologies are highly effective means of communication for ordinary people, but they are also excellently tailored for state surveillance and manipulation of all who use them.


Security administrators are in for a busy holiday season after Microsoft confirmed that the December Patch Tuesday release will include 14 bulletins covering 20 vulnerabilities in a range of products.
Microsoft said in the Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2011 that three of the 14 bulletins are rated 'critical', the highest severity rating, and could allow remote code execution on infected XP, Vista and Windows 7 systems.
Bulletins 1 and 2 also affect Windows Server 2003, while Windows Server 2008 is affected only by the first critical bulletin.
The remaining 11 bulletins are rated 'important' and cover remote code execution and elevation of privilege flaws.
"Five of the 'important' bulletins affect Office 2003, 2007 and 2010 including all Office versions for Macintosh as well," explained Wolfgang Kandek, chief technology officer at vulnerability management firm Qualys.
"One of the remaining bulletins addresses Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and the remaining bulletins apply to all versions of Windows."
Although not specifically referred to in the security bulletin, it is also believed that Microsoft will patch the flaw in TrueType font parsing which was exploited by the Duqu Trojan.
System administrators are likely to be kept doubly busy as Adobe is set to release an update for Reader and Acrobat 9.x for Windows this week to address a critical vulnerability which could cause a system crash and allow attackers to take control of an affected system.
The flaw is actively being exploited in the wild via malicious PDF email attachments, according to security researchers.
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South Sudanese activists are using music, poetry, theater, comedy, dance and fashion to preach tolerance in the world's youngest nation which has been divided by years of civil war.
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Progressive Northwest? White Supremacists Think It’s the Perfect Place to Sow Hatred
Our progressive region may seem like an odd place for the alt-right. But Knute Berger explains why that’s a myth.
By Knute Berger January 22, 2018
Here it is, 2018, and we’re talking about Nazis.
It’s hard to believe. Divisions over race in this country suggest that the American Civil War is not yet settled more than 150 years after Appomattox. But there’s unsettling evidence that that isn’t our only unresolved war: We’re apparently still fighting WWII.
The Pacific Northwest has long been a sought-after enclave for people with extreme views and utopian, or dystopian, fantasies. On the far right this has included wannabe Nazis, dating back at least to the 1930s, when fascist William Dudley Pelley of the so-called Silver Shirts declared himself America’s Hitler and ran a campaign for president from Seattle in 1936. In the ’80s and ’90s, the Nazi presence emerged with various groups in Washington and what some dubbed “the Fourth Reich of Idaho.”
That died down by the end of the century, but lately there’s been a boom of white supremacism, militant nationalism and outright Nazism, even in liberal Seattle. Over the last months, there have been a number of demonstrations, protests, fights, a shooting at the University of Washington and other incidents.
Last fall, for example, a Seattle man went out in public wearing a swastika armband, and was knocked cold by a man offended by it. The swastika man was subsequently interviewed on KUOW-FM, during which he was allowed, anonymously, to tell his side of the story. Listeners were outraged that he was given such a public platform to air his views. It’s the 21st century, and a topic of local conversation over coffee is: Is it OK to punch a Nazi?
Seattle journalist and author David Neiwert has long tracked America’s far right and continues to do so for the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups. In his new book, Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump (Verso, $29.95), he traces the trends that are bringing us this revival of hate, intolerance and anti-democratic ideology.
The far right has been active for decades, but according to Neiwert, has been boosted by a number of recent factors. One was the election of our first black president, Barack Obama, in 2008, which energized and reawakened racial animus among many whites. The far right has always required an alternative universe in which to thrive, one that sees conspiracies and threats everywhere. Exhibit A is the “birther” movement to delegitimize Obama, an African-American Christian who was accused of being a foreign-born Muslim and an illegitimate president.
This tactic was previously tried by the American right wing and pro-Nazi groups in the 1930s. They claimed that Herbert Hoover was not a citizen, and Franklin D. Roosevelt was Jewish. It’s well known, of course, that one of the main proponents of the false and racist birther movement was Donald Trump, who fanned the flames of paranoia.
Which brings us to a second major factor in the far right’s resurgence: the election of Trump. His embrace of white nationalism and his appointment of its avatars to White House posts, has sent more than a dog whistle to extremists like neo-Nazis, anti-immigration activists and the Ku Klux Klan. Trump is not merely sympathetic—he is mainstreaming their beliefs, putting them at the core of a major party, the Republicans.
In talking with Neiwert, he told me that the one reason the fractious far right has not coalesced before was the lack of a single charismatic leader. Now, however, many see Trump, with his authoritarian impulses, as that new leader. No wonder some neo-Nazis celebrated his election with their arms raised in Hitler-style salutes.
There are other trends that have caused things to build, Neiwert contends. The attacks on 9/11 fueled anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant hate and suspicion.
Neiwert says the new alt-right followers are largely recruited from a younger generation: millennials. That could explain why social media has had a key role in this. Neiwert reports that actual hate groups—guys who meet in person as an organization—have given way to websites, chat groups, flash mobs and “organizations” that exist primarily online.
The neo-Nazis have websites like the Daily Stormer (protected now by a Washington state internet security company in the name of free speech); there are also many far-right trolling events during which online thugs abuse people they disagree with, ranging from Jewish journalists to female gamers. Nazis now feel that they don’t need to operate from compounds in Idaho anymore.
While many people in Seattle believe that Nazis and white nationalists are antithetical to our region’s values, a lot of them are attracted to the region. One is Harold Covington, novelist and podcaster at the Northwest Front website. Covington is a longtime, unabashed Nazi-admiring white supremacist who promotes white settlement in the region—Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana—to form an all-white ethno state that will one day fight for its independence.
Covington argues the Northwest is good territory for white supremacist designs, and sadly, he has a point: This is one of the whitest regions in America, long known for its racial exclusion efforts, including Oregon’s infamous anti-black laws of the 1840s, the Chinese exclusions of the 1880s and the Japanese internment of the 1940s. And let’s not forget massacres and displacement of Native Americans.
A faction of survivalists has pegged the rural eastern portions of the region as part of the “American Redoubt,” a refuge for those who seek to escape cities and multiculturalism and to prepare to defend themselves if and when American society collapses.
Indeed, Seattle and the Northwest can seem like bubbles of progressivism where Hillary and Bernie voters can feel relatively safe, but we shouldn’t be surprised that there are Nazis and far-right extremists among us. It’s the place and the time we live in. I asked Neiwert if it was OK to punch Nazis, and he said no, that’s just the kind of reaction they want to provoke. Saving America from the far right will mean rededicating ourselves to saving our Democratic institutions, he said. Instead of punching, we should organize and protest, but most of all vote and help others to vote. And don’t take any of our freedoms for granted.
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A judge has found enough basis for the claims of a Spanish woman, claiming she is the child of Salvador Dali, that the body has been ordered to be exhumed from its current resting place underneath a theater in Dali's hometown, so DNA testing can be performed, according to the Washington Post in "Judge in Spain orders Salvador Dali's body exhumed for paternity test."
Dali, who was well known both for his eccentric art and lifestyle, was not known to have any children. However, one Spanish woman claims that she is Dali's child.
The only problem is that she cannot prove her claims, since Dali passed away in 1989 at the age of 85.
The woman makes her living as a professional tarot card reader, so perhaps she could prove her paternity by reading the cards. However, she refuses to do such a self-reading. Instead, she has asked the Spanish courts to intervene.
It is not clear what the woman hopes to gain from the testing. Dali's estate has long been closed and all of his valuable artwork donated to the Spanish government.
Even though the artwork is valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, it is unlikely the woman could lay claim to any of that money. For her part, she seems uncertain of what she wants, if Dali does turn out to be her father.
She has only stated that she wants "what corresponds to her."
Reference: Washington Post (June 26, 2017) "Judge in Spain orders Salvador Dali's body exhumed for paternity test."


I assume by now, you may have heard the news of Sweet Bee's opening a new location on Westnedge providing our gluten free and vegan community with goods.
Some of us may have the luxury of eating whatever we want, whenever we want with little to no consequences... But as we have seen over the last few years, gluten sensitivities in America have been on the rise. In Kalamazoo, MI we also have a strong vegan community. To have an option for those who have to out of necessity, or choose to live a gluten free vegan lifestyle- this is a BIG WIN!
Here is what we know regarding the launch of this new business...
The new shop will feature sandwiches, soups, charcuterie, salads & more!
The new location will be 7083 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo
The name of the new eatery is Glofoods
They are estimating to be open for business THIS FALL!
Feel free to share this with anyone you feel would benefit, and let's get ready to support them when they launch!!