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Stock index NASDAQ continue to move in the downward channel. At the time of publication of the forecast, the NASDAQ exchange-rate index is 6950. At this point, we should expect an attempt to test the resistance level near 7090. Where should we expect a rebound and continued growth in NASDAQ quotes to the area below 6665.
NASDAQ forecast & analysis October 30, 2018
In favor of the fall in quotations of the stock index will test the downward trend line on the indicator of relative strength. Cancellation of the option of falling index quotations will be a strong growth and a breakdown of the 7200 region, which will indicate a breakdown of the upper boundary of the channel and continued growth of the NASDAQ with a target above 7650. Wait for NASDAQ to accelerate the fall in quotes and close below 6780.
NASDAQ forecast & analysis October 30, 2018 involves an attempt to test the upper limit of the bearish channel near the 7090 area and continue to fall with a potential target below 6665, a test of the trend line on the relative strength indicator will act in favor of the fall in quotes, and the region will break down 7200.
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Property Management Liability Insurance
A property management company has an insurance policy to cover their operations. It will cover your company for any number of liability claims such as slip and falls, an employee stealing money or a discrimination case. Even if the case is frivolous and without merit, an important aspect of that policy is the "Duty to Defend." The cost of defense gets expensive fast. Your carrier is obligated to defend you so long as the claim is not excluded in your insurance policy.
Exclusion Policies
If you have maintenance staff that are employees of the Property Management company, there is a very good chance you have an exclusion on your liability policy for any property damage the maintenance staff does. How do you know if your policy has this exclusion? You'll see it listed on the exclusions portion of your policy and you might also see it as an endorsement on your policy. It is usually called the Residential Property damage exclusion.
Hiring Independent Contractors
If you use independent contractors to perform any maintenance duties, you'll want to use only insured maintenance staff. If the maintenance contractor is uninsured, the property maintenance company's insurance will be on the hook for the damage, which they won't cover. Ask your contractors to provide proof of insurance to reduce any chance of secondary liability. This is traditionally a good way to help you find good contractors to work with as well.
Example of a claim scenario in which this exclusion applies:
Imagine if your maintenance staff replaces a ceiling fan in an apartment building you manage, but don't own. It's installed improperly and causes a fire and that causes significant damage to the building. The insurance on the building will pay to repair the damage. That insurance company is going to try to subrogate with the person responsible for the damages. The maintenance worker is an employee of the Property Management company so the property management company is on the hook for paying the damages. With the property damage exclusion in place, there is no coverage and the Property Management company may have to pay for the damages out of their own pocket. Ask yourself, how much can my company afford to pay before it bankrupts the company?
In order to protect your company either subcontract all your maintenance with an insured company or purchase a second policy to cover your maintenance operations. Those policies are relatively cheap to get.
Your broker should be having these conversations with you. Reach out to an expert by filling out the short form below.
Article by Aaron Hennings
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Yeah, only a day late, I know!
According to my pal Fred:
The mashup is actually Wax Audio's follow-up to Maiden Goes to Hollywood, a different mashup they did of Relax and The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, on an all-Maiden mashup album called Number of the Bootz.
More info here: http://www.mashuptown.com/number_of_da_boots_album.html
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Illustrations by Athens, Greece based artist Thanos Tsilis. Thanos works on digital painting, and he loves to paint the dynamic motion and dynamic compositions. He is better known for his fusion of realistic and cartoony styles and minimalist line artwork.
Vampire Hunter
Greek AC
Time Travellers
Sketch of a girl in a cafe
Merry Christmas card
Ghost train
casual game-sample background
Dark Age Vamp Warrior
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The term 'Idiopathic' simply means 'of unknown cause'
Scoliosis is a three dimensional deformity of the spine and trunk involving rotations and translations of the involved vertebrae.
Idiopathic was a term introduced by Kleinberg (1922) and is applied to all clients in which it is not possible to find a specific disease causing the curve. In fact, this is the case 80% of the time, where it appears in apparently healthy children.
So Idiopathic Scoliosis (IS) is of unknown origin and is probably due to several causes. It can progress in relation to multiple factors during any rapid period of growth, or later in life.
IS is named in relation to the age at which it was diagnosed. 'Infantile IS' is for children less than 3 years of age, 'Juvenile IS' for ages 3 to 10 years, 'Adolescent IS' for 10 to 18 years of age and 'Adult IS' for diagnosis at or greater than 18 years of age.
X-Rays usually demonstrate lateral (side) wedging and dorsal (back) wedging of the vertebrae at the centre (Apex) of the primary curve. It is unknown what triggers this though there are many hypotheses.
Once this structural change occurs, even slightly, a vicious cycle of asymmetrical loading begins. The uneven distribution of forces is believed to lead to further asymmetric growth of the vertebrae which in turn increase the size of the curve, further increasing the asymmetric loading and hence the cycle continues and self feeds.
It helps to think of the scoliosis curve as having 2 main components, a structural component and a postural component.
The 'structural component' refers to the bony malformations usually found in the vertebrae at the centre of the primary curve (as described above) and also the soft tissue restrictions that accompany them.
During upright posture, we are under the influence of gravity. The effect of gravity on our spine is to increase its curves. When posturally weak, our spinal curves are exaggerated. In the presence of scoliosis this means the sideways curves and rotations are often worse than they need to be, that is, worse than may be explained by the structural component. This is what we call the 'postural component'.


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Today we celebrate the release of
Pirate in My Arms
by Danelle Harmon!
Publication date: January 2, 2018
Genre: Historical Romance
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Eastham, Cape Cod, 1715 – Captain Samuel Bellamy is an adventurer who sails into a puritanical Massachusetts town looking for backers to finance his treasure-hunting expedition in Florida. What he's not looking for is love, but he finds it in innocent young Maria Hallett. When he sails away to seek a fortune big enough to convince her family to let them wed, he never dreams that he's left her in disgrace … and when he returns for her in triumph, she never dreams it will be as the most notorious pirate captain to ever terrorize the American coast.
Based on the true story of the pirate ship WHYDAH and an old Cape Cod legend about two ill-fated lovers, PIRATE IN MY ARMS was the debut novel, first published in 1992 by Avon Books, from New York Times bestselling author Danelle Harmon. Updated for today's market.
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Yeah I know this one took a lot of time. Why? I have been sick for the past three days straight. Maybe you care, maybe you don't but we are here for something else! This fourth look is very close to my heart. To most of you, it will come out as funny, stupid and 'oh-she-is-trying-too-hard' kind. For me it is so ME. If you have followed my blog you know about my love for casual sporty looks.
So my fourth and last reason for having done this series is that sarees too can be an everyday casual thing. I know they're hard and such a fuss but can be tried and honestly after having worn a saree this whole day for the shoot I was so comfortable in it by the end that it seemed like another piece of everyday clothing. My mother wears saree 365 days a year! No, I'm not kidding.
So before we dig in please do take a look at the three other ways I styled this saree in, here Part 01, Part 02 and Part 03.


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Hotel Elegante – Thursday, October 3, 2019 and Friday, October 4, 2019
Join us as we celebrate the life-giving and life-saving ministry of Life Network and the Colorado Springs Pregnancy Centers. This is an opportunity to hear what the Lord is accomplishing– and to financially support the ministry of Life Network. Our Gala and Silent Auction is an important fundraising event that allows us to continue to provide our services for free to ever 15,000 clients annually. Due to the significant response the last two years, we are expanding to two nights!
Our special guest will be Lee Strobel. Lee is a former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune and best-selling author of more than 20 books, including The Case for Christ, which details his conversion to Christianity. Lee also shares powerfully about how the issue of valuing life has intersected with his own life very personally.
In 2017, Lee's spiritual journey was depicted in a major motion picture, The Case for Christ, which ranks among the top twenty faith-based films. Lee has won national awards for his books The Case for Christ, The Case for Faith, The Case for a Creator, and The Case for Grace.
Are you interested in being a part of this year's Gala? Here are a few ways to participate this year:
- Sponsor a table – contact Megan at email@example.com today!
- Donate a quality Auction item – email Gaby at firstname.lastname@example.com
- Register to attend – registration is now OPEN for both nights of the Gala!
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Gabrielle Green is a 14-year-old performer who studied theatre at Bak Middle School of the Arts in West Palm Beach (WPB) before her family moved to Los Angeles and she pursued her acting career. The sketch-comedy series originally aired on Nickelodeon from 1994 to 2005, becoming a fixture on the cable network and receiving acclaim for its diverse cast and impact on children's TV. It relaunched with a new cast, including Ms. Green, and premiered in June. All That was also Nickelodeon's longest-running, live-action series with 171 episodes across those 10 seasons. Gabrielle Green has also performed in Speechless and Lying Together and has worked as a brand representative. Watch a short clip of the show below (and that's her in the picture, with the Afro, on the right).
Author: Jada Brown
'Foe Foe Tha Don'
Meet 24-year-old rapper Foe Foe Tha Don, a West Palm Beach native who's bringing a message to the airwaves. The message? That, no matter what trials and tribulations life brings, never give up. He's living testimony to that: a two-time convicted felon, Foe Foe Tha Don never gave up. While serving time in prison, he said, he focused on his future, not his past, and worked to perfect his craft. The song featured here, Message, is real and raw; blatantly so.
When asked about his inspiration for the song, his answer was simple. "The song came from stress and letting petty things get to my head," he said, "like old friends who felt a way because I came home with a different mindset from when I left." Message voices the struggles, growing pains and hopes of a young talented black man who made some mistakes while living in America—but works to overcome those mistakes. Today, he has a daughter (that's her in the picture, at top) and a full-time job. With lyrics like "never been the type to wait for a handout" and "I got a daughter now so I move right" and "I was tired of going through the same thing," his views are eminently relatable. He has released more music on YouTube, including a tune called No Pain; click here to hear it. Wishing you the best, Foe Foe!
A Blue Rave, During the Day
On Saturday November 3, I took a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Orlando from south Florida for a party called 'Blue Rave, Day Rave.' People to whom I told my plans thought I was loopy. Even my own mother remarked "you really want to drive that far for a party?" However, what they didn't understand is this: the Rave is not just a party; it's an experience.
A little backstory. Blue Rave, Day Rave is an all-inclusive Jamaican dance party held annually in Orlando, complete with top-shelf liquor and catered foods and desserts. Can't beat that for $50.
This year's venue was odd, to say the least: a junkyard that had been spruced up with neon displays and decorations. But it worked. There's a saying that Jamaicans can't arrive anywhere on time. I am here to testify: true. The party started at 6 p.m., yes, but when I arrived at 8 p.m., there was barely any one there! A two-hour drive for a dead party?! But, boy, was I wrong. By about 9:30 p.m., people were pouring in like Red Stripe in a tall glass! Some were dressed in heels and designer clothing, others in active wear. Yet, the vibe was cool. The guest selector, DJ National, knew just what to play to get the crowd singing and dancing, while New York-based comedian and dancehall artist Noah Powa, the MC, kept the energy alive. What added to the night's hot, hot, hot aura? Free drinks, steadily flowing! I didn't want to leave! It was a night to remember and worth the drive.
Batta Ears Boy
Recently, all over my social media news-feeds, parties and events, men have been proclaiming that they don't want a Batta Ears Gyal, and it's getting annoying.The term was popularized by Dancehall artiste Govana in his song Bake Bean. The chorus of the song is as follows "Some man a hype wid a bagga waste gal/Gena gena we nuh wife batta ears gal/Boy go ova yasuh wid yuh macka face gal/Gena gena we nuh wife batta ears gal". The definition of Batta Ears Gyal is a female lacking ambition or self-worth. However, my question to Govana, and all his supporters, what is equatable to being a Batta Ears Gyal as a man? Lazy cannot do, we need something that is equally as offensive. Maybe a Batta Ears Boy?According to The Washington Post, women are dominating men at college. Last year, woman earned 57.4% of all bachelor's degrees. But that's not it, Forbes did a study that showed black woman as the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Since 1997, the number of businesses owned by black woman has grown more than 322%.In a nutshell, woman are bossing up and the figures are here to prove it. So Govana, we don't husband no Batta Ears Boys.
Jada Brown is the host of the All Access Show, a bi-continental radio show that airs on 97.1 FM in south Florida and in Jamaica. She is also the owner of JB Entertainment, which does marketing.
Phantomm The Bad Breed
Take one good look at the 24-year-old artist Phantomm, and you will automatically see the passion in his eyes. The same passion that has fueled a very successful career in music.
Phantomm loved music from an early start. He recounts how he would come up with lyrics and melodies even while in school and his friends would push him to eventually take his music seriously. These same friends lovingly gave him the name Phantomm, which originates from the popular cartoon Danny Phantom. They call him this because he was quiet and could disappear and reappear without anyone noticing, similar to a ghost. The name stuck obviously, and to this day, he's still friends with these young men. You have probably seen them calling themselves #TOPWEST.
Phantomm has produced his own genre of music called Bad Breed. He says "I can't limit myself to saying I'm only a reggae artist or only a dancehall artist. I have my own style which encompasses many different musical elements. I plan to introduce the world to Bad Breed and show them what I am capable of." Don't think music alone he is recognized for; good looks as well. His current hit song 'Bad Breed Gyal' stems inspiration from a considerable number of girls fighting over the "Bad Breed General."
Ask Phantomm what's next and he remarks "I just want my fans to support me through everything. Be loyal to me and I will be loyal to you. I'm focused on bigger and better things. I'm constantly working to put out music that the world needs." Welcome to JB Entertainment Phantomm, we look forward to working with you and supporting the stardom that's due to you!


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Joe Uehlein
Joe Uehlein is Founding President and Executive Director of the Labor Network for Sustainability, the former secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO's Industrial Union Department, and former director of the AFL-CIO Center for Strategic Campaigns He spent over 30 years doing organizing, bargaining, and strategic campaign work in the labor movement.
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Monday, December 17, 2018
12 Reasons Labor Should Demand a Green New Deal
Workers have gotten a raw deal. Employers and their Republican allies are trying to eliminate workers' rights both in the workplace and at the ballot box. But even when Democrats controlled the presidency and both houses of Congress, they did little to protect, let alone expand, the rights of...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The US Can Go Fossil Free — Here's How
The world must go fossil free – and fast. But the proposals for reducing greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions that the US and other countries are proposing for next month's climate summit in Paris will still allow nearly twice as much global warming as scientists -- and even those very governments -- say...
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Sunday, October 12, 2014
If Not Now, When? A Labor Movement Plan to Address Climate Change
We are on a climate change path that, unless radically altered, will lead to an unsustainable global warming of seven degrees Fahrenheit or greater. We also face the most serious employment crisis since the Great Depression, with wages that have stagnated for four decades and economic inequality...
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Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Making a Living on a Living Planet
On Labor Day 1940, American workers faced the aftermath of the Great Depression, with mass unemployment persisting and a divided labor movement facing a renewed counterattack from corporate America. They were barely becoming aware of an even greater threat, one that would determine the future of...
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Friday, May 24, 2013
What Does 400 PPM Mean for American Labor?
In 1940, as Nazi armies marched across Europe, United Automobile Workers Union (UAW) president Walter Reuther made a stunning proposal: Retool the Depression-ravaged auto industry to build 500 planes a year for national defense. Many scoffed.
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Labor and Environmental Leaders Move Beyond Differences to a Common Vision
During our many decades of work in the labor and environmental movements, there have been many battles that led to tensions between our communities. The Keystone Pipeline is only the most recent example.
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Thursday, September 01, 2011
American Labor: A Sustainable Path
This Labor Day, as union membership falls to a mere seven percent of private sector workers and bargaining and political clout shrink to match, two roads diverge for American labor. One is to attempt to find a niche within an economic-political system that is ever more shaped by short-term greed and is therefore ever more unsustainable economically, socially, and environmentally. The other is to align with the long-term interest of workers in transforming that system to provide for a sustainable future for the planet and its people. Organized labor will have
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Joining the Labor Movement and the Sustainabilty Movement: Together We Can Stop the Tar Sands Climate Catastrophe
Sometimes a decision forces you to think deeply about what you believe in and how you act on those beliefs. It was like that when the climate protection leader Bill McKibben asked me to sign a letter calling for civil disobedience to block the building of a pipeline designed to carry tar sands oil from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico. Opposing the pipeline might strain ties with unions that I've worked with and been part of for my whole adult life. And yet the pipeline might be a tipping point that
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Looking for a romantic place to pop the question? Here's where the Royal proposal took place.
Prince William and Kate Middleton got engaged while on holiday with friends at Lewa Safari Camp, a 12-tent camp in the foothills of Mount Kenya.
Tents at Lewa each have a thatched roof, en-suite bathroom and private verandah. When you're not out on game drives, you can enjoy a dip in the camp's swimming pool, or relax in the lounge and gardens.
Try a bush breakfast or sundowner excursion with wine for a truly unforgettable safari moment to pop the question.
Romantic though it sounds, if you're planning a safari proposal, do be prepared for early starts as dawn is usually the best time for spotting wildlife.
Lewa Safari Camp is based within the private 65,000 acre wildlife conservancy of the Lewa Wilderness Trust, home to some 10% of Kenya's black rhino population.
You're also likely to see elephant, lions, leopard and cheetah during your stay, as well as the graceful giraffe and gerenuk.
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If you're headed to Miami for business or pleasure, or you're just on a mission to worship the sun at some of the United States's most famous beaches, you're going to need cash. With 55 foreign consulates and 18 foreign trade offices, Miami's status as a tourist city with a high international population means that you'll spot far more currency exchange offices than in the average metropolitan area.
According to the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, Miami-Dade county sees nearly 14 million visitors each year. Of those, nearly half hail from foreign countries. When those visitors need U.S. dollars, where is the best place to go? While ATMs are often the smartest default option, there are some circumstances where a currency exchange may be a better bet.
ATMs vs. Currency Exchanges
First, a little history. Since the advent of the automated teller machine (ATM) – also widely called a cash point – the currency exchange business has faced challenging times. Just a few decades ago, ATMs were only found in the denser areas of major cities. For years, they were all but impossible to find in outer city neighborhoods or small villages, thus keeping currency exchanges in serious business for travelers who needed cash in the local currency.
After the first ATMS emerged in 1967 – nearly simultaneously implemented by Bankomat in Sweden and the UK's Barclaycash and Chubb MD2 – it took more than a decade before the innovation spread widely. In contrast, the history of currency exchange stretches back at least to the thirteenth century, when the Medici family of Italy established banks in foreign countries to support the financial transactions of the textile trade.
If You're Arriving in Miami
U.S. banks are not alone in charging ATM – also called "cash point" – fees for customers traveling abroad. Dutch operations of the multinational bank ING, for example, charge three euros for overseas withdrawals, while withdrawals in the European Union are free. However, retail banking customers can request an additional package – at the cost of nine euros semiannually – that allows unlimited, free-of-charge foreign transactions.
If you're a foreigner planning a holiday or business trip to Miami, check with your bank beforehand to find out its policies on overseas withdrawals and transactions. Of course, even if you're an account holder at a bank that offers favorable overseas transaction rates, you may find yourself in a situation – a lost banking card, a forgotten PIN code – that requires you to seek out the currency exchange. In these cases, you'll be happy that you decided to carry the equivalent of a few hundred U.S. dollars in your home currency with you.
If You're Departing From Miami
One benefit that currency exchanges have over ATMs is that many banks levy steep fees for foreign transactions. U.S. banks usually charge $2 to $5 for overseas withdrawals, and some also charge a transaction fee that amounts to 1% to 3% of the total withdrawal. That can mean that while you may be withdrawing 300 forints from a Budapest cash machine, you're being charged for the equivalent price of dinner with wine in the nation's capital. One solution? Seek out a bank that offers zero foreign transaction and ATM fees.
If your flight is leaving in 48 hours and you realize that your bank does indeed charge the steeper end of these fees, it might be a wise idea to hit up one of Miami's recommended currency exchanges.
Miami Money Exchanges
Whether you are arriving or leaving, following are four places to go with your dollars or foreign currency.
1. Abbot Foreign Money Exchange, 230 NE 1st St., Miami, (305) 374-2336
Easily reached by the local MetroMover train – get off at the First Street Station – this storefront currency exchange near Bayfront Park wins positive customer reviews for favorable rates and friendly service. Like many businesses in Miami, a city sometimes called the "Capital of Latin America," Spanish is spoken here. Though the range of currency it has on hand may be limited, this is a particularly good place to exchange dollars to euros.
2. Currency Exchange International, 7535 North Kendall Dr., Miami, (305) 662-7155
A trusted national chain that promises to match, or even beat, same-day exchange rates offered by local banks, this branch is located in the Dadeland Mall between Macy's and JCPenney. If you're just arriving in town, the website offers detailed directions from the Miami-Dade International Airport. It's open until 9:30 p.m. every day except Sunday when it closes at 7 p.m.
3. Lincoln Currency Exchange, 1633 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, (305) 672-1633
If you've escaped cold weather elsewhere and headed straight from the airport to the beach, the Lincoln Currency Exchange offers a convenient place to exchange foreign currency for dollars in the Miami Beach/South Beach area. With more than 80 types of foreign currency on hand, this is one of the best currency exchanges for travelers arriving from smaller countries whose currencies may not be carried by most banks and other currency exchanges. In addition to appreciating the favorable rates and friendly staff, customers commend the flat $5 fee for transactions under $500.
4. First Citizens Bank, 221 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, (305) 639-7200
If you're a local resident planning an overseas trip and you'd like the security of having some foreign currency on hand before your departure flight, the First Citizens Bank in Coral Gables is a solid bet. Offering helpful customer service for those new to currency exchange, their rates should be on par with market value.
The Bottom Line
It may be tempting, after you've finally dragged your carryon down the jetway, through the terminal and you have cleared customs, to hit the first currency exchange you see. Don't give in to jet lag – keep walking. Airport currency exchanges offer notoriously low rates compared to market value. It's a far better idea to hop in a taxi and head into town to a reputable currency exchange: You'll happily get many more Cuban sandwiches and beachside daiquiris out of that stack of bills in your wallet.


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Uniting Shem and Japheth
Sep 11, 2009
The house of Israel was taken captive by the Assyrians from 745-721 B.C. God divorced them for spiritual adultery with other gods (Jer. 3:8) and sent them out of the house in accordance with the law (Deut. 24:1-4).
Israel (as a nation or as tribal units) never returned to the land of Canaan, for if God had allowed them to do so, one might have charged God with having an illicit relationship with her. It would be the equivalent of a couple living together outside of marriage.
We know from 2 Kings 17:6 that they were re-settled in the area around the Caspian Sea just south of the Caucasus Mountains. But within a few centuries they became so numerous that they migrated north and west from there into new territory. In fact, they overran the territory of Gomer, son of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), and this is how God "lost" the Israelites in order to fulfill His purposes.
The Israelites first lost their name Israel. In captivity, they were called Ghomri (or Gomer) by the Assyrians. The pronunciation of this name was later altered to Khumri or even Humria, as historians have told us. Now the reason the Assyrians called them Ghomri is given by Merrill Unger's Archeology and the Old Testament, page 243,
"The initial contact between Israel and Assyria evidently occurred during Omri's day, for from that time on Israel appears in cuneiform records as Bit-Humri ('House of Omri'). This official appellation was applied to Samaria, the capital city. Moreover, the designation of an Israelite king became Mar Humri ('son,' i.e., 'royal successor of Omri'). Tiglath Pileser III's reference to the land of Israel over a century later by its official name Bit Humria evidences the significance of Omri as a ruler in the history of Israel."
We also learn from Theophilus G. Pinches,
"Omri was likewise pronounced in accordance with the older system, before the ghain became ayin. Humri shows that they said at that time Ghomri." (The Old Testament in the Light of the Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia, 3rd ed., 1908)
In other words, the official Assyrian name for Israel was Ghomri, or "of Gomer." As I said earlier, this was also softened to Khumri, as written on the Black Obelisk of Shalmanezer, where Jehu is depicted paying tribute to the Assyrian king:
"Payment of tribute by 'Iaua (Jehu), the son of Khumri (Omri),' who brought silver, gold, lead, and bowls, dishes, cups, and other vessels of gold. The description 'son of Omri' is thought merely to show that Jehu was an Israelite, because Israelitish territory was called 'Bit Khumri'." (A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities of the British Museum, 1922, printed by the Trustees, p. 46-47)
So the Israelites were called Ghomri, Khumri, or Bit Humria ("House of Omri"). There is no question that these names were derived from King Omri of Israel, the one who built Samaria (1 Kings 16:24). In English we know him as Omri; but in the most ancient Hebrew language, his name was pronounced Ghomri.
For this reason, God chose Gomer to be the harlot wife of Hosea to depict Israel's adulterous relationship with God (Hosea 1:3). Gomer was the official name for the House of Israel used by the Assyrians who would soon take them captive. And Hosea had the same name as the last king of Israel, Hoshea (2 Kings 18:10). Both Hosea and Gomer were prophetic types, and the prophecies are revealed by their very names.
So Israel was taken captive to Assyria under the name Gomer or Ghomri, and it was not long before these Ghomri took over the territory that had already been occupied by another Gomer, the descendants of Japheth's son by that name. This is how God tricked the later historians into thinking that these Israelites were descended from Japheth's son, Gomer, when in fact they were mostly descended from the Israelite Gomer. Hence, Bullinger's note on Gen. 10:2 in The Companion Bible says,
"Gomer. In Assyrian Gimirra (the Kimmerians of Herodotus. Progenitor of the Celts."
A Dictionary of the Bible, by John D. Davis, says in its writing on Gomer,
"They are generally considered to have been identical with the Cimbri of Roman times and the Cymry of Wales. Cambria and even Cumberland still preserves the memory of their name."
Smith's Bible Dictionary says,
"Eldest son of Japheth. Progenitor of the Cimmerians . . . The Cymri of Wales, Cambria, and Cumberland in England are assigned to the same origin."
Historians are well aware that these Gimirra (Ghomri) migrated into Europe, splitting off into many different groups. The Romans fought them in battle many times. Their name is preserved in many places, including England. The Welsh still call themselves Cymri (pronounced Khumri) even today. Where did this name come from? Was it from Japheth's son, as most people assume? Or was it from the Israelite King Omri? Yes, both. "May God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem" (Gen. 9:27).
The prophecy shows that Shem is taking the lead, because it is Japheth dwelling in Shem's tent, not the other way around. However, God also used this situation to hide the lost sheep of the House of Israel by causing the historians to confuse Japheth-Gomer with Israel-Gomer.
Prof. Rawlinson, the great archeologist, mused in a footnote about the possible connection between the Gimirra and the Israelites, but said no more about it. I have read the quotation from a library book, but do not have a copy in my possession. Rawlinson almost revealed the identity of those lost sheep of the house of Israel a bit too early, so God shut him up, lest the purposes of God for modern Zionism be thwarted.
The very fact that Israel had to be "lost" is prophesied in the life of Joseph, son of Jacob-Israel. Joseph was "lost" in Egypt and presumed dead for a long time. So also, his descendants of the House of Israel would later be lost and presumed dead. Joseph's sons received the name Israel that the angel had given Jacob (Gen. 48:16), along with the Birthright (1 Chron. 5:1, 2). Inherent in the Birthright was the right to become the sons of God, as I have so often explained.
This long biblical story shows that God dispersed Israel, never to return to the old land, even asJoseph never again lived in Canaan after going to Egypt. The prophesied regathering of Israel would be with (true) Judah "under one Head" (Hosea 1:11), and Isaiah 56:8 says that "others" will also be gathered with them. Among these "others" are the descendants of Japheth, particularly Gomer, as I have shown here. But in the end, the new Temple that God has built is a house of prayer for all people (Is. 56:7). This is the Temple built upon the Chief Cornerstone of Jesus Christ and the foundations of the apostles and prophets (Eph. 2:20-22).
If any other temple is built other than this true temple, you can be sure it is a counterfeit. If one is built in Hagar-Jerusalem, you can be sure that it is an Old Covenant temple and is NOT the New Jerusalem temple where Jesus is the high priest of the Melchizedek Order.


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Indeed, I believe Chew Eng Han has done his best in ensuring there was no sham investment.
He himself has vast experience in handling fund and he did not gain anything from all the bonds, apart from perhaps a little management fee (http://www.citynews.sg/2014/07/chc-trial-chew-challenged-lams-evidence-that-he-had-offered-to-be-chcs-fund-manager/).
It is of no interest to see who gets blamed for what.
It is more important to see six of them vindicated.


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Following an interesting teaser and a behind-the-scenes glimpse at recent goings on, we now have a full Penny Dreadful Season 2 trailer. And it's really good. I haven't seen the show (and I probably won't have time to watch Season 1 before this new one airs), so I'm considering diving in blind when the new season airs on Showtime on April 26th, 2015. This trailer is such a visual stunner that I think I could stand being confused for a while before I find my way in. There are worse problems to have.
Hit the jump to check out the Penny Dreadful Season 2 trailer. It's a little bit NSFW but that's part of the appeal, don't you think? The show stars Eva Green, Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Billie Piper, Harry Treadaway, Helen McCrory and Simon Russell Beale will also return and will be joined by Patti LuPone, Douglas Hodge, Sarah Green and Jonny Beauchamp.
Trailer via Showtime:
Here's the official synopsis for Penny Dreadful Season 2:
This season, Vanessa and Ethan form a deeper bond as the group, including Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton), Dr. Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway), and Sembene (Danny Sapani), unite to banish the evil forces that threaten to destroy them. Meanwhile, Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney), the Creature (Rory Kinnear) and Brona (Billie Piper) are all waging battles of their own. Patti LuPone will guest star as a mysterious character of great importance in Vanessa's past. Helen McCrory returns as Evelyn Poole (a.k.a. Madame Kali), the seductive spiritualist who will pose a unique threat to our protagonists this season, along with Simon Russell Beale, who is back as eccentric Egyptologist Ferdinand Lyle. Additional guest stars include Douglas Hodge as a Scotland Yard investigator; Sarah Greene as Poole's powerful daughter, Hecate; and Johnny Beauchamp as a man with a singular past.


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Zambia's 2018 CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers opponents Swaziland suffered a setback ahead of their date against Chipolopolo after they were eliminated from the 2017 Cosafa Cup title race.
Swaziland lost 2-1 to Zimbabwe in Rustenburg on Sunday in the Cosafa Cup quarterfinals at the ongoing tournament South Africa is hosting from June 25-July 9.
Like Zambia, Swaziland enjoyed a preliminary group stage bye to the Cosafa Cup thanks to their position on the FIFA Rankings at 99 and 90 respectively, but stumbled on the first hurdle and will now play in the consolation Plate Category.
Zambia on the other hand are through to the Cosafa Cup semifinals where they will face Tanzania on July 5 after a 2-1 win over Botswana on July 1 at the same venue.
Meanwhile, Swaziland will host Zambia on July 15 in a 2018 CHAN first round,first leg qualifier.
The return leg will be played on July 23.
Winner will play victor of the first round tie involving Bafana Bafana versus Botswana in August to decide who goes through to the tournament Kenya will host this January.
The winner of the Zambia-Swaziland match will be away in the first leg during the weekend of August 12 while the final leg will be played during the weekend of August 19.
CHAN is the second tier AFCON exclusively for domestic league-based players launched by CAF in 2009 and DR Congo are the defending champions and record winners with two titles.
Zambia has qualified twice for the CHAN, finishing 3rd in 2009 and reached the quarterfinals in 2016.
Mufulira Wanderers 3(Rahim Osumanu 14′ 34′,Guily Manziba 83′)-Konkola Blades 0
Kabwe Warriors 0-Lumwana Radiants 1(Josphat Kasusu 44′)
Green Eagles 1 (Anos Tembo 5′)-Nakambala Leopards 1 (Ignatius Lwipa 90′)
Power Dynamos 3(Fwayo Tembo 8′ 30′,Mwelwa Sakala 35′)-City of Lusaka 1(Benjamin Makandauko 16′)
Forest Rangers 0-Nkana 1(Danny Silavwe 20′)
Napsa Stars 3(Youremeber Banda 49′ 67′,Mangani Phiri 75′) -Real Nakonde 0
Red Arrows 1(Francis Kombe 72′)-Nchanga Rangers 1 (Zikiru Adams 17′)
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Lusaka Dynamos-Zanaco
Chris Mugalu(Lusaka Dynamos):9
Fwayo Tembo(Power Dynamos):7
Danny Silavwe (Nkana/Nakonde):5
Brian Mwila (Green Buffaloes):5
Youremember Banda (Napsa):4
Rahim Osumanu(Mufulira Wanderers):4
Ignatius Lwipa (Nakambala):4
Collins Sikombe(Napsa Stars):4
Ronald Kampamba (Nkana):4
Jesse Were (Zesco):4
Clement Mundia(City of Lusaka):4
Justin Shonga(Nkwazi):4
Maisha Chavada (Buildcon):4
Walter Bwalya (Nkana): 4
Mike Katiba(Buffaloes):4
Stanley Nshimbi (Arrows):4
Anos Tembo (Eagles):3
Simon Nkhata(Lumwana):3
John Sikaumbwe(Konkola):3
Martin Phiri(Power Dynamos):3
Jacob Phiri(Kabwe Warriors)3
Lameck Kafwaya(Kabwe Warriors):3
Idris Mbombo(Zesco):3
Richard Kasonde(Zanaco):3
Frank Chinyama(Konkola Blades):3
Friday Samu (Buffaloes):3
Potipher Zulu(Lusaka Dynamos):3
Diamond Chikwekwe (Green Buffaloes):3
Tapson Kaseba (Konkola):3
Dominic Mulenshi(City of Lusaka):3
Lazarus Kambole (Zesco):3
Chitiya Mususu (Napsa Stars):3
Green Mumba (Forest):3
Mwila Phiri(Green Eagles):3
Kennedy Musonda(Zanaco):3
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Xilinx launches a single-chip Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC functional safety solution to shorten time to IEC 61508 compliance and certification across industrial applications like IIoT Edge Controllers, Motor Drives, Intelligent IOs, Smart Sensors, Gateways, Industrial Transport, and Electrical Grids. The package includes a hardware design based on a single-chip SIL 3 and HFT=1 architecture with a complete set of supporting documentation, assessment reports, IP and software tools. According to Xilinx, users can significantly reduce their own risk and reduce certification and development times by as much as 24 months. Also, the single-chip solution will help cut systems cost by more than 40%; customers previously needed to leverage two or more devices to achieve the reliability and redundancy requirements outlined in IEC 61508.
The Zynq-7000 SoC is the first single-chip application processor to integrate safety and non-safety functionality onto a single device and pass assessment by functional safety authority TÜV Rheinland for addressing the on-chip redundancy requirements outlined in Part 2 Annex E of the IEC 61508 international standard.
To learn mondo more, visit the Xilinx Functional Safety page.


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To fully understand what CAD is you should know that it is the acronym for computer-aided design or computer-aided drafting.
CAD Inventions / CAD Design Companies
CAD design companies are the ones who physically do the invention design work with computer software.
CAD is the most important aspect of having an invention or prototype designed, and is something any investor should familiarize themselves with if submitting a patent to the USPTO.
CAD software is a very versatile program which allows several aspects of design to be done. CAD files can be used to create patent drawings, blueprints, 3D models, renderings, CNC metal designs, ABS, rapid prototypes, ABS products, injection molds, and almost any material used today in manufacturing.
CAD is used to develop anything imaginable as well as 3D animations, and the projected engineering effects applied to specified materials. Invention design companies can fully evaluate every aspect of an Inventors design before it's mass-produced.


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This women and non-binary only alley cat race happens mid-February every year in extremely cold and challenging conditions. On February 16, you can ride around Pittsburgh in the bitter weather (unless it's randomly 60 degrees again) with others who share your love for biking. Created by Pittsburgh Babes on Bikes event director Anna-Lena Kempen, the Frigid Bitch is celebrating its 6th year.
Click here to register for this amazing event. 100% of race registration benefits the Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, and optional food registration means you'll have mac & cheese, pizza, and other awesome eats waiting for you after the race. Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options will be available; but please pre-register so they know how much to provide. Non-racers are also encouraged to register for food at the venue!
So, What's an alley-cat?
The race is alley-cat style, which means there are manned checkpoints and a time limit but no set course; alley-cats are modeled after the day of a bike messenger – ie – racing around town trying to deliver packages in any order to specific locations, as quickly as possible.
This means that while being fast and competitive are definite pros, women can also pull ahead based on how well they know the city (shortcuts!) and bike trails, how confident they are riding in traffic and around certain obstacles, and how clever they are at planning a route and time management.
You can race solo or in groups – what many people experience is: alley-cats are excellent at fostering unexpected team-ups based on who decided to ride the same route and which racers are evenly matched with each other. Riders can trade off knowledge of the city, offering to lead someone through parts they know well in exchange grabbing a wheel in unknown areas.
The race is explicitly not dumbed down or "pinkified," ie – it's not made easier or shorter just because its for girls. In fact, it's probably the hardest alley-cat that's thrown all year in this town. The 'course' is open for 2 hours with an hour to get back to base, and with rare exception the weather is horrendous, the checkpoints are far apart, taking people to strange hidden places, up steep cobbles or down staircases (cyclocross rules apply – you are allowed to carry your bike!).
Things to Bring
- Bike helmet
- Bike with appropriate tires for the weather – snowy conditions merit switching out your smooth tires for some knobby ones
- Water bottle
- Layers!! Gloves, a scarf / balaclava, wool socks, leg warmers, etc. – dress like it's the coldest day of the year, because it might be
- A pannier or backpack for carrying supplies (handwarmers, extra layers, snacks)
- $5 to participate, + extra cash in case you're hungry for pizza after the race
Race Details
Race registration for the 6th Annual Frigid Bitch alley-cat is $5 and open until 8pm on Wednesday, February 13th, while food registration is $10 and open to racers and non-racers now through the 16th. The day will proceed as follows:
Date: February 16th
RACE START/END VENUE: Threadbare Cider & Mead 1291 Spring Garden Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
REGISTRATION OPENS: 11am
RACE STARTS: 12pm
CHECKPOINTS OPEN: 12pm – 2pm
RACE ENDS: 3pm
PRIZES: 4pm
FOOD: 3pm – 6pm
PARTY: 4pm – 6pm
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It's been a long week. The surgery went as well as could be expected on Monday – though of course, once the doc got in there and poked around…well, let's just say they ended up rebuilding some stuff they weren't anticipating. I'm okay, just wayyyy more sore than I expected I would be. Each day is a little better. Actually, the surgery almost didn't happen at all. It was scheduled for 10 AM and I got to admissions at 8 AM to start the paperwork. (Keep in mind, I'd been up the entire night before and hadn't eaten anything since midnight. I don't sleep well before stuff like this, among other things.) By 9:40, I was STILL waiting to be admitted -because of a computer issue that had removed my doctor as an admitting physician, even though she'd been doing surgeries and procedures there for many years. My doctor showed… Read more


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Our web host is in the process of moving FTO to a newer, faster machine. Once they flip the switch our server's IP address will change, necessitating a change to our nameservers. Once that happens FTO will appear to be down until the nameserver change propagates to your ISP, an outage probably lasting up to a few hours, depending upon your ISP.
The exact timing of this is yet to be determined, but is expected to occur sometime within the next 24 hours or so. Just be advised.


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At Jaymes Christian Academy, we're committed to providing Christ-centered quality, affordable education opportunities for children ages 6 weeks through 1st grade. Through the use of the Mother Goose curriculum and a diverse and well rounded schedule of daily activities, we can help your child develop important educational, verbal, social, and other skills.
Our owner is Ms. Angie. Ms. Angie holds a Master degree in child development and family studies, as well as over 20 years experience in childcare. Our centers are managed by highly qualified and passionate directors. Our instructors are people who love working with children, and who have skills and certification to support their development. From reading and numbers to music and crafts, each day is filled with age appropriate activities that are both enriching and fun.
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It collects, manages and presents the national heritage of cultural history and records in addition to producing and providing knowledge.
The oldest directives concerning antiquities were given in Sweden-Finland in 1666, when prehistoric sites and other antiquarian monuments were declared to be under the protection of the State. The clergy were ordered to compile descriptions of the sites of antiquarian and topographical interest that were to be found in their parishes, and around 20 such descriptions from Finland were eventually sent to the newly founded Antiquities College in Stockholm. In the 1680's, the law was extended to include precious metal objects found in the ground; these were to be offered to the Crown, which could claim them against a reward.
In the 1700's, the antiquities laws were augmented several times, most notably in the legislation of 1734. This period saw the rise of the view that antiquities formed part of the national cultural heritage since they represented the works of the ancestors.
After the Russo-Swedish War of 1808-1809, Finland became a part of Russia as and autonomous Grand Duchy. Though the Swedish law of 1734 was still in force, no public authority was charged with overseeing the antiquities legislation. As romanticism and nationalism began to awaken, so did general concerns over the gradual deterioration of the medieval castles and stone churches.
In 1870, the Finnish Antiquarian Society was formed to care for and document national historical monuments. The Antiquarian Society, by its activity, greatly influenced the development of Finnish antiquities legislation and administration. The Decree on the Protection of Ancient Monuments was given in 1883, and the next year saw the founding of the Archaeological Bureau, later renamed the State Archaeological Commission, charged with "the general care of country's ancient monuments".
The Archaeological Commission was reorganized in 1972 and became the National Board of Antiquities.
The National Board of Antiquities is responsible, together with other authorities and the museum field, for protecting environments with cultural history value, archaeological culture heritage and architectural heritage, and other cultural property. It also collects and presents a culture historical national collection, studies material cultural heritage and both supports and develops the museum field nationally.
The National Board of Antiquities provides varied and constantly developing services for all citizens.
It operates under the Ministry of Education and Culture.
fonte: @edisonmariotti #edisonmariotti http://www.nba.fi/


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Carrie Liauw is the Founder and Director of Tabula Rasa, an event curation agency built on creating meaningful shared experiences. She believes that events are a platform for driving knowledge and awareness, while bringing communities together. Tabula Rasa's signature event, Empiricon, is one such platform, where impactful and knowledge-driven conversations call for urgent change and action.
Renee Pan spent her first half of career working with big brands and corporates including Vodafone, P&G, Starbucks, Ford, Wrigley's, Qoros, Saatchi & Saatchi's, WPP, Publics Group, etc. She has also tried out a couple of startup ideas after graduation. Later on, she headed up a Sales & Marketing team of 35 people in a Vodafone contracted marketing agency, and stepped into the technology world by joining an award winning mobile agency in China – FabriQate and became the Operations Director there for 3 years.
She joined Brinc in 2015. Brinc is a Global Venture Accelerator that empowers startups in every stage throughout the whole life cycle to help them launch successful businesses. Brinc is based in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Bahrain, Poland, Barcelona, Tel Aviv and Inida. It has 81 investments across 26 countries by far. She joined Brinc 4 years ago to work with startups and founders, to make their concepts become ready-to-be shelf products, and to help them to enter new markets. Now she is working with local and international governments and resources closely to forest the local ecosystem for startups and technology innovation and transformation. She and her teams has accelerated 50+ startups and helped 12 companies enter to the China market.
Josie Stoker, 'eco-preneur', is CoFounder of CAPTURE, a first-of-it's-kind mobile app empowering users to reduce and offset their carbon footprints. Josie believes in the power of individual action to address the climate crisis in parallel with business & government, and is motivated to empower people understand and de-code the impact of their actions on the planet. Josie has lived in Asia for 6 years, and has gathered diverse perspectives on life along the way from work with Indigenous groups in Mongolia, Kenya & Indonesia.
Dr Reid Lim is a backpacker, medical doctor and the founder of MEDGIC - an artisanal Medical Artificial Intelligence company. He started life as a physician but soon realised his passion was in AI. So why not combine both? Reid had no idea that years later his research would come to fruition and now he is a man on a mission to democratize healthcare - a gift from machines, to all men on Earth.
Darren Toh is a Co-founder and Head of Communications & Compliance for both Perlin and the Centre of Future Trade based in Singapore. He was previous Head of Communications & Compliance for Republic Protocol (now REN). He was also an advisor to a number of other blockchain projects and co-founded BlockPR, a technology and blockchain-based PR firm. Darren has also devoted much of his time working with environmental and education-based projects in Australia and Indonesia. He has over a decade of experience as a legal advisor, corporate regulator, senior federal government investigator, and committed conservationist.
Dustin is a believer that everyone needs to have technology that empowers people to create healthier living and working environments. He founded uHoo on this belief to help people understand the air they breathe and take action. Today, uHoo is part of KPMG's real estate innovations for 2019, with clients across Asia and Europe and has been featured in Forbes, Information Week, Entrepreneur and CNN, among others.
Stephanie Dickson is a leading voice in sustainability across Asia, and the founder of Green Is The New Black, Asia's first Conscious Festival and media platform. Her mission is to make sustainability mainstream, accessible and sexy. As a changemaker in the green space, Stephanie has been described as a "sustainability entrepreneur helping Asia businesses combat climate change" (CNBC) and a "force of nature" (Honeycombers). She is also a two-time TEDx speaker (P&G), and one of Prestige 40 Under 40 (2018).
Jonathan is the Chief Development for revolv, a start-up that uses RFID technology to create a system for the rental and return of takeaway food and drink containers across cities, in order to reduce single-use waste. He is also the Founder of The Final Straw, a Singaporean environmental business working directly with cafes and bars to reduce plastic waste. He is a pragmatic idealist, keen to translate sustainable ideas and ambitions into reality.
Matthias Gelber was voted the 'Greenest Person on the Planet' in 2008 and received the Green Icon of the year award in Malaysia in 2016. In 2017, Matthias built South East Asia's first off-grid tiny eco home in Malaysia and published a book on recycled paper only, printed with ink made from mushrooms. Matthias has recently delivered his 5th TEDx talk at University Technology Malaysia on the subject of how to achieve zero waste as a hotel guest and he has recently been appointed as Director for Sustainability at GSX Exchange
Lekha is the founder of Nexergy, a tech start-up that offers award-winning and globally deployed Energy Efficiency technologies to the Singapore market. She is passionate about solving the cooling crisis and addresses the most prevalent and energy intensive equipment on the equatorial belt – chillers, refrigeration and air-conditioning systems. She is a strong advocate for climate change awareness, collective action, and conscious and sustainable lifestyles.
Susanna Hasenoehrl is Director Asia, Growth & Commercialisation, at Yara International. Through Yara's digital farming solutions, she and her team enable smallholder farmers to thrive, feeding the world and protecting the planet.
Susanna combines global startup and corporate experience in tech, innovation and digital transformation. Previously, she worked at the world's first free mobile operator Blyk, the largest migraine patient platform Healint, as well as at Nokia and Siemens in global sales and business development roles. As an entrepreneur, Susanna developed and launched Joice Nutrition providing evidence-based nutrition ratings at scale from the cloud.
Driven to halt climate change and childhood obesity, Susanna also runs Gravista Leaders - the international female leaders group in Singapore.
Susannah Jaffer is passionate about empowering individuals and companies paving the way toward a more responsible retail industry. She is the founder of ZERRIN, a hybrid retail and media platform which raises awareness of niche and notable brands, innovations and ideas driving sustainable style, beauty and culture forward. ZERRIN's goals are to support emerging ethical labels and entrepreneurs, to inspire and enable citizens to practice mindful consumerism and to spark meaningful, progressive conversations around sustainability and business. Susannah used to work within Singapore's media landscape as a magazine editor and creative director when, through various personal and professional experiences, she woke up to the social and environmental impact of the retail industry and wanted to be a positive force for change.
Joyce is the co-founder of StartupX and leads programmes and partnerships. She also runs one of the largest Startup Weekends around the world in Singapore and has facilitated a Global Startup Weekend in Beijing. Her exposure across the APAC startup ecosystem leads her to actively support initiatives that help provide growth and opportunities to early-stage founders.
Professor Jeff Obbard holds a PhD in Environmental Science and has spent 17 years at the Faculty of Engineering at National University of Singapore, where he also served as the team lead of the United Nations Mondialogo Engineering Award in support of the UN Millennium Development Goals. Jeff is currently a Visiting Professor to the School of Water, Energy & Environment at Cranfield University in the UK, and has recently founded the environmental consultancy company 'Living Planet' in Singapore.
Hareld van den Brink directs Metabolic's work in Asia. Born and raised in the Netherlands, Hareld has a master's degree in Production Engineering and Logistics, specializing in Systems Thinking and Design. He has extensive experience worldwide with innovative start-ups and major multinational management and engineering consultancy firms, and has a passion for innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship. He has lived in Germany, Japan, and India, and is now based in Singapore.
Vinise strongly believes that the power of awareness and our voice can be instrumental in behavioural change and that People-first Public-Private-Partnerships (PfPPPs) as a means for ensuring sustainable, ethical and community-building economic development, can change the world. Previously with the Singapore Mental Health Film Festival and now SecondMuse, she helps form communities and partnerships between the public, governmental and private sectors to propel conversations and drive systemic change in SEA. A generalist, Vinise has previous experience in a globally-renowned advertising agency, public relations, festival management and greenhouse gas reporting.
Elias is the current Vice President of Innovate360, Southeast Asia and Singapore's first 90000.s.q.f Food-Tech Incubator, Investor & Accelerator with Facilities Recognized by the Singapore government. Besides food-tech, Elias is a widely known thought-leader & conference speaker in the Fintech/Blockchain Space as an early investor and Singapore Leader for NEO, China's Biggest Blockchain Company & Protocol.
Ifeoma Ubby is the founder and designer of OliveAnkara, the meeting point of African fabrics and modern fashion designs with an Italian taste. The first OliveAnkara collection was launched in June 2017.
The concept at the base of OliveAnkara is very simple and yet quite disruptive: make African inspired clothes that can be worn by women of all races. At OliveAnkara, they blend African fabrics and Italian fashion design to make clothes for women of all colours. OliveAnkara's production approach is oriented towards two main concepts: to be a so called slow fashion brand, where quality and uniqueness are above quantity and mass production, and to always try their best to be as close as possible to the concept of zero waste.
Marc is a chemical engineer with over 20 years' experience and 11 years specialised in energy and climate change. Raised in Australia, he has been in Singapore for the last two years. His company, engeco, helps businesses understand their exposure to climate change risk and helps them develop and implement climate change strategy. He is also working to develop global standards in the area of circular economy as part of the ISO Technical Committee for Circular Economy.
Russ Neu is a Venture Partner, Impact, at Quest Ventures, a leading venture fund for technology companies that have scalability and replicability in large internet communities. The impact fund, the first in Asia from a venture capital fund, focuses on base of pyramid issues in Southeast Asia. Russ is also the Founder and CEO of Social Collider, a joint project with JTC and Quest Ventures, that is building a collaborative, co-working, and co-innovation community for impact organisations in Singapore. In 2018, Russ published 'It Made A Difference To This One', a book about an NGO that has helped more than 20,000 children impacted by AIDS in China.
Quentin Vaquette is Co-Founder and Managing Director at ENGIE Factory Asia-Pacific, where he oversees ENGIE's venture activities across the region. Prior to holding this position, Quentin initiated and led the development of renewable hydrogen energy projects across Asia-Pacific with a primary focus on energy import and export. He also led several M&A and project finance deals in energy infrastructure across Asia. As an innovator with extensive experience in energy tech business development and finance, Quentin is highly passionate about sustainable energy innovation and the exponential impact that startups and great founders can bring to this space.
Christopher is the Managing Partner of TRIVE, a venture capitalist that invests in early-stage deep technology startups. As a 4th generation serial entrepreneur-turned-VC, he has more than 20 years of experience in growing businesses across Southeast Asia in various industries of deep technologies and e-commerce. As a mentor, he has provided more than 1000 1-to-1 advisory sessions with Singapore-based startups on fundraising and expansion plans, and supported over 38 Singapore startups to obtain over US$25m in startup funding.
Jon graduated from Parsons The New School for Design, New York, as Menswear Designer of the Year (2015), where he earned his B.F.A. in Fashion Design.
He was a recipient of the CFDA Scholarship Award (2014), Hugo Boss Award (2015), and was one of i-D Magazine's Top 10 Undergraduate Designers to watch. He has since been featured in STYLE.com (now VOGUE.com), Vogue Italia, Interview Mag, Buro 24/7 Singapore, Esquire Singapore and Harper's Bazaar Singapore. A DesignSingapore Scholar (2011) Associate and CFDA+ Member (NY), Jon is currently based in Singapore contributing to the creation of The Bridge Fashion Incubator (TBFI), an initiative by Textile and Fashion Federation (Singapore) (TaFF).
Fionn Ferreira, 18 years old is a teenager who is enthusiastic about science, innovation and technology. From West Cork, Ireland, he has been interested in nature from a young age and has developed a new method to remove microplastics from water.
Gautam Prabhu is passionate about helping event organizers go green, go paperless and increase attendee engagement at their events.
Gautam is the founder of Actigage, a SaaS-based Event app platform that makes it very easy for event organizers to build intuitive mobile apps for their events. Gautam has vast experience in Product Management and Operations.
Jovan has vast experiences in launching & consulting for both for-profit and non-profit enterprises. He is the co-creator of Restorative Innovation and the founder of RIGHT Foundation, a non-profit think tank dedicated to advance and proliferate the body of knowledge of Restorative Innovation. In addition, he is also the co-founder and CEO of REAL IMPACT – an impact-driven outcome-based certification body. In his previous roles, he has led special projects and built business units from scratch. More recently, he was also involved in venture capital, teaching, and research. Jovan is also an Adjunct Lecturer with Platform E by SIM and is represented in the Singapore Standards Council. He holds a Master of Science in Management from the National University of Singapore.
Verleen Goh is the co-founder and Chief Food Fighter of Alchemy Foodtech. With the belief that food is the new medicine, she is on a quest to use food science and technology to create new functional foods and ingredients to combat chronic diseases. Currently, she is set on solving the diabetes problem in Asia, starting with our love for rice. Alchemy Foodtech has a proprietary patent-pending food technology that lowers the GI (glycemic index) of traditional high GI carbohydrate staples such as white Jasmine/Japanese rice, white breads and noodles. Verleen graduated with an honours degree in Food Science and Technology from National University of Singapore.
Christian Cadeo is currently the Managing Partner, Asia for Big Idea Ventures. Big Idea Ventures is a new alternative protein venture capital fund/accelerator based in New York and Singapore. It is anchored by investments from Temasek Holdings and Tyson Food (NYSE: TSN/Fortune 100 company).
Christian's first startup was at AdMob which was eventually acquired by Google for US$750MM. The second startup, JUST, raised US$372MM from Founders Fund, Horizon Ventures and Eduardo Saverin. Recently he was at Domo where he joined pre-IPO as the 1st employee in Southeast Asia. Domo had raised close to US$700MM from investors such as Benchmark, Jeff Bezo and TPG. The company IPO on NASDAQ in 2018.
Christian also spent four years at Google managing the mobile and enterprise division in Southeast Asia. Earlier in his career he worked at Microsoft managing commercial development within the online division.
Ken is the Global Head of Sustainability for CHARLES & KEITH Group where he oversees the full spectrum of social, environmental, and raw materials-related impact programmes, including the development and execution of the company's overall sustainability strategy. Prior to CHARLES & KEITH Group, Ken held key positions with UNIQLO and H&M, where he implemented large-scale sustainability programmes through strategic engagement with notable organisations such as The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), The Textile Exchange, Canopy, The Better Cotton Initiative, and The Accord for Bangladesh on Fire and Building Safety.
Empiricon is Asia's premier conference advocating knowledge-driven conversations through sensory experiences.
In 2018, Empiricon launched at the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology with a focus on deep-tech solutions for sustainability. We brought together the best minds in sustainability, deep-tech and innovation, and explored how experiencing the challenges together, starting conversations, and building a strong and vested community can drive change for a better future.
In 2019, we continue to push for impact-driven conversations around the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals - how can technology and innovation spur this movement further and faster?
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China is the world's largest market and manufacturing hub and you need to start thinking about it now! THero and Brinc are bringing the 'Make It In China' Startup Contest to 9 cities across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions to see if you have what it takes to 'Make It In China'! The contest hopes to introduce international hardware startups to China's manufacturing ecosystem to establish strong supply chains with local partners so they can scale their product manufacturing successfully.
The Singapore semi-finals will be held during Empiricon, Asia's premier conference advocating knowledge-driven conversations through sensory experiences, held for the 2nd time, with a thematic focus on Tech x Sustainability: Your Future, Your Decisions on 30 Sep at Esplanade Annexe Studio.
Tabula Rasa is a Singapore based events curation company founded on the spirit of generating experiences.
Latin for blank slate, Tabula Rasa is a philosophical theory stating that all humans are born without perceptions and expectations. Throughout life, we find meaning by experiencing and learning. Through curating knowledge-based and industry driven conferences, and designing campaigns and festivals with a good cause, Tabula Rasa shares experiences and builds communities.
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Have you always loved fashion?
For as long as I can remember. At the age of eight I decided I wanted to be a fashion designer. I remember making clothing for my Barbie dolls and having play runway shows! It was my dream.
What inspired you to become a designer?
I had many different jobs in the sales industry and fundraising for non-profits, but it was my husband who ultimately inspired me to be a designer. He knew how badly I wanted it and really wanted to see me live out my dream.
Where did the name of your line, Chances R Designs, come from?
Aside from the inspiration from my husband, there is another very special person in my life who motivates me everyday: Chance. Chance is a special needs little person who holds a very special place in my heart. His ability to overcome obstacles and keep a positive outlook on life is inspirational. Our major goal at Chances R Designs is to help children in need, and a portion of proceeds from the line goes to The Painted Turtle, a summer camp for special needs children. I want to give them what Chance has given me — the chance to follow their dreams.
What's the Chances R Designs aesthetic?
I love classic design that is chic and elegant, but with a modern day perspective. I design ready-to-wear dresses and separates with a strong influence stemming from the 1960s era. I also design for women of any age, shape and size.
Is this different from your personal style?
I'm turning 40 next month and have definitely noticed that with age (and the inevitable change to my figure) my personal style is changing and evolving. I have definitely come a long way from my hippie chic days to a more tailored and mature look, similar to my collection, but I personally have a bit more of a bohemian twist.
Tell me about this look.
The blouse is my own design. I love black and white and think it is so chic and classic. The print of the blouse is bold so I paired it with a simple pair of wide leg pants and black pumps. This outfit is definitely appropriate for day-to-evening wear. A few extra accessories and I would feel ready for a night out in the city!
Where can we find your pieces?
I debuted my very first ready-to-wear collection this past January at StyleWeek. Pieces from the collection will be available in about 10 different stores up and down the East Coast beginning at the end of the summer.
What can we expect from you at the upcoming StyleWeek?
I am so excited to be showing at StyleWeek for the second time! I will be showing my second ready to wear collection — Spring 2013. You will see a lot of similarities to my fall collection, but in lighter colors and fabrics. The Upper East Side, Mad Men-esque aesthetic is still apparent throughout the collection.


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Welcome to the Latham & Watkins Global Fintech and Payments blog.
Here, you will find our views and short updates on the most important local and international developments impacting innovation in financial services.
We help clients around the globe navigate the critical and ever-changing business, legal and regulatory issues associated with the technological disruption of financial services. Our global coverage, combined with expertise from more than 60 established practice and industry groups, enables us to advise clients throughout the fintech ecosystem. We work with:
- Financial institutions as they adapt and transform helping financial institutions improve infrastructure, trade processing and service delivery through strategic alliances, consortia deals and regulated outsourcings that enable the adoption of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, cloud computing and data analytics.
- Fintech startups — from inception through all rounds of funding, to IPO and beyond. We protect startups' intellectual property as they enter into partnerships with other participants in the fintech industry, and the firm helps them navigate the complex regulatory environment so they can prosper and grow.
- Technology companies diversifying into fintech working with technology and internet companies as they make investments globally and roll-out mobile payment platforms in new markets. We support new entrants on tailoring their products to address the legal and cross-border issues around cybersecurity, privacy and payments regulation.
- Investors and acquirers as they identify and secure strategic opportunities helping clients invest in, acquire and divest lines of business or enterprises through innovative corporate deal structures, strategic alliances, joint ventures and consortia.
- Big data and analytics firms on all aspects of their businesses supporting clients on their most cutting-edge projects, including data standardization and automation, the creation of new benchmarks and data indices, the establishment of data utilities, and the use of data and analytics in trading and financial markets.
We hope you find the posts useful and relevant and invite you to share your thoughts and comments on the blog or via email.
Todd Beauchamp is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm's Financial Institutions Industry Group. He serves as Global Co-Chair of the FinTech Industry Group and leads the Payments & Emerging Financial Services Practice. Mr. Beauchamp represents financial institutions, non-bank financial services companies, as well as technology companies, on a full spectrum of regulatory, transactional, and general corporate matters. He has comprehensive knowledge of emerging payment technologies, including those related to money transmission, virtual currencies, electronic payments, and stored value.
Stuart Davis advises a wide range of broker-dealers; investment, retail, and private banks; technology companies; market infrastructure providers; investment managers; hedge funds; and private equity funds on complex regulatory challenges.
Simon Hawkins focuses on financial regulation, including licensing matters, prime brokerage arrangements, securities dealing, financial market regulations, intermediary and distribution arrangements, product development and structuring, and fintech.
Fiona Maclean is a partner in the Technology Transactions Practice in the London office of Latham & Watkins. Ms. Maclean's experience includes advising clients on multi-jurisdictional IT and business processing transactions, complex system integration and technology transformation projects, with particular experience in cloud computing.
Christian McDermott is a partner in the Outsourcing and Technology Transactions Practices in Latham & Watkins' London office. Mr. McDermott has a wide range of experience advising both publicly listed and private companies on technology, commercial law, intellectual property, and data privacy matters, focusing on large-scale technology and outsourcing projects and other complex commercial contracts.
Andrew Moyle is the Global Co-Chair of Latham & Watkins' FinTech Industry Group and a partner in the London office. He also heads Latham's Outsourcing Practice and is a key member of the Technology Transactions Group. Mr. Moyle advises clients ranging from traditional financial institutions to new technology incumbents on the "tech" in FinTech, including on payments and transfers, insurtech, and virtual currencies. In his broader technology practice, he advises clients on commercial contracts and collaborations, outsourcing, digital and disruptive technology, telecommunications technology, enterprise systems, and cloud computing.
Stephen Wink advises a wide range of market players including investment banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, exchanges, alternative trading platforms, transfer agents, other financial institutions, and fintechs on matters involving the regulation of broker-dealers and investment advisors, market regulation, and compliance and enforcement matters.


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Kitt Peak Nightly Observing Program
Splendors of the Universe on YOUR Night!
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Little Dipper
Constellation Ursa Minor is colloquially known in the US as the Little Dipper, because its seven brightest stars seem to form the shape of a dipper (ladle or scoop). The star at the end of the dipper handle is Polaris, the North Star. Polaris can also be found by following a line through two stars in Ursa Major—Alpha and Beta Ursae Majoris—that form the end of the 'bowl' of the Big Dipper, for 30 degrees (three upright fists at arms' length) across the night sky.
Andromeda was the princess of myth who was sacrificed by her parents to the sea monster Cetus. Fortunately, the hero Perseus came along to save her, and they were eventually married. The constellation Andromeda is host to the Andromeda Galaxy. Although there are smaller, dwarf galaxies that are closer to our galaxy, Andromeda is the closest big galaxy like our own; in fact, it's bigger.
Aries is a medium-brightness constellation, but with few stars and an indistinctive shape, which makes it more challenging to recognize.
Cassiopeia is widely recognized by its characteristic W shape, though it may look like an M, a 3, or a Σ depending on its orientation in the sky, and your position on Earth. However it's oriented, once you've come to know its distinctive zig-zag pattern, you'll spot it with ease. The plane of the Milky Way runs right through Cassiopeia, so it's full of deep sky objects—in particular, a lot of open star clusters. Cassiopeia is named for the queen form Greek mythology who angered the sea god Poseidon when she boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than his sea nymphs.
Gemini is a well known zodiac constellation. Zodiac constellations line up with the plane of the Solar System in our sky, an intersection known as the ecliptic. This means you will find planets passing through Gemini from time to time. Gemini is also grazed by the plane of the Milky Way, and therefore has a few deep sky objects within its boundaries. Gemini's brightest stars get their names from twins Castor and Pollux of Greek mythology.
Orion is a famous constellation, well known especially for the Belt of Orion—three stars in a line at what seems to be the waist of a human figure. The bright stars Rigel and Betelgeuse are two of the brightest stars in the sky. Between the Belt and Rigel you can see the Orion Nebula—the closest star forming region to our Solar System. A beautiful object in a telescope or binoculars, you can also just make out the nebula naked-eye.
Sculptor is a faint constellation best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. The Sculptor Galaxy lies just within the northern boundary of the constellation—an exciting binocular or telescope object almost visible to the naked eye.
You can look to Taurus, the bull, to find the two closest open star clusters to our Solar System. The Pleiades (or, Seven Sisters) is the second closest at 444 light-years away. It's an obvious cluster to even the naked eye. The Pleiades is named for the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione of Greek Mythology. To the left of the pleiades, the Hyades (siblings to the Pleiades in mythology) is the closest open star cluster to Earth at 153 light-years away. The Hyades has a characteristic V shape to help identify it.
Ursa Minor
Ursa Minor, the Little Bear, is much fainter than it's companion the Big Bear, Ursa Major. Within Ursa Minor is the well known asterism The Little Dipper. The end of the tail of the bear, or the end of the handle of the dipper, is a star called Polaris—the Pole Star, or the North Star. This special star happens to sit at the point where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the sky
M42 The Orion Nebula
M42, the Orion Nebula is a region of star formation about 1,300 light-years away—the closest to our Solar System. It is roughly 30 light-years across, and contains enough material to make 2,000 stars the size of our sun.
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy is our nearest major galactic neighbor. It is a spiral galaxy 2,500,000 light-years away, and has a diameter of 220,000 light-years. This galaxy contains as much material as 1.5 trillion suns.
NGC 253 Sculptor Galaxy
Ngc 253: The "Silver Dollar Galaxy". A lumpy, dusty, nearly-edge-on spiral galaxy just a bit smaller than the Milky Way. At least 75 billion solar masses, eleven million lightyears from here. It was discovered by Caroline Hershel in 1783.
Kitt Peak has an abundance of clear nights, but that doesn't mean the clouds never move in. We hope you'll join us again another time when our dark mountain skies are at their best!
Quick streaks of light in the sky called meteors, shooting stars, or falling stars are not stars at all: they are small bits of rock or iron that heat up, glow, and vaporize upon entering the Earth's atmosphere. When the Earth encounters a clump of many of these particles, we see a meteor shower lasting hours or days.
Milky Way
That clumpy band of light is evidence that we live in a disk-shaped galaxy. Its pale glow is light from about 200 billion suns!
Human technology! There are almost 500 of these in Low Earth Orbit (we can't see the higher ones). We see these little "moving stars" because they reflect sunlight.
M103 is one of many open star clusters in the constellation Cassiopeia. At a distance of about 10,000 lightyears, this is one of the most distant open star clusters known. The apparent brightest star in the cluster is not actually a member of the cluster at all, but actually a foreground star. The brightest star in the cluster is a red giant star; it has a redish orange tinge.
M45 The Pleiades
M45, the "Pleiades," is a bright, nearby star cluster, in the last stages of star formation. About seven stars stand out as the brightest in the cluster, and is why the cluster is also known as the "Seven Sisters," alluding to the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters from Greek mythology. In Japanese, the cluster is known as "スバル," "Subaru," and is featured as the logo of the automobile manufacturer of the same name. The Pleiades lies about 440 light-years away and is a very young (for an open star cluster) 100 million years old.
Messier 52 is an open star cluster, which was discovered in 1774 by Charles Messier. The density near the center is about 3 stars per cubic parsec. The cluster is only 35 million years old—very young for stars. The distance of this cluster from our Solar System is not very well known; estimates range between 3,000 and 7,000 light-years. M52 can be seen as a nebulous patch in a good pair of binoculars or a small telescope. In larger telescopes, it appears as a fine, rich, compressed cluster of faint stars, often described as of fan or "V" shape. M52 can be found by extending the line from Alpha over Beta Cassiopeiae by 6 1/2 degrees to the NW to 5th mag 4 Cassiopeiae; M52 is roughly 1 degree south and slightly west of this star.
NGC 2392 Eskimo Nebula
NGC 2392: The "Eskimo Nebula." A round cloud of gas ejected by a dying star. Since this sort of object always appears round, William Hershel named them "planetary nebulae" (he discovered this one in 1787).
Almach (γ And)
Almach (γ Andromedae) appears as a golden and blue double star in small telescopes. The blue star itself is actually three stars, too close together to see as individuals, making Almach a four-star system. It is about 350 light-years away, and orbits with a period of several thousand years.
Mesarthim (γ Arietis)
Mesarthim is one of the brighter stars making up the constellation Aries—the ram. It is actually a pair of stars—a double star—204 light-years away. It's component stars are of similar brightness and both white. They are separated by about 500 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun, and take approximately 5,000 years to orbit each other. The apparent (slightly) dimmer star, Gamma-1, is actually the hotter and more luminous star. Much of its light is ultraviolet, and invisible to human eyes. The apparent (slightly) brighter star, Gamma-2, has some interesting characteristics that suggest not only that it may be evolving from a dwarf to a subgiant, but also that it is highly magnetized.
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Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) President Lee Kee-heung claimed he had no idea he was going to be nominated for membership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) but promised he would use his new position to try to help foster relations with North Korea.
Lee was one of 10 names put forward for nomination by the IOC at its Executive Board meeting in Lausanne last week.
He still needs to be formally ratified by the full IOC Session during its meeting in the Swiss city between June 24 and 26, but this is expected to be a formality.
"I was notified by the IOC around 10pm Wednesday (May 22), and I had no idea I'd be nominated," the 64-year-old Lee told South Korean agency Yonhap News.
"If I am elected, I will work with other sports officials to help raise the profile of our country as a top-10 world sports power."
Following the success of North Korea's participation at last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, including marching together in the Opening Ceremony and competing as one team together with the South in women's ice hockey, there are hopes there can be even closer cooperation at Tokyo 2020.
The Koreas have also agreed to form joint teams in some sports during the qualifying stages for Tokyo 2020, in hope that they will be able to compete together for Olympic medals there.
"Including the joint march [at the Opening Ceremony] and unified Korean teams, I'll try to do everything possible to contribute to peace," Lee told Yonhap News.
Lee's nomination for IOC membership is linked to his position at the KSOC, meaning that if he loses his role or steps down he will also cease to be an IOC member.
He will take his place as an IOC member alongside former table tennis player, Ryu Seung-min, the 2004 Olympic champion who was elected to the Athletes' Commission for an eight-year term in 2016.
South Korea once boasted three IOC members, with vice-president Kim Un-yong joined by Doosan Group chairman Park Yong-sung and Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee.
In 2005, faced with an IOC expulsion vote following his arrest in South Korea over bribery and embezzlement charges, Kim chose to resign.
Park, too, stepped down in 2007 to focus on his corporate matters.
Lee resigned his membership in August 2017, more than three years after a heart attack which led to him withdrawing from public life.
Lee has been President of the KSOC since 2016.
He was previously President of the Korean Canoe Federation from 2004 to 2009 and vice-president of the Asian Canoe Confederation in 2007.
Lee was then President of the Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) from 2010 to 2016 and vice-president of the Asia Swimming Federation between 2012 and 2016.
He stood down as head of the KSF shortly before being elected President of the KSOC following allegations at the governing body of bribery, embezzlement and fraud in national team member selection.
Lee was South Korea's Chef de Mission at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and the 2012 Olympics in London.
He also served as vice-president on the Organising Committees for both the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
During Pyeongchang 2018, Lee was reportedly forced to apologise to volunteers after a "heated exchange" over seating at the Alpensia Cross-Country Centre.
According to KBS News, Lee reportedly ignored repeated requests to move from a seat he did not have the correct accreditation for.
Since Pyeongchang 2018, the KSOC has found itself facing complaints from several athletes that they have not done enough to help them in cases involving sexual and physical abuse from coaches and officials.


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Sporting Research Aims To Reduce Childhood Obesity
January 16, 2020
HMRI and The Forum have launched a new research partnership to investigate ways of increasing children's interest in sport, physical activity and long-term participation in sport.
The study, to be conducted by researchers Dr Christine Paul and Dr Erica James, is funded by The Forum and was announced as part of the organisation's further commitment to reducing childhood obesity in the Hunter.
The HMRI and The Forum research partnership was established to identify the proportion of children who increase their sporting activity following attendance at The Forum Holiday Camps.
The study will begin during the winter school holidays and will continue for approximately six months. During this time children, with the assistance of their parents, will participate in a series of questionnaires.
"The rate of childhood obesity has risen greatly in many nations in the past 20 years. Physical activity plays an important role in preventing or reducing the severity of the condition but little is known about how to increase and maintain children's involvement in organised sporting activity," said Dr Christine Paul from the Centre for Health Research and Psycho-oncology (CHeRP)* and the University of Newcastle.
"This research will involve children aged between 5 and 12 and will help us identify whether involvement in The Forum Holiday Camp itself increases children's interest in particular sports and whether that interest translates into increased long-term activity."
The Forum General Manager, Samantha Martin-Williams, said that the partnership was built upon strong links between HMRI and the Hunter's health and fitness sector.
"Our relationship with the University of Newcastle and our partnerships with organisations like HMRI provide us with the unique opportunity to use sound knowledge and research to develop programs for the wider community," she said.
"Through this partnership study we hope to assist our industry and the wider community to improve our kids' physical activity and their health.
"We hope that this HMRI partnership will help us understand ways that we can tackle one of this region's greatest health issues - reducing the incidence of childhood obesity."
* CHeRP is a collaboration of the Cancer Council NSW and the University of Newcastle and is jointly funded by these bodies.
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Sound just got serious; discover more power, enhanced bass and multi-connectivity for ultimate DJ control. Introducing the KS DJ2 Wired Headphones – built to cut out the noise so you can get lost in the music.
For DJs and discerning audiophiles alike, the DJ2 Headphones embrace bass with powerful 50 mm drivers for bigger, better, crystal clear sound whilst their circumaural earcups fully encompass your ears to provide the ultimate soundstage.
Their closed back design only enhances the intensity of every listening experience; isolating the sound and inhibiting background noise so you can feel every beat, master every track and mix seamlessly.
The KS DJ2 Headphones have comfort and control covered with extra padding on the earcups and headband making them perfect for long sound-sessions whether you're mixing it up in a club or at home, and the super soft spring-loaded swivel earcups give you the choice to keep an ear on both tracks.
These intelligently designed headphones are sleek and classic in design with a wired connection so you never lose power, an extra long, heavy duty 2.2 M cable for quick and easy connection and the swivel earcups fold to keep them safe when you take mixing on the move.
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