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Drought and famine, spreading northward from the Sahara toward the Mediterranean, have combined with expanding populations and resurgent Muslim fervor to produce an explosive mix in Arab North Africa.
From Cairo and Khartoum west to the Atlantic coast of Morocco, North African leaders acknowledge that population growth, food shortages, and religious zeal add up to a far greater challenge than the revolutionary subversion of Libya's Muammar Qaddafi. The latest sign of instability is this week's bloodless coup in Mauritania, a country particularly hard-hit by drought and encroaching desert.
''You see,'' Sudan's President Jaafar Nimeiry recently told a Western visitor , ''we have chosen an Islamic society. But even Islam isn't enough. To survive, we need rain, water, and good land to grow food, much more food!''
President Nimeiry explained that Sudan's national energies are now directed toward winning new farmland instead of projected resumption of oil drilling in southern Sudan, suspended after last year's attacks by secessionists opposing northern Sudan's Muslim law. (Ironically, many of the secessionists are Christians or other non-Muslims supported by Colonel Qaddafi, a self-styled champion of Islam.)
Nimeiry seeks to gain new agricultural areas by draining southern Sudan's vast Sudd marshes. Some experts are urging this project on him. Others feel it contains the seeds of ecological disaster by upsetting natural balances between southern Sudan's plants, animals, and humans. But the President is determined to go ahead when capital becomes available.
In Egypt, President Hosni Mubarak, like the late Anwar Sadat before him, has steered away from conflict with Israel to face the huge task of feeding an exploding population. Muslim fundamentalists - long a key feature of Sudan's political life - have begun to pose a real threat to Mr. Mubarak's middle-of-the-road style of government.
Since Nov. 22, Cairo's 1,000-year-old Islamic university of Al-Azhar, the oldest and most prestigious institution of its kind in the Arab world, has been disturbed by student demonstrations. Mr. Mubarak reluctantly closed the university. Student demonstrators had moved from protesting the death of a demonstrator during demands for better student food and allowances to making major political and social demands, including full implementation of Islamic law and enforced conservative dress for women students.
Egypt's oldest and most prestigious fundamentalist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, now is challenging the legality of a government ban imposed on them 30 years ago by Egypt's first revolutionary president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, after the brotherhood tried to kill him.
Such fundamentalist Islamic groups as Jihad (Holy War), which claimed responsibility for Mr. Sadat's murder in October 1981, the Soldiers of Allah, and Renunciation and Flight operate on Egypt's university campuses and in professional life. They question the secular habits and values of a society where a large Christian minority coexisted mostly peacefully with the Muslim majority - until Lebanon's sectarian strife in 1975 and Iran's Shia Muslim revolution in 1979 both helped trigger surges of fundamentalism elsewhere.
In Libya, Colonel Qaddafi is supposed by some outside critics to have enforced harsh Islamic laws. However, recent visits to Libya indicate that Qaddafi's supporters, many of them poorly educated younger people in his ''people's committees,'' or in the revolutionary committees that supervise the committees and terrorize Qaddafi's Libyan opponents abroad, are little concerned with religion.
Some Islamic scholars and leaders of mosque prayers have run afoul of the committees for being too conservative in interpreting doctrine, or in urging mercy for Qaddafi's enemies who have been hanged at home (especially after the unsuccessful attack on his headquarters outside Tripoli last May 8), or gunned down in distant cities like London, Paris, Rome, or Athens.
After the recent failed plot in Cairo to kill former Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Bakkush - exposed by Egyptian security men who faked the murder by two Britons and two Maltese allegedly on the Libyan payroll - Qaddafi's supporters have tried to explain it away.
The London Sunday Times reported from Valletta, Malta, that Libyan agents there tried to convince a reporter that failure of the plot was deliberately planned without Qaddafi's knowledge by a revolutionary committee to prove to Qaddafi that Bakkush and Mubarak are irredeemable ''traitors.''
Mr. Mubarak has become incensed by a series of events that he publicly blamed on Libya: mining of the Red Sea last summer; planned attacks to damage the Aswan High Dam and so disrupt Egypt's vital and precarious agriculture and to block the Suez Canal to shipping; and the offer of a $4 billion Libyan bribe to Mr. Mubarak if he would renounce the Camp David peace accords with Israel, end his dependence on US aid, and join the radical Arab camp.
After military precautions suggested that Mr. Mubarak was preparing for war with Qaddafi, Egyptian media stopped gloating over the Bakkush affair to concentrate on the nation's staggering economic and food problems, as well as Mideast politics.
In Tunisia, supporters of North Africa's longest-governing chief of state, President Habib Bourguiba, are wondering whether Tunisia faces another winter of mass protest. Last January, many people were killed and wounded in outbreaks touched off by a sudden rise in staple food prices. Many Muslim fundamentalists were jailed. Colonel Qaddafi's supporters also, as usual, drew a measure of blame despite Libyan disavowals.
Tunisia's Parliament recently went to the unusual length of passing a law which could deprive Muhammad Masmoudi, a Tunisian-born former foreign minister, of his Tunisian citizenship. Mr. Masmoudi has long supported Qaddafi's attempts at union with Tunisia and other Arab countries. Qaddafi has appointed him as Libya's ambassador to the United Nations in New York.
The small North African republic now faces possible new unrest fanned by unemployment, growing numbers of young school dropouts, drought in the south, and uneven rainfall in Tunisia's northern farming districts.
Prime Minister Muhammad M'zali, President Bourguiba's constitutional successor, has been trying to placate the illegal Islamic Tendency Movement. The movement challenges the entire secular basis of the society Mr. Bourguiba built after Tunisia gained independence from France in 1956. However, Mr. M'zali apparently feels the need of allies against militant labor unions.
Last Nov. 1, neighboring Algeria celebrated the 30th anniversary of the start of its successful eight-year war for independence from France. Hundreds of invited guests were able to talk with its leaders, including President Chadli Bendjedid, reelected with support of the Algerian Army and the ruling National Liberation Front to a second presidential term last January.
The relentless advance of the Sahara and food shortages have begun to affect some parts of southern Algeria, though with nothing like the impact they have on such neighbors as Mali, Chad, or Mauritania. But Algeria's leaders appear more relaxed than Egyptian, Sudanese, or Tunisian ones about Muslim fundamentalism as a possible threat. Student disturbances were dealt with fairly severely in 1980- 83 and have since subsided.
In private, Algerians are bitter over Qaddafi's claims to southern Algerian oil fields and alleged subsidization of former President Ahmed Ben Bella, now an adversary of the Algiers government, who heads a London-based Islamic Revolutionary Council. But they are far more concerned about the Moroccan-Libyan pact signed by Qaddafi and Morocco's King Hassan II last August.
Several factors may have forced King Hassan to seek the connection with Qaddafi. Last year, Morocco had major trouble over unemployment, hunger, and sudden raising of food prices. There were also vast expenditures for Morocco's 10-year-old war against the Polisario Front (now formally admitted to the Organization of African Unity as the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic, precipitating Morocco's exit from the OAU last month), an unprecedented drought in Morocco's grain-growing areas, and spreading poverty were major factors.
From Qaddafi, Hassan has now obtained a halt to Libyan aid to the Polisario, the offer of cheap oil and many jobs for Moroccans in Libya. In return, Hassan made what Qaddafi's Libyan foes call the shameful gesture of handing over to Qaddafi several Libyan dissidents who had lived in Morocco.
Though not friendly toward Qaddafi, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia gave the union his discreet blessing. Qaddafi in return gave King Fahd, a close ally of Hassan, an extraordinary public apology during Libya's recent 15th revolutionary anniversary celebrations.
He spoke of the ''misguided'' zealotry of Libyan pilgrims during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, who planned to seize Saudi mosques and holy places. Many were disarmed and shipped back to Libya by the Saudi authorities.
Qaddafi's rapprochement with Morocco added to French President Francois Mitterrand's recent embarrassment over Qaddafi's apparently broken word in failing to pull Libyan troops out of Chad after French troops left. The pullout was scheduled under a September Franco-Libyan agreement in which Hassan seems to have played a mediating role.
Drought and economic adversity, many North Africans believe, will help to speed the day when Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and perhaps a post-Qaddafi Libya are able to unite in a single entity called the Greater Maghreb. Algeria and Tunisia signed one of a number of inter-North African unity pacts in March 1983. Mauritania joined them in December 1983.
King Hassan then laid the groundwork for his pact with Qaddafi by promising not to send troops to support the anti-Qaddafi French-backed regime of Hissein Habre in Chad, if Qaddafi would confirm his withdrawal of support for the Polisario Front in Western Sahara. Qaddafi was pleased to respond positively. Apparently unperceived by the US Embassy in Rabat, the ''union'' of August 1984 was quietly prepared.
Veteran North Africa observers seriously question the official US and French optimism that Qaddafi's new Moroccan connection will influence him toward more cautious policies. The US Congress recently voted $50 million to refurbish Morocco's Sidi Slimane air base to beef up the long-range strength of the US Rapid Deployment Force. But Morocco is now a country committed, at least on paper, to fight on Qaddafi's side if he is attacked or otherwise comes into conflict with any outsider, including the US.
At the other end of North Africa, Egypt has been assured since the early '70s of protection against Soviet military aid to Libya in any conflict. This is an important reason why North African power games could involve the superpowers.
John Cooley, a correspondent for ABC News in London, is a writer on North African affairs and former Mideast correspondent of the Monitor.


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Talks between CUPE and the Children’s Aid Society have taken a step backwards.
The Children’s Aid Society of Parry Sound and Nipissing is currently embroiled in a lockout that has been going on since late December.
Now CUPE is taking shots at CAS, demanding they return to the bargaining table to put an end to this lockout.
Despite productive talks last week, there has been very little dialogue between the two sides since.
Children’s Aid and its workers remain split on workload management policies and sick leave.

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In today’s podcast news roundup, “No Time to Die” official podcast featuring Daniel Craig and more debuts; Spotify launches incubator program for Latino podcast creators; Meghan Trainor sets a new podcast series on motherhood and mental health; Chance the Rapper explains why “Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong”; and more.
The first two episodes of “No Time To Die: The Official James Bond Podcast” are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms. Each episode of the six-part series focuses on a different aspect of the James Bond universe, from characters to locations and music to action. Hosted by James King, the podcast features exclusive interviews with Daniel Craig — who discusses landing the iconic 007 role and his final outing as the world’s favorite secret agent — as well as fellow cast members Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Jeffrey Wright and Naomie Harris; director Cary Joji Fukunaga; producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli; and Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, who are behind the film’s title theme. Also featured on “No Time To Die: The Official James Bond Podcast” will be key behind-the-scenes crew including the franchise’s longstanding casting director, Debbie McWilliams, and special effects supervisor Chris Corbould. Listeners also will get an exclusive first listen to some of the “No Time To Die” score from Hans Zimmer by Decca Records. The podcast is produced by Somethin’ Else in association with MGM Studios, Universal Pictures International, United Artists Releasing and EON Productions. “No Time to Die” is scheduled to hit theaters Oct. 8.
Fandango’s Rotten Tomatoes celebrates the one-year anniversary of podcast “Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong” with special guest Chance the Rapper. After years of the artist calling out Rotten Tomatoes over Tomatometer scores that have rubbed him the wrong way, Chance the Rapper speaks his mind with Rotten Tomatoes editors themselves in the Sept. 9 episode of “Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong.” The rapper talks with Mark Ellis about his love for Andy Samberg and Hot Rod, his repulsion with Bulworth, spills backstage stories from his times on “Saturday Night Live,” and shares his controversial opinion about “The Godfather” movies. Plus, he goes behind the scenes of his new documentary concert film “Chance the Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring World.”
Meghan Trainor announced her new podcast, “Workin’ On It,” which she will co-host alongside her brother and best friend, Ryan Trainor. The podcast will premiere on Sept. 15. The duo will take on a new topic each week, share their stories and bring listeners into the conversation. Co-produced by Cloud10 Media and iHeartMedia, the pair will tackle topics such as becoming a new mom, navigating Hollywood, mental health, and everything in between. “Workin’ On It,” distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network, will be available on all major podcast streaming platforms. Listen to the trailer at this link.
Three Uncanny Four Productions, in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, on Thursday (Sept. 9) premiered “The Just Enough Family,” a podcast hosted by New Yorker writer and bestselling author Ariel Levy. The eight-episode series tells the true story of the Steinberg family — who once thought of themselves as “The Jewish Kennedys” — through the memories of successful fashion designer and retail pioneer brand builder Liz Lange and other members of the family, who speak on the record for the first time about the clan’s stunning rise and fall. The first two episodes are available now with new episodes releasing every Thursday on major podcast platforms.
Preet Bharara’s Cafe Studios, part of Vox Media, on Wednesday (Sept. 8) premiered “Up Against the Mob.” Hosted by CNN legal analyst Elie Honig, the series promises to peel back the curtain on the real-life stories of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations, with “unprecedented” access to the people who lived them. The show’s first season will focus on the Italian mafia, telling the true stories of the characters who made up this world including mobsters-turned-cooperators, cops and undercover agents, defense lawyers, prosecutors, experts, journalists and more. Honig spent 14 years as a federal and state prosecutor in New York and New Jersey, taking down more than 100 mobsters. Listen to the trailer at this link.
“It Was Said: Sports,” a new documentary podcast franchise from Cadence13’s C13Originals and Jon Meacham’s Shining City Audio podcast studio, premiered Wednesday (Sept. 8). Narrated by former NBA star Doc Rivers, the six-episode series features some of the most important and inspirational sports speeches throughout history, including from the likes of Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King and Hank Aaron. Rivers, Meacham and a range of guests — including Michael Strahan, Urban Meyer and Al Michaels — will offer insight, firsthand perspective and analysis into each speech’s origins, the orator, the context of the times they were given, and why they are still relevant today. “It Was Said: Sports” was created, directed and produced by C13Originals and written by Meacham.
Kyra Breslin, granddaughter of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jimmy Breslin, is launching original true-crime podcast series “Finding Lauren.” Set to debut Sept. 20, the five-episode series takes an inside look at the ongoing investigation of missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, who vanished in June 2011 after a night out partying with a group of friends. Each episode is based on Breslin’s personal experience attending Indiana University at the time of Spierer’s disappearance and features interviews with other students, media clips and expert source interviews. “Finding Lauren” is independently produced by One Fourteen Productions, written and hosted by Kyra Breslin and edited by J. Cody Spellman, with original music and sound design by Monte Weber.
WarnerMedia’s Rooster Teeth announced its fall 2021 podcast lineup featuring programming that includes new partners who have recently joined the Roost Podcast Network, which comprises more than 100 podcasts across audio and video. The new podcasts will be free to stream across a range of audio and video platforms including Rooster Teeth apps, Amazon/Audible, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and iHeartRadio. Shows on the new slate include:
- “Big Mood,” a comedy podcast hosted by internet personalities Gina Darling, Nikki Limo, Tiffany Del Real and Jessica Caldwell;
- “Peer to Peer,” hosted by Agent 00 and Legend of Winning (LOW) about internet culture and sports;
- “Neebscast,” Neebs Gaming’s long-running podcast exploring life, love and the pursuit of gaming;
- “Slice & Dice,” a Rooster Teeth original cooking competition show in which cooks are approached by adventurers from across the planes of fantasy and sci-fi to create unique and wondrous dishes;
- “Face Jam: Secret Menu,” in which hosts Michael and Jordan venture out to tackle what’s not on the menu and discover the real goods behind the counter;
- “Team 150,” a scripted anthology podcast in partnership with WarnerMedia’s Team 150 featuring standalone stories directed by up-and-coming filmmakers from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented voices; and
- “Beneath,” a scripted series in which a group of scientists and treasure hunters risk their lives to explore the sunken Titanic — only to discover a hideous force haunting the wreckage.
NPR announced an interview podcast with sports personality and former NBA player Jay Williams. The first episode of the currently untitled weekly show will drop in December. In each episode, Williams will go deep with icons from the worlds of sports, entertainment and pop culture to see if he can get at the strategies and mindsets people need to grow empires out of their personalities. In 2003, Williams had a career-ending motorcycle accident, leading him down a path of pursuing sobriety, self-reinvention as an author, an NBA analyst and one of ESPN’s top personalities. The podcast will be executive produced by Jay Williams, Karen Kinney and Yolanda Sangweni. Senior supervising producer will be Rachel Neel.
Adonde Media, the multilingual and international podcast production company behind the Duolingo and TED en Español Spanish-language podcasts, announced a partnership with Hrishikesh Hirway, host and creator of “Song Exploder,” to produce and distribute “Canción Exploder” — the first spinoff of his music podcast for Spanish-speaking audiences. Planned for release in early 2022, “Canción Exploder” will join “Song Exploder” on PRX’s Radiotopia podcast network.
Spotify debuted the newest extension of its podcast accelerator program, Sound Up Latinx, continuing its mission to raise up and inspire the next generation of podcasters through education and support. The program is designed to directly address the disparities present in the podcasting community: According to Spotify, 56% of the U.S. Latino population have listened to a podcast, yet Hispanic podcast creators still face deep underrepresentation. Sound Up Latinx will be divided into two parts. It kicks off with a virtual training program in later this fall running over the course of four weeks before 10 participants (shortlisted by Spotify) will learn and cultivate the skills to create a podcast via live courses, recorded lessons and more. The 10 participants will pitch and submit a podcast trailer and proposal for the opportunity to be selected as a finalist to attend the subsequent Sound Up sessions in 2022. More info is available at this link.

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Bill Nighy plays an elderly public servant in Oliver Hermanus’ touching, but stiff adaptation, Living.
There is something distinctly British about Living, Oliver Hermanus’ adaptation of the Japanese film Ikiru. It’s not just the setting or the characters, but it’s buried deep within the tone and feel of Living.
Bill Nighy plays Williams, a quiet, esteemed gentleman who works in a dim, dusty office. His life is stilted, and his routine rarely changes. He can tell that his son and daughter-in-law are keen on moving out and starting their own life, which would leave Williams on his own. Not that he minds it, probably; Williams seems like the quiet type, happiest in solitude.
But when he’s faced with a devastating diagnosis, Williams suddenly finds his will to live and experience everything. Living is not a roaring feel-good film, there are no wild, infectiously joyous montages of Williams jumping on trampolines or professing his love to those he cares about the most. No, Hermanus’ film is a much more sombre affair.
Nighy, as always, is terrific as the lead. Williams, as a character, can be a tough nut to crack; a man who prefers silence to words and whose emotions are never spelt out or discussed, leaving the audience to clutch onto Nighy’s performance. I found myself feverishly scanning Nighy’s face for a clue about how Williams was feeling, but the film became a richer experience after I stopped and just observed him.
Aimee Lou Wood brings a lot of warmth and even a touch of humour to a film that is often needlessly serious and even a bit stuffy. There is a stillness to the film that can become a bit too much; it shouldn’t be this hard work to relate to a character in a story this universal. Wood and Nighy’s contrasting dynamics power the film in its more stifled moments.
Tom Burke also pops up as a stranger with whom Williams spends a wild night partying. Burke is an enigmatic presence, one that you desire to see more of, but his entire character is designed to be a fleeting influence on Williams. It’s scenes like these during which Living is at its very best.
With a screenplay by the brilliant Kazuo Ishiguro, Living is absorbing and affectionate, but the Britishness, the inevitable distance between the characters, and ultimately, between the audience and Williams, is what stops it from being a triumph. It’s a film with endless sympathy but not a trace of empathy, something it sorely needs for us to latch onto the story.
There is much to admire in Living, but it never hits the highs of Never Let Me Go or even Hermanus’ earlier work. Moffie was such a robust film about homophobia and discrimination, but none of that liveliness or emotional brutality is anywhere to be found in Living. Granted, it’s a very different film and subject, but it lacks spark.
Living is screening at BFI London Film Festival on October 9 and is released in cinemas November 4.


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“Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) delivers 100 percent oxygen in a pressurized chamber, increasing tissue oxygen levels and regulating inflammatory pathways,” the study authors wrote.
“With a pooled overall clinical response rate of 87 percent and low adverse event rate, our review emphasizes the potential clinical benefit and safety of adjunctive HBOT in refractory cases of fistulizing Crohn’s disease,” they added.
Fistulas can occur when inflammation from Crohn’s causes ulcers or sores to develop on the inside of the intestinal walls or on nearby organs. Abscesses (a collection of pus) can also cause fistulas to develop.
Most commonly in Crohn’s, this can occur between two areas of the intestine or between the intestine and other organs like the vagina or bladder.
In women with Crohn’s, fistulas can also form between the rectum and vagina.
The researchers said there was a high clinical response rate to the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Experts say this is promising.
“Hopefully, with more robust data to support such therapy, it will become part of the IBD guidelines at some point. Then, there would be hope that such therapy becomes popular and widely used as soon as insurance companies start paying for this treatment as the standard of care,” Dr. Florence M Hosseini-Asliania, a gastroenterologist at The University of Kansas Health System and faculty at Kansas University Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology, told Healthline.
Between 35 and 50% of adults living with Crohn’s will develop a fistula.
Bedford says that while biologic therapies have been useful in the treatment of fistulizing Crohn’s disease, the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy could be a helpful addition.
“We’ve always had quite a difficult time in dealing with the fistulizing disease of Crohn’s. With the advent of these biologics, it truly has helped and saved us, but it’s not the panacea. So using hyperbaric oxygen as a supplement or even as a potential primary therapy, certainly would be beneficial,” he said.
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Airbnb Payments, Incorporated — which is a company that is affiliated with Airbnb — is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit. The headquarters of both companies — which are incorporated in the state of Delaware — are in San Francisco.
“The suit comes just weeks after Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor approved an ordinance amendment establishing new standards for short-term rental properties throughout unincorporated portions of Bartow”, according to this article written by James Swift for The Daily Tribune News in Cartersville. “The lawsuit does not specify an exact amount sought by the plaintiffs, although the documents filed in federal court last week suggests damages are in excess of $5 million.”
The city of Cartersville is among several communities in the state of Georgia which has ordinances to collect taxes for short-term rentals, which is the primary business model for Airbnb — but the company allegedly has not complied with the respective ordinances of those municipalities pertaining to local excise and occupancy taxes and remitting them to those local authorities.
Airbnb, Incorporated has violated Georgia law by “failing to properly identify, categorize and quantify” occupancy taxes which are actually due or being paid by occupants, as alleged by the plaintiffs.
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According to the document of the lawsuit, “By letter of February 10, 2015, counsel for Plaintiffs made demand upon Defendants that they collect and remit the applicable excise taxes due Plaintiffs and the Plaintiff Class. A true and correct copy of counsel’s February 10, 2015 letter to Airbnb is attached hereto as Exhibit “B”. Defendants refused the demand.” Demand letters were allegedly sent again on Friday, January 27, 2017 and Wednesday, January 23, 2019 — but with no response from the defendants.
“Through contract and by being the sole contact between the owners of the accommodations and the consumers, defendants have inserted themselves into the tax collection process and stepped into the shoes of the accommodation owners,” according to the document of the lawsuit.
A declaratory judgment and injunctive relief requiring future compliance with the occupancy tax laws is sought by the plaintiffs, who are requesting that a federal judge allow them to “recover all penalties, interest and reasonable and necessary attorney’s fees” as part of the lawsuit — and additionally requesting that the costs of litigation be paid by Airbnb for having “acted in bad faith, been stubbornly litigious and caused the plaintiffs unnecessary trouble and expense.”
No court date has been officially set at the time this article was written.
This is not the first time Airbnb has been at the center of controversy in the state of Georgia. When Joe Gebbia was elected to represent District 4 of the newly incorporated city of Brookhaven in the state of Georgia in December of 2012 as one of the original members of its city council, he likely never thought that he would find the city council on which he served for six years vote in December of 2018 on whether or not Airbnb would be banned from doing business. The only problem was that his son — the junior Joe Gebbia — is one of the co-founders of Airbnb. He recused himself from the vote.
Effective as of Wednesday, July 1, 2015, Georgia law requires that a tax of five dollars is added per night to the folios of guests for hotel stays.
I would have thought that based on principal, potential customers should consider avoiding patronizing Airbnb on what could be considered questionable business practices, as alleged by the aforementioned plaintiffs…
…but numerous jurisdictions are listed at the official Internet web site of Airbnb, Incorporated which supposedly have agreements with those governments to collect and pay taxes on behalf of hosts when properties are booked — and every state in the United States is included on this list with the exceptions of Georgia and Hawaii.
Does that mean that Airbnb, Incorporated will be exonerated from the allegations by the defendants? Only time — as well as a possible court case — will tell…
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Proper integration massively cuts down on hand-data entry and analysis, freeing up your employees to focus on more important tasks and projects that require a creative, human touch.
What Makes Data Integration So Necessary?
Any business past a certain size will benefit from Rapidi’s data integration technology. CRM-ERP integration is the way of the future, and any businesses slow on the uptake will no doubt be left behind in today’s hyper-competitive market arena.
Without integration, an enterprise’s sales team may find themselves lacking mandatory information pertaining to a product they are attempting to sell or promote.
Unintegrated software might mean dealing with a lack of contact and account aggregation; staff in the field may find themselves lacking critical information such as a customer’s credit limit information because it is stored in the software they don’t have access to.
Data Integration is Pivotal to Keep Your Company in the Game
Proper Dynamics NAV-Salesforce integration is crucial for a business’s success and sustainability. The cohesive, 360-degree view enabled by a successful data integration project streamlines and simplifies analytical business processes.
Consolidated information is much simpler to parse; integrated data minimizes the human error that is more likely to emerge as a result of hand-done data prep.
Optimized data integration not only saves time by eliminating horizontal redundancy like double-data entry, but boosts employee efficiency; when team members have access to the most accurate, up-to-date, and relevant data, an organization can rest assured that they’re basing their operations and business decisions on reliable information.
When an organization invests in a data integration solution, they’re investing in their future growth.
A Real-Life Dynamics NAV-CRM Integration Success Story
Xsens Technology is a pioneering force in the field of motion-tracking products. They recently chose Rapidi to lead their Dynamics NAV-CRM integration project, as they were looking for a capable, experienced, and professional team to spearhead this daunting task.
The COO of Xsens, Jeroen Weijts, quickly became an ardent fan of Rapidi’s, noting that Rapidi offers a wide variety of preconfigured solutions as well as flexibility and customization when necessary.
Weijts complimented RapidiOnline—Rapidi’s proprietary integration technology—for its intuitive user interface and seamless fluidity; RapidiOnline was up and running, with Xsen’s team members were fully trained, all in a matter of days.
Not only that, but Rapidi strives to go above and beyond in all regards, including customer support, so Rapidi’s team is on-call to offer support or field questions—anytime, anywhere. That’s part of why Weijts recommends Rapidi to any organization looking to embark on a similar data integration project.
What Company Can I Trust to Lead My Integration Project?
When companies need reliability, flexibility, security, and professionalism, they turn to Rapidi. With nearly thirty years pioneering in the realm of data integration and replication, Rapidi can make short work of even the most daunting integration projects.
RapidiOnline is a Microsoft-certified solution, and Rapidi’s team members are Microsoft experts, able to integrate any existing Dynamics product, from the latest version of 365, all the way back to GP.
In a matter of days, an organization’s integration project can be completed and all requisite staff fully trained by Rapidi’s team. Plus, RapidiOnline’s subscription model ensures that any organization making use of it has access to the latest and best version.
RapidiOnline has worked tirelessly for decades, crafting its proprietary technology according to best business practices. RapidiOnline works flawlessly between Dynamics NAV and Salesforce, as well as nearly any popular ERP and CRM. Don’t put off that data integration project for even one more day—contact Rapidi today. Your bottom line will thank you.


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Many food and beverage brands are pruning their product lines, but Kellogg's Special K is definitely not among them.
The latest additions -- Special K Low-Fat Granola and Special K Fruit Crisps -- join a line that already includes eight varieties of cereal, plus protein shakes, K20 Protein Water Mixes, protein snack bars, protein meal bars, cereal bars, waffles and crackers, according to the brand's Web site.
The brand's weight-management, "Special K Challenge" platform has, in other words, enabled it to move well beyond the cereal aisle, to stake out territory in the diet/nutrition, snack, cracker and frozen food aisles -- and provide women with reasons to turn to its products throughout the day.
While some marketing pundits have expressed doubt about the viability of new extensions along the way (David Kiley predicted on BusinessWeek.com back in 2006 that Special K would soon be running up against the pitfalls of "brand extension greed," for example), they keep coming.
The reason isn't hard to identify: Repositioning the brand as a multifaceted weight-management solution for women -- particularly within an increasingly sophisticated marketing strategy that emphasizes healthy, realistic goals and lifestyles that contribute to self-esteem -- has proven extremely successful.
"We know from talking with weight-conscious consumers that they are looking for products that help them stay on track with weight-management goals without sacrificing great taste" or feeling that they are depriving themselves, Kellogg Company director, brand PR Susanne Norwitz tells Marketing Daily. "It is with this goal in mind that we are constantly evaluating our portfolio and offering up new and creative meal and snack solutions for consumers to enjoy."
The brand's well-researched emphasis on achieving sensible, overall weight/health goals is more evident than ever in its latest TV commercials from Leo Burnett Chicago. The series of ads features "real" women expressing and achieving attainable weight and physical fitness goals, as opposed to featuring rail-thin models ... or even touting specific Special K products.
In addition to airing a barrage of these spots timed to start off the New Year, Special K launched a new Web site (thevictoryproject. msn.com) devoted to tools, tips, articles, discussion areas and video profiles of women succeeding at implementing healthier lifestyle plans.
Not surprisingly, Special K is also employing online and social media outreach for its product launches.
For example, for the launch of the low-fat granola (50% less fat than the "leading" granola, with 190 calories and six grams of protein per serving), Special K previewed the cereal to thousands of women visiting the Special K Web site in January looking for New Year's resolution tips/information, according to Kellogg. Visitors were greeted with a simple invitation: "Granola lovers wanted." Special K also reached out to brand advocates via an email and its branded Facebook page.
In addition, having laid the foundation with the general lifestyle commercials, starting Feb. 1, Special K will begin airing TV spots devoted to the new granola. Those will be accompanied by coupon offers on SpecialK.com, Facebook and other online media.
As for Special K Fruit Crisps -- two fruit-filled snack bars per pack totaling 100 calories -- the launch plan includes PR supporting the product's debut on shelves this month, a TV spot airing in the first two quarters of the year, and additional digital support in Q3, reports Norwitz. In addition, the crisps will be featured as part of TV support between February and March, and again in July as part of new creative supporting Special K Bars.


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VIDEO: ROLLS-ROYCE Reaffirms Leadership of Super-luxury market with fourth successive historic record
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today revealed record sales results for 2013. 3,630 cars were sold globally during the year, which represents the company’s fourth consecutive record. The result is announced in the 110th year of the marque. These results confirm Rolls-Royce’s clear position as the world’s leading super-luxury brand. Strong sales growth was reported across the globe, with notable results seen in the Middle East (up 17%) and China (up 11%). Several countries recorded strong sales performances, including Germany, Japan, Qatar and Canada. China and the United States remained the most significant individual markets for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars followed by the Middle East. Rolls-Royce sold motor cars in more than 40 countries worldwide, building on success in emerging markets such as Istanbul, Beirut, Lagos, Hanoi, Perth, Taichung and Queensland.
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Happy New Year! I have a feeling 2010 is going to be a great year for my family! I am so excited for my little boy to get here...2.22.10 is the day! Unless he has other plans, my c-section has been scheduled for that day. I must admit, I'm a little overwhelmed at all that I need to accomplish before he arrives. I've been working, working, working over my Christmas break to finish some of the projects I have on my "To-Do" list. In addition to painting, organizing, etc, I wanted to create Thank You cards to have on hand. This isn't something I wanted to have to think about after my little guy arrives, so I made these and had about 50 printed. They are all cut, stuffed in their envelopes and ready to go now!
Now I've got to get working on my nursery projects!


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RayCut™ 4233 Chlorinated
A transparent chlorinated cutting oil for light to moderately difficult machining on steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and copper alloys. This oil is a workhorse product for jobs on screw machines, drilling, turning, milling, sawing, and boring. 4233 is a dual purpose oil for machine lubrication and cutting. It will not cause fine filter plugging or staining of any type of metal.
RAYCUT 4233 is an economical product and is appreciated by machinists for its lack of odor and non-irritating properties. It contains an anti-misting agent.
RAYCUT 4233 can also be used in light to moderate metal stamping and drawing applications.
- Excellent non-sulfurized EP performance extends tool life
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Viscosity 32 cSt 40C
Flash Point, TCC, F >325F
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EVALUATION OF THE SELECTED NEW CITIES BY USING ANALYTIC HIERARCHY METHOD STUDY AREA:THE WESTERN DESERT IN ANBAR PROVINCE
IRAQI JOURNAL OF DESERT STUDIES,
2018, Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 31-44
AbstractThe appropriate spatial development planning policies have played a vital role in activating spatial development processes where appropriate choice given positive results in the spatial signature of more new desert cities suitable for achieving sustainable development of previous and the development of methods in this area. Therefore, choosing the cities mull new desert according to the priorities resulting from the applying the method of hierarchical analysis method the arbitrator by experts from stakeholders and stakeholders to achieve the aim of spatial statistical test after the statistical test and non-random alternatives and acceptable degree through the application of the test mechanism in hierarchical analysis method and comparing analysis by experts view matrices. Four sites were proposed for the new desert cities Western desert province of Anbar governorate by previous literature and Anbar as planning studies in the region and planning experts.
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2017 Grand River Valley PINOT GRIGIO
“This is the BEST Pinot Grigio I have ever made,” Nick Ferrante.
We have paired this superb wine with our Spinach & Artichoke Puff Pastry Pursette. The perfect appetizer for the holiday season.
8 4×4 pasty squares
1 (14 ounce) jar of artichoke hearts – drained
1 (1o ounce) package of frozen spinach – thawed, drained and excess water squeezed
4 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup Romano cheese
Mix together artichoke hearts, spinach, cream cheese, Cheddar, Mozzarella and Romano cheese until combined.
Cut puff pastry square diagonally and fill with 2 tablespoons of artichoke spinach mixture. Take the two longest sides of the puff pastry and wrap like a bow.
Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes until puff pastry is golden brown.
Serve with Ferrante’s 2017 Grand River Valley Pinot Grigio!

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Robin Williams death by his own hands tells us all that we fight a constant ongoing emotional battle within ourselves that no one can see. He was one of the funniest men in the world and like everybody else, I was shocked. He was suffering from a rare form of dementia and was slowly losing his mind and that’s the reason he chose to go out on his own terms. Some say that he shouldn’t have taken his own life but I say this, he gave us all his heart and soul in everything he did and we should be honored to have enjoyed his genius. We should also support his wish to die with dignity as we owe him that much. The tears of a clown, no one see’s them except the lonely mirrors on the wall, and when the clown dies, everyone just can’t seem to figure out why. “He had all the fame and money one could ever want, and at the red carpet parties, he had everyone in stiches with his humor, how could he take his own life?” If you do some research, you will find that comedians are similar to a light bulb in that they shine their brightest before the light goes out. There is always an underlying cause to their meltdowns, one which shows its ugly face when the curtain comes down and the show is over. Then booze, pills, cocaine, and heroin become the cheering sections.
The struggle to reach the top is pressure enough for an up and coming young comic, but to do it with emotional issues combined with drug abuse, and the task of trying to live sober everyday becomes a monumental challenge because the truth is, reality bites. We have all enjoyed the “Not Ready For Primetime Players” better known as the players of “Saturday Night Live”, and a lot of now famous comic movie stars cut their teeth on SNL such as Chevy Chase and Eddie Murphy and they made the transition from television to movies with great success. But sadly there were those who met tragic deaths after making it big. Some believe that there was some kind of a curse on the duly departed former comic players of the still popular variety show. A curse is a little bit far-fetched, but the show has had its fair share of alumni deaths which only confirms the non-scientific study that being funny on the outside sometimes hides a slow death on the inside. If you want to call finally making it to the world of notiriety and fame a curse you may be right in a round about way. With fame comes fortune, more money, more toys, and sadly better drugs.
John Belushi was one of the founding members of the NRFPTP’s and was a very funny stand-up comic who’s breakout role in the movie “Animal House” earned him the popularity he so yearned. After bringing a Saturday Night skit, “The Blues Brothers” to the big screen, he became even more popular. With popularity comes more money and more drugs. He ovedosed doing what is known as “speed-balls”, a lethal mix of heroin and cocaine, and he was only 33 years old. When John was doing SNL he was admired by a young comic who wanted to be just like him. Chris Farley was the comic who took the spot John had left open on SNL and he too became a success and graduated to the movies also with his breakout hit “Black Sheep”. And as if following a tragic script, Chris Farley was also found dead from the same mix of cocaine and heroin. He was also 33. You could say that they found fame and fortune but realized that it didn’t equate to happiness, and the demons that chased them through life only got bigger and required more “medicine” to escape.
The art of self medication to battle the hidden demons within is a long and time tested failure. When inner peace is still not within reach increasing the dosage is an easy choice. But the effort to stop the inner pain also means throwing away all fail-safes. It requires a delicate balancing act between life and death on the edge of a razor blade. Cocaine seems to be the drug of choice to start with, but after a while it is decided that something more is needed. Mix it with heroin and the pain is cloaked a little longer but the side effect is that the pleasure centers of the brain is very fond of this new sensation and you are obliged to provide more. And when you’re alone with no one there to regulate your drug intake, you hold your life in your own hands. If you’ve ever noticed, most of the people who die of overdoses are always alone when they’re found.
After all the news stories and the well documented deaths of famous people there are those who are still infected with the dreaded “not me” disease and they continue to overdose and join the ranks of the here today gone tomorrow crowd. Heroin deaths among the not so famous has increased by leaps and bounds and now we realize that being rich and famous is no barrier to the demons that lurk inside, demons that are so powerful they can make you funny on the outside, while they’re killing your soul on the inside.