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Mgr. Matyáš Moska, a lawyer working as coordinator for Poland in the ARROWS International network, brings you the latest news in Polish legislation mediated by our partner law firm in Poland Kurpisz i Ziobrowski Adwokacka sp.p., whose partner is our colleague Tomasz Kasurpisz.
An important and long-awaited development in Polish corporate law is the simple joint-stock company (Prosta Spółka Akcyjna – PSA), which will create a completely new category of capital company in Poland from 1 March 2020.
This will be an interesting opportunity for all start-ups and new entrepreneurs in Poland. All agendas involving the establishment and management of a company, raising capital and transferring shares will be simplified as much as possible.
Although entrepreneurs in Poland currently have a choice of six types of company for asset management or business purposes, nearly 85% of all companies established over our northern border are limited liability companies (o.o.). For the practical purposes of business, the choices proposed by the Polish legislature are essentially an illusion. Almost all entrepreneurs, both large and small, will hence be solely dependent on the outdated construct of the limited liability company adopted into Polish law in 1919 (the cultural gap from 1919 to 2019 is clear) or, alternatively, the relatively rigid joint stock company.
In order to adapt to the real needs of the economy, Polish legislature has devised the concept of a simplified joint stock company (PSA), which combines certain aspects of the classic limited liability company with a joint stock company, and carried it forward into the twenty-first century.
A summary of the most important features of the simple joint stock company (PSA) is given below:
- One founder and an investment of PLN 1 is sufficient
- Online registration within 24 hours
- Simpler management, transferral and liquidation of companies, minimal formal requirements
- Shares for work, services or knowledge, i.e. for human capital – founders will be now be able to invest non-monetary contributions into the company, not only movable or immovable assets, plants, receivables or rights, but also, for example, services or knowledge from 1 March 2020
- Shares with no face value (new in Poland, through already established in the Czech Republic, as no par value stock and restricted stock units) – the value of shares will be determined by the issue price only, which may differ for different issues of securities
- Dematerialisation of shares (!) – shares will no longer be on paper (documentary) and will only be recorded in electronic form in a Register of Shareholders maintained by an entity licensed by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF), i.e. a notarial chamber, bank or investment company. This opens the opportunity and real possibility for a Register of Shareholders on a database based on, for example, blockchain technology. Furthermore, the amendment of the Polish Companies Act of 30 August 2019 anticipates this, stating: “The register of shareholders will be kept in electronic form, which may also take the form of a distributed or decentralised database.”
The aim of this important innovation in Polish corporate law is to make it easier for entrepreneurs to set up companies and effectively raise the capital needed to develop them in the simplest way possible. As mentioned above, the law to establish a company (PSA) will now require only one founder and a deposit of PLN 1. Online registration of the PSA (!) will take no longer than 24 hours, and maintaining shares in decentralised databases using, for example, blockchain, will be possible.

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I sit here alone in my cold dark cell,
Outside is brilliant but in here it's hell,
Locked doors and windows; lights off at nine,
Twiddling my thumbs to stop me going out of my mind.
On pins every minute when someone knocks on my door,
Tiptoeing gently across the floor,
Rain pelts down; pounds the window pane,
Like my sanity disappearing I'm going insane.
These lonely walls are my only view,
Staring into the darkness; don't know what else to do,
Can't go outside and feel the fresh air,
I am to scared that he'll too be there.
So I stay inside where I know I'm safe,
Can't sleep at night I lie wide awake,
Just incase he finds me and tries to get in,
what on earth did I do wrong to him?
Until he physically causes me a bruise or mark,
They just leave me to fear the silent dark,
Lock myself in fear waiting for him to come,
I just want to have back that feeling of home.
Switch on my stereo to drown out the noise,
Of the excited voices of passing girls and boys,
They know of my fear but don't want to know,
Scared they'll too soon become involved.
I'm deserving of this torment so you're proberbly thinking
I brought it on myself by being violent and drinking,
But the fact is this and this is my story,
I'm suffering at the hands of a neighbour's fury.
He is threatening my family so we live in fear,
But because he's mental we've got to stay here,
Nobody will help us we fear for our lives,
Eachday we wake up asking how longer we'll survive.
He kicks off with us and shouts obsenities,
Walks past our CCTV shouting "cheese,"
We are all prisoners because of this man,
Living like sardines in a very small can.
We pray everynight hoping one day we'll leave,
So we can finally be free and so we can breathe,
But until that day we're still living in fear,
I think I'm going to end up dying here.
Vicki Wroe, 17 (C)
This poem is wrote about how I feel after being threatened by a neighbour. Me and my family fear for our lives but because the man in question has mental issues, there's nothing anybody will do to help us.

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When people talk about “payment rails,” they often visualize them literally, as if there were a private payments railroad or dedicated wires crisscrossing the nation. Actually, the rails are protocols and standards that enable payments of various types to travel and to get to the right places. But is that travel by phone lines? Internet? Fiber optic network?
“All of the above,” answers Peter Davey, a veteran payments expert.
When you get more advanced, as with the Real-Time Payment Network and the FedNow system, those protocols and standards travel inside “the cloud,” he adds. While automated clearing house payments travel in batches, payments sent via the two real-time protocols travel singly.
FedNow, which launched with early adopters in July, is built on Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud. The Real-Time Payment Network, which launched in 2017 —Davey was one of the original architects — operates on a private cloud but will likely shift in the near future to another form of cloud in order to improve financial institutions’ ability to connect to the system.
Answering the basic question about “payments plumbing” that prompted the explanation above was easy for Davey because he’s been working in payments and technology for nearly 25 years.
“It’s worthwhile having at least a cerebral understanding about how these things really do work, without having to know all the nitty gritty,” he says.
Davey makes it clear that he lives at the nitty-gritty level, but you don’t have to, to understand him. His handle on X, the social media network formerly known as Twitter, is “@paymentsjedi.”
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The Payments Jedi Makes a Major Move
Until early September, Davey had served for almost seven years in innovation posts at The Clearing House, the payments company owned by 22 large and regional banks. His final title was senior vice president and head of product innovation and labs. Before that, he spent just over a decade as head of payment strategy, innovation and industry at Capital One.
In September, Davey made a move, joining an organization that works with financial institutions at the opposite end of the size spectrum: community banks and credit unions. He became a venture partner for payments and identity at the Alloy Labs Alliance, a consortium helping these smaller institutions expand their technological abilities in ways that would be difficult or impossible for them to do on their own.
He’ll spearhead all payments initiatives at the lab now. In taking this on, Davey became the executive in direct charge of developing the “Chuck” person-to-person payments system. The initial concept and group of participating institutions was unveiled in late 2021 by Jason Henrichs, the chief executive at Alloy Labs. Davey had been advising the Chuck project already and says it made more sense for him to come aboard.
While at The Clearing House, Davey says he began to think about accessibility to the payments system for smaller institutions and that led to his involvement with Chuck.
“One of the things that kept nagging at me as I was developing new capabilities was the inability to take advantage of that new technology for those who needed it most — the community-size banks and credit unions,” Davey says.
Chuck has been described this way: “With one easy integration, your customers will be able to send money to recipients using the payment networks and apps they desire.” But in talking with Davey, it becomes apparent that this could be only the beginning.
The Tech Considerations Behind the Chuck Payments Concept
Many community banks and credit unions don’t participate in digital wallets nor in the bank-owned Zelle P2P payment service. Concerns include the cost of participation in the networks and, for some, the feeling that participation amounts to supporting megabanks. Many think of these industry giants as archrivals.
Early on, Henrichs made the point that he thought the potential for Chuck was far greater than just “community banks strike back.”
The initial idea behind Chuck was to create an “open loop” payment platform where consumers and small businesses using accounts at institutions supported by the alliance’s technology could pick the path for their payments. Chuck was intended to reside within a financial institution’s mobile banking app to enable people to send and receive payments via other networks, including PayPal, Venmo, Square’s Cash App and Zelle. The intent was to be able to reach anyone on those networks from a community bank’s account and app. As envisioned, the system was also meant to connect to the RTP and FedNow networks, though the latter was still in development at the time.
When the development of Chuck got underway, Henrichs played down descriptions of the service as “the anti-Zelle.” Instead, he said, Chuck aimed to help smaller institutions level the playing field and to rethink payments for consumers. Small businesses were to come along a bit later.
Davey says he wants to build on the earlier work, which he describes as Chuck 1.0, to enable participating community banks and credit unions to go from the drawing board and into the field. Few small institutions have the expertise or budget to go it alone. In addition, their legacy cores make it difficult to hook directly into external systems that would connect the institutions to other payment platforms. Many can’t afford to make the switch to modern core systems.
A lot of work lies ahead. Alloy Labs must build technology to enable integration into multiple platforms and do this in a way that can be replicated easily. Davey says fintechs have been able to jump into new payments channels quickly because they begin with modern systems.
“Legacy technologies don’t lend themselves to being flexible in the new cloud-based, real-time architecture that everybody’s developed,” says Davey. “So one of the key focuses on our side is going to be how to make the integration simpler so they can start moving forward with new technologies and not have to worry about replacing their legacy technologies.” This will entail developing “middleware” to make old and new talk to each other.
Payments Prowess: A Community Banking Survival Skill
What makes this important is that smaller institutions — which have long depended mostly on lending to make money — need to generate revenue from the payments side of the business, Davey says. He believes the current profitability crunch that more institutions are going through will accelerate this shift.
“I see this as a 21st century problem” for community banking, says Davey. Most of the CEOs involved with Alloy are just coming to grips with this evolution in the business model, and as a group involved with the consortium they are generally a page ahead of the broader industry.
The growing availability of real-time payments services will usher this shift along. “Other platforms made this relevant and financial institutions now have to catch up,” says Davey.
“The PayPals, Venmos and Cash Apps of the world allow you to spend money like it is moving in real time, even though we know it isn’t. But now services like RTP and FedNow will allow institutions to level the playing field and really start moving money in real time.”
— Peter Davey, Alloy Labs
However, community banks and credit unions have to embrace the whole equation. Many using RTP and many early adopters of FedNow have opted for “receive only” status.
“‘Receive only’ doesn’t make them money,” says Davey. Customers will increasingly want to both receive and send in real time and this will mean catching up to that demand.
“So our focus is going to be on how to enable all these financial institutions to develop send-side products in the marketplaces where they’re involved,” Davey says.
Henrichs explains that the ultimate goal is turning the payments business from a cost center into a revenue center. Increasingly, he predicts, it won’t be a matter of choice. Both consumers and the small businesses that community financial institutions serve will want leading-edge payment capabilities, and if their bank doesn’t offer them, they’ll look elsewhere.
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Developing Chuck 2.0 — Not Branding It — Is the Focus
Asked for a timeline, Davey says he hopes to have a proof of concept for Chuck in the field within the next six months. From there it can be expanded, he hopes, to hundreds of institutions.
From the consumer perspective, the name “Chuck” may be invisible, not a brand seen among the icons on their phones, for instance.
And that not only doesn’t bother Davey, it’s rather more the point.
“I don’t think RTP, FedNow and Chuck should ever be sold as end-user products. At The Clearing House I always joked that if we really wanted to sell what we were doing, we never would have named it ‘RTP.’ Likewise on the Fed’s side, they never would have branded it as FedNow,” says Davey. “The names mean absolutely nothing.”
The 21st century business model for banking is all about embedding services, he adds. “If we can successfully embed what we’re doing into the tools that customers get from their financial institutions, you almost don’t need to sell it,” says Davey. “Customers should not need to know what’s in the middle of all this stuff. What they should know is that they’re delivering a message and moving money in real time to other parties and that those other parties have availability of those funds and can reconcile them appropriately.”
Early on, Henrichs had been talking about giving the Alloy Labs service something like the old “Intel Inside” labeling, perhaps “Powered by Chuck.” Marketers call this technique “ingredient branding.” Intel ditched its slogan in 2005, and Alloy Labs is also steering away from this type of branding.
Anonymity suits Davey fine. “I don’t want Chuck to become a household name like Zelle has become,” he says. “I want it to become a capability that we can embed in other sets of financial technology services so that financial institutions don’t have to sell it to customers.”
His goal is results rather than brand awareness.
“People like me understand this space really well,” says Davey. “I don’t need everybody to understand this space really well.”


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Where some see a mark of regret, Soliton sees a market opportunity.
As more and more tattoo-bearing millennials age into their 30s, dermatologists are experiencing an uptick in tattoo regret syndrome. However, tattoo removal treatment has remained largely the same for decades, an expensive and painful procedure that can lead to varying degrees of success. Houston-based medical device company Soliton is betting its device will modernize the procedure and attract a whole new market of millennials.
Klemp says there are two distinct groups of tattoo owners his company targets: “regretters” and “considerrers.” By making the tattoo removal process cheaper, faster and more comfortable, Klemp says he can flip the category of “considerrers” into following through on altering or removing a tattoo.
“We identified that there’s a much bigger audience for tattoo removal procedures than what we call ‘regretters.’ This other group, this broader group is what we call ‘considerers,’ who are considering a tattoo removal,” he said. “If you ask them whether they regret their tattoo, they’re likely to say no, but they might say, ‘I don’t like this one anymore, or I’m not in love with this font anymore.’ It’s the people considering a change to one or more tattoos that turns out to be much bigger.”
Klemp co-founded Soliton with Christopher Capelli while the two were working at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2012. With seed funding from the Hunt Petroleum family, the two invented their Rapid Acoustic Pulse, or RAP, Device in hopes that it will disrupt the industry that Klemp said has only seen incremental innovation over the past few decades.
Klemp estimates the tattoo removal industry to be worth billions, but of the more than 10,000 laser clinics that provide hair removal and skin treatments, fewer than 1,000 currently provide tattoo removal, according to laser product retailer Astanza laser. Meanwhile, the number of Americans with tattoos and those considering tattoo removal is on the rise, according to a 2015 Harris Poll survey. One in three Americans have a tattoo, the survey says, and half of all millennials have one. The survey adds that one in four tattoo owners experience tattoo regret.
One Houston-area dermatologist said about 30% of his business is tattoo removal and he’s watched that figure grow every year as tattooed millennials age into their 30s.
The space is intensely competitive. Players in the tattoo removal industry include general medical device manufacturers such as Hologic-owned Cynosure, Cutera, Lumenis, Candela and Laserscope as well as some highly-specialized companies like Merz. Soliton plans to compete by providing a superior product, but warned investors this year that “competitive pressures may result in price reductions, reduced margins and loss of market share.”
Soliton went public on the Nasdaq on February 19 this year, trading at $5.00 per share. It was last trading just under $11. A word of caution for investors, it’s still a very small stock and they can be risky. Soliton’s market value is just $182 million. Investors warmed on the stock following successful clinical trials and after their device received FDA approval for tattoo removal.
$22 price target
Executive managing director of Maxim Group Anthony Vendetti released a note earlier this month rating Soliton stock a buy and announcing a 12-month price target of $22 per share. He said Soliton is looking beyond tattoo removal at other applications like non-invasive cellulite treatment. Altogether, Soliton could be looking at a multi-billion dollar market, he said, but there’s a long road ahead.
“[Soliton] is in the process of trying to commercialize it, building more prototypes, building enough systems that they can get in the hands of the key opinion leaders for feedback,” Vendetti said in an interview. “It is a competitive industry, and also one that is very often disrupted by new technology and new strategies.”
Despite the challenges presented by the industry, Klemp said he’s betting that as Soliton’s RAP device makes it easier and cheaper to alter tattoos, the growing group of “considerrers” will be swayed to commit to the procedure.
“More than half of the tattoo owners in the United States, close to 60%, would say ‘I would consider changing one of my tattoos if I had the opportunity,'” Klemp said. “When we ask them why they’re not acting on that, they give a somewhat predictable response: the current method is just not acceptable. It takes too long. There’s too much pain involved. It’s expensive. It’s just something I don’t want to go through.”
The most popular tattoo removal procedure today is a laser treatment. A technician zaps the tattoo area to heat the ink particles in the skin and break them down into small enough sizes that the immune system can, over time, eliminate the tattoo naturally.
To remove a single tattoo, it can take up to 12 sessions spaced out over the course of two years for optimal results. Each treatment can cost between $100 and $400, depending on the size and location of the tattoo, and after each treatment, the tattoo area can be painful and needs to be regularly cleaned like an open wound.
Dr. Paul Friedman, director of the Dermatology and Laser Surgery Center in Houston, says some tattoo owners are put off by the procedure.
“All the time, people come in for consultations and we explain the procedure, then we never see those people again,” he said. “I’ve had also the reverse for people go to a non-clinic setting where there is not a physician performing the treatment, so they might end up with subpar results, they might end up with complications and there could be pain associated with the treatment.”
Friedman said he’s been seeing more and more millennials come in with tattoo regret. The reasons vary, he said, but often their tastes have simply changed and they’d like to update tattoos they got years ago. He hasn’t used Soliton’s RAP device, but often uses one of their primary competitors, Merz’s PFD Patch.
The PFD Patch helped grow the market when it rolled out in 2016, he said, but the industry is due for a makeover.


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“Consider yourself one of us” and enter the world of one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved characters—Oliver Twist. Lyric Theatre Company brings the musical version of this classic story to the Flynn MainStage for five performances from April 11 through 14.
Lyric’s 55-member cast, featuring 32 area youth and teens, hails from 17 Vermont communities. In fact, 26 cast members are making their Lyric debut with this production. Timothy Maynes is the Artistic Director and the show’s energetic choreographer is Kim Nowlan. Music Director Martin Hain waves the baton for the orchestra while Rob Parzych serves as production supervisor.
The local communities of Shelburne, Charlotte, and Hinesburg are strongly represented in this performance. Notable cast members from the area include Cole Guerriere, “Noah Claypole;” Anna Cataldo, Greta Powers, Avery Smith, and Oscar Williams, “Workhouse Kids;” Ian Ferris, Christopher Hart, and Scott Remick, “Ensemble;” and Pearl Guerriere and Warren Ouellette, “Fagin’s Gang.” Photographer Karen Pike is documenting the show as it progresses from rehearsal to finished production.
Tickets for “Oliver! The Musical” are on sale now and affordably priced: $21-$33 with student/senior discounts available at some performances. Purchase tickets in person through the Flynn Center Regional Box Office in Burlington; by telephone: (802) 86FLYNN; or online: www.flynncenter.org. Enjoy matinees at 2 pm on Saturday and Sunday and evening performances Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm. The Sunday, April 14 matinee will be audio-described for patrons who are blind or visually impaired.
For additional information, visit www.lyrictheatrevt.org, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @lyrictheatrevt.

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Avoid diagnosis (except for insurance companies)
Therapist and patient as "fellow travelers."
Engage the patient.
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Let the patient matter to you.
Acknowledge your errors.
Create a new therapy for each patient.
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You wonder, sometimes, what your life is, really, when it comes down to it. Is it really worth it, making friends, only to lose everything? Is it worth it, feeling anything, when those feelings tear you apart until you're worthless? Is it worth understanding anything, or does it just make it hurt all that much more?
I'm not sure anymore.
...I was mad at him before, but I guess it takes a good friend to make you think about these things. So Keylon, if you ever read this entry, I'm sorry for being so hostile. You're a great person, and I hope that you'll keep writing, despite whether or not we talk anymore. Thanks for being there for me.


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Hands-On Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory Training
University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic, West Africa
Date: 22nd-29th June 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Saturday, 29th February 2020!
Theme: Training African agricultural researchers to tackle food and nutrition insecurity through research and innovation.
We are pleased to partner with the Laboratory of Genetics, Horticulture and Seed Science, School of Plant Science at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Republic to hold a second 'Plant Molecular Biology Workshop' supported by the University of Cambridge's Global Challenges Research and the Cambridge-Africa Alborada Fund. The workshop is part of JR Biotek Foundation's new initiative called 'Reach & Teach Science in Africa', which was developed to strengthen research capacity in African countries.
The Workshop participation is free, but selected candidates will be required to pay for their onward and return travel to Benin Republic. To apply, please complete the application form below after reading the instructions.
The 6-day workshop aims to equip 30 agricultural researchers (PhD students and early career postdoctoral scientists) from universities and national research institutes in sub-Saharan Africa with knowledge and hands-on experience in plant molecular biology laboratory techniques and applications in agricultural research. The workshop will be taught by researchers from the University of Cambridge and is based around exploring molecular aspects of crop productivity (identifying plant genotypes, testing gene and protein expression levels, measuring starch and sugar levels as well as analysing the plant nutritional status) with focus on the following techniques:
1. DNA extraction and amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
2. RNA extraction and quality control
3. Protein extraction and analysis
4. Quantification of nitrogen, starch, and soluble sugars in different plant tissues
5. Bioinformatics (data analysis with R)
The participants will spend 50% of the time in the laboratory to gain hands-on experience in molecular biology techniques, and will have the chance to analyse the obtained data and discuss the background theory of the techniques during the remaining time.
The participants will also attend the UK-Africa Food Security Symposium 2020 at the University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin on Monday, 29th and Tuesday, 30th June 2020. The theme of the symposium is ‘Developing practical solutions to solve food and nutrition insecurity in Africa’. The symposium will bring together high-profile guests, speakers, delegates and key stakeholders from the UK (including the African diaspora) and Africa to discuss the challenges, opportunities and prospects of agriculture and agricultural research in Africa.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Applications are encouraged from PhD students and early career postdoctoral scientists involved in agricultural research at an African university.
- English proficiency
- Strong background in agricultural research
- Demonstrated need to acquire new scientific knowledge and skills to improve your research and teaching
- Involved in teaching or training others at an African university (this is optional for PhD students)
There is no fee to participate in the workshop, but selected candidates will be required to sponsor their travel (return) to Benin Republic. We will provide accommodation (9 nights), meals (breakfast and lunch) and other training-related costs (e.g. training materials). Please factor in the cost for dinner and local transport upon your arrival to Benin Republic.

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This Side of Paradise – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Download This Side of Paradise ebook. This Side of Paradise is the debut novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was published in 1920. Taking its title from a line of Rupert Brooke’s poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post–World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature. The novel explores the theme of love warped by greed and status seeking. The novel famously helped F. Scott Fitzgerald gain Zelda Sayre’s hand in marriage due to its success.
In the summer of 1919, after less than a year of courtship, Zelda Sayre broke up with the 22-year-old Fitzgerald. After a summer of heavy drinking, he returned to St. Paul, Minnesota, where his family lived, to complete the novel, hoping that if he became a successful novelist he could win Zelda back. While at Princeton (notably in University Cottage Club’s library), Fitzgerald had written an unpublished novel, “The Romantic Egotist”, and ultimately 81 pages of the typescript of this earlier work ended up in This Side of Paradise.
On September 4, 1919, Fitzgerald gave the manuscript to his friend Shane Leslie to deliver to Maxwell Perkins, an editor at Charles Scribner’s Sons in New York. The book was nearly rejected by the editors at Scribners, but Perkins insisted, and on September 16 it was officially accepted. Fitzgerald begged for early publication—convinced that he would become a celebrity and impress Zelda—but was told that the novel would have to wait until the spring. Nevertheless, upon the acceptance of his novel for publication he went and visited Zelda, and she agreed to marry him.
The first half of the novel was very entertaining in a love/ hate association for Amrory as he 8s emergi bff into prewar puberty and so full of himself. not that Beatrice wasn’t a stuck up bitch! however in the postwar half of the novel (1918/1919) I’m at a complete loss as to understand what Fitzgerald was trying to tell us through Amory. up until chapter 5 sounds like an apology for the red scare and the Bolshevik influences hitting postwar America pre-prohibition.
I think Fitzgerald ‘s novel and its in coherent nature in the second half of the novel reflects upon the effects of his alcoholism and apparent substance abuse , perhaps cocaine and or opium.
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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. While he achieved limited success in his lifetime, he is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the “Lost Generation” of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby, and Tender Is the Night. A fifth, unfinished novel, The Last Tycoon, was published posthumously. Fitzgerald also authored four collections of short stories, as well as 164 short stories in magazines during his lifetime.
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Kyongtae Bae, MD, PhD
|Medical/Graduate School||Seoul National University (Korea), BS in Chemical Engineering
University of Pennsylvania, MS/PhD in Bioengineering
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, MD, 1992
|Residency||Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University St Louis|
|Clinical/Post-doctoral Fellowship||Thoracic Imaging Fellowship, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University St Louis|
|Clinical Interest||CT and MRI|
|Research Interest||Dr. Bae is a radiologist and imaging scientist and has extensive experience and publications in contrast medium pharmacokinetics, functional and physiologic CT and MRI imaging, computer-aided diagnosis, and clinical translational and imaging biomarker research. He is also the Director of the Imaging Biomarker Lab in the Department of Radiology. In addition to clinical radiology practice in CT and MRI, Dr. Bae has an interest in applying computer and image processing technology to advance clinical translational and imaging biomarker research in a wide range of diseases including polycystic kidney disease, pulmonary embolism, emphysema, osteoarthritis, lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, Parkinson's disease, brain tumor perfusion, multiple sclerosis, spine, eye, and liver. Dr. Bae's Imaging Biomarker Lab specializes in discovery and development of morphological and functional imaging biomarkers from CT, clinical and high-field MR images for clinical translational applications. Dr. Bae has published over 470 papers, proceedings, and abstracts including over 170 peer-reviewed journal publications (majority of them as the first or corresponding author). He also has ten patents and is responsible for securing over $16 million in NIH grants to pursue research over the past 13 years.
|Selected Publications||(Selected from recent publications)
Bae KT. Intravenous Contrast Medium Administration and Scan Timing in CT: Considerations and Approaches State-of-the-Art. Radiology, 2010; 256:32-61.
Bae KT, Grantham JJ. Imaging to Assess Prognosis in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Nature Rev. Nephrology 2010; 6:96 106.
Tsuge Y, Kanematsu M, Goshima S, Kondo H, Yokoyama R, Miyoshi T, Onozuka M, Moriyama N, Bae KT. Abdominal vascular and visceral parenchymal contrast enhancement in MDCT: Effects of injection duration. Euro J Radiology 2011; 80:259-264.
Furlan A, Patil A, Park B, Chang J, Roberts MS, Bae KT. Accuracy and Reproducibility of Blood Clot Burden Quantification with CT Pulmonary Angiographic Imaging. AJR 2011; 195:516-523.
Goshima S, Kanematsu M, Nishibori H, Sakurai K, Miyazawa D, Watanabe H, Kondo H, Shiratori Y, Onozuka M, Moriyama N, Bae KT. CT of the Pancreas: Comparison of Anatomical Depiction, Image Quality and Radiation Exposure between 320-slice Volumetric and 64-slice Helical CT Scans. Radiology 2011; 260:139-147.
Torres VE, Meijer E, Bae KT, Chapman AB, Devuyst O, Gansevoort RT, Grantham JJ, Higashihara E, Perrone RD, Krasa HB, Ouyan J, Czerwiec FS. Rationale and Design of the TEMPO Study: Tolvaptan Efficacy and Safety in Management of ADPKD and its Outcomes. Am J Kidney Dis 2011; 57:692-699.
Perrone RD, Abebe KA, Schrier RW, Chapman AB, Torres VE, Bost JE, Kaya D, Miskulin DC, Steinman TI, Braun WE, Winklhofer FT, Hogan MC, Oskoui FR, Kelleher C, Msoumi A, Glockner J, Halin NJ, Martin D, Remer E, Patel N, Pedrosa I, Wetzel LH, Thompson P, Miller JP, Meyers CM, Bae KT. The HALT Polycystic Kidney Disease Trials Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Assessment of Left Ventricular Mass in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. CJASN 2011; 6:2508-2515.
Navina S, Acharya1 C, Delany J.P., Orlichenko LS, Baty CJ, Shiva SS, Dugampudi C, Karlsson JM, Lee K, Bae KT, Furlan A, Nichols L, Yadav D, Singh V. Lipotoxicity causes multisystem organ failure and exacerbates acute pancreatitis in obesity. Science Translational Medicine 2011 Nov 2; 3(107):1-10.
Fetzer D, Furlan A, Wang JH, Kantartzis S, Scholosh B, Bae KT. CT Cholangiography in Living Liver Transplant Donors: Factors Determining the Degree of Contrast Enhancement. JCAT 2011; 35: 716-722.
Goshima S, Kanematsu M, Zhang X, Furukawa T, Kobayashi T, Fujita H, Watanabe H, Kondo H, Kawada H, Bae KT. Staging Hepatic Fibrosis: Computer-aided Analysis of Hepatic Contours on Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced Hepatocyte-phase MR Images. Hepatology 2012; 55:328-339.
Pickhardt PJ, Park SH, Hahn L, Lee SG, Bae KT, Yu ES. Specificity of Noncontrast CT for Noninvasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Steatosis: Implications for the investigation of natural history of incidental steatosis. Eur Radiology 2012; 22:1075-1082.
Torres VE, Chapman AB, Perrone RD, Bae KT, Abebe KZ, Bost JE, Miskulin DC, Steinman TI, Braun W, Winklhofer FT, Hogan MC, Oskoui FR, Kelleher C, Masoumi A, Glockner J, Halin NJ, Martin D, Remer E, Patel N, Pedrosa I, Wetzel LH, Thompson P, Miller JP, Meyers CM, Schrier RW. The HALT Polycystic Kidney Disease Trials Analysis of baseline parameters: Effect of gender and developmental programming in ADPKD. Kidney Inter 2012; 81: 577-585.
Sheu Y, Furlan A, Almusa O, Papachristou G, Bae KT. The Revised Atlanta Classification for Acute Pancreatitis: A CT-imaging Guide for Radiologists. Emergency Radiology2012; 19:237-243.
Kim JH, Moon CH, Park BW, Furlan A, Zhao T, Bae KT. Development of Multi-channel Transceiver Dual-tuned RF Coil for Proton/Sodium MR Imaging of Knee Cartilage at 3T. Magn Reson Imaging 2012; 30:562-571.
Chapman AB, Bost JE, Torres VE, Guay-Woodford L, Bae KT, Landsittel D, Li J, King BF, Martin D, Wetzel LH, Lockhart ME, Harris PC, Moxey-Mims M, Flessner M, Bennett WM, Grantham JJ. Kidney Volume and Functional Outcomes in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. CJASN 2012; 7:479-486.
Park SH, Zhao T, Kim JH, Boada FE, Bae KT. Suppression of Effects of Gradient Imperfections on Imaging with Alternate Ascending/Descending Directional Navigation (ALADDIN). MRM, Epub ahead of print, 2012.
Furlan A, Aghayev A, Patil A, Chang CH, Fetzer D, Jeon KN, Saul M, Roberts M, Bae KT. Short-Term Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Clot Burden and Signs of Right Heart Dysfunction Measured on CT Pulmonary Angiography Imaging. Radiology, In press 2012.
Grantham JJ, Mulamalla S, Grantham CJ, Wallace D, Cook L, Wetzel L, Fields TA, Bae KT. Detected Renal Cysts Are Tips of the Iceberg in Adults with ADPKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2012 Jul;7(7):1087-93, 2012.
Moon CH, Kim JH, Jacobs L, Zhao T, Sowa G, Kang J, Bae KT. Development of a dual-tuned proton/sodium MR imaging of the lumbar spine in a rabbit model: Part 1. Spine 2012 Aug 15;37(18):E1106-12.
Moon CH, Jacobs L, Kim JH, Sowa G, Kang J, Bae KT. Quantitative proton T2 and sodium MR imaging to assess intervertebral disc degeneration in a rabbit model: Part 2. Spine2012 Aug 15;37(18):E1113-9.
Goshima S, Kanematsu M, Watanabe H, Kondo H, Kawada H, Shiratori Y, Onozuka M, Moriyama N, Bae KT. Gd-EOB-DTPAenhanced MR Imaging: Prediction of Hepatic Fibrosis Stages using Liver Contrast Enhancement Index and Liver-to-spleen Volumetric Ratio. JMRI, Epub ahead of print, 2012.
Jeon KN, Goo JM, Lee CH, Lee Y, Choo JY, Lee NK, Shim MS, Lee IS, Kim KG, Gierada DS, Bae KT. Computer-Aided Nodule Detection and Volumetry to Reduce Variability Between Radiologists in the Interpretation of Lung Nodules at Low-Dose Screening Computed Tomography. Invest Radiol. 2012 Aug;47(8):457-461.
|Man of Distinction Award: Saturday Math Tutoring Program Community Service, Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ, Pittsburgh, 2011.
Furlan A, Papachristou G, Park B, Bae KT. Quantification of adipose tissue on abdominal CT: a new biomarker for the severity of acute pancreatitis? Euro Society Gastrointestinal Abdom Rad Annual Meeting, Venice, IT, 2011. (Top 20 Presenter Award)
|PubMed Publications||See a listing of publications on PubMed, a service of the National Library of medicine.|

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More than two-thirds of Scottish digital technology firms increased sales in 2015 as the £5billion sector’s sparkling growth continued, a new survey shows.
A quarter of the 192 companies polled by trade body ScotlandIS earlier this year said their turnovers had gone up 20% or more, while 81% expected further growth in income over the next year.
Sales figures from the sector were boosted by an increase in the number of companies shipping products or providing services overseas.
More than 60% of respondents said they exported in 2015, up from 57% a year earlier, according to the Scottish Technology Industry Survey 2016.
Two in three firms said they would hire more staff this year, with software and web development the most sought after skills sets.
ScotlandIS said the industry, which already employs 84,000 people around Scotland, has the potential to create 70,000 new posts over the next five years, as long as current level of investment holds firm.
The survey came at the end of five years of rapid growth. Between 2010 and 2015, the number of tech sector enterprises in Scotland grew 43.3%, second only to London on 54.6%, according to KPMG’s Tech Monitor.
ScotlandIS chief executive Polly Purvis said: “It’s really positive to see that so many of our members are expecting sales growth in 2016 and the increase in the number of companies doing business overseas is particularly encouraging.”

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The story of “La Malinche” tells the legend of Malinalli, The Tongue (translator) for the Spaniards as Cortes colonized the Aztecs. Malinalli was a survivor from birth to death, through all of her experiences as a slave, treks through Mexico with Cortes, and battles between her people and her allies. I will never experience the amount of pain and victory that Malinalli went through, but everyone who lives endures pain and victory in different ways. The story of La Malinche can guides us to make a great story of our sorrow.
In the beginning when Malinalli is being birthed, the umbilical cord is wrapped around her neck like a serpent, which also happened to me. My mother was told not to push because it would choke me, but animal instinct told her drive me out. Malinalli’s grandmother was ready to cut her out, which would have killed her, but Malinalli pushed through and came out alive, as did I. “Grandmother shouted like a warrior to let everyone know that her daughter- in- law, a great fighter, had come out victorious in the battle between life and death.” (pg. 5) I felt a connection to this quote, because I can imagine the victorious spirit in my loved ones after my successful birth. This is clearly included in the book as a foreshadowing to her victorious triumph over death during fatal battles and adventures. If this was the true story of Malinalliś birth, then it was either a spectacular coincidence or a great anticipation to her future. Perhaps Malinalli was so inspired to survive later in life because she remembered the story of her birth and felt the need to continue the legacy. Nonetheless, this was a great passage to intrigue the reader about the survivor in Malinalli, which was continued later in the story.
I was continuously amazed at the courage and strength exhibited by Malinalli in every moment of her life. Repeatedly sold as a slave, faced with life changing and world altering decisions far too early in life, forced to face the consequences of her trust, struggling to find a place where her heart feels safe. Although my situation is no comparison to hers, any teenager can relate to the feeling of being lost in a world where the decisions we face feel far beyond our control. ¨Migration is an act of survival. Malinalli wished she could have relied on the lightness of butterflies and migrated on time, flown through the high skies, far above the clouds, where she would not have to hear the weeping and lamenting, where you could not distinguish the mutilated corpses, the rivers of blood, the smell of death.” (pg. 92) Malinalli imagines this because she constantly has to survive all of those sorrowful situations, and she wants a way out. I relate to her state of anxiety, and I often find my escape in literature and music, imagining a world free of disaster and misery where I can be free.
At Malinalli’s death, she was also reborn. She became one with all of eternity, all of the universe, everything living and everything dead. This was a symbol of survival, because it showed us that even through death she survived in spirit. Malinalli dies on her own terms, and is immediately merged with the universe by being struck by lightning. “At that moment, a bolt of lightning, a silver tongue, lit the sky, heralding a storm and filling with light the still body of Malinalli, who had died instantaneously some moments before. Her eyes were absorbed by the stars, which immediately knew everything that she had seen on earth.” (pg. 185) Even though many of us believe in an afterlife, or in the simple decomposition of our body with no existence after death, we all wish to be remembered somehow by the world we experience every day. Malinalli had a story that we will never forget, a story that will influence the world for centuries after her death. The absorption of her eyes into the stars is a symbol of her legend on the earth and the way she will always “look over” us and influence the human race.
La Malinche was a magnificent story to warn us against ourselves. Malinalli learned through all of her adventures and moments facing death that she is a survivor. I learned through Malinalli what is truly means to survive and to thrive, and I will carry on this story by conquering my own plights.


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Why American Jews Will No Longer Be Overwhelmingly Liberal
(The following article originally appeared in American Thinker. I wrote the article using great generalization, purposefully overlooking many subtle and at times important distinctions, due to the overly general presentation of the damaging article (relative to the specific readership) to which I was responding, as well as due to the readership probably not being familiar with the nuances I otherwise would have included.)
Steve Feinstein’s recent article, Why American Jews Are Overwhelmingly Liberal, omitted a crucial part of the story: its conclusion. While I do not take issue with the article’s facts – although I think that it was too broad of a sweep, not taking into account the substantial number of Jewish conservatives – the truth is that a wave of conservatism, based on religious values, has been deeply cultivated and is robustly emerging on a major scale in the most vibrant and enduring segments of American Jewry.
Studies have demonstrated that America’s secular and mostly liberal Jewish population is shrinking and disappearing, as a result of intermarriage and abandonment of Jewish identity and tradition. Liberal Jewish congregations are dwindling and shutting down, and even seeking non-Jews to join, as there are no longer enough Jews to fill these emptying houses of worship. And the same is true with liberal Jewish schools and organizations.
In contrast, the American Orthodox Jewish population is growing, and it is projected that this population, which is politically conservative and which strives to live by Biblical values, has strong family units and adheres to a traditional way of life, will replace the liberal Jewish communities.
The most notable impact on American society of this seismic change will be in the political arena, as Orthodox Jews predominately vote Republican. Other changes will be seen as well, especially in the areas of support for traditional family values, as Orthodox Jews are pro-life, oppose gay marriage and support school choice. And on a more recent note, much of the greatest Jewish support for the appointment of Steve Bannon came from the Orthodox Jewish media.
As much as the ascendancy of Orthodox Jewry and the decline of liberal Jewry are largely unknown to those outside of Jewish institutional life, equally unknown to most is the fact that a sizeable amount of the current Orthodox population consists of former liberal, non-Orthodox Jews who renounced their heterodox religious allegiances and embraced the Judaism of tradition, transforming their lives to center around God and the authentic Law of Moses. These Jews – most of whom are exceptionally talented and highly articulate, creative individuals – sensed the emptiness of a shallow religious experience, in which “feel good” mantras and political correctness came to replace genuine belief and Divinely-ordained commandments. Orthodox outreach organizations such as National Conference of Synagogue Youth, Chabad and Aish, among many others, exposed secular-liberal Jews to the beauty of their tradition and inspired many of them to return to it.
Jews are typically idealists, searching for purpose and higher meaning, whether they realize it or not. Liberal Judaism, which came about as an accommodation to radically changing social and political trends in 19th century Western Europe, marketed a life-philosophy of veritable purpose and higher meaning, but instead sold its constituency an empty bag, stuffed with promises and platitudes but little substance and zero long-term endurance. (Think of the “Obama Greek Columns” speech.) Such purchases are inevitably returned or disposed of. Those liberal Jews who recognized what the real article is rejected the religious identity of their upbringing and proceeded to align themselves with their bona fide tradition, while the rest of their brethren are sadly and silently disappearing, unbeknownst to general society.
The Orthodox Jewish spectrum is broad, and it is rich in vibrant ideas that connect contemporary life to religious tradition and Biblical values. This old-new conservatism is the emerging and future face of American Jewry. Get ready for major change.

domain: sociology


Re-launched under new management and with a new location in Jordan in recent weeks, Chinese auto manufacturer BAIC hits the ground running with the BJ40 Plus topping its’ current local product portfolio. An authentic off-road oriented SUV in design and execution, – much in the same vein as the Jeep Wrangler – a first drive of the BAIC BJ40 Plus however also reveals it to be a comfortable, seemingly well-constructed and practical daily driver with handling and road manners even better than many road-oriented crossovers.
One of the more interesting and impressive among the numerous Chinese cars that have collectively and quickly gained popularity and acceptance in the Jordanian market in recent years, the BJ40 Plus’s primary appeal is that a dedicated off-road capable machine, in engineering and design. Utilitarian for daily use with its 5-door configuration, high equipment and comfort levels, the BJ40 Plus’ design is however that of a fun-loving, high-riding adventure-mobile, with squared-off styling, removable roof and wheels pushed out to the corners.
Reminiscent of the Jeep Wrangler with its wide grille slots, boxy upright body and bulging squared-off wheel-arches, the BJ40’s clamshell bonnet, short grille and slim, browed and squinting headlights meanwhile evoke a vague Land Rover styling influence. Familiar yet different, the BJ40’s design inspirations nevertheless coalesce into a uniquely rugged and dramatically purposeful aesthetic sensibility. Built using tough body-on-chassis construction, the BJ40 Plus meanwhile rides with generous 210mm ground clearance, which with short overhangs provides excellent 37° approach, 23° break-over and 31° departure angles.
Powered by a single engine option for the Jordanian market, the BJ40’s updated but Saab-derived turbocharged 2.3-litre engine was last used for the Swedish manufacturer’s own swift 9-5 Aero sports saloon back in 2009, but still proved quite mighty in propelling the Chinese car maker’s heavier, higher riding off-roader with better than expected verve. Developing 247BHP at just 5,300rpm and a deep 258lb/ft torque output throughout an accessibly broad 1,900-4,500rpm plateau, the BJ40 Plus is reasonably brisk through 0-100km/h, despite its 2-tonne mass.
Capable of pushing its high, heavy and upright frame through wind resistance to a 170km/h top speed, the BJ40 Plus certainly has an abundant mid-range torque reservoir that it rides with muscular confidence on inclines and when overtaking in town or on the open road. Smooth and mostly well-insulated, the BJ40’s engine develops an evocative distant raspy growl when pushed towards redline at heavy load. Comparatively low revving, the BJ40’s engine is meanwhile quick-spooling from standstill, with any turbo lag seemingly imperceptible.
A ‘proper’ traditional off-road oriented SUV with ladder-frame chassis and longitudinal engine – unlike some ersatz alternatives – the BJ40 is equipped with a lockable four-wheel-drive mode for tough off-road conditions and low ratio transfer case for the most demanding conditions, when high power crawling is necessary. It also features an automatically engaging electronic locking rear differential when in low gear mode for added traction. The BJ40 is meanwhile a modifier-friendly platform for fitting 33-inch tyres and mechanical differential locks for further enhanced off-road abilities.
Driving the rear wheels in normal on-road conditions the BJ40 channels power through a slick shifting 6-speed automatic gearbox. Gear-lever actuated manual-mode shifting is available, but seldom needed due to intuitive kickdown auto mode responses. Balanced in weighting, the BJ40 is meanwhile more eager and agile through corners than expected for its class. Turning in tidily and intuitively despite its light, tall ratio off-road oriented steering, the BJ40 grips well at the front and feels reassuringly stable, yet potentially adjustable through briskly driven corners.
Powering smoothly and confidently out of corners with committed road-holding as power is fed through the rear wheels, the BJ40’ ladder-frame construction meanwhile feels stiff and refined to allow its suspension to function with accuracy. Riding on sporty double wishbone front suspension, the BJ40’s front feels fluent and adaptable to sudden direction changes. At the rear, a live axle and coil spring set-up is rugged but more sophisticated than leaf springs, and well damps and well controls opposite side reactions over rough road imperfections.
Comfortable over large bumps and ruts, the BJ40 feels better settled in vertical movement that many ostensibly more road-oriented high riding vehicles. Cabin refinement is meanwhile of high quality given that the roof is fully removable, except for safety bars, while the front windshield can be folded down for an al fresco driving experience. Driving position adjustability and comfort are meanwhile good, as is front visibility. Rear space is decent, but rear door length could be better, as often the case with dedicated off-road SUVs.
Well-equipped with convenience, safety and infotainment features, the BJ40’s cabin is also well-appointed in terms of material quality, design, fit and finish. Luggage room is meanwhile generous at 532-litres and can expand to 965-litres with rear seats folded. As driven, it was however fitted with a removable rear luggage box with useful compartmentalized spaces for tidy storage of smaller objects and cargo. Competitively priced at JD34,000-35,000 on the road with third party insurance, the BJ40 comes with a 200,000km or 6-year warranty.
- Engine: 2.3-litre, in-line, 4-cylinders
- Bore x Stroke: 90 x 90mm
- Compression ratio: 9.3:1
- Valve-train: DOHC, 16-valve, variable timing
- Gearbox: 6-speed automatic
- Drive-line: four-wheel-drive, low ratio transfer, rear electronic differential lock
- Power, BHP (PS) [kW]: 247 (250)  @5,300rpm
- Specific power: 107.8BHP/litre
- Power-to-weight: 117.9BHP/tonne
- Torque, lb/ft (Nm): 258 (350) @1,900-4,500rpm
- Specific torque: 152.8Nm/litre
- Torque-to-weight: 167Nm/tonne
- 0-100km/h: 9.5-seconds (estimate)
- Top speed: 170km/h (estimate)
- Fuel consumption: 8.5-10 litres/100km (estimate)
- Fuel capacity: 75-liters
- Length: 4,645mm
- Width: 1,925mm
- Height: 1,871mm
- Wheelbase: 2,745mm
- Track: 1,610mm
- Ground clearance: 210mm
- Approach / break-over / departure angles: 37° / 23° / 31°
- Seating: 5
- Cargo volume min/max: 532-/965-litres
- Kerb weight: 2,095kg (estimate)
- Gross vehicle weight: 2,520kg
- Steering: Power-assisted rack & pinion
- Turning circle: 12.5-meters
- Suspension, F/R: Double wishbone / solid axles, coil springs
- Brakes, F/R: Ventilated discs / discs
- Tires: 265/65R17
- Price, on-the-road, including 3rd party insurance: JD34,000-35,000
- Warranty: 6-years / 200,000km


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An infamous organised crime gang has been linked to the assassination an underworld figure in Holland.
Double killer Martin Kok, 49, was gunned down as he left a sex club two years ago - hours after posing for a photo in his underwear inside the venue.
Now Dutch officers probing the assassination believe Kok’s death is linked to a Scottish guns and drugs crime syndicate.
They’ve asked Police Scotland for access to intelligence gained from Operation Escalade, which saw nine members of the group jailed for a total of 87 years earlier this year.
It is believed Kok’s death involved members of the gang headed by two Glasgow-born brothers, who cannot be named for legal reasons and are based abroad, according to the Daily Record.
Officers from Utrecht-based Central Netherlands police force travelled to Scotland to meet detectives last month.
There has also been an exchange of information through international agency Europol.
Detective Chief Supt Gerry McLean, head of organised crime and counter terrorism in Scotland, said: “I cannot comment on any live investigation.
"However, the conviction and sentencing this year of individuals involved in the Escalade crime group was significant in terms of disrupting their illegal business, which operates on a truly international level.
“While we continue to investigate the larger network, I cannot underestimate the value of working with a range of European partners.”
Kok was gunned down in December 2016 after leaving the Boccaccio sex club in Laren.
Police have drawn a blank in their hunt for the hooded gunman, even though the murder was recorded on CCTV.
Kok survived an earlier attempt on his life on the same night he died.
Following his death, Dutch police released footage showing the failed murder bid outside the Citizen M hotel in Amsterdam and the security camera images of his murder in the sex club’s car park.
A photo also emerged of him lounging on a bed inside the club wearing only black pants and giving a double thumbs-up to the camera.
Kok left the club at about 11.20pm and surveillance footage shows the killer emerging from bushes and shooting him as he gets into a Volkswagen Polo.
When he was buried, mourners had to walk through metal detection gates amid fears of gangland violence.
His coffin was carried by four glamorous young women and champagne was served during the service.
A source said: “Dutch police have met Scottish detectives to look at Kok’s links to senior members of the Escalade group.
“They want to find out more about them and whether they had any involvement in the hit.
“Dutch police are not saying the gunman is Scottish but the link is being taken seriously.
“They’re looking at who Kok knew at the very highest levels of Escalade. Members are in jail but there are major players out there who are involved in Escalade.”
Nine men who were part of the gang were sentenced for their dealings in cocaine, firearms, serious violence and money laundering at the High Court in Glasgow in January.
David Sell, 50, was jailed for 15 years and eight months for his part in the abduction and torture of drug dealer Robert Allan.
Other gang members caged included Barry O’Neill, 37, Anthony Woods, 44, Francis Mulligan, 41, Gerard Docherty, 42, Mark Richardson, 30, Steven McArdle, 33, and 37-year-old ex-soldier Martyn Fitzsimmons.

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Gas Jewel on Pacific Island Coveted in Australian Takeover SpreeBy
More than $24 billion bid in Australian oil, gas deals in 2015
Scepter's $5.15 billion offer for Santos rejected Thursday
The record $24 billion offered for Australian oil and gas companies this year is less about assets in that country and more focused on its smaller neighbor -- Papua New Guinea and Exxon Mobil Corp.’s liquefied natural gas project on the Pacific nation.
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Item #415-2244 can be wired for:
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- 220-230V - up to 19 amps 3 phase (up to 5HP)
- 440-450V - up to 19 amps 3 phase (up to 7.5 HP)
Item #415-RTM3 is an extra transmitter ONLY.


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In Myles Jack’s two-year NFL career, his signature moment is a play whistled dead in the AFC title game in New England last January.
Jack is on the cusp of becoming an NFL star, but unless the Jaguars win a Super Bowl, that play might overshadow the rest of his career.
With 13:53 left in the game, Jack knocked the ball out of Dion Lewis’ hands and recovered the fumble.
He got up and seemingly was going to score a touchdown to put the Jacksonville Jaguars up 27-10 when the officials blew the whistle and ruled he was down.
Jack and the Jaguar Nation vehemently disagree, and the phrase “Myles Jack Wasn’t Down” has become a thing in Jacksonville.
When the Patriots come to Jacksonville for the second game of the season in September, plenty of fans will be wearing “Myles Jack Wasn’t Down” T-shirts.
CBS Sports pointed out there’s even a craft beer named for the phrase, as well as an ice cream flavor.
“I definitely wasn’t down,’’ Jack said recently. “I made an acrobatic play and they blew the whistle. Somewhere, in an alternative reality, I wasn’t down, ran it back and we won.’’
We will never know if Patriots and Tom Brady could have overcome a 27-10 deficit in the final quarter, although no one has forgotten 28-3.
Jaguars fans are convinced that play — as well as a questionable pass interference call on A.J. Bouye — cost them the game.
While it may be that the Jaguars were the better team, they also made too many mistakes themselves — and the coaching was questionable — to ultimately prevail.
For example, quarterback Blake Bortles didn’t get a play off in time late in the second period. The delay penalty wiped out a first-down play that could have put them in field-goal position. Instead, it gave Brady time to score a touchdown before the half ended.
And with 55 seconds and two time outs left in the first half, coach Doug Marrone directed the team to take a knee and didn’t try to put more points on the board. A team can’t waste a possession even if it only lasts a minute when facing Brady.
In the second half, they had four first downs with the lead. Despite the fact that the Patriots were selling out to stop the run, the Jaguars ran Leonard Fournette four times. They didn’t go much yardage all four times and faced second and long each time. They got only one first down and no points out of those four first downs.
Tony Romo even called the shot with about seven minutes left, saying the Patriots were playing a Bear front (to stop the run) and were going to make Bortles beat them. He didn’t.
Then there was the defense giving up a third-and-18 play to keep a Patriots touchdown drive alive.
All this will be the backdrop to one of the most anticipated games in franchise history when New England comes to Jacksonville in the second game of the year. The lower bowl is already sold out, and there is no doubt the game as a whole will be a sellout.
The Patriots haven’t had a typical offseason and seem vulnerable. A Jaguars win would send a message to the league that they are ready to make a Super Bowl run.
Still, even though Jack wasn’t down, there is another fact to remember: Brady has never lost to the Jaguars in eight games, including the playoffs, the most times he’s beaten a team without a loss, although only two of the games were in Jacksonville.
The Jaguars not only have to prove they can beat Brady. They have to prove they won’t beat themselves the way they did last January, even if the Patriots had some help from the officials.
One thought on “It’s not too early to look ahead to Jaguars’ September revenge match with Patriots”
We all watched the game. The refs made some very questionable calls… But at the end if the day, my Jags had plenty of opportunities to win the game. Conservative play calling is what stands out the most. When Brady and the Patriots step on the field against the Jags, we will find out just who Bortles and the rest of the team are…will they show Brady the door or will it be another game where we say, we’re not ready for the jump to being called elite. My prediction if we are healthy across the board. .
Jags 24- Pats 10 LET’S GO JAGS!

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The Pedal Slows Down: The Struggles of Hungary’s Bicycle Market Amid Economic Crisis
Experiencing the Economic Backpedal
As the economic crisis in Hungary deepens due to the ongoing pandemic and high inflation rates, one industry that has felt the brunt of the downturn is the bicycle market. With a decrease in real wages, household wealth, and consumption, the demand for bicycles has seen a significant decline. The result is an excess of unsold inventory, with many businesses resorting to sales and promotions to attract customers.
A Rollercoaster Ride for the Bicycle Industry
The last few years have been tumultuous for the bicycle industry. During the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for bicycles surged as people sought alternatives to public transportation. However, the sudden increase in demand created a problem for manufacturers, leading to a significant reduction in bicycle stock in stores. Given these circumstances, businesses have accumulated large stocks of bicycles over the past few years.
The start of the season this year has been challenging due to the reduced demand and large stocks of unsold inventory. Although businesses anticipated a decrease in demand at some point, the suddenness and magnitude of the decline took many by surprise. The decrease in demand is mainly attributed to high inflation rates and reduced consumption.
Increasing Costs Amid Declining Demand
Despite the decline in demand, the cost of bicycles has significantly increased over the years. The rise in prices is due to factors such as material shortages, reduced production capacity, increased shipping costs, and decreased shipping capacity from the Far East. Despite the rise in costs, consumers prioritize quality over cost, contributing to the declining market for cheaper bicycles. With potential buyers either not purchasing at all or opting for used bicycles, the market for new, less expensive bicycles has nearly disappeared.
Shift in Consumer Preferences
Most customers in Hungary prefer mountain bikes, despite them not being the most suitable for everyday use. The cross-trekking-fitness category has also been popular for several years among those who cycle daily or a few times a week. On the other hand, the used bicycle market, which saw a significant increase in prices due to the shortage of inventory during the pandemic, is beginning to stabilize.
E-Commerce and Bicycle Sales
Despite the challenges, the e-commerce sector has seen an increase in bicycle sales in the first eight months of this year. The increase has been particularly significant for electric bicycles. The most significant increase in sales in 2023 was for children’s bicycles, but models designed for adults are also selling well. The highest number of sales this year has been for city and trekking bicycles, but mountain bikes and other types designed for off-road use are also popular.
The Road Ahead
As Hungary grapples with the economic crisis, the bicycle industry finds itself in a precarious situation. The decline in demand, coupled with an increase in costs and unsold inventory, has put a strain on many businesses. However, the increase in e-commerce sales provides a glimmer of hope. It remains to be seen how the industry will navigate these challenges and what strategies they will adopt to pedal through the economic crisis.
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The Vermont Statutes Online
The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter 003 : Professional Regulation(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 133)
§ 133. Business registration
When professional services are required by law to be performed in or by a business entity registered with the Office, the business entity shall:
(1) register with the Corporations Division of the Office of the Secretary of State, if required by law; and
(2) separately register with the Office each name under which the business entity will conduct business, register licensees, and advertise in Vermont. (Added 2015, No. 38, § 5, eff. May 28, 2015.)

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Regional growth and convergence in the Spanish Provinces
The aim of this paper is to quantify the effects of the spatial diffusion of growth, on the convergence process observed among the Spanish regions during the last 20 years. A preliminary study on the beta and sigma regional convergence processes, considering regions as geographically independent elements, is followed by the analysis of the spatial dimension of data: the possibility of spatial interactions among regions is tested using the spatial autocorrelation Moran’s I index. Finally, the spatial autocorrelation detected is included in the beta-convergence model, in order to correct, on the one hand, the statistical inference problems originated in the spatial dependence of regions, and, on the other hand, to be able to quantify the regional spill-over effects of growth.
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- Breusch, T S & Pagan, A R, 1979. "A Simple Test for Heteroscedasticity and Random Coefficient Variation," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 47(5), pages 1287-1294, September.
- Enrique Lopez Bazo & Esther Vaya Valcarce & Antonio Jose Mora & Jordi Surinach Caralt, 1997. "Regional economic dynamics and convergence in the european union," Working Papers in Economics 12, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia.
- Akaike, Hirotugu, 1981. "Likelihood of a model and information criteria," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 16(1), pages 3-14, May.
- Anderson, James E, 1979. "A Theoretical Foundation for the Gravity Equation," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 69(1), pages 106-116, March.
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Egypt is the only country other than Israel with a border with Gaza, which means the area between the city of Al Arish and the Palestinian territory bears witness to what is unfolding in Rafah.
Tensions are high as Israeli officials say they will launch a ground offensive before Ramadan if the hostages held by Hamas aren’t released. This means the lives of half of Gaza's 2.3 million residents, seeking refuge now in Rafah, close to the border, hang in the balance. The US and many leading nations have warned Israel against the offensive, fearing that a deepening humanitarian catastrophe that would follow could exacerbate Gaza’s death toll.
But now, every action from Israel in Rafah will reverberate across borders. Especially in Egypt. The country’s foremost concern revolves around the possibility of Palestinians being forced under Israeli assault to attempt to breach the border with Northern Sinai. This would present broader complications for Egypt's security and regional stability.
On this week’s episode of Beyond the Headlines, host Enas Refaei looks at how Egypt navigates a complex landscape, balancing humanitarian concerns with geopolitical realities.


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Voters in Georgia will elect representatives for 14 House seats, four of which are held by Democrats and 10 by Republicans. They will also choose a governor, an office currently held by a Republican. Georgia races advance to a runoff if no candidate receives 50 percent of the vote. The runoff date for the governor’s race would be Dec. 4, and the runoff for House races would be Jan. 8. See Georgia’s primary results.
In one the year's highest-profile races, former state House minority leader Stacey Abrams (D) is taking on Brian Kemp (R) to replace term-limited Gov. Nathan Deal (R). Kemp received just 26 percent of the vote in the initial Republican primary, but advanced to a runoff and easily won it after President Trump endorsed him.
In his current role as secretary of state, Kemp has purged voter rolls and tightened voting restrictions in the months leading up to the election. If Abrams wins, she would be the country’s first black female governor.
Going into this election, Georgia had 4 Democratic representatives and 10 Republican representatives. Here’s how each district leans politically, based on how it voted in the 2016 presidential election, with 2018 results as they come in.
In 2016, Trump won this district by 1.5 points and Tom Price (R) won by 23.4.
Republican Karen Handel won what was the most expensive House race ever in a special election in 2017. She's being challenged by Democrat Lucy McBath, who became a gun safety activist after her son was shot and killed.
Democratic lawmakers on March 27 called for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases involving efforts to overturn the 2020 election following revelations that his wife, Virginia Thomas, pressed White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to pursue efforts to overturn the 2020 election.


Similar to the issue mentioned in bug 1058778 my build with the beta branch (upcoming Firefox 45) using mingw-w64 fails with make: Entering directory `/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/security/nss/cmd/shlibsign' i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -mwindows -o /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/security/nss/cmd/shlibsign/shlibsign.exe -O2 -mwindows -mms-bitfields -Werror -DXP_PC -DSHLIB_SUFFIX=\"dll\" -DSHLIB_PREFIX=\"\" -UDEBUG -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_WINDOWS -DWIN95 -DUSE_UTIL_DIRECTLY -DNO_NSPR_10_SUPPORT -DSSL_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_CIPHER_SUITE_NAMES -I/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/dist/include/nspr -I/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/dist/include/nspr -I/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/dist/include/nss -I/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/dist/private/nss -mnop-fun-dllimport /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/security/nss/cmd/shlibsign/shlibsign.o -specs=/home/ubuntu/build/msvcr100.spec -static -Wl,--enable-stdcall-fixup -Wl,--large-address-aware nss3.def /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/dist/lib/libplc4.a /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/dist/lib/libplds4.a /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/dist/lib/libnspr4.a i686-w64-mingw32-gcc: error: nss3.def: No such file or directory make: Entering directory `/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/security/nss/lib/softoken' /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/config/nsinstall -t -m 664 /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/security/nss/lib/softoken/libsoftokn.a /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/dist/lib make: *** [/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/obj-mingw/security/nss/cmd/shlibsign/shlibsign.exe] Error 1 It turns our that the fix for bug 856404 is causing the breakage. Backing this one out resolves the issue. There is a nss3.def in config/external/nss in my build dir, though. And rerunning |make nss3.def| does not change things.
I debugged this a bit and it turns out the error is due to export LDFLAGS="-specs=/home/ubuntu/build/msvcr100.spec" in our build script. I guess using a different spec file should not be the issue here. Rather, exporting LDFLAGS generally is probably causing this. I have not looked at it closer yet but does that make a bit sense at least?
Okay. I tested a bit more and verified that this happens in case LDFLAGS is exported (does not matter which value gets set). Jacek, I guess using LDFLAGS is still supposed to work after bug 856404 got fixed, right? If so, could you suggest a workaround which we could still squeeze into Tor Browser before we switch to ESR45? I'd rather not back out the fix for bug 856404.
Summary: mingw-w64 build fails with "nss3.def: No such file or directory" → mingw-w64 build fails with "nss3.def: No such file or directory" if LDFLAGS get set
Sorry for the delay. I can't reproduce it on the tip and I can't see what could break it. What's the difference in linker invocation if you don't export LDFLAGS?
Interesting. If I don't export LDFLAGS I get i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -mwindows -o /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/mozilla-mingw/security/nss/cmd/shlibsign/shlibsign.exe -O2 -mwindows -mms-bitfields -DXP_PC -DSHLIB_SUFFIX=\"dll\" -DSHLIB_PREFIX=\"\" -UDEBUG -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_WINDOWS -DWIN95 -DUSE_UTIL_DIRECTLY -DNO_NSPR_10_SUPPORT -DSSL_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_CIPHER_SUITE_NAMES -I/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/mozilla-mingw/dist/include/nspr -I/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/mozilla-mingw/dist/include/nspr -I/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/mozilla-mingw/dist/include/nss -I/home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/mozilla-mingw/dist/private/nss -mnop-fun-dllimport /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/mozilla-mingw/security/nss/cmd/shlibsign/shlibsign.o /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/mozilla-mingw/dist/lib/libplc4.a /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/mozilla-mingw/dist/lib/libplds4.a /home/ubuntu/build/tor-browser/mozilla-mingw/dist/lib/libnspr4.a instead. No `-static -Wl,--enable-stdcall-fixup -Wl,--large-address-aware nss3.def`. I am trying to bisect a bit but it seems the ffvpx breakage is a major hassle here. :(
Okay, I am back in the bisecting business. It turned out my ffvpx issues were due to yasm being too old which seems to be bug 1260362. I got r283100 successfully built and there this bug is fixed. The only difference to ESR45 is the `nss.def` not being there anymore in the compile log. I'll track the change down as maybe other folks are hitting this issue as well and then we can close this bug as WORKSFORME.
Okay, the winner is rev 278034 (https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/186450f22aab) which basically means bug 1235132 (with bug 1239672 as fixup). This is the first revision that works for me. This would mean either backporting bug 1235132 + dependencies (which looks like a bunch of changes) or backing out the fixes for bug 856404. Neither of those look particularly appealing to me. Mike, can you think of a third way for avoiding that build failure? If not, do you think backporting bug 1235132 and friends is without any bigger risks?
The question that would be worth answering is why did it work at all before? Because I see nothing before 186450f22aab that changed things significantly such that it would have broken you.
Yes, I agree with that. Alas, I won't have time anytime soon to look closer at that. I guess this means we can resolve this as WORKSFORME given that there is a workaround and it is fixed on mozilla-central for a while now. Thanks for your help.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Last Resolved: 3 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Release Date: October 12, 1962
|Production Companies||:||Daiei Film|
|Writers||:||Kan Shimozawa, Minoru Inuzuka|
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.


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Brunch at Agora
Finding new brunch spots are always fun, but I am guilty of eating relatively the same type of food regardless of the restaurant. Being aware of this I’m trying to challenge myself by exploring different cuisines, so when my friend invited me to brunch at Agora I said yes immediately (well after I stalked the restaurant on yelp). Agora is a Mediterranean restaurant that focuses on Turkish and Greek flavors. Couple weeks ago I did a brunch blog post on Cava Mezze, which is also another Mediterranean restaurant. I thought it was interesting to see how different their brunch menus were even though they are under the same umbrella. Cava Mezze brunch menu is more Americanize (but is definitely still good), while Agora menu is more authentic.
Location and Parking: Agora is located on 17th St NW, Washington, DC. I didn’t notice any parking garages nearby and they also didn’t have valet parking, which made parking a hassle. Even though I went on a Sunday it was pretty hard to find street parking, but good news Dupont Circle Metro Station is within walking distance of the restaurant, so taking the metro is feasible.
Price: Agora offers bottomless brunch for $34.99 including mimosa, Bloody Mary etc. Naturally, we opted to partake in their bottomless brunch option. Restaurants that offer bottomless brunch are my favorite because it provides you the opportunity to try a variety of dishes that you wouldn’t normally try.
Food: We started out with all of their spreads which are Labneh, Cacik, Bab Ghanouj, Htipiti, and Hummus and had them with pita bread. My favorite spread was the Htipiti which consists of roasted red peppers, feta thyme, & olive oil. Then we moved on to the Cheese and Cure. We had the Goat Cheese mixed with black caraway seeds, served with honey. Surprisingly, honey and pita bread made an awesome combination. In addition to the goat cheese, we had Kasar , which is shaved, medium –hard sheep’s milk cheese with orange marmalade. We also had the Turkish beef sausage flatbread, which was yummy and just the right balance between cheese and dough. The last thing we got was scrambled eggs with sujuk, which was a generous portion size. We tasted more than half of the menu and everything was delicious.
If you are looking for a break from your normal brunch routine Agora is definitely worth checking out. I currently have Zaytinya and Rasika on my list of restaurants to try . I’m open to suggestions of new places, so feel free to suggest somewhere for me to check out.