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The future of the conference championship game in college football is beginning to change in a significant way. While the Big Ten has yet to make any adjustments to how it will ultimately crown a conference champion in football, other conferences are making moves they feel is best for their respective situations.
The ACC has already begun exploring a different scheduling technique that would include a 3-5-5 format with three permanent rivals every season for every ACC member and rotating the other 10 schools over two seasons with five one year and five more the next. The ACC also seemed to be taking the lead in the movement to eliminate divisions in its conference structure, which would pave the path to a 3-5-5 scheduling format. The top two teams in the ACC would then play for the ACC Championship at the end of the season.
In the past couple of days, the PAC-12 and Mountain West Conference have taken strides to drastically change their championship game formats as well. The PAC-12 has not scrapped the two-division format at this point in time, but it did pass a change that will pit the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage in the PAC-12 championship game, regardless of division. This format would have resulted in a different PAC-12 championship game in five of the past 11 seasons, although last season’s game would not have been altered.
The Mountain West Conference is moving more in the direction of the ACC by ditching its division structure beginning in 2023. As a result, the two teams with the highest winning percentage in conference games will square off in the Mountain West Conference Championship Game.
All of these changes are being made possible by a decision by the NCAA to lift the restrictions on conference championship games. The NCAA used to require conferences to have 12 members in a division format to hold a conference championship game. However, the Big 12 was granted an exemption from that requirement in recent years despite only having 10 members, which was a step toward updating the way conference championships are crowned. With changes coming to the Big 12 membership with Oklahoma and Texas leaving for the SEC and the conference adding UCF, Houston, BYU, and Cincinnati, discussions are ongoingly centering on how the Big 12 will be structured moving forward.
As for the Big Ten, there are still calls for the conference to scrap divisions and take on a similar scheduling strategy as the ACC, which would seem to work well with an eight-game or nine-game conference schedule. And it looks like there will be plenty of debate on what the Big Ten should do.
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These adorable cat shaped sweets are too cute to eat! (Gallery)
This mother-daughter duo love to bring a smile to your eyes and your mouth with these cat themed treats.
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Actor Matthew McConaughey is shedding the pounds to play a character with HIV in the upcoming movie “The Dallas Buyers Club.”
The actor is set to portray real-life American cowboy Ron Woodruff, who smuggles life-saving drugs across the Mexican border after contracting the disease during the 1980s.
The project is due to begin filming in September, and now McConaughey, who recently beefed up to play a fit male stripper in “Magic Mike,” has been forced to slim down for the part.
He tells Larry King’s new “Ora” TV web series, “I’m losing some weight. I’ve got a role coming up in the middle of September. I’ve lost about 15 pounds, I’ve gotta lose about 15 more. I should not look healthy by the time I’m doing (filming) this.”
The 42-year-old still has a long way to go and the hard-working star admits the strict diet has already taken a toll on his health, adding, “It’s a bit of a spiritual cleanse, mental cleanse. (I’m) drinking a lot of tea. It takes a while for your body to understand that it has to feed off of itself and that you’re not going to give it something else from the outside.”
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Cash flow forecasting is critical for treasury departments as it helps them plan and manage their financial resources effectively. Traditionally, this has been done through manual processes, which can be time-consuming, error-prone, and may not provide the level of detail required. However, machine learning has the potential to revolutionize cash flow forecasting by providing more accurate, relevant, and automated predictions. This article will examine how predictive analytics works in practice to provide accurate cash flow forecasts.
What is predictive analytics?
According to the definition of the Harvard Business School, predictive analytics is the use of data in a way that can help to predict future trends and events using historical data. Predictive analytics can help forecast different scenarios that can help with decision-making. This is the same with cash flow forecasting: taking into account historical cash flow data and using predictive analytics models, it’s possible to create future scenarios and use them for strategic decisions.
Besides cash flow forecasting, predictive analytics is also used in entertainment and hospitality to determine staffing needs, in marketing for behavioral targeting or to forecast sales trends and align campaigns with them, in manufacturing to prevent malfunction, or in healthcare for early detection of allergic reactions.
How to get started with predictive analytics for cash flow forecasting?
To start a machine learning project for cash flow forecasting, a treasury department can begin with a small prototype to prove the viability of this approach. This will provide valuable insights into the potential benefits and limitations of machine learning and help identify areas for improvement. With the correct data and the right approach, machine learning has the potential to revolutionize cash flow, providing more accurate, relevant, and automated predictions that can support better decision-making and financial planning.
In every successful project, the following steps need to be addressed:
- Define your goals and objectives: Determine what you hope to achieve with your cash flow forecasting project and set clear and measurable goals.
- Choose the right data: Select the most relevant data to your cash flow forecasting, and make sure it is in a format that can be used for machine learning.
- Choose the right method: Select the machine learning method that is best suited for your data and goals and takes trends and patterns into account.
- Train and evaluate your model (and avoid common errors): Use the training data to train your machine learning model and assess its performance using the testing data.
- Integrate the selected approach into your regular forecasting routines and automate the re-evaluation of the methods chosen based on the updated date at regular intervals.
Benefits to be gained compared to manual cash flow forecasting:
- Increased accuracy: Machine learning models can analyze large amounts of data and identify patterns that are difficult for humans to see, leading to more accurate predictions.
- Faster processing speeds: Machine learning models can process large amounts of data quickly and efficiently, reducing the time it takes to produce cash flow forecasts.
- Increased automation: Machine learning models can automate many of the manual processes involved in cash flow forecasting, reducing the risk of errors and freeing up time for other tasks.
This approach can also be combined with manual forecasting, using machine learning to generate initial predictions that treasury departments can then review and adjust based on their expertise.
The key to predictive analytics: historical data
To start with predictive analytics, you must identify which data is relevant for your cash flow forecasts to get meaningful insights. Using accurate data is essential, so data quality should be prioritized.
- Collect all available financial data: This includes past cashflows but also macroeconomic predictions of the future.
- Clean and pre-process the data: This involves removing missing or inconsistent data, normalizing the data to a standard format, and transforming the data into a format suitable for machine learning algorithms.
- Split the data into training and testing sets: This allows you to evaluate the accuracy of your machine-learning models and make improvements based on the results.
How to choose a suitable statistical model?
Determining the correct statistical model for every forecasting category is essential to succeed with predictive analytics.
In Nomentia, we rely on eight statistical models for predictive analytics in cash flow forecasting. The eight statistical models are the following:
- Bayesian Structural Time Series
- Linear Regression Models
- Robust Linear Regression Models
- TBATS (ARIMA-based)
- Feedforward Neural Networks
- Support Vector Machine
Strengths and weaknesses of individual methods
- Linear regression: This is a simple and widely used method that is good for predicting a continuous variable. However, it may not always provide accurate results for complex or non-linear relationships.
- Artificial neural networks: These are powerful and flexible models that can handle a wide range of data types, but can be difficult to understand and interpret, and require large amounts of training data.
- Random forests: This is a type of decision tree that can handle non-linear relationships and handle missing data. However, it can be computationally expensive, and the results may not be easy to interpret.
Common errors to be avoided
- Overfitting: This occurs when the machine learning model is too complex and fits the training data too closely, which can lead to poor performance on new data.
- Underfitting: This occurs when the machine learning model is too simple and does not capture the underlying relationships in the data, which can also lead to poor performance.
- Ignoring data quality: This is a common pitfall in machine learning projects, where the focus is on the algorithm and not on the quality of the data. This can lead to poor results, even with the best machine-learning models.
To decide which model suits the best your specific use case, it’s necessary to examine your data and identify which model(s) should be used. Once the ideal models have been selected, Nomentia calibrates them and uses the influencing factors to run a test forecast for the 12 months based on the historical data (data from the past three years is the minimum requirement for this). Once the test runs are completed, we can select the best model to work with in the future.
Which knowledge treasury can contribute?
Understanding the group’s business model is essential for developing predictive analytics. Treasury teams should carefully consider the primary external and internal influencing factors that could impact the cash flow forecasts. Statistical methods can only deliver meaningful results when the analytics is done with the correct data set.
What are the general influencing factors?
General influencing factors can differ in every company and every industry—for example, public holidays – international and national impact the retail sector differently. The same applies to seasonal trends. For instance, holidays are more straightforward to model than seasonal trends.
Almost every company has some general influencing factors that can impact cash flow developments, and if there is available historical data, it’s possible to model them using predictive analytics.
Using Nomentia Predictive Analytics, based on historical data, cash flows can be developed based on seasonality, trend shifts, or holidays.
What are the specific influencing factors?
Specific influencing factors impact only certain industries, and these factors should be considered when identifying the suitable statistical method for analyzing the data. For example, with Nomentia, it’s possible to model external factors specific to certain companies, such as using general economic data, e.g., foreign exchange rates sourced from market data providers.
Ongoing optimization to improve cash forecasts
Running the first forecast using a predictive analytics model will be the basis for optimizing future projections. The calculations will become increasingly accurate over time as more and more historical data becomes available. Before creating any new cash forecasts, the system automatically checks whether the model selected is still the best option or whether another model would fit the scenario better based on the latest data. It’s possible to calibrate the model with additional or even better-influencing factors at any time to improve the predictions.
While predictive analytics is complex, with an excellent solution, combining a suitable statistical model with high-quality data, treasury teams can get immense advantages from using predictive analytics for cash flow forecasting. Treasury teams can discover new insights that can improve decision-making, and the process can be automated to get the most recent predictions.
Incorporating machine learning into cash flow forecasting is a step towards a more efficient and effective financial management process for treasury departments of large corporations. By following the steps outlined above, avoiding common pitfalls, and combining machine learning with manual forecasting, treasury departments can reap the benefits of this innovative approach and support better decision-making and financial planning.


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An internet banking issue has hit ME Bank customers, with the company citing technical problems as they scramble to get back online.
The Australian direct bank based in Melbourne first mentioned the issue on their website at 7.15pm AEDT on Wednesday, with the outage still impacting customers as of 3.30pm AEDT on Thursday.
“We’re continuing to work through the technical issue with our support teams,” ME Bank posted to their website.
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“We know you rely on us to be able to access your money when you need it, and we’re sorry to have let you down. We’re hoping to be back online soon.”
The issue is currently affecting the ability to log into Internet Banking and the ME Mobile App.
An internet banking issue has hit ME Bank customers, with the company citing technical problems as they scramble to get back online. File image Credit: ME BANK
ME Bank is advising any scheduled payments and transfers will be delayed, and account balances may take a few hours longer to update than usual.
Customers can still use their cards for payments, but the bank says limits may apply.
The bank also took to social media to reassure customers their data is safe.
“We can assure you that your accounts are safe,” it said.
“We understand how frustrating this may be.”
Customers vented their frustration online, with one person customer saying that “an outage of over 15 hours is ridiculous”.
“This really isn’t acceptable on my pay day,” said another customer.
The last update was posted about 1pm, with further updates expected.

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The Fairy and the Witch
Once upon a time there was a fairy. The fairy was very beautiful. She had two friends: a little boy and a little girl. One day all of them went to the beach and played different games. In the sea ahead they saw fish and dolphins. As they were coming back home from the beach they heard a strange voice. When they turned back they saw a witch. At first they were all very scared to see the witch. But then they were very brave so they all came up with a plan. They got together and fought with the witch and scared the witch away. They were all proud of themselves.
The topic of this story is fear and how to deal with it.
1. How are the characters in the story coping with fear?
2. Can you remember a situation when you were frightened? How did you cope?

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We are sat in the middle of nowhere (Jerantut) in another internet cafe, killing time before our bus leaves for Kuala Lumpur later on today.
On our last night in the cameron highlands we went out for a traditional malay curry and some beers with our trekking companions. It wasnt quite like rusholme though - all courses of the meal are served together on a bannana leaf, which you are then supposed to eat with your fingers. After what our trek guide from the previous day had told us about all the ways you can die from having plant residue from the jungle on your hands though, me and campbell decided to use spoons!!
The last 2 nights we have been staying at Kuala Tahan on the edge of Taman Negara national park. During another entertaining bus journey we had to stop to wait for wild cows and then a melee of monkeys to clear the road. On our first night we had dinner on a floating restaurant on the river that separates the village from the park itself, which was an experience as every time a river crossing boat (the only way to cross the river) went past the whole restaurant bobbed up and down. For the day that we were there we got up early and crossed the river to go trekking in the rainforest. Even at 8.00 in the morning it was unbearably hot and humid. I have never sweated so much in my life and it took about 10 gallons of water to rehydrate!! I still dont think campbell has been to the toilet again yet!! Still, the rainforest itself was amazing. The first place we went to has a canopy walkway - a 500m long swaying bridge made from aluminium ladders bound by rope, supported at 20-60m intervals by 250 year old tualang trees. The bridges are 30m above the ground, very narrow, and sway quite a lot when you walk on them (mum this would be your worst nightmare!!). You have to stay 5m apart at all times, and only a limited number of people are allowed on the walkway at any one time. However, as we were the first people there for the day (before it had even officially opened!) we were able to take in the view and enjoy looking down on the forest from above. Next we trekked up to the top of a nearby hill which gave us some good views over neighbouring valleys before descending to follow the river back to the river crossing. Unfortunately we saw no monkeys, tigers or elephants. However, we did see a wild pig, some massive ants and a whole world of other insects!
As our rough guide had warned us about the abundance of leeches within the rainforest we both spent the day looking like a couple of muppets with our trousers tucked in to our socks and t-shirts fully tucked in. This did not stop one little blighter from finding its way in to my shoe and gorging itself on my tasty blood! I only discovered it when we got back to our cabin, where my ankle continued to bleed for about 2 hours!!

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World News: 20:14 GMT Tuesday 3rd December 2019. [Bel Fuse Inc. via Globe Newswire via SPi World News]
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Dec. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- . (“Bel,” or, “the Company”) (Nasdaq:BELFA and Nasdaq:BELFB), a leading supplier of products that power, protect and connect electronic circuits, today announced that the Company has closed on its previously-announced asset purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with CUI Global Inc. (Nasdaq:CUI) related to the purchase of the majority of the power business of CUI Inc.
The acquired business had trailing twelve-month sales of approximately $37 million and is expected to be accretive to Bel’s consolidated net earnings by the second quarter of 2020. Gross margins (unaudited) are higher than Bel’s historical range, and the combination is expected to yield annual cost synergies of approximately $500,000. Bel will continue to operate the business from CUI Inc.’s leased ISO 9001:2015-certified facility in Tualatin, Oregon.
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COLUMBIA, SC (AP) South Carolina Education Superintendent Mick Zais remains in a Columbia hospital with flu-like symptoms.
Education Department spokesman Jay Ragley said Thursday that Zais is in good spirits but frustrated to be sidelined. His meetings this week and next week have been canceled.
Ragley says Zais has been battling flu-like symptoms for a couple of weeks and had a 102-degree fever for several days. Zais went to the doctor Tuesday, who recommended that he be hospitalized for observation.
The 64-year-old Republican became state education superintendent in January after being successful in his first run for political office. Zais retired from the Army in 2000 as a brigadier general and had spent the last decade as president of Newberry College.


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This trek to Berkeley is becoming more familiar, and it’s a trip we’re making more often, especially since U.C. Santa Cruz dropped their Arts and Lectures programs, due to lack of funds. I found the drive to be a rather harrowing, up 880 during rush hour, even though we lucked out on the traffic. No serious collisions. But lots of construction, and lots of drivers of all kinds, including crazy ones. Whee! I know some people commute this route every day. Amazing.
Also, I’m getting used to the poorly marked freeway exits. The really nasty one is going from highway 24 to Telegraph Avenue, which is marked, NOT Telegraph Avenue, but “51st Street.” Miss that one, and you wind up in the Caldecott Tunnel, and getting back can be significantly slower than going astray.
I love that there are about a half a dozen Ethopian restaurants on Telegraph. On the other hand, Herbivore is one of my favorite Berkeley experiences (and San Francisco experiences). Usually, if you’re vegetarian tending to vegan like I am, a typical restaurant may offer you maybe two meager choices. By contrast, at Herbivore I can eat anything on the menu. Same thing at Cafe Gratitude or Malabar in Santa Cruz.
But I digress.
The curtains were open the entire time, before, after, and during the show. All around the stage were votive candles, and there was an fog generator constantly spinning out thin sheets of artificial mist. Down stage, house right, was a little console apparently equipped with a MIDI keyboard that could trigger loops and so on. She spent most of her time there, reading from various “texts” (a cross between prose and poetry) and shifting the ever-present musical accompaniment. We were subject to the lingering body-shaking low notes, kind of like with Tangerine Dream, though I didn’t feel a need for ear plugs for this one. For the rest, the background consisted of a series of spacious, hypnotic electronic loops. You know the kind.
Now and then she would take out her electric violin and play heavily modified chords. It sounded like she had at least a harmonizer and an echo-plex going, along with other modulations. Pleasant, yet avant garde, I suppose. And she did her usual voice-transposer thing, where she spoke into a microphone and her voice was transposed down several octaves so she could imitate an old man, or God, or what have you. The most creative gimmick of the evening was when she took this little white disk called a “pillow speaker” and put it in to her mouth, where she could modify the formant of the violin part playing through it by changing the shape of her lips.
The substance of the performance seemed to be her reading of the texts, in her own particular slow, deliberate style characterized by an emphasis on the ends of sentences and drawing out of the ends of words. Or a pause before the final word, e.g. “For Darwin, the peacock feather was a complete … nightmare!”
Actually, that was one of the funniest pieces. She explained how Darwin was troubled by the beauty of the peacock feather, because it was completely inessential to survival, plus it meant that women were making all the decisions that governed evolution. “And Darwin being something of a mousy dresser himself…”
Other themes were rather solemn. Is this what artists do when they get old? She reflected on the fact that at 63, she has spent an average of 21 years asleep. So her sleeping self is now old enough to vote and buy alcohol.
She spent a long segment an a visit to a tent city in New Jersey, where people lived when they became homeless. I suppose she felt those who paid $90/seat to see her ought to be subject to this sort of scolding. Given that the show was 90 minutes, that would be a dollar a minute. If you’ll let me play her own game back at her: I think it would have been much more democratic had we been admitted for free, taking along a stack of dollars. We could feed them into a slot, one per minute. Then, if the minute were only worth, say fifty cents, we could withhold our fees and negotiate for better entertainment. Some of those minutes, I think she should have paid me a dollar for.
I suppose I ought not complain. Had I been clever enough to realize she would rocket to stardom back in 1981, I could have seen her for free at the college night at UCSC. In addition to being cheaper, she would have been younger and less morbid back then. Apparently, speculation has never been my strong suit.
Like Garrison Keillor, who we saw this year, who was ruminating about turning 70, Ms. Anderson’s thoughts and monologue were evidently turned towards that big finale of life, that final tunnel of light and so on. Or two lights, according to the Tibetans, we found out. One near, and one far. Go to the far one. This, the Lamas shout in your ears after you have died. I’m not quite sure why. Couldn’t they just give you a map to look at beforehand? Someday they will patent a GPS that you can use crossing the river Styx. It might be rather expensive, but at that point, who cares?
We got to hear about her dog, (who died) and see a video of it playing the piano. For this episode, she sat in a comfy chair upstage house left, with a screen showing these imprints her dog had left on a giant sketch pad similar to one of those you had when you were a kid, where you lift up the plastic sheet to erase it. As she so astutely pointed out, they resembled phosphenes. And told us about a friend who had died, who used to saw houses in two.
Just like Garrison Keillor, except the sawing houses in two.
In all, I’m glad I got to see Laurie Anderson in person, but I don’t think I would again, at least not for that price. I’m glad she’s successful, as she seems to have good intentions and it’s amazing that she could have the focus to entertain us for 90 minutes non-stop. But not exactly the best value for entertainment.
And by the way, the title of the show was “Dirtday,” because she was thinking we could rename planet Earth “Dirt,” which would be more accurate or visceral I guess. I’m afraid I may not be clever enough to grasp all of this.
Too deep for a simple-minded fellow like myself.
Besides, I was hoping she would do Smoke on the Water for the encore.


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A plethora of talents is what Ramdin R. Constantine possesses. Aside from being a blossoming hip hop artist, “Rommel the Youngsta” is also a music producer, sound engineer and avid drum player, playing since he was 10 years old. In addition, he picked up the piano in 2010. The guitar is the latest instrument that he is mastering, having started learning over the past several months. He has been writing poetry as a release method and a way to express himself over the years. Rommel has recently made the natural transition from poetry to song lyrics and has performed at various talent, holiday, Black History Month shows, as well as Talent Showcases and African American Brain Bowls while still in high school.
Despite the fact that Rommel the Youngsta is just starting out in the music industry, he has an unusually strong command of his art and is constantly working on forming his musical identity. As the youngest member of the rap trio ‘Ice Squad’, Rommel brings a new school sound, flow and fierce energy that meshes with that of his group mates. He is adaptable and can flip his sound and style which keeps us engaged and interested in what he’ll bring to the mic next. Rommel has a cultural mix of a background and his Trinidadian, Puerto Rican and Chinese roots lend to this versatility, hence his original stage name, “Anomaly”. Childhood adversity lends to the real life experiences that Rommel the Youngsta incorporates into his lyrics. He has had an affinity for music since the age of 5. Rommel grew up as a fan of the music of an assortment of artists, and when he started penning his own songs, he adapted something from each of their styles, but with his own twist. Each poem or song he wrote contained a deep story with an uplifting message that he uses to encourage the readers or listeners.
Rommel’s walk in faith started while still in high school, and while it was a new experience for him and nothing that he was used to from his upbringing, this walk affected not only his social interactions, but his musical selections and the message that he wanted to relay. He became a fan of tunes from Lecrae, Gideonz Army and Gemstones, finding that the melodies were filled with hope and reassurance. Rommel tries to do the same with his music, focusing on building up the masses, and encouraging them through song. The Youngsta serves as an inspiration to young adults who need guidance in seeking a greater understanding of society and provides lyrical tips for walking a non-traditional path. Look for Rommel to hit audiences with a fast paced, highly energetic stream of stanzas on the upcoming Group and Solo releases; leaving them shouting “I Win” and “That's A Fact”.
“We try to justify our life and define God by the odds we face, so let’s cut to the chase. It’s not about how fast you race, it’s about how much longer you can keep the pace.”
-Rommel the Youngsta


Expatriate property investors examining Brazilian real estate could realise the best opportunities by buying assets in the north-east of the nation.
This is according to BuyAssociation editor Paul Collins, who highlighted the Natal region as a particular hotspot for this kind of purchase.
He claimed the area attracts people from across the globe and is the where residential tourism in Brazil is focused.
Other locations referenced by the expert include Rio de Janeiro, where "interesting projects" have taken place recently.
He noted other cities have also witnessed opportunities for social housing developments in the last few months.
Ministers are trying to ensure overdevelopment or excessive amounts of building work does not occur and this strategy appears to be "paying off", the expert declared.
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A child prodigy Larry Gelb began composing at eight years old. He was influenced by the film composers Hugo W. Freidhofer and Elmer Bernstein along with Rodgers and Hart, Harold Arlen and Jimmy Van Heusen. He became a professional jazz pianist as a teenager and began writing music and lyrics for dozens of shows for local theatre groups.He developed his piano technique with the legendary Madame Chaloff who became his most important teacher stressing the Russian Classical Piano School. Harmonically he absorbed Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock and Paul Bley. Larry has written over 800 songs to date along with musicals and film scores.Larry continues to study piano with Sophia Rosoff in New York.Please visit imaginmusic.com for recordings and sheet music.


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Scappoose - The Ford Foundation has announced that Marcy Westerling, director of the Rural Organizing Project in Scappoose, is a 2003 winner of a Leadership for a Changing World award.
Westerling is one of 17 awardees, selected from a pool of more than 1,300 nomination, representing individuals and leadership teams that are tackling some of the nation's most entrenched social problems. Each winner will receive $100,000 to advance their work and an additional $15,000 for supporting activities over the next two years.
"These awards recognize the achievement of remarkable people, such as Marcy Westerling, working to bring positive social change to their communities and beyond," said Susan V. Berresford, president of the Ford Foundation.
Westerling, a driving force behind the Rural Organizing Project, has help organize 60 human dignity groups in more than 52 rural communities and small towns in Oregon. In the tradition of the small town church or town hall, the human dignity group provides a forum for people to engage in face-to-face progressive political discussion. ROP has built bridges to Oregon's farmworkers union, the state's immigrant rights coalition and other organizations.
Launched in September 2000, Leadership for a Changing World is a program of the Ford Foundation in partnership with the Advocacy Institute in Washington, D.C. and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University.
"We hope to stimulate a nationwide discussion about the rich array of leadership styles in the United States and increase public understanding and appreciation of the extraordinary accomplishments of these largely unrecognized leaders," said Kathleen D., Sheekey, president and CEO of the Advocacy Institute.


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“They sent us their most dedicated, accurate and hard working representatives. Please welcome Ming Zhu, Bao Ling and David Moskowitz,” Chris Rock read off the screen, “If anybody’s upset about that joke, just tweet about it on your phone that was also made by these kids.” Cue uncomfortable laughter from well-dressed white people of the Academy. Also cue a collective cringe from Asian-Americans everywhere.
Constance Wu, who plays Jessica Huang on the comedy series Fresh Off the Boat, took to Twitter and called Rock out for the “reductive” and “gross” joke, along with NBA player Jeremy Lin and many others. The Academy eventually published an apology on Rock’s behalf, but George Takei, actor, director, activist and author best known for his performances in the Star Trek films, remained unconvinced at the “bland and corporate response.”
“Diversity means much more than black and white,” Takei said, “It means Asian-Americans, it means Latinos, it means LGBT people, it means Native-Americans, it means — particularly in today’s context — Arab-Americans… I was astounded at the obliviousness and the ignorance of the Academy people with regard to the notion of stereotypes.” In the midst of #OscarsSoWhite, typecasting remarks and the overarching debate of racial representation in Hollywood, Asian-Americans are left to look around curiously and ask: does this dialogue include us?
The controversy regarding whitewashing Asian characters is seemingly never-ending. Sure, green-eyed, blond-haired Emma Stone was cast as the quarter-Chinese, quarter-Native Hawaiian fighter pilot Allison Ng in Aloha. Yes, white actress Mackenzie Davis played NASA employee Mindy Park, a conceived Korean-American astronaut in The Martian. Who cares?
Racial misrepresentation and under-representation matters because it affects everyone who owns a television or buys a movie ticket. It creates for an incredibly flawed and biased representation of a country that boasts diversity and equality. In 2015, international movie ticket sales were responsible for a whopping 73% of box office receipts, led by China. Seeing the tremendous success Hollywood films are having overseas as of late, wouldn’t it make more sense now more than ever to cast Asian actors and actresses?
The latest dose of whitewashing in Hollywood takes the form of Doctor Strange and Ghost in the Shell. The controversy regarding Doctor Strange revolves around the decision to cast English actress Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One, originally a Tibetan-born man in the comic. By casting Swinton as the Ancient One, the plot has now essentially turned into a white person trekking through Tibet, experiencing Tibetan culture, encountering Tibetan people and then getting mentored by another white person.
Casting a woman as the Ancient One seems like a progressive choice at first. That is, until you realize that it might actually be a careless one. Props to Marvel for avidly trying to avoid the beat-you-over-the-head stereotype of the wise, timely (and most-likely bald) Asian martial arts master, but there are other ways to go about it. The released trailer clearly depicts a very Tibetan setting heavily decorated with Oriental furnishings. There is no need to take the Asian out of an inherently Asian franchise, only to keep all the convenient Asian details of the film.
This brings us to Ghost in the Shell. One of the producers of Ghost in the Shell, Steven Paul, told Buzzfeed that he thinks the public will be satisfied with the decision to cast Scarlett Johansson as “The Major” aka Major Kusanagi. He says the choice was a conscious one, made in hopes of taking a more international and inclusive approach to the manga. “We’re utilizing people from all over the world,” he said, “There’s Japanese in it. There’s Chinese in it. There’s English in it. There’s Americans in it.” Paul further justified the decision by stating that he doesn’t believe Ghost in the Shell is a Japanese story. Further stating that Ghost in the Shell “wasn’t just focused on [the] Japanese; it was supposed to be an entire world.”
The conclusion to whitewash Major Kusanagi’s character might not be facing the heat it’s facing now if only the producers had thought to completely rid the storyline of all Japanese origins. Edge of Tomorrow is a successful example of just that. Edge of Tomorrow adapted the Japanese novel ‘All You Need Is Kill’ and anglicized protagonist Keiji Kiriya into William Cage, played by Tom Cruise and rid all Japanese implications in order to avoid criticism.
However, with Ghost in the Shell, Paramount and Dreamworks have decided to keep all the definitive characteristics of the manga’s culture and setting (the Japanese antagonist, women in kimonos) as well as Major Kusanagi herself (dark eyebrows, short, black hair)—everything except her ethnicity, that is.
Many have already associated Doctor Strange and Ghost in the Shell with other culturally insensitive blockbuster fails like Pan and The Great Wall. Whitewashing minority characters might not seem like a big deal, especially if it isn’t your own ethnicity that’s being painted over. It may be irrelevant to you that Rooney Mara was selected for the part of Princess Tiger Lily or that Matt Damon got to swoop in, play the white hero and save China. But it’s becoming increasingly difficult to believe that there isn’t a greater message that’s being conveyed by these casting decisions.


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Kanye West may be up to something.
On Friday (Jan. 20), a Yeezy source revealed that the Chicago MC has “a few surprise projects coming up that involves music and concerts in the spring and summer,” according to E! News.
The insider added: “Plus he is working on his fashion line and some collaborations.”
West has reportedly been working on music since being released from the hospital in November, where he was treated for alleged paranoia, depression, and exhaustion. Now, he’s recovering with the help of his family.
“His kids are his number one priority for him and he wants to be a good dad and make his mother proud,” the insider revealed. “He thinks about her every day.”
West’s hospitalization interrupted his “Saint Pablo World Tour.” Since then, the run has been nixed. Now, the insider says it may go on after all. “Kanye wants to finish the tour,” the source said. “He loves his show…He wants everyone in the world to see it.”
The insider also had some personal news to share. Despite rumors of a divorce, Yeezy is reportedly in a good place with his wife, Kim Kardashian. “Kim is in a really great place right now,” the source said. “Kim and Kanye are very happy.”


Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed on Monday has ordered the reopening of shopping malls across the country.
The directive comes as a five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court heard a suo moto case regarding measures taken against the virus outbreak.
The Supreme Court has also directed authorities not to seal any shops or markets over their failure to follow SOPs.
Read More : All markets, except shopping malls to reopen across Sindh from Monday with SOPs
The CJP said instead of threatening them, authorities must explain the SOPs to the shopkeepers.
The shopping malls across the were shut down during the lockdown imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
The bench comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan, and Justice Qazi Amin took up the suo motu hearing regarding the coronavirus situation.
CJ Ahmed questioned the “logic” behind keeping malls closed.
He also directed the authorities to allow markets to remain open on Saturday and Sunday, as opposed to the current system in which markets are only open four days a week.
In his remarks, the chief justice said that keeping markets closed two days a week is a “violation of Articles 4, 18 and 25 of the Constitution”.
“Coronavirus does not go anywhere on Saturday and Sunday,” he remarked.
CJ further added “What is the reason behind keeping markets closed on Saturday and Sunday?”.


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In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade, action-movie star Vin Diesel has continued to reprise his role of intimidating street racer Dominic Toretto in the ever-popular Fast and Furious movie franchise.
Next up on the 47-year-old’s docket is “Fast 7”, which stars longtime cast members the late Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez.
Before you catch the high-octane flick in theaters on April 3, take a trip down memory lane. Here are the 7 best quotes from Toretto.


SAN JOSE – Authorities are investigating a pair of recent home-invasion robberies in San Jose.
The robberies were reported May 31, with the first taking place at 2 p.m. in the 600 block of North Capitol Drive, San Jose police Officer Steve Aponte said in a news release Tuesday.
According to Aponte, five to six people entered a home and stole a vehicle from the garage.
The second robbery was reported around 4 p.m. in the 1000 block of Summerdale Drive. The same suspects, who were driving the stolen vehicle, arrived at a home and took property, Aponte said.
Another resident returned home during that robbery. A dashboard camera in her car captured the suspects inside the garage, along with the stolen vehicle, Aponte said. The resident phoned the police and the suspects left the scene in the stolen vehicle.
Anyone with information related to the robberies can contact Detective Catherine Van Brande at 408-277-4166 or email@example.com, or leave a tip with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at svcrimestoppers.org.


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Proposals for Reforming Capital Markets
Nasdaq's commitment to capital markets reform includes specific proposals outlined in the documents below.
Specifically, Nasdaq is promoting legislative and policy reforms for Market Structure, Proxies, Litigation, Taxes, Long-Termism, and the Choice Act.
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Come back to this section for ongoing coverage of Nasdaq's efforts to evolve the U.S. Capital Markets ecosystem.
- "Nasdaq's Blueprint for Market Reform" — The Voice of the Investor Relations Profession (NIRI)
- "We Talked to the President of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange about IPOs, IEX, and How to Revitalize the Market — The Business Insider
- "Nasdaq Talks to the Equity Dealers Association about: Incentivizing EGCs to Go Public and Providing More Opportunties for Individual Investors" — Nasdaq Listing Center
- "Nasdaq Sides with Snap in Voting Rights Debate" — Institutional Investor
- "Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman on the Future of Financial Technology" — Bloomberg News
- "Nasdaq's Blueprint for a New Era of Trading" — Wall Street Journal
- "Blueprint for a New Market: Nasdaq CEO" — CNBC Squawk Box
- "Nasdaq CEO: We Support Lowering the Corporate Income Tax" — Wall Street Week with Maria Bartiromo
- "Evolving the Capital Markets Ecosystem" — Milken Institute Article
- "Nasdaq CEO on Evolving Capital Markets" — Bloomberg TV
Reconstructing the Regulatory Framework
Regulations enacted during and in the immediate aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis accomplished some important goals, but nearly a decade later, there is broad agreement that our regulatory patchwork is outdated and, in some cases, arbitrary.
Nasdaq proposes solutions such as reforming the proxy proposal process to reduce the burden on companies, and comprehensive tax and litigation reform. All of these steps will free up resources so that companies can focus on innovation, growth, and job creation, rather than on red tape and unnecessary distractions.
Modernizing Market Structure
In recent years, U.S. equities markets have benefited from enormous technological advances. However, the regulatory infrastructure upon which our markets are built has not kept pace.
Technology gives us new tools to make markets work better. We need to consolidate liquidity for lower-volume issuers, allow for flexible tick sizes, and consider a broad range of updates that would bring our markets into the 21st century.
One of the greatest threats to modern markets is the rising pressure to think and plan around the trading day and quarterly report, rather than to invest in sustainable long-term growth and profits. The rise of short-termism harms companies, investors, and the broader U.S. economy.
In addition to increasing the flexibility of reporting obligations, Nasdaq supports enhancing transparency around activist investing, equalizing short interest transparency, and we continue to believe that dual class structure is critical to attracting the most innovative and growing companies to participate in public markets
|Congressional Meetings on Revitalize Blueprint, Washington, DC, USA
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|NIRI Southwest Regional Conference: Three Dimensions Panel, Dallas, TX, USA
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|SMARTS Conference, Chicago, IL, USA
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|Security Traders Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, USA
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|Financial Markets Quality Conference, Washington, DC, USA
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|The Economist: "Future of Finance Conference," New York, NY, USA
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The International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED) is marking its twentieth anniversary. The centre seeks to bring prosperity to Nigeria’s poor through energy and climate change ideas and action. ICEED has become a leading source of information and analysis on sustainable development in Nigeria. It has built some of the most influential partnerships for expanding access to pro-poor energy services and responding to the climate crisis.
As the Centre celebrates its twentieth anniversary, it takes stock of effort to address energy poverty and reform the country’s response to climate change. Together with the World Bank, ICEED worked on the first ever rural electrification strategy for Nigeria in 2001, and since provided technical assistance for the establishment of the Rural Electrification Agency and the Rural Electrification Fund.
According to Ewah Eleri, Executive Director of ICEED, “Over the years of its establishment, ICEED has helped to raise and sustain the momentum for energy access in Nigeria. We supported the Energy Commission of Nigeria in the development of the Renewable Energy Master Plan – an investment framework for expanding the renewable energy industry. With funding from the UK Government’s Department for International Development, ICEED consultants designed the award-wining Solar Nigeria project”. ICEED also formed and launched the Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. Today according to the organisation, over five million clean cookstoves have been distributed by partners.
Energy poverty has however become endemic in Nigeria. Over 20 million households are without electricity. Seventy percent of all households cook in traditional open fire. Lack of access to affordable and sustainable energy source is an important impediment to growth and development in Nigeria.
The issues of access to energy services and climate change are linked. ICEED has influenced Nigeria’s response to the challenges of climate change. The think tank formed and launched the Nigeria Climate Action Network under the chairmanship of former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke. According to Mr Eleri, “over the years, we provided the research that underpinned Nigeria’s positions on climate change negotiations and trained the country’s negotiators. Together with partners, we have helped broaden the participation of non-state actors in Nigeria’s response to climate change, and brought behaviour change communication to the Nigerian public”.
ICEED has also responded to the humanitarian challenge posed by Boko Haram terrorism in the North East. According to Mr Eleri, “ensuring safe and sustainable access to energy is important for crisis-affected populations. Together with Food and Agricultural Organisation, the centre initiated and launched the Safe Access to Fuels and Energy (SAFE)”. The SAFE Nigeria partnership aims to deliver clean cooking and lighting solutions to one million people in Northeast Nigeria by 2020.
As the organisation takes stock of its work in the past 20 years, it also takes aim of the next 20 years. How can our stewardship of energy resources help us meet the Sustainable Development Goals and beyond? What new visions do we see in the horizon; and what should ICEED’s priorities be? The centre brought together its partners to identify new opportunities for shaping a sustainable future for Nigeria and its people in the next 20 years.

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A story in the New York Times reports on a study released by a Washington think tank. The study is the work of economists, who calculate that closing the achievement gap and raising up everyone’s test scores, would have a dramatic effect on the economy.
If Americans were able to match the scores reached in Canada, which ranks seventh on the O.E.C.D. scale, the United States’ gross domestic product would rise by an additional 6.7 percent, a cumulative increase of $10 trillion (after taking inflation into account) by the year 2050, the report estimated.
Robert G. Lynch, an economist who wrote the Washington Center report, explained why he took the trouble to make these what-if calculations.
“One of the main goals was to see how we could promote more widely shared and faster economic growth,” he said. In the three decades that followed the end of World War II, almost all Americans, no matter where they fell on the earnings scale, enjoyed at least a doubling of their real incomes.
But that balanced growth has evaporated. While those at the top have continued to experience robust income increases, everyone else’s income has either stalled or dropped. The average income of the bottom 20 percent of households sank by more than 8 percent from 1973 to 2013, while the inflation-adjusted incomes of the top 20 percent grew by about 60 percent, according to the report. The top 5 percent enjoyed an 80 percent jump.
One point of this exercise, Mr. Lynch explained, is to show that the added cost of improving educational achievement at the bottom would be more than made up for by the rise in economic output and tax revenue….
The report includes the types of changes, which include expanding early childhood education, reducing exposure to lead paint and starting school later so teenagers can get more sleep, that the center views as necessary to raise achievement scores, though it does not include specific costs in its calculations.
The report also notes how widely achievement scores vary within the United States, not only from state to state but county to county. Montgomery County, a generally affluent suburban area in Maryland just outside of Washington, for example, was able to reduce the gap and increase scores after instituting all-day kindergarten programs, reducing class size, investing in teacher development and reducing housing-based segregation in its schools.
All of these are good ideas, all of them should be speedily implemented. But I don’t understand how these changes by themselves will generate more and better-paying jobs to create the economic growth that is predicted. None of these proposals addresses intergenerational poverty. Schools are very important, and we should do whatever we can to make sure that every child has equal educational opportunity. But schools alone cannot reduce the source of the achievement gap, which is poverty. Nearly a quarter of our children live in poverty, the highest proportion of any advanced nation; and 51% live in families that are low-income or poor. A strategy is needed to create good jobs, good housing, and a range of services to help families live decent lives and provide for their children. That’s what other nations do. Across Europe, for example, there is a sturdy safety net that includes both school-based improvements and socioeconomic strategies to help families and communities. Some of the comments following this article make the same point.


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The increasing rate of suicide, among Indian women is alarming. Read to know about the factors that contribute to this dangerous trend.
A recent study by the Indian Psychiatric Society suggests that women are three times more likely to attempt suicide than men. It also goes on to explain that out of these, 10-15% cases are impulsive, while most others can be prevented through timely intervention and psycho-social rehabilitative assistance.
According to a statement by the President of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Dr G Prasad Rao, ‘”My life is not worth living’, is the most common expression. And, if people around them can sense and intervene in time, then such cases can be prevented.”
The statistic and the rationale offered in explanation to the statistic, suggest that women are in a vulnerable and dangerous space. In a social set up that is fraught with patriarchal attitudes towards women, that is restrictive to their right to health and their un-stigmatized access to help and resources, it is all the more painful to note that this trend might just wind up continuing unchecked if the structural violence of patriarchy continues to be perpetuated in practice.
Earlier this year, the BBC shared an article by Soutik Biswas, asking, “Why are India’s housewives killing themselves?” The article suggested that female literacy, the level of exposure to the media and smaller family size, are all perhaps indicators of female empowerment, which were correlated with higher suicide rates for women in these age groups.
It also explained that suicide rates among housewives were the lowest in the most ‘traditional states’, where family sizes were big and extended families were common. Rates were found to be higher in states where households are closer to nuclear families – Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
The subtext to this occurrence is pretty clear, in the way our systems are skewed against women: patriarchal social structures, hegemonic masculinity that reaches toxic proportions, constant honour-ification of the female identity and the burden of physical and mental strain with little to no psycho-social and medical support, can break anyone.
The treating of women as chattel and reassertion of these stereotypical views of women and the restraint on their freedom of access can be exceedingly suffocating and overwhelming. Coupled with the social stigma ascribed to a woman’s choice to seek help or to ask to address such matters, this skewed statistic is only reflective of a disturbing trend.
If you or anyone you know is feeling suicidal, here are some of the helplines available in India. Please call.
Aasra, Mumbai: 022-27546669
Sneha, Chennai: 044-2464 0050
Lifeline, Kolkata: 033-2474 4704
Sahai, Bangalore: 080–25497777
Roshni, Hyderabad: 040-66202000, 040-66202001
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A feminist man sometimes seems like an oxymoron, but maybe there are some out there. How is it to be married to a feminist man?
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"There is a story and a vision which makes us gravitate towards cinema. Even as we worked as assistants on ads, we realised that cinema was our true calling," say Gunpreet Kaur Mann and Deepali Singh Raseen.
The Railway Men. Mili. Cuttputli. The Diplomat. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. And more…
Let me introduce to you the talented designer duo who have worked on these, and can be considered today’s upcoming costume designers for the screen. Gunpreet Kaur Mann and Deepali Singh.
Having studied at NIFT, Gunpreet Kaur Mann sent her portfolio out to several designers. Her first gig was as an assistant stylist with Manoshi and Rushi, who also happen to be a designer duo. She worked on an ad film starring Saif Ali Khan and eventually landed a full time job with designer Vikram Phadnis. Years of experience as assistant costume designer followed, which eventually led her to getting a break.
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Microsoft 365 - Tenancy to Tenancy Migrations
At Stripe OLT, our technical experts have been witnessing a rise in cloud-to-cloud migrations, specifically Microsoft 365 tenant to tenant. This could be attributed to the rapidly increasing need for digital transformation across industries, but could equally be due to many businesses realising they require a higher level of security, or needing to facilitate a business merger.
This user guide aims to explore how and why you should undergo a tenant-to-tenant migration, whilst exploring use cases and benefits.
Firstly, what is a Microsoft 365 tenancy migration?
A Microsoft 365 ‘tenant’ or ‘tenancy’ refers to the domain account which is attached to the full Microsoft 365 suite. A tenancy-to-tenancy migration usually represents two organisations (or tenants) wanting to create a more streamlined exchange of data between them by merging them together – for example with business mergers and acquisition. This is essentially done by migrating one cloud tenant into the other – moving mailboxes, domains and OneDrive accounts.
Why should you undertake a cloud tenant migration?
There are several scenarios that might lead a business to migrate between Microsoft tenancies…
In the case where two organisations formally come together to create one business, mailboxes and service settings would need to be migrated from one cloud tenant to another. For organisations with a large number of users, it is generally recommended to work with a third-party Managed Service Provider (MSP) to streamline the process.
Similar to the above, when one organisation obtains another, the procured business may need to be moved with their original mailboxes destroyed.
For organisations that may need to close or sell certain assets the above process may again be required to move the data for users involved.
Any organisation needs to provide suitable technology for their workforce, leading many scaling businesses requiring a tenant migration in order to update their current systems. Read how we assisted Sustrans in a company-wide migration from their internally hosted version of Microsoft Exchange to Office 365 here.
In the case of mergers and acquisitions, combining two Microsoft tenants creates a more streamlined distribution of data between the two organisations, easily facilitating a business merger.
Through undertaking a tenant-to-tenant migration, your business has the opportunity to update its current systems and join the modern way of working.
Similarly to the above, through updating your systems with a tenant migration, your business will benefit from state-of-the-art security systems to protect your network, infrastructure and users.
Tips for a successful tenant to tenant migration
Prepare your Microsoft 365 environment
The integration throughout the Microsoft suite enables unparalleled collaboration between different Teams and Microsoft 365 Groups. What you don’t want to end up with however, is duplications of groups and data following the migration. That’s why we would recommend tidying up your environment prior to the move – archive old content, assign owners to teams, and stay on top of external link sharing. These best practises will make it a lot easier for users to find and access data after migration!
Create a detailed asset register or inventory
Creating an inventory for both cloud tenants can assist in deciding which tenant will be the destination and which tenant will be moved, whilst additionally identifying the data that needs to be migrated as well as the data that can be archived.
Resolve any existing issues pre migration
An example of an existing issue could be custom permission levels in SharePoint. Microsoft recommends moving all users and groups to the default permission levels pre migration, or plan to create and fix the custom permission levels post tenant migration. Fixing any potential issues ahead of migration will mitigate the risk of user downtime and impacted productivity.
Preparing the target tenant’s environment prior to migration is essential – ensure that you have enough space for the additional data, in addition to creating new mailboxes and purchasing additional licenses if required.
In essence, the rise in innovative cloud solutions taking the market by storm has led to a conforming rise in cloud-to-cloud migrations. For IT admins, merging cloud tenants can present unique challenges, leading to large scale migrations often requiring the expertise of an MSP to assist with the move.
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In Jordan and the Middle East a quote says, “Even when you’re full, you can still always eat 40 more bites of food.” Bedouin’s are very proud of their cuisine and you can see in their eyes the strong to share desire local specialties with their guests. Our cuisine, due to its geographical location in the Levant, has culinary influences from North Africa, the Middle East, Persia, and the Mediterranean. So, while technically “ful medames” might be originally from Egypt, it is also extremely common and popular locally in Jordan as well.During your pleasant stay in Desert Melody you will taste some of the most popular tastes foods you are likely to eat when you visit us in Wadi Rum. Your evening gastronomic experience combines the best of Jordanian cuisine with desert tradition.
Zarb is a type of Bedouin barbecue and a local delicacy. Zarb typically involves a meat, such as chicken, and a variety of vegetables including potatoes, carrots, and zucchini. What makes Zarb special is that the barbecue is located underground, in a large pit. The meats and vegetables are placed on a rack which is lowered below ground overtop hot coals. The pit is covered with sand until the zarb is finished. Zarb is a must-try dish when visiting Wadi Rum.
Almost all meals in Wadi Rum will feature fresh Bedouin bread. This is a simple, circular flatbread that is eaten with all meals of the day. You will see that Bedouin bread is not just used to fill your stomach, but also as a sort of cutlery as Bedouin meals rarely feature knives, forks, or spoons.
Mansaf is the national dish of Jordan and is a popular dish in many parts of the Middle East. The name ‘mansaf’ means ‘large tray’ which is how the dish is served. The large tray contains a large bed of rice topped with meat and sometimes vegetables. Mansaf is usually topped with lamb, however the use of different meats is not uncommon. Bedouins eat mansaf either with their hands or with tasty Bedouin bread.
Hummus is possibly the most well known Levantine and Middle Eastern food around the world. You will adore hummus. In Jordan we eat hummus at least 2 – 3 times per day. The hummus in Jordan is fantastic, and amazing based on local version tasted just slightly different – the amount of lemon juice, and ratio of garbanzo beans to tahini, the texture, and also, very importantly, the olive oil.
Ful medames is an ancient Egyptian dish with origins that reach back to the time of the pharaohs. This simple dish of slow-simmered fava beans seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and spices is the daily breakfast meal for millions of Egyptians. To do Ful Medames right takes some time, most of it spent soaking and simmering. Start this recipe in the morning to have it ready for breakfast the next day. Especially popular during Ramadan. The dish has a variety of spellings: fool, foul, ful, fuul; medames, mudammas, medammis, midammas.
Your first introduction to Bedouin cuisine will almost certainly be Bedouin tea. The tea is a made from a unique blend of plants found out in the desert. Typically served in a small glass cup, the tea can be surprisingly sweet. Although it will certainly be served in all of the tourist camps, the tea isn’t just for tourists. As you tour around the desert you are likely to see many groups of Bedouins sitting together, all enjoying one, or many, cups of tea.
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Matt Hancock tells LBC Government will review use of vaccine passports
23 February 2021, 08:29 | Updated: 23 February 2021, 08:42
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told LBC that the Government will review the use of vaccine passports as lockdown restrictions are lifted in England.
Speaking to Nick Ferrari, the Health Secretary said there are "some areas where we know it is going to be needed to have this certificate to show whether or not you’ve been vaccinated," such as entering countries which require a certificate.
He said there will be a review into the use of the passports in a domestic setting, adding that there are "wider ethical questions about the use of this certification" and that there are "some things where that might be okay, but there’s some areas where it definitely wouldn’t."
Mr Hancock told LBC: “There are some areas where we know it is going to be needed to have this certificate to show whether or not you’ve been vaccinated.
“For instance, international travel to some countries – if another country says you can’t come in unless you have the jab, then we want Brits to be able to demonstrate that.
“But then there’s wider ethical questions about the use of this certification.
“There’s some things where that might be okay, but there’s some areas where it definitely wouldn’t, so we’re going to have a review of that, consider all of the details, the ethics, which is very very important and challenging, and then come forward with a considered view.
“What we know is that we shouldn’t do this now, because only – I say only, I’m very proud of the fact a third of the country have had their first jab – but that is still only a third of all adults.”
Asked where vaccine passports would not be okay, Mr Hancock said: “There are some services in this country that are universal, that are there for everyone in all circumstances, and we have taken a decision not to mandate having this vaccine, and so I don’t want to fetter that review any further than saying that.”
He added: “The health service is one example of a universal service, going to A&E.
“At the other end of the spectrum, we know there are some other countries that are proposing that they will require a jab for entry.
“So if you take those two ends of the spectrum, there’s everything inbetween, and that’s what the review will look into.”
Mr Hancock said the Government is also reviewing whether Brits will be able to go abroad this summer, but added: "The challenge here is all about these new variants and the impact of the vaccine on the new variants, which we don't know enough about yet.
"We know that the vaccine saves lives, it is saving lives right now in this country, but that's all against the so-called Kent variant, which is now the vast majority of cases in this country.
"We know that it works against that but we don't know about some of the variants internationally, that's why we need to be cautious there."


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It is a great time-saver to know how to navigate by other means than the vertical scroll bars. Below we look at two helpful functions available in Word.
Open this navigation panel by selecting View > Navigation pane. If the view opens in thumbnail view change this to Document Map.
Navigate to any heading in the specification by clicking on a title in the panel on the left; in the picture above we have clicked on 3100 CONCRETE GENERAL. Clicking on a plus next to an item will expand it and conversely clicking on a minus will condense the view. To expand or condense the entire list right-click on a plus or a minus and choose the appropriate option from the shortcut menu.
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The Select browse object button is located on the bottom right of the screen between the double arrows, under the vertical scroll bar. Click on the circle to open the select browse object panel
There are 12 objects. Click on an object to select the new browse object. The double arrows beneath the vertical scroll bar will, when used, jump to the next object of the type chosen.
With Masterspec created specifications the Browse by Section option, shown above in blue, can be used to navigate through the work sections.


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There was a time when I thought I had to follow the standard rules of life that most of we first world human types have set for ourselves over the years. Get born, go to school, learn to play the tuba, get a job, get another job, get some other job, get hitched, get fat, spawn some younglings, get another job, get old, retire, get fatter, get some part-time job because no one can really retire anymore, and die.
That’s the way of life as I have always understood it. And that’s fine. No problem. That’s the route I’ve been on since the time what I escaped the womb.
But then I done remembered something. Something that could change the entire course of this silly old life. And that something is this:
I can fucking play the tuba.
You know how rock stars can do what they want and are better than regular people? Well, imagine how badass and special a tuba player in a rock band is. Some bands have done it, but they’re usually kinda kitschy and funny in some way (typed without any real research or knowledge of tuba players in rock bands). I love that, but come on, in order to get out of the doldrums of life, I’m not talking about novelty or even ska-tinged stuff. I’m talkin’ full-blown, Rolling Stones rock. I’m talking super rock stardom that will result in having songs in a Rockband game one day.
What if, instead of a bass guitar, a band had a tuba on bass? Again, it’s probably happened before, but what if that tuba bass player is ME? Hell, for ultimate live band performance rocking, I’ll sling a sousaphone over my shoulder. Jump up and down and do karate kicks with the rest of the band. I’ll blow and blat that bass line better than any regular old bass guitarist can imagine.
Once I re-remember how to play the tuba (because, okay, maybe I haven’t played since high school)… and raise about two thousand bucks to get a solid sousaphone — nah, hell, maybe closer to 7K to get me one of those snazzy, silver deals instead of a fiberglass one (maybe Kickstarter it up or something) — and then… and then I form a band, which will entail getting a Mick Jagger-esque lead singer and some Eddie Van Halen-style guitar action and Keith Moon reincarnated on drums and then, um, write some songs and get a record deal, and, yeah. It’ll work. And once it works I will be a sousaphone bass player jammin’ tuba style, leather pants wearin’ rock god. I will be king shit of fuck mountain.
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Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Deb Peters of Hartford says the Legislature likely will make changes in the governor's budget to fund the Legislature's priorities, which she says includes schools.
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The following biography of Cheiro has been constructed from various resources as no single authentic source about him is available.
Cheiro was one of the most famous and colorful occult figures of the early Twentieth Century .He was a clairvoyant who used palmistry, astrology, and Chaldean numerology, to make startlingly accurate predictions, including world events. Born in Ireland as William John Warner, Cheiro also went by the name Count Louis Hamon, claiming a noble ancestry that may or may not have been accurate. His name, Cheiro, derives from the word cheiromancy which means the Art/Science of Palmistry (hand reading).
He was born in Ireland, Dublin on November 1, 1866 . Some sources points out that he was born in Bray, just south of Dublin. After an illustrious career of a highly popular and respected occult personality, Cheiro died on October 8, 1936, in Hollywood, CA, at the age of 69.
He retired from public life after forty years of continuous occult research work. He died shortly afterwards; but, through his books, he is stilI regarded as the foremost exponent of the science of palmistry. But although most famous for his knowledge of palmistry – that is, “Cheirognomy” and “Cheiromancy” – he did not confine himself to anyone branch of occult study – numerology and astrology were equally taken into account in his remarkable predictions.
By turn lecturer, public speaker, war correspondent and editor of newspapers in London and Paris, Cheiro travelled all over the world: early in his career he chose to live in the East so that he might study what he described as the forgotten wisdom of the Hindus and the mystics of other races. When he set. up his salon in London the world’s famous were among his numerous clients.
He was commanded to read the hands of many of the crowned heads of Europe, of presidents of republics and of leaders of commerce. Many subsequently testified that Cheiro’s powers of prediction from a study of the lines of their hands were akin to miraculous.
Cheiro predicted the date of Queen Victoria’s death, the year and month when King Edward VII would pass away, the grim destiny that awaited the late Czar of Russia, the assassination of King Humbert of Italy, the attempt on the Shah’s life in Paris, and for many others he foretold with equal accuracy the outstanding events of their careers.
Cheiro made several extended trips to the United States where many notable personages consulted him, including Mark Twain and Dame Nellie Melba, the great Australian prima donna.
He always kept a visitor’s book wherein his clients could write his observations about their visit. Melba, for instance, wrote in his book: “Cheiro you are wonderful – what more can I say?” Mark Twain, who did not “believe” in palmistry, was so impressed by Cheiro’s accuracy and insight, that he made use of the science of palmistry in “Pudd’n Head Wilson”, a story that enjoyed great success. He wrote in Cheiro’s visitor’s book: “Cheiro has exposed my character to me with humiliating accuracy. I ought not to confess this accuracy, still I am moved to do so. – Mark Twain”.
The Infanta Eulalia of Spain, Sir Arthur Sullivan, the great actress Sarah Bernhardt, Sir Austen Chamberlain – these were just a few of the notable personage who consulted Cheiro. To attest to the importance he attached to Cheiro’s predictions, Chamberlain had his hand read in a private room in the House of Commons.
In his quest for occult knowledge Cheiro travelled extensively in far east and particularly in India. He met many learned men and found the rare chance reading some of the most secret text on occult science. Here in his own word the description of a rare book on palmistry which he was allowed read in India.
” History again comes to our assistance, and tells that in the north-west province of India, palmistry was practiced and followed by the Joshi caste from time immemorial to the present day.
It may be interesting to describe here, in as few words as possible, an extremely ancient and curious book on the markings of hands, which I was allowed to use and examine during my sojourn in India. This book was one of the greatest treasures of the few Brahmans who possessed and understood it, and was jealously guarded in one of those old cave temples that belong to the ruins of ancient Hindustan.
This strange book was made of human skin, pieced and put together in the most ingenious manner. It was of enormous size, and contained hundreds of well-drawn illustrations, with records of how, when, and where this or that mark was proved correct. One of the strangest features in connection with it was that it was written in some red liquid which age had failed to spoil or fade. The effect of those vivid red letters on the pages of dull yellow skin was most remarkable. By some compound, probably made of herbs, each page was glazed, as it were, by varnish; but whatever this compound may have been, it. seemed to defy time, as the outer covers alone showed the signs of wear and decay. As regards the antiquity of this book there could be no question. It was apparently written in three sections or divisions: the first part belonged to the earliest language of the country, and dated so far back that very few of the Brahmans even could read or decipher it. There are many such treasures in Hindustan; but all are so jealously guarded by the Brahmans that neither money, art, nor power will ever release such pledges of the past.”
Cheiro spent his final years in Hollywood, seeing as many as 20 clients a day and doing some screenwriting before his death in 1936.
Amazingly, editions of many of Cherio’s books are still in print today in both English and foreign language editions and are available through major chains like Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com. They include his astrology book, When Were You Born?; Palmistry, The Language of the Hand (first self-published in 1897); Cheiro’s Book of Numbers; Cheiro’s Book of World Predictions; and Cheiro’s Palmistry for All. The editions of his astrology book, ‘You and Your Stars’ are also available (though very few in print)
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