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CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
Recently, the Government of Pakistan has allowed the construction of 50-story buildings, which has started to develop in metro cities such as Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Multan. Previously, there was a ban on the construction of high-rises in the funnel areas but now it has been relaxed. However, despite the ban multi-storey buildings were being constructed in the funnel areas (15km radius) of airports.
Almost 20 buildings, with an incredible height of 100 meters and higher, are already there in Pakistan.
There are so many advantages and disadvantages of high-rise buildings:
Construction of high-rise buildings will require an additional high price due to the need for highly advanced foundations, heavy-wind structural system and high-tech mechanical, electrical, lift and fire-resistant systems and higher overhead costs such as high energy consumption, lift maintenance, and expenditures in an emergency. Tall buildings have less useful space compared to low-lying buildings. Whereas about 70% of the floor plan of a skyscraper is typically accessible (the rest being the elevator, escalators, and columns of the building), more than 80% of low-level spaces are common.
The population density generated by skyscrapers significantly increases the demand for transport and other services. Proper traffic and parking planning typically require large public works and public works projects. The existing power grid, water supply, and sewer systems will also receive an additional load from a new skyscraper. In an undeveloped environment, a large building needs to provide new cost-consuming infrastructure
Several researchers expressed concern about the social and emotional effects of living in high-rise apartments. While high altitude housing may be desirable for individuals and couples, for a family with children it is less suitable. Some sociologists claim that the atmosphere in large buildings can make residents lonely by creating a mindset of rat cage
Some poorly planned skyscraper gave a public’s opinion of the poor construction of towers and the crime in the city. The economic status, poor planning and linear obstruction of brutal architecture have been described as factors for this project’s failure.
Skyscrapers are seen as targets for possible attacks in the future particularly after the 11 September attacks against the World Trade Center. This risk not only causes many people worried about living in or around skyscrapers but also causes more common disasters, such as the fire or earthquake.
One of the benefits, when skyscrapers are first constructed, was to establish connections and allow them to work easier with diverse groups of people. Now people can work from anywhere and connect with anyone with the coming of the internet. This new technology could reduce the physical proximity gain to a minimum.
The biggest annoyance is:
• For the construction of very large buildings, very professional engineers and architects are required to design the building, thus increasing overall costs.
• The building’s occupants may be influenced by constant oscillation.
• Congestion control challenge.
• A number of human and social issues are inevitable.
• There is an imbalance between the load on municipalities due to the excess population, such as supplies of water, sewage, electricity, etc.
• Nonetheless, building high rises is more difficult and costly, heavy loads, wind and possible earthquakes must be managed to cope with by foundations and structure. Vertical transport and fire escape must be provided. You need fire hazard protection.
• People feel lonely in higher standing buildings.
• You find it difficult, as most just rent flats and travel around a lot, to maintain a consistent relationship with each other.
• They rarely interact with neighbors, and among these people there is no sense of ownership.
• They feel helpless and sad when they have problems in life.
• In addition, high-rise apartments are usually located in highly populated urban areas and can live in tight conditions.
• There is no proper space, for example, for private backyards and public parks
Several safety problems also relate to high-rise buildings.
• Highly skilled engineers need to build high-level buildings
• They need to take care of various things such as wind, earthquake protection etc.
Therefore, you always keep the safety tips of scaffolding in mind when structure high-rise buildings.
On the other hand high-rise buildings have some benefits like:
• In contrast to shorter buildings, they save space and accommodate more people.
• The higher floors are more luminous and get more sunshine.
• Taller buildings are a better choice for a green building, because they are smaller, airier and provide more room for the installation of solar panels.
• These are much more economical than buying a large area and building a large house is more competitive.
• Apartments are both for living and for maintenance cheaper alternatives to houses.
• Apartments are constructed purposely with everything available in small areas and are therefore easier to clean and maintain.
• More secluded living rooms above the ground are perfect for a quiet, restless life.
• Allows space for a wide range of open spaces to create a natural atmosphere.
• Development for the gain of less building land
• Allows better day lighting and increased air flow.
• Offers a lovely view of the city.
• Over floors give protection from the noise of the street.
• Rooms such as community fitness rooms, parking, parking lot, pool, etc.
• The main benefit of high-rise buildings construction is that they take up less space on the site. This lowers the impact of land costs on living space prices and leaves room for infrastructure, green space and community space on the ground.
• It’s also good to live high above ground sometimes. The air is fresher, the view is better, the noise is less.

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He was so proud of his little girl.
It was her very first day of school.
He walked with her to school that day,
And she held his hand all the way.
Family Death Poems
Poems About the Loss of Family
A death in the family leaves a void that cannot be filled. No one can ever take the place of this individual in the world. We should not try to comfort the family by saying that "it was his time anyway", or, "he was suffering". These may be words of comfort later. However, there must be time to mourn the fact that things will never be the same. One minute he was here and now he is gone. The human mind must be allowed to sit with this reality. Mourning is a necessary part of the human experience. If it is ignored, a general feeling of sadness may pervade the whole family.
Poetry for Coping with the Death of a Loved One
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We're Together Though We're Apart
He was so proud of his little girl.Featured Shared Story
This poem hit me so hard. I went through this exact situation that sadly ended 3/6/15. My dad is my best friend and my everything! I loved coming home to my dad but it did hurt leaving as a...
Poem Comforting Those Left On Earth
Don't cry for me.
I will be okay.
Heaven is my home now,
and this is where I'll stay.Featured Shared Story
I found this poem on September 29, 2018. I stumbled across it while crying about the loss of my papa the evening prior. While he was in the ICU, I remember crying while looking at him...
Poem About Loved One Watching Over Us
When you remember me,
Please do not weep.
My body may not be there.
It has chosen to sleep.Featured Shared Story
I lost my dad not long ago (May 24, 2016). My dad wasn't there growing up, and I dreamed of the day I was old enough to look for him. My dream came true 6 years ago. My dad came back into my...
My eyes filled up with tears as I heard the news.
It never occurred to me how much I could lose.
I find myself wishing that it wasn't real.
Every time I think about it, pain is all I can feel.Featured Shared Story
I lost my favorite cousin a year an a half ago at 31. He had a rare type of brain cancer but was in remission from June 2016-September 2016. He got engaged to his beautiful girlfriend that...
Message From Son In Heaven
I'm sorry mom, for the things I put you through
I'm sorry mom, for not doing the things you wanted me to do
I'm sorry mom, for leaving you so soon
I'm sorry mom, for that call you got that afternoonFeatured Shared Story
So sorry for your loss. I am a mother of a daughter who also committed suicide. My husband and I are now raising her oldest daughter, and the 3 younger ones are with their dad. What was sad...
Poem For The Death Of My Father-In-Law
An Angel whispered,
"Take my hand and
come with me;
your work here is done."Featured Shared Story
I lost my father in 2015. I felt as though I couldn't make it, but I read this poem and it really helped me through. I just had to lean on Jesus.
Death Of Nan And Granddad
when you lose someone it can be hard to take
the pain that you feel when your heart has to break
the memories you keep are all in your mind
as you search your soul for more to findFeatured Shared Story
Hello, I'm 12 years old. About 5 months ago the 25th will be exactly 5 months but I lost a friend and I'm in 6th grade this girl was in 8th. Her name was Harly McNeely. At my school we have...
A thousand times we needed you.
A thousand times we cried.
If love alone could have saved you,
you never would have died.Featured Shared Story
I was 3 when I witnessed my first family death. It was my mum! After going through 6 years of my life I had finally understood and processed that my mother was gone. She had passed away in...
Poem Feeling Lost Without Loved One
I'm sitting here in my room, looking at your picture,
Wondering why you couldn't be a part of my future.
Uncontrollable tears stream down my face,
While my heartbeat starts to race.Featured Shared Story
I know how you feel. My adopted mom died, and I always blame myself for her death. I always pray to God and ask him why he took her and not me. I can't wait for the day when I can see her...
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A Kelowna dog breeder has been ordered to pay more than $2,000 for a dog's dental surgery, which was required five months after purchase.
The Civil Resolution Tribunal, in a decision published Wednesday, ordered Annette Cameron of Puppy Patch Doodles to pay Terri and William Brogan $2,114 plus interest and fees, stemming from the November 2022 sale of a puppy named Charlie.
The Brogans took Charlie home from Puppy Patch Doodles on Nov. 25, 2022, paying $3,500. Cameron's purchase agreement guaranteed Charlie had undergone a thorough examination and was in good health. She also warrantied Charlie against “all serious life-threatening genetic diseases” until he was two years old.
Terri says Charlie displayed “aggressive mouthing behaviour” as soon as she brought him home, and he had trouble eating and was dropping his food.
The Brogans took Charlie to two dog trainers in March 2023. One of the trainers noted Charlie was unable to focus visually, listen, or respond to anyone in his environment, and was jumping, biting, and nipping at fingers. The trainer noticed Charlie's upper and lower teeth showed abnormal alignment and she suspected Charlie may be in pain.
Two veterinarians inspected Charlie in the next few weeks and one diagnosed him with hereditary misalignment of the teeth caused by a skeletal abnormality resulting in him being unable to fully close his mouth.
Terri provided the vet's diagnosis and estimate for the cost of surgery to Cameron. Cameron said she wanted to speak to the two vets herself, but a couple weeks later when Terri followed up with Cameron to see if she had, Cameron did not respond.
On April 18, the veterinarian performed surgery on the dog, removing six of Charlie's teeth. The cost of the surgery and previous consultation came to a total of $2,114.
Despite Cameron telling Terri she would cover the cost of whatever was “threatening/harming Charlie with his teeth” and had told her to “go ahead” with the “teeth fixing,” Cameron refused to reimburse the Brogans for the cost.
In her defence at the Civil Resolution Tribunal, Cameron argued that her website states she did not cover dental issues in her warranty. But the tribunal ruled she “has not proven any aspect of this possible defence.”
“I find that if the exclusion existed at the relevant time, Ms. Cameron would have pointed to it in text messages with Mrs. Brogan when discussing dental surgery,” the tribunal member ruled.
As a result, Cameron was ordered to pay the Brogans a total of $2,289, which included the vet bills along with Civil Resolution Tribunal fees and interest.

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During the second day of his visit to the UAE, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Masdar City, a hub of clean technology and innovations in science and technology. Later, he met with a delegation of investors with the aim of promoting India as a country rich in investment opportunities.
The high-profile investment meeting included a UAE delegation led by UAE Economy Minister Sultan Al Mansouri along with the CEOs of National Oil Company (ADNOC), DP World, Emmar Properties, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Emirates Airlines and Etisalat among others. The UAE Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwer Garghash also attended the meeting.
The members of the UAE delegation showed a keen interest in the Indian market and discussed with the prime minister their present investment details and future plans. Also participating in the meeting were renowned NRI investors, including Yusuffali M.A. of Lulu Group, who has more than Rs5000 crore investment in Indian retail and hospitality sector, B.R. Shetty, J.R. Gangaramani, Ram Buxani and Dr. V.P. Shamsheer
At the meeting, Prime Minister Modi gave a speech on the investment opportunities in India, urging UAE investors to explore possibilities in the country’s tourism, infrastructure and energy sectors. He mentioned that there is scope for immediate investment of over $1 trillion in India and pointed out that more than 500 railway stations could be immediately modified to develop into shopping malls, hotels and commercial centers.
He also noted that other investment opportunities existed in the real-estate sector where within the next seven years India would need over 50 million affordable housing units. Highlighting the investment potential in India, the prime minister said, “"I feel India is a land of many opportunities; the 125 crore people of India are not just a market, they are a source of great strength."

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Kevin Conroy is an American actor who was born on November 30, 1955. Batman and Harley Quinn (2017) and Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) are some movies in Kevin Conroy's recent filmography. Kevin Conroy's recent TV credits include Justice League and Cheers.
Kevin Conroy Movies
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|Batman: The Killing Joke||2016|
|Batman Vs. Robin||2015|
|Batman: Assault on Arkham||2014|
|I Know That Voice||2013|
As of 2018, Kevin Conroy has appeared in about 21 movies. Some of the most recent Kevin Conroy movies include Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: The Killing Joke, and Batman Vs. Robin. Batman and Harley Quinn was released in 2017. Batman: The Killing Joke, released in 2016, featured Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Kevin Conroy appeared as Thomas Wayne in Batman Vs. Robin, released in 2015.
Kevin Conroy TV Shows
|Super Villains: The Joker's Last Laugh|
|The Best of Batman|
As of 2018, Kevin Conroy has appeared on about 3 TV shows. Some of the most recent Kevin Conroy TV appearances include Justice League, Cheers, and Super Villains: The Joker's Last Laugh. In 2004, Kevin Conroy voiced a character on Justice League. He was a guest on Cheers in 1990 and he performed on Super Villains: The Joker's Last Laugh.

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Jan.9, 2018—Hitachi Automotive Systems and Clarion have announced the development of “Park-by-Memory,” an autonomous parking technology that remembers the environment surrounding users home parking spaces.
The technology uses Clarion’s external recognition technology with steering and brake actuators in combination with integrated vehicle control technology by Hitachi Automotive Systems.
“Park-by-Memory,” also uses SurroundEye, a camera system by Clarion, that is fitted to the left and right sides of the front and back of the vehicle, with detection data on surrounding structures obtained using sonar signals as well as GPS positional information.
Using the recognition data from SurroundEye, the parking system can autonomously park in parking spaces of various shapes, including spaces only designated by white lines. The system uses existing general vehicle GPS information instead of using a specialized system, which is why the system has had an early introduction.
Moving forward, the companies will aim for the initial adoption of this system through proposals to automotive manufacturers.


If anyone can get the internet in an uproar, it’s certainly the brand MSCHF who just debuted their Big Yellow Boot in collaboration with Crocs.
Just when you’ve thought you’ve saw enough of crocs, they’ve become bigger, bolder, and in a brighter yellow boot form, that will be practically hard to miss.
Estonian rapper, Tommy Cash was the first celebrity to showcase the head-turning boots while attending the Rick Owens Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 show in Paris on Thursday.
Dressed like a mime, with a white painted face and stripe long sleeve shirt, Cash accessorized with a black beret hat, and yellow suspenders to highlight the innovative MSCHF boots.
Manufactured by the MSCHF brand, the Big Yellow Croc boots have the same make and quality of the Big Red Boots that stole the show during New York Fashion Week back in February.
From Celebrity endorsements, to instagram memes, and modern dupes like the big Timberland boot crafted by Danny Kabouni, MSCHF has undoubtedly created a movement, shifting the trajectory of fashion.
The MSCHF Big Yellow Croc boots which don’t have a release date as of yet, are highly anticipated for people who are looking to make a fashion statement.
While Tommy Cash donned the latest MSCHF boots in an outlandish and extraordinary way, we can’t wait to see the way in which other Influencers incorporate the Big Yellow Croc boots into their wardrobe- that’s of course if they can get their paws on a pair before they sell out.


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I Love Skinny Jeans especially, the ones with a vintage look to them. Boasting a medium blue wash with contrast yellow stitching, these Cheap Monday Tight Skinny Twill Jeans have a clean look and tight fit. The superslim cut is ideal for those who want to showcase their legs. Although these jeans are constructed of stretch denim, I'd still recommend sizing up one size. Sizes vary and range so for some perspective, note that: Ana is wearing a size 28. Ana’s profile: 5’10”, waist 25”, bust 34”, hips 36”. A black color is also availible at Tobi.com.
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Dame Helen Mirren knows sexism.
The 67-year-old, Oscar-Winning actress got her start in film adaptations of Shakespeare plays, but says that gender relations back then were no better than in the time of the Bard.
“The ‘60s and ‘70s were pretty ghastly, I think,” said Mirren in an interview with the Daily Mail. “And into the ‘80s, as an actress, you would be the only female on set, apart from the continuity person, who was always a woman, and maybe your own personal wardrobe person.”
“Otherwise,” continued Mirren, “it was completely male, and a particular kind of testosteroney male that was quite hard to deal with.”
Mirren referenced disgraced BBC disc jockey and personality Jimmy Savile, who Mirren said “could get away with anything.” (After his death in 2011, Savile was accused of hundreds of cases of child sexual abuse, and in life may have been one of England’s most prolific sexual offenders.) “Actresses have always had to work harder to be accepted,” said Mirren. She spoke of needing a “sense of humor” and accepting the fact that she was “never going to be one of the boys.”
That’s why Mirren would have taught her daughter to say “fuck off” in the face of sexism.
Mirren, who has never had children, said, “It’s quite valuable to have the courage and the confidence to say, ‘No, fuck off, leave me alone, thank you very much.’”
Helen Mirren and Tom Conti in a still from “The Gospel According to Vic” (1986)
Women are taught to be demure, to accept, to be coy in the face of unwanted male attention. “We weren’t brought up ever to say that to anyone, were we?” asked Mirren. (See the hilarious “Blurred Lines” parody we blogged about earlier this week that plays off this dynamic.)
In a 1975 interview with Michael Parkinson, the actress was described as “sluttishly erotic,” and asked if “her equipment” hindered her acting career. “I was very polite with [Parkinson], far more polite than I should have been,” remembered Mirren. In the interview, she took a polite but reserved stance, saying that “people may think what they like” of her. She shot down any question that involved “being flattered” by these statements with quick, direct no’s, the only real answer to that sort of question.
The 1975 interview with Michael Parkinson – really, just watch from the beginning
Obviously, things have changed quite a bit since the ‘70s, but Mirren continues to be her badass self.
Read the rest of the interview over at the Daily Mail.


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Pivotal debate poses ‘balancing act’ for Trump, Clinton
Hempstead, N.Y. — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will square off Monday night in their first televised presidential debate in what could be a pivotal moment in a tumultuous election cycle.
The 90-minute prime time debate at Hofstra University on Long Island, New York, comes nine days after a suspected terror bombing in Manhattan and amid racial tensions stemming from unrest in the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, last week over the fatal police shooting of a black man.
Both candidates will be seeking to answer questions voters have about their ability to lead the nation, pollster Richard Czuba said.
“There’s a balancing act going on right now — is Donald Trump qualified to be president? And do we trust Hillary Clinton to be president?” said Czuba, who does polling for The Detroit News. “I think this first debate is going to be extremely important because it’s simply going to answer those two questions for a lot of people.”
Trump and Clinton’s first face-to-face meeting after weeks of trading barbs about each other’s fitness to be commander in chief is expected to break the 2012 record of 67 million viewers who turned into the first debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
“The interest level and people following this on a day-by-day — if not hour-by-hour — basis is just unseen before in American politics,” said Tom Shields, a Lansing-based Republican political consultant.
Clinton has experience in one-on-one debates, having faced off against Obama in the 2008 Democratic primaries and more recently debating Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders during this year’s primaries, including a memorable showdown in Flint.
“It’s critical that she doesn’t try to be somebody that she’s not,” said Jessica Tarlov, a New York-based Democratic political strategist. “She’s never going to be a showman like Donald Trump.”
For Trump, the first debate serves as a new test. The New York businessman didn’t have to go round for round with a single opponent during the Republican primary debates, when he shared crowded stages with up to 10 GOP rivals taking turns answering questions.
“Expectations are fairly low (for Trump), given the fact a lot of Republicans are holding their breath, afraid he’s going to say something that’s going to backfire,” Shields said.
Clinton and Trump’s past debate experiences may provide guidance of what could transpire during the 9 p.m. debate being moderated by NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt and the following two debates.
During a Democratic primary debate last October, Sanders famously told Clinton that Americans were “sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails,” effectively giving Clinton a pass on running a home-brew email server from her New York home while she was secretary of state.
“Trump is not going to be so generous,” said Aaron Kall, director of debate at the University of Michigan. “Clinton has got to be prepared for a lot of issues that were vulnerabilities during the primary but just not exploited by Sanders.”
Kall, who is attending the debate in person, said he expects Clinton to try to needle Trump, testing the Republican nominee’s temperament and volatility.
“For him, the trick is going to be to not take the bait from Clinton,” said Kall, co-author of a new book titled “Debating The Donald.”
Trump has be careful not to appear to be a bully standing side by side with the first major-party female presidential candidate, said Leslie Feldman, professor of political science at Hofstra University.
“In a sense, Trump won’t be able to use his best weapon when he needs it most,” Feldman said.
Clinton’s actions as secretary of state, including her handling of a deadly Sept. 11, 2012 attack on a diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, remain fair game for Trump to go after in the debate, she said.
“He can attack her actions,” Feldman said. “He can say she is incompetent because of Benghazi or because of the emails, but he should stay away from attacking her personally.”
Trump found his words about a female opponent used against him during a Republican primary debate last September when CNN’s Jake Tapper asked former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina about comments Trump made about her appearance in an interview with Rolling Stone.
“Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that?” Trump told the magazine. “Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?”
Trump later said he was referring to Fiorina’s persona, not her face.
“I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said,” Fiorina said to applause inside the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Fiorina’s response was shown in a split-screen format on television as Trump interjected before a commercial break: “I think she’s got a beautiful face, and I think she’s a beautiful woman.”
“That may have been his worst, or one of his worst, debates,” Kall said. “It really wounded him, and I don’t think he ever recovered in that debate.”
Political experts said Trump would be best advised to debate Clinton on her actions as a U.S. senator and the country’s chief diplomat and avoid personal attacks.
“I think he’s got to be careful as well, that if he lets fly words, or gestures, or anything that conveys the kind of sexism and misogyny we’ve seen out of him, that’s going to be a real problem,” said Mark Brewer, a former chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party.
Jill Alper, a Democratic strategist from Grosse Pointe who is working on the pro-Clinton Correct the Record super PAC, said expectations for Clinton’s debate performance will be “absolutely higher” because she’s been involved in politics for longer than Trump.
Alper contends Trump should be just as scrutinized as Clinton because of his years in the public eye as a celebrity billionaire and reality television star.
“It’s not like he’s some spring chicken,” Alper said. “He’s been doing this in a different way for all of these years.”
How to watch the debate
Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.
Time: Monday, 9 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Moderator: Lester Holt of NBC Nightly News
Topics: “America’s Direction,” “Achieving Prosperity” and “Securing America”
Format: Six time segments of 15 minutes each. The moderator asks either Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump a question, and each get 2 minutes to respond. Trump and Clinton can then interact with each other.
Where to watch
Television: ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS, C-SPAN, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC
Online: Live-streamed on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and other internet sites
Where to listen: NPR News and POTUS channel on Sirius XM

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Dr Shefali at THE HUMAN GATHERING – YouTube
Dr. Shefali is a game changer for parents. She asks us to turn inward, to explore ourselves, our triggers and our reactions in order to evolve as humans and parents. She advocates for connection and empathy with our children, taking on the role of student alongside them rather than strictly a teacher. She challenges conventional parenting methods and provides a deeply loving and attuned approach to the vital role we play in our chikdren’s lives.

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JACKSON, NH – Animetrics Inc., a facial biometrics 3D imaging company, participated in the Second Facial Recognition Grand Challenge Workshop (FRGC) on September 10th, 2004 in McLean, VA. The event, sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, provided facial biometrics vendors the opportunity to present the results of their testing that was submitted to the FRGC on August 10th, 2004 and to introduce the FRGC Version 2 experiments. The FRGC Version 1 consisted of six facial recognition experiments. Each participating vendor was expected to present the results of at least one experiment. Numerous vendors from around the world participated in the event.
Generating synthetic data from Experiment 1, Animetrics demonstrated the value of normalizing pose in facial recognition systems. Animetrics proved that by taking a 20 degree or 30 degree pose and normalizing that pose to 0,0,0 degrees, it enhanced efficiency of the FRGC Baseline ID system. In order to accomplish this, Animetrics technology generates 3D avatars from a 2D image. Animetrics can take a non-frontal pose and normalize it to 0,0,0 degrees. Or, it can take a frontal pose and produce the pose at varying angles. Overall, Animetrics technology demonstrated to the FRGC its ability to improve accuracy of facial recognition systems which will soon propel the use of facial biometrics in real world applications.
About Animetrics Inc.
Animetrics Inc. is a leading developer of 3D imaging for facial biometric systems. Utilizing breakthrough technology, Animetrics products solve critical issues associated with facial recognition including variations in pose and lighting. Powered by Animetrics FACEngine® technology the company’s core algorithms are comprised of five patent-pending technologies forming the basis for next-generation 3-dimensional facial recognition applications. Given the accuracy of its patented 3D imaging technology, Animetrics is driving market acceptance of facial recognition biometrics in government, homeland security and law enforcement applications. Animetrics is headquartered in Conway, N.H. For more information visit www.animetrics.com


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In this workshop, we will critique individual poems, prose poems, and narrative poems and also do exercises to encourage new writing. We will discuss poems by modern and contemporary writers, and you should bring copies of some of your poems-in-progress for group critique and instructor’s individual comment. You may bring examples from poets who inspire you (books or individual poems). We will write new poems in response to exercises based on work that moves us, revise works in progress, and learn together in an atmosphere of mutual support and camaraderie. I will hold an individual conference with each student.
Texts: The Poet’s Companion: a Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry, Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux. W. W. Norton.
Beginning Fall 2021, we will be adding select in-person classes back to our course catalog. The majority of our classes will still be offered via Zoom.
If a class says IN-PERSON in its title, it will take place in person at our permanent home in Seattle.
If a class says ASYNCHRONOUS in its title, it will take place on Wet Ink, our asynchronous learning platform.
If a class does not have a marker after its title, it will take place via Zoom.
Carolyne Wright’s new book is This Dream the World: New & Selected Poems (Lost Horse Press, 2017), whose title poem received a Pushcart Prize and was included in The Best American Poetry 2009 and the Pushcart Prize XXXIV: Best of the Small Presses (2010). Her ground-breaking anthology, Raising Lilly Ledbetter: Women Poets Occupy the Workspace (Lost Horse, 2015), received ten Pushcart Prize nominations and was a finalist in the Foreword Review's Book of the Year Awards. Her nine earlier volumes of poetry include Seasons of Mangoes & Brainfire (Eastern Washington UP/Lynx House Books), which won the Blue Lynx Prize and the American Book Award; and A Change of Maps (Lost Horse Press), finalist for the Alice Fay di Castagnola Award and the Idaho Prize. A Seattle native who studied with Elizabeth Bishop, Richard Hugo, and William Stafford, among others, Wright lived in Chile and traveled in Brazil on a Fulbright Grant during the presidency of Salvador Allende; and spent four years on Fulbright and other fellowships in India and Bangladesh, translating Bengali women poets. She has five volumes of poetry in translation from Spanish and Bengali. A Contributing Editor for the Pushcart Prizes, a Senior Editor for Lost Horse Press, and an Advisory Board member for Raven Chronicles, Wright has received grants and fellowships from the NEA, 4Culture, Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture, and she will spend two months in Bahia, Brazil, on a writing residency at the Instituto Sacatar.
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All four major French operators emerged holding 2.6GHz spectrum from the recent auctions, paying a combined €936 million ($1.26 billion) for their holdings. A second round of bidding, for more highly prized 800MHz spectrum, will commence in December.
India's department of telecom may soon require mobile operators to open their networks to continuous monitoring and surveillance by the ministry's “vigilance units” through intranet backbones, an internal memo states.
Reports that Japan's KDDI may hammer out a deal to sell the iPhone 5, breaking rival Softbank's monopoly on the device, sent Softbank stock falling 12.3% on Thursday.
Google chairman Eric Schmidt refutes claims the company rigs its search results to favor its own sites, but admits the firm borders on being a monopoly.
China's Alibaba will receive a $1.6 billion investment - from a group of buyers including Silver Lake Partners - that will value the e-commerce giant at $32 billion
Thailand's AIS plans to double capacity on its blossoming 3G network to allow it accommodate up to 6 million customers, in response to “surprising” demand for mobile data among users.
Nokia has appointed former Nokia Research chief Henry Tirri as its new CTO, replacing Richard Green, who took a leave of absense in June.
Google isn't the only group testing self-driving cars – researchers from Berlin's Free University have been testing their own vehicle on the roads for the last few months.
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With an eight-day voyage on the Rhine, Scenic has launched its first complete European river cruise schedule in two years.
Last summer, the line ran “a small number of sailings” on the Douro and Rhine rivers in the Bordeaux area.
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The 11-day Tastes of Southern France and 11-day Flavours of Bordeaux itineraries are among Scenic’s new gourmet cruises.
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About eighteen months ago I joined the South Korean government in generally investing in the North, by buying shares in a small Irish oil explorer called Aminex that had just announced the signing of a deal with the North Korean government, under Swiss law, which would open up areas of the west and east sea for prospecting. At the time, it looked as though the North was toying with the notion of going down the Chinese road of economic development and possibly even opening up accordingly. The first step was the kind of energy development the North needed, not to mention the potential for dollar earnings that might come from any significant oil discovery. The idea wasn't fanciful - the Chinese were already operating fields to the west of the peninsula which were considered to be part of the same geological structures.
Of course, as things turned out, the US started to turn the screws on the North's overseas banking operations and North Korea decided to put its energies into building bombs instead. So having bought Aminex at 9 and watched it rise to 50, I spent the next nine months watching it drop back to 18 even though during the interim we all wrote off the North Korean dream and got excited about East Africa instead. From time to time as North's government blew hot and cold we'd check the various pronouncements from the official news agency's website - trying to read between the lines to work out whether we were ever going to see any progress on that part of our investment.
When I came to South Korea I discovered after a few weeks when I came to follow a link to a story on the site, that I couldn't access it. At first I didn't know whether this was by design or accident - I've written before about the inability of my ISP, LG Powercom, to connect to several websites I frequent such as financial site Citywire and shopping site Quidco, both of which are not noted for their views on Marxist ideology. A brief search revealed that I wasn't the only one with the problem, so it seemed that the inaccessibility was not an accident.
I found a couple of Korean proxy servers to route through so that I could access the daily round-up of broker recommendations for various UK stocks on Citywire, but of course, that didn't solve the News Agency problem. Over the weekend I really wanted to know what they were saying, so I finally got around to installing Tor, Privoxy and Vidalia to discover a very matter-of-fact report on the delegation leaving for China. There was no rhetoric or vitriol - and I thought it highly significant. As a deal appeared to edge closer yesterday, I altered my position on Aminex accordingly.
There's a lot that could be said about this whole business because the implications about life here are profound but of course, I really can't. But here's a fascinating footnote to this story. The North Korean News Agency website, which was still blocked as late as Sunday is now accessible through LG Powercom with no proxy servers to route around the firewall. So maybe this deal, which honestly I thought would probably only be good for a few months before another breakdown, really is the start of something new. Maybe, at least.


Lex Lavo has been rocking stages all throughout New York City and now more than ever do we hear La Voz. The Spanish Harlem native recently released his 4th tape entitled The Voice EP. His bold characteristics and tonal ideologies shine over heavy drum patterns and warped futuristic chimes. The road to The Voice was an emblazoned trail as a kid embodying the boom bap, hip hop heads stylistics and the new trap wave that has washed over the legendary low-fi sound.
The EP is a great mesh of both and an example of how Bodega Dreams, Bodega Dreams 2 and Moral Values Principles got the young Emcee to this point. He grappled with his music sounding one sided and finally found a formula and balance to the music he feels represents him as Lex lavo presently. The 13 track EP boasts features from NYC Crème de la Crème like Dave East, Gorilla Nems, Danse of BKLYNSTICKUP and more. Nevertheless we are sonically greeted by a much more confident Lex lavo.
Among his growing arsenal of music Lex is in the midst of creating an empire consisting of indie label Darkside Distrik and clothing brand M.V.P Morals Values principles. The proclaimed “Spanish guy that doesn’t rap about Spanish things” is looking ahead to more visuals, more shows and a growing global fan base. Yes Global! As people from New York to Japan are rocking to songs like Never Worry off of The Voice – Lex looks to the future to further his pursuit of being the voice for the people that are struggling and searching for a way out.
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Millionaire funded 2-year campaign to stalk and harass ex, Calgary cops' corruption trial hears
Three current and former police service members accused of targeting mother in custody battle
After she broke up with her common-law husband, Akele Taylor says she was terrorized as her millionaire ex funded a two-year campaign of stalking and harassment which prosecutors say involved current and former Calgary police officers.
"It was horrible. I felt hopeless," said Taylor.
Taylor testified Thursday on day four of the corruption trial in Calgary for Tony Braile, Bryan Morton and Brad McNish.
The three men are accused of working for a private investigation firm hired by Taylor's former common-law husband, Ken Carter, who is said to be worth about $80 million.
The trio face charges of bribery and unauthorized use of a computer system. Braile and Morton also face charges of criminal harassment, while Morton and McNish each face a charge of breach of trust.
All alleged offences stem from activity between 2012 and 2015, during which time all three were Calgary Police Service officers, though Braile had been suspended for unrelated matters.
So far, Taylor's testimony has mostly focused on retired CPS officer Steve Walton and his wife, Heather — who owned the private investigation firm — and its main client, Ken Carter. Those three go on trial for similar charges in September.
In August 2012, Taylor said Carter declared war on her after the two split up.
According to Taylor, he not only wanted her to take a "financial settlement" to move away, he also wanted her to leave their 13-month-old daughter with him.
Taylor said Carter told her if she didn't cooperate, he would "spend every last dime and every last cent" to follow her for "10, 20, 30 years until I do something wrong and then he'll have me arrested."
"It's going to be war so get ready," she said she was told.
Right after their split, the former couple had 50/50 custody of their daughter. Taylor said Carter had Steve Walton begin to pick up her daughter, somehow getting into her secure condo building and right up to her door.
In September 2012, Taylor described an incident at her storage unit. While sitting in her car, she was suddenly surrounded by police cars and told to get out. The officers said someone had called police to report she had stolen property in her car. Eventually she spotted Carter and Walton nearby.
Taylor says she filed a complaint with CPS but nothing ever came of it.
Within a month of the break-up, Taylor said she knew she was being followed. Carter would file affidavits at court which described her movements: "He would know where I was at all times."
On several occasions she says she spotted Walton inside her secure parkade.
'I was scared for my life'
In November, Taylor's best friend was walking home from the gym when she was stopped by Heather Walton who offered an envelope she said contained $10,000 in exchange for information about Taylor.
"I never ever thought Ken would go to this extent," said Taylor. "I felt scared, I didn't know what he would do next."
I felt scared, I didn't know what he would do next.- Akele Taylor told court of her ex
Again, Taylor — who was by then "mortified and disturbed — said she called police.
An officer showed up and she and her friend wrote statements. After that officer left, Taylor said she saw him run into Walton on his way out of the condo building. The two seemed to be in a fight; Walton appeared to be angry with the constable, said Taylor.
The "stalking" continued, according to Taylor: "At this point, I was scared for my life."
Taylor says she was constantly calling police, about 15 times at that point. Walton, who somehow knew, told her she would be charged with mischief if she continued.
GPS tracking device on Taylor's car
Believing her phone was tapped and feeling Calgary police wouldn't or couldn't help, Taylor says she felt hopeless.
She began borrowing friends' cars, parking in other condo residents' spots, taking cabs and leaving her home under the cover of darkness. She changed her phone number and brought her car into a mechanic to see if there was a GPS tracker on it. Although one wasn't found at that time, prosecutors Leah Boyd and Julie Snowdon say a tracking device was eventually found on Taylor's car.
My life was just court, then being followed, watched and harassed.- Akele Taylor
One day, after returning her daughter to Carter, Taylor says she and her mother were on their way out for dinner when three vehicles suddenly surrounded her and boxed her in. Steve and Heather Walton were each driving a vehicle, the third was a marked police car. Eventually they let her drive away, she said.
Taylor's mother took photos of the incident which were shown in court.
"That one really got to me for a while. I didn't know what was going to happen next," Taylor said.
In October or November of 2012, at a Boston Pizza, Walton appeared while Taylor, her daughter and a friend were having dinner. He wanted Taylor to hand over her daughter. She videotaped the confrontation.
Feeling "violated and scared," Taylor says she became depressed: "My life was just court, then being followed, watched and harassed."
Judges persuaded Taylor was unstable, dangerous and a drug dealer, court hears
Meanwhile, the court battle continued; there were periods where Carter had been able to convince various judges Taylor was unstable, dangerous and, in one case, a drug dealer. Sometimes the former couple had 50/50 custody, sometimes she didn't see her daughter for months at a time.
Take Carter's money, leave your daughter and get out of town or 'you're going to regret it.'- Akele Taylor says she was told this by her ex's mediator
Taylor got her hopes up when Carter said he'd arranged for a mediator.
She showed up at a coffee shop to meet with him but he reiterated the same threat: take Carter's money, leave her daughter and get out of town, or else "you're going to regret it," Taylor says she was told.
Taylor says she learned the mediator was from a small town in Texas and when she Googled his name, she discovered he'd been charged with several sex offences involving children.
That mediator had been living with Carter and their daughter, according to Taylor.
Carter sued Taylor for $1.5 million
After the 30-minute meeting, the mediator wrote a report that said Taylor was dangerous and mentally ill, and gave the opinion that she should not be allowed to be with her daughter alone.
A Calgary judge took away her 50-per-cent custody and ordered Taylor have only supervised visits. Carter unsuccessfully proposed Heather Walton act as the supervisor.
Next, Carter filed a lawsuit. Taylor and her parents were sued for $1.5 million for false representation of character.
When Taylor flew to Edmonton for a court-ordered psychiatric assessment after her custody rights were taken away, she says she spotted Morton and Steve Walton outside her hotel.
Justice Bryan Mahoney has already heard evidence from Taylor's lawyer that Braile was the whistle-blower who felt guilty after following the alleged victim for a year and disclosed the group's activities, first to Taylor and then to police.
Pat Fagan, Paul Brunnen and Jim Lutz who represent Braile, McNish and Morton, have not yet had the opportunity to cross-examine Taylor, whose testimony continues Friday.
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The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has granted a $145 million to fund a highway project in Panama, it said in a press release.
The six-year loan charges 4.75% per year, and the proceeds will go to the Beach Corridor Project to rebuild a stretch of the Pan-American Highway in La Chorrera district west of Panama City, CABEI said.
The project includes repaving the road and building a new viaduct to handle a steady increase in traffic, according to CABEI.
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Lowflyin lolana june 5th, 2018 you’re right, and they can ruin your life, if you consider the people you care about to be the meaning of your life they can, to take it a step further, make those people believe things about you that are not true. 10 life lessons to excel in your 30s march 20, 2014 july 10, the most common piece of advice from people looking back at their 30-year-old selves was an you don’t have the money you need to perfect your career first they’ll end your life as you know it oh shut up kids are great they make you better in every way they push you. 16 things emotionally strong people don’t do written by angel chernoff // 67 comments “i love your book it has helped me get through some seriously tough times directions and vibrations into your life – you get to choose the station it’s tuned to. What has influenced the course of your life the most and why everybody has his own world, they say it is nonsense the world stays the same it is how you look at it that makes the difference it is just like looking through glasses of your ideas, habits and values everybody has such a pair of glasses they have been created since you were born and, believe it or not, they were not. Envy is when you want what someone else has, but jealousy is when you’re worried someone’s trying to take what you have if you want your neighbor’s new convertible, you feel envy if she takes your husband for a ride, you feel jealousy.
Not to judge you, or to tell you that they tried to warn you before, not to bring you down, or kick you while your down, but instead to help pick you up when you fall, or to sit with you and help talk you into getting back up. “look, i don’t want to wax philosophic, but i will say that if you’re alive you’ve got to flap your arms and legs, you’ve got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you’re not alive. Powtoon’s 30 days of inspiration – the 23 most inspiring people alive we’ve just launched “30 days of inspiration” to inspire you to live with more awesomeness so you focus more on your opportunities than what worries you. While we all hope what we have to say is more important than some silly grammatical error, the truth is some people will not subscribe or link to your blog if you make dumb mistakes when you write, and buying from you will be out of the question.
Compassionate people understand that other people have a sovereign mind that sees the world differently than you do -- and one isn't right and one isn't wrong, firestone says you express gratitude. When you always believe that you’re better than others, you’ll not see your own faults, and you’ll likely to get emotional about things that don’t meet your expectation advertising try to look at the same thing from a different perspective. Keep going, decrease the time you spend, and increase the amount of time you keep your eyes looking for people that you want to have as one of your 5 closest people advertisement it's ok to end. Taking good care of you means the people in your life will receive the best of you rather than what is left of you if you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will thank you for visiting these people quotes - inspirational quotes about people. Choose from these ideas or think of your own to introduce this week’s lesson: display pictures of the savior helping others (see gospel art book, 36–60) give the young women a few minutes to ponder and share the different ways the savior has helped them, their families, and others they know.
Throughout your life, you fill in more and more of the gaps, but no matter who you are, you have some embarrassing gaps somewhere i can sum it up like this: there are some names in everyone’s danger zone. Whenever you hear the word 'hero' you probably automatically put the word 'super' in front of it and pictures the avengers beating up some alien things coming out of the sky over new york. Defining your values when you define your personal values, you discover what's truly important to you a good way of starting to do this is to look back on your life – to identify when you felt really good, and really confident that you were making good choices. She taught me compassion, respect, and helping your fellow man, but she also taught me how everybody is not your friend, people will take advantage of your kindness, and you have to look out for yourself as well. If you suspect a child or teenager in your life is suffering from depression, speak up right away quick tips for talking to your depressed child or teen: offer emotional support, understanding, patience, and encouragement.
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42 ways to make sure people like you—and respect you by erin greenawald yes, you should dress a little nicer than you’re expected to, don’t dress up so much that you look out of place or like you don’t fit into the culture so if your company has a casual dress code have clear work-life boundaries people are likely to. If the person gave you an amazing book for your birthday, you can tell the person that you read the book, loved it, and that it had a big impact on your life 3 use the right body language. Discretion: in a good mentor relationship, you need to be able to be honest about your own life and circumstances - and you need to be confident that your revelations won't go beyond your mentor. Thus the more confidence you have in what people will find once they get a closer look at you and peer into the chamber of your heart, the more comfortable you feel with looking them in the eye and conversely, the more shame you feel about what others will discover when you open up to them, the more likely you are to avert your gaze.
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You've either happened upon Taylored Expressions' very first Blast From the Past Blog Hop or you're here from another site on the hop. Whichever, WELCOME, I'm so glad you stopped by!
I decided to use the sketch Taylor supplied for us and I used two TE sets for my card: Discover Your Wings for the focal image and the sentiment is from Faith and Hope. I stamped the focal image (which is only a portion of the largest stamp in the set) on Very Vanilla card stock, using markers to color the image. Then I proceeded to sponge it with several Distress Inks (Wild Honey, Olive, Tea Dye, Walnut Stain, Rusty Hinge) until I got the color I was looking for. The patterned paper is from 7 Gypsies 6 x 6 pad and is called Gypsy Market. It's distressed both with a distressing tool and Distress Inks for a vintage look. The sentiment was stamped on the reverse of the base paper with Versafine Onyx Black and it also has it's edges sponged. Finally, I added some embellishments and it was done--the black "ribbon" is actually twill but it's hard to tell from this picture.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Stamps: Discover Your Wings, Faith and Hope (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: More Mustard, Basic Black, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla (SU!); Gypsy Market (7 Gypsies)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black; Distress Inks (Ranger); More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Close To Cocoa Markers (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Circle and Petite Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Little Leaves die (SU!); Pop Dots, silk sunflowers, jewels (craft store); twill; distressing tool (Ranger)


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Dean Whitlock, Thetford resident and author of numerous books, will be reading from his new novel “Finn’s Clock”. The book is aimed at a middle grade audience, and this reading will be especially for kids ages 10 and up. A reading for adults is planned for November 27 at 7:00.
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Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has made a call to airline companies to focus on transforming their entities as to benefit disadvantaged rural communities. Nzimande was addressing the international civil aviation day celebration held in Mbombela, Mpumalanga.
The annual event is initiated by the United Nation (UN) and is aimed at raising awareness regarding the importance of civil aviation. Learners from various Mpumalanga schools learned more about aviation career skills at the international Aviation day held at the Nelspruit Old airport outside Mbombela.
Nzimande has raised concerns about the fact that the aviation sector still excludes those from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds.
“Some of the skills are very expensive to acquire. Like for instance today your first 18 months training as a pilot can guarantee you are not going spend not less than R2 million.
“I don’t know how many universities we can send students with that amount, and many of our people who come from poor families do not have that amount. So that is why it is still largely you have pilots from the white community. We have asked the entities that are in our sector like your ASCA, Civil Aviation Authority and air transport to work towards starting a state owned aviation academy.”
Despite the exclusivity of this sector, Nzimande has however encouraged learners to enroll in the career of aviation because there are a lot of opportunities available.
Nzimande has urged airlines to give back to poor communities to assist learners who may have in interest in these fields.


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Severe loss which may have dire consequences upon the syndicate of co-owners. In such circumstances, the insurance indemnity is paid to an insurance trustee. Criteria to establish what constitutes a "substantial loss" may be introduced by regulation of the Quebec Government.
Gérer un sinistre ne se résume pas à appeler son assureur et attendre la suite des choses. En cas de sinistre, seriez-vous prêt à y faire face?
After being victims of a loss, the members of the board of directors and the affected co-owners are often caught off guard. How will things unfold? There is no need to worry or panic, because in principle, once the notice of loss completed, various stakeholders get involved: the insurer of the syndicate, but also that of co-owners and lessees, who will respectively designate their own claim adjuster. Generally the co-owners affected by a loss, as well as the syndicate, believe that making a claim is always the right thing to do. This is true in many cases, but sometimes the syndicate might want to refrain from doing so.
If your co-ownership suffers a "substantial loss" as a result of an incident, you must use the services of an insurance trustee in accordance with article 1075 of the Civil Code of Québec. This section stipulates that "the indemnity owing to the syndicate following a substantial loss is, notwithstanding article 2494, paid to the trustee appointed in the Constituting Act of the co-ownership or, when none has been appointed, designated by the syndicate".
The insurance trustee is a key person. His role is to manage the indemnities paid by the insurer. It ensures that the money available is in fact used to "repair or rebuild the immovable". All in all, the interest of the co-owners and their hypothecary creditors is protected. Indeed, it is in their best interest that the immovable is repaired or even rebuilt.
Divided co-ownership is a housing formula that usually has more than one owner. In order to assess and quantify the interest of each person in the building, the legislator has provided that the right of ownership of each owner in the common portions is proportional to the relative value of his fraction. To determine the relative value of a unit, it must be compared with the value of all the other units of the co-ownership. The relative value is calculated and usually expressed as a percentage or thousandths. Its distribution is recorded in the declaration of co-ownership, (the constituting act of the co-ownership). Finally, it should be noted that the relative value determines the voting power in the meeting of co-owners and serves in particular as a basis for calculation in the distribution of the co-owners of the common expenses.

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US President Joe Biden holds a virtual meeting with leaders on climate change
US President Joe Biden on Friday urged the world to bring its "highest" ambition to a UN summit on climate change in November, warning that the planet faces a tightening deadline.
"We have to bring to Glasgow our highest ambitions.
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Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the coup attempt was the 'latest manifestation of the national crisis', referring to deep divisions in Sudan
The 71-year-old Venezuelan militant, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, has been behind bars in France sinc 1994


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"James Carr offers a much-needed foray into the lives of Muslims in Ireland as they attempt to negotiate their place in the face of popular Islamophobic racism and the simultaneous state denial of its existence. As Carr himself declares, anti-Muslim racism is both un-researched and un-theorised in the Irish context. Thus, he leads the way in illuminating how Islamophobia plays out at the level of a quintessential neo-liberal state. Far from simply a critique, the book also offers an empirical and theoretical foundation from which to challenge exclusionary sentiments, practices and policies."
Professor Barbara Perry, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
"Drawing upon results from his own extensive fieldwork, James Carr provides fascinating new insights into the forms and impacts of anti-Muslim racism in contemporary societies. Utilising international perspectives coupled with a case study of Ireland, his excellent and perceptive analysis of this damaging social phenomenon will be of immense value to students, academics and practitioners alike."
Mr Jon Garland, University of Surrey
"This text is as timely as it is unique. Deconstructing with clarity the sometimes dichotomous relationship between Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism, Carr’s study offers a number new critical insights into a still embryonic field of inquiry. While focusing on the Irish context – a geographical area that to date has been somewhat overlooked in existing studies – the analyses underpinning and informing this book have a much wider relevance especially those framed by theories of neoliberalism. Without doubt, this book deserves to be widely read."
Dr Chris Allen, University of Birmingham
"James Carr makes a valuable contribution to the study of Islamophobia by providing unique quantitative and qualitative data in the Irish context. His efforts are a welcome addition to the literature on the prevalence, nature, and causes of Islamophobia across Europe."
Ismail Patel, University of Leeds
'This is a careful and sober contribution that performs a useful re-evaluation of Muslim experience in Ireland. Experiences of Islamophobia: Living with Racism in the Neoliberal Era would, therefore, be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, and political scientists in Ireland and those concerned with Muslim minority issues in Western Europe. Ultimately, Carr highlights how racism in Ireland is all the more debilitating for not being recognized, and this book is a salutary step in dem-onstrating that in this regard Ireland, alas, is not an exception to Europe.'
Asad A. Ahmed, Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol. 39, No. 2 (Spring 2017)


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Explore the real-life stories of the men and women who inspired The Long Road Home as they face the challenges of putting their lives back together. With footage shot by Martha Raddatz, author of the book on which the series is based, we follow the soldiers and their families as they process the events of Black Sunday, reconnect their lives and honor those who did not make it home.
Heroes of the Long Road Home with Martha Raddatz
For more than a decade, war reporter Martha Raddatz has tracked the twists and turns of the journey home from combat of the soldiers of the 2-5 Cav. From the first meeting in Iraq, to the families back home, to the latest reunions Martha takes us inside the challenges they've faced, the bonds they've forged and the hopes they've shared.


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BRISTOL, TENN. - - The Ball State men's volleyball team earned a hard-fought 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 24-26, 26-24) victory over King College Saturday evening at the King College Student Center in Bristol, Tenn.
"This is a really difficult weekend I have scheduled for our team," said Ball State head coach Joel Walton. "With a critical league match Friday, and two more matches Saturday and Sunday. At this point, I am happy the team has responded and we are now 2-0 on the weekend. Hopefully we can find some energy and focus tomorrow and come out of this difficult stretch with three wins."
With tonight's win, the Cardinals improved to 14-8 on the year, while the Tornado fell to 8-6 with the loss.
"I have to give credit to King College," added Walton. "The have improved a great deal since the one match we had video of them from January. I am pleased to see the new programs in the Conference Carolina's giving boys opportunities to play and helping them learn our sport."
For the second-straight night sophomore outside attacker Larry Wrather (Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forrest H.S.) led the Ball State attack with 16 kills. He also chipped in four digs and a pair of blocks.
Senior middle attacker J.D. Gasparovic (St. Louis, Mo./Oakville H.S.) added seven kills for BSU, while fellow senior middle attacker Anders Nelson (St. Croix Falls, Wis./St. Croix Falls H.S.) scored five kills and a match-high six total blocks, including a career-high tying five solo stuffs.
Redshirt junior outside attacker Dominic Spadavecchio (Palatine, Ill./William Fremd H.S.) posted a team-best .455 hitting mark, with five kills on 11 swings with no errors.
Redshirt freshman libero Tommy Rouse (Carmel, Ind./Cathedral) collected a team-high 11 digs from the back row.
James Friddle led the King College attack with 15 kills, including several big points in the third and fourth frames. Morris Cephas tallied a match-best 13 digs for the Tornado, helping them out-dig BSU 46 to 45 for the match.
Ball State held a decisive .223 (51-22-130) to .077 (47-36-142) advantage from the attack line, while out-blocking King 15.0 to 10.0.
The Tornado stormed out of the gate, building a 4-1 lead behind kills from three different players and a Joel Salva ace. King upped its lead to four points, at 8-4, thanks to a kill from Alex Oliveria. A huge solo block from sophomore opposite attacker Greg Herceg (Lakewood, Ohio/St. Ignatius H.S.) surrounded by a pair of KC errors helped BSU battle back within one at 8-7.
King College answered back with six of the next seven points to pull ahead 14-8. Once again the Cardinals fought back, as kills from Gasparovic and Wrather helped cut the gap to one at 15-14. The Tornado made one more run, posting the next three points to reclaim a four-point edge at 18-14.
From there it was all Ball State, however, as the Cardinals scored 11 of the final 14 points to win the game 25-21. Gasparovic provided a pair of kills in the run, including the frame-winner.
The teams played to a 6-6 tie to open the second game, before a King attack error and a Spadavecchio block gave BSU a slim 8-6 lead. Ball State went on to extended the advantage to five points at 18-13 mark, before a 5-1 run from King brought the hosts within one at 19-18.
Following a Ball State timeout, an ace from Jenson Lavallee evened the score at 19-19. Kills from Wrather and Nelson followed, giving BSU the momentum and a 21-19 edge. A solo block from Nelson on the next play led to a King timeout at 22-19. Ball State went on to add the final three points to win the game 25-19 on a Wrather blast to the floor.
Two kills and a solo block from redshirt sophomore Jamion Hartley (North Chicago, Ill./North Chicago H.S.) gave Ball State the first three points in the third game, while a Wrather marker extended the lead to 4-0. The Cardinals maintained a three-point lead at the 13-10 mark, only to see King post a 4-0 run to pull ahead 14-13.
Hartley answered with another kill to even the score at 14-14, and from there the teams battled to a 23-23 stalemate. A Tornado attack error gave BSU match-point at 24-23, however a kill from Friddle kept the hosts alive. Two Ball State attack errors followed, allowing the hosts to claim a 26-24 win and extend the match to a fourth set.
Despite two early kills from Wrather, a pair of markers from Friddle helped King pull out to a 6-3 lead and force an early Ball State timeout. Three straight Tornado errors allowed BSU to tie the score at 6-6, but the hosts would regain control at 10-7.
King went on to double their lead at the 16-10 mark, only to see BSU respond with the next four points, making the score 16-14. Moments later a Nelson kill and a Spadavecchio block brought BSU within one at 17-16. The teams traded the next four points before a King attack error tied the score at 19-19.
With the score tied at 22-22, a Hartley kill and a King attack error gave BSU two more chances to win the match. Friddle followed with another pivotal kill to keep KC alive, while a BSU attack error tied the frame at 24-24. Wrather broke the tie with his match-high 16th kill of the night, while a King attack error allowed the Cardinals to escape with a 26-24 game win and a 3-1 match victory.
The Ball State men's volleyball team concludes its three-match weekend Sunday, with a 3 p.m. first serve versus Lees McRae at King College's Student Center.


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Corrections officers discovered the body of 35-year-old James Sly of Panama City Tuesday morning.
Sly was found hanging by a bed sheet in the shower on the 5th floor of the jail.
A U.S. Marshall’s spokesman says Sly was awaiting sentencing after entering a guilty plea to federal cocaine possession charges.
He was also being held on local charges.


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A MEMBER of the Armed Forces accused of assault has appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court.
Aidan James Parr, 26, of 180 Ditchfield Road, Widnes, pleaded not guilty at the court on Friday to two charges of assault.
Parr, who wore a grey shirt, grey waistcoat and no tie, denied assaulting Michael Wills and Ian Williams on October 14 in Barnstaple.
His case will be heard on April 8 when Parr and a witness will travel to Barnstaple from their unit's base in Scotland.
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Gambling is the risking of something of value, such as money or property, on an event whose outcome is determined at least in part by chance and the hope of winning a prize. The term gambling is generally used to refer to games of chance, but it can also include other activities such as buying lottery or scratch-off tickets or betting on horse races. People gamble for a variety of reasons, including the excitement and adrenaline rush of winning, socializing with friends, or as a way to relieve boredom or stress. For some, however, gambling can become a serious problem that negatively impacts their mental health. If you feel like you have a gambling addiction, there are many resources available to help you recover.
Although the majority of Americans have gambled at some point in their lives, most people don’t understand what constitutes gambling. They may think that only casino visits and slot machine play are considered gambling, but in reality, playing bingo, purchasing lottery or scratch-off tickets, and even office pool betting are all forms of gambling. Furthermore, while skill may be involved in some gambling activities, for example, knowledge of playing strategies can increase the odds of winning a card game, or knowledge of horses and jockeys can improve predictions of probable outcomes in a race, these types of skills are not enough to change the basic definition of gambling.
Many people who are addicted to gambling have underlying mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, or stress. These conditions can both trigger gambling problems and be made worse by compulsive gambling. For this reason, it is important for people who have trouble controlling their gambling to seek treatment for any mood disorders that they may have.
Aside from treating mood disorders, it is also important to find other ways to relax and have fun. Instead of gambling, try exercising, spending time with friends who don’t gamble, or trying new hobbies. Getting rid of the urge to gamble is not an easy task, but it is possible with the right support system and tools.
For some, the most difficult step in breaking a gambling habit is admitting that they have a problem. This can be especially hard for those who have lost large sums of money or experienced strained relationships because of their addiction. Those who have the courage to admit they have a problem can take advantage of the numerous resources available to them, from online support groups to inpatient or residential treatment programs.
The understanding of the nature and treatment of pathological gambling has undergone a great deal of change. In the past, such individuals were often regarded as gamblers with problems, but now we recognize them as patients with a disorder. This change has been reflected in, and stimulated by, the gradual inclusion of pathological gambling in the various editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (called the DSM).


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Newmark announced a 4,960 s/f lease for Fireman Hospitality Group’s Brooklyn Delicatessen restaurant at the Paramount Building in Times Square.
The fast-casual concept will be located at 1501 Broadway. The new Brooklyn Delicatessen location marks their second spot in the city and will be on the 43rd Street side of the property. The first location is at 57th Street and 7th Ave.
Newmark’s Vice Chairman Ben Birnbaum, Senior Managing Director Ross Berkowitz, Associate Directors Andrew Taub and Jason Wecker were the sole brokers on the lease transaction. Levin Management Corporation and Rosemark Management serve as owner representatives for the Times Square landmark property, which was built in 1926 as the East Coast headquarters of Paramount Pictures.
“We’re witnessing a great comeback in the retail sector with the increased vaccination rates and loosening of restrictions within the region,” said Birnbaum. “World famous retail corridors like Times Square are coming back, and it’s great to witness that the neighborhood is welcoming both New York area icons like Brooklyn Delicatessen and national brands back to the bowtie.”
Brooklyn Delicatessen is part of the Fireman Hospitality Group’s collection of family-owned restaurants. The group, headed by Shelly Fireman, is known for its restaurant concepts located in the heart of the entertainment centers of New York City that attract celebrities, locals and tourists alike with their charm and connection to local culture. Since establishing his first restaurant in Brooklyn, NY, in 1964, Fireman has grown the portfolio of restaurants that includes the Redeye Grill, Bond 45, Cafe Fiorello, Brooklyn Diner, Fiorella Italian Kitchen and Trattoria Dell’Arte.
“We are so pleased to be back in Times Square in this iconic building which has housed so many giants of entertainment over the years,” said Shelly Fireman.
The new Brooklyn Delicatessen will be joining some of the highest-grossing restaurants in the country, like the new Taco Bell Cantina, Carmines, Bubba Gump and Hard Rock Café.
The deli’s latest home will be located at the base of The Paramount Building in the heart of the Bowtie at 1501 Broadway. 1501 Broadway’s landmarked exterior is known for its four-faced clock topped by an ornamental glass globe and its classic marquee facing Times Square.
The recently revamped property includes a brand-new lobby relocated from Broadway to 43rd Street, with new attention-grabbing LED signage. There remains just 6,500 square feet of prime corner retail space for lease with 48’ of frontage along Broadway and 92’ of frontage along 44th Street.


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RICHMOND, VA - The General Assembly recently approved the appointment of Virginia Beach native Kevin Duffan, a Presiding Judge at the 2nd Judicial District Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court, to the Virginia Beach Circuit Court bench. Duffan will break new ground as the first African-American circuit court judge in Virginia Beach history. Virginia Democrats praised the appointment and recognized Democratic leadership in the General Assembly that made Duffan's appointment possible.
"Thanks to new Democratic leadership, institutions across the Commonwealth are becoming more diverse and more representative of Virginia every day. I want to thank our Democratic legislators from Virginia Beach for their hard work on this nomination and congratulate Judge Duffan on a well-deserved appointment," said DPVA Chairwoman Susan Swecker.
Raised in Virginia Beach, Judge Kevin Duffan attended James Madison University and then received his law degree from the College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law. He went on to serve in the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney's office for five years and work as a personal injury attorney in Virginia Beach. He now serves as a Presiding Judge at the Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court. Duffan also appeared as a legal analyst for Channel 13 News Now for four years.


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SAN DIEGO – If there is anytime when consumers need to be diligent about checking their credit card statements, it is now.
“I have a lot of small charges on my credit card,” said Cinzia Anderson, a San Diego consumer. “But I haven’t checked if those small charges were made by me or not,”
But with recent credit card security breaches at Target, Neiman Marcus, and Micheal’s, many consumers have begun to pay closer attention to their credit card bills.
“I check my credit card bill online about every three days,” said Rusty Kuehl, another San Diego Consumer, “especially since the Target incident happened.”
The Better Business Bureau said now that consumers are scrutinizing their bills, many are discovering small charges that they did not authorize.
“We see con artists charging lots of credit cards small sums hoping consumers will not notice the charge,” said Sheryl Reichert, President and CEO of the San Diego BBB.
The bureau said many of those suspicious charges are for the same dollar amount.
“We’ve been seeing a charge for $9.84 and it’s credited to a website,” said Reichert.
When victims call the customer support number listed on the website they are told the charge will be removed, but that is not what happens. Instead, the BBB said, it is likely your card will be abused again.
“It could be a larger sum of money next time around,” said Reichert. “It means your credit card number is in somebody’s hands that you don’t want it to be in.”
The BBB recommends you check your credit card statements closely every month and report any questionable charges, even if they are small.
Anderson said from now on she definitely will.
” It doesn’t matter if it’s two bucks or 20 bucks,” she said, “if they do it everyday or even once a month, it adds up.”
The BBB said it does not think this scam is connected to the recent security breaches because it predates the Target incident.


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Western Lore got a new record coming out this Friday! It's the second part of Shadow Rhythms series.
The release date for Shadow Rhythms Pt.2 is Friday December 2nd, 12PM UK time.
The Risograph edition of the record will be available to buy from Western Lore's Bandcamp page (https://westernlore.bandcamp.com/) at that time.
Make sure to join us on our social media channels and tag @westernlore when you post your favourite tracks, give it a share/retweet if you really dig it! We want to hear from you as much as possible so please let us know what music inspires you or what inspires your own creativity.