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These amounts include the figures of all the three languages in which it was released all over the world. Rajni’s star power and charisma are the major reasons for the film’s grand opening.
Reports suggest that the film has collected these figures at the end of the first week itself. Directed by Ranjith Pa, this film had Radhika Apte as the female lead.
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Women’s conditions have improved as Chinese culture moves along the way of modernization, albeit in an indifferent way. Their relationship with males is still dominated by gendered roles and ideals, despite the fact that education advancements have created more possibilities. As a result, they are socially inferior to men, and their lives are still significantly impacted by the position of home and the residence.
These myths, as well as the notion that Asiatic females are immoral and romantically rebellious, have a longer story. According to Melissa May Borja, an associate professor at the university of Michigan, the thought may have some roots in the fact that many of the primary Eastern newcomers to the United States were from China. White men perceived those ladies as a menace.
Additionally, the American people only had one impression of Asians thanks to the Us military’s reputation in Asia in the 1800s. These concepts received support from the internet. These stereotypes continue to be a powerful blend when combined with decades of racism and racial profiling. It’s an unpleasant concoction of all those factors that come together to give rise to the idea of a persistent notion, according to Borja.
For instance, Gavin Gordon https://asiansbrides.com/chinese-brides/ played Megan Davis as an” Exotic” who seduces and beguiles her American preacher spouse in the 1940s movie The Terrible Tea of General Yen. A recent Atlanta exhibition looked at the persistent prejudices of Chinese girls in movies because this graphic has persisted.
Chinese girls who prioritize their careers may enjoy a high level of democracy and freedom outside of the home, but they are however subject to discrimination at work and in other social settings. They are subject to a twice conventional at work where they are frequently seen as hardly working hard enough and not caring about their look, while female coworkers are held to higher standards. Additionally, they are the target of unfavorable stereotypes about their values and household responsibilities, such as the idea that they will cheat on their spouses or had many affairs.
According to Rachel Kuo, a researcher on civilization and co-founder of the Asiatic American Feminist Collective, legal and political steps throughout the country’s background have shaped this complex online of stereotypes. The Page Act of 1875, which was intended to limit prostitution and forced labor but was basically used to stop Chinese people from immigrating to the United States, is one of the earliest examples.
We investigated whether Chinese people with job- and family-oriented attitudes responded differently to evaluations based on the conventionally beneficial stereotype that they are virtuous. We carried out two experiments to do this. Respondents in study 1 answered a questionnaire about their preference for function and household. Therefore, they were randomly assigned to either a control condition, an adult positive notion assessment conditions, or all three. Next, after reading a scene, participants were asked to assess sexy targets. We discovered that the male category leader’s liking was severely predicted when evaluated favorably based on the positive stereotype. Family part perceptions, family/work importance, and a sense of impartiality, which differ between function- and family-oriented Chinese women, mediate this effect.
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LAKE FOREST — Knox College gave up two touchdowns in the fourth quarter in a 28-21 loss at Lake Forest on Saturday.
The Prairie Fire (3-2, 0-1) scored first as the two teams traded big plays in the Midwest Conference opener at Farwell Field. Knox quarterback Matt McCaffrey broke free for a 58-yard touchdown run. But the Forrestors (5-0, 1-0) answered on their first snap when Jagan Cleary completed a 58-yard scoring pass to Chase Creviston.
McCaffrey put Knox back on top when he hooked up with Brendan Powers on a 23-yard TD pass.
Cleary connected with Chase Allen on a 6-yard score for LF with 28 seconds left in the first half to knot the football game at 14-14 heading into intermission.
The Prairie Fire went up 21-14 when Malik Hamilton scored on a 32-yard strike from McCaffrey.
Lake Forest tied it to start the fourth quarter on another pass from Cleary, and Joey Valduva scored on a 1-yard run to cap a seven-play drive with 11:28 left in the game.
McCaffrey finished with 121 yards rushing and 135 yards passing. Cleary passed for 299 yards.


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Workshop on the topic of campus sexual assault held by SAAVE
The Sexual Assault Awareness Violence Education Team (SAAVE) hosted a workshop about the sexual violence college students face last Wednesday.
Breaking out of the post-quarantine routine proves to be challenging
Getting back into pre-pandemic routines is going to be difficult, if not impossible, to get back into.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic effect on how people and for some this completely reshaped their daily routines.
LA school advocates push for better education
Reclaim Our Schools LA, is a Los Angeles movement of parents, educators, students, and community members working to improve access and advance opportunities in public education for all students. So that students thrive in the classroom, in their communities, and beyond.
War in Ukraine has harming effects on gas prices in America
Gas prices have created barriers for students who commute to class. In the past weeks, Los Angeles’ gas prices have increased drastically.
ELAC discusses possible return in the fall
President of ELAC Dr. Alberto J. Roman and ASU President Mr. Yuxuan Bai co-hosted the Town Hall for ELAC students on Friday from 12-1 pm.
Opening schools now foolish
Opening schools in the United States during this global Covid-19 pandemic is stupid.
School districts in some of the most highly infected areas have made the decision to let parents choose between online, traditional schooling or a hybrid of both.
Elac, UCLA host event to provide transfer opportunities
By Erica Cortes The UCLA’s Center for the Community College Partnership hosted a social painting and planting party on Wednesday in the multi-purpose room. They shared food and painting pots while planting small succulents. The CCCP partnered with UCLA ambassadors to help current students transfer. The event’s objective was to give information about upcoming events and encourage others to join the community. Chely Gonzalez, the program’s coordinator was in charge…
Academic senate discusses new schedule for Fall 2020
East Los Angeles College’sacademic senate met Nov. 26 to discuss the hiring of additional faculty and class scheduling.
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Math is one of the hardest subjects to grasp and bears the reputation of being the most hated, which is why Assembly Bill 705 shouldn’t have been implemented.


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BJP’s national spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi reminded Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan what his duties are. He should provide justice to the people of the state cutting across caste-creed-political lines. Since he has failed in this area, he does not have any moral right to continue as the CM. Lekhi was inaugurating a protest rally in Pinarayi, the village as well as the constituency of the CM, on June 8. Lekhi demanded that the State Government should provide compensation to the victims of CPM violence. BJP leader explained the gravity of the post election CPM violence. Many of houses of BJP and RSS workers have been destroyed and badly damaged. They include 15 houses and two institutions of BJP workers.
Smt Lekhi added that CPM curtail their political opponents’ rights by resorting to violence. BJP would seek justice from courts and Human Rights commissions in this regard. BJP leader distributed financial assistance to the victims of the CPM atrocities on the occasion. BJP leaders PK Krishnadas, V Muraleedharan, Shobha Surendran and P Sathyaprakash also addressed. ET Karthik, the 7 years old victim of the CPM attack, was on the dais along with Smt. Lekhi.
The same day Smt. Lekhi inaugurated the Media Activity Day and felicitation ceremony in connection with the Narada Jayanthi celebrations in Kozhikkode. The programme was organised by Vishwa Samvad Kendra. Lekhi, in her address, said that even words are capable of setting the country’s agenda and achieving her glory. People of all walks of life have to contribute towards the country’s progress. Media has got a significant role in it. Narada proved this to the society. He made wonders with his words. Modern journalism is following this concept.
Smt Lekhi added that Justice does not prevail in Kerala. Dissent is oppressed and suppressed in the village of the CM. CPM celebrates their violence. In democracy, difference of opinion and dissent should be warm welcome. V Asokan, former chief reporter and PT Madhavan, former bureau chief, both of Mathrubhumi daily, were felicitated by the BJP leader.
Meanwhile, CPM goons still keep on attacking RSS-BJP workers, sympathisers and even women and children in North Malabar. In an attack in Kanjangadu, Kasaragod District, 25 people were injured and hospitalised. They include women and children. The attack took place on June 5, 2016. RSS Karyavah Madhu, Mukhyashikshak Vishnu, Sharath, Manoharan and Shabareesh were seriously injured. Shareesh is hardly seven years old! The CPM criminals attacked them with swords. Seeing his mother being attacked, Shabaressh was crying and catching hold of his mother. The goons took him from the mother and threw him on the floor. Several women were attacked in their houses. Nandini, a girl of 11 was not spared. Vinayak (3) was another victim.
During the attack, the CPM goons shouted on top of their voice that RSS-BJP men should do what they ask them to, because, they are living under their (CPM’s) rule. They attacked more than ten houses belonging to the RSS workers. The attack took place when the CPI leader and minister E Chandrasekharan was participating in the receptions he was accorded and the whole police force was deployed to the reception venues, so the criminals had a free for all.
Sevabharathi workers were celebrating the Environment Day by planting the saplings and cleaning the drains. The enviable popular support the celebration got sent shocking waves to the CPM ranks. That is the root cause of CPM attacks. These attacks once again prove that CPM will never change; they will never give up their Stalinist line of annihilation of their political opponents. For them opponents are not mere opponents, but enemies.


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Saginaw County Commissioners are moving forward with plans for a new animal control center. The board approved a $72,500 contract, Tuesday, with the engineering firm of William Kibbe & Associates to check out a new site for proper zoning and utilities to build the center.
With an estimated extra $250,000 cost for the proposed, two phase expansion of the current Saginaw County’s Animal Care and Control Center on Gratiot the decision to move was made.
County Controller Robert Belleman says the new site will be in the area of Bay and Tittabawassee Roads. The new site will be at least five acres in size to allow for future expansion, room for animals to exercise and be a good site for at least 20-years. The location will be revealed after a purchase agreement is signed.
Belleman the $11.4 million cost is still the target and would be paid by selling bonds.


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Harry Potter has been very good to Universal Parks and Resorts, driving up attendance and spending at every park where he has a presence and transforming the theme park operator into serious competition for Disney.
But parent company Comcast doesn’t own the franchise; Universal licensed the theme park rights from Warner Brothers. And the media and technology giant looks eager to give a bigger push to the intellectual property it actually possesses.
CEO Brian Roberts credited a strong first quarter for theme parks to a couple of new attractions that opened last year, including the Volcano Bay water theme park in Orlando and the Minions Park area at Universal Studios Japan.
“And there’s more to come this year, with several exciting attractions debuting across our parks this spring that leverage our own intellectual property, including a Fast and Furious ride in Orlando, Kung Fu Panda in Hollywood, and a Hollywood-themed night parade in
Japan celebrating films including Minions and Jurassic World,” he said during a call with analysts Wednesday.
When Comcast announced it was buying DreamWorks Animation two years ago, executives said they saw potential for the studio’s characters at its theme parks.
“DreamWorks will help us grow our film, television, theme parks and consumer products businesses for years to come,” NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke said at the time.
As financial results released Wednesday show, the parks business at Comcast is growing at a fast clip. Revenue increased 14.5 percent to $1.3 billion for the quarter that ended March 31. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization increased 24.6 percent to $495 million. For all of 2017, theme park revenue increased 10 percent and earnings were up about 9 percent.
Overall, Comcast saw revenue increase 10.7 percent to $22.8 billion; profit attributable to the company jumped 21 percent to more than $3.1 billion.
Chief Financial Officer Michael Cavanagh said during the call that the strong theme park performance was partly driven by the timing of spring break, which mostly fell during the first quarter of 2018 but in the second quarter of 2017.
“Even if we exclude this benefit, [earnings] growth would still be strong, up double-digits compared to last year, driven by higher per-capita spending,” Cavanagh said.

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At CES, David Maliniak caught up with Grace Burkard, director of operations for the ioXt Alliance. She discussed the fragmentation of standards between industries, countries and types of products which makes it difficult for manufacturers to achieve certification.
Burkard stressed the need for transparency between standards and explains that ioXt Alliance-certified products have a QR code a company can display on the product or website. “A consumer can come up, scan it and it will take them directly to their product page,” she said. “And it shows what levels they need for their security.”
After Executive Order 140288 came out, the administrations tasked NIST to better the cybersecurity products in the U.S. “They’re taking it one step further, and they're looking to create a national label that they can give to manufacturers in the U.S.,” Burkard said. “And there's a lot of different organizations who are on board with this.”


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In mid-December, the beer went on sale ‘widely’ in the U.S. for the first time ever as well as Canada and a few other markets. Earlier in the year, it went on sale outside of the abbey in some locations around Belgium and France.
Some beer drinkers have posed the idea that its availability outside of the abbey for the first time on such a wide scale could mean that it loses a superficial boost to its rating. Because the beer was released so late in the year, we may not know for sure until next year’s awards though the 100+ ratings it has received over the past several weeks appear to be reinforcing the 2,300+ ratings that came before them.
Westvleteren XII maintains a dominant lead in the top 50 all-time list which is available to peruse year-round. The beer has finished in the top spot on the annual list several times and has finished in the top three spots for the past eight consecutive years. RateBeer started tracking top beers annually in 2005.
In other news, Russian River Pliny the Elder rose to the second spot and took the title of ‘Best Beer in North America.’ In third place right behind it was Russian River Pliny the Younger. Younger is released annually on a limited basis while Pliny the Elder is available year-round though also on a limited basis.
Bell’s Brewery also had two beers among the top ten with Hopslam and Black Note Stout.
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Florida Lawmakers Consider Proposed Fracking Ban - WGCU News
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House Majority Leader Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Fort Myers, opposes the ban. Since 2013, Rodrigues has tried, unsuccessfully, to champion bills creating a regulatory framework for the fracking industry in the state. His most recent proposal last year would ...
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The American Petroleum Institute and its state affiliate spoke at length in opposition to the bill, arguing the drilling practice has not been scientifically proven to contaminate groundwater and that an outright ban may abridge property and mineral ...
On steps of the Florida Capitol, Republicans and Democrats alike call for statewide fracking ban - Creative Loafing Tampa
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Florida's porous underground limestone aquifer is a uniquely rich source of drinking water for Floridians. And oil and gas companies want to burrow through it/store their waste there.U.S. Geological SurveyThe group of Florida lawmakers gathered on the ...
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Drug Legalazation A LOOK AT DRUG LEGALIZATION John Hardwick Philosophy 305 Louisiana Tech University February 21, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Table of Contents 1 A Look at Drug Legalization 2 Bibliography 9 1 2 A LOOK AT DRUG LEGALIZATION The United States is by far the richest and most powerful country in the world. We citizens take for granted luxuries that people of other countries can only dream. Yet in our society there are serious social issues that for reasons unknown are not being addressed. One of the most important issues that typical politicians are afraid to address is that of what to do with the nations illegal drug problems.
Although we hear terms like The War on Drugs and Drug Treatment, a fresh approach to this issue is overdue.The country should take a new look at drug legalization as a solution to a problem that has been long out of control. Addiction and drug abuse are such buzzwords these days that a clear clarification is needed of what is meant by these terms. Addiction has crossed the line from being defined as a physical dependency on drugs to include such classifications as religious addiction, shopping addiction, food addiction, work addiction, television addiction, and love addiction. Although a person may feel that he or she cant live without their particular addiction, there is no scientific proof or medical test for an addict. To keep things in the broadest perspective, addiction will be defined here as the continual repetition of a normally non-problematic behavior to self-destructive access.This 3 definition leaves room for a broad range of behaviors without physical cause that will allow for a search of the real problem behind the behavior and not the excuse of saying that it is the result of a disease. Since addiction is believed to be a social problem then an attempt at cutting off the source of addiction, drugs in this case, is thought to cure the problem.
If that be the case then gambling and food abusers should be treated the same as addicts. Since drug legalization is the topic of this essay let us focus on alternatives to the War on Drugs. One possibility for controlling drug abuse is to legalize illegal drugs.In the 1920s alcohol was made illegal by the eighteenth amendment better know as prohibition.
This experiment at cutting off the source of alcohol to alleviate alcohol abuse was a dismal failure. From it stemmed all sort of crime, illegal alcohol sales, gang controlled territories, police shootings and above all, most people continued to drink. In contrast to todays society where drugs are illegal there is not much difference. We have the same type of violent crime and gang control as in the roaring twenties, and people continue to use drugs.
Another result of prohibition was an increase in binge drinking, much the same as we have the binge drug user today. Countries where alcohol is considered a normal part of life, such as Greece and Italy, have low occurrences of alcoholism. However, where alcohol is looked upon as a moral problem, such as the United States or Finland, alcoholism is rampant. This is the result of social conditioning much like Pavlovs dogs.
Since drugs are considered the demon here in America, citizens use as a method of rebelling as well as out of curiosity of 4 what the big deal is.Contrary to popular belief, using a drug for its euphoric effect is not a bad thing and dates back historically to the beginning of time. Hundreds of test have been conducted on addicts and the result is that the setting and mind set are the reasons for addiction. For example, a patient in a hospital may be given large doses of drugs over a long period of time but when he is released he suffers no withdrawal symptoms nor drug cravings. This is the result of the attitude that it is ok to take drugs in the hospital.
However, taking the same drugs out of a hospital for recreation purposes causes a person to become hooked because this is what he has subconsciously learned.What should be done is to build a cultural setting of more tolerance and less guilt. Legalizing drugs is a viable alternative to the current policy on drugs in America.
If the government would legalize and regulate drugs a substantial industry and tax income would result. The jail overcrowding problem would be reduced by fifty per-cent in some estimates and violent crime would decline. Of course there are those who believe that legalization will turn our whole country into drug addicts.There is no evidence to support this. In fact, the drugs that are legal in the United States such as alcohol and nicotine are used in the lower dosage form. The alcohol distribution method of choice is beer or wine which contain low doses of alcohol while cigarettes are the most popular form of nicotine distribution which also contains a very low dose. These Americans are not considered addicts although they may drink or smoke everyday and are damaging their bodies a great deal. Making something illegal only creates a taboo, which people challenge and break because they know its wrong.
It is morally wrong to arrest and jail people for taking drugs. This is invasion of our right to privacy guaranteed us by the fourth amendment. 5 Advocates of incarcerating people for using drugs say that this is a deterrent to drug use and an effective way of controlling drug usage. Studies show that this is not true. Of the people that are arrested and jailed for using drugs, eighty per-cent go back to using again once they are released.The government should not be allowed to prosecute non-violent offenders for consensual crimes committed in their own homes thus complying with the U.S. Constitution.
It seems that our government is in the business of drugs. The Iran/Contra affair showed how deeply involved we are in the illegal drug business. Even President Clinton, Vice-President Gore and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich have admitted to experimenting with marijuana and presidential hopeful George W. Bush, Jr. has been said to have used cocaine not to mention ex-mayor Marion Barry of Washington D.
C.It seems the government is saying one thing and doing another. If such a negative attitude of drugs is really what the country wants why then drugs should not be glamorized by celebrities and politicians. Perhaps the criminal justice system wants to keep collecting fines and politicians kickbacks for building new prisons. Capitalism is not known to turned down easy money such as would be created by legalization.
If the government believes it can win the war on drugs then it has failed to provide hard proof.Should drugs be legalized, we can expect several immediate results. First, the government will be forced into taking a look at the real issues. For too long policy makers have used prohibition as a smoke screen to avoid addressing the social and economic factors that lead people to use drugs. Most illegal and legal drug use is recreational. Poverty and despair are at the root of most problematic drug use and its only by 6 addressing these underlying causes that we can hope to significantly decrease the number of problematic users. Opponents believe that deterrence will do the trick, but drug use continues to increase even though tougher laws have been passed.Next, the criminal drug market will dry up.
The market for drugs is one of supply and demand and people demand illegal drugs. Organized crime has moved in to fill this vacuum and is making billions of dollars. Legislation will force organized crime from the drug business. In return, the government can regulate the market by licensing, enacting laws on sales to minors, and monitor the quality of the product.Besides that, taxes similar to alcohol and tobacco, could be implemented bringing in billions of dollars.
Crime would be dramatically reduced by legalization. Most of the violence associated with illegal drug dealing is caused by its illegality and disputes over territory. Dependent users would not have to resort to crime to get their supply since it will be regulated and the price lowered. Since they are often cheated by street drug dealers they would be less likely to need extra money through crime to try another buy to get what they want.
Our legal system would be freed up and our prison population dramatically reduced saving billions and leaving law enforcement to catch and prosecute violent criminals. This would be similar to the cigarette market. Smokers do not have to steal to support their habits.
Critics complain that this will cause a nation of drug addicts, but this is a half truth. Remember that most users prefer the low dosage that doesnt interfere with their personal lives.Face it, a drug dealer faced with killing a cop or 25 years in jail for drug distribution may prefer to kill the cop. 7 Legalization will send the message that drug use is normal and that its a social issue, not a criminal justice one. How it is dealt with is up to the society. We must face the fact that drug use is already up among every age group and that legislation for decriminalization would change the setting for drug use and thus the setting will change the mind set resulting in lower addiction rates. Drug laws have led to stigmatization and marginalization of drug users.
Countries that have ultra conservative drug policies, like the United States, have the highest rates of HIV and Hepatitis C infection. Regulating drugs would give users access to clean needles and a known drug potency reducing overdose chances. There is no argument to this except that the myth that more people will become addicts which has not been proven. In Holland, where drugs laws are more flexible, drug usage has not gone up. The current drug laws makes criminals out of millions of otherwise law-abiding people who choose to use drugs in the privacy of their homes. Legalization restores our right to use drugs responsibly to change the way we think and feel. It puts controls and regulation in the hands of the government to protect the vulnerable from dangerous drug dealers.
The argument that drug users are criminals does not hold up since these law-abiding citizens dont break other laws.One more area that legalization will affect is that of race. Black people are ten times more likely to be imprisoned for drug offences than whites. Police officers discriminate and use racial stereotyping in whom they arrest. Legislation removes a whole 8 set of laws that are used to disproportionately bring black people into the criminal justice system. It would force blacks into other enterprises to make legal money and change society as a whole.
Opponents say lock up drug dealers but we are running out of room in our prisons. Its time to take away drug dealers source of income and force government to address the underlying poverty in our country among minorities and the uneducated. Legalization is not a cure all but it does allow us to address many of the problems associated with drug use, and those created by drug prohibition. The time has come for an effective and pragmatic drug policy. Its time to take a look at legalization, end the war on drugs, and approach it from a point of what is best for society and humanity as a whole.Bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHY Kronenwetter, Michael 1995. The Users, The Suppliers, The War on Drugs Prentice Hall Ragge, Ken 1998. The Real AA Sea Sharp Press Silverberg, Ivan 1998.
BBC News On Line Network The Drug Reform Coordination Network 2000. http://www.drcnet.org Social Issues.


Toyota Cumulative Vehicle Production Passes 150 Million Mark in Japan
Tokyo, Jan 24, 2014 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC)
announces that on December 5, 2013 its cumulative vehicle production in Japan
surpassed 150 million* units.
The milestone took 78 years and 5 months to reach, and began with production
of the "Model G1" truck in August 1935 at Toyoda Automatic Loom
Works, Ltd.'s Automotive Department, which spun off and later became TMC.
As of the end of December, Toyota's cumulative global production totaled
approximately 210 million vehicles, with units produced in Japan making up
approximately 70 percent. Of the Japan cumulative total, the
"Corolla" accounts for the largest share, at 25.45 million units.
Toyota continues to position its production plants in Japan as strategic bases
for bolstering global competitiveness, while striving to contribute to global
society through the manufacturing of ever-better cars.
*Includes kits for overseas assembly
Supported by people around the world, Toyota Motor Corporation (TSE: 7203;
NYSE: TM), has endeavored since its establishment in 1937 to serve society by
creating better products. As of the end of March 2012, Toyota conducts its
business worldwide with 50 overseas manufacturing companies in 27 countries and
regions. Toyota's vehicles are sold in more than 160 countries and
regions. For more information, please visit www.toyota-global.com.
Toyota Motor Corporation
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Global Communications Department
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While we could have hiked to Third Burroughs when we were hiking First and Second Burroughs, we didn’t because there is another way to Third that looked a lot more interesting, if a little bit longer. We would hike up the Glacier Basin Trail again, cutting off after 2.4 miles to hike 1.7 miles up to the saddle between Second and Third Burroughs. From there it’s a quick mile to the summit of Third Burroughs. Adds up to 10.2 miles – Yikes! Oh Well.
Climbers above Glacier Basin on the way up Steamboat Prow to Sherman Camp on the Inter Glacier. These climbers will rest a full day at Sherman, then get up at midnight to start the summit climb. Note the ski tracks around the climbers and to the right. There are some hard core backcountry skiers in the Northwest.
This is why glacier climbing is so dangerous. These crevasses are hundreds of feet long, who knows how deep, and as you can see some of the snow bridges that render them invisible are still remaining here in late July. This is Winthrop Glacier from Third Burroughs Summit.
We’ve got one more hike to do here, to Summerland, before we leave Mount Rainier National Park and end our westward journey.

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Kansas City Fashion Council, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt, non-profit service organization supporting the many individuals and businesses which comprise the metropolitan fashion -related industry by offering networking, development, and educational opportunities.
KCFC is the fashion-related business networking and educational "cooperative."
KCFC is a fashion-related business CO-OP.
KCFC is the nexus of fashion and style related industries.
KCFC works to build the businesses and careers of those it serves. The focus of our efforts is to provide a platform for networking and learning for individuals and businesses in all fashion and style related industries.
The KCFC alliance of professionals will provide opportunities for entrepreneurs in all fashion-related businesses to network with others while advancing their skills, engaging in educational workshops and events, and building business referral sources.
The History of Kansas City Fashion Council, Inc.
"What Happens When the Runway Goes Dark?"
Kansas City has a rich tradition and future in the fashion industry. It has been, and is, home to many talented fashion and accessory designers who have developed their craft and launched successful businesses. For every successful designer that is able to generate enough income to earn a living, there are dozens of others without the knowledge or connections to develop their dream of success in the fashion industry. It is very hard, demanding work to be a designer. At times even the most talented of designers is unable to find the right combination of timing and vision to be successful.
But for every successful fashion designer, there are dozens of individuals and other businesses on whom the designer relies to produce a product to sell. Any fashion designer will tell you that success for them doesn't happen in a vacuum. Many people contribute to the final look that is bought by a consumer.
In order for the fashion industry to be successful, those businesses that support the designers must also be successful. From the retail establishments that carry the line of a designer, the photographers who develop their skills to present each look as designed, the style teams and make-up artists that capture the vision a designer has for their model, to the models who are professional enough to walk a runway in such a way that gives life to a design, all are an integral part of making a designer successful.
Formed in 2014
Since its founding in 2014, Kansas City Fashion Council, Inc. has been slowly been taking shape. Much thought and consideration has gone into its mission and function. After deliberations with many industry leaders in Kansas City, it was determined an organization that focuses on providing networking and educational opportunities for all aspects of the fashion, style, and retail industry was needed. Just as importantly, KCFC will provide those industry professionals a source for new business. Salons, make-up artists, photographers and models will interact with apparel and accessory designers at any number of events.
There are several wonderful non-profits in the area that already support various aspects of the fashion industry. The most established of those is Fashion Group International - Kansas City, Inc. which has always been a cherished and vital part of the fashion scene in Kansas City. Rightfully Sewn is another very prominent organization that provides integral leadership and service to designers in the Midwest. Kansas City Fashion Council, Inc. is pleased to join the ranks of quality organizations like FGI-KC and RS, and looks forward to continuing to support the good work those invaluable groups perform.
The Nexus of the Industry
It is no secret that KCFC is a direct outgrowth of the success of Kansas City Fashion Week. Twice each year thousands of people attend the runway shows of Kansas City Fashion Week. The designers, style teams, photographers and models work together to produce a spectacular fashion experience. But the question was asked about all those aspirational designers, salons and style teams, "What happens when the runway goes dark? How will all of these talented participants connect between shows to create business and share ideas? How will the designer meet the new salon owner? How will the photographer meet the experienced model?"
That is where KCFC comes in. We are the organization that provides the opportunities for all individuals and businesses that make up all aspects of the fashion industry to meet and network and learn from each other. KCFC will be a resource for ideas and business referrals so that each element of the Kansas City fashion industry is successful.
Join us at one of our events or workshops. Let's create success together!


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DHSE Kerala Declared Plus Two Improvement Exam Result; Know How To Check
New Delhi: Kerala Higher Secondary Education Department, popularly known as DHSE Kerala has declared the results for plus two SAY (Save A Year) and Improvement exams. Candidates who had appeared for the supplementary exams can now check their result. As per the notification released by the Department, the results has been made available for students to download at the official web portals. Candidates can check the DHSE Kerala SAY results at keralaresults.nic.in and dhsekerala.gov.in. Improvement exams for plus one students was held in July 2017 at the Examination centres in Kerala, Lakshadweep and UAE.
The Class 12 examination was conducted in 2064 centres across Kerala and outside. 3,66,139 students appeared for the exam from the school going regular category and out of which 3,05,262 students qualified for higher education. This year the pass percentage increased, last year pass percentage was 80.94.


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In August of last year, Toyota announced an additional investment of $2.5 billion in its new battery plant in Liberty, North Carolina. That’s on top of the $1.29 billion the company started with in November of 2021 when the new facility was established. And it’s well before the first battery is made on site, with production scheduled for 2025. It’s Toyota’s first-ever battery plant in North America and will qualify the brand’s vehicles for the $7,500 federal rebate for EVs.
Toyota isn’t waiting on its US battery timeline before pushing its newest plug-in hybrid to the market: the 2023 Prius Prime. Now sporting a larger 13.6 kilowatt-hour battery and a giant boost in all-electric range over the previous generation, the 2023 Prius Prime is the best version the brand has ever launched. And, in our opinion, the best in the Prius lineup.
Here’s what we know about Toyota’s newest plug-in hybrid.
Launched in 1997, the original Prius was touted as the world’s first mass-produced hybrid passenger vehicle. Over the last two decades or so, the Prius’ status has held steady, attracting celebrity fans and making a name for itself as a pioneer. Toyota has taken its learnings from the Prius and created a whole family of hybrid vehicles, boasting fuel efficiency while allaying range anxiety for those who want electrification but don’t wish to go all electric.
The Prius Prime, which was introduced in 2012, is the plug-in version of the popular hybrid. The Prime offers a key advantage over the typical Prius: it offers all-electric driving. For 2023, the Prius Prime SE now comes with up to 44 miles of all-electric range, a whopping 75 percent more than the 2022 offers. The XSE and XSE Premium models are boosted to up to 39 miles, as they are a bit heavier than the SE version.
The 44-mile number is notable because it exceeds the average number of miles Americans commute every day. According to research from AAA, people in the US drove about 33 miles per day in 2021, but the US Department of Transportation says that number was closer to 37 per day as of May of 2022 as the pandemic effect started to abate.
[Related: Hyundai’s new Ioniq 6 is a long-range EV with Art Deco vibes]
Toyota says it takes about 11 hours to recharge the Prius Prime with a household 120-volt outlet. Practically, you could plug in your car and a coffee maker at the same time. For faster charging, it takes four hours using a 240-volt outlet or home charger. And, of course, once the all-electric range runs out, the hybrid kicks in and you’ll enjoy fuel efficiency of about 52 miles per gallon in the SE trim or 48 mpg in the XSE and XSE Premium versions.
The automaker launched its reborn 2023 Prius hybrid at the end of 2022. It has significantly more power – Toyota increased the horsepower by 60 percent, from 121 to 194, and the Prius is showing off its improvements in a sleek new body. As a follow up, the Prius Prime takes that a step further. Using the same 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine as the regular Prius, the Prime squeezes out 220 horsepower.
Aside from the power surge, why would anyone choose the Prius Prime over a regular Prius? By the numbers, the latter offers more overall range (644 miles versus 600 miles) and a lower price tag (the Prius is $28,545 versus the Prius Prime at $33,445). Plus, the Prime is available only with front-wheel drive while the Prius is offered with electric all-wheel drive. Aside from that 44-mile all-electric range, the Prime’s advantage comes down to speed.
With an all-electric battery pack pushing the Prius Prime, the car can zoom from zero to 60 miles per hour in a swift 6.6 seconds. For reference, that’s 0.4 seconds faster than a Prius and only slightly slower than Toyota’s GR86 sports car. Consider that the manufacturer’s RAV4 Prime, which has a 0-60 time of 5.7 seconds, is second only to the Supra sports car in Toyota’s lineup. That may explain why dealerships have a hard time keeping RAV4 Prime models on the lot, and the same is likely to be true for the Prius Prime.


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Today, we will look at why we like Xero shares (ASX:XRO) and give you a rundown of our XRO share price forecast.
Xero offers a cloud-based accounting software platform for small and medium-sized businesses.
Cloud computing is the delivery of on-demand computing services.
This includes servers, storage, databases, networking, software and analytics over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer innovation, flexibility, and economies of scale.
Cloud computing is the next big thing as it allows mobility, a distinct advantage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Given the volatility surrounding the coronavirus, the XRO share price along with almost every other stock was sold off during the early phase of COVID-19.
However, it has bounced back and regained nearly all its share price losses since then.
Additionally, Xero shares (ASX:XRO) delivered strong financial results for the FY 2020 financial year.
The company invested heavily in software development, enabling its software business to achieve consistent revenue growth of 30-40%.
Over the past five years, the company has significantly overperformed the ASX index by about 490%.
(source: Google Finance)
In FY20, the Xero shares posted their first full year of profit with $3.3 million.
The impact of COVID-19 on Xero’s operating and financial performance for the period has been modest, given the recent performance.
This strong growth was driven by a combination of increased subscriber numbers, low churn levels, and higher average revenue per user.
About Xero Shares (ASX:XRO)
Xero is a New Zealand headquartered public technology company listed on the ASX.
It provides affordable accounting software for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The main objective of the company is to evolve the accuracy and speed with which small businesses can generate data and then use AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) to create insights.
Xero’s products are based on the software as a service (SaaS) model and sold by subscription.
It is entirely cloud-focused. The software is known for offering strong accounting, ample features, reports and 3rd party integrations along with unlimited users in each plan.
With a global presence in around 180 countries, Xero’s core markets are in Australia, New Zealand, UK, and North America.
Employing over 3,000 people, Xero helps more than 2.2 million subscribers manage their accounting and tax obligations.
Xero is the perfect example of a product that embeds itself into its customers’ daily operations – these customers being small and medium-sized businesses.
Accounting is an integral part of running a business and Xero’s software makes this process simple, more efficient, and cost-effective.
This all leads to a highly scalable product with great economies of scale, minimal churn, a great proportion of recurring revenue (98%), and high switching costs.
In addition, the company aims to provide a wide range of enterprise connections in the future.
With its heavy investment in software development, it is moving past incumbents offering server-based solutions.
In addition, Xero is focused on expanding its offering into a broader financial services platform.
Even though it has built a foundation operating platform for small businesses, there is an opportunity to build new apps on top of this platform.
Xero is moving beyond accounting and seeing the potential of creating a platform that connects small business to banks and to suppliers and to their customers, which is essentially an expansion into financial services.
At the current XRO share price, Xero shares’ market capitalisation is around A$13 billion.
Even Stronger Growth in Cloud Computing During COVID-19
The growing coronavirus crisis has been a major transformative force for companies to securely scale operations online – a feature possible only because of cloud computing and their companion technologies.
With social distancing and work from home orders in effect, there has been a massive surge in users of collaboration and digital solutions around the world.
There has been a major shift to public cloud services like video conferencing, project collaboration, and e-commerce in a huge way.
In such a time, public cloud companies have seen a boost in demand owing to its ability to meet the challenges brought by a global pandemic.
A large number of companies have been able to adapt quickly thanks to the cloud.
Businesses and consumers appreciate the resiliency that has been demonstrated in recent weeks by front-end applications like Zoom, Skype, but it’s the back-end infrastructure of Cloud that is keeping those now-vital services running smoothly.
Cloud services are an unsung hero in enabling this massive, sudden shift to a remote-first workforce.
There have been indications cloud adoption will continue rising considerably.
This presents a massive opportunity for Software-as-a-Service providers and enterprises like Xero to quickly scale operations.
Additionally, the Australian industry is increasingly shifting to cloud computing.
The number of Australian businesses using commercial cloud computing services has risen from 19 per cent to almost one-third in just one year, Australian Bureau of Statistics data has reported.
Australian spending on public cloud services is expected to grow by 18.3% year on year in 2020, outperforming the increase in global spending which is at 17%.
By the end of 2019, Australian organisations had spent $6.6 billion on public cloud services, and the forecast increase of 18.3 per cent would see this figure increase to $8.1 billion in 2020.
Furthermore, cloud application services are expected to see the most spending, with a predicted $5.2 billion in 2020.
Cloud system infrastructure services are expected to see the biggest year-on-year growth globally at 24 per cent due to the demands of modern application and workloads.
This growth has been helped by business digitisation thanks to the pandemic.
Xero Shares (ASX:XRO) are Well Positioned to Grow in the Current Environment
Xero shares were well-positioned prior to the crisis, with a strong growth model, good capital discipline and a strong balance sheet.
It has established a dominant market position in Australia and New Zealand, a growing presence in the US and UK and is expanding to provide a platform solution.
Prior to Covid-19, it was also enjoying a good subscriber growth rate.
While we might expect these growth rates to slow down in the coming months due to the pandemic, the structural growth drivers of Xero are persistent and meant to stay including the government regulation to accelerate the transition to the cloud.
The increase in digitisation of tax and compliance for small businesses will be a key driver of demand for Xero’s cloud accounting solutions.
Xero runs as a SaaS model, which means it generates recurring revenue.
Since all businesses need to file tax returns and prepare financial statements, good software is required to do it efficiently.
Once businesses convert to new accounting software, it is practically very hard to change or go back to traditional methods.
Due to this, Xero has an advantage in the form of high customer retention.
Additionally, Xero is arguably the most powerful software for accountants to use in the cloud because it was built in a cloud-first environment.
Competing products like QuickBooks, Intuit, and Reckon also offer a cloud-based alternative, but they weren’t born this way.
Xero shares have a significant first-mover advantage when it comes to cloud accounting compared to its competitors.
Xero (ASX:XRO) is on track for Global Expansion
Xero has experienced phenomenal growth in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Along with other geographies, it has surpassed 2.2 million global subscribers.
Xero’s subscribers in Australia grew by 26% in the year to reach 914,000.
Xero’s Australian market share is expected to double to 65% by 2025.
In the UK, subscribers grew by 32% to 613,000 and revenue grew by 54%.
In particular, the growth of UK subscribers was a standout, especially given cloud accounting in the UK is still underpenetrated at 28% market share.
Xero is quickly gaining market share in the UK. This is due to its core competitor Sage struggling with difficulties transitioning to the cloud thanks to platform outages and management changes.
Xero is expected to triple its UK share to around 25% by 2025 largely at Sage’s expense.
With evolving trends like single touch payroll in Australia, payday filing in New Zealand, and filing digital tax in the UK, there is a significant opportunity for Xero to expand market share.
In North America, Xero has already gained a foothold with 392,000 subscribers.
With less than 10% of small businesses have opted for cloud accounting services, Xero has a huge opportunity for growth in North America.
In North America, Xero’s main competitor is Intuit with a market capitalisation of US $44 billion.
Xero (ASX:XRO) is also on track to expand to other regions including Asia and South Africa.
The company shows no sign of slowing down with 432,000 subscribers added in the past 12 months.
COVID-19 Still a Key Risk for Xero Shares (ASX:XRO)
The XRO share price is priced for a high growth future.
The potential lies in the fact that governments around the world are pushing for businesses to switch to digital platforms, which is a great tailwind for the company.
However, there are some concerns during this disruptive period.
There are some significant risks that Xero shares faces in the near term since Xero’s customer base is dominated by SMEs. Companies that have been heavily impacted by COVID-19.
Three main risks that will be of concern:
- Nearly every country in the world will enter a recession this year and with mandatory shutdowns of businesses, there is a risk in subscriber growth.
- There is a risk to the existing subscriber base, with a high probability of SME turnover and liquidity crisis.
- There lies a potential risk with customers to cancel or downgrade their subscription as they look to cut costs.
However, governments in the markets that Xero operates in have announced huge stimulus packages for supporting the small business during this pandemic. This can soften the blow for SMEs and help them survive the pandemic.
Additionally, working from home is more likely to increase business transition to the cloud.
In fact, there lies the potential for growth of cloud platforms considering the shift to digital solutions which Xero offers.
Irrespective of Covid-19, businesses will continue to have tax obligations to tend to in Xero’s core markets of Australia, New Zealand, UK and the USA. This provides a degree of resilience for Xero shares.
Xero Shares (ASX:XRO) Financial Performance
Xero shares achieved an important milestone in the first half of FY20, surpassing 2 million subscribers globally with 467,000 net subscribers added during the period.
This brings total subscribers to 2.28 million in FY20.
Xero shares also experienced exceptional revenue growth, from 552 million in FY19 to 718 million in FY20.
(source: Annual report)
Even though revenue growth has slowly tapered off from over 40% in FY17 to 30% in FY20, this is to be expected as Xero becomes a leader and saturates the Australian and New Zealand markets.
If Xero (ASX:XRO) can replicate its success in the UK and North America, we can expect revenue growth to accelerate.
In addition, Xero reported its first net profit. In FY20 Xero shares’ net profit went from a loss of $27.1 million last year to a profit of $3.3 million this year.
Free cash flow climbed 320% to $27.1 million. This was driven by an increase in operating revenue growth, subscriber growth, increased uptake of Xero add-ons, and growth in other operating revenue.
This was also driven by Subscriber numbers at 31 March 2020 increased by 26%, compared to 31 March 2019.
EBITDA improved by 88% in FY20 and has been growing on a year on year basis, due to increased revenue growth and operational efficiency.
(source: Annual report)
At the current XRO share price, Xero shares are currently trading at around A$89 per share.
With its last reported earnings, this would indicate a PE ratio of about 3,970x.
However, the PE ratio at this time is misleading. This is due to the fact that Xero just got over the line this year with a profit.
If Xero (ASX:XRO) continues to grow at its current pace, we should see the PE ratio come down significantly.
For a better metric such as the Price to Sales ratio, this comes in at a more comfortable 18.6x.
Xero (ASX:XRO) Competitive Analysis
The main competitors of Xero are MYOB and Reckon (ASX RKN). Both of these competitors have been around for a very long time, but have both been completely overtaken by Xero.
Reckon has been expanding its cloud offering, focusing on a niche market comprised of microbusiness and small traders.
Its product is the cheapest and the most flexible on the market, with basic accounting starting at just A$5 a month.
Currently trading at a share price of A$0.68, Reckon has a market cap of A $75 million.
MYOB, on the other hand, is software that provides tax, accounting and other business services software to small and medium businesses.
MYOB was delisted and taken over by private equity in April 2019.
Xero is a leader among its incumbent competitors which were relatively slow to adapt to cloud-based computing.
The company has been called the Apple of accounting thanks to its ease of use compared to its competitors.
Xero Shares (ASX:XRO) Peer Analysis
|Metrics||Xero (ASX: XRO)||Reckon (ASX: RKN)|
|Debt to Equity||115%||209%|
|Total Revenue Growth (YoY)||29.92%||-7.95%|
|Price to Book Ratio||33.1||3.95|
Source – investing.com
We will use the price-to-book ratio to compare valuations, total debt-to-equity to compare leverage, and total revenue growth to compare the growth of the two companies.
With a debt to equity of just 115%, Xero shares are only half as leveraged as Reckon at 209%. A strong balance sheet, especially with the COVID-19 challenges we have ahead, will definitely be an attractive advantage for Xero shares.
Xero shares have also experienced strong revenue growth of close to 30% year on year, with Reckon ceding market share to Xero as revenue fell 7.95%. This is a very positive sign for Xero.
In terms of valuation, at the current XRO share price, Xero shares have a P/B ratio of 33.1, 8 times higher than Reckon. However, this is justified by Xero’s high revenue growth compared to Reckon’s diminishing Revenue.
With strong growth prospects, stellar financial performance and continued momentum, we believe that the XRO share price is well-positioned to continue to grow.
The company is on track for global expansion with large untapped markets in the UK, North America and Asia.
Despite the pandemic, Xero (ASX:XRO) does not anticipate significant changes to its long term strategy. In fact, the pandemic could provide a strong tailwind which may be able to offset the economic downturn that is coming.
Although there might be short term challenges to growth in subscribers and revenues, Xero has a great product and has shown they have what it takes to dominate a market.
We believe that the XRO share price has significant upside potential. However, Xero shares right now are relatively pricey due to its high growth prospects.
Considering the current environment, it may be prudent to wait for a downturn in the market and a correction in the stock before considering taking a position in Xero.
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VGBC has just announced a new Smash 4 invitational tournament, Smash 4 Boot Camp, that will use the Smash Summit method to select invited players. Smash 4 invitationals are few and far between, and in the hands of VGBC, this may be a landmark tournament for invitationals in the future.
The tournament has a prize pool of $10,000, a fine addition to any top Smasher's collection. However, this will be well-earned, as every invitation to the tournament will go to a top player in some regard.
The sixteen invitations will be handled with the same method as Smash Summit:
- Top 8 will receive automatic invitations
- Two "Wild Card" spots will go to the top performing, non-invited player at GameTyrant Expo and The Big House 7
- The final six players will be voted in by the fans
The Top 8 players on the PGR have already received their invitations to Smash 4 Boot Camp, meaning that these players are expected to attend:
- Gonzalo "Zero" Barrios
- Nairoby "Nairo" Quezada
- Saleem "Salem" Young
- Leonardo "MKLeo" Lopez Perez
- Gavin "Tweek" Dempsey
- Samuel "Dabuz" Buzby
- Larry "Larry Lurr" Holland
- James "VoiD" Makekau-Tyson
The tournament has also confirmed that they will host four of the best commentators in the business: Terrance "TKBreezy" Kershaw, Phil "EE" Visu, Zak "Coney" Z, and D'Ron "D1" Maigrette.
The tournament will take place on December 7-10 at The Downtown Grand in Las Vegas, with multiple rooms and suites booked for the duration of the tournament; the tournament will even have an entire floor dedicated to the event.
With the venue, prize pool, and player list combined, this will be one of the swankiest tournaments of the year.
cover photo courtesy of VGBootCamp, photo courtesy of The Downtown Grand

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DOST Secretary Visited Baguio Smart City Command Center
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum, Jr. visited the Baguio Smart City Command Center yesterday. Mayor Benjie and Engr. Felipe Puzon, Jr. gave the secretary a tour within the facility.
Secretary Solidum was introduced to the Digital Twin City app, a project spearheaded and developed by Baguio City Planning and Development Office. The Digital Twin City is an application that presents a selected area within Baguio Ciy in 3D. The app also contains data about the topography as well as structures of a particular area.
The DOST secretary was impressed as he was also informed about other practical applications (use cases) of the smart city system. He also offered existing applications used by the DOST that can also be integrated into the smart city platform.
An app called HazardHunterPH has a wide collection hazard maps from PHIVOLCS, MGB, and PAGASA, which can be overlaid on a digital map.
GeoMapperPH is an application that serves as a platform for national government agencies, LGUs, and NGOs to access, utilize, and contribute data into an integrated database. Developed by GeoRisk Philippines, this app is designed to ease data collection and updating of hazards, vulnerabilities, and coping capacity to support decision-making process in times of disasters or calamities.
PlanSmart Ready to Rebuild app is an automated planning tool that helps boost disaster rehabilitation and recovery efforts of a locality. The app aids LGUs to create seamless disaster recovery plans and intervention measures.
The secretary was also informed about the Baguio in My Pocket app. The app offers a plethora of services including tax assessment, building permit application, business permit application/renewal, and emergency 911 services. Engr. Puzon provided a live demonstration of the app’s 911 feature.
Being a geologist and former PHIVOLCS head, Secretary Solidum was impressed seeing what Baguio City has achieved with its smart city endeavor. He then offered, “So kung ano man ‘yung puwede pa naming maidagdag sa inyo [smart city system], sabihin niyo lang.”
Mayor Benjie expressed his gratitude. He replied, “Sa tingin ho namin marami pa ang maaari ninyong maidagdag para sa aming Baguio Smart City System.”
The Baguio Smart City System is capable of carrying multiple use cases that enhances the city’s resource management, governance efficiency, and public service delivery.


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The Mayor of Miami, Florida, sees China’s cryptocurrency stifling as “the turning point” that “creates a fantastic chance for America.” He said: “Their loss is our gain and America will and can lead the longer term by providing a clean power home for bitcoin miners and every one who are building on/with/for bitcoin.”
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who has been attempting to create his town into a bitcoin hub, sees the crypto stifling by the Chinese government as a chance for his city and therefore the U.S. He told Bloomberg:
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Suarez commented on China’s stifling this week: “China ban bitcoin could be a large mistake with impacts which will be felt for generations. Their loss is our gain and America will and can lead the longer term by providing a clean power home for bitcoin miners and every one who are building on/with/for bitcoin.”
The Mayor of Miami isn’t the sole politician who sees China’s crackdown on crypto as a chance for the U.S. “China’s authoritarian crackdown on crypto, together with bitcoin, could be a massive chance for the U.S. It’s additionally a reminder of our large structural advantage over China,” said legislator Pat Toomey. legislator Apostle McHenry said, “China’s call to limit access presents an ideal chance for American leadership on cryptocurrency.”
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Creatively re-purposing old furniture can give it a new lease on life. Have you ever taken a piece of furniture and given it a new use? Share your creative ideas with the rest of us!
- My company, www.furnitureconsignment.com, is struggling to serve our customers who have Entertainmnet Armoires and are looking to sell them. Due to the advent of the modern televsion, these once fantastic pieces of furniture are no longer necessary and a big headache for our customers who want them out of their home. It is one of the great tragedies of the furniture industry. We have suggested options to ourt clients, but would be interested to hear of anyone else who has had success in re-purposing these pieces.
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Animals also know how to grieve when they lose the people they love. Just like it is with humans, the intensity of the loss and the manner of mourning this loss varies with dogs as well. This mother dog lost her puppies shortly after giving birth, it was heartbreaking for her.
A sad story happened in Suzhou, Anhui province, China. The owner of the mother dog is known as Mr.Qin and said the dogs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ during labor. The dog has managed to find the shallow grave that had been dug for the puppies and dig through it to locate their bodies. The mother, who couldn’t seem to accept the fact that her children were really gone, tried to dig up her child’s ʙᴜʀɪᴇᴅ ʙᴏᴅʏ from the ground five or six times.
She licked their bodies morosely as the puppies lay side by side in the mud. The owner had to try to get the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ dog out of her mouth and comfort her by patting it on the head. But despite the success of a few times, the mother dog continues to be with her pups. Qin can only be by her side, comforting her during her this difficult time.
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Adam Geller, founder and CEO of National Research, Inc. based in New Jersey was asked by the Donald Trump campaign in May to be one of their pollsters along with Brett Loyd, Tony Fabrizio, John McLaughlin, Mike Baselice and Kellyanne Conway who later went on to manage the campaign. Geller said “It was a great, smart team of pollsters and we formed a very tight crew. Each of us were assigned various states to conduct polling.” They obviously were the best in the nation because they also were polling that Trump was going to win whereas so many others were not.
Geller had the following to say about why other pollsters had the results wrong:
There are probably dozens of reasons but the most common one is likely to be that they were basing their poll models off of 2012 turnout – and that turnout never materialized. Internally in the Trump campaign, we realized that the 2012 model was no longer relevant, and to our credit, we saw opportunities in the midwestern “Blue Wall” states that ultimately went our way and delivered the win.
In addition, the other pollsters were not accurately considering the undecided voters and knowing how they are going to vote tells a lot about what the results will be on Election Day.
Over the weekend Hillary Clinton blamed her loss on the FBI reopening her email investigation right before the election. When the Shark Tank asked Geller if he thinks there is any validity to her claim he said:
I think her campaign got distracted by it for sure. But there is a lot of blame to go around on their side. That was most assuredly not the only reason she lost.
When asked if he thought Florida would turn red and why he thought Trump won the state, Geller said:
I felt cautiously optimistic about Florida. It is a classic swing state and we knew the demographics continue to evolve, for example in Orange County which has seen growth in Puerto Rican voters. We see the electorate as a whole becoming more diverse. But some public polls at the end (NY TIMES/Sienna) and our own polling showed is to be in good shape, with higher turnout projected in areas that were good for us, such as the Panhandle.
Geller and the other pollsters mentioned will be continuing their accurate polling by providing it to the RNC on behalf of President Trump.
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Live updates: follow the latest news on Russia-Ukraine
ExxonMobil is following its peers in the energy industry and will cease operations in Russia and refrain from making new investments in the country, in response to Moscow's military offensive in Ukraine.
The company holds a 30 per cent stake, alongside Rosneft, Japan's Sodeco and India's ONGC Videsh, in the Sakhalin Island oil and gas fields in Russia’s far east.
ExxonMobil will discontinue operations and take measures to exit the business, but did not provide a time frame, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Its business in the country is valued at more than $4 billion, according to its last annual report.
"In response to recent events, we are beginning the process to discontinue operations and developing steps to exit the Sakhalin-1 venture," the oil giant said.
"Our role as operator goes beyond an equity investment. The process to discontinue operations will need to be carefully managed and closely co-ordinated with the co-venturers in order to ensure it is executed safely. Given the current situation, ExxonMobil will not invest in new developments in Russia."
Earlier on Tuesday, French energy giant TotalEnergies said it supports EU sanctions against Russia in response to its military offensive in Ukraine "regardless of the consequences [currently being assessed] on its activities in Russia," but the company stopped short of saying it would divest or pull out of the country. It holds a 19.4 per cent interest in Novatek, as well as other oil and gas projects in Russia, according to its website.
TotalEnergies said it will no longer provide capital for new projects in Russia and "condemns" Russia's military offensive in Ukraine.
Austria’s OMV also said on Tuesday it had terminated a sale agreement with Gazprom for a 24.98 per cent stake in the development in the Urengoy gas and condensate field, and says it will review involvement in Nord Stream 2 Pipeline.
Rival BP agreed to unload its Rosneft 20 per cent stake and Shell said it will end its alliance with Gazprom as well. Italian oil company Eni said it plans to sell its stake in the Blue Stream pipeline carrying Russian gas to Turkey that it co-owns with Russia's Gazprom, according to Reuters. British Gas owner Centrica said it will exit gas supply agreements with its Russian counterparts, including Gazprom, due to the Ukraine crisis.
Western oil giants have come under pressure after the US and EU allies imposed tighter sanctions on Russia in response to its military offensive in Ukraine.
The punitive measures against Moscow disconnect certain Russian banks from the global Swift payments network, in addition to various sanctions aimed at tightening the noose around Moscow that include the US Treasury prohibiting Americans from engaging in transactions with the Bank of Russia, the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the country's Ministry of Finance.
These measures follow US and EU moves last week that limit Russia's ability to do business in dollars, euros, pounds and yen, as well as the freezing of Moscow's assets and denying it access to their financial markets, curtailing its ability to raise funding.
“Stricter rules around access to the international financial system could hurt international oil companies’ ability to receive dividends and other payments,” according to global consultancy Wood Mackenzie. “Targeted sanctions against their Russian partners seem unlikely, but would present a much more profound challenge.”
Still, despite western measures, the US and EU have notably not placed sanctions on Russia’s energy and commodity industries, which are integral to the global economy. That has averted an energy crisis, as Russia is among the world's biggest producers of oil and natural gas, in addition to nickel, aluminium, palladium, cobalt, copper, wheat and barley.
Moscow has not disrupted energy supplies to European countries and gas exports to Europe from Russia have increased since the start of the conflict, as they are excluded from sanctions. On Tuesday, Gazprom said it was delivering 109.6 million cubic metres of gas to European customers through Ukrainian territory.
"It remains in Gazprom’s, Ukraine’s, and Europe’s interest to continue steady pipeline supplies for as long as possible," said Rystad Energy’s senior analyst Kaushal Ramesh.
"Bullishness has crept in from the liquified natural gas (LNG) side, as the latest tranche of sanctions from the UK have targeted Russian shipping and we may see LNG vessels with any discernible connections to Russia get turned away from UK ports. Further upside awaits if other European countries follow suit."
Meanwhile, Brent, the global benchmark for two thirds of the world's oil, Brent, was 7.6 per cent higher at $112.95 per barrel at 5.11pm UAE time on Wednesday. West Texas Intermediate, the gauge that tracks US crude, was up 7.54 per cent, trading at $111.21 a barrel.
On Wednesday, the Opec+ 23-member alliance of oil producers convened and agreed to bring 400,000 barrels per day of crude to the market in April, sticking to its schedule of monthly increases in crude production, despite lingering concerns that an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict could potentially disrupt global energy supplies.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed on Tuesday to release 60 million barrels of oil from emergency stocks to bring stability to energy markets.
The Paris-based agency said Russia’s military offensive had come against a backdrop of “already tight global oil markets, heightened price volatility, commercial inventories that are at their lowest level since 2014 and a limited ability of producers to provide additional supply in the short term”.
“The situation in energy markets is very serious and demands our full attention. Global energy security is under threat, putting the world economy at risk during a fragile stage of the recovery,” IEA’s executive director, Fatih Birol, said.