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Thursday, December 4, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Because workers’ compensation only offers a limited amount of benefits, does not account for pain and suffering and comes with some pretty complex conditions, it’s important to understand when and how to navigate outside of the workers’ compensation system. An experienced personal injury attorney can help determine if and when to pursue a case.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
What was added almost as an afterthought may be one of the most relevant, albeit controversial, provisions of Proposition 46, which Californians will vote on November 4.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Thursday, May 27, 2010
On September 12, 2008, 25 people lost their lives and another 135 were injured when a packed Metrolink commuter train collided with a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth, California. Federal investigators believe that the crash was likely the fault of the train engineer, Robert Martin Sanchez, who also died in the accident. Phone records revealed that Sanchez was sending and receiving text messages in the moments leading up to the crash, causing him to ignore several warning lights and run through a red light before hitting the freighter at a combined speed of 80 miles per hour.
The Chatsworth accident quickly became a national symbol of just how devastating and catastrophic driver distraction can be. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 80 percent of all motor vehicle accidents and 65 percent of near crashes are caused by driver distraction. The US Department of Transportation estimates that 6000 people were killed and 500,000 more were injured in 2008 in accidents attributed to distracted drivers.
Effectiveness of Cell Phone, Texting Bans Debatable
The current state response to the problem of driver distraction has been to pass laws banning texting and the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. In California, the ban on using hand-held devices went into effect in July of 2008 (Vehicle Code §23123) while the ban on texting went into effect in January of 2009 (Vehicle Code §23123.5).
These bans, however, present special enforcement issues and may not be as effective at curbing the bad behavior as lawmakers would like. For example, a study released in January 2010 by the Highway Loss Data Institute found that cell phone bans do not correlate to lower accident rates for drivers. The study looked at the crash statistics in four states, including California, after their hands-free cell phone laws went into effect and found that the rate of motor vehicle accidents did not decrease in response to the laws.
In California, the State Highway Patrol has encountered problems with enforcing the texting ban. In the year since the texting ban went into effect, the Highway Patrol has only issued approximately 1,400 citations for violating the statute. In comparison, the Highway Patrol has issued more than 163,000 tickets to drivers caught using hand-held cell phones since that ban went into effect in mid-2008. The low number of texting citations is not because drivers have stopped texting, but because it is so difficult for police officers to catch someone in the act.
Other Reasons Drivers Should Avoid Distractions
So if the law does not convince drivers to stop using cell phones and texting while driving, then what will?
Regardless of a law or regulation prohibiting a distracting activity, there are two important reasons why motorists should avoid distractions while driving:
- Drivers do not want to be responsible for causing an accident that seriously injuries or kills someone
- A jury may find a driver who was texting or talking on a cell phone at the time another driver hit him or her partially at fault for the accident, reducing the driver's potential recovery at trial
California is a pure comparative negligence state. This means that a jury will consider the relative fault of both drivers in causing an accident and proportion any damage award according to each driver's percentage of fault. For example, if the jury finds that the plaintiff was 30 percent at fault for the accident, then any compensation the plaintiff receives from the defendant will be reduced by 30 percent. As a result, it is in the defendant's best interests to argue that the plaintiff was responsible for at least a portion of the accident in order to reduce the defendant's monetary liability.
Driver distraction is one of the reasons a jury may find a plaintiff partially at fault for causing an accident. If the plaintiff was talking on a cell phone or sending a text message at the time of the accident, the defendant may be able to successfully argue this activity contributed in some way to the accident. Thus, it is in every drivers' best interests not to participate in an activity that a) may harm someone else or b) handicap their ability to receive compensation for any injuries they sustain in a motor vehicle accident.
Despite the fact that California law prohibits drivers from talking on hand-held cell phones and texting while driving, many drivers continue to engage in both of these dangerous activities. Drivers, however, should be aware of their potential legal liability for doing so, even if they are not entirely to blame for causing an accident.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
People injured due to someone else's negligence may end up with a reduced award for medical expenses based on what his or her insurance company actually paid for medical care
Consider this scenario: Imagine that you were involved in a major car accident caused by a drunk driver. In this accident you suffered severe injuries requiring major medical care. You brought a lawsuit against the drunk driver and the jury quickly found him or her fully at fault for the accident. The total bill for your medical treatment was $100,000, and your insurer paid $60,000 as payment-in-full based on a contract it has with the hospital. Can the jury hear evidence of the total cost of your medical care? Is the jury permitted to hear evidence of your insurance company's payment? Further, how much are you entitled to recover? The answers to these questions likely depend upon the status of what is known as the collateral source rule.
What Is the Collateral Source Rule?
The collateral source rule is an evidentiary rule; it bars defendants in a personal injury case from introducing evidence of money the plaintiff received from collateral sources. Used in this sense, collateral sources are any people or companies not directly involved in the litigation that may have provided benefits or compensation to the plaintiff for damages he or she suffered in the accident. As the California Supreme Court stated in Helfend v. Southern California Rapid Transit District, "if an injured party receives some compensation for his injuries from a source wholly independent of the [at-fault party], such payment should not be deducted from the damages which the plaintiff would otherwise collect from the [at-fault party]." 2 Cal.3d 1, 6 (1970). Common collateral sources are private health insurers, workers' compensation programs, Medicare and Medicaid.
Under the traditional application of the collateral source rule, the jury would not hear evidence of insurance payments, and any insurance payment would not be deducted from the total expenses. Using the above example, the plaintiff could recover $100,000, despite the $60,000 insurance payment. In Helfend, the California Supreme Court discussed the rationale behind the collateral source rule as being that a defendant should "not be able to avoid payment of full compensation for the injury inflicted merely because the victim has had the foresight to provide himself with insurance." 2 Cal.3d at 10. However, there has been a series of decisions by California Courts of Appeal (from both the First and Third Districts), application of which may change this answer.
Erosion of the Collateral Source Rule in California
In Hanif v. Housing Authority of Yolo County, 200 Cal.App.3d 635 (1988), the court held that the plaintiff was only entitled to recover the amount of money actually paid by Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid plan) on the plaintiff's behalf. As such, it reduced the trial court's award, which exceeded the actual amount paid.
In Nishihama v. City and County of San Francisco, 93 Cal.App.4th 298 (2001), the court again held that the plaintiff was only entitled to recover the amount that her health plan actually paid for her medical care, and not the actual cost of the care, which was higher. Thus, the Court of Appeal reduced the award of expenses for medical care.
Both Hanif and Nishihama stand for the proposition that the entire amount of medical expenses billed by a provider may not be collectible by the injured plaintiff. A later case, Greer v. Buzgheia, 141 Cal.App.4th 1150 (2006), clarified these decisions and held that evidence of the entire amount of the plaintiff's billed medical expenses is admissible as evidence, even though it was more than the actual amount paid by the insurer for the medical care.
Under Hanif, Nishihama and Greer, a defendant may bring a post-verdict motion to reduce the verdict based on the actual amount paid by an insurer for medical care. Using the example in the opening paragraph, under these cases, the defendant would be allowed to move to reduce an award of $100,000 to the plaintiff by $40,000 since the insurer only paid $60,000, and the court has the authority to make that reduction.
Recent Reaffirmation of the Collateral Source Rule in Olsen
As noted by Justice Moore in the recent concurring opinion in Olsen v. Reid, 164 Cal.App.4th 200 (2008), there is no California Supreme Court authority for a post-verdict reduction of an award of medical expenses actually billed based on insurance payments. The Olsen court found that the trial court erred in reducing the amount of medical expenses the jury awarded the plaintiff because it was not clear what was actually paid or if anything was "written off."
In his concurring opinion, Justice Moore warned that by "permitting the posttrial reduction of medical expenses, the collateral source rule has been buried without the dignity of any services or parting words." 164 Cal.App.4th at 204. Justice Moore refused to "jump on the bandwagon" and follow the post-verdict reduction practice, which he believed abolishes the policies behind the collateral source rule. As he noted, under this practice, "[t]he plaintiff who has insurance receives less than her uninsured counterpart, while the defendant benefits from the plaintiff's prudence." Id. at 213.
What does this all mean for an injured person in California? If the jury is allowed to hear evidence of the full cost of medical expenses then it follows that the damage award for pain and suffering will be higher and the injured party can get more money. However, if the courts opt not to heed Justice Moore's warning and instead follow the Hanif/Nishihama post-verdict reduction, the injured person may end up with a reduced award for medical expenses based on what his or her insurance company actually paid for medical care.


The vaping crisis could roll back decades of progress
Researchers are working hard to determine the cause of more than 500 cases of lung illness affecting e-cigarette users. Eight of those people have died, sparking a criminal investigation from the FDA – but even before this outbreak, e-cigarettes divided the medical community. The American Lung Association has said that “e-cigarettes are not safe,” but the American Cancer Society said they’re “likely to be significantly less harmful for adults than smoking regular cigarettes.”
One of the web’s most talked-about pro-vaping videos is an experiment comparing the effects of tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes on the lungs, put out by England’s top public health agency.
“My research shows that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than cigarettes,” said Dr. Lion Shahab, an associate professor at University College London.
Public Health England describes e-cigarettes as “at least 95% less harmful” than tobacco cigarettes.
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(JULY 21, 2023 – NORTH BAY, ON) – First Peoples Wellness Circle (FPWC) is thrilled to announce a $2.5 million combined investment in new funding from Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada. This substantial investment will empower us to continue our purpose of addressing the mental wellness and health needs of Canada’s First Peoples, in line with the FPWC strategic plan.
The $1.5 million allocation under the Supporting the Mental Health of Those Most Affected by COVID-19 initiative will enable FPWC to enhance and expand on vital mental wellness supports for the First Nation mental wellness workforce, which is especially crucial during the pandemic recovery. The additional $1 million investment comes from the Addressing Racism and Discrimination in Canada’s Health System program, which will fund efforts to help address and take action on systemic racism in the mental health system and advocate for equitable health outcomes in First Nation communities in New Brunswick.
We are grateful to Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada for their trust in our organization’s purpose and look forward to working towards achieving our shared objectives of improving Indigenous health outcomes and fostering wholistic well-being within First Peoples communities.
An official announcement will be made by the Honourable Anthony Rota at the Anishinabek Nation’s Elders Hall on July 21, 2023. FPWC invites you to join us in celebrating this significant step forward as we strengthen our commitment to uplifting First Peoples’ mental wellness and equity within Canada’s health system.
About First Peoples Wellness Circle (FPWC)
The First Peoples Wellness Circle (FPWC) is an Indigenous-led national not-for-profit dedicated to enhancing the lives of Canada’s First Peoples by addressing healing, wellness, and mental wellness barriers. The organization’s purpose is to walk with and support First Peoples and communities to share collective intelligence for healing, peace-making, and living a good life. FPWC’s approach is centred on promoting wellness pathways based on traditional knowledge and culture that supports healing and wellness and fosters a two-eyed seeing approach. FPWC envisions a nation where our First Peoples experience wholistic health and wellness by championing diverse cultural values, beliefs, and practices.


Telltale’s The Walking Dead series has been famous ever since it’s the first debut in 2012 that introduced players to Clementine, the little girl everyone felt the urge to protect. The first season of the Walking Dead certainly put Telltale on the map and ever since has gained the game company recognition for their other titles.
Telltale has gained attention for continuing the series, the last two often being compared to their first phenomenal season. They took Comic-Con as a chance to announce the final season of their Walking Dead series and have confirmed Clementine will be making an appearance in season four. Clementine will be the store once again in this final season and the voice actor Melissa Hutchison will reprise the role of the young woman.
Telltale has confirmed the final seas of their The Walking Dead series will be released on Android, PC, and Mac, and consoles so everyone can find out what happens next. When the series first debuted in 2012 it was a critical hit among fans and even received a nominated for IGN’s 2012 Game of the Year. Ever since the original season has come and gone, the second rode on the popularity of the previous one and came out in 2014. The third season of The Walking Dead series from Telltale, called A New Frontier, recently concluded earlier in the 2017 year.
Telltale has continued to ride out the success of their first season with a few additions to flesh out the series. They released a standalone episode called The 400 Days that was released in 2013 and even had a spinoff miniseries that had Michonne as the main character last year.
The final installment of these popular series will certainly have fans on the edge of their seats and waiting eagerly to see how Clementine’s story comes to close.


The Washington Post recently highlighted the latest anti-Islamic movement sprouting in the political arena in France. As Islam has continually spread throughout Europe, predominantly Christian countries have reacted to the foreign religious customs and traditions with varying degrees of animosity. In the case of France, which houses an estimated five million Muslims, the first issue of discussion within the political sphere was the burka, resulting in a complete ban of face veils in public. The latest religious controversy revolves around the preparation of meat and its sale to the public, and now the hot topic has entered the current re-election campaign of President Nicholas Sarkozy.
As Mohammed Moussaoui, head of the French Council of the Muslim Religion put it, when religion (and specifically the halal meat problem) enters the political campaign, “it creates tensions in the society.” This begs the question, is the focus on Halal meat a gimmick for political attention?


Congratulations to 3 NUMA members for winning Support4Sport awards this year for Judo:
JASON SCOTT - Judo Coach of the Year
HUNTER ANNIS - Judo Junior Male Athlete of the Year
ANGELE LEBLANC- Judo Volunteer of the Year
There is no formal award ceremony this year but it doesn’t take away from the hard work and the heart that we all put into our club and this sport. Congratulations to all the nominations, the award recipients, and especially to our NUMA members!


With rising costs of food, gasoline, and other necessities, it can sometimes be difficult to make it until payday without an extra cash infusion. If you occasionally take out a payday loan or cash advance to help bridge the gap until your next paycheck, you're not alone -- more than 12 million borrowers take out at least one payday loan per year. However, if you live in Minnesota, a recent decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court could affect your ability to take out online payday loans in the future. Read on to learn more about the factors leading to this court case, as well as the practical implications it could have for your daily life.
What did the Minnesota Supreme Court recently decide about payday loans?
Each state regulates payday loans, title loans, and other short-term, high-interest loans differently -- which can mean that a loan offering that is perfectly legal in one state could be illegal in a neighboring state. For this reason, many states with tight payday lending regulations have prescribed limitations on payday loans offered by out-of-state lenders. Minnesota is one such state, with laws on the books placing strict limits on the interest rates that can be charged by payday lenders, as well as restricting a borrower's ability to "roll over" payday loans or use the proceeds of a new loan to pay off an old one.
In response to a challenge to Minnesota's law, the Minnesota Supreme Court recently upheld this law as constitutional -- holding that online payday lenders who offer loans to Minnesota residents must abide by the same rules and standards as other payday lenders operating in Minnesota.
How can this decision affect your ability to take out a payday loan in Minnesota?
This decision shouldn't have much of an effect on loans taken out from brick-and-mortar payday lending companies -- but if you primarily took out online payday loans for the convenience factor, going forward you'll likely need to seek out Minnesota-based online lenders or out-of-state lenders whose loans comply with Minnesota state law. State lawmakers are still busy issuing injunctions or legal restraining orders against out-of-state lenders that have been operating in Minnesota without going through the proper channels.
While you won't find yourself in legal trouble if you take out a loan from a non-Minnesota-compliant lender, you could find yourself paying higher interest rates or additional fees as compared with a loan from a Minnesota-based lender.
For payday loans, contact a company such as #1 Cash Stop.Share


Quantum Computing News
- Arqit Announces Collaborations to Develop a Federated Quantum System for Satellite Quantum Key Distribution for Government Customers June 16, 2021The Federated Quantum Systems (FQS) will be a private instance of Arqit's QuantumCloud technology oriented for use by government customers who have more stringent requirements for control and require a separate system from those used by commercial customers. Countries that will participate in this system will include the UK, USA, Japan, Canada, Italy, Belgium, and […]
- Combining classical and quantum computing opens door to new discoveries June 15, 2021Researchers have discovered a new and more efficient computing method for pairing the reliability of a classical computer with the strength of a quantum system.
- Insulators turn up the heat on quantum bits June 14, 2021Physicists have long suspected that dielectric materials may significantly disrupt ion-trap quantum computers. Now, researcher have developed a new method to quantify this source of error for the first time. For the future operation of quantum computers with very many quantum bits, such noise sources need to be eliminated already during the design process if […]
- New combination of materials provides progress toward quantum computing June 14, 2021Engineers have demonstrated how, when the TMDC materials they make are stacked in a particular geometry, the interaction that occurs between particles gives researchers more control over the devices' properties. Specifically, the interaction between electrons becomes so strong that they form a new structure known as a correlated insulating state. This is an important step, […]
- QUTAC Consortium Formed in Germany to Develop and Promote Quantum Applications June 11, 2021Ten German corporations have come together to form the Quantum Technology and Application Consortium (QUTAC). The founding members include BASF, BMW Group, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bosch, Infineon, Merck, Munich Re, SAP, Siemens, and Volkswagen and have a goal to develop and promote the application of quantum computers for usable industrial applications. The group is looking for […]
- QUTAC Consortium Formed in German to Develop and Promote Quantum Applications June 11, 2021Ten German corporations have come together to form the Quantum Technology and Application Consortium (QUTAC). The founding members include BASF, BMW Group, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bosch, Infineon, Merck, Munich Re, SAP, Siemens, and Volkswagen and have a goal to develop and promote the application of quantum computers for usable industrial applications. The group is looking for […]
- IonQ Trapped Ion Computer Now Supported by Google’s Cirq June 11, 2021IonQ's trapped ion quantum computers already had support from many of the major quantum software development kits including IBM's Qiskit, Xanadu's PennyLane, Zapata's Orquestra, Strangeworks QC and others. The addition of Google's Cirq adds another one to the list. This will make it easier for software developers who are familiar with Cirq to utilize IonQ's […]
- KETS Quantum Security Raises a £3.1 Million ($4.4M USD) Series A Round June 11, 2021The funding round was led by Quantonation and Speedinvest with additional participation from Mustard Seed MAZE. KETS is a quantum security company developing chip-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) solutions. They are basing their solutions around an integrated photonics technology which they say will provide them with advantages in size, […]
- Qu & Co Reaches a Collaboration Agreement with Airbus June 10, 2021Qu & Co, a quantum software company based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, will collaborate with Airbus to investigate the use of quantum computers for flight physics simulations. This area is of particular interest to Airbus and was one of the five problem areas included in their Quantum Computing Challenge contest that they sponsored in 2019-2020. […]
- On Guilt June 10, 2021The other night Dana and I watched “The Internet’s Own Boy,” the 2014 documentary about the life and work of Aaron Swartz, which I’d somehow missed when it came out. Swartz, for anyone who doesn’t remember, was the child prodigy who helped create RSS and Reddit, who then became a campaigner for an open Internet, […]
- A Deeper Dive into the Honeywell Quantum Solutions / Cambridge Quantum Computing Merger June 10, 2021To find out more about the motivation, benefits, and opportunities of this newly announced plan to merge the two organizations, we talked with Tony Uttley, president of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and gained a few insights into the merger. The first thing he pointed out is that Honeywell Quantum Solutions (HQS) and Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) […]
- Researchers create quantum microscope that can see the impossible June 9, 2021In a major scientific leap, researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible to see.
- More quantum computing popularization! June 8, 2021I now have a feature article up at Quanta magazine, entitled “What Makes Quantum Computing So Hard To Explain?” I.e., why do journalists, investors, etc. so consistently get central points wrong, even after the subject has been in public consciousness for more than 25 years? Perhaps unsurprisingly, I found it hard to discuss that meta-level […]
- Pasqal Receives €25 Million ($30.4M USD) in Series A Funding June 8, 2021The round was led by Quantonation and the Defense Innovation Fund, managed by Bpifrance on behalf of the Defense Innovation Agency (AID), with additional participation from Runa Capital, Daphni, Eni Next and including a previously announced commitment by the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund. Paris based Pasqal is using neutral atom technology to develop analog and […]
- C12 Quantum Electronics Raises a $10 Million Seed Round June 8, 2021The funding was led by 360 Capital with additional participation from Bpifrance (Digital Venture Fund), Airbus Ventures, BNP Paribas Développement, and Octave Klaba (OVHcloud), and additional grants from Bpifrance and the Ile-de-France Region. Paris based C12 Quantum Electronics is developing a spin qubit quantum device based upon a carbon nanotube technology. They will be building […]
- Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Computing Will Combine to From an Independent Company June 8, 2021Honeywell Corporation announced today that it is spinning off its Honeywell Quantum Solutions (HQS) division and HQS will merge with Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) to form a new independent company that hardware and software quantum solutions to customers. Honeywell Corporation will retain a majority stake in the company and will also invest in it an […]
- Early endeavors on the path to reliable quantum machine learning June 8, 2021The future quantum computers should be capable of super-fast and reliable computation. Today, this is still a major challenge. Now, computer scientists conduct an early exploration for reliable quantum machine learning.
- Council for New Industry Creation through Quantum Technology Being Formed in Japan June 7, 2021Eleven Japanese companies known as the Founders Association met at the end of May and are planning to launch this summer a Council for New Industry Creation through Quantum Technology. The Council will promote the application of quantum technologies to the creation of new industries over the medium to long term in Japan. Personnel from […]
- New research enables non-line-of-sight quantum communication, imaging June 7, 2021Monday, June 7, 2021 Researchers have successfully transferred quantum coherence through photons scattered in free-space for the first time, enabling new research opportunities and applications in fields ranging from quantum communication to imaging and beyond.
- An atom chip interferometer that could detect quantum gravity June 4, 2021Physicists have created a quantum interferometer on an atom chip. This device can be used to explore the fundamentals of quantum theory by studying the interference pattern between two beams of atoms. Physicists describe how the device could be adapted to use mesoscopic particles instead of atoms. This modification would allow for expanded applications.
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On May 6, 2011, Queens Box 3028 was transmitted for a fire in a private dwelling. A second source came in for a report of a person trapped. Engine 259 and Ladder 128 reported heavy smoke in the distance prior to arrival. 259 arrived first due and transmitted the 10-75 for a confirmed working fire. The person that was reported trapped self-evacuated and did not sustain life-threatening injuries.


The danger is a constant companion of truck drivers. It is not only about the truck drivers, but the drivers’ heavy vehicles face a continuous touch of danger while they drive their trucks. The fact that most of the drivers transport dangerous goods like petrol, fuel, and gas, makes trucking even more dangerous. Added to this, truckers face many other problems as well. From the wet road to aggressive drivers, everything teams up to make trucking a risky affair. To prevent roadside accidents and to make drivers’ life easy on the road, well-known trucking companies are coming forward with tips and guidelines. These are going to help aspiring truckers to be safe while driving their heavy vehicles and keep others safe as well.
Anahuac Transport Speaks About Driving Safety Tips
Anahuac Transport has been dealing with heavy vehicles for a long time. Those who work for this company know that safety is a major protocol within this organization. To prevent roadside accidents and other mishaps, Anahuac makes it a point to train its drivers. They also have a long guideline for everyone who joins the company.
Anahuac has gained its reputation of being a reliable trucking company due to its service. This company keeps its employees’ safety at the top of the list. For this reason, the experts of Anahuac make it a point to tutor aspiring drivers to handle their trucks properly. Heavy vehicles which transport dangerous goods must follow some roadside rules. It is because heavy vehicles expose everyone to danger due to their size of the vehicles. Without training, a driver may end up compromising the safety rules. Also, truck driver needs to pay attention to a few essential objects when driving their trucks. If they can take care of these trucking essentials, they will be able to prevent a lot of challenges.
Since trucking is all about heavy vehicles, drivers need to take care of their tankers. Companies need to pay attention to the designs of tankers. It is because tanker designs are essential which keep trucks safe. The problem with tankers that transport fuel or petroleum is the moment a truck begins to move the petrol it is carrying begins to expand. Therefore, companies need to find tankers that can prevent petroleum spillage and keep trucks safe when driving. Drivers also need to be careful about their tankers. Depending on the truck design they need to take care while driving their vehicles. If people remain responsible while driving trucks, the chances of accidents will reduce a lot.
With the advancement of technology, safety gear for trucks has improved a lot. Now every trucking company installs the latest safety gear to keep their vehicles safe on road. However, it is essential that drivers know about the proper use of the safety gear which companies are providing. If drivers are not trained, they will not be able to use their safety gear when the time comes.
Anahuac Transport makes it a point to teach their drivers about their safety gear. Everyone goes through a thorough training session to know about the truck safety gear before starting to work.


Pedro Ciaxinha, our Head Coach, expressed his satisfaction with the victory over Al-Khor in the clash held in QSL Round 8.
He was quoted, in the press conference, saying: "We scored a hard-fought win over a strong opponent of high-standard players and a distinguished coach. We also succeeded in breaking Al-Khor’s winning streak over Al-Gharafa."
He added: "Our players deserve congratulation for their wonderful performance, for precisely carrying out the instructions and for their fighting spirits all over the game".
About scoring the third consecutive victory, he said: "It is something good to register our third win in a row and we aspire to continue along the same path in the upcoming stages."


Bobby Holden of Simi Valley, California tees off Tuesday morning as play began at the 112th Western Amateur at The Beverly Country Club in Chicago.
112th Western Amateur gets underway
CHICAGO (July 29, 2014) -- Play at the 112th Western Amateur began Tuesday morning at The Beverly Country Club in Chicago with players going off Nos. 1 and 10.
The 156-man field features 50 of the world’s top 100 players, including 21 of the top 37, giving the Western Amateur the highest concentration of elite-level players of any event in the amateur game.
The international field includes players from 17 countries, including a dozen from Australia, by far the largest foreign contingent. Players from Argentina, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, the Philippines, South Africa, Taiwan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe also are competing this week.
"The quality and depth of the Western Amateur field always is strong and deep, and we are pleased to be able to maintain the same level of excellence again this year,” said Vince Pellegrino, senior vice president of tournaments for the WGA. “Beverly is a classic Donald Ross course, and we expect the best amateurs in the world to embrace the challenge it presents.”


Yes, we know, the iPhone 7 was only released in September. But with this year’s model featuring only iterative upgrades, many Apple fans are already looking ahead to the iPhone 8.
2017 marks the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, which was first announced by Steve Jobs on 9 January 2007, and released later that year on June 29.
Given the momentous occasion, rumour has it that Apple has been holding back some of its most groundbreaking features for next year’s model – which many expect to be called the iPhone 8.
We’ve rounded up all the latest rumours and leaks, so if you’re unimpressed by the iPhone 7’s features, you’ll know what next year’s update has in store.
Apple is rumoured to be working on three versions of its next iPhone, including a 5-inch model to sit between its existing 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch handsets.
Japanese blog Mac Otakara reports that all three models will boast identical specifications , citing sources within Apple’s Taiwanese supply chain.
The 5-inch version is also rumoured to feature a dual-lens camera, with iSight modules arranged vertically instead of horizontally.
While Apple has long been rumoured to be working on three models of its next iPhone , earlier reports have claimed that they will not all have the same specifications.
Meanwhile, a recent report in the Wall Street Journal claimed that Apple is currently testing more than 10 different prototypes for its next smartphone.
Apple traditionally releases its latest iPhone in the first two weeks of September, in good time for the start of the Christmas shopping season.
So far, there’s nothing to suggest the company will break with tradition. That means we can expect Apple to unveil its new handset either the week of September 4 or September 11.
Then again, with it being a special anniversary, Apple may choose to pick a different date for the launch. If Apple is feeling particularly nostalgic, it may opt for June 29 – the same day the first iPhone was released.
It’s unlikely that Apple’s iPhone 8 will be any easier on the wallet than previous models, but it may not be much more expensive.
In past years, Apple has launched its new handset at roughly the same price point as the previous model, and simultaneously knocked around £100 off the cost of the previous model.
Apple’s 32GB iPhone 7 costs £599, while the iPhone 7 Plus starts at £719.
That should give you a fairly good idea of what the iPhone 8 will cost – although if it does get a major design ovehaul, we wouldn’t be surprised if Apple increased the price a bit.
Based on Apple’s well-established “tick-tock” cycle, the 2017 model would be called the iPhone 7s.
The tick-tock cycle refers to Apple releasing a new design every two years, and new features within the same casing on alternate years (which are usually known as “s” models).
However, rumour has it that Apple is moving to a three-year cycle on major iPhone refreshes.
This, combined with the fact that next year is the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, suggests that Apple’s 2017 model will be a fairly major upgrade.


Not so much of a change more like an addition. Starting the week of June 20th we will be offering morning classes for Hapkido Junior Advanced students (Green Belts and higher). These classes will be offered on Mondays & Wednesdays from 9am-10am. This will allow some of those to take the class in the morning while freeing up time in the afternoon for summer activities.
Unlike last year the Monday and Wednesday Advanced class at 4pm will still be ON. So our normal afternoon/evening schedule will remain the same. This special schedule will run from June 20th to August 10th.


CoinOutlet Enters Bitcoin ATM Market With Low-Cost, Two-Way Model
Published on September 4, 2014 at 01:50 BST
Robocoin, Lamassu, BitAccess, Genesis Coin, BitXatm – the global bitcoin ATM market is already being served by a number of emerging manufacturers. However, that isn’t stopping new entrants from attacking the space.
With its late-August launch, CoinOutlet is hoping to make inroads in this burgeoning sector of the industry, investing now while interest in bitcoin ATM offerings remains high and new locations for bitcoin ATMs are still being discovered.
Following the announcement, CoinDesk spoke with CoinOutlet founder and CEO Eric Grill to discuss why he feels his company can succeed in the bitcoin ATM space given the challenges his company will face in the form of both competition and regulation.
Grill explained that his company’s advantage is in the buying process, saying:
“It’s pretty simple and straightforward. You get them right away, you don’t have to wait, you don’t have to give us your bank account information. I think these kiosks will become more than just kiosks as regulation becomes more clear.”
The anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) compliant, two-way machines are now available for purchase around the globe. 10 units are already being prepared for shipment.
Priced to sell
Notably, each CoinOutlet bitcoin ATM machine retails for $8,000 and features both local currency and digital currency support.
The pricing means CoinOutlet offers a middle-ground option in the market. By comparison, Robocoin’s two-way physical bitcoin bank branches and Genesis Coin’s two-way ATM model retail for $15,000 and $14,500, respectively, while Lamassu’s one-way bitcoin vending machines sell for $6,500.
Lamassu’s bitcoin vending machines can be equipped for two-way functionality, however, this requires operators to purchase a companion stand, which retails for $5,500.
However, CoinOutlet does have competitors in its price range. BitXatm offers its two-way models for €3,900, or roughly $5,100, though it recently inked an exclusive agreement to sell its US units to one operator.
The future of kiosks
Looking ahead, Grill said that the ATM space is still very much in its early stages and that the units could serve as the basis for new types of financial and wealth management.
For example, Grill suggested that a restaurant could offer a bitcoin ATM as both a teller machine for digital currency as well as a point of sale (POS) to facilitate bitcoin acceptance.
“Any merchant that has this in their store can also use their ATM as a POS system. If someone wants to pay in bitcoin, they can ring it up on here. There’s no chargebacks – that’s one way we can get in the door with a lot of merchants is offering a free POS system.”
He added that on an international level, ATMs can be utilized as physical exchange points for commodities, precious metals and whatever else a user wants to trade.
However, Grill noted that given the regulatory uncertainty in the US, it’s unlikely that this type of functionality will hit the market soon.
As the technology is still in its infancy, it’s possible that the bitcoin ATMs we know today could be radically different tomorrow.
When asked about his experiences working with financial regulators, Grill said that nearly all the conversations he has held in the past year have been constructive and informative.
While some have expressed a lack of understanding regarding both the purpose and the underlying technology of a bitcoin ATM, regulators – particularly state-based agencies – have been open to the concept.
Grill said that overall, many federal and state-level contacts simply want to learn more about digital currency. He also suggested that regulators don’t view bitcoin negatively, saying that they are more enthusiastic than many community members suggest.
He told CoinDesk:
“I don’t want to call them friendly, but I don’t think they’re looking to impose these harsh rules on us. They want to protect people.”
That being said, Grill believes that the regulatory environment remains very fluid. He cited a recent decision by financial regulators in North Carolina to utilize existing legal frameworks to oversee bitcoin rather than adopting an approach akin to New York’s BitLicense proposal.
“We can’t comply with [the BitLicense] as a company. We could do it technically, but the burden – that expense is humongous. That’s gonna keep us out of New York.”


The Quartet at the Days of Mokranjac
Belgrade Philharmonic String Quartet performed at the 51st Days of Mokranjac in Negotin, on Monday, 12thSeptember. The fourth day of the festival was devoted to the music of Petar Konjovic and Dmitri Shostakovich, performed on the Small stage of the Cultural Centre, at the Krajina Cinema.
Four musicians – Jelena Dragnic (first violin), Vladan Loncar (second violin), Boris Brezovac (viola) and Aleksandar Latkovic (cello), prepared for the festival audience the rarely performed Konjovic Quartet No.2 and Shostakovich’s Quartet No.4.
“Not so many people know that Mokranjac was the founder of the string quartet in Serbia, back in 1889. Negotin is alive owing to the immortal Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac and his work. We are happy to have contributed, through our performance of the Second String Quartet by Petar Konjovic at the Days of Mokranjac, which was last performed more than thirty years ago, to keeping this event go on and also to preserving the Serbian cultural heritage“, said Jelena Dragnic on behalf of the Quartet.


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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Indonesians on Sunday that man-made climate change could threaten their entire way of life, deriding those who doubted the existence of “perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction”.
Kerry described those who do not accept that human activity causes global warming as “shoddy scientists” and “extreme ideologues”, and said big companies and special interests should not be allowed to “hijack” the climate debate.
Aides said Kerry had chosen Indonesia for the first of what is to be a series of speeches on the topic this year partly because, as an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, it is particularly at risk from rising sea levels.
Kerry, who faces a politically tricky decision at home on whether to allow Canada’s TransCanada Corp to build the Keystone XL pipeline over the opposition of environmental groups, had little patience for such skeptics in his speech.


A German/Swedish Student Programme
The REXUS/BEXUS programme is realised under a bilateral Agency Agreement between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA). The Swedish share of the payload has been made available to students from other European countries through the collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).
Experts from DLR, SSC, ZARM and ESA provide technical support to the student teams throughout the project. EuroLaunch, the cooperation between the Esrange Space Center of SSC and the Mobile Rocket Base (MORABA) of DLR, is responsible for the campaign management and operations of the launch vehicles.


The lodge will be closed to club members and guests the weekend of 6/29-7/1. The new oil tank will be installed and as a result there will be no hot water available during the weekend. Tracy and Curt Jelonnek are managing this project.
Jul 6th, 2018 (Fri) -- Jul 7th, 2018 (Sat)
The Lodge will be open Friday 7/6 through Sunday 7/8. Susan Priore is opening the house - summer rates apply.


It’s not enough to add more renewable energy; we must begin pushing fossil fuels out.
We’ve come a long way with renewables. But we’ve got a long way to go in dismantling the fossil fuel industry they must ultimately replace to stop global warming.
That’s the combined message of two critical reports released this week. The first is the International Energy Agency’s annual assessment of renewable energy progress, including a global forecast for the next five years. And what a forecast: the largest ratcheting up of the agency’s projections ever. Renewables are booming, driven by the sea change in politics in the United States and the energy re-think caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Carbon Tracker’s ominous new oil production plans
Meanwhile, on a much less jubilant note, climate watchdog group Carbon Tracker released a report on global oil and gas companies’ new production investment plans over the next decade. They’re extensive and more than enough to push the world beyond the optimistic limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming and the 2 degrees Celsius ceiling to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
Last year, the IEA said new investments in conventional oil and gas projects would need to stop to achieve the goal of net zero emissions by 2050. Carbon Tracker notes that this means oil and gas production would fall by 22% by 2030 and 44% by 2035, compared to 2019 levels. Those declines would require nearly every major oil and gas company to cut production. Yet, only one company envisions production cuts. The rest have investment plans wildly out of line with progress towards a net-zero world, the group concludes.
The energy transition is: somehow, both progressing rapidly and stuck simultaneously.
The overall good-news, bad-news scenario indicates where the energy transition is: somehow, both progressing rapidly and stuck simultaneously. It turns out it won’t be enough to add more renewable energy. We must also begin pushing fossil fuels out of the system. We don’t have the luxury of building the new energy system before switching over from the old one, as one senior petrostate official suggested at the recent COP27 climate summit.
Unimaginable progress in renewable fuels
This dose of reality isn’t to diminish the good news — progress on renewables that was almost unimaginable even just a few years ago. The IEA projects renewable energy will be the world’s largest source of electricity a mere three years from now, the result of an 85% acceleration in deployment over the next five years. Virtually all new electrical power capacity will be renewable, it projects. Solar power alone will surpass coal, the largest source of electricity, in terms of power generating capacity. Wind power capacity will double as off-shore installations proliferate. And the agency notes that a further 25% expansion is within reach during that period if countries continue to refocus policies and regulations to facilitate renewables while streamlining regulatory red tape and opening new financing channels.
China and India, have taken on some of the same lessons about energy security and plan massive expansions of renewable energy, even as they plan to continue using plenty of coal.
What’s spurring renewables growth? Three big factors. First, the U.S. has finally fully entered the game with the Biden administration’s massive climate and infrastructure legislation this year. Second, the war in Ukraine has driven home to the world the importance of the sort of energy security renewable energy delivers in spades. Europe will double its renewable electricity generation in the next five years, the IEA projects, a pace nearly one-third faster than the agency project just last year. Germany is projected to pick up the previously expected pace by another half. Spain by 60%. Third, the world’s two most populous countries, China and India, have taken on some of the same lessons about energy security and plan massive expansions of renewable energy, even as they plan to continue using plenty of coal. China alone is forecast to account for fully half of the global renewable growth.
Boom times, not doomsday, for oil and gas
Yet, when paired with the Carbon Tracker report, it’s clear the global oil and gas companies are not interpreting this rapidly changing energy landscape as a doomsday scenario for their industry. Indeed, the almost insatiable energy demand growth projected for China, India, and much of the developing world, coupled with U.S. ambitions to expand fossil fuel exports, underpin vast planned investments in new oil and gas production.
The report tallied up $136 billion of investments in planned new oil and gas projects that 20 major fossil fuel companies initiated in 2021. They approved another $30 billion in the first quarter of this year. All this investment runs contrary to any scenario that might keep global warming to 1.5 degrees, and fully 62% of it is inconsistent with keeping warming below even 2 degrees, Carbon Tracker said.
The hard truth is that the world has to do more than grow renewables quickly to curb global warming in time, though that’s required. The good news is that we’re beginning to do what’s needed, though even the IAE’s projected gains will only be a start in the coming years. Beyond that, the production of fossil fuels must begin to fall, even as we adopt many new technologies to decarbonize fossil fuels for use during the transition to 2050 (and very likely beyond).
This project of demand destruction is starting to get off the ground. Deals struck with South Africa, Indonesia, and, likely soon, Vietnam to substitute renewable energy for coal in the coming years is a hopeful sign for phasing out coal.
The oil and gas industry, however, has yet to get the memo.


Acquisition of Dubbelman Group
29th July 2021
We are pleased to announce that on Friday 29 July 2021, Dubbelman Group and Sogestran Group have signed an acquisition agreement to integrate Dubbelman Group into Sogestran Logistics, Sogestran Group’s multimodal business unit.
This combination creates an unparalleled multimodal service offering:
- The integration into Sogestran Logistics will bring renewal and modernisation opportunities for the Dubbelman fleet,
- Dubbelman will continue to provide its efficient and reliable services to customers, and will add frequent calls to Lauterburg Rhine Terminal, Sogestran Logistics’ pied-à-terre on the Rhine near Karlsruhe,
- Together, the two companies thus offer first-class multimodal services on all French waterways: the Seine, the Rhône, the northern French basin, as well as the entire Rhine basin,
- The seaports served are Marseille-Fos, Le Havre, Dunkirk, Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Rotterdam,
- A specialised fleet of more than 20 river units,
- Offices in Le Havre and Lage-Zwaluwe (halfway between Antwerp and Rotterdam).


At the meeting, leaders of China Association of Communications Enterprises released the first batch of credit rating evaluation results of the information and communication industry in 2015. Relevant leaders such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China jointly issued a plaque and a certificate to enterprises which obtained Class A in the credit rating of the communications industry. SUNSEA has won the AAA credit rating in product manufacturing and been one of the first 20 manufacturing companies ranked AAA.
This evaluation activity is a job carried out by China telecommunication industry association with the purpose of implementing China social credit system construction outline, propelling information telecommunication industrial credit construction, gradually propelling the application of credit evaluation result in an all-round way, realizing the sharing and co-building of credit information, and helping with the joint incentive for industry credit and joint penalty for industry credit loss. It is also a result created by assessing the enterprise in an all-round, objective, and fair way.Return


The heat in Australia’s housing market is creating opportunities for disruptive businesses to address the frustrations of buyers and vendors.
Although dwelling values softened marginally in the east coast capitals last month after fresh clamps on bank lending, the dip followed a five-year bull run where values soared more than 70 per cent in Sydney and 50 per cent in Melbourne, based on CoreLogic figures.
The spiralling prices have left first home savers worried about ever being able to afford a deposit, and homeowners hesitant to sell for fear of not being able to buy back into a rapidly escalating market.
The conditions have created opportunities for a wave of small but expanding disruptive businesses, both homegrown and entering Australia from overseas, aiming to shake up the property industry from new builds to sale and investment. Fractional investment platform BRICKX for one is seeing interest from younger clients faced with surging prices for a house or apartment in Australia’s capital cities.
The platform allows users to buy a fraction of a real property, with prices starting from less than $100. It won’t put a roof over a user’s head, but it’s an affordable starting point for an investor. Some 74 per cent of the platform’s clients are aged under 35 and have never invested in or owned residential real estate before, chief executive Anthony Millet says.
“No matter how hard they can save, if the housing market continues to run away from them, it can lead to a lot of frustration and disillusionment,” Mr Millet told The Australian. “Even in the more challenging years of the cycle if you’re looking to use BRICKX as a hedge for the housing market it may still make sense.”
The selling of properties has also come under focus, with some vendors starting to question agent’s fees.
Agents say they help clients achieve better sale results, but vendors have been turning to British low-cost agent Purplebricks, which set up in Australia, and local rivals such as buyMyplace and MiSale.
Vendors who also need to buy somewhere else are conscious that prices for their new home have likely risen in value too, making a low-cost sale attractive, MiSale chief executive and co-founder Ewen Malcolm says.
The model also works as the market starts to soften: “When you’re selling, if there’s not as many buyers around, any little advantage you can get is key.”
As prices for established homes have soared, new builds start to look more attractive.
The cost of building a new home has risen less sharply than prices for existing homes, meaning the discount for buying a new house and land package has widened in Melbourne and Sydney in recent years, according to Daniel Peterson, chief executive of iBuildNew.
His website allows buyers to compare developers and home builders, and has gained users as land takes longer to be titled after an initial deposit is made, allowing buyers extra time to do their research.
Immigration into Melbourne and Sydney is driving demand, which is “terrific”, Mr Peterson says.


A novelty in the security area was recently announced by Google, the launch of the security key TITAN, which in short is a security chip that can be connected to computers and notebooks of companies and homes, through a current USB port or also to via Bluetooth connection.
This security key will replace the current two-step authentication codes, which are generated in Google apps or sent via SMS to smartphone devices. With Titan it will be possible to increase the security of all Google accounts and other services provided by the company, improving what is already a very effective practice in cases of phishing and other means of password and data theft.
How are Google accounts protected today?
Currently authentication is done in two stages, where the user enters his password and then a security code is sent via a phone call, SMS or in the Google authenticator app, which must be entered again in the predetermined area and only then the user has access to the account.
Why is this verification not 100% secure? Google thought it necessary to create the Titan, because if someone with malicious intent has access to the phone number, it will be possible to receive the two-step code with an activity that redirects messages and calls to another phone.
Meet our security category!
The cases are rare, but every day there are people working for the harm of companies and users. You need to be very attentive to all situations and avoid irreversible damage to Google accounts and also the leakage of confidential business information.
The creation of Google Titan
Google believes that to practically put an end to phishing it is necessary to use a more robust security key, through a device that only the user can access, something that does not need a 100% internet connection, to avoid any interference external.
The Titan key will work in the same way as some bank cards, where the chip serves to prevent data from being cloned and used in another way.
But another advantage is in relation to the need for it to be connected via USB, Bluetooth or NFC (Near Field Communication) the famous communication by approximation, without the need to use a card reader.
When connecting with the Google Titan key, you only need to enter the password registered in your login and have access to the services.
Other relevant Google Titan information for business
The Titan security key technology is expected to hit the market with a package starting at $ 50, where there must be other advantages in relation to the services offered by the company.
Google also said that Titan will be able to detect changes and adulterations in the ways of access, creating a more effective security protocol.
It will be possible to use Titan Security Keys technology also in other online services, including those of competitors such as Facebook, as Titan will be standardized in the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) standard and U2F protocol.
Titan Security Keys and Google Cloud
As far as is known, Titan security technology will be made available primarily to Google Cloud customers, the current area that offers infrastructure services in the cloud.
It is not yet possible to know when it will finally be made available to users using other services on the platform.
In Brazil so far there is no information that the Titan will be officially sold here, as well as other Google devices, such as the Pixel smartphone.
But nothing prevents the security device, as well as cell phones from being imported, but it will suffer all the Brazilian taxation, becoming practically unfeasible.
Google Titan vs. Google Cloud
Before becoming the security key with USB and Bluetooth connection, the term TITAN had already been used by Google as another form of security, being a chip installed on the motherboard that is capable of detecting security anomalies in the machine’s hardware and software , mainly protecting the equipment that is used in its cloud services, Google Cloud.
The company is investing heavily in the security of what promises to be the main infrastructure platform of the future. The chip is just an example of what is to come for the control of programs installed on virtual machines, even before running them.


From June 19 to 21, 2023, the sales manager and engineers of our Egyptian branch participated in the coatings exhibition in Egypt.
On January 19th, 2023, three sets of self loading concrete mixer were delivered to Indonesia, one set of 3.5m3 capacity, two sets of 4m3 capacity.
On October 2, 2022, DASWELL loaded one set of WL2800 wheel loader, one set of horizontal feeder, some screen mesh and other spare parts into a 40HQ container. It will be shipped to Southeast Asia.
On December 22, 2022, our customer in Kazakhstan received the ordered SLDM3500 self loading mixer truck. The customer gave a high evaluation to our equipment.
On October 6th, 2022, one set of 3ZS1235 three-layer vibration screen and one set of dust collector were loaded in container and will be shipped to Algeria.
On October 2th, 2022, one set of 4m3 and one set of 3.5m3 self loading concrete mixer was delivered to Indonesia. It has the function of loading, mixing, transporting and unloading function.
On September 29, 2022, DASWELL loaded one set of MCBP25 mobile concrete batching plant into 2*40HQ container. It will be shipped to Southeast Asia on October 4.
On September 28, 2022, DASWELL loaded one set of PD400 water drilling rig and some spare parts into 1*40HQ container. It will be shipped to Southeast Asia on October 4.
On September 16, 2022, DASWELL sent one set of hand held wet shotcrete machine, one set of grout mixer and grout pump, 500 pieces of pallets and some spare parts to the port smoothly.
On September 19, 2022, DASWELL loaded one set of DMP50 diesel concrete mixer pump, 100m pipe, one set of BMM4-26 block making machine and two tons of color power into 1*40HQ container.


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BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Francesco Friedrich took victory in Tuesday's four-man bobsleigh test event ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Friedrich, who also won Monday's two-man bobsleigh test event, finished his two runs in 1 minute and 59.23 seconds. His compatriot Johannes Lochner finished second in 1:59.53, with Oskars Kibermanis of Latvia finishing third in 1:59.89. Enditem


AIAN held their annual International day on October 24, 2021. It was an amazing day where students, families, and staff got to learn and experience cultures from around the world.
International Day provides our school community with a chance to celebrate the many different cultures that make AIAN the unique family it is.
On Thursday, April 22, AIAN celebrated Earth Day! Students were involved in a variety of activities throughout the day to promote ways to protect our Earth and the environment.
From March 22-26, AIAN held its annual celebration of books with several fun and exciting activities. It was wonderful to have everyone involved and showing their love of reading!


Security exploit found in Internet Explorer
Over the weekend a vulnerability was found in Internet Explorer and is serious enough that the Department of Homeland Security has advised users of Internet Explorer versions 6-11 to stop using it until a security patch is developed.
From the US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team) website:
“US-CERT is aware of active exploitation of a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. This vulnerability affects IE versions 6 through 11 and could allow unauthorized remote code execution.”
“US-CERT recommends that users and administrators review Microsoft Security Advisory 2963983 for mitigation actions and workarounds. Those who cannot follow Microsoft’s recommendations, such as Windows XP users, may consider employing an alternate browser.”
Internet Explorer for XP users most likely will not be getting the security update.
Microsoft officially stopped supporting Windows XP earlier this month which puts XP users at an even higher risk. If you are still using Windows XP it is highly recommended that you upgrade your operating system to at least Windows 7. Even then, until there is a patch that fixes this security bug, you should also install a different web browser.
What to do now?
While the bug can potentially affect users of IE 6-11, it is currently targeting IE 9-10 according to Fireeye, the security company the discovered the flaw. Also, the bug relies on Adobe Flash so Fireeye says disabling the Flash plugin within IE will prevent the exploit from functioning. If you need to use Ineternet Explorer, at least disable Flash. Security while you’re online is an extremely important thing to remember. That is another reason Google Chrome is our favorite web browser and why we recommend you download a different browser.
Microsoft has released a security update as of 5/1/14 at 10pm PST. If you have Automatic Update enabled, you do not need to take any action. Your browser will receive the update automatically. If you don’t have Automatic Update enabled, now is a good time to enable it; otherwise you should go in and manually run the update to make sure your browser is secure.
Good news for Windows XP users too. Even though support has officially ended for Windows XP, they have included it in this security update.
From the company’s TechNet blog:
“We have made the decision to issue a security update for Windows XP users. Windows XP is no longer supported by Microsoft, and we continue to encourage customers to migrate to a modern operating system, such as Windows 7 or 8.1. Additionally, customers are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer, IE 11.”


A driver has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a multi-vehicle crash last weekend left eight people — including five children — hospitalized.
According to KWGN-TV News, the accident occurred on Sunday night, March 8, near the Sloan's Lake neighborhood of Denver. An Edgewater police department spokesperson stated that a Mercury Mountaineer had been driving southbound on Sheridan Avenue when it collided with another vehicle at the intersection with West 17th Avenue. The crash sent the Mountaineer flipping upside down, striking two other cars in the process.
All told, eight people — one man, two women and three children, including one 4-year-old — were injured in the crash and subsequently sent to a hospital for treatment. The driver allegedly responsible, identified as a 33-year-old woman from Commerce City, had "suffered major, life-threatening head injuries" from the accident.
"Police say the driver of the Mountaineer is facing charges of vehicular assault, reckless driving, driving under the influence, operating a vehicle with a revoked license and operating a vehicle while a habitual traffic offender," the news source writes.
Officials had the crash site closed for approximately five hours as they investigated the accident.
While a DUI in Colorado may be initially treated as a misdemeanor, that charge can quickly become upgraded to a felony if it includes criminal traffic offenses like vehicular assault — and with that comes a significantly harsher range of punishments, including fines, loss of license and years of jail time.
For the best legal counsel that can defend your case from the prosecution, contact the attorneys at The Orr Law Firm today.


We are very pleased to announce that we have now been granted planning permission for our permanent building on Billet Road!
Once timings have been agreed with the contractor, we will be circulating a construction programme and we will continue to keep parents informed throughout the process.
Our key priority will be to ensure that there is no impact whatsoever on teaching and learning for Walthamstow Primary pupils; they will remain in their current temporary classrooms, which are well away from the construction site, until the work is complete.
We appreciate this has been a long process so we would very much like to thank you for your patience and support. While we will be able to give you a more definitive timeline when the construction programme is agreed we would like to congratulate all pupils and parents on the recent news. We are as excited as you are that planning has finally been secured and we can look forward to life in a brand new, permanent building!


Avenue East Cobb Redefined
Avenue East Cobb (AEC) originally opened in 1999 as one of the first outdoor, pedestrian-friendly retail developments in the US. North American Properties (NAP) entered a joint venture partnership with PGIM Real Estate in July 2021 to reposition AEC as the community’s third place. In September of 2023, NAP completed their redevelopment vision that focusing on engaging the public realm and elevating the overall guest experience through an infusion of resort-level hospitality and experiential programming. AEC has been redefined as a comfortable, family-friendly, social gathering hub that evokes a sense of local pride and inspires a new generation of memories.
7.24.23 – News trees were installed into The Plaza and additional landscaping completed around other areas of the project.
7.12.23 – Concrete was poured into The Plaza to create the new patio’s and outline for the turf.
5.15.23 – Walls in the jewels boxes were waterproofed and completed to prep for inspections.
4.25.23 – Concrete was poured to create the newly designed turn-around lanes.
3.24.23 – All underground work for jewel box 1 + 2 has been complete. The foundation for jewel box 1 (Soon-to-be Press Waffle Co.) is in progress.
2.1.23 – Signage featuring the new logo for Avenue East Cobb has been installed to the front of building F.
1.25.23 – Phase 4 of the fencing layout has been set. This is the final phase of fencing relocation around the construction. *The outer drive path will remain open and in the same position for the duration of the project.
1.20.23 – The underground work has been completed for Jewel Box 1. Construction teams are now preparing to pour concrete and begin the build-out.
12.15.22 – Construction work has begun for Phase 1 including the demolition of Bravura.
11.9.22 – Barricades have been added and parking has been adjusted to accommodate the beginning of construction.
Live Construction Feed
Atlanta Business Chronicle – 8.30.23
Westside Atlanta brewery plans East Cobb location
Atlanta Business Chronicle – 5.1.23
NOT BOXED IN, Prospective Tenants are Lining up to Snag Big-Box Spaces as a Bygone Retailer Begins to Close Up Shop.
Eater Atlanta – 2.15.23
Avenue East Cobb Lands Two Restaurants Serving Southern Pizzas and Belgian Liege Waffles
What Now Atlanta – 2.15.23
Press Waffle Co Secures a Lease at Marietta’s Avenue East Cobb Development
East Cobber – 2.14.23
North American Properties Signs Five New Deals at Avenue East Cobb
Atlanta Business Chronicle – 1.27.23
Barnes & Noble to open small store in Atlanta
East Cobb News – 1.12.23
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The British Royal family may no longer have power, but it still has influence. The royals do good works, provide attractions for tourists and can, when they put their focus on an issue, raise its profile and draw needed funding and public attention (as Princess Diana did with land mines and AIDS research).
Prince Charles, the seemingly perpetual heir to the throne, is nearly as old as President Trump, but the latter has done so little good and so much harm, one is forced to admit that Prince Charles is a far more admirable world figure. In particular, Charles’s serious study of, and attention to climate change has helped raise funds, interest millions in climate science, garnered international cooperation and helped elevate the issue. And, God bless him, he even tried to educate the Climate Change Denier In Chief.
The president left a 90-minute meeting this week with Charles, Prince of Wales, unconvinced that the climate is warming, which it is, according to overwhelming scientific consensus. The Earth’s average surface temperature in 2018 was the fourth-highest since 1880, when record-keeping began. That means that the past five years have been the warmest in recorded history.
But the president has other beliefs.
“I believe that there’s a change in weather, and I think it changes both ways,” he said in a wide-ranging interview with Piers Morgan on “Good Morning Britain” that aired Wednesday morning. “Don’t forget it used to be called global warming. That wasn’t working. Then it was called climate change. Now it’s actually called extreme weather, because with extreme weather, you can’t miss.”
Poor Charles will never get that 90 minutes of his life back. However, it does show that Trump is peculiar in showing off his ignorance, failing to recognize how bizarre he sounds to all but his followers. His contempt for science, for data itself, remains among his most self-destructive qualities — self-destructive for his own presidency (which now exists to serve his ego) and for the United States, whose global leadership is verging on nonexistent these days.
Even when he stumbles on half of a truth, he pours gallons of drivel on top, washing away the value of any point he might have been making. The Post reports that Trump “blamed China, India and Russia for polluting the environment and said the United States was responsible for ‘among the cleanest climates.’ Carbon dioxide emissions by the United States, the world’s second-largest emitter, rose an estimated 3.4 percent in 2018, according to findings published in January by the independent economic research firm Rhodium Group.”
The president never considers that we’d have more influence if we were a partner to the voluntary Paris climate accord than an outsider and the world’s environmental outcast. Likewise, Trump never imagines that reduction of carbon emissions (through green technology) is a net-plus to our own economy and health. In his Malthusian theory of the globe, we “lose” something by migrating to clean renewable energy — an absurd claim. (Since he likes the oil industry so much, he should ask industry leaders what they are investing in these days.)
Trump seems unaware that some of the biggest opponents of his pullout from the Paris accord were major U.S. industries, which are already transitioning to renewables. All he is worried about is the dwindling number of coal workers (down to about 50,000 now in the entire country), who understand all too well coal isn’t coming back. (For comparison, in January of this year, “Leisure and hospitality accounted for 74,000 new jobs created with education and health services as well as construction rounding out the top three sectors.”)
Like much of Trump’s thinking, his views on climate change are based on false information, conspiracy theories and misguided nostalgia for the economy of the 1950s. For advisers, he relies on cranks, know-nothings and rabid ideologues who are forced to run around disclaiming the government’s own fact-finding.
Trump remains utterly unconvinced that climate change exists, let alone is a serious threat, relishing his own ignorance and refusing to admit he might not know what the heck he is talking about. Sorry, Prince Charles, we share your utter exasperation.


cfi-indonesia.id. Bogor (10/10/2023), The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) together with Department of Fisheries Resource Utilization, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University, in collaboration with the Capture Fisheries Consortium Partnership Forum (FK2PT) and the Asian Fisheries Society (AFS), held "The 2nd Capture Fisheries International Seminar''. The International Seminar funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) - 6 Coastal Fisheries Initiative – Indonesia Child Project (CFI-ICP) grant in Eastern Indonesia with the theme "Smart Technology for Quota-Based Sustainable Fisheries" will be held on Thursday 12 October 2023.
This activity aims to 1) Synergize academics, government, business people, and the community in strengthening the fisheries and marine sector by applying technology and preserving the environment; 2) Establish scientific communication between academics, government, fisheries businesses/practitioners and the community, both at home and abroad; 3) Disseminate information on research results in the field of capture fisheries in particular, and fisheries in general in scientific forums that can be utilized as information or reference material for stakeholders in the field of marine fisheries, at home and abroad; 4) Increase the number of research publications in reputable international journals from researchers who have disseminated their research results at international seminars.
The Department of Fisheries Resource Utilization, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University (PSP FPIK IPB) is mandated to develop an environmentally friendly and sustainable capture fisheries science and technology, which includes fishing gear, fisheries resource exploitation technology, fisheries vessels and transportation, capture fisheries policy, capture fisheries management, and fisheries port management (Rector Decree No. 126/I3/OT/2008). As one of the efforts to carry out this mandate, the Department of PSP FPIK IPB has regularly held a National Seminar on Capture Fisheries and an International Seminar on Capture Fisheries in collaboration with KKP, FK2PT and AFS. This activity is also in the framework of supporting the achievement of SDGs. Apart from that, it is hoped that this activity can encourage strengthening MMAF policies in implementing Quota-Based Sustainable Fisheries
Sustainable development is an agenda set by the United Nations as a world development agenda for the benefit of humans and planet earth, better known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as an effort to overcome poverty, inequality, and climate change. Marine ecosystems are one of the SDGs goals in the 2030 Agenda, to protect and sustainably utilize oceans, seas, and marine resources.
The use of technology in the utilization of fisheries resources is one of the keys to marine utilization and management. The use of technology in the utilization of fisheries resources is essential to ensure that fisheries resource utilization activities can be carried out effectively, efficiently, and sustainably. The development of world technology has changed and significantly impacted some industries, including capture fisheries. The Industrial Revolution 4.0 was a disruptive period where almost all aspects of human activity experienced fundamental changes due to technological advances. Robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, and other technologies are all evolving during the fourth industrial revolution. These technologies need to be applied to the capture fisheries industry from upstream to downstream to improve efficiency, effectiveness, productivity, accuracy, transparency, and quality assurance in developing the capture fisheries industry. The paradigm shift going forward is the era of society 5.0, where technology remains the primary focus but still relies on humans as the main actors.
The chairman of this international seminar was Prof. Dr. Budy Wiryawan, a lecturer at the Department of Fisheries Resource Utilization. The speakers were 1) the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia, represented by the Head of the Marine and Fisheries Human Resources Development Agency, Dr. I Nyoman Radiarta; 2) the Rector of IPB Prof. Arif Satria; and 3) President of Asian Fisheries Society Neil Loneragan, BSC Hons, PhD. The seminar presented speakers at the panel discussion session, namely Prof. Ari Purbayanto (Lecturer of Fisheries Resources Utilization Department, IPB University); Prof. Hammam Riza (President of Collaborative AI Research & Industrial Innovation Association (KORIKA); Prof. Stephen Eayrs (Director of Smart Fishing Consulting, Australia); Mudjekeewis D. Santos, PhD (Scientist at National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Philippines). The invited speakers will present papers on developing and applying smart technologies in the capture fisheries industry in their respective countries.
This seminar will also present papers from researchers/academics from within and outside the country related to the results of research/studies in the form of the latest concepts or technologies that can be used to develop capture fisheries in particular and in general. The seminar was attended by participants from various universities, research institutions, and non-governmental organizations, namely: IPB University, Tirtayasa University, Pattimura University, Khairun University, Diponegoro University, Indonesia Defense University, Sriwijaya University, Bangka Belitung University, Mataram University, Pajajaran University, Sepuluh November Institute of Technology Jakarta Fisheries Business Expert Polytechnic, Dumai Marine and Fisheries Polytechnic, Jembrana Fisheries Polytechnic, Bitung Fisheries, and Marine Polytechnic, National Innovation Research Agency, Word Life Conservation Indonesia, Indonesian Society and Fisheries, Tuna Consortium Indonesia, Rekam Nusantara Foundation. Sixty-two speakers will present their papers offline, 26 papers, and 36 online with Fishing Technology, Fisheries Resources, Fisheries Policy and Fisheries Management sub-themes.
The sustainability of this seminar activity is expected to collaborate research and publications between IPB academics and researchers from within and outside the country and increase the number of publications of IPB lecturers in respected international journals.0 COMMENTS


The visible devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has been bad enough, but the panic and misinformation that it has triggered has led to a steep rise in cybercrime also. Trojan and phishing campaigns remain the leading avenue through which hackers penetrate the defences of corporate and personal cybersecurity infrastructure. The success rate of these criminal exploits is dependent on how susceptible internet users are to the scam emails, text messages and web browser pop-ups that are the vehicle through which the crime is executed. Threat actors have been able to capitalise on the chaos and hysteria that the pandemic has caused, by exploiting the confusion of remote workers in order to extract company information. Although the prospect of client information and intellectual property theft is a threat that concerns many organisations, far fewer are worried about a ransomware attack – though they ought to be.
Ransomware At A Glance:
Ransomware is similar in premise to a hostage situation, only instead of kidnapping a person it is your digital infrastructure and data that are held hostage. A ransomware attack rolled out via viral encryption software, which uses encryption algorithms to lock companies out of their own systems – affecting their servers, assets, networks and Internet of Things (IoT) devices – and holding them to ransom. The fact that corporate ransomware attacks spread so rapidly through digital channels, encrypting everything in their wake, means that they are a highly effective form of cybercrime. For many companies, a ransomware attack can lead to such devastating financial effects that they are left with no choice other than to pay up or go out of business.
The Many Costs of Ransomware Attacks
The overall cost of a ransomware attack is not merely financial. There are numerous consequences and damages that result from such an attack. The following are a few examples:
The most troublesome aspect of ransomware is the rate at which it is able to change and evolve. Software can be altered, updated and enhanced to rapidly and with such ease that it can be difficult to keep up. This makes the task of preparing for a ransomware attack all the more problematic. To make matters worse, it is on the rise. According to TechTarget, ransomware attacks doubled in 2021 and approximately 37% of global organisations said they were victim of some form of ransomware in the last year.
Why is ransomware so debilitating? A successful attack will severely limit the operations of a company’s digital systems until either the ransom is paid, or help is enlisted. If an organisation is prepared for such an attack, they may be able to navigate away from disaster through protocols used to restore systems through backups and eliminate the virus. However, the most dangerous form of ransomware – Maze ransomware – is too sophisticated to be dealt with by such means. Maze ransomware, unlike less advanced forms, erases Windows back-ups, which means that companies have to either pay up fast or risk losing potentially all of their data and assets. Such an extensive data breach can cause financial damages to an organisation in multiple ways.
While backups are usually an effective mechanism to overcome a ransomware attack (due to the ability to wipe systems and restore them using an earlier copy), Maze prevents this from being possible. The inability to restore systems using a backup means potentially all digital assets are in jeopardy, and could be lost with no means of recovery. Although a system lock-out results in a loss of revenue, the financial consequences of losing all of your data, intellectual property and other assets are far more devastating. According to the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, in the first six months of 2021 there were $590 million in ransomware-related costs, outpacing the $416 million figure reported for the whole of 2020. Maze ransomware is now leading forward-thinking corporations to adopt physical, offline storage in order to be able to deal with the threat of an attack.
In June 2021, it was reported a ransomware attack on the Iowa-based Wolf Eye Clinic led to the theft of data belonging to 500,000 patients. Sensitive information, such as names, mailing addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers were stolen during the attack. Double extortion is becoming increasingly popular, where the attackers exfiltrate data to a separate location and then demand a second ransom to prevent the data being leaked.
Preparing For A Ransomware Attack
The increase in ransomware attacks appears to directly correlate with the vulnerabilities posed by employees working remotely. The reason for this is the increased reliance on cloud-based computing and lack of IT visibility. These factors have made both companies and employees alike significantly more vulnerable to cyber-attacks, such as ransomware.
Regularly Create Offline Backups
Existing systems and past ones alike are at risk of being compromised by ransomware – using offline backups means that you are able to restore systems following a Maze attack, and ensures that your information is protected.
Implement proactive digital forensics protocols, to regularly review the health of your cybersecurity defences and identify any less detectable threats by combing your assets.
Enlist The Professionals
The implementation of advanced cybersecurity measures, such as data decryption, digital forensics and backup management is a difficult task – near impossible without the assistance of a cybersecurity provider. At AGT, we ensure 360-degree cybersecurity and employ the leading experts in the field to ensure that you are always protected. If you would like to implement a cybersecurity program, designed to prevent attacks, limit damages and utilise an incident response plan, contact us today.


According to Nielsen ratings, 114.4 million people around the world tuned in to watch Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday. It is believed that just about half of these viewers were more likely to watch for the infamous Super Bowl ads than to watch the actual football game.
This year, we were inundated with emotional commercials. Watching the ads felt a lot like sitting in on a Sundance film marathon. Many commercials either went the tear-jerking or heartwarming route over that of laughter. The array of commercials was rather shocking considering we usually look forward to a night of wit and humor. The most talked about ad has certainly been Nationwide’s “Boy” that featured a young boy talking about all of life’s milestones, big and small, that he will never get to accomplish. After 40 or so seconds of this, he tells us he won’t achieve any of these things because he’s already died at a young age from a preventable accident.
I was completely jarred by this commercial. Everyone watching around me when it aired was left with mouths agape.
There’s an element of taste that needs to be assessed for every ad aired on television. The Super Bowl is no exception. In fact, taste becomes of extreme importance during the Super Bowl, as it is the most watched US television program each year. Nationwide’s ad made me immediately think back to the case last December in which a father who had lost his young daughter earlier in 2014 spoke out about the unintentional emotional damage caused by Facebook’s automatic feature “Year in Review.” Eric Meyer was overwhelmed with shock when Facebook posted at the top of his Newsfeed a picture of his deceased daughter with the title “Your Year in Review.” Although it was an unfortunate outcome of an internal algorithm that indicated people’s most popular pictures, Meyer said, “for those of us who lived through the death of loved ones, or spent extended time in the hospital, or were hit by divorce or losing a job or any one of a hundred crises, we might not want another look at this past year.”
Nationwide has since announced that they intended to shock audiences with “Boy.” They wanted to get the conversation going on this tough issue and anticipated some backlash — although they received a bit more than expected. The advertising agency in charge of the Nationwide’s “Boy” account, Ogilvy & Mather, had other storylines to present the topic of child safety, but this scenario tested best on focus groups. Amobee Brand Intelligence reported that 64% of Nationwide mentions on social media since the Super Bowl have been negative toward the company or the ad. Ogilvy & Mather and Nationwide claim they were attempting to break the mold of the traditional Super Bowl ad.
In trying to be innovative, they’ve managed to offend a lot of people who say the ad was much too somber for the characteristics of the spirit of sportsmanship and the Super Bowl. Innovation is key to a brand’s development, but the marketplace is much too turbulent that the risk of failure can be quite high. In this case, Nationwide unfortunately missed the mark, and will likely be paying for its mistakes for a while, in terms of apologies, brand recognition and sales.