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By Tesla Car USAPosted on November 7, 2018 November 21, 2018
2019 Tesla Model S Lease Price welcome to Tesla car USA designs and manufactures electric car, we hope our site can give you best experience. Tesla tends to roll updates over the years. Latest updates The basic battery now has a 75-kilowatt-hour battery and the top climaxes include unknown powertrains so you get a 100-kWh unit. Although functionality is still optional, autopilot hardware continues to develop. Unlimited superchargers are now free; After 400-kWh in a year, the drivers will have to pay their way.
The Model S starts with the battery sitting under the floor of the passenger cabin. The two options are a smaller 75-kwh unit or a Premium 100-kwh option. Both are matched with fixed-speed transmission, and while Tesla does not provide full horsepower or torque figures, we expect both to be impressive. Obviously no Tesla operates on gas, but the EPA estimates the use of energy as roughly equivalent to 90 MPG. All Tesla Model S Cars are now all wheel drive.
Tesla boasts a sophisticated and technology level in its cars and is a good example of the Model S. All model S Cars come with the memory settings of the suspension, the GPS-enabled Homelink and a rearview camera. Due to both the front and rear housings, the cargo capacity is also a respectable 31.6 cubic feet.
The front and middle interior of the Tesla's 17-inch touchscreen display, which controls almost everything in the vehicle. Maps and navigation are standard and have two USB ports. Tesla frequently updates security technology with Over-The-air updates, but all model S Clims feature collision prevention and automatic emergency braking.
In the entry-level form, the Tesla Model has a claim range of 3 220 miles, which can accelerate to 0-60mph 5.6 sec and 130mph goes at a top speed. However, the long-range battery version has worked, which can cover up to 310 miles between the charges, Sprint 60mph in 5.1 sec and hit 140mph.
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Tesla does not follow the usual model year update, such as the rest of the auto industry. The slightly significant Model S in 2016 introduces relatively minor improvements when Tesla is ready for production instead of gradual, except for the exterior/fascia renewal.
By adding these incremental updates, Tesla is currently considering the Model S to be the third generation in just about 6 years. Electrek now learned some specific internal information about Tesla's plan for next model S and model X generation with a large interior design renovation.
The Tesla community was expecting a interior design renovation for model S and model X by the end of this year as soon as it was over.
Some say it is long overdue, but I have now learned that Tesla is actually not planning to start production on the new design compared to another full year (Q3 2019), according to sources familiar with the subject.
Tesla is in the midst of its evolution of a small niche car into a full-fledged automobile with several high-volume vehicle programs. Just 3 years ago, Tesla had only one vehicle in production, but now we have 3 major vehicle programs in production and trying to establish some differentiation and cycles of his lineup.
According to the documents reviewed by Electrek, Tesla plans to renew the interior design to extend the life cycle of the model S and model X programs up to 2021. Tesla model S and model X then he wants to remain in the flagship vehicle. To achieve this, the car's strategy was introduced with the new interior Model 3 as ' harmony ' interior with a similar look, but with some more superior materials and features.
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The company hopes that "harmonisation " will cause cost reduction and increase the gross margin of model S and model X. That's a little surprising. We were expecting an interior design renovation that coincided with the supercharger V3 maybe until the end of 2018, but we will have to wait a year.
At the same time, how strong the model S and demand for model X can still be understood more by looking at these days. Many model S Interiors thought it was just relatively incremental improvements and a significant design change to become worn out after 6 years. Some thought it would be necessary to continue to sell a renovation Tesla flagship sedan.
Yet, Tesla is still continuously about 2,000 model S, and with the U.S. federal Tax Credit in the year with global model X vehicles sales and phases, Tesla is still likely to have a strong demand for those vehicles in the largest market for the next year as buyers ta credit ke The advantage goes away.
Basically, if you're in the market for a model S or model X in the US, you need to decide if you want to wait for the full $7,500 tax credit (or the first half of $3,750 2019) or the new interior design and get only $1,875. My point is that Tesla does not see a need to renew these tools to keep the demand in short term, but this next year will most likely change with reduced tax credits and more competition.
Now we're just talking about an internal renovation, but Tesla might also be planning some engine upgrades, which we have not seen as the model S and model X are focused on the TESLA Model 3 for a while. It also makes sense to plan the next major generational change for model S and model X 2021. It's 5 year model S exterior design renovation and after about 6 years after the launch of model X.
At that time, Tesla must be made by bringing the market model Y, Tesla semi and Next-Gen Roadster. It would make sense to show some love to these tools at that point. As for my thoughts about the real design renewal itself, I'll go into another post with more visuals coming in a short time.
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Why a "humane CAA" is demanded to fight the NRC menace?
Fri, Sep 04 2020 Fri, Sep 04 2020 Tanmoy Ibrahim India, Politics
"We have indeed erred in the past, but that doesn't mean we can't rectify now and do the right thing." Imtiyaz Ahmed Mollah, one of the renowned activists protesting the National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC/NRC) said during a Facebook Live in the eponymous group of Dalit Adivasi Minority Andolan League (DAMAL) on August 30th 2020. Mollah is one of the founders of DAMAL and has been advocating a rectification of the anti-NRC movement's strategy vis-à-vis the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA 2019), which is a contentious law used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to polarise the majority Hindu community, including the ostracised Dalit community. DAMAL is criticising the "No CAA" slogan and demanding a "humane CAA", which has created an uproar in West Bengal's anti-NRC movement.
Facebook Live of DAMAL group in which the author was a part. August 30th 2020.
Mollah and other DAMAL members believe that the "No CAA" sloganeering is providing the BJP with an opportunity to sell its Islamophobia and dupe the non-Muslims, especially millions of refugees from Bangladesh, to step into a trap laid for them, which will not only snatch their existing citizenship but also prevent them to apply for citizenship in the future. The BJP had earlier shown the "anti-CAA" protests as citadels of Muslim resistance against Hindus getting citizenship and protection from the NRC. The strong demands for scrapping the CAA 2019 by millions of protesters, mostly Muslims, helped the BJP not only to polarise the Hindus but also successfully incite a communal pogrom, like the one in Delhi in February 2020. The projection of the "anti-CAA" protests as "anti-Hindu" protests helped the BJP and its parental body Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) reap benefits and demonise the Muslims.
DAMAL's demand for a "humane CAA" has sparked controversy. Originally a brainchild of Manik Fakir, one of the conveners of the organisation and a writer-cum-activist, the demand has enraged few of the other organisations that have been opposing the NRC and demanding the repeal of CAA. These organisations are accusing Fakir and DAMAL of collaborating with the BJP. The dichotomy between "No CAA" and a "humane CAA" brought a split in the anti-NRC movement of West Bengal and on social media, this tirade is prominently visible. Despite facing an incessant volley of salvo fired by the prominent figures of the anti-NRC movement of West Bengal, Fakir, Mollah and others have been working untiringly to educate and unite the masses in favour of a demand for a new CAA.
Why DAMAL is demanding a new, "humane CAA"?
Talking about the need to bring a new CAA, Mollah said "how can we amend or repeal the anti-people sections from an existing law? Do we simply buy an Indian Constitution from College Street (Kolkata's largest book market) and then tear off the pages that have such laws? To amend the law or repeal such sections a new law is needed." According to DAMAL, the movement of "No CAA" is projected as a "Muslim-affair" by the BJP and has kept the majority Hindu community away from the movement as they are feeling themselves secure due to the CAA 2019. However, as non-Muslims are nearly 85% of the population, therefore, they will suffer the most due to the NRC as most can't produce their proof of birth in India between January 26th 1950 and July 1st 1987, or any document proving their or their ancestors' residence in the present Indian territory before July 1948, or that either of their parents was Indian if they were born between July 1987 and December 2004, or that one of them was Indian and the other wasn't an "illegal migrant" if they were born after December 2004.
Imtiyaz Mollah busting the lies on CAA 2019 and NRC
By making citizenship of India subject to the NRC exercise, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 (CAA 2003), has rendered millions of Indians, including millions of refugees from former East Pakistan and present-day Bangladesh, "illegal migrants" in the very land they have been living for years. The CAA 2003 necessitated the NRC, however, none of the anti-NRC movement organisers vociferously opposed the Act or educated the common people about the peril. "Even if they scrap the CAA 2019 through another Amendment, that won't end the threat of NRC looming large on the people as it's the CAA 2003 that brought the NRC and any government, whichever party may be steering it, will need to do the NRC as per the law. So, unless the CAA 2003 is repealed along with CAA 1986, which introduced condition to citizenship by birth, no real solution can be found to this peril," Fakir said.
The "only solution", Fakir stressed, is to make the demand for a "humane CAA" the principal demand of the movement. He said this will tell the common people, the poor working class, peasantry, the Dalits, tribals, backward classes, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, and all other communities that "the existing CAA isn't saving them and for the permanent resolution they need a CAA that will provide citizenship to the last person, even a pauper on the street, and without hassles." This CAA is also needed to provide a "humane solution" to the refugee problem in West Bengal, according to DAMAL.
Sukriti Ranjan Biswas, a veteran of refugee movement in West Bengal and a co-convenor of Nagorikotwo Surokkha O Songram Moncho [Citizenship Security and Struggle Forum (CSSF)], has also endorsed the demand for a new CAA, as his organisation has been demanding the same since 2004 to end the persecution of refugees from Bangladesh, who have migrated to India due to different difficulties. The CSSF demanded a permanent solution to the refugees' plight, which, according to Biswas, was grossly neglected by politicians from all camps. He also trained his guns at those who mindlessly misled the people by demanding "No CAA", without specifying how the CAA 2003 has disenfranchised millions and how their sloganeering helped the BJP to project the CAA 2019 as a pro-Hindu Act, which it's not.
According to Biswas, a new "humane CAA" must be demanded so that it can repeal the anti-people clauses of the previous CAAs and recognise citizenship by birth and provide citizenship to everyone based on a cut-off date. He said, "without a realistic demand no movement can succeed" and emphasised on educating the people, especially the Bengali Dalits and indigenous people. Biswas's demands and his scathing analysis of the refugee situation did help many to see the citizenship issue from a different perspective.
Why DAMAL's demand for a "humane CAA" is opposed?
Since DAMAL raised the demand for a "humane CAA", Fakir and Mollah, who have united 46 organisations of Dalits, tribals and Muslims to fight the CAA 2019, 2003 and 1986, came under the flak from the chieftains of Kolkata-based organisers of anti-NRC movements. The No NRC Movement group and Joint Action Forum, two major organisers of anti-NRC movements in Kolkata and neighbourhood, who have largely withdrawn their movements since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, have started a social media campaign against DAMAL, Fakir and Mollah. They have called them "BJP agents" trying to "destroy the people's movement".
Countering Fakir's assertion that without a new CAA the anti-people clauses of the existing Citizenship Act can't be repealed and new clauses to ease the process of citizenship for the poor masses can't be added, the top leaders of these groups have been saying that the demand for a new CAA is actually a betrayal of "people's sentiments". However, none of the top leaders of the No NRC Movement or Joint Action Forum clarified how they want their "No CAA" demand to materialise in repealing of the anti-people clauses in the Citizenship Act and enforce citizenship by birth or resolve the citizenship issue of millions of refugees from Bangladesh. None of them was available for an official byte, however, through a plethora of social media posts they have clarified that they don't support any new law but repealing of past amendments, including CAA 2003 and CAA 1986.
This ambiguous demand with zero clarity on how to achieve it and how to provide citizenship to everyone born in India and those who want to be Indian citizens caused an ignominious moment for these organisations. Moreover, to validate their opposition to DAMAL's "humane CAA" demand, they have equated the new CAA with CAA 2019, to bamboozle their supporters. Through an incessant bush telegraph campaign, many of those associated with the No NRC Movement or Joint Action Forum are misleading the people into believing that Fakir and DAMAL have demanded the CAA––the CAA 2019 is implied––and that this is a conspiracy by the BJP.
Countering them, Fakir, who has been inviting these groups to unite for the larger struggle against the CAA 2003 and NRC, has shown how Prosenjit Bose, a former Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader close to the Congress party, has spread fake news that all non-Muslim "refugees are regularised and can apply for citizenship after a stay of six years in India" under the CAA 2019. This misleading information, Fakir claims, will throw millions of refugees under the bus, as they will apply for citizenship without knowing that the CAA 2019 has only freed those from the "illegal migrant" category who are exempted by the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1950 rules and Foreigners Act, 1946, amended by the Modi regime in 2015, and who have registered themselves as victims of religious persecution in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, upon arrival at the Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRRO). Mostly refugees from Pakistan, who come with a regular visa and passport, have registered themselves at the FRRO, for the rest, there is no scope of relief.
How the future looks like for "humane CAA"?
As much the Joint Action Forum and No NRC Movement have been castigating Fakir, DAMAL and Biswas's CSSF for demanding the "humane CAA", the more curiosity is generated among the common public regarding the issue. Many Matua sect members, former pro-BJP tribal and Dalit organisations, and a large number of Muslim organisations have come together for the first time to counter the BJP and puncture its communal polarization drive.
Many of those, like Delhi-based Chandan Chatterjee, a veteran refugee rights activist, who had earlier thought that the BJP's CAA 2019 will provide real relief to Hindu refugees from Pakistan, have realised how a nefarious conspiracy has been hatched by the Hindutva fascist camp and decided to support the endeavour of DAMAL. Other Dalit, tribal and Muslim organisations are also showing their eagerness to fight back the assault of all CAAs on their lives by raising a common demand for a "humane CAA", which will seriously threaten the BJP's hitherto political-electoral gains in West Bengal and also disrupt its "social-engineering" project.
If the demand for a "humane CAA", which will not only repeal the anti-people CAAs of 1986, 2003 and 2019 but also help to secure the rights of the migrants and millions of poor living without proper papers in India, without discrimination, then it will be the best way to secure people's rights as citizens and curb the state's powers to disenfranchise the poor. However, as it looks, despite facing opposition from those who have vested interests in communally dividing the anti-NRC movement, organisations like DAMAL must fight a strong battle with the Modi regime by providing leadership to the large bloc of poor masses from all oppressed and marginalised sections. The start of this movement is promising under Fakir, Mollah, Biswas and others. Only time will show how effectively it can win the people their right to citizenship.
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The outcome of the Referendum on remaining in the European Union (EU) will have long-term consequences for the UK. If UK citizens vote to leave the EU, it is most unlikely that there will be an opportunity to re-join for many decades - if ever. The decision of the voter should not therefore be dominated by his or her current feelings, particularly if they are somewhat emotional in nature, but by what will be in the interests of their children and even their grand-children. This will principally be dominated by considerations of whether or not they are more or less likely to have a good job that will enable them to live a full life. An important aspect of the presentation of the issue by the Lib Dems should therefore be to stress the long term nature of the decision.
While pollsters indicate a majority in favour of staying in, the outcome of the referendum is by no means certain. In 1975 when the UK decided in a referendum to remain in the EEC all the three main political parties were in favour of doing so. Today the situation is significantly different with considerable sections within both the Conservative and Labour parties favouring the exit option. Also as a consequence of the emergence of UKIP voters have been fed a stream of negative information concerning the EU, some fair, others not.
This gives rise to two aspects of the Lib Dem presentation of the case for staying in. Firstly, if a voter the voter feels that, on balance the UK should remain a member, then he or she must vote. To do otherwise, on the grounds that the issue is complicated and not clear cut, could give rise to a result that is not in their interests or in that of their children and grand-children. Secondly Lib Dems should not be claiming that all is well within the EU when it is patently not. That is not a credible position to take. There are however millions of voters within the EU that would share the view that the EU needs reforming. The choice is therefore between, whether, in concert with others, the UK works towards making it better or whether it withdraws and surrenders the advantages that it offers - however imperfectly.
The case for remaining in the EU is both economic and political with the former being more important in terms of the everyday life of voters. Europe, with a population of 500 million affluent consumers, is a key market for many companies in the UK and their survival, to a greater or lesser extent, is dependent on being able to supply that market in an efficient manner. It is also a key market for the UK customers of UK companies. If the rest of Europe is important to any company then it is also important to those companies that supply them. If the UK decides to exit the EU then there will be uncertainty on the nature of the trading relationship that will subsequently exists between the UK and the EU. It is likely that a trade agreement would be reached between the two that would ensure that the free movement of goods. This however will be conditional on the UK continuing to adhere to most, if not all, the rules on the single market. It is unrealistic to expect the EU to allow free access to its markets if the UK decides play by different rules. Both Norway and Switzerland have had to accept most of the EU regulations as the price for having free access to the EU market. There are however a number of other economic issues that would act negatively upon the UK if it exited the EU.
One has to question whether EU companies will be as willing to buy products from UK companies if the UK was outside the EU. This might not have any impact in any short-term contract but it could be a significant factor if it was a long-term relationship of importance such as the supply of an important component in car manufacture. In such cases a supplier located in the EU could, all other things being equal, be the preferred supplier. There is the issue of the trade agreements with other major trading countries such as the US, China and Japan but also with the emerging economic powers such as India, Brazil and Russia. The voter should ask him/herself how these countries will rank in importance the UK with a population of 60 million and the EU with 440 million. It is almost certain that they will first want to negotiate a trade agreement with the latter. They may in the end agree to the same terms in an agreement with the UK but it will be later and even then they might be prompted not to do so by the EU so as to achieve a commercial advantage. Certainly the terms that are agreed with the UK will not be more favourable that the terms that they agree for the EU. It is clear there is a solid economic case for the UK remaining part of the EU.
There is however one area where the case for the UK remaining part of the UK is particularly strong - almost overwhelming. That relates to future inward investment into the UK. If the purpose of an investment is to supply the European market, it will be made within a trading area of 440 million people rather that one with 60m people, particularly if there is a significant degree of uncertainty on the nature of the trading relationship between the two in the future. One needs to question whether Nissan would have invested in Sunderland if the UK had not been part of the EU. Would Toyota have invested in Derby and Honda in Swindon? In other major industries the picture will be the same. Future major investments will not be made if the UK is outside the EU. Thus in terms of the availability of good quality jobs for our children and grandchildren in high tech capital intensive industries continued UK membership of the EU is vital.
On the political side there are two factors to be considered - one strategic one more operational. One of the objectives of the Founding Fathers of the EU was to create cooperative relationships between the countries of Europe such that, following two World Wars, further conflict within the Continent would be prevented. In this respect the EU has been a resounding success. It is difficult, from today's perspective, to imagine that a further war between European powers would be possible. That may be true but there is a danger of complacency. The EU is an association of democratic countries within which the rule of law prevails and where the rights of each individual are by and large considered to be the same and are protected. There are no totalitarian states and the structures and disciplines of the EU mean that it is most unlikely that such states would emerge. The EU thus remains a pillar underpinning the basic political stability of Europe.
The operational benefits of being a part of the EU are clear-cut. Already we have seen the disadvantages in terms of political authority and respect, resulting from the UK's lack of real positive involvement in the EU. The UK is seen to be on the side-lines and it is Merkel and Hollande who go to Moscow to discuss the Ukraine problem with Putin and it is they that almost automatically get together to discuss major issues as they arise. The UK outside the EU would become an ever greater irrelevance. This would bring with it an inability to use its significant diplomatic influence and military capability to influence EU decisions in international affairs. The UK would not be involved in the discussions. Inside the EU, the UK will be seen by countries such as the US and China as an important conduit for feeding their views into the EU. They will want to establish a dialogue with the UK. Outside the EU, the UK will have little such influence and will thereby become largely irrelevant.
Some are concerned continued membership of the EU will inevitably lead to greater political union. The problems of the Euro and the failure to handle the refugee crisis in a cohesive manner shows more policy co-ordination may be required. However a new treaty involving changes of this nature would require the consent of the people via a further referendum. At the moment, such moves are unlikely to have the support of the majority in many EU member states.
Immigration into the UK is of concern to many voters - particularly in certain locations. It is appropriate that they be addressed and that Lib Dems are seen responding to them. Lib Dems should be highlighting the benefits that are derived from immigration from the EU. These include the net benefit to the Exchequer, the dependence of the NHS and the Social Care sectors on immigrants and the willingness of migrants to take jobs that UK residents find unattractive. For every immigrant that breaks the law there are many more who contribute to the wellbeing of society and who have settled well into the UK and consider themselves to be UK citizens. We should not be judging immigration on the basis of the relatively few 'bad apples'. There is an equal number of UK citizens living elsewhere in the EU taking jobs and drawing benefits.
EU regulations are said to have impacted upon UK companies in a negative manner. In part this is a case of the UK "shooting itself in the foot". The source of much of the problem is the difference between English Common Law and Napoleonic Law as practiced on the Continent. The former places a heavy emphasis on the actual words that are used in any law or regulation rather than its more general intent. It is a very precise form of law. Words mean what they say and it is the role of the judiciary to implement accurately the meaning of the words as written. The intention of the words and hence the ability to interpret the words is not something that English Law takes into account. Thus if a regulation comes from Brussels, the UK regulators apply it in strict conformity with the words contained in the regulation. Under Napoleonic Law an EU regulation is more an expression of an intent or objective. It is up to the national regulator to interpret that intent or objective in manner that is deemed to be best applicable to their country. This leads to variations in the implementation of EU regulations in terms of both how they are applied and the timing of their introduction. Thus the situation in the UK can be very different from that which exists elsewhere in Europe. Given the diligence of the UK Civil Service this difference frequently is to the detriment of the UK with the EU thus appearing to be an over- zealous regulator. Thus the solution lies, at least in part, in the hands of the UK government and its regulators. The UK should learn to "play the game" in the same way as other EU member states.
Working within the structure of the EU also facilitates effective and cohesive action in tacking cross-border issues such as climate change, terrorism, criminality and pollution which no one country can address in isolation.
In summary, the EU is by no means perfect but it is the interests of the people of the UK that the UK remains a member. The choice lies between leaving it and it's admittedly less than satisfactory aspects and thereby becoming a political irrelevancy and an economy that is growing more slowly than it might otherwise do and remaining part of it - adopting a leadership role and working with others to make it better.
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Advisers resent doing HMRC's 'dirty work'
By Emma Ann Hughes
Advisers have hit back at new rules requiring them to warn clients with offshore accounts about the government crackdown on tax avoidance.
The proposed legislation, published in documents alongside the Budget, requires financial intermediaries to notify their UK-resident customers with UK or overseas accounts about the Common Reporting Standard.
Revenue & Customs stated advisers would also have to warn their clients with offshore investments about the penalties for evasion and the opportunities to disclose.
Last year the UK and various overseas jurisdictions agreed to adopt the new reporting standards on financial account information. Overseas tax avoidance has made headlines following the investigation into HSBC over Swiss bank accounts.
Advisers were quick to question why they should have to do the tax office's work for them.
Paul Richardson, managing director of surrey-based Concept Financial Planning, said he was happy to write to his clients on behalf of Revenue & Customs, but added he would hope to be paid for his services.
He said: "Given that Revenue & Customs will soon be having online accounts for all taxpayers, the tax collectors would be better off putting up a warning online and scaring those with offshore accounts that way."
Alongside dragging advisers into attempts to increase its tax take, the government also announced it is to introduce legislation that would include tougher measures for those who persistently enter into tax-avoidance schemes.
These rules will include a special reporting requirement and a surcharge on individuals whose latest tax return is inaccurate as a result of a further failed avoidance scheme.
The government will look to restrict access to reliefs for individuals identified as having a record of trying to abuse them through avoidance schemes that do not work.
Additionally, Revenue & Customs stated that it intends to develop further measures to name those who continue to use schemes that fail.
Legislation will also be introduced in the forthcoming Finance Bill to widen the current scope of the Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes regime, by including promoters whose schemes regularly fail.
Also buried in the official Budget Report was the news that the various facilities currently available to disclose tax irregularities will all close early, at the end of 2015 rather than during 2016.
Adviser view
John Cassidy, tax investigation partner for national tax-planning firm Crowe Clark Whitehill, said: "Anyone with something to declare needs to do so quickly. The new disclosure facility is to be based on penalties of at least 30 per cent of the tax due, with no immunity from prosecution, whereas the current Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility provides for penalties as low as 10 per cent and a guarantee of no prosecution. Those wishing to come forward now have less time to avail themselves of these more beneficial terms"
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Attitudes towards large carnivores
(Organized by: Michela Pacifici, Sapienza Università di Roma (IT); Jenny Anne Glikman, Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA-CSIC)), WED 24, 10:30, room E3
Attitudinal studies toward large carnivores are becoming a common practice as a start for understanding human wildlife coexistence. However, human coexistence with wildlife is influenced by a variety of factors that researchers and managers struggle to identify and address. As human-wildlife interactions increase over time, successful wildlife conservation will depend not only on understanding attitudes towards wildlife, but also on implementing successful strategies for an effective coexistence among interest groups. The goal of this workshop is to advance our collective understanding of attitudes toward large carnivores, and to identify approaches to foster coexistence across Europe. The workshop will begin with a series of short presentations of research findings and lessons learned for understanding attitudes towards large carnivores across diverse European countries. Specifically, researchers will highlight case studies from southern Europe (Italy, Albania) to northern Europe (Switzerland, Germany and Sweden), as well as eastern Europe (Romania). Furthermore, there are gradients of length in co-habitation with large carnivores among these countries; there are some where large carnivores have been never extirpated, and others where recolonization is recent. After this series of presentation, participants will break into smaller groups to explore lessons learned and identify potential patterns that influence attitudes toward large carnivores, and that can support coexistence. Finally, the session participants will reconvene to summarize and synthesize progress made in small groups and to discuss potential implications for assessment, application, and evaluation of work designed to promote coexistence.
Emotion and Faith as Drivers of Conservation (World Café)
(Organized by: Radhika Borde, University of Leeds, UK; Alison A. Ormsby, University of North Carolina at Asheville, USA ), WED 24, 12:50, room Library 259
This world café will be a forum for thinking through 'non-rational' drivers of ecologically oriented action, exploring both emotion and faith. Our interest focuses on collective forms of action that result in the conservation of species or natural habitats, as well as individual forms involving daily behavior and acts that mitigate carbon emissions or enhance natural habitats for non-human species on a small scale. We will focus on two such non-rational drivers – emotion and faith. We take emotion to encompass aesthetic emotions (feelings of awe caused by natural landscapes, etc.), relational emotions (relating to non-human, and particularly, wild species, positively), emotions of fear/anxiety (fear/anxiety surrounding what might be caused by the climate crisis). We take faith to encompass religious faiths, spiritualities, as well as personal beliefs that provide a moral imperative for ecologically oriented action or a conviction that humans have agency vis-à-vis impacting the environment positively.
In the 45 minutes that this world café will last – we will first introduce our work on this and related topics briefly. We are two of the four editors of a new book collection on a related topic.
(see https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003246190/religion-nature-conservation-stephen-awoyemi-radhika-borde-andrew-gosler-alison-ormsby)
We hope to be able to divide participants into 5-6 small groups – they will be asked to discuss this topic based on sub-themes (to which they can also add or remove depending on their knowledge and interest). Some examples of these sub-themes include the following: sacred natural sites, faith-based conservation, sacred species, cultural values of nature, deep ecology, climate anxiety, the natural sublime, relating to non-humans, etc. The facilitators (Radhika Borde and Alison A. Ormsby) will be moving between groups and noting key thoughts and messages. Final thoughts/messages will be co-created by the facilitators and café participants, and projects that could conceivably result from this exercise will also be discussed.
Genetic considerations as part of conservation reintroductions, supplementations and translocations
(Organized by: Philippine Vergeer, Wageningen University, Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group; Robert Ekblom, The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Analysis Department), TUE 23, 16:30, room E2
In order to prevent further decline and local extinctions of plant and animal species, reintroductions, supplementations and translocations are increasingly applied in nature conservation. However, with varying success. The reason for this may be linked to genetic processes, which are often not fully considered in restoration practices. In this workshop, we aim to bring together conservation biologists, practitioners and policy makers to highlight and discuss the importance of genetic considerations in conservation and restoration.
The workshop will begin with a series of short presentations of case studies, research findings and lessons learned of (re)introductions. We will discuss how genetic considerations have been adopted and highlight work that is needed both before and after (re)introduction efforts, such as habitat quality checks, genetic screenings, the importance of monitoring, implementation of specific management practices and legislation and troubleshooting in problematic (re)introduction programmes.
After the presentations we will start a discussion with invited experts from the field to explore lessons learned and identify bottlenecks and opportunities. Participants are invited to provide example(s) from their own practice. Examples can be send to: wg1.gbike@gmail.com. A selection of case studies will be discussed on major themes such as bottlenecks and opportunities, risks, methodology, and implementation in management.
This workshop is an initiative of COST Action CA18134 - Genomic BIodiversity Knowledge for Resilient Ecosystems "G-BIKE" and will provide a forum for discussion to increase awareness of genetic processes in nature conservation, leading to more effective and successful conservation outcomes.
Martin Gaywood – University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland;
José A Godoy – Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Spain;
Christina Hvilsom – Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark;
Philippine Vergeer – Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
Invited Experts:
Robert Ekblom – The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden;
Peter Galbusera - Antwerp Zoo Centre for Research and Conservation, Belgium;
Myriam Heuertz – Biogeco, INRAE, Univ. Bordeaux, France;
Joachim Mergeay – Research Institute for Nature and Forest & KU Leuven, Belgium.
How international Conventions, Treaties and Organizations serve Nature Conservation
(Organized by: Katalin Pap, University of Szeged), WED 24, 16:30, room AULA
During this workshop we will explore, how international/intergovernmental institutions provide support for Nature Conservation practitioners. What is the frame, finance behind each organization, and how can they achieve their mandate? Who is responsible for monitoring and who can facilitate the communication between the contracting parties?
Speakers from the Ramsar Convention, Bern Convention, Washington Convention, IUCN, and FAO will introduce in 10 min slots their organization, funding sources, goals and recent work, which was implemented to enhance and facilitate the work of Nature Conservation practitioners.
Large Scale action: How can we assess, what has and hasn't worked in science and environmental policy? IF the assessment is done, what are the measures organizations shall take to be more effective?
Small Scale action: WHAT are the actual actions - suggested by the organizations at the workshop - a common citizen/farmer/researcher can do, to prevent/slow down global ecological issues? How can we turn TALK into ACTION? Finance into PRACTISE?
Expected speakers:
Isabel Wallnöfer – Junior Professional for Europe, Technical Support, Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands (https://www.ramsar.org/);
Jan Plesník – Senior Member of the Bureau of the Bern Convention Standing Committee from the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic (https://www.coe.int/en/web/bern-convention);
Luigi Boitani – Professor of the University of Rome, associated with the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of IUCN (https://www.iucn.org/);
Anna Kanshieva – Biodiversity Expert at FAO (https://www.fao.org/europe/ar/)
Publishing conservation science
(Organized by: Mark Burgman, Editor-in chief, Conservation Biology), WED 24, 12:50, room AULA
The publishing landscape is changing rapidly, mostly for the better. In this session, Mark will very briefly outline the basic publication process, the history of the three SCB journals (Conservation Letters, Conservation Science and Practice, and Conservation Biology) and the differences between them. He will then be available to try to answer any questions you may have about scientific publication in general, or the philosophies, processes and potential futures of the three SCB journals.
Science-Policy Interfaces in a Rapidly Changing World
(Organized by: Eszter Kelemen, Institute for Sociology, Centre for Social Sciences (HU); Marie Vandewalle, Department of Conservation Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (GE); Juliette Young, INRAE – FR; Hien T. Ngo, UN-FAO (IT), THU 25, 10:30, room Round hall
The concept of science-policy interfaces (SPIs) has been attracting a growing interest both in theoretical and empirical research since its inception in the mid-2000s. SPIs can be understood as social processes of mutual relations and knowledge co-creation between policy-makers, scientists and other actors in the policy process which contribute to more robust policy decisions (van den Hove, 2007). Interactions between actors of the SPIs are facilitated by boundary organizations, showing large diversity in terms of whom they engage, what knowledge creation processes are developed, or which scales they operate at (Sarkki et al. 2020). In recent years, biodiversity focused SPIs are proliferating at various scales of decision-making, ranging from global (e.g. IPBES) to EU (e.g. Eklipse, OPPLA) and national level platforms.
Current crises affecting different dimensions of our lives - i.e. climate change, biodiversity loss, the socio-economic and health impacts of the pandemics, or the emergence of 'alternative truths' and the growing mistrust in science and political institutions - requires SPIs to adapt to a rapidly changing world. Strategic policy documents and scientific papers urge for transformative changes, including transformations in how politics and governance are enacted, and rethinking the role science and knowledge play in the policy process. Key aspects of the renewal of SPIs include, among others, the widening of their scope by collaboration between existing interfaces along horizontal topics (see e.g. the recent IPBES-IPCC report), and the broadening of the range of actors who participate (i.e. moving towards science-policy-society interfaces).
The objective of this workshop is to contextualize SPIs among these changing circumstances and discuss potential new pathways for SPIs which can genuinely contribute to transformational change.
What's driving insect decline (and what's not)?
(Organized by: Andrew Bladon, Lynn Dicks, University of Cambridge), FRI 26, 10:30 and 13:30, room Round hall
The last few years have seen a rapid rise in concern for the state of insect populations globally1,2. Despite efforts to collate and understand existing long-term datasets, many insect taxa, in many regions, remain desperately understudied, and the threats to their survival are poorly understood3,4. We will gather experts from across the ECCB conference to develop a framework for understanding what we do know about these understudied insects. The workshop will serve as a seed event, with participants invited to run similar workshops at regional conferences later in the year, or in early 2023. Where possible, some of these events will take place in non-English languages, to enable participation by a diverse group of experts5. The results of the ECCB and regional workshops will be compiled, and used to inform the structure of a global Delphi-process, which will run in 2023. By synthesising expert knowledge on the threats to understudied insects from around the world, our workshop will shine a light on currently unseen aspects of the biodiversity crisis.
van Klink, R. et al. Meta-analysis reveals declines in terrestrial but increases in freshwater insect abundances. Science 368, 417–420 (2020).
Wagner, D. L., Grames, E. M., Forister, M. L., Berenbaum, M. R. & Stopak, D. Insect decline in the Anthropocene: Death by a thousand cuts. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 118, (2021).
Miličić, M., Popov, S., Branco, V. V. & Cardoso, P. Insect threats and conservation through the lens of global experts. Conserv. Lett. 14, e12814 (2021).
Saunders, M. E., Janes, J. K. & O'Hanlon, J. C. Moving On from the Insect Apocalypse Narrative: Engaging with Evidence-Based Insect Conservation. BioScience 70, 80–89 (2020).
Amano, T. et al. Tapping into non-English-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity. PLOS Biol. 19, e3001296 (2021).
• Lynn Dicks – insect conservation, knowledge synthesis methods.
• Andrew Bladon – Lepidoptera ecology and conservation, running expert assessments of conservation actions.
• Charlie Outhwaite – biodiversity conservation, threat assessments.
Workshops are aimed at encouraging interaction and dialogue between a smaller group of speakers and the broader audience. The format of workshops is flexible. As an example, a workshop might consist of a few short talks providing an overview followed by a facilitated discussion, or they may be a focused, round-table type discussions to synthesize participants' insights of a particular challenge for humanity. The duration of a workshop can be up to 2 hours, and will be scheduled in parallel with symposia and contributed sessions. All workshop organisers and speakers must be registered participants (as early bird registrants).
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Doing business with a purpose
How SM Supermalls gears up for economy's reopening in the new normal
For several months now, a lot of Filipinos might have missed going to malls when the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused a lockdown around the country, albeit supermarkets and pharmacies remained open for customers.
For Steven T. Tan, president of SM Supermalls, its malls have continued servicing customers in spite of the limited operations. "It's really to provide convenience for our customers. It's not really to take the opportunity to earn money," Mr. Tan told BusinessWorld in a virtual interview.
Furthermore, SM Supermalls has taken advantage of the uptrends in digital and delivery services as another way of serving customers.
Mr. Tan took notice of the group's Viber community, where users can be updated on SM Supermall's latest offerings, after whiHow SM Supermalls gears up for economy's reopening in the new normalch they can directly contact tenants and have their orders delivered.
SM Supermalls also has personal shopper assistants. Customers can call the concierge of one of the malls and tell them the items they need or want to buy. The customer service will then look for those items and get back at customers to confirm the items and arrange for the delivery.
"I think this is also the new norm," Mr. Tan said. "Delivery service is something that we have been working and we kept on improving."
Now, as SM Supermalls opens most of its malls around the country in the 'new normal', the group is diligently ensuring that customers will feel safe when they enter one of their malls.
"Even outside, we have drawn lines on the floor to make sure that when you're queueing in, you are guided on how to do safe distancing," Mr. Tan explained. "Upon entering the mall, there would be thermal scanning, and then you will have hand sanitizing, and after that you have foot bath at the very least."
Also, safety protocol officers are present to give direction to customers and remind them to follow the protocols.
To enhance social distancing in its malls, there are arrows and markings on the floor which will lead customers to which direction they should walk. Moreover, the malls' atriums are converted into designated dining areas for mall-goers to buy food and dine-in safely.
Read more: https://www.bworldonline.com/doing-business-with-a-purpose/
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Baby, Oh Baby!
This time its all mixed up…
Cynical, jaded, practical-minded attorney Jake Chastaine is still grieving his late wife two years after her death when he discovers that due to a mistake at a fertility center where she received treatment, a woman he's never met has had his baby. Jake is determined to play a role in his child's life. He's chagrined to discover, however, that the mother of his child is as appealing as she is impractical. A gorgeous redhead, Annie is a free spirit who raises llamas, reads tea leaves and believes her dead grandfather talks to her through highway billboards. Worst of all, she makes his body temperature soar in a most illogical manner.
When his law partner and former father-in-law threatens to ruin Annie in a misguided attempt to help him acquire custody of the child, Jake decides that the best way to handle the situation is to enter into a short-term marriage of convenience. They both get far more than they bargained for, and learn a life-changing lesson about the power of love.
Tall, Dark and Daddy
"So," he asked, "What made you want me?"
Annie shrugged. "You had a good family health history And your educational level and profession indicated that you were somewhat intelligent." He grinned, and she continued. "…And your physical description fit what I wanted."
He glanced over at her. "And what, exactly, was that?"
Annie looked down at her hands. "Someone tall, with dark hair and eyes."
"Why was that part of your criteria?"
Annie continued to stare at her manicure, her cheeks heating a little. She lifted one shoulder. "I don't know. I guess I just find it attractive.">
"You wanted a dark-haired child?"
"Oh,that wasn't really the issue," she admitted.
He glanced at her curiously. "So what was?"
Annie lifted her shoulders and glanced away. "Fantasy, I suppose."
"Fantasy?"
She nodded, and he pressed her further. "You mean the sexual kind?"
She blushed fiercely. "You're getting into a pretty personal topic here."
"The fact that we've had a child together is already pretty personal, if you ask me."
The man was right. The thought that they'd made a child, and without him ever having kissed her….it was enough to make Annie break into a sweat. There was something intensely primal about him anyway, despite his outward polish. Why did he have to be so good-looking? It was impossible to look at him and not think about sex.


HEC Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Program for Session 2022-23
By Neelam Sajjad Last updated Jan 13, 2022
Our today's article is about the Hungaricum Scholarship Program aided by the HEC for 2022-23. It is a Government scholarship program for the residents of Pakistan. The organization invites online applications from applicants who want to pursue their education. The students can apply for the Bachelor's, One Tier Master's, Masters, and Ph.D. degree programs. The organization will provide the stipend to the applicants to bear the expenses of their education.
See Also: Benevolent Fund Scholarship 2022
As per the instructions, all the applicants can apply till 17th January 2022. This scholarship specially announced for young Christians. They should apply at HEC and Hungaricum portals separately before the closing date. For more information, visit the respective website. You can put your feedback on our website.
Details of HEC Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship
Here are the complete details regarding the HEC Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Program for Session 2022-23.
Scholarship Program HEC Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Program
Available degrees 4
The applicants applying for Medical, Engineering, Nursing, Architecture, Law, or any other field have to attest their degrees from the PMC, PNC, PEC, PCATP, PBC & PVMC.
The applicants applying for Bachelor's degree must have an Intermediate, applicants of a Master's degree should have Bachelor's degree, and Ph.D. applicants should have MS or M.Phil degrees.
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Available Degree Programs
Following degree programs are available at the HEC Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Program for Session 2022-23.
One Tier Master's degree
Visit the Hungaricum portal https://stipendiumhungaricum.hu/apply/ and http://eportal.hec.gov.pk/arl, get the application form separately available here.
Submit Rs 1000 as an application fee at any branch of Habib Bank Limited for ETC to submit HEC Aptitude Test.
Remember you have to submit your application forms one by one on both portals mentioned above.
HEC Aptitude Test Date
The organization will conduct the HEC Aptitude Test Date in January 2022. The date is not confirmed, so stay tuned to find out its exact date. The applicants scoring 50% marks in the written test will go ahead with the scholarship program.
The closing date to apply for the HEC Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Program for Session 2022-23 is 17th January 2022.
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Our Wish List for Norwegian's New Cruise Ships
By Richard Simms
This week, rumors began circling that Norwegian Cruise Line is about to order a few new ships from the famed builders at Fincantieri. Because of this, we couldn't help thinking about what we'd love to see onboard the potential ships. Take a look at what came to our minds, then hit the comments to let us know what you'd love to see!
1. Smaller Ships
Sooner or later, the "bigger is better" trend is going to come to an end. As big fans of Norwegian's Jewel class ships such as Gem and Pearl, we'd love to see them scaling back on the size for at least one or two ships, focusing instead on something more intimate.
2. Flexibility, Port Wise
Many of Norwegian's latest ships have been constructed and designed with very specific ports in mind. For example, Breakaway was designed to sail out of New York City, while the upcoming Joy is specifically being aimed at the Chinese ports of Shanghai and Beijing. Most other lines opt for ships which aren't port-specific, allowing for more flexibility in scheduling… and more options for people who always choose to sail out of the same port.
3. Unique Dining Venues
You'll never, ever hear us complain about a meal in Norwegian's signature steakhouse, Cagney's, or getting to nosh on the free wings at O'Sheehan's. But they've raised the bar with venues such as Food Republic and Bayamo, each of which currently can be found aboard Norwegian Escape. Yes, some passengers will complain about being "nickel-and-dimed" whenever a for-fee restaurant is added, but nobody is suggesting main dining rooms be taken away, let alone the other free offerings.
4. Adult's-Only Pools
On most of Norwegian's larger ships, there are two adults-only areas (one which is free to everyone, and another which offers access to a limited number of guests for a daily or weekly fee). While both feature hot tubs (and the free areas have an additional water feature), neither offers a pool. We'd love to see Norwegian take a page from Carnival, whose Serenity area aboard ships such as the Vista and Sunshine are the closest thing to heaven at sea, this side of the Pearly Gates.
5. Enclosed Casinos
While many folks dream of smoke-free casinos, one of the most common complaints on modern cruise ships is that the smoke from the gambling areas winds up permeating venues surrounding it. This can be particularly problematic on ships like Breakaway, where the casino is part of a three-level entertainment complex known as 678 Ocean Plaza. Because the casino is not enclosed, smoke winds up drifting down to Le Bistro, which happens to have a lovely, cafe-like seating area that non-smokers avoid due to the smell.
When Norwegian beings working on their new ships, what features would you like to see incorporated?
Richard Simms
Richard is the executive editor of Soaps.com and the author of several novels. Given his love of eating, drinking and gambling, it's astonishing how long it took him to discover the joys of cruising. While he has more Twitter handles than most people have limbs, you can most easily reach him at @howrudeareyou.
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The Foundation of Supremacy: Racializing Human Acts
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by Ahmed E. Souaiaia
I vividly remember the day of the Oklahoma bombing. Not because of the news reports—I was too busy working and with school to watch the news. Consequently, I was not aware of what had happened that day until late in the afternoon. But as I walked into my workplace after a long day of school, I felt the stares and tension from almost all my co-workers. Many ignored me when I greeted them. While waiting for my shift to start, I entered the break room where a friend sat reading the newspaper. It took him a moment before awkwardly asking me what I thought of the "terror attack on the Murrah Building in Oklahoma." I thought, "Terror? Murrah? Oklahoma?
As a new transplant who knew very little English at that time, none of those words made sense to me. I certainly did not understand the definition or meaning of "terror." I definitely did not know the meaning of "Murrah" or what the "Murrah Building" was. And I did not know where or what is "Oklahoma."
I remember a widely distributed line from one of the so-called "terrorism experts" in a local paper the next day. It read along these lines: "If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, then it is probably a duck - this looks like Islamic terror." Then, everything started to make sense. If a bomb explodes anywhere in the world, look around and check on the Ahmeds around you: if they did not do it, they should know something about it. The Ahmeds of the world are – at least in the eyes of my co-workers that day - terrorists, potential terrorists, or experts on terrorism. In all cases, being an Ahmed, in the eyes of my co-workers, I deserved the accusing looks and cold shoulders, if not a direct accusation.
Days later, when the actual bomber was identified and his associates were revealed, no one asked my friend Tim about it, though he is a Christian with hyper-critical views of the government and politicians who he thought were jeopardizing the true American values. In the end, it was very easy for the media to make Tim the Bomber unique and so unlike any other American Tim.
I revisited these thoughts and feelings the week another non-Muslim terrorist attacked in Norway. This time it was not because of the accusing looks and cold shoulders, but rather because some media outlets thought that I was an expert on terrorism and I should have something to say about the Norway bombing and shooting. As if being an academic with some research expertise on Islam and the Middle East qualified me to be an expert on terrorism. Those questions suggested that Islam and terror are one and the same.
American media and government agencies have contributed to this racialization of violence. People with no credentials except a minimum proficiency in Islamic studies and an ardent zeal for constructing a threatening image of Islam have suddenly become experts on terrorism. They are called upon by the Defense Department, the State Department, the media, and the public to explain the connections and workings of "Islamic terrorism."
One example of a self-proclaimed expert is Robert Spencer, whose biography lists his connection to popular and official channels of power and influence. He publishes books and articles at the same rate I change my socks. His outline of Islam and its portrayal as a violent threat to the Western way of life inspired the brutal murders in Norway. The connection is not an assumption, but is based on the words of the confessed bomber/shooter.
Importantly, the connection can be derived from Mr. Spencer's own logic. In one of the Frequently Asked Questions on his website, Mr. Spencer states:
Q: Why should I believe what you say about Islam?
RS: Pick up any of my books, and you will see that they are made up largely of quotations from Islamic jihadists and the traditional Islamic sources to which they appeal to justify violence and terrorism.
In the Norwegian terrorist manifesto, Mr. Spencer was quoted 64 times. Using Mr. Spencer's logic, it follows that since his writings are one of the main sources of the Norwegian terrorist, they served to justify violence. This is proof that in Mr. Spencer's writings, violent haters, racists, and bigots find inspiration.
Mr. Spencer's logic, the practices of Reverend Jones, the ideology of the British E.D.L, the legal war waged on Muslims by David Yerushalmi, and the agenda of David Horowitz runs a continuous line of hatred toward specific religious and/or ethnic groups. These individuals and institutions have found in the terror attacks of 9-11 the perfect cover to publicly unleash what would otherwise be recognizably bigoted views.
Mr. Spencer and his colleagues may argue that being quoted by a terrorist is not evidence of their guilt. It is not. But it is evidence of a direct connection between the audiences that they inspire and the ideology that they promote. It is evidence of where they belong in the spectrum of social and political discourses. They belong in the extreme. Mr. Spencer's ideology mirrors the ideology of al-Qaeda's ideologues. After all, those self-declared protectors of Islamic culture are saying the same thing, with minor adaptations: modern day crusaders (mirroring Jihadists in the anti-Muslim lexicon) are a threat to their way of life and must be fought on all fronts.
While Mr. Spencer points to about 1% of Muslims living in any Western country as inassimilable aliens that are a threat to Western way of life, al-Qaeda ideologues point to the Western armies in Muslim countries as forward bases of the Christian and Zionist crusades. The two camps share the ideology of exclusion. They racialize victimhood the same way they racialize ethnic and religious supremacy. They are two sides of the same page, which catalogues the ideals of supremacism.
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#AustrianGP 2022: 303.000 F1 fans at the Red Bull Ring
Looking back on an eventful Sunday.
An incredible 303,000 fans over the entire race weekend made the "Formula 1 Rolex Großer Preis von Österreich 2022" the biggest sporting event of the year in Austria. Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were locked in a thrilling battle for victory on the track. After a turbulent 71 laps, the Ferrari driver managed to defeat the Dutch world champion. Carlos Sainz's Ferrari went up in flames in a worrying moment. Third place went to Lewis Hamilton.
"It was not easy today. We battled with the tyres throughout the entire race, no matter which ones we put on. I hardly had a chance to attack Charles," said the undisputed crowd favourite, Max Verstappen. He added: "We have to be satisfied with second place. The battle continues. It was super to see so many fans in Austria."
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Our Bulli was not left in such a key role at the biggest sports event of the year without a support actor. From high-fives with the F1 stars to selfies with the fans: our mascots were always right in the thick of things at every big fan highlight – from the Pit Lane Walk on Thursday to Meet the Drivers on Saturday and the Styrian Green Carpet on Sunday.
Austrian national anthem, F1 fans, flying aces & musical geniuses
On Sunday, the fans had a very special side programme to enjoy. From 07:00 in the morning, they began to gather in front of the Welcome Center to get the best spots for the Styrian Green Carpet. The fans had the opportunity to see the drivers and teams up close on the green carpet and to get the odd autograph or selfie or two. From 12:35, the Red Bull Legends Parade with its six iconic vehicles from 50 years of F1 history provided some memorable moments at the Red Bull Ring.
Then it all came thick and fast – with the Drivers Parade, Flying Bulls Air Display, Flag Drop and the national anthem interpreted by pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. The fans provided a breathtaking backdrop in the grandstands around the race track. The sea of red, white and red Austrian flags plus green and white flags of the Styria region, together with the orange volcano of the Dutch Verstappen supporters provided for sheer goosebumps.
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Belgium's golden generation
SPORTSNASHA - June 14, 2018
Belgium head to the World Cup third in the latest FIFA rankings. They have a solid squad which includes world class players like Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Vincent Kompany, Jan Vertonghen. Most of players in Belgium squad play important role for their clubs. Few days ago Eden Hazard said in an interview "we are good players, we all play in the big games in England, Italy and in Spain", he further added "Ten years or fifteen years ago, you had this 'Golden Generation' in England but they won nothing. Now I think the fans, journalists, all of belgium just wants to win something." He also agreed that current generation of belgium players is 'Golden Generation'.
Belgium did not performed particularly well in WC 2014 and in EURO 2016, so they will be desperate to go far in this World cup. They have quality to cause major upset in tournament. They play free flowing attacking football. Manager Roberto Martinez has done good job so far, as he has one of the most talented bunch of players at his disposal, but there are lot of Belgium fans who are still not sure about him as a manager, but Belgium's record under Martinez looks impressive. They have played 18 matches losing only once, and they were first European country to qualify for the World Cup.
Roberto Martinez understands importance of mental toughness in such big tournament, as he said recently "failure is not trying to win, we are going to be adventurous. We are going to try and win every game, but feelings you develop in the three group games are essential. We have got talent but clearly country like Germany already has the belief. When you speak with ex-players from Germany they tell you when they pulled on the shirt they had no doubt they would win. That psychology is powerful in knock out tournaments. We need to show that mentality." Martinez will be under immense pressure. Can he lead this team to glory? Can these hugely talented players live up to their expectations? Only time will tell.
Most Valuable Player – Eden Hazard
Belgium squad includes lot of talented players, but Eden Hazard is one of their biggest star. His ability to easily dribble past opponents makes him extremely dangerous. His accurate passing especially in final third helps his team create lot of goal scoring opportunities. He also scores goals, but he is often criticised for not scoring enough considering his ability. Belgium fans will be hoping that he arrives at the World Cup in top gear.
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Ace Hardware Near Me
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This Ace Hardware Near Me page allows you to find the closest Ace Hardware locations near me. Apart from that, you will also learn about Ace Hardware hours and obtain Ace Hardware coupons. At the end of this page, you will find a helpful FAQ about this store chain and some additional information about this U.S. hardware retailer.
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At the present time, there are more than 5,000 Ace Hardware stores in the United States and 60 more countries. This means that it doesn't tend to be difficult to find Ace Hardware locations near me. Currently, the headquarters of this company is located in Oak Brook, Illinois.
The stores of Ace Hardware are available in every American state. Apart from that, you can find Ace Hardware locations in the following countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Maldives, South Korea, Columbia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, American Samoa, Anguilla, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Grenada, Haiti, Iceland, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Granada, Trinidad & Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands and Western Samoa.
In particular, one may find the most prominent U.S. locations of Ace Hardware in Ashville, Tucscon, Berkeley, Boise, Davis, Eureka, Fort Collins, Iowa City, Lincoln (NE), Madison, Mulch, Naples, Oakland, Raleigh, Redding, Santa Barbara, Sioux Falls, Tallahassee, Tulsa, Yakima, Wichita (KS), Great Lakes and Frattallone.
But as you can well understand, you are able to find Ace Hardware locations near me – regardless of the state you are living in. In order to find Ace Hardware near me, please use this map that displays the stores of this chain around you:
If using that map doesn't seem very convenient to you, you might also check the website of this store chain. In fact, it contains pages of Ace Hardware stores by state, which allows you to find the Ace Hardware stores near me easily. This is where you can find the locations of Ace Hardware:
Actually, the section of this page that you can see just above provides you with an amazing opportunity to find Ace Hardware locations near me. Even if you have faced any difficulties while trying to use that map, you shouldn't worry. Here, we will provide you with guidelines on how to use that map in order to find Ace Hardware near me. If you don't want to use the map at all, just click on the button below that map and access the official store locator.
How to find nearest Ace Hardware locations around me. If you want to find the closest Ace Hardware stores around me, then this page is something you need! In order to view Ace Hardware near me, you should use the map published above. There, you will see numerous red symbols – they stand for Ace Hardware stores around me.
How to use the official Ace Hardware store locator. If you don't want to use our map on this page in order to find Ace Hardware near me, that's not a problem. You can also look for the nearest Ace Hardware stores by using the official locator. For that purpose, you should give a click to the button, placed below the map. On the next page, just enter your zip code and get to see the closest Ace Hardware stores.
Find out more information about a particular Ace Hardware store. In addition to locating Ace Hardware near me, you can also find out the necessary info about each of the locations here. For that, you should simply click on the red icon of an Ace Hardware store that interests you on the map. Then, you will notice a small tab, which must contain such information like the store's name, address, along with the average rating.
Save the location of a specific Ace Hardware store with your Google account. Additionally, that small tab allows you to perform a variety of functions. Actually, it provides you with an opportunity to save a location of a particular store with your Google account. For that, you should simply select a particular Ace Hardware store (by clicking on its icon on the map) and, then, click on "Save."
Check out Ace Hardware hours of a specific store. One of the important things you can do with this map is to view the hours of a certain Ace Hardware store. You can do that by selecting a specific store and, after doing so, clicking on "View Larger Map." Then, you will be able to look up that store's hours on the next page.
Set up a route to a specific Ace Hardware store. Besides, you can create a route from one place to a selected store on the map. Actually, that will especially help you if you don't know how to reach that Ace Hardware store. So, in order to do that, you should select that store on the map and click on "Directions." Then, select the start place of your journey and view different route options.
Read reviews of a particular Ace Hardware store. Eventually, you can get to read the reviews of a certain store of this chain. In order to do that, select a store that interests you on the map. Then, click on "No. reviews," placed right next to the rating icon. After that, the next page will display all the reviews of that single Ace Hardware store.
As you can well understand, there are more than 4,000 Ace Hardware stores in the United States alone. Therefore, it is natural that Ace Hardware hours might vary between various stores. If you need to get to know the hours of a particular Ace Hardware store, we recommend you to use our map and instructions above. Otherwise, these are the common Ace Hardware hours in the U.S.:
Monday to Sunday: 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Monday to Saturday: 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Sunday: 12:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Also, Monday to Friday: 7:30 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Saturday: 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Sunday: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Whenever visiting Ace Hardware stores, you are able to take advantage of the lower prices by using Ace Hardware coupons. At this point of our Ace Hardware Near Me page, we will provide you with the sources where you can get valid coupons for this store chain.
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This page of our Ace Hardware Near Me page contains answers to the most popular questions about this chain of hardware stores. So, if you want to find out something about this company, just have a look at below!
Ace Hardware appears to be a retailers' cooperative, which has more than 4,000 stores in the United States alone. Currently, this is the largest non-grocery chain of stores in the United States.
In order to find out about the Ace Hardware hours, we recommend you to look at the section of the same name above. An average Ace Hardware store, however, opens somewhere between 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M. on weekdays.
This depends completely on the store you are visiting, and that's why we recommend you to use our map published above. Usually, Ace Hardware stores close by 6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. on weekdays and 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. on weekends.
That is an easy question! In order to find the nearest Ace Hardware store, just have a look at the map published above. It must contain all the Ace Hardware locations near me now.
For this purpose, we recommend you to use the instructions and the map that we have published in this article (above). There, you can see all the Ace Hardware locations and find the closest ones around you.
As we have already pointed out, our map contains all Ace Hardware stores near me. Besides, you can also look up the stores on the official website of the company.
Currently, there are more than 4,000 Ace Hardware stores in the United States. Moreover, the number of Ace Hardware stores in the world exceeds 5,000, whereas this store chain is also available in more than 60 countries.
Ace Hardware Corporation appears to be an American hardware retailers' cooperative, which operates in more than 60 countries. The chain originated back in 1924 from the "Ace Stores" chain, founded by Oscar Fisher, Frank Burke, E. Gunnard Lindquist and Richard Hesse. Nowadays, more than 86,000 people work for this company worldwide.
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Malbek Wins 2021 LegalTech Breakthrough Award For "Contract Management Innovation of the Year"
Prestigious Annual Awards Program Recognizes Innovative Companies, Products, and Services Supporting the Legal Field
SOMERSET, N.J., November 17, 2021 – Malbek, today's most cutting-edge, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform with a proprietary AI core, today announced it has been selected as winner of the "Contract Management Innovation of the Year" award in the second annual LegalTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by LegalTech Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that evaluates and recognizes standout legal technology companies, products and services around the globe.
Malbek takes a holistic approach to end-to-end contract management, uniting the enterprise with a platform that empowers all business users to manage contracts seamlessly with its elegant user interface, connect with daily business applications through its productized integration marketplace, and unlock the power of contract data to reduce risk and accelerate contract cycle times with built-in AI functionality.
Malbek accelerates contracting velocity by eliminating manual and redundant processes, slow approvals, and the inability to search or report on contracts. Malbek Contrax provides a modern, end-user experience with its consumer-grade interface, self-service configurability, and cloud-accessible repository that enables users to access contracts anytime, anywhere, on any device.
The Malbek Konnect Integration Marketplace empowers organizations to build their own custom contract ecosystem with self-service productized integrations that require no technical resources. To date, Malbek offers 25 connectors (and growing) with rich API support that allows for integration with daily business applications, such as Salesforce, Slack, Workday, and more.
Malbek's proprietary AI core, Lifecycle AI™, provides users with timely insights and recommendations at each stage of the contract lifecycle to accelerate authoring, review, negotiation, e-signature, and obligation tracking. The solution provides AI-assisted contract review of terms and clauses to expedite cycle times, seamless intake and auto-review of third-party paper contracts and data extraction as well as content tampering and integrity checks.
"This is an incredible honor and we're thrilled to be recognized by LegalTech Breakthrough for this award. We believe contract management isn't solely a legal issue - it's a business issue. We want to meet legal teams where they are to unite them around contract lifecycle management," said Hemanth Puttaswamy, CEO and Co-founder of Malbek. "Our solution frees up Legal teams' time on contracts by 50% or more while also cutting contract cycle times by 70% or more. This award is a milestone that validates our mission as we continue to enable customers of all sizes to take their contract management from outdated to state-of-the-art."
Malbek is built from the ground up using modern technology, including microservices, horizontal, scalable architecture, containerized modern security and a single line of SaaS code.
The mission of the annual LegalTech Breakthrough Awards program is to conduct the industry's most comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the top technology companies, solutions, and products in the legal technology industry today. This year's program attracted more than 1,300 nominations from over 12 different countries throughout the world.
"It wasn't that long ago that agreements were stored in shared folders or physical filing cabinets and signatures were signed using ink pens. When it comes to contract lifecycle management, legal operations and contract administrators carry a heavy burden. Their contract workload seems to be always increasing, but the resources usually don't keep pace," said Bryan Vaughn, Managing Director of LegalTech Breakthrough Awards. "Malbek gives us a present-day approach to contract management, helping legal teams reduce inefficiency, expedite revenue, and increase compliance. Congratulations on being our choice for 'Contract Management Innovation of the Year.'"
Malbek's modern solution is trusted by Fortune 500 customers and other large enterprise teams, as well as many small to mid-sized high-growth organizations, uniting Legal, Sales, Finance, and Procurement teams to take the hassle out of the entire contract process from pre- to post-signature and every step in between.
About Malbek
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