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by Wayne Still
B.J. Palmer – the first to develop a therapy based on the upper cervical vertebrae
C-1 is the first cervical vertebra making it the first vertebra in the spinal column. It is also known as the atlas, named after Atlas, the mythical figure who carries the world on his shoulders. Like Atlas, the atlas vertebra supports the human skull. It is also the point of entry for the spinal cord into the spinal column as it leaves the medulla oblongata at the base of the brain. In addition, important nerves, arteries and veins pass through C-1 and its partner on which it turns, C-2. This is a very important piece of human anatomy, its maintenance is crucial to the optimal functioning of the spine and hence the whole body.
The chiropractor B.J. Palmer was the first therapist to develop a therapy focused on the upper cervical vertebrae. The spine is a complex system of bones held together by ligaments and moved by muscles both small and large. As much as it supports the skull, it also hangs from the skull. So a misalignment at the top will create unnatural tensions resulting in more misalignments all the way down the column. These tensions manifest as unbalanced muscle groups working against each other resulting in the back pain which often brings clients to a practitioners work table. Palmer determined that if C-1 could be put in place there would be a ripple effect all the way down the spinal column. Balance would be restored, muscle groups would work in the harmonious manner they are meant to and the client would leave the office with a spring in their step.
My own first contact with the idea that manipulation of C-1 could bring about profound change was through Atlas Pro Filax (
www.atlasprofilax.com) which uses cranial-sacral therapy in combination with a vibrating tool to “install” C-1. The method was touted as all that was needed to bring about a profound change in ones structure and hence physical and mental health. I am always skeptical about such claims but did experience a deep shift in the structure of my upper back after the treatment. The theory made sense so I paid close attention to what was going on during the treatment and believed that I could manipulate C-1 using my Structural Integration skills to the benefit of my clients. Putting C-1 in place has been an integral part of my practice since that time.
What is interesting is that almost every one I work on has their C-1 out of alignment! Usually to the right. Why this should be I don’t know but I am not the first person to notice this. There is even a conspiracy theory that the aliens who brought our species into being manipulated our DNA so that C-1 would pinch our spinal cords. The nervous system would not be able to function at full capacity and we would not be able to achieve our full potential as humans. Don’t know about that but what I have experienced working with C-1 is that once it is in place there is a fluidity in the neck that was not there before. Other cervical vertebrae come into alignment when they would not before and indeed it is much easier to manipulate the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae. Imbalances in the connective tissue in the back are much easier to correct.
More recently I have learned that it is possible to manipulate the plates of the skull using gentle pressure along the sutures between the plates that make up the skull to subtly change its shape. Creating balance in the TMJs enhances the cranial work; the combination of all this creates a balanced, fluid environment where C-1 and its buddy C-2 are free to float making their job that much easier. And indeed, clients do leave my office with a spring in their step!
You might be interested in seeing this video which includes visual information on this topic. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
For over 30 years, our company has worked in supplying communication services, helicopter footage and panoramic photograph sales of Italian, Austrian, German and French locations.
Following the demands of the marketplace, our products, over time, have improved and evolved and adapted to the increasingly more specific requests of our clients: our aerial photos are used to create design products, from simple business cards to the photo-panoramic trail maps that are our current specialty.
The attention paid to the client’s needs, the ability to adapt to any request and the speed with which we process every order are the main characteristics of our service. We love to ensure every one of our products is manufactured with careful attention. Our work starts from the first initial contact and consultation between our representatives and our client, then the graphical aspects of the projects are perfected and the process ends with the delivery of every product through our agent. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Eternity Flame is an Amber Fougere fragrance for men. Top note is Pineapple; middle note is Rosemary; base notes are Amber, Leather and Labdanum.
How to use it: Using Skinsational Scents 1 oz. dropper to drop a dime size amount in your hands and rub all over your body, excluding face and armpit.
**Additional information: Avocado & Sweet almond Butter are the recommended Body Butters to pair with this scent. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Quality fish feed for a variety of species
Skretting USA's most popular diets are available for purchase through our webshop. Orders for Classic Fry, Starter Crumble, Pond LE, Koi Color and Classic Trout can be made online 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. By registering for an online account, you can track your order status, view order history and replicate regular orders with ease.
The webshop is great for orders of 10 bags or less and your feed will ship via UPS or FedEx. For larger orders, please call our office (+1 435 277 2100) to obtain shipping and pricing information.
Please note that you order will take about one week to ship after your order has been processed. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Our Olive Eggers can be speckled, solid or have a heavier bloom. We have bred up to 10 generations of Olive Eggers on our farm. Colors range from light olive, mustard-y yellow, deep olive and olive brown.
This olive egger dozen will include first generation olive eggs only. F1 eggs will be either blue or brown. The chicks that hatch from them will lay Olive.
Olive Egger F1 Hatching Eggs
Hatching Eggs are a perishable item that lose viability by the day. For this reason we are unable to store and ship eggs as orders are placed. This is a preorder item and is expected to ship within 3-4 weeks of orders being placed.
All orders are shipped on a first come first served basis.
All shipments are noted to be held for pickup at the post office with purchasers phone number.
At the time of shipment purchasers will recieve an automated shipping confirmation email with tracking number.
****IMPORTANT****If you need to contact us in regard to an existing order, please reply to the order confirmation email. This keep all correspondance tied directly to your order so that we do not lose track of anything that we may agree on. Social Media Messages and direct emails get lost easily with the large number of communications we receive daily. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Slough hockey club has an extensive history of winning major elite honours both at National and European level. Many club players have represented their country at International levels and today Slough HC continues to boast several current internationals as well as a significant number of past internationals who provide their experience to the club to aid its forward development. In 2010, several ladies from Slough played at both the World Cup and the Commonwealth games.
Slough HC has exciting flair players who with their individual ability can enlighten any game. The club's success today is due to the dedication of its members and supporters and the youth section has become much more prominent. It is the juniors who will define the club as we move forward and significant efforts are made by the club in carefully controlled, child safe environment to encourage the development of the junior players.
The club's team spirit is based on a blend of youth and experienced players; combined with a rich mixture of cultures and backgrounds. These together have formed values of success and friendship. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
SmartStream is proud to be a gold partner of this year’s Collateral Management Forum.
Join us on 21 October at 9:50am CET where SmartStream’s very own Trevor Negus, Senior Product Manager, will be hosting the below session.
Strategies to reduce the cost of your collateral programme when volumes are increasing
• Utilising efficiencies through collateral optimisation and straight through processing
• Reducing the cost of ownership with cloud technology
• Adopting the latest collateral features through microservice deployment
Our team of SmartStream consultants will be on hand during the event, simply visit our virtual booth or organise a separate meeting with us to discuss your operational needs. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
This hike begins with leaving some cars at the Noland Divide trailhead near the Deep Creek campground and driving over to Noland Creek trailhead off Lakeshore Drive. The Noland Creek trail follows the noisy scenic creek and gradually ascends to the end at Sassafras Gap at 4200 ft elevation. Along the way are a few remnants of historical structures and several campsites. There are several possibly deep creek crossings so water shoes and hiking poles are recommended. At the gap, we follow the Nolan Divide trail with a few ups and downs but mostly downhill to Deep Creek. We pass the Lonesome Pine overlook area and enjoy the views of the area and rest up a bit before the last bit of downhill to the cars. We will drive over to pick up the other cars. A stop in Bryson City is an option on the way back. Hike 17 miles with 2900 ft elevation gain. Rated difficult. Meet at Cracker Barrel off I-40 at Exit 398 in the southeast corner parking lot at 7:00AM. Round trip driving 160 miles @ 0.10 = $16.00.
Leader: Tim Bigelow
Leader contact information is included under Additional Information in the email you receive after registration.
Smoky Mountains Hiking Club
PO Box 51592
Knoxville, TN 37950-1592 | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
In this illuminating podcast, marketing and PR specialist Lindsey Dunn collaborates with host Sarah LeFevre to uncover the critical nuances between personal and business PR. Drawing on Lindsey's extensive experience across tech, health, beauty, and publishing sectors, the conversation traverses the essential components of PR and its intrinsic relationship with marketing.
The Essence of PR:
PR goes beyond social proofing or SEO; it's about gaining visibility, credibility, and effectively targeting the right audience. Elon Musk's adept utilization of PR highlights its pivotal role in disseminating product information to the public sphere, a crucial aspect of any marketing strategy.
Success in PR isn't serendipitous but results from meticulous groundwork. Lindsey emphasizes the need for readiness to handle attention and the significance of establishing a robust foundation, leveraging data to lay the groundwork for impactful PR strategies.
The COVID-19 era amplified the importance of storytelling in business. Crafting compelling narratives and refining messaging became imperative, significantly boosting ad performances for businesses adept at storytelling.
Initial wide-net casting followed by niche specialization allows businesses, as exemplified by Snow Horse, to capitalize on the most relevant markets. Strategic cross-marketing decisions, tailored to specific platforms, enhance a brand's credibility and reach.
The ability to pivot and rebrand strategically is crucial. Understanding the right audience and market defines success, prompting businesses to celebrate where they are valued rather than merely tolerated.
The conversation underscores the evolving marketing landscape, emphasizing the symbiotic relationship between traditional and digital marketing. PR is an integral part of this symphony, playing a key role in storytelling and brand visibility.
Snow Horse's strategic approach intertwines digital marketing as the backbone, leveraging PR for heightened traffic and awareness. Data-driven insights steer effective PR planning, ensuring optimal utilization of resources.
In essence, this podcast delves into the intricate interplay between PR, marketing, and digital strategies. The dialogue emphasizes the importance of a harmonious approach, where marketing, PR, and digital strategies coalesce to drive businesses towards sustained success. Crucial takeaways include the role of storytelling, niche targeting, and achieving a strategic balance between traditional and digital marketing. As the marketing journey progresses, the synergy between PR and marketing remains instrumental in maximizing impact and seizing opportunities. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
The Perfect Couple, a murder mystery miniseries everyone's talking about, is finally dropping on Netflix on September 5, 2024. With stars like Nicole Kidman, Dakota Fanning, and Eve Hewson, it mixes suspense, glitz, and juicy secrets.
Inspired by Elin Hilderbrand’s hit novel, this story is set during what was supposed to be a perfect wedding weekend on the beautiful island of Nantucket. But things take a turn when a body washes up on the beach, throwing the whole celebration into chaos.
The trailer dropped on September 3 and has Kidman as one of the main suspects.
As the secrets come out, you'll wonder which of the seemingly perfect couple and their guests might be the murderer. Whether you've read the book or not, this wedding is “one to remember,” for reasons no one saw coming.
The cast and plot of The Perfect Couple on Netflix
The Perfect Couple features a star-studded cast. Nicole Kidman, famous for Big Little Lies, plays Greer Garrison Winbury, a well-known novelist and the mother of the groom, Benji Winbury.
From the get-go, her disapproval of her future daughter-in-law, Amelia Sacks (played by Eve Hewson), creates a tense setting. Dakota Fanning joins the cast as Abby Winbury, the groom’s sister-in-law, alongside a great lineup featuring Liev Schreiber as Tag Winbury, the groom’s dad, and Billy Howle as Benji Winbury.
The story follows Amelia Sacks, who's gearing up to marry into one of the richest families in Nantucket. Greer has gone all out planning the wedding, aiming for it to be the event of the season.
As the investigation starts, it turns out every guest has something to hide. This uncovers a mass of secrets that could ruin the Winbury family's perfect image. Directed by the talented Emmy and Oscar winner Susanne Bier, this series aims to keep you hooked as the mystery unfolds.
The creative team behind The Perfect Couple
The Perfect Couple's creative team has Susanne Bier at the helm. She's directed all six episodes and also served as an executive producer. This mind behind Bird Box and The Night Manager brings her trademark suspense to the show.
Jenna Lamia, the showrunner known for her work on Good Girls and No Tomorrow, keeps the story true to Hilderbrand’s exciting novel but brings her spin to the adaptation.
Along with Bier and Lamia, the series' executive producers include Shawn Levy, known for Stranger Things and Shadow and Bone. Nicole Kidman and Per Saari are also on board as executive producers through Blossom Films.
The Perfect Couple will be available on Netflix on September 5, 2024.
Keep an eye on Soap Central for all the latest on this must-watch show. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Coping with adversity…
And when it comes suddenly
The recent news about the very sad demise of Thomas Cook, may to some have been just a matter of time, while to others, it was perhaps more of a complete shock…even to the employees…What do individuals need to do to better cope and then manage adversity?
- Accept the situation where there is nothing that can be done. Dwelling on any one thing once the initial shock and aftermath has ceased only heightens and prolongs the issue.
- Create a plan and one that prioritises in what order you need to start to action your thinking. The mere act of sitting down and putting pen to paper is a huge start. Once done, you have a template to work from.
- Think back to the past and when you have been placed in challenging situations. Often, at the time we struggle to see a solution, but in time we inevitably look back and recognise that we managed! Take all of the positives and recognise that you are stronger that you might currently realise.
- There are 7 billion people on this earth. No situation will be unique. Speak with friends and work colleagues. Often other people’s experiences can help to signpost the way forward for you
- Start to focus on the future. The latter may well have exciting opportunities and ones that you previously may not have considered.
- Our mind is the most powerful tool that we possess, and yet we too often think of a negative chain of events. We are capable of far more than we believe. In adversity we can achieve much that ordinarily we may have considered impossible
- Once we start to think more positively and with plans in place, start to create a vision of your future…Picture the success.
- Create some goals and ones that excite you…Recognise and celebrate the short term success…It helps you on your new journey
- We have learned much from all aspects of our life, and we often overlook this in times of challenge. Think of the many talents that you will possess and use them to overcome any new situation
As strange as it may seem, fate can often be a blessing. While that may not seem the case in the short term, in the long term we can often look back with a knowing smile as we now thrive in our changed circumstance!
You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage.
Instead, it’s important for you to understand
that your experience facing and overcoming
adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
When someone we care for deeply passes away, it’s comforting to remember the joy and happiness they brought to those around them. Filled with lush blooms in soft, light pastel shades, our traditional standing basket arrangement is handcrafted by expert florists, creating a touching tribute to celebrate the life of a loved one who will never be forgotten.
We cannot guarantee requests for a specific time of delivery. Orders must be placed before the following times for same-day delivery: Monday - Friday: 11 AM EST Saturday: 11 am EST To guarantee the freshest bouquet possible, our florist may replace some stems in your arrangement for color or flower variety. While we always do the best to match the picture shown, sometimes different vases may be used. Any substitution made will be similar to the original design and be of equal or greater value. Your understanding is greatly appreciated. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
A HARBOUR development company is confident that a 6m project for Schull can be achieved within the next two years.
BY JACKIE KEOGH
A HARBOUR development company is confident that a €6m project for Schull can be achieved within the next two years.
Schull Harbour Development Company is a community project that has already enjoyed considerable success in securing a 10-year planning permission that was granted in 2007 for a 235-berth marina, the extension of the existing pier for fishing and ferry operators, and ancillary works.
The company, which was established in 2006, is unlike any other, in that it has already raised €370,000 after 100 people paid €3,000 for an entitlement to buy a licence for a berth in the proposed marina, with other contributions coming from the people of Schull town.
David Byrne, the former attorney general and former EU Commissioner, and chairman of the Schull Harbour Development Company, told The Southern Star: ‘The money we raised was spent on a raft of technical studies – such as seabed mapping and core drilling and a study of the marine ecology – all of which were needed to secure planning.
‘These studies were necessary to show that Schull Harbour is a suitable place for a development of this kind, and we were encouraged by the extent of the local support for this initiative.’
Mr Byrne explained that the not-for-profit organisation has widespread support because it is all-inclusive and will not just benefit boat owners, but will also increase the economic and tourism development of the region.
The public private plan is, however, dependent on securing funding from Cork County Council, the Department of the Marine, Fáilte Ireland, West Cork Development Partnership and a new EU programme known as the Atlantic Area Programme 2014 – 2020.
Mr Byrne said: ‘For the project to be successfully completed, the Schull Harbour Development Company will need to raise an estimated €3.5m in terms of investment and borrowings, as well as €2.5m from public sources.
Mr Byrne said that Schull Harbour Development Company ‘has the vision and commitment’ to see the project through, and with the ongoing support of the Council, and other State agencies, it is possible to significantly enhance the harbour facilities.
‘Everyone will benefit from this project,’ said Mr Byrne. ‘Now we are appealing to anyone who would like to invest to come forward so that we can meet our Spring 2017 planning deadline.’
Anyone who would like to invest in a pre-sold berth (costing €2,500 annually) can contact Simon Nelson, who is the secretary of the company and runs Schull Watersports Centre, by phoning 028 28554.
Meanwhile, Schull Harbour Development Company has secured, in principle, a commitment by AIB, representing the European Investment Bank, to provide a matching loan over a 12-year period.
Alternatively, the community project could be in line to secure a loan from the newly established ‘Juncker Fund’, which is the European Fund for Strategic Investment – a loan that would be repayable over a 15-year period.
For more, see fastnetmarina.com. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Garamond is a typeface that carries a rich legacy, having been at the forefront of typography for nearly five centuries. It is not merely a typeface but an embodiment of the craftsmanship, precision, and aesthetic principles of Renaissance-era design. Created in the 16th century by the French punchcutter and typographer Claude Garamond, this serif typeface has become synonymous with elegance, readability, and classical beauty. Its influence has stretched across the world of print and design, finding a place in everything from books and documents to modern digital layouts. In order to appreciate Garamond’s true impact, it is essential to dive deep into its history, its evolution through time, and the unique aspects of its design that have made it one of the most harmonious and enduring typefaces in existence.
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This is a course about bird photography. The course covers the details of equipment required for bird photography. Aspects of exposure, camera settings and composition is explained in detail. The course gives a deep insight to the techniques required to capture good bird photos. The course also includes in depth tutorials to enhance images using Adobe Light room and Photoshop.
The course will take about 5 hours to complete at a leisurely pace.
On completion of this course you will have learnt skills to take better bird photos. The skills learnt will also be useful for any kind of photography. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Tambour Eller, currently serving as the project executive on the Mosul Dam Task Force during its final close out, was recently named the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civilian of the Year. Eller received the award for her combined work in three jobs over the course of the awards period.
The award, established by and subsequently named after Lt. Gen. John Morris, the 44th Chief of Engineers, recognizes the USACE employee who individually has made the most significant and noteworthy contributions to the mission, reputation, and prestige for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Eller was recognized for her work on the Mosul Dam Task Force, her work during her detail to the South Pacific Division as acting Regional Business Management Director and as the Sacramento District’s senior civilian advisor to the Commander & the Programs & Project Management Division Chief.
Eller volunteered for the MDTF because of the challenging nature of the mission of stabilizing what at one point in time was considered one of the world’s most at risk dams.
“One of my approaches to our business is to get comfortable being uncomfortable because you will need to be innovative, creative and take risks that maybe you are not used to state side. This mission allowed that freedom. It’s also great to get some “boots on the ground” experience in project construction,” Eller said.
Among the things Eller was recognized for in her award nomination was the effort she invested in the individuals with whom she spent countless hours supporting, coaching, mentoring and training on the project delivery business processes for Mosul Dam.
Col. Philip Secrist, the MDTF commander during Eller’s tenure, said her ability to foster good relationships both internal to the task force and with their Iraqi hosts made an impression on him.
“She took over as project executive from someone who had really cultivated good relationships with the contractors and the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources. When someone new comes in there’s naturally a concern about keeping the relationship strong. Tambour immediately built a rapport with those in the ministry, especially some of the women there who were just starting their careers. She proved a great mentor and quickly gained the trust and respect of everyone she worked with,” said Secrist.
That ability to build relationships seemed to be a theme in her award nomination and was also mentioned as key to her work at the Sacramento District where she “developed and fostered key leadership relationships with the Army’s Surface Deployment & Distribution Command (SDDC), Army Material Command, and local Directorate of Public Works staff as part of the District’s largest military construction project at the Military Ocean Terminal, Concord.
Brig. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, commander of the South Pacific Division, praised Eller for the work she did while she was acting business director at the division.
“Tambour is an exceptional team builder. Her personal dedication and leadership were instrumental in strengthening our ability to deliver not on just one project, but for enduring success,” said Colloton.
Colloton also praised Eller for her ability to keep things moving in a fast-paced environment.
“While she was Regional Business Director for the South Pacific Division, the Division was moving at full-speed tackling emerging missions and new challenges. She did an outstanding job ensuring the Division had the strategic direction, technical engineering support, and financial acumen to support the largest program year on record for our region.”
Eller for her part, attributed her success to everyone who has helped her along the way, beginning with the Head Start program in grade school which helped foster a lifelong interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) subjects. She used the theme of “head start” in her acceptance speech to talk about the work USACE does daily.
“We give the people a head start to rebuild their lives when they have been devastated by natural disasters such as the Northern California wildfires. We give our military a head start to complete its mission by providing the infrastructure for shipment of critical resources needed, such as our pier work at Military Ocean Transport, Concord. We give cities like Sacramento--one of the most at-risk cities for flooding in the US-- a head start by studying, designing and investing in our levee systems. We give the people of Iraq a head start to build their engineering capabilities and to the regional economy by supporting efforts to stabilize the Mosul Dam. We give our Corps team a head start to face some of the most complex challenges of the Nation by coaching and mentoring others like others have done for me.” | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
If you want to improve the appearance of your car, then you are probably going to want to find a professional who can do this for you, such as this Cheltenham car valeting service www.elitecarspa.co.uk . Car detailing and car valeting can be confusing, and many people are not sure what the difference is between the two terms and which service is suitable for them.
If you are wondering this and want to improve the appearance of your car, here is a quick guide to help you understand the two terms.
Firstly, car valeting is something that is done to give the car a thorough clean, making it look brand new once again. A car valeting professional will clean the car fully, both outside and in, and this includes cleaning the wheels, polishing the car and the paintwork and basically giving it a shiny new look.
A valeting service will be very thorough, and some parts will be removed in some cases to ensure that even the hard-to-reach areas can be accessed to clean.
Detailing is more about the paint work of the car. If you have damage to the paint work on your car that you would like to be corrected, then detailing is the service that you should opt for. Swirls, scratches, scuffs and blemishes can all be sorted out with a detailing service, and this includes the interior of the car too. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
This bike kickstand was developed specifically for the Turbo Tero, allowing you to keep your bike upright on its own. If you need to complete your kit or replace a bike kickstand, this two-bolt dropout mount kickstand will do the job for you. Turbo Vado, Como, and Tero EQ come already equipped with a kickstand.
Durable aluminum construction.
Simple, two-bolt dropout mount allows for easy assembly (bolts come included on every Tero).
Fits 40mm adapter plates. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Spier was voted one of the 100 World's Best Vineyards in 2021, and Editor's Choice - Winery of the Year 2022. Join us for one of our wine tasting and food platters overlooking our dam and with views of the Helderberg mountains. Settle in and admire the iconic Heath Nash chandelier - made from 334 recycled Spier wine bottles and weighing 370kgs - which hangs above the tasting counter. You can enjoy a set wine tasting with or without a food pairing, or order whatever you like with an olive, cheese or cured meat board.
Discover our tasting platters
Designed for two, these platters can be savoured inside among the art-adorned walls or outside on the deck with a backdrop of the serene dam and the grand Helderberg mountains.
Garden Bowl (Vegan-friendly) | R160
Cheese Platter | R250
Cheese & Meat Platter | R280
Please ensure that bookings are made and confirmed at least 48 hours in advance.
Remember: you can buy Spier wine online at cellar door prices here
Contact: +27 (021) 809 1147 | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Denise was involved in renaming East High School to Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School, and was the only young person that testified at a school board meeting in support of the name change. Additionally, she has become a leader in her church choir, is very involved in the trio Upward Bound and participated in the Uganda and Alaska PenPal Project.
- Home Town Anchorage
- School District
- Award Category Phoenix, Dreamer | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
By Doyice Cotten
In 2013, Tommy Lynam (age 13), was riding a motocross bicycle at Blue Diamond Motocross near New Castle. While riding, Tommy rode off a jump, made a hard landing, and was unable to stop in time before colliding with a large metal shipping container. Lynam sued alleging negligence and recklessness (Lynam v. Blue Diamond Motocross LLC, 2016).
Lynam’s father had signed a waiver entitled “Parental Consent, Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement” which stated that Plaintiffs understood the “risks and dangers of serious bodily injury.” The waiver released Blue Diamond from injuries resulting from its negligence and from plaintiff’s negligence. In addition, Tommy also signed an agreement, titled “Minor’s Assumption of the Risk Acknowledgment.”
Both parties were in agreement that the waiver protected Blue Diamond from liability for negligence based on the Delaware Supreme Court ruling regarding parental waivers (News Flash: Parental Waiver Enforced In Delaware). The issue was whether the waiver covered recklessness. The waiver provided:
I consent to the Minor’s participation in the Event(s) and/or entry into restricted areas and HEREBY ACCEPT AND ASSUME ALL SUCH RISKS, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, AND ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LOSSES, COSTS, AND/OR DAMAGES FOLLOWING SUCH INJURY, DISABILITY, PARALYSIS OR DEATH, EVEN IF CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE “RELEASEES” NAMED BELOW.
- I HEREBY RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE the . . . track owners, [and] owners and lessees of premises used to conduct the Event(s) . . . all for the purposes herein referred to as “Releasees,” FROM ALL LIABILITY TO ME, THE MINOR, [and] my and the minor’s personal representatives . . . FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT OF INJRY, including, but not limited to, death or damage to property, CAUSED . . . BY THE NEGLIGENCEOF THE “RELEASEES” OR OTHERWISE.
The court stated that it was adopting the Prosser and Keeton interpretation that while waivers can insulate defendants from liability for negligent conduct, it does not bar claims of “more extreme forms of negligence such as reckless conduct. It went on to describe recklessness as as an “I don’t care” attitude amounting to unreasonable conscious disregard of a known risk.
Plaintiff’s argument that the conduct was reckless included 1) an allegation that the design of the track was reckless in that it was intentionally constructed next to the pre-existing metal container, thus requiring riders to land a jump and immediately decelerate in order to execute a 90 degree turn and 2) the fact that defendants were aware of previous collisions with the container and that their ignoring these incidents amounts to reckless conduct.
The court held that, based on the waiver, Blue Diamond was not liable for negligence. It also ruled that the waiver did not protect Blue Diamond against reckless conduct. There was sufficient evidence that a jury might deem the conduct reckless, so the court denied Blue Diamonds motion for summary judgment. A jury might deem the act reckless, thereby making Blue Diamond liable. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Voyagers has an interesting story behind it's name, having brought together flavours, textures and ideas from near and far to the people of Liverpool. The menus at Voyagers are made up of internationally influenced dishes and are put together in a tasteful yet creative way, making sure that they make a firm footprint of the culinary heart of locals and visitors, cementing their way with favourite dishes that everyone knows but with a twist.
The relaxed, laid back environment of Voyagers gives the most friendly feeling, and you can show up early to enjoy coffee and a snack, or mid evening for dinner and cocktails. Local producers supply a good amount of the ingredients for Voyagers, along with nearby breweries, distilleries and roasters, so that Liverpool can enjoy the very best of the North West's food and drinks.
Brunch is on the all day menu and kicks off with the Voyagers brunch brioche roll filled with bacon, sausage patty and fried eggs. French toast, eggs your way and bacon and egg hash are also on the menu, so if you love breakfast food but want to enjoy it at 4pm, you're covered. Next up are the sandos, traditionally made with Japanese milk bread, and in options of salt and pepper chicken, charred king prawns, steak and onion and katsu tofu. If you want to share small plates amongst your table, order the sticky glazed short rib with Black Lodge IPA braised onions, smoked duck croquettes with macadamia slaw, and the nduja scotch egg with romesco sauce.
All day dining classics include a favourite of fish and chips, a beef burger and ribeye steak, Caesar salad and smoked Cumberland hot dog. Last but not least, enjoy desserts of a traditional Liverpool tart, apple and cinnamon choux bun or the white chocolate and cardamom mousse. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
In the Grassi Museum für Muziekinstrument in Leipzig, Locked behind a case of glass is an instrument of great musical importance. At Nearly 400 years old “1631”, the oldest surviving baroque bass sackbut of Hans Heinlein sits unplayed, silent, its ancient tone unheard by anyone today, until now.
Thanks to Stichting Eigen Muziekinstrument, audiences will once again be able to hear the sounds of this marvel of the past. After painstaking researched by myself and historical instrument artisan Tony Esparis, the funds from SEM will help create the world’s first authentic reproduction of this instrument which will be built by hand in Spain with traditional tools and techniques from the time. Historically significant due to its unique design, the 1631 bass by Heinlein is a one of the most versatile brass instruments of the 17th century and it is the ingenuity and versatility of this instrument that speaks deeply to me, matching my ideals of what a modern musician should be.
With an affection and capacity for performing all genres of music, mastery and versatility is the motto that encompasses my artistic identity and the 1631 bass sackbut by Heinlein is the only instrument that I believe that can match me in this. My thanks go to Idske and all | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Acupuncture involves using traditional Chinese veterinary medicine practices to supplement to western medicine
Acupuncture involves the stimulation of specific points on the body (acupuncture point) to cause a therapeutic effect. The use of acupuncture in veterinary medicine was first documented about 3,000 years ago.
Through modern research, acupoints have been shown to be areas with a high density of free nerve endings, mast cells arterioles and lymphatic vessels. Stimulation of these acupoints has been shown to induce the release of beta-endorphins and serotonin, and other neurotransmitters.
Our vets can use different techniques including dry needling, aqua-acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and moxibustion to stimulate acupoints.
Acupuncture can be used as a supplemental treatment for a wide range of issues, including but not limited to; musculoskeletal problems (muscle soreness, back/neck pain, arthritis, etc), gastrointestinal disorders, neurologic disorders (including laryngeal hemiplegia), Heaves/chronic cough, anhidrosis, and metabolic disorders.
For more information: https://ceh.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/health-topics/acupuncture-horses | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Past pupil, Stephen Barron, is a member of the band “Taken”. They are launching their first CD in the Button Factory on Saturday Nov 22 at 12.30 pm.
While another past pupil, Dean Gibbons, is a member of the newly formed band ‘Hometown’. They performed recently on the Late Late Show. We would like to wish both boys all the best with their musical careers.
To Find out more about St. Mac Dara’s Music Department – click here
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Outdoor Space Available in The Loop in Clarendon
Promotional space in Arlington • Space type Space 300 sq ft • Ideal for Restaurant, Promotion/Activation, Event, Brand Experience, Car Promotion, Storage, Market, Filming/Photography, Consultation • Floor Ground
Outdoor space perfect for carts/kiosks and food trucks in Clarendon
Outdoor Space Available in The Loop, Clarendon – Ideal for Carts and Food Trucks
Unlock the potential of this prime outdoor space in the iconic 10-acre hub of Clarendon, perfect for carts, kiosks, and food trucks. Located just steps from the metro on one of Arlington's best shopping streets, this area guarantees high foot traffic and visibility. Merchants can set up in designated black rectangular areas within the yellow box, with approximate measurements of 25ft x 12ft per space. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with a vibrant community and showcase your offerings in a bustling environment!
- Outdoor space suitable for carts, kiosks, and food trucks
- Approximate dimensions: 25ft x 12ft per space
- Located in a high-traffic area near the metro
- Tenant responsibilities include filling out an Occupancy and Indemnification Agreement and obtaining necessary permits
Amenities outside of rental space: parking
Suitable for: restaurant, promotion, event, brand experience, automobile, storage, market, filming, consultation
Situated in The Crossing Clarendon, Arlington, VA, this outdoor space is perfectly positioned to attract a steady stream of customers. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to elevate your business—contact us today to secure your spot!
The Crossing Clarendon
The Crossing Clarendon is a vibrant mixed-use development in the heart of Arlington, Virginia, offering a unique blend of retail, dining, and entertainment options for the entire community. The center features a variety of popular stores, including Whole Foods Market, Barnes & Noble, and Crate & Barrel, as well as a range of specialty shops and services. Shoppers can enjoy a diverse selection of dining options, from casual eateries like Sweetgreen and Nando's Peri-Peri to upscale restaurants like Kapnos Taverna and Circa at Clarendon. The center also offers a range of entertainment options, such as Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and various fitness centers.
Property facts: - 50 shops - 419,950 square feet of leasable area
About the area: - Located in the bustling Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia - Surrounded by a population of over 220,000 residents within a 3-mile radius, with an average household income of $120,000 - Easily accessible via Interstate 66 and State Route 50, with nearby metro stations for public transportation - Situated in a growing economic environment with a mix of residential, commercial, and recreational developments
For more information about the property, please visit https://www.thecrossingclarendon.com.
Applicant must fill out Occupancy and Indemnification Agreement. Tenant is responsible for: certificate of insurance with Regency listed as additional insurance, obtaining approval and permits if necessary from city.
Lease start (time)
Minimum Rental 1 day
Lease start (time) 07:00 | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
A small news item in the back pages of a local Israeli newspaper reported a world champion boxer, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, defeated only by the flags he has waved upon victory (first Israeli, then Palestinian) is trying to make a comeback in the Middle East. Curiosity led director Duki Dror to a horse ranch in eastern Tennessee to meet the man behind the story. Immediately, Dror was struck by his inner contradictions, sensitive and vulnerable yet tough and volatile, exuding repressed pain and not-so-repressed anger. Johar Abu Lashin was consumed by drama: in his personal life, in his public life, in his past, and it wasn't hard to guess back then in his future.
This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Languages: Hebrew & Arabic, English subtitles
Director: Duki Dror
Producers: Duki Dror, Zygote Films | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Lidia, sensual, muscular, and strong. Lidia in this video she shows muscles and flexes her muscular biceps, pecs, back. It is impressive how she could bend muscles and sensuality. She uses her strong arms to rip some metal chains. She is far stronger than any normal man. She could dominate and destroy any girl she finds. See how those chains bend and expand under her strength. Her flexing is simply too good. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Run, walk, or roll so others can eat! Join the 13th annual Stuffed Strut and give some of your Thanksgiving day to help fight hunger.
Runners, walkers, and para-athletes join and raise funds in the fight against hunger. Kids under 10 may run, walk, bike, skate, or scoot the 1-mile fun run.
The 2024 Stuffed Strut begins at 8 a.m. Thanksgiving morning in downtown Wytheville at the Open Door Café. The route is a relatively flat, paved course around downtown Wytheville. November mornings in our climate zone can be frigid. Please dress accordingly.
Parking is available along the street, across Main Street at First Christian Church, and at Curves on the corner of 12th and West Main Streets. On-site registration opens at 6:45 am. We will serve warm refreshments immediately after the run's conclusion, in time to get everyone home for a big Thanksgiving lunch.
First-, second-, and third-place finishers in several age and mobility categories will receive custom medals.
Stuffed Strut entrants who raise funds receive event-branded fitness apparel as they reach various hunger impact milestones!
Everyone Eats Wythe Us!
All proceeds benefit the Open Door Café, Southwest Virginia's first nonprofit community café. With your support, last year Open Door Café served nearly 17,000 meals, 13,000+ of which were subsidized through charitable gifts and special events proceeds. Over 82% of last year's patrons donated less than the $8 per plate value. With an average per plate donation of $2.06, special event proceeds are vital in subsidizing café meals.
It's A Zero Hunger Run Walk or Roll A-thon
With your support Open Door Café activates runners, walkers, para-athletes, and kids to raise money in the fight against hunger. Join our Run-Walk-Roll-A-Thon movement. Help your favorite stuffed strut entrant reach their fundraising goal by pledging to give per-mile or donate a fixed amount. All pledges subsidize per plate meal costs at the Open Door Café.
To contribute, click on the DONATE button above and make your contribution towards a Stuffed Strut entrant! If you want to participate in the Run Walk Roll A-Thon yourself, click on "BECOME A FUNDRAISER" under the "DONATE" button.
Raise funds from friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers so that #everyoneeatswytheus!
- $5 - Provides subsidy for one discounted, Lite Fare café meal combo
- $10 - Provides one Classic Fare café combo meal
- $50 - Provides 5 Classic Fare café combo meals
- $100 - Provides 10 Classic Fare café combo meals
- $250 - Provides 25 Classic Fare café combo meals
- $500- Provides 50 Classic Fare café meals
Entrants who raise funds earn swag rewards and recognition!
Talk some smack and challenge your coworkers or that industry rival from across town to a Thanksgiving Day 5k A-thon. Then see who can raise more money to make sure Everyone Eats Wythe Us at the Open Door Café! It’s the perfect way to celebrate Thanksgiving and warm up for the day with a brisk strut through downtown Wytheville ! Whether you join in-person or take part virtually, we invite you to run, walk, roll, and strut your stuff at the Open Door Café Stuffed Strut.
Reaching the day we celebrate the end of hunger in our community takes a lot of friends! Like we tell volunteers and supporters at the Open Door Café, "THE MORE THE MERRIER!" In that same spirit, we're rewarding you when you create a SOCIAL TEAM to run/walk or roll as a group. Learn more.
Run / walk or roll Contact Info
If you have any questions about this run / walk or roll, click the button below.
Open Door Café, Wytheville, VA
Run / walk or roll Survey
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At Style Rave, we aim to inspire our readers by…
Karrueche Tran is Modeliste magazine’s latest cover girl and for her cover shoot she’s flaunting her trim body for all to see. The model and actress has been working really hard to rise from the shadow of just being Chris’ ex. From hosting gigs to paid shoots, Karrueche is proving that she’s more than just a trophy girl.
The model and actress chatted with the magazine about her style and favorite beauty products before stripping down to her skivvies…
Check out a video of her shoot and the feature photos and be sure to share your thoughts.
Photo Credit: Modeliste
Our international segment keeps you informed on breaking international news and what your favorite stars are up to at the moment.
At Style Rave, we aim to inspire our readers by providing engaging content to not just entertain but to inform and empower you as you ASPIRE to become more stylish, live smarter and be healthier. Follow us on Instagram! @StyleRave_ ♥ | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Good intentions, bad idea
Published 9:59 pm Friday, July 27, 2012
It was good to see the Virginia Board of Education put the brakes on a proposal by the Suffolk School Board to require volunteer service in the community as a prerequisite for graduation from Suffolk Public Schools. Unfortunately, based on the comments by members of the Board of Education, it appears that its denial of the request is only temporary.
Suffolk School Superintendent Deran Whitney presented the school system’s request in Richmond on Thursday, seeking the green light from the commonwealth’s Department of Education to proceed with the new requirement, whose adoption would mean nearly all Suffolk public school students would be required to perform at least 50 hours of community service while in high school in order to receive their diplomas.
Members of the Board of Education expressed general agreement with the Suffolk School Board’s goal of indoctrinating students with respect for the value of helping others. The state agency’s representatives must approve of the change, because it would place an extra burden on Suffolk students beyond the state’s normal requirements. Generally, they seemed inclined to support the measure on Thursday, though they withheld approval until city schools officials can resolve a few technical issues that otherwise could cause problems.
The one-year reprieve Suffolk gets before implementation should give school officials plenty of time to think about the misguided nature of this new policy — and plenty of time to rescind it before it can contribute to the further deterioration of real education in the name of furthering the feel-good philosophy of pop psychology.
There’s nothing wrong with — in fact, there is much that is good about — young people volunteering to do good things for their fellow man. But public schools are not the place where the values of generosity, self-sacrifice and brotherly love should be taught. Those values should originate at home, taught by parents who live them and share them with their children from the time they’re young, rather than waiting until they’re in high school.
Forced volunteerism is just work — in this case work whose payment is a high school diploma. Requiring students to “volunteer” is unlikely to teach them to be generous with their own time and talents, just as requiring them to pay taxes has been unsuccessful in training people to be personally generous with their money. People do the things they have to do because they have to do them, and there is usually little joy in doing so. Nobody sends his tax payment folded inside a thank you card on the first day of tax season.
Much as we’ve all learned to maximize our tax deductions yet still expect government to be philanthropic on our behalf, what’s likely to be learned by the student-volunteers are the best ways to scheme the 50-hour requirement and skate by with as little effort as possible. Who will judge the quality of the work or its quantity? What will happen if a student fails to complete 50 hours — will she not be allowed to graduate? And what of the student who spends 50 nonproductive, unhelpful hours refusing to do any actual work on behalf of his chosen or assigned nonprofit organization? Will he be given his diploma anyway?
As with many such ideas, this proposal had its basis in a desire to do something good — to teach altruism as a value in high school. As with so many of those well-intentioned plans, though, this one falls apart under the pressure of reality, the reality that schools will never be equipped or able to do the jobs that parents should do. Schools have enough on their plates already. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
This is the story behind the Hunger Ghrelin Kit: It starts in your tummy, deep down inside. A rumbling and grumbling feeling. A hollow feeling. The call of the ghrelins, your hunger hormones. The hungrier you are, the higher your levels of ghrelin. You won’t see them, but you’ll feel them. When you satisfy your hunger, the ghrelins numbers will retreat.
But for 1 in 5 hungry West Aussie kids, their ghrelins are still multiplying. Will you do something to stop the ghrelins of hungry kids this Christmas with our exclusive hands-on gift?
Get yours today through Superhero Foods HQ or via the Hunger Ghrelins website. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Dermal fillers are a non-surgical procedure which work to restore and add volume and contour to the face. They are used to balance and enhance facial features, and are highly effective in plumping out fine lines, wrinkles and folds to rejuvenate and lift the skin. At Surface Clinic we only use premium hyaluronic acid (HA) based dermal fillers. Hyaluronic acid is a substance naturally produced by the body, involved in hydrating the skin and keeping it flexible, it attracts water which ultimately leads to the appearance of naturally plump skin. Different types of HA filler are modified for different uses to ensure beautiful, natural results. Research has shown hyaluronic acid to be safe and adverse effects are rare. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Last week I got a wonderful surprise when I found I had a note of Thanks from the Shell Beach Elementary School written by the principal, Dr. Cervantez.
On the front of the card it read "All you need is Love and the beach". How very appropriate and cool. The inside read “Dear Surfing for Hope, The Shell Beach Elementary School staff and community recently lost a beloved a beloved Dad, Tom Adamski. We wanted to honor him in a small way. Please except this small donation. We know Tom would have loved us supporting your organization, May the surf continue."
This brought tears to my eyes and reminded me that Surfing for Hope is doing something very special and continues to make a difference in our community and help people challenged by cancer. This was no small donation in my mind, it was huge, and really it touched my heart. I'm very proud of Surfing for Hope and look forward to our continued success and making even larger impacts in the years to come in the fight against cancer.
Shell Beach Elementray School gets our mission, which is helping people challenged by cancer through the positive energy of surfing. I would like to remind our community that Surfing for Hope is your organization too, and we appreciate any input or suggestions on how we can continue to grow and help. We have set the date for next year’s Longboard Surf Contest for September 30 - Oct.1, 2016.
Thank you Shell Beach Elementary School and the Shell Beach community for "getting it"
Peace, Love and Aloha, | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Large White Snowman w/LED Light Decor
Light up your home with this large snowman. Crafted from stoneware and features a subtle ribbed design. Turn him on and he will emit a soft, warm glow that will bring warmth to your home during even the chilliest of winter days.
*Small snowman sold separately
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Group Therapy Group therapy can be an effective way of learning and changing. It gives people to learn from the therapists and from others who have similar problems, while also feeling supported.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) CBT is the most widely used therapy around the world today. It is a very practical approach.
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy (ACT) ACT is a newer version of CBT that incorporates ideas such as mindfulness. It has shown to be effective with a range of problems.
Dialactical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. DBT helps people with more complex problems to develop better coping skills, relationships, and self-esteem.
Individual Therapy Much of therapy today occurs on a one-on-one basis. However, sometimes individual therapy may be supplemented with group therapy.
Schema Therapy Schema therapy is also aimed at more longer-term problems. It is based on the idea that some people seem to get caught up in cycles of self-defeating patterns. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Sagacity and Synectics Solutions’ have formed a strategic partnership that provides an Enhanced Occupier Identification solution that enables utilities providers to identify cases of tariff fraud as well as their occupiers and vulnerable people through data, as they bid to target Ofwat and Ofgem commitments around customer service, the Priority Services Register (PSR) and specifically for water companies, properties falsely listed as empty.
Leveraging Sagacity’s extensive experience of identifying occupiers in utilities alongside Synectics Solutions’ data capabilities and access to the National Fraud Initiative (NFI), providers can proactively identify bill payers, tariff ineligibility and fraudulent claims allowing them to build an accurate and compliant customer base. In combining the NFI’s Cabinet Office datasets with Land Registry and Credit Bureau data, a richer data picture is produced, ensuring providers know their customer and are better placed to understand tariff eligibility and provide additional support to the most financially vulnerable.
In a time where the cost of living is on the rise and utility bills have sky rocketed, it is crucial that utilities providers have an accurate customer base, know who their bill payers are and know whether their existing tariffs are the right ones for them. This includes assessing tariff fraud to ensure additional support is not expended on those who don’t need it, and is available for those that need it most.
With the identification of occupiers and validating residency an increasing focus, coupled with challenges in tariff fraud and supporting financially vulnerable customers, utilities providers are under increasing pressure from regulators and the economic climate to be proactive in delivering help. This is where knowing your customer comes to the forefront. It is the enabler that allows the identification of bill payers for void properties, the prevention of tariff fraud and protection of vulnerable people.
Anita Dougall, CEO & Founding Partner at Sagacity said: “The Sagacity-Synectics partnership is a powerful combination of data expertise and utilities experience which will help end customers and their utilities providers.
“Our Enhanced Occupier Identification solution utilises specialist datasets to proactively identify bill payers and address their tariff eligibility. This ensures providers are well placed to tackle multiple challenges including understanding who their customers are, tariff fraud, regulatory requirements such as the Priority Services Register, and supporting financially vulnerable customers. This firstly benefits the customer but in getting it right, the provider benefits too, by maximising revenue opportunities through more accurate billing.”
Murray Raw, Head of Business Development at Synectics Solutions, added: “Like us, Sagacity’s ethos is to use data for good. We believe that through this unique partnership we can help to ease the strain caused by the rises in wholesale energy prices for utilities providers and those most vulnerable in society. The unique NFI intelligence that we manage on behalf of the Cabinet Office, coupled with Sagacity’s breadth of expertise and experience within the Utilities sector, has the potential to vastly improve the way that providers are able to verify eligibility for social tariffs, improving billing and reducing fraud.”
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Protect the public purse whilst driving efficiency
Solutions for the public sector
The National Fraud Initiative (NFI) is a sophisticated data matching exercise that matches electronic data within and between public and private sector bodies to prevent and detect fraud. Synectics Solutions, as the service provider of the NFI, has worked in partnership with the Cabinet Office for over 25 years to identify more than £193 billion in fraud and overpayments.
The NFI consists of over 20 data sources collected from Public Sector Authorities across the UK including; Local Authorities, Police Authorities, Central Government and Fire and Rescue Services.
The NFI national exercises occur every two years collecting and analysing data across public and private sector bodies, querying over a third of a billion records. Our diverse range of datasets means that we also support other initiatives to deliver value for all of our customers. This data is now available to both Public and Private Sector Clients and we have developed a number of software solutions and tools not only using the NFI data but our wider business pedigree and capability.
Built by our experts for the public sector
Helps organisations to stop fraud at the point of application, thereby reducing administrative and future investigation costs.
Enables individual organisations or groups of neighbouring organisations to regularly screen more than one dataset with the aim of detecting errors in processing payments, or benefits and services.
A flexible batch matching tool that allows an organisation to repeat national batch matching at any time to prevent fraud and overpayments following a change in an individual’s circumstances.
COUNCIL TAX SINGLE PERSONS DISCOUNT
Obtain a comprehensive view of household composition to determine if claims for council tax single person discount are valid.
Quickly detect if benefits and services are still being claimed by others following an individual’s death. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Synth-Parts - the online spare parts store for electronic keyboard instruments and synthesizers.
Our passion are keyboards, e-pianos and synthesizers. For this reason we have made it our business to get defective devices up and running again. Who wants to throw away his old treasure, which has given you a lot of pleasure for a long time? That's why we offer you various possibilities to make your device functional again, and protect the environment at the same time.
No matter whether it is a matter of suitable spare parts or repairs, we offer numerous possibilities for various brands. Our customers include professional and amateur musicians, recording studios, radio and TV stations, theaters, opera houses and DJs all over the world.
Our online store is mainly aimed at technically skilled people who have experience in replacing electronic spare parts, but our customers also include those who need spare parts to be installed in a professional workshop.
You don't know what's wrong with your sampler and terms like encoder, button and potentiometer are foreign words for you? Then our repair service is probably the right thing for you.
In our store you can buy spare parts for electric pianos and keyboards online.
In our online store you will find a constantly growing range of spare parts and assemblies for well-known brands like Yamaha, Roland, Korg or Clavia Nord, special manufacturers like Solton, Kurzweil, Kawai or Akai, or even rarities like Technics, E-mu or Casio. We offer OEM parts(Original Equipment Manufacturer) in excellent brand quality, EOL parts End of Life Parts) parts that are no longer manufactured, or used accessories for vintage equipment like Sequential Circuits.
You want a new more modern LCD display, for example a good readable OLED variant?
For the experienced hobby electronics engineer, we offer ready-wired displays with matching instructions for replacement. For musicians with soldering skills, we offer among other things, rotary and sliding potentiometers, encoders, switch keys, etc. for self-repair.
Buy your spare parts comfortably online. Our online store is open 24/7. We always ship incoming orders on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. We ship worldwide with Deutsche Post or DHL.
If you can't find a suitable spare part for your instrument, or the manufacturer of your instrument doesn't offer older spare parts for your vintage synthesizer anymore, please contact us. In most cases we can provide you with a suitable replacement part.
Exchange service and repairs
Your keyboard is defective, your electric piano behaves strangely, your vintage synthesizer is out of tune, or its pots scratch?
Then the best way for us to get a first impression of this malfunction is by phone, or mail. Sometimes it is only a very small cause that has a big impact. We have the appropriate knowledge and special tools, as well as a state of the art equipped workshop, as well as well-trained professionals to find faults in electronic musical instruments, and eliminate them.
Do you simply not have the means to perform special electronic work such as soldering or voltage measurements? Do you want to replace all the buttons on an assembly, but you don't have the time or the right tools? Use our exchange service.
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Criminal Investigator Interview Questions
The goal for a successful interview for Criminal Investigator is for the candidate to demonstrate their knowledge of investigative techniques and procedures, highlight their ability to analyze information and evidence, and exhibit their strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Situational interview questions
- A crime scene technician just handed you a piece of evidence that is crucial to your investigation, but it has two competing DNA profiles. How would you go about analyzing this evidence and resolving the conflicting results?
- You have just identified a key witness who could provide crucial information about a suspect, but they are hesitant to get involved. How would you convince this witness that their testimony is necessary and ensure their safety during the investigation?
- You have been tasked with investigating a complex financial fraud case that involves multiple accounts and transactions. How would you prioritize your investigation and identify the key individuals or entities responsible for the fraud?
- A victim of a crime is reluctant to provide information or cooperate with your investigation due to fear of retaliation. How would you build trust with the victim and ensure their safety while gathering the necessary evidence to solve the crime?
- During an investigation, you discover that a key suspect has destroyed important evidence. How would you build a case against this suspect and ensure that justice is served despite the missing evidence?
Soft skills interview questions
- Can you describe a time when you had to work closely with a team to achieve a common goal, and how did you handle any conflicts or difficulties that arose?
- How do you approach communication with stakeholders who may not have a background in law enforcement, and how do you ensure that they understand complex information or procedures?
- Can you give an example of a particularly challenging case you worked on, and how you remained motivated and focused throughout the investigation?
- How do you prioritize competing demands and deadlines in your workload, particularly when new cases or urgent matters arise unexpectedly?
- Can you describe a situation where you had to make a difficult decision that required balancing competing values or interests, and how did you approach that decision-making process?
Role-specific interview questions
- What techniques do you use to collect and analyze digital evidence in criminal investigations?
- Can you describe a high-profile case you were involved in and your role in the investigation?
- How do you stay up to date with the latest developments in forensic science and technology?
- How do you approach interviewing witnesses and suspects to obtain accurate and reliable information?
- What is your process for determining the admissibility of evidence in court and how do you ensure its integrity?
STAR interview questions
1. Describe a situation where you had to investigate a major crime. What was your task, and what steps did you take in the investigation? What was the result?
2. Can you share a specific case where you had to use innovative techniques to solve a complex crime? What was the challenging task, how did you approach it, and what was the outcome of your actions?
3. Describe a situation where you had to deal with difficult witnesses during an investigation. What was your task, what steps did you take to overcome the challenges, and what was the outcome?
4. Tell me about a time when you collaborated with other law enforcement agencies to investigate a crime. What was your task, and how did you communicate and coordinate with others? What was the result?
5. Can you share an experience where your investigation led to a significant breakthrough? What was your task, what steps did you take, and what was the outcome of your actions? | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Event Planner Interview Questions
The goal for a successful interview for Event Planner is to demonstrate their knowledge and experience in event planning, showcase their organizational and problem-solving skills, and communicate effectively with clients and vendors.
Situational interview questions
- Describe a time when a client insisted on a certain venue that was not feasible within the budget. How did you navigate the situation and find an alternate venue that satisfied both the client’s vision and the budget?
- You have two events planned on the same day and at the same time. How would you handle this situation to ensure that both events are executed smoothly?
- Your team has to set up a large outdoor event in the middle of heavy rain. Describe the steps you would take to ensure that the event is not disrupted and attendees are still able to enjoy it.
- What do you do if an important vendor for an event cancels at the last minute? Walk us through your thought process and the steps you would take to find an alternative solution.
- Imagine a scenario where a client requests to make extensive changes to the event plan a week before the event date. How would you manage the changes while still ensuring the event is executed successfully and within the given timeline?
Soft skills interview questions
- Can you describe a time when you had to handle a difficult client or supplier, and how did you resolve the situation?
- How do you prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, while ensuring that you are meeting deadlines and delivering quality work?
- Can you provide an example of a time when you had to adapt to unexpected changes or challenges in an event, and how did you handle it?
- How do you communicate with team members, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure that everyone is on the same page and working towards the same goal?
- Can you give an example of a successful event that you planned and managed, and what made it successful in your opinion?
Role-specific interview questions
- What is your process for creating and managing a detailed event timeline?
- How do you handle unexpected changes or emergencies during an event?
- Can you walk me through your experience with event design and décor?
- How do you approach vendor selection and negotiation for event services?
- Have you ever managed a remote or virtual event? Can you discuss the unique challenges and solutions that arose during that process?
STAR interview questions
1. Can you describe a situation where you had to plan a large-scale corporate event? What was your task within the event planning team, and what were the specific challenges you faced? What steps did you take to address these challenges, and what were the results of your actions?
2. In a previous role, can you discuss an event you planned where unexpected issues arose? How did you handle the situation, and what actions did you take to mitigate the issue? What were the final outcomes of the event?
3. Tell me about a time when you had to work with a difficult vendor or supplier while planning an event. What was the situation like, and what specific task or responsibility did you have when dealing with this vendor? What actions did you take to resolve the issue, and what were the final results of the event?
4. Can you give an example of a successful fundraiser or charity event you planned? What was the situation, what were your tasks in planning the event, and what specific actions did you take to ensure the event was successful? What were the final results of the event, both in terms of attendance and funds raised?
5. In a previous event planning role, tell me about a situation where you had to adjust last-minute plans due to unforeseen circumstances. What was the situation, and what were your specific tasks in resolving the issue? What actions did you take to make the necessary changes, and what were the final outcomes of the event? | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Amber Rose is known for many things, and one of those things are her tattoos. Her most famous tattoo is probably the portrait she got of her at the time husband, Wiz Khalifa, on her right arm, just above her elbow. The two are still going through a divorce, but that isn’t stopping Amber Rose from finding romance. Her current love is rapper Machine Gun Kelly and they are apparently quite happy for the time being. According to TMZ, Amber Rose was seen at a tattoo removal facility located in San Fernando Valley in California. Amber Rose would not say what she was getting done there, however, the bandage was located right where Wiz Khalifa’s now famous tattoo portrait was located. Amber has said about her ex-husband, ““I think that we just wanted different things in our lives. Being married in the public eye is not easy. Having access to pretty much any and everything we want is not easy. We still love each other.” While the separation may be amicable, the two are still getting a divorce, and being in a new relationship with your ex-husband’s face on your arm is probably not ideal.
A picture of Amber Rose with her then-husband Wiz Khalifa.
Here is a closer look at the original Wiz Khalifa on her right arm.
Amber Rose and her new love, Machine Gun Kelly, looking quite happy together. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released its report Tax Haven Banks and U.S. Tax Compliance detailing widespread facilitation of tax evasion by UBS and LGT. LGT Bank, a leading Liechtenstein financial institution that is owned by and financially benefits the Liechtenstein royal family.
According to the report LGT allowed U.S. citizens to maintain billions of dollars in assets in accounts not disclosed to U.S. tax authorities; advised U.S. clients on the use of complex offshore structures to hide their ownership of assets, and arranging client accounts and assets to avoid reporting requirements that would otherwise disclose the accounts and assets to U.S. authorities. According to the report millions if not billions of dollars of income may have gone unreported, resulting in massive tax fraud. One technique was to set up a Liechtenstein trust to disguise the true ownership of the funds. Under U.S. tax law, the IRS generally views Liechtenstein foundations as foreign trusts.
U.S. persons with an interest in a foreign trust, including a Liechtenstein foundation, are required to disclose the existence of the trust to the IRS by filing Forms 3520 (Annual Return To Report Transactions With Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts) and 3520-A (Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner). Form 3520 is due on or before the 90th day (or such later day as the Secretary may prescribe) after a reportable event. Internal Revenue Code § 6048. Form 3520-A must be prepared by the trustee and provided to trust beneficiaries to be filed with their returns by March 15 of the following year (assuming the trust has a calendar year-end). Trustees must supply copies of the Foreign Grantor Trust Owner Statement and the Foreign Grantor Trust Beneficiary Statement to the U.S. owners and U.S. beneficiaries by the same deadline. While the Internal Revenue Code requires the trust to file the form, it also makes the U.S. owner responsible for ensuring that the form is filed and the required information furnished to U.S. owners and U.S. beneficiaries. The reporting obligations under Forms 3520 and 3520-A must be met even if a foreign government can impose penalties for disclosing financial information. See Internal Revenue Code, § 6677(d)(imposing tax penalties for failure to file a form 3520 or 3520-A even if a foreign jurisdiction would impose a civil or criminal penalty for disclosure). For more on the tax penalties for not reporting ownership of offshore accounts see our prior post. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Lending Focus - February 2024 – 4 / 10 观点
Lenders who have experience of the loan market in Poland may already be familiar with the concept of the statement on submission to enforcement (in Polish “oświadczenie o poddaniu się egzekucji”), in short referred to as “STE”.
STE is present in almost every financing transaction in Poland and will apply to a broad range of transactions including acquisitions, real estate, working capital, project finance, where there is at least one Polish debtor (borrower or guarantor) or transaction security is located in Poland. To the uninitiated, the idea may appear exotic; not having a direct equivalent in most other jurisdictions. STE is not considered to be a separate security instrument from the lender’s security package, which may include pledges over shares, pledges over assets, security assignments of rights or mortgages over real property. Its aim is to facilitate enforcement against the debtor’s assets through an enforcement procedure rather than to create a security interest over a particular asset. In facility agreements with a Polish element based on the Loan Market Association (the LMA) documentation, STE is nevertheless typically listed within the “Security Documents” or “Transaction Security” definition.
There are specific requirements as to execution in relation to STE. It is executed by way of the debtor’s (either borrower’s, guarantor’s or other security grantor’s) statement in the form of a notarial deed, which requires physical execution in front of a Polish notary. The notarial costs typically do not exceed approx. EUR 1,000.
Under Polish law, in order to initiate court enforcement against a debtor, a court bailiff (in Polish: komornik sądowy) requires an enforcement title (in Polish: tytuł egzekucyjny) appended by a court with an enforcement clause (in Polish: klauzula wykonalności). Typically, a valid and binding court judgment (ie either a judgment of a court of second instance or a judgment of a court of first instance which was not appealed against) constitutes an enforcement title.
The benefit of having STE in place is that such a document also constitutes an enforcement title. Accordingly, if a lender possesses STE duly signed by a debtor, it does not need to initiate standard court proceedings to obtain a court judgment establishing that the lender has a due and payable claim against the debtor but it may proceed directly to the enforcement stage. In our experience, initiating court enforcement by way of reliance on STE allows the lender to save a lot of time and is also more cost-effective. Obtaining a valid and binding court judgment establishing the lender’s due and payable claim against the debtor may take (in some cases) even up to a few years, while enforcement based on STE may take less than 6 months.
A point worth noting here is that, if a registered pledge over the debtor’s assets (such as shares or bank account receivables) is established under Polish law, the lender may have an option to use out-of-court enforcement methods provided for in the pledge agreement, such as takeover of the pledged assets, which do not require the court enforcement procedure. Nevertheless, if the lender does not want to use or cannot use such out-of-court enforcement methods (for example if court enforcement proceedings have already been initiated in relation to the pledged assets), it can rely on STE to initiate proceedings through the court bailiff. Accordingly, it is market standard in Poland that not only the direct debtor but also a grantor of security (in particular an entity establishing a pledge over shares) establishes STE in favour of the lender.
Establishing a valid STE is subject to a number of formal requirements, including some additional ones introduced by amendments to art. 777 of the Polish Code of Civil Procedure which came into force at the end of 2022. The major requirements are:
With all of these formal requirements to consider (non-observance of which may result in the court refusing to append STE with an enforcement clause, which may in turn stop the lender from initiating enforcement proceedings), we highly recommend that the process of establishing STE is supervised by qualified counsel.
To discuss the issues raised in this article in more detail, please contact a member of our Banking and Finance team in Warsaw. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Biopharma partnering monthly update – 4 / 4 观点
Reflecting the trend in May's life sciences M&A round-up from Ross McNaughton and Sarah Cole, May 2024 was also a busy month for biopharma partnering transactions. Below Charlie Adams and Adrian Toutoungi dig into the stand-out May 2024 deals which caught their eye. Alongside developments in oncology, it was good see further action in radiopharma, CNS and I&I, building on themes our life science team has been discussing elsewhere. The growing impact of the anti-trust "killer acquisition" theory on early-stage and mid-stage deals is another theme.
We are following both these cases, and will keep you posted in future updates. As ever, if you have reflections or comments, or just want to talk about biopharma partnering, get in touch! | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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Automating HR functions can provide many benefits to your company and employees. HR process automation is when you allow your employees to focus on more decision making and creative tasks by automating repetitive HR functions.
Automating HR functions is a great way to not only save employees time and gives them peace of mind but save money for the company as well. Automating HR functions even helps to eliminate human error and streamline business processes.
Why automating HR functions will benefit your business.
Automating HR functions can drastically improve your business. Let’s take a look at how you can automate HR functions at your organization.
1. Expense Reports
To ensure that your HR department is operating smoothly and not making many errors, an automated HR management system that can process expense and leave reports is mandatory. Try implementing a self-service program at your company that will allow your employees to request time off, record expenses, manage orders, and change their contact details, whether it’s from their smartphone, laptop, or hand-held device. With tools like Turbine, Appogee HR, BRitrix24, and Replicon, your HR department will be able to quickly approve requests and eliminate the need for follow up paperwork or missed reports.
2. Employee Recruitment
It can be very costly and time-consuming to fill an open position in your company but with HR process automation, your HR managers can focus more on hiring candidates that fit the position better rather than focusing on sifting through resumes and online applications. By automating HR functions such as employee recruitment, you can better ensure the quality of applications, streamline the application review process, automatically schedule interviews and follow-up emails, and easily post open positions to multiple job sites. The best way to automate recruitment efforts at your company is to implement a tool like Zoom.ai or Textio that will not only help your company deliver a better experience to candidates but also accelerate your recruitment efforts.
3. Employee Onboarding
Another aspect of a good HR management system is one that can automate all employee onboarding practices. New hires generally require a lot of paperwork but when you implement HR process automation and use tools like Bamboo HR or HROnboard, you not only eliminate excess paperwork and streamline the onboarding process but also make the onboarding experience better for applicants. Automating employee onboarding and off-boarding can even help you learn more about your company when employees leave with exit surveys.
4. Satisfaction Surveys
It’s important to provide a good work environment for your employees or else your company could experience a lot of turnovers and low employee satisfaction. Automating HR functions like employee satisfaction surveys is a great way for HR managers to focus more on employee engagement practices and ensuring that the work environment satisfies all employees. There are many employee engagement automation tools on the market to help improve your employee engagement efforts and automate them at the same time. Tools like Culture Amp, Threads Culture, 15Five, and Motivosity are HR process automation tools that can dramatically improve your employee retention and satisfaction efforts.
It may be a no-brainer to most HR professionals but automating payroll is a huge task that can drastically hurt your company if it is processed incorrectly. Automating HR functions like payroll not only helps to eliminate human error and streamlines employee payments but also allows HR managers to focus more on tasks that improve the company, rather than mundane, receptive tasks like payroll. Try using tools like Sage, ADP, Zenefits, or Kronos to automate your payroll processes and eliminate payroll mistakes.
Automating HR functions like onboarding, payroll, and recruitment can not only help your company eliminate human error and give HR managers peace of mind but also allow them to focus more on business objectives to improve the company and make management and employees happier. HR process automation may not be the easiest task to complete but once you’ve automated all HR functions, you’ll find that your business runs more smoothly and your employees are much happier. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
From the stylish design to the sophisticated features to the exceptionally great set of built-for-touch software, HP’s TouchSmart 600-1155 is an example of what touch has to offer and how it can make life easy and hassle-free. With this makeover of HP from its older version, the HP TouchSmart 600, the internals are way far from your expectations.
The selling price starts at $1,799, but with this pricier version, you just can’t get enough of the wide array of modems and connectors this unit brings.
The unit is mainly covered with shiny black plastic.
TouchSmart is enclosed in a shiny black plastic framework with silver colored sidings. The stereo speakers are surrounding the base of the frontage. The Webcam and microphones are positioned at the top of the display. The unit comes with the following dimensions: 2.8” x 23” x 17.8” & weighs 21 pounds.
The large touch – screen produces beautiful colors.
The screen is a 23” multi – touch programmed display with a built in resolution of 1,920X1,080. When viewing movies, the colors are crisp and vivid. The viewing angle is quite impressive, as there were no strains and the reflections are kept to a minimum. The 1080p LCD display makes gaming quite an entertainment.
Ports and Connectors:
Plenty of ports are found around the frame.
The TouchSmart houses numerous useful ports for all the connections you need. There are 6 USB ports and a 6 – formatted card reader. To connect through the net, you can find a GB Ethernet port and an 802.11b/g/n WLAN port. For a superb audio and video access, an S/PDIF audio – out and a couple of audio line – in sockets are also featured. There is also a headphone jack and a coaxial video–in/IR – blaster socket to utilize the incorporated HDTV tuner.
TouchSmart 600 – 1155 is run by a Intel’s powerful 4–core 1.6GHz Core i7–720QM processor. An extremely 6GB DDR3 SD RAM and 1TB HD makes this unit more competitive and a huge upgrading to the older version. An advantage for gamers is the Nvidia GeForce GT320M GPU which can handle high definition quality games. TouchSmart operates on Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 – bit version. A pre – installed Blue – ray player and a DVD RW burner resulted brilliant and brusque colors.
TouchSmart included various applications that go with the package price. Although, these were also present in its older version like the Netflix and Recipe Box. A new application called Paint It! has been added to let you create, edit and modify photos. Roxio CinemaNow application lets you watch movies borrowed or bought from the CinemaNow store.
With this gorgeous and outstanding technology developed by HP, computing with just a touch of the screen will be a whole new experience for those who need PCs that do not go out of place. With all these stuff the TouchSmart 600 – 1155 have, consumers will get a new way of looking at touch PCS. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Temple Grove Schools Trust is a charity dedicated to promoting excellence in primary education
Through Research, we are establishing a database of ways to achieve excellence in pedagogy in all aspects of primary education.
We welcome interest from anyone stirred by a desire to contribute to improvements in education – from teachers, parents, schools, charities, funders, government – and from anyone who currently has no direct involvement in education but wishes to know more. We especially welcome interest from former pupils and anyone associated with Temple Grove – the former prep school or any of the primary academies – who might like to be involved in the Trust’s activities.
How we Promote Excellence in Primary Education
Championing Improvement in Pedagogy
We champion educational development by sponsoring Teacher Scholarships. Under our Teacher Scholarship programme, primary class teachers are given educational support, often from university lecturers, and financial support to research an idea for raising standards in primary education.
In School Action Research
Our Latest Primary Education Research
Explore insights into teaching pedagogy through our action research | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
COVID-19 Update: TeraXion has returned to normal operations
Following our last update on COVID-19 last April, our provincial government lifted the restrictions that forced us to operate with a minimum of staff to maintain only essential services.
To that effect, Teraxion has resumed operations and activities without any restrictions on the number of employees since May 25. It goes without saying that we continue to maintain the measures of social distancing and sanitary hygiene advocated by public health.
Once again, we are very grateful to our clients and partners for their patience and understanding. Our customer service team is always available to answer your questions at email@example.com. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Thames promotes Shona Baldwin to Creative Director and Charlie Irwin to Director of Programmes
Updated: Sep 6, 2021
Thames, a Fremantle label, today announces two senior promotions - Shona Baldwin is now Creative Director and Charlie Irwin is now Director of Programmes.
Since joining Thames in 2018 as Director of Development, Shona has helped secure commissions across all channels and platforms, including Supermarket Sweep, Blockbusters, Rob Beckett’s Savage Socials, Family Fortunes and the forthcoming BBC One gameshow, I Can See Your Voice. Reporting to Managing Director Amelia Brown, Shona now helps lead the company’s overall creative strategy, with overarching responsibility for the development of its diverse slate of entertainment and factual entertainment shows.
Prior to Thames, Shona had led Development teams at some of the industry’s most respected companies including Studio Lambert (Gogglebox, The Great British Interior Design Challenge, The Million Second Quiz) and Twofour label Boomerang, creating the ITV format What Would Your Kid Do?
Charlie is a double BAFTA award winning producer whose career started at Thames in 2004 on the first series of The X Factor. Since then Charlie has worked at many other independent production companies producing shows including Saturday Night Takeaway, I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and Sunday Night at the Palladium, before returning to Thames in 2017 as Executive Producer of Britain’s Got Talent.
Working closely with Amelia, Charlie will oversee all Thames output, nurture new talent and continue to grow and build upon the success of Thames in the Entertainment and Factual Entertainment genres.
Amelia Brown, Managing Director, Thames said: “Shona and Charlie are so well-deserved of these promotions. They are invaluable members of the Thames family and I couldn’t think of two better people to oversee and develop our slate as we look ahead to the future.”
Shona Baldwin, Creative Director, commented: “Thames is an incredibly special place, and I couldn’t be more delighted to be taking up the new role as Creative Director. I look forward to leading the label’s creative strategy for our next generation of global hits.”
Charlie Irwin, Director of Programmes, added: “I am beyond thrilled to be appointed Director of Programmes at the company where I began my career. Thames is an incredible place - full of super talented and creative people and already has a very impressive slate. I want to continue to build on the success of these programmes and create new exciting formats for viewers to enjoy.”
The promotions come as Thames (and Fremantle sister label Naked) have just been commissioned by BBC One for brand-new primetime mystery music guessing game I Can See Your Voice hosted by Paddy McGuinness. Thames has also recently announced that they are bringing back the global sensation Family Fortunes for ITV hosted by Gino D’Acampo. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Britney spears dances in new Instagram video
Britney Spears has taken to social media again with a racy clip of herself dancing in a tiny cream and brown patterned string bikini.
The 41-year-old let her wavy blonde tresses hang down around her shoulder as she writhed next to a pole.
She seductively swept her hair to one side of her head as she danced to her own track Breathe on Me.
At one point, she was joined by a companion, who danced briefly with her as he appeared to be setting up some equipment.
Despite putting on quite the eye-popping display for her 42.6million Instagram followers, Britney accompanied the video with a surprisingly candid caption.
The Born To Make You Happy singer wrote: “I never play my own songs on Instagram and I’m honestly not sure why …
“I guess I was p****d to actually even try after 13 years to even suggest what I really wanted …
“Even after all the up family shows in Vegas … America can always catch me up on the street trying to find sneakers !!!
“Well it’s a little different dancing to my own song for the first time DOWN here in hell with most !!!”
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She continued: “Breathe on me only if you have good breath !!!
Adding: “I wanted to share for the first time me messing around with my song !!! Ps yesterday.”
Her post comes not long after Britney broke cover for the first time after her controversial memoir The Woman In Me was published back in October.
The star was seen leaving an upmarket Hollywood hotel with her manager Cade Hudson and puppy Snow.
Britney’s autobiography has made waves after becoming one of the biggest celebrity memoirs ever - just behind Prince Harry’s Spare which came out earlier this year.
The Woman In Me featured some big revelations about her 13-year-conservatorship with everything from her finances to her love life controlled by her father Jamie Spears.
She previously said how she was like a “child-robot” and wrote in her memoir: “I had been so infantilised that I was losing pieces of what made me feel like myself...
“The conservatorship stripped me of my womanhood, made me into a child."
The caption on her video seemed to suggest she’d finally started regaining control of her own narrative and music bit by bit.
The video comes as her youngest sister Jamie Lynn Spears is taking part on British reality series I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! as she tries to carve out a career away from her famous sibling Britney.
Britney Spears’s memoir, The Woman in Me, published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, is available now | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Honey Matcha Hand Cream
Honey Matcha Lotion is a rejuvenating scent, and of course delivers the ultimate moisturization and hydration your clients crave. (1.5 oz tube)
Intensive nourishing cream for noticeably smoother and luxurious hands, body & feet. Elegant natural scent with no greasy feel. Instant hydration. With all-natural ingredients and always Cruelty-Free and Vegan. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
You are invited to the following
event, which will be useful to you whether you are a parent concerned
about your child’s needs in school or college, or a professional working in the
‘Ready, Steady, SEND’ – 7th May 2019
10.00 am – 2.00 pm
Concorde Room, BAWA,
589 Southmead Road, Bristol BS34 7RF
Please come along to the event to:
● Meet our team of staff and practitioners
● Find out what a SENDIAS service does
● Find out how we can help you if you are a parent or carer
● Learn how we can work with you if you are a professional
● Find out about our new resources
● Listen to our presenters
● Meet other parents and carers or network with other professionals
● Visit our exhibition space
We are also offering the chance for parents and carers to sign up on the day to a limited number of short one to one appointments with one of our practitioners. This is a chance to raise a particular query or concern about SEND and speak face to face with a member of our staff. If you are interested in this opportunity, please mention this on the day when you arrive to sign in as we expect these appointments to be popular.
This event is FREE for parents or carers. There is a small charge for professionals attending.
Please note, this is NOT a drop in event, booking is essential and places are limited. For further info and to book your place, please click HERE. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
BSB newcomers GBmoto have signed Luke Quigley to complete their rider line-up for the 2012 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship. The 32 year old moves up from the National Superstock 1000 class after a strong 2011 season which saw him win what turned out to be the final race of the season, finishing third overall.
Quigley will race in BSB for the first time since 2008 and expects the 2012-spec Honda Fireblade to be a competitive package under the new regulations.
“You get nervous preparing to race but this winter has brought a different kind of pressure with interest from different teams. When Mark came with an offer to ride in BSB, well, it’s where I want to be. Every rider wants the best bike, in the best team, in the best possible championship, against the best riders. It’s been awesome really running my own team. It’s good experience doing things yourself, but Mark (Smith-Halvorsen – Team Principal) has given me the opportunity to concentrate more on my racing. I think the series will be even more competitive. Hopefully there will be a good mix of riders up front and I think the Honda will be a great bike to be on. I’m looking forward to the opportunity. Mark’s (going all out to prove a point. He doesn’t just want to be another team in the paddock. He wants to be right up there and, being in a competitive team that wants to win, helps a rider’s confidence.”
Team Manager Terry Liquorish expects Quigley and teammate Tristan Palmer to spring a surprise in what promises to be a fascinating season.
“We signed Luke because we really believe he will fit into our team well – and have watched first hand just how well he can race this year. Whilst there is more power and less weight in Superbike which alters the technique required, we will be making sure he adjusts well to the extra grip, stopping power and balance that will be dialled into our Hondas. The rule changes will suit both our riders, who can start the season without any external pressure or heightened expectation – a little like we did last year. We don’t plan to be any less competitive this season. We are not getting carried away with the task ahead of us, but neither are we at a loss as to how to progress and develop things systematically. Luke has added another reason for the team to feel happy and confident as we go about the job of preparing for the premier class.”
The new season gets underway on April 9th at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Ethics & Design Principles
The foundations of permaculture are the ethics (centre) which guide the use of all the design principles, ensuring that they are used in appropriate ways. These principles are seen as universal, although the methods used to express them will vary greatly according to the place and situation. They are applicable to our personal, economic, social and political reorganization as illustrated in the permaculture flower.
Permaculture design principles
We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at once holds great peril and great promise.
- Earth Charter Preamble
Permaculture Introductory video
Permaculture Resources (click on the links below): | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Sycamore keepsake box
This stunning keepsake box is hand crafted from the finest Scottish sycamore . The box has been polished with beeswax to give a gorgeous sheen. The lid is engraved with a traditional Celtic design, adding an element of elegance to the piece. The inside of the box is lined with felt, providing a soft and protective environment for your cherished keepsakes. This box would make an ideal gift for any occasion.
200mm x 130mm x 70mm | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
If you read the title you know this blog is all about deck framing. Here are 5 tips to help you build a really durable deck that will last at least a generation or two, so let’s get started!
This frame is going to be the important foundation for your deck, it doesn’t matter what deck boards you use, if the foundation below isn’t right your deck is going to fail prematurely.
There are 3 things that kill most decks and give them a premature death:
“If it can’t dry it will die” you are going to see this theme throughout all of the following 5 tips.
Tip #1 Choose your lumber carefully.
There are a lot of different grades of pressure treated lumber out there that you can find at your local building supply store. There are also different methods of treating it.
For example using a wood that has been infused with a specific type of copper called MCA: micronized copper azul. There are a few different grades you can purchase at your local building supply store. If you look at the end tag on the lumber when purchasing, this is where you will find the details of how much copper is actually in the wood.
PCF: Pounds per cubic foot.
The more copper that has been injected into the wood is great because the copper is what is keeping the wood from rot & decay therefor keeping the wood preserved over time.
Micronized copper is less corrosive to fasteners and you would not necessarily have to go with stainless steel.
* If you are on the coast or in a saltwater environment you would of course go with stainless steel*
TIPS 2-5 are all about keeping the deck dry or making sure once the deck gets wet it is able to dry out.
TIP #2 Ledger spacing
You want to space your ledger boards off of whatever you are building the deck up against. You can use fender washers but if you are building this off of a house you actually want more of an air gap.
There are deck spacing products you can purchase online
( it looks like a hockey puck with a hole in the middle) this will give you a larger air gap
You could use a cheat method which is cutting down some PVC pipe into 1inch sections and then using that as a sleeve everywhere you would be drilling into the house. Inexpensive yet effective.
TIP #3 Posts
There are 2 options for posts one of which are steel posts. When using steel you may have some rust that you would have to deal with however, the upside to this is that you would definitely not have to deal with any rotting issues.
The biggest mistake most people make is pouring a pier and putting their post right on top of that concrete pier.
What you want to do is have a concrete pier that is above grade and then use a metal post base on there so you are able to set that wood off of the ground. This way when that post does get wet, it’s going to be able to dry. This will also give a nice air gap between the post and the concrete below it.
Pro Tip: To ensure longevity you will want to use an end sealer. Let the post sit in a bucket of the sealer for as long as possible. Minimum 5 minutes but 1-2 hours is best. The end grain will soak up the sealer and keep water from absorbing into the post.
Tip #4 Joyce tape
Slightly optional depending on how much rain you may get in your area.
If you think about the fasteners for those deck boards that come down and come into the 2X8 that you would be using for the structure, that is a weak point. The worry is that overtime water is going to sit in between the deck boards and rot it out. If you do live in an area with a rainy climate you absolutely need to use a Joyce tape.
You will need to use a 4inch peel and stick to put on top of all your joyce & ledger boards. Now when you go to screw down there you will have some amount of self sealing which will reduce the amount of water that the 2X materials are going to soak up.
Tip #5 Joy spacing
Most decks that you see out there are framed on 16 inch centres & that is ideal and works great. You really don’t want to go more than 16 inches.
If you follow these 5 deck framing tips you’ll end up with a deck that will last 30,40 even 50 plus years no problem.
In fact you might change your decking boards for aesthetic purposes, but you will not have to change your framing. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
AMSTERDAM—Unidentified assailants sprayed the embassy of Saudi Arabia in the Netherlands with gunfire before dawn on Thursday, police said. No one was hurt in the incident.
Dutch police said there had been no arrests after the building was hit just before 6 a.m. (0500GMT). Images on Dutch television showed casings scattered on the street and bullet holes in the windows.
A police spokesman said the motive was under investigation and it was unclear who might have been responsible.
In a statement, the embassy condemned the “cowardly attack” and urged Saudi citizens in the Netherlands to be on high alert and to exercise caution.
The incident occurred a day after an explosion at a World War One remembrance ceremony involving foreign embassies in the Saudi city of Jeddah, which wounded several people.
The explosion was the second security incident to take place in the Red Sea port city in the last couple of weeks, and the first apparent bomb attack targeting foreigners in the conservative kingdom. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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Celebrating Glasgow-Ghanaian artist Maud Sulter with a new exhibition
The National Trust for Scotland is to present a new exhibition of the work of the internationally renowned Glaswegian-Ghanaian artist, Maud Sulter (1960 -2008) at Pollok House, Glasgow.
Maud Sulter was an award-winning artist and writer, cultural historian and curator of Ghanaian and Scottish heritage who lived and worked in Britain, and whose work is now in museum collections around the world, including the V&A and Tate. Throughout her career and across different media, Maud Sulter’s work interrogated the representation of black women in the histories of art, the media and photography. An activist and feminist, she was often inspired by African American activists, artists, and writers. Her work explored the many connections between Africa and Europe, the often-hidden lives of black people, and the complex experiences of the African diaspora in European history and culture.
The exhibition features a range of works across Maud Sulter’s career including selections from her series Zabat and Hysteria. It offers visitors an opportunity to experience her recollections of growing up as a Black child in Scotland in the 1960s through her photographic series and suite of poems, both called Memories of Childhood.
Caroline Smith, National Trust for Scotland’s Operations Manager at Pollok House, said: “We’re thrilled to feature the work of Maud Sulter in this new exhibition at Pollok House. The exhibition’s opening in October coincides with Black History Month and so is especially appropriate given Sulter’s exploration and representations of black artists, women and culture across history.”
The Estate of Maud Sulter said: “It’s such a pleasure to see Maud Sulter’s work centre stage in her hometown of Glasgow. We’re delighted that this beautiful and historical institution is showcasing her art so new audiences will be able to connect with the engaging themes of her photography including Memories of Childhood.”
Inspiration for the exhibition has come from the National Trust for Scotland’s Facing our Past project, which has set out to investigate connections between the places and properties in its care and the wide diversity and identity of people involved throughout their history, including through links to slavery. As with many Trust properties, the heritage of Pollok House and its family history have multi-generational links to West Indian plantations and so provides an appropriate context within which to explore and understand themes contained within Sulter’s work.
Pollok House was the graceful 18th-century seat of the Stirling Maxwell family and was gifted along with its world-class collection of Italian and Spanish art by its family to the people of Glasgow in 1966. Glasgow City Council remains responsible for Pollok House, which is operated by The National Trust for Scotland on the city’s behalf. The Trust opened the changing exhibition gallery at Pollok House in 2017 and earlier this year, it featured an exhibition exploring the art and photography of Glasgow Boy E.A. Hornel, his Glasgow connections, and the identity of his sitters from Scotland and from around the world.
The exhibition runs from 15 October – 4 December 2022 and 6 January – 15 January 2023
- Pollok House exhibition coincides with Black History Month
- University publishes a book of its own knitting patterns
- At the Hunterian – UNDERFOOT – an exhibition about carpets
- Glasgow in the final two for Eurovision 2023
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Hinsdale Village Board
Among other business Tuesday, trustees:
• unanimously approved spending up to $771,600 with Schaefgas Brothers for improvements to the Hinsdale Community Pool. Phase 1 includes replacing the lap pool deck, repairing ground joints, replacing grout under the perimeter gutter and repainting the main pool. Phase 2 includes replacing four pool filters. The village received a $400,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Grant and is required to spend at least $800,000 on the project.
• voted 6-0 to approve an ordinance amending the village code related to the number of liquor licenses in the village to allow Nabuki to sell packaged liquor. Trustees also indicated they plan to support a liquor license request from Yia Yia’s Cafe. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
TJCUK presents Carol Braithwaite
Sat, 20 May
|The Jazz Centre UK
Popular local singer Carol Braithwaite entertains at the Jazz centre today, accompanied by Tim Huskisson (piano) and Roger Curphey (bass). Expect good time, swinging songs from the classic jazz and blues repertoire.
Time & Location
20 May 2023, 14:00 – 16:00
The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend on sea.
About the Event
Popular local singer Carol Braithwaite has gone from chorus line to jazz and relishes finding a gem of a song and resurrecting it.
Since 2008 she has run monthly jazz nights in and around Essex with her Jazz Crew and is especially proud to be one of the few female singers to lead jazz bands. She regularly sings alongside top musicians at clubs and private events in London, Essex and Kent.
Tim Huskisson is one of the busiest musicians on the jazz club circuit on both clarinet and piano, and is an integral part of many top jazz bands in the UK. Roger Curphey began playing professionally at the age of 16 and has had a full and varied career in music; he has toured the world and remains in great demand.
Together they bring an afternoon of mellow, swinging songs and instrumentals, celebrating the artists, composers and lyricists that have left us such beautiful music to enjoy.
JCUK presentsCarol Braithwaite
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Within weeks, President Donald Trump is expected to announce a short list of promising Covid-19 vaccine candidates. As part of its Operation Warp Speed program, the Trump administration has given Big Pharma billions of dollars to expedite vaccine development, but provided little assurance that corporations will not profiteer. This raises a crucial question: If we get a safe and effective vaccine, will everyone be able to afford it?
The idea that some people would not receive a vaccine was once unthinkable. In a now legendary story, Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1955—and then gave it away for free. An interviewer once asked Salk who owned the patent for his polio vaccine. He responded, “Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent.” Salk was incredulous. “Could you patent the sun?”
Since then, pharmaceutical corporations have patented the medical equivalent of the moon and the stars. Patent monopolies have fueled the current drug pricing crisis, and they may block access to any future Covid-19 vaccine.
Consider the case of Moderna, the biotechnology company developing a short-listed vaccine with the National Institutes of Health. Moderna brags about its “broad and deep patent estate” on its website. The company has been granted over a hundred patent monopolies globally. If its vaccine proves safe and effective, Moderna’s monopolies will allow the corporation to set an exorbitant price. Monopolies will also allow Moderna to block other manufacturers from supplying the vaccine. It could throttle supply. The decision would rest with Stéphane Bancel, the CEO of Moderna.
Will Bancel be a hero like Salk? Salk refused a monopoly and trained scientists around the world to shore up supply. Bancel, on the other hand, has watched as Wall Street investors pumped his corporation’s stock price and made him a billionaire. Bancel has vaguely pledged to set a price in line with other respiratory vaccines—which cost up to $800—and flatly said, “We won’t have enough supply at the global level.” Despite this, Bancel has refused to relinquish his corporation’s monopolies.
The public should get a say. Like Salk, Bancel has benefited greatly from public dollars. His corporation received millions in funding as early as 2013 to help develop its new way of making vaccines. Federal scientists helped design the new Covid-19 vaccine and are now running the critical human tests. The government also just gave $483 million to scale manufacturing. The public is paying at every stage for this potential vaccine—and so many others. All five candidates Trump is expected to short-list have benefited from public funding.
Fortunately, we do not have to wait for Big Pharma to find it in its heart to be benevolent. We can force executives to be like Salk. The US government has the authority, under existing law, to break patent monopolies. In exchange for a modest royalty, the government can and should allow any manufacturer to produce promising Covid-19 medicines. The government threatened to use the approach to lower prices for a critical antibiotic when letters containing anthrax spores were sent to media outlets and the offices of Democratic Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy in 2001. The government should also require companies to share know-how, and ramp up public production for promising medicines. All contracts should safeguard affordability and availability for all.
The pharmaceutical industry’s principal objection to this approach would be its potential impact on innovation. We understand the need for medical innovation more than most. One of us was diagnosed at age 32 with ALS, a debilitating disease with a life expectancy of three to four years after diagnosis. The industry claims that without extravagant rewards, there would be no extravagant effort. But that story ignores just how deeply corporations like Moderna rely on public science. The National Institutes of Health alone spends $41 billion annually advancing medical research. Congress has appropriated billions more for Covid-19 work. Yet the corporations who benefit from this investment will be under no obligation to act in the public interest.
When Salk developed the polio vaccine, President Dwight Eisenhower said he was a “benefactor to mankind.” His work was “in the highest tradition of selfless and dedicated medical research.” Salk taught us that vaccines belong to the people.
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TPR Bride Natalie Weiss Shares Her Bridal Beauty Prep
19 November 2024
Words by The Parlour Room19 November 2024
Words by The Parlour RoomIt’s always a special time when future brides to be walk through our doors and entrust us with their bridal beauty needs. From skincare and beauty and everything in between, here at The Parlour Room we love helping our clients look and feel their best, especially when it comes to their bridal beauty journey.
With the launch of The Bridal Edit, our online resource covering absolutely everything you need to know, (including what treatments to book and when, expert advice and don’t forget your complimentary bridal beauty checklist), we are so excited to introduce this new series where we chat to our TPR brides and ask them to share their journey so that you too, can be inspired as you plan ahead.
For this edition we feature TPR Bride Natalie Weiss who tied the knot back in May earlier this year. With a rustic outdoor wedding, surrounded by Autumn leaves, the day featured a number of little touches that made the day that much more special. Here, Natalie shares all the details and inspiration that went into planning the special day.
Our wedding was on a beautiful 100 acre property in the Lower Hunter Valley – The Woodhouse. We specifically picked May for our wedding as all of the trees would be stunning shapes of orange, red and yellow during Autumn – spoiler alert, they were! We had our ceremony outside near a beautiful lake, which had a stunning orange moss on top.
The clouds started to roll in half an hour before the ceremony started, then all of a sudden just before the ceremony began, the sun popped out and stayed for the rest of the day. The reception was in a rustic barn, alongside an outdoor dance floor and massive fire pit! It had a great farm feel to it, with a touch of class. We had a relatively small wedding of 160 people – it was perfectly intimate.
We wanted a rustic outdoor wedding outside of Sydney, so our theme naturally flowed from this. We had wooden table numbers, rustic decorations with recycled alcohol bottles and fairy lights on each table and green foliage decorating the tables.
My Dad made our Chuppah (Jewish arbour), we decided to leave it bare with no flowers or leaves, that way it never took away from our ceremony or the beautiful landscape. My bouquet was a mix of Australian natives, Hungarian Tulips and South African Proteas, a nod to our heritage. Both our Mum’s are Hungarian and both our Dad’s are South African, and we are both Australian.
The little touches made a huge difference in making the day feel extra special. My make up was incredibly simple and natural. I don’t wear makeup on a daily basis, so I wanted to look like myself on my wedding day.
In the lead up to the wedding I continued my regular skincare routine. I avoided adding any new products into my routine as I have sensitive skin, I think the consistency helped to ensure my complexion was at its best.
Six weeks before the wedding I had a fantastic facial at Self by The Parlour Room – Marissa did the Signature Facial, which perfectly balanced and reset my skin in the weeks before the wedding. I strongly believe that what you eat has an impact on your skin, so before the wedding I increased my intake of foods with Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Antioxidants rich foods like; Avocado, Kiwi fruit, Grapes, Peaches, Pumpkin Seeds and Sweet Potato.
Two days before the wedding my bridal party and I booked the Bridal Party Package at the Parlour Room and had manicures and pedicures, alongside some champagne! It was so nice to relax and get pampered right before the wedding – make sure you book well in advance as it is a popular spot for brides.
The lead up and planning never seems to end, you spend so much effort on planning for the perfect day and then the day arrives and it goes by in a flash. Make the most of your wedding day by being present and mindful of the little things around you.
Stop and take in your family, your new partner, the scenery, try and embrace every moment – no matter what happens!
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Jakub Jankto thrilled he can play ‘without hiding or being scared’ after coming out
Czech Republic professional footballer Jakub Janto has said that if he could come out as gay again, he would, because now he can do what he loves “without hiding or being scared.”
The 27-year-old midfielder made headlines worldwide when he came out back in February, making him the only openly gay international men’s footballer.
Now, in a new interview, Jankto has said that, while he believes football is “still a little bit homophobic”, he wouldn’t take back the “huge moment.”
“I was 13 or 14 years old when I knew that something was… not unnatural, but different,” he told BBC Sport in a new interview.
“As a kid, you don’t think too much about it. But when I tried my first relationship with a girlfriend, it wasn’t like it was with a boy, you know?
“And then when I got into professional football teams, being gay was still seen as ‘not normal’, and football is still a little bit homophobic, I think.
“So I was scared when I was 18 or 19 and next to other guys and couldn’t open messages on WhatsApp, because I always had the fear that someone might see a message or a photo from a guy.”
Jankto recalled that it was his desire to be a better footballer that motivated him to eventually come out.
“Playing professional football is a dream of mine, and I’m always searching for ways to get better,” Jankto shared. “And coming out is what I needed to do to get better.”
“I also thought to myself: ‘Well look, Jakub, you are a professional footballer, but you have your life that you have to live like you want.’ And for me, that was fundamental.”
The football star shared that, although coming out was a “huge moment for [him]”, he “wasn’t scared when [he] did it.”
Now, eight months later, he can confirm that it was definitely the right move for him.
“If I could do it again, I definitely would, because it helped me and I think it helped many, many people. It was a huge moment for all footballers, and many professional footballers at many clubs wrote to me, thanking me for it,” he said.
“I think it set a good, positive example for everybody, and now I’m really happy that I can play without hiding or being scared. I just carry on like nothing has happened, and that’s really, really good.”
Although coming out in such a public way didn’t come without some social media abuse, Jankto says that the response has been generally positive so far.
“I was expecting that at away games, somebody in the crowd would whistle at me – but nobody did. Just nobody, nobody! And I was like: ‘Oh my god, this is so good.’ It’s so good that everyone’s supporting me, I feel really great here,” he shared.
Jankto admitted that, while he’s happy to be the first at his level to come out as gay, he’s genuinely surprised that no one had done it before him.
“I was thinking about the situation and thought: ‘You are the first case like this’,” he said.
“It’s 2023, I don’t know how many millions of people are gay, and you’re the first gay footballer in the top five leagues – this is strange! I was surprised by that.”
Either way, Jankto raved that, for the first time, he feels like he can be his authentic self on and off the pitch – and all while inspiring countless others.
“I’m definitely proud of myself because if I can get through this situation, I can go through every situation in the rest of my life,” he said.
“And if you say that gay people are proud of me, I say that I’m proud of you, because I know how you feel. I know how people feel if they have to hide something, and I wish you good luck and stay strong, because there’s no reason to be scared.”
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RIAA sues the dead
83 year old deceased woman in copyright violation
Death is no obstacle to feeling the long arm of the Recording Industry Ass. of America.
Lawyers representing several record companies have filed suit against an 83 year-old woman who died in December, claiming that she made more than 700 songs available on the internet.
"I believe that if music companies are going to set examples they need to do it to appropriate people and not dead people," Robin Chianumba told AP. "I am pretty sure she is not going to leave Greenwood Memorial Park to attend the hearing."
Gertrude Walton, who lived in Beckley, West Virginia hated computers, too, her daughter adds. An RIAA spokesperson said that it would try and dismiss the case.
However the RIAA's embarrassment doesn't end there. Chianumba said that she had sent a copy of her mother's death certificate to record company lawyers in response to an initial warning letter, over a week before the suit was filed. In 2003 the RIAA sued a twelve year-old girl for copyright infringement. She'd harbored an MP3 file of her favorite TV show on her hard drive. Her working class parents in a housing project in New York were forced to pay two thousand dollars in a settlement.
You can't be too young to face the consequences of being social, it seems. Only the unborn, it seems, have yet to receive an infringement suit.
But here's another interpretation of this distasteful litigation. Wouldn't the RIAA members be better off if a traditional compensation scheme, such as the one used by radio, was extended to digital music?
Yes, of course they would. And so would we.
Perhaps the cack-handed lawsuits are an indication that even the RIAA doesn't believe it can maintain the charade for much longer.® | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
HOW IT WORKS
If you are an Eversource residential or small business electricity customer and own an eligible smart thermostat to control your central AC, you may be eligible to participate. If you don’t own one yet, you can get one with an instant rebate.
Eversource will reward you for conserving energy by making small, temporary adjustments to your smart thermostat (known as peak energy events), during periods of high demand.
Stay in control.
You’ll be notified ahead of any events, and you can opt out at any time from your mobile device, web browser or thermostat.
CHOOSE YOUR THERMOSTAT
Smart thermostats make it easy and convenient to manage your home’s energy use. You can adjust your thermostat on the go, or simply set an automatic schedule that optimizes your energy usage based on your routine.
When you enroll in ConnectedSolutions, you will receive a $50 reward per thermostat from Eversource when you enroll a qualifying thermostat(s) that allows minor, short-term adjustments to the thermostat settings to reduce power use during periods of high electricity demand called “peak energy events”. By participating in peak energy events, you help save energy, maintain system efficiency and help the environment. Plus, for every year you stay enrolled, you will receive an additional $20 reward per thermostat at the end of each summer.
What happens in an event:
Notification: You will be notified through either email, in app notification or on your smart thermostat device
Pre-cool*: Pre-cool keeps you comfortable by lowering your thermostat set point before an event. Pre-cooling activates before peak events, so energy use during pre-cool and the event will be similar to non-event days.
During Event*: At the start of a peak energy event, your thermostat will be automatically adjusted no more than 4 degrees above your original temperature.
For example: On an event day, if your thermostat is at 72 and pre-cool sets it to 70, the event could adjust it up to 76 (4 degrees higher than your initial setting).
Minimizing energy use when demand is high helps reduce stress on the grid, manage your energy costs and lower pollution in our communities. In most cases, you won’t notice the adjustments and you’ll always have the option to opt out at any time from your mobile device, web browser or thermostat.
Post Event: Once the temperature adjustment is over, your thermostat will return to its normal set point and/or schedule
*Please note, if you have an ecobee device, your pre-cool and during event parameters will be customized based on your historic thermostat usage patterns.
The Eversource ConnectedSolutions program offers direct rewards for you, but everyone wins, because the end result is fewer carbon emissions and a more efficient electric system. You’ll save energy and earn money without sacrificing comfort. Enroll today! | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
HOW IT WORKS
If you own a smart thermostat you may be eligible to participate! If you don’t own one yet, you can purchase one with an instant rebate.
LG&E and KU will reward you for using less energy by allowing small, temporary adjustments to your thermostat during times of extreme temperatures or similar critical need.
Stay in control.
You can opt out of thermostat adjustments at any time from your mobile device, web browser or thermostat.
CHOOSE YOUR THERMOSTAT
Smart thermostats make it easy and convenient to manage your home’s energy use. And by signing up with LG&E and KU’s Bring Your Own Thermostat program, you’ll receive additional rewards.
By enrolling your thermostat, you agree to let LG&E and KU make brief, small adjustments to your thermostat during times of extreme temperatures or similar critical need. You will receive a $50 incentive once you have successfully enrolled in the program. After you enroll, there is no action needed on your part – you will automatically participate in the program unless you choose to opt out of an event from your mobile device, web browser or thermostat. At the end of each program season, you will receive an additional incentive of $5 for every thermostat adjustment event you participate* in.
You’ll be saving money, helping reduce the need for new power plants, and keeping electric costs lower for everyone. Enroll today!
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For centuries, the ancient Maya had been accompanied by music during the hunt, to keep enemies away, imitating the sounds of nature or simply to celebrate, a tradition that still exists in Yucatan: land of Trova and a wide array of sounds that blend Western and pre-Hispanic musical instruments, giving our state a unique musical identity that we can hear everyday in the streets of Mérida.
You may have probably seen a “tunkul” even without knowing what it is. It is a wooden box that has a particular sound and is one of the most emblematic musical instruments of Mayan culture, authentic heritage of the ancient people that inhabited the Yucatan Peninsula.
This ancient percussion instrument emits a dry sound similar to a box when hit with drumsticks. Made from cedar, mahogany, and zapote wood, it can be carved with decorative figures like frets and other designs. It was mainly used in ceremonies and rituals, and nowadays it is basic for the Jarana. Best of all, children can make their own “tunkules” with regional wood, thereby preserving the instrument’s tradition.
The “tunkul” can also imitate the sound of the frog as part of a rain-maker ritual, and its characteristic sound accompanies folk music interpretations providing Yucatecan music with one-of-a-kind original percussion sound.
There are also other Mayan percussion instruments: there are rattles made out of squash filled with seeds or rattles from rattlesnakes, or made from turtle shells, and, in fact, some of these artifacts have been found in cenotes, including the one in Chichén Itzá, which is proof of the enormous universe of sound and the great religious significance that music had for the ancient Maya.
As well, there is a wind instrument that has survived the passing of time, maintaining its mystical qualities: the conch shell.
Nowadays it can be heard in Mayan ceremonies such as weddings, during the equinox at archaeological sites, and even in the re-creation of the ancient Maya ball games.
It sounds like the ocean, and it’s used at the beginning of a significant event or to mark an important moment when people need to be alert.
And another of the most important instruments in Yucatecan music is obviously the guitar, with its many authors, writers, and poets who have been inspired to create romantic pieces for their beloved land, now known as “Yucatecan Trova.”
If you visit the Grande in downtown in Merida any given evening, you will be able to find “trios”, each with different sized guitars and who will delight you with their interpretations of Yucatecan songs.
It is said that in Yucatán, life is described in a song! | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
In this article, you’ll discover nine men’s sweatshirts & hoodies that are both stylish and comfortable. If you consider yourself not to have a good fashion sense, then any of the items below are excellent as it’s hard to make a mistake by choosing one of the options.
1 Alton Ave Regular Fit Pullover Sweatshirt
This piece is a comfy sweatshirt made of cotton, polished off with a sophisticated stand collar. Also, the chest is embellished with tonal logo embroidery.
The piece is crafted by Rodd & Gunn, a New Zealand-based company that was founded in 1987. They are known for producing timeless pieces infused with a modern touch of style and built to last. The company produces high-quality, fashionable accessories, handmade leather luggage, Italian leather shoes, classic polo shirts, jeans, slacks, luxury knitwear, and premium tailored shirts. The brand is also synonymous with uncompromising quality.
2 Sportswear Club Hoodie
This piece is a street-ready sweatshirt made of cotton-rich fleece that will keep you comfortable. It features a large Swoosh emblem on the chest.
This hoodie is from BP, a Nordstrom-made brand that allows you to express your style. They offer men’s and women’s clothing that is effortless yet in style. They also offer loungewear that is ready for the streets, footwear, and accessories. Furthermore, they are known to be affordable despite being stylish.
3 Cooper Cotton Zip Hoodie
This is a laid-back hoodie made of soft cotton that delivers effortless comfort. Also, it features an eye-catching traditional logo.
This item is from Psycho Bunny, a brand that is excellent at combining tradition and an edgy feel. The company was established in 2005 and was built on an unwavering commitment to providing customers with high-quality products. It’s a mischievous brand. After all, the company’s logo is a bunny skull and crossbones.
4 NSE Box Logo Graphic Hoodie
This hoodie features breathable cotton and graphic art printed with water-based inks. NSE is an acronym for Never Stop Exploring, a perfect moniker for most people interested in this hoodie.
5 Fear of God Mock Neck Sweatshirt
This cotton-blend sweatshirt has a warm mock neck, which makes it a flexible option for everyday wear. Additionally, the cut is “relaxed” for additional comfort.
6 Quilted Sweatshirt
This flexible crewneck sweater is the best way to broaden your sweatshirt boundaries because it flawlessly mixes comfort and texture.
7 Men’s Opposition Cotton Hoodie
This simple cotton hoodie is branded with a bold logo and is a great layering piece during the cooler weather.
This item comes from AllSaints, a brand that embodies creativity, individuality, and attitude.
8 Men’s Networking Quarter Zip Fleece Pullover
This item is a classic quarter-zip pullover lined with soft fleece and finished with tonal stitching. It will make you feel as good as you look.
9 Men’s Ease Track Jacket
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Opposition Leader Yair Lapid opens the weekly faction meeting of his Yesh Atid party by saying that despite the claim of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that elections would be a gift to Israel’s enemies, the current government is the dream of the nation’s foes.
“Benjamin Netanyahu said this week that elections now are the dream of our enemies. It’s the opposite, sir, the opposite. The dream of our enemies is your government of disasters, and the dream of our enemies is that you will continue to serve as its head,” Lapid says.
“We have two choices. A bad, dangerous, decaying and toxic government, or elections that will lead to a good government, that will restore security to the people of Israel. There is nothing that scares [Hamas leaders] Sinwar and Haniyeh more than the fact that there will be an efficient, secure Israeli government with backing from the world, and a functioning economy.”
On Saturday, Netanyahu said that “general elections would mean the end of the war, [and] the defeat of Israel.”
This, he claimed, “is precisely the dream of [Hamas leader] Yahya Sinwar, precisely the dream of Hezbollah and precisely the dream of Iran… They’re just waiting for it.”
“All the cabinet members know this,” he added, implying that ministers seeking elections would thus be acting in the interests of the enemy. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Passion in vegetable seeds
At De Ruiter, we understand that passion like no other. That is why we go to great lengths to give our vegetable growers - in the heated and protected cultivation segment - the means to bring the very best products to market.
De Ruiter specialises in the breeding, production and sale of hybrid seeds for growing tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, aubergines and melons in greenhouses. In this respect, our high-quality rootstocks, which we have successfully marketed for decades, are of great importance. With the (further development of) our rootstocks, our growers are streets ahead of their competitors. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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These have the growl, warmth, clarity and articulation of the early 60's pre CBS J-bass pickups.
Thight punchy lows, burpy midrange, snappy defined highs great for slapping, fingerstyle, pick - any genres any styles recording or live
Vintage J-Bass tone at its best!
TE-27 | Early 60's J-bass Bridge Pickup
Alnico V High Grade Sand Cast
AWG42 Heavy Formvar
Cloth push back hookup wires
Bridge 7.5k approx. Dc ResistanceDimensions - 94mm x 18mm without mounting tabs, 40mm mounting screw spacing, 19 mm height
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What happens when teenagers get to make the decisions?
Friday 26th of October 2018
We asked members, Wythenshawe Community Housing Group to tell us about their participatory budging approach to engaging young people.
Here, Sarah Klueter, Assistant Director of Community Investment and Regeneration tells us all about their success when you put money directly in the hands of young people.
I joined more than 100 young people crowding into our local community centre last night. There were shouts and whoops. Some of the teenagers had been involved with this event before, for others it was their first time.
Don’t know about you, but I often have my best ideas cycling to work (or in the shower… but that’s maybe for another blog…)
Three years ago, I had the idea of asking our Tenant Grant Panel to give up some of their budget. With the support of our Resident Involvement Manager, Dean Slavin, the panel agreed to hand over £5k to young people to make the decisions about which youth projects got grants.
Fast forward three years and ‘Wythy Youth Bank’ is booming. It’s a participatory budgeting event, organised by a group of nine young volunteers and supported by our quite-frankly-fab-u-lous youth workers. This year the Tenant Grant Panel decided to double their contribution to £10k.
You may have come across participatory budgeting before. It’s a process of democratic decision-making. Put simply, the people who are intended to benefit from the money help decide how to spend it.
Last night, Callum - a young leader who only a few years ago was struggling with his behaviour and confidence - took to the stage. “It’s a friendly crowd,” he reassured those about to pitch. Even with years of experience of presenting, I get butterflies when heading up to the stage, so seeing Callum presenting, I felt really proud!
Ten projects got up and pitched for funding.
There was a boxing club who needed money to get a toilet so that the girls at the club felt more welcome.
A young man with a disability, Aidan was the star of the Everyone Can pitch, explaining what a difference the assistive technology makes to his time at the youth club.
Wythenshawe’s first scout club – set up just a year ago - asked for money to help with camping equipment and uniform. I was struck by the care with which an older boy helped a five-year-old with the microphone and the applause they received.
Everyone voted. The young leaders verified the votes and allocated funding accordingly, announcing their decisions to rapturous applause from the audience.
So how does it work?
Credit goes to the young volunteers and the youth workers who helped them develop their organisation, planning and presentation skills in the months before the event. They follow up too, each year’s experience informing the next.
More broadly, it’s the leaders who empower us to attract external funding and employ youth workers. “We take our responsibility as a ‘placeshaper’ seriously,” says Nigel Wilson, Group Chief Executive, “The success of our organisation is dependant on the success of the community.”
It gets me thinking… what else can we do to open up our decision-making? How can people who are affected by decisions be part of making them? Are you already doing it?
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore introduced major initiatives in 1998 to accelerate the growth of the bond market. Ever since then, the bond market in Singapore has increased in size and scope. On the back of the bond market, the structured product market has also increased its scope.
Singapore Government Securities
- To enable companies to tap the bond markets for their financial requirements, the Government had to initially create an appropriate infrastructure. The Government initiated the development through a domestic yield curve. A focused Singapore Government Securities (SGS) issuance program was set up to be a benchmark for corporate bonds. The yield curve has been extended by 15 years. The Government further took steps to increase the liquidity of the SGS market and the number of primary dealers. A repo facility was established to support the secondary market activity.
- These initiatives by the Government heralded the creation of a deep and liquid SGS market.
- To give an impetus to the corporate bond market, the statutory boards and domestic companies were encouraged to tap the corporate bond market. International companies were also encouraged to tap the Singapore dollar (S$) bond markets. Policies were liberalized to increase the accessibility for S$ by non residents. Since 2004, Non-resident, non-financial issuers of S$ bonds and equities will no longer be required to swap or convert their S$ proceeds into foreign currencies before remitting their proceeds abroad.
- The Corporate Bond Market has witnessed encouraging developments. In the last few years, a wide range of foreign entity issuers have entered Singapore to tap the S$ bond market.
Diversity of Products
- In order to provide greater opportunity to the end user, the Government facilitated the growth of different products. The Government focused in particular in developing the structured products market which also includes asset securitization.
- To ensure the use of asset securitization as an alternative form of financing, the Government introduced regulations on the capital treatment for asset securitization and for credit derivatives. This enables financial institutions participating, certainty on the risks and responsibilities associated with such transactions. The Government also introduced investment guidelines for Insurance companies. Insurance companies were thus able to invest in credit derivatives for hedging or portfolio management, giving them the leverage to invest in a wider range of products.
- All the regulatory measures taken by Government, has resulted in the creation of a structured product market.. Structured debt securities include equity linked notes (ELNs), credit linked notes (CLNs) and asset backed securitization (ABS), collateralized debt obligation (CDO).
- The tax structure has also been liberalized to facilitate the development of the capital market in Singapore. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
With the early training of Koodiyattam under his father, Guru Moozhikulam Kochukuttan Chakyar, he joined Margi Koodiyattam Centre, Trivandrum for his higher studies in Koodiyattam under eminent gurus. He has performed extensively in temples in Kerala and festivals of Sangeeta Nataka Academi, New Delhi, and travelled around India and abroad with his performances. He has handled the oral sections in all plays – “Vidushaka” for his special skills in oral comic in speech and manner. He currently works as senior Koodiyattam artiste/teacher at Margi Koodiyattam Centre, Trivandrum.
MARGI MADHU CHAKYAR:
Born in 1966, Margi Madhu Chakyar did his MA in Koodiyattam, at Margi, Trivandrum. He also had the honor to attain tutelage under eminent gurus like Padma Bhushan Dr Ammanoor Madhava Chakyar, Padma Sree Moozhikulam Kochukuttan Chakyar, Padma Sree P.K. Narayanan Nambiar and M. Madhavanunni. Having attained scholarships and fellowships from the Government of India for his higher studies, he has bagged many awards at State, national and international levels including the Kerala Sangeet Natak Academi award in 2011 and Kala Puraskaram from London in 2013. Margi Madhu has given numerous performances within the state, almost all parts of India and abroad. His workshops and experiments were mainly outside Kerala and abroad along with participations at various seminars. He was selected member and held many positions as director in many art organizations and bodies in Kerala as well as in New Delhi. With a vast teaching experience as Lecturer and now serving as Assistant Professor in the department of Theatre at Sreesankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala. Margi Madhu has written and composed many stage manuals (Attaprakara) for many plays and also involved in the publications of many books and articles in the same field.
Dr INDU. G:
Having done her B.Ed in Malayalam and MA in Koodiyattam and PhD in Koodiyattam under the Department of Malayalam, this talented artiste did her gurukulam training for Koodiyattam for 15 years under the eminent Guru Moozhikulam Kochukuttan Chakyar, spouse Margi Madhu and Smt. Usha Nangiar. She also has 10 years of training in Mohiniyattam and Bharatanatyam under Smt. Kalamandalam Chandrika. Participated in many workshops, Seminars and performances in most parts of India and abroad, she has bagged many coveted awards including the recent Devadasi National Award in 2015. She has published several poetries and articles in periodicals and books.
NEPATHYA SREEHARI.M CHAKYAR:
A young student of Koodiyattam and Koothu, he has undergone six years of training at Nepathya, Moozhikulam in vesham and koothu and following his father’s footsteps under the training of his father, Sri. Margi Madhu Chakyar at Nepathya, Moozhikulam.
Post Graduate in M. Com, with eight years of training in Mizhavu and presently working at Nepathya, Moozhikulam as Mizhavu artiste. He has given numerous performances in India and abroad.
A Mizhavu artiste from Nepathya, Moozhikulam, he has taken eight years of training in Mizhavu from Kerala Kalamandalam. His specialization is in Mizhavu and Pathakam and has given many performances in India and abroad.
A Koodiyattam edakka artiste, presently working at Nepathya, Moozhikulam, he has taken seven years of training in Chenda and Edakka. He has given many performances in India and abroad.
A young student of Koodiyattam and Nangiarkoothu, she has followed her father’s footsteps and under the training of her father Sri. Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakyar.
A diploma holder in Chutti and Costume for Koodiyattam, from Kerala Kalamandalam, this talented artiste has received scholarship from the Government of India in Performing arts. He has travelled along with Koodiyattam artistes for performances, all over India and abroad. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
You’ve probably heard about wisdom teeth before. But there are plenty of interesting facts about these “third molars” that you might not know!
Owensboro and Beaver Dam dentist Dr. Travis Wilson loves helping his patients stay well-informed about their oral health. With this in mind, check out these 7 interesting facts about wisdom teeth:
7 Interesting Facts About Wisdom Teeth
- Wisdom teeth earned their name because they tend to grow in later in life, usually between the ages of 17 and 25. In comparison, our full set of 32 permanent teeth typically grow in by age 12 or 13.
- Wisdom teeth were important for our human ancestors, who had different diets and eating styles. But due to changes in our modern lifestyle and cuisine, wisdom teeth really aren’t necessary anymore.
- Not everyone has wisdom teeth. In fact, some people don’t have any wisdom teeth at all, whereas others might have all four (one in each corner of the mouth).
- Wisdom teeth can either be impacted or erupted. Impacted means they’re stuck beneath the gum line and do not have room to develop normally. Erupted means they are protruding through the gum line.
- Wisdom teeth can lead to issues like crooked or crowded teeth, jaw pain and dysfunction, cysts and tumors beneath the gum line, and increased risk of tooth decay and infection (since tight or crooked teeth can easily trap food and bacteria). Wisdom teeth removal or extraction is recommended by the American Dental Association if any of these issues occur or are at risk for occurring.
- If a person’s wisdom teeth are causing problems (or likely to cause problems) and need to be removed, it’s usually better to schedule the wisdom teeth extraction earlier in life. That’s because it’s generally easier and less painful to remove wisdom teeth when a person is younger.
- If a wisdom tooth isn’t causing any problems, it might not need to be removed. However, it’s important that any remaining wisdom teeth are monitored regularly to ensure no problems develop later on.
Are you or a loved one overdue for a dental exam? If you live near Owensboro or Beaver Dam, KY, contact Dr. Travis Wilson Family Dentistry today at (270).274.3645 to schedule an appointment. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Church handing out turkeys
The seeing eye
CHURCH TO GIVE AWAY TURKEYS: Rust City Church at the Eastwood Mall will give away 300 Thanksgiving turkeys to local families in need for the holiday season 6 to 8 p.m. today in the parking lot near the Scrappers field.
Hot cocoa and hot dogs will be provided.
WINTER STORY TIME: McKinley Memorial Library will present Winter Story Time 11 a.m. on Mondays, Dec. 2, 9 and 16, in the children’s room of the library.
Caregivers and their children ages 0-4 years are invited to attend story time to encourage a love of reading with fun stories, songs and crafts. Each week will feature a different theme.
MOVIE CLUB: McKinley Memorial Library will present the Movie Club 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the McKinley Birthplace Home in Niles.
Participants can watch the selected movie at home, then meet fellow movie buffs for a discussion on the first Tuesday of each month.
This month, participants will watch “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” directed by Frank Capra. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Turkey takes the table on Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! Is it just me or doesn’t it seem like 2024 has flown by? How can it be the end of November already? As you read this, I hope you are gathering with family and friends for a Thanksgiving celebration.
Most Americans, 88% of us, will eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Did you know that nearly 21% of the turkeys raised this year, approximately 46 million, will be on Thanksgiving tables?
Of the 216.5 million turkeys raised this year, the majority come from six states. Minnesota is the top producer with 40.5 million, followed by North Carolina with 30 million, Arkansas with 27 million, Indiana with 20.5 million, Missouri with 17 million, and Virginia with 14.5 million. Ohio didn’t make the top six but still contributes by raising 6.5 million turkeys annually.
U.S. farmers and processors provide turkey and turkey products for consumers year-round. But how do they meet this huge one-day demand? Meeting the holiday season demand is greatly aided by frozen storage. Without it, it would not be possible, but farmers also raise a variety of turkey to help them meet the holiday demand.
The largest and most commercially raised turkey in the U.S. is the Broad-Breasted White. They are very efficient growers converting feed to white breast meat in the shortest possible time.
There are also 13 recognized heritage turkey breeds that are commonly raised in the U.S. The hens (females) range in weight from 10 to 20 pounds, while the toms (males) average 16 to 30 pounds.
Bourbon Reds are noted for their beautiful red plumage and were first bred in the 1800s in Bourbon County, Kentucky. They are also considered one of the best-tasting breeds.
Originally from Rhode Island, Narragansett turkeys were the staple of the New England states.
The smallest of the heritage breeds is the Royal Palm. Because of its size, it is generally not grown commercially for meat production, but for exhibition. They are a beautiful bird with black and white plumage.
A relatively new breed is the Midget White, which was developed in the 1960s by researchers at the University of Massachusetts. They are a cross of Royal Palm and Broad-Breasted Whites and known for their deep, delicious flavor.
Beltsville Small Whites were developed in the 1930s and are about the same size as the Midget Whites, but with wider breasts. They are prolific layers and not very social compared to other breeds.
White Hollands were originally bred in Holland and migrated with early settlers to the colonies. These calm birds are the biggest of the heritage breeds.
Standard Bronze turkeys have been the most popular turkey in American history. They were originally a cross between the turkeys brought to the colonies by Europeans and the native wild turkeys of America.
The final breed is called a Black, sometimes called Black Spanish or Norfolk Black turkeys. This breed was domesticated from Mexican wild turkeys brought back to Europe by the first Spanish explorers who visited the New World.
As Thanksgiving kicks off the rest of this year’s holiday season, remember that there is always something you can be thankful for. For starters, the turkey farmers and processors who plan ahead so that we all can have a turkey for our Thanksgiving celebrations.
Smallsreed is a member of the Trumbull County Farm Bureau and grew up on a family dairy farm in northeast Ohio. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Mesa Biotech Appoints Leading TriCore Reference Laboratories’ Expert to Inaugural Scientific Advisory Board
Media Contact: Carol Biondi
Mesa Biotech Appoints Leading TriCore Reference Laboratory Expert to Inaugural Scientific Advisory Board
Mesa Biotech Inc., a privately-held, molecular diagnostic company that has developed a testing platform designed specifically for point-of-care (POC) infectious disease diagnosis, today announced the formation of their scientific advisory board (SAB). Approved by the executive leadership team and board of directors, the SAB is chartered to advise on the development and commercialization of Mesa Biotech’s infectious disease assay platform. Dr. Steve Young, of TriCore Reference Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will lead a world class team with over 150 years of combined experience in infectious diseases and molecular point of care diagnostics.
Dr. Steve Young, Director of Research and clinical trials at TriCore Reference Laboratory has completed over 100 FDA in vitro diagnostic device trials/market evaluations. He is also diplomat of the American Board of Medical Microbiology and holds a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico.
“We are thrilled to have such a talented and experienced scientific advisory board providing critical expertise to the Mesa Biotech team,” said Hong Cai, co-founder and CEO. “The background and experience of our advisory board is going to be invaluable as we commercialize our current technology for the rapid, testing of influenza A/B, as well as to help us successfully reach our goal of bringing transformative diagnostics to the point of care.”
Dr. Young said, “I am excited to be working alongside such an exceptionally talented group of doctors, researchers, and experts in the field of virology, pathology, microbiology and immunology. With this talented team of individuals we will help Mesa Biotech become a leader in the Point of Care Molecular diagnostic space”.
About TriCore Reference Laboratories
TriCore Reference Laboratories is an independent clinical reference laboratory providing a complete range of services to health care professionals across the Southwest as well as pathology consultation services to clinicians across the country. TriCore also provides investigational services including FDA-regulated clinical trials, IRB-approved studies, device and diagnostic instrument testing, serving global biotech firms as well as academic clients. For more information, visit www.tricore.org
About Mesa Biotech Inc.
Mesa Biotech is an emerging molecular diagnostic company, bringing the superior diagnostic performance of nucleic acid amplification to the point-of-care (POC). Mesa Biotech's diagnostic system consists of a portable, palm-sized dock and a disposable, assay-specific test cassette. This patented system will allow healthcare professionals to obtain actionable, laboratory quality results at the POC in 30 minutes or less with greater sensitivity and specificity than many current infectious disease rapid immunodiagnostic tests. Mesa’s technology development has been funded to date by a series of grants and private equity investments totaling approximately $30 million. The company is preparing for Series A funding in 2016 and expects to obtain FDA approval for its first product, an influenza assay and dock, in 2017. For more information visit http://www.mesabiotech.com. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
To introduce a policy to regulate foreign-based doctors
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, has shut down Vedic Lifecare Hospital, for engaging unlicensed expatriates even as it disclosed that the agency will be introducing a policy to regulate Foreign-Based Transient Medical Doctors, FBTMD.
In a press statement obtained from the website of HEFAMMA and signed by the Head, Public Affairs, HEFAMAA, Uthman M. Ayokunle, the Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr. Abiola Idowu explained that the hospital, located at Plot 6, Olabanji Olajide Street, Lekki, was sealed for engaging expatriate staff who have not been certified to practice locally.
She said: “The facility was shut down for engaging three foreign doctors and a nurse with unverified certificates and without licenses from any professional body.”
Idowu explained that the closure will not affect the in-patients already admitted.
She further revealed that the Agency is aware that some facilities are engaging Foreign-Based Transient Medical Doctors, FBTMD, who come into the State, stay for a period of time to provide medical care to patients and perform medical procedures following which they return to their respective countries.
Speaking, the Chairman, HEFAMAA Governing Board, Dr. Yemisi Solanke-Koya noted that the practice raises consequential concerns regarding the regulatory oversight of healthcare in the State.
Solanke-Koya expressed concerns on whether the facilities where the FBTMDs provide medical care are registered with and meet the standards required by HEFAMAA; whether the FBTMDs themselves possess the requisite credentials and experience required to practice the designated specialities they travel to the State for and whether the provisions made for the realm of continuity of care of the patients when the FBTMDs leave the State meet the standard of care.
Solanke-Koya warned that hospitals in Lagos should desist from using foreigners whose certificates and licenses have not been verified by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN.
She stated that the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has directed that the Agency implement a FBTMD policy that will ensure that FBTMDs are approved by the Medical Dental Council of Nigeria to practice medicine in the country.
She said the Commissioner demanded that such approval must be submitted and duly registered with HEFAMAA prior to commencing the practice of medicine in the State to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of Lagosians and hold the facilities engaging FTDMBs accountable. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
By Gary Lloyd
CLAY — A Clay-Chalkville High School freshman was announced as a winner in the city of Birmingham Mayor’s Office Division of Youth Services inaugural SMART ART logo design contest.
Jaylen Callins, 15, is this year’s winner of the student-created logos contest for SMART ART, an upcoming youth cultural arts fair. The contest was for Birmingham-area students in the sixth through 12th grades.
Callins will display his design and his other artwork at the SMART ART Festival on Saturday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boutwell Auditorium in downtown Birmingham. The event is free and open to the public.
“The inspiration for this piece came from my knowledge of what cultural art is, and I wanted to do something that was creative, colorful, and one that represents multiple cultural themes,” Callins said. “I believe this piece covers different art forms, and it represents the world in which we live in.”
The SMART ART Festival will bring together ethnic and cultural groups, dancers, theatre groups, balloon artists, magicians, bands, singers, jugglers and storytellers. Other activities include live performances, demonstrations, children’s activities, careers in art, and an arts and crafts booth.
As the student creator of the winning logo, Callins will receive a shadow opportunity with one of the judging marketing companies, The Modern Brand or Birmingham Magazine. His logo will also be used in all print and online advertisements of the SMART ART event.
“Jaylen still has that same passion and desire for the arts that he had at 3 years old,” said his parents, Brad and Rachel Allen. “He wants to pursue a career in architecture and own his own firm. We are very proud of Jaylen, and will continue to help support him in his passion for art to be successful in the future.”
Contact Gary Lloyd at firstname.lastname@example.org and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Out of Hours Information
If you are in pain we will try our best to see you on the same day. As emergency space is allocated on a first come first seen basis please contact us as early as possible.
OUTSIDE OPENING HOURS
For Denplan and Private patients only We offer an emergency service after hours. In cooperation with other local practices we operate an out of hours service until 9.00 p.m 365 days a year and are on hand to provide advice and appropriate treatment for genuine emergencies.
Should the need arise please phone 01432 267388 and follow the out of hours answerphone message.
Please note there is an emergency call out charge of £20 for DPAS patients and £180 for Private pay as you go patients. Those who are not on DPAS or Denplan will be charged at a rate of £45 per 15 minutes of treatment.
NHS out of hours emergencies (patients to call 111) | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
LUNCH MENU AT RESTAURANg TYLÖHUS
Welcome to Hotel Tylösand’s largest and most time-honoured restaurant, open all year. Here our innovative food-creator Henrik Andersson offers an international menu with its own twist, and carefully chosen ingredients from land and sea.
With the Kattegat sea and the Tylösand beach as a constant majestic panorama, we dare to promise you the best possible atmosphere for an inspiring food experience on the Swedish west coast.
Our lunch is served every day at 12-1.30 PM. Except during our summer period.
BOOK A TABLE
Booka a table by pressing the button or call + 46 35-333 05 | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Mapping is not only a tool to investigate and capture place-making practices but is itself a means to produce spaces and social relations.
As maps and territories co-construct one another, we ask to what extent can mapping, as a political tool, be a means to contest and re-shape the unjust distribution of resources and opportunities in cities? How can mapping be appropriated by ordinary citizens in their place-making practices? What are the lessons and practical applications that can be drawn from its use in various disciplines?
This research seeks to refine the conceptual and methodological approach vis a vis mapping and develop a heuristic path through an interdisciplinary dialogue. It first sparks of with a literature review on contemporary theories and uses of mapping for place-making. It is then followed by the production of a discussion paper, enriched by a series of workshops with scholars working in the field from UCL, the Politecnico di Milano and the Megawra (Built Environment Collective).
Dr Adriana Allen
Director of MSc Environment and Sustainable Development
Dr Alexandre Apsan Frediani
Lecturer in Community-Led Development in the Global South.
- Partnering Mappers
Dialogues on the move
- Francesca Cognetti, Beatrice De Carli: Department of Architecture and Planning (DIAP), Politecnico di Milano
- Paola Bellaviti, Costanza La Mantia, Antonio Tosi: Laboratory of International Cooperation, DIAP, Politecnico di Milano
- May al-lbrashy: Megawra (Built Environment Collective
Action Learning Alliance
- Foro por la Vida
- Universidade federal do ABC
- People’s Dialogue on Human Settlements
- Ghana Federation of the Urban Poor
Prof Murray Fraser
The Barlett School of Architecture, Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL
Prof Muki Haklay
Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, UCL
Dr Andrew Hudson-Smith
Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL
Prof Jennifer Robinson
Department of Geography, UCL
Dr Michael Stewart
Department of Anthropology, UCL- Mapping Matters
Mapping matters to many people. Below you can see information about forthcoming mapping events around the world, and short debriefs of events that have recently taken place. For more personal interpretations of the significance of mapping, please visit our Viewpoints page to watch some of the videos submitted by different people in our network.
If you wish to share your own video testimonies, or information about any events, projects or publications related to critical reflections and innovative mapping experiences, please contact: Prof Adriana Allen at email@example.com
Kids in India Are Sparking Urban Planning Changes by Mapping Slums
A new project aims to give young Indians a voice in the city-development process. Learn more.
The Missing Maps Project
Despite massive advances in cartographic technology over the past decade, a huge number of large cities around the world remain digitally uncharted territories. This project aims to solve this by crowdsourcing digital maps of the entire globe, beginning with the most vulnerable places in the developing world. The organization is using OpenStreetMap as their platform, a freely available online map that anyone can edit and improve—much like a Wikipedia of maps.
The Missing Maps Project is a collaboration between the American and British Red Cross, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, and Doctors Without Borders.
Tatiana Ome: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTYbRILOiZw
Orlando Navazo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpFcKP06hP4
Jose and Leonardo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qUwO0O6fuc
Carlos Del Cairo Hurtado: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g-If2qwjTA
Hector Alvarez: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fepcQA9aIk
Sonia Maria: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXJkVdh8faM
Pedro Arantes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkiiAKlsQP4
Ricardo Moretti: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye1lPcvmmAs
Antonio and Sonia: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_98FZp_ufMA
Julia Moretti: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su7sAIAfC6c | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Dr. Sara Lewin is a gastroenterologist who specializes in caring for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, disorders of the small intestine and nutritional deficiencies. In addition to evaluating patients in the clinic, she performs procedures to examine the digestive tract. These include upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy – in which the patient swallows a tiny camera that transmits images – and double-balloon enteroscopy, in which the doctor can enhance viewing by inflating balloons attached to the endoscope.
Lewin's research interests include improving care for hospitalized patients with gastrointestinal illnesses and the complications of inflammatory bowel disease.
Lewin earned her medical degree at UCSF, where she then completed a residency in internal medicine, followed by fellowships in gastroenterology and inflammatory bowel disease. She belongs to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Northern California Society for Clinical Gastroenterology. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
This week on Los Angeles-based public radio station KCRW’S show “The Treatment,” presenter Elvis Mitchell sat down with distinguished VP of A&R at Universal Music Enterprises, Harry Weinger to talk about the new, 50th anniversary deluxe edition of Marvin Gaye’s landmark 1973 album Let’s Get it On, which features the classic title song along with 20 previously unreleased tracks and demos. Listen here.
Weinger has overseen countless reissues of classic Motown releases and Let’s Get It On is one of his best. Released by Motown/UMe on August 25 the new Let’s Get It On: Deluxe Edition contains tracks cut during six intense months of recording sessions in Los Angeles in 1973.
It presents the original eight songs on the LP alongside unheard mixes and material from all those sessions, as well as a trove of funky and fascinating instrumental tracks, and unreleased versions of the ballad recordings that Gaye returned to time and again.
Los Angeles-based public radio station KCRW is one of the most respected and progressive music outlets in the world. Presenter Elvis Mitchell has been the host of its show “The Treatment” since its creation in 1996. During that time, he has served as a film critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the New York Times, and he has been a special correspondent for Interview magazine.
During the interview on “The Treatment” – Mitchell and Harry Weinger discuss the making of Let’s Get It On in detail, with topics including the progression in Marvin Gaye’s music and the way Let’s Get It On fit in with the musical landscape in 1973.
When Mitchell suggests the record is a bridge between Gaye’s Blaxploitation soundtrack Trouble Man and 1976’s I Want You, Weinger replies “Yes, you have this moment in time where Barry White is introduced. It’s also the year of [Stevie Wonder’s] Innervisions, [Eddie Kendricks’] “Keep On Truckin’” and Billy Preston’s “Will It Go Round In Circles,” all this amazing music is beginning to pop in ’73 and Let’s Get It On is right in there.”
Later on in “The Treatment,” Mitchell and Weinger also discuss the demo of “Let’s Get It On,” one of the bonus tracks featured in the new collection, which Mitchell suggests is a social protest song “in some ways connected to [The Rolling Stones’] “Street Fighting Man,” which is also inspired by Motown.” But also that the song demonstrates just how adventurous Gaye was becoming as a vocalist.
In response, Harry Weinger says “The privilege for me is unpacking the tracks [for the reissue]. You know what on What’s Going On, Marvin essentially had two voices, but on Let’s Get It On, it’s becoming three or four. By the time you get to I Want You, it’s seven or eight voices or overdubs and it’s so beautiful and so haunting.”
He adds “[On Let’s Get It On], you can see he’s making these leaps. He’s realizing what he can do with himself. That’s what the ballads tells us, the Vulnerable tracks on this album. The interesting thing about Marvin is he really knew where to put his voice, and he really began to perfect that at this stage in his career. In ’73 he’s at the beginning of seeking out another form of expression.”
Arguably the pivotal album in Gaye’s personal and creative evolution, Let’s Get It On topped Billboard’s Soul LPs chart and hit No.2 on the all-genre Top LPs chart, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004. Its classic title track and lead single reached No.1 on both the US pop and R&B charts. Jon Landau, writing about Let’s Get It On in Rolling Stone, observed: “It flows with ease…Gaye’s voice, hovering around the falsetto, holding our attention and providing unique transitions in mood and style.” | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
A journalist from Wales wanted to speak to a member of the BASS campaign team urgently today. The 2 best qualified BASS personnel were not available at short notice on a Bank Holiday, so in their absence I sought to help him.
I called with no idea as to what he wanted from BASS and as the conversation progressed he continued to keep his cards close to his chest. He said he’d had a call from an angler in his region complaining he could only catch 3 bass a day now, but as he didn’t expand on this I was left with a slight sense of unease. As things moved along I began to suspect the journalist wanted an “EU bureaucrats restricting local anglers: Foreign vessels continue without restriction” outrage angle to his story. This in my mind was not the headline I most wanted to see as it was far from the whole story.
All I could do was let the facts speak for themselves and hope the man down the line hadn’t already decided what to write regardless of the facts. So I explaining the history behind the 3 bag limit, how the stocks were collapsing and how the EU scientists said there must be an 80% reduction in landings. I then enlightened him that the minimum landing size was set below the size at which bass breed and also told him how the only restriction on commercials was on mid-water trawling on the pre-spawning aggregations, and how this had only occurred as an emergency measure (a UK initiative) after the different EU counties failed to reach any agreement between themselves.
The journalist asked one too many question as to whether it was the European trawlers fishing in our waters that took most of the fish etc. It was this and his sense of obvious disappointment that the statistics show it is local commercial fishing pressure that accounts for the greatest proportion of the overall bass landings that led me to sense he desired an anti EU angle to the story.
I finally explained that we have been led to understand that further measures are imminent. Yet despite the fact I told the journalist most would probably consider taking 3 bass in a day plenty, I couldn’t help but sympathise with the irate anglers view point. As things stand the stats claim anglers take AT MOST 25% of the bass (certainly a gross overstatement) yet the commercial sector who take AT LEAST three quarters of the bass are carrying on almost unrestricted.
I am very much from the school that few things in life are truly black and white HOWEVER without further measures VERY both from the EU AND the UK government soon to SIGNIFICANTLY reduce commercial bass landings, this is in danger of becoming a clear outrage.
The facts are:
- Angling for bass generates in excess 10 times more income than commercial bass fishing
- We need an 80% reduction in landings of our bass yet to date this year bass landings are UP in Europe!
- Anglers CATCH at most quarter of the bass and probably more like a tenth (this also does not even take account that many return most of the bass they catch nowadays!)
- The only measures introduced to date is emergency measures on mid water trawling up to the end of April 2015 and the imposition of a 3 bag limit on recreational anglers.
I got off the phone uncertain whether the journalists (a non-angler I am sure) was and wiser and still unclear as to what his slant would be on the story – but at least he now had the facts. Yet I was now fired up enough to write these words.
It really is time those who have agreed that that the evidence is compelling and things must change and finally walk to walk and introduce proportional changes to reduce ALL bass landings by 80%. Yes the EU politicians are still failing to agree anything significant, BUT the UK politicians are seemingly just using this as a smokescreen for their own inaction too. The story is not therefore an EU imposing unfair restrictions (or conversely failing to act) story: it is that politicians and fisheries scientists AT ALL levels are continuing to fail to act that is the headline!
I for one find it completely understandable that, the Swansea angler is disgruntled and contacting the press – It’s just a shame that all of us likeminded anglers are not also doing the same. He will in all likelihood continue to feel aggrieved unless the commercial fishermen are finally properly restricted and catching 3 bass in a day becomes a realistic prospect.
Given this shouldn’t we all be shouting to the press about what is happening to our bass?
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“Encourage” was the theme for the Tuesday evening worship service. Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of The World Council of Churches, was the preacher. The Plymouth (Michigan) First United Methodist Church choir and the choir from the Korean United Methodist Church of Atlanta were the guest worship artists.
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Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
நல்லூர் கந்தசாமி கோவில்
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a significant Hindu temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The presiding deity is Lord Murugan or Katharagama Deviyo in the form of the holy 'Vel' in the Sanctum, the primary shrine, and in other forms, namely, Shanmugar, Muthukumaraswami, Valli Kaanthar with consorts Valli and Deivayanai, and Thandayuthapani, sans consorts in secondary shrines in the temple. Origins – The earlier shrines of Kandaswamy in Nallur The original, Kandaswamy Temple was founded in 948 ad. According to the Yalpana Vaipava Malai, the temple was developed at the site in the 13th century by Buwanika Bahu, a minister to the King of Kotte. Sapumal Kumaraya (also known as Chempaha Perumal in Tamil), who ruled the Jaffna kingdom on behalf of the Kotte kingdom is credited with building the third Nallur Kandaswamy temple.
Nallur served as the capital of the Jaffna kings, with the royal palace situated very close to the temple. Nallur was built with four entrances with gates. There were two main roadways and four temples at the four gateways. The present rebuilt temple that exist now do not match their original locations which instead are occupied by churches erected by the Portuguese. The center of the city was Muthirai Santhai (market place) and was surrounded by a square fortification around it. There were courtly buildings for the kings, Brahmin priests, soldiers and other service providers. The old Kandaswamy temple functioned as a defensive fort with high walls. In general, the city was laid out like the traditional temple town according to Hindu traditions.
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Exploration of the Moon or other dusty environments comes with challenges. The lunar surface is covered in material known as regolith and its a jaggy, glassy material. It can cause wear and tear on equipment and can pose a health risk to astronauts too. Astronauts travelling to Mars would experience dust saucing to everything, including solar panels leading to decrease in power. To combat the problems created by dust, NASA is working on an innovative electrodynamic dust shield to remove dust and protect surfaces from solar panels to space suits.
Dust is common on Earth as much as it is on other worlds although of course the source can be very different. It plagues are homes and leads to the constant battle to remove it from our homes in the almost ritualistic activity of dusting. Even here there are a multitude of sprays, brushes and rags that claim to help. Some even employ the electrostatic force to help repel dust from surfaces. It is a mere annoyance to us, perhaps causing the odd electrical device to over heat but largely its a small part of our lives. On alien worlds, it can lead to serious equipment malfunction and serious health hazards.
Researchers at NASAs Kennedy Space Centre in Florida are now turning to electrostatic forces for help to keep astronauts and equipment dust free. Technology is being developed that has been called the Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) – I rather wish they dropped the word dust from the title to make it sound a little more StarTrek! The shield uses transparent electrodes and electric fields to electrically remove dust from surfaces.The idea was inspired by the electric curtain concept that was developed by NASA in 1967 but this new EDS has been in development since 2004.
Dust exposure is a real concern for Commercial Lunar Payload Services and Artemis missions as the material can get into gaskets and seals, hatches and even potentially lunar habitats compromising their integrity. Dr Charles Buhler, lead scientist said “For these CPLS and Artemis missions, dust exposure is a concern because the lunar surface is far different than what we’re used to here.”
It’s the nature of the stuff to, not just that it gets everywhere like sand after a day at the beach. It is really abrasive like tiny pieces of glass because, unlike Earth where weathering tends to dull sharp edges, no such process occurs on the Moon. Even brushing the stuff off surfaces can lead to problems.
The technology has been tested in vacuum chambers to simulate the space environment and results looked very promising. The Apollo missions collected samples of lunar regolith and some of this was used in the testing. The material was ejected from the surface within seconds. Following the successful tests, EDS materials were embedded on glass panels and test spacesuit fabrics on board the International Space Station and more recently Intuitive Machines first lunar lander too. EDS technology was used in lenses in the EagleCam CubeSat camera. Data is now being collected and future missions will carry the EDS concept to further test its capability to keep machines and humans safe on dusty worlds. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Yowza! – Here’s a satellite image of a storm of record-breaking proportions. On October 26, 2010, the strongest storm ever recorded in the Midwest spawned 24 tornadoes, 282 reports of damaging winds, violent thunderstorms, and torrential rains. The mega-storm reached peak intensity late yesterday afternoon over Minnesota, resulting in the lowest barometric pressure readings ever recorded in the continental United States (except for from hurricanes and nor’easters affecting the Atlantic seaboard.) The storm continues today (Oct. 27) with more tornado watches posted for Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, a blizzard warning for North Dakota, high wind warnings for most of the upper Midwest, and near-hurricane force winds on Lake Superior.
Read more about this super-storm on Weather Underground, but see below for what extremely low air pressure means.
Air pressure is one of the most important factors which determines what the weather is like. A mass of low pressure is an area of air that is rising. As it rises, it expands and cools. Cooler air cannot hold as much water as warmer air, so as the air rises the water will condense and form clouds. This is why an area of low pressure will often be accompanied by clouds and rain — which is what occurred on October 26 — lots of clouds and lots of rain and even snow.
But winds were even a bigger factor in this superstorm. Our atmosphere really doesn’t like big differences in air pressure, so where areas of low pressure meet up with areas of high pressure, winds blow in an attempt to combat the differences in the air pressure. The larger the difference in pressure the stronger the winds will blow. So, the extreme low pressure readings yesterday meant the winds were really howling — and they were. In my neighborhood in Illinois, we had a fairly study flagpole get bent from the winds. But that was nothing compared to the hurricane-like winds other places experienced: for example, Grand Marais, Minnesota — near the Great Lakes and near the area of the lowest air pressure readings — had sustained winds of 43 mph gusting to 59 mph, lasting for over 7 hours. Today, that region is still getting pummeled by winds and snow.
You can see the link to Weather Underground above to see what other weather extremes were experienced during this storm. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
This election year, as Americans consider who to put in the Oval Office, the New-York Historical Society invites visitors to step inside a re-creation of that most famous room in the White House. Through a series of special exhibitions and events, the museum will explore the cornerstones of citizenship and American democracy throughout 2020. Starting on Presidents’ Day Weekend, visitors to the new Meet the Presidents exhibition will discover how the role and powers of the president have evolved since George Washington, and find out what the view looks like from behind the president’s desk.
The new exhibition will be a permanent fixture of the museum’s fourth floor galleries. Serving as the centerpiece, a detailed re-creation of the White House Oval Office will give visitors the opportunity to sit, and take a photo, in a replica of the room where presidents have exercised their powers, duties, and responsibilities since 1909. Each president has slightly altered the room to fit his own tastes, but the version represented at the New-York Historical Society reflects the most widely considered classic interpretation. The room appears how it would have during the second term of President Ronald Regan.
The desk at the center of the room is a replication of The Resolute Desk, a present from Queen Victoria of England to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880. Nearly every president since Hayes has used it. The original was made from timbers from the British Arctic explorer ship H.M.S. Resolute. The vessel was trapped in ice until it was recovered by an American whaling ship and returned to England. Other elements reminiscent of the Reagan-era on view include a famous jar of jelly beans, an inspirational plaque reading “It can be done,” and artist Frederic Remington’s Bronco Buster bronze sculpture of a rugged cowboy fighting to stay on a rearing horse. Audio recordings of presidential musings will play throughout the room.
The Suzanne Peck and Brian Friedman Meet the Presidents Gallery traces, through artwork and objects, the evolution of the presidency and executive branch and how presidents have interpreted and fulfilled their leadership role. Highlights include the actual Bible used during George Washington’s inauguration in 1789 (which has been on display in Federal Hall, the site of Washington’s 1789 inauguration) and a student scrapbook from 1962 chronicling JFK’s leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Meet the Presidents is curated by Marci Reaven, vice president of history exhibits, and Lily Wong, assistant curator.
Meet the Presidents will be accompanied by three other new exhibitions that explore citizenry in America. Opening on the eve of Women’s History Month, Women March marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment with an immersive celebration of 200 years of women’s political and social activism. Colonists, Citizens, Constitutions: Creating the American Republic explores the important roles state constitutions have played in the history of our country. The People Count: The Census in the Making of America documents the critical role played by the U.S. Census in the 19th century—just in time for the 2020 Census. To encourage first-time voters to learn about our nation’s history as they get ready to vote in the presidential election, New-York Historical Society offers free admission to all of the new exhibitions to college students with ID through 2020.
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Tracking your group’s match is easier thanks to the games and score-keeping feature on the USGA’s GHIN app presented by Sentry.
Available free to all Golf Handicap and Information Network® (GHIN) users, the easy-to-use digital scorecard allows you to keep hole-by-hole scores and track a match for your group in one central location so that everyone can focus solely on their games.
At the end of the round, a user can seamlessly transfer each player’s scores to their GHIN app for individual review and posting.
“GHIN innovation continues to enhance the enjoyment of the game in a way that’s simple and accessible for every type of golfer,” said Gareth Londt, USGA managing director of Product, Data & Technology. “This latest update is one of the most significant to date in terms of elevating the experience of everyone playing together in a group, while still providing the ability to post individual scores for your Handicap Index.®"
Below are three ways to use the new feature:
Set up a game: Calculate handicap strokes for each person playing in the group on one digital scorecard.
Track your match: Always know where the match stands with hole-by-hole scoring.
Transfer scores: Easily transfer scores to players in your group after the round for individual review and posting. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
UWA has been awarded $5 million in Federal Government funding to establish a new research hub which will focus on harnessing data and physics-based science to better understand offshore energy environments and improve future infrastructure design.
The funding, awarded under the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Program, will be supplemented by an additional $20 million in industry funding, in-kind contributions and co-investment from UWA and the University of Wollongong.
The five-year Transforming energy Infrastructure through Digital Engineering (TIDE) research hub will start in 2021.
TIDE hub director Professor Phillip Watson, from UWA’s Oceans Graduate School, said the research hub would combine expertise in mathematics, statistics and machine learning with world-leading research talent in oceanography, hydrodynamics and geotechnics.
“The TIDE research hub will analyse historical and future data libraries from industry partners to characterise ocean environment and predict environmental effects on common structural systems, resulting in improved decision making regarding offshore energy infrastructure,” Professor Watson said.
“The new hub will provide a unique opportunity for researchers from UWA’s Oceans Graduate School and investigators from partner organisations to examine data gathered from offshore energy installations to improve energy industry practice while benefiting other ocean sectors.”
The hub will comprise 20 chief investigators – including 17 from UWA and three from the National Institute for Applied Statistics Research Australia (NIASRA) – who will collaborate with 17 partner investigators from industry and 15 partner investigators from international research partners.
UWA Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Timothy Colmer said UWA was proud to host the ARC TIDE research hub which had the potential to deliver wide benefits across the industry.
“Our marine and ocean engineering researchers at UWA enjoy productive collaborations with a wide range of industry experts and organisations and together, develop innovations which improve processes, reduce costs and improve safety for energy industry workers,” Professor Colmer said.
According to Professor Watson, as the Australian energy industry transitions to long-term operations it is critical that the sector leverages research to lower the cost of future production.
“Every year Australia’s offshore energy industry contributes more than $55 billion of gross value to the national economy and supports almost 100,000 direct jobs,” Professor Watson said.
“The research hub findings will transform how the industry manages critical energy infrastructure – such as pipelines, structures and vessels – which will result in process improvements that are not only affordable, but safer and more reliable.
“Improvements to these processes will benefit the national economy by generating stronger tax revenue, attracting ongoing investment and training specialist data-science engineers with transferrable skills who are ready to lead the digital transformation of the energy sector.”
The ARC funding will support significant laboratory testing and field campaigns, post-doctoral researchers, PhD students, national and international travel to support research efforts and training for research hub participants.
Industry partners include three of Australia’s largest producers of LNG – Woodside, Shell and INPEX – plus Lloyd’s Register Group, Bureau Veritas, Fugro and Wood. Other partners include the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
International collaborators include researchers and scientists from the University of Texas, the University of Oxford, the Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine Singapore (TCOMS), the University of Southampton, HR Wallingford, Lancaster University and the Alan Turing Institute.
Professor Watson said researchers from UWA’s Oceans Graduate School were looking forward to the opportunities and challenges the new specialist research hub would generate.
“This significant funding from the ARC provides an opportunity for world-leading researchers from UWA to contribute towards creating a more efficient offshore sector and improving Australia’s economy,” he said. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
A new group of international researchers at The University of Western Australia has found routine testing patients for COVID-19 before major surgery could reduce the risk of respiratory complications and save lives.
The researchers found that using a nasal swab test to confirm that asymptomatic patients were not infected with SARS-CoV-2, was associated with a lower rate of post-operative complications.
The COVIDSurg Collaborative comprises experts from more than 130 countries with the Australian and New Zealand collaboration led by the Royal Australian College of Surgeons Clinical Trials Network.
The group has published its findings today in the British Journal of Surgery and is calling for pre-operative swab testing for all patients as part of a broader strategy to continue surgery safely during the pandemic.
Swab testing gave opportunity for surgeons to identify asymptomatic infected patients and postpone their operation, avoiding the severe risk of COVID-19 complications after surgery.
Routine testing also helped to prevent cross-infection from patients with no symptoms to other elective surgical patients upon admission to hospital.
The collaborative has launched a dedicated toolkit to help hospitals and healthcare providers around the world get elective surgery up and running again, after more than 28 million procedures were postponed in the first phase of the global pandemic.
Professor Toby Richards, from the UWA Division of Surgery and Fiona Stanley Hospital, said the findings demonstrated major variation between countries in the application of preoperative testing.
“Whilst a clear benefit to testing was seen, just one in four patients were screened for infection,” Professor Richards said. “This illustrates the need for global expansion and standardisation of swab testing worldwide.
“Preoperative swab testing should not be considered in isolation, but as part of a broader plan to minimise risks for patients, including setting up COVID-19 free surgical pathways in all hospitals performing elective surgery.”
The COVIDSurg toolkit will support individual hospitals, regions, and countries during a major global reorganisation of surgical services during the pandemic and beyond, by:
- Summarising published data to support safe surgical practice;
- Guiding effective surgical recovery plans; and
- Creating a five-year vision of safe and effective surgery that addresses global challenges, including shortfalls in access to surgery that existed before the pandemic.
Lead researcher, Dr Jess Vo, from Fiona Stanley Hospital said surgery was an essential part of all health systems.
“On average, you will undergo three to four operations during your lifetime,” Dr Vo said.
“Surgery remains the cure for most cancers and underpins the treatment of many non-infectious diseases.
“Our new toolkit will help everyone involved in surgical planning over the next 5 years, including providers, healthcare leaders, patients, governments, financers and industry.
“It addresses global challenges, but is locally adaptable to hospitals and environments with varying access to resources.” | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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