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Tom Martin: My worst job no match for road-kill collector
Thankfully, as a newspaper editor, stepping into manure is figurative. But that wasn't always the case.
As a teenager, I raised hogs and, while lucrative for a teenager, it was one dirty job. Sorting hogs for market (guessing the 225-pounders) and moving them toward the chute was part of the job I didn't mind, except for the boot slippage.
I wore knee-high rubber boots to do hog work, and in the summer, I'd leave the socks in the drawer and stick my bare feet in them. Sometimes the muck was pretty deep, and stepping in it would create suction. That hindered mobility, which was required during sorting. On more than one occasion, I left a rubber boot behind and sunk a bare foot in the mushy, cool manure. And almost as bad as stepping in it was getting out of it. With one foot compromised and suspended in the air, I had two choices: put the defiled, bare foot back into the clean boot still stuck in the muck or grab the stuck boot and hop on the good foot out of the pen -- all of this with 200-pound hogs rubbing up against me as if I were a structure. I became pretty good at traveling on one leg.
Hog farming was a job I just didn't wear well. The current debate over immigration and jobs Americans won't do brings to mind the less appealing jobs I've worked. Along with farming, I've worked in sewers (pattern emerging), waxed floors for big-box stores, stacked boxes in a factory warehouse, painted houses, delivered tacos, cared for horses, cleaned retail stores (bathrooms included, of course), performed rock 'n' roll and edited newspapers.
Since farming was my first job, I didn't have much to compare it with. Once I gained a reference point, I fled the profession, even though that reference point was a job with a small-town water and sewer department. I mostly stayed out of manholes, but I did swing a sledgehammer quite frequently, breaking partially treated sewage ice that formed on top of rocks and prevented the spraying swing arms from circulating. Heady work it was not, but I liked it. It was a town job, and, unlike hog farming, no lancing (you don't want to know) was required.
And I considered it a promotion when I later landed a job as a maintenance worker at a retail store. I vacuumed, sorted clothes hangers, mopped, swept and cleaned public restrooms, which was the worst part of the job. Still, being on the other end of the plumbing cycle was an improvement.
Recently, though, I've discovered that my dirtiest jobs can't stand up to the dirtiest jobs in America. The Discovery Channel has a show, "Dirty Jobs," where the host seeks out dirty jobs and does them. These are jobs such as road-kill collector, a job that puts one in contact with gory carcasses and dangerous traffic. And I'm willing to bet the road-kill collector gets little recognition. Do they get a pin for every 12th skunk, a certificate for speed, a commission for poundage, raises for exceeding customer service expectations (saying "Have a nice day" to swerving motorists)? Seems unlikely.
And then there's the catfish noodler, people who fish with their hands. They do this by reaching around blindly in underwater holes for catfish that can reach up to 100 pounds. I'll wager a good ACT score is not required. But while catfish noodlers likely are not pulling down six figures, there must be some reward in making it home each day with all your digits.
As editor, sometimes I think I have it rough. Recently, a man left me a phone message with seven f-words (five adjectives, two verbs) and ended by calling me a liar. It wasn't exactly a pick-me-up, but those calls are few, and they are outweighed by many compliments. Even better, I don't have to hop on one leg and a sledgehammer is not required.
Tom Martin is editor of The Register-Mail. Contact him at tmartin@register-mail or 343-7181, Ext. 250.
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South African Sports Stars
Young SA golfer swings to success
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South Africa’s Lwazi Gqira, 18, is swinging his way to golfing success after recently competing in the Toya Polish Junior Championship, which ran from 22 to 25 June 2011.
Lwazi Gqira from Duncan Village in East London is making waves in the world of golf after competing at the 2011 Toya Polish Junior Championship in Poland.
To get there, the young sportsman from a poverty-stricken squatter camp in Duncan Village, East London, took his first flight in an airplane.
“It was my first flight and I was nervous, but I really enjoyed watching TV in the sky,” he said.
Once in Poland, another first for Gqira was being able to tee-off with a set of brand new clubs. Until now he has had to borrow second-hand equipment from his coach and teammates.
As a member of the East London Golf Club, Gqira was selected by the Border Golf Union to represent their under-18 squad in Poland.
He was joined by Armandt Scholtz and Kim Daniels, who also represented the Border Golf Union at the championships. All three belong to the South African Golf Development Board (SAGDB) programme.
East London Port Manager Jacqueline Brown, Gqira and Millie Zim of SAGDB, showing off the new kit. (Images: Transnet National Ports Authority)
Gqira held a nine-iron for the first time when he was nine years old and now, almost a decade later, he has got the chance to play in a major junior championship with his peers from other countries.
“The first time I started playing golf, I didn’t enjoy it,” Gqira said.
“This was coupled by the fact that I was the only child in my neighbourhood who was playing golf while the other boys played soccer. I decided to play soccer as well, but then after two months I decided it was not for me and I picked up golf clubs again,” he added.
The opportunity for Gqira to play overseas was made possible by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), which invested R30 000 (US$4 366) in Gqira to enable him to get his first new golfing kit and clubs.
Jacqueline Brown, East London Port Manager, said: “Despite the hardships he has experienced in living in an impoverished area, his determination and zeal to succeed has placed him right in front.
“TNPA is proud to be able to play a part in Gqira’s journey towards his planned pro golfer status. We will support him all along the way in achieving both stardom in golf and in attaining top academic honours.”
Gqira said he’d like to walk in the footsteps of some of South Africa’s golfing greats like Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel.
“I strive to be like my favourite pro golfers, Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel,” said Gqira.
Golfing roots
Gqira started out as being a caddie for Richard Dikileyo, who later became his coach after seeing his potential and enthusiasm for the sport.
“Richard taught us that we should not smoke, abuse alcohol or use drugs. He taught us that through golf, we can rise above our circumstances.” said Gqira.
“Those words have stayed with me and motivated me. The SAGDB taught us the basics well and moulded us into the golfers we are now.”
Gqira was also a member of the Ernie Els & Fancourt Foundation until he opted to leave as his school work was taking a knock.
At the foundation he met his current coach Michelle de Vries, who works with Dikileyo to nurture golfing talent in East London.
De Vries said: “Lwazi is a pleasure to coach. We call him pro because of his mannerisms and practice ethic.
“He comes from a difficult background, but he has the will to overcome his obstacles and I will do anything to help him achieve his goals if he is willing to overcome adversity.”
Gqira describes De Vries as being like a mother, while De Vries, who has no children, recognises him as a son.
The Poland experience
Gqira, who competed with more than 90 other players in his category, came 25th, which is quite an achievement for a first-timer playing in a major championship.
“I was a bit nervous in the first round, but after that I said to myself I need to relax and play my game.”
Gqira said Poland was a beautiful country with beautiful architecture and that he will cherish the memories of taking part in the tournament even though communication with the other golfers was hard due to language being a barrier.
Source: MediaClubSouthAfrica http://www.mediaclubsouthafrica.com/
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Dan Fraga: The Grave
Drawn one panel per day over a year, follow the story of three boys who discover a shallow grave while on a weekend camping trip. But that's just where the mystery begins. The unexpected find reveals a cigar box containing seven mysterious items: a knife, a coin, a pocket watch, a rare baseball card, a gold ring, a silver spoon, and a strange manga comic. How are these items connected? Whose body lies buried? Find out as IDW and Dan Fraga bring you a once in a lifetime tale of friendship, mystery, suspense, and growing up: The Grave.
For fans of coming-of-age stories similar to Stephen King's The Body; the movie based on it, Stand By Me; IT; Stranger Things; and E.T.
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The Key to Naruto's Success: Empathy
What makes Naruto such a successful person? Many people have examined and discussed his different traits, his personality, and even the values instilled into him. Yet, I think that while we're looking at the core of Naruto's character, we've forgotten something really important.
Naruto, has the ability to understand others and their feelings. He can sense the malice of his enemies and the pain of others. Naruto can understand exactly what they went through and relate, enough to become friends with the people he once called foes. While this seems very simple and straightforward, I feel this sort of understanding isn't a normal thing that everyone has.
First, let's take a look at empathy. Most of us probably know exactly what sympathy is, when we feel sorry for someone else due to their problems. Empathy is a little different; it can be described as literally feeling other's pain or emotions.
While Naruto possesses sympathy, I feel he also has empathy. Sasuke, Naruto's life-long rival, also appears to possess some sort of empathy surprisingly. I think this contributes to the fact why Sasuke and Naruto are so similar, yet also very different. Having empathy for others can be a sorrowful curse or a beneficial power. By digging deeper, the comparison will be more clear.
Naruto is easily able to uncover Sakura's true feelings, due to his empathy.
I'm sure many would be surprised that Sasuke, the cool and collected individual has empathy. The answer is yes, he definitely does. Naruto and Sasuke both ended up hating the village. Naruto never had the chance to meet his parents, and was forced to carry around the Nine Tails within his body. Many of the villagers were hurt physically and emotionally from the demon's attack, thus creating hatred inside of them.
However, the Nine Tails is no longer free, but there was absolutely no one to blame for the pain caused. Therefore, the victim became Naruto, the closest thing to the sealed fox. Naruto, even at the mere age of a child has some sort of empathy, as we can assume that the hatred he received from the villagers bounced back. He felt their hate and negative feelings for him, therefore he had no reason to think highly of them.
Sasuke was a little different. He started off with a family and had them taken from him. Itachi Uchiha put on a mask and told Sasuke to hate and grow stronger, these emotions also were absorbed by him and in turn, shaped him into the person he is now. Even though he become reserved, arrogant, and gained a one-track mind, Sasuke deep down was still the old Sasuke. His experiences and the emotions he picked up from others shaped him.
Everything after this point came down to personality. Naruto was able to gain control of his empathy and use it protect his friends and others. Sasuke began to awaken this again, caring more about his comrades and less about revenge. However, with his meeting with Itachi, hatred was again pushed into his heart. Naruto had his moments of doubt, but continued to relate and believe in others, contrary to Sasuke's development. While Sasuke shut off his feelings for others, Naruto increased his. Despite this, Sasuke could not cut his bond with Naruto.
Sasuke takes a dark turn and Naruto takes the lighter path. What makes them different if they're so similar you might? The answer is the way they use their abilities they have been blessed with, and the choices they make. Sasuke and Naruto both have the ability to understand and inspire others. They aren't necessarily natural leaders, but their experiences have allowed them to gain the power to lead.
However, due to Naruto developing the gifts he was blessed with and using them for good, he's never alone. Being able to understand everyone allows anyone to open up to him. He can inspire even the coldest hearts with his compassion. These simple traits are the key to Naruto's success.
Naruto doesn't sacrifice others for the sake of his goals, he brings them with him and still does what he wants. Naruto doesn't look down on the people who are suffering, he understands their pain and helps them improve. The ninja doesn't change himself for anyone, even though he can feel emotions and share them with others. Naruto walks forward and follows what he believes in, but does it with respect for others. I believe these facts, are the reason why Naruto is so successful.
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A combination of a long cap and a short floor, or a short cap and a long floor. A collar in general can have an underlying other than an interest rate.
Large organizational entities with significant amounts of money to invest such as insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies and unit trusts. Institutional investors account for a majority of overall volume in the bond markets.
Municipal bond insurance companies guarantee timely payment of principal and/or interest on municipal and certain other types of bonds in the event of a default. The major insurers are identified by these symbols: ACA = American Capital Access; AMBAC = AMBAC Indemnity Corp.; CapMAC = Capital Markets Assurance Corp.; CL= Connie Lee; FGIC = Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.; FSA = Financial Security Assurance Inc.; MBIA = MBIA Insurance Corp.
Compensation paid or to be paid to borrow money, generally expressed as an annual percentage rate.
Interest rates change in response to a number of things including revised expectations about inflation, and such changes in the prevailing level of interest rates affects the value of all outstanding bonds.
An agreement where a party pays a premium up front or in installments to the counterparty. If the floating interest rate exceeds a stated fixed rate during the time of the cap agreement, the counterparty will pay the difference, based on the notional amount. The cap rate is also called the strike rate. An interest rate cap can protect the purchaser against rising interest rates.
A series of put options on an interest rate, with each option expiring at the date on which the floating loan rate will be reset and with each option having the same exercise rate. A floor in general can have an underlying other than the interest rate.
Interest rate forward
See forward rate agreement.
Interest rate management effect
With respect to fixed-income attribution analysis, a return component reflecting how well a manager predicts interest rate changes.
Interest rate option
An option in which the underlying is an interest rate.
Interest rate parity
A formula that expresses the equivalence or parity of spot and forward rates, after adjusting for differences in the interest rates.
Interest rate put
An option in which the holder has the right to make an unknown interest payment and receive a known interest payment.
Risk related to changes in the level of interest rates.
A swap in which the underlying is an interest rate. Can be viewed as a currency swap in which both currencies are the same and can be created as a combination of currency swaps.
Interest spread
With respect to banks, the average yield on earning assets minus the average percent cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
Intergenerational data mining
A form of data mining that applies information developed by previous researchers using a dataset to guide current research using the same or a related dataset.
Interest-rate swaps
Interest-rate swaps are a derivative financial instrument which exchange or swap fixed rate interest rate payments for floating rate interest rate payments. Usually these swaps are an agreement between to parties to exchange one stream of interest payments for another over a set period of time. Plain, “vanilla” swaps are the most commonly used type of interest rate swap in the market. Investors use interest-rate swaps for debt portfolio management; corporate finance; to lock in interest rates; and to manage and hedge risk. It is important for an individual investor to understand that swaps are between institutions and not between individual investors; however, the result of these swaps may affect his/her portfolio or the price he/she may pay for a particular bond. Interest-rate swaps have become critical to the bond markets. Initially interest-rate swaps helped corporations pay fixed rates and receive floating rate payments (or vice versa depending on their business needs). But then, swaps were seen to reflect market expectations and sensitivity to interest rates and credit concerns via what an interest-rate swap reflects which is a desire to exchange loans-one that was borrowed at a fixed rate and the other at a floating rate tied to, most commonly, (London Interbank Offered Rate) LIBOR. The graph plotting swap rates across available maturities became known as the swap curve. Swap rates suggest what the market expects the direction of LIBOR rates to be; and reflect the market's perception of credit quality. The swap rate curve is an important interest-rate benchmark for the bond markets and is commonly used in Europe as the pricing reference for all European government bonds.
Internal rate of return
The discount rate that makes net present value equal 0; the discount rate that makes the present value of an investment’s costs (outflows) equal to the present value of the investment’s benefits (inflows). Synonyms: IRR
The difference between the third and first quartiles of a dataset.
With reference to grouped data, a set of values within which an observation falls.
Interval scale
A measurement scale that not only ranks data but also gives assurance that the differences between scale values are equal.
In-the-money
Options that, if exercised, would result in the value received being worth more than the payment required to exercise.
The value obtained if an option is exercised based on current conditions. Synonyms: exercise value
The unsold units of product on hand.
Inventory blanket lien
The use of inventory as collateral for a loan. Though the lender has claim to some or all of the company’s inventory, the company may still sell or use the inventory in the ordinary course of business.
Inventory cycle
A cycle measured in terms of fluctuations in inventories, typically lasting 2–4 years.
An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by average inventory.
Inverse floater
A floating-rate note or bond in which the coupon is adjusted to move opposite to a benchmark interest rate.
Activities that are associated with the acquisition and disposal of property, plant, and equipment; intangible assets; other long-term assets; and both long-term and short-term investments in the equity and debt (bonds and loans) issued by other companies.
Investment constraints
Internal or external limitations on investments.
Investment objectives
Desired investment outcomes; includes risk objectives and return objectives.
Investment opportunity schedule
A graphical depiction of a company’s investment opportunities ordered from highest to lowest expected return. A company’s optimal capital budget is found where the investment opportunity schedule intersects with the company’s marginal cost of capital.
Investment policy statement IPS
A written document that sets out a client’s return objectives and risk tolerance over a relevant time horizon, along with applicable constraints such as liquidity needs, tax considerations, regulatory requirements, and unique circumstances.
Investment skill
The ability to outperform an appropriate benchmark consistently over time.
An approach to investment analysis and security selection.
A natural grouping of investment disciplines that has some predictive power in explaining the future dispersion in returns across portfolios.
Investment style indexes
Indices that represent specific portions of an asset category. For example, subgroups within the U.S. common stock asset category, such as large-capitalization growth stocks.
Inverse floater bonds
A primary derivative tax-exempt bond. The interest payable is based on a formula that has a ceiling rate less a specified floating rate index or bond.
Inverted, or negative, yield curve
The interest rate structure which exists when short-term interest rates exceed long-term interest rates. See ascending, or positive, yield curve.
Investment-grade bond (or high grade bond)
Bonds rated Baa (by Moody’s) or BBB (by S&P and Fitch) or above, whose higher credit ratings indicate a lower risk of default. These bonds tend to issue at lower yields than less creditworthy bonds.
Investor’s benchmark
The benchmark an investor uses to evaluate performance of a given portfolio or asset class.
IRR rule
An investment decision rule that accepts projects or investments for which the IRR is greater than the opportunity cost of capital.
IO (interest-only) security
A security or tranche that pays only interest and not principal. IO securities are priced at a deep discount to the "notional" amount of principal used to calculate the amount of interest due.
Internal Ratings Based Approach
ISIN is the numbering code system set up by the International Organization for Standardization and used by internationally traded securities to identify and number each issue of securities. An ISIN code has twelve characters structured as follows: the first two characters of the ISIN are the country of origin for the security; the security identification number (which is called the National Securities Identifying Number NSIN) is the next 9 characters long; and a final character, called a check digit, is added to prevent errors and provide an additional verification for authenticity. The organization that allocates ISINs in any given country is called the National Numbering Agency (NNA). The NNA of the appropriate country administers the 9 digit security identification number. In the U.S., that NNA is called the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures (CUSIP) Service Bureau, established under the auspices of the American Bankers Association to develop a uniform method of identifying securities.
The issue description includes the name of the issuer of the bonds. If a municipal bond, the issuer is typically a state, political subdivision, agency or authority which borrows money through the sale of bonds or notes. Corporate bonds are issued by private corporations.
See dated date.
The entity obligated to pay principal and interest on a bond it issues.
A company that develops, registers and sells securities for the purpose of financing its operations.
Large organizational entities with significant amounts of money to invest such as insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies and unit trusts. Institutional investors account for a majority of overall volume in the markets.
means the management-level committee that reports to the Committee with regard to investments and divestments made by the Company and recommends investments, divestments and Investment Guidelines to the Committee.
Investment Guidelines
means the investment guidelines approved and amended from time to time by the Executive Committee in accordance with these terms of reference that set out the rules and policies for investments and divestments to be made by the Company.
Individuals within a company who provide investors and the financial community with material information on the company, including financial disclosures and proxy voting procedures.
IWCFC
Interim Working Committee on Financial Conglomerates
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Aaron Mooy versus Paul Pogba: stats analysis
Opta Data 1508370036
Aaron Mooy faces one of his biggest challenges this weekend. The Caltex Socceroos midfielder and his Huddersfield Town side welcome Manchester United to Kirklees Stadium on Sunday morning (AEST).
The Caltex Socceroo has been a standout for the Terriers in their return to English football's top flight, but how does he compare with United's French superstar Paul Pogba?
We've broken down the Opta stats to find out.
Mooy has been an ever-present for Huddersfield, playing in all eight of his side's Premier League matches.
Pogba played every minute of United's first four Premier League games before injuring his hamstring in their Champions League opener against Basel.
GOALS AND ASSISTS
Pogba scored goals in Manchester United's first two games – 4-0 wins over West Ham United and Swansea – while also providing two assists in four matches.
Mooy opened his Premier League account in the 1-0 win over Newcastle United and has also supplied one assist.
Pogba has fired off far more shots though, with 12 compared to just three by Mooy.
Pogba averages 77 passes per game, compared to 57 by Mooy, probably due to the fact that Manchester United play a larger portion of their games in possession.
Both players have a very good passing accuracy, with Pogba finding a team-mate 85.76% of the time and Mooy 82.60%.
Pogba passes the ball into the attacking third 10 games per game on average, closely followed by Mooy with an average of nine passes per game into the final third of the field.
Mooy has put in five successful crosses this season, while Pogba is yet to manage one.
Both players have been heavily involved in this metric, engaging in 66 duels each.
When those stats are averaged out over games played, Pogba's value is revealed with an average of eight successful duels per game compared to Mooy's five.
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Leon Trotsky's struggle against Stalinism
Ninety years ago this January, Leon Trotsky was exiled from the Soviet Union. Joseph Stalin and his increasingly powerful bureaucracy gave the command.
Heroic martyrs of German Revolution
January 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the outstanding leaders of the German and international working-class movements.
Striking analysis in heat of 1917 will deepen any reader's understanding
Non-fiction: Trotsky in 1917: 'Trotsky in 1917' is the most complete collection in English of some of the contributions of Leon Trotsky, one of the Russian revolution's key leaders alongside Vladimir Lenin, in that crucial year
Well-deserved ridicule of Stalinism is impressive, funny but flawed
Film - The Death of Stalin: Fans of The Thick of It's lampooning of New Labour will notice parallels. The Stalinists, like the Blairites, are egotistical buffoons, completely isolated from the working class
October 1917 reviews: 'More bright than any heaven'
The October revolution showed countless millions that workers have the power to stop exploitation and oppression. It's no surprise these events inspired marvellous documentary and artistic works. The Socialist revisits some of the classic accounts of 1917 - and comments on some more recent efforts to smear it...
Russia, October 1917: When workers took power
The centenary of the Russian revolution has led to an outpouring of bile - not mainly aimed at the February revolution, but at October
Marx's Capital at 150: an unequalled analysis and critique of capitalism
The Daily Mail reacted with predictable hysteria when, in May 2017, John McDonnell stated: "You can't understand the capitalist system without reading Marx's Das Kapital."
Russia 1917: how art helped make the revolution
Revolution in Russia swept away the dictatorial rule of the Tsar in February 1917. Then in October, led by the Bolshevik Party, a second revolution set up the world's first workers' state
July Days 1917: battles with counterrevolution
Massive demonstrations involving nearly a million people erupted in Petrograd on 2-3 July 1917, in a colossal outburst of anger and discontent
Lessons from the Russian revolution for LGBT+ struggle today
When the Soviet Criminal Code was established in 1922, male homosexuality was not included as a criminal act
April 1917: how the Bolsheviks reorientated
Lenin's arrival from exile on 3 April 1917 turned the Bolshevik party upside down and changed the course of history.
Lessons of Russia 1917 for women's struggle today
The 1917 Russian revolution was a momentous moment in working class history, in which women played a pivotal and active role
February revolution 1917 - what lessons for today?
The February 1917 revolution in Russia marked the beginning of the socialist revolution later that year
No, Trumpism is nothing like Leninism
Steve Bannon, investment banker and chief strategist to US president Donald Trump, once called himself "a Leninist"!
Smearing socialism by attacking the arts
The Russian revolution a hundred years ago is still a terrifying calamity - for billionaire thieves, warmongers and their political defenders. But for the working class, it meant a boom in living standards, freedom and imagination.
Tense, lively prologue to events which changed the world
Non-fiction review: Lenin on the Train: When the February revolution broke out in Russia in 1917 and the Tsar was overthrown, Vladimir Lenin was living in exile in Switzerland.
Trotsky and February 1917
Peter Taaffe reviews two books that focus on February 1917: Trotsky in New York 1917 - a radical on the eve of revolution by Kenneth D Ackerman; and Two Years of Wandering - a Menshevik leader in Lenin's Russia by Fedor Il'ich Dan.
Leon Trotsky's living legacy
Review by Socialist Party general secretary Peter Taaffe of "The Life and Death of Leon Trotsky", published in the latest issue of Socialism Today.
Trotskyism: what is it?
Trotskyism has been in the news since Tom Watson, deputy leader of the Labour Party, accused some new members of the Labour Party of being supporters of Trotsky.
France 1936: sit-in strikes
Workers across France are stepping up their action against the country's new labour law, with strikes in various sectors and big demonstrations. The French working class has a long history of struggle, including widespread sit-in strikes in May-June 1936. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of this movement, and to learn its lessons, here we carry an extract from an article written by Socialist Party general secretary Peter Taaffe and published in Militant (predecessor of the Socialist) in 1978.
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Author: Caroline Butler
Creator of meaningful interfaces, services, and experiences
Who gets left out in user-centred design?
Through my work as a UX designer and now as a Service Designer at Spotless, I have helped to craft products and services centred around the user — with their needs and the needs of the business being the focus of the design decisions.
As designers, researchers and strategists we’ve been talking about the merits of taking this user centred design approach for sometime now. This approach has created winners; those people who can successfully use and be delighted by products and services that support them to achieve their goals.
However, having a target audience at the centre of the design also creates losers. It creates problems for those left behind, for those not considered in the design process and is causing wider issues for society .
“Pleasant to use doesn’t equal healthful any more than pleasant to eat does.”
Erika Hall,
With the privilege of hindsight, we can learn about the impact of designing for a primary user or users by looking at products, buildings, policies and services throughout history, to critically evaluate our current design approach and explore the impact of the decisions we make now on our future.
In a series of articles I will explore examples throughout history of user- centric designs and how we make the transition to taking a society-centric approach.
Caroline Butler
Part 1: Designing for men — The plough has shaped our modern world
The shift from foraging to farming reshaped society. This fundamental invention kick started agriculture, making it possible to grow an abundance of crops and driving prosperity and health.
Photo by Zbysiu Rodak on Unsplash
Early scratch ploughs formed shallow furrows to prepare the soil for sowing. They were operated by humans and lugged by horses or oxen.
As the design of the plough evolved, it became heavier and needed more upper body strength to successfully operate it and to get optimum results for the growing of crops. Men became the primary users, women who were often pregnant were now unable to use this heavy machinery safely.
Whilst men worked the field, woman increasingly found themselves at home preparing food and caring for children. Before the invention of the plough, people were mostly nomadic, hunting and foraging for food, often with children in tow or strapped to their backs. Men and women did similar tasks, taking it in turns to lead on the job that needed to get done.
Men became prosperous from the fruits of their labour by selling crops and becoming landowners. With money and land, men became powerful. They made the decisions and kept the best resources for themselves .
To reassure them that their children were legitimate (so they could pass on their land and money) they monitored women’s sexual activity. Many marriage rituals such as the father giving his daughter away and dowries are a legacy from when women were ‘owned’ and kept by men.
“Alexa, you’re a legacy of the plough”
Photo by Rahul Chakraborty on Unsplash
The gender division the plough inadvertently created is still felt keenly in today’s society. Digital products are reinforcing and perpetuating gender stereotypes and the qualities associated with them.
“Emerging technology is being designed to rely on these ancient stereotypes.”Julie Carpenter
An extreme example of a digital product that does this is, Absher — the Saudi government app. It allows men to monitor and control the travel of female family members and helps to apply the Saudi guardianship law. When a woman goes through an airport, their husband or father gets a text alert and within a couple of clicks they can prevent them from leaving the country. If Absher allowed women to be users too, it would enable them to organise their own travel and bring much needed liberty. This would be true tech ‘disruption’, giving women autonomy and free to escape abusive families should they wish.
The majority of digital voice assistants have names and voices that imply they are ‘female’. This is either the default or the only option available for the voice of the assistant. Siri in the US has a female voice as the default option. Microsoft choose a female voice for Cortana (who was named after a nude character in the video game Halo) as it met their objectives of building a helpful, supportive, trustworthy assistant. The female voice that was tested for Alexa was seen as being more helpful, supportive and caring over the male voice, which was interpreted as being more authoritative by users. IBM have leveraged this association of authority and by choosing a male voice for their uber powerful A.I assistant Watson, an assistant that can help companies create their own versions of Alexa and Siri.
Popular culture may have also contributed to why male voices are interpreted as less helpful and trustworthy. In movie plots where technology becomes evil or become out of control, the A.I persona or robot is often male. Hal 9000 the original virtual assistant from Space Odyssey went from being helpful and servantile to being powerful and evil. Jarvis from Iron Man had autonomy more free and is eventually replaced by female servants. In Ex Machina, Ava does kill her creator but is seen as victim rather than being inherently evil and powerful.
A.I assistants are an emerging technology. There is probably not enough gender segregated data gathered to provide insights into whether it’s women or men that prefer their digital assistants to speak with female voices. I personally, was a fan of using celebrity voices in sat navs. John Cleese and Brian Blessed made driving a lot more entertaining than listening to the default voices.
Digital assistants and speech recognition software is not as receptive to the commands of real women. Male voices have a higher success rate of being understood. This could be a result of not enough female voices being used to train the A.I and the pitch of women’s voices often means they struggle to be heard by these devices above background noise.
Whatever the current reasons are for the prevalence of female digital assistants, it doesn’t subvert the derogatory attitudes. Early versions of Alexa, enabled users to hurl abuse at Alexa without any product feedback to discourage this behaviour. Insults such as “Alexa, you’re a bitch” would get the tolerate response “well, thanks for the feedback”.
It’s not surprising that in a recent study from market research firm AYTM it was found that only 32% of women think technology is designed for them, with 70% saying the look, feel and tone of products are often unsuitable to their needs.
Change is on the horizon
Recent updates have seen Alexa pushing back and taking a more feminist stance. Alexa now has a disengage mode and will now reply with “I’m not going to respond to that”.
Google have more recently assigned colours instead of names to their assistant. There are six voice types to choose from, ranging from soothing to dynamic and implying a mixture of genders. Google Home has also gained the ability to recognise individual voices, which allows the device to personalise its responses for everyone in a household.
Some companies are steering away from using only females voices. Gender neutral voices are being adopted by products to avoid this bias. Capital One made the decision not to convey a race, an age or gender when creating their A.I bot called Eno. Customers are free to interpret Eno as they wish.
A gender neutral voice assistant, called the Q has also been developed. Where the voice is pitched at a neutral point on the range between a man and a woman and was developed by listening to recordings of transgender and non-binary people.
Part 2: Did the design of the House of Commons cause Brexit?
You can also follow this thread in our dedicated series
designing for women
Spotless Update: New hires!
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2019 Summaries
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Profiting from Demand-Driven Business Models No Matter What Business You're In
by Rick Kash & David Calhoun
With the recent global recession, the world economy has changed forever. The old tools — most notably supply-chain management — are no longer enough. The new challenge is to locate and capture the elusive pools of high-profit demand. In this executive summary of How Companies Win, Rick Kash and David Calhoun have the answer: a revolutionary, demand-driven model that has already proved successful for some of the world's most admired companies, including Best Buy, Anheuser-Busch, Hershey's, and Allstate.
In this summary of How Companies Win, you will learn:
How media companies, retailers and manufacturers work together to serve demand with much greater precision.
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Articles from the April 18, 2019 edition
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 30
By Sarah Pridgeon News April 18, 2019
Johnson trial likely to stay here
Judge Michael Deegan will not be granting a request from the defense to move the homicide trial of Jessie Johnson to a new venue. Unless it proves impossible to seat a 12-person jury, the trial will take place in Crook County. Defense attorney Don...
Like an aftershock of the blizzard that hit five weeks ago, snow and wind once again rolled through Crook County last week – on the same day of the week, bringing a similar deluge of snow and strong...
News April 18, 2019
Charlie Anderson sent in this photo of a landslide of he noticed on Sunday just off U.S. Hwy. 14 near Carlile....
By Sarah Pridgeon Outdoors April 18, 2019
Working the "last great race"
Enthusiasts flock to witness the glory of the Iditarod each year, a thousand mile race in which man and dog work together to cover hostile territory through whiteout conditions and sub-zero...
Outdoors April 18, 2019
Wyoming State Hunting Championships is June 8 in Upton
No high school state championship embodies more of the spirit of the West than the Wyoming State Youth Hunter Education Challenge. The 12th annual event will be held June 8 at the Upton Gun Club. All Wyoming youth 18 and under, and young hunters...
Obituaries April 18, 2019
Marilyn Jenis Millard
Marilyn Jenis Millard, 73, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2019, at her home south of Sundance. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in...
Darin D. Noyce
Darin D. Noyce, 55 of Aladdin, Wyoming, died Monday, April 15, 2019, in Riverton, Wyoming. Arrangements are pending with Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance, Wyoming. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-...
Donald Dewey Sipe
Donald Dewey Sipe passed away on January 1, 2019, at his home in Spearfish, South Dakota. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 26 at the Spearfish Canyon Golf Course. Interment will be at the Rose Garden at Rose Hill...
Peek at the Past
100 Years Ago The Times April 16, 1919 Tony Bissacca was in from Beulah Friday. He is still gaining and feeling quite well after his wounds on the French front and subsequent seven months’ confinement in a hospital, during which time it was...
Announcements April 18, 2019
Thank You I just want to say a special thank you to all for my cards and gifts. I had a very special day with my family, friends and neighbors. Clarice Pridgeon Our Thanks We would like to take this opportunity to thank CCMSD for donating the...
Sundance drug bust leads to arrest
Sundance resident Amber Nehmer has been charged with multiple felonies after law enforcement was informed she was using and selling drugs while children were present in her home. On April 2 at around 7:20 p.m., a Crook County Sheriff’s Office...
Rodgers sentenced in Federal District Court
According to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office, Gabriel Rodgers of Sundance, age 19, has been sentenced for possession of stolen firearms and conspiracy to distribute LSD and marijuana. Rodgers was arrested in Casper. He was...
Crook County Food Pantry
Because of the continued generous support of the people throughout this county, during the month of March the pantry aided more than 138 persons. This included 11 new clients, 45 under the age of 18 and 31 over the age of 60. We shared food with the...
I-90 east of Moorcroft scheduled for rehab
A five-mile section of I-90 east of Moorcroft is scheduled to be rehabilitated utilizing the Cold-in-Place (CIR) recycling technique, beginning in the next few weeks. Preliminary preparations of the interstate between mile marker 160 and 155 have...
County seeks new maintenance supervisor
The Crook County Commissioners came together on Tuesday morning in the hopes of acting quickly to replace Randy Gill as Maintenance Supervisor. “I appreciate everything the county has done for me over the past 11 years,” said Gill in his...
Spring cleaning? You could also be Country Junkin'
Chambers of Commerce across the county have teamed up to create a brand new event: the Country Junkin’ Weekend, a countywide opportunity for residents to get rid of the unwanted items turned up during their annual spring clean. Residents who would...
Speeding – Valerie A. Rand, CO, 83/70, $110; Steven A. Ortiz, TX, 75/55, $145; Randy R. Painter, ID, 91/80, $100; Ricardo Trujillo, NV, 100/80, $145; Hannah Rae Bauernfeind, Hulett, 40/30, $90 Stop, Stand or Park on Highway – Michael J. Davis,...
Sundance Police Report
Apr. 6 – House watch and business checks. Officer investigated vandalism to a vehicle. Two officers assisted school officials with alcohol screening at prom. Five traffic stops. Apr. 7 – House watch and business checks. Officer investigated...
Crook County Sheriff's Office
Apr. 8 – Six VIN checks. Detention Deputy did fingerprints for passport. Detention Deputy booked in subject arrested by Wyoming Highway Patrol. Deputy assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol on traffic stop. Deputy investigated call about runaway. Deputy...
This Week at Your Library
The Friends of the Library Open House Luncheon has been postponed. Keep an eye on our Facebook page and our Website for the new date! Library Programming: STORYTIME: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. April’s themes: “Food Fun”, “Community Helpers...
By Sarah Pridgeon Opinion April 18, 2019
This Side of the Pond
The Friends of the Library Open House Luncheon has been postponed. Keep an eye on our Facebook page and our Website for the new date! Library Programming: STORYTIME: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m....
Wyoming News Briefs
Man pleads not guilty to drug charge from 90-pound pot bust RAWLINS (WNE) — Michael Andrew Young has pleaded not guilty to a mixture of felony and misdemeanor charges resulting from a Feb. 2 bust which discovered more than 90 pounds of marijuana...
School April 18, 2019
Enjoying the snow
Taking advantage of the most recent snow storm, Sundance students enjoyed snowshoeing during P.E. class on Friday....
By Tracy Bush School April 18, 2019
Cattlewomen program brings local beef to school
A small rural school of 160 students, K through 12, in Hulett, is the recipient of a new program this year thanks to our local Crook County Cattlewomen. Instead of the highly processed soy-based meat traditionally served for the lunch program,...
Anderson earns two Congressional Awards
Cheyenne Civic Center was the venue for the 36th annual Wyoming Congressional Award for Youth Ceremony held April 7. The Wyoming Congressional Delegation, Senator Enzi, Senator Barrasso and Representative Cheney, were in attendance to present 165 you...
Belle Fourche woman ch...Sarah Pridgeon
Smith sentenced to 18...Sarah Pridgeon
Crook County Rodeo Roy...
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Sunderland AFC transfer rumours: Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and QPR chase defender as reported target confirms departure
Sunderland's season isn't over yet, but as the Black Cats prepare to face Charlton in the League One play-off final, transfer speculation is beginning to pick up pace.
By Joe Nicholson
Sunderland defender Adam Matthews is out of contract this summer.
The official summer window opened three days ago and, as the final few games of the 2018/19 season come and go, clubs will now turn their attentions to strengthening their squads.
With Sunderland's league status still in doubt, there's plenty of uncertainty surrounding the Black Cats' summer business.
Even so, the Wearsiders have cropped up in a couple of transfer stories in the last few days - here are some of the rumours circling the web.
Barnsley and QPR join race to sign Adam Matthews
The 27-year-old Sunderland defender is out of contract at the end of this season, and has lost his place at full-back to Luke O'Nien in recent months.
Earlier this week, Pete O'Rourke from Football Insider reported that Championship side Sheffield Wednesday had set their sights on the Welsh international.
And now the same journalist has claimed that Barnsley, who won promotion to the second tier this season, and QPR are also interested in Matthews.
The defender joined the Black Cats in 2015 when Sunderland were a Premier League club, before two separate loan spells at Bristol City.
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With Matthews still one of the highest earners at Sunderland, it appears unlikely he will be offered a new deal at the Stadium of Light.
Reported target confirms departure
Sunderland were one of the many sides linked with a move for Ayr United striker Lawrence Shankland earlier in the season.
The 23-year-old has bagged an impressive 63 goals in just 74 games for the Scottish second division side in the last two years, but now looks set for a move away.
Shankland is out of contract at Somerset Park this summer and, in a heartfelt message on Twitter, delivered the following statement:
"Most enjoyable two seasons of my career so far and a time I’ll definitely not forget. Thanks to all my team mates and the staff and wish everyone at @AyrUnitedFC all the best for the future"
It was reported earlier this year that Shankland turned down a move to Belgian side Royale Union Saint-Gillois.
Nottingham Forest, Swansea and Hull City have been linked with the striker.
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BP Oddo Announces Plans to Alleviate Overcrowding at PS 37
On Friday, March 24, Borough President James Oddo, City Councilman Joe Borelli, NYC School Construction Authority President Lorraine Grillo, Department of Education Deputy Chancellors Corinne Rello-Anselmi and Elizabeth Rose, District 75 Superintendent Ketler Louissaint, and PS 37 Principal Florence Gorsky announced plans to construct an annex at PS 37 to alleviate overcrowding conditions.
In March of 2016, almost a year to the day of Friday’s announcement, BP Oddo, Councilman Borelli, Lorraine Grillo, and Kevin Moran from the DOE, Councilman Borelli went to look at possible sites and to come up with solutions to help. Together, they pushed for better facilities and expedited solutions. On Friday they will announce a solution that will add much needed space to PS 37.
The school will be expanded so that all grades – including the intermediate grades currently housed in pods on the campus and the high school grades, currently a few blocks away in pods - will all be at the same campus. The new school will feature a cafeteria, resource room, medical suite, 16 additional classrooms, and more.
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Port St. Lucie maintenance man accused of stealing $1,000 in gold coins, other cash
After a repair job, a Jensen Beach man reported his coins and other cash was missing.
Port St. Lucie maintenance man accused of stealing $1,000 in gold coins, other cash After a repair job, a Jensen Beach man reported his coins and other cash was missing. Check out this story on tcpalm.com: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/martin-county/2018/07/11/port-st-lucie-maintenance-worker-accused-stealing-several-hundred-dollars/776058002/
Sara Marino, Treasure Coast Newspapers Published 4:55 p.m. ET July 11, 2018
Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers accepts anonymous tips to help fight crime. GINNY BEAGAN/TCPALM Wochit
Edward Reinheimer is accused of stealing about $1,000 worth of coins and money, deputies said.(Photo: MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)
MARTIN COUNTY — A maintenance worker was arrested on a grand theft charge after he was accused of stealing $1,000 worth of gold coins and other money from a client.
Edward Reinheimer, 21, of the 1700 block of Southeast Tiffany Place in Port St. Lucie, was accused Tuesday of taking $500 in paper money and $500 worth of golden dollars, half-dollars and other change from a man's home during an air-conditioning repair job.
The man told sheriff's deputies he came home on June 19 and noticed his belongings were missing. There weren't any signs of forced entry, and the only other person who had a key to his home was the maintenance worker.
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When deputies went to the man's apartment complex, in the 3500 block of Northwest Treasure Coast Drive in Jensen Beach, they spoke with the maintenance supervisor, who said Reinheimer was the only other maintenance employee.
Deputies said the next day, the supervisor called and said multiple tools were taken from the maintenance shed the night before.
The supervisor told deputies Reinheimer's father called him and said Reinheimer was admitted to the hospital for drug use and that his son admitted to taking the tools.
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When deputies spoke to Reinheimer's father, he told them his son pawned the coins taken from the Jensen Beach apartment.
Using a pawn shop database, deputies said they found Reinheimer had sold a drill set and coins and confirmed the coins belonged to the man living in the Jensen Beach apartment.
Deputies met with Reinheimer at the hospital, and he admitted to taking the tools and the coins.
Reinheimer was taken to the Martin County Jail on a grand theft charge. His bail is set at $5,000. Reinheimer still was in jail Wednesday afternoon.
More: Martin County Sheriff releases surveillance video in 12-car burglary in Jensen Beach
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Education minister congratulates Welsh award winners
Welsh education minister Huw Lewis has congratulated the five Welsh winners of the Silver Pearson Teaching Award.
The awards, which were founded in 1999 by Lord Puttnam, are an annual celebration of exceptional teachers and teaching in schools and colleges in England, Wales and Ireland. They recognise the potentially life-changing impacts those in education jobs can have on youngsters.
Welsh winners of the awards will compete at the UK final of the Teaching Awards, to be held at London's Guildhall on October 26th. Ten silver award winners will receive a gold award in a ceremony to be broadcast on the BBC.
Huw Lewis said he was "delighted" to hear about the recognition Welsh teachers are receiving. "Our Silver Pearson Award winners are great ambassadors for their profession and for Wales and I wish them the very best of luck in the UK final," he added.
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5 things we want to see from the Samsung Galaxy S6
Smartphones Feature
We put together our wish list of features and improvements for the Samsung Galaxy S6. Can the Galaxy S5 be made into a winner?
Here are out top five things we want to see from the Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone
By Chris Martin | 20 Jun 2014
Samsung's flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone has been around for a while now so here's where we look at five things we want from the next model, the Galaxy S6. See also: 31 best smartphones: The best phone you can buy in 2014.
Whether you've got a Galaxy S5 or have passed on this model, naturally thoughts turn to what's next from Samsung. Things move quickly in the technology industry, especially in smartphones, so we're looking ahead to the Galaxy S6 which will presumably go against the iPhone 6 and others. Here's where you can find out first about the Galaxy S6: Samsung Galaxy S6 launch live video stream: Unpacked 2015 at MWC.
Samsung Galaxy S6: Build quality
The biggest downfall of the Galaxy S5 for us (not just us) is its plastic cheap and nasty build quality. It really isn't good enough for a high-end, flagship, premium smartphone - especially when you compare it to devices like the HTC One M8. We want Samsung to up its game on this front with the Galaxy S6 (it seriously needs to). Give us some metal please!
Samsung Galaxy S6: Battery life
The Galaxy S5 doesn't have appalling battery life and the Ultra Power Saving mode is handy. However, it doesn't have wireless charging and we still want more battery life as standard. Hopefully the Galaxy S6 (and other upcoming handsets) can provide it with some new technology.
Samsung Galaxy S6: 64-bit
The Galaxy S5 not having a 64-bit processor wasn't a massive deal but we certainly want to see it in the Galaxy S6. Qualcomm has announced its 64-bit Snapdragon 810 and 808 chips so there's really no excuse on this front. The new version of Android (4.5 or 5.0 Lollipop) is likely to support 64-bit.
Samsung Galaxy S6: Pump up the res
Ok, Samsung has announced the Galaxy S5 LTE-A for Korea which does have a Quad HD screen (or 2K). However, this won't be launching in the UK and therefore we want and expect the Galaxy S6 to have a 1440 x 2650 resolution screen. The LG G3 already has one.
Samsung Galaxy S6: Bend me, break me (not the latter)
It might be too early but we can always dream. Samsung has been showing off bendy screen tech for a while but we've only seen it put into the somewhat bizarre Galaxy Round. What we what, ideally from the Galaxy S6, is a flexible design and not just for the fun of it. A phone which can flex to avoid breaking or even roll up would be amazing.
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Is technology making us less human?
By John Brandon 2013-08-06T14:00:00.217Z Future tech
Does relying on technology harm our senses and emotions?
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Filtering our senses through machines
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Over the past few years, scientists, pundits, and armchair psychologists have started questioning technology's effects on our humanity.
Our fascination with social media (say, using Tumblr for six hours per day), our reliance on GPS to find an urban destination, or even a simple Google search as a replacement for remembering the capital of Nebraska, could be transforming us.
Most technologists reckon we're changing for the better. Our gadgets and gizmos are helping us to connect more with each other, stay alert when we drive, and discover more information.
But a few researchers suggest we are changing for the worse. No, they're not saying that 'the sky is falling' and we ought to panic, but they are worried about our digital transformation. And, they say, this potential dehumanisation might not happen for another 100 years or more.
Sensory dynamism
Here's a new term to consider: sensory dynamism. The concept has to do with our perception. When you look out of a window, you perceive millions of variances - colour, perspective, sound, feeling, and many others. But when you gaze at an iPad, you're sensing just a few variables - and with email and SMS, you may barely be using your senses. That could pose a problem in the long run for future human development.
Neema Moraveji is the director of the Calming Technology Lab at Stanford University. He says sensory dynamism can be a problem when it comes to an over-reliance on computer technology. (To address the concern, his team is working on adding more sensory stimulus to gadgets, computer screens, and other devices.)
Moraveji says technology can sometimes cloud our sensory judgement. We see only factual and textual information instead of an array of human emotions.
"Technology makes us less human when we believe life is a rat race to be won - a zero-sum mentality - and when we are isolated and individual rather than interconnected, and primarily competitive rather than primarily collaborative," he says.
"I describe the brain as an organ whose job it is to learn through its physiochemical and cognitive senses. Without sufficient dynamism, the brain becomes focused on particular senses and inputs that are not representative of the natural world."
Ironically, one of the answers may lie in videogame technology. More than the flat graphics of a phone displaying text, games at least mimic the sensations of sound, light, and emotion in a more realistic virtual world. Game technology is also advancing - some day, we might 'smell' a rainforest or 'touch' an alien skin.
Implantable electronics
Strictly speaking, implantable electronics make us less human: we become, in some percentage, machine. Of course, the first cardiac pacemakers were invented back in the 50s - saying someone is 'less human' if they have a pacemaker is a bit harsh.
Yet some of us might have an implant to enhance vision or read text messages directly into the synapse, or might use a bio-skeleton for enhanced strength. In 100 years, embedded technology could replace more and more of our human anatomy.
Dr Bridget Duffy is the chief medical officer at Vocera, a company that makes a wireless communicator for use in hospitals. She talks of an '80-20' rule in the health profession. In some cases, only 20% of healing occurs because of a drug treatment or surgery, while 80% of the success depends on patient-doctor interaction. If a 'human being' transforms into something that's more electronic than biological, there is a concern that a future society will lose the distinctions of emotional connection.
Search engines such as Google are ever-present. But do they stop us looking into our brains for answers?
"There is something about hope, communication, and trust that improves the outcome," Duffy says. "You can focus on a good technical outcome, but there has to be the other component. When you know a loved one who has faced mortality and a life-threatening illness, the implant is not enough - there is something about physical contact."
Duffy explains that in many surgery rooms, it's not uncommon for the entire staff to touch and speak directly to the patient. But it's already possible, she says, for a doctor to perform a procedure entirely from "behind the glass" without ever meeting a patient, robotically controlling all of the instruments.
Following this path, could a future total reliance on medical technology make us less human? Patients might even, for instance, be able perform home surgeries, but the 'less human' argument hints that this could result in fewer successful surgeries and affect our long-term health as a society. Duffy says the 80-20 rule might even be applied across all technology - we should have real human contact 80% of the time and restrict virtual experience to the remaining 20%.
Search dependence
Search has put a world of information at our fingertips. We can search for information about the latest Syrian army attacks, or find out about Himalayan fruit flies. In 2010, however, Nicholas Carr wrote a seminal book on whether search is making us stupid. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains recounts how our search dependence could have ill effects in society when we lose our ability to self-reason.
Search tech has evolved dramatically over the last 15 years - no one knows the role it may have in our lives in another 50 or 100. Yet even Matt Wallaert, a behavioural scientist at Bing, questions whether it is good to become wholly dependent on search. He says researchers suspect the human brain needs serendipitous discovery. There's a famous example of this. Look closely at this image until you see the 'hidden' object. Wallaert says our brains receive a pleasure response from resolving the puzzle.
"When you search for 'when was George Harrison born' does that prevent us from looking into our brain and realising the answer?" asks Wallaert, somewhat rhetorically. "When we scratch out that act, does it deprive us of that small burst of pleasure?"
The question is whether a greater and greater dependence on search means we are changing for the worse. Some search is good; all search could be detrimental.
Of course, there are a counter-arguments. After all, when we search for facts on Bing or Google, we are gaining knowledge and, potentially, increasing our intelligence. Wallaert, for one, isn't concerned about the short-term implications, and no expert we ask suggests we should not use these tools. What is disconcerting, though, is the idea that in some far-distant society we may not retain as much tacit knowledge, relying instead on what computers tell us to be true.
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The Gamers Lounge Podcast Episode 113: "Bread Bag Socks"
January 09, 2017 / John Meadows
This weeks theme is from the new album by The Andrew Allen Trio - JazzNESs - A NES Classic Tribute. The track is titled Super Mario Bros. III (Grasslands Theme). Get your copy today at:
https://covervillerecords.bandcamp.com/album/jazzness-a-nes-classic-jazz-tribute
What are you playing?
Nathanael - Stardew Valley (PC), The Last of Us (PS4), Uncharted 4 (PS4), Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (PS4), Salt and Sanctuary (PC), Telltale Batman (PC), Dishonored 2 (PC), Astroneer (PC), Battlefield 1 (PC), Witcher 3 (PC)
Robert - Telltale Batman (PS4)
John - Telltale Batman (XB1), Yakuza Zero (PS4), LoZ: Link to the Past (SNES)
Two Nintendo Live Streams Coming Next Week (Jan 12 & 13)
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/05/how-to-watch-the-nintendo-switch-reveal-live-streams
Zelda to Make Switch Launch After All?
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/05/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-may-be-a-switch-launch-title-after-all
Rumor! Nintendo Everything Reports Switch Pre Orders Start Jan 13th
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Rumor! Switch Release and Price Leak
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NES Classic Hacked
http://nintendoeverything.com/nes-classic-edition-apparently-hacked-plays-up-to-60-games/
Black Sea Games Opens
http://www.psu.com/news/31886/black-sea-games-crytek
Mass Effect Andromeda Release Date Announced
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/04/mass-effect-andromeda-release-date-announced
Tomb Raider Reboot Writer Bids Franchise Farewell
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John has been Retro Game Hunting
Email podcast@the-gamers-lounge.com
Follow us on Twitter @GL_Podcast, Erik @kube00, John @jcmeadows94, Nathanael @Polygon_Wizard and Robert @BobbyB_87
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The Gamers Lounge Podcast Episode 114: "The Nintendo Switch Reaction"
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When the Mega-Rich Fall, Do the 99% Laugh ... or Sympathize?
Noah Berlatsky
The Queen of Versailles, the true story of a timeshare mogul's collapse, reveals a dirty secret of the filthy rich: They really are just like us.
David Siegel's wife Jackie tends to their children at home. (AP Images)
If you don't want to feel rich, opines David Siegel, you're "probably dead." That's a pithy summation of the logic of capitalism—and not coincidentally, of Siegel's own life, as portrayed in the new documentary The Queen of Versailles. Siegel, a time-share apartment mogul, made himself a billionaire by giving middle-Americans the chance to spend their vacations in luxury for only a low, low, low down payment. He catered shamelessly to their dreams of wealth—a dining room that can serve 14! Enormous flat screen TVs for all!—and in return they ... catered shamelessly to his even more extravagant dreams of wealth.
Siegel's dreams of wealth include his trophy wife Jackie and their enormous, gaudy, under-construction Versailles-themed Florida house complete with tennis courts, bowling alley, baseball field, and a view of the nightly Disney fireworks. When asked why he wanted to build such an ostentatious monstrosity—the biggest house in America—Siegel smiles as if he's just been asked to think about his favorite subject in the world. "Because I can," he says.
Unfortunately for Siegel, he can't for long. The 2008 financial crisis and the ensuing credit crunch wreaked havoc on the subprime loans that made time-share condos "affordable" for moderate-income families. Forget the giant half-finished palace—soon Siegel's worrying about whether he'll lose his current home while bitching at the wife and kids for leaving the lights on and wasting electricity. Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield thought she was going to be filming a lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous segment. Instead she got, as Siegel puts it, a "riches to rags" story. Suddenly, the fabulously fancy Siegels have to scamper to make ends meet without the private plane, without the bottomless credit card, and with only four servants. Just like the rest of us.
That "just like the rest of us" is key to the film's message. David Siegel dreams of wealth as most people dream of wealth; he loses his shirt in the financial crisis, just as so many of us did. The parallel is only stronger because both David and Jackie were born lower-middle class, and while their bank balance may have increased, their cultural interests remain stubbornly what they always were. David is obsessed with the Miss America pageant—only now he can have all the Miss Americas in his home for real rather than just on this TV screen. Jackie (a pageant veteran herself) still gets Chicken McNuggets and (as their finances start to erode) buys lottery tickets. Her passions—children, dogs, shopping—are excessive for the quantity in which she indulges in them, not because they're particularly idiosyncratic in themselves. Their kids play Little League, and while they're shepherded about by paid caretakers, there's no evidence of any particular educational vision. With infinite resources, hipsters and cultural elites might get tutors to teach their kids Chinese or violin, or make some other effort to translate lucre into cultural capital. That's not where the Siegels are at, though; for them, money means not having to worry about education at all. It's only when David's empire erodes that the family begins to wonder whether they'll need to send the kids to college—and how they can possibly pay for it.
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The Siegels, then, are fascinating because they both are and aren't us, and the film's pleasures are correspondingly—a la reality tv—made up of equal parts jealousy, sympathy, and schadenfreude. Jackie's blithe admission that she never would have had seven kids if she hadn't had nannies is both infuriating (what exactly did she do to deserve a fleet of nannies?) and charmingly honest (what parent wouldn't have more children if they could get someone else to do all the work?). Watching her home descend into chaos when most of the staff gets fired—with pet lizards dying and pet dogs pooping all over the place—is thus at once satisfying and heart-tugging. Serves her right, and also, there but for the grace of God go I.
Queen of Versailles, in short, skillfully mobilizes envy and self-pity—much as Siegel himself did to get all those people to sign onto time-shares they couldn't really afford. It's true that the film shows, and even revels in, the financial collapse and the Siegel's comeuppance. But that's part of the gospel of wealth, surely, not an antidote to it. Rich needs poor; you can't have the biggest home in the country without all those little homes to give your achievement some scale. You can shuffle their order a bit, but one way or another your story needs some rags to stick the riches in.
At one point in the film, an increasingly desperate David compares the bankers who are circling him to pushers. They hooked him on easy money, he says, and now that the supply is gone, he's going through withdrawal. Bankers are certainly easy to hate, and I'd recommend that everyone do so. Still, if David was addicted to anything, it wasn't to credit, but to his own remarkable ego and his own hype. Financial bubbles are made out of dreams. If we want to avoid going through another boom/bust cycle again in a decade or so, we need to dream differently. Queen of Versailles perhaps knows this is true, but like a gambler pulling that slot once more, the tried-and-true fantasies are just too good to leave behind.
Noah Berlatsky edits the online comics-and-culture website The Hooded Utilitarian and is the author of the book Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-48.
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U.S. Drought Could Cause Global Unrest
Climate Desk
The ongoing drought, the United States' worst since the Dust Bowl, is expected to last until October and will decimate U.S. harvests.
Aerial view of drought-affected farmland near Strasburg, Colorado, on July 21, 2012. (USDA/Lance Cheung/Flickr)
Twice in the last five years, rising food prices triggered global waves of social unrest. With drought baking U.S. crops, another round of soaring, society-straining price spikes may happen in coming months.
According to researchers from the New England Complex Systems Institute, commodity speculation -- investors betting on food prices -- will amplify the drought's market signals, creating a new food bubble and the crises that follow.
"The drought is clearly going to kick prices up. It already has. What happens when you have speculators is that it goes through the roof," said NECSI president Yaneer Bar-Yam. "We've created an unstable system. Globally, we are very vulnerable."
The ongoing drought, the United States' worst since the Dust Bowl, is expected to last until October and will decimate U.S. harvests. America is the world's largest exporter of corn, wheat and soy beans; global prices for those commodities have already surged to record levels.
FAO Food Price Index (blue line) and NECSI's model of food market behavior (red line). Grey line is July 2012; lines beyond that point show NECSI's predictions of food price behavior without the drought (yellow), with the drought and low speculation (green) or current speculation (red). (NECSI)
While the United States is relatively insulated from food price increases, people in developing countries, who spend far more of their budgets on food and rely on agricultural imports, are extremely vulnerable. For them, high prices are a catastrophe.
Since 2004, global food prices have slowly but steadily increased, with drastic and socially destabilizing spikes in 2007 and again in 2010. Economists argued over the causes, with blame cast on poor regional harvests, supply shortages caused by converting food crops to biofuels, and -- most controversially -- speculation.
Until the late 1990s, food markets in the United States were mostly limited to people with direct interests in food prices, such as farmers and crop buyers. Deregulation allowed hedge funds and investment banks to start betting, changing market dynamics and making them prone to sudden, massive fluctuations.
In earlier research, Bar-Yam's group developed mathematical models of global food market behavior that found biofuels responsible for a slow upwards rise in prices, and speculation for the spikes. That model anticipated a new food bubble in early 2013, but couldn't have foreseen the drought.
In the new analysis, released July 23 on NECSI's website, Bar-Yam's group added drought-triggered price increases to the model. With those figures included, the already grim forecast becomes even darker. "The drought may trigger the third massive price spike to occur earlier than otherwise expected, beginning immediately," wrote the NECSI team.
"We've created an unstable system. Globally, we are very vulnerable."
According to Bar-Yam, excessive speculation acts as an amplifier, exaggerating whatever signal the market receives. Left alone, a highly speculative market would naturally experience boom-and-bust cycles, but this summer's drought-precipitated surge in food prices will accelerate the next bubble's formation.
Models are, to be sure, always tricky, but this one does seem to have predictive power.
"The work they are doing on food prices is pathbreaking," said agricultural economist Peter Timmer of the Center for Global Development, who is familiar with NECSI's modeling. "I don't think their empirical model 'proves' that biofuels and speculation are the main causes of volatile food prices, but their model is the only one that's empirically tracked those prices accurately over the last eight years."
What happens after another bubble is a pressing question, said Bar-Yam. In both 2007 and 2010, massive unrest almost immediately followed food price surges, tracking market behavior with uncanny synchronization. Some Middle East experts say that rising prices even triggered the Arab Spring,providing a spark that ignited long-simmering tensions and resentments.
While the exact role played by food is difficult to isolate, a new NECSI analysis of the 2008 Yemeni uprising supports the spark hypothesis. In a paper released July 24, NECSI found that the geographical character of violence changed immediately after the price spikes, shifting from ethnically localized to widespread.
FAO food price index between 2004 and 2012, with incidents of social unrest plotted against prices. (NECSI)
"I think the analysis has merit," said political geographer Charles Schmitz of Towson University. "The food prices did disturb things. The legitimacy of the government was undermined."
While some might see the Arab Spring's catalysis as a positive side effect, food shortages and panicked riots are hardly the most desirable path to social change. To keep prices under control, experts have recommended limiting financial speculation in commodity markets and using biofuel crops for food instead.
"In the short run, USDA needs to figure out a way to remove the mandate on ethanol use from corn," said Timmer. "If we could free up 20 to 30 percent of the U.S. crop, reduced as it is, it would bring corn prices down very quickly."
New speculation limits are scheduled to be enacted by year's end, but drought means that may be too late, said Bar-Yam. In the meantime, the USDA has rebuffed all requests to reduce corn biofuel allotments.
"These are new tools for understanding social change," said Bar-Yam of NECSI's modeling. "The thing we're worried about is that they're pointing to global catastrophe in a short period of time."
This piece is by Brandon Keim of Wired and comes to The Atlantic via our Climate Desk partnership.
The Climate Desk is a journalistic collaboration between The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Slate, and others, dedicated to exploring the impact—human, environmental, economic, political—of a changing climate. Learn more at theclimatedesk.org.
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When you become part of Big Life - as a staff or volunteer - we want you to feel great about your time with us.
What our staff think about working at Big Life
Every year, we carry out a staff survey to find out what staff feel about working for us, what they love about us, and where we could do better. And it’s not just about the numbers – we’ve also asked staff about their Big Life experience in their own words.
Volunteering at Big Life
In 2017-18, more than 450 people gave some time, skills and energy to make a difference to the people who use our services. Everyone who volunteers for us does so for their own reasons – some want to gain experience and get into work, some see an opportunity to meet people and build new connections, and others just want to give something back and support people who need it most. Whatever your reasons, if you volunteer with us, you’ll have a volunteer coordinator, who’ll work with you to make sure you get the most possible out of your experience.
Every year, we hold a celebration event to say ‘thank you’ to our amazing volunteers. At the 2018 event, held in Manchester’s Hotel Football, we asked a selection of guests what they made of their time with Big Life.
Our wellbeing offer
It’s important to us that staff feel great while they work here. That partly comes from a supportive, flexible approach to managing and nurturing our staff, but also from a wide range of perks, schemes and support, which help make being part of Big Life a bit brighter:
Wellbeing passports: Everyone has things going on in their life that affect their ability to be happy at work, and Big Life’s wellbeing passports help staff members to work with their manager to understand their situation, what changes at work might make a difference, and the support we can offer.
Health and wellbeing champions: Our health and wellbeing champions group is drawn from across the group, and meets regularly to look at how we can best support our staff.
Peer supporters: Staff peer supporters can help staff within the group who may be experiencing stress, anxiety, grief, or any other emotional difficulties most of us face at some point in time. Peer supporters usually have some of their own life experience to draw on, and are trained to offer support.
Employee Assistance Programme: All staff have access to help from LifeWorks, which offers support with emotional, mental, financial, or physical wellbeing. The service is confidential, 24/7, and free to Big Life staff.
Stop smoking support: Big Life staff looking to stop smoking can access the NHS SmokeFree scheme. Through the scheme, if you quit and stay smoke free for six months, you can claim a £60 of gift vouchers.
Cycle to work: Anyone looking to get fit on their way to work can access Cycle Solutions, and get a bike for their commute tax free! Through the scheme, Big Life staff can save an average of 32% on the cost of their bike.
Perkbox: Big Life staff get great discounts on a huge range of online and high street stores, entertainment, restaurants and holidays, thanks to Perkbox.
Coming to Big Life to work or volunteer can be just the start of your journey. We really believe that if people have the values, the determination and the skills to progress, then we’ll do everything we can to make that happen.
In fact, we’ve got a whole range of stories about people for whom that was the case.
Every year, staff are invited to attend the Big Life Staff Awards – a free evening event with dinner, dancing and awards for those members of staff who have really shown our values or demonstrated the Big Life Way. Last year’s event was at the Gorton Monastery, Manchester, and saw more than 280 staff attend. Take a look at our 2017 winners below:
Like any organisation, it’s important that we keep track of both our gender pay gap and the ratio between the highest salary and the average amount our staff are paid.
To put that in context, on average across the 100 top FTSE companies, the highest earner earns 145 times as much as the average person. The average gender pay gap in the UK is 17.9%.
We want to be a great employer and to look after our volunteers, so we’ve received formal accreditations that show our commitment:
Investors in People (Gold Award)
Investors in People (Health and Wellbeing)
Mindful Employer
Disability Confident
Take a look at our current opportunities
Whether paid positions or specific volunteering roles, we regularly have opportunities across the group's services.
View opportunities
Register your interest to volunteer with us
There is a huge variety of volunteering experiences to get involved with throughout the group. While not all our services can offer volunteering opportunities in every location, we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
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Southland is a unique place to do business - where deals are still done on a handshake and integrity is crucial.
When Richard Murrell and Garry Tippett first teamed up at 21 North Road in 1993, their fledgling dealership boasted just 18 vehicles - it was old-fashioned hard work and a knack for innovation that enabled them to expand the operation while staying true to those traditional values.
In 2000, their business evolved into Southland Vehicle Sales, and moved to a larger site at 64 North Road. Three years later, further expansion saw the team open a second yard for commercial and SUVs and incorporate BP North Road, transforming a city block into the ultimate one-stop shop for motorists - they could buy it, fix it and fill it all on one site.
In 2004, SVS brought the Kia franchise to Southland in the belief the stylish, fuel efficient but affordable Korean-made cars would be a perfect fit for canny Southlanders.
They were right. By 2009 Kia made up 15 percent of Southland’s new vehicle market - at times even outselling Toyota, Ford and Holden.
If the Kia didn’t live up to expectations, it would only be a matter of days until word floated around the province. Ever noticed there are more Kias on the road than ever? Sort of says it all.
Richard and Garry’s emphasis on creating an enjoyable team environment has paid dividends in a loyal and dedicated staff, who all share their values and commitment to service.
That’s important because Southland is a unique place to do business where deals are still done with a handshake, integrity is crucial and family is king.
What sets SVS Apart?
As a family-owned business with genuine family values, we’re here for the long haul.
It may sound clichéd, but we really do treat our customers and suppliers exactly the same way we treat our friends, so it’s not surprising that’s just what many of our customers go on to become.
We didn’t set up a business to sell cars - we set up a business to serve Southlanders. That’s why we have so many motoring solutions. We can help with everything from great quality new and used cars to finance that’s available whether you buy from us or privately, and we service what we sell.
Because we’re big-picture thinkers, we’ve always thought much farther ahead than just one sale.
We work to ensure every customer gets a great deal every time they deal with us.
That’s both the cornerstone of our Buy Safe, Buy Sure philosophy, and the secret of our success.
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Buy Safe, Buy Sure - four little words that take the risk out of buying a vehicle.
Unique to SVS, the Buy Safe, Buy Sure programme is our commitment to you which epitomizes the principles we stand by. It automatically applies to every vehicle sold - new or used - and it won’t cost you an extra cent.
Every vehicle sold is covered by our 7-day/1000km right of exchange.
You should be confident every SVS vehicle is in excellent condition - we are. That’s why we warrant category one vehicles for 100 days or 5000km and category two vehicles for 30 days or 3000km.
And let’s face it, you truly find out how good a decision you made if something goes wrong - that’s what sets SVS apart. Other Buy Safe, Buy Sure features ensure that every vehicle is fully appraised, all imports AA Speedo-Checked, servicing completely up-to-date and a new Warrant of Fitness applied, free delivery South Island-wide and finance and lease options. Not to mention our legendary after-sales service.
We go the extra mile to ensure your vehicle does too.
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Revealed: White school principal had dressed as Steve Harvey at staff meeting, outrage ensues
College Fix Staff •January 31, 2019
In the latest incident of “blackface,” a Pennsylvania elementary school principal is in hot water for dressing up as “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey last summer during a teacher inservice.
It seems the story is getting press now due to accusations the school district tried to sweep the matter “under the rug.”
According to a statement by the Southern York County School District, Friendship Elementary School’s Lisa Boyer dressed up as the game show host for a “team building” exercise with staff at the very beginning of the school year. Boyer wore “a man’s suit, a stocking to cover her hair, a fake mustache and makeup on her face to darken her skin color.”
According to the York Daily Record, staff members admitted they were “surprised” at what Boyer did; however, they stated “very openly that they did not believe […] her intent was to offend in any way.”
Superintendent Sandra Lemmon denies any attempt to “sweep under the rug” what had happened. She says Boyer was disciplined for her actions, and she had apologized to the staff members present at the inservice.
@sam_ruland The principal at Friendship Elementary school in Glen Rock pa held a meeting in black face. This is not ok! The superintendent is a good friend of hers and did nothing about it.. Name Lisa Boyer pic.twitter.com/gUMQrM4bL7
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As you might expect, all that was insufficient. From the story:
Sandra Thompson, president of the York NAACP, said if the teachers present —regardless of race — were not offended by Boyer’s actions, then the education system may need even more work than she thought. …
“As an educator, Boyer’s actions suggest she is not fostering an inclusive environment for young children to learn and grow comfortably and freely,” said Melissa Plotkin, a spokeswoman for the York Jewish Community Center.
What did this “handling” look like, [Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Executive Director Chad] Lassiter questioned. Who was consulted? What action was taken?
“This teacher as an educator has to know that putting on blackface is beyond absurd. It is racially insensitive.” Lassiter said. “White privilege allowed the principal to not see that anything that she did was racially insensitive, and what follows is a continuation of a hollow apology.”
Although Boyer has said her intent was not offend anyone, it leaves room for speculation, Thompson said.
“You intended to dress as Steve Harvey which is not a problem, but then you intentionally acted to dress in blackface,” Thompson said. “So if you are going to dress in blackface, what do you think that blackface means? How do you think it is regarded? You would have to say that in 2018 you had no knowledge that blackface is offensive. And if a principal and educator is to say that, we really have a problem.”
Plotkin said she didn’t want to see Boyer lose her job, but added that something “proactive” needs to happen, like a “training session.” Lassiter, a “national expert” on race relations according to the Daily Record, said he’d be happy to come to the school to lead one on “bias and racial sensitivity.”
Lassiter currently is involved in another matter of, er, import: that of a high school refusing to ditch the nickname “Redskins.” He referred to this issue as a “teachable moment on colonialism.”
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In the city of Colorado, a certain type of bow tie worn by the locals was spotted, it especially caught the eyes of university students. The design is vibrant and what makes them stand out is that they are made of Katan. These bow ties are called Tiger Bows and are becoming quite popular among the trendsetting society of Colorado. This trend started just a couple of months ago at the hands of emerging social entrepreneur Wahid Hossain, popularly known as the 'bow tie guy'. What was first just a business proposal for the Resolution Project at the Harvard Model United Nations is now rapidly evolving into a fashion statement.
While studying at East West University, Wahid was brought down by the mundane life of a business student. “I was very depressed. From my life at school to university, I saw no difference in the studying method,” says Wahid, “to make life a little interesting I started applying for conferences, both here and abroad.” While attending these conferences Wahid had an epiphany-- Bangladesh should be its own brand rather than being the next Malaysia or Dubai, “and realising this, changed my whole perspective towards our business models”.
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To make something on his own, Wahid started planning for Oikkaton in 2014, a business accelerator to help rural entrepreneurs of Bangladesh with strategies and focused consultancy. “It was my last semester at university and I was also on my way to attend the Harvard Model United Nations,” says Wahid. To submit the Resolution Project, Wahid made the business plan for Oikkaton and its first project-- the Tiger Bow.
After the Resolution project, Wahid was still not convinced to turn this idea into a reality. “After Harvard, I was invited to Watson University, Colorado, to participate in their venture accelerator programme,” says Wahid. The Tiger Bow slowly started to come to a shape during Wahid's time in Colorado. “Everyone thought it was an interesting idea and I thought why not go for it.” Bow ties were already in trend, and making it with our own Katan fabrics with the help of our own artisans were a catch in Colorado.
“Oikkaton was already working with a local artisan named Sabina Chowdhury. At that time she was making handmade bed sheets. To accommodate the bow tie was a challenge for the both of us. After enormous amounts of 'youtubeing', and skype calls we finally got hold of it. Meanwhile, Wahid was selected to give a speech at the Ted at Colorado University. His plan was to present the Tiger Bow there. “I told Sabina to send me ten bow ties and at the event was the first time Tiger Bow was presented in front of an audience.”
Right now Tiger bow is delivering its products in Colorado which will soon be all over the United States. “Bow ties are still not common in our country, but it's quite a trend in the US. Each bow tie costs 50 dollars and the earned money is divided among the artisan and the company to make it sustainable,” says Wahid. Wahid's aim is to give international recognition to our artisans through Oikkaton. “Handmade crafts are quite neglected these days. My goal is to make the world see how valuable it is, though we have a long way to go and Tiger Bow is just a small step towards that.”
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WASHINGTON – Following a vote by his Democratic colleagues Friday, Congressman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District was elected Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. This is the second time Peterson has served as the committee’s chairman, first serving from 2007 to 2011. Peterson, who had previously served since 2011 as the committee’s ranking member, issued the following statement upon his election:
“I am honored to receive the support of my colleagues to serve as Chairman of the Agriculture Committee in the 116th Congress. I look forward to continuing the important work of the committee to address the many challenges facing our producers, our rural communities, and our working families across the country.
“There is no shortage of work to be done. There is a new farm bill to implement, a growing economic storm in farm country to address, and the ongoing harm of a trade war to alleviate, not to mention the range of unforeseen issues that will test the mettle of the people we’re here to serve.
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Sex, syringes and the HIV epidemic Russia can no longer ignore
With Russia’s HIV infection rate continuing to spiral, activists say the state can no longer drag its heels over improved treatment and prevention measures
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Fri 19 Feb 2016 08.13 EST Last modified on Wed 31 May 2017 06.05 EDT
Red ribbons symbolic of Aids awareness are projected on to buildings in Moscow to mark World Aids Day last December. HIV infection rates continue to rise in Russia. Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP
Taking shelter briefly from the 20-degree cold in an activist group’s van near the outskirts of Moscow, Ivan, 26, recounted his closest call with HIV. He was shooting heroin with a group of people and didn’t have his own syringe, so the next man over offered him his own. Ivan was about to take it when an acquaintance warned him the man was “sick” – that he was HIV positive.
“That’s how people I know got infected, they shared syringes or slept with someone,” Ivan said. “Not everyone says that they are ill. Some don’t say anything so they won’t diminish their self-esteem.”
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Ivan was lucky; an increasing number of Russians are not. HIV infections continue to fall worldwide, but Russia is in the throes of an HIV “epidemic”, as even some government officials are now styling it. The Andrey Rylkov Foundation, whose van Ivan was standing in as his girlfriend Masha received free medical consultation for a bone infection, is the only group that regularly does HIV prevention street work in Moscow. Four to five nights a week, they hand out needles, condoms, bandages and literature outside pharmacies that sell tropicamide eye drops, used to amplify the effect of low-grade heroin.
Vadim Pokrovsky, head of the federal Aids centre, this week told journalists that more than 27,500 Russians with HIV had died in 2015, a 13% increase on 2014. At least half of those died from Aids, he later confided, so their deaths could have been prevented.
HIV is spreading with increasing speed, with about 95,000 new cases in 2015 compared with 90,000 in 2014, most of them from drug use and heterosexual sex. That represents a much higher per-capita rate than in the UK, for instance, where there were 6,151 new HIV diagnoses in 2014.
In January, Russia reached a sad milestone when a 26-year-old woman from the Rostov region became the millionth person officially diagnosed with HIV. Pokrovsky estimated that the actual number of people with HIV is as high as 1.5 million.
“The tempo of growth is not slowing down, it’s high, and we need to strengthen prophylactic measures,” Pokrovsky said. “In five years it will double, up to 3 million people by 2020.”
Maxim Malyshev, a Rylkov Foundation activist and former drug user who has been HIV positive since 1997, said: “Statistically, the problem can no longer be ignored. On the streets we constantly see that people are getting positive diagnoses.
“Treatment is unavailable for drug users. People don’t want to know their diagnosis, since it’s scary and there’s no way out.”
Russia’s HIV policy is failing on two fronts, according to Pokrovsky: not enough is being spent on treating those who already have the virus, and effective measures are not being taken to protect those at risk of contracting it.
Instead of adopting standard harm reduction programmes, state agencies have promoted abstinence from sex and drugs and called for the development of an HIV prevention scheme to “reflect real national interests”. The stigma surrounding HIV is such that, in December, the television presenter Pavel Lobkov made the unprecedented move of declaring he was HIV positive during a live broadcast. Lobkov hoped to spark discussion about Russians’ view of HIV.
This week, Pokrovsky spoke out about a health ministry strategy to combat the spread of HIV, due to be presented to the government in March. The state has so far shown little inclination to commit significant funds to the scheme.
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An extra 20bn roubles (£182m) was allocated to HIV prevention in 2016 after the health minister, Veronika Skvortsova, called for the number of HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy to be raised from the current 23% to 60%. But Alexander Yezdakov, an HIV activist with the movement Patient Control, said the funding was unlikely to be enough. Patient Control runs a website called pereboi.ru so that patients can report frequent shortages of antiretroviral medicines, blood tests and tuberculosis medication at local state Aids centres throughout Russia.
“If there was the right amount of financing, then there wouldn’t be this problem with disruptions [of treatment], or it would be very small,” Yezdakov said.
Pokrovsky said the real goal should be to extend treatment to 90% of HIV patients, as in other countries, and said that to begin halting the epidemic the state would have to spend at least 150bn roubles this year on treatment and preventative measures like harm reduction. Right now in Russia, such preventative measures are virtually nonexistent.
In the conservative political climate that has strengthened during president Vladimir Putin’s third term, harm reduction therapy – a standard approach in the west to limit the spread of HIV among at-risk groups like drug users and sex workers – has been shunned. Sex education is not taught in schools, with children’s ombudsman Pavel Astakhov famously saying “the best sex education that exists is Russian literature”.
Treatment with the common opioid drugs methadone and buprenorphine is banned in Russia, ruling out substitution therapy programmes to wean addicts off drugs. Three drug users have sued Russia in the European Court of Human Rights, arguing the ban on substitution therapy is discriminatory. A decision is expected within months, said Anya Sarang, an HIV activist.
As a result of this conservative approach, 55% of new HIV infections result from intravenous drug use and 43% from heterosexual sex, said Pokrovsky. This could change “if there was a rational approach to prophylactics”, including state adoption of harm reduction programmes at least in a few test regions, he said.
For now, the risk to drug users like Ivan remains high. The harm reduction work of Rylkov activists is little more than a tiny bandage on a vast and rapidly bleeding wound.
• Some names have been withheld.
• This article was amended on 19 February 2016, to say the decision by the European Court of Human Rights is expected within months not weeks.
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Hindus celebrate new temple in Salem - VIRGINIA - Roanoke valley-U.S.A
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Religious leaders say the new mandir in Salem will be a hub for the Roanoke Valley’s Hindu community. Children danced through the str...
Religious leaders say the new mandir in Salem will be a hub for
the Roanoke Valley’s Hindu community.
Children danced through the streets of Salem on Sunday morning as the Hindu community celebrated the installation of a new mandir, or Hindu temple.
It will be the second such temple in the Roanoke Valley, but the first of the BAPS denomination, in which devotees follow the teachings of Bhagwan Swaminarayan .
Religious leaders say the new temple on Sheraton Drive won’t just give them a place to worship, it will serve as a hub for the Roanoke Valley’s Hindu community, which is made up of about 400 families.
Dharmendra Patel is an active member of the BAPS denomination and a Salem business owner. He said there aren’t many Indian immigrants in Southwest Virginia, so it can be a challenge for them to maintain their cultural identity.
“It will help people who immigrated from India — first-, second-generation kids — it will help them understand the culture, the religion, what we do,” he said. “Also it will give us a place to network with each other and make sure we maintain our customs.”
Roanoke’s and Salem’s mayors, Virginia lawmakers, national Hindu leaders and about 800 religious followers traveled from as far away as New Jersey to take part in the centuries-old tradition of installing a new temple.
The event began with an early-morning parade through downtown Salem. Floats carried several white marble statues of Hindu deities carved by hand in India. Participants, some dressed in traditional Indian clothes, danced a short loop that started by the court house. A few people came out of shops and houses along the way to watch.
Sadhus, or Hindu priests, said the 4-foot-tall marble figurines were made in the image of God. They were carried through the streets so they can be introduced to the city and bless local residents.
After the parade, they were taken into the temple and placed in their permanent home at an altar.
Hindu followers then filled the room as they prayed and made offerings to God.
Most of the ceremony was in Sanskrit, the primary language of Hinduism, but interpreters explained they were inviting deities to enter the idols. By the time they were finished, almost an hour later, God was said to be alive inside the statues.
Coming from an Irish Catholic background, Roanoke Mayor David Bowers said he didn’t understand everything he saw on Sunday, but he enjoyed the opportunity to learn about a different religion.
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“It’s important, and it’s a good thing for us to have this sense of diversity and multiculturalism,” he said. “So I would say to the Christian community and the Jewish community, you ought to come and see and understand each other. It’s been a very interesting experience for me.”
Patel said Hindus believe in one god who has been reincarnated in several forms, which were represented by the statues in the parade Sunday morning.
Sadhu Yaynavallabh Das, who leads the BAPS sect of Hinduism in North America, said the service may seem awkward to strangers, but its purpose is similar to ones with which non-Hindus are more familiar .
“The rituals are different in different religions,” Yaynavallabh said. “But the objectives behind those traditions are to love God and express your love and dedication toward God.”
Source: http://www.roanoke.com/news/2127060-12/hindus-celebrate-new-temple-in-salem.html
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HMS Queen Elizabeth has left for flight trials in the US
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The carrier has left for its initial fixed wing flight trials in the US where it will take on its first F-35 Lightning fighters. The first planes to actually land on will be test prototypes, to be followed by a small batch of production aircraft. The pilots will be mostly British but a US pilot will join them as part of the general plan to maximise interoperability between the US and British forces as they jointly start to deploy the new carrier-based STOVL version of the F-35.
(Note: The STOVL acronym is not an error! It stands for Short Take-Off, Vertical Landing, which is different to the old Harriers which were described as VSTOL but in fact almost always carried out STOVL manoeuvres. Ed.)
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Developer bids to allay residents’ fears at ‘high end’ town apartment block
RESIDENTS in a new apartment block have spoken of their fears for their financial future – and the security and maintenance of their homes.
However, they have been assured by the man behind the development that their fears are unfounded and that in time the building will live up to the high standards he has set for it.
Tony Coates says he recognises the concerns of a minority of residents at the 35 home Pullman Court apartment block in Grays but says that, like any new project, there are ‘snagging’ problems to be addressed.
Water from the roof is drained onto the flat patios, where it is causing damage to the walls and leaking through to the car park.
“There will always be teething problems with a new build but we are tackling them,” he said.
“I think we have built the best looking new building in Grays, it has extremely high standards, superb design and the majority of the people who have moved in are happy with it.
“And if there were any problems Thurrock Council would have been involved but they have inspected it and they are over the moon. It’s a high end build.”
Pullman Court, behind the now derelict Pullman pub on Grays High Street, was promoted as ‘aspirational’ living in the heart of a thriving town and was marketed as a development of high quality and a secure investment.
However, Mr Coates acknowledges that there have been delays in bringing the building to completion and says he needs to sell the remaining apartments to be able to ensure all the finishing is done.
He also says that ensuring it is completed to the standards he set will hit him in the pocket!
The showcase development promised high standards of design and living
“It’s a matter of cash flow. The banks have been helpful but at the end of the day we need to bring money in by selling the rest of the flats to be able to complete the sale. When the money comes in, we will be able to invest in completing it to the standards we set,” he told the Thurrock Independent.
A representative of residents had contacted the newspaper claiming their fears about getting defects completed and the future maintenance of the property were being ignored.
Concerns of residents
Among their concerns were lifts not working, water leaking through walls and also into the car park undercroft where damage was being done to cars.
They pointed to Mr Coates’ complex personal business history and the fact that there had been two efforts to wind up the company behind Pullman Court in the High Court.
Our reporter was able to wander unchallenged through security and found electrical units and wiring left unsecured.
The latest was in January when building supplier Jewson petitioned the court, but Mr Coates says that bill has been settled and that his company – TC Project Management Ltd – is not only solvent, it is planning to continue to look after the interests of the residents and is currently on the verge of appointing a company, Warwick Estates, to be the building’s management company.
However, he says the actions of some residents might be putting that deal at risk.
“They are very quick to criticise me and the building, but then they treat it with disrespect, leaving fag butts all over the garden – burning the artificial turf – leaving rubbish and packaging everywhere and generally leaving a mess for me to clean up at my expense,” he said.
‘Yes, there are issues’
“They have to realise they have an obligation to the building too.
“Yes, there are issues, there have been leaks in the building and in the car park and there have been problems with things like the lifts, but we are working on them. These things happen with new builds.
“I have people down there now, working to put things right. I have invested a lot in this building, too much really, it has cost me a lot, but I am committed to it.”
One of the main financial institutions behind the building’s original financing is Pluto Finance. A source at the company said it had been assured that Mr Coates’ company would address the issues.
One of the showcase apartments. Two and three bedroom versions are on the market for upwards of £275,000.
That is despite the fact there are a number of financial charges outstanding on the company including financial institutions Cpb Residential Finance Limited and Omni Capital Partners Limited.
Mr Coates has a complex history in property development, with a track record of directorships of a number of companies across the south of England from Chelmsford and London-based offices – some now dissolved.
‘No connection’
Over recent years he has been involved in partnerships with other businessmen in connection with Pullman Court and one of them, Michael Magee is keen to distance himself from the Pullman Court project.
Advertising on the Pullman Court site lists ‘Prime City Estates’ as one of the property sellers, but Mr Magee – a one time co director with Mr Coates in another company, Pullman Construction Ltd – has been at pains to stress that is nothing to do with his current company, Prime City Developments – where Mr Coates was once a director.
Mr Magee told the Thurrock Independent: “Prime City Developments want to make it very clear they have no connection whatsoever with the Pullman Court development.
“A now resigned ex-director of Prime City Developments owns a separate company called TC Project Management and was the principal contractor on the Pullman Court project.”
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2017 ISS and Glass Lewis Updates
By Steve Saville, Samuel Li and Michael Hobkirk on November 24, 2016 Posted in Corporate Governance, Proxy Voting, Stock Exchanges
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) have both released updates to their Canadian proxy voting recommendation guidelines for the 2017 proxy season.
The following summary outlines the significant changes made by ISS (ISS Policy Updates) and Glass Lewis (Glass Lewis Guideline Updates) to their respective Canadian proxy advisory guidelines.
Audit Related. The voting guidelines regarding auditors, which currently recommend voting against ratifying auditors and withholding for individual directors on the audit committee if the non-audit related fees are greater than audit-related fees, have been updated slightly such that an against recommendation for a vote ratifying an auditor and a withhold recommendation for each director on the audit comment will be given if non-audit fees are greater than the aggregate of the audit fees, the audit related fees and tax compliance/preparation fees. This change recognizes that tax compliance and preparation services are more efficiently provided if completed by the auditor and brings the Canadian guidelines in line with ISS’ guidelines in other jurisdictions. However, unless issuers provide a breakdown of tax related services, all tax fess will be considered by ISS to be non-audit fees.
Board of Directors – Voting in Uncontested Elections. The ISS definition of independence for directors has been clarified to expressly indicate that the terms “currently”, “is” and “has” as they relate to transactional, professional, financial and charitable relationships are defined as having been provided at any time during the most recently completed fiscal year and/or having been identified at any time prior to or at the annual shareholders’ meeting.
Shareholder Rights and Defenses. ISS has revised its guidance relating to shareholder rights plans to take into account the recent amendments to the Canadian take-over bid regime. Whereas the previous ISS policy called for votes against rights plans with a minimum permitted bid period of greater than 60 days, the updated policy calls for votes against rights plans with a minimum permitted bid period of greater than 105 days to correspond with the timelines provided for in the amendments to the Canadian take-over bid regime.
Director Compensation – TSX only. ISS will generally recommend withholding votes from the committee responsible for director compensation (or if no such committee exists, the board chair or whole board) where directors compensation practices pose a risk of compromising directors’ independence. ISS has identified the following particular areas of concern: (a) excessive inducement grants for new directors absent a satisfactory rationale for such grants; and (b) performance based grants to non-employee directors which could pose a risk of aligning directors’ interests away from those of shareholders and towards those of management.
Director Overboarding Policy – TSX Issuers. As indicated in its 2016 guidance, beginning in 2017 Glass Lewis will generally recommend voting against a director who serves as an executive officer of any public company while serving on a total of more than two public company boards and voting against any other director who serves on a total of more than five public company boards.
Glass Lewis has indicated that it would generally not recommend that shareholders vote against an overcommitted director at the company where they also serve as an executive.
However, Glass Lewis notes that it will not apply a bright-line test in arriving at these recommendations but will also take into account contextual factors. Such contextual factors may include the size and location of the companies on which a director serves, the director’s board roles on the other companies, whether the director serves on the board of any large privately-held companies, the director’s tenure on the boards in question and the director’s attendance record at all companies.
Glass Lewis may also refrain from recommending against certain directors that otherwise qualify for “overboarding” if the company provides a rationale for the director’s continued service which allows shareholders to evaluate the scope of the director’s commitment and contributions to the board including their specialized knowledge of the company’s industry, strategy and key markets.
A more lenient threshold of up to nine boards continues to apply for directors of companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Shareholder Rights Plans. Glass Lewis has revised its guidance relating to shareholder rights plans to take into account recent amendments to the Canadian take-over bid regime. In its previous guidance, Glass Lewis advised that it would not support rights plans that require offers to remain open for more than 90 days. Under its new guidance, Glass Lewis has confirmed that it will not support rights plans that require offers to remain open for more than 105 days to correspond with the timelines provided for in the amendments to the Canadian take-over bid regime.
Board Responsiveness to Failed Advisory Vote. While acknowledging that advisory votes on executive compensation in Canada remain voluntary, where such a vote has been provided, Glass Lewis may recommend voting against members of a company’s compensation committee if the committee fails to address shareholder concerns following a company’s failure to secure majority approval in a say-on-pay proposal.
Equity Compensation Plans. Glass Lewis has advised that it will generally not support full value award plans (such as RSUs or Performance Units) which would exceed a rolling maximum of 5% of the company’s issued and outstanding shares.
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Philippines says anti-dengue vaccine may be connected to three deaths
Updated Feb 03, 2018 | 12:42 IST | Reuters
The Philippine Health Ministry halted Dengvaxia immunizations in November. It formed a 10-member panel of experts to determine if the drug was directly connected to the deaths of 14 children after they were given the vaccine.
Representative Image | Photo Credit: Indiatimes
Manila: The Philippines said on Friday the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia may be connected to three deaths in the country, according to a government-ordered inquiry, and that the drug is not ready for mass immunization.
Sanofi revealed in November that Dengvaxia - the world's first dengue vaccine - might increase the risk of severe disease in people who had never been exposed to the virus. The news prompted an uproar in the Philippines, where more than 800,000 school-age children had been vaccinated in 2016.
"We sympathize with all the families who have suffered the loss of a child. Sanofi Pasteur's mission is to reduce or eliminate suffering for millions around the world through vaccination, including in the Philippines," a spokesman for the French drugmaker said in an emailed statement.
It found it may have been connected to the deaths of three.
"Three cases were found to have a causal association. They died of dengue even (though) they were given Dengvaxia. Two of them may have died because of vaccine failure," Health Undersecretary Enrique Domingo told a news conference.
"These findings strengthen the decision of the Department of Health to stop the vaccine. It has failed in some children. Dengvaxia is not ready for mass vaccinations and we would need three to five more years to watch and monitor if there would be other adverse reactions from the vaccine."
Mosquito-borne dengue is the world's fastest-growing infectious disease, afflicting up to 100 million people worldwide, causing half a million life-threatening infections and killing about 20,000 people, mostly children, each year.
Domingo said the panel's findings would be shared with the justice department, which is considering cases against those responsible for the mass immunization programme.
Paediatrician and panel member Juliet Sio-Aguilar, from the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), said the team was recommending further studies as it was difficult to directly connect the three deaths to Dengvaxia.
No vaccine has a 100 percent success rate, she said. The dengue death rate in the Philippines was 60 times higher than global rate, Sio-Aguilar said.
Sanofi said on Saturday the UP-PGH's findings confirmed there is currently no evidence directly linking the Dengvaxia vaccine to any of the 14 deaths.
"In Dengvaxia clinical trials conducted over more than a decade and the over one million doses of the vaccine administered, no deaths related to the vaccine have been reported to us," the company said in a statement.
The Philippines spent 3.5 billion pesos ($68 million) on the Dengvaxia programme to reduce the 200,000 dengue cases reported every year.
Sanofi said clinical evidence confirms dengue vaccination in the Philippines will provide a net reduction in dengue disease, including severe dengue.
The Philippines has already fined Sanofi a symbolic $2,000, citing violations in product registration and marketing.
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Hannah Brown begins filming 'The Bachelorette' — here's a sneak peek
Hannah Brown stars in the upcoming season of the ABC reality dating competition, premiering this spring.
March 18, 2019, 9:57 PM UTC / Source: TODAY
By Gina Vivinetto
The new season of "The Bachelorette" doesn't start until May, but we've got a first look at the show's star, Hannah Brown, right now.
"Bachelorette" creator Mike Fleiss on Monday tweeted a glamorous photo of 24-year-old Brown posing with the show's host, Chris Harrison.
Wow! #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/ZI0UyU2ZsJ
— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) March 18, 2019
The pic finds Brown in a curve-hugging, shimmery silver dress featuring a thigh-high slit.
"Wow," Fleiss captioned it.
Good choice!!! #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/7liRhxekM1
He followed that up with a photo of Brown beaming in a cheery pink jacket — with dozens of colorful roses just behind her. "Good choice!!!" Fleiss wrote.
The Miss Alabama USA 2018 made it to Week 7 while competing for Colton Underwood's heart on "The Bachelor" this past season.
Hannah Brown was all smiles during "The Bachelor" season 23 finale. John Fleenor / ABC
During the show's finale last week, fans learned Brown would search for love again as the new Bachelorette.
During a visit to "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Monday, the former pageant queen opened up about what she's looking for in a husband.
Her future fellow, she said, should be "good-looking" and "kind" and should have a "good heart."
Above all, she hopes to share a real connection with him.
"I want at the end of this to know that they know me and know every part of me, and not just some version of myself that I packaged together and was like, 'Do you like this?'" she told DeGeneres, adding, "I think I've done that in the past.
"The good and the bad," said Brown, "and I want that in return."
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Gina Vivinetto is a contributor for TODAY.com
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Home/POLITICS/Shiv Sena Leader Sanjay Raut Criticized Mamata Banerjee Over Attack On Amit Shah Roadshow
Shiv Sena Leader Sanjay Raut Criticized Mamata Banerjee Over Attack On Amit Shah Roadshow
TPI Staff May 15, 2019
Mumbai: Criticizing TMC chief Mamta Banerjee, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that it is unfortunate “opposing the attack on the BJP president Amit Shah’s roadshow for the country’s democracy.
“West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not want Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in Bengal. Has anyone stopped Mamta from coming to Gujarat?” Raut asked.
He said that it is unfortunate that the statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a prominent philosopher and chief of Bengal Renaissance, was polluted.
Responding to the remarks of the NCP chief Sharad Pawar that the government of the minority led by Modi will not last long, like the Vajpayee government in 1996, Rout said that many speculations till 23 May (when the results of the Lok Sabha will be announced) Will be there.
The Shiv Sena leader said, “I think the NDA will continue to rule. In the past, many minority coalition governments had fulfilled their conditions. This time, this will also go through.”
Due to drought in the state, Rout said that Shiv Sena has started relief work in 18 districts.
He said, “We are helping in the fodder camps, providing water tankers to the needy people. Even if Uddhav Thackeray is out of the country, but he is taking daily information about the state of drought.”
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DARPA SHRIMP challenge developing microrobots for disaster relief
By Steve Crowe | July 20, 2018
The DARPA SHRIMP program looks to foster innovation in microrobots. (Credit: DARPA)
The U.S. military has been studying microrobots for years, but they tend to be simple machines with limited intelligence. Earlier this week, however, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) launched a new initiative to improve microrobots that are limited by size, weight and power (SWaP).
DARPA SHRIMP (SHort-Range Independent Microrobotic Platforms) is a new competition to develop multi-functional micro-to-milli robotic platforms for use in disaster relief scenarios. Specifically, DARPA SHRIMP is looking for proposals in the following areas: actuator materials and actuator mechanism development; integrated multi-mode power solutions for both storage and high voltage conversion; and untethered, multifunctional micro-to-milli robotic platforms.
“The current state of insect-scale robotics has focused primarily on mobility, with limited additional functionality due to constraints imposed by energy-inefficient actuation and limited energy storage at this scale,” DARPA says. “Thus, such robots tend to be simple, possess limited intelligence, and lack the power, navigation, actuation, and control to accomplish tasks beyond moving.”
And if your idea is innovative enough, you will be rewarded. The DARPA SHRIMP program has $32 million of funding to spread around. Abstracts are due August 10, while proposals are due September 26. The actual DARPA SHRIMP competition could happen as early as March 2020.
Here’s more from DARPA: “Micro-to-milli (i.e. insect scale) robotic research has benefited tremendously from prior technological advances in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and specific technologies for building small robots, such as additive manufacturing, piezoelectric actuators, and low power sensors. However, as yet, there are no complete micro- or milli-robotic systems with the ability to perform complex tasks proficiently. Moreover, the vast majority of micro- and milli-robots today rely on tethers (physical, optical, magnetic, or RF) to supply power, control, and processing which limits their usability in real-world applications.
“SHRIMP aims to develop and demonstrate, through a series of Olympic-themed competitions, multi-functional mm-to-cm scale robotic platforms. To achieve this goal, SHRIMP will also develop fundamental actuator and power components to facilitate advances in these platforms. The objective is to realize short range micro-to-milli robotic platforms capable of performing complex tasks for disaster and emergency relief activities, as well as inspection of hazardous environments that are inaccessible to larger robotic platforms. As a guide to drive the innovations in these platforms, aspects of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) first responder robotics test facility1 have been adapted for micro-to-milli robots. The key drivers are mobility, manipulation, improvements of actuator materials and mechanisms, power storage/endurance and conversion circuitry, and platform engineering for extreme size, weight, and power (SWaP) minimization.”
DARPA SHRIMP Olympics-like competition
The competition will be divided into three parts. The first will look at new materials, seeking to increase the degree of force that the actuators can output; the second will look to increase the transduction efficiency of limbs and other appendages. The third phase will combine the first two phases. DARPA SHRIMP participants will compete in a series of “Olympic-themed contests,” DARPA says. Here’s a look at the tentative DARPA SHRIMP events:
High Jump: The microrobotic actuator-power system must propel itself vertically from a stationary starting position, with distance measured only in the vertical direction and survivability as the judging criteria. The average of three jumps will be used, though up to five attempts can be made. The power system can be recharged between jumps.
Long Jump: The microrobotic actuator-power system must propel itself horizontally from a stationary starting position, with the distance measured only in the horizontal direction and survivability as the judging criteria. The average of three jumps will be used, though up to five attempts can be made. The power system can be recharged between jumps.
Weightlifting: The microrobotic actuator-power system must lift a mass, with progressively larger masses until the actuator system fails to lift the weight. Vertical lift distance will be considered in the judging criteria. Time duration of the lift (target > 300s) will also be considered in the judging criteria as a means of measuring endurance of the combined actuator system. The power system can be recharged between lifts.
Shotput: The microrobotic actuator-power system must propel a mass horizontally, with the distance measured only in the horizontal direction as the judging criteria. Both 1-gram and 5-gram masses must be attempted. The average of three attempts will be used, though
up to five attempts can be made. The power system can be recharged between attempts.
Tug of War: The microrobotic actuator-power system will be connected to a load cell to measure the blocking force of the actuator mechanism. Time duration of the tug (target > 300s) will also be considered in the judging criteria. The average of three attempts will be used, though up to five attempts can be made. The power system can be recharged between attempts.
Rock Piling: For each attempt, the microrobot must travel to, lift, and stack weights (varying from 0.5 to 2.0 g) in a minimum of two layers without human interaction or recharge between lifts. The total number of weights stacked is the judging criteria. Up to three attempts can be made for a given set of weights and the microrobot can be recharged between attempts.
Steeplechase: Competing teams will be given precise locations and types of obstacles (e.g. hurdle, gap, step, etc.) relative to the starting location. For each attempt, the microrobot must traverse the course without human interaction or recharge between each obstacle. The number of cleared obstacles and total distance will be used as the judging criteria. Up to three attempts can be made and the microrobot can be recharged between attempts.
Biathlon: Competing teams will be given the choice between three beacon types (temperature, light, or sound) or they may choose to use all 3 types of beacons. For each attempt, the microrobot must traverse to a series of beacon waypoints to create an open circuit without human interaction or recharge between each waypoint. The number of cleared waypoints and total distance will be used as the judging criteria. Up to three attempts can be made and the microrobot can be recharged between attempts.
Vertical Ascent: Microrobots will traverse up two surfaces, one with a shallow incline (10o) and the other with a sharp incline (80o). The total vertical distance traveled will be the judging criteria. Up to three attempts can be made and the microrobot can be recharged between attempts.
Teams may use a single microrobot to compete in all the DARPA SHRIMP competitions and/or separate robots for each competition. DARPA does say, however, that preference will be given to robots capable of competing in multiple events.
“Whether in a natural-disaster scenario, a search-and-rescue mission, a hazardous environment, or other critical relief situation, robots have the potential to provide much-needed aid and support,” says Ronald Polcawich, a DARPA program manager in the Microsystems Technology Office. “However, there are a number of environments that are inaccessible for larger robotic platforms. Smaller robotics systems could provide significant aide, but shrinking down these platforms requires significant advancement of the underlying technology.”
Steve Crowe
Steve Crowe is Editor of The Robot Report and co-chair of the Robotics Summit & Expo. He joined WTWH Media in January 2018 after spending four-plus years as Managing Editor of Robotics Trends Media. He can be reached at [email protected]
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Jaguars as landscape detectives for the conservation of Atlantic forests in Brazil
Laury Cullen Jr.
Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NZ, UNITED KINGDOM.
In this thesis, I show how the jaguar Panthera onca can be used as a landscape detective. A landscape detective is defined as a species that helps determine how to manage landscapes and to design and manage protected area networks. Life history and behavioural features of jaguar make them potentially suitable as landscape species. The main aim of this study is to use the jaguar as a landscape detective to develop a network of core protected areas for the Upper Paraná Region, which lies in the highly threatened Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Information was collected on jaguar density and home range, which was combined with habitat requirements of the species and GIS-generated maps of land cover to develop a map of habitat suitability. This map was used to understand the spatial structure of the jaguar metapopulation, identifying habitat patches of high suitability where jaguar populations exist and are likely to survive over the long-term. Camera trapping and capture-recapture models were used to derive jaguar population size in Morro do Diabo State Park (MDSP). Camera trapping was carried out simultaneously with VHF and GPS telemetry to verify density estimates. Jaguar densities were estimated to vary between 2.47/100 km2 and 2.20/100 km2. Jaguar home ranges and movements were also studied for 10 individuals in MDSP and Ivinhema State Park (ISP). In MDSP the yearly 85% fixed-kernel home range averaged 162 km2 for male jaguars and 60 km2 for females. In ISP the only male monitored had a yearly 85% home range of 147 km2, while two females monitored averaged 130 km2. Dry season 85% home ranges were similar to wet season home ranges. Female home ranges overlapped between 15 to 25%, while males overlapped on average 32%. Mean annual and multiyear 85% home ranges were larger than those reported by previous studies. The mean yearly distances between consecutive locations for all 10 individuals studied averaged 2.76 km. On average, jaguars moved similar distances in the wet to the dry season (2.85 to 2.40 km/day). The average maximum distance moved by any jaguar between consecutive locations was 13.18 km/day. Occasionally 30 km movements were recorded when male jaguars traversed open pastures and gallery forests over very short periods. Using compositional analysis, I assessed habitat selection by jaguars at second- and third-orders of selection. At second-order selection, jaguars consistently preferred primary forests and dense marshes, and avoided human-dominated areas such as intensively managed open pastures. Although the avoidance of disturbed and developed habitat types by jaguars is not surprising, this is the first study to document such evidence. At third-order selection, jaguars concentrate their core areas in areas of high prey density, whether wild herbivores or livestock. With this information, I developed the landscape detective model to help identify strategic transit refuges or stepping stones for dispersing jaguars that could improve the dispersal potential of corridors between suitable habitat patches. The model produced a habitat suitability map and patch structure with 3 suitable patches having a total area of over 4,000 km2 and a carrying capacity of 126 jaguars in the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest. The habitat-based landscape detective model was linked to a population viability analysis. Under the "current" scenario, the metapopulation tended to decrease. The median time to decline to half of the initial abundance, from 126 to 63 jaguars, was about 18 years, while the risk of extinction within the next 50 years was predicted at around 25%. However, the results under a predicted "protection" scenario were quite different showing a stable metapopulation with a low risk of extinction, a high predicted abundance and a high occupancy. The results of the model can help develop agroforestry programmes to improve habitat quality of potential wildlife corridors and buffer zones. The findings of this thesis show how a landscape detective species can be used to improve landscape management and protected area networks. If the jaguar is to have a chance of surviving in future human dominated landscapes, protected area management will need to integrate applied research with good policies for the involvement of NGO and Universities, co-management of protected areas, participation of local communities through community-based landscape restoration programmes, and environmental education.
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HP's New Strategy: Jury's Still Out
HP CEO Leo Apotheker rolled out his long-term roadmap for the tech-giant Monday, but the jury is still out on his cloud and connectivity-focused plans.
James Rogers
Mar 15, 2011 10:24 AM EDT
PALO ALTO, Calif. ( TheStreet) -- HP ( HPQ - Get Report) CEO Leo Apotheker has given investors his long-term strategy for the company, although the jury is still out on his plans to refocus HP on cloud services and connectivity.
Shares of HP were down 94 cents, or 2.24%, to $40.56 in pre-market trading on Tuesday, as investors digested Apotheker's plans, which were revealed Monday afternoon at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center.
All eyes were on HP CEO Leo Apotheker when he unveiled his road map for the company.
Despite intense speculation about a possible reorganization, the new HP chief did not discuss any restructuring efforts during his keynote, instead outlining plans for a slew of cloud services, including a consumer app store and a catalog for enterprise programs and services.
Apotheker also reiterated HP's desire to invest in other high-margin areas such as software, networking and storage.
On the connectivity side, the CEO said that HP could potentially sell 100 million devices a year running the WebOS operating system. HP will soon launch its TouchPad tablet and new smartphones running WebOS, although Apotheker said that the operating system will eventually encompass PCs -- and even printers.
"We were impressed with the new CEO's long-term vision, and agree with his view on the areas where HP needs to focus in coming years," said Bill Shope, an analyst at Goldman Sachs ( GS), in a note released Tuesday. "Nevertheless, we still believe the company is underestimating the costs of its current transformation and the resulting risks to medium-term margin stability."
Shope warns that in order to shift its business to higher-margin areas, HP will have to gain share from some of Silicon Valley's biggest hitters, namely IBM ( IBM - Get Report), Apple ( AAPL - Get Report), Oracle ( ORCL - Get Report) and even Cisco ( CSCO - Get Report). "This will take opex investment, and gross margins are likely to be volatile as well," said Shope, who has a sell rating on HP's stock. "As such, HP's expectation for persistent operating margin expansion and growth appears overly optimistic."
HP investors haven't been impressed recently. The quick departure of Apotheker's predecessor Mark Hurd last year weighed heavily on the company's stock, which is down more than 20% over the last 12 months. More recently, weak second-quarter guidance impacted the company's shares as HP wrestled with weakness in its consumer PC and services businesses.
Kaushik Roy, an analyst at Wedbush Morgan, still sees upside for HP ahead. "Gaining confidence in the (relatively) new CEO will take some time and we believe that the catalyst for the HP stock would be its next earnings results in May," he explained. "We believe HP will be able to fix its near-term issues in the services segment in the next quarter or two -- near-term issues such as the China Notebook issues (that are specific to HP) have been mostly resolved and we will start to see improvement starting next quarter."
HP also noted strength in it its enterprise business during its recent first-quarter results, notably in servers, storage and networking, which could bode well for its corporate-focused cloud plans.
"We view HP as very well-positioned to deliver cloud-based infrastructure, while playing catch-up in connectivity to industry leader Apple," wrote Jayson Noland, an analyst at Robert W. Baird, in a note. "Overall, we remain buyers of HP and view upside/downside as attractive off current levels."
Apotheker did offer investors a timeline for the company's cloud strategy, promising to deliver an HP infrastructure cloud in 2011, allowing companies to access services such as storage from the tech giant's own data centers. This will be followed by platform offerings geared towards the likes of developers, he added.
"Mr. Apotheker believes cloud computing will drive the market toward HP's strengths in infrastructure," said Robert W. Baird's Noland. "We see this initiative as an attractive alternative for corporate customers looking to methodically transition to cloud computing."
--Written by James Rogers in New York.
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Travel: Palm Beach's host with the most runs grand bed and breakfast
Montreal Gazette ([email protected])
Grandview Gardens Bed and Breakfast has a heated pool and antique-filled interiors on a gracious 1920s estate in West Palm Beach.
Grato is a West Palm Beach trattoria with Mediterranean specialities and a generous happy hour.
'Canadians love staying long-term. Different generations of families or groups of friends take adjacent properties, and simply live the Florida lifestyle.'
On a recent trip to glorious South Florida, I visited a man I would call Mr. Palm Beach, aka Rick Rose.
This host-with-the-most runs Grandview Gardens Bed and Breakfast and Palm Beach Vacation Rentals in West Palm Beach. A local expert, he knows everyone and everything in a town where that sort of tourism intel is pure gold.
Rose is the official tour guide along posh Worth Ave. and author of Palm Beach: The Essential Guide to America’s Legendary Resort Town. He also is on the board of Discover the Palm Beaches, which covers nearly 40 communities from Boca Raton and Highland Beach in the south, running north to Jupiter and Tequesta, and including the county seat, West Palm Beach, a city where culture and cuisine are booming.
Grandview: Grandview Gardens is an upscale, five-room B&B built around a restored 1920s Spanish Mediterranean manor house. It’s on a quiet residential street, but within a few blocks of “downtown” West Palm Beach. The lawn is shaded with tropical foliage and there’s a courtyard and heated swimming pool.
It’s intimate, tranquil and reflects Old Florida charm, with lots of architectural details and cozy interiors. You can stroll through the garden or relax in a tiny, antique-filled sitting room, which has a piano, bookshelves and a fireplace for chilly winter mornings.
The accommodations are all separate units, like mini-cottages, built about 13 years ago. Each has a private entrance, a walk-in closet, a desk, a sitting area and French doors leading to a balcony or patio. Guests enjoy air-conditioning, in-room tea and coffee, TVs and mini-fridges.
“We’re equipped, but it’s not like a large hotel,” said Rose. “People often stay several days or several weeks.”
The homey vibe is a switch for Rose and his partner, Peter Emmerich. They’re both marketing dynamos who met while working in Europe. They’re sophisticated hosts and between them they speak English, French, German and Spanish.
Grandview serves a breakfast buffet, plus a daily special such as Eggs Benedict, peach-topped French toast or quiche.
Cottages: In addition to B&B lodging, Grandview also manages more than 20 private houses that are for rent.
“Canadians love staying long-term,” said Rose. “Different generations of families or groups of friends take adjacent properties, and simply live the Florida lifestyle.”
One of the houses is Coco Palm, a vintage cottage on the grounds of Grandview Gardens, which allows guests to use the pool and bikes.
West Palm Beach: Grato is an exciting West Palm Beach trattoria run by executive chef Clay Conley, a semi-finalist for the James Beard culinary award for best chef in the South. The open kitchen provides an entertaining show of chefs at work, and happy hour offers tasty treats like meatball sliders, truffle arancini and $10 pizza, plus perky cocktails featuring basil, Limoncello, jalapeños, strawberries and figs.
Grato’s specialities include Mediterranean-style octopus and calamari, Key West shrimp and Italian ingredients such as burrata, white anchovies, pistachios and artichokes. There is also pasta with beef, morels, lobster or shrimp and main courses of steak, chicken and fish.
The West Palm Beach Warehouse District embraces the Grandview Public Market, which has several trendy food kiosks, and fun enterprises such as Gypsy Surf, Steamhorse Brewing Co. and Elizabeth Avenue Station, an entertaining collection of artisanal shops.
The Grandview Heights historic neighbourhood is also home to the Palm Beach County Convention Center, Hilton West Palm Beach and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Nearby are Antique Row, West Palm Beach’s Clematis Street and Rosemary Square (previously CityPlace).
The expanded Norton Museum of Art is a local jewel, prized for its splendid sculpture garden and The Restaurant at The Norton, run by executive chef David Schiraldo, who fuses the best of Italian, French and Japanese cuisine.
Grandview Gardens B&B: 561-833-9023, grandview-gardens.com , 1608 Lake Ave., West Palm Beach, Florida.
Prices are approximate: Watch for last-minute discounts. Dec.–April, US$239; June-Aug., US$139-$155; spring-fall, US $155-$169; including full breakfast, Wi-Fi, parking, bicycles, library, in-room coffee/mini-fridge. Pets $10 per night. Tennis, basketball, shuffleboard, jogging path, dog run in adjacent Howard Park.
Grato: 561-404-1334, gratowpb.com ; 1901 South Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Discover the Palm Beaches: thepalmbeaches.com
Rick Rose’s walking tours : Worth Ave., Palm Beach; 561-659-6909, worth-avenue.com ; 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Dec.-April; $10 to charity.
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Gold executives promise to 'stick to their knitting' and practice prudence as bullion prices soar
Gabriel Friedman ([email protected])
Yamana Gold CEO Peter Marrone. - Peter J. Thompson/National Post files
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Peter Marrone, chairman of Toronto-based Yamana Gold Inc., isn’t betting that a bull run is just around the corner even as gold prices soar to their highest point in a half-decade.
His cautious attitude about rising bullion prices is not unusual in a sector that is still suffering the hangover effects from the last time prices broke out. That was in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, and gold mining companies used the added revenue for a shopping spree that left many with debt that has still not been fully paid down.
Now, after several weeks in which gold prices have hovered around US$1,400 per ounce — a threshold not crossed since 2013 — some gold bugs believe a United States-China trade war and continuing low interest rates will push prices even higher in the immediate future.
Yet many mining executives are adopting a chastened tone, swatting away chatter about potential mergers and focusing instead on cost-cutting and organic-growth initiatives.
“I am convinced that the market will reward companies that stick to their knitting,” Marrone said. “This time around, executives at mining companies learned from the last time around.”
Gold mining executives often say that the missteps companies made the last time gold prices surged caused general investors to put their money into other sectors. They’re promising to lure them back with consistent profits, rather than a high-growth pitch, and their recent checkered performances helps explain why.
Like many of its peers, the past few years have been rough for Yamana. It underperformed the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners Exchange Traded Fund by 30 per cent in the past year and 65 per cent during the past five years.
Marrone said his company has cut tens of millions of dollars in annual expenses by streamlining its management structure. Furthermore, management is making a concerted effort to channel more money into buying Yamana stock in response to criticism that the company’s executive compensation is too high.
In April, the company announced a $1-billion sale of its Chapada mine in Brazil, which Marrone characterized as a way for the company to pay down its $1.6-billion debt.
Yamana’s merger history may compare favourably to some of its peers. In 2014, it and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. made a joint $4-billion acquisition of Osisko Mining Corp. in a deal that helped establish Yamana as a significant gold producer by giving it 50-per-cent ownership of the Canadian Malarctic mine in Quebec.
The deal ranked as one of only two among the gold sector’s eight largest transactions between 2010 and 2017 that did not result in any impairment for the purchaser, according to an analysis by hedge fund Paulson & Co. More than 80 per cent of the value of the impaired deals was ultimately written off.
Marrone said the company is not interested in mergers and will focus on increasing the production profile at its existing mines and developing new properties.
“It’s not sexy and exciting to talk about (an extra) 25,000 ounces coming from an existing operation,” he said, “but when it translates into cash flows and free cash flows, it’s only a matter of time before people see” the investment opportunity.
Leaving aside gold production increases, mining companies remain leveraged to the price of gold, meaning they are poised to generate more revenue as the price surpasses US$1,400 per ounce,
Andrew Kaip, a BMO Capital Markets analyst, said many investors remain wary of the sector given its recent performance, but he believes that is why many mining executives are likely to be cautious if gold prices keep rising in the coming months.
“We’re conceivably entering into an environment where investors are actually going to see the benefit of margin expansion, whereas, previously, margin expansion was squandered,” he said. “I see a much more conservative management than 10 years ago.”
Clive Johnson, chief executive at Vancouver-based B2Gold Corp., which has grown to nearly one million ounces of gold production in the past decade, said the industry has performed so badly in recent years that it has marred every company, including his own.
Despite B2Gold’s low debt and consistent annual profits, Johnson said his company remains undervalued.
Ordinarily, that would make a company vulnerable, but he said he’s not worried about it. The lack of credibility in the gold sector has meant that most deals are occurring at low or no premiums, and his investors will not go for that.
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WESTON Warriors, based at Sweat Fitness Academy attended the WUMA nationals at Cheltenham recently.
Junior and adult competitors from the gym had a great day and the fighters came away with three first places, second places and five third places.
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Darren Stork gained a first place in his first tournament and has been training at Sweat.FA for the past eight months. Gemma Baker, Travis Orton, Lukas Tyler and Sharky all competed and did well.
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Stuart Davies said: “Brooklyn has been at the club for four years and has always been keen to improve and it’s great that he will be representing our club in Greece in February. I am proud of Brooklyn as he is only eight years old and has a great chance to win the event.”
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Sex Therapy, Sex Research & Sexual Experience
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On 28/02/17, the Huffington Post ran a blog piece by Heather Brunskell-Evans on "The contemporary 'cult of the 'sex-worker''". The article adopts an anti-sex worker stance, and broadly criticises changes in public opinion towards sex work as 'fashionable'. Brunskell-Evans also makes several aggressive attacks on a 2014 conference on feminism and sex work, organised by Erin Sanders-McDonagh and Lucy Neville and held at Middlesex University (Feminist Whores? Exploring Feminist Debates Around Violence, Sex Work and Pornography).
Here, Lucy Neville and Erin Sanders-McDonagh address the accusations made in Brunskell-Evans' article.
Dr Lucy Neville is Senior Lecturer-Criminology: Criminology Theory at Middlesex University (@blue_stocking ). Dr Erin Sanders-McDonagh is the Director of Studies for the Criminology Undergraduate Programmes in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research.at the University of Kent (@erinsandersmcd ).
As the organisers of the conference held at Middlesex University three years ago, we want to respond to some of the accusations levelled at us by Heather Brunskell-Evans in her recent blog post for the publication, 'The Contemporary ‘Cult Of The ‘Sex-Worker’. First and foremost, the event was organised to provide a space for the inclusion of sex worker voices. Too often these voices are marginalised in the debate around sex work, and instead we hear from the same privileged, middle-class, cis-gendered, white, female academics (like us, for example).
Our event included activists and workers who we value and admire: Ava Caradonna from the X:Talk project, a sex worker-led workers co-operative which approaches language teaching as knowledge sharing between equals and regards the ability to communicate as a fundamental tool for sex workers to work in safer conditions, Catherine Stephens from the International Union of Sex Workers, and representatives from the English Collective of Prostitutes. We were aware that it is sometimes difficult to speak openly about the wider social and economic issues around sex work when there are people in positions of relative power who regard your line of work as “slavery”, and presumably you as a ‘slave’ (as Brunskell-Evans does), so we made every attempt to be as inclusive as possible. People who felt differently on the issue were not excluded from the event – they can, and did, attend, as Brunskell-Evans herself is testament to. However, the conference attempted to get to grips with the critical issues around sex work – safety, health, violence, vulnerability, poverty – and this involves NOT taking the perspective that abolition is the only ‘answer’ to a very complex and nuanced issue.
We would like to add that the images we displayed were meant to challenge. Of course an image (integral to the infamous The People vs. Larry Flynt case) of a naked woman being inserted into a meat grinder is not meant to be regarded as “playful” or “ironic”. The image – and others like it – were meant to provoke us into thinking about how we balance things like sexuality, freedom, choice, oppression etc. At no point did we, or any of the speakers, claim “an earlier type of feminism” is the real impediment to women’s sex equality. Instead we urged feminists, of all ‘types’, to come together to think about ways we can work to improve things in the name of gender parity.
Likewise, we were interested in exploring how the term ‘whore’ is applied to women who exhibit sexual agency, as well as men, women, and transfolk who exchange sex for money – there was no sinister, patriarchal agenda here, simply a desire for open and active discussion. We agree with Brunskell-Evans that “’whore’ isn’t a term like ‘gay’ which homosexual men have given themselves in order to define their own identity”. We would argue that it is more like the re-appropriation, reclaiming, and re-tooling of terms like ‘queer’ or ‘fag’ – intended to belittle and wound, but offering possibilities for resistance. I recall we had an interesting discussion on the day about whether it was OK for non-sex working women to put claim to the word, coming from their position of privilege. If a sex worker tells me I have no right to call myself a whore, I’ll listen and learn. If Brunskell-Evans wants to tell me I don’t have that right, I’d like to ask her some more questions.
Dr. Lucy Neville (Middlesex University) and Dr. Erin Sanders-McDonagh (University of Kent)
Madeleine Swann link
Yes! I'm so passionate about this subject. How on earth other women think they can decide what's best for them and insist they're being exploited with no nuance, without even listening to what they have to say, is absolutely infuriating!
Gemma Scire link
Rather than a 'cult', it seems that the developing willingness to understand sex work as work allows space for women to describe their experience. Rather than being viewed as 'broken', or 'morally corrupt' (both of which question the rationality of sex workers) the current debate uncovers agency & control. I support a conference that provides a platform to have an inclusive conversation about sex work. The only way to understand sex work is to listen to sex workers themselves. To leave an event like that, where face to face and human interaction allows genuine discussion, and use a platform of a media outlet to shout anti-sex worker opinion seems disingenuous.
I guess that's the power of privilege at play.
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Keanu Reeves to Produce and Star in ‘Rain’ TV Show
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Shares around world soar as investors cheer news that US economy is in better shape than thought
By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail
Published: 16:59 EDT, 27 August 2015 | Updated: 17:00 EDT, 27 August 2015
Shares around the world soared yesterday as investors cheered news that the US economy is in better shape than thought.
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The figures eased fears about the health of the global economy amid worries about China – and calmed investors after days of wild swings on stock markets around the world. Confidence was also boosted by comments from senior Federal Reserve official William Dudley who said an interest rate hike in the US seemed ‘less compelling’ in the wake of the turmoil on financial markets.
Right direction: Gross domestic product in the US rose at an annual rate of 3.7 per cent in the second quarter – much faster than the 2.3 per cent previously reported and up from just 0.6 per cent in the first quarter
The FTSE 100 index soared 3.56 per cent or 212.83 points to 6192.03, its biggest gain since October 2011.
But London’s blue chip index is still down nearly 13 per cent since its peak just four months ago.
Shares were also on the rise across Europe with the Dax up 3.18 per cent in Frankfurt and the Cac up 3.49 per cent in Paris. The rally in Europe followed a 5.4 per cent gain in Shanghai, raising hopes that the worst was over for investors following the recent sell-off in China.
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Purton and Moreira: this is the best way to judge their effectiveness
James Willoughby | December 13, 2018 |
All Zac Purton's are on display as he and Exultant (inside) fend off Lys Gracieux (Joao Moreira) to take the Longines Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photo: Hong Kong Jockey Club
James Willoughby picks out the jockey, trainer, owner and sire who made the biggest impact on the TRC Global Rankings in the week that ended on Sunday.
TRC JOCKEY OF THE WEEK
Nobody can doubt that ZAC PURTON (+10pts, #10 from #14) is one of the elite jockeys in world racing, and he delivered yet again at the highest level with a double in the Hong Kong International Races on Sunday. He had a steering job on Beauty Generation in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Mile, but displayed great skill to score on Exultant in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase.
Purton leads Joao Moreira (-1pt, #12 from #11) by six points in the latest rankings (and 13-9 in 2018 head-to-heads). We have had it close between the pair for a long time – appraisal that surely is on the mark judged by their exploits on a week-to-week basis in Hong.
Note that if we used just Group wins within the last three years to rank jockeys, Moreira (31 wins) would be ranked #33 and Purton (24 wins) #49 – instead of both being in the Top 12. The maths used by TRC Global Rankings produces a way-more-accurate appraisal of effectiveness than other methods.
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TRC OWNER OF THE WEEK
This week’s award recognises the arrival of a potentially top-notch horse in Improbable, winner of the G1 Los Alamitos Cash Call Futurity.
His owners are a partnership of #6 WINSTAR FARM, #8 CHINA HORSE CLUB & STARLIGHT RACING. What is clear from the final furlong of this contest is that they jointly own a horse who has a deadly combination of speed and stamina.
Disentangling ownership concerns like this is the hardest problem TRC Global Rankings faces. Here, because WinStar is listed first and the colt raced in its colours, we nominally list Improbable under ‘WinStar Farm Et Al’; we may list him under both WinStar and China Horse Club in future. With other horses in which they are partners, we may take a different view.
When it comes to awarding points for horses in co-ownership, we use a complicated procedure that is focussed – like everything we do – on getting ‘the right answer’.
The right answer in this case is a ranking of ownership concerns that reflects the true hierarchy of world racing so that when a higher-ranked owner meets a lower-ranked owner in competition, there is more than a 50 percent chance the former will prevail.
We are content that the respective rankings of WinStar and China Horse Club meet our objectives because, in races in which they have owned horses discrete from each other, this has resulted in the most correct predictions of finishing order.
Full owner standings her
TRC TRAINER OF THE WEEK
If you have read our article on FRANKIE LOR (+16pts, #178 from #388) you will not be surprised who wins this award. The second-season trainer did not have a Group-race winner to his name before the Hong Kong International Races last weekend, yet we were still able to rank him in the Top 400 in the world because of the strength of racing in Hong Kong. After winning the G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup and the G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint, Lor takes a massive rise.
A gain of 16pts reflects both the standard of Lor’s attainment and the availability of Group races within his domain. Generally speaking, the biggest risers you will see in our weekly Climbers section will be those who are competing for relatively scarce rewards in terms of the number of races local to their base that count towards the rankings.
Lor’s rise up the rankings is far from unprecedented, of course. In the table are the biggest weekly points gains in any of the four categories of Jockey, Owner, Trainer and Sire (the last two happen not to have qualifiers) since we first start making rankings on 1/1/2014. Lor’s rise in the joint-28th largest:
The historic sweep of all four Hong Kong International Races by local trainers was, of course, presaged by our rankings.
Coming into the week, we reflected the true effectiveness of horsemen in the Chinese Special Administrative Region by ranking John Moore #11, John Size #12 and Tony (A S) Cruz #14. For the record, they now rank #11, #12 and #13 separated by only 12pts. Again, a ranking system based on number of wins in the last three years would have Moore (25 wins) #29, Cruz (17 wins) #57 and Size (16 wins) #61. You get the point.
Full trainer standings here
TRC SIRE OF THE WEEK
With a superb 41 wins in 2016 but only 21 wins in 2017, the magnificent DEEP IMPACT (+2pts, #5 from #6) fell from the #1 sire in the world (we rated him for 41 weeks sporadically from March 2014 to May 2017) to as low as #6. After Danon Fantasy’s win in the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies and Gibeon’s score in the G3 Chunichi Shimbun Hai at Chukyo, he recovers some lost ground.
Still, Deep Impact’s slightly downward trend is likely to hold him back a little. When we modelled the trajectory of past competitors in the training phase of TRC Global Rankings, what became clear was that most careers are parabolic, with a shape driven not like the typical ‘ageing curves’ you see used in sports analytics to capture the physical powers of sportsmen, but, crucially in racing, by popularity. The perception that a competitor is in the decline isn’t always a leading indicator of reality, but in the case of stallions it can be highly influential.
In Deep Impact’s case, all of this is to say that it might be tough sledding for him to reach #1 again, but his popularity remains as strong as ever, and rightfully so. We will report back on his results as time goes on.
Full sire standings here
Click here for a list of all last week’s biggest TRC Global Rankings points gainers.
Click here for a list of all the week’s Group and Graded winners.
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Friday, March 16, 2001,
R E G I O N A L B R I E F S
MEDICAL CAMP: The Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi, run by the first Indian on Mt Everest, Major H. P. S. Ahluwalia, will hold the first-ever free medical check-up camp on Saturday and Sunday at Amritsar Club. The spokesman of the Centre said the health check-up campaign was being conducted in collaboration with the Escort Heart Care Institute. Those suffering from spinal injuries, locomotor disabilities and heart problems would be treated.
PROTEST: On a call given by the AIIEA, employees of the LIC and GIC went on a two-hour walkout strike on Wednesday in protest against the government move to delink the GIC and subsidiaries. The employees gathered at Dharam Singh Market and held a demonstration.
EYE CAMP: A nine-day eye camp, being organised by the Radha Swami Dera Baba Teja Singh at Saidpur in which more than 6,000 persons suffering from eye ailments would be examined, was inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Narinderjit Singh, in the presence of Dera Head Sant Rasila Ram here on Wednesday.
CONSUMER DAY: An open-house session on the occasion of Consumer Day was held here on Thursday on the Telephone Exchange premises. Mr Gail Chand, GMT, Sangrur, presided over the function. More than 200 telephone subscribers attended.
CONVOCATION: The annual convocation of the local DAV College for Girls was held here on Wednesday at the college campus. Dr Gupta, Director of the DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi, was the chief guest and Mrs S. Roty, founder principal of the college, was the guest of honour. Nearly 300 students were awarded degrees on the occasion.
OFFICE-BEARERS: The following have been elected office-bearers of the district unit of the Punjab State Ministerial Services Union: president — Mr Gurjant Singh; general secretary — Mr Gurdev Singh; and treasurer — Mr Tejinder Singh Bhullar.
ELECTED: Mr Heera Lal Bansal has been elected president of the Ram temple being run by the Senior Citizen Home, according to Mr Mulakh Raj Madaan, secretary of the home, here on Thursday.
TRAINING CAMP: A training camp for farmers of the region was held at Lehra Mohhabat village. During the camp various agricultural experts taught farmers about the crops to be sown in the coming kharif season.
MOCK DRILL: The local unit of the National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) conducted a mock drill on March 7 to check the effectiveness of its emergency services. This was stated in a press note issued here on Thursday by the General Manager of the NFL, Mr M. K. Varshney.
CAUGHT RED-HANDED: The Vigilance Bureau of the district has arrested Amritpal Singh, veterinary officer, of Fata Maloka village, for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 300 to conduct a post-mortem examination of goat of Gulab Singh, resident of a village in Mansa. The Superintendent of Police, district unit of the Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, said in a press note issued here on Wednesday that the officer was arrested red-handed in presence of official witnesses, Mr Harmesh Singh, SDO, PSEB and Mr Harwinder Singh, inspector, Department of Agriculture.
MEDICAL CAMP HELD: A medical camp was organised on Tuesday at Doda village of Muktsar district under the ‘out reach camp for the rural area’ project being run with the help World Bank. In the camp, nearly 690 patients were examined. Various doctors of the Punjab Health Systems Corporation participated.
SHSAD CONVENTION: A convention of the Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal (SHSAD) would be held on Saturday at Talwandi Sabo under a campaign launched by the party to get rid of corrupt politics of the ruling SAD. This was stated by Mr Ishatpal Singh Khialiwala, district general secretary of the party, in a press note issued here on Wednesday. He said top leaders of the party, including its president, Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, would participate in the convention.
KILLED: Sandeep Kumar (30) of the local Amar colony died in an accident on Wednesday night. According to information, he was going on his motor cycle when it was hit by a vehicle on the grain market road. A case has been registered.
MAN ROBBED: Two scooter-borne youths robbed Ram Parkash of Piplanwali, Gali Tanda Urmur, of Rs 45,000 while he was going on a cycle to the bus stand at Tanda on Wednesday morning. Ram Parkash was going to Pathankot. After snatching the money, the youths fled away.
EVE TEASING: The Model Town Police here has registered a case under Sections 452/323/341/294/34 of the IPC on Tuesday against one Rajinder Bhatia and his accomplices, for teasing a minor girl of the local Model Town locality and beating and assaulting her mother.
FORGERY CASE: On a complaint lodged by Mr Gurmit Singh, lamberdar of Lehli Khurd village, the local police has registered a case under Sections 419/420/465/468/471, 120B of the IPC against Gian Kaur, wife of Karam Singh of Marule village, P.S. Mahilpur, for forging signature of the lamberdar on land sale deed documents. In his complaint Gurmit Singh alleged that Gian Kaur had forged his signatures on the sale deed documents while purchasing a 5 marla land in village.
PROTEST MARCH: A large number of workers of the Shiv Sena on Wednesday took out a protest march on scooters against the demolition of idols in Afghanistan and against Pakistan for abetting terrorism in Kashmir. They also held a rally in the District Courts and presented a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner for onward submission to the President in which they demanded imposition of President’s rule in J and K, cancellation of Samjhauta Express and Delhi-Lahore bus service and abolition of Article 370.
KHAMANO
TRUCK UNION: A deadlock prevails in the local truck union for its presidentship. A meeting was held on the premises of the DSP’s office on Wednesday. An SGPC member, Mr Kirpal Singh, from Samrala, helped both parties to arrive at a compromise.
INSURED: A ‘Dak Bima Yojna Mela’ was organised here on Thursday. Mr A.S. Pahuja said in this camp 30 persons were insured for Rs 1 lakh.
SCHOOL AFFILIATION: Shivalik Public School, Manderan, Fatehgarh Sahib, has been given affiliation by Punjab Education Board, SAS Nagar. This was informed by the principal of the school.
ELECTED: The following have been elected office-bearers of district unit of the Electro Homoeopathic Doctors Association: president — Rajesh Arora; vice-president — Ranjit Singh; secretary — Sangram Singh; joint secretary — Vijay Bindra; assistant secretary — J.B. Rao; and cashier — Lakhanpal.
MACHHIWARA
EYE CAMP: A total of 87 patients were operated upon at a free eye camp at primary health centre, Machhiwara, on Wednesday. It was organised by Malwa Welfare Club with the help of the district Health Department. More than 900 patients were examined at the camp.
CLASS IV STAFF: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Class IV Government Employees Union Punjab’s Punsup Department State sub-committee Punjab’s district Ludhiana body: president — Mr Basatat Singh Raikot; senior vice-president — Mr Sukhdev Singh Doraha; general secretary — Mr Hari Ram Bhatti; assistant secretary — Mr Ram Sewak Ludhiana; publicity secretary — Mr Ashok Kumar Khanna; and cashier — Ms Manjit Kaur.
VILLAGE UNION: The following have been elected office-bearers of Village Development Organiser Union Punjab’s Ludhiana district body: president — Mr Karnail Singh Machhiwara; general secretary — Mr Gurminder Singh Samrala; cashier — Mr Sukhdev Singh Machhiwara; vice-president — Ms Harjit Kaur Samrala; and press secretary — Mr Nirmal Singh Pakhowal.
NEW SCHOOL: Mr Anil Sood, president of nagar panchayat Machhiwara, inaugurated Sri Guru Gobind Singh Preparatory School, near National College for Women Machhiwara on Thursday. Ragi jathas recited the shabad-kirtan and performed the religious ceremony.
BAAZIGAR BODY: The following have been elected office-bearers of Baazigar Committee Machhiwara: president — Joginder Singh; vice-president — Balaki Ram; cashier — Kashmiri Lal; and secretary — Madan Gopal.
BLOOD DONATION CAMP: The District Red Cross Society organised a blood donation camp on Wednesday. Ms Raji P. Shirivastava, Deputy Commissioner-cum-president of the society, inaugurated the camp. The Deputy Commissioner said the society would organise monthly blood donation camps.
SAMRALA
HARSH LANGUAGE: Mr Bihari Lal Saddi, vice-president, Government Secondary School Teachers Union, Punjab, on Thursday condemned the harsh language used by the DPI Schools, Punjab, Chandigarh, Mr Jagtar Singh, towards teachers, while addressing a workshop of teachers held at Samrala Senior Secondary School on Wednesday. Mr Saddi drew the attention of the authorities towards the red tape and corruption prevailing in offices.
TWO DEATHS: Ajit Gautam, an instructor at Samrala ITI, was killed in an accident on Wednesday. The wife of Ajit Gautam — Santosh — who was under treatment in Delhi due to illness, also died after hearing the news on Thursday.
SAMRALA SHO: Mr Arvinder Kumar, took over as SHO Samrala on Thursday. SI Gulzar Singh has been transferred to Khanna.
HONOURED: Dr A.S. Mann, Homoeopathic Medical Officer, Dhuri, has been honoured with ‘Hahneman Award’ recently by the Council of Homoeopathic System of Medicine, Punjab, for his service in the field of homoeopathy.
CONSUMER PROTECTION: The local subdivisional Consumers Welfare Forum has decided to observe consumers protection day here on Thursday. Mr Jatinder Kumar Sood, chairman of the forum, said here on Wednesday the local SDM, Mr Gurinder Pal Singh Sahota and Divisional Engineer Telephone, Mr O.P. Kohli, would address the consumers.
MISS EVENING: Ms Aman Panag was adjudged Miss Evening at the annual farewell function of hostellers of Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26 held in the hostel yesterday. Ms Deepali and Ms Shweta Sharma were chosen first and second runners up in the function, which was attended by the hostel residents, along with staff members. Ms Romota was selected as Miss Charming. The chief guest at the occasion was Mr Gurdev Singh Brar, vice-president, Sikh Education Society, while Maj-General Narinder Singh (retd) was the guest of honour. The guests were welcomed by the principal, Ms Harjit Khanna.
DHARNA HELD: On a call given by the All India Audit and Accounts Association, activists of the Punjab Civil Accounts Association observed a day long dharna on Thursday to urge upon the Central government to implement the judgement of the hon’ble Tribunal granting pay parity to Sr Accountant/Sr Auditors with assistants of Central Secretariat. The association strongly criticised the policies of downsizing and privatisation being pursued by the Central government. Later, a mammoth lunch hour rally was also held.
SWEEPERS DEMANDED: The Block Nationalist Congress Party, Block No 12, has urged the Municipal Corporation to depute sweepers in Sector 32-C, so that the area could remain garbage free. This was demanded by Ms Kanchan Chaudhary, president of the Block unit.
PROTEST: The Foothpath Workers Rozgar Bachao Samiti, comprising shoe repairers, barbers, second hand booksellers and others will observe a strike against the Chandigarh Administration and Municipal Corporation (MC) on Thursday in front of the MC Office, Sector 17, here. The strike is in protest against the non-issuance of identity cards to roadside workers and also against their alleged harassment by the MC staff and police personnel. The Samiti is also demanding pucca booths for themselves.
RALLY: A joint rally by the Joint Action Committee of Punjab and UT Employees and Mulazam Sangarsh Committee, Punjab against the reported non-acceptance of their demands by the Punjab Government and also against the alleged anti-employee Union budget, is being held on March 22 at Sector 17 here.
HONOURED: Outstanding NSS volunteers were honoured at the annual NSS function of the Government Post Graduate College, Sector 46, here on Wednesday. Dr C.L. Narang, Co-ordinator, NSS, Panjab University, was the chief guest. The following students of the college were declared outstanding volunteers: Amit Sharma (BAIII), Sunil Parmar (BA III), Satwinder Kaur (BA III), Vandana Sharma (BA III), Harjinder Singh (B.Com. III) and Hari Om Arora (BBA III).
SEMINAR: The Department of Physics, Panjab University, will organise a two-day National Conference on ‘Recent Development on Disordered Materials’ from Thursday. Scientists from institutes like TIFR -Mumbai, IITs, BARC - Mumbai, HBTI -Kanpur and from leading laboratories of the country are expected to take part in the conference. Besides, researchers from various universities of the country will also be participating. Scientists from Germany and Nepal are also expected to attend the conference. Eminent physicist, Prof. S.K. Joshi, former director general, CSIR, New Delhi will deliver a lecture on frontline areas of research on the concluding day.
EXHIBITION: Centre for Entrepreneurship Development for Women, Canara Bank, will hold a three-day exhibition of goods and services marketed by them from March 25 to March 27 at Lajpat Rai Bhavan. The centre has invited women interested to participate to book stalls before March 17.
ELECTED: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Shri Brahman Sabha, Panchkula; president, Mr K.D. Prabhakar; senior vice-president, Mr R.N. Trikha, Mr M.L. Sudan and K.K. Moudgil; vice-president, Ms Usha Sharma, Ms Madhu Sharma, Mr Ravinder Mohan, Mr J.L. Sharma; advisors, Mr M.M. Sharma and Mr Charanjit Sharma; general secretary, Mr I.S. Sharma; joint secretary, Mr Vinod Sharma; finance secretary, Mr T.R. Sharma; cultural secretary, Ms Satinder Trikha; Ms Nirmal Moudgil and Ms Nirmala Sharma; organisational and propaganda secretary, Mr N.K. Jhingan, Mr Aditya Sharma and Mr Rakesh Sharma; press secretary, Mr K.N. Sharma and audit officer, Mr H.R. Sharda. This was stated by Mr I.S. Sharma, the founder and the general secretary of the Sabha.
4 KILLED: Four members of a family in Ambala city were killed in a road accident near Karnal last evening. The deceased were identified as Vivek Jain (30), his wife Monika Jain, their son Anchal (3), and daughter Shagun (7). Vivek was an engineer and employed in Delhi. He was coming to Ambala in his car to see his parents at Ambala City when his car collided with a bus near Karnal. A large number of people attended the funeral procession.
LINEMAN ELECTROCUTED: An assistant lineman of HVPN was electrocuted near Basson Wala Chowk, Ambala city on Wednesday night. According to information, the lineman, Jagmel Singh, was repairing the transformer line, when all of sudden current was released in the line. The police registered a case in this regard.
GAMBLERS ARRESTED: The police arrested eight gamblers in Ambala Cantt on Wednesday night and seized Rs 54,700 from their possession. According to information the police had received an information that some people were gambling at Napier road at Ambala Cantt. The police raided the spot and arrested the gamblers.
SHOPS PENALIZED: Action has been taken against six fair price shops of the district where irregularities were detected. Deputy Commissioner of Ambala, Mr D.D. Gautam, said that one depot had been cancelled, the security amount of two depots has been taken and supply to three depots suspended. There are 386 fair price shops in the district, out of which 143 are in urban areas and 243 are in rural areas.
HELD: The local police has nabbed a satta player in Mullana. Bishna Das, a resident of Kalpi, was caught playing satta. A case has been registered against him.
SALES TAX: Haryana Pradesh Sarafa Association, while expressing disappointment in the Haryana budget, said that the lack of reduction in sales tax on jewellery was adversely affecting their business. Association general secretary, Mr Gyan Chand Aggarwal, said that contrary to the directions of the Union Government regarding same sales tax in different states through which the sales tax was reduced to one per cent, the state government had raised the sales tax to four per cent on jewellery, a release said. He said that the association apprised the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, and Finance Minister, Mr Sampat Singh of the situation, but no action had been taken in this regard.
RECRUITMENT RALLY: Recruitment rally for candidates, ex-servicemen and wards of martyr servicemen of Bhiwani, Rewari and Mahendergarh districts will be held at Chandigarh on March 27. The Recruiting Officer, Charkhi Dadri, Mr Ajay A. Oka, said the rally would be organised in the playground of Sector 7 here.
QUESTION PAPERS: The Board of School Education, Haryana, has categorically denied conducting examinations of class V. Mr R.P. Gupta, Secretary of the Board, said news items in various newspapers regarding leakage of question papers of class V had the Board’s name totally wrong. He said the examinations of class V were conducted by the Education Department whereas the middle, matric and higher secondary examinations were conducted by the Board.
COMPENSATION: The District Consumer Redressal Forum has asked the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to give a compensation of Rs 1,500 each and a court fee of Rs 500 each to two consumers, Jaswinder Singh and Swaran Singh, both of Chimoo village in Rattia, for inordinate delay in installation of their “tatkal” category telephone connection.
ARRESTED: The police has arrested Satish Kumar, brother of notorious criminal Subhash Fauji, for helping his brother to escape from the Balsmand police post last year. The police had arrested Subhash Fauji for attempt to murder. A mob had freed Fauji after ransacking the police post. The police had registered a case against more than 150 persons, along with Satish Kumar, on a complaint by Mr Jaibeer Singh, ASI, under various sections.
ACCIDENT: A youth was killed when a three-wheeler, in which he was travelling, was hit by a bull in the Mill Gate area here on Wednesday. According to the police, the vehicle was on its way from Mill Gate to the bus stand when a bull hit it due to which it overturned. The youth died on the spot.
THEFT: The police arrested one Radha Krishan, a local resident, for stealing a shisham tree here on Wednesday. He had stolen it from a vacant plot in Patel Nagar area.
2 KILLED: Two persons, including a woman, were killed in different road mishaps in the district since Tuesday. Ramphal of Ujava village was killed in a collision between two tractors on the Delhi-Hisar road in Bahadurgarh. Both the vehicles were coming from Rohtak. In another incident, an aged woman was killed when a vehicle hit her near Mie in Bahadurgarh. Cases have been registered.
LOK ADALAT: Mr R.K. Sondhi, member secretary of the District Legal Services Authority here, on Wednesday, said a special Lok Adalat for bank loans cases would be held in the premises of the District Courts, here on Saturday. He requested loan borrowers to attend the Lok Adalat so that they could avail themselves of benefit of special concessions given by the RBI under its special policy.
CHILD ADOPTION: Mrs Jyoti Arora, Deputy Commissioner and President of the district branch of the Haryana State Council for Child Welfare, Bal Bhavan, here on Wednesday, said a female child, two-and-half year old Mahak, was in the care of the council at Chandigarh. She appealed to such parents who had no children and were interested in adopting a child. She further said those interested could apply to the Honorary General Secretary, Haryana State Council for Child Welfare, House No 650, Sector 16-D, Chandigarh, so that all formalities could be finalised well in time.
QUAKE RELIEF: The Headmistress of Sant Nischal Public School, Dera Ladwa, Mrs Neelima Mohan, on Wednesday, presented a cheque of Rs 12,476 to the Deputy Commissioner, Mrs Jyoti Arora, for the Gujarat Earthquake Relief Fund. Mrs Arora expressed her gratitude for this noble gesture.
BOY KILLED: An eight-year-old boy of Samalkha was knocked down by a Tata-Sumo near the Hathwala road on the G. T. Road on Tuesday. The boy Raman was reportedly returning home when he was hit by the vehicle. He was admitted to the Community Health Centre, Samalkha, but later succumbed to injuries. The driver of the vehicle managed to escape, along with the vehicle. A case has been registered.
POCKET PICKED: Jugti Ram, a farmer, was robbed of Rs 20,000 when his pocket was picked at the main bus stand here on Wednesday. According to a report, he was boarding a Rohtak-bound bus when the incident occurred. He, later, got a case registered.
LIGHTNING STRIKES: A buffalo was killed by lightning at Panchi Jatan village, about 15 km from here, on Wednesday. According to another report, the lightning also struck a place near 132 kv grid power substation on the Sonepat-Bahalgarh road but no damage was caused.
JAISINGHPUR
DEAD: District attorney Bhagat Singh Azaad posted at Rampur died in a car accident on Wednesday morning at Pangna in Karsog subdivision. The deceased belonged to Gadiara village in Jaisinghpur subdivision of Kangra district. He is survived by a son. He was going from Mandi to Rampur in his car when he lost control over the car and it fell into a gorge. He sustained serious head injuries which proved fatal.
OPIUM SEIZED: Following a tip off, the Barotiwala Police seized 950 gm of opium from one Randhir Singh, resident of Madhala village near Barotiwala, on Tuesday. The seized contraband is valued at about Rs 2.5 lakh in the market. Randhir Singh has been booked under the NDPS Act.
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Water supply, sewerage board reorganised
Jalandhar, October 6
In a significant decision, the state government has reorganised the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board (PWSSB). Also, with a view to streamlinig the system pertaining to the water supply and sewerage in the urban local bodies, the state government has made several amendments in the functioning of the operation and maintenance (O&M) cell of the five municipal corporations of the state - Jalandhar, Bathinda, Patiala, Ludhiana and Amritsar.
BEd teachers hold protest in city
A protest and plan to hold a rally by the BEd Teachers Front in the city today went a bit awry when the administration locked up the main Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall (DBYH) where the protest was being held to prevent teachers from going out of the hall premises.
Policemen close the gate of Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall to prevent BEd teachers from going out to hold a march in Jalandhar on Sunday. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
Patient care in slum areas goes for a toss
Acid thrown on 50-yr-old woman
Safai karamcharis hold protest
English corners within fortnight
Response to regularisation remains low
Police clueless on ADCP's phone hacking
Work on Gujja Peer road starts
JIT fails to check land misuse
Residents hail SC decision on right to rejection on EVMs
Girl found locked in school
DC issues order to LPG agencies
‘Night duty to affect work at dispensaries temporarily’
The additional night duty of dispensary doctors at the district Civil Hospital in Jalandhar will affect the work of urban slum area civil dispensaries only for the time being.
Lecturer Rashi Sharma loses her battle for life in hospital
While it was yet to ascertained whether it was a case of negligence by doctors or a rare case of reaction by some common drug, Rashi Sharma, the 34-year-old lecturer, finally lost her battle for life due to a sudden cardiac arrest here today.
From schools & colleges
Captivating performance by Rabbi Shergill
Rabbi Night was held at the Sardarni Manjit Kaur Auditorium of CT Group of Institutions, Shahpur, today evening. Rabbi Shergill, who is well-known for his debut album Rabbi and the chart-topper song of 2005, Bullah Ki Jaana ("I know not who I am!") performed on the occasion.
Sufi strains: Singer Rabbi Shergill at a musical night in Jalandhar on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Regularisation demand
Computer teachers meet sad leader
As per the series started by computer teachers to hand over demand letters to ministers, MLAs and Parliamentary Secretaries, members of the Computer Teachers Union Jalandhar, handed over a demand letter to SAD leader Gurpartap Singh Wadala here today.
MGN lift Pasricha memorial cricket trophy
MGN Public School has won the Bhai Gobind Singh Pasricha Memorial 14th Inter-School Cricket Tournament. MGN team defeated Kundan Vidya Mandir School, Ludhiana in the final match played at the MGN School, here today. After winning the toss, MGN School opted to bat. MGN School scored 159 runs at the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.
60 girls detected anaemic at camp
Phagwara, October 6
The tall claims of the Punjab government, to eradicate anaemia among girls, came under a cloud with detection of 60 per cent girls anaemic at a camp organised at ITI Centre, Model Town, by the Lions Club Phagwara Service during the ‘Service Week’ celebrations here.
CBSE football tourney begins
CBSE Cluster XVI Football Tournament started at the Sant Baba Bhag Singh Education Complex here today. The tournament was formally inaugurated by the chief guest of the function and former footballer S Gurdev Singh Gill.
IG inaugurates Highway Patrol Station
The Inspector General of Police (Zonal), Paramjit Singh Umranangal, while talking to mediapersons yesterday, described the additional deployment of police as a routine exercise during festivals.
Plot holders’ body calls for bandh today
Even though the Plot Holders Association here has given a call for bandh and observing black day on Monday, several plots holders applied for regularisation at the municipal corporation (MC) and Jalandhar Development Authority (JDA) offices.
Plot holders apply for regularisation as MC and JDA offices remained open on Sunday in Jalandhar. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
Four snatchers arrested
The police yesterday arrested four armed snatchers out of six, involved in looting a scribe Chhavi Bhaskar representing a daily Hindi newspaper on the night of September 27.
Govt makes amendments in functioning of operation and maintenance cell of 5 MCs of state
The orders to fill the vacant posts of the engineering staff in the MC and technical staff of the PWSSB have also been given the nod. A notification in this regard has been issued on September 30 by the Director, Local Government, Punjab.
As per the orders issued by the state government, the post of the PWSSB managing director has been abolished. Now, the PWSSB will not be headed by any officer of the same Department. Either an IAS officer or a PCS officer (18 years of experience) would head the PWSSB in the capacity of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). “The main aim behind the move is to streamline the working of the PWSSB and to make sure that a highly competent authority handles the Board,” said a senior government official.
Apart from this, nod has been given to fill the vacant post of the engineering staff. Presently, from a total of the 276 posts of engineers of various ranks, 78 posts are vacant. “In case, the posts cannot be filled through departmental promotions of the existing staff on account of the eligibility criteria, the posts would be either be filled through posting engineers on deputation or by employing the retired officers on a contractual basis,” reads the five-page notification, a copy of which is with The Tribune. Furthermore, the government has increased the posts of the Chief Engineer, PWSSB, from the existing one to four.
Meanwhile, for the five Municipal Corporations of the state, now it would be the responsibility of the MC to get the new capital works done through reputed private companies through Public Private Partnership (PPP)/Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) Model. The company that will be given the contract would be looking after the maintenance of the project for a period of 15 years. “The funds for the new capital works would be provided by the state government/ Department of Local Government to the MCs. The company maintaining the project will recover the charges from the beneficiaries (in the form of user charges), as per the rates fixed by the government,” the notification reads. The state government has also clarified that the works which are already been executed by the PWSSB would be completed by the Board only.
The government has also given the nod to fill the vacant posts of the engineering staff of the O&M cell of the Ludhiana/ Bathinda/Jalandhar/Amritsar/Patiala MC. From the total of 142 posts of engineers of various ranks of O&M cell, as many as 86 posts were vacant. The priority will be to fill the vacant posts through departmental promotions. In case, there is the eligibility criteria issue, the posts will be filled through posting the officials on deputation. The last option will be to fill the posts by hiring retired officials on a contract basis.
With a view to improving the old water supply and sewerage system, a pilot project for the repair works (O&M) cell would be started in one MC of the state. The project would be initiated in an area having population of three to five lakh. A private company would be hired to undertake the project. Based on the results of the pilot project, a decision will be taken to decide the future course of action for the rest of the municipal corporations
While the teachers and the hall authorities took it as an infringement of their democratic rights, the administration said it wasn’t possible to allow teachers to take to the streets every other day.
Teachers gathered at the hall front since early afternoon and held a demonstration in support of their rights. While they had told the administration that they wanted the administration to fix their meeting with the CM or the Education Minister, failing which they will take to the road.
But when no such promise was made till about 2 pm, the teachers ventured to move out for the rally, at which time the gates of the hall were locked by the police and a chain of policemen blocked the gate as well. The move was followed by heated discussion between the administration and the teachers and DBYH committee members.
The situation was only brought to control when SDM Iqbal Singh Sandhu finally managed to pacify the leaders and promised their meeting with the Education Minister on October 12.
Chandershekhar, state leader of the BEd Teachers Front, said, “We were at the venue since morning and the administration knew about it. Why did they take four hours to arrange the meeting. If they had given us the assurance earlier, we wouldn’t have headed for the street march. It was only when things got heated that we were promised the meet with the Education Minister. Our rightful demands are not being met, protest is our only way out. We should be allowed at least this basic right.”
Syam Lal, Office Secretary of the DBYH Committee, who had a heated discussion with police officers, after which the gate was finally opened, said, “Out of the blue, I saw the gate locked. We hire out our place to unions and I was present there, the protest was also peaceful. The matter was between the administration and the teachers.
So why lock up our gates. Without our knowledge, the police locked up the gates of a historic institution. That is undemocratic.”
SDM Iqbal Singh Sandhu, who finally pacified both the parties, said, “The teachers’ rights are a matter to be addressed by the Education Department. Asking us to arrange a meet with the CM has no meaning. But the administration has to be on its toes.
Letting them take to the streets might have caused problems. The administration did what it thought was best to ensure law and order at that time. We had no option but to lock up the gate.”
The matter has been resolved for the moment with the teachers having been promised a meeting with the Education Minister by the district administration.
BEd teachers’ demands
Anomalies in the promotion processes of as many as 14,000 teachers - recruited in October 2008 and were regularised on April 1, 2011 be removed, and seniority be counted from the date of appointment.
Concrete policy to give salaries to employees on time.
Streamlining of financial tasks at schools.
Regular promotions for primary teachers to secondary level.
Former pension scheme be restored and 18 per cent pending installment of DA be released soon.
Condemned the state government’s policy to merge/club primary and model schools because it would lead to the closing down of many schools.
State general secretary Sukhjinder Singh Sathiala, vice president Paramjit Singh Duggal, vice president Harvinder Barnala, Kuljit Singh Fatehgarh Sahib, Ravinder Jalandhar and Chander Shekhar among other front leaders were present on the occasion.
Dharmendra Joshi
Punjab Health and Family Welfare Secretary Vini Mahajan stated this in reply to a question regarding the non-availability of uninterrupted government health services at the doorstep of the poor, as doctors appointed in slum dispensaries were given additional work of night duty at the Civil Hospital in Jalandhar.
Talking to The Tribune today, Vini said, “The Punjab health department is in favour of the optimum utilisation of available MBBS and specialist doctors for providing quality medical facilities to residents. That is why we decided that no specialist doctor will be given night duty. Actually, we want to keep them 24x7 available for only those patients who require their immediate speciality expertise for treatment.”
To a query regarding deputing 17 specialist doctors in place of posts of as many MBBS doctors at Civil Hospital in Jalandhar and demand of dispensary doctors to shift these specialist doctors and get MBBS doctors, the Health Secretary further stated, “The 400-bedded district Civil Hospital in Jalandhar is witnessing a heavy load of patients nowadays. So there is no need to shift specialist doctors, as our aim is to ensure their availability round the clock by deputing them in two shifts at district Civil Hospital in Jalandhar. That is why there is more than one doctor in some specialities.”
Vini further stated, “Even the residents residing near slum area dispensaries also come to Civil Hospital for treatment. Moreover, it is only a temporary problem as we are hopeful of getting some MBBS doctors soon under the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) programme initiated this year itself.”
The shortage of MBBS doctors in urban areas would be lessened in urban areas by getting more manpower in urban dispensaries as expected under the NUHM, she added.
Earlier dispensary doctors held a meeting at the Civil Surgeon’s office on Friday against giving them additional night duty work at Civil Hospital and they also submitted a memorandum to Civil Surgeon Dr RL Bassan and Medical Superintendent Dr JS Cheema on that day in this regard.
One of the doctors posted at one such dispensary, Dr Harish Bhardwaj, who is also district president of the PCMS Association, said they would soon bring the entire matter to the notice of Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jayani and Health Secretary Vini Mahajan for withdrawing the order of entrusting additional work of night duty to them.
The Tribune also carried a detailed story on Sunday whereby it highlighted the problem of over seven lakh poor persons of various slum areas who have been deprived of uninterrupted government health services at their doorstep by entrusting additional work of night duty to 25 dispensary doctors.
Family of the victim cries foul; police, hospital officials say medical reports to bring out truth in the matter
Rachna Khaira
Her post-mortem was conducted by a team of the specially constituted board of the Civil Hospital. She had developed serious complications while undergoing a septum removal surgery at Vardaan Hospital, after which she was taken to Johal Hospital for advanced treatment. The family has alleged that it was only informed about conducting a hysteroscopy (a process to examine the uterus) and not about the surgery. The family has also alleged that the surgery was performed by a non-qualified doctor.
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) had constituted two different medical boards at the Civil Hospital to conduct thorough investigation into the case.
"One board had conducted the post-mortem and the other is investigating the matter. This board had also examined Rashi once she was alive. We would be able to actually find the real cause of her death once we get the reports from these boards," said Dr RL Bassan, Civil Surgeon, Jalandhar.
The police has also started its investigation into the case, but it is also waiting for the board reports before making any formal arrests. "Since it is a case related to medical negligence, we have to take expert opinion into the matter. The CMO has constituted a medical board to conduct the post-mortem of Rashi Sharma which will submit its report within a day or two. Only after receiving the report, we will take the necessary action," said Manpreet Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Punjab.
Rashi was brought to Johal Hospital on Wednesday. "She was brought here with acute renal failure (kidneys damaged). Her blood pressure was also very low. We managed to raise her BP through medication to conduct dialysis on her. Her condition got better for a while after the dialysis, but then she died early morning following a sudden cardiac arrest," said Amit Jeed, medical superintendent, Johal Hospital. He also informed that a revival process was also conducted on her with the DC shock therapy, but she didn't respond to that treatment as well.
Rashi's family also alleged that Dr Vareesh kumar, managing director of Vardaan Hospital, had treated Rashi without the necessary qualification. "Most of the time he used to attend and conduct scans of Rashi. We recently came to know that he does not even have an MBBS degree. For some PhD degree, he is using the prefix doctor before his name. Also, he told us that an experienced doctor from Fortis, Dr Anuradha Daver, would conduct the hysteroscopy of Rashi, whereas one of their own doctors Naveen was seen doing the surgery in the CD given to us by Vardaan Hospital," said Amit Sharma, husband of Rashi.
He also alleged that to earn a quick buck, Vardaan Hospital had manipulated some surgery, as the septum was already removed by a renowned doctor a few years back. "We showed him the papers related to the septum removal surgery done by another doctor a few years back. He informed us that he would have a relook through hysteroscopy but the surgery itself was performed without our consent," said Shashi Mohan Sharma, father-in-law of Rashi.
On the other hand, Dr Vareesh Kumar maintained that the case was not of negligence, but of a rarest of rare reaction of a common drug. "Rashi's family is confusing hysteroscopy with other surgery, whereas hysteroscopy is itself a surgery for which Rashi and her family was informed much in advance. Also, the surgery is performed by Dr Naveen, who is the chief surgeon of our hospital and is a well-qualified doctor, whereas Dr Anuradha is just her assistant. Truth will come out after the reports by the two boards would come out," said Dr Vareesh Kumar, managing director, Vardaan Hospital.
Meanwhile, Dr Anuradha Daver has accepted that the septum removal surgery was performed on Rashi in which her condition deteriorated. She had a thick septum in her uterus, for which a surgery was done in July, but some part of it was left over for which she was operated on Wednesday in which she developed certain complications, said Dr Daver.
Rashi was cremated at the Hadiabad crematorium in Phagwara on Sunday. With this, a woman 's heart-rending journey to have a baby came to an end.
Rabbi Night was held at the Sardarni Manjit Kaur Auditorium of CT Group of Institutions, Shahpur, today evening. Rabbi Shergill, who is well-known for his debut album Rabbi and the chart-topper song of 2005, Bullah Ki Jaana ("I know not who I am!") performed on the occasion. He performed on songs like Bulla Ki Jaane Mein Kaun, Avengi Ja Nahin, Jugni, Pagri Sambhal Jatta, Karachi Valie, Ek Geet Hijar Da among others. The audience comprising of students from outside Punjab, who despite not knowing Punjabi, were seen enjoying the Punjabi songs. S Charanjit Singh Channi, Chairman, CT Group honoured Rabbi.
BD Arya Girls College Jalandhar Cantt, 'Association of Social Health in India' and 'All India Women's Conference' organised a special function on the college campus. Ms Mary Macleod (Member Parliament UK, Parliamentary Private Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport ), (Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister for Women and Equalities) was the chief guest on the occasion. Principal Dr Sarita Verma welcomed the chief guest. Students of Dance Deptt presented a special classical dance item to welcome the guest.The function was presided over by S Tejinderbir Singh ( Civil Judge Senior Division- cum- Secretary District Legal Services Authority). Mrs Parminder Beri discussed the problems of Indian students who are trying to get higher education in England.The representatives from various organisations like 'The Awakening', 'Chanan' 'Basant Charitable Society' 'PEHL', 'Citizen Welfare Council, Jalandhar', 'Jalandhar Welfare Society' , 'National Martyr Forum' , 'Child Welfare Council, Jalandhar' were also present on the occasion .
Nirmaan School observed ‘ World Teachers Day’ on its campus by Inaugurating Nirmaan Sports Wing for the school children. Prof Lakhbir Singh while speaking on the subject said the sports are an integral part of holistic education. Nirmaan will retain its students for one more hour in the school for sports activities. The school will start minor sports and indoor games. Harvinder Kaur, principal, Nirmaan School, Srita Sharma, Manju Gupta, Monike Pahwa,were among others presenton the occasion.
Students of DPS, Jalandhar participated in the Punjab State Women Festival (Lawn Tennis) held at Bhatinda from October 3 to 5 . The student of Delhi Public School, Jalandhar, Gurneek Bhandal of class X represented the city in district Jalandhar lawn tennis team. There were four girls from all the reputed schools of Jalandhar in the team with Gurneek Bhandal of DPS, Jalandhar, as the captain. The team stood second in the state.
A delegation headed by district president of the union Pawan Sharma, vice-president Sushil Kumar Nekiti met the leader.
The delegation was also joined by computer teachers who came from different schools.To address the problems faced by computer teachers, Gurpartap Singh Wadala assured teachers that the issue will be raised with the concerned department.
A demand letter was also handed over to CPS Pawan Kumar Tinu in this regard on Saturday by the union.
The present series started by computer teachers has been in support of their long-pending demand for regularisation which slipped out of their hands even as it had been granted by the government.
While a notification was issued,the Education Department hasn’t implemented it. Two years after the issuance of the notification, the government kept silent on the issues of promotions, annual pay scales, similar treatment to vocational teachers, medical reimbursement, seniority CPF, citing the ‘policy being under consideration’.
Since assurances by the CM, Deputy CM among others, the leaders have failed to ensure regularisation for the teachers despite a long wait. They are now resorting to the present series of meetings.
ON CLOUD NINE: Players of MGN Public School Jalandhar with Bishan Singh Bedi after winning the Bhai Gobind Singh Pasricha Memorial 14th Inter-School Cricket Tournament in Jalandhar on Sunday. photo: Sarabjit Singh
Chasing a target of 160 runs, KVM, Ludhiana, managed to score 109 runs and got all out in 19.5 overs. Ravjot and Arjun of MGN School were declared joint ‘Man of the Match’. MGN School won the prize of Rs 31,000 along with Bhai Gobind Singh Pasricha Memorial Inter- School Cricket Tournament Trophy. Kundan Vidya Mandir School won cash prize of Rs 21,000 and the runners-up trophy. Jaskaran Singh from KVM was declared the best batsman of the tournament. The prize for the best bowler of the tournament went to Gagandeep Singh of MGN School. Former Indian team skipper and legendry cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi gave away the prizes to the winning and runners-up teams. Folk dance performance marked the closing ceremony of the tournament. Band performance by MGN students left the audience spellbound.
A team of doctors examined 100 girls and 60 were detected anaemic. Moreover, the School Health Programme launched by the Health Department has also come under a scanner with the detection of 60 per cent of the girls of an educational institution anaemic by the experts.
Under this programme, the Health Department had launched a campaign to distribute folic acid and iron pills among the school students (girls) across the state to eradicate anaemia from the girls.
Civil Surgeon, Kapurthala, Balbir Singh, denied to have received such report. He, however, claimed that the club has not sought permission for any such camp and the department was not aware of the competence of the doctors who detected the anaemic girls.
“I will inquire into the matter, tomorrow,” claimed the Civil Sugeon.
Jaswinder Singh, SMO, Phagwara, was the chief guest at the camp.He also addressed the gathering, a press note issued by the club president Lion Surinder Mittal said.
Addressing the gathering senior Akali leader and Sports Secretary to the Punjab government, Pavan Tinnu, said Sant Baba Bhag Singh institution has provided a lot of education and sports facilities for people.
He said the Punjab government has decided to give university status to Sant Baba Bhag Singh Institution. He said the government had received information through its own sources that SBBEC has enough facilities needed to get recognition as a university.
He further said sports are an essential part of education and student life. We have to promote the sports for healthy younger generation.
Sant Baba Malkit Singh presided over the inauguration ceremony. Director General and Director of the Sant Baba Bhag Singh Institution HS Sagar and Lt Gen (retd) JS Dhillon were present on the occasion.
Police officials at the inauguration of the Highway Patrol Centre in Phagwara on Saturday. Photo: Ashok Kaura
It was being speculated that the step was taken after the LeT allegedly posted a threatening letter to a priest a few days ago.
After inaugurating Highway Patrol Centre near Mehtan on National Highway in Phagwara, he said though few terrorists were nabbed by the Fatehgarh Sahib and Gurdaspur police recently, there is no security threat and terrorism could not be revived in the state now.
Earlier, he along with SSP Inderbir Singh and SP Gursewak Singh Brar inspected the Highway Patrol Centre and said it will be beneficial for the residents and help in maintaining normal traffic on the highway and the victims of any mishap.
Several plot holders applied for regularisation at the civic body and JDA offices, where special counters had been set up for the applicants despite Sunday being a holiday.
With October 7 being the last date for applying for the regularising of illegal colonies, the MC and JDA authorities decided to keep their offices open this weekend for the convenience of plot-holders and colonisers.
The police said the arrested snatchers were produced before the local Judicial Magistrate who sent them to police remand for two days.
The police has recovered a motorcycle and two sharp-edged weapons from them.
The accused have been identified as Manjinder Singh alias Sukha of Rurrki, Baljinder Kumar of Gobindpura, Harpreet alias Happy of Jagatpur Jattan village and Rajinder Kumar alias Happy of Bhanoki village.
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In depth Parent Interviews Identify Secrets of Success for Discharge from the NICU
Parents report five main areas of need during NICU discharge
Innovations in Pediatrics – Winter 2019
For families with a child in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), discharge day can be a mixed blessing. Although the immediate medical crisis may be over, parents are now responsible for their child’s care in a way they perhaps haven’t been before. Oftentimes, families don’t feel ready.
Anne Kim Mackow, MD, MPH
“There’s a big disconnect between when a patient is medically ready for discharge and when the family is actually ready for them to go home,” says Anne Kim Mackow, MD, MPH, a pediatric surgeon at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. “Oftentimes, the patient’s medical readiness for discharge doesn’t become clear until that last 48 hours. Efforts to help a family be ready really kick into high gear at that point, but it can feel like a big fire drill.”
To help improve the discharge process for NICU families, Dr. Kim and colleagues from other children’s hospitals nationwide did in-depth interviews with 16 parents who experienced NICU stays with 18 infants. Questions touched on how the NICU staff prepared the family for discharge, what worked well, what worked not as well and how comfortable the parent was before discharge to manage their child’s care at home.
Five main needs of parents emerged:
Communication: Parents expressed the need for clear, consistent and ongoing communication with their healthcare team, especially during and after provider-to-provider handoffs.
Parent role clarity: Parents said they wanted to be included in decisions about their child’s care and engaged in decision-making, but they often struggled to find a way to be involved.
Emotional support: Parents asked for more emotional support and more reminders and encouragement from staff to use the resources available to them to help them manage stress.
Knowledge and training: Parents asked for more training in how to handle unexpected events once their child was home, not just the basics of everyday care.
Financial resources: Parents said they needed more financial support for the strain caused by the NICU hospitalization, especially identification of resources before discharge.
Based on these parent interviews, the research team has compiled a series of practical recommendations for clinicians to use in daily practice to help parents feel prepared and confident for the transition home from the NICU. These are published in the Journal of Pediatrics.
Highlights of NICU Discharge Recommendations for Clinicians:
Help families find a pediatrician who is experienced and capable in taking care of medically complex patients.
Empower parents to problem-solve – they will know their babies and routines better than their providers at times.
Connect families with a community of parents whose children might have similar needs.
Create opportunities for parents to have “dress rehearsals” for being home, so they can get used to not relying on monitors.
Define an emergency/troubleshooting plan to help families and caregivers know what to do when faced with issues and complications common to their child’s condition.
Evaluate parental financial needs early in the NICU stay.
Dr. Kim says she hopes this project will cause clinicians to make changes in how they support and communicate with NICU families – as it has for her.
“This work has changed how I talk to families.”
– Anne Kim Mackow, MD
“This work has changed how I talk to families,” she says. “It uncovered a lot of interesting perspectives. What do they really want to know for when they go home? What are things that they should look for? That’s a normal question that families ask, but it helps to put it into perspective. It’s important to set those expectations before the family leaves so they know which things are a big deal and which are not. It helps the family feel at ease when they go home and have a sense of what they should do.”
For more information about this project, please email Peds.Innovations@UHhospitals.org.
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Hatch Battening
A half-dozen years ago, I began making the journey back to my photographic roots: black & white. For many photographers in the current digital age, “black & white” has become little more than a special effect, created after-the-fact through controlled desaturation of a color image. This process of selectively filtering certain colors to either accentuate or diminish luminosity variance is identical to what we did with film. The difference is that, with film, the color filtration occurs before the image is shot — meaning the photographer must possess the ability to pre-visualize the effect, and that the effect is permanent once the film is exposed. With digital, the filtering occurs after the image is shot — meaning the photographer can see exactly how a filter modifies the final image, and is free to alter it as often as necessary to achieve the desired effect.
Most photographers believe this to be ample justification for using color digital cameras whenever black & white is the intended output. Sadly — and although life would be so much easier if I were — I’m not most photographers. There are, in fact, many reasons to shoot “in” black & white, rather than simply converting from color. Besides the somewhat intangible benefit of discipline, which comes from the psychological knowledge that true B&W won’t give one the luxury of fixing the contrast later, there are perceptible benefits as well. My most common argument is that digital color cameras struggle with high contrast scenes, and (to my eyes) produce a far less pleasing tonality. No matter how much post-process color-channel mixing I do, I can never get the black & white tonality of my digital images to match the aesthetic appeal of my film images. It’s not that digital black & white images necessarily look worse — they just look different.
Which brings me back to where this article began — a half-dozen years ago. Back in those halcyon digital days, I was painfully aware (in spite of the obvious advantages of post-filtering images) that I wasn’t completely happy with the look of digital black & white photos. I identified this as a two-pronged issue: First, film has a non-linear response to light that creates a wonderful rolloff in highlight and shadow regions — regions that tend to either clip, posterize, or simply degrade into noise with digital. Second, properly exposed film displays a seemingly bottomless pool of grey tones — tones that appear somehow coarser and more dithered in their digital cousins.
Based on these observations, I soon surmised that what I wanted was a monochromatic sensor that recorded light in a non-linear manner, and thus mimicked the response curve of film. Of course, I had absolutely no idea if this was technically feasible, so around 2006 I began to read everything I could find on the technology behind digital cameras. That’s when I first realized that most digital cameras already contained monochromatic sensors, and that the color information they recorded was actually a software interpolation derived algorithmically from a color filter array placed in front of that monochromatic sensor. This, as most hardcore photographers now know, is the ubiquitous Bayer filter — a repeating array of green, red and blue filters, which create a mosaic that the processor inside the camera (or the computer’s Raw converter) interpolates into a color image.
From the moment I learned of this, I knew what I wanted — a camera with the Bayer filter removed. Granted, such a device would still fall short of my own personal utopia (a digital camera with a sensor that had the luminosity response of film). But by removing the color filter array and the subsequent image interpolation requirements, the camera would likely produce photos with greater dynamic range and an increased potential for richer grey tonality. As an added bonus, the lack of color interpolation would theoretically create even greater resolution (which was already one of the fundamental advantages of digital photography — at least when compared with 35mm film).
The production of such a camera seemed, to me, to be a “no brainer.” And when I expressed this opinion to a smattering of fellow photographers, they readily agreed that it was indeed a “no brainer,” but that I was the one with no brain. “Just learn to use Photoshop,” they said (unaware that I’d been a skilled Photoshop user since 1991). “Absolutely no advantage to such a camera,” said others (uninterested in my theoretical musings). “Prohibitively expensive to manufacture a monochromatic sensor,” claimed still more (who failed to realize that the sensors were already monochrome). I soon found a smattering of like-minded photographers posting similar desires on internet forums. They too were quickly dismissed by a collective flurry of taunts, bullying, snark and name-calling usually reserved for UFOlogists, Elvis impersonators and Uwe Boll fans. I realized that mine was a futile wish — unlikely to ever be granted.
So I did the next best thing — I started shooting film again. This two-hatted technique liberated me. If I desired ease-of-use, high-resolution and complete post-capture control of the contrast relationships within an image, I’d shoot digital. If my photographic desires leaned toward tonality, extended dynamic range and a certain ‘richness’ in the greys, I’d go with film. I had the best of both worlds, and I nearly forgot about my once passionate desire for a black & white digital camera.
Flash forward to May 10, 2012. That’s the day Leica announced their new M-Monochrom camera — essentially a re-engineered version of the Leica M9 with the Bayer filter removed. Not only is this the technological manifestation of my earlier dream, but it’s even packaged within the body of my all-time favorite digital camera — the Leica M9. I know serendipity when I see it, so I knew nothing would prevent me from obtaining this camera. Then I saw the price. Ouch. Funding the new M-Monochrom would require that I sell a significant portion of my current photography equipment. Is it worth it? I don’t know. Leica has yet to release the camera, and what few prototypes exist are held very tightly to Leica’s collective chest. Since May 10th, I’ve made several requests to Leica for a review sample. OK, it’s really several hundred requests — I’m hoping that if I annoy them enough, they’ll just mail me the darn thing so I’ll shut up.
On one hand, I can’t wait to get my hands on this camera. On the other, I’m dreading it. What if I love it? What if it really is the camera I’ve been wanting for 6 years? What will I have to sacrifice in order to get it?
To protect myself from these fears, I’m using the weeks prior to the camera’s August release date to “batten the hatches.” Specifically, I’m in the process of doing everything I can to persuade myself I don’t need this camera. I’ve been trying to shoot photos with the M9 that I don’t think would look as good (or at least the same) with the M-Monochrom — hoping to convince myself that post-capture black & white conversion is “better.” Similarly, I’ve been shooting photos with all manner of film cameras, using all types of film, which I’m developing in all sorts of chemicals — just to remind myself that the M-Monochrom will not, in any way, achieve the same sort of response curve as these shots. And just to give myself some breathing room, I’m making sure to take a lot of jumpy, scale-focused street shots — my “bread and butter” photos — which by their very nature are likely incapable of capitalizing on the obvious resolution advantages that the M-Monochrom is sure to exhibit.
In short, my goal for the next two months is to take photos that shouldn’t look any better if I’d used an M-Monochrom instead of my existing equipment — thus saving myself the anxiety of Craigslist, and the endless stream of nitwits trying to lowball me on price, or failing to show up at the appointed time.
But there’s another angle that has me on guard. In theory, the M-Monochrom should depict images with a look uniquely distinct from either film or color-converted digital. I’ve long maintained there’s no reason one camera technology needs to supplant another — that film and digital give different results, and thus can and should coexist happily. As photographers, we should seek to expand our visual vocabularies, not limit them. So what happens if the M-Monochrom renders an alternate tonality every bit as viable and useful as both film and color digital, yet completely and pleasingly different? Then what? Will I be shooting three formats soon?
So it’s all-hands-on-deck in the great ULTRAsomething hatch battening exercise. Will my efforts prove successful? Or will I succumb to the temptation to finally own the digital camera I once only fantasized would ever exist? There’s only one way to be certain… I need to shoot with an M-Monochrom for a couple of weeks. So, Leica, consider this my several-hundredth-and-one request. I’m waiting patiently for its delivery and to learn, once and for all, if all us crackpots who cried out for a Bayer-less camera were actually sane all along?
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ABOUT THESE PHOTOS: “Bottom’s Up” was shot with a Leica M2 and a 21mm Elmarit-M using ADOX CHS 50 Art film, developed 1:100 in Rodinal. “Photography’s Other Half” was also shot with a Leica M2 on ADOX CHS 50 Art film and developed 1:100 in Rodinal except, in this case, a v4 35mm Summicron-M lens was used. “Corridor, Portland OR” and “Waiting for the M-Monochrom” were both shot with a Leica M9 digital, using a 28mm Summicron-M lens. “Tornado Potato” was shot with a Leica M9 and a Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton lens.
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Quavo trashes Trump's Clemson fast food feast, offers to show how it's 'supposed to be'
Even though he's a Georgia fan, Migos rapper Quavo invited the Clemson football team to visit "ANYTIME" to see how "champs are supposed to be treated."
Quavo trashes Trump's Clemson fast food feast, offers to show how it's 'supposed to be' Even though he's a Georgia fan, Migos rapper Quavo invited the Clemson football team to visit "ANYTIME" to see how "champs are supposed to be treated." Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/01/16/quavo-clemson-trump-white-house-twitter-fast-food/2590975002/
Erin Jensen, USA TODAY Published 8:04 a.m. ET Jan. 16, 2019 | Updated 9:20 a.m. ET Jan. 16, 2019
In honor of winning the 2018 college football championship, the Clemson Tigers were treated to a fast food catered White House visit by President Donald Trump on Jan. 14. USA TODAY
Hold the boujee: Rapper Quavo thinks President Trump serving national champs Clemson Tigers fast food is just bad.
On Tuesday, the Migos member tweeted an offer to throw the team a proper party.
"I WANNA SHOW CLEMSON TIGERS AND POTUS HOW CHAMPS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TREATED," the "Walk It Talk It" artist tweeted.
Despite being a Georgia fan, Quavo invited the Clemson team to visit the headquarters for his Quality Control label "ANYTIME." He also gave a shout-out to their coach, Dabo Swinney.
With the White House catering staff furloughed, the commander-in-chief dug into his own pocket to offer his guests a spread from McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's.
I WANNA SHOW CLEMSON TIGERS AND POTUS HOW CHAMPS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TREATED
YALL WELCOME TO COME BY THE QC HEADQUARTERS ANYTIME
Dabbin DABO STILL #GODAWGS
The Stir Fry Way!
— QuavoYRN (@QuavoStuntin) January 15, 2019
"I had a choice," Trump said. "Do we have no food for you? ... Or do we give you some little quick salads that the First Lady will make, along with the Second Lady — they'll make some salads.
"(No), I said, you guys aren't into salads."
Rapper Quavo of Migos at the American Music Awards on Oct. 9, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)
Trump later claimed that he had been right. On Tuesday morning, the president tweeted that "within one hour" more than 1,000 burgers were "all gone."
Quavo is not alone in his criticism of the president. Retired NFL running back and former USC star Reggie Bush called the White House's spread "a huge slap in the face."
Contributing: Tom Schad
Christine Brennan:Fast food shouldn't be why we're discussing Clemson's visit to Trump's White House
Reggie Bush:Trump's Clemson fast food fête a 'huge slap in the face'
More: Jillian Michaels doubles down on keto diet attack after Al Roker, Andy Cohen diss
Best celebrity photos of January 2019: Celine Dion, Chris Pine, Jane Fon...
Celebrities didn't have much time to recover from the holidays before launching into a busy January. Check back all month long to see your favorite stars at award shows, red carpets and performances. First up: Duchess Kate waves to well-wishers after visiting a charity in London on Jan. 22. Alastair Grant, AP
Jerry Seinfeld attends the opening night of "Red State Blue State" in New York City. on Jan. 22. Bryan Bedder, Getty Images for Audible
Celine Dion attends the Vaulthier show during Paris Spring/Summer 2019 Haute Couture Fashion Week. Francois Mori, AP
Pharrell Williams poses before Chanel's Haute Couture Fashion Week show, the first in recent memory to go on without designer Karl Lagerfeld. Julien M. Hekimian, Getty Images for Chanel
Kristen Stewart strikes a pose before the Chanel show. Julien M. Hekimian, Getty Images for Chanel
Oscar winner Tilda Swinton took in the Chanel show, too. Julien M. Hekimian, Getty Images for Chanel
Like Swinton, "Sierra Burgess is a Loser" actress Kristine Froseth also sported a cap at the Chanel show. Julien M. Hekimian, Getty Images for Chanel
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" star Danny DeVito waves to cameras at London's National Television Awards on Jan. 22. Joe Maher, WireImage
"Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins and star Chris Pine attend the New York premiere of their latest collaboration, the TNT miniseries "I Am the Night" on Jan. 22. Mike Coppola, Getty Images for TNT
Ava Duvernay, the director of Netflix's upcoming "Central Park Five" miniseries, speaks at the third annual National Day of Racial Healing in Los Angeles on Jan. 22. Emma McIntyre, Getty Images
"Orange Is the New Black" star Laverne Cox poses at the National Day of Racial Healing" event. Emma McIntyre, Getty Images
Storm Reid, who starred in DuVernay's "A Wrinkle In Time," poses before heading inside. Emma McIntyre, Getty Images
The event was also attended by Angela Robinson, Judd Apatow and Eva Longoria. Emma McIntyre, Getty Images
Actress Kate Beckinsale arrives on the red carpet for the Producers Guild Awards on Jan. 19. Jon Kopaloff, FilmMagic
Jane Fonda shows off her Stanley Kramer Award from the PGA. The award is meant to recognize producers who raise public awareness of important social issues. Jordan Strauss, Invision for Producers Guild of America
Days after attending the PGA Awards, "Roma" star Yalitza Aparicio earned her first Oscar nomination. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin, FilmMagic
Oscar winner Mahershala Ali sits courtside at an L.A. Lakers game on Jan. 21. The next day, Ali received his second nomination, this time a supporting-actor nod for "Green Book." Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP
Jesse McCartney performs onstage in New York on Jan. 21. Theo Wargo, Getty Images
John Cho speaks at a screening of "Searching" sponsored by the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Amanda Edwards, Getty Images
Glenn Close and Lady Gaga pose together after tying for Best Actress at the Critics' Choice Awards. JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION/AP
Awkwafina and Jameela Jamil present at the Critics' Choice Awards. Chris Pizzello, Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
As do "Good Place" co-stars Kristen Bell and Ted Danson. Matt Winkelmeyer, Getty Images
Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson goof off on the red (er, blue) carpet. Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
Timothee Chalamet and Elsie Fisher pose together. Araya Diaz, Getty Images for #SeeHer
Patti LaBelle performs at the "Aretha! A Grammy Celebration For The Queen Of Soul" event at the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 13 in Los Angeles. Richard Shotwell, Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Celine Dion also performs. The special is set to air March 10. Richard Shotwell, Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Duchess Kate helps make pizza while visiting a community garden in London. WPA Pool, Getty Images
Gwyneth Paltrow signs copies of her new book, "The Clean Plate," Jan. 14 in Los Angeles. Jon Kopaloff, Getty Images
Elsewhere in the city, Don Cheadle and Regina Hall hug at the premiere of Showtime's "Black Monday." Kevin Winter, Getty Images
Jamie Foxx attends a charity softball game to benefit "California Strong" at Pepperdine University on January 13, 2019 in Malibu. Rich Polk/Getty Images for California Strong
Brad Paisley also attends. Rich Polk/Getty Images for California Strong
As does Rainn Wilson. Rich Polk/Getty Images for California Strong
Sarah Paulson and James McAvoy laugh on the red carpet for "Glass" in London on Jan. 9. Mike Marsland, Mike Marsland/WireImage
Bruce Willis also attends. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Buena Vista International
And Samuel L. Jackson takes a couple photos on his phone (which perfectly matches the rest of his outfit). Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Buena Vista International
Meek Mill and Future sit together at a screening in Los Angeles for Future's documentary, "The Wizrd." Jerritt Clark, Getty Images for Future
Bailee Madison and Peyton List pose together at an after party for the premiere of "Anthem of a Teenage Prophet" on Jan. 10. Gregg DeGuire, Getty Images
Elsewhere in Los Angeles, Mahershala Ali talks to reporters at the premiere of "True Detective" season 3. Kevin Winter, Getty Images
Matthew McConaughey poses for photographers. Chris Pizzello, Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Mark-Paul Gosselaar attends a premiere for "The Passage" in Santa Monica, Calif. Presley Ann, Getty Images
And Lucy Hale attends yet another Hollywood premiere that night: this one, for "The Unicorn." Emma McIntyre, Getty Images
"Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" actor Will Poulter attends the BAFTA Film Awards nomination announcement Jan. 9 in London. John Phillips, Getty Images
Tracee Ellis Ross attends a screening for "If Beale Street Could Talk" a day earlier. Rachel Luna, Getty Images
Lady Gaga gets some help with the train of her dress at the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala on Jan. 8. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for National Board of Review
Later on, she chats with the cast of "Crazy Rich Asians," including Constance Wu (left) and Michelle Yeoh (right). Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for National Board of Review
Regina King accepts the best supporting actress award for her role in "If Beale Street Could Talk." Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for National Board of Review
Bradley Cooper hugs Steven Spielberg, who presented Cooper with the best director award for "A Star is Born." Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for National Board of Review
"Eighth Grade" star Elsie Fisher and director Bo Burnham pose together at the NBR Awards. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for National Board of Review
Prince William arrives for an appearance at the Royal London Hospital via London Air Ambulance. WPA Pool, Getty Images
"Good Trouble" stars Cierra Ramirez (left) and Maia Mitchell (right) pose with "To All The Boys I've Loved before" actor Noah Centineo... Matt Winkelmeyer, Getty Images
...and things got a little meta on the red carpet after Centineo pointed a camera back at photographers. Matt Winkelmeyer, Getty Images
Lindsay Lohan poses at the premiere of her MTV show "Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club" on Jan. 7. Cindy Ord, Getty Images for MTV
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski are #CoupleGoals on the Golden Globes red carpet Jan. 6. Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY
Terry Crews strikes his signature red carpet pose. Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY NETWORK
Onstage, Globes host and "Killing Eve" star Sandra Oh accepts her award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Drama. She became the first woman of Asian descent in 39 years to win the category and the first ever woman of Asian descent to win more than one Golden Globe. Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
"This is Us" co-stars Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz and Sterling K. Brown later spoke onstage. Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph spoof the infamous Emmy Awards onstage engagement with a fake proposal of their own. Paul Drinkwater, AP
"Wakanda Forever" continues onstage with "Black Panther" co-stars Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o and Michael B. Jordan. Paul Drinkwater, AP
Backstage, Lady Gaga poses with her Golden Globe for best original song. Steve Granitz, WireImage
Darren Criss poses with his trophy and makes the entire room very nervous. Rachel Murray, Getty Images for Hulu
After the broadcast, co-hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh change outfits and get ready to party. Rich Polk/Getty Images for Tequila Don Julio 1942
Tiffany Haddish and Pete Davidson goof off at HBO's after party. Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic for HBO
At Netflix's after party, Idris Elba photobombs fiance Sabrina Dhowre and daughter Isan Elba... Tommaso Boddi, Getty Images for Netflix
...and Alison Brie tears it up on the dance floor. Charley Gallay, Getty Images for Netflix
Lakieth Stanfield is wiped out after a long night. Rich Fury, Getty Images
A few days earlier, Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg roll out the red carpet – literally – ahead of the Golden Globes. Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images
Meanwhile at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Bradley Cooper signed autographs... Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Festival
... and Rami Malek took a selfie with a fan. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Festival
Also at the event, Regina King and Barry Jenkins were spotted hugging before a screening of "If Beale Street Could Talk" on Jan. 3. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Festival
Meanwhile, Emma Stone presented co-star Olivia Colman with the Desert Palm Achievement Award for "The Favourite." Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
And Emily Blunt accepted the Ensemble Performance Award for "Mary Poppins Returns," along with her young co-stars, Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson and Nathanael Saleh. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Festival
Mahershala Ali and Timothée Chalamet pose together at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Festival
Melissa McCarthy waves to photographers on the red carpet in Palm Springs. Jon Kopaloff, Getty Images
Emma Stone flawlessly mixes-and-matches patterns. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Festival
And Linda Cardellini shows off a butterfly-inspired look. Steve Granitz, WireImage
Later on, Cardellini shook hands with Jim Carrey... Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Festival
Carrey jogs onstage to present an award in Palm Springs. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Meanwhile in West Hollywood, "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" co-stars Janel Parrish and Lana Condor attend a premiere for SYFY's "Deadly Class." Amanda Edwards, Getty Images
Across the pond, Will.i.am and Jennifer Hudson pose together at the launch for the latest season of "The Voice UK." Karwai Tang, WireImage
Chaka Khan rang in the New Year as the Grand Marshal of the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1. Michael Owen Baker, AP
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Ty Nant is a wonderful Wales holiday cottage that has been lovingly renovated and refurbished to provide well-equipped, high quality traditional accommodation that also offers all modern fixtures and fittings.This stone built detached farmhouse is situated on a 150 acre working hill farm with stunning views of the Conwy Valley, 3.5 miles from Betws-Y-Coed. The accommodation includes three bedrooms, one of which has a four-poster bed; fitted kitchen with a dining area, and sitting room with an open fire in an inglenook fireplace. Ty Nant is a farm cottage base with great facilities and comfortable accommodation that is in just the right place for exploring Conwy and Caernarfon castles; the Welsh Mountain Zoo; Victorian Llandudno, and Snowdonia.
Amenities: Oil central heating with open fire in sitting room. Electric oven, ceramic hob, microwave, fridge, freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, 32" flat screen TV with Freeview, DVD, additional combi TV/DVD. WiFi. Pool table in outside building. All fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen, towels, bathrobes and slippers inc. in rent. Cot, highchair, stairgate and folding bed provided. Off road parking for 3 cars. Bike storage available. Enclosed rear patio garden with furniture and BBQ. Home-made baking and free range eggs available to purchase from owner. Two dogs welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shops and bike hire 3.5 miles, pub 1.5 miles. Note: This is a working livestock farm with sheep and cows; please keep dogs on lead. Note: The owner can provide a cool box, ice-packs and flask to use for picnics.
Region: Famous for its choirs, stunning mountain ranges and beautiful valleys, this wonderful country has something for everyone. From Snowdonia in North Wales to the Brecon Beacons and the Pembrokeshire Coast in the South.
Town: The outdoors lovers' haven of Betws-Y-Coed is surrounded by dense woodland and impressive mountains, and is known as the Gateway to Snowdonia. The River Conwy meets its three tributaries flowing from the west at Betws-Y-Coed, and North Wales' most popular inland resort offers cascading waterfalls, river pools and ancient bridges. The most magnificent of the waterfalls is Swallow Falls, found where the waters of the Llugwy River fling themselves into a dramatic chasm. The village is home to The Snowdonia National Park Visitor Centre, and also marks the start of the beautiful Conwy Valley which leads to the coast and the towns of Llandudno and Conwy. Betws-Y-Coed has a good choice of shops, pubs, eateries, a riverside golf course and the enjoyable Woodland High Rope Activity Centre.
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Trump Reverses Again, Calls Racist Rallygoers “Incredible Patriots”
Alison Durkee
Will Trump Bully Jerome Powell Into Blowing Up the Economy?
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Warren Report
Bill Plante, Revered White House Reporter, Signs Off
A great newsman reflects on what long-gone news icons might think today. (A version of this column originally appeared on Poynter.org.)
James Warren, Chief Media Writer, Poynter.org
By Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images.Getty Images
Scott Pelley of CBS News raised a toast to Bill Plante at a packed Mexican restaurant in Washington, D.C. last night after a video snapshot of a remarkable 52-year career.
He makes Anthony Bourdain look like a homebody. He’s been everywhere: Saigon, Moscow, Selma, Berlin, Phnom Penh, maybe hundreds of other places. Wars, murders, you name the genre, he was there, as a young buck, as a wizened veteran.
At 78, he’s covered five consecutive presidencies and worked with nearly a dozen different co-White House correspondents for CBS. Lesley Stahl joked that “he’s outlasted about 300 CBS News presidents…and Larry Tisch,” the late long-ago CBS Inc. CEO-billionaire whose tenure is not venerated. He anchored the network’s Sunday evening newscast for seven years.
And Pelley said aptly, “He’s integrity wrapped in talent wrapped in grace.” There were instant “Here, here’s!” when glasses were held high.
It was a multi-generational celebration of a resilient, indefatigable journalist who’s endured in a competitive TV hothouse with grit and collegiality while navigating revolutionary changes that displaced or slowed many of his generation. Throw in some personal and health ups and downs, too, and you’ve also got a tale of individual fortitude.
For economic reasons alone, there will be fewer journalists whose career paths span the length and geographical breadth of his. Youth and fiscal imperatives will be served in a fragmented marketplace where the credible and clickbait clash among consumers who might not differentiate between Breitbart and Bloomberg.
It was why, several hours earlier as we chatted, he mentioned just thumbing through a biography of CBS legend Edward R. Murrow, An American Original.
Plante wanted to check something that he’s repeated for years. Sure, enough, yup, it was there, on page 228 of Joseph Persico’s work.
“Murrow entered Buchenwald with Patton’s Third Army in April, 1945,” Plante recalled for me. “But he didn’t report on what he had seen for three days, because, he said, he needed time to ‘acquire detachment.’ I shudder to think what his reaction would be to today’s instant everything.”
A Chicago kid, Plante himself segued from the tail end of the Murrow era to the digital age and the collapse of broadcast’s once impregnable business model. So, if they’d returned from the grave, what might he tell Murrow, Eric Severeid, Walter Cronkite, Charles Collingwood, or others from a brilliant CBS past, about what they’ve missed?
“With the whole business, it’s the speed. It’s obviously gone from something we considered manageable, at two news cycles a day, to a never-ending news cycle and, with that, accuracy more and more difficult. Sometimes it’s as simple as no time to check.”
The old hands might be aghast at the internet “since they already worried about a lack of time for (quality) news in the late 1950s. The past half century hasn’t changed that much.”
The instantaneous communications means, too, no more waiting days, even weeks to get something published, be it print or video. You’re not taking time processing film, which “makes the editing process more difficult. Temptation to speed can override the necessity of thorough checking.”
Plante does not long for yesteryear or mythologize the past. He believes it’s better to have more information widely shared than less. He sees great work being done at his shop and elsewhere, including covering tales that much of the press forgets, like the war in Iraq.
Those CBS giants probably “could adapt. They were smart, educated guys who, given today’s circumstances, would react predictably to the scarcity of in-depth content. They would do their best to change the situation but be up against the same situation as others are up against, namely not a lot of time to ‘acquire detachment.’”
For sure. But if the creative vitality in that room last night can meld with Plante’s talent, integrity and grace, the onetime “Tiffany Network” will be in decent shape as Plante opens up lots of good Bourdeaux and toasts a helluva run.
Facebook data stumble
“Facebook Inc. said it has uncovered several more flawed measurements related to how consumers interact with content, raising more questions about the metrics marketers lean on to decide whether to buy ads on the social media network.” (The Wall Street Journal)
The power of fake news
“In the final three months of the U.S. presidential campaign, the top-performing fake election news stories on Facebook generated more engagement than the top stories from major news outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, NBC News, and others, a BuzzFeed News analysis has found.” (Buzzfeed)
“During these critical months of the campaign, 20 top-performing false election stories from hoax sites and hyperpartisan blogs generated 8,711,000 shares, reactions and comments on Facebook.”
Add this yesterday: “The President-elect’s supporters are threatening to boycott Pepsi over fabricated statements circulating on social media. Twitter users, many citing debunked news articles, claim PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi told Trump fans to ‘take their business elsewhere.’” It never happened. (CNN Money)
NRA unceasing
Rachel Maddow was right last night, wondering what will ever make the NRA happy. They endorsed Donald Trump and he won. They backed lots of Republican candidates and the GOP now controls Congress. You’d thinking they’d be breaking out the champagne. No.
Gloom and doom pervades its leader’s latest video outreach, Our Time Is Now. Wayne LaPierre rails against “more than 300 Obama appointed anti-gun judges,” warns of the “very real challenges members face” and urges the same resolve and sense of “urgency” the loyalists have always displayed. One assumes total sincerity.
It can’t possibly by a means of guarding against complacency when they’ve essentially just won the political Powerball.
Trump and the press “pool”
It’s a bit early to be getting dyspeptic, but 15 journalism groups are nervous that a new Trump administration will not pay sufficient heed to long-standing practices of having a so-called pool track his every move. He’s not let them on his plane in the past week and went out to dinner with no warning.
“We call on you to commit to a protective press pool from now until the final day of your presidency. We respectfully ask you to instill a spirit of openness and transparency in your administration in many ways but first and foremost via the press pool.” (Poynter)
There are more important issues of access than whether you can stand a block away when the president has a private dinner. On many of those matters, Obama has continued a White House trend of manipulation and obfuscation, including a mediocre record on Freedom of Information Act requests.
Vin Scully’s Medal of Freedom
The White House press secretary has much on his plate every day, including wrestling with reporters over stories and defending the boss at every step. And there’s melancholy now, given the election results.
But Press Secretary Josh Earnest did have a neat opportunity, especially as a baseball fan, to call legendary Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully to tell him he’ll receive the Medal of Freedom. (USA Today)
When the call with a clearly surprised and grateful Scully was over, Earnest put down the phone and said, “How cool is that?”
The morning babble
On CNN’s New Day it was all about the inescapably engrossing “Trump in Transition,” notably tightened rules on lobbyists in the administration and their ability to return to that world after serving in government. There was quick use of campaign video where the Trump mantra of “draining the swamp” was spouted.
MSNBC’s Morning Joe was heavy on the transition, too, focusing on questions about the suitability (personality) of Michael Flynn, seemingly in line for a top national security job. And there was gabbing about Rudy Guiliani, with Mika Brzezinski wondering why he doesn’t shut up for a bit about the jobs he does or doesn’t want.
Fox & Friends beat up on New York Mayor Bill de Blasio for “taking shots at people with money” amid his meeting with Trump yesterday and security around Trump Tower that’s frustrated some, including shoppers at high-end retail establishments.
Oh, if you wanted relief from the echo chamber of transition talk, there was the liberation (not really) of CNBC’s Squawk Box setting up Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen congressional testimony this morning. It made its cable news counterparts look like a joint Kanye West-Beyonce concert — unless you crave for breakfast chatter about equities and Cisco Systems earnings.
Give credit where it’s due
Politico reported this: “The Houston-based law firm Giuliani joined as a named partner in 2005 lobbied in Texas for Citgo, the U.S. subsidiary of the Venezuelan state oil company then controlled by President Hugo Chavez, The New York Times reported in 2007.” (Politico)
Now go to that New York Times story and you find this: “The Giuliani campaign declined to answer questions yesterday about the client but issued a brief statement after a report about the relationship was posted by Bloomberg News that said the firm was paid about $5,000 a month for the work in 2005 and 2006.” (The Times) The Huffington Post had also linked to the Bloomberg story even before The New York Times opus. (Huffington) So The Times and HuffPost gave credit where it was due. Not Politico. The original scoop was via then-Bloombergian Jonathan Salant.
The view from Berlin
David Maraniss, the great journalist-historian, was being interviewed in the Washington studios of Deutsche Welle by Brent Goff, an English-speaking anchor who’s in Berlin. On another TV, Megyn Kelly was hawking her own book on colleague Shepherd Smith’s show.
Goff asked two questions you wouldn’t get on American TV: Was Obama, who had just arrived in Berlin, passing the baton of leader of the free democratic world to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, not Trump? And was Obama in retrospect elected too early or by the wrong country? Would he have been more suited to run one in Europe?
“Interesting construction” on the first one, said Maraniss, who wondered if Merkel does inherit the mantle given the questions surrounding a Trump presidency.
On the latter, he said no, that Obama thought longterm and would likely see the Trump win as a major setback, yes, but also an historical blip with a raft of societal change he likes underway and inevitable.
Good for Tapper
“Disclosing a speaking event” is the refreshing announcement by CNN’s Jake Tapper. (Tumblr) “I rarely do private speaking events, but when I do I disclose them to the public. On Friday I will be speaking at an event hosted by the Sayfie Review in Florida.”
He discloses he’ll donate his fee to two charities: Horton’s Kids, which he describes as a community-based organization that serves 500 children, grades K through 12, living in an isolated neighborhood called Wellington Park in Washington. The other recipient is Homes For Our Troops, “a privately funded nonprofit organization that builds mortgage-free, specially adapted homes nationwide for severely injured Veterans Post-9/11, to enable them to rebuild their lives.”
Good for him. He’s in a Washington media elite where huge sums of money can be had on the speaking tour. The hypocrisy is rampant, with situational ethics rationalizing the taking huge sums of money, even speaking to groups on whose issues you’re supposed to report upon fairly.
And god forbid you broach the topic of similar disclosures by other journalists. Ask The New York Times about full public disclosure of the outside speaking fees of star columnists. The line there is that they report to the publisher, not the editor, and are paid for opinions — including deriding politicians for not fully disclosing their incomes.
It’s a distinction without a difference. After correctly beating up on Trump for a multitude of evasions, the paper could follow Tapper and disclose the gigs of their most influential journalists. And maybe we could see if there’s any connection to anything they write.
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OVIEDO, Fla. - A Sanford man is facing charges of attempted homicide after police said he ran a woman over in the parking lot of an Oviedo middle school.
Witnesses said 44-year-old Terrence Moore got into a physical altercation with the woman in the parking lot of Lawton Chiles Middle School before getting into his Jeep and attempting to run the woman and another man over.
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Police said Moore then attempted to run the woman, who is Moore's ex-girlfriend, over again before fleeing the scene.
Officers said security camera footage from the school clearly shows Moore driving the Jeep at the woman twice.
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"Yeah I was surprised, people thought I was dead," the victim said. "My daughter was inside, if my daughter walked out the door and saw me dead on the ground, who was going to answer to that?"
The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. Saturday while a dance competition was being held at the school.
Police said Moore is also facing charges of aggravated battery, criminal mischief, leaving the scene of a crash, and battery.
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Listen up children: Cheating on your homework or cribbing notes from another student is bad, but not as bad as sharing a music track with a friend, or otherwise depriving the content-industry of its well-earned profits.
That's one of the messages in a new-school curriculum being developed with the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America and the nation's top ISPs, in a pilot project to be tested in California elementary schools later this year.
A near-final draft of the curriculum, obtained by WIRED, shows that it comes in different flavors for every grade from kindergarten through sixth, to keep pace with your developing child's ability to understand that copying is theft, period.
"This thinly disguised corporate propaganda is inaccurate and inappropriate," says Mitch Stoltz, an intellectual property attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who reviewed the material at WIRED's request.
"It suggests, falsely, that ideas are property and that building on others' ideas always requires permission," Stoltz says. "The overriding message of this curriculum is that students' time should be consumed not in creating but in worrying about their impact on corporate profits."
The material was prepared by the California School Library Association and the Internet Keep Safe Coalition in conjunction with the Center For Copyright Infringement, whose board members include executives from the MPAA, RIAA, Verizon, Comcast and AT&T.
Each grade's material includes a short video, and comes with a worksheet for teachers to use that's packed with talking points to share with students.
In the sixth-grade version, (.pdf) teachers are asked to engage students with the question: "In school, if we copy a friend's answers on a test or homework assignment, what happens?"
The answer is, you can be suspended from school or flunk the test. The teachers are directed to tell their students that there are worse consequences if they commit a copyright violation.
"In the digital world, it's harder to see the effects of copying, even though the effects can be more serious," the teacher worksheet says.
The material is silent on the concept of fair use, a legal doctrine that allows for the reproduction of copyrighted works without the rights holder's permission. Instead, students are told that using works without permission is "stealing."
"Justin Bieber got started singing other people's songs, without permission, on YouTube. If he had been subjected to this curriculum, he would have been told that what he did was 'bad, 'stealing,' and could have landed him in jail," says Stoltz.
"We've got some editing to do," concedes Glen Warren, vice president of the California School Library Association, the non-profit that helped produce the material with the Internet Keep Safe Coalition and industry.
The Internet Keep Safe Coalition is a non-profit partnering with various governments and some of the nation's biggest corporate names like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Target, Xerox, HP and others.
Its president, Marsali Hancock, says fair use is not a part of the teaching material because K-6 graders don't have the ability to grasp it.
The curriculum, she said in a telephone interview, "is developmentally consistent with what children can learn at specific ages."
She said the group will later develop material for older kids that will discuss fair use.
A 45-second video for second graders, for example, shows a boy snapping pictures and deciding whether to sell, keep or share them.
"You're not old enough yet to be selling your pictures online, but pretty soon you will be," reads the accompanying text in the teacher's lesson plan. (.pdf) "And you'll appreciate if the rest of us respect your work by not copying it and doing whatever we want with it."
Hancock said the lessons were developed with "literacy experts," and that some of the wording and kinks may still need to be ironed out.
She said the material has not yet been approved by the Center For Copyright Information, the group that commissioned the curriculum.
The Center for Copyright Information is best known for working with the White House and rights holders to forge an internet monitoring program with some of the nation's biggest ISPs. That program provides for extrajudicial punishment of internet users who download copyrighted works without permission. Commenced earlier this year, the program's punishment for repeat violators includes temporary internet termination and throttling connection speeds.
Hancock said the center is expected to be briefed on the proposed curriculum – dubbed "Be a Creator" – perhaps as early as this week.
The center's executive director, Jill Lesser, told a House subcommittee Wednesday that she hoped the program would be integrated in "schools across the country."
She testified that it's best to attack piracy through youth education.
"Based on our research, we believe one of the most important audiences for our educational efforts is young people. As a result, we have developed a new copyright curriculum that is being piloted during this academic year in California," according to her testimony.
"The curriculum introduces concepts about creative content in innovative and age-appropriate ways. The curriculum is designed to help children understand that they can be both creators and consumers of artistic content, and that concepts of copyright protection are important in both cases," Lesser testified.
She said the CCI's board is expected to sign off on the program soon, although she cautioned that it currently is in "draft" form.
"We are just about to post those materials in the next week or two on our web site," Lesser said in a telephone interview.
Gigi Sohn, the president of Public Knowledge and an adviser to the CCI, declined to comment because she said she hasn't seen the curriculum.
Overall, the curriculum's message is anything but "sharing is caring."
"We all love to create new things—art, music, movies, paper creations, structures, even buildings! It's great to create – as long as we aren't stealing other people's work. We show respect for other artists and their work when we get permission before we use their work," according to the message to first graders. (.pdf) "This is an important part of copyright. Sharing can be exciting and helpful and nice. But taking something without asking is mean."
The fifth-grade lesson introduces the Creative Commons license, in which rights holders grant limited permission on re-use. But even in explaining the Creative Commons, the lesson says that it's illegal to make any copies of copyrighted works. That's a message that essentially says it's even unlawful to rip CDs to your iPod.
"If a song or movie is copyrighted, you can't copy it, download it, or use it in your own work without permission," according to the fifth-grade worksheet. (.pdf) "However, Creative Commons allows artists to tell users how and if their work can be used by others. For example, if a musician is okay with their music being downloaded for free – they will offer it on their website as a 'Free download.' An artist can also let you know how you can use their work by using a Creative Commons license."
Warren, of the library association, agreed that it's incorrect to tell students they can never use copyrighted works without permission, as the fifth-grade worksheet says. He said some of the package's language has been influenced by the rights holders on the Center for Copyright Information.
"We're moving along trying to get things a little closer to sanity," Warren said in a telephone interview. "That tone and language, that came from that side of the fence, so to speak."
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VA elementary school earns LEED Silver Certification for green infrastructure
T. Clay Wood Elementary School in Nokesville, Va., has earned LEED Silver Certification with the Green Building Certification Institute.
RICHMOND, VA, Feb. 14, 2013 -- T. Clay Wood Elementary School in Nokesville, Va., has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver Certification with the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) for its green infrastructure. Opening in 2011, the 104,000-square-foot school shares a site with the county's 11th high school -- Patriot High School.
Prince William County Public Schools (PWCPS) partnered with architects and engineers at Moseley Architects to tailor the two-story prototypical design originally created for Triangle Elementary School. Intended to educate 850 students, the world class facility features state-of-the-art classrooms to engage students and inspire creativity and critical thinking. In an effort to provide a safe, positive, and responsible learning environment, PWCPS emphasized the importance of LEED Silver certification early in the design process.
Jim McCalla, managing principal for the project and vice president with Moseley Architects reflected on the design process, "I believe we met our team's goal to create a functional and durable facility to meet increased student enrollments."
Notable strategies included using rain cisterns to capture stormwater runoff and use for irrigation, providing over 40 percent of vegetated open space to promote biodiversity and use for instructional and recreational purposes, and employing highly-reflective roof materials to reduce the heat island effect and promote a cooler building. The team's designers and engineers also worked with PWCPS to redesign the standard mechanical system in lieu of a more efficient system that is capable of exceeding previously established minimum standards. Additionally, over 75 percent of construction waste was diverted from landfills and a school-wide recycling program was implemented for staff and students.
About Moseley Architects
Moseley Architects is among the mid-Atlantic's most trusted public sector architects, offering exceptional design to educational clients. Over their 40-year history, the firm has earned a reputation for quality, reliability, and responsiveness. To date, Moseley Architects' clients include more 120 school districts. Office locations include Richmond, Fairfax, Virginia Beach, Harrisonburg, and Warrenton in Virginia and Raleigh and Charlotte in North Carolina.
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Cancer blood test trialed to prevent unnecessary chemo
Cancer patients could be spared unnecessary chemotherapy – and its side-effects – by a new blood test that is in clinical trials at more than 40 hospitals in Australia and New Zealand.
Clinician scientists Associate Professor Jeanne Tie (L)
and Associate Professor Sumi Ananda are leading trials
of a blood test to guide cancer treatment after surgery
The trials, led by Melbourne researchers, are investigating whether patients can be assessed after cancer surgery using a simple blood test to determine whether they need chemotherapy or not. Results from the same test could also help to scale the dose for the patients who do need chemotherapy, depending on their risk of cancer returning.
Currently many early stage cancer patients who have surgical treatment also receive chemotherapy as a precaution because there is no reliable way to know which patients will have their cancer return after surgery.
Avoiding unnecessary chemo
In many cases, patients are receiving unnecessary chemotherapy, said the trial lead, Associate Professor Jeanne Tie, who is a clinician scientist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and a medical oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Western Health.
“While chemotherapy is an essential, life-saving treatment, we don’t want patients receiving it if they don’t need it. We want to help these patients avoid serious and ongoing side-effects associated with chemotherapy,” she said.
The trial is examining whether tumour DNA can be used
as a marker of a patient's risk of cancer recurrence after
surgery.
Associate Professor Tie said the trials would test whether the ‘circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) test’ could reliably indicate to an oncologist whether or not a patient needed to start chemotherapy after their cancer had been surgically removed, to give the best chance of preventing recurrence.
“We would like to be able to tell some patients that they can safely avoid chemotherapy because their cancer is unlikely to recur. For patients who are at a high risk of recurrence, we want to be able to give them a more intensive dose of chemotherapy than those with a lower risk of recurrence,” she said.
In the short term, people who are receiving chemotherapy may experience a range of side-effects including pain, fatigue, nausea and other digestive issues, bleeding problems and an increased susceptibility to infection. Long term side-effects of chemotherapy may include heart, lung, nerve and memory problems, and fertility issues.
New test for cancer recurrence
The ctDNA test looks for fragments of tumour DNA in a patient’s blood after the tumour has been surgically removed. The trial is determining whether the amount of ctDNA in a patient’s blood indicates their risk of relapse – patients at the highest risk can be treated aggressively with chemotherapy, while patients with no detectable ctDNA in their blood are at low risk of cancer recurrence and may not need chemotherapy.
The ctDNA blood test was developed through a collaboration between the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Centre, US.
The trial began in early stage bowel cancer patients in 2015 and has already shown it can determine whether these patients can be divided into ‘high risk’ and ‘low risk’ groups. The trial was extended to women with ovarian cancer in 2017.
The ovarian cancer arm of the trial is led by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute clinician-researcher Associate Professor Sumi Ananda, who is also medical oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Western Health.
“We suspect that many women with early stage ovarian cancer can be treated with surgery alone, but we currently treat all these patients as though their cancer may recur, with high dose chemotherapy,” she said.
The trials are testing whether a simple blood test can
determine whether or not patients need chemotherapy
after their cancer surgery.
“Undergoing chemotherapy is a huge imposition on a patient’s life, both because of the side-effects patients have to endure, as well as the time the treatment takes. Many of my patients have to stop working, and postpone important parts of their life such as travel, so they can attend their chemotherapy sessions and manage the side-effects of the treatment.”
“In the future I hope that we can safely and accurately determine which patients can avoid chemotherapy – for these people it will be a huge improvement on their quality of life. I also hope that by identifying patients with the highest risk of recurrence, we can give them intensive chemotherapy to give them the best chance of survival. This test could be an important step towards personalising cancer treatment for individual patients,” Associate Professor Ananda said.
Test provides peace of mind
Trial participant Professor Hugh McDermott said that receiving a 'low risk' ctDNA test result provided him with peace of mind after having surgery for bowel cancer last year.
"The test indicated that my cancer was unlikely to recur, meaning I didn't need to have chemotherapy," he said. "Avoiding the potential side-effects and inconvenience of chemotherapy was a huge relief – it meant I could get back to work quickly and continue to enjoy travel and social events. This test could potentially be enormously beneficial not only for patients and their doctors, but also for their family, friends, and carers."
The trial researchers hope to recruit as many as 1600 more
cancer patients to the ctDNA trials.
More than 400 patients have already joined in the trials of the ctDNA test (DYNAMIC), but the lead researchers hope to recruit 2000 participants. More than 40 hospitals across all states in Australia and in New Zealand are participating in the trial, making it one of the largest trials in Australia and internationally to investigate a predictive blood test to guide cancer treatment. The trials are expected to run until 2021 for bowel cancer and 2019 for ovarian cancer.
The research was funded by the Marcus Foundation (US), the Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council, the Victorian Cancer Agency and the Victorian Government. The bowel cancer trials are sponsored by the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group; the ovarian cancer trial is endorsed by the Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group.
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Western Health are partners in the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre alliance.
How to participate in the trial
The ctDNA trial (DYNAMIC trial) is currently recruiting participants who have had surgery no more than 6 weeks ago for stage 2 bowel cancer, stage 3 bowel cancer, rectal cancer or ovarian cancer. Please note the current ovarian cancer study is only in the pilot phase where the blood test result will not be used to guide treatment.
Patients are advised to discuss their eligibility and involvement with their oncologist. More information about participating in the trial is also available by emailing ctDNA@wehi.edu.au or calling 03 9345 2896.
DYNAMIC trial information for health professionals
The following information is available for the trials in different cancer types:
Colon Cancer (Stage 2)
A trial in pancreatic cancer is scheduled to open soon.
Participating hospitals
Ballarat Health Services
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Mercy Hospital for Women
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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South West Healthcare
St Vincent’s Hospital
Western Health
Western Private
The Canberra Hospital
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Royal North Shore
Westmead Hospital
Wollongong Hospital
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Flinders Medical Centre
Royal Hobart Hopsital
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Mount Private Hospital
Christchurch Hospital
How to support this research
You can support this research using our online donation form.
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Alcohol and Drugs Support Services
By Bethany Saul on January 29, 2019 Features Magazine
At university, it can feel like there’s a completely different set of standards that our actions are held to. I have particularly found this to be true regarding drugs and alcohol at university.
For example, in few scenarios in life would it be acceptable to turn up consistently hungover to the first few weeks of a new job, as it is to lectures during freshers’. Sometimes, university normalises behaviour that isn’t necessarily healthy in the long run. For some, this can reach a point where they need to seek some help.
I am not trying to tell people to avoid drinking or taking drugs – that’s pointless. Instead, I wanted to provide a list of just some of the local and national services available for people reading this thinking that you, or someone close, might have a troubled relationship with alcohol or drugs.
No Limits – 02380 224224; advice centre open Monday-Saturday at 13 High Street, Southampton, SO14 2DF.
A local organisation working specifically to help people under 25, providing support with everything from mental health to homelessness, No Limits have a specific drug and alcohol support service called DASH.
As well as advice, support and counselling, DASH offers therapeutic groups with activities like cooking to help young people tackle substance abuse. DASH also operates a needle exchange for under 25’s to try to reduce the spread of blood-borne diseases and infections caused by reusing or sharing needles.
Change, Grow, Live – 02380 717171; The Carronades, 2 New Rd, Southampton SO14 0AA.
Another voluntary sector local organisation, Change, Grow, Live specialise in helping those affected by substance abuse, particularly young people and families. Their website offers self-assessment forms for people who think they might have drug or alcohol problems, useful as a first step towards getting help.
Change, Grow, Live also provide advice on how to support friends and family who have substance problems and information on the types of diseases transmittable via drug use. Their website testimonials are really heart-warming and demonstrate the service they provide in Southampton.
Talk to Frank
Talk to Frank is a website which provides comprehensive information and advice about drugs from a harm reduction standpoint. Information can be found here about a very wide range of drugs including their side effects, serious dangers and interactions with other medication. If you’re going to take drugs, regardless of whether you think you have a problem with them, it’s crucial to research and educate yourself on the potential risks. Talk to Frank is perfect for that.
Additionally, their website has a live chat feature alongside email, text and phone-line support, where you can ask more specific questions or seek help for substance abuse, including emergency help.
If you think you have an unhealthy relationship with drugs or alcohol in particular, your GP should be your first point of call. They can advise or refer you to other services and make the NHS advice and support available. Your GP has to treat everything you say with strict confidentiality. You also never need to tell the receptionist what you’re making an appointment for, even if they ask.
Drinkline – 0300 1231110.
This is an alcohol-specific support line which is free and can provide you with guidance and support. Because it’s anonymous and over the phone, Drinkline could be a really accessible first step if you’re worried about your own relationship with alcohol or a friend’s.
It’s really important sometimes to take a step back and consider whether your relationship with drugs and alcohol is a healthy one. Given the pressure on students socially and academically, it’s unsurprising that many experience substance abuse. However, ALL of the services listed here are confidential, so you shouldn’t feel worried or ashamed about seeking support – the most important thing is looking after your health.
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Freddie Gibbs Experiences a Rap Resurrection on ‘You Only Live 2wice’
Scott Glaysher
For many hip-hop classicists living in a world filled with mumble rap and colorful dreadlocks, Freddie Gibbs has steadily become their guardian angel. The 34-year-old Gary, Ind. native has risen to a tremendously high level of underground acclaim because of his continuous efforts in delivering projects with robust beats, compelling lyrics and that distinctly evocative snarl; basically everything that is reminiscent of the golden era.
His three previously released albums haven’t necessarily topped the Billboard charts but have more than solidified his spot as the purist people’s champ. That’s why when his forthcoming project got put on hold due to legal issues, fans were up in arms. Luckily, Gibbs was acquitted of all charges and quickly and officially announced the release of his fourth effort, You Only Live 2wice. Based on the album artwork alone, this short, eight-song album is much more than another notch in Gibbs’ belt of beloved rap projects; it's an ode to personal resurrection.
Gibbs’ dealings with the law this past summer clearly affected him deeply - and how could they not? Being arrested for rape charges, held overseas and then acquitted of it all obviously takes a toll on anyone, even someone as mentally strong as Gibbs. These woes as well as his conclusive triumph translate seamlessly into You Only Live 2wice. Drawing parallels between his past drug dealings and his most recent run-in with the law, Gibbs lets listeners in on what it feels like being hit with such a heavy hand on “20 Karat Jesus.”
“I be kickin' shit like Solange in the elevator/The goal when you try to kick that dope, stuck on the respirator/Got symptoms of withdrawal from the fall when I used to ball/I show you how in one summer one nigga could lose it all,” he rhymes on “20 Karat Jesus.” That line, among others, hits so hard because they’re smart but easy to digest. He explicitly details the series of unfortunate events on “Crushed Glass.” “I just beat a rape case, groupie bitch I never fucked/Tried to give me ten for some pussy that I never touched/At a certain level, system tried to test a nigga's nuts/Nigga hire like 11 lawyers, had to level up,” Gibbs delivers.
A big reason why Gibbs is held in such high regard is because he never overcomplicates his lyrics for the sake of looking smarter. He takes a conversationalist approach, opting to use less, more potent words rather than a bundle of abysmal acrobatic metaphors and similes that ultimately clog his desired message. He’s been perfecting this skill since his debut, ESGN, but it’s more noticeable than ever throughout these eight songs. It’s a technical expertise that proves to be even more effective on a project where the goal is clear, concise and unfiltered redemption.
The chorus on “Crushed Glass” soulfully sings out, “Living this life, just me myself and I/If I gotta be by myself, I'ma be alright,” which is a very telling look into Gibbs' psyche, who finds himself at odds with others in the rap world. “Amnesia” taps further into his difference deciphering between himself and other rappers, claiming “quarter mill' worth of jewels, these niggas leasin,” whereas he put 24 karats in his Jesus piece. It’s a fairly typical material comparison but one that still remains a testament to a rapper’s authenticity in hip-hop.
But it isn’t all Gibbs vs. the world for the entirety for the project. “Phone Lit” features very spacey production from Lambo, Speakerbomb and Superville and a more drugged-out delivery from Gibbs. Don’t get it twisted, he isn’t rapping like he drank an entire bottle of codeine, but the instruments and background vocals seem to put Gibbs’ abrasiveness at ease—even it's only for four brief minutes—as he switches up the beat selection. "Phone Lit" is a track that has the potential to make its way onto any rap fan's favorite new music playlist.
The last and most important piece of Freddie Gibbs’ detailed resurrection puzzle is “Homesick.” On the outro portion of the song, the MC solemnly admits, “I just almost lost it all, for my niggas/Just sat in the cell, 10,000 miles away from my child, for my niggas/It's when I realized I gotta start livin' for my child, and not my niggas, know what I'm sayin.” It’s essentially the moral of the story and the reason why Gibbs made You Only Live 2wice in the first place.
The fact that Freddie Gibbs created You Only Live 2wice as a concise, to-the-point body of work without fillers and ultimately for a greater purpose than just simply rapping makes it one of, if not the, strongest installment in his catalog thus far.
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Ex-fiancee claims Chiefs’ Hill is father of newborn twins
Posted: Jul 12, 2019 / 12:23 PM UTC / Updated: Jul 12, 2019 / 03:09 PM UTC
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s former fiancee has gone to court seeking to prove that he is the father of her newborn twins and to require him to pay child support.
The Kansas City Star reports that Crystal Espinal filed a petition Thursday in Johnson County, Kansas, District Court. Her petition also seeks to establish supervised parenting time for Hill.
The Chiefs suspended Hill on April 25 over allegations that his 3-year-old son was abused, which Hill denies. The local district attorney said in June that an investigation was no longer active because he couldn’t prove who injured the boy.
Online court records did not indicate that Hill had an attorney in the paternity case. The Chiefs did not immediately return a telephone message early Friday seeking comment.
Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com
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Friends - The Complete Series 1-10
All the laughs, all the loves, all the lattes - all yours! Settle in with the hilarious and acclaimed series about a family based on friendship. Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross were always there for each other. Now they're here for you in the complete 10-season set of Friends.
Features over 1200 minutes of EC. Including Audio commentaries totals 19 hours 12 mins (5 hours 45 mins excluding audio commentaries). The additional episodic footage is 4 hours 36 mins.
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Friends of Friends Part 2
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Behind the Style : The Look of Friends
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Telstra's Category 9 4G will service new Samsung devices
Samsung's newly announced GS6 Edge+ and Note 5 are compatible with Telstra's super-fast 4G LTE-Advanced network, with users able to attain speeds of up to 450Mbps.
By Corinne Reichert | August 14, 2015 -- 07:14 GMT (00:14 PDT) | Topic: Telcos
Telstra has announced that the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5, launched in New York on Thursday, will be the first devices to work across the telco's Category 9 4G network.
Category 9 devices use three LTE channels across the 700MHz, 1800MHz, and 2600MHz spectrum bands to achieve download speeds of up to 450Mbps.
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"That means people can enjoy their favourite content with fewer slowdowns, even in peak hour or in crowded places like at shops or on the bus," Mike Wright, group managing director for Networks, wrote in a blog post on Friday.
"Both Samsung devices will be 4GX (Cat 9) compatible, and are capable of the fastest 4G speeds in Australia in selected 4GX areas. They're primed to support our customers' ever-expanding love of apps, music streaming, and the growth in mobile video."
Samsung Electronics CEO JK Shin agreed, saying: "we're using our smartphones in two ways -- as multimedia users and multitaskers".
Telstra had originally stated at Mobile World Congress in March that it would be releasing Cat-9 devices from April.
"We expect to bring a Cat-9 smartphone to the market by the end of the year," Telstra's head of products Warwick Bray said at the event.
The telco on Friday added that it would release a Netgear Category 9 mobile broadband Wi-Fi device by the end of the year.
"The battery-powered mobile hotspot from Netgear can operate continuously for up to 11 hours, supports a data usage meter, and can share a 4G connection with up to 10 devices simultaneously, making it possible to enjoy the performance benefits of our up-rated network performance on existing Wi-Fi enabled tablets, laptops and smartphones," Wright said.
Telstra confirmed on Thursday that a 5G network will be launched by the end of the decade, and is expected to provide speeds of up to 10GB per second.
"[5G] addresses the world of an 'Internet of Things'," Telstra CEO Andrew Penn said. "You can imagine a world in 2020, where almost anything that could be connected will be connected."
The launch of its 4G+ and 5G networks marks a trend in the increasing popularity of data over voice; Telstra said over a year ago that it would be shutting down its 2G network by the end of 2016.
"We have seen steep declines in the number of customers on 2G to the point where today, 2G traffic accounts for less than 1 per cent of our total network traffic [and] we have not sold a 2G phone for several years," Wright said in July last year.
Telstra on Thursday announced its results for the 2014-15 financial year, reporting a net profit after tax of AU$4.29 billion, down AU$260 million or 5.8 percent year on year from last year's AU$4.55 billion. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) decreased by 3.5 percent, down from AU$11.1 billion to AU$10.7 billion.
The telco added 113,000 post-paid handheld retail customers in the year, bringing its total to 7.3 million customers, with revenue in this sector increasing by 7.7 percent to AU$5.4 billion. Average revenue per user (ARPU) increased by 5.5 percent, from AU$58.70 to AU$61.94.
Prepaid handheld revenue increased by 13.1 percent, to AU$994 million, while its machine-to-machine business grew by 11.9 percent, to AU$113 million.
Telstra said its national 4G network now provides coverage to 94 percent of the population, with the telco continuing its 4G network expansion in order to service 99 percent of Australians. As of the end of the financial year, Telstra has 7.7 million 4G devices on its network.
It noted that growth will increase next financial year thanks to the launch of its AU$100 million "Telstra Air" national Wi-Fi network in June. Last month, during his inaugural keynote address as new CEO of Telstra, Andrew Penn also committed to increasing the company's mobile network capex by investing AU$500 million into it over the next two years.
Telstra's main rival Optus also announced its financial results on Thursday, with news that it had increased its net profit by 19.5 percent for the quarter ending June 2015, from AU$164 million last year to AU$196 million this year.
Vodafone Australia's results were less positive, with the telco announcing in July a net loss of AU$183.6 million for the first half of 2015, up 13.3 percent from the AU$158.6 million loss in the same period last year. The company reported total revenue of AU$1.77 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.9 percent.
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Meet Andrew Ayre!
< Torna a Meet the team
We talk to the latest member of our Graduate Program.
What were you doing before you joined ZeroLight?
Before joining ZeroLight, I was working as a Software Engineer at PII Pipeline Solutions, part of GE Oil & Gas. I also finished my final year of university this year, graduating with a BSc in Computer Games Programming from Teesside University.
What are your hobbies?
In a shocking revelation for a techie, I probably spend far too much of my time playing video games! Breaking the stereotype, I actually spend a lot of my time playing and writing music. I mainly do acoustic material, and, although I'm not performing much these days, I used to do fill-in guitar for artists at a studio in Stockton while I was still at college. An interesting little tidbit is that I've got a particularly rare, limited edition acoustic guitar that an artist from Wiltshire drove 300+ miles to use for a recording once because of its signature sound!
My other main interest is history. I've actually just come back from a big ‘museum holiday' in London where my partner and I visited all the museums we could see. Being such a history buff, I could hardly have picked a better area of the country to work really, especially considering my favourite period is Roman Britain! Being on the doorstep of Hadrian's Wall is absolutely incredible, and there's so much more to see too; the whole region is steeped in history. I've had great days out just down the road at the former Roman fort Segedunum and a little further afield at Lindisfarne - the mead there is fantastic!
So, what do you do here at ZeroLight?
I'm an Associate Software Engineer on the Tech Team. My day-to-day work can drastically change on a daily basis, shifting from working on new shaders/improving existing software, to investigating and integrating exciting new tech into the ZeroLight Virtual Experience.
What's your favourite thing you've worked on?
I was surprised at how much I recently enjoyed working on improving the performance and VRAM usage of the ZLVE application. Although I used Unity at university, we didn't touch much on engine optimisation, and working on this taught me some really useful techniques to use when dealing with extremely high-quality graphics.
What are you most looking forward to working on?
It's got to be our StarVR integration! I was really surprised by how immersive the experience was when I first tried the demo, and, moving forward, it'll be great to be involved in improving that further!
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Meet the newest member of our Demo Team: James Studd
La vita da ZeroLight
Configuratore retail
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Servizi creativi
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Zultys and CenturyLink Announce Partnership
Home / Interoperability / Zultys and CenturyLink Announce Partnership
09:51 21 February in Interoperability, Partnerships and Distributors, Press Releases by lina
Zultys, a premier provider of innovative unified communications solutions that empower businesses to collaborate effectively, announced today the interoperability certification of Zultys’ MX series of IP PBX products with CenturyLink’s SIP Trunking solutions.
CenturyLink Business provides a wide array of business services including Cloud, Data, Managed IT, security and voice to small, medium, and enterprise businesses across the US, and internationally. Zultys is now included as a CenturyLink partner after rigorous testing to ensure Zultys’ line of award winning phone systems to ensure first class service for CenturyLink customers. Zultys is a provider of innovative and reliable business phone systems that are available as a physical appliance, or as a virtual solution in the cloud.
“We are pleased to have this association with CenturyLink as many of our customers and channel partners have requested an ability to use CenturyLink services with our products. Our certification of CenturyLink’s SIP trunking service ensures that our customers can use this service with our full support”, said Steve Francis, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Zultys.
In addition to SIP trunking, Zultys and CenturyLink will work together to make other services such as broadband access and MPLS available through Zultys’ network of Authorized VARs and sales agents.
“In Zultys, CerturyLink sees a great partnership opportunity. Both in terms of interoperability of CenturyLink SIP trunks and the Zultys Unified Communication solution, as a great opportunity for end-users; as well as a chance for our sales agents and partners to offer both Zultys and CenturyLink products to their customers,” said Lorraine Moschini, Sales Manager at CenturyLink.
About CenturyLink:
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company enabling millions of customers to transform their businesses and their lives through innovative technology solutions. CenturyLink offers network and data systems management, Big Data analytics and IT consulting, and operates more than 55 data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. The company provides broadband, voice, video, data and managed services over a robust 250,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 300,000-route-mile international transport network. Visit CenturyLink for more information.
Lorraine Moschini
Lorraine.Moschini@centurylink.com
About Zultys:
Zultys is a global provider of a true all-in-one unified communications solutions. Innovative, reliable, and scalable, Zultys IP phone systems integrate voice, video, data and mobility in a single premise based appliance or in the cloud to optimize collaboration for businesses of all sizes. Zultys delivers a powerful, feature-rich communications system that is easy to use, deploy and maintain. Zultys is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices around the world. To learn more, visit www.zultys.com.
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RUSSIA’S NATIONAL SPORTS CHANNEL RELIES ON TVU NETWORKS VIDEO TRANSMISSION PACKS FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF SUMMER GAMES
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – August 30, 2016 – TVU Networks, a technology and market leader in IP-based live video solutions, announces that Russia’s National Sports Channel, Match TV, relied on its video transmission technology for extensive coverage of the Summer Games. The station had seven ENG crews in Rio using TVU equipment throughout Games, which took place August 6-21.
The National Sports Channel produces sports broadcasts for Russia’s federal television channel within the country and abroad. The station first started using TVU Networks equipment in 2013, when it began relying on the TVUPack TM8100 mobile uplink solution. Leading up to the Rio Olympics, Match TV purchased three new TVU One mobile newsgathering solutions. The video transmission packs were used to shoot live stand-up videos and interviews throughout the Games in stadiums, press mixed zones, and scenic environments around Rio, including beaches and high viewpoints.
“The biggest benefit we find in using TVU Networks technology is the mobility that it allows,” said Kirill Kolomyts, Head Producer of International Broadcast, Match TV. “With the ability to do live transmissions from almost anywhere at any given time, we have unlimited possibilities. In general, we’ve found ourselves relying on TVU equipment more and more. In fact, Match TV’s news department has been using TVU technology on a daily basis for live broadcasts.”
Having been the national representative of the XXII Winter Olympic Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014, Match TV is familiar with the complexities and challenges that can come with covering world-class sporting events. The station sent a production team of 130 people to Rio to get the job done, and TVU Networks equipment provided Match TV with reliable video transmission technology that didn’t let them down during the Games. It also removed the need for costly SNG equipment.
“Our TVU technology made our jobs easier in Rio,” Kolomyts explained. “We are very happy with the reliability and performance of our TVU mobile newsgathering packs during the Summer Games.”
Already in use by hundreds of leading broadcast organizations around the world, the TVU Networks family of IP transmission solutions gives broadcasters and organizations a powerful and reliable tool to distribute live video content to broadcast, online and mobile platforms. The TVU Networks suite of solutions has been used to deliver professional-quality live HD footage of a number of important events around the world including the World Cup, both Summer and Winter Olympic Games, U.S. presidential elections, natural disasters, the 2013 Papal conclave, the Super Bowl, the 2015 Papal visit to the United States and several international sporting events. For more information about TVU Networks solutions, please visit www.tvunetworks.com.
August 18, 2016 August 17, 2016 by Eric Chang
REGIONAL EMMY AWARDS SUCCESSFULLY STREAMED TO FACEBOOK LIVE USING TVU NETWORKS VIDEO TRANSMISSION INTEGRATION
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – August 18, 2016 – The Heartland chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) recently held its regional Emmy® Awards Galas to recognize outstanding achievement in the television industry. With events held in both Denver and Oklahoma City on July 16th, the NATAS Heartland Regional Emmy® Awards were streamed to Facebook Live using TVU Networks’ TVUPack live video mobile uplink solution.
To transmit live video of the regional Emmy® galas, NATAS Heartland relied on the TVUPack cellular uplink solution for live two-way transmission. NATAS Heartland has been using TVU Networks’ equipment for its regional Emmy galas for three years, and opted to take advantage of the company’s new Facebook Live integration capabilities this year to further its award show reach.
“We wanted to stream our show on a platform that was easy to communicate with our members, and also as a means of outreach to potential future membership,” said Blaine Howerton, President of the Board of Governors, NATAS Heartland. “We have a strong following on Facebook, and it was easy to point people to our social media page for live viewing of the galas. It was also beneficial to have the live video show up within our members’ news feeds on Facebook for easy viewing. We were happy to be able to share the excitement surrounding our show with the TVUPack’s Facebook Live integration.”
The NATAS Heartland Emmy® Awards honor standout video productions in categories ranging from newscasting and public affairs to political programs and sporting events. NATAS is a non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing outstanding achievement, raising industry standards, and improving the quality of television. The Heartland chapter was formed in 1986, and serves the television industry in the following markets: Denver, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita/Hutchinson, Omaha, Colorado Springs/Pueblo, Lincoln/Hastings-Kearney, Topeka, Grand Junction/Montrose, Casper/Riverton, Cheyenne/Scottsbluff and North Platte.
Howerton explains, “We’ve always received great customer support from TVU Networks, and their equipment has been extremely valuable to us. I would recommend TVU Networks’ technology for any video professional looking to do live video transmission without the hassle and expense of a satellite or microwave truck.”
“We are honored to count the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as a valued customer, and are thrilled that they chose to use our Facebook Live integration to share the recent Heartland Emmy® Awards Galas live on Facebook,“ said Paul Shen, CEO, TVU Networks. “TVU Networks’ line of live video transmission and encoding solutions now all include Facebook Live integration capabilities, and it’s been exciting to see our customers’ rapid adoption of Facebook Live with our IP video solutions.”
The award-winning TVUPack is a portable IP newsgathering solution that enables broadcasters to capture and broadcast live HD video from virtually any location in the world over multiple cellular, satellite, microwave, WiFi, WiMax, and BGAN connections. The solution delivers resilient video quality, low transmission latency, proprietary Smart VBR technology and real-time HD file transfer.
SET EXPO 2016: TVU NETWORKS TO SHOWCASE FULL LINE OF IP BASED LIVE VIDEO SOLUTIONS
Leader in IP Video To Introduce New Synchronized Multi-camera Remote Production System and Cloud Applications To Brazilian Broadcasters
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – August 16, 2016 – TVU Networks, the global technology leader in live IP video solutions, announces it participation at the upcoming SET Expo in São Paulo, Brazil. The company will showcase its new synchronized, multi-camera remote production system, TVU RPS, and Cloud-based workflow solutions for live video, TVU Command Center and TVU Alert. TVU will also demonstrate its award-winning TVU One portable newsgathering video transmitter. The show takes place August 30-September 1 in the Red Pavilion at Expo Center Norte, and TVU Networks will exhibit in STI Telecom’s Booth, D-108A.
TVU RPS is a cost-effective alternative solution for live, remote, synchronized multi-camera news and sports coverage. The award-winning system debuted earlier this year at NAB, and eliminates the need for expensive and complex mobile truck use for production of major sporting and broadcast events. TVU RPS enables the production of a live, multi-camera program in a remote location using mainly a broadcaster’s existing control room in their studio and a public Internet connection from the field. The TVU RPS transmitter encodes up to four synchronized SDI sources and transmits high-quality and low-latency IP video from the remote location to a studio-based TVU receiver, as the receiver outputs four synchronized SDI outputs. With TVU RPS, broadcasters can utilize in-house production staff and equipment at the studio, saving significant cost in producing a remote, multi-camera live shot.
TVU Command Center is a cloud-based solution that allows central management and control of all TVU transmitters, video receivers, and services within a group of televisions stations from almost anywhere.
TVU Alert is also a cloud-hosted service that makes it quick and simple to send mission-critical alerts, such as breaking news, anywhere throughout a news organization. Together, they help broadcasters get to air first with live video from the most important breaking stories.
TVU Networks’ TVU One mobile uplink transmitter is a compact solution that delivers high-quality IP video transmission performance. It features TVU Networks’ patented Inverse Statmux Plus (IS+) transmission algorithm to transmit dependable HD quality video with less than one second latency through multiple transmission mediums, including cellular, satellite, microwave, MIMO Mesh, WiFi, Ethernet and BGAN. With TVU One, broadcasters can leverage the versatility that a small, lightweight IP video transmitter brings in the field, without sacrificing performance, feature functionality or picture quality.
TVU Networks provides a full portfolio of video-over-IP solutions designed to give broadcasters innovative, flexible and reliable tools to acquire live video content from anywhere and distribute it to anywhere. Already in use by hundreds of leading broadcast organizations around the world, the TVU Networks family of IP transmission solutions gives broadcasters and organizations a powerful and reliable tool to distribute live video content to broadcast, online and mobile platforms. The TVU Networks suite of solutions has been used to deliver professional-quality live HD footage of a number of important events around the world including the World Cup, both Summer and Winter Olympic Games, U.S. presidential elections, natural disasters, the 2013 Papal conclave, the Super Bowl, the 2015 Papal visit to the United States and several international sporting events. For more information about TVU Networks solutions, please visit www.tvunetworks.com.
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Video: The boy who lived before
Ever since he could talk, Cameron has been telling stories of his life on Barra, a remote island in the Outer Hebrides, some 220 miles from his current home in Glasgow. He describes in detail his childhood on the island: the white house he lived in, the black-and-white dog he walked on the beach. He talks about his mother, seven siblings and his father, Shane Robertson, who died when he was run over by a car.
Nothing strange about all that. Except the fact that Cameron is only five years old now; his memories seem to be of a former life. Cameron’s stories have become increasingly more detailed since he first started telling them, and the shock of him insisting “I’m a Barra boy, I’m a Barra boy” has worn off a little. But his emotional attachment to his ‘Barra mum’ concerns his mother, and there’s clearly something going on in the poor kid’s head when he says, “My real barra dad doesn’t look left and right.” Intrigued by her enigmatic son, Cameron’s mother Norma has decided to investigate his claims.
Everyone who comes across Cameron is sceptical, but his stories are just so consistent. In her search to find a rational explanation for Cameron’s tales of his Barra childhood, Norma first visits psychologist Dr Chris French, editor of The Skeptic magazine. French suggests that Cameron might simply have acquired knowledge about Barra through TV or a family friend, and thus invented the stories himself.
Norma isn’t satisfied by this. Her next port of call is educational psychologist Karen Majors, who tells her that the way that Cameron describes his Barra world is similar to the way in which some children speak about imaginary places and people, except that Cameron really seems to believe that he has seen the things he describes first-hand; he also doesn’t seem to be able to control his ‘fantasy’ as other children do. Norma decides to investigate the possibility of reincarnation, contacting leading expert Dr Jim Tucker at the University of Virginia.
Titel: The boy who lived before
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Vidya Game News – June 30, 2016
By sgreenwell on June 30, 2016
Image from MobyGames.
– The Nintendo 64 turned 20 last week, which led to retrospectives from plenty of places, like Nerdist and Tech Insider.
– The fine folks at Shmuplations are dong the lord’s work, as they’ve unearthed an old interview from developers on Super Mario Kart. You can read it here.
– The new Toejam and Earl game has gotten more funding, and it’ll see a console release! Read more about it in a piece by Brandon Orselli from Niche Gamer. And, check out our episode on the original!
– RZA will be doing some music inspired by old Atari games, which actually sounds kind of cool. Read more on Billboard here.
– Good news, everyone! Adventures of Mana, a 3D remake of the old Game Boy game Final Fantasy Adventure, is now out for the Vita. Read the release from Sony here. It’s the first game in the Secret of Mana series, which we covered in the past.
– From MCV, via Famitsu, the new Harvest Moon game for the 3DS is #1 on the Japanese sales chart. It’s scheduled to come out in America at some point in 2017.
– It’s short notice, but Nintendo is hosting a festival in Montreal this weekend! For more details, go here. And if you’d like to head Down Undah, there is an 8-bit festival in Melbourne later in July, according to Time Out Melbourne.
– Yougurtland is partnering with Nintendo.
– A Final Fantasy VII version of Monopoly is coming out in April 2017. It’s by Merchoid, and you can read more on Examiner.com here.
– A Kickstarter campaign has been launched for a “complete remake” of System Shock. Read more on the project page here.
– The producer of the Tetris movie now claims it’ll be a three-movie series! Yikes. Read more on Empire.
– The Angry Video Game Nerd re-visits Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES, 10 years after he first covered it. Check out the video here. For James and Mike Mondays, they played Alex Kidd in Miracle World.
– Star Fox 64 came out this day in 1997. And hey, we reviewed it! Check out our show here.
– On June 29 in 2000, Icewind Dale by Black Isle Studios was released by Interplay. It was a well-reviewed game based on Dungeons and Dragons.
– In 1996, Bruce Jenner’s World Class Decathlon came out for the PC. It was 20 years ago Jenner won a gold medal in the decathlon, so, that was kind of weird.
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Emergency crews were called to the scene of a motor vehicle incident north of Williams Lake involving three vehicles Monday afternoon. Traffic was detoured while the highway was closed for several hours. Monica Lamb-Yorski photo
UPDATE: Father and 9-year-old son killed in crash north of Williams Lake
RCMP confirm family of five hit by southbound pickup truck that crossed the centre line
Angie Mindus
UPDATE: (Tuesday, Sept. 25, 9:00 a.m.)
A nine-year-old boy and his father died in a three-vehicle collision north of Williams Lake Monday afternoon.
The tragedy involved seven people, including a family of five headed northbound in a Toyota SUV, who were hit head-on by a lone male driver in a pickup truck heading southbound who crossed the centre line. The truck also sideswiped a second pickup truck following the SUV northbound before coming to rest beside that vehicle.
Williams Lake RCMP, Central Cariboo Search and Rescue and the Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department were called to the scene at about 3 p.m. Monday afternoon to the stretch of highway near Kragbak Road, about eight kilometres north of Wildwood.
“The driver of the Toyota and a nine-year-old child sitting in the back seat died as a result of this collision. The other three occupants of the Toyota, an adult and two children were taken to hospital with what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries,” said RCMP Const. Mike Halskov.
“The lone driver of the side-swiped vehicle received minor injuries. The driver of the southbound pickup [that crossed the centre line] was extricated from his vehicle and transported to hospital.”
Halskov said the family was from northern B.C.
“At this early stage in the investigation, impairment does not appear to be a factor in this collision.”
Police are appealing to the public for any information about the collision, asking witnesses to call Cariboo Chilcotin Traffic Services in Williams Lake at 250-392-6211.
The Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Traffic Services (Williams Lake) have assumed conduct of the investigation with assistance from the North District Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service, the BC Coroners’ Service and Work Safe BC.
Highway 97 remained closed into the early morning hours Tuesday as officers investigated the scene. A detour was available nearby for passenger, but not wide loads.
UPDATE: (6:00 a.m.)
Highway 97 is cleared and reopened to all traffic.
UPDATE (8:49 p.m.)
Highway 97 eight kilometres north of Wildwood was still closed in both directions just before 9 p.m. Monday due to a motor vehicle incident at Kragbak Road.
Detours are available to northbound traffic via Mountain House Road and Westcoast Road, while southbound traffic can use a detour at Kragbak Road.
Drive BC says both detours will not accommodate wide loads.
Drive BC has confirmed Highway 97 north of Williams Lake is closed in both directions due to a motor vehicle incident at Kragbak Road eight kilometres north of Wildwood.
There is currently no estimated time of reopening, and an assessment is in progress.
A detour is available via Mountain House Road and Westcoast Road.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene of serious motor vehicle incident north of Williams Lake on Highway 97 and Mountain House Road Monday afternoon.
RCMP have confirmed police are on scene.
Sirens could be heard leaving Williams Lake between 3:30 and 4 p.m.
Motorists heading north can leave Williams Lake, but must go down the Mountain House Road detour via Wildwood, said police.
DriveBC is not reporting anything as of 4 p.m.
It is believed the accident happened at about 3:15 p.m.
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Risk & Compliance Journal
Former Tesco Subsidiary Executive Acquitted in Fraud Case
Carl Rogberg, a former Tesco Stores executive, faced fraud and false accounting charges
Mengqi Sun
The third defendant in a trial related to accounting practices at a Tesco PLC subsidiary has been acquitted.
Carl Rogberg, a former U.K. financial director of Tesco Stores Ltd., faced charges of fraud and false accounting stemming from an investigation launched by the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office.
The SFO opened its investigation in October...
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