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Five wonder materials that could change the world
Materials such as graphene and shrilk are so new that the scientists who discovered them hardly know what to do with them – they only know they might yet transform our lives
Ian Sample
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Fritz Vollrath leads a team of scientists at the Oxford Silk Project who are exploring the biological, chemical and mechanical properties of spider silk. Photograph: Andy Hall
"The history of materials is a history of mistakes," says Mark Miodownik, a materials scientist at University College London, who traces his own fascination with materials to the moment he was stabbed in the back with a razor while ambling to school one day.
The remark is spot on. Over the centuries, scientists have been as likely to stumble on the next wonder material during a botched experiment as to create it from scratch on purpose. The tradition continues today: more than one material tipped to revolutionise the world, or at least give us better gadgets, came about through serendipity, if not outright blunders.
But the chance discovery of useful materials might not carry on for much longer. Scientists are now turning to computers to design materials and work out their properties before going anywhere near a laboratory or workshop. Some of the newest materials that are getting scientists fired up exist only in theory. The goal now is to make them a reality.
The materials here are so new that their ultimate applications are still tentative – or not even being guessed at. But each has the potential to be transformative. If the history of materials is any guide, how we eventually use them will, in part, be discovered accidentally, too.
The Friday evening antics that led to the invention of graphene have become the stuff of scientific legend. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov at Manchester University were playing around with Scotch tape and a lump of graphite when they found they could make sheets of carbon one atom thick. That was in 2004. They have since shared the Nobel prize, become Sirs and been rewarded with a £61m National Graphene Institute.
And all for good reason. Graphene is an extraordinary material. Apart from its many other properties, it's immensely strong, flexible, transparent and conductive. This makes it perfect for the next generation of electronic devices, the sort that might be sewn into our clothing, slapped on drinks bottles and cans of food or rolled up and tucked in our pockets. Last week, Zhaohui Zhong at the University of Michigan described how graphene might be used to make night-vision contact lenses.
"Graphene has huge potential," says Andrea Ferrari, director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre. "You don't usually find a material that has applications in so many different areas."
Artist's impression of a corrugated graphene sheet. Photograph: Jannik Meyer/AFP/Getty Images
The money has poured in. The EU has set aside a billion euros to help researchers get graphene out of the lab and into products. George Osborne has called it a "great British discovery" and backed its commercialisation. Companies have sprung up that make graphene to order. With graphene, everything from your fridge to your toothbrush could be hooked up to the internet. "How do you enable the Internet of Things? You need to put devices in everything. But you can't put a Pentium 5 processor in a book; it'll cost more than the book," says Ferrari. "The Internet of Things will need very cheap, simple, flexible and eventually disposable devices, and that's where graphene comes in."
Long, long ago, in the history of science, there was a time when researchers didn't speak of spider silk as the perfect material from which to manufacture bulletproof vests. The application was touted around after researchers teased out the silk's molecular structure and from that came to understand its fantastic strength and flexibility.
Decades on, the prospect of a vibrant market for personal body armour spun from spider silk probably overestimated the dangers of modern life as much as the practical hurdles that come with using the material.
"You can't use spider silk to make a bulletproof vest. It's too extensible. It would catch the bullet, but not before the bullet had passed through your body," says Fritz Vollrath at the Oxford Silk Group. The words of caution don't end there. "Can you use it as a material? Probably not. It has to be collected from a spider, and that's not economically feasible."
And yet scientists remain fascinated. That's because it's an exquisite material to learn from and will, Vollrath says, inspire researchers to make better materials in the future. Spider silk is made from a biopolymer called an aquamelt, which can be spun at room temperature 1,000 times more efficiently than plastics that need to be heated up and cooled down. By controlling the rate at which the silk is spun, a spider can control the stiffness or flexibility of the fibres. The goal for researchers is to make other materials that mimic spider silk's tricks.
Metamaterials
Harry Potter. Cloak. Invisible. Full house! Metamaterials bingo remains – inexplicably – a niche hobby, but there is no doubting the genuine excitement around the materials. They owe their existence, in large part, to the enormously competitive microchip industry, which has refined manufacturing at the nano scale. Metamaterials are made with the same technology, but their design is so precise that scientists can control how electrons inside the materials respond when light – or other electromagnetic waves – strike them. This makes it possible to manipulate radiation like never before.
And yes, metamaterials can – to some extent – bend light around an object, rendering that object invisible. "You have to structure the material on a length scale that's short compared to the wavelength you're interested in, so for visible light that means on the nano scale," says Chris Phillips at Imperial College's physics department, where much of the work on cloaking devices has been pioneered.
The materials themselves vary. To control radiowaves, you can use copper and fibreglass. To make metamaterials that bend infrared light, you can use semiconductors. Cloaking devices are still little more than party tricks, but that's changing. Objects can be hidden at some wavelengths and not others, or only under specific conditions, such as with polarised light, or from a particular angle. It's unlikely a cloak will ever make something completely vanish: even if an object is invisible to the naked eye, there's always radar and infrared imaging to turn to. "As a general rule, an object that's invisible at one wavelength will be visible at another. You can make a cloak work across a range of wavelengths, but not the whole electromagnetic spectrum," says Phillips.
Shrilk
What to call a material made from leftover shrimp shells and proteins derived from silk? Javier Fernandez and Don Ingber at the Wyss Institute at Harvard plumped for shrilk, and the name has stuck.
Shrilk was inspired by research into the tough skins of insects. The coating is made from layers of a material called chitin and a protein called fibroin. In one arrangement, the material is strong and rigid enough to form the insect's protective exoskeleton. What intrigued the Harvard group was that simple tweaks to the material – specifically the amount of water bound inside it – changed its behaviour dramatically. Without water the material is stiff, but with water the coating becomes very flexible.
Don Ingber, director at the Wyss Institute, left, and postdoc Javier Fernandez have developed a new material called Shrilk. Photograph: Jon Chase/Harvard University
Fernandez and Ingber used fibroin from silk worms and chitosan, a material similar to chitin, to make their first batch of shrilk. They then played with the water bound inside the material to vary its properties. They can form strong, transparent sheets of shrilk that are biodegradable and even enrich the soil like a fertiliser as it breaks down. Bob Cunningham, also at the Wyss Institute, says shrilk is an environmentally friendly alternative to plastics. "It might not make sense to make the trash bin that you're going to use for 10 years out of this material, but a trash bag you might fill up in a day or a week that goes to landfill? That makes a lot more sense," says Cunningham. The components are FDA-approved for use in the body, where they could find a role as sutures, or scaffolds for growing new tissues that dissolve when they are no longer needed.
Stanene
Stanene is radical not only for its properties, but also for what it represents. Forget accidental discoveries from lab tests gone wrong; this material was designed on a computer, and its extraordinary behaviour worked out from theory. Only now are researchers trying to make the stuff to see if it delivers on those promises in the real world.
Stanene was created – virtually, that is – by Shoucheng Zhang at Stanford University. Scientists call it a topological insulator, but the name isn't wildly helpful. Stanene is an insulator on the inside, and a conductor on the outside. Thin layers of stanene – or one-atom-thick sheets of tin – are essentially all surface, and should conduct electricity with 100% efficiency.
Materials conduct electricity when electrons flow through them. However, in most materials, the electrons are held up by impurities and other features that give rise to resistance. This resistance generates heat, and so electronics must be cooled to stop them melting. Stanene promises to change all that. The structure of the material allows electrons to shoot along channels with no resistance whatsoever. Add a little fluorine and, according to Zhang, the material will have zero resistance at more than 100C (212F).
Zhang sees stanene as the natural successor to copper interconnects in computers. This might seem niche, but atomically thin connections that don't heat up would enable designers to miniaturise electronics even more. Ultimately, Zhang says stanene could replace silicon as a cheap and abundant material from which to make computer chips.
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MLS: five things we learned
Turf war escalates as New York City FC makes home debut in week two
The New York Red Bulls and NYCFC are sniping at each other on social media while Alan Gordon’s last-gasp equalizer brings back bad memories for Portland
Richard Whittall and Graham Parker
Mon 16 Mar 2015 10.21 EDT Last modified on Mon 20 Feb 2017 08.02 EST
The battle for hearts and minds between NYCFC and the Red Bulls is under way. Photograph: Tim Clayton/Corbis
It’s still a question of time in New York
Around the 18th minute of New York City FC’s home debut on Sunday at Yankee Stadium, the New York Red Bulls’ Twitter account posted a link asking “Who are the best 20 players in 20 years of metro soccer?”
As an attempt to remind New Yorkers that there was another area team with two decades of history, rather than two matches, it was a reasonable jibe, but as it turned out, rather ill-timed. A minute later David Villa had powered into the box to score NYCFC’s first ever goal at Yankee Stadium in spectacular fashion, before running to where the Yankees home plate had been covered with a giant NYCFC crest, to celebrate with his team-mates.
As an iconic image for NYCFC fans to potentially remember in 20 years, it sits in rather stark contrast to the defining moment from the opening home game by the Red Bulls’ former MetroStars incarnation 20 years ago: an own goal by Nicola Caricola that became known as the franchise-defining “Curse of Caricola” in the subsequent two decades of gross under-achievement (until the Mike Petke Supporters’ Shield in 2013).
Yet those two decades exist as some sort of head start, and it’s been one of the interesting tropes of the past year to watch the Red Bulls belatedly acknowledge their history as MLS originals, to begin staking out a unique selling point to counter the threat of the new kids.
Said new kids were in boisterous form on Sunday. Some 43,507 packed Yankee Stadium – even if it took a while for the overwhelmed gate operators to get them into the stadium – to witness history, though the club will be under no illusions about the task ahead of them to maintain even half that number week in, week out as their history unfolds in less spectacular fashion.
Again, the now Red Bulls might have reminded their newly minted rivals of the fickleness of opening day crowds — indeed NYCFC’s crowd was more than 3,000 fewer than the 46,826 who saw the first ever New York/New Jersey MetroStars game at Giants Stadium – the Caricola game from 1996.
And later, as NYCFC tweeted out this panoramic shot of their temporary home for the next three years, it was hard to miss the less than subtle subtext of the Red Bulls’ advert for their home opener next week.
The sniping is rather fun – and will hopefully only become richer as Villa and co rattle in goals, or concede late equalizers, or finish all their games against 10 men, or just pile up a history and a presence a day at a time.
“I am here,” ran the refrain in the video montage that introduced the new team from spots around the five boroughs. “There’s someone here already,” runs the counter refrain from Jersey. GP
Toronto FC can’t blame it all on the ref against Crew
There is a habit among some pundits to fall over each other in the race to absolve a referee of a poor decision as it relates to the final result of a football match. “Yes, the referee should not have given a card/penalty/foul/onside, but that is not why the team lost.” Upon this bit of certainty, they add a little more: ”The reason the team lost is because they weren’t good enough.”
In practice however, these things cannot be so easily untangled. Football is a wonderful mess of chance, skill, injustice, home advantage, scoring effects, etc etc – cause and effect are not always clear. When referee David Gantar controversially sent off Justin Morrow for what appeared to be a legal attempt to win the ball on the edge of the 18-yard box in the 45th minute of play in the Columbus Crew’s 2-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday evening, it certainly played a role in the outcome of the match. TFC lost a man, and Toronto head coach Greg Vanney decided to add two defenders as a bulwark against Columbus’ high speed cut-and-thrust.
Jury still out on expensively assembled Toronto FC after loss to Columbus Crew
Vanney’s move didn’t work, of course. Ashtone Morgan inexplicably failed to close down the rampant Ethan Finlay on the right flank, allowing him to float perfect cross to an onrushing Justin Meram in the 57th minute. In similar fashion four minutes later, Toronto’s Warren Creavalle let Waylon Francis send in an arching cross for Kei Kamara to bobble in, with Morgan and Damien Perquis appearing content to do little more than keep him company along the way (take a moment to enjoy Kamara’s brilliant celebration). Though rocking a deadly midfield, Toronto have a lot of work to do in defense.
Nevertheless, Morgan likely wouldn’t have been on the pitch at all had Morrow not been sent off. Not that TFC’s depth problems in defense are Gantar’s fault, and Columbus’ high-powered counter under Gregg Berhalter are going to cause sides better than TFC the same headaches at Crew Stadium. Yet neither can one say with confidence Gantar’s decision had no effect on the result. With the understanding that refereeing will never be an error-free profession, it’s normal to expect the best from referees in a league with pretensions to one day join the global elite. RW
Old man outliers score a-plenty in MLS
Last October, the noted economist and football statistician Dan Altman wrote an interesting post for Bloomberg Sports which proposed a means to assess the relative quality of various soccer leagues using average age. The reason, Altman explains, is that footballers “... typically peak somewhere in their mid-20s”. And indeed, the percent of total minutes played based on age in MLS curves downward at a 45-degree angle beginning just after the 25-year mark.
There will always be a few notable outliers, of course. Last year, Landon Donovan seemed as fit and skilful at his retirement age of 32 for the LA Galaxy as he did in his prime in MLS. And while the current season is still very young, FC Dallas’ Blas Perez, who has already scored three goals in two games this season, is anything but (in football terms of course) at 34. Raging against the dying of the light, he celebrated his birthday on Saturday by scoring twice against the still-not-that-great Sporting Kansas City in a 3-1 win.
Special bond underpins Fabian Castillo's rapid ascent with FC Dallas
While the winner in that match was controversial – half the Dallas starting 11 appeared to be in an offside position when Michel sent in a cross to the unmarked Perez in the 52nd minute – the opener was sublime. Seventeen minutes in against SKC, Fabian Castillo sent a perfect through ball to Tesho Akindele, who quickly turned on the edge of the area and sent the ball wide to Perez, who hacked it home without breaking stride. It was on the counter too, at pace.
Perez wasn’t the only oldster to earn a brace this weekend, either. The 32-year-old San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski terrorized the Seattle Sounders in their own turf in a 3-2 win, perfectly chesting and finishing a Marvell Wynne cross in the 17th to cancel out’s Dempsey’s opener, and then peeling the ball off a frightened Brad Evans to hammer a shot in the top of the net three minutes after halftime.
Perez apparently told his coach, Oscar Pareja, “I feel younger and younger.” Whether he’ll feel that way in August is up for debate, but for now it’s a pleasure to watch. RW
The highlight reel giveth …
Spare a thought for Houston Dynamo’s Tyler Deric. Still very early in his stint as No1 goalkeeper at Houston Dynamo, following the departure of longtime incumbent and former All-Star Tally Hall, Deric had an opportunity to impress his new coach Owen Coyle and the watching TV audience in Friday night’s game against Orlando (ironically enough, the club Hall had left Houston for).
And if the game had ended at half-time Deric would have been able to point to a highlight-reel-worthy save from no less a player than Kaka, as evidence that the new Dynamo goalkeeping era is on a strong footing.
Deric, a promising young keeper who came through the homegrown system, didn’t have a huge deal to do in what in truth was a pretty poor match from both teams – each of whom had made changes from their opening day performances, but neither of whom seemed to have created much in the way of attacking alchemy.
But as the game began to peter out and with Deric perhaps already looking forward to checking out his first-half save on YouTube – if not SportsCenter – a sloppy touch by the keeper led to a desperate hustle back towards his own line, as he was caught out by Orlando substitute Pedro Ribeiro. As the ball squirmed goalwards from Ribeiro’s charge down of Deric’s clearance, the keeper clambered all over his opponent trying to retrieve the ball, but only succeeded in punching the ball into the net, closely followed by himself and his bundled opponent.
It was awkward, clumsy and in truth more of a fitting memorial for this game than Kaka’s free kick and Deric’s acrobatic parry would have been.
Both teams are still working out what they want to be. Orlando look the more defined, if anything, with their rapid counter-attacking and press visible in their better moments, while Houston dropped Will Bruin in favor of Leonel Miranda wide right, as Coyle looked to use a wide 4-4-2 to play round Orlando with limited success.
It’s perhaps a small blessing that Orlando and NYCFC’s arrival shunted Houston and Sporting KC into the Western Conference, so this meeting between the two will be the only one this year. It was no advert for the league. Not that it didn’t have its memorable moments – sadly for Deric. GP
LA’s Alan Gordon can still be the ultimate party-crasher
It’s incredible sometimes how one goal can carry different meanings for two teams in ways that go far beyond the league table.
After the Portland Timbers’ Fanendo Adi scored his second goal on the night, giving the home team a 2-1 lead over the LA Galaxy in the 90th minute of play, Providence Park erupted in what sounded a little like relief. After a 2014 season which saw Caleb Porter’s team draw seven of their first 11 matches, the team had, in their second match of 2015, appeared to secure a difficult win against the MLS Cup champions, particularly in a second half in which Bruce Arena’s Galaxy expertly hemmed in Portland and looked eager for the kill. Though the season was young, the future, for about 60 seconds or so, appeared bright.
Then a minute after the go-ahead goal, a routine corner found the head of the 6ft3in Alan Gordon, his feet barely off the ground. It looped in Adam Kwarasey’s net, all before Timber Joey could even saw off Adi’s slab of wood. Gordon, a former Timber when they played in the USL, may be most (in)famous for uttering an anti-gay slur at Will Johnson back in 2013. Here he silenced a crowd of 21,000 plus with memories of the dark days of spring 2014, now with two draws in two games.
For Galaxy coach Bruce Arena, however, it was further evidence his decision to add the former San Jose Earthquakes target man was on the money. Despite the precision passing of Robbie Keane and the pace of Gyasi Zardes up front, Gordon can still come on late for LA to go route one and chuck it in the mixer, or at least make the most out of set-pieces like corners. The Galaxy of course deserved the result, but sometimes all that huffing and puffing and working the ball in front of goal can’t replace having the right tall poacher in the box at the right time. RW
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Home » Justices rule on underinsured motorist coverage case
Justices rule on underinsured motorist coverage case
Michael W. Hoskins
KEYWORDS Insurance / Indiana Supreme Court / Court opinions / Courts / neglect
Justices order further proceedings in underinsured motorist coverage case
Court rules on underinsured motorists coverage
Parents cannot each recover under policy's underinsured motorist provisions
The Indiana Supreme Court has held that a tortfeasor’s vehicle was underinsured according to state statute because the benefit amount actually paid to a woman was less than the per-person limit of liability of the underinsurance endorsement of an insurance policy that applied to all the family members involved in the accident.
In Hannah Lakes v. Grange Mutual Casualty Company, No. 89S05-1109-CT-531, the justices unanimously agreed with the result the Indiana Court of Appeals reached, but for a different reason.
The case involves a severe auto accident in 2004 where Hannah Lakes and several family members were injured. The tortfeasor, James Isaacs, had an insurance policy that limited bodily injury liability to $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident. Lakes’ sister, Anitra, was driving and had an insurance policy with underinsured motorist coverage for $50,000 per person and per accident. Their father, Jerry Lakes, also had UIM coverage for $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident.
After the Lakeses filed a state suit against Isaacs and Anitra Lakes’ carrier, Grange Mutual Casualty Company, Isaacs’ carrier paid its limit but Grange filed for summary judgment on the basis that the tortfeasor’s vehicle was not an underinsured vehicle as a matter of law because the per-accident limit of his policy was equal to the UIM per-accident limit of Anitra’s policy. The trial court granted Grange’s summary judgment motion, holding that Jerry Lakes’ $50,000 policy limit was equal to the UIM limit Anita Lakes had in her policy and that it didn’t matter that more than one family member was receiving benefits. The trial court also held Hannah Lakes couldn’t recover under her father’s insurance because that policy excluded coverage for property damage or bodily injury for family members inside the vehicle.
The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the tortfeasor’s vehicle was underinsured and that Hannah was entitled to recover up to $44,900 in UIM benefits under Anitra’s policy. The justices agreed, although for a different reason. They reaffirmed the decision from a decade ago in Corr v. American Family Insurance, 767 N.E.2d 535 (Ind. 2002).
The Supreme Court agreed with Grange and the trial court that the regime established by the intermediate appellate court may encourage “collusion” among insureds to structure their relationships in order to trigger Corr. But the justices disagreed with the proposed “fix” to that issue, adopting a different standard from another line of precedent.
Justice Frank Sullivan wrote for the court that when there are multiple claimants on these types of cases, courts should examine each claim individually and compare each with the per-person limits of applicable UIM coverage. The per-accident limits have no bearing on whether a vehicle is underinsured, Sullivan wrote, and the per-accident limits come into play only to limit the insurer’s liability.
The trial court judgment is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Michael Hoskins joined Indiana Lawyer in May 2006 and mostly covers the state and federal court systems. He’s received awards from the Indiana Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for his work covering the state's juvenile justice system, the federal immigration court system, wrongful conviction issues, and long-running lawsuits regarding prison conditions.
He came from the Daily Journal in Johnson County, where he was a general assignment reporter covering courts and legal issues. Before moving to Indiana in 2004 from southeast Michigan, Hoskins freelanced for the Detroit Free Press and worked for the Spinal Column Newsweekly after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Oakland University in 2001. He currently lives in Greenwood with his wife, Susanne, and volunteers with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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Home » A+E » Movies » Downey Jr. and Galifianakis good on paper but not in film
Downey Jr. and Galifianakis good on paper but not in film
By Alex Antonetz: antonetz.3@osu.edu October 30, 2010 0
The combination of snarky Robert Downey Jr. and funny guy Zach Galifianakis sounded too good to be true.
In “Due Date,” the follow-up from “The Hangover” and “Old School” director Todd Phillips, it is too good to be true.
“Due Date,” Phillips’ intermediary effort between “Hangover” films, feels like a film with a serious identity crisis — one that feels like an uncomfortable hybrid between “Tommy Boy” and “Rush Hour.”
The film picks up with short-tempered Peter Highman (Downey, Jr.) looking to catch a flight out of Atlanta to return to his wife in Los Angeles, who is soon due to deliver their first child. After an incident on the plane puts Highman on a no-fly list, he and Ethan Tremblay (Galifianakis), who’s heading to Hollywood to pursue an acting career, must partner up to get back to California before Highman’s child is delivered.
The hijinks that ensue are cheap and childish, not unlike Phillips’ “Hangover.” Rampant marijuana use and an awkward masturbating scene, which might be funny in other contexts, fail to come across as anything more than humor aimed at the least-common denominator.
Don’t get me wrong, that kind of humor can be OK. In the case of “Due Date,” however, the film can never pick what it wants to be. Instead it tries to straddle a line between comedy and seriousness.
Even the usually witty and testy Downey never gets a chance to play to his strengths and is instead pushed into the background behind Galifianakis. Not unlike “The Hangover,” Galifianakis steals the show, though unfortunately, he’s still yet to match the quality of his “Between Two Ferns” Web show on film.
In the end, “Due Date” suffers from the fact that it never really finds its footing and uncomfortably walks the line between immature comedy and corny buddy flick.
That’s not to say the film doesn’t have its funny parts, but the flick never finds much consistency. Instead it segues far too often from funny to sentimental.
“Due Date” is due in theaters Friday.
Alex Antonetz
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Sporting Eversheds
Eversheds has won an award for a paper on sports sponsorship law at the Association Internationale Des Jeunes Avocats conference in Montreux. The seminar, attended by 200 lawyers, was presented by EU law partner Patrick Farrant, of Eversheds’ Norwich office.
Barbara Hewson slams judges' ordering of caesarean births
Some recent forced caesarean cases in the Family Division show that family judges are keen to extend the categories in which non-consensual surgery can be authorised, under intense pressure from doctors and their lawyers. The latest cases to be reported are Rochdale Healthcare (NHS) Trust v C and Norfolk and Norwich (NHS) Trust v W, […]
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Clifford Chance represented Burford on its exchange of contracts to buy 49-57 Berners Street, London WI, a grade II listed building. Nabarro Nathanson represented Sun Life.
Litigation Recent Decisions 10/09/96
R v Aylott (1996). CA (Pill LJ, Curtis J and Judge Clarke). Summary: Taking a jury’s verdict after they have been discharged. Appeal against murder conviction where the appellant had been indicted with a co-defendant. After retirement the jury sent a note to the judge stating they were split equally on their verdict in relation […]
German trio merges to create latest premier league player
By The Lawyer 12 October 1996 00:00
The tripartite merger of three medium-sized German law firms in the New Year will add a new name to the country's super league of corporate legal practices.
The new 150-lawyer firm, Hasche Eschenlohr Peltzer Riesenkampff Fischotter, will be created from the merger of Hasche & Eschenlohr, Peltzer & Riesenkampff and Fischotter Micheli & Partner.
The newly formed organisation will have national offices in Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig and Dresden. It will also have an international office in Brussels. The firms have already worked together on mutual projects.
Hasche Eschenlohr partner Oliver Thurn said the merger would open up many opportunities for all three firms: “Before the merger we did not have an office in Frankfurt, and Peltzer & Riesenkampff gives us our first international office,” he explained.
“Competition is becoming more and more international in certain areas and you can't survive if you're small.”
Thurn is confident that there will not be any teething problems and said that the three firms complemented each other's work: “We are used to working between offices and are already aware of the problems it can cause, but it can also be a support with each office giving new ideas.”
The management of the new firm has not been appointed. But it is expected that a management group based across all the offices will be appointed, as opposed to having just one managing partner.
Thurn said: “We will have a range of large offices and we think it is better to have more people in charge.”
The move follows a great deal of consolidation in the German legal market recently.
Oppenhoff & Radler was formed last year through the merger of Boden Oppenhoff Rasor & Raue and Radler Raupach Bezzenberger. The firm now has over 200 lawyers.
Streeter moots legal aid rethink
Gary Streeter has pledged to “look again” at the Government’s controversial proposals to make legally aided defendants and litigants on income support pay a minimum contribution during a fact-finding visit to a law firm. The parliamentary secretary at the Lord Chancellor’s Department was invited to visit Croydon firm Atkins Hope by partner Charlotte Collier, who […]
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A reader wants to repair this crumbling concrete porch. (Washington Post reader photo)
This crumbling concrete porch has a clear drainage problem
By Jeanne Huber The Washington Post
Q: My 30-year-old house features a large concrete front porch. One side edge has been crumbling over the past few years, and paint is peeling from a brick design was pressed into the concrete. How extensive is it to repair a problem like this? Who does this type of repair?
A: Your porch is suffering only cosmetic damage and doesn't appear to have a structural problem, said Frank Owens, vice president for marketing at the Quikrete Companies, which makes an array of concrete products. In the picture you sent, he noted, no cracks extend to the top of the porch, which would signal serious damage.
Owens also called out the gutter downspout, which ends a few inches off the ground and only a few inches away from your porch. Rainwater is probably splashing against the concrete and wicking up into the faux bricks behind the paint. "Concrete is like a rigid sponge," Owens said, with "billions of bubbles" of air embedded in its structure. When water fills those voids and then freezes and thaws repeatedly, the expansion and thawing of ice makes concrete crumble. It also pushes paint off the surface.
So, the first step is to divert the gutter water away from your house. A plastic or concrete splash block that angles the water a few feet away would help. But, ideally, you would hook the end of the gutter to a buried pipe that empties at least 10 feet away from any structure (including your neighbors') and is at least slightly lower on your lot.
One option for the drainage area is a rain garden — a type of garden bed with spongy soil and plants that thrive even if their roots get soggy. Or the water could go into what is known as a dry well — a covered pit filled with round rocks, with the spaces between the stones giving a rush of rainwater somewhere to pool until it can slowly percolate into the soil. For new construction when a rain garden is part of a formal storm-water management plan, Herndon requires a permit and an annual inspection. But there are no rules about installing either rain gardens or dry wells to deal with gutter water from existing homes, said Scott Brodbeck, civil engineering inspector for the town's Public Works Department. However, he suggested contacting the office to take a look before you install anything, so that they can offer free advice.
Landscapers can install dry wells as well as rain gardens. For guidance on rain gardens, there's a 22-page guide available on the Fairfax County website titled "Rain Garden Design and Construction."
Once the water issue is resolved, you can patch the concrete and decide what kind of finish, if any, you want on the faux bricks. There is no way to perfectly match the color, so if seeing a patch bugs you, follow up by coating the whole porch with a super-thin concrete resurfacer. That does add to the complexity, though.
Good surface preparation is key. A pressure washer set to 3500 pounds per square inch — a relatively high setting — is the best option when there is a lot of flaking concrete or peeling paint to remove, Owens said. When there isn't flaking or peeling, he recommends using a product such as Quikrete's Cleaner, Etcher and Degreaser ($18.98 a gallon at Home Depot) If you're just patching a small area, use the etcher and a scrub brush, following safety precautions on the label.
For patching and resurfacing, use products that contain portland cement, sand, and polymer or resin — plastic-type materials that help the new layer grip and make it more resistant to water absorption. You might need one product for patching and another for resurfacing.
For the patch, you probably need something that can go as deep as half an inch and works on a vertical surface, such as Quikrete Quick-Setting Cement ($7.40 for a 10-pound pail at Lowe's).
For resurfacing, it's more like 1/16 inch so that it has minimal effect on the threshold at your front door or the height of steps. One option is the Quikrete Concrete Resurfacer, $27.97 for a 40-pound bag at Lowe's. Quikrete is introducing a new product, Re-Cap Concrete Resurfacer, that works for both steps, but it's just beginning to show up in stores.
For patching, mix to a puttylike consistency and trowel on. For resurfacing, mix to what Owens calls "a cake-batter consistency" and use a squeegee to coat the whole porch with a layer as thin as 1/16 inch. After about 5 minutes, when the resurfacer begins to harden, you can lightly brush the surface to add skid resistance. For vertical surfaces, such as sides of the porch, spread the product with a stiff, thick brush.
You can leave the brick areas uncoated, coat them to match the surrounding concrete or paint them to stand out — it's a decorative decision. Paint probably means the most maintenance over the long term.
If you're handy, you could tackle the repairs on your own, with YouTube videos for guidance. For a professional job, one estimate for the whole job, from prep through resurfacing, is "in the early thousands," said Kirsten Wilkinson, the general manager for Robert Construction in Falls Church, Va.
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Driving the next technology revolution
Written by Brian Johnson on 13 December 2018 in Event Coverage
The digital transformation of Europe’s non-bank payment sector is set to deliver instant, frictionless and ‘invisible’ transactions, reports Brian Johnson
Photo credit: EPIF
The digital transformation of Europe’s non-bank payment sector is set to deliver instant, frictionless and ‘invisible’ transactions.
These were some of the key messages to emerge from a unique panel debate that saw five of Europe’s top payments industry executives come together to discuss current and future challenges and opportunities for the payments sector.
The senior executives debate, in the form of a fireside chat, was a central focus of the European Payment Institutions Federation’s (EPIF) day long annual 2018 workshop held late last month in Brussels.
Entitled “European Payments: Driving the Next Technology Revolution”, the workshop was particularly timely coinciding with the formal coming into operation of the instant payment zone in the Eurozone and the European Central Bank’s (ECB) launch of its settlement engine for retail payments (TIPS).
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Moderating the senior executives debate, current EPIF chair and vice president of European Government Affairs at American Express Elie Beyrouthy said that in such a fast moving industry as payment services, responding to consumer needs was paramount.
He posed the question; “How is the Payments industry adapting to consumer needs and what particular solutions do consumers seem to be favouring? That’s the million-dollar question.”
Thomas Haarman, Country Manager for Germany at Elavon, said responding to both consumer needs and to new technological innovation differed across EU member states as customer requirements were not always the same.
“It’s not just ok to say there’s one requirement which covers everything and everyone. The Germans are different to the UK who are different to the Irish or the Polish, the environments are different.”
“How is the Payments industry adapting to consumer needs and what particular solutions do consumers seem to be favouring? That’s the million-dollar question” EPIF chair and vice president of European Government Affairs at American Express Elie Beyrouthy
He explained that currently, in Germany, only twenty per cent of transactions are card payment related, with eighty percent of transactions still done using cash.
Meanwhile in Europe’s Nordic region, digital payments are almost universal. So the consumer need, or customer requirement, in Germany for major e-commerce payments is still invoice. “That may come as a surprise, but it is a clear requirement and merchants need to deliver what consumers want when it comes to payments.”
Ruwan De Soyza, Deputy Group General Counsel at payment processing giants Worldpay said his company’s three hundred thousand merchant base, “input into us about what they see their consumers wanting and needing. Primarily consumers want instantaneous, frictionless payment and more often than not, that’s means they want invisible payments.”
Consumers, he explained, want to buy something in a safe and protected manner, but they don’t want to have to input their card details or dig something out of their wallet to do it.
“It’s not just ok to say there’s one requirement which covers everything and everyone. The Germans are different to the UK who are different to the Irish or the Polish, the environments are different” Thomas Haarman, Country Manager for Germany at Elavon
The issues of customer convenience versus a high degree of safety and security are at the heart of the ‘frictionless’ debate surrounding European Banking Authority standards on Strong Customer authentication (SCA) requirements for merchants.
“SCA is a good example of something that introduces friction while Uber is a great example of frictionless e-commerce. Consumers want to be able to get out of their cab and walk to their door without having to make a payment but knowing it’s going through, and that they’ve authorised it to happen.”
For Worldpay and for many of EPIF’s 190 other payment institutions and non-bank payment providers, the two-stage identification and authentication aspect of SCA is seen as impeding the growth of frictionless e-commerce and to the development of innovative payment products and mechanisms.
"A lot of customers are asking us, “How do we get around SCA?" Because they’re anticipating 40 percent drop-out rates in customers and consumers because of the requirement for two factor Authentication”.
“SCA is a good example of something that introduces friction while Uber is a great example of frictionless e-commerce" Ruwan De Soyza, Deputy Group General Counsel at Worldpay
“What we are striving to do is to find a manner in which we can provide a secure, safe, fast, SCA compliant methodology without introducing that type of drop-out rate, because that’s what consumers really want".
"They want the trust, they want the safety, but they also want the payment method to be instantaneous and invisible. And that is what our industry is going to have to look at and find.”
Rafael Marquez, Executive Vice President, Consumer & Joint Ventures at American Express suggested that, consumer need was not necessarily linked directly to desire but by the presentation of a product that is more appealing and easier and use.
“Henry Ford used to say that what customers wanted was faster horses, not cars.”
"The challenge, in my opinion, is not what the customer needs, it is how can we generate and produce products that are appealing and that the customers value" Rafael Marquez, Executive Vice President, Consumer & Joint Ventures at American Express
“I didn’t need Facebook, I didn’t need Amazon a while ago, but now I cannot live without it. So, the challenge, in my opinion, is not what the customer needs, it is how can we generate and produce products that are appealing and that the customers value?”
Echoing the previous speakers, Marquez highlighted how the fast pace of technological change and innovation was bringing disruption to the payments industry. “Europe is mostly moving towards contactless payments, but I don’t know if that is going to be the final point of arrival or not.”
The use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology - that allows two devices, such as a phone and payments terminal to talk to each other when they’re close together - for commerce is expected to drive the uptake of card-less transactions.
On the issue of regulation Paysafecard CEO, Udo Mueller highlighted how much the technological revolution had impacted on the financial sector: “So, 20 years ago, there was let’s say for us, one banking regulation. Now there are a lot of different regulations from GDPR, AML, EMD1, EMD2, PSD2 and so on.”
"I am very thankful and happy for a forum like this, providing an opportunity where business, regulators and consumers, can discuss and find balanced approaches for fostering innovation” Paysafecard CEO, Udo Mueller
For Mueller it’s clear that the payments industry needs to respect and follow EU regulations while regulators should respect and accept new technologies and new ideas into their regulations.
“Therefore I am very thankful and happy for a forum like this, providing an opportunity where business, regulators and consumers, can discuss and find balanced approaches for fostering innovation.”
Giulio Montemagno the CEO of Amazon Pay Europe said it was no secret that the Payments industry was concerned about the challenges and implementation that SCA will present.
“There is concern in the industry on whether the industry itself will be ready to comply with all these rules by September 2019. He went on to add, “We all recognise that it is a very, very, difficult job,” but he warned, regulators need to understand what is going on today and set up rules that are good for the next ten or fifteen years.
“There are pieces of regulations that really create the wide incentives for companies to continue to innovate and create competition" Giulio Montemagno,CEO of Amazon Pay Europe
However he also highlighted that regulation when it “opens up possibilities” can foster competition and serve consumer needs.
“There are pieces of regulations that really create the wide incentives for companies to continue to innovate and create competition."
"So, the TIPS initiative, I think is a fantastic example of this because it really opens up many possibilities for the industry as for the end consumers and merchants. We’re very positive and very optimistic about the development of PSD2 because again, it fosters and innovation, increases competition.”
In closing Elie Beyrouthy told the packed audience that the senior executives had made all of us in the room “very optimistic about the future”
Brian Johnson is managing editor of the Parliament Magazine
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Trump rally brings thousands day before Pa. Primary
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More than 10,000 individuals across Northeastern Pa. gathered at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on April 25 for the Donald Trump rally, just one day before the Pa. primary.
Supporters from many groups were in attendance sporting signs with “Veterans for Trump” and “Silent Majority Stands with Trump”.
Many millennial and baby boomers were also present during the event showing an array of demographics.
The rally opened with various speakers including Congressmen Lou Barletta and Tom Marino as well as the invocation which was given by Betty Sutliff from the United Methodist Church.
“You use Mr. Trump as an instrument, an architect in your claim,” Sutliff said during the opening prayer.
While Trump was late to the event after traveling throughout the state, the crowd welcomed the presidential candidate as he entered the stage.
Trump opened with explaining that approximately 6,000 individuals were turned away from the event as the arena had filled.
His son, Eric Trump also was in attendance at the Wilkes-Barre rally.
Trump brought up issues close to those in the northeastern region such as coal mining and the natural gas industry as well as the demand to bring jobs back to the area.
He also touched upon his connection to the area as he and some of his children went to college in the keystone state.
Quickly, Trump brought up the newly formed Cruz-Kasich pact as the two try to diminish Trump’s chances of receiving the GOP nomination.
Trump called the system “rigged” as he continues to lead by millions of votes and recently was endorsed by the Border Patrol.
He employed common rhetoric to his campaign such as “Lyin’ Ted” even changing it up a bit to say, “Lyin’ Ted holds the Bible high then he lies,” garnering cheers and applause from the crowd.
Trump called for a unification of the Republican Party.
“We should be bringing everybody together, it’s time,” he said.
Trump also criticized the media calling out specific reporters for being unfair to candidates.
While much of the evening was spent on the corruption in Washington and the alliance formed by his opponents, Trump also explained the Pa. primary system and the importance of understanding how the system works.
“We have a rigged system, we have a corrupt system,” he said. “You have to vote for your delegates… the system is so complicated”
Trump later announced to the crowd that there were forms available to take into the polls which explain which delegates align with candidates.
Trump continued to discuss his opponents, bringing up that saying candidates are not qualified for the position isn’t a fair judgment because, “we’re all qualified.”
He also criticized President Obama for not having enough respect on the world’s stage and that if he becomes president that will change.
Trump used his business experience to explain that he had the experience and mindset to improve the current political climate as Obama has become a “tremendous divider.”
“This is the kind of thinking.. our country needs.”
As the rally came to an end, Trump continued to boost the morale of the crowd calling to them to be sure to vote in the primary as he hoped they would say, “(This is) the single greatest vote I ever cast (was) for Donald Trump.”
Trump closed the event by reminding voters of what he plans to do as president: take care of veterans, eliminate and replace ObamaCare, protect the second amendment, and improve the borders.”
In a final statement saying, “We are going to be great. We are going to be beautiful. We will make America great again.”
As of April 27, Donald Trump had won the state of Pa. with 56.7% of the vote, awarding him 17 delegates.
Sarah Bedford, Editor-in-Chief
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Home>Conversations>Writing “in my Culture” w/ Zoe Wool and Alex Golub of Savage Minds
Writing “in my Culture” w/ Zoe Wool and Alex Golub of Savage Minds
Posted-on June 7, 2017 December 11, 2018 By lineBylinegamwell
This Anthro Life has teamed up with Savage Minds to bring you a special 5-part podcast and blog crossover series. While thinking together as two anthropological productions that exist for multiple kinds of audiences and publics, we became inspired to have a series of conversations about why anthropology matters today. For this series we’re sitting down with some of the folks behind Savage Minds, SAPIENS, the American Anthropological Association and the Society for American Archaeology to bring you conversations on anthropological thinking and its relevance through an innovative blend of audio and text. That means each week for the month of June we’ll bring you two dialogues – one podcast and one blog post – with innovative anthropological thinkers and doers.
Check out our written conversation on Savage Minds here.
If you’re interested and anthropologically inclined you may know the theme of the upcoming annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in November 2017 is “Anthropology Matters!” This theme is stirring conversation among working anthropologists in and out of the academy, professional and in training. For a short statement, Anthropology Matters! carries a lot of gravity, but it also begs the question, who does anthropology matter to? Who can it matter to? What makes anthropology relevant? Where does anthropology take place? And who is taking it there?
In our first episode of we were joined by Savage Minds writers Alex Golub and Zoe Wool. Early in our conversation several key questions came into focus: what does anthropology, as a discipline, have to offer in terms of critical thinking? Is Academia.edu a good thing? And how does one effectively confront someone who thinks differently from you? Adam, Ryan, Alex, and Zoe discuss the ways in which anthropology matters, through offering a unique perspective on the benefits of entering the open access world of blogging, navigating the controversy behind Academia.edu, and the ways anthropology can foster critical thinking.
Savage Minds is a blog written by professors and students of anthropology who are seeking to develop more accessible discussions of anthropology for anyone from professors to students to the general public. The blog has been running since 2005 and has since been ranked as one of the top science blogs by Nature.
Who are Alex and Zoe?
In addition to being a writer for Savage Minds, Alex Golub is an Associate Professor for the Department of Anthropology at University of Hawaii in Manoa. He focuses on mining in Papua New Guinea, though his interests span a large array of topics. Alex has written many posts for Savage Minds over the years, a few recent notable posts include Anthropology is an empty pint carton, and our existential projects are the ice cream, Facebook in Papua New Guinea: What Happens When The Net Isn’t Neutral, and Bronislaw Malinowski: Don’t Let The Cosplay Fool You
To Learn More About Alex’s work Check out the Links Below!
Leviathans at the Gold Mine: Creating Indigenous and Corporate Actors in Papua New Guinea
At Savage Minds
Alex’s Academia
Zoe Wool is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Anthropology at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Her fieldwork centers around the American soldier’s experience of life after injury. Some of Zoe’s notable works on Savage Minds include Costs of War: Doing the Numbers, Empathy: A Companionate Redux, and The Erasures of “Thank you for your service”
To Learn More About Zoe Wool’s Work Check out the Links Below!
After War: The Weight of Life at Walter Reed,
Zoe’s Academia
The “Ungated” World of Blogging
Savage Minds was established in 2005 as blogging was growing in popularity. The blog started as a group of anthropologists writing about topics they found interesting. They saw the opportunity to take anthropological conversations out of the academy and into a more open forum. One of the benefits of blogging anthropology is a faster turnaround for written works that are not subject to the traditional peer-review process for journals. Blog pieces can be reviewed much quicker for style and content. This quicker turnaround means that posts are released at the same time as issues are happening, whether in the field or elsewhere. An added benefit is that readers are able to interact with the author’s arguments in the comments section, allowing for conversations to take place in the reading space.
Check out the Crooked Timber blog on Political Science Mentioned in the Episode!
Academia.edu is a site that Alex refers to as “basically a tumblr for academics”. It allows for users to post their articles, papers, book chapters, posters, etc. to their page for others to read for free. However, the free access might not last for much longer. Academia.edu has begun to look for ways to monetize their operation by making users pay money for access to new features on the site. It seems Academia.edu is taking away the reason many users joined the site in the first place.
Another problem with Academia.edu has to do with ownership of the articles and papers being published. At times, authors have already sold the rights of publishing their work to publishing companies, like Elsevier, and do not hold the rights to be displaying their work on Academia.edu. Elsevier took down a bunch of PDFs of articles from Academia.edu because they held the rights and the authors did not.
To Learn More About the Controversy Behind Academia.edu Check Out the Links Below!
Forbes: Dear Scholars, Delete Your Account At Academia.Edu
The Atlantic:The Convoluted Profits of Academic Publishing
The Atlantic: Academics Want You to Read Their Work for Free
Savage Minds: The _other_ enemy of Open Access
Savage Minds: Don’t blame Elsevier for exercising the rights you gave them
Discover Magazine: Who Isn’t Profiting Off the Backs of Researchers?
Green Tea and Velociraptors: ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and bigger problems with scholarly publishing..
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin
On teaching about writing and critique, in relation to denunciation, Zoe offered this tip from her colleague Lacy M. Johnson, an Assistant Professor of English at Rice University: “A poem is like a very small machine made of words and your job, when you are doing critique, is to help it figure out how to do its job. So if it [the machine] is a toaster, then don’t turn it into a washing machine.”
During the episode, Zoe points out a concern on the consumption of book chapters and papers out of context. While open access to a wide array of scholarship on sites like Academia.edu is great, she worries that the particular arguments of any given piece might be taken out of context by the readers interests. She states,
“We want to keep knowledge embedded in the context of its production, so we can critically approach it.”
Anthropology and Building Critical Thinkers!
Anthropology is a critical discipline that constantly analyzes the structures behind cultural norms and places local events in a broader geopolitical and historical contexts. As Zoe described critiquing,
“It is not about judging something or assessing something as good or bad. It’s about bringing into relief the structures through which something is evaluated in the first place”
Meanwhile, denouncing takes a more condemnatory approach focusing only on whether something is good or bad, wrong or right. Through critiquing there is a lot more opportunity for change as the conversation is not immediately being shut down by saying something is wrong. Since anthropology is so focused on critique over judgement, it is useful in working to understand people who think differently from you. This strategy of having a conversation rather than being accusatory will make the people whose minds you are trying to change more receptive to your opinions than if you just say they are wrong.
Life Tip from Alex Channeling Ruth Benedict: Add the words “in my culture” to the end of every sentence you say (i.e. this movie is great in my culture, we wear socks in my culture, etc.). Try to get used to understanding that your view is one of many.
There is more than one way to see the world and in all likelihood the person whose mind you are trying to change wholly believes in his/her view. By helping to reveal the structures behind their thinking, who else exists in the world, and the validity of multiple perspectives you may have more luck with adding to their perspective, letting them change their mind in a more meaningful ways. As Alex says “it takes work to know the world”, and not everyone does that work or is able to fit it into their schedule (i.e. reading the New Yorker after work instead of sleeping). By fostering others to think critically you can make them question why they do not know certain things and introduce them to the work they need to do to “know the world” from a new perspective.
To Learn More About Judith Butler Check Out the Links Below!
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Think Gender is Performance? You Have Judith Butler to Thank for That
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Weir continues relentless pursuit of quadruple gold
David Weir receives his medal
David Weir continued his relentless pursuit of quadruple gold in London by making it three out of three with yet another masterful ride.
The wheelchair racer has established himself as the hero of the Olympic Stadium in the same way Mo Farah did at the Olympics, with confident, stylish and tactically-superb racing.
And the 'Weirwolf' was at his imperious best as he devoured a world-class field to deafening roars from the enthralled capacity crown, adding the 800m crown to his 1500m and 5,000m titles.
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All the Ways You're Driving Like a Dick and Don't Realize It
By Aaron Miller Published On 11/20/2015
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By Aaron Miller @aaron_m_miller Published On 11/20/2015
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You think you're pretty good behind the wheel, right? And you also probably think you're surrounded by hordes of morons on the road. Sounds about right -- a few years ago, Allstate commissioned a study where drivers rated themselves, and two-thirds said they considered themselves "very good" or "excellent" drivers, but were much less complimentary about 80% of everyone else. It's a little thing called "illusory superiority," when we lie to ourselves about how good we are at certain things even if we're pretty honest about other people's screw-ups.
What does this mean? It means you're almost definitely driving like a dick, just like the rest of us. Here are just a few of the little things you're probably guilty of doing at one point or another without even realizing it.
10 Ways You're Ruining Your Car Without Realizing It
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1. Stopping too far out in an intersection
You see that big solid white stripe? Sure you do. It's there for a reason, which is why you should stop your car behind it. Not in front of it, not on it, not on it just a little bit. Behind it. Otherwise, you’re forcing pedestrians to walk that much closer to traffic as they go around you.
It also blocks the view of anyone in the right lane who wants to turn right on red. If they can't see around you, there's no way for them to know it's safe, and they're more likely to take a gamble. And if you're in the left lane, you're putting yourself too close to the oncoming cars that are turning left from the perpendicular street. And that's no bueno.
2. Creeping forward at a red light
There are two types of red-light creepers in this world. The first is the impatient fool at the front of the line who thinks edging forward is somehow going to make the light change faster. It isn't. The second is the guy behind you who stopped weirdly far away and is now slowly edging forward and distracting you in the rearview mirror with his intermittent scooting.
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3. Driving in the left lane on the highway
Forget driving slowly in the left lane -- everyone knows that’s illegal. (But seriously you know that's illegal, right?) But continuously driving in the left lane at all, even if you’re going at or above the speed limit, is also illegal in most states. It’s for passing only, with obvious exceptions in times of heavy traffic. MIT has a great list of exactly what the law says for all 50 states. Study it. Learn it. Live it.
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4. Screwing up the flow of traffic by either not using a turn signal...
So I'm sitting over here in the left lane waiting to turn, and here you come with the right of way, and you're taking your sweet-ass time but I obviously have to wait for you to go by -- but wait, are you slowing down? Oh, you're turning. Information that would've been good to know 10 seconds ago.
5. ... or using it too early
By that same token, if I’m turning right, and you’re driving along with your blinker on, how am I supposed to know that you have no intention of turning? I see you with your turn signal, I check the other direction to make sure it’s clear, I look back at you, ready to go, and... WTF?
Keeps foot on brake. Stares in frustrated disbelief.
6. Using your signal after you start changing lanes
Look, I’m glad -- really, I am -- that you’re using it, but that signal doesn’t do a hell of a lot of signaling if you’re already starting to change lanes by the time you turn it on. Here’s a brilliant thought: check your blind spot, then hit your blinker, then change lanes.
Flickr/Dylan Passmore
7. Scaring the crap out of cyclists
One of the biggest gripes of cyclists is when vehicles cut them off when passing, or pass them too close. Cutting off anyone is rude, but it’s downright dangerous when a cyclist is involved. Cyclists are people too, guys, with the same feelings and rights to the road as everyone else. Wait until you see them fully in your rearview mirror before you get back in front of them.
Flickr/Paul Hamilton
8. Moving the steering wheel when you check your blind spot
It's astonishing how many people do this. In the act of turning your head to check your blind spot, you move your shoulders. As a result, your arms move. And the steering wheel moves. And before you know it, you're already turning. This is a problem (see #6). Basic rule of driving, people: keep your arms steady. Don't be like this guy.
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9. Crowding the car in front on an uphill stop sign/light
Your car might be an automatic, so when you’re on a hill you don’t go backwards in that moment between letting off the brake and hitting the accelerator. But for anyone in a manual, especially someone that’s not terribly experienced with a clutch, you’ve upped the stress factor by reducing the margin for error. Your Being-a-Dick rating doubles if you then honk at that driver if they roll back a little when the light changes.
10. Dive-bomb braking
As you know, the best way to brake for a turn is not to wait until the last second and slam on the brakes. Still, the vast majority of drivers -- yes, this probably includes you -- do this annoying thing where they lightly press the brake pedal as the turn approaches without really slowing down. Essentially, you're still waiting until the last second before you brake for real, and because your brake lights have been on the whole time, the person behind you has no warning when you brake harder.
Instead, practice what’s called limo braking: when you start braking, press the pedal harder than you normally do, then ease up as you get closer to the turn, so you’re still slowing down enough for the turn, but not screwing with the driver behind you.
Flickr/Lee Haywood
11. Using your spritzers to spray someone else's car
When you're driving down the highway and use your windshield washers with someone directly behind you, there’s a good chance their clean windshield is now covered in your washer fluid. If your windshield is dirty, it’s a safety issue, so clean it before you’re doing 70mph. Lone exception: if an enormous bug from hell or some such object splatters right in your line of sight, you gotta do what you gotta do.
Aaron Miller
12. Turning left too early
If you're in a left-most of a double left-turn lane, there's nothing more frightening than trying to figure out if the person on your right is going to cut across the line. More often than not, they will. Because they're a dick.
13. Doubling up in a median
When turning left without a protected light, it's already risky enough to pull out halfway and wait in the median for a hole in traffic. But when the guy across from you also pulls into the median to do the same thing, it blocks the first car's vision (yours) entirely, and that person graduates to the highest level of dickery.
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14. Yielding the right of way when it’s really yours
I know you have only the best intentions when you let four people pull out in front of you. But letting people go out of turn creates a knock-on effect that will impact all the traffic behind you. No good deed goes unpunished, I guess.
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Aaron Miller is the Cars editor for Thrillist, and can be found on Twitter. #10 bothers him to an irrational degree.
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The Santa Clause 2
Genre: Comedy, Family
Running Time: 98 min.
DVD: November 18, 2003
based on 79238 votes and 83 reviews
Cast: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, David Krumholtz, Eric Lloyd, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Spencer Breslin, Fred Ewanuick
Scott Calvin (Allen) has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best Santa ever. But Scott's got problems. His son, Charlie, has landed on this year's "naughty" list. And Santa himself is mysteriously de-Santafying. To top it all off, if Scott doesn't get married by Christmas Eve, he'll stop being Santa forever! (It's right in his contract - the "Mrs. Clause.") Desperate both to find a wife and help his son, Scott heads back home, leaving a substitute Claus to watch over things at the Pole. But when the substitute institutes some strange redefinitions of naughty and nice -- putting Christmas at risk -- it's up to Scott to return with a new bag of magic to try and save Christmas.
Canadian Connection: filmed in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
Director: Michael Lembeck
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Producer(s): Brian Reilly
Screenplay: Don Rhymer, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Ed Decter, John J. Strauss
Official Site: www.thesantaclause2.com
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A special event – Malaysia welcomes Modi – was held on 22nd November 2015 at the Malaysia International Exhibition and Convention Center (MIECC) to pay tribute to the deep ties between India and Malaysia. India’s Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, highlighted in his speech the exceptional contribution made by the members of the Indian diaspora in all walks of Malaysian life. Supporting the social program were numerous organisations with traditional music and dance groups from India and Malaysia.
The production company MD Events Asia was chosen to supply the sound, lights, and truss for this prominent occasion. “This was a very high profile event and it was broadcasted live to India’s television networks,” said Jack Gill, the director of MD Events Asia.
Mr. Gill’s experience with TW AUDiO’s system at their Demo Day in Kuala Lumpur this year made the German loudspeaker manufacturer his top choice. MD Events Asia outsourced the sound system for this event to Fajar Baiduri Events (FBE), who owns a large number of TW AUDiO products.
“TW AUDiO’s exceptional mids projection and imaging made the job easy for us. It also helped that we had very good support from Mr. Augustine Edward, TW AUDiO’s Asian Technical Support”, said FBE’s owner, Mr. Kojack.
“The TW AUDiO’s S33 subwoofers, which are loaded with cardioid presets, helped to prevent the low frequencies from travelling to the stage. It made it easier for the more sensitive instruments to retain their original sound for the audience”, explains Mr. Edward.
The system used for this prestigious event consisted of 24 x VERA36,
12 x VERA10, 20 x S33 subwoofers, 2 x BSX, and 8 x C15 stage monitors. Powered by Lab.Gruppen PLM10000 and PLM20000.
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Blundering Gardener: I needed Zone 3 hardiness…
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I promise to get to gardening shortly (you can even skip to the second half if you’re bored to tears with the Fockers) but …
Irregular readers should know that I keep chickens. I refer to them as the Fockers, though now it’s Flockers. One of you referred to them that way in an email you sent me, apparently assuming “Fockers” was a typo — sorry, I’m not that clever.
They’re 6 weeks old and will soon outgrow their upside-down-kitchen-cabinet home.
Bonnie Blodgett
The original plan to park them in the garage for the winter was nixed when I decided on a whim to see if Fleet Farm sold coops. This bright idea came to me as I was perusing the offerings on websites like Wayfair and Etsy and Houzz. Maybe Fleet Farm sells coops to actual chicken farmers, I thought, as opposed to dilettante city dwellers like me, and maybe the coops they sell offer more utility for the buck and fewer cutesy touches like window boxes and pretend chimneys.
I don’t think your typical hen gives a cluck about window boxes — or chimneys, unless they have something to do with keeping her warm in the dead of winter.
The Fleet Farm website proved that I was right for a change. The price was right, too. I ignored the single review of the cheapest coop on offer, which happened also to be the best, to my eye, and just the right size. The disappointed customer gave it two stars and complained about flimsiness.
I’m a carpenter. Flimsiness is my specialty. I am perpetually repairing things I’ve made too fast out of cheap lumber on sale at Menards. I figured I’d just reinforce the shoddy workmanship. You get what you pay for.
I pay for convenience. To that end, I persuaded the manager, over the phone, to sell me the display model. I’d make any necessary repairs when I got it home. Little did I know that getting it home would be so complicated.
To begin with, the Fleet Farm that carried the coop is in Monticello, Minn., a mere 40 minutes away, according to Google Maps.
But that’s assuming you don’t take the scenic route and squander an hour driving north toward Duluth on Interstate 35 before realizing you should have been heading west on U.S. 10, and then realizing you’d left the trailer sitting in front of the house anyway.
After nearly running out of gas and getting rerouted again, I finally made it to Fleet Farm, only to be told that whoever said I could buy the display model was no longer working there. This set off a crying jag. Happily, rather than escort me from the store, the floor clerk tracked down the current manager.
That manager overruled the clerk and helped me load the coop onto my trailer. In return, I blew a wad on a fancy feeder and a watering gizmo.
GARDENING AND A PLEA FOR HELP
For those of you who are at your wit’s end because you have rabbits to deter and several thousand great ideas for getting rid of Japanese beetles to share, I apologize for going on week after week about chickens.
As to rabbits, I’m sorry to have no groundbreaking news. But as to the beetles, soon they will have to compete with one of their own. The Japanese Lantern Fly is expected to cause $80 million in damage in Pennsylvania alone just this year. (Philadelphia is the Ellis Island of insect immigration — the stink bug also was first reported there and also, I think, the emerald ash borer.)
The fly is expected to decimate the entire U.S. wine-grape crop, starting in upstate New York (the Finger Lakes region) and munching its way west, arriving in Napa, Sonoma and the Willamette Valley at about the same time Miami is slated for evacuation on account of rising sea levels.
Yup, that soon.
What I had planned to write about this week was the design I’m concocting for two matching garden beds that I view from the back porch every evening when I sit down to dinner.
Maybe it’s because I spend so much time staring at them that these beds never seem quite right. Or maybe it’s because I’m always looking at them that causes me to be always fiddling with them. The poor plants never have a chance to get established before the shovel shows up and it’s time to move.
Constant fiddling of this type goes against everything I believe in. Digging not only disrupts defenseless microorganisms, it also destroys tunnels the worms make that keep the soil aerated and oxygen flowing to plant roots.
Speaking of worms, a reader wrote to ask why her earthworms are eating her herbs and lettuces. I was skeptical of this claim. She was prepared for that. She proved to me she was not a nutcase by suggesting I go online and do some research. So I did, and lo and behold, I discovered an article supporting my reader’s thesis.
My correspondent said her solution is to plant edibles in containers from now on.
I already do plant mine in containers, most of them, but that’s to discourage rabbits, not worms.
The plants I am considering for those two garden beds will be the low, mounding type. It would be nice to have something blooming all summer but not have the hassle of deadheading and replacing annuals.
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This time I’m asking you all for suggestions. What would you plant in a bed that measures about 15 by 12 feet with a path down the middle and a fountain at the center, most of it sunny but exposed in such a way as to make a tall plant tilt annoyingly toward the east?
The new plants will have to co-exist peacefully with miniature roses and hydrangeas and lamb’s ears and the one annual I must have and am vaguely considering planting the entire section with … Alaska nasturtium … except that unless I start them early indoors, they won’t flower until, well, now.
The first pretty orange and yellow blooms are just opening. By the end of summer, the nasturtiums will be the only thing anyone notices. That’s how pretty they are.
Bonnie Blodgett writes a weekly garden column for the Pioneer Press during garden season.
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Mount Si High School senior, Rileigh Shelton, created “Northwest Native.” Her chairs will be on display at Salish Lodge Spa. Courtesy photo
Encompass holds third annual Take a Seat for Kids Project
Encompass partnered with seven local artists for the annual fundraiser.
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Monday, May 13, 2019 3:51pm
North Bend residents can prepare to see bright, colorful and beautiful Adirondack chairs throughout town this May.
Encompass, a nonprofit that provides families with early learning, pediatric therapy and family enrichment, has partnered with seven local artists for its third annual Take a Seat for Kids Project.
Beginning May 11, seven pairs of chairs will be on display at local businesses in the Snoqualmie Valley, including Birches Habitat, Carnation Café, Duvall Visitor Center, Heirloom Cookshop, Rio Bravo, Safeway on the Ridge and Salish Lodge & Spa.
All the chairs are for sale through May 31 via online bidding as a fundraiser for Encompass programs.
The Take a Seat for Kids Project is a “different way to raise money and awareness for Encompass,” Encompass marketing director Colleen Lenahan said.
“It’s also a really fun way to involve the community,” she said.
Artists Ricardo Espinoza, Mary Grigg-Colter, Carly Koczarski, Lady Kagura, Maddy Mangra, Rileigh Shelton and Candice Slabbert each donated their time and materials to transforming plain Adirondack chairs, donated by Ace Hardware of North Bend, into functional pieces of art.
The chairs have been assembled and weatherproofed by the artists.
Now in its third year, Lenahan said they’ve ironed out a lot of the logistics of the project and it’s been great to see the community start to recognize the project.
“It’s been pretty well received,” she said. “It’s been fun to see the whole community get involved, not just the artists and the local businesses.”
This year’s participating artists and businesses are:
“A Radiant Night” by Ricardo Espinoza, on display at Birches Habitat
“Happy Little Northern Lights” by Mary Grigg-Colter, on display at Duvall Visitor Center
“The Bee’s Knees” by Carly Koczarski, on display at Safeway on the Ridge
“Wabi-Sabi: Realized!” by Lady Kagura, on display at Carnation Cafe
“Higher Ground” by Maddy Mangra, on display at Rio Bravo
“Northwest Native” by Rileigh Shelton, on display at Salish Lodge & Spa
“Zenspiration” by Candice Slabbert, on display at Heirloom Cookshop
According to Lenahan, the call for artists is spread mostly through word of mouth. For Rileigh Shelton, a senior at Mount Si High School, this was her first year participating in the Take a Seat for Kids Project.
“I’ve been an artist my whole life,” she said. “I was really happy to take on this project. It was intense but super fun.”
Her design is an elk and a bear.
“I was thinking about the project and how it serves the people here in the Valley,” she said. “I wanted to focus on the beautiful nature we have here in North Bend.”
Carly Koczarski, another Take a Seat for Kids Project artist, said this was also her first year participating in the project. Her chairs are adorned with bees and flowers designs. Koczarski said she’s always been drawn to simple line illustrations and has always been entranced by bees and flowers.
Though she doesn’t have much background in painting, she said she enjoyed the challenge of painting the Adirondack chairs.
“I now have a huge appreciation for people who paint,” she said. “I’m always up for a new challenge—it’s great to know you can do something even if it’s not in your wheelhouse.”
For many of the artists, it was rewarding to be a part of the project.
“It’s been great to see the finished product and know that it’ll go to help out a worthy cause,” Shelton said.
Koczarski shared a similar sentiment. “It was great to have a chance to make something to help out Encompass,” she said.
The online bidding for the chairs opened May 11 and will go until May 31. The bidding starts at $250. Last year, one set sold for $500.
More than anything, Lenahan hopes the community enjoys seeing the chairs.
“Go out and see them,” she said. “Even if you’re not interested in bidding on any of them, just go see the creative visions of our local artists.”
To learn more about Encompass or about the Take a Seat for Kids Project, go online to Encompass’s website (www.encompassnw.org).
Carly Koczarski created “The Bee’s Knees.” Her chairs will be on display at Safeway on the Ridge. Courtesy photo
Ricardo Espinoza created “A Radiant Night.” His chairs will be on display at Birches Habitat. Courtesy photo
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The USMLE determines a doctor’s / Physician’s capability to implement knowledge, conception, principles as well to demonstrate significant patient-centered skills. It incorporates the safe and adequate patient care.
Step 1 – Overview
USMLE step 1 is the first part of the United States Medical Licensing Examination. All it covers the foundation of Basic Science. The purpose of the foundation is to assess how much students are able to apply the Basic Science to the practice of Medicine. USMLE step 1 ensures both the mastery of sciences and scientific principles.
How to Apply USMLE step 1:
USMLE step 1 registration requires meeting with one obligatory criterion. To register with USMLE, you first need to have ECFMG certification that renowned as Education Commission of Foreign Medical Graduate. It is the first and main part of USMLE Step 1 application. You can train and work under USMLE curriculum with their certificate.
USMLE step 1 2018 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of USMLE must meet some requirements such as
· Applicants should be enrolled in or graduate of a medical school that is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.
· Applicants should meet the eligibility certification of ECFMG certificate.
· All the applicants must meet eligibility requirements at the time of application.
USMLE step 1 Syllabus 2018
USMLE step 1 syllabus covers 18 major areas such as Behavioural Science, Psychology, Aging, Biochemistry, Pathology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Microbiology, Anatomy, Immunology, Genetics, Nutrition, pharmacology. Check out the weight of USMLE step 1 syllabus 2017 listed below.
General Principles of Foundational Science 15%-20%
1. The immune system2. The system of Blood &Lymph reticular3. The Behavioural Health4.The Nervous System and Special Senses5. The Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue6. The Musculoskeletal System7. The Cardiovascular System8. The Respiratory System9.The Gastrointestinal System10.The Renal and Urinary system11. The Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium12.The Female Reproductive system and Breast13.The Male Reproductive System14. The Endocrine System 60%- 70%
1. The Multisystem Processes and Disorders2. The Biostatistics and Epidemiology3. The Health Population4. Social Sciences 15%-20%
PROCESS RANGE
Normal Processes 10%-15%
Abnormal Processes 55%-60%
Principles of Therapeutics 15%-20%
Others 10%-15%
How long is Step 1?
USMLE step 1 based on 280 multiple choice test items which is including 7 sections of 46 questions; in total 322 questions. Applicants are allowed to take 45 mins USMLE step 1 break during the exam.
USMLE step 1 score
Applicants need to have a minimum score to get the test. The required score is 192 for passing the USMLE step 1 exam. Usually, the result is available 3 or 4 weeks after the test.
USMLE step 1 books
It is always good to remember USMLE is all about practical conception and its application; it is not like writing thesis only. Selecting the books is very important. Here we are providing some book list that can be beneficial for USMLE step 1 students or aspirants.
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Rapid Review Biochemistry
Edward Goljan and John W. Pelley
BRS Behavioural Science
Barbara Fadem
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Home Vancouver News Burnaby mayor predicts ‘chaos’ if Kinder Morgan pipeline proceeds
Burnaby mayor predicts ‘chaos’ if Kinder Morgan pipeline proceeds
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Protester Nan Gregory is carried away by Burnaby RCMP after protesting at the Trans Mountain terminal in Burnaby on Friday.
Photograph By JENNIFER GAUTHIER
Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan says the city will continue to use all legal avenues available to continue opposing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion before he joins the protests himself, following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s meeting with Premiers John Horgan and Rachel Notley on Sunday.
The mayor and Burnaby South MP Kennedy Stewart were among representatives of Lower Mainland governments and Indigenous leaders who met Monday afternoon to affirm continued opposition to Kinder Morgan’s $7.4-billion pipeline expansion that runs from Edmonton to Burnaby.
Corrigan said he continues to believe in the legal process, and that the courts will provide checks and balances on the federal government’s power, but predicted opposition will escalate if the courts allow pipeline construction to go ahead.
“If we reach the end of this and there is no alternative, then I think what they’re going to see is massive civil disobedience. There has been a taste of what could happen, an overture in the last little while, but I think people totally lose faith in our democratic system if they believe that the federal government has been able to impose its will,” he said.
“I think we’re going to see chaos.”
Corrigan previously said he would stand in front of bulldozers to stop the pipeline, but for now he will wait and see what the courts decide.
“I’ll make that personal decision if I believe I have no other options left … There’s still a lot of fighting (in the courts) to go on before this happens,” he told the NOW. “I think some people are taking a very early approach to saying ‘I’m protesting, I’m going to get out there and be arrested,’ but I’m reserving. I’m keeping my powder dry to find out if there is a time and a place for that.”
Stewart, who was recently arrested with Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth Mayafter protesting at the Trans Mountain terminal in Burnaby, said he would continue to oppose the pipeline and represent his constituents who oppose it, accusing Trudeau of creating a “crisis” around the issue.
“The prime minister has failed on this project. He is blowing this into a national crisis because of this mishandling of this file,” he said.
Stewart pointed to comments made by the national resources minister Jim Carr in 2016 that they would consider using military force to ensure the pipeline is built saying that “as long as that is on the table for the federal government, I will continue to stand with my constituents.”
Will George, member of the Tsleil-Waututh nation who has been involved with protests at the Trans Mountain terminal in Burnaby, said he expects protests to continue and actions to escalate.
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Home » News » News » 432 Kwara kids infected with HIV in 6 months
432 Kwara kids infected with HIV in 6 months
On September 9, 2018 5:29 pmIn Newsby Emmanuel Okogba
By DEMOLA AKINYEMI
Ilorin- The Kwara State Action Committee on HIV and AIDS (KWASACA) said it has so far recorded no fewer than 432 children infected with HIV/AIDS between January and June in the state.
The Coordinator of KWASACA, Dr Seleem Alabi, who disclosed this during the awareness program on AIDS organized by the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Kwara Chapter in collaboration with KWASACA in Ilorin last week at the NUJ press centre however said that the state government had put in place laws that imposed between N50,000 and 100,000 fine on anybody stigmatising people living with HIV and AIDS.
The programme was particularly organised to sensitise women journalists on the importance of regular screening on HIV and AIDS.
Alabi in his presentation titled: “HIV/AIDS an Opportunistic Infection”, said that ,”The cases recorded were from mother-to-child transmission either at birth or through breastfeeding.”
He explained that,”When babies are exposed to infected blood or breast milk, they would be vulnerable to the condition.”
The KWASACA coordinator also said that HIV is a virus that lives in human blood, sexual fluids, and breast milk.
According to him,” It weakens the immune system, so that the body will have a hard time fighting off common germs, viruses, fungi, and other invaders.”
Alabi added that the infection would spread from person to person when certain body fluids were shared, usually during vaginal or anal sex, or when sharing drugs through injection.
He stressed that it could also be passed to the human body from infected needles, tattoos and body piercing.
According to him, the virus could also be spread through oral sex, though the chances are slim.
The coordinator also hinted that statistics had shown that about 35 million people were victims of HIV/AIDS worldwide while 3.3 million of them were Nigerians.
He pointed out that advances in anti-retroviral therapy had made it possible for people with HIV to live longer and healthier lives.
Alabi said with HIV, a weakened immune system would increase vulnerability to a number of opportunistic infections, cancers, and other conditions.
He said that the public could prevent HIV and AIDS transmission by avoiding the sharing of sharp objects such as razor blades, used needles and syringes.
Alabi also explained the 90/90/90 target to end HIV/AIDS by 2030. He said that it meant: “90 per cent will be on anti-retroviral therapy, 90 per cent will get tested, and 90 per cent are zero HIV and AIDS infection in the society.”
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Home » News » News » PSG’s Al-Khelaifi charged in Qatar athletics graft probe
PSG’s Al-Khelaifi charged in Qatar athletics graft probe
On May 23, 2019 12:50 pmIn News, Sportsby Tony
Paris Saint-Germain chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi was on Thursday charged with corruption in the bidding process for this year’s world athletics championships in Doha, judicial sources said.
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Al-Khelaifi, who is also the boss of Qatari television channel BeIn Sports, has been under investigation since March in connection with the bidding process for the 2017 and the 2019 world championships.
Another BeIn executive, Yousef Al-Obaidly, a PSG board member, is also under investigation by French justice over the awarding of the 2019 worlds to Qatar.
Doha lost out to London to stage the 2017 worlds but beat off opposition to host this year’s event from Eugene in the United States and Barcelona.
Al-Khelaifi was informed of his “mis en examen”, a French legal term that has no direct equivalent in the American or British legal systems but roughly translates as being charged, by letter. He was unable to attend a May 16 court hearing as he was in Qatar for the Cup final.
The French term does not automatically trigger a trial but means that prosecutors believe there is strong or corroborated evidence of wrongdoing.
The magistrates are looking specifically at two payments of $3.5 million in 2011 by Oryx Qatar Sports Investment, a company jointly owned by Al-Khelaifi and his brother Khalid, to a sports marketing firm run by Papa Massata Diack.
His father Lamine Diack was formerly president of the IAAF, the world athletics governing body, and a member of the International Olympic Committee.
As well as probing the world athletics championships the French investigation is also examining circumstances in which the Olympic Games were awarded to Rio de Janeiro for 2016 and Tokyo for 2020.
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The Jaguar E-Pace pops up in PH for the first time
At MIAS 2018
by Jason Tulio | Apr 5, 2018
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Because we live on this side of the world, it's always a bit surprising to us when a luxury European car pops up here within months of its global debut. The Jaguar E-Pace debuted in July last year, and we've seen it do interesting things like do a record-breaking, 'holy s***!'-inducing barrel roll. And guess what? It's here in the Philippines right now.
The new luxury CUV is on display at the ongoing Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) at the Jaguar Land Rover booth in the main hall. Its powertrain options in the UK are Jaguar's new range of 2.0-liter engines. Diesels are 150hp, 180hp, and 240hp, while the gasolines make 249hp and 300hp. That last one can reach 100kph in 6.4 seconds.
The E-Pace's presence here is no small feat. If you recall, the local distribution rights for Jaguar Land Rover underwent a big change last year, ending up in the hands of All British Cars and the Coventry Motors Corporation. They seem to be making a statement with the E-Pace at this year's show, stating that their display "heralds a new chapter for the brand following its re-entry into the market."
Check out our photos here for a glimpse at the E-Pace, and drop by MIAS if you want to see it in the metal.
Find exhibitors, check event schedules, and win special prizes from MIAS via the motor show's chatbot at https://m.me/TopGearPh?ref=MIAS
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Join Bloggin Mamas & Florida Prepaid as we host the #StartingisBelieving Twitter Chat on Thursday, 2/23/1 at 9p EST! Join us as we discuss saving for your child’s future using Florida Prepaid College Savings Plans, as well as the open enrollment period ending on the 28th. (Plus, there will be some prizes too!) Date: Thursday, February 23, 2017 Time: 9:00–10:00pm EST / 6:00–7:00pm PST Hashtag: #StartingisBelieving Sponsored By: @FloridaPrepaid Presented by: @BlogginMamas Moderators: English– @HeLoEnterprises Spanish– @BBabushka Co-hosts: @SunnySweetDays @JetSetting_Mom @MommyMafia @JustMarlaZ @RealAdviceGal @TopNotchBlog @ModernBocaMom @WorkingMomof2 @OurPotluckFam @WorkingMomMagic @xxplumcrazeexx @MakeItAllWork @TampaMama @UCTampa Synopsis:
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132-year-old lobster liberated after 20 years in a tank
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Poor sweet Louie the Lobster was returned to the sea after two decades in captivity at a Long Island clam bar.
As heartbreaking as it is to imagine this majestic old guy having to spend two decades in a tank with freakin' rubber bands around his claws, it's heartening to know that people do care – and now the old-timer will be retiring to the sea from where he came.
According to reports, a customer offered $1,000 for the 22-pounder, which he wanted for Father's Day dinner.
“He was trying to negotiate with me. He said, ‘I want to bring it home for a Father’s Day feast.’ I mean, that would’ve been some impressive feast. But I didn’t want to sell it. It’s like a pet now, I couldn’t sell it,” says Butch Yamali, owner of Peter’s Clam Bar in Hempstead.
Louie came with the establishment when Yamali bought the business four years ago; and apparently, Yamali has a heart. Instead of pocketing the cash, he granted the elder “amnesty" and Louie was taken to his retirement home near an Atlantic beach reef.
“Today I’m announcing an official pardon for Louie the Lobster,” announced Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santino. “Louie may have faced a buttery fate on a seafood lover’s plate, but today we are here to return Louie to a life that is better down where it’s wetter,” he added as his liberators lowered him into the sea.
Despite having lived in a tank for 20 years, Louie had 112 years before that to get the hang of things; one expert said that Louie will be fine in his new home.
“He’ll be just fine. There aren’t many predators who want to eat a big old lobster like that,” says Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute in Maine. “Hopefully, he finds a mate – and lives happily ever after.”
Now about the other lobsters in the tank ... ?
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Skepta and Wizkid Join Forces and Mellow Down on "Bad Energy (Stay Far Away)"
The grime MC teams up with the afrobeats star for a surprisingly laid-back new single.
by Alex Robert Ross
Jun 20 2018, 1:36pm
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North London grime artist Skepta has teamed up with Nigerian afrobeats star Wizkid for a new single. "Bad Energy (Stay Far Away)" is mellower than anything else Skepta's put out this year—his last single "Pure Water" and his feature on A$AP Rocky's "Praise the Lord (Da Shine)" were sonically and lyrically forthright—and it's more celebratory than the title could've implied. "I'm getting pounds in my sleep / I'm at the top of the mountain, it's peak," he raps early on. He fully embraces the good vibes in the third verse too: "They better get used to the flex / African man, you see the jewels on my neck / Black James Bond that's the new silhouette / You see me in the street and I was moving correct." WizKid holds the chorus, getting romantic, singing about "love for the night." Listen to the track below.
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Michael A. Rawlins, 2015 PEP Fellow, comments in Daily Gazette news story on effect of this year's wet weather on local farmers
Commenting in a Daily Gazette news story about how this year's wet weather has affected local farmers, Michael A. Rawlins, 2015 PEP fellow and associate director of the Climate Systems Research Center, says it has been the second rainiest year to date – measured from January through November – since 1836 in Amherst when records began being kept. He says 59 inches of rain fell. "Heavy precipitation is becoming more intense and more frequent across most of the United States. Particularly in the Northeast...These trends are projected to increase in the future," Rawlins says.
2018 PEP Fellow, Donald Tomaskovic-Devey and PEP Steering Committee Member, M.V. Lee Badgett co-authored report on consequences of filing sexual harassment complaints featured in Wall Street Journal and Business West
Employees who file sexual harassment complaints often face harsh outcomes, with 65 percent losing their jobs within a year, and 68 percent reporting some form of retaliation by their employer, according to new research from the UMass Amherst Center for Employment Equity. In their report featured in Wall Street Journal and Business West, "Employer's Responses to Sexual Harassment," co-authors 2018 PEP fellow, Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, and PEP Steering Committee member, M.V. Lee Badgett, along with another colleague analyzed over 46,000 harassment claims sent to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state Fair Employment Practices Agencies from 2012-16. These cases represent only a small amount (0.2 percent) of the estimated 25.6 million experiences of sexual harassment in the workplace that occurred over this same five-year window. Read more here, here and here. Tomaskovic-Devey and colleague were also interviewed for a program on WGBY.
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2016 PEP Fellow, R Thomas Zoeller, writes piece in Environmental Health News on the long-term health implications of our current chemical policy
R Thomas Zoeller, 2016 PEP Fellow, writes in Environmental Health News about the long-term health implications of our current chemical policy. He argues that most consumers are not aware of the chemicals to which they are exposed, many of which have not been tested for human safety. He goes further to explain that the prolonged exposure to chemicals has serious implications for human health, and that these practices persist largely due to their profitability. He concludes by suggesting a reevaluation and revamping of our presently unsustainable and harmful chemical policy.
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Michael Rawlins, 2015 PEP Fellow, discusses one of the wettest fall seasons on record for New England
As meteorological winter begins this week, climate scientists at UMass Amherst observe that the fall season just ended – September through November – was the wettest fall ever recorded at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, the second wettest in Worcester and Providence, Rhode Island and the fourth wettest in Boston, according to National Weather Service observations. Michael Rawlins, 2015 PEP Fellow, and a colleague add that observations show total precipitation at Amherst from January through November was the second highest recorded there since observations began in 1836. The record highest amount fell in 1888. For the current January through November period, 59.02 inches of precipitation was recorded in Amherst, just 1.1 inches shy of that. Coverage can be found on WAMC, WBUR, and in the Republican.
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Elsbeth L. Walker, 2018 PEP Fellow, is featured in a MassLive story about the response to a Chinese scientist's genetically modified babies.
Elsbeth L. Walker, 2018 PEP Fellow, is featured in a MassLive news story about how she discussed with her students the news that a scientist in China had genetically modified babies. Walker, who uses the same type of gene-editing equipment on plants that the Chinese scientist used to alter the human genes, says she is worried. "We cannot do experiments on human beings. I feel this was an experiment. Other scientists could go ahead with other genetic modifications and create changes that could have unintended consequences," Walker says. Madelaine Bartlett, biology, shares those concerns. She says the science has potential, but, "We don't launch into things thoughtlessly and carelessly."
Rebecca Spencer, 2015 PEP Fellow, is featured in a Daily Hampshire Gazette story about Trump protest
Rebecca Spencer, 2015 PEP Fellow, is featured in a Daily Hampshire Gazette story about how she and Kristin Mattocks of Amherst, have set a goal of running every day until President Donald J. Trump is no longer in office.
PEP Steering Committee Member, Amy Schalet, quoted in Cosmopolitan article on government funding of abstinence-only education and its impact
PEP Steering Committee Member, Amy Schalet, was quoted in Cosmopolitan article on government funding of abstinence-only education and its impact. The article outlines how state and federally funded abstinence-only sex education provides young men and women with not only incomplete information about sexual health, but also creates anxiety and fear about bodies and sexuality. Schalet comments that teaching girls to be passive about their sexual desires and needs "makes them vulnerable to a whole bunch of things that are not good for their sexual health." She concludes by adding these same teachings also normalize aggression in boys, and reinforces idea that boys are not responsible for their sexual behaviors.
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Paul M. Collins, Jr., 2015 PEP Fellow, comments in the Gazette about referendum questions on the state ballot.
Paul M. Collins, Jr., 2015 PEP Fellow, comments in the Gazette about referendum questions on the state ballot. He says Questions 1 and 3 are written in a confusing manner. Collins says Question 3, where a "yes" vote would uphold a 2016 law that prevents gender identity-based discrimination in public accommodations, and a "no" vote seeks to repeal that law is an example of unclear language for ballot questions. Collins says Question 3 is unusual and attributed its inclusion on the ballot to the desire of some people to discriminate against transgender people. He also says ballot questions are sometime intentionally confusing as proponents try to influence the election results. "In think in an ideal world, experts in relaying information in plain English can be utilized. This is a common problem in the political world, that things get bogged down with jargon, and ballot measures are susceptible to this," Collins says.
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2017 PEP Fellow, Erica Scharrer, interviewed on CTV News about the retirement of actor who voiced Big Bird on Sesame Street
Erica Scharrerr, 2017 PEP Fellow, interviewed on CTV News on the retirement of the actor who voices beloved children's character Big Bird. Scharrer notes that Big Bird is the "heart and soul" of Sesame Street, and his brand of "gentleness and generosity" is needed in today's world. She concludes by noting the impact of Sesame Street in teaching children about "embracing all forms of diversity and human difference."
2017 PEP Fellow, Erica Scharrer, comments in Thrive Global on depictions of fatherhood in the media
Erica Scharrer, 2017 PEP Fellow, quoted in Thrive Global article about depictions of fatherhood in the media. She says fathers on television are shown as, " as bumbling, ineffectual and immature, almost like a child rather than a parental figure." The article then cites her 2010 study, “Wise to Foolish: The Portrayal of the Sitcom Father, 1950s to 1990s,” which shows how depictions of fathers went from distant but kindly authority figures to inept buffoons who were often the butt of family jokes; a shift she argues is concurrent with changes in women's economic position in and outside the home.
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Funding gap spells uncertainty for desperate Syrian refugees
Shortfall of more than US$1 billion for 2017 threatens vital UNHCR assistance for 60,000 vulnerable families in Jordan and Lebanon.
By: Charlie Dunmore | 6 Jun 2017
Syrian refugee Fatmeh, 31, with four of her eight children in Amman, Jordan. Fatmeh’s family is dependent on vital cash assistance. © UNHCR/Benoit Almeras
SAHAB, Jordan – For the past five years as a refugee in Jordan, Fatmeh says she has had to make choices that no mother should ever face. Separated from her husband and forced to raise her eight children alone, her life has been a constant battle to keep a roof over their heads, put food on the table and care for her seriously ill son.
“When we arrived I had no way of paying the rent, so I had to leave my kids alone while I went out to clean houses,” explains the 31-year-old from Aleppo. Still unable to cover all their costs, her two eldest sons – now aged 14 and 15 – sold socks on the streets in an attempt to make extra money.
Despite their efforts, Fatmeh was unable to keep up with the rent and they were evicted. Worse was to come when her son Loay, now aged two, was diagnosed with bladder cancer requiring costly treatment that she could ill afford.
After finding a cheaper apartment in the industrial town of Sahab, on the southeastern outskirts of the capital Amman, she finally received some good news last year when she was informed by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, that she would receive monthly cash assistance of 155 Jordanian dinars (US$220).
“The cash assistance is literally what’s keeping my son alive. Without it I don’t know how we could go on living.”
She mostly uses this cash to pay for her son’s radiotherapy, even if that means falling behind with her rent and getting into ever deeper debt. “The cash assistance is literally what’s keeping my son alive. Without it I don’t know how we could go on living,” she says.
Fatmeh’s family is among 30,000 Syrian refugee households in Jordan currently receiving monthly cash assistance, around a third of whom are solely dependent on the aid.
Two-year-old Loay was diagnosed with bladder cancer requiring costly treatment. © UNHCR/Benoit Almeras
Fatmeh and her children. © UNHCR/Benoit Almaras
Hasan, a 43-year-old father of eight from Aleppo, cannot work due to a degenerative eye condition. His family relies on the 155 dinars they receive from UNHCR each month to cover the rent on their apartment. © UNHCR/Benoit Almeras
But a worrying shortfall in funding for the agency’s Syria response, particularly in Jordan and Lebanon, means that this life-saving assistance could dry up by the end of June, affecting a total of 60,000 families in both countries.
The current funding gap for the Syria crisis in 2017 is more than US$1 billion, of which US$187 million is urgently needed to avoid the disruption of cash assistance and other vital aid in Jordan and Lebanon, UNHCR spokesman Andrej Mahecic told a news briefing in Geneva.
“Despite generous pledges, humanitarian programmes in support of Syrian refugee and communities hosting them are quickly running out of resources,” Mahecic told reporters at the Palais des Nations.
“Additional contributions are urgently required to avoid dramatic and deep cuts … to services.”
“Additional contributions are urgently required to avoid dramatic and deep cuts to both basic and life-saving services to Syrian refugees in the second half of the year,” he added.
Among those dependent on cash aid is Hasan, a 43-year-old father of eight from the suburbs of eastern Aleppo, has been a refugee in Jordan for the last three years. A degenerative eye condition has left him almost totally blind and unable to work, and the family relies on the 155 dinars they receive from UNHCR each month to cover the rent on their apartment.
Despite the help, the family still has to make tough choices in order to survive. Hasan can only afford to send two of his children to school, and the family eats meat only once a week and relies on clothes donations from local charities. However the current hardship is better than the alternative, he says.
“Before I had to borrow to pay rent, and I ran up debts of 2,500 dinars. Now I feel more secure because I know that at least we can pay the rent. If the cash assistance ended it would be a catastrophe. I would have to walk the streets with my kids, begging for money.”
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Heartwarming Moment Homeless Man Is Reunited With Lost Pet Rat
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The story of a homeless man and his rat has gone viral after police reunited the 59-year-old with his beloved pet.
Chris is well-known in his hometown of Sydney, Australia, and is often seen alongside his rat, named Lucy, who can always been found by his side.
Lucy disappeared a month ago however, as Chris just nipped to the toilet. He assumed she had been stolen, and put up notes to see if anybody had found her.
The New South Wales police put a call out on social media to try and locate the missing pet, and thankfully it worked, as a member of the public reported seeing the rat alone on the street – though they didn’t say how they differentiated Lucy from just a regular rat…
The police said in a statement on Facebook:
Officers from Sydney City Police Area Command have reunited a homeless man and his pet rat today, after she went missing last week.
Just after 2pm on Saturday 6 April 2019, a homeless man left his pet rat ‘Lucy’ on a milkcrate on Pitt Street while he used a nearby bathroom.
A woman, who walked past and saw Lucy alone, believed she had been abandoned, so took her home and cared for her.
Thanks to all our Facebook followers, Lucy was safely retrieved today and returned to her owner.
Great news!Officers from Sydney City Police Area Command have reunited a homeless man and his pet rat today, after she went missing last week.Just after 2pm on Saturday 6 April 2019, a homeless man left his pet rat 'Lucy' on a milkcrate on Pitt Street while he used a nearby bathroom.A woman, who walked past and saw Lucy alone, believed she had been abandoned, so took her home and cared for her.Thanks to all our Facebook followers, Lucy was safely retrieved today and returned to her owner.
Posted by NSW Police Force on Wednesday, 17 April 2019
The pair were reunited at the police station, where Chris said his half-blind rat Lucy recognised him immediately.
Thanks to our followers, Lucy was safely retrieved today and returned to her owner. pic.twitter.com/BPPe7lQZP9
— NSW Police Force (@nswpolice) April 18, 2019
As the police brought over the rat, Chris said:
Yes, that’s her! She’s got the blind eye. She remembers me.
Sorry for putting you all through the trouble of looking for her. It feels wonderful. Thank you very much, everybody.
She knows she’s missed me too.
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Woman Rushed To Hospital After Sobbing Uncontrollably At Avengers: Endgame
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Endings can be emotional. Emotional endings to emotional films can be emotional too.
So when it’s the emotional ending (for now) of a film franchise that’s been going for over a decade, some people are going to take it emotionally, naturally.
Perhaps it’s because they feel a genuine attachment to the films, and are mourning not just the death of certain characters but the death of the franchise (for now). Or perhaps they’re just so overstimulated by the hype surrounding the film and the sugar in their giant cinema snacks they can’t process what is happening in front of their eyes and the only reaction they can muster is to sob uncontrollably. Or perhaps they just want everyone around them to know that these films mean more to them than they do to you, as if it’s a competition. Who knows.
A 21-year-old woman in Ningbo, China, fell into one of the above categories this week as she watched Avengers: Endgame and was so overcome with emotion she had to be hospitalised.
The young woman, named Xiaoli, was uncontrollably sobbing by the end of the film, so much so she started to display the symptoms of hyperventilation. She was having difficulty breathing, while her hands and feet had also become numb to the point where she couldn’t stretch out her fingers, according to the Shanghaiist.
Xiaoli was taken to hospital and given oxygen to help control her breathing and calm her down.
Yuan Liyan, an emergency doctor at the Mingzhou Hospital of Zhejiang University, said, via China News (translated):
I saw that the patient had been breathing heavily, and according to the description from her peers, we thought that she her crying had caused ‘hyperventilation’. We immediately gave her oxygen and relaxed her emotions by appeasement, reducing her hyperventilation symptoms.
Xiaoli symptoms gradually improved, and she was allowed to go home later that day.
According to the NHS, hyperventilation means breathing in more air than your body needs. It can be common during panic attacks, but is sometimes part of the body’s response to threatening situations – providing the muscles with more oxygen means it is prepared for the flight or fight response.
However, by over-breathing, too much oxygen to the lungs can upset the balance of gases. Because the lungs retain a small amount of carbon dioxide, if you breathe in too much air too often, the carbon dioxide is pushed out, and when this happens it can feel difficult breathing, your heart rate can increase and you can experience numbness in your hands and feet.
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Max Payne 3 follows the story of Max from the previous two games, who is still suffering and deeply traumatised by the death of his child and wife nine years ago. His revenge is over now and he is trying to forget everything about his past by pouring himself in a habit of Liquor and painkiller.
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Please describe any requirements under applicable state law for attorney, abstractor or other special professional involvement, for example, in the search, examination, opinion of title, signing, closing, disbursement, recording, preparation of documents, and/or policy-issuance.
Only licensed underwritten title companies and licensed title insurance companies can issue title insurance. There is no state requirement for the involvement of an attorney, abstractor or other special professional. “Professionals” may be retained to provide information to underwritten title companies or title insurance companies but cannot issue title insurance.
Title and escrow companies are permitted to prepare “form” documents but otherwise legal documents must be prepared by an attorney.
Does your state permit or require a cancellation fee or commitment fee upon cancellation?
Cancellation fees are permitted, but seldom collected absent unusual circumstances, such as a great deal of work having been provided.
If anyone other than the lender (such as a title agent, settlement agent, underwriter or attorney) has the authority to release the security instrument, please describe.
Title insurance companies can issue a Release of Obligation pursuant to statutory requirements of Civil Code Section 2941 and can issue a reconveyance of a deed of trust (as a trustee or substituted trustee) pursuant to Civil Code Section 2941.7.
Please describe the kinds of deeds that are customary for commercial and residential transactions. Please describe the kinds of deeds that are generally not insurable.
Grant Deeds are customarily used; Quitclaim deeds are occasionally used but generally are not insurable without underwriter approval.
If a non-title holding spouse is required to join in the execution of a deed or a security instrument, please describe. Any analogous rights, such as those in a civil union or equivalent, should also be addressed.
A non-title holding spouse or domestic partner is required to join in the execution of a deed or deed of trust unless title is properly held by the vested spouse or domestic partner as his or her sole and separate property. CA has a domestic partnership statute (See CA Family Code Section 297) but does not currently recognize civil unions or marriage other than between a man and a woman.
Is there a mortgage tax in your state? If yes, is it uniform across the state or does it vary? If it is uniform, please describe.
There is no mortgage tax in the State of California.
Who customarily pays for:
(a) Owner’s Policy?
(b) Transfer Tax & Recording Fee?
(c) Survey Charges?
(d) Closing/Settlement Fees?
(a) custom varies from county to county from seller paid to buyer paid to split 50/50;
(b) county transfer tax is generally paid by the seller; as to city transfer tax either the seller pays or split 50/50; seller generally pays for recording the deed and buyer for the deed of trust;
(c) survey is paid by party that needs/requests it;
(d) closing/settlement/escrow fees as to most counties, but not all, are paid by buyer or split 50/50.
Please contact your local underwriter for specific county information.
Please describe any statutory or regulatory requirements for countersignatures in order to issue the policy (for example, residency requirements).
Policies are countersigned by the issuing agent, and facsimile signatures are authorized.
Please describe the general tax year, due dates, and delinquency dates, including lien dates and payment cycle.
Taxes are assessed as of January 1 and tax bills are mailed before Nov 1. Taxes are due in two equal installments, the first is due on Nov 1 (becomes delinquent on Dec 10) and the second is due on Feb 1 (becomes delinquent on April 10). If delinquent taxes, with penalties and costs, are not paid within 5 years, the property may be sold.
Property that has been conveyed to new owner, or on which there is new construction, is subject to supplemental assessments.
In addition there are various local taxes.
Please consult a local underwriter for information relating to real estate taxes on the subject property.
Is it permissible and/or customary to charge a separate search and/or examination fee, and under what circumstances? If your jurisdiction is all-inclusive, please state that.
Premium includes search and examination so no separate fee is permitted for these items.
Is there a minimum period of time for a title search required: (a) by state law, (b) pursuant to marketable record title acts, or (c) by any other applicable title examination standards (e.g., state bar association)? Please respond to each category. If a minimum search period exists for any category, please state it.
Minimum periods of time for a title search –
State law – no
Marketable Record Title Acts – no
Other applicable standards – STG requirement mandated by Bulletins and practices.
Please describe the customary and permissible form(s) of security instruments used in your state.
Who can be listed as the trustee on the Deed of Trust (e.g., residency and/or natural person requirements, etc.)? Can an underwriter or title agent be designated as the trustee, and, if so, is it customary?
Deeds of Trust. The Trustee can be a natural person or legal entity. There is no residency requirement.
Please identify the standard exceptions and requirements that are customarily used in your state.
Standard Exceptions:
1. (a) Taxes or assessments that are not shown as existing liens by the records of any taxing authority that levies taxes or assessments on real property or by the Public Records; (b) proceedings by a public agency that may result in taxes or assessments, or notices of such proceedings, whether or not shown by the records or such agency or by the Public Records.
2. Any facts, rights, interests, or claims that are not shown by Public Records but that could be ascertained by an inspection of the Land or that may be asserted by persons in possession of the Land.
3. Easement, liens or encumbrances or claims thereof, not shown by the Public Records.
4. Any encroachment, encumbrance, violation, variation, or adverse circumstance affecting the Title that would be disclosed by an accurate and complete land survey of the Land and not shown by the Public Records.
5. (a) Unpatented mining claims; (b) reservations or exceptions in patents or in Acts authorizing the issuance thereof; (c) water rights, claims or title to water, whether or not the matters excepted under (a), (b), or (c) are shown by the Public Records.
6. Any lien or right to a lien for services, labor or material not shown by the Public Records.
If there are state-specific changes to the provisions in the ALTA policies (e.g., Arbitration, Minerals), please describe.
ALTA Policies are used unchanged. The CLTA Policy is also available.
Please describe the form and/or rate filing requirements, if any, related to policies and endorsements. Please describe any applicable rating bureau.
Title forms and rates must be filed with the California Department of Insurance (www.insurance.ca.gov).
Is there a transfer tax in your state? If yes, is it uniform across the state or does it vary? If it is uniform, please describe.
County Transfer Tax - $1.10 per $1,000 of the purchase price less liens and encumbrances at time of sale.
City Transfer Taxes – varies by specific cities that have transfer taxes. Please consult a local underwriter for information relating to city transfer taxes.
Is usury coverage available?
Coverage may be available by endorsement dependent on the type of loan, type of lender, amount and purpose of the loan. The general usury limits are found in the CA Constitution Art. 15 and Cal. Civ. Code Section 1916.2-1, et seq. but many variations and exemptions are found in other sections of the CA Code, including Civil, Corporations, Financial, Government and Commercial Codes. Please consult a local underwriter for information relating to usury insurance.
What are your state’s requirements, if any, with regard to withholding proceeds from a sale, similar to but not including FIRPTA?
CALFIRPTA requires withholding of three and one/third percent of the sales price.
Are witnesses required on a deed or security instrument? If so, please describe.
Witnesses are not required on deeds or deeds of trust except in rare circumstances.
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By Steve Colville Thu 13 Sep, 2018
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Warners are delighted to be one of the lead sponsors of the Food & Farming Industry Awards 2018, which highlights the wonderful work that is being carried out in the industry. Warners are sponsoring the Outstanding Contribution to Farming Award. This is a personality of the year award to honour a champion of the food and farming industry. Shortlisted candidates will be those inspirational few who drive change, introduce new ideas, and consistently go the extra mile for the industry. Recent winners include Professor Sandra Edwards, Meurig Raymond, Lord Taylor of Holbeach and Rick Stein.
Steve Colville, head of the agricultural team at Warners Solicitors, commented that “as supporters of these awards, Warners is delighted to be part of the event again this year. We advise farmers and countryside landowners and are familiar with the unique and difficult challenges faced within the industry. This is why it is so important to recognise those people who are making a real effort to change things for the better.”
The Food & Farming Industry Awards bring together the very best of the British food and farming industry for a highly prestigious awards ceremony at the House of Commons, hosted by Neil Parish MP. The awards recognises and reward excellence, foster innovation and create a can-do environment that inspires creativity and sharing of best practice.
Entry Deadline Friday 14th September 2018
Enter the Awards – www.foodandfarmingawards.co.uk
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Another solid start for Strasburg
By Ben Goessling The Washington Times - November 2, 2009, 04:30PM
Stephen Strasburg just finished his fourth start in the Arizona Fall League (he was lifted after five innings of the Phoenix Desert Dogs’ game with the Surprise Rafters). And the Washington Nationals’ No. 1 pick was strong again.
Strasburg threw 68 pitches in five innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out six. I’ve been following along on MLB’s Gameday program, and from the data displayed there, Strasburg lit up the radar gun today—he hit 100 mph on four of his first six pitches, even touching 101 a couple times. He showed some craftiness with the pitch, too; his last pitch of the day was a 90-mph offering (probably a two-seamer) that dropped through the strike zone, striking out Jarrod Dyson after four straight fastballs all in the high 90s.
He didn’t throw off-speed as much today; by my count, he threw 12 sliders and just one changeup in five innings. That’s not surprising, since fastball command is something Strasburg still needs to work on. The fastball ratio (81%) is John Lannan-like, which isn’t surprising since Lannan is as close to an archetype of the Nats’ pitching philosophy as you’re ever going to find. We’ll see Strasburg throw off-speed more as he goes along, but my guess is today’s goal was to work on the fastball. He threw 43 pitches for strikes, which is a little underwhelming, but was keeping the ball down in the zone more than he has. The only extra-base hit he gave up — a fifth-inning double to Brandon Laird — was on an elevated fastball.
But with the velocity, along with the ability to work quick and change speeds, that Strasburg displayed today, the Nats have to be happy with his progress. Aside from one bad start in Arizona, he’s proving he can excel among the top prospects in baseball.
Ben Goessling
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The Grape and Grain Trail
Explore the region's vineyards, breweries and distilleries
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Explore seventy-five miles of the Maldon District's coastline
Explore our heritage and independent shops
Enjoy boat trips, barge cruises, watersports and more
VISIT MALDON DISTRICT
Discover the charm and beauty of the Maldon District, steeped in history and full of exciting surprises. Only 40 miles from London but it feels like a different world, packed with independent shops and timeless heritage. With world famous food producers like Maldon Salt and Tiptree jams, come and sample our local gastro menu. Enjoy the space and natural wonder of our picturesque saltmarsh coastline, and stay a while in unique accommodation.
The Maldon District is known nationally and across the world for its connections to the Saltmarsh Coast and for its rich maritime heritage. The iconic Thames Sailing Barges, Maldon Sea Salt, Burnham Week and the Maldon Mud Race are just some of the recognisable connections. The district has more than ten nature reserves, most of which are located along its coastline. From islands, wood and meadows, to shell banks, lakes and marshes, you can experience our diverse habitats which provide homes for internationally recognised flora and fauna.
COASTAL CONNECTION
Welcome to the Saltmarsh Coast, 75 miles of beautiful wilderness and tidal estuaries, interspersed with quaint villages and historic towns. Hidden in the corner of Essex, but only 40 miles from London, there is so much to discover throughout our dynamic and diverse coastline. From internationally significant wildlife reserves to the iconic sailing barges and modern water sports, there is plenty to see and do in the district.
Discover independent historic towns and traditional marshland villages, full of quaint shops and restaurants, cafés and bars. Delve into centuries of rich history in our museums, heritage centres and listed buildings. Explore the charm and character of our two historic maritime towns, Maldon and Burnham-on-Crouch. Their high streets are full of independent and eclectic shops, enough to fill many days of retail therapy.
GASTRO EXPERIENCE
There is a reason world-class food producers such as Maldon Salt and Wilkin & Sons Tiptree Jams flourish in the Maldon District. Some attribute it to our local microclimate, and others to the passion of local farmers and food producers. Whatever the reason, the Maldon District is very proud of its gastro menu. From independent restaurants and tea rooms, to celebrated vineyards and micro-breweries, there is plenty to satisfy any appetite.
From Constable Country to the Crouch Valley, the Grape and Grain Trail will take you to award-winning vineyards, breweries and distilleries. Enjoy a tour or a talk at one of our venues, and learn about how their products are made. You can also give them a try yourself during a tasting session. Our local producers each offer something unique in taste and experience, and their numbers are growing year and year, so there's always something new to try.
From Constable Country to the Crouch Valley, the Grape and Grain Trail will take you to award-winning vineyards, breweries and distilleries. Enjoy a tour or a talk at one of our venues, and learn about how their products are made. You can also give them a try yourself during a tasting session. Our local producers each offer something uniquer in tast and experience, and their numbers are growing year and year, so there's always something new to try.
THE GRAPE AND TRAIN TRAIL
Along the coastline of the Maldon District, five Saltmarsh Coast Hubs are being installed as part of Maldon District Council's Dengie Gateway Project. These include:
TOLLESBURY
HEYBRIDGE BASIN
BRADWELL-ON-SEA
These inspirational visitor information points make the perfect starting point for your journey and provide you with engaging facts and details about this fascinating part of Essex's Discovery Coast.
Additionally, audio posts, signage and waymarking will continue to be installed. This work has been undertaken as part of the Maldon District Council’s Dengie Gateway Project funded by the Coastal Community’s Fund.
Additionally, audio posts, signage and waymarking has also been installed. This work has been undertaken as part of the Maldon District Council’s Dengie Gateway Project funded by the Coastal Community’s Fund.
Explore the Maldon District on foot and enjoy the wide range of walks on offer. From coastal and countryside walks, circular and linear walks, to heritage and pub walks, there's plenty to choose from to suit all abilities and tastes. Walk along the Maldon District's seventy-five miles of Saltmarsh Coast and visit our historic maritime towns and our traditional marshland villages. The district is also home to more than ten nature reserves for you to explore.
WALKS IN THE MALDON DISTRICT
EXPLORE THE TOWN OF MALDON
EXPLORE OUR VILLAGES
EXPLORE BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH
Keep up-to-date with what's going on in the district throughout the year by signing up to our events list. There is a Weekly Events List and a Monthly Events List for you to choose from. You can also stay informed about current tickets we are selling at the box office and other services we provide at the Maldon Tourist Information Centre.
WEEKLY EVENTS LIST
MONTHLY EVENTS LIST
MALDON TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE
Specially trained staff at the Maldon District Tourist Information Centre (TIC) are on hand to offer expert and friendly advice to help you make the most of your visit. Situated off the town's High Street down Wenlock Way, the TIC offers visitors a selection of free guides and brochures to help you understand and appreciate this unique area. The Maldon District TIC is an Enjoy England Official Partner.
Tweets at https://twitter.com/MaldonTIC
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Ferguson homers twice, tosses shutout to move Red Oak 1 win from playoff berth
By Travis M. Smith | tsmith@waxahachietx.com
A four-game winning streak has the Red Oak Lady Hawks on the cusp of a 5A playoff berth.
But their sights are set much higher than simply sneaking into the postseason.
"It's back in our hands," said Red Oak head softball coach Jonathan Rogers to Daily Light when asked about the potential for the Lady Hawks to win the District 14-5A title after a crucial 5-3 win Friday, March 29 against Joshua. "[...] If you pitch well and play good defense, you have a chance."
That victory moved the Lady Hawks into a tie atop the district standings with the Lady Owls. It was also the first of four consecutive district wins for the Lady Hawks, who are now alone on top of 14-5A.
The latest win, a 7-0 victory at home Friday against Corsicana, is also one that senior outfield Raegan Ferguson will not soon forget, either.
Ferguson (8-2, 5.87 ERA) tossed a seven-inning complete-game gem inside the circle for the Lady Hawks. She struck out seven, walked five and allowed just two hits.
It was her sixth seven-inning complete game of the season and first shutout. The two hits allowed were the fewest she has surrendered in an outing that lasted three innings or more.
And she wasn't done there.
The Lady Hawks offense was first kickstarted when Makyla Kelly singled home Brianna Evans in the top of the first inning.
Ferguson then slugged a two-run home run, scoring Taniece Tyson who leads the Lady Hawks with five round-trippers on the season, over the right-center field fence for a 3-0 Red Oak lead.
The first-inning home run was her first since Feb. 26 against Ferris. She then waited just four more innings to launch a second home run on the night — this time a solo shot to center field to put the Lady Hawks up 6-0.
Lacy Weaver also led off the bottom of the third inning with a home run to complete the evening's fireworks. It was her fourth.
Rosie Dillard and Tyson drove in the other two Red Oak runs during the victory.
The Lady Hawks outhit the Lady Tigers 9-2 and did not commit an error in the field.
"We have to keep learning from what we do well and, sometimes, even learning from the other team when they make mistakes, as well," said Rogers about where the Lady Hawks needed to focus during the final stretch of the season. "Even if it is not a mistake that we make, we can still learn from those."
PLAYOFF PICTURE
Red Oak improved to 12-9 on the season and 7-2 in the District 14-5A standings with the Friday win. The Lady Hawks are one game clear of second place (14-10, 6-3) Joshua and (9-10, 6-3) Waco University. Midlothian, who had a bye on Friday, is fourth in the district standings with a 5-3 mark.
Cleburne is currently in fifth place in the 14-5A standings but, with only four games to play, the best the Lady Yellow Jackets could do is match Red Oak's seven district wins and force a play-in game. That would also mean the Lady Hawks would have to lose each of their final three 14-5A contests.
The latter is highly unlikely, meaning the Friday victory against Corsicana all-but solidified a 14-5A playoff spot for the Lady Hawks. They need a district win or Cleburne loss over the final two weeks of the regular season to make it official.
Red Oak went 6-4 in March and is already off to a 2-0 start in April.
The Lady Hawks suffered early-season losses to 6A South Grand Prairie (5-3), 6A Odessa (17-1), The Colony (15-7) and 6A Mansfield (12-5). They also had key non-district wins against playoff-bound 6A Waxahachie (8-7), Mesquite Poteet (12-10 and 5-2) and 6A Cedar Hill (10-4).
Red Oak returned to action Tuesday on the road against Wichita Falls and fell 12-5 in a non-district tilt.
The Lady Hawks return to 14-5A action Friday at 7 p.m. on the road against Waco University. They then return home Tuesday, April 16 to host Cleburne and close out the regular season Thursday, April 18 at Midlothian.
The final two ball games are slated for a 7 p.m. first pitch.
Fred Phipps/Daily Light contributed to this report.
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Ask your WCW with Judith Owen
This week we are crushing on Singer/Songwriter Judith Owen!
British born, and dividing her time between New Orleans and Los Angeles, Judith Owen hearkens back to the classic Laurel Canyon vibes of Joni Mitchell and Carole King, but with a modern touch. Incorporating elements of jazz and R&B, Judith uses her lyrical talents to fearlessly tackle important social issues, set to a beautiful soundtrack.
Judith’s latest album, Somebody’s Child, is the epitome of her musical style. With her vocals and stellar piano playing front and centre, the songs on this album are vignettes of life crafted from the perspective that we ARE all “somebody’s child” – parental as well as planetary. In the end, it’s an album about us, all of us. While her previous record Ebb&Flow was a very personal work, Somebody’s Child moves from the confessional to the observational.
For the new record, Judith recruited the best of the best in LA session musicians. Legendary bassist Leland Sklar (James Taylor, Phil Collins, drummer Russ Kunkel (CSNY) and guitarist Waddy Wachtel (Keith Richards, Stevie Nicks) all lent their talents to the album. Along with her British based collaborators master percussionist Pedro Segundo and sublime cellist Gabriella Swallow, this blending of talents all came together to create the unique sound that is Somebody’s Child.
Check out the title track here, and you’ll see what we mean.
While she takes her music incredibly seriously, Judith also prides herself on her sense of humor. It’s something that would be hard to hide, even if she tried, considering she’s married to Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, This Is Spinal Tap), who also contributes bass to one of Somebody’s Child ‘s tracks.
Let’s see what makes the heart of this musical maven beat a little faster, shall we?
What is your definition of romance?
Your partner buying you flowers or a book about your favorite artist when it’s NOT a Hallmark holiday!
What is the best piece of romance advice you have ever received?
If you can laugh through disasters, embarrassing situations, clothes and body malfunctions..you’re with the right person. My advice is “don’t expect to get everything from one person”
What’s the strangest thing you have ever done to get a love interest’s attention?
Written him a song, recorded it and put it in his hand as he was boarding a plane… we were married two months later
If there was one piece of advice you could give to other men/women out there, what would it be?
I wrote a song about this. Try and remember that YOU chose them, for exactly who they are. Try not to waste years (as I did) playing the “you’re perfect, now change” game!
We still bicker about who put what where. No one ever tells you when you share space with another person (especially when you’re both control freaks), they’ll drive you crazy with irritation and some days you’ll really hate each other..
But that’s normal and it’s why spending time apart and getting some perspective is so important.
How do you keep the romance alive in your relationship?
When one of us is on the road we Face Time at least 3 times a day. It reminds me of our early days, talking on the phone for hours from opposite sides of the world.
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Nadia Elkharadly is the Co-Founder and Managing Editor of Addicted Magazine. Her myriad of addictions include music, fashion, travel, technology, boxing and trying to make the world a better place. Nadia is also a feminist, an animal lover, and a neverending dreamer. Keep up with her on social media through @thenadiae.
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Can't-Wait Wednesday, Fantasy, Waiting on Wednesday, Young Adult
I Can't Wait for... Through the White Wood by Jessica Leake (Can't-Wait Wednesday/Waiting on Wednesday) #CWW #WOW
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted here, at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. If you're continuing with WOW, feel free to link those up as well! Find out more here.
I'm a fan of Jessica Leake and this second book sound like it's going to be another great release from her! It's my pick this week...
Through the White Wood
By Jessica Leake
April 9th 2019 by HarperTeen
The Bear and the Nightingale meets Frostblood in this romantic historical fantasy from the author of Beyond a Darkened Shore.
When Katya loses control of her power to freeze, her villagers banish her to the palace of the terrifying Prince Sasha in Kiev.
Expecting punishment, she is surprised to find instead that Sasha is just like her—with the ability to summon fire. Sasha offers Katya friendship and the chance to embrace her power rather than fear it.
But outside the walls of Kiev, Sasha’s enemies are organizing an army of people bent on taking over the entire world.
Together, Katya’s and Sasha’s powers are a fearsome weapon. But as their enemies draw nearer, will fire and frost be enough to save the world? Or will Katya and Sasha lose everything they hold dear?
Inspired by Russian mythology, this lushly romantic, intensely imaginative, and fiercely dramatic story is about learning to fight for yourself, even when the world is falling down around you.
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Will you be reading this one?
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Find out how the stars say you can get fit AF. - by Samantha Lefave
There's something to be said for finding a class—or even just a workout style—that fits your personality like your favourite lived-in tee. That's why we turned to astrological coach Lisa Greenfield to tell us what's written in the stars about our sweat styles.
Find out if you're best suited for a meditative yoga class or a balls-to-the-walls boxing sesh. Then embrace your fitness fate and watch the benefits roll in.
Birthday: January 20-February 18
Say hello to the social influencers. People with this sign are the humanitarians, and they love to be with a big group of people while they get their heart rate up, says Greenfield. Bonus points if the proceeds of your fave workout class are donated to a good cause. "If they can get their exercise and advance the cause for mankind at the same time, then they'll be in total bliss," she says. Gather your girls to participate in a political march, organise a hike with a local Sierra Club chapter, or corral a team for a charity-driven cycling event.
Birthday: February 19-March 20
No matter what workout you decide to do, there's one thing a Pisces needs: a strong leader. "Whether it's a yoga teacher you love or a personal trainer that pushes you, Pisces need a key figure to keep them committed and engaged," says Greenfield. That's because you do better when you feel connected to a person and a program. Not to mention you'll feel even more engaged if you can get your hands on statistical data that proves the health benefits you're raking in, adds Greenfield. Try a class like Orange Theory, which offers heart-rate data as you sweat, or work out at home with trainer Anna Victoria's Fit Body Guides.
Birthday: March 21-April 19
"Aries will try almost anything, but workouts with a strong martial arts element or military style will really get them going," says Greenfield. Why? "A regimented program lets them really just fall into the workout and push themselves hard," she explains. So rather than focusing on that looming deadline, get your butt to a boxing studio or even a bootcamp to really make the most of your dedicated fitness time. Classes like these are led by trainers who guide you through the movements, which Greenfield says is important for Aries. "They won't want a guide but they need one—they have the worst track record for injuries and accidents because they like to push themselves to the brink." (Start with this burpee workout that special forces soldiers use to get insanely fit.)
Birthday: April 20-May 20
Slow and steady wins the race for a Taurus girl, so don't throw yourself into a workout that requires you to move at full-speed from warmup to cool down. Instead, find something that asks for lots of teamwork so you can bring along your bestie—or make a new one while you're there. Grassroots programs like the November Project, which offer free community running workouts, will give you everything you're looking for in a sweat session.
Birthday: May 21-June 20
Geminis are super intellectual and require workouts that engage both mind and body—so yoga and Pilates could be a great fit. Find a trainer that's always willing to explain the why behind the exercises he or she gives you, says Greenfield. "Air signs, like Geminis, can eat data like they do food, and it's important for them to know how a routine works all the different systems to give them a total-body benefit."
Birthday: June 21-July 22
It may seem like a catch-22, but Greenfield says Cancer signs want it all: the comfort of working out at own home and the ability to plug in and exercise with a group. "You'll be in heaven if you can be in a safe container—a.k.a your home—but still connect with others to keep you motivated," she says. Luckily, technology has finally caught up and companies like DailyBurn 365 and Peloton cycling have exactly what you need: live-streaming workouts. Since you tend to push your way to the front of a group, don't be surprised if you consistently see yourself topping the leader board. Get it, girl.
Birthday: July 23-August 22
Hey there, show stopper: If there's one things Leo signs love, it's an audience. And there's nothing wrong with that. "Leos get a bad rap for having an ego, but they're meant to be the star of the show; they thrive on that," says Greenfield. So own it and sign up for a workout that puts you front and centre. A dance-based session, like 305 Fitness, encourages you to put your own spin on the instructor-provided movements, whereas places like Broadway Bodies teach you a choreographed routine before giving you the opp to show everyone what you're made of.
Birthday: August 23-September 22
There's really only one question that all Virgo signs want answered when starting a workout: What's the payoff? "You want to know what the health benefits are, what the total picture will be," says Greenfield. "Knowing that if you do this, then you'll get that will help you get really invested in a workout." To reap the mind-body bennies, workouts that incorporate a meditative component can be a good fit, says Greenfield. Just be sure to use an app that helps you track each sweat sesh. If you can't quantify the progress, it'll likely feel like you've wasted your time.
Birthday: September 23-October 22
You're not one to start a fight, so boxing—or any workout that channels aggression—isn't really the right fit for you, oh graceful Libra. Instead, Greenfield says you're more drawn toward something that's aesthetically appealing, so aerial silks or AcroYoga might be something you should try. "Libras tend to define themselves by their partnerships, and they get the most out of something that has the ability to reflect that back to them," says Greenfield. Since you rely on your partner's strength just as much as your own in this particular practice, it's likely to give you a thrill like no other. And just think of the gorgeous, Insta-worthy poses you could master.
Birthday: October 23-November 21
While a Libra may not enjoy punching things, a Scorpio definitely does. "Scorpio is one of the most powerful signs, so anything that teaches you how to use your power and really engage with it is a good workout option," says Greenfield. So boxing would obviously be a solid choice. But don't buy that five-day-a-week membership just yet: Greenfield also says that Scorpio signs need the opportunity to self-direct and choose different ways to fit in their fitness. "They might want to do boxing one day, cycling the next, and yoga the next," she says. "Give yourself license to trust your gut and tune in to how you're feeling that day."
Birthday: November 22-December 21
Similar to your Aquarius friends, if you fall under the Sagittarius sign then it's likely you want to exercise for a cause. Greenfield says charity events are perfect for you too, so rather than simply signing up for a half-marathon, gain entry by raising money for a cause that's important to you. That'll also give you the opportunity to bring others into your cause, which works well because you love to be more of a leader and show people how it's done.
Birthday: December 22-January 19
Disciplined. Dependable. Dedicated. Those three words define Capricorns to a T, and makes one thing pretty clear: You are a perfectionist to the max. So if you can't do an exercise with proper form, you're not shy about modifying as needed until you can master the move. And it's unlikely people will find you checking out a trendy AF workout—at least not until it's proven to really work—as you don't like to waste your time on fads. Instead, you're better suited in a program that requires you to be committed for the long haul, so training for endurance events like a marathon or 100-kilometre bike ride is right up your alley. Go on and get that medal. You've earned it.
This article originally appeared on Womenshealthmag.com.
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Definition of Binomial. Meaning of Binomial. Synonyms of Binomial
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Definition of Binomial
Binomial Bi*no"mi*al, n. [L. bis twice + nomen name: cf. F. binome, LL. binomius (or fr. bi- + Gr. ? distribution ?). Cf. Monomial.] (Alg.) An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 - 3.
Binomial Bi*no"mi*al, a. 1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a binomial root. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Having two names; -- used of the system by which every animal and plant receives two names, the one indicating the genus, the other the species, to which it belongs. Binomial theorem (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the law of formation of any power of a binomial.
Meaning of Binomial from wikipedia
- Binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binominal nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system...
- In probability theory and statistics, the binomial distribution with parameters n and p is the discrete probability distribution of the number of successes...
- mathematics, the binomial coefficients are the positive integers that occur as coefficients in the binomial theorem. Commonly, a binomial coefficient is...
- of binomials Binomial QMF, a perfect-reconstruction orthogonal wavelet decomposition Binomial theorem, a theorem about powers of binomials Binomial type...
- In elementary algebra, the binomial theorem (or binomial expansion) describes the algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial. According to the theorem...
- In probability theory and statistics, the negative binomial distribution is a discrete probability distribution of the number of successes in a sequence...
- In finance, the binomial options pricing model (BOPM) provides a generalizable numerical method for the valuation of options. Essentially, the model uses...
- In statistics, a binomial proportion confidence interval is a confidence interval for the probability of success calculated from the outcome of a series...
- monomials. A binomial is a polynomial which is the sum of two monomials. A binomial in a single indeterminate (also known as a univariate binomial) can be...
- In statistics, the binomial test is an exact test of the statistical significance of deviations from a theoretically expected distribution of observations...
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Angel of Life
A Poem by Undying Hate (Hanna)
Dedicated to two certain special people...
You’re the angel of hope that comes when I cry
You rescue me when I’m about to die
Because of you those bad memories
Have long since forsaken me
You pull me away from reality
You’re my source of life
But when you're gone I don't feel empty
Because I know you never really leave
You're always there for me
You're my source of support
I want to be a part of your imaginary world
I want to mean someting to you
But now I know without a doubt I do
And I want you to know that I care so much too
You're my source of love
When you're with me I feel invincible
You take me away
You make me soar
I couldn't stay mad at you if I tried
You make me feel so special
You're my source of happiness
You're always there,
You always care
You make me special in your world
I'm just lucky to be a part of it
You're my angel of life that comes when I cry
When you're with me I never die
© 2010 Undying Hate (Hanna)
Just tell me what you think. Say what you feel I won't care!
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I... Think I understand. I'm sorry I didn't let you in to my life before, Hanna-chan... This poem is so beautiful... Thank you... I will try to fully trust you now. Pure poetry. Magnificent.
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Undying Hate (Hanna)
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Overnight In Egypt, Or Preparing For The Counter Coup
As we expected, with massive crowds gathering on both sides of the Egyptian coup outcome, it would be a night of violence and death. Sure enough, this is precisely what happened.
A first-person's narrative on the Egyptian events courtesy of Mohannad Sabry:
Total crackdown by military on rep guards rally, spec ops are rounding the MB rally
— Mohannad Sabry (@mmsabry) July 8, 2013
Gun battles at rep guards base and rabaa
Spec ops are shooting, chasing and making arrests.
Gehad el-Haddad tells me dozens of injured and killed, all live ammo, ambulances are kept out.
Gehad Haddad tells me on phone he is taking photos of dozens of inj and killed at a bloody scene at rabaa pro Morsi rally.
Gehad Haddad tells me men are holding human shield around families and children.
Eastern Cairo is a military zone, hundreds of spec ops reinforcements.
Ambulances are running everywhere, don't know where to, cannot access what sounds like a war zone.
Two ambulances were turned back in front of me right now, military barricade is impenetrable.
Rabaa field hospital says 35 dead and more than 140 inj so far, dosnt include those taken to hospitals, all live ammo
I am outta there, no access, military knows us at both entrances of the SSalem and Autostrad, stopped us once, too risky & fruitless.
And the official recap, via the WSJ:
At least 42 people were killed and 332 were injured in a gunfight between soldiers and supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi that sharply raised the temperature in the brewing conflict between Egyptian secularists and Islamists.
In statements issued immediately after Monday's attack, the Muslim Brotherhood, which backed Mr. Morsi, said soldiers opened fire with live ammunition on pro-Morsi protesters as they performed the dawn prayer. The group called the killings a "massacre" and called on its followers to launch an "uprising" against "those who stole the revolution"—a thinly veiled reference to Egypt's military.
Military spokesmen told the Associated Press that gunmen opened fire on troops at the building, killing at least five supporters of Mr. Morsi and one officer. The different accounts couldn't be reconciled.
The death toll was reported by state television. At least one soldier was killed in the skirmish, according to Mena, Egypt's state news agency.
Jilted by a popular military coup that ousted Mr. Morsi from his office five days ago, the Brotherhood has been holding regular protests outside the Republican Guard Club, where Mr. Morsi is thought to be held.
Both sides of the conflict grappled to identify themselves as victims of Monday's shootings. The Brotherhood emailed links to YouTube videos that showed civilian victims being carried away from the scene of the shooting in the predawn darkness. Egyptian state television ran footage that showed civilians firing handguns at soldiers and police officers while claiming that the soldiers in front of the Republican Guard Club had acted in self-defense.
As Egyptians awoke on Monday, the early morning violence was already damaging the military-backed government's claims that last week's coup answered to the unified wishes of the Egyptian public. The spokesman for the Nour Party, which represents Salafi Islamist politicians and was the only Islamist group to back the military coup, announced on his Facebook FB -0.62% page Monday morning that it was pulling out of negotiations over a new government in protest over the killings.
"We will not be silent on the massacre at the Republican Guard today," said Nadar al Bakkar. "We wanted to stop the bloodshed, but now the blood is being shed in rivers. We withdraw from all talks with the new government."
As reports of the shootings flooded in on Monday morning, the violence looked set to escalate. The Freedom and Justice Party, the Brotherhood's political arm, called on the "great Egyptian people to rise up against those who want to steal their revolution."
So how long until the counter-counter-coup, or the counter-counter-revolution, depending on one's ideological bent...
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Summer Wellness
Essential Tips for Fireworks Safety
By Stephanie Watson @WatsonWriter
How to avoid a serious injury this Independence Day.
Every July 4th, a dazzling explosion of color and light fills the sky. The biggest, brightest, and boldest fireworks displays cost millions of dollars and take a team of pyrotechnic experts to execute. Some Americans create their own downsized backyard shows, but without the right safety techniques in place, these homemade fireworks displays can end in tragedy.
During the weeks surrounding July 4th, an average of 230 people visit hospital emergency rooms for fireworks-related injuries, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Most of them involve burns to the extremities.
“The injuries that we see tend to occur on the hands and fingers primarily. However, they also occur on the face… and may even affect the eyes,” said Jeffrey Litt, DO, an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Missouri School of Medicine and medical director of University Hospital’s burn and wound program. “In addition to burns, these fireworks may also damage tissue and cause the loss of a limb.”
Fireworks don’t need to be big and powerful to hurt you. “Even sparklers, which are often thought of as harmless enough for children to hold, burn at 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit and can cause significant injuries,” said Lorraine Carli, vice president of outreach and advocacy for the National Fire Protection Association. “Knowing the harm fireworks inflict each year, particularly on young people, we urge everyone to leave fireworks to the professionals, who are trained to safely put on spectacular displays. It is by far the safest way to enjoy them.”
If fireworks are legal where you live and you’re absolutely set on setting them off, follow these tips to prevent accidents:
Check your local laws. Know which fireworks are legal for personal use in your state. Fireworks with names like M-80, M100, blockbuster, and quarter sticks are typically off-limits.
Keep kids away. Never let children hold fireworks, especially ones that have been lit. That includes sparklers, which look innocent but can reach the same temperature as a blowtorch – hot enough to cause third-degree burns. Keep children a safe distance away as you light fireworks. Teens can help with the lighting, but only if they’re closely supervised by an adult. Don’t let kids anywhere near unexploded fireworks because they could still go off.
Read the labels. Carefully read the instructions for both lighting and disposing of fireworks.
Avoid alcohol. To set off fireworks safely, you need to be aware and alert. Save the drinking for after you launch them.
Keep fireworks out of your pocket — and hands. Never carry fireworks around in your pocket. Just rubbing against the fabric can create enough heat to make them go off. Also don’t light fireworks from your hand, or near any other part of your body.
Light them carefully. Use fireworks only outdoors, in a big open area far from homes, cars, sheds, dry grass, trees, leaves, and other flammable substances. Light only one firework at a time, and never inside a container. Once it’s lit, get out of the way quickly. If a firework is a “dud” and doesn’t go off, don’t try to re-light it. Start with a new one.
Use protection. Wear plastic safety glasses to protect your eyes. Kids may want to wear earplugs if the loud noise scares them.
Keep water close by. Have a bucket of water, hose, and fire extinguisher nearby, in case of a fire.
When the show is over. Don’t toss unused fireworks directly in the trash. Soak them in water for a few hours before throwing them away.
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