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Archaeological Excavation of a Potential Bale Site
By northernmineSeptember 23, 20132013
A potential lead bale site at SE 05939 99141 was found in 2012 and was excavated as a joint project in the summer of 2013 by the Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group (SWAAG) and the Northern Mine Research Society (NMRS) under the supervision of professional archaeologist, Tony Liddell of Vindomora Solutions and funded by NMRS.
On 24 July 2013, a geophysical survey was undertaken of the site by Dr Robert Vernon, who identified features consistent with bale technology. The results of this survey were used to guide the selection of the areas to be excavated. The excavation centred on an area where there was the highest concentration of slag and charcoal, together with an adjacent natural gulley filled with charcoal and some outlying areas where slag had been located by preliminary fieldwork. The remains of a sandstone wall covered with a deep mixture of slag and soil were identified as the probable centre of metallurgical activity. Slags were widespread throughout the site and together with the presence of large amounts of charcoal led to the tentative conclusion that this had been a slag reworking site.
Post excavation studies gave calibrated radiocarbon dates for charcoal from sealed contexts as Cal AD 1410, Cal AD 1430 and Cal AD 1330/1340/1400. Eleven out of twelve samples of charcoal were shown to be hazel; pollen types were mainly from grass/sedge vegetation together with dung fungus spores and a little tree and heather pollen. Slag melting points were measured on 4 samples and showed initial softening between 960oC and 1,100oC, and full melting at 1,100oC to 1,140oC. Experiments on surface topsoil and and the underlying clay showed that temperatures in excess of 950oC were unlikely to be present below about 19mm and therefore, a permanently burnt clay subsurface would not be encountered. These tests showed that the heat-affected clay would be converted to soil after repeated wetting and freezing.
The wider context of neighbouring bale sites on Fremington Edge and local mineworkings was also discussed.
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A full report can be found in British Mining No 98, 2014, pp. 2-33.
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Everything You Need To Know About Taylor Swift’s New Album ‘Lover’
TS7 FINALLY HAS A NAME!
It’s the announcement that might’ve actually broken Instagram: Taylor Swift has a new album coming out August 23.
After making peace with former frenemy Katy Perry this week, Taylor took to Instagram live to reveal a LOT of details about her upcoming 7th album Lover.
As well as sharing the album cover, Taylor revealed that the follow up to reputation contains 18 songs - making it her longest album to date.
“This album, in tone, it's very romantic and not just simply thematically, like it's all love songs or something,” Taylor told fans.
"I think the idea of something being romantic, it doesn't have to be a happy song. I think you can find romance in loneliness or sadness or going through a conflict or dealing with things in your life. I think it just kind of looks at those things with a very romantic gaze."
Lover, album out August 23. Cover shot by the artistic genius that is @valheria123 Pre-add, pre-save, pre-order (all the pre stuff you feel like doing) Can’t wait for you to hear this. https://t.co/SGjcCUYZdM pic.twitter.com/IPy54raQUF
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 13, 2019
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While she hasn’t (yet) revealed a collaboration with Katy Perry, Taylor announced that she’s dropping a new single today titled You Need To Calm Down with the music video premiering Monday June 17.
"I wanted you to hear the song first, then see the video,” she said on Instagram, “Because the video is very worth the wait. There's a lot going on in the video, so I wanted that to be a separate discovery.”
Nova will be premiering the song today at 2pm AEST!
But that’s not all!
Four different deluxe versions of the album are available to pre-order now including bonus audio memos from songwriting sessions, merch and other ‘exclusive content from Taylor’.
Alongside ‘kaleidoscope’ and ‘home’, fans first had theories that the album was titled ‘lover’ after spotting the word hidden in the music video for her lead single ME!.
🥚 | A fan on Tumblr noticed that the word “LOVER” is capitalized every time it is written in the ME! lyric video as well as being slightly larger than the other words - it is also written the same way as it appears in the actual music video pic.twitter.com/UBRwKXT7TN
— Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) May 19, 2019
Did you get it right?
I CORRECTLY PREDICTED THE ALBUM TITLE! Looking forward to hearing #Lover @taylorswift13! pic.twitter.com/hwEYBs3ufC
— Smallzy (@Smallzy) June 13, 2019
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These The Division 2 Themed GUNNAR Glasses Will Protect Your Eyes While Taking Back Washington DC
Chandler WoodFriday, March 15, 2019
With the launch of The Division 2 today, there’s a good chance you’ll be staring at a screen a lot as you take back Washington DC and then explore the looter shooter’s extensive endgame. In game, you’ll want to gear up to protect your Division agent, but what about protecting your own eyes? GUNNAR has a set of limited edition The Division 2 computer glasses just for the occasion, so that you can rep the game in style while saving your eyes from the strain that comes with long hours on digital devices.
The Division 2 GUNNAR glasses take the Intercept design and give it stylish orange earpieces complete with the fictional Strategic Homeland Division logo. The other side says “Unite” with a stylized image of the Capitol Building in the text, while the game’s logo sits on the inner side of the earpieces. They also come with a custom microfiber carrying bag sporting the SHD logo. The lenses themselves are GUNNAR’s proprietary patented design with a Blue Light Protection Factor of 65, curvature to reduce dry eyes, and special coating to reduce glare. The frames may look different, but your still getting that GUNNAR’s protection.
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Retailing at $79.99, they do come in $10 more than the standard Intercept frames for the added customization, but if you’re a big fan of the game, the extra expense might be worth it. What’s great about GUNNAR glasses is that—barring clear versus amber lenses—their technology is the same throughout their line, but they offer a massive variety of styles to make sure that you look great protecting your eyes. You can read our full review of the slightly slimmer Vertex frames from last year (which I have continued to use since). The Intercept frames that The Division 2 GUNNARs use are a bit taller in the lenses which does help to reduce some light leak from the top and bottoms of the frames, but otherwise provide the same excellent experience I get with the Vertex style.
This isn’t the first time that GUNNAR has partnered with Ubisoft for themed eyewear. Last year a limited edition set of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey glasses were released, as well as a set of amber lens GUNNARs made to replicate the look of The Father from Far Cry 5. There’s a three-year licensing agreement in place with Ubisoft, so expect to see more GUNNARs paired with Ubisoft titles in the future.
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Phnom Penh Post - Scant jobs in politics for youths
Scant jobs in politics for youths
Chhay Channyda | Publication date 13 August 2012 | 05:02 ICT
Chhay Channyda
Sin Chan Pov Rozeth, 25, campaigns in her native O’Char commune, in Battambang province, ahead of June’s commune election. She now serves as deputy commune chief. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post
Young people rallied to support political parties at June’s commune election, but few have been rewarded with paid internal positions as a result, election watchdog Comfrel says.
The Kingdom’s political parties are lagging when it comes to developing policies that reward young people for wanting to be involved in party politics, despite many of them being highly educated, according to a Comfrel statement released on Friday.
“A number of teenagers . . . were activists for political parties during the commune election and the number of teenagers who voted was a much larger number than the previous [election],” it says. “However, the activities of youths have no bearing on the decisions political parties are making.”
According to Comfrel’s data from the June 3 ballot, 54 per cent of Cambodians voted in the commune election.
A large percentage of those who did were aged between 18 and 35.
Sin Tithseyha, a teenager involved in a Comfrel seminar in the capital on Friday, said more than 300,000 more youths voted in June than at the previous election, but political parties were continuing to operate as usual.
“We see that youths are paying a lot of attention, but there is no exact structure or policy that allows them to make any decisions,” he said.
Seng Rithy, president of the Khmer Youth Association, said most parties had a youth membership of almost 10 per cent, but only about half of those youth members were actually voting.
“Many faced difficulty travelling to election stations, or faced complications such as their name being removed from the voting list,” he said.
CPP parliamentarian Cheam Yeap said his party was focused on developing the next generation of political leaders.
“We have to strengthen youth participation in the middle level, such as at provincial, town and district levels,” he said. “But at the moment, officials in this middle level offer us a lot . . . thus we can’t simply replace them [with youths].
“However, if the next generation is competent . . . they are a very good source of human resources for us,” he said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Chhay Channyda at [email protected]
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Turkey's Central Bank Defies Erdogan, Hikes Rates
ISTANBUL - The Turkish central bank caught international markets by surprise Thursday as it aggressively hiked interest rates in an effort to strengthen consumer confidence, stem inflation and rein in the currency crisis.
Interest rates were increased to 24 percent from 17.75 percent, which is more than double the median of investor predictions of a 3 percent hike. The Turkish lira surged above 5 percent in response, although the gains subsequently were pared back.
International investors broadly welcomed the move. 'TCMB [Turkish Republic Central Bank] did show resolve in hiking the one-week repo rate substantially and going back to orthodoxy,' chief economist Inan Demir of Nomura International said.
The central bank had drawn sharp criticism for failing to substantially raise interest rates to rein in double-digit inflation and an ailing currency. The lira had fallen by more than 40 percent this year.
The rate hike is an apparent rebuke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been opposed to such a move.
Only hours before the central bank decision, Erdogan again voiced his opposition to increasing interest rates. The Turkish president reiterated his stance of challenging orthodox economic thinking, arguing that inflation is caused by high rates, although that runs contrary to conventional economic theory. Erdogan also issued a presidential decree banning all businesses and leasing and rental agreements from using foreign currency denominations.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 13, 2018.
The central bank indicated further rate hikes could be in the offing. 'Tight stance monetary policy will be maintained decisively until inflation outlook displays a significant improvement,' the central bank statement reads.
The strong commitment to challenge inflation was welcomed by investors. 'Most importantly, the CBT seemed to be vocal about price stability risks,' wrote chief economist Muhammet Mercan of Ing bank.
'Crazy' spending
Fueled by August's sharp fall in the lira, which drove up import costs, inflation is on a rapid upward trajectory. Some predictions warn inflation could approach 30 percent in the coming months.
While international markets are broadly welcoming the central bank's interest rate hike, economist Demir warns more action is needed.
'This rate hike does not undo the damage inflicted on corporate balance sheet, and market concerns about geopolitics will remain in place. So this is not the hike to end all problems,' said Demir.
The World Bank and IMF repeatedly have called on Ankara to rein in spending, which they say is fueling inflation. Perhaps in response, Erdogan has announced a freeze on new state construction projects.
In the past few years, he has embarked on an unprecedented construction boom, including building one of the world's largest airports and a multibillion-dollar canal project in Istanbul, which the president himself described as 'crazy.'
Investors also remain concerned about ongoing diplomatic tensions between Ankara and Washington. The two NATO allies remain at loggerheads over the detention on terrorism charges of American pastor Andrew Brunson.
People stand outside an exchange office in Istiklal Avenue, the main shopping road in Istanbul, Sept. 13, 2018.
Brunson's detention saw U.S. President Donald Trump impose trade tariffs on Turkey, which triggered August's collapse in the lira. Trump has warned of further sanctions.
'If we somehow sort out our problems with the United States and adopt an orthodox austerity program, we may find a way out of this mess,' said political analyst Atilla Yesilada of Global Source Partners. 'Turkey is a country that has a net foreign debt of over $400 billion, and where 40 percent of [Turkish] deposits are in foreign currency, so the game could be over in a day.'
Turkey has a long tradition of carrying out business in foreign currencies to mitigate the threat of inflation and a falling lira. The growing danger of the so-called 'dollarization' of the economy and the public abandonment of the lira are significant risks to the currency.
Turkish companies are paying the cost for the depreciation of the lira. Analysts estimate about $100 billion in foreign currency loans have to be repaid by the private sector in the coming year. Companies and individuals borrowing in local currency, however, will be facing higher repayments. And most analysts predict the Turkish economy is heading into a recession.
Economist Demir says, though, that the situation could have been far worse.
'In the absence of an [interest rate] hike, the rollover pressures on banks would get even worse, damage on corporate balance sheets would intensify, and local deposit holders' confidence would have weakened further. So this hike, although it doesn't eliminate other risks, eliminates some of the worst outcomes for the Turkish economy,' he said.
Thursday's rate hike appears to have bought time for the Turkish economy and the nation's besieged currency. Analysts say investors are watching to see if Turkey's decision-makers use that time wisely.
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AT&T Pushing Windows Phone 8.1 to Lumia 925, 520
Jul 31, 2014, 2:06 PM by Eric M. Zeman
AT&T today said Windows Phone 8.1 is now available to the Nokia Lumia 925 and Lumia 520. The update, which can be downloaded and installed over the air, adds Cortana, Action Center, and more Start screen flexibility, among many other enhancements.
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Nokia Pushing 'Nokia Black' Update to Lumia Phones
Jan 9, 2014, 1:22 PM by Eric M. Zeman
Nokia today announced that it has begun pushing the Nokia Black system update to more of its Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones. Nokia Black offers a wide range of new features, including app folders for the home screen, Nokia Glance 2.0 notifications tool, Bluetooth Low Energy, Nokia Refocus (Lytro-like camera feature), Nokia Beamer improvements, and the Nokia Camera application (combined Nokia Pro Camera and Smart Camera apps). The update is available to the Lumia 1020 and Lumia 925 first, and will be made available to more Lumia models in the coming weeks.
Nokia Relaunches MixRadio Music App and Service
Nov 20, 2013, 12:10 PM by Eric M. Zeman
Nokia today published a new version of its music application and rebranded the service Nokia MixRadio. MixRadio builds on the Nokia Music service, which lets users create radio stations and stream music to their Lumia smartphones. More than 18 million tracks are available and Nokia has 150 curated radio stations, all of which can be streamed for free. The application was updated with a number of new features including Play Me, a personalized mix inspired by each user's music profile; thumbs up/down ratings to help users refine their profile; and the ability to share mixes through Facebook, Twitter, email, and SMS. Premium features, such as unlimited downloads to devices, require a $3.99 per month subscription. The new app can be downloaded from the Windows Phone Store.
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AT&T to Sell Nokia Lumia 925 for $99
Aug 27, 2013, 8:46 AM by Eric M. Zeman updated Aug 27, 2013, 8:48 AM
AT&T today announced that the Nokia Lumia 925 will be available beginning September 13 for $99 with a two-year contract or $21 with AT&T Next. The 925 uses an aluminum, rather than polycarbonate, frame. Pre-orders begin August 28.
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Nokia Lumia 925 Arrives July 17 for $49 Down
T-Mobile today announced that the Nokia Lumia 925 will be available at T-Mobile stores beginning July 17. It will require a down payment of $49.99 followed by 24 monthly payments of $20. The Lumia 925 runs Windows Phone 8 and boasts an 8-megapixel camera.
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After Announcing A $1.5M Seed Round This Year, Uganda-Based Asaak Is Raising Again
Tech Start Ups 3957 VIEWS
Monday, October 29, 2018 07:14AM / By Pk Malinz / Image from DigestAfrica.com
In December last year, Asaak – a Uganda-based mobile SME lender – announced that it had closed a $1.5 million Series Seed.
U.S.-based venture capital firm, Resolute Ventures – led the round which closed in November last year. Other notable investors included 500 Startups, Catalyst Fund, HOF Capital, and Social Capital.
Yet, less than a year since the announcement, the startup has opened up the second round of equity financing. That is according to Dylan Terril, Asaak’s Chief Business Officer.
In conversation with him, we talked about their fundraising plans. Though he declined to reveal the actual amount and other details.
“We started raising a few weeks ago [September,],” Dylan started, “[and] we should close by end of the year.”
Although they have raised institutional debt before, they are only looking at equity capital for this particular round. “We’ve secured some institutional debt recently, but right now we are focused on expanding the operations of the business and building product,” he said.
Many lending businesses have struggled when it comes to repayment. But, Dylan says that they are heading into the fundraising at a point when “repayment for loans is quite high.”
Something he believes is aided by the fact that each loan is backed by collateral. Though, they project that in the future, their loans will be advanced based on credit scoring.
Founded in 2016 by Kaivan K. Sattar and Titus Opesen, Asaak has a full-time team of 26. This is distributed across San Francisco (USA), Kampala (Uganda) and Soroti (Uganda).
Kaivan and Titus founded the startup during their work through a partnership with Pilgrim Africa and Engineers Without Borders in Soroti, Uganda. At that time, they were supplying farming villages with agriculture machinery. During the tenure, they found out that many small-scale farmers were struggling to access credit.
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“While there was an issue of not having the infrastructure for farming, the real issue they saw was that farmers didn’t have access to credit,” Dylan says.
But, they also found out that the challenge wasn’t in Soroti alone. Hence the decision to spread out. “We realized that Soroti isn’t the only place that needs a sustainable credit solution. There are other places and types of businesses that needed access to credit all over the country.”
Asaak’s business model revolves around charging a premium on the loans that they advance. They receive funds from institutional investors, at an interest rate, then advance these to the borrowers at a marked up interest. The difference is what makes up their revenue.
Although some mistake Asaak for a microfinance company, they say that they aren’t.
“As a lender in Africa, outside parties often mistake us for another microfinance solution. But we are a business lender backed by fintech,” Dylan says. Adding that “we are trying to distance ourselves from the ‘microfinance'”.
Currently, Asaak operates like a marketplace. This implies that investors can come in and advance loans to several businesses of their choosing. Although they are not looking to change that, the startup is also looking at raising its internal funds to finance those deals.
“We have partners in the U.S. and Europe that are interested in this type of marketplace,” Dylan says, “so we’ve capitalized on those opportunities.” Adding that they “are also developing an internal fund.”
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Prospect recommends: theatre
by Michael Coveney / October 7, 2010 / Leave a comment
An ear for observation: Nina Raine’s Tribes at the Royal Court
Tribes by Nina Raine, Royal Court, London 14th October-13th November
With two new plays on the way (the second, Tiger Country, set in a London hospital, is at the Hampstead Theatre in the new year), the moment has come for Nina Raine to fulfil her promise. Her first play, Rabbit, about a 29th birthday party full of bad behaviour and girlie sex talk, won her two “most promising” awards in 2006.
Tribes is a study of an unconventional family, playing by its own rules and with its own private language and jokes, like a modern equivalent of Noël Coward’s self-absorbed Bliss family in Hay Fever. But the stakes are a bit higher, as a struggle of love and possession develops over young Billy, who is deaf. Billy is the one person who really listens, and a chance encounter makes him finally want to be heard.
Raine’s father is the poet Craig: she has inherited a perfect ear for acute observation, nuanced point-scoring and sexual one-upmanship; and she could emerge as the most elegant dramatic wordsmith on this stage since Christopher Hampton. It will be intriguing, too, to see how artistic director Dominic Cooke’s restoration of the middle classes develops. Tribes is directed by Roger Michell, who started out as an assistant to John Osborne and Samuel Beckett at this theatre; and a fine cast includes Kika Markham, Stanley Townsend, Michelle Terry and Harry Treadaway.
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Pomeranz struggles as Red Sox fall to Orioles, 7-6
J.D. Martinez hits two home runs but it is not enough to overcome a bad night for Boston pitching.
Baltimore's Jonathan Schoop, right, rounds the bases past Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz, front left, and third baseman Rafael Devers after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning of the Orioles' 7-6 win over the Red Sox on Tuesday in Baltimore. Associated Press/Patrick Semansky
BALTIMORE — Tim Beckham and Jonathan Schoop homered and drove in three run each, and the Baltimore Orioles withstood four long balls by the Boston Red Sox in a 7-6 victory Tuesday night.
It was only the third loss in 18 games for the Red Sox, who have the best record in the major leagues (71-32) and a five-game lead over the New York Yankees in the AL East.
Baltimore closer Zach Britton was not used in a save situation. A person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press the Yankees are close to agreement on a trade to acquire Britton for three prospects. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal would be subject to the teams approving medical records.
Brad Brach, another reliever the Orioles want to trade, worked the ninth in the rain for his 11th save. Brach put the potential tying run on second base before getting Mookie Betts to hit into a game-ending double play.
Staggering through the season with the worst record in the big leagues at 29-73, the Orioles started the rebuilding process last week by trading All-Star shortstop Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Victories have been hard to come by for Baltimore, especially against Boston.
With Schoop and Beckham leading the way, the Orioles beat the Red Sox for just the second time in 12 games this year and stopped a nine-game home losing streak against their division rivals.
J.D. Martinez homered twice to raise his season total to 31, and Betts and Blake Swihart contributed solo shots for the Red Sox.
Coming off the disabled list to make his first big league start since May 31 after recovering from left biceps tendinitis, Boston left-hander Drew Pomeranz (1-4) gave up four runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings. He yielded a two-run homer to Schoop in the third inning and a two-run drive to Beckham in the fifth.
Orioles rookie starter Yefry Ramirez (1-3) yielded three long balls but he struck out six in five innings and earned his first major league victory.
Baltimore made it 7-3 with a three-run sixth as Beckham, Schoop and Adam Jones delivered RBI singles.
TRAINER’S ROOM
RED SOX: The return of Pomeranz makes it easier for Boston to cope with the loss of LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (ankle sprain). “He was one of the best pitchers in the league last year,” manager Alex Cora said of Pomeranz. “Hopefully, we’ll have him for the rest of the season now.”
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The Red Sox optioned SS Tzu-Wei Ling to Triple-A Pawtucket to make room for Pomeranz. That left Cora with a short bench and eight relief pitchers. “I love the bullpen the way it is right now,” the manager said. “I like having the extra guy out there.”
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Balloon poking fun at London mayor flies over city
Protesters believe he has failed to curtail street crime.
An inflatable caricature balloon of Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is released over Parliament Square in London on Saturday. Associated Press/Tim Ireland
LONDON — Protesters seeking to oust London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday launched a giant balloon over Parliament Square depicting him dressed in a yellow bikini.
A small group of supporters watched the inflatable take to the skies, and the crowd cheered and shouted, “higher, higher, higher” as the balloon was launched.
Protesters believe Khan has failed to curtail street crime in London, and some wore T-shirts reading “Make London safe again.”
Organizers had raised more than $75,000 to create the blimp in a protest against Khan’s policies.
It was meant as a rebuke to Khan, who backed protesters’ right to launch a giant balloon depicting President Trump as an angry baby during his July visit to Britain.
Organizer Yanny Bruere said Saturday’s protest was set up “in retaliation” for the Trump blimp.
“I think a certain amount of respect should be afforded to the leader of the Free World and the greatest ally the U.K. has,” he said.
Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor, has been repeatedly criticized by Trump for his handling of security and crime in the British capital.
The bikini is a reference to an advertisement Khan banned from the city’s transport network that showed a young woman in a skimpy yellow bikini asking, “Are you beach body ready?”
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Ko Samui, Thailand
Thailand's third largest island has been attracting international travelers for less than half a century. Before then, this island in the Gulf of Thailand was noted for its coconut plantations and rubber production. Today, Ko Samui's premier charms are its powdery white beaches, its Buddhist temples or wats, and its crystalline waters. Despite the island's increasing popularity, it retains a casual and unspoiled air that offers a bracing tonic to the experienced traveler.
The majority of the island's population resides in Nathorn, Ko Samui's capital. The island's first settlers were a mix of Hainanese coconut farmers and Malay fishermen.
Nathorn is an anchorage port. Passengers transfer to shore via ship's tenders.
Wat Phrayai (Big Buddha)
This temple on Fan Island has become a major meditation center, attracting locals and foreigners from around the world. It is named after the massive, 39-foot sitting Buddha on the premises.
Chaweng Beach
Situated on the island's unspoiled east coast, this coastline boasts four miles of powdery white sand and crystalline water, with an assortment of resorts, restaurants and bars lining the beach.
Monkey Demonstration
For centuries, monkeys were trained to climb the palms and pick the ripe fruit for their handlers. Although rarely being practiced today, you can still enjoy our special demonstration of these creatures harvesting coconuts.
Wat Plai Laem
Once part of the Big Buddha Temple, Wat Plai Laem is home to a superb statue of Kwan Yin (or Guanjin), the 18-armed Buddhist avatar of Mercy.
Ride atop an elephant on a caravan of these mammoth creatures, traveling through jungles or over local plantations for stunning, verdant views.
Na Muang Waterfall
Easily accessible and rarely frequented, these glistening falls cascade down a natural rock staircase that descends to a refreshing pool of crystalline mountain water.
Culinary Arts at Nora Beach 5-Star Hotel
Stop in at one of Ko Samui's premier hotels for a cooking class where passionate chefs teach you the basics of preparing Thai dishes such as stuffed crab, pan-fried Thai noodle (Pad Thai).
The Passage Samui Villas & Resort
Escape to the exotic natural hideaway beach resort at Laem Yai Beach in Koh Samui. This upscale boutique resort overlooks a national marine park with nearby snorkelling kayaking, beach biking and hiking for you to explore the area.
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Hueman Welcomes Chris Lawrence to Team as Director of Strategic Partnerships
Lawrence previously held positions for top RPO providers including Cielo, ACA Talent, Guidant Group
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla., March 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hueman, a nationally and globally recognized recruitment process outsourcing company, welcomes Chris Lawrence as its Director of Strategic Partnerships. Lawrence joins the RPO business line with almost 20 years of executive sales experience, spending the last 12 years of his career within the managed services and recruitment industries.
Hueman welcomes Chris Lawrence as Director of Strategic Partnerships.
Lawrence has served in sales, leadership, solution design, implementation and operational roles for recruitment providers such as Guidant Group, Cielo and ACA Talent. Lawrence is known within the recruitment process outsourcing industry for being a collaborative stakeholder for providers and clients by delivering solutions that are both inspiring and financially proven. At Hueman, he will be focused on cultivating new partner relationships to solve their complex recruitment challenges by leveraging his depth of knowledge and consultative style.
"Hueman has a storied history as an RPO provider pioneer within the healthcare industry that has proved to be of exceptional value within many other industries," Lawrence said. "I have only been here a few weeks and the teamwork-centric environment, knowledge and experience of every colleague I've met has been a testament to the brand's success. With its award-winning culture and highly successful leadership team, I look forward to sharing Hueman's story and growing its partner base."
Hueman ranks among the top three Midsize-Market for RPO Providers and Healthcare Providers in the country, honored on HRO Today's 2018 Baker's Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings List, the largest and most prestigious customer satisfaction survey in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO).
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proLékaře.cz / Odborné časopisy / PLOS Genetics / 2013 - 1 / MTERF3 Regulates Mitochondrial Ribosome Biogenesis in Invertebrates and Mammals
Regulation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) expression is critical for the control of oxidative phosphorylation in response to physiological demand, and this regulation is often impaired in disease and aging. We have previously shown that mitochondrial transcription termination factor 3 (MTERF3) is a key regulator that represses mtDNA transcription in the mouse, but its molecular mode of action has remained elusive. Based on the hypothesis that key regulatory mechanisms for mtDNA expression are conserved in metazoans, we analyzed Mterf3 knockout and knockdown flies. We demonstrate here that decreased expression of MTERF3 not only leads to activation of mtDNA transcription, but also impairs assembly of the large mitochondrial ribosomal subunit. This novel function of MTERF3 in mitochondrial ribosomal biogenesis is conserved in the mouse, thus we identify a novel and unexpected role for MTERF3 in coordinating the crosstalk between transcription and translation for the regulation of mammalian mtDNA gene expression.
There is a growing interest in molecular mechanisms regulating oxidative phosphorylation capacity because of the increasing number of diseases associated with mitochondrial dysfunction [1] and as aging is associated with mitochondrial functional decline [2], [3]. Regulation of mitochondrial gene expression has an important role in fine-tuning oxidative phosphorylation capacity because critical subunits of the respiratory chain and the ATP synthase are encoded by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) [4], [5]. The regulation of mtDNA expression is completely dependent on nuclear genes but the mechanisms are not fully understood [4]. The expression of mtDNA could, in principle, be controlled at many different levels, e.g. by regulation of mtDNA copy number, transcription initiation, mRNA stability, translation or stability of respiratory chain subunits. Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is essential both for transcription initiation [6], [7], [8], [9] and mtDNA copy number control [10]. TFAM packages mtDNA into a compact protein-DNA structure termed the nucleoid [11], [12]. There is a good correlation between TFAM levels and mtDNA levels in eukaryotic cells and mtDNA cannot be stably maintained if not coated by TFAM. However, there are a large number of mtDNA molecules in any given cell and changes in copy number are a slow process that is unlikely to have a main regulatory importance. In support of this notion, experimental manipulation of TFAM expression has been used to create mouse models with moderate decrease or increase of mtDNA copy number, with no or only minor effects on oxidative phosphorylation capacity [10], [13].
The basal mitochondrial transcription machinery consists of the nuclear-encoded mitochondrial RNA polymerase (POLRMT), TFAM and mitochondrial transcription factor B2 (TFB2M), which together are sufficient and necessary for transcription initiation in vitro [6], [14], [15], [16]. A large number of nucleus-encoded proteins have been reported to directly interact with and modulate the activity of the basal mitochondrial transcription machinery [17], [18], but this whole area is lacking a consensus for the role of these putative intramitochondrial transcription factors [14].
We have recently demonstrated that the mammalian mitochondrial leucine-rich pentatricopeptide repeat containing (LRPPRC) protein [19] and its fly homolog the bicoid stability factor (BSF) protein [20] are essential and have very similar roles in controlling mRNA stability, mRNA polyadenylation and coordination of translation in metazoan mitochondria [19], [20]. Regulation of mitochondrial translation not only involves mRNA maturation and stability, but also factors regulating translation and ribosomal biogenesis [21], [22]. An example of these factors is the adenine dimethyltransferase TFB1M, which modifies the 12S rRNA of the small ribosomal subunit and is necessary for the stability of the small ribosomal subunit and ribosomal biogenesis [23].
The role of the MTERF (mitochondrial transcription termination factor)-family of proteins [24] in regulation of mtDNA expression is of particular interest, because its members have been reported to influence mtDNA expression at different levels. MTERF1 has been suggested to play a role in mitochondrial transcription termination, by binding mtDNA downstream of the two mitochondrial rRNA genes to regulate the ratio between transcription of the upstream rRNA genes and the downstream mRNA genes [25], [26], [27], [28], [29]. In addition, MTERF1 has been reported to have a role in activating mtDNA transcription [30]. Mice lacking the Mterf2 gene are viable, but have been reported to develop myopathy and memory deficits [31]. The exact molecular mechanisms of MTERF2 function remain unclear, but it has been reported to bind the mitochondrial promoter region and to stimulate transcription initiation [31], whereas another report showed that MTERF2 associates with nucleoids without displaying sequence-specific DNA binding [32]. MTERF3 and MTERF4 are both essential for embryonic survival [5], [33]. Characterization of conditional knockout mice has shown that MTERF3 functions as a negative regulator of mtDNA transcription initiation by interacting with the control region to inhibit activation of the two mitochondrial promoters [5]. Loss of MTERF3 in the mouse heart leads to a massive activation of mtDNA transcription and a severe respiratory chain deficiency, possibly caused by imbalanced amounts of mtDNA transcripts [5]. MTERF4 forms a heterodimer with the cytosine methyltransferase NSUN4 and targets this enzyme to the large ribosomal subunit [33], [34], where it likely modifies 16S rRNA to regulate mitochondrial ribosomal biogenesis.
The mitochondrial genomes of flies and mammals have the same gene content although there are differences in gene order and expression patterns [35], [36]. This high level of conservation of metazoan mtDNA suggests that important regulators of mtDNA expression also may be conserved. We therefore decided to use a cross-species comparison approach to further study the in vivo role of MTERF3. We demonstrate here that knockout and knockdown of the Mterf3 gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster leads to activation of mtDNA transcription and impaired mitochondrial translation. We further show that imbalanced transcription is not the only cause of the altered mtDNA expression because also the 16S rRNA levels are reduced and the assembly of the large (39S) mitochondrial ribosomal subunit is impaired. These findings prompted us to reinvestigate the role for MTERF3 in the mouse, where we also found a reduction in levels of the 39S mitochondrial ribosomal subunit and impaired ribosomal assembly in the absence of MTERF3. These findings identify a novel role for MTERF3 in the biogenesis of metazoan mitochondrial ribosomes and point to a close crosstalk between transcription initiation and ribosomal biogenesis in control of mtDNA expression and regulation of oxidative phosphorylation capacity.
DmMTERF3 is a conserved mitochondrial protein
We performed an extensive phylogenetic analysis of Mterf3 and found a single gene ortholog in Drosophila melanogaster, which we denoted DmMterf3 (Figure S1A). We used algorithms to predict the subcellular localization for the DmMTERF3 protein and found a high probability for mitochondrial localization using either Mitoprot (0.986) or TargetP (0.875) softwares. Next, we performed live imaging of cells expressing GFP-tagged DmMTERF3 after counterstaining with MitoTracker Deep Red (Figure S1B) and found a co-localization rate of 94.9±1.4% in Schneider (S2R+) cells (n = 8 analyzed cells) and 98.3±0.4% in HeLa cells (n = 10), thus experimentally verifying the predicted mitochondrial localization of DmMTERF3.
Knockout of DmMterf3 in flies leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and increased steady-state levels of mitochondrial transcripts
In order to analyze the in vivo function of DmMterf3 we generated knockout flies by ends-out homologous recombination [37] to replace the complete coding sequence for DmMterf3 with an attP-site and a loxP-flanked marker gene denoted white (Figure 1A). Heterozygous knockout flies (genotype DmMterf3+;white) were crossed to cre-recombinase expressing flies to remove the white gene and thereafter the third chromosome balancer Tubby (TM6B) was introduced. This balancer chromosome causes the Tubby larval phenotype, which will segregate with the wild-type DmMterf3 allele in our crosses. The homozygous removal of DmMterf3 as well as the excision of white was confirmed by PCR analysis of genomic DNA with gene-specific primers (Figure 1B). DmMterf3 knockout (DmMterf3−/−) larvae have a profoundly reduced body size and die in the third instar larval stage, whereas heterozygous DmMterf3+/− larvae pupate and develop into flies in a similar manner as wild-type larvae (Figure 1C). Quantitative reverse transcription (qRT)-PCR from DmMterf3−/− larvae showed ∼90% reduction of the DmMterf3 transcript levels at 3 days after egg-laying (ael) and ∼95% reduction at 6 days ael (Figure 1D). The residual levels of DmMterf3 transcript found in DmMterf3−/− larvae at 3 days ael are most likely due to a persisting maternal contribution because we saw further reduction of DmMterf3 transcript levels in older DmMterf3−/− larvae (Figure 1D). Loss of DmMTERF3 resulted in increased mtDNA levels in knockout larvae at 3 and 6 days ael (Figure 1E) and an increase of ND1, ND2 and ND6 steady-state transcript levels, whereas the steady-state levels of the COXIII and 12S rRNA transcripts were unchanged and levels of the 16S rRNA profoundly reduced (Figure 1F).
Fig. 1. Creation and characterization of DmMterf3 knockout larvae.
(A) The DmMterf3 locus and generation of a DmMterf3 null mutant. DmMterf3 is located on the third chromosome at cytological position 77C6. The construct (ko DmMterf3) used for ends-out homologous recombination is indicated by grey boxes, coding sequences in exons are indicated by black boxes and non-coding sequences in exons by white boxes. The gap between grey boxes represents the genomic region replaced by attP and a white marker gene. The white marker gene was subsequently removed by crossing to cre-recombinase expressing flies. (B) PCR analysis of wild-type and knockout alleles for DmMterf3. (C) Body size comparison of DmMterf3 knockout larvae 6 days after egg-laying (ael) showing reduced size. (D) QRT-PCR analysis of DmMterf3 transcript levels in control (white and grey bars) and DmMterf3 KO larvae (black bars) at 3 and 6 days ael. (E) Q-PCR analysis of mtDNA levels in larvae at 3 and 6 days ael. (F) QRT-PCR analysis of steady-state levels of mitochondrial mRNAs normalized to the nuclear ribosomal protein 49 transcript levels in larvae at 3 and 6 days ael. Error bars indicate mean ± SEM (*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001; n = 5).
To summarize, there are important phenotypic similarities between DmMterf3 knockout flies and Mterf3 knockout mice [5], because in both cases the gene is essential and its inactivation leads to increased steady-state levels of most mitochondrial transcripts, as well as reduction of 16S rRNA transcript levels. The early death of DmMterf3−/− larvae prevented a detailed molecular characterization of the phenotype and we therefore proceeded to use DmMterf3 RNAi flies for the subsequent studies.
Knockdown of DmMterf3 expression causes reduced larval size and lethality at the pupal stage
We proceeded to use a UAS-GAL4 based strategy to knock down DmMterf3 expression in flies. We first tested the RNAi construct by using it in conjunction with the eye-specific eyeless-GAL4 driver and found a massive phenotype with reduced eye-size and disorganized head structure consistent with efficient silencing of DmMterf3 expression (Figure S2A, S2B).
Next, we proceeded with the ubiquitous knockdown (KD) of DmMterf3 expression using the daughterless-GAL4 driver (da-GAL4) to produce a KD line containing transgenes encoding both the da-GAL4 transactivator and the inducible UAS-RNAi construct w;;UAS-DmMterf3-RNAi/da-GAL4. We also generated two control lines, the first line w;;da-GAL4/+ only containing the da-GAL4 transgene and the second line w;;UAS-DmMterf3-RNAi/+ only containing the transgene encoding the inducible RNAi construct. The KD line and the two control lines were analyzed in parallel for all subsequent experiments.
Ubiquitous knockdown of DmMterf3 expression led to ∼80–90% reduction of DmMterf3 transcript levels in KD larvae at 3, 5 and 6 days ael (Figure 2A). The DmMterf3 KD larvae were visibly smaller from 4 days ael and onwards, as documented by a reduced body weight in comparison with controls (Figure 2B). Eventually, DmMterf3 KD larvae displayed delayed larval development and died at the pupal stage.
Fig. 2. Phenotype and molecular characterization of DmMterf3 knockdown larvae.
(A) QRT-PCR analysis of DmMterf3 transcript levels in control (white and grey bars) and DmMterf3 KD larvae at 3, 5 and 6 days ael (black bars). (B) Body weight of control and DmMterf3 KD larvae at 6 days ael. (C) QRT-PCR analysis of DmMterf3 and DpMterf3 transcript levels in DmMterf3 KD and rescue larvae at 6 days ael (black bars). (D) Body size comparison of larvae that are DmMterf3 KD or DmMterf3 KD with DpMterf3 rescue. The rescued larvae are indistinguishable from controls. Error bars indicate mean ± SEM (*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001; n = 5).
In order to rule out off-target RNAi effects, we generated a transgenic fly line expressing Drosophila pseudoobscura (Dp) MTERF3. DpMTERF3 has ∼80% similarity to DmMTERF3 at the amino acid level, whereas the nucleotide sequence of the corresponding genes differs substantially (Figure S3A, S3B). We therefore hypothesized that the RNAi construct directed against DmMterf3 expression would have no effect on DpMterf3 expression and that the DpMTERF3 protein therefore would be expressed to rescue the lethal DmMterf3 KD phenotype. This prediction was indeed confirmed and qRT-PCR analysis showed loss of DmMterf3 transcripts and the presence of the DpMterf3 transcript in rescued flies (Figure 2C). Importantly, expression of DpMTERF3 fully rescued the growth phenotype of DmMterf3 KD larvae (Figure 2D), which indicates the absence of off-target effects of the RNAi construct we are using.
Loss of DmMTERF3 causes a progressive respiratory chain deficiency
We proceeded to investigate the biochemical consequences of reduced DmMterf3 expression by measuring mitochondrial respiratory chain capacity in permeabilized tissue extracts from larvae. DmMterf3 KD larvae at 3–6 days ael showed a major reduction in the oxygen consumption rates in the presence of substrates that are metabolized to deliver electrons to the respiratory chain at the level of complex I (CPI) or complex I and II (CPI-SUCC-G3P) (Figure 3A). In contrast, substrates metabolized to deliver electrons at the level of complex II or glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, thereby eliciting electron transport by-passing complex I, had no major effect on oxygen consumption (Figure 3A). We also measured the activities of individual respiratory chain complexes in larvae at 6 days ael and found severely decreased enzyme activities of all complexes containing mtDNA-encoded subunits in KD larvae, whereas the exclusively nucleus-encoded complex II was unaffected (Figure 3B).
Fig. 3. Biochemical measurement of respiratory chain function.
(A) Oxygen consumption normalized to protein content in permeabilized control (white and grey bars) and DmMterf3 KD (black bars) larvae at 3, 5 and 6 days ael. Substrates that are metabolized to deliver electrons entering at the level of complex I (CPI), complex II (SUCC) and/or glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, (G3P) were used (n = 3–7). (B) Relative enzyme activities of respiratory chain enzyme complex I (NADH coenzyme Q reductase), complex I+III (NADH cytochrome c reductase), complex II (succinate dehydrogenase), complex II+III (succinate cytochrome c reductase) and complex IV (cytochrome c oxidase) in control (white and grey bars) and DmMterf3 KD larvae at 6 days ael (black bars) (n = 6–7). (C) BN-PAGE analysis and in-gel activity of complex I and complex IV in mitochondrial protein extracts from control and DmMterf3 KD larvae 6 days ael. (D) Western blot analysis using antibodies against the nuclear-encoded NDUFS3 subunit of complex I and the α-subunit of ATP synthase (complex V) in control larvae at 5 days ael and in DmMterf3 KD larvae at 5, 6 and 10 days ael. Error bars indicate mean ± SEM (*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001).
Additionally, we assessed the levels of assembled respiratory chain enzyme complexes by Blue-Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (BN-PAGE). Assembled complex I and IV were markedly reduced in DmMterf3 KD larvae at 6 days ael, as indicated by a reduction of complex I and IV in-gel activity (Figure 3C and Figure S4B). In addition, a smaller and partially assembled form of complex I was present in DmMterf3 KD larvae at 6 days ael, again indicating a problem with complex I (Figure 3C, asterisk). Western blot analysis showed low levels of the NDUFS3 subunit of complex I, whereas the levels of the ATP5A subunit of complex V (ATP synthase) were unaffected in KD larvae at 6 days ael (Figure 3D) and in knockout larvae at 3 days ael (Figure S4A). Taken together, these results show that complex I and IV are the most affected of the oxidative phosphorylation complexes in the absence of DmMTERF3.
Increased steady state-levels of mtDNA and most mitochondrial transcripts in DmMterf3 KD larvae
The progressive respiratory chain dysfunction induced by loss of DmMTERF3 (Figure 3) led us to investigate mtDNA levels and mtDNA expression (Figure 4 and Figure S5A). Similar to what we observed in DmMterf3 knockout embryos (Figure 1E), we found an increase of mtDNA levels in DmMterf3 KD larvae at 6 days ael (Figure S5A), possibly caused by a compensatory activation of mitochondrial biogenesis as previously observed in respiratory chain deficient flies [20] and mice [23].
Fig. 4. Steady-state levels of mtDNA and mitochondrial transcripts.
(A) Schematic linearized map of the mitochondrial genome of Drosophila melanogaster. (B) QRT-PCR analysis of steady-state levels of mitochondrial mRNAs in control and DmMterf3 KD larvae at 3, 5 and 6 days ael. The analysis was normalized to levels of the transcript encoding the nuclear ribosomal protein 49. (C) Northern blot analysis of steady-state levels of mitochondrial rRNAs and mRNAs from control and DmMterf3 KD larvae 6 days ael. Loading of gels was normalized to the transcript encoding the nuclear ribosomal protein 49. (D) Northern blot analysis of steady-state levels of mitochondrial tRNAs in control and DmMterf3 KD larvae 6 days ael. (E) Quantification of steady-state levels of mitochondrial rRNAs and mRNAs in control and DmMterf3 KD larvae at 6 days ael. Loading of gels was normalized to the transcript encoding the nuclear ribosomal protein 49. (F) Quantification of steady-state levels of mitochondrial tRNAs in control and DmMterf3 KD larvae at 6 days ael. Error bars indicate mean ± SEM (*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. n = 4–5).
We proceeded to use qRT-PCR to analyze levels of mtDNA-encoded transcripts (Figure 4A, 4B) in KD larvae at 3, 5 and 6 days ael. We observed a progressive increase in levels of the ND1, ND2 and ND6 transcripts, whereas there were no changes in the levels of ND4L, COXIII and 12S rRNA transcripts (Figure 4B). We also used Northern blots to analyze transcript steady-state levels in larvae at 6 days ael and found an increase of the ND2, ND4 and Cytb transcripts, whereas the levels of COXI, COXII and 12S rRNA transcripts were unaltered (Figure 4C, 4E). We observed decreased levels of the 16S rRNA (Figure 4C, 4E and Figure S5B, S5C). In contrast, all tRNAs analyzed, regardless of the location of the corresponding genes in the genome, showed a progressive increase of their steady-state levels (Figure 4D, 4F and Figure S5D, S5E). Interestingly, the mtDNA transcript profiles in Mterf3 knockout mice [5] and DmMterf3 KD fly larvae show many similarities, including increased levels of many, but not all, mRNAs, increased levels of tRNAs and decreased levels of the 16S rRNA.
We have previously observed that the steady-state levels of tRNAs, but not those of mRNAs, tend to correlate well with increased de novo transcription in flies [20] and mice [33]. We performed in organello transcription assays in larvae at 3–5 days ael and found no clear difference at 3 days ael, whereas there was an increase of de novo transcription of mtDNA in KD larvae at 4 and 5 days ael (Figure 5A).
Fig. 5. Mitochondrial de novo transcription, ribosome assembly, and de novo translation.
(A) In organello transcription assays in isolated crude mitochondrial preparations from larvae at 3, 4 and 5 days ael. The upper panels show the de novo transcription of mtDNA and the lower panels show Northern blot analysis to detect COX I transcript as loading controls. De novo transcription was quantified for each lane and normalized to COX I mRNA steady-state levels, each value correspond to the average of each replicate. (B) Sedimentation analysis of ribosome assembly in control and DmMterf3 KD larvae at 3 days ael. The small (28S) ribosomal subunit, the large (39S) ribosomal subunit and the assembled (55S) ribosome are indicated by arrows. Fractions were collected with continuous monitoring of absorbance at 260 nm (upper panels) and subsequently analyzed by qRT-PCR to detect 12S (red) and 16S (blue) rRNA transcripts (lower panels). (C) Sedimentation analysis of ribosome assembly in control and DmMterf3 KD larvae at 5 days ael analyzed as in (B). (D) Analysis of mitochondrial de novo translation as determined by S35-methionine incorporation into newly synthesized proteins in organello in control and DmMterf3 KD larvae at 3, 4 and 5 days ael. Equal loading was assessed by analyzing an aliquot of the mitochondrial protein extract to be used for incubation with S35-methionine on a SDS-PAGE gel followed Western blotting to detect Porin.
Loss of DmMterf3 leads to disturbed mitochondrial ribosome assembly and impaired mitochondrial translation
The combination of a respiratory chain deficiency (Figure 3) and transcription activation (Figure 4C–4F and Figure 5A) suggested that either the activation of de novo transcription leads to a respiratory chain deficiency, e.g. by causing the observed imbalance in steady-state levels of transcripts, as previously suggested for the Mterf3 knockout mouse [5], or, alternatively, that the transcriptional activation is a secondary response to respiratory chain deficiency. The observation of decreased 16S rRNA levels (Figure 4C, 4E and Figure S5B, S5C) were interesting in this respect because the Mterf3 knockout mouse also displays such a decrease [5]. We therefore continued with a more detailed characterization of mitochondrial translation in the DmMterf3 KD larvae (Figure 5B–5D).
First, we determined the assembly states of the mitochondrial ribosomes by sedimentation gradient centrifugation of mitochondrial extracts isolated from larvae at 3 and 5 days ael (Figure 5B, 5C and Figure S6A). Fractions were collected across the gradient and analyzed for absorption at 260 nm to determine the RNA content in each fraction. Equal loading was assessed by analyzing an aliquot of the total protein extract, to be loaded on the gradient, on a SDS-PAGE gel followed by Coomassie staining (Figure S6B). Fractions were thereafter analyzed by qRT-PCR to measure levels of 12S and 16S rRNA. Control samples confirmed that we indeed were able to separate the small (28S) subunit, the large (39S) subunit and the assembled (55S) ribosome (Figure 5B, 5C). Already in DmMterf3 KD larvae at 3 days ael, we observed a reduction in levels of the assembled 55S ribosome (Figure 5B). This decrease of assembled ribosomes was even more pronounced in DmMterf3 KD larvae at 5 days ael and was, at this time point, accompanied by a marked increase of the 28S ribosomal subunit and a marked decrease of the 39S ribosomal subunit (Figure 5C).
To further study the consequences of reduced levels of the assembled ribosome, we performed assays to determine the de novo translation activity in isolated mitochondria and found a clear decrease in DmMterf3 KD larvae at 3 days ael and onwards (Figure 5D). Our results suggest that the reduced mitochondrial translation is caused by a problem with ribosome assembly and that the concomitant transcriptional response with imbalanced steady-state transcript levels may be a contributing factor, thus suggesting a link between these processes.
Loss of MTERF3 in the mouse also leads to decreased levels of the assembled large ribosomal subunit
The suggestion that DmMTERF3 might play a direct role in mitochondrial ribosome biogenesis prompted us to re-investigate the Mterf3 knockout mice. We previously created Mterf3 heart knockout mice by crossing Mterf3loxP mice to transgenic mice expressing cre-recombinase under the control of the muscle creatine kinase promoter (Ckmm-cre) [5]. Deletion of MTERF3 in the heart leads to a severe respiratory chain deficiency, progressive increase in steady-state levels of most mitochondrial transcripts and profound increase of de novo mtDNA transcription [5]. In the knockout hearts, MTERF3 protein levels are severely reduced already at 4 weeks of age (Figure S7A), concomitant with a dramatic increase of de novo transcription (Figure S7B and [5]).
We proceeded to investigate the assembly of the mitochondrial ribosomal subunits in Mterf3 knockout mouse heart mitochondria, by gradient sedimentation and Western blot analysis. The 28S and 39S ribosomal subunits, as well as the fully assembled 55S ribosome were clearly resolved in control samples, as determined by the migration of the ribosomal subunit markers MRPS15 and MRPL13 (Figure 6A, 6B). In contrast, in Mterf3 heart knockout samples the amount of MRPL13 co-migrating with MRPS15 was severely reduced already at 4 weeks of age, suggesting a reduction of fully assembled ribosomes (Figure 6A). Concomitant with the reduction of 55S ribosomes, we observed increased levels of the free 28S ribosomal subunit (Figure 6A). The MRPL13 protein steady-state levels progressively decreased (Figure S7C) and by 13 weeks of age, no fully assembled ribosomes were detectable (Figure 6B). These results clearly suggest that the assembly of the mitochondrial ribosome is impaired in the absence of MTERF3. We performed a set of confirmatory experiments, where we used qRT-PCR to assess presence of 12S and 16S rRNA in the different fractions. As predicted, the relative levels of 16S rRNA were reduced in the fraction corresponding to the 39S ribosomal subunit already at 4 weeks of age in Mterf3 heart knockout mitochondria (Figure 6C). This reduction became even more pronounced at later stages and there was eventually a complete loss of the fully assembled ribosomes (Figure 6D). The partial co-migration of MTERF3 and MRPL13 on sucrose gradients (Figure S7D) suggests that MTERF3 is involved in the maturation of the 39S subunit. Next, we investigated whether the impaired ribosomal assembly affected mitochondrial translation by performing in organello de novo translation experiments, which showed no change at the age of 4 weeks and severely decreased translation in 13-week-old Mterf3 knockout heart mitochondria (Figure 6E). A similar global decrease in mitochondrial translation has also been reported in Mterf3 knockdown Drosophila cell lines [38].
Fig. 6. Mitochondrial ribosome assembly and de novo translation in hearts of Mterf3 knockout mice.
(A) Sedimentation analysis of ribosomal assembly in isolated mitochondria from 4-week-old control (L/L) and Mterf3 knockout (L/L, cre) mouse hearts. Individual fractions were separated by SDS-PAGE, followed by Western blotting using antibodies against protein components of the small (MRPS15) and large (MRPL13) ribosomal subunit. The small (28S) ribosomal subunit, the large (39S) ribosomal subunit and the assembled (55S) ribosome are indicated. (B) Sedimentation analysis of ribosome assembly in isolated mitochondria from 13-week-old control (L/L) and Mterf3 knockout (L/L, cre) mouse hearts analyzed as in (A). (C) The individual mitochondrial rRNAs in fractions from (A) were detected using TaqMan-specific probes. The abundance of rRNA in each fraction is shown as percentage from the sum of the abundance in all fractions. (D) The individual mitochondrial rRNAs in fractions from (B) were detected using TaqMan-specific probes as in (C). (E) Analysis of mitochondrial de novo translation as determined by in organello S35-methionine incorporation into newly synthesized proteins in mitochondria from control (L/L) and Mterf3 knockout (L/L, cre) hearts at age 4 and 13 weeks. The total mitochondrial protein content, as well as the coomassie stainings presented next to the autoradiogramms, were used to monitor loading of the gels.
MTERF3 specifically binds to mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA
We observed that loss of MTERF3 leads to reduced 39S ribosomal subunit assembly and a concomitant decrease of levels of the fully assembled 55S ribosome, in both flies and mice. These results are somewhat reminiscent of the findings in Mterf4 heart knockouts [33], which show accumulation of apparently normal 28S and 39S ribosomal subunits, but a severe reduction in levels of the fully assembled 55S ribosome. Loss of MTERF3 is associated with a drastic reduction of 16S rRNA and impaired assembly of the 39S large ribosomal subunit, suggesting that the 16S rRNA may be interacting with MTERF3. We therefore performed electrophoretic gel mobility shift assays (EMSA) by incubating constant amounts of DNA and RNA templates with increasing amounts of recombinant human MTERF3 protein. Non-specific double- (ds) and single-stranded (ss) DNA or RNA templates with an identical 28 bases long arbitrary sequence only interacted weakly with MTERF3 (Figure S8A, S8B), whereas mitochondrial ribosomal RNA templates showed a stronger binding (Figure S8C, S8D). These binding assays support the prediction that MTERF3 preferentially binds mitochondrial ribosomal RNA. To further characterize MTERF3 interactions with mitochondrial rRNA in vivo, we performed RNA-immuno-precipitation (RNA-IP) in mitochondrial preparations from wild-type mouse heart and fly larvae. The lack of a suitable DmMTERF3 antibody prompted us to generate a transgenic fly line expressing a Flag-tagged form of DmMTERF3 under the inducible UAS-GAL4 system. Expressing DmMTERF3 with a Flag tag directly at the C-terminus leads to an unstable protein not detectable by Western blotting. We therefore introduced a linker sequence between the C-terminus of DmMTERF3 and the Flag tag, and confirmed the expression of this tagged protein by Western blot (Figure S9A). Control experiments demonstrated that we were able to efficiently immuno-precipitate endogenous mouse MTERF3 or Flag-tagged DmMTERF3 proteins (Figure S9B, S9C). RNA-IP clearly demonstrated a very specific interaction between MTERF3 and 16S rRNA both in mouse and fly samples (Figure 7A, 7B).
Fig. 7. Binding of MTERF3 to mitochondrial 16S rRNA and model of MTERF3 action.
(A) Identification of mitochondrial transcripts interacting with MTERF3 in mice was performed by co-immuno-precipitation using a mouse anti-MTERF3 antibody. Transcripts bound to mouse MTERF3 were quantified using qRT-PCR and their abundance is shown as percentage of levels in control IPs. (B) Identification of mitochondrial transcripts interacting with MTERF3 in flies was performed by co-immuno-precipitation using an anti-FLAG antibody and extracts from flies expressing DmMTERF3-linker-Flag. Transcripts bound to fly MTERF3 were quantified using qRT-PCR and their abundance is shown as percentage of levels in control IPs. Error bars correspond to standard deviation. (C) Model of the physiological role of MTERF3 in control of mtDNA expression (left panel) and model of the phenotypes caused by loss of MTERF3 (right panel).
Regulation of mtDNA expression is important to fine-tune oxidative phosphorylation in response to physiological demand and pathological states. This regulation may occur at many different levels and mitochondria are in essence a prokaryotic system where transcription and translation occur within the same compartment, the mitochondrial matrix, and therefore likely directly interact in a molecular crosstalk. The roles of many of the involved factors are poorly understood. The 39S ribosomal subunit MRPL12 and the posttranscriptional regulator LRPPRC have both been implicated in activation of transcription [18], [39], but these proposed roles are not supported by other studies [14], [19]. MTERF3 has previously been identified as a negative regulator of mtDNA transcription in mammals [5], but its molecular mode of action has remained difficult to assess. Based on the knowledge that the mtDNA gene content is conserved among metazoans, we hypothesized that key regulatory processes controlling mtDNA expression also should be conserved. We therefore decided to take a novel approach to investigate MTERF3 function by creating knockout and knockdown fruit flies with abolished or reduced DmMTERF3 expression. Similar to the mouse, we found that loss of DmMTERF3 results in lethality and activation of mtDNA transcription. Unexpectedly, we could also identify a novel role for DmMTERF3 in mitochondrial ribosome assembly by regulation of the biogenesis of the 39S ribosomal subunit. The biogenesis of the 28S ribosomal subunit was not affected in the absence of DmMTERF3 and instead this subunit accumulated as it could not be assembled into a functional ribosome in the absence of the 39S subunit. Reinvestigation of the Mterf3 knockout phenotype in the mouse showed a similar assembly defect of the 39S subunit, which was present already in early stage knockout animals. In summary, MTERF3 has a novel function in regulation of ribosomal biogenesis and loss of MTERF3 expression does not only impair translation but also causes activation of mtDNA transcription in both flies and mice.
The crystal structure of MTERF3 has been solved at 1.6 Å resolution [40] and predicts that the protein binds nucleic acids. The crystal structure of MTERF1 bound to mtDNA has given novel mechanistic insights how such a binding can occur [28], [29]. On chromatin immuno-precipitation analysis, MTERF3 binds the promoter region of mammalian mtDNA and depletion of MTERF3 from a human mitochondrial extract leads to activation of mtDNA transcription [5]. These effects of MTERF3 on transcription may be due to direct interaction with mtDNA, but it is also possible that MTERF3 modulates transcription by binding the nascent RNA emerging after transcription initiation. In this report, we performed a series of gel-shift analyses, which show that MTERF3 displays weak binding to single- or double-stranded RNA or DNA of random sequence. However, recombinant MTERF3 has a marked preference for binding mitochondrial rRNA fragments, containing both single and double stranded regions. RNA-IP studies further demonstrated a strong and specific interaction of MTERF3 with the 16S rRNA in vivo, suggesting that MTERF3 contributes to 16S rRNA stabilization and/or modification and thereby explaining the critical role for MTERF3 in the biogenesis of the 39S ribosomal subunit. We propose that without this putative 16S rRNA modification, the 39S ribosomal subunit cannot be properly assembled, which, in turn, leads to a severe translational defect. There is strong precedence that abolished modification of mitochondrial rRNAs can affect the assembly of the ribosome. The best understood example is TFB1M, which is an adenine methyltransferase that dimethylates two highly conserved adenines at a stem loop structure close to the 3′ end of 12S rRNA in mammalian mitochondria [23]. Another well characterized example is MTERF4, which interacts with NSUN4 and brings this cytosine methyltransferase to the large ribosomal subunit, where it is thought to modify 16S rRNA [33], [34].
In bacteria, transcription and translation are coordinated, and the rate of transcription is tightly coupled to the processivity of the translating ribosome [41]. Mitochondria may coordinate gene expression in a similar way, where transcription and translation are oppositely coordinated, because loss of assembled ribosomes leads to a massive increase in de novo transcription. Interestingly, knockout of Mterf3 [5], Tfb1m [23] and Mterf4 [33] all cause a severely defective translation and a dramatic increase in de novo transcription, with increased steady-state levels of most or all mitochondrial transcripts. These findings suggest that one of the early responses to a ribosomal assembly defect is a massive transcriptional activation. It is interesting to note that the MTERF3 protein levels are down-regulated in both Tfb1m [23] and Mterf4 [33] knockouts, suggesting further that MTERF3 may have a key role in mediating the effects on transcription, and that up-regulation of mitochondrial transcription in the absence of MTERF3 cannot simply be attributed to a passive compensatory mechanism. We propose that MTERF3 promotes translation by regulation of ribosomal biogenesis and that this process is linked to repression of mtDNA transcription activation (Figure 7C). In the absence of MTERF3, the ribosomal biogenesis is impaired and there is an increased uncontrolled activation of mtDNA transcription leading to imbalanced steady-state levels of mitochondrial transcripts (Figure 7C). Our present data in combination with previous reports [5] suggest that MTERF3 could have a dual function and be a part of a molecular checkpoint, acting to coordinate transcriptional and translational rates and thereby optimizing mtDNA expression.
Unraveling the function of specific proteins is not always easy in mammalian systems and many of the methods used to study protein functions and interactions are plagued by experimental ambiguities. Here, we describe a strategy that takes advantage of genetic manipulation of the orthologous gene in two distantly related metazoans, accompanied by a comprehensive molecular characterization. By using this strategy, we present compelling evidence that MTERF3 has a conserved role in ribosomal biogenesis in metazoans and that it also coordinates mitochondrial transcription and translation. At least two members of the mammalian MTERF family, i.e. MTERF3 and MTERF4, have now been found to have critical roles in mitochondrial ribosomal biogenesis. This makes it tempting to speculate that MTERF1 and MTERF2 could have similar, yet undiscovered, roles in ribosomal biogenesis. Future studies will have to clarify whether MTERF3 has protein interaction partners that are involved in modifying rRNA or if MTERF3 is essential for ribosomal biogenesis by some other mechanism.
This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations and guidelines of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA). The protocol was approved by the “Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen”.
Rescue experiments
In order to rescue phenotypes caused by DmMterf3 RNAi expression, we co-expressed the Mterf3 gene from Drosophila pseudoobscura (Dp), which is not a target of the DmMterf3 RNAi line [42]. The fosmid clone FlyFos047383 that contains the DpMterf3 gene was kindly provided by Dr. Pavel Tomancak (MPI for Cell Biology, Dresden, Germany). A 10 kb Fosmid fragment containing the DpMterf3 gene was cloned into the pBluescript II Sk+ vector (Stratagene) by ET recombination. Subsequently, the 10 kb fragment was released by NotI and BglII restriction enzyme cleavage and subcloned into the transfection vector pattB [43]. Oligonucleotide primers used for cloning are listed in Table S1. Embryo injections to achieve site-specific integration into attP40 flies were performed by Best Gene Drosophila Embryo Injection Services (Chino Hills, California, USA).
Generation of DmMterf3 mutants by ends-out homologous recombination
DmMterf3 null mutants were generated by ends-out homologous recombination as described [37]. Approximately 4 kb of 5′ and 3′ flanking sequences of the DmMterf3 gene were cloned into the pBluescript II Sk+ vector (Stratagene) by ET recombination, using a DmMterf3 BAC clone as template (BACPAC Resource Center, Oakland, California, USA). Both 5′ and 3′ homologous arms were sequenced to ensure the absence of base substitutions and subsequently subcloned into the pGX attP vector [44] to generate the DmMterf3 targeting plasmid. Primer sequences and restriction sites used for subcloning into the pGX attP vector are listed in Table S1. The targeting plasmid was injected into D. melanogaster embryos via P-element-mediated germ line transformation using the Best Gene Drosophila Embryo Injection Services (Chino Hills, California, USA). Crosses for ends-out homologous recombination were carried out as described [37]. Homologous recombination events were identified by PCR. Subsequently, the white (hs) marker was removed using cre-recombinase and the absence of the DmMterf3 gene was confirmed by PCR and sequencing (primers are listed in Table S1). The maintenance of the fly lines is described in Text S1.
Generation of transgenic flies expressing Flag tagged DmMterf3
The DmMterf3 cDNA clone LD27042 was purchased form DGRC and subsequently cloned into the transfection vector pUASTattB. A Flag tag was linked to the C-terminus of DmMTERF3 via a linker sequence (GAAAAGAAAAG), generating the DmMTERF3-linker-Flag construct. Oligonucleotide primers used for cloning are listed in Table S1. The construct was embryo injected into attP40 flies for generation of the transgenic flies.
Respiratory rates
Fly larvae (n = 3–7) were dissected in PBS and resuspended in 2 ml of respiratory buffer (120 mM sucrose, 50 mM KCl, 20 mM Tris-HCl, 4 mM KH2PO4, 2 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EGTA, 0.01% digitonin, pH 7.2). Oxygen consumption was measured at 25°C using an oxygraph chamber (OROBOROS). Complex I-dependent respiration was assessed by adding the substrates proline (10 mM), pyruvate (10 mM), malate (5 mM) and glutamate (5 mM). Succinate and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activities were measured using 20 mM succinate (SUCC) and 15 mM glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P), respectively. The mitochondrial quality of each sample was assessed by measuring the respiratory control rate (RCR) using 1 mM ADP (state 3) or 1 mM ADP and 2.5 µg/ml oligomycin (pseudo state 4). Permeabilized control mitochondria consistently had RCR values between 4 and 7 with complex I substrates. The respiration was uncoupled by the addition of 400 µM CCCP and the rotenone-sensitive flux was measured in the presence of 200 µM rotenone. Finally, the protein content was determined by the Bradford method (BioRad) in order to normalize the oxygen consumption flux to mitochondrial protein content.
In organello transcription and translation assays
Mitochondria were isolated from fly larvae or mouse hearts and in organello transcription assays were performed as described [45] by incubating 200 µg mitochondria in a modified transcription buffer (30 µCi [α-32P]-UTP, 25 mM sucrose, 75 mM sorbitol, 100 mM KCl, 10 mM K2HPO4, 50 µM EDTA, 5 mM MgCl2, 1 mM ADP, 10 mM glutamate, 2.5 mM malate, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4) and 5% (w/v) BSA) for 45 min. Labeled mitochondrial RNA was isolated using Totally RNA kit (Ambion), separated on a 1.2% agarose gel and blotted to Hybond-N+ membranes (GE Healthcare).
In vitro assays to study mitochondrial de novo translation with [35S]-methionine were performed as described [20] and equal amounts of total mitochondrial protein were separated on 15% SDS-PAGE gels. Gels were fixed in isopropanol-acetic solution, stained with Coomassie, destained in ethanol-acetic acid solution and treated with Amplify Solution (GE Healthcare). Afterwards gels were dried and [35S]–methionine-labeled proteins were visualized by autoradiography. For in organello transcription and translation fly mitochondria were incubated at 30°C and mouse heart mitochondria at 37°C.
Sucrose density gradient analysis of 28S and 39S ribosomal subunits
Mitochondrial ribosomes from fly larvae or mouse hearts were prepared as previously described [23], [46]. Mitochondrial ribosomes were loaded onto 10–30% sucrose gradients and separated by centrifugation overnight. From sucrose gradients, fractions (∼500 µl) were collected with continuous monitoring of absorbance at 260 nm. RNA was extracted from each fraction using TRIzol LS Reagent (Invitrogen) according to manufacturer's recommendations, subsequently treated with DNase and used for cDNA synthesis. Absolute qRT-PCR analysis using a standard curve composed of an equal amount of RNA from each fraction from the control and the KD group, was performed using SYBR green master mix and primers specific for 12S and 16S rRNA, as described in Text S1.
Fractions (750 µl) were collected from the mouse heart sucrose gradients and proteins in each fraction were precipitated with trichloracetic acid and subjected to SDS-PAGE followed by immunoblotting. Sub-ribosomal particles were detected using antisera specific for individual proteins from the 28S and 39S ribosomal subunits, as described in Text S1. RNA was extracted from each fraction using TRIzol LS Reagent (Invitrogen) according to manufacturer's recommendations, subsequently treated with DNase and used for cDNA synthesis and qRT-PCR with TaqMan probes specific for 12S and 16S rRNA [19].
RNA immunoprecipitation
Mitochondria were isolated by differential centrifugation from control (w;;da-GAL4/+) and MTERF3-linker-Flag expressing (w;;UAS-DmMterf3:linker:Flag/+;da-GAL4/+) larvae and from wild-type mouse heart mitochondria. RNA-IP was performed essentially as previously described [33]. The final mitochondrial pellet was suspended in a low-salt NET-2 lysis buffer buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl [pH 7.4], 150 mM NaCl, 0.05% Nonidet P-40, 1× complete EDTA-free protease inhibitor cocktail [Roche]) supplemented with 100 U of RNasin Plus (Promega). After 20 min incubation on ice, the mitochondrial lysates were centrifuged at 10,000 g for 10 min at 4°C in order to pellet the debris. Supernatants were collected and protein concentrations determined by Bradford-based assay (Sigma). IPs were performed using ∼200 µg mitochondrial protein, and lysates were pre-cleared with agarose beads (Sigma) by rotation for 1 h at 4°C, followed by a 2 h incubation at 4°C with Anti-Flag M2 Affinity Gel (Sigma) or a mix of protein A agarose/protein G agarose (Roche) coupled to a polyclonal antibody directed against mouse MTERF3 (peptide Specialty Laboratory), for fly or mouse samples, respectively. Both, anti-Flag M2 Affinity gel and protein A/protein G agarose bead mix coupled to MTERF3 antibody, were incubated for 1 h with 100 µg yeast tRNA prior to usage. After incubation with fly or mouse mitochondria, beads were washed by rotation for 2×10 min at 4°C in low-salt NET-2 buffer, followed by 2×5 min washes in high-salt NET-2 buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl [pH 7.4], 300 mM NaCl, 0.05% Nonidet P-40, 1× complete EDTA-free protease inhibitor cocktail [Roche]), and a final wash for 4×10 min in low-salt NET-2 buffer. The washed beads were resuspended in 120 µl reversion buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl [pH 6.8], 1% SDS, 5 mM EDTA, 10 mM DTT) supplemented with RNasin Plus (Promega) and incubated for 45 min at 65°C. RNA was recovered by TRIzol extraction (Invitrogen) following manufacturer's recommendations, using 10 µg yeast tRNA (Ambion) as a carrier. RNA was subjected to DNase treatment (Turbo DNA-free kit, Ambion) and reverse transcribed to cDNA by using the High-Capacity cDNA Archive kit (ABI). Mitochondrial transcripts from the RNA-IP experiments were identified and quantified by qRT-PCR, with non-primed beads used as background controls.
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Google has won the right to keep developing its hand sensor tech.
Google's Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) team have been working on ‘Project Soli’,since 2015. The work came under threat as numerous companies - including Facebook - argued that the high frequency levels of radiation in the tech could interfere with existing technology.
However, the FCC have now ruled that Soli poses "minimal potential of causing harmful interference," and it's even been cleared for use on aircraft.
This means that Google can keep ploughing forward with the project as they intended, with the FCC granting them permission to operate at higher levels than currently allowed.
Soli is developing a sensoring technology to use for touchless interactions. It uses radar beams to detect and track the motion of a human hand, which allows users to interact with interfaces using gestures.
The team are also working on creating a gesture language that will allow people to control devices with a universal set of movements.
“We envision a future in which the human hand becomes a universal input device for interacting with technology,” the website reads.
Google says Soli's heightened frequency band and power level is consistent with European Telecommunications Standards Institute guidance. Increasing the frequency will improve the tech's accuracy and range of applications. Currently, the project focuses on the virtual control of devices, and the Soli chip can be embedded in wearables, phones, computers, cars and IoT devices.
In the future, there is potential for the tech to support those with mobility, speech and tactile impairments. As Google's ATAP team says: "Soli has no moving parts, it fits onto a chip and consumes little energy. It is not affected by light conditions and it works through most materials. Just imagine the possibilities..."
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Dolly Parton Fan of the Munt - July Issue
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I am going to have a Dolly Parton Fan of the Munt every month - for obviously the biggest Dolly Parton Fan of the month. I know I'm not at the end of July yet but I have already found the C of the M. Hands down it has to be Sean lick arse mammys boy goody two shoes spineless RTE boy Cavanagh. A lovely coffee and bakewell tart in town was completely ruined when I came across this gimp's article in today's Star about the lads on the Tyrone team bus singing Come Out Ye Black and Tans as they were passing by an orange flute band getting ready for the 12th.
In all my years being shocked/let down/pissed off at the embarrassing level of spinelessness that Irish journalists/media figures/celebrities display I have never in all my days come across anything like the pathetic and beyond cringe-worthy shite that I read from the pen of Sean goody two shoes Cavanagh in today's Star (he is now a columnist there). I won't be buying the paper anymore - I only ever get it becuz I like the GAA coverage in it - especially Ger Loughnane. Anyway - I felt like vomiting after I read Cavanagh's pathetic article. It's at times like this you realise there is no bigger dickhead than an Irish dickhead. It's no wonder he got a job in RTE. He annoyed me the first few weeks I watched him on the panel as he had this big gormless smiley fucking puss on him. I said to myself - he's a right Dolly Parton fan - and today I was proved right. Read this lads and lassies and tell me what you think. And you can nominate your own Dolly Parton Fan of the Munt also.
Okay read this and weep -
Sean Cavanagh says the leaked Tyrone rebel sing song was a "clumsy, embarassing mistake."...............................Cavanagh, who writes his first column in the Irish Daily Star today and whose brother Colm was on the bus said - "The reality is, as part of any team, there is always going to be a couple of guys that are into the whole rebel music, and the political side of things.............Mickey will be annoyed, I've no doubt. Obviously he'd have been on the bus himself. Its probably embarrassing for him as well as the team, and our county. A clumsy, embarrassing mistake you'd like to think wouldn't be repeated along the line. Colm is in the video, and I know Colm would be similar to myself, he wouuldn't be politically minded. I haven't got a clue of the words of the song, and I know rightly Colm wouldn't either. The fact it happened has been driven by a couple of lads with a 'clowning about' mentality if I'm honest. But look, its also not a good reflection of a team, or our sport as a whole. Its not something you'd want to be." Canvanagh who lives in the mixed C and P village of Moy continued -" I know in the Moy, my own club, we have a number of young lads who would have been from Protestant backgrounds and played rugby. Now they are playing for our minors, Under 21s and a couple on the senior squad. So its (the video) not something I'd like to be promoted. But you have to be realistic and realise as part of a panel of 35 or 40 men, you are potentially going to have a couple of lads who are ringleaders to bits of sing songs and what not. I would hazard a guess that 30 or more lads on that bus, at that time, probably didn't know the words or didn't know the significance of the song. The younger generation probably wouldn't be that way inclined anyway. Look, its not good PR. It was probably done more out of clumsiness than any sort of intent to it. Its not something you want to be promoting at all, particularly the time of year it is - there is no need to be causing any more aggro than we already have up there. I think there are a few heads rolling that it got out to the public...............................I was surprised that guys were engaging in any sort of a sing song. It was probably only a couple of lads.
Well there you go lads and lassies, Sean goody two shoes Cavanagh is Dolly Parton Fan of the Munt for July and will probably be Dolly Parton Fan of the Year which I will announce in the New Year. Anyway, the job is safe in RTE Seanie boy, but I will be flicking over to Cage Rage as soon as your gooterhead comes on my screen.
Sham Fox, The Gulag Party, July 11th 2019
Don't judge me by my boobs, judge me by my entire body.
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FairstoodtheWind
what a cuck
The Flag stays, the Republic Stands, the 32 counties are ours, the immigrants can go home, the punt's coming back. Abortion never. European federalism can go to hell.
Seo libh canaídh amhrán na bhfiann
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Bunker 19
The guy is quite correct.
Has some sense unlike others.
Good call Seanie.
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Wherever Green is Worn
I don't like Tyrone GAA, Kavanagh or no Kavanagh.
Dublin smacked them last year and will do so again, Please God.
But I know the lyrics of that song, they're a bit ridiculous.
"how the IRA made you run like hell away
From the green and lovely lanes of Killashandra"
The fact is that Cavan was among the safest places in Ireland for Crown forces during the War of Independence. I doubt there was even a punch thrown in Killeshandra 1919-21. The couple of ageing RIC men probably patrolled unarmed and on bicycles.
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An Fiach Ban
Come out you Black and Tans
Well I can see that song making a comeback again rather shortly.
Gradually I began to hate them
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Someday he will be forced to march through the Loyalist wing of my Gulag singing rebel songs.
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Sham Fox said:
Isn't it amazing how these cucks love to be photographed with that hard jaw look - even though they weak minded milksop soy boys.
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Tadhg Gaelach said:
I hope a few of Aidan McAnespie's friends bump into this clown some night and have a few words with him. RIP Aidan.
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McNamee gets his day
With help from Anthony Adragna and Ben Lefebvre
FERC WATCH: President Donald Trump's controversial FERC pick Bernard McNamee is on track to squeak by to confirmation in the Senate today on a party-line vote — putting one of the most politically polarizing figures in recent memory onto the independent agency charged with regulating interstate natural gas pipelines and overseeing competitive power markets. Democrats say McNamee shouldn't be trusted because of his work at the Energy Department in crafting the Trump administration's pro-coal and nuclear plan and past comments bashing renewable energy — even West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin rescinded his previous support, saying McNamee was not up to the task of confronting climate change (more on that below). McNamee has promised to be independent and follow the law as a commissioner.
The GOP's haste to confirm McNamee is fueled in part by fears about creating a backlog in energy projects, Pro's Darius Dixon reports this morning. FERC leadership has experienced its own unrest in the first two years of the Trump administration, including a months-long loss of quorum last year and Republican Commissioner Kevin McIntyre's departure from the chairmanship earlier this year. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose former aide Neil Chatterjee replaced McIntyre as FERC chairman, warned Wednesday that "continuing with a deadlocked and understaffed Commission could threaten the status of these [energy] investments and the jobs that revolve around them."
The fallout: But while swearing McNamee in will restore the Republican majority at the agency, opponents of McNamee said Republicans may come to regret installing such a controversial candidate. Already, legal experts at the Harvard Electricity Law Initiative argued that McNamee was "disqualified" from participating in at least two issues in front of FERC because of his work last year to roll out a proposal to prop up economically struggling coal and nuclear plants. Should McNamee be confirmed, the group intends to file a formal brief with regulators on the issue. Read more.
WELCOME TO THURSDAY! I'm your host, Kelsey Tamborrino. Apologies on yesterday's trivia question. No one was able to guess the record for tallest National Christmas Tree because I meant to ask for the tallest Capitol Christmas Tree. The tallest *Capitol* tree is 88 feet — there was one in 2013 from Washington and in 2014 from Minnesota. The National Tree is the same one every year. For today, something completely different: Which state was first to require license plates on cars? Send your tips, energy gossip and comments to ktamborrino@politico.com, or follow us on Twitter @kelseytam, @Morning_Energy and @POLITICOPro.
BEHIND MANCHIN'S VOTE: McNamee is moving ahead after a razor-thin 50-49 cloture vote Wednesday, where Manchin joined his fellow Democrats in voting no — after just last week splitting with his party to support the nomination in committee. The West Virginia Democrat cited climate change and comments McNamee made in a video that resurfaced last month in his rationale after his about-face Wednesday. "Climate change is real, humans have made a significant impact, and we have the responsibility and capability to address it urgently," Manchin said, adding, "but we can't make progress if our public officials deny that a problem even exists."
Interesting timing: Manchin's call to action on climate change comes as environmental activists are seizing on his potential elevation to top Democrat on the Energy committee next year, should ranking member Maria Cantwell shift to the Commerce Committee, as she is expected to do. ( A petition from CREDO Action surfaced this week calling Manchin the "coal-loving West Virginian who once used a rifle to shoot a climate change bill in a campaign ad.") Asked if Manchin's vote might help assuage concerns from environmental activists, Cantwell told POLITICO: "I think that he's a member who really is going to help work on a future strategy for sure." Pro's Anthony Adragna, Darius Dixon and Nick Juliano report more here.
Sen. Joe Manchin speaks to his supporters after being re-elected in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert)
Heads-up: Senate Energy Chairman Lisa Murkowski said Manchin sat behind her on the bus ride senators took to President George H.W. Bush's funeral and he told her of his intent to oppose McNamee then.
Collins voted 'yes': Republican Sen. Susan Collins voted in favor of McNamee. In a statement to ME, spokeswoman Annie Clark said, "It's clear he recognizes the importance" of FERC's impartiality. "If confirmed, he testified that he would be an impartial arbiter, and he drew a clear distinction between his previous work as a lawyer on behalf of specific clients — which included solar power, energy efficiency, and renewable portfolio standards — and what his new role would require as a member of the Commission," she said.
EPA COAL PROPOSAL EXPECTED TODAY: Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is expected to announce today a proposal to ease carbon dioxide limits on newly built coal-fired power plants — though it's unlikely to slow the continued decline of the coal industry, Pro's Alex Guillén reports.
When and where? Wheeler will make the announcement this afternoon at EPA headquarters, alongside National Black Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Harry Alford. That group has previously argued that Obama-era regulations raise electricity prices and disproportionately hurt minority communities.
OPEC ON THE ROPES? Members of the OPEC oil cartel will walk a tightrope during their meeting in Vienna today. Oil markets and Middle East politics have shifted significantly since the cartel met in June, and analysts don't expect OPEC to have an easy time deciding what to do next. Some member countries — but not all — are stinging from the lower oil prices resulting from Trump's failure to slap Iran with the oil sanctions he had all but promised. But cutting output too much could cause oil prices to rise too high, risking Trump's Twitter ire. Meanwhile, OPEC is still grappling from the political fallout from Saudi Arabia's involvement in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Qatar mic drop? Another issue is what other shoe may drop after Qatar withdrew its membership from OPEC on Monday. Widely seen as a vote of no confidence in the cartel's market strategy, it has raised concerns that other members are also looking toward the exit, Center for Strategic & International Studies analyst Nikos Tsafos wrote recently. "The most obvious question is whether any other countries will follow," Tsafos wrote. "Even if they do not, Qatar has sent a strong signal about what it thinks of OPEC, and that message will weigh on other countries and their deliberations."
ALSO ON THE HILL
MURKOWSKI WANTS CLIMATE TALKS: As House Democrats talk excitedly about committee action on climate change next Congress, Murkowski says she wants to hold hearings on the issue. "It's something that I expect to deal with — and, in fairness, I actually want to. We can be a committee that hopefully can lead a rational conversation on it rather than the extremes on both sides," she told reporters. "I'd like to try to lead on some of those issues as a committee."
STILL BACKING ZINKE: Murkowski told ME she still has confidence in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, whose resignation Democrats have been demanding. Murkowski declined to weigh in on whether his accusation that House Natural Resources ranking member Raúl Grijalva is a drunk is appropriate for a Cabinet official. "I am not going to opine whether it is appropriate or not," Murkowski said. "I'm not going to get involved in that dust-up."
ON TAP TODAY: The House today is expected to pass a two-week stopgap spending bill, H.J. Res. 143 (115), by unanimous consent. The funding measure would then head to the Senate, where it's expected to get a low-drama vote. The 90-word stopgap measure reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program until Dec. 21, but it does not include authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund that expired in September.
What's next? The stopgap will temporarily save the government from a shutdown, but if disagreements over border wall funding cannot be resolved, lawmakers from both parties have admitted a longer-term stopgap may come next, Pro's Jennifer Scholtes and Sarah Ferris report. That would include funding for Interior and EPA.
HEDGING A BIT: Cantwell seemed a little less certain than last week about what exactly would get done on the LWCF this year. "LWCF is gonna happen this year or next year for sure," she said Wednesday. "It's a matter of whether there's enough people who want to get it done right now without trying to get crazy ideas for it." It's a question now whether a permanent reauthorization of the program makes it across the finish line or if lawmakers opt for a shorter extension with the idea of trying again next year.
CARPER MEETS WITH DOT: Senate EPW ranking member Tom Carper told reporters he met Tuesday with Deputy Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Rosen about a compromise that would give automakers some flexibility in meeting certain fuel efficiency targets while extending some aggressive new ones further out than the current program runs. And he said the automakers are decidedly on board with his approach: "They're all for it. They've told the administration this again and again and again. And they need to keep telling them."
— "Emails: EPA staffers freaked when Pruitt tried to stage climate-change debate," The Daily Beast.
— "Sage grouse, climate lawsuits loom over BLM lease sale," E&E News.
— "Incumbent Republican wins runoff for Ga. PSC seat," S&P Global Market Intelligence.
— "Luxembourg to become first country to make all public transport free," The Guardian.
— "DEP will allow company to plug handful of oil, gas wells over next 15 years," Charleston Gazette-Mail.
— "Final hurdle cleared in California's solar mandate for new homes," PV Magazine.
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Earlier this month, President Donald Trump declassified a GOP-written memo detailing the handling of FISA warrants for a former Trump campaign adviser. | Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
Trump declassification of GOP memo could lead to cascade of disclosures
The president's move creates a 'new frontier' for pending cases, a federal judge says.
The legal waves created by President Donald Trump’s decision to declassify a Republican memo suggesting FBI wrongdoing continued to crash ashore on Thursday, with a federal judge saying the president’s move had undermined government arguments that it should be able to keep mum about its ongoing investigations.
During a hearing on a bid by BuzzFeed to get more information about how a so-called dossier compiled by a former British spy was handled, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta grew frustrated with a Justice Department lawyer who argued that Trump’s declassification order did not alter the contours of the legal dispute.
Mehta said the government would normally be entitled to deference in asserting the need to keep its investigative work under wraps, but perhaps no longer with respect to the dossier.
“This isn’t the ordinary case,” Mehta told a Justice Department lawyer, Anjali Motgi. “I don’t know of any time the president has declassified the fact of a counterintelligence investigation. That’s going to be a hard sell given what the president has done. … This is a new frontier and it has an impact.”
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Earlier this month, Trump declassified the four-page memo prepared by aides to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the House Intelligence Committee chairman, detailing the handling of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants for a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page. The memo indicated that the applications for the warrants relied on information from the dossier, a compilation of intelligence reports prepared by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele with funding from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
While Motgi sought to stress that a letter from White House counsel Don McGahn accompanying the Nunes memo indicated that the executive branch wasn’t endorsing the memo’s contents, Mehta wasn’t buying that.
“You think the White House would have let a factually inaccurate memo go out to the public?” the judge asked skeptically. “Are you telling me that the Department of Justice is at odds with the president of the United States about the factual accuracy of the Nunes memo?”
BuzzFeed posted a version of the dossier online in January 2017. The following month, a Russian tech entrepreneur, Aleksej Gubarev, sued the online news outlet for libel, saying that references to him and his companies in the document were untrue and had damaged his reputation.
As part of of its defense to the libel suit, BuzzFeed is seeking to force the U.S. government to answer certain questions about its handling of the dossier, including when top officials like President Barack Obama were briefed on its contents. Establishing how the dossier was being investigated might bolster the news outlet’s argument that publishing the dossier amounted to a “fair report” on ongoing government action.
Regardless of how Mehta rules on the issue before him, Trump’s declassification of the Nunes memo is already something of a gift to BuzzFeed.
An attorney for Buzzfeed, Nathan Siegel, said the website never tried to demand confirmation of the use of the dossier in the Page surveillance application because such facts are normally so closely held by the government.
“I never would have believed we’d ever get it,” Siegel said. “We didn’t even think we should ask for it.”
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Mehta chimed in to add that he never would have thought it would be declassified either.
In light of Trump’s declassification, BuzzFeed has further narrowed its request and is now seeking confirmation of two basic facts: whether the pages of the dossier that mention Gubarev were in the government’s possession when they were published on Jan. 10, 2017, and whether Obama was briefed on the contents of the dossier early that month.
Motgi insisted that the fact that the FBI or another agency had those pages of the dossier wouldn’t prove anything significant related to the libel suit BuzzFeed is facing, because it wouldn’t necessarily show that information was being investigated.
“Mere possession of a document doesn’t constitute an official government proceeding,” she said.
“Aren’t you looking at this way too narrowly?” the judge replied.
At another point, Mehta, an Obama appointee, warned the government attorney: “You may want to be careful about what you’re going to say.”
Mehta didn’t issue any immediate ruling but said he was considering requiring the government to prepare a brief affidavit confirming whether the Gubarev-related pages of the dossier were in official hands on Jan. 10 of last year. However, the judge said he’d first receive another secret filing from the government about the impact such a disclosure would have on the ongoing investigation.
There are several Freedom of Information Act cases pending that could also be affected by Trump’s declassification move, although Siegel argued on Thursday that BuzzFeed should have more leverage in the defense of its suit than would members of the general public bringing FOIA cases.
In one of those FOIA cases on Wednesday, government lawyers notified the court that the president’s declassification actions forced them to withdraw a refuse-to-confirm-or-deny response issued on requests that USA Today reporter Brad Heath and the pro-transparency James Madison Project made for surveillance warrants on Trump associates.
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Justice Department attorneys said they needed time to figure out the precise impact of Trump’s actions. They also alluded to the fact that the president is considering declassifying some version of a rebuttal memo prepared by House Intelligence Committee Democrats, possibly injecting more information into the public domain and further complicating pending litigation.
“Given recent events, and the possibility of additional declassifications by the president,” the lawyers wrote, “the government is unable at this time to propose a timetable to conduct this review.”
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Jeremy Corbyn vows to end 'scourge' of sexual harassment at work
Matt Honeycombe-Foster
Jeremy Corbyn will today pledge a ‘#MeToo’ revolution in the workplace, as he unveils a raft of Labour plans aiming to clamp down on the "scourge" of sexual harassment at work.
The Labour leader will also unveil a pledge to stop bosses siphoning off tips from hospitality staff.
Mr Corbyn will tell the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union conference that a Labour government would ban the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence victims of sexual assault.
He will also pledge to make employers directly responsible if their staff face abuse at the hands of customers, in the wake of the President's Club scandal that saw wealthy diners allegedly harass hospitality staff who were forced to sign gagging clauses.
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The party would also make it mandatory for bosses to reveal their anti-harassment policies and says it would make it easier for victims of sexual discrimination to take their firms to an employment tribunal.
Mr Corbyn will say: "Sexual harassment is a scourge in our society. Without proper rights, contracts and union representation, hospitality staff are at greater risk of being harassed and abused in their workplace.
"Labour will bring about a workplace rights revolution, so people are free to do their jobs, in the hospitality sector and beyond, without facing unacceptable behaviour and abuses of power from colleagues, clients or customers."
The pledges follow the high-profile #MeToo movement, which has seen prominent public figures face accusations of sexual assault and harassment.
Mr Corbyn will also use today's union gathering to unveil plans to make it illegal for bosses to keep tips given to hospitality staff.
"It's not fair or right that in businesses across the country, hardworking hospitality workers have had their tips pocketed by their bosses under the guise of bogus admin fees, or to cover breakages, till shortages or customer walkouts," the Labour leader will say.
"Labour will make it illegal for rogue employers to make deductions from tips, so staff get to keep 100%, and customers know who their money is going to."
Mr Corbyn will commit the party to a ban on employers taking a cut of tips left through card payments, saying such payments "should be kept by the staff who earn them, not employers".
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UK aid for combating climate change - WaterAid written submission
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Lost Memphis Music Legend Van Duren Getting His Due With New Documentary (premiere)
Obscure even by Big Star standards Van Duren's legacy is one of heartbreak and setback. But as a new film and soundtrack reveal, there's plenty to celebrate about an artist who sounds fresh, vital more than 40 years after cutting his debut.
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Lo they did rejoice, the bright and pure of voice. And the wrong shall fail and the right prevail. A 1978 (or 1974) cult classic is this week's Counterbalance.
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"Kind of Serendipity, I Think": An Interview with Jody Stephens of Big Star
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Pork Industry Calls EAT-Lancet Report Radical, Irresponsible
Jennifer Shike
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EAT will curate a series of launch events across at least 35 sites around the globe.
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A report issued by a European non-profit suggests drastic limits on meat and dairy consumption will improve the world’s health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).
On Thursday, a group called the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health will begin launching events over the next month in five cities around the globe (Oslo, Jakarta, Melbourne, New York and Rome) to promote its new report on health and environmental sustainability.
“The EAT-Lancet report is based on dubious science and is irresponsible,” the National Pork Producers Council says.
The report’s concerns include sustainability and undernutrition. However, EAT-Lancet’s recommendations to reduce meat, dairy and egg consumption would be counterproductive to both of these concerns, the National Pork Producers Council adds.
“U.S. farmers and ranchers lead the world in efficient practices that deliver unmatched nutrition while conserving natural resources and decreasing environmental impact. The EAT-Lancet Commission ignores evidence of meat and dairy’s contributions to healthy, sustainable diets. The Commission’s radical recommendations to drastically limit meat and dairy consumption would have serious, negative consequences for the health of people and the planet,” says Kay Johnson Smith, President and CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance.
Smith says the EAT-Lancet recommendations to eat just a quarter ounce of beef per day and drink just one cup of milk risks worsening malnutrition, increasing food waste and distracting from the highest priorities for addressing GHGs.
“The science about the best path forward is clear – meat and dairy are critical to high-quality nutrition, less food waste, and efficient use of our precious natural resources,” Smith says.
The report also favors a meat tax, a tactic that animal activists have been promoting for some time.
Pork’s Nutritive Value is Undeniable
Ample scientific evidence supports the nutritive value of meat, including pork, which has critical vitamins and minerals, such as B12, Heme iron, zinc and potassium. These often are lacking in many diets, particularly in developing countries.
The recommendations made by the EAT-Lancet Commission are based on modeling data, not clinical trials that can demonstrate cause and effect, says Adria Huseth, manager of nutrition communications and research at the National Pork Board. Research has consistently demonstrated that one food or dietary pattern does not cause a health or environmental risk.
Huseth says consumption survey analysis shows the average intake of meat and meat equivalents (meat, poultry, fish, eggs and legumes) is 5.3 ounces per day. Nearly 60% of the U.S. population is consuming the Protein Food Group at or below recommended intake levels – pork only contributes 6% of total calories (based on 2,000 calories/day).
“Dietary patterns that emphasize nutrient-dense foods can help optimize nutrition,” Huseth says. “Animal proteins, like lean meat, are complete proteins, offering all of the essential amino acids our bodies need, whereas most plant-based protein sources are not – making animal proteins efficient and effective protein foods for all life stages.”
Lean meats, like pork, also provide other essential nutrients such as vitamin B-12.
“Eliminating meat from peoples’ diets puts them at a higher risk of deficiency because they cannot get B-12 from plant sources,” she adds. “Instead of focusing on what foods to eliminate, we – collectively – should help people eat more nutrient-dense foods, eliminate food waste and create behavior change that is beneficial for human health and that of the planet.”
Animal Ag Alliance Vice President of Communications Hannah Thompson-Weeman says the report’s recommended diet would limit pork consumption to around a quarter ounce per day and dairy to around one glass of milk per day and dramatically increase consumption of beans, nuts and other plant-based proteins.
According to the Animal Agriculture Alliance website, it would take five cups of red beans to equal the calcium absorbed from one cup of milk.
Pork Production is More Sustainable Than Ever
America’s pig farmers are producing a product that has become increasingly sustainable over the past five decades, reports a new study from the University of Arkansas.
According to the study, A Retrospective Assessment of U.S. Pork Production: 1960 to 2015, the inputs needed to produce a pound of pork in the U.S. became more environmentally friendly over time. Specifically, 75.9% less land is needed today, 25.1% less water and 7.0% less energy. This also resulted in a 7.7% smaller carbon footprint.
These environmental improvements were achieved while the production of pork more than doubled, increasing to 25 billion pounds in 2017 from about 11 billion in 1960.
“Consumers may be surprised at how much progress America’s pig farmers have made in sustainability over the years,” says Steve Rommereim, National Pork Board president and a pig farmer from Alcester, S.D. “We not only want them to know that we’ve got a good track record, but that we’re not satisfied with the status quo. We plan to use the information to produce an even more sustainable product in the future.”
Animal agriculture is responsible for just 4% of total U.S. GHGs, with pork production being about one-third of 1%, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
“Wrongly focusing on restricting diets distracts from the highest environmental priority – the burning of fossil fuels, which is responsible for a large portion of global greenhouse gas emissions,” says Brett Kaysen, assistant vice president of sustainability for the National Pork Board. “It is not true that animal agriculture produces more greenhouse gas than transportation, a frequently-cited but mistaken claim.”
Production efficiencies have dramatically reduced the carbon footprint of modern livestock farming and ranching, Kaysen adds.
“Modern U.S. livestock agriculture is a tremendous example of how the world can produce the nutritious, safe food people need while contributing less GHGs per calorie of food,” says NPPC President Jim Heimerl, a pork producer from Ohio. “The U.N. has said there are ‘limitations to emissions reductions in the agriculture sector particularly because of … providing food for a global population that is expected to continue to grow’ and that ‘it would be reasonable to expect emissions reductions in terms of improvements in efficiency rather than absolute reductions in GHG emissions.’
“To address sustainability and undernourishment,” Heimerl adds, “maybe the report’s authors should call on the European Union to drop its Draconian ‘precautionary principle’ that all-but prevents the use of new technologies and modern production practices. It’s those kinds of restrictions that are forcing farmers around the world to forego using scientifically proved technologies that produce more food and in a more environmentally friendly way.”
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Posted on October 8, 2018 by Portsmouth Daily Times
Newspaper people make a difference in Washington –and Ohio
By Dennis Hetzel
I like the idea that National Newspaper Week and Great Books Week both happen on Oct. 7-13.
Journalism has been famously –and accurately– described as “the first rough draft of history.” The authors of great books must paint complete pictures from the rough sketches that journalists start. There are countless examples such as “The Best and the Brightest,” the late David Halberstam’s account of the politics and tragedy behind the war in Vietnam.
Jack Shafer of Slate.com found a 1953 edition of “Public Administration Review” in which Phil Graham, the late publisher of the Washington Post, said this: “The inescapable hurry of the press inevitably means a certain degree of superficiality. It is neither within our power nor our province to be ultimately profound. We write 365 days a year the first rough draft of history, and that is a great task.”
That remains true in today’s overheated America. At least we’ve been there before. Whether you’re talking about the McCarthy Era, Vietnam, Watergate, the current era of Trump or other crisis moments in our history, there is no way to know the final outcomes while the story still unfolds. What we do know is the fierce criticism that journalists faced in the heat of such moments proved to be mainly unfounded in the judgment of history. Time needed to pass, more facts needed to come to light and people had to catch their breaths. The movies “Spotlight,” “The Post,” or “All the President’s Men” can
give you a feel for what journalism looks like at its best.
When I taught college journalism, I used a case study from “All the President’s Men” that discussed when the famed duo of Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein messed up. They reported that Hugh Sloan, a key figure in the Nixon reelection campaign, had testified to the Watergate grand jury that top Nixon aide Bob Haldeman controlled a secret fund of campaign dollars used to engage in domestic spying and dirty tricks. That wasn’t true, and press secretary Ron Ziegler –the Sarah Sanders of his time –seized on it to discredit the Post.
The error was this: Sloan would have testified that way, but the grand jury never asked him. Getting the gist right but not the details mortified the two reporters, as it should have. It was a forever reminder on the importance of precision reporting, especially when stakes are so high.
Journalism isn’t always at its best, of course. Too much coverage today seems breathless, biased and overheated. (Are you listening CNN, MSBNC and Fox? Damn, I miss Walter Cronkite.) Too many self-proclaimed-but-not-really journalists don’t practice the standards I was taught as a young reporter and later as an editor. Still, I can comfortably predictthat 20 years from now, most Americans will be grateful that the free press was around in these bizarre times that have started more arguments in my own circle of friends than I can count.
Closer to home, thousands of Ohio journalists and other employees of around 300 print and digital media outlets across the Buckeye State are working every day to cover and, yes, support their communities. They are flawed humans just as you are, but they care deeply about their families, their neighbors and where they live. That’s why, to mark National Newspaper Week this year, the Ohio News Media Association decided to take a different approach. Ads you may
see throughout the state this week promote the work of the real people who produce your newspapers every day.
Consider Greg Meyers, the circulation director at the Crescent-News in Defiance. He runs marathons, is a leader in the
Defiance Baseball Association and serves as a Boy Scout pack leader. “The local community newspaper plays a vital role,” Greg says. “We need to embrace change, yet continue to serve the public with timely, accurate information that will engage
readers for generations to come.”
Truer words were never spoken. Please join me in thanking Greg and several thousand of your other Ohio newspaper neighbors and across America during National Newspaper Week.
Dennis Hetzel is executive director of the Ohio News Media Association in Columbus.Reach
Portsmouth OH, 45662
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The multidisciplinary work at SARC evolves and expands as collaborations develop and with variations in our research community.
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A new series of Audio Engineering Seminars has commenced in 2018. The seminars, which will normally be held at SARC and are linked to the new cross-school BSc in Audio Engineering, are aimed at bringing together people at QUB and from the local industry & wider community interested in audio and related topics.
View the latest seminars
Virtual Reality Audio for Cyber Environments (VRACE)
Map a Voice
The Crunch Test
SARC_Immerse
Sounding Conflict
Humanising Algorithmic Listening
The Mozambique Case Study
NI Hospice Sound Gardens
Sounds of the City - Engaging Communities in Sonic Arts
Performance Without Barriers
Belfast Sound Map
Recomposing the City
Distributed Listening
The Soundscape Park Project
Translating Improvisation
Street Society: Innovative and Imaginative Approaches to Activate Specific Sites in Belfast
VRACE is a €4M project funded through the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Innovative Training Network (ITN) programme. It will establish a 48 months multidisciplinary training and research programme running focusing on the analysis, modelling and rendering of dynamic three-dimensional soundscapes for applications in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), delivered by nine cooperating European Universities and their industrial partners. A total of 15 Early Stage Researchers will be contracted for 36 months to conduct research at the various partner institutions.
QUB will lead one of the VRACE projects, entitled “Physics-Based Source Modelling with Time-Variant Parameters”, the research for which is conducted by the Systems & Sensors group within the School of Electronics Electrical Engineering. The ESR will be based at the Sonic Arts Research Centre and work towards the expected results of the project together with Dr Maarten van Walstijn and researchers of the University of Performing Arts Vienna. In addition to the individual scientific projects, the network pursues a dedicated training program for the ESRs in the various fields of expertise of the consortium partners, which includes active participation in workshops, conferences and outreach activities.
Website: http://vrace-etn.eu
ESR Job Application Page: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/400308
Academic Consortium Partners:
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna AT (Project Coordinators)
Technische Universität Wien (TUW), Vienna, AT
Hochschule füe Musik Detmold (HfM), Detmold, DE
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TUe), Eindhoven, NL
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, FR
Queen’s University of Belfast (QUB), Belfast, UK
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), Leuven, BE
Aalto University (AALTO), Helsinki, FI
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH), Hannover, DE
Industrial Consortium Partners:
Mueller-BBM GmbH (BBM), Munich, DE
Siemens Industry Soft-ware NV (SISW), Leuven, BE
Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KG (SENN), Hannover, DE
Facebook Reality Labs / Oculus VR, LLC (OCULUS), Seattle, US
Centre d’etudes et d’expertise sur les risques l’environnement (CEREMA), Paris, FR
SYOS, Paris, FR
ARTIM, Gänserndorf, AT
IESTA, Vienna, AT
A collaborative research project initiated by Dr Zeynep Bulut, Map a Voice explores sonic and social interactions between voice and environment. Some questions include how voice connects to a place, and if forms of speech, as well as what speaks, are not limited to mediums for verbal language or normative limits of hearing, in what other forms a voice can speak with an environment. The project includes series of interactive workshops. Workshops are open to general public.
Map a Voice was awarded with the Cultural Institute's Collaborative Innovation Grant for Early Career Researchers at King's College London. The project was supported by the Department of Music at King's College London and the Department of Media and Computing & Rapid-Mix at Goldsmiths, University of London. Map a Voice is currently developed at SARC at Queen's University Belfast in collaboration with Dr Kurt Werner (programming support), Dr John D'Arcy (workshop design support) and Dr David Bird (technical support).
For detailed information on the project, and on previous and upcoming workshop activities, please visit:
https://www.mapavoice.co.uk
The next workshop will take place as part of the Development Weeks at QUB on 24 May 2019 Friday. To participate in the workshop, please follow the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/map-a-voice-tickets-58644557450
The influence of sound on our food experience is still an under studied phenomenon. While we easily relate smell to taste or vision to touch when we are selecting or eating certain foods, sound plays a subtler role but one which can have significant influence of perceptions of freshness as previous research has shown. This study aims to explore the impact of first bite sound on crunchy and crispy foods. Throughout a series of questions and playback of sound recordings of first bite for six different foods we aim to collate data to help us understand how sound affects our food experience. What do we mean when we say crunchy or crispy? Does sound play a role in our selection between natural and ultra-processed foods? Can you guess what sound a certain food makes? We invite you to participate in this research project and help us answer these questions so we can all learn how to listen to our food better!
The Crunch Test is a pilot research project at Queen’s University Belfast aiming to gather data on the relationship between sound and food based on first bite experience.
Participate in the online survey (estimated duration: 15 minutes)
https://acsurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bgfLndQH3AkflAN
Staff involved:
Professor Pedro Rebelo (Sonic Arts Research Centre)
Professor Moira Dean (Institute for Global Food Security)
Dr Michelle Spence (Institute for Global Food Security)
SARC_Immerse is a research group dedicated to the development, creation and dissemination of ‘immersive experiences’ using virtual, mixed and augmented reality technologies.
Two major recent investments have positioned SARC_Immerse at the centre of immersive technology research in Northern Ireland:
1) A Central Research Infrastructure Fund of £100k by Queen’s University Belfast, and
2) the £13 million investment by the AHRC, with co-funding from the industry sector, to secure the future of the creative industries in NI. This ‘Future Screens NI’ bid is the largest single investment in the creative industries in NI: https://goo.gl/vUiPV8.
People working as part of SARC_Immerse are:
Prof Michael Alcorn
Dr Trevor Agus
Dr Zeynep Bulut
Mr Christopher Corrigan
Dr John D'Arcy
Dr Declan Keeney
Mr Michael McKnight
Dr Matilde Meireles
Dr Miguel Ortiz
Prof Pedro Rebelo
Dr Koichi Samuels
Dr Franziska Schroeder
Prof Paul Stapleton
Dr Maarten Van Walstijn
Dr Simon Waters
Dr Kurt Werner
Technical:
David Bird
FROM RESISTANCE TO RECONCILIATION
This project investigates the effects of sound (including sonic arts, participatory music-making and storytelling in theatre) and their distribution through digital media activities. We are analysing how sounds project and ameliorate community experiences, memories and narratives of conflict across cultures and different conflict/post-conflict settings of resistance through to reconciliation.
Humanising Algorithmic Listening is an AHRC funded network which brings together experts with an interest in the applications and implications of machine listening from diverse disciplines including oral history, sensory ethnography, archive services, computer science, philosophy and music technology. The principle aim is to develop a critical and methodological agenda for the design, development and application of computational methods for audio analysis - listening algorithms - in the future.
The Mozambique Case Study - Understanding the Role of Music and Sound in Conflict Transformation
Music making is known to have benefits for social cohesion. As a social practice, music depends on personal interaction, dialogue, agreement on conventions and trust. Previous work on music and conflict has illuminated the different roles that music and sound play in conflict situations (from exacerbating conflict to mitigating it). Moreover, recent scholarship has highlighted the transformative power of music, demonstrating how music making activities could have a direct and positive impact on conflict resolution, peacebuilding and reconciliation by non-violent means.
This research project aims at contributing to these ongoing debates by exploring the possibilities of music and sound in conflict transformation in Mozambique through a participatory case study rooted in sonic art methodologies.
The Sonic Arts Research Centre has been commissioned to install and develop content for three sound gardens for the re-built Northern Ireland Hospice building on Somerton Road, Belfast.
The project will help contribute to create a calm, yet uplifting atmosphere, engage patients and visitors through changing sound environments and create sensory garden spaces through soundscapes.
Director of Research, Professor Pedro Rebelo and SARC Technical Coordinator, Mr Craig Jackson will lead the project which began in August 2015 and will continue into the beginning of 2016 when building work is due for completion.
The audio in each of the three spaces will have different design treatments to reflect their architecture and use. The development of sonic materials will be based on a participative process with current patients and staff. This will allow us to make use of sound in a reflective manner, triggering sonic memories or transporting listeners to another place. For example the seaside, or birdcalls at dawn.
Multiple loudspeakers will be located in each of the gardens, carefully located to immerse each of the spaces in an ambient cloud of sound. This might include loudspeakers hidden in planting or positioned at at height.
Undergraduate and PhD students at SARC will be contributing to the creation of the sound environments. They will also be undertaking research into the appropriate use of different soundscapes in this type of setting by performing several workshops with patients and staff.
This project has developed from another SARC installation, The Soundscape Park Project. A permanent sound installation in Bridge Community Garden, East Belfast (www.soundscapepark.org). It is anticipated that SARC will continue to feed into these sonic garden installations and continue to develop new and immersive sounds to make pleasurable outdoor environments.
For more information about either project please contact either Prof Pedro Rebelo p.rebelo@qub.ac.uk or Craig Jackson c.jackson@qub.ac.uk
This case study, led by Pedro Rebelo, demonstrates how new approaches to collaborative sonic arts lead to increased awareness of the role of sound and its relationship to place in everyday life.
In 2015, the first collaboration between SARC and DMNI aimed to enable musicians with physical disabilities and learning difficulties to independently compose and perform their own music through custom-built music technology devices. The event was held under the theme “Designing Inclusive Interactions” and brought together student interaction designers with disabled musicians to collaboratively design accessible musical interfaces and perform improvised music with them in an inclusive ensemble performance.
SARC put together an exciting programme in 2016 to continue their collaboration with DMNI under the theme “Performance without Barriers”. The programme involved a 6-month long collaborative design project, which started with a design event at SARC (7th - 9th June 2016). Five interaction designers worked with pupils from local special educational needs schools and brain injury rehabilitation charity to collaboratively design customised accessible musical interfaces. Two subsequent phases of this project involved going to the participants to show them progress of the designs and gather feedback. The project ended on November 27th with a showcase performance at The Sonic Lab, SARC. Alongside the design project, an international networking meeting for partners working in the area of inclusive music making, digital design, disability and well-being also took place on 10th June 2016.
This collaboration has impacted positively on the quality of life of disabled musicians across Northern Ireland. Participants’ composition and performance skills are enhanced by using accessible musical interfaces through a collaborative design process that matches physical and cognitive abilities to an appropriate gestural interface. Designers and musicians alike are given the opportunity to express their creativity on equal terms as collaborating improviser musicians.
Performance without Barriers 2016 design project culminated in a public performance at Ireland’s longest running contemporary music festival, the Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music.
The Belfast Sound Map is an open resource that aims at engaging local communities in capturing everyday sound and hence characterise the soundscape of the city. We encourage not only the submission of sound recordings, but also other forms of experiencing and registering sound, such as text or image. The overall design of this platform facilitates this multiplicity of approaches, while also allowing participants to create their own projects. These are presented as separate, individual layers of recordings within the map.
Recomposing the City is a collaborative research group. Our mission is to bring together artists, architects, planners and others in investigating the relationship of sound to urban space. We explore various questions on urban sound through seminars, events, publications, and design projects. Our ultimate aim is to support new design and development projects, and to improve the understanding of sound within architecture studies and architectural practice.
Two theatre companies identified a specific need of engaging young people in listening and in discovering the role of sound in everyday life. The proposal was developed according to those needs and brings a research component (distributed listening) into a portable form in the shape of a newly custom-designed app for mobile devices.
EXPERIENCE ANOTHER WORLD IN THE HEART OF BELFAST
The Soundscape Park Project is a permanent sound installation located in a community garden in East Belfast. Speakers hidden all around the garden are constantly projecting different soundscapes throughout the day. Integrated technology allow visitors to interact with the sounds using motion detection and their smart phones.
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£450k investment starts next phase of Manchester geothermal project
GT Energy has started work on the next phase of its geothermal scheme, which aims to provide a secure supply of cheaper, renewable heat to homes and businesses in Manchester.
Detailed geological evaluations will be undertaken by GT Energy to produce thermal models of the Devonshire Street site in the Ardwick area, enabling the firm to complete final designs from which to extract heat.
GT Energy is investing £450,000 in this new phase of the project. The investment was made possible by the completion of the latest round of corporate fundraising through which GT Energy raised more than £1.7m from new and existing shareholders.
The funding round was led by the Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF), a venture capital fund managed by Turquoise on behalf of the Adapt Low Carbon Group at the University of East Anglia and supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
“The successful completion of this funding round maintains the good progress of the Devonshire Street geothermal heat project. We will be working with our contractor Erdwerk, which is highly experienced in deep geothermal development in Germany. From here, we expect to move from planning permission to a position where we will be ready to break ground on the site in spring 2015,” said GT Energy managing director Padraig Hanly.
GT Energy aims to start drilling in spring 2015 and generating energy in spring 2016 from the geothermal resources located approximately two miles below Manchester in the Cheshire Basin.
A network of pipes will take the heat from deep underground to city centre homes and businesses.
The project will aim to create more than 100 new jobs in the city. Once complete, the Devonshire Street site will be the largest commercial development of geothermal heating in the UK.
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Athletics is a popular sport open to all pupils in the Summer Term at Reed’s, allowing extension of the work covered in Physical Education lessons or the opportunity to try out a range of different disciplines, from hurdles to the shot put.
Coaching is provided by fully-trained teaching staff, complemented by professional athletics coaches. Our excellent facilities (including a 400m running track and long jump pit) allow us to hold an annual Sports Day, enabling the majority of pupils to exhibit their skills whilst representing their Houses. The day is usually blessed with good weather, allowing parents to watch the excitement on the track as pupils compete to break school records, improve their personal bests and gain victory for their House.
Athletics Records 2018
Reed's has gained national recognition in athletics in recent years. Several athletes have competed at the English Schools' Athletic Association (ESAA) Championships and we have also experienced considerable success in the ESAA Track & Field Cup. Athletes have also represented North East Surrey at Cross Country and qualified for the National School’s Biathlon Championships.
Each year, teams compete in the Achilles Schools' Relays, held at Iffley Road, Oxford (the venue of Roger Bannister's 4- minute mile) where they usually perform very well against some of the best sports schools in the country.
A recntly introduced 2km running challenge offers athletes an opportunity to compete on a level playing field with each other. Each age group has a target time to beat, allowing an U12 runner to compete with an U17 runner.
Reed’s is able to support specialist athletes through our High Performance Programme.
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Money Diary: A Mental Health Activist On 14k
Money Diary: A Mental Health Writer On 14k In Birmingham
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we're tracking every last penny.
This week we're with a 31-year-old woman who left full-time employment for mental health reasons.
"I studied music at university and graduated in 2007. After that I had a career in the catering industry as a manager, earning £25k. I had a mental breakdown in 2012 which left me unable to work for almost a year. I was so unwell that the only job I could do for years was waitressing part-time for minimum wage because the stress of being in a management role sent me into a downward spiral. I spent a few years freelancing on the side and now I am fully self-employed as a writer, but I also sell zines on Etsy and run mental health events to make ends meet. I have a book deal and am working on my first memoir. I still earn about minimum wage but it’s the best option for my mental health because some days I can’t get out of bed because my depression and anxiety are so bad."
Industry: Writing
Salary: Roughly £14,000
Paycheque amount: £1,000-£1,200
Number of housemates: One, my husband
Housing costs: Rent is £775 split between the two of us
Loan payments: Credit card debt £60
Utilities: Council tax £150, Insurance etc £100, Electricity/gas £150
Transportation: £50
Phone bill: £60
Savings? Try to put aside £100 per month for tax bill
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Home India News General News Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh calls for collective efforts to fight drugs
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Calls For Collective Efforts To Fight Drugs
Written By Press Trust Of India | Mumbai | Published: October 10, 2018 16:32 IST
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday sought support and assistance from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to fight the drug menace in the state
Rivulets in Punjab were being used to smuggle drugs as part of a strategic agenda that went beyond commercial reasons, CM said
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday sought support and assistance from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to fight the drug menace in the state.
While delivering the keynote address at the inauguration of a three-day regional workshop on 'Combating Illicit Trafficking of Afghan Opiates: Developing a Comprehensive Approach' organised in Chandigarh by the UNODC.
He said the drug menace was a "strategic conspiracy unleashed from across the international border".
Rivulets in Punjab were being used to smuggle drugs as part of a strategic agenda that went beyond commercial reasons, he said.
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Expressing the confidence that his government would succeed in destroying the drugs business, he called for teamwork to battle the problem and said the UNODC could play a pivotal role in this.
While the Special Task Force and other agencies had been successful in catching mid-level peddlers, the big suppliers need to be apprehended too, he said, adding "we owe this to our future generations."
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The seizure of a consignment that had come from the Mandavi in Gujarat into Punjab clearly suggested that the aim of the drug smugglers was to starve the Indian Army of precious manpower, thus weakening the country's defence apparatus, Singh said.
The STF set up to tackle the menace had shown remarkable results, he said, adding that 18,216 cases have been registered under the NDPS Act since April 1, 2017, and 21,489 persons arrested.
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Home Sports News Cricket News 'Tips for another hundred?', Ravi Shastri advises Rohit Sharma ahead of India's World Cup match against Australia
'Tips For Another Hundred?', Ravi Shastri Advises Rohit Sharma Ahead Of India's World Cup Match Against Australia
Written By Navashree Nandini | Mumbai | Published: June 09, 2019 13:16 IST
As the Men In Blue gear up to take on Australia on June 9 in the 14th match of World Cup 2019, the Team India's head coach Ravi Shastri can be seen speaking with vice-captain Rohit Sharma in a picture posted on the official handle of Cricket World Cup 2019.
As it seems that the two discusses something important, the photo has been captioned as 'Tips for another hundred', referring to the century smashed by Sharma in the first match of India against South Africa. India won against South Africa by 6-wicket.
Tips for another hundred? 😁 #TeamIndia #CWC19 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/hSrm2EbYbC
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 9, 2019
India will be up against the reigning World Champions Australia at the Oval on Sunday. The 'Men In Blue' will be charged up after their six-wicket win over South Africa in the opening encounter while Australia will be aiming for a hat-trick of wins. Aussies head into this contest after impressive wins over Afghanistan and West Indies respectively. At the same time, India will be eager to avenge their loss in the 1999 World Cup against the Aussies at the same venue.
When it comes to head-to-head World Cup encounters, Australia is way ahead of India with an 8-3 victory margin in 11 games. Australia had beaten India in the finals of the 2003 edition comprehensively. Meanwhile, India had ended Australia's 12-year long World Cup reign in 2011 to become the eventual champions.
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Having struggled in the past one year after suspensions of Steve Smith and David Warner, Australia finally seemed to have picked their pieces and are playing exactly like five-time champions ought to. This will certainly be a cause of worry for India, who lost their ODI series at home during the last bilateral encounter and are still in search of a perfect combination both in batting and bowling.
Skipper Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja also got a grip of Kedar Jadhav's side-arm off-spin and this will certainly force the captain and coach to explore options.With the presence of the two talismans in the opposition ranks, India may have to tweak their playing XI, keeping the Oval pitch and the overcast conditions in mind. They have already served warning signals with a half-century each in their first two games.
Mohammed Shami, who was dropped from the playing XI against South Africa, is likely to make a comeback in the playing XI. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who looked rusty during his first spell against South Africa, was impressive in the second, with a couple of wickets to show for his effort. In case India decides to retain both the wrist spinners and get Shami in the playing XI, then Bhuvneshwar will have to make way. And in case one of the two spinners is dropped, then Chahal, despite his four-wicket-haul might make way for Kuldeep, who has had better success rate against the Australians.
Kuldeep is expected to be more effective because of the bounce and dip that he gets apart from his stock delivery being the one that will leave the left-handers. The other issue could be Kedar's place as his side-arm off-breaks may just not be as effective on an Oval pitch with true bounce, where batsmen can line him up for big hits. In that case, Vijay Shankar, with his wicket-to-wicket seam-up stuff and steady batting, could come into consideration. Kedar have had problems against raw pace and disconcerting bounce, which an in-form Mitchell Starc will dish out in abundance.
The movement off the pitch from back of length has created problems for the left-hander and possibly he will get a couple of more games before Rahul is brought up the order and Shankar slotted at number four.
Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja
Australia: Aaron Finch (captain), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Jason Behrendorff, Kane Richardson.
(With Inputs from PTI)
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Blocks without Boundaries
Indiaenne – a type of printed textiles manufactured in Europe between the 17th and 19th century resembling similar textiles originally made in India (hence the name) – triggered riots, convicted men to forced labor, enriched a region, seduced millions of women in France and worldwide, made the careers of some while destroying the future of others. Indienne, meaning that which comes from Eastern India, was known by various other names in French such as Madras, Pekin (Peking), Perse (Persia), Gougouran, Dames and Cisacs.
Genuine Indian hand block printed textiles were imported in France throughMarseille port in the early 17th century. These cotton fabric with their incredible dyeing- every cleaning seem to make the colors brighter caught the fancy of the public. Soon, traders were importing these brightly colored textiles from India and selling them at a high premium to the Rich and famous of France.
Soon, these bright, color-fast fabrics, then unknown, seduce customers in the greater Province of Languedoc to the Riveria. The region started distributing them throughout the country and he became the favorite fabrics for the next centuries, holding strong through several crises. So popular and desirable where these fabrics that the rich bourgeois snatched these fabrics from each others hand, creating a huge demand for Indian block printed textiles. Madame de Sévigne launched the fashion in the Court of Louis XIV, making it even more popular.
Dyers and fabric manufactures called Indienneurs started to reproduce these Indian textiles for the burgeoning local market. The Indienneurs, supported by Armenian traders and technicians with proven expertise, opened workshops in Arles, Avignon and Nimes. These workshops exported to Italy and Spain, and their production spread rapidly throughout France by the fare of Beaucaire. Gradually, the cheaper version of these block printed Indian textiles became so popular that the local silk and will manufactures felt threatened.
In 1664, King Louis XIV and his minister John-Baptist Colbert created ‘Compagnie francaise pour le commerce des Indes orientales’ (French East India Company), a commercial enterprise to compete with the English (later British) and Dutch East India companies in the East Indies, for trading in the eastern hemisphere and take control of the trade of Indian fabrics that were till then imported illegally. The Silk and wool manufacturers also successfully lobbied the government for a ban on the import and local production of please block printed textiles in 1686.
French printers unsuccessfully tried to is this the law in 1689, and their printing blocks were officially destroyed in the public square. In desperation, a few block printers moved to the Avignon, a people enclave controlled by the Vatican in South eastern France and hence outside the reach of French law. Other printers move to Switzerland and Germany as the French. The economic crisis had arrised due to ban, and had caused havoc, so it was soon announced that Marseille printers could produce ‘Indienne’ but only export to other countries. Since it was still for but into selling friends the repression became stronger.
Slowly and gradually the block printers reestablished their workshops and around 1754 their were 15 factories in Marseille, which produced these printed textiles. In 1759 the ban on selling domestically was lifted and once again the French customers could buy locally produced block printed textiles compared to heavily tax Indian imported printed textiles. ‘Indienne’ once again became the most fashionable wear around 1790.
Souleiado
In 1995, during my visit to south of France, I visited the archives of Souleiado- When the sun shines through the clouds after the rains- a company that managed to buy thousands of woodblocks from the closed printing workshops of 19th century France and used this huge collection to revive Indienne textiles.
Jean Jourdaw started the company now known as Souleiadoin tarascon around 1806 and his son Mathieu manage the company until 1882. Paul Veran Took over the charge to preserve and promote hand block printed textiles. He further collected the old blocks (close to 50 thousands) from other block printers who had stopped producing these textiles. When he died in 1916, Charles Henri Demery Took over the company as he was madly in love with printed textiles.
Finally, Demery gave this company to his nephew Charles who in 1939 created the international brand called “Souleiado.” His wife Helene help him to create fashionable dresses and around 1947 the first boutique was opened in St. Tropez. Until 1977, the company successfully hand printed the textiles along with mechanical printing. Later, it became less commercially viable to produce him block print to textiles just like in India. The company still has the largest collection of woodblocks and I was fortunate enough to have access to it.
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EDSA Simbang Gabi: 'Killings put to shame our Christian nation'
'No to Marcos burial is just one issue. No to what kills the human spirit, the democratic spirit to speak, assert and express oneself, this we must fight for,' says an activist priest at the start of the 9-day Christmas season mass
Patty Pasion
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Published 12:10 AM, December 16, 2016
Updated 12:10 AM, December 16, 2016
MISA DE GALLO. Anti-Marcos protesters culminated their series of rallies against the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani with an evening mass at the People Power Monument.
MANILA, Philippines – Amid the daily killings and other pressing issues that have marked the year, an activist priest prays that Filipinos find "true Christmas," which is "an aspiration for peace."
"Our deepest aspiration as humans is for things money can't buy," said activist and running priest Father Robert Reyes on Thursday, December 15. "Our deepest aspiration during this period is what we do deeply need now – peace."
Together with Father Dante Funelas, Reyes led the kickoff of the traditional 9-day novena mass during the Christmas season.
The mass, organized by the Coalition Against Marcos Burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (CAMB-LNMB), was held at the People Power Monument along EDSA. It was part of their series of protests against former President Ferdinand Marcos' interment at the Heroes' Cemetery. (READ: Simbang Gabi kicks off with Anti-Marcos mass at EDSA monument)
But Reyes intended his homily to cover the issue of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) that has haunted the country way back during the Martial Law regime and now under President Rodrigo Duterte.
"EJKs put to shame the very fiber of our Christian nation – a nation that professes faith to life-promoting God," Reyes said in his homily.
Right to life not a question
He also hit the approval of the death penalty bill in the House of Representatives' committee on justice last December 8.
"The value of life cannot be subject to legal dispute," he said.
"No to Marcos burial is just one issue. No to what kills the human spirit, the democratic spirit to speak, assert and express oneself, this we must fight for," he added.
Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Chito Gascon, who attended the mass, vowed to continue upholding human rights amid the challenges they faced this year under Duterte's hardline stance on killings.
"We continue to be hopeful, us, the human rights defenders. Despite all of the difficulties and problems that we are seeing and encountering, our message is a message of hope that we must always affirm for dignity that is in every person," Gascon said in an interview before the mass.
Gascon said they felt disappointed that the visit of the United Nations special rapporteur for summary executions, Agnes Callamard, was aborted after the government reportedly cancelled the trip since she did not accept the conditions set by President Rodrigo Duterte.
He, however, urged the government to offer a standing invitation to Callamard so that it may present to her the results of its investigation into EJKs.
Since Duterte launched his all out war on drugs, there have been 3,671 number of unexplained death incidents and 2,886 deaths under investigation. (READ: IN NUMBERS: The Philippines' 'war on drugs') – Rappler.com
Filed under:Christmas mass•Ferdinand Marcos•Libingan ng mga Bayani•Martial Law victims•People Power Monument•Simbang Gabi•human rights•EDSA
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3PNK
Crystal Structure of E.coli Dha kinase DhaK
DOI: 10.2210/pdb3PNK/pdb
Classification: TRANSFERASE
Organism(s): Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Expression System: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)
Deposition Author(s): Shi, R., McDonald, L., Matte, A., Cygler, M., Ekiel, I., Montreal-Kingston Bacterial Structural Genomics Initiative (BSGI)
Structural and mechanistic insight into covalent substrate binding by Escherichia coli dihydroxyacetone kinase.
Shi, R., McDonald, L., Cui, Q., Matte, A., Cygler, M., Ekiel, I.
(2011) Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 108: 1302-1307
3PNQ, 3PNO, 3PNM, 3PNL
The Escherichia coli dihydroxyacetone (Dha) kinase is an unusual kinase because (i) it uses the phosphoenolpyruvate carbohydrate: phosphotransferase system (PTS) as the source of high-energy phosphate, (ii) the active site is formed by two subunits, ...
The Escherichia coli dihydroxyacetone (Dha) kinase is an unusual kinase because (i) it uses the phosphoenolpyruvate carbohydrate: phosphotransferase system (PTS) as the source of high-energy phosphate, (ii) the active site is formed by two subunits, and (iii) the substrate is covalently bound to His218(K)* of the DhaK subunit. The PTS transfers phosphate to DhaM, which in turn phosphorylates the permanently bound ADP coenzyme of DhaL. This phosphoryl group is subsequently transferred to the Dha substrate bound to DhaK. Here we report the crystal structure of the E. coli Dha kinase complex, DhaK-DhaL. The structure of the complex reveals that DhaK undergoes significant conformational changes to accommodate binding of DhaL. Combined mutagenesis and enzymatic activity studies of kinase mutants allow us to propose a catalytic mechanism for covalent Dha binding, phosphorylation, and release of the Dha-phosphate product. Our results show that His56(K) is involved in formation of the covalent hemiaminal bond with Dha. The structure of H56N(K) with noncovalently bound substrate reveals a somewhat different positioning of Dha in the binding pocket as compared to covalently bound Dha, showing that the covalent attachment to His218(K) orients the substrate optimally for phosphoryl transfer. Asp109(K) is critical for activity, likely acting as a general base activating the γ-OH of Dha. Our results provide a comprehensive picture of the roles of the highly conserved active site residues of dihydroxyacetone kinases.
Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada H3G 1Y6.
PTS-dependent dihydroxyacetone kinase, dihydroxyacetone-binding subunit dhaK
357 Escherichia coli (strain K12) Mutation(s): 0
Gene Names: dhaK (ycgT)
Find proteins for P76015 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
Query on GOL
GLYCERIN; PROPANE-1,2,3-TRIOL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Space Group: P 1 21 1
PDB_EXTRACT data extraction
DENZO data reduction
Type: Source and taxonomy, Version format compliance
Type: Refinement description
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Seattle sweeps Jungle, again
by Lisa Edge | October 12th, 2016
File photo. The Jungle has a well-established reputation for lawlessness and drugs, but many couples with children and pets often camp beside the pilings that hold up Interstate 5.
Photos by Alex Garland
While drivers were making their daily commute to work on Interstate 5, the last group of residents of The Jungle were being put out from underneath it. On the morning of Oct. 11, city and state crews followed up on their plans to clear out The Jungle, a controversial greenbelt space that many people called home. When crews arrived at 8 a.m., 13 people were still there.
“Everybody is frustrated. All the campers are frustrated. They’re sick of moving,” Jess Malinowski of stopthesweeps.org said. “They’ve got the stuff they need to survive and without any transportation it’s hard to move that stuff around and the city is not providing any real options for them. They’re just telling people to get out.”
During a news conference before the sweep, protesters held signs including one that read “without shelter people die,” while chanting, “We’re neighbors united, we’ll never be divided.”
Leading up to latest sweep of The Jungle, the city contracted with Union Gospel Mission to work with those living there.
“For six months we’ve been helping people move to where they wanna go. But with the deadline, there’s been an influx since Friday of people packing up and moving out,” Torie Rynning with Union Gospel Mission said. “A lot of those individuals have moved within the last three or four days.”
Rynning went on to say some folks relocated to camps, emergency shelters, and they were able to help a family of three secure an apartment.
Hana Alicic with Tent City Collective was among the protesters. She said sweeping The Jungle was more about optics.
Alicic said that if the city is going to conduct sweeps, they should be done in such a way “that it’s a road to somewhere, instead of a road to nowhere that we have now, so that folks are given actual housing.”
Because of the costs involved with sweeps, Alicic said there are more efficient ways to spend the money allocated for homelessness, “that money would be much better used on like a 24 hour shelter, and more low barrier shelters, permanent supportive housing. It seems such a massive economic waste to sweep people around the city.”
With campers cleared from The Jungle, crews will now go in to complete maintenance work.
The cleanup ends months of debate over how to deal with the place that has been a refuge for homeless people for decades. However, if history is any indicator, the space will be populated with homeless people again. Seattle has cleared The Jungle three times since 1994, and yet it has remained among the largest unauthorized tent encampments in the region.
While the city continues to clear unauthorized encampments across the city, the Seattle City Council is debating legislation that would change how city workers manage the cleanups, more commonly known as sweeps. The legislation requires that the city conduct cleanups after a series of other steps, including outreach and offers of housing.
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“We’re at the top and we’ll fight to stay there”, said Varane.
Álvaro Morata was one of Real Madrid's stand out players in the victory against Real Sociedad. The academy product, who scored the third goal, emphasised the importance of the win: "Real Sociedad are a great team, one of the best footballing sides. We knew it was going to be difficult because they have picked up points against all the big teams".
"It was crucial to win today because the others have dropped points. I had to help the team how I can and I scored a goal so that’s great".
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"His delivery is worth half a goal. I put it away well and I am very happy for Lucas. He works hard to be here, he’s a great player and a good friend. I hope we continue to do so well".
Varane: "We’re at the top and we’ll fight to stay here"
"We’re very happy with this result, we knew what had happened in the other games. We’re at the top and we’ll fight to stay there. The balance of the team is good, we can improve on a lot of things but we’re here to do that. When the results are good, confidence increases and we are more relaxed to work on these aspects that we can improve".
"I have heard more applause than whistles, but we know that the fans demand a lot. We are together, we help those who need it and we are going to continue as a team".
Navas: "The team had a great match"
"Winning was very important. We know that if we want to be champions we have to win every game. We’re very happy. It’s true that there are still a lot of games to play and we must be humble in our approach. Today the team had a great game and played well, we defended well. On top of that the teams below us dropped points so it’s more important that we got that result today"
Navas: "Whenever the fans are with us, we're stronger as a team."
"The fans always get behind us and they gave us the lift we needed. Whenever the fans are with us, we're stronger as a team. If we're united, it'll be easier to achieve our targets. That's another game out of the way. We must continue on in the same vein and always fight until the very end".
Praise for Danilo and Cristiano
"We have faith in our teammates. Danilo put in a great performance and he's gradually showing more confidence. He's never thrown the towel in and he's got the support of all of his teammates. He's an excellent player and is someone who has very clear ideas. Cristiano is relaxed, he's a strong character and knows how to approach games and today he did his bit by scoring and that always helps".
Move for the third goal
"It's one that we always work on it and it came off really well. Ronaldo shouted for the ball, I saw the gap and then it was over to them to score what was a great goal".
His LaLiga career
"I'll soon have racked up 100 LaLiga appearances and that's a dream come true for me. Let's hope that I'm around for many years to come and that I play many more games, that's what I work hard for every day".
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Home / Crystals A-Z / Alexandrite
Alexandrite is aligned with and opens the Heart Chakra, but also opens the Third Eye and Crown Chakras, creating a strong spiritual connection, and a gentle connection with one’s spirit guides. The narrower, pointed end of the crystal is quite directional, and used as a wand can open and balance the other Chakras. Alexandrite balances physically and emotionally, is generally healing, supporting the immune system, and specifically can calm inflammation and aid regeneration of tissue down to a cellular level. It can help raise underlying energy levels when overworked, and also facilitates travel between dimensions. Used in meditation, alexandrite can create inner expansion, and a feeling of being “at one with the Universe”. The energy is quite masculine and goal-orientated, and encourages independence. It not only assists us in achieving our goals on an earthly level, but its use can also mark one as a spiritual warrior. Because the energy is so powerful, I strongly recommend dedicating the crystal before use.
Chemical Formula: BeAl2O4 – beryllium aluminium oxide
Group: Oxides
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Hardness: 8.5
Birthstone: Secondary Birthstone for Scorpio
Chakra: Heart, Upper Heart, Third Eye and Crown
Element: Spirit and Water (Wood in TCM)
Mineralogy:
Alexandrite is a rare gem variety or chrysoberyl. Chrysoberyl is usually found in granites and granite pegmatites while alexandrite is found in mica schists. Its hardness is inferior only to diamond and corundum (sapphire and ruby), and so will often endure while the parent rock weathers away. Crystals are orthorhombic, and have a distinctive (usually tabular) shape. Chrysoberyl often displays chatoyancy (cat’s eye effect) from included minerals that form parallel to each other and focus reflected light into a bright line, so the stone is sometimes known as “cat’s eye”.
Chromium has replaced some of the aluminium in the structure of alexandrite. Light absorption is effected by the chromium, and varies dependent on the source, so alexandrite appears green in daylight, changing dramatically to red under tungsten light.
History and Tradition:
Chysoberyl’s name comes from the Greek for “golden beryl”, in allusion to its colour. At one time, Hindu’s believed that wearing cat’s eye chrysoberyl would guard the owner’s health and prevent poverty.
Alexandrite was named for Tsar Alexander II, and was supposedly discovered on his birthday in 1830.
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Eyelash Extension Care
Eyelash Extensions: How To Keep Them Looking Great Longer
By Alexis Wolfer (Thebeautybean.com)
Eyelash extensions can be quite the eye opener (literally). Unfortunately, they also require you open that wallet up (wide!) too. Sure, you can do the temporary stick-on ones for a night out on the town (if you do, may we suggest Eylure’s faux lashes, which are the easiest to apply that we’ve tried!), but if you’re looking to be more permanently glam (and who isn’t?!) Novalash lash extensions are the way to go. After spending an hour or more with your eyes taped shut and shelling out up to $450 though, seeing even just one of those precious lashes wash down the drain when you wash your face can be nothing short of heartbreaking. Thankfully, Alicia Hunter who is “lashing” with Novalash at Warren-Tricomi in NYC has 5 tips for us to help us keep our lashes looking full and fab as long as possible.
Use Approved Mascara. While your lash extensions should look beyond luscious without any additional mascara (and will last longer if you skip the mascara altogether), if you’re going to coat your eyelash extensions with mascara, which is particularly common for women as they get close to their fill-in date, make sure you use an approved mascara like Novalash’s glycol-free mascara.
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Go Gentle. Take heed from the mantra of museums: look, don’t touch. If they get tangled, daily brushing is fine, but don’t tug or pull on them or (you guessed it) they’ll come out!
Be Oil-Free. Oils can compromise the bond between the lash glue and your lashes, so keep greasy eye creams off of your lash line.
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Remove Makeup Carefully. Be careful about how you remove your eye makeup
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removers and always sweep up and away from the lash extensions, especially if the makeup contains ingredients that could break down the adhesive.
Maintain Regularly. Don’t wait too long between fill-ins. It’s better (for your lids and your checking account) to get small touch-ups every 2-4 weeks than to wait until they all shed and you have to start fresh. And, trust us, you’ll love the full, lush look and won’t want to wait anyway.
The hottest trend in makeup right now is a very natural look. You would be surprised at how many of our eyelash extension clients at Salt City Lashes go natural everyday thanks to the confidence they get from having even the most natural looking eyelash extensions. Just look at this article from royalgazette.com
Achieve that natural look with subtle make-up
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Best way to impress a date? Go natural.
It’s the one style that’s a proven keeper, according to New York-trained make-up artist Maria de Braga.
“You can never go wrong with that,” she said. “Always remember the most important tip: less is more.”
The 27-year-old, who has been in the business for five years, says she has seen tons of make-up trends rolled out on the runways at international fashion weeks.
The natural look remains her staple.
Applying too much foundation is one of the biggest mistakes women make, she said.
Her advice? Skip it entirely and use a tinted moisturiser or lightweight foundation that matches your skin tone instead.
Add concealer to any areas that need further correction, if necessary.
She said: “When it comes to buying new products, always try before you buy. Make-up is expensive, so you don’t want to invest in products that don’t deliver the results you desire. And most department stores will give you a sample of the product.”
Most women want their look to be a mix of sweet and sexy when they hit the town for a special night out, Ms deBraga said.
The most requested make-up trend at the moment is the ‘smoky eye’. The make-up artist recommends that women keep it subtle if they want an understated yet polished look.
“I always recommend that a woman sticks to a look that she’s comfortable with by playing up one feature; eyes, lips or skin,” Ms de Braga said.
“If you’re a woman who likes a good smoky eye, substitute the black and grey hues for brown and nude colours. Dust your cheeks with a soft blush colour and pair this look off with a natural shade of lipstick [or lip tint].
“Or if you like bold colours and want a simple yet chic look, opt for bold red lipstick with simple eye make-up, adding a bit of mascara and filling in your brows. If you’re a statement woman, add a winged tip liner for a more classic look.”
She believes that dewy skin, paired with really soft pink or neutral colours can help women achieve a more romantic look.
But she insists you have to invest in the right make-up to pull this look off.
“Use products that have a satin pearly finish, not glittery ones,” she said.
Ms deBraga’s philosophy with everyday make-up is that it should subtly enhance and conceal some features, but not take away from the actual person.
“However, I do believe that make-up and confidence have a reinforcing relationship,” she explained. “I’ve seen first hand how make-up can instil confidence just by looking at my clients faces after seeing themselves in the mirror after a makeover.”
Our clients know what is hot!
I love this article from Nymag.com because most of my clients who get eyelash extensions at Salt City Lashes wear NO Makeup at ALL! They are so hip and beautiful!
Why Has Makeup Gotten So Minimal?
By Kathleen Hou
By the end of Fashion Week last fall, I had become bored of nude makeup. The first five times, it was interesting — but a beauty editor reporting on nude makeup is like being a weather reporter in Hawaii. Surely, I thought, spring would be different. Spring is light! Spring is pretty! Spring brings lip colors (usually)!
But instead, several shows this month — from New York to Milan to Paris — have again featured next-to-nothing makeup. Nude lips became even nuder — your natural lip color, flourished only with an untinted lip balm. Perspiration was the inspiration. London nails were left notably bare, in the city that practically birthed nail art. There have been a very few lip colors in Milan. Glitter was on the clothing and not on the eyes at Versace. (And then, there was truly no makeup at Marc Jacobs — news so significant that it even popped up in our building's elevator news report.)
As makeup artist Diane Kendal — who created many of this season’s “fresh” and “natural” looks at Alexander Wang and Marc by Marc Jacobs — put it, it's a "weird time for beauty and hair right now." She explained: "I think it's hard to create a look that’s modern and relevant. Modern women don’t wear much makeup. Unless you are doing something with a set like with Marc Jacobs or Prada, it can look a bit gimmicky and doesn’t translate so well, like you are trying too hard."
Backstage beauty, for a second season, felt like 50 shades of nothingness. When makeup artists detailed their inspirations backstage in New York, I found that fresh was a code word to describe next-to-nothing makeup with a slight hint of blush, and natural meant next-to-nothing makeup with a shade of taupe. I wasn’t ready to utter the word normcore, but some hair and makeup people thought there might be a connection. As hairstylist James Pecis told me backstage at Honor, "This whole season has been about normcore, which I think should really be called boringcore.” Boringcore? “You know. Low ponytails.” I counted. On September 5 alone, there were seven low ponytails seen at shows, including Jason Wu and Wes Gordon. In Milan, hair was either sweaty (as seen at Marni) or in a low pony, as seen at Prada, Fendi (with some ponytail ornamentation), and Ferragamo.
Low ponytails and no makeup are hardly cause for alarm, but it’s notable that so many designers and makeup artists have chosen to make this season’s runway beauty so deliberately minimal. Maybe the paring down of everything is a reaction to social media — where color and eye-catching beauty is exhaustively popular, and the right lip color and dip-dyed hair can practically forge someone's street-style identity. Or maybe we're just all suffering collective exhaustion from trying too hard.
For the woman who regularly uses little makeup, let's take this as a sign that we keep doing what we're doing. Not trying hard, after all, will always be cool.
Finally! A well written article about lashes that is thorough, accurate and unbiased.
I get so tired of reading articles about eyelash extensions that are quite simply based on one person's bad experience. I appreciate this article and the way it was written.
Eyelash extensions: what you should know
By Patricia Kozicka Global News
EDMONTON – What woman doesn’t want long, luscious lashes? From mascaras to lengthening serums and re-usable fake eyelashes, there’s no shortage of products on the market that promise to do the trick. The solution more and more women are opting for lately, though, are eyelash extensions.
“It really just fills in that eye line and makes the eye pop. And for some women, it really gives a lot of confidence,” says Laurel Sweetnam of Laurel’s Lash Studio.
However, what many may not know is that this is an unregulated industry. Anyone with a pair of tweezers and some glue can put them on; so if you’re not careful, instead of getting gorgeous lashes, you could end up with none.
Having heard the horror stories, Egzona admits she was a little nervous about getting her eyelash extensions. She chose to go to Lash Affair to test them out before her wedding.
After choosing from three different types of lashes (synthetic, mink, and silk) and a number of various styles, she was walked-through the application process.
Courtney Buhler taped down Egzona’s lower lashes with collagen hydrating gel pads, which double as an anti-wrinkle treatment during the procedure. After putting on some lash primer to remove any oil or makeup residue and ensure the extensions stick, Buhler began placing them onto Egzona’s natural lashes, one by one.
“The most important thing with lash extensions is that they’re properly isolated so that when they grow out, and as they’re growing out it’s comfortable for you,” she explained.
The key to that, she adds, is leaving a small space between the extensions and eyelid to give room for the eye to swell.
When it was all finished nearly two hours later, Egzona couldn’t believe her eyes.
“So amazing, can’t stop staring,” she said with a laugh. “I swear I have mascara on.”
Being able to ditch the mascara is a huge draw for many women who get eyelash extensions. For those who can’t seem to live without it, there are special mascaras, eyeliners and makeup removers that are easy on the extensions.
But bride-to-be Sonia, who got her eyelash extensions at Laurel’s Lash Studio, is looking forward to less maintenance. She says the finished product exceeded her expectations.
“They look so real,” she gushed when she first saw them. “Feels like my natural lashes, just more voluminous and amazing.”
“I just put 120 extensions on her and could have kept on going. I have some clients I put on 40 eyelash extensions on and that’s all that they can handle,” explains Laurel Sweetnam.
She worries that others that provide the service aren’t as careful, though, and would like to see the industry regulated.
“Heard about one, she said that she learned it on YouTube,” says Sweetnam. “And this woman came in and probably 60 to 70 per cent of her natural lashes were gone.”
Crystal Grimoldby had a similar experience, except her lash loss occurred after deciding to stop getting the eyelash extension fills due to the cost and time involved.
“I was noticing that when they had basically all come out, I had none of my own eyelashes left,” she recalled. “They were basically just little short stubbies that you couldn’t even tell I had eyelashes. So I had to wait about four or five months before I saw my own length back to normal.”
Like Sweetnam, she would like to see some guidelines put in place.
“In the States, they have to be either a nurse, or have gone to esthetics school for two years. They have serious training,” Sweetnam says. “Here in Alberta, we don’t.”
Health Canada has more information on the only guidelines that do exist in Canada.
Below are some answers to frequently asked questions about eyelash extensions:
What to look for when getting them:
1. The training/qualifications of the person who will be applying the lashes.
2. A guarantee so that if there’s a problem with the lashes within the first few days, you can get a complimentary touch-up or fill.
3. A portfolio – the place you choose to have the service should ideally have a website or Facebook page that shows pictures of their actual work, not images they pulled off Google.
4. A variety of lash extension types so that you can get the ones that are best suited to you.
Red flags:
Avoid what are called “cluster” eyelashes, which are sold as a group of lashes tied together at the base with a knot. The knot is placed on your natural lashes, giving it a very full look. Both Sweetnam and Buhler say the knot being glued onto your lashes doesn’t allow your natural lashes to shed naturally, causing tugging and pulling.
“In extreme cases,” says Buhler, “if women wear clusters or semis for months on end, they can actually lead to semi-permanent follicle bald spots, thinned out lashes and it takes them months, if not a year, to grow back.”
Other than ensuring that you’re getting single lashes, make sure the glue that’s being used when applying your extensions is actually meant for your eyes.
Buhler says she’s seen people come in with nail glue or crazy glue that their normal remover wouldn’t even break down.
How long do they last:
Buhler say lash extensions are designed to shed with your natural lashes; and lashes from the baby stage to the point they grow out do shed every 45 to 60 days.
But the lash extensions will not last that long. Your lash extensions will likely start to look patchy and have gaps after a couple of weeks, so most women have them filled every two and half to three and a half weeks to keep them looking full and natural.
Buhler explains that the durability will differ depending on your lifestyle.
“For example, women who like to do hot yoga every day, or women who like to swim in the pool a couple times a week – they’ll have a harder time with lash extensions than someone who just sits in an office…and is never really hard on their lashes.”
Lash Affair also carries an after-care line, which includes a sealant that’s supposed to extend the lifespan of the extensions. It’s recommended for those who are expect to sweat lots, either from activities like hot yoga, or from being in a tropical climate.
“Oils are the number one enemy of lash extensions so if you use your sealant, every time you put it on, it adheres the bonds,” Buhler says.
Types of lashes:
Synthetic – the most basic kind of lash which is also the least expensive extension type.
Silk – tend to be very popular as they are the “darkest, richest black,” says Buhler. “They provide the fullest overall look and kind of that deep mascara look.”
Mink – preferred by women “who are wanting a really natural lash look, and…a softer black.”
Prices can range anywhere from $80 to $250.
After trying eyelash extensions, Crystal Grimoldby now uses Stimulash, a $90 eyelash growing serum available at most drug stores that she claims has given her longer lashes.
“Within about three months,” she says, “my eyelashes were…quite long, people were asking me ‘Do you have extensions?’ And I don’t.”
With files from Julie Matthews, Global News
A fun article for anyone who has had eyelash extensions or is thinking about it.
This was a funny little article that was on nymag.com I liked it ;) At Salt City Lashes we always like to tell our new clients what to expect as far as reactions and experiences of first timers getting eyelash extensions.
I Got Lash Extensions: How Obvious Do They Look?
By Charlotte Cowles
"You want natural?" asked the lady at the eyelash extension salon. She peered at my short, straight, normal lashes, no doubt sizing up my eyelids' potential real estate. "Yes, please, as natural as possible," I said, terrified that I'd wind up like the woman I'd seen in the waiting room, who looked like she could sweep floors just by blinking. I settled down on the salon's soft table and immediately fell asleep. When I woke up, about 40 minutes later, the aesthetician had gently applied 50 tiny hairs to my existing lash line.
I blinked at my freshly lashed self in the mirror. I could still smell the glue, but my eyes felt fine — a little odd, but nothing I couldn't get used to. My new lashes extended quite a bit further than my normal ones, and curled delicately at the ends. I looked vaguely cartoonish, like Betty Boop, or a poodle. After getting a lecture on how to take care of them (in short: don't use oil-based products on your eyes), I went to have dinner with a friend, who, to my surprise and relief, didn’t notice anything different about me at all. I decided that I wouldn't tell anyone about the eyelash extensions, and see if anyone said anything.
Part of the experiment was born out of bashfulness. The fact that I spent money to get extra hairs glued onto my face purely out of curiosity (er, for "work") made me feel a little silly. Vanity is embarrassing! I'd actually bought a voucher for the extensions several months prior when I came home drunk and was clicking through Gilt Groupe; I wanted to try it, but I needed excuses (liquor, and a discount) to do so. Therein lies the catch-22 of artificial beauty: I want to look prettier, but not have anyone know that my looks are unnatural, or that I've gone out of my way to achieve them.
To help you determine how noticeable these things are, here's how long it took people in my life to figure me out:
Boyfriend: Two seconds. The night I got them, he was asleep when I came home. When his alarm went off the next morning, he rolled over, saw my face on the pillow, and exclaimed, "WOAH." The initial shock wore off after a few minutes, and then he told me they looked pretty.
Boss, Stella Bugbee: 30 seconds. "You've got some crazy eyelashes going on," she said, squinting at my face as we walked into a meeting together.
Co-worker, Diana Tsui: Two minutes. “One of your eyelashes is looking a little funky,” she pointed out in the office bathroom. (Note: This was a common problem — some of the lashes had a tendency to flip upside down and point in the wrong direction. Twisting them back around by hand was awkward but effective.)
Female friend: Five minutes. "Are you wearing eyelash extensions?" she asked after we ordered drinks. She then explained that she's gotten them several times before, so she's good at spotting them.
Former college roommate: 43 minutes. She now lives in Chicago, so I only see her once every few months. We were halfway through a bottle of wine at my kitchen table when she asked, "Are your eyelashes real?"
Dad: Two days into a weekend-long family gathering in New Mexico. "So, why are your eyelashes so long?" he asked. He originally thought I was just wearing lots of mascara, but got suspicious when we took a long, rainy hike and my eyes still looked intact.
Aunt: Also two days. As soon as my dad asked, she confessed that she'd been wondering, too.
People who did NOT notice, or at least didn’t say anything: My brother, several co-workers, all of my male friends, and most remarkably, a makeup artist who put eyeliner on me for a beauty story. My mom also didn't say anything, which was surprising, because normally she can spot a new freckle on my face from across a room and immediately asks if I've gone to the dermatologist lately. People seemed most likely to notice when I wasn't dressed up; in other words, when I looked put-together, people probably just thought I was wearing more makeup than usual.
All in all, they were subtle enough that I never felt self-conscious — a success, in my book — and I found myself mourning each little fake lash when they began to fall out after a few days. After a week and a half, things were looking a little ragged, so I got a "re-lash" — basically a booster round that's cheaper than a full set. That was a week ago, and they're still going strong.
Gwen Stefani's Eyes
I have always been a huge fan of Gwen Stefani. She is a music and style icon. Yet anther example of a celebrity who does eyelash extensions right! Even if they are strips, you just can't go without and get the same effect.
Here is People Magazine's article:
We’ve never been more excited about The Voice, and that’s because we love tuning in to see not only what Gwen Stefani will be wearing, but what beauty look she’ll be going for (and, okay, which hat Pharrell will show up in). Back to Stefani: We knew she would do her signature red lip for her Season 7 debut, but we also loved her eye makeup look, hair … basically all of it. So we tracked down all the scoop on how to get her look
Luckily, we got a breakdown of the singer’s glam beauty moment created by celebrity makeup artist Gregory Arlt. In the clip below, Darcy Gilmore, the head of The Voice makeup department, gives a step by step tutorial on how to achieve Stefani’s dewy skin, winged liner and this amazing lashes. (Spoiler: They’re falsies!)
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At Columbia Studios, New York 1963 Bob Dylan tunes his guitar during a recording session for his second studio album 'Free Wheelin'
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Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Opera “Iolanta”, Symphony No.5
Lucerne, KKL, 2019-01-09
Valery Gergiev (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Eines der prominentesten Orchester Russlands zu Gast in Luzern — Kurze Zusammenfassung
Tschaikowskys Oper Jolanthe (Иоланта) verlangt neben dem Orchester fünf Vokalsolisten, von denen der Bass an diesem Abend indisponiert war. Glücklicherweise fand sich dafür in Mikhail Petrenko kurzfristig ein prominenter Ersatz. Dieser erreichte das KKL erst 40 Minuten vor der Aufführung, präsentierte seinen Part jedoch eindrücklich, mit grosser Ruhe und Gelassenheit. Alle Solisten, wie auch das Orchester agierten fokussiert, konzentriert. Es ist keine Oper im klassischen Sinne: viele Rezitative, keine Arien. Dem Hörer erschloss sich der Handlungsablauf ohne Libretto nur fragmentarisch. Es gelang jedoch der Musik, das Herz des Publikums durch Intensität und Emotionalität zu erobern.
Die nachfolgende fünfte Sinfonie op.64 verlangt ein größeres Orchester. Valery Gergiev dirigierte auswendig, wiederum ohne Taktstock, und mit der ihm eigenen, zittrig-unbestimmten Gestik, natürlich unterstützt durch die tatkräftige Hilfe des Konzertmeisters. Der Dirigent verstand es, ein musikalisch-intensives Gemälde von Russlands Landschaft zu “malen”. Eindrücklich, wie er Fermaten überdehnte, gekonnt Generalpausen mit Spannung überbrückte, genau Tschaikowskys Anweisungen befolgend. Eine meisterhafte und berührende Aufführung, die lange nachhallte!
The first of the concerts that Migros Kulturprozent Classics organizes in 2019 took place in the White Hall of the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre (KKL). At the center of this event was the Mariinsky Orchestra (Mariinsky Theater Orchestra) under the direction of its Principal Conductor, Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (*1953, see also Wikipedia). Orchestra and conductor enjoy a very high reputation—needless to say that the event was very well-sold. Both Gergiev and his orchestra are almost regular guests in Lucerne, therefore don’t require an introduction.
The Mariinsky Orchestra certainly is one of the most prominent orchestras in Russia today. This evening (not for the first time!), they presented a program exclusively with compositions by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893):
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Opera “Iolanta”, op.69 (excerpts)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64
Encore — Tchaikovsky: 3. “Waltz of the Flowers” from the Ballet “The Nutcracker,” op.71
For me, this was the second live encounter with Valery Gergiev. My first encounter goes back around 20 years: also at the KKL in Lucerne, he conducted Mussorgsky / Ravel’s “Pictures at an Exhibition”, as well as Alexander Scriabin’s Symphony No.4, op.54, a.k.a. Poème de l’extase (The Poem of Ecstasy). I don’t remember whether this earlier concert was with the same orchestra.
My wife and I had seats 3 & 4 in row 19, on the right side of the rear block stall seats. This was allegedly in the acoustically best area in this venue, though I would claim that there are no really bad seats in this hall.
Tchaikovsky: Opera “Iolanta”, op.69 (excerpts)
Iolanta, op.69, is Tchaikovsky’s last opera—a lyric opera in a single act, on a libretto by the composer’s brother, Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1850 – 1916). That again was based on a Danish play Kong Renés Datter (King René’s Daughter) by Henrik Hertz (1797 – 1870). Tchaikovsky wrote this opera in 1891, starting with the final duet, in June, completing the composition in September, the instrumentation in November of the same year. Even though the composer was not convinced of his own work, the opera, which premiered at the Mariinsky Theater in St.Petersburg in December 1892, was reasonably successful. To this day, the opera is not performed very often, and only few recordings exist.
The Libretto
Just in very brief form (see Wikipedia for more detail): Princess Iolanta was born blind and does not know that she is princess, nor is she even aware of her blindness. Her father, King René, keeps her in seclusion. She is promised to Duke Robert. Her father arrives with the Moorish physician Ibn-Hakia who promises to heal the princess’ blindness, provided she is told about her blindness. Her father refuses this, out of fear that in the case of failure, this might make his daughter fall into depression.
Duke Robert arrives with his friend, Count Vaudémont. Robert tells Vaudémont that he wants to avoid the marriage, as he has fallen in love with another woman. Vaudémont finds the entrance to Iolanta’s secret garden and sees her sleeping. He instantly falls in love with her. When she wakes up, Vaudémont notices her blindness and tells her about light and color.
René threatens to have Vaudémont executed if the physician fails to restore Iolanta’s sight. Iolanta, scared about losing Vaudémont, agrees to the treatment. In the end, the treatment works, René cancels Robert’s marriage contract and gives Iolanta to Vaudémont, everybody is happy.
Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Henrik Hertz
The opera “Iolanta” is set for 10 soloists, choir and orchestra. The excerpts performed in this concert reduced the setting to 5 solo singers:
René (Рене, король), King of Provence (Bass)
In the concert announcement, this role was to be performed by the Russian bassist Stanislav Trofimov. However, the singer had to cancel his participation the night before the concert. Luckily, the organizers managed to hire a replacement—actually more than that: with Mikhail Petrenko (*1975 in St.Petersburg, see also Wikipedia), we heard one of the most prominent bassists today, and actually a member of the Mariinsky Theater ensemble. He currently is performing in Italy, so just needed to travel from Florence to Lucerne. Still even that only worked out at the very last moment: he apparently arrived a mere 40 minutes prior to the concert.
Iolanta (Иоланта), Blind Daughter of King René (Soprano)
The lyrical soprano Irina Churilova received her education in Novosibirsk and now is a permanent guest soloist at the Mariinsky Theater in St Petersburg, where she debuted in 2013. Since 2008 she is a member of the ensemble at Novosibirsk State Opera, and she regularly performs at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.
Count Vaudémont (Водемон), a Burgundian Knight (Tenor)
Najmiddin Mavlyanov, grew up in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. He graduated from the State Conservatoire of Uzbekistan in 2008. In 2010, he joined the Opera Company of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Musical Theater. He debuted at the Mariinsky Theater in 2014., where he since often performs the big tenor roles in Verdi’s operas.
Robert (Роберт), Duke of Burgundy (Baritone)
The baritone Roman Burdenko received his education at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St.Petersburg. 2006 – 2011 he was member of the Mikhailovsky Theater in St.Petersburg, frequently performed at Novosibirsk Opera, and debuted at Mariinsky Theater in 2013.
Ibn-Hakia (Эбн-Хакиа), a Moorish Physician (Baritone)
The bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin (see Wikipedia for additional information) also received his education at the St.Petersburg Conservatory. In 1998 he won the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and since started an international career as opera singer. He is a member of the Mariinsky Theater Ensemble, performing the big roles of the Russian repertoire, as well as major roles in Wagner operas.
Mikhail Petrenko (©Alexandra Bodrova)
Irina Churilova (source: Facebook)
Najmiddin Mavlyanov (source: mikhailovsky.ru)
The work obviously was given in excerpts only (the full opera takes over 90 minutes and would also involve a choir). Even though the excerpts chosen feature very little (if any) physical “action”, the opera could hardly be called “semi-staged”: there was no staging, the singers performed without props, not dressed up as in a real opera.
The orchestra used a semi-circular, ascending podium arrangement, offering excellent visibility also to the audience in the parquet. At the same time, there was no need for Valery Gergiev to stand on a podium: he had plenty of freedom to move while conducting and also could maintain eye contact with all musicians. The rear-most part of the podium was yet another step higher up. It formed a narrow stage over the entire width of the podium, for the singers / soloists. All singers entered and left the stage on the left-hand side.
For the opera, the orchestra performed in a slightly smaller configuration (compared to the symphony). I was pleased to see the orchestra enter the stage in a coordinated (though not over-organized) fashion: clearly, a living ensemble with a good mix of experienced / seasoned players, as well as younger generation artists.
Throughout the evening, one could feel the commitment and the experience of every musician: focused, attentive playing everywhere. However, this also had to do with the way in which orchestra and conductor cooperate, as we will see below.
A Russian Opera in Concert Performance
The opera performance consisted of the orchestral introduction, followed by a series of solos, duets, rarely three singers performing behind the orchestra. Naturally, the performance was in Russian, and although most singers were fairly clear in diction / language. Without knowledge of the Russian language, the listener had to guess the meaning, the “emotional progression”, the “mental action” on stage. The booklet did not include the text, let alone a translation, nor even titles and the sequence of the scenes, who was singing in which scene, etc.
The listening experience was restricted to the emotions that the music, the melodies, etc. were able to convey, and with what the singers were able to express with facial mimics, limited body language, minimal gestures. Sure, Tchaikovsky’s music is beautiful, and it does not fail to express the state of mind of the protagonists, their emotions, and it does speak to the listener’s heart. One even could gather the fundamental course of action. Still, overall, listeners who had not seen the opera before remained somewhat “in the air”, i.e., there were limitations to what the performance could achieve.
In my experience, a (necessarily bilingual) projection of the lyrics would not have helped much, would rather have distracted the listener from the performance. These were fundamental flaws / limitations of any semi-stage production in a “foreign” language.
Roman Burdenko (source: www.ascolta-artists.com)
Evgeny Nikitin (© Marco Borggreve)
The orchestral introduction gave a first impression on the “functioning of the orchestra”, how it cooperated with the conductor.
Valery Gergiev conducted “Iolanta” from score, but without baton (not even his famous toothpick!). His conducting technique is very unconventional, to say the least. For the most part, it consists of vague wagging movements with one or both his hands (never, ever would he use symmetrical gestures, of course). More often than not, the shaking of hands was supported by a wild, titillating movement of his fingers. It looked like a mix of modeling tones and phrases and maybe trying to tickle every bit of musicality out of the orchestra?
Rarely only, his arm and hand gestures would define a precise beat. This made the listener wonder how the musicians ever could play in a coordinated fashion. But they did, and so, one could only conclude that in rehearsals and performance, is magically able to convey his intent to the ensemble! I obviously have never watched Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886 – 1954) but he is the one other conductor who was famous for not using conventional technique, and for starting concerts with seemingly erratic, if not uncontrolled movements of his baton. Certainly in this concert, I had the impression that this technique worked really, really well. However, I doubt that this would function nearly as well with orchestras other than his own.
The Mariinsky Orchestra may not be at the very top on an international scale—like: the string sound seems not quite as silky and smooth as with other ensembles. However, I definitely enjoyed the richness in colors, the characterful voices of the wind soloists (definitely all woodwinds, certainly also the horns). I also noted that in the performance, Gergiev did not try controlling every single wind solo. Rather, the soloists were given the freedom to shape their melodies and phrases.
Interestingly, in the opera performance, Gergiev did not have or need much (conspicuous) support by the concertmaster or other first desks. Yes, these had leader function (up to the first double-bassist), but mostly just within their local group. After all, as soon as the singers appeared, the key interaction consisted in Gergiev coordinating singers and orchestra. Overall, the vast amount of experience and self-control in the orchestra was obvious, throughout the opera performance.
For the following, I will (for once) not follow the performance by “movement” (aria, duet, etc.), but rather describe the performance of the singers, in the order of their appearance.
Princess Iolanta — Irina Churilova
An impressive voice with a distinct “Slavonic timbre”—though certainly not excessively guttural. I particularly liked the singer’s vibrato: she started her part sotto voce, with virtually no vibrato at all. For a long time, it felt as if she was effortlessly filling the venue even when singing softly (p), if not mezza voce. Of course, it later turned out that she commands over substantial reserves, raising to an impressive volume, with excellent vibrato control, from virtually flat up to very expressive, dramatic (but never excessive), broad swaying. And towards the end of the opera, she fills the listener’s heart with warm, intense emotions.
King René — Mikhail Petrenko
Mikhail Petrenko’s qualities were instantly noticed: his warm, dark, but melodious timbre, the full volume, his excellent, clear diction, and how he effortlessly reached down into the darkest bass areas. His expressive voice instantly filled the stage with its presence—marvelous singing that fully deserved the spontaneous applause after his duet with Ibn-Hakia. Too bad this role was relatively short only!
Ibn-Hakia — Evgeny Nikitin
I didn’t perceive Nikitin’s voice as a typical, menacing baritone role: it features a truly excellent, low tenor register, excellent volume control (smooth decrescendo and messa di voce), a bright, but still warm baritone timbre, with plenty of dramatic and expressive reserves.
Duke Robert — Roman Burdenko
In this role, Burdenko’s voice featured a mellow timbre. He can build up an impressive volume, using a beautiful, melodious legato.
Count Vaudémont — Najmiddin Mavlyanov
At least initially, Mavlyanov’s tenor seemed the least impressive of the voices, with a slightly covered timbre (for a tenor voice), and tone transitions weren’t always quite clear / sharp. Later, though, he, too, built up an impressive volume and brilliance, calling for an extra applauses. Not at the least, this was thanks to Tchaikovsky’s beautiful melodious invention!
In the duet with Duke Robert, I felt that the concert setting didn’t always work in favor of the singers: in a typical opera setting, the orchestra is in a pit, relative to the orchestra, the singer’s voice reaches the audience more directly. Acoustically, it would have been preferable to have the singers perform in front of the orchestra, in order to establish proper / better balance. However, this prevents the close visual contact with the conductor. I should say, though, that Gergiev worked with a slightly reduced orchestra size, which certainly helped the balance.
Towards the end, in the duet with Iolanta, the tenor may not quite have reached the vocal quality and intensity (and “stage presence”?) of the soprano, his highest parts may have felt a little bit pushed, occasionally. However, in these sections, Tchaikovsky appears to have asked for more of a Heldentenor than a lyrical role.
Summary & Music
None of the melodies / themes are nearly as catchy as those in the subsequent symphony: to a large part, the opera is written in a recitative / accompagnato style: there are no arias in the classic sense (let alone in da capo form). The first time listener will barely walk out of this opera, humming highlight melodies. Still, the music easily manages to fill the listener’s ear and heart with its intensity, the warm emotions. And that the music isn’t catchy by no means implies that isn’t beautiful—quite to the contrary!
Above all, however, for almost an hour, we enjoyed five top-class voices. I only wished the booklet had given more details about the selection of scenes, if not also the text, or at least outlines thereof. A hypothetical “people don’t understand a word anyway” is not an excuse for this omission. The way it was presented, the listener experienced an opera that was largely reduced to its emotional content. Even that one sometimes was a vague guess.
Mariinsky Orchestra (source: Migros Kulturprozent Classics)
Mariinsky Theater (source: www.mariinsky.ru)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64
Symphony No.5 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) is the middle one of the composer’s last three symphonies—all very well-known. So, I’ll just mention that Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64, premiered in 1888, in the year of its composition. This was at the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg, with the composer conducting. The symphony features four movements:
Andante — Allegro con anima — Molto più tranquillo
Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza — Non allegro — Andante maestoso con piano
Valse: Allegro moderato — Trio
Finale: Andante maestoso —Allegro Vivace — Molto vivace — Moderato assai e molto maestoso — Presto
3 flutes (& piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass tuba, timpani, strings.
I have previously written about concert performances of this symphony: first from a concert in Zurich, on 2017-06-25, later in the same year, at KKL Lucerne, 2017-08-17, and finally last year, at a Philharmonic Concert at Zurich Opera, on 2018-01-14.
After the intermission the orchestra was slightly larger: it now used parts of the “stage” area in the back, there were more violins. The first violin desk now featured the first concertmaster with his impressive posture. This was of particular importance, as it soon turned out. Valery Gergiev conducted without score, and again (of course) with his bare hands.
I. Andante — Allegro con anima — Molto più tranquillo
Dark colors in the A clarinets dominated the beginning, a relatively slow pace, mellow articulation and contours. The initial Andante showed absolute calm, Gergiev took plenty of time for the long fermatas, as if he was depicting the width and depth of Russian landscape. The symphony instantly caught the listener’s heart and mind.
In the Allegro con anima, the music remained flowing, the articulation soft, at a moderate, unexcited pace, with sometimes almost epic breadth. Gergiev took the movement through the strong waves of emotions, seemingly amplifying, almost over-emphasizing Tchaikovsky’s rubato: it seemed close to a miracle how he managed to control the orchestra with his vague, fuzzy, trembling gestures! Of course, this wasn’t just the orchestra exactly knowing the conductor’s intent: throughout the symphony, the concertmaster played a key role in coordinating not just the violins, but most, if not all of the orchestra: often, the musicians were mainly watching him, while keeping track of Gergiev’s gesture using peripheral vision.
One key feature of the performance clearly was in Gergiev’s highlighting of the composer’s clearly annotated tempo variations. Yet, the tempo concept didn’t feel exaggerated, rather was compelling throughout. The other general observation was with the relatively soft contours: Gergiev avoided harsh articulation and contrasts, saving resolute articulation for the beginning of the coda. The one minor quibble in this movement was with occasional, minor intonation issues with the wind instruments (woodwinds?). — ★★★★½
II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza — Non allegro — Andante maestoso con piano
Throughout the symphony, Gergiev continued (almost) attacca, here with the gentle, elegiac melody lines in the strings, into which the horn played its beautifully mellow solo, then joined by the clarinet. This intense warmth of the emotions! And again, strong rubato highlighted the change between lyrical and the highly emotional segments. Compared to the opera, the string sound seemed to exhibit more character, was more pronounced, and compared to the opera, the orchestra appeared to be more coherent, seemed to have grown together.
One “highlight moment” in this movement was in the long general rest / fermata, the compelling transition to Tempo I in the second half, at the pizzicato, prior to [G] in the score. This wasn’t the only transition which seemed utterly convincing. What also came to mind was the concept of an “emotion painting”. It’s hard to say how much this is in Tchaikovsky’s music, and how much Gergiev’s interpretation (and the orchestra’s performance) contributed to this: the outcome, the live experience was excellent, for sure! — ★★★★½
III. Valse: Allegro moderato — Trio
The Valse again started with soft, flowing contours. But of course, that was just the beginning. When the violins begin their spiccato assai on semiquavers, the movement turns into a virtuosic masterpiece. And the orchestra’s performance was truly masterful, maintaining excellent coordination through all of Gergiev’s ritardandi and accelerandi, which at best could be vaguely guessed from the conductor’s vague, nervous finger gestures. Yet, nothing seemed mere show in this performance: neither the virtuosity, nor the extreme ritardandi and fermatas. — ★★★★★
IV. Finale: Andante maestoso —Allegro Vivace — Molto vivace — Moderato assai e molto maestoso — Presto
A masterful performance, just like the Valse: beautiful throughout. Yet, Gergiev resisted the temptation to exaggerate indulging the melodious bass lines. The performance had momentum, but remained (properly controlled). Also the sound balance was excellent throughout, did not exhibit the brass dominance that is sometimes observed with performances of this movement. Yes, there was a shiny sound of the brass section. However, it never turned oppressive (sure, the excellent acoustics in this venue also played an important role in this). I could not resist feeling thoroughly enthralled by this performance, and I sure wasn’t alone in this! — ★★★★★
Nutcracker Ballet @ Mariinsky Theater (YouTube still)
Encore — Tchaikovsky: “Waltz of the Flowers” from the Ballet “The Nutcracker”, op.71
In response to the standing ovation, Valery Gergiev concluded the performance with an encore. He chose the famous “Waltz of the Flowers” (Valse des fleurs / Вальс цветов, Tempo di Valse), the No.13 (act II, tableau 3) from the Ballet “The Nutcracker” op.71 (the final movement in the “Nutcracker Suite”, op.71a).
Needless to say that the musicians know that waltz (almost) by heart. Minimal conducting was required, the orchestra for sure was delivering a very good, if not excellent, and “authentic” performance (historically speaking, at least). And yes: people love that music, the harp solo alone was both fascinating and enchanting—but:
Why the Encore?
In a way, the Valse des fleurs was an obvious selection, as the ballet had actually premiered together with the Opera “Iolanta”, op.69, in December 1892, in the Mariinsky Theater, see above. However, it was unfortunate that in this concert, the two pieces were separated by the Symphony No.5—a strong piece, in a really strong performance. The Valse des fleurs is beautiful, lovely music, sure. However, it can’t compete with the emotional and expressive power of the final two symphony movements. In a way, the all-too catchy waltz theme buried the impressions from the symphony in the listener’s mind: as much as I appreciate Gergiev’s generosity in having the orchestra perform this waltz as an encore after 10 pm. No encore at all would have been the better choice here.
From a historic perspective, it might be interesting to experience the entire Opera “Iolanta”, op.69, followed by the entire ballet “The Nutcracker”. However, I think this exceeds the scope of today’s concert life. However: why not offer the encore prior to the intermission, as explicit substitute for a closing piece? Or, somewhat unconventional, insert the anticipated encore after the intermission, prior to the symphony???
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Piano Recital Joseph-Maurice Weder — Zurich, 2019-01-15
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Cruise ships in Rostock and Warnemünde
Cruise liner experience
Rostock-Warnemünde is the most popular and important cruise ship harbour in the southern Baltic Sea. Discover the ocean giants. In Warnemünde, you can get closer to the cruise ships than anywhere else. This year alone, over 180 cruise ships are expected to dock in Warnemünde, including ocean giants up to 300m long and sometimes with two or more ships per day arriving. You can also begin your next cruise from Warnemünde.
Different organisers and shipping companies have a wide range of offers, whether you are planning a short trip across the Baltic Sea or the North Sea, or you want to go on a great tour of the world’s oceans. Of course, ships belonging to the Rostock shipping company AIDA are regular guests, but we have also seen the Queen Elizabeth and the Norwegian Star docking in the harbour at Warnemünde several times already. Those who would like to see the impressive ships arriving, for example from the Warnemünde jetty, generally have to get up early, because these ships arrive in the morning or before midday. These floating hotels sail back out to sea in the evening. In order to be in the harbour on time for arrivals or departures, it is best to look at the current cruise ship calendar for Warnemünde when planning your trip.
As it can be very difficult to find a parking space (parkplaetze.html) around the harbour, especially during high season, it is best to park in one of the Park and Ride sites at the city entrance and then use local public transport.
Former guests in Warnemünde
The ninth ship in the “Kussmund” (kissing lips) fleet, the AIDAmar, which was launched in 2012, has already been to Warnemünde several times. At 253 metres long, not only does it have seven restaurants, but it also has its own on-board brewery. The 294m long Norwegian Star, on the other hand, has an open air beer garden. The ship, which originated from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, is equipped with six jacuzzis and a volleyball court.
Another ship to have docked in Warnemünde is the Vision of the Seas, which carries the epithet “Glass Ship” due to its large panoramic windows. Many of its passengers spend their time at sea playing minigolf or on the climbing wall. The Royal Princess, however, which is 330m in length and has 3,600 beds, has the “SeaWalk” which is a glass walkway overhanging the ship’s side at a height of 40m.
Special experiences around the cruise ships in Warnemünde
It’s not for nothing that people from Rostock and holidaymakers alike are extremely fond of Warnemünde as a journey destination. You can see ships arriving in Warnemünde from the especially convenient “Pier 7”. From the outdoor terrace right on the passenger quay, you can watch the ships as they dock. At the same time, six monitors are there to keep you informed about shipping traffic in the Baltic Sea.
After having a small snack, your children will want to let off some steam in the play area while you browse through the souvenir shop or sand sculpture exhibition. If several ships are scheduled to arrive at the same time in Warnemünde, sometimes a “port party” takes place. Tugboats will perform a ballet and there will be a colourful firework display as the ships leave the harbour. Local excursion shipping companies also offer accompanying trips through the Warnemünde sea canal, and not just for multiple departures. The signalling horns will sound to say goodbye as you come extremely close to the ocean giants.
There is also the opportunity to view ships during selected appointments, which is a good chance for people toying with idea of booking a cruise themselves to find out information. The tours, lasting around three hours, generally end with a meal in the on-board buffet restaurant.
Warnemünde port parties
Join us as we say goodbye and thank the cruise ships for stopping by! This year, port parties will take place on four dates, with live music, tugboat ballet and a grand firework display.
AIDA ship viewings
Would you be interested in going on a cruise with AIDA? Then take the opportunity to explore your new home during a ship viewing.
Information for cruise passengers
Welcome! Go on a journey of discovery through the Hanseatic city and its seaside resort. You can find information and tips here.
Audioguides Rostock & Warnemünde
Explore the historic city centre of Rostock or the seaside resort of Warnemünde on your own with an MP3-player.
Cruise ships in Rostock-Warnemünde
Ocean Carrier: Costa Crociere Genua/ Italien
Length: 289,65 m Width: 35,50 m
Weight: 114,500 BRZ Year: 2011
Passengers: 3012
Next arrival:
Anchorage: P7
Ocean Carrier: AIDA Cruises
Length: 252,00 Width: 32,20
Weight: Year: 2007
Anchorage: P7 Besichtigung buchen
Ocean Carrier: Mediterranean Shipping Cruises
Length: 293,8m Width: 32,2m
Weight: 92.627 BRZ Year: M?rz, 2008
Ocean Carrier: Regent Seven Seas
Length: 224 m Width: 31 m
Weight: 56,000 BRT Year: 2016
Passengers: 750
Weight: 71000 Year: 2012
Ocean Carrier: Celebrity Cruises Miami/ Florida (USA)
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Ocean Carrier: Norwegian Cruise Line
Weight: 145.655 BRZ Year: 2013
Anchorage: LP31
Ocean Carrier: Princess Cruises Santa Clarita/ Kalifornien (USA)
Anchorage: P1-4
Ocean Carrier: Viking Ocean Cruises
Weight: 47.800 BRZ Year: 2016
Address for your navigation system:
Warnemünde Cruise Center, Am Passagierkai 3, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde
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Matiass Jansons (1973)
Matiass Jansons has graduated from the Department of Sculpture at the Art Academy of Latvia (1999). A member of Latvian Artists Association (since 2003).
He regularly takes part in exhibitions, symposiums and other art projects in Latvia and abroad. He is the author of various sculptures displayed in the urban environment as well as in the interiors. Basically, he works in his studio “Siļķes” in Cēsis, which was established by his grandfather prof. Kārlis Jansons, and which is the place where his parents – sculptors Andrejs Jansons and Maija Baltiņa – also worked. Matiass Jansons is also a co-founder of the culture society “ArtCēsis” (2011).
“Matiass Jansons chisels his works in granite, sculptors them in limestone, dolomite, he pastes and cuts them from peat blocks and other materials. The artist yields also to the fascination of photography. The wide amplitude of the games between the textures of the chosen materials in professionally brilliantly done forms allows Matiass to have a penetrating insight into the emotional experiences and feelings of his models as well as of his own. The principal leitmotif in the expression of his works is form and movement, the plasticity in the play between the abstracted forms of female and fish images. To every viewer, adequate to their feelings, his sculptures offer the opportunity for their interpreting imagination to float freely amongst women and fish. In order the sensations be harmoniously perfect, photos created by Matiass Jansons should be added too, which, unlike his sculptures, radiate Hollywood-like brilliance and sometimes may seem quite puzzling. When taking photos, the artists both seeks for the harmony between forms, chiaroscuro and line rhythms and simultaneously wants his works to compete with entertainment, recreation, commerce and other similar functions in the society. Thus, revealing the complex and contradictory emotionality of the images of his art, Matiass Jansons in a plastic form accentuates the intriguing and mysterious story about art as a conversion of life …”
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By Altering Bone Marrow, ‘Training’ Can Prepare Innate Immune System for Future Challenges
A macrophage extends to "eat" two potential pathogens. A team from Penn and other institutions discovered a way to train the immune system to produce more macrophages and other myeloid cells upon encountering a future challenge. (Image credit: Obli/Wikipedia)
When you receive a vaccine against a disease like polio or influenza, your immune system gears up to defend against that particular infection. If you wind up getting chickenpox instead, or even a slightly different strain of the flu, you would be out of luck. That’s because traditional vaccines enlist the adaptive immune system, the functions of which are carried out largely by hyperspecific T and B cells, each targeted to a particular threat.
But what if a more general vaccine existed, that could steel the immune system against threats of various sorts, from infection to chemotherapy? In a new paper, published in Cell, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania collaborated with an international team to show how the innate immune system, which responds more generally to dangers detected in the body, can be trained to “remember” past threats and respond more robustly to future challenges.
The scientists show that this innate immune training, mediated, for instance, by the compound β-glucan, derived from fungus, takes place at the level of the bone marrow. The findings point to a strategy by which one could prime the immune system prior to entering a situation where the risk of contracting an infection was high, or prior to receiving chemotherapy to avoid neutropenia, a depletion of the immune system’s neutrophils.
George Hajishengallis
“Taking β-glucan prior to chemotherapy would be a very good application,” said George Hajishengallis, Thomas W. Evans Centennial Professor in the School of Dental Medicine’s Department of Microbiology, “and in the case of infections β-glucan would activate your innate immune system so it would be poised to respond much faster and stronger to an infection.”
Hajishengallis was a co-senior author on the work along with Mihai G. Netea of Radboud Universityand the University of Bonn and Triantafyllos Chavakis, the corresponding author, of the Technical University of Dresden.
Until relatively recently, the dogma in immunology was that the adaptive immune system possesses a memory, which is why vacccines are effective even years later, while the innate immune system does not. In the last several years, however, a handful of studies by Netea and others have challenged this notion, showing that the innate immune system can be trained to have a robust response by challenging it with various stimuli, such as β-glucan, a sugar molecule found in fungus. These initial investigations of innate immune training suggested that this effect was mediated by epigenetic changes to mature myeloid cells: neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages and others. But, because these mature cells survive only a day or two and the training effect can last months, Hajishengallis, Chavakis, Netea and colleagues knew there had to be some other mechanism at work.
Their hypothesis was that the changes had to somehow affect the bone marrow, the site of hematopoetic stem cells, or HSCs, and specifically those that serve as myeloid cell precusors. To test this prediction, they gave mice a single injection of β-glucan and found that within a day their HSCs expanded in number.
“But it was not a random expansion,” Hajishengallis said. “There was a bias toward myelopoesis,” that is, the generation of myeloid precursor cells.
What’s more, they confirmed that the HSC changes were lasting. When they transplanted HSCs from mice that received either β-glucan or a control injection four weeks earlier into mice lacking HSCs, they found that the mice that received cells from the β-glucan group produced more cells of myeloid lineage.
To see if this myeloid cell expansion had a protective effect, the researchers challenged mice that had received β-glucan or a control with a substance that mimics a bacterial infection. They found that the β-glucan mice had a greater production of myeloid cells and less evidence of DNA damage in their HSCs compared to the control group.
The β-glucan challenge also had a beneficial impact after chemotherapy. While chemotherapeutics can deplete critical immune cells, the researchers found β-glucan stimulation resulted in mice having more white blood cells after treatment with two common chemotherapeutic drugs. These mice also lived longer than those that received a control injection.
“Our findings may have significant therapeutic implications for chemotherapy-associated leukopenia,” Chavakis said.
These results do come with a caveat. The researchers note that, despite the protective effects from infection and chemotherapy, there are reasons to be cautious about innate immune training. Amping up the innate immune system could cause an overabundance of inflammatory signaling, leading to problems such as tissue damage or autoimmune disease.
“All these mice treated with β-glucan were healthy to start and their immune systems were invigorated,” Hajishengallis said. “What we don’t know is what would happen if the mice already had a chronic condition or were older. Their immune systems could be poised to overrespond to perceived dangers and worsen a chronic inflammatory disease.”
The researchers plan to follow up on their work along several avenues, including looking at innate immune system training in the context of ageing and seeing how it affects the course of a variety of disease conditions, including the gum disease periodonditis, an area in which Hajishengallis has expertise.
In addition to Hajishengallis, Chavakis and Netea, the paper was coauthored by Dresden’s Ioannis Mitroulis, Klara Ruppova, Lan-Sun Chen, Michal Grzybek, Tatyana Grinenko, Maria Troullinaki, Alessandra Palladini, Ioannis Kourtzelis, Antonios Chatzigeorgiou, Mathias Lesche, Andreas Petzold, Andreas Dahl, Ben Wielockx, Peter Mirtschink and Ünal Coskun; Penn’s Baomei Wang; the DFG-Cener for Regenerative Therapies Dresden’s Anne Eugster; Bonn’s Andreas Schlitzer, Marc Beyer and Joachim L. Schultze; Radboud’s Leo A. B. Joosten; Otto von Guericke University’s Berend Isermann; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics’ Kai Simons and Ian Henry; and the Institute of Molecular Systems Biology’s Nicola Zamboni.
The work was supported by the European Research Commission (Grant DEMETINL),Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschart (grants CH279/5-1, TR-SFB127 and SFB854/B26N) and National Institutes of Health (grants DE024716 and DE026152).
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Uber slapped with £385,000 fine by ICO for data loss
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Ride-sharing tech company Uber hit with near-maximum Data Protection Act fine over cyber attack.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Uber £385,000 for a 2016 cyber attack that saw hackers take advantage of ‘series of avoidable data security flaws’ and download personal data from 2.7 million UK customers.
Uber did not inform customers about the breach at the time, and doubled down on that stance by attempting to pay off the hackers and buy their silence.
"Paying the attackers and then keeping quiet about it afterwards was not, in our view, an appropriate response to the cyber-attack, said ICO Director of Investigations Steve Eckersley, "Although there was no legal duty to report data breaches under the old legislation, Uber’s poor data protection practices and subsequent decisions and conduct were likely to have compounded the distress of those affected."
The records of more than 80,000 UK-based drivers, including details of their payments, were also downloaded in the incident. The fine - one of the last pre-GDPR fines - is near the maximum possible under the Data Protection Act of £500,000.
Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist, Thycotic told SC Media UK that:
"The fact that Uber concealed the data breach increased the cyber-risk of both drivers and customers as well as a loss of trust from investors and governments. Consider if Uber has a similar data breach occur today then the equivalent fine for Uber under the EU GDPR would be approx US$ 200 million (£157 million). This should be a big reminder that Data Breaches in 2019 will carry a more significant financial penalty versus those that occurred before May 2018. The recent fines by the UK ICO should be a warning to those companies that have experienced data breaches after May 2018 which includes Facebook and British Airways.
"The mishandling of credentials for an Amazon Web Services account behind the data breach shows that companies really need to adhere to the industry recommendations on securing and protecting privileged credentials."
Javvad Malik, security advocate at AlienVault agreed: "The Uber fine shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that has been following the story. The company had inadequate protective and detective security controls. To make matters worse, the company tried to cover up the breach and paid money to keep things quiet, and in the process exposed its customers. While breaches are an unfortunate cost of doing business these days, it's how a company acts in response that can make the difference between a large fine and a warning."
Stephen Moore, Chief Security Strategist at Exabeam said that the case offered plenty of food for thought for CSOs: "In this case, the security incident was likely the result of malicious actors using previously collected or breached login data to access accounts. To protect against these types of attacks, organisations must shift the enterprise security strategy. To remediate incidents involving user credentials and respond to adversaries, the key is to move fast and consider an approach that is closely aligned with monitoring user behaviour--to provide the necessary visibility needed to restore trust, and react in real time, to protect user accounts. This should include the ability to detect, using behavioural characteristics, when events have occurred – especially when it comes to client/member/customer-facing incidents."
The attack impacted a large number of global users, with up to 57 million Uber users and 600,000 drivers worldwide.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) has imposed a fine of €600,000 (£532,000) on Uber, mainly for not reporting the incident to the Dutch DPA within 72 hours. The Dutch watchdog said that 174,000 Dutch citizens were affected. Uber agreed in September 2018 to to pay US$ 148 million (£112 million) in a settlement reached with 50 US states and the District of Columbia over the breach.
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Dissidia Final Fantasy Details Its Arcade Gameplay
By Sato . April 10, 2015 . 3:55am
We’ve gotten a look at Dissidia Final Fantasy’s six starting characters, featuring the likes of Cloud Strife, Warrior of Light, and Onion Knight. In addition, the official website has also provided some details on the game’s basic battle system and other information.
The user interface for Dissidia Final Fantasy on arcade has a lot going on. Here’s a little breakdown on the key features that you’ll see on the screen:
Battle Log
Party Status: indicates a party member’s health, Brave, and enemies they’re being targeted by.
Player’s Status: the icon that is assigned to the triangle button is part of a new system called “EX Skill”. The large number you see is the Brave number. This is basically your attacking power.
Influence HP: decreases as you or your allies fall. The team that loses this bar first, loses.
Target Line: shows a red line when you’re being locked-on, and a blue line when you’re the one locking-on an enemy.
Break Bonus: Shows the bonus points for doing a Break on the enemy.
Navi-Map: shows the position and other details of the enemies and your allies.
Enemy Team’s Information: shows the enemy party and their details.
Chat Icon: is made into a touch panel. The chat function will come in handy when you want to show some spirit or pump up your party members.
Brave and HP Attacks:
Attacks come in two varieties of “HP Attack” and “Brave Attack”. The “Break Bonus” indicates the player’s attack power, and doing an HP Attack will result in taking this number away from the target’s health. A Brave Attack will instead take away from the target’s Break Bonus number.
EX Skills:
“Cast Protect on allies to raise defense,” “Cast Slow on enemies to slow their movements,” and “Provoke the enemy to gather targets,” are some of the many support skills you’ve seen in the Final Fantasy series that you’ll get to use the game.
Again, the EX Skills feature other abilities like Terra’s “Trance” or Cloud’s “Limit Break,” and other characteristic abilities of the characters, bringing you a wide range of strategies to take put to use in combat.
Summoned Beasts:
By filling up the team-cooperative “Summon Gauge,” your party can call out powerful Summoned Beasts that temporarily help out as your fourth party member. Again, the auto-ability of the Summoned Beast will also activate in battle, giving your party a nice advantage.
What you see above is Ifrit. Ifrit is the malevolent deity that’s engulfed in hellfire. He can control blazing fire to burn down enemies.
Dissidia Final Fantasy is in development for arcade.
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Netflix is paying tribute to one of television's greatest comedies.
The streamer on Monday announced Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate, a tribute marking the 50th anniversary of the NBC sketch comedy. The series, which ran from 1968-1973, marked its 50th anniversary in January 2018.
The Netflix special — which will be recorded from Hollywood's Dolby theater on Friday, March 8 — will feature original star Lily Tomlin returning to revive her seminal Edith Ann and Ernestine characters.
A premiere date for the special has not yet been determined.
Tomlin will be joined by an impressive who's who of comedy for the special, including:
Rita Wilson
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Maria Bamford
Brad Garrett
Nikki Glaser
Lisa Ann Walter
Jeff Ross
Natasha Leggero
The stars will take quintessential sketches and acts from the original series and add a contemporary flair to help illustrate that 50 years later, "Laugh-In" never gets old.
Dave Broome (The Day I Met El Chapo, Ultimate Beastmaster) will executive produce via his 25/7 Productions banner alongside "Laugh-In's" legendary creator George Schlatter. The latter will also be in attendance on Friday.
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Beat Saber – The Czech VR Game That Took Over The World
by Yanna N. 4.4k Views 3.4k Votes
Rhythm games have been around since the distant 1970s and many arcade venues still offer the opportunity of playing old and new classics like Guitar Hero, Step Mania and other Dance Dance Revolution games.
Having in mind the millions of fans of this type of entertainment, it should come to no surprise that with the evolution of the VR technology countless manufacturers have opted for producing virtual reality music themed games. One of the newest and most popular ones is Beat Saber, which also happens to be the brainchild of a bunch of Slavic developers with Czech origins.
A week after hitting the Steam store in 2018 Beat Saber became the highest rated VR game on the platform.
Programmed on the popular engine Unity, Beat Saber is an ostensibly plain VR game that is a multi-award winner and one of the top most popular choices for VR-supporting platforms. As of early 2019 it has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide, partially due to the fact that it’s easily accessible from a variety of VR equipment – Windows 10’s Mixed Reality, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, Linux Wine.
What is Beat Saber?
It’s a single player, FPS virtual reality game where the player faces a rhythmical stream of cubes, which are approaching him/ her. The cubes are in perfect sync with the music and the player needs to slice through them with a pair of Star Wars-like lightsaber swords.
The colors and the arrows on the approaching cubes indicate which sword must be used and at which direction the player needs to slice through these moving targets. In order to spice up the gameplay there are also several wall-like blocks, which must be dodged with tucks, jumps, ducks and other movements, otherwise these obstacles lower the total amount of victory points, which the successfully sliced cubes bring.
Depending on the songs and the difficulty levels the gameplay changes significantly. What’s more, the different platforms offer different versions of the game, which have slightly altered VR surroundings.
The starry team
Beat Saber’s publisher, initially named Hyperbolic Magnetism and later renamed to Beat Games, is the product of three Czech guys – programmers Ján Ilavský and Vladimír Hrinčár, and music composer Jaroslav Beck, who also happens to be the mastermind behind some of Blizzard Entertainment and EA Games’ soundtracks.
These Slavs’ combined brilliance created a mixture of fencing stimulation, swordsmanship and rhythmic dance choreography that took over the VR community by storm.
Over the course of less than 2 years the developers, the composer and the gameplay have been nominated for the whopping amount of 20 awards from worldwide acclaimed institutions and so far have won half of them, including SXSW Gaming Awards’ VR Game Of The Year for 2019. In terms of local success, Beat Saber has won 2 of its nominations at the 2019 Czech Game Of The Year Awards.
Just how successful is Beat Saber?
If being the highest rated VR game on Steam and selling over 1 million copies doesn’t count for anything, here’s a fun fact – Beat Saber got so popular that it debuted on The Tonight Show where the notorious Jimmy Fallon and actress Brie Larson competed on it!
On top of that many gaming cafes and arcade rooms outside the Czech Republic offer various version of the game, so despite the fact that the game costs only $20 bucks, people all over the world can play it even outside their homes.
Moreover, Beat Saber has a strong YouTube fanbase, which is expanding every single day. The game’s fans are constantly upping their gameplay by using custom songs in lieu of the pre-built in ones with popular tracks by world renowned recording artists like Eminem, Queen, Imagine Dragons, Marilyn Manson, Alan Walker and more.
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Aug 7, 2013 | 8:00AM
Mike Anderson knows Knicks fans will love Bobby Portis
Knicks announce diagnosis of Bullock's medical issue
Why Mudiay has faith in Fizdale and Knicks
Free agent Reggie Bullock finally signs deal with Knicks
'Which Robinson?': Former Knicks Nate Robinson or Mitchell Robinson
Knicks' Barrett receives first NBA2K ranking
Ex-Knick JR Smith available on waivers
Here is the Knicks' over/under win total
Why Summer League was 'different' for Knox
Knicks Summer League Takeaways from Saturday's 103-87 win over Wizards
Ranking NBA's Atlantic Division starting lineups
Sources: Russell Westbrook viewed Knicks as a potential suitor
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Marcus Morris to join Knicks on one-year deal
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With free-agent additions, Kevin Knox knows Knicks camp will be 'brutal'
Sources on Knicks' mutual pursuits of Morris, Bullock
Knicks may exploit this offensive skill from RJ Barrett this season
Knicks Summer League Takeaways from Wednesday's 117-96 win over the Lakers
Report: Knicks, Stoudemire reunion unlikely
Kawhi Leonard's deal could have effect on Knicks
Barrett's Summer League performance shouldn't scare Knicks
Knicks Summer League Takeaways from 85-73 loss to Toronto
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Stoudemire: 'I still have a lot of game left'
NBA Board of Governors approves Coach's Challenges
Could Bullock's restructure lead to Knicks signing Marcus Morris?
Wooten liking his chances with Knicks: 'I've maximized my time on the floor'
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Thunder now 'receptive' to trading Russell Westbrook
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Iman Shumpert on Eastern Conference: 'The Knicks are worried about the Knicks'
By Sam Spiegelman | Aug 7, 2013 | 8:00AM
In an interview with HoopsWorld.com at the 2013 adidas Nations camp, New York Knicks guard/forward Iman Shumpert discussed an array of topics, ranging from his expectations entering his third year, the team's second-round exit in the playoffs and the hype surrounding the rest of the Eastern Conference.
Coach Mike Woodson wants to see Shumpert improve his offensive game this summer, and that's precisely what the third-year swingman is doing.
Though he left the Knicks Summer League early, Shumpert has made a habit of working on his shooting this offseason. Shumpert is also keeping in shape so he can be an asset on both offense and defense.
"I'm the young guy, I got to be able to play both sides of the floor and stretch the floor when guys like 'Melo, like Amare get those double teams," Shumpert told HoopsWorld.com. "I got to be that guy that can score. I got to be that guy who can make plays, be a playmaker. And that's all about being more aggressive, having more confidence and understanding what I need to do in my third year."
Shumpert's offseason focus is completely different than last season when he was recovering from knee surgery.
Now that he's healthy, Shumpert is working on perfecting the shots he consistently hit down the stretch last season, including corner 3s and quick pull-up jumpers in transition.
"Last year was all about getting healthy," he said. "This year I'm healthy. It's all about making that big improvement in my game. And that's going to be on the offensive end, being in shape to play both sides of the floor hard ... and knock down shots. I'm just trying to be more consistent this year."
Shumpert added he wants to make a name for himself this year, which could coincide with the Knicks making an even deeper run in the postseason.
Shumpert whiffed at the notion the Knicks' window for a championship is closing -- that the team is too old -- and instead said he is confident in the coaching staff, offseason acquisitions and the sentiment in the locker room.
One important key, he said, was ignoring the hype the defending champion Miami Heat are getting, or that of the Chicago Bulls who will welcome back Derrick Rose or the Brooklyn Nets who made a splash with their trade for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.
"We didn't do our job last year," Shumpert said, "We got knocked out in the second round and we shouldn't have. They have every right to criticize us, but we're worried about our locker room. The Knicks are worried about the Knicks, and we've got to worry about improving. We know what we got to do."
Tags: Derrick Rose, iman shumpert, kevin garnett, Knicks, paul pierce, Sam Spiegelman
New St. John's head coach Mike Anderson knows Knicks fans will love Bobby Portis
"He'll be the first one in the gym and the last one [to leave]."
By Scott Thompson | 5:08PM
Feb 8, 2019; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards forward Bobby Portis (5) looks on against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second quarter at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports (Brad Mills)
New head coach Mike Anderson considers himself a Knicks fan now, and you can thank Bobby Portis for that.
Anderson coached Portis during his time at Arkansas, where he was the 2015 SEC Player of the Year. Portis was impressive that year with 17.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game while shooting 46.7 percent from three.
That jumper translated to the NBA, too, as he shot a career-high 39.3 percent from three last season between the Bulls and Wizards. Anderson believes that aspect of Portis' game and more will have Knicks fans liking him this year.
Knicks announce diagnosis of Reggie Bullock's mystery medical issue
Bullock underwent surgery to repair cervical disc herniation
By Ian Begley | 4:18PM
Mar 4, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Reggie Bullock (35) passes the ball during the first quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports (Richard Mackson)
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New Knicks free-agent signee Reggie Bullock underwent surgery on Wednesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery for a cervical disc herniation, the team said.
Bullock initially reached a two-year $21 million agreement at the beginning of free agency, but re-worked the agreement in wake of the disc herniation. Bullock agreed to a two-year deal for less than the $4.7 million exception, his agent David Bauman told SNY.
"(The) Knicks were fantastic through this process," Bauman said.
Why former Knick Emmanuel Mudiay believes in David Fizdale and ex-teammates
Mudiay praises Mitchell Robinson, sees improvement ahead for Kevin Knox
Apr 1, 2019; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale and guard Emmanuel Mudiay (1) at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports (Wendell Cruz)
Emmanuel Mudiay has faith in the Knicks.
The 22-year-old guard may no longer be on the team, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Utah Jazz this summer, but Mudiay believes New York should be excited about some of the pieces the organization has, starting with head coach David Fizdale.
"This year wasn't the year to judge him for his work, but he's taken teams to the playoffs before," he told Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News. "So I think it's only a matter of time. If they keep putting the right people around him, then he'll flourish."
Tags: Emmanuel Mudiay, Kevin Knox, Mitchell Robinson
Bullock is expected to miss at least a month of the regular season
By Ian Begley | Jul 16 | 10:50AM
Mar 19, 2019; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Reggie Bullock (35) drives for the basket in front of Milwaukee Bucks guard Tony Snell (21) during the first quarter at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports (Jeff Hanisch)
The Knicks and Reggie Bullock have finally reached a deal after a medical issue led to a snag, with the free agent signing a two-year pact for less than the $4.7 million exception, his agent David Bauman told SNY's Ian Begley.
Bullock's deal with the Knicks is structured similarily to their other two-year agreements, per SNY sources: it isn't fully guaranteed in the second year, which essentially makes it a team option.
There is no specific timetable for Bullock to be on the court at the moment. But, per SNY sources, Bullock is expected to miss at least a month of the regular season due to his ailment.
Nate thinks he's the better dunker...and singer
Which Robinson?: Nate or Mitch 00:01:02
Former New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson has fun choosing whether he or Knicks center Mitchell Robinson are better at certain things.
Former Knicks point guard and three-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Nate Robinson stopped by the SNY studios to play a little game we like to call "Which Robinson?"
The current Robinson on the Knicks is the exact opposite of Nate -- C Mitchell Robinson. So we tested Nate's knowledge with a few questions that pertain to either him or Mitch.
Not only does Nate believe he's the better dunker, but he even proved that he's a better singer than Mitch...
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How Knicks' RJ Barrett compares to other rookies in NBA2K ranking
NBA2K released their rankings same day as Madden
Jul 9, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; New York Knicks forward RJ Barrett (9) dribbles during the second half of an NBA Summer League game against the Toronto Raptors at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports (Stephen R. Sylvanie)
After Madden's rankings created a stir among NFL fans early on Monday, NBA2K quickly followed up with their rankings, too.
Of note is how the rookies are ranked, particularly Knicks' RJ Barrett.
New York's first-round pick, and third overall, was rated a 78 in his first time appearing in the video game.
Former Knick JR Smith available on waivers
Veteran guard was waived by Cavaliers on Monday
Nov 7, 2018; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith (5) reacts near the bench in the fourth quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports (David Richard)
JR Smith is now available.
The Cleveland Cavaliers released the veteran guard on Monday before his $15.6 million contract for the 2019-20 season could become guaranteed and failing to find a team to take him in a trade.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that once Smith clears waiver, the Los Angeles Lakers would not be interested in signing him.
Here is the Knicks' over/under win total for the 2019-20 NBA season
The Knicks won just 17 games last season
By Danny Abriano | Jul 15 | 12:32PM
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson dunks against the Toronto Raptors during the second half at Madison Square Garden. (Noah K. Murray/USA TODAY Sports)
The Knicks had the worst record in the NBA last season (17-65) and scooped RJ Barrett with the No. 3 pick in the Draft and Ignas Brazdeikis in the second round before missing out on every top free agent and pivoting to the lower tier.
So how many games should they expect to win in 2019-20?
BetOnline has set the Knicks' over/under at 27.5, which would mean a solid improvement over the tank that last season was but a team that is still a far cry from being a postseason contender.
Why Summer League was 'different' for Knicks' Kevin Knox
Knox has optimistic outlook for Year 2
The word for Knicks forward Kevin Knox as he worked his way through his second NBA Summer League was "different."
As the Knicks and Knox wrapped things up in Las Vegas on Saturday, Knox used that word to describe both his new-look team and himself. But in a good way.
"Yeah, I feel totally different," Knox told Newsday. "I probably didn't have the numbers I did last year, didn't have all the highlights and stuff. But just me out there feeling more comfortable and more confident, dribbling the basketball, shooting the ball, I feel a lot stronger out there."
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Knicks Summer League Takeaways from Saturday's 103-87 win over Wizards, including five Knicks scoring in double digits
RJ Barrett came within two rebounds of a triple-double
Jul 7, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) dunks during the second half of an NBA Summer League game against the Phoenix Suns at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports (Stephen R. Sylvanie)
The Knicks ended their Vegas Summer League schedule with a 103-87 win over the Wizards in Saturday's consolation game.
Five things to know about Saturday's game...
1) Mitchell Robinson had perhaps his best game of the Summer League schedule. The second-year pro came up with big plays on both ends of the floor, ending his afternoon with 18 points, 7 rebounds, and three blocks
Tags: Kevin Knox, Mitchell Robinson
Ranking NBA's Atlantic Division starting lineups -- where Knicks stand
There were plenty of changes in the Atlantic Division this summer
By David Vertsberger | Jul 12 | 10:33AM
The NBA completely reshaped itself in a little over a week's time, shifting the balance of power in dramatic ways for years to come.
Gone are the days of the unbeatable Golden State Warriors, ditto for the Russell Westbrook-led Oklahoma City Thunder and fledgling Los Angeles Clippers. The Knicks have seen similar changes in their own neighborhood, as the splash the Brooklyn Nets made in free agency has made the Atlantic Division no walk in Central Park.
Here are the starting lineups each team in the revamped Atlantic Division could roll out come October, ranked, and how the Knicks stack up:
Tags: Caris LeVert, D'Angelo Russell, Kevin Knox, Mitchell Robinson, Spencer Dinwiddie
Sources: Russell Westbrook viewed Knicks as a potential suitor prior to Houston trade
Westbrook was traded to the Rockets in a blockbuster deal on Thursday
By Ian Begley | Jul 12 | 1:29AM
Apr 7, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) looks on during the second half against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports (Jesse Johnson)
We'll never know if the Knicks were interested in trading for Russell Westbrook. They never had the chance to make an offer.
The Rockets and Thunder stunned the league on Thursday by agreeing to a deal that moved Westbrook to Houston in return for a package that included Chris Paul and first-round picks, per ESPN.
The Knicks didn't have the money to match salaries in a Westbrook trade at the moment. They would have had to wait until Dec. 15 to include the free agents they signed the summer in a deal.
Tags: Allonzo Trier, Kevin Knox, Mitchell Robinson, Ian Begley
The forward adds a veteran presence to a young group
By Ian Begley | Jul 11 | 7:48PM
Apr 28, 2019; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris (13) dribbles the ball during the second quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks in game one of the second round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports (Jeff Hanisch)
The Knicks' pursuit of Marcus Morris has reportedly paid off.
League sources confirmed to SNY's Ian Begley that Morris plans to sign a one-year deal with the Knicks worth roughly $15 million.
Begley reported earlier on Thursday that the Knicks believed that obtaining Morris as a free agent and re-working Reggie Bullock's deal was a likely scenario, per SNY sources.
Robinson played his first five NBA seasons in New York
Nate Robinson reflects on Knicks 00:01:24
Nate Robinson joins Ian Begley and says 'They're building a team that's a real team' when describing the Knicks offseason moves.
Nate Robinson played his first five NBA seasons with the New York Knicks.
Speaking on Tuesday with SNY Insider Ian Begley, Robinson gave his take on the current state of the team, including the players they couldn't land and the one that they have brought in.
When asked about Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving spurning the Knicks for deals with the cross-town Brooklyn Nets, Robinson spoke from his own experience on why he enjoyed his time in New York.
Kevin Knox, Ignas Brazdeikis make the list
By Phil Akre | Jul 11 | 5:47PM
Robinson key in Knicks future 00:00:46
Ian Begley discusses how Mitchell Robinson was one of a few players off limits in Anthony Davis trade talks for the Knicks.
The 2019 Summer League has come and gone for the Knicks (not counting a consolation game this Friday or Saturday), who squeezed out a win after dropping their first three games. There were high and low points, an earthquake-shortened game, and plenty of Twitter GM's labeling RJ Barrett a bust.
Despite the 1-3 record, there certainly were bright spots. Mitchell Robinson impressed again, averaging 3.5 blocks and 11 rebounds across the four games, while Barrett improved significantly in games three and four.
Aside from Robinson and Barrett, Jud Buechler's squad got quality production from a number of players.
The 19-year-old is going to have to earn his minutes this season
With an influx of free agent talent joining the young Knicks' roster, Kevin Knox knows that his playing time will be hard-fought.
"We're going to have to earn our minutes and fight for playing time on the court," Knox said to Marc Berman of the New York Post. "Training camp is going to be brutal. I know I got to earn my minutes this year because we brought in a lot of great guys."
The Knicks are in line to sign Marcus Morris, whose primary position is small forward. That's Knox's best spot, too. Despite the imminent playing time crunch, though, Knox is already taking a positive approach...
Sources: Knicks view landing free agents Marcus Morris and Reggie Bullock as likely
The Knicks have long been enamored by Morris
As of Thursday morning, there was still mutual interest between the Knicks and Reggie Bullock to negotiate a new deal after a medical issue hampered their original agreement, per SNY sources.
Bullock's agent, David Bauman, and the Knicks continue to work together on a new agreement for the six-year veteran.
The medical issue that caused a hiccup is unclear, but Bullock has dealt with plantar fasciitis in the past. The Knicks originally agreed to a two-year, $21 million deal with Bullock that contained a player option in Year 2.
Barrett showed off a rare post game that worked on Wednesday night
Knicks first-rounder RJ Barrett put together another fine performance in the penultimate Summer League game on Wednesday night, dropping 21 points with 10 boards for another double-double.
But it was the way Barrett got his highest point total of the summer that should be intriguing to Knicks fans.
Barrett had a mismatch against the Lakers, and head coach Jud Buechler saw it and exploited it.
Knicks Summer League Takeaways from Wednesday's 117-96 win over the Lakers, including RJ Barrett's double-double
Barrett and Kevin Knox led the way for the Knicks in their first win in Vegas
By Alex Smith | Jul 10 | 11:34PM
Jul 9, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; New York Knicks forward RJ Barrett (9) is pictured during the first half of an NBA Summer League game against the Toronoto Raptors at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports (Stephen R. Sylvanie)
The Knicks Summer League squad blew out the Lakers 117-96 on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.
Five things to know about Wednesday's game...
1) RJ Barrett had some struggles shooting again, but he got himself going by getting to the free-throw line. Barrett ended the night with 21 points, shooting 6-17 from the field. He was also a beast on the boards for the Knicks, pulling in 10 rebounds.
2) Kevin Knox led the Knicks in scoring again, notching 25 points on 7-12 shooting. Like Barrett, the Knox did a lot of his damage from free-throw line, knocking down nine of his 12 attempts from the charity stripe.
Report: Knicks, Amar'e Stoudemire reunion unlikely
Knicks reportedly won't pull trigger on former player
By Nick Wojton | Jul 10 | 7:26PM
Feb 7, 2016; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat forward Amar'e Stoudemire (5) adjusted his glasses while coming into the game during the first half against the Los Angeles Clippers at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports (Steve Mitchell)
SNY's Ian Begley confirmed that the New York Knicks attended a workout that former forward Amar'e Stoudemire held on Monday in his quest for an attempted NBA comeback. Despite his efforts, a new report indicates a reunion is unlikely.
The 36 year old who retired from the NBA in 2016 will not be making a return to the franchise, according to the New York Post. Stoudemire, a 15-year vet, spent 2010 to 2014 with the Knicks. His spell in New York was one filled with injuries and only one All-Star apperance in his first season with the team. Stoudemire's deal with the Knicks at the time was a five-year contract worth $99.7 million.
Kawhi Leonard's deal could have ripple effects on Knicks in 2020-21 free agency
In 2021 the new 2019 for the Knicks?
Jun 5, 2019; Oakland, CA, USA; Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) shoots the ball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) in game three of the 2019 NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports (Kyle Terada)
The New York Knicks did their damnedest to set the team up to be a winner starting with the summer of 2019.
That didn't go according to plan. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving took their talents to New York, just not New York, New York. Bundled in that group is new Los Angeles Clipper, Kawhi Leonard.
But thanks to Leonard, the stars are alinging for the Knicks to line up another swing on a re-building effort through free agency starting in 2021.
Why RJ Barrett's Summer League performance shouldn't scare Knicks fans
The 19-year-old isn't the only prospect to struggle out of the gate
Contrary to what social media might tell you, RJ Barrett is not a bust. Let me be the one to offer the short list of reasons why. He's 19 years old, playing basketball for the first time in a few months, and has just three games under his belt … in the Summer League.
Now, exhale.
First impressions are everything, and Barrett's wasn't exactly pretty. In his first two games, he made just 21 percent (7-for-33) of his shots and went 2-for-13 from beyond the arc. His shot selection, turnovers and, well, a lot, were rough.
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Knicks Summer League Takeaways from 85-73 loss to Toronto, including RJ Barrett's strong showing
Barrett and Mitchell Robinson recorded double-doubles for the Knicks
By Alex Smith | Jul 9 | 11:43PM
The Knicks Summer League squad dropped Tuesday's game against Toronto by a final score of 85-73.
Five things to know about Tuesday's game...
1) RJ Barrett scored 17 points for the Knicks, including five in the first quarter. He also showed off his ability as a playmaker in the open court, tallying six assists. He also added 10 rebounds, having his best overall game to date.
2) The Knicks were without Allonzo Trier in Tuesday's game. According to the game broadcast, Trier was dealing with an illness, causing the Knicks to sit him.
Tags: Allonzo Trier, Kevin Knox, Mitchell Robinson
Former Knick Amar'e Stoudemire on comeback: 'I still have a lot of game left'
Knicks attended Stoudemire's workout in Las Vegas
New York Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire (1) smiles after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, in New York. The Knicks won the game 89-85. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (Frank Franklin II/AP)
Former Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire is planning an NBA comeback, and he wants to make sure he can help both on and off the court.
"Leadership goes a long way with teams in order to get from a playoff team to a contending championship team. ... From that standpoint, I have a lot to offer," Stoudemire said on "MSG 150," via the New York Post's Marc Berman. "And also as a basketball player, I still have a lot of game left. I can help a team in any way they need."
The Knicks were among the teams who attended Stoudemire's workout in Las Vegas on Monday, SNY's Ian Begley confirmed. The Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets were also reportedly in attendance.
NBA Board of Governors approves Coach's Challenges starting in 2019-20 season
The NBA Replay Center will also be able to initiate instant replay reviews
New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale looks to his left during the first quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. (Raj Mehta/USA TODAY Sports)
Changes are coming to the NBA's instant replay process starting this season.
On Tuesday, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved two new changes. The first change is the introduction of a Coach's Challenge. This change will be adopted on a one-year trial bases during the 2019-20 season.
"These initiatives further strengthen our officiating program and help referees make the right call," said NBA President, League Operations Byron Spruell. "Giving head coaches a voice will enhance the confidence in our replay process among teams and fans and add a new, exciting strategic element to our game. Enabling the NBA Replay Center to trigger instant replay will improve game flow and provide real-time awareness of any adjustments to the score."
Could Reggie Bullock's restructure lead to Knicks signing free agent Marcus Morris?
Knicks will have additional cap space with the new deal
By Ian Begley | Jul 9 | 5:09PM
The Knicks and Reggie Bullock's agent, David Bauman, are working together to reach a new agreement after a medical issue arose that caused the team to question his ability to play a full season, a league source confirmed to SNY.
The Knicks originally agreed on a two-year, $21 million deal with a player option. The medical issue holding the deal up is unclear, but it could lead to New York landing another free agent.
An ESPN report stated that Marcus Morris is reconsidering the two-year, $20 million agreement he reached with the San Antonio Spurs. Morris, according to the report, is considering signing with New York. The club is expected to have additional cap space if it re-works its deal with Bullock, and one SNY source said Tuesday that the team was hopeful of landing Morris in wake of the Bullock issue.
Undrafted rookie Kenny Wooten liking his chances with Knicks: 'I've maximized my time on the floor'
The Oregon product has showcased his knack for defense early
By Scott Thompson | Jul 9 | 12:47PM
Jul 7, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; New York Knicks forward Kenny Wooten (41) looks on during the second half of an NBA Summer League game against the Phoenix Suns at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports (Stephen R. Sylvanie)
Last year, the Knicks found an undrafted gem in Allonzo Trier. The Arizona guard fell through the Draft, and New York quickly scooped him up knowing he had a shot to make the team out of Summer League.
What ensued was a player who averaged 10.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 22.8 minutes per game off the bench last season. A two-year, $6.9 million contract with a team option came his way in return this offseason.
This season, that undrafted story could have a new chapter with Oregon big man Kenny Wooten.
Scouts weigh in on RJ Barrett's first two Summer League games with Knicks
Some early analysis of Knicks' first-round pick
By Ian Begley | Jul 9 | 1:38AM
Knicks forward RJ Barrett (Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports)
LAS VEGAS - If you're making sweeping conclusions about RJ Barrett after two Summer League games, you're overreacting.
"Of course the Knicks would like to see him come out and dominate in these games against guys who won't be in the NBA. That's what you'd expect from the No. 3 pick. But there's no reason to sound any alarms," one veteran scout said Monday. "He's 19 and this is what Summer League - and his rookie season, really - is for. It's about development and getting comfortable on an NBA floor."
Knicks among teams that attended Amar'e Stoudemire workout
The former Knicks forward is hoping for a comeback to the NBA
New York Knicks center Amar'e Stoudemire adjusts his glasses during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee), (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
Could a reunion between the Knicks and Amar'e Stoudemire be on the horizon?
The 36-year-old forward, who retired in the NBA since 2015-16, was working out for multiple teams in Las Vegas on Monday, which included the Knicks, SNY's Ian Begley confirmed.
Per Yahoo! Sports, the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets were also in attendance.
The Knicks making a deal work would be complicated for a number of reasons
By Danny Abriano | Jul 8 | 2:16PM
With Russell Westbrook's future in Oklahoma City cloudy as of this past weekend, the Thunder are now "receptive" for the first time to taking trade calls on the 30-year-old star, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Charania notes that the timing is difficult when it comes to a potential trade of Westbrook, which holds true for any potential trade to the Knicks, as SNY's Ian Begley noted over the weekend.
In order to complete a trade for Westbrook before December 15, the Knicks would have to renege on agreements with their new free agents, said Begley, noting the fact the Knicks have just $4 million in cap space at the moment. Westbrook is set to make $38.5 million this coming season.
ICYMI: Watch Knicks' Ignas Brazdeikis catch fire in Summer League game vs. Suns
Brazdeikis dropped a team-high 30 points on Phoenix
Jul 7, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; New York Knicks forward Ignas Brazdeikis (17) drives against Phoenix Suns guard Billy Garrett Jr (17) during the second half of an NBA Summer League game at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports (Stephen R. Sylvanie)
The story so far at Knicks Summer League hasn't been first-round pick RJ Barrett's dominance, but rather their second-rounder in Ignas "Iggy" Brazdeikis.
The Michigan product, who the Knicks trade up in the second round with the Kings to acquire at No. 47, was absolutely electric in the team's second game against the Suns on Sunday night. Brazdeikis led the team with 30 points on 11-for-19 shooting, and he added eight boards and two assists as well.
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Knicks talk success of Iggy Brazdeikis, struggles of RJ Barrett
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Knicks rookie Ignas Brazdeikis talks about scoring points in Summer League, and developing his game with Mitchell Robinson and RJ Barrett.
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Iggy Brazdeikis believes he's the best player on any court he steps on.
That was certainly true at the Thomas & Mack Center on Sunday night.
Brazdeikis, the Knicks' second round pick, scored 30 points on 11-for-19 shooting and had eight rebounds in New York's overtime loss to Phoenix.
Amid trade rumors, Frank Ntilikina focusing on Year 3 with Knicks
'I'm still in their jersey. I'm happy to be a Knick'
New York Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina (Wendell Cruz/USA TODAY Sports)
LAS VEGAS -- Frank Ntilikina was visiting with the Knicks' Summer League team on Sunday night, unfazed by his involvement in recent trade rumors.
"I'm happy to be a Knick," Ntilikina told reporters at the Thomas and Mack Center before New York's overtime loss to Phoenix. "I still take as much as I can get from every situation that I can. I'm in their jersey. I'm happy to be a Knick. I'm happy to be here. I'll work very hard to make this situation successful."
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Knicks' Bobby Portis: 'We all knew' Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving would go to Brooklyn in February
KD, Kyrie knew 'months ago' they wouldn't join Knicks
Team LeBron forward Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors handles the ball against Team LeBron guard Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics during NBA All-Star Game practice at the Bojangles Coliseum. (Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports)
A report indicated that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving knew "months ago" they would be teaming up in Brooklyn. Apparently it was not a well-kept secret.
New Knicks power forward Bobby Portis said players around the league knew about their intentions back in February.
"I knew what was gonna happen in February," Portis said, according to The Athletic's Mike Vorkunov. "We all knew that (Durant and Kyrie Irving would go to Brooklyn). Everybody knew that. I just don't think the media knew that. Us basketball players, we all knew that. ... I'm not going to leak my source. But we all know where they were going. I'm protecting mine, but we all knew where they were going."
Knicks Summer League takeaways from Sunday's 105-100 OT loss to Suns
Barrett struggles, Knicks fade in OT
Knicks forward Kevin Knox (Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports)
The Knicks faltered late in the second half and fell to 0-2 in the Las Vegas Summer League as they lost to the Phoenix Suns 105-100 in overtime on Sunday.
Five things to know about Sunday's game
1) Knicks rookie RJ Barrett struggled from the floor again, making just 3 of 15 field goals. He scored eight points and committed eight turnovers. Through two games, he has 23 points on 7-of-33 shooting.
Trading for Russell Westbrook alone doesn't make much sense for the Knicks
Westbrook has reportedly talked to the Thunder about his future
Unless they want to renege on agreements with their new free agents, the Knicks can't complete a trade for Russell Westbrook prior to December 15. They only have $4 million in cap space, not close to enough to absorb the $38.5 million he's scheduled to make next season.
It would be incredibly damaging to the Knicks' relationships with agents if they reneged on free-agent agreements to acquire Westbrook, so you can forget about that option.
Tags: Allonzo Trier, Frank Ntilikina, Kevin Knox, Mitchell Robinson, Ian Begley
Knicks' RJ Barrett not overreacting to shooting struggles in Summer League debut
Third overall pick shot 4-for-18 in his first Summer League game on Friday
Begley's Knicks analysis 00:01:01
SNY's Ian Begley reports on Dennis Smith Jr.'s improved jump shot and RJ Barrett's debut
LAS VEGAS - RJ Barrett isn't going to make too much of his shooting in the Knicks' first Summer League game.
"I haven't played a game in three months. I was fine. Shots didn't fall, but I'm good," the Knicks' No. 3 overall pick said on Saturday.
Tags: Mitchell Robinson, Ian Begley
Dennis Smith Jr. enters the season with playoff expectations for the Knicks
Smith talked about competing for the starting point guard spot, a playoff push, and more
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RJ Barrett, Dennis Smith Jr. and Julius Randle on the Knicks youth and new additions
LAS VEGAS - Dennis Smith Jr. is entering his first full season as a Knick and his third in the NBA. He sees it as an important year for him.
"I think it is. I honestly felt like I was supposed to be (drafted No. 1 overall). Probably like everybody else in the class. I feel like this is the perfect time to come out and prove why I feel that way," Smith said on Saturday after the Knicks practice in Las Vegas.
Smith said he's been working on his shot extensively with Knicks top assistant coach Keith Smart and that he feels fully healthy after he was hampered by a back injury late last season. He also likes the Knicks' new additions, feels ready to compete with free agent point guard Elfrid Payton for the starting job, and isn't worried about the Brooklyn Nets' big haul.
Randle sees a lot of fight in current crop of Knicks players
By Ian Begley | Jul 6 | 12:29PM
Mar 20, 2019; Orlando, FL, USA; New Orleans Pelicans center Julius Randle (30) during the first quarter at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports (Kim Klement)
Kawhi Leonard signing with the Clippers makes it official: the Knicks have missed out on all of their top targets in free agency. But the biggest free agent they landed, Julius Randle, believes that fans will grow to appreciate the 2019-2020 team.
"We've got dogs. We've got dudes who don't back down, who have killer mentalities. And that's what we need," Randle said on Friday night. "Getting back to the old school. Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley, all of those guys. Toughness. A fight breaking every night. So, we're excited about that. That's our identity of our team, not backing down from nobody."
Randle offered his thoughts on several topics in a chat with reporters in Las Vegas:
Former Knicks' free agency target Kawhi Leonard reportedly heading to Clippers
The Clippers have reportedly landed Leonard and former OKC star Paul George
Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard drives against Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler during the first quarter at Wells Fargo Center. (Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports)
Kawhi Leonard stunned the NBA early Saturday morning, committing to the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency and bringing Oklahoma City star Paul George along with him.
According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Leonard pushed the Clippers to obtain George via trade. The Clippers sent Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Galinari, four unprotected first picks, one protected first round pick and two protected first rounders in exchange for George. Wow.
Knicks' RJ Barrett calls Summer League debut 'a great experience'
Barrett played 25 minutes in his Summer League debut
Summer League rocked by quake 00:01:43
SNY's Ian Begley reports on the earthquake that occurred during the Knicks Summer League game in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- RJ Barrett didn't shoot the ball well in his Summer League debut, but Knicks Coach Jud Buechler had a simple message for the rookie after the game: don't stop shooting.
"There were ups and downs in the game for him, which you expect out of a rookie. We saw a lot of things we liked," Buechler said, via the Knicks, after Barrett missed 14 of his 18 shots in 25 minutes against Zion Williamson and the Pelicans. "We will continue to encourage him to keep shooting and aren't worried about his shot not falling."
Knicks Summer League Takeaways from game stopped due to earthquake
Play was stopped in the fourth quarter
The Knicks' Summer League debut against the Pelicans was stopped with 7:53 left in the fourth quarter due to an earthquake.
The west coast experienced a 6.9 magnitude earthquake, suspending play at Las Vegas' Tomas & Mack Center. The Pelicans had an 80-74 lead when play was stopped in the fourth quarter.
Both teams left their benches for their respective locker rooms, as the video board and sound speakers above the court swung back and forth.
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Knicks no longer franchise they once used to be
Feb 8, 2017; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks owner James Dolan watches during the fourth quarter between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports (Brad Penner)
The Knicks may have moved on from missing out on Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency, but there is still an underlying problem that the Knicks -- a once storied franchise in the league -- can no longer attract the game's biggest stars.
To make matters worse, these stars would rather play for New York's other team, the Brooklyn Nets, who do not carry as much cachet as the Knicks.
David Waldstein of the New York Times spent the week speaking with agents and other basketball executives, most of whom stayed anonymous, but confirmed what some had assumed: Players view the Knicks as a dysfunctional franchise with no stability.
Sources: Elfrid Payton will have 'every opportunity' to win Knicks' starting PG job
Payton to compete with Dennis Smith Jr., Frank Ntilikina
New Orleans Pelicans guard Elfrid Payton gestures while dribbling the ball during the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. (Darren Yamashita/USA TODAY Sports)
Unless you're an elite player, starting jobs in the NBA aren't handed out in July. So it's way too early to predict who will be starting at point guard for the Knicks next season.
But at the moment, the plan is for new Knick Elfrid Payton to get "every opportunity" to win the starting point guard position next season, per SNY sources familiar with the matter.
The Knicks signed Payton to a two-year, $16 million deal with a team option for the second season.
Latest updates from Knicks Summer League: Henry Ellenson leaves team
Knicks begin their Summer League against Pelicans on July 5
Dec 10, 2018; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Henry Ellenson (8) shoots against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports (Bill Streicher)
Knicks fans will get an early look at some of the team's young talent during the Summer League schedule. Here are the latest news and notes concerning the Knicks' summer schedule ...
July 5: 3:30 PM:
Henry Ellenson left the Knicks summer league team for personal reasons, according to multiple reports.
Where the Knicks stand among NBA Summer League betting favorites
RJ Barrett and Co. may be tough to beat in Vegas
(Brad Penner)
Things are not all that bad for the Knicks.
Despite missing out on big free agents and Zion Williamson in the NBA Draft, many are still high on the Knicks' young nucleus -- at least for the NBA Summer Leauge.
According to the sportsbook oddsportal.com, the Knicks are the betting favorites to win the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, which begins Friday night at 9:30 p.m. between New York and the New Orleans Pelicans.
Robinson among 10 up-and-coming players to be invited this summer
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson blocks a shot by Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac in the first half of the game at Staples Center. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA TODAY Sports)
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson's talent continues to get recognized.
The 21-year-old 7-footer was invited to join the Select Team at USA Basketball training camp this summer, SNY's Ian Begley confirmed.
The Select Team consists of 10 up-and-coming players in the league who will train under head coach Gregg Popovich alongside 18 veteran NBA players already on the Team USA roster ahead of the 2019 FIBA World Cup, which will take place in September.
Knicks' Mitchell Robinson on RJ Barrett: 'The kid can play'
Knicks begin Summer League play on Friday
RJ Barrett takes a selfie with fans in the stands after being selected as the No. 3 overall pick to the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. (Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports)
Knicks rookie RJ Barrett may be the franchise's next cornerstone player.
And ahead of his Summer League debut, he has already impressed some of his teammates, including Mitchell Robinson.
"The kid can play," Robinson said. "He's got heart. He goes at everybody strong. If he's a rookie and he's doing that, I think he'll have a great career ahead of him."
Outside of RJ Barrett, there are some other intriguing players to keep an eye on
By Phil Akre | Jul 4 | 10:22AM
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NBA Summer League, how you've been missed.
The Knicks will get things started this Friday in Las Vegas when they face off against Zion Williamson and the new-look New Orleans Pelicans. New York's squad will be coached by Jud Buechler, an assistant on head coach David Fizdale's staff.
Fizdale and Co. will get to see RJ Barrett's first shot against NBA competition, as well as the start of Mitchell Robinson and Kevin Knox's second seasons. Fans will also get their first look at the team's second round pick, Ignas Brazdeikis.
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RAMSI expresses condolences to Prime Minister and Premier
Friday, 06 February 2009 08:21 AM
RAMSI Special Coordinator Graeme Wilson personally expressed his condolences to the Prime Minister and Premier of Guadalcanal as he made available a RAMSI helicopter for them to inspect areas affected by recent flooding.
Mr Wilson conveyed to both leaders, their governments and the people of the Solomon Islands his deep concern and that of all RAMSI personnel for the welfare of Solomon Islanders affected by flooding in Guadalcanal Province.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families at this time," Mr Wilson said.
The Special Coordinator briefed the Prime Minister and Premier about RAMSI's support to the relief effort through RAMSI's Participating Police Force, military and civilian development advisers.
"RAMSI has been assisting Solomon Island counterparts with transportation, damage assessment, humanitarian assistance and medical evacuations," Mr Wilson said.
"We are prepared to provide further assistance as appropriate, and we continue to work closely with Solomon Island Government agencies to this end."
Mr Wilson said RAMSI is organizing an appeal among RAMSI personnel for food, clothing and essential items to be donated to relief agencies working directly with affected communities.
"RAMSI personnel across the mission share a strong desire to join hands and help Solomon Islanders and the agencies working with them to respond to this disaster as quickly and appropriately as possible."
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Spaceflight Insider
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SpaceX could launch rocket from Spaceport America in December
SpaceX is eyeing Spaceport America, located in Las Cruces New Mexico as a spot for possible expansion. Photo Credit: SpaceX
Jim Sharkey
Gwynne Shotwell, president and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX, announced on Wednesday that SpaceX’s reusable Grasshopper rocket could begin test flights from Spaceport America in Las Cruces, N.M. in late December. Shotwell was in Las Cruces for the annual International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight. SpaceX has made a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at the spaceport for the test flights.
SpaceX had been conducting test flights of the Grasshopper at a facility in McGregor, Texas but the company has reached the limit of what it can do there. Shotwell said that the rocket will be able to fly much higher and faster than it could at the Texas test site. Unlike most rockets, the reusable Grasshopper can launch, fly and then land vertically near its launch pad. During her presentation at the conference, Shotwell showed a video of the Grasshopper’s most recent flight to an applauding audience. About 25 of SpaceX’s 3,000 employees will be temporarily based in New Mexico for the start of the project.
Also speaking at the conference was Michael Blum, founder and president of investment research and media firm Hedgeye Risk Management. During his talk Blum stressed the need for upscale amenities to cater to wealthy passengers who will be taking sub-orbital flights from Spaceport America. Blum said that local businesses need to realize that while only a few people will be taking the flights, they will be bringing friends and family to watch.
“Those folks, will be looking for upscale spas and other attractions,” Blum said.
This article was written using reports from Las Cruces Sun-News and Albuquerque Business First
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The Curious Incident of the Bench in the Daylight
On 4 March the world watched in bewilderment as reports of the attempted assassination of former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal, and his adult daughter Yulia, began to flow in from the UK. In the days that followed a low constant chatter about the incident pervaded START’s offices at the University of Maryland. As more details emerged, we became convinced that the chosen weapon was a nerve agent and our hushed discussions turned into intense speculation about what it could be. G-agents? No, not nearly persistent enough for the number of responders exposed. V-agents? The symptoms didn’t seem to match up. “Could it have been…- no - it’s never been used before…it couldn’t be Novichok,” one researcher muttered in confusion. The Skripal incident was just the latest in an accelerating surge of chemical attacks over the past five years.
Full Citation:
Binder, Markus K., Rebecca L. Earnhart, and Jillian M. Quigley. 2018. "The Curious Incident of the Bench in the Daylight." CBRNe World (April). http://www.cbrneworld.com/_uploads/download_magazines/The_curious_incident.pdf
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Yohuna
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MPLS: Story Club Minneapolis with Venus DeMars and Lynette Reini-Grandell
Bryant Lake Bowl 810 W Lake St. Minneapolis, MN 55408 (map)
Story Club Minneapolis is a live monthly storytelling show featuring both an open mic segment and a curated set of performers from all over the Twin Cities arts scene and beyond. Story Club showcases true, autobiographical stories -- especially stories that are bold, vulnerable, unexpected, and connected to the complexity of our cultural environment. No two Story Club evenings are ever alike, but each month when we wrap up the show, we feel like we’ve witnessed a new, unique little community coming together.
So! Starting at 6pm, audience members are invited to put their names in the hat for the opportunity to tell an up-to-7-minute story onstage (Requirements? Has to be a story, has to be true, has to be about you!). When the show begins at 7, three or four tellers are drawn at random to perform, and they'll be followed by our featured guests. Does this make you want to tell a story? GOOD! (Do it! Do it! Do it!)
Story Club’s host and producer is actor/writer Amy Salloway!
April's featured performers are Minnesota's own dynamic duo of Goth Punk Multi-Disciplinary Creative Royalty, Venus DeMars, and Lynette Reini-Grandell!
Doors open at 6pm, show at 7pm
Tickets are on a sliding scale from $8 - $15, and are available at the door, or by phone: (612) 825-8949; or in advance online: http://www.bryantlakebowl.com/cabaret-theater (go to the show date to find the exact www.brownpapertickets.com purchase link)
Story Club online: https://www.facebook.com/StoryClubMinneapolis
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Lambeth College
Published: 22nd July, 2016
Updated: 9th August, 2016
Sport England is the government agency responsible for growing and developing grassroots sport. They have supported Street League to further develop our Dance-Fit programmes in Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester.
Exercise Movement and Dance Partnership (EMDP)
The Exercise, Movement and Dance Partnership (EMDP) is the National Governing Body and Umbrella Organisation for Exercise, Movement and Dance (EMD) in the UK. EMDP has supported Street League develop and launch its Dance-Fit programme, sharing their valuable insights and offering training opportunities to staff and participants.
In 2016, Street League became an official kit partner of Nike, offering high quality Nike sportswear to all of its staff and participants across the UK.
The Freemasons' Grand Charity
The Freemasons’ Grand Charity supports the Street League Academy in Middlesbrough. It is a grant-making charity dedicated to supporting people in need, having donated more than £120million to good causes since 1981.
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Derrick Rose explains 'I can't breathe' shirt, support of Eric Garner
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Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, who warmed up in a shirt that read, "I can't breathe," spoke to reporters on Monday about his decision to show support for Eric Garner, a New York man whose last words have become a rallying cry at protests against police brutality.
Rose said he had the shirt made and decided to wear it on his own. Rose did admit that he might not have worn the shirt if he did not have a child of his own.
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DR:"I don't want my son growing up being scared of the police or even having that thought on his mind that something like that could happen"
- Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) December 8, 2014
A native of the Southside of Chicago, Rose is aware of police brutality, but he made sure to point out that he does not believe all policeman are bad people. Rather, he chose to focus in on recent instances of brutality that gained attention across the country.
Rose: "I'm not saying all cops are bad or anything, I'm just saying what happened them days is uncalled for ..."
Rose: "And I think that hurt a lot of people. It hurt the nation."
Garner died in the streets of Staten Island after he was confronted for selling loose, untaxed cigarettes and placed in a chokehold by NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo. Garner's death, which was caught on camera, sparked protests.
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Surgeons’ views on preoperative medical evaluation: a qualitative study
Perioperative Medicine > Ausgabe 1/2017
Kevin R. Riggs, Zackary D. Berger, Martin A. Makary, Eric B. Bass, Geetanjali Chander
Preoperative medical evaluation
Patients often undergo extensive, multidisciplinary evaluation prior to elective surgery. Initially, the evaluation is aimed at determining whether patients indeed have a surgical condition. Once this has been determined and a tentative decision to proceed with surgery has been made, patients often undergo additional preoperative medical evaluation (PME)—testing and evaluation aimed at assessing and minimizing surgical risk (Riggs and Segal 2016 ). There is substantial variation in this practice of PME (Thilen et al. 2013 ; van Gelder et al. 2012 ; Wijeysundera et al. 2012 ) and limited evidence for benefit (Balk et al. 2014 ; Wijeysundera et al. 2010 ), which has raised concerns about overuse (Baxi and Lakin 2015 ; Brateanu and Rothberg 2015 ; Smetana 2015 ).
The perioperative process is complex and includes diverse provider types, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, primary care and medical specialists, and spans multiple settings, including the outpatient clinic, operating room, and hospital. Surgeons are uniquely situated as they follow patients through the entirety of this process, from prior to surgery to the hospital to the postoperative follow-up. This unique vantage point may give surgeons important insights regarding the processes of PME that can assist with improving the efficiency of the system. However, knowledge of surgeons’ views on PME is limited. Several recent qualitative studies focused narrowly on preoperative testing in low-risk situations (Brown and Brown 2011 ; Patey et al. 2012 ), and several quantitative surveys focused on preoperative consultations (Katz et al. 1998 ; Pausjenssen et al. 2008 ). The objective of this study was to more broadly explore surgeons’ modern practices and beliefs about PME.
We conducted a qualitative study consisting of semi-structured interviews with surgeons. Because the preoperative process is complex and so little is known about surgeons’ practices and what motivates those practices, we felt that a qualitative approach would allow us to explore that complexity better than a quantitative survey.
Setting and participants
Surgeons were recruited from clinical practices in Baltimore, Maryland. We purposively recruited surgeons to maximize the diversity of our sample with the goal of hearing a wide range of practices and opinions. We recruited an approximately equal mix of academic and private practice surgeons, and a mix of general (including colorectal, vascular, oncologic, thoracic, endocrine, breast, and plastic) and non-general (including orthopedic, urologic, and otolaryngologic) surgical specialties. Additionally, we oversampled women and sought a mix of early-, mid-, and late-career surgeons.
We contacted surgeons from two local academic institutions via publically available email addresses. We were unable to locate publically available email addresses for local private practice surgeons, so we obtained their contact information with the assistance of the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network, a research consortium of area hospitals and health systems. All surgeons were located in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Surgeons were offered a small monetary incentive for participating, and they were interviewed in-person in a private setting that was convenient for them, typically their offices.
General topics for questioning included surgeons’ current PME practices and related training, surgical risk assessment, potential benefits and potential downsides for patients and others in the health care system, and ideas for improving the system. Each author was involved in developing the initial interview guide. As the study progressed, the interview guide underwent revisions to allow further exploration of new topics that had been raised in prior interviews. Additionally, semi-structured interviews allowed for topics not included in the guide to emerge and be explored. The final interview guide is shown in the Appendix.
Data collection and analysis
One investigator (KRR) conducted the interviews in person between June 2015 and May 2016. Just prior to the interview, participant characteristics were collected using a brief questionnaire. Interviews were audio-recorded and the recordings were transcribed verbatim. Identifying information was removed from interview transcripts.
The transcripts were initially analyzed using conventional thematic content analysis (Hsieh and Shannon 2005 ). A codebook of descriptive codes (also known as topical codes) was developed collaboratively by two authors (KRR and GC) as the transcripts were reviewed. The transcripts were coded using textual data analysis software (ATLAS.ti version 7, Scientific Software Development), which allowed coded segments to be compared to all other segments with the same code to look for emerging themes. The outcome of this type of thematic analysis is the identification of general themes (e.g., reassurance as a benefit of preoperative medical evaluation), which can then be used to construct new theory (e.g., as with grounded theory methodologies). The goal of our analysis was not to develop theory but to identify themes in the form of specific assertions representing practices and beliefs (Erickson 1986 ; Saldaña 2013 ). The initial stage of coding was ongoing during the time interviews were being conducted, and helped guide the determination that enough data had been collected (a concept known as thematic saturation) (Guest et al. 2006 ).
After the initial stage of thematic analysis, each of the transcripts was then re-coded for supporting and opposing instances of each theme (except for “practice variation” which we just described). We tabulated the number of interviews in which instances of each theme appeared (not necessarily mutually exclusive, as supporting and opposing instances of a theme could each appear in an interview). Each transcript was independently coded by two team members to enhance reliability, and discrepancies were resolved by consensus. The institutional review board at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine approved the study.
We interviewed a total of 18 surgeons, whose demographic characteristics are shown in Table 1. One-third of the surgeons were female, and the mean age and mean time since finishing their training was 43.4 years and 9.7 years, respectively. Surgeons were evenly split between academic and private practice, and slightly more than half (11/18) were general surgery specialties.
Surgeon characteristics
Gender, female
Age, mean (range)
Years since completed training, mean (range)
Practice setting
Surgery type
Non-general
Urologic
Otolaryngologic
Practice variation
The variation in surgeons’ descriptions of their PME practices was striking. Each surgeon said they required an evaluation and some testing for a majority of their patients, typically directed by primary care physicians (PCPs) or preoperative clinics run by anesthesiology. However, some surgeons were selective about who would require these additional visits based on patient factors and operation factors, while others required these visits in all of their patients with no exceptions. Surgeons were split on whether they preferred PCPs or anesthesiologists direct the PME, and while most surgeons felt that either was adequate, some required patients to be seen separately by both. Some surgeons ordered necessary tests themselves, while others had consultants order them (sometimes at the discretion of the consultants, and other times dictated by the surgeons). Some surgeons required specialist involvement (e.g., cardiology) in certain cases, while others left that determination to the discretion of the clinician performing the PME. Some surgeons would require visits with several specialists in addition to a PCP visit for some patients, while others said that a specialist visit should obviate the need for a PCP visit. Most surgeons initiated the process of evaluation after the tentative decision for surgery had been made, and they added patients to the operating room schedule at that point. However, a few surgeons said they waited for the results of preoperative consults or tests before adding patients to the operating room schedule to make sure they were “cleared.”
Patient benefits and harms
Themes related to the benefits and harms of PME and representative quotations are shown in Table 2. Universally, surgeons believed that PME provided some benefit to at least some patients. The primary benefit that surgeons cited was the identification of occult conditions. Many shared stories of patients who appeared well but had serious pathology incidentally discovered in the PME, which was either able to be addressed (making surgery safer) or required surgery to be canceled (saving the patient an unnecessary or unsafe surgery). Surgeons also indicated that they believed the PME resulted in optimization or “fine tuning” of chronic conditions, although they were less specific in their evidence supporting this belief.
Themes related to benefits and harms of preoperative medical evaluation
Number of interviews supporting theme, representative quote
Number of interviews opposing theme, representative quote
The preoperative medical evaluation can improve surgical outcomes by identifying treatable occult conditions and/or optimizing chronic conditions.
“I think it prevents catastrophes. I mean, you wouldn’t want to carry someone to the operating room and have the stress test on the operating room table. But by doing a preoperative evaluation you might uncover, whether it’s the EKG, whether it’s laboratory findings, you might uncover something that suggests this person is at high risk for cardiovascular disease which might lead to other evaluation which could prevent a misadventure, so to speak, in the operating room.”
-Academic urologic surgeon
“I mean if you believe the trials, you know, the CARP trial being the classic one, there is no benefit for preoperative evaluation.”
-Academic vascular surgeon
Many patients do not medically benefit from the preoperative medical evaluation
“How many pre-ops do you have to do before you find something really wrong? Because most people, you are not going to find anything in that kind of situation.”
-Private practice colorectal surgeon
A normal preoperative medical evaluation before surgery is reassuring to patients and physicians
“There is a peace of mind I get from it, because if I have those numbers and objective data in front of me then it makes me feel more confident that the patient is going to be safe.”
-Academic endocrine surgeon
The preoperative medical evaluation has minimal to no medical risk for patients
“I don’t see an overt downside to a preoperative evaluation other than the logistics of it, frankly.”
“It’s sort of like screening for most conditions, where if they’re not symptomatic and you find something, you are forced- you’re not forced, but the standard of care at that point is to pursue it, and sometimes that even postpones surgery because something has been discovered that may or may not be clinically important, and so I think it’s just a lot of extra engagement with the health care system.”
-Academic otolaryngologic surgeon
Additional office visits and tests can be an inconvenience for patients
“It’s cumbersome. I mean it’s difficult. They have to come back on a separate day. A lot of my out-of-towners, it’s difficult, right, because let’s say you live in Kansas and you are coming here for surgery and you see me and we schedule surgery. You go home and see your family, and now you’ve got to come back a couple of days before the surgery to go to the [preoperative clinic]. And so it’s an inconvenience for sure.”
-Academic oncologic surgeon
“But, interestingly enough, the patients accept it very willingly. Almost expected, not just accepted.”
-Academic colorectal surgeon
The financial cost to the patient and/or healthcare system is a downside of the preoperative medical evaluation.
“It’s expensive and most of it is not necessary. And it’s expensive both from the standpoint of true monetary cost of doing testing but also there’s a time expense for everybody.”
“And I think there is a benefit in that if you can prevent a complication, there is a huge benefit not only clinically, but also financially.”
Surgeons generally agreed that PME was overall beneficial, though many acknowledged that the benefits typically accrue to a minority of patients and that most patients did not derive a direct medical benefit. Some surgeons pointed out that it is not possible to identify who will benefit ahead of time, and so PME that ends up not being beneficial is ultimately justified by the minority of cases where patients derive a medical benefit.
Even when the results of the PME are normal and do not alter the surgical plan, some surgeons believed that they were still worthwhile. In some cases, this was just because the surgeons like to “have those numbers.” In addition, they believed that normal test results and “another pair of eyes” reviewing the case were reassuring to patients as well as surgeons and anesthesiologists. Other potential patient benefits were mentioned less frequently, including as opportunities for education or to increase patient engagement, or just a reason for people who might not otherwise see a primary care doctor to do so.
The majority of surgeons denied that there could possibly be any medical harms from PME. While many of the surgeons explicitly recognized that PME essentially represents “screening” that patients may not otherwise receive if they were not considering surgery, they believed that anything identified through this screening (e.g., lab abnormalities or lung nodules) ultimately represented a benefit to patients. However, one surgeon cited the potential of falsely abnormal results to delay surgery and another specifically cited “overtreatment.”
Surgeons generally downplayed potential medical harms of the PME, but they largely recognized the inconvenience to patients of extra office visits and tests. Some mentioned that visits in preoperative clinics the day before surgery would require out-of-town patients to spend a night in a hotel. A number of surgeons mentioned that patients had brought up the inconvenience of the PME to them, although only one had ever heard a patient bring up out-of-pocket costs for extra office visits or tests.
Surgical risk assessment
Themes related to risk assessment and representative quotations are shown in Table 3. Universally, surgeons indicated that in their initial evaluation of patients, they performed their own assessment of patients’ surgical risk. For the most part, these assessments were informal, described as “a gestalt,” “the eyeball test,” or “spit balling.” Few had ever used a formal risk assessment tool or calculator, and none reported using them regularly. However, surgeons were generally confident in their ability to estimate risk. Two surgeons mentioned research indicating that surgeons’ gestalt is as good as a more formal risk assessment, and one even said that if their assessment differed from the consultant’s assessment that “I still trust myself more.”
Themes related to risk assessment
Surgeons are confident in their ability to assess patients’ surgical risk.
“I think we get a good gestalt of the patients overall by the time you get through the H&P. The longest assessment is the initial visit. Once you can confirm their medical history and the medications you get a good sense of their risk.”
-Academic orthopedic surgeon
“I don’t really have the expertise to figure out their cardiac risk whereas the other providers generally do… I mean, qualitatively I can tell. Some patients are probably going to be higher risk than others, but beyond that I’m not really trained in what to specifically look for.”
-Private practice orthopedic surgeon
The risk assessment provided by non-surgeons is viewed primarily as either clearing or not clearing the patient for surgery.
“I’ll generally make sure there’s no glaringly abnormal laboratory studies and make sure at least the note from PCP says the patient is cleared for surgery or moderate—make sure it doesn’t say they’re at extremely high risk or really not cleared for surgery. If that were the case, then they probably would have notified me beforehand, so I’m not going to read [the note] in detail.”
“If I was about to do a big operation on someone and the preop says, “whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on, this is a really sick person,” sometimes there’s a lesser option. If they uncover things that I wasn’t aware of, I might go with, for obstructing colon cancer, I might go with a stoma. Just give them a bag, a quick operation, rather than trying to take it out and do this five hour operation.”
Some surgeons found the risk assessment provided by the consultants performing the PME to be helpful, but most reported that it rarely affected their surgical plan. Most surgeons viewed the PME a task that had to be completed, and a majority of surgeons spontaneously used the terminology “cleared” or “clearance” to describe the assessment of the clinicians performing PME, reflecting this belief. This view is driven in part by the timing of the PME, which typically occurs after a tentative decision to have surgery has been made, so surgeons have already made an assessment that the benefits outweigh the risks. To this end, some surgeons explicitly said that they do not routinely review the notes provided by consulting clinicians, and that when there are problems that are going to delay or prevent surgery, they are contacted directly about them. So while other clinicians’ risk assessment is not routinely incorporated in the decision to have surgery, unanticipated problems discovered during the PME often result in the surgery being reconsidered.
Drivers of current PME practice, potential improvements, and barriers to change
Themes related to drivers of current PME practice, potential improvements, and barriers to change and representative quotations are shown in Table 4. Most surgeons indicated that their requirements for preoperative testing and medical office visits were driven by hospital or anesthesiology requirements, although they were not always able to describe the specifics of those requirements. Many surgeons were focused on ensuring that anesthesiology’s requirements were met to ensure that cases were not canceled at the last minute, sometimes driving surgeons to order or request more than they thought was actually needed.
Themes related to drivers of current practice, potential improvements and barriers to change
Hospital and/or anesthesiology requirements (including informal or perceived requirements) are a major driver of surgeons’ use of preoperative services.
“For major surgery, everybody needs to get a set of pre-operative tests, and the standards are set mostly by the hospital where the surgery is going to take place. Some of these hospitals send us a grid and on one side there are patient’s characteristics like age, whether they are a smoker, whether they have certain medical conditions. On the other end, based on the response to the first set of questions, it tells us whether we should get an electrocardiogram, a chest X-ray, some blood work, etc. What we do most of the time, because it’s always better to have more than have your surgeries get delayed because you didn’t get enough, we go ahead and get more extensive blood work. Let’s say they request basic chemistry, we may go ahead and get some liver function tests as well.”
“I get coags on everybody and I think that some people push back and say you don’t need to do that unless somebody has some history of a bleeding problem or something along those lines. [Even if anesthesia didn’t require them], I would still get them.”
Surgeons receive minimal formal training on performing preoperative medical evaluations.
You know, my residency didn’t really—we do kind of general surgery time and stuff like that, but certainly in medical school, I never really learned “here’s how to properly preop the patient.” We sort of encountered it a lot as you would, for example, consult medicine to see if you can fix some old lady’s hip. You’d sort of learn indirectly by seeing how they would clear them, but I guess I never really learned formally the right ways to do it.
I did [get specific training about what to order on who and why] for disease processes that could produce intraoperative problems. So hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, those sorts of things. Did I get training about more subtle things? Like, for example, this person is taking Plavix, here are the things you need to do about those patients. Not really.
Surgeons’ preoperative medical evaluation practices are similar to their colleagues’ practices.
“My senior partners had been doing this for 30 years, and so I kind of just picked up the flow of how the office works and how they do [the preoperative medical evaluation].”
-Private practice breast surgeon
“I think my colleague probably does fewer testings, like in terms of cardiac clearance. I think that he may, for example, instead of having a cardiology work them up, he says, I’ll just go ahead and order an ECHO or a stress test. And if those look fine then he clears them.”
-Private practice thoracic surgeon
The preoperative medical evaluation reduces surgeons’ malpractice risk.
“I guess it probably would give you a little defense if patient develop post-op medical issue. Then it probably will be a help defensively to say hey, I got the medical opinion on that. There’s no question that’s part of the deal when you get a medical clearance.”
-Private practice vascular surgeon
“I guess it could go both ways in the sense that I mean in theory [the preoperative medical evaluation] should lower [the malpractice risk], but in reality if you do not read the note, it may increase it.”
Surgeons welcome standardization of preoperative medical evaluation protocols.
“I think there were sort of national or at least sort of acceptable agreed upon standards between institutions, I think that would just be a lot easier because then theoretically it would be more interchangeable. Like if we just agreed that, you know, this is the definitive article and here’s this grid. Wherever you fall on this grid, this is how we’ve decided as a medical community that people are cleared for surgery. Then you can go anywhere and do it and you know what people are going to get, and it kind of takes the guesswork out.”
“It would be nicer if things weren’t mandatory, because in some cases--especially in the hospital--if a patient is coming in two months later, and their pre-op was done 75 days ahead, and you know that there hasn’t been a whole lot of change in the interim, it would be nice if we could kind of use our judgment. But, they don’t allow room for that, because I guess they don’t want to trust people’s judgment.”
-Private practice plastic surgeon
There is inadequate evidence regarding the benefits of preoperative medical evaluation.
I definitely don’t know if it is absolutely necessary to preop my young 20-year olds. I mean is there a possibility that something could pop up during some of their routine blood work or something? Of course. But you know that from a cost analysis standpoint I don’t know if it is really needed. More studies that need to look into that.
Most surgeons reported receiving very little formal training in how to perform the PME. Some of the general surgeons indicated that during their training, they were responsible for performing PME, so they gained some expertise and comfort in doing so, even if they had to “muddle through and figure it out.” On the other hand, most of the specialty surgeons indicated that they outsourced PME to primary care or anesthesia during their training, and so they never gained any experience or comfort with it.
Despite the variation and lack of training, most surgeons perceived that their practice was very similar to their colleagues’. In part, this related to hospital requirements that essentially standardized both their practice and their colleagues’ practice. However, several explicitly stated that they developed their current practice by observing and adopting that of their colleagues.
Many surgeons felt the PME reduced their malpractice risk, although this was not universal. Some indicated that the reduced risk was due to the PME leading to fewer complications, but many indicated that even in the case of non-preventable complications, the fact that another physician had “cleared” the patient for surgery would be protective.
Several surgeons indicated that they welcomed more standardization of the PME. Toward this end, several thought consensus guidelines would be helpful because they would reduce their uncertainty as to whether the patient had received an adequate PME and may even reduce the malpractice risk. However, several surgeons expressed skepticism that there was adequate evidence that a less resource-intensive PME process would be safe, although they indicated that more evidence could persuade them to change their practice.
In this qualitative study, we elicited a comprehensive picture of surgeons’ views on PME. This study supplements prior studies, which were more narrowly focused either on testing in low-risk situations (Brown and Brown 2011 ; Patey et al. 2012 ) or medical consultations (Katz et al. 1998 ; Pausjenssen et al. 2008 ). For example, Brown and Brown (Brown and Brown 2011 ) conducted qualitative interviews with a diverse group of clinicians involved with preoperative testing (which included 7 surgeons out of 23 participants), and reported themes similar to ours with respect to satisfying hospitals’ and anesthesiologists’ requirements to avoid delays and cancellations, the potential medicolegal benefit of preoperative testing, and clinicians’ desire to have more standardization. However, most of our themes were not reported in these previous studies.
The results of this study have several important implications for future efforts to improve the process of PME. First, the PME should not primarily be viewed as simply providing a “risk assessment” or “risk stratification.” Surgeons are generally confident in their ability to estimate surgical risk, and since a tentative decision to proceed with surgery has already been made, simply providing another risk estimation will not routinely cause those decisions to be reconsidered. Rather, surgeons are looking for confirmation of their assessment (i.e., that they did not miss something important). Surgeons also want to assure that patients’ chronic conditions are being appropriately treated (i.e., “optimization” (Riggs and Segal 2016 )), although how often conditions are actively being managed during this process is uncertain. Additionally, more research on who is best suited to direct the PME (i.e., PCPs or dedicated preoperative clinics) may be helpful, though as described by several surgeons in the study, it is likely unnecessarily redundant to have more than a single preoperative assessment.
Second, surgeons recognize that not every patient benefits from the PME, but they do believe that the process improves surgical outcomes overall. Further, while they are aware of the potential inconvenience of the process for patients, they do not believe that current evidence is adequate to justify changing their practice to require fewer tests or office visits. While some commentators have argued that evidence is sufficient to limit preoperative testing in many situations (Brateanu and Rothberg, 2015 ; Smetana 2015 ), high-quality evidence demonstrating the safety of less intensive PME is generally lacking (Balk et al. 2014 ) (with the exception of cataract surgery (Schein et al. 2000 )). High-quality evidence demonstrating the safety of forgoing certain preoperative services and research examining the effect of less intensive PME on patient experience has the potential to change practices.
Finally, surgeons were very clear that one of their primary concerns is satisfying anesthesia and hospital requirements in order to avoid last minute cancellations. In part, this problem arises from the current workflow, where anesthesiologists may be assigned to cases on the day before or the day of surgery. Variation in the anesthesiologists’ opinion of what constitutes an appropriate PME may drive surgeons to be more exhaustive in terms of preoperative tests and consultations than they otherwise would be, in order to avoid last-minute delays and cancellations. More uniformity about what anesthesiologists expect would be welcomed by surgeons, as it would decrease anxiety about delays and cancellations and may lead to a less intensive PME. Consensus guidelines, even in the absence of more high-quality evidence, could drive more standardization and could even allay surgeons’ concerns about malpractice liability (Kirkpatrick and Burkman 2010 ). However, surgeons seem more attentive to local hospital policies than to national clinical guidelines, so future guidelines would likely have more impact if targeted at hospitals and anesthesiologists rather than surgeons or internists who perform PME.
This study has several limitations. First, we presented our themes as assertions, although qualitative research is not meant to be hypothesis testing, so these assertions warrant further quantitative testing in more representative samples. Second, all surgeons were currently practicing in a small geographic region, so their practices and beliefs could be specific to that region. Finally, we tried to avoid any specific focus on overuse or low-value care, though surgeons may have perceived that to be an implicit subject and tailored their interviews to avoid describing some low-value practices.
Surgeons’ PME practices vary dramatically, even within a single geographic area. While overuse in PME may be a legitimate concern, surgeons generally view PME as beneficial, so future research on PME and future reforms to the PME process should take into account surgeons’ views on the topic. More research into the safety of forgoing certain preoperative services and patient satisfaction with less intensive PME, and increasing standardization of the process through consensus guidelines may be options to decrease unwarranted variation and increase the value of PME.
Dr. Riggs’s work on this study was funded by the Society of General Internal Medicine Founders’ Grant and by NIH grant T32 HL007180.
The institutional review board at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine approved the study. All participants gave their verbal consent to participate.
Final interview guide
What are the operations you most commonly perform?
What is your typical patient population like?
What is your standard practice for “preops”? (Or whichever term is familiar.)
Who usually performs those preops?
What tests do you recommend or require be obtained as part of the preop?
Do you order those tests? Why or why not?
Do you request specialists to be involved in the preop? If so, how do you make that decision?
How do you request a preop?
How do you process preop notes and test results?
Is there something specific in the preop note that you are looking for?
(If not everyone gets a pre-op) How do you decide who doesn’t need a pre-op?
Does your practice or institution have rules about preops? If so, what are they?
Are there any clinical guidelines for preops that affect your practice? If so, what are they?
How were you trained about doing preops?
How does your current practice differ from the way you were trained?
How do you think your practice differs from your colleagues? Others in your community?
In your opinion, what are the benefits to the patients from preops?
What are the potential downsides for the patients?
Do you ever change your surgical plan based on the preop? If so, how?
What are the benefits to you, the other providers involved, or the health system from preops? How do preops affects a surgeon’s risk of malpractice?
What are the potential downsides to you or the health system from preops?
Do anesthesiologists ever cancel cases because of inadequate preop? If so, examples?
How comfortable do you feel in estimating a patient’s operative risk?
How do you estimate a patient’s operative risk?
Do patients express preferences or expectations regarding preops? If so, how?
Do you have any memorable anecdotes about a patient who was impacted positively or negatively by a preop?
Do you think there would be any way to make the preop system better?
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Elected bets in Bacolod beat Soce deadline
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ALL elected officials in Bacolod City filed their Statements of Election Contributions and Expenditures (Soce) for the May elections before its deadline on June 13, Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Bacolod official said Friday.
Acting Bacolod election registrar Ann Janette Lamban said of 35 candidates in Bacolod including those who did not win, only four candidates who ran for councilor failed to file their Soce on time.
She said it will be the Comelec Manila who will determine the penalty to be filed against the four candidates.
“Under the law, there is an administrative penalty against to those who fail to file Soce,” she added.
Lamban noted that on the last day of filing, they waited for the candidates to file until 8 p.m. and it was mayoral candidate Jocelle Batapa-Sigue who filed her Soce in the last minute.
Lamban said the Soce documents will be forwarded to the Provincial Comelec office and to be submitted to the Comelec in Manila.
Bacolod City has a total of 27 candidates for councilor, three candidates for mayor, three candidates for vice mayor, and two candidates for congressman.
Soce is a comprehensive report about the campaign contributions and expenditures of political candidates.
Meanwhile, Lamban said it will be her last day of office in Bacolod City today and she will report to Cebu on Monday.
She said all the documents were already turned over to the Comelec personnel.
Lamban also expressed her gratitude to all her staff in Bacolod, the Philippine National Police, Department of Education, city government employee and to all those who helped for the success of the May elections.
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Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems / Connected vehicles
Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) use wireless technologies to enable real-time wireless communication between vehicles, roadside infrastructure, mobile devices and back-office systems, improving the safety and manageability of the transport network, and reducing congestion and costs.
TCA is taking an active role in responding to the local and international challenges and opportunities C-ITS pose to industry, operators, regulators, policymakers and users.
TCA co-leads national and international developments on standards, interoperability, security and conformance frameworks for telematics and related intelligent technologies, C-ITS, and the managed security environment for connected vehicles – the Cooperative Credential Management System (CCMS).
A CCMS is one of the operational systems that will underpin a C-ITS environment – an environment that includes physical devices (in cars, infrastructure and mobile personal devices), applications, information and means of communicating it, and the enabling systems, interfaces and practices.
Click here to read the 2016-17 C-ITS Feature from the Annual Report
Other TCA Publications:
2017-18: Key Decisions to Progress Australian Deployment of a Security Credential Management System (SCMS)
2017-18: Executive Companion: Key Decisions to Progress Australian Deployment of a Security Credential Management System (SCMS)
2016-17: Discussion Paper: Towards a national vision for a secure, connected future through Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS)
Why is security essential?
Most people don’t think about security on a daily basis – and they shouldn’t have to. Security should be the last thing on someone’s mind when they use a service, make a purchase, or leave the front door.
A level of trust is needed that is a lot harder to achieve for the connected and cooperative space. That trust wouldn’t be very useful if it only extended to a few people, or to a few brands. It needs to be able to extend to whoever wants access, when they want it.
Our physical and digital lives are converging, and so is our transport. Cars are becoming Smart Phones and engines on wheels; and our transport networks are roads and radio waves.
It seems like every day we read about a car getting hacked, or about something going wrong. Events like this are happening on a small scale: at trade shows, or as public stunts. What if these incidents were happening on the road? When security doesn’t work it can be frustrating, disrupt a business, or put people in real danger.
C-ITS in Australia
To learn more about C-ITS, and the security solution for the connected environment, read TCA’s discussion paper, here [link]TCA and Austroads closely collaborated to assess the needs of stakeholders, provide security and privacy management, and develop system requirements and key resources.
TCA is also actively generating discussion on security in the area of C-ITS, with the September 2016 publication of a discussion paper entitled 'Towards a national vision for a secure, connected future through Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS)'.
Global C-ITS Harmonisation
Around the world, governments and industry are coming together to ensure that the connected vehicles will operate safely, securely and efficiently.
TCA is the co-lead (with the European Commission and the United Stated Department of Transportation) on Harmonisation Task Groups (HTGs). TCA brings its knowledge and experience to these international projects that coordinate the recommended implementation of C-ITS policies. TCA is actively representing Australia’s interests on security, technical and operational policy matters.
Harmonisation refers to the coordination of safety and sustainability issues, technical and policy standards, and the identification and removal of regional and international differences that potentially limit the public outcomes of C-ITS. Harmonisation is a critical step in delivering a trustworthy, cooperative and cross-jurisdictional environment that will encompass all modes of transport, and must remain operational for many years to come.
TCA uses operational experience in delivering a security environment that covers the lifecycle of regulatory telematics solutions to discussions on privacy and security for C-ITS.
TCA’s shared leadership with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the European Commission affords Australia the opportunity to ensure its needs and policy expectations are represented in the harmonisation framework as it develops.
This is positioning Australia to minimise its long-term C-ITS establishment and operating costs by ensuring international products work as seamlessly as possible in Australia.
C-ITS – International Harmonisation Task Group 6 Findings and Recommendations
C-ITS International Harmonisation Task Group (HTG) 6 met between January 2014 and July 2015 with the objective to develop a security policy framework for C-ITS that identifies the key areas for harmonisation across jurisdictional and international boundaries.
The significant work of HTG6 identified the security principles and global standards to foster the development and adoption of safer, cost-effective, and sustainable C-ITS. Harmonisation is a critical step in delivering a trustworthy, cooperative and cross-jurisdictional environment, and sets the foundations for operational applications of C-ITS for many years to come.
HTG6 acknowledged TCA’s leading role in the developing ITS frameworks that are internationally recognised and adopted. TCA’s experience in administering the National Telematics Framework, knowledge of international standards development, and the ability to manage the intersection between policy, technical, commercial and operational issues were crucial to the success of HTG6. TCA brought its expertise in delivering a commercially viable security environment, and its operational knowledge of the core systems and policies that will underpin international deployments of C-ITS.
Read the full report here
Harmonisation Task Group 7
HTG7 is focussed on security solutions and standards to enable first stage deployments of C-ITS, with a vision for full, global deployment.
HTG7 is being co-led by representatives of the EC, USDOT and TCA. The members of HTG7 are policy analysts and technical experts with hands-on experience in C-ITS implementation, and security in related fields..
HTG7’s objectives are to:
Consolidate previous HTG approaches to security for C-ITS – namely to incorporate, evolve and extend awareness and consensus on the work of HTG6
Explore and find consensus on gaps – differences in technical and/or policy requirements or capabilities – in standards for local, regional and international C-ITS environments
Develop a cooperative and prioritised plan based on common needs
Address the need for globally unique identifiers for C-ITS
Identify the C-ITS standards that overlap with and support those relating to connected vehicle automated systems
Identify the immediate and future relevance and utility of C-ITS work streams for Smart Cities initiatives.
HTG7’s results will be focussed on standards to enable first stage deployments of C-ITS, but will also have a vision for full, global deployment. The final result will be a series of reports intended to inform and be used by C-ITS implementers and policy makers.
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Thomas Jefferson 6-Pack
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Thomas Jefferson was a great American who helped the United States win its freedom from England. He helped write the Declaration of Independence, served as the third president of the United States, and is even featured on famous Mount Rushmore! Readers will enjoy this biography translated in Spanish, which includes details of Jefferson's time as a lawyer, his membership in the House of Burgesses, and his role as Secretary of State. The vivid images and supportive text along with the helpful glossary and index provide readers with tools for better understanding of the content. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title.
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Add additional copies of Exploring Social Studies: Texas Edition Grade 3 Bundle to your classroom with this add-on pack, which includes one of each book from the complete Spanish-translated bundle.
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Act out Benjamin Franklin's life story! This charming, Spanish-translated script includes six differentiated roles, allowing teachers to accommodate different reading levels. All readers will feel confident while building fluency with this 6-Pack.
La constitución del campamento (Camping Constitution) 6-Pack
Through this 6-Pack, students will learn about the Constitution as they act out this Spanish-translated script about a camping constitution! Differentiated roles allow teachers to accommodate a range of reading levels, so all students can participate!
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Guided Reading Level: S
Learn all about Louis Pasteur, the scientist who first began pasteurization. Through this Spanish-translated 6-Pack, readers will discover the incredible accomplishments of Pasteur and his dedication to studying various molds, bacteria, and yeast.
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Daniel Boone is often known for his coonskin cap, but beyond that, he was one of America's greatest explorers! Readers will learn about Daniel's adventurous life with six copies of this fascinating title translated in Spanish!
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Through six copies of this Spanish-translated biography, young readers will discover how Harriet Tubman bravely escaped from her life as a slave and how she helped hundreds of other slaves into freedom through the Underground Railroad.
La cultura de Estados Unidos (American Culture) 6-Pack
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Celebrate the mosaic of American culture by exploring the nation's food, clothing, music, and more with 6 copies of this Spanish-translated nonfiction book.
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Explore customs, traditions, and beliefs of the many unique countries throughout the world with 6 copies of this Spanish-translated nonfiction book.
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Discover the many important government buildings and monuments in our nation's capital, Washington DC, with 6 copies of this Spanish-translated nonfiction book.
Honremos a nuestros héroes: Día de los veteranos (Remembering Our Heroes: Veterans Day) 6-Pack
Guided Reading Level: R
Students discover how America honors the brave men and women who serve in the armed forces to protect our nation through 6 copies of this Spanish-translated nonfiction book.
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Guided Reading Level: V
Learn about how the U.S. Constitution instructs our leaders to run the country and ensures rights of Americans with 6 copies of this Spanish-translated nonfiction book.
Nuestro gobierno: Las tres ramas (Our Government: The Three Branches) 6-Pack
With six copies of this Spanish-translated nonfiction book, students can explore the mechanisms of the U.S. government like checks and balances and the separation of power.
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Learn the importance of civic values and how American's embrace each other's differences with six copies of this Spanish-translated title.
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People are always changing their environment. With six copies of this Spanish-translated nonfiction title, readers will learn about the many ways people use land, from growing crops and raising animals to cutting down trees and building roads.
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From earthquakes to wind and water, learn about the natural things that constantly change the face of our planet with 6 copies of this Spanish-translated nonfiction book.
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Explore America's history through the man-made landmarks across the nation that honor and pay tribute to the past with 6 copies of this Spanish-translated nonfiction book.
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This hands-on, Spanish-translated social studies series will delight your first grade students with its wide array of captivating texts and activities. Aligned to TEKS and ELPS, this multi-text collection builds content-area literacy in engaging ways.
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Explore Texas's unique history and culture with captivating texts and activities highlighting the Lone Star State. Aligned to TEKS and ELPS, this Spanish-translated collection builds content-area literacy in engaging ways.
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Triggered Dad Ditches Son’s Patriotic MAGA-Themed Wedding
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Trump Derangement Syndrome continues to divide families
(Infowars) – A Michigan father refused to attend his own son’s wedding after learning it would be MAGA-themed.
The couple, Audra Johnson and her husband, celebrated the event in Kalamazoo on the Fourth of July.
Bridesmaids and groomsmen wore the president’s trademark “Make America Great Again” hat, tables featured pro-life petitions, and the bride’s dress was an actual MAGA flag made by fashion designer Andre Soriano.
Johnson even painted her nails to salute the American flag.
“It looked like America threw up all over my wedding and I’m not sorry,” Johnson told local media.
The event was open to people of all political ideologies, including Democrats, of which Johnson’s maid of honor was one.
“We were gonna do our photos with the Trump hats and she said, ‘You know I love you, but I can’t wear the Trump hat,’” Johnson told WXMI. “I said, ‘It’s OK. It’s OK. Just wear a red hat. We still love you. We can have completely different opinions about everything and still love each other.”
But not everyone was happy with the pro-Trump festivities.
Johnson says while she’d be open to attending an Obama-themed wedding, her husband’s father refused to come, calling the president a “racist.”
“He sent us a text message,” the new wife admitted. “It said, ‘As long as you support that racist in the White House, I won’t be attending your wedding.’ Which is sad but we did have a lot of people that loved us and showed up.”
Unfortunately, the groom’s dad missed one key point the wedding was trying to convey.
According to Johnson, her wedding was partially intended to dispel the idea that Trump supporters are racist: “I really feel like because we are such a mixed family – you know, he’s African American, I’m Filipino – I thought it was really important to show people that the stereotype, you know that the whole ‘Trump supporters are racist,’ stuff like that, we both thought it was really important to show that was wrong.”
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OnePlus 5 Global Launch Set for June 20
June 19, 2017 June 19, 2017 Tech Know Gyaan 0 Comments launch, OnePlus, OnePlus 5
Oneplus fans, the D-day is almost here. The Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus is set to unveil its next flagship smartphone OnePlus 5 globally on Tuesday June 20. The launch event will start at 12 PM EDT (9.30 pm IST).
The upcoming smartphone’s registrations have crossed 5.25 lakh in China. The company is taking registrations for the smartphone on the Chinese website JD.com in China. The smartphone is likely to go on sale in select markets on Tuesday. As for India, the smartphone is reported to be be exclusively go on sale on Amazon India’s e-commerce website starting Thursday (June 22).
The company also teased OnePlus 5 in TV ads during the recent India-Pakistan ICC Cup final. OnePlus said in a tweet, “Caught our ad during the #IndvsPak match? Tweet a screenshot of your favourite moment with #OnePlus5Launch & get a chance to win the phone!”
The upcoming OnePlus 5 is speculated to sport dual-rear cameras with a zoom lens, similar to Apple iPhone 7 . It is powered with Qualcomm’s current flagship processor Snapdragon 835. The new flagship smartphone will be available in two variants: 6GB RAM + 64GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB.
As for price, speculations suggest 64GB variant to be priced at Rs 32,999 and 128GB variant to be priced at Rs 37,999. At this price, OnePlus 5 will be the company’s most expensive flagship smartphone to launch in India so far. The company’s current generation flagship OnePlus 3T launched at Rs 29,999 onwards in December 2016.
The 64GB storage variant of the smartphone is currently available at Rs 29,999 in Amazon’s three-day smartphone sale. The sale, which started today (June 19) runs till June 21.
Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC with an insane 6GB of RAM, OnePlus 3T comes with 64GB/128GB of internal storage. Its facade is taken up by a 5.5-inch Optic AMOLED Full HD display. There’s a 16MP rear camera with LED flash, Optical Image Stabilization and 4K video recording functionality, in addition to a 16MP front-facing snapper.
Having all modern connectivity options, the OnePlus 3T is backed by a 3,400mAh battery, with support for OnePlus’ ‘Dash Charge’ fast charging technology.
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Hochiki Europe Fire Detection System Installed At Belgian Bank
When VSK Electronics in Belgium were asked to install a fire system into one of the largest banks in the country, it turned to Hochiki Europe’s detection products to complete the project.
The bank’s headquarters is housed within a stunning seven story structure which is widely admired for its architectural excellence. The curved outer perimeter of the building houses the offices and in the middle is a large atrium, which maximises the potential for natural daylight, excellent views and ventilation. With over 2,500 workers and visitors coming and going through its doors every day, safety is a paramount concern.
Recognising that its fire detection system was nearly 20 years old and nearing its end of life, the bank decided the time was right to install a new one.
Having already commissioned Harelbeke based VSK Electronics to carry out work on its security and access control infrastructure, the company was invited to tender for the installation and commissioning of the new fire detection system. Commenting on its credentials, Robert Verwee, VSK electronics’ sales and marketing manager, states: “Over the last 30 years we have become one of Belgium’s leading fire detection, access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection and perimeter detection specialists. We provide fully integrated safety solutions for a wide range of clients in a variety of industries and offer a complete service that is based on providing the latest technology.”
Once awarded the contract, VSK Electronics carried out a full assessment of the building and agreed a schedule of work. Detectors from Hochiki Europe would be used throughout and explaining this decision, Sandy Dubaere VSK Electronics’ account manager, says, “We have used Hochiki detection products exclusively for over 20 years. The reasons for this are simple – they are designed to a high standard, are incredibly reliable and, just as importantly, the service and support the company provides is second to none. What’s more, for this project we knew that they would be fully interoperable with panels and associated devices from other manufacturers.”
For a project of this scale excellent planning is crucial to its success and with over 4,600 detectors to remove and replace, all while the building continued to function as normal, Sandy Dubaere and his team had to keep disruption to a minimum. VSK Electronics had two months to complete the job so, not surprisingly, teams of between four and six technicians were deployed almost around the clock, with most of the work in voids and ceilings being completed during the night so as not to affect the bank’s-day-to-day activities.
“We installed the 16 FALCONnet control panels first as this meant that we could then carry out the installation of the detectors in zones, line by line,” explains Sandy Dubaere “There were 74 zones in total and we also had to strategically connect new loops via a dual operation system to ensure complete coverage and protection during the project.”
A total of 4,300 ALG-EN optical smoke sensors, which feature Hochiki Europe’s High Performance Chamber Technology, have been installed. By minimising the differences in sensitivity experienced in flaming and smouldering fires these devices are incredibly responsive and help to reduce the possibility of unwanted alarms. These products are complemented by 350 ACA-E multi-heat sensors and 160 HCP-E call points.
For the Atrium, VSK electronics installed the new Xtralis OSID beam detector. Technologies from both Hochiki and Xtralis were the perfect solution for this modern Office building.
To provide 100 per cent visibility the fire detection network has been linked to the Xtralis M3000 security management system (SMS), which is used to control and monitor the whole fire and security infrastructure. The project then underwent a full test and certification process in accordance with the Belgian Organisation for Security Equipment Certification (BOSEC) and the National Organisation for Fire and Theft Fighting (ANPI) – bodies that VSK Electronics works very closely with on a continual basis.
Since the installation was completed, no unwanted alarms have been reported and the bank employees are delighted with the effectiveness of the new fire detection system.
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When it comes to physical fitness, every fire department’s approach is different. Some have invested in a fitness initiative, others haven’t. Some struggle to create culture change and an environment where physical fitness is a priority and not an afterthought. Other departments don’t know where to begin, or they approach the issue of health and fitness randomly with approaches that may not be based on science. Firefighters physical health Worse, some departments embrace systems that are too strenuous or likely to cause injury. Using heavy weights can cause harm. Sometimes firefighters exercise beyond the point of fatigue. Basketball may be good exercise, but the risk of ankle sprains and other injuries outweighs the benefits. Any exercise program should be science-based and should “engineer out” the likelihood of injury" “Any exercise program should be science-based and should “engineer out” the likelihood of injury”, says Bryan Fass, Founder and President of Injury Prevention Systems and the Fit Responder. He works nationally with departments to reduce injuries and improve fitness for first responders. Need for a fitness policy at fire stations “Some departments have a ‘fitness policy’ that says firemen should work out whenever they can,” says Fass. “Others have no policy at all, and some have to deal with cities, command staff and unions – it’s hard to have a focused goal because everybody wants something different.” Some departments have built a centrally located fitness facility that crews from multiple firehouses can use on a rotating basis. Others may simply have an arrangement with a local health club that is agreeable to a fire truck being parked out front. A principal benefit of a physical fitness program is avoidance of on-the-job injuries Avoiding on-the-job physical injuries A principal benefit of a physical fitness program is avoidance of on-the-job injuries. The number one physical affliction for firefighters and EMTs is low-back injury. Firefighters also suffer shoulder injuries from pulling; or knee injuries from tripping, stepping in a hole, or climbing in and out of a truck. Injuries also tend to be less severe – and to heal more quickly – among physically fit patients. Fit firefighters are less likely to suffer from heart attacks in a high-stress/high-heat environment. Fitness also helps to offset fatigue. Research shows that a “fit but fatigued” firefighter will outperform, have less risk of injury and better cardiac health than an “unfit but fresh” firefighter in a high-stress/high-heat environment. In short, better fitness equates to better work capacity and fewer injuries. Addressing wide fitness level disparities When it comes to fitness, a concern is the wide disparity among fitness levels of firefighters When it comes to fitness, a concern is the wide disparity among fitness levels of firefighters. There are young firefighters who are relatively fit working out side-by-side with an aging workforce that isn’t equipped for the same level of activity. In the middle are some motivated souls who are more health-conscious. An approach that works for all three groups is to introduce activities with a low-risk-high-reward ratio. Regularly scheduled exercises should cater to the lowest-common-denominator participants. Exercise programs should be risk-averse. Importance of physical fitness programs A big need for fire departments is to have more structure in their physical fitness programs. “The need for structure is there, but every department is different,” says Fass. In fact, a misconception about firefighter fitness is that they have to train all the time. Rather, a balanced approach works best. When scheduling exercise routines for each shift, different kinds of workouts should be scheduled about two days apart. One day might be high intensity; another might be a mobility/recovery workout; a third might be primal lifting, squats and deadlifts; and a fourth might be stability/mild cardio (core training). The light schedule assumes that more fitness-conscious firefighters would work out more strenuously on their own time. A big need for fire departments is to have more structure in their physical fitness programs Incorporating high nutrition in firefighters’ diet Some departments embrace the concepts of good nutrition and how they can impact everything from a firefighter’s fatigue to their ability to survive on the fire ground; others revolt and won’t even listen. There are geographical differences, too: The West Coast is more health-conscious than the Northwest or South. Eliminating pain, increasing mobility and fighting fatigue are prerequisites for an exercise program Eliminating pain, increasing mobility and fighting fatigue are prerequisites for an exercise program. Participants should be taught to self-treat pain in the 16 “trigger points” around the body using therapeutic tools, such as a foam roller or tennis ball. There are tools to target each area of pain. Adopting a “mobility program” involves stretching for greater flexibility and mobility. And combatting fatigue means ensuring that firefighters get enough sleep. Incentives for fit firefighters Fears for their job security may be an unspoken but real concern among firemen presented with a new fitness program: “Get fit, or else….” Fitness programs should allow plenty of time for participants to get back into shape,” says Fass. Some departments offer incentives to employees who achieve better fitness, such as a cash award, gift card, or extra time off. Some offer incentives to do tests based on NFPA 1582, which outlines an occupational medical program to reduce risks and provide for the health, safety, and effectiveness of firefighters.
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is setting the standard for the use of drones in firefighting applications. As one of the first major metropolitan fire departments to have a significant drone program, LAFD has flown more than 175 missions in less than two years, including the Skirball fire that burned the Bel Air neighborhood in December 2017. Since Skyfire Consulting, a drone services and training company, helped LAFD secure a Certificate of Authorization (COA) for the drone program, the agency has established a training regimen, secured new products and equipment and grown their program to 17 licensed pilots and a fleet of nine drones. When privacy worries created a backlash in the community, the LAFD met the concerns head-on and ensured their standard operating procedures (SOPs) addressed any privacy issues. Incorporate Drone Technology LAFD started a Pilots Training and Ground School Course earlier in 2019 A report to the Board of Fire Commissioners in March from LAFD Chief Ralph Terrazas outlined the program’s progress. LAFD started a Pilots Training and Ground School Course earlier in 2019 to teach flight skills concepts and legal aspects. LAFD Battalion Chief Richard Fields told the commission the LAFD’s drone program has become a national standard. “We are mentioned in literature, we are mentioned in conferences, we are mentioned across the city family as well as outside agencies,” Fields commented, as reported by NBC4 in Los Angeles. In April, drone technology company DJI announced a Solution Development Partnership with the LAFD to create, test and deploy DJI drones as an emergency response and preparedness tool. The agreement will provide the LAFD with access to new technologies, training and support to incorporate drone technology in its operations. Thermal Imaging Cameras LAFD flies DJI Matrice 600 Series and DJI Phantom 4 Pro drones equipped with visual and thermal imaging cameras that provide real-time video and data transmission to incident commanders. LAFD will continue to use DJI drone technology across a variety of situations including hot-spot identification and aerial mapping to help manage wildfire response, as well as incident response for swiftwater rescues, hazmat operations, and urban search and rescue missions. LAFD will continue to use DJI drone technology across a variety of situations “The LAFD has been working through a pragmatic approach to adopting drone technology for several years, including developing policies and procedures that define clear use case scenarios and building awareness among the general public about the positive life- and property-saving benefits drone technology can provide,” says Fields. “[The partnership with DJI] gives the Department access to developments such as drones equipped with thermal cameras that will give incident commanders a real-time bird’s-eye perspective,” he adds. Complex Urban Environments When considering the benefits of drones, departments of any size can be inspired by LAFD’s example “Combining advanced drone technology with new software tools will help bridge the gap between [the capabilities of] helicopters and [those of] firefighters on the ground, allowing us to address life-threatening situations faster and more effectively than ever before.” The LAFD’s drone program is one of 910 public safety organizations in the U.S. deploying drones for life saving activities, according to the Bard Center for the Study of the Drone (May 2018). “While the LAFD program shows how drones can succeed when operated within expansive, urban areas by a large department, drone technology is valuable to municipalities of any size,” says Romeo Durscher, Director of Public Safety Integration at DJI. “Through our two-way collaboration [with LAFD], we will receive valuable insight into the complexities of deploying drones for emergency situations in one of the most complex urban environments in the nation,” says Bill Chen, Enterprise Partnerships Manager at DJI. When considering the benefits of drones, departments of any size can be inspired by LAFD’s example.
FIREX International, 18-20 June, 2019, at ExCel London will feature 25-plus hours of seminars and panel discussions along with an exhibition of 130-plus manufacturers showcasing products for fire safety. A Sprinkler and Suppression Presentation Area will highlight the important category. Also, for the fourth year, the International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference will take place alongside FIREX International. There will be 18,000 fire prevention and protection professionals from over 70 countries in attendance at FIREX International. Seminars and panel debates, held in the dedicated Expertise and Guidance Theatre, will include sessions covering tall building safety, passive fire protection, case studies, and more. One session will consider how the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union will impact fire safety laws and the fire industry. Implications of fire safety regulations A presentation will cover the development of new tests to assess video smoke and flame detectorsThe aftermath of the Grenfell fire will be the backdrop of several sessions. One will address the competency of fire, emergency and security systems technicians in the post-Grenfell era, presented by Fire and Security Association Chairman Tom Brookes. Also, a panel discussion will consider the process control and record-keeping requirements of Dame Judith Hackitt's proposed ‘golden thread of information’ that spans regulatory, design, compliance, construction and operational management functions. Another session will speak to post-Grenfell implications of fire safety and future regulations, and there will be a summary of the government response to the Hackitt/ADB review and its impact on passive fire protection. Other topics include training, testing, and fire risk assessment. A case study will highlight the importance of smoke alarms in rented properties. A session on defining Fire Industry Association (FIA) Qualifications will address the impact of best practice, legislation and standards. A presentation will cover the development of new tests to assess video smoke and flame detectors. And there will be an update on industry efforts to create an overarching competence body for the fire safety sector. Thousands of products on display The Passive Protection Zone offers an opportunity for delegates to develop their knowledge of passive fire protectionFIREX International caters to everyone within the fire safety buying chain from manufacturers, distributors, installers, integrators, consultants to end users. With tens of thousands of products on display, attendees can test and try them out hands-on. The largest presence at the show will be the Fire Solutions stand, organized by Halma, which will feature six leading suppliers of fire safety technology from the same commercial family hosted at a single stand. The featured exhibitors will be Advanced, Apollo Fire Detectors, Argus Security, FFE UK, Klaxon and LAN Control Systems. The Passive Protection Zone offers an opportunity for delegates to develop their knowledge of passive fire protection via a variety of seminars and workshops. Plus, Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) member companies will be located around the zone, displaying related products. Tall Building Fire Safety Conference The 6th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference will focus on innovation, drones, fire science and more. Topics on Day 1 will be fire engineering, fire testing and fire science in tall buildings. Day 2 will address fire risk management, insurance and construction in tall buildings. Day 3 will focus on firefighting in tall buildings. FIREX International is co-located with IFSEC International, Facilities Show, Safety & Health Expo and Field Service Management Expo, catering to those working across many platforms, including building management, and protection and safety of people and information.
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fall essentials Oct. 24, 2016
6 Pairs of Over-the-Knee Boots to Buy From Stuart Weitzman’s Fall Collection
By Lindsay Peoples
Finding over-the-knee boots is a task that I, like most shoppers, dread: It’s so hard to find boots that actually fit real calves when you’re not Karlie Kloss’s height. So when I found out about Stuart Weitzman’s new “Ultimate Boot Guide,” I thought I’d give it a try; it allows you to compare which kind of boots will give you the best fit, and the pros and cons of each. The customer chooses the color, material, sole type, toe shape, and heel height to determine not only the kind of boot you like best, but the kind you actually need. For that kind of luxury, you’ll have to pay more than you would for the average fast-fashion shoe, but it’s worth it to have boots tailored to your lifestyle. Just think how smart you’ll feel when you’re not hobbling around with sore feet this winter, or throwing out a battered pair of boots after one measly season.
And contrary to popular belief, when styled correctly, over-the-knee boots can elongate your legs and provide extra warmth on cold days. The trick is to balance out the proportions of what you wear with them — whether it’s a simple sweater and slim-fit jeans that will tuck into the boot seamlessly, or a chunky sweater dress and jacket. Scroll down below to see the best picks.
Photo: Courtesy of Stuart Weitzman
HighStreet Boots
With a nice suede Bordeaux finish, this boot really says “It’s fall” in an elegant way. The signature-stretch suede molds to your legs without suffocating them, and the tie-back detail lets you adjust the length at the top of your calves.
$798 at Stuart Weitzman
LowJack Boots
If you’re looking for a practical boot that looks as sleek as its six-inch counterpart but has the comfort of a kitten heel, we’ve found it. The front panel is made of suede, but the back consists of micro-stretch elastic, which makes it super comfortable. And the best part? The heel is only three inches, so you can wear them all day and night.
LowLand Boots
Flat boots that elongate your legs? It’s possible when made with the right materials, as is the case with these thigh-high stretch and suede boots in a cool navy blue. The material resembles leggings, but contours your legs in a flattering manner.
Highland Boots
The Highland boots are by far the sexiest pair on this list, and make for a good option when you want an over-the-knee boot that hits your mid-thigh and gives you some height.
LeggyLady Boots
A combination of trendy and practical, the LeggyLady boot in velvet feels timely for fall and the holidays, but will also fit into your existing wardrobe with ease. There’s not a skirt, dress, or pair of pants it won’t complement.
TieLand Boots
Dubbed the most “leg-lengthening” boot because of its mid-height heel and mid-thigh length, the TieLand boot has a nice natural suede tone and a block heel that feels fresh.
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Sick! Reuters Uses Radical Islamist to Attack Bush Speech!
by Jim Hoft August 10, 2006
In his speech in Wisconsin today, George Bush defined the West’s War with “Islamic Fascists”,
Hat Tip Sharansky Bloggers
Later today Reuters came out with an attack piece on the president for using the words “Islamic Fascists.”
But, If they wanted to defend Islam, you’d think Reuters would have found someone who did not organize and speak at a tribute to “the great Islamic visionary,” the Ayatollah Khomeini.
The flyer reads:
“Neither east nor west” is the principle slogan of the Islamic Revolution in a world of hunger and oppression and outlines the true policy of non-alliance for the Islamic countries and countries that in the near future with the help of Allah SWT will accept Islam as the only school for liberating humanity and will not recede or sway from the policy even one step.”
The radical Islamists that Reuters recruited to blast Bush did not appreciate the president’s definition of the war against Islamic Fascists:
U.S. Muslim groups criticized President Bush on Thursday for calling a foiled plot to blow up airplanes part of a “war with Islamic fascists,” saying the term could inflame anti-Muslim tensions.
“We believe this is an ill-advised term and we believe that it is counterproductive to associate Islam or Muslims with fascism,” said Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations advocacy group.
Reuters even found Radical Islamist, Mohamed Elibiary, to attack Bush:
“We’ve got Osama bin Laden hijacking the religion in order to define it one way. … We feel the president and anyone who’s using these kinds of terminologies is hijacking it too from a different side,” he said.
“The president’s use of the language is going to ratchet up the hate meter, but I think it would have caused much more damage if he had done this after 9/11,” Elibiary said, adding that tensions were not running as high as they had been in the immediate aftermath of the 2001 attacks.
Mohamed Elibiary is one of the Radical US Islamists who spoke at and organized the gala event held in December 2004 that went completely unnoticed the mainstream news at the time: a tribute to “the great Islamic visionary,” the Ayatollah Khomeini.
Jihad Watch covered the story back in 2004 and had much more on the conference. “Elibiary says he didn’t know it was to be a Khomeini tribute(?) Looking at the poster above, what he did think it was about.”
But that didn’t matter to Reuters!
Buzz Machine is bristling.
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Will the death of Malaysia Goodson finally lead to accessible city transport?
Accessible cities
Last week, a mother died after falling down a set of subway steps carrying a baby buggy. Will it finally convince cities to improve access to transport?
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Wed 6 Feb 2019 02.30 EST Last modified on Thu 7 Feb 2019 03.49 EST
As a parent or person with mobility issues, it is easy to view transport networks as simply impossible to negotiate. Photograph: Keith Erskine/Alamy
I’m halfway down the footbridge, thunking my nine-month-old son from step to step like someone trying to hit ketchup out of a bottle. He starts to cry – a wheedling, disgruntled moan – so I take one hand off the buggy to stroke his face. In that moment he squirms, the buggy tilts and I get a flash, for a microsecond, of the drop, the concrete, the depth and the danger. For lack of a lift, a ramp or an assistant I could have lost the centre of my world.
Last week, Malaysia Goodson, a mother from Stamford, Connecticut, is believed to have fallen to her death while trying to get down a flight of stairs at the Seventh Avenue station in New York City while carrying her one-year-old daughter in a buggy. Goodson was found lying unconscious at the bottom of the stairs beside a tipped-up stroller. Her daughter, miraculously, was unharmed, but is now motherless. The authorities later said that it appeared her death was related to a pre-existing medical condition, however it has prompted demands to improve accessibility on the subway. The incident caused the mayor, Bill de Blasio, to state on Twitter: “The subway system is not accessible for everyone, and that’s an environment the [Metropolitan Transport Authority] should not allow.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor)
This is a heartbreaking tragedy that never should have happened. The subway system is not accessible for everyone and that’s an environment the MTA should not allow. https://t.co/X89fQep0LY
To many parents, the incident is chilling, and call into question how we can address the accessibility needs of parents alongside wheelchair users and other disabled people.
For many parents, accessibility in cities means more than just ramps, lifts and lowered kerbs. You must be able to keep a child safe but also within touching reach; you must carry luggage, sit to feed, avoid high levels of air pollution, regulate a healthy temperature, be able to change a nappy and go to the toilet yourself, and eventually guard against a mobile-but-unstable child who insists on walking. While slings and rucksack carriers may make navigating public transport easier, they are not always suitable for parents with disabilities, nor the solution to something as nuanced as finding a suitable place to feed your child. I can’t be the only person who has sat on a concrete bollard, in the rain, beside two lanes of traffic, with my shirt open, my buggy wedged against a set of fragrant railings, wondering if there might be a better way.
Steep stairs, such as these at a subway station in Manhattan, are a nightmare for those with mobility issues or with a pram or pushchair. Photograph: Jeff Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images
Nevertheless, it is easy, as a parent, to start to view any transport network – whether it’s in London or São Paulo – as simply impossible when travelling with children. Steps, footbridges, broken lifts, narrow trains, gaps between train and platform; all are a nightmare for those with mobility issues or in wheelchairs, and a significant obstacle for anyone with a pram, buggy or pushchair.
A few cities are taking steps to make the urban landscape more accessible to parents, from the Universal Design principles innate to Singapore’s Building Construction Authority to TfL’s Baby On Board badges. In Washington, DC all 91 Metro stations are fully accessible, with gap reducers between train and platform and priority seating in each carriage.
So why are just 117 out of New York’s 472 subway stations fully accessible? Why does the Paris Metro have just one accessible, barrier-free line? While it could be argued that including these features at the time of construction (much of the subway in Washington, DC was built in the 1970s) is easier than retrofitting them into Victorian engineering, for parents it can often seem that the problem is not one of practicality, but of priority.
The Washington DC Metro, built in the 1970s with greater accessibility in mind than many of its Victorian counterparts, such as the London underground. Photograph: National Geographic Image Collection/Alamy
In particular, urban design often seems to set wheelchair users in competition for space against parents or other people with disabilities. Having a single space for both wheelchair and buggy users immediately sets up a necessary but unpleasant hierarchy of need. Too often, I see bus drivers simply fail to let wheelchair users on a crowded bus, despite the fact that, by law, they must take priority over those with buggies or pushchairs.
In Berlin, most buses have a designated space for three buggies, or a wheelchair and two buggies. But the solution could, perhaps, be as simple as providing more pull-down seats, providing space for disabled, non-disabled and pushchair users alike. Luggage racks could help stop children having to vie for space with suitcases and shopping trolleys. In Tokyo, many trains have specific carriages with space for prams and wheelchairs, with their position marked on the platform so passengers can more easily wait in the right spot. I have been pleased to notice the overhead signs on many London underground stations indicating where the wheelchair and buggy sections will be.
Pushchair and wheelchair boarding sign at UK railway station. Photograph: Colin Underhill/Alamy
Better training could help for drivers and other transport staff, who often seem to feel as though the onus is on parents to take up less space. The NHS advice is for all babies to lie flat in a buggy or pram until they are able to sit up unaided (approximately around six months) with preference for a carry cot – or bassinet – on wheels for the first few months. It is therefore not quite so easy for parents to choose a fold-up or space-saving option.
Because public attitudes to small children are almost universally positive, we can too easily slip into believing that parents can “get by” thanks to the assistance of strangers. Sadly, the bystander effect – the psychological state that tells onlookers that someone else will help, so you don’t need to – is as visible at the top of station steps or by an unlowered kerb as anywhere else in the city environment. In order to break it, we can look to better signage and design. For instance, upholstering your priority seats in a different fabric to make them visually conspicuous, as they have done with bright yellow seat covers in the Bay Area Rapid Transport trains around San Francisco, or colour-coding lifts for disabled and buggy users. Once you introduce ramps, lifts, lowered buses, in the ways recognised by the European Commission Access City Award in cities like Lyon, Chester, Milan and Viborg, you no longer place the onus on the public to “do the right thing”. Moreover, we can do more to inform parents of the insurance and liability responsibility that often falls to staff: for instance, a Transport for London employee may ask you to take your child out of a buggy before carrying it up the stairs.
Highly visible priority seating on a Bay Area Rapid Transport train, San Francisco. Photograph: Felicia Kieselhorst/BART
There are other child safety issues on public transport. A 2017 WHO report said that 570,000 children under the age of five died every year from illnesses that could be linked to pollution. Air pollution, while a problem for all city dwellers, is particularly dangerous at traffic highpoints like bus stops, road junctions, traffic lights: places where parents with buggies are impelled to wait. I had never asked so many idling cars to switch off their engines as I have since having a child in a buggy at exhaust-pipe height. Low emission zones, congestion charges, bicycle subsidies and disincentives for parents to drive to schools and offices could all improve air quality without great change to public infrastructure.
A city accessible for parents, along with wheelchair users and disabled people, is simply a city that is better to live in for everyone. I was lucky, that day on the footbridge. I managed to grab my second handle in time. I managed to thunk my way down to the platform despite the sweat on my palms and the racing in my chest. I managed to get away with it that time. But it could very easily have gone the other way. Malaysia Goodson was not an exception, but must be a warning to us all.
Best and worst city transport
Wheelchairtravel.org describes Berlin as having “one of the most wheelchair-friendly public transportation systems in the world” including accessible trams, buses and trains. The two major metro rail systems, U-Bahn and S-Bahn, are accessible at the majority of stations, while the Berliner Verkehrsbetrieb (BVG) site allows users to plan a wheelchair friendly route through the city, including barrier-free routes. Although Berlin’s famous cobbled streets can prove a challenge for anyone navigating the city with a pushchair, the city is largely flat and covered by a network of accessible buses. The German government has also abolished kindergarten fees in Berlin making it one of Europe’s most attractive cities for young families.
Breda, The Netherlands
Despite being a medieval city, the winner of the 2019 European Commission Access City Award has wheelchair access in over 800 shops and businesses. Most of the sport centres, museums and theatres are also wheelchair accessible under the banner campaign of “Breda For Everyone”.
A cycle, pushchair and wheelchair carriage on Copenhagen’ S-Train. Photograph: Realimage/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Stock Photo
In a bid to make the windy, hilly city more accessible for wheelchair and buggy users, Seattle’s AccessMap allows users to plot routes according to customised settings including avoiding steep inclines and raised kerbs.
According to VisitCopenhagen all metro stations are equipped with lifts, while the S-train has an adjustable ramp that the driver can lower to allow wheelchairs or buggies to board. Most of the city parks have paved walkways and breastfeeding is common in public areas.
Just 117 out of 472 New York subway stations are fully accessible, and only a quarter have lifts, making it almost impossible to navigate without a high degree of local knowledge. However, a law was passed on 1 January requiring all new and renovated buildings with public toilets to include changing tables, including in men’s toilets.
What would a truly disabled-accessible city look like?
Although most of the Parisian bus network has wheelchair access, the Metro has just one accessible, barrier-free line (number 14) and at many stations parents will have to ask Metro staff to open ticket gates as there is no wider buggy or wheelchair gate and for assistance getting on and off of the trains. Like so many cities, Paris also suffers from narrow pavements, cobbled streets and steep inclines, some of which include steps.
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Chicago’s Jenner & Block becomes latest US firm to announce London launch
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Episodes 22
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Tony Danza—who always seems to play a sitcom character named Tony—continues the tradition in this romantic comedy. This time Danza is cast as Tony Canetti, a conservative cop and divorced, part-time father. In the opener, an office phone call leads to a blind date. Enter Lori Loughlin (Full house) as liberal reporter Melanie Clifford. True to sitcom standards, Tony and Melanie are opposites who attract—even though they can barely stand each other. When they're not flirting, they're trading barbs, generating a will-they-or-won't-they tension. (TV Guide)
A Kiss is Just a Kiss
Melanie accompanies Tony on a stakeout-to the site of their first date-and he kisses her to avoid being spotted, reasoning that it is just ""a standard diversionary tactic."" Melanie tries to get a story but a snooping reporter is nothing the cops want to have around. Then, following a tip about drug dealing, Tony goes to shadow a drug boss-with Melanie. Officer Silvero is assigned to the hoboken Pd and Mickey gets his own room at Tony's.
Here's Just Looking at You, Kid
Officer Regelski broke up with his girlfriend because she wanted to have sex! No one can believe this and only Melanie encourages his sensitive behavior. Now, Regelski, after her words of comfort and knowing that she understands him, thinks that she's the right one and wants to date her. but after some nights out, Melanie has to admit that there 'needs to be heat to make a fire'. Tony speaks in front of Mickey's class about his job at career day.
Crime, Per Se
Kirby gets really mad at Regeski's hypersensitiveness and tries to move her desk away from his, moving it an inch every day. Tony arrest Billy, a notorious purse snatcher, again. But Melanie shows up and hears Tony running him down, and writes a report about Billy 'who had a bad childhood and never got a chance'. This report doesn't fail and Billy is released,again, only to choose Melanie as his next victim.
The Man's Man
Leo Collins, Melanie's ex-boyfriend, is in town. Tony uses this as a chance to get some information about her and spends some time with Leo. After Leo tells Melanie why he broke up with her-he's gay-the meetings with Tony get a completely new meaning. Regelski is assigned to bicycle patrol, which is great-aside from the fact that he can't ride a bike.
The Hit Parade
When Tony,'The King of Practical Jokes',pulls another prank, this time on Regelski, Melanie wants to prove that she plays in the same league. She prepares a great joke for Al, putting the lottery numbers he always plays in the morning paper. When Al sees the numbers, his mood changes and with one million dollars behind him, it's not hard to tellt he cheif his opinion, which gets him fired. Meanwhile, Kriby, who is out on the street working on a prostitution case, finds her boyfriend's name in the 'little black book' of a madam.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Melanie accompanies Tony to dinner with his ex-wife, Lucy, and her fiancee, Robert, a brain surgeon whom Tony has already seen-in flagrante. At the office, Tony is advised not to go alone and when Melanie offers to come along, he goes with her.
Because of a missing witness, the criminal, Joey Nichols, may go free in the upcoming trial. Melanie, who is reporting on the case, has found a witness but he requested anonymity. Keeping her promise, she protects her sorce even when it means going into jail. Tony doesn't miss a chance to get her into telling him the name. Al thinks about retirement again but that would be connected witht the terrible thought of spending more time with his wife.
Tony and Melanie get stranded in his car on their way to the Poconos, where she's supposed to spend Thanksgiving with attorney Jay Gallagher; Regelski breaks Al's beloved coffee mug.
Bells & Whistles
Melanie claims she has no problem with the fact that her college friend Allison is attracted to — and attractive to — Tony. Meanwhile, Kirby collars a crook Al's been after for years.
Mickey the Hood
Tony and Lucy suspect that Mickey's new best friend is a bad influence; the squad room prepares for its annual celebration of Frank Sinatra's birthday.
Saturday Night's the Loneliest Night of the Week
It's Saturday night, and Tony's mother and Mickey both have dates; but Tony's going stag to the mayor's Christmas party, where Melanie's on her own too — or so Tony thinks...
In the Line of Duty
After being grazed by a bullet during an arrest, Tony is sent to a psychologist for evaluation and is declared unfit for duty when he insists that the incident had no impact — despite the fact that his own father was fatally shot when Tony was eleven.
I Loved Lucy
Days before her wedding, Lucy spends an evening reminiscing with Tony, and memories prompt her to wonder if she's doing the right thing. Meanwhile, a puppy brings out Kirby's maternal instincts.
Dear Cyberspace
Melanie allows a stakeout to be set up in her apartment, where Tony inadvertently finds some damaging evidence of another sort — in Melanie's diary.
To Bob or Not to Bob
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Sunday in the Station with Mickey
Tony's security preparations for a possible Vice-Presidential visit are hampered when Kirby's despondent boyfriend Howard locks himself inside Tony's command center.
Tony's 15 Minutes
Having My Baby
One for the Monet
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September 9, 2013 | US & Canada
107-year-old man killed in US police shoot out
By The Rainbow
A 107- year- old man, Monroe Isadore, has been killed in a confrontation with SWAT officers Saturday night.
Police were called to a home in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where Isadore was.
'When they arrived, they were able to determine that an aggravated assault had occurred against two people at the residence,' Lt. David E. Price, a Pine Bluff police spokesman, said in a statement.
CNN reports that the two victims were led out of the house.
It was not clear what role the suspect had in the aggravated assaults or what they were.
When officers approached a bedroom where Isadore was hiding, he fired through the door, authorities said.
None of the police officers was hit by the gunfire. They retreated to a safer area and called for additional help, including SWAT officers who started negotiations with the suspect.
SWAT officers slipped a camera into the room where Isadore was holed up and saw he was armed with a handgun, Price said.
After unsuccessful negotiations, officers slipped gas into the room through a window, he said, and Isadore fired rounds at them.
The officers broke the bedroom door and hurled in a distraction device, and Isadore fired at them again, according the spokesman.
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November 29, 2017 | Travel & Tourism
Enjoy Lagos Sets to Launch Africa’s First Ever Tourism Mobile Application
By NIPC Intelligence
Desirous to foster economic growth through brand awareness and increased patronage of local businesses, Enjoy Lagos, is set to inaugurate Africa’s first ever tourism mobile application.
The product, which will stimulate the local and national economy, offers offering attractive discounts to shoppers, organizing private tours, booking flights and honeymoon packages, nearest ATM, emergency points etc for tourists and residents of Lagos State.
The Mobile Application will be available for download officially in all play stores and Apple stores from the 1st of December, 2017; and would be inaugurated officially on the 23rd of December, 2017.
According to CEO/Founder, Enjoy Lagos, Iyadi Grizi, the mobile app would be downloaded by everyone who lives and visits Lagos state. He added that, “It answers the frequently asked questions like where to find the nearest restaurant, nearest ATM, nearest filling station, nearest police station, weather reports and lots more.”
Iyadi said, “This is a pocket size- friendly guide and Tourism app, which is a must have for anyone in Lagos, as either tourist or indigene.” The Enjoy Lagos Mobile Application has 4 categories: Deals and offers, Lagos Tours, Lagos State and Enjoy Lagos. The Application will feature 100s of millions from retailers and businesses in Lagos and Africa.
The app would be Location enabled to tell the users where and how much discount the retailers in that location are offering; the CEO informs. According to Iyadi, there is an Enjoy Lagos Coupon Book, which is a quarterly publication that helps businesses to increase brand loyalty and awareness while boosting retail sales.
“The 2nd edition of the Enjoy Lagos Coupon Book (Christmas Special) is out and been distributed around Lagos. The coupon book is valid from the 1st of November, 2017, till the 14th of February, 2018. The second edition of the Enjoy Lagos Coupon book is being distributed at airports, by Airlines, embassies, from 300 plus merchants’ locations.”
Iyadi also informed of partnerships with top banks and corporate bodies in the country, such as The United Bank for Africa, who has been with Enjoy Lagos since the preparation of the release of the 2nd edition to design a mobile app, which can promote 10s of thousands of clients, with incentives like The automatic current account opening, the cheque book, QR reader and promotion of outstanding discounts on their digital platform.
He said, “With the help of the United Bank for Africa, Enjoy Lagos is taking the project from Lagos to Africa.” There is also The Guardian Nigeria, whose partnership with Enjoy Lagos is said to bring invaluable exposure to the businesses enlisted on the coupon book, as they are also expected to be published on the Guardian Nigeria digital platform. Iyadi commented further saying, “With 1 million daily print readers, and a reach to a diverse and influential audience in Nigeria and Globally, Guardian is the most trusted newspaper in Nigeria to connect brands to the right audience.”
The list of partners also included Vconnect, one of Nigeria’s largest online business directory and according to the CEO of Enjoy Lagos, businesses listed on the coupon book would automatically be listed on Vconnect with Enjoy Lagos set to benefit from Vconnect’s lists over 1.2 million businesses and attracts over 13 million visitors every year.
Iyadi revealed that, the Enjoy Lagos project acquired support from the Lagos State Government and Federal Government -Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), adding that the company leverages on global scale and cutting-edge payment technology to offer competitive prices. He said, “We pride ourselves on fully understanding our customer’s needs and offering high quality service.”
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You’re ignorant of Procurement law: Ngige replies Oshiomhole:
By The Nigerian Voice
MINISTER of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige Tuesday said that those accusing him of not inaugurating the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, because he was awarding contracts were ignorant of the Procurement Act, stating that neither himself as a minister nor the Board has the right to award contracts.
This is coming on the heels of the threat by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who had on Monday threatened to expel Ngige or any other minister that failed to carry out his directive from the party.
The bone of contention between the two is the inauguration of Board of the Governing Council of the NSITF, where Oshiomhole had directed Ngige to inaugurate the board but the minister suspended the inauguration because of the ongoing probe of the Fund was under where about N62 billion was said to have not been accounted for by the past board A statement signed by the Director of Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere read, “The attention of the Hon. Minister of labour and Employment, Sen. Dr. Chris Ngige has been drawn to media reports that his office appropriated the powers of the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund( NSITF) in the award of contracts, hence the delay in inaugurating the board of the agency. “Such a blatant falsehood is either on account of fertile ignorance or outright mischief or both by the originator as well as the peddlers. It is therefore imperative that the provisions of the Procurement Act 2010 which is clear and unambiguous on the process for the award of contracts be re-emphasized.
“For clarity purpose, the Ministerial Tenders Board (MTB) for the award of contracts in any Ministry is made up of the Permanent Secretary as chairman and his Directors, while in the parastatals, the Parastatals Tenders Board consists of the Chief Executive Officer (Director General or Managing Director) and his Directors . “The Minister is not a member and therefore does not award contracts. Similarly, members of Board of Directors being non-members of the Tenders Board of the parastatals do not also award contracts.
It is therefore a stunningly crass ignorance for anyone to claim that part of the reasons for the delay in the inauguration of the board of the NSITF or any parastatal was to enable the Minister usurp the role of the board as regards the award of contracts. “When the threshold of the award is above a parastatal, such contracts are referred to the MTB for final approval. Such also is the case with the Ministerial Tenders Board threshold which is referred to the Bureau for Public Procurement and from there, to the Council of Ministers called the Federal Executive Council for treatment and ratification. So in effect, the Federal Executive Council is not a contract awarding body and hence Ministers do not award contracts stricto senso! “It is our humble view therefore that those in authority should be versed in little basic issues that guide public governance so as to be properly guided in their utterances to avoid unnecessary character assassination and unfortunate misinformation of the general public.
Reason for delayed inauguration “Once more, the Honourable minister wishes to state that the reason for the delayed inauguration of the Board of the NSITF was to enable the Administrative Panel of Inquiry set up to probe a frightening degree of corruption amounting to over 48 billion Naira out of which N5billion disappeared in a day without vouchers, complete its assignment. “The panel has submitted its report while the committee implementing same report is already empaneled. It will finish its work very soon to pave the way for the inauguration of the Board of Directors.”
JOHN NWOSE | 7/25/2018 7:18:00 PM
MR ADAM IS IN THE BUSH OF APC WITH FULANI HERBS MEN
Adesuwa Iyare | 7/25/2018 9:03:00 PM
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole may after all be the PDP mole that will destroy APC. His boundless arrogance wired with ignorance is overwhelming.
Dr Ngige has shown the world that this highly unknownledgable comrade is a comedian of no value. Oga John Oyegun will be laughing laud wherever he is.
Comedian comrade, reasonable people are no longer in your theater of absurdity. Don’t only suspend Dr Ngige but expel him from your APC that is already dead
Theophilus | 7/25/2018 11:10:00 PM
Ngige is APCs helper that will lead d party to enternal rest as he has started
Musa Bello | 8/2/2018 1:46:00 PM
Adams oshiomole is a badluck to APC, He should leave DADDY ngige alone & continue with his party wahala
with money you can buy position but not respect
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Store gallery: J Crew brings New York style to London
By John Ryan2013-11-14T07:00:00+00:00
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J Crew, Regent Street
The American retailer has added traditional London touches to the 17,000 sq ft store such as cut-outs of cabs, a telephone box and mannequins in bearskin hats
The kidswear area features rubber green ‘lawns’ and matching fake plant pots
The US fashion powerhouse is ready to make its mark on the capital with a Regent Street store. John Ryan reports on a long-awaited arrival.
Store facts
J Crew Regent Street
Size 17,000 sq ft
Opened November 8
Number of floors Two
Offer Menswear, womenswear and kidswear
Ambience New York sophisticate
Men’s and women’s long-sleeved checked, plain denim and cotton shirts with the sleeves tightly rolled up and displayed side-hung in an open-front wardrobe along perimeter walls. Must be Abercrombie & Fitch mustn’t it? But, wait a moment, it’s much too light for that and not every fitting is in dark wood.
Welcome to the newly opened J Crew flagship on Regent Street. This is a two-floor, 17,000 sq ft affair and, although it hails from the same country as the nearby Abercrombie & Fitch store, the ambience is totally different.
And the customer base is likely to be very much wider, although there are the same model-like young people manning the interior, albeit they are wearing rather more than in A&F.
This flagship has been a while coming. It seems months since the first hoardings were put up, and shopfitter Bridgford Interiors has clearly had its work cut out, such is the level of detail that has been put into the creation of the in-store panorama.
Standing outside one day ahead of the opening, there was a J Crew invitee shoppers-only event and fresh-faced-looking types clutching clipboards were ensuring that just the chosen few made it into the shop.
For those who did, there were J Crew liveried London taxis outside, waiting to whisk them to their next destination following a visit to the store.
It’s a touch that typifies what has been a pre-opening marketing tour de force, with everything from London cab cut-outs in a line above the hoarding to a pop-up J Crew store that opened for just one weekend at the Central Saint Martins art school in King’s Cross.
The awareness-building campaign has been such that a day ahead of the flagship opening there was no shortage of those prepared to take time out on a Thursday afternoon to go and check out the store ahead of the crowds descending on November 8.
Those who did so and stood poised at the entrance to the womenswear area on the ground floor would have been treated to an old-fashioned GPO telephone box. It’s an obvious attempt to ‘localise’ the offer, but it comes with a twist. Rather than being red, this kiosk is covered in strips of cream-coloured paper, giving the impression of an object covered in white shaggy hair.
And in front of the telephone box there is a pair of mannequins sporting bearskin hats, another touch aimed at appealing to the crowds, many of whom are likely to be tourists.
Such is the determination to anchor J Crew in its Regent Street location that one window has been devoted to gold balloons spelling out the message ‘Hello London’, while another features a beige and cream Union Jack flag as the backdrop to a menswear vignette.
New York swagger
While all of this is laudable, there can be little mistaking the fact that this is pretty much an all-American, and more specifically New York, act. Look around the rest of the two rooms that house womenswear on the ground floor and there is a slickness of presentation and a cleanness of execution that betrays the North American provenance.
It is the kind of interior that would look perfectly at home on Fifth Avenue. It is hard to pin down why this should be the case, but something of the kind can be also be seen in Banana Republic on Regent Street.
Wood is to the fore in the J Crew interior and the open-fronted wardrobes in light timber provide a warmly neutral backdrop to the piles of brightly coloured and aspirationally-priced knitwear, among other items, that fill them.
Good use has been made of props in these fixtures, ranging from small pieces of modern art to a blue neon light sculpture behind the cash desk that says ‘brilliant’. The rest of the floor is white, again allowing the stock to do the talking.
Man time
Deeper into the store is the men’s shop. Although the flooring, which is either herringbone or plain wooden planking, is the same as in the rest of the shop, the men’s experience is very discrete from the rest of what is on offer.
That is probably the reason why there is a second entrance to the store featuring a sober-looking black bus-stop-style sign with the legend ‘J Crew Men’s Shop’ on it.
The intention is to create a series of rooms for men in the shop that appear to have little relation to the womenswear space, other than that the flooring is more or less the same.
The feel of the three main rooms that comprise the men’s offer is similar to that of a very upmarket independent menswear retailer, except on a much larger scale. For the most part, the collection is casual and there is a relaxed, unhurried feel.
Pass through a wood-faced square arch into ‘The Ludlow Shop’ however and the mood changes. This is the formal offer and it looks like the sort of thing that those familiar with better-end New York department store retailers will recognise.
The perimeter is for jackets and suits, while the tiered mid-shop tables are devoted to shirts, ties and accessories.
It’s a simple layout and the better for being so.
Upstairs it’s more rooms, more womenswear and a single room for ‘Crew Cuts’, aka kidswear. The latter deploys the same merchandising techniques as for the adult collections, but in the mid-shop there are green rubber lawns-cum-mats and lime green fake plants in matching flowerpots.
Mention should also be made of the pictures. They are everywhere, framed and arranged for the most part in groups, adding to the quasi-domestic sense that pervades almost the whole of the interior. There can be little doubt that this will be popular, in spite of pricing that may prove a little steep for some tastes.
And the two other J Crew stores that have opened in London, a menswear shop on Lamb’s Conduit Street and a women’s shop on upscale Draycott Avenue in Chelsea, will serve to complement the flagship.
In design and display terms, J Crew is a class act in its native New York and its arrival in Europe reinforces that. It may have taken some time to get the store up and running, but for Regent Street shoppers it looks as if it will have been worth the wait.
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Welcome to my retro gaming blog. If you are anything like me, and prefer old school gaming over modern games, you'll find something of interest. I hope you enjoy reading this!
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Shoot'em Ups!
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Review: Soukyugurentai for the Sega Saturn
One of the hardest to pronounce shoot'em ups for the Sega Saturn is one of my favorites, as I mentioned in my Top 10 Saturn Shooters post.
This game has so much going for it, and yet I think that it may be slightly under the radar, as It may be a tad intimidating due to all the Japanese menu text, and that fact that the title on the game is in Japanese as well. I had to consult a FAQ online to see what menu options there were, but once past that, the game can begin; there's no need for translation past that point.
The title screen suggests a language barrier, but solid gameplay is solid gameplay
One weird thing that I'll get out of the way first is that it was published only in Japan, and by Electronic Arts (EA)! At that time, they were known mostly for sports games like the Madden series, FIFA soccer, NBA Live, and so on, so when I saw this pop up on screen I was befuddled. Despite EA being the publisher, the game developer was 8-ing or Raizing, or whichever one they were at the time. Popular titles they developed include Battle Garegga, Kingdom Grandprix, and others. I think that the company was formed after the demise of Compile, so there's some strong shoot'em up legacy there.
That's a lot of street lights below
The game opens with a cool launch sequence
The game is a vertically scrolling shooter, with co-op. The main feature is the web-targeting secondary weapon, similar to the one in Galactic Attack/Layer Section, but more satisfying in my opinion. If you hold down the targeting button, a large web projects out and any enemies within will be locked onto. Release the button and missiles/lasers will seek them out. There are three selectable ships, with different attributes and web patterns. I prefer the dome-shaped web, the one Dave and Joe from Game Sack affectionately refer to as a condom in one of their Let's Play episodes. Almost all enemies below you can be targeted, and this method seems to deal more damage than shooting them in the traditional manner. Using the web is so much fun, sometimes I forget to fire my primary weapon until I get to a boss.
Power ups can be picked up from shooting little supply ships, which release "P" icons. Collecting a certain amount of the small ones register a power up, and a large "P" icon will power you up automatically.
The web targeting mechanic is addictive
The visuals are gorgeous throughout the game. Much of the game seems to take place at night, and there are lighting effects on the streets and buildings that seem beyond a 32 bit console. The ships are brightly colored, almost cell-shaded before cell-shading was common. There is a lot of scaling as enemies change depth and swoop down from above or rise up from below.
The difficulty is adjustable, you just have to select the third menu from the start, and slide from 1 (easy) - 8 (hard). I usually start around level 3, as I like a balance of enjoyment and difficulty. Playing co-op is a blast, and it can get chaotic with all the web-targeting and firing from two ships at the same time.
I don't understand what this says, but it looks badass!
A neat feature is the boss warning HUD that appears right before a battle. I think it displays technical specs about the boss, such as weapon load out, name, favorite snacks, I don't know. An interesting fact: if you are using an Action Replay cart to play the Japanese imports, this screen gets all garbled and non-sensical. The rest of the game plays fine, though. I am using a Japanese Saturn, so there is no problem here. The game was reprinted with a slight change in title: Soukyugurentai Okuyo, which fixes the glitch.
There's a story in here somewhere, something about corporate battles and resources and bank accounts. I can't read it so maybe I made that up. It doesn't matter though, as the gameplay rocks. The music is another strong point for the game. Composed by Hitoshi Sakamoto, of Radiant Silvergun fame, it is a blend of classic orchestral and techno motifs. Definitely worth a listen on its own.
This game is not as ridiculously pricey as some of the other Saturn shooters, and can be found for around $40-50 at the time of this post. I completely recommend it, its a must have for fans of the genre.
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My Adventure With Rhea, the Sega Saturn Optical Drive Emulator
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The sixth-generation console wars put up quite the fight, and gamers were the winners. The three-way war led to better exclusives, competit...
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Fugitive Russian Prosecutor Caught
Poland has detained former Russian prosecutor Aleksandr Ignatenko, wanted by Moscow for his alleged involvement in a network of illegal casinos.
Moldovan Man Shot Dead At Checkpoint
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Russia Criticizes U.S. Rights Record
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Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps
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Volunteer emergency medical services serving the communities of Ridgewood, Maspeth, Buchwick, and Wyckoff Heights since 1975.
The Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps (or RVAC) has an all volunteer-driven membership that actively participates in ambulance and administrative operations, which includes Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Drivers, Dispatchers, and headquarters maintenance personnel. Our personnel do not make money or have personal expenses covered by RVAC. Our ambulance is certified by the New York State Department of Health to operate at a Basic Life Support level. Many of RVAC's members currently work in the emergency service field, including (emergency and non-emergency medical services, firefighting, and law enforcement) while others have full-time professions outside of EMS (accountants, construction workers, teachers, etc). We also have medical students who want to gain prehospital experience that volunteer with us! Despite occupational differences, members have joined Ridgewood VAC for one reason, to serve the community.
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RVAC maintains mutual aid agreements with surrounding volunteer ambulance companies, such as Glendale Volunteer Ambulance, Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance, and Bed-Stuy Volunteer Ambulance. In the event of a mass casualty incident, severe weather conditions, or acts of terrorism, the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps will be activated by the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City (NYC REMSCO) to assist 9-1-1 agencies, such as F.D.N.Y. in providing care to neighboring communities. RVAC actively participates in community events, such as the Fresh Pond Festival, Myrtle Avenue Street Fair, and the Grand Avenue Street Fair, where members will provide emergency medical services as well as have an information/education booth where locals can find out information about the organization.
Most members at RVAC are certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) through New York State, which requires over 160 hours of classroom and hands-on training. As required by New York State, there is always at least one EMT on the ambulance when it responds to a call. Although many of our members hold higher levels of certification, such as Advanced EMTs or Paramedics, state guidelines prohibit members from providing care outside the scope of practice of an Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B). Every member maintains an active Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification card and participates in Continuing Medical Education (CME) classes and events.
RVAC attends local events and provides training and medical services for those in need. If you have an event you would like us to attend, or staff with emergency medical technicians please get in touch with us to flesh out the details. As we are a volunteer organization, we request a donation for the services that we provide.
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How the Idea of Astronomical Centre Became Reality
The building hosting the contemporary Astronomical Centre Rijeka on the ridge of the Sveti Križ hill was constructed in 1941 as a military fortress for the Italian army in WWII. No longer serving its military purpose, the fortress has been adapted to modern conditions of the astronomy centre and today it is an attractive edifice surrounded by forest and lush landscape that create a peaceful setting.
As a result of support of the City of Rijeka and upon initiative of the Academic Astronomical Society Rijeka and the Association of Technological Culture, a telescope and a rotating dome were installed in 2001, an act which marked the beginning of the first astronomy observatory in Rijeka.
In 2004, a group of astronomy enthusiasts came up with the idea of transforming the observatory into the astronomy centre. With the support of the city government and vision of the project team the idea was put into practice.
Astronomy Centre Rijeka was formed by interpolating the new planetarium into the existing observatory fortress. Such a solution carries a symbolic meaning, too. The observatory with the telescope is set within the dome (a real image of the universe) and separated from planetarium set in the geometric shape of a polyhedron (a simulated image of the universe). Both the observatory and the planetarium are facilities indispensable for better understanding of the astronomy and the world that surrounds us in its infinite distances.
The planetarium displays a simulated image of space thanks to the state-of-the-art digital technology. The theatre has 50 seats with vertical axis providing the best possible experience during projections of the sky and sky objects on the 8m diameter dome.
Digital system of projectors and computer installation make it possible to experience transmission of accurate images of universe visible from the observatory telescope. This is particularly useful for observing attractive astronomical occurrences, such as Solar or Moon eclipse, meteor showers or transits of sky objects.
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Judge: Day spa video of Patriots owner Robert Kraft to be released after case resolved
By Jorge Milian jmilian@pbpost.com and Olivia Hitchcock ohitchcock@pbpost.com
The public won’t be seeing videos of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly receiving sex at a Florida day spa until his case is resolved, a circuit court judge said.
In an order issued Tuesday, Judge Leonard Hanser ruled that Kraft’s right to a fair trial trumps the media’s request for the videos to be released immediately.
However, the videos — that reportedly show Kraft paying for and receiving sex acts from spa employees — will be released as soon as a trial jury is selected, a plea agreement is reached, the state drops the charges or the court determines Kraft’s right to a fair trial won’t be at risk, Hanser said.
Kraft, 77, is one of 25 men charged with soliciting a prostitute, a second-degree misdemeanor, after Jupiter police said the men were caught on surveillance-camera video paying to have sex with employees at the Jupiter, Fla., spa. The billionaire businessman, a part-time Palm Beach resident, is charged with two counts of solicitation and has pleaded not guilty.
A hearing Friday regarding Kraft’s request to suppress the video may change Hanser’s decision.
For now, though, the videos are sealed “to prevent a serious and imminent threat to the administration of justice,” Hanser wrote.
“While we believe that Mr. Kraft’s fair trial rights were not jeopardized by the release of the materials, we respect the court’s decision and look forward to the release of the material in the near future,” said Mark Caramanica, an attorney representing media, including The Palm Beach Post, in filings to make the videos public.
Hanser’s order indicates that he agrees the videos are public record and that he did not agree with Kraft’s attorneys’ argument that the videos violate his right to privacy.
An attorney representing a coalition of media organizations filed with the court to have the videos released because they are public records. Hanser calls those videos a “central piece of evidence” in the case against Kraft, but said that they add little beyond the visual element to what already has been released regarding the allegations against the men.
The order forbids the Jupiter Police Department and the State Attorney’s Office — the two groups with access to the videos — from releasing them.
“The court finds that preventing access at this time to the videotapes sought by (the media organizations) is necessary to prevent a serious and imminent threat to the administration of justice,” Hanser wrote.
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Can Tesla Hold Off New Partnerships, Like Ford-Volkswagen?
Tesla continues to lead on the electric vehicle front and to some extent, the autonomous driving front. Can it hold off a growing list of partnerships and collaborations?
Bret Kenwell
The automotive and transportation space remains such a hot focus, both on the investor front and the technological front. That's particularly true when it comes to electric vehicles and self-driving car applications.
The goal is to build a completely autonomous driving platform -- and it's a race on which seemingly every company is focused. But it goes beyond General Motors (GM - Get Report) , Ford (F - Get Report) , Fiat (FCAU - Get Report) and Alphabet's Waymo (GOOG - Get Report) (GOOGL - Get Report) .
The space has sucked into it tech companies, OEM suppliers, transportation and logistics firms, and many more. At the end of the day, there are too many reasons to automate transportation, with safety at the top of the list. In the U.S. alone, there are roughly 40,000 auto-related fatalities per year, with more than 90% of those occurring as a result of human error.
Waymo is viewed as a leader in this group, with its autonomous taxi service operating in the Phoenix area and even working with Lyft (LYFT) . GM has garnered plenty of attention here as well, after buying Cruise for about $1 billion a few years ago. It's since had various investments from companies like SoftBank (SFTBY) and Honda (HMC - Get Report) , as its latest valuation rang it at $19 billion after an investment round in May.
Now, it's Ford and Volkswagen's (VLKAF) (VLKAY) turn...again.
Since the start of the year, these two have been moving in a very coordinated effort toward collaboration. First it was on commercial vehicles. Then Ford's self-driving unit Argo accepted an investment from Volkswagen. Now the duo has mapped out an agreement to share electric and autonomous technologies.
While this is a very interesting development, it brings up the question of Tesla (TSLA - Get Report) and how the company can survive at a time where some of the largest automakers in the world are teaming up and collaborating on this multi-billion-dollar effort.
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Tesla's next vehicle, the Model Y.
Tesla vs. the World
For Tesla, it becomes a question of the glass being half-full or half-empty.
For instance, it seems likely reasonably bad news for two giant auto companies like Ford and Volkswagen to team up on electric and autonomous technologies. After all, that's exactly what Tesla builds right now.
But that said, even with its limited resources, Tesla has built the best electric vehicles in the market. And even with all that time to catch up, Audi and Porsche (Volkswagen brands), GM, Ford, Mercedes-Benz and others haven't been able to put out an electric vehicle that can quite rival Tesla.
That says something, doesn't it?
Fortunately for Tesla, time is its strongest friend. Unfortunately, it's also one of the automaker's largest risks. For now, no one has been able to catch up to Tesla. The company can use the next few years to make its products even better, further cementing its lead at a time where electric and autonomous vehicles are becoming more popular than ever. However, if the company can't find a way to capitalize on its strengths in a profitable manner, it could open the door for alliances like Ford-Volkswagen to catch up.
So what's Tesla's bottom line?
The company needs to continue building the industry's best electric vehicles and improve its Autopilot system before the largest players in the industry continue to partner up and catch up in quality. And Tesla also needs to work on getting that bottom line deficit erased. It can't hang with the big boys for long if it keeps losing money every year.
Finally, it brings up the question of whether Tesla will ever partner with any of the legacy automakers. CEO Elon Musk has spoken favorably about Mercedes and even suggested potentially collaborating on an electric van together. Of course, that doesn't mean anything will come of it, but it's an interesting idea for the future.
This article is commentary by an independent contributor. At the time of publication, the author had no positions in the stocks mentioned.
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ONE LAST HURRAH
Liam Payne larks about on a hover board and pool table as he enjoys lad time before daddy duties
The One Direction star is about to become a father for the first time
BY Georgina Littlejohn
3 Mar 2017, 7:00
Updated: 4 Mar 2017, 1:50
YESTERDAY he fuelled rumours that girlfriend Cheryl had already given birth with a cryptic tweet to his followers.
But last night, Liam Payne looked like he was enjoying his last moments of freedom as he larked about on a hoverboard.
Late night Raleigh
A post shared by Liam Payne (@liampayne) on Mar 2, 2017 at 2:59pm PST
The One Direction star, who is about to become a father for the first time, took to his Instagram to share a couple of videos using the Boomerang app.
In the first one, he is seen spinning around on a hoverboard, drink in one hand and his mobile phone in the other and he wrote: “Late night Raleigh.”
In the other video, Liam is bent over a pool table as he takes a break shot, which he captioned: “Nights in the bar.”
Nights in the bar
The videos would suggest that the 23-year-old is making the most of his free time before changing nappies and the sleepless nights begin.
However, yesterday he sent his fans into meltdown after he appeared to hint that his pop star girlfriend had already given birth.
Liam and girlfriend Cheryl are about to become parents for the first timeCredit: Dave Benett
Fans have already been speculating that the couple have already welcomed their child, which was fuelled even further with Liam’s cryptic tweet.
He wrote: “Why do I always do the strangest walk when I’m trying to be quiet in a morning,” prompting one fan to immediately ask: “Who are u not trying to wake up this morning.”
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Meanwhile it’s not the first clue the couple have dropped that they could already be parents, as Liam recently sent the rumour mill spinning when he flew back to the UK from LA.
Fans began to speculate as to why he had returned from the States earlier this month and one even tweeted: “Cheryl’s super baby is coming.”
Cheryl recently debuted her huge baby bump, as The Sun exclusively revealed that the baby’s due date is in March.
The popstar proudly revealed her baby bump for the first time in a L’Oreal campaign filmed in January when she was eight months pregnant.
She later made a surprise return to Twitter, responding to a series of fans’ tweets and expressing her gratitude for their support – a rare move from the singer following months of silence.
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Yes, a deterrent, but for how long?
BY DAVID SINGLETON AND JOSH MROZINSKI (STAFF WRITERS) / Published: January 31, 2012
Cordaro/Munchak Case
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David O. Friedrichs cannot imagine that any politician in Northeast Pennsylvania is thinking today about soliciting a bribe or kickback after seeing former Lackawanna County Commissioners Robert C. Cordaro and A.J. Munchak slapped with long federal prison sentences.
It's tomorrow and every day after that he wonders about.
"It's a little like when people see someone pulled over for speeding - they slow down," said Mr. Friedrichs, a University of Scranton criminal justice professor and white-collar crime expert. "It's not necessarily a lasting effect."
As the news that Mr. Cordaro will spend 11 years and Mr. Munchak seven years in prison for extorting bribes and kickbacks from vendors flashed through the county Monday, what their sentences will mean in an area almost inured to misbehavior by public officials is open to debate.
In Mr. Cordaro's hometown of Dunmore, some of his longtime friends were taking the sentence in stride.
John Mandarano, owner of Giovanni's Pizzeria on North Blakely Street, recalled playing football with Mr. Cordaro in the former commissioner's front yard when they were children. Mr. Cordaro is a "friend of Dunmore" and a "great guy," he said.
"I know all of his family," Mr. Mandarano said. "I can't wish him ill."
When asked if he believed Mr. Cordaro was guilty, Mr. Mandarano said he was glad he did not have to decide.
"You didn't want your buddy to go down like that," he said. "You hate to make national news this way."
Karl Wegforth, owner of Weggy's Bar & Grill, said he and Mr. Cordaro go back 20 years.
"He's a very nice man," Mr. Wegforth said, while sitting in his dimly lit bar.
Mr. Wegforth said he believes prosecutors did not present evidence that Mr. Cordaro and Mr. Munchak did anything wrong.
"I think they should have gotten less than they got," he said.
While wrapping silverware in napkins at the Bucktown Diner on Monday afternoon, waitress Jennifer DePaulo said Mr. Cordaro's and Mr. Munchak's sentencing had been the talk of customers earlier in the day. Those customers, she said, were surprised by the sentences.
While the sentences imposed on the former commissioners by Senior U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo were less than what federal prosecutors wanted, Mr. Friedrichs said they were nonetheless substantial from the perspective that most people "would consider seven years or 11 years in prison an awful long time."
It will have a deterrent effect, he said, although it is difficult to measure or predict how long it will last.
"I think the premise of most people who commit public corruption or white-collar crime is they won't get caught in the first place," he said. "So if it has any deterrent impact, it's sufficient."
Another University of Scranton educator, political science professor Jean Harris, Ph.D., said just the thought of spending time in prison is abhorrent to most people in government, so the sentences cannot help but be a deterrent.
"Even if it's what people say is a 'cushy' federal prison ⦠the loss of liberty, the loss of contact with family, the loss of control of your life - it's all pretty severe," she said.
What would be even more of a deterrent is additional federal prosecutions, Dr. Harris said. She believes there is a sense among the public that it will not end with the former commissioners.
"Just Cordaro and Munchak? Yes, somewhat of a deterrent," she said. "But if it is followed up with a couple of more cases and couple more prison sentences, it might really make a difference."
Outside the federal courthouse, Bill Burke, who worked with Mr. Munchak as a board member for the Lackawanna-Susquehanna Behavioral Health Intellectual Disabilities Early Intervention Program, said he felt compassion for the former commissioner but called the sentence fair.
"I will not condone what a jury of his peers have convicted him of," Mr. Burke said.
Attorney Larry Moran, who attended the sentencing hearing, said he thought Judge Caputo "did an excellent job of analyzing the sentencing factors."
Still, he said, "Seven and 11 years ⦠in a cage is a brutal punishment."
Lance Stange, chairman of the county Republican Party, said in a prepared statement that the investigation and prosecution leading up to Monday's sentencing "took an incredible toll on the people of Lackawanna County and the families of those involved."
"I will keep all of them in my prayers and maintain hope that, once all of the investigations are completed and brought to their proper conclusion, our county is once again able to come together and focus on creating a brighter tomorrow for all of our residents," he said.
ERIN L. NISSLEY, staff writer, contributed to this story.
Contact the writers: dsingleton@timesshamrock.com; jmrozinski@timesshamrock.com
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Manchester City’s state-funded spending is ruining football, says La Liga chief Javier Tebas
Matt Dickinson
May 21 2019, 12:00pm, The Times
City are facing a ban from the Champions League for breaking financial fair play rulesEPA/JAMES BOARDMAN
Manchester City have been accused of ruining competition with their vast state-funded spending. Javier Tebas, the president of La Liga, said that “it was no longer sport” if City were a “play thing” of Abu Dhabi.
Just days after City secured a domestic treble, they face the threat of a ban from the Champions League, with Uefa’s club financial control body’s adjudicatory chamber considering sanctions after an investigation into an alleged £60 million deception.
The club insist accusations of financial irregularities “are entirely false” and plan to fight any punishment but Tebas, speaking in London, said that City and Paris Saint-Germain must be banned if breaches of Financial Fair Play rules are proven.
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Oil fire in Rolls engine may have caused failure
Philip Pank
November 11 2010, 8:05pm, The Times
An oil fire inside one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines is likely to have caused the failure that forced a Qantas A380 Superjumbo into an emergency landing in Singapore last week, regulators said yesterday.
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Andrew Johnson Obtains Per Curiam Opinion in Fifth Circuit
On April 18th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a host of constitutional claims brought against a former Texas district court judge. Thompson Coe attorney Andrew Johnson was lead appellate counsel for the judge and argued the case before the Fifth Circuit.
In Hartman v. Walker, process server Stephen Hartman alleged that his constitutional rights were violated when he was arrested in Judge Layne Walker’s court. According to Mr. Hartman, he was improperly taken into custody and his property was improperly searched. Mr. Hartman pled claims for violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, malicious prosecution, and civil conspiracy, among others.
Judge Walker filed a motion to dismiss in the trial court, which was granted. The primary ground for dismissal of the claims was Mr. Hartman’s pen camera recording, which was attached as an exhibit to his complaint. The pen camera recorded the courtroom incident which, according to the trial court, conclusively shows that the deputies properly arrested Mr. Hartman for disrupting a public proceeding.
Mr. Hartman appealed the dismissal to the Fifth Circuit, arguing that the trial court misapplied the legal standards and misinterpreted the pen-camera recording. During oral argument in New Orleans, the judges asked many questions about a Texas judge’s ability to control his courtroom and the trial court’s reliance on the pen-camera recording. In the Court’s per curiam opinion, it concluded that the trial court properly considered the recording and dismissed all of Mr. Hartman’s claims.
Mr. Johnson is pleased with the Fifth Circuit’s ruling: “The plaintiff failed to state any claim on which relief can be granted. As the Fifth Circuit noted, the plaintiff’s allegations do not trump the hidden video taken by the plaintiff, which negates his claims against Judge Walker.”
Andrew Johnson is a Senior Attorney in Thompson Coe’s Houston office and is board certified in civil appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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Music & whiskey: together at last
Good booze & good music are best enjoyed together, or as Pete Doherty says, "should only be enjoyed together", or as Ozzy says "WHa? WHerezza me lkjadkl". Bringing you a tune-fest that "swaps wellies for whiskey": Pure Festival.
The sweet, sweet lovechild of websites Whisky Connosr and Brand New Music (probably), Pure's weekend-long, gloriously chimeric fest celebrates both groove and grain across the two stages & three bars of Islington's huge Garage venue, which thankfully does not selecta' their bands in that same spirit. The details:
Music: Headlines include jangly Dane-noir from The Raveonettes, psychedelics from The Electric Soft Parade, and "laptop folk" courtesy of James Yorkston, while the smaller stage plays host to curated lineups from Indie label Fierce Panda (Hatcham Social, Shake Tiger Shake, more), and review website Rockfeedback, whose esteemed players include former Beta Band lead man Steve Mason, whose new band is now in beta.
Whiskey: Eight glasses of the brown stuff are included in your ticket, and each distillery will have its own stand that you're free to browse, including single malts like Ardbeg, Talisker & AnCnoc, and blends such as Whyte & Mackay. Also, the full lineup of World Whiskey Masters winners will be presented by wordsmith Dominic Roskrow, a man who still manages to be a rock star despite never going against the grain.
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Britain’s Got More Talent goes live TONIGHT: Guests, semi-finalists and interviews!
27th May 2017, 6:23 PM
Britain’s Got More Talent goes live for the first time this series with Stephen Mulhern, here’s what to expect.
The Britain’s Got Talent auditions are over, and the line-up of would-be stars in with a chance of winning the contest has been decided.
Now, the live phase of the contest begins, as judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Amanda Holden bring back previously shortlisted acts for the first semi-final.
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Rozhko, Alexander (2019). Bulk moduli and seismic attenuation in partially saturated rocks: hysteresis of liquid bridges effect. Geophysical Prospecting. ISSN 0016-8025. Volume 67. Booklet 5. p. 1404-1430. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2478.12782.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu; Bauer, Andreas (2019). Contact line friction and surface tension effects on seismic attenuation and effective bulk moduli in rock with a partially saturated crack. Geophysical Prospecting. ISSN 0016-8025. p. 1-22. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2478.12653.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (2016). Two-phase fluid-flow modeling in a dilatant crack-like pathway. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. ISSN 0920-4105. Volume 146. p. 1158-1172. DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2016.08.018.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (2012). Reply to comment by S. A. Shapiro on "Role of seepage forces on seismicity triggering". Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth. ISSN 2169-9313. Volume 117. Booklet B3. DOI: 10.1029/2011JB009086.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (2010). Role of Seepage Forces on Seismicity Triggering. Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth. ISSN 2169-9313. Volume 115. Booklet B11. DOI: 10.1029/2009JB007182.
Rozhko, Alexander (2008). Benchmark for poroelastic and thermoelastic numerical codes. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. ISSN 0031-9201. Volume 171. Booklet 1-4. p. 170-176. DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.08.016.
Rozhko, Alexander; Podladtchikov, Iouri; Renard, Francois Marie Paul L (2007). Failure patterns caused by localized rise in pore-fluid overpressure and effective strength of rocks. Geophysical Research Letters. ISSN 0094-8276. Volume 34. DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031696.
Rozhko, Alexander (2003). Interaction of acoustic and seismic waves (reflection-refraction of waves on the "ground-to-air" interface). Physical Mesomechanics. ISSN 1029-9599. Volume 6. Booklet 1. p. 23-31.
See details here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-rozhko-b7a16813/
Naumann, M; Rozhko, Alexander; Wennberg, Ole Petter; Jonoud, Sima (2018). Experimental Investigations of Mechanical and Flow Properties of a Natural Fracture in an Argillaceous Chalk Reservoir. In: 80th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition 2018. European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers. ISBN 978-94-6282-254-2.
Rozhko, Alexander (2018). Surface Phenomena Effects on Seismic Attenuation and Stiffness of Partially-saturated Rock. In: 80th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition 2018. European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers. ISBN 978-94-6282-254-2.
Rozhko, Alexander; Naumann, M.; Wennberg, Ole Petter; Jonoud, Sima (2018). Modelling Two-Phase Fluid Flow in a Natural Fracture in Chalk Under Different Stress. In: 80th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition 2018. European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers. ISBN 978-94-6282-254-2.
Wennberg, Ole Petter; Wall, B. Graham; Sæther, E.; Jonoud, Sima; Rozhko, Alexander; Naumann, M. (2018). Fractures in Chalks and Marls of the Shetland Group in the Gullfaks Field, North Sea. In: 80th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition 2018. European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers. ISBN 978-94-6282-254-2.
Rozhko, Alexander (2003). Interaction of acoustic and seismic waves (reflection-refraction of waves on the "ground-to-air" interface ). Physical Mesomechanics. ISSN 1029-9599. Volume 6. Booklet 1. p. 23-31.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (veileder); Haydari, Zahra (veileder) (2017). Deciphering permeability from micro-seismic dots using novel analytic model. Universitetet i Stavanger. 63 p.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (veileder); Haydari, Zahra (2017). Modeling of failure patterns around a borehole driven by gradients in the pore pressure. UiS.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (veileder); Derusov, Artem (2016). Effects of salt geometry on the overburden calculation for borehole stability study. Universitetet i Stavanger.
Rozhko, Alexander; Podladtchikov, Iouri (veileder); Renard, Francois Marie Paul L (veileder) (2007). Role of seepage forces on hydraulic fracturing and failure patterns. Unipub forlag. 100 p.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (2017). Effect of capillary pressure and contact angle hysteresis in a partially-saturated crack on low frequency moduli and attenuation. NTNU; 2017-05-29 - 2017-06-02.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu; Jonoud, Sima; Wennberg, Ole Petter; Naumann, M. (2017). Modeling Of Normal Net Stress Effect On Fracture Relative Permeability And Its Effect On Oil Recovery From Fractured Carbonate reservoirs. EAGE; 2017-10-04 - 2017-10-07.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu; Jonoud, Sima; Wennberg, Ole Petter; Naumann, M; Haugen, A. H.*; Lapponi, F.L (2017). Microscopic Sweep Efficiency In Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs - Use Of Micro-Scale Models To Study Matrix Fracture Inter. EAGE; 2017-10-04 - 2017-10-07.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu; Wennberg, Ole Petter; Jonoud, Sima (2017). Modelling of normal net stress effect on two-phase relative permeability and capillary pressure of rough-walled fracture. 2017-04-24 - 2017-04-28.
Wennberg, Ole Petter; Lennan, L; Graham Wall, B.; Jonoud, Sima; Rozhko, Alexander Yu (2017). Characterisation Of Natural Open Fractures In Carbonates Using X-Ray Computed Tomography - Examples From Shetland Group I. EAGE; 2017-10-04 - 2017-10-07.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (2015). Modeling of Stress and Pressure Dependence of the Sealing and Transport Properties of the Fault. EAGE; 2015-09-20 - 2015-09-24.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (2012). Effect of Osmotic Force On Apparent Fracture Toughness. American Rock Mechanics Association; 2012-06-24 - 2012-06-27.
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (2011). Capillary Phenomena In Partially-Saturated Rocks: Theory of Effective Stress. American Rock Mechanics Association;
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (2010). Scaling of Fluid-induced Seismicity by Coulomb Stress Transfer Model. EAGE SPE EUROPEC;
Rozhko, Alexander Yu (2010). Unconfined Compressive Strength of Partially Saturated Shales: the Fracture Mechanics Approach.
Nicolaisen, Filip; Malthe-Sørenssen, Anders; Nermoen, Anders; Rozhko, Alexander (2007). Simulations of Hydrothermal Vent Complexes. AGU; 2007-12-10 - 2007-12-14.
Rozhko, Alexander; Podladtchikov, Iouri (2005). Vent Modeling. 2005-09-08 - 2005-09-14.
Rozhko, Alexander (2004). Surface wave propagation along the boundary with air.
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As most of you know, we’re having our first AGM on Nov 26th at the Russian Hall at 1PM. The two big items that we’re going to accomplish at the AGM are ratifying our Constitution and Bylaws and Electing our Steering Committee. Go over the current version of the VTU's Constitution and Bylaws before voting at the AGM.
For the last two months, we formed a temporary Constitution Working Group to write our Constitution and bylaws with several members of the steering committee as well as other VTU members who expressed interest. On Saturday November 18th, we hosted a pre-AGM where our membership was invited to give final comments on the Constitution and Bylaws as they were written by this Working Group.
Our currently intention is to register under the BC Societies Act with this Constitution and Bylaws. We'll be bringing them to a vote at our inaugural AGM at the Russian Hall on the 26th and encourage our members to give the documents a read prior to this event. There are two documents linked to below: the first is a copy of the Constitution and Bylaws, and the second is a plain language version of the Bylaws which we hope is clear and will be accessible to most of our membership.
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Girls Getaways / Wine & Wineries
White Wine Tasting Experiences
The Napa Valley is renowned for its full-bodied Cabernets, Merlots, and Pinot Noirs. But for those of us who prefer the fairer grape, there are plenty of noble white wines to taste as well. Here are a few local wineries that specialize or include whites in their wine portfolios.
Trefethen Family Vineyards’ white wine flight features five selections: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Quandary, Chardonnay and Harmony Chardonnay. The winery has long been regarded as one of the world’s top white wine producers: At the Gault Millau World Wine Olympics, held in Paris in 1979 on the heels of the famous “Judgment of Paris” tasting, the 1976 Trefethen Chardonnay was declared “The Best Chardonnay in the World.” The winery offers two tasting levels: Classic ($25 per person) and Reserve ($40 per person), conducted by professional wine educators, seven days a week from 10 am to 4:30 pm. A two-hour Vineyard and Historic Winery Tour ($45 per person) immerses visitors in the history of the Trefethen property and the family’s approach to crafting world-class, estate-grown wines.
Bouchaine Vineyards offers Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, a crisp Vin Gris, and three types of Chardonnay. Guests can opt for a private vineyard tour overlooking the San Francisco Bay where they’ll learn how weather dictates acid in their crisp whites; they’ll also be able to taste Chardonnay from different types of barrels, thereby understanding white wines as a sensory experience: new oak fermented, old oak fermented, and stainless. The Estate Tasting fee is $20 per person, the Barrel Tasting and Vineyard Tour fee is $50 per person (advance reservations required).
Tamber Bey Vineyards accommodates white wine lovers with its White Flight of Five, which includes Sauvignon Blanc from Oakville and three different styles of Chardonnay from Yountville: Sans Chêne (unoaked) Chardonnay, a traditional Napa Valley Chardonnay and its barrel-fermented and barrel-aged Dijon Chardonnay from the Deux Chevaux Vineyard. To finish off the flight, they pour their Provence-style Rosé. Tastings are $45, by appointment only.
Peju Winery’s Classic Tasting allows guests to customize their tasting experience by selecting which wines they’d like to try. This list offers several white wines, including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Carnivál (French Colombard) and Province, a unique red and white blend served chilled. Its portfolio also includes a Dry Rosé, Peju Pink, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Dry Orange Muscat, and Riesling, all available to taste upon special request. Guests who prefer not to do a full tasting can enjoy many of these wines by the glass or bottle. Tastings begin at $40.
Crosby Roamann features a tasting experience that starts with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc as guests walk in the door. They then proceed to the cellar for a barrel tasting, which includes usually two whites out of barrel, in addition to two reds. They then return to the tasting room for a seated bottle tasting, including three white wines (a combination of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and, when in stock, Rosé) in addition to two to three red wines. Upon request, they can also offer a strictly white wine flight – for example, a vertical of Sauvignon Blanc or several vintages of Chardonnay. Tastings are $40, by appointment only.
Leto Cellars’ winemaker/owner Brad Warner is known for his reds, but his whites are what he drinks most often at home. At Leto Cellars, you’ll taste through such wines as Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, or Riesling with the people who made them. Tastings are available at 10 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm. The $50 per person fee is waived with a purchase of $50 or more. By appointment only.
Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards offers four white wines and three varietals, including Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Chardonnay, and Southworth Reserve Chardonnay. Tastings are $25 for a daily tasting or $40 for a tour and tasting. By appointment only.
Yao Family Wines features a White Wine Tasting Flight ($25) that includes a 2017 Napa Crest Sauvignon Blanc, a 2016 Napa Crest Rosé, and a 2016 Yao Ming Sparkling Wine – Brut. It also offers these wines by the glass or by the bottle.
The Napa General Store has a wine bar from which you can choose four selections from its list of hand-picked, small production Napa Valley white wines. You can also order anything by the glass.
Photo credit: Emily Byrski
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Kirsten Mickelwait is a St. Helena-based writer who has lived and raised her family in the Napa Valley for 20 years.
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100% Publishing
BY Wiley
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Wiley is the Lord Byron of rap. It’s so obvious I’m not even going to explain it. Arugably one of the most important British musicians of the last ten years or more, this mass of every contradiction the human race can muster is also a stone-cold genius, albeit one who occasionally seems a trifle unhinged (don’t they all? Ask Byron…). Now the latest switchback move in a career defined by switchback moves is his return to Big Dada with his latest and arguably finest album.
“100% Publishing” is one hundred per cent written, produced, vocalled and recorded by Richard Cowie, the shadowy figure behind the Wiley persona. Well, 99.99% written, produced, vocalled and recorded by him. This being Wiley, having decided on the concept, he did sneak one guest vocallist onto the record (on the chorus to “Talk About Life”) and get his four year old daughter, Leah, to offer some sage advice to her father on “Music Not Money” (which isn’t even on your promo as he submitted the track too late for us to get it on there). It’s somehow in the nature of everything that is thrilling, exciting and also, in some ways, infuriating about Wiley that this track should completely contradict the message he puts over in his first single from the record “Numbers In Action” (and even more so in that you can’t even hear it).
What is there to tell you? This is one of the most varied musical sets Wiley has ever assembled. You could begin with the stripped back bounce of tunes like “Numbers…,” “Information Age” and “Yonge Street” (so named cos it’s the longest street in the world). You could point to the effortlessly supple grime of title track “100% Publishing” or “Boom Boom Da Na.” Depending on your mood or taste, you could highlight the avant garde genius of a tune like “I Just Woke Up,” the r&b strut of “Pink Lady,” the sweet soulfulness of “Up There” or the introspective solemnity of “Wise Man And His Words.” Throughout, Wiley spits lines which are often funny, sometimes shocking, regularly suprising but always shot through with a surreal lyrical brilliance which shows the man’s deep love of language.
A genuine attempt by Wiley to embody his huge, hugely complex personality in one album, this may be a project that is, on some level, doomed to failure. But you’re not going to find a more exciting, vital, thrilling, scary, funny and crazy attempt to do just that by any other musical artist any time soon. Wiley is unique. This is all him, even if not all of him. Enjoy as much as you can take in.
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Albi And The Wolves
The Third Eye,
For one night only join Albi & The Wolves, New Zealand's most dynamic alternative acoustic act, for a night of music, dance and laughter on Friday the 26th of July. Chris Dent (The proud albino front man Albi), Pascal Roggen, and Micheal Young use the Acoustic Guitar, Electric Violin, Double Bass and their Voices to create a sound that is somehow soulful and raw at the same time. Their live shows should not be missed.
Following the success of their debut album One Eye Open which won them the Best Folk Artist 2018 Tui at the New Zealand Music Awards the band is excited to announce their second studio album This Is War which they will be touring around New Zealand, Rarotonga, and Australia this year.
“Albi & The Wolves left their audience buzzing with the communal energy that comes with basic and direct folk music played well. I was expecting towards the start of the night to write something involving the word “cliche”, but any last notion of that had dissipated by the end of the set – not because it’s not true, but because it’s not relevant. This is comfort music, steeped in tradition and familiar sonic presets, but still alive, vibrant and satisfying in the moment.” - Radio 13, Ruben Mita.
The shows will be intimate and tickets will be limited so don't miss out.
albiandthewolves.com
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Unilever is a business founded on a sense of purpose, and our unique heritage still shapes the way we do business today.
Making sustainable living commonplace
Unilever Archives
The Unilever archives are amongst the most important collections of business records in the world.
In the 1890s, William Hesketh Lever, founder of Lever Brothers, wrote down his ideas for Sunlight Soap – his revolutionary new product that helped popularise cleanliness and hygiene in Victorian England.
It was “to make cleanliness commonplace; to lessen work for women; to foster health and contribute to personal attractiveness, that life may be more enjoyable and rewarding for the people who use our products”.
That sense of purpose and mission has always been part of Unilever’s culture. In the 21st century, we’re still helping people to look good, feel good and get more out of life – and our purpose as a business is ‘making sustainable living commonplace’.
Follow our timeline to find out more about our history.
Unilever timeline
1885 - 1899: Product innovation, 19th-century style
1900 - 1909: New focus on raw materials
1910 - 1919: A decade of change
1920 - 1929: Unilever is formed
1930 - 1939: Overcoming challenges
1940 - 1949: Focusing on local needs
1950 - 1959: The post-war consumer boom
1960 - 1969: A time for growth
1970 - 1979: Diversifying in a tough climate
1980 - 1989: Focusing on the core
1990 - 1999: Restructuring and consolidating
2000 - 2009: Forging new paths
2010 - present: Sustainable living
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Council meeting summary July 1, 2019
For more information and appendices for each item, view the Council Meeting Agenda.
The below summary is unconfirmed until the Minutes of the July 1 Meeting are accepted by Council.
1. Opening Prayer & Original Custodians Statement
2. Apologies
Cr. Hulin – Leave of Absence
3. Confirmation of Minutes
Council confirmed the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on June 3 and the Minutes of the Special Meeting of Council held on June 24, 2019 (6-0).
4. Declaration by Councillors and Officers of any Conflict of Interest in any Item on the Agenda
Cr Herbert declared a Conflict of Interest in Item 5.4.
5.1 Great South Coast Regional AFL, Cricket and Netball Strategy
The Great South Coast Local Government Authorities, State and Regional sporting associations partnered to undertake a project to support the future development, governance and growth of the three sports in the region over the next fifteen years.
The draft Strategy was made available for public comment from October 2018 to February 2019 and a moderate level of feedback was received from ten respondents, including six clubs.
Amendments to the final Strategy were made in response to the feedback including increasing its term (from ten to fifteen years).
Local feedback acknowledged and generally supported the draft Strategy.
An estimated $77.4 million worth of investment across the region has been identified to address existing facility gaps, meet agreed facility standards and improve facility capacity. This includes 18 Warrnambool facilities with an estimated of $16.8 million worth of investment.
Key considerations from the Strategy for Warrnambool include redevelopment of Reid Oval, provision of female friendly facilities, facility renewal, improved regional collaboration and alignment to the Active Warrnambool Strategy.
Council supported the following recommendations (6-0):
That Council receives the Great South Coast Regional AFL, Cricket and Netball Strategy.
5.2 Active Warrnambool Strategy Draft Final Report
The Warrnambool Recreation Plan 2007-17 has concluded.
Council received funding from Sport and Recreation Victoria to undertake a new sport, recreation and physical activity strategy for Warrnambool.
The Strategy was developed by a combination of in-house work and consultants and overseen by a Project Control Group.
Development of the new Strategy was underpinned by a significant level of community engagement.
The draft final report for the Strategy – titled Active Warrnambool - has been completed incorporating 23 objectives and 72 actions.
It is recommended that Council receives the draft final report from the Active Warrnambool Strategy, and approves its release for public comment.
That Council receives the draft final report from the Active Warrnambool Strategy, and approves its release for public comment as outlined in the report below.
5.3 Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism Ltd
In 2013 Warrnambool City Council (‘Council’) supported the establishment of the Great
Ocean Road Regional Tourism Board (GORRTB). GORRTB was established to lead the development, marketing, advocacy and management of tourism for the Great Ocean Road region. It takes in the geographical area from Torquay to the South Australian border, including the local government areas of Surf Coast, Colac Otway, Corangamite, Warrnambool, Moyne, and Glenelg.
Regional Tourism Boards are now in place across other regions of Victoria – Grampians, Murray, Alpine and High Country, Gippsland, and Daylesford-Macedon.
The Great Ocean Road region attracts in excess of 6 million visitors per annum comprising 5.2 million Domestic visitors and 959,000 International visitors. Visitor growth continues to track ahead of projection with visitation and visitors nights forecast to increase by a third by 2027.
The GORRT Strategic Plan 2019-2022 (attached) details key achievements over the past five years, visitation data and the key strategic priorities to be implemented over the next three years.
The existing three year Funding Agreement between GORRT Ltd and Council ends 30 June 2019. GORRTB are seeking Council’s commitment to a further three year funding commitment. The proposed Memorandum of Understanding between GORRT Limited and the six municipalities is attached.
Previous Local Government Partner contributions to GORRT have been based on historical budgeted contributions to the previous regional tourism associations Geelong Otway Tourism and Shipwreck Coast Tourism.
In a move towards establishing an equity based model GORRTB explored a number of funding allocation methods such as population, visitor numbers, overnight visitors, tourism employment, Gross Regional Product and Council Budgets.
There is no agreed and consistent formula for determining Local Government funding of Regional Tourism Boards across Victoria and all methodologies result in increases and decreases in funding contributions for each Local Government partner dependent on which method is applied.
GORRTB have proposed a methodology for Local Government financial contributions based on population. The impact for Warrnambool City Council is a reduction in financial support to GORRT from $180,000 per annum to $149,555 per annum. Warrnambool City Council’s financial contribution remains the largest amongst the six Local Government partners.
Council supported the following amended recommendation (6-0):
That Council
Renew its financial support for Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism Limited with a contribution of $149,555 (excl GST) in the 2019/20 Financial Year; and
Write to the GORRT Board requesting a further review of the methodology that determines Local
5.4 East of Aberline Growth Area
Cr Neoh was elected Acting Chair (5-0) while Cr Herbert left the chamber.
Council is currently partnering with the Victorian Planning Authority on the East of Aberline
Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) in Warrnambool;
The current stage of the PSP is nearing completion and current funding is due to expire;
So that Council and the VPA may continue with the East of Aberline PSP project, the VPA have outlined an option for Council to request the Minister for Planning to appoint the VPA as Planning Authority for the implementation of the PSP;
Implementation of the Growth Area Precinct Structure Plan includes:
- development of a Development Contributions Plan;
- completion of the back ground technical reports;
- finalisation of the Precinct Structure Plan;
- preparation of planning scheme amendment documentation – this includes rezoning, and embedding the aspirations of the structure plan into the planning scheme;
- planning panel representation, legal advice and peer review of documentation, expert witnesses at panel;
The VPA will aim to unlock the statutory process associated with planning scheme
amendments through expertise and direction from the Minister for Planning;
It is estimated that the next stage in this growth area planning will cost approximately $500,000;
A funding application has been submitted to the VPA for the next stage of work.
Resolve to seek support from the Minister for Planning to appoint the Victorian Planning Authority as Planning Authority for completion of the East of Aberline Precinct Structure Plan; and
Request the Minister for Planning to allocate appropriate funding to the Victorian Planning Authority for the completion of the project.
5.5 Itinerant Trading Policy Post Consultation
The Itinerant Trading Policy (the Policy) is founded on the principal that where organisations or individuals use public land to generate a profit, like fixed traders, they should contribute to infrastructure and service provision.
There is no current Council Policy to set out Councils approach to applications to use public land for commercial purposes, nor is there a consistent fee structure to cover Councils costs to oversee and administer itinerant trading activities.
The amended Itinerant trading Policy 2019 with track changes showing the amendments (refer Attachment 1).
The Policy has been developed to provide business opportunities and to activate areas where people congregate.
The Policy is intended to provide a framework for certainty and direction for the community and Council staff in assessing applications, to ensure they are assessed equitably and do not adversely impact on the character and amenity of the area.
The Policy does not apply to footpath trading, promotional activities, free community services, registered charity fundraising, individual market stall holders who operate as part of an approved market or activities which are covered by a Council lease or license.
The draft Policy was advertised for public comment from February 7th until March 22nd, 2019 with a total of 264 submissions received from the community during the consultation process.
Any fees collected through itinerant trading charges will be used to offset the costs of maintaining the areas used for itinerant trading, including but not limited to, excess waste and litter removal, administration, on ground inspections required by Council staff to ensure permit conditions/licenses are being adhered to and for Local Laws Officers attendance at certain times.
Council supported the following recommendation (6-0):
1. Notes the revised Itinerant Trading Policy and submissions arising from community feedback.
2. Adopts the revised Policy.
5.6 Warrnambool Art Gallery HVAC Renewal
Council has sought tenders for Contract 2019035 Design and Construct a Replacement
HVAC System for Warrnambool Art Gallery.
A single tender was received and following some clarifications and negotiations a final contract sum was determined.
The proposed system will operate within The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recommendations for air quality to an AA+ class of control within the limitations of the existing building.
In addition to upgrade of all 4 HVAC units, the project scope includes controlled access to a compliant plant room in the ceiling space, installation of a thermal break at the workshop roller door and installation of an air curtain in-lieu of an airlock.
An air curtain has been tendered in-lieu of an airlock at the front entry at the request of Gallery management under the understanding that it will provide improved thermal control, accepting that fluctuations and gradients will exceed maximum requirements for key controlled spaces.
The proposed chiller is not a stock item in Australia, availability will be 12 – 15 weeks from order.
1. Accept the tender submission for Tender 2019035 Design and Construct a
Replacement HVAC System for Warrnambool Art Gallery from West Fridge Pty Ltd for no more than $531,015.00 (ex. GST).
2. Authorise the CEO to sign and seal the contract documents.
5.7 Joint Reseal Contract
Both Corangamite Shire Council (CSC) and Warrnambool City Council (Council) have programs to undertake bitumen sealing works each year, as part of our road asset management plans and annual road maintenance activities.
Both CSC and Council’s programs contain very similar scopes and are typically undertaken by specialist contractors. Accordingly, a collaborative approach to the procurement of these works provides a greater opportunity to achieve efficiencies through an ‘economy of scale’.
Council resolved on 2 July 2018 to enter into its 4th Infrastructure Contributions Agreement for 2018/2019 Bitumen sealing works with Corangamite Shire Council.
CSC entered into a contract with Inroads Pty Ltd on behalf of Warrnambool City Council to deliver sealing works for the 2018/2019 season.
It is proposed that a Bitumen Sealing Works Agreement is made with Corangamite Shire Council, for the management and delivery of the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 Bitumen Sealing Program. A two-year contract is preferred as it will encourage more competition in the tender due to increased size, as well as a better contractor relationship and security.
The total expenditure expected under the two-year resealling contract to Council is approximately $1.5 million.
1. That Warrnambool City Council enters into a Joint Infrastructure Agreement with
Corangamite Shire Council for the 2019/2020 & 2020/2021 bitumen sealing works.
2. That Corangamite Shire Council is appointed as an agent of Warrnambool City Council for the purpose of tendering the works under the 2019/2020 & 2020/2021 agreement.
3. That the Chief Executive Officer is delegated authority to sign and seal (execute) documents for the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 bitumen sealing Joint infrastructure Agreement.
4. That the Chief Executive Officer is delegated authority to accept or reject the tender recommendations from Corangamite Shire Council for bitumen sealing works.
5.8 Assembly of Councillors Reports
Section 80A(2) of the Local Government Act 1989 requires the record of an Assembly of
Councillors be reported to the next practicable Ordinary Meeting of Council.
The records of the following Assembly of Councillors is enclosed:
- Tuesday 11 June 2019
- Thursday 20 June 2019
- Monday 24 June 2019
Council received the report (6-0).
5.9 Mayoral & Chief Executive Council Activities – Summary Report
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By - The Washington Times - Tuesday, February 12, 2002
Qwest to surrender Global Crossing papers
DENVER Qwest Communications International Inc., the top phone company in 14 Western U.S. states, will surrender documents demanded by regulators probing the accounting of transactions with Global Crossing Ltd.
The companies last year bought and sold at least $100 million in space on their networks from each other, in some cases swapping capacity. Global Crossing recorded these swaps as revenue even though no cash changed hands, an attorney for a fired Global Crossing official said.
The firm has denied overstating revenue. On Jan. 28, Global Crossing filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Kinsley steps down as editor of Slate
NEW YORK Michael Kinsley is stepping down as the editor of Slate (www.slate.com) an online magazine he founded in 1996 with the backing of Microsoft Corp.
The former co-host of CNN's "Crossfire" announced in December he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, but said yesterday his decision was "not directly" related to his illness.
SLA defense will question Hearst
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Attorneys for four former Symbionese Liberation Army members accused in a deadly 1975 bank robbery say their strategy will include challenging the credibility of the key witness, Patricia Hearst.
Sara Jane Olson, 55; Michael Bortin, 53; Emily Harris, 54; and her ex-husband, William Harris, 56, are accused of robbing the Crocker National Bank in Carmichael.
"Their star witness, their chief witness in this case that would be Patty Hearst will be telling untruths," J. Tony Serra, an attorney for Mr. Bortin, said yesterday.
The kidnapped heiress told the FBI in 1976 that she drove a getaway car during the robbery.
Missing girl's parents post reward
SAN DIEGO The parents of a 7-year-old girl who was apparently kidnapped in the night from her bed more than a week ago offered a $25,000 reward yesterday for information leading to her safe return.
Damon and Brenda van Dam said they were posting the reward in an effort to bring out information about daughter Danielle's disappearance, which has gone unsolved for 10 days despite exhaustive searches.
Convicted cop killer granted release
CAMDEN, N.J. A man convicted of killing two police officers in 1963 has been released from a halfway house and is on parole after more than 38 years in custody.
Thomas Trantino, 64, was rejected for parole nine times. But a year ago, the state Supreme Court said the parole board lacked proof that he posed a threat to society and sent him to a halfway house for a year.
Survey says Ecstasy use rising among teens
A survey of teen-agers found that drug use remained steady last year with one glaring exception a rise in use of Ecstasy an anti-drug organization said yesterday.
The Partnership For a Drug-Free America said teen Ecstasy use rose 20 percent last year and had increased 71 percent since 1999.
The group began an advertising campaign to warn teens and parents of the dangers of drug use. Many of the ads featured the parents of Danielle Heird, who died after taking Ecstasy in 2000.
"Don't play Russian roulette with your most precious gift your life," her mother, Elsa Heird, said at the news conference.
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Activists ask for hate crime charge in Kroger shooting
Activists are disappointed that more local, state and national politicians have not labeled the Kroger shooting as a hate crime. (Source: WAVE 3 News)
By Erin O'Neil and Taylor Durden | October 28, 2018 at 8:24 PM EDT - Updated October 28 at 10:37 PM
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Groups of Louisville activists are asking officials to charge the Jeffersontown Kroger shooting suspect with a federal hate crime.
The Kentucky Alliance Against Racist And Political Repression teamed up with several other organizations and asked for justice to be carried through on both federal and state levels.
On Sunday afternoon, Louisville Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) said they want the shooter to be charged with same level of crime as the recent mail bomber and Saturday’s synagogue shooting suspect.
“This is a case of pure hatred,” Tyra Walker with the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist And Political Repression said. “Mental illness does not prompt you to wake up wanting to kill black people. Mental illness does not discriminate as this man did.”
Walker added the suspect should not be allowed to use mental illness as an excuse to escape justice.
Several members of the Metro Council were there to hear their words.
“We are a community that loves one another and we don’t tolerate these types of activities and we want people held accountable for their bad acts," Metro Council President David James said.
Truman Harris with Louisville Black Lives Matter also said he’s also disappointed that more local, state and national politicians have not quickly labeled the Kroger shooting as a hate crime and an act of terrorism.
“It is ridiculous to me and to my organization and all the people on this council today that this was not acknowledged as a hate crime because it is,” Harris said. “And I think we should take it a step further: It was also an act of terrorism.”
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Cajun Navy Relief says they’re ready to assist Florence victims
by: Lester Duhé
All eyes are on Hurricane Florence, as the east coast braces for what could be a category 4 or 5 hurricane, making landfall by Thursday evening or Friday morning.
Volunteers from Cajun Navy Relief say they’re heading wherever help is needed to assist first responders.
The group is the original Cajun Navy organization that formed right after Hurricane Katrina, according to the group’s co-founder Damien Callais. He says they have members from all over the state of Louisiana, and even in other parts of the country.
On Wednesday night, the Cajun Navy Relief group will send out maybe a dozen of their highly skilled ‘Pathfinder team’ to areas that could see the impact from Hurricane Florence.
“So we’re going to send them ahead of time to kind of assess the need. Then what we’re going to do, is then dispatch out to those specific places of need,” said Callais.
He says that every night the group’s leadership has been in contact with each other, as well as reaching out to government agencies in the states that could be hit by the major hurricane.
“Each day we’re trying to find out more and more, and trying to find a clear path. And not only that, but where we’re going to stage our stuff, where we’re going to send people too,” said Callais.
After Florence hits, then the organization will dispatch their group members with their boats if rescues are needed, once they find out where their services are most needed.
Callais says that the Cajun Navy Relief is a great example of what America should be like.
“When you’re out rescuing somebody, it doesn’t matter if you’re Democrat or Republican, it doesn’t matter what your skin color is, it doesn’t matter what you’re religious affiliation is. It’s human nature for us to love each other,” he said.
Callais says it’s funny how God uses natural disasters to bring people together and to put aside our differences.
“And I think at the end of the day, the Cajun Navy is just a great example of that. And we’re getting ready now, to go down there and help our neighbors out in the wake of Florence,” said Callais.
To learn more about how you can join the group, or find out more information about the group, visit this link.
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Rick DelaHaya with Gulf Power spoke about what crews are doing to restore power to the Panhandle area and what residents can do to help.
He says it will take some time to completely restore power to the Panhandle.
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Officials raised the Hurricane Michael death toll on Monday to 19, after a second body was found Monday in Mexico Beach, CNN reports.
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Due to ongoing serious communication issues in the Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Michael, the Florida National Guard has launched a website where people who may be worried about someone else can file a report.
Those who visit the website can report what county the person they are looking for is located, as well as other vital information including the type of safety issue that may be at hand.
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Easter Roundup and Latest News Published: 1st May 2019
Amid much celebrations on Good Friday 19 April -- and hot on the heels of the GWR funding announcement to trial shuttle services to the WSR this year -- the Easter weekend saw the West Somerset Railway (WSR) operate the first passenger services running into Minehead of the 2019 season after a three-month break whilst various infrastructure works were carried out along the 22-mile line.
To mark the arrival of the first WSR service to arrive in Minehead since January 2nd, the Town Mayor Norman Hercock and Watchet Town Crier, and Punch & Judy show performer, David Milton, plus local TV crews, were on hand to welcome the train hauled by steam loco, Manor Class No. 7828 "Odney Manor" and appropriately crewed by Fireman and WSR plc Chairman Jon Jones Pratt and Driver and WSR General Manager Paul Conibeare.
Crowds of visitors, locals and WSR supporters alike waiting on the Minehead platform cheered and applauded the train's arrival at 11.35, before a short opening ceremony and ribbon cutting event held by the station entrance with "Odney Manor" as a fitting backdrop.
And, the WSR's 2019 Easter passenger figures were very buoyant and, at 3,329 over the four days, were just 237 people less than the 3,566 Easter figure in 2018. That said, revenue for 2019 was actually up slightly compared to 2018 and a very good five-figure result to help boost the railway's under pressure finances!
Despite some very hot weather, which saw many West Country people head for the beach and Moors, the WSR's busiest day was Easter Saturday 20th April with 1,058 passengers carried followed by Friday 19th April with 854 passengers, and then Easter Sunday 21st April with 847 carried, and Bank Holiday Monday 22nd with 570 passengers.
To help mark the event, the railway also hosted a 'Paw Patrol' children's character events that drew many families to the seaside and travelling on many packed WSR services.
The 'Paw Patrol' event took place on Minehead Station, where visitors could see 'Chase' and 'Marshall' from the 'Paw Patrol' TV series, plus the WSR's very own mascot 'Brunel the Dog', all take part in arts and crafts demonstrations, face painting and enjoy some family entertainment with a Punch & Judy show.
This was the first year that the WSR has held a two-day 'Meet and Greet' event, and it proved to be a great success overall, with many visitors posting comments on social media platforms to express their gratitude for a great family day out.
Commenting about the Easter weekend, WSR plc Chairman Jon Jones Pratt said: "It was just a fantastic feeling to celebrate the return of our trains to Minehead in some style and with such a big hit event on the first weekend . Everyone at the WSR can feel very pleased and proud of their efforts in achieving this milestone."
Passenger figures on the WSR have been reassuringly high since the line reopened again after a three-month break to carry out various infrastructure works along the line on Saturday 30 March from Bishops Lydeard to Watchet and then on to Minehead on Good Friday 19 April in time for Easter. The total number of passengers from Sat 30 March to Sunday 28 April is almost 10,000 at 9,784, but the figures have been up every day on those in 2018 since the line fully reopened to Minehead on 19 April which is very encouraging.
I have attached some pix of the events of Good Friday 19th April for the first train back to Minehead and ribbon cutting etc which feature The Mayor, Town Crier, WSR Chairman and General Manager, plus WSR Mascot Brunel the Dog and Acting WSR CME Bob Meanley.
And no fewer than three former GWR Manor 78xx class locos, plus maybe two visiting pannier tank engines, and the West Somerset's own Mogul No. 9351 and resident former S&D 7F No. 53808 are expected to be the line's principal all steam, star motive power this Summer making it something of a feast for GWR fans.
The trio of Manors will be home-based No. 7828 Odney Manor and No. 7822 Foxcote Manor from the Llangollen Railway, plus hopefully No. 7802 Bradley Manor from the Severn Valley Railway, all of which will re-kindle the sight, sound, smell and memories for many of the popular Blue route diagram Class 4 types on Cambrian lines in Wales towards the end of steam.
Subject to inspections and hire agreements being concluded, Bradley Manor will hopefully arrive soon from the SVR in exchange for Hall class No. 6960 Raveningham Hall going the other way. This is expected to be a temporary move after the WSR reduced its Bishops Lydeard to Minehead axle loading to 19 tonnes while the 22-mile line catches up with a backlog of track and infrastructure works, thereby making the Red route diagram Hall just over the new lower axle weight limit.
And Hugh Shipton’s former GWR 64xx Pannier No. 6430 from the Llangollen Railway was a surprise and welcome Easter visitor when it called in for a short seaside holiday after the SDR's 50th Anniversary Gala but left again on Thursday 25th April.
But on loan Tyseley Locomotive Works 57xx Pannier No. 7752 is being repainted from its latter-day London Transport livery as L94 back into GWR Brunswick green, and also undergoing light repairs before entering service.
Also, for the 40th anniversary of the line’s reopening to Bishops Lydeard gala weekend on June 8/9, it is hoped to have 64xx Pannier No. 6412 back from the South Devon Railway but that now can only happen if a suitable cover loco can be found in time to run the SDR services that weekend. No. 6412 was one of the WSR’s original engines in back 1979 after purchase from the Dart Valley Railway in 1976, and then sold back to the SDR in 2007.
Popular WSR Mogul 2-6-0 No. 9351 is expected to return to traffic in the Summer after overhaul by the WSRA at Williton loco works.
For the June 20-23 diesel gala, Class 14 D9526, Class 33s D6566 and D6575 from the home fleet will run, with Class 35 Hymeks D7017 and D7018, the latter making its first normal public appearances since overhaul after engine failure in August 1995.
Class 47 D1661 and Class 52 D1010 Western Campaigner are out of service under overhaul. Other visitors to the event will be Class 25 D7535 from the South Devon Railway, Class 31 No. 31163/97205 from the Chinnor & Princess Risborough Railway, Class 37 D6948 from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, and two Class 73/1s from GB Railfreight.
WSR plc Chairman Jon Jones Pratt commented: "We may also look to bring in some other steam engines later this year to provide variety but, in all honesty, the loco line-up for the 2019 season will be one of the best ever seen on the WSR and we are committed to achieving that.
"With regard to us reducing the axle weight limit, it will actually be a good thing for the WSR in the short term because it will allow us a period to better maintain and protect the WSR track and infrastructure to the correct standards before we then look at raising the weight limits again. And it also allows us to do something different rather than just the status quo plus we'll have a Class 37 this year too, so we are not standing still!"
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Farmer Plows Huge Border Wall Message to Trump in His Field
By Malachi Bailey
Published January 12, 2019 at 7:58pm
A farmer in North Dakota plowed a huge message of support for President Donald Trump after his Oval Office address.
“Build the wall” is the message Gene Hanson left for Trump in his huge, snowy property.
“President Trump, stand your ground and get-R-done,” Hanson told Fox News.
The farmer’s property spans over two football fields, which means the impressive message can be seen from the sky.
The North Dakota farmer who organized his cows into a cross, now has another giant message. pic.twitter.com/W7hqTSGxAX
— WIBW (@wibw) January 9, 2019
This isn’t the first time the 78-year-old farmer used his giant property to support Trump.
When Trump criticized NFL players for kneeling during the national anthem in 2017, Hanson plowed, “We stand for the National Anthem.”
“I go with Trump on this one,” Hanson told Fox News at the time. “If you want to protest, that’s not the place to do it.”
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Hanson’s message about the anthem even caught Trump’s attention.
“Thank you Gene Hanson — a GREAT American (and farmer) who is standing up for our flag, our anthem, and our country!” Trump responded at the time.
Hanson’s creative work didn’t stop there.
In December, the farmer used his farm to create an stunning Christmas message — a cross formed by cattle.
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Holy cow, literally! Cows assemble to form a cross in field https://t.co/9bnjIyJ735 pic.twitter.com/JaVxKM3Hp2
— FOX59 News (@FOX59) December 20, 2018
Hanson’s latest message for Trump is also receiving attention.
The farmer’s call for a border wall was noticed by North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer, who reacted on Twitter.
“It couldn’t be more clear: the people of North Dakota want us to build the wall, and I’m going to keep fighting for them,” Cramer said Thursday on Twitter.
It couldn’t be more clear: the people of North Dakota want us to build the wall, and I’m going to keep fighting for them. https://t.co/5LEeu0SIjx
— Sen. Kevin Cramer (@SenKevinCramer) January 10, 2019
The president is currently fighting with Democrats to appropriate funding for a border wall in the federal budget, but Democrats are stubbornly opposing Trump’s proposal.
The debate over the wall has resulted in the longest government shutdown in American history, and there’s no way to tell how it will end.
But Americans who understand the tragic implications of illegal immigration will continue to stand behind Trump for as long as they need to.
There are millions of Americans like Gene Hanson who want a border wall, and Democrats can’t ignore them forever — especially with a message this big.
Malachi Bailey
Malachi Bailey is a writer from Ohio with a background in history, education and philosophy. He has led multiple conservative groups and is dedicated to the principles of free speech, privacy and peace.
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Malachi Bailey is a writer from Ohio with a passion for free speech, privacy and peace. He graduated from the College of Wooster with a B.A. in History. While at Wooster, he served as the Treasurer for the Wooster Conservatives and the Vice President for the Young Americans for Liberty.
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Home Saudi_us Yemeni army, allies attack Saudi Arabia’s Jizan airport by drones
Yemeni army, allies attack Saudi Arabia’s Jizan airport by drones
The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces says army troopers and allied fighters from Popular Committees have launched a string of airstrikes against hangars in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan airport near the border with Yemen, using a squadron of domestically-manufactured Qasef-2K (Striker-2K) combat drones.
Speaking during a press conference in the capital Sana’a on Saturday, Brigadier General Yahya Saree (pictured below) said the unmanned aerial vehicles struck the designated targets with precision, noting that the operation led to the disruption of air traffic at the airport.
Saree reiterated that the Yemeni drone strikes are in line with the right of self-defense, and a legitimate response to the continued Saudi-led military aggression against Yemen and the blockade of the conflict-plagued Arab country.
Scores of Saudi mercs slain in Yemeni army attacks
Meanwhile, scores of Saudi-sponsored militiamen loyal to Yemen’s former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi lost their lives when Yemeni army soldiers and Popular Committees fighters launched separate offensives against their positions across the country.
In this file photo taken on July 16, 2017, newly-recruited Houthi Ansarullah fighters take part in a gathering in the capital Sana’a to mobilize more fighters to battlefronts in the war against Saudi-sponsored militiamen loyal to Yemen’s former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. (Photo by AFP)
An unnamed Yemeni military source told the media bureau of the Houthi Ansarullah movement that Yemeni troops and their allies launched a drone strike against a gathering of Saudi mercenaries in Qaniyeh area of the country’s central province of al-Bayda on Saturday, leaving many of them dead or injured.
Yemeni soldiers and fighters from Popular Committees also dealt a heavy blow to Saudi-backed militia forces in the al-Wazi’iyah district of the southern province of Ta’izz, when they struck their fortifications with a number of domestically-manufactured ballistic missiles.
In this file picture, Yemeni forces launch a domestically-manufactured Zelzal-1 (Earthquake-1) ballistic missile at a military site in Saudi Arabia. (Photo by the media bureau of Yemen’s Operations Command Center)
Elsewhere in the northern Yemeni province of al-Jawf, Saudi mercenaries suffered a major setback when Yemeni soldiers and their allies targeted their military camps in Sabrin area of the Khabb wa ash Sha’af district.
Also on Saturday, a civilian lost his life and seven others, mostly women and children, sustained injuries when Saudi-paid militiamen targeted residential neighborhoods in the western coastal city of Hudaydah.
A civilian was killed after Saudi-sponsored forces launched a barrage of mortar shells at Sawiq area in the al-Tuhayta district of Hudaydah province.
A malnourished Yemeni youth receives treatment at a hospital in the port city of Hudaydah on June 27, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies launched a devastating campaign against Yemen in March 2015, with the goal of bringing the government of Hadi back to power and crushing the Ansarullah movement.
The US-based Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit conflict-research organization, estimates that the Saudi-led war has claimed the lives of over 60,000 Yemenis since January 2016.
The war has also taken a heavy toll on the country’s infrastructure, destroying hospitals, schools, and factories. The UN says over 24 million Yemenis are in dire need of humanitarian aid, including 10 million suffering from extreme levels of hunger.
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Tactical Talk: Season 5 - Episode 34 | Zain Khan & Prof Bilal Sambur | Operation Olive Branch
Tactical Talk (Update) A total of 947 PKK-linked People’s Protection Units (YPG) and ISIS terrorists have been “neutralized” in Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s northwestern Afrin region, the military said in a statement Monday.
The Turkish military uses the term “neutralized” in reference to terrorists captured dead or alive, or those who surrendered during the operations. However, the term is usually used for the terrorists who were killed in the operations.
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The military said that 12 terrorists have been “neutralized” in airstrikes carried out overnight.
Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) on Monday captured Sourkeh village in the western part of the Raju town, northwest of Syria’s Afrin.
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TSK and FSA have captured 35 different strategic areas from terrorists since the beginning of the operation.
Operation Olive Branch was launched by Turkey on Jan. 20 to remove the PKK/PYD/YPG/KCK and ISIS terrorists from Afrin in northwestern Syria.
According to the Turkish General Staff, the operation aims to establish security and stability along Turkish borders and in the region as well as to protect Syrian people from the oppression and cruelty of terrorists.
The operation is being carried out under the framework of Turkey’s rights within international law, U.N. Security Council resolutions, its right to self-defense under the U.N. charter and respect for Syria’s territorial integrity, it said.
The military also said, “utmost importance” is being placed on not harming any civilians.
The operation in Afrin – bordering Turkey’s Hatay and Kilis provinces – was widely expected in the wake of Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria, which cleared Daesh terrorists from Turkey’s border between Aug. 24, 2016, and March 2017.
Afrin has been a major hideout for the YPG/PKK since July 2012 when the Assad regime in Syria left the city to the terror group without putting up a fight.
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Can 'The Killing' Season Finale Save the Series?
John Hendel
The AMC show has all sorts of problems, but a stand-out last episode could make us forget all about them
The Killing is about to reach the payoff to the suspense that's been building all season. The show will wrap up its first season with this Sunday and presumably reveal, once and for all, who killed the beautiful teenager Rosie Larsen, the girl who died before the show's timeline began. The possible identity of the killer has shifted every week, and the rush to add ominous undertones to various characters has proved to be one of the show's greatest weaknesses. Critics lashed out hard against The Killing in the middle of the season, due to this tendency to fake out viewers.
Yet The Killing, just renewed for its second season and pulling in strong ratings, perhaps can still make good on its initial promising episodes. As the Robert McKee character in 2002's Adaptation declared, "Wow them in the end, and you got a hit. You can have flaws, problems, but wow them in the end, and you've got a hit."
I've defended the show for its gripping lead detectives and a magnetic panoramic approach to the murder. But there are a host of "flaws, problems" with the show that make a wow-worthy season finale essential. Here they are—and let's hope Sunday's show makes us forget all about them:
Forgotten characters
Remember characters like Jasper and Sterling? At the start, the show built up these teenagers as another narrative arc. Little scenes conjured sympathy for Sterling's isolation or outrage over Jasper's obnoxious preening. But where have they been for the second half of the season? They're no longer needed, and while it's fair to drop characters, their earlier development now feels lost.
These loose ends become more serious when the dropped elements have been focal points of the show. Bennet is apparently still out cold in a coma, I suppose, but we've heard nothing for multiple episodes now about either him or his wife. I still miss Ruth Yitanes.
The abuse of red herrings
The show exudes far too much hysteria over faux dilemmas. Consider the question of Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) leaving for a California wedding or the revolving door of suspects or taking cheap advantage of audience trust (as in the way Bennet survived the brutal beating despite all appearances, for instance, or to give an earlier example, the revelation that it was Sterling and not Rosie in that video). It's as if the writers are playing a game of "gotcha," and little is clever about the way the rug is pulled out from under the audience's feet.
Forgotten or half-baked plot arcs
The Richmond campaign once showed signs of internal chaos: leaks, Jamie's fake defection to the mayor, the mistrust of Gwen. These concerns dominated the political arc for the first third of the season, but their importance ultimately seems to add nothing to the second two-thirds. Who cares about those machinations now? Did it teach audiences anything substantial? Jamie's good for little more than a one-liner and Gwen for looking doubtfully at Richmond.
Other plot elements are flirted with but rarely flushed out, which partly explains the frustration some fans felt at the recent episode devoted solely to Linden and Holder—it gave character details in a jumble. The implications of Holder's crucifix tattoo? Linden's parenting issues? The reasons behind them should have been revealed slowly, not dumped at once.
Most frustrating was probably all the plot architecture surrounding the idea that Bennet Ahmed killed Rosie. Those suspicions surrounding Bennet caused the show to dive into a local mosque, into the FBI, into big chases in a market, the psychology of the teacher's pregnant wife, and the case of smuggling a Somali girl out of the country to escape female circumcision. His innocence makes that path feel like a waste now, the one lasting consequence being Stan Larsen's imprisonment.
The perils of panorama
So many character arcs float throughout The Killing that it's often far too difficult to make all the different moving pieces compelling. In recent episodes, since the Bennet pummeling, the Larsens have felt extraneous. Before them, the politicians. Unlike the examples above, the three central arcs (cops, family, politicians) have always played a role...but not all have magnetism driving them forward. The power of Stan Larsen (Brent Sexton) has been reduced greatly since his imprisonment, and the harsh fight with his wife Mitch (Michelle Forbes) in last week's episode provided a welcome return of the old fire.
Rosie's shifting persona
Is she a teen hooker or a creative soul making Super 8 films? Rosie is apparently both, a college aspirant and a party girl. Hints provide a rough sketch of who she might be, but few definitive pictures ground the show's central murder victim. Our flashes of Rosie include a butterfly-covered bedroom and late-night trips to casinos but little more than such scattered moments. Such mystery can be alluring but what also results, inevitably, is an entity that's essentially passive, without much sympathy or real draw.
Does anyone care who killed Rosie Larsen? Not in any consistent way. Perhaps clearer answers about her activities with Beau Soleil will clarify these flickering, varied impressions by the season's end.
The source of plot twists
The rest of the McKee quote from Adaptation explains that a great ending must emanate from the characters, not from some deus ex machina twist pulled out of the ether. The Killing has offered both types of plot shifts, and it's that duality that makes the show so frustrating. The camaraderie between Holder and Linden, her relationship with her son and Regi, the mistakes in the investigation and with the Larsens...all has been organic and from character.
Then there's your Indian burial grounds thrown in—the lightning-strike plot magic puts Richmond in the lead and gives the mayor a reason to share incriminating photos with Gwen (which is also strange—wouldn't he have every reason to leak them now?). Straight from the outset, The Killing's most potent virtue was its potential to delve into its characters' psychology, and the plot needs to reflect that better. After all the fascinating inner examinations of Stan Larsen's character, it's a crime that he snapped over the silly coincidence of two Grand Canyon sweaters.
Haphazard police work all along
Linden may appear dedicated, but she's no super cop. Why did the police wait so long to scan Rosie's computer? How dare Linden implicate Bennet when talking to Mitch Larsen? Is there a good reason so many of their leads fall apart thanks to a lack of proper police protocol?
Most of the advances in the case come randomly, not as a result of Linden and Holder's skill. The broader problem in The Killing is this idea that luck and blind fate guide the actions of the characters, that there's no design to uncovering Rosie's murder. The right witnesses and evidence pop up whenever it's convenient. How terribly perfect, even, that Linden happened to be in Councilman Richmond's apartment right when her police coworker remotely re-sends her I KNOW WHAT YOU DID e-mails to the Beau Soleil Orpheus account, and that Richmond's e-mail system chimes, and that his laptop was open to his inbox. The scene is a chilling one, especially as Richmond approaches Linden in the shadows, but the timing and circumstances are incredible. Linden would have likely only spent around 10 minutes in the politician's apartment, but it was in these 10 minutes that a whole world of revelation occurred.
With Sunday's finale fast approaching, cross your fingers that The Killing remembers McKee's advice.
John Hendel is a writer based in Washington, DC, and a former producer at The Atlantic.
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What Is St Dwynwen’s Day?
Michelle Lyndon-Dykes January 25, 2016 Life
Once upon a time (around the 5th century to be precise), in a land far away (well, it’s four hours down the M4 for me) lived a fair maid named Dwynwen. Daughter of the then King of Wales, Brychan Brycheiniog (yes, it’s as as difficult to pronounce as it looks), she was said to be one of 24 children. Dwynwen was renowned across the land for her purity, her strong religious beliefs and her beauty.
As young girls often do, Dwynwen fell in love with a young, handsome prince named Maelon Dafodrill. Alas, their love was not to be. Dwynwen’s father had already arranged that she be married to another (well, he did have 24 kids to worry about!).
This is where the tale get’s kind of hazy. Either Maelon was so angry at not being able to have his love that he attacked her, or Dwynen was so distraught by the news of her arranged marriage that she ran into the woods. Either way there’s woods and a very unhappy young girl involved, OK (still with me?).
Dwynwen prays to God and begs to have Maelon erased from her memory. Her prayer is answered by an angel who appears to Dwynwen offering a sweet potion designed to make her forget about her love – called schnapps. (I totally made that last bit up). As a side note, it also turns her lover into ice – go figure?!
She is then granted three wishes (yep, an answered prayer and three wishes. This girl was seriously ‘down with the God dude’). With her first wish she thaws Maelon (who she’s supposed to have forgotten all about, bit flakey that bit), with her second she asks God to look kindly on the hopes and dreams of true lovers and with her last she asks that she may never marry. God fulfils her three wishes and in thanks she promises to devote the rest of her life to God’s service.
Our young heroine then become a nun and settles on Llanddwyn Island, which rests just off the west coast of Anglesey. The remains of a 16th century Tudor church can sill be seen in Llanddwyn Island today, although the legend is so strong the site has been attributed to that of a church founded by Dwynwen.
So why did #StDwynwensDay trend on Twitter on the 25th of January ?
For her hope for lovers and her service to God, Dwynen was made a saint – the sacred saint of lovers. Across Wales (more so in the Welsh speaking regions), lovers give each other cards and gifts on St Dwynen’s Day. So St Dwynen’s Day is the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine’s Day – only with a slightly less gruesome ending for the saint and more difficult pronunciation 🙂
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Teresa Giudice on her uncertain future with husband Joe
'He just made a mess of things'. - by Auriele Corinthios
Teresa Giudice and her husband Joe have been through a lot together — and she’s not sure where they’ll go from here.
PEOPLE Now caught up with the Real Housewives of New Jersey star Wednesday, and she opened up about her new memoir, Standing Strong, which details the ongoing frustrations she’s experiencing with Joe, 45, who is currently serving out a 41-month sentence for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud. (Teresa, 45, served a nearly yearlong stint in prison herself for the same crimes.)
“Well, I remember when I first started doing the show everybody kept asking me, ‘Where do you see yourself five years from now? Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?’ — I’m not answering that question anymore,” she said. “Because if you would have asked me back then if I thought I would ever go to prison, I would have said never. So I can’t predict the future, I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future.”
“I want [our marriage] to work,” she added. “But you know, when Joe comes home, he has to do the right thing. And then we’ll just move on from there.”
Joe hasn’t yet read the book, though Teresa said she discussed everything she wrote in it with him and is “hopeful” the two will be able to repair their marriage.
“Obviously he’s there, he has a lot of time to think,” she said. “There’s a lot of guilt that he feels, and I see the change in the way he’s writing his emails and what he’s saying.”
“We had a great marriage,” she continued. “I’m just upset with him because he wasn’t on top of the finances the way he should have been. He trusted the wrong people. That was really important, because he just made a mess of things.”
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Such a busy day but its so important for me to take a moment & thank everyone that's supported me along the way! Hope I get to meet you at one of my book signings. Your love & support keeps me #STANDINGSTRONG! #confidenceissexy #strongissexy #lifteachotherup #namastre #rhonj
Another element that upsets the Bravo star is the fact that the couple’s four daughters — Gia, 16, Gabriella, 13, Milania, 11, and Audriana, 8 — also suffered due to their parents’ financial woes.
“It’s hard for them,” she said. “That’s the thing, adults, we can go through anything. I was fine [in prison]. I’m strong, I had no problem doing it. But who suffered were my daughters.”
Nevertheless, the girls “adore” their dad.
“We see him as much as we can,” she said. “Their [extracurricular] activities come first … then work, that’s really important for me, I need to work. So I would say we go see him once every two weeks, once every three weeks. It depends on the schedule.”
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“I adore my daughters,” she said. “I just look at them and I try to be the best mummy I could. I live for them.”
“I’m strong, but they’re even stronger,” she added. “When I was away Gabriella would email me every single day, telling me what she did from the morning until she went to bed. It was amazing. I kept all her emails. They do their own laundry, they clean up the house. If I’m working, they do it. They mop the floor, clean up the kitchen. And their rooms are never messy!”
Standing Strong is available now.
This article originally appeared on PEOPLE
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