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Britain will slide into a year-long recession should it leave the European Union without a deal with Brussels, the government’s official forecaster said Thursday. “The UK enters a year-long recession in the fourth quarter of 2019” should Britain depart the bloc…
(Bloomberg) — Parliament is gearing up for a knife-edge vote on a measure to prevent the next prime minister suspending Parliament to pursue a no-deal Brexit. As pro-EU ministers weigh up how they will vote, the government’s fiscal watchdog published new…
Congress is heading for a showdown with President Donald Trump after the House voted to block his administration from selling billions of dollars in weapons and maintenance support to Saudi Arabia. Trump, who has sought to forge closer ties with Riyadh,…
The U.N. special rapporteur for Myanmar said Thursday the U.S. didn’t “go far enough” in sanctions against four top Myanmar generals over the mass killings of minority Rohingya Muslims. Myanmar’s commander in chief and his deputy, two other generals, and their…
Iran has seized a foreign tanker it says was smuggling fuel in the Gulf. The vessel, which state TV claimed was smuggling fuel to foreign customers, was intercepted south of Iran's Larak Island in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Sunday…
Up to 14 migrants reported killed in road crash in Turkey
Turkey’s state-run news agency says a van carrying migrants has crashed in eastern Turkey, killing at least four people. Private NTV television said as many as 14 migrants were killed in the accident. Anadolu Agency said the van rolled into a…
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces have seized a foreign oil tanker accused of smuggling oil with a crew of 12, Iran’s state TV reported Thursday, just days after an oil tanker based in the United Arab Emirates disappeared off trackers in…
Iran Forces Seize Foreign Vessel `Smuggling Fuel': Press TV
(Bloomberg) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they seized a foreign vessel smuggling one million liters of fuel in the Persian Gulf, according to state-run Press TV news channel. It didn’t provide further details.Patrolling forces stopped the vessel south of Larak island,…
Migrants in Libya detention center recount dire conditions
Migrants held at a small, dilapidated detention center in the southern Libyan city of Sabha say they are being neglected by international organizations and often go hungry due to lack of food. One of the detained is Ahmed Saleh Ibrahim, a…
CORRECTION-Ukraine plans overhaul of citizenship process after Putin's passport offer
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has ordered an overhaul of the process for granting Ukrainian citizenship, in response to a Russian decree expanding the number of Ukrainians who can apply for fast-track Russian passports. Zelenskiy’s office said early on Thursday, just a…
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Remove Aaron Motsoaledi to help save health system – COSATU
Federation says he is the only Minister who has been allowed to stay in one position for close to a decade
COSATU calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove Minister Aaron Motsoaledi as the Minster of Health in order to help save the country’s failing health system
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is deeply worried by the state of our Healthcare System in the country. The situation continues to deteriorate and the poor communities are the ones paying the price for this total collapse of the public health system in particular.
People are losing their lives on a daily basis and this has reached crisis levels. What has disappointed COSATU the most is Minister Mostoaledi’s denialism and scapegoating.
He is the only Minister who has been allowed to stay in one position for close to a decade, without being reshuffled. He had ample time to set up a vision and implement it over the last nine years but he has spectacularly failed.
While we understand that health is a provincial competency, it is the centre that has collapsed leaving the provinces feeling their way in the dark. The health system does not need more dialogue, speeches, summits or presentations but needs decisive action.
COSATU is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove Minister Aaron Motsolaedi as the Minster of Health with immediate effect, as a way of rescuing the country’s failing health system. He has never taken responsibility for anything from the problems with the NHI, South African Nursing Council, Health Professionals Council, Esidimeni tragedy, Listeriosis outbreak and other litany of problems that have engulfed the sector over the years.
The department of Health under his leadership has lost control of the NHI and the other forces at play are now in charge and they continue to try to water down the NHI. Minster Motsoaledi pays lip service to a non-racial and non-biased Universal Health coverage. This is evident in the dragging of feet to establish the State pharmaceutical company and the corporate capture of the NHI implementation structures.
The amount of money that has been spent on the public health health system over the last years has not delivered the desired results. We support the decisions that have been taken by national government over the years to intervene and rescue the health system in many provinces but the problems start with the national department of health under his leadership.
COSATU will be supporting its health sector unions DENOSA and NEHAWU as they continue with their campaign to push back against the deterioration in the health sector. We commend them for the role that these unions have played in cleaning up the health sector in North West and we shall be rolling out this campaign throughout the country.
Issued by Sizwe Pamla, National Spokesperson, COSATU, 6 June 2018
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Camera Test: Nikon D600 Full-Frame DSLR
This full-frame DSLR provides high-performance at a low price
By Philip Ryan
The Nikon D600 offers a 24.3MP full-frame CMOS sensor, 5.5-fps burst shooting, 1920x1080p30 video capture, ISO 50–25,600, and a 24–85mm f/3.5–4.5G ED VR zoom lens, all for $2,700.
A full-frame DSLR body has long been on the wish lists of many more photographers than could afford one. Now, both Nikon and Canon have announced cameras priced at about $2,100 (street, body only), pitching them as “low-cost” full-framers.
The first of these to come into our hands is the 24.3MP Nikon D600. While it does indeed feel less like the luxury experience of Nikon’s D800, it’s more like a Mini Cooper than a Hyundai Accent—high-performing with a bit of flair. In terms of its looks, many see a strong resemblance between the new camera and the Nikon D7000.
But when we ran the D600 through the Popular Photography Test Lab, we quickly discovered where the Nikon D600 surpasses the performance of the D7000 by a considerable margin.
In the Test Lab
The D600’s imaging proved well above economy class, with an Excellent rating in overall image quality in our tests from ISO 50 through ISO 3200. Its resolution was particularly impressive: 2930 lines per picture height at its lowest sensitivity of ISO 50.
Furthermore, resolution didn’t drop below our threshold of 2500 lines until its top ISO of 25,600 (Nikon calls this Hi 2). At ISO 12,800 (a.k.a. Hi 1), the Nikon D600 served up 2570 lines. At both of those settings, of course, noise was heavy enough to drop image quality ratings well below the floor for an Excellent rating.
In our color accuracy test, performed with DxO Analyzer 4.1, the D600 easily earned an Excellent rating with an average Delta E of 6.8.
Interestingly enough, the much pricier Canon EOS-1D X and Nikon D4 both peaked at 2530 lines at ISO 50 in our tests. These top-of-the-line DSLRs also sport fewer pixels, faster bursts, and are built to withstand circumstances that might prove devastating to cameras in the class of the Nikon D600. But it’s nice to know that you can get more resolving power from a camera that costs thousands less than those pro rigs.
And if you thought that the D600 might not be able to keep up with those two supercameras when it comes to controlling noise, think again. The D600 matches the 1D X and D4 in keeping noise to Low or better ratings all the way up to ISO 3200. All three cameras also reach Unacceptable noise levels at ISO 12,800 and above. And while the two pro bodies reach the stratospheric ISO 204,800, we think that the Nikon D600’s top ISO of 25,600 is enough for most shooters—amateur through pro.
The main area that the D600 fails to match more-expensive cameras is autofocus. The 39-point system in the Nikon D600 covers a decent amount of the frame, but is rated to work down to only EV –1. And indeed, the D600 gave up completely in our test when the light went below EV –1. Even there, we found more variability in AF speed than we’d like to see: While it averaged 1.27 seconds, in some instances AF time came close to 2 seconds.
At the brightest light level in our test (EV 12), the D600 focused in a less-than-speedy 0.48 second. By EV 6, that had slowed to 0.54 second, which, while not bad, is still behind the 0.49 second that Nikon’s own D7000 managed at that same light level.
Despite all the fuss we’re making here, in our opinion it’s better to sacrifice a little bit of AF speed to hit a lower price at retail than to skimp on the image quality. All in all, the Nikon D600 really impressed us in our lab tests.
The new Nikon was also very pleasant to use in everyday shooting. The grip, while not as lovingly sculpted as the one on the D800 and D4, still feels nice in the hand and has a groove on the inside for your fingertips. Plus, there’s a ridge just below the shutter button that gives you leverage to tilt the camera.
Ample dedicated buttons give you access to most of the settings you’re likely to want to change while shooting. Photographers stepping up from entry-level DSLRs might not be used to some controls, such as the AF button built into the AF switch on the front left of the camera, or the autobracketing and flash buttons above that switch. But once you start using the camera regularly, you will likely find those controls well placed and quite useful.
The one real gripe we have is the placement of the ISO button on the bottom left of the nice 3.2-inch 921,000-dot LCD. Nikon’s higher-end cameras place this in the group of three buttons on the top left of the camera, while many Canon cameras place it just behind the shutter button. Either of those placements make it easy to change ISO while keeping your eye at the finder. We were, on more than one occasion, flummoxed by the odd location of the Nikon D600’s ISO button. Worse still, you can’t assign it to one of the function buttons.
As usual, Nikon’s 3D Color Matrix Metering II served up excellent exposures even in some tough situations. We were happy to see up to +/–5 EV exposure compensation, but were baffled as to why autobracketing is limited to three frames.
Even more baffling: why the camera’s automatic HDR function combines only two shots. It produced nice results in many situations, and lets you select 1, 2, or 3 EV for the exposure differential. But we’re surprised that Nikon didn’t step this up to three shots.
Burst shooters should like the D600’s 5.5 frames-per-second continuous shooting, which allows for up to 57 full-sized, fine-quality JPEGs or up to 16 14-bit losslessly compressed RAW images before the buffer fills. In our field testing, the camera’s 3D tracking AF did a fine job of keeping up with moving objects.
Video enthusiasts will likely get weak in the knees over the Nikon D600’s ability to output an uncompressed HD stream to an external recorder from its HDMI jack. More casual video shooters should be plenty pleased with the quality of the video footage the D600 records to SD cards using Nikon’s usual H.264 encoding. There’s little in the way of artifacts and the footage we captured had well-saturated colors and was pleasingly sharp.
As we haven’t yet tested Canon’s EOS 6D, there’s no good point of comparison for the NIkon D600. But given the images (both still and moving) that this camera can produce, the well-designed, weather-sealed body, and the vast array of lenses and accessories in the Nikon system, we say it’s well worth the price.
Obviously, we’ll have more to say once the Canon arrives, but for now, the Nikon D600 is the best full-frame bargain you can find. Nikon shooters looking to take their first step into full frame should not hesitate to do so. And Nikon-shooting pros looking to add a backup full-frame body have a wonderful option in the D600. This year’s holiday shopping just got a little bit more interesting.
IMAGING: 24.3MP effective, full-frame (FX) CMOS sensor captures images at 6016x4016 pixels with 14 bits/color in RAW mode.
STORAGE: Dual SD slots store JPEG, NEF RAW, and RAW + JPEG files.
BURST RATE: Full-sized JPEGs (Fine mode), up to 57 shots at 5.5 fps; RAW (14-bit), up to 16 shots at 5.5 fps using an SDHC UHS-I card.
AF SYSTEM: TTL phase detection with 39 selectable focus points (9 cross-type); single-shot and continuous AF with 3D predictive focus tracking. Tested sensitivity down to EV –1 (at ISO 100, f/1.4).
LIVE VIEW: TTL phase-detection or contrast-detection autofocus.
SHUTTER SPEEDS: 1/4000 to 30 sec, plus B (1/3-, or 1-EV increments); 150,000-cycle rating.
METERING: TTL metering with 2,016-pixel RGB sensor; Matrix (evaluative), centerweighted, spot (approx. 1.5% viewfinder). EV 0–20 (ISO 100).
ISO RANGE: Normal, ISO 100–6400 (in 1/3-EV increments); expanded, ISO 50–25,600.
VIDEO: Records at 1920x1080p at up to 30 fps; 1280x720p at up to 60 fps; in H.264 MPEG-4 MOV format; uncompressed video output available through HDMI jack; built-in mono microphone; stereo minijack input; maximum clip length: 29 min. 59 sec.
FLASH: Built-in pop-up; GN 39 (feet); hot shoe for dedicated i-TTL autoflash; flash sync to 1/200 sec.
VIEWFINDER: Fixed eye-level pentaprism.
LCD: 3.2-inch TFT with 921,000-dot resolution; 11-step brightness adjustment.
OUTPUT: USB 2.0, mini HDMI video, composite video, and analog audio.
BATTERY: Rechargeable EN-EL15 Li-ion, CIPA rating 900 shots (with optical viewfinder).
SIZE/WEIGHT: 5.6x4.4x3.2 in., 1.9 lb with a card and battery.
STREET PRICE: $2,100, body only.
INFO: www.nikonusa.com
Nikon's new $2,100 full-frame D600 will be making its way into our test lab very soon, but to give you an idea of how it performs, here's a collection of real-world sample images shot with the 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 kit lens. All the shots use Standard picture control mode, Auto white balance, with Matrix metering, in the sRGB color space. None of the images have been edited. This image of a glass jar in my home doesn't say much about fine detail, but it does show how the D600's auto white balance deals with the daylight pouring in through the window, mixed with the amber light on the left side colored by the slats from my air conditioner. It also shows off the bokeh of the kit lens at the tele maximum aperture of f/4.5. Shot info: Nikon D600, ISO 400, 1/100 sec., f/4.5, +0.67 EV exposure compensation, lens at 85mm. Download the full-resolution image
Here's another shot wide open at the tele end of the zoom. There's only a sliver of real sharpness around the green sprout near the middle of the image. In this case we get to see how the bokeh deals with blurring a more complex surface while including lots of darker areas to show some shadow detail. Shot info: Nikon D600, ISO 100, 1/500 sec., f/4.5, -0.67 EV exposure compensation, lens at 85mm. Download the full-resolution image here
This Verizon payphone that resides on a corner near my home has sat in its desperately mangled state for months. Zoom in to enjoy the relative lack of noise at ISO 1600 and see if you can count the number of scratches on the top of the earpiece from angry people bludgeoning the phone with it. Shot info: Nikon D600, ISO 1600, 1/250 sec., f/8, -0.67 EV exposure compensation, lens at 62mm. Download the full-resolution image here
Lampposts in New York City are often covered in flyers. This one sits across the street from what is hands-down the best Italian restaurant in Washington Heights. It is called Saggio, and you can see its striped awning in the background. Shot info: Nikon D600, ISO 1600, 1/250 sec., f/8, +0.67 EV exposure compensation, lens at 72mm. Download the full-resolution image here
Talentless hacks like me love to shoot pictures of rusty iron railings. I shot this one at ISO 3200 just to have an excuse to subject you to it. Being in a shadowy area, and with the railing a bit high for my limited height, I used live view and held the camera above my head. Using the contrast detection system in live view, focusing wasn't particularly fast, but not annoying slow either. The minimal grain at ISO 3200 is impressive. Shot info: Nikon D600, ISO 3200, 1/640 sec., f/6.3, +0.33 EV exposure compensation, lens at 42mm. Download the full-resolution image here
When life hands you grapefruits, place them in front of the under-ripe oranges. There's not much more to say about this one, though again, it is shot at ISO 3200. Shot info: Nikon D600, ISO 3200, 1/1250 sec., f/6.3, no exposure compensation, lens at 72mm. Download the full-resolution image here
This is a wacky stairwell at the south end of the 181st St A train station. Shot at ISO Hi 1, an equivalent of ISO 12,800, we can observe the diminishing detail available at this camera's penultimate sensitivity setting. We also get to see how the D600's auto white balance fares with what can only be described as the nastiest fluorescent lighting known to humankind. Shot info: Nikon D600, ISO 12,800, 1/250 sec., f/6.3, -0.67 exposure compensation, lens at 85mm. Download the full-resolution image here
This is about as mean as you can be to the D600. Shot in the Continuous High drive mode, with 3D focus tracking engaged, and panning along as the A train slowly pulls into the station. Normally I'd have gone for a brighter, more pleasing image, but I wanted to keep it dark to see what happened to noise in the shadows. Compared to a lot of cameras, especially smaller-sensored ILCs, this is actually a pretty good result. Shot info: Nikon D600, ISO 12,800, 1/800 sec., f/4.5, -0.67 exposure compensation, lens at 85mm. Download the full-resolution image here
Here's a better-exposed shot at ISO Hi 1. Shot info: Nikon D600, ISO 12,800, 1/640 sec., f/4.5, no exposure compensation, lens at 85mm. Download the full-resolution image here
Have you mailed your grandmother a letter lately? Shot info: Nikon D600, ISO 100, 1/50 sec., f/5.0, no exposure compensation, lens at 24mm. Download the full-resolution image here
Don't misuse public trash bins in New York City or else you will pay dearly. With harsh sunlight at my back, it was a bit difficult to see LCD screen to frame this shot with live view. I did my best, but ended up with this somewhat haphazard composition. Shot info: Nikon D600, ISO 100, 1/50 sec., f/11, +1.67 exposure compensation, lens at 24mm. Download the full-resolution image here
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The new 911 Carrera S The new 911 Speedster All 911 Models
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Power combined (kW) 340 kW
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There is a name at Porsche, where enthusiasts pause for a moment. Because they know that it is a com...
There is a name at Porsche, where enthusiasts pause for a moment. Because they know that it is a commitment to pure performance. Because they know that a Panamera with the abbreviation Turbo S marks a performance level, which is unequalled. But this time, it is not about an even stronger engine.
The combination of the internal combustion engine and the electric machine is decisive: 2 drives that ideally complement each other. The internal combustion engine builds up power and torque with increasing speed. The maximum torque of the electric machine is immediately available. Result: The system torque of 850 Nm is already present at 1,400 rpm.
The 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine with twin-scroll turbines achieves 404 kW (550 hp). The e-machine has 100 kW (136 hp), the overall system performance is an impressive 500 kW (680 hp).
The sprint from 0-100 km/h is completed in only 3.4 seconds. 200 km/h are reached after only 11.9 seconds. The top speed: 310 km/h.
Drive technology, whose roots lie in motorsports. Which was tested on the circuit. And find their way to the road in the new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo.
Six driving modes
With Porsche Communication Management (PCM) and the mode switch on the steering wheel, derived from the 918 Spyder, you can choose from up to six driving modes – as well as the SPORT Response function for maximum responsiveness.
1. E-Power
In E-Power mode, the vehicle operates on electric power alone. If the accelerator pedal is depressed beyond the resistance point, the combustion engine switches on, enabling you to demand the maximum available total system power output at any time.
2. Hybrid Auto
The intelligent Hybrid Auto mode offers the greatest operating efficiency for trips across town and country. In this mode, the Panamera E-Hybrid is driven by the electric machine, the combustion engine or by both together as the situation demands. For the best possible combination of the two drive systems, the optimum operating strategy is derived from information relating to driving profile, state of charge, road topography and speed.
3. E-Hold
In E-Hold mode, the state of charge of the high-voltage battery is maintained at the current level. This means that the energy of the battery can be used at a later time, e.g. for all-electric driving or boosting.
4. E-Charge
When the vehicle is driven in E-Charge mode, the high-voltage battery is charged by the combustion engine. This is useful if activated, for example, on a section of motorway before a drive through town on electric power alone.
In SPORT mode, the combustion engine is activated by default and accelerates the Panamera E-Hybrid Sport Turismo in interaction with the electric machine. The drivetrain and chassis adopt a sporty setup. In addition, all the energy of the high-voltage battery is made available for boosting.
6. SPORT PLUS
In SPORT PLUS mode, drivetrain and chassis are tuned for maximum performance. The top speed of 310 km/h is also available in this mode. The performance reserves of the combustion engine are used to charge the battery – the energy produced can then be exploited for boosting as required.
Idea Panamera Sport Turismo
Before you stands a sports car. One that puts into action everything you need to get ahead. In your ...
Before you stands a sports car. One that puts into action everything you need to get ahead. In your job. In your everyday life. And away from it. In-tray full of projects? Places you've always wanted to visit? Sporty goals unfulfilled? Let's go.
Accept, implement, perform. That is the principle of the Panamera Sport Turismo. A car characterised by unequivocal sportiness, excellent everyday practicality and a design that sets new standards not only at Porsche. A segment? Doesn't fit in one. And certainly not a niche. It would much rather conquer the road directly.
Driven by a new generation of highpowered engines. The courage to defy conventions drives it forwards. A genuine Porsche? An atypical Panamera? The new Panamera Sport Turismo is defined, primarily, by itself.
Made for those who don't wait to be told what to do next. For all those who have the courage to get up and go. Preferably straight away.
The new Panamera Sport Turismo. Venture on.
The new Sport Turismo models precisely encapsulate the Panamera principle: performance and comfort are not contradictory notions, but a single entity. Neither are dynamics and efficiency – our engineers strive to enhance both in equal measure.
That's all well and good but, in Sport Turismo form, the new Panamera goes one step further, not only in terms of design. Instead of seeking compromises, it manages in unrivalled style to strike a dynamic balance between career, family, leisure time and driving pleasure. 4+1 seating concept. Generous head- and legroom. Substantial load capacity – for presentation folders, for the carbon-fibre race bike, for your travel luggage. Or for that meeting with a special VIP: you.
Chassis control systems, such as Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport (PDCC Sport) or rear-axle steering, intensify the driving experience – and safety. Assistance systems, such as Porsche InnoDrive, make it safer and more relaxing. Thanks to Porsche Connect, all Panamera Sport Turismo models are connected to the digital world. Just what you need when you're on a journey to the future.
The most powerful driving force of all time? Dreams. And the courage to make them a reality.
Let's start with the aspect of a Porsche that always attracts the most attention: the back. The rear...
Let's start with the aspect of a Porsche that always attracts the most attention: the back. The rear end displays a wide physique and is clearly contoured, with all lines emphasising the horizontal orientation of the vehicle concept. The newly refined, higher roof line falls away to the rear, the large-size rear side windows narrow to a point. Nevertheless, passengers in the second row still have plenty of room to get in. A sports car: sharp, agile, contemporary.
Extraordinary describes the adaptive roof spoiler above the expansive rear screen. At high speeds, it reduces lift at the rear axle and helps to ensure outstanding driving stability, high performance and greater driving pleasure.
Conspicuous, in the best sense of the word, describes the light strip on the rear end and the three-dimensionally shaped LED taillights with four-point brake lights. Characteristic of the stylish look commanded by the Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo and the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo are the imposing Turbo-specific twin tailpipes. The Panamera 4S is equipped with round twin tailpipes, the Panamera 4 models with a single tailpipe on the right and left.
The fact that stylish design and everyday practicality are not mutually exclusive is demonstrated by the large rear hatch and the low loading edge, which makes it easier to integrate more than just everyday things into the Panamera Sport Turismo – and your life. Above all the sports car has an extraordinary capacity of up to 1,390 litres.
The rear of a sports car boasts sporty attitude. The front and sides, however, reveal a lot about the vehicle concept's elegance and contouring.
From this perspective, the proportions of the new Panamera Sport Turismo models are above all: Porsche. The eye is drawn to clearly perceived rounded transitions, powerful muscles and a sharpened sports car silhouette.
The wheelbase is long. At the front, the overhang is comparatively short, which reinforces the dynamic impression. The side has been intensely sculpted, resulting in the characteristic Porsche waistline and sense of lightness.
An identifying feature of the new Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo and the new Panamera Turbo S E Hybrid Sport Turismo: the side air outlets in the front wings are finished in the exterior colour of the car. They underline – along with the distinctive front end featuring characteristic front light units – the dominant position that the Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo maintains.
A hallmark of all Panamera models: LED main headlights with four-point daytime running lights, supplemented on the Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo and the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo by the Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS).
The Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo stands on 21-inch 911 Turbo Design wheels. Its brake calipers painted in Acid Green are a typical sign of Porsche E-Performance.
The Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo is further distinguished by 20-inch Panamera Turbo wheels and brake calipers with a red finish. The power of the Panamera 4S Sport Turismo is delivered to the road by 19-inch Panamera S wheels. Behind them: brake calipers in Titanium Grey. The Panamera 4 and Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo are equipped with 19-inch Panamera wheels. Their brake calipers have a black anodised finish, while those of the E-Hybrid are painted in Acid Green.
The interior design leads the way to the future of the sports car – and nevertheless remains faithfu...
The interior design leads the way to the future of the sports car – and nevertheless remains faithful to classic Porsche principles. The centre console ascends towards the front, the analogue rev counter is positioned in the middle of the instrument cluster, the dashboard is flat conspicuously wide.
The control concept is cutting edge: Porsche Advanced Cockpit. The centre console with Direct Touch Control has a surface in glass look featuring touchsensitive buttons for direct access to the most important functions. In between: the compact gear selector.
The dashboard incorporates a highresolution 12-inch touchscreen display.
In conjunction with optional four-zone automatic climate control and individual power seats in the rear, the rear passengers also have a touchscreen display of their own. Two high-resolution screens, one to the right and one to left of the rev counter, display virtual instruments, maps and a range of other information.
Above all, though, there is plenty of space and comfort. Front and rear. Not so typical of a sports car? Absolutely typical of the Panamera model range.
In Sport Turismo form, it now incorporates a 4+1 seating concept as standard so that a fifth person can enjoy the Panamera driving experience. Although not designed as a full-size individual seat, the extra space does provide a neat solution for carrying an additional passenger on short to medium distance trips. And, visually, it maintains the impression of a sporty four-seater – typical of the Panamera. On request, you can revert to the ‘classic’ four-seat configuration if you choose optional individual power seats for the rear.
Thanks to the higher roof line, passengers seated in the rear of the Sport Turismo also benefit from some extra headroom.
“That's the way we've always done it.” Not really a sentence to inspire change. Except at Porsche. T...
“That's the way we've always done it.” Not really a sentence to inspire change. Except at Porsche. That's because we've always made each new generation of engines higher-performing, more dynamic and more efficient than the last.
The turbocharged V6 engine in the Panamera 4 Sport Turismo, the twin-turbo V6 engines in the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo and Panamera 4S Sport Turismo, and the twin-turbo V8 engine in the Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo are equipped with VarioCam Plus: a system that adjusts the camshafts and valve lift. Their turbochargers are positioned in between the cylinder banks. This reduces the distance that the exhaust stream has to travel to reach the respective turbo – delivering a more rapid response.
The twin-turbo V8 engine of the Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo and of the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo is equipped with twinscroll turbines. The exhaust streams arrive at the turbine wheel through physically separate channels – for optimised gas cycles. The result: high torque even in the low rpm range.
The adaptive cylinder control of the twin-turbo V8 engine in the Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo activates cylinders on demand. An example: you’re driving in town and have little need for power, so the engine fires only on four cylinders. Once you demand greater power output again, all cylinders will immediately be reactivated.
Direct fuel injection is realised by a central injector inside the combustion chamber. This optimises both mixture injection and combustion – for greater efficiency and increased power delivery.
On the subject of high efficiency: all engines are purposefully equipped with electrical system recuperation, thermal management, auto start/stop with coasting function and active air intake flaps. And driving pleasure? Greater than ever.
New 8-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK)
Getting more power from an engine is worthwhile only when you know where it needs to go. And how qui...
Getting more power from an engine is worthwhile only when you know where it needs to go. And how quickly and effectively. The new Panamera Sport Turismo models are therefore equipped with 8-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK), which translates the tremendous drive force of the respective engine into the acceleration typical of a sports car.
Gears 1 to 6 have a sports ratio and top speed is reached in 6th gear. 7th and 8th gear have a long ratio, which helps to keep engine revs low even at high road speeds – for efficient and comfortable driving over long distances. The precise gearshifts take place in milliseconds with no discernible interruption in the flow of power – as you would expect of a sports car.
Porsche Traction Management (PTM)
All Panamera Sport Turismo models are equipped with Porsche Traction Management (PTM). This active a...
All Panamera Sport Turismo models are equipped with Porsche Traction Management (PTM). This active all-wheel drive with electronic and map-controlled multi-plate clutch ensures the optimum distribution of drive force whatever the driving situation – for excellent acceleration power on long straights, through tight corners and on road surfaces with varying grip.
The multi-plate clutch regulates the distribution of drive force between the rear axle and the front axle. Driving conditions are constantly monitored, enabling the system to respond to a variety of situations. Sensors check, among other variables, the rotation speeds of all four wheels, the longitudinal and lateral acceleration of the vehicle, and the steering angle. If the rear wheels threaten to spin under acceleration, a greater proportion of drive force is distributed to the front by a more powerful engagement of the multi-plate clutch.
Whether you're behind the wheel or occupying a passenger seat in the front or rear: in a Porsche, ev...
Whether you're behind the wheel or occupying a passenger seat in the front or rear: in a Porsche, every drive should feel like sport, not transport. With comfort, not cosy cuddles.
The chassis of the new Panamera Sport Turismo models performs this balancing act between sport and comfort effortlessly – and in the most masterful way possible: with further-developed, optional chassis technologies. Examples include the adaptive air suspension with three-chamber technology boasting a 60% greater air capacity than that of the predecessor, new Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport (PDCC Sport) and rear-axle steering. What's also new is the integrated Porsche 4D Chassis Control system, which centrally analyses the driving situation in all three spatial dimensions, e.g. pitch, roll and yaw, computes optimum driving states from this data, and synchronises all chassis systems in real time: the fourth dimension. The objective is to optimise overall performance, and to make the middle ground between sporty driving and comfort as expansive as possible.
Rear-axle steering is available for all Panamera Sport Turismo models on request. It enhances perfor...
Rear-axle steering is available for all Panamera Sport Turismo models on request. It enhances performance and everyday driveability in equal measure.
During low-speed manoeuvres, the system steers the rear wheels in the opposite direction to that of the front wheels. This has the virtual effect of shortening the wheelbase. The turning circle is reduced, agility is increased and parking becomes noticeably easier to manage.
During high-speed manoeuvres, the system steers the rear wheels in the same direction as that of the front wheels. This virtual extension of the wheelbase increases driving stability.
Rear-axle steering makes it clear that there is no contradiction between stability and agility or performance and everyday driveability. The result: greater manoeuvrability and driving safety in everyday use – and a significant increase in maximum driving performance.
PASM is an electronic damping control system. It actively and continuously adjusts the damping force...
PASM is an electronic damping control system. It actively and continuously adjusts the damping force on each wheel, based on current road conditions and driving style. The effect is to reduce vehicle body movement and thereby improve comfort.
Three modes are available: ‘Normal’, ‘SPORT’ and ‘SPORT PLUS’. Sensors record the body movements as they occur during powerful acceleration, braking, fast cornering or on uneven road surfaces. From this data, the control unit of the Porsche 4D Chassis Control system determines the effect on the actual driving state of the car and modifies the damping force on each of the wheels in accordance with the selected mode. The results are tangible: increased driving stability, improved comfort and enhanced performance.
Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport (PDCC Sport) including Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus)
Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport (PDCC Sport) is an active roll stabilisation system with an ul...
Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport (PDCC Sport) is an active roll stabilisation system with an ultra sporty setup. It registers the lateral inclination of the body induced by cornering from the very outset and acts to suppress it. The system also reduces the lateral instability of the vehicle on uneven ground.
The best part of this is the active electromechanical anti-roll bars. These provide a much faster response and are tuned for sporty driving. The result: improved performance.
In combination with PDCC Sport, PTV Plus enhances driving dynamics and stability. As a function of steering angle and steering speed, accelerator pedal position, yaw rate and vehicle speed, it improves steering response and precision by strategic braking of the right or left rear wheel. At high speeds and under acceleration out of corners, the electronically controlled rear differential lock with fully variable torque distribution also acts to provide greater driving stability and traction.
The overall result? Strong resistance to destabilising side forces for self-assured poise. Excellent traction. Great agility at every speed – with precise turn-in and well-balanced load transfer characteristics. And, accordingly, even more fun in the corners.
We rise to the challenge we’re given. The same applies to the wheel dimensions of the new Panamera S...
We rise to the challenge we’re given. The same applies to the wheel dimensions of the new Panamera Sport Turismo. The tyres are wide, the contact patch is large – for enhanced performance under acceleration and braking. The Panamera 4 and 4S Sport Turismo models are equipped as standard with 19-inch wheels, the Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo with 20-inch wheels, the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo comes on 21-inch 911 Turbo Design wheels. The material? Light alloy, of course. The design? Classic and sporty.
A choice of other 19-, 20- and 21-inch wheels is available on request.
With SPORT mode, you can swap from a comfort-oriented tuning to a sporty setup. The electronic engin...
With SPORT mode, you can swap from a comfort-oriented tuning to a sporty setup. The electronic engine management system demands a sharper response. Engine dynamics become more direct. In SPORT mode, PDK shifts up later and shifts down sooner. Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) and optional Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport (PDCC Sport) and rear-axle steering also switch to SPORT mode, delivering harder damping and more direct turn-in – and even greater agility through corners.
Sport Chrono Package including mode switch
Adrenaline at the push of a button: the Sport Chrono Package offers an even sportier tuning of the c...
Adrenaline at the push of a button: the Sport Chrono Package offers an even sportier tuning of the chassis, engine and transmission. The kit includes a digital and analogue stopwatch, a graphic in the instrument cluster showing longitudinal and lateral acceleration, and a performance display for viewing lap times in Porsche Communication Management (PCM).
The mode switch on the steering wheel with SPORT Response button has been derived from the 918 Spyder. Four driving modes are available to choose from: ‘Normal’, ‘SPORT’, ‘SPORT PLUS’ and ‘Individual’ – for an even more personalised driving style.
In the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo and the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, the Sport Chrono Package is included as standard. Unlike in models powered by combustion engine alone, it has been specially tuned for E-Performance. Using the hybrid-specific mode switch, you can select the modes ‘E-Power’, ‘Hybrid Auto’, ‘SPORT’ and ‘SPORT PLUS’, while ‘E-Hold’, ‘E-Charge’ and ‘Individual’ are accessible from Porsche Communication Management (PCM).
In SPORT mode alone, the new Panamera Sport Turismo delivers increased dynamics and more direct handling. In SPORT PLUS mode, the engine becomes even more responsive. The rev-limiter is adjusted to a harder setting. Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) and Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport (PDCC Sport) are retuned for harder damping and more direct turn-in. The adaptive air suspension drops to Low Level and firms the spring rate. The rear-axle steering acts to provide even greater agility. Another function included in the package is Launch Control – for optimum acceleration from a standing start.
The stopwatch mounted on the dashboard displays recorded driving time or can be used as a conventional clock. Porsche Communication Management (PCM) is upgraded to include a performance display, enabling you to view, store and evaluate laps or other driving times.
SPORT Response
Pressing the button in the centre of the mode switch primes the engine and transmission for the fastest possible unleashing of power (e.g. for overtaking).
In other words, maximum responsiveness – for a period of approximately 20 seconds.
In conjunction with the Sport Chrono Package, Porsche Stability Management (PSM) is supplemented by a ‘Sport’ mode. It allows a significantly more sporty driving style, with PSM remaining active in the background. For a further enhancement to your driving experience.
For over 60 years, we've been working on being faster. Even when it comes to slowing down. That’s wh...
For over 60 years, we've been working on being faster. Even when it comes to slowing down. That’s why all models – except for the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo – are equipped with a brake system having six-piston aluminium monobloc fixed brake calipers at the front and fourpiston equivalents at the rear. The brake discs are internally vented and slotted. This improves braking behaviour even under extreme conditions and heat is dissipated more effectively. The one-piece brake calipers have an enclosed construction. This makes them lighter yet highly resistant to deformation. Pedal travel is tight, the pressure point precise, the braking distance impressively short.
Proven in motorsport, and serially installed on the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, the Por...
Proven in motorsport, and serially installed on the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, the Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) is available as an option. The cross-drilled ceramic brake discs of PCCB have a diameter of 420 mm at the front and 410 mm at the rear – for even more formidable braking performance. PCCB features 10-piston monobloc aluminium fixed brake calipers on the front axle and four-piston units at the rear – all painted in yellow – to provide braking forces that are considerably more powerful and, crucially, are exceptionally consistent. PCCB enables shorter braking distances in even the toughest road and race conditions. Safety under high-speed braking is also improved thanks to its excellent fade resistance. Another advantage of PCCB is the extremely low weight of the ceramic brake discs, which are approximately 50% lighter than standard discs of a similar design and size. This results in better roadholding and increased comfort, particularly on uneven roads, as well as greater agility and a further improvement in handling.
LED main headlights including Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)
Fitted as standard to the Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo and the Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, avail...
Fitted as standard to the Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo and the Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, available as an option for all the other models: LED main headlights including Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) with dynamic range adjustment, dynamic cornering lights and speedsensitive headlight range control. For enhanced near-field, lateral and far-field illumination – and added safety.
LED main headlights with matrix beam including Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus)
Even greater foresight is achieved with LED main headlights featuring matrixbeam technology. The mat...
Even greater foresight is achieved with LED main headlights featuring matrixbeam technology. The matrix-beam main headlight unit strategically deactivates specific segments of the permanent mainbeam cone. 84 individually controlled LEDs adapt to the situation ahead by switching off or dimming accordingly. Vehicles in front or in the oncoming lane are no longer dazzled, while the areas in between and to the side continue to receive full illumination. To optimise target fixation, not only are the lights selectively dimmed to fade out oncoming vehicles, the area to the right of the light void is lit more brightly for better guidance of the driver's visual attention. What's more, segment-specific dimming of highly reflective traffic signs also acts to avoid driver dazzle. LED main headlights with matrix beam including PDLS Plus: bright, homogeneous, safe.
PDLS Plus, which includes all the function of PDLS, now comes for the first time with electronic cornering lights and an intersection assistant function based on navigation data. As you approach a crossroads or T junction, the intersection assistant function activates the left and right cornering lights, and the light cone becomes wider and shorter – for enhanced illumination of your surroundings.
Night Vision Assist provides the driver with information even beyond the range of the headlights. An...
Night Vision Assist provides the driver with information even beyond the range of the headlights. An infrared camera detects pedestrians, deer and other large wildlife before they are illuminated by the headlights. A thermal image in the instrument cluster warns the driver: the detected person or animal is highlighted in yellow – or in red and accompanied by an audible signal if within the critical range in front of the vehicle. In combination with PDLS Plus, the marker light function briefly flashes the headlight at the pedestrian on the kerbside or in the carriageway three times to alert the driver's attention.
This system regulates the speed of your Panamera Sport Turismo fully independently in line with the ...
This system regulates the speed of your Panamera Sport Turismo fully independently in line with the speed of the vehicle in front. Radar sensors inside the front end scan the road ahead. Let's imagine you've selected a cruising speed but have begun to gain on the vehicle in front because it is driving more slowly – the system reduces the speed of your vehicle by restricting throttle or gently applying the brakes until your chosen distance from the vehicle in front is restored.
Your Panamera Sport Turismo now continues to maintain this distance from the vehicle ahead. If it brakes even more, adaptive cruise control will reduce your speed accordingly – even down to a halt. As soon as the road ahead clears, your vehicle will accelerate back up to the cruising speed originally set.
Porsche InnoDrive including adaptive cruise control*
Those who drive a Porsche want to drive. The more sporty, more comfortable, more efficient and more ...
Those who drive a Porsche want to drive. The more sporty, more comfortable, more efficient and more safe the drive the better. Porsche InnoDrive assists you in a completely new way.
The system enhances adaptive cruise control with additional, innovative functions.
It predictively optimises your speed. With the aid of high-resolution navigation data and information supplied by the radar and video sensors, Porsche InnoDrive determines speed limits and topographical road features, such as gradients or corner radii, along your route even before you reach them – and modifies the gearshift strategy and speed of the Panamera Sport Turismo accordingly. For intelligent driving and a significant efficiency advantage.
You can adapt the driving feel by pressing the SPORT button. Depending on the mode, the system selects the optimum parameters for engine management and gear selection, including coasting and deceleration.
The system uses the knowledge gained from its prediction horizon of up to three kilometres to formulate the optimum timing for acceleration, constant speed driving and deceleration phases to provide a harmonious driving experience.
Imagine, for example, that a speed restriction is in force further along the route but the traffic sign is not yet in sight of the driver: the system already knows that deceleration will be required and initiates a fuel-saving coasting manoeuvre.
Porsche InnoDrive represents the typically Porsche realisation of efficient driving – for greater comfort and greater driving pleasure.
Another feature of Porsche InnoDrive including adaptive cruise control is Traffic Jam Assist. It eases the burden on the driver when congestion is encountered on major inter-urban roads and motorways.
At speeds of up to approximately 60 km/h, the system uses gentle steering inputs to keep the vehicle in the middle of the lane, regulates the distance from vehicles in front and follows the queue ahead where system limitations allow. To do this, Traffic Jam Assist tracks roadway markings and other vehicles on the carriageway. The benefit? Appreciable stress relief and greater comfort on long journeys.
* The assistance provided by Porsche InnoDrive is subject to system limitations. The driver must monitor driving style at all times and intervene in cases of doubt. The system can be overridden at any time by use of the brake or accelerator pedal.
Porsche InnoDrive is not available in some countries.
Lane Change Assist with Turn Assist
Lane Change Assist uses radar sensors to monitor the areas to the rear of the vehicle and the blind ...
Lane Change Assist uses radar sensors to monitor the areas to the rear of the vehicle and the blind spots on either side. As you move to change lane, the system issues a visual warning signal in the exterior mirrors if another vehicle is rapidly approaching your vehicle from behind or is residing in one of your blind spots. The function can be activated in PCM as required. For greater comfort and safety, especially on the motorway.
During low-speed turns, new Turn Safety Assist improves safety at the rear. Once you've arrived at an intersection, Turn Safety Assist issues a visual warning if it detects objects approaching in the blind spots behind your vehicle.
Lane Keeping Assist including traffic sign recognition and cornering notification
Lane Keeping Assist is a camera-based system for automatic detection of divider line markings on the...
Lane Keeping Assist is a camera-based system for automatic detection of divider line markings on the road. The system eases the burden on the driver by providing steering assistance, helping to keep the vehicle in lane.
Integrated traffic sign recognition uses a camera and navigation data to detect speed limits and ‘no overtaking’ zones and to infer local traffic codes (e.g. from boundary signs). Information is displayed in the instrument cluster. The advantage over information stored in the navigation database is that even temporary speed restrictions can be detected.
New for Porsche is the cornering notification, an enhancement to the traffic sign recognition function. Based on navigation system data and camera recognition of cornering road signs, the system displays an arrowed direction warning on the instrument cluster display alerting you to tight corners. Long before you reach them.
How do you benefit? Increased comfort. And reduced stress, not least on long cross-country journeys.
ParkAssist including reversing camera and Surround View
ParkAssist is fitted in all Panamera Sport Turismo models and audibly alerts the driver to the prese...
ParkAssist is fitted in all Panamera Sport Turismo models and audibly alerts the driver to the presence of obstacles detected to the front and rear of the vehicle. The audible alert is supplemented by a visual warning on the central display screen.
The optional reversing camera facilitates precise reverse parking and manoeuvring and also assists in hitching a trailer. Help is provided in the form of the camera image and the dynamic, superimposed guidelines on the PCM screen, which illustrate the predicted course of the vehicle given the current position of the steering wheel.
The optionally available Surround View system supplements the reversing camera with three more high-resolution cameras – one in the front apron and one in each lower trim of the exterior mirrors. Based on the information supplied by all four cameras, the system generates a virtual bird's eye view of the car and displays it on the PCM screen. It is also possible to switch between various camera views to improve visibility, e.g. at narrow exits.
The tinted glass panels of the optional panoramic sunroof* on the new Panamera Sport Turismo models ...
The tinted glass panels of the optional panoramic sunroof* on the new Panamera Sport Turismo models create a particularly bright and pleasant lighting mood in the interior. The two-piece panoramic sunroof can be tilted and opened electrically at the front.
*For a provisional period up to 08/2018, all Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo models cannot be ordered without optional panoramic roof system (3FU). A higher vehicle price therefore applies.
Sporty, heading into a long weekend. Comfortable, for a long journey in a party of four. To the beac...
Sporty, heading into a long weekend. Comfortable, for a long journey in a party of four. To the beach as five. Or perhaps an outing on the racetrack? That's the new Panamera Sport Turismo. Its ingenious sports car ergonomics are centred on the driver and on performance – without disregard for the wellbeing of passengers.
Let's give you some examples. Ascending centre console for swift hand movements from the steering wheel to the gear selector. New kind of control and display concept: Porsche Advanced Cockpit with newly styled centre console in glass look and touch-sensitive buttons arranged in logical groups. High-resolution 12-inch touchscreen display. Instrument cluster with analogue rev counter positioned in the middle, flanked on the left and right by a high-resolutions display. Multifunction sports steering wheel.
Ambient lighting is available on request: an indirect lighting concept designed to enhance passenger comfort. You can choose from seven lighting colours and customise their intensity.
Porsche Rear Seat Entertainment
A cinematic experience enjoyed in the second row: new Porsche Rear Seat Entertainment has been speci...
A cinematic experience enjoyed in the second row: new Porsche Rear Seat Entertainment has been specially developed to appeal to the discerning taste of a Porsche passenger and offers a fully integrated and networked infotainment system for on the move. Both units are removable, making them convenient to use outside the vehicle, too.
Porsche Rear Seat Entertainment connects to Porsche Communication Management (PCM) via WiFi to provide access to the radio, media, navigation system and vehicle functions of your Panamera Sport Turismo. A wealth of entertainment awaits, thanks to two separate 10-inch touchscreen displays on the front seat backrests, an internal 32 GB memory, micro SD card slot, micro USB interface, Bluetooth® and NFC (near field communication). Through the connection to the WLAN router of the Connect Plus module, you also gain access to the Internet and up to one million apps and games, to movies and music, audiobooks, e-books and productivity applications from the GOOGLE® Play Store.
For an unrestricted listening experience, the sound can be output from the integrated loudspeakers, the in-car sound system or the wireless Bluetooth® headphones.
Analogue meets digital: the instrument cluster of the new Panamera Sport Turismo models is reminisce...
Analogue meets digital: the instrument cluster of the new Panamera Sport Turismo models is reminiscent of Porsche motorsport history – and, at the same time, it is as modern as only it can be.
In the middle and in direct view of the driver is the analogue rev counter, its needle integral to its truly classic design. To the left and right, two high-resolution displays provide you with a variety of information as and when you need it, such as the navigation map or Night Vision Assist.
On the left-hand side of the rev counter is the speedometer. In its centre, you can see data relating to adaptive cruise control, for example. In the display field on the outside left, you can choose to show the speed limit indicator, traffic sign recognition or the outside temperature.
On the right-hand side, the possibilities are even more varied. The inside display field is occupied by information from the on-board computer, the fuel gauge or range remaining. In the field on the outside right, you can see the time. And there's also the option of viewing the map of the navigation system.
The front seats offer a high level of comfort and provide support in fast corners without restrictin...
The front seats offer a high level of comfort and provide support in fast corners without restricting freedom of movement. The seat height, squab and backrest angles and fore/aft position are electrically adjustable.
The Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo and the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo are equipped with 14-way power seats including memory package in the front. These add seat squab length adjustment and four-way lumbar support for the driver and front passenger. The memory function stores settings for seats, steering column, both exterior mirrors and other personalised in-car settings.
Adaptive Sports seats
Available as an option, adaptive Sports seats (18-way, electric) including memory package provide even better lateral support – thanks to the elevated side bolsters on the seat squab and backrest. Electrically adjustable, they offer comfort on long journeys and made-to-measure lateral support in the corners.
Thanks to the new 4+1 seating concept, the rear compartment can accommodate up to three passengers as standard. Still designed as fullfledged individual seats, the two outer seats in the back offer plenty of leg and headroom and excellent lateral support through fast corners without sacrificing comfort. The ‘classic’ four-seat configuration is available on request with optional individual power seats for the rear.
The front seats of the new Panamera 4S Sport Turismo – and the rear seats of the Panamera Turbo and Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid– come equipped with seat heating to warm the squab and backrest to an agreeable temperature. Optional seat ventilation incorporates active aeration of the perforated seat centre and backrest to provide a pleasant seating environment – even in hot weather.
Massage function
On request, the power seats are also available with a massage function – front and rear. With five programmes and five intensity levels to choose from, ten air cushions in each backrest provide a relaxing treat for the back muscles. For improved seating and long-distance comfort.
The luggage compartment of the Panamera Sport Turismo models offers a capacity of 520 litres (Paname...
The luggage compartment of the Panamera Sport Turismo models offers a capacity of 520 litres (Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo and Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo: 425 litres). In all models, the rear seats can be folded down as one or separately in the ratio 40 : 20 : 40 by remote power release from the luggage compartment or manually from the passenger compartment. The cargo position gives you a load capacity of up to 1,390 litres (1,295 litres in the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo and Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo). In a sports car, in case we should forget.
On all Panamera Sport Turismo models, the loading edge is comparatively low at 628 mm, which makes it easier to load bulky items in particular. The especially large automatic rear hatch with customisable opening angle is fitted as standard to all models. It closes conveniently at the push of a button.
The loadspace management system is available on request. This versatile solution for the secure transport of items in the luggage compartment includes two attachment rails integrated into the luggage compartment floor, four lashing eyelets, a luggage compartment partition net and more. Using the optional 230-V socket in the luggage compartment, it is possible to power devices rated up to 150 W that do not have a 12-V connection.
Travelling light or got plenty of gear? Need your sports kit? A shopping spree for everyone? The new Panamera Sport Turismo – so much is certain – finds plenty of ways to answer questions.
Four-zone automatic climate control
Welcome to your personal climate zone. Four-zone automatic climate control features individual tempe...
Welcome to your personal climate zone. Four-zone automatic climate control features individual temperature setting controls for the driver and front passenger, and separate ones for the rear seats, too.
In conjunction with optional individual power seats in the rear, four-zone automatic climate control comes with an additional touchscreen display in the rear compartment for controlling an array of comfort and infotainment functions.
An active carbon filter traps particles, pollen and odours and thoroughly filters fine dust out of the outside air before it can reach the interior.
A new ionisation function is available as an option – for improved air stream quality. Before it reaches the cabin, the air in the automatic climate control system is passed through an ioniser. Airborne germs and pollutants are reduced and the interior air is appreciably refreshed for an even more pleasant cabin environment.
The BOSE® Surround Sound System features 14 amplifier channels and offers a total output of 710 watt...
The BOSE® Surround Sound System features 14 amplifier channels and offers a total output of 710 watts. Fourteen loudspeakers including a 160-watt passive subwoofer box ensure a balanced, faithfully reproduced acoustic pattern. The patented AudioPilot® Noise Compensation Technology continuously measures the ambient noise inside the vehicle and adapts music playback instantly and automatically so that a consistent sound is maintained – whatever the driving conditions. The result is a captivating 360° acoustic experience delivered to all seat positions. At all times.
Burmester® High-End 3D Surround Sound System
‘Concert hall for the road?’ Panamera Sport Turismo. The Burmester® High-End 3D Surround Sound Syste...
‘Concert hall for the road?’ Panamera Sport Turismo. The Burmester® High-End 3D Surround Sound System delivers an acoustic performance worthy of one of the best concert halls in the world. Every audience member can enjoy the full breadth of the stage thanks to the perceived spatial distribution of the sound source.
Quiet, please, as we introduce a total output of 1,455 watts, 21 individually controlled loudspeakers including an active subwoofer with 400-watt class D digital amplifier, two-way centre system and a total diaphragm surface area of more than 2,500 cm². Ribbon tweeters have been used for unmistakably fine, clear and undistorted high-frequency sound reproduction with excellent level stability.
All loudspeaker housings are perfectly matched and deliver superior foundation, definition and impulse accuracy. The result is a natural and richly textured spatial sound, even at top volume. Particularly impressive is the new 3D sound experience, created by the loudspeakers integrated into the roof pillars and by the use of a special 3D algorithm.
A superlative visual performance, too. The borders of the loudspeaker trims are illuminated in white or – in conjunction with optional ambient lighting – a choice of seven colours. Uncompromising in sound and design.
PCM – as a basis for Porsche Connect – is your central control unit for audio, navigation and commun...
PCM – as a basis for Porsche Connect – is your central control unit for audio, navigation and communication. The new generation with online navigation, mobile-phone preparation, audio interfaces and voice operation has a high-resolution 12-inch touchscreen display that can be used for simple control of most vehicle functions.
Widgets on the customisable home screen allow you to easily and quickly access the functions that are most important for you. A new feature in combination with the optional 4-zone climate control is an additional touchscreen display in the rear. Passengers can use this to conveniently operate the air conditioning and infotainment functions.
During a journey, you can enjoy the wide range of infotainment applications and listen to the radio or your favourite music from the CD/DVD drive, SD cards, internal 10GB hard drive (Jukebox), Aux input or USB connection for your iPod®/iPhone®, for example. The infotainment applications can be operated conveniently using the 12-inch touchscreen display, rotary pushbutton control or voice control.
Our wealth of experience goes back a long way. Since the very beginning, we at Porsche have been ded...
Our wealth of experience goes back a long way. Since the very beginning, we at Porsche have been dedicated to realising customer wishes. Known until 1986 as the Porsche ‘Sonderwunschprogramm’, today we call it Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur.
We love what we do. We love our work. Every seam, every square inch of leather, and every single other fine detail receives the same devotion. It's how we bring experience and passion onto the car together with inspiration – it's how we bring dreams to life.
Directly from the Manufaktur. None of this would be possible without originality, enthusiasm and attention to detail, beginning as early as the consultation stage. That's because we keep in mind one thing above all else: to fulfil your individual wishes and requirements and thus make a ‘Porsche’ to ‘your Porsche’.
How do we fulfil these wishes? With composure and meticulous care, by means of precision handcrafting and the use of exquisite materials such as leather, fine wood or aluminium. That is how a product is created from dedication and craftsmanship. Or in other words: the intersection of sportiness, comfort, design and your personal taste. A Porsche with your characteristics.
We offer a wide range of personalisation options, with visual and technical enhancements for the interior and exterior, from a single alteration to extensive modifications. Your inspiration is our passion.
Exclusive Panamera
Porsche Tequipment
With the Porsche Tequipment range of accessories developed specifically for your Panamera, you can s...
With the Porsche Tequipment range of accessories developed specifically for your Panamera, you can style it entirely to your own preference. From the start, the same rules that apply to our vehicles also apply to the products of Porsche Tequipment: developed, tested and proven at the Development Centre in Weissach. By the same Porsche engineers and designers who made your car. Designed with the complete vehicle in mind and precisely tailored to your Porsche.
And your original car warranty? It will remain completely intact, whichever Tequipment products you ask your Porsche Centre to fit.
Porsche Tequipment Genuine Accessories
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Caroline Flack has said she feels like a viewer, not a presenter (Ian West/PA)
Caroline Flack has said she is “not a robot” and sympathises with Love Island contestants going through relationship turmoil.
The host of the ITV reality show revealed she has cried while watching the series, and feels the urge to help those suffering heartbreak in the villa.
Love Island is returning to TV screens this summer after coming under increased scrutiny over the show’s aftercare following the deaths of former contestants Sophie Gradon and Mike Thalassitis.
The show has become part of a broader debate around reality TV following the death of a guest who appeared on The Jeremy Kyle Show, now cancelled.
Flack has said that she sympathises with contestants on Love Island, and wishes she could take sides with those struggling in relationships.
She said: “I’m a viewer first, presenter second. But I’m really just a professional viewer.
Flack has said she has to remain professional (Ian West/PA)
“I support them, I can’t be a robot when it comes to the show otherwise I wouldn’t be the right person to do it.
“I have to stay impartial but of course if you see someone in there and you feel for them, you want to just go in there and say ‘it’s OK, I’m here on your side’. But I can’t, I have to be professional.”
New contestants on the ITV reality show include Tommy Fury, the brother of former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, and Curtis Pritchard, the brother of Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard.
The show is returning for a fifth series of its current run and, despite some concerns over post-show welfare, the reality format remains popular.
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Flack said: “The secret behind Love Island’s success is that it’s a really simple show about a really complicated subject.
“No love situation is ever the same, no relationship is ever the same, we are all either in love, out of love, falling in love or falling out of it.
“It’s relatable and that is the thing that is never going to change.”
Flack has said the relationship between Camilla Thurlow and Jonny Mitchell made her tearful, and she related to the pain viewers saw on screen.
Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer were crowned winners in 2018. They have since split up (Ian West/PA)
The presenter has offered her own advice to the incoming crop of singletons (seven boys and five girls) hoping to follow in the footsteps of last year’s winners Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham.
She said: “Don’t put too much pressure on your relationship, don’t worry about being one step ahead of all of the other couples, don’t jump into moving in together too quickly.
“Once you’re out of the villa, start again, start dating, start taking it slowly, don’t worry about where you are in your relationship, it doesn’t matter. Just enjoy it. There is no point rushing.”
Love Island returns to ITV2 on Monday June 3 at 9pm. Sister show Love Island: Aftersun returns the following Sunday.
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Moratorium not unfair to Copps, town attorney says
By Jane Vaughan
WINDHAM — Elvin Copp and his son Randy Copp have filed written arguments in their lawsuit over the town’s mineral extraction moratorium, and the town has four weeks to respond.
The Copps, of CSG Properties and Copp Equipment, filed a lawsuit against the town in May after the Town Council passed a 180-day mineral extraction moratorium in April.
The moratorium came after Randy Copp presented a sketch plan to the Planning Board March 26 for a 106-acre quarry off Lakeside Drive in the Forest Lake area. Residents at that meeting raised concerns about the project’s impact on quality of life, noise, traffic, safety and air and water quality, among other issues.
At the May 22 Town Council meeting, Jim Pross of Skelton, Taintor & Abbott, who is representing the Copps, called the moratorium “unlawful,” “unfair” and “discriminatory.”
“We have to protect our clients’ rights and protect them from any continuing discrimination,” he said.
The council has since extended the moratorium twice.
Stephen Langsdorf of Preti Flaherty, who represents the town, said the Copps filed their written arguments last week. The town has four weeks to file its response.
“Our argument is that until the time when an application is finally approved the town has the right to make its ordinances retroactive, and even though there’s a process that’s going on, there’s clear case law that allows the town to make changes to its standards,” Langsdorf said.
He said the Copps are arguing “that they filed an application under standards applying to mineral extraction, and during the process of review the council enacted a moratorium that they made explicitly retroactive to cover any pending application.” However, he said, the council is “well within their right to do that to protect the environment.”
Langsdorf predicted the lawsuit will take three more months to conclude.
“There is some argument to be had by the plaintiff that this had progressed along to a point where they had some expectation of it moving farther with the Planning Board, but I do believe that the law supports our position,” he said.
Pross did not respond to requests for comment.
Jane Vaughan at 780-9103 or at [email protected]
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From the cobbles of Roubaix to sprints through the Pyrenees, the 2018 Tour was designed to include the most varied route to date. But innovation at the Grand Tours is never without its history, writes Graeme Fife
Words: Graeme Fife
Tracing innovation at the Tour
The evolution of the Tour’s route since its inception in 1903 is a story of quest for alternative, exploration of places yet unvisited, opening of climbs unscaled before, where the road peters out into forest track, innovation designed to emphasise how various and rich the terrain of the French hexagon is and thereby to test the riders to the limit. Is the Tour de France too hard? Of course it is. That’s the point. The father of the Tour, Henri Desgrange, said that the ideal race would be a Tour which only one rider was strong enough to finish.
What, then, can be said of the inclusion of a stage only 65 kilometres long, even if it is in the mountains? Stage 17, in the Pyrenees, has its precursor in last year’s race, when the riders faced a mere 100 kilometres in the same mountains of southern France. The race director, Christian Prudhomme, explains: “This 65km stage will be what I call a dynamite stage.” Two first category climbs and a new finish atop a 16km-long ascent with an average gradient of 8.7%. Prudhomme believes that the Col du Portet may become ‘a new Tourmalet’. It’s followed, the next day, by an ascent of that very mountain, together with three other big climbs in what’s known, in Tour legend, as ‘the Circle of Death’.
Prudhomme says that interspersing short mountain stages with longer “offers the equivalent of middle distance races to the climbers”. I haven’t seen the original French but, even if this is a bad translation, it’s near meaningless. What he does mean is that, knowing how violent switches of rhythm are deadly for climbers, this mix of short and long has the purpose of, in the slang, ripping their legs off.
Choice of a route always reveal the thinking – generally what may be classified as sadistic – of the organisers. From Desgrange to Prudhomme, the aim is to produce a resounding, all-round winner, just as the all-round geography of France itself offers such diversity of landscape. The backdrop of the first Tours, truncated in length as they were, remains, by and large, unchanged: the cities and towns of the populous locales, and remote villages and hamlets, still remote and hidden, but suddenly visited by the great cavalcade that is the race for the Golden Fleece. Industrial zones, urban grids, rustic backwaters, the roads which trace the lines of ancient ways and footpaths, cart tracks and mountain trails. Look at a map of France: the red roads generally follow the course of the first made but unmetalled roads and the lattice of yellow roads between mark the older ways. But, whether mule or cart, waggon or coach, pedlar or pilgrim, the earth holds the thump of their passing and above that thump, the drumming of carbon rims. Many of the mountain passes remained unmetalled until the late 1960s and this year’s transit of the Glières plateau evokes that time – 2km of grit surface. The usual practice is for the Tour to order tarmac for dodgy surfaces.
The Tour de France is imbued with history: not just its own but that of France in the century and more that it has been criss-crossing the country, occasionally, flipping over the border. It was no accident that the Tour’s first incursion was into Alsace, confiscated by the Prussians in the war of 1870. The Tour was making a pretty defiant statement about true ownership, ahead of the Great War which brought Alsace home again.
In what was called The Tour of Renewal, 1919, the riders faced the challenge of traversing a north-eastern region shattered by conflict, as if the roads weren’t already bad enough. Desgrange seemed to be saying: ‘France may be part in ruins but France is open for business again, let my riders of the Tour make it so.’
That Tour established a route which remained unchanged for a number of years. It included two massive stages which took the race down the entire west coast of France, the second leg, Sables-d’Olonne to Bayonne, was the longest ever at 490km, and then they covered the entire length of the Pyrenees in two stages. Yet, even if today’s races do not go close to such madness, they do cover effectively the same ground, always. As, this year, on the ninth stage from Arras, through the heart of the battlefields of the First World War, to Roubaix, over 21.7km of the infamous pavé, 15 sectors of cobbles. Those broken cart tracks, once laid by the Romans, exert a powerful lure, although damned by many as a perverse idiocy. Many riders actually relish the bone-shaking and flirting with disaster. The thought...those frail machines pounding over the irregular, broken stones, often in swirling plumes of dust, the caverns of the old mines way beneath them, the infernal caverns, Hell of the North. That’s a corner of history the organisers probably feel obliged to honour, now and then.
They have other tests to draw on: the inevitable crosswinds as the roads thread their way across the northern coast, as this year, the relentless punishment of the rollercoaster roads that they call vallonnés, into the Massif Central and the Causses of the Cévennes taking the race from Alps towards Pyrenees. Brutal punishment of the ups and downs, a merciless toll on the legs. And, spicing the stage, the long haul of the Ardèche Gorge and a tough finish on the height of Mende.
The race first finished in Paris in 1975, rather than outside, but every year, whether clockwise or counter-clockwise – the pattern used to be alternate years – the roads of the route act like a thread in the dark labyrinth of suffering and competition, of hurt and despair, of triumph and missed opportunity, of lesser races within the main race, bringing the riders into the City of Light. Joy and deliverance.
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ALL ODD AND SPLENDID by Hilda RazPosted by Timothy Green
Review by Andrea Scarpino
ALL ODD AND SPLENDID
by Hilda Raz
Wesleyan University Press
IBSN 978-0-8195-6892-2
2008, 108pp., $22.95
www.wesleyan.edu/wespress/
“We all travel from. / Where are we going?” asks Hilda Raz in the poem, “Objects When the Body Fails.” Indeed, the poems in All Odd and Splendid travel continuously from, into an unknown and uneasy world where genders shift, relationships mutate, and the living die. Organized in six sections around a quote from Diane Arbus, which states in part, “All odd and splendid as freaks and nobody able to see himself, all of us victims of the especial shape we come in,” All Odd and Splendid is a masterful collection of poems that turns a clever and unblinking eye to all the oddities, splendors and losses that make us human.
Reaching widely in form and content, Raz’s work gestures to the past by using Nordic and Greek mythology and allusions to Dante, while also speaking to a contemporary life that includes clown school, deaths elongated by modern medicine, and airplane travel. Sometimes working in formal structures, such as in the sestina “Professional Travel,” sometimes working in free verse, as in, “Funeral, then Flu,” Raz undermines all we hold steady, immutable, and allows us to see clearly the tenderness and grief of loss, no matter how it manifests itself.
In the opening lines of the poem, “The Changes,” Raz writes, “Everything we promised you was so / is not.” She continues,
Your frail spouse
who begged for news, our promise
that he would not have to watch
or lift the gauze, was told good news.
We lied. Each day he tears the tape,
repacks what used to be your breast.
These are hard truths, the promises of a pain free surgery and quick recovery exposed as lies that friends tell to keep each other afloat. The language of the poem is raw, biting, the tone full of sorrow and remorse. And yet, by the end, some comfort is also found. Raz writes,
breath is drowned
then rescued, lost again. We make of this
truth what we will. I cry now because I can.
There isn’t forgiveness for the speaker’s untruths exactly, but something else: an acceptance, maybe, an understanding of the complex places we find ourselves in, and the things we do to survive.
In the poem, “Tyr,” based loosely on the Nordic myth of Tyr and Fenrir, Raz writes,
and Tyr became the god of strength
since he learned what he had to do to save the world
and then he did it.
Indeed, Raz’s collection is filled with characters like Tyr who demonstrate their strength by learning what they need to do, and then doing it. In intergenerational poems that show the shifting landscape of family, in poems documenting the shifting gender of her son Aaron, and in poems concerned with the deaths of dear friends, Raz looks at a world in flux and tells us the stories she sees. And this becomes her strength: showing us a world off kilter, and holding fast to change, the only constant we know, and to our own shifting “especial shape.”
Yet, amidst these changing landscapes of the body and the body’s place in the world, Raz finds moments of splendor. In the poem, “Splendid,” Raz concludes,
If he lies on the floor and hums
If she builds towers and bridges with her fingers
If grey light bleeds lavender onto the pages
What can be said to be missing? What else can matter?
The last poem of the collection, “Thank You Very Much” begins with an epigraph from King Lear: “Never, never, never, never, never.” After listing things for which to say “thank you” that range from “for chores reduced by cold” to “for sweaters at discount” and “for stents and staples, for health insurance” Raz concludes, “for love for love for love for love, for love.”
All Odd and Splendid is above all a carefully and superbly constructed collection filled with music, musicality and breath that provides glimpses of where “We all travel from” as well as where we are going. Even in the midst of uncertainty, on this journey exposing the shifting planes of the self and the losses change brings, Raz sees the lovely and sublime in our strange and ordinary lives, and presents them to us anew.
Andrea Scarpino is the author of the chapbook The Grove Behind (Finishing Line Press). She received an MFA in Creative Writing from The Ohio State University, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and widely published in both print and online journals. She currently lives and teaches in Los Angeles and is the West Coast Correspondent for the blog Planet of the Blind.
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Toshiba to sell chip unit to Bain Capital-led group for $18 billion
Makiko Yamazaki
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Toshiba Corp (6502.T) agreed on Wednesday to sell its prized semiconductor business to a group led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital LP, a key step in keeping the struggling Japanese conglomerate listed on the Tokyo exchange.
In a last-minute twist to a long and highly contentious auction, Toshiba said in a late-night announcement through the exchange it agreed to sign a contract for the deal worth about 2 trillion yen ($18 billion).
The decision to sell the world’s No. 2 producer of NAND memory chips, first reported by Reuters, was made at a board meeting earlier on Wednesday.
Late on Tuesday, sources had said Toshiba was leaning towards selling the business to its U.S. joint venture partner Western Digital Corp (WDC.O).
It’s unclear whether the sale to the Bain Capital-led group will proceed smoothly, as Western Digital has previously initiated legal action against Toshiba, arguing that no deal can be done without its consent due to its position as Toshiba’s joint venture chip partner.
Toshiba said the agreement assumes the deal would weather legal challenges raised by Western Digital.
A Western Digital spokeswoman said the company did not have an immediate comment.
Toshiba said the sale would boost its finances by 740 billion yen after taxes. That would pull it out of negative shareholder equity, a key step it aims to achieve by March to remain listed.
Bain Capital has partnered with South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS) and brought in U.S. buyers of Toshiba chips such as Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Dell Inc [DI.UL] to bolster its bid. Memory product maker Kingston Technology and data storage firm Seagate Technology Plc (STX.O) are also part of the group.
The Toshiba announcement referred to a group with foreign companies, but did not cite SK Hynix. Rather, it said two Japanese state-backed investors - the Innovation Network Corp of Japan (INCJ) and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) - were considering a future capital tie-up. Bain had previously invited the two into the group, sources have said.
A DBJ spokesman declined to comment. The INCJ could not immediately be reached for comment.
The make-up of the consortium could spell trouble ahead, said Hideki Yasuda, an analyst at Ace Research Institute.
“The large number of stakeholders could complicate decision-making and slow down key investment decisions,” he said, adding the participation of Toshiba clients would also sap the ability of the chips business to negotiate competitively on pricing.
Indeed, Toshiba announced the deal more than nine hours after Reuters reported the deal had been reached because, one source said, it was waiting for commitment letters from all the Bain consortium members.
Bain’s win has been hard fought as wrangling went down to the wire.
Late on Tuesday, the Western Digital-backed consortium, which includes KKR & Co LP (KKR.N), appeared to be in the lead, but the California-based firm would not agree to limits to any future stake in the chip business that had been demanded by Toshiba, said one person briefed on the matter.
Sources declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak about discussions on the sale.
SCRAMBLE FOR FUNDS
After a slew of revised bids and changing alliances among suitors, an agreement comes not a moment too soon for Toshiba.
It has been under pressure from its lenders to clinch a deal this month to ensure enough time for regulatory reviews so it can finish the sale by the end of the financial year in March.
Without a sale, Toshiba would not have the billions of dollars it needs to plug a hole in its finances caused by its now bankrupt U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse, and could be delisted.
The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen behind trees at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan October 1, 2015. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo
Also, the semiconductor business requires huge amounts of investment, and Toshiba’s chip unit risks losing its competitive ability as rivals such as Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) roll out big capital spending plans.
Western Digital has already taken its dispute with Toshiba to the International Court of Arbitration to prevent a sale without its consent, and a source with knowledge of the matter has said it is prepared to seek an immediate court injunction should the deal not go its way.
The Bain-led group had been chosen in June as preferred bidder, but those talks lapsed as Japanese government investors, who had been part of that consortium, told Toshiba they were reluctant to close a deal with the Western Digital legal challenges still pending.
Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki, Taro Fuse and Kentaro Hamada; Editing by Edwina Gibbs, William Mallard and Ian Geoghegan
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As West turns on him, Venezuela's Maduro flexes military muscle
Vivian Sequera
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro oversaw a display of the army’s Russian hardware on Sunday, with anti-aircraft flak and tank rounds pounding a hillside to show military force and loyalty in the face of an international ultimatum for new elections.
Maduro, 56, is confronting an unprecedented challenge to his authority after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president, citing a fraudulent election. Guaido has won wide international support and offers amnesty to soldiers who join him.
On Sunday, Israel and Australia joined the countries backing the 35-year-old leader, and President Donald Trump’s administration said it had accepted Venezuelan opposition figure Carlos Alfredo Vecchio as the country’s diplomatic representative in the United States.
Early on Sunday, alongside Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino, Maduro watched a platoon of soldiers release volleys of rocket-propelled grenades, machine-gun anti-aircraft fire and tank rounds at hillside targets, the Russian ordnance kicking up clouds of dust at the Fort of Paramacay, an armored vehicle base.
Maduro said the display showed the world he had the backing of the military and that Venezuela’s armed forces were ready to defend the country. Maduro says Guaido is taking part in a coup directed by Trump’s hardline policy advisers, who include Cold War veterans John Bolton and Elliott Abrams.
“Nobody respects the weak, cowards, traitors. In this world, what’s respected is the brave, the courageous, power,” Maduro said.
“Nobody should even think of stepping on this sacred soil. Venezuela wants peace,” he said. “To guarantee peace, we have to be prepared.”
Pope fears bloodshed in Venezuela, not taking sides for now
Venezuelan victims demand punishment for abuses, despite amnesty plan
From Feb. 10 to 15, the military is planning larger exercises that Maduro described as the “most important in the history of Venezuela.”
The show of force was accompanied by a government publicity campaign online based on the slogan “Always Loyal, Never a Traitor,” and followed a high-profile defection by the country’s top military diplomat in the United States on Saturday.
The Fort of Paramacay, about two hours west of the capital, Caracas, was itself the site of an uprising in 2017, when about 20 soldiers and armed civilians attacked the base. The leader of the attack, which was quickly subdued, said he was calling for a transitional government.
Maduro on Sunday denounced an alleged conspiracy aimed at spreading rebellion in the army, saying thousands of messages were being sent to soldiers every day over WhatsApp and other social media platforms from neighboring Colombia. He later jogged with soldiers and boarded an amphibious vehicle at a navy base.
Guaido also sent a message to the military on Sunday, asking for support and ordering it not to repress civilians during an event in which supporters handed out copies of a proposed amnesty for people accused of crimes in the Maduro government.
“I order you not to shoot,” he said. “I order you not to repress the people.”
At a U.N. Security Council debate on Saturday, Russia and China strongly backed Maduro and rejected calls by the United States, Canada, Latin American nations and European powers for early elections.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro takes part in a military exercise in Valencia, Venezuela January 27, 2019. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS
Both Russia and China are major creditors of Venezuela. Since the government of Maduro’s late mentor, Hugo Chavez, the OPEC nation has invested heavily in Russian weaponry, including Sukhoi fighter jets and heavy armor.
The strategic alliance was in evidence last year, when two Russian nuclear-capable bombers landed in Venezuela. Reuters reported on Friday that private military contractors who do secret missions for Russia flew into Venezuela to beef up security for Maduro.
NO ELECTIONS
In an interview that aired on Sunday, Maduro rejected a European ultimatum to call elections within eight days and said Guaido violated the constitution by declaring himself interim leader. He said European nations should leave Venezuela, if they so wanted.
“Fortunately, we don’t depend on Europe. And those arrogant, overbearing attitudes, looking down on us, because we are ‘sudacas,’ inferior to them,” he told CNN Turk.
“The leaders of Europe are sycophants, kneeling behind the policies of Donald Trump,” he said, adding he was open to dialog and that meeting Trump was improbable but not impossible.
Washington urged the world on Saturday to “pick a side” on Venezuela and financially disconnect from Maduro’s government.
Bolton, the White House national security adviser, warned on Sunday against violence or the intimidation of American diplomats in Venezuela or Guaido, saying such action would trigger a response from the United States.
Venezuela has sunk into turmoil under Maduro, with food shortages and protests amid an economic and political crisis that has led millions to leave the country and with inflation seen rising to 10 million percent this year.
Britain, Germany, France and Spain all said they would recognize Guaido if Maduro failed to call new elections within eight days, an ultimatum Russia said was “absurd” and the Venezuelan foreign minister called “childlike.”
The United States, Canada, most Latin American nations and many European states say Maduro stole his second-term election win last May. The former union leader cruised to victory after blocking the main opposition candidates from running. Turnout was low.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan voiced his support for Maduro in a phone call on Thursday.
Reporting by Vivian Sequera; Additional reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen in Istanbul and Patricia Zengerle in Washington; Writing by Frank Jack Daniel; Editing by Lisa Shumaker and Peter Cooney
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In From the Cold: North Korean Defectors Winding Trail to Europe
Jan. 27, 2003: North Korean asylum seekers arrive at Incheon International airport in South Korea. Photo: AFP
WASHINGTON—Six North Korean defectors have now been accepted as refugees by the Belgian government, and an unknown number is believed to have reached France, after a marathon journey spanning several years and tens of thousands of miles.
“It was hard to survive in North Korea,” a 22-year-old defector surnamed Kim, who arrived in February 2005, told RFA. “My father passed away, leaving me no relatives. So I was afraid I would die.”
Kim said he had no particular plan to come to Belgium but joined a human-smuggling group that was going there.
Aunt suggested Belgium
“My father’s sister was living in China...She arranged my escape and paid for me. My aunt encouraged me to go to a Western country, so I came to Belgium,” he said.
Like most defectors, Kim’s first port-of-call after leaving his homeland was China, where South Korean missionaries and clandestine networks combine to take North Koreans on a dangerous “underground railroad”-style journey to a third, fourth, or even fifth country.
It was hard to survive in North Korea.
Some pass through Vietnam and Thailand on their way to South Korea, while others spend time in Mongolia awaiting resettlement, according to interviews with missionaries working with North Koreans throughout Northeast and Southeast Asia, and with successful defectors in South Korea.
Frank de Neve, public officer with Belgium's Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons, said 12 North Koreans had sought asylum in the country between 1993 and the end of 2005. Of the 12, six had been granted political asylum.
Belgium-based interpreter Won Yong-soe said rumors were current among the thousands of North Koreans currently in hiding in China that Belgium was a favored new destination for those seeking resettlement in a third country.
On arriving in Belgium, applicants for political asylum are taken to a reception center for about a month, before undergoing screening interviews for refugee status.
Applicants asked to sing revolutionary songs
Several months later, those who pass the initial screening process are given permanent residency, renewable annually with the authorities.
We know there are North Koreans in France. But also we know that they don't know their rights and they are afraid. It's very difficult to figure out where they are.
Among the tests they must pass include a request to sing North Korean revolutionary songs, including the national anthem, and detailed questions about the education system in the isolated Stalinist state.
“The problem that the Belgian government has to solve is making a distinction between ethnic Koreans from China and North Koreans. In the past many ethnic Koreans pretended to be North Koreans,” Won said.
The Belgian government then provides unemployed North Korean defectors with €625 (U.S.$760) a month in subsistence payments: exactly the same amount received by unemployed Belgians.
Kim, who first left North Korea in 2003, said he was planning to remain in Belgium with its subsidized language training and accommodation, and make a new life there.
“I am attending ...school...The Belgium government is paying for me to go to the school,” said Kim.
North Koreans in France
Activists also believe North Korean asylum-seekers may be hiding in France.
“We know there are North Koreans in France,” Robert Pepin, Paris-based co-founder of the French Committee To Help the Population in North Korea, said in an interview. “But also we know that they don’t know their rights and they are afraid. It’s very difficult to figure out where they are.”
“Most probably they were kidnapped by Chinese people and exported to Europe,” said Pepin, who launched his organization with Pierre Rigoulot, co-author of Kang Chol-Hwan’s 2001 North Korean gulag memoir Aquariums of Pyongyang .
The group was currently helping a North Korean man prepare his application for political asylum in France, Pepin said.
“France I don’t think has ever accepted political refugees” from North Korea, he said, adding: “I don’t think there would be any problem if any North Korean refugees would ask for political asylum.”
The French Committee To Help the Population in North Korea plans to press for a common resolution on North Korea at the European Parliament in 2006 in a bid to send a stronger signal to Pyongyang on its human rights record, he said.
Original reporting in Korean by Yang Sungwon. RFA Korean service director: Jaehoon Ahn. Written in English by Luisetta Mudie and edited by Sarah Jackson-Han.
© 2006 Radio Free Asia
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Topic: Skybet Championship Thread 2018/19
Author Topic: Skybet Championship Thread 2018/19 (Read 37297 times)
Brain Potter
Likes to listen through the walls....Auralist Extrodinaire!
Re: Skybet Championship Thread 2018/19
« Reply #80 on: August 5, 2018, 05:20:42 PM »
Absolutely crap from Butland there. Very overrated
Lush is the best medicine...
FUCK THE POLICE - NWA
Paul heckingbottom was pretty bitter in the pre match, half time analysis should be fun
robgomm
He just can't get enough of Luis Suarez.
Bielsa
Giono
And stop calling me Shirley
2-1 terrible defending leading to the penalty. That guy Phillips has his braids too tight, cutting off circulation to the brain.
"I am a great believer in luck and the harder I work the more of it I have." Stephen Leacock
rowan_d
boat. Señor Paolo de Souza-Farquharson :)
JFT96
Quote from: Brain Potter on August 5, 2018, 05:20:42 PM
Not even rumoured to be getting a move to the PL
Stock has fallen off a cliff
Is a grump, get used to it.
Bizzare wolves sold Barry Douglas for 3 million
TheShanklyGates
Firmly in the "shake it all about" camp
Outside The Shankly Gates...
Stoke look absolutely terrible. Been impressed with Leeds.
Quote from: L6 Red on April 6, 2010, 08:32:42 PM
I've just wiped the sticky residue from my bellend onto the television screen. Taste it Leo. You deserve it.
No new LFC topics
I wouldn't mind Leeds coming up, this is probably their biggest chance in years. Also, long may Stoke stay in the championship.
What do all the players have next to there name on the shirt? I saw it with the derby game the other night but just presumed it was them but both these have it, like a little symbol?
Looks shit like
Fordy
Κασσάνδρα. He's creepy and he's kooky, mysterious and spooky, he's altogether ooky, he's Adam's fa-mi-ly
Quote from: TheShanklyGates on August 5, 2018, 05:48:52 PM
Leeds starred well last season.
It's the 1st game and you can't judge on that in the mad league of the Championship.
Stoke will be up there come the end of the season. Leeds who knows?
Geormajesty
Quote from: Upinsmoke on August 5, 2018, 05:47:22 PM
Yeah it's an odd one. It sounds like they've got high hopes for a young Portuguese wing back they got from Monaco but he's only 19. Jonny is alright but he's never played in England before.
https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/mind-logo-to-feature-on-all-efl-football-shirts-next-season/
It's Mind's logo, they're a mental health charity.
Quote from: Geormajesty on August 5, 2018, 06:27:22 PM
Fair play. Just looks proper odd and I had no idea what It was. It's poorly placed, it looks really bad but I guess if they raise awareness then can't have too much of a pop
14 assists last year, surprised someone in the bottom third didn’t try to buy him
This is the most bonkers translation I've ever seen
to be fair I like that he’s at least trying to speak the language to the media even if it’s awkward like that, not like pochettino hiding behind a translator for the first year and a half when he could speak decent English
Quote from: Lush is the best medicine... on August 5, 2018, 06:42:23 PM
It was just funny mate because you could hear the translator in his ear and then Bielsa bludgeoning it. But yeah fair play he had a go.
I always liked Bielsa, little bit bonkers in his methods and that but i'd rather that than the dullards of Allardyce, Pulis etc
oh it’s funny, unintentionally but he’s good at unintentional humour
gonna be a fun watch this season, if they go up it’ll be automatic as I think they’ll be knackered if it gets to playoffs
bird_lfc
Would much rather have a good wank than get behind the team.
Is this Gary Rowett fella gonna be the latest guy on the manager merry go round? He’ll probably fail, get sacked and replace McClaren at QPR by December
Watch the first half and some of the second half of Leeds v. Stoke. Thought Leeds played nicely. So weird seeing Bielsa in the Championship, I like him and hopes he does well.
But how awful are Stoke? Where are the people who thought we should buy Butland? The lad is worse than our current 3rd choice and is no longer 20 (next Ben Foster?). Joe Allen deserves better.
Desert Red Fox
Orange and Red!
« Reply #100 on: August 5, 2018, 07:46:52 PM »
Bielsa <3
I love him. What he did for our National Team was simply incredible. I will be forever grateful for that, even if he usually never finishes the process he starts, whether because the players force him out or because he clashes with the directors or whatever. He's such a great man.
AmanShah21
At the end of a storm is a golden sky!
« Reply #101 on: August 6, 2018, 05:35:00 AM »
Bielsa just won interview of the season. I'll be looking out for his interviews every week now. It takes balls of steel to actually do this in front of cameras, and mad that he is, Bielsa will probably learn the language faster this way. Probably my favorite non-LFC manager after Rafa.
dudleyred
Quote from: AmanShah21 on August 6, 2018, 05:35:00 AM
Not seen his interview but I was sold here:
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/04/leeds-united-marcelo-bielsa
Ziltoid
Grass. See you at next year's panto (oh no you won't!). Carrot-topped Phallic Snowman Extraordinaire.
Agree, it would have been easier to hide behind the interpreter but he had a go and i'm all for that. Really hope Leeds do well this year.
He's got a tattoo on his wrist that says "I hate blackie blackie blackie blacks, and I fucking love handballing it into the opponent's goal and away from my own goal, and biting people, and kicking young kids in the bollocks when they ask for autographs. And diving. I fucking love that."
Drinks Sangria
'I'm caught on your coat again.'
It was mildly joyous to watch the Leeds v Stoke game in a room full of Stokies and a single Leeds fan.
The cluelessness of their reaction seems to match Stoke’s performance in this game. An expensive midfield laden with internationals overran and outfought, a £13.5m striker in Afobe who chased nothing and couldn’t hold up the ball when it was played to him. Shawcross and Martins Indi playing like strangers at Centre Back, moving at the speed of a tortoise through treacle. It was all quite delicious really.
I think Rowett will have them thereabouts at the end of the season, but they really should have put their money into young, hungry talent rather than ‘proven’ but underwhelming signings that have achieved nothing above Championship level, eg McClean, Williams, Afobe.
They looked shellshocked by Leeds rapid start yesterday.
Shout out to Sergi Canos, a fan favourite at Brentford who whilst not our level, has convinced me he can compete at Premier League level. Ran the show on Saturday.
“Seeing these smiling faces is the greatest pleasure. They have been magnificent all season. They have been our 12th man. I have always said our fans are the best in England. Now I know they are the best in Europe too.” Rafa Benitez
Gerry Attrick
Sancho's dad. Tight-arse, non-jackpot-sharing get :)
I couldn't be more confident about Brentford this year, I think they're a smashing bet to win it at 14/1. Statistically last season they were one of the finest teams in the Championship; they took more shots a game than any other team by a massive margin and conceded very few themselves. They were just quite wasteful, if they tidy it up this time around (which it appears they have judging by the first game), I think they're going to take a world of beating. Last season in their current stadium too, so you know the fans are going to turn out every week to see it off.
Quote from: Gerry Attrick on August 6, 2018, 12:19:55 PM
I agree and I don’t think that the argument that it was ‘only Rotherham’ hold weight. They were doing eh same to teams last season, as you say, just not getting the finishing right. As long as Watkins and Maupay see the long term plan and don’t jump ship, they’re in a great position. Canos is being heavily linked to Boro as their Traore replacement but he really should stay put.
The Bees to be in the discussion for automatic promotion still come April.
it was Rotherham tho, they’ve got stoke away at the weekend I think which is a much better gauge
Djimi Smicer34
Quote from: Drinks Sangria on August 6, 2018, 12:25:48 PM
Think an awful lot will hinge on the next 3/4 days for Brentford.
If they can hang on to Mepham, Woods, Canos and Watkins then I think they've got a very good chance of finishing in the play-offs. It's not going to be easy for them though, a lot might depend on what potential replacements they have lined up for their possible outgoings over the next few days.
Phil M
RAWK’s most prolific poster. (NB. Hit 50k posts and someone at the top didn't like it!) Currently the subject of a Rawk mod conspiracy.
“Bravery is believing in yourself" Rafael Benitez
Brentford don't have the squad depth or the finances to mach the bigger clubs but as mentioned above they're a solid playoff bet. They were in even better fettle the season before last but they've ended up in 9th/10th the past 3 seasons. Love to see them kick on as they're my local club. And Canos is an ex-Red. Up the Bees!
Quote from: shanklyboy on November 13, 2009, 12:20:35 AM
It's true to say that if Shankly had told us to invade Poland we'd be queuing up 10 deep all the way from Anfield to the Pier Head.
BIG DICK NICK
is a cushy number for the Plod who work in this largely crime free suburb. Ate two, Brucey. Thread locker extraordinaire. Might answer to Nick CRoxy. Imaginary cock prognosticator. Has experience of being a bit of a twat. VERY well drilled at the back!
Quote from: Phil M on August 6, 2018, 03:41:05 PM
They also couldn’t play at Griffin Park if they got promoted as they still have terracing at both ends. They are meant to be building a new stadium close by, linking up with London Irish rugby I think but assume that’s a few years away from happening.
Not sure they truly want promotion at this point, quite like to see them doing well but I wouldn’t be backing them to go up.
Definitely a selling club which makes their relative success in the last few years all the more impressive.
Quote from: voodoo ray on January 6, 2019, 10:18:34 PM
people like big dick nick.
Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on August 6, 2018, 04:22:28 PM
They also couldn’t play at Griffin Park if they got promoted as they still have terracing at both ends. They are meant to be building a new stadium close by, linking up with London Irish rugby I think but assume that’s a few years away from happening. Not sure they truly want promotion at this point, quite like to see them doing well but I wouldn’t be backing them to go up.
Yeah very true! When's the new stadium supposed to be completed mate?
BlackandWhitePaul
Come on Hull
Ashley, Ashley
When will those debt clouds disappear
When will you jump in the Tyne-and-Wear
With no salad in your bowl
And no money in your coats
You can say we're dissatisfied
© PhaseOfPlay
gerrardisgod
has all his sisters with him.
Anal Dirge Prat
Haha! Fuck you Fathead.
Great defending.
Brilliant for that goal to go in exactly at the end of the minutes applause
Most recent thing I’ve found is they hope to move in in December 2019. Pretty sure building work hasn’t started yet though so it seems slightly ambitious.
state of Villa defense
Ohh dear
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Is Grealish playing or is he signing for Chelsea to keep the bench warm?
riismeister
80% luck, 10% skill, 5% concentrated power of will!
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Contradictions mount as Thai authorities hunt Bangkok bombing suspect
Originally published at Siam Voices on August 21, 2015 As the hunt for the main suspect in the Bangkok bomb attacks continues, Thai authorities are increasingly contradicting each other about the possible perpetrators. That's par for the course, says Saksith Saiyasombut.
"He doesn't really look Thai," a woman was heard saying Tuesday, looking at the grainy CCTV footage showing the main suspect in Monday's bomb attack at Bangkok's popular Erawan Shrine that killed at least 20 people and injured about 120. Authorities are looking for a young man who was wearing a yellow t-shirt, dark shorts and dropped a suspicious backpack at the shrine before leaving the scene. On Wednesday, police released a composite sketch of the suspect, based on eyewitness reports, and announced a bounty of 1 million Baht ($28,000).
That about sums up what the Thai authorities can agree on so far. After the initial uncharacteristic hesitant response by Thai officials on who could be behind the unprecedented attack (and the subsequent failed bomb attack on Tuesday), the police and the military government seem to be slowly but steadily getting back to their usual "we said, they said"-thing, complete with open, unsubstantiated speculations, making the overall investigation seem less credible as it is being observed by a wider international audience.
Four days after the attack, officials are still in the dark about the possible motives and perpetrators, with the usual suspects getting a mention and wilder theories popping up. This hasn't stopped Thai authorities from pressing forward with their own findings and opinions - regardless of any contradictions among themselves.
With the release of the sketch, reports cited an motocycle taxi driver who is believed to have given the suspect a lift away from the scene of the blast, who he described as somebody who didn't "seem to be Thai" and spoke "an unfamiliar language" on his phone. Police spokesman Prawuth Thawornsiri wouldn't confirm the description, saying that: “If the suspect disguised himself, wore a wig, put on fake nose and spoke Arabic, we wouldn’t know if he’s really [a foreigner] anyway.” Nevertheless, the arrest warrant issued a few hours later was for an unnamed "foreigner", which is based on the sketch.
The contradictory statements started then to pile up on Thursday, starting with the National Police Chief Somyot Poompanmuang's assessment that "at least 10 people" of a "big network" were involved in preparing it "at least one month in advance". How he knows this, despite still not knowing who's behind the attack, is not known.
(ANALYSIS: Transparency is essential in Bangkok bombings probe)
Regardless of the amount of suspects and the ambiguous nationality and ethnicity of the main suspect, the military junta has ruled out that the attack was carried out by an international terrorism network, which kinda makes sense since Thailand is rarely targeted by any international terrorist group, except for a few instances but never against Thais (we reported). Junta spokesman Col. Winthai Suvaree then suggested an "organized crime" connection, without giving any clear motive.
Meanwhile, it was reported that Thai police requested assistance from Interpol, as confirmed by deputy national police spokesman Kissana Phathancharoen first to Reuters, whereas Thai military junta Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha - who appeared comparatively measured in the first two days after the attack - was quoted saying in his usual manner:
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha bristled when asked if his government, which was installed after a military coup last year, was seeking outside help. "This incident happened in Thailand. It is Thailand. Why do we want other people to come in and investigate?" the former general told reporters on Wednesday.
"Thai police grapple for firm clues to Bangkok bomb suspects", Reuters, August 19, 2015
He later went on to suggest to that police officers watch an American police procedure drama for inspiration. Whether he was being sardonic or serious is not known. That still didn't stop his military junta deputy PM and defense minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan asking the UK and US for assistance in the investigation - but only in form of equipment, not personnel. How the Thai officials are going to use the tools without any instruction and assistance and what tools were actually requested is not known.
With the hunt ongoing and the authorities continuing to chase any clue they can find, their senior officers aren't really sure if they're too late, as police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri openly wondered whether the main suspect is still in the country, while Major-General Werachon Sukondhapatipak, another military junta spokesman (mostly dealing with the foreign media), is certain that he's still in the country.
These few examples from Thursday alone show how contradictory the statements from the police and military government are, sometimes even coming from the same branch. The root cause for this problem can be regarded as a pathological phenomenon in Thai bureaucratic culture: the compulsive need to say something - no matter if it's substantial, truthful or none of that - in order to appear knowledgeable, proactive and in command. While in many Western countries, the police would have one or two daily press briefings, many Thai senior police officers are constantly give updates whenever they're asked. It also doesn't help that Thai police and military usually have a tense rivalry.
The shambolic investigation in the murder case of two British tourists on Koh Tao last year garnered a torrent of international criticism and now heightened international attention is observing the ongoing investigations of the bomb attack. The Thai authorities are collectively already guilty of one thing: being incapable of delivering a clear and consistent message.
And thus, the worst case scenario could be what Thai scholar and political analyst Thitinan Pongsudhirak describes:
At issue will be whether any party makes a credible claim of perpetration, or the authorities make a credible apprehension of the culprit. Without either, the latest blast may well fit the pattern of previous Bangkok-based explosions that ultimately fade into Thai oblivion due to a lack of forensic means and popular regard for the law.
"Terrorist attack in Bangkok turns up heat on Thailand", by Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Nikkei Asian Review, August 19, 2015
With the Erawan Shrine already cleaned up and re-opened again within 72 hours after the blast, one can wonder if the work to find the callous attacker(s) behind Monday's bomb attack has been thorough enough. A BBC report suggests the contrary, with reporters still finding shrapnel and ball bearings at the scene. And when correspondent Jonathan Head attempted to hand them over at the National Police headquarters down the road, he was told that it was outside the office hours...
Tagged: military, police, Prayuth, Thailand
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Robots to revolutionize farming, ease labor woes
GOSIA WOZNIACKA Associated Press
TERENCE CHEA Associated Press
SALINAS, Calif. - On a windy morning in California's Salinas Valley, a tractor pulled a wheeled, metal contraption over rows of budding iceberg lettuce plants. Engineers from Silicon Valley tinkered with the software on a laptop to ensure the machine was eliminating the right leafy buds.
The engineers were testing the Lettuce Bot, a machine that can "thin" a field of lettuce in the time it takes about 20 workers to do the job by hand.
The thinner is part of a new generation of machines that target the last frontier of agricultural mechanization - fruits and vegetables destined for the fresh market, not processing, which have thus far resisted mechanization because they're sensitive to bruising.
Researchers are now designing robots for these most delicate crops by integrating advanced sensors, powerful computing, electronics, computer vision, robotic hardware and algorithms, as well as networking and high precision GPS localization technologies. Most ag robots won't be commercially available for at least a few years.
In this region known as America's Salad Bowl, where for a century fruits and vegetables have been planted, thinned and harvested by an army of migrant workers, the machines could prove revolutionary.
Farmers say farm robots could provide relief from recent labor shortages, lessen the unknowns of immigration reform, even reduce costs, increase quality and yield a more consistent product.
"There aren't enough workers to take the available jobs, so the robots can come and alleviate some of that problem," said Ron Yokota, a farming operations manager at Tanimura & Antle, the Salinas-based fresh produce company that owns the field where the Lettuce Bot was being tested.
Many sectors in U.S. agriculture have relied on machines for decades and even the harvesting of fruits and vegetables meant for processing has slowly been mechanized. But nationwide, the vast majority of fresh-market fruit is still harvested by hand.
Research into fresh produce mechanization was dormant for years because of an over-abundance of workers and pressures from farmworker labor unions.
In recent years, as the labor supply has tightened and competition from abroad has increased, growers have sought out machines to reduce labor costs and supplement the nation's unstable agricultural workforce. The federal government, venture capital companies and commodity boards have stepped up with funding.
"We need to increase our efficiency, but nobody wants to work in the fields," said Stavros G. Vougioukas, professor of biological and agricultural engineering at the University of California, Davis.
But farmworker advocates say mechanization would lead to workers losing jobs, growers using more pesticides and the food supply becoming less safe.
"The fundamental question for consumers is who and, now, what do you want picking your food; a machine or a human, who with the proper training and support, can" ... take significant steps to ensure a safer, higher quality product, said Erik Nicholson, national vice president of the United Farm Workers of America.
On the Salinas Valley farm, entrepreneurs with Mountain View-based startup Blue River Technology are trying to show that the Lettuce Bot can not only replace two dozen workers, but also improve production.
"Using Lettuce Bot can produce more lettuce plants than doing it any other way," said Jorge Heraud, the company's co-founder and CEO.
After a lettuce field is planted, growers typically hire a crew of farmworkers who use hoes to remove excess plants to give space for others to grow into full lettuce heads. The Lettuce Bot uses video cameras and visual-recognition software to identify which lettuce plants to eliminate with a squirt of concentrated fertilizer that kills the unwanted buds while enriching the soil.
Blue River, which has raised more than $3 million in venture capital, also plans to develop machines to automate weeding - and eventually harvesting - using many of the same technologies.
Another company, San Diego-based Vision Robotics, is developing a similar lettuce thinner as well as a pruner for wine grapes. The pruner uses robotic arms and cameras to photograph and create a computerized model of the vines, figure out the canes' orientation and the location of buds - all to decide which canes to cut down.
Fresh fruit harvesting remains the biggest challenge.
Machines have proved not only clumsy, but inadequate in selecting ripe produce. In addition to blunders in deciphering color and feel, machines have a hard time distinguishing produce from leaves and branches. And most importantly, matching the dexterity and speed of farmworkers has proved elusive.
"The hand-eye coordination workers have is really amazing, and they can pick incredibly fast. To replicate that in a machine, at the speed humans do and in an economical manner, we're still pretty far away," said Daniel L. Schmoldt at the U.S. Agriculture Department's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
In southern California, engineers with the Spanish company Agrobot are taking on the challenge by working with local growers to test a strawberry harvester.
The machine is equipped with 24 arms whose movement is directed through an optical sensor; it allows the robot to make a choice based on fruit color, quality and size. The berries are plucked and placed on a conveyor belt, where the fruit is packed by a worker.
Still, the harvester collects only strawberries that are hanging on the sides of the bed, hence California's strawberry fields would have to be reshaped to accommodate the machine, including farming in single rows, raising the beds and even growing varieties with fewer clusters.
Experts say it will take at least 10 years for harvesters to be available commercially for most fresh-market fruit - not a moment too soon for farmers worried about the availability of workers, said Lupe Sandoval, managing director of the California Farm Labor Contractor Association.
"If you can put a man on the moon," Sandoval said, "you can figure out how to pick fruit with a machine."
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Beekeeping Benedictine brother noted for his kindness, faith
Brother Blaise Heuke, a Benedictine monk and beekeeper at Oceanside’s Prince of Peace Abbey, photographed in 2015 in the abbey’s chapel. He passed away at the abbey on June 21, 2018, at the age of 80.
(Charlie Neuman / U-T File)
By Laura Groch
Industrious and hard-working, giving their all for the good of the community — that’s how people describe bees. That description also fits the late Brother Blaise Heuke, Oceanside’s beekeeping Benedictine monk.
Heuke, noted for his ability and expertise in all things apiary, died June 21 at age 80 at Prince of Peace Abbey. His death was noted in the August edition of the Southern Cross, the newspaper of the Roman Catholic diocese of San DIego.
Services were held June 29 and 30 at the abbey, where he made his home for nearly 50 years. He was buried in the abbey cemetery.
Heuke was diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer in 2015 after being successfully treated earlier, but chose not to have further treatment.
“He was so serene about the whole thing,” recalled Father Abbot Sharbel Ewen, who presides over the abbey. “He didn’t complain. He said, ‘I’m ready to go home.’ I think that’s pretty positive.
“He was just a gentle person, actually. He was easygoing, so compassionate with people — if someone was irate about something, after they talked to him, they had settled down.”
Heuke was born Joseph Francis Heuke in 1938 in Louisville, Ky., the son of Charles (Carl) and Florence Hurst Heuke. He had seven siblings, all of whom survive him.
Brother Blaise Heuke, a Benedictine monk at Oceanside's Prince of Peace Abbey, photographed in 2015 checking the beehives he tended for more than 40 years. He passed away June 21 at the abbey. He was 80.
He knew early on that he wanted the religious life, and began his novice training in 1958 at St. Meinrad Archabbey in southern Indiana. He took his first vows in 1959, receiving the religious name Blaise. In 1962, he took his solemn vows and became a Benedictine monk.
While studying in Rome, Heuke began learning about beekeeping and was stung so severely on his first efforts that his whole body swelled up. But after that experience, he had no problem with bee stings and seemed to be immune to allergic reactions to them.
His expertise eventually led him to be called whenever people had swarms landing on their property, or especially, when they had hives that needed tending or relocating. The bees also provided honey that was used at the abbey and sold in the gift shop.
For 30 years, he also taught Bible classes for children at Camp Pendleton — “bee-ology,” as he called it. “I used the bees as a way to explain how Christ came down to give his life and imbue the church with his spirit,” Hueke said in a 2015 interview with the San Diego Union Tribune. “I think it’s a really beautiful message.”
At the abbey, he was not only a beekeeper but the main plumber and handyman, skills he had acquired at St. Meinrad’s. “Any problem, he could fix,” said Ewen. “He was very knowledgeable, and he loved to work.”
Will Jones has volunteered at the abbey for four years and lived there for two, helping Heuke with the hives. “The first time I met him, he invited me to go get a swarm with him,” recalled Jones, 73. “I thought I was going to be an observer, but instead I got stung. Not only does it hurt, but it itches afterward! But we started talking right away and became friends.”
Their bond was so strong that it was Jones who nursed Heuke when the brother became ill.
“I elected to be his caregiver,” Jones said. “That’s what I did that (last) year and a half. He was just an all-around guy. He could do anything. I could barely believe that such a man was so full of love and joy and happiness.”
Brother Peter Khoa has been designated as the abbey’s beekeeper, said Jones, but he will still work with the hives. “I’m just happy that we’re continuing on with it,” he said.
Jones admired Heuke and everything he did at the abbey. “His faith was so strong. He gave everything he had for living a life as a monk. He was living his dream. He was a little guy with a big heart and was a good friend to his brothers and to the community.”
And a friend to the bees, though they may not always have realized it. About 13 years ago, said Jones, a huge die-off nearly put an end to all the beekeeping.
Heuke theorized that cellular signals from two newly installed towers had disoriented and disturbed the bees, hastening the hives’ collapse. He scouted the property until he found a place where cellphone reception was poor, and moved the remaining hives there, where they began again to thrive. An infusion of nutritious syrup donated by another beekeeper is also helping keep them healthy.
“And I can tell you that the last time we went out to visit the hives, Brother Blaise got stung,” said Jones.
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Cathryn Costello: 'Any comprehensive solution has to include safe access to asylum'
Cathryn Costello talks to BBC News about the European Commission's proposals to deal with the crisis in the Mediterranean
The European Commission will soon set out its new migration policy, which it hopes will help alleviate the on-going crisis in the Mediterranean. More than 1,800 people have died this year while attempting to make the crossing.
Among its proposals will be a plan that would see member states take in refugees according to a quota system. Any such proposal would have to be agreed by states before it was implemented, and it is already facing opposition, including from the UK government.
In a recent interview with the BBC News Channel, Professor Costello argued that such an agreement could help 'streamline' the current EU asylum process, which is governed by the Dublin system. Under this system, asylum-seekers must claim asylum in their country of arrival. In practice this does not always happen – some people arrive on Europe's southern shores and then travel north before making a claim. Professor Costello called the current system 'unfair' and said that a new agreement could help European countries share asylum claims more equally, as well as give asylum-seekers more say in where they make an application.
She also argued that allowing asylum-seekers to claim asylum at European embassies, as well as opening more legal migration routes, would reduce the need to turn to smugglers for help in crossing the Mediterranean. The smugglers, she said, are not creating the demand for crossings. 'The demand is created by refugee crises, and people fleeing for their lives'.
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Sacramento GUIDE
2 Days in Sacramento
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Sacramento, hailed as the America’s most diverse and livable cities, is full of history and advancing every year. The city is on the move! Travelers can experience the Western charm and elegance through riverboat cruises, horse-drawn buggy rides, and several historic exhibits. Those inclined towards contemporary fun and entertainment can tour the wineries, hit the nightclubs, or bike the river parkway. The city has something for everyone! Know the city closely through our guide and get in as much as you can in fun and entertainment filled two days-
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Day 1: Have Fun in the Sactown Sun!
8:00am- Take a walk at the McKinley Park!
Jump-start your day with a walk at the McKinley Park and enjoy the nature’s beauty and other wonderful sights. Walk paths, tennis court, playgrounds, trees and rose garden, trails, this park has it all to keep you relaxed.
Address: 601 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95816, United States
Phone: 1 916-452-8011
Website: www.cityofsacramento.org/parksandrecreation/recreation/rosegard
9:00am- Hearty Breakfast at Tower Cafe!
Head over to the Tower Cafe for a yummy breakfast having international flavor. The cafe serves Spanish, Asian and classic breakfast. It is regarded as an international bakery and restaurant.
Address: 1518 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818, United States
Opening hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:00am-11:00pm; Friday-Saturday: 8:00am-12:00am; Sunday: 8:00am-11:00pm
Website: www.towercafe.com
Distance from McKinley Park: 2.6miles or 6minutes drive
10:00am- Wander through the Art Foundry!
After a hearty breakfast, head over to the Art Foundry that features traditional art to modern art to experiment works.
Address: 1021 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95811, United States
Website: www.artfoundrygallery.blogspot.com
Distance from Tower Cafe: 1.1miles or 5minutes drive
11:00am-Walk the halls of the California State Capitol!
Time for some state history! Head on to the California State Capitol, an architecturally beautiful spot, steeped in history. Check out the State’s past governor’s history, and antiques, art and displays about the state’s political process. Stroll around the beautiful garden outside on the Capitol grounds that have several species of trees and flowers.
Address: 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States
Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm; Saturday-Sunday: 9:00am-5:00pm
Website: www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov
Distance from Art Foundry: 0.4miles or 2minutes drive
12:00pm- Browse the Gold Rush Era Art at Crocker Art Museum!
Head over to the Crocker Art Museum that houses over 14,000 pieces in its permanent collection. The museum features nineteenth century, including American art, African, European and Asian art, modern pieces, paintings and photography. The paintings not to be missed from the gold rush period are: “Fandango”, and “Sunday Morning in the Mines”.
Address: 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States
Opening hours: Tuesday-Wednesday: 10:00am-5:00pm; Thursday: 10:00am-9:00p; Friday-Sunday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Website: www.crockerartmuseum.org
Distance from California State Capitol: 0.9miles or 4minutes drive
1:00pm- Lunch!
Head to the Tower Bridge Bistro (100 Capitol Mall) that serves French cuisines, or go to the Il Fornaio (400 Capitol Mall Wells Fargo Center) that serves Italian fare. For some American fare, head over to the Rio City Cafe (1110 Front Street); for seafood, drop by the Joe’s Crab Shack (1210 Front St).
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2:00pm- Live thorough the Pony Express Period at Old Sacramento!
To get the taste of history, walk through the streets of the Old Sacramento, a riverfront neighborhood that comprises of more than 50 historic buildings. Take a tour of the underground and check out the historic buildings, exhibits of the Gold Rush, artifacts, excavated foundations, and enclosed walkways. Get a glimpse of the days gone by while traveling underground!
Also, at the Old Sacramento is located the California State Railroad Museum (125 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States) that features an impressive collection of restored locomotives, cars, model trains and railway coaches. Restaurants, shopping spots, bars, theaters, hotels and museums dot the Old Sacramento.
4:00pm- Browse the California Museum!
Learn about the California history and development at the California Museum. The museum has exhibits of California’s ethnic and cultural past. It has exhibits that emphasize on the pioneers and local art and traditions.
Address: 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00am-5:00pm; Sunday: 12:00pm-5:00pm
Website: www.californiamuseum.org
Distance from Old Sacramento: 1.3miles or 6minutes drive
5:00pm-Spend an evening at the Sacramento Theatre Company!
Head over to the Sacramento Theatre Company which hosts productions, such as Broadway, music, piano and other stage shows, for all ages and interests.
Address: 1419 H Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States
Opening hours: Monday-Saturday: 12:00pm-6:00pm
Website: www.sactheatre.org
Distance from the California Museum: 1.0miles or 5minutes drive
6:00pm-Shop local style at Sacramento Downtown Plaza!
Shop your fav brands at the Sacramento Downtown Plaza, an open-air mall that features more than 75 stores, such as Victoria’s Secret, American Eagle, Forever 21, Outfitters, Macys’, and more.
Address: 547 L Street, Sacramento CA 95814, United States
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday: 10:00am-8:00pm; Sunday: 11:00am-6:00pm
Website: www.sacdowntownplaza.com
Distance from Sacramento Theatre Company: 1.1miles or 6minutes drive
7:00pm-Winery!
Time for evening drinks! Head over to the Revolution Wines (2831 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95816, United States), a small industrial-trendy winery with free wine tastings.
8:00pm- Taste the Farm-to-Table Cuisines!
Dine at the Ella Dining Room and Bar (1131 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States) that serves New American and French food. It focuses on local produce.
Distance from Revolution Wines: 2.0miles or 8minutes drive
Or head over to the Biba Restaurant (2801 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA 95816, United States) that serves authentic Italian food and has an impressive wine list as well.
Distance from the Revolution Wines: 0.6miles or 4minutes drive
10:00pm-Immerse yourself in the vibrant nightlife of the Sactown!
Sactown nightlife has grown in the recent years, with nightclubs, bars of all kinds, wine bars and pubs dotted throughout the city. Hit the Harlow’s NightClub (2708 J Street, Sacramento CA, 95816, United States); sip a few drinks while enjoying the live music that ranges from jazz to reggae, R&B, blues and salsa. Or hit the dance floor at the Faces (2000 K Street, Sacramento CA, 95811, United States), a popular gay bar club in the Sactown.
12:00am- Late-night eats and drinks at Blue Cue!
Grab a drink, enjoy a game of pool and relish the delectable late-night eat at the Blue Cue.
Opening hours: Monday-Sunday: 4:00pm-2:00am
Website: www.bluecue.com
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9:00am- Partake of breakfast at 33rd Street Bistro!
Kick off your mornings with a healthy breakfast at the 33red Street Bistro. This casual eatery serves regional American and Pacific Northwest-inspired fare.
Address: 3301 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95816, United States
Opening hours: Monday-Sunday: 8:00am-10:00pm
Website: www.33rdstreetbistro.com
10:00am-Check out the Gold Rush Era Artifacts at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park!
Head over to the Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park where the guides are dressed in period clothes and demonstrate the explorer’s life during the early 1800s. Explore the gold-rush era artifacts and other exhibits. This spot recaptures the essence of the nineteenth century!
Address: 2701 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816, United States
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Website: www.parks.ca.gov
Distance from 33rd Street Bistro: 0.6miles or 3minutes drive
11:00am-Tour the Governor’s Mansion!
Head over to the Governor’s Mansion that housed thirteen governors. Take a stroll around the garden with exotic plants that encompass the mansion. This place exudes history!
Opening hours: www.parks.ca.gov
Distance from Sutter Fort to Governor Mansion: 1.4miles or 6minutes drive
12:00pm- Saunter at California Automobile Museum!
Browse the California Automobile Museum that has exhibits of classic and antique automobiles from the late 1800s to the early 2000s. The museum describes the history of four-wheels!
Address: 2200 Front Street, Sacramento, CA 95818, United States
Website: www.calautomuseum.org
1:00pm- Out to Lunch!
Head over to the Crocker Cafe (216 O St, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States) that serves American fare, or Pilothouse Restaurant (1000 Front Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States); for some contemporary Southern fare, head over to the South (2005 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95818, United States).
2:00pm-Face-to-face with animals at Sacramento Zoo!
Visit the Sacramento Zoo features more than 400 exotic animals from all across the world. Some of the famous exhibits at the Sacramento zoo are Asian Forest, Tall Wonders, Reptile House, Australian Outback, and more. The zoo offers fun and exciting events and educational activities as well.
Address: 3930 West Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822, United States
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday: 9:00am-5:00pm
Website: www.saczoo.org
3:00pm- Stroll around the Fairytale Town!
Walk around the Fairytale Town (3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822, United States), a theme park for children where nursery rhymes and fairy tales come to life. Then, go to the Funderland Amusement Park (1350 17th Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95822, United States) which has kids-friendly rides. Experience the thrill of the rides, enjoy the merry-go-round and relish the cotton candy at the Park. Have some family time at this spot!
Distance from Sacramento Zoo to Fairytale Town: 1minute
5:00pm- Catch a show at an historic theater!
Watch an art house flick at the Tower Theatre (2508 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95818, United States). Or attend a concert or event or see a show at the Crest Theatre (1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States), or see a play or a movie at the Guild Theater (2828 35th Street, Sacramento, CA 95817, United States).
6:00pm-Therapy time folks!
Shopping time! Head over to the Arden Fair Mall that features some of the popular brands. It has 165 specialty stores, such as Macy’s JCPenney, the Disney Store, Sears, Nordstrom, Apple, and more. Get everything you want under one roof!
Address: 1689 Arden Way Suite No. 1167, Sacramento, CA 95815, United States
Website: www.ardenfair.com
7:00pm- Grab a glass of wine at 58 Degrees & Holding Co. wine bar!
Head over to the 58 Degrees & Holding Co. Wine Bar that has a great by-the-glass wines selection. Grab a glass of wine and have a bar grub at this spot.
Opening hours: Monday-11:00am-10:00pm; Wednesday & Thursday: 11:00am-10:00pm; Friday & Saturday:
11:00am-11:00pm; Sunday: 11:00am-10:00pm
Website: www.58degrees.com
8:00pm- Sate your appetite!
Dinner time it is! Head over to the Frank Fat’s (806 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States) serves Chinese cuisines with a new flair, or go to the Tres Hermanas (2416 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816, United States) that serves classic Tex-Mex fare made from fresh ingredients. Craving for Italian, French and California fare, head over to the Waterboy (2000 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95811, United States).
10:00pm-Go out and paint the town red!
Time travel to the 60s nightlife with music, dance, scotches and martinis, dim lights and red velvet walls at Back Door Lounge (1112 Firehouse Alley, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States). Groove to the DJs dance music at the Park Ultra Lounge (1116 15th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States), or dance the night away at the MIX Downtown (1525 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, United States)
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Justice Department Opens Criminal Investigation of Uber
Lawmakers determining illegality of ride-sharing app’s use of deceptive Greyball software
The Justice Department opened a criminal probe against Uber after the ride-sharing app utilized deceptive software to avoid authorities in cities.
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A week after Portland city officials announced plans to subpoena Uber, the Justice Department has reportedly opened a criminal probe against the company after it was revealed that the ride-sharing app utilized deceptive software to avoid authorities in Uber-restricted cities, according to the Washington Post.
The report states that the DOJ will attempt to determine the illegality of the app’s actions and whether criminal charges are warranted.
In March, the New York Times reported on Uber’s use of proprietary software called Greyball, which had been in place since late 2014 to allegedly deceive authorities and regulators in cities where Uber was either restricted or banned, like Boston, Las Vegas and Portland, Oregon.
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Using a variety of methods – social media searches, credit card information, identifying government-issued devices and geolocation – the Greyball software determined potential government authorities in restricted cities, according to the Times. Those users would see a “ghost” version of the app, a dummied version with phantom vehicles and rides that, once hailed, were canceled to avoid detection.
Authorities were aware that Uber was somehow evading detection, but the app remained one step ahead of them. “Enforcement officials involved in large-scale sting operations meant to catch Uber drivers would sometimes buy dozens of cellphones to create different accounts,” the New York Times wrote in March. “To circumvent that tactic, Uber employees would go to local electronics stores to look up device numbers of the cheapest mobile phones for sale, which were often the ones bought by city officials working with budgets that were not large.”
Uber ultimately admitted to implementing Greyball, and while the app no longer employs the software in the U.S., Greyball is still used by Uber in foreign markets. The Greyball fiasco is the latest scandal to rock Uber in recent months, pumping the brakes on a company valued at $70 billion.
In January, following Donald Trump’s first attempt to institute a travel ban on predominately Muslim countries, taxi companies in New York instituted a work stoppage at JFK airport to protest the ban. Uber responded by eliminating its “surge pricing” and picking up passengers at the airport. That move resulted in the viral #DeleteUber campaign that resulted in a reported 200,000 users deleting the app.
The following month, a female Uber engineer shared her grueling account of sexual harassment during her employment at the company, resulting in an investigation conducted by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. That same month, a video of CEO Travis Kalanick berating an Uber driver who complained about his wages went viral.
It was also recently revealed that, in 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook admonished Kalanick after the computer giant discovered that Uber continued to identify and tag iPhone users even after they deleted the Uber app off their device. Because that practice violated Apple’s privacy rules, Uber was forced to comply or face banishment from Apple’s industry-leading app store.
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Berklee Silent Film Orchestra, The Passion of St. Joan (Martha's Vineyard, MA)
Martha's Vineyard Film Center 79 Beach Road Vineyard Haven, MA, 02568 United States (map)
Rose performs the title role of “Joan of Arc” with the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra (BSFO) for the definitive version of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928). The BSFO will perform the world premiere of the new score, live to the 2017 restoration of the film, on Thursday, June 20, 7:30 p.m., at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center, as part of the annual FILMUSIC Festival.
Berklee Silent Film Orchestra: The Passion of St. Joan (Beverly, MA)
Photo credits to Brandon Vick, Heather Manson, Stephanie Lamprea, Tina Tallon, Esa Julian Serog, and Nick Stevens.
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A $600,000 federal grant announced this month will fund assessments of chemical contamination on properties in Hastings and other parts of Dakota County, with the hope to spur redevelopment. Funded through an Environmental Protection Agency brownfield grant — sites for which redevelopment could be complicated due to chemical contamination — the Dakota County Community Development Agency's work, will likely start in August or September. In Hastings, the work will focus on sites along the Vermillion Street corridor.
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Fri, Jun 14, 2019 - 6:00am
Taylor Wickberg always dreamed of teaching overseas. Now, as a member of the Peace Corps, the Hastings native is doing just that. Wickberg left for Gambia in early June to teach literacy and assist teachers in the African country. It's the third time she's done some form of work overseas, she said. "I'm just really excited to go over there and do my job," Wickberg said. "I'm only 23, I'm making a huge jump. I'm super ready."
Warrant resolution event helps many find path forward
Thu, Jun 06, 2019 - 12:00pm
On Saturday, First District Judge Jerome Abrams sat in a Washington Technology Magnet School classroom in St. Paul. On his left and his right were typical courtroom employees, clerks and a courtroom reporter. For the day, Abrams split time with fellow judge Jamie Cork away from their typical Dakota County courtrooms. The two were spending their time at a warrant resolution event meant to help people with misdemeanors find a resolution — which could range from paying fines to rescheduling a court date or other ways to move forward.
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Dakota County Historical Society's WWI exhibit headed to Mall of America
Mon, May 20, 2019 - 9:00am
The Dakota County Historical Society will haul its World War I exhibit — mock trench and all — to the Mall of America on Memorial Day weekend. The exhibit contains a range of displays, from interpretive text banners, propaganda posters, a roughly 10-by-10-foot wooden replica trench and more. The historical society hopes that the event will expose a far greater audience to its offerings than it typically gets in a year.
Transit study receives mixed reception
Thu, May 16, 2019 - 11:00am
A preliminary eastern Dakota County transit study received a lukewarm reception at a county board meeting on Tuesday. The study's draft included eight different potential transit options — three of which focused on Hastings. Eastern Dakota County and Hastings in particular have long lacked transit options due to lower population and job densities, compared to the western half of the county, said Joe Morneau, a senior transportation specialist with the county.
lifestyle, health
Reflecting on Slim Down and moving forward
Fri, May 03, 2019 - 10:00am
We're coming up on the end of Slim Down with Rivertown and kudos to you for keeping up with it to the best of your ability. The final weigh-in is on May 8 at Kilkarney Hills Golf Course in River Falls and it will be exciting for the prizes awarded and the general celebration of the last 13 weeks. Over the course of the challenge, we've covered a wide breadth of topics — from wellness tips, workout tips and some mental health tips, too.
Dakota County's jail transportation pilot ends
Wed, May 01, 2019 - 6:00pm
Brian Kopperud has picked up four different hitchhikers leaving the Dakota County Jail along Highway 55. "I've been told that if I keep walking, someone will pick me up," he said one of the hitchikers told him.
Clausen, Huot talk wide range of issues at town hall
Mon, Apr 29, 2019 - 4:25pm
APPLE VALLEY — Dakota County legislators discussed a range of hot issues in the current legislative session at a town hall on Saturday. Sen. Greg Clausen, DFL-Apple Valley, Rep. John Huot, DFL-Rosemount, and Rep. Robert Bierman, DFL-Apple Valley, took a series of written questions at the event at Falcon Ridge Middle School. Across an hour and a half, the DFL legislators talked to a modestly sized and mostly polite crowd — aside from one brief outburst over a question on gun control.
Dakota County Board: Grant plan discussed, road project pushed back
Wed, Apr 24, 2019 - 8:00pm
The Dakota County Board of Commissioners discussed federal grant funding and urged the county's engineers to take another look at an upcoming road project that slices through some farmland at its board meeting on Tuesday. The road project would reconstruct 240th Street to a two-lane highway from Highway 3 to Blaine Avenue, near Castle Rock Township, and connect it to 245th Street. The project has been drawn out in efforts to minimize the alignment's effects on farmland in the area.
Workman touts SMART Center and highlights existing challenges at State of the County
Thu, Apr 18, 2019 - 4:00pm
Liz Workman, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners chair, touted the upcoming SMART Center and noted the county's challenges at the State of the County on Wednesday morning. Workman and Matt Smith, Dakota County manager, focused on affordable housing, mental health and public safety during the address at the Ames Center in Burnsville. Much of the event took place in the form of a moderated question-and-answer session where Workman and Smith answered a wide range of general questions on different aspects of the county.
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Sierra Wireless launches innovative Smart SIM with superior IoT connectivity service
Sierra Wireless Smart SIM provides optimized network connectivity, extensive coverage and flexibility to improve performance and reduce the cost of operating IoT applications
Vancouver, BC-February 16, 2016
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) today announced its Smart SIM technology and connectivity service that provide customers with superior coverage and service quality to accelerate the deployment of global IoT applications. With the addition of its global Smart SIM offering, Sierra Wireless delivers the most comprehensive, fully integrated device-to-cloud solution, including hardware, managed connectivity, and cloud services for multi-operator, multi-regional IoT deployments.
“Our Smart SIM technology allows us to provide our customers with a connectivity service designed for the coverage and quality of service that their IoT use cases require,” said Emmanuel Walckenaer, Senior Vice President, Cloud and Connectivity Services at Sierra Wireless. “When combined with our IoT Acceleration Platform, this unique, fully integrated device-to-cloud service accelerates our customers’ time-to-market.”
There are three unique benefits to the Sierra Wireless Smart SIM:
Extensive coverage – the Smart SIM automatically selects networks based on the best service available in any given location. It comes with multiple operator profiles already installed, effectively combining several MNO roaming SIMs into one physical Smart SIM. The on-board patented applet then intelligently selects the best available regional network operator at any given time. This results in better coverage and service up-time.
Smart network connectivity and superior Quality of Service (QoS) – Sierra Wireless’ fully redundant core network is designed and built for IoT connectivity and applications. The multi-operator Smart SIM selects the best available cellular network in any given location, ensuring the best possible data connection at all times. In the event a device loses network signal, whether in-transit or otherwise, the Smart SIM will detect this and re-establish the connection with another network automatically.
Cost-effective simplicity – with a single Smart SIM and unified IoT Acceleration platform, Sierra Wireless vastly simplifies global IoT deployments, saving customers the time and expense of having to arrange multiple service agreements, SIMs and platforms, and the management of disparate vendors (see white paper for more information).
“The QoS capability of Sierra Wireless’ innovative Smart SIM technology was a key factor in our vendor selection process because we needed to maximize coverage across multiple network operators,” said Chris Gnanakone, Founder and Co-CEO for Nube, an energy management company based in Latin America. “It was important for us to choose a partner that could eliminate much of the technical risk in our solution. We were able to get to market faster because Sierra Wireless’ hardware is pre-integrated with the cloud platform.”
“In the payments industry it is crucial that our terminals are connected at all times, allowing our customers to transact business,” said Daniel Nordholm, CTO for Bambora, a global payments company headquartered in Sweden. “The broader coverage benefits of the Sierra Wireless Smart SIM ensure we can deliver service to our customers at all times. We were also looking for a single SIM solution to serve all of our terminals regardless of geography in order to drive down the complexity and cost of deploying and supporting our global customers."
Sierra Wireless has more than 700,000 SIM subscribers globally that count on its connectivity offering to power their IoT deployments. Customers manage and automate all aspects of the Sierra Wireless Smart SIM using the IoT Acceleration Platform, providing a simple way to integrate SIM logistics into their connected product or service. The IoT Acceleration Platform is unique in the industry in that it can also manage third-party network operator SIMs, providing customers a single unified connectivity management platform for all deployed SIMs.
The addition of the Smart SIM and Connectivity service to the broader Sierra Wireless portfolio now provides customers with all of the service infrastructure they require to create, deploy and manage their IoT applications. By integrating connectivity management, operations management and application enablement services into one unique platform, customers spend less time integrating multiple platforms, allowing them to accelerate their deployment of connected products and services.
Sierra Wireless’ connectivity service operates on 2G and 3G today, and LTE will be available in Q2 2016 on a worldwide basis. The Smart SIM is already LTE-ready and available today. For more information about Smart SIM, please visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/SIM.
Sierra Wireless will showcase Smart SIM connectivity at Mobile World Congress, February 22-25, in Barcelona. Visit the Sierra Wireless stand in Hall 3, Stand 3A11 of the Innovation City.
Emmanuel Walckenaer, Senior Vice President, Cloud & Connectivity Services, will present at Mobile World Congress on a panel discussing the Reinvention of the MVNO, on Wednesday, February 24, at 11:00am: http://bit.ly/1RQtNbh. The panel is sponsored by the GSMA and Emmanuel will talk about new opportunities for global IoT connectivity services.
For more detailed information about the Sierra Wireless Smart SIM, please attend the webinar, The Emergence of IoT Specific SIMs and Networks, on March 1, 2016, at 11:00 AM EST / 5:00 PM CET. Dan Shey, Managing Director and VP - B2B, ABI Research, Cyril Hullin, VP Product Strategy & Marketing and Scott Waldrum, Director of Marketing for Cloud and Connectivity Services, Sierra Wireless will present and host a Q&A session. Register at: http://bit.ly/1RHoOci. Download the white paper, Moving Beyond Consumer SIMs for IoT, at: http://bit.ly/1okGPSo.
Visit the Sierra Wireless website for more information about the Sierra Wireless IoT Acceleration Platform.
To contact the Sierra Wireless Sales Desk, call +1 877-687-7795 or visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/sales.
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To view and download images of Sierra Wireless products, please visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/newsroom/productimages.aspx.
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is building the Internet of Things with intelligent wireless solutions that empower organizations to innovate in the connected world. We offer the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of 2G, 3G and 4G embedded modules and gateways, seamlessly integrated with our secure cloud and connectivity services. OEMs and enterprises worldwide trust our innovative solutions to get their connected products and services to market faster. Sierra Wireless has more than 1,000 employees globally and operates R&D centers in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.sierrawireless.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, plans and timing for the introduction or enhancement of our services and products, statements about future market conditions, supply conditions, channel and end customer demand conditions, revenues, gross margins, operating expenses, profits, and other expectations, intentions, and plans contained in this press release that are not historical fact. Our expectations regarding future revenues and earnings depend in part upon our ability to successfully develop, manufacture, and supply products that we do not produce today and that meet defined specifications. When used in this press release, the words "plan", "expect", "believe", and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current expectations. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in technology and changes in the wireless data communications market. In light of the many risks and uncertainties surrounding the wireless data communications market, you should understand that we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release will be realized.
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Sauk Rapids City Council approves preliminary levy
The preliminary levy passed would only raise the tax rate by 0.3%
Sauk Rapids City Council approves preliminary levy The preliminary levy passed would only raise the tax rate by 0.3% Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/sartell/2016/09/26/sauk-rapids-city-council-approves-preliminary-levy/91097046/
Ben Rodgers, brodgers@stcloudtimes.com Published 7:05 p.m. CT Sept. 26, 2016 | Updated 7:41 p.m. CT Sept. 26, 2016
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Citizens in Sauk Rapids may only see a slight raise in their tax rate as the city continues to discuss the budget and levy for 2017.
At its Monday night meeting, the council approved the 2017 preliminary in a 4-0 vote that would only raise the tax rate by 0.3 percent. Councilman Nick Sauer was absent for the vote.
The proposed preliminary levy is expected to be $3.55 million, a 3.9 percent increase from 2016, according to document prepared by city staff. The levy amount dropped from the expected $3.72 million that was presented by Jack Kahlhamer, Sauk Rapids finance director, at the council's first budget meeting.
City staff and committees were able to lower the preliminary levy through review of city revenue and costs. Actions to possibly lower the levy include moving some police costs to the capital equipment fund, delaying hiring a public works assistant and increasing building permit review estimates.
City documents expect the preliminary general fund budget to be at $5.43 million, which would be a 4.3 percent increase from 2016. The expected number for the budget was also dropped since the city's first budget meeting, which was set at $5.58 million
The City Council will finalize the 2017 budget in December.
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New York Times Review of Revolution from Without...
By JILLIAN STEINHAUER
Left, Tony Cokes’s video “Evil.12. (edit.b): Fear, Spectra & Fake Emotions,” from 2009; and “Evil.13 (The Triumph of Evil),” from 2006. CreditTony Cokes, Greene Naftali, New York and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York; Julia Gillard.
“Revolution from Without …” gathers work by five artists and two collectives dealing with access to power and human rights. That's a broad theme, but the exhibition coalesces around a more specific one: the political uses of language.
Tony Cokes is an anchor, with three videos from his “Evil” series, in which texts from speeches, news reports and cultural commentaryflash against solid-color backgrounds, like karaoke lyrics, and accompanied by popular music. In one, passages from a scholarly essay about the Homeland Security Department’s color-coded terrorism alert system are calibrated to its colors. Mr. Cokes isolates words in order to reinvest them with meaning.
Also incorporating an academic text, Kameelah Janan Rasheed’s “A Rather Precarious Syntax” (2019) centers on hope, made famous as a symbol during Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. The installation consists of disordered pages from an essay on Black nihilism hung around her own printed declarations, like “Our Hope Is a Sloppy Menace.” Throughout the run of the show, Ms. Rasheed has adjusted the work to form different permutations, suggesting a refreshing inquisitiveness.
Dread Scott's “#While Black (offset),” from 2019, offset lithographs; and “#While Black,” from 2018, diptych in screenprint. Credit Dread Scott; Julia Gillard.
In contributions by Dread Scott and the Russian collective Chto Delat, language becomes a more recognizable political tool. Two new banners by Chto Delat (whose name means “What is to be done?”) contain, on one side, striking imagery of hybrid human-animal figures, made partly from recycled clothes; on the other, poetic texts emphasize state brutality against immigrants and activists.
A stenciled work byScottpicks up the thread by shifting the burden of responsibility to the viewer. It states, “By reading this you agree to overthrow dictators.” Made on the occasion of President Trump’s inauguration, the piece demonstrates theunsettling effectof a well-aimed linguistic charge.
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After electricity tariff hike, Kerala to see power cutsIndia to face fiscal challenges despite lower deficit target: Moody’sIFIN board recommends Mukund M Chitale & Co as auditorBudget extends tax on NRIs for receiving gifts from resident IndiansRS nominations of MDMK’s Vaiko, six others acceptedWorld Cup: Rain stops play in 47th over with New Zealand on 211/5Two major works of Kartarpur corridor well on way to completionIn Bundelkhand, you can get Rs 30 per day to keep cowsOpposition walks out of Lok Sabha over KarnatakaOver 1k Android apps gain your data even if denied permissionStunned to see Shami warm bench in semis: Coach BadruddinCross-border infiltration in J&K down by 43%: governmentKarnataka Speaker finds rebel MLAs’ resignations ‘faulty’ALERT: Jadeja cleans up Nicholls, NZ 69/2 in 19th overGovernment mapping fast-depleting groundwater reservesKarnataka government crisis deepens, echoes in ParliamentLucknow-Agra Expressway turns killer expresswayALERT: Karnataka Speaker finds rebel MLAs resignations ‘faulty’No progress on mediation in Ayodhya case, SC toldDelhi Police to pursue Jaitley snooping case ‘with all sincerity’
Home » Sports » Football » AIFF recommends to AFC to consider ISL winners for Champions League qualifiers
AIFF recommends to AFC to consider ISL winners for Champions League qualifiers
By Rohit Mundayur
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday said that it will recommend to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to consider that the champions of the Indian Super League (ISL) be allotted a spot in the qualifiers for the AFC Champions League.
The decision was taken in the AIFF's Executive Committee meeting held here on Tuesday. The federation said that the recommendation has been made in the light of the Master Rights Agreement signed between the AIFF and IMG-Reliance in 2010 among other factors like more substantial growth in TV viewership and in stadia audience vis a vis the I-League and "the ISL clubs complying with the entire AFC Club licensing criteria, including strong grassroots and Youth Development Programmes which have also been certified by the AFC."
Furthermore, the AIFF said that it has asked the AFC to find a solution to the current standoff between the federation and I-League clubs.
The federation said that the executive committee was to discuss the joint statement issued by the clubs and the AIFF after the July 3 meeting between federation president Praful Patel and the heads of the clubs. "However, on July 8, the clubs via a letter released to the media have taken a contrary stand which is not in the spirit with which the AIFF president had met the clubs. As a result, we have therefore asked the AFC to find a possible solution," the federation said.
Earlier, AIFF president Praful Patel assured the I-League clubs that their future is secure and that he will approach the Asian Football Confederation to allow the I-League to co-exist with the ISL as India's top flight for the next two to three years.
The clubs accepted Patel's proposal while putting forth their own version of a roadmap for Indian football in which a unified league structure consisting of I-League and ISL clubs was proposed with promotion and relegation.
Patel's comments had come on July 3 after he met the heads of six I-League clubs -- Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Minerva Punjab, Gokulam Kerala and Churchill Brothers. Among other matters, the clubs sought a clarification on the clause in the Master Right Agreement signed between AIFF and IMG-Reliance which stated that the ISL will be awarded top-flight status in the Indian football league structure with no promotion or relegation.
However, they rejected the idea of the ISL champions qualifying for the Champions League qualifiers as opposed to the current setting where the I-League clubs are given the slot.
On Monday, the I-League clubs in a letter sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in the matter. The clubs requested for an enquiry commission to be set up to "probe the All India Football Federation's functioning."
"Recent media reports and press statements from the AIFF itself have indicated that the AIFF is seeking to make the ISL, which came into existence in 2013, the senior most league in the country, whereas I-League, that dates back to 2007 when it was launched as India's first ever professional football league is sought to be made into a second tier and inferior league," the clubs wrote in the letter.
(Rohit Mundayur can be contacted on rohit.m@ians.in)
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Doncaster Rovers: Mathieu Baudry targets mid-August return
A diver snapped incredible photos with a jellyfish 'as big as him' off the British coast
LIVE REVIEW: Shafted is a mining masterpiece
After the miners were defeated in 1984 when the media circus went home and the mining communities were left to find their way again, what happened next?
Wednesday, 24 February, 2016, 14:00
John Godber and Jane Thornton in Shafted!
Shafted!
Harry (John Godber) and his wife Dot (Jane Thornton) are left like many others to fight their way through depression, unemployment, job to job and hand to mouth, from Wakefield to Bridlington.
This story shows glimpses of their lives spanning thirty years.
The play begins with the miners’ strike of 1984-85 with striking miner Harry and his wife Dot entering the stage to a pro-strikers chant.
Act One goes forward in time and gives the audience glimpses of the old world of security and union solidarity leading on to how the character of Harry is directed by his experiences. He refuses to work for the council, becomes a bin man and window cleaner which he then gives up on a whim letting his wife take two jobs.
Act Two goes backwards in time and shows how the situation of Dot and Harry has changed and how they, despite Harry behaving very badly at times, make decisions to shape their lives. How they fought back after being 'shafted!'
Godber took the decision to present the play in a series of filmic realistic scenes and to have no direct audience address, unlike in his more famous plays, Bouncers, Teechers and Shakers etc. This means that each scene has to set a mood, place and tone very quickly.
I found this cleverly structured quick fire succession of crisp scenes, underscored by pop music of the time, kept the audience, myself included both politically educated, enlightened and entertained.
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Insularity
by: James Joyce
Plot Overview
Summary and Analysis
“An Encounter”
“After the Race”
“Two Gallants”
“The Boarding House”
“A Little Cloud”
“A Painful Case”
“Ivy Day in the Committee Room”
“A Mother”
Character List
Gabriel Conroy, “The Dead”
Eveline, “Eveline”
Farrington, “Counterparts”
“Araby” narrator
Main Ideas
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Quotes By Section
Quotes By Character
Eveline, from “Eveline”
Little Chandler, from “A Little Cloud”
Farrington, from “Counterparts”
Gabriel Conroy, from “The Dead”
Full Book Quiz
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At the crest of the hill at Inchicore sightseers had gathered in clumps to watch the cars careering homeward and through this channel of poverty and inaction the Continent sped its wealth and industry. Now and again the clumps of people raised the cheer of the gratefully oppressed.
“After the Race” begins during an international automobile race running through Dublin. Although this event takes place on Irish soil, the racers come from elsewhere in Europe, and the Irish root for the French because they will not root for the British. The narrator contrasts the speeding luxury race cars with the backwards, impoverished streets. Readers can infer that the wealthy automobile racers treat Ireland like a colonial backwater they can use for their own purposes—and that the Irish populace feels happy to have them do so.
Ignatius Gallaher laughed. “The Isle of Man!” he said. “Go to London or Paris: Paris, for choice. That’d do you good.”
In “A Little Cloud,” a staid, timid clerk named Little Chandler meets up with an old friend, Gallaher, who moved away from Dublin and became a successful London journalist. Gallaher here reacts with scorn to Little Chandler’s experience of travel being limited to an island off the coast of Ireland that is the closest foreign soil to Dublin. Gallaher seems unimpressed with what Little Chandler has done with his life and challenges him to broaden his horizons.
She asked him why he did not write out his thoughts. For what, he asked her, with careful scorn . . . To submit himself to the criticisms of an obtuse middle class which entrusted its morality to policemen and its fine arts to impressarios?
In “A Painful Case,” the narrator describes one of the many platonic meetings between an intellectual bachelor and a married matron. Mr. Duffy had held forth on his political theories, and Mrs. Sinico has complimented him by urging him to publish. Mr. Duffy’s response reveals that he views most of his fellow Irishmen as ignorant. Their idea of entertainment doesn’t include classical music, which he and Mrs. Sinico both love, but rather music-hall performances. He disdains his fellow Irishmen’s preoccupation with pragmatic mundanities rather than world-changing ideas—he supports a Socialist revolution. He explains he doesn’t write because he believes people could never understand his refined ideas. Then again, he does nothing else either, avoiding relationships of all kinds. His refined existence contains very little actual life.
“Oh, well . . . I presume there are as good singers today as there were then . . . In London, Paris, Milan,” Said Mr. Bartell D’Arcy warmly. “I suppose Caruso, for example, is quite as good, if not better than any of the men you have mentioned.”
In “The Dead,” party guests reminisce about the great singers of the past. Mr. Browne asserts that current singers lack the old singers’ talent, a reason why the great operas no longer run. Mr. Bartell D’Arcy, himself a singer, points out that singers have not actually become less talented and offers as a case in point Caruso, one of the most famous opera singers to this day. Instead, he says, the great singers simply perform elsewhere. Dublin no longer functions as a site for such performances, either due to a lack of interest, or because performers would rather be in larger cities.
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The Romanoffs - Bright and High Circle - Review + POLL
Posted by madstvwriter at November 02, 2018 0 Comments
MD Reviews The Romanoffs
WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS.
The latest entry into The Romanoff’s is a difficult one for me to review. On one hand, I enjoyed elements of this episode and found it a strong improvement over last weeks in most aspects.
On the other hand, its central message is murky at best and borderline preachy at worst. It stands for things I’m very much against, namely it authorizes victim-blaming and seems like Matthew Weiner’s thinly veiled criticism of the #MeToo movement and his way of tactlessly trying to shut down the woman who accused him of harassment.
We begin with a piano recital. David Patton (Andrew Rannells) is a beloved piano teacher to the community and has honed the musical talents of many students including the three sons of Katherine Ford (Diane Lane) and Alex Myers (Ron Livingston).
Katherine, who works as an English professor, is interrupted during a student meeting by a detective from the Special Victims Unit. Officer Gutierrez informs her that David has been accused of misconduct by someone. She is incredibly vague on the details, unwilling to detail anything beyond the accusation but not whether or not it is sexual in nature. Katherine immediately becomes concerned.
She decides to ask each of her boys whether or not David has ever acted oddly around them. Her eldest son, Julian, says that David has made a few inappropriate jokes before, “about blowjobs” but that they were more of an effort to be funny rather than harmful. The overture here being that Weiner doesn’t think inappropriate jokes are a form of harassment. I get the feeling he’s made his fair share of them before and doesn’t understand the problem with them, that’s what the show is saying anyways.
Neither Benji or Alex have any strange happenings with David to report. But both Katherine and Alex are unsettled. They start to re-examine every aspect of their interactions with David, seeing them in a new light with this information. He never has a car, he seems to always be asking for money, he waits in their house for them even when no one is home.
Cheryl (Nicole Ari Parker), one of Katherine’s friends and another mom who pays for David’s services, is immediately on his side. She pins the accusation on Debbie (Cara Buono) who was apparently offended by one of David’s jokes. She’s portrayed as a hysterical blonde woman with an obsession for Parisian decor. Again, Weiner seems to think women who hear a distasteful joke would be likely to make allegations out of revenge against men.
Debbie denies making the statement. Also worth noting, Cheryl claims that David said he was of Romanov descent, he lied and told her Katherine’s own family history to make himself seem more interesting when in reality, Katherine is the true Romanov descendant. This continues to make David look like a shady guy.
We see Katherine in her classroom giving a lecture on a Pushkin poem, “When Your Young and Fairy Years” a poem analogous with the David predicament as it is all about public perception and vicious gossip hosting a public trial by fire and destroying one’s reputation. This is when the episode truly begins to lose all sense of subtly.
The truth of the accusations against David are never discovered. A rumor goes around that it was actually about him buying a minor alcohol.
At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter, the show decrees. All three of Katherine’s sons decide they want to quit piano. These accusations have made them feel uncomfortable.
Alex is upset by this and in a flashback we learn that he once had a friend who was teased for looking like a girl. One day he asked him if he was a girl and he replied no. When Alex tells his father, he gets this blunt, ridiculous speech about how his son “listened to the mob.”
This is followed up by Alex’s own on-the-nose speech to his sons:
“When you accuse somebody of something whether they did it or not, you make everybody look at them differently. Bearing false witness is the worst crime you can commit. Otherwise anyone can say anything about anybody and just saying it ruins their life, no matter what they did.”
I mean could Weiner have been anymore obvious? The Romanov storyline was lacquer atop this episode as it had no real necessity or meaning. This episode is Weiner’s defense written in script format.
Sure, that quote may be true in some regards, but this is clearly a pointed barb directly at victims of sexual assault, harassment, and rape. People who have been treated as liars for years, people who are still treated as hysterical and money-hungry even in modern times. These are crimes where the victim is telling the truth in an overwhelming amount of the cases and false accusations are incredibly rare. But backlash is inevitable, particularly when it surrounds a movement that often forces powerful white men to buckle.
It’s a shoddy, lazy attempt at satire. Phrases like “witch hunt” are showered throughout. It’s always funny to me when men describe the #MeToo movement as a witch hunt given the history behind that actual event in time. This is the inevitable backlash. The cries from people who complain we’ve gotten too “politically correct” when in reality they’re upset there are real consequences for their actions now.
This episode is tone deaf and incredibly heavy-handed. Which is a shame because extricated from its social implications, it is a more enjoyable episode than last week’s and a solid entry all together.
Standout Performer: Diane Lane as Katherine Livingston
Best Scene: I really enjoyed the scene between Debbie, David, and Cheryl when they’re drinking cappuccinos in Debbie’s kitchen. Debbie’s face when David makes the comment “it looks like Versailles threw up in here” is priceless. I wish there was more Cara Buono in this episode.
Most Confusing Moment: Why did Katherine get a rash from an ant crawling on her arm? What was the purpose of the rash in general? If you have any thoughts please let me know in the comments. I actually went and googled superstitions about rashes and ant symbolism to see if I was missing something there!
A NEW EPISODE OF THE ROMANOFFS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AMAZON NOVEMBER 9TH.
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Nez Perce County officials oppose breaching of dams on Snake, Columbia rivers
Wed., Feb. 1, 2017, 1:13 p.m.
In this 2013 aerial file photo, the Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River is seen near Pasco, Wash. (Bob Brawdy / Associated Press)
By Joel Mills Lewiston Tribune
The Nez Perce County Commission is adding its voice to other local agencies concerned about the effects of dam breaching on local social and economic issues.
In a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, commissioners Bob Tippett, Douglas Havens and Douglas Zenner declared their opposition to dam breaching because of potential negative effects on transportation, employment, recreation, tourism, hydropower and infrastructure.
Several other local agencies, including the Lewiston City Council, have submitted similar lists of concerns to the Corps, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Bonneville Power Administration as they prepare an environmental impact statement on the Columbia River system operations in anticipation of 14 projects.
The commissioners wrote that the loss of commercial navigation would hurt farmers, the timber industry and others who rely on barging to get their goods to market. Jet boat manufacturers also would suffer with the loss of slackwater, and tour boat operators would no longer be able to bring large numbers of visitors to the area.
Recreation provided by the levee trail system and golf courses that draw their water from the Snake River would take a hit, the commissioners wrote, and energy costs would rise if hydropower is lost.
Finally, the commissioners noted that a 1992 test drawdown of the river system damaged roadways, railroad embankments, piers, bridges and boat docks.
Published: Feb. 1, 2017, 1:13 p.m.
Tags: Columbia River, dams, environment, idaho, Nez Perce County, Snake River
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Championship Review: Cardiff promoted as Bolton leave it late to survive
Written By Rob Lancaster
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Cardiff City secured promotion to the Premier League after nearest rivals Fulham slipped up at Birmingham City on a dramatic final day of the Championship season.
Neil Warnock's side knew a home win over Reading would clinch second place behind champions Wolves, yet could only manage a 0-0 draw against their lowly opponents.
However, with their nearest rivals losing 3-1 on the road, the Welsh club were still able to celebrate at the final whistle, leaving Fulham to fight it out in the play-offs for a second successive season.
At the other end of the table, Bolton Wanderers scored two late goals at home to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 and avoid relegation in dramatic style.
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Derby County wrapped up the final play-off berth in comprehensive fashion, recording a 4-1 win that relegated opponents Barnsley. Burton Albion were also consigned to League One following a 2-1 loss to Preston, who finish just outside the top six.
Aston Villa and Middlesbrough - who will face each other in the play-offs - both failed to win, the former losing 1-0 at Millwall while Boro needed a late equaliser to draw 2-2 at Ipswich Town.
Elsewhere, relegated Sunderland recorded a 3-0 home win over Wolves, Sheffield Wednesday thumped Norwich City 5-1, Sheffield United overcame Bristol City in a five-goal thriller, Leeds United won 2-0 at home to Queens Park Rangers and Brentford drew 1-1 with Hull City.
7 - Barnsley have been relegated from the second tier of English football for the seventh time - only Bristol City and Grimsby have done so on more occasions (8 each). Fallen. pic.twitter.com/hoC1taIKLc
- OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 6, 2018
BLUES CRUISE AS FULHAM LOSE
Birmingham became the first Championship side to beat Fulham in 2018 as Garry Monk's side avoided the drop in fine style at St Andrew's.
Lukas Jutkiewicz and Harlee Dean scored in the first half and, while the visitors pulled a goal back through Tom Cairney, a late strike on the break from Che Adams finally finished off Fulham's hopes of automatic promotion.
Instead, Cardiff finish runners-up in the league, completing a dramatic turnaround under Warnock, who becomes the first manager to seal promotion to the top flight with four different teams.
4 - Neil Warnock is the first manager to win promotion to the English top-flight with four different teams (Notts County, Sheffield United, QPR and Cardiff). Knack. pic.twitter.com/EZWfnSqWH4
BOLTON LEAVE IT LATE
Aaron Wilbraham was the hero with a late winner as Bolton - who had started the day 23rd in the table - scored twice in as many minutes to complete a miraculous escape.
Phil Parkinson's team took the lead through Adam LeFondre in the 67th minute, only for Forest to quickly hit back with goals from Ben Osborn and Jack Colback, leaving Bolton on the brink of a quick return to League One.
Yet David Wheater fired home in the 87th minute to draw the hosts level before Wilbraham flicked in a cross from the right at the near post, capping a remarkable comeback in the closing stages.
FULL TIME: Wanderers 3-2 @NFFC . WE ARE STAYING UP, SAY WE ARE STAYING UP!!!
Football. Bloody hell. #BWFC 3-2 NFFC pic.twitter.com/PVMdyGyRAE
- Bolton Wanderers FC (@OfficialBWFC) May 6, 2018
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MLB free agent rumors: Mets consider Adrian Gonzalez, 35, as cheap 1B option
Written By Bob Hille
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The Mets are among teams considering taking a low-cost flyer on first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, a free agent after his release by the Braves on the heels of last week's trade from the Dodgers.
You can assume the Mets are among teams kicking around idea of pursuing long-time All-Star Adrian Gonzalez. They're looking for a short-term add-on at the position; when healthy, he's a good hitter/defender; was just cut by ATL, and costs nothing more than minimum salary in '18.
- Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 19, 2017
Gonzalez, 35, would be due only the league minimum for 2018 from any team that signs him.
According to NJ.com, a deal for Gonzalez could be seen a couple of ways by the Mets. First, he would be a low-cost, low-risk way to shore up depth at the position rather than pursuing a more expensive option, and, if Gonzalez can bounce back, he could push youngster Dominic Smith while also serving as a veteran mentor at first base.
NJ.com's assessment: "Smith's ceiling is probably something close to what Gonzalez became in his prime: an extra-base machine with good defense at first base."
A 14-year MLB veteran, Gonzalez, though beaten out by rookie sensation Cody Bellinger in 2016, averaged 157 games per seaon from 2013-16 with a 124 OPS+ for the Dodgers.
As important, NJ.com noted, if the Mets go cheap at first base then they'd have more to spend on outfield, second base and third base this offseason.
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Ex-minister 'kept photos of enemies in her locket'
The former NSW sports minister Gabrielle Harrison used to wear a locket in which she put the name or photo of a person or staff member when "she wanted to get rid of someone".
A former electorate officer of Ms Harrison, John Cairn, said he became aware of the locket when he was working in her ministerial office.
Mr Cairn was giving evidence yesterday at the NSW Industrial Commission in a claim for damages by Anne Stonham against the Speaker of the Parliament, John Murray, and Ms Harrison.
Mrs Stonham is suing for lost wages and damages for distress suffered while working for Ms Harrison as her electorate officer from 1994 to 1997.
In her evidence, Mrs Stonham said she was aware of the locket in 1995. She said Ms Harrison had opened it and she saw a newspaper picture in it.
Ms Harrison said the picture was of a member of staff who she wanted rid of. It was claimed she said: "When I want to get rid of someone I just put their picture in my locket or if I haven't a picture I put in their name."
Mr Cairn gave evidence about the push to get rid of Ms Harrison's chief of staff, David Britton, who had been seconded to her from the Premier's office. At a staff meeting with Ms Harrison, one staffer, Jill Raines, said: "I've noticed documents going missing and things are changing in the office."
Another staffer, David Howse, said: "I'm isolated and given little work to do."
Mr Cairn said Ms Harrison replied: "I am not in the ministerial office enough to see it happening but I understand your concerns."
It was claimed that later, as they discussed how to remove Mr Britton from her office, Ms Harrison said: "We can't just get rid of him. He's too powerful." Mr Britton later left her staff.
Mr Cairn said he and Mrs Stonham worked long hours in the electoral office in Parramatta and often had to fill in for Ms Harrison in interviews with constituents as she wasn't there.
On another occasion they created a Parramatta Day Branch of the ALP which met once or twice. Mr Cairn said: "The day branch subsequently collapsed because of Gabrielle Harrison's non-attendance."
After they complained to her about this, she undertook to turn up but then didn't, he said.
"Anne [Stonham] and I were required to falsely state to those present that Gabrielle's ministerial responsibilities had led to her being unable to attend."
Mr Cairn said that when Mrs Stonham made her stress-leave claim, Ms Harrison said: "I should have seen it coming."
In 1998, Ms Harrison then allegedly instructed staff not to talk to Mrs Stonham, saying: "You are not to have dealings with Anne. The Premier's Office is watching us."
Around the same time, it was claimed, she said to Mr Cairn: "Anne is the enemy because she lodged a workers compensation claim against me.
"She is not one of us anymore, she is the enemy."
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Blood (165)
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Pipebomb on Landsowne by Dropkick Murphys
Total Plays 33 times by 1 Artist
From the release The Gang's All Here (Album)
First Played in Concert March 14, 1999 by Dropkick Murphys at First Parish Church, Duxbury, MA, USA
Most Recently Played March 15, 2019 by Dropkick Murphys at House of Blues, Boston, MA, USA
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A graduate of the school’s MLitt Museum and Gallery Studies course, his experience includes managing and securing funding for diverse community volunteer projects across Scotland and internationally. Previously Jamie graduated in B.A. Community Education at the University of Strathclyde and worked as a teacher in Russia and Romania.
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Tigers discover European Champions Cup opponents
Published: 14:03, 17 June 2015
Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints. Photo: David Davies/PA Wire EMN-150518-151501001
Leicester Tigers have discovered who they will play in the European Champions Cup group stages following a draw earlier today (Wednesday) in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Tigers have been drawn in Pool 4 and will play French Top 14 champions Stade Francais, Irish heavyweights Munster and the top ranked Italian side in the Guinness Pro 12 Treviso.
While it is another tough group for Leicester the draw is an easier route into the knock-out stages than last season.
In 2014/15 they were drawn in the ‘Pool of Death’ which included eventual European Cup Champions Toulon, Ulster and Scarlets.
The final of the 2015/16 tournament will be held in Lyon, France, and the final the following year will be in Edinburgh.
The other groups are:
Bordeaux Beagles
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San Bernardino County, California Gender Ratios
There are more women than men in San Bernardino County, California. Total population of San Bernardino County, California is estimated at 2,112,619 people with 1,051,255 male and 1,061,364 female. There are 10,109 more women than men in the county, which is 0.48% of the total population.
The San Bernardino County, California Gender Ratio is 99 men to 100 women (99:100) or 0.99. San Bernardino County, California's gender ratio is equal to the California State average of 99 men to 100 women (99:100) or 0.99. The gender ratio is also higher than the national average of 97 men to 100 women (97:100) or 0.97.
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San Bernardino County, California Gender Ratios By Age
Gender Ratios vary by age group as well as location. The table below shows the gender ratios breakdown in San Bernardino County, California by age.
San Bernardino County Ratio
California State Ratio
0 to 4 104 to 100 104 to 100 104 to 100
10 to 14 105 to 100 104 to 100 104 to 100
35 to 39 99 to 100 101 to 100 100 to 100
50 to 54 96 to 100 98 to 100 100 to 100
55 to 59 94 to 100 95 to 100 93 to 100
85 and over 56 to 100 56 to 100 79 to 100
Cities in San Bernardino County, California
Adelanto, Amboy, Angelus Oaks, Apple Valley, Baker, Barstow, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, Bloomington, Blue Jay, Bryn Mawr, Cedar Glen, Cedarpines Park, Chino, Chino Hills, Cima, Colton, Crest Park, Crestline, Daggett, Earp, Essex, Fawnskin, Fontana, Forest Falls, Fort Irwin, Grand Terrace, Green Valley Lake, Guasti, Helendale, Hesperia, Highland, Hinkley, Joshua Tree, Lake Arrowhead, Landers, Loma Linda, Lucerne Valley, Ludlow, Lytle Creek, Mentone, Montclair, Morongo Valley, Mountain Pass, Mt Baldy, Needles, Newberry Springs, Nipton, Ontario, Oro Grande, Parker Dam, Patton, Phelan, Pinon Hills, Pioneertown, Rancho Cucamonga, Red Mountain, Redlands, Rialto, Rimforest, Running Springs, San Bernardino, Skyforest, Sugarloaf, Trona, Twentynine Palms, Twin Peaks, Upland, Victorville, Vidal, Wrightwood, Yermo, Yucaipa, and Yucca Valley.
Other acceptable city names that fall in this region include:
El Mirage, Cadiz, Jess Ranch, Kelso, Cedarpines Pk, Montclair, Ontario, Grand Terrace, Big River, Barstow, Green Vly Lk, Oak Hills, Lk Arrowhead, Johnson Valley, Johnson Vly, Yucca Valley, Lucerne Vly, Newberry Spgs, Newberry Springs, Morongo Vly, Newberry Spgs, Baker, Montclair, Alta Loma, Rch Cucamonga, Etiwanda, Rch Cucamonga, Rch Cucamonga, Johannesburg, Arrowbear Lake, Arrowbear Lk, Running Spgs, Arrowhead Farms, Arrowhed Farm, Devore Heights, Devore Hghts, Muscoy, Sn Bernrdno, Verdemont, Sn Bernrdno, Big Bear City, Twentynin Plm, 29 Palms, Twentynin Plm, Twentynine Palms Mcb, 29 Palms, George Afb, Spg Valley Lk, Spring Valley Lake, Blythe, and Oak Glen.
Source: https://www.states101.com/gender-ratios/california/san-bernardino-county
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tv NEWS LIVE - 30 Al Jazeera December 1, 2018 5:00pm-5:33pm +03
new trade agreements but top of the agenda is the trade war between the u.s. and china in recent months they've imposed tariffs on each other's imports leading to concern about the impact on the global economy of the us president donald trump is expected to meet china's xi jinping in the coming hours another point of tension is the naval confrontation between ukrainian and russian forces in the black sea european leaders are considering a new measures against russia while during the first day the spotlight was on the saudi crown prince muhammad's inside man has alleged involvement in the murder of. saw him largely isolated by other leaders except the russian president vladimir putin whose prominent greeting in front of the world's cameras made its own headlines our latin america editor in the reports from. leaders of the world's most powerful nations wrapped up day one of the g. twenty summit with a gala this is a theater a venue that helped mask some of the bitter disputes that divide them in the summit
earlier post president. called for the spirit of the g. twenty to prevail it was founded in one thousand nine hundred ninety nine with the aim of setting global policy and achieving financial stability and its expanded its agenda since the two thousand and eight crisis. we have the obligation to show the world the global challenges of global solutions work climate change we can't resolve them alone important issues are overshadowing the gathering like the presence of saudi crown prince mohammed bin said man suspected of ordering the murder of saudi journalist. there was also trade not only the old going commercial standoff between the united states and china but also the signing of a revised commercial agreement with the u.s. to replace nafta mexico and canada resist president donald trump's protectionist measures but there was some progress as i said the task isn't done there is more
hard work ahead to build resilient strong economies that support families everywhere in canada make no mistake we will stand up for our workers and fight for their families and their communities this summit is a historic event for argentina and an opportunity for president. who is struggling with double digit inflation and recession donald trump promised the investment argentina so desperately needs. lots of good things. moving through including military. but on the streets of put aside this and trump vilified as were all the summit leaders mainly left wing activists held a combative but peaceful protest the list of complaints is endless from the classical criticism of capitalist economics to a fifty six billion dollar i.m.f.
loan to argentina which comes with calls for the belt tightening to the presence of the saudi crown prince these people here say they know that their voices will not be a prayer by the summit leaders but the point is to demonstrate that there are many caramel repudiation what some are calling a club of beads and exploiting. at the gun at president market he was literally moved to tears as the audience chanted argentina charging tina the hope is that the enthusiasm will spill over into day two so that the world's most powerful club can reach some agreement on pressing issues like trade gender equality and climate change. troy they go home. you see in human al-jazeera when a site is still held on al-jazeera we find out who's taking the top prize of the series world architecture festival.
by the springtime flowers of a mountain lake. to the first snowfall on a winter's day. alan there is still stubborn code in eastern europe you can see it more or less as this grain is for do you also see this cloud coming into it from both sides and what happens when you push cloud into cow do you usually get snow out of it that's exactly the case for eastern ukraine running up towards eastern side about roofs and maybe catch the baltic six out of the snow this is the cult by day and by night and then increasingly this windy and wet weather from the atlantic has been troubling to the british isles and france it keeps going east was that will be the position after dark it keeps east and south movement making things warmer and wetter snow for the alps not up to nine degrees and berlin is up to ten with warsaw catching just as green or so but there's a cold persistence snow has gone off towards the russian border more or less and we've seen a dying of the rain that's been so persistent in turkey and greece the wind is also
lighter but of relief i suspect off the flash flooding down the coast but of course that means it's all in the central mediterranean this is what the satellite picture shows two areas probably to watch the first sort of take rain across an event but this next one which is development area in the middle of the madrid means showers and a strong wind for tunisia and running down to the bay it'll catch libya as well for the next two days. the weather sponsored by cats are at peace. and trying to stories generate thousands of headlines with different angles from different perspectives a caravan is a fact helpful email and highly dangerous one of the major issues before fall is the institution president from cannot stop talking about the news separate the spin for the facts the misinformation from the journalists some pretty sharp rise of a.b.c.'s reporting afraid to leave the listening post on al-jazeera.
hello again the top stories on al jazeera former u.s. president george herbert walker bush has died aged ninety four he launched the first gulf war on iraq in ninety nine he won an america to the end of the cold war on the second and final day of the g. twenty summit in argentina the u.s. and chinese presidents are due to discuss a truce in the trade war between the world's two largest economies the saudi crown prince has warmly welcomed was warmly welcomed at the g. twenty by the russian president vladimir putin but other leaders isolated and was widely suspected of ordering the murder of saudi journalist. alan fischer has more
on reception and. there are diplomatic protocols so the saudi crown prince was welcomed to the g twenty but his diary won't be as full as normal the saudi foreign ministry quickly tweeting no pictures of mohammed bin salman talking to other world leaders keen to show he's not been isolated or ignored the french president had a brief exchange at one point complaining in english that the crown prince doesn't listen to him i will listen of course you just watch. this team says he raised the war in yemen and the murder of jamal khashoggi and he urged international experts to be part of the investigation into the journalist murder then there was the traditional picture of the leaders the so-called family four to the crown prince looked awkward busy to cover his stance on the far right of the picture next to him was the head of state but the president of an international
development bank he shook hands on the far left the turkish president that was not done by accident this still picture the closest the two men have come since the journalist murder donald trump has been talking with others so do you put away from the cameras and exchange. with the current prince friendly meeting said the saudis a quick greeting insisted the president. may become prince got one warm welcome and on diplomatic high five from russian president vladimir putin a man keen to capitalize on any fracture in us so. it may have been a gamble by saudi's crown prince to come here given the come international outrage over the murder of jamal khashoggi he's not been frozen like some predicted but the greetings by one notable exception have been business like the meetings short and to the point his economic strength seemingly more important that has come diplomatic difficulties among the protesters on the streets of eunice that is who
is angry to see the saudi crown prince being welcomed by other world leaders. that are already this young man has just committed an act of transnational state terrorism that he looked at us and are going to punish him and it's terrible what's happening to the people of yemen in the hands of this plug to massage mystic unspeakable dictatorship of saudi arabia it's even more shameful that our country welcomes my husband's online. many g. twenty gatherings instantly forgettable this will be remembered more for who was there than what was discussed and world leaders will always have this picture to remind them. alan fischer al-jazeera at the g twenty. or the wall street journal says the saudi crown prince eleven messages to his closest adviser who oversaw the team which killed in the hours before and after his murder the newspaper says it's seen excerpts of a highly classified cia assessment of what happened president donald trump and
secretary of state my phone peo say there's no direct evidence linking the man to the journalists killing mohammad vall has more from istanbul. we've been hearing about reports of the cia the classified reports that they have a high level of confidence that muhammad the same as the crown prince of saudi arabia was the man who gave the order to kill him out how shortly but now we have. more glimpse of those classified reports by the cia including the fact that he was in high coordination with his top advisers some of the funny exactly during before and after the time the killing of him out how should she took place eleven messages the cia did not specify what type of messages whether it was what's up with his s.m.s. messages or by e-mail however the cia seems to have this report in detail and it is why they said they have a high level of confidence that conference of saudi arabia did order the killing
they also mentioned that in august two thousand and seventeen that dealing with is a multinational she was top of mind for count prince mohammed was a man of that he told his aides that if we can't make him come back to saudi arabia we may do him to another country and deal with him. police in the french capital have used tear gas to disperse so-called yellow vests protesters rallying for the third consecutive weekend motorists are angry at the rising price of fuel following tax reforms unveiled by president in my new home tens of thousands of people across the country have taken part in mass demonstrations since last month putting up blockades on the famous songs in easy avenue and setting vehicles on fire. it's the thirtieth anniversary of world aids day when world events highlight a global epidemic that's killed around thirty five million people since the early one nine hundred eighty s. some of the worst affected countries are in eastern and southern africa were almost
twenty million people are living with hiv but many countries are taking action with better treatment and education namibia has reduced its cases of new hiv infections by fifty percent over the past three years and is swat seanie has forty four percent less that new age hiv infections south africa hiv infection rate has also gone down by forty four percent. as doing more testing which has led to a thirty percent reduction in new hiv infections in the past two and a half years so while countries in southern africa have taken major strides in fighting h i.v. an aids that part of the world still has the highest rates of the virus it's estimated that despite better treatment and education almost ten million young people in africa will be infected by twenty fifty miller reports from cape town on the fiftieth anniversary of world aids day this march hopes to raise awareness of the disease well people here are celebrating a decline in new infections they say it's not enough government statistics show
that about seven point five million south africans are living with hiv that's one of the highest rates in the world everyone should be able to know their status it's their health including their rights. in the last year more than one million people in cape town have tested for hiv that's the highest level of testing ever for the city in that period the government is working to mean that by going to eighty ninety percent of south africans living with a side note that states and overseas things save lives but it also wants to see ever done so in the way that it would make sense that among young women who want to . vote. while the number of young women with hiv has declined by twenty six percent compared to men women are three times more likely to be infected the government is rolling out a treatment called pre-exposure prophylaxis cripps to help curb the spread of hiv
it's a way for people who don't have the disease but who are at substantial risk of getting it to prevent infection by taking a cold every day the small ball unit makes trips twice a week to the denuded suburb of cape town to give up the medication staff see about twenty people a week while she has been negative this patient does not want to be identified because she's afraid of being stigmatized. to them was this i have to pour friends i have sex with i used condoms but with one not with the other so i want to keep myself safe. the united nations says young women between the ages of fifteen and twenty four account for nearly two thirds of new infections young women are particularly vulnerable for each heavy infection for several reasons one is just physiologic the. the cervix is not fully mature and
it's more prone to reach every infection at a younger age but also because of age disparate relationship so young women having sex with older men and not being empowered to make safe decisions caped on plans to roll out hiv self screening soon which the city says will expand easy access to testing this is part of a new initiative to maintain the awareness of a disease that continues to ravage countries like south africa for me to al-jazeera cape town a white former u.s. police officer has been charged with murder for killing her unarmed black neighbor . shot bottom of them gene in his home in september after mistaking him for her apartment in dallas texas. architects from across the globe have been competing for a design glory at the world architecture festival the event recognizes some of the
best buildings and future projects in the world made barker reports from amsterdam where the overall winner has been unveiled. this is the worldbuilding of the year the company admiralty in singapore it's a vertical village for the elderly with care facility shops and lush gardens all under one roof it sets an example for what's possible in of the sprawling cities it's an attempt to create a community of senior citizens who live in social housing but rather than being isolated in a little sort of elders ghetto they'll be part of a very vibrant mixed news you mixed use development more than two thousand architects gathered in amsterdam to exchange ideas that's a lot of fashionable spectacles. among them one of the most distinguished designers in the world may in british architect david j. who doesn't wear glasses architecture is a kind of tribe is like
a sort of no. jays work includes a provision in england joe south korea a university in moscow and the museum of african-american history in washington d.c. the word goes beyond excellent construction it's about big ideas who are we water our aspirations in the last hundred years we know how to build so that is no longer the issue and we've taught many people how to build but what really becomes the issues how do we make architecture relevant to people how do we engender relationships to people with their architecture and environment don't feel like they're machines just in the background successful architecture needs to work for people and in the case of this year's winner of the amsterdam architecture prize lots of people. the dutch capital has a spine but all south metro line is ten kilometers long and has eight really big
stations it took decades of planning fifty years of construction and required a catalogue of engineering innovations to deal with the city's maybe canals and declare as a model. there is a transients about train stations which means that we often miss many of the details that go into designing the months of the as it goes into engineering but perhaps the success of good architecture but we don't know what it is doing to us as it takes us on the journey from a to b. . regardless of how functional some architecture of p. is or how seamlessly it blends into the background it all aspires to quietly improve the way we live. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera former u.s.
president george herbert walker bush has died aged ninety four he launched the first gulf war on iraq in one thousand nine hundred one and ushered america to the end of the cold war as the soviet union collapsed bush was part of an influential political dynasty his father was a senator a while hey he and his son george w. bush were both presidents political analyst bill schneider says george bush sr leaves behind a mixed legacy for the u.s. and the world. george h.w. bush was. one of the last presidents i think obama. who believe in the rule of american leadership in the world it's a mixed legacy you know that he had one of the great triumphs in our own you know merican history of the gulf war he's remembered for that he also had one of the greatest political actions in american history about a year to. war and was a conquering hero it was finished politically because the country went into a deep recession and he didn't seem to have a plan to get us out of
a recession world leaders are in argentina for the second and final day of the g. twenty summit the u.s. and chinese presidents are due to discuss their trade war the world's two largest economies have opposed tariffs on each other's imports leading to concerns about the impact on the global economy the wall street journal says the saudi crown prince sent eleven messages to his closest adviser who oversaw the team which killed in the hours before and after his murder the newspaper says it's seen excerpts of the highly classified cia assessment of what happened president donald trump and secretary of state michael peo say there's no direct evidence linking him had been sent to the journalists killing police in the french capital have used tear gas to disperse so-called yellow vests protesters staging rallies for the third consecutive weekend protesters are angry at the rising price of fuel following tax reforms unveiled by president of iran microphone tens of thousands of people across the country have taken part in mass demonstrations since last month
live pictures right there from paris those are the headlines on al-jazeera be listening post is coming up next they with us. the un's new human rights chief discusses her mission challenges. going forward. and and there are some pushback from human rights. michele talks i'll just. say what's right one of the original program on. syrian national and that is. if you want to. like. all right let's talk more now with the way we deal with that generation. hello i'm richard just verdun you're the listening post here are some of the media stories that we're covering this week in
syria journalism and activism both take a hit with the murder of someone who did both of us former collaborators no longer on the best of terms the guardian and julian assange are going out at once again bordering on propaganda the t.v. shows that are monetizing migrants and smugglers and what would jesus do if he was an evangelical american biblical talking points updated for two thousand and eighteen one soul for the whole world that is an amazing deal seven years into the war in syria with all the state and non-state actors who have become part of that story it's easy to forget how it all began with an uprising of people's rebellion against an authoritarian government a fight for democracy and a free media iran was one of the figureheads of that movement until he was shot dead last week alongside his camera man probably by fighters linked to al qaeda fight as used various forms of media especially radio to push
a revolutionary agenda from the town of cuff sunbelt in the rebel held province of it lip five years ago he started organizing protests there and came up with innovative ways to call out the hypocrisy. of the west he risked on news coverage he disapproved of he focused on the suffering of ordinary syrians with assad and his backers still largely in control some see the killing of symbolic the extinguish any remaining hope that the values of the arab spring can live on in syria our starting point this week is the town where i lived and died the one he put on the map front. ride was a one man revolution he did it he specialized in the media he excelled he was a pioneer. you may not have been a professional journalist but he did what you could call alternative media is
impossible to replace and that i learned about. right. reflects the path of the uprising. first the massive protest movement challenging an authoritarian despotic regime and right i represented the dynamic of this protest movement the first wave of protest leaders were either dead or just peered in jail somewhere or they had fled the country to seek safety in exile and fairness was one of the few who remained in his country and who continued his work from inside syria and paid with his life for that activism. in most places straddling the line between journalism and activism is problematic but the view only objectivity can suffer audiences don't really know what they're getting and calling the late. a journalist would be inaccurate there was too much
activism in the work he did. however that's an ethical issue for outsiders to pawn inside. syria more than seven years into this war such a debate would feel like a lecture and indulgence one of the most important aspects of media work and the syrian revolution is this blurring of boundaries between journalism activism art to making and human rights work when you are in a very dark difficult situation where your survival and not be taken for granted you're not as concerned with a sort of a strictly narrowly defined journalism focused on impartiality on one basic facts as finding out how to survive and have been other people get information to help them survive and write it in that sense was what i called a creative insurgent right he was an exemplary creative insurgent feresten hide the fact that he was an activist he didn't hide his views or his political slant on the
contrary he and his colleagues shared their messages in bright colors on white fabric banners and in biting cartoons and video skits so you know that was very clear where he was coming from and they also spared no one there are messages were directed against the assad regime and they were also directed against the syrian political opposition exile the foreign backers of both the rebels and the assad government as well as the islamists who came to have increasing power in bill and other parts of it live where it was based. right had fired at us started to make his mark in the syrian media space in two thousand and thirteen two years after the war broke out at the time syrians in search of news were relying on t.v. channels coming out of damascus controlled by the assad government and pan arab news networks some of which had their own dogs in the fight far as its contribution
to a media landscape that was mostly high tech the t.v. news channels beaming in via satellite the bloggers spreading information and misinformation. over the web was tactically low tech the channel he helped create was called radio fresh. in this team established roger fresh into phones and thirteen this was a way to promote. defend democracy ideals woman's war in society challenging conservative traditional ideas as well and it was very important to have an independent media to show the message of the people what they were struggling for against the regime but also from the west. of. their own agenda so it was very important to have an independent. media instrument from the ground great you know it's very easy to transmit and very easy to listen
to radio also can give you minute by minute very specific micro local information that in some cases can be lifesaving so for example you can learn that. in syria has set up a checkpoint and they're looking for activists that they're kidnapping at that crossing and so activists know not to drive or not to walk that way at that moment and that's crucially important so radio is crucial here and the decision to use radio i think was brilliant. right and fatah's also knew his audience his messages to the outside world pleas for help were in english splashed on banners telegenic and designed for export via someone else's camera and now listen. to me radio fresh broadcasts in arabic to be the two local listeners no one has claimed responsibility for finance his merc. at our shop
a fundamentalist group in control of catherine bell a former affiliate of al qaeda is among the suspects extremist groups had attacked the station before they opposed its output. and would have disapproved of the way radio fresh was fund the station was launched with the help of u.s. state department dollars and the us continued to bankroll it until the trumpet ministration hold to the funding earlier this year. accepting foreign support. in the form of money of equipment of technical expertise is an extremely difficult question here's a large or small group of people trying to survive extremely violent conflict on the other side we have a well equipped regime that's using planes and barrel bombs and even chemical weapons in some cases it's supported by by russia and iran what can i do if i'm desperate it becomes very difficult not to accept any everybody in syria was backed by somebody but that doesn't necessarily mean that they bought them that those
patrons had bought them ideologically and fairest before the u.s. state department funding was the same as it was faris after the u.s. state department funding but the u.s. funding if you like the bull's eye that was already in broad ferris's back and it made it easier for some of his critics to claim that he was a us to your doing the u.s. has bidding. before the war began a right had fought as wasn't even a journalist nor was he an activist he worked in real estate while studying to be a doctor he brought to journalism the zeal of a convert and his commitment did not weigh on like so many syrian activists who became targets he did not leave the country to continue his work in exile although no one would have blamed him if he had he stayed knowing that decision could cost him his life. his voice has been silenced but the station he helped create
remains on the air reporting the news to the people of kufa. right faris was an ideal for seven or eight years ago it was. to establish a moral and principles foundation for the revolution and to promote freedom of thought and expression he is impossible to replace we will continue his work and carry forward his message but free syria has lost one of her greatest sons. we're discussing other media stories that are on our radar this week with one of our producers and he knocks she ravi you know last week we reported on the accidental revelation from the u.s. department of justice that it's prepared an indictment against the founder of wiki leaks julian a savage this past week the guardian also did a piece on ascension wiki leaks what did it report. on the face of it richard the guardian has an explosive story it says president donald trump's former campaign
manager paul man of four secretly met with julian assange at least three times the last time coming just months before we kill extremists those hacked democratic party emails in two thousand and sixteen now you put these details together with previously leaked communications between a songe and the tom family and it reinforces the story of collaboration between the two and since cybersecurity firms have said the e-mails were hacked by russian intelligence groups this report also goes to the allegations of collusion and russian interference in the us elections but the article provides no evidence of what it calls the apparent meetings it cites anonymous sources only and the visitor records at the ecuadorian embassy in london where sanchez lived for the past six years reportedly shown no logs of such meetings not the kind of story wiki leaks would take lying down how has it responded to this report with guns blazing basically it tweeted that it was willing to bet the guardian a million dollars and that editors head that manaf or never met asuncion and said
it was going to sue the guardian for libel it also tracks some changes the guardian made to the article the additional headline was categorical and then it was changed to attribute the story to sources news outlets don't like to amend headlines like that in public it's not a good look and one of the stories co-authors look harding has been widely criticized for his past reporting with sanjay for having some kind of ax to grind moving on to a television channel in poland that's been accused of spreading nazi propaganda after a broadcast a story that is said exposed a neo nazi group what's going on there the broadcaster is t.v. am one of poland's most widely watched commercial channels owned by the us media company discovery this past january t.v.'s.
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'For the People' Recap: 'You Belong Here'
Leonard gets involved in a tricky case that calls a lot into question — including his own identity.
By Maggie Fremont
Court is in session! Join us here each week as we break down all the happenings — legal and otherwise — of our favorite new lawyers on For the People.
If you've been waiting for Leonard Knox to reveal his more vulnerable side, this episode is for you. Last week, we learned Leonard came back from Texas because he wanted to be challenged, to go up against the best of the best (okay and probably for Kate, can these two get together please?!), and in You Belong Here, he gets his wish. Leonard gets put on a bribery and fraud case against famous New York real estate developer Isaiah West, who is beloved by the community. His lawyer is Philip Kaws, one of the greatest litigators in the country, who just so happens to be a lawyer Leonard Knox idolizes. Leonard's both thrilled and intimidated — you don't become a legendary litigator without having a few tricks up your sleeves.
It's clear from the beginning that Kaws is the one in control here. As the two attorneys begin to negotiate, Kaws makes sure it's on his terms, manipulating Leonard into meeting at Kaws' apartment and flattering the young lawyer until he bends on all terms. When Roger hears about it, he's not happy. Leonard has played directly into Kaws' little game. Well, that doesn't sit well with Leonard, no matter how revered Kaws is. The next time they meet to negotiate a plea deal, Leonard does not play. Kaws is impressed. You can tell he doesn't like the deal Leonard’s offering — obviously, he wants zero jail time for his client — but he'll take the deal to West. Meanwhile, he thinks it is worthwhile that they acknowledge the fact that they are two black men negotiating a high profile case in the great city of New York. Leonard seems flattered…
...And then Kaws hops on TV, announces the the U.S. Attorney’s office is racially biased and are only prosecuting West because he's black, and tells Leonard Knox that they will not be accepting a deal. So, yeah, Leonard's not particularly enamored with Kaws anymore. Leonard's only choice is to not play Kaws' game and simply beat the man in court.
NO. DEAL??!?
Oh it’s ON now.#ForThePeopleABC pic.twitter.com/crG8yeZ8B5
— Regé-Jean Page (@regejean) April 12, 2019
It proves difficult since Kaws' strategy is to wear the prosecution out with dozens of ridiculous motions, knowing that Leonard, with a nonexistent staff, will have to fight each one in court, which he does, because hello, he's Leonard Knox. DO NOT MESS WITH HIM.
When that plan doesn't work, Kaws goes low: There's an article published in which Kaws calls out Leonard's privilege, questions how he could ever be a black Republican, and states that it's obvious Leonard was only put on this case for the optics. Leonard is furious. He's even more furious when he goes to Roger and discovers that Kaws is right — Delap forced Roger to put Leonard on this case because he's black. When he confronts Delap, the U.S. Attorney doesn't apologize for it. Leonard has earned everything he's ever gotten and this is offensive. Delap tells Leonard to stop being so naive.
Leonard is obviously hurt by all of this. Although typically closed off, Leonard decides to let Kate in (!!). He tells her a story from when he was in boarding school and was pulled over while driving his own BMW in his neighborhood, the police officer suspecting he must have stolen it. And then the cop figured out who his mother was and let him go. He and his mother simply ignored race, so he couldn't talk to her about it. When he told one of his few black friends at school, that friend told him he "wasn't really black." When he told a white friend, that friend didn't get it. His entire life, Leonard's felt like he's never truly belonged anywhere, simply because he's being himself. It's a gutting moment, especially for this character who seems to have all the confidence in the world. But Leonard isn't going to let this get to him — instead, he's going to use it to fuel the fire. He's going to win this case.
In court, he dominates. Leonard sticks to showing that West clearly made bribes in order to procure certain property contracts — you know, what this case is about — while Kaws continues to try and show racial bias. Leonard is presenting evidence, while Kaws is telling a story. Because of all of this, it becomes clear to Leonard that his reverence toward Kaws was misplaced. When the two bump into each other alone in the courtroom the night before closing, Leonard is sure to tell him of this epiphany. Kaws is a phony, only out to help himself. He stands for nothing unless it will make him money. And Leonard is coming for him.
also, leonard #ForThePeopleABC pic.twitter.com/1VygP8N5Uw
— Shondaland (@byshondaland) April 12, 2019
Guess what, you guys? He does. Leonard gives a brilliant closing argument pointing out that yes, sometimes you need to look at the greater social context around a case, but this is not one of those times. Isaiah West isn't Rosa Parks — he's a real estate developer who broke the law in order to make money. Leonard is clear, concise, and he is standing up for the law. In the end, he wins his case. Because of course he does.
me during leonard's closing statement #ForThePeopleABC pic.twitter.com/hDcxpQTzTZ
It doesn't mean everything he's gone through is forgotten. Leonard's hurt. He hated everything about this case. He hated being used as a pawn. He can't even bring himself to go back into the office. He meets Kate in the elevator and she is the one who finally turns things around, even just a little bit: "You belong here," she tells him before the elevator doors close between them. So what does Leonard do next? He walks down the busy New York street with his head held high, full of confidence. Because that's who Leonard Knox is.
Elsewhere on For the People, things are pretty quiet. Jay takes on the case of a federal inmate accused for possessing drugs with the intent to distribute. Jay thinks he has everything handled, but ends up learning from his client's "in-house lawyer" named Randy — another inmate who has been studying the law since being incarcerated and might not have a degree, but he definitely knows more about how things work on the inside than Jay. The case ultimately gets dropped, but here's hoping Randy pops up again — he and Jay have a nice little buddy comedy thing going.
Meanwhile, Sandra and Ted are boxing together. Sadly, that's not a euphemism. Ted finally gets Sandra out of the office and into a boxing ring to help her clear her head. It turns out, she loves boxing! She does make it very clear that she can't afford distractions because her job is too important. Boxing will be her one allowance. Only boxing, she emphasizes for Ted's benefit. Sandra does seem quite firm in her stance to not take their flirting to the next level, but, like, we all know she'll be breaking this rule by season's end. Look how hot they are! To not at least make out a little would be a crime.
More Ted and Sandra flirting. And the whole distraction thing... I see what's going on there.... Already feeling more than just friendly. Just boxing... Okay then. Sure, Jan. ;) #Tandra #ForThePeopleABC pic.twitter.com/YobYio2crd
— malec and golden lovers trash (@waitng4thtdance) April 12, 2019
Will anyone ever break some sexual tension on this show? Find out next week when our intrepid NYC attorneys return to battle it out in the courtroom once again.
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Munich, August 29, 2014 - Smart thermostat company tado° is teaming up with HomeServe plc (LON:HSV), a leading European home assistance provider, to offer HomeServe customers greater control over how they manage their heating systems. HomeServe will sell the tado° smart thermostat to its 5.5m customers in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, and the USA.
tado° is the European market leader in home climate control for consumers. Its products help customers to save heating costs without sacrificing comfort. Their geo-aware smartphone app automatically senses when nobody is at home and the heating system can be switched to a savings mode. As soon as one of the residents starts to head home, tado° reacts immediately and warms up the house to the desired temperature.
tado° launched in the UK in November 2013, a year after the devices first went on sale in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. tado° is growing rapidly as consumers seek to save on fuel bills using intelligent technology.
“The British are clearly the innovation leaders in adopting smart thermostats. The UK is the country with the most installations in Europe,” says Christian Deilmann, founder and CEO of tado°. He further adds: “We are delighted to have won the best home assistance provider HomeServe as a partner. The partnership helps tado° access new customers across several important countries. The fit of the companies and the products ensure superior offerings to customers.”
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HomeServe Membership CEO Martin Bennett says: “We’re incredibly excited to be offering HomeServe customers the opportunity to use tado° products and the benefits offered from the system speak for themselves. We’re confident that customers will find the system easy-to-use and benefit from this innovative approach in controlling their home heating system more conveniently.”
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International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications
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And welcome everybody to Trinity College Dublin for the 28th International FPL Conference. This conference comes to Trinity for the first time, and to the island of Ireland for the second time, having been in Queen’s University Belfast in 2001.
It’s an honour for any university to host FPL, the largest conference covering the rapidly-growing area of field-programmable logic and reconfigurable computers. I am particularly pleased to welcome you all here today because
I’m an engineer myself – though my area is bioengineering rather than electronics – and because
the School of Engineering is one of the university’s largest and most significant Schools, founded 177 years ago and at the forefront today of engineering education and research.
You will be hearing from one of our professors of computer science, Linda Doyle, as a keynote speaker tomorrow, speaking on communications tech; she is also the Trinity’s Vice-President and Dean of Research.
Let me give you a brief snapshot of Trinity in terms of our mission in research, education and innovation.
Trinity is a member of LERU, the League of European Research Universities, and we are known for the quality and impact of our research. We have been awarded 35 European Research Council PI grants since 2007, the inception of the programme, worth nearly €64 million in funding. Trinity is 28th in Europe out of over 900 higher education institutions in terms of numbers of ERC awards secured during Horizon 2020 and we are 33rd out of 1,500 Higher Education Institutions in terms of value of all H2020 grants secured.
In the domain of Physical Sciences and Engineering, we have won 63% of all ERC awards nationally, in the School of Engineering.
Our success in research goes hand-in-hand with success in industry engagement. We work closely with State agencies such as Science Foundation Ireland, the Industrial Development Authority and Enterprise Ireland in helping industry invest, locate, grow and succeed in Ireland. We have reached over 800 collaborations with industry over the past decade, including with key innovation business leaders such as Huawei, Becton Dickinson, AbbVie and Nokia Bell Labs.
An example, relevant to this conference, of our multi-faceted engagement with industry is our relationship with Intel, which goes back many years now. Intel is a partner in all four national centres which are run from Trinity:
the AMBER centre for advanced materials and bioengineering,
the ADAPT centre for digital content technology,
the CONNECT centre for future networks and communications, and
the Learnovate Centre in digital learning and EdTech research.
Intel has funded studentships, sponsored activities in Science Gallery, acted on advisory boards, mentored our students, and partnered with us in creating the Intel Trinity Employability Awards, aimed at helping students build skills and knowledge to make them ready for the workplace. This conference will be hearing from Patrick Dorsey, the senior director for planning and strategy at Intel Corporation, as a keynote speaker on Wednesday.
Intel’s engagement with students showcases our highly cohesive approach to education, research and innovation in Trinity. For the past three years running, Trinity has been ranked Europe’s number one university for educating entrepreneurs, according to evaluation by research firm, Pitchbook
And we recently secured investment for an ambitious new approach to STEM education and research. Our new Engineering, Environment and Enabling Technologies institute, which we’re calling E3, will be built in two stages over the next few years.
In the first stage, the E3 Learning Foundry will be transformative in terms of content – with more focus on the challenges of sustaining the earth’s resources – and in terms of methods and teaching techniques.
With E3, students will develop transversal skills through working on multidisciplinary projects in collaborative student-managed learning spaces. Students of engineering, natural sciences and computer science will learn from each other to develop innovative solutions towards, for instance, climate change, renewable energy, personalised data, water, connectivity and sustainable manufacturing.
I believe that what we achieve with E3 will be relevant to the electronics sector - and its potential to address environmental challenges.
We welcome FPL2018 to Dublin because the electronics sector is such an important one in Ireland’s economy. The sector grew by 20 percent in 2016, and accounted for more than 10 percent of industrial production (1). The Irish Government announced a 40 million euro investment from Xilinx in November 2017. Xilinx is currently the largest worldwide designer of FPGA (2) components, and their European HQ is in Dublin. The new wave of hardware devices that accelerate deep learning algorithms was invented by Michaela Blott and her AI Team in Xilinx European HQ, here in Dublin. We are delighted to have Michaela as one of the three technical chairs of this conference.
And we are also delighted to welcome Brendan Farley, vice-president of engineering at Xilinx, as a keynote speaker later today - Brendan is a Trinity graduate in electronic engineering; we are particularly happy to welcome him back on campus.
Ireland now boasts two hardware centres in the area of Deep Learning: Xilinx and Intel, which acquired Movidius and Alterra in 2016. And Microsemi, with 4% of the FPGA worldwide market share, is also based in Ireland, while Qualcomm, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of smartphone processors, which use FPGAs to simulate their final chip designs, have a large workforce in Cork.
So there is a significant amount of reconfigurable hardware activity in Ireland, which is great for Trinity and our Electronics and Computer Engineering staff and students. Indeed the activity is such that recruitment into the sector is now a challenge.
The explosion in the demand for reconfigurable hardware has been fuelled by the rapid growth in the communications and entertainment industries, and because FPGAs are now used in everything. The multiplicity of applications is very well showcased in this conference. As well as the keynotes already mentioned, we look forward to
Vivienne Sze from MIT talking about energy-efficiency edge computing,
Dan Wertheimer from SETI and Berkeley talking about computational aspects of the search for extra terrestrial life; and
Marilyn Wolf from Georgia Tech, on IoT systems caring analytics for long-term care of people with special needs.
There are many people to thank for enabling FPL2018 in Trinity:
Prof Peter Cheung of Imperial College, and Patrick Lysaght, Chair of the steering committee, for encouraging Trinity to host FPL2018;
Anil Kokaram and Michael Manzke, the general co-chairs, for hosting FPL2018 at Trinity;
Miriam Leeser [Northeastern University], Michaela Blott [Xilinx] and Suhaib Fahmy [Warwick] for acting as the Technical Programme Committee and assisting in almost all aspects of local organisation;
our institutional sponsors - Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Tourist Board; and
our industrial sponsors – Xilinx, Micron, Deephi and others - who made this event possible, especially in helping to keep PhD student costs low;
There is a feeling that with AI and machine learning we are crossing frontiers of knowledge. This conference, established in 1990, serves as both a stimulator for the industry and a repository. Through the programmes and minutes of previous FPL conferences, we track the evolution and development of the industry. It is astonishing to be contributing to such a nascent field. Anyone involved can judge themselves hugely fortunate to be deploying their talents where there is such potential.
I wish you all a wonderful few days here in Dublin and Trinity. I hope you will get a chance to explore the campus and the city despite the full schedule, and that there will be many memorable moments, both inside the lecture theatres and outside.
(1) http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/iips/i rishindustrialproductionbysector2016/
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Treasure Coast landscape company owner indicted on tax fraud charges
The man is accused of withdrawing more than $2.9 million in cash from his business' account and using it for personal items, records show.
Treasure Coast landscape company owner indicted on tax fraud charges The man is accused of withdrawing more than $2.9 million in cash from his business' account and using it for personal items, records show. Check out this story on tcpalm.com: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/florida/2019/03/07/landscape-company-owner-accused-filing-false-tax-returns/3094479002/
Sara Marino, Treasure Coast Newspapers Published 4:01 p.m. ET March 7, 2019 | Updated 4:57 p.m. ET March 7, 2019
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A Treasure Coast landscape company owner had his first appearance in court on Wednesday after he was arrested on tax fraud charges, according to a Department of Justice news release.
Joseph J. Ferry III, who owns Ferry Enterprises Inc., was charged with five counts of filing false corporate income tax returns and five counts of filing false individual income tax returns with the IRS, according to the release.
Ferry is accused of withdrawing more than $2.9 million in cash from his business' account and using it for personal items such as home renovations, jewelry and other items, records show.
More: Former owner of Blue Marlin Motors in Stuart sentenced to 36 years in fraud, racketeering case
Ferry Enterprises Inc. is a Stuart-based commercial and residential landscaping company that provides landscaping services to people and businesses in St. Lucie and Martin counties.
The company also provides landscaping services for Martin County and the City of Port St. Lucie, records show.
Ferry faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison for each count, as well as potential fines if he's convicted.
More: Federal jury finds Stuart doctor guilty of 23 of 29 counts of scheming to commit fraud on insurance claims
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Independent Forensic Investigation Undermines Houston Cops' Narrative About Fatal Drug Raid
from the cops-lie dept
Fri, May 17th 2019 3:31pm — Tim Cushing
Everything about the botched no-knock raid by the Houston Police Department just keeps getting worse. Here's how everything has gone down so far:
The HPD said the raid was predicated on a tip that drugs were being sold in the house. In actuality, the "tip" was one of the now-dead resident's mother calling the police to tell them her daughter was using drugs.
A drug buy was set up using an informant. The informant claimed he had purchased heroin from the house, seen plenty of heroin packaged for sale, and several guns. No heroin was found during the raid and the heroin sent out for testing came from the console of an officer's vehicle.
The officers claimed one of the residents, 59-year-old Dennis Tuttle, opened fire on them, necessitating the use of force that left Tuttle and his wife of 20 years dead. The gun supposedly fired at officers was not included in the search warrant inventory.
The officers involved in the raid are now under investigation by the FBI and the DA's office. This has led to the dismissal of criminal cases the two officers were involved in.
Everything about the raid points to a drug unit that loves to raid houses but no so much the due diligence that goes with it. This, shall we say… "zealous" enforcement of the law ended with the deaths of two drug users -- not dealers -- at the hands of cops who have proven to be entirely unreliable when it comes to the "investigation" part of drug investigations.
Another investigation has been opened. An independent forensic review -- headed by a former NCIS supervisor -- of the crime scene has been conducted and the results are jaw-dropping. Not only do they indicate the officers' narrative of the raid is highly-dubious, it shows the Houston PD's forensic team is possibly no better at its job than the officers behind the botched raid.
Hired by the relatives of Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle, the new forensics team found no signs the pair fired shots at police — and plenty of signs that previous investigators overlooked dozens of pieces of potential evidence in what one expert called a “sloppy” investigation.
“It doesn’t appear that they took the basic steps to confirm and collect the physical evidence to know whether police were telling the truth,” said attorney Mike Doyle, who is representing the Nicholas family. “That’s the whole point of forensic scene documentation. That’s the basic check on people just making stuff up.”
The police claimed they started firing when the couple's dog charged at them as they came through the door. But the investigation shows the dog was killed in the dining room, more than 15 feet from the front door. The investigators also couldn't find anything confirming the officers' claims that Tuttle started firing at them as they came through the door. It also appears some of the officers were firing into the house before entering it -- another contradiction of the official narrative.
Some of the bullet holes outside the house appeared at least a foot from the door, a fact that Doyle flagged as troubling.
“You can’t see into the house from there,” he said, “you’re firing into the house through a wall.”
It's not just evidence that appears to contradict the official story. The independent investigators also came across a ton of evidence that was never gathered by Houston PD investigators. Left behind were items tagged as evidence, the drugs the HPD drug unit was so hot and bothered about, and a bunch of bullets and casings that could help reconstruct what actually happened inside the house during the raid.
As Radley Balko points out, this really doesn't look good for the Houston PD Forensics unit. It suggests two things -- neither of them positive.
The most damning explanation is that the investigators were covering for the cops. A slightly less damning, but still pretty bad, explanation is that the investigators simply took the cops’ word about what happened and thus saw no need to carefully inspect the crime scene. The least damning explanation is that the cops got no special treatment at all. But that would mean that this is the way crime-scene investigators handle all homicide investigations. You know you’ve been roped into a scandal when the most flattering explanation for your behavior is that you aren’t corrupt, you’re merely incompetent.
This is bad news for the Houston PD and everyone in their jurisdiction. This case has had zero positive developments since it first started making national headlines. A moratorium on no-knock raids might reduce the number of people killed by police officers, but it isn't going to fix the underlying issues that lead to the deadly raid -- and its horrendous aftermath.
Filed Under: dennis tuttle, drug raid, forensics, houston, houston police, rhogenia nicholas
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Anonymous Coward, 17 May 2019 @ 7:55pm
fucking tim cushing
descibes the victims as drug users.
first, tim cushing the pedophile, cheap shots at dead people should be beneath you, but it appears you like 12 yr old boys beneath you even more.
anywho, the HPD has said tim cushing's pedophilia is not their immediate concern.
dead drug users, said tim cushing the pedophile, is more relevant
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Texas Gets Pass to Enforce ‘Empowering’ Pre-Abortion Sonogram Law
In the past, appellate court’s Chief Judge Edith Jones has supported Supreme Court review of Roe v. Wade
Texas can begin enforcing its new pre-abortion sonogram law now, following a ruling this morning from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The law says women seeking an abortion must have a sonogram done 24 hours prior, and their doctor must play audio of the fetal heartbeat and describe what’s on the screen. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights jumped into federal court to challenge the law this summer, and in August, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks in Austin put the law’s enforcement on hold, agreeing that many of its new requirements violated doctors’ and patients’ free speech rights.
Sparks wrote the law “compels physicians to advance an ideological agenda with which they may not agree, regardless of any medical necessity, and irrespective of whether the pregnant women wish to listen.”
Fans of the new law quickly dismissed Sparks’ ruling as the word of a meddling Austin leftist—a Bush-41 appointee, no less—who’d already made up his mind. “It is clear to me, from the inflammatory language in the order, that Judge Sparks was predisposed to this decision,” state Sen. Dan Patrick, one of the bill’s sponsors, said.
Sparks conceded in his opinion that he “has grave doubts about the wisdom of the Act.” He went even further, too, calling out its supporters for their hypocrisy:
It is ironic that many of the same people who zealously defend the state’s righteous duty to become intimately involved in a woman’s decision to get an abortion are also positively scandalized at the government’s gross overreaching in the area of health care.
He’s got a point. But Sparks’ lively opinions have also gotten him in trouble with the judiciary fun police in the past. When Sparks invited lawyers to a “kindergarten party” to learn the basics of our American court system, Chief Justice Edith Jones of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals took him to task, in a letter addressed to Sparks and circulated far and wide:
“It has not escaped my attention, or that of my colleagues or, I am told, nationally known blog sites that you have issued several ‘cute’ orders in the past few weeks… Frankly, this kind of rhetoric is not funny,” Jones wrote. “I urge you to think before you write.”
Today, Jones took issue with Sparks’ thinking too, in the appeals court’s opinion in the sonogram case.
Jones wrote the requirements in the new sonogram law weren’t free speech violations, after all, because they’re covered by the 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. Notably, it’s a case Texas’ lawyers cited in their defense. Casey opened the door to tougher new “informed consent” requirements from states, and tightened other standards after Roe v. Wade.
As it happens, Jones comes to this case with some predispositions of her own.
Back in 2004, Jones was part of an appellate panel that dismissed a suit from Roe plaintiff Norma McCorvey, who’d hoped to get a second opinion from the Supreme Court, after deciding abortion shouldn’t be legal. “McCorvey now argues that abortion harms women – both emotionally and physically – and that social norms have changed, making single motherhood a more palatable option,” the Austin Chronicle reported at the time.
Jones conceded that McCorvey’s suit wasn’t a live issue anymore, but wrote she hoped the Supreme Court would take up Roe again soon:
In sum, if courts were to delve into the facts underlying Roe … they might conclude that the woman’s ‘choice’ is far more risky and less beneficial… That the Court’s constitutional decision-making leaves our nation in a position of willful blindness to evolving knowledge should trouble any dispassionate observer.
In the appellate court’s opinion today, Jones follows the same logic that drove Perry, Patrick, and the law’s House author, Rep. Sid Miller: A woman going in for an abortion doesn’t really know what she wants. During the session, Patrick said the bill “empowers” women.
Jones cites a line from Casey, much-quoted by folks backing abortion restrictions, saying the government can’t just allow a woman to go through with an abortion, willy-nilly, “only to discover later, with devastating psychological consequences, that her decision was not fully informed.” The line plays into a popular myth that abortion comes with a greater risk of mental health problems.
Jones also points out that it’s important to mandate that the sonogram’s performed, precisely because the woman might change her mind:
The provision of sonograms and the fetal heartbeat are routine measures in pregnancy medicine today. They are viewed as “medically necessary” for the mother and fetus. Only if one assumes the conclusion of Appellees’ argument, that pregnancy is a condition to be terminated, can one assume that such information about the fetus is medically irrelevant.
Read another way, Jones is suggesting that what those meddling New Yorkers at the Center for Reproductive Rights really want is just to end all the pregnancies.
The group’s CEO, Nancy Northup, issued a statement this afternoon calling the decision “extreme,” and saying it “clears the way for the enforcement of an insulting and intrusive law.” Perry called it “a victory for all those who stand in defense of life.”
The case will go to trial in Austin next week in Sparks’ court, where the two sides will duke it out over the rest of the law’s requirements, not just the free speech questions. However that comes out, today’s ruling gives a good idea how it’ll be met on appeal.
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Dolan: Man-Woman Tradition Is In Our DNA
His Grace Archbishop Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York spoke eloquently in a recent interview which touched on hot topics such as ‘gay’ marriage and a married priesthood by Dan Mangan of the New York Post. The following is the entire article followed by the video interview [emphasis and comments mine]:
Archbishop Timothy Dolan yesterday said advocates of gay marriage “are asking for trouble,” arguing that traditional, one-man/one-woman marriage is rooted in people’s moral DNA [His Emminence is not parsing his words here, amen for that.].
“There’s an in-built code of right and wrong that’s embedded in the human DNA,” Dolan told The Post in an exclusive, wide-ranging interview, a week after becoming the New York Archdiocese’s new leader.
“Hard-wired into us is a dictionary, and the dictionary defines marriage as between one man, one woman for life, please God, leading to the procreation of human life […unless of course if you’re using the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary that has redefined the term marriage to include ‘same-sex couples’. I have subsequently stopped using M-W and now use dictionary.com ].
“And if we begin to tamper with the very definition of marriage, then we’re going to be in big trouble. We’re not anti-gay — we’re pro the most basic definition of marriage.” [Amen for that your grace.]
Dolan’s remarks come a week after Gov. Paterson held a press conference to announce his push for legislation allowing gay marriage, a move critics viewed as a provocative insult to the former Milwaukee archbishop on the eve of his installation at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Dolan, who has spoken with Paterson, said, “He does not strike me as the kind of man who would insult anybody, so, no, I would not interpret that as such.” [Humility and charity, very nice, very Christian.]
A burly Irishman who has charmed Gotham with his jokes and penchant for beer, cigars and baseball, Dolan yesterday firmly defended traditional Catholic values, even while arguing that “we can’t allow ourselves to give ammo to our enemies who want to picture us as just this stern, mean, naysaying church.”
For example, while calling abortion “intrinsically evil,” Dolan cited the archdiocese’s Catholic Charities arm for advancing a “pro-life” message by operating a nursery for babies born to inmates at the Bedford Hills women’s prison in Westchester County, which he visited this week. [it does us good to remind those that we, the Catholic Church, do a lot more good than given credit for]
“That’s pro-life at its best, and that’s where we gain credibility for our message — if we are giving the kind of creative, life-giving alternative to what we call the ‘culture of death,’ ” Dolan said. “So it’s not just that we’re constantly condemning something, it’s that we’re proposing an alternative.”
Dolan and other bishops have criticized the University of Notre Dame for inviting President Obama — who supports abortion rights — to give this year’s commencement speech at the iconic Catholic school and accept an honorary degree.
But Dolan acknowledged he did not speak out against Notre Dame when President George W. Bush received the same invitation in 2001, despite Bush being an avid supporter of the death penalty and, later, of the Iraq War — two positions that deeply conflicted with then-Pope John Paul II’s views.
“On those two hot-button issues that I’d be uncomfortable with, namely the war and capital punishment, I would have to give [Bush] the benefit of the doubt, to say that those two issues are open to some discussion, and are not intrinsically evil,” Dolan said. “In the Catholic mindset . . . that would not apply to abortion.” [Correct. There is no room for debate when it comes to abortion. But for war and capital punishment, there are variances that are allowed.]
Asked about allowing Roman Catholic priests to marry — which is currently forbidden — Dolan said, “I would be on the side of saying I don’t think it should change, and I don’t think it will happen, but I have no fear talking about it.” [Unlike the previous archbishop who implied that it was part of the problem. God bless Archbishop Dolan, who knows the issues better than his predecessor.]
The archbishop said he has learned that the Episcopal, Eastern Rite Catholic and Orthodox Christian denominations are “still having a vocation crisis” — a shortage of priests — “even though those priests are married.” [Absolutely. It’s not that priests should be married, it’s the depth of obedience to orthodoxy that creates vocations, not if you have married priests and/or girl altar servers.]
“Marriage is not the answer to all these problems,” he said. [Amen!]
Dolan said the church — aong with other social institutions — for years held the “tragically wrong” belief that child molesters could be “cured” and be allowed to resume work with kids.
“But I think sometimes we forget that the leaders of the Catholic Church [weren’t] the only group in the world that unfortunately had that mistaken approach,” he said. [Which the mainstream media has famously ignored.]
And now, Dolan said, the policy the American bishops adopted to deal with molester priests on the heels of a nationwide scandal in 2002 is something that other groups should consider emulating.
Asked what he has to say to Catholics alienated from the church by that scandal — or for other reasons — Dolan said, “I would say, ‘Don’t let past hurts, or don’t let preconceived notions, cloud the beauty, the truth, the warmth, the joy, the liberation of being Catholic. Give her another chance. She is your family.’ [The good always outweigh the bad.]
“Just like we go through with our own family — I did with mine — on periods when I get ticked off with them, I get tired of them, where I don’t care to go to Sunday dinner because I’m mad at my brother or sister and my mom and dad. I recovered from it, and I say there might be some things that I’m angry about in my family. There might be some hurts that I’m nursing. But my family’s all I’ve got.”
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For the article by Dan Mangan of the New York Post click here.
Sunday, April 26, AD 2009
Alan Phipps
“your emminence”
I’m only quibbling on a minor point here, but technically, in the Roman Rite, he would not be referred to as eminence until he is made cardinal. For now, he would be excellency. I apologize for going off-topic (feel free to delete this).
“An in-built code of right and wrong that’s embedded in the human DNA” is about the best modern definition of “natural law” that I’ve heard yet.
You are absolutely correct.
I was just going to post on how to address religious and I got ahead of myself.
I pray that His Excellency does receive the red hat, but more importantly that he does the will of God.
No quibbling at all and no need to apologize.
;~)
Monday, April 27, AD 2009
Donna V.
I regularly attended the Archbishop’s Mass at the Cathedral of St. John in Milwaukee, so I (and my fellow Milwaukee Catholics) felt sadness when he left. Our loss is truly New York’s gain, and I can guarantee that the Big Apple’s new Archbishop (who does not have a shy bone in his body) will deliver orthodox Catholicism to his new flock with humor, wit and grace. I will also wager that many Manhattanites will not want to hear it – but, hey, New Yorkers are supposed to be tough cookies, right?
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How a Farmer From Madhya Pradesh Is Growing 110 Varieties of Rice in Just 2 Acres of Land
Babulal has also grown 100 more varieties of pulses, grains and vegetables.
by Manabi Katoch July 15, 2017, 3:45 pm
About 30 km from Maihar, lies Pithaurabad village in the Unchehara block of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh. What is unusual about this village is the 2-acre land, where you will find 110 varieties of rice crop. The farm belongs to 72- year- old Babulal Dahiya, who has been collecting these varieties since 2005. In the rest of the 6 acres, Babulal has also grown 100 more varieties of pulses, grains and vegetables.
Babulal was born and brought up in a farmer’s family. Though he had been sent to study far away from his village, he would come back in the holidays and help his father with his farm.
Babulal Dahiya
“In those days, kids got involved in their father’s profession very easily. Being from a farmer’s family, I learnt everything about farming. We would have a 28-day holiday from Dussehra to Diwali. All the kids would come home and help the family with harvesting the yield,” says Babulal.
Babulal also had an unusual knack for Bagheli (a local language in Madhya Pradesh) poetry and storytelling right from childhood. So, even after finishing his studies and working as a postmaster in his village, he would keep participating in poetry meets and performances. Soon he started writing columns for renowned publications like Navbharat Times.
Babulal became a household name soon in the Bagheli speaking tribal community and joined the Madhya Pradesh Adiwasi Lok Kala Academy. The academy requested him to document Bagheli folk literature -songs, proverbs, folktales, legends, myths and so on, to retain their culture. Babulal, who was already passionate about Bagheli literature, then authored five books on Bagheli oral folk literature and published two poetic collections.
This is when he came across many songs, sayings and folktales where a variety of rice was mentioned which he had never heard about.
Babulal Dahiya – The Poet
“There is a saying in Bagheli ‘Dhaan bove Kargi, suvar khaye na samdhi’. (If you sow, the Kargi rice variety, it is neither eaten by wild boars nor by the family of the son-in-law). This variety has small protective spikes and so the boars can’t eat them. Then there is this mention of ‘kalawati’ variety which is black in colour and takes 145 days to get ready to be harvested and it has amazing medicinal properties” he explains.
Babulal would often think about how one can save folk culture by preserving the songs and folktales, but what about the diverse variety of grains and crops that were once a part of the culture? Thus, in 2005, Babulal started his mission of saving the rice varieties that he had heard about in folktales and songs.
He started visiting each and every farmer across the country, who had seeds of the unique varieties of rice and sowed them in the 2-acre space of his 8-acre land.
So far he has grown 110 varieties of traditional rice. He has studied their qualities deeply. Every year he sows these farm-saved seeds in his field and studies them, and grows traditional crop varieties without using any fertilizers.
110 rice varieties in just 2 acre
Along with that, he is also growing rice and coarse grains like kodo, kutki and jowar with farmers from 30 villages of the Unchehara block.
“At one time, our country had more than 1 lakh variety of traditional rice. Now that number has drastically reduced. Out of these, I have collected 110 varieties, which I am constantly protecting and preserving,” says Babulal.
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Talking about the qualities of traditional rice varieties, Babulal says each one has a unique taste, unlike the hybrid ones, which is why the farmers get a good price for these. Sufficient yield is obtained for traditional rice varieties by simply using cow dung as manure. In contrast, hybrid and dwarf varieties require chemical fertilizers. This increases inputs and reduces the fertility of the land or soil.
Moreover, there are different rice varieties for different purposes. Like Bajranga, which is sown by farmers for a long time, as it takes time to get harvested here are other rice varieties like Kamalshree that are sown for guests and Nevari variety is sown for selling as it provides good returns.
He also informed that traditional rice varieties don’t require regular weeding.
Doing it once is enough because weeds don’t ‘strangle’ these plants since they grow taller. Pests are controlled by spiders, honeybees, ants and insect friends. Earthworms too help by turning and softening the soil throughout the day, which helps the plant to grow.
Not only this, but traditional varieties have the strength to adapt to the local environment. For instance, the traditional rice varieties constantly competing with the dwarf varieties and growing in this land for millennia -, have increased the length of their stalk, which helps store more water. Later after the spikes have developed, dew is sufficient to ripen the rice. Imported dwarf varieties don’t have that quality.
Babulal has also formed a Sarjana Samajik Sanskritik and Sahityik Manch, which has served as a medium for documenting and disseminating information on traditional seed varieties.
Inspired by Babulal’s work, the Biodiversity Board has started a Beej Yatra to collect indigenous varieties of vegetables and medicinal plants. So far, they have collected over 1600 varieties from 24 districts.
These days he is in Bhopal, where various grain varieties are grown in pots as a part of the awareness campaign. His collection has been getting deposited in a seed bank developed with the help of the Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board.
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He also runs a biodiversity awareness campaign with school children and travels across the country participating in various workshops to spread the message of conservation of seed varieties. Babulal has been honoured on various platforms for his work.
“Recently I visited Kerala, where we were served kodo rice. My mother would serve kodo rice along with milk to us when we were kids. So, it was very nostaligic . It is also said in the folktales that in ancient times, kings would ask farmers to grow this variety of rice and store them for droughts as it can be stored for years. Also, even a little quantity is very filling. But due to its thickness, it was not liked much and farmers stopped growing it. It’s very important to preserve these varieties as they prove to be helpful in adverse situations,” says Babulal.
You can contact Babulal Dahiya at babulaldahiya@gmail.com or call him on 9981162564.
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Written by Manabi Katoch
A Mechanical Engineer-turned-writer, Manabi finds solace in writing stories about unsung heroes. Nothing makes her happier than the impact emails from her readers. Other than writing, she loves listening to the stories told by her six year old daughter. Manabi can be reached at manabi@thebetterindia.com. You can also find her tweets @manabi5
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Aug 10 Pop Quiz: Pip Blom
Today we're introducing you to the world of Pip Blom. The singer is totally amazing, bringing to mind the music of Courtney Barnett, but with her own Blom flair. She was kind enough to take our Pop Quiz and we suggest streaming a few of her tracks while you read.
TGE: If you could join the cast of any one book, which book would it be? Mine would be Harry Potter!
Pip: I would love to join the cast of the Big Friendly Giant. The idea of catching dreams sounds so cool. I would love to do it too!
TGE: If you curated the lineup of Glastonbury what would be your five must include acts?
Pip: Parquet Courts, Blur, The Breeders, Courtney Barnett and Arctic Monkeys.
TGE: Which type of cheese best represents you? I think I'm American cause I'm boring but fun.
Pip: Komijnenkaas. It's a Dutch cheese with cumin in it. And I think it best represents me because I tend to be a bit strange but in the end quite nice (at least, I hope :)
TGE: If you could be on any television series which series would it be?
Pip: Sherlock Holmes (the BBC series). For sure. I don't want to be Sherlock or Wattson. But I would want to be someone who's around them al the time. I love their chemistry, brightness and jokes.
TGE: Does your bicycle have a nickname and if not, what would you nickname it?
Pip: No it doesn't :) It's not very common to give you bicycle a nickname. But if I would, I would call it: rattletrap. It's a very old bike, and it makes lots of noise when you use it. But I love it anyway.
TGE: If you had your own record label who would be the first artist you'd want to work with?
I know it's a fictional band, but I would love to sign SexBobOmbs (they're the band in the movie (Scott Pilgrim vs The World). They've only made four songs for the movie, but every single one of them is amazing. I would love for them to make a album (it's a shame they're fictional) and release it.
TGE: Give us your top three favorite books of all time or a summer reading list.
The Millennium Trilogy is definitely a must read. Three very thrilling and exciting books. Once you start reading them you can't stop. Another one of my recommendations is a Dutch book called: Polleke. I think it's officially a children's book but it;s so good. I can read it over and over again. It's filled with little poems and the main character: Polleke, is so cool. I don't think there is a translation though, so if you don't speak Dutch you'll just have to believe me :)
TGE: If you could make your own nail polish what color would it be and what would you call it? or lipstick, your choice!
Pip: I don't wear nail polish or lipstick. But my favourite color is blue. So I would go with a blue nail polish and call it Blue Monday (named after the New Order song :)
TGE: Which musical artists are you currently obsessed with?
Pip: I'm in love with a Dutch band called Bombay. They've released their second album in the beginning of this year and I'm still listening to it everyday. It's a real jam.
TGE: If we came to visit you what would be your idea of a perfect day for tourists?
Pip: I think every tourist should rent a boat and sail through the canals of Amsterdam. There is one problem though: you need nice weather. And that's quite rare here in Amsterdam. But if you're lucky and the sun is shining: go sailing. It's really relaxing and it's a nice way to explore and see the city. If you're done sailing, have dinner at Meram. It's my favourite Turkish restaurant and the food is great. And to end the day, go and visit a concert at Paradiso. Paradiso used to be a church which makes it an amazing venue. I really love it there.
TGE: Describe your music using emojis.
Pip:
Pip Blom // Double A-side Single Released by GGAGG by Pip Blom
pip blom
Aug 11 mp3: "Ya Ya" - Naked Giants
Aug 9 EP: Home - Glamour Hotline
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Dark Mofo 2014
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer shines light on Dark Mofo
The artist's work, which can be seen for miles, has both celebratory and disturbing implications
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Fri 20 Jun 2014 01.20 EDT Last modified on Thu 22 Feb 2018 12.30 EST
A man operates a lever to move the lights around Sullivans Cove as part of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Articulated Intersect project. Photograph: Rémi Chauvin/Mona
Every night for the duration of Hobart's Dark Mofo festival, 18 searchlights roam the night sky around Sullivans Cove, directed by levers on the ground which are free for the general public to operate. This spectacular sight, which can be seen for miles around, is Articulated Intersect, an artwork by the Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, first staged in his home town of Montreal.
Lozano-Hemmer admits that Australia is getting a much more impressive version. "I don’t want to tell the owners of the piece how much better it is in Australia than it was in Montreal," he chuckles down the phone from Canada, having left the "Australian winter" after installing the work. "It’s nothing to do with Montreal, it’s the setting – the reflection of the light on the water, the amount of what Australians call punters – it's been quite exciting to see."
The levers which operate the lights seem particularly popular with small boys, who were thronging the artwork when the Guardian took a look. "For sure," says Lozano-Hemmer, himself a dad of three. "It almost looks like Meccano but with lights, right? It does have that sensation of a joystick, of gaming, of light sabres, so it’s natural that kids desire to have their small gestures amplified to an urban scale. Kids want to own most interactive artworks – it’s a joy to see them experiment and try things out."
Articulated Intersect (Relational Architecture 18, 2011) by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer on the habour in Hobart, Tasmania. Photograph: Roy Austen/Mona
Though the work may seem celebratory – Lonzano-Hemmer's parents owned a nightclub in Mexico, so he grew up highly aware of the way lights can create a party atmosphere – his use of searchlights also has ominous implications. The artist points out that they were invented at the end of the 19th century and first used for big events like world expos. "But during the war they were used for anti-aircraft surveillance and Albert Speer used them as props in a spectacle of intimidation. In the 1936 Nuremberg Nazi rally, the lights are organised in space to send a very clear message of: we are big and you are small."
Lonzano-Hemmer also had the border between Mexico and America on his mind. "Searchlights not unlike this are used to track Mexican migrants at the border. There’s an awful paramilitary group called the Minutemen, mostly in Arizona, who viciously try and search out illegal or undocumented workers coming into the country. So as well as the playful side there's that violence of predatory light, police interrogation, light that blinds you."
The artwork's position on the harbour is particularly relevant given Operation Sovereign Borders, Australia's ultra-punitive policy towards asylum seekers, most of whom attempt to arrive by boat. It's an issue Lozano-Hemmer spoke out about amid the furore over Transfield's sponsorship of the Sydney Biennale. The company runs the detention centres on Nauru and Manus island; nine artists pulled out in protest before the Biennale severed its ties with the sponsor.
"It’s not right to use art to clean up the image of certain corporations which should know better than to be involved in that thing," says Lozano-Hemmer. "I understand the entire society voted that [policy] in, but I think that we’ll look back at it with deep embarrassment, as humans."
Crowds look at the lights at Dark Mofo's opening party. Photograph: Remi Chauvan/Mona
The artwork was challenging to install because of concerns that it might affect incoming planes and ships. "As you’re setting up a project like this air traffic control and the harbourmaster need to know what we’re doing and how we’re pointing the lights. In addition we survey the site to ensure that the lights are not hitting targets. If you try to take your lever and point it at a nearby hotel or the flight path, it’s not going to let you do that. In terms of the mathematics, that’s the most difficult thing we did."
Last year Lozano-Hemmer made a work called Friendfracker, which randomly deletes 10 friends from your Facebook account. Did he relish the site crashing on Thursday? "Yeah," he says. "Art is about interrupting the established routines of the quotidian. It has nothing to do with communication. Zero! Art is about ambiguity and interceptions and outages and silence and slowdowns. That opportunity to read different things out of the same text, as in poetry. Anything that makes us underline that silence is a wonderful performance."
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Maxim crosses cultures
The new Indian version of Maxim will tone down the sexual content of the UK edition and has small-town readers in its sights
Amrit Dhillon in New Delhi
Thu 29 Dec 2005 10.57 EST First published on Thu 29 Dec 2005 10.57 EST
Maxim India: the 'laddish' concept is being replaced by an appeal to educated tastes
Today's launch of Maxim in India marks a publishing bombshell in one of the world's most conservative societies. For traditionalists, it will represent yet another step in the country's inexorable slide towards western-style debauchery.
This edition of the men's magazine marks a cultural watershed in two ways. It is the country's first mainstream publication featuring naked or semi-naked women and it announces the arrival of the new Indian woman.
The first edition has Bollywood star Pryianka Chopra on its cover. But this is not the typical coy, sari-clad Bollywood pose, rather a scantily clad woman who looks directly at the camera.
To understand just how shocking this development will be, you have to realise that India is a society in which women in sleeveless tops are looked upon as loose and even married couples do not display any affection in public.
An Israeli couple in Rajasthan were arrested and fined recently for kissing each other after going through a Hindu wedding ceremony. Last week, the authorities put up posters warning tourists that "Indian men never touch a woman in public, unless she is elderly or sick" and "smoking and drinking are symbols of moral laxity among Indians".
Nevertheless, a new consumer culture has emerged in recent years as Indians adopt a more western lifestyle based on higher levels of disposable income and exposure to western lifestyles.
The editor of Maxim, Sunil Mehra, believes Indian men are now ready for the magazine. "We have a new urban male, affluent, well-travelled with a more mature sensibility who wants to know about wine, gadgets, cultural trends and also look at beautiful women," he said.
It's true that new lifestyles and values are emerging among the new young, urban, educated generation. Mehra keeps getting phone calls from young women in small town India desperate to appear in a Maxim shoot.
"I get air hostesses, ex-Miss India's, students and cabinet ministers' daughters almost begging me to take them on. The parents don't mind at all. They're enthusiastic," said Mehra. "The UK office were surprised at the pictures of our first shoot. They'd expected women in saris and instead got girls who looked no different from girls in other editions."
Mehra also sees huge potential in small-town India where the middle class is aspirational and keen to be up on the latest trends. It is also bored. There is not much to do in small towns beyond watching television, shopping, and visiting relatives.
Although Indian men can buy Maxim and other men's magazines on newsstands that stock imported publications, they are expensive by Indian standards - around 500 rupees (£6) as against Maxim's planned price of 100 rupees.
Asked whether he is worried that Hindu nationalist groups who attack Valentine's Day celebrations as "un-Indian" might target him, Mehra pulls out a copy of Cosmopolitan from his drawer. The cover has a model in a skimpy bikini. "If they're OK with that on the newsstands, I don't see why they'd object to Maxim," he said.
The Indian edition will not be anywhere near as explicit as the UK edition which Mehra says is too "in your face" for Indian readers. He aims to be closer to the less smutty US edition, from which quite a lot of content will be taken. In fact, he says he plans to steer clear of smut and sleaze altogether: no full frontal pictures and not even any nipples.
"We don't want women saying 'Oh God' when their partners take Maxim home. But also, Indian men are different from British Maxim readers. They're not laddish, that concept just doesn't exist here. They are more educated, literate, and tasteful so we have to cater to that sensibility," he said.
Mehra even has a British woman on the staff as his "chick filter" who checks that articles on, say, what women feel while having sex, ring true. Iona Ferguson, daughter of retired diplomats in London and now living in New Delhi, is the only woman on the tiny Maxim team working 14-hour days in a basement to get the first edition ready for the December launch.
"I do find it rather ironical that I came to India to explore spirituality and yoga and ended up working on a tits-and-ass magazine," said Ferguson.
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Govt announces regulations for drones
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In a bid to regulate the drone usage in India, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced certain norms to ensure these do not pose a security problem
In a bid to regulate the drone usage in India, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced certain norms to ensure these do not pose a security problem.
It has been decided that no drones will be allowed around airports, near international border, Vijay Chowk in Delhi, State Secretariat Complex in state capitals, strategic locations/vital and military installations etc. All drones have to be registered and need a permit to operate. The regulations will be effective from December 1, 2018.
Announcing the Drone Regulations 1.0, Union Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu said that these will enable safe, commercial usage of drones as they are intended to enable visual line-of-sight daytime-only and a maximum of 400 ft altitude operations. Air space has been partitioned into Red Zone (flying not permitted), Yellow Zone (controlled airspace), and Green Zone (automatic permission).
The Drone Task Force under the chairmanship of Minister of State Jayant Sinha will provide draft recommendations for Drone Regulations 2.0. These regulations will examine certification of safe and controlled operation of drone hardware and software, air space management through automated operations linked into overall airspace management framework, beyond visual-line-of-sight operations, contribution to establishing global standards, and suggestions for modifications of existing CARs and/or new CARs.
"Today we start an exciting new chapter in India's aviation history by allowing commercial use of drones. I am sure that many new and exciting applications will emerge that will propel India's economy forward. Our progressive regulations will encourage a vast Made in India drone industry," Prabhu said.
Minister of State Jayant Sinha added that the government wants to establish a world-leading drone ecosystem and these regulations firmly place India among the global leaders. "Our policy roadmap will certainly provide a strong impetus to all players in the drone ecosystem. We hope that these initiatives will enable us to create a vibrant new industry," Sinha said.
Drones have wide-ranging use for photography to agriculture, from infrastructure asset maintenance to insurance. Drones range in size from very small and those that can carry multiple kilograms of payload. As per regulations, there are five categories of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) commonly known as drones. They are categorised by weight, namely nano, micro, small, medium and large.
All RPAS except nano and those owned by NTRO, ARC and Central Intelligence Agencies will be required to do a one-time registration of their drones, pilots and owners. For every flight (except for the nano category), users will be required to seek permission to fly on a mobile app and an automated process will permit or deny the request instantly. To prevent unauthorised flights and to ensure public safety, any drone without a digital permit to fly will simply not be able to takeoff. The UTM operates as a traffic regulator in the drone airspace and coordinates closely with the defense and civilian air traffic controllers (ATCs) to ensure that drones remain on the approved flight paths.
Unmanned Aircraft Operator Permit (UAOP) is needed for RPA operators except for nano RPAS operating below 50 ft, micro RPAS operating below 200 ft, and those owned by NTRO, ARC and Central Intelligence Agencies.
The mandatory equipment required for operation of RPAS except nano category are (a) GNSS (GPS), (b) Return-To-Home (RTH), (c) Anti-collision light, (d) ID-Plate, (e) Flight controller with flight data logging capability, and (f) RF ID and SIM/ No-Permission No Take off (NPNT). As of now, RPAS operate within visual line of sight (VLoS), during day time only, and up to maximum 400 ft altitude.
For flying in controlled airspace, filing of flight plan and obtaining Air Defence Clearance (ADC) /Flight Information Centre (FIC) number will be necessary. Minimum manufacturing standards and training requirements of Remote Pilots of small and above categories of RPAS have been specified in the regulation.
According to Ministry of Civil Aviation, instead of simply digitising a paper-based process for registering and operating drones, India has formulated an all-digital process. The Digital Sky Platform is the first-of-its-kind national unmanned traffic management (UTM) platform that implements "no permission, no takeoff" (NPNT).
RPAS operations will be based on NPNT. The details including links for the digital sky platform shall be available in DGCA website from December 1, 2018. There will be different colour zones visible to the applicant while applying in the digital sky platform -- Red Zone: flying not permitted, Yellow Zone (controlled airspace): permission required before flying, and Green Zone (uncontrolled airspace): automatic permission.
The enforcement actions are, (a) suspension/ cancellation of UIN/ UAOP in case of violation of regulatory provisions, (b) actions as per relevant Sections of the Aircraft Act 1934, or Aircraft Rules, or any statutory provisions, and (c) penalties as per applicable IPCs (such as 287, 336, 337, 338, or any relevant section of IPC)
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Suresh Prabhu
Regulation for Drones
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Cosby judge pushes back against defense demand…
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Cosby judge pushes back against defense demand he step aside
This combination of file photos shows Bill Cosby leaving Montgomery County Courthouse after a hearing in his sexual assault case in Norristown, Pa., on left, and model Janice Dickinson leaving Los Angeles Superior Court after a judge ruled her defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby on. Prosecutors have revealed that Dickinson is one of the five additional accusers they plan to have testify at Cosby’s sexual assault retrial. Prosecutors listed Dickinson in a letter informing Judge Steven O’Neill which women they planned to call at Cosby’s retrial on charges he drugged and molested a woman in 2004. The letter was made public Wednesday, March 28 as an appeals court rejected Cosby’s bid to challenge O’Neill’s decision allowing the women to testify. - The Associated Press
Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case, Thursday at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. - Matt Slocum — The Associated Press
FILE – In this file photo, Lise-Lotte Lublin, who says Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her in 1989, testifies during a hearing at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev. With jury selection set to begin Monday in Cosby’s retrial on charges he drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand at his home near Philadelphia, prosecutors have selected Lublin as one of five additional accusers they plan to call to the witness stand, listed in a letter to Judge Steven O’Neill made public on Wednesday. The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they are sexual assault victims, but Lise-Lotte Lublin has spoken out publicly. - Cathleen Allison — The Associated Press file
FILE – In this file photo, Heidi Thomas, a Denver woman who claims she was assaulted by Bill Cosby, heads to a hearing room after a news conference at the State Capitol in Denver. With jury selection set to begin Monday in Cosby’s retrial on charges he drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand at his home near Philadelphia, prosecutors have selected Thomas as one of five additional accusers they plan to call to the witness stand, listed in a letter to Judge Steven O’Neill made public on Wednesday. The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they are sexual assault victims, but Heidi Thomas has spoken out publicly. - David Zalubowski — The Associated Press file
Bill Cosby, right, arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case, Thursday at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. - Matt Slocum — The Associated Press
By Michael R. Sisak, Michael Sisak and The Associated Press |
PUBLISHED: March 29, 2018 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: August 29, 2018 at 12:00 am
NORRISTOWN, Pa. >> The judge in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial pushed back Thursday at defense demands that he step aside because his wife is a social worker and advocate for assault victims.
Cosby’s lawyers are making a last-ditch effort to postpone the comedian’s sexual assault retrial by pressuring Judge Steven O’Neill to step aside after losing their bid to overturn his ruling allowing up to five additional accusers to testify.
O’Neill told a pretrial hearing Thursday that rulings he’s made that went against Cosby aren’t evidence he’s being influenced by his wife’s work.
The judge’s wife, Deborah O’Neill, is a psychotherapist at the University of Pennsylvania and coordinates a team that cares and advocates for student sexual assault victims. Cosby’s lawyers emphasized their concern over a $100 donation made in Deborah O’Neill’s name to an organization that gave money to a group planning protests outside Cosby’s retrial.
O’Neill said the donation was made 13 months ago by the university department where his wife works and that it wasn’t a personal donation using her own money or their joint assets.
The 80-year-old Cosby faces charges that he drugged and molested former Temple University athletics administrator Andrea Constand at his home in 2004.
O’Neill presided over Cosby’s first trial, which ended in a hung jury last year. Jury selection in his retrial is scheduled for Monday, but the retrial could be delayed indefinitely if he bows out. O’Neill has yet to decide on the request.
O’Neill said Thursday that Cosby’s old lawyers raised the prospect of having him step aside in December 2016, but never followed through.
The judge said lawyer Brian McMonagle told him Cosby wanted him to seek a recusal after seeing “something in the news” about Deborah O’Neill’s profession. O’Neill said the only news item he could find at the time was one written by a vocal Cosby supporter.
As Cosby’s lawyers are battling with O’Neill, they also are counting on him to make critical rulings to bolster their defense that Constand is a money-grubbing liar.
Cosby’s lawyers want permission to call a witness who says Constand told her that she was not assaulted but could make up allegations to sue and get money, and they want jurors to hear how much Cosby paid her in a 2006 civil settlement.
They also are still fighting O’Neill’s ruling allowing as many as five additional accusers to testify after he allowed just one to take the stand at Cosby’s first trial.
Pennsylvania’s Superior Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal over O’Neill decision not to let Cosby’s lawyers immediately challenge his ruling in a higher court.
Documents made public showed that prosecutors have chosen model Janice Dickinson as one of the women they plan to have testify. She says Cosby drugged and raped her in Lake Tahoe in 1982.
Prosecutors, who have decried the defense attacks on O’Neill as a “thinly veiled attempt to delay and pollute the jury pool,” are looking for the judge to keep out talk of a prior investigation into Constand’s allegations and a recent political race where putting Cosby behind bars was at issue.
Prosecutors say former District Attorney Bruce Castor’s stated reasoning that he did not charge Cosby in 2005 because the case was weak and he wanted him to speak freely in a civil deposition is irrelevant to the case at hand.
They say Castor’s unsuccessful campaign against current DA Kevin Steele in 2015 and his ongoing legal skirmish with Constand also are irrelevant.
Steele’s predecessor, Risa Vetri Ferman, reopened the investigation in 2015 after The Associated Press fought to unseal parts of Cosby’s deposition testimony — including lurid passages about him giving drugs to women he wanted to have sex with. Cosby was charged shortly before the statute of limitations was set to expire.
The AP does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they grant permission, which Constand and Dickinson have done.
Follow Mike Sisak at twitter.com/mikesisak
For more on the Cosby trial, go to https://apnews.com/tag/CosbyonTrial
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Intel demos wireless charging proof of concept for keyboard, phone
By Shawn Knight on June 6, 2012, 17:30
Intel showed off a couple of new inductive charging options for keyboards and smartphones at Computex. Both demos were more a proof of concept than anything but the latter of the two certainly has a of promise.
The unnamed All-in-One concept PC won’t actually ever make it to production but it does showcase some pretty nifty features. In theory, the unit would ship with a special wireless keyboard that could be rejuiced through inductive charging. The base of the all-in-one is where the magic happens; simply slide the keyboard next to the base when you are done using it and the system will start charging it automatically.
Perhaps even cooler than the all-in-one charging option is the ability to essentially do the same thing with an Ultrabook. Intel demonstrated this with a specially-equipped Acer Asipre notebook that had a small charging pad on the right side. A Samsung handset with similar equipment was then placed next to the computer and voila, the phone started charging right away just as it would through a traditional wired charger.
Android Police isn’t terribly impressed by the hardware used for the latter demo, however. As they point out, Intel used an “ancient” Samsung Fascinate handset and with the added charging system introducing an odd bump on the left side of the phone, it’s now “uglier” too.
Either way, it’s a pretty nifty idea and would result in one less cable that has to be toted around in your laptop bag. Here’s to hoping we eventually see this reach the consumer one day and maybe Intel could eventually integrate the handset-side charging component inside the phone.
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Why the joke is not on Modi but on his ‘educated supporters’
Hindu Right has made a virtue of anti-intellectualism, ignorance, and fake news/propaganda in the last 5 years, says professor at Dalhousie University
By K.M. Rakesh and G.S. Mudur in New Delhi/Bangalore
Narendra Modi (The Telegraph file picture)
To err is human and to forgive divine. Now, the art of revelling in inexactness has been fine-tuned into an election strategy.
Amid the avalanche of tweets and memes lampooning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radar-beating cloud theory and the emergence of more bones of contention in the same interview, one post stood out.
I had a digital camera in 1987-88. And I took a colour photo, which I sent by email in 1987-88. -- Narendra Modi.
The joke is not on Modi.
The joke is on the "educated" elite/middle class supporters of Modi who have made idiocy and ignorance fashionable.
— NissimMannathukkaren (@nmannathukkaren) May 13, 2019
“The joke is not on Modi. The joke is on the ‘educated’ elite/middle class supporters of Modi who have made idiocy and ignorance fashionable,” tweeted Nissim Mannathukkaren, department Chair, associate professor, development studies, Dalhousie University, Canada.
Contacted by The Telegraph, Mannathukkaren, who hails from Kerala, explained: “Rather than reduce this to the personality of Modi or his lack of knowledge, I am more interested in the fact how the Hindu Right has made a virtue of anti-intellectualism, ignorance, and fake news/propaganda in the last five years, and how people have been asked to believe the most illogical, irrational, untruthful statements coming out, especially from the PM.”
He referred to the way large sections of the mainstream media have responded to such comments. “Other than these, the list of Mr Modi’s gaffes is quite long. But again, what is crucial to note is that there has not been any scrutiny of this at all by the mainstream media,” Mannathukkaren said.
“In this case, the biggest question to be asked is whether the PM actually ordered the Balakot air strike on the basis of his knowledge of radars, overriding military experts? In that case, it is shocking, and dangerous, for it is a national security issue.”
The defence establishment, which did not hesitate to field the military brass on the lawns of South Block to confirm the “success” of the Balakot strikes, has been silent on the disclosure of an eye-popping operational detail by the Prime Minister.
“All the fantastical claims are coupled with the fact that Mr Modi has not given a single press conference, or an unscripted interview. This makes it impossible to question the PM on critical policy matters, and his grasp of them,” Mannathukkaren said.
The academic drew a bigger picture: “Ultimately, I see this as a part of the greatest exercise in anti-intellectualism, propaganda/fake news seen in Independent India, in which it is normal to defend the most absurd statement, and in which it has become impossible to distinguish between truth and falsehood.”
His comments come at a time more statements by Modi in the interview with News Nation, telecast on Saturday evening, have come under scrutiny.
A part of the footage suggests the interview was a pre-scripted one. A clip shows Modi holding a few sheets of paper, one of which has a poem typed in Hindi under Question Number 27. The question written on the paper is the same that the interviewer asked the Prime Minister.
It’s in the same interview that Modi claimed his suggestion about a cloud cover shielding Indian Air Force planes from enemy radars had emboldened confused military experts to go ahead with the Balakot air strikes.
Now, references to digital cameras and email by Modi have shovelled more fuel into the controversy, raging on social media but not so much in the mainstream media.
The Prime Minister says in the interview: “I have a deep interest in gadgets. In fact, you would be surprised to know that I had a digital pad in (the) early ’90s…. In the ’80s, I was among very few people who had a digital camera.”
Modi adds: “Maybe in the country, maybe, if there’s someone else, I don’t know. I used a digital camera for the first time in 1987-88. At that time, very few people had email. Advaniji had a meeting in (a tehsil in Gujarat). I took Advaniji’s picture and transmitted it to Delhi. The next day, a colour picture was printed. Advaniji was surprised.”
Social media users raised several questions.
How did Modi get a digital camera in 1987-88?
The invention of the digital camera has been credited to an Eastman Kodak engineer in 1975. Documents on the Internet also refer to a device called the Cromenco Cyclops as the world’s first commercial digital camera that became available in 1975.
So, it’s possible that Modi had a digital camera in 1987-88. But it raises a bigger question: how could a self-styled poor man like Modi afford one?
It is possible that Modi, who has travelled widely in the US and other places, was gifted such a camera in the 1980s. If so, it would seem that Modi, then a BJP office-bearer in Gujarat and a public figure who apparently had few material possessions, had accepted at least one expensive gift before the monogrammed suit costing lakhs was gifted to him in 2015.
Some speculated that Modi may have confused a Polaroid instant camera with a digital camera.
Could Modi have emailed a photo in 1987-88?
Truth be told, Modi did not actually say he “emailed’ Advani’s picture to the BJP stalwart in Delhi. Modi used the word “transmitted”.
One way of transmitting a colour picture fast in the late 1980s was to use the facsimile technology. But Modi says Advani was “surprised”. If it was facsimile and Advani was indeed surprised, it would suggest that Advani did not know the facsimile technology was available in Gujarat.
If Modi did email the picture, it would suggest he had privileged access. A senior computer scientist said the email option was not available to the general public in India in 1987-88.
But in 1986, the department of electronics (DoE) had established a network of computers called ERNET that linked only the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, the five old IITs, the National Centre for Software Technology, Mumbai, and the DoE. It isn’t clear whether Modi, the then Gujarat organising secretary of the BJP, had access to any of these establishments.
Perhaps, the then Prime Minister had helped Modi enter one of these establishments and send the email. The then Prime Minister happened to be Rajiv Gandhi, recently described by Modi as “your (Rahul Gandhi’s) father whose life ended as Bhrashtachari Number 1”.
The big takeaway
After the reinvention of radar science, the biggest takeaway from the interview of the year would be the admission by the Prime Minister that there indeed was life — and colour picture transmission capability — in the nation before the advent of Narendra Damodardas Modi.
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Awesome Con returns to Washington, D.C. (April 26 – April 28)
4/26 – 4/28: AWESOME CON 2019
Washington, D.C. (February 26, 2019) – The seventh annual Awesome Con by LeftField Media, the Mid-Atlantic’s premier pop culture convention, will unite 80,000 fans of comics, technology and science, television and film, custom art, over-the-top cosplay, and more at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28, 2019. The convention floor and panel rooms will buzz with hundreds of hours’ worth of programs including: celebrities and experts hosting panels and exclusive reveals; cosplay fashion shows; gaming tournaments; iconic pop culture memorabilia collections; and as always, a diverse array of activities for the whole family.
Family-friendly pavilion Awesome Con Jr presented by the Toy Association returns with even more playful events planned to educate and entertain kids of all ages and parents alike. Smithsonian partners up with Awesome Con once again to present Future Con, a science pavilion showcasing the intersection between science and science fiction with tech demonstrations, experts discussing everything from dystopia to scientific advancement, and more. Back for the third year is Pride Alley presented in partnership with Geeks OUT and Washington Blade, shining a spotlight on LGBTQ creators and fans in an even more robust section of Artist Alley and presenting special programs discussing diversity in pop culture.
In addition to returning esteemed comics publishers such as DC Comics and Third Eye Comics, for the first time at Awesome Con, Dark Horse Comics and Oni Press will be onsite. Attendees will have the opportunity to stop by their panels for special announcements and exclusives.
With Awesome Con 2019 hosting more energetic programs, more globally recognized special guests, and presenting more exclusive previews and announcements to attendees than ever before, it continues to grow into a standout annual destination – and unite fans at one of the largest pop culture events in the country.
WHEN: Friday, April 26; exhibit hall hours 12pm – 8pm, programming until 10pm
Saturday, April 27; exhibit hall hours 10am – 7pm, programming until 10pm
Sunday, April 28; exhibit hall hours 10am – 5pm
WHERE: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mt. Vernon Pl NW
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Riverdale: Cole Sprouse (Jughead Jones)
Doctor Who: Matt Smith (Doctor Who)
Screen Stars:
Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Glory, Saw, Robin Hood Men In Tights)
Val Kilmer (Top Gun, Batman Forever, Willow)
John Barrowman (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Arrow)
Jon Bernthal (Punisher, Daredevil, Walking Dead)
Anthony Michael Hall (The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, War Machine)
Creed Bratton (The Office)
Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, Star Trek: Discovery)
Kate Flannery (The Office, Ok K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes)
Oscar Nunez (The Office, The Proposal)
Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride, Toy Story, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Clueless)
Gates McFadden (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Kelly LeBrock (Weird Science, Hard to Kill, The Women in Red, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Gamers: The Movie)
Marina Sirtis (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Comic Guests:
Greg Capullo (BATMAN series for DC Comics, SPAWN, Marvel Comics X-FORCE, QUASAR, The Creech)
Amy Chu (Red Sonja, Kiss, Wonder Woman, Deadpool)
David Walker (Luke Cage, Occupy Avengers, Cyborg)
Amanda Conner (Vampirella, Harley Quinn, Power Girl)
Jeff Parker (Agents of Atlas, X-Men First Class, Hulk, Flash Gordon, Aquaman)
Amy Mebberson (Walt Disney Company)
Cat Staggs (DC Comics, Smallville, The Vampire Diaries)
Steve Orlando (Midnighter, Justice League of America)
Chrissie Zullo (Vampirella, Josie and the Pussycats, Fables: The Wolf Among Us, Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love)
James Silvani (Disney and Muppet comics for BOOM! IDW and APE Entertainment)
Jimmy Palmiotti (Event Comics, Marvel Knights, Paperfilms)
Peter Tomasi (Batman and Robin, Robin Rises: Omega, Superman/Wonder Woman)
Richard Starkings (Hip Flask, Elephantmen, Doctor Who Magazine, The Real Ghostbusters, Transformers)
Kyle Starks (Sexcastle, Rock Candy Mountain, Secret Wars, Too, Invader Zim, Rick and Morty)
TICKETS: Daily and full weekend passes are available. Badges purchased before March 11 can be mailed to a provided address. Prices increase on April 1.
Friday Only Admission: $40
Saturday Only Admission: $55
Sunday Only Admission: $45
3-Day Weekend Pass: $80
3-Day ‘Geekend VIP’ Pass: $150
Kids Admission: $15. Valid for kids ages 3-10. Valid for full weekend or any day individually.
VIP passes & experiences range from the VIP Geekend ($150) to the premium, limited quantity Club Awesome Reserve Membership ($399-$999) which offers access to various celebrity appearances, reserved Main Stage seating for marquee programs, and exclusive Club Awesome Reserve-only events.
WEBSITE: www.awesomecon.com is updated regularly with new guests, exciting exhibitors, and special programming.
Facebook: facebook.com/AwesomeConDC
Twitter: @AwesomeCon
Instagram: @awesomecons
About Awesome Con
Awesome Con is the biggest annual comic and pop culture convention in Washington, D.C., having welcomed over 71,000 attendees in 2018. Awesome Con celebrates all aspects of geekdom and pop culture, with a wide assortment of engaging events, comic books, collectibles, toys, games, original art, cosplay and more. Awesome Con is presented in partnership with LeftField Media, an event organization company developed by the founder of New York Comic Con. Learn more at www.awesomecon.com.
About LeftField Media
LeftField Media, LLC is an events company focused on developing face-to-face events in a range of communities rooted in contemporary culture and shared passion. LeftField was formed in 2014 by Greg Topalian (President, LeftField Media) and is now owned by Topalian and Clarion Events Ltd. With a keen sense of the evolving needs of businesses and their consumers, as well as new opportunities created by change, LeftField takes a clean slate approach to its work. LeftField’s portfolio includes Play Fair (playfairny.com), a family-focused celebration of toys and play built with the Toy Industry Association; Awesome Con (awesomecon.com), Washington D.C.’s Comic Con; Rose City Comic Con (rosecitycomiccon.com), in Portland, O.R.; Anime NYC (animenyc.com), a Japanese pop culture festival presented by Crunchyroll; and the Classic Auto Show (theclassicautoshow.com), a vintage auto show launched in Los Angeles. LeftField Media is headquartered in historic Trumbull, C.T. (leftfieldmedia.com).
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How Netflix’s Big, “Bright” Move Changes Everything, For Better or Worse
“As many new subscribers might have signed up for Netflix to watch Bright, and who might now stick around and become paying customers, more money would be made by putting its sequel into theaters either as part of a day-and-date release, or three works before releasing it on the streaming service,” writes Neil Turitz.
“Bright” Review: Will Smith’s Fantasy Film Made More “Noise” Than Sense, But That’s All That Matters to Netflix
“The things that Ayer gets right in Bright are the tangible details of what it feels like to use magic in the world of the film, and there are some moments that are effective. But overall, it was impossible for me to fully give myself over as a viewer because I had a hard time understanding what the stakes and the rules were,” writes Drew McWeeny.
Netflix Announces “Bright 2” With Leaked Orc Auditions (Video)
Being bombed by critics didn’t seem to matter for Netflix’s latest film, as Bright received the biggest opening weekend for the streaming service, with over 11 million views.
The Final Trailer for Will Smith’s Police Fantasy-Thriller “Bright” (Video)
Directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad, End of Watch), the Netflix movie could be a game-changer for the streaming service by being the only place to see Will Smith’s new movie.
Will Smith’s Netflix Action Movie “Bright” Gets a Second Trailer (Video)
A longer trailer showing more of Joel Edgerton as Smith’s orc partner Jakoby.
Netflix Releases “Bright” Featurette Focusing on Smith & Edgerton’s Relationship
Netflix has released an all-new featurette for their upcoming film Bright.
Will Smith’s “Bright” Puts a Fresh Spin on “Diversity” in New Trailer for David Ayer’s Netflix Movie (Video)
Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace and Edgar Ramirez co-star alongside Lucy Fry, Ike Barinholtz, Jay Hernandez, Margaret Cho, Dawn Olivieri and Kenneth Choi.
Will Smith’s “Bright” and Tilda Swinton’s “Okja” Trailers: Can Netflix Beat the Studios at Their Own Game? (Video)
The streaming service is aggressively wading into the A-list talent pool that used to be exclusive to the major studios.
Featuring 92 scripts, 101 writers, more than 70 production companies & studios, 46 different agencies & management companies, and more than 200 individual reps, this year’s list is one of the most diverse and exciting we’ve ever released.
Lucy Fry Joins Will Smith in Netflix Fantasy Feature “Bright”
Mr. Church actress Lucy Fry has been tapped for a key role in Netflix’s upcoming fantasy pic Bright directed by David Ayer and written by Max Landis.
BRIGHT (SALES)
In a world where magical creatures live side by side with humans, a human cop is forced to work alongside an Orc to track down a powerful wand that everyone is willing to kill for.
{Heat Meter} Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, & David Ayer Package Burning “Bright” On Spec Market
In one of the biggest packages we’ve seen so far this year, Will Smith and Joel Edgerton are attached to star in the Max Landis spec Bright, with David Ayer on board to direct. Let the bidding begin…
BRIGHT (Spec)
Logline: In a world where magical creatures live side by side with humans, a human cop is forced to work alongside an Orc to track down a powerful wand that everyone is willing to kill for.
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The ice ‘pandemic’ gripping the Sunshine Coast
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August 1, 2018 |Matty Holdsworth
IT’S the killer that shows no mercy and doesn’t discriminate, with the most innocent often amongst its many casualties.
Experts say Sunshine Coast residents are facing an ice “pandemic” with children as young as 13, the elderly and high-profile professionals using the addictive drug.
The Health Retreat founder Francis McLachlan said it was a problem that used to be only in tourist hot spots, but has now reached every small town in the area.
His concerns come after the State Government announced a $5.4 million pledge to help regional families combat ice addiction, which Mr McLachlan scoffed at.
He said it was a “drop in the ocean” and that $200 million was needed to fix the “multi-faceted” problem.
“If you asked around, around 60-70 per cent of people would know someone who uses. It is so prevalent out there,” Mr McLachlan said.
“Ice addiction is like poker machines on steroids. And the use of meth here has gone through the roof.
“You used to only be able to find it in Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, now it’s in every single suburb.”
He says the problem starts with children at an early age, usually lured in by other substances.
Almost one in three children who go into state care have a parent with a current or previous meth problem.
“We are getting a lot of mums and dads through at the moment,” he said. “But it is so much further than that. We see kids younger than 13 hooked.
“It is everywhere if you know where to look. You just have to walk around the shopping centres or fast food outlets.
“Addiction can start from mental health problems, painkiller addiction, car accidents, marijuana.”
Minister for Health Steven Miles argued the government was committed to addressing the ongoing issue of drug abuse in Queensland.
“We’ve invested $350 million in mental health and drug services as part of the Palaszczuk Government’s Connecting Care to Recovery 2016-2021 plan.”
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Home » News » Wrestling: Myles Martin will try and set leadership expectation in final season
Wrestling: Myles Martin will try and set leadership expectation in final season
By Nolan Harmon: nolan-harmon December 7, 2018 3 Comments
Ohio State senior wrestler Myles Martin sits at the Steelwood Training Facility. Credit: Nolan Harmon | Lantern Reporter
Ohio State senior 184-pound captain Myles Martin won a national championship with the Buckeyes as a freshman in 2015-16 in a lower weight class, and is also a three-time All American and Big Ten finalist. But he will still try and add to his legacy in his final year as a Buckeye.
After suffering a loss in 2017 in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to Kent State’s Bo Nickal —a match in which Martin led 4-0 at one point— Martin said he’s more motivated to get back to the top of the mountain.
“I spent a month trying to get that taste out of my mouth,” Martin said. “It’s always in the back of my head. It’s one of those things that will motivate me to keep going. Wrestling full seven or full six, freestyle or scholastic. It’s always on my mind. It’s on my mind right now. It’s on my mind when I train. It was a good and a bad thing.”
Martin was listed as one of the captains by coach Tom Ryan, who notices some of the younger members of the team looking at Martin more closely and trying to follow his lead.
Martin said this is something he can see in his interactions with the younger members of the team.
“I definitely know that they’re watching me and that they’re watching down to the small details that I don’t even look at because I do it naturally,” Martin said. “I’m always helping out, especially after practice and with working on the small stuff.”
Martin was the 15th true freshman in NCAA history — and the first ever at Ohio State — to win a national championship, an honor that has earned him plaques and his own picture inside the Steelwood Training Facility, where the Buckeyes host their practices.
He said those accolades mean a lot to him, but he doesn’t think of them much.
“It doesn’t change my personality,” Martin said. “It doesn’t change anything that I do, or my moral or any social values that I have. It’s not going to affect anything about me, just because I have a strong belief system. Tom [Ryan] always encourages us to have strong moral core values.”
And Ryan views that in Martin, a leadership that others can emulate on the team, even from the moment he began his career at Ohio State.
“He came out of redshirt as a freshman midway through the year,” Ryan said. “That takes a strong belief in himself and our program. He was born a leader. He feels like this is his team and he’s been a great example.”
Despite all of the accolades Martin has stacked up in his time with Ohio State, he said he has something other than a national championship that he’s most proud of.
“One thing I’m really proud of that I don’t think about as much as I should, is just being a leader here for the team,” Martin said. “Just being one of the main guys that they rely on and just being able to hold up my end of the bargain. It’s just me doing what I love and helping out some of these guys get better.”
After 33-6, 32-9 and 31-3 records in his first three seasons with the Buckeyes, Martin will attempt to top himself yet again with a bigger target on his back, as the number one wrestler in his weight class with even higher expectations.
But the expectations surpass the wrestling mat. In his final season at Ohio State, those expectations revolve around his leadership.
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Lenovo K9 Note with dual rear camera launched in India
The phone comes in black and gold color options and is available for purchase through offline channels.
Lenovo has quietly launched its new smartphone in India under its K-series, dubbed as Lenovo K9 Note. The smartphone is priced at Rs 9,999 and is available for purchase through offline channels. The phone has been now listed on Lenovo India website as well. It comes in jet black and sunburst gold colour options.
The major highlight of Lenovo K9 Note is its dual rear camera setup, which comes with a combination of 16-megapixel AI primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. On the front, it has an 8-megapixel selfie shooter. The phone features a 5.9-inch Full HD display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and comes equipped with 2.2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor. It has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.
The Lenovo K9 Note houses a fingerprint sensor embedded on its rear panel and runs on Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. The phone gets its juices from a 3760 mAh battery.Connectivity options include Dual Sim, 4G, VoLTE, WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, A-GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack and a micoUSB port. Other sensors include G-sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor and e-compass. The phone measures 158.3 x 76.7 x 8.5 mm and weighs 176 grams.
Just to refresh, the company launched Lenovo K9 smartphone in India last year for Rs 8,999. The USP of that smartphone was dual camera setup both at front and rear. The phone had a 5.7-inch HD+ display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels and was powered by a 2.0GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 processor along with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The phone also has an option to expand the storage up to 256GB via microSD card. The K9 smartphone was backed up by a 3000mAh battery and also houses a USB Type-C port.
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I Love You So Much I Would Drink Your Blood
By Charlie Fox
Notes on Jim Goldberg’s Raised by Wolves.
Jim Goldberg, Megan, Sherman Oaks, 1991. © Jim Goldberg. All images courtesy of the artist, Pace/MacGill Gallery (NY), and Casemore Kirkeby (SF).
Friday?
I’m really sorry about
losing control of myself
+ hurting you (+ the, “ahem”,
bathroom mirror).
I know + understand
that talk doesn’t mean a
damn thing to you by
now. (Especially from my mouth.) …
Some facts before things get messy. This unattributed note—handwritten as neatly as one’s science homework, its margin decorated with a ghostly heart—appears in Jim Goldberg’s mammoth book of photographs Raised by Wolves (1995), juxtaposed with a fuzzy snap of a scarecrow-like boy tilting forward as if hit by a windstorm. I think that boy is Tweeky Dave, a cadaverous teenage drug addict who died from liver disease circa 1993; he was, for a few years before his death, something of a celebrity urchin on the Los Angeles streets he used to haunt in search of opiates. He’s also the hero of Goldberg’s epic book, which chronicles the lives of various homeless kids in LA and its environs (shout-out to Echo, Marcos with the wonky eye, Wolfette, Vampchild—“this cute boy who says he’s a real vampire”—and Blade) and comes stuffed with transcripts of their conversations, faxes from Social Services, Polaroids, and other grungy ephemera testifying to the decade Goldberg spent shadowing his subjects. Tracking them through the book—on drugs, out of school, and running away from ogreish parents—also means confronting some of the gnarliest fallout from the Reagan-Bush years: the rapacious mutilation of education programs and social services, not to mention the, ahem, decline of the “family values” they claimed to protect. Tweeky Dave is just the most wretched embodiment of the trouble all those acts can cause.
“I’m really sorry about losing control of myself … ” Raised by Wolves is about what happens when the self gets lost amid all the drugs and dereliction as economics turn savage and parents disappear. Meanwhile, the kids are too spaced out to know what day it is.
Before Dave died, he liked to call Jim Goldberg “Dad,” too. Check that picture of a scar snaking up Dave’s stomach and it’s obvious that his real father, “a biker from hell,” shot him …
Dave, San Francisco. 1989.
Or maybe he stabbed him?
Maybe he did neither: it depends how much you believe the stories coming from that junkie mouth, which, as Dave acknowledges, is famous for telling tall tales. Three hundred pages later, he’s on his deathbed playfully telling “Dad” to invite James Brown, “Trent from Nine Inch Nails,” Stephen King, and “Cher (what the fuck)” to his funeral. This sad event happens on a sunny day outside a Salvation Army Youth Center. Cher doesn’t make it. At its conclusion, the kids release balloons into the sky.
The, uh, “establishing shot” that opens the book shows a handsome pinewood house, hazy, shrouded by flowers, sleepy trees, and seen through some creep’s binoculars. When we talk on the phone, Goldberg tells me he was thinking about Buffalo Bill in Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs (1991), the toad-voiced sociopath who abducts and kills innocent women after tracking their movements through his night-vision goggles. Lycanthropic vibes: we could be experiencing the perspective of the Big Bad Wolf lurking outside the house of a succulent little pig. There’s something storybook-like, upstate idyllic, about the picture, too, which may not actually show Echo’s mother’s real house at all but a weirdly familiar dream home liberated from elsewhere, giving extra resonance to her claim that what’s happened to her family could strike “any home in America.”
Untitled (House Through Binoculars), New York. 1992.
What Goldberg assembled in Raised by Wolves isn’t a real history, which wouldn’t be a fitting tribute to the kids since they never told the whole truth anyway, but something lyrical and a little feverish. Facts get high or vanish on their way through the night. “Some of the names,” Goldberg tells me, “have been changed to protect the innocent.” Verification is difficult when it’s tested against the kids’ habits of compulsive mythmaking, which is also a strategy for survival: I can’t be hurt if I’m not the real me.
Detritus scattered through the book (an unfinished list): a court report with FUCK U ASSHOLE scrawled on it in felt tip; an ad for onion rings repurposed as the space for a story about scoring heroin after dark; a xeroxed Rorschach blot, commonly referred to as “Card IV” in clinical situations and also known as “the Father Card,” that funky monster towering over you, legs astride your soon-to-be corpse; Echo’s old Cheap Trick T-shirt; various desolate meditations on existence, such as “my mom and dad reeject [sic] me […] things are all wrong,” written by teenagers in grade-school hands.
Dave’s Country Western Song, 1991.
To say Raised by Wolves remains darkly relevant today is an understatement. You don’t need Danny Brown going nuts, rapping on Atrocity Exhibition (2016) to figure it out— “Don’t have a soul / Myself I don’t know no more!”—just revisit the moment where a cop barks at an unnamed and unarmed kid, “Don’t move or I’ll blow your fuckin’ head off!”
Dave later disses the cops as “rednecks with hard-ons.”
Dave’s in love with Echo, but she doesn’t love him back. Familiar teenage trouble except the average smitten kid doesn’t say, “Baby, I love you so much, I’d drink your blood,” while frying on five hits of LSD and craving heroin. Drinking blood is also on the minds of the punk fox Blade and her BF, Tank, who cruise down to the Hollywood Boulevard (“the Boulie,” in Wolf slang) with Goldberg in tow and “stop (always) at Bela Lugosi’s star” on the Walk of Fame “and suck each other’s neck.” Poor Bela was a junkie, too, shooting Demerol for two decades until the schlock film director Ed Wood checked him into rehab. Addiction is a little vampiric kiss, the parasitic romance that slowly eats you up. Maybe, if it feels like they’re the only things keeping you alive, it’s natural to speedball the two kinds of love into one toxic mixture.
In the suburbs of New York at Xmas, Echo’s mother (referred to as R. Sylvia) explains what happened to her little girl. She started running away when she was thirteen—“one night she slept in a Goodwill dumpster”— because she was being routinely molested by her ex-cop stepfather. Once the abuse was common knowledge, “she stopped going to school and she refused to see a psychologist.” She hitchhiked to Kansas City, got dragged to a group home, and crashed back at her mother’s house but scrammed after a little while and somehow made it to Hollywood.
R. Sylvia: One night she called me in to watch a TV talk show. It was that guy with the big mouth. She said she hated him. Got up the next morning and she was gone. Just like that. To California.
Jim: What was the show about?
R. Sylvia: I don’t know. Rock stars, I guess.
There was that phase in the nineties when talk shows acted as a hotline to the darkest regions of the national psyche and simultaneously served as an accidental, shock-faced introduction to the variegated freakiness of underground culture for kids in suburbia. GWAR flew from their home planet onto Joan Rivers. G. G. Allin snarled through his appearances on Geraldo. Marilyn Manson looked like some creature from the moon on Donahue.
Echo and Dave at My House, San Francisco. 1989.
A loquacious wraith in a poison-green sweatshirt and a baseball cap, Dave starred in a few episodes of The Jerry Springer Show between 1991 and 1992, eager to be ogled by its audience as an authentic example of what somebody elsewhere in the book identifies as “America’s deterioration.” VHS rips of his appearances still circulate on YouTube. Dave is painful to watch, his body skeletal, his eyes bug-like, his teeth piratical, mouthing off about his real dad: “I don’t know if it was the Vietnam War or he was just crazy.” Somebody commented on the video of his second appearance, “WOW / this is as REAL AS it GETS / n to think things r only getting worst [sic].”
Family drama: quizzed by David Brinkley for ABC News on December 22, 1989, about the escalating problem with homelessness in America’s cities, Ronald Reagan stated, “They make it their own choice for staying out there. There are shelters in virtually every city … and those people still prefer out on those grates and lawns to going into one of those shelters.” Remember that one of Reagan’s ultra-creepy nicknames for Nancy, the first lady, was “Mommy.” If Pop didn’t even have a prescription for the dispossessed beyond bafflement and contempt, Mommy’s was no better. “Just Say No” was her advice—not exactly reasonable when, like Echo, your memory’s a landfill of trauma: incest, lost horses, the routine degradations of turning tricks. The fantastic white powder laid out in some cute boy’s hand will take all the trouble away. Who could say no to a thing like that? C’mon, honey, this right here’s how fairy tales begin.
Dave high-fives sunlight as he lies on the Walk of Fame, a skeleton catching a few rays, as the regular folk walk past.
Slayer, Errol Flynn Squat, Hollywood. 1988.
There’s the psychogeographical heaviness of LA to consider, too. Much of the action in Raised by Wolves happens in the shadows of Hollywood’s industrial-entertainment complex. The kids stalk through Tinseltown’s sprawl like hungry ghosts. On that dismal margin of Highway 101 under the Hollywood Freeway, a slick bro in a convertible pulls up. Poor Marcos (“he calls himself the Ugly Duckling”) fails to seduce him into a date. There’s the Troll squat, and “the old Errol Flynn estate turned squat up on the hill.” Sometimes the kids go to rathole motels at night to get high, nod out, or gawp at whatever’s flickering on the TV, including, as Goldberg notes, a schmaltz-fest about a girl orphan saved from the horrors of street life by some Daddy Warbucks–esque benefactor. Skid Row awaits. And twenty-seven miles from the Boulie is Manhattan Beach, home of McMartin Preschool, whose staff were notoriously subject to a trial from 1987 to 1990. Children scarcely old enough to spell their own names alleged that their teachers arranged hot-air balloon trips to the graveyard for festive bursts of animal sacrifice and molestation. That was the era when wicked children were supposedly in league with Satan.
Annie, Dorothy, the Artful Dodger, even dopey Ryan Atwood from The O.C. all embody the orphan as a supernatural combination of cherub, rascal, and hunk deserving special reward for the traumas they have seen. Their real-life counterparts get treated like hot garbage. But maybe it’s fun being a drug-crazed rapscallion haunting dank underpasses and parking lots, setting your brain alight with freaky chemicals, running from the cops like they’re Captain Hook and you’re Peter Pan … in the right spirit, the whole festering place could be Neverland. See the boy skating who looks like he’s on fire or the Polaroids of the kids grinning. No grown-ups. There are reasons why they “stay out there,” Ronnie.
San Remo Hotel, San Francisco. 1991.
A snapshot-style portrait from Goldberg’s book Rich and Poor (1985) provides another read on the fragile bond between parents and children that looms through Raised by Wolves. It shows a protective ma and her skinny blond angel son, hands in his underwear, the two together in a desolate little room. “My mom looks pretty,” the boy writes in wonky Crayola alphabet, “I look scared.”
Goldberg says one of the questions haunting Raised by Wolves is, “Who are the wolves now, the parents or the children?” Old questions: Can you be born a wolf, or are you transformed into one by your environment, and can solace be found even in savage conditions, as in the tale of Romulus and Remus, famous orphan bros nourished by a mother wolf? Whatever else happens, a brutal juvenile-detention system assures a child’s decline, turning him or her, as one counselor at San Francisco’s Youth Guidance Center tells Goldberg, into “cold-blooded killing animals that can’t be helped.”
Two shots from juvenile hall: an Xmas tree huddling in the corner like some wizened fungus and a picture of a bed that was presumably used in a turn-of-the-century madhouse, its frame bound with suffocating belts. Sweet dreams.
Baby Angel, Funland Squat, San Fernando Valley. 1988.
Sound bites:
“Say, I hear they’re giving job interviews for the carnival.”
“Yesterday we were walkin’ down the Boulevard and this giant lion walked up to us.”
“She had me snortin’ mousse.”
“I’m lonely. I’m gonna get a puppy and name it Megadeth.”
All the kids shoved to the margins by familial contempt or indifference—or their own private craving for a life that’s a little more dangerous than your average Happy Days rerun—are drawn together into this motley congregation. There’s punks, boys whose dads died in Vietnam, a hair-metal girl in a Rush shirt (the chorus to their misfit jam “Subdivisions” goes, “Conform or be cast out!”), LA goths, fabulous queer black boys acting out what wasn’t even called “transitioning” yet, obnoxious skaters, and miscellaneous drug-addled urchins. Itemizing the contents of his childhood before he hit the streets, Dave lists candy bars, heroin, TV, and stray dogs. “This was a weird family, dude,” he says, “this was not The Brady Bunch.”
The gay contingent is having untold fun. Meet Deion: “I’m so fine, Miss Thang, I made $250 for just sitting in a jacuzzi and jacking this daddy off […] Got fucked-up good and got free food. See, this guy, he cares about me.”
Deion is a homo-hoodlum with a penchant for getting ripped to the max on Hollywood’s best speed and “hubba” (crack). He could’ve starred in a West Coast version of Paris Is Burning. In mad pursuit of his beloved hubba one spring night, he steals a car with a bunch of wild-eyed pals and almost gets shot by the cops. He escapes the wrath of LA’s finest (soon to be infamous everywhere for pummeling Rodney King) and burns rubber to another hotel room where he smokes rocks until his brain melts as the alarm in the ceiling keeps going off. It’s no heart-stopping surprise when he goes AWOL midway through the book. Goldberg learns that he’s cooling out in “some witness protection program whilst helping some former hotel hot shot who likes little boys and girls.”
Echo Waiting (Polk and Sutter), San Francisco. 1986.
Another vanishing act.
Three cops roll down the street, seen from a high window as if by some paranoid speed freak.
Whatever the toxic nature of the relationships between teen hustlers and their johns (Goldberg says, “there were always adults preying on children”), the kids devote major time to bragging about their sugar daddies and detailing their fantastic largesse. Cultivating the attentions of these shadowy gentlemen is an art. Some boys invent sugar daddies to make themselves seem in demand, adored, like little children dramatizing the exploits of their imaginary friends.
Calling Goldberg from the hospital, Dave sings the Scarecrow’s ditty “If I Only Had a Brain” but slyly turns (tweaks!) it into a junkie lament, “If I Only Had a Vein” … then the line goes dead.
When Dave dies, the hospital connects Goldberg with the boy’s family in Texas, and he gets the true story. If it contradicts Dave’s lurid tale, it’s just as tragic. Dave was one of a pair of orphaned twins adopted by a sweet-tempered Christian couple—his obsession with Echo suddenly looks like a doomed attempt to capture this missing double, his absent sister. As this unnamed sibling explains over the phone, Dave was born without stomach muscles and had to undergo experimental surgery in a bid to fix him. “He was a mess,” his sister says, cold, “and nobody expected him to live past eighteen.” Asked why her brother would concoct such wild tales about his life, she states, “My guess is David could never distinguish between reality and his dreams. I think this was because of his psychological and physical problems. They got in the way of everything. He stuck out so much that he never grew up. He ended up being a very confused boy.”
To Goldberg, the family hands over the rights to Dave’s remains like neighbors permitting the retrieval of a lost dog from their yard: “Yes, that would be fine.”
Dave’s Jacket, Hollywood. 1991.
“I call them again,” Goldberg writes, and “leave a message about the date of the funeral. They never call back.” Goldberg still has the box containing Dave’s ashes.
The balloons go up into the sky.
“I know this whole round world do not love me nohow,” Washington Phillips sings on “I Had a Good Mother and Father,” from 1929, “and it is on account of sin.”
Still hooking in her first trimester, Echo has a baby with a wastoid called Twack Jack, whom Goldberg calls “a dog-faced surfer geek,” and another with a second dude shortly afterward: two girls. The boys jet—Twack Jack is popping wheelies in the hospital parking lot and hounding Goldberg for drug money when Echo’s in labor—but miraculously she cleans up. She watches TV; she changes her name back to Beth; she looks after the girls. She tells Goldberg, “I like having a place to brush my teeth”: a warm, disinfected idea of happiness.
A home movie of Echo as a radiant ghost, slouched on the swings in the afternoon sun.
An elementary-school portrait of Echo appears early in the book. She’s a blonde little girl in a cotton-candy-pink dress with a cute gap-toothed grin. Next to the picture is a careful little note recalling a family trip as if it were paradise, sweet and bright and gone forever.
We saw anything and everything you could see
It was the best time
We stopped in the middle of
this light green forest
I wandered off and climbed a tree
Nothin’ but bright green everywhere.
That was the time
my parents were happiest together
And I was happiest with them
That was the only time I can
remember us being a real family.
A new ‘bootleg’ edition of Raised by Wolves will appear in September via jimgoldberg.com.
Special thanks to Lauren Panzo at Pace/MacGill Gallery, in New York. Extra special thanks to Jim Goldberg.
Charlie Fox is a writer who lives in London. His book of essays, This Young Monster, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions, is out now.
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// REGULATION FOR RAISING CAPITAL EXISTS - WHY ARE WE REINVENTING THE WHEEL?
In light of the UK’s Treasury Committee releasing a strong recommendation to regulate crypto-assets, it is time for us to make our view of the current regulatory landscape abundantly clear.
Crowdfunding in Europe has existed since 2011. Therefore, regulation for companies raising capital from the public (aka, ICOs) has also existed. However, startups have just chosen to ignore it. Lawyers have worked around it - and in the global fight for talent, capital and the next 25 years of technology - governments have pretended it doesn’t exist.
We do not need and have never needed new regulation.
Since 2011, our estimate is that around €3 billion has been raised for venture assets through crowdfunding platforms. The largest, Crowdcube, has raised €550M to date. As these figures are substantially inflated by private tickets of funds, the true figure for retail crowdfunding is significantly less than half that - potentially even less than €1bn.
The true retail appetite to invest in venture style assets is perhaps €20m/month. The retail interest in ICOs over the last 18 months represents the propensity to gamble - not a pent up demand for democratised access to venture.
You can easily raise €8m from the public in a regulation-lite but compliant manner in Europe. If you want to raise more, it rightfully falls under the full Prospectus Rules. Complying with that will still cost less than a token issuance. The instrument you’re raising for - ‘utility’, ‘payment’, ‘security’ is practically irrelevant. We do not need any additional rules.
Why then, are we trying to reinvent the wheel?
// DLT DEEP DIVE - DUSK
Overview: The Dusk Network is a compliant privacy blockchain offering a new confidential token standard (XST). As a result, security token offerings could run on top of the Dusk protocol, with built-in KYC/AML compliance to assist in the creation of a liquid asset class of securities that was previously non-existent. Dusk Network focuses on payments, p2p communication and asset ownership transfer.
Why are we talking about Dusk? The current DLT market is over-saturated and underperforms. More solutions arise, but the same five continue to monopolise their respective sub-markets: Ethereum, EOS, and NEO have clear barriers to any meaningful adoption (scalability; privacy; and security, respectively). Monero and Zcash are impressive privacy protocols, but their narrow ‘payments-only’ functionality limits their scope. Many of these platforms are under careful regulatory scrutiny, yet have poor compliance systems in place. Many projects have (importantly) focused on targeting developers, however, there is a clear void in how these platforms can be best leveraged for businesses and consumers alike. This is where the Dusk Network comes into its own.
Dusk works in the real world. They have a unique approach to balancing privacy, compliance and scalability that enables new functionality, for example, video conferencing - secured through complex elliptic-curve cryptography and unique solutions into data tunnelling. Dusk applies wherever data is transferred - including file and content transmission.
Transactions per second (TPS): given Dusk’s adaptive block size, the question of TPS is largely irrelevant. However, for argument’s sake, assume 10,000-50,000 TPS (Visa handles approximately 1,700 TPS on average each day but its network can theoretically handle up to 56,000 TPS) with a 1MB fixed block size.
Consensus Mechanism: Dusk’s Segregated Byzantine Agreement (SBA*) consensus mechanism aims to solve the key problems associated with PoW and PoS consensus mechanisms (namely excessive energy consumption and centralisation, amongst many) by (1) using Proof-Of-Blind to provide the sybil attack resilience of PoS with anonymity; (2) segregating the operations of block-generation and validation/voting/notarization to make it possible to create the first economy resistant to centralised pooling attempts; and (3) having in built resistance to nothing-at-stake and long-range-attacks because of its voting system being engineered to avoid chain divergence.
Scalability: Dusk’s consensus mechanism is highly scalable. By segregating tasks and actors, the already efficient pBFT class of consensus mechanisms, is made even faster. It has an adaptive block size, with enough throughput capacity to meet all plausible transaction requirements for all of its use cases on a global scale.
Status: The private sale is taking place now, the devnet with Provisioners, wallets and consensus is to be released in December 2018, full testnet in Q1 2019 and the mainnet launch is due for Q2 2019.
// MUST READS
Vision Hill research on “Introducing a Crypto Benchmark Framework”.
// (ALMOST) DISASTER OF THE WEEK
A bug was found in Bitcoin Core that had the potential to crash the whole network.
// TRACTION
10 investment banks together with Royal Dutch Shell and Mercuria Energy Group join forces to to create a blockchain-based commodity trade-finance venture, aimed at becoming the industry standard.
Chinese entrepreneur who heads the $100 million Binance Blockchain Charity Foundation tries to bring “Shenzen miracle to Africa”.
Unicorns (Paypal, Wix, Overstock) integrate cryptocurrency payments, pushing blockchain towards mainstream, despite recent drops.
New York University (NYU) has reportedly become the “first” university in the U.S. to offer students a major in blockchain technology.
A consortium of Swiss investors has launched a private equity vehicle that aims to collect up to $100 million with the long-term goal of getting 1,000 blockchain companies off the ground internationally every year.
UN Women — a United Nations entity for gender equality and empowering women — will use blockchain technology for cash transfers in Jordanian refugee camps, according to a UN press release on September 18.
Poland’s largest bank will launch a blockchain solution for its customer documents via a partnership with UK-based Coinform.
// PROJECTS
FOAM a project aiming to build a decentralised global mapping service is now live on Ethereum. FOAM, which raised $16.5 million through its token sale on Token Foundry in August, is already seeing its first users beginning to populate the map with points of interest through the use of the FOAM token. The project aims to solve vulnerabilities and reliability problems that exist in current centralised mapping services like GPS.
Institutional cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX has raised $15 million in a Series B round led by Bain Capital. The exchange offers trading and settlement services for spot markets and other regulated derivatives and hopes to offer trading services for digital assets that are similar to those offered for other existing commodities and equities. The institutional focused exchange has applied for a BitLicense through the New York Department of Financial Services and a broker-dealer registration through the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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SIUE student researchers earn Illinois Pharmacists Association acclaim
Published 4:06 pm CDT, Sunday, October 28, 2018
SIUE student researchers Brentsen Wolf, left, and Gregory Takacs earned first place for scientific merit at the Illinois Pharmacists Association September meeting.
For The Telegraph
EDWARDSVILLE — Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s emphasis on fostering undergraduate research opportunities and its faculty’s commitment to living the teacher-scholar model were on full display during the Illinois Pharmacists Association’s (IPhA) September meeting.
SIUE School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor Ronald Worthington, PhD, and two student researchers, Brentsen Wolf, of Belleville, and Gregory Takacs, of Trenton, received statewide acclaim at the IPhA meeting, earning first place for scientific merit for their research entitled, “Association of Synonymous Mutation Codon Frequency Changes with Levels of Protein Expression in Breast Cancer Cells.”
Wolf is a second-year pharmacy student and Takacs is a senior biological sciences major with an emphasis on genetics and cell biology. Takacs is participating in the project through SIUE’s unique Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) program. Wolf was previously an URCA Assistant.
“I am thrilled that my students received such acclaim from a professional organization that is normally focused on important clinical research, but in this case honored a basic science research effort,” Worthington said. “They have been eager participants and have contributed many brilliant insights that were completely original to my thinking on the project.”
Both Wolf and Takacs have been involved in this research for two years or more, gaining insights into scientific practice, literature and application.
“The majority of my involvement in this research entailed collecting data, creating figures and spreadsheets, and most importantly, utilizing bioinformatics as a tool to predict synonymous mutation effects in respect to breast cancer,” Takacs explained. “This research has kindled my desire for science.”
“It is a fantastic feeling to be involved in scientific collaboration,” Wolf added. “I was highly involved in the biological application of the data and, in particular, helping create bridges between the data and pharmacologic applications.”
Worthington underscores the growth students experience when being wholly invested in a research project.
“Our students at SIUE are remarkably talented and driven by their interest in science and larger societal goals of improving medicine and human lives,” Worthington explained. “Through valuable research opportunities, they become challenged to think in creative ways that move them beyond the dogmatic concepts we professors tend to teach.”
It is Worthington’s teaching and mentorship that Wolf and Takacs say has prepared them for successful futures.
“Perhaps the most valuable trait Dr. Worthington brings to the team is that of taking student input seriously and stepping up at all teachable moments,” Wolf said. “He regards our comments, suggestions and questions highly, and never fails to further our understanding in response to each. We are grateful for this, as we have a much deeper understanding of our research thanks to his behavior.”
“Both Brentsen and I strive to be well-rounded scientists like Dr. Worthington,” Takacs added. “The major takeaways from this research project are that hard work pays off, research is important for the understanding and growth of complex issues, and research allows you to grow into a more resilient scientist.”
“I hope the students will want to pursue this line of study to develop their careers, or at least teach this to their colleagues and students going forward, so that others will appreciate the importance of our lessons,” Worthington concluded.
The team was strongly encouraged by IPhA officials to present their research at the annual meeting of the American Pharmacists Association in March 2019 in Seattle, and they have submitted an abstract for presentation.
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The bite behind the Wilmington Sharks' mascot
By Anthony Poisal StarNews Correspondent
Wilmington native Andrian Jackson learning quickly about how to excite fans and life inside the outfit
Andrian Jackson opens the door to the visiting clubhouse at Buck Hardee Field and feels the chilling blast of the air conditioner before he plops down at a stall in the front right corner of the room.
To his left sits a fuzzy shark head with beady eyes and a friendly grin. Above him hang a gray-fabric costume and an extra-large blue jersey. A dark blue belt lays neatly atop a folded pair of white baseball pants on the shelf.
Two men, the umpires for that night's Coastal Plain League baseball game, chat across the room, but Jackson has no time to small talk. He needs to find his zone.
Jackson is about to begin his third game as “Sharky,” the mascot for the Wilmington Sharks summer collegiate team. He inserts earbuds and blasts “Look Alive” by Drake as he zips his suit, ties his shoes and readies for another night of high-fives, fist-bumps and hugs from many of the 1,266 fans in the ballpark.
“I get really nervous, but then I have to realize that I’m not me in this,” said Jackson, referring to the costume. “I never expected to be a mascot, but to be a mascot, you just got to be yourself even though no one knows who you are.”
He grabs the fuzzy shark head, made of a thick layer of foam attached to a baseball helmet, takes a final breath of the cold air and shimmies into the last piece of his costume.
He walks into the bathroom, looks in the mirror and then heads out into the humid North Carolina air.
Jackson has been a sports fan all his life, but he doesn’t know much about baseball.
He had never attended a game before his mascot debut. He didn't know what the numbers on the scoreboard meant until his second game on the job.
That wasn’t important, though. He already juggled shifts at Dairy Queen and Journeys shoe store to help pay his tuition at Cape Fear Community College.
Jackson, 20, is a Wilmington native interested in sports broadcasting. His dream is to become as famous as Stephen A. Smith ― the popular ESPN provocateur. He plans to transfer to a four-year college for his next step toward that goal, but he’s not sure where.
He knows that he'll have to work his way up to Stephen A. status. A mascot job for $100 per game is a sweaty start, one he seized in a hurry.
He heard about the job from an athletic director at CFCC and was hired shortly after he called the team and expressed interest.
“It’s just being in a sports environment that really sets it off,” Jackson said. “I want to be able to interview players and just see different things.”
His responsibilities with the Sharks are simple: Don’t say a word and be the most interactive, fun person at the ballpark.
OK, maybe that’s not as easy as it sounds, but it fits Jackson's quiet, yet loving persona. The latter trait makes it easy for him to mingle. He can make anyone smirk even if he hides a beaming smile behind a shark mask.
It didn't take long for returning fans at Buck Hardee Field to notice a new level of fun from the mascot when Jackson was hired. Carson Bowen, the team's general manager, was approached by a fan in Jackson's first game who expressed appreciation for the pep in Sharky's step.
"He's killing it," Bowen said. "Fans have definitely noticed, and we were thrilled to bring someone like him in."
Not everyone appreciates Sharky, though. Jackson frequently deals with upset toddlers whom he frightens into tears when he's in the suit, and plenty of teenagers and adults are still fearful of mascots.
For the terrified kids, Jackson pretends to be sad. For the older fans, he shrugs his shoulders or holds his arms out in confusion.
No matter what happens, though, Jackson tries to be himself — silent but not shy. That’s why he arrives at the ballpark nearly 45 minutes before the game even though he’s not needed until first pitch.
He wants that time to relax and soak in the environment. He never knows who he’ll meet when the suit is on.
How to interact
As Sharky rounds the right-field fence for his first stroll through the patio area, kids desperate for hugs and pictures from their parents swarm him.
Then he hears a scream.
“Sharky, Sharky!” a team employee shouts. “You’re up!”
The employee takes him by the arm and escorts him to the fence by the Sharks dugout. “Real American” by Rick Derringer blares from the speakers as Sharky sprints behind home plate, energizes the crowd and rips off a white Sharks T-shirt à la Hulk Hogan.
It’s Sharky’s grand entrance, and one of the few times he’s not greeting fans or posing for another picture.
As Sharky returns to the right-field patio area, a boy with glasses and dirt-covered flip flops screams his name amid the buzz of the crowd and runs up to him.
“Hey Sharky!” the boy yells. “I want you to do something!”
He hands Sharky a set of bean bags and challenges him to a game of cornhole, no easy task for a shark with poor vision, far away from the Atlantic Ocean.
Sharky's up against a ringer. All three of his bags end up the dirt; his opponent throws two through the center and dabs with his friends to celebrate.
The boy runs into Sharky’s arms for a hug, but the boy’s grasp looks a little tighter than that from Sharky, perhaps a bit displeased with the loss and starting to feel the fatigue of the nightly life of a mascot.
The evaluation
Jackson takes a deep exhale in the locker room as he lifts the mascot head from his body.
Beads of sweat drip from his face as he leans over a water fountain, which refreshes him with water that was much cooler than the two water bottles he brought for himself.
His night is done even though the game is in the eighth. He undresses from his baseball pants, stained with dirt and grass after he was playfully tackled by a Sharks player in a third-inning race with a child on the field, and disassembles the costume.
A sweaty stench instantly fills the room.
“I had to feel my way out tonight,” Jackson said with another deep breath. “I just had to get myself amped up. I got out there, and I don’t know what happened. It just went down.”
Overall, it was still a successful night. Sharky won the concessions stand race in the sixth, and the number of flustered kids afraid to interact with him was kept to a minimum.
It may have felt like an off-night for Jackson, but it didn’t look like one.
His night done, he slips on a Sharks tank top and fixes his black, curly hair. He sprays the inside of his costume with disinfectant, and places the baseball pants and belt in the same spot on the shelf where they were four hours earlier.
He takes a last look to make sure everything is in place before he leaves the clubhouse. For his trip home, he stops at a concession stand for a cheeseburger and a bottle of water.
As he heads to the parking lot, he walks past the boy who beat him in cornhole and through the throng of people with whom he posed for pictures. None of them looked in his direction.
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Top Ten Pittsburgh Steelers Players
1 Mean Joe Greene Charles Edward Greene, better known as "Mean" Joe Greene, is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League from 1969 to 1981.
I can't knock anyone on this list cause they're all Steelers, but Mean Joe has got to be at the top. If you saw what the Pittsburgh Steelers looked like before Mean Joe was drafted, it was sad. He was the best player on the best defense in the history of football and changed the Steelers from losers to winners!
Mean Joe Greene he is part of history. New guys are good but Green is the Best
Best by far - 2storm
Never cared much for football, but I still love his commercial
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2 Troy Polamalu Troy Aumua Polamalu is a former American football strong safety who played his entire twelve-year career for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
Me and the great one are so close sike
I think troy polamalu is the number one player and thats what other people should think too!
How can you not like troy polamalu? He's hard working and he's a beast on the field! One of the greatest football player of all time
There ain't no other safety that can play like polamalu he is the main reason why the steelers had a great aggressive defense in 2009 do to his interceptions and great forced fumbles, and one of the main factors the steelers won Superbowl 43 kinda ironic but very well deserved
3 Ben Roethlisberger Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger, Sr., nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
Big Ben is just so awesome he is the best quarterback on the steelers team
He is my favorite player and I think he is a really good quarterback.
Makes playes when they are needed, and a star and coach on the field
I like your playing
4 Jack Lambert
I think that he really should of been in the #1 spot! To me, mean Joe Green didn't play anywhere near as good as Jack Lambert! I mean at least put him in the #2 spot for sure!
just the best team player ever would die for the team
Together, Jack & Terry were the best I can remember, to make them winners on both sides of the ball (not that they both didn't have a lot of helpers).
Reflected the city in which he played. Rough, tough, no nonsense and intense. His style of play was emulated by every high school linebacker in America.
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5 Terry Bradshaw
he lead us to 4 super bowl but ben is kinda canging on
Led the Steelers to 4 Super Bowls in 6 years
He brought the Steelers from lovable losers to super bowl winners.
6 Jerome Bettis
This guy trucked Brian Urlacher
He's the bus no-one can stop him
He is in the hall of fame
A mack truck who was also nimble of his feet
7 Franco Harris Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks. In the 1972 NFL Draft he was picked up by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall.
2 words: Immaculate Reception
Mean Joe Greene said they didn't start winning until Franco Harris.
With out him they would have not won all those super bowls
The man, and he's Italian. What's better than that?
8 Hines Ward
He is simply Unstoppable. Agreed without that amazing pass from Ben Roethlisberger Ward would not be able to make such huge runs leading to Touch Downs
My favorite! One of a kind player. He's an outstanding receiver, committed to his team, and does everything with a smile!
Great consistent player with pittsburgh - htoutlaws2012
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9 Lynn Swann
Lynn was the most acrobatic and graceful receiver in NFL history. Truly a treasure of the best Steelers team in history. - OfficerNegativeIII
He was probably the best wide receiver there ever was. Between him and Jerry Rice.
Its Lynn Swann for me. Probably the greatest athlete in NFL history. Who catches the ball out of bounds in midair like a ballerina then lands back in. He played on another team other than Pitt he would have crazy numbers. He also played half his career in a dead ball era where wrs couldn't get into routes. The receptions he made vs Dallas in the first SB matchup in 76 were when the dB's could do like jack Tatum.in my opinion
10 Rod Woodson
11 Antonio Brown Antonio Brown is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He is often regarded as one of the best Wide Receivers in today's game in the NFL. Brown was selected 195th overall to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round.
He can run really fast and can do front flips catch really good
Should easily be #5! (at least! )
He is really good and makes a lot of good plays
You are the best player on the team
12 Le'Veon Bell Le'Veon Andrew Bell is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
How is he only 13? - PokemonRPGbro
This man was the team MVP for us and he deserved it.
The best running back the steelers have had since willie parker
HE is sick at running
13 Mel Blount
Mel Blount is my #3 Top Pittsburgh Steeler of all-time. He was the best DB of his era & caused the NFL to change the contact rules of the game. Mel still played at a Pro Bowl level after the rules changed.
14 John Stallworth
15 Jack Ham Jack Raphael Ham Jr. is a former American football outside linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League from 1971 to 1982. He is considered one of the greatest outside linebackers in the history of the NFL.
He was considered the best linebacker. No offense to lambert
16 Mike Webster
Iron Mike made great blocks for Franco Harris.
Your nuts! Greene, Lambert, Blount, Bradshaw, Woodson, Dawson, Swann, Webster, Harris, Polmalu.
.. Ben=not top ten! Next 5 = Ham, Ward, Shell, Greenwood, Stallworth.
17 Brett Keisel
He's not the most popular player but probly my favorite
18 James Harrison James Henry Harrison Jr. is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for Kent State University and was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. A five-time Pro Bowl selection, Harrison won two Super Bowls with the Steelers: XL and XLIII.
James Harrison has the most sacks for Pittsburgh Steelers.
Really old but plays like he was 28 years old again.
Very aggressive and one heck of a power hitter
Looks great in the 1960's jersey
19 William Gay William Gay is an American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
This guy is not only a great player, but fun to watch he has the best td dance ever.
You are my favorite player!
20 Dwight White
he gooda
21 Mike Wallace
22 Juju Smith-Schuster
He should be higher
23 Emmanuel Sanders Emmanuel Niamiah Sanders is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.
One of the most up and coming Steelers Rookies in the league today! Hard not to love #88! - babbott15
He has been catching ever thing in touchdown that how we one game
24 Bobby Layne
25 Greg Lloyd
Bad @$$ when the steelers started to get mean again after the lean 80'so and early 90's.
26 Andy Russell
27 LaMarr Woodley
Sign more for your fans
28 Heath Miller Earl Heath Miller, Jr., nicknamed "Big Money," is a former American football tight end who spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
3 no doubt heth is the best tight end in the league
He should be number 3
29 Lawrence Timmons Lawrence Olajuwon Timmons is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
He is the second best Steelers middle linebacker of all time and he's gonna lead the Steelers in tackles again.
30 Rocky Bleier
31 Willy Parker
He should be #5 player
32 Josh Scobee
This guy sucks
33 Kordell Stewart
34 Jack Butler
Obviously you can't put many pre Super Bowl era Steelers on here. But Jack Butler should be on this list. Was 2nd in career interceptions at the time of his retirement in 1959 after 9 NFL seasons all as a Steeler. Keep in mind that he had over 50 career interceptions in an era with less passing and fewer games per season.
Easily the best Steeler of the pre Super Bowl era.
35 Chuck Noll
The best. should be # 1
36 L.C. Greenwood
37 Larry Foot
38 Gordon Gravelle
39 Rashard Mendenhall
An amazing HB who played for the Steelers until he retired in 2008.
He was fast, and endured many powerful hits.
One of my favorite HB's to play.
40 David DeCastro David William DeCastro is an American football guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
41 Dermontti Dawson
Number 2 center of all time behind only Mike Webster. One of the most underrated players of all time!
He is in the HRFC. How is William Gayle ahead of him?
42 Alvin Dupree
Rookie of the year contender. Is tied for a franchise record.
43 Martavis Bryant Martavis Bryant is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
Man he is cooler than the other side of the pillow he made that flipping catch who else have you seen do that he is a nice man who deserves to be # plus although he is out this year he is only gonna be gone til play offs.
44 LeGarrette Blount
45 Ernie Holmes
46 James Farrior
47 Marcus Gilbert
48 Alan Faneca Alan Joseph Faneca is a former professional American football player who was a guard in the National Football League for thirteen seasons.
49 Ramon Foster
50 Maurkice Pouncey LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey is an American football center and guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
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With all the different aviation museums and other related activities in the region, there are regular special events that can add greatly to your experience.
Be sure to check to see if there is anything special scheduled for your time in the Seattle area.
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There's Plenty for the Plane Buff in the Seattle Area
The Blue Angels are an annual fixture during the Seafair celebration each summer in Seattle.
Here they are flying low and fast over Lake Washington.
Airshows, special open days, flying days, lectures, presentations, short term exhibits, and much more and an ongoing diversity of changing things to enrichen your aviation touring around the Seattle area.
Some activities follow a regular annual scheduled calendar, others are more ad hoc and require you to do a bit of research before traveling to Seattle.
All are hopefully of added interest.
The Many Different Aviation Themed Attractions Around Seattle
Seattle is one of the birthplaces of the US aviation/aerospace industry, along with obvious other places such as Kitty Hawk and some not quite so obvious places such as Wichita.
Whether for this reason or purely by accidental chance, the greater Puget Sound region has a treasure trove of aviation themed attractions and activities. This eleven part series details many of them.
0. Aviation Themed Attractions in the Seattle Area - intro/overview
1. Museum of Flight, Seattle
2. Boeing Factory Tour & Future of Flight, Everett
3. Flying Heritage Collection, Everett
4. Historic Flight Foundation, Everett
5. Museum of Flight Restoration Center, Everett
6. Heritage Flight Museum, Bellingham
7. Fly in a glider/sailplane/balloon
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9. Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, McMinnville, OR
10. Other Regional Aviation Museums
Regular Annual Aviation Events in the Seattle Area
There are some annual aviation related events that can be relied on to occur most years.
These include two air shows - one in Lower British Columbia, the Abbotsford Air Show, and the other in Olympia, 90 minutes south of Seattle, the Olympic Air Show.
More than a decade ago Seattle used to have its own annual air show, but it was discontinued due to costing the organizers too much money to continue staging. So now Seattle residents have to travel north or south to attend air shows.
Abbotsford Air Show
The Abbotsford Air Show takes place on the second full weekend in August of each year and extends over three days. This is a large and well attended show, and 2012 will be its 50th anniversary.
You can find out more about this air show on their website.
Olympic Air Show
This air show is operated in conjunction with the Olympic Flight Museum, and is very much smaller than the Abbotsford Show. As the name sort of implies, it is held in Olympia (Washington's state capital).
In 2011 their show is scheduled for June 18 & 19, which will be their (hopefully lucky) 13th show.
More details on their website.
Seafair and the Blue Angels
Seattle has a several week festival each summer that is known as Seafair.
Part of the Seafair events each year include two days of performances by the Navy Blue Angels, with their planes centering their flying over Lake Washington. This provides a great natural viewing arena for the public, and the pilots like it as an unobstructed area where they can safely go fast and low.
On the other hand, maybe I'm misremembering, but it seems to me that over the years the Blue Angels performances have become less daring and spectacular and rather more sedate - although, of course, 'sedate' is a very relative term.
The Blue Angels are scheduled for 6 & 7 August in 2011.
More details on the Seafair website.
Paine Field General Aviation Day
Paine Field is the airport in Everett where Boeing and three of the aviation museums are all based.
Each year they have a 'General Aviation' Day which includes some extra flying activities, planes on display, food opportunities, discount admissions to some of the museums, and general relaxed fun.
In 2011 this is scheduled for May 21. More details on their website.
Not so Scheduled but Occasional Events
There are other events that occur from time to time.
The most obvious of these would be the monthly (or thereabouts) flying days staged by some of the aviation museums.
You should visit the websites of the various different museums (and or telephone them - not everything gets to their websites) and see what their schedule for events may be while you are visiting.
Although the Seattle Museum of Flight doesn't have flying days, it does have special events on a moderately regular basis, and also has temporary exhibits that come and go, so it is also worthwhile checking with them to see what they might have scheduled during your visit.
Another organization that doesn't have its own museum is the Cascade Warbirds - a group of people who own former military planes and who like to go fly together on occasion. Check their website to see if they have anything planned, and also for oblique mentions of other events in the area.
One Off Events
It is helpful to check some of the potential organizers or promoters/publicizers of special events to see what else might be happening.
Paine Field's website home page has a section on announcements and events which sometimes mentions upcoming activities of interest.
The Pacific Northwest Flying website and forum has a section all about upcoming aviation themed events.
There are sometimes open days and other events at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. In 2011 it is participating in the Centenary of Naval Aviation celebrations (29 - 30 July) - details here.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord (formerly adjacent Army and Air Force bases) sometimes has an air show - apparently these days once every two years. Sometimes the Air Force Thunderbirds perform at this show, but last year (2010) they did not participate.
There may be another show in 2012 - check for details of this and any other open day/special events (such as Armed Forces Day) at their website.
Other possible activities of note include the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. This attraction has an IMAX theater that sometimes shows aviation themed movies (currently - April 2011 - it is showing Legends of Flight 3D).
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Killie come from behind to snatch Europa League advantage against Connah’s Quay
Stuart Findlay scored Kilmarnock's winner
Stuart Findlay headed a last-gasp winner as Kilmarnock snatched a 2-1 victory against Welsh Premier League club Connah’s Quay in Angelo Alessio’s first match as manager.
The Scottish side had been heading for a shock defeat in the first leg of their Europa League first qualifying round tie at Rhyl’s Belle Vue stadium after a Greg Taylor own goal in the 75th minute.
But Killie, backed by the majority in the 3,000-capacity stadium, rallied and levelled with an Eamonn Brophy penalty eight minutes from time.
The visitors then continued to press and grabbed victory in injury time, when Findlay headed home from a corner.
It was harsh on Connah’s Quay, who had battled stoically throughout in the mould of their manager Andy Morrison, the former Manchester City defender, but the visitors were by far the dominant side.
Alessio had named a strong team and they threatened early on, with Brophy having an effort blocked and Rory McKenzie firing over, but Connah’s Quay prevented them getting into their stride.
Nomads’ Callum Morris escaped a booking for a heavy challenge on Alan Power, but Callum Roberts did go into the book for a late tackle on Taylor.
Kilmarnock had a good spell after half an hour as Stephen O’Donnell had a shot tipped wide and then drove another effort off target following a blocked McKenzie shot. Brophy also showed good control in the area before shooting across goal.
Killie upped the tempo after the break and a Chris Burke cross flashed through the Nomads area.
Brophy looked certain to score when he got on the end of another Burke cross, but Nomads keeper Lewis Brass – who had exchanged words with some Killie fans after the half-time whistle – brilliantly clawed away from under the bar.
Alessio showed signs of frustration at his side’s failure to take chances as he threw a water bottle into the ground.
Kilmarnock opened up the hosts again with some neat play on the right, but O’Donnell’s cross found nobody. Alessio sent on new signing Mohamed El Makrini in and attempt to break through, but it was Connah’s Quay who snatched the lead.
Roberts broke clear down the left and his cross was turned into his own net by Taylor.
That prompted a strong response and Brophy struck from the spot after Roberts bundled Burke over in the box.
There was still time for a winner, and Findlay delivered when he headed into the far corner in the 91st minute.
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13 Songs That Should Be Banned From Every Coffee Shop
By Dan Gentile Published On 07/16/2015
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In addition to peddling caffeine and flirting for tips, baristas have another serious responsibility: the sacred role of the DJ. No matter how good the coffee or free the Wi-Fi, terrible tunes are the aural equivalent of spitting in your drink, and nobody wants that type of dirty chai.
Java-slinging iPhone jockeys take note, here are 13 such tunes that should never reverberate off walls hung with crappy local artwork ever again.
Modest Mouse - "Float On"
Alright, already. It was understandable to enjoy this when it came out in 2004, but after 11 years reigning as the ultimate indie crossover hit, there's simply no joy left to squeeze out of this song. Especially in the context of a coffee shop, where this type of jangly guitar is the equivalent of pink sugar packets: always present, but for no discernible reason.
Feist - "1234"
The dainty vocal style of Leslie Feist is like pumpkin spice grated directly into your eardrums.
Bob Marley - "Is This Love?"
Although Jah may strike me down, the smoother style of the latter-day "Natural Mystic" does not pair well with coffee, even if it's grown by Rohan Marley himself.
The Beatles - "Come Together"
After the age of 25, use of Beatles songs should be restricted to seducing hippie princesses and placating parents. At this point, playing this free-spirit anthem in your coffee shop means it is anything but free-spirited.
Anything by The Postal Service
This melancholy, rainy day electro-pop deserves credit for soundtracking many a dorm room dry-hump, but in the context of sipping a coffee and writing emails, it makes you feel like you're in a post-crisis scene in the second act of a romantic comedy.
The Cure - "Friday I'm in Love"
Any day of the week, this song is the equivalent of an iced, skim milk, vanilla latte. With extra skim.
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Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"
Here the rock and roll barista is digging into the old reliable corners of his music library to bring you the bombast of Bonham, the torpedoing riffs of Jimmy Page, and some general vocal howling. If your coffee shop dares to have a stereo sound system (a bad idea), the song's big breakdown is going to ping-pong between speakers in such a way that will make anyone listening want to get the Led out.
Peter Bjorn and John - "Young Folks"
Otis Redding is the only person who is allowed to whistle in coffee shops.
Playing Pinkerton in its entirety is a move that I can respect, even if it makes me want to crumple up straw wrappers and use them as makeshift earplugs. But anything off the Blue Album, specifically "Buddy Holly," makes me feel like I'm either in a Gap commercial or my parents' garage.
Bill Withers - "Use Me"
I love Bill Withers, but he'd be the first one to tell you that coffee shops have used this song up.
Foo Fighters - "Everlong"
Dave Grohl is the Kool-Aid Man of alt rock, and I don't need anyone crashing through the walls while I'm trying to mind my own business, or the business of people I barely know via Facebook.
Washed Out - "Feel It All Around"
This is also known as the theme song from Portlandia, which is really all that needs to be said.
Blur - "Coffee and TV"
Oh you fancy, huh?
Dan Gentile is a staff writer at Thrillist. As a barista he once played Brian Eno's Bell Studies for the Clock of the Long Now and loves to talk about it. Follow him to very detailed opinions about Eno's mid-'70s work at @Dannosphere.
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Storm closes schools, triggers snow…
Storm closes schools, triggers snow emergencies. Bitter cold follows.
PUBLISHED: February 6, 2019 at 10:52 am | UPDATED: February 8, 2019 at 9:11 am
A city of St. Paul truck plows the Wabasha Street bridge in downtown St. Paul as snow falls the morning of Thursday, Feb. 7, 2018. (Andy Rathbun / Pioneer Press)
Isabella Muyres, 9, shovels some snow from her sidewalk as she waits for her school bus, which was running a bit late, in Stillwater on Thursday. In the background are her sister and her mom. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press)
Lori Bomastek helps to dig a co-worker's van out of the snow on Grand Avenue near Victoria Street in St. Paul. (Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press)
Tom Maringell of Bateman's Snow Removal works along Grand Avenue in St. Paul on Thursday. (Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press)
After walking her daughter to a school bus stop in Stillwater on Thursday, Michelle Utin carries home a chunk of snow that her 7-year-old daughter asked her to keep in the freezer for future play. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press)
Kyle Meyer shovels snow in front of Punch Pizza on Grand Avenue. (Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press)
Tom Hosek, left, the custodian for Trinity Lutheran Church, and volunteer helper Sam Bellefeulle clear the sidewalk on church property Thursday in Stillwater. "On the average, it's not too bad," said Hosek. "But the freezing rain on Monday was tough." He's been a custodian at the church for 12 years. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press)
The St. Paul and Minneapolis public school districts canceled their Friday classes after a winter storm dumped about 6 inches of fresh snow on the metro, causing both of the Twin Cities to declare snow emergencies.
Metro drivers are advised to check with city websites before parking on streets overnight Thursday.
The city of St. Paul declared a snow emergency Thursday. Plows tackled night routes — streets marked with “night plow route” signs — beginning at 9 p.m. Thursday. No parking on day plow routes — streets not marked as night plow routes — began at 8 a.m. Friday. Minneapolis also declared a snow emergency.
West St. Paul declared a snow emergency as well.
The storm dropped 5.7 inches of snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by 6 p.m. Thursday.
Tom Hosek, left, the custodian for Trinity Lutheran Church, and volunteer helper Sam Bellefeulle clear the sidewalk on church property in Stillwater on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. “On the average, it’s not too bad,” said Hosek. “But the freezing rain on Monday was tough.” (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press)
St. Paul public schools let students out early and canceled after-school and evening activities on Thursday. Even with the 1:30 dismissal, the district said one bus didn’t finish its first route till 3:18 p.m.
About 20 percent of afternoon drivers reported they were running late, spokesman Kevin Burns said. The last buses left schools around 5 p.m. and finished their routes by 6 p.m., he said.
Friday is the fifth day this school year — and the fifth in two weeks — lost to the cold and snow for St. Paul and Minneapolis districts.
Statewide, the Minnesota State Patrol reported 562 crashes Thursday (seven with injuries, including a serious one in Grand Rapids). Nearly 800 vehicles either spun out or went off the road. Some 37 semis jackknifed as well.
On Wednesday evening, a pedestrian was killed by a vehicle in Elk River.
A Honda CRV was traveling northbound on U.S. 169 about 7 p.m. when it struck a man while he was crossing the highway eastbound north of Main Street, according to the State Patrol.
The 17-year-old driver of the CRV, Andrew Nicholas Hattling, of Elk River, was uninjured.
The victim was identified Thursday as Garrett Lee French, 36, of Elk River.
Road conditions were wet at the time of the crash, the State Patrol said.
Thursday’s snowfall added to the 4.1 inches that accumulated Tuesday in the Twin Cities.
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Larger amounts were seen south and east of the metro area. Some location in northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin were reporting 12 inches or more.
Colder weather will follow the snow. Friday’s high is expected to be zero, with morning wind chills near minus 31.
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Wind in the Willows inspiration for Tyne photo competition
Tyne Rivers Trust > About > News > General News > Wind in the Willows inspiration for Tyne photo competition
Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad have been out and about on the riverbank looking for good images to enter Tyne Rivers Trust photo competition. The competition was launched last month but these well-known characters have just arrived in Hexham to appear in a hilarious new adaptation by David Nixon of the classic Kenneth Grahame novel ‘The Wind in the Willows’ at the Queen’s Hall.
If these popular river inhabitants win Tyne Rivers Trust’s 2017 photo competition, their images will appear in the Trust’s 2018 Charity Calendar which will be sold later this year, and is kindly supported by EGGER, to raise money for the Trust’s work of conserving and regenerating the river. Any images entered must have been taken this year and have the River Tyne or one of its tributaries as the subject. The winning photographers will receive a free calendar and the overall winner will receive a one to one half day workshop with competition judge, David Taylor of David Taylor Photography.
You can see our furry visitors in this new adaptation of the classic story between June 15th and 17th. The production is being staged by the locally renowned Queen’s Hall Theatre Club and it promises to be fun for all the family. “We’re really pleased to team up with the Tyne Rivers Trust” says David, who also directs the play. “There’s such an obvious link, with the river featuring prominently in the story, and with us staging it in Hexham so close to the beautiful River Tyne.”
Trust Director Susan Mackirdy said “We are delighted that Mole, Ratty and Badger could visit the Tyne and help to promote our competition which is an important part of our fundraising year and is a fun way of promoting work of the Trust.”
Full details of how to enter the Trust’s photo competition, images from last year’s calendar and all the terms and conditions can be found on Tyne Rivers Trust website and more information about when to see Mole, Ratty and friends can be found on the Queens Hall website .
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Physics and Engineering in Medicine by Distance Learning MSc
This programme pathway is identical to the campus-delivered radiation physics stream but is designed for students unable to travel to London because of their work duties or international location. Teaching is delivered via video lectures, top-up online tutorials and additional e-learning resources, with coursework and supervised examinations arranged across the world by the British Council.
Programme starts
Modes and duration
Flexible: up to 5 years
Distance learning: available
Open: 15 October 2018
Close: 26 July 2019
Tuition fees (2019/20)
UK/EU: £19,710 (FT)
Overseas: £19,710 (FT)
Note on fees: The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website. Fees for flexible, modular study are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session.
Optional qualifications: This degree is also available as a PG Diploma with fees set accordingly.
Location: London, Bloomsbury
A minimum of an upper-second class UK Bachelor’s degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in physics, engineering, computer science, mathematics, or other closely related discipline. Workplace knowledge and expertise are also considered. Applicants with a lower than upper-second class degree may be invited for a short online interview with programme tutors as part of their application process.
If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.
The English language level for this programme is: Standard
Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.
Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.
International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below.
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About this degree
Students study in detail the physics theory and practice that underpins modern medicine, and learn to apply their knowledge to established and emerging technologies in medical science. The programme covers the applications of both ionising and non-ionising radiation to the diagnosis and treatment of human disease and disorder, and includes a research project and the development of computational skills needed to apply this theory into practice.
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.
The programme consists of eight core modules (120 credits) and the research dissertation (60 credits).
A Postgraduate Diploma, eight core modules (120 credits), is offered.
A Postgraduate Certificate, four core modules (60 credits), is offered
Ionising Radiation Physics: Interactions and Dosimetry
Imaging with Ionising Radiation
MRI and Biomedical Optics
Ultrasound in Medicine
Treatment with Ionising Radiation
Computing in Medicine
MSc Research Project
Medical Device Enterprise Scenario
There are no optional modules for this programme.
Dissertation/report
All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a research report of up to 10,000 words, a poster and an oral presentation.
The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, tutorials, assignments and a research project. Lecturers are drawn from UCL and from London teaching hospitals including UCLH, St. Bartholomew's, and the Royal Free Hospital. Assessment is through supervised examination, coursework and assignments, a research dissertation and an oral examination.
Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change.
For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.
A large percentage of graduates from the online Master's programme commence or continue training or employment within the healthcare sector, mostly in UK and overseas hospitals. Online learning offers the ability to upskill or reskill in physics disciplines applied to medicine while also training or practising in the field.
Postgraduate study within the department offers the chance to develop important skills and acquire new knowledge through involvement with a team of world-leading scientists and engineers. As well as developing key science and engineering knowledge, graduates learn project management, communication and team working skills which they are then able to apply to solving problems at the forefront of human endeavour. The department has a recognised track record for producing excellent graduates who go on to hold leading roles in universities, companies and hospitals around the world.
Why study this degree at UCL?
The spectrum of medical physics activities undertaken in UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering is probably the broadest of any in the United Kingdom. The department is an internationally leading centre of excellence and students receive comprehensive training in the latest methodologies and technologies from leading experts in the field.
The department operates alongside the NHS department which provides the medical physics and clinical engineering services for the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, as well as undertaking industrial contract research and technology transfer. The department is also a collaborator in the nearby London Proton Therapy Centre at UCLH, which is due to open in 2020.
Students have access to an exceptionally wide range of expertise, laboratory, teaching and clinical facilities in the department and associated hospitals. A large range of scientific equipment is available for research involving nuclear magnetic resonance, optics, acoustics, X-rays physics, radiation dosimetry, and implant and interventional device development.
Department: Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering
What our students and staff say
"UCL in itself, with its amazingly diversified biomedical research, is an endless source of ideal collaborators, most of whom are world leading. There are by far more interesting projects than there is time to be able to carry them out."
Professor Alessandro Olivo
Physics and Engineering in Medicine MSc
"I decided to study via distance learning because at the time I was based overseas and I was interested in pursuing a degree from a top UK university. The most useful aspect about studying via distance learning is the flexibility that this route offers. I was able to watch the pre-recorded lectures at my own time and pace and have the opportunity to watch them more than once if I wanted to. Distance learning has improved significantly in the past couple of years, as technology has evolved. The availability of e-books, Skype meetings with tutors, and question walls on Google have removed many of the challenges I faced when I first started. Not being part of the student community or to have regular or impromtu face-to face-meetings with your lecturers does bring its own challenges. But being able to plan and allocate study in your own time and at your own pace is really advantageous and convenient if, like me, you need to fit your studies around work and family commitments."
Georgia Vasileiou
Physics and Engineering in Medicine by Distance Learning MSc ()
"There are two clear benefits to studying via distance learning - you can choose when to study and where. I could schedule my studies around my other daily routines and duties, and also go to nice places during holidays and study there. But there are also challenges. There is no daily schedule or routine coming from outside and you have to manage your study time yourself. It takes a lot of self-management and discipline. That can be challenging in combination with a full-time job and other duties, but if you like the freedom to manage yourself, and are disciplined, then it could be a good option for you. The support and assistance you receive from the tutors is excellent. Every piece of coursework came back with feedback and the tutor always had time to discuss any issues in more detail if I needed guidance. This programme has helped me both personally, and in my career. I’ve not only got my MSc now, but a fantastic new job as well!"
Stefanie Kaess
Physics and Engineering in Medicine by Distance Learning MSc (2017)
Application and next steps
Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.
There is an application processing fee for this programme of £75 for online applications and £100 for paper applications. Further information can be found at: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught/application.
The programme is particularly suitable for students with a first degree in physics - although an engineering degree is also acceptable - who wish to develop an interdisciplinary approach to applying their skills in health care, and in particular for those seeking employment as medical physicists in hospital, industry or university environments.
For more information see our Applications page.
When we assess your application we would like to learn:
why you want to study Physics and Engineering in Medicine at graduate level
why you want to study this UCL programme by distance learning
whether you have relevant industrial, clinical or workplace experience
how your academic and professional background meets the demands of this challenging programme
where you would like to go professionally after your degree
Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statement is your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to this programme match what the programme will deliver.
Dr Martin Fry, Admissions Tutor
pg-medphys@ucl.ac.uk
Mr Billy Dennis, Distance Learning Tutor
Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering
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Bird Brain Hummingbird Feeders, Bird Feeders, Recycled Bird Feeders, Uncategorized
Partial to Parasol Over Bird Brain Hummingbird Feeders
Gift idea # 45: Get someone hooked on hummingbirds!
First and foremost, the Hummingbird Society recommends leaving at least one feeder out for stragglers or the occasional sprite who doesn’t head south! Wintering along the East coast, several birds have been documented enduring tough weather in the Northern hemisphere- and their dedicated hosts who manage to keep nectar from freezing!
Although the company is now defunct, Bird Brain hummingbird feeders are still around, but we’re partial to the elegance of Parasol’s feeders instead.
Both made from recycled glass, the ones made in Mexico are better quality than what comes from overseas. Their designs are unique, and Parasol’s love of birds shines through not only in their product offerings, but community involvement with raising awareness and conservation of the species.
In heir latest newsletter, the Mexican tradition Day of the Dead was explained and how Parasol was involved with the annual fall celebration. Their altar theme was dedicated to Martha, the last passenger pigeon. She died 100 years ago in a zoo after spending many years in captivity. Once an overly a
bundant bird, the passenger pigeon became extinct in a period of one hundred years due to indiscriminate hunting.
Martha is considered a symbol of the threat that humans pose for some species, and that’s why Parasol honored the centennial of her death and its relevance with their Day of the Dead altar. Several hummingbird species are currently listed as critically endangered, and The Birdhouse Chick is a proud business sponsor of The Hummingbird Society. A portion of proceeds from each hummingbird feeder sold goes towards the society’s ongoing conservation efforts.
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Recycled Finch Feeders for Earth Day & Always
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Happy 41st Birthday Earth Day!
Recycle and Reuse… that’s the deal to minimize your carbon footprint. In all facets of life-including backyard birding, there so many recycled products from which to choose. Recycled plastic finch feeders, and every other kind of feeder and birdhouse seriously help to keep plastics out of our landfills.
A recycled bluebird feeder I purchased a few years ago came with a sticker saying how many plastic jugs were used to make this item. It wasn’t a “stock” sticker either, because the number 33 was hand written on it. Besides that… the feeder still looks brand new after three years!
These new recycled finch feeders are pretty cool too as they feature “all-over” feeding space. Unlike traditional tube feeders that have perches, these finch feeders have something called “magnet mesh” which is very attractive to clinging birds such as finches.
Consider making your next finch feeder, oriole feeder, bluebird or woodpecker feeder a recycled plastic one. The non-porous surface is easier to clean and minimizes mold and bacterial growth. They won’t warp, crack, split or fade, and it’s likely the feeder (or house) will still look new after several years of use. Recycled is a wise investment and saves money in the long run because the product lasts!
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Hold your nuts in all kinds of peanut bird feeders!
Attract many kinds of birds… and squirrels too if you don’t add a baffle to peanut bird feeders! Wood Peckers, Nuthatches and Blue Jays especially love whole peanuts in the shell, and there are so many cool ways to offer up this wild bird delicacy. There are lots of peanut bird feeders available for shelled peanuts too if you’d rather not contend with the ground waste, and birds like them equally as well. The wreath feeder shown here makes a fun peanut feeder, fruit feeder, or even a nesting material container in spring.
A plain old suet cage or basket is a great way to offer peanuts. These cages, whether double, single, inexpensive, or quality recycled plastic make perfect peanut bird feeders. They’re terrific for offering nesting materials in spring, and work wonderfully for serving fruit in summer to attract migratory birds. Now that’s versatility! Even if you don’t feed suet to your birds, the cage-like design makes them perfect for year round use. In fact, this recycled plastic double suet feeder is actually deemed a three-in-one feeder-for suet, peanuts, or fruit.
This suet feeder has Orioles chowing down on oranges in summer, but you can attract a wide variety of feathered friends year round with suet feeders used for peanuts, nesting material, and oh yeah… suet too!
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Add a Mealworm Feeder to Entice Bluebirds
Bluebi
rds covet mealworms, in fact, I’ve discovered that lots of birds love these tasty morsels. In trying to attract bluebirds to this North Georgia yard, first came the bluebird house…but no luck. Then came a bluebird feeder, you know, the kind with the entrance holes that supposedly only bluebirds will fly into for food. Unfortunately that didn’t seem to work either, every different “bluebird delight” on the market was used.
After some quick research, it seemed live mealworms would do the trick, so I squeamishly ordered the first batch. They weren’t too bad, as long as I didn’t have to touch them! Unpacking and storing that first batch was pretty funny looking back at it now. Newspaper spread on the counter, latex gloves, and a semi-faint heart about the whole thing. Then just knowing I had a container of live worms in the fridge…omg! But I wanted to see bluebirds – so I persevered.
Not only did it work, it worked great…Eastern Bluebirds in my yard finally. Two or three showed up at first, and then they began to build a nest in the house. Watching the daily activity was fantastic. A few weeks later the babies started to fledge, one, two, three, four of th
em, all following mom and dad. Truly a great season! It didn’t take long for them to figure out how to enter the mealworm feeder and retrieve their own worms at will. The coolest thing is there was a second successful brood that season too. Watching the juveniles with the new fledgelings was absolutely awesome. Now I’m addicted to meal worms just as much as my bluebirds are. Making sure to feed them twice every day, close to the same time. My new friends stuck around all winter, likely due to the three heated birdbaths, and the regular feeding schedule.
Traditional bluebird feeders aren’t the only way to offer mealworms to feathered friends. Many dish-type styles have attachments for poles, making it simple to add a mealworm feeder to any existing feeding station. Tray type or platform feeders also have the capacity for worms, but there’s no guarantee the bluebirds will get them first. Maybe that’s where the saying “early bird catches the worm” comes from?
This recycled plastic mealworm feeder easily mounts to any standard one-inch diameter pole. The wooden Siamese Cat has a metal screen tray that’s perfect for offering worms too. The best part about these types of feeders is versatility. Foods like suet, peanuts and fruit may also be offered, depending on the species you’d like to attract and season.
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Ever Seen a Double Decker Hopper Bird Feeder?
Double Decker Hopper Bird Feeder
Some bird feeders hold more seed than others, while some feeders just look better in the yard. There are some large capacity wild bird feeders that really do look good! You can spend less time filling, and more time watching when using hopper style feeders. They tend to have a larger capacity than tube feeders, and many will compliment your environment too.
This recycled feeder is a “Double Decker Hopper” and allows more perching room than a traditional hopper bird feeder. The bottom, or base also acts as a seed catcher to prevent unwanted ground mess. This type of feeder will attract a greater variety of wild birds, while the recycled plastic is guaranteed to never crack, split or fade. With a 4-quart capacity, you won’t have to make as many trips filling the feeder.
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Download iOS 6.1.3 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad [Links]
Finally, it has happened. We now have the final version of iOS 6.1.3 following some beta testing.
The Apple maps have been the source of much criticism ever since its advent.
This is applicable in the case of Japan where the local version lacked even basic functionality. This, however, is being catered to in the current version.
Apple iOS 6.1.3 Features and Availability
The reason behind this is the fact that the Asian market vital to Apple as it has a huge customer base here. The optimization of the maps is much better in this case and for the Japanese maps, there are 3D landmarks too. This news further adds to the map improvement that Apple has initiated for quite some time.
In addition to this, the screen bypass issue, a security concern has also been removed in the final version. For those who work on jailbreak it is advisable not to update since the jailbreak would not be conserved. If this is done, there is also the possibility that further down grade would not be possible. There have been reports of a patch but nothing has been confirmed as yet.
How to update to iOS 6.1.3 Final
The iOS 6.1.3 update process can be carried in different ways based upon the liking of the user. The most common update method is via iTunes. In addition, it is also possible to update OTA feature (OTA: over the air). This feature can be found in the “Settings” section. From the setting options, move to the “General” category and then the option of “Software Update” would come up.
While both methods work equally fine, it is generally advised that the better method is using iTunes by connecting your device to a PC/Mac. In this way, many inconveniences can be avoided.
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Jordan: Eng. Rafiq Khirfan - Director-General of the Department of Palestinian Affairs - Department of Palestinian Affairs, Amman – Jordan
United Arab Emirates: H.E. Mr. Sultan Mohammed Al Shamsi - Assistant Minister for International Development Affairs - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abu Dhabi - UAE
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SBV Services
Stops millions of attacks while protecting cash in transit, employees, and data with Trend Micro
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Smart Protection Complete: OfficeScan, Control Manager, Cloud App Security, Mobile Security, Endpoint Encryption, Vulnerability Protection, Deep Security, Deep Discovery Inspector
SBV Services is a leading provider of customized cash services and solutions to reserve and commercial banks, ATMs, and retail environments. Founded in South Africa in 1986, SBV recently expanded its footprint into other African countries and is currently operating in Namibia and Lesotho. The company operates 43 cash centers, a fleet of more than 800 state-of-the-art armored vehicles, and employs 7,000 people. As cash is collected from banks and other organizations, SBV moves it to a secure cash center where it is validated, sorted, and stored or redistributed. To support the company’s operations, its IT environment includes Microsoft® Windows®, Apple® Mac® computers, Linux®, Fortigate®, Microsoft® Office 365®, and private and hybrid clouds supported by three data centers.
Moving large amounts of cash using public roads makes SBV vehicles and employees targets for criminals. In order to safeguard those employees from physical attacks, SBV provides body armor, weapons, and uses body-worn cameras and scanners that constantly feed data back to SBV, where it is collected, analyzed, and securely stored.
Equally important is the safety and security of SBV’s network. If criminals gain access to the company’s logistical systems and risk-mitigating processes, they can use that information to attempt a robbery. To reduce these risks and ensure the safety of its personnel, clients, and the public, SBV is rigorous about protecting its systems and data from cyberattacks.
After reviewing solutions from several major security vendors in 2013, SBV chose Trend Micro™ OfficeScan™ for its endpoint protection and Trend Micro Control Manager™ to simplify security management. In 2016, SBV decided to try another vendor’s security solution and quickly realized a mistake was made when it was attacked by a virus. “When the virus hit, and our cash centers went offline, it seriously impacted our ability to transact,” said Ian Keller, chief security officer at SBV Services. “We knew we were in serious trouble.”
SBV reached out to Trend Micro, and a team of ten people immediately went on site to work shoulder-to-shoulder with SBV’s IT specialists to solve the issue. As a result, SBV re-engaged with Trend Micro and never looked back. “It was phenomenal to see the camaraderie between the teams,” said Keller. “Trend Micro proved their technology is effective and the people behind it are absolutely fantastic.”
To expand the protection of its vital IT systems and employees, SBV chose Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Complete, to protect 3,500 endpoints. “Implementing Smart Protection Complete was a no-brainer — the solution covers all of our basic security needs,” said Keller.
Smart Protection Complete integrates security across protection layers with flexible cloud deployment, simplified licensing, and central management for network-wide visibility and control of threats and data.
SBV appreciates all of the components in the suite but was particularly impressed with how Trend Micro™ Mobile Security helps protect both employees and the company. “Mobile Security is used to manage and encrypt all of our employee’s smartphones and tablets on the network, so even if a device is stolen, the data is locked,” said Keller.
In addition to endpoint security, SBV added Trend Micro™ Deep Security™ to protect their data centers. Trend Micro™ Deep Discovery™ Inspector was also added to deliver visibility into all aspects of targeted attacks, advanced threats, and ransomware.
"Since deploying Trend Micro, we’ve stopped millions of attacks, including 117,000 threats in one day, and had zero infections in 18 months. Trend Micro is always working, even while I’m sleeping."
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With the combination of Trend Micro solutions defending endpoints and devices, data centers, and the network, SBV has implemented connected security across its entire IT environment. “Since deploying Trend Micro, we’ve recorded millions of attacks, stopped 117,000 threats in one day, and had zero infections in 18 months. Trend Micro is always working, even while I’m sleeping.” said Keller.
Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector uses known and unknown patterns and reputation analysis to detect the latest ransomware attacks. The customized sandbox detects mass file modifications, encryption behavior, and modifications, to backup and restore processes. “You really need Deep Discovery Inspector to detect attacks, fix the problems, and keep them from occurring again,” said Keller.
In addition to great technology, Keller and his team are pleased with Trend Micro support. “Trend Micro is second to none. When we have an issue, they are always there to work with our team until the problem is resolved,” said Keller.
"It was phenomenal to see the camaraderie between the teams. Trend Micro proved their technology is great and the people behind it are absolutely fantastic—they have no competition."
Keeping South Africa’s cash moving securely, while ensuring the safety of employees and the public, requires SBV to maintain the highest security and prepare for the next generation of cyber threats. “We’re considering Trend Micro™ Deep Discovery™ Analyzer and Managed Detection Response to stop new and advanced persistent threats. We look forward to opportunities to collaborate with Trend Micro in the future,” said Keller.
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Where to Get Late Night Grub in Little Rock
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By Amanda Galiano
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You've spent the whole day working, shopping, visiting or whatever and you're starved. You don't want to go home and cook at this hour. It's too late to visit a fine dining restaurant in Little Rock, so what do you do? These local (and some not so local) restaurants serve up good food past normal business hours.
Big Whiskey's
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Downtown Little Rock is probably the best place to find food late at night and Big Whiskey's is a nice, well-rounded restaurant to choose. They have something for everyone including salads, soups, burgers, pasta, steak, seafood, and chicken.
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Speaking of downtown, it's likely you're out so late because you were at a bar. One of the better bars to eat (and drink) at is the Flying Saucer. They have a large menu with mostly bar-type foods (nachos, cheese fries), but they do have some sandwiches, salads and even pizza.
Midtown Billiards
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Midtown is well known by waiters and local bands as being the place to go after work, mostly because nothing else is open. The grill at Midtown is open until very, very late. They have a decent menu, especially for the hour, featuring a couple of sandwiches. The burger is the standout.
Gusano's Pizza
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If you're craving pizza in Little Rock, head back downtown to Gusano's, where they serve Chicago-style pizza. This place can get crowded in the evenings, but it has a fun little sports bar atmosphere. Located at 313 President Clinton Ave in the River Market. They even have gluten-free pizza.
Dugan's Pub
Dugan's is an Irish Pub and they have that kind of a menu: corned beef, bangers and mash, fish and chips, etc. They're located at the corner of 3rd and Rock St. in the River Market District.
Vino's
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Vino's serves stone-baked pizzas and freshly brewed beer. They're also one of our favorite places to hear great, live music. They're located on 923 West 7th Street in downtown Little Rock.
Sonny Williams
Sonny Williams Steak Room
You wouldn't expect fine dining this late at night, but Sonny Williams offers some of the best steaks in Little Rock. We're not sure they really count as "late night" dining, because a meal this good (and expensive), you'll really want to savor it. If you get there very late, you'll be wasting the experience. They're located in the River Market at 500 President Clinton Avenue.
Sonic, Taco Bell, Waffle House and Denny's
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It seems like Little Rock has a Sonic or Taco Bell on every corner and most of them stay open late. Denny's is a favorite amongst the late night crowd. We only have two Denny's in Little Rock and they do stay open 24 hours a day. Denny's is at 4300 S University and 310 S Shackleford Rd. We have quite a few Waffle House restaurants which are also open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Top Swedish Foods
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By Terri Mapes
When we think of Swedish food we often think of Swedish meatballs. Indeed, meatballs are one of the best culinary items available in Sweden, but there are many other delicious foods that originate here. So when you visit here, make sure to try a few of these delicious Sweden foods or you'll definitely be missing out.
Köttbullar (Swedish Meatballs)
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Meatballs are the national dish of Sweden and they are definitely a must-try Swedish food for any tourist. You can find them at practically any restaurant in Sweden and also at food trucks.
Swedish meatballs are made with fresh ingredients including ground meat, finely chopped onions, and spices and then dipped in breadcrumbs. There's also a Christmas version of meatballs called julköttbullar. Traditionally they are served with cucumbers, potatoes, gravy, and jam.
Smörgåstårta (Sandwich Cake)
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As the name suggests, smörgåstårta is a cross between a cake and a sandwich. It is fresh-baked bread in the form of a cake that's full of vegetables, meats, and fish. The "icing" on the cake is generally cream cheese and sour cream and is usually decorated with various vegetables and fruits. It's served cold and cut like a dessert. This is a popular dish for family get-togethers, parties, and brunches in Sweden.
Spettekaka (Spit Cake)
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This Swedish food is a unique cake that takes hours to make and is popular in the province of Scania. These cakes are made by piping ribbons of batter onto a rotating spit. The batter is made mainly from eggs, sugar, and potato starch flour.
There are many layers of batter on each cake, and after each layer, the batter must be left to completely dry before the next layer can be applied, so it can take days to complete this cake.
Once all layers are dry, the cake is drizzled with icing. The end result can be quite dry because of the lengthy cooking process, so the cakes are usually wrapped tightly in plastic and only unwrapped immediately before they are to be eaten. It is commonly served at weddings, christenings, and funerals.
Spettekaka is an official regional specialty and can only be made in Scania (just as champagne can only come from France's Champagne region). So to try this unique dessert, you will have to visit a bakery in Scania.
Kanelbullar (Cinnamon Rolls)
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Believe it or not, cinnamon rolls actually originated in Sweden, and they the Swedes love them so much that they have a national Kanelbullar Day every October 4. These delicious pastries, which originated around 1920, can be found at any bakery or café in Sweden and are usually served with coffee.
Räkor (Swedish Shrimp)
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The shrimp in Stockholm are world famous and a must-try for anyone traveling to Sweden. They are cooked inside the shell, which gives them a crunchy consistency. Räkor, also called cariedas, has a different taste than any other shrimp and are available at most restaurants in Sweden.
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This traditional Swedish cake is made of layers of sponge cake and whipped cream. It is topped with green marzipan and usually has an edible pink marzipan rose on top. Nearly every bakery in Sweden will have Princess cake. It is also commercially made and available at supermarkets but, like most other treats, it is best to get it from a bakery.
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Ryan Giggs and his teammates braved the cold of Russia's Red Square yesterday as it emerged some residents of the former Soviet Union will be supporting Wales today.
Ryan Giggs and his teammates braved the cold of Russia's Red Square yesterday as it emerged some residents of the former Soviet Union will be supporting Wales today.
The big Euro 2004 play-off match between Wales and Russia has provoked mixed loyalties in the Ukranian town of Donetsk, formerly known as Hughesovska.
The town was not named after Wales coach Mark Hughes but after another Welshman, industrialist John Hughes, who started the Industrial Revolution in Imperial Russia.
And one resident told The Western Mail that many people in Ukraine may opt to support Wales, rather than Russia, in today's crucial first leg of the play-off.
As the Wales players donned warm hats for a sight-seeing visit around Moscow yesterday, Yevgueniy Koshelev, an English teacher at a private language school in Donetsk, said he had split loyalties.
The 24-year-old said, "It's an interesting question, who I will support?
"When I thought about the match I remembered Owain Sivell-Jones [a Welsh journalist who visited the town as part of a Western Mail and Echo bursary scheme in 2001]. I was his interpreter during his visit.
"He gave me a Welsh rugby shirt, and taught me Welsh words and phrases like butty, and so I have links with Wales apart from the heritage of John Hughes.
"I would usually support Russia, but talking to you has tipped the balance - I will definitely be supporting Wales - good luck to the team."
But Yevgueniy, who also does interpretation for the British Council in Donetsk, explained how Ukrainians would be split as to who to support in the Euro 2004 play-off clash this afternoon.
"In Donetsk we are in the eastern part of Ukraine, and most of the people here are likely to be supporting Russia, as we are the closest part of the country to Russia, have historic links with Russia, and feel the most affinity with them.
"But some will support Wales. And in the western part of Ukraine public sentiment will be against Russia - they will support anyone apart from Russia.
"It's a bit like Wales and England," he said.
The New Russia Ironworks was established in the Donetsk basin in 1869 by John Hughes from Merthyr Tydfil.
The town around his works came to be known as Hugheso- vska, but its name was changed to Stalino in 1924, and subsequently to Donetsk.
Yevgueniy added, "I think some people here have the feeling of heritage with Wales, because of our Hughesovska history.
"A number of years ago a statue of John Hughes was put up in the centre of the city, and young people come up and ask who he is, so the awareness is rising, I think. But I'm not sure if it is on the school curriculum.
"The city is very big, though, and there may be many people who have never heard of John Hughes and our links with Wales."
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Driver taken to hospital after car ends up on its side in crash with parked car in Leamington
The Toyota Yaris was moved onto its wheels by nearby builders
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Published: 09:33 Wednesday 13 June 2018
A young driver was taken to hospital after his car ended up on its side during a crash with a parked car in Leamington this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to the scene on Beauchamp Hill near the junction with Clarendon Place at around 8.15am on Wednesday June 13.
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The driver of the Toyota, a man believed to be in his late teens or early twenties, was out of the car when crews arrived and was treated for a fractured collarbone.
He was given pain relief and taken to Warwick Hospital.
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For two days, Warner Bros. became a high-tech “campus” for AT&T Shape, an immersive event attended by thousands of attendees that explored the intersection of technology and entertainment.
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Still more families at this B2B and B2C event had made their way to a tent next to the exhibit hall. Here, a creative “camp” for kids interested in learning about video and film production was taking place. In a high-energy, family-friendly environment, mentors guided kids through multiple activities that will gave them hands-on experience.
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PLAINVIEW – Throughout the years, many elementary school students have answered the question, How did you spend you summer vacation? For Joe Vandiver, assistant professor of music at Wayland Baptist University, last summer’s story has the potential to be a prize-winner, if only he could tell it.
Vandiver, whose expertise is found in teaching and playing trumpet, spent a month in Mannheim, Germany, studying trumpet and teaching techniques under Gunther Beetz, a renowned trumpeter who played for the German Brass and now teaches at Hochscule Mannheim, what Vandiver describes as a specialized school.
Beetz keeps his method as secret as possible in order to avoid misinformation. Vandiver said his approach is not necessarily new or different, but rather a combination of existing techniques coupled with his own style.
“It’s elements that he pulls in for a more holistic approach to doing things more efficiently,” Vandiver said. “He claims there is nothing new to his system of teaching. It’s just the overall picture and which elements he is pulling into his particular method. A lot of it is very new to us, over here. But he says in Germany they have been doing it for hundreds of years.”
As an example, Vandiver said Beetz will spend nearly five months teaching beginners the proper breathing method using a simple wooden chair with other props or tools attached to it. Students, however, never sit in the chair. They are always standing. A similar chair now sits in Vandiver’s office.
Little more can be said of the technique by Vandiver who embraces the Beetz system. This means he also embraces the secrecy that Beetz requires from his students.
“It’s pretty commonly known as a brain washing,” Vandiver said with a grin. “He wants to make sure that if you’re learning his method, it is being taught by someone who actually understands it.”
With the prevalence of information available, there is the vast potential for information to be misconstrued or misunderstood. Vandiver said Beetz tries to avoid this as much as possible by controlling not only who teaches his method, but who is learning it as well.
To date, Vandiver is the only American to have studied under Beetz … and it wasn’t easy to gain acceptance from the German.
Vandiver became thoroughly impressed when he heard a recording of Beetz. He said he was amazed what Beetz could do on the trumpet. Vandiver began researching the German trumpeter and found that he had been teaching exclusively since 1990 and had not given a live performance since 2000.
“I dug a little more and found out that he had a particular method that he taught and is very secretive about,” Vandiver said. “Every trumpeter in the world is looking for a new high note. If you are not careful as a teacher, that is all your student is looking for … a magic little pill. Beetz is very against that. His method is not a simple thing. It is a life changer. It’s about how you do things, not just what the final product is.”
Vandiver emailed Beetz in October 2010, inquiring about taking lessons from him. Beetz responded by saying he was not interested.
“Of course, I responded and stayed on it a little more,” Vandiver said.
Beetz finally agreed, putting him in touch with another teacher at the school whose English was much better and who had permission to teach the American his method. But there were still hurdles to be cleared.
“I talked to her about it and she said no,” Vandiver said.
His persistence eventually paid off as he proposed going to Germany to study for several weeks.
“About three weeks later she said, ‘OK. Professor Beetz said I can teach you the method,’” Vandiver said.
In March 2011, Vandiver traveled with the Wayland band to Germany where he first met with the professor. As the band landed in Frankfurt, Vandiver split off and headed for Mannheim where he had a four-hour lesson. He then jumped another train and caught up with the Wayland group in Leipzig. That four-hour lesson, however, resulted in further acceptance by the German teachers. Vandiver was able to line up another trip to Mannheim, spending 30 days with the teachers at their school.
“I had daily lessons and ate up a good chunk of what would have been my retirement,” he said.
Vandiver explained that students generally have lessons three days a week. Private lessons are held in a room where other students may be studying as well. He said this leads to peer critiques, and generally there are other people observing the lessons. Vandiver said most of his private lessons were with the professor who was more accomplished at English, but Beetz did work with him a little. Most of his interaction with Beetz, however, was observing the German instructor teach others as another student translated from German to English for him.
While Vandiver said nothing is really unique about the teaching method, it does focus on making the individual think through the process.
“Essentially you have and I have the same muscles, apparatus, lips, brain, the whole works. It is just a matter of how you coordinate those efforts to produce a product,” Vandiver said. “Even when you are making a mistake, depending on how you think of it, it is still a success.”
As part of his teaching method, Beetz would ask his students to play. When he stopped them, he asked them to explain their mistakes, then he challenged them to make the same mistake again.
“If you can physically produce the effort a second time, you are that much closer to breaking it,” Vandiver said. “Usually nobody asks you to reproduce the bad stuff, it’s just a matter of getting the bad stuff out. This is a real in-depth way of controlling your body to do certain things as a reaction.”
While Vandiver may never be allowed to fully discuss Beetz and his method, the Wayland professor is incorporating parts of it into his own teaching. He will also use what he learned for part of his doctoral research. Vandiver, who is pursuing a doctorate of musical arts in trumpet performance, hopes to wrap up his education by May. He said his final lecture presentation will be on Beetz and his method.
“It was a phenomenal experience,” he said. “Beetz took on every student as a personal challenge to ensure that no matter what, they were going to get it. Seeing the energy that he put into each class, each lesson, it was more than I had experienced from any professors. It was really an inspiring thing.”
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Now in its sixth edition, and written by an author internationally recognised in his field, Psychiatric Drugs Explained offers a wealth of information in a handy easy-to-use format. Organised by disorder, and providing a comprehensive review of drug effects, action and side-effects, this fully updated new edition covers the latest drugs on the market, and explores changes in prescribing practice. The author's approach is distinctive and reader-friendly, to help guide mental health professionals through the benefits and impacts of psychotropic drugs. Additional topics include management of disorders including stimulants and drugs for children, cognitive impairment and sleep disorders. Includes management of disorders including stimulants and drugs for children, cognitive impairment and sleep disorders Gives particular focus on areas that are of major concern to mental health practitioners including management of dependence and withdrawal and issues of consent, abuse and liability 'User Issues' boxes highlight the most crucial aspects of drug effects and their implications Key references point the reader to the most up-to-date research and literature in the field Fresh design and updated artwork gives added appeal to the volume Organised by disorder this new edition now covers the latest drugs on the market and explores changes in prescribing practice Includes updated references pointing the reader to the most recent research and literature in the field
est psychiatre, historien de la psychiatrie, chercheur en psychopharmacologie, et directeur au North Wales Department of Psychological Medicine, College of Medicine, Cardiff University, Bangor, Royaume-Uni. Il est internationalement connu pour ses recherches et ecrits sur les psychotropes.
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Biography: est psychiatre, historien de la psychiatrie, chercheur en psychopharmacologie, et directeur au North Wales Department of Psychological Medicine, College of Medicine, Cardiff University, Bangor, Royaume-Uni. Il est internationalement connu pour ses recherches et ecrits sur les psychotropes.
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Customers are 'gutted' that popular chip shop has gone bust
Customers are 'gutted' that popular Worcester chip shop has gone bust
By Grace Walton Reporter
A POPULAR fish and chip shop has gone bust which has sparked a massive reaction amongst the Worcester News readers.
Ambleside Fish Bar closed its doors on June 22 following a sign that had been placed on the shop front notifying customers that the fish bar has been permanently closed.
The London Gazette announced that the fish bar has gone into insolvency. The information was published online on June 10.
Popular fish and chip shop in Worcester has mysteriously closed down
A funding page was created for the fish and chip shop, in Ambeside Drive, to help the owners raise enough funds to re-open the business.
Deanna Fowler, from Worcester, set up a funding page, however, she removed it a few hours later because of the ‘hassle’ she was getting from the public.
Mrs Fowler said: “Apparently the funding wouldn’t help and there was no way there’s anything anyone could do to get them out the debt.
“I just don’t understand why people are so negative. Simply don’t donate. It’s too much hassle that I don’t need. I think people are only being cautious but still, if they didn’t want to support it there’s no need to be negative.”
Speaking about the fish bar’s closure, Mrs Fowler said: “They hold sentimental memories from myself and my grandad which I have now past onto my children. It would be an absolute devastation to see this happen.”
The closure of the fish bar sparked a huge reaction from the Worcester News readers, with more than 400 comments posted on Facebook from the original story.
Hayley Lewis said: “Gutted. Tony and Andy are staples of Ambleside. Decent hard-working chaps. Been going there since I was a kid and always loved the entertainment show they put on as well as the massive portions of chips and Moby sized fishes.
“They’d always help someone in need. God knows what has happened for this to happen but I’m genuinely gutted and upset for them.
“It wasn’t your average chip shop. Tony and Andy used to provide a virtual comedy show and they knew nearly every customer, even little old me.
“They would always ask how everyone in the family was and be genuinely interested in your response. This had been going on for around 30 years.
“I never thought I’d be emotional over a bloody chippy, but it was much more than that, they were local legends.”
Nazia Begum said: “We should all do a petition or something as they are very good and lovely people.”
Natalie Smith said: “Fantastic chippy. My parents have been going there for as long as I can remember. Tony and Andrew were always great. My dad knows him as a long-term customer.
“I go with my family now too, they know my husband and they always give the kids a lolly. It’s just a great place to go and the portion sizes are never small. So sad for them.”
Sue Bullock said: “We need to do all we can to help this lovely family out. I’ve been going here for years and they are always so kind.
“I’m gutted for them. If they are reading this you have us all behind you.”
Nicola Long said: “Best place in Worcester for quality and quantity. Also one of the hardest, most honest, friendly families in Worcester.
“Never known a time of them not being there. They watched me and my family grow up, my own child and were always taking the time to check on you, all while waiting to be served.
“There is a reason this is the only place in Worcester to have the queues like they did, and I hope they make a quick return. No one will run that place like they did.”
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NEWS | Derby Day Road Closures, Parking And Entry Changes
Posted:Thu 08 Mar 2018
Both the Hays Travel and Bkoncepts stands will be open from 10.30am on match day, with well stocked catering facilities and the MRS bar will also be available with a full range of drinks.
In addition, the Centenary Club will be open from 10.00am and stay open afterwards for the Wales v Italy Six Nations game.
Please note that the usual walk through at the bottom end of the University car park will be closed for this match, but another entry point from the University car park to the Yale Car Park will be available via the 'Concert Gate', some 20 yards further along towards to Sports Hall.
This will also be open after the match for supporters returning to their cars.
Parking is available on the University campus, at the cost of £3.00 per car.
The Mold Road will have a road closure in place on it post match, running from the B&Q roundabout down to the Sorting Office, so please be aware that NO vehicles will be allowed to move on the Mold Road until the closure is lifted, at the direction of the police.
This also means that no vehicles will allowed out of the side roads onto Mold Road and, in turn, the exit from the University car park onto Mold Road will also be shut until the road closure is lifted.
Cars will though still be able to exit the University car park at the top end towards Sainsbury's and the Plas Coch pub, and then on to the A483 bypass.
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Disney Deletes ‘Toy Story 2’ “Casting Couch” Blooper Amid #MeToo Movement
Andreas Wiseman
Deadline July 3, 2019
Disney has deleted a Toy Story 2 fake blooper scene from new home entertainment releases of the 1999 animated film.
The scene features character Stinky Pete the Prospector leering over two Barbie dolls and suggesting he can get them a part in a movie, a “casting couch”-type move that has been widely condemned in recent years.
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The character strokes the hands of the dolls and ogles their bodies, actions that Disney clearly felt in hindsight were inappropriate given the #MeToo movement, Weinstein scandal and their own challenges. Pixar Animation co-founder and Disney animation chief John Lasseter left the studio last year after allegations of misconduct.
The scene deletion, which reportedly affects both Blu-ray and download versions, was picked up by online forums last month and first reported by film site Rereleasenews. Disney recently rereleased the entire Toy Story series on 4K, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD to coincide with the June release of Toy Story 4.
Disney was unavailable for comment.
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Rail-02: With technology becoming more advanced and implementing it becoming cheaper, the $15 an hour minimum wage for unskilled labor will eliminate unskilled labor jobs. Minimum wage jobs aren't meant to be a career, they are meant to be a way for people to either enter the workforce, tie them over between other jobs or to allow for a family to have a flexible second source of income. Even in AL, where the starting wage is low, there are order it yourself kiosks in fast food places and self check out aisles at the supermarkets. Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour isn't going to solve the problem of people living in poverty. What will solve it is enforcing immigration laws, making schools educate students rather than teach them to pass exams, advocating for a return to traditional family values, reducing needless over regulation (Berkley just passed a ban on Natural Gas for new construction) and promoting hard work as a desirable quality over the ability to perform.
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Duxford Spring Air Show Report
Sunday 22nd May 2011
So often a UK airshow report will start with a comment on the weather prevailing at the time of the event due to its effect on the day's proceedings. This on Duxford's Spring airshow is sadly no exception, as the strong gusting winds had the final say in what displays would take place during the day, beyond anything the organisers or crews could control. The planned content had intended to be one of the most mixed of shows for many years, to include a wide ranging contribution from the female-flown airshow community. The fact that a number of such items were of the lighter type of machine sadly meant that the show's subtitle became somewhat diluted.
Phil Whalley braved the Duxford dust-bowl for UKAR. Additional photography by Ian Matthews.
The early news from RAF Coningsby that the BBMF had cancelled was of little surprise, nor many of the other items. The lightest of these would have been multi-record holder Judy Leden MBE flying a hang glider, to be towed into the air by Shelley Smith in a microlight. Like many of the day's planned participants this would have been a rare appearance, brought to the event by virtue of the show's theme. Other types staying on the ground - and in some cases pulled back into the safety of the hangars - were various de Havilland products, a Ryan PT-22, a Chilton DW1, the eagerly anticipated Hawker Nimrod pair, a Jungmann, a Piper Cub and a Vans RV-6A, most of which would have been flown by women.
In an extended pilot's briefing the show team did their best to produce a full afternoon's flying, pulling in a few replacement items where possible. In fact the show that was the eventual outcome proved to be a little gem, with the weather proving to be better than forecast as far as rain and cloud was concerned. For the photographer the strong, gusting wind played havoc with the longer lenses, but did help to break up the clouds allowing for some reasonable patches of blue at times.
The first aircraft to brave the conditions was the RAF display Tucano flown by Flt Lt Dan Hayes. The silver and patriotically-flashed trainer produced a display clearly designed to show off its special scheme, which was debuting at the show. The first of two classic jets followed as Air Atlantique's Gloster Meteor NF.11 flown by Dan Griffith produced wingtip streamers during a highly energetic routine. This really is a glorious looking machine, and one of a number of highlights of the show. Dan made good use of the clear blue areas of sky, using plenty of vertical manoeuvres, against a towering cloudscape backdrop.
Later in the day the Golden Apple F-86A Sabre took to the air in the temporary tiger scheme applied for the NATO Tiger Meet. As explained in UKAR's coverage of the event it is flying as such in honour of Cliff Spink, one time OC of the RAF's 74 'Tiger' Squadron, and displayed by the man himself. It's a scheme that has met with a mixed reaction, but anything that is a change from the norm always adds that extra bit of interest. The last jet aircraft of the day contributed to the feminine theme as Hawk display pilot Flt Lt Juliette Fleming put her aircraft through its routine. The special schemed 2011 display Hawk wasn't ready in time to 'show' at Duxford so 'Jules' had to make do with a standard black aircraft.
Alastair Kay, normally to be found at the helm of a warbird, was joined by Andy Hill to make up the 'RV8tors', flying an aerobatic pairs routine in their Vans RV8s, which was a late addition to the schedule, as was the stunning RNHF Sea Fury T20 which appeared as a replacement for the absent Swordfish and was flown by Chris Gotke. The big radial fighter looks particularly smart in the blue, and sounds awesome! It was the warbirds that really made the day, and two in particular lifted the event to one to be remembered - both from the Fighter Collection stable. The P-40B Warhawk managed to survive the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but not the paperwork issues that have hampered TFC's operations in recent years. The Warhawk hadn't been seen since 2008, so Pete Kynsey's display was extra special indeed. Stephen Grey flew the equally badly missed Curtiss Hawk 75A - another victim of the restrictions forced onto the TFC fleet - in a similar routine to that which he carries out with the Bearcat, showing the qualities of this earlier generation fighter.
Some familiar warbird pairings flew during the day. ARCo's Buchon and Hurricane were followed by OFMC's Spitfire and Mustang, whilst a themed pairing of Carolyn Grace in her two seat Spitfire and Anna Walker in Kennet's Seafire added greatly to the day. A number of solo women did make it into the air in lighter machines of varying types. Much-flown 'aviatrix' Polly Vacher made some sedate passes in her famous orange Piper Archer, whilst Zan Blundell in a Yak-52 and Tizi Hodson in a T-67 Firefly did their best to impress in the rough conditions. More serious and extremely notable aerobatics were flown by champion of the art Dianna Britten in a Cap232, whilst the familiar Breitling Wingwalkers added to the girls score.
By the end of the display you really wouldn't have known that so many items had been lost from the programme. It was a real battle against the elements, which echoes fittingly with that of the show's theme of women's battle for equality in aviation. Congratulations are due to everyone involved.
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A planned stopover for a few days became three weeks.
An uneventful trip along the south coast of the Mornington Peninsula and around Cape Schanck into Western Port Bay eventually brought us to Cowes on the northern side of Phillip Island. We spent the night here on a swing mooring, but didn’t go ashore. We’ve previously been to Cowes by both road and on Tom’s boat, Lady Daka. It’s a nice seaside village, catering to both holiday makers and locals; it’s the main hub for the island. It has the usual array of shops, cafes and restaurants that you would expect for a little town, but has no marine services apart from a jetty used by the local ferry and commercial operators. You can go alongside but can’t stay, though dinghies can be left here while ashore. Parks Victoria provide overnight free moorings to the west of the jetty, and locals tell me there is good holding to the east of the jetty amongst and around the private moorings.
Sunrise over Cowes
While in Geelong we had attempted to repair a leak in one of our water tanks, without absolute success. To have another attempt at repair we needed access to shore power, so had decided to either go to Hastings marina to the north or Newhaven marina to the east. Our preference was Newhaven as Dee, Mike, Josh, Grace, Marilyn and Peter were holidaying close by in San Remo.
The next day we moved around to the east side of the island, to the Newhaven Yacht Squadron where we were able to get a marina berth, at a very reasonable rate. The plan was to spend five nights here waiting for a couple of fronts to blow through before departing for Wilson’s Promontory and Lakes Entrance.
How wrong were we? Glenn got the flu and didn’t feel like doing anything for quite a few days. By then we had missed the weather window and waited two weeks before another opportunity presented itself.
A great, big thank you to Dee et al for the couple of days we spent with them, and for letting us use the washing machine in their holiday unit.
Crepes for dinner were a big hit.
After a couple of days in bed, Glenn started to feel better. We had another attempt to repair the water tank, to no avail. That job is now postponed until we can install a new tank. We now had plenty of time to relax and enjoy Newhaven and San Remo.
Newhaven itself is really just a suburb on Phillip Island. The marina is a good place to berth, offering protection from all points. The entrance is narrow and becomes shallow at low tide, but once in the marina there is enough depth. The marina only caters for vessels up to 12m and is close to 100% occupied; make sure to enquire ahead. The clubhouse has toilets, showers, small kitchen and lounge area; it’s functional and clean. They provide haul out facilities with a small work yard, as well as having careening poles. We found the club very welcoming and accomodating, and enjoyed our time there.
The local area is mostly just houses and accomodation with a bakery, some local businesses and an overpriced restaurant. Luckily, San Remo is an easy and pleasant twenty minute walk away, over the bridge to the mainland.
San Remo jetty (floating pontoon is hidden)
San Remo used to be a busy fishing port, and still has a small fishing fleet along with some day cruise and charter vessels. These commercial operators occupy the majority of the main jetty, with a few berths available for short stays of itinerant vessels. Apart from the jetty and a floating pontoon there are no other marine services available. The town has a supermarket and coin laundry along with the usual assortment of cafes, restaurants and shops. It’s smaller than Cowes.
Pelican feeding in San Remo
One of the reasons we went to Newhaven was an expectation that when we left we would head south down the channel past San Remo and out into Bass Strait. Guess who forgot to check the chart? Access to San Remo from the north is restricted by a bridge which allows vessels with less than 12 metres air draft to pass underneath; all other vessels must access San Remo from Bass Strait to the south. From the water to the top of Yamoya’s mast is 16 metres, so we had to head back the way we came and circumnavigate Phillip Island. After 6½ hours we anchored in Cleeland Bight, just south of San Remo and only 2 miles from where we departed.
Cleeland Bight has a few public swing moorings available for use. While protected from the west and south it does get a small amount of reflected swell coming in from the east past Red Point. On a tip from Stan, aboard Felix (the catamaran), we chose to anchor a bit further along to the south east, closer to the entrance from Bass Strait; just behind the No.2 beacon and a small reef. This spot gave the same wind protection with less swell, and good holding in a sandy seabed.
We spent a few days here waiting for the weather. Sonja cooked up some cheese and spinach pie one day, and on another we took the dinghy up to San Remo to have lunch with Tom and Alma who drove down from Melbourne to say hello.
Sonja’s cheese and spinach pie
After one aborted attempt to leave (see this post, Steering Failure) we finally got underway, headed for Lakes Entrance.
Arrived in Eden
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Zeynep Arsel
Philippe Rey Scholarship
CURC Speaker Series
I am Concordia University Research Chair in Consumption and Markets at John Molson School of Business, Concordia University. I was the 2011 recipient of Petro Canada Young Innovator Award in the Strategic Research Cluster “The Person and Society,” and 2012 recipient of the Sidney J. Levy Award. I was a visiting professor at Aalto University, University of Melbourne, University of Southern Denmark and Universite Paris-Est.
My research asks these broad questions: How do people build, make sense of and navigate within private and public spaces? How do classed and gendered experiences shape the way people relate to the material, social, and sensory world around them?
I am an Associate Editor at Journal of Consumer Research and Consumption Markets and Culture. I also direct the Master’s Research Programs at John Molson School of Business.
My work has been funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Société et la Culture, Association for Consumer Research, Marketing Science Institute, and was featured in the Harper’s Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Globe and Mail, WIRED, Psychology Today, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, The Star Phoenix, Canada.com, Le Devoir, L’Actualite, La Presse, Miller Mc-Cune (now called The Pacific Standard), Wisconsin Public Radio, CBC Radio, The Fader, Profit Magazine, Flavorwire, Isthmus Magazine, Yahoo News, LiveScience, and numerous blogs.
Please note that I am not taking any graduate students until further notice.
My Google Scholar Page
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CallNet claims success
Day three in the adventures of CallNet
By Justin Pearse | November 3, 1999 -- 08:00 GMT (00:00 PST) | Topic: Networking
CallNet's free Internet access service is up and running with thousands of satisfied users. That's the message from CallNet, which is in the process of clearing congestion problems on its registration line.
The company claimed last week it would be able to cope with the demand for registrations from day one. ZDNet has been inundated with emails from users who cannot register for the service.
But a CallNet spokesman is at pains to point out there are no problems with its ISP service, "as BT is trying to allude ."
CallNet was unable to reveal the number of successfully registered users but pointed out that it had received over 2m hits a day on its Web site. A spokesman said: "this totally vindicates our idea, the delays in processing registrations are beyond our control, but we are working with BT to resolve the situation."
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Microsoft to integrate Skype Translator functionality into its Skype desktop apps
Microsoft is folding its Skype Translator real-time translation technology into the desktop versions of its Skype apps for PCs, starting with the Windows 8.1 version.
By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | June 8, 2015 -- 16:46 GMT (09:46 PDT) | Topic: Innovation
Starting in late summer 2015, Microsoft will be integrating the preview of its Skype Translator real-time translation service into the desktop versions of its Skype application on Windows PCs.
Microsoft will first debut the integrated Skype Translator functionality in the version of Skype that runs on Windows 8.1 PCs, as Microsoft detailed in a June 8 blog post.
Microsoft also plans to integrate Skype Translator preview into the desktop version of Skype that runs on Windows 7 "and above," according to a spokesperson responding to my question on this.
Microsoft won't yet say whether the company also is intending to fold Skype Translator preview into the "modern"/Windows Store version of Skype for Windows 8 and above, the spokesperson said. Currently, Microsoft requires Windows 8.1 users who want to test Skype Translator to download a separate Skype Translator preview app.
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Microsoft also has fixed a Skype call-ringing-after-pickup issue with a new plug-in enabling Skype integration with Outlook.com, officials say.
Microsoft opened phase one of its Skype Translator preview program to select testers in December 2014. At that time, company officials called Skype Translator "a brand new feature from Skype." The service displays an on-screen transcript of an audio/video Skype call and translates instant-messages in 50 languages.Microsoft kicked off the second phase of its Skype Translator preview in April, adding support for Chinese (Mandarin) and Italian, along with English and Spanish.
Microsoft broadened the Skype Translator preview to include Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 testers in May, enabling users to download a separate Skype Translator preview app on their devices from the Windows Store.
Microsoft officials said in January that the company is planning to bundle a Skype app with Windows 10, and that a preview would be available in "the next few months." Microsoft still has not provided any specifics beyond the original announcement about this new Skype app, and the aforementioned spokesperson said today the company still has no updates to share on this front.
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Our third installment in our series is about Rocketdyne, the company which built and designed the mighty rocket engines for the Saturn V.
To the Moon: 50 years after Apollo 11, is SpaceX the new NASA?
A new generation of manned missions to the moon by NASA is not a certainty, but many of the parts are being put into place to make it possible.
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Will all Xbox games work on Windows Phone 7 devices?
I got a couple of answers (and many "Wait until Mix 2010" non-answers) from Casey McGee, Microsoft Senior Marketing Manager, to my long list of questions about Microsoft's just-unveiled Windows Phone 7 platform.
By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | February 15, 2010 -- 09:17 GMT (01:17 PST) | Topic: Mobility
Windows Phone 7 series phones are due out before the end of 2010 from a variety of Microsoft partners, Microsoft officials confirmed today during a press event at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona. Microsoft officials are saving the details about the development story around the platform for its Mix 2010 conference in Las Vegas in mid-March. Which version of IE is WP7 running? "It doesn't map cleanly to any version number." It sounds like something between IE 7 and IE 8. Right now, WM 6.x phones running an IE 6 variant (that isn't the same as IE 6 on the PC)
Will WP7 devices be able to run Windows 6.x applications? Wait until Mix 2010 for more on that, McGee said. (I'm betting the answer is no -- at least not without a lot of work.)
Can phone makers change the default search engine to something other than Bing in Windows Phone 7 handsets? No. The button on the front of phones is a Bing button. Users who want something else will have to use the browser to access a different search engine. Will Zune HD apps run on WP7 devices? No comment for now. Also no comment from McGee as to whether Windows Phone 7 apps will be able to run on Zune HD devices.
Will existing Xbox games run on Windows Phone 7s? "A select number of games will be available." Microsoft isn't saying at this point which ones will be on that list.
Are Windows Phone 7s able to multitask? McGee and other Microsoft execs note that during the demo at MWC, Microsoft execs showed music playing while performing another function. But McGee wouldn't say whether only Microsoft services that are part of the "hubs" will be able to do this, or whether third-party apps also will be able to multitask.
How is Microsoft going to change the "Dorado" Zune software to support Windows Phone 7s running Zune music/video? No comment. Wait until Mix 2010 for more on that, McGee said. He also declined to say whether and when Dorado software would run on Macs.
What happens to My Phone, Microsoft's backup/restore service announced for Windows Mobile 6.x phones last year? No comment for now. Sounds like another topic for Mix.
Will Microsoft make the Zune music/video service available outside the U.S.? Yes, McGee said. "It will be available in all countries where Windows 7 Phones will ship." Microsoft is not yet disclosing that list of countries.
Update (February 16): McGee e-mailed me with a point of clarification to his comment: "It’s the playback experience on the phone and the use of the Zune PC software that we announced yesterday as available in all the regions that Windows Phone 7 Series ships in. We are not yet discussing additional Zune services."
What is the OS underlying Windows Phone 7 devices? The operating system running these devices is now officially known as Windows Phone OS 7.0. McGee was not allowed to talk about whether Windows CE is still at its core, or which version of CE it was.
What's with the word "Series" attached to the Windows Phone 7 name? "Series" refers to phones running any version of Windows Phone OS 7.x, McGee said.
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Approaching iPhone 7: Evolution of Apple's flagship
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When Apple unveiled the iPhone back in 2007, it forever changed the smartphone landscape. The current iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are the latest in a series of yearly evolutionary jumps, beginning with the humble first-generation iPhone.
Let's take a look at how the iPhone has changed over the years.
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Published: August 30, 2016 -- 15:13 GMT (08:13 PDT)
Discontinued: July 15, 2008
Innovation: 3.5-inch multitouch display.
Slogan: "This is only the beginning."
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Battery: 1400mAh
Notes: 6.1 million units were sold during the first year. Back then iOS didn't exist, it was called iPhone OS. Initially released in the US alone.
Release: July 11, 2008
Discontinued: June 7, 2010
Innovation: The Apple App Store.
Slogan: "The first phone to beat the iPhone." "Twice as fast, for half the price."
Notes: 1 million sold during the first weekend.
Discontinued: September 12, 2012
Innovation: Significant performance upgrade compared to the iPhone 3.
Processor: 32-bit ARM Cortex-A8 600MHz
Slogan: "The fastest, most powerful iPhone yet."
Notes: The first of the "iPhone Xs" releases (which according to Apple stood for "speed"), which was apt given that the iPhone 3GS was twice as fast as its predecessor. Once again Apple sold 1 million sold during the first weekend. RAM increased from 128MB in the previous model to 256MB.
Innovation: FaceTime.
Processor: 32-bit ARM Cortex-A8 underclocked to 800MHz
Slogan: "This changes everything. Again."
Notes: This was the handset responsible for the "Antennagate" furor. It was also the iPhone with the longest sales lifespan, and wasn't discontinued until September 2013. CDMA model introduced. RAM increased from 256MB in the previous model to 512MB.
Release: October 14, 2011
Discontinued: September 9, 2014
Innovation: Retina display.
Processor: 32-bit dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 underclocked to 800MHz
Slogan: "The most amazing iPhone yet."
Notes: This was the first iPhone to feature a dual-core processor. Over a million were sold within 24 hours of the handset being available for preorder, and over four million were sold on launch day.
Release: September 21, 2012
Innovation: Jump in screen size from 3-5-inch to 4-inch.
Processor: Apple A6 32-bit dual-core ARMv7 A 1.3GHz
Slogan: "The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone."
Notes: The iPhone 5 had the shortest lifespan of any iPhone made, with the plug being pulled after a year. Two million were sold within 24 hours of the handset being available for preorder, and over five million were sold during the first three days of availability. Also, the RAM was increased from 512MB in the previous model to 1GB.
Discontinued: 64GB - September 9, 2014; Gold models - September 9, 2015; Space Gray and Silver 16/32 GB models still in production
Innovation: Fingerprint sensor.
Processor: Apple A7 64-bit dual-core 1.3GHz
Slogan: "Forward thinking."
Notes: According to Apple this was the first smartphone to make use a 64-bit processor.
Innovation: Apple makes a cheaper iPhone in a range of fun colors.
Slogan: "For the colorful"
Notes: The iPhone 5c was essentially an iPhone 5 in a different shell.
Innovation: Apple Pay.
Battery: 1810mAh (iPhone 6); 2915mAh (iPhone 6 Plus)
Slogan: "Bigger than bigger."
Notes: With the release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, Apple bumped the display from 4-inches to 4.7- and 5.5-inches
Innovation: Force-sensitive "3D Touch" display.
Processor: Apple A9 64-bit dual-core 1.85GHz
Battery: 1715mAh (iPhone 6s); 2750mAh (iPhone 6s Plus)
Slogan: "The only thing that's changed is everything."
Notes: RAM increased from 1GB in the previous model to 2GB.
A tour of how the iPhone has changed over the years, starting with the first-generation iPhone released back in 2007.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Intellectual Property
Copyright is an exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish and sell a work or material. Copyright encompasses a wide range of materials including:
written materials, such as books, manuals, reports and computer software;
visual materials such as videos, photographs, pictures, posters and maps; and
audio materials such as music and voice recordings.
Copyright does not protect ideas, concepts or themes. It protects the expression of ideas, concepts or themes in a fixated format or medium. For example, a book in its printed form is what attracts copyright as does a song in a downloadable mp3 format.
What is copyright infringement?
Copyright infringement is the reproduction, distribution and/or publication of a material or any substantial part of a material without the permission of the copyright owner.
I have come across a publication that does not appear to have the © symbol displayed on it. Does this mean it is not protected by copyright?
No. Copyright arises automatically on the creation of a material and it is not necessary to register the copyright or use/display the © symbol in association with a material for the material to have copyright attached to it.
Isn’t everything on the Internet in the “public domain” and therefore, free for the public to use?
No. Materials posted on the Internet are considered to be “publicly available” and have the same copyright protection as materials made available in another format or medium. For a material to be in the “public domain”, either the material was not eligible for copyright protection in the first place, the copyright in the material has expired (i.e., the copyright term has ended) or the copyright has been legally forfeited by the copyright owner in a manner that enables the public to freely make use of the material. Occasionally a copyright owner may specifically indicate that the material posted on the Internet can be used for certain purposes, but unless the copyright owner has specified a permitted use, permission is required.
What authority does the Intellectual Property Program operate under?
The Intellectual Property Program operates under the following authorities:
section 2(1)(f) of the Procurement Services Act, which allows for the disposal of personal property of the government.
section 46(1) of the Financial Administration Act which prohibits the "disposition or loan of public property" without proper authority.
What policies govern management of Province-owned Copyright and Intellectual Property Disposal?
The BC government’s Core Policy Manual contains the following sections which govern the management of Province-owed copyright and intellectual property disposal:
Section 6.3.4(e), Crown Copyright
Section 6.3.4(f), Disposal of Intellectual Property
Why might I be required to license the material or pay a fee?
When materials are developed for BC government use, the focus is on utility and value for government purposes, not its use by other interested parties. Depending upon how the material may be used by a third party, legal constraints around use of the material may be required to address issues while still potentially providing opportunity for expanded use of the material. The permission and licensing fees charged are intended to recover a fair share of the government’s cost related to providing these goods and services to help to make the provincial government’s revenue system fairer by shifting some of the burden away from general taxation to those individuals or companies who derive a clear benefit from their use of government-owned material.
Use these external resources to learn more about Copyright
Copyright Act (Canada)
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Industry Canada – About Copyright
Use these B.C. government resources to learn more about the government’s intellectual property disposal policy and practices
Disposal Handbook
Core Policy on Disposal of Intellectual Property
B.C. Government Copyright Permission Requests
Core Policy on Copyright
Intellectual Property Services
Street Address: 3rd Floor, 563 Superior St. Victoria BC V8V 1T7
Mailing Address: PO Box 9452 STN PROV GOVT Victoria BC V8W 9V7
General Email: QPIPPCopyright@gov.bc.ca
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