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A Basic Guide to Cherokee Clothing
December 16, 2018 Steve JimisonArt Gallery Blog
The Cherokee people are a small community of people. They are very community-based. They still carry out their cultures down to generations. Some of the traditions include making baskets, using dyes. making dyes in a pot, making marbles, and of course, cooking their unique traditional dishes. Among the things that stood out for the Cherokee people is their clothing. The Cherokee people have a unique dress style and clothing. However, in this stitch fix review, it is clearly mentioned that one style has stood out throughout the years, the Cherokee ribbon shirt and the tear dress.
The tear originated from the era of Trails of Tears. During this time, the women were no longer allowed to own anything and most of their belongings and personal items were confiscated. They had no scissors to make clothes; instead, the materials were torn from larger pieces of fabric. The dress, therefore, got its name from that. It is pronounced in two different ways. Tear as in trails of tears and tear as in a torn fabric.
The dressed is styled using the calico print. It has an appliqué diamond patterns around the skirt and on the yoke located on top of the flounce. The design can be modified by the seamstress to make triangles, circles, or even a seven-sided star that is sacred to the Cherokee people.
The sleeves were ¾ length; this was to allow the woman to continue with her household duties such as grinding nuts without the sleeves getting in the way. The skirt was mid-calf; this was to ensure that it is decent but not long enough to gather dew or dirt. The top was button down; this was for ease while nursing and taking care of infants. Little girls’ dresses were fastened at the back; this was to allow them to play without worry of their clothes opening.
The tear dress is unique and valuable to the Cherokee people. The ribbon shirt for males has become very popular in several tribes. The ribbon shirt is made from calico fabric. It has ribbon designs at the front and at the back. The sleeves are ¾ length just like the tear dress for women. For the turban, it’s made from calico as well and is still worn by some men presently.
Today, these dresses have been modified according to preference. Dresses can be worn up to floor length and the sleeves up to full length. There is an exception for stomp dance shell shakers. Their dresses were calf length to allow room for the accessories and shell shackles.
The official garment for the women is the tear dress. It is worn on tribal occasions that are special and on weddings. Gospel singing groups for the Cherokee people also wear the tear dress for women and ribbon shirt for the men. Even the Cherokee national choir has the tear dress and the ribbon shirt.
There are tailors who make both the female and the male Cherokee clothing. Usually, the measurements are taken from each individual. There is no standard pattern per dress size if the tailor or personal stylist is experienced. These tailors are usually found locally as well. If you’re interested to get to know the culture of the Cherokee people more, you can visit museums and meet the local Cherokees for a more in-depth experience.
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CS Company secretary
A company secretary is a senior position in a private sector company or public sector organization
The role of the company secretary is now considered a senior position equal to a managerial position or above Company secretary are the company’s named representative on legal documents and it is there responsibility to ensure that the company and its directors operate within the law
Company secretary in all sectors have high level responsibilities including shareholders and trustee meetings, management of employee benefits, reports and circulars, risk management.
Company secretary are employed as chairs, chief executives and non-executive directors, as well as executives and company secretary.
Company secretary are the sixth highest paid employees in UK (survey in March 2010)
In India every listed company and other class of companies (i.e., non listed public companies with share capital of 50 million and private companies with share capital of 50 million) are required to have a qualified company secretary under section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013
About ICSI
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is a statutory professional body in India with the objective of promoting, regulating and developing the profession of company secretaries in India. It is headquartered in New Delhi, has four regional offices at New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai and has 69 chapters around the country.
Stages to become a Company Secretaries
The students who would like to join the course after 10 +2 or equivalent has to undergo three stages to pursue the Company Secretaries Course i.e.
The students who would like to join the course after passing the graduation has to undergo two stages of the Company Secretaryship i.e.
Examination are held twice in a year in June and December
Cut off dates for admission to CS course
For Foundation Programme – 31st March for appearing in December Examination in the same year and 30th September for appearing for june Examination next year
For Executive Programme – 28th February for appearing in both modules in December Exams in the same year, 31st May for appearing in single module in December Examination in the same year, 31st August for appearing in both module in June Exam in the next year and 30th November for appearing in single module in June Examination in the next year’
Subjects for CS course.
Foundation Paper (4 papers) – Business Environment and Law
Business Management, Ethics and Entrepreneurship
Fundamentals of Accounting and Auditing
Executive Programme ( 8 papers )
Module 1 ( 4 papers ) – Jurisprudence, Interpretation and General laws
Setting up of Business Entities and Closure
Tax laws
Module 2 ( 4 papers) – Corporate and Management Accounting
Securities Laws and Capital Markets
Economic, Business and Commercial Laws
Financial and Strategic Management
Module 1 – Governance, Risk Management, Compliances and Ethics
Advanced Tax Laws
Drafting, Pleadings and Appearances
Module 2 – Secretarial Audit
Resolution of Corporate Disputes
Module 3 – Corporate Funding and Listings in Stock Exchanges
Multidisciplinary Case Studies
Paper 9 Electives 1 out of below 8 subjects ( the examination for this paper will be open book examination)
1) Banking law and practice
2) Insurance law and practice
3) Intellectual property rights – laws and practices
4) Forensic audit
5) Direct tax law and practice
6) Labour laws and practice
7) Valuations and business modeling
8) Insolvency – law and practice
Qualifying Marks
A candidate is declared to have passed the Foundation / Executive / Professional examination, if he/she secures at one sitting a minimum of 40% marks in each paper and 50% marks in the aggregate of all subjects.
Modified training program
The modified training structure shall be applicable to:-
(i) a student registered to the Executive Programme on or after 1st April 2014; and
(ii) a student registered to the Executive Programme on or before 31st March 2014, if (s)he opts for the modified training structure in lieu of the earlier structure.
The brief details of the earlier training structure and the modified training structure is as under:
Components of Training Earlier Training Structure Modified Training Structure
Computer Training Seventy hours Not Applicable
Student Induction Programme Seven days Not Applicable
Executive Development Programme Eight days Not Applicable
Long Terms Internship with specified entities Fifteen months (After passing Executive Programme) Three years on registration to Executive Programme; or
Two years after passing the Executive Programme; or
One year after passing the Professional Programme.
Professional Development Programme Twenty-five hours Not Applicable
Training with specialised agency Fifteen days Not Applicable
Management Skills Orientation Programme Fifteen days Fifteen days
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Big Bang Theory cements its place in history
May 2, 2019 May 2, 2019 adminEntertainment20 Comments on Big Bang Theory cements its place in history
The forged of The Big-Bang Theory ramped up their farewell celebrations by being immortalized in cement outside Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre. It’s the 1st time within the 92-year history of the tradition that any inductees are worthy during this approach exclusively for TV achievements.
The show can return to associate degree finish later this month when twelve years and 279 episodes.Jim Parsons, Johnny Reb Galecki and Kaley Cuoco were accessible (and knee) on Wed for the ceremony.They were joined by fellow stars Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and genus Melissa Rauch.
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Parsons, United Nations agency won Four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the sensible nevertheless socially inept man of science Sheldon Cooper, represented showing within the long-running show as associate degree “unbelievable” expertise.
“This expertise wouldn’t have happened in the least with the other combination,” he said, within the direction of his co-stars.”The probability to memorialize it like this can be terribly fitting and extremely moving and it is the most incredibly excellent finish to the current expertise, therefore many thanks.”
Since 1st hit screens in 2007, the massive Bang Theory has become one in all the foremost prospering comedies in tv history – winning seven Emmy Awards.
It’s attracted over eighteen million U.S.A. viewers once a year since its sixth season ventilated in 2012 and reportedly averaged eighteen.6 million viewers per episode in its eleventh season, over the other show on U.S.A. tv.
The show centers around a bunch of awkward male scientists and their interactions with their new feminine neighbour. Cuoco, United Nations agency plays Penny, said: “This is that the greatest forged within the world, I feel therefore worthy to be over here and a part of this expertise. i’m fully humiliated.”
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Ansarullah
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Shiite
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Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council
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ISIS Terrorist Group
A terrorist group that fights against Resistance Axis in Syria and Iraq. It was founded & armed by America and its allies covertly.
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
Wahhabism & Extremism
Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
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Islamic Awakening
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Bin Salman’s Reforms, Challenges with Wahhabi Apparatus
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How Wahhabism Serves Saudi Arabian Foreign Policy?
Alwaght- The young Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman allegedly has been leading a campaign of reforms inside the Arab kingdom since 2016. The starting point was the Saudi Vision 2030, unveiled in late April 2016 that aimed at cutting the nation’s reliance on oil and diversifying its sources of income.
A couple of months later, the 33-year-old King-in-waiting also introduced series of social reforms to the society, with women, youths, and religion being high on his agenda. In the past few months, Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) removed some hurdles in place for decades ahead of the women’s social participation. The young generation also found favor with the prince who eased the restrictions on the youths and made them find him a reformer.
There are, however, various analyses about the reformation campaign and its prospects. Some experts still argue that the social changes led by MbS are show moves meant to win the public's approval to ascend the throne even before death of his father King Salman bin Abdulaziz's. The arrangements have so far found favor with the young generations of the country, which has over 70 percent of its population below 30 years old.
However, bin Salman's religious amendment is of greater significance in comparison to the other so-called reforms. MbS repeatedly said that he intended to allow a moderate version of Islam dominate the nation. Commenting on the way of viewing the reforms by the home Islamists, bin Salman claimed that Islam is a compromising religion and that it will be in good terms with his measures.
Al Saud's degree of adherence to Islam
An exploration of the ruling family’s history makes it clear that it has never been committed to the Islamic instructions. The faith had mainly been used instrumentally to serve the interests of the ruling elites. Al Saud rulers have often, either through titles or rhetoric, boasted of being servers to Islam and implementers of the Islamic rulers, or sharia, but their behavior and policies across the Muslim world betray their hypocrisy. In the 1940s, for example, King Abdulaziz, founder of Saudi regime, negotiated with the Americans the foundation of the Israeli regime in the occupied Palestinian territories. He even was somehow for the foundation of a Jewish state. In next decades, the kingdom’s policies distanced from Islam. And now Riyadh is closer than any other time to Tel Aviv. The family’s hostility to the Muslim world dates back to the early 19th century, when Abdulaziz bin Muhammad, the ruler of the First Saudi State, invaded Iraq’s holy Shiite city of Karbala with his 12,000 Wahhabi soldiers, killing about 4,000 Shiite Muslims and ruining and looting the holy shrine of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.
Nicolas Kristof, an American journalist, in 2016 in an article published by the New York Times shed light on the Saudi Arabian role in the spread of chaos and tarnishing the image of Islam across the world while the incumbent President Barack Obama was on a visit to the oil-rich kingdom.
“I’m glad that President Obama is visiting Saudi Arabia, for engagement usually works better than isolation. But let’s not let diplomatic niceties keep us from pointing to the insidious role that Saudi Arabia plays in sowing instability, and, for that matter, in tarnishing the image of Islam worldwide. The truth is that Saudi leaders do far more to damage Islam than Trump or Cruz can do, and we should be as ready to denounce their bigotry as Trump’s,” he said in his NYT article titled “Obama in Saudi Arabia, Exporter of Oil and Bigotry.
All these issues provide us with scales with which the Saudi rulers' degree of commitment to Islam can be put to test. So, in the present conditions, the young prince’s claims of returning to the genuine Islam via reforms should not be taken so seriously. But his measures in relation to the religion make some long-term consequences unavoidable.
During its political life, Al Saud has often witnessed periods of challenges hitting the political and religious apparatuses' relations, with the political apparatus always coming out as a winner. At the beginning of his state-building process, King Abdulaziz used the Wahhabi muftis and scholars. The company of Al ash-Sheikh, an effective family in charge of the religious apparatus, with the king was key to getting on board other Hijaz and Najd tribes. In fact, the King Abdulaziz owes much of his success in dominating the two major Arabian Peninsula regions to the assistance from the Wahhabism.
However, after the kingdom was fully established, in 1932, the Muslim Brotherhood revolted against ibn Saud. Abdulaziz also admitted that he cannot continue to rule the country with the teachings of the Wahhabism and accepted to show some flexibility and embrace many of the modern-era symbols, something that sparked a severe reaction of the Wahhabi clergy. But the ruler was the successful side of a fierce race of powerful Saudi poles. There are claims that Abdulaziz even had noses of 30 of the Wahhabi clerics cut off. This incident spawned a period of confrontation of the clergy and the political elites.
The encounter continued in the ensuing decades. In November 1979, Juhayman al-Otaibi, a Saudi religious extremist, attacked Mecca with 300 of his military assistants and seized the holy city’s holy mosque for 22 days. Only with the help of a French special force did the Al Saud leaders manage to put down the rebellion and restore Kaaba. Since then, the leader put some limits on civil liberties and instead offered the Wahhabi clergy greater powers in the state.
One of the drives behind Mecca rebellion was to fight the tracks of Western culture and traditions and replace them with Islamic values. Juhayman himself was a leader in the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood who played a major role in helping Abdulaziz making it to the rule. This very well lays bare the fact that whenever Al Saud intend to restrict the Wahhabi circles, it should expect challenges and even escalation of tensions.
However, it should be taken into consideration that today’s Wahhabism is very different from that of eight decades ago. Now, there is a state-dominated and softened version of Wahhabi apparatus. Additionally, the Wahhabi clergy know it well that any show of oppugnancy to the ruling structure could cost them dearly. Therefore, they appear to be inclined to embark on a compromising policy in dealing with the MbS-led reforms. But this, the analysts assert, does not mean that the Wahhabi clergy will officially recognize the king-in-waiting's amendment of the deeply established rules. Odds are that they will seek setting up obstacles ahead of the reformatory measures in the long run.
Still, from another perspective, bin Salman is pressing forward with his change of the social and cultural structures of the nation while the entrenched traditions are presenting the key barriers ahead of him. This means that the prince’s reforms campaign in the society will not go unchallenged, and he should come up with fronts opposing his measures in the long term.
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The property is located on Stafford Park 1, one of Telford's major industrial estates. Stafford Park lies off the A442 Queensway, the town's main north to south distributor road, which gives easy access to the M54 motorway at Junction 5 approximately one mile away. Telford Shopping Centre, which is well served by public transport and offers excellent shopping and service facilities, is only half a mile away.
Denby House enjoys a prominent position at the centre of Stafford Court. Nearby office occupiers include Virgin Balloon Flights, Royal Bank of Scotland and RSM Tenon Accountants, and the area is also home to high-tech businesses, professional firms including lawyers, accountants and surveyors, and motor dealerships.
The property comprises a modern, two-storey office building, which was was built around 1986 of steel frame construction with metal and glass clad elevations beneath a metal clad roof. There are two pedestrian access points.
The building was refurbished in 2003 and offers a modern flexible working environment in an excellent location. Each floor provides self-contained office accommodation with kitchen and WC facilities, being fitted out to a good specification with gas fired central heating, suspended ceilings and integral fluorescent lighting.
Outside, Denby House stands on a site of approximately 0.385 acres, including private car parking for 37 vehicles.
The first floor is currently available with demised car parking.
Denby House, Stafford Park 1
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First Floor 4,356 sq ft (404.67 sq m)
Total 4,356 sq ft (404.67 sq m)
We understand that mains water, drainage, electricity and gas are available or connected to the property. It should be noted that we have not tested these services and interested parties should make their own enquiries.
We understand the property has planning permission for uses within Class B1 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1987 (Use Class Order 2005).
The first floor accommodation is currently available to let based on a new FRI lease on terms to be agreed.
Telford & Wrekin Council, Addenbrooke House, Ironmasters Way, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4NT - Tel: 01952 380000.
The first floor accommodation has a Rateable Value of £24,000 in the 2017 assessment.
The property has been awarded an Energy Rating of B(47).
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County land eyed for affordable housing
Blaine employees could be given housing preference under such a plan
By TREVOR SCHUBERT
Rebekah Helzel
The executive director of the Ketchum-based nonprofit ARCH Community Housing Trust believes the best use of two separate parcels of land owned by Blaine County could be for the construction of affordable housing.
Speaking before the Blaine County Commission on Tuesday, ARCH founding director Rebekah Helzel said two separate county-owned parcels along Fourth Avenue in Hailey and adjacent to the Agave Place affordable housing project on the north end of Buttercup Road could have as many as six affordable homes built on them collectively.
Helzel said that under such a plan, the county could establish the standards dictating how affordable housing on the publicly owned land would be managed. Among those standards could be a preference system giving county employees first right of refusal on community housing units built there, she said.
"If not, we could go through the normal selection process," Helzel said.
She said the county could even partner with a nonprofit organization like Habitat for Humanity to get affordable housing built. Habitat for Humanity is an international organization that builds homes for low-income families and individuals.
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Helzel cited an ongoing partnership where ARCH recently purchased a single-family lot in Bellevue that will have a new home built on it by Habitat for Humanity.
"It's a great partnership," she said. "We're really excited."
Helzel said the county could enter into similar partnerships to provide affordable housing.
In general, the commissioners seemed interested in pursuing the idea.
"I would like to proceed on this," Blaine County Commissioner Sarah Michael said. "Affordable housing is my top priority, bar none."
ARCH is a community housing trust that works with local public and private entities to permanently preserve land for use as building sites for affordable housing for families and individuals in Blaine County. Those people who qualify can enter into long-term, 99-year leases with ARCH in which they lease the land their homes occupy.
In this way, potential homebuyers don't have to purchase land on a speculative open market.
"We take land out of the equation," Helzel said.
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Myanmar - Political Developments
Thread: Myanmar - Political Developments
2nd January 2014, 19:37 #1
A very welcome statement to start the year in Myanmar ...
Myanmar president backs constitutional amendment - January 2, 2014 1:18 pm
YANGON - Myanmar's leader on Thursday lent his support to reform of the country's junta-era constitution, indicating he would back changes to allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to become president.
Thein Sein, a former general who has won international praise for dramatic reforms since he became president in 2011, said lively debate about revising the charter showed increasing "political maturity".
"I believe that a healthy constitution must be amended from time to time to address the national, economic, and social needs of our society," he said in a speech published in the English-language New Light of Myanmar newspaper.
He said he supported amending provisions which exclude anyone whose spouse or children are overseas citizens from becoming president -- a clause widely believed to be targeted at Suu Kyi whose two sons are British.
"I would not want restrictions being imposed on the right of any citizen to become the leader of the country," Thein Sein said.
So Myanmar will become democratic, and Thailand will give up on it ??
Whats next.. Hun Sen willingly steps down ??
Steve@thaib, Fish and JimCA2 like this.
5th March 2014, 16:28 #3
Siabot56
With the election due by November 2015, I think the coming months will see the Myanmar Government increasingly tied up on political debate/manoeuvrings and less focused on fixing up the economy. Similarly, I'd expect foreign investors to increasingly use the pending election as a reason to delay making new investments so they can wait to see the outcome of the election. Some "headline" investments will continue (telecoms, hotels and maybe banks) but I think the number of new applications will slow.
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Ortho Regenerative looks to prevent surgery by turbocharging joint recovery process
January 24, 2018 Peter Murray
Innovation is oftentimes the result of people approaching a problem from an angle that others haven’t considered. That’s precisely what the team at Ortho Regenerative Technologies (CSE:ORTH) is doing as it tackles some of the world’s most common surgeries – tendon, meniscus and cartilage repairs in shoulders, knees and other joints.
Chief Executive Officer Brent Norton explains that the long-term result of removing damaged cartilage or meniscus is about the same as not having any procedure performed at all. Similarly, studies show that shoulder tendon repairs fail at an alarming rate. Missing its natural elasticity and shock absorber, a joint can deteriorate to the point that arthritis sets in, and if things get bad enough movement is very limited and full joint replacement often becomes necessary.
Ortho’s technology is all about leaving these soft tissues in place and treating them so they repair themselves.
“Long term, if we can treat injury versus treating the complications of the injury, that’s the better way,” says Norton. “The opportunity is to heal the soft tissues, and the result is that we no longer treat complications such as pain and arthritis, have people miss work and be inactive, nor have to bear the expense of introducing an artificial joint.”
Tendons, cartilage and meniscus are close to the last in line to receive blood supply in our bodies and are relatively avascular, meaning they have few blood vessels. The bottom line is that because blood gets little chance to bring revitalization to these body parts, they do not heal well and thus need assistance.
There are medicines that promote healing in tendons and meniscus but they have to remain in contact with them for a meaningful period of time. Not only do joints naturally involve internal motion, they also contain lubricants, which usher medicines away from the locations that need them.
Ortho’s solution is to apply what in industry parlance is called a scaffold to hold the medicine in place long enough for it to work. Essentially, it is a special compound made from a naturally occurring protein that a surgical team mixes with a patient’s blood to ensure efficient delivery.
The scaffold will remain in place for several weeks before naturally dissolving, but in the meantime it ensures the medicine is hard at work on the body part that needs to heal.
“Years ago, when we took pills we took them several times a day,” says Norton in drawing an analogy. “Then someone invented the sustained release formulation, which allowed you to take a pill only once or twice a day because it was sustained release. It is a similar principle.”
The technology was borne of studies conducted by two of the world’s most prominent researchers in soft tissue repair: PhDs Michael Buschmann and Caroline Hoeman. Their initial scaffold for joints had promise, but it took 30 or more minutes to prepare for use when the patient was in the operating room, a factor reducing efficiency and contributing to it being cost-prohibitive.
Norton is a medical doctor himself who practiced largely in the field of sports medicine. Early on, though, he knew that he wanted to mix actual practice with directing innovation to have the greatest impact. “I decided to do an MBA at Western University because I wanted to be a driver of technology rather than a clinician seeing one patient at a time,” he says.
Norton’s career path would lead him to be that driver in several corporate settings, including with Novadaq Technologies, a medical imaging solutions company acquired in 2017 by Stryker Corp.
“With Novadaq, at times I felt like I was the coach, and was a founding director,” says Norton. “I helped with strategy, building the shareholder base, the board, hiring a professional CEO, recruiting the investment banks to take it public, and ultimately helping to lay down the strategy to get third-party validation and revenues. We created multiple partnerships, got FDA approval and a TSX listing and then it went on to have a Nasdaq listing and was sold to Stryker for C$900 million.”
All of which, including the chance to return to his career starting point in Montreal, would seem to make Norton a good fit at Ortho. “When I took this role, I got messages from friends and colleagues saying ‘right back to your roots’. It is more than coincidental, it’s optimal,” he observes.
Ortho’s product performed well in pre-clinical studies and is now in the final stages of animal studies, with expectations that it will move to human trials in 2018.
Given that Ortho’s product is in the biologic category, the first step with human studies requires the company to prove that it is safe to use, something Norton expects the product to achieve with ease.
The second study in a biologic is the main study, or pivotal trial, which regulatory bodies use as the basis for their effectiveness assessment. The pivotal trial would likely begin within two years from now. After that the company would apply for FDA (US Federal Drug Administration) approval.
But that timeline hardly means investors will be left without milestones to cheer on in the near future. When asked, Norton lays out a pretty full slate.
“This is the first fully patented product of its type in the world and we have an evolving patent family for it,” Norton explains. “Over the next year we expect to see patents issued around much of the world for this product.”
“Key studies have also been accepted for publication in multiple scientific peer reviewed journals.” Norton says this means that some of the images and information on the product will take center stage in the related scientific community.
“In my experience, having five papers in the queue to be published is something I have never heard of,” he says. “In the next short while we will have multiple papers and studies published, and we can anticipate our approval to begin human studies, which typically drives a lot of corporate value.”
Norton emphasizes that it is up to the researchers to assess whether a product works, whereas management’s role at a biotech company is to minimize other risks and drive the strategy. He points to responsibilities such as making use of capable intellectual property firms, bringing in skilled accountants and hiring an experienced management team.
“In Ortho’s case, the risk profile of getting through to a pivotal trial is nominal,” Norton concludes. “You can never guarantee biology or the ultimate results, but our goal is to optimize the process in the most cost-effective manner to get through to an FDA approval in the next three to four years. We are managing the company to reduce the risk of everything else, so that the only thing we are betting on is the results.”
This story was originally published at www.proactiveinvestors.com on December 7, 2017 and featured in The CSE Quarterly.
Learn more about Ortho Regenerative Technologies Inc. at http://www.orthorti.com/ and on the CSE website at http://thecse.com/en/listings/life-sciences/ortho-regenerative-technologies-inc.
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By Allison Sherry
Rep. Cory Gardner, Sen. Mark Udall, Sen. Michael Bennet
U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner
WASHINGTON — While Senate and House leadership struggle to find agreement on a government funding resolution, Rep. Cory Gardner said over the weekend he is still amid conversations with fellow Republicans, and a few Democrats, to find a compromise.
In a plan Gardner hatched last week with five fellow House Republicans from the 2010 class, the federal government would be funded and reopened with an increase to the nation’s borrowing authority through 2014.
In exchange, lawmakers from the Democratic-controlled Senate and the GOP-controlled House would be compelled to enact entitlement and tax reform by the end of next year.
Gardner acknowledged the group needed some Democratic support to gain any traction and so he said the group has begun inviting Democrats in the room for talks.
Gardner declined to give the names of anyone he’s working with, but other news reports have identified Arkansas Rep. Tim Griffin and New York Rep. Tom Reed as members of the original House Republican group.
He said he has run the idea by GOP House Speaker John Boehner and Colorado’s two Democratic Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet. Both Udall and Bennet have long promoted bipartisan tax reform that included additional revenue for the federal government.
Gardner declined to say whether he supported additional revenue — or extra cash for the federal government — in tax reform. He says he doesn’t want to get ahead of the negotiations that would take place next year.
Gardner said he has the speaker’s support in the early talks.
“He made it clear that he wants these ideas to continue,” Gardner said. “He was particularly intrigued by this one.”
Gardner, R-Yuma, said short-term spending bills and increases to the nation’s borrowing authority are off-putting because it creates a climate of lurching from one crisis to the other.
“If we kick it out to Nov. 15 or Nov. 20, the parts and pieces are there to freeze up exactly like they did last time,” he said. “The object ought to be a framework that can break this repeat cycle.”
Categories: Budget, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Washington Bureau
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DEFUND OBAMACARE! DEFUND OBAMACARE! DEFUND OBAMACARE!!
If you don’t Cory, you have lost my vote and financial support.
Comment by AyePatriot — October 14, 2013 @ 7:35 pm
Single-payer healthcare for all now! America is not so stupid as to continue paying twice what other nations that enjoy better healthcare do, but the Fascist Party is determined to perpetuate corporate exploitation of sick people.
Comment by Robert Chase — October 15, 2013 @ 11:38 am
Maybe Ted Cruz can get elected in southern Wyoming and you guys can form your own nation. Call it Nutjobia.
Comment by J. Osmann — October 16, 2013 @ 10:55 am
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Henri Matisse, Textile Artist: Costumes Designed for the Ballets Russes Production of Le Chant du Rossignol, 1919-1920
Title Henri Matisse, Textile Artist: Costumes Designed for the Ballets Russes Production of Le Chant du Rossignol, 1919-1920
Author Kuehl, Susanna Marie
Faculty Advisor(s) Nasstrom Evans, Heidi
Subject Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954
Ballet -- Costume
Ballets russes -- History
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Textile fabrics -- Chinese
Abstract In the summer of 1919, the founder of the Ballets Russes, Serge Diaghilev, and the composer Igor Stravinsky invited Matisse to design the ballet Le Chant du Rossignol (The Song of the Nightingale). Based on "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen from 1844, the plot revolves around a Chinese Emperor's love for the song of a nightingale that ultimately saves him from Death. Matisse created a cohesive suite of stage and costume designs that harmonized with Stravinsky's musical score, Léonide Massine's choreography, and the oriental atmosphere of the narrative. This thesis is the first scholarly project that uses a decorative arts perspective to reveal how textiles, as exemplified by these costumes, informed and shaped Matisse's artistic vision in Le Chant du Rossignol and other projects. By examining costume construction, design process, collaboration with production members, and the aesthetic results of these costumes, this thesis moves beyond descriptive analysis to a deeper understanding of the central role textiles played in Matisse's career, specifically in his unique interpretation of traditional Chinese textiles in Le Chant du Rossignol.
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Amoore
Re: Bar News
Quite an odd situation with Wow. This is the story as I understand it:
Pulse made an agreement to buy the business and began refurbishing, but soon discovered a minefield of problems with the site, both legally and physically. Therefore the landlords have repossessed it from the previous tenants before Pulse's deal completed, and the landlords are now drawing up a new lease for Pulse.
Pulse has taken on all the staff and found shifts for them at their other businesses, which means there's the unusual sight of the Wow drag queens on stage at Pulse on a Sunday instead, and I think some other nights have been folded into The Kings while everything's being sorted. All quite amusing considering they were once sworn rivals.
Bluegazza
Bar boss fined over 'loud music and singing' during early hours
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wale ... p_AppShare
Wow bar have announced on Facebook today that they are moving to the old Buffalo building.
Looking at the trendy area from High Street to St. Mary's Street there's still no sign of action for the so called "coming soon" Juniper Place (Formerly Seafood Shack). (This from 2018 https://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/ ... f-15455032)
I popped in to the bar next door (same owners) Old Havana to ask what the situation was and they said that the refurbishment had stalled and that Juniper Place was no longer scheduled to open this summer, but now October instead.
So, even if that October date is true, that's the Summer gin tippling outdoor business for 2019 lost. I'm sure the gin trend won't last for ever, there are already signs that it's starting to wane.
Meanwhile opposite, The Libertine has been closed during the daytime for the last few days (no idea if it's opening in the evening). I remember when this first opened and I enquired about drinking outside, they told me that they hadn't thought of that with the original licence application, so were hastily trying to get their licence amended. It looks like it took a year for them to succeed with that amendment so too late for Summer 2018, and now it looks like it's now not open to take advantage of Summer 2019.
What is it with businesses? It reminds me of that Baskin Robins ice cream franchise on Castle Street that closed for refurb during the Summer, and opened during the Winter. It didn't' survive the Winter, and during the subsequent Summer spent its time being refurbed into another ice cream outlet/café which opened during the following Winter, and then obviously didn't survive it. I guess the problem is that plans are always made "just in time" without enough contingency built in, and as we all know, these sort of things are never complete on time.
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Girl With a White Dog
BfK No. 206 - May 2014
This issue’s cover illustration is from Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan. Thanks to Piccadilly Press for their help with this May cover.
By clicking here you can view, print or download the fully artworked Digital Edition of BfK 206 May 2014 .
(Catnip Publishing Ltd)
208pp, 978-1846471810, RRP £6.99, Paperback
10-14 Middle/Secondary
Buy "Girl With A White Dog" on Amazon
‘We stared at each other, fairy tale magic unfolding around us,’ reports Year 9 narrator Jessie, some ten pages before her story ends, though we’re not talking Fairy Tale Happy Endings here. Mr Hunter, (‘the nearest thing to a handsome prince we have at school’ and Jessie loves his after-shave too) has been introducing the class to Unhappy Endings by way of the Grimms’ gory The Robber Bride. The novel began with an early draft of Jessie’s response to Mr H’s assignment: Write a Modern Fairy Tale. Nuanced and darker warnings characterise her final version which closes the narrative.
Things start manageably enough. Times are hard for the family financially, but Jessie has loving parents, though she misses her Dad who has been forced to leave the village to find work in France. She is very close to her Gran, as she had been to her cousin Fran, though things are a bit tense between them at the moment. She also has a close friend in campaigning Kate, whose disability – she is in a wheelchair – is perhaps one of the driving reasons for her energy. Kate is already winning national honours in her age group in the sitting volleyball squad.
Several events set the story in motion. Gran buys a puppy – a white German Shepherd - but soon afterwards she begins to make anxious, irrational comments which alarm her family. Jessie rather likes a lad at school called Ben who shares her love for animals. She also likes Yasmin, an Afghan refugee in her class. There are foreign fruit pickers in the village and clearly they are responsible – say some – for the brick which crashes through the window of Mr Gupta’s shop and for the ugly treatment of a young gardener with Down’s Syndrome. In school, alongside the fairy tale project, they’re doing the Nazis in History; this leads to the plot’s major catalyst, the arrival from the States of Ben’s grandmother who shares her experiences as a concentration camp survivor in a History lesson. She warns, It mustn’t happen again. To emphasise the point, the book’s cover asks, below the title, Is what happened then happening now?
Gran and her white puppy in the present day are, it turns out, closely linked to events in wartime Dachau and, dramatically, to Ben’s grandmother. The coincidences required to make this connection, it has to be said, might cause a Victorian novelist to hesitate; but maybe that’s where we must allow for that ‘fairy tale magic’. Anne Booth sets the brutal practices of the Nazis alongside contemporary prejudices towards immigrants, asylum seekers, the disabled, anyone weaker or less popular than yourself in school. Her Author’s Note confirms, “I was very aware that it is very difficult to stand up to bullies, especially when they are in power”.
There is an evangelical earnestness here which might not attract some readers. The cast of characters may seem to be too carefully chosen to point a moral; and the plot – especially its coincidences - contrived to serve the author’s didactic ends. The overt message may well be self-defeating for some, for shifts in adolescent thinking are usually best discovered obliquely. For other younger readers, the strongly felt, direct message may very well make its impact.
Geoff Fox
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Announcement :: International
3 Boston Actions vs. Occupations of Palestine & Iraq
by we interrupt this empire 16 Nov 2006
Three actions against the occupations of Palestine and Iraq this weekend.
1. Tell the Israeli Government:
STOP KILLING PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS!
12:30-1:30 pm
The Israeli Consulate, 20 Park Plaza, Boston (near Arlington T stop)
Jewish, Arab and other community members protest deadly Israeli assaults on Gaza. Please wear black!
Bostonians of conscience will send the consulate the message that representatives of the Israeli government are not welcome in our city as long as the Israeli government and army continue to murder Palestinians indiscriminately, hold Gaza under siege, build an Apartheid Wall through the West Bank, destroy the livelihood of millions of people, ignore UN resolutions and international law, and deny basic human rights to Palestinian people!
Using U.S. weapons paid for by our tax dollars, Israeli military forces have killed 77 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the past two weeks! On Wednesday, November 8, the Israeli military shelled five homes in the Al-Kafarnah neighborhood, leaving 18 civilians dead, including 7 children, 6
women and 11 members of the same family. Between 2000 and 2006, Israel has killed 2,300 Gazans, including 300 in the past 4 months.
Our U.S. tax dollars -- sent to Israel as "international aid"-- have provided much of the weaponry used to attack Palestinian civil society.
The Israeli consulate in Boston is one of 9 Israeli consulates in the country. This week, protests will be held at Israeli consulates around the nation and around the world, in response to an urgent call for assistance from Palestinian organizations and international solidarity groups.
Co-sponsored by the Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights and Boston Jews for Justice in the Middle East
2. Confront War Criminal General Abizaid, Commander of U.S. forces in Iraq
Tell him we're not having his "Long War"!
We want the U.S. out of Iraq and we want it now!
Harvard, 79 JFK St, Cambridge
This Friday, General John Abizaid, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East (including Iraq and Afghanistan) will be speaking at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University on "Challenges of the Long War." Please join us in protesting his speech to say Bring the troops home now! U.S. out of Iraq! All corporations and all military bases out!
On Tuesday, voters in dozens of Massachusetts towns voted overwhelmingly in favor of a referendum calling for immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. Polls show that around the country, over 60 percent of Americans oppose the war. We are sick and tired of a war that has killed 655,000 Iraqis and over 2800 U.S. troops, while draining away over $2 billion a week.
Now, General Abizaid is coming to Harvard to try to justify the war in Iraq as part of the unending "war on terror," which he has given the name "The Long War." But the war in Iraq has done nothing to make the world safer, it has terrorized the world. The brutal U.S. occupation, symbolized by names like Fallujah and Abu Ghraib, has only given us death, despair, and anger.
"The Long War," a phrase that Donald Rumsfeld has used to frame the war on terror as "a generational conflict akin to the Cold War" that might last decades, is meant to provide a cover for increased military presence in the Middle East for generations to come.
It has been used to justify huge increases in military spending, with a record Pentagon budget of $513 billion for 2007, meaning less money for our schools and communities, as well as attacks on our civil liberties, legalization of torture, racism against Arabs and Muslims, and more.
Come confront Abizaid and tell him that we're not having his "Long War"!
Sponsored by Harvard Initiative for Peace & Justice, Alliance for Justice in the Middle East, and the Greater Boston Stop the Wars Coalition
3. STOP THE WAR AND THE WAR PROFITEERS
Assemble to Beats for Peace: Boston Common, 12:00 Noon
March Against the Profiteers: 1:30 PM
Indoor Rally: 3:30 P M
Encuentro Cinco, 33 Harrison Ave., Chinatown
With over 100 U.S. soldiers and thousands of Iraqis killed in October alone, it is plain to see that the U.S. occupation is intensifying the conflict in Iraq. On Saturday, November 18th the Greater Boston Stop the Wars Coalition is calling for an outpouring of opposition to this criminal war and to serve notice to the war makers that they are not getting off the hook after the elections. A march and indoor rally is being organized not just against the politicians who have maintained and deepened the occupation, but also against those who are enjoying huge profits from the occupation and the resulting death and devastation.
Bechtel, which gained notoriety during the "Big Dig", was awarded $680 million in contracts for Iraq. Raytheon, the fifth largest war contractor, has experienced record quarterly profits of $5.152 billion! Halliburton, the infamous brainchild of Dick Cheney, has been awarded an open contract in Iraq, with no limit to the time required, and no limit on money spent! How may more will die in this war for profits and domination? How many more billions will be poured into this endless quagmire? Join us in denouncing companies profiteering from the occupation as we march on their offices.
Sponsored by the Greater Boston Stop the Wars Coalition
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Palestine Conference Sunday at Northeastern
by g
(No verified email address) 16 Nov 2006
[There have been attempts to have this conference shut down, and
demonstrations are being planned to oppose and disrput the event. Come
show your support for a pro-Palestinian perspective!]
BEYOND APARTHEID IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE:
The Reality on the Ground & Lessons from South Africa
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19
(Registration from 12:30 PM)
Northeastern University Law School, Room 97
400-416 Huntington Avenue (Asa S. Knowles Center)
Downtown Boston (on the Green Line, “E” branch)
Hosted by the Northeastern University School of Law National Lawyers Guild
Chapter.
Co-sponsor: Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights (617) 491-2313
On July 9, 2005, the fi rst anniversary of the International Court of
Justice ruling on the illegality of Israel’s Wall, over 170 Palestinian
civil society organizations issued a Call for Boycott , Divestment and
Sanctions (BDS) to be directed against Israel until it complies with
international law and universal principles of human rights. This
will examine why Israel’s policies towards Palestinians are apartheid
policies. It will explore the role activists can play to respond to the
Palestinian call for BDS, and to help create the kind of pressure that
be needed to move the region “beyond apartheid.”
OMAR BARGHOUTI
Palestinian analyst, activist and author
FELICIA EAVES
Co-chair, Black Voices for Peace
LEILA FARSAKH
Assistant Professor of Political Science, UMass-Boston
ILAN PAPPE, Senior Lecturer of Political Science,
Haifa University; author, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
STEWART TING CHONG
Former staff member to Archbishop Tutu
Boston City Councilor
DAVID WILDMAN
United Methodist Church General Board of Global Ministries
Attorney and divestment activist -- AND MANY MORE!
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Home Archives 2015 Leaf Lore – Leaf Litter Helps Keep Soil Healthy
Leaf Lore – Leaf Litter Helps Keep Soil Healthy
The dark-eyed junco and other birds use leaf litter to hunt for prey to feed their broods in springtime, when insect populations are low and the need for food is high.
A whole host of creatures inhabit leaf litter, helping to keep the soil healthy and the cycle of life intact.
By Ruthanne Johnson
Illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne, www.patriciawynne.com
For those of us who grew up reading Dr. Seuss’ children’s stories, who can forget the lovable elephant Horton, with his gigantic, sonar-like ears that pick up faint peeps coming from a tiny speck of dust? Turns out there’s an entire planet filled with people perched precariously on that dust speck, and Horton takes it upon himself to protect it from destruction. “A person’s a person, no matter how small,” he proclaims.
Well, that scenario isn’t far from the truth—and it exists in your own yard.
Every year after the leaves, twigs and other natural debris fall to the ground, a rich community of animals springs to life—weird, prehistoric-looking creatures with names like water bears, sow bugs, springtails and harvestmen. Some, like earthworms and slugs, chow down on the leaf litter. Others, like spiders and pseudoscorpions (think tiny lobsters), chow down on each other. Still others use the leaf layers for warmth during the cold winter months, emerging in springtime to begin the life cycle again.
It’s a mind-blowing world filled with herbivores, predators, parasites, hyperparasites (parasites who feed on other parasites) and symbiosis, says Kefyn Catley, a professor of biology at Western Carolina University, “and it’s much more diverse than a coral reef.”
Not only does leaf litter create habitat for wildlife, it’s vital for our gardens and the overall environment.
Origins of Leaf Life
Caterpillars dine on foliage in the spring and summer and their nutrient-rich excrement mixes with leaf litter to provide habitats for countless critters.
The process begins as caterpillars and other insects dine on foliage in the spring and summer months. Their nutrient-rich excrement, called insect frass, drops to the ground, mixing with leaf litter and other natural debris in the fall. Moisture becomes trapped in the layers, creating the perfect habitat for worms, snails, centipedes, spiders, mites and a host of microscopic animals.
The invertebrates shred and eat the debris, making it easier for bacteria and fungi to decompose the matter into rich humus. Nutrients such as nitrogen, calcium and sulfur are recycled into the soil and eventually used as food by trees, shrubs and other plants. The cycle creates, in effect, nature’s home-made fertilizer.
New plants sprout from the enriched soil, which, depending on the ecosystem, can take hundreds to thousands of years to produce, says Denver-based ecologist Susan Sherrod with Biohabitats.
Without the leaves and animals breaking down the leaf litter, plants simply would not grow in the nutrient-poor soil. Fertilizer is an option, but chemical fertilizer is energy-intensive to produce and unsustainable, Sherrod says. “Supporting the soil community is the most sustainable activity a home-owner can do.”
Celebrate Diversity
“Reptiles, mammals and birds can all be members of a litter ecosystem,” Sherrod says. “Over a hundred species of beetles alone have been counted in the detritus of one Colorado ecosystem.”
“Spiders will spin a little cocoon and turn a leaf into a tunnel and molt in there,” Catley says. “And some moths, bees and butterflies will overwinter under the leaf litter.”
Bumblebee queens are known to hibernate under the warm, moist layers. In spring, after they awaken, they forage on the early blossoms of dandelions, pussytoes and wild strawberry. Back under the leaf litter, they form a mound of pollen and wax before laying their eggs. Then they build waxy pots and fill them with nectar and create pollen balls, often called beebread. The stored food allows sustenance for the queen while she broods on her eggs, and for her eyeless, legless larvae upon emergence.
Some butterfly and moth species also take advantage of fallen leaves, including the brown elfin and nais metalmark butterflies. Certain caterpillars, too, snuggle in rolled-up leaves. The pretty Colorado hairstreak butterfly lays eggs on gambel oak leaves in late summer, where the eggs overwinter on the fallen leaves until spring. The western banded skipper lays eggs on the ground near asters and thistles, while the Aphrodite fritillary lays them on the ground near violets. The fallen leaves provide protection for their eggs and caterpillars through winter.
Some insects even seek out pine needles. The pine white butterfly, for example, lays her eggs on the needles of ponderosa pine, Douglas fir and other conifers. Later, the larvae eat the needles.
Then there’s daddy longlegs, called harvestmen because they feed on both live and dead matter. Long-legged harvestmen live in the loose outer layers. Short-legged ones hide deeper in the leaves. Water bears are microscopic critters that feed on algae, bacteria, nematodes and organic detritus. Water bears need to maintain a film of water around their bodies at all times. Otherwise, they shrivel up and remain alive and motionless until they again have access to water.
But the most plentiful of them all are the mites and springtails—minuscule critters found in leaf litter all over the world. They occur in such numbers that it’s mind-boggling, Catley says. Several hundred thousand mites, for example, can exist in a square meter of soil. Mites and springtails are rock stars when it comes to breaking down detritus and turning it into nutrient-rich humus.
Mites and springtails feed mostly on bacteria and fungi growing on leaf litter, says Timothy Seasted, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado. “Think of scraping the icing off of an Oreo cookie. They like the filling.” Each time they do this, new bacteria and fungi grow and eat away at the surface of the debris, resulting in decay.
For those who let fallen leaves linger, the first creatures they’ll observe hanging around leaf piles are the birds in springtime. That’s because they feed their young a hodgepodge of insects rather than berries, seeds and nuts. The leaf litter provides a virtual buffet for avian parents during a time when insect populations are low and the need is high.
Birds such as robins, woodpeckers and a variety of sparrows hunt for food in the litter. It’s fun to watch different sparrows—spotted towhees, dark-eyed juncos, fox sparrows and chipping sparrows—pick through the leaves by scratching, hopping backward and then repeating the process until they discover a wiggly treat. Small birds and other animals, like mice, also use leaf litter for hiding places.
Though leaf litter may harbor garden pests, it also provides habitat for animals that keep pests under control. Damsel bugs, for example, overwinter as adults in the fallen leaves. They’re voracious predators of aphids, true bugs, spider mites and small caterpillars. “The biota that process leaf litter also inhabit the underlying soil,” Sherrod says, “keeping it aerated with their burrowing and tunneling activities, and mixing high-nutrient surface soils with deeper layers.” Leaf litter also serves as effective mulch that helps retain soil moisture, prevent erosion and keep weeds at bay.
Rather than raking all the leaves from your yard this fall, consider keeping some around for these critters. If you think it looks too messy, move the leaves beneath a tree or under some bushes. The layer should be about 4 to 8 inches deep to provide good cover for the shredders and decomposers. And don’t forget to keep some pine needles, too, which work great for suppressing weeds and lining walking paths.
A fun outdoor activity for kids, Seasted suggests, is to place a handful of leaf litter on a screen. Carefully place the screen over a pan of water so that no leaf litter accidentally falls into the water. Then shine a lamp on the litter. Critters will jump into the water, and it’s possible to see them floating on the surface.
Once you actually witness this microscopic life in nature’s “mess,” then perhaps Horton the elephant’s mission to save that tiny dust speck won’t seem so crazy after all.
Ruthanne Johnson
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Bristow and Airnorth Pursuing Successful Integration of Rotary and Fixed Wing Operations
Major step forward in providing integrated solutions to clients
Bristow Group took a major step toward becoming a leader in providing point-to-point transportation services with the acquisition of Airnorth, Australia's largest regional airline operating across Northern Australia and Australia's second oldest airline, second only to Qantas.
The acquisition of Airnorth takes Bristow Australia’s existing operations beyond rotary-wing to include direct fixed-wing services. “With Airnorth, we are positioned to provide ‘one journey’ passenger services, all booked and managed for our clients through Bristow Travel (Australia),” says Allan Blake, regional director, Asia Pacific. “We can better serve our oil and gas clients developing projects offshore Northwest Australia and have the ability to provide service to potential new client segments, such as business and leisure passengers traveling to regional and remote communities, as well as resource industry workers.” He adds that the company expects to gain access to key Southeast Asia markets.
In February, Bristow acquired an 85 percent interest in the fixed-wing carrier, which has a long history of profitable operations and growth as the dominant scheduled airline and contract charter operator in the region.
Seamless Connectivity
With a fleet of 13 aircraft, Airnorth operates more than 200 weekly flights – both scheduled and charter services – serving more than 20 destinations across four countries. This includes domestic ports across Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, and internationally to Timor-Leste, Indonesia and the Philippines. The company provides the bulk of flying to many remote oil and gas operations and indigenous communities, and is a Darwin/Northern Territory-based Qantas codeshare partner. Through its partnership with Qantas Airways, Airnorth offers seamless connectivity, including check-in and interline baggage facilities.
Seamless Transition
Airnorth has a reputation as an exceptional operator with an excellent safety culture and sustained profitability over time. Similar to Bristow’s Eastern Airways acquisition, Airnorth will retain its name and brand identity and will operate under the direction of Daniel Bowden, Airnorth’s CEO.
The integration of Airnorth into Bristow Group has proceeded smoothly, with 100 percent of the top priority integration goals being met and nearly two-thirds of all identified integration goals successfully completed within the first three months. Both Airnorth and Bristow management teams have worked closely together to ensure a seamless integration without missing a beat in their busy day-to-day operations. “This has been achieved during a period of significant growth for both businesses and is a testament to how well the two teams have come together,” says Blake. Supply chain synergies have already achieved more than US$1 million per annum in anticipated operational savings. The teams have identified more supplier cost-saving opportunities that are currently being worked upon to deliver bottom-line benefits to the Group. Planning is also well underway for Airnorth to provide cost-effective fixed-wing solutions for Bristow staff and freight traveling between remote bases in the North of Australia.
The teams have achieved another major step in client service: the commencement of Bristow’s helicopter operations from Truscott Airbase for a major client, in which Bristow and Airnorth together are delivering fully integrated passenger services. Bristow Travel (Australia) is handling both fixed-wing bookings and helicopter scheduling; Airnorth is handling terminal operations and fixed-wing services between Darwin and Truscott, and Bristow is operating the rotary-wing services from Truscott to the client’s pipe laying barge.
“Many of our global clients want a fully integrated passenger service, including travel services, as they seek to refocus on their core business,” says Blake. “This acquisition has allowed us to deliver a more costeffective transport solution with the potential to reduce client costs associated with travel, accommodation and passenger logistics.”
This article appeared in Bristow World Issue 2, 2015. View the full magazine here.
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ACK! ACK! Kyle Starks Kicks Off New “Mars Attacks!” Series
July 17, 2018 July 16, 2018 Comic Book Club0
Dynamite Entertainment and Topps are ready to protect the world from those crazy green aliens once again as writer Kyle Starks (Rick and Morty, Rock Candy Mountain) and artist Chris Schweizer (The Creeps, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) bring you the face melting experience of a lifetime with Mars Attacks! this October!
“Mars Attacks! is coming back to comic stands and I’m thrilled to be a part of it,” said writer Kyle Starks. “I’ll be bringing my two-time Eisner nominated trademark humor and action to this totally awesome and classic franchise.”
In Mars Attacks! #1, Spencer hasn’t finished a dang thing in his life. So when he goes to visit his dad to see if maybe he can borrow some money, the last thing on his mind is global survival. Now Spencer and his father are on the run, trying to avoid being spaceray’d by a bunch of destruction happy Martians, heck-bent on zapping them dead!
“It gets even better. We’ve got award-winning cartoonist Chris Schweizer for art duties and he’s going to hit a home run,” added Starks. “Schweizer and Starks go together with Mars Attacks! as well as death rays and flying saucers. This is going to bonkers hilarious, bombastically over-the-top fun.”
Cover B: Ruairí Coleman
Cover C: Eoin Marron
Cover D: Robert Hack
Cover E Subscription: Chris Schweizer
Cover: Ken Haeser Remark
“I’ve been waiting to see Dynamite’s take on Mars Attacks! for over a year and I’m so excited with what the creative team has done,” said Nick Barrucci, Dynamite CEO & Publisher. “I’ve been a fan ever since the 1962 trading cards and our series really reflects the tone of the original.”
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Kratom Anyone?
Kratom is a miracle cure for everything from opioid addiction to anxiety……..
Miracle treatment or dangerous drug? Indonesia cashes in on Kratom
Harry PEARL, with Aseanty Pahlevi in Pontianak
AFP•February 8, 2019
The sweltering backwaters of Indonesian Borneo have become the unlikely ground zero for the global production and export of kratom, a tree leaf hailed by some as a miracle cure for everything from opioid addiction to anxiety
The sweltering backwaters of Indonesian Borneo have become the unlikely ground zero for the global production and export of kratom, a tree leaf hailed by some as a miracle cure for everything from opioid addiction to anxiety (AFP Photo/Louis Anderson)
The sweltering backwaters of Indonesian Borneo have become the unlikely ground zero for the global production and export of Kratom, a tree leaf hailed by some as a miracle cure for everything from opioid addiction to anxiety.
Part of the coffee family, the leaf has been used for centuries in Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea for its pain-relieving and mildly stimulating effects but it is now sold in powder form and exported worldwide — alarming some health regulators who have raised concerns about safety.
Kratom stimulates the same brain receptors as morphine, although it produces much milder effects.
“I take Kratom and have had no problems. Every strain has its benefits – some help you relax, others can treat insomnia or treat drug addiction. Some help increase stamina,” grower Faisal Perdana told AFP.
Fellow farmer Gusti Prabu, who now exports 10 tonnes of the drug a month, agreed.
“Our ancestors used Kratom and there were no negative side effects. It can help eliminate drug addiction and help people detox,” he explained.
But its popularity is causing concern — the drug is unregulated, and has had little clinical testing to assess its safety or side effects.
Kratom is already banned for domestic consumption in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, though the former allows its export in unprocessed form.
Health authorities in the United States — now the drug’s top importer — have linked consumption of the plant and its derivatives to dozens of deaths, warning it could aggravate a deadly opioid epidemic gripping parts of the country.
Compounds found in Kratom are opioids, which expose users to the same risks of addiction and death as illicit opiates, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.
But for farmers in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan — the centre of production — demand for Kratom is such that they have moved away from traditional commodities such as rubber and palm oil to start growing the tree, turning it into a major cash crop.
And at the main post office in Pontianak, the key trading post for this part of Indonesian Borneo, it’s clear the health warnings have done little to dampen interest.
“Around 90 percent of our shipments from West Kalimantan province are Kratom that’s been sold to the United States,” post office head Zaenal Hamid said.
As many as five million Americans use the drug and that number is growing, according to the American Kratom Association.
Data from 2016 showed that the region was shipping some 400 tonnes abroad every month — worth about $130 million annually at current global prices of some $30 a kilogramme.
Most Kratom customers are reached through online platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Chinese e-marketplace Alibaba.
The trend for alternative medicine has been credited with increasing interest in Kratom from Europe and America, where it is usually consumed as a tea or in capsules.
– Opioid epidemic –
The US is struggling with an opioid epidemic, fueled by addiction to prescription painkillers as well as street drugs like heroin and synthetic versions such as fentanyl.
Kratom is legal in 43 states, but the FDA is pushing for greater restrictions and has already put an import alert on it, which means shipments entering the US can be confiscated.
In a statement, the organisation warned consumers not to use the drug and said it was “concerned that Kratom appears to have properties that expose users to the risks of addiction, abuse, and dependence.”
Scientists say that while Kratom may have positive attributes, very little research has been done into the drug.
“It has great potential as a remedy for pain and opioid addiction given its pharmacology and its potential accessibility,” Michael White, head of the department of pharmacy practice at the University of Connecticut, told AFP.
“It is promising and not proven,” he added.
Advocates insist it’s a safe alternative to prescription drugs and can actually help opioid addicts.
“Of the 44 deaths on record involving Kratom, they all involve poly-drug use,” said Ryan Leung, a spokesman from kratom lobby group Botanical Education Alliance (BEA).
“The FDA health warnings…(have) proven to be misguided by multiple experts,” he added.
For now, Indonesian producers are waiting to see how the regulatory battle in the US unfolds.
And while bad weather and a salmonella scare dented exports in 2017, provisional data showed Kratom shipments bounced back strongly last year.
Kratom farmer Prabu insisted: “The Kratom market has been very good over the past decade and it still has potential in the years ahead.”
He added: “People will see its usefulness, sooner or later.”
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Primary test could face new boycott
Author: Leroy Wright Апр 17, 2017,
Education secretary Justine Greening is set to respond to a consultation on school funding in the next few months - and the NUT expects some areas to end up with even less money. They ended Sunday's proceedings debating another more aggressive motion calling for a boycott of all "summative testing" in primary schools in 2017-18.
A Department for Education spokeswoman said: "There are 1.8 million more children in good or outstanding schools than in 2010 and free schools are playing a vital role in creating those good school places". All of this while existing schools are facing an unprecedented budget crisis.
"These figures make clear that the free school, UTC and studio school programmes were ill-thought policies which, in many cases, resulted in an appalling waste of significant sums of money", he said.
The union's general secretary Kevin Courtney said ministers should apologise to teachers and parents for the £138.5m "thrown away" on these abandoned projects. He added the figure was likely to be much higher, with some data unavailable.
'At a time when head teachers across England and Wales are crying out for sufficient funds to run their schools, provide pupils with a broad and balanced curriculum and retain teachers and support staff, the Government is proposing to lavish scarce education funding on a policy which all the evidence confirms will undermine the high standards of education that comprehensive schools have been able to achieve in the decades since selective education was ended in most parts of the country.
Samantha Nicholson-Hickling, a teacher from Oldham, said she knew of a pupil who said she developed alopecia from the stress of sitting tests: "She's now 22 and has no hair, and attributes that to taking Sats at age 11".
"It is now time to drop these failed programmes and focus on what works".
Aleksander Lukic, who is a member of the NUT, was the sole voice at the union's annual conference this weekend to speak in favour of the Prime Minister's demand for more selective education.
But he added that he had come across others who did not share his support for the expansion of selective schools.
They will also vote to ballot members over a protest against all primary school tests for the 2017/18 school year. Local authorities have been banned from opening new schools that are not free or academies, according to Sky News.
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Officials are examining Abedi's trips to Libya as they piece together his allegiances and try to foil any new potential threats.
Armed police officers stand outside a residential property near to where a man was arrested in the Chorlton area of Manchester, Britain May 23, 2017.
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Rudd was asked by the BBC about the fact that information about Abedi, including his name, had come out of the United States before it was cleared by British authorities.
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He said Salman was planning to head from Saudi Arabia to Libya to spend the holy month of Ramadan with family. "This is not us".
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Equitable Public Space Fellowship 2016–
Empowering the next generation of design professionals
From left: Eve Klein, Luisa Santos, and Nyree Ramsey at the El-Space Forum. Photo: Sam Lahoz
The Design Trust Equitable Public Space Fellowship Program, established in 2016, supports the next generation of urban designers, architects, landscape architects, and planners in contributing to complex public space challenges in our global city.
As we surveyed the representation of minority groups in the design profession and the growing diversity of NYC’s neighborhoods, we recognized the need to reflect the people we serve.
Every year, Design Trust selects a promising emerging professional whose life and work experience would contribute significantly to the design expertise and design thinking in our work with community-based organizations and public agencies. We seek candidates from historically marginalized groups and underrepresented perspectives who are curious, driven, and passionate about NYC’s shared spaces and transforming the city’s landscape.
The Fellow joins the Design Trust team as a full-time paid staff member for an intensive one-year fellowship, and become a part of the Design Trust community, interact with project fellows, partners, and collaborators.
See our Fellowship Calls for further information: 2018, 2017, 2016.
The Design Trust Equitable Public Space Fellowship Program support is provided in part by Eve Klein and Robert Owens.
I felt that urban planning would actually be an interesting way to pursue [my interests] because it would be learning the structures, how to affect the structures that allow for people to come together.
Luisa Santos, 2017-2018 Equitable Public Space Fellow
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Robert Murphy “Bob” DoggartAge: 90 years1923–2013
Robert Murphy “Bob” Doggart
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Robert Murphy “Bob” Doggart, son of John Doggart and Private, was born on May 25, 1923 and died on May 26, 2013 in Newtownards, Down, Northern Ireland at the age of 90.
Robert Murphy “Bob” Doggart had 3 children.
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May 2009 Travel Zambia 17 CHIMFUNSHI LATEST Exciting news for Chimfunshi Wildlife Sanctuary and Chimpanzee Orphanage, reports Lesley Thomson. Thanks to the generosity of donors the centre now has a new offi ce, complete with satellite dish and solar panels. A new access road to the large chimpanzee enclosures is also being constructed for visitors, while African Impact has provided assistance with new accommodation for volunteers. Meanwhile Sandy, one of the orphans, moved to his new home in February. This chimp was nursed back to health after a serious crocodile attack but, severely traumatised, has since found it hard to share living quarters with the others. Now enough funds have been raised to complete the building of his new home. Four other chimps, whom he has befriended in the last year, will be joining him. Chimfunshi would like to thank all donors, including those who responded to the appeal in the last edition of Travel Zambia. Please keep it coming! Visitors are welcome at Chimfunshi. Entrance is ZK50,000 per adult, ZK25,000 per child and ZK10,000 per person for school groups. A visit includes a talk, a trip around the education centre and time with the chimpanzees. For further information contact Tony Raunch at Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust, PO Box 11190, Chingola, Zambia, or email chimfunshiwildlife@ iwayafrica. com Brendan Reisbeck, manager of Chongwe River House ( www. chongwe. com), must have been a good boy last year: Santa brought him the top prize on many a safari wish list - a real, live pangolin. This bizarre nocturnal animal is so elusive that many old bush-hands go a lifetime without ever seeing one. Imagine Brendan's surprise, therefore, when one of his staff knocked on his offi ce door on Christmas morning to report having found one in camp. " The next thing we knew," he recalls, " this huge pangolin was ambling around the offi ce and testing out the diamond mesh like a climbing frame." Brendan couldn't quite believe what he was seeing. " We stood there in amazement," he continues. " Eight years of working in the bush and this was my fi rst ever sighting. We truly were very lucky." Reisbeck released the pangolin outside, where he watched and photographed it for a while before it headed home. Better make sure he writes your Christmas list next year. Chongwe's Christmas pangolin The common pangolin ( Manis temminckii) rests in a burrow by day and ventures out at night to feed on ants and termites. It uses a strong sense of smell to locate anthills, powerful front claws to break in, and a long, sticky tongue to lap up its insect prey. Its pine cone- like scales are made of a keratinous material, like fi ngernails. When threatened it will roll into a protective ball, and can work these scales with a vicious cutting action to deter any predator that comes too close. This species is the most widespread of four found in tropical Africa, with another fi ve occurring in Asia. Despite their similar appearance and diet, pangolins ( order Pholidita) are completely unrelated to the armadillos ( order Cingulata) of South and Central America. WILDLIFE FOCUS: PANGOLIN Habitat Nkani Nkani BRENDAN REISBECK CHIMFUNSHI GETTY IMAGES
18 Travel Zambia May 2009 Launched in November 2007, the Royal Livingstone Express is the brainchild of Bushtracks' managing director Christopher Tett. But perhaps its real hero is Ben Costa, who has brought his considerable experience on the rails to restoring the 1920s British- built locomotive. Every day that the train runs - usually Thursday, Friday and Saturday - you'll fi nd him on board, carefully nurturing his iron charge as it gets up steam ready for a night out. When you tread the red carpet alongside the carriages, helping yourself to a cool drink as you board, it all feels very adult. Passing through a plush lounge car, gleaming with polished wood, you pass the bar and take your place on a small observation deck. More drinks arrive, with nibbles to match. It's when the train pulls slowly out of the station, however, that the excitement really mounts. Children race alongside as you pass through villages where families gather for the evening meal. Soon homesteads give way to fi elds, and then to Mosi oa Tunya National Park. The train may stop for game viewing if an elephant is spotted, but it is the iron horse that remains the star attraction. Just short of Simonga - a distance of some 15km - there's a fl urry of activity. With a slow hiss, the old locomotive shudders to a halt, is uncoupled from the coaches, then shunts off alone. Points are moved, cameras fl ash, and the loco is relocated to the back of the train, ready to push it the last few hundred metres. As darkness falls over the bush, passengers are ushered in twos and fours to tables set with cut glass that glitters under the soft lights. Classical music accompanies a fi ve- course meal, prepared on board by chefs from the Royal Livingstone Hotel. By the time dessert is served the train is on the move again, but this time the rocking of the rails seems to escape notice: the return to the 21st century is altogether a quieter, gentler affair. The Royal Livingstone Express runs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening ( subject to a minimum of six passengers). Reservations can be made through Bushtracks Africa; tel: + 260 ( 0) 213 3323232; www. royal-livingstone- express. com; tickets are US$ 150 per head. Tricia Hayne visited Zambia courtesy of Expert Africa: www. expertafrica. com The Zambezi Express owes much to renowned British artist, conservationist and locomotive lover David Shepherd ( see Travel Zambia 4). The Mulobezi line, along which the locomotive runs, was built in the 1920s to transport timber to Livingstone from the teak forests of Mulobezi. When the railway ceased operations in the early 1970s, Kenneth Kaunda, then President of Zambia, gave two of the locomotives to Shepherd, who had already painted a famous picture called Mulobezi Princess. Shepherd transported one loco to the UK, where he donated its passenger car to the National Railway Museum in York. The other he donated to Zambian National Heritage, where Bushtracks has since renovated it to full working order. Find out more about the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation and its work in Zambia at www. davidshepherd. org SHEPHERD OF THE RAILWAYS People People Vakacha Vakacha Habitat Habitat Nkani Nkani Culture Culture Romance lives - it's offi cial! Just make your way to Livingstone and hitch a ride on the Royal Livingstone Express, reports Tricia Hayne. OK, ' hitch' is pushing it, since the experience does not come cheap, but this could be the occasion to put the recession on hold and step back to an era when the whistle of a steam engine promised a journey to remember. DO THE LOCOMOTION TRICIA HAYNE X 2 DSWF
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. Here's a chance to check out some local talent that might be heard on any given night at a number of local venues here in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
..Check Curt's List listings for the following musicians and get out and catch them when you can !! Be sure to tell them where you heard them & purchase their current albums!
To Listen to the Following Music:
..Just begin playing the first track, or any within the collection, by clicking on the little square button with a small triangle pointing to the right, next to each song title, and the player will automatically play them through.
History can now add - "Blues Society of Tulsa 2011
Blues Challenge Band Winner" to Wanda Watson's
country-driveway-long list of awards & accomplishments...
She and the band will be representing Tulsa Blues & The Tulsa Blues Society at The most coveted of all Blues Chalenges in the World; The International Blues Challlenge (IBC) in Memphis, Tn - beginning January 2012.
From: "Strictly UnRestricted Bootleg Vol. II"- The Wanda Watson Band - Spring 2009
- "My favorite on the Strictly UnRestricted Bootleg Vol. II is probably 'Crazy Baby' ", Wanda Watson reveals,..."It's a Joan Osborn song that she wrote pretty much low key & acoustic... when we got hold of it, we turned it into a rock ballad because - at heart - I'm a rock 'n roller baby ! I actually started out my career in the early 80's in an all original rock n' roll band. Anyway, it just needed some umpf up in it - ya know ? - Anyway, it had huge reflections of my past, the way I felt when I was out there - in the problem - during the late 80's and early 90's, the sadness, the defeat, the wanting to give up and die feelings - that I could reflect on back then - and never forget to this day. I don't think anyone in the problem - that comes out on the other side of it - forgets that feeling of loneliness... even when you were never really alone. God was always there,I knew that, never questioned it, I just was full of reckless abandon at that time in my life, had a death wish and an agenda to get there in my own time instead of His time. The song is someone telling that person in despair to Hang On, Don't Give Up, Don't Turn Out the Light - You are LOVED and Needed !! It touches a lot of hearts and souls, which is what I'd like to believe I do when I sing. God gave me a gift to tell my stories with, so that's what I try to do, that's what I'll always do,
forever and ever - Amen". - w.w.
One of my favorite tracks from the most recent Jennifer Marriott Band Album - "You Should Be With Me" - 2011
Living In A Dream
From the award winning Album; "Staring Into The Sun" (2008) - Dustin Pittsley Band - Written by our very own Randy Crouch - Outsatanding !!
Look Out Now
From: "V4.0" - Sweatin' Bullets - 2013
Offered by Lead Guitarist Ron Harper:
"Hey curt. We're up & running on iTunes and Reverbnation. As far as my favorite song on the CD, that was really difficult so my conclusion would be 'Look Out Now'. The reason for my decision is this; Shortly after (Drummer) Mike Hanson joined the band, we started jammin on this groove at band practice and ended up writing what would be the first of many original songs. At that point I knew we had good chemistry with these 4 members. That first song was 'Look Out Now'."
From: "Foam" Mike McClure Band - 2008
Heard this awesome song last Thursday 12/15/11 on KMOD as The Red Dirt Rangers' John Cooper was on the
morning show promoting the Annual Red Dirt Christmas Show.
Out of This Town (Get Lost)
From The Full length live album recorded at The Colony - Tulsa, Oklahoma - (5/24/10) by Wink Burcham http://winkburcham.com
A Portion of Ric Barryman's "Voodoo Kitchen"
From: Tulsa's Brave Men - Fet: Ric Barryman on bass & vox...Plus click on link below to see/hear a Live Brave Men Video Performance:
Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Steely Dan cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YojixcMEPdE
From: Andrew Swift's ~ "Bitter Darwin"
For this & other Bitter Darwin compositions check out:
www.soundcloud.com/bitterdarwin
Broken Branches
Something New From: Matt Mason - w/ Chuck Blackwell,
Danny Timms, Ted Russell Kamp, Bruce Alford,
Jeffery Saenz, Romeo Rondeau, Aaron Lyons & John Hoff.
Check out more of Matt's music here:
http://www.reverbnation.com/musicofmattmason
Ride With Me
From: Joshua Yarbrough & The Five Dollar Sugar
Joshua Yarbrough - guitar, harmonica, vox
Timbo Kelly - guitar, keys
Dusty Robison - bass
Josh Eatmon - drums
Getting Through To Me
From: My Friends From Wichita - The Terry Quiett Band - 2011 Winner 2010 Blues Society of the Ozarks IBC Blues Challenge. Winner 2008 Wichita Blues Society IBC Blues Challenge. Check out his website & buy some of his amazing music - and if he asks...
tell him his Tulsa friend Curt Fillmore sent cha' ! I just love this album jacket !! One of the most clever covers I've ever seen.Well done Terry !! - c.f. (The Terry Quiett Band plays Tulsa from time to time throughout the year - sometimes at the Cimarron Bar...and also performs at assorted Music & Blues Festivals in the area. http://terryquiettband.com
Them Tulsa Boys
From: The Paul Benjaman Band - "The New Tulsa Sound Vol 2" - 2012
When I first heard this track, which leads off on the album, I didn't know who was performing it...with the name New Tulsa Sound I had to immediately check...as this song incredibly channels an Eric Clapton/JJ Cale vibe & sound from the 461 Ocean Blvd. era when Clapton's entire Rhythm section were 'Tulsa Boys' ...even the awesome guitar playing sounds like Slowhand himself was sittin' in !! ...So much so - I had to find out if it was actually written by either one of them...or Paul Benjaman. Very Nice ! This is one of the finest tracks on the album. I'd keep an eye & a set of ears on this Paul Benjaman...he's definitely got some Clapton in him !! - c.f.
All You Can Do
From The Self Titled Album (by) - Tom Skinner - 2012
When one thinks of the music capital of the United States - Stillwater, Oklahoma likely never comes to mind. But in the early '80's Stillwater was a hotbed of musical talent. Austin rocker Jimmy LaFave began his career there. Legendary songwriter Bob Childers did, too. Even mega-star Garth Brooks got started in Stillwater. But the voice that most embodies Oklahoma "red dirt" music would have to be Tom Skinner.
The musical story of Tom Skinner began up the road from Stillwater, in Bristow, Oklahoma. This is where Tom was raised and began singing, at an early age, in the church choir. He took up playing guitar while serving in the military inthe late 1970s. After the military, Tom returned home to settle into the life of a professional musician. During the early and mid 1980s Tom played throughout Oklahoma. He made a name for himself as a solo performer and as the leader of a hot country band, the 'Skinner Brothers Band' (a group that included Tom's younger brothers Mike and Craig). His instrumental abilities on both guitar and bass led to a stint in Sante Fe, a band that featured a then unknown Garth Brooks. Their talents took them to Nashville and propelled
Brooks to phenomenal success. Tom was less than thrilled with the 1980s Nashville scene and returned to Stillwater to head up a band called The Twanglers. The mid 1990s brought about a change in musical fortunes for Tom Skinner. During a two year stay in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Tom's music came to the attention of a small record company. Although he had often been approached about recording, the pieces just never quite fit. This time they did. Skinner returned to Oklahoma in
early 1996 to record "Times Have Changed" for Binky Records. Released in 1997, "Times Have Changed"
is a stunning collection of thirteen original compositions by Tom and some of his Okie compadres. Early pressings of the disc include two additional acoustic tracks. One song from the disc, 'Maybe It's Love', was licensed for use in a film while another, 'Water Your Own Yard', was recorded (though not yet released) by southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd. A song from the CD, "Goin' Down the River Road", was later recorded by Cajun music star Waylon Tibodeaux.
Tom Skinner continues to be a force in the Oklahoma Red Dirt scene. Several of his songs were featured in the recent gospel CD "Dirt & Spirit" by The Great Divide and
Friends (check it out at www.thegreatdivide.com). It has often been said that Tom Skinner
is the greatest songwriter you have never heard of. Time will surely change this !
- Excerpts from Tom's Bio within his old label site: Binky Records
http://www.binkyrecords.com/index.php/tom-skinner
Every Wednesday you'll find Tom Skinner's Science Project over at one of Tulsa's most legendary bars The Colony / 2809 S. Harvard - once owned as a go-go bar by Tulsan Leon Russell. Stories still tell of the nights when a young Eric Clapton would frequent the bar with his friend George Harrison & they would sit in a corner & jam together. - c.f.
Tom has since passed but his memory & spirit will live on forever.
She's So Dangerous
From: Jim Sweney & Charles Tubberville - A 45 record they cut after the full Vinyl Album "Didn't I Blow Your Mind" - Year ? / Flip Side: "It Ain't Right" / What an outstanding recording !! This is exactly how they sounded back when I was front table at Tulsa's Extinct "Santa's Inland Bay" wayyyy back in the early 80's. - c.f.
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Monica left her abusive Dom a year ago. Now a new man in her life wants to show her how to love - and to submit - again. Can he do it? Or will Monica's past come back to haunt her?
Part 1 - PURSUED
Available on KU!
Released: August 6th, 2015
When Monica ran away from the Dom who mistreated her, she thought she would never be in a relationship again. Heartbroken and wounded, she now devotes her life to a business catering to the depraved elite.
Then Mr. Henry Warren walks into her world, offering her an escape from the pain that haunts the scars on her body. What he doesn't understand is that a woman like Monica knows what pain is all too well - and no longer knows the difference between a Dom who will take care of her... and one who will destroy her.
But she's falling for his pursuits. His charms. His handsome manners. His promises of kindness... with more than a hint of kink.
The only way Monica can heal is by submitting once again.
His domination is the cure.
Part 2 - CAUGHT
Released: August 23rd, 2015
Monica seems to have it all: a rewarding business, her health... and a new Dom in her life who treats her well and gives her everything she needs.
Except can Henry Warren, the billionaire with his own secrets, really give Monica everything she needs? Such as protection from her old past come to haunt her?
And love?
From hot, toe-curling dates to a shoulder to cry on, the Princess has to decide whether it's time to leave her castle... or hide from the Dragon another day.
Either way, she's Caught between two forces that won't let her go.
Part 3 - HEALED
Released: September 8th, 2015
What Monica discovers about Henry's family goes deeper than the designer pockets of her billionaire boyfriend.
The only way she and her Dom can free themselves from the past is by letting go of every last barrier between them. Monica wants truth and honesty. Henry wants every part of her.
They give it all. For honor, and for the security they both crave.
It's time for the region's most dedicated sub to make her grand, public debut, all in the name of love - and smiting the Dragon, with her Knight by her side.
Collection - HIS DOMINATION
Released: September 26th, 2015
The novelized version of the HIS DOMINATION, featuring Parts 1 - 3 in their entirety!
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U.K. Economy Contracts 0.2% in Q1
U.K. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by 0.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2012, driven by weakness in the construction sector and the production sector.
Output of the production industries decreased by 0.4 per cent in Q1 2012, following a decrease of 1.3 per cent in the previous quarter.
Construction sector output decreased by 3.0 per cent in Q1 2012, following a decrease of 0.2 per cent in the previous quarter.
Output of the service industries increased by 0.1 per cent in Q1 2012, following a decrease of 0.1 per cent in the previous quarter.
GDP in volume terms is flat in Q1 2012, when compared with Q1 2011.
TradingEconomics.com, UK Office for National Statistics
UK Q1 GDP Growth Confirmed at 0.5%
Britain's quarterly economic growth was confirmed at 0.5 percent in the first quarter of 2019, above the previous three-month period's figure of 0.2 percent. Household expenditure, government consumption and investment contributed positively to GDP growth, while net trade contributed negatively.
UK GDP Growth Accelerates to 0.5% in Q1
The UK economy grew by 0.5 percent on quarter in the first three months of 2019, accelerating from a 0.2 percent expansion in the previous period and matching market expectations, a preliminary estimate showed. Private consumption, government spending and gross capital formation contributed positively, while net trade contributed negatively to GDP growth.
Britain's quarterly economic growth was confirmed at 0.2 percent in the three months to December 2018, below the previous three-month period's revised figure of 0.7 percent. Household consumption and government spending supported the expansion, while gross capital formation and net trade contributed negatively to GDP growth.
UK GDP Growth Slows to 0.2% in Q4
The UK economy grew by 0.2 percent on quarter in the three months to December 2018, easing from a 0.6 percent expansion in the previous period and matching market expectations, a preliminary estimate showed.
UK Q3 GDP Growth Confirmed at Near 2-Year High
Britain's quarterly economic growth was confirmed at 0.6 percent in the three months to September 2018, the strongest expansion since the last quarter of 2016 and compared to a 0.4 percent advance in the previous period. Household spending and exports were the main drivers of growth while business investment has fallen for three consecutive quarters, which has not been seen since the global financial crisis, in part due to Brexit-related economic and political uncertainty.
UK Economy Grows at Fastest Pace in Nearly 2 Years
The British economy grew by 0.6 percent on quarter in the three months to September 2018, following a 0.4 percent expansion in the previous period and matching market expectations, a preliminary estimate showed. It was the strongest growth rate since the last quarter of 2016 as household spending and exports rose firmly while business investment contracted at the fastest pace since early 2016 in part due to Brexit-related economic and political uncertainty.
The British economy grew by 0.4 percent on quarter in the three months to June 2018, unrevised from the first estimate and above the previous period's figure of 0.1 percent. Household consumption rose faster than initially thought while business investment unexpectedly contracted amid uncertainty around Brexit.
UK Economy Expands 0.4% in Q2
The British economy grew by 0.4 percent on quarter in the three months to June 2018, following a 0.2 percent expansion in the previous period and matching market expectations, a preliminary estimate showed. Household consumption rose further and fixed investment rebounded firmly, while net trade subtracted from growth.
UK Q1 GDP Growth Revised Higher to 0.2%
The British economy grew by 0.2 percent on quarter in the three months to March 2018, slightly above the second estimate of 0.1 percent and following a 0.4 percent expansion in the previous period.
UK GDP Growth Confirmed at 0.1% in Q1
The British economy expanded 0.1 percent on quarter in the first three months of 2018, in line with the preliminary estimate and well below 0.4 percent in the previous period. It is the lowest growth rate since a 0.1 percent contraction in Q4 2012, the second estimate showed.
UK Q1 GDP Growth Slows to Weakest in 5 Years
The British economy grew by 0.1 percent on quarter in the three months to March 2018, easing from a 0.4 percent expansion in the previous period and missing market expectations of 0.3 percent, a preliminary estimate showed. It was the weakest growth rate since a 0.1 percent contraction recorded in the fourth quarter of 2012.
The British economy grew by 0.4 percent on quarter in the three months to December of 2017, unrevised from the second estimate and following a 0.5 percent expansion in the previous period. Fixed investment increased firmly despite a slowdown in business investment, while net trade contributed negatively to growth.
UK Q4 GDP Growth Revised Down to 0.4%
The British economy grew by 0.4 percent on quarter in the three months to December of 2017, below the preliminary estimate of 0.5 percent and following an upwardly revised 0.5 percent expansion in the previous period. Production output rose less than initially thought. On the expenditure side, there was a slowdown in growth of household spending and business investment.
UK Q4 GDP Growth Beats Expectations
The British economy grew by 0.5 percent on quarter in the three months to December 2017, beating market expectations of 0.4 percent, the preliminary estimate showed. The expansion was mainly driven by services and manufacturing while construction contracted for the third quarter in a row.
The British economy advanced 0.4 percent on quarter in the three months to September of 2017, unrevised from the second estimate and following a 0.3 percent expansion in the previous period. Household consumption rose at stronger pace while fixed investment growth softened.
The British economy advanced 0.4 percent on quarter in the three months to September of 2017, unrevised from the preliminary estimate and following a 0.3 percent expansion in the previous period. Household consumption rose at stronger pace, with car purchases recovering somewhat from a low Q2, while business investment growth softened.
The British economy advanced 0.4 percent on quarter in the three months to September 2017, beating market expectations of 0.3 percent, the preliminary estimate showed. The expansion was mainly driven by services boosted by computer programming, motor trades and retail trade. Also, manufacturing returned to growth after a weak performance in the previous period while construction contracted for the second quarter in a row.
The UK economy expanded 0.3 percent on quarter in the three months to June of 2017, unrevised from the second estimate of GDP and following an upwardly revised 0.3 percent expansion in the previous period. Fixed investment was the main driver of growth while household expenditure rose at a slower pace. From the production side, the services industries were the only positive contributor to output GDP growth.
UK Q2 GDP Growth Rate Confirmed at 0.3%
The UK economy advanced 0.3 percent on quarter in the three months to June of 2017, unrevised from the preliminary estimate and following a 0.2 percent expansion in the previous period. There was relatively strong growth in government spending and investment, while household consumption rose at softer pace and business investment stalled.
UK Economy Grows 0.3% in Q2
The British economy advanced 0.3 percent on quarter in the three months to June 2017, in line with market expectations and following a 0.2 percent expansion in the previous period, a preliminary estimate showed. The growth was driven by services mainly boosted by retail trade and film production and distribution, while construction and manufacturing contracted.
UK Q1 GDP Growth Rate Weakest In 1 Year
The UK economy advanced 0.2 percent on quarter in the three months to March of 2017, unchanged from the previous estimate, and following a 0.7 percent expansion in the previous period. It was the weakest growth rate in one year, as household spending slowed while business investment rebounded. On the production side, growth was driven by output from the business services and finance, and construction industries, partially offset by declines in some consumer-focused industries.
The UK economy advanced 0.2 percent on quarter in the three months to March of 2017, below the preliminary estimate of 0.3 percent, mainly due to broad-based downward revisions within the services sector. On the expenditure side, household spending slowed while business investment rebounded.
UK Q1 GDP Growth Weaker Than Expected
The British economy advanced 0.3 percent on quarter in the three months to March 2017, easing from a 0.7 percent growth in the previous period and below market expectations of a 0.4 percent expansion, a preliminary estimate showed. It was the slowest rate of growth since the first quarter of 2016, as services output expanded at a slower pace.
The British economy advanced 0.7 percent on quarter in the three months to December of 2016, following a downwardly revised 0.5 percent expansion in the previous period and in line with a second estimate. Net trade and consumer spending boosted growth while business investment contracted.
UK Q4 GDP Growth Revised Up To 0.7%
The British economy advanced 0.7 percent on quarter in the three months to December of 2016, following a 0.6 percent expansion in the previous period and above the preliminary estimate of 0.6 percent, due to upward revisions within the manufacturing industries. On the expenditure side, exports rebounded sharply while household expenditure rose at a slower pace and business investment contracted.
UK GDP Growth Beats Expectations In Q4
The UK economy advanced 0.6 percent on quarter in the three months to December of 2016, the same pace as in the previous period and better than market expectations of a 0.5 percent expansion, preliminary estimates showed. Services industries were the main drivers of growth, with a strong contribution from retail sales and travel agency services. Meanwhile, construction recovered slightly and production industries showed no growth, as a sharp contraction in mining and oil production offset a rebound in manufacturing and utilities.
The British economy advanced 0.6 percent on quarter in the three months to September of 2016, the same as in the previous period and better than the second estimate of 0.5 percent expansion. Household expenditure continued to grow while fixed investment rose at a slower pace and net external demand contributed negatively. Compared with the same period of 2015, the economy advanced 2.2 percent following a downwardly revised 2 percent expansion in the precedent quarter and missing the second estimate of 2.3 percent gain.
The British economy advanced 0.5 percent on quarter in the three months to September of 2016, slowing from a 0.7 percent expansion in the previous period and in line with the preliminary estimate. Net external demand was the main driver of growth, while household expenditure and fixed investment rose at a slower pace.
UK GDP Growth Beats Expectations
The UK economy advanced 0.5 percent on quarter in the three months to September of 2016, slowing from a 0.7 percent expansion in the previous period but better than market expectations of 0.3 percent, preliminary estimates showed. It is the first GDP figure covering a full quarter following the EU referendum, suggesting growth continues to be broadly unaffected with a strong performance in the services industries offsetting falls in other industrial groups.
UK GDP Growth Revised Up to 0.7% in Q2
UK's gross domestic product expanded 0.7 percent quarter-on-quarter in the three months to June of 2016, revised up from 0.6 percent previously estimated and higher than a 0.4 percent gain in the previous period. It was the 14th consecutive quarter of expansion, as household spending and fixed investment were the main drivers of growth, final figures showed.
Consumer Spending Boosts UK GDP Growth in Q2
The British economy expanded 0.6 percent on quarter in the three months to June of 2016, higher than a 0.4 percent growth in the previous quarter and in line with the preliminary reading. Household spending boosted growth and investment rebounded, figures from the second estimate showed.
The UK’s economy advanced 0.6 percent on quarter in the three months to June of 2016, higher than a 0.4 percent expansion in the previous period and better than market expectations of 0.4 percent. Industrial production rebounded and posted the biggest gain since 1999, boosted by mining, quarrying and manufacturing while services growth slowed and construction shrank for the second quarter, preliminary estimates showed.
UK GDP Grows 0.4% in Q1 ahead of Brexit Vote
The UK’s economy expanded 0.4 percent on quarter in the first three months of 2016, in line with preliminary estimates and slowing from an upwardly revised 0.7 percent expansion in the last quarter of 2015. Consumer spending was the main driver of growth while business investment shrank more than expected and exports declined the most in six quarters, final figures showed.
UK GDP Growth Confirmed at 0.4% QoQ in Q1
The British economy expanded 0.4 percent on quarter in the first three months of 2016, slowing from a 0.6 percent growth in the previous period and matching preliminary estimates. Household spending continued to support growth while exports shrank and business investment contracted for the second straight quarter amid uncertain results for the EU Membership referendum.
The British economy expanded 0.4 percent on quarter in the first three months of 2016, slowing from a 0.6 percent growth in the previous period and in line with market expectations, preliminary figures showed. The services sector led the expansion industrial production, construction and agriculture shrank.
UK GDP Growth Revised Up
The British economy advanced 0.6 percent on quarter in the last three months of 2015, higher than a 0.5 percent estimate earlier released and compared to a 0.4 percent growth in the previous quarter. Consumer demand remained the main driver of growth and the negative impact from trade came lower than expected while the drag from business investment was larger.
Household Spending Drives UK GDP Growth in Q4
The British economy advanced 0.5 percent on quarter in the last three months of 2015, in line with the preliminary estimate. Growth was mainly driven by household spending while gross fixed capital formation and exports decreased, figures from ONS second estimate showed.
UK GDP Expands 0.5% in Q4
The British economy advanced 0.5 percent on quarter in the last three months of 2015, accelerating from a 0.4 percent growth in the previous period and in line with market expectations, preliminary estimates showed. Services contributed 0.52 percentage point to the expansion while industry subtracted 0.03 percentage point.
UK GDP Growth Revised Down to 0.4%
The UK economy advanced 0.4 percent on quarter in the three months to September of 2015, lower than preliminary estimates of a 0.5 percent gain and slowing from a downwardly revised 0.5 percent expansion in the previous period. Gross capital formation and public spending grew less than anticipated while the drag from net external trade was smaller than expected, final figures showed.
Net Trade Drags UK GDP Growth Down to 0.5%
The UK economy advanced 0.5 percent on quarter in the three months to September of 2015, slowing from a 0.7 percent expansion in the previous period and in line with the preliminary estimate. Gross capital formation rebounded while net external proved a drag of 1.5 percentage points on overall growth in the quarter, figures from the ONS second estimate showed.
UK GDP Growth Below Expectations
The British economy advanced 0.5 percent on quarter in the three months to September of 2015, slowing from a 0.7 percent expansion in the previous period, according to preliminary estimates. Figures came lower than expected, as construction declined the most in three years and manufacturing remained depressed.
UK GDP Growth Confirmed at 0.7%
The British economy expanded 0.7 percent on quarter in the three months to June of 2015, higher than a 0.4 percent increase in the previous period and in line with preliminary estimates. It is the tenth consecutive quarter of growth, driven by a surge in business investment and exports.
UK GDP Growth Accelerates in Q2
The British economy expanded 0.7 percent on quarter in the three months to June 2015, in line with market expectations and boosted by business services and finance and gas and oil production, preliminary estimates showed.
The British economy expanded 0.4 percent in the first three months of 2015, better than an initial estimate of 0.3 percent and boosted by household consumption and investment. Still, it is the lowest growth rate since the last quarter of 2013.
The British economy expanded 0.3 percent in the first three months of 2015 matching preliminary estimates but slowing from a 0.6 percent rise in the previous period. Second estimates released by the Office for National Statistics showed a drop in exports and higher imports weighted down on growth.
UK Q1 GDP Growth Disappoints
The British economy expanded a weaker-than-expected 0.3 percent on quarter in the first three months of 2015, hurt by a slowdown in business, financial services and manufacturing and decline in mining and construction.
The British economy advanced 0.6 percent on quarter in the last three months of 2014, higher than 0.5 percent estimate released last month and driven by rise in exports.
The British economy grew 0.5 percent in the last three months of 2014, slowing from a 0.7 percent rise in the previous period, second estimates released by the Office for National Statistics showed.
UK Economy Slows More than Expected
British GDP advanced 0.5 percent on quarter in the last three months of 2014, below market expectations and compared with a 0.7 percent expansion in the previous period. Preliminary estimates showed services were the main driver of growth while construction and mining shrank.
The British economy expanded 0.7 percent on quarter in the three months to September, in line with previous estimates but down from a revised 0.8 percent increase in the previous period. Household and government consumption were the main drivers of growth.
The British economy grew 0.7 percent in the three months to September, according to the second estimate released by the statistical office. Private consumption and government spending were the main drivers of expansion while business investment and exports shrank.
UK GDP Growth Slows in Q3
The UK economy expanded 0.7 percent on quarter in the three months to September, slowing from a 0.9 percent increase in the second quarter. Preliminary estimates showed services were the biggest contributor to the growth while mining and quarrying shrank for the second consecutive quarter and manufacturing posted the lowest gain in six quarters.
UK GDP Grows Stronger Than Expected
The UK economy expanded 0.9 percent in the second quarter of 2014, up 0.1 percentage points from the second estimate, mainly due to changes in the GDP calculating methods. Figures for the first quarter were also revised to a 0.7 percent expansion, from a 0.8 percent increase previously reported.
UK economy expanded by 0.8 percent in Q2 2014, the second consecutive quarter-on-quarter increase of 0.8 percent, unrevised from the preliminary estimate published on July 25th.
The UK economy advanced 0.8 percent on quarter in the three months to June, the same growth rate recorded in the previous period, driven by the services sector. Preliminary estimates showed the economy is now 0.2 percent bigger than in the first quarter of 2008, its previous peak.
Investment Drives UK GDP Growth in Q1
The British economy expanded 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2014, according to final figures and unchanged from the previous estimates, driven by business investment. Year-on-year, the GDP advanced 3 percent, slightly down from a preliminary 3.1 percent estimate.
UK GDP Growth Unrevised at 0.8% in Q1
UK GDP advanced 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2014, unrevised from last month's preliminary estimate. While production, construction and services expanded on the quarter, agriculture shrank by 0.7 percent.
UK Economy Grows Below Expectations in Q1
UK’s GDP advanced 0.8 percent in the first three months of 2014, marking a fifth straight quarter of economic expansion. While manufacturing and services climbed 1.3 percent and 0.9 percent respectively, agriculture and mining were down.
UK economy advanced 0.7 percent quarter on quarter in the last three months of 2013, in line with previous estimates. Full-year GDP growth in 2013 was revised down to 1.7 percent from 1.8 percent recorded earlier.
UK's GDP rose 0.7 percent on a quarter-on-quarter basis in the last three months of 2013, matching initial estimates and recording its fourth consecutive quarter of growth. Compared with the same quarter of 2012, the GDP expanded 2.7 percent, revised down 0.1 percentage points from the previously estimated 2.8 percent increase.
UK GDP Growth Matches Expectations in Q4 2013
In the fourth quarter of 2013, UK's GDP grew 0.7 percent over the previous quarter, boosted by the services sector. Though matching market expectations, preliminary estimates showed the economy slowed in the last three months of 2013 from a 0.8 percent growth rate recorded in the previous two quarters.
UK Q3 Final GDP Growth at 0.8% QoQ
In the third quarter of 2013, the final reading for the UK quarter-on-quarter GDP growth was confirmed at 0.8 percent. Second quarter growth was revised up to 0.8 percent and the third quarter annual rate was also revised upwards, from 1.5 percent to 1.9 percent.
In Q3, United Kingdom GDP growth accelerated to 0.8 percent quarter-on-quarter, up from 0.7 percent in the previous three-month period and matching the initial estimate. While production in manufacturing, construction and services boosted the expansion, electricity and agriculture shrank.
In Q3, United Kingdom GDP growth accelerated to 0.8 percent quarter-on-quarter, up from 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2013 and in line with expectations. Output increased in all main industrial groups and at its fastest pace in more than three years.
UK's gross domestic product increased by 0.7 percent between Q1 2013 and Q2 2013, unrevised from the previous estimate. The increase was broad based, with all three major industry groups, services, production and construction making positive contributions.
United Kingdom GDP Growth Revised Up to 0.7% in Q2
In Q2, UK's Gross Domestic Product grew by 0.7 percent, an upward revision of 0.1 percentage points from the previous estimate, and following growth of 0.3 percent in Q1 2013. The service sector continued to support growth, rising 0.6 percent and contributing 0.5 percentage points to GDP growth.
UK Economic Growth Accelerates in Q2
UK GDP grew by 0.6 percent in the second quarter from the previous three months, in line with expectations and double the 0.3 percent expansion in Q1. While services were the biggest contributor to the growth; agriculture, production and construction also expanded during the period.
UK Economy Expands 0.3% QoQ in Q1
In Q1 of 2013, UK gross domestic product increased 0.3 percent qoq, unrevised from the previous publication. GDP growth between Q4 2011 and Q1 2012 was revised from a fall of 0.1 percent to flat meaning Britain's economy did not suffer a double-dip recession as previously reported. GDP is estimated to be 3.9 percent lower than the pre-financial crisis peak in Q1 of 2008.
United Kingdom GDP Expands 0.3% QoQ in Q1
UK gross domestic product in volume terms was estimated to have increased by 0.3 percent between the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013, unrevised from the previous publication.
United Kingdom Economy Expands 0.3% Quarter-on-Quarter in Q1
United Kingdom GDP increased by 0.3 percent in Q1 2013 compared with Q4 2012. GDP was 0.4 percent higher in Q1 2013 than in Q3 2011 and therefore has been broadly flat over the last 18 months.
U.K. GDP Contracts 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in Q4
The U.K. economy contracted 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter, unrevised from the previous estimate, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics showed.
UK GDP Contracts 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in Q4
United Kingdom GDP Growth Contracts 0.3% in Q4
GDP was estimated to have decreased by 0.3 percent in Q4 2012 compared with Q3 2012 and to have been flat in Q4 2012, when compared with Q4 2011. GDP is estimated to have been flat between 2011 and 2012.
U.K. GDP Growth Revised Down to 0.9 Percent In Q3
The UK economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2012, following three consecutive quarters of negative growth. Despite being revised down by 0.1 percentage points from the previous estimate, the latest quarterly growth rate remains the strongest since the third quarter of 2007.
U.K. GDP Expands by 1 Percent in Q3
After three consecutive periods of falling gross domestic product (GDP), the UK's economy grew by 1 per cent during the third quarter of 2012.
UK GDP Revised Up in Q2
UK gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms decreased by 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2012, revised from the previously estimated 0.7 per cent decline.
U.K. GDP Contracts 0.7% in Q2
U.K. Gross Domestic Product decreased by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2012. The most significant contribution to this fall came from the construction sector; there was, however, also weakness in both the production and services sectors.
UK GDP Contracts 0.3% in Q4
UK gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms decreased by 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011, revised from a decline of 0.2 per cent previously estimated. For the year 2011, GDP in volume terms increased by 0.7 per cent.
UK GDP for the fourth quarter of 2011 dropped by 0.2%, a worse than expected figure that will heighten fears of a double-dip recession.
The UK economy bounced back between July and September with stronger than expected growth of 0.6% after it ground to a halt in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics said on December 22.
UK Gross Domestic Product rose by 0.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2011, driven by strength in the Services sector and the Production sector. The Construction sector showed a small decline.
UK GDP Growth Revised Down to 0.1% in Q2
UK gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms increased by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2011.
UK Growth Remains Stagnant in Q2
The chained volume measure of gross domestic product increased 0.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2011, following positive growth of 0.5 per cent in the previous quarter.
UK Economy Expands by 0.5% in Q1
United Kingdom GDP rose by 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2011, following a fall of 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010. GDP increased 1.8 per cent in 2011 Q1 compared with 2010 Q1.
UK Economy Contracts by 0.5% in Q4
UK GDP growth contracted by 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010, revised from a fall of 0.6 per cent previously published. GDP in the fourth quarter of 2010 is now 1.5 per cent higher than the fourth quarter of 2009.
UK Gross domestic product contracted by 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010, revised down from the previously estimated fall of 0.5 per cent. GDP in the fourth quarter of 2010 is now 1.5 per cent higher than the fourth quarter of 2009.
UK GDP Falls 0.5% in the Fourth Quarter
UK Gross Domestic Product decreased by 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared with an increase of 0.7 per cent in the previous quarter.
UK Third Quarter GDP Revised Down to 0.7%
UK gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms rose by 0.7 per cent compared with the previous quarter, revised down from the 0.8 per cent rise published in November. GDP in volume terms fell by 4.9 per cent during 2009, revised up from the 5.0 per cent fall previously published.
UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased 0.8% in the third quarter of 2010, according to the Office for National Statistics, compared with an increase of 1.2% in the previous quarter.
UK GDP Growth Revised Up to 1.2%
The UK economy grew slightly faster than initially thought in the second quarter, expanding by 1.2 per cent rather than the 1.1 per cent first estimated.
U.K. Economy Grows 1.1% in Q2
Britain's economy grew by 1.1 percent in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics said, surprising markets that had expected more modest expansion.
UK Recovery Still Fragile
This week, UK GDP growth for the first quarter of 2010 was revised up to 0.3%. And although this number may look encouraging it is very unlikely that this year British economy will record any significant recovery.
UK Economy Grows More Than Estimated
The U.K. economy grew more than previously estimated in the first quarter as rebounding investment and the biggest jump in manufacturing for four years strengthened the recovery.
British Economy Grows Half as Much as Forecast
The U.K. economy grew half as much as forecast in the first quarter, underscoring the fragility of the recovery as Prime Minister Gordon Brown struggles to convince voters that his party deserves a fourth term.
U.K. GDP Grows at Faster-Than-Estimated Pace in Fourth Quarter
The U.K. economy emerged from recession in the fourth quarter at a faster pace than previously estimated, handing a boost for Prime Minister Gordon Brown with a general election weeks away.
U.K. Emerges From Recession at Faster Than Estimated Pace
Britain emerged from recession at a faster pace than previously estimated in the fourth quarter, providing a boost for Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he prepares for a general election within weeks.
British Economy is Recovering But is Not Out of the Woods
In the fourth quarter of 2009, the United Kingdom economy expanded 0.1% qoq, finally emerging from the longest and deepest recession since the mid-1940s. Yet, the recent wave of optimism may be way exaggerated since recent growth is mainly supported by fiscal and monetary stimulus.
British Economy Exits Recession
The U.K. economy crept back to growth in the fourth quarter of 2009, narrowly emerging from a deep recession that began in the second quarter of 2008.
U.K. GDP Revised Up to Show 0.2% Drop
The U.K. economy shrank less than previously estimated in the third quarter as a jump in construction and fixed investment brought the longest recession on record closer to ending.
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