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Nobbys Head Light is an active lighthouse on Nobbys Head, a headland on the south side of the entrance to Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. An image of the lighthouse is included in the Coat of Arms of the City of Newcastle.
The lighthouse is operated by the Newcastle Port Corporation. The headland is managed by the Land Property Management Authority and is open to the public Sundays from 10am to 4pm.
The first beacon in the area was an open coal fire set on Signal Head, with a range of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi). This was changed in 1821 to a large metal device burning oil, which was visible for 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), but shortly reverted to coal as the oil system was not reliable.
By 1846 Nobbys Head, originally a small islet more than 60 metres (200 ft) high, was connected to the mainland with a causeway. The island was reduced in height to improve the sailing conditions and to accommodate a lighthouse and signal station, built in 1858. The lighthouse was designed by Alexander Dawson. The original light had an intensity of 20,000 cd and was attended by three lighthouse keepers.
In 1934 the light was electrified and automated.
The current light source is a 120 volt 1,000-watt (1.3 hp), quartz halogen lamp and the power source is mains electricity with a diesel generator as backup. Currently at the site are three one-story keeper's houses, a three-story signal station, and other buildings housing the port watch. The entire station is floodlit at night.
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Defense, security and the real enemies
Microsoft patch for JET flaw zero-day is ‘incomplete,’ Windows still vulnerable
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Ms. Smith (not her real name) is a freelance writer and programmer with a special and somewhat personal interest in IT privacy and security issues.
Meaner, more violent Stuxnet variant reportedly hits Iran
Iran admitted its “infrastructure and strategic networks” were hit by a meaner version of Stuxnet. Plus, Iran used Google to find CIA communication channels.
Stuxnet allegedly has a vicious little brother, or perhaps it is a malicious cousin; the complex malware was likened to being similar to Stuxnet but “more violent, more advanced and more sophisticated.”
Iran, according to the Times of Israel, admitted that its “infrastructure and strategic networks” were hit by a meaner, leaner version of Stuxnet. A TV news report added that the Iranians are “not admitting, of course, how much damage has been caused.”
The report came after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran needed to step up efforts to fight enemy “infiltration.” Reuters also reported that Gholamreza Jalali, the head of Iran’s civil defense agency, said, “Recently we discovered a new generation of Stuxnet which consisted of several parts ... and was trying to enter our systems.” Jalali didn’t go into more detail.
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The Tehran Times later claimed that Jalali’s comments were “taken out of context with regard to the president’s [President Hassan Rouhani] mobile phone being tapped.” Instead, Jalali was reportedly warning about the risk of unencrypted calls being intercepted.
There were no additional details about the capabilities of this destructive “new generation of Stuxnet;” unsurprisingly, Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency refused to discuss if it played any role in the attack.
Iran found CIA spies by Googling site that CIA used to route covert communications
We already know how “botched CIA communications” ended up costing the lives of Chinese agents, and now Yahoo News reports that Iranian intelligence officials simply Googled to find the CIA’s communication channel. Using Google, Iran reportedly found numerous websites used by the CIA as covert communications channels, which led to Iran rounding up 30 people earmarked as CIA spies.
Thirty more people recruited as CIA agents in China were killed after China allegedly did some Googling to find secret CIA websites that acted as “transitional” communications.
Those compromised sites on the web, which had been indexed by Google, may have also “endangered all CIA sources that used some version of this internet-based system worldwide.”
John Reidy, a defense contractor, had warned the CIA about the “massive intelligence failure” dealing with the communications system. For his trouble, his whistleblowing was rewarded by being booted from his job.
Irvin McCullough, a national security analyst with the Government Accountability Project, told Yahoo News, “This is one of the most catastrophic intelligence failures since Sept. 11. And the CIA punished the person who brought the problem to light.”
PortSmash: The newest Intel CPU side-channel vulnerability
There is yet another vulnerability in Intel processors, specifically the hyperthreading tech, which an attacker could exploit to leak encrypted data. An advisory about exploiting simultaneous multi-threading was issued, but an official research paper will be released later. For now, there’s a proof-of-concept exploit posted on GitHub that should “work out of the box on Skylake and Kaby Lake.”
According to TechSpot, Billy Bob Brumley, a PortSmash researcher, said, “PortSmash is highly portable, and its prerequisites for execution are minimal, i.e., does not require knowledge of memory cache-lines, eviction sets, machine learning techniques, nor reverse engineering techniques. PortSmash definitely does not need root privileges, just user space.”
Intel officials downplayed the threat, claiming, “We expect that it is not unique to Intel platforms.”
Critical Bleeding Bit flaws can compromise enterprise wireless access points
Researchers from Armis revealed Bleeding Bit, an “undetectable chip level attack” that could be used to compromise Wi-Fi access points from Cisco Systems, Cisco Meraki and Aurba Networks — those three allegedly account for about 70 percent of the networking market. The two critical chip-level vulnerabilities are related to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chips made by Texas Instruments.
Armis warned that the vulnerabilities “endanger enterprises using vulnerable access points in their networks. Beyond access points, the health sector is potentially affected by these vulnerabilities, as the affected BLE chips are used in many medical devices, such as insulin pumps and pacemakers. Even private users might be affected by the vulnerabilities if they use an IoT device that embeds one of the vulnerable chips.”
Cisco, Aurba, and US-CERT published security advisories.
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All Stars and Sportsmanship Winner Declared at 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The first and second All Star teams were announced tonight with Team Manitoba claiming all of the spots on the first Team. The two teams were selected based solely on their statistics during round robin play.
Team Alberta at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts(Photo by: Andrew Klaver)
Leading the stats on the first All Star team was lead Dawn Askin (89%), second Jill Officer (83%), third Kaitlyn Lawes (85%) and Jennifer Jones at skip (83%).
The Second All Star team included three Alberta team members; Beth Iskew at third (84%), Jessica Mair at second (83%) and lead Laine Peters (87%). At skip was BC’s Kelly Scott (78%).
The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award was presented to rookie Amanda Gates who was making her first appearance at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at lead for Ontario. This cherished Award is selected solely by the curlers and is named in honour of the late Saskatchewan skip who won the first women’s World title for Canada in 1983.
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Posted on November 9, 2017 by Samantha Wildow
Bradford board race sees close margins
Fire levy passes
By Sam Wildow - swildow@aimmediamidwest.com
Unofficial election results from the boards of elections in Miami, Darke, and Shelby counties for Bradford issues:
The following are the Miami County results for the votes for the Bradford Board of Education:
• Mike E. Miller, 150 votes, 18.82 percent
• Louis Reindel, 154 votes, 19.32 percent
• Carolyn K. Smith, 152 votes, 19.07 percent
• Scott J. Besecker, 214 votes, 26.85 percent
• Damon Brewer, 127 votes, 15.93 percent
The following are the Miami County results for the votes for the Bradford fire levy:
• For the tax levy, 146 votes, 74.11 percent
• Against the tax levy, 51 votes, 25.89 percent
The following are the Darke County results for the votes for the Bradford Board of Education:
• Damon Brewer, 85 votes, 12.86 percent
The following are the Darke County results for the votes for the Bradford fire levy:
• For the tax levy, 90 votes, 67.67 percent
The following are the Shelvy County results for the votes for the Bradford Board of Education:
• Scott Besecker, three votes
• Damon Brewer, three votes
• Mike Miller, one vote
• Carolyn Smith, two votes
• Louis Reindel, zero votes
BRADFORD — The candidates elected to the Bradford Board of Education are still unclear due to close margins from the unofficial results between candidates.
The current top three candidates are Scott Besecker, who received a total of 394 votes; Louis Reindel, who received 305 votes; and Mike Miller, who received 286 votes.
Approximately 19 votes are separating Miller and another candidate, Carolyn Smith, who received a total of 267 votes. The final candidate, Damon Brewer, received 215 votes.
Those votes were the total unofficial results compiled from the boards of elections in Miami, Darke, and Shelby counties.
Certified results will not be available until the end of this month after provisional ballots have been taken into consideration.
Besecker, who is currently on the board, is a lifelong resident of Bradford and graduated from Bradford High School in 1972. He has worked in education for 35 years, with 30 of those years spent at Bradford teaching high school chemistry, physics, science, and junior high math. At Bradford, he was also athletic director, a coach and director of technology.
Besecker’s son and daughter also graduated from Bradford, and he now has two grandchildren attending Bradford. Besecker, who retired from Bradford schools in 2015, is currently the IT support for Bradford Public Library.
Reindel, also a sitting board member, is known as “Pastor Louie” in the community after having been the pastor of the Bradford Church of the Nazarene for nearly 11 years. He has also worked in various aspects of construction, transitioning into a full-time, mid-size farming operation. Reindel has also driven a school bus for Bradford schools for over five years.
Miller, a past board member, is a lifelong Bradford resident who has participated with the athletic boosters for over 30 years and other youth programs. Miller graduated from Bradford schools in 1973 and has had three children graduate from Bradford schools as well.
Smith, another sitting board member, has been a resident of Bradford for 43 years. She is a member of Lions, Lioness, Friends of the Library, BAAC and secretary/treasurer and deacon of her church. Smith has worked more than 30 years in the accounting field.
Bradford residents approved a replacement and increase levy in support of the Bradford Fire Department.
The replacement 5-mill levy passed approximately 72 percent to 28 percent by a vote of 236 votes for it and 94 against it, according to unofficial results from the boards of elections in Miami and Darke counties.
The previous levy was for 3 mills.
The funds are needed for training of volunteers, along with paying for part-time firefighter and EMS employees when the department is not able to get volunteers.
Had the levy failed, residents would have had to rely on emergency services from other areas.
Chief Jan Mottinger of the Bradford Fire Department previously said the community has always supported the department and that asking for funds is not something the department likes to do.
“We don’t like to ask people to pay more money, but we have no other way out,” Mottinger said.
The department, which began as a volunteer rescue squad in the 1970s, provides emergency medical services Monday through Friday, with a part-time staff ready on the weekends. Staffed by 38 employees and volunteers, the department is located at 200 S. Miami Ave. in Bradford.
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Human trafficking sting results in 2 arrests
NewsBreaking News
By Woodland Daily Democrat |
PUBLISHED: September 26, 2016 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: August 30, 2018 at 12:00 am
Woodland police arrested two men on suspicion of pimping and pandering and a parole violation during a sting operation in which two women were being used as prostitutes.
According to Sgt. Darren Imus, the human trafficking operation involved a number of state and local law enforcement agencies and was designed to identify and rescue runaway juveniles who are often trafficked for sexual exploitation.
The women brought to Woodland, however, were both adults. Neither lives in Woodland and both were put in immediate contact with advocates of Empower Yolo, which works with abuse victims.
Imus reported the operation took place last Thursday when Woodland police helped set up the sting at an unidentified Woodland motel.
Also involved were personnel from the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, Davis Police Department, West Sacramento Police Department, Yolo Gang Task Force, Yolo County Sheriff’s Department, advocates from Empower Yolo, and human trafficking experts from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Anaheim Police Department.
During the sting, the two adult women arrived at the motel separately in response to prearranged sexual agreements that were made on social media pages.
Arrested were 34 year-old Sacramento resident Gregory Carvalho, who showed up with one female. He was arrested on a parole violation. Also arrested was 45 year-old Vallejo resident Preston Gray, who arrived with the other female. Gray was taken into custody on felony charges of pimping and pandering.
Both suspects were booked into the Yolo County Jail.
No charges were filed against the two women.
In a related action, on Monday Gov. Jerry Brown approved legislation decriminalizing prostitution for minors and taking other steps to make life after human trafficking easier for those forced into it.
The Democratic governor announced he signed SB1322 to ban police from charging people under the age of 18 with prostitution.
He also signed bills allowing people to defend themselves against additional criminal charges or records if they were coerced to commit an offense as a human trafficking victim.
Others will raise the age from 13 to 15 that kids can testify outside a courtroom in human trafficking cases, protect victims’ names from disclosure and mandate they have access to county services.
In vetoing financial assistance for sex-crime victims, Brown says the state budget includes $19 million next year for similar services.
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KIAS BEST SELLING MODEL IN THE UK
By Jonathan Crouch
This improved fourth generation Kia's Sportage is an affordable mid-sized SUV that delivers even more of what buyers are looking for in this segment. Jonathan Crouch checks it out.
How did the Kia Sportage quietly develop from also-ran to front runner in the budget SUV stakes? By offering more of what people want, that's how. This improved fourth generation car now delivers mild hybrid diesel technology for the first time, plus gets an all-new entry-level diesel engine too, along with smarter looks, more safety kit and extra media connectivity. The motto here seems to be 'If it aint broke, try even harder to fix it'.
It might be easy to believe that the market for compact and mid-sized SUVs hasn't essentially changed all that much in the last ten years, but it's now radically different and the biggest beneficiary of these changes has been Kia, and more specifically its Sportage. Consider this. Just over ten years ago, you could pick up a brand new entry level Land Rover Freelander for under £16,000. Even as I'm typing this, I'm double checking to see if that's correct. It is. Nowadays the Freelander's Discovery Sport replacement would probably set you back well over £30,000. That's a massive increase. Yet the Office of National Statistics tells us that the average annual wage over the same period rose by 37%.
What it all means is that a huge amount of buyers are being priced out of the SUV market. That's something that Kia not only recognised, but also put itself in prime position to capitalise on with its impressive fourth generation Sportage. This revised version of that car gets a smarter look inside and out and a range of technologies to improve comfort, convenience, connectivity and safety. If you're buying a mid-sized SUV or a Qashqai-like Crossover model in this segment, it's well worth a look.
This improved fourth generation model carries over many of the mechanicals of its predecessor, but adds some new technology too. As before, buyers get a choice of both front and four wheel drive models. And engines? Well the petrol range is made up of a normally aspirated 1.6-litre GDI 130bhp unit and a much pokier T-GDI turbo 174bhp powerplant. Go for the T-GDI variant and you get the option of the brand's seven-speed 7DCT dual-clutch automatic gearbox, also offered elsewhere in the range. Most Sportage buyers though, want a diesel. For buyers wanting to fuel from the black pump, the range starts with a 114bhp 1.6-litre CRDi variant, which uses the brands new 'U3'-series engine.
The key news here though, lies with the 2.0-litre CRDi version, which now features Kia's first mild hybrid diesel powertrain. The system supplements acceleration with power from a compact 0.44 kWh 48-volt lithium-ion battery, and extends engine 'off time' with a new Mild-Hybrid Starter-Generator (MHSG) unit. The MHSG is connected by belt to the engine's crankshaft, and switches seamlessly between 'motor' and 'generator' modes. In 'motor' mode the battery is discharged under acceleration, providing power assistance to the engine, to reduce engine load and emissions. Under deceleration - when braking, or coasting towards a junction or downhill - the MHSG switches to 'generator' mode, recuperating energy from the crankshaft to recharge the battery on-the-go.
Kia has lightly updated this MK4 Sportage model's looks. At the front, there's a redesigned front bumper with smarter fog lamp housings, plus an evolved version of the brand's 'tiger-nose' grille. Sleeker full-LED headlamps with four-point LED daytime running lights also feature. At the rear, the slim combination lamps feature a more distinctive C-shaped LED light signature. The reversing lamp is integrated into a restyled rear bumper with longer reflectors positioned below and is finished with a flash of chrome across its base. In profile, the upgraded model is available with more stylish 16, 17 and 19-inch alloy wheel designs, and some versions have the sill trim finished in chrome.
Inside, minor upgrades include a redesigned steering wheel, a revised driver instrument cluster and smarter ventilation controls. The infotainment systems in the Sportage have been upgraded. Depending on trim, there is either a 7.0-inch touchscreen or a new 'frameless' 8.0-inch system, each with DAB digital radio. All satellite navigation systems include Kia's Connected Services powered by TomTom as standard, offering a wide range of driving-oriented information.
Prices are much as they were before, starting at around £20,500 and rising to around £35,000. There's a choice of '1', '2', '4', 'GT-Line' and 'GT-Line S' trim levels. An AWD 4x4 system is either optional or standard on most models, as is Kia's 7-speed 7DCT auto transmission.
All models come well equipped. Even the grade '1' variants come with 16-inch alloy wheels, air conditioning, a DAB radio, Bluetooth with voice recognition, automatic light control, a reversing camera system and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity. In addition, there's Trailer Stability Assist (TSA), Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC), Downhill Brake Control (DBC) and cruise control.
All models from grade '2' spec have a Lane Keep Assist System (LKAS) to alert a tired driver who may be about to stray into the path of a vehicle approaching from behind. Plus High Beam Assist (HBA) to switch between full and dipped beam automatically when there are other vehicles in their vicinity on unlit roads. And a Speed Limit Information Function (SLIF) within the instrument cluster.
The Sportage engine line-up now conforms to Euro 6d TEMP emissions standard. In keeping with that, Kia's Gamma direct injection 1.6-litre petrol engine (offered in normally aspirated or turbo forms) now has an updated particulate filter. And the old 1.7-litre CRDi diesel has been replaced by a new 'U3' 1.6-litre diesel that delivers 57.6mpg on the combined cycle and 130g/km.
This facelifted Sportage though, introduces an electrified 'mild hybrid' powertrain for the 2.0-litre CRDi diesel model. Here, the engine is assisted by a compact starter-generator unit belt-connected to the crankshaft. Power for the 48V Ecodynamics+ system comes from a small lithium ion battery mounted beneath the boot floor and the 13bhp electrical boost it facilitates takes the Sportage's total output to 195bhp. When you lift off the throttle to coast, or use the brakes, the starter becomes a generator, recharging the battery with energy that you'd otherwise lose in the form of heat. All Sportage models, like all Kias, get the brand's impressive 7-year warranty.
Have the updates made to this improved fourth generation Kia Sportage been sufficient to keep buyers loyal? It's true that they could have been more far-reaching, but there's just enough here to keep existing customers happy, we think. Ultimately, it's a car you sit in and wonder just how so many rivals can really be worth around £5,000 more. That says it all really.
CAR: Kia Sportage
PRICES: £24,395 - £35,545 - on the road
INSURANCE GROUPS: TBC
CO2 EMISSIONS: 128-179g/km
PERFORMANCE: [2.0 CRDi 182 AWD] 0-60mph 9.2s / Max Speed 125mph
FUEL CONSUMPTION: [1.6 CRDi manual] (Combined) 44.8 mpg
STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Twin front side and curtain airbags, ESC, trailer stability, tyre pressure warning, ABS
WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: Length/Width/Height mm 4480/1855/1635mm
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End of El Bulli: Now chef says world's top restaurant will close for good
By Mail Foreign Service
The world's top restaurant El Bulli is to close for good despite having a waiting list of 3,000 people, it was revealed today.
Famous chef Ferran Adria last month announced plans to close the three-Michelin-star eatery in Spain's Costa Brava for two years, saying he needed a break.
But now he has decided to shut the avante garde hangout - famed for dishes like Parmesan marshmallows and trout egg tempura - permanently.
Instead of reopening as a commercial restaurant, it is to become a non-profit foundation, Adria said.
Ferran Adria is closing the world's top restaurant, El Bulli
The move was prompted after an outcry over his decision last month to shut El Bulli for two years, with many arguing it was now part of Spanish culture and could not go.
'It has been the love of the people that made us decide we should become a foundation. This is really a question of popular demand,' he told the Observer.
'It means the spirit of El Bulli will be even stronger and will live on forever.'
The news will shock some food lovers who are sure to rush for bookings before El Bulli, located in the north-eastern Catalonian coastal town of Roses, closes in 2012.
Bookings have already closed for 2010, with 3,000 people willing to wait to fork out €200 a head for Adria's creations.
El Bulli was voted the world's top restaurant for the fourth year in a row last April in the S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants 2009 compiled by Restaurant Magazine.
El Bulli's dining room: The restaurant is fully booked for 2010
But the long days had taken their toll on its chef. 'With a format like the current one, it is impossible to keep creating,' he says.
The chef, 47, is considering opening a cooking school but is also likely to make a return to the restaurant world with a larger format eatery.
Addressing the eye-watering price of eating at El Bulli and the restaurant's financial losses, he said: 'At that level of contribution, I think we would rather see the money go to something larger that expands the concept and spirit of what El Bulli represents.'
When he broke the news of the two year closure at a food festival in Madrid a fortnight ago, Adria had attributed his decision to personal problems and exhaustion.
The chef is famous for spending 15 hours a day trying to create new dishes and culinary concepts.
But the 60-seater restaurant, although world famous, was also losing money - around 500,000 euros a year.
Adria's team ran it in a similar way to a fashion house, which lose money on their collections but make it back and more through the brand.
The chef now plans to concentrate on compiling an encyclopaedia during his time away and will contemplate exactly how the El Bulli foundation will work.
His team have used scientific research to invent new techniques, such as substituting agar-agar jelly for gelatine, because they found it can be used at higher temperatures.
Some detractors have branded El Bulli pretentious and elitist but supporters say Adria has helped popularise appliances so that amateur chefs can imitate his foamy dishes on a budget at home.
Picturesque: El Bulli is located in the north-eastern Catalonian town of Roses
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Melting icebergs cause sea levels to rise by the width of just a human hair every year
Updated: 03:15 EDT, 5 May 2010
Floating ice equivalent to 1.5 million icebergs the size of the one that sank the Titanic are melting away each year, research has shown.
The lost ice is only raising sea levels annually by a tiny fraction - about a hair's breadth across the world's oceans.
This is despite the fact that, according to Archimedes's principal, floating ice displaces its own volume of fluid and should not add more water when it melts.
Rising tides: Scientists say 1.5million icebergs the size of the one that sank the Titanic melt every year - but sea levels only go up a fractional amount
The melting icebergs cause sea levels spread evenly across the globe to rise by just 49 micrometres a year, about the width of a human hair.
At that rate, it would take 200 years for the oceans to rise by a centimetre and if all the floating ice was to melt sea levels would rise by only 4cm, according to scientists.
If all the ice on land melted, it would raise the levels of oceans by 230ft.
Lead researcher Professor Andrew Shepherd, from the University of Leeds, said: 'Over recent decades there have been dramatic reductions in the quantity of Earth's floating ice, including collapses of Antarctic ice shelves and the retreat of Arctic sea ice.
'These changes have had major impacts on regional climate and, because oceans are expected to warm considerably over the course of the 21st century, the melting of floating ice should be considered in future assessments of sea level rise.'
Icy asteroid could finally reveal where Earth's water came from
The findings, published today in the journal of Geophysical Research Letters, provide the first assessment of how quickly floating sea ice is being lost today.
The greatest losses of floating ice were due to the rapid retreat of Arctic sea ice, and the collapse and thinning of ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula and the Amundsen Sea, part of the Southern Ocean.
Sea ice is formed on the surface of sea water when the ocean freezes, while ice shelves are floating platforms of ice at the mouth of glaciers or the fringes of ice sheets.
The iceberg struck by the Titanic on her maiden voyage in April 1912 was between 200ft and 400ft long, 50 to 100ft high and weighed at least 136,000 tonnes, experts estimate.
Scientists have also found evidence of a thin film of ice covering 24 Themis, an asteroid in the main belt between Jupiter and Mars.
The discovery could add further weight to the theory that meteorites falling to Earth could have triggered the development of life.
Astronomers used an infrared telescope in Hawaii to analyse sunlight reflected of the 124 mile-wide asteroid and the results were consistent with the presence of frozen water and organic material.
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Bristol City and Cardiff in tussle for Middlesbrough's Taylor
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The Field Archaeology of Dartmoor
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Phil Newman
272 pages, 224 illustrations
The Field Archaeology of Dartmoor describes and narrates Dartmoor’s landscape history from 4000 BC to the present, analysing and summarising archaeological and historical studies from the 19th century onwards.
A brief section describes Dartmoor’s geological shape. Then its prehistoric settlement, Romano-British organisation, medieval character and early tin industry are described in turn. Next, Dartmoor’s 19th- and 20th-century industrial landscape and heritage (tin, copper, silver-lead and China clay), and how they co-existed with traditional forms of upland farming, are described. Subsidiary industries (peat, gunpowder mills, ice works and tramways) and the moor’s use for military training bring the narrative up to the present. A concluding summary assesses Dartmoor’s history and ponders its future.
Part One: Prehistoric Dartmoor
Part Two: The medieval and post-medieval landscape
Part Three: The industrial and military landscape
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Home/uncategorized/By The Book: Dan’s Latest in a Long-Running Series
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By The Book: Dan’s Latest in a Long-Running Series
Joan Baum July 15, 2012
In case you snoozed through the last five decades on The East End, Dan Rattiner, eponymous founding publisher of Dan’s Papers, is still in the Hamptons, where 52 years ago he started a small Montauk paper with features, ads and sometimes pseudo-news that grew into an impressive string of free newspapers all over the North and South Fork (distributed also in Manhattan). He’s still at it, Still in the Hamptons, which just happens to be the title of his new book subtitled “More Tales of the Rich, the Famous, and the Rest of Us.” There are 37 tales to be exact, and he’s still writing away, perhaps storing up for a fourth volume, though it’s reasonable to assume that the 37 here hardly deplete the current mother lode.
The tales, all about Dan’s encounters with people “plain and fancy” he’s met over the years, keep coming –“I’d think how could I NOT include this?” Although many essay collections invite dipping in anywhere, Still in the Hamptons’ chronological arrangement, beginning in 1959, should be honored in order to appreciate the changing landscape and culture of the region, an ambiguous thing, and the author’s easy-going style, a good and constant thing. Wit, humor and nonjudgmental reporting diffuse what early on in his career some saw as Dancentric journalism. Of course Dan Rattiner’s front and center in these first-person accounts, but he’s also a keen observer of events and characters, which he crafts into dialogue-rich narratives with a beginning, middle and end, and that usually take unanticipated side roads. In a recent documentary made about him (essay No. 36), director Dennis Lynch calls Dan “King of the Hamptons,” but for sure, the monarch’s nicely mellowed out.
Still in the Hamptons, the third in a trilogy of recollections published by SUNY Press (In the Hamptons: My Fifty Years with Farmers, Fishermen, Artists, Billionaires and Celebrities and In the Hamptons Too: Further Encounters with (see above), are available online as well as in bookstores) clearly shows the “transformation” from what The Hamptons were to what they have become. The earlier pieces feature long-time locals – fishermen, farmers, some wealthy bankers who owned summertime mansions on the beach and “a few artists and writers living in seclusion in houses tucked away in the woods.” It’s hard to believe that in 1960 the stretch after Smithtown on the LIE was so barren. And that most tourists then were not so much interested in The Hamptons, as Montauk. By the ‘80s however, the hedge-fund honchos and movie and music celebs had arrived.
So who’s and what’s included in the new volume? It’s no Page Six. Tycoon Arthur (Napeague Fish Factory) Benson; Montauk fishing boat captain Carl Darenberg; Dan’s attractive, innovative maps that serve as endpapers here; a Lazy Lucy (a photographic gizmo); Dick Sandford (Bridgehampton water authority); farmer and town auctioneer Charlie Vanderveer; David Willmott (publisher of the penny saver, Suffolk Life); Nell Robinson (red-headed elderly WASP); Grey Gardens (with a photo of Jackie and Lee Radziwil as teenagers); (living in an Oceanfront mansion during winter); Marty Shepard, who spearheaded with Dan the movement to have The East End be its own country; Potatohampton (started in 1978!); The Cannon (for a regatta); “best-singing troubadour in the Hamptons” Chris Johnson; J.J. Johnson, owner extraordinaire of Springs Fireplace Road junkyard; Manny Quinn (the beloved police car dummy) The Little People (a charming adventure tale involving his kids); Block Island Scam, Lillywhite’s (toy store on Job’s Lane), Mort Zuckerman (and the Artists & Writers Charity Softball Game); Frank Perdue (“I have never met Frank Perdue, but I did speak to him over the phone once;” Alastair Gordon (architecture critic for The East Hampton Star); writer about New Zealand Jews Odeda Rosenthal; Colin Powell; WLNG’s Paul Sidney; Kim Cattrall and Mark Levinson; Peter Jennings; the Dan’s Papers How I Survived the Winter Party; Leon Uris, chicken farmer Tate King; Whipped Until Bloodied (sign harkening to Revolutionary War); church deacon Paul Jeffers; Brenda Siemer (wife of Roy Scheider and advocate to preserve the Sag Harbor Cinema sign); Peter Beard; Dennis Lynch and Alec Baldwin, “perhaps the most complicated and interesting person I’ve known.”
“Everything changes,” Dan writes early on. “Nothing remains the same. Except maybe Dan’s Papers.” Quite an accomplishment.
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Prince Charles acknowledges UK’s ‘appalling’ role in slave trade
ReutersUpdated November 06, 2018
Prince Charles. — File photo
ACCRA: Prince Charles acknowledged Britain’s role in the slave trade on Monday calling it an appalling atrocity that had “left an indelible stain on the history of our world”.
In a speech in Ghana, which served as a major hub where African slaves were held before being shipped away, most across the Atlantic, the heir-to-the-British throne said the “profound injustice” of the past could never be forgotten.
“At Osu castle on Saturday, it was especially important to me as indeed it was on my first visit there forty-one years ago that I should acknowledge the most painful chapter of Ghana’s relations with the nations of Europe, including the United Kingdom,” Charles said.
“The appalling atrocity of the slave trade, and the unimaginable suffering it caused, left an indelible stain on the history of our world.”
Britain abolished the trans-Atlantic slave trade in 1807 although the full abolition of slavery did not follow for another generation.
Two days ago the prince visited Christiansborg Castle in Osu which originally operated as a Danish slave trade fort.
The prince and his wife Camilla are on the second leg of a tour of three African nations.
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Magnanimous approach
A sign of great man. Though Prince Charles was not there, he feel that great blunders done by his ancestors. One day Prince Charles or man like him in UK, will realize the blunder concerning the Kashmir left unresolved by the boundary commission, at the time of partition, a matter penalizing the people of both sides of the border, and preventing good neighborly relations.
Jawad Downunder
Look at the dress of the snob visiting slavery-stricken, poor Africa! He is proud to stop one step before saying sorry. Height of English arrogance, and dual face - one to back stab and other to open door for you with big smile.
SHAHID SATTAR
Apologies cannot compensate for the crimes committed against humanity over a span of centuries.
Tahir Raouf
Now claiming to be the champions of human rights
Isn't too late for such an apology?
@Jawad Downunder , It takes a great courage to own one's mistakes.
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PSA Airlines hosted the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce town hall with major party candidates in the Ohio governor’s race. PSA has 3,800 employees nationally operating more than 750 daily flights. TY GREENLEES / STAFF
Ohio job growth pace finally beats nation’s
Thomas Gnau, Staff Writer
Ohio employers are hiring, with the state’s pace of job growth is finally matching and even exceeding the national pace.
Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in July 2018, up from 4.5 percent in June, the state reported Friday.
But the state’s non-agricultural wage and salary employment increased 7,600 over the month, from a revised 5,608,500 in June to 5,616,100 in July 2018.
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“The data are dramatically different than the data for prior months, with the speed of job growth in Ohio finally moving above the U.S. national average in both June and July 2017,” Cleveland economist George Zeller said. “Ohio ended its lengthy sub-par job growth streak at 66 consecutive months below the U.S. national average when the figure went positive in both June and July 2018.”
Upward revisions added 132,600 jobs to the state’s job growth in June, Zeller said.
With revisions, Ohio’s year-over-year job growth rate is 2.13 percent, while the national rate is 1.65 percent, Zeller said.
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The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in July was 265,000, up 6,000 from 259,000 in June. The number of unemployed people has decreased by 28,000 in the past 12 months from 293,000. The July unemployment rate for Ohio decreased from 5.1 percent in July 2017.
In 2017, Ohio gained 32,200 jobs, the slowest annual job growth that Ohio experienced since the end of the Great Recession, Zeller said. So far in 2018, the state said more than 82,000 non-farm jobs have been added.
The U.S. unemployment rate for July was 3.9 percent, down from 4 percent in June, and down from 4.3 percent in July 2017.
Manufacturing was again one of the fastest growing sectors, adding 4,700 jobs, the state said. Employment in goods-producing industries, at 942,300, increased 6,800 over the month as gains were also seen in construction (with 2,200 added jobs), surpassing the loss of 100 jobs in mining and logging.
The private service-providing sector, at 3,888,000, added 2,000 jobs, the state said.
From July 2017 to July 2018, non-agricultural wage and salary employment grew 82,200. Manufacturing added 16,700 jobs for the year, with 13,200 jobs added durable goods and more than 3,500 jobs added in non-durable goods work.
Construction added 7,100 jobs and mining and logging added 1,000 jobs for the year, the state said.
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Saunders: Matt Holliday returning to Rockies an…
Saunders: Matt Holliday returning to Rockies an intriguing idea
By Patrick Saunders | psaunders@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: November 10, 2016 at 9:21 am | UPDATED: November 10, 2016 at 2:49 pm
How’s this for a crazy twist of fate? Matt Holliday, the man whom Bud Black insists never touched home plate, hooking up with Black for the Rockies’ 2017 season.
Will it happen? That remains to be seen, but Holliday is interested in the possibility.
Speaking on MLB Network Radio Wednesday, Holliday, now a free agent, was asked about the possibility of returning to Colorado, where he began his all-star career.
“I’d consider it for sure,” he said. “Great young team. I’d be interested for a (number) of reasons.”
Holliday, who turns 37 in January, played seven seasons with the Cardinals, being named an all-star four times. He’s clearly at the back end of his career, but he still has pop in his bat. Although he hit just .246 for the Cardinals this past season, he still slugged 20 home runs and drove in 62 runs. According to Statcast, Holliday ranked third in the majors in average exit velocity.
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It’s not the first time Holliday has approached the idea of returning to Coors Field. When the Cardinals came to Colorado in September, Holliday went out to dinner with friends and some former Rockies teammates and told them he would be interested in returning to Colorado.
The Rockies need a powerful, right-handed bat, and they have a hole at first base. It’s something that general manager Jeff Bridich wants to address.
“If we can add an impactful bat at first base — we still have not solved the post-Todd Helton era, large shoes to fill — that’s certainly on our mind,” Bridich told MLB.com this week at the general manager meetings in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Holliday would likely be a platoon player at first base and possibly in left field and would not be a full-time starter. He also might profile as a designated hitter in the American League, something he mentioned during his radio interview.
Then there is the matter of money. Holliday would likely cost about $10 million a year. That might be too rich for the the Rockies’ blood.
Bridich, of course, is not building his team based on sentimentality, but signing Holliday is intriguing.
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St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday
When Black was introduced as the Rockies’ new manager on Monday, he had fun with Holliday home plate controversy.
To refresh your memory: In Game 163 of the 2007 season, Black’s Padres led the Rockies by two runs entering the bottom of the 13th inning at Coors Field. But the Rockies scored three runs against Padres closer Trevor Hoffman to win 9-8, to get into the playoffs and eventually make the World Series. The winning run scored on a sacrifice fly, with Holliday diving onto home plate.
But did Holliday actually touch the plate? Black was asked that question.
“Part of the (job) interview was up in a suite, maybe Dick (Monfort’s) suite,” Black said with a wry smile. “There were pictures of Rockies history … and staring me right in the face was the Rockies dog pile of Holliday in the 163rd game.”
Then Black paused and said: “To this day, I don’t think he touched it.”
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Baby razorback suckers spotted in Colorado River Basin may mean 25-year, $360 million fish rescue is working
Categories: Colorado News, Environment, Latest News, News
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Darek Elverud holds a rare razorback sucker that his crew momentarily took from the river to gather information from during an outing on the Colorado River on Aug. 16, 2016, in Grand Junction.
Leaving more water in over-tapped Western rivers looms as a key for saving imperiled fish species, a strategy that’s showing success with the razorback sucker — a fish with a bony cranial bump that can grow 3 feet long and swim 450 miles if flows are sufficient.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists counted 50 yearling razorbacks during a recent survey in the upper Colorado River Basin — the result of water releases in 2016 and 2017 from the Navajo Reservoir aimed at helping the fish, agency officials said this week.
Federal operators of the reservoir let out 5,000 cubic feet of water per second for 50 days, more than doubling regular flows in the San Juan River. This increased flow created nursery pools, the habitat razorbacks and three other endangered native fish need to spawn and survive.
But controversy still surrounds the federal government’s plan to upgrade the razorbacks’ status from endangered to threatened — meaning extinction is slightly less imminent — based on evidence they’re reproducing in the wild. The feds also plan to reclassify the humpback chub, another imperiled Colorado River species.
Hundreds of thousands of razorbacks once flourished across the Colorado River Basin, migrating through a seven-state area before dams disrupted their world. Agriculture, expanding cities, power plants, snowmaking for skiing, fossil-fuel extraction and other industries harnessed the river and its tributaries. Some cities, including Denver, are preparing to divert more water out of the Colorado if necessary to enable population growth.
Saving razorbacks and other fish “is going to be totally dependent ” on putting more water into rivers, said Tom Chart, director of the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, a 25-year, $360 million government-run rescue effort.
“We’re not going to be able to restore the natural hydrological conditions. We understand that,” Chart said. “But we can recreate conditions that help young fish much more regularly.”
Yet the intensifying climate shift toward heat and aridity in Southwestern states, combined with population growth, constrains biologists’ push to put more water into rivers for environmental purposes. No water could be released this year from the Navajo Reservoir, which straddles Colorado and New Mexico and holds 1.7 million acre-feet, Bureau of Reclamation engineer Susan Behery said. Probably none will be spared next year, either, because water managers are prioritizing storage after a near-record low snow year left the reservoir half full.
Courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A razorback sucker is seen in the lower basin of the Colorado River.
Raising, stocking razorbacks
For more than 30 years, federal biologists responsible for emergency rescues of endangered species have relied on raising razorbacks in hatcheries and copiously stocking them into Colorado River tributaries. Razorbacks evolved in wild free-flowing rivers, enduring for millions of years, until widespread dams and diversions reduced and regularized nature’s fluctuating flows. The razorback had nearly blinked out by 1980 with only 100 survivors — weakened by the disruption of flows and attacked by non-native predators such as bass, walleye and pike that state wildlife agencies have introduced for recreational sport fishing.
Federal agencies over the last 18 years have raised and stocked Colorado River Basin waterways with 587,000 razorbacks, said Julie Stahli, U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist and database manager.
The human demands for more water are such that wildlife managers have had to focus on threats they can try to control, such as the attacks on natives by non-native predators. Eradication patrols have proved successful, though sport fishermen sometimes object.
Under the Endangered Species Act, the government is required to ensure a self-sustaining population of razorbacks. Reclassification of endangered fish as merely “threatened” would increase the ability to tap Colorado River Basin waterways for human purposes.
Federal survey crews counted the 50 yearling razorbacks along the San Juan River downriver from the Navajo Reservoir. That’s the most fish counted since the surveys began two decades ago. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists calculated that this many yearlings could mean there are thousands of razorbacks along a 180-mile stretch of the river before it reaches Lake Powell.
Navajo tribal biologists have embraced the effort to save razorbacks and other imperiled native fish. A Navajo team this year helped move 300 razorbacks over a barrier for spawning while weeding out non-native predators.
“We are trying to preserve the razorback for our future generations,” said Navajo fish biologist Jerrod Bowman. “So that our kids can see razorbacks. … Our numbers are really looking great.”
“Far from the self-sustaining populations”
The problem with officially upgrading the status of fish, Bowman said, is that just the presence of yearlings may not establish that a species has become self-sustaining as required. Razorbacks usually don’t reproduce until they’re at least 2 years old. Adults can live up to 40 years.
Under President Donald Trump, federal wildlife officials have faced pressure to upgrade and de-list endangered species when scientists still aren’t certain about survival, said ecologist Taylor McKinnon, a public lands campaigner for the Center for Biological Diversity.
“The news of razorback yearlings in the San Juan River is certainly welcome. But we’re still far from the self-sustaining populations that the recovery plan envisions,” McKinnon said, warning of still-marginal habitat conditions that don’t favor wild-born fish.
“Drying rivers, given climate change, and climate-worsening federal fossil-fuel policies, also cast a long shadow over future recovery efforts,” he said. “Recovery depends on providing adequate river flows — flooding flows in the spring, and minimum base flows during the rest of the year.”
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Demand for water is so great that restoring natural, fluctuating flows long has been regarded as a luxury. Federal biologists initially worked at simulating small floods and recreating side-channel pools for razorbacks. Reservoir operators sometimes find the flexibility to release water to help fish. But opportunities to do so have been limited amid urban population and industry expansion.
At Fish and Wildlife Service regional headquarters west of Denver, Chart said he hopes to rely less on hatcheries and stocking of razorbacks so that tanks can be redeployed for recovery of the more-endangered bonytail chub and Colorado pikeminnow fish.
“This is a heavily regulated river system. And the climate change signals? It is going to be warmer, potentially drier. We’re trying to recover fish and also respect water development,” Chart said.
“We’re going to continue to try to control the non-native competitors. … But river flow management is going to be critical. We will be working with water managers. We feel like we have turned a corner. We’ve built up the adult populations. They are spawning at many locations. And now we’re starting to get the young fish.”
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Vandals damage window on the Bay Road
Published: 12:02 Tuesday 18 June 2019
A vehicle's windows were damaged by vandals in the Bay Road in an incident last Thursday.
Police in Derry are appealing for witnesses.
Constable Olphert said: "It was reported that damage was caused to windows of a vehicle parked in the area sometime between 11.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. yesterday.
"I want to appeal to anyone who has information about this incident, or who saw what happened to contact police at Strand Road on 101, quoting reference number 779 of 13.//06/19. I would also appeal to drivers who park their cars in the area to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to us immediately. "
Alternatively, information can also be provided to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 which is 100% anonymous and gives people the power to speak up and stop crime.
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E-scooters roll into 2 new Utah cities
By Art Raymond @DNTechHive
FILE - Mark Rodgers rides a Bird electric scooter in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 28, 2018.
'Dockless' rentable scooters make their Salt Lake City debut
SANDY — E-scooters continue to grow their footprint in Utah with one vendor launching service in two new Utah cities this week.
The rentable, electric-powered two-wheelers are being offered by a variety of vendors in a handful of communities in the state and one of those providers, Lime, kicked-off service in Sandy Monday with another debut event planned for Draper on Tuesday.
Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn said the new e-scooters, that users can locate and rent via a smartphone app, are a perfect alternative transportation option for the city's 1,100-acre city center improvement district.
“We are really excited to partner with Lime to bring e-scooters to the Cairns District,” Bradburn said in a statement. “The vision for this district has always included alternate forms of transportation in order to move people around the area. The Cairns District has become a destination location with Rio Tinto Stadium, the Hale Center Theatre, Mountain America Expo Center and the Shops at South Towne to name a few.
"The addition of e-scooters will allow for more people who are visiting the Cairns District to leave their cars at home and take advantage of the TRAX system. Having access to this alternate form of transportation will also allow for residents in the district to access amenities that would ordinarily require a car,” Bradburn said.
E-scooters made their first appearance in Utah early last summer when Bird arrived, unannounced and unpermitted, on the streets of downtown Salt Lake City. The company has since entered into an operating agreement with the city and has been joined by fellow vendors Lime and Spin. The three companies collectively deploy about 1,500 scooters around the capital city each day when the weather is copacetic.
Lime's Utah operations manager Mackenzie Viau said the zippy two-wheelers, that top out at round 15 mph, have become a viable transport alternative for running errands, getting to work and connecting with public transit hubs.
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"Sandy is such a visionary and innovative city, we thought it was critical to partner and provide increased first/last mile mobility for shoppers, soccer fans and everyday commuters," Viau said in a statement. "Residents and visitors alike will now be able to easily get to Sandy-area destinations from local TRAX stations and the South Jordan FrontRunner station. Nationwide rider surveys show these are popular choices.
"On users' last scooter trip, shopping and entertainment comprised 40 percent of trips, commuting 30 percent and 20 percent of trips involved using a scooter to connect to public transit."
A company spokesman said Lime is planning on initial deployments of 75 scooters at each of its new Utah operations but the numbers can be adjusted upward depending upon demand.
Art Raymond Art is the technology/advanced industries reporter at Deseret News.
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Eaves are the part of a roof that projects out horizontally beyond the side of the structure it covers. They can have practical functions, such as to provide shade and protection from rain, as well as aesthetic functions, creating a definite distinction between walls and roof.
Typically, the eave’s width is related to the roof pitch. The steeper the pitch is, the narrower the eaves.
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There are four basic types of eaves:
Exposed: The finished underside of the roof and supporting rafters are visible from underneath.
Soffited: Includes a soffit – the panelling which forms the underside of the eaves, connecting the bottom tip of the eave with the side of the building at a 90-degree angle.
Boxed-in: Encases the roof rafters but meets the side of the building at the same angle as the roof pitch.
Abbreviated: Cut off almost perpendicular with the side of the building.
Most types of eaves include a fascia, which is a horizontal board that runs around the edge of the eaves to cover the ends of the extended rafters.
Exposed, soffited and boxed-in eaves generally include air vents to ventilate the roof space or roof structure, preventing the accumulation of moisture and so reducing the likelihood of condensation forming. Eaves can also incorporate guttering, which conveys rainwater run off from the roof to a drainage system.
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Eaves prevent rain, snow and other debris from causing leakage-related damage to the building facade, by directing it out and away from the building.
Eaves can also provide shading to windows, helping to maintain comfortable internal conditions. In the winter, low-level sun is able to penetrate windows to warm and light the interior, whereas in summer, the projecting eaves prevent direct sunlight from entering the building.
They can also be used to help define the architectural style of a building. For example, Dutch Colonial houses featured flared eaves that curved up and away from the roof; the architect Frank Lloyd Wright often used sweeping, elongated eaves in his Prairie house designs; and traditional Asian pagodas are defined by tiers of multiple eaves. A-frame houses include eaves that can reach ground level. A characteristic element of the Italianate style is buildings with decorative, overhanging eaves on a slightly pitched roof.
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Long-closed White Water University would be demolished in new development proposal
Christensen Development announced plans to purchase White Water Development in Pleasant Hill and will build an apartment building, restaurants, retail and office spaces on the land.
Long-closed White Water University would be demolished in new development proposal Christensen Development announced plans to purchase White Water Development in Pleasant Hill and will build an apartment building, restaurants, retail and office spaces on the land. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/2DrhVeX
Jonathan Krueger, jnkrueger@registermedia.com Published 4:12 p.m. CT Jan. 19, 2018 | Updated 3:55 p.m. CT Jan. 22, 2018
Photos: White Water University in Pleasant Hill
From 1996: Chris Ingram, 14 of Des Moines enjoys a ride down one of the water slides at White Water University. Register file photo
From 1999: Ryan Sage, from left, Tony Miller, both 11, and Travis Ruepke, 12, all of Altoona, coax the ball into the hole with a little body language. The three spent an afternoon playing miniature golf at White Water University. Register file photo
From 2002: From left, Gary Miller, Charlie Tatro and Nick Brandt take a spin on the go-kart track at Whitewater University. Register file photo
From 2004: Visitors are greeted with this ghoulish sign at the ticket booth of the Ultimate Haunted House at White Water University. Register file photo
White Water University today looks a lot different than it did back in 2005, the last summer it was open. Jonathan Krueger/Herald-Index
Plans are shown from Christiansen Development of the future redevelopment of what is now White Water University in Pleasant Hill. Provided/Christensen Development
From 1996: Jesse Monthei, 4, of Ames seems apprehensive as he is helped into his tube at White Water University. But afterward, he spoke like a pro, saying, "It was fun. I wasn't scared." Register file photo
From 2004: At the Ultimate Haunted House at White Water University visitors must beware of devilish creatures in the "coffin room." Register file photo
Summer attraction White Water University, located at 5401 E University Avenue in Pleasant Hill, is now demolished. It hasn't been in operation since 2005. Deb Helmick Williams/Special to the Register
White Water University today looks a lot different than it did back in 2005, the last summer it was open.(Photo: Jonathan Krueger/Herald-Index)Buy Photo
City officials have been working to rehabilitate the site of White Water University in Pleasant Hill since the summer attraction closed in 2005.
Their hard work was realized when plans for an apartment building, restaurants, retail, offices and, potentially, a hotel were unveiled Friday.
City officials said Jake Christensen, president of Christensen Development, plans to buy the property and develop it. Christensen helped develop the Des Moines Social Club and 505 East Grand, which houses Raygun, in Des Moines' East Village.
“I think that Pleasant Hill has a strong population and many of the things that are needed for a community to be desirable, but there are some missing services,” Christensen said. “Whether it is an under-utilized piece of land or a junky old building, we get a kick out of trying to improve something.”
Plans are shown from Christiansen Development of the future redevelopment of what is now White Water University in Pleasant Hill. (Photo: Provided/Christensen Development)
The new development will be fun for Pleasant Hill officials to watch as well, Mayor Sara Kurovski said.
“We are so excited that Jake saw the value of Pleasant Hill and saw what could be done with this site and has chosen to come work here,” Kurovski said. "We know this is the main viewing point that anyone traveling into our community sees."
Kurovski said redeveloping the area was a priority for residents she talked to during both of her campaigns for mayor.
“In 2015, when we were working on our comprehensive plan, that is also what residents talked about," she said. "So it has become a priority for the city.”
The Polk County assessor values the White Water University location for less than $500,000. Kurovski said the planned renovations could boost the value to more than $20 million.
Christensen said the project will add about 100,000 square feet of new construction to the 6-acre site.
Plans call for the demolition of White Water University to begin in the spring, with construction starting hopefully this year, he said. The entire project could take three years.
The sale of the site is not yet final, but city officials plan to move ahead with a development agreement at a Feb. 13 city council meeting.
Kurovski said the project demonstrates the strength of good planning.
“It is hard to get excited about planning but what has happened is we have made great plans," she said.
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Some Vanderburgh Co. Jail inmates will be moved to jails in Ky., Ill., due to overcrowding
Some inmates at the Vanderburgh County Jail will be moved to other facilities as the county jail struggles with overcrowding, Sheriff Wedding said.
Some Vanderburgh Co. Jail inmates will be moved to jails in Ky., Ill., due to overcrowding Some inmates at the Vanderburgh County Jail will be moved to other facilities as the county jail struggles with overcrowding, Sheriff Wedding said. Check out this story on courierpress.com: https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2018/04/05/some-vanderburgh-county-inmates-moved-jails-kentucky-and-illinois-jail-overcrowding/490427002/
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Photos by DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS Inmates at the Vanderburgh County Jail.(Photo: Denny Simmons)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Eighty inmates at the Vanderburgh County Jail will soon be moved to other facilities as the county jail struggles with overcrowding.
The Sheriff's Office is working on contracts with facilities in Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana that will almost double the number of Vanderburgh County inmates housed in other jails, Sheriff Dave Wedding said Tuesday.
The already crowded jail's population has grown in the last few months, Wedding said, exceeding 800 people during one weekend last month. The facility is designed to hold about 550.
“We kept thinking that at some point, it would have a stopping point,” Wedding said. “It would eventually come to a certain number and stay static or — we tried to be optimistic — that it would go down.”
Jail officials plan to move the 80 inmates out within the next two weeks, Wedding said Tuesday.
The sheriff and jail staff contacted multiple jails, he said, but most facilities in Indiana could take fewer than 10 inmates at a time. Jefferson County in Illinois and Daviess County in Kentucky will take the majority of the inmates that will soon be moved out of Vanderburgh County, according to Wedding.
“It’s logistically very tough to move everybody around,” he said.
In the “very near future," Vanderburgh County could have as many as 170 to 200 inmates housed in other jails. That includes 90 inmates already housed elsewhere.
“We’ve been moving them out over quite some time,” Wedding said.
Capt. James Mount, jail administrator in Jefferson County, said the Jefferson County Jail plans to take up to 50 inmates from Vanderburgh County. The facility has housed inmates from other jails before.
The Jefferson County facility, located in Mount Vernon, Illinois, can hold up to 260 inmates. Mount said it will likely have a population of about 180 people even after the Indiana inmates move in.
Wedding estimates that after the move, about half the Vanderburgh County inmates housed in other facilities will be people waiting for trial.
The other half are people convicted of level 6 felonies who are serving their sentence in county jail instead of a state prison. The state reimburses Vanderburgh County $35 per day for sentenced felons, but the county will pay $35 per day out of pocket for pretrial inmates sent to another facility.
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Rend Collective will be at Winter Jam tonight; hear what they told the C&P
The buzz about Winter Jam has been happening since the show's date was announced months ago. It's tonight. Hear what one performer told us about the show.
Rend Collective will be at Winter Jam tonight; hear what they told the C&P The buzz about Winter Jam has been happening since the show's date was announced months ago. It's tonight. Hear what one performer told us about the show. Check out this story on courierpress.com: https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2019/01/17/rend-collective-winter-jam-tonight-hear-what-they-told-c-p/2597021002/
Abbey Doyle, Evansville Courier & Press Published 11:41 a.m. CT Jan. 17, 2019
Rend Collective, a Northern Irish Christian experimental, folk rock, worship band, performs during the Rock & Worship Roadshow in March at the Pan American Center. (Photo: Courtesy photo by Rafael Torres)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The buzz about Winter Jam has been happening since the show's date was announced months ago. The concert is billed as the biggest Christian music tour and is stopping at the Ford Center tonight.
Fans typically start lining up for tickets before noon Thursday as you can't purchase advance tickets, and seating is first-come, first-served.
The show features big names such as Newsboys United, Danny Gokey, Mandisa and Rend Collective.
The show starts at 7 p.m., and doors open at 6 p.m. to the general public and 4:30 p.m. for the Jam Nation. For Jam Nation membership info, go to 2019.jamtour.com/jam-nation.
The Courier & Press had a chance to chat with Rend Collective's Gareth Gilkeson, who is one of the original members of the Northern Irish Christian folk rock worship band. The current lineup consists of Gilkeson, Chris Llewellyn, Ali Gilkeson, Patrick Thompson and Steve Mitchell.
Rend Collective performs Tuesday, March 31, 2015, while opening for Chris Tomlin at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Photo: Scott Morgan/Special to Juice , Scott Morgan/Special to Juice)
C&P: Have you been a part of Winter Jam before?
Gareth Gilkeson: This is our first ever time on Winter Jam. We are so looking forward to it.
It's lovely to be with so many bands who have a heart for God and for the gospel. What I really like about it is we really have a chance to get together with Christians and be a witness for a city; there's a real unity for that. We all have different backgrounds but we are coming together. That's really interesting for us.
C&P: What's the best part of being a part of Winter Jam.
GG: The community on the road is obviously amazing. We are going to be together for 12 weeks — one quarter of a year. We'll get to make good relationships, learn things we never thought about. We'll be spending time with people who are going through the same struggles we are.
And the fact that we'll be in a different city every night leading people in worship to be a part of something bigger is really exciting.
C&P: What does the collective part of Rend Collective mean to you?
GG: Being a collective is very important for us. It's not just the people on stage. It is a whole group, whether they are helping with art and design or sound, it is a community. We have a part of the community that is supporting us with prayer or vision. For us, the whole essence of togetherness is important, for support. It is our job as Christians to be unified and work together, not as individuals but as a team. It's something we are very passionate about.
C&P: What is Rend Collective's style?
GG: One of the things for us that's a little different is that we are very focused on songs that will be sung in church. We write modern-day hymns and songs for church. We are writing songs for churches that are real, true and as authentic as possible
Sometimes I think Christians get a bad rap that their opinions about politics or dogma are too conservative. At the root, the church is at the forefront of leading society to great moral health. It is something we believe. I want churches to be known for what they are for rather than against. The church has so much to bring and offer. I want that to be seen.
C&P: What do you want people to take from your show?
GG: We are big believers in joy and celebration. The joy of the lord is your strength, that comes from scripture.
We really want people to experience that joy, and not because we want them to go out happy-go-lucky. But we want them to leave with the strength to get them through the difficult times.
C&P: What can the audience expect from Rend Collective's show?
GG: It's like a Sunday church service combined with going out Saturday night.
I think it is a great experience to bring family and people who are aren’t really interested in coming to church; they can come along have a good night and find out more.
From the aspect of just doing things with your family, this is very positive and will inspire the kids, all of us. It's a great experience to gather together with people from so many backgrounds and have a good night with a healthy, wholesome message. It really is our hope that we are inspiring the next generation as well.
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2018 Pictures of the Year in the Tri-State
A tickle fight breaks out between Leland Smith, 6, and his mom, Amanda, as he tries to watch videos on her cell phone. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Collin Clarke receives the second coat of a spray tan applied by Shannon Tichenor, owner of Salon T in Newburgh, Ind., the day before his Indiana Muscle competition in March of 2018. No bodybuilder competes without a good spray tan which helps accentuate their muscles for the judges and audience as they compete. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Heather Harper of Newburgh, Ind., pulls her 2-week-old daughter, Violet, in close for a skin-to-skin session in The Women's Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit Aug. 13, 2018. Heather had to be careful with not only the preemie's tender skin, but also her many monitor wires. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
The Highland Highlanders fifth-grade basketball team's bench erupts after taking a one point lead in the final seconds of their game against the Stringtown Chargers at Stringtown Elementary School Monday evening. The Highlanders came out on top 27-26 in the nail-biter of a game. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Cecil Rouse of Newburgh, Ind., casts at Friedman Park's lake in hopes of landing a bass Tuesday morning. "I fish here daily," Rouse said. The biggest fish he caught so far was a 10-pound catfish when he was bass fishing. "It seems like I catch a lot of other things, too. I had one snap my line the day before Father's Day. I know he's out there somewhere." DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Christian County right fielder Bryson Brown hauls in a fly ball for the third out of the sixth inning in their game against Henderson County during their Second Region semifinal baseball tournament at Christian County High School in Hopkinsville, Ky., Wednesday evening. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Kindergartener Galilea Guivas, 5, leaps from the school bus to embrace Principal Sarah Estabrook on her first day of school at Spottsville Elementary School Wednesday morning. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Quick Shower is chased by Perfect Dancer at Lockhart's Thoroughbred Farm in Warrick County as temperatures began to climb last week. Their owner, Gary Lockhart, has been raising race horses for decades, but says these two horses are his last. Both horses are preparing to race at Ellis Park this summer. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
John Buckman, left, a chief retired after 35 years with the German Township Fire Department, heads back to his vehicle with his grandkids, Kate, 5, and Nicholas Wood, 8, hauling his cowboy boots from a fire at 630 Marlene Drive in Evansville Tuesday evening. "We were at the bank when I heard the second alarm fire," Buckman said of their delayed date at McDonald's for ice cream. "I said, 'Kids, we're going to go see the fire first. See if we can help.' It's the life of a volunteer firefighter," he continued. "You drop what you're doing and go help people." DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
The John Vaughn out of Cave-In-Rock, Ill., moves its barges upriver on the Ohio River near Downtown Henderson, Ky., Wednesday morning. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Harry and Sug Bennett have been dancing together most of their lives. It appeared that the two Henderson Senior Prom attendees spent more time on the dance floor than any other couple. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
A mama Mallard duck and her brood of 15 ducklings meander atop the still water of a small pond at Friedman Park on a misty April morning. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Ethan Jones celebrates his fifth-place finish in the 1600 meter run during the SIAC Track & Field Meet at Central Stadium Friday evening. He ran a personal best of 4:41.47. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Southridge's Camden Gasser (1) and his teammates celebrate their 7-2 win over Indianapolis Scecina Memorial during the Class 2A Jasper Semi State at Alvin C. Ruxer Field in Jasper, Ind., Saturday afternoon. The Raiders beat the Crusaders 7-2 to advance to state next week. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
A white-tailed deer wades along the fringe of the water's edge in a Friedman Park pond on a June evening. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Marrissiah Cuahua, 6, runs down the pathway behind her new home in rural Atlanca, a town located about an hour away from Orizaba, Mexico, January 12, 2018. She and her three siblings, all US-born citizens, immigrated to Mexico to live with their father, Antonio, who was deported after being arrested by ICE last year. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS, Sam Owens
Gabriel Skaggs, 7, and Rev. Barry Skaggs wade through flood water between their home (left) and Beals Pentecost Church (right), where Barry is a pastor, in Reed, Kentucky, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Gabriel spent time playing in the water around his home and didn't miss any school days because he is home-schooled. Sam Owens,Evansville Courier & Press
Paige Bennett, 7, of Robards, Ky., takes a moment to snuggle with her bottle-calf Rookie before preparing for the Cattle Show alongside her older sisters, Anna and Madelyn, not pictured, at the Henderson County Fairgrounds, Friday evening, July 20, 2018. "She'll halter him up and walk him like a puppy dog," Paige's mother, Cassandra Bennett, said. SAM OWENS/ THE GLEANER
Bishop Dwenger's Grant Sorg (51) gives Central's Rayzel Joiner (88) a pat on the back following the Bears' 16-10 loss in the Class 4A state championship match which went into quadruple overtime at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., Friday, Nov. 23, 2018. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
North High School seniors Ryan Huebner (left to right), Alex Mosteller and Hatch Gerth perform a methane gas bubble experiment during a science show put on for visiting Delaware Elementary School first-graders inside a science lab at the high school in Evansville, Ind., Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Throughout the school year, NHS Science teacher Brian Dougan's classes have put on a student-run show for all of their feeder schools, which also includes Evans Elementary, Oak Hill Elementary, Scott Elementary, Vogel Elementary and North Junior High School. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS, Sam Owens
Jensen Breamer, 3, is dressed as Pennywise, a character from Stephen King's "It," during the Halloween Trunk or Treat Extravaganza on Powell Street in Henderson, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. SAM OWENS/ THE GLEANER
A large flock of birds fly around a field on North Royal Avenue in Evansville, Ind., Monday afternoon, Feb. 5, 2018. Sam Owens,Evansville Courier & Press
Dan Masterson, center left, and his son Roman Masterson, 11, center right, test out the Liberty Swing, which allows disabled children to hook their wheelchairs into the platform, at the new Mickey's Kingdom playground in downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, Oct. 27, 2018. The swing was made and shipped from Sydney, Australia. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
José de Jesús Rodríguez's sunglasses fly off the top of his head while he tees-off on the 17th hole during the United Leasing & Finance Championship at Victoria National Golf Course in Newburgh, Ind., Sunday, April 29, 2018. Rodríguez shot a final round 70 to win the 2018 ULFC tournament title. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
Staff Sgt. Dusty Gebhardt, a member of the United States Army Golden Knights parachute team, free falls towards downtown Evansville, Friday afternoon, June 29, 2018. The parachuting team practiced their routine of landing beside the Four Freedoms monument in preparation for the ShrinersFest Air Show, which will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
People watch the fireworks show while lounging in the grass near the Ohio River during the Independence Day Celebration at Old Lock & Dam Park in Newburgh, Ind., Tuesday, July 3, 2018. Rain showers hit the area in the afternoon, but ended as the 2018 Historic Newburgh Fireworks and Evening at the Park event kicked off. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
Jasper residents Samuel Osterman, 11, front center, Melissa Osterman, right, and Merrill Osterman, back, cheer with the crowd as they stand in front of the podium for President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again rally in support of U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
Aniya Connolly, a first grade student from Glenwood Leadership Academy in Evansville, accidentally gets corn in her mouth while pretending to swim and bury herself in the large pool of dried kernels at Cate's Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Henderson, Ky., Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. The farm offers field trips for school groups during the week and is open to the general public on Fridays from 4-9 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. and Sundays from 1-7 p.m. until October 31. SAM OWENS/ THE GLEANER
Pageant participant Mariama Black-Wilson holds her one-month-old grandson Ja'Zeon during a dinner break at the 5th Annual Glamorous Grandmother's Pageant held at the Greater St. James Community Recreation & Education Center in Evansville, Ind., Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. Black-Wilson has seven children, three of them adopted, and three grandchildren. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
Max “Flash” Boehman plays quarterback during practice with the Broncos, his Evansville Junior League Football team, at Howell Park in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday evening, Sept. 11, 2018. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
Central's David Payne (28) does a backflip while taking the field for the Class 4A Sectional 24 championship game against the Boonville Pioneers at Central Stadium Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Marietta Peckenpaugh takes a break from putting the garden to bed to play fetch with her french poodle, Bailey, at her home off Main Street in downtown Henderson Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Autumn Koehling, 21, Illinois chants with protesters that gathered in front Old National Events Plaza after a march to the for President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again rally in Evansville, Ind. Aug. 30, 2018. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Maxwell Hendon helps light candles for the Transgender day of Remembrance candlelight vigil hosted by local support group Gender Warriors Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Fellow soldiers stand next to the casket of Sgt. Drew Watters in the lobby of Christian Fellowship Church during a "Celebration of Life" ceremony in Evansville, Ind., Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 14, 2018. The 23-year-old Evansville native was killed in a training accident in his Tacoma, Washington base. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Kids are enthralled with a Box turtle they discovered in the creek at Wesselman's Nature Playscape on Tuesday, June 12. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Danny Hill from New Bern, N.C. walks his partner Darby, an English Labrador retriever, through an arson investigation scenario during the Arson Dog recertification program hosted by the Evansville Fire Department on Wednesday, June 6. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Emily Greenwell, center, expresses surprise after being announced the Union County 2019 Distinguished Young Women winner Saturday, August 25, 2018. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Leah Whitaker with Indivisible Evansville leads a chant among protesters at the Old National Events Plaza after a march near the Ford Center for President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again rally in Evansville, Ind. Aug. 30, 2018. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
A Castle player slides into home during the Castle vs Columbus East Class 4A regional baseball game at Bosse Field on Saturday, June 2. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Micheal Blais dressed as Jason Voorhees dribbles a basketball before heading out to trick-or-treat Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Castle's Maddie Wilson warms up before the Mount Vernon girls' sectional track and field meet Tuesday, May 15. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
SGT Nicholas Grimm looks back at a teammate before leaping out of a Fokker C-31A towards downtown Evansville during the 2018 ShrinersFest. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Gibson Southern's Beau Lamey (8) tackles Central's (1) while receiving a pass during a scrimmage in Fort Branch Friday, August 8, 2018. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Rick Clements waves to spectators off Kentucky 351 while driving a Farmall M during the 11th annual Shake, Rattle & Roll tractor drive and parade on Sunday, June 24. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Paige Hoefling adjusts her goggles before the start of the 7-8 year-old 25 yard Butterfly during the 2018 City Swim Meet preliminaries held in Evansville's Garvin Park Saturday. The meet, with nearly 800 swimmers ages 4 to over 65-years-old, continues Sunday with the finals, July 14, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
Kendra Creek and Wade Conway spend some together time with Conway's service dog Dagwood. During the evening Wade, who was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, and Kendra, who is a quadruple amputee due to bacterial meningitis, spend their evenings without a caregiver, April 11, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
People play carnival games while the Freak Out ride weaves patterns in colored lights in the background of this 15 second time exposure at the West Side Nut Club's Fall Festival Wednesday, October 3, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
Vectren volunteer Fauna Kell gets down in the grass to play zombies with kids at the Ark Crisis Child Care for the United Way Day of Caring, where hundreds of volunteers spend the day working at local nonprofit agencies to kick off the annual United Way fall campaign Friday, September 7, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
A Great Blue Herron goes for a stroll on top of a log at the Henderson riverfront Wednesday, August 15, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
Mater Dei’s Ellsa Bonnell (1) and Miranda Nosko (19) congratulate Mater Dei’s Maddie Folz (14) for her game winning goal as the defending state champions Mater Dei Wildcats play the Wheeler Bearcats in the Class 1A state championship game in Indianapolis Saturday, October 27, 2018. Mike Lawrence
Brayden Eskew, right, seven years-old, can't stand the suspense as he watches a aerial act with his father Derek and sister Breah Eskew, 11 years-old, during the 85th annual Hadi Shrine Circus at the Evansville Ford Center Friday, November 23, 2018. Mike Lawrence
Caden Malloy loses his ride in the Ranch Bronc competition at the Henderson County Fair Rodeo Friday. Rodeo action continues Saturday at the fairgrounds on Sam Ball Way, July 6, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
Henderson County’s Max Wawrin (11) reacts after losing to Hopkinsville 2-0 as the Henderson County Colonels play the Hopkinsville Tigers in the regional final at Madisonville-North Hopkins High School Thursday, October 18, 2018. MIke Lawrence
Shirley Bailey reacts to one of her throws as she competes in the Washer Toss at the Henderson Senior Games held in the Gathering Place Wednesday, September 12, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
The rivers are rising, crewman Nathan Ligon with the towboat Capt. Doug from Evansville Marine Service uses Henderson's Green River Road #1 for a landing because the road to their service dock is flooded by the Green River Wednesday, February 21, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
Traffic negotiates high water near the intersection of South Green and First Streets after a mid-day severe thunderstorm unleashed torrential rain and wind gusts reportedly near sixty miles per hour on downtown Henderson Thursday, May 31, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / THE GLEANER
Lydia Jones, 12 years-old, makes a giant soap bubble during the back to school Party in the Park event held at John James Audubon State Park Saturday, August 4, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
Super Blue Blood Moon rising above Henderson's Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church Tuesday evening. According to NASA the "super moons" are when the moon is closer to Earth in it's orbit, known as perigee. It is also the second full moon of the month, commonly known as a "blue moon" and early Wednesday morning a total lunar eclipse occurred giving it a reddish tint, known as a "blood moon." It will be twenty years before this combination occurs again, January 30, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
Emery Shelton, 4 years-old, enjoys the bungie jump attraction at the 31st annual Henderson Breakfast Lions Club Tri-Fest Saturday, April 21, 2018. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
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Rich Media Games Putting World Cup Action Into Play
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Rich Media could not have a bigger theme to engage users with than this year’s 2014 FIFA World Cup. And as the Project Manager at Digitaland, I could not be more excited about the Rich Media projects we are currently involved with for our clients and brands who want to tie into the highly celebrated international tournament.
This year’s tournament is scheduled to take place in Brazil from June 12, 2014 to July 13, 2014 and it will be only the 2nd time that Brazil has been the host the competition, one in which 31 countries from around the world will take part.
As a leading Rich Media solution provider, Digitaland has been approached to handle several exciting projects that bring the excitement of the World Cup competition into play for our client’s customers and potential customers. It’s an exciting time around our offices indeed.
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Rich Media is perfect tie in to the World Cup, as gamification (levering gaming as a way to build relationships with a brand) is one of the best uses of new rich media technology in the online marketplace. Attracting customers who love competition is a perfect tie in to football fans worldwide.
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One of the projects I’m most excited about is one we created to tie together the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Banco Popular Dominicano, one of the region’s most robust banking providers. The experience was rightly called Experience Popular, and allowed users to set goals and play a Rich Media soccer game right inside a co-branded landing page. While conducting banking with Popular—increasing balances in accounts, receiving a loan, or receiving a remittance—customers could also play to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Brazil to experience the excitement of the 2014 World Cup first hand.
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The actual game on the landing page allowed the user to face a goalie, aim and punt a soccer ball by guiding the actions with a mouse—all while a crowd roars around you. It’s totally immersive experience while never pulling too far away from the brand or the World Cup feeling. The more points, the more possibility to win—and the grand prize of Experience Popular includes two Category Two tickets to see Round 16 of the World Cup quarter finals.
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The landing page engaged users and build loyalty for Popular while also building excitement for the coming tournament. The landing page also incorporated all the appropriate social links for Banco Popular Dominicano, increasing the company’s business as more people engaged in the soccer playing.
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Rich Media continues to prove to be the best solution for engaging customers with big world events. Whether it’s the World Cup, the Super Bowl, the Oscars, or other events where excitement and competition builds, rich media banners, landing pages and microsites that can incorporate a competitive angle are sure to thrive.
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WHEN IS IT OK TO CORRECT SOMEONE'S ENGLISH
FOURTH APRIL 2016
By Alison Wilson
You may have struggled when meeting someone new and felt uneasy by their awkward expression and use of language. Some people are immediately happy to play the teacher and mouth syllables and offer corrections. Me, personally I wait to be invited to ‘help’ or correct their approach to the English language, in this context Australian English. Why? Because I think it’s rude to stop people when they are trying to conjugate new verbs, say ‘tion’ or take extra care to pronounce ‘es’ at the end of clothes. In the latter’s case it took months for me to correct my husband’s pronunciation. Maybe it is a bit selfish but I just found those little idiosyncrasies just so damn cute.
A newer friend asked at once if I could correct her and thrives on having a conversation with someone that will listen and suggest more modern words and offer encouragement. It is exciting hearing her progress and become one of those clever people that have mastered their 4th or 5th language. Meanwhile, I hold zero dispute with myself about getting my tongue around complicated Ukrainian words (a category 3 language according to the Defense Language Institute (DLI), a US institution so therefore not indicative of a global ranking) piled up consonants. It is the ability to connect and emphasise with each other that makes the meeting all the more thrilling.
I have also felt the odd twinge of jealously when friends have met brimming with excitement and shared that they have just had their first dream in English.
This hasn’t happened to me, other than the odd day dream wishing to have a decent quality ‘Medialuna’ with my coffee. I want it!
The University of Sydney comes in at number 18 in the most recent QS WorldUniversity Language ratings for the English language and literature. Australia is a popular and friendly place for students to come and learn English at private colleges or enter into short courses while working or holidaying, majority of these internationals being of Italian origin. Recently, Australia has even surpassed Canada (Canadian English once considered the ‘median’ English) as the ultimate language destination and comes a close second to the United Kingdom and the United States.
The general consensus tells us that we all need positive reinforcement i.e. nod, offer a facial expression or a hand gesture to encourage a speaker to continue, acknowledge that you understand what they are trying to say or offer reassurance that they have made a common error.
The TEFL academy tells us that it is best practise to ‘save the corrections for later’.
These comments have been made largely from experiences in comfortable social settings both here and abroad but mostly in Australia. What has your personal experience been and do you have any useful strategies to pass on? Another discussion would be the complexities of language acquisition which is both endless and controversial….
Polygots and Kids with LAD'S
FIFTH APRIL 2017
I am not a polygot but I seem to be surrounded by an army of them. This was the marginally less cynical alternative for a title for this post. But, jumping to it, the prompt page on DuoLingo provides a few statistics and a simple infographic breaking down a long list of countries and languages of the top three languages combing both the number of countries which the language is spoken in and the list of the languages in the world by the approx. number of people who speak them. Not surprisingly, they are 1. English 2. Spanish 3. Arabic.
Admittedly, I sparked myself with two hard truths today 1. I am a lazy person, in which privilege led me to be born in a developed English speaking country with very little cultural stimulus to learn another language. 2. I love English, not just a bit but a ALOT.
Although, I did pass Japanese at school and elementary German (Australian humour at play here - not rewarding myself). I have not had the desire or the need to push myself. That is until my three year old starting running rings around me. After six months in sunny Barcelona she is speaking Spanish, Catalan and enough Portugese to possibly help me out on vacation.
It is well known children have elastic minds they are little awesome geniuses running around and impressing the pants off all of us.
As, my friend Chomsky explains and goes slightly further every child has a ‘language acquisition device’ or LAD which encodes the major principles of a language and its grammatical structures into the child’s brain. There is some hard evidence to support his theories which would be fairly endless to list here, he of course has his critics but their list is much shorter.
Chomsky applies his theory to all languages as they all contain nouns, verbs, consonants and vowels and children appear to be ‘hard-wired’ to acquire the grammar. For example, the simple stuff such as “children often say things that are ungrammatical such as ‘mama ball’, which they cannot have learnt passively”.
Or a more complicated example : Chomsky used the sentence ‘colourless green ideas sleep furiously’, which is grammatical although it doesn’t make sense, to prove his theory: he said it shows that sentences can be grammatical without having any meaning, that we can tell the difference between a grammatical and an ungrammatical sentence without ever having heard the sentence before, and that we can produce and understand brand new sentences that no one has ever said before.
So, as my daughter sails past me linguistically I have turned to a tutor with the hope he has a magic wand and the fantastic intuitive app DuoLingo that prods me along, gently.
A Visit to the International Slavery Museum at Liverpool. United Kingdom
This permanent exhibition situated at Albert Dock in Liverpool was the site where Africans were bought, branded, sold, and ‘picked up at grab-sales’ (*description taken from historic signage displayed at the Museum) and shipped like the cargo to unmeasurable cruelty, uncertainty, isolation & cultural estrangement, and possible death.
The museum is a perpetual reminder of Liverpool’s place in history as a major Transatlantic slave port. The act of ‘slaving’ and related trades is said tohave occupied a third and possibly up to ahalf of Liverpool's shipping activity in the period of 1750 to 1807. The Museum also accounts that ‘Liverpool ships transported half of the 3 million Africans carried across the Atlantic by British slavers’.
This sort of culpability comes at a price. The varying groups and individuals visiting the museum of shared similar reactions of shock and repulsion when confronted with images and stories of slavery. Many of the local families stood silently in front of displays naming prominent local historical figures and family names who benefitted from slavery, many of those named also have popular city streets christened after them. Surprisingly, some even gave generously to poor houses in their home country with money made from slave labour and all of it’s associated abuses.
Despite being denounced for their involvement in slavery, or the wonder of the trickle down process of their wealth to current relatives and status, they weren’t alone in their involvement, just like their fellows in business and community and a grander European scale, they were involved with the most popular business of their time. The very streets that are walked upon were funded and enhanced by the money made from slavery, the effects are everywhere.
What is so substantial about the exhibition at Liverpool, is it’s permanency. It is not a fleeting reminder or a passing piece of attention on this grossly disturbing piece of our global humanity. It is an educational and thorough account of all of the processes and effects of slavery. It is a sobering experience for any mature adult. There are various collections that enable you to witness the richness of the cultures that the enslaved were stolen their way of life and also the diversity of their way of life and lack of understanding from those coming to steal.
What humanises this a little is the sharing of the lived experiences by the former slaves. You could listen to audios and touch a map to gain insights from real life, like conversations in the slave quarters in Bermuda, the dinner table in Haiti, songs and stories, amazing narratives that were passed on and kept secret amongst the generations of slaves. The storytelling of experiences from former slaves, who remind us not only of their sufferings and sorrows, their longings and dreams. These lived experiences, of course still impact our families and cultures today.
I was impressed by a portraiture wall featuring Liverpudlians largely of mixed race heritage. They expressed their experiences and stories with casual and extreme racism, discrimination and assault. These stories were recent. But, all of the members were proud of their mixed heritage and involved in activism and education. This modern form of storytelling opens up the conversation, and works towards eradicating racism. Another effective display featured a legacy wall with many famous and influential people from the global black diaspora while a Ku Klux Klan outfit, stood caged in the centre as an ugly reminder.
For me, The picture belowwas even grosser than the anonymously donated Ku Klux Klan Outfit. It is a Christmas Card, disgusting in all its possibilities hard and impossible to fathom in any space or time.
Clearly, the faces of all of the slaves bare such pain being held to display and painted with ‘Merry Christmas’ lettering, all in all, so this family could show off their ownership and ‘wealth’ to other families. The family possess bold looks on their faces and an opposite disposition to their enslaved, and were obviously well prepared in advance for the photograph. https://www.facebook.com/discourseronline/
A local family, stopped and expressed their disgust, the female of the couple stated ‘I would be so ashamed to be a part of this family, they must still have family here, how awful,' her companion responded ‘Yeah, and I betthey are probably still living off the money’.
Soon after, I watched a Zimbabwean family, who I later learned were visiting from Holland stand before the portrait. I had been listening to them earlier as the father had explained historical events and outcomes of slavery. His teenage son absorbed all of the information and watched and listened respectively. I stood before the large portrait with so many thoughts racing through my mind, largely disbelief,“””How could this be OK in any time and era?”
After some small talk with the family and receipt ofa warm handshake when I asked if his children spoke Shona, we moved on to the next display, an interactive map of nations and their involvement in slavery in Africa. We debated inaccuracies on the map, some small islands off the coasts were missing and multiple or overlapping involvement by various countries were not represented. But, we concluded thatbroadly the exhibition was great and seemed to be a fair representation of what occurred. We discussed in depth European collision in international slavery. After-all, despite the fact that Portugal lead the way and Great Britain closely following in numbers
The then prime minister and abolitionist William Pitt the Younger told the House of Commons in 1792,"No nation in Europe,""has plunged so deeply into this guilt as Great Britain."
BUT it was the practice and the creation of the business,of slavery, that was supported by governments, churches, charities, families and other groups throughout Europe and into other slaving domains that propagated the continuation and misery of slavery.
Despite, standing on the ground where slaves stood before their masters, the movement of the crowd, and general attitude in the museum and around Liverpool was inter-grated and relaxed. Many mixed families, descendants from African nations were visiting the museum. It is hard to believe that this modern site was pivotal in the transatlantic slave movement. If only those waiting at the dock could speak now of their stories but feel at peace that their ancestors in the city and abroad now are equal members of society. Credit to the Liverpudlians for the permanent exhibition and owning their part in the business of slavery. Who is next?
Alison Wilson
If you want to know more, there is loads to read here. http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/collections/
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Southend United boss Kevin Bond could call on Stephen Humphrys against Sunderland
Back in contention? - Southend United striker Stephen Humphrys
SOUTHEND United manager Kevin Bond could bring striker Stephen Humphrys back into the fray for Saturday’s crucial clash with Sunderland.
The Shrimpers are likely to have to beat the Black Cats at Roots Hall to maintain their League One status.
And Bond is tempted to recall Humphrys, despite him not being fully fit.
“Stephen isn’t fully fit but he does offer us something different,” said Bond.
“We will see how he goes in training this week and whether or not he could play a part in some capacity but we’re in desperate need of having everyone available.”
Humphrys was forced out for six weeks after suffering a broken nose, cheekbone and eye-socket against Accrington Stanley in late February.
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1955-57 DELPHI POWER STEERING BOX INSTALLATION
This·Chevy Delphi steering kit is an excellent way to upgrade your classic to modem steering if you wish to stay with a steering box. Its internal rack spool and 16:1 ratio gives quick, precise, steering and road feel. It is the next best thing to a rack and pinion steering system. This box can be used with the original steering column or an ididit tilt column.When using the original steering column, it must be shortened using PIN 53-400or 53-401 conversion kit in order to make room for the proper flex coupler. All of the original standard steering linkage is maintained while the stock steering box is removed and no longer used. Any type of header or cast iron manifold exhaust system will fit with the Delphi kit. This article covers a small block short water pump installation. Big block short water pump installations are similar. If you want a classic that truly drives like a brand new car, install our Chevy Delphisteering kit!
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Image #1a, 1b: The original steering box is bolted to the frame with three 3/8" carriage bolts and nuts. The stock mast jacket (steering column) protrudes through the firewall about 3-1/2". The stee ring shaft chat connects the steering box to the steering wheel is part of the steering box and not removable.
Image #2a, 2b, diagram: The new Delphi power sterring box has a one piece case and is bolted to the frame using the original three holes in the frame. The input shaft on the Delphi box is a male 17 millimeter double-D
Image #3a, 3b: The Delphi box includes new bolts to attach the box to the frame. With the box bolted to the frame, the clearance between the box and the exhaust is the same on the Delphi box and the original one. The Delphi box is taller than the original box at the firewall. If the stock mast jacket is going co be used, PIN 57-162089-1 mast jacket conversion for column shift or 57-178690-1 for floor shift (refer co CCI web site for a copy of the tech article) will need to be used.
Image #4: A flex coupler (rag joint) is used to connect the steering box to the steering column co improve road feel by reducing the transfer of bumps and vibration to the steering wheel. Three different couplers are available so the stock column or any aftermarket column can be used with the Delphi box. The bottom of each of the couplers is 17 millimeter female to connect to the steering box. The top of each coupler is where the difference is. Follow the chart below to determine the correct coupler to be used for your particular application.
57-246221-1 17mm Delphi box to columns with 3/4"-DD shaft
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Image #5a, 5b: The coupler is held to the steering box shaft and steering column shaft with set screws and lock nuts.
Image #6a, 6b, 6c: The original front motor mounts attach co the front of the engine on each side of the harmonic balancer. The driver's side mount will be replaced with a combination left front motor mount and power steering pump mounting bracket. This bracket can also be used as the power steering pump bracket only if the engine is side mounted. Using an engine hoist or floor jack under the oil pan, slightly raise the engine to cake the load off the front engine mounts.
Image #7a, 7b: Remove the stock left front motor mount and replace it with bracket PIN 57-140863-1. The new bracket is held to the engine block with the supplied grade-5 bolts and lock washers.
Image #8: With the pump bracket in place, lower the engine down and install the new upper rubber cushion, washer and nut.
Image #9a, 9b: There are two studs on the back of the power steering pump PIN 57-140864-1. The lower stud keys into the rear slot on the power steering pump bracket. On the front of the pump there are four 3/8" holes. The lower hole is used to attach the pump co the power steering pump bracket.
Image #10a, 10b: Place the pump into the power steering pump bracket. The rear stud is secured the bracket with a supplied flat washer, lock washer and nut. The front of the pump is held to the bracket with a supplied 3/4" long bolt and lock washer.
Image 11a, 11b, 11c: The pump adjusting arm PIN 53-29 connects to the upper stud on the back of the pump and co the upper water pump bolt on the driver's side of the engine. At the scud on the rear of the pump, a supplied flat washer, lock washer and nut is used. At the water pump the stock water pump bolt can be used.
Image #12: The bolt-on crankshaft pulley PIN 53-34 will drive the power steering pump. If the engine has the stock harmonic balancer with the riveted-on pulley, it will need to be updated with a pulley that accepts bolt-on pulleys. PIN 57-132125-1 is a 6-1/8" diameter harmonic balancer that will accept bolt-on pulleys.
Image #13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e: The crankshaft pulley for the power steering pump PIN 57-140871-1 is the third groove pulley for the crankshaft. This pulley is made to fit inside a single or double groove pulley. The double groove pulley PIN 57-138170-1 has two collars chat will key into the single groove pulley PIN 53-34. With the pulleys keyed together, they can be bolted to the harmonic balancer.
Image #14a, 14b: The power steering pump pulley is held to the pump with a locking nut. There is a key on the shaft that locks the pulley to the pump shaft. Install the power steering pump pulley PIN 53-30 onto the pump shaft and torque the nut to 45 ft-lbs.
Image #15a, 15b: Next, install the power steering belt PIN 41-10. The pump will lean inward leaving enough clearance between the pump reservoir and the upper control arm stud.
Image #16a, 16b: The Delphi box uses O-ring fittings. This type of fitting does not require any sealer on the threads. Just a small amount of oil is needed when attaching the hoses to the steering box.
Image #17a, 17b: The pressure hose PIN 53-51 has an 18 millimeter male O-ring fitting on one end and a 3/8" flare nut on the other end. The male end of the hose connects to the larger fitting on the steering box. The flare nut connects to the male fitting on the back of the power steering pump
Image #18: The return hose PIN 53-50 has a 16 millimeter male O-ring fitting on one end and is straight cut hose at the other end. The male end of the hose connects to the smaller fitting on the steering box. The hose end connects to the barbed nipple on the back of the pump using a small hose clamp. Enjoy your new power steering box!
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Niche pickings in prime districts
By RV Altitude & Fyve Derbyshire / BROUGHT TO YOU BY ROXY-PACIFIC HOLDINGS | January 11, 2019 11:50 AM SGT
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Teo: Building all two-bedroom units is an interesting and attractive proposition to homebuyers who want a foothold in a prime district.
Roxy-Pacific executive chairman Teo Hong Lim unveils the property group’s two new launches in January
New prime locations may have emerged in the Core Central Region (CCR) of Singapore, but the traditional postcodes of 9, 10 and 11 continue to be associated with wealth and aspiration. If anything, they have become even more desirable as the bastion of prime, freehold real estate.
Over the past year, the prices of new projects launched in these traditional prime districts have soared well above $3,000 psf – and beyond the reach of the average homebuyer.
Teo Hong Lim, executive chairman of Singapore-listed property group Roxy-Pacific Holdings, wants to level the playing field by developing condominium projects in the prime districts that are cleverly designed, well thought through and more importantly, fall within the buying power of first-time homebuyers.
To kick off the year, Roxy-Pacific previewed two freehold projects in the prime districts on Jan 5: RV Altitude in District 9; and Fyve Derbyshire in District 11.
RV Altitude sits on a freehold site of close to 29,000 sq ft along River Valley Road. For Teo, being close to an MRT station is a plus: the site is just a stone’s throw from the upcoming Great World MRT station on the Thomson-East Coast Line. It’s also near the eateries and bars at Robertson Quay and the Orchard Road shopping belt.
The site sits within the Central Area, which means that it is not subject to new URA regulations on minimum average unit sizes of 85 sqm, raised from 70 sqm before.
The fact that the Central Area has been spared the minimum average unit sizes by URA implies that the government recognises the need for such compact apartments in the prime areas in and around the city centre and Orchard Road, notes Teo.
The crowd at the first weekend of the preview of RV Altitude
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Godless Shakespeare
Eric S. Mallin
Series: Shakespeare Now!
General Editors’ Preface
One Hell
1 God’s Bitch
2 The Promise
3 Vienna Sausage: Or, Replacement Theology
Two Purgatory
5 Conspicuously Failed Christ Figures Named Antonio
6 The Profit-Driven Life
7 Moon Changes
8 Happy Suicide
9 It is Required
10 A Winter’s Fable
Three Heaven
11 Aaron Ascendant
12 The Life to Come
13 Dreams of Sex and Death
14 Her Becomings
Godless Shakespeare is the first book to discuss Shakespeare's plays from an atheist perspective. Although it is clear that Shakespeare engaged with and deployed much of his culture's broadly religious interests - his language is shot through with biblical quotations, priestly sermonizing and Christian imagery - Mallin argues that there is a profound absence of or hostility to God in his plays.
Following Dante's three part structure for The Divine Comedy - Hell represents expressions of religious faith in Shakespeare's plays, Purgatory sets out more sceptical positions, and Heaven shows articulations of godlessness - Mallin traces a spiritual ascent from the unthinkingly devout to the atheistically spiritual. This polemical, vigorous account focuses on the moral and spiritual dilemmas of major characters, developing the often subtle transitions between belief, scepticism and atheism. Finally, Godless Shakespeare argues for the liberating potential of unbelief.
"Always intriguing, usually provocative and occasionally infuriating, Godless Shakespeare is a brilliant meditation on Shakespeare's ways with his characters and the systems of moral values in which we place them. Mallin's Shakespeare is never constricted by conventional parameters of religion and belief but instead is a thoroughly original creator, demanding our engaged moral response to his creations. In Mallin's excitingly heterodox cosmology, Cleopatra and Aaron, Pericles and Isabella find themselves with unexpected companions in the new heaven, hell and purgatory in which Mallin arranges them. Thinking about Shakespeare and religion has never seemed such fun." - Professor Peter Holland, Notre Dame University, USA
"If Nietzsche were put in charge of Dente's afterlife, and then asked to find appropriate places for Shakespeare's characters, the result would be something like this. Eric Mallin's perverse and excoriating anti-metaphysic shows just how many settled assumptions about Shakespeare are overturned when religion in his plays is taken seriously. Audacious and innovative, Mallin conflates renaissance scepticism and modern atheism, scattering light and darkness equally as he sears Christianity with a torch lit from the Christian flame." - Professor Graham Holderness, University of Hertfordshire, UK
"At last! An iconoclastic Shakespeare with a mind and spirit unconstrained by orthodox religion. Eric Mallin guides us through the undiscovered country where the bard's spirituality survives in and as unbelief. Godless Shakespeare is beautifully written, well-conceived, and irresistibly funny. I felt as though I were encountering the plays for the first time." - Professor David Riggs, author of The World of Christopher Marlowe
"Defying recent Catholic and Protestant claims to Shakespeare's endorsement, and challenging Stephen Greenblatt's claim that Renaissance atheism was merely a defensive shadow cast by Christianity, Mallin's wide-ranging book suggests that Shakespeare recognized Christianity as a defense against the burdens of unbelief, which has important values of its own. With its taxonomy of characters into a non-religious ethical hierarchy, Godless Shakespeare jauntily defies the conventional wisdom about a writer who himself typically defied such wisdom." - Professor Robert Watson, UCLA, USA
-Mention. Daily Telegraph/ April 8, 2007
"This is a persuasive and well-argued work, based on evidence and examples from key texts in the Shakespearean oeuvre. It succeeds very well in fulfilling the aim of the general editors of the series in reaching out to the general reader, without compromising its scholarly rigor." -Abdulla Al-Dabbagh, The Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 39, Winter 2008
"The book is both fun and funny; it is often exciting and irreverent. Like Bruster's and Davis's books in the same series, it is able to stimulate thinking with a fairly light...touch. Hearing South Park's Eric Cartman weigh in on the Eucharist in a mostly relevant way was extremely pleasurable." - Peter G. Platt, Studies in English Literature, Spring 2008
"Mallin offers readings of selected plays, organized, clumsily, by the tripartite structure of Dante's Comedy, and occasionally intersperses his interpretations with cynical reflections on contemporary Christianity...Mallin accomplishes less than his titles promises. Godless Shakespeare reveals not a Godless Shakespeare, but a Godless Mallin...Mallin's analysis is also anachronistic. He projects the late modern struggle of fundamentalisms back into the 16th century. " - Peter J. Leithart, Christianity Today, September/October 2008
"This entire 'mini-graph,' in fact, is a cheerful map of misreading by a writer resolutely determined to force Shakespeare to share his own atheist views...There is a perfectly sound book to be written about Shakespeare's changing religious views, from his early Creationism and endorsement of the Great Chain of Being to his reluctantly evolving, horrified sense (stimulated by such conscienceless villains as Iago and Edmund) that there may be nothing transcendent in the universe beyond Nature. But Godless Shakespeare is not that book. In a vain effort to enlist Shakespeare into the legions of contemporary atheists, not to mention his compulsion to say something, anything original about the plays, the author often falls into stylistic contortions and strained anachronisms." - Robert Brustein, American Theatre, September 2008
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"The ambitious project of the Shakespeare NOW series is to bridge the gap between 'scholarly thinking and a public audience' and 'public audience and scholarly thinking'. Scholars are encouraged to write in a way accessible to a general readership and readers to rise to the challenge and not be afraid of new ideas and the adventure they offer. There are other bridges the series is ambitious to cross: 'formal, political or theoretical boundaries' - history and philosophy, theory, and performance." English Vol. 58, 2009
"[Shakespeare Now! is] an innovative new series... Series editors Simon Palfry and Ewan Fernie have rejected the notion of business as usual in order to pursue a distinctive strategy that aims to put "cutting-edge scholarship" in front of a broad audience. Shakespeare Now! with its insistent appeal to the contemporary- this is fresh Shakespeare for readers turned off by the prospect of dry-as-dust scholarship-aims to reach a general audience... Eric S. Mallin's Godless Shakespeare is perhaps the most self-consciously iconoclastic of the group.... [his] work is thoroughly and throughout personal... Mallin's is a courageous and fascinating performance, and there is no question that it grows out of some serious thinking... Godless Shakespeare is a deeply personal essay"
"Where is Shakespeare now? This question is the brief for a new series of short books from Continuum, an enterprising publisher trying to break down the border between academic literary criticism and books for the thoughtful general reader...Eric Mallan's Godless Shakespeare helpfully reminds us that the plays are fundamentally engaged with the art of being human and living in society, not with the different dispensations of the Catholic and Protestant churches." - Jonathan Bate, The Sunday Telegraph Sunday Telegraph
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The merger between Ealing Hospital NHS Trust (EHT) and The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust (NWLH) to create the London North West Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) provides patients with improved care services across hospitals and the community, and helps the Trust utilise its resources more efficiently.
Prior to the merger, LNWH required both trusts to integrate to one patient administration system (PAS) and one integration engine to ensure clinical information would flow seamlessly through the trust. The existing integration engine was outdated and had very little documentation on the existing interface, resulting in a requirement to implement a new integration engine solution.
Key objectives included:
enhance the flow of patient information securely and seamlessly
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ensure that clinicians would see no change in their access to clinical data
have an integration platform that was more strategic, flexible and scalable.
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Based on expertise with complex healthcare integration projects, EMIS Health integration consultants were selected to work with the trust to implement a new Intersystems ensemble integration engine. EMIS Health assisted in the design, development and implementation of the Ensemble Trust Integration Engine (TIE).
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The Ensemble® Integration platform has provided a more manageable, flexible and scalable integration architecture, with all interfaces on one consistent platform. The integration between clinical systems was seamless and clinicians saw no difference in the systems that they were used to using. The integration architecture improves management and control of patient and clinical data message flows, which increases the safety of patients and patient data.
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US launches investigation into France's planned tax on tech giants
Thursday 11 July 2019 - 8:12am
File: The United States said it's very concerned that the digital services tax unfairly targets American companies.
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into France's planned tax on internet services that will hit American tech giants especially hard, officials said.
The investigation into unfair trade practices could pave the way for Washington to impose punitive tariffs, something Trump has done repeatedly since taking office.
"The United States is very concerned that the digital services tax which is expected to pass the French Senate tomorrow unfairly targets American companies," US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement.
The proposed three percent tax on total annual revenues of companies providing services to French consumers only applies to the largest tech companies, "where US firms are global leaders," the trade representative's office said.
The so-called Section 301 investigation is the primary tool the Trump administration has used in the trade war with China to justify tariffs against what the United States says are unfair trade practices.
USTR will hold hearings to allow for public comment on the issue over several weeks before issuing a final report with a recommendation on what actions to take.
Despite the objections to the French tax proposal however, the statement said the United States will continue to work with other advanced economies to address the conundrum of how to tax tech companies.
The Group of 20 has tasked the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development with finding a fix in the international tax system that has allowed some internet heavyweights to take advantage of low-tax jurisdictions in places like Ireland and pay next to nothing in other countries where they make huge profits.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association on Wednesday applauded the US Trade Representative's move, saying the tax would retroactively require US internet giants operating in France to turn over a percentage of their revenues from the beginning of this year and violates international trade commitments.
"This is a critical step toward preventing protectionist taxes on global trade," CCIA official Matt Schruers said in a statement.
"CCIA encourages France to lead the effort toward more ambitious global tax reform, instead of the discriminatory national tax measures that harm global trade."
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Facebook's call for global internet regulation sparks debate
Facebook wants a single set of rules on content to avoid running afoul of national requirements to remove "hate speech" or inappropriate content.
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eso1902 — Photo Release
A Fleeting Moment in Time
European Southern Observatory’s Cosmic Gems Programme captures last breath of a dying star
The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time — around 10,000 years, a blink of an eye in astronomical terms. ESO’s Very Large Telescope captured this shell of glowing ionised gas — the last breath of the dying star whose simmering remains are visible at the heart of this image. As the gaseous shell of this planetary nebula expands and grows dimmer, it will slowly disappear from sight.
An evanescent shell of glowing gas spreading into space — the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 — dominates this image [1]. This planetary nebula is the remains of a dead giant star that has thrown off its outer layers, leaving behind a small, intensely hot dwarf star. This diminished remnant will gradually cool and fade, living out its days as the mere ghost of a once-vast red giant star.
Red giants are stars at the end of their lives that have exhausted the hydrogen fuel in their cores and begun to contract under the crushing grip of gravity. As a red giant shrinks, the immense pressure reignites the core of the star, causing it to throw its outer layers into the void as a powerful stellar wind. The dying star’s incandescent core emits ultraviolet radiation intense enough to ionise these ejected layers and cause them to shine. The result is what we see as a planetary nebula — a final, fleeting testament to an ancient star at the end of its life [2].
This dazzling planetary nebula was discovered as part of the National Geographic Society — Palomar Observatory Sky Survey in the 1950s, and was recorded in the Abell Catalogue of Planetary Nebulae in 1966 [3]. At around 1400 light years from Earth, the ghostly glow of ESO 577-24 is only visible through a powerful telescope. As the dwarf star cools, the nebula will continue to expand into space, slowly fading from view.
This image of ESO 577-24 was created as part of the ESO Cosmic Gems Programme, an initiative that produces images of interesting, intriguing, or visually attractive objects using ESO telescopes for the purposes of education and public outreach. The programme makes use of telescope time that cannot be used for scientific observations; nevertheless, the data collected are made available to astronomers through the ESO Science Archive.
[1] Planetary nebulae were first observed by astronomers in the 18th century — to them, their dim glow and crisp outlines resembled planets of the Solar System.
[2] By the time our Sun evolves into a red giant, it will have reached the venerable age of 10 billion years. There is no immediate need to panic, however — the Sun is currently only 5 billion years old.
[3] Astronomical objects often have a variety of official names, with different catalogues providing different designations. The formal name of this object in the Abell Catalogue of Planetary Nebulae is PN A66 36.
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Name: ESO 577-24
Type: Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary
Facility: Very Large Telescope
Instruments: FORS2
Digitized Sky Survey image around the planetary nebula ESO 577-24
The planetary nebula ESO 577-24 in the constellation Virgo
ESOcast 191 Light: A Fleeting Moment in Time
Panning across the evanescent planetary nebula ESO 577-24
Zooming in on ESO 577-24
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Source: Jazz sign SG Foye to one-year deal
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Jazz sign SG Randy Foye
Ric BucherNBA Reporter, ESPN The Magazine Senior Writer
Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine
Co-authored "Yao: A Life in Two Worlds"
Full-time beat writer/NBA analyst since 1992
Shooting guard Randy Foye has signed a one-year deal with the Utah Jazz, a source close to Foye said Monday night.
Foye, a career 36-percent shooter from three-point range, was the last of the quality shooting guards left on the free-agent market. He stepped into a starting role with the Los Angeles Clippers last season after Chauncey Billups tore his Achilles tendon and averaged 12.8 points as a starter, including 40 percent from three-point range.
The Jazz were 27th in the league last season in three-point shooting percentage (32.3).
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'The Walking Dead' Casts '24' Actor Xander Berkeley in Mysterious New Role
By Leanne Aguilera 11:17 AM PDT, September 16, 2015
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There's a new face headed to The Walking Dead. (No, it's not Paul "Jesus' Monroe – it looks like that role may have already been filled!)
Instead, the smash AMC drama has tapped 24 vet Xander Berkeley to join our zombie-fighting crew in the second half of season six for a potentially long-term role.
PHOTOS: Has 'The Walking Dead' Cast Paul 'Jesus' Monroe? See the Pics!
According to TVLine, who first reported the news, Berkeley is joining TWD in a "top-secret Season 6 recurring role," but sources confirm to the site that the Zoo star is not the comic books' infamous baddie, Negan.
Berkeley's character name is not being released, but it's being reported that this mystery man will have many of Negan's notorious characteristics including narcissism, a huge ego, self-preservation tendencies, and a strong desire to be in control.
Season six of The Walking Dead premieres Oct. 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC.
Has The Walking Dead finally cast one of the comic books' biggest badasses?! Press play on our video below to see exclusive photos from the set and the mystery actor who could be playing Paul "Jesus" Monroe!
EXCLUSIVE! First Look on Set of 'Walking Dead' Season Six: Is That Paul 'Jesus' Monroe?!
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Crowds support march but some traders claim they lost out
Crowds flocked to support the bands as they marched through the town
Stuart Barber
Published: 14:00 Friday 01 July 2016
Organisers hailed the first march through Falkirk by the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland in 16 years on Saturday as a huge success.
Police Scotland reported only two arrests and – apart from some traffic and litter issues – Falkirk Council appear to have had no concerns with the parade that attracted thousands to the town.
The colourful event did, however, have a mixed impact on retailers in and around the town centre.
While small convenience stores along the route were delighted with the extra demand for their sweets and cold drinks, and the pubs enjoyed bumper numbers of punters, some established businesses in and around the town centre reported a noticeable drop-in customers, while the Howgate Centre in the High Street had a Saturday as bad as traders had feared.
Marketing manager Margaret Foy admitted: “As expected, it completely killed us.
“There were thousands of people on the High Street, but they were here to enjoy the parade not the shopping. Between noon and 3pm footfall was down 15 per cent on the previous Saturday and 20 per cent compared with the same Saturday last year.
“All the stores here have reported business was markedly down due to a combination of the bus service being reduced and roads being closed as a result of the march.
“People stayed away, just as we thought they would. Saturdays are peak days for retailers, but last Saturday was not good news for them.”
At the nearby Central Retail Park the number of parking spaces available during the day underlined the fact many shoppers opted to stay at home on traditionally the busiest day of the week.
Over 70 Orange Lodges from Falkirk and the East of Scotland accompanied by 50 bands took part in the march.
They gathered in Callendar Park before parading along a route that included East Bridge Street, High Street, Kirk Wynd, Vicar Street, Grahams Road, Dalderse Avenue, Thornhill Road, Ladysmill, Kerse Lane and Bellsmeadow.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Police in Forth Valley can confirm that the Orange Order event in Falkirk passed off without any major incident. There were two arrests, one for sectarian breach of the peace and the other for a domestic offence. There was some disruption to traffic but very little reported anti-social behaviour.”
A Falkirk Council spokesman confirmed: “The town centre experienced heavy traffic congestion and this resulted in some disruption for visitors and residents alike throughout the day. Falkirk Council was involved to assist in a multi agency planning group to help minimise this disruption alongwith Police Scotland and other organisations.
“As with any large gathering, there were some litter problems, however, these were dealt with and no additional resources were required.”
A spokesman for The Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland said: “The last time the march involving Falkirk and East of Scotland lodges was in Falkirk was 16 years ago and we are delighted with the way it went and the support it attracted.
“Callendar Park was a wonderful setting to start the march from and the reception from the crowds along the route was tremendous and very much appreciated by our members.”
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IoT & Wireless
Inductive Sensing for Velocity Measurement at a U.S. Air Force Laboratory
by Daniel Spohn |
Aug 1, 1998 1:00am
An eddy current based, dual-coil velocity measurement system works by detecting changes in the voltage output of each coil as the projectile passes through it. The device was developed from off-the-shelf components to evaluate the accuracy of other velocity measurement techniques.
Sometimes the best solution to a problem is not to invent a new device, but to adapt an existing one for use in a new way. Consider the case of the Impact Physics Laboratory of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The lab performs aircraft survivability research involving ballistic impact phenomena at various gun ranges. The 3000 fps, 0.50 caliber, indoor, light-gas-gun facility handles instrumentation development tests and evaluations of commercial devices.
Although the facility features many types of velocity measurement methods for operation under different test settings and environmental conditions, the inventory of sensor and transducer configurations can't always meet the novel requirements that arise. As a result, lab engineers have developed unique time-of-arrival velocity instrumentation based on break-paper, break-wire, photoelectric, inductance, photography, and photoexcitation techniques.
Recently, however, even these weren't enough to handle the lab's need for a benchmark technique of measuring velocity to determine the accuracy of the other measuring methods being used. Kaman Instrumentation Corp. provided the solution, not with an expensive new invention but instead by adapting a cost-effective off-the-shelf system.
The result, the Kaman KD-2300 dual-sensor velocity system, is used in the Impact Physics Lab's 0.50 caliber, light-gas-gun facility as a comparative standard to accurately measure projectile speeds over the entire velocity range. Using the KD-2300 as a standard, the Air Force can calibrate other devices used on the lab's higher velocity, higher caliber ranges, such as the powder, electro-thermal-chemical, and rail launcher facilities.
To understand the significance of the Kaman system, some background on projectile velocity testing is needed. The velocity of a launched projectile is calculated by dividing the base length, or the distance between two downrange measurement locations, by the difference of the times when the projectile arrives at these locations. Using the lab's existing sensors, engineers could record the time difference very accurately. During measurement, however, the distance between measurement locations could change. When break wires were used, for example, stretching before breaking caused the problem. When break papers were used, bulging before tearing was the culprit. Hence, the recorded data reflected the pretest position plus an increment that could not be measured. This led to an unknown error, because only the set position (measured between sensors) is used in the velocity calculation:
v = ds/dt
s = space, t = time
The KD-2300 uses a 1 MHz carrier frequency to induce eddy currents in the projectile as it enters the oscillating electromagnetic field (EMF), typically 2 in. from the plane of the coil. Because the coils are open, the EMF extends in both directions, allowing 4 in. of engagement between the projectile and the coil field. The 1 MHz carrier frequency and the 4 in. engagement length allows the KD-2300 to detect the precise peak location of the projectile in relation to the coil regardless of projectile velocity. Therefore, the locus within the EMF where the projectile "triggers" a signal (the point used to determine the set distance between the sensors) is easily measured because the projectile can be manually positioned.
Using the Kaman instrument, engineers can precisely determine the times-of-arrival and the set distance. Consequently, the effective set distance of other time-of-arrival devices can be determined by comparison with the Kaman data. Using the value for velocity, v, from the Kaman sensor, and difference between times-of-arrival, dt, from the other devices being tested, the velocity calculation will provide the set distances.
The Kaman system is dual coiled (see sidebar, "Adapting an Eddy Current Sensor") and consists of two standard sensor coils (Kaman part number 12CU), each mounted on a special open-coil form with a 2.5 in. dia. Each coil form is affixed to a standard pinch clamp and independently mounted onto a metal rod, allowing the user to easily adjust the distance between the coils by simply sliding them closer together or farther apart. The frequency response of the system at 50 kHz permits sensing of very high speed projectiles, far in excess of the 3000 fps specification.
System operation is simple. As the projectile approaches the first coil, eddy currents are induced and the voltage output—positive on the first coil—begins to increase. As the bullet reaches dead center of the first coil, the voltage output peaks to its highest level. As the projectile leaves the first coil, the voltage output decreases. As the projectile approaches the second coil, the same sequence occurs, except that the voltage output is negative.
Voltage output changes from both sensors are captured on an oscilloscope or data acquisition system. By correlating the time between the two peaks in voltage and the known distance (set position) between the coils, the velocity of the projectile is determined.
Kaman's system has several benefits:
Accurate peak voltage at the coil is independent of the actual location of the projectile when it reaches the coil. For instance, if the projectile is off to the left or right or up or down, accuracy is not affected. Lasers, for example, would require precise positioning of the projectile.
Both coils are attached to the same output, so only one data acquisition input channel is required. This greatly simplifies the system in terms of fewer parts and also makes voltage peak comparisons easier, as they are contained on one output device.
The system can be calibrated on site for various projectile materials, including steel, tungsten, lead, and aluminum.
Calibration is as simple as centering the projectile within the sensor and adjusting the gain to 1 V.
The system is low cost. Only one data acquisition system input is required, which can be any device with analog DC input.
Delivery time is quick. Kaman can deliver the KD-2300 system in under six weeks because it was simply adapted from an existing off-the-shelf system.
The velocity measurement could have been made by using two single-coil systems. With two outputs, however, the user would be required to use two data acquisition inputs. Kaman was able to make the measurement with a single analog output and data acquisition input by a simple modification to a standard inductive bridge system. A general advantage of inductive bridge systems is their ability to be easily modified and adapted to application-specific systems.
SIDEBAR:
Adapting an Eddy Current Sensor
Typical inductive bridge systems use a single-coil sensor to generate eddy currents in the surface of a conductive target, as shown in Figure
1. Changes in sensor temperature will cause changes in the electrical properties of the coil, resulting in changes in the system output.
In a Kaman standard KD-2300 dual-coil system (see Figure 2), a reference coil is housed in the sensor and wired to the opposite side of the bridge from the active coil. This causes the thermal sensitivity spec to dramaticallyimprove because both legs of the balanced bridge are being affected equally by temperature-induced changes in the electrical properties of the coil.
Figure 3 shows the modification that Kaman made to the dual-coil setup to enable the system to measure velocity. Here, the reference coil is separated from the active coil and becomes an active coil itself. As the target passesthe first coil, the bridge imbalance causes the output to swing positive. As the target passes the second coil, the output swings negative.
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EVOC 150 Team on SAM Radio
Lucy Ridley, EVOC 150 Programme Manager and Yasmin Duncan, EVOC Communications Officer joined Lewis Mcfarlane on SAM Radio to explain the work of EVOC, the origins of our 150 year history and our aims for the future.
The EVOC 150 project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, with thanks to players of the National Lottery.
SAM Radio is a community internet radio station that caters for adults who have been diagnosed with Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome and it is the first of its kind in Scotland.
For more information about the EVOC 150 Programme, including collaborations and events please contact: comms@evoc.org.
Filed Under: Updates
HR Law Workshops and Support – FREE
To provide support to organisations affected by the IJB Grants review, we have commissioned a HR specialist lawyer from Law at Work to provide information, advice and training. This will take place on Wednesday 19th December and we have tried to structure the day so you can receive advice on processes and legal requirements as well as the opportunity to have 1-2-1 sessions to provide more bespoke support and advice.
The workshop is repeated to enable your Trustees/committee members to attend either at the beginning or the end of their working day.
9.30am – 12noon
Participative workshop looking at the law around contracts, making changes and redundancy. HR Focused and solicitor-led.
12.30pm – 1-2-1 slot with HR Solicitor
1.15pm – 1-2-1 slot with HR Solicitor
3.30 – 6.00pm
Participative workshop looking at the law around contracts, making changes and redundancy. HR Focused and solicitor-led, to be held in the EVOC Boardroom.
Please book place(s) by emailing dianne.morrison@evoc.org.uk.
EVOC will be providing further support to organisations impacted by the Health and Social Care grants proposals which we will promote w/c 17 Dec. See https://www.evoc.org.uk/updates/ella-simpson-evoc-statement-on-eibj-grant-programme-results/
Ella Simpson: EVOC Statement on EIJB Grant Programme Results
Edinburgh Integration Joint Board Grant Programme 2019 – 2022 Results
As many of you will be intensely aware, the recommended recipients of the fully reviewed IJB grant programme will be published in the Board papers on Friday 7th December. The papers are recommendations to the IJB and the final decision will be made at the meeting on 14th December 2018.
For some organisations this will mean stability for three years, but inevitably for others the announcement will bring bad news – closure of services and difficult decisions will have to be made. At EVOC we have been planning how we can offer constructive support to organisations through this time.
Like so many organisations the majority of EVOC staff are part time so most of my team won’t be around on Friday 7th to offer immediate advice and support but Denise Horn (0131 555 9117) and I (0131 555 9105) are both happy to lend a listening ear if that helps.
For ongoing support if you complete our referral form and head it up “grants enquiry” we will work out the best person within EVOC to help you, or signpost you to someone else who can. We have scheduled a meeting early next week to review the potential impact on organisations, services users, carers and communities. We will then be able to respond to the enquiries which have come in – so if you don’t hear from us immediately please don’t feel forgotten. But do call and if we can answer immediate questions we will.
We will be running training courses to support you, whether you find yourself needing to make funding applications to ensure to ensure the sustainability of your organisation, need advice and support to close services or review all your options. We have allocated some funds to be able to provide one-to-one support with consultants on relevant issues such as strategic planning, change management and succession planning. These will be free to any organisation impacted by the grants decisions.
In terms of the broader impact on communities, the IJB and the associated work programmes are very aware of the need to take account of the impact of the grants decisions. I would also urge you to participate in EVOC forums and networks so we can work together to discuss the impact, share ideas and gain support from each other.
Please let me know if you have any suggestions about what else would help.
Ella Simpson
Chief Executive, EVOC
EVOC Podcast: Mind the Craic
EVOC is delighted to present its first ever podcast, which focuses on our Mind the Craic project.
This podcast explains what the project is, what it aims to do and how you or your organisation can get involved.
If you have an idea for a podcast or would like to be featured, please contact: comms@evoc.org.uk
Host: Yasmin Duncan, Communications Officer, EVOC
Guests: Ella Simpson, EVOC Chief Executive Officer, Diarmaid Lawlor, Mind the Craic Chair and Virginia Bjertnes, Mind the Craic Project Worker
Thank you to all who attended EVOC’s Conference and AGM
Thank you to everyone to made EVOC’s annual Conference and AGM such a success on 6th November.
There was a real buzz around the venue as delegates browsed the marketplace and networked with their counterparts. There were some very interesting, passionate and challenging conversations taking place.
This passion was echoed by Emmie Main who, in conjunction with Young Scot, spoke about the value of volunteering to young people and her experience in the sector. We also wecolmed Cllr Cammy Day to give an introduction to the City of Edinburgh Council’s Poverty Commission, which fits in with EVOC’s Mind the Craic project, and both will look at how prevention and early intervention can be used to find solutions to deep rooted social issues around inclusion, equality and poverty.
We then welcomed our keynote speaker, Aileen Campbell MSP and Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, who praised the agility of the third sector and EVOC’s longstanding commitment to tackling inequality and poverty in the city of Edinburgh.
There was also a panel discussion that aimed to answer the question: Thinking about the next ten years – do we need a bigger or a smaller third sector?
The panel was chaired by EVOC Chief Executive Ella Simpson, and featuring Ewan Aitken, CEO of Cyrenians, Jan-Bert van den Berg, EVOC Convenor and ArtLink Director and Patrycja Kupiec, Director of YWCA Scotland. Questions and answers touched on lived experience, Brexit, gender inequality, zero hours contracts and much more.
To find out more about what EVOC is doing to celebrate 150 years supporting charities and the wider community- visit our news pages and read our blogs.
Compact Voice 2018 is here
Edinburgh Compact is pleased to present the all new Compact Voice 2018.
This year Compact Voice is all about telling people’s stories and illustrating the positive change that Edinburgh’s third sector organisations make to people’s lives.
In this edition, we’ve placed the importance of hearing people’s experiences and letting them tell their own stories, enabling their voices to be held. However, key facts and figures about the third sector are also included.
Click the link below to read the stories of people living in Edinburgh today that illustrate how some of the city priorities are currently being tackled in the third sector.
Edinburgh Compact 2018
If you would like a single or a number of hard copies please contact Denise Horn on denise.horn@evoc.org.uk
Interview with Lord Provost on Edinburgh’s 2050 City Vision
Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council (EVOC) sits down with Lord Provost, Frank Ross to discuss the overarching vision for the city of Edinburgh.
In 2016, a conversation was sparked within the city of Edinburgh about what a vision for 2050 would look like, what are the city’s priorities and what kind of place should it be. Explaining the case for the Edinburgh 2050 City Vision, Frank Ross, Edinburgh’s Lord Provost, said:
“Edinburgh is a tremendously successful city on so many different levels, outside London we are the most economically successful city bar none. But we still have this issue where 20% of our population are still in poverty.”
An Over-Arching Vision
He continued: “Edinburgh as a city has never had an overarching vision, about what Edinburgh’s citizens want their city to be.”
Although everyone, even people who don’t live in Edinburgh but may work or have family here, is welcome to have their say – the Lord Provost explains that the city vision depends on being informed by younger generations.
“It is aimed at the 5 to 35 year olds who will be running every aspect of the city, it will be their future and their families that are living here. We need to understand what the ambition is.”
Continuing, he explained that understanding citizens’ priorities and creating a vision would help to inform how future investment can best be spent. “Over the next five to ten years, we are going to be making a significant investment in this city. We’ve just won a £1.2 billon city region deal, with the vast majority of this to be invested in the city.”
The vision itself will be based on opinions and data collected from respondents by Marketing Edinburgh. An initial market test of a few thousand people revealed that the emerging themes were that people wanted their city to be: fair, connected, greener and affordable.
Participation is Key
However, the Lord Provost pointed out that this was only a small sample and that the success of making sure the vision fits with what people actually think will depend on participation. He said: “If we don’t get a significant number of citizens engaged with this, it is pretty meaningless as a vision and it is key that we get young people across the whole spectrum of society to contribute.
“I would love to get 250,000 people contributing, that’s my target and I am going to do everything I can to get that done.”
The Purpose of the Vision
When it becomes clear what Edinburgh’s own view is of what its future should like, the 2050 vision will provide the city’s leaders with a ‘guiding light’ when taking decisions.
The Lord Provost continued: “The vision should give us a moral compass about what it is that we want our city to be. When I’m making a decision, is that what the city wants? The whole point of having the vision is to check decisions against a big bright light in the sky and say if that’s not compatible, I’ll need to look at it again. We’ve made decisions too myopically.
“While we are working away to address social inclusion issues now, we are putting a vision up there to stop the equivalent happening again.”
Business is Booming
It is hoped that the 2050 City Vision will provide the city’s businesses and organisations with a solid foundation upon which to build their strategies to meet the needs of the city’s residents.
Data collected from people’s responses will be anonymised and uploaded to an open resource, which businesses can access. The Lord Provost hopes that this sharing of information will create a joined up approach to putting the city vision into motion.
He said: “As a council, we will hold every strategy and policy up against that vision and ask is it consistent? I would expect most organisations to do the same, if you operate within Edinburgh and you have data about what the citizens of Edinburgh want, to ignore that would be crazy.”
It would seem that some of Edinburgh’s organisations are fully on board, as £450,000 to fund the project has been raised by the Council privately, invested by businesses who believe that they can benefit from an understanding of what the city wants.
The role of volunteering both for the Third Sector and for Edinburgh’s citizens is a very important one. Over 600,000 hours are donated every week and 159,000 people in Edinburgh regularly volunteer. Speaking about how active citizenship and volunteering will play a role in the 2050 City Vision, he said:
“Edinburgh is phenomenal for volunteering and volunteering will have its place in delivering whatever the vision turns out to be. We are talking about being integrated, about being a happier society, about being encouraging, inclusive and aspirational – these are things which I think volunteering can assist.
“What I want to do is to make sure all these people who volunteer engage because it is their ethos and their beliefs that I want to see coming through.”
The Council is confident that a city vision for Edinburgh can change the way that decision making is made, with mass participation in the consultation being the key factor.
“This has got real power. If this works properly, instead of me as a politician standing in front the electorate saying ‘this is what I believe’ and you as an electorate saying ‘I don’t actually agree with you but I will choose the least worst’ or don’t vote – the electorate can say ‘this is what I believe in, which one of you can deliver this for me?’
“This is seismic, and if we could get to that stage it would be true local democracy where the citizens are setting the agenda.”
With a view over Princes Street from the windows of the impressive Provost suite within the City Chambers, the conversation continued around the importance of the Third Sector in bringing voices seldom heard into the discussion.
How can I get Involved?
You can share your vision at https://www.edinburgh2050.com/ and encourage others to get involved.
Follow 2050 Edinburgh City Vision with #Edinburgh2050 on Twitter.
EVOC has moved to 525 Ferry Road
After 18 years in its home at 14 Ashley Place, EVOC has moved to new premises located at 525 Ferry Road.
Our main telephone number and email addresses will remain the same.
With the current building due to be demolished, EVOC has been able to secure a spacious and open plan workspace that it will share with other third sector organisations, fostering a spirit of collaboration and partnership working.
Ella Simpson, CEO of EVOC said: “Given that 14 Ashley Place was secured 18 years ago as a temporary home for EVOC, our time here has come to a natural end. We are very excited to move to new premises and about working creatively within a shared workspace.
“There is plenty of space for meetings and events in our new home, along with ample car parking and public transport links and we look forward to putting these facilities to use for meetings and training and offering our members access to hot desk facilities.”
Amongst others, EVOC will share this new space with Edinburgh Palette, the organisation responsible for the community of makers, designers, artists, creative enterprises and charities initially based at St Margaret’s House.
Dale Gibson, CEO of Edinburgh Palette, said: “EVOC has been very helpful and supportive of the Edinburgh Palette project since its foundation in 2007. Both organisations are constantly engaged in looking for ways to expand opportunities for people, communities and charities. We are delighted to welcome EVOC to 525 Ferry Road, and are excited by the possibilities this closer association presents.”
To celebrate, EVOC will be hosting an ‘Open Office’ day on Thursday 6th December between 10am and 4pm. Guests are invited to enjoy tea and cake and a tour of EVOC’s new home.
If you would like to attend or if you have any questions about the move please email info@evoc.org.uk or call 0131 555 9100
Edinburgh Integration Joint Board: Receipt of Applications
Edinburgh Integration Joint Board
Grant Programme 2019/22
Receipt of Applications
It has come to our attention that some applicants may not have submitted their application(s) successfully. If you have submitted an application to H&SCGrants@edinburgh.gov.uk and not received an automated e-mail receipt and have evidence to show that you submitted an application, please get in touch with Kate McVie at: kate.mcvie@edinburgh.gov.uk
In your e-mail please include:
• The name of your organisation
• The date and time which you submitted your application
• A copy of the e-mail which accompanied your submission
• The number of applications which you submitted
• The e-mail address it was submitted from
Please do not e-mail us if you have already been in touch regarding this or have received an automated e-mail receipt from H&SCGrants@edinburgh.gov.uk – this may have gone into your junk/bulk folder, please check before contacting us.
Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government to speak at EVOC Conference and AGM
Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council (EVOC) is delighted to announce that Aileen Campbell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government will deliver a speech at this year’s conference and AGM.
Now in its 150th year, EVOC will use its conference and AGM on 6th November at John McIntyre Centre, Pollock Halls to celebrate a long history of supporting Edinburgh’s charity and voluntary organisations and the city’s communities. We will also take this opportunity to look to the future of civic action and the Third Sector and discuss what still needs to be done in working towards more inclusive and fairer communities.
Ian Brooke, Deputy Chief Executive of EVOC, said: “We are very excited to welcome Aileen Campbell MSP to our conference. In her role as Cabinet Secretary, her remit includes: social justice, tackling inequality and community empowerment which perfectly reflects EVOC’s history, the wider work that EVOC does and the themes of this year’s conference.
“This will be a great opportunity for delegates to hear directly from a member of the Scottish Cabinet with such important responsibilities to the Third Sector and one of the country’s highest level elected representatives.”
As well as an address from the Cabinet Secretary, a series of interactive workshops will take place on the day. A range of organisations will deliver workshops around: Organising, Tackling Inequality, Protest and Campaigning and Working Together which form the themes of our EVOC 150 project.
Delegates will also be able to browse the ‘Third Sector Marketplace’, where a selection of Edinburgh’s charitable organisations will take stalls and be on hand to provide information about the services they provide.
Organisations confirmed for the marketplace are: EVOC 150, Volunteer Edinburgh, Edinburgh Social Enterprise, The Yard, Saheliya, Four Square, Media Education, Life Care, Big Hearts and Scottish Mediation Network, with more to be confirmed.
EVOC’s Conference and AGM, ‘Never Afraid to Challenge’ will take place on 6th November, 09:30am-4:30pm at John McIntyre Conference Centre, Pollock Halls, Edinburgh.
It is free to attend and open to all. Tickets are available via Eventbrite.
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Emcure launches generic Eribulin for treatment of metastatic breast cancer
By Sanjiv Das On Apr 3, 2019
The drug will be available in India at approximately 40 per cent cost of the innovator brand
Emcure Pharmaceuticals announced the launch of first generic version of Eisai Pharmaceutical’s Halaven (Eribulin) for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Emcure will be marketing the drug under brand name ‘Eribilin’, with an aim to offer high-quality and cost-effective treatment option to breast cancer patients in India. Emcure’s Eribilin has been approved by DCG(I) to be marketed in India.
Emcure will manufacture generic Eribulin at its state-of-the-art plant at Hinjewadi in Pune and market it at a cost which will be approximately 40 per cent less than the innovator brand bringing hope to millions of breast cancer patients in India. The drug will currently be marketed in India, however, Emcure plans to register the brand in international markets as well, wherever the drug is about to go off-patent.
“Incidence of breast cancer is on the rise in India and being a price sensitive market with low awareness, with the launch of Eribilin we aim to provide a proven and cost-effective treatment of high quality and efficacy as offered by the innovator brand. It is a proud moment for Emcure to launch Eribilin, the world’s first generic version of the innovator brand that will break the price barrier making it a cost-effective option for patients,” said Sainath Iyer, President – Business Strategy & Specialty Business – Emcure Pharmaceuticals.
Eribulin is a non-taxane inhibitor of microtubule dynamics and remains effective in MBC previously treated with an anthracycline and a taxane. Eribulin is a complex API derived from a marine natural product called Halocondrin B.
“Emcure’s R&D resources are equipped with technical competence and state-of-the-art development facility to develop such complex generics. Generic Eribulin is a landmark achievement of Emcure’s R&D efforts both in API manufacturing and formulation,” said Dr Mukund Gurjar, Chief Scientific Officer, Emcure Pharmaceuticals.
Thermo Fisher Scientific partners with FSSAI
Biocon to soon expand its presence in biosimilars in US market
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Ensemble Musica Humana
Pioneer Valley Early Music Day
Past Pioneer Valley Early Music Day Events
Turlough O'Carolan
Ordo Virtutum
A Celebration of Advent
of Love | of War
St. John Passion
The Legend of Robin Hood
Sybil of the Rhine
Told from the perspective of Marion, a shepherdess who transforms over time into a noblewoman, our program recounts the varied tales of Robin Hood in dramatic reading and song accompanied by instrumental compositions from the 12th through 18th centuries, plus improvisation in period styles. The mythical figure of Robin Hood has undergone stark change from invention to present day, gifting us with a trove of the outlaw-hero’s exploits in story and music. Robin Hood’s relation to the maid Marion in early fables sprang from the same tradition as archetypal medieval narratives of encounters between virginal shepherdesses and knights, with origins in pre-Christian May Day ritual. Today, we present a musical narrative tracing the development of the Robin Hood mythos from archetypes in medieval French pastourelle traditions, through contemporaneous collections of polyphonic music, to English, Sottish, and Irish ballad traditions alive in the 17th and 18th centuries, proposing more than one answer to the centuries-old question of, “Who was Robin Hood?”
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10 Powerful Captain Marvel Movie Posters Revealed
by Zach Johnson | Wed., 16 Jan. 2019 9:35 AM
Can't get enough Captain Marvel? You're in luck.
Marvel Studios just released 10 new posters to promote the upcoming blockbuster, hitting theaters nationwide March 8. Set in the early 1990s, Captain Marvel follows the journey of Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) as she becomes one of the universe's most powerful superheroes.
Kevin Feige produced Captain Marvel, which was directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jonathan Schwartz, Patricia Whitcher and the late Stan Lee served as executive producers. Nicole Perlman, Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse wrote the story, and Boden, Fleck, Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Jac Schaeffer wrote the screenplay.
Weeks ago, a GoFundMe campaign was launched to raise money to send girls to see the movie. It's surpassed its $20,000 goal, and Captain America himself (Chris Evans) even donated to it.
Here are all the new movie posters:
Brie Larson plays the super-strong Captain Marvel, who can fly and fire photonic blasts from her hands.
Samuel L. Jackson plays the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent—long before he lost his left eye.
Gemma Chan plays a Kree sniper on the Starforce team.
Starforce Commander
Jude Law—whose character has yet to be identified—plays Carol's mentor.
Kree Scientist
Annette Bening plays a mysterious character who rescues Carol and makes her part Kree.
Ben Mendelsohn plays the shape-shifting leader of the alien Skrulls, who is working undercover within S.H.I.E.L.D.
Lashana Lynch plays an Air Force pilot and Carol's best friend.
Clark Gregg plays a rookie S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
The CGI alien may look like an ordinary house cat, but it's so much more than that. He's a Flerken.
Djimon Hounsou plays a Kree mercenary and Starforce's second-in-command.
As Captain Marvel is Marvel Studios' first female-led film, it is being released on International Woman's Day during Women's History Month. Larson will reprise her character in Avengers: Endgame Apr. 27 along with Evans and more actors from within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Are you planning to see Captain Marvel in theaters? Sound off in the comments!
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Meghan Markle May Just Persuade You to Adopt an Animal
by Mike Vulpo | Mon., Jun. 17, 2019 2:51 PM
Meghan Markle may have just persuaded us to adopt a new furry friend.
In between raising baby Archie, the Duchess of Sussex was able to write a foreward for Mayhew's annual report where she expressed her support for adopting and rescuing animals in need.
"As a proud rescue dog owner, I know from personal experience the joy that adopting an animal into your home can bring," she shared. "The role that we, as people, play in rehoming and rescuing these animals is vital, but the role of organizations such as Mayhew is unparalleled."
Meghan continued, "What initially struck me about Mayhew specifically is their community based approach not simply on rehoming animals, but in the preventative care that inhibits these cats and dogs from ending up in shelters in the first place."
Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Release New Archie Pic
For those who may not recall, Mayhew is an animal shelter and charity that was chosen as one of Meghan's four initial causes she hopes to support as a royal.
Meghan Markle & Prince Harry's New Never-Before-Seen Photo
"The choice to adopt a pet is a big decision that comes with much responsibility but infinite return on investment. It will undoubtedly change your life," she wrote.
So what can royal watchers do to show their support?
Meghan encourages getting involved in "whatever way you can." For some, that may be a pet adoption but for others, it could simply be volunteering.
"We are all interconnected and through these animals, we find an even greater link to community and the part we can play," she shared. "I am proud to support Mayhew and to work alongside them as they continue to improve the lives of animals and people, to create more supportive and compassionate communities both in London and internationally."
Other charities Meghan has supported includes The National Theatre, The Association of Commonwealth Universities and Smart Works.
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Recapping the Forza Monthly August Broadcast
Turn 10 Studios hosted its third instalment in the Forza Monthly broadcast series earlier this week. The episode had a drift theme to it, featuring Dalton Gernhart’s Formula Drift S15 in the studio, as well as a reveal for the cars featured in the Formula Drift Car Pack and a detailed rundown of the improvements and upgrades being introduced to the drift experience in Forza Motorsport 7.
However, it wasn’t focused exclusively on drifting either as the August Content Update dropping for the game this week introduces the first phase of Forza Race Regulations with the all-new, redrawn track limits, as well as the return of Time Attack Rivals. Whilst these features do also benefit drifters, they’re certainly a game-changer for the overall Forza Motorsport 7 experience and especially competitive players taking part in the Forza Racing Championship esports series.
The livestream was hosted by Turn 10’s Community Manager Brian Ekberg, who was joined by Forza Horizon Design Director Jon Knoles and Turn 10 Vehicle Art Director Gabe Garcia. Game Director Chris Esaki later joined the show to discuss the August Content Update for Forza Motorsport 7 in-detail, as well as Physics Designer Aaron Brooks, who works on vehicle dynamics, tires and chassis. He’s the one who ensures the cars handle as you’d expect them whilst giving each vehicle its own distinct personality.
Going Sideways with Formula Drift in Forza Horizon 4
Turn 10 led this month’s show on Forza Horizon 4 with a detailed look at the Formula Drift Car Pack, which is also coming to Forza Motorsport 7 later this year. This pack features a total of seven cars, including the following; 2015 #13 Ford Roush Mustang, 2016 #530 HSV Maloo Gen-F, 2006 #43 Dodge Viper SRT10, 1997 #777 Nissan 240SX, 1996 #232 Nissan 240SX, 1995 #118 Nissan 240SX, and 1989 #98 BMW 235i.
Knoles offered a walkthrough of each of the cars in the Forzavista experience in Forza Horizon 4, with insights offered by Gabe Garcia, who is in-charge of sourcing all the cars used in the Forza franchise. That includes building them and getting them into the final game, as well as the overall quality of the cars in Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon. Knoles later took the Formula Drift cars to the trainyard, a brand-new area showcased in Forza Horizon 4 that’s fun for drifting. Whilst these new cars are more accessible to be drifted by players of all types, in the hands of a professional Forza drifter, the results are insane. Give these drift machines any gas and they’ll start sliding immediately, just as advertised.
Knoles also showcased one of the new Drift Zones in Forza Horizon 4, and thankfully, players will no longer be interrupted by oncoming traffic when attempting to complete PR Stunts in the game as traffic, Drivatars and other online players will be ghosted whilst trying these challenges. Recently, Playground Games hosted four Season-themed livestreams for Forza Horizon 4 from their studio in Leamington Spa in the UK. These included Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring – and a recap of these livestreams was shown in the Forza Monthly broadcast. You can expect the next roundup of Forza Horizon 4 news to come at Gamescom, where the team will be revealing new features and content for the upcoming open-world racing game.
Following the Forza Horizon 4 segment of the livestream was a tour of Dalton Gernhart’s Formula Drift S15, which was prominently displayed in the studio. This car started its life in Japan before being imported to the United States. It has insane steering angle, and as for the man behind the wheel, Gernhart is a Pro 2 driver who only just recently got his license. As mentioned on the livestream, Formula Drift cars have a second seat to bring fans into the vehicle and take them out for some sideways action. Like Forza, Formula Drift is also about being close to fans with driver meet and greets, as well as signings that bring fans closer to competing drivers.
Drifters Take the Lead in Forza Motorsport 7
The main chunk of this week’s Forza Monthly broadcast was dedicated to the August Content Update for Forza Motorsport 7. This segment kept the spotlight thrusted towards drifters with all-new upgrades and scoring systems showcased for the drift experience in the game. The August update will drop for Forza Motorsport 7 on Wednesday, August 8th, following the closure of the latest ForzaRC Rivals Qualifying event.
On the livestream, Turn 10’s Physics Designer Aaron Brooks admitted that for drifters, there was “not a lot of support for them, honestly.” To rectify this, the team has introduced some new upgrades and features for those who enjoy sliding sideways, demonstrating the all-new drift angle kits and steering slider on the broadcast in a Chevy Nova. There’s more to it than just angle, however, with special front suspension geometry crafted based on work the team at Turn 10 Studios did with Formula Drift drivers and the different alignment settings they use.
Because of this, the new drift springs and dampers upgrade in Forza Motorsport 7 includes quicker steering and optimized suspension geometry for lower camber change in steering, as well as lower Ackermann effect. This reduces scrubbed loss of speed on the car during a drift and makes the angle of the wheels relative to each other. It still feels like Forza with smooth steering that doesn’t require a wheel, it’s all playable with a controller as before and doesn’t feel twitchy or touchy as in other racing simulators. These improvements will also be brought forward to Forza Horizon 4 as well.
In tandem with the above comes a revamped scoring system with new metrics – Angle, Speed, Line. These are based on a 10-point scale that measures your optimal and it’s then used to calculate your overall Drift Score for online leaderboards. With this, there’s no more drift zones on circuits, which means you can link an entire track should you wish, and drifters can also tap into walls lightly without their score being nerfed. Furthermore, small contact with other drivers when tandem drifting also won’t reset your score either. This means scoring is more forgiving as a result, but also more meaningful thanks to the changes introduced with the August update. Turn 10 also showcased a short new cinematic trailer during the Forza Monthly broadcast that it made to highlight all the new drifting features in Forza Motorsport 7, which you can check out in both our recap video towards the beginning of this article and the full on-demand video at the end of this story.
Forza 7’s New Track Limits, Time Attack Leaderboards
The eagerly-awaited redrawn track limits for Forza Motorsport 7 are also being shipped with the August Content Update. They roll out this Wednesday, August 8th for all track configurations and ribbon layouts in the game. This naturally redefines the difference between clean and dirty laps, but new visual driving aids will allow you to relearn each of the different tracks in Forza Motorsport 7.
It’s worth noting that penalties aren’t being included in this update, however – they will come with a future rollout of the Forza Race Regulations adjudication system. To compliment the new track limits is the return of the fan-favourite Time Attack mode from Forza Motorsport 6. This means all tracks, ribbons, classes and weather conditions (Day, Rain and Night) have their own Rivals Leaderboard.
Plus, all leaderboards currently in the game will be reset as the track limits will be completely different once this update ships. In a change to past titles, Time Attack will only pull times from Rivals and not those set in the Forza Driver’s Cup, Free Play or Multiplayer. There’s also a specific weather setting for each track in Rivals that doesn’t change, to ensure a fair and consistent experience when hot-lapping circuits.
Rivals also now includes the ability to set a ‘Training Ghost’ that can be hot-lapped over and over when you want to practise and improve your skills. You’ll consistently play against the selected driver over and over, and this a feature that’s being introduced based on Turn 10’s ongoing discussion with the ForzaRC community – the most skilled drivers on Forza Motorsport 7. When you load up Rivals events, the ‘Training Ghost’ will always appear lap after lap, even if you beat their time.
In addition to the above features, this update also introduces a new Spotlight car in the new 1989 Aston Martin AMR1 – a classic Group C race car that will be free for all players in Forza Motorsport 7. The wide-open Test Track Airfield has also been made available in Free Play for single-player, whilst a new option to save up to 300 race lobby configurations is being introduced.
Players can also save race settings from other lobbies they’re in, too. The ABCs Hopper has also been fixed this month and will rotate players between different classes following race events. New ‘101’ Hoppers that introduce players to different systems in Forza Motorsport 7, including racing and drifting will also be added on Thursday, August 9th. Turn 10’s Design Director Chris Esaki mentioned how it’s a different experience when you have an introductory hopper that’s welcoming and helps players to understand the basics of the game, allowing them to have more fun with each other.
Wrapping Up Those Prize Crates
Finally, Esaki also briefly spoke about Prize Crates – which will be removed from Forza Motorsport 7 later this year following an announcement from Turn 10’s Studio Head and Forza franchise boss Alan Hartman. Esaki said that Prize Crates were an “experiment” for the team but admitted that they were “by in-large not right for the product, or most of our consumers.” The Forza Tokens microtransaction system will also not make its way into Forza Motorsport 7 or the upcoming Forza Horizon 4.
Replacing the Prize Crates system in Forza Motorsport 7 later this year will be a new in-game shop that offers Driver Gear, Mods and Player Badges that can all be acquired by credits. No loot boxes, no microtransactions – just all direct purchase using in-game currency. Find a suit, mod card or badge that you want and buy it directly without any hassle or caveats. The July Content Update unlocked a total of 118 cars in Forza Motorsport 7, and removed all vehicles from Prize Crates – which was essentially the team’s first step towards pulling the loot box-style system from the game.
As you can see, the August Content Update for Forza Motorsport 7 is massive – and one that’s certainly not to be missed by Forza fans. Drifters should also keep an eye out on this weekend’s Formula Drift livestream on Saturday, August 11th for the world premiere of the Formula Drift Car Pack trailer for Forza Motorsport 7 and Forza Horizon 4. Additionally, you can check out the full on-demand broadcast of the latest Forza Monthly livestream above, whilst our short 3-minute video recap of it can also be found towards the top of this story. Forza Monthly will be back in September ahead of the launch of Forza Horizon 4, and we’ll be sure to bring you all the latest news and updates it has for the Forza franchise.
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New flashing signs appear to help at SW 62nd Blvd. crosswalk
By Monivette CordeiroCorrespondent
The Southwest 62nd Boulevard crosswalk is about 37 steps end to end. Until recently, they were 37 dangerous steps.
In February, two people were hospitalized with broken bones after being hit by a driver while they were using this crosswalk, and police say there have been numerous other incidents involving endangered pedestrians.
But today the crosswalk, where some 70 drivers were issued traffic citations recently, appears to be distinctly less dangerous since the city has put in place several traffic safety devices over the past week.
Now about 80 feet before the crosswalk, a flashing sign about 10 feet high reads, “Motorist yield to ped in crosswalk.” At the crosswalk, three neon yellow signs tell drivers to slow down and stop for pedestrians.
When pedestrians want to cross Southwest 62nd, they now push a button to activate orange flashing lights. A similar flashing neon sign is stationed farther down in the road.
On Friday, most drivers waited until all pedestrians had finished crossing the entire road before proceeding. Others waited until there weren’t any people in the way, while a few drivers sped through, even after pedestrians had begun to cross.
According to Gainesville Police Department spokesman Officer Ben Tobias, after all the pedestrian incidents and dozens of traffic tickets had been issued, several city agencies decided to take action.
“Out of all the crosswalks in Gainesville, this one just seems to be a center for incidents,” he said. “We tested the situation, and in even in broad daylight, with pedestrians wearing brightly colored clothing or in groups of five, the drivers would not yield.”
Since the different signs and lights have been installed, the number of incidents has decreased, Tobias said.
Ryan Evans, 22, a University of Florida finance major, uses the crosswalk every day to get to his bus. Although some drivers are more cautious, others don’t notice the signs, especially at night, he said.
“It’s amazing how with all those lights flashing and signs, some people still don’t stop,” he said.
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US: Far-right demonstration planned in Little Rock (Arkansas) March 9
08 mars 2019 | 23h17 UTC
Far-right groups to demonstrate in Little Rock (Arkansas) March 9; counter-demonstrations expected
TIMEFRAME expected from 8/3/2019, 12h00 until 10/3/2019, 11h59 (America/Chicago). COUNTRY/REGION Little Rock (Arkansas)
Warning Security Transportation United States of America
The far-right Highwaymen group is slated to stage a rally in Little Rock (Arkansas) on Saturday, March 9. The demonstration is set to start at 12:00 (local time) outside the state capitol building to protest firearm restriction laws and abortion. Counter-demonstrations are also expected in the vicinity of the state capitol. A heightened security presence and localized transportation disruptions are likely in central Little Rock. Clashes between demonstrators and security personnel or counterprotesters cannot be ruled out.
Far-right demonstrations in the US have resulted in violent clashes between rival demonstrators and political supporters. Violence broke out at a Unite the Right rally organized by white supremacist groups in Charlottesville (Virginia) on August 12, 2017. One person was killed and at least another 19 injured when an assailant identified as a white supremacist intentionally drove a car into a group of counterprotesters.
Individuals in Little Rock are advised to monitor developments to the situation, avoid all protests and demonstrations as a precaution, and adhere to all instructions issued by the local authorities and their home governments.
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US: Protest to denounce raids scheduled in Washington, D.C. July 16 /update 1
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Tech August 11, 2017
Here’s the Good News About that Google Memo
by Farahnaz Mohammed
Google’s now-infamous memo has both women and men up in arms about tech’s attitude towards women overall. The memo (not authorized by the company itself, but written by an employee and then circulated) suggests that women may be inherently less suited to the company’s workplace by virtue of their gender alone, and advocates stemming certain processes aimed towards diversity in recruiting.
(Note: the memo itself is not implicitly anti-diversity in its philosophy, as explained by The Atlantic. Nonetheless, it questions current initiatives to recruit across the board, and challenges attitudes towards promoting diversity in the workplace. Read the full memo here.)
The problematic ideas in this memo aren’t symptomatic of a new problem. There are countless examples of sexism and a penchant for the status quo that have emerged throughout the years, then disappeared in the fast-paced and unforgiving nature of the tech industry. In 2014, reporter Jeff Bercovici wrote that in Silicon Valley, mistreating professional women “is a feature, not a bug“.
Nonetheless, it is very easy to get upset about Google’s Diversity Memo. Google is a cultural cornerstone as well as a tech behemoth. For a company that is known as the good guy of the internet, to e-mail sexism directly to its employees’ inboxes seems a new level of egregious.
All over, news outlets are decrying the fact that winds of change have not yet hit Silicon Valley; but they’re missing an important development.
It used to be okay to say women weren’t as good at tech. It used to be okay to say they might be happier raising children, not rewriting code. The explosion on twitter, media outlets jumping over the story and the launch of 100 thinkpieces all sent the very clear message that society no longer turns a blind eye to discrimination.
Swift retribution from the company was the most powerful signal: Google fired the employee who wrote the memo. In the last few years, other companies have responded in kind to their own controversies. Uber fell over itself trying to reform its ‘toxic culture’ after a former employee wrote a blog post about the treatment she endured while working there. The co-founder of 500 Startups was asked to resign after investigations into sexual harassment (which he himself later admitted). Employees resigned and investors threatened to pull funding from Binary capital after six women accused the co-founder of harassment.
Google’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, conceded that employees should have the right to express their feelings but nonetheless found the memo too insulting to the company’s female employees. In a heartening message, he defended the subtle discrimination that underlined some of the memo’s assumptions.
“Our co-workers shouldn’t have to worry that each time they open their mouths to speak in a meeting, they have to prove that they are not like the memo states, being ‘agreeable’ rather than ‘assertive,’ showing a ‘lower stress tolerance,’ or being ‘neurotic’.”
From Google’s chief executive, these are powerful words, and indications of huge steps forward.
As women in the workplace, we’re still climbing a mountain, and a steep one. At moments like these, we have a tendency to look at how far we have left to go. However, it can be heartening to look back and consider, as well, how far we’ve come.
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Uncle Wally’s Press Release
Posted April 6th, 2017 .
Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp. to Acquire Uncle Wally’s Bake Shoppe
Toronto, ON (January 13th, 2017) – Today Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp. (“Give & Go”) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the muffin business of United Baking Co., Inc., and its subsidiaries Uncle Wally’s LLC and Vision Enterprises, LLC (collectively, “Uncle Wally’s”).
Based in Shirley, New York, Uncle Wally’s is a leading pure-play manufacturer of premium muffins. Uncle Wally’s product portfolio features a broad range of flavors, sizes and packaging formats, and its products are sold through grocery stores and clubs across the U.S.
Founded in 1989, Give & Go is a market leader in the North American bakery industry delivering value-added, branded and private label programs across a range of consumer segments including Mini-Treats, Cupcakes, and Better for You Snacking. Give & Go’s well-known offerings include its bestselling two-bite® and Kimberley’s Bakeshoppe® brands, and well-positioned Mason St. Bakehouse®, The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co.™ and Create-a-Treat brands. Give & Go maintains best-in-class proprietary in-house manufacturing and product innovation capabilities through its seven manufacturing facilities in Toronto.
Both Give & Go and Uncle Wally’s sell predominately through the in-store bakeries of North American retailers and grocers, and the Uncle Wally’s muffin program is a key complementary addition to Give & Go’s portfolio of thaw-and-sell products. The acquisition will allow both organizations to leverage the collective service, innovation, manufacturing expertise, and distribution resources to better serve their customers. The leadership team of Uncle Wally’s will be joining Give & Go and assuming new roles in the combined company’s manufacturing, sales and marketing organizations.
Joel Flatt, CEO of Give & Go, commented, “This acquisition represents the first expansion of our manufacturing footprint in the U.S. Uncle Wally’s adds a key in-store bakery program to our offering and allows us to be closer to our U.S. customers. We look forward to building on the combined capabilities of both of our companies to continue to strengthen our value proposition for our customers.”
Lou Avignone, CEO of Uncle Wally’s adds “We are very excited to join forces with Give & Go. Over our 20-year history, Uncle Wally’s tremendous growth and leadership in the muffin category has been supported by our premium quality muffins and deep customer relationships. Give & Go, as a leader in the in-store bakery market, shares our passion for producing the finest quality products.”
Give & Go expects the transaction to close in the first quarter of 2017.
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Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp. is a Canadian manufacturer of baked goods supplying retailers and the foodservice industry. With our extensive product selection and portfolio of successful brands, we cover all needs, from bite sized treats under the bestselling two-bite brand, decadent cupcakes under Kimberley’s Bakeshoppe, feel good granola snacks under Mason St. Bakehouse, or traditional treats under The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co.
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How Good Eggs Raised $8.5M To Grow Its Online Local Grocery Marketplace
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I write about the intersection of food, health, tech and innovation
In August 2011, I hosted a Google+ Hangout (see the video below) to understand how the food world was using the new service. Among those that joined the Hangout were Rob Spiro and Alon Salant, two successful entrepreneurs with a mission to start a tech company that supports local food. At the time, they were just beginning their journey - funded by investors from their previous ventures - and had no idea what they would build, but they knew they would call it Good Eggs.
Over the next two years, they tested a number of models. For their first product, they built software that would allow food artisans to create an online storefront and sell directly to their customers. But they soon realized that to really fulfill their mission of growing and sustaining local food systems, they had to get into distribution. So, in February 2013, they launched an online marketplace for local food in San Francisco. They subsequently launched pilots in Los Angeles, New Orleans and Brooklyn, bringing on a total of 350 producers and growing their team to 80 employees. While Spiro has not disclosed how many weekly orders the company fulfills, it seems like he and Salant are happy with their proof of concept and are ready to expand.
Yesterday, the company announced it has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital to grow its existing marketplaces and launch new cities in 2014. Harrison Metal, Baseline Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Kapor Capital and angel investors such as Max Ventilla are also participating in the investment round. This round put Good Eggs on somewhat equal financial footing with other local food delivery startups like Farmigo, Relay Foods and Greenling, which have each raised between $10 and $12 million to date, according to Crunchbase.
Distribution logistics is one of the most challenging areas to tackle when it comes to local food. Unlike books or other durable goods, food is perishable and it's difficult to source from small producers. Traditionally, companies have addressed this by building out huge fulfillment centers where they warehouse goods and use hardware technology to automate the distribution process. Good Eggs is taking a different approach by pre-selling all goods before they arrive at its warehouse and launching multiple smaller hubs in a given region, which reduces the inventory it manages. All of this is made possible through the software solutions it's developing, which,Spiro says, is what makes the company's model scaleable.
"Because this is software technology, we have apps for our warehouse - we call them food hubs - that are telling folks what to pack and what things and how routes go out and it's something we build once, and then we can deploy in a lot of different places," Spiro explains to All Things D's Kara Swisher.
It's still too early to tell which companies will emerge as the dominant local food delivery players, so I for one am curious to see what happens as Good Eggs scales it's operations.
You can learn more about Good Eggs' model and plan for growth in my email interview with Spiro below.
Danielle Gould: Since launching last year, Good Eggs' model has evolved from simply a software platform to software and distribution. Why did you decide to get into fulfillment?
Rob Spiro: Distribution is a part of the local food system that's incredibly crucial and really lacking at the moment. As we talked to our community of producers and shoppers, we heard the same things again and again: the farmers and foodmakers needed help getting their goods to customers, and people wanted more ways to buy all their groceries from local producers. Better physical infrastructure was necessary for us to achieve our mission of growing and sustaining local food systems.
DG: Distribution logistics are no walk in the park. How does Good Eggs' currently get food from farm to customer? What makes your model scaleable?
RS: The way Good Eggs works is that customers place their orders, which go right to the producers so they can start prepping. The day your order is ready, farmers harvest your veggies, the baker pulls your loaf of bread from the oven, and they bring it all to our Foodhub. We pack everything up and deliver it right to your door. We're scalable because we've cut out the usual things that drive costs up. One of the reasons that's possible is because we're using lots of custom software throughout the process. Producers know exactly how much to harvest and make, which reduces waste. We're not warehousing anything, all the food that shows up in our Foodhub is pre-sold, and goes out to shoppers that same day - that reduces overhead and makes for a really streamlined process. Plus, your groceries are a whole lot fresher when they're prepped to order.
DG: How is Good Eggs tackling the last mile?
RS: We've got a fleet of delivery trucks to bring groceries right to peoples' homes or offices. And our pickup spots are a real draw for folks - they swing by and grab their groceries, grab a sample of some seasonal fruit and chat with their regular Good Egg.
DG: What's the rationale behind launching pilots in Brooklyn, LA and New Orleans? Does Good Eggs make sense in cities that are sprawling and congested like LA?
RS: All of our pilot cities are places where we've seen a big demand for more local food infrastructure. Brooklyn is a natural fit because of its thriving local food scene, New Orleans has a rich food culture and LA's sprawl means that it's actually a great fit for the kind of distributed Foodhubs we're supporting. Our model is to create more, smaller efficient hubs to service their local communities, rather than one or two mega-warehouses trucking out food to millions of people.
DG: It can be challenging for food tech startups to raise capital. Based on your fundraising experience, do you have any words of wisdom or lessons that you can share?
RS: Do something that helps the farmers who are doing the right thing, and don't quit.
Danielle Gould
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Peek Inside The Hatteras 70 Motor Yacht That Made Its World Premiere At The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
by Ileana Llorens | November 2015
If the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show had a single theme, it would undoubtedly be luxury.
With super yachts priced as high as $114 million, the 56th annual display doesn’t fail to impress with its wide array of vessels from all corners of the world.
Perhaps more impressive than the yachts’ sleek exteriors, however, are their intricately designed interiors.
And Hatteras Yachts’ new 70 Motor Yacht is no exception.
Hatteras CEO John Ward unveiled the model at the boat show Thursday, emphasizing the 74-foot yacht’s social area and unique atrium that allows natural light into the kitchen and dining area.
“[It’s] a wow product for us,” he said.
With a base price of almost $5 million, the craft features four staterooms—including a master with an ensuite bath—that can accommodate up to nine guests.
Of course, a buyer can customize the design—including the wood, stone and wall coverings of the ship—to suit his or her own her taste.
“No two 70 Motor Yachts will ever be exactly alike; that’s the beauty of building a Hatteras,” Ward said in a release.
During the event, Ward also unveiled plans for the Hatteras 90 Motor Yacht that is expected to debut in Miami in 2017. A base price has not yet been decided.
Fort Lauderdale residents and visitors looking into models will be excited to learn that Hatteras has a new sales center at Pier 66.
Hatteras 70 Motor Yacht Specifications:
LOA: 74'6" / 22.71m
Beam: 21'0" / 6.40m
Draft: 4'6" / 1.37m
Fuel Capacity: 2,000 gallons / 7,570 liters
Power (std.) Twin 1,600 bhp (1,622 mhp) Caterpillar C-32A diesels
Cruising Speed: 21-23 knots @ 2000 rpm
Max Speed: 24-26 knots @ 2300 rpm
Range: 293 nm @ 2300 rpm
Freshwater Capacity: 300 gals. / 1,135 liters
Holding Capacity: 250 gallons / 946 liters
Diesel Generators (2) 27.5 kW
Displacement: 155,000 lbs. / 70,306 kilos
Waterline Length: 63'3" / 19.28m
Scroll to the bottom for arrangement layouts.
We took a tour of the 70 Motor Yacht. Take a peek inside.
Photos by Lyssa Goldberg and Ileana Llorens; arrangement layout courtesy of Hatteras Yachts
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Chicago Mayor Calls for National Fee to Respond to Train Spills
As the U.S. enters an energy boom and rail remains the chief way of transporting it, cities need to get behind national efforts to improve safety, oversight and emergency response, Rahm Emanuel says.
by Chris Kardish | January 23, 2014 AT 5:02 PM
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing a national freight fee for hazardous materials to improve rail safety and help cities respond to the kind of disasters that destroyed a small Canadian town last year.
As rail transportation surges to meet the demands of an oil and gas boom underway in the U.S., cities need to take the lead on demanding better oversight, better safety and robust ways of responding to accidents, Emanuel said Thursday during the winter gathering of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He pointed to the derailment of crude oil tankers in Alabama last year and incidents in North Dakota to illustrate the problem. He compared an explosion last year in the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic that leveled 30 downtown buildings and killed more than 40 people to Dresden after allied bombing raids in 1945.
The federal government would impose the fee on companies that extract crude oil and “the industrial consumers of it,” according Emanuel’s office. The mayor said the fee would fund new investments in rail safety and infrastructure, first responders in the locations of disasters and rebuilding efforts. If not through a national effort, the burden will fall mostly on individual cities, Emanuel said.
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“You will end up having to do this because it’s going to be something we haven’t seen in this country in a long time,” he said. “We are literally in the early stages…of an ever increasing amount of this material coming into our cities.”
But the fee, which would take Congressional authorization, was couched within a broader call of improvements that included building safer rail cars, safer railroads and giving local officials more information about the freight entering their cities.
“None of us know what’s coming through our cities,” Emanuel said. “It may be sitting there for days and we may not know.”
The same day Emanuel proposed the fee, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada released a joint statement calling for better route planning that avoids more densely populated areas. The organizations also recommended more robust efforts to correctly classify hazardous materials before they’re shipped and oversight to ensure companies have plans for dealing with disasters.
Crude oil shipments by rail have jumped more than 400 percent since 2005, according to the U.S. safety board.
It’s not just big-city mayors who should be worried, said Mayor Butch Brown of Natchez, Miss. Thousands of cars filled with crude oil make their way from Canada each year in Natchez, where they’re transferred to barges headed down the Mississippi River, Brown said.
“It’s not just critical to the metropolitan areas; it’s very critical to the smaller areas that have fewer resources to deal with these issues than larger metropolitan areas do,” he said.
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, who served as mayor of Charlotte before his nomination in 2013, said he welcomes all ideas for dealing with the growing problem, but there’s no “magic bullet” and broader action is needed on everything from enforcement to prevention and emergency response.
“We’ve got some work to do convincing our leaders in Congress to give us the resources we need to do inspections in a much more robust way and also make sure we have the enforcement mechanisms,” he said.
A spokeswoman in Emanuel’s office said he’ll be “working with national leaders to find the right way to implement” a more “comprehensive set of safety and infrastructure investments,” of which his proposal is one piece.
Chris Kardish | Staff Writer | ckardish@governing.com | @ckardish | Google+
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GANT’s Rugger collection has carved quite the sportswear niche in its short period of rebirth, and much of that is due to Swedish designer Christopher Bastin’s blessings on the lineup that remains smart and sartorial without sacrificing solace. For spring 2012, Bastin threw the proverbial kitchen sink of the current state of menswear into a caldron, stoked the fire and boiled the shit out of it. What emerged is something he calls "Nouveau Prep," and we took some time to talk to him about it.
The GQ Eye: You have a ton of inspiration mashed up into the finished product for spring. Talk about the process when you first sat down to design it; what were the first things you knew you wanted to do and had to do?
Christopher Bastin: You got me! It really is a mash up of a lot of influences. In previous seasons there was always a super clear picture of where the inspiration was from, and it’s taken a while to really nail down the vibe of the line since the relaunch. The challenge for spring 2012 was how to take GANT Rugger forward and not rest on our American Sportswear heritage. We go to to all the trade shows, which is always an interesting experience, and I always find the people attending to be the most fascinating. I’ve really been inspired by what Tommy Ton has captured. He finds the spirit within the crowd at shows better than anyone else: all kinds of different people. And I kept those guys in mind while designing and thought to myself how those guys would wear our stuff. We’ll see what happens, but I have to set the bar high, right?
If you want to keep their attention, you can’t live on archives and re-hashing heritage pieces forever. We’ve got to be a bit bolder. I knew I wanted a dressier touch to it and to add some Italian Sprezz and a bit of British stiff-upper-lip. In many ways the new collection reflects what GANT has been about for the past 30 years: American sportswear with a uniquely European sensibility. Although there’s a plethora of inspiration, I think I’ve managed to keep it together.
Finding out about ’The Gants’ was almost too good to be true. The Gants were a 1960s pop group who chose the name because they wore GANT shirts all the time and loved them. We’ve been in touch with the band (they are still touring today!) and are working closely with them to gather lots of old band memorabilia. You’ll start seeing some of that imagery very soon. It’s really unbelievable. And we had no idea! The 60s was an amazing time for menswear and Gant was incredibly influential during that time.
GQ: In your paragraph on the inspiration for spring 2012, you mention "the opinion leader who doesn’t even know he’s in the lead." That line caught our eye. Is it true the coolest cat at the party usually has no idea he’s "it?"
Bastin: It doesn’t happen often, but when you do come across a person who’s genuinely cool without even trying, it’s extremely inspiring. What’s better than to have that guy in mind when designing? Effortlessly cool is something that has always been a motto for me. And let’s face it, a dude who "knows" he’s the bomb... never is.
GQ: Any favorite pieces in the line?
Bastin: Our "Summer Chino" came out really nice. It’s a lightweight over-constructed twill, in a pile of smashing colors. It also got a bit of stretch in it, (something I normally hate), that makes it extremely comfy in spite of it’s slim cut. Perfect for roundhouse kicks and/or break-dancing. I also nid the two-inch cuff for a half-inch stitched roll. There’s a war going on right now on Tumblr about cuffs and breaks and I intend to win that war. Our new selection of garment dyed oords that we’ve washed for hours: they turned out so unbelievably soft that we call them the "Dreamy Oord". It’s a perfect combo to build on in amazing colors, like: navy, bright red, and of course classic blue.
GQ: Talk about your creative relationship with Michael Bastian, so to speak, do you guys compare notes on a lot of the stuff for your respective collections?
Bastin: Michael Bastian is a very inspiring guy and whenever we’re in Stockholm together and have time to talk (see: smoke & espresso break) there’s always something that I take a mental note of. I’m a fabric nerd and if I come across a swatch or a vintage piece that I think he would like, I pass it along. He is an amazing storyteller and to discuss collection themes with him is a bit like a roller coaster: there’s always something wonderfully weird going on inside his head. Unfortunately we’re always so busy with our respective lines that there’s hardly any time to ever catch up properly. I wish we had more time to pick each other’s brains, who knows what would come of it? Maybe we’ll have time during Fashion’s Night Out [at the GANT Rugger shop.] Should be a fun running around the city together. See you at Prince Street!
Both Bastin and Michael Bastian will both be a part of a special evening at the new GANT Rugger shop at 25 Prince St. on Thursday evening to celebrate Fashion’s Night Out. Customers will be able to preview and pre-order the spring collection in the store, and the installation will be up through the remainder of NYFW.
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Banks steer maritime shipping toward climate goals
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 - 12:30am
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This article is adapted from the newsletter Transport Weekly, running Tuesdays. Subscribe here.
Financial leaders are increasingly waking up to how both companies and financial markets will be affected by climate change. And now some of the world's biggest banks are using their heft to nudge maritime shipping toward decarbonization.
This week 11 major shipping banks — including Citi, Societe Generale, ING and DNB — announced that they've signed onto a new set of guidelines that provide a new climate framework for how they fund shipping vessels.
The new guidelines, called The Poseidon Principles, were created in collaboration with nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute, shipping group Global Maritime Forum and shipping companies such as Maersk, Euronav and Cargill. Groups that sign onto the principles pledge to assess the carbon intensity of shipping investments and to incorporate climate goals into the portfolios of shipping vessels that they fund. (The International Maritime Organization, a part of the United Nations, has stated a goal to reduce maritime shipping greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent below 2008 levels by 2050.)
Eleven major shipping banks announced that they've signed onto a new set of guidelines that provide a new climate framework for how they fund shipping vessels.
Why is this interesting? Here are three reasons:
Maritime shipping is weird in the overall global climate agenda because it doesn't come under any one country's purview. It was previously left behind (before the IMO's goal), but it's currently responsible for over 2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions — and that could grow by between 50 percent to 250 percent by 2050.
Shipping vessels are also unique in that most of the capital to finance them is provided by various commercial banks (in addition to family equity). So banks have a major leadership role to play here.
These principles could provide a new model for how financiers can collaborate with industry and NGOs to create a voluntary framework for outlier industries.
The principles are the world's "first global sector-wide and self-governing climate agreement" and "redefine the role of banks in the shipping sector," said RMI senior associate James Mitchell in an interview. Citi's global industry head of shipping and logistics, Michael Parker, also told GreenBiz that the principles put "climate change at the top of the decision-making tree."
The agreement is also a way to provide more stability for the maritime shipping sector in order to help it introduce more low-carbon technologies, from alternative fuels to batteries to efficiency measures. The chief operating officer of Danish shipping giant Maersk, Søren Toft, had a strong quote in the group's release that conveys the urgency with which company is pushing:
Shipping’s decarbonization will require unparalleled innovation. A modern ship is a highly capital-intensive asset with a typical life span of 25-30 years. To deliver on ambitious climate targets, zero-emission vessels will need to enter the fleet by 2030. This leaves us only 10 years to develop the new marine fuels, propulsion technologies and infrastructures that will be required.
From a corporate perspective, you should care about decarbonizing maritime shipping, because these emissions might be part of your logistics supply chain. Big companies such as IKEA and HP are trying to track these shipping emissions and figuring out creative ways to work with suppliers to reduce them. HP estimates that 3.4 percent of the company's annual greenhouse gas emissions come from shipping computers and printers by air, road, rail and sea (13 percent).
Leading retailers are collaborating with shippers, across shipping modes, to figure out the best strategies to introduce zero emission technology. As IKEA's head of sustainable mobility, Angela Hultberg, said on a webinar I hosted last week: Collaboration will be key for IKEA to meet its electric last mile delivery goals. "Our service providers are crucial. We're looking for service providers that want to go on this journey with us."
If you're interested in learning more about decarbonizing maritime shipping, I'm organizing a workshop on shipping emissions across modes at our VERGE 19 event Oct. 22-24 in Oakland. If you're an expert sustainable maritime shipping, drop me a line at [email protected].
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The Stage at HEIRLOOM
Live Music, Poetry and Dance in the gWorks’ Weave Shed
The Stage at HEIRLOOM promises to be the perfect compliment to the artisanal marketplace and outdoor eatery. A place to relax, enjoy the day, and connect with community. Live acoustic music, spoken word, and a vibrant dance piece will take you on journey, introducing you to artists across a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, all performing within the core event theme of heirloom – authentic, handmade, traditional – according to their own interpretations and life experiences. Join. Sit. Listen.
Double Diamond is the latest musical collaboration between Berkshires’ Sarah McNair and Karl Mullen, formerly of indie folk favorite Wandering Rocks. This bluegrass duo will make the hills shimmy and shake as they pluck their way through some classic rollicking tunes. (Fresh Grass, 2013)
ELIZA EDENS
Born to a gardener & a journalist who would blast The Beatles, Canned Heat, & Peter, Paul and Mary during car rides to-and-from their rural Massachusetts home, it’s fitting that Eliza Edens is a musician who takes an observational approach to the natural world around her. Combining the adventurous fingerpicking of The Tallest Man on Earth, the calm resolve of Laura Marling, and the aching pulse of Bon Iver, Eliza spins songs with wistful lyrics and winding melodies that belong somewhere between your tumbledown front porch stoop and a hazy bar in the big city — and leave a little space to linger. She is a grantee of Club Passim’s 2017 Iguana Music Fund and is currently crafting a debut record.
TRIO CAFE BUDAPEST
Hailing from Williamstown, Mass., Jimmy Bergin (viola), Ted Gilley (bass) and Bill Wootters (keyboard) will kick off our HEIRLOOM festival with gypsy jazz standards and hefty dose of local flavor.
NORMAN BURDICK
A local legend, Norm’s music and presence lift up the minds and spirits of all who hear him play.
BRYANNA BRADLEY
Bryanna Bradley creates dance performances that conjures the connectivity of internal and external world(s). She was born in 1995 and raised in Southeast Queens. In July 2016, Bradley participated in the Improv Traditions & Innovations Program at The School at Jacob’s Pillow under the tutelage of Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (Urban Bush Women). That same summer she was a Black Girl Spectrum (BGS) on Tour participant with award-winning choreographer Camille A. Brown. In May 2017, Bradley premiered her dance workbuck:an exploration of black masculinity in Nick Cave’s exhibit ‘Unti’ at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), the largest contemporary art museum in the U.S. Bradley made her theatrical debut in October 2017 as a guest actor and choreographer at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts(MCLA) Theatre production of Passing Strange. She has performed for other artists like choreographer Mersiha Mesihoivc/Circuit Debris, dream-pop band Arc Iris, and Boston Poet Laureate Danielle Legros Georges. Bradley was a 2018 LANDING program participant at Gibney led by Miguel Gutierrez and spends her days laughing at her own sense of humor.
DESCRIPTION OF PIECE:
Soul Train(ed) is a 13-minute work in which the audience is configured in the structure of Soul Train line. Set to “Truth” by Kamasi Washington, the performance uses the form of the Soul Train line to explore the history, movements, and transitions—“heirlooms” I have picked up as a black American woman. Layering these physicalities along with zoning in and out of the audience creates multiplicity in the experience ..
ERICA BARRETO
Erica Barreto exercises her passion for the arts, experiential learning, and writing through her workshop facilitations, community-based projects, publications and research opportunities. In 2018, Erica Barreto earned a BFA in English/Communications with a concentration in Creative & Professional Writing and a minor in Arts Management from MCLA. She is currently the Communications & Enrollment Assistant at BART Charter Public School.
MELISSA QUIRK CAIRNS
Melissa Quirk Cairns (also known as Sadie’s mom) is a teacher, poet, and Associate Director of WordXWord. She has performed as feature poet on several area stages including Greenfield Poetry Festival, Poets Speak Loud (Albany), and Pittsfield’s 10X10 Festival, and has been a guest poet for Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz’s podcast on Indiefeed Poetry. Her poems have appeared in print in The Mind’s Eye and Rogue Particle.
ALEX HICKS-COURANT
Alex is a multidisciplinary artist and workshop facilitator based in New England. He has performed on final stage at poetry slams in Boston, Chicago, and Seattle, as well as represented the Mill City Poetry Slam of Lowell, Massachusetts at local, regional, and national slams in 2015 and 2016. When he is not building furniture, baking bread or drawing comics, he hosts “World of Mouth,” a youth literary safe space at The Bookloft, an independent bookstore located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
CYNTHIA SAUNDERS QUINONES
Cynthia Saunders Quinones is a poet and teacher living in North Adams. Her poems have been published in several print and online journals. She holds an MFA from Warren Wilson College, where she was a Rona Jaffe Fellow. Currently, she works at Pine Cobble School as the KidLit Ambassador, she facilitates a writing workshop for teens via the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, and teaches as an artistic mentor for Barrington Stage Company’s Playwright Mentoring Project.
LIZ BEVILACQUA
Liz Bevilacqua’s work has been published in Monkey Bicycle, Juked, Slice, Bodega, Dime Show Review, and Bridge Eight. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Florida and lives in Williamstown, MA.
You can also find Liz in the gWorks’ kitchen hosting a kombucha-making workshop. Don’t miss either!
Stage programming is free with your HEIRLOOM entry!
Thank you to musician Karl Mullen and Dr. Zachary Finch of MCLA for curating such a phenomenal line-up of local artists for all to enjoy.
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European (left) and Baltic flounder are almost indistinguishable by appearance but they have different spawning behaviours and adaptations.
Photo: Mats Westerbom (vas.), Alf Norkko (oik.)
The decline of flounders in the Gulf of Finland was caused by the near disappearance of one species – which wasn’t supposed to be there
Life science news
Dynamics of fish stocks can be more complex than what they seem due to mixed populations of undiscovered species. Sometimes such cryptic species can disappear before we even notice they are there.
Over the past 40 years, there has been a dramatic decline in fishery landings of an iconic Baltic Sea fish: the flounder. In the 1980s, the landings of the flounder fishery in the Gulf of Finland dropped by 90 per cent, a trend that was later confirmed by fishery-independent surveys.
There are two cryptic (i.e. morphologically very similar) species of flounder in the Baltic Sea: the European flounder (Platichthys flesus), which spawn pelagic eggs in high-salinity offshore basins, and the recently described Baltic flounder (Platichthys solemdali), the only endemic fish of the Baltic Sea.
The latter lays demersal eggs and is well adapted to the low salinities of the coastal waters of the Gulf of Finland and northern Baltic Proper. It was long assumed that only the demersal-spawning species occurs in the Gulf of Finland, where salinity is too low for P. flesus’s reproduction.
Researchers from the University of Helsinki developed a simple genetic test to distinguish the two species. By analyzing the DNA from flounders’ ear bones collected over the past four decades, they discovered that European flounders were in fact once the most abundant species in the Gulf of Finland. However, they have almost completely disappeared.
“We discovered that the decline in fishery landings closely mirrors in time the near-complete disappearance of the pelagic-spawning European flounder – a species that was not supposed to occur here. This species – not the Baltic flounder – dominated local assemblages until three decades ago, but has since disappeared as a result of worsening environmental conditions,” says researcher Paolo Momigliano from the University of Helsinki.
European flounders cannot reproduce in the Gulf of Finland; their northernmost spawning ground is east of Gotland, in the eastern Gotland Basin. However, larvae and juveniles can be transported to the Gulf of Finland by deep water currents.
Eutrophication and climate change have contributed to the worsening of environmental conditions in the eastern Gotland Basin. This, in turn, has likely greatly reduced the supply of larvae to the Gulf of Finland, explaining the near-complete disappearance of European flounders from the Finnish coast.
Revealing the contribution of each species to flounder stocks is essential for the appropriate management of this marine resource. The test developed by the authors also provides the means to monitor the contribution of each species to the local flounder assemblages in real-time, and for the first time will allow estimations of demographic changes, resilience to climate change and exploitation, as well as each species’ response to management.
“But perhaps more importantly, our study demonstrates that cryptic species could become locally extinct before we even notice their presence,” Momigliano points out.
DNA was extracted from 480 otoliths (ear bones), sampled from a collection containing over 29 000 flounder otoliths. These were collected annually from 1975 to 2011 as part of the routine sampling conducted by the Finnish Natural Resources Institute and its predecessor, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute.
Paolo Momigliano, Henri Jokinen, Federico Calboli, Eero Aro and Juha Merilä. Cryptic temporal changes in stock composition explain the decline of a flounder (Platichthys spp.) assemblage. Evolutionary Applications 16 November 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12738
Master's Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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Tutkimus ja yhteystiedot
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paolo.momigliano@helsinki.fi
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Evolution on the fast lane: one flounder species became two
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HomeBlogWEBINAR Couple’s Counselling: The Managed Security Services Marriage
WEBINAR Couple’s Counselling: The Managed Security Services Marriage
You’ve made the investment, you’ve acquired the technology – but are you maximizing its potential?
Herjavec Group would argue that without the support of a trusted advisor in IT security, to augment the scalability, reliability and intelligence of the data driven in your environment; the answer is no.
Herjavec Group held webinar sessions this February 17 and 18, with executives Atif Ghauri and Steven Cohen, in which we navigated the delicate balance of the Customer/Managed IT Security Services Provider relationship.
Couple’s Counselling – The Managed Services Marriage
Throughout the webinar we reviewed the critical focus areas for all Managed Security Services “marriages” including: technical capabilities, operational readiness, onboarding, alerts, investigation & contract terms.
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The organ composer Maurice van Elven by Kees Weggelaar
by Kees Weggelaar | Het ORGEL | Year 99 | (2003) | Issue 2
Kees Weggelaar The organ composer Maurice van Elven
Het ORGEL 99 (2003), nr. 2, 39-42 [summary]
Maurice van Elven (1950) composes organ music regularly. He studied organ with Piet Kee and Jan Raas and composition with Robert Heppener. Van Elven teaches at the Muziek School Amsterdam and is organist of the Anthonius van Paduakerk in Amsterdam.
Like Heppener, Van Elven is self-confident. When he finished his studies in 1975, it was fashionable to compose serial music, but just like Otto Ketting and Peter Schat, Van Elven refused to follow this trend and continued to compose tonal music.
Van Elvens compositions for organ are: Ricercare over Psalm 86 (1974), Intermezzi per organo (1976), Partita super Jesu meine Freude (1979), Symfonie (1980), Partita super Ad cenam agni providi (1984), Immobilis (1985), Miniaturen III (1995), Tento (1997), Imaginations (in memoriam Cor Kee) (1997), Praeludium en Fuga over BACH (2000).
The most extensive of these works is the Symfonie. It is dedicated to Albert de Klerk. It has four movements: Allegro energico (with two groups of themes), Offertorium, Communio, Finale (a double fugue). As in most works of Van Elven, influences of Tournemire, Hindemith and Scriabin are evident.
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Posted April 7, 2009 by subzero in Daily News, Featured, IT products 1083
AMD announced a global AMD Opteron Upgrade Program.
Offering partners and customers another cost-effective way to benefit from the performance and efficiency of AMD OpteronTM processor technology, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a global AMD Opteron Upgrade Program.
The program includes 2000 series and 8000 series dual- and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors along with the upcoming six-core processor codenamed “Istanbul.” Channel partners and customers can receive up to a 35% discount in price ($50 off 2000 series, $100 off 8000 series) by upgrading the generation of their AMD Opteron processor, providing a fast upgrade path to improve performance and energy efficiency within the data center without needing to replace and buy entirely new systems.
“AMD Opteron processors have always provided exceptionally long life cycles and consistent platforms,” said John Fruehe, director, Business Development, AMD. “In the current economic environment customers are trying to stretch their IT budgets and to extend the life of their technology investments more than ever, all while improving performance and energy efficiency. This program offers a unique value to our partners and customers, particularly when you consider the enhancements to the 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor and upcoming six-core ‘Istanbul’ processor.”
Cluster and system builders like Rackable Systems and Cray are already seeing immense benefit from this program, with an increased demand for fast and seamless upgrades in the data center that can yield significant performance gains.
For more information on the AMD Opteron Upgrade Program, visit AMD’s @Work blog.
Source: AMD
Tags: 2000 series, 5% discount in price, 8000 series dual- and Quad-Core AMD, AMD Opteron processors, AMD Opteron Upgrade Program, processor
JVC expands its reference series home theater line with anamorphic lens, processor
JVC adds the RSAL2 anamorphic lens and RSVP2 processor to its Reference Series line for use with its renowned DLA-RS2 projector, providing the highest quality 2.35 Cinemascope® movie viewing experience without letterboxing. The RSAL2 combines a precision quality 1.33x anamorphic lens with a...
EK Water Blocks presents liquid cooling for RAM memory
Here’s something new and really original that will surely please overclockers around the world – the Slovak company EK Water Blocks has presented a new liquid cooling solution that cools down RAM memory chips – the EK-RAM Dominator. Designed to fit any kind of...
iPhone 5 likely to arrive in June this year
The Chinese electronics manufacturer Foxconn, known for making various Apple devices, has been going through a strong recruitment drive, which hints that something new is cooking in there. The reason for this drive seems to be the upcoming new iPhone. A source within the company has said...
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HouseOfNames > Jiliott
Jiliott History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Jiliott
Jiliott is one of the names that was brought to England in the wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Jiliott family name comes from a diminution of the medieval given name Giles. That name is derived from the Greek aigidion, which means kid, or young goat. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York, Harper & Row, 1956. Print
"In England there are numerous families who write their name Gillett and Gillot, all of French extraction." [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print." Oxfordshire is now the principal home of the Gilletts, but the name is also found in Kent. In Lincolnshire the name is represented by Gilliart, Gilliatt, and Gillyatt." [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
"The family may have come with William the Conqueror into England, from Gillette, a town in Piedmont, France. Gillette, the son of Giles." [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
Early Origins of the Jiliott family
The surname Jiliott was first found in Oxfordshire, but also many other shires throughout ancient Britain. Listed as both a forename and surname in many early rolls, the name quickly spread.
This tradition continued even until the 14th century where the Yorkshire Polls Tax Rolls of 1379 list: Thomas Taylour et Gillot uxor ejus; Robertus Lyster et Gillot' uxor ejus; Gillote Fox; Johannes Gilotson; Willelmus Gilliote; Johannes Undyrhyll et Gyllot' uxor ejus; Willelmus Gehot; and Johannes Gylyott. [5]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Jiliott family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jiliott research.
Another 68 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Jiliott History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Jiliott Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason, spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Jiliott has been recorded under many different variations, including Gillette, Gilliott, Gillet, Gillott, Gillett and others.
Early Notables of the Jiliott family (pre 1700)
More information is included under the topic Early Jiliott Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Jiliott family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Jiliotts were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America: Jonathan and Nathan Gillett sailed in the " John and Mary" and settled in Dorchester in 1635 where they became Freemen. Joseph Gillott arrived in New York State in 1830..
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^ Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York, Harper & Row, 1956. Print
^ Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
^ Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
^ Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
^ Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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What happened in court as Liam Windas and gang members get jailed
Liam Windas, Zia Malik, Ashphand Malik, Billy Joe Wilkinson and Spencer Moodie have been jailed
Benjamin Blosse
Simon Bristow
Liam Windas and his gang have been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison between them .
Windas, 27, the “commander in chief” of the Hull gang that looked to sell class A drugs and guns across the region, received 24 years in jail.
He was the “puppet master” of the gang that looked to dish out hundreds of thousands of pounds of drugs across the city.
His accomplices caught up in the major conspiracy also received hefty jail terms that will keep them off the city’s streets in the years to come.
Zia Malik, 29, who helped run the operation from his jail cell, received 11 years in jail, with his cousin, Asphand, 21, of Park Grove, getting a six year term.
Billy Wilkinson, 22, of Redbourne Street, and Spencer Moodie, 33, of Queens Road, both admitted conspiracy to sell class A drugs after being linked to a property in Ventnor Street, Hull. They received five and half and six years in prison respectively.
How Windas reacted
The sentencing, which happened in Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday, came six months after a trial into the men began in Hull in March.
There were screams in the public gallery as the judge handed out a 24 year sentence to Windas, of Rosedale Grove, with one man shouting “f*** off” to Judge Richardson.
Read more on Liam Windas trial and sentencing:
The roles of Liam Windas' henchmen - and how long they were jailed for
Gangster convicted of selling guns and drugs in Hull
The promising young footballer who became 'puppet master' of Hull gun and drugs gang
Gang leader Windas was 'prime suspect' in McDonald's shooting
Safe houses, taxis stuffed with guns and trips to Amsterdam: Inside Windas' drugs gang
Juror reveals what it was like to sit in Hull gang trial
Hull gangster Liam Windas' sentencing delayed five MONTHS after conviction - here's why
The grovelling excuses of Windas and his gang
Told to stand when receiving his sentence, Windas did so with his hands clasped behind his back.
In the courtroom, Hull Live’s court reporter Simon Bristow said: “He looked the judge directly in the eye, then glanced around the court.
“Then he stood with his head down. Maybe it was only then just sinking in.”
As each other man in Windas’ gang received his sentence, the gallery remained largely still, except for Wilkinson, with shouts of “grass” accompanying his sentence.
Watch: Criminals locked up in September
What the judge said
Addressing the court, Judge Richardson, who presided over the trial, said: “It is a sad fact of life that there appears to be an association between those who peddle drugs in a serious organised fashion and firearms.
“This is self-evident in this case. Citizens of this country find it repugnant that the twin evils of illegal drugs and illegal firearms are now in some quarters closely aligned”.
Zia Malik
There were three conspiracies in the case, the judge said, two of drugs and one involving firearms and ammunition.
Windas was at the “centre” of those conspiracies and was the “commander in chief of operations”, the judge said. He was supported by “a number of other loyal lieutenants”, while others performed more “menial” tasks.
What emerged in evidence in the trial was “but a segment” of what was actually going on, Judge Richardson said.
Windas’s barrister had said he was “playing outside his league”. But the judge said he was “seeking to play at a higher league of crime and was taking meaningful steps to do so.
Asphand Malik
“I have little doubt had his criminal operation been allowed to continue” in Hull it would have “posed a serious threat to society in that region”.
Windas had acted as a “local impresario”, who “acted as the manager of a set of performers playing out an ugly and malevolent horror story, which would have, but for the diligence of the police, brought misery to people in and around Hull”, the judge said.
The firearms were “dysfunctional, but that is not the point”, the judge said.
Police commendation
Judge Richardson made sure he came back into court after the sentencing and issued commendations to three detectives who had worked on the case - DC Stephen Elliott, DC Andrew Worrall, and DC Stuart Russell.
Billy Joe Wilkinson
The judge said of the policing operation: “All the officers deserve the thanks and praise of all the citizens of the city of Hull and its environs. A major criminal operation was thwarted by, frankly, first-class policing.
“I want those observations called to the attention of the chief constable.”
Spencer Moodie
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Fans urged to pack county ground for women's Super League finals
Henry Cowen
England’s World Cup winning captain Heather Knight is hoping for a big crowd when her domestic side Western Storm attempt to defend their Kia Super League trophy at Hove on Bank Holiday Monday.
Knight - who led England to glory in front of a packed-out Lord’s last summer - knows the value of a loud and supportive atmosphere and thinks it could be the difference on the day.
“Hove has a great connection to the women’s game and they’ve always supported us brilliantly down here,” she said.
“We had good numbers in earlier this summer when we beat South Africa and a repeat of last year’s crowd for Finals Day would be great.
“Of course an increase on that would be great on the day and great in terms of the game’s growth. I still remember the noise from Lord’s and how special it was and how much of a difference it made.”
A year ago it was Knight’s Western Storm side who came out victorious, beating local team Southern Vipers and with no Vipers present this year maybe Knight’s West Country team will earn the support of the home crowd, over rivals Loughborough Lightning and Surrey Stars?
“I don’t know if we’ll be able to get the Hove supporters on our side but as long as they’re there and they’re loud they’ve played their part!
Knight and her Western Storm team-mates will need to play twice on the day.
They face Surrey Stars in the semi-final, with the winner meeting Loughborough Lightning.
Tickets are still available at the Sussex CCC website, priced at £5 for adults, £1 for Under-18s or £10 for a family of four with two adults and two juniors.
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Sussex relishing Durham Blast clash
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Efficient, cost-saving energy planning and monitoring
ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada GP | Canada | 2016-2018
5%–8% expected energy savings
Real-time view of energy consumption
Modeling scenarios capabilities
Government or utility-funding support
The organization found it difficult to understand the overall costs associated with its gas and electricity consumption.
There were no standardized means to identify and justify energy improvement projects or initiatives.
No integrated system existed that could visualize and monitor the instantaneous and historical consumption of gas, electricity, and other types of energy.
Hatch provided a solution to holistically understand and manage the organization's energy consumption, and minimize performance variation. What we proposed was able to collect, analyze, and communicate the right information, something essential for driving energy savings and efficiency measures.
We performed an energy audit of the plant to obtain a good understanding of its operations and processes. The audit helped identify gaps and opportunities for energy reduction and savings.
The design and implementation of an energy management information system used OSIsoft PI (PI AF) and a third-party visualization tool. The solution followed Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Energy Management Guidelines.
What then became possible was an automated collection of data from utilities, manufacturing systems (MES), web services, and enterprise resources planning systems (ERP) such as SAP.
The project set the foundation for further improvements and initiatives using the OSIsoft PI Asset Framework.
The plant assets were modeled and standardized to allow efficient updates of the model to be made in the future, such as the addition of assets.
Energy performance was benchmarked so it would be possible to analyze energy usage and understand its consumption.
Expected energy savings were estimated to be 5%-8%.
System, Control & Automation
Pocheon combined-cycle power plant for an independent power producer
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Bad Pharma by Dr Ben Goldacre; the mechanics of a mediocre argument
If you are working in pharma and are not aware of Dr Ben Goldacre you should be and it is remiss of you not to be. Dr Goldacre has established himself as a critic of dodgy science and in that mantle has laid about the reputation of the pharma industry, such as it is, in no uncertain terms in his latest book Bad Pharma. Now there is a very important yet subtle difference between the title of his first book Bad Science and that of his most recent effort. ‘Science’ is a subject, a concept, a non-human thing and when described as bad this is simply a statement of opinion about its merit that can be made on very factual grounds. ‘Pharma’ on the other hand is an industry led by people and full of people; ‘bad’ in this context is a moral judgement on those people and the argument Dr Goldacre puts forward must be analysed as such.
Badness of course, as a judgement on a person or group of people, cannot be demonstrated in a trial or proven in the scientific sense, but it can be argued for provided some rules are followed. A good argument will make clear the point at issue, state the case both for and against, and avoid hypocrisy and generalisation, before reaching a transparently reasoned conclusion. The reader, whether or not they agree with that conclusion should feel better informed and more sure of their own moral view. Dr Goldacre makes a moral judgement about pharma and the people working in it (and I’ve no objection to that), but fails to justify the position he takes with a reasoned case. It is to coin a phrase, a bad argument, not morally bad but technically mediocre. It lacks definition, it cherry-picks, it makes broad generalisations from isolated examples, it fails to recognise what is good, and lacks the required integrity (in the sense of consistency) a good argument should possess; let me explain.
Defining the issue
In any debate it is very important to define the question under discussion as words are open to interpretation. I’ve made clear that I interpret the word ‘bad’ in the context of the word ‘pharma’ as a moral judgement on the people in the industry. Dr Goldacre may argue that is not what he meant, but this is irrelevant as it should be clear what he did mean rather than leaving it to the random interpretation of the reader. In what sense is the word ‘bad’ being used, is it every company or just some, is it as true today as 10 years ago, who is responsible for being bad – if it isn’t everyone in pharma who is it? [He does state in his intro to the book that ‘I suspect that most people who work in industry are fundamentally good-hearted…’ but this seems disingenuous in the face of a book subtitled ‘How drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients’ and which features scant mention of any good-hearted behaviour by anyone in pharma. In any case, personally I’d rather be labeled bad than a good-hearted person too stupid to see any wrong-doing around them.]
Cherry-picking
Let’s face it we all cherry-pick to some extent, it’s a natural human habit to form a view, sometimes lazily, and then look around for evidence to support that view. We have a natural tendency to see patterns that agree with our view of the world order as is well explained in Bad Science. In medicine and science we have to be more exacting than that and Dr Goldacre is right to out flagrant examples of the art by pharma and by others. It is therefore with a wry grimace that I observe Dr Goldacre cherry-picking for England in his denigration of the pharma industry.
‘You may think big pharma is evil; I agree with that premise,’ he states in Bad Science and proceeds to identify examples which support the claim. This motif continues in Bad Pharma. The problem with this approach is that it does not itself prove that pharma is evil. Most people and organisations do dodgy stuff at one time or another. It is highly likely that working on a premise that Dr Goldacre is evil and, with full access to all aspects of his life and thoughts, I could support my premise with a series of anecdotes. It would, however, not prove my premise to be correct because I would be ignoring all the good stuff he’s done and to judge someone or something evil in total I need to demonstrate that I’ve considered the balance of good and bad
For every story of evil in Bad Pharma, I could write an equivalent story in a book called Bad NHS; I wouldn’t write that book because I understand its premise to be flawed. Bad stuff goes on in the NHS as it goes on in pharma but on balance I would say that the world is a better place for the existence of both though both can undoubtedly improve.
There is a variation on finding the evidence to suit the premise which starts with the cherry and works backwards to a wide and ill-founded conclusion and Bad Pharma uses what is essentially a semantic trick, extensively. It works like this:
Cherry: ‘Some pharma companies have hidden trial data such as in this example…’
Conclusion: ‘Pharma companies hide trial data’
The cherry is undoubtedly true, factually correct and morally reprehensible. The conclusion generalises the example to all industry and makes the accusation current rather than historical suggesting in the process this activity is condoned. This broad conclusion cannot be assumed from one or more historical facts and this flaw in reasoning should be at least recognised in the argument. Let’s take an alternative example:
Cherry: ‘Some doctors have murdered their patients such as in this example…’
Conclusion: ‘Doctors murder patients’
Again the cherry is undoubtedly true, but the conclusion whilst in one sense correct is patently nonsense as a generalisation on the behaviour of doctors. Dr Goldacre is relying on the prejudice of his audience to make the first example sound reasonable when in fact it is as unjust as the second. [I’ve written before on the power of prejudice to see all bad pharma behaviour as typical and all bad healthcare behaviour as exceptional.]
A very reasonable complaint about the argument I have expressed above is that it makes it impossible to accuse pharma of being bad if the response is always going to be that any examples of bad behaviour are an exception, particularly in a situation where there is no method for quantitatively measuring badness.
Paradoxically, the best way of establishing an argument that pharma is bad is by recognition of the good bits. If the good work done by pharma is recognised, the criticisms have more bite as the author has plainly considered both good and bad in his subject and has come to his conclusions having considered and weighed both.
When I read Bad Pharma I get no sense of any proper acknowledgement of the phenomenal achievements of the pharma industry, aside from a few begrudging sentences here and there. There is no clear recognition that the profit motive, for all that it can lead people to do wrong, also leads to some things that are powerfully good for humanity. A good Bad Pharma would have featured whole chapters on the successes and achievements of pharma. It would have made the conclusions of the book stronger, not weaker, because as it is the book is so lopsided that the author cannot have considered the subject matter fully in the round.
Part of the tragedy of this is that Dr Goldacre’s plea to the industry itself (with some very good points) is likely to fall on deaf ears because he does not describe in his book anything I or others who work in pharma recognise as an accurate impression of the whole business. If someone is accusing you of being evil or morally bad and fails to recognise anything good about you then at a very human level it is very difficult to listen to them quite apart from the fact you conclude that they simply don’t know much about what you do in reality.
Maintaining integrity
Let’s be clear I’m not here questioning the integrity of Dr Goldacre – I have no reason to doubt it and frankly I consider his bullish approach to science malpractice to be a good thing. It is after all an approach which stimulates debate such as this.
What I’m questioning here is the integrity, in its non-loaded sense, of the many accusations he levels against pharma. He rails against marketing of medicines, and pricing of drugs and lack of attention to third world diseases and pharma malpractice without truly addressing why the pharma industry should be treated differently to other areas of life or business. The argument relies for completion on the prejudice of the audience not to question, for instance, why the pricing and selling of Dr Goldacre’s book ignores many of the principles he would have pharma adopt. It may be there is a case for pharma being different to every other sort of business in the world, but it must be explained and not assumed. This is a subject to which I will return in my next outing.
The word count is against me and looking back I’ve only been able to touch upon elements of Bad Pharma that leave me disquieted without delving in detail into examples. I’ll leave you to do that and occasionally feel the rage at some of the more overt misrepresentation what is currently the moral state of play in pharma.
Agreed, a part of my disquiet concerns some of the accusations which I recognise as reasonable. Missing data for instance remains an issue both in pharma and academia and as a member of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine I was pleased to see the Faculty named as the sole medical organisation clearly stating this is unethical
Most of my disquiet however is about an opportunity squandered. This could have been a profound argument considering the moral position of the pharmaceutical industry in the 21st century, recognising the achievements and challenging the flaws. Instead it is a mediocre caricature designed mainly to illicit the boo-hiss of an audience whose mind is already made up on the moral standing of the industry. Tragically for those of us who live and work ethically in pharma, his audience is extensive.
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Atwood writing 'Handmaid's Tale' sequel, out in 2019
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NEW YORK (AP) - Thanks to public demand, and a certain American president, Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel to her million-selling "The Handmaid's Tale."
"The Testaments" will be published next September by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, the publisher announced Wednesday. The book is set 15 years after the final scene of Offred, narrator of "The Handmaid's Tale." Atwood's novel about a dystopian society in the imagined land of Gilead was a best seller when first published in 1985 and was back on the charts after Donald Trump's election in 2016. The novel is also the basis for an acclaimed series on Hulu.
Atwood, a Canadian author, said in a statement that the sequel was inspired by readers' questions about Gilead and by the "world we've been living in."
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Hotel Housekeepers Share the Worst Things You Can Do When Staying in a Hotel
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The service industry as a whole is a tough and sometimes thankless field. Hotel employees, in particular, have seen all sorts of wild things. Those employees responsible for cleaning and clearing out your room, get an often unwanted glimpse into the most intimate aspects of a guest's life: where they sleep and how they act when no one else is looking.
Not only do travelers want to stay in the best of hotels, but hotels ideally would like to have the best of guests. Of course, all types of people end up checking in to eat, sleep, and otherwise live their lives for anywhere from a day to a few months in a hotel. As a result, with the good come the bad. Housekeepers - those most brave of hotel staff who end up responsible for cleaning up after guests - often end up seeing the worst side of the people who come to stay there. You'd be amazed at just how awful some guests can act or behave, and we found some amazing stories after reading through sites like Reddit and Thrillist. Straight from the mouths of hotel housekeepers themselves, here are some of the worst things a hotel guest can do.
Accusing Staff of Stealing
The vast majority of housekeepers are honest people just trying to do their jobs. It is unkind, therefore, to jump to conclusions when you're unable to find one of your belongings in your room. "I'm not saying that no hotel housekeepers have ever stolen," said Thrillist writer Vivian Kane. "But by and large, we know there's a huge amount of unspoken trust you have to have to let us into your room, and we're not abusing it." If you think something may have been stolen or misplaced, contact your front desk and ask them for help without accusing anyone outright.
Doing Your 'Business' Anywhere but the Toilet
As one Reddit user put it, "Please place all fecal matter in the toilet provided." Violations of this rule are apparently far more common than they should be, and that's part of the reason why some parts of the bathroom are more germy than you'd realize.
Forgetting to Tip or Say Thank You
Tipping is always appreciated, especially in jobs where workers don't make very much. Unfortunately, many people don't realize that housekeepers absolutely do accept tips. Leave a small amount every day, as housekeepers may change from day to day, and leave a bigger one if you ever leave behind an unavoidable mess. It's also always nice to show thanks. "Usually, guests will tell reception that they enjoyed their stay, not the housekeepers," shared a former housekeeper. "It's a hard job, and a thank you can go a long way."
Hitting on Staff
Unfortunately, this is far too common in the service industry. Harassment is never OK, and come-ons are not appreciated. It is the hotel staff's job to be nice to you, so don't take it in any other way, and don't be creepy.
Leaving a Mess Because You Can
One former motel maid shared that their biggest pet peeve was when guests left a mess because they could. "Cleaning/clearing rooms is stressful, because cleaning personnel have a lot of rooms to go through before the guests get back after a day out," they shared. "Don't leave trash all over the place because it's a job to pick it up."
Leaving Blood Anywhere
For some reason, it's quite common for housekeepers to find blood in rooms and bathrooms. "Please leave all blood INSIDE the body," one Reddit user requested.
Leaving Needles Behind
Even if you throw them in the trash, it's not OK to leave behind needles or syringes in your hotel room. Unknown needles are a hazard, so this not only puts housekeepers in dangers but it causes them undue stress. One told Thrillist about how their hand once got stabbed with a needle when changing a garbage bag. "I had to get various painful tests and vaccinations for weeks after," they said.
Leaving Trash Under the Bed
One Redditor who used to work as a housekeeper shared that they have found pizza boxes under beds on more than one occasion. "If you order food, clean after yourself," they said. "Don't hide your mess."
Leaving Waste in the Fridge
This seems to be more common than it should be. One Reddit user who worked at a hotel front desk recounted their housekeeping coworkers finding excrement in one room's fridge, and yet another user shared a story in which housekeeping staff found ice cube trays filled with it in the minibar.
Leaving Wet Sheets on the Bed
Accidents happen. If you spill something on the bed or your child has an accident or something, take the sheets off and maybe ask for a replacement. Definitely don't cover it up with the blankets. "It's a bad surprise to feel a wet patch when you're making the bed," one Redditor shared.
Not Flushing the Toilet
Almost every discussion about housekeeping horrors includes many, many unflushed toilets. Not only is it smelly and unsightly, but it's quite unsanitary for you to force others to deal with your waste. Just a simple flush can make the housekeepers' job easier.
Not Rinsing the Bathtub or Sink
Probably even more common than unflushed sinks were dirty bathtubs and sinks. If you've left hair behind after showering, shaving or otherwise getting ready, make sure you remove it and throw it out, as it can be quite gross and difficult to clean. If you leave behind any dirt or residue, it's always courteous to give the bathtub or sink a quick rinse as well.
Passing Away
Whether or not it's on purpose, one of the worst things you can do while staying in a hotel is, well, die. Many current and former housekeepers and hotel employees shared stories of guests dying during their stay, even stating outright that it's more common than people realize. Not only is this horrible for the guest, but it can be frightful and even traumatizing for the housekeepers or employees who discover the body, especially if the death was particularly gruesome.
Putting Your Garbage in the Hallway
One housekeeper told Thrillist that their biggest pet peeve is when guests leave loads of trash outside of their door. It's OK to put your room service tray out there, but anything else should be thrown out in your room's trash can or otherwise disposed of.
Sleeping With Makeup On
Take your makeup off before going to bed, or else you're likely to get it all over the sheets and pillowcases. One Reddit user shared this was the most annoying thing for them when housekeeping. "I would have to spend extra time in the laundry room trying to get the stain out and I would usually end up leaving late because of it," they shared. Make sure you also don't use the handtowels to take your makeup off, or you'll stain those too and possibly get charged, running up your hotel bill when you're trying to save.
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'Haywire': First 5 Minutes of Steven Soderbergh's New Film Released (Video)
January 10, 2012 2:09pm by Rebecca Ford
The action-packed thriller opens with a diner brawl between Channing Tatum and Gina Carano.
Fans can now watch the first five minutes of Steven Soderbergh’s highly anticipated action film, Haywire, online.
And what do the first five minutes show? Channing Tatum and mixed martial arts star Gina Carano in a serious beat-down.
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The scene starts with Carano’s character, Mallory Kane, entering a diner, where Tatum’s character soon meets her. They talk for a while, and then Tatum’s character orders a cup of coffee. When he gets his black coffee, he throws in right in her face, and then smashes the cup on her head.
The fighting explodes as Carano shows off some pretty fiery moves, and gets a little help from a random waitress in taking Tatum’s character down.
Tatum and Soderbergh also worked together in the upcoming stripper movie, Magic Mike, which is inspired by Tatum's experiences working as a stripper before his acting career took off.
VIDEO: New 'Haywire' Clips Hit the Web Following Hollywood Premiere
Haywire, which marks Soderbergh’s 25th feature film within 22 years, follows covert operative Mallory Kane who, after a mission goes awry, finds she has been double crossed, and will need to use her skills to protect herself and exact revenge on those that have betrayed her.
The star-studded cast includes Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Antonio Banderas, Bill Paxton, Michael Douglas and Michael Angarano.
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January 28, 2013 1:29pm PT by Lesley Goldberg, Lacey Rose
CBS Adds 'Surgeon General' Drama Pilot From 'Lie to Me' Creator
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Pilot Season
The medical drama becomes the seventh drama ordered this season at the network.
CBS is looking to tell a story about the top doc.
The network on Monday handed out a pilot order to The Surgeon General, a medical show centered on America's doctor -- the surgeon general of the United States.
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The CBS Television Studios drama is written and executive produced by Samuel Baum, who created Fox's Lie to Me.
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Including Monday's order, the network is on par with last year, when it ordered eight comedies and eight drama pilots. More are expected to come at the network this season.
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Epiphany House Transitional Substance Abuse Women's Recovery
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The Knickerbocker in New York
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In the heart of New York City, edging the bright lights of Broadway and the calm of Bryant Park, a legendary New York City landmark is reborn as the first luxury hotel in Times Square. Opened in February 2015, The Knickerbocker is a haven of refined elegance; a treasured monument among all Manhattan hotels created by John Jacob Astor IV in 1906, now reimagined into a sophisticated urban sanctuary. Mere blocks from Fifth Avenue, The Metropolitan Opera, Rockefeller Plaza, MoMA and Central Park, here is where famed Italian tenor Enrico Caruso and renowned American playwright George M. Cohan made their homes, and where names like Rockefeller and Fitzgerald gathered in what was once known as The 42nd Street Country Club
Award-winning chef, Michelin-starred restaurateur, hotelier and author, Charlie Palmer is renowned for his farm-fresh Progressive American cuisine. Spearheading The Knickerbockers entire culinary program, he has created the hotels signature Honest American Cuisine inspired by the same principles. With over three decades of experience, he is regarded as one of the first adapters of the farm over factory food philosophy, an approach that has earned the success of his hospitality group empire which currently includes restaurants, boutique hotels, and food-forward wine shops throughout the U.S. Built in 1906 by John Jacob Astor IV, scion of one of Americas wealthiest families, The Knickerbocker played host to the worlds biggest names in entertainment, politics, culture and high society in the earliest years of the 20th century. Its iconic Beaux-Arts design, glamorous European luxury, and welcoming American hospitality made it the place to be for glitterati and dignitaries, while its legendary barroom became known as The 42nd Street Country Club.
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Unlike the 2013 trashcan Mac Pro, the new cheese grater model won’t bear an “Assembled in the USA” label
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A third-generation Apple Watch is expected to be announced in the fall with battery life and performance improvements. Today, DigiTimes said Apple had asked its suppliers to begin shipping parts for the device in the second half of 2017.
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Apple Watch 2 said to enter mass production in second quarter
Following a TechCrunch report which alleged that we might not see a second-generation Apple Watch released in March, as previously rumored, Taiwan-based DigiTimes reported Tuesday that the device is scheduled to enter mass production in the second quarter of 2016.
In addition, sources told the publication that Apple Watch 2 volumes will not be high as Apple’s reduced the original device’s shipment forecast for 2016 down further from its estimate in the fourth quarter of 2015 amid weaker than expected shipments.
Trial Apple Watch 2 production reportedly starting later this month
A new supply chain rumour from Taiwanese outlet Commercial Times claims that a second-generation Apple Watch is scheduled to hit Quanta’s conveyor belts in the coming weeks, ahead of a rumoured media event in March 2016.
Quanta is an Apple supplier that builds the current-generation Apple Watch so it’s not surprising they have been commission to assemble the forthcoming model. However, the iPhone maker could rely on additional partners to build the second-generation device, including Foxconn, Inventec and Wistron, as per the report.
Apple Watch manufacturer reportedly solves production hiccups
by Christian Zibreg on May 15, 2015 — 12 comments
Quanta Computer, which assembles the Apple Watch, has been plagued with poor yield rates resulting in capacity problems that have led to limited shipments of the device. As a result, Apple has been struggling to meet orders and has been unable to roll out the device to additional markets to this date.
But production woes are now a thing of the past as Quanta vice chairman CC Leung confirmed solving production bottlenecks, according to a report Friday by DigiTimes, a somewhat reliable Taiwanese trade publication.
Apple Watch manufacturer experiencing extremely low defect-free rate
Taiwan-based Quanta Computer, the principal Apple Watch manufacturer, is experiencing what could only be described as extremely low defect-free rate of less than thirty percent as it continues to struggle with low yield issues.
And in order to help solve purported manufacturing issues, Quanta has enlisted help of three-thousand workers from Foxconn to improve the yield rate, according to G for Games Thursday citing Taiwanese media.
Apple building up to six million Watches ahead of launch
by Christian Zibreg on February 17, 2015 — 32 comments
Apple has commission its suppliers to build five to six million Watch units in the first quarter of 2015, ahead of its April release, The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported Tuesday.
Taiwan-based Quanta Computer Inc is the main assembler of the wrist-worn device. Half of the first-quarter production order is earmarked for the entry-level $349 Apple Watch Sport model, or about three million units.
Quanta Computer to kick off mass production of Apple Watch in January 2015
by Christian Zibreg on September 30, 2014 — 12 comments
As Apple shoots to bring its smartwatch to market in early-2015, news reports Tuesday asserted that the Cupertino firm has commissioned contract manufacturer Quanta Computer to start mass producing Apple Watches in January 2015, citing supply chain rumors first mentioned by Apple Daily [Google Translate] and reposted by GforGames.
Apparently Taiwan-based Quanta is the only manufacturer tasked with building the device, the story goes, contradicting earlier rumors that mentioned both Quanta and Inventec, an iPad supplier, as Apple Watch manufacturers.
The Apple Daily report gives hope that the fashionable smartwatch could hit store shelves in time for Valentine’s Day 2015. For what it’s worth, a recent article by The Information alleged that “Apple would be lucky” to ship the device by Valentine’s Day.
Apple reportedly taps Quanta for late-2014 iPad Maxi and iWatch mass production
by Christian Zibreg on November 25, 2013 — 12 comments
Quanta Computer, an Apple supplier mainly responsible for assembly work concerning computers like the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, may have been tasked with building Apple’s two next big things, a rumored health/fitness wearable device and an assumed big screen iPad.
The company and its Fremont, California plant are listed on Apple’s Supplier Responsibility Page as a final assembler for Macs and now the notoriously hit-and-miss DigiTimes is reporting that Quanta has inked a deal to product the so-called iPad Maxi for the late-2014, in addition to iWatch production for the second half of next year…
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Infamous 2 Powers Up North America With Epic Open World Superhero Adventure
Sequel leaves no stone unturned and delivers cutting edge gameplay, graphics and innovative mission designing tools.
By IGN Staff
Updated: 6 May 2012 5:57 pm
Posted: 7 Jun 2011 4:52 pm
FOSTER CITY, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) today announced the North American release of inFAMOUS 2
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, available exclusively for PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system. Developed by renowned studio Sucker Punch Productions, inFAMOUS 2 brings the next high-voltage chapter following 2009's blockbuster hit inFAMOUS as Cole MacGrath returns with a compelling new narrative arch, illustrated through the series' signature graphic novel styling. Introducing an improved combat scheme, extraordinary new powers, larger than life cinematic events, a sprawling, highly-destructible open world environment and an all-new user-generated mission designer feature, inFAMOUS 2 delivers the true superhero experience and the most epic adventure to-date.
"For us at Sucker Punch, we set out embracing the fact we were developing a sequel and were determined to take everything fans loved in the first game and improve it in inFAMOUS 2 with new powers and story developments, a fresh visual experience, and user generated content," said Brian Fleming, producer and co-founder, Sucker Punch Productions. "With the launch of inFAMOUS 2, we're excited to finally let players experience the continuation of the inFAMOUS story arc and be faced with the challenge once again of whether to mold Cole into humanity's greatest savior or its ultimate force of destruction."
inFAMOUS 2 opens with the reluctant hero pitted against his greatest challenge yet, a dark entity known only as the Beast. Unable to face this seemingly-invincible enemy, Cole travels to the Southern city of New Marais, with his ever present buddy Zeke, to find the solution to defeating the Beast, with the fate of humanity's future resting on his shoulders. He faces obstacles throughout his journey as he strives to reach the full potential of his powers to become humanity's savior or its next greatest threat.
Featuring an evolved Karma system and a host of new features and gameplay mechanics, inFAMOUS 2 delivers an immersive, visceral narrative. Players experience the Karma system in a whole new way, as they choose to ally themselves with Agent Lucy Kuo, a recently activated conduit with ice powers who seemingly leads Cole down the righteous path, or fiery New Marais native Nix who has a penchant for destruction, but offers more than meets the eye. Players encounter vastly divergent experiences and completely different endings, depending on which relationship they choose to nurture. The thrilling new narrative introduces battles in stunning locations with creatures of never-before-seen size and scale and takes urban exploration to new heights, as Cole travels through New Marais with improved parkour skills. With the electrifying Amp, a new melee weapon, and an arsenal of long and medium range combat powers, players will feel empowered like never before while taking on the most menacing opponents ever presented in the series.
inFAMOUS 2 goes beyond the Blu-ray disc with the introduction of user-generated content mission designer features. Using a full featured toolset, the mission designer gives players the power to design then share inFAMOUS 2 missions. Drawing upon the collection of characters, weapons and items in the game world, players build a variety of mission types, including stealth, battle, rescue and more. Players have the choice to upload their creations to the PlayStation Network and share with inFAMOUS 2 fans around the world. User-created missions populate the same inFAMOUS 2 universe as standard missions, giving community members the opportunity to easily access, play and rank a limitless supply of missions. The Sucker Punch Featured Missions List includes the highest ranking user created missions and gives community designers the chance to become famous. Also, coming this fall, inFAMOUS 2 will expand its user-generated content features with the introduction of PlayStation Move motion controller support.
"We were thrilled to announce at our E3 press conference yesterday that inFAMOUS 2 will be continuing to evolve its user generated content feature by adding PlayStation Move support," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Product Marketing, SCEA. "By providing a more expansive toolset for gamers to design with, Sucker Punch is delivering a whole new gameplay experience with its PlayStation Move UGC feature and we're excited to see what players come up with when they create and play missions using PlayStation Move."
The super-powered saga also continues online with the introduction of a new Facebook game, inFAMOUS Anarchy. Launched June 1, inFAMOUS Anarchy immerses players in the post-apocalyptic landscape of Empire City, following its destruction by the Beast. Players must use their new-found abilities to salvage the once thriving metropolis after its descent into chaos. Taking Empire City's fate into their hands, players must choose whether to help rebuild and protect the city as its vigilant hero or let it be consumed by anarchy. Accepting this challenge in inFAMOUS Anarchy will earn players exclusive unlockable items within inFAMOUS 2, including the Reaper Skin, where players can choose to play in the guise of one of the first title's villains, and Amp variants: Sly's Cane, Sly Coopers signature weapon; a Samurai Sword; and a Caveman Club.
Available today, the inFAMOUS 2 Hero Edition offers fans of the series collectable items and vouchers for in-game exclusives. As an added bonus, consumers who purchase the Hero Edition or the standard Blu-ray release of inFAMOUS 2 will be granted exclusive early access to the eagerly-anticipated UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception™ Multiplayer Beta.
inFAMOUS 2 is rated T for Teen by the independent Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). For more information about the ESRB visit www.esrb.org. inFAMOUS 2 is available exclusively for the PS3 system for $59.99 MSRP.
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Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC continues to redefine the entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation and PS one systems, the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the PSP (PlayStation Portable) handheld entertainment system, the ground-breaking PlayStation3 (PS3) computer entertainment system and its online and network services the PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store. Recognized as the undisputed industry leader, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC markets the PlayStation family of products and develops, publishes, markets and distributes software for the PS one, PlayStation 2, PSP, PSPgo and PS3 systems for the North American market. Based in Foster City, Calif., Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC serves as headquarters for all North American operations.
About Sucker Punch Productions LLC
Sucker Punch Productions LLC was founded in October 1997, and has steadily built its reputation by creating innovative, stylish, critically acclaimed character-based video games. In 2009, Sucker Punch Productions ventured into the open world genre with inFAMOUS, a next generation super hero action adventure, exclusively for the PlayStation 3. The latest adventure, inFAMOUS 2, follows the footsteps of the 2009 blockbuster, launches June 7.
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Release DateJune 7, 2011
PlatformsPlayStation 3
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Construction Management Strategies: A Theory of Construction Management, 1/e
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The construction industry has become a truly global network of interconnected stakeholders making demands which require the involvement of skilled workforces from all over the world. Construction Management Strategies sets the foundations for understanding and managing construction’s inherent complexity and uniqueness. It establishes clear definitions of commonly accepted terms like built environment, construction, civil engineering, etc. which are often given confusing and conflicting interpretations. It cuts through the plethora of overlapping role titles currently used in the construction sector that make it difficult to establish how projects are actually managed.
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Tactics For Smallmouth Bass in Ozark Creeks And Rivers
Ned Kehde - August 01, 2013
Charlie Croom of Fayetteville, Arkansas, loves to fish for the smallmouth bass that abide in the streams and rivers that meander through the Ozarks.
Recently he has developed a fondness for wielding Midwest finesse tactics when he is a float on those waterways.
On July 9, he filed a report on the Finesse News Network about his first endeavor at pursuing smallmouth bass with a 2 1/2-inch Z-Man Fishing Products' ZinkerZ, which is one of the staples in Midwest finesse anglers' repertoire.
In the months to come, he will contribute more information about how, when and where to inveigle smallmouth bass by employing Midwest finesse methods in the Ozarks' rivers and streams.
Here's his first report:
I started using a Midwest finesse tactic for creek smallmouth bass a few weeks ago. The results were astounding.
This adventure occurred when my wife, Cindy, and I journeyed to Elk River in southwest Missouri, which many anglers deem to be a smallmouth bass paradise.
The weather, however, was unseasonably cool. The high temperature reached into the upper 80, and the low temperature hovered in the upper 50s. We had clear skies and a stiff north wind. This kind of weather usually creates horrendous fishing in the Ozarks, but our Midwest finesse rigs shined brightly on this post-cold-front day.
What's more, when we arrived at the river, it was jammed with canoes, rafts, kayaks, swimmers, and party goers. You could virtually walk from raft to raft without touching water. There were so many floaters the river was muddy from their wallowing around on the gravel bars. Because of all this "negative" activity, we decided to float and fish a 2 ½-mile stretch of a creek that is a tributary of the Elk River, and it was not as congested as the main river.
We hopped into our canoe at 3:30p.m. The first half mile of this creek was full of swimmers. So we paddled past the swimmers and didn't fish. Eventually, we came to a sharp bend in the creek that swept against a bluff wall and formed a deep pool. Traditionally, it is the best spot along this stretch of creek. We opted to get out of the canoe and walk it around the pool instead of floating over the fish, which might have spooked them.
We began using a 2 ½-inch Z-Man's green-pumpkin-orange ZinkerZ affixed with super glue to a 1/16-ounce PJ's Finesse Baits' Weedless Grub and Worm Jig.
The first fish was caught at 4:05p.m., and it was caught by a cast-and-deadstick tactic. During the next 30 minutes, our catch rate became fast and furious. We landed 35 smallmouth bass and rock bass from that first deep pool. Most of the bass were only eight inches long, but there were a few over 12 inches. Around 4:35 p.m., we realized that we didn't have much of the creek left to fish, and therefore, we needed to fish nearly every square foot of water for the next 1 1/2 miles.
The cast-and-deadstick method was the dominant technique for the entire outing. Most of the smallmouth bass were positioned in the shade along shallow banks that were graced with moving water. The underwater terrain was primarily pea gravel mixed with some chunk rock and patches of bedrock. The majority of the smallmouth bass were abiding in two to four feet of water, and occasionally one was extracted from six feet of water at spots that were no bigger than our canoe. The bigger smallmouth bass abided along the edge of a dropoff or ledge in two to four feet of water, and they would engulf the ZinkerZ and jig as the current swept it across the pea gravel.
Towards the end of the outing, as the sun started to fall onto the western horizon, shade encompassed much of the stream, and the smallmouth bass began to attack the rig as it was being quickly retrieved in preparation for another cast. At that point, we switched to a 1/8-ounce PJ's Finesse Bait's Weedless Grub and Worm Jig that sported a 2 ½-inch Z-Man's green-pumpkin-red ZinkerZ. The 1/8-ounce jig allowed the ZinkerZ to swim alluringly at the lairs that were buffeted with a swift current. It also allowed the bait to be retrieved at a much higher rate of speed, which reduced the number of hang ups. It also allowed us to pitch the ZinkerZ and jig to the upstream side of a logjam. And as we allowed it to sink to the bottom on a slack line, we watched the braided line on the surface of the water as if it were fly line. As soon as the line stopped moving, we picked it up to check for tension, and then we let it fall again before reeling it in for another cast. This method kept the ZinkerZ rig from becoming snagged in the logjams, and the smallmouth bass would dart out of the logjam and engulf it as the ZinkerZ swam away. This swimming technique helped us to boost the number of smallmouth bass that we caught.
The 1/16-ounce jig and 2 ½-inch ZinkerZ is a great bait for plying riffles and runs. These areas are usually not fished by many anglers because the current is swift, and they are also shallow. These two overlooked areas are also fine spots for swimming this rig with a 1/8-ounce jig. To fish the runs and riffles, we allow the current to push the canoe along, and we execute quick and short casts to the edge of the water willows. When the slack is removed from the line, the ZinkerZ rig moves through what we call the strike zone, which is about half way between the bottom and surface. On this outing, we did not fish the runs and riffles from the canoe very often, but when we did, it always produced a couple extra fish.
Braided line with a fluorocarbon leader is the most effective way that we have found to employ this Midwest finesse technique. We work with 10-pound-test low-vis-green Sufix 832 Advanced Superline and 10-pound-test Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon. The leader is six feet long. And by the way a 110-yard spool of Berkley fluorocarbon is nice for canoe fishing, because it can fit easily into a shirt pocket, tackle bag or wading vest.
I would say that we had an 80 to 90 percent hook-up ratio with PJ's jig. This is a big relief because I've spent two months hunting for the perfect jig.
Setting the hook is a critical aspect of finesse fishing. We do it by using the reel, and we reel down on the fish before we lean gently into the fish with the rod. In other words, we are not popping them in the jaw by jerking the rod. Instead, we are placing pressure on them so the hook can do its job by piercing the flesh. I use a similar method for drop shots and crappie minnows. This method, however, has caused me to lose a handful of larger smallmouth bass in the three- to four-pound range. But most of those lost fish were caused by our drags being set too loose and perhaps our inexperience with using the ZinkerZ and PJ's jig.
We paddled and didn't fish the first and last half mile of the creek. So all of our fishing took place along a 1 ½-mile stretch of this creek. We were afloat from 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. My wife caught 85 smallmouth bass and rock bass, and I caught 58. Of those 143 fish, roughly 70 percent were smallmouth. She caught 21.25 per hour while I caught 14.5 per hour. She landed a bass every 2.82 minutes, while I landed a bass every 4.13 minutes. In sum, it was the most bass that we have ever caught in four hours in all our days of floating Ozark streams for smallmouth bass.
The majority of the smallmouth bass and rock bass were allured by the 2 1/2-inch Z-Man's green-pumpkin-orange ZinkerZ and PJ's 1/16-ounce jig. Because this combo catches incredible numbers of smallmouth bass, it has totally transformed the way we fish.
Sometime in the future, I would like to establish a guiding service on our Ozark streams, where I could show anglers with rudimentary skills how, when and where they can catch vast numbers of smallmouthbass with this Midwest finesse rig.
(1) This is the link to PJ's Finesse Baits. Charlie Croom says their baits are designed for anglers who pursue smallmouh bass in various Ozark waterways.
(2) If and when Charlie Croom establishes a guide serivce, we will post information about it on a future blog.
(3) Croom works with a six-foot, nine-inchFalcon Cara medium-action
drop-shot rod (No. CS-4-169M S-T7) that is fitted with a Shimano Stradic 2500 FI spinning reel.
(4) Many of Croom's future creek and river endeavors will be featured in the monthly guides to Midwest finesse.
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Welcome to South America! Today, your adventure of a lifetime begins as you board your flight and head towards the edge of the globe. Upon arrival in Santiago, Chile, your local tour guide will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. A surprisingly cosmopolitan, energetic, sophisticated and worldly city, Santiago is full of museums, monuments, markets and top-notch restaurants. No wonder 40% of Chileans call the leafy capital home. Santiago is a wonderful place to stroll, and each neighborhood, or barrio, has its own unique flavour and tone. Why not take in the museums, grand architecture and pedestrian malls of the Centro, or head to the Parque Metropolitano for a better view of the beautiful snow-capped Andes that sit behind the city's skyscrapers.
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Day 2 Santiago
Today is free to enjoy at your leisure – spend time exploring this incredible city, or simply relax after your flight the day before. Don’t hesitate to ask the local hotel staff for advice on what to see and do.
This morning we travel west towards the Pacific Ocean. Our first stop will be in the Casablanca Valley, famous for its many wineries and small towns rich with tradition. Vines were first planted here in the 1980s and the area is known for its cool climate white wines, most notably sauvignon blanc and chardonnay, as well as pinot noir. We'll visit one of the region’s world-class wineries to enjoy a premium tasting before continuing on to Valparaíso.
A historic port city, Valparaíso is known as the 'Jewel of the Pacific' and the cultural capital of Chile, with countless annual festivals and plenty of street artists and musicians. Its colourful houses are set on cobblestone alleyways in the hills that surround the city, lending it the feel of an urban amphitheatre. Because of its unique architecture and urban design, UNESCO declared the historic quarter of Valparaíso a World Heritage Site in 2003. The city’s system of funiculars, or cable railways, are also of note – in 1996 the World Monuments Fund declared the system one of the world’s 100 most endangered historical treasures.
A short drive along the coast affords us with a perfect view of the hills and the city. We’ll walk around the town to discover hidden treasures such as art galleries, small cafés, breweries and the house of the famous Chilean Poet, Pablo Neruda. After a delicious lunch at a local restaurant, we’ll return to Santiago for the evening.
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Day 4 Santiago Buenos Aires
Today we’ll head back to the airport to board our flight to the magnificent city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Upon arrival we'll be greeted at the airport and transferred to our hotel. This afternoon we’ll enjoy a delightful city tour discovering the heart of the city: the Plaza de Mayo. It's the oldest public square in Buenos Aires, and the site of many of the most important events in the city’s history. Surrounding the plaza are the historic Cabildo (Town Hall) where the movement for independence from Spain was first planned; the Casa Rosada (Presidential Palace); and numerous other interesting buildings. We’ll also visit La Recoleta, which houses one of the world's most legendary cemeteries, known for its ornate and elaborate gravestones, unlike anything you've seen before.
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Board your international flight bound for Buenos Aires. On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel for another night in this colourful city.
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Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10 Drake Passage
Prepare yourself for Antarctica as we cross the fabled Drake Passage. MS Fridtjof Nansen is designed to make polar exploration a pleasure for all ages and learning levels, and as such, there will be lectures on the environment and films about Antarctica in the Science Center. Guests can also make use of the pool, hot tubs and wellness center onboard to enrich their journey.
Spend another day relaxing at sea, as we continue our journey to Antarctica.
Day 12 Antarctica
Welcome to the most remote area on Earth! Come ashore to explore breathtaking Antarctic scenery and encounter penguins. From on deck, there will be ample opportunities to see whales and seals. We always have to work with the elements in Antarctica, not against them, and intend to land on the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. The places we visit offer opportunities to discreetly observe different types of penguin colonies, seals, and whales, as well as see glaciers and icebergs in every shape and color. We also visit whaling stations and scientific facilities.
Spend another day in this unforgettable landscape undertaking a shore landing, listening to lectures and enjoying your spectacular vessel.
After five days of exploring this exhilarating continent, we set our course back to civilisation. Spend the day at sea recapping your experiences with new friends, having fun in the Science Center or just relaxing on deck, spotting the many seabirds that follow our ship.
Today marks our last day at sea. Tomorrow we will make land back at Ushuaia. Enjoy your last night on the ship with your newly made friends.
Day 19 Ushuaia Buenos Aires
Our Antarctic expedition cruise ends as we reach Ushuaia, and we transfer you to the airport for your flight back to Buenos Aires. On arrival in Buenos Aires, you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel to relax after your expedition.
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Day 20 Buenos Aires
Today is a free day to relax and explore this colourful city at your own pace.
Day 21 Buenos Aires Home
Today, you will be transferred to Buenos Aires international airport for your scheduled flight home. We hope you enjoyed your journey to Antarctica with us!
Day 22 Home
Arrive home today.
Return business class airfares with Oneworld's LATAM Airlines
Return economy charter flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia. Economy internal South America airfares
All airport and port transfers
10-night Antarctica expedition cruise onboard the MS Fridtjof Nansen in a Arctic Superior balcony cabin (max 500 people)
Guaranteed Oceanview Cabin
Complimentary wind- and water-resistant jacket
10 nights accommodation in 4-star accommodation throughout Chile and Argentina
Experienced local guides throughout Chile and Argentina
Incredible sightseeing, including Valparaíso, Los Glaciares National Park, Torres del Paine National Park and Buenos Aires
Daily breakfast, 9 lunches and 10 dinners including beer, wine, soft drink and mineral water with meals
Coffee and tea included throughout the day
Expert expedition teams that give lectures and accompany landings and activities
Landings with small Zodiac boats and activities onboard and ashore
Free WiFi onboard for all guests
24/7 customer service and your own Dedicated Support Agent
Santiago - Stroll through this rhythmic city, and enjoy a cellar visit to sample local wines
Valparaíso - View the colourful houses of this storied UNESCO World Heritage Site
Buenos Aires - Take a city tour of this lively and sophisticated city, known as the ‘Paris of Latin America’
Patagonia - Travel to the Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park
Patagonia - Discover the astonishing beauty of the Torres del Paine National Park, a UNESCO biosphere reserve
Ushuaia - Travel to the city at the end of the world
Drake Passage - Cross this famous body of water on your journey towards Antarctica
Antarctica - Experience awe-inspiring glaciers, ice-filled bays and a host of wildlife
Antarctic Peninsula - Set foot on the Antarctic Peninsula and meet penguins and elephant seals up-close
South Shetland Islands - Land on these remote islands and visit whaling stations and scientific facilities
Cruise Details
For detailed information on your ship, click HERE.
Compulsory Cruise Forms
Personal Questionnaire - This form must be received by Hurtigruten at least 8 weeks prior to your voyage departure.
Medical Certificate - If applicable, the cruise Medical Certificate is to be completed and approved by your personal physician not more than 8 weeks before your departure date. The completed forms must be presented to the ship’s doctor upon boarding. Boarding will be denied if part III of the Medical Certificate is not approved by your personal physician. Even if the forms have been duly submitted and approved by your personal physician, the ship’s doctor and the captain reserve the right to deny the boarding of guests who do not seem to be sufficiently fit for travel.
For more information please visit - https://www.hurtigruten.com.au/practical-information/entry-requirements/
Cabin Bedding
Bedding onboard the ship is restricted to the following configurations:
Arctic Superior cabin: these cabins are comfortable and roomy and most feature balconies. They have flexible sleeping arrangements (double or twin), and feature a TV, an en suite, an amenity kit and tea and coffee making facilities, rendering it one of our most popular categories.
Suite: these cabins are primarily on the upper decks, and the vast majority include balconies. They have flexible sleeping arrangements (double or twin, some also include a sofabed), plus a TV, a minibar, an amenity kit, bathrobes and tea and coffee making facilities. Some suites even feature a private outdoor hot tub.
Cabin Upgrades
If you wish to upgrade your cabin, the following amounts are payable in addition to the package price prior to travel:
Suite: from $4,000 per person (subject to availability).
How to Book & Payments
Deposit & Payments
Secure your booking with a $500 deposit per person.
A second installment of $10,999 is due 28 days after your purchase date.
Final payment is then due 120 days prior to departure.
Select the purple 'Reserve Your Seat' tab to begin your booking (you must 'Sign Up' first by entering your email and creating a password)
Then select the purple 'Book now' tab of the tour you have selected
Select your Departure Date, Departure City, Number of Passengers, Room Configuration, any Upgrade Options, and enter any Special Requests
Click the purple ‘Proceed to Secure Checkout' tab
Enter your credit card or PayPal details to secure your deposit/payment
Once your order is complete, you will be prompted to complete a Booking Form so that we can fulfil your booking
Your booking is confirmed once your Booking Form is submitted and you can begin the countdown to your Inspiring Vacation!
You will then be allocated and contacted by one of our Dedicated Support Agent's (within 48 hours) who will support you right up until you return from your journey
Flights, Upgrades & Extensions
Airfare Information
Full-service airline used will is LATAM Airlines (or similar if unavailable)
Flights are not direct and include a minimum of one connection (maximum two)
Internal South America airfares will be in economy class
Adelaide customers will likely require two stops in either direction
All tickets will include 20 kilos checked baggage per person, along with 7 kilos of hand luggage.
Despite the airlines baggage allowance, we recommend travelling with 20 kilos per person due to restrictions with internal flights (where applicable), as well as coach and train transportation. Also, you will be responsible for handling your luggage at all times as the services of porters is not included. If travelling over this amount, you will be liable for any excess baggage fees enforced by the airline, payable direct.
Once ticketed, flights are non-refundable; any changes will be subject to the airline rules and change fees
Full names as per passport (including all middle names) are required
Any airline schedule changes or cancellations are beyond our control
Adelaide surcharge $250 - Perth surcharge $500
Premium Economy or Business Class upgrades
Land Only discount
A reduction of $6,500 per person applies if you wish to arrange your own airfares. To purchase a land-only fare, please select this option in the booking process under 'Departure City'.
Please note, if you are not arriving or departing as per the group itinerary, airport transfers are also no longer included. If you would like us to arrange this service for you, please refer to the ‘Extra services’ section for pricing.
How to extend your stay
Some customers like to enhance their holiday by extending their stay pre- and/or post-tour. If you wish to do so, please follow these steps:
Follow the ‘Book Now’ prompts after signing up, until you reach the 'Special Requests' field
Here, please specify your preferred flight arrangements and if you require additional accommodation, with the number of nights needed.
After finalising your purchase and submitting your booking form, a member of our team will be in contact with you via email to verify your request.
Please note, a supplement of $150 per person (plus any applicable fare and tax differences) applies to deviate from the standard itinerary. We will contact you via email with a quote and proposed flight itinerary, and then proceed with collecting the additional payment required to confirm your request.
You can enhance your holiday by arriving or departing before or after the tour, adding a stopover package en-route or booking a tour extension. On this tour you can choose from the following options:
Airport chauffeur
Take the hassle out of getting to the airport with private chauffeur transfers to and from your home airport. Your personal chauffeur will meet and greet you, attend to your luggage and drive you to your destination in a luxury vehicle.
Within 30km of airport: $139 per vehicle (max 2 guests)
Outside 30km of airport: You may add this option to your booking and the final price will be adjusted based on the transfer distance.
Additional surcharges may apply depending on pick-up time, tolls and government levies.
Airport Chauffeur can be selected once you have finalised your tour purchase and paid your deposit. When completing your Passenger Booking Form, you will be asked if you would like to add this service, where any applicable cost will be added to your final balance.
Pre and post tour accommodation (deviating from group flights forfeits your group airport transfers)
Pre-tour accommodation: Not available
Post-tour accommodation (Buenos Aires): $295 per room per night for double/twin/single including breakfast and transfer
Arrival and departure airport transfers
Arrival Transfer: Not available
Departure Transfers: $113 per vehicle
Your transfer may be shared with other Inspiring Vacations customers.
Please specify in the 'Special Request' field when making your purchase your preferred travel arrangements and if you would like our team to book additional nights' accommodation and/or airport transfers. The additional cost for these land arrangements will be added to your final payment invoice and are subject to availability.
Escape busy airport terminals and relax at a cosy and catered lounge instead. Departure lounge access in Sydney $70 per person (up to 6 hours); Melbourne & Brisbane $55 per person (up to 3 hours).
Airport lounge passes can be selected once you have finalised your tour purchase and paid your deposit. When completing your Passenger Booking Form, you will be asked if you would like to add this service, where any applicable cost will be added to your final balance.
Travel insurance (compulsory)
Anything not mentioned in the itinerary
Fitness Requirements
While the tour itinerary should give you some guidance and overview to the expected requirements, to determine if this tour is right for you we categorise each of our tours in terms of their intensity. These guidelines are to ensure that each tour group is conducted as expected and to ensure the overall satisfaction of all Inspiring Vacations customers. As a general rule, porterage is not included, therefore at all times you are expected to handle your own luggage where help may not be available.
This particular tour is categorised as a “3”:
3 – Moderate Tour: A good level of fitness and mobility is required, as this tour includes a moderate level of physical activity and is considered a medium-fast paced tour. You should be able to walk up and down stairs, get on and off the coach and able to walk reasonable distances of approximately 2 kilometres per day or more with ease. Any physical ailments you may have must be disclosed at the time of booking to determine your suitability. If you have any form of walking aids, other than a walking stick or hiking poles, then this tour is not suitable.
The accommodation listed is subject to change. Any changes will be of an equal or higher standard. Bedding configurations (double or twin) are requests only. All efforts will be made to meet your preferences however any changes are beyond our control.
Single Supplement
Single supplement is $12,499 person in addition to the twin share price.
Paired Solo Travellers
Triple Share
Travel insurance is required to protect yourself against the unexpected.
We have partnered with nib to offer our customers competitive rates for their travel insurance. You can book comprehensive or budget cover simply by clicking HERE to arrange your policy.
It is the traveller's responsibility to ensure they have a valid passport. The passport must be valid for a minimum of six months from your intended date of return to Australia.
Argentina - Australian passport holders do not require a visa for travel to Argentina or Antarctica.
Chile - Australian passport holders require a visa on arrival, which costs approximately USD$117 (AUD$164). It will speed the process up if you obtain the correct amount in US dollars before arriving in Santiago.
Please note that these details are subject to change without notice. We recommend visiting https://smartraveller.gov.au for up to date information in terms of entry requirements. Visa's should not be applied for before receiving your final documentation.
Tour Documentation
Final documentation, including e-tickets and hotel details, will be provided approximately 30 days prior to travel.
2-40 people.
Children must be 12 years old or over and share a room with parents at all times. Children are charged the same price as adults.
The total length of the tour in days includes time spent inflight and is subject to change, depending on the flight schedule. Please refer to the day-by-day itinerary for the time spent in your destination(s).
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Vietnam International Choir Competition 08.06.2017
Another fantastic Opening Ceremony in Hoi An
Vietnam International Choir Competition starts all over again
It was in 2011 when INTERKULTUR organized in Hoi An the first-ever international choir competition in the history of Vietnam. Yesterday evening at 20:00 h local time the meanwhile 5th edition of the event was officially opened.
In his opening speech INTERKULTUR’s Artistic Director Johan Rooze was obviously pleased with the event’s amazing success in recent years: “We are really happy that we can welcome? this year 32 singing groups not only from the Asian continent but also from Australia and Europe. We are very proud to be the first international festival organization that arranges this kind of events with the idea of ‘Singing together brings nations together’ especially here, in this amazing country.”
Like in previous years the Opening Ceremony was again broadcasted live by the Vietnamese television and was also streamed to an international online audience. Especially fans and families from the participating choirs from Australia and Singapore were extremely happy about the opportunity to experience this moment together with their far-away fellows.
The show started with a highlight never seen before: The two Artistic Directors from Vietnam and INTERKULTUR, Dang Chau Anh and Johan Rooze, opened the show performing as a duet. They sung the Vietnamese song “Hoa nip con tim”, accompanied by three Vietnamese children’s choirs. A very touching and colorful opener!
Afterwards the partner city presented itself with a traditional show of music, lampions and dragon dances, before all national and international participants were introduced) with a parade of their national flags. Seven participating choirs from Europe, Asia and Australia showcased music from their home countries and gave a foretaste of what’s to come during the next festival days. Whenever a group on stage finished their program, the following choir was accompanied on its way onto the stage by traditional dancing and singing – what a friendly and hospitable gesture by the Vietnamese hosts towards their guests from abroad!
The final Singing Together was again very exciting and touching. All choirs that performed on stage this evening sang the wonderful song “Music Beats as One” together with the whole audience. A firework of choral music that concluded with a real firework in front of the stage!
The audience was thrilled by the show and we’re now looking forward to seeing the choirs again on stage in competitions and Friendship Concerts.
For more photos and videos from Vietnam, don’t miss the regular updates on the event’s official Facebook page!
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6 Jaw-Dropping Photos to Make You Want to Hike in Utah, Now!
Guest post by Kelly McDaniel
WatchUsWanderTravels.com
The alarm goes off in our hotel room at the un-natural time of 4:30 a.m. It's our first full day in Utah, and we're heading to Zion National Park, the first of five national parks we'll be hiking over six days. Sound impossible? Well, we made it happen, and so can you. Utah's national parks -- Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands and Arches -- make up "The Mighty Five" and stretch across the southern half of the state.
Throughout our whirlwind road trip, we were constantly in awe of the natural beauty carved into this ancient landscape. While we snapped so many, many more pics, here are six photos that will make you want to leave right now to hike in Utah's national parks.
The view that inspired our entire adventure. This pic was taken from the final viewpoint of the Observation Trail in Zion National Park. Higher in elevation than the famed Angels Landing trail (you can see it near the center of the photo), Observation Point is a strenuous 8-mile roundtrip hike but absolutely worth it for this view.
Bryce Canyon's trails lead you up, around, and through magnificent vistas that will surprise you at every turn. We dubbed this park a "Photographer's Dream." This image was captured on the Peek-a-Boo Loop Trail.
Capitol Reef National Park is the least-visited of Utah's national parks. However, it packs just as much of a scenic punch. Cassidy Arch, above, is one of few arches visitors are allowed to walk on and is accessed by a short, but rocky 1.5 mile trail.
Everyone recognizes this beauty from Arches National Park. What made our visit to Delicate Arch so special was the view at sunrise after a 1.5-mile hike in the dark with only our flashlights to guide us.
This was taken near Big Springs on The Narrows trail in Zion National Park. We almost turned back several times before reaching this serene spot. We're glad we pushed on!
The breathtaking view at the end of the Grand View Point trail in Canyonlands National Park. Sit down and take it all in, but be warned -- the chipmunks will find you and demand to share your snacks.
Kelly McDaniel and her husband Ryan are the adventurous couple behind Watch Us Wander, a YouTube channel that offers fun and informative recaps of their travels around the world. They have been on cruises to the Caribbean and on the Mekong to Vietnam and Cambodia; and explored unique and adventurous destinations throughout the U.S. And they're just getting started. Please head over to the channel and consider subscribing!
I saw the photos they were able to capture on their Utah hiking trip on the Watch Us Wander Facebook page and Instagram feeds, and I had to ask Kelly to write a post to tell all about this incredible and ambitious trip. Many thanks to Kelly for agreeing to share a slice of their experience.
As always, thanks for reading,
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What it takes to censor a BJP campaign ad in Gujarat. Hint: Pappu
The Election Commission raised objection to the use of word 'Pappu' in reference to Rahul Gandhi in a Gujarat campaign ad
Kanishk Singh
Whether it’s blacking out a television channel for a day or redacting films to suit political/cultural appropriations, the BJP government is notorious when it comes to enforcing film and media censorship. But this time, the Bharatiya Janata Party got censored (yeah, we were surprised too).
The Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) of the Election Commission (EC) raised an objection to the use of the word ‘Pappu’ in a reference to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in a pre-election campaign video. After the directive, the Gujarat unit of the BJP tweaked the script to replace ‘Pappu’ with ‘Yuvraj’. According to Urban Dictionary, ‘Pappu’ is a derogatory Hindi nickname used for somebody who is inept.
In the campaign video, Manoj Joshi, who portrayed Chanakya in 2015 TV drama Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, can be seen mocking Rahul Gandhi’s slip-of-tongue. Joshi tells a group of people,
The Yuvraj of the party is a solid comedian — in fact, professional comedians stand no chance before him. People want sawaal ka jawab (answer to a question), but he wants jawab ka sawaal (question to the answer).
Check out the video which is the first in the “Hu chhu vikas, hu chhu Gujarat (I am Vikas, I am Gujarat)” series:
Though the EC refused to discuss the move, a senior BJP leader confirmed to The Indian Express that they had received EC’s directive.
This was one of the rare occasions when the BJP government found itself on the other side of the table when it came to creative censorship. The Information & Broadcasting Ministry recently dropped two films – Nude and S Durga (originally titled Sexy Durga)- from the list of films that were shortlisted to be screened at the International Film Festival of India. Last year, the Ministry had ordered a 24-hour blackout of NDTV India, a Hindi news channel, as a punitive measure for allegedly revealing “strategically-sensitive information” while covering the Pathankot attacks. The BJP government also objected to a few scenes in the Tamil movie Mersal starring Vijay that criticised the recently introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Seems like the BJP, for once, got a taste of its own medicine!
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Osirium wins two new contracts in transport, travel and financial service sectors
David Guyatt of Osirium
Cloud-based cybersecurity software vendor, Osirium Technologies plc , has announced two new contract wins. The unnamed customers are one of the UK’s main providers of travel and transport services, and the UK division of a global provider of financial services.
Under the terms of both contracts Osirium will deliver its full PxM Platform including the Privileged Access Management, Privileged Task Management and Privileged Session Management modules. With both customers the solution will manage and control access from third party privileged users into complex environments comprising Linux, Windows and Network Infrastructure devices.
The travel and transport services initial customer license is for more than 500 devices and is set to run for 12 months. Of particular importance is the ability to record the actions carried out by third parties, such as external contractors, to ensure the customer meets its auditing commitments.
The financial services initial customer licence is for 150 devices, is set to run for 12 months, and covers a comprehensive package of software, consultancy, training and 24/7 technical support. For this customer the Osirium solution has been selected to help address three significant challenges:
demonstrating rigorous compliance with SWIFT regulatory requirements;
protecting internal staff against potential security breaches, such as those associated with managing long and complex passwords;
establishing an effective model for managing external contractor access to privileged accounts but without compromising security.
David Guyatt, chief executive officer, comments: “We are delighted to have been awarded these two contracts, one of which involved displacing a competing vendor. These wins further underline the increasing acceptance of Osirium as a Privileged Access Management solution provider able to address complex customer requirements.
Helping organisations take control of privileged accounts accessed by third parties has been a recurring theme for some time, and rigorous auditing is a now also a major challenge for a growing number of customers. At the heart of these wins was Osirium’s ability to address the entirety of the customer’s multi-vendor environment as well as automating essential operating tasks.”
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Iron Horse Blog
April 21, 2019 | Joy Sterling
A Special Place in Time
After a very long, cold, very wet winter, I have decided to start chronicling the gardens again ... and wines releases, starting today. I firmly believe the beauty of our place is integral to our terroire. The vineyards are the gardens. The gardens are the vineyards. They are of one piece.
Sunday April 21, 2019
This is an absolutely perfect time of year at Iron Horse, especially this year, after all the rain. Just driving here on the Gravenstein Highway (aka Hwy 116) with the apples in bloom is a pleasure.
My father planted this cherry in front of the winery our first spring, 1976 – before the winery was even built. It is a favorite Instagram backdrop, but with a very limited window of opportunity.
This was yesterday (Saturday) afternoon behind my parents’ home. The profusion of calla lilies has been amazing. And, the roses are about to burst.
One of my greatest pleasures is walking in this garden with my father and watching it evolve.
I picked these shots because they convey a very special space in time and tell the story behind our wines in this shipment. I am firmly convinced that the beauty of the place is part and parcel of our terroir for the grapes and all the beauty that grows here. The grapes know they are in a perfect spot and they are not going to disappoint.
We are featuring three beautiful wines in our May Wine Club Shipment:
2015 Rainbow Cuvee - Our toast to diversity. We are relasing the new vintage May 9, so you can have it on hand Pride Month. 400 cases.
2016 Native Yeast Chardonnay - The grapes for this wine come from the furthest knoll behind the bottle in this photo. 220 cases
2016 Home Block Pinot Noir - Small production, from this beautifully sheltered, three-acre site, behind the iris bed, planted to the Calera Clone. 250 cases.
I hope you are planning to come visit. Our Under the Palms Tastings are now underway. This is a new experience for you to enjoy Wednesdays through Fridays - a private, seated tasting, twice daily, for two to four guests, at a “ringside” table, under the palms, facing our gorgeous view, where you can see the individual vineyard blocks while tasting the corresponding wines, with cheese. And, yes. You get to sit down!
Please make reservations here.
Brace yourself. Memorial Day is coming.
With all my very best,
August 7, 2018 | Joy Sterling
Dear Friends and Family, These are the Dog Days,
which at Iron Horse means we have verasion in the vineyards.
Verasion is the onset of ripening, when the grapes turn color. My brother says verasion is like popcorn. It starts with just one … then several … and then the color is popping out all over.
Veraison is often a bit faster in young blocks. Also note that shoots are becoming "woody". Just 1-2 weeks ago that shoot was green. The vines are signaling that harvest is near.
With Chardonnay, the skins become translucent, so that a backlit berry will reveal the seeds within.
Other indicators include a delicious crop of wild blackberries
Naked Ladies starting to appear
We are extraordinary wealthy in squash blossoms
And Queen Anne’s Lace
I am extremely proud to report our 2010 Brut LDreceived an outstanding 94 point review from Wine Spectator: "Sleek and luxurious, with floral, brioche and baked apple aromas that open to rich and complex Asian pear, spiced nut, ginger and cinnamon flavors that linger on the long finish. Drink now through 2021." Thank you Tim Fish!
Try it with berries, ricotta cheese and candlelight.
Our hearts are with our neighbors to the North. We can see a shifting, thin layer of smoke on the horizon - a constant reminder of how very lucky we are. Thank you firefighters!
June 17, 2018 | Joy Sterling
A New Feather In Our Cap
Dear Friends and Family, The world is coming to San Francisco for a global environmental summit convened by Jerry Brown in September and Iron Horse will be the toasting wine for 600 dignitaries at the opening night dinner prepared by Alice Waters.
The ambition is to pick up the momentum set by the Paris Agreement and launch greater worldwide commitments. I couldn’t be more proud of our Governor and our state for taking the lead.
A propos the Governor, I thought you’d get a kick out of this selfie from last week in Sacramento:
I am also very happy to report that we have set in the vineyards and it looks very good this year.
Set is when the grapes form behind the blossoms after the flowers blow away, determining crop yield. Now we are training the vine shoots upwards through the wires, pulling off lateral growth and excess leaves, and suckering the unwanted shoots at the base of the trunk - all by hand.
This is when the vineyard crew really shines. I was very happy to see Dora Arreola supervising the work on our Thomas Road Vineyard, pictured here with our foreman Victor Arreola (no relation).
The goal is to direct all of the vines’ energy to the grapes, creating a canopy to protect the fruit from the sun and provide for good air flow.
Our Winemaker David Munksgard walks the vineyards every morning. He says being immersed in the sheer beauty of the place is kind of a spiritual experience that inspires his winemaking. Plus, he says, the vines like to have visitors. And I love knowing we have a special guardian keeping watch.
You can’t help but feel protective of the baby clusters and want to cheer them on to size up beautifully and develop all the deliciousness they can achieve.
In the winery, we have laid down the bubblies for 2017, including the Wedding Cuvee which we will enjoy in three plus years … and magnums of Joy! to be disgorged in 2030.
And, it is so gratifying to see Iron Horse listed as the top two of the “Best Summer Sparklings” in the current issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine.
I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Father’s Day. Of course, around here, every day is Father’s Day and Mother’s Day!
Sending all best wishes,
May 10, 2018 | Joy Sterling
Sometimes the best tasting notes are just one word - simple, declarative and easy to grasp, like “Wowzah!”, which is how our Winemaker David Munksgard describes our just released 2010 Brut LD. This is our first release of an LD in four years.
LD stands for Late Disgorged, aged longer on the yeast in the bottle and our designation for tête de cuvee or top of the line bubbly. It’s a play on Bollinger’s RD or Récemment Dégorgée (recently disgorged), which is trademarked.
This is our first LD in four years, freshly disgorged just this month, after lavishly aging for seven years en tirage. Only about 500 cases were produced.
The longer the wine is aged on the yeast in the bottle, the smaller the bubbles, so the mouthfeel is soft, elegant, rich and creamy – like drinking a cloud. You will taste and feel the quality with the first sip. It should just effervesce away in your mouth.
From clouds to rainbows, we are also celebrating the release of our 2014 Rainbow Cuvee, just in time for Pride Month.
This year, the Rainbow is a vibrant and exciting Blanc de Blancs - 100% Chardonnay, vintage 2014. This is our toast to diversity. Total production 300 cases.
We are getting our first crops of strawberries.
And I am closing in on my ambition to fill every vase in my house with roses.
I am especially happy to report that Joy! has been awarded 93 points in Wine Advocate and 94 in Wine & Spirits Magazine, to appear in their Best Summer Sparklers issue.
Our 2015 Home Block Pinot Noir received a 92-point rating in Wine Enthusiast. In this case, the wine description is much more poetic: “Sublime in mint and forest floor tones, this is a seductively robust wine that’s rich and rewarding on the palate but never loses its sense of balance and place." We call this "Home Block" because it is adjacent to my parents' home. It is most sheltered of our vineyard sites. And, this is where my niece Justine is getting married next month.
As you can imagine, my father is working very hard to get the garden in “leaf perfect” condition for her. We all love the groom and really can’t wait to have a big, beautiful party.
Cheers to love!
June 23, 2016 | Tarin Teno
Behind the Scenes: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Iron Horse
A discussion with our inimitable in-house Hospitality Director Dixie Bohlke illuminates plans to celebrate this summer’s milestone, the Sterling family vision, the importance of small details in creating the extraordinary … and how to join the celebration with a new limited production bubbly.
Dixie pouring Iron Horse '76
As Joy shared in the previous blog, the Iron Horse family is warming up to celebrate the 40th anniversary of our first vintage.
First, the skinny on the summer soiree we have affectionately dubbed “The Spirit of ‘76"
Where: Iron Horse Vineyards
Festivities begin in the beautiful garden of the Sterlings’ Victorian home. Then it’s a short walk to the corral for lunch at noon.
Who: Friends, Family and Wine Club Members
Next the full bodied exploration behind the scenes setting up such an event ….
Why: We’re honoring the vision of our founders which was nothing short of revolutionary when they purchased Iron Horse in 1976, the restoration of the Sterling’s beautiful Victorian home built in 1876, and of course the all American spirit of 1776.
How: A reception in the garden of the Sterlings’ home with the Caviar Cowboys serving California Osetra on buckwheat blini fresh off the griddle, a roving Oyster Girl shucking fresh Myagis from Tomales Bay and free flowing bubbly.
Such a special occasion calls for a special limited edition bubbly, naturally called “Spirit of ‘76”, which we also be pouring in the Tasting Room for the holiday weekend and which is available on-line.
Joy and David came up with the idea of creating a special cuvee about three months ago. David picked the 2011 Blanc de Noirs in magnum for the base wine. Mark Berry designed the label. We have just 22 cases (132 magnums) and Joy says there’s no better place in time to enjoy them especially in commemorative flutes with our logo, the rampant horse on a weathervane and the addition of “Est 1976”.
Dixie perfected a cocktail called the Iron Horse 76, which we make with our own brandy called Audrey, distilled by Germain Robin using 1987 estate grown Pinot Noir.
1.5 oz Brandy*
3/4 oz Fresh, Strained Lemon Juice
1/4 oz Simple Syrup
1 bar spoon Apricot Preserve**
4-5 oz Iron Horse Classic Vintage Brut
Shake ingredients (except sparkling) vigorously with ice, strain into a Pinot Noir style stemmed glass, slowly pour in the bubbly, garnish with a lemon twist.
*We use the Iron Horse Audrey Brandy (made from 1987 Iron Horse Estate Pinot Noir distilled by Germain Robin). Substitute with VSOP Cognac
**Dixie’s homemade
Recipe Backstory:
Based on the classic French 75, made from gin or Cognac, Champagne, lemon juice, and sugar. It is also called a 75 Cocktail, or in French simply a Soixante Quinze (Seventy Five). The drink dates to World War I, and an early form was created in 1915 at the New York Bar in Paris—later Harry's New York Bar — by legendary barman Harry MacElhone, a defining figure in early 20th-century bartending. The combination was said to have such a kick that it felt like being shelled with the powerful French 75mm field gun.
Shake ingredients (except sparkling) vigorously with ice, strain into a Pinot Noir style stemmed glass, top with bubbly, garnish with a lemon twist.
Old labels
Back to the event….
After the one hour reception, the party moves to an old, redwood, 1920s corral led by “Uncle Sam” and a 20 person brass band called The Hub Bub Club. Here, the party decor includes gorgeous vineyard views, deep red roses growing on the fence of the Corral, red and white geraniums in pots sitting on top of old wine barrels, and scattered hay bales covered in the stars and stripes.
The menu includes everything you'd want for a July 4th celebration: lobster rolls, bison burgers, fried chicken, an unbelievably delicious potato salad.
Always thinking ahead to dessert, back in mid-May we delivered flat upon flat of local Sonoma cherries to our favorite Patisserie Angelica for classic cherry pie.
Naturally, the wine theme is red, white and bubbly.
Thematic Extra-Credit: Dixie has collaborated with Joy and the Sterling family to perfect the day’s theme, bountiful food, and run of show but then she has taken it a step further with a fashion show in an homage to 1776, 1876 and 1976 with five fashion models showing costumes from each era. The models in this “Fashion Show with a Fashion Statement Honoring Three Centuries” will appear at various times throughout the day to show off the beautiful vintage clothes and mingle with guests. The background music will waft sounds of San Francisco circa 1976.
A sweet note and some final thoughts ….
One of the pleasures of staging this fete has been reminiscing about the early days, going through old photographs and compiling a time capsule exhibit of memorabilia, including decades of winemaker dinners and White House menus featuring Iron Horse wines.
In the words of the supremely talented Hospitality Director Dixie Bohlke, this summer soiree honors “the fulfilment of what Audrey and Barry Sterling’s dream was then and what it has become.”
Dixie notes that this event carries as truly special feeling for her. Her planning has been driven by a desire to property recognize the vision of the founders that would ultimately shape so much. But most importantly, acknowledge that their vision and “revolutionary” spirit has determined the way forward for the vineyard.
As we celebrate the past with the Spirit of ‘76 Cuvee, we also toast to the future. “It’s going to be an incredibly special time capsule for Audrey and Barry, but they are also moving ahead to the future. When you look around to the new planting, you can see that. “ For all the history and the pleasures of nostalgia, Iron Horse is an exciting and dynamic place.
Couldn’t agree more.
What else does a party need once you have identified the theme, the venue, the food, the wines … as the ultimate party planner will tell you, it's the people who make the party. So we raise a glass to our guests! Happy Spirit of ‘76.
May 2, 2016 | Tarin Teno
A Closer Look at the Special Sauce of Iron Horse
We believe in the power of special ingredients at Iron Horse. Each bottle is infused with their essence. It is deeply gratifying that friends and family appreciate the intangible draw of our bubbles, Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. For some, the journey to understanding the Iron Horse mystique ends with enjoying a glass or two. There’s certainly no better place to begin and end! But for others, it’s intriguing to get to know the truth behind this seemingly effortless deliciousness. With winemaker David Munksgard as a guide, we are delighted to introduce you to some of the wonderful people who are the hands on contributors to our success.
David starts out so many days walking the vineyards as we’ve frequently chronicled on the blog. But our focus rarely zooms out past him in that moment. Widen the frame of that morning scene and you see the vineyard team hard at work, including Vineyard Foreman Manuel Briano kneeling in front of the vines with a young protege at his side - a learning moment while shoot trimming , carefully removing unwanted growth from the vine with a decisive nudge of the thumb. Their genuine interest is written all over their faces.
The Vineyard Team, which reports to Laurence Sterling, is an integral part of our magic. Some might call them “behind the scenes,” but as David explains and all of us know, “they are front and center and the foundation upon which growth happens.” We rely on team members like Manuel, to bring natural coaching skills into play. Manuel was a talented amateur baseball player whose team spirit extends into the vineyards.
Many on Team Iron Horse were farmers in their native country of Mexico where they gained an innate understanding of agriculture and love of the land. They work hard, tinker until something’s fixed and draw upon wisdom from within. As David shares, “they really care and take great pride in what they do.” This is undeniably evident in the work of Jose Puga who is the Grounds Manager reporting to Chief Gardener Barry Sterling. He keeps Iron Horse looking so beautiful and maintenance efforts are massive. Besides the signature flower, fruit, and vegetable gardens, Iron Horse is a 260 acre reserve and grounds like these demand constant attention. It’s second nature for Jose who started working with Barry Sterling when he was just 17 years old (Note: Jose Pugo and Manuel Briano also run the frost protection system which we referenced in our Spring 2016 Vineyard Update Blog - photo of the system at the close of the blog).
David was particularly moved by the all-for-one ethic of the winery crew during his 20th anniversary celebrations at Iron Horse. It was then that he realized the true value of “extended family”. We simply can’t do this without them. I understand their skill sets and appreciate how fortunate we are. It almost made me embarrassed to be recognized in front of them.” Many on his team have been with Iron Horse for decades, some since the beginning, “We probably have the most experienced riddler in North America. Jose Luis Briano (Manuel’s brother) has been here since 1984, which is a testament to both him and to Iron Horse.”
Cellar Master Rigoberto Moreno Rojas aka Rigo (below), a veteran of 28 vintages here, was the first to shake David’s hand when he started at Iron Horse. David calls him The General. “Rigo and I talk about what we want to accomplish and he’ll step in to explain, why we can’t physically do that but THIS is what we can do and then he makes it happen. The Cellar Master is a key player in every winery and someone to be taken very seriously. It is a coveted position. He or she has to know absolutely everything about the winery. And we are in excellent hands with ours.”
To continue raising the bar, requires ever more meticulous, rigorous, detailed work in the vineyard and the cellars. It’s getting harder each year for Vineyard Manager Victor Arreola to recruit and keep the highly trained and dedicated people we need. Young farmers are becoming more rare. And there’s a concern that the knowledge is not passing passed on.
“This is such a talented crew and I absolutely love these people,” says David. It’s an honor to see them with their families and taking so much joy in what they do. It seems like the light is always shining on them.”
His closing remarks are the inspiration for the spirit of this grateful blog post. “There’s something about this place that gets me. Iron Horse has allowed me to live my dreams and convey the beauty of the place. And these are the people who will just do anything we ask to make it happen. They are the ingredient X in our wines.
Latest, Greatest and Most Celebrated
The vineyards look gorgeous. It is raining pink petals at my house from wild climbing roses some 30 feet high, giving new meaning to April showers.
The poppies around the Tasting Room hold special meaning. I remember casting wild flower seeds on walks with my father that first spring after my parents purchased Iron Horse in 1976.
There is no doubt in my mind that the beauty of the estate is very much part of our terroir. In fact, better than words or pictures, the wines capture it best.
I am very proud that our 2013 crop of Pinots received 94 to 90 point reviews in Wine Enthusiast:
94 Points - 2013 Deer Gate
94 Points - 2013 Winery Block
93 Points - 2013 Home Block
93 Points - 2013 Thomas Road
92 Points - 2013 Estate Pinot Noir
90 Points - 2013 “Q”
Thinking ever so slightly ahead, I hope you are properly provisioned for April 22, which promises to be the most celebrated day on the planet. It is Earth Day, the first night of Passover, a full moon AND a Friday. The day miraculously spans an amazing range of subjects we care about deeply.
Earth Day is an international holiday with billions of participants, and one of my favorite celebrations. For newbies to green Iron Horse festivities, see coverage of past celebrations here.
Earth Day 2016 will be one to remember on a global scale. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to sign the Paris Climate Accord at an official ceremony at the United Nations in New York on April 22.
How fitting to toast with our vintage Ocean Reserve Blanc de Blancs. The special edition Sparkling was created in partnership with National Geographic to help establish marine protected areas and support sustainable fishing. $4 per bottle sold goes to National Geographic’s Ocean Initiative.
Turning to Passover, we acknowledge the central role wine plays throughout the evening where it is required four times during the Seder. For those of you who still think Manischewitz is de rigeur, my family traditionally serves Pinot Noir. The blessing over the “fruit of the vine” is one we all know by heart. There’s a chalice for the prophet Elijah, plus the 10 teaspoons of wine we each spill out of our glasses into a saucer as a sacrifice to ward off the 10 biblical plagues that God inflicted on Egypt to secure the release of the Israelites from slavery as explained in the Book of Exodus.
I think we can all agree these are calamities ... though we did pray for flooding during the harshest points of the California drought :
The Nile turning to blood
Infestation of frogs
Death of livestock
Thunder & hail
Locusts
Smiting of the first born
Pharaoh capitulated after the tenth plague, and then changed his mind, portrayed to the utmost of your imagination in Cecil B. DeMille’s Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston as Moses in one of the greatest moments in movie history.
This is my third year hosting Passover at my house. I will borrow my father’s annotated Haggadah, a silver chalice from my grandmother that we fill with wine for Elijah, and a blue velvet matzo cover embroidered by my great grandmother when she was eight years old, shortly after sailing to America from Odessa.
In a break with tradition, I am planning on serving Russian Cuvee. Bubbles will pair beautifully with classic Passover dishes like smoked salmon, matzo ball soup, potato latkes with crème fraiche and apple sauce, fried artichokes … even brisket. After all, Passover is a celebration – a celebration of freedom against oppression. And I feel Elijah will enjoy bubbly for a change.
The night will not conclude before celebrating the full moon – the pink moon, to be exact. Nothing befits a full moon like bubbles. And a “pink moon” naturally calls for a gorgeous pale rosé like our Wedding Cuvée. This is the most romantic of our Sparklings, the one we are best known for. I describe it as dangerously easy to drink.
I am a major advocate of toasting the full moon. It unites us.
So, to recap, we will be raising a glass for Earth Day, at least four for Passover, culminating with a late night toast to the full moon.
With so much to celebrate, I just hope none of us will have to wake up too early on the 23rd.
March 16, 2016 | Joy Sterling
A New Vintage of Joy! To Welcome Spring
The allure of buried treasure beguiles us as children. We trudge through our backyards guided by maps which point us to the spot marked X. Ah! The excitement of discovering something hidden.
This is an experience which eludes most of us as adults. That was, until our cellar master discovered a cache of long forgotten, unlabeled magnums of Sparkling Wine from various vintages going back 10-15 years. A treasure trove of beautifully aged bubbly - 30 cases of this, 40 cases of that, from seven vintages and 13 different base wines. The first vintage of Joy! was a 1991, which we released in spring of 2007.
Today, the Joy! project is in full bloom. The new release, vintage 2003, makes its debut Friday, March 18th (details about Release Day Joy! at the vineyard here). Shop it here.
To sip this wine is to experience the magic of 12 years aging in contact with the yeast before disgorging. As winemaker David Munksgard explains, it takes a full 12 years for the wine’s alcohol and acid to have the time to dissolve the goodness inside the yeast’s mitochondria (break out those biology textbooks!). Once released, those "goodies" (amino acids, proteins, and fatty acids) achieve two things, both hallmarks of truly beautiful bubbles. They contribute to the umami experience and the fatty acids coat the bubbles which making the perfect, pin point, tiny orbs that accumulate at the surface of the glass creating a “foam cap” or crown. The result is an especially creamy texture and nutty, brioche aromas.
I wish I could say that we planned Joy!, but I do feel it is to our credit that we hold onto these magnums for so long. As everyone in business knows, the most expensive thing you can do is hold onto inventory.
There is no doubt in my mind that longer aging is the key to creating the greatest California Sparklings, second only to vineyard site. The longer the time en tirage, the smaller the bubbles, leading to richer, creamier and more elegant wine. Top quality bubbly is so much about texture, which can only come from extended time on the lees. When you are drinking a tete de cuvee, like Joy!, you should not even have to swallow. It should just effervesce away in your mouth. (See our blog post on The Science behind the Magic, October 2015).
David says that he doesn’t know of any other California producers nor many French houses making this kind of time investment. (Maybe we should change the name of the wine to Patience?) That said, we urge you to be completely spontaneous in drinking Joy! We’ve already held onto to it long enough and David is always quick to remind us that even the most special wines are not made to be revered, but shared and enjoyed.
Here are his tasting notes:
"By nose, yeast and toasted hazelnut lead the way to grapefruit and baked apple scents with a hint of ginger. By mouth, your first impression is more sensual than taste. Full, rich and yet youthful and bright all at once. The most perfect lemon curd; creamy richness with freshness and bright finish. It is lush and refined like a silky ribbon."
How can you resist?
It has been four long, thirsty years since we have had any Joy! to share. That was the 1999 vintage, which won a near perfect 98 point score in Wine Enthusiast, 93 Points from Robert Parker and 93 points from Wine & Spirits.
The reviews were spectacular:
“Graceful and refined, with crisp apple and yeasty lemon aromas that lead to complex flavors of toasted almond, ginger and spicy mineral. Finishes with pinpoint crispness.”
“Drink now!”
“Light gold in the glass with aromas of wet stones, lemon, and roasted nuts, this wine tastes of bright apple, lemon, buttered toast, long finish. Wonderful acidity. One of the finest made in California”
“A deft blend of richness and delicacy, offering mature aromas of spiced apple, almond and cinnamon, with opulent flavors of toasty crème brûlée, laced with notes of mineral and ginger. Great length.”
We were greatly honored when it was served to the Queen of England at a State Dinner at the Ambassador's residence in London, Winfield House, in 2011.
Fortunately, the four year “drought” has been worth the wait! The current release is 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. The disgorging date (day/month/year) is on the back of each bottle.
Spring forth and enjoy!
March 8, 2016 | Joy Sterling
Pioneers, Progress and Parity - An International Women’s Day Toast
Never missing a reason to celebrate, today I raise a glass to International Women’s Day. #IWD2016. The theme this year is parity: 50-50 by 2030, which inspired internet sleuthing to ascertain how the wine world (and agriculture generally) is fairing vis a vis parity.
we've come a long way baby!
Most visible are the women whose names are on the bottle: Gina Gallo, Delia Viader, Merry Edwards, Kathleen Heitz Myers, Marimar Torres (Marimar Estate), Katherine Hall, Beth Nichols (Far Niente), Beth Novak Milliken (Spottswood), yours truly (Iron Horse), Cristina Mariani-May (Castello Banfi), and most famous of all, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot (biography of the Veuve Clicquot is a must read).
A recent Women Winemakers of California study called “How Many Women” shows that 29% of the lead winemakers in Napa are women, but statewide, the average is just 9.8%. There’s clearly room for growth.
Barrie Sterling in the vineyards - Vintage 2014
We can point to some key pioneers who may help the global community reach a glorious tipping point of parity. For example, the most powerful wine buyer on the planet is a woman. Annette Alvarez-Peters is responsible for more than $1 billion worth in wine sales every year in over 300 Costco stores across the country. Costco is the sixth largest retailer in the US and number seven in the world.
We are fabulously wealthy in women wine writers and influencers - Esther Mobley of San Francisco Chronicle, Virginie Boone of Wine Enthusiast, Peg Melnick and Michelle Anna Jordan of The Press Democrat, radio personality Ziggy Eschliman, TV star Leslie Sbrocco, Karen MacNeil author of the Wine Bible, Sarah Schneider of Sunset Magazine, Adrienne Shubin, The Rich Life (On a Budget) blogger, Jo Diaz and Twitter stars Amy Lieberfarb, #SonomaChat, Nannette Eaton, @Wine Harlots and our very own social media maven Shana Ray Bull ... to name just a few locally based here in Northern California.
The growing stature of women in wine is a no brainer for many reasons. Selling wine is a natural fit as it is fundamentally a relationship business. There is a long and marvelous history of women at the forefront, like the aforementioned Veuve Clicquot. An additional advantage is that women naturally are better tasters because we are generally endowed with more taste buds then men. Can’t argue with the science. (http://www.nataliemaclean.com/blog/women-wine-tasting/)
Pinot Harvest
One area where we are weak is at the upper echelon of the major wine and spirits distribution companies. As big as they are, they are also family businesses, which puts an interesting slant on the question of why there isn’t a woman of my generation running any one of them. Where are the daughters and the granddaughters? I guess they don’t want to, which perhaps says something about the distribution end of the business.
Vineyard and cellar work are physically demanding, but no harder than being a firefighter. In the vineyards, 25% of the workers are women. My parents recall that many of the harvest crews they hired in the ‘70s included women, often young mothers who brought their little children to work. In fact, my mother set up an ad-hoc daycare, hiring our foreman’s teenage daughter to watch over the children and read to them in English.
Today’s vineyard workers are a different generation. Rightly so, the pay scale is rising and will continue to rise to ensure we have qualified, highly trained teams to bring our products literally to fruition. The demanding nature of this work in no way discriminates against women, especially in the judgement and professionalism required to bring in the best grapes.
My personal experience is atypical in that I am without doubt the luckiest person walking. Just read my bio. I have had every conceivable advantage. As I always say, the first smartest thing I ever did was pick my parents. But I feel very strongly that the wine and food world along with agriculture in general ARE and SHOULD BE very attractive for women.
My advice to young women entering the wine world is to start in a winery tasting room, wine retail store, or a country club, golf club or yacht club. Constantly put yourself in a position to be tasting new, exciting and diverse wines. Join or create a tasting group. I strongly support the Sommelier Guild primarily because of their commitment to mentorship.
For additional perspective, we reflected on this day with three women I admire: Karen Ross, California State Secretary of Agriculture, Helene Dillard, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis, Anita Cook Motard, who (full disclosure) heads Strategic Account Sales for our Texas distributor, Glazer’s Wholesale Co and serves on the advisory board for Women of the Vine, each recently interviewed by our ace blogger Tarin Teno. These women are leaders who have accomplished great success. Their end goals are diverse, but the common theme in each interview is the importance of a network.
Three Cheers for our Three Interviewees!
Karen Ross, California State Secretary of Agriculture
Tell us a bit about your professional path to this point: I grew up on a farm in Nebraska and spent my early years fighting my place in agribusiness. But as an adult, each job I took brought me back closer to that world (Note: prior to Secretary Ross’ appointment to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, she was chief of staff for US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and also served as President of the California Association of Winegrape Growers from 1996-2009). It all came full circle when I was able to buy out my dad’s share of our farm. There’s a connectivity to nature that you can’t deny, it reflects the seasons of our lives and the lessons of hard work.
Who is your role model?: My dad was the most influential force in my life. He was all about positive thinking and instilled the belief that you can achieve anything you want. He was raised by a strong female, my grandmother, who ran the business on the farm in his childhood years.
Give us a snapshot of where we are in the parity struggle from where you sit: Today, the vast majority of people working on agricultural matters in Sacramento are women. I surmise that this over 50% skew has to do with women deftly grasping the issues and having strong communication skills. But while there has been a large transformation in the group working as advocates in the capital, the legislative body has changed more slowly. The elected bodies are still not 50-50 despite the fact that Governor Brown’s governing body is quite diverse.
What is your proudest accomplishment to date?: The creation of the California Sustainable Wine Growing Program. We brought the wine community together and set the tone for other farming communities like the almond growers. I’m also proud to have been part of children's wellness initiatives, particularly the Let’s Move partnership with the First Lady.
What woman (in any field, in history or thriving today) do you most admire?: It would be really easy for me to say Mother Theresa because of the compassion with which she lived.. I believe in a principle which drove her - if we don’t take care of the weakest link in our chain, we will have nothing.
What advice do you have for young women who are interested in food, wine and agriculture?: I get to spend a lot of time with young people n high school and college across the state. I see so many women getting involved, there is definitely a renaissance of interest at the intersection of agriculture, food, and the environment. I encourage this injection of energy, which is at our foundation. Agriculture has always been innovative; the wine industry is a great example of that. This new generation, of women and men, have a passion for a larger mission of being connected to our natural resources and producing what humanity needs as our populations expand. I tell them to explore their interests; You just have to be willing to work hard.
Helene Dillard, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis
Tell us a bit about your professional path to this point: I grew up in California, born and raised in San Francisco. At an early age - I knew I wanted to be a biologist but wasn’t able to pinpoint what I wanted to do within that. So I went to UC Berkeley as an undergrad and majored in biology of natural resources where I gravitated towards agriculture. It was in a Ph.D. program at UC Davis that I found my passion in soil and plant pathology (and a Ph.D. to add to her M.S. degree in soil science). I was fortunate to land a professorial job at Cornell. I had a 50% research and 50% extension assignment and kept very busy with the plant diseases in the North East for 30 years. I was chosen for many leadership positions during my time there and before I knew it, I was recruited for the position of Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis in January 2014.
Who is your role model?: I owe my success to my parents who identified my childhood interest in science. I received things like chemistry sets at Christmas. Though my parents weren’t traditionally wealthy, they were rich in understanding and they pushed to foster my early proclivities. I remember looking through that first microscope at onion skins and being captivated.
Give us a snapshot of where we are in the parity struggle from where you sit: UC Davis is a premier branch of the California State University System. The average grade for incoming freshman last fall was 4.0. There are four undergraduate colleges. The College of Agriculture has an enrollment of 7,000 students - 69% are female … and we are growing. The trend is quite interesting and I often wonder what was the tipping point.. It’s something that we’re looking to evaluate with more data points. As educators, we’re also interested in maintaining a balance as is important in any ecosystem. We want to make sure that we’re nurturing young men as well as low income, first generation, and minority students. I’m proud to say we’re doing well with that last contingent. 50% of UC Davis students receive financial aid.
What advice do you have for young women who are interested in food, wine and agriculture?: Today at UC Davis, the competitive pressure is intense. As Dean, one of the things I do at orientation is encourage kids to enjoy their education and learn about what experiences to prioritize. It’s more important to get to the finish line and be able to contribute to the world than submitting to an A+ obsession. (We tell their parents the same thing!)
Anita Cook Motard, Strategic Accounts, Glazer’s Wholesale Co., Women of the Vine Advisory Board, Founder CHEERS
Tell us a bit about your professional path to this point: I started with Glazers as a spirits sales rep but quickly moved to wine which I deemed to be more “safe” for a woman and required fewer late nights. After four years in that role, I was promoted to sales team manager which created mixed emotions for me. Few women had occupied that position and I was nervous about overseeing friends. I took the job but had no one to guide me. I was on my own, working my way up through management.
Who is your role model?: I sadly can’t point to an influential woman who impacted my career. There are some men, bosses who directed me professionally, but women in high up roles just didn't exist.
Give us a snapshot of where we are in the parity struggle from where you sit: I feel very strongly about the importance of mentorship in early career moments, and have taken a leadership role for women’s causes internally at Glazer’s. I spoke with our Senior Vice President of Human Resources about starting a women’s group with a mission to champion diversity and inclusion. And from that conversation, CHEERS was founded. CHEERS joins a number of business resource groups within the company and is focused on connecting hardworking women while empowering them to educate, respect, and support each other. We host panel discussions with major influencers and are looking to formalize the mentoring program by this time next year. It’s our top priority.
What advice do you have for young women who are interested in food, wine and agriculture?: The industry was in a different place when I was building my career. I encourage women to connect and support each other through informal check-ins whether it involves lunch dates or bubbles. As a woman in a leadership role, it’s my responsibility to fill the void and encourage women who have the will to work their way through the ranks.
And so, a toast on this International Women’s Day, March 8, 2016 - ideally with Iron Horse 2011 Brut X (for the X chromosome!), honoring the pioneering spirit of the women who have made significant inroads for future generations, celebrating progress and cheering the continued momentum to achieve parity. It’s our responsibility, and joy, to be part of the movement.
November 12, 2015 | Joy Sterling
30th Anniversary of the Reagan-Gorbachev Summit Meeting
Thirty years ago this month (November 19th), Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met in Geneva, Switzerland for their first Summit Meeting. All of the historians agree that the two superpowers were poles apart until that moment when they clinked glasses with Iron Horse. It was amazing how quickly their relationship evolved. And for all these years, my family has taken complete credit for ending the Cold War.
The Reagans hosted the Gorbachevs for dinner at Maison Saussure, a grey stone 18th century chateau on a 20 acre park about three miles from Geneva and just a few yards away from the lake. It was the residence of the Aga Kahn, who vacated it for the President and Mrs. Reagan. The dinner was private. It started around 8 p.m. and was reportedly limited to just 16 people.
Recorded in the National Security Archive, the toasts which are now de-classified and available online, became the basis for the joint statement released the next day. Both sides emphasized that the Geneva meeting started something that would lead them to more significant steps in improving bilateral relations and the global situation, "with mutual understanding and a sense of responsibility,” putting into text that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. See Document 24: Geneva Summit Memorandum of Conversation. November 20, 1985, 8:00-10:30 p.m. Dinner Hosted by President and Mrs. Reagan.
Reagan’s Secretary of State George Schultz wrote in his memoire, “Nancy Reagan had orchestrated a wonderful dinner that night at Maison de Saussure. Both Reagan and Gorbachev were relaxed. They spoke with warmth in their toasts at the dinner table, and the toasts had real content. We then moved into the library for coffee.”
“Arrangements for the next day were not at all settled. There would be a final ceremonial meeting at the International Press Center. The agreed statement, I thought, would shape up satisfactorily. But what would the leaders do? I said to the president and Gorbachev , ‘You can't just sit there while a statement is being presented. You are the leaders. You each must say something.’ I sensed reluctance. Each was hesitant, I surmised, to risk being seen on worldwide television while the other might level criticism. Agree to speak for three minutes each, along the lines of the toasts you gave at dinner,’ I urged. They both knew they should speak, and each was looking for a little reassurance from the other.”
Jack F. Matlock Jr. wrote in Reagan and Gorbachev, “Including private dinners [in the summit program] was built on the idea that the two leaders must not only respect each other but also like each other to accomplish [peace between the United States and Soviet Union]. It was also a signal to the bureaucracy that it was okay to be friends with the other side. We wanted to create an environment where representatives from the two sides could speak privately if we thought we had a problem rather than going to the press and having a big brouhaha. It helped reduce tensions, ultimately. Being friendly personally does not achieve everything, but it becomes a lot harder to achieve your common goals if you’re not being friendly.”
Matlock was the White House's senior coordinator of policy toward the Soviet Union and the one who rehearsed with Reagan prior to the Geneva Summit, playing the role of Gorbachev. He later became Ambassador to Moscow.
Iron Horse was chosen for this historic event by a Sacramento wine merchant named David Berkley, who knew the Reagans from their days in the Governor’s Mansion. David became the unpaid, unsung wine advisor to the White House, consulting with the Social Secretary, the Chief Usher and the chef to pick wines to match a particular occasion, diplomatic goal and the richness of a sauce.
He recommended Iron Horse because of the quality of our wine (of course!), but also because it was perfectly “themed.” The Reagan Administration paid as much attention to the “optics” as they did the issues and we fit in as an American winery, rooted in the town of Sebastopol, near the Russian River.
At the time, we were told that the wine selection had to be signed off by every member of Cabinet because it was considered such a high level diplomatic decision. And, for security reasons we were asked to ship the cases in unmarked boxes to Andrews Air Force Base.
I have always felt, though this is pure conjecture, that they chose our Blanc de Blancs because Ronald Reagan liked to wear the white hat.
The vintage served was 1983 when our first vintage of Sparkling was 1980. We were still so young. And this truly put us on the map.
It is noteworthy that the second Summit in Reykjavik, Iceland was declared a setback both by media of the day and historians … perhaps because Iron Horse was not deployed? But Iron Horse was brought back into play as the toasting wine at the State Dinner at the White House in 1987, which lead to the signing of the INF Treaty.
We now produce about 1,000 cases of Russian Cuvee a year commemorating what Time Magazine called one of the ten most significant events of the 20th century. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Geneva Summit, we are releasing for the first time, magnums of our Russian Cuvee and our Blanc de Blancs – only 40 cases are available of each.
Some people have suggested the way things are going today, we need to get back into the business of diplomacy with Russia. It does seem there are lessons to be learned from the Geneva Summit in terms of reestablishing contact after a period of tense relations between two world powers.
Here’s a toast to getting Russia to the table again … with a glass.
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Is Arby's Bad For You?
Arby's is additives, HFCS, and “Natural” flavors galore. Looking out for both your short-term and long-term health, we recommend making your own sandwich from home.
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You’ve probably opted for an Arby’s sandwich instead of a McDonald’s Big Mac, not only because it tastes good. The main reason would be that it feels much lighter and healthier than even a salad at McDonald’s. After viewing an online Arby’s menu at first glance, it’s nothing too unhealthy sounding. You’ve got signature roast beef gyros. Turkey clubs, sliders--every main food was coupled with a brief description of ingredients that sound like anything you could easily find at Walmart. What could go wrong with a sandwich shop? The ingredients, of course.
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
The Angus beef, an ingredient found in a few entrees, contained something unfamiliar: hydrolyzed soy protein. According to livestrong.com, it’s a way to boil the soy protein in sulfuric acid - a chemical substance not meant for ingesting. Of course, in the process of hydrolysis, other chemicals are added to neutralize the compound, but that only adds to the fact that after eating this, you’re also consuming several unhealthy chemical byproducts.
Likewise, hydrolyzed soy protein is also code for MSG. Bring on the headaches, the migraines, and the neurotoxicity.
Arby’s is also not free from the enemy of weight-loss progress itself: high fructose corn syrup. In the Smoky Q Sauce of the Arby-Q, this is the condiment’s first ingredient. Several sauces tend to contain high fructose corn syrup in them, unfortunately.
And it doesn’t stop at the sauces, either. The Breakfast Biscuit’s third ingredient is hydrogenated palm kernel oil. This is a fancy cover-up for trans-fat, as indicated by the term “hydrogenated.” The biscuit further contains DATEM, which we have learned has been linked to heart fibrosis in animals.
Natural and Smoke Flavor
And lastly, across the board we saw several foods tainted with “natural” (which we learned is very vague and can include anything the manufacturers want to use) or natural smoke flavor: the Arby-Q, ranch dressing, the french toast sticks, several of the desserts, the gyro sauce. Most of these are sweets and/or condiments, which you probably won’t be eating a lot of anyway.
But with things like the Arby-Q, a popular item, we’ve got to analyze some more. Smoke flavoring is an ingredient in this food as well. What on earth is smoke flavoring, and is it safe?
According to nutrionfacts.org, we don’t have much to worry about. Actual smoked foods (grilled foods) are more carcinogenic than natural smoke flavor. However, it’s still carcinogenic, so moderation is extremely important.
Let’s not forget, calories. If you’ve looked at an Arby's sandwich or burger, it’s pretty big. A medium sized Beef N Cheddar Mid has about 1700 mg of sodium, 560 calories (more cals than a Big Mac), and 1.5 grams of trans fat. Normally, we see 0% for trans fat, but hey, at least they were honest.
When looking through the nutritional info on the menu, It didn’t surprise us that the majority of items were over 300 calories. Calories, after all, shouldn’t be an indicator of how good or bad food is--alone at least.
However, our fancies were tickled when we discovered that a few sauces, including the honey mustard dipping sauce, added over 100 more calories to the Prime-Cut Chicken Tenders. Makes you wonder what they’re putting in your sauces (HFCS, food dyes, soybean oil—the first ingredient, which is weird)
When it comes to Arby’s food, it’s important to remember that it’s still fast food. It’s still packed with preservatives and additives and fat. Once in a while, it’s fine to treat yourself, but nothing is more nutritious than a healthy, home-cooked meal, no “natural flavors”
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Healthier alternatives
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Amazing Celebrity Kids Grown Up
March 19, 2018 by Uros Pavlovic in Misc.
Time flies by, and nothing proves it better than watching these lovely and amazing celebrity kids reach adulthood. Fair enough, some of these kids are undeniably similar to their celeb parents (check it out). Otherwise, in most cases it’s nice to see that they’ve managed to stand up for themselves and shine on their own. Sure their parents are icons and most of those parents have become household names and, quite naturally their kids are known for stepping into the spotlight of fame more than once.
Lily Rose Depp
Sadli after hours @karimsadli
A post shared by Lily-Rose Depp (@lilyrose_depp) on Mar 1, 2018 at 4:13pm PST
Lily Rose Depp, daughter of actor Johnny Depp and actress Vanessa Paradis, is now almost 18 and, of course she has already joined the group of amazing celebrity kids who striving to grab all the joys of stardom. She started modeling and made her debut for designer Chanel (not too shabby either). In addition, she she already has minor roles in independent films, and is an an active and passionate advocate for gender equality.
Greer Grammar
The man, the myth, the legend – it’s been quite the journey but I’ve never been more proud to be your daughter. Happy birthday Dad ❤
A post shared by Greer Grammer (@greer_grammer) on Feb 21, 2018 at 12:19pm PST
Sarah Sutherland
#SarahSutherland and the Olympia Bracelet @interviewmag ????
A post shared by ANA KHOURI (@anakhouri) on Apr 13, 2017 at 11:33am PDT
The great name of Sutherland is known throughout Hollywood and right now even 29-year-old Sarah Sutherland, who is also an actress like her father (Kiefer Sutherland) carries the name with pride. Sarah got her first role in 2012 on the TV show Veep and is a regular now. In addition, Sarah appeared in an episode of The Newsroom.
Destry Allyn Spielberg
Spring is coming!!!
A post shared by Destry Spielberg (@destryallyn) on Mar 15, 2018 at 9:58am PDT
One of Hollywood’s top movie directors, Steven Spielberg, and actress Kate Capshaw have a daughter called Destry and one would assume that having two parents like Steven and Kate would prompt her to go in their footsteps. However, she did not continue along that road, but decided to turn towards modeling and she now has a contract with DT Model Management. She is 19 years old and as a model is showing tremendous promise.
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Julie Levine embraces the label Jewish mom — but rejects the exaggerated Jewish mother trope represented by characters like Beverly Goldberg of the sitcom "The Goldbergs."
I’m a proud Jewish mom — but I reject the ‘Jewish mom’ stereotype
By Julie Levine | November 9, 2018
Last spring, I brought my son dinner one day a week after track practice — dropping it off at school because he had somewhere to be after track on those days.
After the third or fourth time, he told me that while he appreciated the dinner drop-offs, I should not do this anymore. He reminded me he is in high school and not first grade, and he can manage just fine by himself. He rolled his eyes when he told me this and said, “You are such a Jewish mother.”
There are many things I do to elicit the Jewish mother eye-roll from my kids. I’m definitely always pushing food. I remind the kids to bring a sweater when they go out even though they are old enough to figure this out by themselves. I butt in to their business and offer them unsolicited advice. I pretend I am laid back but I want them to keep working harder, and they know this.
I can fuss. I am overprotective. I am an expert worrier. I worry they don’t sleep enough. I worry they don’t eat enough protein. I worry they haven’t seen their friends in a while. I worry they’ve been out too much. I worry they won’t want Judaism in their lives when they are older.
But in my defense, my kids know I love them unconditionally. I care deeply about their interests and what’s going on in their day-to-day lives. I think they are wildly creative. I value their menschiness more than I do their GPAs, even though they don’t always believe it.
I appreciate who they are and not what I want them to be. I’d rather they shine than me. I kvell over every cool thing they do. I show my love through food — surely there are worse things.
I am not a tiger mom, helicopter mom or a lawnmower mom.
I wear my Jewish mom badge with pride.
The formidable women who came before me — my grandmother Florence Cantor from Minsk, my great-grandmother Anna Fleishman from Kupin, my great-great-grandmother Yenta Kopit from Lyantskorun, all my Jewish mother ancestors … and even my Jewish mommy friends — they are all a part of me. Our shared collective history is powerful. When I make my grandmother’s chicken soup, light Shabbat candles and, yes, even when I push my kids to reach high, I carry all these women with me. They inspire me.
The stereotype of the Jewish mother is not an accurate portrayal of real Jewish moms
The stereotype of the Jewish mother is not an accurate portrayal of real Jewish moms, and certainly not any moms I know.
Marjorie Ingall, in “Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise Successful, Creative, Empathetic, Independent Children,” suspects that “post-Holocaust anxiety was part of why the Jewish mother became a caricature, paired with American Jews experiencing a time of increasing suburbanization, assimilation, and Jewish economic advancement.”
At the same time, the Jewish mother’s one-dimensional status was firmly planted in our imagination by male American Jewish writers. The insufferable, guilt-inducing and infantilizing mother portrayed in books, TV shows, and films, however, is simply not who I am.
Even if it’s usually with a bit of sarcasm when either of my kids calls me a “Jewish mother,” I take it as a compliment.
“Within Jewish culture,” writes Joyce Antler in “You Never Call You Never Write! The History of the Jewish Mother,” “mothers held great importance. In her role as the ‘Woman of Valor,’ celebrated in Biblical verse praising her familial, communal and religious undertakings, the Jewish mother assumed primacy in the preservation of the Jewish people.”
Today, Jewish parenting methods are, according to Ingall, in line with modern parenting research, “fostering children’s creativity, kindness and intellect.” Whatever my failings as a mother may be, I’m thrilled to belong to a club that, Ingall claims, is “responsible for the outsized success of the Jewish people.”
I’ll admit to hovering a bit too much. And I could probably stand to let go a little. But there is much about Jewish mothering to celebrate. Besides, my kids are teenagers. Aren’t they supposed to be annoyed with me no matter what I do?
Julie Levine
Julie Levine is a Bay Area writer and the editor of the Jewish lifestyle blog Florence and Isabelle. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.
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Boom lifts with wind work
By Alex Dahm2019-03-06T14:13:00+00:00
Boom will use, among others, a pair of 750s on the Tasmania job
Goldwind Australia has appointed Boom Logistics, a leading provider of crane logistics and related industrial services in Australia, to undertake the lifting, mechanical and electrical installation of 48 Goldwind wind turbine generators (WTGs) at the Cattle Hill Wind Farm on the eastern shore of Lake Echo in Tasmania.
The project started in February 2019 with revenue generated from this contract to be within a range of AU$13 to $16 million and expected completion in late 2019.
Tony Spassopoulos, Boom Logistics CEO, said, “We are delighted and proud to have been given the opportunity to work with Goldwind Australia, and provide the best possible crane lifting solution, on this important wind farm construction project. Our contract is a total lifting service that includes cranes, rigging, engineering, mechanical, electrical and project management on site.”
Boom is mobilising eight cranes to Tasmania, including two 750 tonne capacity cranes, to lift the 3 MW Goldwind turbines to a hub height of 100 metres. Boom currently provides crane lifting services to Goldwind Australia on scheduled maintenance programmes at other wind farm sites as required.
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Boom Logistics has secured a three year contract to supply cranes and associated services to BHP Billiton Iron Ore Operations in northwest Australia
Record profit growth for Boom Logistics
Australia's Boom Logistics reported a net profit for its 2012 fiscal year of AU$ 19.7 million (US$ 20.5 million), a turnaround from a net loss of AU$ 37.7 million (US$ 39 million) in 2011
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View Jane Tavyev Asher, MD's video on Disorder vs. disability...
Disorder vs. disability | Kids in the House
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Disorder vs. disability
Well a neurological disorder is something that actually has a name assigned to it. So it's something like Asperger's or Autism or headaches or any other number of diagnosable conditions that have a name attached to it. A neurological disability is a deficit in functioning that keeps you from doing everything that everybody else is supposed to be doing. An example of a neurological disability would be someone who has speech or language delay. So it doesn't have a formal diagnosis yet, but there is a delay in the number of words that child has acquired. Whereas a neurological disorder would have a specific name to it. So if the child had language impairment as well as several other features, we might give a diagnosis of Autism for example.
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Dr. Jane Tavyev Asher is a board certified Child Neurologist and Director of the Division of Child Neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Upon attaining her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, she completed residency/ fellowship training in Child Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities at Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children’s Hospital, where her clinical training focused on behavioral neurology, specializing in autism and other developmental disorders, and her research focused on epigenetic factors in autism. She currently maintains a clinical practice at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she sees patients with a variety of neurologic conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorders, developmental delay, ADHD, learning disabilities, tics, headaches, and cognitive/ behavioral management in neuromuscular disorders. She holds an academic/ research appointment as Assistant Professor at UCLA in the Departments of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. Her current research interest remains in the area of autism. Dr. Tavyev Asher is proud to contribute to the training of the next generation of physicians including those specializing in Pediatrics, Child Psychiatry, and Child and Adult Neurology, and she enjoys giving talks on various neurologic topics locally and nationally. She is a member of the Child Neurology Society, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UCLA CART (Center for Autism Research and Treatment), and The Help Group-UCLA Autism Research Alliance. She also serves on the Advisory Board of Healthy Child Healthy Child Healthy World. She enjoys art, music, yoga, skiing, and relaxing with her family.
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UNIVERSITY SINFONIA
Nathan Truesdale Conductors David Williams Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, London Copland Appalachian Spring Glazunov Symphony No. 5 in B flat (flat symbol) major This autumn’s performance by the University Sinfonia begins with the playful orchestration and cheerful melodies of Haydn’s last Symphony. Combined with an energetic rhythmic movement, it’s the perfect prelude to Copland’s celebration of American Midwestern life, his Pulitzer Prize-winning score being one of the most recognisable American works in the repertoire since its composition. In contrast, Glazunov’s Symphony No. 5 is an adventure on a grand scale, in which melody, colour and excitement propel us towards a particularly breath-taking conclusion, a celebration of brilliant sound and colour.
Great Hall, Trent Building £7 (£3 concessions)
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Fact check: On education, gains difficult to demonstrate
Mitt Romney and President Obama during their first presidential debate at the University of Denver.
(Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
By Howard Blume
<i>This post has been updated, as indicated below.</i>
On education, President Obama correctly noted that his ideas for reform have been drawn from ideas championed by Democrats and Republicans, an overlap that also has drawn criticism in some quarters from allies of the president such as teacher unions.
Obama also said that his education reforms were “starting to show gains.” Such gains would be difficult to demonstrate. There are rising test scores in many states, but it’s difficult to link these to federal programs. The president has indeed favored aggressive reforms in education, but most of them are still in process as far as results.
Education historian Diane Ravitch, watching the debate, said in an email that the school-reform grants under Obama’s “Race to the Top” program have “thus far improved nothing.” (Ravitch is a disappointed Obama supporter who is strongly against Romney.) The Obama administration also has successfully pushed nearly all states to adopt year-by-year learning standards called the “common core.” The goal has been to raise academic standards and promote improved curricula nationwide, but little related to this effort has taken effect yet.
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Mitt Romney spoke of education as part of his economic plan. The specifics he mentioned included simplifying the structure of the federal Department of Education. He complained that 47 training programs are housed in eight different agencies. For better or worse, job-training programs are, in fact, housed in multiple federal agencies.
He also spoke of sending education dollars “back to states,” which analysts from both parties have interpreted as a signal that he would reduce the budget and scope of the Department of Education.
Obama, in contrast, has sent education dollars from the federal government to the states via grants and direct aid, under the economic stimulus program, to save programs and jobs. Such programs have increased the federal deficit. The grants were frequently in exchange for adopting education reforms favored by the Obama administration.
Romney, in contrast, is suggesting that dollars would be returned to the states because they would not go to the federal government in the first place.
In criticizing Romney’s tax plan, the President emphasized repeatedly that his challenger’s plan would result in reduced funding for government programs, which, he said, would prove a burden for the middle class—either through more taxes or through cuts in services.
[For the Record, 7:58 p.m. PST Oct. 3: This post has been updated below following the conclusion of the debate.]
As an illustrative metaphor, Obama cited overcrowded classrooms and old, out-of-date textbooks. It’s accurate that his economic-stimulus dollars for education saved teachers’ jobs — which had the result of maintaining smaller classrooms in many places. The number of education jobs preserved is 160,000, according to the National School Boards Assn. The Obama administration puts the number three times higher.
Overall, however, the federal government provides only a small portion of the funds for public education nationwide. And the stimulus dollars were one-time assistance that could only maintain teaching jobs for about two years as a bridge to better economic conditions. This strategy worked in some states, but many teaching jobs were lost in California after the stimulus funds ran out.
This comment on the debate came by email from Jeanne Allen of the Center for Education Reform in Washington, D.C. She has generally praised Romney’s approach to education as moving away from federal heavyhandedness (and some questionable policy directions) under Obama.
“So far I’ve heard they both want to improve skills—Romney wants to make schools better—his words—and Obama wants to invest, do more Race to the Top [grants], hire math and science [teachers]. Thousands of flowers blooming organically versus lots blooming in one growing field might be one way look at it,” she said.
The debate returned to education, just over an hour into the discussion, during the President’s response to a question about the proper role of government.
“We’ve got to reform schools that are not working,” Obama said. “We’ll give you money if you initiate reforms.”
Even critics would likely concede he was speaking accurately at this point, whether they support his policy priorities or not. This approach—providing incentives—was embodied in the administration’s Race to the Top grants and other programs. The President added: “Race to the Top was not a top-down approach.”
Here, some observers from both parties would disagree, arguing that the Obama administration expanded the federal role in a way that some find objectionable.
The president also talked of plans to hire more teachers and stated that his Republican challenger “doesn’t think we need more teachers. I do.”
That characterization does not represent Romney’s position, although it’s true that Romney has criticized the federal economic-stimulus program, which provided money to preserve teaching jobs for about two years during the recession. As far as hiring or retaining teachers, Romney has said that the funding of teachers should be a state and local decision.
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USC announces five-year deal with 790 AM to broadcast football and basketball games
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USC has a new radio home for its football and men’s basketball games.
The school announced Thursday that it has signed a five-year agreement with 790 AM. According to a news release, USC games also will be available via live stream on KABC.com and on the TuneIn Radio app and on SiriusXM satellite radio. The “Trojans Live” Monday night show featuring coaches and athletes will also be on 790.
“We are very excited to be partnering with KABC to bring our football and men’s basketball game radio broadcasts to all of our fans throughout Southern California,” USC athletic director Lynn Swann said in a statement. “This is a wonderful pairing of organizations with long and strong traditions of success. A powerful station like KABC will help us strengthen the USC brand over the airwaves and bring great Trojan content to fans, supporters and alumni throughout the region.
“We are extremely proud to be the showcased sports property on KABC. It was important to us that our radio partner is without other team conflicts, thereby making USC its sports priority.”
USC games had been broadcast on 710 AM since 2006. KABC has previously been the flagship station for the Dodgers and Kings. Last season, Kings games were on iHeartRadio.
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There are two underlying issues to our story today which relates to contemporary parenting practices compared with those of the previous generation. Attitudes have changed dramatically between the time when Lynette Honeysett was growing up in the 1960s and the methodology employed by her children as they bring up their own offspring, Lynette's grandchildren. Changing attitudes to discipline and the impact of digital media are important factors in this complex equation.
Some 81 per cent of grandparents say they fear for the future happiness of their grandchildren, according to the survey The Australian Seniors Series: Raising Modern Australia. Joanne Orlando, a senior lecturer in early childhood education says the challenges faced by today's children are different from those their parents and grandparents had to confront. The worst thing, she suggests, is that there is a lot of pressure on parents to have successful kids. Everyone knows the family with a child who seems to have extra-curricular activities five nights a week.
The extremes of the parenting debate are adopting "old-fashioned ways" or being a "helicopter parent", always on hand to nurture, oversee and protect. Many would argue it wrong for a child to occasionally be given a smack with a wooden spoon, as was Ms Honeysett's experience.That would be a form of discipline alien to many of today's children. Is it unfair to make a child taste food he or she is rejecting or to put a crying child down in a cot rather than holding her for hours? Ms Honeysett appears to argue that, long-term, neither did her any harm.
A generation ago a child was more likely to be found playing outdoors, climbing a tree, cycling or walking to school. For those reasons knees were more likely to be scraped, arms scratched or fractured and a little bit of dirt swallowed along the way. Doesn't that teach a child to understand boundaries? Kids' television with scheduled programming for young viewers was perhaps the only distraction from children inventing ways to amuse themselves.
Now, at least in a more urban environment, a child would be more likely be ferried to school door-to-door by car. No chance to splash in puddles, catch insects or pat a passing dog. Children are more likely to be preoccupied in the passive occupation presented by digital media, whether it be texting or accessing a limitless catalogue of music or video or games available 24/7.
We believe that most child psychologists would agree with the tenet that all things are good in moderation. A child should be allowed to be a child and not exposed to unnecessary external influences that hasten the already rapid transition to adulthood. A broad range of experience is healthy. The arts, physical exercise, team endeavours and unmonitored imaginative play all have an important role in the increasingly over-busy schedule of children today.
There's a time for discipline and a time for saying nothing. No one style of parenting can be regarded as right or wrong. The solution for nurturing a well-balanced child lies somewhere between the two, even if there are some raised eyebrows from grandparents along the way.
This article originally appeared on the SMH.
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More importantly, are superstitions the real deal or just real silly?
1. Don't Walk Under a Ladder: After researching this superstition for a year at the British Library in London, Oliver says the belief's most-cited origin points to "a ladder forming a triangle with the wall and the ground, suggesting the Holy Trinity." Apparently, walking through that triangle would show disrespect to the Trinity and therefore bring bad luck. Another possible (and much simpler) origin: Where there's a ladder, there's usually someone working on top and walking underneath could lead to all sorts of cartoonish accidents, like a hammer falling on someone's head.
2. Black Cats Bring Bad Luck: Oliver says black cats are notoriously linked to witchcraft, which is why some people think they're unlucky. However, there are two sides to this one. Allegedly, if a cat crosses your path it's considered unlucky, but if a cat walks toward you, it's a good omen. Should the first scenario happen, though, Oliver says the "only way to avert the bad luck is to spit."
3. Never Light Three Cigarettes With the Same Match: This superstition originated in military circles and dates back to those long nights in the trenches during World War I. "If three soldiers smoked at once, enemy snipers would easily detect them," says Oliver. "If they used the same match to light all three cigarettes, snipers would notice the match burning after the first one and would have enough time to load guns, aim and fire at the unlucky third smoker."
4. Carrots Are Good for Your Eyesight: Though some studies have shown that the vitamin A in carrots is good for the eyes, the vegetable alone isn't enough to spark 20/20 vision. Oliver says this old wives' tale -- or smart attempt by parents to get their children to eat their veggies -- originated as a myth during World War II. "That's when British pilots where rumored to be eating enormous amounts of carrots to see from high altitudes and in the dark. The rumor was widely spread to throw the public off from the fact that radar had been invented and was being used against the enemy," he says.
5. Cross Your Fingers: If you look hard enough, you can see this superstition has religious roots. Oliver says that crossing your fingers is a type of holy protection because the two overlapping fingers form a "slanted cross." This "good luck" ritual varies around the globe -- in Switzerland, people fold their thumbs in and wrap their other fingers around them instead of the standard index-and-middle-finger combination.
6. Don't Open an Umbrella in The House: The origins of this belief are simple -- what's designed for the outdoors should remain outside. While today's version of the old umbrella superstition is said to simply bring "bad luck," Oliver says there used to be a much darker cloud hanging over the belief in ancient times. "In earlier versions, opening an umbrella inside was an omen of death," he explains.
7. Always Have Something in the Oven: This old Jewish superstition could be considered "family friendly." Supposedly, leaving an oven empty will cause one's family to go hungry in the future. To avoid famine, it's enough to leave a baking sheet or a pan in the oven at all times as a precaution. "This belief is linked to ancient rituals in which food was left for household gods in order to ensure protection of the family," Oliver explains.
8. Wear Underwear Inside Out: When having a bad day, superstition suggests that turning your underwear inside out can make it all better. Oliver isn't quite sure where this odd belief came from, but we wouldn't be surprised if originated on a wild college campus somewhere, perhaps during a post-party "walk of shame."
9. Kiss a Mustachioed Man, End Up a Spinster: There are more superstitions revolving around marriage than we can count, and that includes "kissing a dark-skinned man at a wedding." If a woman does this, she'll supposedly get a marriage proposal shortly thereafter. But watch who you're smooching, ladies. If a woman kisses a man with a mustache and finds a stray hair on her lip after, she's destined to be a spinster.
10. Don't Praise Babies in China: If you're in China and you come across an adorable newborn baby, do not under any circumstances compliment the little one. In China, it's considered "unlucky" to praise babies because it "attracts the attention of ghosts and demons." Instead, Oliver says it's customary to "talk badly about babies" to keep evil entities away. Rather than getting upset, parents are told to convert those insults into praise quietly in their heads.
11. Don't Chew Gum at Night in Turkey: Even if your breath stinks, popping in a stick of gum after dinner in Turkey is a bad idea. "It's thought that if you're chewing gum at night in Turkey, you're actually chewing the flesh of the dead," says Oliver. Gross.
12. Lucky Four-Leaf Clovers: Because of how scarce four-leaf clovers really are, just finding one in a field is lucky in and of itself. Oliver says the rare leaf represents everything one could possibly desire in life: "wealth, fame, love and health."
Unlucky 13. The number 13 -- and Friday the 13th -- are considered unfortunate in many places, and the reasons go back to the Bible. Remember, Jesus had 13 disciples until one of them -- Judas -- betrayed him.
Although some superstitions have ancient roots, skeptic Joe Nickell thinks it's all a bunch of baloney.
Nickell, senior researcher at the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, N.Y., says superstitions aren't the least bit grounded in scientific evidence, so therefore, they can't be taken seriously.
"Superstitions work backwards from the way science works. People start out with a belief and then look for any little bit of evidence that may support it. In science, we start with evidence first and then draw a belief," he explains.
Because superstitious folks "select" their own evidence -- like when you see a black cat and then choose to harp on the worst part of your day -- Nickell believes superstitions are nothing but "a perversion of evidence."
In all his time as a skeptic, he's never once found a superstition grounded in "cause and effect" -- nothing that proves that certain actions cause "good" or "bad" luck.
And boy, has he tried.
From time to time, Nickell and his staff at the Center for Inquiry hold "Superstition Bashes" on Friday the 13th where they test out every common superstition to prove or disprove them.
They run through a "Superstition Obstacle Course" where they walk under ladders, open an umbrella indoors and even break a mirror into tiny pieces.
"We've never found any correlation between those events and alleged 'bad' luck afterward," Nickell says. "Superstitions are bad thinking. There's nothing rational about them, no matter where they come from. They're just a belief for which no scientific proof exists."
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The jollies, kemosabe. The jollies. You may have been the big man on campus in high school, but I’m the one with the Olympic medal.
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Third best. At curling.
I swear on mom’s life that I did not introduce Donny to his new fiancé.
You’re right. But in my defense, you weren’t supposed to find out about it.
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Dove, if you don’t zip it, I will open- shoe punt you into the Great Lakes.
So like a sandal situation?
Which Great Lake? And don’t you dare say Huron.
Hey, be nice to Dove. His ex-wife once dated Puck from Real World San Francisco.
I don’t know why you’re giving up on your writing. You had a hit TV show for goodness sakes.
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Shut up, Coach Dove. You’re not my gym teacher anymore. And at least I didn’t get fired for putting pornography in a time capsule, like a weirdo.
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If you've ever played the claw machine at an arcade, you know how hard it can be to maneuver the metal "hand" to pick up a prize. Imagine trying to play that game when the claw is on Mars, the objects you're trying to grasp are far more fragile than a stuffed bear and all you have is a stitched-together panorama of the environment you're working in. Oh, and there might be a dust storm.
NASA's InSight lander, slated to arrive on Mars Nov. 26, 2018, will be the first mission to use a robotic arm to grasp instruments from the spacecraft and release them into place on another planet. These instruments will help scientists study the deep interior of Mars for the first time.
"We have a lot riding on InSight's robotic arm, so we've been practicing our version of the claw game dozens of times," said Tom Hoffman, InSight's project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. "The difference, of course, is that, unlike the claw machine designers, our robotic arm team works hard to allow us to win every time."
InSight's robotic arm (called the Instrument Deployment Arm) will pick up two sensitive science packages from the spacecraft deck and gently lower them to the ground: the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package, which will assess Mars' interior energy, and the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure, which will study vibrations of the ground set off by marsquakes and meteorite impacts. InSight also needs to place a Wind and Thermal Shield over the seismometer, like a cloche -- or rounded dish cover -- at a fancy dinner service.
"The robotic arm has to place everything perfectly," said Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, team lead for InSight's instrument deployment system operations at JPL. "But we like a challenge."
Luckily, engineers didn't have to start from scratch. The JPL engineering team had in storage a leftover robotic arm -- made for the Mars Surveyor 2001 lander mission that never flew. The arm wasn't as beefy as ones built for missions like the Mars Curiosity Rover, which carries more weight at the end of its arm. But the 2001 arm was designed for lifting, making it appropriate for InSight's mission. And it was long (5.9 feet, or 1.8 meters, to be exact). InSight needs to put the seismometer and heat probe a significant distance away from itself for the sensitive instruments to function optimally.
As with any vintage machine, engineers had to refurbish the arm and customize it for InSight. They pulled it apart, replaced some pieces, relubricated it and repainted it. Engineers also added a color camera and a grapple (the claw).
The original grapple design had two stiff "toes" emanating from a central base, which Trebi-Ollennu likens to a crow's foot. Each instrument was outfitted with a knob, or "grapple point," that resembled a lollipop with a long stem for the stiff foot to grab. In tests on sloped surfaces, the lollipop often got stuck in the toes. Given the possibility of slight slopes at the InSight landing site, engineers didn't want to take that chance.
The second proposed design was an idea familiar to those who have seen junkyard operators maneuver crushed cars. Engineers hung a magnet on an umbilical cord from the robotic arm and put steel plates on the instruments. Tests showed, however, that dust collected on both the magnet's surface and the instruments' steel plate, decreasing the ability of the two parts to stick together. Given that InSight's landing date falls within the typical dust storm season on Mars, engineers decided against this magnet design.
The third idea was the charm: a clawlike grapple with five metal fingers about the length of human fingers (about 2.5 inches, or 63 millimeters, long) hanging off the end of an umbilical cord to compensate for any slopes. The grapple point on each instrument resembled the original spherical lollipop, but with the top half of the sphere cut off and a shorter stem.
An especially clever feature of this robotic hand, Trebi-Ollennu explained, is that melting of paraffin wax -- a common constituent of candles and crayons -- controls the opening of InSight's fingers.
To begin the process, an actuator heats a very pure paraffin wax to 84°F (29°C), which takes about 15 minutes in the average ambient Mars temperature of about minus 60°F (minus 50°C). The wax expands as it melts and pushes out a rod that pushes on a spring that opens the fingers. When the fingers open, a microswitch turns off the heater, and the cooling, contracting wax allows the rod -- and therefore the fingers -- to retract. At rest, the fingers are closed so that if the hand happens to lose power, it won't drop an instrument.
A few days after landing, InSight engineers will put the robotic arm into action. The arm will move so the camera attached to it can take images of the area around the lander site. Back on Earth, engineers will use those images to figure out where the instruments can be safely set down. They will also practice deploying the instruments in a Mars-like test bed at JPL. Once the team is confident that they have a robust plan -- which could take weeks -- the arm with its grapple will slowly begin to deploy those instruments for real on Mars.
"We're looking forward to the demanding work of getting InSight's claw machine in motion," said Bruce Banerdt, InSight's principal investigator at JPL. "But the prize for the InSight team won't be a fuzzy bear. It'll be the stream of science data flowing in from precisely placed instruments -- telling us what Mars is really like on the inside."
JPL, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages InSight for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. InSight is part of NASA's Discovery Program, managed by the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The InSight spacecraft, including its cruise stage and lander, was built and tested by Lockheed Martin Space in Denver.
Find more information about InSight at:
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/
Andrew Good / D.C. Agle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-393-2433/393-9011
andrew.c.good@jpl.nasa.gov / agle@jpl.nasa.gov
Written by Jia-Rui Cook
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Color View of Ceres
This is a NASA Hubble Space Telescope color image of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt.
Astronomers enhanced the sharpness in these Advanced Camera for Surveys images to bring out features on Ceres' surface, including brighter and darker regions that could be asteroid impact features. The observations were made in visible and ultraviolet light between December 2003 and January 2004.
The colors represent the differences between relatively red and blue regions. These differences may simply be due to variation on the surface among different types of material.
Ceres' round shape suggests that its interior is layered like those of terrestrial planets such as Earth. Ceres may have a rocky inner core, an icy mantle, and a thin, dusty outer crust inferred from its density and rotation rate of 9 hours. Ceres is approximately 590 miles (950 kilometers) across and was first discovered in 1801.
Mission: Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
Target: Ceres
Spacecraft: Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: Advanced Camera for Surveys
Image credit: NASA/ESA/J. Parker (Southwest Research Institute), P. Thomas (Cornell University), L. McFadden (University of Maryland, College Park), and M. Mutchler and Z. Levay (STScI)
NASAs Dawn spacecraft captured this view of Ceres limb on May 19, 2018.
View of Ceres' Limb
This image shows the complex central construct and concentric fractures in the large Dantu Crater on Ceres, as obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on September 1, 2018 from an altitude of about 1335 miles (2150 kilometers).
Dantu Crater
This image shows Haulani Crater and its bright ejecta near the limb of Ceres and Oxo Crater, as obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on September 1, 2018 from an altitude of about 2075 miles (3340 kilometers).
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Why Respect Authority?
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“Honor men of all sorts.”—1 PETER 2:17.
1, 2. (a) What struggle do we face when it comes to authority? (b) What questions will we consider?
HAVE you ever watched a small child react when he is asked to do something he really does not want to do? You may see quite a conflict written plainly on that little boy’s face. He hears his parent’s voice, and he knows that he is supposed to respect his parent’s authority. But in this case, he just does not want to obey. His struggle illustrates a truth we all face.
2 Respect for authority does not always come easily to us. Do you sometimes find it difficult to respect those who have a measure of authority over you? If so, you are not alone in this struggle. We live at a time when respect for authority seems to be at an all-time low. Yet, the Bible says that we need to show respect for those who hold positions of authority over us. (Proverbs 24:21) In fact, doing so is essential if we want to remain in God’s love. Naturally, then, some questions arise. Why can it be so difficult for us to respect authority? Why does Jehovah ask this of us, and what will help us to comply? Finally, in what ways can we show respect for authority?
WHY IT IS A CHALLENGE
3, 4. How did sin and imperfection begin, and why does our sinful nature make it a challenge for us to respect authority?
3 Let us briefly consider two reasons why it can be such a challenge for us to show respect for those in authority. First, imperfection afflicts us; second, it afflicts those humans in authority over us. Human sin and imperfection got their start a long time ago, back in the garden of Eden when Adam and Eve rebelled against God’s authority. So sin began with rebellion. To this day, we have an inborn tendency to rebel.—Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Psalm 51:5; Romans 5:12.
4 Because of our sinful nature, pride and haughtiness arise easily in most of us, whereas humility is a rare quality that we need to work hard to cultivate and maintain. Even after years of faithful service to God, we may give in to stubbornness and pride. For example, consider Korah, who faithfully stuck with Jehovah’s people through many hardships. Still, he craved more authority and brazenly led a rebellion against Moses, the meekest man alive at that time. (Numbers 12:3; 16:1-3) Think, too, of King Uzziah, whose pride led him to enter Jehovah’s temple and carry out a sacred duty reserved for the priests. (2 Chronicles 26:16-21) Such men paid dearly for their rebellion. Yet, their negative examples are useful reminders for all of us. We need to combat the pride that makes it difficult for us to respect authority.
5. How have imperfect humans misused their authority?
5 On the other hand, imperfect humans in positions of power have done much to undermine respect for authority. Many have been cruel, abusive, or tyrannical. In fact, human history is largely a record of the abuse of power. (Read Ecclesiastes 8:9.) For example, Saul was a good, humble man when Jehovah chose him to be king. However, he succumbed to pride and jealousy; he then persecuted the faithful man David. (1 Samuel 9:20, 21; 10:20-22; 18:7-11) David later became one of the best kings Israel ever had, yet he misused his power when he stole the wife of Uriah the Hittite and sent that innocent man to the front lines to be killed in battle. (2 Samuel 11:1-17) Yes, imperfection makes it hard for people to handle power well. And when those in power do not respect Jehovah, they do even worse. After describing the way that some Catholic popes instituted widespread persecution, a British statesman wrote: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” With such a record in mind, let us consider the question: Why should we respect authority?
6, 7. (a) What does our love for Jehovah move us to do, and why? (b) What attitude does submission involve, and how may we show it?
6 The best reasons to respect authority spring from love—our love for Jehovah, for our fellow man, and even for ourselves. Because we love Jehovah above all else, we want to make his heart rejoice. (Read Proverbs 27:11; Mark 12:29, 30.) We know that his sovereignty, his right to rule the universe, has been challenged on earth ever since the rebellion in Eden and that the majority of mankind have sided with Satan and rejected Jehovah’s rule. We are thrilled to take the opposite stand. When we read the majestic words of Revelation 4:11, they strike a chord in our heart. How clear it is to us that Jehovah is the rightful Ruler of the universe! We embrace Jehovah’s sovereignty, accepting his rule in our day-to-day life.
7 Such respect means obedience and more. We obey Jehovah readily because we love him. However, there are bound to be times when obedience will be very difficult for us. At such times we, like that little boy described at the outset, will need to learn submission. We recall that Jesus submitted to his Father’s will even when doing so could seem very challenging. “Let, not my will, but yours take place,” he said to his Father.—Luke 22:42.
8. (a) Submission to Jehovah’s authority today often involves what, and what reveals Jehovah’s feelings in this regard? (b) What can help us to listen to counsel and accept discipline? (See the box “ Listen to Counsel and Accept Discipline.”)
8 Of course, Jehovah does not speak to us individually today; he uses his Word and human representatives on earth. Most often, then, we show submission to Jehovah’s authority by respecting those humans he has placed, or has allowed to continue, in positions of authority over us. If we were to rebel against those humans—for example, by refusing to accept their Scriptural counsel and correction—we would offend our God. When the Israelites murmured and rebelled against Moses, Jehovah took their actions personally as directed against him.—Numbers 14:26, 27.
9. Why will our love for our fellow man move us to respect authority? Illustrate.
9 We also show respect for authority out of love for our fellow man. How so? Well, imagine that you are a soldier in an army. The success, even the very survival of the army, likely depends on each soldier’s cooperation with, obedience to, and respect for the chain of command. If you were to undermine that organization by rebelling, all your fellow soldiers might well be placed in danger. Granted, human armies wreak terrible havoc in the world today. However, Jehovah has armies that do only good. The Bible refers to God hundreds of times as “Jehovah of armies.” (1 Samuel 1:3) He is the Commander of a vast array of mighty spirit creatures. At times, Jehovah likens his earthly servants to an army. (Psalm 68:11; Ezekiel 37:1-10) If we were to rebel against the humans that Jehovah has put in authority over us, might we not be putting our fellow spiritual soldiers at risk? When a Christian rebels against appointed elders, others in the congregation may suffer as well. (1 Corinthians 12:14, 25, 26) When a child rebels, the whole family may suffer. So we show our love for our fellow man by developing a respectful and cooperative spirit.
10, 11. How does a proper desire to benefit ourselves move us to be obedient to authority?
10 We also respect authority because it is in our own best interests to do so. When Jehovah asks us to respect authority, he often mentions the benefits that will come to us for doing so. For instance, he tells children to obey their parents in order to live a long and good life. (Deuteronomy 5:16; Ephesians 6:2, 3) He tells us to respect congregation elders because failure to do so will cause us spiritual harm. (Hebrews 13:7, 17) And he tells us to obey secular authorities for our own protection.—Romans 13:4.
11 Would you not agree that knowing why Jehovah wants us to obey helps us to respect authority? Let us, then, consider how we can show respect for authority in three principal areas of life.
RESPECT IN THE FAMILY
12. What role does Jehovah assign to the husband and father in the family, and how may a man fulfill that role?
12 Jehovah himself designed the family arrangement. Ever the God of order, he has organized the family so that it can work well. (1 Corinthians 14:33) He gives the husband and father authority to act as family head. The husband shows respect for his Head, Christ Jesus, by imitating the way Jesus exercises headship over the congregation. (Ephesians 5:23) Thus, the husband is not to abdicate his responsibility but to shoulder it manfully; nor is he to be tyrannical or harsh but, rather, loving, reasonable, and kind. He keeps in mind that his authority is relative—it never overrules Jehovah’s authority.
A Christian father imitates the way Christ handles headship
13. How may a wife and mother fulfill her family role in a way that pleases Jehovah?
13 A wife and mother is to act as her husband’s helper, or complement. She too is vested with authority in the family, for the Bible speaks of “the instruction of your mother.” (Proverbs 1:8) Of course, her authority is subordinate to that of her husband. A Christian wife shows respect for her husband’s authority by helping him fulfill his role as family head. She does not belittle him, manipulate him, or usurp his position. Rather, she is supportive and cooperative. When his decisions are not to her liking, she may respectfully express her thoughts, but she remains submissive. If her husband is not a believer, she may face challenging situations, yet her submissive conduct may move her husband to seek Jehovah.—Read 1 Peter 3:1.
14. How may children bring joy to their parents and to Jehovah?
14 Children bring delight to Jehovah’s heart when they obey their father and mother. They also bring honor and joy to their parents. (Proverbs 10:1) In single-parent families, children apply the same principle of obedience, aware that their parent may have an even greater need for their support and cooperation. In families where all members fulfill the roles that God designed for them, a great deal of peace and joy results. This reflects well on the Originator of all families, Jehovah God.—Ephesians 3:14, 15.
RESPECT IN THE CONGREGATION
15. (a) How may we show in the congregation that we respect Jehovah’s authority? (b) What principles may help us to be obedient to those taking the lead? (See the box “ Be Obedient to Those Who Are Taking the Lead.”)
15 Jehovah has appointed his Son as Ruler over the Christian congregation. (Colossians 1:13) Jesus, in turn, has assigned his “faithful and discreet slave” to look after the spiritual needs of God’s people on earth. (Matthew 24:45-47) The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses serves as “the faithful and discreet slave.” As in the first-century Christian congregations, elders today receive instructions and counsel from the Governing Body, either directly or through its representatives, such as traveling overseers. When we as individuals respect the authority of Christian elders, we are obeying Jehovah.—Read 1 Thessalonians 5:12; Hebrews 13:17.
16. In what sense are elders appointed by holy spirit?
16 Elders and ministerial servants are not perfect. They have failings, as we do. Yet, the elders are “gifts in men,” provided to help the congregation remain spiritually strong. (Ephesians 4:8) Elders are appointed by holy spirit. (Acts 20:28) How so? In that such men must first meet the qualifications recorded in God’s spirit-inspired Word. (1 Timothy 3:1-7, 12; Titus 1:5-9) Further, the elders who evaluate a brother’s qualifications pray earnestly for the guidance of Jehovah’s holy spirit.
17. In their congregation activity, why do Christian women at times wear head coverings?
17 In the congregation, there may be times when no elders and ministerial servants are available to perform a task normally assigned to them, such as conducting a meeting for field service. In such instances, other baptized brothers may fill in. If none are available, then qualified Christian sisters may fill such needs. However, when a woman fills a role normally assigned to a baptized male, she wears a head covering. * (1 Corinthians 11:3-10) This requirement does not demean women. Rather, it provides an opportunity to show respect for Jehovah’s arrangement of headship, both in the family and in the congregation.
RESPECT FOR SECULAR AUTHORITY
18, 19. (a) How would you explain the principles outlined at Romans 13:1-7? (b) How do we show respect for secular authorities?
18 True Christians conscientiously adhere to the principles stated at Romans 13:1-7. (Read.) As you read over that passage, you can see that “the superior authorities” mentioned there are the secular governments. As long as Jehovah allows these human powers to exist, they perform important functions, maintaining a measure of order and providing needed services. We show our respect for these authorities by means of our law-abiding conduct. We are careful to pay whatever taxes we owe, to fill out properly any forms or documents that the government may require, and to comply with any laws that involve us, our family, business, or possessions. However, we do not submit to the secular authorities if they ask us to disobey God. Rather, we reply as did the apostles of old: “We must obey God as ruler rather than men.”—Acts 5:28, 29; see the box “ Whose Authority Should I Obey?”
WHOSE AUTHORITY SHOULD I OBEY?
Principle: “Jehovah is our Judge, Jehovah is our Lawgiver, Jehovah is our King.”—Isaiah 33:22.
Some questions to ask yourself
What would I do if I were asked to violate Jehovah’s standards?—Matthew 22:37-39; 26:52; John 18:36.
What would I do if I were ordered to refrain from carrying out Jehovah’s commands?—Acts 5:27-29; Hebrews 10:24, 25.
What can help me to want to obey those in positions of authority?—Romans 13:1-4; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 6:1-3.
19 We also show respect for secular authorities by our demeanor. At times, we may deal directly with government officials. The apostle Paul dealt with such rulers as King Herod Agrippa and Governor Festus. These men were seriously flawed, but Paul addressed them with respect. (Acts 26:2, 25) We imitate Paul’s example, whether the official we address is a powerful ruler or a local policeman. In school, young Christians endeavor to show similar respect for their teachers and for school officials and employees. Of course, we do not limit such respect to those who approve of our beliefs; we are also respectful when dealing with those who are antagonistic toward Jehovah’s Witnesses. Really, nonbelievers in general should be able to sense our respect.—Read Romans 12:17, 18; 1 Peter 3:15.
20, 21. What are some of the blessings that result from showing proper respect for authority?
20 Let us not be stingy when it comes to showing respect. The apostle Peter wrote: “Honor men of all sorts.” (1 Peter 2:17) When people sense that we view them with genuine respect, they may be deeply impressed. Remember, this quality is becoming ever rarer. Showing it, then, is one way in which we heed Jesus’ command: “Let your light shine before men, so that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens.”—Matthew 5:16.
21 In this bedarkened world, good-hearted people are drawn to spiritual light. So our showing respect in the family, in the congregation, and in secular settings may attract some and move them to walk in the light with us. What a glorious prospect! Even if that does not happen, though, one thing is sure. Our respect for humans pleases Jehovah God and helps us to remain in his love. What reward could be greater than that?
^ par. 17 The Appendix article “Head Coverings—When and Why?” examines a few practical ways to apply this principle.
“LISTEN TO COUNSEL AND ACCEPT DISCIPLINE”
Satan’s spirit—his rebellious, contentious attitude—fills today’s world. The Bible thus refers to Satan as “the ruler of the authority of the air” and mentions the resulting “spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience.” (Ephesians 2:2) Many today want to be completely independent of the authority of others. Sadly, that spirit of independence has even infected some in the Christian congregation. For example, an elder may offer some kindly counsel on the dangers of immoral or violent entertainment, but some may resist or even resent the counsel. Each of us needs to apply the words of Proverbs 19:20: “Listen to counsel and accept discipline, in order to become wise in your future.”
What can help us in this regard? Consider three common reasons why people resist counsel or discipline, and then note the Scriptural viewpoint.
“I don’t think the counsel was appropriate.” We may feel that the counsel does not really fit our circumstances or that the one giving it did not grasp the whole picture. Our immediate reaction might even be to belittle the counsel. (Hebrews 12:5) Since we are all imperfect, is it not possible that our own view of the matter is what needs adjusting? (Proverbs 19:3) Was there not some valid reason for the counsel to be given? Then that is what we need to focus on. God’s Word advises us: “Hold on to discipline; do not let it go. Safeguard it, for it means your life.”—Proverbs 4:13.
“I don’t like the way the counsel was given.” Granted, God’s Word sets a high standard for the way counsel should be given. (Galatians 6:1) However, the Bible also says: “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) The only way that we can ever receive perfect counsel delivered in just the right way is to receive it from a perfect person. (James 3:2) Jehovah uses imperfect humans to counsel us, so it is wise to avoid focusing on the way the counsel is given. Look, rather, to the content of the counsel, and prayerfully consider how to apply it.
“He is in no position to counsel me!” If we think that personal faults in the counselor invalidate his counsel, we need to remember the points noted above. Likewise, if we think that our age, experience, or responsibilities in the congregation somehow put us above counsel, we need to readjust our thinking. In ancient Israel, the king had great responsibilities, yet he had to accept counsel from prophets, priests, and others who were among his subjects. (2 Samuel 12:1-13; 2 Chronicles 26:16-20) Today, Jehovah’s organization appoints imperfect men to offer counsel, and mature Christians gladly accept it and apply it. If we have greater responsibilities or experience than others do, we should be even more conscious of the need to set an example in reasonableness and humility by accepting counsel and applying it.—1 Timothy 3:2, 3; Titus 3:2.
Clearly, none of us is above counsel. So let us be resolved to accept counsel readily, apply it obediently, and thank Jehovah heartily for this lifesaving gift. Counsel really is an expression of Jehovah’s love for us, and we want to remain in God’s love.—Hebrews 12:6-11.
“BE OBEDIENT TO THOSE WHO ARE TAKING THE LEAD”
In ancient Israel, there was an urgent need for organization. Moses alone could not oversee millions of people traveling together in a dangerous wilderness. What did he do? “Moses chose capable men out of all Israel and appointed them heads over the people, as chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens.”—Exodus 18:25.
In the Christian congregation today, there is a similar need for organization. That is why a field service group has an overseer, a congregation has elders, a group of congregations has a circuit overseer, and a country has a Country Committee or a Branch Committee. Because of this organization, each man acting as a shepherd is able to pay close attention to Jehovah’s sheep assigned to his care. Such shepherds are accountable to Jehovah and to Christ.—Acts 20:28.
This organizational arrangement calls for each of us to be obedient and submissive. Never would we want to have the attitude of Diotrephes, who had no respect for those taking the lead in his day. (3 John 9, 10) Rather, we want to heed the words of the apostle Paul, who wrote: “Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you and be submissive, for they are keeping watch over you as those who will render an account, so that they may do this with joy and not with sighing, for this would be damaging to you.” (Hebrews 13:17) Some obey when they agree with the direction coming from those taking the lead but refuse to submit when they disagree with the direction or cannot see the reason for it. Keep in mind, though, that being submissive can include the idea that we obey even when we are not inclined to do so. Each of us, then, does well to ask himself, ‘Am I obedient and submissive to those taking the lead over me?’
Of course, God’s Word does not spell out every arrangement or procedure needed to help the congregation function. Yet, the Bible does say: “Let all things take place decently and by arrangement.” (1 Corinthians 14:40) The Governing Body obeys this direction by putting in place various helpful procedures and guidelines that ensure the smooth and orderly operation of the congregation. Responsible Christian men do their part by setting an example of obedience as they put such arrangements into effect. They also show themselves “reasonable, ready to obey” those placed in oversight. (James 3:17) Thus, each group, congregation, circuit, and country is blessed with a united, orderly body of believers who reflect well on the happy God.—1 Corinthians 14:33; 1 Timothy 1:11.
On the other hand, Paul’s words found at Hebrews 13:17 also highlight why a disobedient spirit is harmful. It may cause those in positions of responsibility to do their work “with sighing.” What should be considered a privilege of sacred service can feel like a burden when a brother must deal with an uncooperative, rebellious spirit in the flock. In turn, damage results “to you,” the entire congregation. Of course, there is yet another form of damage that results when a person refuses to submit to theocratic order. It hurts his spirituality if he is too proud to submit, putting distance between him and his heavenly Father. (Psalm 138:6) Let us all, then, be determined to remain obedient and submissive.
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CHAPTER 1 “This Is What the Love of God Means”
CHAPTER 2 How Can You Maintain a Good Conscience?
CHAPTER 3 Love Those Whom God Loves
CHAPTER 4 Why Respect Authority?
CHAPTER 5 How to Keep Separate From the World
CHAPTER 6 How to Choose Wholesome Entertainment
CHAPTER 7 Do You Value Life as God Does?
CHAPTER 8 God Loves Clean People
CHAPTER 9 “Flee From Sexual Immorality!”
CHAPTER 10 Marriage—A Gift From a Loving God
CHAPTER 11 “Let Marriage Be Honorable”
CHAPTER 12 Speak What “Is Good for Building Up”
CHAPTER 13 Celebrations That Displease God
CHAPTER 14 Be Honest in All Things
CHAPTER 15 Find Enjoyment for Your Hard Work
CHAPTER 16 Oppose the Devil and His Crafty Acts
CHAPTER 17 “Build Yourselves Up on Your Most Holy Faith”
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APPENDIX Head Coverings—When and Why?
APPENDIX Flag Salute, Voting, and Civilian Service
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APPENDIX The Bible’s View on Divorce and Separation
APPENDIX Resolving Disputes in Business Matters
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Camille Mojica Rey
Camille Mojica Rey, Ph.D., is a freelance writer with more than 17 years of experience in journalism and science communication. Camille specializes in the translation of medical science for lay audiences and began writing about the business of biotech in 2016. The subject hits close to home: her husband, a Silicon Valley biotech veteran, now works as a scientist at an Austin-based company. Camille earned a B.A. in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin, a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a certificate in Science Communication from UC Santa Cruz. She has worked for major academic medical centers, including UC San Francisco and Stanford University. She has also worked for the San Jose Mercury News and Latina magazine. Her freelance work has appeared on CNN.com, in Science magazine, and on NPR's Latino USA. Starting in 2017, Camille began teaching writing workshops and facilitating writing retreats for academic and industry scientists.
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Three changes to Limerick hurling team to play Carlow in All Ireland SHC
Jerome O'Connell
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Richie McCarthy makes his first start of the 2018 championship
THERE are three changes to the Limerick senior hurling team to play Carlow in the All Ireland SHC preliminary quarter final.
There is a first ever championship start for William O'Donoghue in midfield, while Richie McCarthy makes his first start of this year's championship at full back.
In the third change from the side that lost to Clare last time out, Aaron Gillane returns in the full forward line.
Richie McCarthy didn't feature in the opening three games of the Munster SHC but was introduced as a half time substitute in the loss to Clare. Saturday in Carlow will be just his third start of the year - he started Allianz Hurling League games in Antrim and Galway.
Limerick's last competitive senior hurling fixture in Dr Cullen Park was a 2011 Allianz League game - Richie McCarthy is the only survivor from what was his debut season, when he was in the forwards and the team's free-taker.
William O'Donoghue missed last year's championship due to injury and the Allianz League campaign due to Na Piarsaigh's All Ireland club run. He was used as a substitute throughout the Munster SHC but will start for the first time in the championship against Colm Bonnar's Leinster side.
Dropping to the bench are Sean Finn, Darragh O'Donovan and Shane Dowling. Finn and O'Donovan both carried injuries out of Ennis but are listed among the substitutes.
Also listed among the subs for the first time in this championship are Peter Casey and Barry O'Connell.
Paul Browne (injured) and Tom Condon (suspended) weren't available for selection. Others not making the matchday panel are Barry Murphy and David Dempsey.
Limerick Senior Hurling Team Vs Carlow pic.twitter.com/9UivXZMUST
— Limerick GAA (@LimerickCLG) July 5, 2018
Fourteen of the Limerick team had remained unchanged throughout the Munster Championship.
Limerick used 25 different players over the course of the four group games in the Munster SHC. Seventeen of those were handed starting places.
Just four - Nickie Quaid, Diarmaid Byrnes, Dan Morrissey and Kyle Hayes - played every minute of action in the Munster SHC.
Limerick scored 3-92 in the Munster SHC with 13 different scorers - Tom Morrissey was the top scorer from play with 0-12. Cian Lynch hit 0-9, while Seamus Flanagan had a return of 0-8. The three goals were scored by Gearoid Hegarty, Graeme Mulcahy and Barry Murphy.
Saturday's winner in Dr Cullen Park will advance to a July 15 All Ireland SHC quarter final against the losing side from Sunday's Thurles Leinster SHC final replay between Galway and Kilkenny.
In the other side of the draw, Wexford play Westmeath this Saturday (7pm) with the winner to play Clare in a a July 15 All Ireland SHC quarter final.
The All Ireland SHC semi finals are set for Croke Park on Saturday and Sunday, July 28/29.
LIMERICK: Nickie Quaid (Effin); Mike Casey (Na Piarsaigh), Richie McCarthy (Blackrock), Richie English (Doon); Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell), Declan Hannon (Adare), Dan Morrissey (Ahane); William O’Donoghue (Na Piarsaigh), Cian Lynch (Patrickswell); Gearoid Hegarty (St Patricks), Kyle Hayes (Kildimo-Pallaskenry), Tom Morrissey (Ahane); Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell), Seamus Flanagan (Feohanagh), Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock). Subs: Barry Hennessy (Kilmallock), Peter Casey (Na Piarsaigh), Shane Dowling (Na Piarsaigh), Sean Finn (Bruff), Seamus Hickey (Murroe-Boher), Barry Nash (South Liberties), Barry O’Connell (Kildimo-Pallaskenry), Darragh O’Donovan (Doon), Paddy O’Loughlin (Kilmallock), David Reidy (Dromin-Athlacca), Pat Ryan (Doon).
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Julius Caesar was a cricketer
Why does no-one tell us these things? That title should perhaps read ‘there was a cricketer called Julius Caesar’ but a little ambiguity never harmed anyone.
Our Julius Caesar was a Surrey short-arse who was ‘a fine steady bat’ whose fielding at point was ‘extremely beautiful’. Apparently, he could also ‘write with a legible hand’ which is a quality we always look for in a player.
He played in the 19th century and it’s a sign of those times that he played for England even though his first-class batting average ended up as 15.78. Other career highlights include playing for “12 Caesars” with 11 of his family and generally being convinced that the hotels he was staying in were going to burn down.
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Veni Vedi Viiicket.
The Lusty Lady strip club in Seattle was famous for the funny messages it put on its marquee sign – often taking the proverbial out of the art museum opposite.
Once, when said museum was running a Roman exhibition, the sign at the Lusty Lady read:
“veni, vedi, veni”
I’ve seen variants of this too – most commonly ‘Vedi, Vici, Veni’.
He was the youngest of seven siblings in the Caesar family. The first six all had nice sensible names: George, Richard, Lawrence, Ann, Benjamin, Frederick.
I like to imagine Mr and Mrs Caesar arguing over the names of each of these, and then finally, with the seventh, Mr C got his way.
I love that Julius was the youngest of 7 children, as if, finally, the parents couldn’t resist the obvious joke.
Oh I see that Rich just said exactly the same thing. Sorry.
I liked the fact that the father is described as a professional cricketer and then, a few sentences later, it says that Julius’ father also played cricket. A goiod idea for a professional cricketer that, to play cricket.
You didn’t mention the dropsy, KC, which perhaps caused the poor fellow’s demise.
I thought it was important to log on and discuss the end of that players life, rather than his rather modest achievements at cricket.
That’s right folks…
…I came to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
That’s Ged, Ladies and Gentlemen. He’s here all week. Try the veal – and remember to tip your server!
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