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Watch Destiny legend DeeJ chat to us about Destiny 2: Forsaken on Gamescom After Dark!
By Zoe Delahunty-Light 2018-08-20T12:36:02Z
DeeJ himself answers our questions about Destiny 2: Forsaken and the changes it’ll bring to the humongous game
Can’t get enough Destiny 2 in your life, Guardians? Well, we have some good news: it’s just been confirmed that at our Gamescom After Dark show DeeJ himself, Destiny 2 expert extraordinaire, is going to be joining us to talk through a chunk of Destiny 2: Forsaken. Tune in to our official Twitch channel on Wednesday 22 August at 19.45 CEST / 13.45 EST / 10.45 PST to see him in action.
We’re going to be grilling DeeJ (in a good way, promise) about how Destiny 2: Forsaken is going to change Destiny, as well as what we should expect from the gargantuan expansion when it arrives on September 4. So far we know that Cayde-6 is really, truly dead (RIP), and that the campaign has a non-linear structure, letting your Guardian get into scuffles that might be waaaay above their level and simply let you figure out how to survive rather than locking missions behind XP walls. By the sounds of it, Year Two is setting its sights on players having long-term reasons to play and making Destiny a hobby again. Patrolling on Old Russia was a fond pastime of many Guardians so a return to that kind of structure looks like it could be on the horizon. We’ll be asking DeeJ whether that’s a possibility so come and watch along with us!
Gamescom After Dark is bringing you all the games from the show itself for those of you that can’t make it to the event and gorge yourself on bratwurst and kolsch. Running on Wednesday August 22 and Thursday August 23, it kicks off at 19.00 CEST / 18.00 BST / 10.00 PST / 13.00 EST.
Zoe Delahunty-Light
Hi, I'm Zoe! When I'm not gushing over Bioshock or playing Dungeons & Dragons you'll find me trying to unearth another ring to add to my knuckleduster-worthy collection.
Destiny 2: Forsaken
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From Understanding to Creation
Home LearningSocial SciencesMedia Studies
Media is a powerful force in all our lives. While it entertains and informs us, it also shapes how we think and view the world. Increasingly, we are also media producers. Whether on Facebook, creating films and music for friends, or putting clips on YouTube, media skills give access to very powerful mediums and allow us to voice our opinions.
It is the aim of the Media Studies course at Glenfield College to create a critical understanding of how media texts like TV, film and adverts are made, and why they are made; to move students away from being passive consumers, and towards having a critical awareness of the media that surrounds them. We do this by selecting topics relevant to students, providing excellent resources, and having students engage in the process of media production.
Media Studies offers NCEA Achievement Standards at Years 11, 12, and 13 and explores a broad range of topics.
• Film genres (documentary, science fiction and horror)
• The language of film and television (camera shots, music, editing, etc.)
• The representation of particular groups in the media (women in horror)
• Design and production of short films
• Media industry study – New Zealand television industry (and a visit to TVNZ)
• Researching an aspect of the media (film-makers, NZ on Air, Gaming, Music videos)
Mr Rob Vanderlaan
Teacher-in-Charge of Media Studies
RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY
At each year level, students do a media production unit. Usually working in small groups of 2-4, students use DV cameras, microphones, tripods, Apple computers, and iMovie and Garageband software. More advanced students may use gaming or special effects software.
L1 Media Studies – TV News Reports
L2 Media Studies – Short Horror Films
Everyone Has a Jester - A short horror film made for Level 2 Media, Won best film for 2015. By Paul, CJ and PJ
Revenge - Horror short film made for Level 2 Media course at Glenfield College. By Michelle and Rumbie
L3 Media Studies
48hr Film Entry 2013 L2 & L3 Groups
CAREERS IN THE MEDIA
Many past students have gone on to study and pursue careers in the media industry. The main prerequisites are self-motivation, independent thinking, good communication skills (spoken and written). Complimentary skills can come from photography, English, iTec, Sociology, Drama.
Links to media courses:
Southseas
http://www.southseas.co.nz/index-ftv.php
http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/subjects-and-courses/film-tv-and-media-studies.html
http://www.mediadesignschool.com/
Waikato University
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/study/subjects/dmed.shtml
AUT Communication Studies
http://www.aut.ac.nz/study-at-aut/study-areas/communications
http://www.unitec.ac.nz/career-and-study-options/media-studies/bachelor-of-communication-media-studies
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Mining in Greenland: Hudson Resources Anorthosite Project
Liubomyr Gavryliv August 20, 2019 - Last Updated: November 6, 2019
Loading trucks at the White Mountain mine
EDITORS NOTE: Following our recent article on anorthosites, a reader asked us about an industrial minerals project in Greenland involving anorthosites. With Greenland being in the news lately (but apparently not for sale), we though it might be a good time to take a look. This is also good time to mention that we happily take article requests! We love to write about projects that involve interesting geology or exploration stories.
While traditional mining projects usually involve exploration for in-demand commodities, we occasionally run across projects that work backwards: They find unique mineral deposits and try to create a demand. Typically these involve non-metallic mineral deposits since metallic deposits have a more easily measurable value. We’ve seen this before with companies attempting to build business cases for hydrothermal graphite deposits, high purity dolomite as a magnesium source, silica sand as a source of fracking material, and a wide variety of gemstones. In this case, Hudson Resources (TSXV: “HUD”) has staked a large calcium-rich anorthosite occurrence in Greenland and built a business case for it’s potential as a source of industrial raw materials with applications in the fiberglass, alumina, filler, paint and cement markets. The company has reportedly complete mine construction and is sending their first bulk mineral shipment to customers in August of 2019.
Geology, exploration and products
Generally, anorthosite occurrences in Greenland are structurally deformed and heavily metamorphosed which complicates revealing their genetic relationships. White Mountain with 1300 m height, the Greenlandic name is ‘Qaqortorsuaq’ (i.e. the big white), was observed in 1946 during fieldwork carried out by the Geological Survey of Greenland on the west coast of Greenland. The anorthosite occurs as a scull-cap on the mountain north of the borderland between the two pre-Cambrian complexes, the late 1.9 Ga old Nagssugtoqidian orogen, and the early Kangamiut complex.
The Qaqortorsuaq anorthosite occurrence was calculated to be 3 to 4 cubic km in size with 27 Mt of indicated and 32 Mt of inferred resources. According to their most recent NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment (2015) these resource calculations are based primarily on surface sampling and trenching, with only about 10 drill holes recorded. This level of data collection is typical of a very early stage exploration project and doesn’t give a lot of hard data, but it’s not surprising given that the primary goal of the company was not to define the resource, but to prove the marketability of that resource. Somehow they managed to open a mine on that data.
What’s so special about the Qaqortorsuaq anorthosites?
Anorthosites are composed of 90 to 100% of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar. It forms a mineral series with a range of compositions from sodium-rich albite (NaAlSi3O8) to calcium-rich anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8). The content of Al increases with the content of Ca (often expressed as the An% index) in the plagioclase and in the rock as a whole. There is also direct correlation between the ease of plagioclase solubility in acid and An% content: higher Ca content increases Al content and leads to higher mineral solubility. Greenland’s anorthosites contain SiO2 – 50%, Al2O3 – 31%, CaO – 15%, Na2O – 2.2%, Fe2O3 – 1% with An% between 60 and 90%. The high solubility of these anorthosites means that the constituent elements can be extracted more easily and without significant waste or environmental concern. That last point is a good part of how this mine was permitted so quickly. For Hudson, the main advantage of their project is that the rock is the product. Unlike metal mines that must process tonnes of rock to get a few grams of metals, these anorthosites are basically crushed and shipped out. The operation itself is not much more complicated that an aggregate quarry and there is no industrial waste since processing is done by the end customers. Aside from the minimal local impact there’s an even bigger environmental story here as many of their proposed end uses offer offer significant waste and emission reduction alternative to traditional products:
Anorthosite in the production of fiberglass
Kaolin, a clay rock consisting of kaolinite (Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4), is typically used in manufacture of paper, plastics and fiberglass. The first step of the manufacturing process for fiberglass includes melting the silica sand, limestone (a sedimentary rock consisting of calcium carbonate, CaCO3), kaolin and other minerals until liquid forms. The anorthosites are a potential replacement for kaolin with a reduced melt time (by 33%), lower heavy metal content, lighter stronger fibers, less waste and reduced NOx, SOx and CO2 emissions. Hudson reportedly cut a 10 year deal with Owens Corning to purchase a “significant” portion of their anorthosite production for fiberglass production.
Anorthosite as an alternative specialty aluminum source.
Buaxite is the world’s largest source of aluminum by a large margin, but processing Bauxite into alumina (aluminum oxide Al2O3) generates a large amount of waste material and CO2. Refining the bauxite using the Bayer Process generates 1 to 2 tonnes of red mud tailings per 1 tonne of alumina during the digestion with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to receive alumina. On the other hand, test work undertaken by SGS Canada Inc.’s Lakefield has confirmed 270 kg of alumina recovery per 1000 kg of anorthosite by hydrochloric (HCl) leaching. This process also produces usable industrial by-products like amorphous silica and calcium silicate.
Anorthosite as a source of white cement
Hudson has proposed that their anorthosites can be used to produce a CO2 free, heat-resistant, acid-resistant and high-durable white cement with numerous potential applications. The latter product is supposed to replace Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), which releases nearly 0.9 tonnes of CO2 for each tonne of cement produced.
Construction of the processing plant (crushing + magnetic separation) during 2017-2018
Conclusion and Discussion
When your deposit is sitting on a treeless landscape on the top of a small mountain, the lack of an extensive drill program can be perhaps be forgiven. Hopefully the company has a reasonably good idea of the An% of unexposed anorthosites in the larger resource. Besides, this project seems to be more of a story about good marketing than about good geology. The properties of high An% anorthosites have been known and mined for decades in Norway, but their use has been primarily restricted to road aggregate and as an additive to white concrete. Other uses have been tested but not implemented on a large scale. Credit goes to Hudson’s team for making the case and making the sale to at least one big client. There’s no doubt that part of that success is due to environmental message that they’ve crafted. Ten years ago a low carbon industrial option might not get much attention, but the time is right for low emission processes. It didn’t hurt that the project had a relatively small barrier to entry compared to other mining operations with simple processing and operations.
Time will tell whether this project will translate into a return for investors, but at least this junior can put “built a mine” on it’s resume.
Basic information about Hudson’s products (Company website)
Norwegian anorthosites and their industrial uses, with emphasis on the massifs of the Inner Sogn-Voss area in western Norway (PDF)
Overview of Greenland’s anorthosites as a source of Aluminum (PDF)
A report/summary of knowledge about Norwegian anorthosite prospecting – in relation to Greenland anorthosites (PDF)
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Liubomyr Gavryliv
Liubomyr Gavryliv is a PhD in Geology holding MSc degree in Geochemistry and Mineralogy. His work has focused on primarily mafic and ultramafic rocks, along with interactive visualizations of mineralogical data and geostatistical analysis. He currently lives in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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VeloNews Rates New Surge Pro A Near-Perfect 9/10!
VeloNews.com posted a review of the all-new Surge Pro road shoe, giving it a near-perfect 9/10 ranking and claiming that it is “an impressive addition to a crowded field of high-end, race-ready shoes.” VeloNews technical editor Dan Cavallari tested the new Surge Pro, which was developed with input from Team Sunweb pro racers and features a full-carbon ExoBeam outs...
With a full carbon outsole, BOA closure and ExoWrap support, the new Surge Pro combines lightweight stiffness with long-lasting comfort.
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VeloNews.com posted a review of the all-new Surge Pro road shoe, giving it a near-perfect 9/10 ranking and claiming that it is “an impressive addition to a crowded field of high-end, race-ready shoes.”
VeloNews technical editor Dan Cavallari tested the new Surge Pro, which was developed with input from Team Sunweb pro racers and features a full-carbon ExoBeam outsole combined with a BOA closure. He described the technology that makes the Surge Pro unique, writing:
“The one-piece carbon sole looks similar to other carbon soles in the forefoot, but as it progresses to the heel, the outsole thins to just a few millimeters wide before widening again under the heel. This cuts down on weight, but more importantly, it maintains stiffness throughout the entire sole. The upper is then free to flex around your foot.”
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China Actually Built That Crazy Traffic-Straddling Bus
Andrew Liszewski
Aug 3, 2016, 9:30am
For years China has been toying with the idea of building a massive bus that straddles multiple lanes of cars to move commuters without creating a traffic mess. To date, it's only existed as fancy computer renders and animations. But starting today a real-life version starts testing in Qinhuangdao, China. Image by Xinhua News Agency
World's first transit elevated bus, TEB-1 on its launching test Tuesday in Qinhuangdao, N China's Hebei pic.twitter.com/yMepYWD1kD
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) August 2, 2016
The first working version of the straddling bus isn't quite ready to handle the mean streets of Qinhuangdao yet. For testing purposes, the bus is limited to a 300m-long track, with limited turns and traffic challenges. But it's the first step towards something like this actually going into full service one day.
If the bus does end up being agile enough to handle a wide variety of streets and traffic conditions, it could one day carry upwards of 1200 passengers at speeds of 60km/h. These are ambitious goals, for sure. But adding a fleet of these busses to a crowded city centre would be hundreds of millions of dollars cheaper than introducing new tunnels or elevated trains to help ease congestion.
[Xinhua News Agency via Shanghaiist]
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While Gloucester has come out of the seven day bush fire State of Emergency relativity unscathed, it's a journey that's affected all of us; having to leave homes, blankets of heavy smoke and unpredictable road closures. When the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) declared extreme fire conditions for the Mid Coast region on Tuesday November 12, there was a bit of confusion about what it meant for Gloucester. The State declaration warned of catastrophic danger for the Greater Hunter which caused some people to think this applied to Gloucester, being a part of the Upper Hunter when it comes to State electorates. The confusion was understandable as the RFS will sometimes refer to regions, while other times referring to Local Government Areas (LGAs). When the RFS refers to the Great Hunter, it's talking about the Upper Hunter LGA, whereas Gloucester, in the Mid Coast LGA, sits under North Coast. Warnings aside, many Gloucester residents heeded the advice, stayed up to date and got prepared. For some it was necessary to leave, while others sat in wait with cars packed, searching for every bit of information they could glean. The biggest concern was around the fire that was already burning at the Thunderbolts Way in Bretti, north of Gloucester. It was the first to be upgraded to emergency status just before midday on Tuesday. Although initially there weren't major concerns for firefighters on the western edge near Bretti, the issue was with how it was moving east toward Nowendoc and Mount George. But the winds were unpredictable, moving quickly and swirling. According to firefighters monitoring the western edge, there were a couple of anxious moments with a couple of fires starting west of the Thunderbolts Way from burning embers. "We were lucky that we were patrolling past at that time and jumped on them quickly otherwise (Wednesday) would have been a different story with Giro and Kauthi if it got a go on," RFS volunteer, Greg Godde said. By Wednesday conditions had eased, but the danger wasn't over. The Hillville fire has been a beast for the firies to get a handle on, causing havoc on all fronts only being listed a being control by the RFS over the weekend, while two new fires cropped up near Stroud, south of Gloucester. One a positive note, the situation that has brought the community together with offers of places to stay and the gathering of supplies for the highly-valued volunteer fire fighters.
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Anne Keen
Tibbuc Rural Fire Brigade volunteer, Mark Sutherland with a tree that fell across Baxter Ridge Road on Thursday in the Bretti fire. Photo supplied
While Gloucester has come out of the seven day bush fire State of Emergency relativity unscathed, it's a journey that's affected all of us; having to leave homes, blankets of heavy smoke and unpredictable road closures.
When the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) declared extreme fire conditions for the Mid Coast region on Tuesday November 12, there was a bit of confusion about what it meant for Gloucester. The State declaration warned of catastrophic danger for the Greater Hunter which caused some people to think this applied to Gloucester, being a part of the Upper Hunter when it comes to State electorates. The confusion was understandable as the RFS will sometimes refer to regions, while other times referring to Local Government Areas (LGAs). When the RFS refers to the Great Hunter, it's talking about the Upper Hunter LGA, whereas Gloucester, in the Mid Coast LGA, sits under North Coast.
Warnings aside, many Gloucester residents heeded the advice, stayed up to date and got prepared. For some it was necessary to leave, while others sat in wait with cars packed, searching for every bit of information they could glean.
Smoke from the Bretti fire as it moved east toward Mount George. Photo taken from Bakers Creek Road on Tuesday.
The biggest concern was around the fire that was already burning at the Thunderbolts Way in Bretti, north of Gloucester. It was the first to be upgraded to emergency status just before midday on Tuesday. Although initially there weren't major concerns for firefighters on the western edge near Bretti, the issue was with how it was moving east toward Nowendoc and Mount George.
But the winds were unpredictable, moving quickly and swirling.
According to firefighters monitoring the western edge, there were a couple of anxious moments with a couple of fires starting west of the Thunderbolts Way from burning embers.
"We were lucky that we were patrolling past at that time and jumped on them quickly otherwise (Wednesday) would have been a different story with Giro and Kauthi if it got a go on," RFS volunteer, Greg Godde said.
The Bucketts mountain range has been in and out of view under the heavy smoke that comes and goes from Gloucester.
By Wednesday conditions had eased, but the danger wasn't over. The Hillville fire has been a beast for the firies to get a handle on, causing havoc on all fronts only being listed a being control by the RFS over the weekend, while two new fires cropped up near Stroud, south of Gloucester.
One a positive note, the situation that has brought the community together with offers of places to stay and the gathering of supplies for the highly-valued volunteer fire fighters.
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It’s said that coffee was discovered by goats of an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi who observed his animals acting unusually frisky after eating berries from a bush.
Coffee is a green bean hidden in the red cherry of the coffee tree. Coffee beans are actually seeds.
Coffee was first cultivated after being transported from Ethiopia, where it was discovered, in what is today the country of Yemen.
The two main types of coffee trees, Arabica and Robusta, can produce crops for 20-30 years under proper conditions and care.
More than 53 countries grow coffee worldwide, but all of them lie along the equator between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
Starting in the 15th century, coffee traveled to Turkey, and then on to Europe. Migrating up from Italy, it arrived in Paris in 1686 when the first French café was opened.
With the exception of Hawaii and Puerto Rico, no coffee is grown in the U.S. or its territories.
The world’s largest coffee producer is Brazil, with upwards of 3,970,000,000 coffee trees.
One coffee bush yields slightly less than one pound of coffee per year.
Coffee ripens unevenly, hence gourmet and specialty coffee must be picked by hand.
In 1720, a French lieutenant traveled with a coffee plant he’d received as a gift. He planted it on the island of Martinique and plantations soon grew from French Guyana to Brazil and Central America. Almost all the coffee in Latin America descends from that single Martinique plant.
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Espresso came from Neapolitan impatience: they simply couldn’t wait for coffee to be brewed. The French introduced the first espresso machine in 1822, but the Italians perfected and distributed it.
Espresso has roughly 1/3 the caffeine as a regular cup of coffee.
Ninety percent of Americans consume caffeine in some form every day.
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Miami company led by a former Spaghetti Western star buys office building in MetroWest
By Amanda Rabines
A photo of the medical building at 1743 Park Center Dr. (CVP)
A Miami-based company led by Francisco Martinez-Celeiro, a former Spaghetti Western star, just dropped $12 million for a recently renovated medical office building in Orlando’s MetroWest neighborhood.
The 36,828-square-foot property at 1743 Park Center Dr. traded hands for about $325 per square foot. It was sold by a joint venture led by Illinois-based private equity investment firm, Chicago Venture Partners.
New Jersey-based investor Chaim Yosef Bialostozky signed the deed as the sole member and manager of the selling entity, 1743 Park Center Holding LLC.
The partners paid $3.9 million for the property in 2017, meaning in over two years the property has more than tripled in value. It was built in 2001, and lies a short distance from the Valencia College campus in MetroWest.
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According to a marketing material, the JV fully renovated the building in 2018. It was asking $12.7 million.
The four-story building sold fully leased to tenants Amerihelp, West Orange Nephrology, Integrative Physical Medicine and Omega Research Group.
CVP provided a little more than $2.85 million to finance the initial investment in 2017. That mortgage has since been satisfied.
Martinez-Celeiro, who went by George Martin during his acting career, bought the property through an entity called Rumasa Corp. He sourced a $2.76 million mortgage from Coral Gables-based Amerant Bank.
He’s also behind a number of investments in Miami and Key Biscayne.
In September, The Real Deal in South Florida reported that his attempt to upzone the former Babylon Apartments site in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, to allow for a new 24-story development, was shot down.
Earlier this month, the former movie star sold a warehouse building in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood for $9.5 million, also through entity Rumasa Corp., according to TRD.
Martinez-Celeiro joins a number of investors buying property in the MetroWest area. Earlier this summer, New York-based Blackstone Group paid close to $73 million for an apartment complex nearby called Amara at MetroWest. The deal for the 411-unit complex at 6168 Raleigh St. broke down to $177,130 per unit.
Last year, a company tied to Marco Loleit, president and CEO of Olympia Compounding Pharmacy, paid $1 million for a nearly 2-acre vacant lot at 5954 Metrowest Blvd. with plans to build a 25,000-square-foot pharmaceutical compounding facility with surface parking.
Have a tip about Central Florida development? Contact me at arabines@GrowthSpotter.com or (407) 420-5427, or tweet me at @amanda_rabines. Follow GrowthSpotter on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Mississippi Enterprise Security Program Provides Framework for Agency Partnerships
CIO Craig Orgeron says HB 999, which establishes the security program, also validates where the state has been.
by Jessica Mulholland / May 16, 2017
As with many state CIOs, cybersecurity is a top priority for Mississippi CIO Craig Orgeron. But thanks to new legislation, he's got some backup when it comes to these efforts.
On Jan. 16, HB 999 — which sought to establish an Enterprise Security Program that would provide coordinated oversight of cybersecurity efforts across state agencies, and give the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services centralized management and coordination of state policies around IT and data security — was introduced by Rep. Scott DeLano, R-District 117, and co-sponsored by Reps. Gary Staples, R-District 88, and Kathy Sykes, D-District 70.
Less than two months later, on March 10, Gov. Phil Bryant signed the bill into law.
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"Now we have an enterprise security program in statute," Orgeron told Government Technology at the NASCIO Midyear conference held in Virginia last month. "We think it does two things: We think it sort of validates where we've been, but [it also] gives us a framework to partner with our agencies that are providing services to make the state more secure, so I'm really happy about that."
Cybersecurity also was top of mind for Orgeron around this time last year — not just as far as doing a good job with it, but also determining where to take the state's cyberprogram as threats and the marketplace continue to evolve.
"Bigger than particular cyberissues, I think it’s a question of governance," he told Government Technology at the time. "The governance of your state could greatly impact cyber. Are you a consolidated state — what kind of authority do you have? I think we are looking at a lot of those things."
HB 999 appears to be action on what Mississippi was contemplating early last year.
"Our Legislature provided great leadership to pass House Bill 999," Orgeron said.
New Mississippi Law Takes Strategic Look at Cybersecurity, Pushes Past Status Quo What's Next for the CIO? Cybersecurity, Agile Development Top of Mind at 2017 NASCIO Midyear Conference
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The New Classics
Every year, our food critic, Brett Martin, gives a lot of shine to the best new restaurants in America. But this time he turns his attention to the places that have been our go-tos for a couple of decades now. They are too old to be new, too new to be institutions. In other words, eat here now and forever.
By Brett Martin
The East Village gem Prune in New York City.Eric Wolfinger
Forgive me reader, for I have buzzed. I have fawned. I have gushed. I have tweeted.
I have pursued youth like Ponce de León with a suitcase filled with antacids. I have held aloft the newborn as though about to burst into “Circle of Life,” and I have ruthlessly pushed others out to sea, moments after their expiration date—though, in truth, they were often, themselves, just barely born.
I have been, in short, Part of the Problem. This is an attempt at penance.
Each year I assemble GQ's list of Best New Restaurants. It's a swell gig. It has given me a front-row seat at the ever evolving, ever expanding carnival of the American Food Revolution. It can also feel like trying to write about an elephant by describing only its left toe.
I come now to celebrate a different category of restaurant, one that often gets overlooked; those too old to be hot young things but too young to be considered venerable institutions.
In other words, the middle-aged.
In other other words, the places where you actually want to eat.
At least I do, on those days after my fifth iteration of the same old brand-new thing in a week, with my feet aching from waiting in line, my back sore from a backless chair, my arms tired from passing plates made for sharing. (It is possible that the restaurants aren't the only things that are middle-aged.) This came to me most clearly on just such a day several years ago, in San Francisco, when a sudden rain, coupled with the lack of an encouraging Best New candidate, left me no reasonable option but to pop into Zuni Café for the afternoon. I ordered the famous roast chicken with bread salad for two (for one), along with a plate of house-cured anchovies and a half-bottle of Sancerre. I noticed the legendary California chef Jonathan Waxman seated at a nearby table, which was a little like spotting Mickey Mouse at Disneyland. I sat for three hours, reading my newspaper from front to back in the warm glow of the wood-burning stove. It was like learning all over again what a restaurant was for.
The famous chicken for two with bread salad at Zuni Café in San Francisco.The Washington Post/Getty Images
I wouldn't trade the diverse and democratic ecosystem of dining we have now for a world that consisted exclusively of Zunis. But I don't think I'm alone in treasuring what it represents. In today's ruthless modern economy of attention, the restaurants celebrated here are reminders that places don't vanish the moment they are not incessantly talked about. They can seem eternal, even magical: Every night you have not thought about them, they have been there, waiting for you to walk back in.
But let's not diminish with fairy dust. These are not poems or paintings. They are real living businesses, dealing with the day-to-day blood and guts—literal and figurative—of staying afloat. Nothing in a kitchen or a dining room happens automatically or by accident. Every morning the shipments of produce and fish come in, the specials get written, the staff schedule needs figuring out, the line cook who quit without telling anybody needs replacing; every night the trash goes out, the no-slip mats get hosed down, the evening's tickets get tallied, the morning's orders are placed. All to be done again the next day.
Still, I think of the generation represented here as Sam Cooke restaurants—determined to stay smooth, no matter what chaos and exertions lie beneath the surface. By contrast, the modern era seems to breed Otis Reddings: often brilliant but intent on letting you know, with every grunt and drop of sweat, exactly how hard they're working.
In the simplest terms, these restaurants can be hailed as survivors. The obstacles to restaurant success are notorious: Profit margins are narrow, overhead is high, labor is fluid, and tastes are fickle.
And that's before you even get to the creative challenges: What to change? What not to change? How to maintain a place's essential nature while keeping it exciting? Dishes meant to be seasonal specials may become customer favorites and stay on the menu for decades. Potential changes to upholstery on dining room chairs may become a philosophical debate that stretches over years. Navigating these decisions requires a moment-by-moment intuition that can border on the parental. It is no coincidence that the vast majority of the places on this list remain owned and operated, hands-on and day by day, by their original creators.
The list, presented chronologically below, begins with a restaurant just over 25 and ends with one that just turned 15. It is admittedly impressionistic. It privileges feel over “importance,” though many of the entries represent a surplus of both. It does not pretend to be comprehensive or strive to be obscure: Plenty of the restaurants on it continue to appear in the dining conversation. As further penance, for a national food writer's pose of omniscience, I've also asked local critics, chefs, and otherwise experienced diners from around the country to nominate their own entries.
It cuts a wide swath, from psychedelic Pakistani in Houston to refined French country cooking in Napa Valley, but at its heart is a generation of Italian- and Californian-influenced restaurants that defined New American when it was still new. They arrived after the heavy lifting of creating a plausible—if still largely Eurocentric—“American cuisine” out of the nation's adolescence of haute French restaurants and steak houses, but before the wild free-for-all that emerged in the mid-2000s. That revolution—fueled by a mix of Top Chef, social media, and pork buns—threw out the rules of what a restaurant can be. These places are reminders of how pleasurable some of the old rules were. For lack of a more precise term, they are grown-up—the places you take your parents when they visit, and capable of instilling that sense of occasion even if you happen to have become the parent yourself. If the past 20 years have been a negotiation between the power of the customer and the power of the chef, between hospitality and obeisance, and between the kitchen and the front of the house, these restaurants represent the last precarious moment of détente, or at least equal footing.
They are dated in the ways you want them to be dated, modern in the ways you want them to be modern. They may contain at least some percentage of the following: white tablecloths, bread baskets, an excellent bar for eating at, farmers' names on the menu, lots of “house-made” things, Zagat and/or James Beard plaques by the bathroom, slate gray aprons, blue oxford shirts, gnocchi, sconces, sculptural light fixtures, closed kitchens, mustard-colored walls. They are places where each person orders their own, small portion of food—often called an “appetizer”—to begin and then a largish protein (the so-called “entrée”), which then remains in front of them for the remainder of the meal, where first contact with your server, absent the need for a dissertation on how the menu works, can involve ordering a cocktail.
These trappings are not mere nostalgia. I once asked Jacques Pépin about an earlier culinary inflection point, when he knew that the world of his youth had forever passed. “I remember exactly when everything changed,” he said. I leaned forward in my seat, imagining what epochal, experimental moment he could be recalling. “I knew everything had changed when I first saw…a chef plating food in the kitchen, instead of the servers doing it in the dining room.”
This is to say that revolution doesn't always ride in on a rocket of flames and tattoos. Sometimes it looks like those farm names, which represented a still-novel commitment to values of local sourcing and seasonality. Or those aprons and oxfords, nowadays about as edgy as milk but, in their time, no small rebellion against the buttoned-up tuxes and epaulets that came before. Back then, defying the snooty Francophilic order still required a mighty effort and a leap of faith. How strange it must be, 20 years later, to find oneself a member of the Old Guard. But then, after all, we are talking about middle age.
It should go without saying that 10, 15, 20, 25 years is no promise of 10 or 25 more. Remember that the Sword of Damocles hanging over most restaurants isn't changing trends, or dining habits, or really anything to do with food. As Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune, perhaps the quintessential New Classic, puts it: “You can talk all you want about your delicious food, your good ideas, your excellent cheffing, your disciplined management style, taking care of your staff, and adapting to and ignoring trends… The bottom line is, how are you going to pay your fucking rent? What's your deal? What's your lease? And why did you agree to it in the first place?”
All of which is to say: Go. Go now. The argument for these places isn't history or reverence. It is pleasure. I'll say it again: They're where you want to eat. —B.M.
San Francisco. Opened 1993.
Boulevard took its name from “the Boulevard,” the bayfront road liberated after the elevated Embarcadero Freeway was demolished following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Gone were the perpetual gloom, echoing thwock of car tires over roadway seams, and sex workers who lurked in this Blade Runner streetscape of woe. In their place, designer and partner Pat Kuleto gave Boulevard the sensuousness of Maxim's in Paris while chef Nancy Oakes used the menu to show how farm-to-table (said without wincing) didn't have to fall in line with the simplicity of Chez Panisse: It could flaunt artifice, give us the three-inch-thick brined pork chops and seared halibut steaks we all secretly wanted, yet feel bubbly and operatic, flecked with conserva, shimmering with espuma. The food still manages to read like a manifesto on the supremacy of Northern California's supply chains while declaring that San Francisco, now and forever, is the capital of the Barbary Coast.—John Birdsall, Oakland-based food writer
The antiques-store vibe of the dining room at Il Buco in New York City.Michael Graham
Il Buco
New York City. Opened 1994.
The sleeping tigre of rustic, regional Italian food—which would soon devour its French cousin—was still a-slumber when Donna Lennard and Alberto Avalle opened their antiques store on Bond Street. So was downtown as a dining destination. So was the idea that restaurants might make their own salumi and charcuterie. I could go on. The antiques-store vibe remains; degrees of cool minimalism in restaurant-design trends may rise and fall for the next hundred years without producing a place that feels quite as much like one where you could get crushed to death if an earthquake hit. So too the hubbub that slowly rises as bottles of wine are drained and the menu of rustico pastas and meats that still nurture and delight.
The vibrant mix of traditional Indian and Pakistani with East Texas at Himalaya in Houston.Jenn Duncan
Houston. Opened 1994.
You might wonder what Kaiser and Azra Lashkari used for decor when they first opened Himalaya, in Houston's Mahatma Gandhi District. That is, before the walls were filled, frame bumping frame, with praise and testimonials from food writers and award givers from around the world. The answer is a single painting of women at market, left over from the strip-mall space's former life as a Mexican restaurant. Because the painting contained a cross, Lashkari says, it would have been bad luck in the Muslim Pakistani tradition to take it down, and clearly it would be madness to mess with the manifest blessings afoot at Himalaya. The menu is one of those outsider-art documents that overflow with ideas and tastes. Some are traditional Indian and Pakistani, some overtly “fusion,” like smoked-brisket tikka masala or chargrilled steaks that are simultaneously a signature of India's Bihar region and a nod to fajitas (said to have been invented just down the road, at Ninfa's on Navigation). All of it, under Lashkari's hand in the kitchen, is electric, with a revelatory clarity, structure, and vibrancy that guaranteed from day one that the walls would be filled soon enough.
The vibrant bar at Gramercy Tavern in New York City.
Maura McEvoy
Gramercy Tavern
Whenever I walk in, I go, “Ah…Gramercy Tavern.” Whether you sit at the bar, a table by the bar, or a table in the back, Danny Meyer's service is always warm, friendly, and informed. They just understand what hospitality is about, which is really hard to find. The food is constantly delicious: There's always an oyster dish, a hearty appetizer (not made for sharing), well-selected cheeses… I try to make it one of my first stops in New York every time I go, because it gives me that feeling like, “Now I'm in New York.”—Caroline Styne, owner and wine director, the Lucques Group
Pizzeria Bianco
Phoenix. Opened 1994.
There is, of course, a long tradition of weirdos and geniuses heading into the desert in pursuit of visions. Chris Bianco is among them. Even now his story has a surreal quality: the obsessive who left the Bronx to pursue pizza perfection in Arizona, long before it was clear that anybody would necessarily care. Even in the era of serious-pizza saturation that Bianco helped usher in, the pies at his downtown Phoenix flagship are a stunning reminder of the ability of one weirdo wanderer to make the world he imagines a reality.
Cajun Claws
Abbeville, LA. Opened 1996.
There are days, usually around the first of April, when I am hard-pressed not to swear that Cajun Claws is the best restaurant in America. I can't think of an establishment that does more sublime justice to its main ingredient. Owner and head chef Donni Choate is to crawfish what Edna Lewis was to the biscuit; what Aaron Franklin, of Franklin Barbecue, is to brisket; what Jacques Pépin is to the omelet. When Cajun Claws opened its doors in the small Cajun town of Abbeville, 20 miles south of Lafayette, mudbugs were still mostly a regional delicacy. These days vast quantities are shipped to Houston, New Orleans, and beyond. But Choate, who is also a crawfish broker, still gets pick of the crop. His crawfish are almost ludicrously fat and pristine. Six or so pounds, steaming and crimson, accompanied by lots of cold beer and a side of impeccable, almost tempura-style fried shrimp—it's as good a meal as you'll find in these United States.
Beans and Cornbread
Southfield, MI. Opened 1997.
For a few decades now, there's been a little bit of cross-city rivalry between Detroit, the Motor City, where thousands of black Southerners migrated to find better jobs and escape Jim Crow, and Southfield, the inner-ring suburb where thousands of black Detroiters migrated to so they could escape Detroit. Common ground is found at Beans and Cornbread, one of the few sit-down soul-food places in the metro area. It's been running in a strip mall since 1997, near the peak of when Southfield's population flipped from a white farming community to a middle-class black enclave. Suburbs aside, you'll see photographs of all of Detroit's black heroes—Joe Louis, Diana Ross, especially Aretha Franklin—while Motown plays in the background. Some menu items reflect the modern aspirations of its patrons; Moët is served with fried chicken. But old-fashioned favorites like smothered pork chops, okra, and salmon croquettes are the order of the day.—Aaron Foley, author of ‘How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass’
The ivied exterior at Lucques in Los Angeles.Julia Stotz
Los Angeles. Opened 1998.
Of the two classic restaurants built by chef Suzanne Goin and her partner, Caroline Styne, 2002's A.O.C.—with its ahead-of-the-curve emphasis on small plates and what we now call “vegetable-forward” dining—is arguably the more “important.” Lucques, though, has a particular glow: from the fireplace that greets you as you enter what looks like a farmhouse improbably beamed onto Melrose Avenue, to Goin's bright, soulful version of California cuisine, to the prix fixe Sunday Dinners that have been a staple since day one. There may be a lesson in the interplay of the two restaurants. As Styne says, “We were able to branch out while keeping Lucques the way it was. And we haven't changed over the years, because sometimes you want that familiar thing.” The restaurant is also a model of the kind of intuitive stewardship that guides evolution at beloved favorites. When, after several years, the partners decided to enact a dining room freshening, it was done with enough delicacy that even regulars might not have noticed. “It was like, ‘Oh, maybe she's had a little work done,’ ” Styne says, reminding us that we're talking about L.A. “Like, ‘Who's her doctor?’ ”
Yountville, CA. Opened 1998.
I don't always understand or relate to Thomas Keller's food at the French Laundry, but I instantly understood his food at Bouchon. It celebrates the country cooking of France in the same way I try to celebrate the country cooking of Mexico. And the location… It's a place to dream about.—Hugo Ortega, chef-owner of Hugo's
There's a throwaway phrase in Gabrielle Hamilton's memoir, Blood, Bones & Butter, in which the chef and writer dismisses the food at a restaurant as “unintentional.” In context it is as withering an insult as one can imagine. Everything at Prune has always felt intentional and assured, one of many paradoxes about a place that has also always radiated a loose, relaxed vibe that is somehow equal parts French bouchon and CBGB. Another of those paradoxes: that a restaurant so idiosyncratic in both sensibility and business model (at 30 seats it should be un-viably tiny, even by New York standards) also offers such a universal example for how to thrive creatively over the course of two decades. “I think of it as a marriage—you can't just show up in sweatpants after the romance is over,” says Hamilton. “You've got to keep your shit tight.” It's always seemed that Hamilton was born with an extra antenna-like organ attuned to appetite. This July the menu (now engineered in concert with Hamilton's co-chef and wife, Ashley Merriman) suddenly switched to a summer-house fantasia: a rock-shrimp roll, a dish of tomatoes dressed with olive oil and basil, and, of course, the house's simple but perfect burger. “Part of what has made us endure these last 20 years is that we don't blow with the wind. It's not: ‘Oh, did you say it's quinoa season now?’ ‘Is it avocado-toast time?’ Fuck all that,” says Hamilton. “I know Prune is a restaurant, and I know we serve food, but I don't think this place is vital because of our food. It's the total story.” That story, at its heart, is simple. Prune is a place where you feel taken care of, by people who you sense are being taken care of, and where you feel like the best and coolest version of you, in the best and coolest version of New York.
The proudly Midwestern and relentlessly seasonal kitchen at Restaurant Alma in Minneapolis.Katie Cannon
Restaurant Alma
Minneapolis. Opened 1999.
From the day it opened, Restaurant Alma has embodied its soft-spoken Midwestern roots. The relentlessly seasonal restaurant (its name is Spanish for “soul”) was an early and ardent farm-to-table practitioner and still fills its well-stocked larder from Minnesota's rich agricultural landscape. But a curiosity for first-rate ingredients, no matter their provenance—Alaskan halibut, for example—often draws chef-owner Alex Roberts beyond the state's borders. In 2016, Roberts expanded the footprint of his warmly hospitable dinner-only restaurant. Adding a casual all-day café—and a small boutique hotel—has amplified Alma's role as a quintessential Minneapolis experience.—Rick Nelson, restaurant critic, ‘Minneapolis Star Tribune’
The grass-fed burger and fries at Diner in Brooklyn.Julia Gillard
Brooklyn. Opened 1999.
In 1999 you still had to argue with many cabdrivers if you wanted them to take you to Brooklyn. When you were overseas, saying you were from there was still more likely to elicit a joke about getting shot than one about homemade pickles. In Williamsburg there was Peter Luger Steak House and not much else. And then there was Diner, a spot of amber light on the darkest, loneliest corner, serving grass-fed steaks and other homey bistro fare along with a “Brooklyn” attitude that was just changing its meaning from “cabbie” to “cooler-than-thou.” On a recent visit of mine, the old railcar seemed somewhat dwarfed by the global brand it wrought, but the steaks were still swell, the confines still cozy, and the crowd, despite a handful of parental types, remarkably the same, proving a McConaughey-like adage that Diner may get older but the hipsters stay the same age.
Herbsaint
New Orleans. Opened 2000.
This summer I sat down at Herbsaint and saw, as usual, fried oysters with coleslaw and hot sauce on the menu. It was July, a time when Gulf oysters tend to get swollen and bland. Worse, we were in the midst of a crisis, caused by Mississippi River flooding, that had left Louisiana's oyster beds in disarray. For all that, I hesitated but half a second before ordering them. If Herbsaint had oysters on the menu, I understood on some deep level, the oysters were going to be good. Such is the trust that a place like this can inspire after years of service. Herbsaint began as a partnership between Donald Link and Susan Spicer—whose Bayona, in the French Quarter, has its own claim to New Classic status. It has since become Link's flagship and a breeding ground for the talent that has gone on to partner in his more modern-style restaurants: Cochon, Cochon Butcher, Peche, and Gianna. Some of the verve of those newer places tends to wash back to the mother ship—in the form of, say, Southeast Asian and Caribbean flavors—but they also allow Herbsaint to remain Herbsaint. Link once told me his clientele would stage a revolt if he were to try to remove the white tablecloths, and the same is probably true of dishes like lamb-and-mushroom lasagna, built on skins of feather-soft pasta, or duck confit with dirty rice, a perfect expression of Herbsaint's European technique and Southern soul.
Cafe Juanita
Kirkland, WA. Opened 2000.
When chef Holly Smith acquired Cafe Juanita, a well-established restaurant named after the creek running through its backyard, she kept the name but gradually changed almost everything else. In the pre-Smith era, Cafe Juanita's signature dish was pollo ai pistacchi—boneless chicken breast in pistachio cream. Today the fowl is more likely to be squab or duck, the beef Japanese A5 Kuroge Wagyu, and the pork ibérico de bellota from Spain. Sauces might involve Smith's famous brodo, a much reduced magic potion that underpins many zuppas and risottos as well. Exquisite pastas, breads, gelati, and chocolates are all made in-house. Service blends intelligence, warmth, and uncommon grace. A patio, like the dining room's broad windows, overlooks a garden rimmed by stately trees. When a large maple went down in a recent storm, it was milled into tabletops so beautiful the starched tablecloths disappeared. In a suburban locale grown wild with retail and residential development, Cafe Juanita remains a convivial haven of unforced elegance, the kind of restaurant becoming all too rare.—Providence Cicero, restaurant critic, ‘Seattle Times’ (2000–19)
The eastern Mediterranean flavors and indoor-outdoor dining room at Oleana in Cambridge.Kristin Teig
Oleana
Cambridge, MA. Opened 2001.
It is more or less impossible to eat at a restaurant in 2019 without encountering something drizzled with tahini, sprinkled with za'atar, or heated up with harissa. For that, Ana Sortun doesn't get enough credit. When she opened the doors to her Cambridge restaurant, Oleana (a year before London's Ottolenghi and seven before Philadelphia's Zahav, but who's counting?), it was a revelation. Sortun celebrated eastern Mediterranean herbs and spices at a time when America was all about fat and cream: bacon, fancy mac 'n' cheese, and Sex and the City-inspired cupcakes. The menu featured carrot puree with dukkah, hot buttered hummus, crispy lemon chicken with za'atar. Maura Kilpatrick's excellent desserts were flavored with things like Turkish coffee, Meyer lemon, and rose-petal jam. Sortun married a farmer and put to use what they grew. It all felt fresh, and it still does now, even if it's no longer novel—it's just the way we eat.—Devra First, restaurant critic, ‘Boston Globe’
Hugo's
It's as good a story as exists in restaurants. Young man arrives in Houston in 1984, in the trunk of a Chevy Impala, the last stage of a harrowing journey across the Mexican border. He finds work as a dishwasher and catches the eye of the establishment's owner, who, encouraging his ambition, sends him to culinary school. Eventually they marry and together build a mini empire that redefines and expands America's idea of Mexican cooking. Hugo's, which remains Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught's flagship, introduced the cuisines (and, notably, drinks) of Mexico's interior to what was overwhelmingly a Tex-Mex town. And it did so in swank environs that demanded the food be taken every bit as seriously as French or Italian. The brand of swank may feel slightly time-capsuled now—from the mustard walls to the chairs with backs as high as thrones in a medieval painting—but the menu is every bit as vibrant. Staples like lamb barbacoa wrapped in a purse of banana leaves or lechón that is the very essence of pig stand alongside creations like a squash blossom stuffed with chipotle mayo and served with gooseberries that you may fear will be too fussy but soon reaffirm you're in the best of hands.
The southeastern-inflected Italian and French food at FIG in Charleston.Andrew Cebulka
Charleston, SC. Opened 2003.
In the late 1990s, when Mike Lata was getting started as a cook in Atlanta kitchens, the local-and-seasonal revolution going on in places like California was still a distant murmur. “At least in the Southeast, it was still all about French and maybe Italian food,” Lata says. “Luxury ingredients: truffles and foie gras. That was the definition of fine dining.” How radical, then, for Lata to ask himself, as he puts it, “What really speaks to me?” and then to enact that vision on Meeting Street in Charleston. FIG (short for Food Is Good) kick-started that city's reputation as a culinary mecca on its way to becoming an enduring classic. It remains a deep and basic pleasure to slide onto a barstool at FIG's small and angular front room and tuck into a combination of classics (chicken-liver pâté as smooth and pink as a new eraser, tomato tarte Tatin) and creations of the moment, like a silky flounder fillet in corn chowder studded with Merguez sausage: summer itself on a plate.
Chicago. Opened 2003.
It was at Paul Kahan's Blackbird that Stephen Stryjewski and I agreed to open our New Orleans restaurant, Cochon. Soon after, Paul opened Avec next door to Blackbird, and it was a revelation: It was crowded and fun, the music was great, design new but still rustic and simple, and the food was focused into bold, delicious flavors from all over the world (dates and chorizo, yes please). I could tell there was a change coming from chefs like Paul, and we all seemed to be taking cues and ideas from each other. We were leaving our fine-dining places to open more casual places with food we've always wanted to cook. Avec was an enlightenment. —Donald Link, executive chef-owner, Herbsaint
Ha VL
Portland, OR. Opened 2004.
I don't know that there's a happier phrase than “Meticulous Soups,” which is painted on the window of Christina Luu and William Vuong's second restaurant, Rose VL. When they were opening their first, Ha VL, soups weren't necessarily in the plan; it was merely meant to be a grocery. Vuong was a South Vietnamese Special Forces commander during the Vietnam War who had served 10 years in prison there before making his way to the United States. Luu's mother owned a pho shop in Hanoi. The storefront they opened together in Southeast Portland was intended to be a deli, but once Luu started serving a selection of two soups per day, there was no going back. Meticulous is precisely the right word for all of them, from deep and nuanced bun bo hue on Saturdays to thick, crabby banh canh cua on Mondays to the cleansing broth in which peppery pork balls bob on Wednesdays. Every day that I've ever stopped by has been my new favorite, except Tuesday, when Ha VL is closed.
Frasca Food & Wine
Boulder, CO. Opened 2004.
I once drove through a blizzard for a meal at Frasca; I was shaken when I walked through the door half an hour late. Less than 10 minutes later, sips of wine and generous smiles had defrosted my road trauma. Menus that express the direct, hearty flavors of Italy's Friuli-Venezia Giulia region; a remarkably engrossing wine list by master sommelier Bobby Stuckey; an airy space framed by picture windows and gilded with lush floral arrangements—these are the particulars of Frasca, owned by Stuckey and chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson. But what makes the restaurant singular is its hospitality. The servers don't simply rush out pastas and deliberate over obscure grape varietals. They're empaths. They see you. They erase the ordeals of the day with eye contact and kindness. Excellent linguine is everywhere in America these days. This level of unwavering welcome, particularly in a 15-year-old restaurant, is rare enough to brave a snowstorm for the experience. —Bill Addison, restaurant critic, L.A. ‘Times’
The famed pork buns at Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York City.
Gabriele Stabile
Momofuku Noodle Bar
Momofuku occupies a strange place on this list because, in many ways, it represents the end of the era it celebrates. By some combination of design, blind instinct, blind luck, and zeitgeist surfing, the tiny first outpost of what would become David Chang's restaurant empire introduced eaters to a different kind of dining world. Nevertheless, the calendar cannot be denied; we have now lived in that world for 15 years. For all the other Momofuku iterations, the East Village's Noodle Bar (which moved to a larger location in 2008) is the one I am most often tempted to recommend to visitors to New York. Because it remains a clear distillation of Chang's sensibility. Because its rougher edges have been smoothed out without taking away its frisson of cool. Because the pork buns are still goddamned delicious. Because—improbably, in spite of itself—it's become a classic.
Washington, D.C. Opened 2005.
When Rasika opened, it was as the less stately, more nimble companion to Ashok Bajaj's elegant and elevated Bombay Club, from which President George H.W. Bush was known to take delivery at the White House. By today's lights, it feels almost formal in its own right—a little square, if truth be told—but that hardly seems to matter to the chattering groups that fill its tables every lunchtime. At nearly every one is an opening plate of chef Vikram Sunderam's signature palak chaat—deep-fried spinach, dusted with spices, sprinkled with onion and tomato, and served on a bed of yogurt and tamarind sauces. Chef Sunderam is no doubt tired of hearing about this tiny corner of his repertoire, but it's a perfect preview of what's to come: a tightly controlled tumult of tastes and textures, inviting and warm without even a hint of being watered down. You could eat it by the bucketful; serve it at movie theaters and it would soon replace popcorn.
Brett Martin is a GQ correspondent.
A version of this story originally appeared in the October 2019 issue.
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Watch Saint Laurent's Epic New York City Fashion Show Right Here
Anthony Vaccarello takes his latest collection for the Parisian brand on a road trip—across the Atlantic ocean.
By Matt Sebra
ALAIN JOCARD
Since taking over as creative director at the house that Yves built—and then Hedi Slimane gut renovated—two years ago, Anthony Vaccarello has been working his magic. The designer has been steadily injecting the iconic Parisian brand with his own unique blend of je ne sais quoi cool and toughened-up luxury (this is a man who knows his way around black leather). And he's walked the thoughtful line between allegiance and revolution: Vaccarello's Saint Laurent menswear is every ounce as cool as what's come before, but doesn't have the same adherence as Slimane to the zero-body-fat beanpole silhouette. Don't get us wrong: there are still razor-sharp tailored jackets with aggressively padded shoulders and $5K leather jackets and high three-figure skinny jeans. But Saint Laurent is now also in the business of breezy tunics and open robes—pieces that conjure words like "louche," which is great, but also draw a line to the archives and personal wardrobe of the brand's founder, which is even better.
Vaccarello has the ability, perhaps more than anyone in his position in recent memory who's tried, to revisit themes that have defined the house—animal prints, Marrakech, all manner of embroidery—without simply duplicating them. His clothes are also uncompromisingly luxe, even if they don't look at first glance. Take for example a floral bomber jacket from Spring 2018 that looks like a goth twist on your grandma's favorite wallpaper print before you realize each flower is a mountain of beads and sequins—on a pile of baby's butt-soft velvet no less—embroidered one by one onto the piece. That's the kind of stuff you can't fake.
We're expecting to see a lot more of all that tonight, when the designer stages his latest show—this time on our shores. He's trading the City of Light for the City that Never Sleeps and the Eiffel Tower for the equally iconic (and French!) Stature of Liberty. This being Saint Laurent, a deep-pocketed fashion house that's part of an even bigger fashion conglomerate, you can expect that the show setting will be spectacular, and the stars strictly A-list. And because it's Vaccarello, you can expect the most important thing, too: plenty of elegantly badass menswear that will appeal to guys in all corners of the globe.
Watch the show here at 9 PM EST tonight.
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Oneida crash victims ID'd
A father and daughter were killed Thursday in a crash involving a dump truck.
Oneida crash victims ID'd A father and daughter were killed Thursday in a crash involving a dump truck. Check out this story on greenbaypressgazette.com: http://gbpg.net/2huMqBZ
Shelby Le Duc, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 2:21 p.m. CT Dec. 9, 2016 | Updated 5:31 p.m. CT Dec. 9, 2016
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ONEIDA - The victims of a fatal car crash Thursday involving a dump truck have been identified as 91-year-old Donald Huben and his daughter, 56-year-old Colleen Huben.
Both are from the Seymour area. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
Autopsies conducted Friday showed they died from blunt force trauma after a dump truck crashed into their car at the intersection of County E and EE, according to a news release from the Outagamie County Coroner's office.
Aurthorities were called to the intersection just after 3 p.m. Thursday for a report of a two-vehicle crash.
Staff Sgt. Ryan Carpenter, with the Outagamie County Sheriff's Department, said the driver of the dump truck was heading west on E, drove through the intersection's stop sign and crashed into a mid-size passenger car that was headed northbound. Both vehicles ended up in a nearby ditch.
The driver of the dump truck has not been identified. The driver was taken to a Green Bay hospital after the crash for treatment of minor injuries.
The Sheriff's Department is still investigating the crash.
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Lucy Lawless launches..
Lucy Lawless launches global campaign to save the Arctic: Greenpeace to plant a...
Press release | June 22, 2012 at 6:18
Auckland 22/6/12: At a press conference at the UN Earth Summit in Rio this morning (at approximately 01:30hrs NZ time), New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless launched an ambitious plan to declare a global sanctuary in the High Arctic.
Greenpeace activists plead..
Greenpeace activists plead guilty to charges of being unlawfully on a ship/appeal to...
Press release | June 14, 2012 at 11:32
Auckland, The eight Greenpeace activists arrested before and during an occupation of a Shell-chartered drillship were today remanded at large for sentencing on September 14 at the New Plymouth District Court, after pleading guilty to charges of...
Activists vow to continue..
Activists vow to continue Arctic drillship occupation into third day
Press release | February 25, 2012 at 16:11
Actor Lucy Lawless and Greenpeace New Zealand activists this afternoon vowed to continue their occupation of Arctic bound Shell drillship Noble Discoverer into a third day.
Flood of support online..
Flood of support online boosts Arctic drillship protest
Auckland, 26 February 2012: The occupation of Shell Arctic drillship Noble Discover has continued for a third day. Five Greenpeace activists and actor Lucy Lawless remain in place on top of the drillship, after spending a chilly second night on...
Activists, actor Lucy..
Activists, actor Lucy Lawless arrested for Shell Arctic drillship occupation
Auckland, February 27th 2012 — The occupation of an Arctic-bound Shell drillship by six Greenpeace activists including actor Lucy Lawless ended this morning after police climbed the ship’s drilling tower and arrested the group. The protest was...
Arrests end Shell Arctic..
Arrests end Shell Arctic drillship occupation
Fight to save the Arctic..
Fight to save the Arctic continues despite corporate bullying
Press release | November 13, 2012 at 7:11
Auckland, 13 November 2012 – Greenpeace says it will continue to challenge Shell’s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic ahead of a court case next week where Shell is demanding $700,000 in reparations from eight activists who delayed its...
Arctic melt record will..
Arctic melt record will speed up global energy revolution
Press release | August 27, 2012 at 13:51
Auckland, 27 August 2012 - The record melt of Arctic sea ice signals the urgency to replace fossil fuels with clean energy, says Greenpeace.
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Zachary Ziegler, with his teammates Kyle and Kieran Brown of the Peninsula Speed Skating Club. (Peninsula Speed Skating Club)
Peninsula speed skaters aim to slide to success at Provincials
Three young speed skaters are travelling to the BC Short Track Speed Skating Championships
Feb. 26, 2019 5:10 a.m.
Three skaters from The Peninsula Speed Skating Club head to Prince George March 2 and 3 to compete against the fastest skaters in the the province for the BC Short Track Speed Skating Championships. The skaters train with the Peninsula Speed Skating Club at the Panorama Recreation Centre.
Kyle and Kieran Brown, 15 year-old twin brothers who have both been skating for a decade, will compete in their fourth provincial championship. Both skaters are keen to improve on their top 10 ranking from last year’s championships.
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Coach Brenda Hennigar thinks they have an excellent chance of making it onto the podium.
“With both brothers having skated three personal best times each in their last competition, they’re hoping to build on that momentum and move up in the provincial rankings with an eye on securing a qualifying spot for the Western Canadian Short Track Championships being held later next month, in Grand Prairie, Alberta.”
Also competing will be 11 year-old Zachary Ziegler.
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“This will be a learning experience for Zachary to compete in a competition at this level. Zachary has come a long way from the first time he tried speed skating, and struggled to skate a lap without falling,” says Hennigar.
Ziegler’s coach says she hopes he focuses on enjoying the experience and improving his personal best times, as much as trying to get on the podium.
All three skaters successfully secured their entry into the provincial championships at their first attempt, during a competition held in the Fraser Valley last October.
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Jeev Milkha Singh and Anthony Kim to play in Volvo World Match Play Championship
Jeev Milkha Singh and Anthony Kim have confirmed they will play in the 2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin from the 29th October to 1st November.
Milkha Singh and Kim have taken up their places in the 16-man field which they qualified for as the highest ranked available players from Asia and the North America based upon the Official World Ranking as of 17th August and via the all new qualifying criteria – part of Volvo’s innovative ‘new look’ match play. They join Paul Casey, Retief Goosen, Camilo Villegas, Robert Allenby and Scott Strange who have already confirmed their entry into the 2009 Championship.
Jeev Milkha Singh, the 37-year-old Indian, who becomes the first player from the sub-continent to play in the professional golf’s longest-running match play championship explained why he is delighted to be playing, “I resurrected my career by winning two Volvo-sponsored events in 2006, the Volvo China Open and the Volvo Masters, which got me inside the top 50 in the world and qualified me for the ‘majors’ and WGC events. I owe a debt of gratitude to Volvo who were completely understanding when I was unable to defend my Volvo China Open title in 2007 because I had the opportunity to play in my first ‘major,’ the US Masters at Augusta and I have never forgotten that.”
He continued, “I view myself now as a truly global golfer and when I was advised that I qualified for the Volvo World Match Play Championship as the highest ranked available Asian player on the Official World Golf Rankings at the cut-off date immediately after the USPGA Championship, it left me with a big decision to make, to defend in Singapore or mix it with the world-class field in Spain”.
Commenting on the Indian’s decision to play the Volvo World Match Play Championship, Per Ericsson, President & CEO, Volvo Event Management (Golf) said, “This is tremendous news as Jeev Milkha Singh is a truly global ambassador for his sport and his country and everyone at Volvo is absolutely delighted not only that he has chosen to play at Finca Cortesín next month, but also his reasons for doing so”.
“Loyalty and integrity are key components of Volvo’s philosophy and to have that reciprocated by one of the world’s leading golfers is very encouraging indeed,” added Ericsson, concluding, “Jeev is a great role model for the thousands of young Indians who now see golf as a genuine career opportunity and as the first man from his nation in the 45-year history of this great event, he is a very welcome addition to what is fast becoming the best World Match Play Championship field for many years. We are also thrilled to be welcoming such an exciting young talent as Anthony Kim into the field.”
America’s Anthony Kim showed his stellar match play talents at the 2008 Ryder Cup when he won a crucial point for the USA in the singles on the final day. A two time winner on the US PGA Tour, Kim explained, “I really enjoy match play so I am delighted to qualify for the 2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship. It is going to be an exciting week. I’ve heard good things about Finca Cortesin, and there should definitely be some pretty exciting matches given the quality of the field.”
More player announcements will follow soon with the leading four players not otherwise qualified on the World Ranking as of the 28th September and the four leading players not otherwise qualified on the Race to Dubai Rankings as of the 5th October, all securing their places in the field. With Ernie Els unable to defend his 2007 title, his place will automatically go to the highest ranked player on the Race to Dubai Ranking after the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Martin Kaymer currently occupies the top position and has confirmed that he will play if qualified and fully fit.
Ernie explained how disappointed he is to miss this year’s World Match Play event, “I have always loved playing the World Match Play Championship and winning it on seven occasions is one of the greatest feats of my career,” said Els, explaining, “However, I signed to play the Barclays Singapore Open long before it emerged that the date would coincide with the Volvo World Match Play Championship and it is important that contracts are honoured.”
Commented Per Ericsson, President & CEO, Volvo Event Management (Golf), “The clash of dates between the Volvo World Match Play Championship and the Barclays Singapore Open is unfortunate and one of its consequences is that the Volvo World Match Play Championship is, for contractual reasons, deprived of its defending champion Ernie Els, a man with whom this match play event has become synonymous. We thank Ernie for his ‘Good Luck ‘message and everyone associated with the Volvo World Match Play Championship wishes Ernie well in the Barclays Singapore Open.”
With a total prize fund of €3.25 million, and a first prize of €750,000, a place in the Volvo World Match Play Championship could significantly enhance a player’s position on the ‘Race to Dubai’, with all 16 players chasing a place in the end-of-season showpiece.
This is the 45th edition of the World Match Play Championship and will be Volvo’s first time as Championship partners with IMG, having hosted the 21st and final Volvo Masters at Club de Golf Valderrama in 2008. The Finca Cortesín event is Volvo’s 120th title sponsorship in professional golf.
The Championship will be held in Spain for the first time in its history moving from Wentworth Club as 16 of the world’s best players go head-to-head in classic match play golf over the magnificent 7,439-yard course at Finca Cortesin designed by Cabell B Robinson.
The winner of each group will qualify for the semi finals which, along with the final, will be played over 36 holes in traditional and compelling head-to head-match play golf, considered by many to be the purest form of the Royal and Ancient game.
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Kent college canterbury ct2 9dt
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Kent College Canterbury A GSG School
Kent College Canterbury
Whitstable Road
CT2 9DT
Head: Phil Wise
W www.kentcollege.com/
An independent school for boys and girls aged to 18.
Local authority: Kent
Pupils: 839 (senior 572, junior 216, nursery 51); sixth formers: 184
Religion: Methodist
Fees: Day £16,794 - £18,864; Boarding £26,244 - £35,628 pa
Open days: Our next Open Day will be in September 2019. Personal visits are available throughout the year.
Linked schools: Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School
The enormous flexibility in timetabling allows pupils to choose up to 12 GCSE subjects in almost any combination. Awareness and testing for dyslexia was commented on by parents - ‘they identified my child within weeks of arriving at Kent College though no one had mentioned it at the old school’. Needing extra help doesn’t seem to have negative connotations here - ‘you can be strong at lots of things even if you find writing difficult’. Fully working farm is a special feature of the school, on the timetable for years 7 and 8 as part of eg science and geography. Year 4s upwards can help with lambing, grooming horses etc..
Nestling in idyllic surroundings on the outskirts of Canterbury, Kent College offers a fantastic array of opportunities including our own school farm and equine unit. We provide an education for local children plus boarders from 40+ different countries. Boarding arrangements can include a London transport package, giving children the best of both worlds: an excellent education in the Kent countryside and quality time with parents at the weekend. Our own school buses bring students in from all over the county. Working parents can take advantage of the extended school day, with the option of an overnight stay, when the need arises.
All senior school students at Kent College are issued with a laptop, junior pupils have use of ipads.
We are recognised as a world school and offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma alongside A level courses. The IB allows students to pursue more subjects and credits them for the work that they already do in the community and on the sports field. Recent IB results with an average of 37 points place the school in the top 10 nationally.
Our pupils are academically able and also accomplished team players in sport; eloquent musicians; contributors to the school society and beyond; leaders of their own peer group and role models to others. We achieve this by promoting high self esteem, searching out and developing talent, encouraging each to be the best they can and not allowing anyone to be overlooked. Most importantly we celebrate every success. Kent College alumni are found as leaders of their fields in all walks of life! ...Read more
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
International Study Centre - school has a linked, international study centre for overseas students wishing to improve their English.
Unusual sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Executive head
Since 2010, David Lamper (50s); studied music at King's College London and then obtained a masters in education followed by a doctorate in education and leadership at the Institute of Education in London. He taught at Dulwich College and at a comprehensive school, and then was head at the Crypt Grammar School in Gloucester for eight years before joining Kent College.
He clearly has vision and is ‘incredibly able’. When he arrived the school had a reputation as being for the ‘naughty and sporty’ but it is now a thriving school with 750 pupils and a waiting list. Under his leadership they have started teaching the IB alongside A levels; have brought in a pre-nursery 0-3 years to feed into the early years; have joined with Lorendon as a satellite prep school and developed the junior school, which now has 0-3 provision; opened an international school in Dubai, with Kent College Hong Kong due to open in 2020, and others in the pipeline; evolved the international study centre; and are building a £8.4m hall. He has been seconded to help set up a multi-academy trust (the Wesley Trust). His two children were at the school.
Head of senior school since September 2019 is Phil Wise, previously pastoral deputy head at Reading Blue Coat School. Geography degree from Bristol, where he also took his PGCE in geography with games. Spent seven years at Langley Grammar before joining Reading Blue Coat as director of sixth form, becoming deputy head in 2012. He has a young family. Mr Wise has a particular interest in developing the pastoral side of the school from health and wellbeing to school activities.
Junior school head, Andy Carter (50s), for 20+ years; his strong sense of egalitarianism pervades the school. All pupils join sports tours, all pupils join musical events, no prefects or monitors (‘pupils must take on their own sense of responsibility’). Parents clearly adore him: ‘he gives staff autonomy and confidence, it is not top heavy but he has an excellent handle on what is going on’; ‘he knows every child well’; and the junior school is ‘particularly nurturing’.
Junior school has brand new pre-reception ‘garden cottage nursery’ for 0-3 years (fully subscribed). One-to-three ratio supports children in homely environment with kitchen, playroom, soft play areas and generous outside space. Food cooked on the premises, spotlessly clean and fresh. The ultimate in childcare with little ones staying for mornings, afternoons or whole days (can be from 7:30am - 6:30pm). Early years provision for nursery and reception with separate creative areas and learning areas. Big windows and generous space inside and out, good facilities - dressing up, lots of creativity, specialist music and art.
Year 1 is a transition year - ‘this is a most important year for us to consolidate learning and skills’. Homework from year 1. Setting in maths and English from year 2. Afternoons for creative subjects or themed learning - humanities, sciences, art and expressive art. Year 6 for exam preparation and developing in other ways. Healthy mix of age and gender of teachers.
In the senior school personalised timetables (300 separate timetables currently) allows for setting, choice of curriculum pathways, extended teaching time and accelerated learning programmes where appropriate. Year 7-9s in sets for core subjects; some are ready to take GCSEs early in languages or digital arts. They then may start a new language or A level language syllabus. The enormous flexibility in timetabling allows pupils to choose up to 12 subjects in almost any combination. Pre-sixth form course in year 11 possible for international pupils to improve English and take five or six GCSEs with the main student body. Sixth form sees a choice of three pathways - IB (taken by 25 per cent of students), A levels (taken by 70 per cent of students) or vocational courses (Cambridge Technicals).
The in-house international study centre (six teachers) gives intensive EAL tuition in small groups or individually to help both with English and with their studies. Learning support in dyslexia centre (three teachers) - mostly individual sessions. Awareness and testing for dyslexia was commented on by parents - ‘they identified my child within weeks of arriving at Kent College though no one had mentioned it at the old school’. Needing extra help doesn’t seem to have negative connotations here - ‘you can be strong at lots of things even if you find writing difficult’. The individualisation of the timetable really helps - those struggling with English don't need to do another language; some do extra GCSEs; extension tuition for GREATs (gifted, really enthusiastic, able and talented).
Results are impressive for a non-selective school - average of 37 out of 45 at IB in 2019 and 73 per cent A*-B grades at A level, with 43 per cent A*-A grades. At GCSE, 36 per cent 9-7s. The school highlights the strength of maths. Also does well on value added. Pupils said, ‘teachers genuinely care and give you all the time you need to succeed’.
Games, options, the arts
Options mentioned enthusiastically by both parents and pupils - ‘I chose the school for the range of different activities’; ‘the school provides good life experiences and opportunities that enhance their time in school and afterwards’.
Junior school has sport twice a week on the spacious playing fields or up at the senior school Astroturf. There is a heated outdoor swimming pool for the summer term; all juniors learn to swim. Fixtures and every three weeks the school hosts an athletics meeting open to other local children. Emphasis in the junior school on everyone to ‘having a go’ - so large numbers of teams and pupils told us that there was no shame in being in the E team: if you weren’t very good at sport, then you would simply get extra help until you got better. ‘They never get angry,’ we were told by kids. ‘You don’t have to be the best to be in a team,’ said one parent. ‘They take it in turns to be captain - no one is excluded’.
Senior school students mentioned sport as a selling point. Hockey, football, netball (for girls only), cricket, tennis, swimming, athletics. Endless sports run as lunchtime and after-school clubs (including dance and archery) in 26 acres of playing fields. And talented sportspeople get extra tuition, strengthening and conditioning and practice time - tennis, horse riding (a team reached the Hickstead finals), football, hockey (a couple of students representing England). Very well equipped fitness room.
Fully working farm is a special feature of the school, with a number of pupils from farming families. On the timetable for years 7 and 8 as part of eg science and geography. Year 4s upwards can help with lambing, grooming horses etc. But this is a real working farm providing the school with its pork sausages and lamb.
Plenty of impressive art round the school including a striking ceramic installation - a poppy shape of terracotta tiles with the names of Kent College students who fell in 20th century conflicts laid out in the quad. Spacious DT room with plenty of kit including a 3D laser printer.
Music a big feature (the executive head being a music graduate must help) with several bands (including staff bands and a folk group) and several choirs. Choristers have been on BBC Songs of Praise, pupils have entered Young Musician of the Year, been to Eisteddfod and on music tours. There is a summer opera in the grounds. Some 2019 Canterbury Festival events will take place in the new hall and students will perform.
Drama can be taken at GCSE and A level. Oh What A Lovely War was the big school musical for the WW1 centenary. Media and film studies popular and degree course choices include film and media, musical theatre, media production and creative music production.
Clubs and societies plentiful in junior and senior schools. Many run by students as the service part of IB curriculum, but also by teachers who, students tell us, ‘will do anything for you and always offer to help’. Alongside sports there are eg electronics, enamelling, farming, gardening, debating, coding; years 7-9 must do at least two a week.
Trips include skiing, geography (‘You don’t have to be doing geography to go on the trip - they go to great places,’ we were told), choir tours, sports tours, physics trip, language exchanges, history trip, and DofE gold went to Italy for their final hike (‘much less wet than the Lake District’).
Boarders
Very flexible boarding arrangements - around a third of pupils board, with others using occasional wraparound care. Parents tell us that houseparents vary, though the two we met were very cheerful and warm and just the sort you would like as role models for your child. Six boarding houses with live-in staff, many of whom are also teachers. Separate junior boarding house for pupils as young as 7, but most from 9 years. Kitchens, sitting rooms, single and shared bedrooms with study areas (newer boarding houses have en-suite shower rooms). Pupils take pride in their rooms and wanted us to see the views, the pictures on their walls, the desk spaces, the way they had dressed their rooms. They said that if you act responsibly, you are given freedoms, but abusing the rules results in repercussions like having your phone taken away. Main meals taken in school; kitchenettes in boarding houses for snacks and weekends. School library and sports facilities open in the evenings and at weekends. Pupils seem happy with weekend activities - sports fixtures on Saturdays, then they can walk into town, and Saturday night is takeaway and film night. Outings every Sunday - Westfield, bowling, London Dungeons, IMAX, hiking, beach, even Disneyland Paris once. Junior school holiday clubs.
Background and atmosphere
Founded in 1885, senior school is walking distance to the centre of town and set in generous grounds. The junior school is a little further out, with ancient trees and views of rolling hills. Both schools have grand old buildings which, whilst elegant, may not be ideal for a modern school. So a bit of a maze of old and newer, added on buildings. All clean and warm and more cosy than shabby. Part of the Methodist Independent Schools Trust group of schools and whilst ‘you would be hard pressed to find many Methodists here amongst pupils or teachers,’ pupils still go to chapel twice a week. But very inclusive: ‘two pupils from my boarding house had meals made to take to their rooms for after the fast during Ramadan’. New ‘grand hall’ opened in 2019 – 600-seat auditorium for the performing arts, plus new art department in juniors and new science department for seniors with forest, stream and pond dipping area for biology.
Lunch cooked on site with plenty of choice: ‘they have vegan options because four children in my year are vegan’. Teachers and pupils eat together. Popular snack shop very well used by parents and pupils at break times. Teachers a very stable cohort - possibly too stable - with 20 and 30 years of service not uncommon.
Pastoral care, well-being and discipline
The school houses help to build bonds between age groups and between boarders and day pupils. A sense of family pervades. Pupils have a range of adults they can, and do, speak to about concerns - boarding house staff, the chaplain, the head of pastoral care, their tutors, the school nurse; or they can self refer to the weekly school counsellor.
We witnessed immaculate good behaviour as we toured the school - no pushing or shoving, doors opened and plenty of pleases and thank yous. Junior pupils told us that there is no bullying and ‘we are kind to each other’, and senior pupils felt they all look out for each other. Teachers said that pupils need to learn from their mistakes and may be put on a pastoral support plan or are expected to work out their own suitable sanctions. Some irritations between girls in boarding houses, according to parents, but nothing the houseparents couldn’t sort out. Parents said they ‘are bombarded with information from the school - good if your children don’t always tell you what is going on’. One working mother would have loved to have earlier notice of events so as to be sure to attend.
Pupils and parents
About two-thirds from Canterbury and surroundings, with school buses serving seven different routes and shuttle buses from Canterbury station. A third international - about a third of these from Europe, a third from Asia, with some 42 nations represented in all - a different country's flag hung outside the school each day. The new fast train to London has changed the demographic, with parents working in London and appreciating the long day cover (7.30am to 6.30pm possible) and the possibility of flexible boarding.
About half of the children from the garden cottage nursery move on to early years, all the early years pupils stay on for junior school and from there almost all go to the senior school. A further 35 or so pupils join year 7 from the feeder prep school Lorendon or other local schools. Second large entry point at sixth form. Interview and placement assessments (interview by Skype and extra online English assessment for international students) to decide on sets when pupils first arrive, otherwise non-selective - ‘we are unable to accept only a small percentage of applicants’ - though they won’t take pupils if they don’t think they can accommodate their special needs. One junior pupil said ‘it wouldn’t suit a person who minds about mud’. Ten places for students coming just for a term or two (‘it introduces them to what the school offers and most stay on or will come back as full time students later’).
Around a third leaves after GCSEs. Almost half of sixth formers go on to Russell Group universities and the most of the rest to UK unis with a couple off abroad. Particularly wide range of subjects including rural land management, product design, business, economics and psychology as well as the creative courses such as film studies and fashion.
Fees include meals and individual MacBook but not specialist lessons in the dyslexia support centre, EAL lessons or music. However, pupils told us that teachers are always available to give you extra help at any time: ‘there are fixed clinics but teachers will always find a time to see you - and I don’t think they are even paid for it’. Scholarships of 25 per cent (art, drama, music, academic, design, sport) and bursaries up to a maximum of 50 per cent (Forces allowance gives a 90 per cent reduction).
Waiting lists just starting to form and we can see why. An excellent choice for those wanting a wide range of options. Praise from pupils for the music and for the business studies, for the sports and for the great English department. Room to be an all-rounder at this school but no space for the arrogant or madly pushy (though good added value results). Teachers and students need to buy into the importance of egalitarianism as an ethos, and both the pupil who gets 45 out of 45 for IB and the pupil who loves hockey and squeezes into university for sports science are equally valued.
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Library faces more construction
By Christopher Kline September 27, 2004
The University will install a fire-prevention sprinkler system in Gelman Library this year, adding more construction to a building already undergoing renovation for a first-floor Starbucks. The sprinkler system is being installed for safety reasons, University Librarian Jack Siggins said. “What is really driving us here is the need to have some fire protection in […]
MPD may continue checkpoints through inauguration
Ninety days after Washington raised its terror alert level to high, Metropolitan Police officials still have no timeline for when vehicle checkpoints will be removed from campus. MPD officials remained tightlipped about their security protocol surrounding the World Bank and IMF earlier this month, calling the activity a “basic surveillance of the area.” In August, […]
MPD keeps high-profile presence on campus
Ninety days after Washington raised its terror alert level to high, Metropolitan Police officials still have no timeline for when vehicle checkpoints will be removed from campus. MPD officials remained tightlipped about their security protocol surrounding the World Bank and IMF last week, calling the activity a “basic surveillance of the area.” In August, University […]
Students mourn Israeli soldiers
By Christopher Kline April 26, 2004
More than 200 students and community members gathered on campus Sunday night to remember Israeli soldiers who lost their lives in war. The event, Yom HaZikaron, is devoted to the memory of the more than 21,000 Israeli soldiers who gave their lives for the creation and security of the Israeli state. The sorrowful event falls […]
Groups host Jews for Jesus
By Christopher Kline April 8, 2004
GW students got a new perspective on traditional religions Tuesday night. Steven Katz, chief of station of the D.C. branch of Jews for Jesus, spoke to about 50 students in the Marvin Center Amphitheater. Katz told the students that a Jew could believe in Jesus and still be Jewish. Jews for Jesus is a group […]
Group fights for wind power
By Christopher Kline March 29, 2004
Despite pressure from students for the University to start using wind power, officials said last week that GW has no plans to utilize the renewable power source. Earlier this semester, Free the Planet, GW’s environmental activist student organization, launched a campaign to encourage the University to adopt 5 percent of its energy from renewable wind […]
Devotion to the GW buff and blue
By Christopher Kline March 8, 2004
A funny thing happened on the afternoon of Sat., Feb. 28. A line stretched around the Smith Center a full two hours before the men’s basketball team played its last home game of the season against the University of Richmond. The sun was shining, the weather was warm, and the fans were pumped. The Colonials […]
Teaching on the side
By Christopher Kline February 2, 2004
Most students can’t take a swing at an administrator and be commended for it. But most students are not in Rodney Johnson’s racquetball class. Johnson, GW’s director of Freshman and Parent Services, teaches students in the basement of the Health and Wellness Center Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. “I would be exercising in (the Health and […]
TAs, profs drop union efforts
By Christopher Kline December 4, 2003
Graduate teaching assistants and adjunct professors have abandoned plans for unionization this semester following more than two years of discussion and efforts. The groups discussed unionizing with United Auto Workers in February to rally for more competitive salaries and benefits, according to past Hatchet articles. Rallying efforts were sporadic for about two years prior to […]
Journalists discuss Watergate
By Christopher Kline and Michael Newman November 13, 2003
Washington Post editor Bob Woodward talked about his investigation of the Watergate scandal and his new book on the Bush administration at Monday night’s “Kalb Report.” Calling Woodward “an institution, even an industry,” moderator Marvin Kalb prodded him about the identity of “Deepthroat,” the White House official who helped then-Post reporters Woodward and Carl Bernstein […]
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Public interest or ‘basically pornography’? Judge weighs release of Robert Kraft videos
By Jorge Milian jmilian@pbpost.com
A judge will not decide until next week whether videos allegedly showing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for and receiving sexual acts at a Jupiter day spa will be made public.
Kraft, a 77-year-old part-time Palm Beach, Fla., resident, is one of 25 men charged with soliciting prostitution at Orchids of Day Spa following during a four-county sting in January that resulted in scores of arrests.
Kraft’s attorneys told Circuit Judge Leonard Hanser on Friday that releasing the videos would be “catastrophic” for Kraft’s chances at a fair trial and that media organizations demanding the videos are just in it for “eyeballs and clicks.”
“It’s basically pornography,” William Burck, one of Kraft’s attorneys said, adding that the public’s interest in seeing the video “is all about prurient interest.”
Attorneys for numerous media organizations, including the Palm Beach Post, told Hanser the videos are public record and should be made available for release and that doing so would not infringe on the billionaire businessman constitutional right to a fair trial. They referenced other high-profile defendants such as George Zimmerman and Casey Anthony who were acquitted despite an avalanche of pre-trial publicity.
Hanser asked both sides to turn in documents stating their positions by next Tuesday. He will then issue a written decision.
Authorities initially said that the sting was part of a crackdown on human trafficking also involving Martin, St. Lucie and Orange counties.
But more than seven months into the investigation no one has been charged with human trafficking and an official with the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office said during Friday’s hearing that no one connected to the Orchids of Asia sting would face such charges.
Kraft, who faces two counts of soliciting prostitution, has pleaded not guilty. Police say he visited the Jupiter spa and paid for sex on Jan. 19 and 20.
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On the Road to Recovery - Malware Attack
We are pleased to report that Hamden Public Schools' Computer Network is well on its way to recovery! Here's where we are as of Friday, January 17:
Hamden.org email is now operational (available through Web-based email OWA).
It is expected that Internet access will begin to be turned back on beginning January 16. Although all schools will not have connectivity at that time, schools will be brought back on gradually (over the next few weeks) and as quickly as possible. All devices in each building must be assured to be virus-free before the Internet can be reactivated.
Hamden is adding new additional user data procedural safeguards as devices are reintroduced into our network.
We recognize that schools without Internet access is a modern but challenging problem, but we want to err on the side of caution (which takes more time) to assure that we do not allow a reinfection at this time. Thank you for your patience.
Malware Update - January 14, 2020
At the Board of Education on Tuesday, January 14, Superintendent of Schools Jody Goeler shared the following update on the computer virus that attacked the Hamden Public Schools network:
The HPS computer network was attacked by malware (malicious software) on January 9. This malware was likely transmitted through a link in a phishing email, which is almost impossible for anti-virus measures to detect.
Our student and fiscal data is stored remotely (not onsite, as part of our network), so was not impacted.
We currently know of about 30 staff devices that were affected. We are not aware of any student devices that were impacted.
Upon learning of the attack, HPS immediately enacted our plan for such occurrences, including disconnecting from the internet so that no further infections could occur. This action limited the damage caused by the malware.
Hamden.org email was also suspended. We have sent a voice message to parents (and posted to our Website) that for now, schools should be contacted by phone (not email). We expect email to be restored by the end of this week.
Our district and school websites continue to operate and were not affected.
We are working closely with cyber security experts to investigate the malware's presence in our system and restore services throughout the district as quickly as possible.
Although not having internet and email has been challenging, we are pleased to say that our Network structures, practices and safeguards protected our most critical data, and thus kept a difficult situation from being much worse.
We will continue to keep our families and staff updated until the situation is fully resolved.
"Tis the Season - for Concerts!
'Tis the season... for school concerts! There will be several school concerts in January - where you'll get a chance to hear fantastic, student-generated music! We're sending our best wishes to all our student performers!
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Prevent Overeating and Enjoy Your Dining Experience
By Trisha Gura
So much goes on around the table while you're eating, and so much of it can affect your appetite. Subtle cues—lights, temperature, aromas, the shape of a wine glass, a whiff of espresso—can all tempt you to overindulge.
But a recent analysis of dozens of studies on "food ambience" (those factors around you that tickle the senses) suggests you don't have to give in. Instead, experts say, you can make the environment work for your waistline. Here's how:
Look before you eat
The brighter the lights, the quicker you'll eat. Physiologically speaking, light intensity revs up the nervous system, and you'll often respond by eating too fast. Result: You'll end up stuffing your stomach before your brain can tell you that you're full. Unfortunately, dim lighting is no solution, because it can hide signals of satiety. "We lose track of what we have eaten," says Brian Wansink, PhD, a nutrition-science expert at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. That's why people tend to eat more in candlelit restaurants; they linger, picking at their plates even if they're full.
The antidote: If you have to eat in a brightly lit restaurant like a fast-food joint, Wansink says, remind yourself—repeatedly—to eat slowly. In dimly lit restaurants with more romantic settings, pick one: drink, appetizer, or dessert. And keep yourself attuned to your feelings of fullness. When they come, ask your server to box up what you haven't finished.
Dine on the patio
As a general rule, the hotter the climate, the less people eat, says Nanette Stroebele, PhD, a neuropsychologist at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. She co-authored the recent report on food ambience in Nutrition. Heat slows down your metabolism, so your energy needs and your hunger decline as the mercury rises. Use that to your benefit.
The smart strategy: Ask for an outdoor table whenever the weather cooperates. Out where it's balmy, people seem to prefer food that's less dense and usually less caloric (salads instead of mashed potatoes, for example).
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Tame your tableware
Supersized portions, whether it's French fries or frittatas, can make you think bigger is normal. That may override your "I'm full now" body sensors. Just as influential are the size of your plate and the shape of your cup. It's called the size-contrast effect, Wansink says: Bigger plates trick people into believing they're getting smaller servings. So do short, fat glasses. Even bartenders—renowned for their ability to "eyeball" a shot of alcohol accurately—will fill a shorter glass with up to 31 percent more than they pour into a tall, narrow one.
The solution: Avoid jumbo plates, and choose taller, thinner glasses.
Play hard to get
"People tend to eat almost everything you put in front of them," says John DeCastro, PhD, a professor and chair of the department of psychology at the University of Texas at El Paso. Working alongside Stroebele on the ambience study, DeCastro found that convenience is one of the strongest triggers for overeating and snacking.
Wansink demonstrated the power of proximity in 2002, when he and colleagues gave a gift of Hershey's Kisses to some university secretaries as part of a study. The secretaries ate nine Kisses daily when the candy was on their desks in transparent bowls. Consumption fell to an average of six and a half candies when the sweets were placed in opaque containers with lids, and only four when the bowls were positioned three steps away. That's a difference of up to 2,500 calories a month—and a prescription for gaining nearly 12 pounds per year.
The answer: At family gatherings and other occasions when overeating is likely, serve the food—and then put the serving platters on the counter or even in another room. Buy fewer ready-to-eat snacks, de Castro says, so you'll have to work harder to nibble when you're not hungry. Parcel out snacks into single-serving zip-top bags, Wansink suggests, and avoid buying food in bulk. What if you just can't resist the price on that 60-count box of granola bars? Stow away the extras in the back of the pantry. Out of sight, out of mind, out of tummy.
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Cleveland Clinic IT leader points to cloud lessons learned and pain points
William Morris and two other experts show provider organization CIOs, CISOs what to look for during cloud deployments.
By Nathan Eddy
The deployment of cloud-based services can be a challenge for healthcare providers of any size: For the Cleveland Clinic, which runs a 170-acre campus in Cleveland as well as hospitals across Ohio, Florida and Nevada, a successful transition strategy began with knowing where the cloud was going to be of most use.
Dr. William Morris, executive medical director of innovation at the Cleveland Clinic, told Healthcare IT News that leveraging the cloud is like using any other tool in the IT tool belt: Just like the right tool has the right purpose, not everything needs to go up to the cloud, nor should it.
Leasing instead of buying
“Cloud becomes a very interesting tool when you start considering cost, speed and performance,” Morris said. “We look at cloud as a means to spin up and spin down environments that are temporary, say if we are looking at testing a new capability – it’s sort of like leasing the infrastructure instead of buying it.”
For other healthcare providers migrating to the cloud, Morris said it is important for them to remember that as a health system they want to focus their resources and dollars on patient care.
“Ultimately, the way we leverage these tools is because we want to provide the best patient care that is scalable, safe and has the lowest cost,” he said.
He pointed to Cleveland Clinic’s human resources system, which was moved to the cloud so the organization wouldn't have to worry about doing backups or disaster recovery issues, because all of that is part of the vendor’s cloud-based offering.
A perpetual learning curve
Part of the process of moving to cloud-based applications and systems means a perpetual learning curve where new technology and new services are constantly being introduced, so there is a continuous level of engagement paramount to the success of deployment.
“No technology is smooth sailing – there’s an adoption curve and a trust curve,” Morris explained. “There’s a lot of change management that goes along with this, along with understanding and trust – it takes a lot more due diligence from our cybersecurity team, and from all the stakeholders involved.”
He said the No. 1 thing to do when planning a move to the cloud is education – the cloud is not a “set it and forget it” type of technology.
“You have to constantly look at performance metrics, costs – it’s not a quick turnkey solution,” Morris noted. “Seek recommendations, learn from others. For any organization adopting a new technology, getting a trusted advisor is par for the course, especially around healthcare where privacy and security are so essential. You want to know exactly who’s on the other end of that connection.”
Security and information governance
When it comes to pain points, Dr. Abed Saif, founding partner and director of cybersecurity advisory services specialist AbedGraham, said the most common questions he fields come down to security and information governance.
“A lot of hospital executives are concerned about how patient data will be handled and what the risks will be in terms of critical system downtime,” Saif explained. “No system will be foolproof, so it’s essential to rigorously assess your potential suppliers as a part of market research and procurement processes. This means asking tough questions about the healthcare expertise of suppliers and their ability to help providers mitigate clinical risks.”
Deloitte’s Chief Digital Officer for Healthcare Jason Wainstein explained because healthcare provider IT environments comprise primarily packaged applications, this creates a dependency on the software vendor’s ability to support the application in a cloud environment.
“This means understanding the readiness of the software vendor to support the application in a cloud environment is a key input to the migration,” he said.
Organic growth over time
He pointed out that the IT environment for healthcare providers is one that has typically grown organically over time.
“As a result, the environment is typically complex with many dependencies between applications and systems,” Wainstein said. “This complexity can make planning for the migration a daunting task as the dependencies must be thoroughly understood in order to avoid disruption of service or creation of performance issues.”
Nathan Eddy is a healthcare and technology freelancer based in Berlin.
Email the writer: nathaneddy@gmail.com
Twitter: @dropdeaded209
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Students who wish to receive financial aid for the spring/summer semester must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) -- if not done already for the previous fall or winter semester -- and submit the spring/summer Financial Aid Application. This application is available at the beginning of February of each year.
A student will be awarded for all of the aid for which they are eligible.
Year-Round Pell: New regulations allow students to be eligible for Pell Grant during Spring/Summer, even if most or all of their annual Pell eligibility was used during the Fall and Winter semesters. This means Pell recipients will be eligible for a full-time award of Pell Grant, regardless of what was used during Fall and Winter semesters.
Direct Loans: Direct loans awards will take into account all direct loans borrowed during the 2017-2018 academic year. If a student used all of their annual loan eligibility during Fall and Winter, there will be no loan funds left for the student to use for the Spring/Summer semester.
Because the spring/summer semester operates differently than the fall and winter semesters, students are strongly encouraged to read the spring/summer Financial Aid Application thoroughly. It contains specific information unique to the spring/summer semester regarding funding eligibility, enrollment requirements, loan disbursements and bookstore purchases.
Students who submit a FAFSA and spring/summer Financial Aid Application will have both reviewed for any financial aid for which they are eligible. However, students are strongly encouraged to submit their FAFSA and spring/summer Financial Aid Application by the Financial Aid Priority Date to have their classes protected while their file is under review.
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After being called "cucks," Kumail Nanjiani and Thomas Middleditch shared the details of Friday's incident on their Twitter feeds.
Silicon Valley stars Kumail Nanjiani and Thomas Middleditch were called "cucks" and harassed by Donald Trump supporters while out at a bar Friday night in Los Angeles.
The co-stars took to Twitter on Saturday morning to recount the incident, explaining how "two white dudes" in their twenties approached the stars of the HBO comedy to say their opinions about the president-elect are wrong. The pair, who were out in L.A.'s Silver Lake area, were then called "cucks," a term that Middleditch describes as an "Alt right term. Look it up, it's not positive."
Was at a bar last night with @Middleditch. At the end of the night, 2 white dudes, 20's, who'd been there for hours came up to us.
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) November 12, 2016
"We're big fans of you guys. (To Thomas) I trolled you on twitter yesterday." He goes on to say how we're wrong about Trump.
I go "Hey we don't wanna discuss politics right now." His friends goes "oh they're cucks." Then starts yelling at us. "CUCKS CUCKS CUCKS!"
Middleditch shared Wikipedia's definition of "cuck," which is short for "cuckservative," a term being used among alt-right conservatives to describe someone who is weak and who has "bought into the key premises of the left."
The actor described the word as "the new term Trump bigots use." (See below.)
Nanjiani went on to share that the bar kicked the Trump supporters out. "This happened at a bar in LA surrounded by ppl. I can't imagine what it must be like to be someone who looks like me in other parts," he writes. "We can't let hate/racism/bigotry/sexism be normalized. If something happens, be safe, but let it be known we won't stand for this."
He starts getting in my face. Thomas puts his hand on the dude's chest to stop him. "Don't touch me you cuck. Wanna go outside?"
At this point, the bouncer runs over, grabs them, kicks them out. The bartender is awesome & apologetic. Thomas & I are stunned.
This happened at a bar in LA surrounded by ppl. I can't imagine what it must be like to be someone who looks like me in other parts.
We can't let hate/racism/bigotry/sexism be normalized. If something happens, be safe, but let it be known we won't stand for this.
Many ppl are like "just cuz I voted for Trump doesn't mean I'm racist/sexist." Ok, but at best, you ignored it, you overlooked it.
We thought Internet would give us access to ppl w different points of view. Instead it gives us access to many ppl w the same point of view.
He ends by tweeting, "In short, Im cuck af."
Middleditch also shared details of the incident on his Twitter feed, where he engaged in back-and-forth conversation with other Twitter users about the rhetoric.
Out with @kumailn; for no reason two dudes came at us with Trump right wing shit, calling us "cucks". Never in my life. I hate this. Week 1.
— Thomas Middleditch (@Middleditch) November 12, 2016
.@Shersbet @kumailn damn you. It's real. Wake up. Bouncer removed these people. Shame on you. What is happening?!
Btw, "cuck" is an Alt Right term. Look it up, it's not positive.
.@Tallarico @Thesixler @kumailn This was in Silver Lake. Gentrification central. Unbelievable.
.@kumailn Yes! Either you agreed with the sketchy rhetoric or you turned a blind eye to it. Bad news either way.
"Cuck". It's the new term Trump bigots use. https://t.co/vR4ulrfNkm
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Troy Thurlow let the girl of his dreams get away fourteen years ago, back when he was a high school football star. Now he’s a highly successful executive with a life most people only dream of. Still, he's never stopped thinking about Jasmine, and wondering what would have happened if he'd ever had the courage to ask her on a date. When he meets her by chance on a New York business trip, he's determined to take this second opportunity and run with it. That is, if his past doesn't catch up with him first . . .
Jasmine Cervantes does “happily ever after” for a living, arranging dream-destination honeymoons for the fabulously rich and famous. But, so far, her own fairy-tale ending has eluded her. That is, until the boy she couldn’t stop dreaming about in high school barges unexpectedly into her office one day.
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IDhall SC User Forum 2019:
customer testimonials from Blancheporte, Malakoff Médéric Humanis and UPSA
Jul. 2nd, 2019
This sixth IDhall SC user forum held on 20 June in Lille was a real success with more than 50 attendees, representing almost all business functions, including innovation, R&D, HR, manufacturing, operations, IT and so on.
The day therefore featured much sharing of best practice and feedback. While some contributions focused on collaborative innovation, others illustrated continuous improvement and action plan management processes, but all ultimately shared the same objective, which was to get their organisation moving to bring about transformation and improve competitiveness.
Shared concerns about ever-increasing numbers of transformation projects
Whether driven by digitalisation or business reorganisation (or both), transformation projects are increasing in number, and we saw various illustrations of this phenomenon over the course of the day, ranging from fairly limited change initiatives the benefits of which are quickly seen by employees, to more wide-ranging transformation projects affecting every process and all staff.
Under such circumstances, all organisations share some common concerns:
How can progress be successfully made across the board when resources are limited?
How can the innovation or continuous improvement process be promoted, viewed as it is as strategically important, but not mission-critical, in terms of day-to-day operational priorities?
How can commitment from the various stakeholders be secured (from employees to middle and indeed senior management)? How can the process be “sold”?
How can cultural change be driven in favour of the process? How can the entities with the most fertile conditions be identified?
How can the plethora of processes and procedures in businesses be made to meaningfully co-exist (innovation, R&D, participative innovation, open innovation, digital transformation, continuous improvement, quality, the customer experience, etc.)?
To illustrate these transformation processes, we have selected three testimonials from the many talks given during the day, namely Blancheporte, Malakoff Médéric Humanis and UPSA.
Blancheporte: a 200-year old “re-startup” undergoing transformation
Blancheporte is a clothing and household goods brand present in France (including its overseas territories), Belgium and Eastern Europe. Established in 1806 and a trailblazer in distance selling, Blancheporte now generates revenue of €170m, half of which comes from online sales, with 2.3m customers who regularly place orders.
Use of IDhall SC’s collaborative platform is an integral part of the company’s wide-ranging transformation programme, known as “Olympe”. This is not, however, Blancheporte’s first transformation. The 200-year old “re-startup” has already successfully undergone two major shifts, from a manufacturer to a distance seller, then from mail order to digital, becoming France’s sixth largest online clothes retailer in the process.
The Olympe programme arose from a growing awareness that only innovation would enable us to find different routes to development and improved profitability. It combines seven strategy areas and disseminates the vision that all members of staff need to share over the long term, so that everyone can make a contribution and help make the company’s latest transformation a success.
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Ideas and collaborative innovation at Blancheporte
Renamed “B’Project” internally, IDhall SC was appointed early in 2018 to facilitate and organise the sharing of ideas by members of staff, and to make it possible for them to have an overview of all transformation projects in progress within the company. At the outset, many ideas were about in-house matters and quality of life in the workplace, but that made employee support easier to obtain, and subsequently employees offered more ideas focused on customers. A steering committee was set up to track ideas and divide initiatives between the company’s seven strategy areas.
With hindsight, we can see that the process is not self-sustaining. It needs to be constantly led, new employees need to join, and it should be guided towards meeting the requirements of the business. The quality of support and guidance given to employees, and internal publicity about the scheme, are vital to securing employee buy-in and motivation.
Malakoff Médéric Humanis: operational excellence through Kaizen
Malakoff Médéric Humanis is a group health insurance and pension plan provider, organised as a non-profit mutual, formed on 1 January 2019 from the merger of Malakoff Médéric and Humanis. The group is one of the leaders in welfare provision for businesses and consumers. One sixth of the French population is covered by its health and incapacity plans, and a quarter by one of its complementary pension plans.
In 2014, Malakoff Médéric began an operational excellence programme in its product management/subscription and document administration departments, where 20% of the processes accounted for 80% of the work. The main issue was to find greater operational efficiency, in particular through use of the Lean method and the establishment of some fundamental managerial principles.
After a few years, it was obvious that ideas submitted from grassroots could resolve many issues, and in particular issues surrounding quality of service and customer satisfaction. The group then decided to extend the continuous improvement process to other internal departments. This required a more organised approach to managing the ideas generated. An invitation to tender was therefore issued and IDhall SC appointed in 2018.
To nurture the continuous improvement mindset in a group with 12,000 employees spread across 200 sites in France, a reliable and scalable ideas collection and tracking system was crucial. IDhall SC met that requirement in full.
Ludovic Voisin
The Kaizen mindset at Malakoff Médéric Humanis
To support the process and encourage employee buy-in, the continuous improvement unit adopted a “Kaizen” approach (Japanese for “change for the better”). The objective is for employees to understand how the unit’s mindset was focussed on improvement through small steps, gradually altering how things are done, and supporting all members of staff as this occurs.
At this point, 79% of the ideas submitted in IDhall SC are approved, and around 34% are actually implemented. Our target is to improve this conversion rate to 50% by adding a more accurate quantification of the gains achieved by the change initiatives successfully implemented.
UPSA and the move to a participative innovation culture
The pharmaceutical laboratory UPSA, operating in France since 1935, has built up substantial expertise in effervescence, pain treatment, ENT conditions, energy levels, digestion and sleep quality. With more than 1,300 employees on production sites in Agen, UPSA is the leading private-sector employer in the French département of Lot et Garonne. It produces more than 300 million boxes of medicinal products per annum.
Quality of life in the workplace and participative innovative are core to UPSA’s culture and values. Starting from the premise that all ideas are good ideas, it needed to organise a way for all employees to be heard and their creativity given free rein.
To collect as many ideas as possible, whether unprompted (about working conditions, welfare, organisational issues, etc.) or prompted (by a project, problem resolution, etc.), transparency is important. At UPSA, ideas are displayed on all sites on innovation trees, and PC stations are freely available on production sites to give all staff access to the system. In the last four years, 80% of employees have submitted at least one idea, and 45% of ideas concerned performance and innovation within the company.
Sophie Delis
UPSA: 2019 gold award for participative innovation
The successful implementation of participative innovation linked to group values (passion, innovation, agility and responsibility) was also recognised by the non-profit organisation Innov’Acteurs which gave UPSA a gold award for participative innovation. Thanks to strong commitment from senior management and the formation of a network of 20 ambassadors, supporting and guiding the proponents of ideas, UPSA managed to secure the commitment of 1,300 site employees and to enable each of them to contribute to building innovative solutions working towards achieving the group’s strategy objectives.
Submitting an idea is great, but converting it into practical measures is even better. The starting point to achieve this is governance. All concerned must know exactly what they have to do. All documents relating to the participative innovation policy and process are included within the IDhall SC solution, now renamed Idée Nov’.
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Hamerton Zoo set to reopen following death of keeper Rosa King
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Updated: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 (09:11)
Hamerton Zoo. Picture: GOOGLE
Officials at Hamerton Zoo Park have announced that the venue will be reopening to the public on Friday.
In an announcement posted on Twitter, staff at the zoo confirmed this morning (Tuesday) that, following an inspection by environmental health officers at Huntingdonshire District Council, the park had been cleared to reopen.
The zoo closed on May 29 after keeper Rosa King, 33, was mauled to death by a tiger, which entered the enclosure in which she was working.
A joint Cambridgeshire police and district council investigation was launched into the incident, which has now concluded.
An inquest into the death of Ms King was opened and adjourned at Lawrence Court, in Huntingdon, last Wednesday (June 7), with senior coroner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, David Heming, recording the 33-year-old's cause of death as 'traumatic injuries'.
Mr Heming said: "There is an ongoing investigation as to the circumstances as to how the tiger came into direct contact with Rosa. These investigations will take some time to complete. Given this is a work place incident, this will necessitate a jury inquest."
Mr Heming confirmed that a post mortem examination was conducted by Dr Martin Goddard.
The hearing was adjourned and is scheduled to re-open again on November 23 for a pre-inquest review.
Ms King, from Hamerton, was described by her parents, Andrea and Peter King, as a "dedicated professional".
Hamerton Zoo confirmed last week that the tiger involved in the incident would not be put down.
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The LEMOA is a logistics pact that allows militaries of both the countries to use each other's bases. Aug 30, 2016
Kyrgyzstan: 1 dead, 3 injured in car bomb attack at Chinese embassy in Bishkek
An investigation into the explosion has been initiated, the GKNB state security service said. Aug 30, 2016
IBT India Morning Brief Aug. 30: India dangerous for journalists, Yogeshwar Dutt, Vishal Dadlani, healthy breakfast, Tupac Shakur
Here are some stories to get your day started. Aug 30, 2016
West Bengal name change: There is no valid argument against it
The state Assembly on Monday, Aug. 29, passed a resolution to name it "Bangla" in Bengali, "Bengal" in English, "Bangal" in Hindi. Aug 30, 2016
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Boris Johnson: \'Numskull\' TTIP Opponents are \'Absurdly Hostile and Misinformed\'
By Finbarr Bermingham
October 20, 2014 12:28 BST
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has blasted the "numskulls" who oppose the proposed free trade agreement between the EU and US, saying that the "pact is a massive potential win for humanity".
Writing in his weekly column for the Telegraph, Johnson dismissed out of hand any environmental, social or legal concerns the public have over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), saying that "almost every single objection to the current proposals is based on pure superstition".
Protesters, he claimed "are talking rubbish". A successful agreement, according to Johnson, "will certainly not mean the privatisation of the NHS, and nor will it mean a green light for fracking Sussex".
TTIP has been under discussion since 2013, but has hit serious hurdles, with negotiators struggling to agree on numerous policy areas and opposition mounting among both the general public and European politicians.
Johnson, however, finds "absolutely nothing not to like about the TTIP". He cites figures (which, as IBTimes UK reported earlier this year, have been hotly contested), which predict an additional £10bn being added to the UK economy, with the EU reaping dividend of some £100bn if the agreement is sealed within 12 months.
Opponents of the agreement have slammed its lack of transparency. The EU has published a series of documents on its website summarising discussions, but critics say they are being negotiated behind closed doors.
The Labour MP for Swansea West Geraint Davies told IBTimes UK last week: "We need to make sure we're not railroaded by these behind the scenes deals that undermine the position of governments in the future, so you've to deliver democracy in terms of protecting consumer and worker rights. The bounds between private and nationalised industry could be fundamentally distorted by TTIP."
Johnson dismissed such remarks as "absurdly hostile and misinformed", writing that "the debate is dominated by Left-wing misery-guts anti-globalisation campaigners".
Many are concerned that the EU market will be opened up to imports of genetically modified food from the US, where it is legally sold. Others express worry over the future of the National Health Service.
TTIP Exclusive: Ukip Wants to Privatise the NHS in Controversial EU-US Trade Deal
Public services, according to the European Commission, are not included in TTIP negotiations, however each individual member state is free to bilaterally negotiate their inclusion with the US.
A poll of the UK's 70 MEPs, conducted by the trade union Unite, found that the majority of those responding opposed the inclusion of the NHS in TTIP.
"The 70 MEPs were asked about their stance on the trade deal. Only two out of 19 Tory MEPs bothered to respond to questions about the inclusion of the NHS in the trade agreement, once again illustrating the party's failure to take people's concerns about the NHS seriously," the union said in a release.
Unite secretary general Len McCluskey said: "Political parties from across the political spectrum oppose the inclusion of the NHS in this trade deal. The Tories and the Liberal Democrats are isolated and on the wrong side of public opinion. They believe that allowing US corporations to override Britain's sovereignty over the NHS is more important than the concerns of the British people."
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht Warns \'No TTIP Without ISDS\'
TTIP: EU Trade Commissioner Elect Malmström Clarifies Public Services Exemption from Trade Negotiations
TTIP: EU Trade Commissioner Elect Malmström Faces Grilling as ISDS Storm Continues to Brew
TTIP: David Cameron to Dispel \'Myths\' as UK Business Bosses Call for Leadership
European Commission Denies Reports that Germany is Derailing Ceta
Canada and South Korea Sign Free Trade Agreement
EU-Canadian Free Trade Agreement Close Despite Political and Public Opposition
Explosive UN Report Says Free Trade and Austerity are Thwarting Global Growth
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht \'Cannot Imagine\' TTIP Without US Oil Exports
TTIP: Unions Lobby for NHS Exemption from Free-Trade Agreement
TTIP: Government Will Not Exclude NHS From Free Trade Agreement
Related topics : NHS UKIP
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Second Public Redacted Version of "Mr. Bemba’s claim for compensation and damages"
ICC-01/05-01/08-3673-Red2
19 March 2019 | Defence: Bemba | Submission
Case: The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo
Situation: Situation in the Central African Republic
Filed during the Art. 85 - Compensation to an arrested or convicted person phase
Document: English (2.21 MB | 60 Pages)
ICC-01/05-01/08-3673-AnxH-Red2, Annex H to the Second Public Redacted Version of "Mr. Bemba’s claim for compensation and damages"
French (0.23 MB | 9 Pages)
ICC-01/05-01/08-3673-AnxF-Red2, Annex F to the Second Public Redacted Version of "Mr. Bemba’s claim for compensation and damages"
English (2.2 MB | 41 Pages)
ICC-01/05-01/08-3673-AnxG-Red2, Annex G to the Second Public Redacted Version of "Mr. Bemba’s claim for compensation and damages"
English (3.04 MB | 10 Pages)
ICC-01/05-01/08-3673-AnxI-Red2, Annex I to the Second Public Redacted Version of "Mr. Bemba’s claim for compensation and damages"
ICC-01/05-01/08-3673-AnxA, Annex A to the Mr. Bemba’s claim for compensation and damages
ICC-01/05-01/08-3673-AnxE, Annex E to the Mr. Bemba’s claim for compensation and damages
ICC-01/05-01/08-3673-AnxD, Annex D to the Mr. Bemba’s claim for compensation and damages
ICC-01/05-01/08-3673-AnxB, Annex B to the Mr. Bemba’s claim for compensation and damages
English (0.04 MB | 2 Pages)
ICC-01/05-01/08-3673-AnxC, Annex C to the Mr. Bemba’s claim for compensation and damages
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Think Success
The Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel
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by Charles F. Haanel, intro by Jayaram V
According to one story in circulation, the Master Key played an important role in the life of Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. It is said that after reading The Master Key System while he was studying at Harvard University, Bill Gates was so impressed by its contents and concepts that he dropped out of the university and went on to pursue his dream of "a computer on every desktop."
It is also said that the book, which was written over 80 years ago, has been a source of inspiration for many writers such as Napoleon Hill, entrepreneurs, businessmen and wealthy people in the USA and elsewhere. After reading the book, Napoleon Hill write a letter to Charles F. Haanel, the author of the book, giving him credit for his own achievements and expressing his willingness to work with him to get his course into the hands of many people.
The Master Key System discusses the creative power of thought, the deep connection between the world within or the mind and the Universal Mind. By understanding how it works, we can effectively reach our goals, become prosperous and remain in control of our lives.
A key is used to unlock something. A master key unlocks anything and everything. The master key to unlock wealth and abundance is the divine source of all abundance, or the universal Mind, described generally as God or the power of God.
The book suggests that we can connect to this divine source, using our own mind power of both the conscious and the subconscious minds. What we desire, think and feel within ourselves is reflected in the world without. When we realize this great secret, this immense power which we all possess, this master key, we become masters of our own lives and unlock the immense powers and potentials residing in our minds and bodies. In the process we also learn to act responsibly, with awareness and right attitude.
All the powers are hidden within and we can use this power to manifest our desiers and dreams. This is the central theme of the book. There is word in each of us, a world made of thought and feeling and although that world is invisible and hidden, its powers are mighty. "When we discover this world we shall find the solution for every problem, the cause for every effect." Since the world within is a individualization of the world without, Haanel suggests, "Every thought is therefore a cause, and every condition an effect; for this reason it is absolutely essential that you control your thoughts so as to bring forth only desirable conditions. "
The Master Key System, was originally published between 1912 and 1919 as a weekly correspondence course. When it was published, the book sold more than 200000 copies in the USA, a record of sorts in those days when not many people bought books or read.
Its author, Charles F. Haanel (1866- 1949), was a self-made man. He was the first to emphasize the importance of meditation and manifestation in creating abundance. He uncovered and explained in the book the idea of tapping into the original source, or the source of sources, and focus upon that to create wealth.
Not much is known about him, except that he was an outstanding business coach who authored many books, of which at least five were well known. T Charles F. Haanel was a member of Keystone lodge, a thirty-second degree Mason and a Shriner. As a writer, probably he was not that well known in his lifetime, but he left behind a work that has influenced many Americans ever since, molding their thinking and successes. He died in November 1949.
The principles and ideas of the book can be found in many latter day works such as The Secret Or Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. We have brought to you the entire copy of this ageless classic. Although this is not an exact page by page reproduction of the original, we have reproduced the entire text of the main body of the book, including the glossary and the questionnaire, but excluding the reproductions of the title page, the index and the page numbers. We believe this electronic text will help you uncover the secrets of the Master Key and inspire you the way it has inspired several people in the past. Jayaram V
The Master Key Psychological Chart
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven
Part Nine
Part Ten
Part Eleven
Part Twelve
Part Thirteen
Part Fourteen
Part Fifteen
Part Sixteen
Part Seventeen
Part Eighteen
Part Nineteen
Part Twenty
Part Twenty-One
Part Twenty-Two
Part Twenty-Three
Part Twenty-Four
The Power of Determination
Factors Which Contribute to Happiness
Mental Maturity and Adult Behavior
The Power of Your Thoughts
To Think Outside the Box and Its True Meaning
How to Avoid Stereotyping People
Meditation and Levitation
Enjoying the Simple Pleasures of Life
10 Reasons Why Plans Fail
Thought, Energy and Manifestation
How to Deal With Unpleasant Situations
Stop Blaming Others
Ten Effective Ways to Improve Your Self Esteem
Determination, The Sustaining Power
Are you Bored With Your Life?
What Do You Think Success Means?
Why People Worship Celebrities and Film Stars?
Dealing with Adversity
The Success Mindset
Why Older Workers Find It Difficult to Get a Job?
Invite Peace Into Your Life
How to Practice Forgiveness in Daily Life
Effective Listening Skills
Being the Best - A Book on Self-help
Think Success : Essays on Self-help
THE MASTER KEY SYSTEM IN TWENTY-FOUR PARTS WITH QUESTIONNAIRE AND GLOSSARY By CHARLES F.HAANEL Saint Louis, MO: Inland Printery [1919]. This text has been reformatted for the web at Hinduwebsite.com by Jayaram V. This text is not an exact reproduction of the original edition published in 1919. The title pages, page numbers, contents and index pages of the book are not included in this electronic version. Those who are interested in the entire version of the text may refer the original copy. This text is in the public domain in the US as it was published before 1923.
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Photo credit: MT Actions Photography
AFHL Midget Elite, Bantam Elite schedules kick off Saturday
RED DEER - The 2017/18 Alberta Female Hockey League season is officially in full-swing, as the Midget Elite and Bantam Elite seasons get underway on Saturday.
The AFHL season began on October 1 for the Midget AAA division, two weeks ahead of the Midget and Bantam Elite seasons.
Eight of 12 teams on both Midget and Bantam Elite sides begin their season on Saturday, while the remaining four get their 2017/18 season underway on Sunday.
You can keep track of all the action on each league’s website, or by following the AFHL on Twitter.
2017 National Women’s U18 Championship set to begin in Quebec City
QUEBEC CITY - Team Alberta U18 Female’s quest for gold begins tomorrow (Wednesday), as the 2017 National Women’s U18 Championship kicks off in Quebec City.
Team Alberta opens play on Wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m. against Ontario Blue, followed by a match-up against Ontario Red on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.. Round-robin play wraps up on Friday as Team Alberta takes on Team Atlantic in the early-bird game, which starts at 8:00 a.m.. Semi-final and consolation round games are set for Saturday, with the gold and bronze medal games to be played on Sunday.
Team Alberta U18 Roster >
All preliminary-round games, placement games, semifinals, and the bronze-medal game will be streamed live online at www.hockeycanada.ca/nwu18c.
For a full schedule, and more information on the U18 Nationals, click here.
Photo credit: Jordan Verlage/ Okotoks Western Wheel
AJHL Game Day Speaker Series - Okotoks Oilers
OKOTOKS -Hockey Alberta is proud to partner with the Alberta Junior Hockey League and the Okotoks Oilers to present the AJHL Game Day Speaker Series for local coaches on Saturday, November 4.
The Speaker Series features a game-day seminar session, with each session offering a unique professional development opportunity to learn from high profile junior coaches - as well as a chance to catch the Okotoks Oilers in action.
The Seminar will be held at the Pason Centennial Arena in Okotoks. There are only 25 seats available for the seminar, and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is $45 (plus GST) per coach, and includes the following ($200 value):
Presentation from Hockey Alberta
Presentation from Okotoks Oilers Head Coach Tyler Deis
Presentation from Drumheller Dragons Coaching Staff.
Food/drink provided
A ticket to the game (Drumheller Dragons at Okotoks Oilers)
Hockey Alberta resource package, Hockey Alberta gift
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2017
For more information, please contact Matt Weninger at [email protected]
Alberta Winter Game Regional Camp registration deadline approaching
RED DEER - The deadline for for 2005-born male athletes, as well as 2003 & 2004-born female athletes to register for regional selection camps for the 2018 Alberta Winter Games is Friday, November 3.
The Alberta Winter Games run February 16-19, 2018 in Fort McMurray, AB.
*Players must be registered with Hockey Alberta to be eligible to participate in a regional selection camp.*
Male Regional Selection Camps
All four male regional camps will take place November 23-26, 2017 at the following locations (dates and locations subject to change):
Calgary - East Calgary Twin Arenas
Capital - Leduc Recreation Centre
North - Jubilee Recreation Centre (Fort Saskatchewan)
South - Olds Sportsplex
Not sure of your region? Click here for the Regional Directory, or click here for the Boundary Map.
Space at each regional camp is limited, and registration is on a first come, first served basis. The deadline to register for a regional camp is Friday, November 3.
*Each camp has limited space for goaltenders*
Female Regional Selection Camps
Both female regional camps will take place December 8-10 at the following locations (dates and locations subject to change):
North - Ray MacDonald Sports Centre (Morinville Arena)
South - Innisfail Twin Arena
Not sure of your region? Click here for the Boundary Map.
For more information on the Alberta Winter Games, click here.
Photo credit: Ron Wassink
2018 Arctic Winter Games Selection Camp registration now open
GRANDE PRAIRIE - Registration is now open for male Bantam players born in 2003-2004 (Bantam A or lower), and female Junior players born 1999-2004 (Senior, College, Midget AAA or lower) to attend Team Alberta North selection camps for the 2018 Arctic Winter Games.Team Alberta North is coming off gold and silver medals at the 2016 Arctic Winter Games in the Bantam Male and Junior Female categories, respectively.
The 2018 Arctic Winter Games are set for March 17-24 in Fort Smith and Hay River, Northwest Territories.
Male selection camp runs December 8-10 in High Prairie, while Female selection camp runs January 5-7 in Slave Lake.
Male Registration > | Female Registration >
Communities eligible to participate in the Arctic Winter Games are located on or above the 55th Parallel. Click here to view a list of eligible communities.
The registration deadline is December 5 for males, and January 1 for females.
The Arctic Winter Games is the world’s largest northern multi-sport and cultural event, and celebrates athletic competition, culture, friendship and cooperation between northern contingents.
For more information, contact Blake Cosgrove, Hockey Alberta Northwest Regional Centre Consultant at [email protected].
Photo credit: Derek Leung/WHL
BC defeats Team Alberta in overtime to win 2017 WHL Cup
CALGARY - Team Alberta narrowly missed out on another gold medal at the WHL Cup, falling 4-3 to Team BC in overtime on Sunday.
Alberta opened up the scoring once again, with Kaiden Guhle scoring his fifth goal of the tournament on the power-play halfway through the first, with Connor McLennon adding to the lead midway through the second.
BC answered back minutes later on the power-play, before scoring again late in the second period and early in the third to take a 3-2.
McClennon scored his sixth, and most important goal of the tournament on the power-play with just 1:44 left to tie the game, and force overtime.
It was the second straight year the WHL Cup would be decided in overtime between Alberta and BC, but this time it was BC who sealed the victory, as Ben King scored 2:37 into the extra frame.
In his second start of the tournament for Team Alberta, Sebastian Cossa saw 31 shots come his way, allowing four goals. His counterpart, Dylan Garand, stopped 24 of Alberta;s 27 shots in the victory.
Kyle Crnkovic added to his tournament-leading points total with two assists in the game, giving him a total of 12 in five games. Assists were also tallied by Jake Neighbours (2) and Guhle.
Boxscore > | Game One Recap > | Game Two Recap > | Game Three Recap > | Semi-Final Recap > | Team Alberta Roster >
McClennon was fittingly named Team Alberta’s player of the game for his efforts,, while King earned the honours for BC.
The gold medal is the second for Team BC in the tournament’s seven year history, last winning it in 2012.
Earlier on Sunday afternoon, Team Manitoba took the bronze medal after defeating Team Saskatchewan 4-2.
2017 WHL Cup All-Stars
G - Bryan Thomson (Team Saskatchewan) - Moose Jaw, Sask - Lethbridge Hurricanes
D - Kaiden Guhle (Team Alberta) - Sherwood Park, Alta. - Prince Albert Raiders
D - Daemon Hunt (Team Manitoba) - Brandon, Man. - Moose Jaw Warriors
F - Justin Sourdif (Team British Columbia) - Surrey, B.C. - Vancouver Giants
F - Kyle Crnkovic (Team Alberta) - Chestermere, Alta. - Saskatoon Blades
F - Connor McClennon (Team Alberta) - Wainwright, Alta. - Kootenay ICE
Leading Scorers
1. Kyle Crnkovic (AB; Saskatoon Blades) - 3G-9A - 12pts
2. Connor McClennon (AB; Kootenay ICE) - 6G-4A - 10pts
3. Kaiden Guhle (AB; Prince Albert Raiders) - 5G-4A - 9pts
4. Jake Neighbours (AB; Edmonton Oil Kings) - 1G-6A - 7pts
5. Tyler Horstmann (BC; Edmonton Oil Kings) - 0G-5A - 5pts
Team Alberta advances to WHL Cup final with 7-1 win
CALGARY - Team Alberta will be going for gold at the 2017 WHL Cup on Sunday, following a 7-1 defeat of Team Manitoba in the first of two semi-final games on Saturday.
Kyle Crnkovic continued his strong play for Team Alberta, scoring two goals, including the game winner, along with an assist to give him 10 points in four games at the WHL Cup. Crnkovic was named Alberta’s Player of the Game for his efforts.
Ridly Greig opened the scoring less than five minutes into the game, with Crnkovic giving Alberta a 2-0 less than 5 minutes later. Seth Jarvis cut the lead in half moments later, scoring Mantitoba’s lone goal.
After that, it as all Team Alberta, with five unanswered goals from Connor McClennon, Joel Sexsmith, Kaiden Guhle, Jordan Borysiuk and Crnkovic.
Assists were tallied by Jake Neighbours (2), Ronan Seeley, Ozzy Wiesblatt, Krz Plummer, Brayden Morrison, Crnkovic and McClennon.
Alberta heavily out-shot Manitoba 50-18, and chased starting goaltender Nikulas Jerris just 12:45 into the first period, who allowed three goals on 11 shots. Dante Giannuzzi allowed four goals on 39 shots in relief.
Garin Bjorklund stopped all but one of the 18 shots sent his way for Alberta, earning his third win of the tournament.
Boxscore > | Game One Recap > | Game Two Recap > | Game Three Recap > | Team Alberta Roster >
Alberta will battle for the WHL Cup title in the gold medal game at 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the Markin MacPhail Centre (Winsport) in Calgary. It’s a rematch of last year’s gold medal game, as B.C. defeated Saskatchewan 7-0 in the other semi-final matchup on Saturday. The bronze medal game is set for 9:30 a.m. on Sunday between Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
For more stats, schedule and ticket information for the WHL Cup, click here.
Alberta edges Manitoba, 4-3, at WHL Cup
CALGARY - Team Alberta jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second period, and then held off Team Manitoba for a 4-3 victory in the final round-robin game at the 2017 WHL Cup in Calgary.
With the victory, Team Alberta heads into Saturday’s semi-final action as the top seed with an unblemished record of three wins.
But there is not much rest either team, as Alberta and Manitoba square off in a rematch at 1 pm in the first semi-final at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Winsport.
Brayden Morrison scored what proved to be the game-winner at the 16:31 mark of the second period. Manitoba scored 35 seconds later, and added one more in the third period, but Alberta held on for the victory.
Jake Sanderson scored on the power play in the first period for Team Alberta, and Ronan Seeley and Noah Boyko scored in the second period for Alberta. Assists were tallied by Kaiden Guhle (2), Connor McClennon (2), Kyle Crnkovic (2), Boyko and Ozzie Wiesblatt.
Garin Bjorklund earned the win in net for Team Alberta. Alberta outshot Manitoba, 27-15.
Boxscore > | Game One Recap > | Game Two Recap > | Team Alberta Roster >
In the other game on Friday, B.C. blanked Saskatchewan, 6-0. Those teams will meet in the other semi-final at 4:30 p.m.
Semi-final winners meet in the gold medal final on Sunday at 1:30 pm. The bronze medal game is set for 9:30 am on Sunday.
Team Alberta defeats BC 6-2
CALGARY - Team Alberta moved to 2-0 at the 2017 WHL Cup with a 6-2 win over Team BC on Thursday night.
After opening the tournament with an 8-3 win over Team Saskatchewan, Alberta’s offence showed no signs of slowing down against BC.
Connor McLennon opened the scoring for Alberta with his second goal of the tournament, and Kaiden Guhle gave Alberta a 2-0 lead heading into the second period with his third goal in two games.
McClennon added his second goal of the game and third overall early into the second period for his second-straight game winning goal, and added an assist en-route to being named Team Alberta’s Player of the Game.
Team BC got one back moments later, but Alberta answered with three straight goals, before BC notched another goal to make it a 6-2 final.
Kyle Crnkovic also had a big night for Alberta, scoring a goal and adding three assists, giving him five points through two games.
Alberta had the slight edge in shots, out-shooting BC 29-28. Sebastian Cossa made 26 stops for Team Alberta to earn his first win of the tournament.
Boxscore > | Game One Recap > | Team Alberta Roster >
Team Alberta (2-2) closes out round-robin play on Friday night against Team Manitoba (1-1), and can clinch first place with a win. Game time is 6:30 p.m. at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Winsport in Calgary.
Photo Credit: Dave Holland/Hockey Canada
Team Alberta opens 2017 WHL Cup with 8-3 win
CALGARY - Team Alberta U16 Male opened its 2017 WHL Cup with a bang, defeating Team Saskatchewan 8-3 on Wednesday night.
Ridly Greig opened the scoring for Team Alberta, who took a 1-0 lead into the second period, and a 4-2 lead into the third before scoring four straight goals. Saskatchewan added a goal late to make it an 8-3 final.
Forward Noah Boyko led the way offensively for Alberta with a goal and two assists, while defender Kaiden Guhle added two goals from the backend.
With one assist, Captain Jake Neighbours earned Player of the Game honours for Alberta.
Alberta out-shot Saskatchewan 39-17, with goaltenders Gjarin Bjorklund and Sebastian Cossa splitting time. Bjorklund earned the win, stopping seven of eight shots sent his way, while Cossa allowed two goals on nine shots in the second half of the game.
Boxscore > | Team Alberta Roster >
Up next for Team Alberta is Team BC, who fell 3-2 in a shootout to Manitoba on Wednesday afternoon. Game time is 6:30 p.m. at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Winsport.
2017 WHL Cup kicks off in Calgary
CALGARY - The title defense is on for Team Alberta U16 Male, as the 2017 WHL Cup (formerly the Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup) begins today in Calgary.
Team Manitoba and Team B.C. kick off the tournament this afternoon (Wednesday) at 3 pm, while Team Alberta’s quest for gold begins tonight at 6:30 pm against Team Saskatchewan. Team Alberta also hits the ice again Thursday night against Team BC, and wraps up round-robin play Friday night against Manitoba. All three Team Alberta games are set for 6:30 p.m. at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport.
Following round-robin play, the 1st and 4th place teams and the 2nd and 3rd place teams will battle in the semi-finals on Saturday afternoon, with the bronze and gold medal games set for 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, respectively.
The WHL Cup will feature some of the top players in the under-16 age category from the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The four-team round robin tournament is the first step in Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence for players.
The majority of players participating in the event were selected in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft or have since been listed by WHL Clubs. The WHL Cup is made possible through financial support provided by the WHL and Hockey Canada.
For more schedule and ticket information for the WHL Cup, click here.
Scheduled maintenance: Online registration and payment system
RED DEER - Hockey Alberta’s online registration and payment system will be undergoing scheduled maintenance on Wednesday, and will temporarily unavailable.
The maintenance is expected to be complete by early afternoon on Wednesday, and the registration and payment platform will once again be available.
An update will be provided once the work is completed.
Nine Team Alberta alumni to represent Canada at World U17 Challenge
RED DEER - Nine players from Team Alberta’s 2016 gold medal-winning U16 squad have been selected to play in the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier (Calgary), defencemen Bowen Byram (Lethbridge), Jake Lee (Sherwood Park), Rhett Rhinehart (Lloydminster), and Matthew Robertson (Sherwood Park), and forwards Connor Bouchard (Cochrane), Kirby Dach (Fort Saskatchewan), Peyton Krebs (Okotoks), and Brayden Tracey (Calgary) are among the 66 players chosen to represent Canada.
The 66 players will be divided into three teams representing Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red, and Team Canada White when they compete against the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, and the United States in their quest for a gold medal.
In July, 111 players were invited to the week-long national under-17 development camp, marking the first step in Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence.
The tournament opens Nov. 5 at the Encana Events Centre in an all-Canadian affair as last year’s silver-medallist, Team Canada Black, takes on Team Canada White at 2:30 p.m. The opening day concludes with Sweden facing Russia at North Peace Arena in Fort St. John.
Twelve Albertans named to Team WHL for Canada Russia Series
RED DEER - Alberta will be very well-represented during the 2017 CIBC Canada Russia Series, with 12 Albertans named to Team WHL’s roster.
On Tuesday, the Western Hockey League, in collaboration with the Canadian Hockey League, Moose Jaw Warriors, Swift Current Broncos and Hockey Canada, announced today the roster for Team WHL, which will compete against Team Russia in the 2017 CIBC Canada Russia Series.
Forwards Jaret Anderson-Dolan (Calgary), Tyler Benson (Edmonton), Dillon Dube (Cochrane), Matthew Phillips (Calgary), Sam Steel (Sherwood Park), and Tyler Steenbergen (Sylvan Lake) will all suit up for Team WHL up front. On defence, Jake Bean (Calgary), Kale Clage (Lloydminster), Josh Mahura (St. Albert), and David Quenneville (Edmonton) will all be part of an Albertan-heavy blueline, in front of goaltenders Carter Hart (Sherwood Park) and Stuart Skinner (Edmonton).
Team WHL will face Team Russia in Game 1 of the 2017 CIBC Canada Russia Series in Moose Jaw on Monday, November 6, before continuing on to Swift Current for Game 2 on Tuesday, November 7. The Ontario Hockey League will host Games 3 and 4, while the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will welcome the festivities surrounding Games 5 and 6.
For more information on the Canada Russia Series, click here.
WHL Game Day Coach Series returns for 2017/18 season
RED DEER - A unique learning opportunity is now open for minor hockey coaches with Hockey Alberta’s WHL Game Day Coach Series.
This exciting partnership between Hockey Alberta and the Alberta Western Hockey League teams will offer nine different seminars between October and February, giving coaches the chance to learn from some of the top coaches in the game.
Each seminar costs $45 per coach, and include the following ($200 value):
A ticket to a WHL Game
Food/beverage voucher
Hockey Alberta resource package
Hockey Alberta gift and other giveaway items (may include golf shirt, hat, or quarter-zip pullover)
Coaches will have the opportunity to hear the both the home and visiting Head Coaches speak before and after each game. Additionally, Hockey Alberta’s Provincial Coach Mentor, Fran Gow, will provide professional development for coaches before each game on a variety of topics, listed by the dates and locations below:
October 24 - Medicine Hat Tigers @ Red Deer Rebels (Topic: The Transition Game) *FULL*
November 3 - Saskatoon Blades @ Medicine Hat Tigers (Topic: Developing D-Zone)
November 22 - Portland Winterhawks @ Calgary Hitmen (Topic: Effective Practive)
November 28 - Portland Winterhawks @ Lethbridge Hurricanes (Topic: Importance of Faceoffs)
December 1 - Regina Pats @ Red Deer Rebels (Topic: Importance of Faceoffs)
December 7 - Moose Jaw Warriors @ Edmonton Oil Kings (Topic: Creating Offense)
January 3 - Vancouver Giants @ Edmonton Oil Kings (Topic: Developing D-Zone)
January 19 - Kamloops Blazers @ Calgary Hitmen (Topic: Creating Offense)
February 7 - Calgary Hitmen @ Red Deer Rebels (Topic: Special Teams)
For more information, and for a full list of speakers, please click here.
** No refunds will be given for these seminars as per our refund policy fees and structure**
October 14, 2017 AFHL Midget Elite, Bantam Elite schedules kick off Saturday
October 31, 2017 2017 National Women’s U18 Championship set to begin in Quebec City
October 28, 2017 AJHL Game Day Speaker Series - Okotoks Oilers
October 27, 2017 Alberta Winter Game Regional Camp registration deadline approaching
October 23, 2017 2018 Arctic Winter Games Selection Camp registration now open
October 22, 2017 BC defeats Team Alberta in overtime to win 2017 WHL Cup
October 21, 2017 Team Alberta advances to WHL Cup final with 7-1 win
October 20, 2017 Alberta edges Manitoba, 4-3, at WHL Cup
October 19, 2017 Team Alberta defeats BC 6-2
October 18, 2017 Team Alberta opens 2017 WHL Cup with 8-3 win
October 18, 2017 2017 WHL Cup kicks off in Calgary
October 18, 2017 Scheduled maintenance: Online registration and payment system
October 17, 2017 Nine Team Alberta alumni to represent Canada at World U17 Challenge
October 17, 2017 Twelve Albertans named to Team WHL for Canada Russia Series
October 16, 2017 WHL Game Day Coach Series returns for 2017/18 season
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MainAll NewsInside IsraelBennett requests unity from Gantz and Netanyahu
Bennett requests unity from Gantz and Netanyahu
New Right Party head speaks at memorial event for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, implores Netanyahu and Gantz who attended to form unity government.
Mordechai Sones, 04/11/19 16:40
Memorial for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in Knesset
Hezki Baruch
New Right Party Chairman Naftali Bennett attended a memorial service at the Knesset for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, organized by the Shas faction.
Bennett spoke at the event, calling on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz, who were present, to form a unity government together.
"Rabbi Ovadia saw not only halakha but beside halakha he saw the soul, the man, the cry, the compassion, the big picture. It seems to me that beyond this halakhic greatness is a legacy for the people of Israel in our generation - to see how beyond the small print we can all transcend," Bennett said.
Bennett added, "Here, in this room, are the Prime Minister and the Blue and White Chairman. On behalf of this entire house, I urge you to rise above the affairs of daily life and establish a unity government in Israel. May the memory of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef be for a blessing."
Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri also addressed the issue and said, "Rabbi Ovadia pleaded for a broad government. I second this and ask the same of the Prime Minister and Gantz."
Netanyahu, who spoke after Bennett, said at the beginning of his speech, "This unity is many people's wish and I think it's right. And that concludes the political part."
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MainAll NewsIn Other News...Airbnb removes dozens of accounts of neo-Nazis
Airbnb removes dozens of accounts of neo-Nazis
Airbnb removes over 60 accounts belonging to identified neo-Nazis. 'No place' for those sympathetic to violent extremism, company says.
Airbnb has removed over 60 accounts belonging to individuals identified as neo-Nazis, the Daily Mail reported.
The neo-Nazis were indentified during a data dump of the online neo-Nazi group "Iron March."
In a statement to the Daily Mail, Airbnb said banning Iron March members was "a no-brainer" because "anyone sympathetic to neo-Nazi ideology and violent extremism has absolutely no place."
"When we see people on our platform pursuing behavior antithetical to our Community Commitment, we take action to prioritize the safety of our community," the spokesperson added. "Through our trust and safety systems, we are continuously seeking to proactively identify those who could put our hosts and guests at risk."
"Anyone sympathetic to neo-Nazi ideology and violent extremism has absolutely no place on Airbnb, and our community is a better place without them.
"Since launching our Community Commitment, we've removed nearly 1.2 million accounts who declined this pledge."
Iron March has been out of commission since 2017, but data on members is still available. In November, hackers infiltrated the site and published emails, IP addresses, user names, and private messages found on the site, the Daily Mail noted.
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New Tenerife Tourism Logo Promotes ‘100% Life’
Neil Steedman
The Tenerife Tourism Corporation has unveiled a brand new slogan and the redesign of its traditional ‘X’ logo to accommodate the new positioning of Tenerife, which attracted 93,000 Irish visitors last year. The ‘100% Life’ motto replaces the previous ‘Enjoy it all’, together with a more round shape of the word ‘Tenerife’ and an embossed ‘X’ that displays the shape of Mount Teide, the island’s natural gem.
Carlos Alonso, President of Tenerife Island Government, who was accompanied at the launch of the new branding by Miguel Ángel Santos, President, Tenerife Tourism Corporation, said: “This is not a ‘brand revolution’ but a ‘brand redesign’ so that specialisation and segmentation are reflected not only in the new positioning of the island but also in its visual identity.”
The Tenerife Tourism Corporation had been using the ‘Enjoy it all’ slogan for over a decade, which made reference to the wide array of possibilities available on the island for all sort of visitors – from white and volcanic sandy beaches and outdoor activities to culture and adrenaline sports. According to Carlos Alonso, the slogan and logo needed a makeover to reflect the specialisation of the brand in an ever-increasing competitive market.
“‘100% Life’ combines all the elements that make Tenerife a unique and differentiated destination: the island’s pleasant weather; the beauty and diversity of its natural landscapes; the friendliness of the islanders; and the dedication of all professionals who help visitors have an unforgettable experience on Tenerife,” Carlos added.
The ‘X’ logo has not been modified as it has contributed to consolidate the island as a leading holiday destination. However, it has been embossed so that the shape of Mount Teide, Spain’s highest peak at 3,718 metres, can be appreciated.
Tenerife is a popular Canary Island with Irish holidaymakers. In 2014, the island welcomed over five million visitors, including a total of 92,993 Irish tourists.For further information on Tenerife, visit www.webtenerife.co.uk
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NEIL STEEDMAN has been a trade journalist, copywriter, editor and proofreader for 52 years, and News & Features Editor for ‘Irish Travel Trade News’ for the past 42 years.
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Blockchain Trends Point to 2018 as a Breakout Year
Phil Gomes likes to tell the story of the supply chain manager at one very large retailer who plunked a box of mangoes on the table in front of his staff and challenged them to determine if the fruit had been sustainably sourced. It took the team a month to arrive at an answer, says Gomes, who is senior vice president at the Edelman public relations firm and director of communications at the Chicago Blockchain Center.
Had his team been using blockchain, they would have had the answer in a couple of minutes.
Blockchain trends indicate that this is the year the secure distributed ledger will come into its own. Blockchain is best known as the technology underlying bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that has been the focus of a recent speculative explosion. But blockchain’s uses go far beyond buying things. It creates a single, immutable record of all transactions in a sequence that all parties can see. The more complex the sequence (and the more intermediaries involved), the better the fit for blockchain. This will be the year that applications come out of pilot testing and go mainstream.
This is happening right now in New York, where the Staten Island Multiple Listing Service is using blockchain to enable sellers, buyers and real estate agents to bid on properties, negotiate contracts and manage legal documents with full transparency and a verified audit trail. Using a platform from blockchain startup ShelterZoom, buyers can place offers online and close deals in a fraction of the time that’s usually required — and with less paperwork and administrative overhead.
Another startup, ShipChain, aims to disrupt the $8 trillion freight and logistics market. Its blockchain-based platform enables all parties involved in moving goods from source to doorstep to see the exact status of those products at every stage in the process. Meanwhile, Health Wizz is tackling the problem of disaggregated health care records by enabling patients to maintain, secure and share their complete medical histories via a blockchain-enabled mobile app.
Among the blockchain trends that are already redefining industries is the quiet revolution in venture capital. Initial coin offerings (ICOs), which are a type of crowdfunding that enables startups to sell stakes in their businesses directly to individual investors, took off in 2017. Unlike venture capital investments, which often take years to pay off, ICOs enable investors to buy and sell their shares freely. It also enables them to buy into individual projects and products. ICOs were virtually unheard of two years ago, but as reported by CNBC, in 2017 they surpassed early-stage venture capital funding as a source of capital for startups.
The blockchain revolution won’t be noisy and chaotic like the dot-com frenzy of nearly two decades ago. Rather, it will be fueled by practical applications in areas like real estate, law, records management, logistics and finance. In short, any industry that is characterized by complexity, high overhead and vulnerability to manipulation will look seriously at a technology that promises simplicity, accuracy and auditability.
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coached NY Giants to 2 Super Bowl titles (1987,91); retired after 1990 season then returned in 1993 as coach of New England; took hapless Pats from 2-14 in 1992 to Super Bowl (loss to Green Bay) in 1997; left Patriots after Super Bowl to coach the New York Jets; coached 3 seasons with the Jets (1997-99), turning them from 1-15 doormat to AFC East champ in 2 years; retired again in 2000 but returned to the sidelines in 2003 as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
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See Behind The Scenes As Women of All Sizes Transform Into Incredible Pin-Up Models
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A photography studio is empowering women of all shapes and sizes by helping them transform into bold and beautiful pin-up models.
Shameless Photography, which has studios in San Francisco and New York City, uses vintage fashion to help their clients feel confident in their skin.
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"I grew up feeling ashamed about my body," founder Sophie Spinelle explained to INSIDE EDITION. "I wanted to create a space where people could overcome their shame. It was all about helping people."
So in 2009, she launched Shameless Photography.
"The name says it all," she said. "I want people not to feel shame. I think that people's fears about themselves hold them back."
The studio has now photographed more than 1,000 clients of different sizes, ages and backgrounds. Behind-the-scenes footage shows women laughing as they're dressed up and prepared for the shoot.
"I love seeing their reactions after the makeover," Spinelle said. "We always need to have tissues on hand when people see themselves."
The models - usually women - often come to the studio at moments of transition in their lives, whether it's a lost love or a new job. Through all her years of photographing women, one particularly stands out to Spinelle.
"She was in an emotionally abusive relationship where she was getting a lot of criticism," she recalled. "As she tried on each different outfit, she was becoming different versions of herself. She started laughing and came out of her shell. She later contacted us and said that was literally the first time in her life that she felt beautiful."
That woman later told Spinelle she had the confidence to leave her partner.
The studio's San Francisco photographer, Carey Lynne, said clients are constantly telling them how much the experience has helped. Now she hopes the photos can help other women, too.
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"There are so many images out there of one type of person, one type of body. That's damaging," she told INSIDE EDITION. "I just hope that people will see themselves in these images and realize, 'I could look like that?' It's really powerful to see yourself reflected in the world."
But while many of the clients are proud that their images are being admired by women across the country, others are just happy to have the photos taken for themselves.
"Some people don't want the images to go public," Spinelle said. "Some people like to have that image in a drawer somewhere to look at sometimes and to feel empowered."
Shameless Photography has three photographers but is now looking for one more in New York City. For more information about the studio, visit their website here.
The above footage also includes a shoot with designer Sugandh Agrawal, who creates animal-cruelty-free handbags that can be found here.
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Tim Cook learned the 'visceral difference between preparation and readiness' after taking over Apple for Steve Jobs, and it's life advice everyone should hear
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The CEO of LinkedIn warned that 20-somethings will face 2 defining issues, and it's up to them to reverse the tide
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Resilience isn't mindless persistence, says UPenn psychologist Adam Grant. It's knowing when to stick with it, and when to find something else.
Nasdaq's CEO told Vanderbilt MBA grads how going 'all in' on a project no one else wanted in her 20s changed the course of her career
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The world of banking is changing, becoming faster and better to meet the needs of our growing economy. Integral worked with Indue to develop an advanced integration solution so it can remain at the forefront of the industry.
The New Payments Platform (NPP) is a major industry-wide initiative to develop a new infrastructure for Australian payments. It’s a fast, flexible and data-rich payments system for governments, businesses and consumers to meet the needs of our demanding economy. Indue was an early adopter in the original tranche of financial institutions to take on NPP. As part of this, Indue needed to be ready with its NPP solution by industry target dates.
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ANZCVS needed a system where examiners working remotely could enter exam results for verification, moderation and storage. Their current system had little automation in the processing and recording of exam results giving rise to the possibility of human error.
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The resulting solution uses Field Force Automation (FFA) technology, implemented with the latest release of the Service Suite solution from Ventyx and incorporated the integration of a number of ENERGEX’s host systems. This allows ENERGEX crews now locate faults in the network faster than ever through satellite navigation, tracking, and dispatch. The FFA computer system provides field crews with unprecedented access to electronic information about outages and customer premises from their vehicle, reducing phone calls and travel time during storms and other peak periods. The new system benefits millions of people throughout Queensland and New South Wales, providing faster, more efficient responses from ENERGEX.
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The Developer Contributions Group is a specialist group in the GCCC responsible for calculating infrastructure charges on a daily basis. These calculations were manually intensive and heavily reliant on the speed, mathematical skills, and long-term concentration capabilities of employees. Integral worked with the GCCC to create a semi-automated program that helped support the human resources during this rapid growth. This solution aimed to achieve better satisfaction of legislative requirements, cost reductions associated with the implementation of the new legislation and the development of a flexible business solution that provided a framework for current systems and future processes.
Integral built an Oracle Fusion Middleware based SOA solution that integrated Oracle Policy Automation software (formerly RulesBurst) with the Council’s mainframe based Asset Management System, Property Developer Contribution and Geographic Information System to provide a streamlined, semi-automated process. This integrated capability was ultimately exposed as a web based application called the PIP Charge Calculator.
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Allianz National Hurling League preview
Keith Duggan’s county-by-county guide to the start of this year's hurling campaign
Fri, Feb 10, 2017, 20:00 Updated: Fri, Feb 10, 2017, 20:03
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Cian Dillon of defending Allianz league champions Clare at Croke Park this week. Photograph: Inpho/Ryan Byrne
Division 1 A
Status: Trying to recover their role as one of big three. Looked short on confidence last summer and really need a strong league to restore that.
Momentum: They got a bit of January luck when Alan Cadogan’s injury-time goal turned the Munster League final in their favour against Limerick. More pertinently, they defeated Clare in the same competition and need to double up on that in their opening match tonight.
Strength: Several true stylists, a metronomic placed-ball striker in Pat Horgan and speed to burn all over the field. Possess the traditional Cork virtue of being able to strike form in a rush. Kieran Kingston has been auditioning younger players Killian Burke and David Griffin in the full-back line, where they need greater depth and cover.
Prospects: If they can win their first two games – at home – they will be set up for a quarter-final place. But a poor start leaves them vulnerable to a bottom two finish.
Status: In a league sense, reigning champions. In a general sense, second Grammy-winning album well overdue. The terrific series of jousts against Waterford in last year’s final proved to be one of the highlights of the season. Davy Fitzgerald said afterwards that no matter what, nobody could take their league title from them – as if he knew they would try.
Momentum: Tony Kelly’s luminous form for Ballyea gives Clare hurling a nice lift and has thrown the spotlight on his clubmate Niall Deasy. Donal Maloney and Gerry O’Connor, the incoming management team, will be keen to make positive inroads over the league.
Strength: A squad of consummate hurlers, early indications are that the management squad have been encouraging them to play expressive, off-the-cuff hurling. The senior players are keenly aware that they have under-achieved since their All-Ireland winning season of 2013.
Prospects: A top four team capable of returning to the final – if their interests lie in that path. Semi-final exit more likely.
Status: No longer the best new force in hurling. The exclusion of half a dozen big names from this year’s winter panel indicates a new direction for Ger Cunningham’s team, while his management style was heavily criticised by one former player last winter. Dublin will open their campaign in Croke Park tonight against the All-Ireland champions and without the services of the Cuala players.
Momentum: Is not clear to see yet. Donal Burke was among the younger players to impress in the Walsh Cup but the team faded in the finish in that competition. They did not make a strong impression in the championship last year and could badly use a streak of wins this spring.
Strength: The team belongs to the most populous, best organised and best funded county in the GAA. The county will continue to produce quality young hurlers – even if some of those will ultimately excel as footballers. Have a significant number of excellent senior hurlers back, including David O’Callaghan, Liam Rushe and Cuala pair David Treacy and Mark Schutte.
Prospects: In a division filled with tough assignments, Dublin will do well to avoid the last two spots after the final round.
Status: Still the Imperial Star Destroyer, in imagination if not fact. Brian Cody has returned and, already, the Cats have claimed the first available silverware on offer, the Walsh Cup.
Momentum: Has cooled in the league since their three-in-a-row success between 2012-2014 but they remain a forbidding prospect in Nowlan Park and should have signalled their form by the time they visit Tipperary on March 11th.
Strength: The retirement of Jackie Tyrell marks the departure of the famously rapacious defence which dominated for the bones of a decade. Cody will build his championship team over this league. The contenders have lost none of the magnificent bloody-mindedness and endeavour which have characterised Cody teams. As an attacking force, not as omnipotent as in the Shefflin era but still an exceptionally strong, driven and ambitious hurling team.
Prospects: Should ease into the quarter-finals and make a push for the final just to lay down a marker.
Status: Poised to dominate. A deep squad brimming with attacking talent and stylists, with its key players reaching their prime. Lost their way after winning the All-Ireland in 2010: that cannot happen this time around.
Momentum: Have demonstrated take-or-leave it form in the league in recent years and last won the competition in 2008. They may decide to go for this one just to underline their status as the team to beat. Are certain to rest their regular championship stars over the league, giving squad players a chance to impress.
Strength: This squad had their moral worth questioned both quietly and loudly after failing to follow-up on their 2010 All-Ireland win, even though they were the only team to consistently challenge Kilkenny. Appointed a driven captain in Pádraig Maher. Broke free of under-achievement tag last September and have developed a strong sense of character to go with the thrilling ball skills. They have a chance to do something special over the next few seasons.
Prospects: Are bound to be aware of the dangers of mentally drifting in post All-Ireland satisfaction. They have been the second most consistent league performers over the last decade and are a good bet to lift the Allianz title.
Status: Tantalisingly close to a breakthrough with a defensive system which divides opinion. They came desperately close to unseating Kilkenny and making it to the All-Ireland final last summer. There is a sense that their time must be now if it is to be at all.
Momentum: Derek McGrath used the league to revitalise Waterford. After his team were relegated in his first season, he went with youth, developed his system and came storming back to win the competition outright from division 1B in 2015. Competed and lost after two highly exciting league final games against Clare.
Strengths: A rigorous defensive system revolving around hurler of the year Austin Gleeson – who won his All-Star award in the centre-forward position. Jamie Barron’s ability to conjure space in a midfield which Waterford like to crowd was crucial. Need to become more efficient in their score-taking but will pose a problem for all teams.
Prospects: Another league title is not what Waterford needs. Translating scoring opportunities and broadening the scope of their attack should be high priority over the league. Relegation should not be an issue.
Status: Wandering tribe. A spring outside the top tier will do nothing to advance Galway’s belief that this is the year. Pushed Kilkenny hard in the Walsh Cup final in what was the first of many reminders that they shouldn’t be in this division.
Momentum: Lost by a single point to All-Ireland champions Tipperary in the semi-final last year. They know they are close. They need to build up a winning habit in this division and then make a strong run in the play-offs as they need all the top-tier games they can get. Likely to be the lone semi-finalist from this division.
Strength: A squad packed with strong hurlers. Michael Donoghue has recalibrated the defence and will use the league to try new players. Joe Canning’s prolonged rehabilitation should stand to him in the summer. The crucial question for Galway is how they want to use the Portumna man this year.
Prospects: Anything other than a convincing promotion run will be worrying for Galway. Irrespective of last season, they have been consistent league performers over the past decade and should resume that habit here.
Status: Endured a few scolds in this division last spring, not least the 0-8 to 2-25 lesson handed out by Wexford. But they survived to tell the tale and a memorable away win in Offaly was crucial to preserving their status.
Momentum: The end result against Galway, Limerick and Wexford is not the point. Trying to improve against those teams is. They will look to pick points up against Laois but may not find Offaly as generous this time around.
Strength: Have appointed a highly rated manager to succeed Ciarán Carey in former Waterford selector Fintan O’Connor. Have a superb scoring forward in John Egan and a group of players, led by Daniel Collins, who have made huge strides over the past three seasons.
Prospect: Sticking around in this division would represent solid progress and will require another league Sunday shock by the Kerry men.
Status: Starting from scratch after Cheddar Plunkett stepped down following last year’s championship exit against Offaly.
Momentum: Couldn’t get going at all in this division last year and finished without a win. Almost fell into a hole against NUIG in pre-season competition, trailing by nine points before recovering for a win.
Strength: Have found a very experienced manager in Eamonn Kelly who knows the Laois panel well. They have strong leaders in Willie Hyland and Ross King and will take encouragement from their performance against Galway in late January.
Prospects: If Laois can rediscover the feistiness they exhibited under Plunkett two seasons ago, they can make visiting teams uncomfortable. But they are punching against heavier fighters here.
Status: Have been stuck in neutral since their famous Munster championship win in 2013. Several ifs, buts and maybes, but it hasn’t fully happened for them.
Momentum: Limerick didn’t make the impact they hoped for in last year’s provincial championship and failure to make the All-Ireland quarter finals compounded an underwhelming season. New manager John Kiely has said that promotion to Division 1A is a realistic target – and it should be.
Strength: Limerick have eye-catching talent in Shane Dowling and Kevin Downes. Both, however, will be absent for the first game of a league which is expected to feature debuts for former minor captain Kyle Hayes and the Casey brothers, Mike and Peter, from Na Piarsaigh. The retirement of the livewire Wayne McNamara, after 10 years in the Limerick defence, leaves a vacancy for leadership in that sector.
Prospects: A squad with streaky form, Limerick are capable of pushing for promotion but may find themselves squeezed again.
Status: A long nuclear winter for the thoroughbred GAA county that for decades thrived on skill and a carefree approach.
Momentum: None as such. The departure of Colin Egan and Chris McDonald leaves Offaly without five of last year’s championship starters as they welcome Galway.
Strength: Shane Dooley has been a terrific servant in lean times and will lead the attack with Oisín Kelly who has made consecutive starts in the Walsh Cup under new manager Kevin Ryan. Shot 20 wides against Meath a month ago: they will need most of those to go over the bar to live with Galway.
Prospect: It is difficult to see the Faithful County doing more than break even in this division, with a couple of punishing Sundays in store.
Status: The Davy Fitzgerald era begins for real this Sunday under the glare of intense local and national interest.
Momentum: Cathal Dunbar saw a well-struck shot brilliantly saved by Kilkenny’s Richie Reid to prevent what would surely have been a winning goal for Wexford over Kilkenny in the pre-season semi-final – 3,500 showed up for that game, in the rain. The Wexford public are behind this team.
Strength: Lee Chin leads a highly athletic team which enjoyed numerous highlights under the stewardship of Liam Dunne. Their task now is to force their way into consistent contention. Fitzgerald comes with a reputation for having a quick transformative effect. Conor McDonald and Jack Guiney are on their way back to full health while Andrew Shore, Liam Óg McGovern and Shane Tomkins continue to work their way back from cruciate injury.
Prospects: Davy Fitz has publicly stressed that promotion is probably a bridge too far for his team as he runs the eye over a cast of new players. Privately, he may be telling his players a different story.
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Emprise of Wilderness at Corbett National Park with Corbett Wild Iris Spa & Resort, Ramnagar.
Jim Corbett National Park, which is a part of the largerCorbett Tiger Reserve, lies in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand. The magical landscape of Corbett is well known and is fairy-tale for its tiger richness. Established in the year 1936 asHailey National Park, Corbett has the glory of being India's oldest and most prestigious National Park. It is also being honoured as the place where project Tiger was first launched in 1973.
Total tourist area spreads over an extent of 520 square kilometres, its whole area comprises of hills, revering belts, grasslands and large lake. It is among the few tiger reserves in India that allow overnight stays in the lap of the National Park. Wildlife viewing in the park is done in an open four wheeler Jeep and on canter during morning and evening safaris in its various zones. The national park is one of the most sought-after destinations for the wildlife lovers.
If you love bird watching then Corbett is virtual haven for such tourists. Corbett and its adjoining area is a home to more than 650 species of residents and migratory birds. In a nutshell, this finest national park of India is well known for rich and varied wildlife including royal Bengal tiger, elephant, four to five species of deer and rich birdlife.
The Tourist Zones: In order to promote tourism in the region Corbett National Park has been divided into five different zones. These are the marked buffer or core area of the park where visitors can be part of wildlife safari and can enjoy the intriguing behaviour of the animals with bare eyes at proximity.
Bijrani,
Jhirna,
Dhela,
Dhikala,
Durgadevi
Sitabani,
Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve
Pawalgarh Conservation Reserveis the 3rd conservation reserve of Uttarakhand, notified in 2012, due to its importance for wildlife conservation. The region is drained by the Kosi and Dabka rivers, while the Baur River flows to the east.
The habitat of Pawalgarh consists of a combination of hills and plains, with a mixed habitat comprising of moist and dry Sal and mixed forests, grasslands and reversing forest. This varied ecosystem hosts a rich diversity of flora and fauna, including tiger, elephant and over 350 species of birds, including the iconic Great Salty Woodpecker.T he ‘Bachelor of Powlgarh‘ was shot in this area byJim Corbett.
Nawalgarh Conservation ReserveThe area had been the home turf ofJim Corbettand many of his writings are set in this area. Sandani Gaja–a beautiful, large grassland in proximity of revering forests is located 5 km south-east of Pawalgarh Forest Rest House. According to Jim Corbett, Sandani Gaja ‘in addition to being the most beautiful spot for a hundred miles round is noted for its birdlife’. The area is primarily drained by Dabka River and has prime forests of Sal and other species. Baur River flows to the east of the area. The area is already attracting a large number of birding visitors on account of its diverse birdlife, estimated to be over 350 bird species.
Pawalgarh, home to some marvellous forests, become famous after the publication of the story“Bachelor of Pawalgarh”in the book”My India”published by the legendary hunter turned conservationist, Jim Corbett.
Sighting a Tiger is something of ‘Luck by chance’ at this tiger conservation reserve, but nonetheless, the virgin forest is worth exploring
The sprawling FRH of Powalgarh built in 1912, is 4 km from IRIS Spa & Resort.
Home of Jim Corbett, actually a heritage bungalow is the magnificent museum which brings the memory of the life and activities of the spectacular and distinguished person in the jungle of the Kumaon hills. A visit to the Corbett Museum is more meaningful and knowledgeable since one can learn the importance of wildlife while roaming around the vast and majestic vicinity of the Corbett Reserve.
By visiting the heritage museum one can surely imagine how majestic these man-eaters are and the close encounter of such species is really worthwhile. Since the museum beholds many attractive belongings of Jim Corbett including personal articles, paintings, sketches, manuscripts and last hunt of its own. The whole museum has glorifying attractions that catch attention of all the tourists. It is the place where the animal lovers can also make some good purchase of handmade rural items and handicraft items that reflect the images of tiger and other wild animals.
Dhikal Zone is popular among the visitors for rare species of Hog deers and can be accessed through Dhangari gate, and located 18 kilometers away from Ramnagar.
Brijarani Zone is popular among the birdwatchers, with its habitat of hundreds of rare species of birds. The zone can be accessed through Aamdanda Gate.
Jhirna zone is the best spot for jeep safari as visitors and can be accessed through Dhela Gate, The zone is located at the distance of 20 Kms from Ramnagar.
Durgadevi is known for its river belt and wild animals and is situated at the North-Eastern side of the reserve.
Sonanadi literally means the river of gold. The zone offers beautiful landscape dense forest area and waterfalls.
Dhela zone was opened in 2013 and has mixed forest and large grasslands rich wildlife with leopards, tigers and elephants and hundreds of rare species of birds.
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These ‘Justice League’ Teasers Are Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
The Justice League teasing just keeps heating up as Warner Brothers drops mini-videos ahead of Saturday’s full-size trailer debut.
Justice League is set to hit theaters November 17, 2017, and the film will bring together some of the biggest superheroes in the DC Comics Universe. This epic mashup stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg.
Though we’ve already seen Ben Affleck as the Caped Crusader in last year’s, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, DC’s new 15 second Justice League teaser reminded us that he kills it as an older war-weary Bruce Wayne. He’s not quite Christian Bale’s Dark Knight, but for the purposes of this particular franchise, Affleck works.
In his own gorgeously shot teaser, Game of Thrones alum Jason Momoa wields as trident as Aquaman, commanding the waters around him. Meanwhile, things get rather electric for Ezra Miller as The Flash in his own tiny teaser. Henry Cavill’s Superman has not yet gotten a teaser trailer, but we’ve already seen him in action in 2013’s Man Of Steel and last year’s Dawn of Justice. Likewise, Gal Gadot’s sensational Wonder Woman is heading to the big screen ahead of Justice League in her own self-titled feature which will hit theaters June 2, 2017, so we’ve already gotten a glimpse at what she can do. It seems like the only teaser we’re still waiting on is Ray Fisher’s Cyborg.
Justice League will follow Bruce Wayne post –Dawn of Justice after he enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. However, despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes, it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
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It's August 1941, and Brick and Mariel both love the Brooklyn Dodgers. Brick listens to their games on the radio in Windy Hill, in upstate New York, where his family has an apple orchard; Mariel, once a polio patient in the hospital in Windy Hill, lives in Brooklyn near the Dodgers' home, Ebbets Field. She was adopted by Loretta, a nurse at the hospital, and has never known what happened to her ow... More
It's August 1941, and Brick and Mariel both love the Brooklyn Dodgers. Brick listens to their games on the radio in Windy Hill, in upstate New York, where his family has an apple orchard; Mariel, once a polio patient in the hospital in Windy Hill, lives in Brooklyn near the Dodgers' home, Ebbets Field. She was adopted by Loretta, a nurse at the hospital, and has never known what happened to her own mother. Someday, somehow, she plans to return to Windy Hill and find out. When a fire destroys their orchard, Brick's parents must leave the farm to find work. They send him to live in Brooklyn with their friend Loretta, even though Brick knows that their elderly neighbors need his help to pick what's left of the apples. The only good thing about Brooklyn is seeing the Dodgers play-that, and his friendship with Mariel. Maybe, together, they'll find a way to return to Windy Hill, save the harvest, and learn the truth about Mariel's past.
Publisher Yearling Books
Binding Kindle Edition (11 editions)
ISBN-10 B006ATI9ZS
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About PATRICIA REILLY GIFF (Author) : PATRICIA REILLY GIFF is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of PATRICIA REILLY GIFF include The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room, Fish Face, The Candy Corn Contest, and Dec... more
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Snitching Turns Hip Hop Culture on its Own Head with the Unraveling of Tekashi 69
By Steven X
With the origins of Hip-Hop being connected and paralleled to the culture of the streets there are levels of integrity that must be upheld at all times. Regardless of who the individual is that is participating in the culture, we as an audience demand that the artist move and live with honesty and transparency that ties in with one of the original principles that spurred the culture from the beginning “Word is Bond”. This simple phrase is an integral part of Hip-Hop, because the artist who projects the image of living a streetwise lifestyle are revered and coveted by their peers and fans alike based off the era in which they began their careers. While being affiliated with gangsters as an artist, the emcee often feels pressure to emulate their peers in an effort to validate themselves in Hip-Hop.
A cardinal rule that exists in gang life crimes, regardless of its time period, is that if someone is caught, interrogated and accused of committing any crime they do not incriminate anyone else from the group they are apart of. The logic behind this principle is that the operations of the gang can continue and others can avoid facing incarceration thus disrupting the livelihood of the families connected to the gang members. Even with this concept existing there are still instances throughout time that have shown people choosing to incriminate others who were considered allies for their own safety and protection. The person who divulges the information (aka. Snitches) does so to gain exemption and protection from charges that are placed on them personally.
In the past year of Hip-Hop there has been no rapper that has been labeled a snitch more than New York native Tekashi 69. 69 is currently facing trial and can face a maximum sentence of life in prison due to his affiliations with the Nine Trey Bloods. What makes this situation offensive and disrespectful in the eyes of so many who are artists with gang ties is that Tekashi is not a person who actually comes from real gang culture. 69 leveraged his ties with the Nine Trey in order to fund and advance his career to great heights by glorifying the life led by real gang members he was involved with. However, due to his inexperience and ignorance 69 was apprehended by Federal prosecutors in late 2018 and was charged with crimes such as theft, extortion and racketeering but was offered a lesser sentence if he was willing to give names of members involved with the Nine Trey Bloods. With a shady history between 69 and Trey Nine that includes a kidnapping of Tekashi as well as other bad business dealings in the music management of 69’s catalogue; the rapper had 0 reservations in giving the names of known affiliates to reduce his own sentencing. The name-dropping became distasteful by Tekashi when he began to give out names of artists who were not affiliated with his personal issues including Jim Jones and Cardi B.
At this point many consider 69 an example of why people should ultimately stay true to who they really are in terms of living a street life influenced by gang culture. The argument that exists against 69 being in this predicament now is that he would not be the center of so much turmoil and conflict if he had not aligned himself with a group like the Trey Nine Bloods knowing he was not from that gang culture himself. Now because of his lack of integrity and carelessness in who he has made connections with, Tekashi has potentially jeopardized the livelihood of many different people outside of himself. While there are many people who can potentially receive blame for the trial Tekashi is currently facing, 69 shoulders most of the blame because he chose to embody an artist image and lifestyle that he was not truly apart of.
Ultimately, this should be viewed as a tale of caution for artists who try to use gimmicks to portray a life they are not apart of. There are very real consequences for claiming affiliations with real gangs that can include serious jail time if you face criminal accusations while being involved in any dealings with gang members. In addition to facing time in prison also know that the same gang members that you choose to be around will also seek retaliation should you choose to flip and become an informant for Federal Law Enforcement. If unprepared and uninformed, an artist can risk losing everything they work for by trying to show themselves as something they are not and consequently affect so many other happenings around them.
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The ancient and imperial history of Naples and its glorious bay is so powerfully etched into the minds of travellers to the region that it often comes as a shock to remember that, after the fall of the Roman Empire, Naples was reborn and went on to establish itself as a major historic and cultural centre. After the Romans came the Byzantine influence, followed by the Normans, the Spanish and the Bourbons. With a fascinating history and a vibrant present, Naples is now a city determined to show off its unique charms to the full. Visits to the Roman sites along the coast are included, as is a wonderful day on the verdant island of Ischia.
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Six nights’ accommodation with breakfast staying in classic rooms
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Day 1 - Fly to Naples
We travel to Naples and stay for six nights at the 4 star Grand Hotel Santa Lucia.
Day 2 - Exploring Naples
We begin our visit with a panoramic sightseeing tour of theWe begin our visit with a panoramic sightseeing tour of the thronging, colourful streets of Naples. Each of the city’s neighbourhoods has its own distinctive flavour, with vastly contrasting worlds. We will visit Castel Nuovo which dominates theseafront and also the vast and impressive Palazzo Reale, where we will see the Museum of the Royal Apartments.
Day 3 - Herculaneum
Today we go to Herculaneum, which contrasts in every way with Pompeii. Excavations began here in 1738 under the enlightened patronage of the Bourbon King Charles. Sunk in mud and perfectly preserved, Herculaneum is a mysterious and haunting place. We also visit the beautifully restored Villa Oplontis, once home to Poppaea, the second wife of the Emperor Nero.
Day 4 - Caravaggio
We will see several works by Caravaggio today – ‘The Seven Acts of Mercy’ at the Pio Monte della Misericordia and ‘The Martyrdom of St. Ursula’. We will visit the glorious and richly decorated interiors of the Cathedral of San Gennaro, and end the decorated interiors of the Cathedral of San Gennaro, and end the day in the Capodimonte Museum. It was built by Charles VII of Naples and Sicily to house the matchless collection of paintings and ancient sculptures inherited from his mother. We will see a third Caravaggio here, ‘The Flagellation of Christ’.
Day 5 - Ischia
We will cross the Bay of Naples to spend a day on the island of Ischia. Sir William Walton and his wife, Susana, lived on the island from the 1950s. Walton composed many works at their villa, La Mortella and Susana created the garden, which is acknowledged as one of the world’s most ravishing. We will tour the island, have lunch at a local restaurant and end the day with a guided tour of the garden at La Mortella.
Day 6 - Pompeii
Back to the world of the Romans, we visit Pompeii, frozen in time for almost 1,700 years. We will see the clearly defined townscape with its houses, shops and amphitheatre, all in the shadow of Vesuvius. The afternoon is free.
Day 7 - National Antiquities & Flight home
The morning is spent in the Museum of National Antiquities which is full of impressive finds from the ancient sites around the Bay of Naples. The rest of the day is free for independent exploration before we drive to the airport for the flight back to London.
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A great base for exploring the historical heart of Naples, this fine Liberty style hotel was built in 1900 by the famous architect, Giovan Battista Comencini.
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Karina Mitens is a Danish archaeologist who obtained her doctorate at the University of Copenhagen. She now works in the Bay of Naples, the region of Italy closest to her heart and loves to share her archaeological knowledge of this fascinating area.
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(814) 452-0700 821 State Street
Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Tim McNair is an attorney admitted to practice in 1981. He concentrates his practice in the field of litigation, representing people who have been injured physically, as in car crashes, at work, or financially through unfair and discriminatory job termination or refusal to hire. He also closes real estate and handles estate settlements.
Attorney McNair is a member of the American Association for Justice (formerly, Association of Trial Lawyers of America), the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Pennsylvania and Erie County Bar Associations. He has served as the Chair of the PAAJ Workers Compensation Section, the Erie...
Matthew W. McCullough
Employment, Business and Civil Rights
Dickinson School of Law
George Joseph
Employment, Education, Municipal and Workers' Comp
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
Mr. Joseph has practiced as a school solicitor for more than 35 years, providing a full range of education law services. In addition to serving as general solicitor for three area school districts, the local Intermediate Unit and numerous nonpublic school systems, he has experience in handling special education matters including mediation and litigation of special education and Section 504 due process hearings. He has also, over time, provided representation on behalf of every public school district in Erie, Crawford and Warren counties as special counsel for a variety of specific assignments.
Mr. Joseph has extensive experience in policy drafting, Family...
John W. Draskovic
Employment, Insurance Defense and Workers' Comp
The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
Roger H. Taft
Georgetown University Law Center and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University - Medford, Massachusetts
Roger H. Taft is a trial lawyer at MacDonald Illig whose primary areas of practice are employment litigation, including employment discrimination and wrongful discharge cases, and complex commercial litigation.
In his litigation practice, Mr. Taft represents clients in federal and state courts throughout Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio, as well as in federal courts throughout the United States.
Mr. Taft enjoys travel, golf, and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Gina Pereira McCandrew
Union City, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 17 years experience
(814) 438-2158 15 5th Ave
Union City, PA 16438
Employment, Business, Criminal and Divorce
Frank Fogl Esq
(814) 833-7166 5071 Southwest Cir
Employment, Business, Real Estate and Securities
Walter Deacon
Employment, Business, Immigration and Insurance Defense
Mark Wassell Esq
(814) 459-2800 120 W 10th St
Theodore Watts
Meadville, PA Employment Law Lawyer
(814) 336-4000 916 Diamond Park
Meadville, PA 16335
Employment, Business, Criminal and DUI
Robert Charles Martin
Franklin, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 36 years experience
(814) 437-2033 304 W Park St
Employment, Business, IP and Real Estate
Sharon, PA Employment Law Attorney
(724) 342-1300 165 Euclid Ave
Sharon, PA 16146
Employment and Municipal
David Ristvey
Hermitage, PA Employment Law Attorney
(724) 981-8700 689 N Hermitage Rd
Employment and Personal Injury
Michael Lee Kraemer
Pittsburgh, PA Employment Law Attorney with 7 years experience
(412) 626-5626 600 Grant Street
Michael Kraemer, Co-Founder of KM&A, directs the employment legal team and works on many of the firm’s major litigation cases. From his experience of working with employment law cases, he takes pride in providing sincere attention and strong representation. Michael is well-versed in the nuances of employment law and slices to the critical data in every case analysis.
In his own cases, Michael represents employees and former employees, regarding their legal issues, and he also defends small businesses and parties in civil litigation. Michael advocates fiercely for every client.
Before co-founding KM&A, Michael formed and managed Kraemer Law Firm, LLC. He centered...
Michael J. Betts
Pittsburgh, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 39 years experience
(412) 935-7073 Suite 301B
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Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, IP and Legal Malpractice
I am the principal of Michael J. Betts LLC and have over thirty-eight years of experience handling a broad range of civil litigation matters, with an emphasis on commercial litigation and business disputes, securities litigation, FINRA arbitrations and other investment-related claims, trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation and professional negligence claims.
I also serve as an alternative dispute resolution neutral and have been selected by litigants to serve as mediator in numerous cases. I am certified as a mediator by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. I also am on the national arbitrator rosters...
Daniel Patrick Lynch
Cranberry Township, PA Employment Law Attorney with 27 years experience
(724) 776-8000 501 Smith Drive
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Securities
Daniel P. Lynch, Founder and Managing Partner of The Lynch Law Group, has been a practicing attorney for more than 26 years. His areas of strength and experience include commercial litigation; securities litigation; employment law counseling and litigation; business succession planning; mergers and acquisitions and general corporate transactions.
Dan is a success-driven leader with superior organization and communication skills. He has practical business experience, a solid work ethic and brings an entrepreneurial approach to his practice of law.
Maureen Davidson-Welling
(412) 338-1445 429 Forbes Avenue
1616 Allegheny Building
Maureen has been an advocate of workers’ rights since her participation in a university living wage campaign in Baltimore in the mid-1990s. As a lawyer, she is a vigorous advocate who focuses on employment, employee benefits, civil rights, and class action litigation. Maureen has represented plaintiffs in multiple class-action cases, including Yost et al v. First Horizon National Corporation, (W.D. Tenn.) (conditionally certifying classes June 3, 2011). Maureen also represents individuals in employment matters, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and contract cases.
Catherine Loeffler
Pittsburgh, PA Employment Law Attorney
(412) 288-2262 Three Gateway Center
401 Liberty Avenue, 22nd Floor
Employment, Business, Construction and Insurance Defense
I chose a career in law to satisfy my desire to help individuals and businesses in their everyday interactions. I take a results-oriented approach while being mindful of cost-effective solutions and remaining open-minded to non-traditional techniques. I recognize that there is a time for aggressive representation of my clients, and there is a time for negotiation. The client's voice is always heard, and I have the skills and experience necessary to turn my clients' aspirations into success stories.
Frank Botta
Cranberry Township, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 34 years experience
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Frank Botta understands the unique issues faced by companies in the transportation industry and has decades of experience counseling local, regional, national and international clients in logistics, supply chain and transportation operations. He served as the President of The Transportation Lawyers Association (2017 – 2018), an independent, international bar association whose members assist providers and/or commercial users of logistics and transportation services, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Transportation Lawyers’ Association.
In addition to his transportation practice, Frank has extensive experience in advising and assisting clients with labor and employment matters including employment discrimination, sexual harassment,...
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Kevin Abramowicz
Pittsburgh, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 4 years experience
(412) 223-5740 606 Liberty Avenue
Employment, Civil Rights and Consumer
Consumer attorney based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. BCJ Law LLC defends consumers in credit card lawsuits, personal loan lawsuits, and auto loan lawsuits. We also help consumers and employees with collection harassment, credit report problems, consumer lending problems, minimum wage and overtime violations, and discrimination (disability, housing, lending).
Vincent Colianni
WEXFORD, PA Employment Law Attorney with 25 years experience
(412) 943-0007 4001 VILLAGE RUN ROAD
WEXFORD, PA 15090
Employment, Civil Rights, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Vincent Colianni is a graduate of Santa Clara University’s School of Law, and he began his legal career as a federal judicial law clerk for the Hon. Robert P. Aguilar of the Northern District of California. After his clerkship, Vince worked as a commercial litigator for Bingham McCutchen in San Francisco and Cooley LLP in Palo Alto, California.
Vince’s practice focuses on representing individuals in personal injury, products liability, employment, and civil rights matters. He has tried over 20 cases to verdict in federal and state courts and has obtained settlements for his clients collectively totaling over $30 million.
Vince is a...
Mart Harris
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Civil Rights
Attorney Mart Harris joined Kraemer, Manes & Associates in 2015. He brings a new perspective to the firm as an attorney with his roots in criminal law. In addition to criminal defendants, Attorney Harris represents individuals suffering from employment discrimination; those seeking unemployment or workers compensation benefits and clients involved in domestic relations disputes. Licensed throughout Pennsylvania, Attorney Harris is not bound to the firm’s Pittsburgh headquarters. Mart’s practice is intensely focused on litigation. He spends the majority of his time either preparing for Court, negotiating with opposing counsel, or litigating in Civil and Criminal Courtrooms....
Eric A. Shore
Suite 4300, Box 905
Employment, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
President/Managing Attorney, since January 1, 1999 of Law Offices of Eric A. Shore. Eric A. shore has helped more than 40,000 injured and disabled workers to receive a total of more than $250,000,000 in settlements and expected lifetime benefits. Areas of Practice: Social Security Disability, Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation
James Lopez
(412) 626-5626 600 Grant Street, Suite 4875
James Lopez, a civil litigation attorney at Kraemer, Manes & Associates in Pittsburgh, concentrates his practice in employment law. His clients appreciate his accessibility and efficiency with their cases. His friendliness belies a ferocious advocate.
His legal experience includes a number of different industries. James has encountered and explored legal areas from Oil & Gas to Personal Injury. His grasp on all these areas further helps him to provide the care to his clients that they need. James recognizes the best legal options for his clients, staying accessible and quickly adapting to new information.
Before joining the KM&A team, James worked with...
Owen McGrann
Cranberry Twp, PA Employment Law Attorney with 10 years experience
(412) 350-9627 20436 Route 19 Ste 620 No 356
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Estate Planning and Health Care
Owen McGrann is the Managing Member of McGrannLAW and focuses his practice on helping small businesses achieve big goals, families prepare for the future, and professionals navigate changing landscapes.
Owen has partnered with small businesses, professionals, and individuals on a wide array of matters ranging from business formation, small business counseling, complex commercial and business litigation, appellate litigation, corporate governance, trade secret and non-compete litigation, and representation of medical professionals.
After practicing at two mid-sized regional firms and one of the country’s largest firms, Owen came to the conclusion that he could best help his clients and provide truly personal representation by...
Sean Ruppert
Sean Ruppert, a business law and litigation attorney, merged his independent practice with KM&A in 2015, becoming a core member of the team. He now focuses on two main areas of law: business law and civil litigation. Sean guides business owners in avoiding costly mistakes and making good decisions with their contract negotiation, insurance decisions, employment practices, and entity formation. When employers mistreat employees, he fights for the fair compensation of the employees. Sean is a strategic thinker and a savvy negotiator when advising small businesses and fighting in court.
Sean is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of...
Emily E. Town
Emily E. Town practices in the areas of employment law, civil rights litigation, and labor law. Emily received a B.A. in Justice from American University (2004) and graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2010). At Pitt Law, she was Senior Topics Editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review, and the recipient of the W. Edward and Cordelia F. Sell Scholarship and CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Torts. During law school, Emily served as a Research Assistant to Professor Jules Lobel, helping to draft articles regarding prisoners’ rights, national security policy,...
Danielle Parks
(412) 506-6382 Suite 3010
Employment and Workers' Comp
Danielle M. Parks is an Associate in Post & Schell's Workers' Compensation Department, defending employers, third-party administrators (TPAs), and insurers in workers' compensation claims throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Prior to joining Post & Schell, Ms. Parks was an associate with a regional firm and represented employees in labor and employment-related claims. Prior to that, she was a legal assistant and paralegal for several Pittsburgh area law firms for almost ten years.
Ms. Parks graduated from Duquesne University's School of Law in 2016. Before law school, Danielle graduated in 2007 from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown with a Bachelor’s...
Matthew Lautman
(412) 288-5017 Three Gateway Center, 22nd Floor
401 Liberty Avenue
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Collections and Construction
Matt is a trial attorney focusing on business, construction, collections, and probate, estate and trust litigation matters. Matt routinely represents his clients in both federal and state court, along with private arbitration and mediation.
As part of his business litigation practice, Matt frequently handles breach of contract claims, tort litigation claims, non-competition/non-solicitation matters, and shareholder disputes. As part of his construction law practice, Matt frequently represents architects and engineers in design defect cases, and assists all his construction clients, including design professionals, contractors, and suppliers in filing, when applicable, mechanic’s lien claims or making claims through the CASPA and...
Jonathan Kevin Cohn
Pittsburgh, PA Employment Law Attorney with 21 years experience
Employment and Administrative
Fordham University School of Law
Jonathan Cohn (Jon) focuses on employment, employee benefits, and whistleblower cases. Jon also litigates individual employment discrimination actions in both federal and state court, advises executives and professionals concerning their employment and non-competition agreements, and negotiates severance packages.
Prabhu Narahari
Prabhu Narahari, a senior civil litigation attorney at Kraemer, Manes & Associates, focuses his practice on employment law and business law. He prides himself in fighting for employee rights and challenging employment discrimination. He's handled cases of unemployment appeals, contract negotiations, and other types of civil law.
Clients like working with Prabhu because he is attentive to them and their story. He makes himself available to speak with clients on short notice and addresses questions or concerns. Clients often point out that they feel that Prabhu can represent them well in their situation.
Before joining KM&A, Prabhu earned his certificate of...
Blaire E. Patrick
Employment, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
New England Law | Boston
Blaire Patrick, an employment litigation attorney at KM&A in Pittsburgh, grounds her practice on her experience representing clients who need Social Security disability benefits. Her humanitarian work in Boston and Pittsburgh solidified the knowledge that the law is vital in offering relief and aid to workers in difficult circumstances. Blaire pierces to the center of every legal issue and strategizes to obtain the best possible outcome.
Real life experience of the difficulty of employment issues spurs her to champion the needs of her clients. Blaire listens to her clients. She knows that being unable to work, facing employment discrimination, or being...
John E. Stember
Attorney John Stember concentrates on employment and labor matters, including sexual harassment, employee pension and health benefits and ERISA. He regularly represents executives in negotiation and enforcement of employment contracts and severance packages, and in actions involving non-competes. He also represents a number of Unions, including the Arena Football Players Union (AFLPU) and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) at KDKA and WQED. Over the last decade, John has litigated a number of ERISA and benefit class actions against some of Americaâs largest companies that tried to eliminate or reduce retiree healthcare. These cases involved thousands of union retirees, including...
Kayla Drum
Kayla Drum, a senior employment litigation attorney at Kraemer, Manes & Associates, brought her significant talents to the firm after gaining experience as a prosecutor with the Office of the District Attorney of Allegheny County. That courtroom experience set Kayla up for becoming a strategic advocate for her clients. She challenges companies that allow discriminatory practices to remain in their workplaces.
When Kayla takes on cases, she manages civil litigation and employment law. Her goal is to fight for her clients and make their bosses pay what they deserve. Kayla handles everything from wrongful termination to employment discrimination. She deals with...
David M. Manes
Cranberry Twp, PA Employment Law Attorney
(724) 906-4462 2009 Mackenzie Way, Suite 100
KM&A represents employees and small businesses in litigation. We fight for our clients all day, every day, in state and federal court. Contact me directly at david@lawkm.com. David Manes is the Managing Partner at Kraemer, Manes & Associates. He directs the small business practice as well as the firm’s litigation practice. Attorney Manes represents small businesses, shareholders, employers, and employees. He represents clients near the firm’s headquarters in Pittsburgh and across Pennsylvania. The majority of David’s practice involves providing advice, consultation, and representation for small businesses. David knows that small businesses don’t need a full-time attorney on staff,...
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Pittsburgh, PA Employment Law Lawyer
(412) 322-9243 Carlson Lynch LTD
PNC Park, 115 Federal Street, Suite 210
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“Hometown Habitat” and “Chasing Coral”: JVAS helps bring two essential nature films to the area
Juniata Valley Audubon Society is proud to help sponsor local screenings of two fascinating and important nature documentaries this fall.
Author Dave BontaPublished on September 21, 2017 September 21, 2017 Leave a comment on “Hometown Habitat” and “Chasing Coral”: JVAS helps bring two essential nature films to the area
Juniata Valley Audubon Society is proud to help sponsor local screenings of two fascinating and important nature documentaries this fall. Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature Home, narrated by renowned entomologist, author and native plants expert Doug Tallamy, will be shown at the Canoe Creek State Park Education Center on Saturday, September 30 at 1:00 PM and at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Altoona on Monday, October 16 at 7:00 PM. Chasing Coral, a Netflix documentary about the planet's disappearing coral reefs that the New York Times called "an emotional race against time," will be shown at the Altoona Area Public Library on Thursday, October 12 at 6:00 PM.
These screenings are in addition to our regular monthly program meetings, and are co-sponsored with other local groups (because screening movies isn't cheap), but we've included them in our programs calendar for easy reference.
Hometown Habitat
Award winning director, Catherine Zimmerman, and film crew traveled across the country to visit Hometown Habitat heroes, who are reversing detrimental impacts on the land and in the water of major U.S. watersheds, one garden at a time. They wound their way through the watersheds of Florida, the prairies of the Mississippi River Basin, the streams and rivers of the Rocky Mountains, the Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes and Columbia River to share success stories and works-in-progress that celebrate conservation landscaping that re-awakens and redefines our relationship with Nature.
Along with the everyday habitat heroes, Catherine and crew introduce us to ecologists, entomologists and other experts who share the science behind how today’s ‘native-plants-know- best’ enthusiasts, landscape architects and conservation groups are helping 20th century-minded city planners, businesses and developers appreciate the myriad 21st century benefits of low-maintenance, seasonally-dynamic and eco-healthy landscapes.
The stories they traveled to tell touch on all aspects of the benefits of native plants and brings to light a sense of community that makes conservation landscaping possible. These are the stories.
That's from the description on the film's website. It's worth pointing out that JVAS includes many such "habitat heroes" in its own membership, such as past president Stan Kotala, whose yards near Altoona are a showcase for native wildflowers, and current president Laura Jackson and her husband Mike, whose mountainside acreage near Everett serves as a sort of outdoor laboratory for conservation and habitat restoration. Laura sent along some recent photos of their yards to help make the case that switching to native plants doesn't represent any sacrifice in garden quality:
Laura says that this shows two flower beds full of spring blooms: blue woodland phlox, white foamflower, golden Alexander, wild geranium, wild ginger, Canada violets, and dwarf crested iris. There's also a patch of dandelions in the far right of the photo. The Jacksons let the dandelions go to seed in hopes of attracting white-crowned sparrows, which migrate through our area in the spring but nest farther north. The trees are white-flowering dogwood, wild black cherry, American redbud, and wild apple. All plants are native except the apple tree and the dandelions.
A summer-blooming native flower bed of mostly purple coneflower, black-eyed Susans, cardinal flower, and Heliopsis (ox-eye, or false sunflower). There is a small bog garden in the middle that contains native pitcher plants, sedges, purple violets, and ladies tresses orchids. In the foreground you can see creeping phlox that bloomed in the spring and a small pool with a water lily in it. All are natives, although the water lily is a cultivar of our native white waterlily. The trees in the background are white-flowering dogwood, white spruce, sweet gum, and black locust. Laura notes that the white spruce is not considered to be native to southern PA, but they had very few evergreens on their property, and it attracts bugs which are eaten by golden-crowned kinglets. The kinglets stay here all winter and only eat insects, even in the coldest of weather, so the white spruce helps to provide food for them.
If all this whets your appetite to learn more, be sure not to miss one of the screenings on September 30th or October 16th, which should spark lively discussions afterwards. The first screening, at Canoe Creek, will be followed by an optional walk to look at non-native and native plants and to discuss their impact on native wildlife.
Chasing Coral
Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
Chasing Coral was directed by Jeff Orlowski and produced by Larissa Rhodes. The film took more than three years to shoot, and is the result of 500+ hours underwater, submissions of footage from volunteers from 30 countries, as well as support from more than 500 people from various locations around the world.
Visit their website to learn more about how you can involved. An essential first step, of course, is to watch the film with us at the Altoona Libary on October 12th. There will be free refreshments and a short discussion after the film for those who can stick around.
Published on September 21, 2017 September 21, 2017 Author Dave BontaCategories JVAS activitiesTags Bringing Nature Home, Chasing Coral, coral reefs, documentaries, Doug Tallamy, film, gardening, native plantsLeave a comment on “Hometown Habitat” and “Chasing Coral”: JVAS helps bring two essential nature films to the area
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Dominic Cummings overlooking values that drive Civil Service
During what can only be described as a tirade against the civil service in 2014, recently uncovered by Civil Service World magazine, Dominic Cummings suggested staff promote themselves rather than serve the public, don't have the skills to take on big problems and inconveniently take time off. He also accused the civil service of failing to address performance concerns, not focusing on important matters and weeding out dissention.
None of these claims are borne out by the evidence of my Is Government Fit for Purpose report for the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee, published last year. My work revealed the reality of a distinctly performance-oriented civil service, devoted to ministers through deeply held beliefs in the efficacy of representative democracy.
In contrast to a well-trodden "right v. wrong" theory of ministers being held back by poorly performing, self-seeking civil servants, my findings suggest the minister and officials are systematically attempting to navigate two contrasting "rights" - urgency versus realism.
The urgency demanded by the minister to have policy executed expeditiously is in keeping with manifesto commitments or promises made at the dispatch box, and this is understandable.
However, civil servants must face up to reality as they navigate the political landscape to deliver policy to greatest effect.
My research shows that when things go wrong it is more to do with ministers not heeding civil servants than the other way around. Foreseeable landscapes are accurately read by staff who, despite sometimes facing hostility from ministers, still do their utmost to provide the best and most appropriate advice.
The most critical contributions to the policy delivery process come from the minister, permanent secretary and civil service team. Further input comes from special advisers like Cummings and departmental boards.
Certain spads disjoint policy delivery more than they pull it together. They harass civil servants in a desperate attempt to realise the minister's goals. Some civil servant comments we collected referred to spads as "the lackey the minister hides behind," or said "ministers with little courage have spads do their dirty work". You get the idea.
These same spads received even more criticism from other ministers who strongly believe in transparent accountability.
Highly valued spads largely display a different tack. They act as the bridge between politician and official, guiding each to better engage with different interests.
Further policy-delivery assistance comes from the departmental board. While individual non-executive directors are held in comparatively high esteem owing to their largely positive contributions, the board as a whole does not tend to receive as positive reviews because of the comparatively patchy contribution of the secretary of state as chair. "I haven't seen my chair [the secretary of state] for 12 months or so," and "when he [the secretary of state] appears, he uses the board as a political platform," are indicative of the feedback we received.
Dominic Cummings is right to raise the vexed question of what is needed for more effective policy delivery, and the good governance necessary to improve the department's functioning is currently sporadic at best.
The answer would be for secretaries of state to step down as chairs of their own departments' boards and for professional external chairs be appointed so that, if permanent secretaries and other officials underperform, appropriate measures can be taken.
The greatest concern is of the official experiencing inhibition after being browbeaten by an unreceptive minister and subsequently blamed for the undesired consequences.
Cummings points out that civil servants leave before projects are complete but this is not always for negative reasons.
He also forgets to mention how many civil servants return from external postings outside government enriched by their experience, and that civil servants from both private and third sector backgrounds are in post because of their profound belief in service and sincere respect for the rights of the citizenry. These values of public service run deep.
His remedy of redesigning civil service roles is not supported by our evidence. To change senior leadership in line with successive changes in government would promote transactionalism and deeply undermine core values of the civil service, leaving the secretary of state vulnerable.
The performance concerns highlighted by Cummings are simply the operational challenges faced by any successful enterprise. The need is not one of reconfiguring civil service structures or roles but achieving greater efficiency through improved engagement and alignment between critical policy delivery inputs, which would make improved delivery a much more realistic proposition.
This article first appeared in Civil Service World magazine
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Tyler McRobbie of the Blackfalds Silverbacks fires a puck past the Edmonton Warriors' Chris Blowers during Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League semifinal action at the Blackfalds Multi-plex Arena on Sunday, July 21, 2019. The Silverbacks lost to the Warriors 2-1 in the series. Ashli Barrett / Lacombe Globe
Yet again, the Blackfalds Silverbacks won’t be moving on to the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL) finals.
After finishing the regular season at the top of the north division, the Silverbacks fell in the semifinals Sunday to the very same Edmonton Warriors they edged a week ago, in what was a repeat of last year’s semifinal matchup.
The Silverbacks tied the series 1-1 Sunday afternoon, but would ultimately fall in the tie-breaking “mini game” played shortly afterwards.
“It’s a tough one to swallow,” said Silverbacks goalie Colin Lampard. “We came out fired up today and won what we needed to win, but just couldn’t get it done. We got into some serious penalty trouble – we were shorthanded for pretty much the entire period and then we just couldn’t get it in the net and they got one past me.”
Kevin Brown of the Blackfalds Silverbacks checks Peter Grigg of the Edmonton Warriors during Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League semifinal action at the Blackfalds Multi-plex Arena on Sunday, July 21, 2019. The Silverbacks lost to the Warriors 2-1 in the series. Ashli Barrett / Lacombe Globe
The Silverbacks fell 11-7 Saturday afternoon in what Lampard called a “convincing” Game 1 loss, but regrouped for Game 2 where they beat their opponents 7-6 at the Blackfalds Multi-plex Arena Sunday afternoon.
Kyle Groat opened the scoring for the Warriors 7:31 into the first but Riley Loucks would respond for the Silverbacks at 12:04 to tie the game. Shandz Wierenka would add another two minutes later to give the home team a 2-1 lead they’d take into the second period.
Early in the second, momentum appeared to be on the Silverbacks’ side, with Tyler McRobbie extending their lead less than four minutes into the second. However, Peter Grigg would score two quick goals to tie it 3-3. Declan Johnston would retake the lead seconds later, and then it was a back-and forth affair with Curtis Moore tying the game once more for the Warriors, followed by a goal scored by Silverback Luke Flett and another tying goal from Grigg.
Midway through the third, Bradyn Blain beat Warriors goaltender Shawn Siegers. Johnston would score the eventual game-winner with his second of the game with 8:18 left to play, and while the Warriors’ leading goal scorer in Shaun Wilhelm would beat Lampard at 6:16, the Silverbacks would manage to fend off their opponents for a 7-6 win.
Kole Weik of the Blackfalds Silverbacks exchanges words with Edmonton Warrior Curtis Moore during Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League semifinal action at the Blackfalds Multi-plex Arena on Sunday, July 21, 2019. The Silverbacks lost to the Warriors 2-1 in the series. Ashli Barrett / Lacombe Globe
In the tie-breaking mini-game, however, the Warriors were the more dominant team, thanks to 14 minutes worth of penalites, including three roughing calls, a slash, too many men, and two separate unsportsmanlike conduct calls. Grigg scored the game-winner for the Warriors to win 1-0.
“We just weren’t playing smart. When they’re down on the ground, we can’t be swinging our sticks – we took a penalty that way. It was ugly and well-deserved. We’ve got to keep our heads,” Lampard said. “The effort of the team was good today. We need a little bit more discipline – that was the issue today.”
The Warriors will now advance to the finals against the Airdrie Mohawks next weekend. The Mohawks have claimed the last three RMLL championships since the Silverbacks last victory in 2015, so the team is now hoping the Warriors will break their streak and go all the way.
“The (Warriors) are good – hopefully they bring (the championship) back to the north, because those guys in the south are undefeated,” said Lampard. “Hopefully it plays out in their favour.”
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Missing Family Who Lived In Grenfell Tower Found Safe And Unharmed
Mark McGowan in News
Last updated 3:40 PM, Monday June 19 2017 GMT+1
Police have confirmed that the family that were missing and presumed dead in the Grenfell Tower fire have been found, reports the Daily Mail.
The Khudair family of five lived 'halfway up' the tower block and were reported missing by Catherine Lindsay, a tutor who was teaching them English.
The fire took the lives of at least 79 people, and the Khudairs were thought to be among the casualties. However, after Rawan, one of three daughters, spoke to the Independent, it became clear that they were safe and unharmed.
Credit: PA
The family had fled Syria to escape war, settling in Grenfell Tower. They say the community during the aftermath of the tragic event has been 'very nice'.
The death toll resulting from last week's fire the at tower in West London has now risen to 79, Metropolitan Police have presumed. Five victims have been formally identified while a further 74 are missing and presumed dead.
Metropolitan police commander Stuart Cundy said: "Sadly, as of this morning, I am afraid to say there are now 79 people who we believe are now dead or missing and we have to presume they are dead."
He added: "We must also prepare people for the terrible reality that some people may not be identified due to the intensity of the fire."
Metropolitan police commander Stuart Cundy. Credit: PA
Speaking of the conditions inside the block, Cundy commented that they were 'indescribable', which is why the task is likely to take several weeks to complete.
The whole thing hurt many people, including firefighters who were emotionally scarred by the ordeal.
One left a heartbreaking tribute to the victims apologising for their hard work 'not being enough'.
"We've never worked harder. We gave everything. Sorry it wasn't enough. Love Firefighters" heartbreaking message left at Grenfell @5_News pic.twitter.com/8drwvvHKnf
- Rachel Lucas (@rachel5news) June 16, 2017
The unknown emergency worker placed the bouquet of flowers on a wall of condolence close to the the Kensington tower block.
The handwritten message read: "We've never worked harder. We gave everything. Sorry it wasn't enough."
It was signed-off: "firefighters x."
Firefighters were on the scene of the blaze within six minutes of the first call. In total, more than 500 emergency service crew members - including around 300 firefighters - were called to the scene of the blaze in the early hours of last Wednesday morning.
Source: Daily Mail and The Independent
Topics: Grenfell Tower
Mark is a journalist at LADbible, who joined in 2015 after a year as a freelance writer. In the past he blogged for independent football fan channel Redmen TV, after graduating from Staffordshire University with degrees in journalism and English literature. He has worked on campaigns such as UOKM8? and IIOC.
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Home Soccer Butarque, from Leganés fort to sand castle
Butarque, from Leganés fort to sand castle
by LALASPORT 9/17/2019 06:10:00 PM
The pickles have lost all three games they have played at home: 0 goals in favor, 5 against. They add five consecutive duels lost at home. His last victory, April 4.
Butarque was a fort. Now it is a sandcastle. 2 The topic has collapsed in the home of the Leganés and with it has dragged a team that has gone from being a fierce group in its domains, to a powerless squad with its parish in front. The data scares. The future perspective, too. 222222
It turns out that the three games that Leganés have played this course at home (only one has played out, 2-1 against Betis) have ended with defeat. As soon as the season has started, it is only one to match the four that he added in the last season at home. At the premiere of Pellegrino, Butarque was the foothold on which a historical salvation was built that ended with the best cucumber classification of its 91 years of life.
Because at home the Leganés was (almost) intractable. He played 19 games with 7 wins, 8 draws and just four losses, 19 goals in favor and 16 against .222222 This is: out of 45 points achieved throughout the course, 29 came from home and 16, away. Most of the defeats in their fief were harvested in the final stretch of the season, when the team already looked saved and the inertia was tattooed on the legs of their players.
Similar to the beginning of 2016
Now, with only three days played, Lega already accumulates 75% of those losses with zero goals in favor and five against. In his three seasons in Primera, the historical record of home games lost is in 8 duels. 222222
They were harvested at the premiere in the category, when the Leganés took six days at home to win his first game against his people. It happened on November 21, 2016 against Osasuna. 2 That debut among the best was saved by the good results beyond Butarque.
4 The last local victory: April 4,
Without taking into account the beginning and end of the seasons, the Lega sum five defeats in a row at his stadium because the last two games he played last season against his people also ended up with a visiting victory: 0-1 of Athletic and 0-2 of Espanyol.
The streak is five games played, five lost, zero goals in favor and eight against. The last goal of a cucumber in his stadium was Jonathan Silva, on April 15, against Real Madrid. The last victory of the Leganes against his people happened on April 4, 2-1 against Valladolid with both head of Guido Carrillo, the goal 100 of the pickles in First Division. Also the last with which the public of Butarque left home satisfied after enjoying in his fort, now converted into a sand castle. 444444 The Leganés repeats ticket promotion against Athletic
El Leganés has repeated the promotion he already put in March against Villarreal to make Butarque look the best possible in the next matches of the pickles as locals. To receive Athletic (Wednesday, September 25, 7:00 p.m.), the companions of the members will have a 25% discount on the purchase of their tickets. That is, its locations will not cost between 25 and 40 euros as it will for the general public, but between 18.75 and 30 euros.
This specific sale can only be undertaken on September 17 and 18 in the physical stores of the club (Butarque and Sambil Outlet shopping center). The club does not guarantee that seats for companions can be purchased at sites attached to subscribers. They do not have to be, in any case, in the same sector in which the member has the seat.
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Is this LSU team the greatest college football team of all time?
The Tigers' perfect season and championship win put them in the conversation
Author: Sam Winstrom
Updated: 1:03 PM CST January 14, 2020
NEW ORLEANS — Is LSU the greatest College Football Team of all time?
A perfect season. An All-Time great offense. Wins against some of college footballs biggest names. LSU did it all and more this season, but did they do enough to earn the title of greatest college football team of all time?
They’re definitely in the conversation, along with other unbeaten champions like the 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers, 1999 Florida State Seminoles, 2001 Miami Hurricanes, 2004 Southern California Trojans and last year’s undefeated Clemson Tigers, whose win streak lasted until they met LSU on Monday.
Let’s take a look at their resume:
LSU faced on of the toughest schedules in the country this season, playing games against multiple top 10 teams and blowing them all out of the water.
LSU’s first top-10 matchup came against the Texas Longhorn, then ranked No. 9 in the country. The wild 45-38 win was a coming out party for LSU’s revamped offense. Joe Burrow threw for 471 yards and 4 touchdowns, including a 61-yard touchdown pass to Justin Jefferson to ice the game.
Next on their top-10 rampage would be the No. 7 Florida Gators. For one of the few times this season, LSU found themselves behind early in the game, trailing 28-21 in the second half, but came back to win by two touchdowns.
The Tigers took this opportunity to establish their championship defense, forcing three straight three-and-outs, picking off Florida in the end zone and getting a fourth down, goal-line stop as the LSU offense reclaimed the lead and never looked back.
In the middle of a record-setting season for LSU’s offense, the Tigers’ defense saved the day against Auburn, holding them to just 287 yards and making big plays when the team needed them most.
Auburn brought QB Joe Burrow back down to earth (A still exceptional 321 yards with one TD and one interception), but LSU’s defense held strong.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire established himself as LSU’s best rusher as well. The junior ran 26 times for 136 yards and a touchdown, bringing balance to the team’s pass-heavy attack.
This is the game every Tigers’ fan has circled on their calendar. This is also the game where several pundits began to believe LSU could win it all.
The Tiger’s beat the Crimson Tide in a 46-41 shootout. LSU led 33-13 at the half, the biggest deficit Coach Nick Saban has ever faced at Alabama. Despite their late comeback, LSU’s defense held strong, getting pressure on Tua Tagolvailoa and coming up big when needed.
Joe Burrow answered two of Alabama’s second-half touchdowns by leading the Tigers down the field for scores of their own. He made big third-down plays, including two huge runs.
LSU needed to play a nearly perfect game to beat Alabama on the road, and they did.
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The College Football Playoffs started early for LSU, as the then-No. 2 Tigers took on the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship. It wasn’t as lopsided as the Oklahoma game (we’ll get to that soon), but it wasn’t pretty for the “dawgs.”
LSU scored fast and often, beating the Bulldogs 10-37 to claim the SEC Title and knock Georgia out of title contention. Burrow threw for 349 yards and four touchdowns and put the cherry on top of his Heisman campaign with THIS scrambling 71-yard pass:
LSU’s defense gave up less than 3 yards per play, in large part thanks to freshman DB Derek Stingley Jr. who caught two interceptions and locked down Georgia’s receivers all night.
LSU was a heavy favorite going into their semi-finals matchup with the Sooners, but no one saw THIS coming.
LSU’s offense rewrote the record books in a 63-28 blood bath against Oklahoma.
Most Passing Touchdowns: 7 – Joe Burrow
Total Yards: 515 – Joe Burrow
Most Receiving Yards: 227 – Justin Jefferson
Most TD Receptions: 4 – Justin Jefferson
Most Points: 63
Total Offense: 692 yards
Who knows what would have happened if LSU hadn’t benched QB Joe Burrow for most of the second half. Everything went LSU’s way. As far as confidence building games go, it doesn’t get much better than this one.
This Clemson team was in the conversation for the greatest team in college football history... until they ran into the buzzsaw that is the LSU Tigers.
Clemson came out strong against the Tigers in the Championship game, but once LSU got their feet under them there was no looking back.
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LSU dominated award season, bringing home the Heisman Trophy, Coach of the Year and so many more.
Heisman Trophy – Best Player in College Football – Joe Burrow
Walter Camp Award – Best Quarterback -- Joe Burrow
Maxwell Award – Best Quarterback -- Joe Burrow
Davey O’Brian Award – Best Quarterback -- Joe Burrow
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award – Best Quarterback -- Joe Burrow
SEC Offensive Player of the Year – Joe Burrow
AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year – Joe Burrow
Home Depot Coach of the Year – Ed Orgeron
SEC Coach of the Year – Ed Orgeron
AP SEC Coach of the Year – Ed Orgeron
Fred Biletnikoff Award – Best receiver – Ja’Marr Chase
Jim Thorphe Award – Best DB – Grant Delpit
Joe Moore Award – Best O-Line – LSU
Joe Burrow
On an all-around talented LSU roster, there’s a reason QB Joe Burrow stands out.
Burrow wrapped up arguably the best individual season in the history of the sport with a championship win and went from NFL after thought to possible No. 1 overall pick.
The Heisman Trophy winner threw for 60 touchdowns this season (including his 4 TDs in the championship), an all-time NCAA record.
He’s officially the most accurate passer in college football history. He’s completed no less than 70 percent of his passes against every single game this season and maintains that mark against the blitz, under pressure and against any style of coverage.
And those stats have been LIMITED by how successful LSU has been. Winning games by an average margin of 27.2 points means there’s a lot of garbage time in the end. Backup QB Myles Brennan even closed out a BOWL GAME that was out of reach by the start of the second half. Who knows how high these numbers would be if LSU never took their foot off the gas.
The Tigers are expected to send plenty of players to the draft this year. Between their elite receivers, nation-best offensive line, uber-talented defense and potential No. 1 overall pick QB, the team is expected to have around five players go in the first round and more soon after.
What hasn’t been said about Joe Burrow already? The Heisman winner will likely go No. 1 overall to the Cincinnati Bengals, who seem ready to move on from former first-round pick Andy Dalton.
Grant Delpit
The nation’s best defensive back (Jim Thorpe Award) has 59 tackles and two interceptions this season. This is his second year as an All-American.
K’Lavon Chaisson
Chaisson is LSU’s leading pass rusher with 6.5 sacks and 13.5 tackles for a loss, even after missing two games. The redshirt sophomore is a defensive captain for LSU and earned first-team All-SEC honors this season.
Kristian Fulton
Fulton is a lockdown corner that’s been on the NFL’s radar for awhile. He has 13 passes defensed this season to go with one interception. He could have been a high pick last year, but stayed for another season after missing the end of the 2018 season with an injury.
Justin Jefferson
18. Justin Jefferson has 18 touchdowns this season. That’s along with 102 catches and 1,434 yards. His numbers have skyrocketed this season after catching 54 passes for 875 yards and six TDs as a sophomore and his development won’t end there.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
LSU’s leading rusher may not be get the attention Leonard Fournette did, but Clyde Edwards-Helaire has run for 1,304 yards and 16 touchdowns this season. He’s also caught 50 catches for 399 yards. He may be short for a running back, but Edwards-Helaire uses his 5’8, 209 lbs. frame like a canon ball and has proven he can do it all.
Wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase and cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. will be drawing a lot of draft attention as well, but they won’t be eligible to play in the NFL yet.
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How To Get Rid Of Spotify's Looping 'Canvas' Videos
Mike Epstein
Feb 5, 2019, 11:00am
From the Spotify Canvas for “Keanu Reeves” by Logic (Gif: Spotify)
Have you ever picked a song on your phone using Spotify and found yourself looking at a 5-10 second looping video? That’s a “Canvas,” a new type of complimentary content Spotify added last year, similar to Genius’ “Behind the Lyrics” annotations. They’re currently attached to new songs from artists like Ariana Grande, Logic, and Demi Lovato. If you listen to any of Spotify’s top playlists, you’ve probably already seen them.
From the Spotify Canvas for “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande. (Gif: Spotify)
I think Canvas is a neat idea — it’s essentially an album art GIF — but I tend to listen to Spotify rather than watch it, so the idea of an endlessly looping video seems like a silly waste of data. Spotify says Canvas is “optimised to use very little data and battery,” so I don’t want to overemphasize the impact of turning it off, but it’s still something you should consider if you don’t want the annoyance.
Luckily, it’s pretty easy to turn this feature off. In the Spotify app on iOS or Android, go to “Your Library” and click on the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner to reach the Settings menu. In Settings, select “Playback,” scroll down to Canvas, and toggle it off. You can also turn off “Behind The Lyrics” and any other visual features this way.
As Gadget Hacks points out, Spotify will also automatically stop showing you Canvas videos if you use Spotify’s “Data Saver” mode, which you can turn on in the Settings menu. I would avoid this unless you really need it, as Data Saver also lowers the app’s audio quality.
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The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod began supporting mission work in Chile in 1960. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chile, now known as the Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile, became a partner church in 1960.
The Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile (IELCHI) partners with the LCMS and other partner church bodies in Latin America to educate pastors and other mission leaders through a Mission Training School. The LCMS also helps support their urban outreach in Santiago.
The LCMS has supported nutrition, sanitation and anti-drug education programs in Chile, and the LCMS responded to the 8.8-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami that struck central Chile in February 2010.
The Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile is a sister/partner church of the LCMS. It works closely with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina, which operates a Lutheran seminary where many Chilean pastors are trained.
The church has more than 170 members.
Currently, no LCMS missionaries reside in this country. To search for missionaries serving in this region in other countries, please visit missionary search database. To learn more about the LCMS global mission team, visit www.lcms.org/missionaries.
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The Leicestershire football team with a WORSE record over a season than Derby
Derby finished the 2007/8 Premier League season with just 11 points
Sam DimmerDigital Development Editor
Former Derby County manager Billy Davies
Ask any football fan which team produced the worst ever league campaign they'd probably say Derby County.
The Rams won one game and drew eight on their way to a miserable 11 points in the Premier League during 2007/8.
But unbelievably that shocking season was not the worst league campaign ever.
That dubious honour lies with Loughborough FC .
The club started life as Loughborough Football Club in 1886 from a merger of Victoria and Athletic, the two senior sides in the town.
They started life in the Midland League and quickly got promoted to the Football League.
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They only managed five seasons in that league though before, in the 1899-1900 season, they set a record that has never been broken.
During that season they won 1 game and drew just six, recording the worst league season of all time and finishing bottom of the league.
Loughborough also scored just 18 goals in 34 games, a worse record than Derby.
After failing to gain re-election to the league in 1900, the club applied for acceptance back into the Midland League, but failed to turn up for the fixtures meeting on 9 June.
On 29 June a meeting was held when it was decided that the club was defunct.
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Van Gerwen is unbeaten in 19 matches against The Ice Man (credit:Michael Cooper/PDC)
Michael van Gerwen believes Gerwyn Price has “bottled it” in their recent big stage meetings and insists “close isn’t good enough”.
Box office stars Van Gerwen and Price will face off for the 20th time in PDC competition on Sunday afternoon as they compete for a place in the Boylesports Grand Slam final.
Van Gerwen’s imperious head-to-head record is no secret, having not lost to ‘The Ice Man’ in any of their previous meetings, winning 18 and drawing one.
Their last five encounters have gone to a final leg, most recently in the World Series Finals a fortnight ago – when the Dutchman came from 4-2 down to edge through 6-5.
Van Gerwen has commenced the mind games ahead of their latest show-down, suggesting the Welshman chokes at the finish line.
“He has been getting closer to me in some games but close isn’t good enough,” Van Gerwen told Live Darts.
“Every time when he’s had a chance, he’s bottled it and I hope he’s also going to bottle it tomorrow.
“I keep reminding him of the record every practice session we have.
“He’s a phenomenal player, he’s done really well lately and he’s good for darts.
“To have games against him, they’re always special and there’s always good banter and something on the end of the line.
“I want to win that game, simple as that.”
Van Gerwen is out to move a step closer to a fourth Grand Slam title in his last five appearances having progressed to his fifth consecutive Semi-Final in Wolverhampton.
He is odds-on favourite to dethrone Price and reclaim the crown, and the Dutchman believes he will not be halted on finals day, adding: “I don’t see any danger in anyone, only myself.
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A survey of the roads of the United States of America
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Colles, Christopher, 1738-1816.
Tiebout, Cornelius, 1777-1832.
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[New York] : Christopher Colles, 1789.
- Roads--United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
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- Phillips, 1326
- Maps no. 34-39 are believed to never have been engraved as they are wanting in all known copies.
- Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- On original paper cover in manuscript ink: "Collis's plan of the roads throughout the United States."
- Accompanied by broadside: Proposals for publishing A survey of the roads of the United States of America / by Christopher Colles (conserved and bound in, 29 x 20 cm.).
- Additionally accompanied by manuscript title page for this atlas from the Peter Force Collection (on sheet 21 x 12 cm.) and additional page with manuscript notes by Peter Force and George H. Moore, dated 1846 (on sheet 21 x 13 cm.). These 2 sheets and exhibit card in envelope, in slipcase, housed in container with Copy 2.
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1 atlas (86 [i.e. 84] leaves) : 83 maps ; 24 cm.
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G1201.P2 C6 1789 Copy 2. (86 [i.e. 82] leaves) ; 23 cm. Conserved. Accompanying broadside housed in box, filed on shelf next to this copy.
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Relief shown by hachures. Orientation varies. Phillips, 1326 Maps no. 34-39 are believed to never have been engraved as they are wanting in all known copies. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. On original paper cover in manuscript ink: "Collis's plan of the roads throughout the United States." Accompanied by broadside: Proposals for publishing A survey of the roads of the United States of America / by Christopher Colles (conserved and bound in, 29 x 20 cm.). Additionally accompanied by manuscript title page for this atlas from the Peter Force Collection (on sheet 21 x 12 cm.) and additional page with manuscript notes by Peter Force and George H. Moore, dated 1846 (on sheet 21 x 13 cm.). These 2 sheets and exhibit card in envelope, in slipcase, housed in container with Copy 2. Conserved.
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Can Value-Based Design in Pharmacy Save Money and Cut Heart Attacks?
Advocates say that what’s lost in lowered copayments is more than made up by lowered downstream costs, but skeptics find the data unpersuasive
Richard Mark Kirkner
Emerging evidence is showing that pharmacy benefits that use value-based insurance design (VBID) may encourage more people with chronic conditions such as diabetes or heart disease to take their prescribed drugs. The incremental improvement may make the whole effort worthwhile.
VBID pharmacy benefits, in the form of reduced or waived drug copayments, have drawn employers’ interest, but questions about the clinical and cost effectiveness of this approach linger. That may be because the payoffs — healthier beneficiaries, reduced health plan costs, and improved employee productivity — are murkier than the payout — higher outlays for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). And at least one critic calls this limited approach to VBID a perversion that is gaining traction thanks to big pharma. Nonetheless VBID advocates like A. Mark Fendrick, MD, co-director of the Center for Value-based Insurance Design at the University of Michigan, expect a boom in the use of VBID for preventative care, thanks to an enabling provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and interim regulations published in July 2010. “It’s a pretty exciting time to be talking about VBID,” says Jennifer Boehm, an Aon Hewitt health management consultant.
VBID: The short definition
Niteesh Choudhry, MD, PhD, a Harvard researcher whose recent articles in Health Affairs have spiked interest in value-based drug benefits, describes VBID. “The basic idea is that we shouldn’t link copayments with how much a service costs,” he says. “We should link copayments with how much value is associated with that service. In fact, we should make that reciprocal, so that health services that have very low value should have high cost-sharing or copayments.”
Choudhry recently published a study on a Pitney Bowes VBID pilot study that lowered or eliminated copayments on cardiac drugs for beneficiaries and dependents who had heart attacks. He reported a 3 to 4 percent increase in prescription compliance. An earlier study of his in 2007 found that full coverage for heart medications could reduce three-year health costs by almost $6,000 per person.
The Pitney Bowes experience
The Pitney Bowes program that Harvard’s Niteesh Choudhry, MD, PhD, studied involved eliminating copayments for statins for beneficiaries with diabetes or heart disease and lowering copayments for anyone taking the clot-inhibiter clopidogrel. Beneficiaries also had the option of participating in a disease management program. The study compared their rates of compliance with individuals whose copayments remained unchanged.
People in the VBID group taking statins had a 2.8 percent increase in adherence that was sustained for a year. Those taking clopidogrel showed a 4 percent increase in adherence.
“Ultimately we’re a business and our goal is to control costs and help our employees be more productive,” says Andy Gold, Pitney Bowes’ executive director of global benefit planning. “You create the culture of health by helping employees rather than pushing more of the burden back onto them. They’re healthier, they come to work more often, and they spend less on their medical in the long term. But it is a long-term view.”
But VBID shouldn’t apply to just any prescription, Choudhry says. “If we could increase medication use even marginally for highly effective medications there may be clinical and economic benefits to that,” he says.
He’s rather specific about what scenarios VBID should apply to: drugs for diabetics; anticholesterol drugs for people with heart disease; blood thinners for people at risk of heart attack or stroke; antihypertensives for people with high blood pressure; and antidepressants for individuals with clinical depression.
More employers are getting interested in the idea of VBID for these drug profiles, according to Cyndy Nayer, president and CEO of the Center for Health Value Innovation. “About 18 months ago we began to see the escalation in programs that drop co-pays,” she says.
VBID strategies employers use
Source: 2008 and 2007 Mercer National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
A 2010 Aon Hewitt survey reported that about half of participating employers had a formal health care strategic plan, and a 2010 Towers Watson survey found that about half of large employers had a value-based drug benefit. A Mercer study showed that more employers are jumping on board with the concept
Inconclusive evidence on return on investment may explain why even more employers are not embracing VBID. “VBID is a great concept, but the math models are still evolving,” says Tim Watson, executive director of the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute. Adds Troy Koch, Pharm D, MBA, director of pharmacy sales support at Humana, “Everyone is looking for something that has a quick return on investment. Value-based is something they’re interested in, but when they understand it’s not a guaranteed return, they quickly move on to something else.”
One critic says VBID consists of more than only lowering drug co-pays. “VBID in terms of how it was originally conceived is not how it’s being implemented in the marketplace,” says Brenda Motheral, BPharm, MBA, PhD, president of the health benefits consultancy CareScientific. “What’s being implemented is co-pay waivers for selected therapy classes. Value-based design is a much broader concept around aligning cost sharing across the spectrum to have higher co-pays and cost sharing for things of lesser value and lower co-pays for things of greater value.”
The compliance conundrum
Out-of-pocket cost is but one reason people don’t take their drugs. “We have noticed that for every $1 increase in co-pay there’s about 1 percent decrease in compliance,” says Brian Sweet, WellPoint’s chief pharmacy officer.
In addition to the Pitney Bowes experience that Choudhry studied, Fendrick documented nine case studies of VBID drug programs in his 2009 report “Value-based Insurance Design Landscape Digest,” each with varying results.
And last year Cigna released results of a program that discounted drugs for participating diabetics who lowered their blood sugar levels. Participants were 3 percent more likely to have their blood sugar under control than those not in the program, and they showed a 4.5 percent increase in blood-sugar lab testing. Cigna cited a 2005 Medical Care study that showed reduced overall health savings of up to $8,000 when a person takes prescribed drugs 80 percent or more of the time.
Allure of drug compliance
“Increasing adherence may be a more efficient health strategy than most of what we tend to do in health care delivery right now,” Choudhry says. “It likely costs less to improve adherence than to develop new drugs and technologies.”
Pharmacy benefits are a natural starting point for VBID, Aon Hewitt’s Boehm says. “It’s certainly the easiest to administer, and all national PBMs can do it and do it pretty well,” she says.
But is getting beneficiaries to take the drugs they’re supposed to worth the cost? “That depends on what cost it takes to get there,” Motheral says. She cites the documented compliance improvement of up to 4 percent, as reported in Choudhry’s Pitney Bowes’ study and others, as “an additional week or two of therapy.” The implication is that the increase in drug compliance is so incremental that it would make little difference over a year of therapy.
“You’re talking many thousands and tens of thousands of dollars that’s being given away to patients for which there is little impact in terms of improving their compliance,” she adds. She and a co-author published a “VBID Calculator” that showed an additional cost of about $230,000 across three drug classes for a 10,000-member group.
Study finds VBID in pharmacy generates extra costs
The VBID Calculator developed by Brenda R. Motheral, BPharm, MBA, PhD, shows that in a 10,000-life group, reducing drug copayments led to improved compliance but that reduced utilization costs were a fraction of added drug costs.
Drug class Change in Rx compliance Added cost of copayments/compliance Estimated hospital/ER costs avoided Net cost
Asthma 7% $26,919 $5,600 $21,319
Statins 8.9% $160,842 $25,590 $135,252
Diabetes 7.6% $83,375 $3,076 $79,299
Source: Melnick SJ, Motheral BR. Is “Value-Based” Value Wasted? Examining Value-Based Insurance Designs Through the Lens of Cost-Effectiveness. J Managed Care Pharm. 2010;16:130–133
But cost isn’t the only reason people don’t take their drugs. “It doesn’t matter if you give away the medications for free or try to pay people to take them; for most people, that will not change their behavior,” Motheral says.
Advocates for lowered drug copayments acknowledge that. “There are a lot of things that contribute to nonadherence, and lowering copayments may not be enough in and of itself,” Choudhry says. Among those other contributing factors he points to is health system complexity.
Sweet says that became obvious with WellPoint’s programs. “For VBID to work, you need to do two things: One, you need to modify the incentive over time so people don’t become used to it; and two, you need to layer the benefit design and the incentive programs with health coaching,” he says.
Coaching and rewards
Humana’s experience is similar. “If you only lower co-pays then the folks who weren’t compliant may be compliant for a while and then revert to their prior behavior,” says Mark Morse, Humana’s director of pharmacy, clinical sales, and segment support. “There has to be that coaching and rewards system in place to address the underlying condition as well as the ongoing behavior change.”
Actually, incentives to get people to take their drugs have to be individualized, Motheral says. “The reality is, if providers want to improve compliance, they need to implement a program that is very patient-tailored, one that diagnoses the reasons the patient is not compliant,” she says.
Even short-term savings may not be sustainable. WellPoint’s pilot program with the employers of Maine targeted about 2,000 people with diabetes among 40,000 beneficiaries. The target group’s adherence rates increased from 77 to 86 percent after the program launched, and participants had an adjusted average cost of $1,300 less over 12 months, according to Fendrick’s report. But, Sweet says, “We did another analysis a year later after that first analysis, and that second analysis actually showed no significant savings, but rather a shift in costs associated with office visits, labs, and medications and a decrease in costs associated with ER visits and hospital admissions.”
So what’s in it for the payer? Anita Dasmahapatra, MD, senior director for physician advocacy at Medco Health Solutions, says the incentive — and any potential cost — accrues to the employer. “Employers, once they understand that, and health plans, if they have integrated systems — it makes perfect sense for them to spend the few extra dollars to get these people adherent with their medications,” she says.
Motheral isn’t so sure. “I’ve been in the industry long enough that to see that every 5 or 10 years you will see different strategies used to keep cost sharing as low as possible and demand for pharmaceuticals as high as possible,” she says.
Only time will tell if applying VBID to drug benefits is just a passing phase or if it’s an idea whose time has truly come.
Contact Richard Mark Kirkner regarding this story at RKirkner@ManagedCareMag.com-
“For every $1 increase in co-pay there’s about 1 percent decrease in compliance,” says Brian Sweet, WellPoint’s chief pharmacy officer.
One study found that full coverage for heart medications could reduce three-year health costs
by almost $6,000 per person.
Cost isn’t the only reason people don’t take their drugs, says health benefits consultant Brenda Motheral. It’s complicated.
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5 Famous People You Should Never Tell A Woman She Looks Like
By Maura Kelly
I was hanging out with my friend Jack a few nights ago, shooting the breeze, and we were talking about Woody Allen's muses: first (and best) was Diane Keaton, then there was Mia Farrow, now Scarlett Johannsen.
"Speaking of Scarlett, can you believe someone once told me I look like her?" I said. "It must've just been because I was wearing red lipstick and had my hair pulled back, like she wears it sometimes."
Of course, what I was really saying was: Hey, Jack, why don't you just indulge me here and say I DO look like Scarlett? Because then I'll feel hot!
Instead, he said, "No, not Scarlett. You look like Patti Smith!"
There was a loud thud when my chin hit the ground. As it rolled slowly across the floor towards him, Jack must've realized it was time for some damage control, so he hastily added, "Only you're a lot prettier than she is."
Yeah, right! Too little, too late! While Patti Smith is inarguably one of the most important female rock stars of all time, as well as a total bad-ass (not to mention an artist I truly admire), she's not exactly one of the world's great beauties. In fact, some might even contend she's downright unattractive.
Doesn't Jack know the only rule of the "which-celeb-you-look-like" game? Whatever you say, it should come off as a wild compliment! Because when you say to a person, "hey, you look like that one star ..." what we hear is "you look like that one devastatingly attractive person ...." And because that's the expectation that is set up, it's all the more painful to hear an answer like Patti Smith. You might as well just say Homer Simpson.
And Patti Smith is not the only famous person I've been insulted to hear that I look like.
Many times I've been told I look like Janis Joplin, for instance. Yes, she's one of the best-known female singers of all time--and I do love her--and my personal style has certainly been influenced somewhat by her. But oi vey--that mug!
Another time, I was told I reminded a dude of the painter Frida Kahlo. This was well before she was portrayed by Selma Hayek in that movie--when any mention of her name brought to mind, for me, her two most striking physical traits: her mono-brow and her moustache. Now, Frida is certainly not an ugly woman; far from it. But considering that what stands out most about her, looks-wise, is her facial hair--and considering I had a 'stache and a single thicket above my eyes when I was an adolescent, untrained in the modern ways of electrolysis--I wasn't exactly flattered.
Some dope who writes for New York magazine, whom I met at a gallery opening not long ago, seemed to think he was paying me a big compliment when he said I looked like Lily Tomlin. Now, okay, she used to be pretty ... until she turned 300 earlier this year. I honestly wanted to cry. And to get a face lift.
But the absolute worst comparison I have EVER gotten? This one nut-job who was working at a health food store in Astoria, Queens told me I looked like ... Well, hold on a sec. I need to set this up a little--although even once I do, you're never going to believe this. But I started going gray very early, and by the time I was in my mid-twenties, I was already seriously salt-and-pepper. I went into the health food-store hoping someone there might have a suggestion about what I could start eating--or stop eating--to make my hair go back to its natural color.* When I told the wacko behind the counter--who resembled no one so much as Howard Stern, with his long black hair and pale skin, except that he was wearing some kind of Hari Krishna outfit--what I was looking for, he stared at me for a while. Then he told me I should eat raisins and poppy-seed paste (on crackers) to make my hair go dark again. I thanked him, and was about to go, but he was still looking at me, so I said, "What is it?" And he said, "I've been trying to figure out which movie star you look like." I was preparing myself to be demure and polite after he told me I was a dead ringer for Anna Paquin (whom I have been compared to a number of times before) ... but that's when he dropped the weapon of mass ego destruction.
"Richard Gere!" he said, slamming the counter in exuberance, so overjoyed was he to have come up with the name. "That's who you look like!"
I think that's the moment when I went completely gray.
I hope it was just the hair that made Howard think I looked like Richard.
At least I know it wasn't the Adam's Apple.
Have you guys been compared to famous people that you hope to Buddha you do not in any way resemble?
xxx!
*If you want to read all about my hair journey--including why I held out so long against coloring it--check out the essay I wrote for Salon, which was edited by my now-pal (and blog reader!) Whitney.
PS: TO ALL OF WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE COMMENTING: I asked the tech guy to look into it a few days ago, and bugged him about it again today. ... TO Edwinna--you have a new puppy! So cute! What kind? ... Wonderland: What is a dog beach? Is this in NYC? I think it's okay to go sans dog, but might be more fun to borrow your friend's. ... And LG: I'm totally planning to go to the local shelter soon to adopt a dog for a day! Will report back when I do. And I'll keep my fingers crossed that your canine companion helps you find a human one.
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Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland
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Mario and Toad exploring the new world, while in the next frame finding Kirby.
Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland (English translation: Super Mario: Mario in Wonderland) is the name of a four-page comic published in the March 1993 issue of the German Club Nintendo magazine.
Plot Synopsis[edit]
In this comic, Mario actually serves as a plumber. A woman calls him, claiming that her flat turned into an aquarium. Putting on his cape and riding Yoshi, Mario sallies to the woman. When he enters her house (Yoshi stays outside), a flood of water comes towards him. Inside, he meets the woman wearing a bathrobe and floating on a small raft. After a short conversation, Mario immerses, trying to find the main valve. However, a whirl catches him and takes him to a different place, directly to a forest road, where a green-shelled Koopa Troopa can be seen. Moreover, Mario's appearance has drastically changed, making him look like a girl with pigtails and a dress. Mario is confused and wants to get back home, but in this moment a speaking tree, most likely Whispy Woods, tells him to go to the wizard if he wants to get his wish fulfilled. The signpost, however, confuses Mario even more. He does not even realize that he is standing on Toad, a character he does not know yet. Toad tells Mario that he was about to visit the wizard as well (his wish is to be larger), so they move on together. They see a pink ball behind a tree and reckon it as a pillow. However, it turns out to be Kirby who angrily explains that he would like to look like Mega Man. Next, the three of them notice eyes in a bush. This turns out to be a green Yoshi (obviously it is not the same Yoshi which stayed outside the woman's house). Complaining about his green color, Yoshi joins the group.
Fox arrives to the scene to save Mario, Toad, Kirby, and Yoshi from the villains.
When the four friends move on, they suddenly get attacked by Donkey Kong, Wario, and Bowser, who lurked in a bush. They call Mario and his friends "thiefs" and claim that they have stolen their cookies, resulting in a fight. Fox McCloud watches this fight from his spaceship and comes down to Wonderland. When one of the fighters asks who he is, Fox replies that he is "the fox from the TV spot". He scares Donkey Kong, Wario, and Bowser away and disappears again.
Finally, Mario, Toad, Yoshi, and Kirby reach the wizard's castle. The wizard introduces himself as Crab. Immediately, the four friends start to breathe their wishes and Crab fulfills them. Yoshi, who wished a different color, gets a very dark, almost black skin. Toad, who wished to become larger, grows to an enormous size. Finally, Kirby who wanted to not look like a pillow, turns into a toaster. Obviously shocked about the unexpected changes, Mario tells Crab that he only wants to get back home and get rid of his "ridiculous" new clothes. His wish gets fulfilled and he returns to his client's house, lying on the floor. It is a relief to the woman that Mario is alive, however she tells him that he is lying on her cat.
Although the comic is called "Mario im Wunderland" (which translates to "Mario in Wonderland"), it is much more like The Wizard of Oz than Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Even the clothes Mario wears are closer to the clothes worn by Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz than Alice's.
The text of the comic has been rewritten for a re-release. In this version, everything the characters say (except for Mario's text) is written in rhymes, which drives Mario crazy.
Club Nintendo Comics
Mario will hoch hinaus • Wart steht unter Strom • Süße Weihnachten
Marios Rückkehr • Ostern im Schwammerlland • Die unheimliche Begegnung der Yoshi-Art • Im Rausch der Geschwindigkeit • Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles! • Die Bescherung
Die Verwandlung • Coole Klänge • Mario im Wunderland • Erholung? Nein, danke! • Verloren in der Zeit
Donkey Kong Country • Mario's Picross • Warios Weihnachtsmärchen
Mario in Mariozilla • Die Nacht des Grauens • Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24
Die Blume meines Herzens • Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All • Blast Corps in Yoshis Knallkekse • Mario im Wunderland
Sag niemals Holerö! • Rummelplatzquatsch • Super Mario in Aloha Hawaii
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Marshfield Ice Cream
Marshfield Farm sits eight miles north of the City of Bath on the edge of the rolling Cotswold Hills. The farm comprises over 1,100 acres of land on which we grow crops and rear dairy cows. We are a working farm that also produces ice cream; every process is carried out on the farm itself and we’re proud our dairy heritage remains strong across our business. We grow the food for the cows, the cows graze the pastures and produce the milk that goes into the ice creams. The ice cream and sorbets are all made in a converted cowshed on the farm and stored in freezers in another farm building. Finally, the finished product is enjoyed in our new ice cream parlour on the farm or transported to shops and tourist sites nationwide. We like to use the phrase “Cow to Cone” to describe this process; watch our Cow to Cone video here.
In 1987, we converted the farm to organic. The farm is run in accordance with Soil Association standards, meaning animal welfare, self-sufficiency and sustainability are our top priorities.
“For organic dairy farmers, the health and welfare of the cows is their key concern. Our dairy farmers do a brilliant job and by choosing organic dairy, you can be confident that the milk you’re buying is from healthy, well-cared-for cows.” – Soil Association
Our farm lies on classic Cotswold brash that is very free draining; this allows us to keep our cows outdoors for much longer than in other parts of the country. We have over 250 Friesian cows who graze free on the lush meadows for nine months of the year and housed indoors over the winter. We grow a range of organic crops including wheat, barley and oats – in fact, 95% of the food our cows need is grown on our fields. Less grass grows in the winter months and therefore if the cows were kept outside they would churn up the fields and be unable to take in essential nutrients and energy that fresh grass provides. The farmers therefore keep the cows out on the fields for as long as possible, and then they are housed across 3 cow barns where they are fed on organic silage. Silage is cultivated from grass on the farm and kept under weighted sheets; this is made from a mixture of minerals, vitamins, organic soya and our own grass, oats, barley and wheat.
Each cow drinks around 80 litres of water a day – that’s about a bathtub full! Our own boreholes on the farm (the first dug in 2008 and the second 2016) serve all their water requirements. All waste produced by the cows (aka cow pats!) is made into compost and returned to the soil to improve its fertility. The milk our cows produce is the main ingredient in our ice creams – on average, more than 50% of every scoop is made from our own organic milk. A single cow will produce up to 50 litres of milk every day. About two thirds of the milk produced goes into our ice creams – the rest is sent to local dairies to be bottled. To find out more about our organic milk please see our News article ‘Real Dairy Ice Cream with No Compromise’.
We endeavour to keep our herd of cows healthy and disease free. Organic guidelines stipulate that farmers minimise their use of antibiotics, therefore ‘blanket’ treating a herd of cows with antibiotics is prohibited. The outputs in organic farming are lower than conventional farming – in our case this means lower milk production. This means a better quality of life and less stress on the cow which can often lower the incidence of disease. Inside the barns each cow lays on a rubber mattress with a layer of straw (which is a by-product of the oats we grow) to help protect the cow’s joints and muscles. We have automatic slurry cleaners which run through the barns to clear any excess cow waste, and alongside our automatic cow cleaning machine, we keep our cows clean and as accommodating as possible.
Organic faming also encourages a return of wild flowers and wildlife. Organic farming means we farm without the use of artificial fertilisers or pesticides, and instead we keep the soil fertile with manure from our cows, crop rotation, fallow periods for fields, and planting clover to fix nitrogen from the air. A study in The Journal of Applied Ecology in 2005 suggested that organic farms have 50% more wildlife than non-organic farms. By our count, we have over 70 different bird species on the farm. These include Skylarks, Lapwings, Fieldfares, English Partridges and Reed Buntings. Water voles live on the banks of our streams and our healthy population of hares put on a great show during the breeding season. Muntjac and roe deer can often be seen grazing near the woods in the early morning. Every now and again we get a stray cat setting up home in one of the farm buildings – they live on saucers of calf milk and a few local mice!
We share the land with a variety of wildlife and actively encourage the proliferation of both fauna and flora. We still retain many of the original hedges, which were planted in the 1860s. We employ traditional hedge trimming practices that contribute to the beauty of the landscape and provide an excellent habitat for birds, insects and small animals. Hedge trimming takes place outside the bird breeding season to prevent disruption to breeding. Wildflowers are encouraged around hedges and a pond has been created to provide a habitat for a variety of species including dragonflies and herons. Ongoing tree planting of native species is practiced on the farm and we boast a number of ancient oaks.
Sustainability Measures
Here’s a bit about the measures we’ve taken to be at the forefront of green energy on the farm and in the ice cream factory…
Wood pellet boiler: Our wood pellet boiler was installed in December 2012 and is 100% carbon neutral. The boiler uses sustainable wood from the New Forest and now heats all the water used in our milking parlour, ice cream factory and office. Thanks to Soil Association in Bristol for supplying our latest bit of green kit.
Solar panels (green energy!): Electricity is our biggest bill on the farm as we store ice cream in freezers at -28 degrees, therefore in the middle of a summer heat wave our electricity usage proves very expensive! While our application for a wind turbine was turned down as the farm land is classified as outstanding natural beauty, we invested in our first bulk of solar panels in 2011.
Solar panels are one of the purest ways to harness energy and solar energy is truly a renewable energy source. Unlike other forms of energy, we cannot run out of solar energy (we even generate energy on cloudy and rainy days!) Over the years we have been able to invest further in this form of green energy, meaning we generate 120kw of solar energy using photovoltaic solar panels across our barn and factory roofs. Our solar panels now run across four south-facing roofs and accounts to approximately 20% of all our electricity requirements. We are now at maximum capacity of solar panels that the grid will allow.
Borehole: The borehole on our farm provides all the water we use on the farm and in the office. This means we avoid needing to have water pumped to us from a distant reservoir.
Heat Recovery System: When our cows are milked, their milk comes out warm (37degrees). This heat is recovered or ‘captured’ using our heat exchanger. It is then used to heat the water needed to wash down the milking parlour every day. This saves 70% of the energy required to heat the water before we clean the parlour. At the same time this process serves to cool the milk, which saves on cooling costs.
Food miles: With over 50% of every Marshfield Farm Ice Cream scoop made from our own organic milk, we are low on food miles as our primary ingredient travels only a few meters from the dairy to the factory. We always use local dairies for our double cream and clotted cream, British sugar from local wholesalers and baked inclusions are from local bakeries like Halls Bakery. We buy 100% of our packaging from UK suppliers and, with our large warehouse space, we buy this in bulk meaning fewer lorries are delivering to the farm.
Cold stores: The walls in our cold stores (where we keep the finished ice creams and sorbets) are incredibly efficient at holding in the temperature, so there’s minimal loss of energy.
Wind turbine: Sadly our application for installing a wind turbine to supply all our electricity were turned down. But we are always on the lookout for new sustainable energy installations that will make us even more energy efficient.
Invertors: Many of our electric motors and pumps are fitted with variable speed controllers (invertors) which reduce electric consumption by up to 80%.
LED Lighting: In 2018 we converted all our light fixtures across the business to LED bulbs. This includes the farm, factory, warehouse, offices and parlour. LED lighting uses significantly less energy than traditional bulbs, research has found this can be up to a 75% improvement. A further benefit is the lifespan of LEDs, with reports showing LED bulbs to last 40 times as along as the average incandescent bulb.
Adiabatic Coolers: We reduce our energy output with the use of adiabatic coolers in the factory. Adiabatic cooling is the process of reducing heat through a change in air pressure caused by volume expansion. Research has found that these units can save more that 40% in electricity.
Plastic and our Packaging
As a business we’ve been in talks for the past year on the best cause of action for our packaging. While black plastic is recyclable, some councils refuse the product and therefore the lid is sent to landfill. Due to hygiene specifications we’re unable to change our lids to cardboard (mainly because the lid just falls off!) Therefore we hope making a small change from black plastic to clear makes a big impact.
All our ice cream packaging is 100% recyclable and should be placed in the correct recycling bins for your area. We work with a local recycling business to recycle the waste plastic we use in our own parlour, and we encourage all our customers to reduce the use of single-use plastic by switching to paper and wooden spoons where appropriate. We aim to constantly update our consumers and stockists of any changes made to our product, follow us on Facebook for our latest news.
On the farm all our cardboard is bailed, this is then sent to recycling centres. We are unable to control the packaging from external suppliers, therefore by doing this it means we avoid excess packaging ending in landfill. We are also able to do this with plastic.
Jamie’s Farm The Big Give!
We’ve incredibly proud to be supporting Jamie’s Farm in their Big Give Challenge. For one week only, donations to this charity will be DOUBLED, find out how to donate on this News post.
2019 Christmas Countdown Competitions
This December, enter our Christmas Countdown Competitions online and be in the change of winning some incredible prizes! Find out how to enter on this News post.
Christmas Samplings
Join us for a scoop of ice cream at your local farm shop and top up your freezer with our festive offering! See our full Christmas Sampling line-up on this News post.
Cow To Cone
Absolutely everything involved in making our ice creams takes place here on the farm. Watch our video
Find out about buying direct from the farm, your nearest take-home tub stockist and how to serve our ice cream at your event
We produce almost 30 flavours of real diary ice cream and six flavours of sorbet, from full-on chocolate and fudge to fresh & fruity numbers. See our flavours
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Two injured in suspected DWI crash
Police: Driver crossed centerline and was hit head on by milk truck.
Two injured in suspected DWI crash Police: Driver crossed centerline and was hit head on by milk truck. Check out this story on marshfieldnewsherald.com: http://mnhne.ws/2eKGQtV
Karen Madden, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 12:22 p.m. CT Oct. 24, 2016
A car involved in a head-on crash Saturday sits by the side of State 73 in Clark County. Two people in the vehicle suffered incapacitating injuries, according to police.(Photo: Photo courtesy Clark County Sheriff's Department)
PINE VALLEY- Two people suffered major injuries in a two-vehicle crash Saturday that police say was caused by a drunken driver.
At 5:28 p.m. Saturday, a car driven by a 36-year-old man was going north on State 73 when it crossed the centerline and went into the oncoming lane of traffic on State 73, near Bride Waters Drive, about a mile west of Neillsville, according to a news release. A car heading south swerved onto the shoulder to miss the oncoming vehicle, but a milk truck driven by a 28-year-old Black River Falls man could not avoid the oncoming car and hit it head on, according to the release.
The 36-year-old driver of the northbound car and his 58-year-old passenger both suffered incapacitating injuries and were transported to Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, according to the release. The passenger, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the car. It is not known if the driver was wearing a seat belt, according to the report.
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The driver of the milk truck was wearing a seat belt and was not injured in the crash, according to the report.
The driver of a milk truck involved in a traffic crash Saturday was wearing his seat belt and was not injured, according to police. (Photo: Photo courtesy Clark County Sheriff's Department)
Police arrested the 36-year-old driver for suspicion of third-offense drunken driving, according to the release.
You can contact reporter Karen Madden at 715-424-7308, karen.madden@gannettwisconsin.com or follow her on Twitter @KMadden715.
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Mirage News Travel November 10, 2019 2:06 am AEDT Date Time
Best in Tourism Celebrated at Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards
The best of Western Australia’s tourism industry was recognised tonight at the 2019 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards Gala Dinner, presented by Tourism Council WA at Crown Perth.
The industry’s premier awards night showcased the innovation and commitment to business excellence of the State’s leading tourism operators across 31 categories.
In its 47th year, the Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards attracted a record number of entries, representing a diverse range of businesses from across Western Australia.
“The Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards is the most prestigious awards program in the tourism industry, with a long history of celebrating and recognising business excellence, innovation and outstanding customer service by tourism operators,” Tourism Council WA CEO Evan Hall said.
“The longevity and process of the Awards really does mean that those operators which take home medals are the best tourism businesses Western Australia has on offer.”
The tourism industry’s ultimate prize, the Sir David Brand Award for Tourism, was last night presented to Busselton Jetty for its continuous innovation and commitment to constant development. All Gold medal-winning businesses are judged for the opportunity to receive this prestigious accolade.
The Awards are made possible by the continual support of several sponsors, particularly Principal Sponsor Perth Airport.
“Perth is the natural entry point to Australia for the majority of the world’s population,” Perth Airport CEO Kevin Brown said.
“And Western Australia has so many amazing tourism experiences to offer these travellers, whether they are here for work, a conference, to study or as tourists.
“The Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards recognise the hard work, inspiration and excellence of our tourism operators and allows us to thank them for promoting and presenting everything that is great about Western Australia.”
The gold medallists in categories 1 to 25 will go on to represent Western Australia at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, being held in Canberra on March 6, 2020.
Please see attached full list of winners and medallists in the 2019 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards.
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Micro-CT Applications for Examining Corrosion in Metals
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Quantifying the degradation of degradable implants and bone formation in the femoral condyle using micro‑CT 3D reconstruction
Degradation or corrosion negatively affects magnesium alloys but previous evaluation methods for non‑traumatic in vivo quantification of implant degradation and bone formation have been imperfect. In this study, degradation was monitored by weighing the implants before and after implantation, and by performing micro-CT scans and histological analysis after 1, 4, 12, 24, 36, and 48 weeks of implantation. “The findings concluded that micro‑CT, which is useful for providing non‑traumatic, in vivo, quantitative and precise data, has great value for exploring the degradation of implants and novel bone formation.”
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Micro-CT technology was used to study the microstructure of an Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Monomer (EPDM) waterproof sheet in a corrosive groundwater environment. “3D reconstruction images were acquired, porosity and pore connectivity were calculated, the number and volume of pores in each equivalent diameter interval were counted, and the effect on the impermeability of waterproof sheet that the changes of pore structure had was analyzed.” The results showed that when there is a large difference in size among the pores, the largest pores will control the material impermeability. The conclusion of the study is that porosity and pore connectivity can be used as key indexes to the impermeability evaluation of waterproof sheets.
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This study used non-destructive micro-CT scanning to monitor the formation and development of corrosion products in reinforced mortar. Iron oxides and iron hydroxides were studied in this research. The corrosion mechanism and interaction between different types of corrosion products was also investigated. The use of micro-CT offers a “new angle to investigate the formation and development of reaction products, which contributes to further understand the corrosion process in reinforced concrete.”
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Effect of stress on corrosion of high-purity magnesium in vitro and in vivo
Magnesium-based implants are subjected to complicated stresses during implantation in the human body. “In this study, in vitro and in vivo corrosion behaviors of HP Mg can be compared directly. The applied compressive stresses had no effects on corrosions of HP Mg in vitro and in vivo. The applied tensile stresses accelerated corrosions and caused SCC in vitro but did not affect the corrosions in vivo. This indicated that the same tensile stress could have different effects on corrosions due to in vitro and in vivo environments.” Before corrosion, intact Mg specimens were scanned using a microcomputed tomography system. This study offers insights into the analysis and design of Mg-based implants, as well as in the evaluation of Mg corrosion.
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Rory Gallagher poised to take up Derry senior job tonight
Former Donegal and Fermanagh manager, Rory Gallagher is expected to be appointed as the new Derry senior manager tonight.
Published: 09:14 Tuesday 03 September 2019
Rory Gallagher is expected to be officially unveiled as the new Derry senior manager tonight (Tuesday).
The former Fermanagh and Donegal manager is the lone candidate for the post vacated by Damian McErlain since Johnny McBride and Mickey Donnelly last week indicated they would be withdrawing from the selection process.
The Derry County Board will meet this evening in Owenbeg to officially ratify Gallagher on what is expected to be the same three year term as his predecessor received with Enda Muldoon and former Tyrone player Ciaran Meenagh, who worked in McErlain’s backroom team last season, likely to be among his back-room team.
Former Fermanagh forward Gallagher won an All-Ireland as Jim McGuinness’ assistant with Donegal in 2012 before taking sole charge in 2015 and guiding the Tir Chonaill to two Ulster finals. He also guided an unfancied Fermanagh side to promotion to Division Two and the 2018 Ulster decider.
Gallagher’s style of play, however, has come in for criticism for being overly negative but the presence of Oak Leaf Muldoon among his coaching team would suggest a more expansive approach than many are expecting.
With a succession of Ulster winning minor and Under 20 teams coming through and attacking talent such as Shane McGuigan and Ben McCarron to call upon, Gallagher will be charged with building on a positive league campaign last season with promotion from a very competitive Division Three one of the county’s main priorities.
If ratified, Gallagher will become only the second ever ‘outside’ appointment to the Derry senior post, the first being former Dublin boss Brian Mullins who was the last manager to guide the Oak Leafers to an Ulster Championship in 1998.
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County Chronicles, There’s No Place Like Home – O’Hanlon-Lincoln
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COUNTY CHRONICLES, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: A VIVID COLLECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA HISTORIES. 2010 by Ceane O'Hanlon-Lincoln.
The fifth and final book in Ceane O'Hanlon-Lincoln's award-winning series of Pennsylvania histories is another winner for this author. It delivers even more of the true tales about the fascinating people, places and events that affected and shaped the "Keystone State."
If you haven't yet read a chapter of this series, you haven't discovered how much fun reading history can be! Each volume of County Chronicles embraces a varied collection of short stories--real stories from Pennsylvania's thrilling past! The Keystone of the birth of our nation, Pennsylvania has much to relate to each and every American. Each Chronicle/chapter is meticulously researched, each self-contained and short enough to read in one sitting. The author uses no chronological order so that each volume's stories are varied. She not only reveals the true history, but takes you there. Having visited each site in Pennsylvania about which she has written, O'Hanlon-Lincoln has added information crucial to today's traveler--a perfect tour guide book.
Author O'Hanlon-Lincoln always believed that history books and historical novels would make a fine marriage, and this is, in essence, how she wrote County Chronicles. Everyone loves a good story well-told; these Chronicles will not disappoint! The author is a master storyteller, who captures the reader's interest from the first page and holds it till the final page-turn. Ceane O'Hanlon-Lincoln breathes life into historical figures and events with language that captivates all the senses. Her readers don't just read about the history within County Chronicles' turning pages--they experience them!
Ceane (pronounced "Shawn") explains, "History is a collection of true stories, the most significant stories that ever unfolded. I tell history in a story-telling way because that is what history is-- a story; and If an author relates history the way it really unfolded, it is compelling, thrilling-- and unforgettable!"
THE READING LEVEL FOR COUNTY CHRONICLES IS 5TH GRADE THROUGH ADULT.
SEE "CONTENTS" SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Ceane O’Hanlon-Lincoln is a native of Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, though she resided in neighboring Westmoreland County’s Ligonier Valley for 18 years, where she taught high school French. Already engaged in commercial writing, she immediately began pursuing a career in writing history, as well as historical fiction. In 1987, O’Hanlon-Lincoln won honors at Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute, when two of her screenplays made the “top 25,” chosen from thousands of nationwide entries. In 1994, she optioned one of those scripts to Kevin Costner; the other screenplay, A Toast to Destiny, she adapted, with a fellow teacher, to a compelling mystery novel of the same title.
Ceane has also had a poem published in Great Poems of Our Time. Winner of the Editor’s Choice Award, “The Man Who Holds the Reins” appears in County Chronicles II and in the fore of her anthology, Autumn Song.
From 2000 to 2002, Ceane authored in her hometown newspaper, The Daily Courier, her own bimonthly column, “County Chronicles,” in which she focused on local history. County Chronicles– the series– is the result of the numerous requests for a compilation and continuation of her exciting Chronicles.
In 2004, O’Hanlon-Lincoln won the prestigious Athena, an award presented to professional “women of spirit” on local, national and international levels. The talented author also won for her County Chronicles series two Citation/Special Recognition Awards from both the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Senate of Pennsylvania.
Ceane shares “Tara,” her restored, century-old Victorian home, with her husband Phillip and their champion Bombay cats, Black Jade and Black Jack O’Lantern. Her hobbies include travel, nature walks, theater, film, antiques, and reading. Her latest book writing venture is a fictional series, The Sleuth Sisters.
With this volume, readers will be drawn to Pennsylvania's famed Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, the great circus train wreck of 1893, the world's first oil well near Titusville, and the town of Pithole--home of the "wickedest man in the world." Volume 5's up-close and personal look at Pittsburgh is a history, a who's who, and a tourist guide all in one. Of special note is a cozy chat with Pittsburgh's only woman mayor, the effervescent Sophie Masloff. Readers will enjoy chapters about the legendary Johnny Appleseed, a noble man with a noble quest; and Rachel Carson, who found the courage to brave the powerful chemical companies and the US Congress. The "Haunted Pennsylvania" chronicle is as captivating as it is chilling; and the story of Sallie, a Civil War canine mascot, will tug at the hearts of all. Readers may find themselves shedding a tear over "It Might Have Been, the Story of Billy Conn" as well as "They Came to America." This is only a sampling of the mysteries and adventures to be found in this volume. With every story, you won't be just reading history--you'll experience it. COUNTY CHRONICLES, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: A VIVID COLLECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA HISTORIES is a collectible hardbound edition that is limited to 1,000 numbered copies, each beautifully designed with cover art by award-winning artist Helen Alt. 246 pages, 7 x 10 hardbound. Read excerpts from this volume below: From the opening Chronicle: "When the horrific din of roar and thunder that was the accident quieted, the circus' animal cages lay smashed into kindling. A gigantic gorilla named Man-Slayer, lions, tigers, leopards, wild boars, elephants, and a myriad of other exotic creatures bellowed, roared, screamed and either lay helpless with shattered bones or leaped forth to liberty in the surrounding Pennsylvania woods." From "The Valley that Changed the World!" "Oil was the lifeblood of the town [of Pithole], and the place literally reeked with it. Oil was everywhere--in the cellars of buildings, in the water supply; it was in the streets, and seemed to hang in the very air, rendering Pithole folks fearful of even striking a match. Smoking in certain areas became a hanging offense. Despite that strong deterrent, explosions and fires were common, and in 1866, a series of fires burned disastrous. "In the town's numerous saloons, whiskey sold cheaply, but clean water was but a dream. Teetotalers had to travel a right-far distance to get a glass of good water or a cup of good-tasting tea, though a glass of what was supposed to be clear, fresh water sold dearly. Drunks and rowdies could be seen everywhere, spewing vile oaths and profanities as they stumbled about the mucky streets. The town had no sewage system; and refined newcomers, their hands rushing to cover their noses with elegant, lace-edged handkerchiefs, exclaimed that Pithole looked and smelled like a cesspool. "In spite of the filth, the place became a mecca for anyone seeking excitement, fast money and/or a new lease on life. Surprisingly, ugly, dirty, reeking Pithole did not lack the finer things of life. Hotels oozed luxury as the surroundings oozed oil, their windows decorated with elaborate hangings, their carpets glinting in the soft glow of gaslight with a sheen that whispered of silk. Theaters, hung with rich velvets and sparkling Tiffany chandeliers, staged Shakespearean plays; and, rough and tough though their audiences were, the actors played nightly in each to a full house." From "Valley Forge, the Legend, Lore and Mystery" "It was the week before Christmas, December 19, 1777. Snow was swirling in a savage north wind, and beneath the gloomy grey skies, George Washington's ragtag army--representing the hopes and strength of the new nation--trudged wearily over the wintry Pennsylvania countryside, up the narrow sloping Gulph Road, a rutted dirt trace that would lead them to their winter headquarters--to the forested plateau and forbidding high bluffs known locally as 'the Valley-Forge.' "Behind the marchers, some as young as twelve, others as old as sixty, lay a landscape of defeat. At Brandywine Creek then at Germantown, the motley force, who called themselves the Continental Army of the United States of America, had valiantly waged battle with George III's superior red-coated battalions--and lost. "As these wearied men and boys tramped along the Gulph Road, I can imagine that, like soldiers throughout the ages, the thoughts of many turned to home with the doleful prospect of being away from loved ones for an unknown spell." From "Massy Harbison, Terror on the Frontier" "In the twilight state between sleep and wakefulness, Massy remembered having her feet tugged hard, as someone roughly yanked her out of bed. Her eyes flew open to see the cabin crowded with Indians, their garishly painted appearance taking her breath, as though one of them had hit her hard in the gut. As in the most terrifying of dreams, for a few moments at least, she was stricken helpless and unable to move." From "The Story of the 11th Pennsylvania's Sallie" "Another notable thing about Sallie [the regiment's canine mascot] was that she carried herself with pride and dignity. Her bearing was almost what we might call 'regal.' During encampments, she slept by or in the captain's tent--after strolling through the entire area, making her own kind of camp inspection. She quickly learned the bugle and drum-rolls. At reveille, she was the first one out of quarters to attend roll-call. At drills, she stuck close to a particular soldier and pranced alongside him throughout the exercise. At dress-parade, she took up a prominent position beside the proud regimental colors. Sallie was something to behold! "Growing up with the men of the regiment, Sallie became a comrade-in-arms, sharing the marches, the hardships, the extremes of weather, even the dangers of war. "Her first major battle came in 1862 at Cedar Mountain. She dynamically entered the fray with the men, steadfastly remaining close to the 11th Pennsylvania's colors throughout the engagement. In fact, she remained in close proximity to the flag bearer in each action, at bloody Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. In the heat of the battles in which Sallie participated, she would race around the front line, barking ferociously, snarling and flashing her teeth at the grey and butternut-clad enemy. "I suppose no one thought to send the little dog to the rear during a fight, for she was the regiment's spirit--their inspiration. And I seriously doubt she would have stayed in the rear anyway. For all her loving ways, Sallie could be a scrapper; that much is for certain. "One story survives that, during the intensity of one particular battle, when a panicked soldier of the 11th tried to skulk away, the bull terrier sunk her notable teeth into his leg, forcing him back into the fight. "In a review of the Union Army in the spring of 1863 at Falmouth, Virginia, Sallie marched with her prancing feet in step beneath the colors and alongside the parading men of the 11th Pennsylvania. An extremely tall man in the very center of the review stand caught sight of the little dog. Immediately, a twinkle sparked in his dark eyes, and he raised his stovepipe hat in salute. In that notable manner did President Abraham Lincoln pay special acknowledgment to the Old Eleventh's canine mascot. "In the summer of that same year, Sallie made the long march from Virginia to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with her regiment. During the first day's fighting of the pivotal three-day battle, when the Union line collapsed, the 11th Pennsylvania was driven back from their original position on Oak Ridge and into the town. The men of the unit staggered through Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill, where they reformed and counted their losses. Among the missing was Sallie. "In the confusion and smoke of the battle or the retreat, Sallie had become lost. Three days later, when medical and burial details moved onto the battlefield, a captain of the 12th Massachusetts, Benjamin F. Cook, discovered the courageous dog. Tired, hungry and thirsty, Sallie had wandered out to where her brave comrades had fought and died, somehow managing to find her way back to the 11th Pennsylvania's original position on Oak Ridge. There, she kept a stalwart vigil of the wounded, licking their injuries and guarding the dead of her unit, so that no Confederate could rob or disturb the bodies." From "It Might Have Been--the Story of Billy Conn" "With a broad grin, Billy met (a recovered) [Joe] Louis at mid-ring. The dancing had stopped as the two fighters circled each other like two cats--big, powerful cats, ready to pounce. "A minute into round thirteen, Billy moved in for the kill with a terrific combination, a dozen or more punches ferociously launched, most finding their mark. Still Joe remained standing like an unmovable force, his right cocked, waiting--patiently waiting--for the opening he knew he would get. "When it came, Billy was hitting Louis with a left to the body, then one to the head that allowed the champ the chance he had been waiting for. Bam! With lightning speed, Louis delivered a devastating right to Billy¿s head that visibly stunned him. Bewilderment instantly vanquished the confident look on Conn¿s face, as his knees buckled, and he fell back against the ropes with Joe in hot pursuit. From "They Came to America, Echoes from our Past" "Once on Ellis Island, the immigrants lined up in front of the doors of the main processing building. Before setting sail from their native lands, the ships' crew had prepared lists of all their passengers, including steerage, detailing information about each. By use of these manifest lists or simply 'manifests,' immigrants waiting to enter the immigration center were divided into groups of thirty, tagged and labeled. "Inside was an imposing stairway that led to the processing area. Immigrants could leave heavy baggage on the crowded floor downstairs (if they dared) before heading upstairs to the Registry Room. "A great many prayers were uttered here. If we could somehow reverse time, we would hear the length of that historic stairway--a litany of pleas in Gaelic, Italian, Slovak, Hungarian, Polish, German, Romany, Yiddish, etc., to watch over luggage, to blind officials to flaws, and enlighten them to virtues." From "They Came to America!" "You won't find the names of their pioneer and immigrant ancestors in typical history books, but, dear readers, you will most certainly find them in mine. A cross section of the people who get overlooked and lost to history are the people I am presenting to you in this Chronicle--just everyday folks who had their own poignant stories to tell. "These unsung heroes were not perfect. Like the heroes you will find in conventional histories, these unacclaimed, obscure heroes possessed weaknesses and faults along with their strengths, because they were not demigods; they were human. And like their conventional history counterparts, they shared common denominators of courage and perseverance. "Though most of these family stories are about immigrants who passed through the portals of Ellis Island, a few are family tales of pioneers. Pioneers and immigrants alike carried with them from the old countries their traditions, their foods, their music, and their tried-and-true home remedies. These facets of their homelands helped sustain them as they adjusted to their new country. "The word 'pioneer' always evokes images of hard work. Americans pushing westward labored hard to conquer forests, mountains, prairies, and rivers. They battled Indians, sicknesses, and the elements to own the land they worked. I have related throughout the preceding volumes of my COUNTY CHRONICLES stories of heroic pioneer women struggling to sustain family and home by working long hours under the most trying conditions. "Work. That word is totally unavoidable when discussing these early Americans. The Native Americans too worked hard, to hold on to their lands and the old ways, and later to assimilate into the American fabric of life. "After the Civil War, America became a land of immigrants. And ponder this, readers, these were the most daring and energetic members of the nations from which they emigrated. "They did not come here thinking they would be idle. Jobs--work--the chance for a better life for themselves and their children is what drew them in such great numbers. Even those who fled the old countries to escape religious or social oppression came to seek work in America's industrial revolution. Immigrants infused the American ideology with the virtue and efficacy of hard work. Like the pioneers, immigrants to America endured many hardships. Pay was minimal; working conditions were poor and often dangerous, and health and death benefits were non-existent. "This bright tapestry of ethnic peoples created the great melting pot that is America, the very first of which was our own noble commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These courageous trailblazers are the true 'stuff of legends'--the 'stuff of America.' These were the people who molded this country and made it strong! They and their descendents are the reason America endures!" From "This is Pittsburgh!" "Fresh off the boat, immigrants didn't need to speak English to use a shovel or tote a heavy load of pipes. Tchekai, the Slavic word for 'Watch out!' often reverberated through the hot-end of Pittsburgh-area steel mills when a crane was taking a huge ladle of hot metal overhead--And oh, a ladle of liquid steel was a lovely terror!--or when torrid, red-hot cinder was shooting out of a gaping furnace door. After a while, even English-speaking workers began to shout the strident warning. Tchekai was a word that cried out to the ears of Slavic workers in their sleep." To read about the author, go to: www.mechlingbooks.com/chronicles.html. For reviews, click on "Reviews" at bottom of that page.[/toggle]
Business Directory of Titusville & Oil Creek (1867) – Agent/Lant Business Directory of Oil City & Venango City, 1866-1867 County Chronicles: A Vivid Collection of PA Histories, Vol. II – O’Hanlon-Lincoln County Chronicles: A Vivid Collection of PA Histories, Vol. IV – O’Hanlon-Lincoln
County Chronicles: A Vivid Collection of PA Histories, Vol. III – O’Hanlon-Lincoln Early Life Along the Slippery Rock – William A. Ralston Business Directory of Pithole City, 1865-1866 County Chronicles, A Vivid Collection of PA Histories: Vol. I, 2nd Edition – O’Hanlon-Lincoln
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Coke Extends BET Partnership Into the Store
by Karlene Lukovitz @KLmarketdaily, July 18, 2011
Coca-Cola's ongoing partnership with Black Entertainment Television (BET) speaks to the brand's emphasis on engaging and growing its share among African-American teens.
Of course, Coke is far from alone in making this demographic a priority target audience, for a number of reasons. African-American teens not only spend $96 more per month than the average teen, but exert far-reaching influence on mainstream cultural trends, points out Seth Freeman, senior brand manager, sparkling beverages, African-American marketing for Coca-Cola North America. Furthermore, the Coca-Cola Company estimates that roughly 86% of its growth going forward will come from Hispanics, African-Americans and Asian Americans, he says.
BET -- and its "106 & Park" program, in particular (which has been the #1-rated music variety show for 13 consecutive quarters) -- have been "pillars" in Coke's outreach to African-American teens for several years now, confirms Freeman.
For instance, in summer 2009, Coke ran a "What's Your Formula" campaign in which BET viewers were encouraged to submit videos (to bet.com/mycokerewards) demonstrating how they express their uniqueness. The winner received a trip to the show's set in New York City.
This summer, the brand is building on the BET partnership in a number of ways, including a first: an under-the-cap (UTC) "Twist Txt Win" contest designed both to drive Coke purchases and engage buyers. Consumers text (or submit online) codes found under caps of 20-ounce Coke bottles for chances to win prizes. (Codes can also be obtained without purchase by following mail-in and online code-request procedures.)
"Instant win" prizes, such as Best Buy gift certificates, movie passes and airfare savers, are being rewarded every two minutes. The 10 grand prizes are trips for two to New York for a taping of "106 & Park." Live Nation VIP concert trip packages will also be awarded.
In addition to continuing to host the studio "Red Room" used for "Wild-Out Wednesday" ("W.O.W.") -- the highly popular weekly talent show aired by "106 & Park" -- this summer (through Aug. 25), Coke is the sole sponsor of "W.O.W."
That sponsorship includes multiple promotional opportunities for the "Twist Txt Win" contest, including on-air mentions, having the contestants perform in front of a Coke-branded set, and a Coke-branded "W.O.W." photo gallery and exclusive video footage (plus a branded "vote for your favorite performer" button) in the "W.O.W" area of BET's site. Coke also has dominant banner ads and other ad formats promoting the contest throughout the BET site -- all of which provide a link to enter at mycoke.com/utc.
In the few weeks since the "Twist Txt Win" contest launched in late June, more than 100,000 codes have been entered, a Freeman tells Marketing Daily.
Coke also sponsored the "Viewer's Choice Award" within BET's annual music and entertainment awards, which this year aired on June 26.
Viewers who texted or logged into bet.com to vote for the Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award were directed to mycoke.com for chances to win additional prizes -- and an impressive 2.4 million viewers elected to vote via mobile texting or online, according to Freeman.
The marketing synergies provided by the award sponsorship did not end after the awards show: One of Coke's ads-with-entry-link for the "Twist Txt Win" contest is prominently displayed in the bet.com page about the Viewer's Choice winner, Chris Brown.
All of the BET components are integrated under Coca-Cola's umbrella "Open Happiness" theme -- or more specifically, its "Open Happiness for Teens" marketing programs. The contest and other elements celebrate "the passion that teens have for music, BET and Coca-Cola, and give them a chance to experience one of the coolest shows on television," sums up Freeman. "Open Happiness is all about enjoying Coke and unlocking experiences that teens couldn't unlock without Coke."
While the BET partnership is the dominant element in Coke's marketing outreach to African-American teens, its "American Idol" marketing tie-ins are among other important channels for reaching teens, including multicultural segments, according to Freeman.
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Medical Billing & Coding Schools
One healthcare career that demands accuracy and highly specialized knowledge is the medical billing and coding field. This is an especially attractive profession for those who want to work in healthcare but do not want extensive patient-facing responsibilities. Medical billers and coders occupy one subfield of health information technology. They ensure that health services, diagnoses, and clinical procedures are recorded properly in patients’ health records. It is important to note that health information technicians (HITs) are closely related and typically take on medical billing and coding as part of their jobs, among other responsibilities. Medical billers and coders’ important work requires a thorough and working knowledge of the unique codes used for patient care, insurance, and billing documentation. A mistake could have damaging medical and financial consequences for patients, healthcare providers, and insurance companies. Therefore, a comprehensive education in medical billing and coding is a must.
Medical billers and coders work in a myriad medical environments, yet according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS 2017), a sizeable majority report to hospitals and physicians’ offices. Because this is a computer-based profession, many medical billers and coders can even do their jobs from home. The same is true of their training: online medical billing and coding programs are abundant throughout the country. Regardless of their work environment, these professionals must exercise discretion to protect patient privacy. Other important qualities employers look for in medical billers and coders include:
As important as these attributes are in today’s job market, education still has the biggest impact on one’s career potential. This article details the various medical billing and coding programs, including a discussion of online schools, accreditation, and professional certification in this growing career field.
Medical Coding & Billing Program Accreditation
Most medical billing and coding jobs require a postsecondary certificate or associate degree, as well as professional certification. According to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), a degree typically draws better employment and credentialing opportunities. Nonetheless, postsecondary certificates offer faster workforce-entry and may meet coding certification requirements. Additionally, the flexibility of online medical billing and coding programs make either option more accessible, especially for working professionals.
Potential applicants should note that some medical billing and coding programs are clearly titled as such, while others offer degrees in health information technology. Prospective students should research the applications of specific degrees so they do not limit their options unnecessarily. Health information and health informatics are related but distinct majors.
Prospective students weighing medical billing and coding programs should be aware of factors that impact program value and accessibility, including school accreditation status and, for online colleges, state authorization.
Future coding specialists looking for reliable, respected learning options should not overlook the importance of accreditation. Accredited online medical billing and coding degree programs have been reviewed by a third-party organization to confirm they comply with quality standards in areas like instruction and finances. Many admissions boards, credentialing organizations, and employers only consider candidates with accredited degrees. Medical coding and billing schools are subject to national, regional, and programmatic accreditation. National and regional accreditation are applicable to an institution as a whole while programmatic accreditation applies only to the medical billing and coding program. Schools publish accreditation information online, but it never hurts to verify accreditation status with the school directly. Following are some of the accrediting agencies one should look for when assessing programs:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
American Association of Professional Coders, now exclusively referred to as AAPC
State Authorization
Anyone considering an online medical billing or coding program should first research its state authorization status. All states regulate which schools can enroll their residents. Therefore, a student living in a particular state might be able to attend an online school based in some states but not others. States may make exceptions for public universities, regionally accredited programs, or other circumstantces. Online colleges usually list relevant state authorization information on their official websites. Students who cannot find such a page should contact the school directly before beginning the admissions process to verify that they will be able to enroll.
Medical Billing and Coding Programs – On-Campus
Medical coding training schools vary widely. Some institutions offer exclusively brick-and-mortar experiences rather than distance-based coursework. The following programs are some of those designed for face-to-face instruction. Each program listed below has been accredited by the CAHIIM, which may be critical for future employment, advanced program admissions, and professional certification.
Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology at Oakton Community College
Oakton Community College’s AAS in health information technology is just one of the many training options at public community and technical colleges. Oakton describes its HIT program as an intersection of the medical, computer technology, and information management disciplines. Courses emphasize many aspects of healthcare data, electronic health records, and the management of health information. Students can attend full-time during the day or part-time in the evenings. According to OCC, HIT graduates are familiar with ICD-10 and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding systems and ready to pursue Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification (more on this later). While the AAS in health information technology is primarily campus-based, students can complete some coursework online. OCC also offers a 16-unit medical coding and billing certificate.
Locations: Des Plaines, IL; Skokie, IL
Cost: About $137 per semester credit hour for district residents, $367 per semester hour for non-district Illinois residents
CAHIIM accredited: Yes
Medical Coder/Biller Certificate at Sante Fe College
Santa Fe College’s medical coder/biller certificate is a postsecondary credential ideal for rising and entry-level professionals alike. According to SFC, MC/B students enrolled in this 34-unit program will feel just as comfortable with medical reference books as with a computer. Coursework includes topics such as anatomy, diseases, and medical billing software, plus practical instruction in two different disease classification systems. Students can choose between SFC’s one-year (full-time) or two-year (part-time) programs. All credits transfer to the institution’s AS in health information technology; an audit of the remaining 37 units of coursework is available online.
Cost: $77 per credit hour for district residents
Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management at Coppin State University
Coppin State University’s HIM program gives students an opportunity to earn a bachelor of science (BS) degree while learning the fundamentals of medical billing and coding. Students pursuing its BS in HIM degree will master entry-level skills in the discipline at a higher level than an associate degree program would allow. For example, CSU says its students are specialists in managing patient data, verifying medical information is complete and confidential, and assigning health codes for insurance and research purposes. Coursework also prepares learners to enhance the quality of health information, support administrative decision-making, and devise procedures that improve information security, giving graduates more critical skills that can come in handy when seeking post-graduation employment. When CSU conducted a survey of program graduates, 100 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with the University’s HIM program.
Location: Hagerstown, MD (near Baltimore)
Cost: $395 per unit in tuition and fees.
Online Medical Billing and Coding Programs
The computer-centric nature of medical billing and coding makes it a solid fit for online learning and, in turn, a flexible alternative for working professionals. Like campus-based schools, online colleges can vary considerably in areas like coursework, cost, content delivery, and more. Online medical billing and coding schools offer postsecondary certificates, associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and some master’s degrees. Many programs are accredited by the CAHIIM and designed with professional credentials in mind.
Online Associate of Science in Health Information Technology at Albany State University
According to Albany State University, graduates of its distance-based AS in health information technology include medical and clinical coding specialists but graduates have also gone on to work as health data analysts, patient information coordinators, and physician practice managers. To phrase it differently, ASU’s HIT degree can accommodate a wide range of career goals. The flexible, 100 percent online program prepares students for RHIT certification (addressed at length below). Coursework covers essential workplace skills like communication and computer savvy while exploring medical coding, health information systems software, quality assessment, and legal and ethical HIT standards.
Campus location: Albany, GA
Cost: $118 per credit for online programs
Required campus visits: None, though area students can choose to take labs at an ASU location
Online Bachelor of Science in Health Information Administration at Dakota State University
Dakota State University’s online BS in health information administration offers broad but thorough education in medical coding, analysis, and computer information systems. Much like like Coppin State University’s campus-based BS in HIT, DSU’s bachelor’s program prepares students for careers in medical coding, including administrative positions, as well as for RHIT certification. Instruction is delivered via webcasting and other online learning technologies while courses integrate common health information software. Though SDU’s HIA program is based online, the university works to provide networking and practical training opportunities. Dakota State warns the program is quite selective and requires prior health information technology study or RHIT certification.
Campus location: Madison, SD
Cost: $340.05 per credit hour
Required campus visits: None; students can complete the program’s supervised professional practice close to home
Online Certificate in Medical Billing and Coding from Drexel University
Drexel University’s postsecondary six-course certificate in medical billing and coding an accelerated program delivered 100 percent online. The University indicates the program is ideal for future and current medical information specialists looking for an edge in the job market. Students will learn how to use four different coding systems, including ICD-10. Graduates are eligible to sit for certification exams from the American Medical Billing Association (AMBA), APPC, and AHIMA, or can apply credits toward DU’s online BS in health information technology. Drexel notes that most participants can complete the program within one academic year.
Campus location: Philadelphia
Cost: $834 per credit
Required campus visits: None
Medical Billing and Coding Courses
Organizations like the AHIMA devise medical billing and coding curricular objectives that align with workforce needs and future training or credentialing opportunities. Most schools try to create programs that meet those recommendations, which creates some standardization across their curricula. This is true for postsecondary certificates and degrees, online or on-campus.
The following courses are a sampling of common medical billing and coding courses picked from real programs across the US:
Anatomy for the medical office specialist: This foundational anatomy and physiology course is geared toward medical coders specifically. Many advanced HIT programs and certifications require formal anatomy training.
Foundations of medical coding: Foundations of medical coding speaks to the core of medical billing and coding. In this course, students begin learning the ICD-10 and other common coding systems they will rely upon in the field.
Medical billing software: Medical billing technology training is essential in the ongoing march toward fully electronic medical records. This course explores some of the most popular programs used to record charges, post payments, and design and generate reports.
Physician- or Hospital-based coding: Setting-specific classes not only cultivate specialized, job-centered skills but also prepare students for career advancement and certification. Coursework focuses primarily on non-ICD coding systems graduates might encounter in the field.
Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exam prep: Certified Coding Associate is an entry-level professional certification that verifies important skills and knowledge. Some CCA exam prep classes are a standard part of associate medical coding degree programs; others are optional or offered independently. The CCA and other common coding credentials are discussed in depth below.
Job prospects are bright for medical billing and coding specialists: the BLS projects that demand for these professionals will grow 13 percent between 2016 and 2026—nearly twice the national average for all careers, which stands at 7 percent (BLS 2017). The Southern California Health Institute (SoCHI) credits many factors for driving demand. Among them:
Medical advancements: Improved medical care continues to lengthen lifespans and, in turn, the number of patients who are seeking medical care.
An aging population: The sizeable Baby Boomer generation only adds to the already-growing patient population.
Industry changes: Medical coding and billing specialists around the world use the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) coding system. The ninth version of the ICD (ICD-9) was recently replaced by ICD-10, sparking demand for coders fluent in the system.
Health care reform: Recent US health care reforms expanded the number of patients with health insurance. More access means more services, tests, and procedures.
An existing shortage: SoCHI suggests all of the trends listed above only exacerbate an ongoing shortage of qualified medical coders and billers.
Resume-Builders for Medical Billing and Coding Specialists
Medical billing and coding specialists are in demand, yet some candidates enjoy better employment prospects than others. The BLS and AHIMA cite several variables that impact one’s employability and advancement potential. Among them:
Professional certification: Employers are more likely to hire candidates with health information certifications like the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) credential.
Education: Not surprisingly, more advanced degrees usually win more career opportunities and bigger paychecks. Professionally certified candidates with associate or bachelor’s degrees fare best in this field.
Technical skills: The shift from paper to electronic health records demands greater computer expertise and fluency with ICD-10 and other coding systems.
Continuing education: Medical billers and coders who invest in ongoing training show employers that they are serious about their work and will keep up with changes in the field.
Medical Billing & Coding Credentialing
Most employers only consider professionally certified medical billers and coders. Note that professional certification and postsecondary certificates are two different credentials: the former recognizes specialized knowledge in the field rather than education alone. In addition to its benefits to the healthcare system as a whole, health information certification is associated with better employment rates, higher earnings, and quicker advancement. Following are some of the most common medical billing and coding certifications available to qualified candidates.
Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
The Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification is an advanced AHIMA credential accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Eligibility requirements are steeper than most certificates, which makes the RHIT more desirable than many other credentials. The RHIT recognizes HIT professionals who demonstrate professional and technical expertise in their respective fields; comprehensive knowledge of HIT medical, administrative, ethical and legal standards; strong management skills; and effective collaboration with colleagues from all levels of an organization.
At least an associate degree from a medical billing and coding or health information technology program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIM)
A passing scale score of 300 (of 400) or better on the RHIT certification exam
Certified Coding Associate (CCA)
The Certified Coding Associate is an entry-level AHIMA-NCCA credential explicitly for medical coding specialists. CCA-certified coders are competent in all industry standards, in all healthcare settings, and demonstrate leadership potential.
A high school diploma or equivalent
A scaled score of at least 300 out of 400 on the CCA exam
NOTE: The AHIMA encourages CCA candidates to seek at least six months of direct coding experience or an accredited coding program before applying.
Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
The AHIMA’s Certified Coding Specialist certification is a mastery-level credential for experienced coders skilled in classifying accurate medical information. Certified professionals are fluent not only in the ICD-10 but also in medical technology, disease prevention, and pharmacology.
CCS candidates must pass the official CCS exam with a score of 300 or better (out of 400). They must also meet one of the following conditions:
Current RHIT or CCS-P certification (see below)
CCA certification plus one year of direct coding experience
At least two years of direct coding experience
College coursework in: anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical terminology, reimbursement methodology, and others
Certified Coding Specialist – Physician-Based (CCS-P)
The CCS-P is a mastery-level AHIMA certification like the CCS, but it is specifically designed for coders who work in physician-based settings like doctors’ offices, group practices, or specialty clinics. Certified professionals demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system and working knowledge of ICD-10 and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) – Level II systems.
All CCS-P candidates must pass the formal CCS-P exam with a score of at least 300 (of 400). They must also meet one of the following training or experience requirements:
Current RHIT or CCS certification
CCA certification + one year of direct coding experience
At least two years of professional coding experience
College coursework in: anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical terminology, and reimbursement methodology, among others
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The run-up to Christmas is busy and stressful for everyone working in retail, and in connected jobs like warehouse and distribution too. Retail workers have been putting in long, tough shifts to help customers get ready for Christmas, and they barely have the time and energy to make their own preparations. When Christmas comes, far too often they don’t get a decent break, with a late finish on Christmas Eve and then back to work early on Boxing Day morning. More than three-quarters of workers surveyed by Usdaw said that working over the Christmas period means that they spend too little time at Christmas with their loved ones. Most retail workers are put under pressure to work on Boxing Day, and this even happens in workplaces where it’s supposed to be ‘voluntary’ – that’s why 97% of retail workers think that shops should shut on Boxing Day. #XmasIsNotWorking and that's why we’re calling on retailers to put their hardworking staff first, and keep the shops shut. Find out more about Usdaw’s #XmasIsNotWorking campaign at www.usdaw.org.uk/XmasIsNotWorking
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Over 74,000 retail workers lost their jobs during 2018 and so far this year, the rate of store closures and jobs losses has increased dramatically. Usdaw, the shopworkers' union, is calling on the Government to protect the 4.5 million jobs that rely on the success of the retail sector. The scale of store closures we have seen is devastating, not just for the workforce, but also for our communities and town centres. The Government needs to show that it takes retail jobs seriously by listening to and acting on workers’ concerns. Please sign our petition: We call on the Government to take urgent action by adopting an industrial strategy for retail and implementing the following comprehensive and co-ordinated policies: • Review taxation, commercial rents and business rates to ensure a level playing field between ‘bricks and mortar’ retailers and online retailers, providing a new framework that supports local communities and the wider economy. • A minimum wage of £10 per hour for all workers, secure work and investment in skills and training to provide decent pay and job security for retail workers and drive up productivity. • Give retail workers a say over the future of retail and the introduction of new technology, with a designated inclusive body that ensures the Government recognises the crucial role retail has in the UK economy. A copy of Usdaw’s industrial strategy for the Retail Sector is available at www.usdaw.org.uk/industrialstrategy
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Thoroughbred Racing Productions (TRP) is a premium sports company that provides exclusive High Definition production services to the Victorian Racing Industry, producing broadcasts for more than 525 thoroughbred race meetings conducted throughout the State.
These broadcasts are provided for Free-To-air and Pay-TV channels in both Australia and overseas, to On-course Patrons and importantly the Stipendiary Stewards who manage the integrity of Racing. That means delivering premium sports vision that not only captures the spectacular excitement of thoroughbred racing but also the finer detail.
When TRP commissioned Sony to develop its new fleet of High Definition Outside Broadcast Vans, it wanted only the best. The result is a racing production machine that can cut it with any sportscasters in the world.
TRP expert team ensures that each project is delivered at optimum quality. To make broadcast coverage of Australian thoroughbred racing a world leader, TRP produces over 3500 hours of High Definition live thoroughbred racing outside broadcasts each year. That’s a track record that’s hard to beat.
Thoroughbred Racing Productions workflow environment requires the most solid technology, able to achieve the maximum efficiency with a fast turnaround of content. The nature of the services provided by TRP includes a range of professional and broadcast formats and demands the most interoperable systems, able to answer to its customers’ specific needs.
To maximize the live viewing experience of the audience on and off the course and offer a review system for the steward’s team, helping them in their judging decisions, TRP had the need to acquire equipment able to meet the following requirements:
Compact equipment, suitable to OB vans;
Dual SD and HD Channels Support
High Resolution and Proxy Capture;
Immediate availability of contents for stewards revision;
Integration with third-party MAM;
Mobile Contents through Removable Disks and USB Pens.
Acquiring mxfSPEEDRAIL S1000, TRP has increased the power and flexibility of its services. MOG’s SDI Recorder generates MXF OP1a high resolution and proxy MP4 files simultaneously, making it a perfect fit for such a complex and competitive production workflow.
Delivered in compact units, the system is also completely scalable, decreasing the need for extra automation systems and making it the perfect fit for OB vans.
With 4 OB vans shooting all the excitement and colour of the races, before, during and after the event, TRP needed a powerful and flexible recording system able to reduce the complexity of multi-camera environments. Thus, mxfSPEEDRAIL S1000 is used to capture the High Resolution and proxy files into a removable e-SATA disk, then transferred directly into TRP’s MAM system. Specific file material is captured at the same time on USB pen drive for racing officials to take away directly from the track.
The drive contents are easily transported to TRP’s headquarters and uploaded, so all the racing days footage is accessible to the steward’s either on the track, in the office or at home via PC tablet or smart phone if required. The stewards can also review specific sequences of the race, using selected timecode and metadata fields. Using the Low Resolution version of the clips, also allows them to load past race clips in a faster and easier way.
When dealing with Australia’s premium racing code, TRP required a workflow that not only delivered reliable and repeatable performance, the quality had to be of the highest order for the long term preservation of the code, this then provided the platform from which the file material was instantly available for the editors, production department, other stakeholders and very importantly the stewards panel.
Using mxfSPEEDRAIL has dramatically increased the performance of TRP Production workflow, allowing staff to concentrate on delivering value to all stakeholders.
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Molcajete Cocina | 1734 Webster St. Oakland, CA 94617 | Reservations: 510.466.6652
Molcajete Cocina Mexicana
El molcajete is a Mexican restaurant in Downtown Oakland, California a family operated business that brings you all the flavors from Mexico.
Ceviche de Camarón
is a seafood dish popular in the coastal regions of the Americas, especially Latin America.The dish is typically made from fresh raw fish marinated in citrus juices, such as lemon or lime, and spiced with ají or chili peppers.
Handmade Tortillas
Handmade in the restaurant every day
Fresh Guacamole
A selection of the best organic avocados and restaurant made chips.
Mole is one of the most representative dishes of Mexico, especially for major celebrations. Ninety-nine percent of Mexicans have tried at least one type of mole.The dish enjoys its greatest popularity in central and southern Mexico, but simpler versions of mole poblano did make their way north. However, northern versions are far less complex and generally used to make enchiladas.
And Yes we made our mole, just like home.
is a traditional Mexican dish originating in the central and southern parts of Mexico, where it was sometimes first known as pellizcadas. It is an antojito which at first sight looks like an unusually thick tortilla with vegetables and meat toppings.
It is a specialty of south-central Mexico, including the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca. Chalupas are made by pressing a thin layer of masa dough around the outside of a small mold, in the process creating a concave container resembling the boat of the same name, and then deep frying the result to produce crisp, shallow corn cups. These are filled with various ingredients such as shredded chicken, pork, chopped onion, chipotle pepper, red salsa, or green salsa
is the Mexican name for corn on the cob. They are a popular street food in Mexico, although they are frequently served at home prepared in the same way (boiled in husk)
Rosted Veggies
Different selection of veggies slow roasted on the grill.
Made with fresh tomato.
Carne Asada plate
is made from thin marinated beef steak. The meat is marinated by rubbing with olive oil and salt or with spice rubs such as lemon and pepper or garlic salt, lime before being cooked on a grill.
Torta de Carnitas
Fajita de Res
is a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatán Península of Mayan origin. Preparation of traditional cochinita or puerco pibil involves marinating the meat in strongly acidic citrus juice, coloring it with annatto seed, and roasting the meat while it is wrapped in banana leaf.
Enchiladas de Mole
Calabazitas
Chocolate Mouse
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Debt, Division, Dysfunction, and the March to National Bankruptcy
Never in our lifetimes has American politics been so marked by division and dysfunction.
The longest partial government shutdown in history occurred after the Democrat-controlled Congress wouldn’t compromise with President Trump on a border wall. The impasse is but one symptom of a deeper malady – one that threatens to wreak wider social and financial instability in the years ahead.
Put plainly, the pillars of the American system as we have known it are eroding.
No longer are we unified in support of the Constitution and a (more or less) free market economy. A growing faction within one party favors socialism and outright rejects foundational American principles such as free speech, gun rights, and limited government.
No longer are political solutions even possible for insoluble problems such as the $22 trillion national debt and the tens of trillions of dollars more in unfunded liabilities. The U.S. debt to GDP ratio now – when times are supposedly good – comes in at the highest non-wartime level in history.
Investors who have no stake in sound money (gold and silver), and who are instead banking entirely on conventional financial assets such as stocks and bonds, are making some dangerous assumptions.
They are assuming the government will be able to keep its promises, that the Federal Reserve will step in to prevent any financial crisis, that the U.S. dollar will remain globally trusted, that American capitalism will remain resilient in the face of growing political risk.
Avowed Socialists Ascend within Democrat Ranks
The reality is that the American economy is potentially only one election away from being taken over by socialists. That’s not hyperbole. At the base of the Democrat Party today are radicals that support Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – open socialists.
According to a recent Gallup poll, more Democrats than ever – a majority – say they consider themselves to be “liberal.”
As recently as 12 years ago, more Democrats fashioned themselves as “moderate” than “liberal.” The moderate Democrat is a dying breed.
Consider the positions espoused by newly elected Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez.
She wants taxpayers to spend $40 trillion on expanding Medicare and making college tuition “free.” She wants to hike the top tax rate to 70%. She wants to ban the use of fossil fuels which run our economy.
To be sure, old guard Democrats are trying to rein her in, but they refuse to denounce her ideology.
She has become a media darling and social media star. “AOC,” as Ocasio-Cortez is known on Twitter, has the potential ability to mobilize millions of far-left followers behind whoever she endorses as a 2020 presidential candidate (she’s not yet Constitutionally eligible to run, being under age 35).
Of course, you can tune in to Fox News or read the Wall Street Journal for a warning to investors about any given candidate’s far-left ideology.
What you’re less likely to see in either the “liberal” or “conservative” wings of the establishment media is a warning to investors about the unsustainable status quo.
Recent history shows that regardless of whether Democrats or Republicans are in charge of Congress or the White House, government spending grows, the national debt grows, and unpayable entitlement promises grow. More bipartisanship is no solution to a structural policymaking defect that has deep bipartisan roots.
To paraphrase Barry Goldwater, bipartisanship in pursuit of national bankruptcy is no virtue.
As trillion-dollar deficits pile up in 2019 and beyond, interest on the national debt will become the largest single item in the federal budget.
Mathematical realities will eventually force a harsh reckoning of the political fantasies both parties indulge.
Since there is unlikely to be any consensus in Washington on cutting spending… and since no marginal tax rate increase would bring in the kind of revenues needed to close long-term fiscal gaps, the only politically viable outcome is inflation.
By getting the Federal Reserve to monetize U.S. Treasury debt through the power of unlimited currency creation, the political class can avoid making the tough decisions, for now.
How Hard Money Can Protect Your Wealth from Growing Political Threats
Unfortunately, a central bank bailout of the federal government could be disastrous for investors stuck in conventional financial assets.
Yes, a default on Treasury bonds would be averted. But the consequence would be a default on the value of the currency in which U.S. bonds and stocks are denominated.
The U.S. appears set to more closely resemble South American countries in terms of its politics and economics – veering toward socialism, going through severe crashes and inflations, becoming vulnerable to authoritarian reactions.
That’s not to say we’ll become another Venezuela. But we could become another Argentina.
Once the richest, most advanced country on the continent, Argentina succumbed to socialism and fell into hyperinflation, destroying vast amounts of wealth.
Argentina is still a nice place, though, for those who know how to cope with the political threats and periodic economic upheavals.
One of the most critical strategies for investors in bracing for financial turmoil is to reduce counterparty risk. That means limiting exposure to financial assets.
Third-party promises – whether from bankers, brokers, insurers, or politicians – may turn out to be empty.
Precious metals held in physical form carry zero counterparty risk. Gold and silver serve as real money and stand to gain greatly during a U.S. dollar crisis.
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Monkey Music is widely recognised as a leading light in pre-school premium music education in the UK. Our family friendly career opportunity is delivered by an award winning franchise network.
If you are searching for a rewarding career which offers you both flexible working and an opportunity to grow your own business then the Monkey Music franchise, which has been running for over 25 years, is perfect for you.
Our franchise business owners come from all walks of life but have four things in common; the desire to run their own business, the ability to work flexible hours both when and where they choose to work, a strong personal work ethos and the excitement and passion of the value in early music education.
“The initial training takes you through all the areas of the business from teaching through to all business management – nothing is left unturned!”
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Airport's Lakatos delivers in clutch
FLAT ROCK – Austin Lakatos is known for his power.
He is an All-Region offensive tackle who led Airport’s rushing attack in football.
But he also has some finesse.
The 6-2, 240-pounder made two free throws with no time left on the clock in regulation then Airport’s boys basketball team went on to beat Flat Rock 45-40 in overtime Tuesday night.
Airport coach Don Spencer admitted that he had to close his eyes when Lakatos was shooting the free throws, but he wasn’t surprised that the big guy made them.
“He’s a competitor,” Spencer said. “He just wants to win, whether it’s checkers or hopscotch. I am proud of the kid. He’s got a nice, soft touch.”
It was a big win for the Jets.
“We haven’t played anywhere close to what our expectations are,” Spencer said of his 2-5 team. “There is a lot of room for growth, but, inch by inch, we are getting where we need to be.”
Flat Rock coach Rick Smith said the game was not as big an upset as some people might think.
“People may look at their 1-5 record and not realize that they’ve got guys who can play,” he said.
The foul as time expired in regulation was a double whammy for Flat Rock. It was the fifth foul on Rams’ leading scorer Caron Clayton. He was not available for overtime.
Lakatos scored a career-high 13 points to tie Norman Smith for the team lead. Ben Phillips added 11 for the Jets.
Christian Davis-Smith paced Flat Rock (4-3) with 9. Airport limited Clayton, who is averaging 27.8 points per game, to just 8 points.
Airport won the junior varsity game in overtime.
Milan 54, Jefferson 48
MILAN – Evan Furtney scored a season-high 23 points to lead Milan, hitting double figures for the fifth-straight game.
“We’re able to put him inside and he’s accepted that role,” Milan coach Chris Pope said. “Really no one in the league has been able to handle him inside. He’s grown. He’s got to be 6-3 or 6-4 and 215 now.”
Kyle Carey added 17 points as Milan improved to 2-5, ending a four-game losing streak.
Jackson Barath scored 16 points and Ryan Gennoe 10 for Jefferson (1-6).
Milan also won the junior varsity game.
SMCC 60, Riverview 39
RIVERVIEW – Junior Tim Barno came off the bench to provide a lift with 9 points and 12 rebounds.
Barno came into the game with a total of 8 points in the Falcons’ first five games.
“He’s a real active player,” SMCC coach Randy Windham said. “He is just starting to figure it out defensively and how we play that. Today, he was really locked in and understood what to do. He was tremendous.”
Sam Cousino added 9 rebounds as SMCC dominated the boards 35-17.
“That was the key,” Windham said. “We did a great job of limiting their second shots. The guys played with a ton of energy.”
Drew Todd led the Falcons (4-2 overall, 3-0 Huron League) with 19 points and Christiaan Harrington tossed in 18.
SMCC dropped the junior varsity game 51-38.
Mason 56, BCC 49
BROOKLYN – Joe Liedel racked up 34 points, 10 rebounds, 8 steals and 5 assists as Mason moved to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in the Lenawee County Athletic Association.
“That’s a full night,” Mason coach Kevin Skaggs said.
Dylan Worden added 8 points and 10 rebounds for the Eagles.
Mason’s junior varsity earned its third straight win 45-23 as Mark Sweeney scored 17 points.
Saline 69, Bedford 61
SALINE – Trevor Arico, the son of Michigan women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico, hit seven 3-points and scored 34 points to shoot down the Mules.
“It was a good opponent and a tough, tough game back and forth,” Bedford coach Frank Scheuer said. “We made 11 3s and lost.”
Landon Links scored 15 points and Brandon Nigh had 14 for the 4-4 Mules.
Saline ruled the JV game 64-30.
State Line 67, Fort Wayne New Heights 41
TEMPERANCE – State Line's defense stepped up, holding Fort Wayne New Heights to just 8 points in the first and second quarters.
The Patriots led 37-16 at halftime.
"We started off really well defensively," State Line coach Nathan Nash said. "They pressed and we took care of the ball really well and made them pay for pressing early.
"I'm happy with our improvement the last couple games."
Brayden Wright led the Patriots (5-8) with 18 points, Caleb Rains scored 13, and Tyler Wilson added 12.
Gibraltar Carlson 59, Trenton 46
TRENTON – Gibraltar Carlson led by as many as 22 points as it sailed past Trenton Tuesday.
"We were leading most of the game," Carlson coach Rob Raymond said. "They were up early, but it was just the first couple minutes."
The Marauders finished the first quarter with a 19-15 lead and extended that to 29-22 by halftime. Carlson outscored Trenton 18-11 in the third quarter to pull away.
Cal Raymond led Carlson (4-2) with 18 points, Jerez Rinehart had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, and Julian Poole added 4 points and 9 rebounds.
Ann Arbor Huron 74, Monroe 26
ANN ARBOR – Ann Arbor Huron showed Monroe why it is undefeated and ranked No. 5 in the state.
The River Rats led 22-4 after one quarter and 51-15 at halftime.
Xander Middleton led Monroe (0-7) with 9 points.
Grosse Ile 51, Huron 46
GROSSE ILE – New Boston Huron suffered its first Huron League loss after two wins.
“Boy, did we ever miss some shots around the basket,” Huron coach Bob Blosser “It was frustrating. It was back and forth in the fourth quarter. They just won the last two minutes."
Sal Marchionda led the 4-3 Chiefs with 14 points.
Hudson 62, Ida 38
HUDSON – Ida struggled in the first half before finding its footing in the third quarter, but it was too late to mount a comeback.
Hudson led 38-18 at halftime.
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Fox News Channel personality Bill O’Reilly will not return to host his top rated show The O’Reilly Factor, network parent company 21st Century Fox said Wednesday.
In a statement released this afternoon, 21st Century Fox said that “after a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the Company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel.”
O’Reilly, who has been on vacation since April 12 and was set to return April 24, has been dogged recently by several sexual harassment claims, for which Fox News and O’Reilly have paid $13 million to settle, according to an April 1 New york Times article. Several advertisers have since pulled their commercials from The O’Reilly Factor, adding financial hardship to pressure from activists and women’s rights groups.
O’Reilly’s dismissal is a huge blow to Fox News, which has dominated cable network ratings since 2016. The network, bolstered by The O’Reilly Factor, has been the most watched cable network in primetime for the 12th time in the last 13 weeks and has consistently been the most watched cable show on a total day basis.
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Recent alumnus Freddie Crowley brings his choir, the New Oxford Consort, for a festive concert in Merton College Chapel on Thursday 28 November at 8pm.
Freddie graduated from his Music degree at Merton College in July 2018, and the New Oxford Consort emerged shortly afterwards. Their first performances took place on the edge of Dartmoor in rural Devon, where Freddie grew up. While at Oxford, Freddie was a choral scholar in the Choir of Merton College, and sang with many other choirs around the city. He also appeared frequently on stage and sang in jazz a cappella group, The Oxford Gargoyles. Now based in London, he has recently performed with the New London Chamber Choir, Echo, Oxford Bach Soloists, Rheia Singers and Recordare Chamber Choir, as well as frequent depping work in churches and cathedrals around the city. He also works part-time for Monmouth Coffee Company and classical artist management agency Tashmina Artists.
This month’s concert will be their Oxford debut, and Freddie looks forward to performing in the city which gave the group its name. The singers in the choir are drawn from a pool of young professionals in the early stages of their singing careers.
The concert programme will feature a selection of classic carols as well as lesser-known music, tracing a journey from Advent through the Nativity scene, with focus on different aspects and characters of the Christmas story along the way. The music ranges across nearly 800 years of musical output, with works by composers including Victoria, Lassus, Praetorius, Pearsall, Poulenc, Holst, Britten and Macmillan. The full concert programme can be found on the New Oxford Consort’s website. Buy tickets in advance here.
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During the 1990's we successfully expand into the eastern states and New Zealand. To keep up with demand, we upgrade the Mrs Mac’s bakery with new manufacturing and packaging equipment.Mrs Mac’s creates an innovative display unit that features an angled glass front and special lighting. Working with schools and health authorities, we develop our Good Eating range that has reduced fat and sodium (now called Lite’n Up).
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Iain Macgregor’s passing in 2013 is a significant loss for Mrs Mac’s. Leaving a legacy of strong family values and commitment to quality, ownership remains safely in the hands of the Macgregor family.Mrs Mac’s secures several community partnerships such as the V8 Supercars, Australia Zoo and Optus Stadium. We are also the only Australian pie manufacturer to secure BRC Global Certification for food safety.
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Employing over 330 people, Mrs Mac’s is grounded in traditional family values and committed to diversity. Many of our team members have worked for us for multiple decades and over several generations. Our head office and factory is based in Perth, with an office in Sydney and our reps spanning across Australia and New Zealand.
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As North Dakota attempts to add value to its deep oil/natural gas production, the state's chief oil/gas regulator, Lynn Helms, said Wednesday that work is ongoing to promote a major ethane industry in the state.
Bakken natural gas produced in conjunction with the state's 1 million b/d crude oil supplies is very rich in ethane. About 20% of the typical Bakken gas stream is ethane, Helms said.
In talking with news media covering the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference (WBPC) in Bismarck, ND, Helms outlined a scenario that envisions a major Gulf Coast-sized polyethylene plant being built and operating in the state by the 2020-2022 time frame.
A contributing factor in the push for an in-state solution to ethane is the fact that current Canadian natural gas supplies coming into North Dakota on the Northern Border Pipeline are becoming less dry and higher in ethane content and other liquids, said Helms, director of the state Department of Mineral Resources.
"That is going to reduce the ability of Bakken operators to reject ethane and send it in the natural gas stream to Northern Border, creating an opportunity to straddle that pipeline, or work with some of our operators on a percent-of-proceeds basis to purchase their ethane and build a plant here to make plastics in North Dakota," Helms said. "The difficult thing is that people are looking at a plant on the scale of Gulf Coast plants. I don't think we are quite ready to support that.
"The ultimate goal, however, is to build a polyethylene plant, and we have Justin Kringstad at the Pipeline Authority working on that, and it may eventually require a smaller-scale plant."
Helms said there is an "ethane wall" that the state forecasts it will hit on its gas transmission pipeline system in about two years. "That then triggers the need for the contracting for a polyethylene plant," he said. But it will take two or three years to build a plant, he said, pushing the time frame to at least 2020-2021 for such a plant.
"It's a pretty long time frame and folks are not going to be really motivated to proceed with percent-of-proceeds contracts for at least a couple of years." He thinks when companies begin looking at 2018 budgets the issue should surface.
"People are out there talking to operators right now in the oil patch trying to get commitments from producers and operators, and some of them are now building their own gas plants to capture the ethane and have the ability to sell it to companies now, but we're at least five years out [on a major plant]."
A second focus for natural gas value-add in the state is the ramp up of natural gas liquid (NGL) shipments via rail to Mexico for propane and to the West Coast for exports to Asian nations. Currently Bakken NGLs are shipped by pipeline to Kansas or by rail to the East.
"Some of the rail facility people are working on transitioning from crude oil to NGLs working with state and federal authorities, and it is their understanding that there is an enormous demand for NGLs, particularly propane in Mexico and also on the West Coast for the Asian markets, so in the next two years we are going to see a transitioning the crude oil facilities to handle NGLs where it is safe to do so," Helms said.
"It won't be easy and it won't be cheap, but there is a value added here for the state."
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Mar;116(3):363-71.
Immunoglobulin G subclass response to major outer membrane proteins of nontypable Haemophilus influenzae in children with acute otitis media.
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Children with acute otitis media as the result of nontypable Haemophilus influenzae often develop serum bactericidal and/or opsonic IgG antibodies to this organism during convalescence. Outer membrane proteins appear to be the principal targets for such antibodies. In this study we characterized the IgG subclass responses to major outer membrane proteins of nontypable H. influenzae in otitis-prone children in whom this organism had colonized. Three of the major outer membrane proteins (P2, P5, and P6) were isolated from the homologous nontypable H. influenzae strain recovered from the middle ear at the time of acute infection. Sera were obtained during the acute phase and at 1 and 6 months thereafter. The outer membrane proteins, which were isolated by preparative sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, were used as test antigens in a quantitative IgG subclass enzyme immunoassay. The results of this analysis indicate that the temporal characteristics and distribution of IgG subclass antibodies were found to differ for each of the outer membrane proteins. Moreover, substantial variation between patients was observed with respect to both temporal characteristics and subclass distribution of the IgG response to the three outer membrane proteins. Significantly, sera from two of three otitis-prone subjects contained detectable levels of IgG antibody to the conserved P6 outer membrane protein at the time of acute infection, with serum from one subject also containing detectable levels of IgG3 antibody to this same protein. Nevertheless, the organism persisted in the middle ears of these patients. The results of this study indicate that otitis-prone children manifest a highly variable IgG subclass response to both conserved (P6) and variable (P2) outer membrane proteins of nontypable H. influenzae. Further study is required to ascertain whether these IgG subclass antibodies are biologically efficacious and whether otitis-prone children possess the immunologic maturity to respond to nontypable H. influenzae outer membrane protein-based vaccines in a predictable manner.
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Paula Readings 22/12/2015 at 8:29 am
Lasagne, yum.
MANDY DOHERTY 22/12/2015 at 9:16 am
A beef roast x
Ray Dodds 22/12/2015 at 9:35 am
Roast beef with crispy roast potatoes
Liam Bishop 22/12/2015 at 9:51 am
Kleftiko – yum!
MARK THOMAS 22/12/2015 at 10:03 am
Elaine Savage 22/12/2015 at 10:04 am
A delicious roast gammon
Annette Oliver 22/12/2015 at 10:05 am
Hassina Begum 22/12/2015 at 10:29 am
Chicken my favourite.
Keith Hunt 22/12/2015 at 10:29 am
Jeff Armstrong 22/12/2015 at 11:11 am
SLow roast pork with crackling and goose fat roast potatoes with garlic and herbs
Sheila Evans 22/12/2015 at 11:11 am
Different meats, preferably chicken or turkey, always with roast potatoes and fresh veg.
Carolynn Woodland 22/12/2015 at 11:15 am
The first meal would be a Sunday roast dinner.
Kevin Honey 22/12/2015 at 11:28 am
Roast pork with crackling!
laura stewart 22/12/2015 at 11:46 am
has to be a chicken dinner 🙂
William Critchlow 22/12/2015 at 12:09 pm
Carol Emmett 22/12/2015 at 12:14 pm
Andrew reed 22/12/2015 at 12:32 pm
aaron broad 22/12/2015 at 12:37 pm
Beverley Cousins 22/12/2015 at 2:33 pm
Roast chicken with all the veg..
suzanne Drummond 22/12/2015 at 2:41 pm
clair downham 22/12/2015 at 3:12 pm
roast beef thankyou
Julie D 22/12/2015 at 3:58 pm
a good old fashioned Roast Dinner
Susan Smith 22/12/2015 at 4:30 pm
karen cowley 22/12/2015 at 5:29 pm
Sunday Roasts , should do these more often x
Jessica Powell 22/12/2015 at 5:35 pm
roast potatoes – yum! 🙂
Katie Skeoch 22/12/2015 at 5:36 pm
A roast silverside for the family
ELAINE DALE 22/12/2015 at 5:46 pm
roast beef with roasties
Irene Wright 22/12/2015 at 5:48 pm
KATHY D 22/12/2015 at 6:09 pm
Roast Beef joint with roast parsnips and potatoes round the bottom
GEOFF WICKENS 22/12/2015 at 6:10 pm
A LOVELY LEG OF LAMB
Julie Tift 22/12/2015 at 6:24 pm
Chicken with peppers and onions in fajita sauce
mama syder 22/12/2015 at 6:42 pm
Roast potatoes and veggies
Sue C 22/12/2015 at 7:00 pm
I quite often roast butternut squash…both in halves and cut up into little pieces, so there’s look ideal for that.
Claire D 22/12/2015 at 7:06 pm
Lovely Sunday roasts for the family
laura banks 22/12/2015 at 7:43 pm
Rhonda 22/12/2015 at 8:28 pm
Honey Roast Salmon
Andrea Fletcher 22/12/2015 at 8:42 pm
A roast beef dinner.
Karen Richards 22/12/2015 at 8:53 pm
Lamb leg, roast potatoes and roast parsnip.
Amanda tanner 22/12/2015 at 9:51 pm
Roast beef joint and potatoes
Amanda Richardson 22/12/2015 at 9:51 pm
Roast Silverside of Beef
Judith Allen 22/12/2015 at 11:10 pm
Mediterranean roast veg. Love roast aubergine.
Gwyn Sharps 23/12/2015 at 12:00 am
I’d ccok the Christmas turkey
Lisa Pond 23/12/2015 at 1:30 am
A gammon joint! 🙂
Brenda Haines 23/12/2015 at 3:54 am
Roasted cabbage steaks to start. Thanks for the chance!
ashleigh allan 23/12/2015 at 7:44 am
roast chicken!
Steven Appleton 23/12/2015 at 7:55 am
I’m a big fan of roast vegetables
Kasia 23/12/2015 at 8:44 am
Pheasants with root vegetables
William Gould 23/12/2015 at 10:35 am
We get through a fair amount of roasting tins having a proper Sunday roast dinner every week!
Christopher Williamson 23/12/2015 at 11:42 am
Perfect for a Christmas roast. Beef this year. Then every week – ideal for roast chicken with vegetables all around it
Emily Clark 23/12/2015 at 3:28 pm
Roasted aubergine and medittranean vegetables!
debbie smith 23/12/2015 at 5:04 pm
a lovely peice of beef with all the trimmings xx
Andy Baggott 23/12/2015 at 5:38 pm
jayne hall 23/12/2015 at 7:40 pm
roast potattoes
Tracey Parker 23/12/2015 at 8:24 pm
Roast Mediterranean vegetables
Tania Atfield 23/12/2015 at 8:50 pm
Rosemary roast potatoes
Clare Duiker 23/12/2015 at 9:15 pm
Tracy Gladman 23/12/2015 at 9:37 pm
A roast chicken
Chantelle Binge 23/12/2015 at 10:47 pm
Roast tatties, family favourite on a sunday x
rebecca nisbet 23/12/2015 at 11:53 pm
i would use it for a nice scrummy roast!
H is for Home, Adelle 24/12/2015 at 12:39 am
Slow roasted vegetables with honey & balsamic vinegar
Tiff Jordan 24/12/2015 at 2:43 am
joanna butler-savage 24/12/2015 at 1:58 pm
beef roast dinner
Angela Treadway 24/12/2015 at 7:08 pm
Shepards pie or a fish pie x
Sobia 24/12/2015 at 9:26 pm
Laura Walker 24/12/2015 at 9:59 pm
Iona Cornish 24/12/2015 at 10:30 pm
Roast Beef and all the trimmings
Tracey Peach 25/12/2015 at 9:40 pm
Roast Chicken 🙂
Sarah S 25/12/2015 at 10:29 pm
Roast chicken and potatoes in the tin 🙂
Kiley rose 26/12/2015 at 12:21 am
Roast vegetables ♡
Heather Haigh 26/12/2015 at 4:46 am
Roast beef dinner
Lynsey Buchanan 26/12/2015 at 5:54 am
Alix Smith 26/12/2015 at 9:06 am
I would try Jamie Oliver’s recipe for coronation roast chicken – Nom!
Helen Metcalfe 26/12/2015 at 4:51 pm
Roast veg & chicken traybake
Meat – as much as possible
sharon mead 26/12/2015 at 5:13 pm
perfect fro tray bake cakes
Tam B 26/12/2015 at 5:15 pm
Roast Pork with potatoes
Lisa Buckley 26/12/2015 at 5:16 pm
A lovely roast beef dinner!
Louise Smith 26/12/2015 at 5:20 pm
Roast Beef and yorkshire pudding with all the trimmings
John Tingay 26/12/2015 at 5:22 pm
A Sunday joint with roast parsnips and sweet potatoes.
nicky b 26/12/2015 at 5:25 pm
absolutely everything if given a chance!
S Bufton 26/12/2015 at 5:32 pm
A roast leg of lamb and roast potatoes
Rebecca williams 26/12/2015 at 5:39 pm
Steve 26/12/2015 at 6:18 pm
Pork done slowly at low temperature overnight.
Tasha 26/12/2015 at 6:19 pm
Mary Heald 26/12/2015 at 6:24 pm
Susan Crosswaite 26/12/2015 at 6:26 pm
Roast vegetables
Sarah Mackay 26/12/2015 at 6:26 pm
Roasted veg on ciabbata
Sarah Brokenshire 26/12/2015 at 6:27 pm
Roasted peppers stuffed with cous cous and feta cheese
Suzanne 26/12/2015 at 6:28 pm
A full roast dinner
Christine Dodd 26/12/2015 at 6:42 pm
Roast root veg
Stacey Carnell 26/12/2015 at 6:47 pm
Beef wellington Mmmmmmmm 🙂
Edward Guerreiro 26/12/2015 at 7:07 pm
Some lovely slow cooked ribs.
Hannonle 26/12/2015 at 7:23 pm
I think I would do some roast potatoes and a chicken. Yum!
Barbara Daniels 26/12/2015 at 7:28 pm
Jo Jones 26/12/2015 at 7:51 pm
A roast beef dinner I would cook
Victoria N 26/12/2015 at 7:57 pm
Roasted veg – peppers, onions, courgettes, tomatoes
Amanda Hart 26/12/2015 at 8:26 pm
I would roast a chicken
Lorna J Kennedy 26/12/2015 at 8:29 pm
Fantastic for the Sunday lunch, nice joint of beef or pork, with roasties all the way round 🙂
dorothy merrett 26/12/2015 at 8:41 pm
Lillian Fisher 26/12/2015 at 8:52 pm
Lucy Weatherley 26/12/2015 at 9:17 pm
Roasted stuffed peppers
Rose 26/12/2015 at 9:26 pm
Roast veggies : )
Louise Hayward 26/12/2015 at 9:39 pm
Roast lamb … nom nom nom
Lorraine Tinsley 26/12/2015 at 9:49 pm
A nice lamb joint with roast potatoes
emma walters 26/12/2015 at 10:33 pm
chicken traybake
Helen Thurston 26/12/2015 at 11:19 pm
Roasted Mediterranean vegetables with garlic and balsamic vinegar.
fozia Akhtar 26/12/2015 at 11:36 pm
pete c 27/12/2015 at 12:05 am
as side dishes I would use it to cook roast potatoes and parsnips
Angela Fitzjohn 27/12/2015 at 7:37 am
The first meal I would cook is roast lamb, as it is a firm family favourite.
Emma Ellams 27/12/2015 at 7:59 am
Roast lamb 🙂
Jenifer Lack 27/12/2015 at 8:04 am
My height in roast potatoes! 🙂
Frances Heaton 27/12/2015 at 10:01 am
Roast Pork, with delicious crackling
Davina Mellon 27/12/2015 at 10:31 am
Some garlic and rosemary sauteed potatoes!
Cheryl Pearson 27/12/2015 at 10:46 am
A ROAST DINNER
Jackie Stevens 27/12/2015 at 11:18 am
I would cook a roast chicken!
Sally Collingwood 27/12/2015 at 11:22 am
Laura Costello 27/12/2015 at 12:03 pm
A nice joint of lamb
Justine Meyer 27/12/2015 at 12:07 pm
Roasted minted lamb x
I love roast veg with many meals 🙂
Danika Lloyd 27/12/2015 at 2:10 pm
roasted and spiced mixed root veggies
Laura Broadley 27/12/2015 at 2:37 pm
Some lovely Slimming World roast potatoes 🙂
Sarah Hodge 27/12/2015 at 2:38 pm
I’d bake brownies 🙂
Jake White 27/12/2015 at 2:48 pm
Id do a really fancy roast dinner. With my own take on pigs in blankets, but chunks of butternut squash instead of bangers!!
Emma Nixon 27/12/2015 at 4:18 pm
Roasted chicken and veg tray bake
Kayleigh Butler 27/12/2015 at 4:27 pm
Roasted vegetables.
Kim M 27/12/2015 at 4:34 pm
Helen Adams 27/12/2015 at 4:38 pm
Slow roast pork with crackling x
Rebecca Hobbs 27/12/2015 at 4:53 pm
roast parsnips – addicted to them!
Kim Harding 27/12/2015 at 5:02 pm
Many things but especially my families favourite roast vegetable mix of strips of carrots & parsnip, shallots and baby potatoes all coated in olive oil.
Victoria Thurgood 27/12/2015 at 5:20 pm
Paul T 27/12/2015 at 5:46 pm
Lisa Parker 27/12/2015 at 7:25 pm
Some lovely roasted vegetables
Anne Bostwick 27/12/2015 at 7:58 pm
Sunday roast with all the trimmings
LIZZIE E 27/12/2015 at 8:53 pm
Beautiful roast chicken with all the trimmings! 🙂
Sarah Davison 27/12/2015 at 9:35 pm
I’d start by cooking a lamb shank I think.
darren hay 27/12/2015 at 9:55 pm
honey glazed ham
Penny H 27/12/2015 at 10:15 pm
I would make a roast chicken with garlic and roasted vegetables.
helen tovell 27/12/2015 at 10:17 pm
a lovely roast chicken
gillian burden 27/12/2015 at 10:25 pm
Roast Spatchcocked Lemon Chicken
james harland 27/12/2015 at 10:48 pm
beef joint slowly cooked mmmmm
Sue Harrison 27/12/2015 at 10:56 pm
Everything from a roast to sausage rolls
Sue Wickins 28/12/2015 at 5:59 am
a leg of lamb for New years day
Phil Darling 28/12/2015 at 6:47 am
Roast duck with all the trimmings
Joanne Greer 28/12/2015 at 8:38 am
Lovely roasted vegetables.
Rebecca Smith 28/12/2015 at 9:26 am
Roast leg of lamb
James Mullen 28/12/2015 at 9:41 am
I would cook roast potatoes in it.
Jess Mary 28/12/2015 at 9:43 am
Roast chicken with veggies!
Paula Smith 28/12/2015 at 9:45 am
Roast dinners
Paula Nixon 28/12/2015 at 11:56 am
Always a roast chicken 🙂
Karen Laing 28/12/2015 at 2:16 pm
Roast vegetables would be lovely,my roasting tins would appear to have lost their non-stick and I end up with veg stuck at the bottom.It does nothing for my cooking !
Kelly Roxanne smith 28/12/2015 at 2:44 pm
a roast chicken 🙂
Lynn Ward 28/12/2015 at 2:46 pm
chicken dinner yum thanks
Jenny Shaw 28/12/2015 at 3:11 pm
Alica 28/12/2015 at 3:19 pm
A lovely roast dinner with roasted veg!
Lydia Frew 28/12/2015 at 3:33 pm
Fill it with roast winter squash, onions, peppers, garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a handful of cherry tomatoes.
nina kennedy 28/12/2015 at 4:18 pm
Tom Buchanan 28/12/2015 at 4:33 pm
MEAT. any meat!
Caroline Henaghan 28/12/2015 at 5:06 pm
Kleftiko – for my Greek hubby!!
Kim Styles 28/12/2015 at 5:09 pm
My sunday roast -usually Lamb with garlic and rosemary!!
Sandra Bald 28/12/2015 at 6:18 pm
Sam Goodwin 28/12/2015 at 7:18 pm
Absolutely everything! I’d cook some lovely roasted vegetables 🙂
aj 28/12/2015 at 7:50 pm
Beef joint
Monica Gilbert 28/12/2015 at 9:26 pm
I’d like to roast some vegetables.
Lynne Durkin 28/12/2015 at 11:08 pm
Roast potatoes x
Maxine G 29/12/2015 at 9:49 am
Roasted veggies with balsamic vinegar
Hassni 29/12/2015 at 10:20 am
Roasted winter vegetables.
Ray Becker 29/12/2015 at 1:18 pm
Beef Wellington with the trimmings
ADEINNE TONNER 29/12/2015 at 2:13 pm
A lovely roast dinner for my family
Louise Fairweather 29/12/2015 at 6:40 pm
A lovely Sunday roast
Rachael Lines 29/12/2015 at 6:54 pm
Slow roasted Lamb
Michaela Jennings 29/12/2015 at 6:55 pm
PAUL STANLEY 29/12/2015 at 7:43 pm
Karen Knox 29/12/2015 at 9:00 pm
Roast chicken Sunday lunch 🙂
Anni Large 29/12/2015 at 9:30 pm
Some lovely roast potatoes.
Jayne Sullivan 29/12/2015 at 9:50 pm
Jo Hutchinson 30/12/2015 at 12:14 am
Winter roasted vegetables.
Louise A 30/12/2015 at 12:30 am
either a nice chicken roast or maybe a traybake
Leanne Abel 30/12/2015 at 12:54 am
Roast Beef Joint
Christine Constable 30/12/2015 at 12:00 pm
Roast chicken, crispy roast potatoes & roasted vegetables with garlic & red pesto
Holly Gibson 30/12/2015 at 12:03 pm
Honey roasted carrots and parsnips
jennifer thorpe 30/12/2015 at 1:02 pm
Andrea Smith 30/12/2015 at 4:29 pm
lyn geddes 30/12/2015 at 5:30 pm
Homemade nut roast from Cranks’ recipe
claire woods 30/12/2015 at 7:08 pm
quorn roast
michelle o'neill 30/12/2015 at 7:10 pm
roast pork x
chris bull 30/12/2015 at 8:26 pm
Graham Antony Wright 30/12/2015 at 10:54 pm
Rachel Butterworth 31/12/2015 at 12:26 am
Rich Tyler 31/12/2015 at 2:26 am
Jade 31/12/2015 at 2:46 am
Steve Dickinson 31/12/2015 at 4:32 am
Stevie 31/12/2015 at 8:45 am
Schnitzels I think.
jane Evans 31/12/2015 at 10:03 am
A roast lamb Sunday lunch 🙂
Liz 31/12/2015 at 11:08 am
Chocolate date cake
Chris Andrews 31/12/2015 at 12:15 pm
a roast beef dinner
Kiran Parry 31/12/2015 at 2:13 pm
Danielle Cresswell 31/12/2015 at 5:23 pm
A one pan oven baked fry up x
Emily Knight 31/12/2015 at 6:02 pm
I’d cook chicken stuffed with taleggio!
Justine 31/12/2015 at 10:56 pm
I think i’d have to do my mid week favourite of lemon and herb Chicken with fluffy and crispy oven baked potatoes
Corinne Peat 31/12/2015 at 11:01 pm
Roast beef and all the trimmings!
emma hunt 01/01/2016 at 11:54 am
Roast potatoes yummyyy 🙂
Phyllis Ellett 01/01/2016 at 12:20 pm
I won’t cook anything, because my husband does all the cooking, I am not even allowed to toast a piece of bread. He says he would roast a belly of pork that has been dry rubbed with Chinese spices.
I’d cook Roast herb-chicken dinner with roasted vegetables and potatoes! Yummy 🙂
Michaela Smith 01/01/2016 at 4:19 pm
Quorn Roast 🙂
Allan Wilson 01/01/2016 at 5:00 pm
The Sunday Roast
charlotte wilde 01/01/2016 at 5:14 pm
roast pork with crackling!!!!!
lisa tebbutt 01/01/2016 at 5:35 pm
chicken or lamb dinner
Jenny 01/01/2016 at 5:51 pm
Antonia Boulting 01/01/2016 at 7:01 pm
Roast chicken and root veggies
Hayley Lynch 01/01/2016 at 8:52 pm
Roasted veg
Michelle Ferguson 01/01/2016 at 8:56 pm
A lovely roast beef dinner
Laura Caraher 01/01/2016 at 9:14 pm
Roast butternut squash
Emma Jones 01/01/2016 at 10:00 pm
Leg of lamb stuffed with sage butter and sprinkled with rosemary and olive oil.
Lisa Mauchline 01/01/2016 at 11:53 pm
Roast beef with veg and roast potatoes
Tom D 02/01/2016 at 10:06 am
Sophie Lester 02/01/2016 at 10:24 am
I would cook chicken and chorizo bake
JULIE WARD 02/01/2016 at 1:31 pm
Lamb with roasties
Jane H Shaw 02/01/2016 at 1:38 pm
I would use it to roast lamb thanks
Elizabeth Hinds 02/01/2016 at 2:04 pm
A lovely roast dinner – my absolute fave 🙂
Emma Walton 02/01/2016 at 3:04 pm
I would do a roast and also some roasted vegetables. This is a great giveaway, thank you.
GLENDA HANKS 02/01/2016 at 4:25 pm
A beef joint with roast potatoes
Miss Tracy Hanson 02/01/2016 at 5:35 pm
Charlotte Moore 02/01/2016 at 6:20 pm
Traditional roast
Jane Wilson 02/01/2016 at 6:22 pm
linda rees 02/01/2016 at 6:23 pm
Sundays Roast beef
katrina adams 02/01/2016 at 6:44 pm
Juicy roast chicken on a trivet of roasted vegetables.
Hayley Mulgrove 02/01/2016 at 7:16 pm
Oh i would roast everything, Mixed peppers. Garlic, Parsnips, Onions, Potato’s
Colin Gault 03/01/2016 at 1:26 am
Adeline 03/01/2016 at 8:48 am
Roast veggies. Roast carrots are my favourite!
Ella L 03/01/2016 at 10:05 am
Roast beef and roast spuds
Lisa Everaert 03/01/2016 at 10:49 am
Roast Lamb with vegetables for sunday roast x
Claire Ward 03/01/2016 at 11:03 am
Terri Collins 03/01/2016 at 12:29 pm
Yummy roasted veggies 🙂
Stephanie Whitehouse 03/01/2016 at 12:51 pm
Some roast mixed veg chips and smoked haddock
Juli Savage 03/01/2016 at 2:23 pm
Roast some gorgeous tasty vegetables
Lindy 03/01/2016 at 3:46 pm
A delicious roast chicken! 🙂
Sarah Heath 03/01/2016 at 4:14 pm
Jackie ONeill 03/01/2016 at 4:18 pm
Slow cooked lamb
Kristina Bates 03/01/2016 at 4:40 pm
Lyla 03/01/2016 at 6:43 pm
lyn 03/01/2016 at 9:46 pm
Lemon chicken with Garlic and Roast Veg
Eliz M 03/01/2016 at 11:34 pm
don erwood 04/01/2016 at 1:18 am
Pork loin steaks over sweet potato and rosemary
Solange 04/01/2016 at 4:41 am
Ruth Wollerton 04/01/2016 at 4:46 am
Roasted vegetable bake with Parmesan
Heather Wilson 04/01/2016 at 10:31 am
maggie ali 04/01/2016 at 2:53 pm
lots of delicious roasted veggies 🙂
georgina prince (was Davies) 04/01/2016 at 5:23 pm
a big honey roast ham yum! x
Natalie Charman 04/01/2016 at 6:56 pm
Roast duck. Yum!
ROSEMARY SHEEHAN 04/01/2016 at 7:31 pm
Jayne T 04/01/2016 at 9:37 pm
I’d use them for cooking a roast dinner, thanks for the lovely giveaway.
leanne perrett 04/01/2016 at 9:51 pm
a nice big piece of gammon shank 🙂 yumm yumm
BECCA STAPLES 05/01/2016 at 10:44 am
A nice roast chicken x
Michelle Carlin 05/01/2016 at 12:22 pm
Quorn roast, with lots of roast veggies – yummy!
Mickie Bull 05/01/2016 at 5:42 pm
All in one tray chicken dinner!
Grace Keegan 05/01/2016 at 9:42 pm
Roast chicken.
kate m jones 05/01/2016 at 10:03 pm
It would have to be a beautiful beef wellington, they are perfect when cooked in tins like these 🙂
Kristy Brown 06/01/2016 at 8:38 am
A juicy leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic
JODIE BEAUMONT 06/01/2016 at 3:07 pm
Hazel Murphy 06/01/2016 at 7:45 pm
Katie Harmer 06/01/2016 at 8:45 pm
Roast beef, I’m salivating just thinking about it!
Grant R 06/01/2016 at 9:29 pm
Roasted Monkfish!
Jaelin Farrow 06/01/2016 at 9:32 pm
It’s got to be a roast 🙂
Cheryl G 06/01/2016 at 10:53 pm
Toad in the hole…yum!!
James 07/01/2016 at 10:04 am
Sunday roast, of course!
Jo Carroll 07/01/2016 at 1:15 pm
Roast lamb and Yorkshire puds…my fave! x
Sheila Reeves 07/01/2016 at 3:44 pm
a Roast chicken with all the trimmings!
Pam Smith 07/01/2016 at 5:39 pm
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables
Catriona Hutchinson 07/01/2016 at 9:45 pm
A lovely plump goose!
Kallie Maile 07/01/2016 at 9:56 pm
Angie Hoggett 07/01/2016 at 10:47 pm
pork roast and all the trimmings
Sheena Widdowfield 08/01/2016 at 12:04 am
Crunchy roast potatoes
Sarah Benn 08/01/2016 at 8:43 pm
Roast chicken with roast vegetables.
Laura Asplin 08/01/2016 at 9:41 pm
Nicola Glover 08/01/2016 at 10:03 pm
Traditional Sunday Roast
Angela Muir 08/01/2016 at 10:22 pm
Roast pork
Lisa 08/01/2016 at 10:35 pm
Gammon joint
Victoria R Morrison 08/01/2016 at 10:57 pm
Slow cooked Moroccan Lamb
Amber B 08/01/2016 at 11:38 pm
The first roast dinner in my new house!
kaye talvilahti 09/01/2016 at 12:54 am
roast chicken xx
Andrea Stordy 09/01/2016 at 6:38 am
Roast Chicken with all the trimmings
Angela 09/01/2016 at 10:31 am
Karen Barrett 09/01/2016 at 11:27 am
holly harmsworth 09/01/2016 at 4:10 pm
lamb 🙂 yummy
Layla Thomas 09/01/2016 at 4:30 pm
kimberley ryan 09/01/2016 at 4:42 pm
Roast lamb with rosemary and garlic
Leanne Newsome 09/01/2016 at 8:31 pm
Joanne Benham 09/01/2016 at 9:09 pm
Roast Chicken with all the trimmings x
carole n 09/01/2016 at 9:47 pm
Michelle Sykes 09/01/2016 at 10:20 pm
Roast chicken and roast potatoes
Sarah Walford 09/01/2016 at 10:58 pm
Susan B 10/01/2016 at 4:15 am
I love mixed root vegetable bake with either melted mozzarella or crispy crumb topping – or both.
Lynn Woodcock 10/01/2016 at 6:05 am
Linda Thorn 10/01/2016 at 10:43 am
nut loaf as it is a way of art
with many toppings on it
but the best for me
its got to be
adding pineapple on top of it
Claire Toplis 10/01/2016 at 11:29 am
Carole Paton 10/01/2016 at 4:14 pm
Delicious roast beef
Laura Nice 10/01/2016 at 4:54 pm
Louise Lumsden 10/01/2016 at 5:48 pm
I do a huge tray bake of lamb chops on a bed of spiced roast root vegetables
Jennifer Bradshaw 10/01/2016 at 7:27 pm
Crispy baked sweet potato fries
ESME MCCRUBB 10/01/2016 at 9:33 pm
Laura Linsey 10/01/2016 at 9:34 pm
Roast potatoes, my favourite!
alison clark 10/01/2016 at 10:00 pm
Toad in the hole.
Melanie Gardiner 10/01/2016 at 11:01 pm
A tasty leg of lamb
Pam Lawrence 10/01/2016 at 11:13 pm
I would cook a whole shoulder of lamb studded with fresh rosemary and garlic in one tin, and some Mediterranean roasted root veggies flavoured with oregano, chilli and olive oil in the other!
HELEN GOSSAGE 10/01/2016 at 11:40 pm
Victoria Prince 11/01/2016 at 8:33 am
Ooh the first thing I would do would be to roast a selection of vegetables 🙂 Yum!
Eileen Sumner 11/01/2016 at 4:40 pm
Claire Elizabeth Noke 11/01/2016 at 7:24 pm
Honey glazed vegetables
Emma Farrell 11/01/2016 at 7:53 pm
Definitely a roast
Naomi M 11/01/2016 at 8:10 pm
Roast leg of lamb, yum!
Caroline Blaza 11/01/2016 at 10:49 pm
Would have to be my family favourite………Roast chicken x
Lucy Bishop 12/01/2016 at 12:15 pm
I’d make my famous Lamb Kleftiko!
shell 12/01/2016 at 1:46 pm
A whole chicken
Kathleen Bywaters 12/01/2016 at 2:13 pm
Some sweet paparika roast chicken legs!
kayleigh dudley 12/01/2016 at 2:29 pm
ema j lowe 12/01/2016 at 8:15 pm
a lovely homemade pizza
Becky John 12/01/2016 at 8:57 pm
Roast duck and roasted root vegetables
Alison 12/01/2016 at 9:38 pm
Honey mustard roast gammon
Joanne 12/01/2016 at 10:07 pm
Roasted green beans and Brussels sprouts
Lisa Wilkinson 12/01/2016 at 10:10 pm
Some roast potatoes for a Sunday roast.
Suzanne Roberts 12/01/2016 at 11:17 pm
Roast Mediterranean veg – yummy
natalie wallace 13/01/2016 at 12:07 am
Sue Bowden 13/01/2016 at 8:17 am
Roast leg of Lamb with roasted veg, beetroot, parsnips and carrots and of course the roast potato all fluffy and crispy x
Margaret Clarkson 13/01/2016 at 11:15 am
Alison Macdonald 13/01/2016 at 11:21 am
A nice rib of beef for a family Sunday lunch – Mmmmmmmm x
Freya 13/01/2016 at 3:01 pm
A mini roast dinner of pheasant, roasted new potatoes, carrots and sweet potato
sarah mcvicar 13/01/2016 at 5:09 pm
I’d cook a lovely roast dinner with all the trimmings xx
Diane Carey 13/01/2016 at 7:18 pm
A roast lamb joint with roast potatoes
Mary Chez 13/01/2016 at 7:23 pm
julie eley 13/01/2016 at 9:09 pm
I would do a nice Beef roasting joint 🙂
Caroline Scott 13/01/2016 at 9:42 pm
sweet potato wedges
Helen Thorsby 13/01/2016 at 10:08 pm
Duck in plum sauce mmmm x
Robyn Logan Clarke 14/01/2016 at 1:03 am
Roast butternut, red onions, cherry tomatoes and courgette
Antonio S 14/01/2016 at 5:08 am
Gabrielle Powell 14/01/2016 at 11:03 am
Jo Godfray 14/01/2016 at 11:34 am
A Super Roast
A lovely roast 🙂
Cheryl Price 14/01/2016 at 4:40 pm
I have a lovely leg of lamb in my freezer that needs a nice roasting pan to go in 🙂
Eliza Massey 14/01/2016 at 6:49 pm
Roast duck! I would serve it oriental style with pancakes and hosin sauce!
Sam McKean 14/01/2016 at 6:49 pm
A lovely big leg of lamb with all the trimmings!
Jane Middleton 14/01/2016 at 8:49 pm
z webb 14/01/2016 at 10:05 pm
L Alexander 14/01/2016 at 11:20 pm
Roasted vegetables cooked with harissa paste and olive oil, topped with goat’s cheese.
Rebecca Townsend 15/01/2016 at 6:35 am
A lovely nut roast
EJ Dunn 15/01/2016 at 9:01 am
A lamb roast!
michelle pierce 15/01/2016 at 10:03 am
roast beef and roasted veg
Rebecca Howells (@PeanutHog) 15/01/2016 at 3:12 pm
A big roast dinner with lots of different roasted veg.
Di Coke 15/01/2016 at 5:27 pm
Salmon en croute!
michelle moore 15/01/2016 at 6:23 pm
Roast lamb stuffed with garlic, rosemary and anchovy fillets and some fantastic home grown herby roast potatoes
lynn neal 15/01/2016 at 10:05 pm
roasted root veg
Diana 15/01/2016 at 10:36 pm
Roast lamb! Our favourite 🙂
Vicky Varley 15/01/2016 at 10:45 pm
Natasha R-M 16/01/2016 at 6:19 am
Vegetable lasagne – thank you.
Ann Williams 16/01/2016 at 11:46 am
I would roast a leg of lamb, seasoned with fresh rosemary from the garden and resting on a bed of roasted root vegetables with garlic. The aroma of it cooking would be torture but the results succulent and tasty.
Lauren Old 16/01/2016 at 12:46 pm
Robert Price 16/01/2016 at 1:15 pm
A leg of lamb
Mary Baldwin 16/01/2016 at 3:34 pm
Beef Wellington – yummy!
Kate Knight 16/01/2016 at 4:28 pm
Barbara Jane Shaw 16/01/2016 at 4:29 pm
Chrissie Curtis 16/01/2016 at 4:33 pm
Lots of Roasted Veggies!
Judi Watson-Jones 16/01/2016 at 5:45 pm
Roast Welsh Lamb
Jodie W 16/01/2016 at 6:06 pm
a roast dinner with roasted veggies
Barbara Handley 16/01/2016 at 7:46 pm
I would make a traditional Sunday roast dinner.
Jason Tolliss 16/01/2016 at 7:48 pm
Roast lamb with Mediterranean roasted veg
Samantha Atherton 16/01/2016 at 7:51 pm
Firstly I’d make some cookies.
Tamsin Dean 16/01/2016 at 9:29 pm
Sarah P 16/01/2016 at 10:36 pm
Debbie Preston 16/01/2016 at 10:47 pm
Jo Glasspool 16/01/2016 at 11:01 pm
Roast lamb.
sarah fielding 16/01/2016 at 11:11 pm
roast vegetables!
Michelle Cheeseman 16/01/2016 at 11:40 pm
Roast lamb with all the trimmings : )
sherri mse Fordham 17/01/2016 at 1:03 am
a HUGE yorkshire pudding
zoe g 17/01/2016 at 9:52 am
a sunday roast
Caroline Cordery 17/01/2016 at 11:22 am
I’d make flapjack and roasted veg
sharon martin 17/01/2016 at 12:01 pm
a leg of lamb & roast potatoes
Angela McDonald 17/01/2016 at 1:09 pm
Silverside Beef Joint
Sarah S 17/01/2016 at 3:32 pm
The roasting tins look perfect for making roast potatoes, so that’s what I’d start with.
Bridgette West 17/01/2016 at 4:08 pm
As a vegetarian, getting perfect roast vegetables needs a decent tin!
Katherine Coldicott 17/01/2016 at 4:16 pm
I’d cook a slow roast beef brisket.
Kirsten Barthy 17/01/2016 at 5:33 pm
Joanna Orr 17/01/2016 at 6:01 pm
I’d cook pork strips in a BBQ sauce – I’m making that tonight!
Georgina Jacobs 17/01/2016 at 6:41 pm
Roast Chicken with roasted vegetables – home cooked goodness thanks
tina edwards 17/01/2016 at 6:46 pm
roast beef and roast potatoes
Kirsty Woods 17/01/2016 at 6:58 pm
Roast chicken with roast potatoes
Suzie W 17/01/2016 at 6:59 pm
claire little 17/01/2016 at 7:00 pm
silverside
tracey ryder 17/01/2016 at 7:13 pm
roast pork and roasties
Julie Booth 17/01/2016 at 8:44 pm
a roast beef joint
Lorraine Bell 17/01/2016 at 8:56 pm
Chicken and roast vegetables
Vickie Jackson 17/01/2016 at 9:39 pm
A roast chicken (with sausages wrapped in bacon)
Jacqueline Chapman 17/01/2016 at 9:43 pm
Ellen Stafford 17/01/2016 at 9:44 pm
Kat Allinson 17/01/2016 at 10:29 pm
Roast chicken dinner
Lexy Law 17/01/2016 at 10:51 pm
Gemma Mills 17/01/2016 at 10:57 pm
Pulled pork and tatties in goose fat
Samantha Rummens 17/01/2016 at 11:16 pm
Ashley Phillips 18/01/2016 at 1:56 am
Honey and Mustard Gammon with Roast potatoes
Rebecca Alderson 18/01/2016 at 2:28 am
Some slow cooked pork
Katharine Phillips 18/01/2016 at 6:26 am
A mix of roasted veggies.
Chris S 18/01/2016 at 7:09 am
If I won one of these roasting tins the first thing I would cook would be a slow roasted shoulder of lamb with garlic and rosemary with a red currant glaze.
Susan Sargent 18/01/2016 at 7:35 am
jo liddement 18/01/2016 at 8:14 am
I would use the roasting tins to make a medley of honey roast vegetables
Rebecca Powell 18/01/2016 at 9:53 am
Nat Jones 18/01/2016 at 9:58 am
Debbie Nichols 18/01/2016 at 10:51 am
Rather fancy roast duck
Roast chicken with mediterranean veggies 🙂
matthew colburn 18/01/2016 at 11:20 am
a nice leg of lamb 🙂
Charlotte Cottam 18/01/2016 at 11:26 am
A delicious roast chicken 🙂
Jade Hewlett 18/01/2016 at 11:47 am
christy spencer 18/01/2016 at 12:12 pm
These would be fantastic for all sorts of meals but I would love to make my Sunday roast with roast potatoes and roast parsnips on them x
elaine stokes 18/01/2016 at 12:42 pm
Chinese spiced pulled pork
Kristin Burdsall 18/01/2016 at 1:46 pm
Lemon, Rosemary and garlic baked chicken
melanie horbury 18/01/2016 at 2:22 pm
Sarah Parker 18/01/2016 at 2:52 pm
a roast 🙂
olivia Kirby 18/01/2016 at 2:52 pm
A lovely juicy chicken!
a roast
simon hardy 18/01/2016 at 3:25 pm
would have to be a chicken!
Susan Jackson 18/01/2016 at 3:27 pm
A big Dish of Roasted vegetables
Michelle Wild 18/01/2016 at 3:41 pm
The ham and cheese puff pastry rolled tart looks fab, I’d start with that.
Linda Streater 18/01/2016 at 4:15 pm
I would cook a family size Toad in the Hole
kelly mobbs 18/01/2016 at 4:39 pm
Lora 18/01/2016 at 4:56 pm
an all in one dish of roast chicken thighs and mediterranean veg
Deborah J 18/01/2016 at 5:19 pm
Full Sunday Roast – any day of the week!
Spencer Broadley 18/01/2016 at 5:42 pm
I love Meditterranean Herb Roast Vegetables
Rob Griffiths 18/01/2016 at 5:50 pm
A nice leg of lamb
Roast chicken and roast root veg
Serena La Pietra 18/01/2016 at 6:09 pm
Parsnips with honey
Andrea A 18/01/2016 at 6:19 pm
Dorothy K 18/01/2016 at 6:31 pm
lemon and rosemary roast chicken- my husband’s favourite….
Pauline Wilson 18/01/2016 at 6:34 pm
Chicken with stuffing and roast potatoes
Anita hargreaves 18/01/2016 at 6:35 pm
charlotte angel 18/01/2016 at 6:56 pm
Andy Bridges 18/01/2016 at 7:19 pm
Haggis and Neeps
Karen B 18/01/2016 at 7:20 pm
Caroline Buckley 18/01/2016 at 7:34 pm
Stephen Shepherd 18/01/2016 at 7:59 pm
Roast beef with roast potatoes
Laura Whittle 18/01/2016 at 8:21 pm
Crispy roast potatoes
Patricia Avery 18/01/2016 at 8:24 pm
Roast pork with a medley of roasted veg and apple 🙂
adrian price 18/01/2016 at 8:32 pm
jessica cook 18/01/2016 at 8:35 pm
roasted mediteranean vegetables
Lila B Taylor 18/01/2016 at 8:47 pm
A big sunday roast with all the trimmings
Laura Barratt 18/01/2016 at 8:53 pm
I would make toad in the hole!
ramsy 18/01/2016 at 9:01 pm
roasted root and mediteranean veg
Elisabeth Ries 18/01/2016 at 9:13 pm
Stuffed mushrooms, with bacon leek and a pastry top.
Sheri Darby 18/01/2016 at 9:20 pm
Ali Thorpe 18/01/2016 at 9:20 pm
I’m tempted to try roasting a whole salmon but more likely it would be veggies.
Anneka Hulse 18/01/2016 at 9:40 pm
Kim W 18/01/2016 at 9:42 pm
A lovely roast dinner with crispy roast potatoes
ellie spider 18/01/2016 at 9:56 pm
I’d do baked chilli enchiladas 🙂 smothered in sour cream,guacamole and salsa
Champaklal Lad 18/01/2016 at 9:59 pm
Indian spicy chicken
Cerys John 18/01/2016 at 10:10 pm
Roast Dinner 🙂
Elaine Betteridge 18/01/2016 at 10:12 pm
sweet potato wedges!
Emma Ridgway 18/01/2016 at 10:16 pm
Emma Davies 18/01/2016 at 10:29 pm
Roasted veg and lamb steaks with feta and mint
Aimee Wright 18/01/2016 at 10:31 pm
Roast potatoes 🙂
donna l jones 18/01/2016 at 10:34 pm
Karen Howden 18/01/2016 at 10:40 pm
a nice piece of beef
Margery L 18/01/2016 at 10:47 pm
a rib of beef, or a lamb shoulder, or a pork belly roast with stuffing and roast potatoes in the juices
Jayne K 18/01/2016 at 10:50 pm
Tina L-D 18/01/2016 at 11:30 pm
honey roasted root veg
yvonne clark 19/01/2016 at 12:04 am
a family size lasagne
SUSAN L HALL 19/01/2016 at 12:13 am
Toad in the hole would be my first choice mm not had it for ages
Lyndsey Beckford 19/01/2016 at 12:40 am
Teresa Sheldon 19/01/2016 at 12:42 am
A good old roast lamb and roast potatoes and honey parsnips.
Orange and chorizo roasted potatoes
Karen Painter 19/01/2016 at 5:10 am
Chicken and Roasties
Louise_tweets_ 19/01/2016 at 5:59 am
Beef joint and roasties!
Martina Alban 19/01/2016 at 6:40 am
nice leg of lamb with rosemary
zoe somerfield 19/01/2016 at 8:04 am
A good old roast chicken
Sarah Lewis 19/01/2016 at 8:18 am
A roast chicken with all the trimmings
tracey nock 19/01/2016 at 8:19 am
Sunday roast xxx
Wendy Guy 19/01/2016 at 8:28 am
I would cook a traditional roast dinner.
Chris Fletcher 19/01/2016 at 9:17 am
They would probably get used for a Sunday roast!
Michelle orchard 19/01/2016 at 9:24 am
Gorgeous duck fat roast potatoes and honey roasted parsnips
Pat Stubbs 19/01/2016 at 9:32 am
A lovely courgette, onion and rice dish a la Jamie
Jules Naybur 19/01/2016 at 9:41 am
Victoria Dixon 19/01/2016 at 9:49 am
I would cook a yummy lasagne with some herby diced potatoes!
Emilia nastaly-howard 19/01/2016 at 9:52 am
suzanne maher 19/01/2016 at 10:18 am
Got to be a Sunday dinner – either beef or chicken 🙂
helen jones 19/01/2016 at 10:55 am
Roasted vegetables with garlic
Natalie Baugh 19/01/2016 at 10:57 am
Minted Lamb Shanks yum
HazelY 19/01/2016 at 11:01 am
Roast lemony chicken with garlic. Yum!
Pauline Dring 19/01/2016 at 11:25 am
Roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings
Christine Lockley 19/01/2016 at 12:02 pm
I’d cook out favourite Roast Chicken dinner with all the trimmings
Daphne Mueller 19/01/2016 at 12:35 pm
Roasted veg, then I use them in speghetti sauce, lovely taste
Christine Hobbs 19/01/2016 at 12:44 pm
Sweet potato wedges drizzled in oil chilli flakes and garlic. We have them dipped in sour cream in front of a movie x
Juris Lusis 19/01/2016 at 12:50 pm
Jacqueline Roberts 19/01/2016 at 1:27 pm
Rost rack of lamb
Rachel Bonness 19/01/2016 at 1:43 pm
I’d cook Sweet potato fries which are my new favourite thing!
Hannah Igoe 19/01/2016 at 1:57 pm
Roasted vegtables would be lovely
Ella Swinbank 19/01/2016 at 2:03 pm
Kathryn Casbolt 19/01/2016 at 2:04 pm
A lovely roast dinner x
Sarah Saunders 19/01/2016 at 2:11 pm
Roast dinner xx
Su Brett 19/01/2016 at 2:42 pm
Lots of things but especially Roasted Veg
fiona butler 19/01/2016 at 2:48 pm
I would roast vegetables
Rebecca Taylor 19/01/2016 at 2:50 pm
Jamie Edwards 19/01/2016 at 2:56 pm
Roast gammon for sunday roast! Mmmmm
Susan Carruthers 19/01/2016 at 2:56 pm
I’d roast some pork chops, lovely roast veg and roast potatoes to go with them.
matt allison 19/01/2016 at 3:08 pm
Roast Potatoes, garlic, carrots and parsnips
Rachel James 19/01/2016 at 3:49 pm
My roast potatoes are always a soggy disaster, so hopefully this would help get some crispiness into my life!
Lana George 19/01/2016 at 4:32 pm
Roast beef, roast potatoes, maple coated parsnips
Lola Balntas 19/01/2016 at 4:46 pm
My Greek auntie’s stuffed peppers (red peppers stuffed with minced lamb, rice, pine nuts and tomato sauce) – super yum 🙂 x
LORNA WIL 19/01/2016 at 4:55 pm
ROAST LAMB & ROAST POTATOES & MAPLE SYUP CARROTS, BUTTERNUT SQUASH, PARNIPS
Neha Parmar 19/01/2016 at 5:03 pm
Paneer and Mediterranean vegetables with fresh herbs and garlic
Sue Moore 19/01/2016 at 5:17 pm
Roast Lamb and vegetables
emma brooksbank 19/01/2016 at 5:35 pm
CYPRIOT STYLE ROAST CHICKEN WITH CUMIN ROAST POTATOES COOKS ALTOGETHER IN SAME DISH IT IS GORGEOUS!!
Eva Appleby 19/01/2016 at 5:51 pm
Fiona JK42 19/01/2016 at 6:06 pm
Audrey Odriscoll 19/01/2016 at 6:13 pm
I’d love to cook a lovely roast lamb dinner with all the trimmings for my family with these great baking tins
I’d love to cook a lovely roast lamb dinner for my family with these great baking tins
Jo Meichtry 19/01/2016 at 6:18 pm
Chicken and mediterranean vegetables
Pauline Black 19/01/2016 at 6:20 pm
Roast chicken ! Yum!
Trevor Linvell 19/01/2016 at 6:26 pm
Quorn fillets
Rachel O'Leary 19/01/2016 at 6:38 pm
Roast potatoes!
Tracey baker 19/01/2016 at 7:35 pm
A sunday roast – Beef x
Erica Price 19/01/2016 at 7:43 pm
Rich Hill 19/01/2016 at 7:49 pm
I’d cook lots of lovely roast veg.
Suzanne Brown 19/01/2016 at 7:56 pm
Roast chicken – a little boring, but my husbands favourite!
Ioana Popescu 19/01/2016 at 8:07 pm
MICHELLE KEMP 19/01/2016 at 8:14 pm
Claire Nelson 19/01/2016 at 8:22 pm
Elizabeth Gurney 19/01/2016 at 8:31 pm
Roast potatoes !!
Joanna Sawka 19/01/2016 at 8:37 pm
Rachel B 19/01/2016 at 8:38 pm
I’d make chicken cacciatore
LEE HARDY 19/01/2016 at 8:48 pm
A tasty Roast Chicken
Matt Brasier 19/01/2016 at 8:49 pm
Toad in the hole. Yum!
Kelly L 19/01/2016 at 8:50 pm
Em S 19/01/2016 at 9:15 pm
Roast leg of pork
Tracy 19/01/2016 at 9:15 pm
I’d use it to make one tin salmon and veggies
Caroline Signey 19/01/2016 at 9:19 pm
Katie Hodges 19/01/2016 at 9:20 pm
Roast veggies 🙂
Sunday roast 🙂
David Price 19/01/2016 at 9:25 pm
Rachel Wise 19/01/2016 at 9:27 pm
Roasted potatoes and veg
MichelleD 19/01/2016 at 9:41 pm
Roast potatoes with lamb!
Lynsie Lynn 19/01/2016 at 9:57 pm
I love these roasting tins – And I would cook A huge toad in the hole for the
family! They love it!! Or roast beef and roast potatoes, I do love a good
traditional roast! 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity 🙂
Jacqueline Knights 19/01/2016 at 10:11 pm
My boys love a roast, I would do some nice veggie food or fish. (Last night cod with home made pesto and tomatoes, yum!)
Georgina sudron 19/01/2016 at 10:11 pm
My pork steaks as I love to have these once a week ooh I could do with a new roasting tin
Judith H 19/01/2016 at 10:21 pm
Roast Chicken with all the veg in together!
Nicole S 19/01/2016 at 10:24 pm
Emma rawlinson 19/01/2016 at 10:43 pm
A veggie casserole 🙂
Natalie Crossan 19/01/2016 at 10:44 pm
Sarah B 19/01/2016 at 10:52 pm
I’d do a piece of roast belly pork.
Susan naylor 19/01/2016 at 10:52 pm
Roast beef and roast potatoes.
Amy Jo McLellan 19/01/2016 at 11:12 pm
Anything and everything but first, some chicken!
denise s 19/01/2016 at 11:18 pm
chicken and chorizo tray bake
Herbert Appleby 19/01/2016 at 11:20 pm
every thing from roast spuds to chicken to veges
Natalie Gillham 19/01/2016 at 11:43 pm
I would cook a one pot chicken roast 🙂
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'Best pub in Crystal Palace' set to reopen as Wetherspoons
The Grape and Grain has been shut since 2017 but it's on its way back - and it might have a new name
Tara O'Connor - Local Democracy Reporter
This is how the Grape and Grain in Crystal Palace could look, according to a CGI from Wetherspoons (Image: Wetherspoons)
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The Grape and Grain pub was described by some as the "best pub in Crystal Palace" when it closed back in 2017.
Drinkers rallied round to try to stop it closing and spoke of how it was vital to the community, holding entertainment almost every night.
But the building at the top of Anerley Hill has sat empty ever since November 2017 with its landlords John and Heather Grover saying they lacked the cash to invest in it.
Now though the JD Wetherspoon pub chain, which used to own the pub even though it was run independently, wants to reopen it.
The firm has applied for an extension, including a roof garden and upgraded facilities.
Plans also include building two storeys on top of the existing pub building.
And there would be three-storey addition on the Church Road side of the building.
Here's another computer-generated image showing how it could change:
...complete with extension (Image: JD Wetherspoon)
How have the plans gone down with locals?
So far, the plans have received 52 public comments in support, just two objections and one neutral comment.
One supporting comment said: "A roof terrace will be a stunning addition to the area, my friends and I are really excited about the views from up there, especially in summer.
"The previous pub was wonderful and unique, it needs to be replaced by something that is also those two things. These plans fit the bill."
If approved the pub would be open from 7am-12.30am Sunday to Wednesday and 7am-1.30am Thursday to Saturday.
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The application has been submitted to Bromley Council.
But it's been forwarded on to Croydon Council for consultation.
Some residents who have been notified of the plans live in Croydon borough.
Last year Bromley refused similar plans from Wetherspoons stating that it would not "preserve or enhance" the character of the Crystal Palace Conservation Area.
The planning statement reads: "The site comprises a vacant public house which prior to its closure in 2017 has lacked any significant investment and is in poor condition.
"JD Wetherspoon propose to extend and refurbish the building and bring it back into use."
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This is how we all remember it... the Grape and Grain just before it closed in November 2017 (Image: Grant Melton)
But what about the name - and jobs, too?
In response to comments about the pub's name, the planning statement says it has not yet been decided whether the Grape and Grain name will be kept.
The report adds: "The proposal will generate in the order of 50 jobs, the majority of which will be recruited from the local area.
"Furthermore, the proposals will offer an attractive family-friendly venue that is accessible to all members of the community and will contribute to the vitality and viability of the area."
Neighbour consultation on the plans closes on February 11 with a decision set to be made by April 18.
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Business Integrity Committee
Global Cashew Council
Macadamia Council
INC World Forum
We support research and dissemination
The INC World Forum for Nutrition Research and Dissemination is the international umbrella for scientific research and dissemination related to health, nutrition, nuts and dried fruits. It defines research priorities and promotes research and dissemination grants.
PROMOTE To promote research and dissemination projects.
DISSEMINATE To disseminate the consumption of nuts and dried fruits.
ADVISE To define research priorities, advise on scientific awards and monitor calls supported by the INC.
RESEARCH GRANTS The objective is to fund clinical, epidemiological, basic and/or strategic research that may contribute to enhance the understanding of the health effects of nuts and dried fruits.
DISSEMINATION GRANTS The objective of this Call is to fund projects aimed at increasing the use and consumption of nuts and dried fruits, whenever such projects are beyond the scope of the INC.
SCIENTIFIC AWARD Prioritizing the INC Award for Excellence in Research through the h-index, a number that reflects both the number of publications of a researcher and the number of citations per publication.
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIA Disseminating the latest research findings (scientific publications) about nuts and dried fruits and health in international scientific symposia.
Prof. Jordi Salas Salvadó Rovira i Virgili University, Spain.
President Delegate INC Executive Committee:
Mr. Antonio Pont INC Honorary President.
Academic Honorary Committee
Task: Defining the priorities and research topics of interest every 2 years.
Dr. David Jenkins
Director of the Clinical Nutrition Risk Factor St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada.
Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton
Distinguished Professor of Nutrition The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Prof. Gerhard Rechkemmer
President and Professor Max Rubner-Institut, Germany.
Dr. Emilio Ros
Director, Lipid Clinic, Endocrinology & Nutrition Service Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
Dr. Joan Sabaté
Chair and Professor, Department of Nutrition Loma Linda University, California, USA.
Evaluating Nutrition Committee
Tasks: Evaluating project proposals submitted to the INC Calls for Research and Dissemination. Prioritizing the candidates of the INC Award for Excellence in Research every year. Implementing the activities of the Forum according to the guidelines of the INC Executive Committee.
Assoc. Prof. Cesarettin Alasalvar (FIFT), TUBITAK, Turkey.
Dr. Josefina Bressan Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil.
DR. CRYSTAL HASKELL-RAMSAY Northumbria University, United Kingdom.
Prof. Catherine Itsiopoulos Murdoch University, Australia.
Dr. Karen Lapsley Almond Board of California, USA.
Dr. Girish B. Maru Advanced Center for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Cancer Centre, India.
Prof. Anoop Misra Fortis Centre of Excellence for Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases & Endocrinology, India.
Ms. Maureen Ternus INC Nutrition Research and Education Foundation, USA.
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THE Gunnedah Red Devils have moved a step closer to featuring in the Central North finals series with a 38-19 win over the Barraba Rams. A double from Oscar Hunt helped set the victory up for Gunnedah, while Thomas Mellor scored a double of his own for Barraba. Jamie Mitchell, Jono Madden, Ray Spradbrow and Cameron Mitchell also scored tries in the victory, while James Perrett finished with four conversions. The win sees the Red Devils leapfrog Pirates into the top four with just one round of the home and away season remaining. Read Also: Red Devils team manger Stan Gaynor said Saturday's victory was "far from the prettiest" the side had achieved this season. "We went up to Barraba and got the job done, which was pleasing," Gaynor told the Namoi Valley Independent. "Our main objective was to go up to Barraba and get the win, to do that and claim a bonus point was really pleasing. "Full credit to Barraba, they lead early, played hard for 80 minutes and we were really pleased to walk away with the win." Gaynor said the late inclusion of Nick Lyons into the side proved to be vital. "I'd say Nick, at number six, was far and away our best player on the day," he said. "It was an impressive display, given he had only found out the night before he would be playing first grade and the conditions we were playing in. "Along with Ray Spradbrow, I'd say those two were our best players on the day." The Red Devils will look to cement their place in the finals against Scone next week. "Our main focus now is to finish the season off well and ensure our spot in the four," Gaynor said. "We have got ourselves into this position of fighting for a spot in the four with our performances earlier in the season. "So, we will be just looking to control what we can control and hopefully come away with a win." Support the local news that keeps you informed - subscribe today. If the Red Devils are victorious against the Brumbies next week and other results go their way, the side could potentially finish third on the ladder and host a home final. However, Gaynor said the side wasn't "thinking too far ahead". "A lot of that stuff isn't really in our control," he said. "All we can do is focus on winning our game and what will be will be." Gaynor said the Red Devils could expect some major inclusions into the side for their clash with the Brumbies. "At this stage we should have Nemo [Sanimo Navatu] back from suspension and Brad Hobden should be back as well," he said. "There may be others we can add to that, but we will know more later in the week." Gaynor said the side's loss to Pirates last month was a turning point in the season. "I'd say we have been playing our most consistent rugby for the season since that loss to Pirates," he said. "That loss pretty much meant we had to win all of our remaining games and to this point we have done that. "I would say Narrabri is probably the form team of the competition at the moment but hopefully, with how consistently we are playing, our best can match it with anyone." Sign up for the Namoi Valley Independent's weekly email newsletter.
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Gunnedah Red Devils defeat Barraba Rams 38-19
Billy Jupp
DOUBLING UP: Oscar Hunt scored two tries in the Gunnedah Red Devils' victory over the Barraba Rams. Photo: Billy Jupp
THE Gunnedah Red Devils have moved a step closer to featuring in the Central North finals series with a 38-19 win over the Barraba Rams.
A double from Oscar Hunt helped set the victory up for Gunnedah, while Thomas Mellor scored a double of his own for Barraba.
Jamie Mitchell, Jono Madden, Ray Spradbrow and Cameron Mitchell also scored tries in the victory, while James Perrett finished with four conversions.
The win sees the Red Devils leapfrog Pirates into the top four with just one round of the home and away season remaining.
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Red Devils team manger Stan Gaynor said Saturday's victory was "far from the prettiest" the side had achieved this season.
"We went up to Barraba and got the job done, which was pleasing," Gaynor told the Namoi Valley Independent.
"Our main objective was to go up to Barraba and get the win, to do that and claim a bonus point was really pleasing.
"Full credit to Barraba, they lead early, played hard for 80 minutes and we were really pleased to walk away with the win."
Jamie Mitchell.
Gaynor said the late inclusion of Nick Lyons into the side proved to be vital.
"I'd say Nick, at number six, was far and away our best player on the day," he said.
"It was an impressive display, given he had only found out the night before he would be playing first grade and the conditions we were playing in.
"Along with Ray Spradbrow, I'd say those two were our best players on the day."
The Red Devils will look to cement their place in the finals against Scone next week.
"Our main focus now is to finish the season off well and ensure our spot in the four," Gaynor said.
"We have got ourselves into this position of fighting for a spot in the four with our performances earlier in the season.
"So, we will be just looking to control what we can control and hopefully come away with a win."
Support the local news that keeps you informed - subscribe today.
If the Red Devils are victorious against the Brumbies next week and other results go their way, the side could potentially finish third on the ladder and host a home final.
However, Gaynor said the side wasn't "thinking too far ahead".
"A lot of that stuff isn't really in our control," he said.
"All we can do is focus on winning our game and what will be will be."
Gaynor said the Red Devils could expect some major inclusions into the side for their clash with the Brumbies.
"At this stage we should have Nemo [Sanimo Navatu] back from suspension and Brad Hobden should be back as well," he said.
"There may be others we can add to that, but we will know more later in the week."
Gaynor said the side's loss to Pirates last month was a turning point in the season.
"I'd say we have been playing our most consistent rugby for the season since that loss to Pirates," he said.
"That loss pretty much meant we had to win all of our remaining games and to this point we have done that.
"I would say Narrabri is probably the form team of the competition at the moment but hopefully, with how consistently we are playing, our best can match it with anyone."
Sign up for the Namoi Valley Independent's weekly email newsletter.
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Greening Career and Technical Education
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In Virginia, the Greenforce® Initiative is working with community colleges in the Northern, Shenandoah, and Chesapeake regions, and collaborating with the Virginia Community College System and the Shenandoah Valley Workforce Investment Board.
Watch now: How Do I Get a Wind Turbine on Campus in Virginia?, November 21, 2013
Watch now: Wind Energy in Virginia Webinar, November 7, 2013
Watch now: Virginia Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement Webinar, October 16, 2013
Virginia Green Labor Market Report, published October 2012
Watch now: Virginia Green Labor Market Review Webinar, October 11, 2012
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The following Virginia Greenforce® Initiative partners were awarded innovation grants to advance their efforts in the areas of green workforce development and campus sustainability. Click below to learn more about their projects.
Blue Ridge Community College: Blue Ridge Community College received a Greenforce® Initiative innovation grant award to expand the sustainable garden program, a project that has been ongoing since January 2010. The yield from these gardens has been provided to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank to provide high-quality, organic produce to persons in need. The expansion will include a wider variety of produce, will enable the placement of "mini-gardens" around the campus that will allow members of the campus community to learn about and practice high-yield low-impact gardening, and will be used to educate students on sustainable agriculture topics and become a living laboratory. Stay tuned for updates on this project.
Check out Blue Ridge's Workforce Development Website to see what's new with their workforce development and green jobs training programs.
Contact: Patty Lotts, Coordinator of Professional Development and Small Business Outreach, lottsp@nwf.org; David Wiggins, Workforce Services Program Manager, wigginsd@nwf.org
Germanna Community College: Germanna Community College received a Greenforce® Initiative innovation grant award to design a program to train students to be guides for their new green building and provide an opportunity for engineering students, specifically, to learn from the architects and builders as construction is in progress. Germanna opened their new green, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver building in May 2012. The new science & engineering building, located at Germanna's Fredericksburg campus, features low maintenance landscaping, a vegetative roof, a rainwater harvesting system, integrated shading and daylight sensors, a wind turbine, laboratory exhausts using an energy recovery system, low-flow fixtures, and much more. On opening day, several student guides were available to give tours to show the green features of the building. The students will be available to give tours to fellow students, faculty, staff and community members during the fall and spring semesters. The three story, 52,000 square foot building provides laboratories, instructional resources, student services and more to Germanna's campus community and the broader Fredericksburg community.
Check out Germanna Community College's Workforce Development Website to see what's new with their workforce development and green jobs training programs.
Contact: Denise Guest, Dean, Professional & Technical Studies, dguest@germanna.edu
Rappahannock Community College: Rappahannock Community College (RCC) received a Greenforce® Initiative innovation grant award to host a Regional Green Vendor Fair in the spring of 2012. The Green Vendor Fair took place on April 19, 2012, in partnership with the Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce. More than 15 green vendors attended highlighting their environmentally friendly products and services. Employers (vendors) present included Dominion Power, Philips Energy, Green Planters, Gloucester Toyota, Lamb Exterminating, Rapphannock Community College, and more. Awareness of green products, initiatives and technologies is a critical need for local businesses, homeowners and citizens near RCC. The fair provided information about green career pathways in the region and provided access to green technology initiatives to lower-skilled adults in a non-threatening, open environment.
Check out Rappahannock Community College's Website to see what's new with their workforce development and green jobs training programs.
Contact: Jason Perry, Vice President, Workforce and Community Development, jperry@rappahannock.edu
Thomas Nelson Community College: Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) received a Greenforce® Initiative innovation grant to create a small-scale solar demonstration to show affordable and practical ways to collect, store and use solar energy. TNCC installed two solar panels to two motorcycle storage containers (a part of the campus's motorcycle safety courses) that are located adjacent to a campus parking lot. The panels provide energy for lights inside the containers, motorcycle battery chargers, and ventilation for the container. The Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design (CADD) students designed the structure and Engineering Technology students conducted research on peak load, calculating battery storage capacity, orientation and placement, and the installing and wiring to batteries.
Check out Thomas Nelson Community College's Workforce Development Website to see what's new with their workforce development and green jobs training programs. Also take a look at the Sustainability Task Force Website to see their current and future sustainability initiatives.
Contact: Carmen Burrows, Associate Vice President, Workforce Training, burrowsc@tncc.edu
Take a visual tour of our innovation grant projects in action.
Germanna Community College's New LEED Silver Science & Engineering Building, May 24, 2012
Rappahannock Community College Hosts Green Vendor Fair in Gloucester, VA, May 10, 2012
Virginia Community College's are going green, December 16, 2011
National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology Staff Tour New Green Building at Germanna Community College, November 21, 2011
Going Green in the Valley, May 5, 2011
Dispatches from VA Greenforce Summit: Former DNC Chair McAuliffe Drives Home 'No One Size Fits All' Message, February 16, 2011
Dispatches from VA Greenforce Summit: Job Figures Show Training Needs, February 16, 2011
Webinar: Greenforce in Virginia featuring green jobs training at three community colleges—November 18, 2010, Campuses highlighted: Dabney S. Lancaster, Germanna and Rappahannock Community Colleges
Virginia Greenforce Summit—February 16, 2011
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation: Grant programs for land and water conservation & recreational trails.
Virginia Environmental Endowment: Improves the quality of the environment by using its capital to encourage all sectors to work together to prevent pollution, conserve natural resources, and promote environmental literacy.
Campus Greening & Workforce Development at Blue Ridge Community College, David Wiggins, BRCC (PPT)
Clean energy solutions in Virginia, National Wildlife Federation
Connecting Campus Greening Projects at Northern Virginia Community College, J. Fabian and G. Prag, NoVA CC (PPT)
Environmental Protection Agency Region 3—Mid-Atlantic: features key issues for region
Global warming impacts in Virginia, National Wildlife Federation
Green Jobs, Education & Training in the Mid-Atlantic Region, Akua Gyabaah, ICF International (PPT)
Public Policy & The Green Workforce in Virginia, Nathan Lott, Virginia Conservation Network (PPT)
Teaching Green at Germanna Community College, Peter Trozze, Clark Nexsen Architecture & Engineering (PPT)
The Green Equation in Virginia, Shelby Robinson, Virginia Employment Commission (PPT)
Virginia Conservaton Network- features a list of Virginia natural resource agencies and programs
Virginia Greenforce Summit Summary, February 16, 2011
Virginia Long-term Occupational Projections 2008—2018, Tim Kestner, Virginia Employment Commission
Virginia Employment Commission Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 1990-2009, Tim Kestner
Virginia's Workforce System and Green Jobs Looking Forward, Huey Battle, NoVA WIB (PPT)
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TACOMA LITTLE THEATRE PRESENTS OF MICE AND MEN
December 19, 2016 by NWFacts Leave a Comment
Tacoma Little Theatre begins 2017 with John Steinbeck’s classic tale, OF MICE AND MEN, brought to life through the direction of Niclas Olson.
Two drifters, George and his friend Lennie, with delusions of living off the “fat of the land,” have just arrived at a ranch to work for enough money to buy their own place. Lennie is a man-child, a little boy in the body of a dangerously powerful man. It’s Lennie’s obsessions with things soft and cuddly that have made George cautious about who the gentle giant, with his brute strength, associates with. His promise to allow Lennie to “tend to the rabbits” on their future land keeps Lennie calm, amidst distractions, as the overgrown child needs constant reassurance. But when a ranch boss’ promiscuous wife is found dead in the barn with a broken neck, it’s obvious that Lennie, albeit accidentally, killed her. George, now worried about his own safety, knows exactly where Lennie has gone to hide, and he meets him there. Realizing they can’t run away anymore, George is faced with a moral question: How should he deal with Lennie before the ranchers find him and take matters into their own hands?
This production features: Mason Quinn (George), Chris James (Lennie), Roger Iverson (Candy), Derek Mesford (Curley), Eric Cuestas-Thompson (Boss), Jacob Tice (Slim), Alex Gust (Whit) Alex Koerger (Carlson), and Maggie Parobek (Curley’s Wife).
OF MICE AND MEN will run Friday, January 20-February 5, 2017. Friday and Saturday showings are at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. This show is recommended for ages 13 and up.
Tickets are $24.00 (Adults). $22.00 (Seniors 60+/Students/Military), and $20.00 (Children 12 and under). Tickets may be purchased online at www.tacomalittletheatre.com, or by calling our Box Office at (253) 272-2281. Group rates are available for 10 or more, and special FLEX passes for 6 are only $130.00.
There will be a special “Pay What You Can” performance on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Tickets for that performance will be available beginning Wednesday, January 25, 2017 in person or over the phone.
Filed Under: Arts, Entertainment, Events, Theatre
Tacoma area man sentenced for 2013 drug cartel murder
William Alvarez Calo, 30, was sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison for the murder of Jamie Diaz-Solis. Last month, Alvarez Calo was found guilty of murder in the first degree, burglary in the first degree and attempted robbery in the first degree.“Our streets are safer with this defendant in prison,” said Prosecutor Mark Lindquist. “Good work on a big case by deputy prosecutors Maureen Goodman and Doug Hill.”
On November 12, 2012, police responded to a report of shots fired at the Greenwood Apartments in Lakewood. When officers arrived, they found the body of Jamie Diaz-Solis lying at the bottom of the stairs outside his apartment. Police found almost 38 pounds of methamphetamine and heroin and $37,000.00 in cash in or around the crime scene.
Investigators learned that Diaz-Solis and his roommate, Juan Hidalgo-Mendoza, were part of a major Mexican drug cartel.
Hidalgo-Mendoza told police he was in his bedroom when he heard a male’s voice and then heard a gunshot. He said he then jumped out of a window to avoid being shot. He returned to the apartment after the assailants had left and dragged out the body of Diaz-Solis.
In February, 2013, investigators contacted Alvarez Calo who confessed he had arranged for three men to kill Hidalgo-Mendoza. Apparently, Alvarez Calo thought he could climb the ladder of the distribution chain by arranging the murder of Hidalgo-Mendoza, a higher-up, and blaming the murder on another higher-up. The plan went awry when the wrong person, Mr. Diaz-Stolis, was shot and killed by Robinson. In July, co-defendant Mazzar Robinson, 41, was found guilty of murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder, burglary, attempted robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. Co-defendant Michael Rowland, 32, was found guilty of murder in the first degree, burglary and attempted robbery.
Filed Under: Community, Community News, Featured Stories, News, Northwest, Politics
Seeking AmeriCorps Vista Member to Support Mayor Murray’s Find It, Fix It Walks
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods seeks an AmeriCorps VISTA member for a one-year opportunity to support Mayor Ed Murray’s , a high-impact service strategy where the Mayor engages community members in revitalizing their neighborhoods. Through City Hall AmeriCorps VISTA Program Grant, the AmeriCorps VISTA Member will focus on using the Find It, Fix It Community Walk planning and outreach to increase participation in city-based volunteer programs.
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods seeks an AmeriCorps VISTA member for a one-year opportunity to support Mayor Ed Murray’s Find It, Fix It Community Walks, a high-impact service strategy where the Mayor engages community members in revitalizing their neighborhoods. Through Cities of Service City Hall AmeriCorps VISTA Program Grant, the AmeriCorps VISTA Member will focus on using the Find It, Fix It Community Walk planning and outreach to increase participation in city-based volunteer programs.
This VISTA Member will design strategies to recruit volunteers, lead community outreach efforts in neighborhoods selected for the Community Walks, handle promotion and publicity, and develop impact metrics and outcome measurements for the walks.
Program Start/End Date: January 30, 2017 – January 29, 2018
Applications Should Include:
Cover letter explaining your interest in service and in Mayor Murray’s Find It, Fix It Community Walk program
References (at least two – one professional and one personal)
E-mail your application to: Jeanne.murphy@seattle.gov. The application deadline isMonday, January 9, 2017.
Prior to submitting an application, please fully review the AmeriCorps VISTA positionduties, qualifications, and benefits HERE, along with the job description. To learn more about Find It, Fix It Community Walks, visit seattle.gov/finditfixit
Filed Under: Community, Community News
Uncle Ike’s and Solstice partner with Low Income Housing Institute On High-Minded Stocking Stuffer Proceeds from Cannabis Packs Will Build Tiny Houses for the Homeless
There’s no shelter that hides us from the homelessness in Seattle. Over the past year, the One Night Count was roughly 3,000 men, women and children. It’s real, and it takes the whole of us to fix. Solstice and Uncle Ike’s have proudly partnered with LIHI (Low Income Housing Institute) to create a special Tiny House cannabis pre-roll pack, sold exclusively at Uncle Ike’s 23rd & Union and Capitol Hill locations. A portion of proceeds will go directly to the Tiny House program, aimed at providing critically needed shelter to Seattle’s homeless families and individuals.
LIHI Executive Director Sharon Lee said, “We think the Tiny House cannabis packs would make a great stocking stuffer or holiday gift. While it’s a little bit of an unusual fundraiser, funds for shelter will help address a deadly serious problem: 91 homeless men and women died on the streets last year. Safe and secure Tiny Houses would have prevented some of those deaths.”
Tiny Houses. Big Future.
About LIHI’s Tiny House Villages:
LIHI’s Tiny House initiative is a crisis response to growing homelessness in Seattle. Tiny House Villages get homeless people off the streets fast and into a safe environment where they can take a breath and get their lives back together. A warm, enclosed Tiny House is a significant life quality improvement over a tent below an underpass. In the past year LIHI opened three Tiny House Villages and will be opening more in the coming year. Our Tiny House Villages house families, couples, singles, and people with pets. We provide case managers at all sites to help residents find jobs and permanent housing. We are utilizing vacant land and partnering with many wonderful carpentry apprenticeship programs to build the houses. Hundreds of volunteers have helped us set up the villages. The cost of a Tiny House is less than $2,500.
To learn more: www.LIHI.org/tiny-houses
Filed Under: Community, Community News, News, Northwest
Executive launches the first Best Starts for Kids strategy, preventing youth and families from becoming homeless
Executive Constantine launched the first strategy funded by Best Starts for Kids, an initiative that will prevent youth and families from becoming homeless. He also announced $41 million in funding to increase the inventory for affordable housing, including housing located near major transit centers.
King County Executive Dow Constantine today launched the first strategy funded by Best Starts for Kids, an initiative that will prevent youth and families from becoming homeless.
The initiative will help families that are on the verge of being homeless by addressing their specific needs, such as clothes for a job interview or help with the first month’s rent. The individualized approach is based on a highly successful pilot project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
“We are ready to deliver on the commitment I made to the people of King County that we will help put every child and youth in our region on a path toward lifelong success,” said Executive Constantine. “The very first prevention strategy funded by Best Starts for Kids will ensure that more children and families have a safe, healthy and warm place to live, following through on our promise to invest in what works.”
He also announced $41 million in funding that will increase the inventory of affordable housing, including transit-oriented development. Many units will be reserved for military veterans who are homeless, people who suffer mental illness and people who have disabilities.
A successful model that focuses on the individual needs of families
The Youth and Family Homelessness Prevention Initiative is the first strategy funded by Best Starts for Kids, a six-year levy that will generate nearly $400 million for initiatives that promote healthier, more resilient children, youth and communities. It includes $19 million to prevent homelessness, starting now with $4 million awarded to 27 community-based nonprofit organizations that successfully competed for levy funds.
In the pilot project that the initiative is modeled after, 96 percent of participants still had housing 18 months after they entered the program.
Unlike the traditional approach that provides a limited number of options that may or may not be helpful, this initiative starts with case managers asking, “What is it you need to avoid becoming homeless?”
One example from the pilot project was a woman who moved to King County from Russia who was an experienced seamstress. By helping her purchase a sewing machine, the program helped her earn a higher income so she could continue to pay for her family’s rent.
Preventing homelessness is less expensive than providing emergency shelter. It also prevents children from experiencing the trauma of homelessness, which can negatively impact brain development.
Increasing the inventory of affordable housing located near transit centers
The $41 million in funding that Executive Constantine announced will expand access to affordable housing, increase the inventory of affordable housing near transit centers, and provide services to help more people succeed once they have a place to live.
It’s part of an $87 million package approved this summer by the County Council that ensures affordable housing can be built throughout the county.
The package includes $14.2 million to build 549 units of affordable housing located near major transit centers throughout King County, creating high-density, mixed-income neighborhoods. By borrowing against future revenue generated by hotel and motel taxes, King County will increase the amount of affordable housing located within a 10-minute walk of major King County Metro Transit and Sound Transit stations before property values increase.
He announced $12.1 million to build 279 units affordable housing in Renton, Bellevue, Seattle, Auburn and Tukwila. Some of the units will be set aside for military veterans who are homeless, people who are transitioning from institutional or hospital settings, and people who have developmental disabilities.
A total of $10.2 million will provide services that help people transition to safe, affordable housing and succeed once they have a place to live. That includes rental assistance and housing with on-site behavioral health and other support services. The announcement also includes new and renewed funding for homeless shelter, transitional housing and rapid rehousing.
Filed Under: Community, Community News, News, Northwest, Politics
In Loving Memory of Myron L. Roberts
Myron L. Roberts
Sunrise: July 20, 1982 –
Sunset: December 1, 2016
Funeral service will be held at Holy Grounds Community Church on 3425 MLK So., Seattle WA. 98144 on December 16, 2016, at 11:00 AM. Viewing held at Dayspring & Fitch, 5503 Rainier Avenue So. Seattle WA. 98118, at 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on December 15, 2016.
Officiating by Pastor Eric Jenkins.
Filed Under: Obituaries
In Loving Memory of Gloria Jean Martindale
In Loving Memory of our Beloved
Gloria Jean Martindale
Sunrise: August 20 1955 –
Viewing/services will be held
Friday December 16, 2016 at 10 AM,
Funeral Services and Viewing will be held at Spiritual Blessings Christian Church/ Columbia Lakewood Community Church,
5005 S. Ferdinand St. Seattle, WA 98118.
Arrangement entrusted to
MB Daniel Mortuary Services MBDaniels.com
In Loving Memory Of Tina Marie Massey
Sunrise: 02-26-1964 Sunset: 12-7-2016
Tina leaves behind her Son Steven White (Wife) Jessica White, grandson Jacob White, brother Frederick White and a host of Nieces and Nephews all of whom she loved so dearly.
The hardest thing is the last good bye , especially if you didn’t know it really was the last one!
Saturday December 17, 2016 11am
The Comfort Suites Hotel
7200 Fun Center Way, Tukwila, WA 98188
Please contact 206-551-4058 with
any questions.
In Loving Memory Of Valerie Jean Bennett-Stewart
Valerie was born in Baton Rouge, LA. to Laura Shaffer and Clarence Bennett, Sr. She leaves to cherish her memory her two daughters: Kena L. Bennett and Trena Y. Bennett; Father: Clarence Bennett, Sr. and friend, Janet; four brothers: Clarence Bennett, Jr., Anthony, Darryl and friend, Jeanice, Joshua Sargent; Aunts: Mary Ferguson, Betty Wheeler, Juanita (Leroy) Ledoux, Judy (Larry) Hudson; Granddaughters: Ty’Quencia, Trena E., Shyeta Bennett and Otiana Golden, Great-Grandsons Ja’Var P. Bennett and Quenci Bennett (on the way any minute), Nephews: Jeremy and Nicholas Higgins, Rev. Anttimo Bennett,; Great-Niece Trayangelic Pleasant, and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins in Baton Rouge, LA.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Laura Shaffer, Brothers Alfred and Tony Huey. Memorial services will be held at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 124 21st Ave. Seattle, WA 98122, Friday, December 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM
The Richest Person
By Gwyn “Sepia” Baker
Gwyn “Sepia” Baker
What does it mean to be rich or wealthy? Both words hold a heavy weight in most societies. I was reading an old letter from my late friend Glen Heathcote who always signed off with “you are rich and wonderful- live for today”. That was on 12/21/89 and it’s so true. We can look at the treasury of our rich experiences or the wealth of our possibilities! Glen owned Stoneway Building and Supply amongst the many businesses he started. His eyes glistened when he talked about his family, his travels and new ideas. He always carried chocolate gold coins to give away. I have taken many of his life lifts to lift me to higher levels of rich living. So let me tell you. You are Rich and Wonderful! Live the richest and most magnificent life possible from this moment forward. Shift your emotions to wealth status and make daily deposits by passing out joy, a smile, a kind gesture or compliment to someone. Practice the sweet life and circulate what is good and beautiful. Think on good things and all your riches will manifest as long as you hold on to the possibilities. I wish for you a rich and warm holiday and the best for your health!
Live for today!
~Sepia
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Prohibitions Now Enforced at Four Catskill Destinations
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the adoption of new regulations designed to improve public safety and enhance the user experience at Kaaterskill Falls and three nearby areas that have experienced a substantial increase in public use in recent years.
The new regulations complement previously announced safety and accessibility improvements at Kaaterskill Falls. The newly adopted regulations impact all or parts of four areas; the Kaaterskill Falls Riparian Area (in the town of Hunter, Greene County), the Kaaterskill Clove Riparian Corridor (in the towns of Hunter and Catskill, Greene County), the Platte Clove Riparian Corridor (in the town of Hunter, Greene County, and the town of Saugerties, Ulster County), and the Colgate Lake Wild Forest Area (in the town of Jewett, Greene County).
At all four areas, the new regulations:
ban all camp fires and portable stoves (except when camping at designated campsites or otherwise camping in accordance with DEC regulations);
prohibit glass containers except for the storage of medicines;
ban the use of audio devices without the use of headphones/ear buds (except at designated camp sites or otherwise camping in accordance with DEC regulations, and not audible outside the immediate area of the campsite);
ban the possession of alcohol (except when transporting to, or camped at, designated camp sites or where otherwise camping in compliance with DEC regulations);
prohibit the public from entering restricted areas, as designated by signage.
At Kaaterskill Clove, Kaaterskill Falls and Colgate Lake Wild Forest, they:
prohibit the possession of portable generators, except at designated campsites or otherwise camping in accordance with DEC regulations (previous regulations already prohibit the possession of generators at Platte Clove).
At Kaaterskill Falls, they:
prohibit the public from going within six feet of cliff edges, except on marked trails, and prohibit the public from entering the water within 150 feet upstream of the falls.
At Kaaterskill Clove and Platte Clove:
the public are not allowed in one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, except for those camping in accordance with DEC regulations or licensed hunters, anglers and trappers.
In addition, at Kaaterskill Falls, the newly adopted regulations prohibit the public from going within six feet of cliff edges, except on marked trails, and prohibit the public from entering the water within 150 feet upstream of the falls.
The regulations also prohibit the possession of portable generators within the Kaaterskill Clove Riparian Corridor, the Kaaterskill Falls Riparian Area, and the Colgate Lake Wild Forest Area, except at designated campsites or where otherwise camped in compliance with DEC regulations.
Under the new regulations, the public are not allowed in the Kaaterskill Clove or Platte Clove Riparian Corridors between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise except for those camping in accordance with DEC regulations, hikers or licensed hunters, anglers, and trappers.
Read the full press release in our News Center.
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RISE candidate debate fosters discussion over inequity, racism in local communities
The social justice organization held the debate for General Assembly candidates.
RISE candidate debate fosters discussion over inequity, racism in local communities The social justice organization held the debate for General Assembly candidates. Check out this story on newsleader.com: https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/2019/09/20/general-assembly-candidates-discuss-issues-rise-debate-election-waynesboro/2385563001/
Claire Mitzel, Staunton News Leader Published 8:06 p.m. ET Sept. 20, 2019 | Updated 9:26 p.m. ET Sept. 20, 2019
Annette Hyde (second from left) answers a question at the RISE debate as other General Assembly candidates (from left) Sen. Emmett Hanger, Jennifer Kitchen and Jennifer Lewis look on. (Photo: Claire Mitzel/The News Leader)
WAYNESBORO — When candidates answered "the questions they wanted to be asked" instead of the questions actually asked during Friday night's RISE debate, RISE co-founder Sharon Fitz quickly got them back on track
Local General Assembly candidates faced off in the debate at Waynesboro High School with questions centered around issues that affect communities of color.
RISE, which held the debate, is a social justice group that aims to give voices to the black community. This was its second annual debate.
"No one deals with the black and brown communities and the issues that serve us," RISE co-founder Chanda McGuffin said.
The following candidates attended: Sen. Emmett Hanger (R) and Annette Hyde (D) for the 24th Senate District; Jennifer Lewis (D) for the 20th House District; and Jennifer Kitchen (D) and Janice Allen (I) for the 25th House District. Hanger was the only incumbent. Allen left halfway through the debate.
Lewis' opponent, Republican John Avoli, and Kitchen and Allen's opponent, Republican Chris Runion, did not attend. McGuffin said Avoli canceled to go to a football game and that they were expecting Runion, but he didn't show up.
McGuffin said RISE spent more than six months preparing for the debate. In order to keep the debate "as authentic as possible," she said no one received questions in advance.
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Questions ranged from asking candidates about systemic racism to what "black lives matter" meant to them.
"We need to do more in order to address those inequalities in the system," Hyde said.
Quality of life won't improve until better candidates are elected, Lewis said.
"I'm sick of going to the voting polls and having to vote for the lesser of two evils," she said.
Hanger said some white people were upset that Barack Obama was elected president simply because Obama was black. That highlighted racism's presence in the nation, Hanger said, but it's not a new problem.
"I am upset, really, at what we are seeing in society," Hanger said. "But I think it's always been there."
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The last question of the night asked candidates if they ever wore blackface and what their opinions were on Gov. Ralph Northam's blackface scandal.
All candidates said they never wore blackface.
"I would not associate myself — I think it's repugnant," Hanger said. He said he is still unclear about the pictures Northam addressed.
Kitchen, Hyde and Lewis said they thought Northam should have resigned.
One question touched on how to remove discriminatory practices in education.
Kitchen said she felt it was important to engage in programs that educate students about different communities. Hyde echoed the response, saying she felt it was important for students to learn more about black history to see "what it has taken for African Americans to reach this point."
Electing people of color into office is key to ultimately removing prejudicial and racist practices, Lewis said.
Candidates also named the type of health care they support:
Hyde said she endorses a public option for health care and wants Medicare for All. Kitchen also supports Medicare for All and wants people to have the ability to buy into a public option at the state level.
Lewis agreed with the other Democratic candidates and added she wants mental health and addiction services expanded.
Hanger, the sole Republican on stage, said he's worked in the General Assembly on improving health care delivery and transparency.
"In health care, free market doesn't work unless you're willing to let people die," he said.
During introductory statements, Lewis noted Avoli's absence and questioned why he didn't have the time to attend. She said she spent the summer going door-to-door meeting voters all over the district.
"I hugged voters and cried with them as they shared their very personal stories," she said. "That's the kind of representative you'll get with me."
An audience question asked candidates where they stood in the Augusta County Sheriff's race, citing The News Leader's reporting about an attack ad and video against Sheriff Donald Smith and Smith's involvement as a witness in a friend's 2015 Harrisonburg case.
Kitchen said she may write in a candidate because she was unsure of what either candidate stood for with the "nastiness that has come out."
The other candidates don't live in Augusta County, so they declined to answer. At the end of the debate, McGuffin said she wants her elected officials to have an opinion even if they didn't live in the county because it's something that affects everyone, she said.
Hyde, Lewis and Kitchen said they support medical and recreational marijuana legalization. Hanger said he remains opposed to recreational legalization but noted that he supported medical cannabis oil.
Several candidates for other local offices also addressed the crowd during a short break. Republican Wayne District supervisor candidate Scott Seaton and Independent circuit clerk of court candidate Tracy Pyles spoke, telling candidates a bit about themselves.
24th House District candidate Christian Worth couldn't attend due to unforeseen circumstances, so her campaign manager read her prepared remarks.
"Until we have candidates running who reflect the diversity of their communities, our political conversations will be lacking," the statement read.
More: Mark your calendars: Voter registration deadlines approaching
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Please share questions, comments and stories ideas. Contact me at cmitzel@newsleader.com, 255-9980 or on Twitter @c_mitzel.
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UCI Rejoins UCSA on Conditional Basis
October 13, 2015 Ryan Toves
The ASUCI Office of the Executive Vice President (EVP) has decided to rejoin the University of California Students Association (UCSA) after withdrawing its membership last February.
Reasons for leaving UCSA included the body’s failure to oppose UC President Janet Napolitano’s appointment despite undocumented students’ concerns over mass deportations levied during her tenure as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.
Additional grievances include insufficient support for students of color highlighted by the organization’s refusal to allocate needed funds to UCSA’s Students of Color Conference, dismissal of UC workers’ outreach attempts for halting tuition hikes in 2012 and the overrepresentation of graduate students within the association.
In an attempt to salvage ties with UC Irvine, UCSA has implemented more rigorous mandatory cultural competency training for its board members, and has sent several officials to address ASUCI’s concerns in person and on campus.
In response, ASUCI’s EVP Office — which oversees UC Irvine’s relations with UCSA — has moved to rejoin the association for the 2015-2016 academic year on a conditional basis.
UC Irvine does not have to pay the $28,800 membership fee for the upcoming year, and UC Irvine is under no obligation to continue its membership if it deems UCSA has not adequately addressed the aforementioned concerns.
Because no student fees are being reallocated, a vote from ASUCI’s Legislative Council is not required to reinstate membership.
“ASUCI is definitely going into UCSA this year being both cognizant of why we have dropped, and also being optimistic of what role UC Irvine can play within the organization,” said Executive Vice President Kristine Jermakian on her office’s decision to rejoin UCSA.
A particular issue that will largely impact UCI’s future membership with UCSA is Senate Bill 376 (SB376), which would guarantee that workers employed by private university contractors receive the same pay and benefits as university employees doing similar work.
According to Jermakian, there are concerns about the impact of SB376 on tuition costs, and UCSA’s board has thus far maintained a neutral stance on the bill in spite of UC Irvine’s protests.
“UC workers have been a huge contribution to our experience on this campus. One of the reasons why we were able to go into that tuition freeze in 2012 was because UC workers — and specifically AFSCME 3299 — were standing behind students. They’ve been a great source of solidarity, and we would hope that UCSA continues to realize that when there are issues happening within the UC worker community, that students do need to take a stance on this,” said Jermakian.
Another concern within the EVP is UCSA’s new proposed funding model, SAGE. SAGE will fund UCSA via a statewide student fee tacked on to all other fees currently paid by students.
Jermakian encourages students to ask questions and educate themselves as much as possible regarding how their fees are used, and how they can take action if their needs are not being addressed.
According to Jermakian, UCSA’s choices in the coming year will likely have a long lasting impact on UCI’s future within the organization.
ASUCI Legislative Council meetings are held in Woods Cove B/C on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 pm and are open to the public.
Correction to Print Issue, 10/13/15: The Office of the Executive Vice President (EVP) made the decision to rejoin UCSA, not the ASUCI Legislative Council. (Credit: Staff Writer Ryan Toves)
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Re: The NSM Ultimate Ranking Topic
Quote from: LeviR.star on August 05, 2018, 04:38:36 AM
Now watch Cars 3
Challenge accepted.
I updated my Pixar Rankings with Cars 3.
And the moral of the story: Quit while you're a head.
Nornova Dex
NSM Sprite Thread
Story Thread
Splatoon Inkling
Termina Tango
Cars 3 is really good!
"There are no bad pixar films"
What’s a more pointless list of rankings than 42 soundtracks from a single franchise that has very few active fans on NSM being ranked in 5 separate parts across two posts due to the character limit because I’m bored?
Actually I’m sure there’s several, but this one still feels pretty pointless. LESZGO!!
I’m…pretty obsessed with the Mega Man franchise, to say the least. I actually totally forgot I was super into it as a kid until something caused me to rediscover it not long after joining NSM (I must’ve been 14 or 15?). That was a hell of a nostalgia trip, lemme tell ya, and I can attribute a big chunk of the nostalgia rush to the music. Ever since then I’ve only become more obsessed with the franchise and its music, and now my iTunes playlist has 42 Mega Man soundtracks in it and virtually every song has been listened to at least, uh…on average probably 2 times, but that’s very unevenly spread. And then I bought the Legacy Collection pack on Switch and then Mega Man 11 came out and then Capcom decided to make Legacy Collections for the X and Zero/ZX serieses I thought, hey, this franchise is pretty underrated past the mid-90’s, so why not shed some light on some of the absolute musical gems throughout the whole series? So here we are.
A couple of notes:
- I haven’t touched the Legends series at all, so that’s 2 (and a half? Does Tron Bonne’s solo adventure count?) soundtracks completely missing that I have no experience with at all. Truth be told, I’m not sure where to find a good, complete, and clearly-titled playlist for either game.
- Most spinoffs are missing as well. The ones I have included are just there because I happen to have them on hand. If there are any spinoff soundtracks you highly recommend, I’d love to know! (I’ll quickly mention Rockman.EXE 4.5 because I love that it remixes the Classic stage themes for its NetNavi themes, but it’s a pretty underwhelming OST regardless.)
- This is pretty much 5 separate lists, because 1 top 40 is much harder than 5 top 8’s (approximately). I’ve separated the soundtracks into: Classic, Gameboy, X, Zero & ZX, and Battle Network & Star Force. ZX and Star Force don’t have enough individual titles to justify individual lists, and they’re very closely tied to Zero and Battle Network respectively in both gameplay and composition (they both share composers with their previous series).
- For each soundtrack, I’ve listed up to 7 standout tracks, bolding ones that are especially good. At the end of each game I’ll pick my absolute favorite to embed a YouTube video for. If by some crazy chance you actually decide to go through this and want an idea of a soundtrack, the one YouTube vid should be an easy way to get an idea.
- Okay really this is just me geeking out. #SorryNotSorry.
…okay, time to do the stupid.
Dudeman’s Pointless Mega Man OST Rankings of Pointlessness
Mega Man Classic
Featuring 12 titles (1 - 11, Mega Man & Bass)
Release Year: 1987 (NES)
Composer: Manami Matsumae
I mean, we all have to start somewhere, right? Even without being terribly familiar with the franchise, you could probably guess that the very first outing on NES wouldn’t be hitting the top of the charts. Now, lemme preface this chunk of the list by saying that there really aren’t any bad Classic soundtracks, and honestly everything past, oh, number 8 could be swapped around a bit depending on my mood on any given day. But the original Mega Man game is the closest to the "yeah this isn’t that great" line and almost strays over it. The music has this vaguely warbly sound to it and the compositions are simple, repetitive, and sometimes just kinda boring. It’s not worth ignoring, though!
Standout Tracks
- Fire Man Stage
- Elec Man Stage
- Ending
Cut Man Stage
Composer: Minae Fujii
I really don’t know what it is about Mega Man 4, but it’s just never really grabbed me in any way. The boss lineup and stage design are pretty meh imo, and the music somehow got infected with that too. It’s never struck me as particularly memorable, and some tracks are suspiciously derivative of earlier Mega Man tracks (notable example: the opening measure to Bright Man Stage is virtually identical to Fire Man Stage from MM1). Also the boss theme is so bad. Also also kudos to Mega Man 4 for having a password theme that scared me when I was young. (The freaking password theme made me scared of the completely harmless password screen. How do you do that?!) That said, this one has some diamonds in the rough, and this is definitely the last "iffy" soundtrack in this Classic list.
- Pharaoh Man Stage
- Skull Man Stage
- Dr. Cossack Stage 1
- Dr. Wily Stage 2
Dr. Cossack Stage 2
Release Year: 1996 (PSX), 1997 (Saturn)
Composer: Shuusaku Uchiyama
Mega Man 8 is an oddball, to say the least. It’s the only Classic title to not appear on a Nintendo console during its initial release, being released simultaneously on the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. It’s also got voice acting and full-motion video, which you’ve probably experienced if you’ve spent any amount of time in the YTP section of the internet (Dr. Light’s infamous Elmer Fudd voice is quite popular, culminating in the even more infamous "Dogtah Wahwee" that if you haven’t seen, please go watch). The soundtrack is strangely synth-y and experimental, and pretty far removed from the rest of the Mega Man genre. I was tempted to put this at the bottom, but compositionally this soundtrack really isn't that bad. It’s just…different. Notably, Tengu Man’s stage theme is completely different between the PlayStation and Saturn versions, while everything else just has minor instrument adjustments between consoles.
- Opening (the overseas version, though I’ve heard good things about ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION)
- Stage Select
- Grenade Man Stage
- Astro Man Stage
- Aqua Man Stage
- Wily Stage 1
Intro Stage
Mega Man & Bass
Release Year: 1998 (SFC), 2002 (GBA)
Composers: Akari Kaida, Toshihiko Horiyama, Naoshi Mizuta
Originally released exclusively in Japan on the Super Famicom as Rockman & Forte and released overseas much later on the GBA, your opinion of Mega Man & Bass’s soundtrack may vary greatly depending on if you’re listening to the original, crisp, chill SFC soundtrack or the gritty, edgy, slightly-bitcrushed GBA rerelease. I personally have the most nostalgia and familiarity with the GBA version, but objectively I’d say the SFC is a better listen, even if it won’t hit you as hard. Also, keep an eye out for Kaida and Horiyama; you might be seeing them again in higher spots.
- The Robot Museum (Opening Stage)
- Dynamo Man Stage
- Ground Man Stage
- Boss Battle
- Game Over (I remember this track making me feel especially remorseful when I played MM&B as a kid.)
- CD Database
- King Stages
Cold Man Stage
This is the GBA version; you can look up the SFC version yourself.
Release Year: 2010 (WiiWare/PSN/XBLA)
Composers: Ryo Kawakami, Ippo Yamada (feat. almost every other Classic composer)
All right, this is the point where everything from here out is in a lot of flux. Generally these next five are interchangeable. Mega Man 10, aside from continuing the NES aesthetic that Mega Man 9 returned to, is notable for featuring a track from every Classic composer up to this point (excluding Takashi Tateishi, MM2’s composer), each of whom contributed one of the 8 main stage themes. That includes Mr. Uchiyama, MM8’s composer, and without telling you anything I’m 90% sure you could guess which one was his just by listening. On the whole, MM10’s soundtrack is quite good, but it does suffer from a slight lack of cohesion thanks to this musical fanservice and I don’t find it as memorable as the later entries in the list. Also, you’ll be seeing Yamada’s name quite a bit, much much later.
- Cybersheep’s Dream
- Solar Inferno
- Boss
- All three shop themes (Mega Man, Proto Man, and Bass)
- For You -BaneRoll’s Theme-
- No Turning Back
- Farewell to Ballade
Heart of Enker
Composers: Yu Shimoda, Ryo Kawakami, Hiroki Isogai
Mega Man 9 returned to the 8-bit style of the first six games and brought an 8-bit soundtrack right along with it. Strangely, the triangle wave (that is, the bass music channel) was mixed very low in the final soundtrack, making MM9 attack the ears more than its original hardware counterparts. The compositions at work here, however, are masterful, though I still get a few mixed up.
- Concrete Jungle
- Splash Blue
- Galaxy Fantasy
- Flash in the Dark
- Wily Machine
- Overdrive Scramble
We’re the Robots
Release Year: 2018 (Switch/PS4/XB1/PC)
Composer: Marika Suzuki
Behold, the latest and pretty-goodest entry to the beloved Classic franchise! I remember booting up the demo with Block Man’s stage in it, and the music immediately hooked me. Going through the whole thing now, it’s not quite as sensational as I’d really like it to be. The sound as a whole is really phenominal; I love the really bassy and wub-wubby feel to the synths that gives them kind of a rounder, fuller sound to complement the absolutely gorgeous visuals. Unfortunately, I don’t really find many of the tunes hummable. They sound great, but they definitely stay more in the background than sing into the foreground. Marika Suzuki did a wonderful job nonetheless, and this isn’t her first Mega Man rodeo! You’ll see her name again much later.
- Title
- Acid Man Stage
- Impact Man Stage
- Fuse Man Stage
- Dr. Wily Stage
- Dr. Wily Machine
Block Man Stage
Composer: Yasuaki Fujita
Strangely, every time I think of Mega Man 3’s soundtrack, I think very highly of it, but then when I go back and listen to it, I find myself underwhelmed. It’s odd; all the pieces are very good and there’s a hefty amount of iconic stuff in here. It’s hard for me to put my finger on what exactly keeps me from being gripped by these; if anything, I suppose a lot of the tracks on display here don’t seem to go anywhere after a strong start, which is always a hype-killer for me. But the good bits here? Extremely good.
- Pass Word
- Magnet Man Stage
- Gemini Man Stage
- Shadow Man Stage
- Ending (Mega Man really tends to know how to do its ending themes. Strange trend.)
Dr. Wily Stage 2
Easily one of the best final stage themes, period.
Composer: Takashi Tateishi
Part of me feels filthy for putting Mega Man 2’s famous, iconic, well-beloved soundtrack at number 4, but there’s a reason that 8-Bit Music Theory did a video entitled "How To Write A Song From The Mega Man 2 Soundtrack": it’s pretty formulaic. Functional and iconic? Yes. Hummable? Damn straight. Predictable? Unless it’s Crash Man Stage, yup. Catch me some other day and I’d probably put it higher. But it’s still amazing and good and I probably don’t even need to show you these tracks, you’ve probably heard most of them already.
- Opening & Title
- Air Man Stage
- Crash Man Stage
- Flash Man Stage
- nice. >:]
you already know what it is
Release Year: 1995 (SNES)
Composers: Toshihiko Horiyama, Makoto Tomozawa
"Blasphemy!" I hear you cry. "Mega Man 7 above 2?? What is this bullcrap?!" Well, hear me out: with the jump to 8 sound channels with custom soundfonts on the SNES, MM7’s compositions have a depth, nuance, and layering to them completely unrivaled by the NES before it. So why #3? I don’t think its melodies quite live up to the next two for pure awesomeness. But damn, MM7 is an underrated gem. It’s my favorite of the Classic titles, by the way, and that’s coming off of just finishing all of them within a couple weeks of each other.
Oh yeah, also? If you hold B while entering Shade Man’s stage, the music turns into an original arrangement of Ghosts ’N Goblins. And it’s badass.
- Iceberg Area
- Medical Science Lab
- Horror Fortress
- Turtle’s Realm
- Walk the Invisible
- Wily Machine #7 Battle
- A Hero Returns
Forgotten Factory
Composer: Yuko Takehara
So, Mega Man 6 has a special place in my heart. When I was young (9 or 10, probably?) I was first introduced to the concept of emulation by way of a little website called vnes.com, a browser-based NES emulator. Something compelled me to check out the six Mega Man titles available, and don’t ask me why, but I stuck to 6 specifically, and it’s always been a little piece of nostalgia for me. Heck, one of the first things I ever arranged here on NSM was the entirety of MM6’s soundtrack (minus what had already been done). Going back these days, the game is actually pretty easy and the soundtrack has lost a tad bit of its charm, but I’ve always loved the melodies, the variety, and the driving force at the core of MM6’s soundtrack.
- Flame Man Stage
- Knight Man Stage
- Tomahawk Man Stage
- Mr. X Stage
- Last Boss
Blizzard Man Stage
Composer: Mari Yamaguchi
Aw yeah baybee, Mega Man 5’s soundtrack is lit, fam.
Excuse me, let me try that again.
I am just in love with this soundtrack. Soaring melodies, driving basslines, counterpoint, harmony, modulation, such complexity in such primitive hardware. Mari Yamaguchi absolutely killed this one, I just love it to pieces. Virtually every piece in the soundtrack I could listen to on repeat and never get tired of (except Star Man. You know what you did). If you wanna hear some good Classic Mega Man musical action, I will point you here first.
And bonus points: Mari Yamaguchi composed my favorite main stage theme in MM10: Cybersheep’s Dream.
- Gravity Man Stage
- Wave Man Stage
- Charge Man Stage
- Dark Man Stage
If you recognize my avatar you know exactly what this is
Mega Man Gameboy
Featuring 5 titles (Dr. Wily’s Revenge, II - V)
This boi gets his own section because the Gameboy games are, uh…unique. And it felt a little unfair to throw them into the Classic section. (This one’s for you, Levi, I guess.)
Mega Man II
Release Year: 1991 (GB)
Composer: Kenji Yamazaki
In a top 42, this one is number 43. It’s bad. Please do not listen. Everything is an octave too high and the boss theme is oh god please make the bad man stop. It’s a shame, too, because there are a few interesting melodic ideas here, buried beneath dog-whistle frequencies and conflicting square channels. This pick is a formality; do yourself a favor and move on.
NONE OF THEM.
Air Man Stage
I could have put something more…representative of the whole soundtrack here. Be thankful I didn’t.
Mega Man V
Composer: Kouji Murata
Mega Man V’s soundtrack is functionally fine, but…it doesn’t matter how many times I listen to it, I can’t distinguish between the main stage themes. They’re all the same tempo and hardly do anything interesting melodically to distinguish themselves from each other (except Uranus and Venus, those are the only two I can identify). But there’s nothing wrong with the compositions themselves, and I still enjoy the soundtrack; I’m only disappointed that most of the tracks fail to establish a unique presence from each other.
- Prologue Part 2 - Theme of Terra
- Uranus Stage
- Space Rush Shooting Stage
- Final Stage - Wily Star
Ultimate Weapon: Sunstar
Mega Man III
Mega Man III and Mega Man IV’s soundtracks both feature robot master stage themes and boss themes ripped right out of the games those robots are sourced from, so for all intents and purposes, III and IV’s tracklists have 9 or 10 less tracks than advertised. What Mega Man III has is actually really good; the problem is that after that cut (and fanfares, and also stage select themes), it only leaves about 7 tracks total. Funnily enough, I get more enjoyment out of those 7 tracks than the multitude more that V has, so it ends up higher.
- Title Theme
- Got Weapon
- Ending Theme - Justice March
Final Stage - Wily Marine Fortress
Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge
Composer: Makoto Tomozawa
Unlike its younger brothers, Dr. Wily’s Revenge actually features remixes of its stage themes instead of just re-transcribing them note-for-note from the original NES. And when those stage themes are from the original Mega Man title, that’s an immediate improvement. And the original music it adds on top of that is pretty dang good too.
- Wily Castle Stage
- Ending Theme
Mega Man IV
The original music featured in IV is oddly foreboding and just a tad dark. It’s got a real nice feel to it with the Gameboy’s signature jagged flavor of 8-bit music and I love the work that went into the harmonies and voicing. This is easily the best of the Gameboy bunch and could rank up there alongside the other Classic titles too, honestly.
- Dr. Light’s Lab 1 - Instructions
- Stage Select 1 (and 2, by extension, as it’s just a key change)
- Final Stage - Wily Station
Wily Battle
Featuring 9 titles (X - X8, Command Mission)
Composer: Yuki Iwai
X2 as a game is very good, on par with the first if not a smidge better. X2’s soundtrack is…not so great. I wouldn’t call it bad, but it feels empty, like it’s missing a layer. The synths and guitars on display here are also notably whiny, which detracts from my overall enjoyment of the soundtrack. Not that bad melodically, though; I think this soundtrack would flourish if given a different soundfont.
- Opening Stage (RIP Green Biker Dude; gone, but not forgotten)
- Flame Stag Stage
- Overdrive Ostrich Stage
- Bubble Crab Stage
- X-Hunter Stage 1
Crystal Snail Stage
Release Year: 1995 (SNES), 1996 (PSX/Saturn)
Composer: Kinuyo Tamashita
Ahh, the classic X3 guitars. If you’ve heard any sort of "Mega Man X remix" of a piece, you’ve probably heard these harmonizing guitars throughout. I’m honestly not sure if they’re the same soundfont as the guitars used in X2 but you’d instantly recognize them. Unfortunately, the quality of synths being used here kind of has the opposite problem that X2 has and makes a lot of the OST sound muddy, in a way, with a lot of growling frequencies in the background. X3 is notable for also being released on the PlayStation and Sega Saturn a few months later, July 1996, with a completely rearranged soundtrack featuring high-quality samples. It’s certainly a unique take on the music, but the original SNES soundtrack is what I’m sticking to today, and even with the better instruments, the raw compositions of X3 just don’t stand out that much.
- Opening Stage
- Zero
- Blast Hornet Stage (I really love the background brass line that the PSX/Saturn version added, but the original is badass too.)
- Blizzard Buffalo Stage
- Neon Tiger Stage
- Doppler Stage 1
- Cast Roll
Gravity Beetle Stage
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Release Year: 2004 (PS2/GCN)
Composer: Shinya Okada
You probably aren’t familiar with this title; it was a turn-based RPG spinoff released on the GameCube and PS2 between the releases of X7 and X8, but set after X8, but before anyone knew anything about X8’s plot. And also it’s in an alternate timeline. Confusing, sure. It’s got a pretty solid soundtrack, though! It doesn’t do a lot melodically, but for setting a background to the areas you explore and the story beats, it does its job beyond admirably. The boss battle themes are all superb to boot.
- Theme of Mega Man X Command Mission
- Standby - Zero
- Central Tower
- Thick Forest of Secret Treasures
- Energy of the Unknown
- Ice River Secret Maneuvers
- Redips 1st Movement (And then the epicly scaled-up Redips 2nd Movement)
Don’t be fooled by the title, this is the standard boss battle theme.
Release Year: 2004 (PS2), 2005 (PC)
Composers: Yuko Komiyama, Naoto Tanaka
Mega Man X8’s soundtrack asks you one question and one question alone: DO U LIEK GUITARZ?!? If you like guitars, you will like this soundtrack. If you don’t, uh…you’ve got slim pickin’s here. Fortunately I happen to like guitars, and beyond that, the actual compositions behind them are stellar and blood-pumping. The one amazing exception to that is Gateway, the theme for the boss rematch stage: slow, acoustic guitar with a soft synth choir in the background. It’s a sudden bit of breathing room between the frantic electronic slashing of the rest of the soundtrack.
- VS Maverick (It’s the intro boss theme, and when it starts off this good you know it only gets better)
- Inferno ~ Descending
- Booster Forest ~ CYCLOPS Ride Armor
- Jakob (Okay, this basically shares the Top Pick spot with my actual Top Pick, so here's a link to a vid for this one.)
- Gateway
- VS Lumine ~ The Second Form
- Intermission
VS Vile
Release Year: 1997 (PSX/Saturn)
Composer: Toshihiko Horiyama
Here’s Horiyama at his best. With the jump to PlayStation (and Saturn), X4 jumped hard into soaring, clean synths after the heavy SNES-crushed rock ’n roll of the first three X titles, and goddamn, it gives me the good chills. Deep, heavy drum hits, choir backings, harmony, layers and layers of goodness…and this is just the fifth best in my opinion. Honestly I think electric guitar is a big part of the X feel, so having a soundtrack lacking a lot of obvious electric guitar is probably what knocks this down a few pegs (though having a lot of obvious electric guitar can also be…well, X8. Which is still good).
- Web Spider Stage
- Cyber Peacock Stage
- Slash Beast Stage
- Final Weapon Stage 2
- Iris
- Staff Roll
Opening Stage X
Composer: Setsuo Yamamoto
It’s the classic boi! The original Mega Man X defined the sound of the series, and the music it brought with it is some of the most recognizable in gaming history. The guitar is so clean and everything fits together just right and gaaaah. I love it. And it only gets better!
I’ll also briefly mention that the remixed soundtrack from the PSP remake, Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X, is even more superb, but I’ll just leave that there for now.
- Chill Penguin Stage
- Flame Mammoth Stage
- Spark Mandrill Stage
- Storm Eagle Stage
- Sigma Stage 2
- Staff Roll (Ya like jazz?)
Armored Armadillo Stage, because how the f*** could I not
Release Year: 2001 (PSX)
Composer: Naoto Tanaka
So, here come the real reasons I wanted to make this list. Well, the Zero and Battle Network sections are too, but these top three games are probably completely overlooked in terms of music because, well…they’re all pretty bad games. X6 is pretty bad. The level design is all over the place, the enemy placement is nightmarish Anyone? Anyone? and Blaze Heatnix’s donuts of doom can screw right off, but the music? Amazing. Just amazing. After X4, the series adopted a more synth-rock style that brought back the guitars and X6 has some masterful compositions to complement that. I think it actually has the smallest soundtrack out of the X franchise, and this much quality packed in there is really freaking impressive.
- Opening Stage (The Western versions of the game featured an exclusive version of this track. The only difference? Two extra guitar licks thrown in that weren’t there before. I don’t know why this is a thing but those two guitar breaks just complete the song. Thanks, Capcom.)
- Commander Yammark Stage
- Rainy Turtloid Stage
- Shield Sheldon Stage
- Blaze Heatnix Stage (DIE DONUTS DIE)
Infinity Mijinion Stage
This is my original composition, The Binal Bountdown. Do not steal.
Release Year: 2003 (PS2)
Composers: Yuko Komiyama, Shinya Okada (feat. 6 other one- or two-off composers)
X7 is a bad game. X7 is not fun. X7 is infamous for being one of the worst 2D to 3D conversion examples in video game history. And yet, somehow, some way, X7 manages to have one of the best soundtracks in series history, featuring 8 composers total, with 2 dominating the project and 6 others contributing 1 to 3 tracks each, most of whom either composed for an X game before or went on to compose in Command Mission or X8. (My favorite exception to this is Noriyuki Iwadare, who only contributed a single track to this game. You may recognize him as the arranger behind Brawl’s remixes of Meta Knight’s Revenge and With Mila’s Divine Protection, as well as the composer for Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations.) X7 dives deep into the synth pool with a couple of guitars and emerges with a blend of rock, synth-pop, and electronica that’s just a sound all its own. I have no idea how this turned out so well. It shouldn’t have. But it did, and I’m glad it did.
- Underground ~ Vanishing Gungaroo Stage
- Cyber Geometry ~ Snipe Anteator Stage
- Soul Asylum ~ Crimson Palace Stage 2 (I bring this one up not because it’s all that amazing, but because…this is one of the most unexpectedly unsettling pieces of VGM I’ve heard. It’s like River Twygz Bed had a baby with something from Silent Hill. And this is just for the boss rematch stage.)
- Our Blood Boils ~ Vs. Sigma 1st
- Stage Select 2
- Revealing (This cutscene theme was later rearranged a little and used in Command Mission as an area theme, which is cool.)
- Fate ~ Theme of Sigma
Conflict ~ Escape Stage
Composers: Naoya Kamisaka, Naoto Tanaka, Takuya Miyawaki
As the intended conclusion to the Mega Man X franchise, it seems only fitting that X5 has, in my opinion, the best soundtrack out of the series. The game itself is…questionable at times. Nowhere near as bad as X6 or X7, but certainly rough around the edges with RNG poking its nose where it shouldn’t and some irritating difficulty spikes. But when I sit back and just listen to the music, it’s like none of that exists. I love the synth rock throughout, I love the emotional weight this soundtrack manages to convey at times, I love the few little callbacks here and there to other classic melodies, and I love virtually every individual piece in the soundtrack. It’s just a great, hype, amazing time.
Oh, and if you watch anything from the Hidden Block network on YouTube, their logo jingle is the stage clear theme from this game. Blew my mind the first time I heard it in-game.
- Opening Stage Zero
- Volt Kraken Stage
- Shining Firefly Stage
- Dynamo
- X vs. Zero
- Sigma 2nd
- Ending (One of the most remorseful, painful, loss-filled themes in the entire Mega Man franchise. I get chills just from quickly passing over it in a playlist. It’s powerful.)
Zero Stage 1
Nothing quite compares to the emotional weight of this piece. Mystery, sorrow, wonder, and determination all wrapped up in a haunting, echoing soundscape that seems to have no boundaries. God damn, I love this piece.
Mega Man Zero/ZX
Featuring 6 titles (Zero - Zero 4, ZX, ZX Advent)
I should note that every one of these soundtracks has a remastered CD version with better instruments, compression-free sound quality, and extended melodies, so if any of these soundtracks pique your interest in their compressed states, I highly recommend you check out the albums.
Release Year: 2002 (GBA)
Composer: Ippo Yamada
In actuality, this section is less the Zero and ZX section and more the Ippo Yamada section. He’s responsible for a majority of the tracks in all 6 games, starting with his solo outing here in the first game. I find his compositions have strong backing tracks and chord progressions, but his melodies tend to be lacking in comparison. You’ll notice that as I go up the list, he has less and less free reign over the soundtrack, and I think that’s no coincidence. As far as the first Zero game is concerned, that’s really the best way I can describe it: a lot of strong backing tracks with not-so-wonderful melodies. Also, the instrumentation in this first game is pretty rough and I’m not a huge fan of the samples being used. But it lays a strong groundwork for the style of the music going forward in the series.
- The Ruins of Lab
- Resistance
- Crash (The regular boss theme. This track was given a new remix for each subsequent game and used as the miniboss theme. It’s neat to hear how it changes as the series goes on.)
- Neo Arcadia
- X, The Legend
- Area of ZERO
EXPRESS UG
Mega Man Zero 2
Composers: Ippo Yamada, Luna Umegaki, Masaki Suzuki
While certainly a step up from the preceding entry, Zero 2 suffers from many of the same problems as the original. The instrumentation quality is definitely an improvement, but it doesn’t leave much of an impact and, again, feels like a series of good chord progressions and backings without good melodies to tie them together. It does manage to distinguish itself tonally from the first in spite of this, and in a good way.
- Departure
- Ice Brain
- Sand Triangle
- Power Bom (no, I did not misspell that)
- Combustion
- Passionate
- Supreme Ruler
Silver Wolf -Yggdrasil-
Mega Man ZX Advent
Release Year: 2007 (NDS)
Composers: Ippo Yamada, Ryo Kawakami, Masaki Suzuki
We interrupt the Zero series to bring you its undersold Metroidvania cousin! The thing these two games have in common musically is wonderful DS sound quality combined with a reliably hit-and-miss lineup of tunes. It was quite difficult to place either of these games because the sum total of their tracks is, honestly…just okay. The highs are ohhhhh so good, but the lows are disappointing. In the end I found that ZX Advent missed more often than it hit, and didn’t hit as well as its prequel, so I put it first. Er, fourth. But when it does hit, oh man.
- Destiny
- Slam Down
- Twisted Vine
- Bullet Drive
- Overloaded
- Determined Eyes
- Path to the Truth
Soul Ablaze
Mega Man ZX
And of course, ZX immediately follows, because the sum of its parts is also just okay, putting the ZX duology smack dab in the middle of this section. I don’t really have much to say that I didn’t already, other than don’t let my "okayness" rating of these soundtracks dissuade you; that's just on the whole. The individual good tracks are fan-freaking-tastic, perhaps even better than some of what comes later, and I highly recommend that you give them a listen.
- Green Grass Gradation
- Industrialism
- Trap Factory (A f***ing badass boss theme for a recurring pair of minibosses; this had a remix in ZXA which I didn’t list there because I knew I had to list the original here.)
- High-press Energy
- Gauntlet
- Snake Eyes
- Dream Weaver
Sky High - Grand Nuage -
This pick surprised me as well; in a mix of wonderful stage and boss themes, a character/group theme gave me the most hype. I just love the soaring, triumphant tone that this piece exudes.
Composers: Ippo Yamada, Masaki Suzuki
Zero 3 defies my generalization that Yamada’s only good at backings and intros, because he did 90% of the soundtrack himself, and it’s actually really good. There’s still some stuff in here that strikes the ehhhh chord inside me, but Zero 3 is responsible for some of the best-loved themes in the series and it isn’t hard to see why. It’s kinda like an improved version of the ZX soundtracks: really good highs, with merely some negligible lows.
- Prismatic
- Volcano
- Old Life Space
- Sand Triangle II
- Hell’s Gate Open
- Return to Zero
- I, 0 - Your Fellow
THE de-facto Mega Man 1v1 final boss theme. An even more epic remix was used in ZX for the tough-as-nails secret boss.
Composers: Ippo Yamada, Masaki Suzuki, Luna Umegaki
Story time, kids! When I was much younger, maybe 8 or 9, long before I’d call myself a Mega Man fan, I had a copy of Zero 4 for the GBA, and I loved it to pieces. I loved the boss design, I loved the customization options, I loved the gameplay, and maybe just a bit above everything else, I adored the music. Fast-forward several years later, and imagine the nostalgia bomb when I’m looking through the Mega Man wiki and stumble across Zero 4. I nearly lost my mind. I didn’t even associate Mega Man with the blonde red guy I had played as years ago (I believe I even thought he was a girl?), and when I went to browse the music, holy shit. Needless to say, I might be a tad bit biased when it comes to positioning this game, but stepping back from my childhood memories, I still think this soundtrack is head-and-shoulders above the competition within the series. The guitar is grungier than ever, the melodies are on point, and the tone is apocalyptic, desperate, and truly emotional. I seriously hope it’s not nostalgia goggles blinding me; I honestly think it’s that good.
- The entire soundtrack
- Caravan - Hope for Freedom -
- Holy Land
- Queen of the Hurt (Blueflower999 once said this is probably the most badass theme for a female character ever, and I’m inclined to agree.)
- Straight Ahead (One of the best final stage themes in the entire franchise.)
- Nothing Beats (This and Crash from Zero 1 are honestly the only good regular boss themes in the Zero series.)
- Falling Down
- Promise - Next New World -
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Mega Man Battle Network/Star Force
Featuring 10 titles (Battle Network - Battle Network 6, Network Transmission, Star Force - Star Force 3)
Full disclosure: of these 10 titles, I have only played/become familiar with 4 of them, and I’d only count 3 of those as fairly recent. My rankings here are pretty much solely based on the music itself, which could potentially be a hindrance since a lot of VGM gains more meaning when paired with the situation in which it is played. Take these with a grain of salt, and be aware that these games are pretty similar in the music department…with one glaring exception (you’ll see).
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker X Saurian/Zerker X Ninja
Composers: Yoshino Aoki, Marika Suzuki
The Battle Network/Star Force section of this list is similar to the Zero/ZX section in that you’ll be seeing a lot of one specific composer, and that the one specific composer tends to make the soundtrack worse when working independently. Such is the case with Yoshino Aoki’s work in the franchise. Where Ippo Yamada can make good backings but isn’t the greatest at coming up with melodies, Aoki creates complex chord progressions and then writes melodies that either clash with them entirely or meander aimlessly without establishing a core identity. They also tend to be short. This is probably the best example of melodies clashing with chords. Most of the soundtrack is actively hard to listen to at times without either being annoyed or being disinterested. There’s a few diamonds in the rough, but it’s not worth poring through the whole soundtrack to find them.
- Home Town
- Loch Mess
- Sky Wave
- Melody of Isolation
- Atmosphere of Unrest
- Sentimental
- Road to Victory
Wave Battle
This is actually one of my favorite boss themes in the entire Mega Man franchise, and it bugs me that it comes from one of the most flawed soundtracks. If only it could all be this good.
Mega Man Battle Network 2
Composer: Yoshino Aoki
This is probably the best example of Aoki’s tendency towards short compositions. The soundtrack to Battle Network 2 is serviceable, but ultimately it doesn’t stick around for long and make much of a statement with the time it has. That being said, this soundtrack also has five or six tracks that are really phenomenal, and even though I’m not a big fan of Aoki’s work, it does surprise me how she always manages to have a few really really good tracks, and I wonder why there’s such a big disparity between the quality of her good compositions and everything else.
- At Okuden
- Busy Street of a Foreign Country
- Alley
- Determination in the Heart
- Smoky Field
- Internet World
- Vs. Gospel
Battle Spirit
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace/Red Joker
Composers: Yoshino Aoki, Akari Kaida
Star Force 3 is somehow similar to Mega Man 3 in my brain (and not because they’re both #3), in that I think highly of their soundtracks until I actually go listen, at which point I am confusedly underwhelmed. With Kaida’s assistance, SF3 has a lot of really strong tracks to go off of, but after listening through everything again, I just wasn’t blown away like I was expecting to be. I guess a lot of the overall good feel comes from the standout tracks in the soundtrack, which are absolutely amazing. It’s just not the whole thing.
- Shooting Star (Ver. SF3)
- The Radio World
- Wave Station
- Diamond Ice Stage
- Club Strong Stage
- Wave Battle
- Black Hole Server
Staff Roll
Yup, it’s the credits theme. It’s a little hard to explain why I love this piece so much, but I love it to bits.
Mega Man Star Force: Leo/Pegasus/Dragon
Composer: Yoshino Aoki (feat. Mitsuhiko Takano)
Instrumentation can make or break a soundtrack. The first Star Force title suffers a little from the new sound direction taken with the jump to the DS, in that a number of the new synths are either suffering from clipping, or are…wobbly, for lack of a better term. It improves with time, and I honestly think this outing is better than the two that came after it on composition alone, but the instrumentation keeps it from being truly great.
- Shooting Star (If the SF soundtracks did anything right, it’s the soaring, triumphant melody that serves as the main theme of the franchise. It perfectly captures the feeling of heroism. Heck, it was put into Smash Ultimate without any changes made to it!)
- ROCKET SHOOTER
- Now Study! (This is definitely one of my favorite stage themes in the whole Mega Man franchise. It’s also one of only two tracks in the soundtrack that Mitsuhiko Takano worked on, and it shows.)
- Final Battleground
- The Place You Must Return
Agonizing Wish
Geo Stelar is unique among Mega Man protagonists in that he doesn’t rush bravely into danger out of an inherent sense of justice. His dad is presumed dead in space, he’s afraid of making friends to the point of staying in his room every day of his life, and the only reason he becomes a super fighting robot is that a renegade criminal alien basically forces him to defend himself against the other aliens that are after him. Through the games, he learns how to trust others and form bonds, giving him a dynamic arc completely absent from other Mega Men. I bring all this up because Agonizing Wish is the theme of Geo watching the stars, missing his dad, and I’m happy this level of emotional intensity is present in a franchise that treads lightly in the dynamic protagonist department.
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun/Blue Moon
Battle Network 4 holds a special place in my heart, being the BN game I played the most and the latest into my childhood, but I’ve known for a while that the soundtrack really isn’t the greatest. It’s got some catchy melodies and some great ideas, but it lacks some sort of depth, making it sound empty and half-finished. It also has some of the wobbliness present in SF1, which drags it down a little further. I really wish this soundtrack had been done with just a slightly different soundfont; I think it would have improved the final product immensely.
It also might’ve helped if the aggravating Incident Occurrence theme didn’t play endlessly once you reached the endgame/postgame. I GET IT, THERE’S A METEOR COMING, CAN’T I LISTEN TO MY OVERWORLD THEMES AGAIN??
- Electric Town
- Invisible Wing
- Cyber Battle
- Battle Pressure
- Global Network
- Journey of Determination
- Save Our Planet
VS. Duo
Mega Man Battle Network 3: White/Blue
Despite Aoki being at the helm, here’s where things really start to get good. To my knowledge, 3 is generally regarded as one of the best in the series, and thankfully the soundtrack complements that. Featuring battle themes that are all spectacular, catchy area themes, and an Incident Occurrence theme that doesn’t make me want to kill myself, it’s really just the mediocre stage themes that hold this back. At least Aoki made a few finished products that were more than okay.
- Home Town (Every game does the theme of ACDC town a little differently. 3 went for a calypso vibe, and it really works.)
- Sea Breeze Town
- N1 Grand Prix!
- Network is Spreading
- Shine in the Dark
- Shooting Enemy
- Navi Customizer
Boss Battle!
Ohhhhohoho, man, this theme kicks SO much ass.
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team ProtoMan/Team Colonel
Composer: Akari Kaida
Battle Network 5 is pretty dark, and the music appropriately has a bit of an edge to it. Not really in a gritty, grungy sense, but the music in serious situations tends to favor unresolved or complex chords that really make it feel like something’s not quite right in the best of ways. A fantastic example of this is in the recurring Hometown theme: while previous games put the piece in a major key, with the melody starting on the tonic and resolving with the chords, BN5 places the piece in E minor while starting the melody on a D. In fact, it barely uses the D Major chord that you expect it to resolve to based on the sound of the other games. I love reharmonization like this, and the soundtrack has lots of instances of unresolved and complex chord progressions that hammer the point home. Also, it's just damn well composed.
- Hometown (for reasons mentioned above)
- Seek a Cord
- Battle Start!
- Quest in the Water
- Depth
- VS. Nebula Gray
- Chain of Wish
Liberate Mission
Mega Man Battle Network
Akari Kaida really did a fantastic job at establishing the musical sound of the Battle Network games right from the start, as well as giving it some really good tunes to match the sound. Emphasizing the natively-generated square waves just as much as the sampled synths provided through the GBA’s improved sound capabilities gave Battle Network that electronic early-2000’s cyber-crazy vibe that "Mega Man on the Internet" would just be incomplete without. The selection of tracks here isn’t huge, actually the smallest in the series, but virtually heh everything here is of the utmost quality.
- School
- Fire Field
- Running Through the Cyber World
- Boundless Network
- Cold & Silent
- Red or Blue
Operation!
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar/Cybeast Falzar
So, remember how I said that instrumentation can make or break a soundtrack? It’s especially important here, because somehow Yoshino Aoki managed to create what sounds to me like the best soundtrack in the Battle Network series, and it’s got a whole lot to do with the incredibly bassy, gritty samples plugged straight into this baby. It takes the cyberpunk chiptune I’ve come to love and infuses it with hints of electric guitar and sawtoothed waveforms. You can really feel the depth this soundtrack has above its predecessors. And on top of that, the compositions on display here are still fantastic, which is more than I’ve been able to say about Aoki’s work up until this point. I say it’s more than appropriate that the final installment of the Battle Network series has the most blood-pumping, intense, and overall best soundtrack of the whole main series.
Wait, isn’t there still another spot left…?
- Theme of Mega Man Battle Network 6
- Central Town
- Aquarium Question
- Battle Field
- Tree of Judgement
- Two of Braves
Surge of Power!
Mega Man Network Transmission
Release Year: 2003 (GCN)
Composers: Shinji Hosoe, Yousuke Yasui, Ayako Saso
So, remember how I said that these games are pretty similar in the music department, with one glaring exception? Well, here’s the glaring exception. Honestly it’s really not fair to throw this one in with the other titles because it’s just a billion times better than the others in the series, but hey, that makes it a fun surprise! I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I said I saved the best for last. For this whole list, I mean. Network Transmission was a 2D platformer spinoff for the Gamecube with some…really ugly graphics, actually. And lots of subtitled Japanese voice acting. But the music? Holy f***. If you’ve never heard anything from this before (and chances are you haven’t), you’re in for a treat. Take everything great about the synths in the PSX Mega Man X titles and the chiptune/cybernetic sampling and mixing of the Battle Network franchise, throw it in a blender with some CD-level sound quality, and BAM, one of the best soundtracks in Mega Man history. There’s just so much depth, nuance, complexity, and layering to this soundtrack, I don’t even know where to begin. If there’s any soundtrack in this entire endeavor I would actively encourage you to listen to from beginning to end, it’s this one. It’s just so, so, so unexpectedly good. And it also gets Dudeman brownie points for throwing in some references to Classic stage themes, which is always great.
I really couldn’t limit this one to seven, guys, I just couldn’t. Since it’s the end of this whole big mistake of a list, I’m gonna splurge and list all of my favorites. It’s not the whole soundtrack, I swear.
- Relaxation
- Internet Area - Basic Stage
- Blazing Internet - FireMan Stage
- Water Service Bureau - IceMan Stage
- Game Center - ColorMan Stage
- Old Generation Area - SwordMan Stage (This one is suuuuuper quirky and a little discordant-sounding towards the beginning, but those drums, man)
- Abnormal Gravity Area - GravityMan Stage
- Zero Gravity Area - StarMan Stage
- Navi Battle
- Demolished WWW Area - ShadowMan Stage
- The Undernet - Final Stage
- Firewall Battle
- Epilogue - Zero Reforms
VS. Zero
Welp, that’s about the size of it. If anyone actually took the time to just read through this, let alone listen to any of the tracks or set aside a soundtrack to listen to later, really truly, thank you so much. And even more so if you’ve never been interested in Mega Man or are only familiar with Wily Stage 1 from MM2 like everyone else in the world. I’ve had a weird passion to make some sort of ranking of all the Mega Man soundtracks I’ve heard for a while now so it felt really good to get this all out there and try to put into writing how I feel about each and every game’s musical selection. I’m sure this will get buried before long, but I hope someone finds something interesting in here. And hey, if you disagree about something, I’d love to hear it, and if there’s a spinoff I missed that has a fantastic soundtrack, let me know; I’d love to add it to my lineup of tracks. Also if anyone can direct me to a good, complete soundtrack for both Legends games, that would be awesome. The bits I’ve heard here and there seem to be pretty okay.
I guess that’s all, then.
It's really cool to see your enthusiasm for the series. I don't particularly like the games myelf but they really do have some sweet music especially 1&2 imo
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Bohrok (2002)
Bohrok are on top of this list for three reasons:
1. They look awesome and have fantastic color schemes.
2. They have to amazing action features: extending their necks and bouncing back, and curling into a ball.
3. Krana are easily one of the best LEGO collectibles ever.
Phantoka (2008)
The first wave to be mixed heroes and villains, containing the Toa Phantoka and the Makuta Phantoka, both are extremely excellent. I think the new adaption of the Toa Nuva is great, it really captures their personalities while giving them new life. The Midak Skyblaster is probably the best blaster of the entire series.
Bohrok-Kal (2003)
Basically the Bohrok except with different color schemes. I generally prefer the colors of the original Bohrok better.
Toa Nuva (2002)
Basically the Toa Mata but slightly better! Some of the mask designs aren't as simple and streamlined as the original Toa Mata, but overall, I like their weapons and their armor better.
Toa Mata (2001)
The classic Toa will always have a place in my heart. Although lacking in the articulation of later waves, their gear function is pretty solid. Great design overall, especially with their masks and weapons. They're just very stand-out figures and it's clear why they were successful after a couple failed attempts at constraction themes. The random "two-fingered hand" on some of them never made sense to me, but hey, it works.
Toa Mahri (2007)
Despite having the absolute worst packaging, they're extremely great in terms of design for Toa. They're the first line of Toa to not be essentially clones of each other. The Cordak blaster is a great one, and usually works very well, although it's a bit on the heavy side, which really affects certain of them, especially Kongu. Also affected by the curse of the lime green joints.
Glatorian (2009)
Very solid line of figures. Good variety with their designs and a lot of great new pieces. As much as people dislike this year because it was something drastically new in terms of story, I remember being incredibly hyped by it—and not disappointed upon release.
Barraki (2007)
The first villain wave to not be essentially clones of each other; each Barraki has a unique design. They're some pretty fantastic designs too, very representative of the animals they're trying to emulate. Only downside would be weaker joints of this year and onward, especially lime green ones (RIP Ehlek).
Great:
Mistika (2008)
All right, people love to hate on the Toa Mistika, but the only one that's a bit lackluster is Gali, and that's mostly because of her weapons (or lack thereof of distinct non-blaster weapon) and mask. Tahu and Onua look pretty cool. The Makuta Mistika are awesome too, especially Gorast and Krika (ESPECIALLY Gorast). However, I wouldn't put the Nynrah Ghostblasters as my favorite launcher.
Glatorian Legends (2009)
A pretty solid line of figures, although somewhat lacking in variety compared to the original Glatorians. The first actual depiction of Mata Nui, and I think it's pretty worth the wait.
Toa Metru (2004)
The next step of evolution in gear functions. A lot more contained and streamlined than the previous line of Toa. They have great weapons that they can either store on their back or find a dual usage for. The worst part of them is that their arms stick out a bit awkwardly.
Rahkshi (2003)
Finally, we have knees! The Rahkshi have a pretty cool collectible in the Kraata (admittedly not as cool as the Krana), and have nice parts (especially the weapons). Their gear function is decent as well.
Piraka (2006)
The Piraka are pretty cool. The first users of the Inika build. They differentiate themselves with their rubbery spines, glow-in-the-dark skulls, and light-up eyes. Also I'm pretty sure this is the only wave where my brother and I have the same set (Avak).
Toa Inika (2006)
The namesakes of the "infamous" Inika build (although the Inika were technically first) and probably the worst users of it (IMO, I feel like the Inika build allows for more versatility). They're the last of the canister sets to be clones (I don't count Onua and Pohatu as not being clones). Their weapons are pretty cool, but the rubber masks are definitely a step down from standard masks (although most of them still look pretty decent), and the rest of them are pretty bland. Also an example of the first "brown" BIONICLE not to be, well, brown, instead being yellow or orange.
Toa Hordika (2005)
Although the Toa Hordika have a lot of cool parts (especially their legs and torsos, which are somewhat more reusable than either of the Toa torsos before them) and weapons, and they definitely look like they're supposed to be monster Toa, I still can't get over their asymmetry. Their gear function is kind of lame too. Also the first hero wave to have a unique made-for-BIONICLE launcher. Their ripcord kind of sticks out awkwardly though.
Visorak (2005)
The Visorak are kind of cool, and definitely unique, and have a lot of nice features, but I feel like their rebuildability is kind of limited because their main body is just a giant plastic piece. Also the first villain wave to have a unique made-for-BIONICLE launcher.
Vahki (2004)
The first wave to have a standardized launcher between all of them. Technically speaking, I own all of the Vahki, since I own 8715 "BIONICLE Exclusive Accessories" which can be used to build 5 Vahki (all except the green one), and I own the green Vahki as set. I remember my brother and I were confused at first which Vahki was the red and which was the green (since those are the two we got), because both of them use red and green in their color scheme. The Vahki aren't bad, they just aren't great.
Mediocre:
Stars (2010)
Yeah, this is no surprise. They're not horrible, but being the last wave of BIONICLE makes them an extreme disappointment. If they had simply been a collector's wave to represent a "best of" the theme, I don't think anybody would have hated them, but considering that they're all based on the Av-Matoran build, they are still lacking compared to other canister waves.
I'll edit in the rest later.
« Last Edit: January 03, 2020, 04:44:16 AM by BlackDragonSlayer »
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