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The One: 80s Cover Songs
The first few chords of an unexpected live cover can be surreal. Is this really happening? Is your favorite rising buzz band really throwing it back with your favorite old school anthem? When they fail, covers can seem like a cheap way to woo the audience’s favor by bashing their heads against nostalgia. But when they succeed, oh man. OH man. This month, I asked the ATG writing krewe (+ a special guest blogger) to write some words about their favorite indie covers of 80s(ish) songs. Here’s what everyone had to say.
HILARY @hilgridz
STRFKR – “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper Cover)”
If the end game of feminism was for young women to party until sunrise and take calls at odd hours of the night while shuffling between an eight-hour workday and their parents’ house, “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” would topple “Imagine” in its cultural influence. So obviously the charm in STRFCKR’s cover is their boyish take on the puff-movie soundtrack staple, right? Incidentally, GJWTHF was not penned by Cyndi Lauper but by some homie named Robert Hazard, a person I know literally one thing about, making the song’s independent gendered insistence seem like it’s missing the point. The triumph of this cover isn’t its straightforward irony or its subversion. It’s the reminder that while young people grow into old people, Young People never change, and their parental disobedience and alarming bedtimes are OK, because they’ve got this.
Honorable Mentions: Nada Surf – “If You Leave (OMD Cover)”; of Montreal – “Rapper’s Delight (Sugar Hill Gang cover)”; Citizens! – “The Best (Tina Turner cover)”
NATE @anatescott
Reel Big Fish – “Take On Me (A-ha Cover)”
Listen, I’m not going to pretend this is a cool choice. I came *this close* to going on the Google and finding some CHVRCHES cover of Madonna or who-the-fuck-ever and I was going to write it up and everyone would give me a cool-kid nod and I could just keep going on about my life.
But you know what? Fuck it. I listened to Reel Big Fish’s cover of “Take on Me” about 24,000 times in 6th grade, it meant more to me than any other cover of an 80s track, and this is MY song, and I don’t care if it isn’t even considered “indie.” Hear that, everybody?! I was a ska fan. OK? I confess it. I am come clean! I STAND BEFORE YOU, OH LORD, AND I AM NO LONGER ASHAMED. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY WICKEDNESS AND MY LYING WAYS. I LOVED THE SKA AND I STILL DO. REEL BIG FISH REEL BIG FISH REEL BIG FISH AMEN AMEN AMEN AMENAMENAMEN.
Honorable Mentions: Gary Jules – “Mad World”; The Arcade Fire – “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”; Bon Iver – “I Can’t Make You Love Me”
BRYCE @btr0218
Gary Jules – “Mad World (Tears For Fears Cover)”
While this cover of Tears For Fears’ new wave jam undoubtedly stands on its own as a song, with Gary Jules whispered lament slowing down the song to a tempo that feels more natural than the original, this cover is famous for a much larger reason: Donnie Darko. As the soundtrack for the last few minutes of the film, we the audience are subjected to a Bizarro World, gut-wrenching mixed-blessing ending; our hero has sacrificed himself for the greater good, and we’re reminded that it is indeed a mad world.
Donnie Darko was one of the first movies I remember seeing at the “indie” theater in my town, and as its cult status grew, it was one of those movies that helped my newly-rebellious self gauge others’ status when it came to my burgeoning us v. them adolescent mindset; cool kids knew about Donnie Darko, lame kids didn’t. The soundtrack, featuring “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” “Under The Milky Way,” and more great ’80s songs than I can list became an anthem of sorts for that individualistic discovery phase, and “Mad World” was the token morose song to play when it felt like the “them”‘s were outnumbering the “us”‘s.
Honorable Mentions: Goldfinger – “99 Red Balloons”; Limp Bizkit – Faith; Gossip – “Careless Whispers”
JIA @jiatolentino
Miles Fisher – “This Must Be The Place (Talking Heads Cover)”
I have never loved a song so much or forgotten about one so totally. I just took a late-night Delorean straight back to a sweltering night in Texas in the fall of 2009, driving to Austin with a girl friend and a Route 69 Sonic cup full of vodka slushie and this song on repeat for about two hours as the rainstorm kept us on the wet road for what felt like an eternity, but we were AMPED because this song rules. I think I might have actually oversaturated myself with Miles Fisher, which is almost impossible because I will listen to a song 300 times in a row like a robot – but I really don’t think I’ve once thought about it since that year.
Also, the song is great, but the video is really the one. IT’S SO PERFECT. I have another strong memory from that fall of forcing a guy in London to watch this absolutely phenomenal, deadpan American Psycho riff on YouTube with me, and he was like “I don’t quite get it” in a super British voice and I was like “Bye, we’re never even going to be friends.”
Honorable Mentions: Gnarls Barkley – “Gone Daddy Gone,” which I like better than Violent Femmes!; that Outkast/Depeche Mode mashup of “Personal Jesus” & “The Whole World”
JOSH @elmayhem
CHVRCHES – “I Would Die 4 V (Prince Cover)”
I missed CHVRCHES’ first show in my home city — had a ticket, showed up after the encore had ended — so when they came back ’round I was ready to roll. For a heavily electronic act fronted by a timid, angel-voiced Scottish girl, I never expected to see so much influence from the purple man himself. They began their set with a sample from the intro of “Let’s Go Crazy” but I still didn’t think too much of it. Until the encore, when they pulled this beast out of the woodwork and sent me home listening to Prince for the next month.
Also, can we just stop for a minute and revel in the way the song title was styled? Prince must have secretly invented the internet back in 1984.
NEIL @Nbarlow7
The Postal Service – “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (Phil Collins Cover)”
Oh Phil Collins. Whenever I am not listening to Phil say the word “Sussudio” you might find me singing along to his classic, “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now).” It’s what Wikipedia might define as a power ballad. The only thing better than hearing Phil sing it is hearing that sexy beast Ben Gibbard belt it out. It’s the best indie cover of any 80’s song to date. The Postal Service wins. Game over.
Honorable Mentions: The Get Up Kids – “Close To Me”; Limp Bizkit – “Faith”; Fall Out Boy – “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
MARGOT @nygirl489
Nada Surf – “If You Leave (OMD Cover)”
The O.C. season 1 episode 21…that’s all.
ZACK @ponybraxton
Yeasayer – “Crazy (Seal Cover)”
Ok, so Seal’s “Crazy” was technically released in 1990–and didn’t reach American shores until 1991–but I play by my own rules (nobody else’s, not even my own), so all you naysayers can deal with it. Yeasayer stopped by Triple J radio back in April 2011 and recorded their own flawless ‘like a version’ cover of “Crazy.” The Brooklynites manage to capture the passion of Seal’s demi-god-like voice by stripping all the instrumentals down to their most basic acoustic core. The result was, and still is, my go-to track for a top-down Summery night drive.
Honorable Mentions: Miles Fisher – “This Must Be The Place (The Talking Heads Cover)”; Beirut – “Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen Cover)”; David Byrne – “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston Cover)”; POP ETC – “How Will I Know (Whitney Houston Cover)”
NANCY @retroglo
Frente! – “Bizarre Love Triangle (New Order Cover)”
So let’s talk about New Order and my undying love for anything and everything they’ve ever done. If I had to answer the all too often asked question of “….so what’s your favorite band?” it would be New Order. Their 1986 single “Bizarre Love Triangle” also happens to be one of my top songs of all time and Rolling Stone agrees (not that it necessarily matters but it does). The magazine named the track one of its “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” and for damn good reason.
BLT (Bizarre Love Triangle or Bacon Lettuce and Tomatoes if you so desire) is a delicious slice of 80s emotive baroque pop that’s romance in four minutes and twenty-four seconds. So now about that cover. In 1994 Australians Frente! did a stripped down acoustic version of Bizarre Love Triangle, which really exposes the fragility of the song’s lyrics. No it’s not the original but this comes pretty close to the real thing.
Honorable Mentions: Lykke Li – Silver Springs (this is a 70s cover) & Purity Ring – Grammy (this is a 00s cover)
Eric @ericatienza
Stretch Armstrong – “Melt With You (Modern English Cover)”
A good cover is a song that takes the original and completely, fundamentally changes the sound of the track to fit the covering band’s aesthetic creating something totally new in the process. Moving from 80s pop to punk rock is a pretty big leap, but it’s one that Stretch Armstrong makes flawlessly. The resulting track is one that is still recognizable as both the Modern English classic, and as a typical Stretch Armstrong work of fast drums, fuzzy guitars and raucous scream. The band took the source material and fit it in seamlessly with their own style. And the end product is perfect.
Honorable Mentions: Goldfinger – “99 Red Balloons”; Rufio – “Like A Prayer”; The Getup Kids – “Close To Me”
JUSTIN @JustinSMcCarthy
The Bird and the Bee – “Kiss On My List (Hall and Oates Cover)”
My entry in this edition of THE ONE is dedicated to twee synth pop duo The Bird and the Bee’s outstanding covers album “Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Hall and Oates.” This particular little number gets the official nod for a few reasons. For one thing, it stays damn true to the original (which is a masterpiece, people, and if it ain’t broke don’t fix it). Where it does diverge from the 80s classic, it succeeds in spades: Singer Inara George’s breathy alto brings a coy nuance to the lyrics, and when that synth solo hits after the second chorus, it gets tough to argue that this version doesn’t improve on the original. Just to clarify, I’m not asking you to lose your loving feeling for the OG H&O. But throwing this song on a romantic playlist for the rich girl or man-eater in your life? I can go for that…yes, can do.
Honorable Mentions: Nouvelle Vague – “Love Will Tear Us Apart”; Stars – “This Charming Man”; Goldfinger – “99 Red Balloons”
BEN @benjiwo
The Flaming Lips – “Borderline (Madonna Cover)”
Given The Flaming Lips’ reputation as a bit… overblown, it’s surprising that their take on Madonna’s seminal “Borderline” begins in earnest. It’s almost as if the guys are a little intimidated to take on such a ubiquitous hit. For the first half of the song, singer Wayne Coyne delivers uncharacteristically solid vocals as he coos over a sparse electronic beat seems to pay homage to another 80s classic – Phil Collins’s “In the Air Tonight.” All of which should amount to a cute, understated send up to the Queen of Pop.
But then oh wait is he going to smash on that gong repeatedly of course he is it’s the Flaming Lips! Suddenly, two drum kits! Big dirty synth lines! Cymbal crashes galore! And a huge soaring guitar riff over a momentous instrumental that amounts to one of the greater sonic freak-outs, cover or otherwise. The Lips have always been a sort of musical Prozac; leave it to them to take Madge’s romance-induced spiral into depression and turn it into an epically joyous anthem.
Honorable Mentions: Marilyn Manson – “Tainted Love” (Soft Cell cover); Orgy – “Blue Monday” (New Order cover); Limp Bizkit – “Faith” (George Michael cover; Weird Al Yankovic – “Eat It” (Michael Jackson cover)
ANDREW (NEON GOLD) @andrewhuuang
Kimbra – “Head Over Heels (Tears For Fears cover)”
Most of you will know Kimbra as the celebrity couple name of “actress” Kim Kardashian and Z-list actor Brad Pitt. Fortunately, this is about the lesser known Kimbra who still hardly gets credit for being more than just Gotye’s Catwoman outside of Australia. Well in an unexpected twist of fate, she did one of those inventive mash-up covers for Triple J, taking on Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks” and Tears for Fears classic “Head Over Heels” at the same damn time, and it’s more of a game-changer than a Super Nintendo. Not enough for you? Ok, fine. In this crushing rendition, Kimbra sounds like an ’80s dream on fire and looks like if Zooey Deschanel and Miranda July hugged each other so tight that a nuclear fusion created the big bang of baby kitten memes. What, you asked for it.
Honorable Mentions: Wildcat! Wildcat! – “Everybody Wants To Rule the World”; Citizens! – “The Best”; Puff Daddy – “I’ll Be Missing You”
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Tags: CHVRCHES, Flaming Lips, Frente!, Gary Jules, Kimbra, Miles Fisher, Nada Surf, Reel Big Fish, Stretch Armstrong, strfckr, The Bird and the Bee, the one, The Postal Service, Yeasayer
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Baharroth
Baharroth, the Cry of the Wind
Baharroth (translated as Cry of the Wind)[2] is an Eldar Phoenix Lord and is said to have been the finest student of Phoenix Lord Asurmen. He was the "winged phoenix" and taught the Swooping Hawk Aspect.[2]
He is also the brother of Maugan Ra, like the sun is to the moon, and many of the Eldar's foes have been killed on the edge of their blades.[3]
The creator of the Aspect Shrine of Swooping Hawks, he fought side by side with Maugan-Ra in their early days after the Fall under the tutelage of Asurmen. Known to move with both elegance and the force of a hurricane, Baharroth epitomizes speed and grace.[2] He participated in many raids into Chaos bases as he is a sworn enemy of Chaos because his family, and much of his Craftworld, Anaen, was destroyed in a massive Chaos assault led by Trarkh (a known Khorne Berserker leader).[Needs Citation]
He has, like all other Phoenix Lords, died and been reincarnated several times, and it is said he will meet his fate at the Rhana Dandra, the final battle against Chaos.[3] He wields The Shining Blade, a weapon forged by the daughters of Vaul in the dying flames of a supernova.[4]
Baharroth later appeared under the command of Jain Zar, now pledged to Ynnead. Baharroth took part in the battle to defend the Ynnari against the Thousand Sons and Tzeentch Daemons in the Webway, vanishing during the struggle.[5]
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Baharroth The Cry of the Wind
Phoenix Lord
1: Games Workshop (last accessed 7 May 2015)
2: Codex: Eldar (6th Edition) (E-Book), pg.97
3: Codex: Eldar (6th Edition), pg.60
4: Codex: Craftworlds (7th Edition) (e-book), Baharroth - Remnants of Glory
5: Gathering Storm: Fracture of Biel-Tan
Retrieved from "https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Baharroth&oldid=364682"
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Human arms and a leg are found in a bag that has been left outside houses in Dublin
Human arms and a leg are found in a bag that has been left outside houses in Dublin, while the police go looking for missing body parts
The grim discovery was made last night outside a row of houses in Coolock
Two arms and one leg were found in the bag, while the torso and head were missing
The scene is closed and a pathologist must visit the scene today
By Tim Stickings for Mailonline
Published: 09:32 GMT, January 14, 2020 | updated: 9:46 GMT, January 14, 2020
Human limbs were found in a bag in Dublin, while the police are now looking for the missing body parts.
The grim discovery was made last night in Coolock, where the limbs were left in a bag outside a row of houses.
Two arms and one leg were found in the bag, while the torso and head are missing, according to Dublin Live.
Dublin City Coroner has been notified and a state pathologist is expected to visit the scene later on Tuesday.
Crime officers are currently investigating the scene that has been closed.
The grim discovery was made last night in Coolock, where the human body parts were left in a bag outside a row of houses
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Chitramela
Aka Image Festival 1967 172’ b&w Malayalam d T.S. Muthaiah pc Shri Movies s Nagarathinte Mukhangal: M.K. Mani, S.L. Puram Sadanandan; Penninte Prapancham: T. Vasudevan, Bharathan Kutty; Apaswarangal: Srikumaran Thampi c N.S. Mani m P. Devarajan lp Nagarathinte Mukhangal: Sheela, K.P. Oomer, Kottayam Chellappan, Baby Rajani, Baby Usha; Penninte Prapancham: S.P. Pillai, Adoor Bhasi, Bahadur, Manavalan Joseph, Shri Nagendra Pillai, Meena, Khadija, C.R. Lakshmi; Apaswarangal: Prem Nazir, Sharada, Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair, Sukumari, G.K. Pillai, Nellicode Bhaskaran, T.R. Omana, Wahab Kashmiri
Malayalam cinema’s first portmanteau film, consisting of three short films, is also Tamil/ Malayalam actor Muthaiah’s debut as director. Nagarathinte Mukhangal [Faces of the City] (38’) shows the tragic fate of children left at home by pleasure-loving parents who frequent nightclubs. Penninte Prapancham [A Woman’s World] (39’) is a Laurel and Hardy-inspired comedy speculating on life 50 years in the future when sex-change operations become commonplace. The longest story, Apaswarangal [Discordant Notes] (95’), is a tragic love story between a street singer and a blind woman. To achieve success, the street singer has to accept the patronage of a famous dancer, which estranges him from his girl. In the end she dies in his arms.
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Abigail Williams – Walk Beyond the Dark [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]
On January 17, 2020 By Dr. A.N. Grier
"Manned by the dark mind of Ken Sorceron, Abigail Williams has come a long way in the last decade. Surviving lineup changes, relocations, and changes in musical directions—as well as fandom—Sorceron pushes on, refusing to settle on a path created for him by others' expectations. Up ahead is another bend in this path. So, take my hand and let's Walk Beyond the Dark together." Abby normal
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"You know that feeling when you’ve entrusted someone you don’t know to do a job, and you realize early on that they are capable and competent and that, for this particular task at least, you don’t have to worry? Listening to Negator’s latest effort, Vnitas Pvritas Existensia, is a lot like that. Within the first 5 minutes, you know exactly what you’re getting yourself into: furious, no-nonsense Germanic, occult black metal (with a distinct paucity of U’s in the song titles)." Goats til Sunday!
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"Founding member and driving force Noctiz has only managed one full length release thus far, 2005’s To Gaius! (For the Delivery of Agrippina), with technical and personal setbacks apparently stalling efforts around 2009 to release a follow-up album which was to be titled Fall of Man. That unreleased material has been reworked and incorporated into this—their second full length in thirteen years—Sade. No, not that Sade, the English singer of “Smooth Operator” fame; Sade as in the Marquis de Sade, that cheeky French noble whose sexuality and writings thereof have been an inspiring, deep, rich vein of perversity for metal artists to plunder ad infinitum." Sade songs say so much.
Vreid – Lifehunger Review
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"It was June 2006 and I was helping a friend move into a downtown apartment. It was hot and we were scrambling up and down two flights of stairs as fast as possible before a cop could ticket us for taking up half-a-lane of traffic with our truck. When it was finally over, we grabbed lunch and went to my favorite record store down the street. This place had the strangest collection of albums I'd ever seen and a surprisingly large metal section for a town full of hippies and reggae fans. The album I selected that day was something I had heard many things about. From a band that rose from the ashes of Windir." Vreid it and weep.
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"Wow, it's been three years since I reviewed Dalkhu's Descend... into Nothingness? Where in the hell has the time gone? When I reviewed it, a new life had just begun for me, right when this fantastic black/death record dropped in my lap. Ever since then, I've come back to Descend... with regularity. Not only is it an exceptional piece of deathy Dissection but it marked a huge progression for Dalkhu. Within one release, the band morphed from the sharp—and, sometimes, unpleasant—attacks of the blackened Imperator to the polished, passioned, and death-centered Descend... As one would expect, I had high hopes for more of the same treatment from this year's Lamentation and Ardent Fire. But, it seems, the band is incapable of sitting still." Mud, fire, death.
Sear Bliss – Letters from the Edge Review
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"In my mental compendium of underappreciated metal treasures, Hungary’s Sear Bliss holds a somewhat unique position. Though they've only released one truly great album in my eyes (2007’s The Arcane Odyssey), they have a relatively extensive back catalog of solid records, making them an easy selection whenever I want to throw on an uncomplicated black metal album that offers a few unique instrumental twists. The band's incorporation of trombone had always delivered a distinct sense of heavy, brassy atmosphere that effectively combined second wave tropes with Summoning-esque majesty. With Letters from the Edge, the latter has stayed intact, but the former has fallen to the wayside in favor of something a bit more absorbing and melancholic." Blackened trombone.
4 Days of Death: The Maryland Deathfest Diaries
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"Anyone who’s seen The Wire knows Baltimore can be a rough place, but on Memorial Day weekend every year, things get especially brutal. Hundreds of rabid metal fans from all over the world descend on ‘Charm City’ to participate in Maryland Deathfest, and the result is four days of moshing, headbanging, and partying like it’s 1989." Death to all.
Acârash – In Chaos Becrowned Review
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"When a band comes out of the woods calling themselves an occult rock band, I can't help but think of Ghost. Don't get me wrong, I don't particularly think of Ghost when I think of occult rock (I more think of those odd, ritualistic LaVey recordings I've heard) but that seems to be the way many o' metalhead think. The silly Satanic lyrics, the soaring vocals and the doomy, gloomy, rocking, old-school riffs of Opus Eponymous are what people associate "occult rock" with these days. On the immediate surface, Norway's Acârash don't disagree with this assessment of occult rock but, boy, do they have a darker, blacker outlook on the style." Ghost reveries.
Spite – Antimoshiach Review
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"With a new year upon us, I've given myself a new challenge as we enter yet another spin around the sun: how long can I go without reviewing a one-person black metal album? Seeing as how that's all we have in the promo bins every January, the answer is 'not long at all.' Mind you, there are some excellent examples of one-person black metal done right, with Ashbringer and Myrkur springing immediately to mind. But for the most part, the genre instills as much joy in me as watching a Don Bluth animated feature with a razor blade to my wrists does." New year, new basement black metal.
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Empowerment Project Aims to Harness Black Buying Power, Community Strength
La Risa Lynch, Carib News, December 30, 2009
The Chicago area couple [John and Maggie Anderson] {snip} decided to forgo shopping at the Walmarts and Targets of the world and buy all their necessities from food, clothing, to furniture from quality Black-owned businesses or professional service providers.
The Andersons wanted to change Black Americans’ mindset from just being consumers to being more conscious of how they spent their money and with whom. It wasn’t too long ago that Blacks largely patronized Black businesses, said Mrs. Anderson, formerly a business consultant who now heads the Empowerment Experiment full-time. Before the fight for integration in this country, Blacks had little choice but to support their own. She said integration was a good thing, but for Blacks “integration was bad economically . . . because we lost that sense of duty to shop with our own.”
“Integration, economically, was just permission for us to shop with everyone else, and opportunity for everyone else to make money off of us,” said Maggie, a mother of two daughters, Cara, 4, and Cori, 3. Blacks are a distant third in entrepreneur success rates compared to Latinos and Asians, a stark contrast from 20 years ago, when Black businesses were first, she said. Black communities now subsist on the usual suspects of chicken shacks, barbershops and braid salons, and are still poor and rundown, Maggie added.
The Anderson’s push for self-help economics has been criticized as racist, a notion Maggie finds absurd. She said other ethnic groups “openly and proactively support their own,” but critics call it racist when Blacks want thriving business communities comparable to Little Italy or Chinatown.
They did the ground work of their experiment, which will end this year, in an academic study to monitor the potential and economic impact of buying Black. They plan to use their website EEforTomorrow.com to track spending habits.
Supporters can register at the site and will be able to log what they’ve spent with Black business.
The goal is to determine if a concerted effort to buy Black would reduce unemployment, spur job creation, increase an area’s tax base or reduce crime. Maggie Anderson noted that only five percent of African-American’s purchasing dollar stays in the Black community. She wants that number to rise into the double digits.
“Right now, we just want people to support quality Black businesses and professionals and buy Black-made products that are already out there,” she said. The couple has established a foundation to solicit donations for their endeavors.
While Black purchasing power nears $1 trillion, revenues from Black businesses only equaled $88 billion in 2002, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. James Clingman, an advisor with the experiment who has a syndicated column called Blackonomics, said those figures show Blacks are not patronizing their own.
“It is not easy begging my own people to keep supporting one another when all they do is complain about poor goods and services . . . like they never had a bad experience at a White-owned, Arab-owned, Asian-owned or Indian-owned business,” Maggie said.
That misconception of the White man’s ice is always colder felled Karriem Beyah’s grocery store, the only Black-owned full-service grocery store in Chicago. The store closed because of lack of support from the Black community. The Andersons routinely shopped there.
Mr. Beyah retooled the store for his Latino customers, which he said, supported his businesses more than Black consumers.
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LG Q8 is a smaller, waterproof V20
Major features of last year's handset packaged into 5.2-inch chassis for new Q series device.
Alex Dobie
LG is building out its new mid-tier Q series of phones with a more pocketable take on last year's flagship V20. The LG Q8 includes basically all the main features of the V20, only now in with a 5.2-inch Quad HD screen, and with the added bonus of IP67 water resistance, and a fixed internal battery. (Sorry, removable battery fans.)
From the wide angle camera to the Quad DAC and ticker display, almost all of the V20's standout features are alive and well in the Q8.
The LG Q8 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD. And around the back is a similar combination of 16-megapixel, f/1.8 main camera with OIS, along with 8-megapixel f/2.4 wide-angle shooter. The V20's ticker display makes a return too, with a 160x1040 screen resolution — a curious addition, since it's looking like the upcoming V30 will do away with this longstanding V-series feature. On the inside, a 3,000mAh fixed battery should provide enough juice for a full day's use, considering the smaller display size. And the V20's 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC rounds off the feature list.
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On the software side, it appears we're mostly dealing with the V20's software, transposed down onto a smaller display. It's based on Android 7.0 Nougat and LG UX 5.0. The display being a standard 16:9 panel, the software doesn't seem to include the 2:1 display optimizations of the software from the LG G6 and Q6.
LG's Italian promo site lists the Q8 as being available in July, though there's no clear indication as to which other markets, if any, the phone will be arriving in.
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Opinion | The Supreme Court Confronts DACA - The New York Times
"In the four months since the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s cynical effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, the decision — which the president came dangerously close to defying — has faded from view under the weight of all that has happened since. The census will proceed next spring in the usual way, without sorting the country’s population into citizen and noncitizen. That’s that, it would seem.
But the decision’s work is not done. Next Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the validity of President Trump’s decision to terminate the program that shields hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants — the Dreamers — from deportation and allows them to live openly in American society. Chief Justice John Roberts’s 5-to-4 majority opinion in the census case, Department of Commerce v. New York, is playing an important although largely unnoticed role in how advocates are framing their arguments about the fate of the program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA.
The court’s eventual decision in the case, Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California, is obviously of vital importance to the young people who in the seven years since DACA began have been able to study, work legally and start families. But the decision will also be important in defining the court’s relationship to a president who behaves as if he has the Supreme Court in his pocket. It will indicate whether the Roberts court — more specifically, the chief justice himself — will continue to insist on believable explanations from an administration that often appears incapable of giving one.
The parallels between the two cases aren’t exact, but they are striking. Adding the citizenship question to the census was part of the Republican strategy to suppress the response in immigrant-heavy communities and skew the data that feeds into redistricting. When challenged, the Commerce Department claimed it needed the citizenship information to help the Justice Department better enforce the Voting Rights Act, an explanation that Chief Justice Roberts said “seems to have been contrived.” It was, he observed, “incongruent with what the record reveals about the agency’s priorities and decision making process.”
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The chief justice’s opinion made it clear that the court was addressing process, not substance: “We do not hold that the agency decision here was substantively invalid. But agencies must pursue their goals reasonably. Reasoned decision making under the Administrative Procedure Act calls for an explanation for agency action. What was provided here was more of a distraction.”
“Reasoned decision making” was glaringly absent from the administration’s rollout of the decision to terminate DACA. Shortly after taking office, President Trump assured DACA recipients that they could “rest easy” because his policy was going to be to “allow the Dreamers to stay.”
Immigration hard-liners in the administration got to him, and within months, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, among the hardest of the hard-liners, sent a one-page letter to the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, Elaine Duke, telling her that DACA was illegal and had to be ended. She complied with a formal announcement the next day. (Oddly, the president continued to tweet his support for DACA recipients, asking, for example: “Does anybody really want to throw out good, educated and accomplished young people who have jobs, some serving in the military? Really!”)
While the reasoning that undergirds the administration’s insistence that DACA is not simply undesirable but actually illegal remains obscure, it’s likely that this tack was intended to save face for the president: As much as he would like to be generous, this argument implies, the law just won’t let him. It also shifts accountability from the administration to the court for the huge disruption, both personal and economic, that will occur if DACA is ended.
Groups of plaintiffs across the country filed lawsuits, promptly winning rulings from Federal District Courts in New York, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. All three courts found that the repeal was “arbitrary and capricious” in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. The court in Washington offered the secretary of Homeland Security, who by then was Kirstjen Nielsen, the chance to elaborate on the reasoning that the court found deficient. She reiterated that DACA was “contrary to law,” adding that the department was justified in revoking it proactively to avoid “the threat of burdensome litigation that distracts from the agency’s work.” Further, she said, it was “critically important” for her department “to project a message that leaves no doubt regarding the clear, consistent and transparent enforcement of the immigration laws against all classes and categories of aliens.” Those reasons, the court found, were no more satisfactory than the initial rationale.
As with the census case, the DACA case (actually three cases combined into one administration appeal) reaches the Supreme Court as a question of procedure, not substance. No one is arguing that DACA must remain a permanent fixture of immigration law. The issue is whether the administration handled its termination in a manner consistent with basic principles of administrative law.
“The reasoned explanation requirement of administrative law, after all, is meant to ensure that agencies offered genuine justifications for important decisions, reasons that can be scrutinized by courts and the interested public,” asserts the brief for New York and the 15 other states that joined it as plaintiffs. That sentence is a quotation from Chief Justice Roberts’s opinion in the census case.
The administration’s core argument is that the decision to end DACA is not reviewable in court in the first place, that it is the type of decision that is “committed to agency discretion” and so not open to challenge under the Administrative Procedure Act. As the plaintiffs’ briefs point out, that is a strange argument, because if the administration is right that DACA was illegal from the start, then ending it is a matter of legal compulsion rather than discretion; in any event, legality is quintessentially a question for judges.
It’s hardly a surprise that the administration’s brief barely mentions the chief justice’s census opinion, cherry-picking a few quotations that, lacking context, appear to run counter to the opinion’s ultimate conclusion. But that’s not to say there is silence about the census case on the administration’s side of the argument. Three conservative legal scholars have filed a brief that can only be called a Dear John letter — as in John Roberts. The thrust of the brief, written by Ronald Cass and filed on behalf of himself, Christopher DeMuth Sr. and James Huffman, is that the chief justice’s census opinion was an unfortunate one-off that should have no bearing whatsoever on future cases. (Although this brief is labeled rather coyly as “in support of neither party,” the three concede that “our analysis generally accords with arguments favorable” to the administration.)
The chief justice’s conclusion that the official reason for the citizenship question was a pretext was a “peculiar ground for decision” that “threatens to greatly expand the occasions for inquiry into the motives of administrators,” Mr. Cass, a former dean of the Boston University School of Law, writes in the brief. That would be “a change that would invite challenges that almost certainly would enmesh courts in the very sort of inquiries that this court warned against” in cases dating to the 1930s (an odd baseline, since the Administrative Procedure Act was not enacted until 1946). The court should adhere to its “traditional reluctance to examine the motives of administrative decision makers exercising legally granted authority,” the brief continues, given the “threat to constitutionally separated powers if reviewing judges seek to plumb the motives of officials in coequal branches of government.”
But the chief justice can redeem himself, the brief implies, by isolating his census opinion so that it can’t infect other cases. The brief claims that whether the census decision actually leads to disaster “depends critically on whether this court views that decision as setting a pattern for a broad set of cases or as addressing a truly exceptional situation.”
And that’s really the question on the table, it seems to me. Something is indeed exceptional, but what?
Is it the census case, with its ham-handed lies by the secretary of commerce and the late-breaking revelation of a Republican operative’s real game plan? Or the notion that with a wave of a hand, the president or the henchmen who do his immigration handiwork can eject some 700,000 productive young people from the only home most of them have ever known? Or is it the Trump administration itself that is truly exceptional — and if so, what is the Supreme Court going to do about it?"
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Special Issue: Secrets of the LA Art World
Part V: The Gallery
BY Charlotte Burns
executive editor of In Other Words
WITH Tim Blum
co-founder, Blum & Poe
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In this final episode, Blum and Burns talk about the business of running a gallery—and staying relevant—over several decades. On a tour of Blum & Poe, Tim Blum talks about how he likes to stir controversy.
[Tim and Charlotte drive through Los Angeles to arrive at Blum & Poe Gallery. They pass sites along the way, such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.]
Charlotte Burns: You and I were talking recently about like if you could reduce a gallery survival these days to a kind of equation, it would be something along the lines of capital plus vision in in terms of being able to look at the right art, and contacts. But without those three, it’s kind of difficult to survive. You can have capital and contacts, but if you don’t have good art it’s not going to work. If you have good art but no capital, it’s going to be hard. Do you think that’s true?
Tim Blum: Yeah for sure, but if you had to choose, you’re always going to want to have good art. Like that’s just… you know, I think people get confused sometimes, and it’s actually the one simple rule is to keep it focused on great art and great artists. That should always be your primary focus.
Charlotte Burns: So, when people talk about galleries, there’s this idea that galleries often have a couple of artists that essentially bankroll the business, and then that allows them the capital to take more risks. Have you ever been in that position? Or have you had a different kind of strategy?
Tim Blum: Well, it was no strategy. I mean, when you’re starting with young artists that have literally no career, you’re not thinking: “Ok, here’s how it’s going to work.”
Charlotte Burns: A lot of galleries don’t last as long as you guys have. How do you keep a gallery going for almost a quarter of a century?
Tim Blum: I mean, look, it’s a lot of very intense hard work. I mean full stop.
Charlotte Burns: Is it getting easier as you are more established?
Tim Blum: When you have 25 years plus in the business, and you have built something that has a real history to it, that’s something you can touch. And I think people can feel that as well. It’s not just us touching it.
Charlotte Burns: What were the what were the hardest years and why?
Tim Blum: Fuck. Jesus, I mean it was quite brutal for quite awhile, I mean it was we were in the small space in Santa Monica from ’94 to 2003, so 9 years we were in a very small space trying to make shit happen, and trying to do it from LA at a time when LA was not a center. It’s just a vision and a and a diligence. Like a blistering, intense focus for a long time.
Charlotte Burns: Did you feel concern about putting down roots in a city that moves around?
Tim Blum: No. No. We’re like the post office now. I don’t like to chase a good time, as they used to say.
Charlotte Burns: Right. [laughs]
Tim Blum: Like, we have our own good time, so we’re here. Things move and come and go, you know. At that point, it was constantly about rolling into the next thing, so you’d make money and you’d put it all back into the business. So, we rolled it into the building. And yeah, look, it was a good thing to do. It’s a 22,000 foot building on an acre of land in the center of LA.
[End scene]
[Tim and Charlotte arrive at Blum & Poe Gallery. The camera pans the exterior of the building and the interior gallery space.]
Tim Blum: So, this is the what we call the PVR, private viewing room. The scale of this gallery is exactly to the millimeter the same size as our first gallery in Santa Monica. We’ve carried it with us.
Charlotte Burns: I like that. Kept it in your pocket.
Tim Blum: Yeah. For sure.
[Tim and Charlotte move into a gallery space where the work of PascALEjandro is on display]
Charlotte Burns: So, tell us about this body of work, this artist
Tim Blum: Yes, so this is called PascALEjandro. It’s a collaboration between Alejandro Jodorowsky and his wife Pascale Montandon Jodorowsky. For those of you who don’t know who Jodorowsky is, shame on you.
So, Alejandro lives in Paris. His wife Pascale is 47; he’s almost 90. They have a very deep true love, and in trying to celebrate that love, they’ve created this project PascALEjandro. Alejandro makes the drawings, and Pascale colors them. And it’s called “Alchemical Love”, and it becomes a kind of baby. It’s like their baby.
All the great directors who are based here have been through.
Charlotte Burns: Yeah, I’m sure.
Tim Blum: From P.T. [Anderson] to [Darren] Aronofsky, Alejandro Iñnáritu, Quentin [Tarantino]. They’re all like this is an important person for them. So, it’s always fun to try to cross pollinate into those worlds, too.
Charlotte Burns: Is that successful thing to do?
Tim Blum: Yeah, it’s successful in as much as it creates energy.
Charlotte Burns: Did you find that when you did the Kanye show that you got a new audience? Did you retain that audience?
Tim Blum: [laughs] No. It was a pop-up project, invite only because of the nature of it. We didn’t get a new audience, we got… It was just a shit-stirrer, which we like to do. I certainly like to do.
Charlotte Burns: Yeah? Why?
Tim Blum: Because I think people get comfortable in their own little worlds, and they need to be disrupted. So, there’s a lot of criticism of me doing that show. There’s no viable argument that’s been propositioned by anyone as to why I shouldn’t have hosted that show because they don’t know the project nor Kanye nor his relevance.
Charlotte Burns: I thought it was fun.
[The camera moves throughout the other gallery spaces.]
[Tim and Charlotte sit at a table in the gallery’s garden, closing the day.]
Charlotte Burns: So, at the end of a uh very busy and productive day, we’re ending where I guess it all began in a way, which is your gallery, Blum & Poe. Thank you so much for giving us a tour of the space and, indeed, your LA.
Tim Blum: Yeah. You’re welcome. Pleasure, anytime.
Charlotte Burns: We’ll probably be back.
Tim Blum: I hope so. I’m sure you will be.
Part IV: Peak LA
Part I: The Hills By Charlotte Burns with Tim Blum
Part II: Do You Think Art Can Change the World? By Charlotte Burns with Tim Blum
Part III: You Gotta Breathe By Charlotte Burns with Tim Blum
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The raingod’s green, dark as passion
20 June, 2019 By Kevin Barry
Kevin Barry paints an auto/biographical portrait of a city that is a man; that is Cork
Cork pub 1983
Inside a pub in Cork in 1983, the beery clatter is silent, the tables tacky with past pints in the sweet and sour gloom. The Irish pub is perhaps one of Ireland’s most successful exports, with 7,000 themed pubs worldwide. Photograph courtesy of Harry Gruyaert / Magnum Photos
If cities are sexed, as Jan Morris believes, then Cork is a male place. Personified further, I would cast him as low-sized, disputatious and stoutly built, a hard-to-knock-over type. He has a haughty demeanour that’s perhaps not entirely earned but he can also, in a kinder light, seem princely. He is certainly melancholic. He is given to surreal flights and to an antic humour and he is blessed with pleasingly musical speech patterns. He is careful with money. He is in most leanings a liberal. He is fairly cool, usually quite relaxed, and head over heels in love with himself.
At the very least, the last of this is true: the city of Cork is besotted with itself, and it talks of little else. Quite right, too – it’s a gorgeous place, it’s enormous fun, and it has an operatic atmosphere. By operatic, I mean that its passions are fervently held and fervently debated, and there is a native tendency to melodrama: the hand gestures are near-Italianate. I lived in the city from my early twenties until my early thirties – it is in many ways responsible for the creature that I have become, and I hold no rancour against it for this. In fact, though it’s a decade and a half since I lived there, when I go back to visit now it still feels a bit like going home.
I had maybe a dozen addresses in Cork. I can walk them in my mind, from attic flat to terrace house to glorified bedsit, and I see that they trace out a rough perimeter of the city centre. Cork is compact but a little confusing – it seems to circle back on itself around the quays of the Lee river. Much of the centre of town is built inside a loop of the river. You’re forever crossing little bridges over the river only to arrive at another little bridge over the same river. It would be rare to see the Lee in a mad rush to get anywhere. It seems happy enough to saunter slowly through the streets of the place in a Cork accent. Once I saw a woman try to drown herself in it. She walked down the steps of the river wall at George’s Quay. It was early in the evening and it was quiet around the streets – maybe it was a Sunday. It was the summertime. We were on Father Matthew Quay, across the river, and we called out to her but she didn’t seem to hear us. That it was in daylight the scene played out made it even more disturbing. She hesitated as the water lapped at her ankles – she lurched forward, but she relented again and caught herself. We ran across the bridge. We called to her again. Others who were passing by called to her, too. At last she visibly buckled, as though she’d been struck a blow; she sat down on the stone steps, and the river moved slowly past, regardless. After a short while an ambulance came and the medics fetched the woman tenderly up from the river wall and she was helped away. Maybe the river had spoken to her. Maybe it said – You’re kidding me. You’d leave Cork?
It is built on a marsh and it has a dampness that enters the bones. This has a tendency to turn one both tubercular and poetical. On the Ballyhooly Road I used to put on two extra jumpers to go to bed. I was in a back bedroom of what was at one time a farmhouse, before the suburbs engulfed this area just south of Mayfield. There were huge hooks hanging from the kitchen ceiling to keep the hams up away from the animals. There was a rat behind the wainscotting still – we named him Frank after the Irish for a rat, ‘an Francach’, which means, literally, ‘a Frenchman’. Frank was a very scratchy customer late on in the evening, until we poisoned him.
It was a fine house in the summer but a nightmare in the winter. Five or six of us shared it at any one time – the place was huge. My bedroom looked out over the Glen, a surviving expanse of countryside nestled into the north side of the city. It was a metropolis of notably scrawny rabbits and lads used to hunt them by night in specially adapted vehicles (most often old Volkswagen Beetles) with high-powered headlamps and an extra seat strapped to the bonnet for the shooter. This practice was known as ‘lamping’ and it was scored competitively. Cork was a city of strange fraternities. I’d lie there in the winter nights and listen to the gunshot blasts and watch the icicles form inside my window frame. There was no central heating. I had sleeping bags, blankets and coats mounted a foot thick on top of me. I was determined to be to Cork what Saul Bellow had been to Chicago but it wasn’t working out so well.
But there was a tang in the atmosphere of the city that made you want to create something in answer to it. The place felt closed-in, enveloping and somehow unpredictable. Paul Durcan described Cork’s feeling well when he wrote that it was ‘as intimate and homicidal as a Little Marseilles’.
Once on a summer night from that same bedroom I heard a woman sing after midnight in a garden. I didn’t recognise or don’t remember the song but her voice was extraordinarily sweet as it came up from the darkness, and it caused a great hush of feeling in the gathering that she was a part of. I lay on the bed with the window open to the summer night – I was as rapturously lonesome as you can be only in your mid-twenties – and I listened to the song and I was so moved I tried to communicate messages by means of telepathy to a girl who was at that moment sleeping across the city. This didn’t work out so well either.
There is a sense when you’re in Cork that the rest of the world is receding. Oh it’s still out there, somewhere, in the noiseless distance, but after a while it fades from view, and it has no more than the wispy quality of a rumour. When you walk across Patrick’s Bridge and the north side of the city lofts itself handsomely into being before you, it is hard to shake the sensation that you’re at the centre of the universe.
The city is self-important but not in an egotistical way – it has such a solidity of atmosphere that, when you’re there, it seems silly to consider that other places might have a similar heft or reality. Its atmosphere is very dense but it is made merely of these floating voices and shifting humours, of the fumes of the snarled teatime traffic, of the hoppy waft of the breweries – almost enough to drunken you on a clear bright winter’s morning – of the dead-poultry perfume from the English Market, of the suggestions of a nearby sea, unseen but palpable, of the mildewed bedsits and the terraces that reek of three hundred days’ rain. It is made of a starry night above St Fin Barre’s Cathedral and a wet morning in the Glen as a white-arsed bunny tumbles into a hole in the hill.
But there are in fact other places in the world, and Cork’s relationship with them is complicated. Its tendency with regards to Dublin, for example, is to studiously ignore it. To recognise it as an entity at all would be to grant that it might be considered as an alternative to Cork, even as a rival to it, and that would be ludicrous. When Cork people laughingly refer to the city as ‘the real capital’, the laughter is just a mask, or a defence mechanism – they are in fact utterly serious. Dublin is four times bigger, physically, but Cork people will insist that in terms of culture, food, pubs, natural beauty, hipness, setting, glamour, atmosphere, music and people, it is not just a little but markedly inferior.
If there is a great flaw that runs through the life of the city, it may be that it is so hopelessly attuned to class distinctions. There are some awful old snobs about the place. Read from almost any of the literature of Cork and this will quickly become apparent – beneath the surface of every sentence of a Frank O’Connor short story, the characters are being very precisely placed, socially, and to a near-neurotic degree. It’s this that he springs almost all of his comedy from.
Cork is so careful with its money because there was ever only so much of it to go around, and it was kept in few enough hands. The merchant princes who have always run the city are perched still at a lofty remove above it. There is a certain Cork face – prosperous, pink, jowly and male – that has smiled over deals made in the vicinity of the South Mall for centuries. They bought and sold the place. They treated Dublin with disdain – trade ideally was with the Continent, and Cork was the most northern city of the Mediterranean. These princes still reign, though nowadays they retire when they’re about 52. They journey down the hills from their splendid Victorian terraces and have morning coffee with each other at the Imperial Hotel on the South Mall. I often stay there myself and I love to eavesdrop in the café around 11 am. They compliment the quality of the scones – where would you get finer? The sentence inflects at its end to a high-pitched lilt – all middle-class Corkmen have a natural campness. They talk of daughters in New York and boats in Kinsale. Their voices are running velvet, their eyes soft with nostalgia. They talk of the glory days on the Mall. They talk of it as a world within a world.
In many ways, Cork has always operated as a kind of city state, related but not quite attached to the rest of Ireland. In the early part of the 20th century it had a share of industry unusual for an Irish city – it was more like a north of England city than an Irish one. And always there was an entrepreneurial streak. Sure didn’t Henry Ford come from the place? (Italics for rising lilt.)
On the North Mall, I lived at number 23, and my landlady was fabulous, a woman named Helen Helen (Helen is an old Cork city surname). She was very kind, very old and very chatty, and she would tell me labyrinthine stories and ferocious gossip from around the town; often the stories would involve senior members of the Garda Síochána whom she knew to be having affairs. If the walls of the Bridewell station could have talked at all. Helen Helen had the full suss on the city of Cork, in both its amorous and business affairs. I used to call upstairs to her to pay the rent and I’d end up there for hours, drinking tea and jawing the fat. She had watched the city for decades from her eyrie on the top floor of number 23.
It was a very nice perch. The Lee eased itself past outside – no rush on – and we were right by the South Gate Bridge and so by the original spine of the city. The city was built up first between the two Gate bridges, along North Main Street and South Main Street. All sorts of ghosts and shades move there still, unseen and unceasing. Helen Helen pointed out the changes that were soon to come. They were knocking the old quay buildings across the river and putting up a cineplex and apartments. It will be unbelievable, she said, eagerly. She was delighted that the horrible old stone buildings were coming down – miserable damp places, she said, and not worth a spit. She died not long after this. The cranes and wrecking balls moved in across the water and the Gate cineplex went up and quickly another quarter of the old city had been taken apart.
But this is a city ever-memorious for its lost selves, and it has an atmosphere that conjures sentences. Time is never entirely fixed on these streets. There were the nights on Half Moon Street when the patrons would tumble from the Opera House and make for the Alaska Bar, singing as they went the songs that were popular then: Miss Me When the Twilight’s Blue or By the Light of the Silvery Moon. The child John Whelan – later to reform himself as the writer Seán Ó Faoláin – would listen to them from the attic room of his home, a lodging house for touring hams and fourth-rate tenors and stage magicians, and it was a new century then, the 20th, with horse dung and hay still ripe on the street’s air, and everywhere the stench of fowl and coal smoke, and a rhythmic clanging all day and all night from the cooperage down the street. It was a city of wine vats and cobbled yards, and storied characters like Bob Helen and Ebenezer Bogan, and people still spoke of the gang fights that had raged between the Molly Malones and the All-For-Irelands. It was a city of hot, verminous slums and romance by dusk-light along the quays, the girls using their long black shawls to wrap their lovers tightly against them – on the Coal Quay the girls wore purple stockings and caps with golden tassels, the bright colours a rebellion against the city’s natural hues, which Ó Faoláin caught so perfectly as ‘the raingod’s green, dark as passion, and this pallid immensity of sky’. It was a dark, damp valley, a miasma, but also it had steel at its heart, and sometimes enough to gleam.
At some point I started working shifts for the local daily paper, the Examiner, and for its sister, the Evening Echo. I’d walk from the North Mall down the river and cut across Half Moon Street to the newspaper offices on Academy Street. This was half past six in the morning, and often I would be up late rather than up early. My first job was to phone every Garda station in Cork city and county and ask them if they had anything from overnight: ‘Anything at all, lads?’ There could be 14 dead after a riot in Midleton but they wouldn’t tell you unless you rang and asked them. It was very useful to get a look at the inner workings of a small city. In terms of fiction, the best research is the research you don’t know you’re doing at the time.
It was a proper old newspaper office, with a printworks out the back, a fine cuttings library, and it resounded all morning, as newspaper offices should, with the constant hacking of smokers’ coughs. From the library, you could see out onto the main drag of Patrick Street, and I remember watching in awe what was in essence an early premonition of Celtic Tigerism. It was the run-up to the Christmas of 1999, the economy of both the city and the country at large had rebounded from a long recession, and everything was starting to thrum. The shopping on Patrick Street had taken on a fever-heated charge, almost a nastiness. It seemed as if people were scrawbing each other’s eyes out to get into the stores. There was a monstrous quality to it. I don’t think this is with the benefit of hindsight – I believe that even at the time it was clear that the city was coming up against the greatest threat yet to its independent spirit and ethos: the animalistic surge of 21st-century consumerism. Inside 10 years, the Examiner had sold its beautiful old Deco-fronted building on Academy Street to developers and moved down to the docks. The building is now an H&M.
The Well Inn, on the North Mall, was a pub where people would go when they were having secret flings. It was just far enough from the prying eyes of the city centre to be discreet. You reached it down a covered sideway that indisputably reeked of a medieval time, but that’s neither here nor there. The Well was full of hidden nooks and crannies, and you could get a late drink, too – I believe that I was once pulled a pint there at half five in the morning. When I was living down the street, at number 23, I’d often go and drink quietly and watch the whispering huddles, and I’d make notes for short stories. I was going to do for hot-faced adulterers in Cork what Flannery O’Connor had done for wooden-leg-stealing Bible salesmen in Georgia. At this stage, my fiction writing was typically done at around 4 am and at that hour the sentences would have the certain burnish of genius, were made of a moon-shot prose, were so vivid, glamorous and alive. Then the sober light of morning would creep in across the harbour. But the Well Inn certainly had the waft of ‘material’ in its air, and I was by now gathering material in a methodical way. I was training my ear. I was listening in. The city cried out to be fictionalised. There seemed to me to be far too little of it in print. The glorious language of its working-class estates had never yet put in an appearance in Irish literature, so called. (I was very cheesed off with Irish literature.) Characters seemingly ideal for fiction seemed to lurch into view all the time, from left and from right. There is a heightened theatrical quality to faces in Cork that’s hard to describe – the faces can seem almost overdone, like in a David Lynch film, or like stone gargoyles from the Middle Ages. The gestures also can lean towards the overwrought. One night at the Well Inn a man of middle age, expensively dressed and with a face on him like a slow-roasted artichoke, stopped as he walked across the lounge, got down on one knee, wept aloud for about 20 seconds, stubbed a fag out viciously on his forehead, and then got up and walked out of the door as if nothing had happened, his forehead marked as if it was Ash Wednesday. You couldn’t put this in a short story – I know because I’ve been trying for years. You couldn’t make it up.
I would spend hours trying to describe the place. 4 am. An empty flat. An electric typewriter (would you believe), a box of fags, and all the usual rookie mistakes – trying to describe something that had happened last week, or last month, or last year, without allowing the soak of time, and perspective, into the process. The flat I’m thinking of now was on Adelaide Street. I’d give up on the latest masterpiece, and I’d open the window back wide and sit on the sill and look out to the sleeping city. I’d put on a record, low – usually dub reggae. The Cork accent can, to a suggestible ear, seem to have an almost Jamaican quality, and it was one of the better summers, maybe 1998, and the empty city streets by night seemed positively sultry, and I thought if you cut the place off from the rest of the island and let it float south, it might find at last its true coordinates, and its rightful place under the sun.
It often takes years to describe in fiction the places that you come from and that were formative for you. I was gone out of Cork nine years before I started to get it, in any way, on the page. When I’d used the city in short stories, the material, I felt, had always lurched into sentimentality. When I allowed it to creep in disguised, when I used it to give textures to a fantastical novel, City of Bohane, about a lawless Irish city in 2053, some of the proper notes started to come in, and I started to get the voices right.
You couldn’t buy Italian sofas on MacCurtain Street in my day. You could get a clatter outside the Uptown Grill at half two in the morning. But gentrification has made its soft-shoed shuffle along the north-side thoroughfare over the last decade or so. The effect is unmissable – there is a certain spruced-up quality where once there was scruffiness; the cafés and the stores are fancier; the people even seem a bit cleaner, a bit more groomed. The shoes are better. Something is missing, and something new has arrived.
Cork is an extremely liveable city and the secret appears to be out. It’s much more multicultural now than it was – a process that began in the mid- to late 1990s has taken the mono-ethnic look off the place. It still seems at a slant to the rest of the island. I think it is at a delicate moment in its history, when it must decide what it needs to be. I hope that its future is as a creative place, that it accepts its true fate is to be a city of artists. Everything is in place to make this happen. The rents aren’t bad; the coffee is good; the beer is excellent. The weather is given to violent mood swings but this is not unhelpful for those of creative temperaments. The city will thrive economically if it gives itself over fully to this happy fate – everything is in place, it just needs to be allowed to happen.
From an original text published in issue 135 of Granta magazine, ‘New Irish Writing’
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Teachers sent to help children of Indonesian migrant workers
The minister announced that 100 more teachers will be sent to join the 290 already in Malaysia
ByAsia Times staff
The Indonesian government has set out to improve educational opportunities in Malaysia for the children of Indonesian migrant workers by sending more teachers there.
Muhadjir Effendy, Indonesia’s Education and Culture Minister, said the move is part of the government’s pledge “to ensure the right of Indonesian children to get quality education services,” UCA News reported. He pointed out that of around 100,000 children of migrant workers, only 28,000 have access to education.
The minister announced that 100 more teachers will be sent to join the 290 already in Malaysia. They will be deployed in Sarawak and Sabah on two-year contracts. The teachers will work at Community Learning Centers (CLC) that are managed by migrant workers.
There are currently 294 CLCs in Malaysia. Of those, 155 teach the elementary curriculum and 139 teach the junior high curriculum.
Effendy aims to have 50,000 children being educated over the next year.
One of the teachers heading to Malaysia, Muhammad Zaini, said he took the job due to his concern for the children’s welfare, as he believes children over there need teachers who can nurture them towards achieving their goals.
Advocacy groups that serve migrant workers have said the government needs to request that host nations provide the children with access to education, which should be done through a Memorandum of Understanding, as Migrant Workers Network’s Savitri Wisnuwardhani told the media.
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SUPERMAJORITY The obscure tax rule that’s stopping US states from paying teachers more
By David Lujan · May 10, 2018
Heather Timmons
In Oklahoma, schoolchildren use tattered history books that say George W. Bush is still president, and a third-grade teacher is pan-handling to pay for class supplies. Some Colorado school districts can only afford to hold classes four days a week. One Arizona teacher is paid so little that she works three other part-time jobs to make ends meet.
America may be one of the world’s richest countries, but you wouldn’t know it to look at its public education system: US public school teachers are among the worst-paid in the developed world. And many of the US’s nearly 100,000 public schools have been crippled in recent years by tax cuts that slashed school budgets, cut salaries, and threaten teacher pensions.
Tens of thousands of teachers in Kentucky, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Arizona, and Colorado have staged walkouts and strikes in recent weeks. Louisiana and North Carolina teachers could be next. “We have a generation of students whose entire academic future has been thrown away for corporate tax cuts,” said Noah Karvelis, an Arizona music teacher and strike leader.
One way to invest more in books, schools and teachers would be to raise taxes. But most of the states with striking teachers face a special obstacle that makes that nearly impossible: “Supermajority” tax measures, which require a wider-than-normal margin of legislators to vote for tax increases. Cutting taxes in these states is easy, but reversing those cuts to fix problems like underfunded schools, is tough.
Supermajority laws are a “straightjacket for states,” depriving them of funding and flexibility, says Mary Bottari with the Center for Media and Democracy, a lobbying watchdog group.
These supermajority tax measures have been pushed since the 1990s by deep-pocketed lobbying groups, including Americans for Prosperity, and the conservative bill machine the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), both funded by Tea Party backers Charles and David Koch, wealthy donors, and some of the US’s biggest companies.
Easy to cut, hard to raise
To raise taxes in most US states, lawmakers only need to get a simple majority of over 50%. To increase them in supermajority states, they need 60% or more of the local Senate and House.
That’s proven nearly impossible in mostly Republican states, where lawmakers have focused on tax cuts and small government for decades. It’s also tough in “purple” states, which have a mixed Democratic and Republican population.
“Our legislature has cut taxes every year since 1990,” said David Lujan, the director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress and a former state lawmaker. The super-majority law has “definitely tied the hands of legislators,” making it “much more difficult to raise revenues,” he says. Arizona stripped $1.8 billion from public education between 2008 and 2014 alone, he notes.
Education funding is a major part of states’ expenditures, and teachers’ salaries make up a big part of that expense. Unlike the US federal government, states can’t carry deficits from year-to-year, so they need to raise the money to pay their bills or cut expenses immediately.
A growing phenomenon
Over a dozen US states can’t raise taxes without getting a supermajority of three-fifths to three-quarters of lawmakers on board, including Arizona, Kentucky, and Colorado. Florida, which already requires a three-fifths majority to raise corporate income taxes, is considering adopting such a measure across the board, while Colorado requires a popular vote to raise taxes, which has backfired as lawmakers try to work around it.
In Oklahoma, lawmakers cut the most per student from education budgets of any US state in the past decade.
Oklahoma also has one of the most extreme supermajority laws in the country. There, 75% of lawmakers need to approve a tax increase, a threshold the 149-member legislature has been unable to meet since the law was passed in 1992—until late March this year, in a failed attempt to stave off April’s teachers strikes.
Oklahoma passed its supermajority law back in 1992, thanks to a consortium of businessmen led by the publisher of the Oklahoman newspaper. Arizona passed its law the same year, and since then has passed 38 different tax credits that strip an estimated $400 million a year from the state budget. Once passed, these credits are almost impossible to repeal due to supermajority requirements.
ALEC and Americans for Prosperity
ALEC lays out how the supermajority law works in a sample piece of legislation on its website that explains “the ability to raise taxes or enact new taxes should be made as politically difficult as possible, require broad consensus, and be held to a high standard of accountability.”
Section 1. Amend Article (number) of the Constitution of the state by adding a new Section thereto as follows:
(A) Imposition or levy of new taxes or license fee.
(1) No tax or license fee may be imposed or levied except pursuant to an act of the legislature adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of all members of each House.
(2) This amendment shall not apply to any tax or license fee authorized by an act of the legislature which has not taken full effect upon the effective date of this bill.
(B) Limitation on increase of rate of taxes and license fees.
(1) The effective rate of any tax levied or license fee imposed may not be increased except pursuant to an act of the legislature adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of all members of each House.
Supermajority bills have been “one of the holy grails” for ALEC and the Americans for Prosperity, said Nick Johnson, the senior vice president for state fiscal policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. “It has become almost a fundamental plank on the state level of the conservative hard right platform,” he said.
ALEC is hardly a household name, but it has a decades-long history of pushing hundreds of state laws to further a conservative agenda, from “Stand Your Ground” bills to laws against greenhouse gas limits. It brings companies and legislators together to write bills, and in 2015 counted one in four US lawmakers as members.
Run by a board of former and current Congress members and advised by private business people, some tied to Koch Industries, it has been receiving donations from the Koch brothers for years. “Like ideological venture capitalists, the Kochs have used ALEC as a way to invest in radical ideas and fertilize them with tons of cash,” wrote Lisa Graves, a former Department of Justice deputy assistant attorney general and head of the Center for Media and Democracy, in a 2011 investigation into the group. ALEC didn’t respond to several requests for comment.
Americans for Prosperity calls itself the “grass-roots” activism group that advocates for Koch brothers-backed ideas, but ALEC makes them law. ALEC’s bills are often introduced word-for-word in state legislatures, and are more likely to pass than other legislation, a 2013 Brookings Institution study found.
The rationale behind super-majority laws
Supermajority bills were heralded as ways to ultimately improve economic growth, and force lawmakers to spend money more wisely. The idea is often buttressed by some variation of the “trickle down” theory of economics—cutting taxes encourages businesses to invest and hire more, and people with disposable income to spend more.
California’s “Stop Hidden Taxes” initiative of 2010, for example, was championed by the state Chamber of Commerce as a way to keep business in the state and “employ Californians, create jobs and generate revenue.” It strengthens a state supermajority tax bill, requiring a two-thirds majority to pass new fees for things like breaking environmental laws—and had the backing of everyone from Chevron to the local Wine Institute.
States enacted supermajority rules because voters are tired of elected officials “increasing the tax burden without first asking hard questions to better align taxpayers’ dollars with their priorities, such as treating teachers fairly,” Americans for Prosperity spokesman Bill Riggs told Quartz in an email.
“Teachers should be rewarded for the value they bring to children’s lives,” he said, but before rushing to raise taxes to do so, states should examine why education tax dollars don’t always go to teachers, he said, pointing to a study that found a seven-fold increase in administrative positions since 1950.
Lawmakers should be “examining that disconnect,” when they consider how teachers are paid, he said. “Without common-sense measures like supermajority protections, too many politicians will take the easy way out without addressing systemic problems.”
The economic reality
Making it harder to raise taxes hasn’t necessarily resulted in the economic growth or wiser spending that it was supposed to, however. While states that passed supermajority tax laws spent about 2% less on general state funding, that was offset by local spending (ie. from villages, cities, and counties), an Urban Institute report found (pdf, pg. 64).
There’s a broader lesson about “trickle down” economics that the US seems to be learning again and again, since the phrase was first coined to mock president Herbert Hoover’s depression-era tax plan. “We’ve got a good base of evidence from tax cutting in the states that shows tax cuts are not a recipe for economic growth,” said Johnson. “They just lead to reductions in services that people need.”
States with supermajority tax rules that are desperate for cash instead push up other fees like increasing state college tuition and add court access fees like charging for public defenders.
On May 3, teachers in Arizona ended a six-day walkout after the state government agreed to a 20% salary raise over the next three years. While it sounds like a lot, it’s much less than what teachers were originally asking: Overall, Arizona’s school funding is still below the levels of the 2008 recession, later raises are not guaranteed, and and they’re being financed by cash set aside to clean up pollution.
When lawmakers do gather enough votes to raise tax revenues, it is usually for “low hanging fruit” like cigarette taxes or a sales tax, said Meg Wielhe, the deputy director for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax research group. These increases “definitely fall more heavily on low-income families,” she said, which can means they pay a greater percentage of their income in tax overall.
A building backlash
Striking teachers believe they may be the forefront of a new grassroots movement in the US, one that makes voters reconsider taxing companies and the wealthy, and subsequently invest in communities again.
Coalitions are emerging to push back against these supermajority laws, made up of everyone from human service organizations to school boards to highway contractors and environmentalists, said Johnson from CBPP. Meanwhile, dozens of companies have cut ties with ALEC in recent years, under pressure from watchdog groups and news reports.
Some teachers who were on strike have adopted a new chant as they come off: “Vote them out.” They intend to go to the polls in huge numbers in the mid-term election, and vote against candidate running on platforms of tax cuts and caps.
More than 30 of members of the Oklahoma Education Association, which is made up of teachers and other school employees, are running for office in the November midterms, according to spokesman Doug Folks. People in Oklahoma are starting to realize “you can be a conservative,” Folks said, “and you can have some common sense about voting in some revenue funding.”
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The Midnight Tree (SIGNED TO ACTOR SAM JAFFE & ACTRESS BETTYE JAFFE)
New York: Pocket Books, 1979. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 239 PP. Signed, "For Sam and Bettye, with love from Charles - June 7, 1979" on the first page. Sam Jaffe is probably best known for his films, including Ben Hur and The Day the..... More
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Twice a Year; Semi-Annual Journal of Literature, the Arts and Civil Liberties
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Psyche (LTD #'ED EDITION)
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The Berrybender Narratives SIGNED Four Volume Set (SIN KILLER, THE WANDERING HILL, BY SORROW'S RIVER & FOLLY AND GLORY)
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My Losing Season (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING)
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Tales of the Angler's Eldorado New Zealand
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These Thirteen
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The Client (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING)
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The Testament (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING)
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Time and Again (STATED FIRST PRINTING)
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The Tower (FIRST AMERICAN EDITION)
New York: Macmillan, 1928. T. Sturge Moore. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 110 PP. First printing of the high-point of Yeats' career. Contains the first printing of "Sailing to Byzantium". Illustrated (gilt) covers by T. Sturge Moore. A very nice example of the true UK..... More
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A Little Book of Drawings Gathered from a "Broadside" (LTD EDITION)
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The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture (SIGNED BOOKPLATE)
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London: New English Library, 1981. First UK Edition. Original wraps. 4 3/8 X 7 Inches. 273 PP. First UK printing of this third Bachman novel from Stephen King. A sharp, unread copy. Slightest crease to top edge of front cover, else a FINE copy. More
(Literature) CONROY, Pat
The Death of Santini (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING)
New York: Doubleday, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 338 PP. First printing with complete number line on copyright page. Original price of $28.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Conroy directly on the title-page. More
(Science Fiction) FOSTER, Alan Dean
ALIEN (SIGNED FIRST HARDCOVER PRINTING w/ J27 LETTER CODE)
New York: Warner Books, 1979. First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 185 Pages. First hardcover printing of 'Alien', issued as part of Warner's Sci-Fi book club series. Letter code on page 184 is 'J 27', which indicates the print date of this book was August, 1979..... More
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The Incredible Journey (STATED FIRST EDITION)
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1961. Carl Burger. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 145 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.75 intact on front flap. PO inscription to second page. DJ a bit worn at crown of spine and..... More
(Science Fiction) CHRISTOPHER, John
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 253 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.95 intact on front flap. Book clean and tight. Important early climate change novel. DJ a bit toned and exhibits some..... More
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Tom Sawyer Abroad (FIRST PRINTING IN "A" STATE BINDING)
New York: Charlers L. Webster & Company, 1894. Dan Beard. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 8 Inches. 219 PP + 4 PP ads. Correct "A" state binding with the called for 5 1/8 inch space on spine. Stunning original pictorial cloth cover and gilt title stamping. Matching dates..... More
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The New Adam
Chicago: Ziff-Davis, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 262 PP. First printing copy housed in facsimile DJ. PO name to front pastedown. Light toning and spotting to covers and spine. More
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Uncle Wiggily in the Country (FIRST PRINTING W/ DJ)
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The Prophetic Voice in Modern Fiction
New York: Association Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 183 PP. An exploration of how six authors have addressed basic religious themes in their work. The book includes works by Joyce, Camus, Kafka, Silone, Faulkner and Greene. Original price of $3.50 intact. Hint of toning..... More
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Penny Hoarder Founder Kyle Taylor Shares 5 Novel Ways to Earn Extra Income on the Side
By: Ashley Dull
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In a Nutshell: The Penny Hoarder is a personal finance website with 10M monthly visitors that serves up fresh ideas daily on how to save and earn money. Kyle Taylor founded the site while overcoming $50,000 of his own personal debts by documenting how he would earn extra income on the side, and it wasn’t long before people wanted in on his secrets. Kyle shared five ideas with us how to make and save a few extra dollars, and most let you make your own hours. From amateur photography to writing political campaign letters — there are “Taylored” options for just about anyone.
The rising costs of rent, child care, insurance, and student loan payments have the majority of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, and 62-percent have less than $1,000 in savings. It’s safe to say a lot of Americans are strapped for cash.
The Penny Hoarder is a website dedicated to helping consumers find new and sometimes quirky ways to earn and save every single day. We reached out to Penny Hoarder Founder, Kyle Taylor, to learn some of his ideas for making some extra money quickly and easily.
Set Your Own Hours, Get Paid to Visit the Bar, Sell Amateur Photos, Write Political Campaign Letters & More
The ideas Kyle shared with us range from earning up to an extra $1,500 a month through political-campaigning gigs to saving up to $200 a year by signing up for a cash-back credit card (yes, there are rewards cards available even with poor credit — skip ahead to #4).
Kyle breaks down the details of each and you can pick and choose your favorite ways to put a few extra bucks in your wallet or to put away for a rainy day.
1. Foap: Sell Photos Directly From Your Phone ($5/Photo)
The first recommendation on Kyle’s list is Foap, which is a website and mobile app that allows anyone to take and sell photos for $10 apiece – you’ll earn a quick $5 for each one sold (Foap receives the other $5).
“There’s a lot of websites out there that allow professional photographers to sell their photos, but this is a photo service for amateur photographers. You can sell iPhone and Android photos right from your phone,” Kyle explained.
Foap can earn you $5 for every photo you sell, no professional photography skills required.
“The better your photo the more likely it is to sell. The way it works is you take a photo, you upload it to their marketplace, and then every time somebody wants to use it they pay $10, of which you get $5 and the app gets $5. We’ve had some readers make a few hundred bucks with it,” he said, and added that he wish he knew how to take better pictures.
2. [email protected]: Call Voters & Write Letters to Congress ($1,500+/Mo.)
With elections quickly approaching, this is one of the more timely options on the list. Kyle explained that companies like [email protected] are paying people to call voters in swing districts and facilitate a letter to politicians on specific issues.
“Your job is to study the issue and understand which side your client represents,” Kyle explained. “They give you call sheets and ask you to call voters in swing districts around the country and work with those voters to have them write a letter to their politician on the issue. You write the letter and the person receives it, signs it, and then it gets sent off to a member of congress.”
[email protected] can earn you $1,500 a month or more by working just 20 to 25 hours a week.
Kyle also pointed out that the reason he likes this one is because “it’s a make your own hours type of job with 20 – 25 hours a week, and you can easily make $1,500 or more in a month.”
3. Bar Integrity Mystery Shop: Get Paid to Visit Your Local Bar (Varies)
Bar Integrity Mystery Shopping is something Kyle can personally vouch for as this was his job in college. He said sometimes they even picked up the bar tab, so basically this job pays you to go to the bar and drink for free. Yes, please?
“You get paid to go to the bar and you pose as a restaurant customer. You rate them on speed of service, how friendly they are, along with a bunch of other things,” Kyle said.
Bar Integrity Mystery Shop income varies by location and job assignment, but your bar tab may even be covered.
“There are also Bar Mystery Shops that are for people under 30 and you have to see if the bartender cards you. It’s a way for chain restaurants to ensure their training of bartenders is up-to-speed at the restaurant or district level, and to be able to do any re-training before anything nefarious may happen,” he added.
This type of job also has the make-your-own-schedule luxury, and Kyle said that when he was doing it he could earn up to $40 per location, “and I usually got a free bar tab out of it as well, so it was a fun little job.”
4. Cash-Back Credit Card: Sign Up & Save ($100 – $200+/Year)
This offer is more on the savings end of things, but can score you an extra $100 to $200 a year just by using a rewards credit card to purchase things you’re already buying, such as groceries, gas, or utilities.
“We’ve really been encouraging our readers just to get a better credit card. For so long so many of the cards have been stuck at 0-percent or 1-percent rewards, but we’re starting to see some larger cash rewards,” Kyle said.
“In general, the better the rewards the tougher the credit restrictions, so maybe it might not be possible for folks with a low credit score to get a 2-percent reward, but even upgrading to a 1-percent reward is a huge improvement. We tell our folks even if you’re just putting your groceries on it, which for the average family in this country is over $800 a month, it can easily add up to $100 to $200 over the course of a year,” he added.
Kyle’s right, there are attractive credit card offers with cash-back rewards even for those with poor credit, and these cards will help improve your credit with responsible use — a win-win.
5. Moonlighting App: Advertise Your Skill Set (Minimum $10 Payout)
The Moonlighting app lets you post your skills for free to allow other Moonlighting users to find and hire you.
“Whatever it is you’re good at – whether it’s cooking, or painting houses, or whatever it is – you advertise your skill on this site and people can come on and hire you. It’s sort of like a mini Craigslist, but what we like about it is that some of our readers are finding that because it’s just focused on gigs, it’s a really slimmed-down way for them to get linked up with customers,” Kyle said.
The Moonlighting app can earn you whatever you think your skill set is worth, minus a few small fees.
There’s a $10 minimum payment amount, and according to the Moonlighting site, “The fee charged on the Receive side is the bank fee of 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction, similar to any merchant credit card cost. Then Moonlighting charges a small half-percent transaction fee.”
The Penny Hoarder Began as Kyle’s “Personal Diary” —
and Now Serves 10M Monthly Visitors
When Kyle started The Penny Hoarder almost six years ago, he was $50,000 in combined student loan and credit card debt. Like many young adults, he was looking for ways to pay off his debts while also afford rent, so he started doing things on the side like his Bar Mystery Shop gig to make ends meet.
His endeavors led to a lot of questions from people he knew about where he was finding these ways to earn extra money, so he thought, Maybe I should just write about this since so many people ask — and that’s how The Penny Hoarder began, as what Kyle refers to as his “personal diary.”
As the site grew, it became less of what Kyle was doing to earn money and more about what his community of readers could do and were doing. Today, Kyle manages a team of nearly 20 people in St. Petersburg, Florida who find money-making ideas for him five days a week, and the site is updated daily with fresh ideas.
Visit ThePennyHoarder.com For More Ways to Earn Cash
Not only will you find lots of savings and earning information at The Penny Hoarder website, but the content is fun and personable.
“Our mission is really just to make sure that people have more money in their pockets,” Kyle said.
“For so long finance has been one of those topics that’s been kind of hush-hush, and our hope is that we can play a small part in making money and finance fun and available to everybody so that it’s something that people feel comfortable talking about, and feel comfortable getting a hold of,” he added.
Visit ThePennyHoarder.com and subscribe to get all of the latest advice delivered directly to your inbox. There are literally thousands of other tips for making extra income on the site, so there’s no shortage of ideas to help supplement your income. And who knows, you may discover a fun money-making hobby.
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Five 1980’s Singles You Thought You’d Forgotten 2
This entry was posted in Music Reviews and tagged Joe Dolce Music Music Reviews Suzanne Vega Will Powers on July 26, 2018 by Mark Pearce
1 1. Marlene On The Wall – Suzanne Vega (1985)
2 2. Call Me – Spagna (1987)
3 3. Kissing With Confidence – Will Powers (1983)
4 4. Could Have Told You So – Halo James (1989)
5 5. Shaddup You Face – Joe Dolce (1981)
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I’m nearly aged 50, folks! That means I hit my teenage years in the 1980’s. My first foray into music as a 1970’s toddler is best forgotten about. OK, Pinky and Perky and The Wombles… Then in 1977 I remember monopolising my uncle’s birthday copy of ABBA’s Arrival, and from then onwards it was ABBA, ABBA, ABBA until they got too depressing for words in 1981.
The 1980’s saw my musical taste progress from Adam Ant, through Gary Numan, Duran Duran, Japan, Prince and David Sylvian. Then I plummeted the depths and bought a Rick Astley tape. Oh all right, I fancied him.
But here, to make you either cringe or smile from ear to ear are five corker ear-worms of 1980’s singles you er, thought you had forgotten… (You might get a bit of a history lesson too.)
1. Marlene On The Wall – Suzanne Vega (1985)
Margaret Thatcher had revolutionised (euphemistically speaking) the stock market, and this spawned a generation of shoulder-padded, bouffant hair-do’ed, Filofax-wielding so-called Yuppies. This was the young, upwardly mobile generation. Their musical tastes were frankly rather boring, ranging from Dire Straits to Sade to Phil Collins to, er… Dire Straits. In an effort to relieve the boredom, I mean relieve the yuppies of their cash, even Fleetwood Mac made a rather good comeback, 1987’s Tango In The Night album. For it was albums these guys were into. Anything they could play on their Philips CD players that no one else could afford. Into this scene did wander Suzanne Vega, a-warbling rather matter-of-factly and a-strumming her guitar. Her debut self-titled L.., alb…. I mean CD, yah, spawned this single. Now the younger trendies of the 1980’s might have cringed and thought that a woman and her acoustic guitar belonged back in 1972, and indeed Ms Vega did look and sound like a librarian. But not so the Yuppies, and this single caused quite a splash in the UK charts. And it’s really rather good. I even bought the album to play on my personal stereo. (And the follow-up, and the follow-up to that.) But I hid the tape case so none of my fellow students thought I was a Yuppie.
2. Call Me – Spagna (1987)
Aaaah, what would the 1980’s have been without the annual flood of Euro summer hits? I thought 1987 was the year that the pop charts became a bit boring, but the synth hook, nearly as phat as Ms Spagna’s frightwig, burst in and brightened even my cynical soul. Plus her accent had me chortling and imitating it from dawn to dusk.
3. Kissing With Confidence – Will Powers (1983)
There was once a photographer called Lynn Goldsmith. A google search will reveal that she was responsible for some of the most iconic photos of some of the most iconic rock stars of the 70’s and 80’s. Then she decided she wanted to be a pop star, and gathered all her music chums to record an LP called Dancing For Mental Health. She used new-fangled sampler technology to make her voice as deep as a man’s, and invented a pseudo-psychologist thingy whom she called Will Powers. The album was not exactly brilliant, but it did contain one gem – the aforementioned UK Top 20 single, Kissing With Confidence. It’s a corker! One play will have you singing the hook ad-infinitum like a Hare Krishna. Added to which, Carly Simon guests on vocals, and there is no better reason to give a single a spin than that.
4. Could Have Told You So – Halo James (1989)
The dent they made on the UK Charts at the end of the 1980’s may not have been entirely significant, but after my affair with Rick Astley, my new-found gay rampant lust knew no bounds and shows no signs of slowing down, even as I approach half-a-century. I ADORED Christian James, the lead singer of Halo James. And what a pair of tonsils he had! Sadly they were one-hit-wonders, a bit too old-skool relative to the trip-hop Aceeeeed records that were then disgracing our charts. This choon is bangin’ – it gets better with every bar – and deserves a revival.
5. Shaddup You Face – Joe Dolce (1981)
Just DON’T EVEN GO THERE!! Oh all right you can, at your own peril. This novelty single made number 1 with Dolce’s faux-Italian accent and jaunty chorus. Just don’t blame me if you then explore his back catalogue via your favourite streaming service. It’s actually quite good.
Mark Pearce 26th July 2018
2 thoughts on “Five 1980’s Singles You Thought You’d Forgotten”
Charles July 27, 2018 at 5:15 pm
Ahem, well, hmmm. I was in my 30’s during the 1980 and I never heard any of these songs. I have heard of Vega, but never even heard of the other artists.
yicyan6k August 2, 2018 at 7:53 pm
Ah ha well I had my 12th birthday in 1980 so I was watching TOTP religiously throughout the 80’s. I promise all of these songs were ones I taped on my mono radio-cassette during the charts show when Radio 2 FM finished broadcasting Sing Something Simple at 5pm on a Sunday evening and gave way to Radio 1 to broadcast the charts show!
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Tasmanian National Parks infrastructure struggles to cope with visitor demand
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Tasmania's National Parks have attracted a record number of tourists this summer, prompting calls for urgent infrastructure upgrades to keep up with increasing demand.
At the Freycinet National Park on Tasmania’s east coast, tourism has increased 10% per year over the past four years, with Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (TPWS) Ranger in Charge at Richard Dakin stating "we have quite a lot of infrastructure at Freycinet because we're used to having lots of visitors here.
"So our facilities are going quite well but we do need to plan ahead because we can foresee there will be more visitors in the future and we need to plan for that."
However, to avoid crowds he urges visitos to arrive before 8am or after 5pm to avoid the crowds, telling the ABC "that gives them the opportunity to get up view the Wineglass Bay with less people, enjoy the day and then they will move out and other people will come in during the middle of day.”
TPWS said visitors to Cradle Mountain had increased 20% in the past six months compared to the same period the year before with the popular location expecting a record 250,000 tourists this year.
Cradle Mountain Ranger in Charge Kate Burton said shuttle buses had been increased from 15 to 22 per day, advising “we're moving people in and out of the park a lot quicker, and we've also invested heavily in upgrading our visitor infrastructure such as walking tracks, heritage buildings and viewing platforms.
"Visitor numbers will continue to increase in the next couple of years, so we do need to make sure that our infrastructure continues to be developed and upgraded to meet that increasing demand."
Cradle Coast Authority Regional Tourism Manager Ian Waller said visitors were often disappointed with infrastructure at Cradle Mountain, telling the ABC "I think tourists are concerned about the fact that they're queuing for buses, they're queuing for coffee.
"The facilities just don't meet their expectations and so they're saying to us 'it's not good enough'.
"We run the risk that they go home and say 'that was pretty disappointing', and that's going to damage industry and we can't afford to do that."
The Cradle Mountain Master Plan was launched last year, which included proposed upgrades to facilities and a cable car to take visitors from the village to Dove Lake.
The Tasmanian Government committed $15 million to the plan, while the Federal Government committed $1 million.
Meanwhile a community meeting will be held at Alonnah on 11th February to discuss the future of the Bruny Island Ferry.
The service has been criticised in the past, with visitors facing long delays during peak periods.
Kingborough Mayor Steve Wass said the Tasmanian Government was considering the ferry service's future, when the ferry contract comes up for renewal in 2018, advising “hether that's a bigger ferry, whether that's two ferries, whatever that might be.”
Mayor Wass said everyone from tourist operators and cheese makers would be able to put forward their views.
He advised “it's an opportunity for the locals to provide the Government with what they perceive is a - the issues and b - what benefits can be derived from the ferry contract and what they would like to see.”
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Come and meet the cute creatures that call Australia home.
By Katrina Lobley
Want to grab a selfie with a koala, kangaroo, Tasmanian devil or quokka? Have you always wanted to spot an elusive platypus? It's easy to meet Australia's unique wildlife both in the wild and in wildlife sanctuaries.
Meet Rottnest Island's cute quokkas
Quokka on Rottnest Island, Western Australia
Quokkas are small marsupials native to Rottnest Island. Their cheeky smiles have had them dubbed the 'happiest animal on Earth.'
Koalas and kangaroos might be Australia's best-known animals, but Rottnest Island’s adorable quokkas are perhaps the country's most photogenic furry resident. Visitors love to take photos with the friendly marsupials, as they often look like they are smiling. Even celebrities like Chris Hemsworth and Margot Robbie have posted quokka selfies on Instagram. The island is just a 90-minute ferry ride from Perth, making it a great day trip destination. The best time of day to see these nocturnal marsupials is mid-to-late afternoon – take one of the free daily guided walks to try to spot one.
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Play with a platypus and pat an echidna
Echidna at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
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During your Foundation Year you will get the opportunity to talk to tutors about your degree study and future career aspirations, and receive guidance on the most appropriate Undergraduate course to help you achieve this; providing you meet the entry requirements and pass the Foundation Year.
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The students will be assessed in a variety of ways. The majority of units are assessed through coursework, group and individual projects, portfolios, essays, presentations and exams. Presentations are usually given and assessed in the context of a group seminar. The students will also be expected to produce software/hardware artefacts in specialist units. Constant feedback and advice from a supervisory or unit team will be provided to support you in your work. At level 4, assessments will focus on the understanding of the fundamental concepts in computing and information techniques that are related to robotics. The students are expected to articulate the concepts in a coherent manner, in a variety of written assessments/written briefs. At level 5, assessment focus will be on the ability to perform critical analysis, including the needs for a different or new solutions to the existing problems where there are already a body of solutions and critical opinions. The students are also expected to be able to synthesize the different or new solutions either independently or working in teams. At level 6, assessments will address initiatives and creative thinking. The students are encouraged to identify problems and to develop their own solutions to the problems. They are also required to critically evaluate their own solutions. At this level, the students will progress from well-defined briefs to more open-ended and challenging assessments, which culminate in their major project - the honours project.
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Essays on the Early Franks
E. Taayke, J.H. Looijenga, O.H. Harsema and H.R. Reinders (Eds)
Series: Groningen Archaeological Studies 1
Pages: XV, 272
Format: 170 x 240 x 18 mm; 800 g; b. & w. ill.
Around the year 500 A.D. king Clovis expanded his territory situated near the French-Belgian border to an area reaching from beyond the Pyrenees to well into Germany. Towards the end of the 20th century, this rise of the Franks, Clovis' tribe, was celebrated extensively. From texts written at that occasion one might get the impression that the destiny of present-day Europe was decided 1500 years ago by a group of West Germanic tribes. Without the Franks, there would have been no modern France or Germany ... Reading more closely, however, one involuntarily recalls the famous metaphor from Chaos theory in which the butterfly's delicate fluttering eventually causes a hurricane. Similarly, the Frankish contribution to the fall of the Roman Empire was in the beginning rather modest. Indeed, in the 3rd and 4th century AD, the Franks were, in Roman eyes, only an annoying and, compared with the Goths, Huns or Vandals, insignificant people. Viewed academically, had there been no Clovis, the Franks would not have risen above the level of a footnote in history, for what do we know of their actions in the two centuries before his appearance? Led by King Clovis, and with thanks to Gregory of Tours, we move from ignorance to history, whereas Clovis's predecessors have never moved out of the shadows. What do we know, for instance, of Merovech, the famous dynasty's nomenclator?
The main ingredient in our desire to organize a workshop was curiosity about the Franks' mysterious origins. What people belonged to this tribe-in-the-making? What caused them to leave their homelands? And what was their desired destination? Archaeologically, we are certainly seeing some progress in our knowledge of the early Franks. But what about their history or onomastics? The event, organised by the Groningen Institute of Archaeology, was to be held in the province of the same name, with the small borg of Rusthoven at Wirdum our first and only choice as venue. One does not automatically associate the Franks with the Groningen area. On second thoughts, however, the idea is not so strange after all. In the 3rd century, when the Germanic attacks on the Roman frontier started, the main participants were presumably inhabitants of the coastal area, Frisians and Chauki. Only in the 4th century did the name of the Franks move to and become permanently associated with people in the interior, like the Chamavi or the Bructeri. The intention was to assemble an international but small gathering, where participants could be given an opportunity to raise their voices and facilitate discussion. The geographical focus would be on the Netherlands and its immediate surroundings, while the upper time limit was, initially, set by the reign of Clovis. March 2000 some 30 archaeologists, historians, onomasiologists and others, from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands found their way to Wirdum. Eight papers were read and commented on. To our delight, in addition to the texts delivered, this volume contains four more papers.
More about the Groningen Archaeological Studies.
ERNST TAAYKE
Some introductory and concluding remarks IX
Wir nennen sie Franken und sie lebten nördlich des Rheins, 2.-5. Jh.
With a comment by B.J. Groenewoudt 1
LMAR SEEBOLD
Die Herkunft der Franken, Friesen und Sachsen 24
MATTHIAS D. SCHÖN
Sachsen - Nachbarn der frühe Franken Überlegungen zu Bestattungssitten im 4./5. Jh. 35
MARTINA PITZ & ANDREAS SCHORR
Vorgermanische und ‘fränkische' Toponyme im Siedlungsraum der Franken. Überlegungen zu ihrem sprachgeschichtlichen Erkenntniswert 62
ARNO VERHOEVEN
Bemerkungen zur völkerwanderungszeitlichen Keramik aus Gennep (Niederlande) 115
LIEVE OPSTEYN
Ein Blick auf die fränkische Migration: die Siedlung von Wange-Damekot und die Verbreitung der Franken in Flandern (Belgien) 128
ALERIE GONZALEZ, PIERRE OUZOULIAS & PAUL VAN OSSEL
Des Germains en Lyonnaise seconde ? À propos de la découverte récente d'un habitat du IVe siècle à Saint-Ouen-du-Breuil
(Haute-Normandie, France). 150
ALAIN DIERKENS & PATRICK PÉRIN
The 5th-century advance of the Franks in Belgica II: history and archaeology 165
H.M. VAN DER VELDE, F. DE ROODE & C.G. WIEPKING
A Merovingian settlement in Zelhem (Province of Gelderland) 194
WIM DIJKMAN
The Merovingian cemetery of Borgharen (Maastricht) and an early Frank named BOBO 212
TINEKE LOOIJENGA
Two runic finds from The Netherlands - both with a Frankish connection 231
SVANTE FISCHER & JEAN-PIERRE LEMANT
Epigraphic evidence of Frankish exogamy 241
Op de grens van land en water
The splendour of power
Huisplattegronden in Nederland
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Firefighters not at fault for pickup damaged getting out of the way: courts
A Langley resident sued for $5,000 after scraping her pickup
Matthew Claxton
Dec. 4, 2019 11:50 a.m.
A Langley woman has lost a $5,000 lawsuit against the Township of Langley after she damaged her vehicle trying to get out of the way of a fire truck.
The woman told a Small Claims Civil Resolution Tribunal that a Township fire truck had “bullied” her through an intersection and damaged her pickup.
On July 24, 2017, the woman was driving her white Ford F350 pickup on 264th Street, and had stopped for a red light at an intersection.
The flashing lights of a fire truck appeared in her rear view mirror, and the woman said she pulled over to the right to allow the truck to pass her.
“According to the applicant, the fire truck was very close to her vehicle,” the tribunal’s Lynn Scrivener wrote in her judgment. “The applicant says the fire truck was creeping forward, which led her to assume there was not enough room for it to pass.”
So the pickup driver kept moving, saying she had “no choice” but to create space for the fire truck.
She felt a bump on the passenger side of her truck, where a sand-filled barrel and concrete barrier stood. After that, she decided the only way to get out of the fire truck’s way was to go through the intersection.
The incident left her with damage to the pickup’s passenger-side fender, running board, and door including scrapes, dents, and scratches.
She claimed $5,000 in damages for repairs.
The fire captain and driver of the pickup, however, didn’t remember the incident exactly the same way.
They were heading north responding to an emergency call. They waited until traffic in the southbound lane was clear before using that lane to get to the red light, where the driver stopped to make sure he could cross the intersection safely.
While they were waiting, the white pickup “sped north across the road,” according to the firefighters’ written testimony.
The fire truck then drove through the intersection, having confirmed there was no oncoming traffic.
The pickup driver admitted there was no contact between the fire truck and her Ford, Scrivener noted.
“There is no indication that the respondent’s employees [the firefighters] somehow directed the applicant to move her vehicle,” Scrivener wrote.
While she may have felt pressure to get out of the way, there’s no evidence the fire truck forced her to drive into the barriers, Scrivener found.
The claim for $5,000 was dismissed.
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The Striking Price
From Trash to Treasure
Erin E. Arvedlund
Y ou've dusted off those bear-market strategies, but what if the market starts to turn up? Options pros recommend several ways to play a potential recovery.
According to Larry McMillan, of McMillan Analysis, there currently are more optionable stocks trading under $5 per share than ever before, 1974 included. In that year more than 50 stocks, or 3.5% of New York Stock Exchange issues, were trading at or below $2 per share. Nearly 250, or 15.1%, of NYSE stocks traded between $2 and $5 per share. The year was representative of a bear-market bottom, McMillan contends, yet some of those companies, such as Howard Johnson, PaineWebber and Viacom , went on to become household names.
Today, in contrast, 5.5% of Big Board issues trade below $2. And for the record, 12.4% of Nasdaq stocks bear the same dubious distinction. Among their number are dozens of anorexic dot.coms, fallen angels all. McMillan's point, again, is that some stocks now trading below $5 eventually may be worth a good deal more, although others may wind up worthless.
McMillan recommends buying a portfolio of down-and-out stocks, and selling expensive call options against them. If the stocks fail to recover, a rich call premium at least would offset losses. He would consider selling call options against Adelphia , Globix , Informix , NBC Internet , SciClone and Xerox .
As more stocks take a pounding -- and Friday's rout lengthened the list-McMillan looks to buy attractive straddles. (A straddle is an equal number of puts and calls; it enables the holder to profit if the stock moves far enough in either direction.) He currently has at-the-money straddles in Equity Residential , IMS Health and Southwest Securities , and Unibanco April 25 straddles. And he recommends Unibanco April 30 straddles for anyone establishing a new position.
Now for a higher-stakes strategy. Ahmet Okumus, whose Okumus Capital manages roughly $200 million in hedge-fund money, is selling naked puts on stocks he'd ultimately like to own. Naked put sales are not -- repeat, not! -- suitable for all traders and should be undertaken only by those with experience, sufficient financial backing and a high tolerance for risk. Selling puts "naked" means you don't hold a position in the underlying stock.
"We sell naked only on stocks we'd like to have 'put' to us," Okumus says. "We don't really care about premiums. Our goal is to get stock."
Okumus has sold naked puts on software maker Alair, which has seen its stock dive to around 6 from a high of 92. But the company has $4.50 a share in cash. Okumus, who recently sold 7 1/2 strike puts naked, explains, "Worst case, I get to own the stock at a bargain price, and the premiums on these puts aren't bad."
How does he pick companies to bet on? "My No. 1 rule is don't buy unless it's a good business," he says. And a good business, in his view, has good management, a cash balance, high gross margins and a low corporate burn rate. On the last score he looks for companies that won't burn through available cash within the next two years.
S ingle-stock futures are nigh upon the U.S., and option exchanges couldn't be happier. Lawmakers and the Clinton Administration struck a deal last week that clears the way for legislation repealing an 18-year-old ban on single-stock futures. The bill also revamps regulation of traditional futures exchanges. "The current bill adequately addresses the concerns we had and the compromises that were made to allow it to go forward," William Brodsky, chairman of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, said Friday. "We look forward to trading this product because we're an equity derivative exchange."
But, hold on to your stock-futures horses. Even if the Senate sends on the final version of the bill for the President to sign, the public won't be able to trade stock futures for a year after that. Professionals such as financial institutions, mutual funds and hedge funds, however, likely will be able to trade single-stock futures a bit sooner, roughly eight months after enactment.
And stay tuned for a regulatory free-for-all. Oversight of single-stock futures will be shared by long-time adversaries, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. If a commodity exchange, such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, trades single-stock futures, that will be overseen by the exchange's primary regulator, the CFTC. Securities exchanges such as the CBOE and the American Stock Exchange are regulated by the SEC.
Also, "fungibility" will not be required at first for single-stock futures. With fungibility, a trader could buy or sell a single-stock future on one exchange and close out that position on another.
E-mail: erin.arvedlund@barrons.com .
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“What are you trying to pull here?”
“Are you an idiot?”
“Whose stupid idea was this?”
From the governor of New Jersey to the president of the United States to the shoe shine guy in the hotel lobby, in today’s world we’re all likely to face some sort of accusation sometime or other during our career. If that accusation is unjust (or even if it’s very just) our first instinct is often to try to deny it.
But according to consultant Merrie Spaeth, former director of media relations at the White House, simply denying a negative can actually make the negative more memorable.
Richard Nixon, questioned about his taxes, said, “I am not a crook.” Enron CEO Steve Kean, discussing the company’s creative bookkeeping, said, “It is not my intent to mislead.” Jessica Hahn, the woman involved with televangelist Jim Baker, said, “I am not a bimbo.”
But what stuck in everyone’s minds?
You guessed it: crook, misleading and bimbo.
All of these people would have been better off if they had taken control of the situation and framed the terms of the discussion themselves. For example, rather than denying he was a crook, Nixon could have bragged about the negative and said, “You bet your life I took that large deduction on my taxes. I only wish it were bigger. Like every good American, I take every deduction I’m legally entitled to. And not a penny more. But I’ll tell you what. If there’s anyone out there who doesn’t believe in taking all their legitimate tax deductions, I don’t think that person should ever vote me again. I’ll struggle by with the votes of those who don’t believe in overpaying their taxes.“
Fortunately for the country, Nixon wasn’t that good a salesperson. Nobody ever would have bought a used car from Richard Nixon.
“Did my people screw up closing down those lanes on the bridge and creating that traffic jam? Absolutely. And they’ve been fired because of it. As they should be. But sometimes when you’ve created a government that actually knows how to get things done and achieve results, rather than just floundering around, occasionally a few bad apples will misuse that effectiveness. Which is exactly why, though we have to create a federal government that’s as effective as the government I’ve built here in New Jersey, we also have to keep it small. And accountable. And keep an eye on it every minute. And let me assure you that if I didn’t know that before this mess with the George Washington Bridge, I certainly know it now. And that’s why I’m running for president.”
Would it work? No way to tell. But it certainly beats “I am not a bully.”
© Copyright 2014, Barry Maher, Barry Maher & Associates, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Network Channel 4
Genres Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Total runtime 3 hours 20 minutes
Terry Pratchett's Soul Music
1997 52 members1 season8 episodes
The series closely follows the plot of the novel, which, like many of Pratchett's novels it introduces an element of modern society into the magical and vaguely late medieval, early modern world of the Disc, in this case Rock and Roll music and stardom, with nearly disastrous consequences. It also introduces Susan Sto Helit, daughter of Mort and Ysabell and granddaughter of Death. The series takes the association of the "Band with Rocks In" with the Beatles even further than the book does, evolving their style from 1950s rock and early 1960s beat music (and mixing-bowl haircuts) in Ankh-Morpork, to acid rock in Scrote, to spiritual hippie rock in Quirm. In Sto Lat, they sound like the Jimi Hendrix Experience or Bad Company, but are dressed in clothes similar to the Beatles on the cover of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Also in Quirm, Buddy says that the band is 'more popular than cheeses,' referring to John Lennon's famous quote proclaiming the Beatles to be more popular than Jesus. In Pseudopolis, their outfits and style resemble the Blues Brothers. Crash's band is also given the name "Socks Pastels".
Seasons Episodes Actors Photos
Andy Hockley
Imp Y Celyn (Buddy)
Susan Sto Helit (Death's Grandaughter)
Jimmie Hibbert
Bryan Pringle
Albert (Alberto Malich the Wise – Death's servant)
Bernard Wrigley
Rob Rackstraw
Glod Glodsson (Dwarf horn player)
Lias Bluestone (Cliff – Troll percussionist)
Neil Morrissey
Mort (Lord Mortimer – Susan's Father)
Graham Crowden
Mustrum Ridcully (Archchancellor)
Melissa Sinden
Ysabell (Susan's Mother)
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Picture Study Bible with Maps and Background Information
1 - The LORD's word came to me, saying,
2 - "Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and preach toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel.
3 - Tell the land of Israel, 'The LORD says: "Behold, I am against you, and will draw my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.
4 - Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore my sword will go out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north.
5 - All flesh will know that I, The LORD, have drawn my sword out of its sheath. It will not return any more."'
6 - "Therefore sigh, you son of man. You shall sigh before their eyes with a broken heart and with bitterness.
7 - It shall be, when they ask you, 'Why do you sigh?' that you shall say, 'Because of the news, for it comes! Every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord God.'"
9 - "Son of man, prophesy, and say, 'The LORD says:"A sword! A sword!It is sharpened,and also polished.
10 - It is sharpened that it may make a slaughter.It is polished that it may be as lightning.Should we then make mirth?The rod of my son condemns every tree.
11 - It is given to be polished,that it may be handled.The sword is sharpened.Yes, it is polishedto give it into the hand of the killer."'
12 - Cry and wail, son of man;for it is on my people.It is on all the princes of Israel.They are delivered over to the sword with my people.Therefore beat your thigh.
13 - "For there is a trial. What if even the rod that condemns will be no more?" says the Lord God.
14 - "You therefore, son of man, prophesy,and strike your hands together.Let the sword be doubled the third time,the sword of the fatally wounded.It is the sword of the great one who is fatally wounded,which enters into their rooms.
15 - I have set the threatening sword against all their gates,that their heart may melt,and their stumblings be multiplied.Ah! It is made as lightning.It is pointed for slaughter.
16 - Gather yourselves together.Go to the right.Set yourselves in array.Go to the left,wherever your face is set.
17 - I will also strike my hands together,and I will cause my wrath to rest.I, The LORD, have spoken it."
18 - The LORD's word came to me again, saying,
19 - "Also, you son of man, appoint two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come. They both will come out of one land, and mark out a place. Mark it out at the head of the way to the city.
20 - You shall appoint a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.
21 - For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination. He shook the arrows back and forth. He consulted the teraphim. He looked in the liver.
22 - In his right hand was the lot for Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up mounds, and to build forts.
23 - It will be to them as a false divination in their sight, who have sworn oaths to them; but he brings iniquity to memory, that they may be taken.
24 - "Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Because you have caused your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your doings your sins appear; because you have come to memory, you will be taken with the hand.
25 - "'You, deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day has come, in the time of the iniquity of the end,
26 - thus says the Lord God: "Remove the turban, and take off the crown. This will not be as it was. Exalt that which is low, and humble that which is high.
27 - I will overturn, overturn, overturn it. This also will be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it."'
28 - "You, son of man, prophesy, and say, 'The Lord the LORD says this concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach:"A sword! A sword is drawn!It is polished for the slaughter,to cause it to devour,that it may be as lightning;
29 - while they see for you false visions,while they divine lies to you,to lay you on the necks of the wicked who are deadly wounded,whose day has come in the time of the iniquity of the end.
30 - Cause it to return into its sheath.In the place where you were created,in the land of your birth, I will judge you.
31 - I will pour out my indignation on you.I will blow on you with the fire of my wrath.I will deliver you into the hand of brutish men,skillful to destroy.
32 - You will be for fuel to the fire.Your blood will be in the middle of the land.You will be remembered no more;for I, The LORD, have spoken it."'"
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The Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel 3:17-19 - Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
Ezekiel 28:6-10 - Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of [them that are] slain in the midst of the seas. Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I [am] God? but thou [shalt be] a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 43:1-4- Afterward he brought me to the gate, [even] the gate that looketh toward the east: And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice [was] like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. And [it was] according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, [even] according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions [were] like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect [is] toward the east.
The Old Testament - A Brief Overview
Bible Survey - Ezekiel
Hebrew Name - Yehezqel "God is strength"
Greek Name - Iezekiel (Greek form of the Hebrew)
Author - Ezekiel (According to Tradition)
Date - 595 BC Approximately
Theme - The final restoration of Israel
Types and Shadows - In Ezekiel Jesus is the son of man
Summary of The Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel prophesied to the the Jewish captives in Babylon. The Babylonians had invaded Judah three times and each time they took prisoners back to Babylon. The first invasion was in 607 BC and Daniel was taken as a captive to Babylon. The second invasion was in 597 BC and Ezekiel was taken as a captive to Babylon, and in 586 BC Jerusalem was destroyed and all the survivors were taken as captives to Babylon. Ezekiel was married to a beautiful woman who was "the desire of his eyes" and God told him but his beloved wife was going to die on the very same day that Jerusalem was to be destroyed. As a sign to the Jews is a cure was commanded not to mourn his wife's death. He was to prepare himself as God had prepared himself for the death of his beloved city (Ezekiel 24:15-22). God spoke many prophecies through Ezekiel using words, parables, visions, and similitudes (strange things to point to something greater). Ezekiel also prophesied about the false shepherds in Jerusalem and God said that he will be the true Shepherd Messiah and there will be a future outpouring of the Holy Spirit and a re-gathering of Israel in the land. Ezekiel also predicted the downfall of those nations that were hostile to Judah. Ezekiel 16 is probably the most remarkable chapter concerning the love of God for his people in spite of their continuing idolatry. - The above text is � Rusty Russell - Bible History Online and must be sourced for use on a website.
"Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you," says the Lord GOD. "But you trusted in your own beauty, played the harlot because of your fame, and poured out your harlotry on everyone passing by who would have it." Ezekiel 16:14-15
The prophet Ezekiel taken captive during the time when the Babylonians began their captivity of Judah during the time of the reign of king Jehoichin, which was about 11 years before Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem. Ezekiel was one of the Jewish captives who was brought to the land of Babylon and settled on the banks of the river Chebar. While he was by this river and the "land of the Chaldeans" he had a prophetic vision and received his call to be a prophet to the people in exile. This all happened in the fourth month of the "fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity" (595 BC). There is one interesting note that Ezekiel makes when he mentions that he married a woman in the land of Babylon and had a house, and that he lost his wife on the very day that the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem took place. Something else that is interesting is that the prophecies of Ezekiel address the Jews in Jerusalem and the events taking place over there, as though he was in Jerusalem, but he was actually in Babylon.
According to Jewish tradition Ezekiel was murdered in Babylon by a Jewish prince whom Ezekiel accused of idolatry, Ezekiel was supposedly buried on the banks of the Euphrates River.
The major divisions within the book of Ezekiel reveal the purpose of this ministry. In the first half of the book of Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1-33) Judah is accused of breaking all of God's commandments, and they are warned by God that they will be destroyed if they persist in their sins. After Ezekiel's announcement of Jerusalem's destruction the book of Ezekiel focuses on an entirely different subject, which is one of comfort and encouragement to the heartbroken Jews.
The contents of the book may be analyzed further as follows :
Outline of the Book of Ezekiel
I. Israel's sin and impending judgment, uttered before the final captivity (Ezekiel 1-24).
1) Biographical information concerning Ezekiel, including a note as to his personal situation and a description of his call to the prophetic ministry (Ezekiel 1-3 ).
2 ) The siege of Jerusalem portrayed in four symbolical acts (Ezekiel 4-7 ). In the first of these, Ezekiel evidently drew a picture of a city under siege, indicating that this was soon to be the condition of Jerusalem. After this, Ezekiel lay on his side for a great number of days, announcing that the nation was to be punished for its sins. By eating an inferior type of food which had been cooked on animal dung, Ezekiel predicted the famine which would accompany the siege. In the final act, Ezekiel shaved his head, burning his hair, striking it with a sword and scattering it to the winds, indicating the fate of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Ezekiel 6 and 7 contain additional oracles concerning Israel's sin and imminent doom.
3 ) Visions of idolatry in Jerusalem and the resultant judgment and destruction of that city (Ezekiel 8-11).
4 ) Further prophecies against Jerusalem (Ezekiel 12-24). This section contains a rebuke of false prophets and hypocrites (Ezekiel 12-14), a repeated emphasis on the certainty and necessity of punishment (Ezekiel 15-17), a discussion of retribution and responsibility and a reassertion of God's love toward sinners (Ezekiel 18), a lamentation or dirge over the rulers of Judah (Ezekiel 19) and final warnings before the complete destruction of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 20-24).
II. Prophecies against the nations of Am-mon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Tyre, Sidon and Egypt (Ezekiel 25-32).
III. Prophecies concerning the restoration of Israel, uttered after the destruction of Jerusalem at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.
1 ) A discussion of the responsibility of the people to respond to the call of the prophet (Ezekiel 33: 1-20).
2 ) The announcement of the fall of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 33:21-33).
3 ) A contrast between the leadership of the faithless shepherds ( kings) of Judah and Israel and the true shepherd who was to come (Ezekiel 34).
4 ) The doom of Edom (Ezekiel 35).
5 ) The vision of the valley of dry bones, symbolizing the resurrection of the remnant of Israel (Ezekiel 36-37).
6 ) The prophecy of Gog and Magog (Ezekiel 38-39 ).
7 ) The rebuilt Temple (Ezekiel 40-48).
Ezekiel Resources
The Divided Kingdom
The Northern Kingdom of Israel
The Southern Kingdom of Judah
The Assyrian Captivity
The Return From Babylon
More About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel in the Picture Study Bible
Timeline of the Ancient World
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Ensuring Good Future Jobs
BITCI News - Nov 28, 2019
The Worker of the future, in addition to the transition to a low carbon economy and creating inclusive societies, is one of the key focus areas of our Leaders’ Group on Sustainability. We recently contributed an opinion piece to the publication Ensuring Good Jobs for the Future developed by TASC and Carnagie UK. Our CSR Adviser Marian Curry who leads on the Worker of the Future sub-group recently spoke at launch of the publication. You find below the opinion piece.
Please download a copy of the publication
Improving the quality of management to deliver better jobs
Tomás Sercovich, Business in the Community Ireland
The era of disruption is with us to stay. The pace of change in our economy, technology and society is relentless. The world of work is evolving and new models of work and workplace practices are taking shape. For this reason, the Future Jobs Ireland initiative is a welcome development.
The transformation of the workplace comes with significant challenges.
The new skills that the workplace of the future will require, the displacement of jobs due to automation and artificial intelligence, new working practices (for example gig economy and contract workers) or the multi-generational workplace (Baby boomers, Millennials and Gen Z working together with different styles and priorities) are some of the issues that need to be understood, assessed and managed. The change taking place is systemic and will require leadership and a coordinated approach from government and regulators, businesses, and civil society to help us navigate the transition and be better equipped with the vision, policies and mind-set required.
Management will play a key role in facilitating or hindering this process of change. Management is much about policies, processes and procedures put in place to drive workplace transformations as it is about the people implementing this change. What is the role of the manager in this new era?
We have always known the importance of good management, how more people leave jobs because of their manager than for other reasons for instance, but what can or should managers do to deliver a better work experience for the worker – and ultimately benefit the business and society? How can national policy help deliver this – and what else needs to happen?
In our view, it is important that the Future Jobs Ireland initiative highlights the role of high quality management for building good employment relations and strategic vision for businesses of the future. This is work Business in the Community Ireland has been engaged in for many years, working in partnership with business leaders in Ireland.
Over a decade ago, Business in the Community Ireland developed the Business Working Responsibly Mark, based on ISO 26000 and audited by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), which assesses responsible and sustainable business practices. Environmental practices, community engagement, customer and supplier relationships and corporate governance are all covered by the assessment but underpinning all of these is how the business behaves towards a critical stakeholder: the employee. Whether the employee is a contract worker or permanently employed, their behaviour and performance are central to how that business acts towards all its stakeholders – the essence of corporate social responsibility.
The Mark is an inventory of management practices that support “good work” including:
• Clear, accessible and understandable policies that show the company’s commitment to its employees (permanent and non-permanent), namely what they can expect in terms of having a voice, developing their skills, supporting their physical and mental well-being, receiving fair rewards, and feeling a sense of belonging and flexibility to manage work and life.
• A workplace culture that is set at the top with senior leaders as role models providing a sense of purpose to the organisation and supporting and rewarding good, consistent management across the business. The company values are visible in how it behaves internally and externally, in who gets rewarded and how problems are resolved.
• Strong focus on continuous learning and development, focused on skills requirements as well as the need to facilitate the employability of staff at all levels of companies and organisations. Training on resilience and managing change in uncertain times has to be the norm.
• Recognition that change is endemic in every sector and that, while hard decisions may have to be taken to sustain the business, how those decisions are implemented and how fairly and openly change is managed are factors driving employee engagement and employer reputation. Resilient managers who can cope with change and support employees through change can deliver business results and reduce the impact on mental health.
While these practices are good, they are not sufficient from a societal viewpoint. Through our Employment programmes, we hear real-life experiences of migrants and marginalised job-seekers who wish to participate actively in the labour market but who cannot get past the application phase or who are routinely under-employed. Inequality and the exclusion of segments of society from new opportunities will potentially be exacerbated by workforce transformations already mentioned.
Business in the Community Ireland recognises that business has a role to play in helping people thrive in our society. “Better business for a better Ireland” is how we express our purpose. Together with a cohort of our member companies, which have achieved the Business Working Responsibly Mark, we are exploring issues that are important for society and for employment in the future:
1. Worker of the Future
2. Social Inclusion
3. Transition to a Low-carbon Economy
Earlier this year, Business in the Community Ireland published the Inclusive Employer – A blueprint for companies to understand how their approach towards employment and retention links to diversity and inclusion from a broad perspective, including interactions with local communities and marginalised groups in society.
The learning from these CEO-led collaborative initiatives will inform how we support businesses to be responsible in society and will be codified in the Business Working Responsibly Mark so that the assessment process evolves to meet society’s needs and expectations of responsible business.
We don’t have all the answers to how to sustain good work in an uncertain future but we recognise that the scale of the challenge ahead, with climate change and workplace disruption, is beyond what one business alone can tackle. Partnership and collaboration including business, government and civil society will facilitate the sharing of best practice and provide a forum for jointly raising the bar on what responsible business means in our society.
Our Worker of the Future sub-goup has recently published of a paper entitled “Learning & Development and the Adaptive Workforce”, which addresses the need for a collective, holistic approach in developing a sustainable workforce equipped to respond to the challenges associated with technological disruption and the future of work.
If you have any questions about this topic please contact our CSR Adviser Marian Curry mcurry@bitc.ie
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GENE SIMMONS Defends Putting Ice Cubes In His Cereal: 'Who Wants Lukewarm Milk With Your Cereal?'
Gene Simmons has defended his habit of eating cereal with ice cubes.
The KISS bassist/vocalist shook the world of many foodies after posting a Twitter photo of him preparing a mixed bowl of Shredded Wheat and Oreo O's cereal. Inside the bowl were about five ice cubes.
"Anyone else put ice cubes in their cereal?" Simmons tweeted on New Year's Day.
Earlier this week, TMZ caught up with Simmons as he was heading into Beverly Glen Deli in Los Angeles for a quick bite to eat and questioned him about the controversy he created by the unconventional way he keeps the milk in his cereal cold.
"I was fucking having cereal for breakfast and my daughter, who's always snooping around — we were up in Canada — she asked me, 'Dad, what are you doing?'" he said. "I said, 'What am I doing? I am having goddamn cereal. That's what I'm doing.' 'But, dad, you're putting ice cubes in the cereal.' [I said], 'Well, yeah, who wants lukewarm milk with your cereal?''
When the TMZ reporter pointed out to Gene that the Internet was up in arms over his innovative take on the breakfast staple, he responded: "That makes a lot of sense, 'cause [North Korean supreme leader] Kim Jong Un and the rest of the world — and Mr. Putin [Russian President Vladimir Putin] and all the rest — that's not controversy. What I had for breakfast — whether there's ice in it or not — is earth-shaking."
In case you were wondering how long Simmons has been eating his cereal with ice cubes, his son Nick Simmons gave Twitter some insight.
"30 years. 30 years watching him do this. This is my life," Nick tweeted.
Simmons spent all of 2019 on KISS's "End of the Road" world tour, which is set to conclude in July 2021.
Anyone else put ice cubes in their cereal? pic.twitter.com/lfvZr5lBjk
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) January 2, 2020
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You are here: Home / Crabbs Cross Nursery News / Bright Kids Crabbs Cross digs into the dressing up box to support Crackerjacks Children’s Trust
Bright Kids Crabbs Cross digs into the dressing up box to support Crackerjacks Children’s Trust
03/02/2015 by Cathy Spencer Leave a Comment
Children at Bright Kids Crabbs Cross raised £50 Crackerjacks Children’s Trust with a fancy dress event as youngsters donated to wear fancy dress costumes.
From princesses to superheroes, youngsters at the Evesham Road nursery raided their dressing-up boxes for their favourite outfits as they raised funds for the charity, which works with severely impaired children.
Sunbeams tots Keira Peachey, aged two, three-year-old Lily Logan, nursery nurse Sam Holmes and two-year-old Lillie Jackson dressed in the best for the fund-raiser
Shining Lights children get into character to raise funds for Crackerjacks:
Back row L-R: Noah Griffin, aged three, Ciaragh Maher. aged three, Austin Bennett, Rebekah Dicken and Archie Sheehan, all aged four, and three-year-old Logan Bate
Middle row L-R: Tyler Green, aged three, four-year-olds Max Newey, Laila West and Jacob Streeter
Front row L-R: Jack Price aged three, Edward Logan aged four, and Jenson Richardson and Jacob Brooks, both aged three.
Anita Shepherd, manager, said: “Crackerjacks Children’s Trust supports severely impaired children, enabling them to live their lives to the full and working to relieve the stress and pressure placed on children and families alike.
“The charity has been established for more than two years, and doesn’t receive any Government funding. Instead, it relies on its supporters to help it operate, so we were keen to hold a fun event to help do our bit to show our support.”
For more information on the charity, visit http://www.crackerjacks.org.uk/
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CÉZANNE BRITAIN
CEO, Director
Cézanne heads up the Britain Renecke team.
Cézanne was the first black female partner to be appointed in (the then known as) DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's Cape Town Corporate & Commercial practice.
Admitted as Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and Conveyancer (2003)
LLB - University of the Western Cape
LLM International Trade and Business Law (cum laude) - University of the Western Cape
Ford Foundation International Fellow
Cézanne has over 15 years’ experience as a corporate commercial lawyer, focussing on advising on South African company law, South African contract law, doing business in South Africa, conducting legal due diligence investigations, advising on, negotiating and structuring commercial and business transactions and advising on corporate governance.
Who is Cézanne?
Fearless in her pursuit for success and excellence, and committed to transformation, Cézanne is known to not follow the pack.
Named after the French painter, Cézanne likes to think she is a bit creative too, and is quite the artist when drawing transaction diagrams. She is also known for thinking on her feet; literally, and can often be found walking around the office barefoot.
RUBIN RENECKE
Rubin consults to Britain Renecke on financial and technical matters relating to transactions.
BSc. Engineering (electro-mechanical) – University of Cape Town
Chartered Financial Analyst – CFA Institute (USA)
Rubin gained experience in Project Management, Systems Engineering, Plant Maintenance and Plant Process Computing during his 8 years at Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town.
During this time, he spent 10 months in France working alongside French Nuclear Engineers.
In 2005 he changed careers and spent the next 11 years as an Investment Analyst at Allan Gray and Kagiso Asset Management. His primary focus was analysing and valuing various listed companies in sectors such as resources, paper, steel, gaming, construction, listed property, technology, industrials and retailers on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as well as Global Stock markets.
Who is Rubin?
With a passion for Harley Davidson motorcycles and learning foreign languages, Rubin adds a unique dimension to the Britain Renecke offering. When he is not riding his bike, he can be found mostly on the squash court and sometimes on the golf course.
Rubin is proficient in French and is learning to speak Mandarin.
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Money is Money
Love is sacred
Following the sudden death of his fiancée, top Australian currency trader KINGSLEY WALKER is lured to a New York City of the ‘90s to ply his trade on the world’s most lucrative desks. Here, we are introduced to a sexy world of youth, wealth and glittering privilege until Kingsley’s special talents become a threat to the power brokers of the city itself. Soon, he finds himself navigating the Machiavellian corridors of old money and new, and finds that the tragedy that he believes he has left behind will continue to haunt his every encounter with love.
BROKERS is a romantic drama that blends WALL STREET’s intrigue in a heady and fun ‘fish out of water’ arena. Incorporating a handsome mix tape of classic ’90s chart-toppers, we ride shotgun with handsome lead Christopher Egan (LETTERS TO JULIET) and a stellar cast of support characters to take in a course of the bawdiest and most beautiful that New York has to offer
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With the script now locked for the first instalment of BROKERS, this “trilogy” of romantic dramas is set to become one of Australia’s biggest film franchises and the first to push the upper end of aspirational living. We’re finalising cast, crew and filming locations so there exists a small window to consider sponsorship and product placement partnerships for this truly global film. CONTACT HERE if you’d like to engage.
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Shocking video shows moment man launches 'ferocious' unprovoked attack in the pub
Shocking CCTV shows moment man launches 'ferocious' attack on pub-goer
By Stephanie Wareham @Stephanie_BFP Audience and Content Editor
Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a man launched two "ferocious and unprovoked" attacks on a 56-year-old in a Chesham pub.
George Horn has been jailed for nine years for punching two men and leaving them with serious face and eye injuries at the Jolly Sportsman pub in Eskdale Avenue on August 18 last year.
The 25-year-old left his first victim - a 56-year-old man - with an eye injury and before leaving the pub at around 10pm, punching and kicking a second man, aged 30, causing serious facial injuries.
Horn tried to evade justice after the attacks but police eventually caught up with him and he was charged with one count of grievous bodily harm with intent (section 18) and one count of grievous bodily harm without intent (section 20), on January 22 this year.
He pleaded guilty to the crimes at Aylesbury Crown Court on April 30 and he was sent down for nine years on June 13.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Fred Ruffle from Aylesbury Force CID, said: “George Horn carried out two ferocious and unprovoked attacks on these two victims, who both required medical treatment.
“CCTV of these incidents show the aggressive and violent nature of these attacks.
“Following these serious assaults, Horn also attempted to evade police.
“Horn is clearly a violent offender and until he was arrested and charged he did not want to be held responsible for his actions.
“However, he was successfully arrested, charged and taken through the courts.
“The hard work of officers involved in this case meant that Horn entered a guilty plea at the first opportunity.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the victims involved in this case for their support, which was not easy given the nature of the attacks.”
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Royal Huisman superyacht Wisp completes maiden voyage
20 November 2014 by Editor
Royal Huisman superyacht Wisp has completed a successful maiden voyage to the Mediterranean.
Royal Huisman launched the 48-metre superyacht Wisp, designed by Hoek and Rhoades Young, in February. She left The Netherlands for the fjords of Norway, before heading south for the Med.
Reports back from the owner’s representative following the trip were overwhelmingly positive: “It has been an absolute pleasure to be part of the Huisman family, and a dynamic and focused project team. Together we have exceeded the expectations of the client with exceptional standards and we can all be duly proud of the beautiful vessel Wisp.”
The yard said the boat fulfilled the brief as a supremely comfortable cruising yacht more than capable of handling some “gentleman’s racing”. The 252-ton vessel boasts a 14-knot top speed that might belie her traditional lines. Two other features not obvious from her classic looks are Wisp's 57.5m carbon composite mast and aluminium hull.
With four fuel tanks totaling 22,000 litres, her 715hp Caterpillar C18 diesel engine easily offers a trans-ocean range of 5,570 miles, at 10 knots.
The yacht has a stunning interior, using stained light oak with wengé, as to the owner’s tastes, and Royal Huisman have even taken care over the grain of the cuts to enhance a feeling of calm on board. The brief for the interior was for a light, airy and calming ambience in which to travel the world – a style the owner summed up in the word “jolly”.
Jonathan Rhoades commented, “From an architectural point of view, we created an unusual open-plan interior layout that is designed in layers to reveal itself gradually.
“Below deck you are lead from space to space and at each destination the rooms feel resolved and complete. It is only on exploring further that you realise they open onto other spaces, until finally all the layers are peeled back to reveal salons and cabins with huge sightlines through the various deck levels linking the interior and exterior.”
The owner’s suite is just one example of this layering effect, he says, where various Japanese shoji screens bring in light to the full-beam cabin. Sliding aside double doors on the port side reveals a generous bathroom, with basins and bath made of green Costa Smeralda marble. The space develops further when curved aft doors are slid into their pockets to reveal an impressive rotunda with a domed ceiling. The owner’s library lies to port, with a walk-in wardrobe to starboard. A staircase sweeps up to the owners’ aft deckhouse that connects to their private cockpit. “As a whole, the owner’s suite is a fantastically light and airy retreat that maintains the flexibility of distinct areas for working, relaxing and sleeping,” said Royal Huisman.
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Global meetings coming to Sydney will spark energy sector innovation
Off the back of the visit from the Secretary General of the World Energy Council and Energy Dialogues at the national and state level recently, the New South Wales (NSW) Minister for Resources and Energy, the Hon. Don Harwin MP, today announced the State will host two major global meetings bringing the world’s energy future thinkers and decision makers to Sydney.
Focusing on society’s future energy generation, storage and conversion needs, the International Conference on Photovoltaic Science and Engineering (PVSEC) in 2021 and the International Meeting on Lithium Batteries (IMLB) the following year will attract 2,600 delegates between them, injecting an estimated A$8.1 million in direct expenditure into the NSW economy.
“Global meetings like these play a vital role in bringing together global expertise to discuss the latest breakthroughs from around the world including those from Australia, forge new international collaborations, and problem-solve for the future,” said Mr Harwin.
This news follows the announcement of the NSW Government’s $55 million Emerging Energy Program launched in August, aimed at commercialising large-scale projects that use dispatchable technology including solar, batteries and pumped hydro.
“NSW is leading Australia in future-proofing our energy system to ensure we have the transmission and capacity to support emerging opportunities in our transition to a more diverse energy future,” he added.
Strategic bidding services organisation BESydney secured PVSEC 2021 and IMLB 2022 for Sydney in partnership with the University of NSW (UNSW) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), respectively.
“I congratulate BESydney, UNSW and CSIRO for their combined efforts in securing these important forums, helping NSW to consolidate its status as a world-leader in modern energy,” Mr Harwin said.
BESydney CEO, Lyn Lewis-Smith, said these wins provide NSW the opportunity to strengthen local research expertise, showcase Australian leadership and support the future advancement of a sector.
“We have a global reputation as great collaborators – Australia has a rich heritage of innovations. These events rapidly advance that process and ensure a broader range of our local industry has the opportunity to develop new capabilities and catalyse new or expanded work with its international counterparts.”
PVSEC 2021 is expected to attract 800 R&D professionals and experts from industry, academia and public institutions over five days with the aim of creating new energy systems for society. Participants present and discuss problems concerning solar power generation.
Associate Professor Bram Hoex, Deputy Head of School (Research) and Director, International Strategy at UNSW and PVSEC Bid Leader said he is excited to bring the Asian PVSEC back to Sydney again after a 30-year hiatus. “Australia, and in particular UNSW, has been world-leading in solar energy research as well as education for over four decades. We are thrilled that we can showcase our research as well as our unique research facilities, which includes Australia’s only research pilot line for industrial silicon solar cells, the Solar Industrial Research Facility (SIRF), to the international solar energy community.”
The following year, IMLB is the premier international conference on the state of lithium battery science and technology, as well as current and future applications in transportation (including electric and hybrid vehicles), commercial, aerospace, biomedical, and other promising sectors.
This will be the first time the conference has been held in Australia and is expected to attract 1,800 delegates over five days. Hosting IMLB 2022 aligns with the NSW Government Advanced Manufacturing priority, providing an opportunity to profile the burgeoning Australian lithium industry and strong research groups at the UNSW, University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney and CSIRO.
“This prestigious event provides Australia with a platform to show off our battery community’s home-grown capabilities and demonstrate our importance in the global lithium value chain,” said Dr Adam Best, IMLB 2022 Conference Chair and Principal Research Scientist and battery specialist at CSIRO. “Australia is home to the world’s largest lithium battery and as a resource-based nation, produces 30 per cent of the world’s lithium. The local community are trailblazers when it comes to their development of electrolytes based on ionic liquids – a technology used for making the lithium batteries that power laptops, mobile phones and make electric vehicles safer and more efficient.”
The two meetings are scheduled to be hosted in International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), Australia's premier and first fully-integrated convention, exhibition and entertainment precinct.
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India's indebted electric retailers seen scaring off investors
Wed, Dec 07, 2016 - 12:34 PM
[NEW DELHI] India's money-losing state power retailers may be scaring off power plant investors, according to Sembcorp Industries Ltd, compounding the industry's woes that have left about 20 per cent of the country without electricity.
Delayed payments by the distributors and their reluctance to sign long-term purchase contracts are risks for investors, said Vipul Tuli, chief executive officer at the Singapore-based company's India unit. It joins Spanish wind power producer Acciona SA and Goldman Sachs Group Inc -backed ReNew Power Ventures in voicing concerns over the precarious business environment in India's power industry.
"The lack of long-term offtake contracts and growing receivables are eroding returns for investors," Mr Tuli said in an interview Dec 1 in New Delhi. "India must be competitive with other countries in terms of sustainable long-term infrastructure returns in order to attract investments." Sembcorp, controlled by Temasek Holdings Pte, has 2,748 megawatts of installed generation capacity in India, including three coal-based units of 660 megawatts each. One of those units has yet to find long-term buyers for its power. A fourth, also without a contract, is yet to be commissioned, Tuli said.
Long-term purchase commitments aren't available for almost 22 gigawatts of India's thermal plants, about 7 per cent of the country's total power generation capacity, according to TK Barai, a member of the Central Electricity Authority, the planning wing of India's power ministry. That's forcing generators to sell in short-term markets where tariffs are lower.
Sembcorp is adding about 150-200 megawatts of renewable capacity in India every year and would consider adding more if risks are lowered, Mr Tuli said. The company currently has 768 megawatts of operating renewable generation capacity in the country.
"Electricity distributors badly need industrial electricity demand to go up. That will significantly improve their finances and spur them to secure long-term supplies," said Debasish Mishra, a partner with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLP in Mumbai. "Until that happens, these companies will be wary of locking themselves into long-term contracts and make do with available supplies in the shorter-term markets." Most of India's provincial electricity retailers make losses on electricity sales, selling below cost to the poor and agricultural customers and losing revenue to people who illegally tap into power supplies. Subsidy payments from the state governments and higher tariffs to rich households and industrial users partially compensate for the losses, but still leave retailers financially vulnerable.
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GOP Congressman Says A Drop In The Number Of Insured People Could Be "A Good Thing"
Republican Rep. Mike Burgess said it would be a good thing if Obamacare repeal ends in fewer Americans with health insurance because it means "we restored personal liberty in this country" because the individual mandate would be gone.
By Paul McLeod
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Posted on February 23, 2017, at 3:47 p.m. ET
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — A drop in the number of people with health insurance is a good thing because it means an increase of liberty, said Republican Rep. Mike Burgess Thursday.
Burgess is chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. He was speaking about Obamacare repeal at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland.
Burgess was asked about concerns that repealing Obamacare will lead to a drop in the number of people with health insurance. He responded that it would be a good thing because it means fewer people are subject to the individual mandate.
"First off, we’re not going to send an IRS agent out to chase you down and make you buy health insurance," said Burgess. "So if the numbers (of insured people) drop I would say that’s a good thing because we restored personal liberty in this country."
The Congressional Budget Office projects that 18 million people could lose health insurance if the Affordable Care Act is repealed without a replacement.
Under the ACA's individual mandate, people who can afford health insurance must pay a tax penalty if they refuse to enroll. The goal is to provide a broad enough pool of insured individuals to pay for other ACA provisions, such as minimum standards for insurance plans and the ban on denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.
At CPAC, Burgess slammed the individual mandate as "the most coercive, unpleasant aspect of the Affordable Care Act."
Asked about worries on the right side of the spectrum, Burgess said he shared concerns that Republicans will only tweak the ACA rather than fully repeal and replace it.
Republicans can repeal broad swaths of the ACA with their 52 votes in the Senate through Congress's reconciliation process. But they'll need Democrat support to get to the 60-vote threshold to pass a full replacement bill.
Burgess said that the main change Republicans can accomplish is repealing the individual mandate.
“That is the most central thing that must happen. Yes it happens under reconciliation," said Burgess. "So I’ll take that.”
Paul McLeod is a politics reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Washington, DC.
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Women Say Kay Swapped Their Diamond For A Stone Of Worse Quality After A Repair
"I feel heartbroken and disgusted."
By Stephanie McNeal
Stephanie McNeal BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on May 25, 2016, at 2:04 p.m. ET
Chrissy Clarius used to think her engagement ring from Jim, her husband, was perfect: a solitaire on a 14-karat white-gold band.
Chrissy Clarius
Jim bought the ring in 2010 for $4,299.99 from Kay Jewelers at the White Marsh Mall in Maryland. Included was a certificate of authenticity from Gemological Science International — one of three organizations that Kay uses to certify and grade its diamonds before they are sold — for the 1-carat stone.
The purchase was covered under Kay's gemstone guarantee, which insures the stone against loss and damage as long as the customer brings the ring in every six months for an inspection.
Clarius told BuzzFeed News she was religious about getting her ring inspected: Over the years, she said, she believes it was sent out three times for various repairs.
In February, Clarius took the ring to the Kay at the Westminster Mall in Maryland for its checkup, and had it sent for repairs because the prongs were loose. But the ring that came back, she said, had a stone in the setting that wasn’t a diamond at all.
Clarius said she started to fear something was wrong when during the initial checkup, a Kay employee went to check the diamond for its certification number; the number is inscribed on the stone by the GSI.
The Kay employee couldn't find it. Clarius said she never saw the inscription herself, but she trusted Kay. She added that her husband saw it when he bought the ring.
Clarius had the ring sent out for the repair anyway. When she picked it up in March, she asked again if an employee could find the number.
"They did not," she said. "The manager told me the repair shop said the number was simply never put [on] it, but the ring does match every detail on my card…minus the number."
Clarius said something didn’t feel right. So she took her ring to another mall jeweler, Littman Jewelers, and asked if they could certify her stone. They tested the ring and delivered gut-punching news: It wasn’t a diamond.
Clarius's ring being tested at Littman.
"It was discovered that it was moissanite and not a diamond, and set [in] platinum, not white gold," she said. "I felt sick to my stomach."
Clarius said she believes her original diamond was swapped for the moissanite stone during a Kay repair.
Moissanite is a stone that, like cubic zirconia, looks a lot like a diamond but is much more affordable. (For example, you can buy a 5-carat moissanite stone for about $900 online.)
The couple were devastated. On March 23 they went to another local Baltimore jeweler, Smyth, for a second test — which also showed the stone was moissanite. But when they took the ring to Kay, Clarius said the stone tested as a diamond.
The manager of the Westminster Mall Kay store also had an employee at Zales — which is owned by the same parent company as Kay — test the stone. Clarius said this test showed the stone was a diamond as well.
Clarius said the Kay manager asked if she had taken the ring to the other stores for repairs. (Clarius said she kept a watchful eye over her diamond at Littman and Smyth, bringing it to those two stores for testing only — and did not let the stores keep the ring overnight.)
"I feel heartbroken and disgusted. I feel like it is my word against a big jewelry store and I'm being made to look like a liar," she said. "The fact that the manager had the audacity to imply I took my ring elsewhere is very discouraging."
Clarius said Kay has told her the loss protection team is looking into the issue. She has also filed a police report in Baltimore County and a complaint with the Maryland attorney general's office's consumer protection division, according to documents she showed BuzzFeed News.
Kim Kanary, a Kay spokeswoman, told BuzzFeed News that the company is "continuing to work with Ms. Clarius toward resolution" of her issue.
BuzzFeed News identified at least seven other women on Facebook who claimed their stone had been replaced by Kay.
Since she posted a complaint on Kay's Facebook page, Clarius said she had been contacted by "hundreds" of people with similar stories.
Some of those women reached out after BuzzFeed News reported Kay had lost or damaged multiple engagement rings sent in for repairs.
Many Americans know of Kay, Zales, and Jared from their frequent television advertisements. Those chains are owned by the same parent company, Sterling, which also owns a number of regional chains, including Marks & Morgan Jewelers, Gordon's Jewelers, Shaw's Jewelers, and Weisfield Jewelers.
Sterling itself is also a subsidiary of a company called Signet, which is the "largest specialty retail jeweler in the U.S. and the U.K.," according to Sterling's website.
David Bouffard, the vice president of corporate affairs at Signet, said that the instances BuzzFeed News found were "minimal" in comparison to the many happy customers at Kay.
"Every year we've got millions of transactions and millions of repairs we are processing in our stores," he said, though he added that the company considers even one unhappy customer too many.
He said the store prevents stone swaps from happening by checking each certified diamond for its inscription before and after repairs.
The women who claim their diamonds were swapped say the experience was heartbreaking. That's how Hannah LaFlam, a wife and mother from Vermont, described the situation with her Kay diamond to BuzzFeed News.
Hannah LaFlam
LaFlam's husband, Jason, purchased her princess-cut solitaire ring for $4,500 shortly before he proposed in July 2013. She said the ring was more magnificent than she had ever dreamed of.
"It was perfect — a perfect diamond," LaFlam said.
Like Clarius, LaFlam said she took her ring in like clockwork for its inspections.
She said she sent it away for repairs at Kay twice: once when she was pregnant, to get it sized up, and about a month ago to get it sized down, after she'd lost weight.
Last week, LaFlam said she went to Kay to pick up her ring from its sizing. Immediately, she said she noticed something was off. Her once-brilliant Leo diamond, which was certified by the GSI, didn't look right.
She said she told the Kay employee that she was sure this wasn't her diamond. The sales associate didn't check her certification number, but assured her it was the right ring.
"She said, 'It's just because you haven't seen it for a while,'" LaFlam said.
LaFlam said she left, but still didn’t feel right. Once she got outside, she became more and more convinced that her diamond, which she had loved so much, wasn’t the diamond now on her finger.
LaFlam's original diamond (left), and the diamond she got back from Kay.
The new diamond seemed bigger, she said, and lacked the brilliance of the original.
"There was no sparkle, it was flat … Mine used to have a rainbow of colors," she said.
Acting on her gut, LaFlam said she called Kay and asked for her certification number. She then took the ring to another mall jeweler, and asked the store to match the number to the diamond she was holding.
She was right: The diamond’s number didn’t match her ring. She took the ring back to Kay, and when the employee finally checked the number, she said the store admitted a mistake had been made.
LaFlam said the Kay employees took the new ring away and located her diamond in New Hampshire. On Monday, the ring with her diamond was returned to her. Kanary, the Kay spokeswoman, said that the company also offered LaFlam a gift card for her troubles.
LaFlam said she is happy to have her diamond back, but she doesn't think she will ever use her warranty at Kay again — even though it is already paid for. She said being without her ring was extremely stressful.
"It is a ring, it is a material possession, but it's so much more than that," she said.
Another unhappy customer, Heidi Stier-Rivera, told BuzzFeed News she was so traumatized by her experience with Kay that she no longer wears her engagement ring.
Heidi Stier-Rivera
"It was flat-out theft," she said of her experience.
Stier-Rivera, a mom of two and stepmom to two, from Rochester, New York, got married to her husband Orlando in 2007. He spent a lot of time picking out the diamond for her engagement ring before purchasing it for $3,000.
"You purchase it and it lasts beyond your lifetime," Stier-Rivera said of the sentimental value of her ring.
Orlando bought an SI1 diamond. That classification refers to the clarity of the stone — and SI1 diamonds have flaws that are usually invisible to the naked eye.
Stier-Rivera said her diamond did have a small inclusion, or flaw, that she couldn't see and that never bothered her.
Orlando originally purchased the ring in 2005 from J.B. Robinson, which is owned by the same parent company as Kay. However, a few years later, the couple's local J.B. Robinson closed and became a Kay. They were then told to bring the ring to Kay for inspections and repairs.
In 2011, Stier-Rivera said she took her ring to Kay because the setting had worn thin. She said she was told it would be better for her to get an entirely new setting. She agreed, and Kay sent the ring out, but when it came back she noticed something was very wrong with her diamond.
Stier-Rivera's original ring (left), and the ring she said she got back from Kay.
"I could instantly tell just from looking at it … It was so obvious that it was not my diamond," she said.
The new diamond, according to Stier-Rivera, had a very large flaw noticeable to the naked eye. In the above-right photo, Stier-Rivera says the flaw is off-center, to the right.
She said she was positive it wasn't her stone, and took it to a new jeweler to get it checked out.
The new jeweler told Stier-Rivera that the diamond was not an SI1, but rather an I, the next level down on the diamond clarity chart.
An insurance document labeling the original stone as an SI1 diamond.
"The jeweler said, 'Look, this is definitely an imperfect diamond,'" she said.
When she confronted Kay, Stier-Rivera said store employees initially said the inclusion just looked bigger in the new setting. Eventually, she said, they told her the diamond was an I, not an SI1.
"They pretty much gave me every single excuse in the book," she said.
After complaining, Stier-Rivera said she got nowhere with Kay.
She gave up, but now has no desire to wear her ring because looking at it makes her angry.
"It's not the diamond my husband got for me — it has no sentimental value for me anymore," she said, adding, "I don't want to have an engagement ring that brings bad memories."
Kanary told BuzzFeed News the company had contacted Stier-Rivera about her issue.
But Kay says it has stringent policies in place to prevent diamonds from being swapped. Richard Cavello, the general manager of the Kay location in Midtown Manhattan, demonstrated to BuzzFeed News how store employees check for the certification number, and said most employees show the customers themselves where the number is.
The employees also mark whether the stone is chipped or cracked, and inform the customer before taking the ring away.
The repair workers also check for the certification number during the repair process, he said. Once the repair is completed, store employees check for the number again before handing it back to the customer.
In addition, Bouffard said, many store employees are certified diamontologists who can easily spot discrepancies in stones. These protocols, he said, ensure that every customer leaves with the diamond they dropped off.
"Our store personnel are trained to detect that, and if it was not the diamond that was received, they would know that," he said.
Bouffard said that if someone were to claim they received the wrong diamond, it is possible "they weren't provided enough info when they drop the ring off."
The women who spoke to BuzzFeed News said they are heartbroken not only because of the bad experience they each had, but because they have lost something of such sentimental importance.
Clarius said she is very sentimental and dreamed of one day passing her ring down to her son.
"Kay Jewelers took that from me, they stole it," she said. "Even if this gets settled, I do not believe I will ever get my ring back, the ring my husband proposed to me with back. That makes me feel robbed and so disappointed."
LaFlam agreed, saying her ring is so much more to her than a piece of jewelry.
"I feel like there are so many memories that [my ring] was there for," she said. "Things like this, it's just taking those memories away."
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Stephanie McNeal is a social news editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
Contact Stephanie McNeal at stephanie.mcneal@buzzfeed.com.
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The Courage Habit: How to Accept Your Fears, Release the Past, and Live Your Courageous Life (Paperback)
By Kate Swoboda, Bari Tessler (Foreword by)
What kind of life would you live if you didn't allow your fears to hold you back? The Courage Habit offers a powerful program to help you conquer your inner critic, work toward your highest aspirations, and build a courageous community.
Are your fears preventing you from living the life you truly want? Do you ever wish that you had a better job, lived in a different city, or had more authentic and nurturing relationships? Many people believe that they would do more, accomplish more, and feel more fulfilled if only they could rid themselves of that fearful inner voice that constantly whispers, "you can't do it."
In The Courage Habit, certified life coach Kate Swoboda offers a unique program based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you act courageously in spite of fear. By identifying your fear triggers, releasing yourself from your past experiences, and acting on what you truly value, you can make courage a daily habit.
Using a practical four-part program, you'll learn to understand the emotions that arise when fears are triggered, and to pause and evaluate your emotional state before you act. You'll discover how to listen without attachment to the self-defeating messages of your inner critic, understand the critic's function, and implement respectful boundaries so that your inner voice no longer controls your behavior. You'll reframe self-limiting life narratives that can--without conscious awareness--dictate your day-to-day decisions. And finally, you'll nurture more authentic connections with family, friends, and community in order to find support and reinforce the life changes you're making.
If you feel like something is holding you back from landing your dream job, moving to a new city, having a satisfying love relationship, or simply taking advantage of all life has to offer--and if you have a sneaking suspicion that that something is you--then this one-of-a-kind guide will show you how to finally break free from self-doubt and start living your best life.
Kate Swoboda, aka "Kate Courageous," is creator of YourCourageousLife.com, and director of the Courageous Living Coach Certification program. She has been deemed one of the top fifty bloggers in health, fitness, and happiness by Greatist.com. Swoboda has contributed to Entrepreneur, Dr. Oz's The Good Life, Forbes, USA Today, The Intelligent Optimist, Lifetime Moms, MindBodyGreen, Business Insider, and more, and has spoken about creating better habits and the principles of TheCourage Habit to groups both large and small. Learn more at www.yourcourageouslife.com and www.tribeclcc.com Foreword writer Bari Tessler is a financial therapist and mentor coach. She has guided thousands of people to new, empowered, and refreshingly honest relationships with money through her nurturing, body-centered approach. Tessler is currently leading a global conscious money movement via the year-long program The Art of Money, which she founded in 2001, weaving together money teachings for individuals, couples, and entrepreneurs. She is author of The Art of Money.
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication Date: May 1st, 2018
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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez: What Are the Options for Him Next?
By: Waqas Ali
Mexican superstar and world champion ‘Canelo’ Alvarez delivered a stunning performance when he knocked out Rocky Fielding in three rounds at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
The bout which was attended by over 20,000 spectators in attendance was for Fielding’s WBA ‘Regular’ title which is the minor version of the belt.
British world champion Callum Smith holds the ‘Super’ version of the belt.
Photo Credit: DAZN Twitter Account
Alvarez making his first bout under the 168 pound weight limit/ super-middleweight, started fighting on the inside with Fielding and connecting immense haymakers to the head and body.
Fielding who had the height advantage of 6 feet 1 inches and the reach of 75 inches did not utilise the range and distance of the fight and therefore paid the price.
Each round consisted of a knockdown of Fielding tasting the canvas. Courtesy of body shots.
But now the question remains is what opponent is next for Alvarez (51-1-2)? Is it back to 160 or staying at 168?
Canelo’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions, believes his boxer is now fully capable of competing against anyone at middleweight or super middleweight.
Canelo will return to the ring on Cinco De Mayo weekend in Las Vegas.
“Canelo fighting at 168 showed he can fight at either 168 or 160. We’ve already set aside the T-Mobile Arena for Cinco de Mayo in Las Vegas. We have no opponent whatsoever – zero. We’re not thinking of nobody,” De La Hoya said.
“We’re going to enjoy the holidays and enjoy our families. After the holidays, as a team, we’ll collectively determine who Canelo is going to fight. Whether it’s 168 or 160, there are plenty of challenges out there for Canelo.”
Should he jump back to 160, one of the opponents which could be a good match up for him in terms of styles and techniques is Demetrius Andrade. His record consists of 26 wins (16 KOs) and zero defeats.
In the amateurs, he defeated future world champions like Keith Thurman, Austin Trout and Daniel Jacobs.
The 30-year-old, who holds the WBO middleweight belt has a great sense of style of being cautionary with his combinations and as a southpaw can be a limit for his conventional opponents on landing their jab. His body movement is a positive asset, considering the fact that he is able to move away from any return shots.
Alvarez has not faced a competitive southpaw with lateral foot movement since Erislandy Lara in July 2014 in which he only landed five jabs out of his 97 landing total. A bout with these two would be interesting.
Another opponent is Daniel Jacobs (35 W, 29 KOs – 2 L). His knockout ratio stands at 78%. Jacobs, who holds the IBF middleweight belt, has great utilisation of speed, power and versatility.
He is able to provide thrilling excessiveness of combinations and has rapid foot movement. Likewise with Andrade, this effect of foot movement, quickness of punches and by keeping the range, can be a great effect on their behalf.
His resume of credible opponents consist of, Ishe Smith, Caleb Truax, Sergio Mora (twice), Peter Quillin, Dmitry Pirog & Gennady Golovkin.
In the 168 division, one of the opponents that could be a good match for him is Gilberto Ramirez. He has an exceptional record of 39 victories with zero defeats.
He is the current WBO super-middleweight title champion and has defended his belt six times. He stands at 6 feet 2 ½ inches with at 75 inch reach.
Ramirez is known for his long reach and power. He’s more of a 12-rounded fighter and is able mix and match up his punches. In his last 10 bouts, eight of them were decision wins and only two by stoppages.
His two notable opponents Arthur Abraham, whom he beat for the title and Jesse Hart twice.
Another opponent is Callum Smith. The Liverpool-born fighter has a record of 25 wins and no defeats.
He’s also tall with a height 6 feet 3 inches and a reach advantage of 78 inches. Smith is known for his active punching ability and body shots. Ironically, body shots are also favouritism of Alvarez’s punching of expertise.
Especially the left hook to the body.
This style of fighting could be compatible between the two, considering the height similarity between Fielding and Smith. It could be a question of, could Alvarez wear down the taller man of Smith? How would they react to each other’s body shots?
His notable opponents that he defeated are Rocky Fielding & George Groves.
The final opponent of my choosing is Gennady Golovkin. There is no need to describe the power and chin of him. An exceptional power ratio of 87% and known for activeness, punching ability, calculating puncher and haymaker hunting.
He had a 23 knockout win streak dating from June 2008 – March 2017.
Both fights with Alvarez were close in their respected styles and performances.
With a potential trilogy with GGG, Alvarez stated:
“For me, I feel like on September 15, I showed that I was best. But it was two great fights and if the people want it, we can make it.”
According to a poll conducted by Editinking, out of 6,700 plus voters 49% of them picked Gennady Golovkin to fight Alvarez and 32% of them picked Daniel Jacobs.
Who next for Canelo?
— EditinKing Boxing (@EditinKing) December 16, 2018
With regards to what Alvarez’s future he stated:
“We’ll have to see. I have to talk to my team, enjoy the holiday and then I’ll talk to my team. But right now, without a doubt, what I want are the best fights.”
A Look at the Options for Khan and Brook
By: Oliver McManus
Amir Khan and Kell Brook have had a long running, well-documented, rivalry with the “super-fight” being touted as “never being closer” on numerous occasions throughout the last five years and, indeed, despite that looking like the truth when Amir Khan and Kell Brook had a, tentative, face-off in the ring following the conclusion of Khan’s comeback in April, the likelihood of the bout taking place in the immediate future has since dwindled.
Here we take a look at the potential options for both Khan and Brook before discussing whether or not a meeting between the two can legitimately lay claim to the title “super-fight” –
On the basis that the pair don’t face each other next then the immediate option being bandied around is Manny Pacquiao with Khan being the front-runner for such a bout, to take place in America, and you get the feeling that, despite his performance against Matthyssse, this would be a matchmaking art-form.
A big fight in America and a big fight in the United Kingdom, we know that Eddie Hearn has been in talks with Pac Man to fight on DAZN so there’s definite potential for the fight and, let’s not forget, that the pair were supposed to fight on April 23rd last year, in the United Arab Emirates, before the bout got called off, supposedly due to a lack of funds.
With a world title to his name, the latest in a seemingly endless conveyor belt, there’s added spice to this bout with, for Khan, arguably the easiest route straight back to a world title and, dare we say it, a legacy defining bout for both boxers with an opportunity for Pacquiao to prove he’s not “over the hill” and Khan getting one MONSTEROUS name on his CV.
Hold up, hold up, let’s not get ahead of ourselves though because the fight with Pacquiao is a fight that Kell Brook wants as well and we’ve seen, over the course of history, that Brook is a guy with absolutely no fear heaving stepped up in weight to face Golovkin before taking on Errol Spence Jr, he lost on both occasions but the performances were stock-raising, nothing to be sniffed at, and he proved his heart and guts.
We know that he has the boxing ability to cause serious problems at the highest level and, indeed, packs some serious power as evident from his, most pertinently, sixth round TKO over Frankie Gavin but, equally, in his two round demolition jobs of Kevin Bizier and Siarhei Rabchanka – admittedly not the greatest quality opposition but you can only deal with what’s in front of you and Kell is consistently convincing.
A fight between Amir Khan or Kell Brook and Manny Pacquiao is, truth be told, one of the only realistic bouts featuring the Filipino that gets me excited and I don’t really care which one of the Brits gets the shot but I want to see one of them in there.
BRING IT ON!
If we turn our attentions to the Sheffield superstar then, on paper, he has more, realistically, winnable options for a world title and that’s not just because he’s able to fight at 147 and 154 – the title holders at super welterweight are have more of an air of vincibility than those at welter.
Jaime Munguia, as heavy and explosive as he is, should be no match for the maturity and experience of Kell Brook and, whilst I confess this all hypothetical, there is then the scope for genuine showdowns with the likes of Jarrett Hurd, Erislandy Lara and Jermell Charlo.
Brook looks a more complete article at super-welterweight, as well, he looks naturally healthier and has significantly more energy, able to fight at a higher tempo and, rather obviously, packs that heavier artillery which enables him to really double-down and get the business done.
That’s not to say he’s not a threat at 147 because he, undoubtedly, is but it just seems to me that it’s about time in his career where he stops squeezing himself down to the lower weight and, indeed, Eddie Hearn has said that it takes him 16 weeks to get there so when all of that is taken into account it seems only logical that he remains at super welter for the long term because, yes, whilst this would probably rule him out of a couple of the bigger fights he would stand a far healthier chance of an extended career with, to his credit, huge clashes to be had with a trio of, simply, sublime Americans.
Amir Khan seems belligerent in adjusting weight, refusing the potential for a 150lb catch-weight fight with his longest rival which is shrewd on his part for maximising his natural advantages but does also allow the doubt in to creep in as to whether the fight will actually happen.
Looking further into the future then and there are plenty of tasty fights – Pacquiao and Brook, aside – that Khan could be involved with and this is where his time in America comes in handy because promoters over there want to have him on their shows, networks want him on TV and he’s very easy to market.
Danny Garcia is a man that Khan has publically said he wants to face, claiming he was “unfocussed” in their original clash back in 2012 – in which Khan was dropped on three occasions as the bout came to a swift conclusion in the fourth round – and it’s a fight that has appeal for both parties with, frankly, Garcia not quite the hot-shot that he formerly was and Khan is a route back into the headlines.
Having made a blistering return against, admittedly over-matched, Phil Lo Greco, Amir Khan didn’t prove anything new over the course of those forty seconds but he did show that he’s not lost any of his killer instinct, the ability to pounce on a subject as soon as a weakness is shown, and, boy oh boy, does he still have that hand speed.
So, we move until the bigger question on the horizon, is Amir Khan vs Kell Brook or, for that matter, Kell Brook vs Amir Khan still a) relevant and b) a mega-fight?
Let’s deal with “a” first and, to be brief, yes it is still relevant and it will continue to be relevant for as long as the two protagonists continue to target each other and whilst their still active in the sport because, make no mistake, there will always be an appetite to see the two of them square off in the ring purely because of the history, the deep rooted nature of this rivalry, and everyone wants to know, who ACTUALLY is the best?
Is it still a mega-fight? Well that depends who you are, it is certainly a big encounter and would be made even bigger if one of them were to capture a world title before such a showdown, it’s a stadium fight but it’s a fight that would have been way, way bigger in 2014. People will watch, of course they will, but the excitement won’t be as red-hot as it once was and it will almost be more of a sigh of relief if it were to happen as opposed to a never-ending crescendo of excitement.
Is it relevant in terms of the world scene? Well that’s a separate question and that particular relevance has been like a ticking time bomb over the past five years and there’s a nagging suspicion, from me, that we won’t see this bout until after there is any serious consequence. I could be wrong, mind.
I hope I am.
Anthony Joshua’s Wish List
By: Jordan Seward
After a dominant performance against Dominic Breazeale (17-1-15KO) in his first defence of the IBF crown, Anthony Joshua (17-0-17KO) is looking for a sterner test in his next outing.
The IBF titlist has been mandated to face unbeaten New Zealander Joseph Parker (19-0-16KO), before a November deadline, but has hinted at the possibility of a voluntary defence first.
Joshua, 26, attained the IBF world heavyweight title with a 2nd round knockout of ‘Prince’ Charles Martin back in April at the O2 Arena.
The knockout specialist has been touted as the next big thing in boxing but so far, in his professional career he is yet to be tested.
Arguably, the biggest test to date was when Joshua met bitter rival Dillian Whyte in December last year, but now he is eager to show his credentials against stronger opposition.
Bermaine Stiverne (25-2-1-21KO) has been lined up as a next ideal opponent for the IBF king. Stiverne, has openly admitted to being interested in taking the fight and has started a camp for a potential fight with Joshua.
The former WBC world champion was outlined as a good opponent by the Joshua camp for his durability. The American took heavy hitting Deontay Wilder the full distance in January last year, despite eventually losing by unanimous decision.
Stiverne suffered from severe dehydration throughout the fight with Wilder which seemed to effect his performance. ‘B. WARE’ has hit back at claims that he is just durable and has insisted he still has aspirations on becoming a two-time world champion.
The 37-year-old has not been in the ring since his unanimous decision victory over Derric Rossy in November last year. Nonetheless, if a fight between the pair materialises it is believed Stiverne would present the biggest challenge of Joshua’s professional career.
Another potential opponent for Joshua is Eric Molina (25-3-19KO). Molina, like Stiverne was beaten by Wilder in his first defence of the WBC title. The current IBF inter-continental heavyweight champion was seen as an easy first defence for Wilder, but managed to take the fight 9 rounds before being knocked out.
Wilder was heavily criticised for his performance against Molina, but the victory has since looked better after ‘The Drummer Boy’ defeated Polish heavyweight Tomasz Adamek. Molina was in the running to be Joshua’s first defence of the IBF title and remains a possible option.
Kubrat Pulev’s (23-1-0-12KO) name is also on the list of potential opponents. The Bulgarian recently strolled to victory against England’s Dereck Chisora to claim the vacant European heavyweight title.
Although there is no one of real significance that Pulev has got the better of, aside from Tony Thompson, the only blemish on his record is a defeat to Wladimir Klitschko which came back in 2014.
It’s not clear who will become Joshua’s next opponent, but out of the contenders on his wish list Bermane Stiverne has emerged as the most likely. Whoever it is, Stiverne, Pulev or Molina, they would all be a step up in class from Breazeale and give Joshua his first real test.
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Investors awake from hibernation in QLD
Queesland property investors are waking from their slumber and making renewed moves to enter the property market, according to the state’s real estate body.
With ABS housing finance figures for November showing a 16% increase in the number of investors buying in Queensland over the month, the REIQ has claimed that attractive property prices, strong demand from tenants and improving confidence in the real estate sector are encouraging more investors to enter the property market.
“After being in hibernation for most of 2011, investors are starting to return to the market, with REIQ accredited agencies also reporting a more buoyant mood since about November,” said REIQ CEO Anton Kardash.
“These tentative signs of recovery, however, can only be sustained if confidence levels continue to improve. The key to this is having an interest rate regime that reflects and supports the economic reality of the majority of businesses in Australia.”
While the interest rate situation may be a cause for concern, confidence in the Brisbane market will be buoyed by its steady vacancy rate figures. According to the latest REIQ Residential Rental Survey, Brisbane City’s vacancy rate held firm at 2.3% in December.
The city’s inner ring (0-5km from the CBD) eased slightly, with its vacancy rate rising from 1.4% to 1.9%, while the outer ring’s vacancy rate dropped from 2.8% to 2.6%.
Noting that a vacancy rate of 3% is generally considered to be the balance point between supply and demand, the REIQ reported that agents are recording an average vacancy period of around one to two weeks – with up to five applicants competing for each vacant property.
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Tony Ferguson Weight Loss Program Review
From counting calories and reading small fine print on packages, to spending hours sweating it out in the gym, attempting to lose weight alone can prove a heavy burden for many people. But Tony Ferguson believes it has a solution with its 12-week weight loss program. This features weekly meal plans made from more than 50 healthy recipes, as well as exercise tips to help you continue your health journey after completing the program.
Tony Ferguson has a variety of products, including:
Classic shakes
Very Low Calorie Diet
To help break down what the weight loss brand has to offer, we’ve listed a variety of the products available and their prices.
Tony Ferguson 12-Week Program
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The Tony Ferguson 12-Week Program is designed to achieve healthy weight loss and includes access to weekly meal plans, recipes, promotional offers and exercise tips. It is also claimed to be developed and supported by an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Personal Trainer.
As part of the program, you’ll be given a weekly meal plan for each week. This includes one or two of Tony Ferguson’s shake options. But for moments when you want to take a little stretch outside the recommended plan, there are more than 50 alternative recipes to choose from. You’re similarly allowed to swap out snacks.
Exercise is also recommended as part of the program, but not compulsory. This can range from a 30 minute walk, attending a fitness class, kicking a ball with the kids or just simply making small changes in your day to increase your level of physical activity. But if you have any medical conditions, make sure to ask your doctor before venturing into a new routine.
Tony Ferguson Classic Shakes
Diet fads are notoriously known for helping people achieve short-term weight loss success, only to pack on the pounds after the diet is done. The Tony Ferguson Classic Shake Meal Replacements are claimed to be a more sustainable solution, and one which doesn’t steer too far away from how much a person would usually consume when not on the challenge. So, you can continue indulging in healthy habits and keep the weight off after the program.
The Classic program allows you to enjoy:
2 Classic shakes
Regular meal
2 snacks per day, which total approximately 1600 calories
This particular option requires consuming one or two Tony Ferguson meal replacements each day. The different flavours include chocolate, vanilla, espresso, strawberry and salted caramel.
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Whether you just want to sample one Classic Shake pack, or craving for 14 or 28 packs, Tony Ferguson has a variety of options. You can also head to their website to see if there are any deals happening. The prices are currently:
Tony Ferguson Classic Single Pack: $3.49
Tony Ferguson Classic Shake 14-Pack: $47.99
Tony Ferguson Classic Shake 14-Pack (buy 3, get 4th free): $143.97
Tony Ferguson Classic 28 Starter Pack: $89
Tony Ferguson Classic Shake Meal Replacements are not suitable anyone under the age of 18, as well as women who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Tony Ferguson Ready to Drink Shakes
Tony Ferguson’s Ready-to-Drink Shakes may be an ideal substitute for busy people who don’t have time to prepare a smoothie using the Tony Ferguson Classic Shake Sachets. These meal replacement options are apparently designed to keep you feeling fuller for longer, but must not be used to replace a person’s total diet.
You can either get a 12-pack or a 6-pack of the Tony Ferguson Ready to Drink Shakes. The flavours currently available in the range include café latte, chocolate, banana and strawberry.
The company claims each shake gives you high protein and a good source of fibre. It is also apparently gluten free and does not have any added fructose.
RRP: $47.88 each
Tony Ferguson Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)
Need to squeeze into new dress or a fancy tux for an event in a few weeks? Tony Ferguson’s Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) is intended for people with a short-term weight loss goal and is recommended to last no longer than 12 weeks. If you’re planning on starting the program, the company also suggests doing so with medical or dietetic supervision.
This specific weight loss approach includes products like the Tony Ferguson VCLD Shakes. These are said to contain just 145 calories per shake and only require water. It is also stated to fill you up with a good source of protein, dietary fibre and calcium. The various flavours include chocolate, coffee and vanilla.
The Tony Ferguson VLCD is claimed to be ideally suitable for people under the age of 65 who have a BMI of at least 30.
RRP: $55 each
Tony Ferguson Rapid program
If you’re on the Tony Ferguson Rapid program, or planning to start the challenge, the Tony Ferguson Rapid Shakes are for you. The company claims each shake contains fewer calories than one of its own Classic Shakes to help you drop some weight a little bit quicker. The shakes are also stated to include green tea extract, prebiotic fibre and L-Carnitine.
Made with fewer than 145 calories, the different flavours include vanilla, chocolate and espresso. If drinking the shake tastes grueling, the brand recommends adding milk to create a ‘milkshake taste’.
Heat and serve soups
For anyone who doesn’t know what to cook during the 12-week challenge, Tony Ferguson’s Heat and Serve Soups might be a delicious gluten-free option. You can also a slice of bread to turn it into a full meal replacement. The flavours currently available are pumpkin soup and creamy chicken soup.
When it comes to weight loss, snacks always feel like the enemy. Right? The Tony Ferguson 12-pack Chocolate Brownie Bars may not be so bad, and are designed to keep you feeling full for longer.
This is a meal real replacement which can be consumed instead of a shake.
Does Tony Ferguson offer the best diet for weight loss?
Tony Ferguson claims its program is intended to help achieve a long-term solution to losing weight, an approach not usually taken by certain diet trends. It’s designed to ‘kick-start’ your weight loss journey with a variety of recipes, in addition to the temporary meal replacements supplied each day during the 12-week program. The tips and ‘exclusive support’ might also be a good way to learn how to incorporate healthy habits into life after the program. There are no weight loss pills or weight loss supplements here.
Tony Ferguson products are available from different pharmacies across Australia, as well as through its online store. For shipping, orders costing more than $100 are free. Otherwise, $10.95 will be added to your cart. Orders are said to generally take up to three days to arrive in areas such as New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and metro Queensland. Residents in Western Australia, Tasmania, regional Queensland and the Northern Territory will alternatively have to wait between five to six days.
If you think the Tony Ferguson 12-week weight loss program is for you, you can sign up on the website and snag yourself one of the special offers. But don’t just settle on any weight loss plan. Check out our latest customer satisfaction ratings for weight loss shakes via the link below.
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Delaware State Parks named Tourism Partner of the Year
Mid-Atlantic Sea Glass and Coastal Arts Festival wins Best Event
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn Garvin accepts the award for Tourism Partner of the Year on behalf of Delaware State Parks at Southern Delaware Tourism’s annual awards luncheon Dec. 6. RYAN MAVITY PHOTOS
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Three million people visited Delaware State Parks in the past year, earning the parks the Tourism Partner of the Year Award from Southern Delaware Tourism.
Presented Dec. 6 at the Clubhouse at Baywood Greens, the award specifically honored Delaware State Parks’ Sussex County attractions, including Cape Henlopen State Park, Fort Miles, Delaware Seashore State Park, Holts Landing State Park, Fenwick Island State Park and Trap Pond State Park. Statewide, Delaware’s parks helped create $290 million in economic impact.
Bonnie Hall, co-chairwoman of Southern Delaware Tourism, said the parks also provide venues for popular Sussex County events such as Winter Wonderfest in Lewes and the Boo-B-Que Festival at Indian River Inlet.
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn Garvin said, “It wasn’t until I became secretary that I truly understood the impact of our parks on our economy and on our tourism in Delaware, particularly our southern parks.”
Garvin thanked the employees and volunteers who contribute to the success of the parks.
“It really is a labor of love,” he said. “It’s part of the health of our community.”
For the first time ever, the awards featured a tie. The Best New Event award was split between the Fire and Ice Festival in Bethany Beach and the Ladybug Festival in Milford.
Held in late January, the Fire and Ice Festival, organized by Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce, drew 4,000 visitors from 12 states and featured a sculpture tour with 22 ice sculptures, an ice rink, culinary tour and fire juggling performance.
The Sussex County Ladybug Music Festival, held in September in downtown Milford, was a day of music by female artists. Attracting nearly 3,000 visitors, presenter Jo Schmeiser, executive director of the Greater Milford Chamber of Commerce, said 40 artists played at 17 venues in downtown Milford. All of the acts featured female leads, as vocalists, guitarists or saxophonists. Schmeiser said the event will come back in September 2019.
Honors for Best Event went to the Mid-Atlantic Sea Glass and Coastal Arts Festival in Lewes. The event hosted 70 sea glass and art vendors, and 4,000 attendees over two days at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry terminal.
Betsy Reamer, director of the Lewes Chamber of Commerce, said event founder Mike DiPaolo proposed the idea as a way to bring people to Lewes during the slow month of January.
“I knew they had hit a home run,” Reamer said in presenting the award. “I remember walking over the first day and people were lined up waiting to get in. It just grew and grew and grew.”
The award for Best Attraction went to a previous honoree: the Freeman Stage, which won Best Event honors in 2013.
Southern Delaware Tourism Chair Ben Gray said, “This attraction is the largest arts and cultural organization in Sussex County and the third largest in the state of Delaware. Through 11 seasons, more than half a million patrons have enjoyed an arts performance ranging from the Mid-Atlantic Orchestra to O.A.R.”
Gray said this year, visitors to the Freeman Stage brought in an estimated $3 million to the local economy.
Southern Delaware Tourism Executive Director Scott Thomas provides the introduction to the awards luncheon.
For the first time, there was a tie for the Best New Event award. One winner was the Fire and Ice Festival in Bethany Beach, which brought together ice sculptors, an ice rink and fire jugglers.
The other winner of Best New Event was the Ladybug Festival, which provided a day of female-fronted musical acts at 17 venues around downtown Milford. Accepting the award are (l-r) Jo Schmeiser, executive director, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milford; Murrie Zlotziver, executive director, Downtown Milford, Inc; Sarah Pletcher, president, Downtown Milford Inc; Gayle Dillman and Jeremy Hebbel of Gable Music Ventures; Marcia Reed; and David Pickrell.
The award for Best Attraction went to the Freeman Stage. Accepting the award are (l-r) Ben Gray, Chairman, Southern Delaware Tourism Board of Directors, Kristie Maravalli, Director of Development, Joshua M. Freeman Foundation; Scott Thomas, Executive Director, Southern Delaware Tourism
Best Event honors went to the Mid-Atlantic Sea Glass and Coastal Arts Festival in Lewes. Accepting the award are (l-r) Betsy Reamer, executive director, Lewes Chamber of Commerce; Mike DiPaolo, executive director, Lewes Historical Society; Judi Jeffers, events coordinator, Lewes Historical Society; and Caitlin Chaney, marketing & communications coordinator, Lewes Historical Society.
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2007 Honda Element SC Hits the Streets
Say Haaaaaay to the Hip Hop Honda.
Honda's funky, polarizing Element may not be everyone's cup of tea, but for 2007, it's thinking out of the box—so to speak. The rolling breadbox gets a freshening this year and adds a dope new trim level, the SC, which some of you may remember was previewed at this year's New York International Auto Show and which features a sport-tuned suspension that lowers the vehicle by some 20 mm and, of course, "street custom" styling.
What does "street custom" mean? Evidently, it means wider, more pissed-off-looking, multi-element projector-beam headlights, unique, fully painted front and rear bumpers, an "aero" grille, a trim piece along the roofline for a more "chopped" look, and meaty 18-inch 5-spoke wheels. Its edgy interior features various black-lacquered accent bits, red-on-black gauges, a center console between the seats, dark interior upholstery hues and full carpeting instead of the standard Element's rubber floor. Finally, the SC wouldn't be worth a damn in 'da hood if not for its 270-watt, 7-speaker stereo with standard XM, auxiliary input jack and thumpin' subwoofer at the base of the center stack.
Mechanically, the Element SC seems more geared for flossin' at five miles per hour than flyin' at 90. The front-wheel-drive-only SC is powered, however modestly, by the same 2.4-liter, 166-hp four-cylinder found in other Elements (at least "SC" doesn't stand for "Street Cred"). That said, the horsepower number is up 10 from last year, and it is more readily accessible in Elements equipped the autobox, thanks to the addition of another cog in the gearbox for a total of five forward speeds. Also, the Element SC will keep all your bros safer with side curtain and front side airbags. The regular Element, which received a front-end facelift and mild interior redesign, is on sale now at a base price of $18,900. The SC hits the market in late September at $22,695. The destination charge is $595.
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Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
Porsche dials back the heat-exchanger look to 'bout perfect.
PATRICK BEDARD
Nothing focuses the mind like a glimpse of your own demise. Porsche is running full speed these days, away from its own near death of the early '90s when its U.S. sales plunged 88 percent, from a prosperity peak of 30,475 cars in 1986 to just 3728 in calendar 1993.
The company's inspired sprint back from the brink now brings the fattest profits in the automaking world when expressed as a percent of its sales--13.3 percent, according to spokesman Anton Hunger, more than four times GM's rate. It also brings this new Carrera 4S.
The old Carrera 4 coupe, new in 1999, would have been plenty good enough for a few more years. But that kind of thinking is what landed Porsche on the critical list. So now it energetically prepares new models before buyers ask.
Known internally as the C4S, this new take on the all-wheel-drive 911 is a flat-out gorgeous car. The big news is the Turbo-style flared rear quarters, adding visual heft and 2.4 inches of width to what was the weak, receding end of the tapering body and simultaneously creating room for 295/30ZR-18s on 11-inch-wide rims. Leaving the Turbo's air-gulping scoops off the flanks (no intercooler to feed) lets us see the sculptural continuity of the shape. Wow!
In the rear view, a band of red connects the taillights across the car's full width. Perfect!
In front, you see Turbo-size air inlets. And look carefully at the spoiler's lower lip. It's trimmed higher across the center. This adjustment, along with a rear spoiler that deploys to a slightly different position than before, tailors the front-to-rear balance of aerodynamic lift and trims the coefficient of drag to 0.30, compared with 0.31 for the Turbo.
The 911 now comes in eight variants, according to Porsche. Whereas the old Carrera 4 could be characterized as a 911 upgraded with all-wheel drive, the Carrera 4S amounts to a depressurized Turbo. It has Turbo wheels and tires, the large Turbo brakes, the Turbo's suspension, and the Turbo's all-wheel-drive machinery that delivers from 5 to 40 percent of driving torque to the front wheels, depending on conditions. The big mechanical difference between the two is a 100-hp deficit. The C4S is propelled by the 315-hp, 3.6-liter six from the normal 911.
The one big visual difference: There's no wing on the C4S, just a self-rising spoiler similar, but not identical, to those on other 911s.
Like the Turbo, the C4S rides 0.4 inch lower on its suspension. A new fiberglass engine cover offsets some of the poundage gained in new muscle, but weight still goes up 143 pounds versus that of the base Carrera 4 six-speed.
Porsche unveiled the C4S in northern Italy under sunny skies and over blanket-smooth roads that made the extremely low-profile tires--almost no profile--seem a perfectly sensible idea. The Tiptronic continues its rocker-action shifter switches on the wheel spokes, and we found no surprises on this version. In the six-speed, clutch action is highly damped, rather dead-feeling, with abrupt takeup. That, in turn, causes the occasional clank from surprised components behind. The engine feels fluffy off idle, clears its throat at about 2000 rpm, perks up toward 3000, and turns seriously pushy in the mid-threes. Torque is up six percent, now peaking at 4250 rpm, 350 rpm lower than before. Porsche says the 0-to-62-mph time has dropped 0.1 second to 5.1 seconds. If you're worried that the 2002 upsizing from 3.4 to 3.6 liters has somehow pushed this engine off in a tractorish direction, forget it. The redline is still 7300, and the machinery goes there happily.
Engine noise is mild and sweet, and mostly overwhelmed by the song of tires and gears when the going gets relaxed. At all times, the seatbacks give the most agreeable hugs.
Porsche offers lots of opportunity to have these cars your way, as we were reminded by one interior decked out with bright yellow seatbelts to match the exterior ($530 extra) and more than a dozen pieces of carbon-fiber trim (three packages available in the U.S., priced at $865, $2080, and $6100).
The U.S. share of the Carrera 4S first-year, 5000-car crop will be 1300 to 1400 cars, Porsche says, with a base price of $82,254 for the six-speed.
VEHICLE TYPE: rear-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 2+2-passenger, 2-door coupe
BASE PRICE: $82,254
ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 24-valve flat-6, aluminum block and heads, Bosch Motronic ME7.8 engine-control system with port fuel injection
Displacement: 219 cu in, 3596cc
Power (SAE net): 315 bhp @ 6800 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 273 lb-ft @ 4250 rpm
TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed manual, 5-speed automatic with lockup torque converter
Wheelbase: 92.5 in Length: 174.6 in
Width: 72.0 in Height: 51.0 in
Curb weight: 3200-3300 lb
MANUFACTURER'S PERFORMANCE RATINGS (6-SPEED):
Zero to 62 mph 5.1 sec
Zero to 100 mph 11.3 sec
Top speed (drag limited) 174 mph
PROJECTED FUEL ECONOMY:
European urban cycle: 14 mpg
extra-urban cycle: 28 mpg
combined cycle: 21 mpg
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From the Farmland to the Foothills
Cellar West founder, owner, & brewer Zach Nichols began his journey in beer in 2009 while working at a small bottle shop in his native Madison, Wisconsin. Shortly thereafter he spent time working as an assistant, and later lead brewer, at a small brewpub in the midwest countryside, crafting traditional lager and occasionally experimenting with eccentric Belgian farmhouse ales. In 2012 his now wife, Rachael, lead Zach to the Front Range where he spent several years working in the Colorado brewing industry, including a stint in the world of mead-making.
In January 2017, after years of brewing observation and application, Zach's longstanding dream of a small, artisanal beer company was brought to life in a small garage space in North Boulder. There, nestled at the base of the foothills beside autobody shops, a homeless shelter, and strip club, Rachael and Zach founded Cellar West Artisan Ales.
After two years in North Boulder, it was time to add more space for additional barrels, a 7bbl brewhouse, and spacious tasting room. In late 2018, A move 11 miles west would land Cellar West in an expanded space in quaint Lafayette, where Zach and Rachael had been living. After much planning & work, our Lafayette brewery, barrel cellar, and Bier Pub is the current home of Cellar West Artisan Ales.
We strive to create expressive, inspiring ales and lager for those that seek tasteful & refined beer. At Cellar West, our great team serves the community and our customers with respect and dedication to the craft, and we hope you'll join us in our journey.
The bird depicted in our logo is the Common Loon. A rare and unique diving bird, the loon is mostly found in the Northwoods of the midwest, and is a nod to our Wisconsin roots. Our loon is grasping a bushel of hops, a tip of the cap to our favorite flowers.
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MBA alumni stories
Dare Adegunle
Nationality: Nigerian
Programme: Full-time MBA, 2013
Pre-MBA: Relationship Manager, Standard Charted Bank, Lagos, Nigeria
Post-MBA: Business to Business Lead, Unilever Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria
Current industry: Retail/FMCG
Transitions made: Function, Industry
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Before I joined the Cass Full-time MBA, I was working as a Relationship Manager at Standard Chartered Bank in Nigeria. I had received an email from Cass five years earlier and checked out the website. Plenty of things impressed me about the School – location, rating, length of programme – but it wasn’t until a family friend attended Cass and told me what a great experience he’d had that the deal was sealed. When I enrolled, I was keen to go into the FMCG sector, but my plans would change several times during the course of my MBA.
When I started at Cass, the diversity of the environment quickly caught my attention. My cohort contained students of many different nationalities and it was exciting to discover the varying backgrounds of my classmates. At the same time, it all felt really natural.
I was also impressed by the faculty – the approach to learning seemed very practical, and almost all the academics had current or past industry experience, so what they said felt authentic and relatable.
The International Consultancy Week was an important part of the MBA programme for me. We travelled to Poland and my group was assigned to a company called Sealed Air Corp. We developed a simple, paper-based evaluation system for the shop-floor staff, but what was really interesting about the exercise was that it challenged my views on management. I learned that there can be no one-size-fits-all solution when people are involved.
I used my elective choices to explore new areas, taking as broad a range as possible to help me develop new capabilities. The Las Vegas international elective was an eye-opener because there was so much to learn in terms of history, strategic marketing, CRM… the list is endless. Taking a trip to Las Vegas may sound like an easy option but I think it might be the most demanding elective and I highly recommend it.
The Business Mastery Project was another exciting part of my Cass experience. From sourcing a company to the development of a plan, the entire process was thoroughly satisfying. Though it didn’t have a direct impact on my career choice, it did give me an insight into the hospitality sector and how start-ups and their founders operate.
The teaching at Cass encourages you to think deeply about how a business can be improved. This principle never leaves you – it’s a theme running through the programme and, over time, it becomes second nature.
Today, I tell everyone who cares to listen that you cannot experience the Cass MBA and come out of it the same person. Back in the day, I used to see restaurants, websites, buildings… but now I see businesses. I am thinking about their profitability, whether their revenue is seasonal and weighing up a host of other considerations.
My MBA experience revolutionised the way I think. But even though Cass may transform the way you think about business, you will never feel pressure to be anything but yourself. I had tried several times to switch industries before my MBA but had no luck. Afterwards, however, I knew I had the knowledge, skills and confidence to make the change, and I am now the Business-to-Business Lead for Unilever Nigeria.
My time at Cass was rich in learning, diversity and friendships – it was definitely one of the best years of my life.
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C-DAC Parallel file systems is an initiative to build cluster based high performance storage systems that caters to storage needs of applications belonging to various domains. Figure 1 depicts a client server based distributed system that allows parallel access to data from data storage by multiple processes, resulting in high performance input output. By providing MPI interface, it addresses the storage needs of the scientific and engineering supercomputing class applications. PFS solves the problem of I/O bottlenecks by exploiting parallelism for processing I/O requests both at client as well as server side.
KSHIPRA - Scalable Communication Substrate for Cluster of Multi Processors
The KSHIPRA, communication substrate, designed to support low latency and high bandwidth is the key to the high level of aggregate system performance and scalability of C-DAC's HPCC software. KSHIPRA caters to both parallel and distributed client server programming models.
F90IDE - A Comprehensive Development Environment for Fortran
Command line tools pose various complexities for an application developer. The need to memorize command line options and shuttle between the editor and the compiler severely reduces a programmer's productivity.
PCF90 - Scalable Automatic Parallelizing Compiler for Fortran
C-DAC's parallelizing compiler (PCF90) automatically locates implicit parallelism in sequential programs and generates parallel executables.
DIViA (Debugger with Integrated Visualizer and Analyzer) is an advanced portable and flexible parallel debugging environment. It consists of a coherent set of tools that help programmers in both correctness and performance debugging.
PARMON - A Comprehensive Cluster Monitoring System
C-DAC's PARAM is a large cluster of high performance workstations interconnected through low-latency, high bandwidth communication networks. Monitoring such huge system is a challenging task.
RMS - Optimal Resource Management for Clusters
Cluster of workstations are designed to provide massive computational power to users at low cost. These are cheap and readily available alternative to specialized High Performance
METRIC ADVISOR - Enabling Developers to build-in Quality
A major area in Software Engineering is the maintenance process. It consumes 40-75% of the software effort. The first step in reducing the maintenance effort is to find the code that is error prone and expensive to maintain.
The revolutionary changes in technologies brought the scientific and engineering communities to embrace grid technology. The new scientific applications are having challenging demands of data, computing power, instrumentation intensive science and importance for collaboration.
EERT (Energy Efficient Rescheduling Tool)
Process check pointing and migration is a real time adaptive scheduling technique to save energy. This allows the scheduler to take decision based on cluster state to minimize the energy consumption.
"English to Indian Language Machine Translation System" (EILMT Phase-I and Phase-II, namely, Anuvadaksh)
EILMT project has the facility of translation from English to eight Indian languages; namely, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Urdu, Tamil, Oriya, Gujarati and Bodo in Tourism and Health domain.
ShrutLekhan-Rajbhasha
ShrutLekhan-Rajbhasha, a Hindi speaker independent, continuous speech recognition system is a milestone in the Speech technology that enables a machine to recognize human speech (Hindi) and provide an output in Hindi Unicode.
JATAN: Virtual Museum Builder
A virtual museum helps in digital preservation and providing online access to heritage information resources for education, research and tourism. It can make the museum antiquities accessible online for the benefit of tourists, teachers, students and researchers.
Sufal Bangla Agri Price Information Service
DIGITAL PRESERVATION SYSTEM FOR COURTS (E-GOSHWARA)
The national expert group setup for preparing the 'National Report on Digital Preservation Requirements of India' recognized that we are extremely vulnerable to the threat of irrecoverable data loss due to imminent technological obsolescence within next 5 years or so due to absence of reliable digital preservation practices; as Government of India is hugely investing in the computerization and digitalization of its departments at national, state and district level.
Paribhashika
Paribhashika is an English-Malayalam Machine Translation system. It can translate simple and compound sentences with a considerable accuracy.
TTS and its Services
TTS and its services. TTS services can be accessed to generate audio output for the text input given in UTF8 format. (malayalam and Indian English)
ENGLISH TO INDIAN LANGUAGES MACHINE TRANSLATION SYSTEM BASED ON ANGLABHARATI TECHNOLOGY
AnglaMT is a rule based machine translation system for translating text in English to Indian languages (Hindi, Malayalam, Bangla, and Telugu).
OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR INDIAN SCRIPTS
OCR system for the printed Indian Scripts converts scanned document images into editable Unicode text format. The system has been developed for Hindi, Bangla, Tamil, Gurumukhi, Malayalam and Odia Script.
DIGITALAYA: e-Records Management and Archival System, Version 1.0
The Digital India initiative is bound to accelerate the growth of born digital data by leaps and bounds.
e-RUPANTAR: Pre-archival Processing Tool
e-RUPANTAR is a pre-archival processing tool which is helpful is producing valid Submission Information Packages (SIP) required by DIGITALAYA as per OAIS ISO 14721 compliance.
Bi-lingual (Bangla - Indian English) Speech to Text Synthesis System
Text-to-Speech software (TTS) is a process of converting text into natural sounding speech for disbursement of information.
Speech-Based Access for Agricultural Commodity Prices in Bangla
To implement and deploy a speech access based system for users to get prices of agricultural commodities over telephone/mobile.
CHAMP designed and developed by C-DAC is an ideal tool for anchor-based programmes, outdoor shoots and corporate interviews. Designed, keeping in mind the requirements of the user, it supports a wide range of features. Weighing only 4.5 kgs offers users a11" prompter that can be used both handheld and tripod mounted with any sized camera from the smallest MiniDV to the largest broadcast camera.
C-DAC: GIST - Products - Chitrankan
Hitherto, any written or printed document, if it is to be replicated digitally, needs to be photocopied or scanned.
Embedding of Indian language solution
With the evolving Information Technology scenario, the computing devices have undergone appreciable changes in terms of processing power, size, power requirement, and so on. With the advent of e-commerce, m-commerce & WAP technology, the focus is shifting towards embedded systems / solutions.
The Intelligent, Internet ready, Indian Language Wordprocessor
iLEAP is an Intelligent, Internet ready, Indian language Word Processor on Windows. iLEAP is from the LEAP range of products, developed in collaboration with Mithi.com Pvt. Ltd (earlier Men at Work) This software has been created keeping in mind the requirements of individual users. This is an independent application with a very simple user interface.
i-PlugIn
iPlugin is an Web application development tool, used to develop interactive Indian language applications to be deployed over the internet or intranet.
ISM V6 Intelligent Script Manager
Since 1991, the ISM range of software, from C-DAC GIST has been providing the state of the art Indian language edge to existing as well as custom designed applications software. ISM has evolved over the years to remain abreast with the incessantly varying user requirements.
LILA (Learn Indian Language through Artificial Intelligence) PPP (Praveen, Prabodh, Pragya)
LILA-Rajbhasha prabodh LILA (Learn Indian Languages through Artificial intelligence) is multi-media based intelligent self-tutoring application for learning Hindi. LILA, in Sanskrit means 'Play'.
LIPS Digital
Viewing and enjoying a movie or television program in an unknown language has been made possible with the help of subtitling technology pioneered by C-DAC GIST. Moving from the analogue broadcast medium to digital, GIST labs have developed a subtitling system which supports Digital Video Broadcast standards. With this, the viewer now has choice of selecting the language for the subtitle at a click of a button.
LIPS Live
CDAC-GIST has been a pioneer in the area of multilingual media and broadcast. In the area of multi-lingual broadcast and TV, GIST products are visible everywhere: banners, scrollers, news-room automation tools, tele-prompters for the news-readers, to name only a few.
LISM, Indian Script Font Code (ISFOC) Manager for LINUX platform, enables the use of Indian languages on LINUX based applications. LISM is the ideal multilingual office automation solution for Indian language word processing and data processing, on-line communication, publishing - including web publishing and other applications.
MANTRA - Rajbhasha
Realizing the immense potential of MT, the Department of Official Language, (DOL) Government of India, began actively funding such projects in following domains such as Personnel Administration, Finance, Agriculture, Small Scale Industries, Information Technology, Healthcare, Education and Banking domains. The project is called 'MANTRA-Rajbhasha' which is broadly being used in various ministries and official departments.
Multiprompter
In anchor-based programmes like news, it is possible that the presenter or anchor of the programme might not remember his/her lines. At such critical moments a Multiprompter Pro can be of utmost importance.
Nashir
At the forefront of Indian language technology for over a decade now, C-DAC is proud to announce, another first from the GIST stable, Nashir.
Open Type font
In simple terms, a font provides for displaying a set of symbols through well-defined shapes for each symbol. Fonts used to be created by craftsmen and artists during the days of printing machines that used movable type faces. Today, fonts are created by artists and designers who work with computer based tools.
Saranshak
The group has also been working on Natural Language Processing based SARANSHAK- the Semantic Multi-Document Summarizer which is based on semantic gradation of pre-defined concepts or percentage of user-selected document(s) within user-defined parameters. The Summarizer is configured to undertakeexhaustive ontology creation for semantic derivation of user defined concepts/lexicon and their semantic gradation.
Shaili
Shaili is a rich collection of computer generated designs which are inspired by the traditional Indian art forms. The CD consists of a variety of decorative Borders, Motifs, Tiles, Arches and Corners. Reusable ornamental components and borders are exclusively tuned for web page designing.
Shruti Drishti
"Shruti Drishti" is an Integrated Text-to-Speech [TTS] & Text-to-Braille [TTB] System for the Visually Impaired using the Information Extraction and Retrieval techniques.
Professional Electronics, VLSI & Embedded Systems
One Nation One Card
PM launches One Nation, One Card in Ahmedabad for Mobility Single Card for seamless travel through different metros and other transport systems. National Common Mobility Card, NCMC- India's first indigenously developed payment platform.
Industrial Control System Security Test Bed (ICSSTB)
Industrial Control Systems (ICS) such as Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition System (SCADA), Distributed Control System (DCS) etc. are key elements of critical infrastructure of a nation.
TraMM (Traffic Signal Monitoring and Managing Software)
Data acquisition system and user interface of C-DAC traffic signal controllers CUTE, WiTraC and UTCS
CoSiCoSt (Composite Signal Control Strategy)
CoSiCoSt is the Adaptive traffic control system (ATCS) application. The ATCS is formed by the traffic signal controller (UTCS, WiTraC, CUTE), TraMM and the CoSiCoSt.
WiTraC (Wireless Traffic Control System)
Vehicle actuated road traffic signal controller that controls signal lamps over wireless medium.
iRIDS (Intelligent Red light violation Identification System
iRIDS captures and present evidence of the red light violation for smooth functioning of law enforcement. Violations are captured with the help of vehicle sensors, cameras and the controller hardware installed at the road intersection.
Sonic Ultrasonic Non Destructive test equipment for Space application
Special Thermal Insulating Materials are used to protect space vehicles from the enormous heat generated by friction while the vehicle pass through atmosphere.
Industrial Controller (iCON)
iCON (Industrial Controller) is a robust, scalable controller that combines the features and capabilities of a PC-based control system and is envisaged for process industries.
iSMART, Industrial System Monitoring Autonomous Remote Terminal unit is a 1⁄4 DIN panel mountable stand alone powerful controller capable of simultaneously controlling 2/4 loops.
Industrial Wireless Sensor Node (iWiSe)
The Industrial Wireless Sensor Node (iWiSe) is an ultra-low power wireless device capable of acquiring and processing signals from any industrial sensor and transmits the information wirelessly to a base station for monitoring and control.
Industrial Wireless Base Station (iWase)
The Industrial Wireless Base Station (iWase) is a panel mountable device which acquires and process sensor values from sensor nodes in wireless sensor network and relay the information to a central monitoring station.
GSM based industrial Wireless Sensor Node (iWiSe-G)
iWiSe-G is a GSM based Industrial Wireless Sensor Node capable of acquiring and processing signals from any industrial sensor and transmits the information to a remote server via GPRS for monitoring and control.
Industrial Range Open SCADA Software (iROSE)
iROSE SCADA software is built using open system technologies rather than a vendor controlled, proprietary technology. It delivers the benefits of advanced web technologies like RIA.
Smart Energy Meter
This product is designed for Smart Energy Metering for Indian Power Network. These energy meters are based on Indian standards and suitable for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and are compatible with Smart Grid Communication Technologies and supports Distributed Generation (DG).
TARANG - Digital Programmable Hearing Aid
Tarang melds diverse design technologies such as Digital Signal Processing (DSP), algorithm and tightly-coupled firmware development, ASIC and analog circuit design and power management, along with the physics of audiology, the anatomy of the human ear, and precision mechanicals using fine-geometry components.
E-SAFET TEMPERATURE LOGGER
The e - safeT is a compact, ultra low power data logger consisting of a high resolution temperature sensor, memory, visual indicators and wireless link.
CT-VIEU System for Quality Assaying of Dry Red Chilli
CT-VIEU system is a Conveyorized Image Processing based non-invasive solution for assaying appearance based quality attributes of dry red chilli with facility of on-line data presentation for electronic trading.
AnnadarpanDYNAMIC for Pulses
AnnadarpanDYNAMIC is a bench-top type conveyorized Image Processing based non-invasive Electronic Assaying System for bulk sample analysis of Pulses, like, Tur, Bengal Gram, Moong, Kabuli channa etc. based on national standards.
AnnadarpanSMART for Rice
AnnadarpanSMART is a computer based, portable device for appearance based quality analysis of rice samples based on national / FCI quality standards.
40GbE/10GbE FPGA based Network Resource System
Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based network resource system is designed to cater to high-speed network applications pertaining to 40G/10G Ethernet/OTN.
10 Gbps Ethernet MAC IP Core
The 10GbE MAC core is compliant with IEEE802.3-2008 (802.3ae) specifications. The core is designed to support different configuration modes controlled by core's register file. The 10GbE MAC core has a data path of 64 bits.
Floating Point Unit IP Cores
Floating Point computations plays a significant role in a variety of scientific and engineering applications.
True Random Number Generator (TRNG) Tool
The TRNG tool, developed by CDAC, uses the Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) based Ring Oscillator (RO) as a source of entropy. TRNG plays a very critical role in the field of cryptography.
IoT Research Lab Kits
Internet of Things (IOT) provides IP connectivity to various Things apart from Desktops, Laptops and Mobile Devices. The term "THINGS" means any physical parameter that could be sensed and connected to Internet.
Smart Water Distribution Network
Smart water distribution network consists of (a) Water Storage points with water level and quality sensors along with water pumps, (b) distribution lines with pressure/flow sensors and electrically actuated valves, (c) Consumer points with flow meters.
Air Quality Monitoring station
As per central pollution control board (CPCB) of India, there are 6 criteria air pollutants and they are Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Ozone (O3), Carbon monoxide (CO), PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter.
Early Fire Detection and Safe Exit Guidance System (EFD-SEG)
Fire can result in life threatening disasters and can be caused due to a variety of reasons. An early fire detection system becomes of critical importance in such circumstances.
Wi-Fi Data Logger
Wi-Fi Data Logger is easy to use module can be used to sense Temperature & Relative Humidity with existing indoor/ outdoor Wi-Fi Networks.
COPS Defender
COPS Defender (CDAC Open Process Solution Defender) is a protocol hardening solution intended to address the vulnerabilities in transmission SCADA protocols like IEC 60870-5-101 and IEC 60870-5-104 in the power systems.
SIEM tool
C-DAC SCADA(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System) SIEM(Security Information and Event Management) tool allows to identify threats by continuously monitoring all data generated by IT systems at different phases like network traffic, main memory usage, reviewing files against white listed file profiles in RDS (reference data set) etc. while conducting experiment over SCADA test bed.
COPS Protocol Converter
With the advent of the standard protocol and for coexisting of legacy SCADA System, a multiprotocol gateway is needed. The interoperability issues are of main concern, the COPS Protocol Converter is developed to achieve interoperability by converting standard or proprietary protocol to a suitable standard protocol.
COPS ICCP stack
The COPS ICCP stack supports all conformance blocks of ICCP and the framework provides a user friendly configuration interface. It also co-locates the current ICCP systems which were used by SCADA or Power Utilities.
Energy trading (STOA) software (cloud based solution)
As a subset of Energy trading, the open access for bilateral transaction is for scheduling of Bilateral Transactions by availing of Short-Term Open Access for use of the transmission lines or associated facilities with such lines on the inter-State transmission system.
COPS SCADA Lab Kit
C-DAC Open Process solution (COPS) is an indigenously developed generic SCADA engine by Real Time Systems and Smart Grid Group. The solution has been perfected over the years with more than 100 man years.
COPS-TARA
COPS-TARA (Transmission of Aggregated data for Real time Access) is a compact GSM/GPRS modem specifically designed to transfer MODBUS compatible device data to remote location.
Zigbee enabled LED Luminaire with Occupancy Control
A Zigbee controlled dimmable LED luminaire (ZLED) developed for providing energy efficient illumination in buildings.
Model Predictive, Rule Based Controller for Room Air Conditioner (Cassette type AC)
A HVAC system has been designed with an objective to maximize the comfort of the users inside a building with minimal energy consumption.
Motorized Collar Damper for Zonal HVAC Control
An automatic motorized zonal damper has been designed and developed to adjust the conditioned air inflow into a zone in buildings.
Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Tool using Wireless Sensor Network
A wireless solution for indoor air quality monitoring has been developed. The developed solution is to measure the environmental parameters like temperature, humidity, gaseous pollutants, Particulate Matter to determine the environmental health of an indoor space.
C-DAC Zigbee Stack
The CDAC ZigBee stack is implemented using TinyOS-2.x for CC2430 and CC2530 microcontroller based on the IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee 2007 specification.
CUTE (CDAC Urban Traffic Control Equipment)
Vehicle Actuated Road Traffic Signal Controller
EmSerV (Emergency Service Vehicle Priority System)
Provides priority signal for Emergency Service Vehicles such as Ambulance, Fire fighting vehicles at signalized traffic junctions
PeSCo (Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Controller)
Provides additional time for crossing motorways for differently able pedestrian.
C-DAC TETRA Network for Critical Communication
The C-DAC TETRA Network (CTN) is a secure, reliable and efficient communication network for mission critical applications working in the most demanding environments.
Programmable platform for Experiments & Academic Research on SDR (PEARS)
Software Defined Radio (SDR) refers to a radio platform which can be programed through software (often referred to as "waveforms") to assume different personalities.
Software Defined Radios
This product is a multi-band, multimode software defined radio with 4 channels and capable of operating in HF Band (3-30MHz), VUHF band (30-512MHz) and L band (950-1250MHz) supporting voice and data communications. This design is intended for ship borne applications but can be tailored for other form factors as well.
Wide band Transceiver
This product is a wide band transceiver module with both transmit and receive functionalities with frequency hopping synthesizer and RF controller.
HF transmitter
This product is a HF power amplifier unit with all desirable features in addition to monitoring and protection circuits.
L band transmitter
This product is a L Band power amplifier unit with all desirable features in addition to monitoring and protection circuits.
Acoustic Gunshot detection System
It detects and conveys the location of gunfire using an array of acoustic sensors. These systems can be used by military, law enforcement and security agencies to identify the direction of gun fire.
Portable Acoustic Landmine Detector
Portable Acoustic Landmine Detector (PALD) can be operated by a single person to detect and discriminate artificial objects such as landmines buried in the ground.
Precision Differential GPS systems
It is a high precision positioning solution for land or marine vehicles based on GPS system.
Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle
Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle is a tethered submersible, controlled by a pilot located on land or from a vessel in the water.
Ultrasonic Diameter Measuring System
Ultrasonic High Precision Diameter Measurement System (PreSys),developed for Babha Atomic Research Center (BARC), is used to measure the diameter of pipe structures with high precision better than 10?m (in water).
Sensor solution for remote level monitoring applications such as underground city sewers, unattended diesel tanks at remote sites, rivers, waterways / water reservoirs, irrigation channels etc. The sensor measures and communicates periodic data from the site for long term and on-line monitoring.
Industrial Low Power Controller (iLoC)
iLoC, Industrial Low power Controller is a solar powered standalone module housed in an lP65 enclosure. The iLoC enables to monitor a remote site when it is impractical or too expensive to run electrical power to that location. It is capable of acquiring Analog Inputs, Digital Input / Output and having programmable scan interval.
Industrial Real time Expert System Shell (iRESS)
iRESS comprises Real Time Expert System Shell, Learning Engine & Failure Forecast Engine, and is an integrated software tool which can be used by system developers and domain experts to develop Knowledge-based systems.
Industrial Colour Sensor System (iCoSS)
iCoSS (industrial Colour Sensor System) is a handheld standalone unit that is capable of identifying and measuring different colours. The system can be used for both reflective and refractive materials by attaching separate colour sensor modules.
Communication Gateway (iGate)
Gateway (iGate) has integrated various communication demands in the factory floor in a highly flexible and cost effective way. It is developed with a view to provide interoperability among systems of different vendors.
Industrial Steam Temperature Control (iSTeC)
In a Coal fired thermal power plant, the highest work efficiency can be achieved by maintaining the highest possible steam temperature as limited by plant metallurgy.
Industrial Coal Mill Soft Sensor (iCoMS)
As coal mills are the heart of the pulverized coal preparation system in coal fired power stations, coal mill process is of great significance to safe and efficient operation. Mill control need to respond effectively to changes in plant load and coal quality.
Industrial Simulation Platform (iSimP)
With the developments in Information technology, there has been a totally new approach to the teaching, developing and experimenting with Advanced Control Algorithms for process control.
TAMPER EVIDENT RECORDER AND PLAYER
Tamper Evident Recorder and Player is a system which is designed to capture and store multiple forms of information in a tamper evident manner.
CDAC CARD OLPERATING SYSTEM (CDAC-COS)
Smartcard offers a secure and convenient platform for carrying digital information and credentials for identification and authentication of an individual.
DIGITAL STATEMENT RECORDER SYSTEM
Digital Statement Recorder is an integrated digital recorder system designed and developed to record interrogations/interviews in much smoother, smarter and easier way ever before.
Automated Hydroponics System
Hydroponics cultivation is a technology under which plants are grown in soil-less media. The roots of plant are exposed to the nutrient mix solution.
Static Compensators for Mitigation of Power Quality Issues (STATCOM)
STATCOMs are inverter based solutions used for compensation of reactive power, harmonic currents, unbalance currents and neutral currents caused by reactive and non-linear loads. STATCOMs are realized with current controlled PWM voltage source inverters connected to grid through interconnecting impedance.
MW Solar Power Plant
Solar energy is the most promising energy source for the future. Grid Interactive Solar PV Power Plant of MW rating exports power generated by Solar PV Array to grid.
High Speed Reconfigurable Power Electronics Controller
A reconfigurable controller architecture (on FPGA) that can replace the conventional embedded micro controller/ Digital Signal Processor based controller design for real time control and monitoring of Power Electronic (PE) system. Technology developed by CDAC (T), Sponsored under NaMPET.
Low Voltage Direct Current (LVDC) Solution for homes
In most buildings, including our homes, we are surrounded by devices and equipments that internally operate on DC. Examples of these devices are PCs, LED lights, televisions, mobile phones, and other electronic appliances.
Miniature Model of Full Spectrum Simulator (FSS MINI)
An indigenously developed system that provides both off-line and real-time simulation capabilities at an affordable cost, easily configurable for custom applications. A Miniature version is configured as an educational package and small system simulation.
Single lead wireless ECG
The ECG sensor developed at C-DAC, Mohali uses three disposable electrodes to be pasted on patient's chest to capture single lead ECG. The signal obtained from the body is filtered and amplified. The sensor outputs an analog signal which is then converted by the analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The serial-to-Bluetooth module transmits the digital output of the ADC wirelessly.
Wireless Pulse Oximeter
Pulse Oximetry is a non-invasive diagnostic test used for detecting the percentage of haemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen. The probe clip is attached to the computerised unit by the cable. The unit calculates the percentage of oxygen, heart rate and body temperature. All three monitored vital parameters are transmitted via Bluetooth.
VLSI and Embedded System
C-DAC specialises in turnkey development of Complex-Compact-Cost effective (CCC) electronics products for consumer and industrial applications, with total responsibility from chip to product design, including ergonomics, engineering and transfer-of-technology for high-volume manufacture. With a portfolio of robust silicon proven processor, peripheral, communication, data converter and clock synthesiser IPs, a range of System-on-Chip (SoC) products for embedded systems in the area of smart metering, smart card, automotive, bio-medical etc. have been developed and deployed.
CDAC Power Electronics
Power Electronics technology is identified by its basic functionality to convert electrical energy to suit the needs of the load in the most efficient way using power semiconductors, and advanced digital control techniques.
Agriculture and Environment Electronics
C-DAC has developed and implemented Electronic Nose and Vision (ENOVISION) system for measuring quality parameters of tea and rice. This work is being extended to other products such as chilli, turmeric and to environmental engineering.
C-DAC in the area of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) focuses on traffic control, traffic monitoring and traffic information system suitable for Indian conditions covering Urban traffic control system, Area traffic control system, Wireless traffic control system, Red light violation detection system, Vehicle tracking system and Smart parking solutions.
Next Generation control Systems
In the area of Next Generation Control Systems, application oriented research and development activity has been undertaken very seriously and as a consequence, the automation technology has evolved right from the Programmable Logic Controller to the current domains of Industrial Image Processing technology and Industrial Control System (ICS) Security.
Strategic Electronics Systems
Acoustic and Ultrasonic: This important technology finds applications in many different areas like non-destructive testing, underwater surveillance, Health care and Agriculture. C-DAC has developed many systems of strategic importance for ISRO, Army and Navy in this area.
Advanced Wireless Communication Systems
C-DAC has been working in the area of Advanced Wireless Communication Systems for the past many years and pioneered technology development in India for SDR, including next generation waveforms. C-DAC has developed the full spectrum of TETRA products, including base stations, handheld and vehicle mount terminals, gateways and management system.
Smart Grid Security
C-DAC has been working in the area of Smart Grid Security carrying out research in physical power layer (transmission and distribution), the data transport and control layer (control and communications) and the applications layer (applications and services). C-DAC has developed solutions for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Demand response, Grid optimization, Distributed Energy, Energy storage, SCADA systems, Smart homes/ networks, plug-in hybrids etc.
In the early 21st century, the digital communications revolution continued and today we have very powerful mobile devices like smartphones and tablets that are much more than just mobile phones, and are platforms for gaming, multimedia, and useful applications. Currently many operating systems are available for smartphones and tablets.
Card Manager, SCOSTA Operating system, Employee Management, intelligent Access Terminal - G3, SCOSTA PKI based Crypto Token, SCOSTA Operating system, Smart Campus Card, Smart Desktop Single Login, Smart Server Login
Application for Healthcare and Security based on Human Body Emissions
Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp) is often referred as a new era of computing and is expected to revolutionize the way we live. Ubicomp is also known as Pervasive Computing. Ubicomp promises to take the internet beyond the desktop by having all the devices interconnected by network and become less visible.
Internet of things (IOT) provides IP connectivity to various Things apart from general Desktops, Laptops and Mobile Devices. The term "things" means any physical parameter that could be sensed and connected to Internet. For example a device monitoring temperature and humidity at certain location and relaying the data will become a "thing" in IOT domain.
Transfer of Technology for FPGA Board
C-DAC Noida would like to invite competent industrial partners for commercialization of the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) board through transfer of technology. The board has been developed under the project funded by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
SAFEDRIVE
SAFEty alert systems using Dedicated short Range communIcation for on road Vehicles
Ubiquitous Agriculture (u-Agri)
An IoT based system for acquiring micro-climate information from agricultural fields and providing personalized and localized advisories on Pest and Disease Forewarning and Irrigation Scheduling, to farmers
Ultrasonic Solid propellant Burnrate Measurement
USBMS is an ultrasonic pulse echo device for the measurement of burning rate of solid propellant specimen used in rocket motors. Propellant burning rate is the most important ballistic property required for performance prediction of solid-propellant motors.
Echosounder
Echosounder is used for measuring water depth below the keel of the ship / submarine at sea. This equipment works on the principle of Ultrasonic signal transmission and reception.
Electromagnetic Log (EMLOG)
Electromagnetic Log (EMLOG) is developed for Indian Navy. It is an instrument used to measure the speed of a ship and distance travelled by the ship using electromagnetic induction techniques. EMLOG is currently produced by the production agency based on ToT and is installed in most of the Indian Naval ships.
Ultrasonic Bottom Profiler
Ultrasonic bottom profiler is developed as an onboard equipment for AERV (Armoured Engineers Reconnaissance Vehicle) of Indian Army. It plots the river water depth and sediment layer thickness while crossing the river.
Underwater Sonar Data Acquisition System
The under water sonar data acquisition system at Under Water Ranges in Goa, first of its kind in India, measures the wake characteristics of Indian Naval ships. The system is deployed 16 kilo meters off shore at a depth of 30 meters and is the first of its kind in India.
Acoustic and magnetic ranges
ASA-AUA as Service for Facilitating Aadhaar Based Authentication and e-KYC
C-DAC is empanelled with UIDAI as Authentication Service Agency (ASA), e-KYC Service Agency (KSA) and Authentication User Agency (AUA) for providing Aadhaar based authentication and e-KYC services.
BOSS Linux and variants
National Resource Centre for Free & Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) at C-DAC Chennai as a part of its objective has been working on localised Indian distribution of GNU/Linux called Bharat Operating Systems Solutions (BOSS) based on Debian.
Megh-Sikshak
MeghSikshak is an advanced LMS which provides flexibility for customization, scalability and high availability for offering various e-learning services with out the need for hardware and software resources at end user premises.
ELECTRONIC PROJECT PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (E-PPMS)
E-PPMS is a web-based system that encompasses the complete life-cycle of funding of R&D projects, beginning with online submission of project proposals for funds, to monitoring and management of funded projects. E-PPMS is intended towards making the entire process of funding R&D projects paperless and bring in the much-needed transparency in the system.
NE-Fresh Online Auction System
The eAuction online auctioning system is a flexible solution for supporting lot- based online auctions. The system has been designed to be highly-scalable and capable of supporting large numbers of bidders in an active auction.
iWS - Web-based Integrated Workflow System for CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana
iWS, a web-based, integrated Office Automation System with Enterprise Document and Content Management System, is a tailor-made, low cost workflow solution integrating the departments following the rules and norms of CARICOM in order to achieve automated office environment.
eBasta ; School books to eBooks
The Meity through Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has developed a framework "e-Basta"� for making availability of school books from various publishers to schools in e-book format.
eSangam : eGovernance Services Integration Framework
An Integrated Mission Mode project (MMP) under NeGP, eSangam is SOA-based constellation of National and State e- Governance Service Delivery Gateways with an objective to provide a standardized interfacing and seamless message exchange among various government portals as front-end service access providers, backend service providing departments and domain gateways.
Framework for Healthcare Analytics
Healthcare Analytics Suite is developed on Big Data framework that uses multiple inputs of healthcare data sets to derive metric based insights.
ERP software is implemented using ODOO as per the client's requirement
AADHAAR Seeding in State Welfare Databases
Proficient to offer Big Data solutions based on open source to State Governments. As a Proof-of-concept, study for implementing State Resident Data Hub (SRDH) for Govt. of Tamil Nadu in India was demonstrated which involved data pertaining to various departments in Perambalur district of Tamilnadu State in India.
CDR log Analyser
Expertise in analysing CDR logs of different service providers for collating and analysing the insights for the interested entity.
D-World - Web - based Digital Object Repository and Retrieval System
D-World is a web-based, open Digital Object archival and retrieval software. It preserves and enables user-friendly access to all types of digital objects including books, text, images, audio, video and data sets.
BharateeyaOO.o
Open Office package is a useful set of application software that enables users to complete their day-to-day tasks quickly and efficiently. The Open Office package contains a set of applications for performing a number of tasks like wordprocessing, spread sheets, etc. It is platform independent i.e Open Office can work on Windows and Linux. Also being an open source software, it is free software, unlike MS Office suite.
EDUBOSS GNU/Linux
EduBOSS - educational variant of BOSS Linux is a full-featured, user-friendly Linux operating system, has educational applications that are useful for schools (primary and higher levels). Adapted from BOSS GNU/Linux, it features graphical installer, office application suite, onscreen keyboard, Smart Common Input Method, web browser, educational games, paint & graphic tools, typing tutor, screen reader, text to speech application and a host of tools and packages for learning, and also for teaching.
e-Hastakshar
Imagine a life without carrying a pen and no printed application forms required to be filled in, for opening an account in a bank or for getting a PAN card. It was the signature put by applicant on the form that was preventing them from going online. But now, it is possible to replace hand written signature by electronic signature, which can be put in documents in electronic form. C-DAC offers a service called eSign that will allow citizens to sign documents electronically, thereby saving time and efforts for them.
Saarathy
Indigenous Multilingual GPS-based Mobile Navigation Solution
Parikshak - An Automated Program Grading Tool
Parikshak is an Automated Program Grading and Analysis tool.
Olabs
OLabs provides students with the ease and convenience of conducting experiments and learning activities over the internet.
C-DAC Revival: A traditional disaster recovery software solution
C-DAC Revival is an end to end DR solution, best suited for database intensive e-Gov and Business applications. C-DAC Revival makes use of synchronous and semi-synchronous replication to achieve optimal business continuity with zero recovery point objective (RPO) and negligible recovery time objective (RTO).
DARPAN Series 3 (S3) Network Management System
The Network Management System (DARPAN S3 NMS) is a policy based autonomic network and cloud management suite of solutions for heterogeneous multi-vendor IP networks and developed is based on ITU - T recommended FCAPS Model which includes the following areas:
C-DAC's eSign service
C-DAC has developed e-Hastakshar - C-DAC's eSign service that facilitates instant signing of documents online by citizens in a legally acceptable form.
Fingerprint Extractor
Extracts the level II (minutiae points) from the fingerprint image and converts into standard template.
Fingerprint Matcher
Performs Verification and Identification.
Slap Segmentation
Processes a single image containing four fingerprint images (or two thumb impression) and divides it into four images (or two images) of the individual fingers.
Fingerprint Classification
Classify fingerprint database in Arch, Left Loop, Right Loop and whorl classes.
Fingerprint Template Converter
Converts the template from one standard to another standard.
Fingerprint Quality Analysis
Accessing the quality of the fingerprint image
Iris IIR Generator
Converts the iris image into type K1, K3 and K7.
Iris Matcher
Performs the verification and identification using iris modality.
Biometric Attendance System
Centralized, web-based Biometric Attendance System (using Iris or Fingerprint for marking the attendance)
Performance Evaluation TestBed
Used for Performance Evaluation of Biometric SDKs.
Data Recovery & Analysis Tool: CyberCheck is a forensic data recovery and analysis tool to enable law enforcement officers to quickly and efficiently analyze digital evidence files. The tool has a very simple to use GUI which can be used by a novice user
Face Authentication System
This is a system in which two face photos are matched to verify the identity of a person. This system is also called as face verification system
AppSamvid
AppSamvid is application whitelisting software for Windows based PCs. This software is available in standalone version and helps to protect from threats through unknown applications/malware.
USB Pratirodh
USB Pratirodh is a software solution which controls unauthorized usage of portable USB mass storage devices like pen drive, external hard drives, cell phones, IPods, camera.
Browser JSGuard
Browser JSGuard is a browser extension which detects and defends malicious HTML & JS attacks made through the web browser based on Heuristics.
Application and Device Control (ADC)
This is an end point security solution with centralized management to whitelist applications and also control USB mass storage devices.
M-Kavach
M-Kavach is a comprehensive mobile device security solution for Android devices addressing various threats related to mobile phones.
TRNG uses FPGA based ring oscillator as a source of entropy. Random bit stream generation rate - 100MBPS Post processing with von Neumann corrector to eliminate bias in input bits
Cyber Forensics
Disk Forensic tools
TrueBack enables the user to create a Bit Stream duplicate of a storage media to another media as an image file. CyberCheck is a tool for data recovery & analysis and documenting digital evidence.
Network Forensics Tools
NeSA (Network Session Analyzer) re-constructs different network sessions from captured packets and enables to collect sensitive digital evidence from these packets, thereby helps Law Enforcement Agencies to investigate Cyber Crimes committed over networks.
Mobile Forensics Tools
MobileCheck is a forensic acquisition and analysis tool for Mobile phones and Smart phones. The imaging module helps to perform acquisition of exhibit devices and the analysis module helps to analyze the acquired image for discovering and recovering digital evidence.
Advik CDRAnalyzer
Advik is a Call Data Record Analyzer which can import and analyze CDR/Tower CDR logs of any service provider in India and generate a comprehensive report of frequency statistics including service provider details and subscriber details(SDR)* of CDR Numbers.
SIMXtractor -SIM Card Imaging & Analysis Tool
SIMXtractor is a forensic solution for imaging and analyzing SIM cards. The tool suite contains a SIM Card Reader, SIM Imager (Imaging of SIM cards) and SIM Analyzer (Analysis of SIM cards). The tool works with both GSM and CDMA SIM
Win-LiFT Windows Based Live Forensics Tool
Win-LiFT 2.0 is a Windows Based Live Forensics Tool consisting of Win-LiFTImagerBuilder and Win-LiFT Analyzer. Live Forensics involves acquisition of volatile data from the Suspect's machine and analysis of the acquired data. Win-LiFT 2.0 enables volatile data acquisition using Win-LiFTImager, a tool that can be built with Win-LiFTImagerBuilder, and analysis using Win-LiFTAnalyzer.
Portable Forensic Tool Kit TrueTraveller is a complete solution for performing digital forensics Seizure, Acquisition and Analysis. The Product includes a Laptop with software tools installed and an integrated disk imaging hardware solution.
TrueImager is a high speed, light weight, portable handheld device capable of performing Seize, Seize & Acquire and Cloning operations on storage media. The unit also supports Wiping and Formatting of Destination disk. The tool generates Report in USB disk. Report printing is also possible through serial printer.
Mercury Nimbus
Mercury Nimbus suite is a cloud-enabled comprehensive EMR / EHR and Telemedicine solution. Mercury Nimbus Suite includes three tools; Mercury on Cloud, Cloud Repository and Mercury for Android, specially tailored to cloud / clustered infrastructure.
Ayusoft is a Decision support system for Ayurveda developed with a vision to convert classical Ayurvedic texts into comprehensive, authentic, intelligent and interactive knowledge repository with complex analytical tools.
MoSQuIT
MoSQuIT is an integrated Malaria Surveillance Control System using Mobile platform. It enables effective data collection / updation / collation in a centralized repository, thereby reducing the time required for information proliferation, and initiation of appropriate action by the State Health department.
E-SUSHRUT
e-Sushrut C-DAC's Hospital Management Information System is a major step towards adapting technology to improve healthcare. HMIS incorporates an integrated computerized clinical information system for improved hospital administration and patient healthcare. It also provides an accurate, electronically stored medical record of the patient.
E-AUSHADHI
e-Aushadhi is a web based Supply Chain Management System that deals in Purchase, Supply, Distribution and Inventory Management of various drugs, sutures, surgical and consumable items by linking various Regional/ District Drug warehouses (DWH), District Hospitals (DH), their sub stores like Community Health Centre (CHC), Primary Health Centre (PHC) and Sub Centres.
mCAD - CAD for Mammograms
According to GLOBOCAN 2012, Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women with nearly 1.7 million new cases. Breast cancer is curable if detected at an early stage. mCAD is a solution for breast cancer screening at early cancer detection centers. The system will analyze X-ray images (mammograms) of breast to detect lesions indicative of malignancy.
Diabetic Retinopathy Identification Software for Timely Intervention
Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is the damage caused to retina by complications of diabetes which can eventually lead to blindness.
SRISTI (Software Reconstruction and Implant Synthesis from Tomographic Images)
SRISTI is a software system for 3D visualization of CT and MRI Images. It is DICOM compliant and supports STL file format for creating physical models of anatomical parts and prosthetic implants through rapid Prototyping process.
E-RAKTKOSH
e-Rakt Kosh is a comprehensive IT solution attempting to address the problem of blood stock availability by providing means to collect, disseminate, standardize and streamline the standard operating procedures, guidelines and workflow of blood banks across the nation.
Health Care Knowledge System - Concept Maps
The objective of the product is to provide ICT enabled resources for promoting public health awareness and education for empowering public with health care knowledge.
Personal Health Record Management System (MyHealthRecord)
Citizen-controlled Personal Health Record accessible over web and mobile apps (post integrations can also be used by hospitals and clinics as their Patient Portal)
eSanjeevani - Comprehensive Telemedicine Solution
Indigenously developed telemedicine technology, implemented at over 150 locations in India & abroad. Till date over 40,000 tele-concultations have been logged in eSanjeevani.
C-DAC: Health Informatics-iCare@Home
In line with the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations and the mandate of National Rural Health Mission's (NRHM, India), C-DAC has developed iCare@home to empower households and even the rural populace having weak public health indices and infrastructure, with comprehensive knowledge of primary healthcare.
C-DAC has designed and developed a versatile Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) in various models like conventional stand-alone hospital version and SaaS (Software as a Service) over the cloud infrastructure. The real time HMIS streamlines the treatment flow of patients and simultaneously empowers the hospital's workforce to perform their duties effectively and efficiently.
Software Development Kit for DICOM, HL7, CCD and SNOMED-CT
C-DAC's Medical informatics SDK for DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is a standard for exchanging digital images and information between medical imaging equipment (such as CT,MR etc) and other systems / applications, ensuring interoperability....
C-DAC FPGA Board
This is a low cost Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) board easily affordable by the institutions as well as individuals and based on the Spartan-6 FPGA Chip provided by Xilinx.
C-DAC DSP BOARD
A low cost Digital Signal Processing (DSP) board which is based on STM32 ARM Cortex family microcontroller.
C-DAC ESD BOARD
CDAC's Embedded System Development board is mainly useful in prototyping for general microcontroller application based designs. This board is based on ARM Cortex STM32F030R8T6 32-bit device.
ASES (ANSWER SHEET EVALUATION SYSTEM)
ASES has been designed and developed to computerize the process of answer sheet evaluation. The system facilitates digital evaluation of answer sheets in a controlled environment.
CCAT (C-DAC Common Admission Test)
CCAT Image based, LAN based, secure, fault tolerant and scalable system through which examinations can be delivered "on demand" basis in selected examination centers spread across the country.
GIST - Programme for Advancing Computer Education (PACE)
Programme for Advancing Computer Education - PACE With the objective of proliferating the use of Indian languages on computers, C-DAC evolved the PACE training programme in January 1996. The PACE programme seeks to impart training in the language of the respective state.
The Courses offered in Multilingual Technology
CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER BASICS & MULTILINGUAL TECHNOLOGY
Course Benefits: This course provides comprehensive training in E-Commerce right from introduction to building an E-Commerce site and imparts an in-depth knowledge of various categories of E-Commerce.
Course Benefit: The course focuses on providing the conceptual, technical, visual design skills required to create multimedia environments. Students learn professional applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Premier Pro and many more along with GIST Technology.
Advanced Computing Training School (ACTS)
Services offered by C-DAC
www.esign.cdac.in
C-DAC's On-Line Digital Signing Service
e-Pramaan
www.epramaan.gov.in
A National e-Authentication Service
Mobile Seva
www.mgov.gov.in
Citizen Services on Mobile Phones
Cyber Forensic Analysis, Training and Laboratory Development
www.cyberforensics.in
www.eraktkosh.in/
National Portal for Blood Bank Management System
www.dvdms.in
National Drugs and Vaccine Distributed Management System
Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT)
Security Audit / Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
Process Automation for Competitive Examinations (PACE)
Several competitive exams are conducted in India.
OBjective Responses Image based Capture (OBRIC)
OBjective Responses Image based Capture (OBRIC) is a web-based system for processing of objective type tests conducted using specially designed answer sheets.
Technology Transfer Products by C-DAC
Floating Point Arithmetic Unit IP Core(s)
A FPU Co-Processor for Micro processor
(Variant RISC-V Compatible Floating Point Instruction Set)
A Network Interface Controller
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Cooking Under Pressure: Delicious Dutch Oven Recipes Adapted for Your Instant Pot
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Author: Matthew Pelton
Bring the delicious taste of dutch oven cooking into your home‚ in a fraction of the time! This incredible collection of award-winning dutch oven recipes has been adapted for your Instant Pot, so you can enjoy all the rich flavors of your favorite campfire traditions like Chicken and Dumplings, Italian Meatballs, Hawaiian Kalbi Shortribs, and German Chocolate Cake from the comfort of your own kitchen!
Matt Pelton grew up in Central Utah where he found his love for cooking in the outdoors. He learned to cook in a dutch oven at the age of eight and has done it ever since. He brought a 10-inch dutch oven with him on his LDS mission to Boston where he expanded his cooking abilities, learning to cook foods from all different cultures around the world. Matt started competing in pro division dutch oven and BBQ circuit. He has won two world championships from The International Dutch Oven Society in 2012 and 2013. He has also won many awards for his BBQ cooking, especially in the brisket category. Matt has also competed in the invitational World Food Championships aired on TV twice where he placed 3rd and 11th place respectively. Matt has appeared on TV numerous times for cooking, most recently on the Travel Channels BBQ Crawl season 3. Matt has also worked as a chef at Deer Valley ski resorts in Utah, often working with the other chefs there on proteins. Matt lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife, Katie, and their three kids, Megan, Tristan, and Braxton. Matt enjoys mountain biking, hiking, hunting, fishing, and doing pretty much anything outdoors.
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Oh Sweet Day! - Cookbook
Grill Seeker: Basic Training for Everyday Grilling
101 Gourmet Desserts for the Holidays
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Right At Home: What will kitchens of the future look like?
By Kim Cook, The Associated Press
Feb 23, 2019 at 12:12 AM Feb 23, 2019 at 12:12 AM
Today's home kitchen doesn't look anything like it did a century ago. But for the most part, it doesn't look a lot different than 50 years ago.
Appliances are sleeker, materials are better, color palettes are broader. But the room is still the hard-working heart of the home.
So what might the kitchen of the future be like?
At the upcoming Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas and the Architectural Digest Design Show in New York, insiders will get a peek at where we're headed.
First, that open-plan layout. Here to stay?
Not necessarily, says Sam Cochran, features director for Architectural Digest magazine.
"Kitchens will continue to be gathering spaces, with dining nooks and multipurpose work surfaces where you can both roll your dough or type on your laptop," he says. "But it's no longer a universal truth that a dream kitchen must be an open kitchen. We're seeing more and more people embrace doors and walls as they warm to the idea of the kitchen as a separate sphere, one that you can move in and out of over the course of the day."
Andrew Shead, marketing manager for the appliance maker True Residential, doesn't see open-plan kitchens going away. "But many of our high-end clients are adding a second kitchen to serve as a working kitchen," he says.
Especially popular with those who entertain a lot, the backstage workhorse kitchen keeps messy prep out of sight, allowing the front-of-house kitchen to serve as more of a showy entertaining and gathering space.
Kitchen designers are incorporating fashion-forward features like glass fronts and LED lights on fridges, chic leather and metal hardware on appliances and cabinetry, and backsplashes with unusual finishes like shagreen, metal, raw wood or artful murals.
Tech is also the talk of the kitchen-design crowd. "The future of kitchen appliances is undeniably digital," says Jon Hall, product and marketing director for JennAir.
"We're already charging at a fast clip in that direction," he says, noting that JennAir has developed over 110 new products with what he refers to as "an enhanced digital backbone." That means dishwashers that respond to voice commands, and ovens that help craft a menu.
Both LG Signature Kitchen Suite and Miele are working on appliances that could communicate with each other to create shopping lists, meal recommendations and cooking instruction. Zach Elkin, general manager of Signature, says they've coined a term for the next generation of forward-thinking cooks: "technicureans."
"These homeowners are far more tech-focused than previous generations. They've upped their culinary expectations to include precise prep and flexible cooking experiences, along with their desire for leading-edge design," he says.
Cochran acknowledges the inspired advances, but thinks there's a practical end point.
"I think we'll only see smart kitchen technology become more sophisticated and easier to use," he says. "Already there are products like Brizo's SmartTouch faucets that turn on and off with just a tap. And companies like Samsung and Liebherr have developed refrigerators that feature integrated cameras that allow you to check your grocery stock from anywhere. I can imagine the day when your fridge will automatically order milk when you're running low."
But there has been some consumer pushback.
People still value reliability and performance most in appliances, Shead says, and "consumers have expressed concern about the technology quickly becoming outdated and unsupported in an appliance they expect to have for 10 to 20 years."
True will focus more on advancing the production and design of kitchens rather than unnecessary smart tech in appliances that can actually hinder a product's lifespan, he says.
There's also consumer concern over privacy vulnerabilities with integrated microphones and cameras.
"There is such a thing as smart tech simply for smart tech's sake," says Cochran. "I think the more extravagant ideas will be weeded out as the market course-corrects for functionality."
Personalization is a trend everyone seems to agree on.
Shead has seen residential clients create smoothie station fridge drawers; fridge drawers below a coffee bar; and several wine fridges joined to create a wine vault.
"People are so proud of their kitchens — they want them to be distinctive," Cochran says. "So I think we'll see people rewriting the rules. Fewer huge islands. More color. More tile. More character."
He's also not a fan of hiding a kitchen's purpose.
"The idea that every counter must be constantly cleared and all appliances hidden is a thing of the past," he says. "I once toured a kitchen with a bespoke cappuccino maker integrated into the fine millwork. I just thought, some day that machine will break or be replaced by a better model and you will have to rip out the whole mahogany wall. Enough is enough. Kitchens are real life."
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Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard review: Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
August 26, 2009 6:00 PM PDT
The Good Interface enhancements like Expose in the Dock and better file and folder viewing in Stacks make finding apps and files much easier. A completely overhauled QuickTime X now sports a cleaner interface and recording tools. The much-anticipated Exchange support across Mail, the Address Book, and iCal is huge for those who take their Macs to work.
The Bad Snow Leopard works with Intel Macs only; PowerPC users are out of luck; requires $29 upgrade fee.
The Bottom Line Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopard's smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the $29 upgrade fee.
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Sneaking in a few days before its promised September release, the tune-up for Mac OS X Leopard costs $29 for current Leopard users, and packs just enough punch to be worth your money. Apple is careful to point out that Snow Leopard isn't a complete system overhaul, but rather a collection of hundreds of smaller refinements to make Leopard run more gracefully. Hidden among smaller tweaks are some technical improvements that result in a smoother, easier-to-use Leopard with plenty for Mac fans to be excited about. The user interface and everyday tasks feel faster in general, although we didn't notice a substantive improvement in application performance.
Even if you're not a current Leopard user, the $169 package that includes Snow Leopard, iLife, and iWork is a steal for the system upgrade and two of Apple's major software suites, not to mention the long-pined-after inclusion of Microsoft Exchange compatibility. Finally you will be able to connect with Exchange Servers (without using Microsoft's Entourage), but only if your company is using Microsoft Exchange 2007; many still aren't. Snow Leopard is offered on a single install disk--there are no separate, tiered pricing structures to worry about--and you're getting every feature and technical enhancement available in a single install. Unfortunately, for those on PowerPC systems, Snow Leopard only works with Intel Macs.
Installation of Snow Leopard is dead simple and (according to Apple) up to 45 percent faster than Leopard using a newly designed installer that asks only one question during the process. On our test machine, the process took about an hour, including two automatic restarts. The default setting installs Snow Leopard without tampering with any of your saved files, music, photos, or documents. Mostly we had no problems, but on one test machine we needed to reinstall the OS when it had trouble rebooting. Fortunately the new installer is designed for safely reinstalling the OS in the event you encounter any hiccups during your initial installation. On our second try, the OS installed perfectly on our test machine and no files were harmed. PowerPC Macs are no longer supported with Snow Leopard, however; you will need an Intel-based Mac to install the latest Mac OS.
Those who want to do a "Clean Install" (starting fresh by deleting everything for minimal conflicts) still can, but unlike installations in previous versions of previous Mac OS X that offered the clean install as a primary option, you'll need to use Disk Utility to first erase the volume, then run the install. Apple explained to us that not everyone knows what a clean install is and often chose it, not knowing that they would lose their files. We're happy with that answer, as long as people still get the option in some form.
Apple also claims that Snow Leopard uses 7GB less space than Leopard because of better file compression paired with selective driver inclusion. According to Apple, Snow Leopard will locate any missing drivers on the Web for you. We had no need of any special drivers during our tests.
Apple says a few new technologies in Snow Leopard make it worthy of the upgrade alone, with several features that Apple says will boost performance. Because all new Macs come with 64-bit multicore processors, multiple GBs of RAM, and high-powered graphics processing units, all the major applications in Snow Leopard--including the Finder--have been rewritten in 64-bit to take full advantage of the hardware. (The 64-bit technology allows application developers to allocate more memory to complete tasks so that the software runs faster and more smoothly.)
Apple has also added what it calls the Grand Central Dispatch that manages data sent to multicore processors in an effort to maximize performance; Apple says the GCD will speed up any application task, from processing images in Photoshop to playing your favorite games. The addition of the GCD also takes away the need for software developers to spend as much time managing multicore processors.
Another new technology in Snow Leopard is OpenCL, which allows software developers to tap into the power of any onboard video cards (or GPUs, for graphics processing units) for general-purpose computing without the addition of enormous amounts of code. Like the GCD, these are improvements that will mainly affect software developers. But hopefully it will mean more and better-performing software for users in the future.
To put some of these claims to the test, we decided to pit Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard against Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard to see how these new technologies affected overall performance.
In our anecdotal tests of performance within the Snow Leopard user interface (UI), the operating system seems faster and more responsive than with Leopard. Finder, Stacks, Expose, launching apps, and other everyday processes feel snappy. We didn't, however, notice any improvement in application performance.
Overall, we saw only a 2.5 percent slowdown in application performance from Leopard to Snow Leopard on our more processor-intensive performance tests, including our multimedia multitasking test, in which we measure the time for QuickTime to finish converting a short movie while iTunes is performing its own conversion of MP3 into AAC format in the background simultaneously. As this falls within our typical margin of error (5 percent), we saw no significant difference with application performance when moving from Leopard to Snow Leopard. (See the bottom of this review for performance charts.)
Snow Leopard includes a number of user UI improvements intended to make working with Mac OS X easier and more efficient. Expose, Apple's system for visually finding the window you want on a cluttered desktop, used to be relegated to the Function keys on your keyboard. Snow Leopard now makes Expose accessible from the Dock; just click and hold on a Dock icon to see thumbnails of all the open windows in that application. Hitting the Tab key lets you cycle through the preview thumbnails of each open application. Using Expose in the Dock is very natural and elegant, making us wonder why this wasn't already a feature in Leopard.
Click and hold on an application icon in the Dock to bring up full thumbnails of open windows in an application.
In addition to using Expose to find the right window, you now also have the ability to drag files from one application to another using the Dock. Let's say you want to add an image to an e-mail, but your desktop is full of open windows. In Snow Leopard you can go to the image, drag it to the Mail icon in the Dock, and your e-mail window will spring-load, allowing you to drop the image into place. Though the ability to drag and drop files in this fashion is nice, we're not sure it's much easier than attaching an image by browsing through your folders. Still, if you know the image is already on your desktop, it's probably the faster method.
Stacks got a much-needed upgrade as well. In Leopard, Stacks only listed a certain number of files and applications requiring you to go to a Finder window if your app wasn't listed. Similarly, if you tried to open a folder in Stacks, you were sent to the Finder. In Snow Leopard, Stacks comes with a scroll bar so icons are still easy to read and anything can be launched out of the Dock. Folders are now accessible within Stacks as well, so you'll be able to navigate to files within folders all without leaving the Stacks Window. These changes make Stacks much more useful than before and probably should have been available when Stacks was introduced.
Now you can scroll through your applications and documents (and even open folders in Stacks) without being sent to the Finder.
While the Finder itself saw little in the way of interface tweaks, the way files behave in the Finder makes it easier to use. A zoom slider has been added to the lower right of Finder windows so you can zoom in on icons. An enhanced icon view has been added, letting you preview multipage documents and even play QuickTime movies without ever leaving the Finder window.
Preview now lets you preview almost any file, even if it was created with software you don't have on your hard drive. This means common file types from Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and even PDF files can all be previewed without owning the programs they were created in. As an added bonus, Preview in Snow Leopard provides accurate text selection to multicolumn PDF files using artificial intelligence to infer the layout of each page. This means that Preview recognizes that there are multiple columns in your document so you can select the text you want from any column.
You can now flip through the pages of multipage PDF documents using the arrows that appear over PDF docs when you mouse over.
Safari 4 has been widely available for some time, but it offers a couple of new features when running in Snow Leopard. Safari 4 already includes Top Sites for viewing all your favorite sites as thumbnails for easy access and full history search, which lets you view your history in a Cover Flow-like interface. But in Snow Leopard, Safari is now crash resistant. This means that if a plug-in crashes, it won't crash the whole browser. Simply refresh the page to try to load the plug-in again. Also, Safari checks to see if a site you are visiting is known to be fraudulent, is distributing malware, or is known to be a phishing site, and then warns you if it is.
Top Sites, which was already available in Safari 4, lets you navigate to your most viewed Web sites quickly.
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Home > Articles > Is a Super-Shemitah Headed Our Way?
Is a Super-Shemitah Headed Our Way?
Within days, on September 13th, Americans may face an upheaval of Biblical proportions -- according to an ancient prophesy.
On a recent C2C, Jonathan Cahn, the author of "The Mystery of the Shemitah", warned of a 3,000 year-old cyclical Biblical law that may spell economic disaster or worse.
According to Cahn, The Shemitah was first delineated in the Old Testament Talmudic texts. The decree was handed down from God to Moses as “the law of the Shemitah” - a Sabbath-based commandment saying that the land should rest every seven years with the last being the Year of the Shemitah. "Everything is basically an economic rest… no sowing, no reaping," Cahn said.
The very last day of the last Shemitah year is known as Elul 29. Reportedly, that's when "everything is wiped out – financial accounts and all debt is wiped clean…. the Day of Nullification."
Elul 29 was said to be a blessing. But if a nation turned its back on God, that day became a judgment. Purportedly, the decline and fall of major civilizations through history - including Ancient Israel - can be traced to this violation of a covenant with God.
Tracing key events over the past 40 years Cahn cited multiple economic disasters that crippled America in the aftermath of the seven-year convergence.
But, the last two Shemitah events shook the world. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 also devastated the economy. Then, seven years later, the biggest stock market meltdown in history began on September 16, 2008.
This year's Elul 29 is a major signifier - a 50-year “Super-Shemitah” sequence – a phase many believe may portend the start of End Times.
Cahn believes that this Super-Shemitah might create bigger waves than just the world of finance. In late August, the stock market began suffering the jitters with daily rapid losses and gains – a pit of potential misfortune as the economic pendulum swung to and fro.
While the stock market is closed Sunday September 13, the traditional Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year's celebration begins at sundown.
"If this (Super-Shemitah) manifests it could be far worse than anything we’ve seen before…there’s no telling what God will do," Cahn warned. "I believe we should be ready."
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Immunosuppressants to prevent corneal graft rejection after penetrating keratoplasty
The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that if damaged, can be replaced by a corneal transplant (keratoplasty) using healthy cornea tissue from a donor. A penetrating keratoplastyinvolves replacing all the damaged cornea. It is necessary to prevent the transplanted material (graft) from being rejected. The current strategies for preventing graft rejection are topical and oral steroids. The use of cyclosporine A (CsA), tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), sirolimus, and leflunomide is increasing. However, the benefits and adverse reactions of these immunosuppressants have not yet been systematically reviewed.
The evidence is up to date to May 2015.
We included six randomised controlled trials that enrolled a total of 561 people. The trials were conducted in Germany (three trials), Iran, India, and China.
In people with high-risk keratoplasty, one study compared systemic MMF with placebo, one study compared systemic MMF with systemic CsA, and one study compared CsA eye drops versus placebo.
In people with normal-risk keratoplasty, one study compared tacrolimus eye drops to steroid eye drops, and two studies compared CsA eye drops to placebo in people experiencing rejection after keratoplasty. All studies reported clear graft survival, incidence of graft rejection, and adverse effects.
We are uncertain as to the effects of immunosuppressants in the prevention of graft failure and rejection after high- and normal-risk keratoplasty, as the number of trials is limited, and, in general, the trials are small and at risk of bias. Future trials should be large enough to detect important clinical effects, conducted with a view to minimising the risk of bias, and they should measure outcomes important to patients.
Study funding sources
Three of the studies were supported by the pharmaceutical industry.
Quality of evidence
We judged the quality of the evidence to be low to moderate. There was risk of bias in the included studies; the results were sometimes imprecise because of the small number of studies and small number of people enrolled in these studies; and in some analyses the results of individual trials were inconsistent.
Authors' conclusions:
Current evidence on the effect of immunosuppressants in the prevention of graft failure and rejection after high- and normal-risk keratoplasty is largely low quality because the number of trials was limited, and, in general, the trials were small and at risk of bias. Future trials should be large enough to detect important clinical effects, conducted with a view to minimising the risk of bias, and they should measure outcomes important to patients.
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Penetrating keratoplasty is a corneal transplantation procedure in which a full-thickness cornea from the host is replaced by a graft from a donor. The use of various immunosuppressants to prevent graft rejection, the most common cause of graft failure in the late postoperative period, is increasing.
To assess the effectiveness of immunosuppressants in the prophylaxis of corneal allograft rejection after high- and normal-risk keratoplasty.
Search strategy:
We searched CENTRAL (which contains the Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group Trials Register) (2015, Issue 4), Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid MEDLINE In-Process and Other Non-Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE Daily, Ovid OLDMEDLINE (January 1946 to May 2015), EMBASE (January 1980 to May 2015), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) (January 1913 to February 2015), VIP database (January 1989 to February 2015), Wanfang Data (www.wanfangdata.com) (January 1990 to February 2015), the ISRCTN registry (www.isrctn.com/editAdvancedSearch), ClinicalTrials.gov (www.clinicaltrials.gov), and the World Health Organization (WHO) International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) (www.who.int/ictrp/search/en). We did not use any date or language restrictions in the electronic searches for trials. We last searched the English language databases on 18 May 2015 and the Chinese language databases on 20 February 2015.
We included all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the use of immunosuppressants in the prevention of graft rejection, irrespective of publication language.
Data collection and analysis:
We used standard procedures expected by Cochrane. The primary outcome was clear graft survival at 12 months after penetrating keratoplasty. Secondary outcomes included graft rejection, best-corrected visual acuity, and quality of life. We defined 'high-risk keratoplasty' as repeat keratoplasty and other indications of reduced graft survival.
Main results:
We included six studies conducted in Germany (three studies), Iran, India, and China. Three studies were conducted in people undergoing high-risk keratoplasty and investigated three different comparisons: systemic mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) versus no MMF; systemic MMF versus systemic cyclosporine A (CsA); and topical CsA versus placebo. One study compared topical tacrolimus to topical steroid in people with normal-risk keratoplasty, and two studies compared topical CsA to placebo in people experiencing graft rejection after normal-risk keratoplasty. Overall, we considered the trials to be at unclear or high risk of bias.
MMF may not improve clear graft survival (risk ratio (RR) 1.06, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.84 to 1.33, 1 RCT, 87 participants, low-quality evidence) but may reduce the risk of graft rejection (RR 0.49, 95% CI 0.22 to 1.08, 1 RCT, 87 participants, low-quality evidence) compared to no MMF. Visual acuity was not reported.
In 1 study of 52 people comparing systemic MMF and systemic CsA, there were no graft failures in the first year of follow-up. Data from the longest follow-up (three years) suggest that there may be little difference in the effect of these two treatments on clear graft survival (RR 1.10, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.35, low-quality evidence). There was low-quality evidence of an increased risk of graft rejection with systemic MMF compared to systemic CsA, but with wide CIs compatible with increased risk with systemic CsA (RR 1.48, 95% CI 0.56 to 3.93, low-quality evidence). Visual acuity was not reported.
One study of 84 people comparing topical CsA to placebo did not report clear graft survival at 1 year, which suggests that all grafts survived to 1 year. This study suggests that the use of topical CsA probably leads to little or no difference in graft rejection (RR 1.00, 95% CI 0.39 to 2.58, moderate-quality evidence). At one year, the mean difference (MD) between the two groups in visual acuity was 0.07 (95% CI -0.01 to 0.15, moderate-quality evidence).
Topical CsA probably does not have an effect on clear graft survival in people experiencing graft rejection after normal-risk keratoplasty compared to placebo (RR 1.03, 95% CI 0.96 to 1.10, 2 RCTs, 283 participants, moderate-quality evidence). There were inconsistent findings on graft rejection, with one study reporting a reduced incidence of graft rejection in the CsA group (RR 0.35, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.87, 230 participants) but the other study reporting a higher average number of episodes of graft rejection in people treated with CsA (MD 1.30, 95% CI 0.39 to 2.21, 43 participants). Overall, we judged this to be low-quality evidence due to risk of bias and inconsistency. There was no evidence for a difference in visual acuity between the 2 groups at final follow-up (approximately 18 months, range 2 to 33 months) (MD 0.04, 95% CI -0.10 to 0.18, 1 RCT, 43 participants, low-quality evidence).
In 1 study comparing topical tacrolimus to topical steroid, the graft survived in all of the 12 treated participants and 20 control participants at 6 months. Graft rejection was rare (0 out of 12 versus 2 out of 20) (RR 0.32, 95% CI 0.02 to 6.21, low-quality evidence). Visual acuity was not reported.
None of the studies reported on quality of life. We identified an unpublished trial of basiliximab (Simulect) (NCT00409656), probably completed in 2005.
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for treating keratoconus
Endothelial keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy
Oral antivirals for preventing recurrent herpes simplex keratitis in people with corneal grafts
Tissue graft surgery to treat a wing-shaped growth (pterygium) in the eye
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Abudou M, Wu T, Evans JR, Chen X
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Abudou M, Wu T, Evans JR, Chen X. Immunosuppressants for the prophylaxis of corneal graft rejection after penetrating keratoplasty. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD007603. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007603.pub2
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How IT Support Companies in Austin Can Help You Facilitate Software Updates
IT support companies in Austin can help your business remain secure and efficient, factors which contribute to overall competitiveness. Just to get an idea, consider the WannaCry attack of 2017. This was launched by North Korea and affected businesses in 150+ countries. The ransomware worm entered systems through SMB (Server Message Block) ports. No user transgression of security protocols via email was required. If you had an SMB port that had not been patched, you became vulnerable. Said vulnerability became public knowledge in March of 2017, and the worm hit by May. But as soon as this information became public, patches were additionally instituted which helped many businesses to keep from being undermined. Today, many threats of this variety still exist, and a number of areas where patching or updates could help your business avoid disaster include:
Mac OS, Linux, and Windows operating systems
Applications of a primary use (Office, chat apps, etc.)
Plug-ins and web browsers (Firefox, Chrome, etc.)
Firewalls, access points, networking equipment in general
Firmware needs
Mobile OS, such as that involved in Android and iOS
A Moving Target
Now, it’s certainly possible to manage upgrades and patches internally, but you’re likely not going to be able to do a job that equals that of services through an MSP. IT support companies in Austin work with multiple clients that have diverse needs, meaning they’ve got a larger perspective from which to draw in terms of patches and upgrades. Meanwhile, internal solutions only have resources available which are provided by the company that employs them. They don’t deal with disparate, diverse clients and their primary duties involve putting out tech fires via troubleshooting, keeping them from either properly facilitating upgrade solutions across the board or making core-centric technological advances for the businesses they represent.
This is further complicated by the fact that technology exponentially increases in itself every 18 months, said advances quickly trickling down to the public at large. If you’re not using an MSP to help you patch and upgrade operations, there’s a much greater likelihood that some necessary patch will slip through the cracks and your business could be unnecessarily tasked with managing the subsequent fallout. It makes a lot more sense to partner with an MSP.
Establishing More Effective Upgrade Protocols
IT support companies in Austin can help you institute and upgrade protocols that maintain the security and efficiency of your operations in a way which expands operational competitiveness. Contact us now at Contigo Technology for upgrade and patching solutions, as well as a complete suite of business technology needs.
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School Architecture: Can Building Design aid learning?
by James Cole 3rd June 2019 3rd June 2019 Family, House
School architecture tends to elicit a response in almost everyone, yet the emotional response can range from very negative to a positive feeling that lights up the face of the person questioned. But what effect does school building design have on the learning outcomes of the pupils and the work environment of the teachers and staff?
An article on the BBC Website poses this exact question in relation to the new Broomlands Primary School in Kelso, Scotland: ‘Does a stunning school help learning?‘.
When you already have parental guilt about school selection, there’s a secondary consideration: is the school building design trying to attract the adult’s positive attention as well as the children?
I went through a three school system; primary school, middle school, and finally a high school including Sixth Form.
My primary school was a quaint, rural, the school architecture was a Victorian brick-built affair that wouldn’t look out of place on a black and white photograph of how the country-folk lived back in the olden days.
The primary school sat in the shadow of the village church and like the picture box postcard it portrayed, the school building had the most enormously tall sash windows which flooded each of the classrooms with light and fresh air – learning never felt tiring due to gloomy airless spaces.
My Middle School architecture was more of the typical block-built, windows running in horizontal strips and a complete lack of architectural inspiration anywhere on site.
At High School, it felt like the architects had at least taken an interest in the local area, if not necessarily the need to educate within the weirdly shaped rooms – but from the outside, it worked: the school buildings design blended into the countryside looking like a collection of barn shaped structures nestled within the trees.
As a side note, I returned to visit my High School about ten years after I’d left and my memories of a relaxed open rural space were shattered as soon as I saw the 8-foot tall prison-style fencing that now ran the perimeter. I’m still not sure if it was to keep people out or keep in the school pupils?
Folkestone Academy in Folkestone, Kent, UK was the result of a £38m overhaul of the notorious Channel School and the school architecture by Foster + Partners has been credited with having an impact on admissions, behaviour, and the performance of the school since reopening.
On the plan, the three-storey school building design is a simple rectangle, with two entrances and an external play area on the southern edge; a sports hall and library in the eastern end; and a circular performance auditorium in the west. These spaces are unified beneath a dramatic steel roof canopy, made up of solid triangular inserts slotted into a diagonal lattice and punctured by light wells. The roof projects over the northeastern corner of the building to shade the glazed entrance and its angular form is echoed inside in a zigzag arrangement of elevated walkways. The walkways run between the strands of perimeter classrooms to define two full-height trapezoidal atria and a smaller study area.
The school may still be ranking low on attainment when compared to the national average but streets ahead of its previous incarnation as the local ‘failing school’ and I would venture that the school architecture has played a part in that transformation.
If you give kids an inspiring setting in which to learn, if you give children light and air and space and form and structure and all of the best possible infrastructure to complement a teaching team – then I maintain that the kids will be inspired, will have the best possible start, and that school architecture will aid learning.
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An Open Courseware Series of Textbooks for Design
By An Xiao Mina - September 11, 2013
A screenshot of the Interaction Design Foundation site
A solid design education is an excellent investment, but as more and more educational institutions move toward offering open courses online, free classes in design remain limited. A quick search on Coursera for graphic design yields zero results, as do results for industrial design, product design and a search for "color theory" yields a class on programming from the University of Colorado (though they do offer this class on film that relates to color and sound). Of the 68 offerings on the popular edX.org, only a few classes relate to design, and they're focused on architecture. A quick Google search led me to this MOOC from the University of Cincinnati, and MOOC List has a good number of entries, but those remain paltry compared to, say, computer science.
Which is why I was thrilled to learn about a new series of free design books available online from the Denmark-based Interaction Design Foundation. Starting with their popular Encylopedia of Human-Computer Interaction and two other books—Social Design of Technical Systems and Gamification at Work—they plan to release dozens of textbooks on topics like persuasive technology, human-centered design and design anthropology.
The centerpiece, their 4,000+ page encylopedia, features a wide variety of writings, which include videos and other media released on a Creative Commons License and fully downloadable. Alan Blackwell's chapter on visual representation includes interviews and rich diagrams to illustrate the lessons, and Dag Svanaes's chapter on the philosophy of interaction includes clickable experiences to help understand the principles at work. It's an incredibly rich compendium filled with a wide variety of lessons and information.
"If we give away free knowledge and free educational resources on how to design technology and things, then we can create a better world, both aesthetically and in regards to productivity," noted Editor in Chief Mads Soegaard in an interview with Core77. Soegaard founded the Interaction Design Foundation and heads it up with his wife, Rikke Dam. They brought together writers from universities like MIT and Cambridge and companies like Yahoo and IBM to contribute their writings to the foundation (Core77's own Don Norman serves on the board, too).
"We're basically the same as a major publisher," he said, explaining the content production model. Writers develop a proposal and a committee reviews it. Each submission goes through rounds of peer review before being laid out in the many different formats at which they're offered—HTML, PDF, eDoc and yes, even printed books—and books have comments from the reviewers. "Sometimes [the process] improves quality, sometimes it doesn't," Soegaard admitted, but overall his goal has been to retain the highest quality and the greatest distribution possible.
Importantly, Soegaard hopes that a community forms around the books, which are meant to serve as course materials for universities and communities of independent learners. They can be dense and potentially intimidating to new designers. They work with professional associations like AIGA and IXDA and host a members board with meetup listings and discussions about the lessons. To promote them, SAP, a key funder for IDF, has sponsored a 35,000-mile bike ride around North America to different universities (I will be following up when they arrive in the Bay Area). They also welcome proposals from Core readers who might be interested in writing a book—books start at around 20,000 words.
The goal of course is to improve access to design education materials, and they're already off to strong start. "It's the old-fashioned usability argument," Soegaard said of the project. "If everything were easier and faster to operate, then life on earth would be just one tad better."
I've notice the lack of design courses in many MOOC sites. Thanks so much for this link. I plan to read these books and learn as much as i can.
Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society
Karl T. Ulrich
Combine fundamental concepts with hands-on design challenges to become a better designer.
An Xiao Mina
An Xiao Mina is an American designer strategist and researcher who recently worked on the Gwangju Design Biennale's Un-Named Design exhibition. She focuses on the role of social media and communications technologies in building communities and empowering individuals. Find her on Twitter here.
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Schiff seals deal with Reckitt
By Andrew Turley2012-11-23T00:00:00+00:00
Boards approves $1.4 billion Reckitt offer as Bayer pulls out of running
The billion-dollar tussle between German healthcare giant Bayer and UK consumer products firm Reckitt Benckiser over Schiff Nutrition has been resolved with Reckitt winning out.
Bayer announced a $1.2 billion (£750 million) deal to buy Schiff, a US company specialising in vitamins and nutritional supplements, in October. But earlier this month, Reckitt offered $1.4 billion, prompting Bayer to rule itself out.
The Schiff board has now signed a merger agreement with Reckitt, formally paving the way for the acquisition.
‘We are confident that our considerable expertise in building great consumer brands will drive sustainable growth and shareholder returns from this transaction,’ said Reckitt boss Rakesh Kapoor.
Schiff was worth $259 million in sales in its 2011–12 financial year and currently employs 400 people at its headquarters and manufacturing site in Salt Lake City, Utah, and offices in Emeryville, California. Its portfolio includes big brands in the joint care (Move Free), cardiovascular health (MegaRed) and immune support (Airborne) markets.
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Season Ticket Prices Frozen Again
Season ticket details have been announced for the 2016/17 season, with prices frozen for the third year running.
Two new season ticket categories have also been introduced, catering for 17 to 20-year-olds and those aged 80 and over. Young adults aged 17 to 20 are eligible for season tickets costing from just £9.13 per game while any supporter aged 80 and over is eligible for a complimentary season ticket!
To see a full list of season ticket prices for 2016/17 click here.
Commenting on the decision to keep season tickets at the same price, chief executive Chris Turner said: “We want to reward fans who show their support by attending all our home fixtures. In order to progress as a football club, we need as many fans as possible to come to games at the Proact Stadium so we have kept the prices at what we feel is an affordable level.
"As usual, there are discounts for those who buy their season tickets early and there is a finance option to help with budgeting. We have also introduced the two new categories after listening to ideas put forward by supporters."
Adult season tickets start from just £15 per game while season tickets for those aged 16 and under cost from just £2.39p per game.
To make paying for a season ticket that much easier, the cost of a season ticket can be spread over a ten-month period by purchasing through Zebra Finance.
To print out an application form for your 2016/17 Spireites season ticket click here.
Reduced 'Early Bird' season tickets will be on sale from March 7 until April 29.
The 2016/17 season will also see the introduction of 'Priority Points’, which aims to give ticket priority to loyal fans for some of the bigger games the club plays in or for those games where tickets are in short supply. The more priority points you collect, the higher your ticketing priority level!
The new points totals awarded will be as follows:
Season ticket purchase, 2016/17: 1,000
Season ticket purchase from a renewal of 2015/16: 500 (NOTE: 1,500 points awarded in total if 16/17 season ticket is renewed from 15/16)
Membership card purchase 2016/17: 300
Membership card renewal of 2015/16: 150 (NOTE: 450 points awarded in total if 16/17 membership card is renewed from 15/16)
Away league match purchases 2016/17: 10
Home league match purchases 2016/17: 10
Away cup match purchases 2016/17: 20
Home cup match purchases 2016/17: 20
• Any points gained from a purchase of a ticket will be added to your customer number account three days after the game has taken place.
• Points ARE NOT awarded for tickets purchased at an away club’s turnstiles or ticket office, nor will they be awarded retrospectively for this type of purchase.
• If you are making purchases for yourself and other people, please ensure that you quote their customer numbers in order for them to be awarded their points
If you don’t have a customer number, please visit the Chesterfield FC ticket office online to set a account up or call the ticket office on 01246 269300.
Spire Lotto members are eligible for a *5% discount on the cost of their season ticket.
*The discount is only available to existing members who pay annually or by standing order and are up-to-date with their payments. Those who wish to take out Spire Lotto membership and take advantage of the discount must do so before applying for a season ticket.
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Lollapalooza 2019: Things we loved, 1 band we didn’t and a mayor sighting on day 1
By Greg Kot, Jessi Roti, Nicole Blackwood and Kevin Williams
Here are some moments from opening day Thursday from the 15th edition of Lollapalooza in Grant Park:
Lolla 2019 guide | Afterparties | Cheap eats | Live blog | Fashion
Cheers for the soundcheck: You could say that Beach Bunny fans were pretty amped up for the Chicago quartet’s Lollapalooza debut early in the day. They were even cheering the band’s soundcheck. Once the actual set started, the cheers were even more enthusiastic, belying lyrics that cried a river. But singer Lili Trifilio had the last laugh as she led the band through a series of buoyant melodies that evoked the melodic, melancholy guitar rock of New Zealand’s Chills. (Greg Kot)
Beach Bunny sweetly kicks off its set to hometown fans singing along at #Lollapalooza pic.twitter.com/k5qwzfLFJW
— Scott Powers (@SLPowersChiTrib) August 1, 2019
In perfect harmony: Normani, the second, former member of pop act Fifth Harmony to take the stage at Lollapalooza in all her solo splendor (former band mate Camila Cabello played last year), wasted no time getting right down to it after a nearly 10 minute delay. Since she appeared on “Love Lies” alongside singer Khalid, she’s been drawing comparisons to the incomparable Beyoncé — marrying seamless choreography and R&B that draws influence from soul, trap and Afrobeat. With only a handful of singles under her belt, a proper debut LP is in the works, she admitted she was worried how many people — if any — would show for her early evening set. Surrounded by women, from her three-piece band to her four dancers, the performer impressed with her range, from club-ready dance tracks to a Rihanna medley that included stripped down versions of “Diamonds,” “We Found Love” and T.I.’s “Run This Town.” A searing guitar solo gave way to Fifth Harmony’s hits “Work” and “Worth It” before devolving into filler. It’s amazing how creative artists get when they have a whole festival set to fill with only a handful of singles. But then again — who doesn’t love a dance break, especially when the girls can actually move. (Jessi Roti)
Come back, Korn, all is forgiven — well, not really: Just when you thought sociopathic rap-rock had been buried for good in the ‘90s, Ghostemane served as a reminder that no genre truly dies, it’s just endlessly recycled for subsequent generations. With its “Saw”-soundtrack synths and damaged guitar, Ghostemane oozed dire lyrics that might make even Korn flinch whole reviving quaint rituals such as moshing and crowd surfing. (Greg Kot)
From Florida, Ghostemane shares a lot with Marilyn Manson tho without the needed irony at #Lollapalooza pic.twitter.com/Co28KNKIqD
French cool: That chill at the dustbowl otherwise known as the Perry’s stage? It came courtesy of French DJ Clozee. Though this corner of Lolla world is notorious for its wall-to-wall EDM thump, Clozee went for insinuating grooves and melodic nuance. Her brand of electronic music encompassed orchestral pop, world exotica and tribal choirs, a seamless strand of world music over head-bobbing rhythms. (Greg Kot)
Why are they here? One of the joys of festival-going is stumbling up on great band you never heard of. And one of the down-sides is stumbling upon a band you never heard of that is ... less than great. Alas, Hobo Johnson & the Lovemakers is that second type of band. They sound like a spoof of folk-rap with a generous supply of shouting, but not with an Andy Kaufman-like aura. According to their Lollapalooza bio, they’ve captured the attention of MTV, so as with everything, there’s no accounting for taste. (Scott L. Powers)
Why are they here? Hobo Johnson and the Lovemakers at #lollapalooza pic.twitter.com/nbhQWp8YQq
The wearing of the green: You’d be forgiven for thinking your eyes are playing tricks on you, but no, this is not a particularly trippy St. Patrick’s Day parade (though the abundance of Bud Light and Hozier’s presence do little to dispel the illusion). Lime green — of the highlighter, glow-in-the-dark, alien ilk — is having a moment this Lollapalooza, a close second to a hot pink reminiscent of Barbie. From sports bras to jerseys to baggy pants to fanny packs to drawstring bags (whew), it’s the luck of the Irish everywhere you look. Anyone wearing black, classical festival garb, can rest easy — considering even staff at the medical tent are sporting green-yellow, they can call themselves original. This time. (Nicole Blackwood)
no one told me we were only wearing green #lollapalooza pic.twitter.com/QctNdrWk5X
— Nicole Blackwood (@ncblackwood) August 1, 2019
H.E.R. can do it all: H.E.R., aka 22-year-old Gabriella Wilson, is still in her career’s infancy, but her vocal command already suggests a more seasoned artist. She channeled old-school soul and hip-hop in a set that veered from a cover of Lauryn Hill’s “Ex-Factor” to her instant-classic single “Hard Place.” She also turned “Make it Rain” into a wrenching gospel-flavored wail and punctuated “Turn the Lights Out” with the coda from Prince’s “Purple Rain.” H.E.R. played the guitar solo. (Greg Kot)
Hayley Kiyoko performs during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Aug. 1, 2019, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
Best artist pep talk: Hayley Kiyoko is still waiting for her really big break, and while her Lolla set still didn’t feel like “it” — it absolutely provided more context for why she’s more than deserving. Her synth-laden dream pop taking on a pop-punk edge live thanks to the madwoman she employed to slam her drum kit behind her, she worked through a number of tracks from 2018’s debut LP “Expectations,” including the Top 40 track “Curious,” and latest single “I Wish.” While her airy vocal often succumbed to crackling speakers, she — and her audience — seemed undeterred. Like acts ahead of her, Kiyoko showed dexterity through vocals and dance, but where other singers employed flash, she kept it low key — and provided the pep talk of the day. “I’m known for being a speech-giver on my tour,” she said. “But I have to say, you’re all stronger than you think. “Almost all of the time, you have to let go to grow,” Kiyoko continued. “And our brains are all messed up, making us feel like we don’t deserve anything, but you f --- deserve it. You deserve everything.” Someone give the woman a medal for lifting spirits during the early evening lull (it’s been a long day, folks). (Jessi Roti)
Da Mayor in da house: New mayor Lori Lightfoot made an appearance on the north end of Grant Park to introduce Australia’s Rufus du Sol. It’s not her first time at the festival. A Chicago resident for 33 years, Lightfoot attended Lolla in 2007, where she says she was particularly impressed by Amy Winehouse and Iggy Pop. Who doesn’t love the Ig? (Greg Kot)
Irish artist Hozier visits with the Chicago Tribune at Lollapalooza.
Get me to the church on time: For a few years now, Hozier has been running a grand experiment. How big can the music get, how heart-pounding the performance, while still retaining its quiet, folk-rock roots? His latest album, “Wasteland, Baby!” was lauded for taking the intimacy of his debut, amplifying it, rendering it huge and full-bodied. But playing on the T-Mobile stage, the paradoxes he juggles on the record have never been made more tangible. Aside from a few too-loud twangs of the guitar, Hozier’s vocals — the way they seem ripped directly from his stomach — give him the air of something superhuman, not unlike the gods he loves to lyricize. A far cry from quietude, he played everything from “Movement” to the much older “Work Song” (which he sang with Maggie Rogers). Digital elements, like a video of the lyrics to “Almost (Sweet Music)” written on notebook paper and etched on records, attempted to miniaturize something larger-than-life, to little effect. But somehow, the experiment is working; Hozier holds his audience, and they still feel ownership over the music (“He better play ‘Take Me To Church,’” someone huffed). And when he began “Nina Cried Power,” a song he recorded in Chicago with Mavis Staples, protest videos played behind him: Black Lives Matter, the Women’s March. Below the figures onscreen, Hozier appeared small, almost shadowed. Still just a man, somehow, it seems. (Nicole Blackwood)
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The payoff: Saba isn’t the most widely recognized among Chicago’s new generation of hip-hop innovators. But he is among the best and most versatile. As a prolific producer, performer, songwriter and rapper, he has impeccable credentials if not incredible hype behind him. When he first played Lolla in 2016, he had an early afternoon slot and drew a sparse crowd. But his passion was evident and he’s continued to build an audience ever since. His set Thursday on the same stage at a later time was the payoff: a crowd easily five times bigger than the one that came to check him out three years ago. Saba managed to balance energy with introspection. He did justice to the art while putting on a show. The hand waving audience was with him on the ride, even as Saba closed with the powerful, poignant “Life,” more of a eulogy than a celebration. (Greg Kot)
King Princess stops by the Chicago Tribune tent at Lollapalooza before her set.
Best use of living room furniture: Because King Princess’ music is often highly digitized, the most cynical Lolla attendee might wonder whether her set was worth seeing. But King Princess (aka Mikaela Straus) is, by nature, a performer, and the way she moves onstage, her come-hither tug-of-war with the audience, is half the fun. Everything she says is sultry, everything she does appears spontaneous. A cardboard-looking couch figured as part of her stage, and after remarking on it, she climbed atop it, straddling the armrest. Beginning with “Upper West Side,” a song from her 2018 EP, she proved herself a cocky performer for someone without a full-length album — and the shtick worked, luring the audience in, holding them there. A personality cult, for even those unfamiliar with her personality (brash and bold and very, very gay). In one introduction, she said, “I’m going to ask you go through a crisis with me on this one, but I know you gays know about that.” Only a few cheers — the Lolla crowd was not the queer twenty-somethings that flock to a normal King Princess concert. But by the time the song, an unreleased track, started playing, it didn’t matter; they were putty in her hands. That’s the thing about Straus: she can manifest the audience she wants and win them over simultaneously. The musician is the music, as much as the reverse is also true. (Nicole Blackwood)
Remember when? The Strokes headline by exhuming the oldies. The quintet hasn’t released any new material in years, but the guitars of Albert Hammond Jr. and Nick Valensi still make a marvelous noise when they collide, and singer Julian Casablancas reveals a sense of humor behind the shades when he banters between songs. Only one ballad (“Under Control”) slows down the nostalgia train. It’s time for a new album, gents. (Greg Kot)
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Lolla’s Lamest cameo? While those in our right minds were being enraptured by a viciously tight-sounding return of The Strokes, the Chainsmokers surprised with...The Fray. You know, the band popularized by ABC drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” Singer Isaac Slade, who co-wrote the duo’s hit song “Closer” along with bandmate Joe King, appeared for a mash-up of the single with his own forgotten, 2005 pop hit “Over My Head (Cable Car).” Just a week ago, the Newport Folk Festival got a surprise appearance from Dolly Parton...damn. (Jessi Roti)
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Apprenticeship numbers plummet, sparking job pain
Strong walls and bonds
by STEVEN SCOTT
24th Dec 2019 5:00 AM
THE number of young people completing apprenticeships has plunged by more than 20 per cent since Annastacia Palaszczuk came to power, new data reveals.
In a sign of a worsening skills crisis in Queensland, there are 11 per cent fewer students in training now than in 2015 when Labor formed government in the state.
Queensland also has the highest rate of unemployment in Australia for apprentices who have just completed training, with more than 15 per cent unable to find work.
Almost 9 per cent fewer students have commenced training this year compared to 2015 and the number of apprentices dropping out of training has increased by a similar rate.
The figures are contained in a report compiled by the National Centre for Vocational and Educational Research (NCVER).
Ms Palaszczuk has already identified the state's skills crisis as one of the Government's priorities for next year.
Minister for Training and Skills Development Shannon Fentiman said the decline in Queensland apprentices was in line with falls across the country.
She conceded the problem needed to be addressed but blamed Canberra for under-investing in training. "The Palaszczuk Government is committed to getting Queenslanders into work, which is why we have made creating jobs our number one priority. We acknowledge that we still have work to do," Ms Fentiman said.
"But let's get one thing clear: the dire numbers across Australia is because the Federal LNP Government has no meaningful plan to help get Queenslanders from training and into jobs."
Queensland is leading the nation on vocational education in schools, with the state accounting for half of Australia's school-based apprentices, she said.
Opposition training spokeswoman Fiona Simpson said the State Government should take responsibility for the decline in apprenticeships.
"Queensland's training industry is in crisis after five years of Labor," Ms Simpson said.
"There are fewer young people starting training, fewer completing courses, and a significant number of people cannot find a job once they get their qualification."
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Codeleakers.com | Free VIP codes > Bitcoin & Crypto > Altcoins > Dogecoin > 'Most Valuable Tweet in History' Donates $11,000 Worth of Dogecoin to Charity
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An anonymous benefactor has donated 14 million dogecoin to a campaign to provide drinking water for parts of drought-stricken Kenya.
What is being called the "by far the most valuable tweet in history" has seen the Doge4Water campaign reach its goal of 40 million dogecoin well ahead of its end date of 22 March - which coincides with World Water Day.
The current value of 14 million dogecoin is $10,920 (£6560) meaning that every character of the tweet which donated the virtual currency to the fundraising campaign was worth just over $106.
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The identity of the person who donated the dogecoin is unknown, with him/her simply going by the name Hood on Twitter and Reddit. And while some people on the dogecoin thread on Reddit have criticised others for seeking to identify him/her, the anonymous benefactor has said:
"Not to worry about my identity, Reddit friends. I live in the world of proxies, disposable devices, and roaming vehicles."
"I'm here for the greedy"
The mysterious person used @tipdoge to send the 14 million dogecoin to the Doge4Water campaign. Hood's Twitter account was only created on 14 March, with his opening tweet indicating just what his intentions were:
"I am here for the greedy. Taking the crumbs and spreading them to those in need." He went on to say the dogecoin community had "pure intentions" and he wanted to help them out.
Source- http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/most-valuable-tweet-history-donates-11000-worth-dogecoin-kenyan-water-charity-1440565
Aids originally posted a thread about "Hood" right before his big donation. http://www.codeleakers.com/showthread.php?87852-Guy-giving-out-10000-doge-on-dogecoin-subreddit
I think it's pretty amazing that cryptocurrency has already helped so many needs. Hood and others have helped many people in need of water, hopefully this is the start of something great.
Slowduck
This is actually very impressive. Never thought someone would do something like this, especially anonymously. Good for him.
Well he's named after a famous thief, he says the money isn't stolen. The best part I like about it is his name and what he represents and how it all ties into cryptocurrency with being anonymous.
If it isn't stolen i wonder how long it took him to mine all that doge :3
My best theory is that he received large donations and then he converted it to dogecoins then gave them out. What I think would be cool is if he was one of the starters in buying cryptocurrency who made millions and is now giving back.
That would be insane. Either that or he just has dozens of scrypt miners going ham 24/7 making tons of money (xd)
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The Purpose of the College’s monitoring of members practicing less than 500 hours in 3 years
To meet statutory obligations under the College’s Registration Regulation (O. Reg. 593/94)
To assure the public and stakeholders that Registered Dietitians (RDs) practice safely, competently and ethically.
Once the QA Committee receives the list of members practicing less 500 hours in the last 3 years, QA Staff will send the members a letter stipulating the options available to the member.
Any member who receives a letter must respond to the College by the deadline indicated in the letter. Any member who does not fully participate in the process may be referred to the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) by the QA Committee.
Policy 5-20: Eligibility and Notification
All eligible members of the College of Dietitians of Ontario annually declare whether they have practiced dietetics 500 hours or more in the previous 3-year period.
Any General member who has not practiced 500 hours in the last 3 consecutive years is referred by the Registrar to the QA Committee.
On August 15th each year, the College will notify members of the renewal process and the due date of October 31st for their renewal.
The member’s renewal must be received by the College electronically, no later than October 31st each year.
Any member who has not practiced 500 hours in the last 3* years is referred to the QA Committee.
Once the QA Committee receives the list of members practicing fewer than 500 hours in the last 3 years, QA Staff will send the members a letter stipulating the options available to the member.
*except those who have signed a voluntary undertaking
Policy 5-30: Request for Extension or Exemption, Under 500 hours
Members of the College may be granted an exemption or extension in the submission date of their learning diary due to circumstances such as current hospitalisation, illness, disability, bereavement or personal hardship. The Committee has delegated the authority to staff to consider requests and grant extensions and exemptions within the established criteria. No request is refused by staff without first being considered by the Committee.
1. Filing a Request
A member of the College who wishes to request an exemption or extension1 in submitting their learning diary should do so in writing.
Requests for exemption or extension should be received on or before the due date of January 15.
Details of the Request for Exemption or Extension
The written request should include the following:
1.1 The member’s name
1.2 A request for the exemption or extension
1.3 Current work status
Any information/reasons that may be pertinent and supportive of the request and would assist the Committee in making its decision. Information such as an indication of the amount of time being requested, any medical certificates notes or letters, to, any supporting documentation from other sources.
If required, the member will be asked for additional information.
2. Committee/Staff Decisions Regarding a Request for Exemption or Extension
2.1 All requests for exemptions or extensions will be reviewed by the QA Staff on behalf of the Committee.
2.2 If a request for a specific time frame for an exemption or extension is made, the Committee and Staff may consider the request but may approve a different time period.
2.3 The member will be notified, in writing, of the decision. This notification will be sent in writing to the member within five business days of the decision.
2.4 When an extension is granted, if the member requires an additional extension extending beyond April 15, he/she is required to submit a subsequent written request.
3. Maternity/Parental Leave
Exemptions will not be granted for maternity/parental leave. Extensions will be considered.
4. Repeated Requests for Extensions Due to Long-Term Disability
Members who request an extension longer than 6 months will be referred to the QA Committee for consideration.
The Committee may grant an exemption for the current year or:
4.1 Suggest that the member sign a voluntary undertaking (Category 1).
4.2 Require the member to undergo an assessment within 3 months of their return to work.
1. An Extension refers to an extended due date in order for a Member to complete their learning diary. Members will be granted extensions until April 15 in a given membership year. After this point Exemptions may be considered.
Exemption: Member is to not required to submit their learning diary for the current year. A new Learning Diary will be due on October 15 the following year.
Policy 5-40: Committee Review of Learning Diary, Under 500 hours
Annually at renewal, members must self-declare whether they have practiced at least 500 hours in the past 3 years. Members who have practiced fewer than 500 hours are referred by the Registrar to the QA Committee for assessment. QA Staff will notify these members by November 5 of their options. By January 15, members in:
Category 1 (Non- practicing) must either sign a voluntary undertaking or submit their learning diary and undergo an assessment if required.
Category 2 (Practicing) must submit their learning diary. Further assessment or remediation could be required.
The objectives of the learning diary review are to conduct an assessment of professional development activities and practice hours (if any), and to determine if there is sufficient professional development and practice to remain competent.
Procedure for Review
Once the members submit their learning diaries (unless a voluntary undertaking was signed), assessors appointed by the Committee will review these diaries to determine whether the member has maintained competency to practice dietetics. The panel will consider hours practiced (Jurisprudence Handbook, Figure 4.1 CDO`s Definition of Practising Dietetics, pg. 38) along with the professional development activities included in the diary.
Adequate Submission: Category 1:
At the direction of the Committee, staff will send a letter to the member to indicate that their learning diary was reviewed by the QA Panel and that their professional development was deemed adequate and they are deemed competent. Members deemed competent must continue to submit a yearly diary.
If/when the member returns to practice, a mandatory PPA is conducted within the first year of returning to practice.
Inadequate Submission: Category 1
At the direction of the Committee, staff will send a letter to the member to indicate that their diary was reviewed by the QA Committee/ Panel, and that their professional development was deemed inadequate. The member will be required to undergo a practice assessment (oral and/or written).
If the practice assessment is completed successfully, the member will be deemed competent to practice for 3 years;
Once 3 years have elapsed, if the member declares practicing fewer than 500 hours in that period, QA staff will contact them about the options available. i.e. Submission of a Learning Diary, signing a Voluntary Undertaking (VUT), undergoing a Competency Assessment or resigning.
If not completed successfully, the QA Committee could direct remediation.
If the remediation is successful, the member would be deemed competent to practice for 3 years.
If the remediation is not completed successfully, the QA Committee will direct the Registrar to impose Terms, Conditions and Limitations on the member’s certificate to practice.
Adequate Submission: Category 2
At the direction of the Committee, staff will send a letter to the member to indicate that their learning diary was reviewed by the QA Panel and the member was found to be competent to practice. The letter will also state that the member will be part of a smaller pool of members from which 10% will be randomly selected to undergo a Peer and Practice Assessment. Once a member successfully completes a Practice Assessment, they are removed from the pool for 5 years.
The QAC committee may:
Direct the member to undergo a specific remediation program.
Once the prescribed remediation is completed, the member will provide proof of successful completion, and the member will be part of a smaller pool of members from which 10% will be randomly selected to undergo a Peer and Practice Assessment.
If the PPA is completed successfully, the member will be deemed competent to practice for 5 years.
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Home Education New theater camp comes to Shrewsbury
New theater camp comes to Shrewsbury
Community Advocate Staff
By Mary Pritchard Contributing Writer
Shrewsbury – What began as conversation last summer has evolved into an opportunity for teens in Shrewsbury and surrounding towns to be part of a creative and engaging summer camp that will provide an entertaining musical for audiences, as well as the personal growth and enjoyment of camp participants.
Founded by Shrewsbury High School music and theater teacher, Michael Lapomardo, and actor, director, designer and educator, Nathan Colby, Centre Stage Pro- ductions will offer a two-week summer camp held at Oak Middle School in Shrewsbury from June 23 through July 8 with performances July 9 and 10. Nancy Freeman, a fixture and vital volunteer in the theater productions of the middle school and high school in Shrewsbury over the last twelve years, is the camp's producer.
“There is a definite need for a program for kids in grades 8 through 12,” Lapomardo said. “There was previously a theater camp in Shrewsbury which closed. Most kids look forward to doing something over the summer; we expect this camp to fill quickly.”
Aware that the name of the Tony Award winning show they will perform, “Urinetown: The Musical,” sounds “curious,” Lapomardo, Colby and Freeman assure the public that the show is great for families.
“Don's judge a book by its cover,” Lapomardo said.
“The show is fun, yet poignant,” Colby added. “It has a valid point to make.”
Freeman has taken her four sons to see the show.
“It is a fun family show,” she said. “Adults will see the bigger picture and the kids will have fun.”
While the camp is being held in Shrewsbury, it is not affiliated with the Shrewsbury Public Schools.
“We are trying to branch out to all of Shrewsbury and surrounding communities,” Lapomardo said. “This camp is a different experience than school theater. It's a more personal setting. Students get their moment to shine and have new experiences – the many interpretations from different directors, taking risks, connection to a new group. We really see major change during the two weeks, from a quiet kid to a shining star.”
Colby feels the camp offers a valuable opportunity for kids to expand their knowledge and experience.
“My advice is to experience as much as you can as a student: meeting new people, being with other kids who are into the same things in different towns, opening one's eyes to new things.”
From a parent's perspective, Freeman adds, “It's nice for kids to share this experience with a group but it's individual at the same time. It builds confidence. The small group becomes like a second family, they learn to work together as a team to produce a good product and it results in as much satisfaction as a sport.”
Registration is open through April 30, with a discount before April 23. The program is supported in part by a grant from the Shrewsbury Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
For information on Centre Stage Productions or to register for camp, visit www.cstageproductions.com. Tickets for performances are $8 and available through the box office at 508-414-4488 or [email protected].
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The Search for Meaning: Internal States Language in Autobiographical Memory: A Special Issue of the Journal of Cognition and Development
Robyn Fivush, Lynne Baker-Ward
ISBN 9780805894004 - CAT# ER8338
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The history of psychological research on human memory has largely focused on a search for accuracy. How does individual recall match an objective, external record of an event? But, equally fundamental is the search for meaning in memory. How do individuals strive to make sense of their worlds? This special issue of Journal of Cognition and Development leads the way in gathering a group of research studies that grapple with this question. The articles discuss how children make meaning of their real world emotional experiences, as well as how this process might differ as a function of age, gender, social context, and culture. This volume stimulates much needed research in this area by presenting theoretical frameworks, methodological tools, and intriguing findings.
Volume 6, Number 4, 2005
Contents: R. Fivush, L. Baker-Ward, The Search for Meaning: Developmental Perspectives on Internal State Language in Autobiographical Memory. P.J. Bauer, E.N. Stark, A.F. Lukowski, J. Rademacher, D.L. Van Abbema, J.K. Ackil, Working Together to Make Sense of the Past: Mothers' and Children's Use of Internal States Language in Conversations About Traumatic and Nontraumatic Events. R. Fivush, Q. Wang, Emotion Talk in Mother-Child Conversations of the Shared Past: The Effects of Culture, Gender, and Event Valence. L.E. Baker-Ward, K.L. Eaton, J.B. Banks, Young Soccer Players' Reports of a Tournament Win or Loss: Different Emotions, Different Narratives. J.M. Sales, R. Fivush, J. Parker, L. Bahrick, Stressing Memory: Long-Term Relations Among Children's Stress, Recall, and Psychological Outcome Following Hurricane Andrew. A.F. Greenhoot, R. Johnson, L.A. McCloskey, Internal States Language in the Childhood Recollections of Adolescents With and Without Abuse Histories. OTHER EMPIRICAL ARTICLE: H.S. Ross, H.E. Recchia. J.I.M. Carpendale, Making Sense of Divergent Interpretations of Conflict and Developing an Interpretive Understanding of Mind.
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Shortcuts won't help to realise your dreams: Sachin Tendulkar
by Saurabh Sharma Oct 26, 2019 • 11:27 AM
Mumbai, Oct 26: Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar feels there are no shortcuts to success and one has to work really hard in order to achieve his/her dream.
While interacting with the school students in Western Maharashtra on Friday, Tendulkar -- who is counted as one of the best batsmen the game has ever seen -- also revealed that he was not selected when he appeared for his first selection trials.
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"When I was a student, the only thing in my mind was to play for India. My journey started at the age of eleven," Tendulkar said in Marathi.
"I even remember that when I went for my first selection trials, I was not selected by the selectors. They had said that he will need to work hard and improve his game.
"At that time I was disappointed because I thought I had batted well, but the result was not as per expectation and I was not selected. But after that my focus, commitment and capacity to work hard increased further. If you want to realise your dreams, then shortcuts won't help," he added.
Tendulkar, who went on to play 200 Tests and 463 ODIs in which he scored 15,921 and 18,426 runs respectively, further credited his family and childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar for his stellar cricketing career which lasted almost two and a half decades.
"For my success in cricket, I owe it to my family - all the members. I will start with my parents, my brother Ajit and elder brother Nitin, who does not usually come forward, supported me," the 46-year-old said.
"My elder sister, who now resides in Pune after marriage, she supported me. In fact, my sister had presented the first cricket bat to me in my life.
"After marriage (wife) Anjali and (kids) Sara and Arjun and Anjali's parents supported me. My uncle and aunt, many people were there. And of course last but no the least Achrekar Sir," he added.
Tendulkar, along with other greats of the game like Virender Sehwag, Brian Lara, Bret Lee, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Jonty Rhodes, will be seen playing cricket once again at the Road Safety World Series scheduled to be held in India early next year.
The Road Safety World Series will be an annual T20 cricket tournament between legends of five cricket playing nations --Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and host India.
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Farewell to an Erotica Trailblazer, Classic One-Sheets, The Sound of Fritz Lang
On Film / Short Takes — Apr 7, 2017
Radley Metzger, the erotica pioneer who took soft core and hard core to new heights of artistry, has passed away at the age of eighty-eight. The New York Times remembers the director’s career, which began in the early sixties when Janus Films hired him to cut trailers for Michelangelo Antonioni and Ingmar Bergman films.
In her preview of a career retrospective of avant-garde filmmaker Leslie Thornton, playing through early May at Brooklyn’s BAMcinématek, Melissa Anderson calls the word experimental “an adjective that seems too puny and generic for a practice that has incorporated, deconstructed, and refashioned cinema verité, ethnography, science fiction, and Hollywood exotica.”
In other repertory film news, TIFF Cinematheque will be kicking off a series inspired by Paul Schrader’s Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer this Saturday. TIFF senior programmer James Quandt considers the connections among these three masters and tries to pin down the “inchoate and capacious” concept at the heart of Schrader’s book.
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For miners and enthusiasts though, litecoin holds a much more important difference to bitcoin, and that is its different proof of work algorithm. Bitcoin uses the SHA-256 hashing algorithm, which involves calculations that can be greatly accelerated in parallel processing. It is this characteristic that has given rise to the intense race in ASIC technology, and has caused an exponential increase in bitcoin’s difficulty level.
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In April 2019, a UK corporate filing stated that Coinbase's non-U.S. revenue grew 20% to €153 million (U.S.$173 million) in 2018 resulting in a net profit of €6.6 million.[37] Coinbase UK CEO Zeeshan Feroz said the company's non-U.S. operations accounted for nearly one-third of the company's overall revenue and Reuters estimated that the company's global revenue totaled "around $520 million" in 2018.[38]
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Bitcoin is pseudonymous rather than anonymous in that the cryptocurrency within a wallet is not tied to people, but rather to one or more specific keys (or "addresses").[41] Thereby, bitcoin owners are not identifiable, but all transactions are publicly available in the blockchain. Still, cryptocurrency exchanges are often required by law to collect the personal information of their users.[citation needed]
Over 98% of cryptocurrency is stored securely offline and the rest is protected by industry-leading online security. Your account is also subject to the same scrupulous safety standards, including multi-stage verification and bank-level security. You can even lock the app with a passcode, or remotely disable your phone’s access to the app if it gets lost or stolen.
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An increase in cryptocurrency mining increased the demand of graphics cards (GPU) in 2017.[37] Popular favorites of cryptocurrency miners such as Nvidia's GTX 1060 and GTX 1070 graphics cards, as well as AMD's RX 570 and RX 580 GPUs, doubled or tripled in price – or were out of stock.[38] A GTX 1070 Ti which was released at a price of $450 sold for as much as $1100. Another popular card GTX 1060's 6 GB model was released at an MSRP of $250, sold for almost $500. RX 570 and RX 580 cards from AMD were out of stock for almost a year. Miners regularly buy up the entire stock of new GPU's as soon as they are available.[39]
Kryptowahrung 9 Nachrichten
Der Bitcoin gab 2009 den Startschuss für die neue Ära des digitalen Zahlungsverkehrs. Seitdem wurden viele weitere Kryptowährungen implementiert. Diese nennt man auch Altcoins. Sie bezeichnen sich als eine verbesserte Version der Bitcoin, die allerdings auch die Blockchain Technologie nutzen. Über 800 Währungen sind mittlerweile in Verwendung. Laut Coinmarketcap.com beläuft sich die Marktkapitalisierung aller Kryptowährungen auf etwas mehr als 176 Milliarden USD. Davon entfallen mit 79,5 Milliarden USD der größte Anteil auf Bitcoin (Stand September 2017). Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Litecoin, NEM, Dash, IOTA, Monero und Ethereum Classic folgen auf der Rangliste der Kryptowährungen.
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Welcome to the 32nd Coin Report. In today’s report, I will be assessing the fundamental and technical strengths and weaknesses of ExchangeCoin. This will be comprised of an analysis of a number of significant metrics, an evaluation of the project’s community and development and an overview of its price-history. The report will conclude with a grading out of 10. ExchangeCoin was launched in November 2017 with an ICO that raised 650 BTC, equating to over $5,000,000 at the time. The token issued, EXCC, has a maximum supply of 32,003,133, with 4mn EXCC sold during the ICO. Further, the project also has a premine of 12.1mn EXCC, equating to 37.95% of the maximum supply (from which the 4mn was sold to the public in the token sale). The token itself operates on the Equihash algorithm, and underwent a hard fork in July 2018, after which the network migrated to a dual Proof-of-Work/Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism, with 30% of block rewards rewarded to stakers and 70% to miners. The block reward is progressively diminishing, with the current reward at 24.5 EXCC per block, with 2.5-minute block times.
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Transaction fees for cryptocurrency depend mainly on the supply of network capacity at the time, versus the demand from the currency holder for a faster transaction. The currency holder can choose a specific transaction fee, while network entities process transactions in order of highest offered fee to lowest. Cryptocurrency exchanges can simplify the process for currency holders by offering priority alternatives and thereby determine which fee will likely cause the transaction to be processed in the requested time.
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The other 2% of customer funds, held online, are covered in the event of a breach of Coinbase's online storage. Also, Coinbase holds all customer fiat currency in custodial bank accounts, on behalf of customers. So, if you have fiat currency in Coinbase, in a USD wallet, it is covered by FDIC insurance up to $250,000 (just like a "regular" bank). This protects customer assets (so long as they have been converted to fiat currency) even in the event of Coinbase becoming insolvent.
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^ Iansiti, Marco; Lakhani, Karim R. (January 2017). "The Truth About Blockchain". Harvard Business Review. Harvard University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017. The technology at the heart of bitcoin and other virtual currencies, blockchain is an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way.
Was ist besser Bitcoin oder Astraleum
As of May 2018, over 1,800 cryptocurrency specifications existed.[24] Within a cryptocurrency system, the safety, integrity and balance of ledgers is maintained by a community of mutually distrustful parties referred to as miners: who use their computers to help validate and timestamp transactions, adding them to the ledger in accordance with a particular timestamping scheme.[14]
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In 1983, the American cryptographer David Chaum conceived an anonymous cryptographic electronic money called ecash.[7][8] Later, in 1995, he implemented it through Digicash,[9] an early form of cryptographic electronic payments which required user software in order to withdraw notes from a bank and designate specific encrypted keys before it can be sent to a recipient. This allowed the digital currency to be untraceable by the issuing bank, the government, or any third party.
Wer erstellt Blockchain
Paul Krugman, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner does not like bitcoin, has repeated numerous times that it is a bubble that will not last[92] and links it to Tulip mania.[93] American business magnate Warren Buffett thinks that cryptocurrency will come to a bad ending.[94] In October 2017, BlackRock CEO Laurence D. Fink called bitcoin an 'index of money laundering'.[95] "Bitcoin just shows you how much demand for money laundering there is in the world," he said.
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Man challenges Ontario pot rules, says they exclude those with disabilities
The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, May 1, 2019 11:45AM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, May 1, 2019 1:47PM EDT
The Ontario Cannabis Store website is pictured on a mobile phone Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
TORONTO -- A Toronto man who uses a wheelchair has filed a human rights complaint challenging Ontario's cannabis sales regulations, arguing the province's system discriminates against those with disabilities and limited financial means.
Ken Harrower, who uses cannabis to relieve symptoms from a condition affecting his joints and other medical issues, says the city has too few private retail stores, which he alleges are not wheelchair-accessible.
He also alleges the province's government-run online cannabis store is too slow to deliver the product and too expensive for those on government assistance or without credit.
"I often need (cannabis) urgently for pain relief and to help me to sleep. I need cannabis on an on-demand basis," he said Wednesday in a news conference.
"I am on (the Ontario Disability Support Program) and have very limited funds that barely cover my day-to-day expenses, I do not have enough money or the ability to purchase through the (Ontario Cannabis Store) system because I do not have available credit."
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Harrower, 57, said he faces the same financial barriers and delays trying to purchase medicinal cannabis, which is also sold online.
His lawyer, Selwyn Pieters, said he hopes the case brings change to Ontario's "flawed and undignified" cannabis sales system.
"The poorly planned, phased approach for the roll-out of retail cannabis outlets as outlined by the Ontario government has neglected to take into account the needs of all Canadians," he said.
Pieters said they will be asking the tribunal for an expedited hearing to deal with the case, and are seeking a stay on enforcement of the cannabis regulations until the issues highlighted in the complaint are resolved.
That would allow illegal dispensaries -- where Harrower said he was previously able to obtain cannabis once or twice a day -- to operate. Harrower said several dispensaries he used to buy from have been shut down by police.
The Ontario government did not immediately respond to a request for comment but has previously said it had to cap the number of retail cannabis stores at 25 indefinitely due to a national supply shortage.
The province's first private brick-and-mortar cannabis stores opened their doors on April 1, though not all those approved are ready for business even a month later. Licences for stores are granted through a lottery system followed by an approval process.
The provincial corporation tasked with the online sale and distribution of recreational cannabis also recently cancelled its tender for couriers to make same-day deliveries on pot orders.
The website faced criticism in the weeks after it launched last fall as consumers reported lengthy delivery delays and product shortages.
An organization that advocates for safe and responsible cannabis retailing practices, the Canadian Cannabis Retailers' Union, is seeking to intervene in the human rights challenge.
The group's lawyer, Jack Lloyd, said the case raises serious questions about the province's obligations to consumers both as a pot seller and distributor, and as the body regulating private sales of cannabis.
Lloyd said while cannabis supply is a national issue, the sales structure is provincial purview and the Ontario government has "regulated itself into this position."
"It's fairly urgent that the government act here," he said.
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End-of-life care is seeing a whole new beginning as families eschew hospitals and mortuaries for death doulas and home funerals.
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Katy Rank Lev Apr 22, 2015
Christine Barker brought her mother home to die. Donna Cooper, then 59 years old, was in late stages of liver failure and each hospitalization seemed to drain her physically and emotionally. Barker moved her mother into her living room and personally provided around-the-clock care for her in the weeks leading up to her death.
When Cooper did finally pass on, the Barker family tended to her body at home and also held a funeral in the family’s living room. In doing so, the Barkers joined a movement of Americans quietly changing their approach to end of life care. Increasingly, families are utilizing services like hospice care, the National Home Funeral Alliance, deathbed singers, and even doulas who specialize in gently guiding people across their final threshold.
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Much like those who choose to birth their babies at home (and the Barker family has indeed birthed babies in their living room), families choosing home funerals are doing so because they find the current model overly medicalized, ripe with interventions, and coldly impersonal. Within the checklists and procedures that help hospitals and mortuaries run efficiently, individuals feel lost.
Barker watched a documentary about “home death” and felt drawn to the idea of personally tending to her mother’s body, honoring her memory in her own home, and then transporting her remains to be cremated. But the idea is not so simple as that—each state has regulations regarding the preparation of bodies and the transportation or burial of human remains. When people request forms or paperwork outside the norm, they often run into resistance, since this very old way of tending to our dead has become extremely foreign to our modern-day culture. Barker enlisted a friend who had had home funerals for her own loved ones, to make sure she had an outline of what specifically she needed to do when the time came.
Kateyanne Unullisi, public relations chair for the National Home Funeral Alliance, says Barker’s experience is becoming increasingly common. The NHFA, whose membership has nearly quadrupled to 530 individuals in the past year, came together as a resource to support families looking for minimal, non-invasive, environmentally friendly care for the deceased. They aim to facilitate maximum involvement from family members in taking charge of the funeral process.
While the term “funeral” typically brings to mind a ceremony of sorts, Unullisi is quick to remind me that a home funeral might just mean visitation in the home or even preparation of the body before driving it to the cemetery for a traditional funeral service. A home funeral or home death allows grieving families privacy, space, and time to be present with the body instead of saying farewell under glaring lights at a funeral home.
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The NHFA offers information about everything from how to file necessary paperwork to how to physically prepare and clean a body once a loved one has died. “People are more and more wanting to do death and end of life in their own way, with values that match their own,” Unullisi says. “If you want to be more hands on and take responsibility for your loved one, we want everyone to know that is legal and available.”
Death Doulas
The comparison to homebirth continues with the terminology used to describe individuals who work with families planning to care for a dying loved one at home. Job titles like “death doula” and “death midwife” are creeping up across the Internet. People, overwhelmingly women, are doing all different kinds of work around the end of life and since this type of work is new for our culture, there is a struggle to identify terms and job descriptions. In a broad sense, a death doula can be understood as someone who knows something about this life transition and can advocate for the dying person or family.
Before there is even talk of a funeral, however, there is the person who has been given a terminal diagnosis. This person quickly becomes a “dying person,” and Amy Levine, founder of the Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort, says this becomes very isolating. She trains volunteers who commit to spending one-on-one time each week with patients to focus on their life.
“Our mission focuses on minimizing physical and psychological isolation and loneliness,” Levine says. The client drives the relationship, which means the volunteer’s time with them might be spent watching Wheel of Fortune, not discussing big issues. The volunteers are not medical professionals—there are always medical teams overseeing a client’s care—but are simply committed to fostering a relationship until their clients die. Doula volunteers undergo specialized training to bear witness and provide a human connection to a person who is still living through the completion of a terminal illness.
Deathbed Singers
Kate Munger notes that the first sound we all hear is that of our mother’s heartbeat. So, it makes sense to her that the last sounds we hear might be the soft voices of women, singing a cappella in harmony. She founded a network of deathbed singers called Threshold Choir, women who practice together and go, when invited, in trios to sing at the bedsides of the dying.
There are over 100 chapters of the choir throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia, singing original songs in dozens of languages. Cindy Harris has led the Pittsburgh, PA, chapter of Threshold Choir since 2008. There are about 30 women involved, singing at bedsides at least once a week, though Harris says she would need at least 20 pairs of singers every day to cover the demand in Allegheny County alone.
Harris, a musician who studies the effect of the singing voice on the listener, describes a range of effects from the choir. She wrote via email, “The stories range from the sublime—a woman who hadn’t spoken or opened her eyes for a week who heard us singing, came up from the depths to say ‘Wow!’—to the hilarious, such as a patient with dementia who joyfully sang tunelessly and loudly along with us and was joined by the hospice dog, who raised his voice in a howl.” She says she can tell all the patients hear the singers, responding visibly in some way. “I’m pretty sure those who have not yet figured out how to let go hear our voices as the voices of angels and take that as permission,” she says. “It is extremely common for us to hear that a patient we sang to has died within 24 hours of our visit.”
Hospice Revolution
At the center of this movement to provide ease and comfort at the end of life lies hospice care. Threshold Choir partners with hospice organizations for referrals, as do Levine’s doula program and many families planning a home death or funeral.
Unfortunately for the Barker family, Cooper passed away before the Affordable Care Act opened hospice care to more individuals (the services are now covered by Medical Assistance and Medicare). Where Christy Barker personally provided around the clock care for her mother, she would now be eligible for home health aides and in-home nursing support if she chose.
Cooper was eligible for some hospice services toward the very end of her life, and Barker says, “they were always available for phone support and they are still involved. I get letters from them with information about bereavement groups and they sent me roses on the one-year anniversary of my mother’s death, which I thought was phenomenal.”
Larua Sokolovic, public relations chair for Three Rivers Hospice and Palliative Care in Pittsburgh, PA, says hospice care provides support wherever their clients reside, offering assistance with everything from bathing to social workers, funeral arrangements, and spiritual support. Sokolovic’s organization even provides companions for clients, much like the doula volunteers who work with Levine’s program. Because hospice providers are bound by regulations, Unullisi explains that families receiving hospice services still appreciate additional services from doulas or guides, who can help with special requests or remain with families longer than the hospice time frames.
For Barker, bringing her mother home and caring for her body personally was a healing experience for the whole family. Her wishes for her mother were new to the hospice agency, and Barker felt like the group learned from her desire to involve her whole family in a home funeral.
Barker says, “My husband made my mother’s coffin from a pine box, planed the wood from a tree cut by our friends. My son helped him build the coffin and painting it provided art therapy for me.” Barker, who had previously been estranged from her mother, says, “I wanted to know I did everything I could, to know in the end that I did right by her.”
A growing number of Americans seems to agree that “doing right” at the end looks different from the status quo.
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What is the June Birthstone?
Unlike many other months, if you are born in June, you are lucky enough to have three stones associated with your birthday with the June birthstone being, pearls alexandrite, and moonstone.
Pearls are officially the world’s oldest gemstone, and unlike most gems that are found deep into the ground, pearls are unique as they are created by living sea creatures (mainly oysters).
The records on when the first pearl was discovered are somewhat vague with the first known recording was from a fragment of pearl found in the tomb of a Persian Princess in 420 BC. Pearls are also known to have been used by Egypt in decoration in the 4th Century BC.
Natural pearls grow naturally, inside oysters or mussels.
Cultured Pearls have a human intervention by introducing a foreign body or ‘nucleus’ into an oyster or mussel, which it then covers in a ‘nacre’ or better known as a mother of pearl.
Cultured pearls come in four forms.
Akoya pearls are found in oysters in salt waters off of Japan and China. The warm sea temperatures of 15 – 20 Celsius are perfect for giving the Akoya pearl its white, cream, silver and pink colours.
Tahitian pearls come in silver, grey and black colours with a tinge of pink, green and blue and are found exclusively in salt water lagoons of French Polynesia.
Freshwater pearls are the most affordable pearls and most common. They were first found in Chinese freshwater mussels 800 years ago with colours ranging from pink, lavender, white and apricot.
South-sea pearls are widely excepted to be the most luxurious pearls due to their silky shines. They are grown for between two and three years in Pinctada Maxima oysters.
The pearls grown in silver-lipped oysters come in white with hues of silver, pink and blue. Pearls found in gold-lipped oysters come in gold colours with overtones of yellow and orange.
A rare and gorgeous gemstone first found in the Tokovaya River in Russia’s Ural Mountains in 1830.
The name Alexandrite come from Tsar Alexander on the day he came of age and was found solely in Russia until 1987 when it was discovered in Hematita, Brazil.
Alexandrite comes in fantastic colours due to the changes in the light,
during the day the gemstone appears to be green, however as day turns to dusk the appearance of the stone turns to red.
In mystic terms, the Alexandrite gemstone is meant to bring creativity, strength, intuition and imagination to the wearer
Is often referred to as a ‘dream stone’ because it is said to bring sweet dreams to its owner. The name moonstone comes from The Greek’s came up with moonstone name after its similarities to the moons silver light and comes in arrange of colours from colourless, to a white, grey, brown, yellow, orange, green and peach.
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Parwano Bhatti: a distressed soul
Shaikh AzizDecember 03, 2016
In the death of noted Sindhi poet Parwano Bhatti, Sindhi literature has become poorer. He breathed his last in Hyderabad on Thursday at the age of 82 after a prolonged illness. During the last days of life, he was diagnosed as having brain tumour.
Son of a policeman of Phulji, Dadu district, Parwano, whose real name was Mewo Khan Bhatti was born on Feb 6, 1934. His childhood was not settled as he had to be with his father who had often to move to different places all over lower Sindh on account of his job. However, he had primary education in Sindhi and passed the Sindhi vernacular examination which helped him land a job as a teacher. In those days, the position of a patwari (land record keeper) was quite luring, so he joined the Patwari Training College in Hyderabad.
After qualifying the course he actually worked as patwari but soon quit it and began writing for newspapers. By then he had come across a number of poets whose company enticed him to develop a taste for poetry.
In the 1960s, when Sindhi literature had two distinct major schools of thought he began attending literary sessions being organised by Jamiat Shuarai-Sindh, Bazm-i-Talibulmaula and Sindhi Adabi Sangat.
During these years he began working in Sindhi newspapers and served on various positions while all along he retained his liking for poetry. Soon, he began to compose ghazal, nazm and later tried composing quadruplet. By this time, this genre had become a popular feature, especially newspapers. In the poetical journey he took Johar, then Mewal, Azad and finally Parwano as his nom de plume.
In his poetical compositions, he used all similes and metaphors of average life and made life, its miseries and political overtures subjects of his poetical expression and described miseries of life he suffered and expressed distress and agonies that he faced.
Ironically, no collection of his poetry has appeared.
Published in Dawn, December 3rd, 2016
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Vivendi seeks injunction from Dutch court to block Mediaset merger
Written by DTVE Reporter
In the latest twist in its ongoing conflict with Mediaset, Vivendi has asked a Dutch court for an injunction, Mediaset has said.
In a release, the Berlusconi-controlled company said that Vivendi has turned to the court in an attempt to block the merger between its Italian and Spanish units into a Dutch company called MediaForEurope.
The Amsterdam court is scheduled to make a decision on February 10.
Vivendi, the second largest shareholder in Mediaset, has long maintained that the plan would serve only to strengthen the grip of the family on the company.
The news comes shortly after an explosive EGM where Vivendi accused Mediaset of an “unlawful refusal” to allow a key shareholder to vote. The company also said the Mediaset board has placed the company in “a situation of serious legal uncertainty” after ignoring an opinion on the case from the EU Court of Justice’s advocate general.
The shareholders meeting called on Friday approved some modifications in the articles of association of MediaForEurope, the holding company Mediaset wants to create to house its merged Italian and Spanish operations, to which Vivendi has strongly objected.
Mediaset said the EGM votes cleared the way for the creation of the new pan-European group “with a leadership position in its reference markets” and the scale to potential extend its reach to other European markets, with a specific reference to the company’s investment in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, in which it now owns a 15.1% stake.
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Ed Roberts, Personal Computer Pioneer & Mentor to Bill Gates, Dies at 68
80beatsBy Andrew MosemanApril 2, 2010 2:44 PM
Henry Edward Roberts didn’t set out to kick-start the computer revolution. He was just trying to get out of debt.
Roberts, who died yesterday at 68, was an Air Force man in his younger days and a medical doctor in his later ones, but it was the middle part of his life that changed the world. In the mid-1970s, Roberts started a company call Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), and in 1975 introduced the Altair 8800—one of the first computers available and affordable for home hobbyists.
When Popular Electronics magazine featured him and the computer on its cover, it caught the attention of two young computer-philes, Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Gates and Allen quickly reached out to Roberts, looking to create software for the Altair. Landing a meeting, the pair headed to Albuquerque, N.M., where Roberts’ company was located. The two went on to set up Microsoft, which had its first offices in Albuquerque [CNET].
When Roberts founded MITS, he was using his technological know-how to make calculators. But when companies like Texas Instruments began to dominate that market, Roberts got squeezed out. In the mid-1970’s, with the firm struggling with debt, Dr Roberts began to develop a computer kit for hobbyists. The result was the Altair 8800, a machine operated by switches and with no display [BBC News]. Prior to the Altair, most computers were still giant machines in university labs, but Roberts said he believed there were enough tech nerds like him in the world that a personal computer—even one as rudimentary as the 8800—would be a success.
Gates reportedly visited Roberts at the hospital days before he died, and Gates and Allen paid tribute to their mentor in a statement. “Ed was willing to take a chance on us–two young guys interested in computers long before they were commonplace–and we have always been grateful to him,” Gates and Allen said. “The day our first untested software worked on his Altair was the start of a lot of great things” [CNET].
Roberts sold off his company in 1977 and retired to farming before becoming an internist. However, his son David Roberts says, he remained interested to the last in his accidental revolution. He never lost his interest in modern technology, even asking about Apple’s highly anticipated iPad from his sick bed. “He was interested to see one,” said Roberts, who called his father “a true renaissance man” [AFP].
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Home » Animals, Plants, Aquatic Life » Insects & Other Species » Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
White woolly egg masses
Photo: Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station,
Bugwood.org
HWA adults at the base of needles
Photo: Mark Whitmore, Cornell University
Native to Asia, the hemlock woolly adelgid, or HWA, is an invasive, aphid-like insect that attacks North American hemlocks. HWA are very small (1.5 mm) and often hard to see, but they can be easily identified by the white woolly masses they form on the underside of branches at the base of the needles.
How HWA Damage Hemlock Trees
Juvenile HWA, known as crawlers, search for suitable sites on the host tree, usually at the base of the needles. They insert their long mouthparts and begin feeding on the tree's stored starches. HWA remain in the same spot for the rest of their lives, continually feeding and developing into adults. Their feeding severely damages the canopy of the host tree by disrupting the flow of nutrients to its twigs and needles. Tree health declines, and mortality usually occurs within 4 to 10 years.
All species of hemlock are vulnerable to attack, but severe damage and death typically occurs in eastern (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina (Tsuga caroliniana) hemlocks only. Eastern hemlock is the most common species of hemlock in New York State.
Signs Of An Infestation
White woolly masses (ovisacs) about one-quarter the size of a cotton swab on the underside of branches at the base of needles
Needle loss and branch dieback
Gray-tinted needles
Close-up view of HWA ovisacs and a juvenile HWA
on a hemlock branch
Photo: Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation
and Natural Resources - Forestry, Bugwood.org
Risks to New York State Ecosystems
Hemlocks are ecologically important due to the unique environmental conditions they create under their dense canopies. These cooler, darker and sheltered environments are critical to the survival of a variety of species that rely on them for food, protection, and ideal growing conditions. Moose, black bears, salamanders, and migrating birds, as well as unique lichen and plant communities, are all closely associated with the hemlock ecosystem.
Well-suited for growing on steep slopes where not many other species can grow, hemlocks stabilize shallow soils and provide erosion control. In addition, they are often found along streams, where their shade helps moderate water temperatures, maintaining a suitable environment for cold-water species such as trout. Removal of hemlocks from NYS ecosystems can dramatically change ecosystem processes and may result in the loss of unique plants and wildlife.
Confirmed New York State Locations
Click on the map to the right for confirmed HWA infestation locations in NY.
HWA was introduced to the western United States in the 1920s. It was first observed in the eastern US in 1951 near Richmond, Virginia after an accidental introduction from Japan. HWA has since spread along the East Coast from Georgia to Maine and now occupies nearly half the eastern range of native hemlocks. HWA was first discovered in New York State in 1985 in the lower Hudson Valley and on Long Island. Since the initial infestation, HWA has continued to spread north to the Capital Region and west, through the Catskill Mountains and the Finger Lakes Region, into western NY. Most recently, HWA was found in the Adirondack Park.
Prospect Mountain - Lake George, NY
Confirmed towns with HWA in New York State.
Click on the above map to view a PDF version.
In the summer of 2017, HWA was discovered in the Town of Lake George, the first known occurrence in the Adirondack Park. After several weeks of detailed surveys within a 5-mile radius of the three infested trees, a treatment plan was developed in accordance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act, a summary of which was published in the ENB on 9/20/17. In October, Division of Lands and Forests staff, with assistance from the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APPIP), conducted the insecticide treatment of 218 trees within a 7-acre area surrounding the original infestation. The objective was to kill HWA on infested trees, protect uninfected trees, and half the spread of HWA to new locations within the Adirondack Park. For more detailed information regarding insecticides, see sections below.
Current Control Efforts
A successful biological control effort in New York will require the establishment of an assortment of different predators, similar to those that exist within HWA's native ranges. Across the range of HWA in the eastern United States, several predators from Asia have been evaluated, approved and successfully introduced in HWA-infested areas. Here in New York State, Sasajiscymnus tsugae was released in the Catskills region beginning in the 1990s, with mixed success. More recently, our focus has turned to three more promising predators from the Pacific Northwest that may be better suited to New York's climate.
Silver fly (Leucopis species)
Photo: Nathan Havill, Research Entomologist,
USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
The beetle Laricobius nigrinus has been released at various locations in the Finger Lakes and Catskills Regions beginning in the 2000s, and has generally been more successful at establishing than Sasajiscymnus tsugae. The silverflies, Leucopis argenticollis and Leucopis piniperda, are a more recent addition to the arsenal. Since 2015 just a handful of releases of these species have occurred in New York. These release sites are still being monitored for establishment and effectiveness.
DEC is partnering closely with the New York State Hemlock Initiative (leaves DEC website) to further the research and application of biological control to HWA in New York, by providing funding for a biocontrol research and rearing laboratory at Cornell, sharing HWA survey data, evaluating potential release locations, and collaborating on outreach and control projects.
Chemical insecticides can be used to treat an already infested tree or as a preventive measure in a high-risk infestation area. They are useful for treating individual, ornamental, or high-value trees, but are not practical or economical in a forest setting. Two insecticides that have shown promising results are Imidacloprid and Dinotefuran. Both must be applied by a licensed pesticide applicator, and either can kill HWA on its own. Applying both insecticides to an infested tree, however, combines the immediate effectiveness of the fast-acting Dinotefuran with the long-term protection of Imidacloprid, leaving the tree adelgid free for up to seven years. For more information about chemical control of HWA, please see NYSDEC's Frequently Asked Questions document (PDF).
The most effective management strategy for controlling HWA combines the short-term protection of insecticides with the long-term solution of biological control agents. As research continues the effectiveness of natural enemies to control HWA populations, chemical insecticides can keep trees alive and free of infestation until natural enemies take over.
Hemlock woolly adelgid egg masses
Photo: Chris Evans, The University of Georgia
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If you believe you have found HWA:
Take pictures of the infestation signs as described above (include something for scale such as a coin or ruler).
Note the location (intersecting roads, landmarks or GPS coordinates).
Fill out the hemlock woolly adelgid survey form.
Email report and photos to DEC Forest Health foresthealth@dec.ny.gov or call the Forest Health Information Line at 1-866-640-0652.
Contact your local Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) by visiting http://www.nyis.info/. (Link leaves DEC's website)
Report the infestation at iMapInvasives. (Link leaves DEC's website)
Slow the spread of HWA in our forests by cleaning equipment or gear after it has been near an infestation, and by leaving infested material where it was found.
The New York State Hemlock Initiative (link leaves DEC website)
Fact sheet on hemlock woolly adelgid (PDF)
Fact sheet on hemlock woolly adelgid in Spanish (PDF)
Hemlock woolly adelgid brochure (PDF)
Hemlock woolly adelgid survey form (PDF)
More about Hemlock Woolly Adelgid:
Progression of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in NYS - View the progression of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid across NYS by year from 1987 to 2018.
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Progression of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in NYS
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U. S. Forest Service Pest Alert for the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
NY Invasive Species Clearinghouse
NY iMap Invasives
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City seeks $20M for performing arts center at Midtown's Parcel 5
The city of Rochester submitted a request Thursday seeking $20 million in state aid to help build a performing arts center on Midtown's Parcel 5.
City seeks $20M for performing arts center at Midtown's Parcel 5 The city of Rochester submitted a request Thursday seeking $20 million in state aid to help build a performing arts center on Midtown's Parcel 5. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: http://on.rocne.ws/2vxkSXF
Brian Sharp, @SharpRoc Published 7:00 p.m. ET Aug. 3, 2017 | Updated 10:10 a.m. ET Aug. 4, 2017
A rendering of the RBTL/Morgan proposal for Parcel 5 seen from Cortland and Main streets looking toward East Main and Sibley Square.(Photo: LaBella Associates)
Mayor Lovely Warren is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo for $20 million in state funding to help build a performing arts center on Midtown's Parcel 5.
Rochester Broadway Theatre League's proposed 3,000-seat theater is pinned at $85 million, anchoring a $130 million multiuse project with developer Robert Morgan that also includes retail and a 13-story, 150-unit residential tower.
Warren selected the concept back in April. In a letter to Cuomo dated Monday, the mayor described the project as game-changing and "the last leg of the journey" to revitalize the Midtown block. That effort was made possible thanks in large part to a $55 million commitment from the state in 2008.
"The (theater) will serve as the missing piece of the puzzle that will allow Rochester to become the arts capital of our region," Warren said in the letter obtained by the Democrat and Chronicle.
More: Parcel 5 to become performing arts center, residential tower
After accounting for the $25 million already pledged by billionaire businessman and philanthropist Thomas Golisano, the state aid request accounts for a third of the remaining theater cost. The rest would come from fundraising — theater organizers say they already have the lobby reserved by a potential benefactor — and an anticipated $10 million from tax credit financing.
Updated renderings of RBTL's proposed Golisano Performing Arts Center at Midtown's Parcel 5 as seen looking south at East Main and Cortland. (Photo: LaBella Associates)
The project, to be called the Golisano Performing Arts Center and Midtown Commons, would not require a capital investment from the city, beyond "minimal" infrastructure investments, city spokesman James Smith said.
What's more, Warren and RBTL chairman Arnie Rothschild said the theater would not need an operational subsidy. RBTL has generated an operating surplus 13 of the past 14 years, he said. Yet the subsidy question has dogged the nonprofit during decades of lobbying for a new home.
"We did a 10-year pro forma," Rothschild said. "We've had accountants look at it. ... I can tell you without question and without governmental subsidy that this thing generates an operating surplus."
In touting the proposal, Warren wrote that theater would be "a new national model for handicap accessibility, incorporating all of the latest technology to make the performing arts accessible for all." The residential tower would include affordable units.
Aerial view of the RBTL/Morgan proposal for Midtown's Parcel 5 looking at the space between their development and Tower280 on the Midtown block. Windstream is shown on the far left. (Photo: LaBella Associates)
"We are asking for money for a transformative project for the city that we are talking of creating in the neighborhood of 800 (construction and full-time) jobs," Smith said. "For our downtown that seems like a reasonable ask, and one that we believe would reap great benefit for everyone in the city of Rochester ... and the state of New York."
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New renderings highlight the amount of outdoor activity, including concerts, that could be programmed. Rothschild said the idea is to regularly shut down the interior streets of the Midtown block for programming, but who would lead that effort is unclear.
The $20 million request also comes as Strong Museum of Play is seeking up to $40 million from the state to assist with its expansion and Neighborhood of Play proposal just blocks away on the Inner Loop East. Both are seen as benefiting the public, and building on considerable government investment already made.
BDSHARP@Gannett.com
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Prattsburgh's Mason Putnam reaches 2,000 career points milestone
Putnam becomes the ninth boys basketball player in Section V history to score 2,000 career points.
Prattsburgh's Mason Putnam reaches 2,000 career points milestone Putnam becomes the ninth boys basketball player in Section V history to score 2,000 career points. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/01/06/section-v-boys-basketball-prattsburgh-mason-putnam-reaches-2000-career-points-rochester-ny/2829499001/
Brodie Inguaggiato, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 8:43 p.m. ET Jan. 6, 2020 | Updated 12:42 p.m. ET Jan. 7, 2020
Mason Putnam, a sophomore guard for Prattsburgh, is the son of Vikings coach Brian Putnam, who once scored 52 points in a Section V tournament game. (Photo: PROVIDED)
Prattsburgh senior Mason Putnam became the ninth boys basketball player in Section V history to score 2,000 career points Monday. Putnam accomplished the feat in the first quarter of the Vikings' 96-33 road win over Arkport/Canaseraga.
Putnam entered the game with 1,995 career points and hit a pair of 3-pointers early to reach the milestone. He finished with 25 points to bring his running total to 2,020 points, moving him into the No. 8 spot in Section V history.
Putnam joins Miles Brown of Northstar, Adam Enders of Belfast, Neil Weidman of Dansville, Ralph Angelo of Honeoye, Terry Brown of Clyde-Savannah, Jason Amore of Friendship, Nate Dukes of Freddie Thomas and Bill Young of Angelica as the Section V scorers to reach 2,000 career points.
He also becomes the first player in Steuben County league history to reach 2,000 career points.
Miles Brown, a 2019 graduate of Northstar Christian, holds the Section V record with 2,914 points.
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Section V high school scores for January 17
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Uber reports more than 3,000 sexual assaults on 2018 rides
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during U.S. Uber rides in 2018, the company said in a long-awaited safety report.
That figure includes 229 rapes across the company’s 1.3 billion rides. Uber noted that drivers and riders were both attacked, and that some assaults occurred between riders.
In 2017, the company said 2,936 sexual assaults were reported. Uber bases its numbers on reports from riders and drivers — meaning the actual numbers could be much higher. Sexual assaults commonly go unreported.
“I suspect many people will be surprised at how rare these incidents are; others will understandably think they’re still too common,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tweeted about the report. “Some people will appreciate how much we’ve done on safety; others will say we have more work to do. They will all be right.”
Uber’s share price dropped more than 1% in after-hours trading.
Uber and competitor Lyft have faced a backlash for not doing enough to protect the safety of its riders and drivers. Dozens of women are suing Lyft, claiming the company should have done more to protect them from driver assaults. A Connecticut woman sued Uber last month, claiming she was sexually assaulted by her driver.
Uber’s safety report is the first of its kind, the company said.
“Keeping this information in the dark doesn’t make anyone safer,” Uber said in a statement announcing the report. It plans to release its safety report every two years going forward.
Lyft said last year it would also release a safety report. A company spokeswoman confirmed Thursday that it “remained committed” to releasing a report, but did not say when.
Mike Bomberger, a lawyer representing more than 100 victims of sexual assault in lawsuits against Uber and Lyft, said he applauds Uber for releasing the numbers. “One of the problems with both of these companies is that they have hidden and have tried to conceal the number of sexual assaults that occur in their vehicles,” he said.
Bomberger said he believes 80% to 90% of the assaults in the Uber report could have been prevented by measures such as cameras in the cars recording rides and the companies reporting each assault it learns of to the police.
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network said it appreciated Uber’s transparency.
“This is an issue that affects every institution in America,” RAINN press secretary Emily Robinson said in a statement. She added that organizations in every industry, including education, should “make a similar effort to track and analyze sexual misconduct within their communities.”
There were 107 deaths from crashes in 2017 and 2018, from 97 crashes reported to Uber. Uber says this represents about half of the national rate for fatal crashes.
Sexual assault in the report is defined broadly into categories including non-consensual kissing of a non-sexual body part, attempted non-consensual sexual penetration, non-consensual touching of a sexual body part, non consensual kissing of a sexual body part and non-consensual sexual penetration.
The company also said Uber rides were involved nine murders during 2018.
Uber noted that the vast majority — 99.9% — of rides did not have any reported safety issues.
by Robert Smith / Jan 18, 2020
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Farmer, 55, of Franklin, Tennessee, was arrested again after being indicted by the Rutherford County grand jury with attempted trafficking for sexual servitude, attempted solicitation of a minor and attempted patronizing of a prostitute, news outlets reported. He was released the same day, Jan. 10, on $100,000 bond.
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Laura Phillips Quoted in Law360 on the FCC’s Pending Plan for Net Neutrality
Washington, D.C. Communications partner Laura Phillips was quoted in a Law360 article titled “Net Neutrality Rollback May Require FCC First Move.” The article explains that lawmakers may look to newly installed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for initial action on any plan to roll back the FCC’s Obama-era net neutrality rules as deliberations among GOP leaders continue on the best path forward.
While Chairman Pai has not yet revealed his broad strategy, experts predict he will apply a deliberate approach to any plan of reversal given his experience as both a Hill and FCC insider, including his time in the FCC’s general counsel’s office.
“I have no doubt that there’s lots of calculations and micro-calculations going on about who’s going to pressure who to get what concession or to get the ball rolling,” said Laura.
She also noted a possible curveball for predicting how far and how fast net neutrality change could be coming in the still pending request for rehearing en banc before the D.C. Circuit Court. Most believe that rehearing won't be granted, but if the court agrees to rehear the case, that could change the calculus, Laura said. “Most people do not think anything’s going to change with the en banc rehearing, but you know we’ll have to see. Stranger things have happened.”
Read more of Laura’s comments in “Net Neutrality Rollback May Require FCC First Move.”
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Police: Man with 10 warrants led officers on chase
Michael Phouang Felton, 31, was charged Thursday with eluding, OWI and speeding. He also had warrants from Des Moines police, West Des Moines police, Ankeny police and authorities in Dallas County for second-degree theft, third-degree theft, eluding and failing to obey traffic control devices.
Police: Man with 10 warrants led officers on chase Michael Phouang Felton, 31, was charged Thursday with eluding, OWI and speeding. He also had warrants from Des Moines police, West Des Moines police, Ankeny police and authorities in Dallas County for second-degree theft, third-degree theft, eluding and failing to obey traffic control devices. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/1x3hWJa
Regina Zilbermints, rzilbermin@dmreg.com Published 12:02 p.m. CT Oct. 2, 2014 | Updated 12:25 p.m. CT Oct. 2, 2014
Michael Phouang Felton, 31, was arrested Oct. 2.(Photo: Polk County Sheriff's Office)
A Des Moines man who led police on a chase early Thursday morning was arrested on 10 warrants, in addition to charges relating to the pursuit, officials said.
A Des Moines police officer tried to stop Felton for speeding near Wells Fargo Arena downtown around 12:15 a.m., police reports show.
Felton fled, briefly driving the wrong way down School Street, then through a hotel parking lot, and eventually down University Avenue to Hubbell Avenue, where his speed reached 70 miles per hour, authorities said. After he turned north on East 29th Street, the car's engine appeared to become damaged, and the vehicle's speed slowed enough for officers to use a pursuit intervention technique to stop the car, officials said.
Felton refused a breath test and was taken to the Polk County Jail.
He remains there on a $40,049 bond.
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Rowcroft Hospice helped by Devon Freemasons
PUBLISHED: 11:13 12 May 2011 | UPDATED: 19:21 20 February 2013
Rowcroft Hospice has said a huge thank you to the Freemasons Grand Charity for choosing to donate an incredible £3,200.
Rowcroft Hospice has said a huge thank you to the Freemasons Grand Charity for choosing to donate an incredible 3,200. The hospice was recently visited by Assistant Provincial Grand Master Derek Webber and his wife Sandra, who presented a cheque to Sister Sarah Morris, the Inpatient Unit and Hospice at Home Manager.
This cheque came at an extremely important time, at the end of the financial year, and will massively help boost funds. Laura Cameron, Community Fundraiser said Every single penny is vital to help Rowcroft deliver its services - I can guarantee that the money will go towards providing specialist care to people with life limiting illnesses living in South Devon, and supporting their loved ones. Thank you so much for choosing to support Rowcroft and for sharing in our future your generous donation will make a huge difference.
Rowcroft Hospice is a charity and was founded in 1982. Since then, with the support of local people, it has expanded to provide an even greater range of services. Care is provided, to over 1000 people every year, through the ward, hospice at home, community team, lymphoedema clinic and outpatient therapy services. This care includes physical, emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families. It costs 5.6 million to run Rowcroft for a year. The NHS funds 23% of the costs, but the rest over 4.3 million - is raised from voluntary contributions.
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Villagers' shock after man is 'dumped with stab wounds' in bus shelter
A 27-year-old was discovered with multiple stab wounds in Longdown
Rom Preston-EllisDeputy Head of Content
A quiet village on the outskirts of Exeter has reacted with shock after a man was found in a bus shelter with multiple stab wounds.
Emergency services were called to Longdown on Thursday evening after a 27-year-old was discovered with injuries to his back, side and arms.
Jayden Vanhorik who lives in a house opposite the bus shelter was one of the first people on the scene at around 7.20pm.
He said that he saw a man at the bus stop with 'six to eight' wounds in his back alongside a woman who on the phone looking upset.
"I stepped outside my front door, looked across the road and saw a man who was slumped in the bus shelter," said Mr Vanhorik.
The bus shelter in Longdown near Exeter where a man was found with multiple stab wounds (Image: Rom Preston-Ellis)
"He appeared to have between six and eight stab wounds in his back and was with a woman who was on the phone looking distressed.
"I don't know for certain but it appears like he was dumped at the bus stop by car after being attacked somewhere else.
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"I'm pretty sure that the attack didn't take place in the bus shelter itself."
The victim was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Local officers, with assistance from the police helicopter, carried out searches in the area and the city centre, including in the Exeter St David's area.
The B3212 running through Longdown
Another resident, who also lives near the bus shelter but did not wished to be identified, said that she could not believe that 'something so serious' would happen in Longdown.
"I've never known anything like this in all my time living here," added Mr Vanhorik.
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"It's a quiet village and this sort of incident is very unusual to say the least."
Enquiries continue to locate a male suspect.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "This is an unusual incident to occur in Longdown and officers are requesting anyone with information about the incident to contact police on 101@dc.police.uk or by phone on 101, quoting log number 0862 of August 17.
"Information can be passed anonymously to independent charity Crimestoppers via 0800 555111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org."
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42.5" Xiaomi Mi TV 4C 43 - Specifications
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Display: 42.5 in, VA, Direct LED, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Viewing angles (H/V): 178 ° / 178 °
Static contrast: 4000 : 1
Refresh rate: 50 Hz / 60 Hz
TV tuner: Analog (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)
SoC: Amlogic T962
CPU: ARM Cortex-A53, 1500 MHz, Cores: 4
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Brand, series, model
Information about the brand, series, model and model aliases.
Name of the company-manufacturer.
Designation of the model.
Mi TV 4C 43
Information about the main characteristics of the display - panel, backlight, resolution, refresh rate, etc.
Size class of the display as declared by the manufacturer. Often this is the rounded value of the actual size of the diagonal in inches.
42.5 in (inches)
Approximate diagonal size of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the diagonal is calculated from the width and height of the screen.
1080 mm (millimeters)
108 cm (centimeters)
42.5197 in (inches)
3.5433 ft (feet)
Approximate width of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the width is calculated from the diagonal and the aspect ratio.
940.896 mm (millimeters)
94.0896 cm (centimeters)
Approximate height of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the height is calculated from the diagonal and the aspect ratio.
529.25 mm (millimeters)
52.925 cm (centimeters)
There are various panel technologies. Each has its own specific features - viewing angles, color reproduction, response time, brightness/contrast, production cost, etc. The image quality depends directly on the type of the display panel used.
The ratio between the horizontal and the vertical side of the display. Some of the standard and widely used aspect ratios are 4:3, 5:4, 16:9 and 16:10.
Information about the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical side of the screen. A higher resolution allows the display of a more detailed and of higher quality image.
Full HD / 1080p
The pixel pitch shows the distance from the centers of two neighboring pixels. In displays, which have a native resolution (the TFT ones, for example), the pixel pitch depends on the resolution and the size of the screen.
0.49 mm (millimeters)
0.049 cm (centimeters)
0.0193 in (inches)
Information of the number of pixels in a unit of length. With the decrease of the display size and the increase of its resolution, the pixel density increases.
51 ppi (pixels per inch)
20 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
The percentage of the approximate area, taken by the active part of the screen, to the total front area.
90.7 % (percent)
The backlight is the source of light of the LCD display panels. The type of backlight determines the image quality and the color space of the display. There are various backlights such as CCFL, LED, WLED, RGB-LED, and etc.
Static contrast
The static contrast shows the ratio between the brightest and the darkest color, which the display can reproduce simultaneously, for example, within one and the same frame/scene.
Information about the maximum horizontal viewing angle, within which the image on the screen is of acceptable quality.
178 ° (degrees)
Information about the maximum vertical viewing angle, within which the image on the screen is of acceptable quality.
Information about the average amount of time, in which the pixels change from one color to another.
6.5 ms (milliseconds)
0.0065 s (seconds)
3D displays use various technologies to achieve a 3D effect. Each of these technologies has its own advantages and drawbacks.
Information on whether 3D is supported or not.
Information about the horizontal and vertical refresh rates/frequencies.
Vertical frequency (digital)
The vertical frequency/refresh rate shows how many times in a second the image on the screen is refreshed.
50 Hz / 60 Hz (hertz)
Power supply and consumption
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Permissible voltage tolerance in a 110-volt electric system.
100 V - 120 V (volts)
Alternating current frequency
Requirement regarding the alternating current frequency in the electric system.
50 Hz - 60 Hz (hertz)
Power consumption (sleep)
Power consumption in sleep/stand by/suspend mode.
0.5 W (watts)
Power consumption (maximum)
The maximum possible power consumption.
75 W (watts)
Dimensions, weight and color
Information about the dimensions and the weight of the specific model with and without stand as well as the colors, in which it is offered to the market.
Width without stand in different measurement units.
970 mm (millimeters)
97 cm (centimeters)
38.189 in (inches)
Height without stand in different measurement units.
56.6 cm (centimeters)
1.857 ft (feet)
Weight without stand in different measurement units.
6.7 kg (kilograms)
14.77 lbs (pounds)
Width with stand
Width with stand in different measurement units.
Height with stand
Height with stand in different measurement units.
Depth with stand
Depth with stand in different measurement units.
Weight with stand
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VESA interface
There are many various interfaces under the VESA standard, which differ in the size of the brackets, the distances between the screw holes and their number.
Removable stand
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Information about whether the stand allows height adjustment.
Landscape/portrait pivot
Some displays have the ability to operate in landscape and portrait mode alike.
Left/right swivel
Information whether the display can be swiveled around the stand axis.
Forward/backward tilt
Most displays have the ability to be tilted forward and backward as to provide a more comfortable viewing position for the user.
The TV tuner is a device, which allows the receiving and visualization of a certain type of television signal. There are tuners for digital, analog, cable and satellite television.
Information about the TV tuners, which the current model is equipped with.
Analog (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)
System on Chip (SoC)
Information about the central processor, graphic processor and the memory of the model.
The system-on-chip (SoC) integrates different hardware components such as CPU, GPU, memory and others.
Amlogic T962
Processor (CPU)
The main function of the processor (CPU) is to interpret and carry out instructions, thus allowing the functioning of the operating system and the software applications.
CPU cores
The software instructions are performed by the CPU cores. The higher number of cores allows for the parallel (simultaneous) processing of more instructions and achieving higher performance. There are various processors equipped with 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and more cores.
CPU frequency
The clock rate/frequency of the CPU is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz) and indicates its working speed. Within one cycle or tick the processor may perform a varied number of instructions.
The GPU processes computer graphics calculations. It is actively used in games, video decoding/playing, user interface visualization and so on. Its parallel architecture allows for its usage in specific calculations, which are processed more effectively by the GPU than by the CPU.
GPU cores
Similar to the CPU, the GPU may have more than one core, which serve for the parallel computing of various tasks and achieving better performance with various software applications.
GPU frequency
The clock rate/frequency of the contemporary GPUs is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz) and indicates their level of performance.
750 MHz (megahertz)
The random-access memory (RAM) is used by the operating system and the software applications installed. Usually, more RAM provides better performance.
1 GB (gigabytes)
There are different types of RAM and in the course of time they develop in parallel with the processors. Each consecutive RAM generation provides better performance via higher reading and writing speeds.
RAM channels
The multi-channel architecture of the RAM aims to increase the speed, with which data is transferred to/from the memory. More channels ensure higher data transfer rates.
Double channel
Information about the storage capacity, which is used for the operating system and for installing different applications, saving video, music, photos and other data.
Smart TV sets have operating systems, which in terms of functionality and universality bring them close to the computers.
Operating system (OS)
The operating systems of the smart TV sets feature interactive user interface technologies for navigation and other ways of interaction with the smart TV - installing applications, internet browsing, video calls, sharing content with other users, playing videos and music, etc.
MIUI TV
Information about the audio system - number and power of the built-in speakers, supported audio technologies.
The speaker is a device, which converts electrical audio signals into acoustic vibrations resulting in corresponding sounds.
2 x 8 W (watts)
DTS HD
Virtual Surround Sound
Many contemporary desktop monitors and smart TV sets have built-in cameras.
Information whether the current model has a built-in camera or not.
Supported network technologies and standards for exchanging data with other devices.
Information about the network technologies and standards supported by the model, which allow for it to connect to and communicate with other devices.
Available connectivity ports, slots and interfaces.
Information about the available connectivity ports, slots and interfaces such as USB, infrared port, SD card slot, audio/video and network interfaces, etc.
1 x Ethernet RJ45
3 x HDMI 1.4 (ARC; CEC)
1 x AV Composite In (Video + L/R)
1 x AV Component In (YPbPr + L/R)
1 x S/PDIF
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x Antenna (RF) (Female)
Some additional functional features of the model.
Information about additional software features, technologies, functions and services of the model.
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Smart TV sets allow the display of different image file formats.
Information about some of the main image file formats supported by the current model.
Audio file formats
Smart TV sets allow playing different audio file formats.
Audio file formats/codecs
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Video file formats
Smart TV sets allow playing various video file formats.
Video file formats/codecs
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Flash Video (.flv, .f4v, .f4p, .f4a, .f4b)
H.265 / MPEG-H Part 2 / HEVC
QuickTime (.mov, .qt)
TS (MPEG Transport Stream, .ts, .tsv, .tsa)
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Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) – M1A2T Abrams Tanks and Related Equipment and Support
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WASHINGTON, July 8, 2019 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to TECRO for the M1A2T Abrams Tanks and related equipment and support for an estimated cost of $2 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
TECRO has requested to buy one hundred eight (108) M1A2T Abrams Tanks; one hundred twenty-two (122) M2 Chrysler Mount Machine Guns; two hundred sixteen (216) M240 Machine Guns; fourteen (14) M88A2 HERCULES Vehicles; sixteen (16) M1070A1 Heavy Equipment Transporters (HET); five hundred seventy-two (572) M1002 TPMP-T1 Rounds; three hundred fifty-nine (359) M831A1 HEAT Rounds; and six hundred twenty-one (621) M865 TPCSPS-T2 Rounds, and eight hundred twenty eight (828) M830Al HEAT Rounds. Also included are sixteen (16) M1000 Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) Semi-Trailers; sixty four (64) Export Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio; System (SINCGARS); one hundred eight (108) AN/PSN-13A Defense Advanced; Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver (DAGR) with Selective-Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM); one hundred thirty eight (138); AN/VAS-5B Driver Vision Enhancer (DVE-A) Kits; one hundred eight (108); M250 Smoke Grenade Launchers; fourteen (14) M239 Smoke Grenade Launchers; seven thousand eight hundred sixty-two (7,862) KEW-Al Rounds; one thousand nine hundred sixty six (1,966) CA38 - Cartridge, l20MM Canister Round; eight hundred sixty four (864) M76 (G826) or L8Al /L8A3 (G815) Smoke Grenade Rounds; eight hundred twenty eight (828) Insensitive Munitions High Explosive Tracer (IMHE-T) rounds; twenty two (22) sets Dummy CTG, 120mm ArmorPiercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot (CA64); twenty two (22) Dummy Cartridge 120mm Canister Ml028; twenty two (22) Dummy M865 TPCSPS-T (C785); FMS export armor; Hunter/Killer technology, Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV); Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station-Low Profile (CROWS-LP); spare parts; support equipment; AGT-1500 tank engines and X-1100 tank transmissions; depot level support; Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE); repair parts; communication support equipment; communication equipment integration; tools and test equipment; training; training simulators; repair and return program; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT); and other related elements of logistics and program support. Additionally, the following recommended basic load ammunition may be included upon request from customer: One hundred fifteen thousand four hundred (115,400) A576 Cartridge, .50 Caliber Linked 4 API/API-T F/M2; one thousand eighty (1,080 ) G8l5 - Grenade, Smoke Screening L8A1/A3; two million four hundred sixty two thousand four hundred (2,462,400) A131 - Cartridge 7.62MM 4 BALL 1 TRACER; one million two hundred thirty-one thousand two hundred (1,231,200) A111 - Cartridge, 7.62mm Blank M82 Linked; one thousand five hundred twelve (1,512) A541 - 50 Armor Piercing Incendiary, Tracer M20 F/M2; ninety one thousand eight hundred (91,800) A557 - Cartridge, .50 Caliber 4 Ball/1 Tracer Linked M33 F/M2; fifty four thousand (54,000) A598 - Cartridge, .50 Caliber Blank F/M2 (MILES); and four thousand nine hundred sixty eight (4,968) AA38 - Cartridge, .50 Caliber M962 (SLAP); and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost is $2 billion.
This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy as expressed in Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient’s continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability. The proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region.
This proposed sale of MlA2 tanks will contribute to the modernization of the recipient's main battle tank fleet, enhancing its ability to meet current and future regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defense. These tanks will contribute to the recipient's goal of updating its military capability while further enhancing interoperability with the United States and other partners. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
The MlA2T tank prime contractor will be General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan. Production will be at Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama, and the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Lima, Ohio. The M88A2 recovery vehicle prime contractor will be BAE, York, Pennsylvania. The M1070Al Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) prime contractor will be Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. There are no known offset agreements proposed. However, the purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require annual trips to the recipient involving up to 30 U.S. Government and 15 contractor representatives for a period of up to six years to manage the fielding and training for the program.
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)
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Long-term alcoholics may find that medical supervision forms a key part of detoxification. Patients should never attempt the detox process without the aid of a medical professional. Detoxification can be uncomfortable for patients. This is why medical professionals focus on comfort and monitoring the withdrawal symptoms experienced by their patients.
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How Focused Care is Used for the Benefit of Alcohol Rehab
You may find that residential treatment-based rehab facilities in Stockport use the term ‘focused care’ when referring to their services. How is ‘focused care’ used though? Focused care is the philosophy of using all the resources of an addiction treatment facility to enable patients to recover from alcoholism. And that’s what you’ll never find in an NHS treatment clinic because they simply lack the resources, the focus, and the government funding.
Mental Health Problems Catered To
Focused care at an addiction centre in Stockport is beneficial because it allows for treatment providers to fully concentrate on the addiction issue. Counsellors are able to target the different aspects of addiction with their patients. They can discuss behavioural issues and learn how to cope with cravings. This will all help with preventing a future relapse.
How Do Therapists Apply Focused Care in a Residential Rehab Centre?
Residential rehab takes advantage of focused care by using the environment itself, for the benefit of patients. The concept of residential rehab is to provide a change in environment for patients. The sudden change in environment allows them to focus on fully completing their treatment. Private alcohol clinics in Stockport providing residential rehab will always have accommodation for patients. They will also focus on the 12-step programme and counselling. Therapists deliver psychotherapeutic treatments and physical treatments. No alcohol would be allowed on site under any circumstances – that would include beer and all forms of spirits. It should be obvious what kind of benefits this environment should bring. Patients aren’t able to acquire alcohol, which reduces the possibility of a relapse. They also aren’t exposed to the various temptations that could encourage them to return to drinking alcohol.
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Accessing alcohol treatment through an alcohol addiction centre in Stockport is just the start of the recovery process. Patients leveraging alcohol addiction treatment facilities in Stockport are also utilising the power of group support in and around the Stockport area. Group 12-step programmes give alcoholics all the tools and help they need to reduce the chances of experiencing a relapse.
How Do Stockport Support Groups Aid Alcoholics?
Patients will find Stockport support groups useful for preventing relapses after they leave formal treatment. The 12-step method is popular amongst Stockport support groups because it’s based on the work of Alcoholics Anonymous. Regular weekly meetings include coping strategies and other tactics to keep attendees away from alcohol.
We can help you find support groups in the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester, including the areas of the Stockport Town Hall, the Stockport Viaduct, Vernon Park, and beyond.
Find the right treatments and a support group, and you’ll beat your dependency on alcohol. Find the best treatments and support in a Stockport alcohol treatment clinic today. Discover more about treating alcohol dependence by contacting us today.
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Theatre Review : Dirty Dancing at the Cliffs Pavilion
Review : Dirty Dancing stage show is top notch
By Lauren Oldershaw
Kira Malou and Michael O'Reilly as Baby and Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing - Cliffs Pavilion THERE are no big surprises in the stage adaptation of Dirty Dancing - and that's just what makes it such a huge success.
It does exactly what it says on the tin - re-tells the classic tale, almost word for word, and scene for scene.
You can almost hear the audience mumbling their favourite lines and getting ready for what they know is about to happen - it is like watching the film in an extreme 4d experience.
And even from the pretty close position I had, Kira Malou really did look like Baby and while Michael O'Reilly is not quite a dead ringer for Patrick Swayze he made for quite the brooding Johnny Castle.
Together the pair set the room alight as they put together a dance performance and, as we all surely know by now, fall in love.
The audience could barely contain it's delight and having the live action version of it means that even a slight technical snafu such as a spalsh in the water scene not quite happening where it should have, makes the experience oddly better.
We are all part of it - we are almost sitting on the same table as Baby and her family when Johnny swaggers in at the end and delivers his classic line....you know the one.
But what I also particularly love about this stage production is the fact they have increased the social awareness of the major changes happening in that era in the early '60s, which is not really dwelt on too much in the film and the inclusion of music and dance routines which showcase the lesser characters.
Most of the, top notch, singing is delivered by Sian Gentle-Green, as new character Elizabeth, and Alex Wheeler as Billy, and a superb ensemble cast.
The cast thanked the audience at the end, which was a nice touch, as well as special guest Eleanor Bergstein who is the woman we have to thank for the Dirty Dancing story in the first place.
I don't think it is a tale which is going to fall out of favour with the viewing public any time soon.
* Dirty Dancing is at the Cliffs Pavilion until Saturday November 3. Contact the Box office for tickets on 01702 351135 or book online at www.southendtheatres.org.uk
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Rocket Trike Diaries—Week Nine
Tom Weis
Jun. 03, 2012 05:25AM EST Energy
Welcome to Rocket Trike Diaries—a 10 week video tour of the 2011 "Ride for Renewables: No Tar Sands Oil On American Soil!" Join Renewable Rider Tom Weis as he pedals his rocket trike 2,150 miles through America’s heartland in support of landowners fighting TransCanada’s toxic Keystone XL tar sands pipeline scheme. Here are the video entries from Week Nine:
Video Entry #58: 92 Year Old Pilots Rocket Trike
Renewable Rider Tom Weis films 92 year old Furman Boles from Scroggins, Texas in the rocket trike. Furman describes being in the trike as "a whole new world," saying, "the future's right ahead." He jokingly agrees to take over and pedal the rest of the way to Port Arthur.
Video Entry #59: Texas Farmer "Misled" & "Betrayed" By TransCanada
Renewable Rider Tom Weis speaks with Susan Scott of Sulphur Springs, Texas about threats Keystone XL poses to the farm she loves. She talks about being bullied into cooperating by a TransCanada official who lied to her about eminent domain. Calling the project a "deadly situation," she warns of threats to local water supplies, saying, "If we don't have water, there's no us." Susan says the project is all about "greed" and "money." She says seeing neighbor David Daniel's yard sign opposing Keystone XL gave her hope to fight.
Video Entry #60: Texas Woman Says Officials "Bought and Paid For"
Renewable Rider Tom Weis speaks with Patti Radillo of Yantis, Texas about the dangers of Keystone XL and the failure of the state's elected officials to protect public health. Saying we all need clean air to breathe, clean water to drink and clean land to grow food on, she stresses the importance of protecting Texas' Lake Fork Reservoir and the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer from tar sands oil spills. Patti says she knows first-hand what pollution does to families and shares a story of being eight years old when a Union Carbide plant in her neighborhood exploded, leading to a lifetime of respiratory illnesses for her and her three sisters. She says tar sands spills elsewhere have already caused small businesses to go under, local economies to die, and pregnant women to bear children with birth defects. Charging Texas politicians with being "bought by the corporations," she concludes: "People are dying. People are suffering. And some one has to speak up and say no more."
Video Entry #61: College Student: "Horrible" Corporate Behavior "Freaks Me Out"
Renewable Rider Tom Weis speaks with Daniel Baugh, student at Stephen F. Austin State University, about his future. Daniel took time away from studying for finals to join a solidarity bike ride against Keystone XL through downtown Nacogdoches, Texas. He envisions a world where we live closer to the earth and where oil isn't needed. He decries huge companies wasting a lot of money doing "horrible things," saying it's "scary" and "really freaks me out." He says he doesn't want people he doesn't know messing things up "for a last ditch effort on something that we don't even need." Daniel is studying to be a blacksmith, so he can work with the land himself.
Video Entry #62: Keystone XL "Won't Go Through. We Won't Let It."
Renewable Rider Tom Weis hears Kendal Martel of Nacogdoches, Texas explain why she is so passionate about stopping Keystone XL. Describing Texas communities as "under attack" by TransCanada, she calls the Keystone XL fight "a huge test for America." Addressing local misperceptions about environmentalism, Kendal says environmentalists are simply dedicated to "protecting our air, our food and our water." She calls on President Obama to "be a leader, like he promised," but asserts the pipeline won't go through either way: "We won't let it."
Video Entry #63: Retired Military Vet: TransCanada Has "Lied to Everybody"
Renewable Rider Tom Weis speaks with Eddie Radillo at the Art & Espresso coffee shop in Winnsboro, Texas. Eddie talks about how dangerous tar sands oil violates U.S. climate law; enables the Chinese military; threatens Texas' Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer; destroys Canadian boreal forests; endangers indigenous tribal communities; and contaminated Michigan's Kalamazoo River. Calling Texans a "very moral" and "patriotic" people, he challenges true Texans to stand up and push back against TransCanada's illegal trespassing and lies. Eddie is the author of the Tar Sands Song: .
Video Entry #64: Rocket Trike Meets Saturn V Rocket at NASA's Johnson Space Center
Renewable Rider Tom Weis provides an up close walking tour of a massive Saturn V rocket at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Reflecting on the historic Apollo 11 Mission, he talks about national pride and the need for a new generational mission: a green energy "moon shot" for America. A wall display featuring famous astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and "Buzz" Aldrin prompts him to ask: "Who are going to be the American heroes of our generation?" Afterwards, he rolled the rocket trike into the building for a shot of the two "rockets" together, before getting an unforgettable tour of NASA's Mission Control.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Partners with No Starch Press
Civil Liberties Group and Technical Publisher Work Toward a Common Goal
San Francisco - No Starch Press has announced a partnership with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in which the progressive technical publisher will donate a percentage of its sales to EFF.
When customers purchase books from a special area on the publisher's website, No Starch will donate 30% of the purchase price to EFF. No Starch published EFF client Andrew "bunnie" Huang's Hacking the Xbox last year and is dedicated to providing the public with information about open source software and network exploration.
No Starch Press Founder Bill Pollock said, " I am so pleased to be supporting EFF, an organization I greatly admire. Whether fighting to protect our rights to remain anonymous, or fighting against wrongheaded acts like the DMCA or the USA Patriot Act, EFF is the one organization watching our backs."
EFF recently entered into similar partnerships with 321 Studios and Slim Devices. "EFF is proud do have the support of these innovative companies," lauded EFF Executive Director Shari Steele. "It's important to see creative companies understand that technology can and should be freedom enhancing." More and more, especially in the world of intellectual property, it has become increasingly difficult for companies to simply create technology without paying attention to the legal framework in which their products will be released. Increasingly, innovative companies face legal challenges from over-zealous intellectual property holders, which block the development of new products and the publication of technical books that the public wants. As a defender of free speech in the digital world, EFF is is a natural partner for these companies.
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EFF Calls on California to End Vendor-Driven ALPR Training
By Dave Maass and Saira Hussain
Update August 28, 2019: The California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training has opened an investigation into the ALPR training program and will "take appropriate action," according to a letter responding to EFF's research.
A single surveillance vendor has garnered a monopoly on training law enforcement in California on the use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs)—a mass surveillance technology used to track the movements of drivers. After examining the course materials, EFF is now calling on the state body that oversees police standards to revoke the training certification.
In a letter to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) sent today, EFF raises a variety of concerns related to factual accuracy of its ALPR training on legal matters. Additionally, we are concerned about the apparent conflict of interest and threat to civil liberties that occurs when a sales-driven company also provides instruction on “best practices” to police.
ALPRs are camera systems that capture license plates and character-recognition software to document the travel patterns of vehicles. The cameras are often attached to fixed locations, such as streetlights and overpasses, and to police cars, which collect data while patrolling neighborhoods. This data is uploaded to a central database that investigators can use to analyze a driver’s travel patterns, identify visitors to particular destinations, predict individuals’ locations, and track targeted vehicles in real-time. ALPR is a mass surveillance technology in the sense that the systems collect information on every driver—regardless of whether the vehicles have a nexus to a criminal investigation.
In California, Vigilant Solutions offers ALPR training through a program it calls the “Vigilant Solutions Law Enforcement Academy,” which advertises training courses that come with free trial accounts for the company’s ALPR and face recognition platforms. Vigilant has garnered controversy due to its data-sharing contracts with ICE and its business model, which includes selling data collected with its own ALPR cameras to the private sector in addition to law enforcement. The company also has a history of requiring government agencies to sign agreements prohibiting them from talking publicly without the company’s sign-off in an effort to control media messaging.
Vigilant claims to be the sole entity capable of providing POST-certified training on ALPR to law enforcement agencies. Through the California Public Records Act, EFF obtained copies of the training, as well as the submission materials seeking certification. These records triggered several concerns.
Most notably, the training presentation instructs police that there are no laws in California regulating the use of ALPR. While that may have been true in 2014, it has not been the case for nearly four years. In 2015, California passed a law, S.B. 34, regulating the use of ALPR systems and data collected by ALPR. These regulations include developing policies that protect civil liberties and privacy, as well as a long list of requirements related to cybersecurity and transparency. The training also does not touch on the California Values Act, a law passed in 2017 to protect California resources and data from being used in immigration enforcement. Additionally, the training module includes outdated information on case law, such as claims EFF and the ACLU lost a lawsuit over public access to ALPR data. The California Supreme Court ultimately reversed the lower court rulings outlined in the presentation.
In emails to EFF, Vigilant has indicated that it may have updated the presentation. But if so, that version was not resubmitted for certification, as required by POST regulations, according to records obtained by EFF. POST should investigate whether Vigilant is providing its own interpretation of recent developments in law, and if so, whether that instruction serves the public interest. When a surveillance vendor offers cloud storage and sharing services, it has a profit incentive when police collect more data and share it widely.
Troublingly, Vigilant Solutions uses the ALPR training as a platform to sell its products. The training materials are filled with promotion, such as a pitch for its ALPR databases consisting of law enforcement and commercial data, and its mobile software that comes with face recognition capabilities. By having a monopoly on ALPR trainings, Vigilant is able to promote its products and its version of the law surrounding ALPR at the expense of protecting civil liberties and privacy.
Over the last few years, EFF has filed public records requests with hundreds of agencies throughout California and found widespread failure to comply with state law for regulating ALPR technology. These failures necessitate an examination of whether agencies are being properly trained on the use of ALPR. So far, EFF’s research has led the legislature to order the California State Auditor to initiate a statewide investigation into the use of ALPR, including deep audits of entities using Vigilant’s products. In this case, EFF urges POST to initiate the decertification proceeding for the Vigilant course and encourages law enforcement agencies to seek alternatives to Vigilant’s training.
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Deeplinks Blog by Nathan Sheard | December 31, 2019
The Fight Against Government Face Surveillance: 2019 Year in Review
Vendors woo law enforcement with a seemingly inexhaustible flow of new spy tech. This places concerned community members, civil society, and lawmakers in a seemingly Sisyphean struggle of trying to keep up with new technological threats to privacy, and to shepard the adoption of enforceable policy to protect essential civil...
Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | December 23, 2019
Legislative Victories in the States: 2019 Year in Review
Thanks to your support, this year EFF was able to take a stand in state legislatures across the country to fight well-funded industry efforts to encroach on your data privacy rights, to push back against government use of face surveillance, and to support bills that improve your digital rights. Here...
Victory: Brookline Votes to Ban Face Surveillance
With the passage of Article 25 on December 11, the town of Brookline, Massachusetts, became the fifth municipality in the nation to ban its government agencies from using face surveillance. Brookline joins nearby Somerville as the two Massachusetts municipalities to have banned face surveillance. The two Metro-Boston area...
Deeplinks Blog by Saira Hussain | December 18, 2019
California DOJ Cuts Off ICE Deportation Officers from State Law Enforcement Database
Marking a big win for privacy and immigrant rights, the California Department of Justice (CADOJ) has cut off deportation agents from access to the state’s law enforcement network. Earlier this year, the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was required to sign an...
Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch | December 10, 2019
Genetic Genealogy Company GEDmatch Acquired by Company With Ties to FBI & Law Enforcement—Why You Should Be Worried
This week, GEDmatch, a genetic genealogy company that gained notoriety for giving law enforcement access to its customers’ DNA data, quietly informed its users it is now operated by Verogen, Inc., a company expressly formed two years ago to market “next-generation [DNA] sequencing” technology to crime labs...
Deeplinks Blog by Nathan Sheard | November 22, 2019
About Face: Ending Government Use of Face Surveillance
EFF wants to help end government use of face surveillance in your community. To aid in that effort, we’ve partnered with community-based organizations in the Electronic Frontier Alliance—and other concerned civil society organizations—in launching About Face. Our About Face campaign is a way for residents in communities throughout...
Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | October 23, 2019
San Diego’s Face Recognition Program and Collaboration with ICE Needs to Stop
Law enforcement officials across San Diego County, California have run more than 65,500 face recognition scans over the last three years, including thousands of queries by federal agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the U.S. Marshals. According to records obtained by EFF, the Tactical...
Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia, Jason Kelley | October 21, 2019
EFF Challenges Ring Spokesperson Shaq Over Privacy Concerns
EFF is asking Ring spokesman Shaquille O’Neal to cancel his appearance at a party hosted by the company at the upcoming International Association of Chiefs of Police conference on October 27. Instead, we’re challenging Shaq to a one-on-one: not on the basketball court, but across the table, so we can...
Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | October 17, 2019
Massachusetts: Tell Your Lawmakers to Press Pause on Government Face Surveillance
Face surveillance by government poses a threat to our privacy, chills protest in public places, and amplifies historical biases in our criminal justice system. Massachusetts has the opportunity to become the first state to stop government use of this troubling technology, from Provincetown to Pittsfield. Massachusetts residents: tell your legislature...
Press Release | October 3, 2019
Victory! EFF Wins Access to License Plate Reader Data to Study How Law Enforcement Uses the Privacy Invasive Technology
San Francisco—Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) have reached an agreement with Los Angeles law enforcement agencies under which the police and sheriff’s departments will turn over license plate data they indiscriminately collected on millions of law-abiding drivers in Southern...
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Monday February 18 2019
Manchester's Brandsmiths secures Paul Scholes' move to Oldham Athletic
The Manchester office of brand-focused boutique law firm, Brandsmiths, has overseen the major appointment of Paul Scholes to manager of Oldham Athletic.
The move, announced on Monday 11 February, is part of Brandsmiths’ year-long work with the club, for which the firm has become a trusted advisor in all legal matters.
Representing a move into management, the Manchester United legend was confirmed as the new manager of the League Two club after his move was sanctioned by the English Football League (EFL) Board.
Given his involvement as a shareholder at National League club Salford City FC, the move required special permission, which Brandsmiths was integral in securing. The month-long negotiations saw Brandsmiths present submissions to the EFL board which were vital to securing the deal.
Adam Morallee, founding partner at Brandsmiths, said: “As a firm with a major presence in football, this deal represents the pinnacle of our work with Oldham Athletic over the past year. Our significant experience working alongside both clubs and sporting talent to maximise the value of their rights in the game has ensured this deal provides the challenge and scope that the Club and Paul Scholes were striving for.”
After sacking Frankie Bunn in December, Oldham Athletic selected Scholes as the successor to caretaker boss Pete Wild.
Abdallah Lemsagam, owner of Oldham Athletic, said: “Brandsmiths do a big job for us, I thank them for what they do for the Club and I am happy that I am working with them.” On the deal, he added: “Paul has won everything there is to win in football. He is a man who will bring a lot of footballing knowledge and his hunger to succeed in management will be there for everyone to see.”
Brandsmiths has a strong sporting heritage across the spectrum, from acting for numerous high net worth individuals in buying football clubs to acting for Rich Energy on its principal partnership with Haas F1 as well as acting for major promoters, trainers and talent in boxing such as Olympic silver medallist and heavyweight rising star Joe “the Juggernaut” Joyce.
Some of Brandsmiths’ most notable cases in football include acting for Moussa Dembele on his record-breaking transfer to Olympic Lyon and acting for Roberto Carlos in his defamation case against the Daily Mail. Brandsmiths is also the only firm to argue successfully that an athlete should not be punished for refusing a doping test, when it successfully defended rugby league legend Ryan Bailey in his landmark victory against UK Anti-Doping.
For more information on Brandsmiths, please follow @brandsmiths or visit www.brandsmiths.co.uk
"As a firm with a major presence in football, this deal represents the pinnacle of our work with Oldham Athletic over the past year. "
Adam Morallee, founding partner at Brandsmiths
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15/03/2000 00-FESCO-A Implementation of Article 11 of the ISD: Categorisation of investors for the purpose of Conduct of Business Rules CESR Archive CESR Document PDF
15/03/2000 00-040 Press release- FESCO agrees on an European definition of "Professional investors" CESR Archive, Press Releases Press Release PDF
A common categorisation of investors for the application of Rules on Investor Protection is a major contribution to a common regulation of the European Single Market for financial services.
10/05/2000 00-055b Press release- FESCO proposes to create a passport for European issuers CESR Archive, Press Releases Press Release PDF
In order to facilitate European Companies to make EU-wide based offers or listing in Europe, FESCO proposes to create a passport for European issuers. The paper proposes a cross-border use of the Shelf Registration system in the EU and explores other possibilities to facilitate the mutual recognition of prospectuses. The paper is open for public consultation for a period of 3 months.
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In order to facilitate European Companies to make EU-wide based offers or listing in Europe, FESCO proposes to create a passport for European issuers. The paper proposes a cross-border use of the Shelf Registration system in the EU and explores other possibilities to facilitate the mutual recognition of prospectuses
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21.63 KB The members of FESCO have decided to publish two key papers contributing to the EU Action Plan for Financial Services :
15/11/2000 Fesco/99-127 1999-2000 Report on the activities of FESCO CESR Archive Annual Report PDF
20/12/2000 00-138b A European Passport for Issuers- Report to the European Commission CESR Archive Final Report PDF
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35.63 KB In the frame of the Financial Services Action Plan, FESCO has issued a report for the EU Commission containing proposals to improve cross border offering. The proposals in this paper would deliver the objective of home State control of the prospectus for cross-border offerings while, at the same time, maintaining appropriate protection for investors.
01/02/2001 00-124b Consultative Paper on "the Harmonisation of Core Conduct of Business Rules for Investor Protection" CESR Archive Consultation Paper PDF
951.84 KB FESCO has adopted in March 2000 a paper on the "Implementation of article 11 of the ISD: Categorisation of investors for the purpose of conduct of business rules" (00-FESCO-A) and agreed to start a consultation on a new paper on "The harmonisation of core conduct of business rules for investor protection" (ref. FESCO/00-124b). These two documents are intended to be complementary and part of the same exercise, aimed at providing a harmonised framework for the provision of investment services throughout EEA. First, intermediaries have to categorise their clients on the basis of the criteria laid down in the FESCO document, then, depending on the outcome, either the retail or the professional regime will apply. The elaboration of these documents is a significant contribution to the EU Action Plan for Financial Services developed by the European Commission and will contribute to enhancing investor confidence and, therefore, to the implementation of efficient and transparent financial Markets in Euope. The document is open to public consultation for a period of 3 months.
07/02/2001 01-007 Press release- FESCO consultative paper on the "Harmonisation of Core Conduct of Business Rules for Investors Protection" CESR Archive, Press Releases Press Release PDF
FESCO agrees to start a consultation on a new paper on "the Harmonisation of Core Conduct of Business Rules for Investors Protection" (ref. FESCO/00-124b). This paper complements the paper adopted in March 2000 on the categorisation of investors for the purpose of conduct of business rules. The elaboration of these documents is a significant contribution to the EU Action Plan for Financial Services. The document is open to public consultation for a period of 3 months.
15/02/2001 Lamfalussy Report Lamfalussy Report CESR Archive Reference PDF
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01/06/2001 01-037b Second Consultation Paper "Stabilisation and Allotment- an European supervisory Approach" CESR Archive Consultation Paper PDF
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11/06/2001 01-035b Consultative Paper on Proposed Standards for Alternative Trading Systems CESR Archive Consultation Paper PDF
104.9 KB Fesco consults on a proposal for common European standards for Alternative Trading Sytems (ATS's) with the view to providing appropriate regulation under the Instrument Services Directive (ISD) of instruments firms operating ATS\'s. These proposals have been prepared by an expert group chaired by Howard Davies, Chairman of the UK FSA. Responses to the questions posed in the paper, as well as any general comment, are welcomed by end of August 2001.
11/06/2001 01-103 Press release- FESCO consults on the regulation of Primary market practices- Stabilisation and Allotment CESR Archive Press Release PDF
16.25 KB Fesco consults on a revised version of the earlier consultation paper published in September 2000. The purpose of the paper is to offer substancial harmonisation of key elements of the offering process.
11/06/2001 01-097 Press release- FESCO consults on the regulation of Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) CESR Archive Press Release PDF
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10/12/2010 10-1353 CESR Comment letter to the IAASB regarding the Consultation on the proposed revisions to International Standard on Auditing (ISA) 315, Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement through Understanding the Entity and Its Environment, and CESR Archive, Audit Letter PDF
04/01/2011 10-1541 3L3 Committees Joint Letter on the European Commission’s Green Paper on Audit: Lessons learnt from the Crisis Joint Committee, Audit Letter PDF
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19/07/2012 2011/454 MOU on the supervision of CRAs- ESMA and ASIC Credit Rating Agencies, International cooperation Reference PDF
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19/07/2012 2012/124 MOU on the supervision of CRAs- ESMA and MAS Credit Rating Agencies, International cooperation Reference PDF
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20/12/2012 2012/849 Letter to IAASB on Improving the Auditor's Report Audit Letter PDF
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18/07/2013 2013/998 Guidelines on the model MoU concerning consultation, cooperation and the exchange of information related to the supervision of AIFMD entities International cooperation, Fund Management Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
ESMA finalises supervisory co-operation agreements for alternative investment funds The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved seven co-operation arrangements between EU securities regulators and their global counterparts with responsibility for the supervision of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds. ESMA’s Board of Supervisors, at its July meeting, approved Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with authorities from the Bahamas, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico and the United States, including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). ESMA has now negotiated 38 agreements on behalf of the 31 EU/EEA national competent authorities for securities markets supervision. The co-operation agreements allow for the exchange of information, cross-border on-site visits and mutual assistance in the enforcement of respective supervisory laws. ESMA had approved 31 MoUs with other non-EU regulators in May. The agreements cover third-country alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) that market alternative investment funds (AIFs) in the EU and EU AIFMs that manage or market AIFs outside the EU. The agreements also cover co-operation in the cross-border supervision of depositaries and AIFMs’ delegates. National securities regulators in the EU, as the supervisors of AIFMs, are in the process of signing MoUs with those jurisdictions relevant to their market. The existence of co-operation arrangements between the EU and non-EU authorities is a precondition of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) for allowing managers from third countries access to EU markets or to perform fund management by delegation from EU managers by 22 July 2013. The co-operation arrangements are applicable from 22 July, and will enable cross-border marketing of AIFs to professional investors between jurisdictions. This is subject to the non-EU jurisdiction not being listed as a non-cooperative jurisdiction by the Financial Action Task Force and, as from the entry into force of the passport for non-EU managers, having co-operation agreements in place with EU Member States regarding the exchange of information on tax matters. The content of the ESMA MoUs follow the IOSCO Principles on Cross-Border Supervisory Co-operation of 2010, and complements the terms and conditions of the IOSCO Multilateral MoU Concerning Consultation and Co-operation and the Exchange of Information of 2002 (MMoU). ESMA had originally contacted all the authorities that have signed the IOSCO MMoU of 2002. ESMA has now approved MoUs with those 42 authorities that responded to ESMA’s call. ESMA continues to negotiate the MoU with the Chinese authority. Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) MoU with AFSA (Albania) MoU with ASIC (Australia) MoU with BMA (Bermuda) MoU with Canadian authorities Accompanying letter MoU with CDVM (Morocco) MoU with CFTC (US) Accompanying letter MoU with CIMA (Cayman Islands) MoU with CMA (Kenya) MoU with CMSA (Tanzania) MoU with CNBV (Mexico) MoU with CVM (Brazil) MoU with DFSA (Dubai) MoU with FCSM (Mauritius) MoU with FINMA (Switzerland) MoU with FSA (Labuan) MoU with FSC (BVI) MoU with FSC (Guernsey) MoU with FSC (Isle of Man) MoU with FSC (Jersey) MoU with HKMA (Hong Kong) MoU with ISA (Israel) MoU with JFSA (Japan) MoU with MAFF (Japan) MoU with MAS (Singapore) MoU with METI (Japan) MoU with OCC and FED (US) MoU with OSFI (Canada) MoU with SC (Malaysia) MoU with SC (Republic of Srpska) MoU with SC (The Bahamas) MoU with SCA (UAE) MoU with SEBI (India) MoU with SEC (Montenegro) MoU with SEC (Pakistan) MoU with SEC (Thailand) MoU with SEC Macedonia (FYROM) MoU with SFC (Hong Kong) MoU with US SEC Accompanying letter MoU with EFSA (Egypt) MoU with FMA (New Zealand) MoU with FSB (South Africa) MoU with SSC (Vietnam) MoU with FSC and FSS (South Korea)
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07/04/2014 2014/363 Letter to the IAASB on its Proposed Strategy and Work Program for 2015-2019 Audit Letter PDF
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28/02/2013 2013/266 ESMA and the EBA warn investors about contracts for difference MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors, Press Releases Press Release PDF
119.01 KB The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) have published a warning to retail investors about the dangers of investing in contracts for difference (CFDs).The two authorities are concerned that during the current period of low investment returns, inexperienced retail investors across the EU are being tempted to invest in complex financial products, which they may not fully understand and which can end up costing them money they cannot afford to lose.Andrea Enria and Steven Maijoor, Chairs of the EBA and ESMA, warned:“Retail investors across the EU should be aware of all the risks arising from investing in CFDs. These products appear to promise investors substantial returns at a low cost but may ultimately cost them far more than they may have intended or could afford to lose.“CFDs are complex products that are not suitable for all types of investors, therefore you should always make sure that you understand how the product you are buying works, that it does what you want it to do and that you are in a position to take the loss if it fails.”Investors trading CFDs should protect themselvesInvestors should only consider trading in CFDs if they have extensive experience of trading in volatile markets, if they fully understand how these operate and have sufficient time to manage their investment on an active basis.Investors should carefully read their agreement or contract with the CFD provider before making a trading decision. They should make sure that they at least understand the following: • the costs of trading CFDs with the CFD provider, • whether the CFD provider will disclose the margins it makes on their trades, • how the prices of the CFDs are determined by the CFD provider, • what happens if they hold their position open overnight, • whether the CFD provider can change or re-quote the price once an investor places an order, • whether the CFD provider will execute investor’s orders even if the underlying market is closed, • whether there is an investor or deposit protection scheme in place in the event of counterparty or client asset issues.If investors do not understand what’s on offer, they should not trade. Further information Always check if the CFD provider is authorised to do investment business in your country. You can check this on the website of the CFD provider’s national regulator. A list of all the national regulatory authorities, and their websites, is also available from:• ESMA at http://www.esma.europa.eu/investor-corner; and • EBA at http://www.eba.europa.eu/Publications/Consumer-Protection-Issues.aspx.The investor warning on CFDs will be translated into the official EU languages.Concurrently with the publication of this warning, the EBA is addressing an internal Opinion under Art. 29 of the EBA Regulations to national supervisory authorities on the prudential supervision of CFDs. Notes for editors1. ESMA/2013/267 Investor Warning – Contracts for Difference (CFDs)2. ESMA and the EBA are independent EU Authorities that were established on 1 January 2011 and work closely with the European other European Supervisory Authority responsible for insurance and occupational pensions (EIOPA).3. ESMA’s mission is to enhance the protection of investors and promote stable and well-functioning financial markets in the European Union (EU). As an independent institution, ESMA achieves this aim by building a single rule book for EU financial markets and ensuring its consistent application across the EU. ESMA contributes to the regulation of financial services firms with a pan-European reach, either through direct supervision or through the active co-ordination of national supervisory activity.4. The EBA has a broad remit in the areas of banking, payments and e-money regulation, as well as on issues related to corporate governance, auditing and financial reporting. Its tasks include the protection of consumers and depositors, preventing regulatory arbitrage, guaranteeing a level playing field (especially by building a single rule book for the European banking system) strengthening international supervisory coordination, promoting supervisory convergence and providing advice to EU institutions. Further information:Reemt SeibelESMA Communications Officer Tel: +33 (0)1 58 36 4272Mob: +33 6 42 48 55 29Email: reemt.seibel@esma.europa.eu David CliffeESMA Senior Communications OfficerTel: +33 (0)1 58 36 43 24Mob: +33 6 42 48 29 06Email: david.cliffe@esma.europa.euRomain SadetEBA Communications Officer Tel: +44 (0) 207 997 5914Mob: +44 (0) 7785 463278 Email: romain.sadet@eba.europa.eu Franca CongiuEBA Communications OfficerTel: +44 (0) 207 382 1781Mob: +44 (0) 7771 376395Email: francarosa.congiu@eba.europa.eu
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07/02/2014 2014/152 ESMA tells firms to improve their selling practices for complex financial products MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Press Release PDF
92.57 KB The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an Opinion on practices to be observed by investment firms when selling complex financial products to investors. ESMA is issuing this opinion to remind national supervisors and investment firms about the importance of requirements governing selling practices under MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive).ESMA is issuing this Opinion as it is concerned that firms’ compliance with the MiFID selling practices when selling complex products may have fallen short of expected standards. The concerns relate mainly to the suitability and appropriateness of complex products that are increasingly within the grasp of retail investors. The Opinion sets out ESMA’s minimum expectations with respect to the conduct of firms when selling complex products to retail investors.Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, said: “Investment firms increasingly sell complex financial products such as warrants, different types of structured bonds, derivatives and asset-backed securities, which were previously accessible mainly to professional investors, to retail investors.“ESMA is concerned that this trend greatly increases the risk that customers do not understand the risks, costs and expected returns of the products they are buying. Therefore, we believe that it is crucial that investment firms act responsibly and in the best interest of their clients.“The level of concern regarding the risk posed by these products to investor protection when MiFID rules are not fully respected is such that we have also issued an EU-wide warning to investors in order to raise awareness about the risks arising from investing in these types of complex products.” The marketing and sale of complex financial products, in particular to retail investors, is an important investor protection area where ESMA wants to ensure a consistent approach to the application of the MiFID conduct business rules - thereby improving supervisory convergence.The areas covered by the Opinion relate to: firms’ organisation and internal controls; the assessment of the suitability or appropriateness of certain products; disclosures and communications in relation to products; and compliance monitoring of the sales functions.
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The tears began almost instantly, in part because there was so much history behind them.
"Oh, boy," Jimmy Johnson said as Pro Football Hall of Fame CEO David Baker shook the already-inducted hands of Terry Bradshaw, Michael Strahan, Howie Long and Tony Gonzalez. Then it was Jimmy's turn.
Johnson's smile was permanent. The shock on his face was pure. A day earlier, former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher had found out on live television that Canton, Ohio, had finally called his number. But 20 years had passed since Johnson's last game and 25 since his final moments in Dallas. Johnson is as charismatic as any coach in NFL history, yet he could barely find the words. The result was an instant classic. The coach who won a national championship and two Super Bowls wasn't the only one in tears, either.
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"This is so special to me because when you put in the work that we put in," Johnson said during Sunday's halftime broadcast on Fox. "It's nice to know people appreciate it."
Perhaps most surprising was how this tearful induction marked the finest moment in the past 25 years for the Dallas Cowboys, a franchise marred by inconsistency and mediocrity, unable to recreate the success forever synonymous with Johnson at Valley Ranch. The moment was poetic justice distilled, a quarter-century after poetic injustice crippled a dynasty when Johnson unceremoniously left Dallas after a falling out with owner Jerry Jones. That one decision stands as the turning point that has haunted the team, especially Jones, ever since.
The truth is that for an entire generation of Cowboys fans, fandom is more of a family heirloom than it is due to anything the team has done on the field in the 20-plus years since Jimmy's departure. It is a remembrance of a time when the nickname "America's Team" carried weight or of a franchise that combined popularity and dominance so seamlessly that its only competition for cultural supremacy was Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. There have been talented teams post-Jimmy -- perhaps none more so yet ultimately more disappointing than this season's team. There has been a 13-3 season here, a 12-4 campaign there and occasional divisional championships. But gut-wrenching playoff losses are the closest the franchise has come to the successes of yesteryear.
My relationship w Jimmy Johnson spans over 35 years. He was the first to recruit me out of Henryetta High School when I was 17 while he was the head coach at Oklahoma State. Two years later when I was transferring from Oklahoma, he recruited me to the University of Miami. I chose UCLA. After turning him down twice, the Dallas Cowboys chose me as the #1 overall draft pick in 1989. We had a rough start, went through some difficult times, had stretches when we didn't speak. What I've learned though in life is we remember those who make us better. Jimmy made me better, but more importantly, he made the Dallas Cowboys better. He was the architect of our 1990's dynasty and while as our leader and coach, he should have been the first to be enshrined, I am so grateful he will have his rightful place in the @profootballhof - congratulations Coach! You're gonna look good in gold! #howboutthemcowboys
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Yet revisit Jimmy's quote. All he wanted was to know that people appreciated him. Cowboys fans love Jimmy Johnson in nearly religious fashion. Cowboys players adore Jimmy Johnson. It was deeply visceral to see Jimmy overcome with emotion and his quarterback Troy Aikman fighting back tears in the booth. Aikman's Instagram post said that Johnson "made me better, but more importantly, made the Dallas Cowboys better," and that Johnson, the dynasty's architect, should've been the first of that group enshrined in the hall -- before Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Larry Allen or, yes, Jerry Jones.
On Jan. 17, 1993, Dallas defeated the 49ers in San Francisco for the NFC championship. Jimmy, addressing his players and coaches, took the Cowboys from NFL contenders to pop culture darlings with four words. "How 'bout them Cowboys!" Johnson proclaimed as the locker room erupted, extending both arms in the air in what has become a legendary image in Cowboys lore. Jerry Jones was in the crowd, pumping his fist twice and almost immediately turning around to exit the locker room. No excitement. No emotion. Is that overanalysis? Perhaps. But it's also an apt portrayal of how both were viewed: Jerry as the powerful owner in search of more and Jimmy as the exuberant mastermind who found just as much success coaching in the pros as he did in college at the University of Miami.
Sunday evening was a reminder of the times that were and the highs that felt eternal. It was a reminder, too, of what was left on the table. At Johnson's peak, the Cowboys were as popular as The Beatles, as rebellious as 2 Live Crew or N.W.A. and as beautiful to watch perform as Prince and The Revolution. Sunday evening was also a realization that the franchise's greatest accomplishments since Jerry Jones purchased the team in 1989 all have Jimmy Johnson's fingerprints on them. Those contradictions form a potent cocktail of emotions: happiness for Jimmy, frustration over years of heartbreak, anxiety directed at Jerry Jones.
Jones is, without question, one of the most brilliant businessmen in sports history. He purchased the Cowboys nearly 31 years ago for $140 million. Last year, Forbes valued the team as the richest in the world, at $5 billion. It's largely through Jones that the Cowboys have remained such a pervasive presence, and his influence in the NFL's most powerful circles is nearly unrivaled. There's this, too, about Jerry: No one in the NFL yearns for a Super Bowl more than he does. In a way, too, Jerry has always been the bad guy. He bought the team and let go of legendary Cowboys coach Tom Landry. Then Dallas began winning with Johnson, and all the credit went to him. But the same goal Jones obsesses over is one he has helped unravel.
With tears in my eyes I watched my coach @JimmyJohnson get what he so rightfully earned. My Coach has turned men into CHAMPIONS on every level. Congrats Coach and welcome to the @ProFootballHOF !!!!!
— Michael Irvin (@michaelirvin88) January 13, 2020
How Jerry and Jimmy, college roommates and teammates at the University of Arkansas, ultimately parted ways is both a cautionary tale and unavoidable. Jimmy (deservedly) received a lion's share of the credit for the Cowboys' quick turnaround in the '90s from lottery team to Super Bowl contender. Jerry wanted that same love. In 1991, the Dallas Morning News plastered Jimmy on its football preview edition with the word "Power." Jimmy reportedly responded to it by saying, "This is going to be a problem." Jones, allegedly, crashed and proposed a toast at a get-together for former Cowboys coaches that Jimmy arranged in March 1994 in Orlando. Jones stormed away, angry at the cold reception he received, and later told reporters at 5 a.m. in a dark hotel lobby, "There are 500 coaches who could have won the Super Bowl with our team." Johnson, so incensed by the remark, walked away from the Cowboys seven days later. Since then, the stain of it all has shrouded the team.
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The two have mended fences in recent years. Shortly after Sunday's announcement, Jones released a statement congratulating Johnson. It wasn't lost on anyone that Johnson entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame before the Cowboys Ring of Honor. In 2014, Jones said Johnson wasn't inducted because of "disloyalty." He found solace in the fact that, no matter what, Johnson will always trail him in Super Bowl victories. But the truth takes on many forms, and Jones' stubbornness shouldn't be confused for tone-deafness. Kobe Bryant eventually won two championships without Shaquille O'Neal. LeBron James won titles with and without Dan Gilbert. But Jones' third and final championship, with Barry Switzer at head coach, was won with Johnson's framework. Michael Irvin, who stormed out of the Cowboys' practice facility after learning of Johnson's departure, said in 2017 that the Cowboys could've won five or six Super Bowls had Johnson stayed on as head coach.
The most logical explanation is one that has always been the hardest to acknowledge: that too much fame and too much success too soon were always going to end like this. Pride and ego mixing with money, power and the insatiable quest for respect makes for one helluva cocktail -- and one helluva hangover, too. A hangover the Cowboys haven't been able to shake in the 9,423 days since Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones sat at a news conference attempting to convince the world that their divorce was amicable.
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