pred_label
stringclasses 2
values | pred_label_prob
float64 0.5
1
| wiki_prob
float64 0.25
1
| text
stringlengths 133
994k
| source
stringlengths 39
45
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
__label__cc
| 0.675849
| 0.324151
|
Uncategorized Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Robin Van Persie, Unai Emery
RED DEVILS EYE SHOCK TRANSFER
Post By index July 13, 2019 No Comments
The transfer window is up and running with a number of teams making big moves so far. One of such teams is Manchester United as the Red Devils have been busy with the signings of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Welsh winger Daniel James.
However, the Old Trafford outfit are reportedly set to make a signing that could be the talk of the transfer window. Arsenal forward Pierre-EmerickAubameyang has been rumoured to be a target for Manchester United according to reports from England.
The 30-year-old forward is thought to be available on the transfer market as Arsenal could be tempted to cash-in on the player.
The former Borussia Dortmund forward netted 22 goals in the League last season and is regarded as one of best no 9 in the game.
Manchester United are thought to be preparing a bid that would test the Gunners resolve for the forward. The Metro claims that the Arsenal are ready to sell the forward for around £56 million.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery is understood to be interested in making multiple signings this summer but has been provided a paltry £45 million for transfers.
The Gabon international is seen as a good asset to sell and at the age of 30 entering his decline. Manchester United are in need of a quality forward as rumours of Lukaku leaving the club persists.
Aubameyang would be the type of forward that would fit United, a player that is ready made and won’t need to adapt to the pace of the Premier League.
Manchester United have made high profile signings from rivals in the past decade starting with the move for Dimitar Bebartov from Tottenham which was followed with the capture of Dutch star Robin Van Persie from Arsenal.
It remains to be seen whether the club would sanction a high profile sale to their rivals.
Previous Previous post: CAN UNITED DO THE IMPOSSIBLE AGAINST BARCELONA?
Next Next post: OGS FOCUSED ON STEADY REBUILD
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2359
|
__label__cc
| 0.70283
| 0.29717
|
Home / Europe / Croatia / Mali Losinj / Pesaro to Mali Losinj Ferry
Prices can rise for your Pesaro - Mali Losinj trip as departure time approaches
Tip: Don’t wait until it’s too late! Book now to secure the best price
Ferries from 3562 routes and 759 ports worldwide
We arrange over 1.2 million crossings / year
We check up to 1 million prices for our customers daily
Crossings from 3 hours 30 minutes
Pesaro to Mali Losinj Ferry Alternatives
Ancona to Split
Ancona to Zadar
Ancona to Stari Grad
Bari to Dubrovnik
Cesenatico to Rovinj
Cesenatico to Mali Losinj
Venice to Piran
Venice to Pula
Venice to Porec
Venice to Rovinj
Venice to Umag
For more information, please visit our Ferries from Italy to Croatia page.
Onboard the ferries
Find out what it's like onboard the ferries before you travel.
Ship guides, videos & reviews
Pesaro to Mali Losinj Ferry
The Pesaro Mali Losinj ferry route connects Italy with Croatia. Currently there is just the 1 ferry company operating this ferry service, Gomo Viaggi. The crossing operates up to 3 times each week with sailing durations from around 3 hours 30 minutes.
Pesaro Mali Losinj sailing durations and frequency may vary from season to season so we’d advise doing a live check to get the most up to date information.
Pesaro - Mali Losinj Ferry Operators
3 Sailings Weekly 3 hr 30 min
Pesaro Mali Losinj Average Prices
Prices shown represent the average one way price paid by our customers on this route. Prices shown are per person.
Pesaro Guide
Pesaro is a town in the Italian region of the Marche on the alluvial coastal plain of the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of the River Foglia.
Fishery, furniture industry and tourism are the main strengths of the local economy.
Opera composer Gioacchino Rossini was born in Pesaro in 1792. In celebration of this, the Rossini Opera Festival is an annual event as well as the Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" which was founded with a legacy from the composer.
Mali Losinj Guide
The Croatian town of Mali Losinj is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on the island of Losinj in the west of the country. The town is actually located at the base of a protected harbour on Losinj island's south east coast and is adorned with many fine examples of 19th century sea captain's houses that line the charming town's seafront. The ancient part of the town manages to retain an element of tranquillity even during the busy summer months and along with its pleasant climate and new hotels is a lovely place to visit. All of the hotels are located out of the town leading up from the harbour to Suncana Uvala in the south and Cikat to the south west. The 19th century saw the town really begin to grow when the rich of Vienna and Budapest began building luxurious hotels and villas in the town. Some of these lovely buildings remain although many of the hotels are modern buildings that are surrounded by pine forests that seem to surround the region's beaches and coves.
From the town's port, ferries depart to other destinations in Croatia and to Italy, including Venice.
Location: Mali Losinj, Pesaro to Mali Losinj Ferry
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2360
|
__label__wiki
| 0.503024
| 0.503024
|
Guest Opinion: A call for solidarity with Palestinian queers
by Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi, Mary Salome, Kate Raphael, and Deeg Gold
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
A banner displayed by New York City Queers Against Israeli Apartheid. Photo: Courtesy NYC Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (https://bit.ly/2HFXZ95).
On August 18, the Palestinian Authority Police Force issued a statement banning the activities of alQaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society and encouraging Palestinians to police, criminalize, and report on alQaws activities. Since its creation in 2001, alQaws has worked tirelessly to raise the consciousness of Palestinian society about LGBTQI+ people and groups throughout historic Palestine. In so doing, alQaws has deliberately and intentionally sought to decolonize Palestinian sexual history and expose colonial legacies that criminalized sexual activities through a Victorian code of morality that did not exist earlier in Arab and Muslim communities. AlQaws links sexual and gender justice with the anti-colonial struggle for justice in and for Palestine, refusing Israeli efforts to divide Palestinians from the West Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem, and 1948 Palestine. In 2010, they helped form Palestinian Queers for BDS, calling on queers worldwide to join the movement for boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel.
AlQaws and Aswat Palestinian Feminist Center for Gender and Sexual Freedoms have committed to continue "to fight patriarchy, colonialism and homophobia across historical Palestine," rejecting the PA's ban as well as Israel's attempts to divide the Palestinian people into separate zones of occupied existence.
The Palestinian Authority is only the latest "government" to scapegoat queers for its own incompetence and corruption. Instead of fighting Israeli-creeping annexation and violation of Palestinian rights, the PA reinforces Israel's colonial and racist designs to present Palestinian society as exceptionally homophobic and misogynist. We in the U.S. are very familiar with and reject these divide and conquer tactics.
The Palestinian Council of Human Rights Organizations rose quickly to defend alQaws. With the same vigor with which they denounce Israeli war crimes, Palestinian civil society groups have called on the Palestinian Authority to respect the indivisibility of human rights, equality, and democracy. Progressive Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota), whom Israel has barred from visiting Palestine, responded by declaring what we all know to be just and right, "LGBTQ rights are human rights" and looking to Palestinian queers for leadership in how to support them.
AlQaws posted the following statement on its Facebook page, asking the international community to support the group in five ways:
"1) Center Palestinian LGBTQ voices in your reporting: We are constantly talked about but our voices are rarely heard. When reporting on issues that pertain to LGBTQ Palestinians, just ask yourself: whose voice does this story center? If it doesn't center the voices of LGBTQ Palestinians, then your actions might lead to more harm even if your intentions are to help. Come talk to us and hear our perspective. Do not simply copy and paste translated Hebrew/Israeli media to tell our story. AlQaws activists and staff always provide our names when interviewed, so if you read an article/post with a claimed quote from us with no name attributed, you should know it is not from us.
"2) Realize that colonialism, patriarchy, and homophobia are all connected forms of oppression. Singling out incidents of homophobia in Palestinian society ignores the complexities of Israel's colonization and military occupation being a contributing factor to Palestinian LGBTQ oppression. We have been living under more than seven decades of Israel's military occupation. We see the Israeli occupation of our land and bodies as connected to and amplifying the diverse forms of oppression experienced in every society around the globe. AlQaws believes the way to truly counter homophobia in Palestine is by understanding and applying the broader political context in any solidarity activities. We ask that you situate Palestinian LGBTQ oppression within the larger context of Israeli occupation, colonialism, patriarchy and homophobia at large.
"3) Steer clear of pinkwashing. Perpetuating tiresome tropes of presenting Palestinians as inherently oppressive and Israel as a liberal state that protects LGBTQ rights is counterproductive and factually baseless. Israel is a settler-colonial state that offers no rights to Palestinians, queer or otherwise. Our struggle as queer Palestinians is against Israeli colonialism as much as it is against homophobia and patriarchy in Palestine. Israel uses pinkwashing tactics to lie about 'saving' LGBTQ Palestinians from their society. We ask that you steer away from these lies that are intentionally used to justify their colonization of Palestine ...
"4) Understand our commitment to our local community organizing. ... We are a small team of dedicated activists who believe change comes from working within our local context. We put enormous daily and strategic efforts in our local grassroots advocacy organizing in Palestine. ... Please be patient with us as we respond to your media inquiries.
"5) Support our work and vision. ... Some practical ways you can help amplify our vision for change is by educating yourself and your networks on the work that we do at alQaws. Follow us on social media, share our resources, talk to your friends and family about the importance of standing up against bigotry toward LGBTQ people, and make sure that your vision of liberation and freedom in Palestine includes us all."
All of us in the international queer and human rights communities who want freedom and justice for Palestinian queers must honor their clear and simple requests. To do anything else is to undermine their struggle.
Palestinian liberation is a queer issue. LGBTQ liberation is a Palestinian issue. Silence = death. Zionism = racism.
We who love justice will not be divided.
Professor Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi is the director of Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies, College of Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State University; Mary Salome is a media activist; Kate Raphael is with Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism; and Deeg Gold is with LAGAI — Queer Insurrection.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2361
|
__label__wiki
| 0.557327
| 0.557327
|
Objective 1.5
Aligned to goals: 1.2: Make more data and information available to the public.
Tags:Objective 1.2Objective 1.5Objective 2.2Open Government Plan
Rehabilitation Services Administration ARRA Funding Guidance Assistance
Aligned to goals: 1.5: Maintain up-to-date information on the Department's website about Department offices and key programs. 2.1: Provide more insight into the agency's decision-making process. 2.3: Collect and use input from the public and other stakeholders in decision-making. 3.1: Enhance collaboration with other federal and non-federal agencie
Tags:Objective 1.5Objective 2.1Objective 2.3Objective 3.1Open Government Plan
Privacy Technical Assistance Center and Related Activities
Aligned to goals: 1.1: Provide clarity and guidance on privacy rules and regulations to ensure that information and data can be shared in a timely manner with the public while still protecting individual privacy as required by law. 1.5: Maintain up-to-date information on the Department's website about Department offices and key programs. 3.1: Enhance collabo
Public Participation at ED.gov
Aligned to goals: 1.5: Maintain up-to-date information on the Department's website about Department offices and key programs. 2.1: Provide more insight into the agency's decision-making process. 2.3: Collect and use input from the public and other stakeholders for decision-making.
The Department of Education encourages public participation
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Aligned to goals: 1.1: Provide clarity and guidance on privacy rules and regulations to ensure that information and data can be shared in a timely manner with the public while still protecting individual privacy as required by law. 1.2: Make more data and information available to the public.
OpenED Employment and Hiring Solutions and Dashboard
Aligned to goals: 1.2: Make more data and information available to the public. 1.5: Maintain up-to-date information on the Department's website about Department offices and key programs.
Tags:Objective 1.2Objective 1.5Open Government Plan
Federal Student Aid (FSA) Data Center
Aligned to goals: 1.2: Make more data and information available to the public. 1.3: Improve the timeliness of FOIA processing and document release. 1.5: Maintain up-to-date information on the Department's website about Department offices and key programs. 3.1: Enhance collaboration with other federal and non-federal agencies, the public, and non-pr
IDEAData.org
Aligned to goals: 1.2: Make more data and information available to the public. 1.5: Maintain up-to-date information on the Department's website about Department offices and key programs. 2.2: Provide regularly updated project maps, dated milestones, and financial data regarding open government and other key initiatives. 3.1: Enhance collaboration
EDFacts
Aligned to goals: 1.2: Make more data and information available to the public. 1.5: Maintain up-to-date information on the Department's website about offices and key programs. 1.6: Foster more transparency in the larger educational community. 3.1: Enhance collaboration with other federal and non-federal agencies, the public, and non-profit and priv
Tags:Objective 1.2Objective 1.5Objective 1.6Objective 3.1Objective 4.1Open Government Plan
USASpending.gov
Aligned to goals: 1.2: Make more data and information available to the public. 1.4: Increase the transparency of the grant application and award process.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2363
|
__label__cc
| 0.554071
| 0.445929
|
Motorcycles, Millennials, and the Future of Riding
Pennsylvania's love affair with motorcycles is evident anytime you navigate the Keystone State's many throughways, with riders enjoying our highways and byways during the spring, summer and fall months.
When it comes to the number of motorcycles registered by state, Pennsylvania ranks fifth in the country with 396,315 in 2014—behind only California, Florida, Texas, and Ohio.
But consider this information from the American Motorcyclist Association:
The average age of the American motorcyclist is 48.
The average amount of riding experience is 26 years.
95 percent of its members are men.
What's the emerging question for the motorcycle industry at large and people like us who have long felt the call of the open road? How do we engage new riders, millennials and women and get them involved in—and excited about—motorcycling?
How the Motorcycle Industry is Courting Millennials and Women
The motorcycle industry has been working hard to make owning a motorcycle more attractive and feasible for new riders, millennials and women. The industry is courting them through a variety of ways:
Less Expensive, More Efficient Options
The motorcycle industry has been developing bikes that appeal to millennials who statistically have lower budgets on average—ones that are greener and less pricey. High-profile motorcycle manufacturers including Harley Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki have all introduced models that boast better fuel efficiency and are sold at a lower price point.
More Accessible Motorcycle Intro Courses
Making introductory courses affordable and accessible to new and younger riders is a key to enticing them to join the motorcycling community. One way the industry is accomplishing this is through a change to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's online Basic eCourse. The intensive, three-hour program is designed to give potential riders an introduction to motorcycling and riding safety to determine if riding is a good fit for them. While the course used to be available exclusively on desktop computers, it was recently changed so you can access it on laptops, tablets, and smart phones.
Including the Ladies
Motorcycle manufacturers are devoting more of their marketing efforts to female riders—and for good reason. While the American Motorcyclists Association reports that only 5 percent of its members are women, the Motorcycle Industry Council's statistics state that ladies account for 14 percent of the total number of motorcyclists in the U.S. is female. That means there are now more than 1.2 million women motorcyclists in the United States. Companies are using more women in their advertisements, and some, like Harley Davidson, are engaging women through Garage Party events where participants learn about bikes, gear, and more in a low-pressure environment.
What Motorcyclists Can Do to Encourage New Riders
Help enlist the next generation of Pennsylvania's motorcyclists. Statistics compiled by CivicScience.com reveal that millennials considering the purchase of a motorcycle are 40 percent more likely to feel more comfortable in a group than by themselves. Knowing this, motorcycle enthusiasts like us should take every opportunity to invite new motorcyclists into our riding groups.
At Edgar Snyder & Associates we've been inviting motorcyclists of all ages and experience levels to join Snyder's Riders, our community of motorcyclists dedicated to protecting themselves and their loved ones.
Snyder's Riders is a free community for bikers and motorcycle passengers. Members take our free safety pledge, and in return receive a welcome kit and the opportunity to win prizes—all for spreading the motorcycle safety message. Other benefits of becoming a member of Snyder's Riders include:
A monthly newsletter with the latest on motorcycle industry news and trends
A 5 percent discount off Pittsburgh area Stayin' Safe Advanced Rider Training programs
A connection to safety training and experts
Join Snyder's Riders today. Become a member at SnydersRiders.com. And please—encourage your friends and family to sign up as well. Ride safe!
American Motorcyclist Association
Motorcycle Safety Foundation
http://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/number-of-women-riders-hits-all-time-high
https://civicscience.com/motorcycle-purchasing-potential-among-millennials/
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2364
|
__label__wiki
| 0.627191
| 0.627191
|
How to Find & Use the Pokemon Go, Go Snapshot Camera. #GOsnapshot
How to Download and Play Harry Potter Wizards Unite.
How Long to Level 40 Calculator For Pokemon Go. (Pokemon GO Level XP Calculator)
How to Change Teams in Pokemon Go. (Switch Teams in Pokemon Go)
How to Get Pokemon Revolution. The Best Pokemon Game You've Never Heard Of. (Android, Windows, Linux, Mac)
How to Download and Play Pokemon Magikarp Jump. Plus Some Tips and Tricks. (Android & iOS)
Everything you need to Know about the Pokemon Go Water Festival.
How to Find and use the New Evolution Items and New Berries in Pokemon GO.
How to Make the Most of the Pokemon GO Valentine’s Day Event. (All Things Pink).
How to make the most out of the New Bonus System in Pokemon Go
How to Setup and Use Pokemon GO's, GO Plus Accessory on Android and iOS
Jascha Luca
Ilość komentarzy
Learn how to use the awesome new #GOsnapshot camera in Pokemon Go. The highly anticipated new AR camera feature that lets you show off your own captured Pokemon. If you have any Pokemon you’ve been dying to show off! Now’s your chance!
How to Change Your Name in Apex Legends.
Although you may have thought Pokemon Go had all but been forgotten, the game continues to power along and still holds a top position in the mobile gaming market. In fact! Pokemon Go has had some massive improvements over the last few months and is finally the game a lot of people were hoping for when it originally released.
Now that Pokemon Go has Trading, Trainer Battles, (including between friends), Field Research Tasks, and of course the most practical feature, Google Fitness Integration. It’s a pretty good time to jump back in and catch some of the new Pokemon roaming the world. As well as all of these highly sort after features, Niantic has also added, a fancy new AR (augmented reality) camera to the game called GOsnapshot, which allows you to select any Pokemon in your collection and capture a snap (photo) of it in the real world. Just like my prized shiny Charizard below.
Although using the feature is super easy and soon to be standard on all devices that meet Pokemon Go’s minimum requirements. It can be a little hard to find, so follow along as we guide you through the process. Sadly, at least for the time being, this feature cannot be used on iPhones, though it will surely be added at some stage down the track. The only other thing worth mentioning is that you need to be at least level 5 to have access to the GOsnapshot camera.
Related: How to Fix PUBG Mobile Up to Date But Still Requesting Updates Causing Incompatible Versions For Matchmaking.
How Do You Use the GOsnapshot Camera in Pokemon Go? #GOsnapshot
To begin, the first thing you need to do is update your version of Pokemon Go to 0.135.0 or newer. Once you have the correct version, open Pokemon Go, tap the Pokeball in the centre bottom of the screen, then select Items. Inside this menu scroll down and tap Camera.
This will open a new window where you will be able to select any Pokemon from your bag to photograph in the real world using AR. After you have selected your Pokemon and taken a picture, you can swipe to the right after viewing your image to share it to social media, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Messenger, Snapchat, etc. If you are using AR+ you'll have far more maneuverability with the pokemon you've placed, you'll even be able to walk around the room whilst your pokemon remains in the position you've released it.
As a little tip make sure you use the #GOsnapshot hashtag to get the most exposure you can. If you choose not to share your captures to social media, you can find them in a folder called Pokemon Go in your phone’s photo album/gallery. If you have the time, it’s worth checking out some of the cool pictures that are already circling on Twitter. One final point to mention is that if your device doesn't support AR+, you won't be able to move the Pokemon in your image around.
#GOsnapshot Camera in Pokemon Go Greyed Out or Not Working on iPhone & Other Devices?
If you open the item section and see the Camera option greyed out, there are several possible reasons. Your device doesn’t meet the minimum requirements, you have an older version of Pokemon Go or you are using an iPhone. Although this feature is a super simple one, it’s already starting to push Pokemon Go back into the spotlight once again.
pokemon , pokemon go , PokemonGO
How to Remove the Media Control Icon...
How to View & Use Multiple Messaging...
How to Fix Microsoft Store Error...
How to Block Edge Chromium...
How to Make Google Chrome Easier to...
How to Stop Leave Site Dialogues on...
How to Configure Microsoft Outlook to...
How to Make the Search Box on the New...
How to Get Rid of USB Notifications...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2370
|
__label__cc
| 0.507886
| 0.492114
|
D&D-OGL
Campaign World Books
Storm Bunny Studios
Storm Bunny Studios focuses on innovative and flavorful approaches to gaming.
Keeping the story at the fore of our design philosophy, we push past the traditional lines in the sand, focusing on story and myth. We've developed content that is compatible with several gaming systems, including the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game system, Savage Worlds, and 5e. In these projects, we focus on story-driven material rather, which we work hard to balance against innovative and refreshing mechanics.
Storm Bunny Studios produces several signiature campaign settings, as well as two distinct lines. These include:
The Rhune: Dawn of Twilight Campaign Setting is best described as Stormpunk. A creative blend of Scandinavian-inspired fantasy and Tesla-driven technology, Rhune is a world counting down to the last days. As the Ragnarök Clock ticks down toward the final confrontation between the Æssinyr and the Thrall Lords, hereos must make difficult choices as they travel Yggdrasil, working towards their ends. Are you ready for Ragnarök? Our first four adventures, The Ælven Agenda, Into the Pale Tower, The Rune of Hope, and Frigid Reflections are all available in our store, too!
The Mists of Akuma Campaign Setting - Noir. Steampunk. Eastern. Dark. That's how we describe The Mists of Akuma! Compatible with both the 5th edition of the worlds most popular roleplaying game and Rob Schwalb's Shadow of the Demon Lord, this campaign setting is sure to change how you play your game! By ENnie-Award Winning designer Mike Myler. Can you find the PDF right here. And once you've picked up The Mists of Akuma, consider picking up some of the adventures that take you deeper into mists. These include The Yai Sovereign of Storms, Cursed Soul of the Scorpion Samurai, and Fangs of Revenge.
Design Camp - The collaborative efforts of ENnie-award winning designers Ben McFarland, Brian Suskind, and ENnie-nominated designer Jaye Sonia, Design Camp is a return to patron-focused projects. Our first project, The Celestial Host, launched in September of 2016.
Bloodlines & Black Magic - Our newest campaign setting, Bloodlines & Black Magic is a modern, supernatural setting that is completely compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. You can find out more about Bloodlines & Black Magic right here.
Storm Bunny Presents - Our general line of multi-system support PDFs, Storm Bunny Presents brings GMs and players new options for all their games!
The World of Alessia - Our newest effort, The World of Alessia is coming in early 2018.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2375
|
__label__wiki
| 0.894394
| 0.894394
|
Two Russian helicopter pilots killed by 'Islamic State' in Syria
A helicopter called in by Syrian's government were shot down by "Islamic State." The aircraft ran out of ammunition while flying near Palmyra.
Two Russian pilots were killed in Syria on Saturday when their helicopter was shot down by "Islamic State," the Kremlin reported. The men had been part of an attack on an IS target in Syria's central Homs province.
Syrian army extends truce, but fighting rages on
NATO sends signals to Russia at Warsaw summit
NATO is not only planning to boost its forces in the East: The alliance wants to focus on counterterrorism and immigration on its southern flank. Bernd Riegert reports from the NATO summit in Warsaw. (09.07.2016)
New video shows 'IS' planning more attacks in Bangladesh
A new video released by the so-called "Islamic State" features a group of Bangladeshi jihadists who are planning more attacks in the South Asian nation. Experts say the government needs concrete plans to fight terrorism. (06.07.2016)
First displaced Syrians return to Palmyra
Hundreds of displaced residents of Palmyra have returned to inspect their houses for the first time since the "Islamic State" was ousted from the city. But the former tourist destination is still dangerous. (09.04.2016)
According to a statement from the Russian news agency Interfax, the airmen had run out of ammunition, leaving them vulnerable to enemy attack.
"The turning helicopter was hit by militants' gunfire from the ground and crashed in the area controlled by the Syrian government army," Interfax reported. "The crew died."
Russia's Defense Ministry reported that the pilots had been running a test flight with a Syrian Mi-25 helicopter near Palmyra when Syrian officers called for help in a clash with IS fighters.
Footage posted online by IS also confirmed the deaths. The video shows the aircraft being shot and spiraling to the ground while shouts of "it has fallen, God is the greatest" can be heard in the background.
The Russia-Syria military alliance has struggled to root out IS from the center of the country since reclaiming the ancient city of Palmyra in March. IS has repeatedly pushed back and announced its intentions to once again wrest the city from government control.
es/bk (AP, Reuters)
Related Subjects Syria, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev
Keywords Syria, Islamic State, Russia, pilots
Feedback: Send us an e-mail. Please include your name and country in your reply.
Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/1JMPX
War in Syria drives out Christian community 18.01.2020
Three months into Turkey's offensive, an ancient Christian community in Syria's northeast is experiencing a nightmare in a loop. With nowhere to go, their future looks increasingly bleak.
Germany jails jihadi for Syrian massacre 13.01.2020
An ex-member of al-Qaida affiliate Nusra Front has been sentenced to life in prison for involvement in a 2013 massacre of regime forces. Prosecutors have sought to jail war criminals who arrived in Germany as refugees.
Turkey arrests scores of suspected 'Islamic State' members 30.12.2019
Turkish police have launched a nationwide sweep against the jihadi group, netting more than 120 suspects. Memories are still raw of the 2017 New Year attack at an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people.
Australia fights fire devastation with multi-million tourism industry boost 50m ago
China unveils 17 new cases of mystery virus 1h ago
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2379
|
__label__wiki
| 0.688194
| 0.688194
|
Published X
A Research Agenda for Public Administration
Edited by Andrew Massey
This book addresses salient current issues in public administration research. It seeks to suggest where future research may or indeed ought to be focussed. To advocate the future routes for the development of research, this book is divided into themes, with a clear overlap between different approaches. The book has contributions that will assist students of public administration/public sector management and public policy, especially new PhD students, but will also be a useful resource for more established researchers to understand the major emerging issues within the field. Learn More
A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship
Edited by Anne de Bruin, Simon Teasdale
In the last two decades social entrepreneurship has grown in energy and impact as entrepreneurial spirit has increasingly turned to finding solutions for social, cultural and environmental issues. As social entrepreneurship has grown in popularity, so too has its academic study. A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship brings together contributions from developing paths in the field to signpost the directions ahead for the study of social entrepreneurship. Learn More
Dependent Self-Employment
Colin C. Williams, Ioana A. Horodnic
Dependent self-employment is widely perceived as a rapidly growing form of precarious work conducted by marginalised lower-skilled workers subcontracted by large corporations. Unpacking a comprehensive survey of 35 European countries, Colin C. Williams and Ioana Alexandra Horodnic map the lived realities of the distribution and characteristics of dependent self-employment to challenge this broad and erroneous perception. Learn More
Public Management as a Design-Oriented Professional Discipline
Michael Barzelay
While public management has become widely spoken of, its identity and character is not well-defined. Such disparity is an underlying problem in developing public management within academia, and in the eyes of practitioners. In this book, Michael Barzelay tackles the challenge of making public management into a true professional discipline. Barzelay argues that public management needs to integrate contrasting conceptions of professional practice. By pressing forward an expansive idea of design in public management, Barzelay formulates a fresh vision of public management in practice and outlines its implications for research, curriculum development and disciplinary identity. Learn More
2019 Hardback Price: $ 110.00 Web: $ 99.00
Edited by John S. Pedersen, Adrian Wilkinson
Big data and 'the package' of the digital society is de-mystified in this important book. A group of international experts frame the debates around big data and analyse its impact in different sectors in practice. They also examine whether big data and the digital society can deliver on its promises. Learn More
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2381
|
__label__wiki
| 0.570014
| 0.570014
|
Five outstanding questions in earth science
Even 15 years after the release of “Good Will Hunting,” there remains something appealing about watching the title character, a mathematically inclined janitor at MIT, scribble the solution to an unsolved mathematics problem on a hallway blackboard. In reality, there are a number of unsolved problems in mathematics, seven of which were designated in 2000 by the Clay Mathematics Institute as “Millennium Prize Problems,” each with a purse of $1,000,000. To date, only one has been solved.
Read more about Five outstanding questions in earth science
Neutralizing the rain: After much success in the battle against acid rain, challenges remain
Every Tuesday at 9 a.m., Dave Warner collects water from a white plastic 3.5-gallon tub that sits on a strip of tall grass between two cornfields at the University of Nebraska Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead, Neb. For more than 30 years, the bucket has collected all forms of precipitation — from hail to rain to snow — to be analyzed for nitric and sulfur oxides, the main components of acid rain.
Read more about Neutralizing the rain: After much success in the battle against acid rain, challenges remain
Energy Notes: February 2011-2012
Oil and petroleum imports data are preliminary numbers taken from the American Petroleum Institute’s Monthly Statistical Report. For more information visit www.api.org.
Read more about Energy Notes: February 2011-2012
No pre-Columbian deforestation of the western Amazon
Relying primarily on clues in soil cores, a research team has unearthed evidence that pre-Columbian western Amazonian people did not significantly disturb or alter interfluvial forests, contrary to previous suggestions.
Read more about No pre-Columbian deforestation of the western Amazon
New dates place Spanish cave art as oldest in Europe
But were the artists modern humans or Neanderthals?
Scientists have studied Paleolithic cave art for more than a century, but new research suggests paintings and carvings in some Spanish caves are thousands of years older than previously thought, which would make them the oldest cave art in Europe. The new evidence has left researchers wondering if the artists were modern humans or Neanderthals.
Read more about New dates place Spanish cave art as oldest in Europe
Down to Earth With: Snow Hydrologist Jeff Dozier
It’s mid-January. Snow hydrologist Jeff Dozier relaxes at his sister’s cabin near Lake Tahoe, his bare feet resting on a coffee table. His teenage son, who spent the day competing in a ski race, lounges on the couch beside his father, listening to music. Snacking on cheese and crackers, the two look utterly content.
Read more about Down to Earth With: Snow Hydrologist Jeff Dozier
Mineral Resource of the Month: Magnesium
Magnesium is the eighth-most abundant element in Earth’s crust, and the second-most abundant metal ion in seawater. Although magnesium is found in more than 60 minerals, only brucite, dolomite, magnesite and carnallite are commercially important for their magnesium content. Magnesium and its compounds also are recovered from seawater, brines found in lakes and wells, and bitterns (salts).
Read more about Mineral Resource of the Month: Magnesium
Blogging on EARTH: Rarity the only reason for Venus transit fever?
If you read one or more stories leading up to yesterday’s transit of Venus across the face of the sun (or if you followed #VenusTransit on Twitter), you likely learned that the transit is akin to a solar eclipse — when the moon crosses directly between Earth and the sun, temporarily blocking part or all of the latter from our view — with the caveat that Venus only blacks out a small dot of the sun because of its distance from Earth. So what was all the fuss about? What was it about the celestial equivalent of watching a marble roll slowly across a dinner plate that brought people out in droves, from professional and amateur scientists to casual observers and families with young children?
Read more about Blogging on EARTH: Rarity the only reason for Venus transit fever?
Voices: Italian quakes and deaths point to industrial facilities as death traps
On May 29, eighteen people died in northern Italy when a magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck near the town of Mirandola. Arguably, these deaths were preventable, and they bring up the questions of how we can prevent such deaths in the future. Building codes are key in protecting people. If the most modern buildings collapse while old ones remain standing, something is wrong.
Read more about Voices: Italian quakes and deaths point to industrial facilities as death traps
Venus in transit to the transit
5 June 2012 - Reader Elizabeth Talley snapped an iPhone photo of an ice ring around the sun yesterday afternoon in Port Charlotte, Fla., and unexpectedly also captured this image of Venus as it heads toward this evening’s rare celestial event — a transit of the sun. The seven-hour transit, during which the planet will appear as a small black disk moving across the solar face, will begin at 6:03 p.m.
Read more about Venus in transit to the transit
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2384
|
__label__cc
| 0.601979
| 0.398021
|
Getting there and getting around Guatemala's Volcan Pacaya
Shops, restaurants and hotels line Antigua’s famed cobblestone streets. Agua Volcano looms behind Santa Catalina Arch, which originally allowed nuns to cross from one side of the Santa Catalina convent to the other without going outside. Credit: ©iStockphoto.com/loca4motion.
Read more about Getting there and getting around Guatemala's Volcan Pacaya
Bubble accumulation could explain massive volcanic sulfur releases
The spectacular 1815 eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora spewed large amounts of sulfur gases into the atmosphere, which formed fine sulfur-rich particles that blocked sunlight and lowered global temperatures by more than half a degree Celsius, causing famine and death on a global scale.
Read more about Bubble accumulation could explain massive volcanic sulfur releases
Helium escape may help predict volcanic activity
Europe’s tallest active volcano, Mount Etna, rises 3,300 meters above the island of Sicily, which lies just off the coast of Italy’s “toe.” Within 100 kilometers of more than 3 million people, Etna frequently rumbles and occasionally belches. As recently as last May, explosions accompanied lava fountains and ash erupted from one of the volcano’s craters over several days. This was just one of many eruptions in a long line of events, with historical documents dating similar outbursts back to 1500 B.C. Scientists cannot pinpoint when Etna will next erupt, but in a new study in Geology, researchers have identified a clue that may help them better understand how the volcano’s inner plumbing system changes just prior to an eruption.
Read more about Helium escape may help predict volcanic activity
Researchers profile magma chamber beneath North Korean volcano
An enigmatic volcano straddling the border between North Korea and China has been investigated for the first time by an international team of seismologists. In 2013, researchers installed seismometers near the volcano — called Mount Paektu in North Korea and Changbaishan in China — to determine what was going on beneath the surface. The team’s results, detailed in a new study published in Science Advances, reveal a potential source of magma that may have created one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the last few thousand years — and that could cause the volcano to erupt again.
Read more about Researchers profile magma chamber beneath North Korean volcano
Benchmarks: July 1, 1912: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory officially becomes the first of its kind in U.S.
Living on the fringe of an active volcano in Hawaii is a precarious venture. Because Hawaii’s shield volcanoes aren’t prone to explosive activity, you’re typically not threatened by violent eruptions such as would occur at Mount St. Helens, for example. On the other hand, the slow-moving, unpredictable lava flows can still overtake your home, even if it has avoided years of previous eruptions.
Read more about Benchmarks: July 1, 1912: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory officially becomes the first of its kind in U.S.
Benchmarks: June 10, 1886: New Zealand’s Mount Tarawera erupts
On June 10, 1886, Mount Tarawera on New Zealand’s North Island erupted catastrophically, killing more than 100 people. With few warning signals, the explosive basaltic eruption caught many people by surprise as it rocked the mountain, forming fissures that extended for 17 kilometers into the adjacent Lake Rotomahana and Waimangu Valley.
Read more about Benchmarks: June 10, 1886: New Zealand’s Mount Tarawera erupts
Travels in Geology: Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: From parasitic cones to equatorial glaciers
Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro is the world’s tallest mountain that climbers can reach without technical means. The author decided to try it for herself, and brought back a lifetime of memories and dozens of photos of parasitic cones, equatorial glaciers, lava outcrops, volcanic vents and scenery to die for.
Read more about Travels in Geology: Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: From parasitic cones to equatorial glaciers
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2385
|
__label__wiki
| 0.603605
| 0.603605
|
Education South Africa
Quality EFL centres in South Africa
About EduSA
EduSA Quality Standards
EduSA membership
SAYTC
EduSA brochure
EduSA news
EduSA Centres
EduSA Full Members
EduSA Associate Members
EduSA Incubator Members
EduSA partners
FAQ’s about South Africa
Contact EduSA
Middle Eastern visa concessions a boon for South African EFL industry
saytcwebmanager
The South African Department of Home Affairs has implemented a major visa reform by allowing nationals from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to obtain visas on arrival in South Africa, removing the cumbersome barrier to entry of the visa application process. This has been in effect since…
EduSA partners with Divine Tours to take students off the beaten track
EduSA is proud to welcome on board our new partner tour provider, Divine Tours, who have presence throughout Southern Africa. Headed up by Errol Meyer and Ronell Smedley, Divine Tours takes foreigners off the beaten track, to a land of some other time where students can explore the mysteries of…
EDUSA implements bonding scheme to protect students’ interests
Education South Africa (EduSA) has recently setup a Voluntary Bonding Scheme (VBS) as a practical means to encourage language students from all over the world to securely enrol at South African English language schools. All member schools are part of the scheme and have made annual payments to a large insurance underwriter…
New chairperson nominated to represent Education South Africa
Education South Africa bade farewell to its long-serving Chairperson, Johannes Kraus, on 14th August 2019. Mr Kraus led the association with aplomb over the past five years, with the ambitious growth of the association accelerating at an unseen pace under his visionary leadership. EduSA achieved a number of notable, first-time…
First industry-wide English language teaching training in over 10 years comes to South Africa!
A combined effort of National Geographic Learning, EAQUALs, the University of Cape Town and EduSA brought about one of the first large-scale, professional development events in English Language Teaching in over a decade to Cape Town. Last week, over 70 teachers gave up their public holiday to attend the ELT…
LanguageCert partners with Education South Africa
We are very excited to announce that we have partnered with LanguageCert to offer the learners’ community a wide range of market-leading language certifications. This strategic partnership makes our shared vision of promoting excellence in the field of language testing come true, and raises awareness of the LanguageCert qualifications among…
EDUSA member schools now registered by the Department of Higher Education and Training
In what has turned out to be a landmark moment in the EFL industry in South Africa, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) of the Republic of South Africa, has finally granted Education South Africa (EduSA) and its member schools recognition and formal accreditation as Private Colleges. This…
ICEF Africa Workshop 2018
The inaugural ICEF Africa Workshop will take place in Cape Town and is set to be the premier networking and student recruitment event in Africa. As such, it will bring student recruitment agents from around the world interested in South Africa as a study destination and will connect international educators…
English language centre association initiates court action to resolve “unconstitutional rejection of study visas”
(Cape Town, 23rd August 2016) EduSA has submitted court papers challenging the South African government and policy makers about their failure to make proper allowance for visas for international students wishing to enter South Africa to study English as a foreign language. EduSA is the national association of English language…
BELTA and EduSA sign MOU
Press release BELTA and EduSA Sign Memorandum of Understanding to grow and develop the EFL market through service excellence KEYWORDS: EFL | South Africa | Brazil | EduSA | BELTA | MoU | Market Cooperation | Quality Assurance | Language Travel On Tuesday 8th December 2015, Education South Africa (EduSA)…
EF Swop Shop
EF Cape Town students are working on an exciting, meaningful project; in conjunction with Beyond Education. This project is a “Swop Shop” where members of a township community in Philippi will be able to collect plastic of all kinds and swop this for food, essential items and clothing. The plastic…
IH Cape Town shortlisted for STM Star Awards 2013
It gives me great pleasure to tell you that IH Cape Town has been shortlisted in the STM Star English Language School Southern Hemisphere 2013 category! Well done! All nominees will be announced in the August 2013 issue of Study Travel Magazine (in a special supplement). What are The STM…
EduSA Teacher Training Day 2011 – 16 July 2011
‘Education South Africa (EduSA) English language schools join forces to offer a day of teacher training’ The rapidly-growing TEFL industry (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) will be running their first Training Day, which is a culmination of extensive research, planning and industry support, as a precursor to the English…
Cape Town’s Green Market Square
The heart of the city of Cape town is one of its oldest landmarks, ‘Green Market Square’. Here you can experience walking on one of South Africa’s rare examples of cobblestone. The square’s uses have evolved from its regrettable days as a slave –trading location, to a vegetable market, a…
The 2010 Fifa World Cup in Cape Town
If the question on everyone’s lips prior to South Africa’s staging of the FIFA 2010 World Cup was “Can we make this work?’ then the resounding answer from South Africa and the world was “Yes we can!” and, indeed more accurately now, “Yes we did!” Hundreds of thousands of fans,…
EduSA hosts IALCA agents & journalists
During the month of November this year EduSA hosted six agents from the Italian Association of Language Consultants and Agents (IALCA) and three journalists for a week. The agents and journalists had a chance to visit all the participating schools (EC, LAL, IH, Inlingua, Interlink, Eurocentres, Shane Global, Kurus English…
Turkish Fam Trip
Education South Africa hosts Familiarization Trip for Turkish agents In August 2009, member schools of Education South Africa (EduSA) collaborated for the first time in hosting a Turkish Agent FAM Trip. These schools were: Good Hope Studies; Interlink; Inlingua; EC and Eurocentres. Eight agents from Turkey visited Cape Town, South…
EduSA launch
EduSA is officially launched in Cape Town Education South Africa (EduSA), formally known as ELTASA, celebrated its official launch, which was held in Cape Town on 20 October 2009. There were over 50 people in attendance, representing many different sectors of the industry and beyond: local govenment, tertiary institutions, regional…
ELTASA to become EduSA
2009 sees a year of transition for the English Language Travel Association of South Africa (ELTASA). For the last 12 months, the youth travel industry in South Africa has been in the process of establishing a new association which will represent every area of youth travel in the destination –…
International Students Declaration
The International Students Declaration was signed in 2012 by EduSA and other English language associations worldwide. Click here to read the declaration.
Copyright © 2020 Education South Africa | Theme by: Theme Horse | Powered by: WordPress
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2388
|
__label__wiki
| 0.553035
| 0.553035
|
United States telecommunications
Verizon disconnects 8,500 rural user accounts in the US
September 18th 2017 | United States | Internet | Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc will disconnect unprofitable accounts held by 8,500 rural customers from its wireless network, according to media reports on September 15th citing a company statement. These users will lose access to Verizon's service on October 17th.
The mobile operator issued notices of disconnection to these customers, holding about 19,000 lines across 13 US states, including Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, and Wisconsin. Verizon attributed its decision to the fact that these users lived outside areas where the company operated its own network. Consequently, they consume a significant amount of data while roaming on other operators' networks. The company claimed that the roaming costs raked up by these users exceed the tariff charged from them. It said that the move would apply to customers using both limited and unlimited packages.
This is the second such move by Verizon this year. In July, it disconnected a small number of users in rural areas who primarily roamed on other networks. The company has been fighting competition to retain its existing customers and gain new ones with unlimited data plans, which it started offering in mid-February, after a gap of five years.
Lower equity losses support Verizon’s bottom line in H1 2019
Verizon Q1 2019 profit up by 11% on lower expenses
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2389
|
__label__wiki
| 0.854893
| 0.854893
|
epo.org Website Feedback
Please spare just a few minutes to complete this survey on our website. You could be one of ten lucky winners of an EPO gym bag.
» Answer the questionnaire in English
Bitte nehmen Sie sich ein paar Minuten Zeit für eine Umfrage zu unserer Website. Als kleines Dankeschön verlosen wir unter den Umfrageteilnehmern zehn EPA-Sportbeutel.
» Zum Fragebogen auf Deutsch
Prenez quelques minutes de votre temps pour répondre à cette enquête sur notre site Internet et gagnez l'un des dix sacs de sport offerts par l'OEB.
» Vers le questionnaire en français
BoA bibliographic file
Enlarged Board of Appeal
President of the Boards of Appeal
About the Boards of Appeal
Boards of Appeal
Contact us using an online form
Frequently asked questions about the Boards of Appeal
Check the calendar of oral proceedings
Case Law conference highlights/recording
T 1059/05 () of 17.11.2005
European Case Law Identifier:
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T105905.20051117
IPC class:
B60R 21/32
Language of proceedings:
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 60.219K)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:
Title of application:
A seat weight measuring apparatus with failure detection
Applicant name:
TAKATA CORPORATION
Opponent name:
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 109
European Patent Convention 1973 R 67
Interlocutory revision - reimbursement of appeal fee (no)
Cited decisions:
G 0003/03
Citing decisions:
Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. The present case concerns European patent application No 99105117.8 and deals with a request for reimbursement of the appeal fee after rectification of the decision to refuse the application according to Article 109(1) EPC.
II. After a first communication and an annex to the summons dealing a.o. with the compliance of claim 1 with the requirements of clarity of Article 84 EPC oral proceedings were held on the 16th of November 2004 and the application was refused.
On the 20th of January 2005 the written decision and the minutes of the oral proceedings were posted. The decision explains that the application had to be refused because the subject-matter of claim 1 still did not fulfil the requirements of clarity of Article 84 EPC. In particular the Examining Division explained why it found that the terms "first polarity" and "second polarity" rendered the wording of the claim unclear.
Claim 1 forming the basis of the refusal reads as follows:
"1. An apparatus for measuring a weight of an automotive seat (5) including a weight of a passenger sitting on the automotive seat (5) by detecting loads at a plurality of corner portions of the automotive seat (5), said apparatus comprising:
a plurality of load sensors (1-4), arranged at said plurality of corner portions of the automotive seat (5), each load sensor (1-4) comprising a bridge configuration of a first resistor and a second resistor having resistances changing according to the amount of strain and having an output terminal connected to a first potential through the first resistor and to a second potential through the second resistor for outputting an output signal of the respective load sensor (1-4);
a calculation means (9) for calculating the weight of the automotive seat (5),
a detection means (8; 8a, 8b, 11; 8a, 16; 8a-8d, 11) is provided for detecting a difference between the output signal from one of said plurality of load sensors (1-4) corresponding to a first polarity and the output signal from another one of said plurality of load sensors (1-4) corresponding to a second polarity opposite to the first polarity; and
said calculation means (9) is provided for calculating the weight of the automotive seat (5) based on an output from said detection means (8; 8a, 8b, 11; 8a, 16; 8a-8d, 11)."
III. On the 17th of March 2005 the appellant lodged an appeal against the decision to refuse the application and paid the appeal fee.
On the 20th of May 2005 the appellant filed the statement setting out the grounds of appeal. At the same time it filed a new set of claims 1 to 9 as main request and maintained the former ones as auxiliary request.
Claim 1 according to the main request reads as follows:
"1. An apparatus for measuring a weight of an automotive seat (5) including a weight of a passenger sitting on the automotive seat (5) by detecting loads at a plurality of portions of the automotive seat (5), said apparatus comprising:
a plurality of load sensors (1-4) arranged at said plurality of portions of the automotive seat (5), each load sensor (1-4) comprising a bridge configuration of a first resistor and a second resistor having resistances changing according to the amount of strain and having an output terminal connected to a first potential through the first resistor and to a second potential through the second resistor for outputting an output signal of the respective load sensor (1-4); and a calculation means (9) for calculating the weight of the automotive seat (5),
a detection means (8; 8a, 8b, 11; 8a, 16; 8a-8d, 11) is provided for detecting a difference between the output signal from one of said plurality of load sensors (1-4) and the output signal from another one of said plurality of load sensors (1-4); and
said calculation means (9) is provided for calculating the weight of the automotive seat (5) based on an output from said detection means (8; 8a, 8b, 11; 8a, 16; 8a-Bd, 11)."
IV. With letter of the 9th of June 2005 the appellant was notified that rectification was ordered and that the decision to refuse the application was set aside.
V. With letter of the 14th of June 2005 the appellant requested reimbursement of the appeal fee and with letter of 19th of October 2005 filed a statement of the reasons why reimbursement of the appeal fee was considered appropriate.
The reasons brought forward can be summarized as follows:
When comparing the wording of claim 1 of the set of claims finally allowed by the Examining Division with the wording of claim 1 as refused during the oral proceedings of the 16th of November 2004 it was obvious that the Examining Division decided to grant a patent on the basis of substantially the same claims. It was also obvious from the decision to refuse the application that the Examining Division had based its decision on a completely incorrect understanding of the claimed invention as had been made clear in the statement setting out the grounds of appeal.
Furthermore incomplete and incorrect examination of the application and of the appellant's argumentation as put forward in several responses during the examining procedure had lead to the refusal which thus could have been avoided by proper consideration of these arguments.
As a consequence of this attitude of the Examining Division, the appellant was forced to file an appeal resulting in extra costs.
Hence the refusal of the application was the result of a procedural violation and since in the meantime the Examining Division has ordered rectification, all the requirements of Rule 67 EPC are fulfilled for reimbursement of the appeal fee.
Reasons for the Decision
1. The request of the appellant is a request for reimbursement of the appeal fee following interlocutory revision according to Article 109(1) EPC. According to G 3/03 (OJ EPO 2005, page 344) the present board is competent to deal with this request.
2. The appeal complies with the requirements of Articles 106 to 108 and Rule 64 EPC, it is therefore admissible.
3. Rule 67 EPC concerning the reimbursement of the appeal fee states in its first sentence that "reimbursement of the appeal fee shall be ordered in the event of interlocutory revision or where the Board of Appeal deems an appeal to be allowable, if such reimbursement is equitable by reason of a substantial procedural violation."
The second part of the sentence starting with "if such reimbursement" refers both to interlocutory revisions and appeals, see in particular T 939/95(OJ EPO 1998, page 481, reasons 2.1), and not only to appeals.
Thus, reimbursement of the appeal fee is not an automatic consequence of the rectification of the decision.
On the contrary Rule 67 requires two further conditions to be fulfilled before the reimbursement of the appeal fee can be allowed, namely that a substantial procedural violation has occurred and that reimbursement is held to be equitable.
4. In the present case the appellant seems to consider that the procedural violation lies in the fact that the Examining Division properly considered neither the content of the application nor the appellant's argumentation presented in several responses and during the oral proceedings.
Evidence for this behaviour can allegedly be seen in the fact that the Examining Division proposed the grant of the patent on the basis of a claim 1 substantially identical to the one forming the basis for the refusal.
5. In the Board's view this clearly cannot amount to a substantial procedural violation.
The Examining Division has to assess the content of the application and the arguments presented by the appellant in a bona fide manner in accordance with the circumstances of the case. The fact that by examining the technical and procedural aspects of the case and the conformity with the EPC the Examining Division may make possible errors of judgment does not constitute a substantial procedural violation as is established jurisprudence of the Boards of Appeal. Furthermore the appellant has not presented any convincing evidence for the Examining Division having exercised its duty of examining the case in an abusive way.
In addition, in the present case it is to be noted that by amending the wording of claim 1 so as not to comprise anymore the word "polarity", the appellant specifically addressed the objection raised by the Examining Division so that claim 1 according to the main request cannot be said to be substantially identical to the one refused.
The Examining Division thus was fully within its rights to decide the grant of a patent on the basis of this amended claim 1 if after consideration of the amendments made and of the arguments developed in the statement of the ground of appeal it considered that the former objections no longer apply or were no longer convincing.
6. No procedural violation being established, the main condition stated in Rule 67 EPC for the reimbursement of the appeal fee is not fulfilled so that there is no need to examine whether it would have been equitable to reimburse the appeal fee.
For these reasons it is decided that:
The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2393
|
__label__cc
| 0.643106
| 0.356894
|
Attentiveness in Japanese Relational Networks
Metapragmatics of Attentiveness - A Study in Interpresonal and Cross-cultural Pragmatics - Saeko Fukushima
Saeko Fukushima [+-]
Tsuru University
Saeko Fukushima is Professor in the Department of English at Tsuru University in Japan. She has published Requests and Culture: Politeness in British English and Japanese (Peter Lang 2000/2002/2003) and articles in edited volumes and international journals such as Journal of Politeness Research, Journal of Pragmatics, Language Sciences, Multilingua, Pragmatics and World Englishes. Her research interests include cross-cultural pragmatics, intercultural pragmatics, sociopragmatics, pragmalinguistics, politeness, and metapragmatics.
4.1. Emic understandings of attentiveness 4.2. Attentiveness and politeness
Fukushima, Saeko. Attentiveness in Japanese Relational Networks. Metapragmatics of Attentiveness - A Study in Interpresonal and Cross-cultural Pragmatics. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. Mar 2020. ISBN 9781781797242. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=35235. Date accessed: 19 Jan 2020 doi: 10.1558/equinox.35235. Mar 2020
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2396
|
__label__wiki
| 0.616693
| 0.616693
|
Mr Bertram Slade
Home Mr Bertram Slade
Mr Bertram Slade, 26, was born in Hampshire. He signed on to the Titanic on 6 April 1912 as a fireman.
On the morning of 10 April he and his brothers Alfred and Thomas were drinking together in The grapes pub together with their lodger V. Penney and several fellow shipmates.
One of whom, John Podesta later recalled:
I got up on the morning of April 10th and made off down to the ship for eight o'clock muster, as is the case on all sailing days, which takes about an hour. As the ship is about to sail at about twelve o'clock noon most of us firemen and trimmers go ashore again until sailing time. So off we went [with] several others I knew on my watch, which was 4 to 8. My watch-mate, whose name was William Nutbean and I went off to our local public-house for a drink in the Newcastle Hotel. We left about eleven fifteen making our way toward the docks. Having plenty of time we dropped into another pub called the Grapes, meeting several more ship-mates inside. So having another drink about six of us left about ten minutes to twelve and got well into the docks and toward the vessel. With me and my mate were three brothers named Slade: Bertram, Tom and Alfred.
We were at the top of the main road and a passenger train was approaching us from another part of the docks. I heard the Slades say, "Oh, let the train go by". But me and Nutbean crossed over and managed to board the liner. Being a long train, by the time it passed, the Slades were too late, and the gangway was down leaving them behind. So it seemed they did not have to go.
As a result Penney and the Slades were listed as having deserted the ship.
Bertram was living at 14 Bond Street, Southampton when he died on 17 October 1943 age 59 in Hants Hospital, Southampton and was buried 21st October in a pauper's grave with 9 Other people with no relation to him in Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton (section E3, plot 8 unmarked grave).
Name: Mr Bertram Slade
Last Residence: at 21 Chantry Road Southampton, Hampshire, England
Occupation: Fireman
Engineering Crew
Disembarked: Southampton
Died: Sunday 17th October 1943 aged 59 years
Buried: Hollybrook Cemetery Southampton, Hampshire, England on Thursday 21st October 1943.
(2020) Bertram Slade Encyclopedia Titanica (ref: #2854, updated 13th January 2020 10:58:59 AM)
URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-biography/slade-b.html
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2400
|
__label__cc
| 0.718824
| 0.281176
|
Huge offshore energy supplies predicted
The UK could meet its electricity needs more than five times over using offshore renewables, according to a report funded by the UK governments and energy companies
The UK could meet its electricity needs more than five times over using offshore renewables, according to a report funded by the UK governments and energy companies.1
The Offshore Valuation study, written by Boston Consulting, is seen as the most comprehensive study into the UK’s offshore wind, wave and tidal resource.
It says offshore renewables could practically provide 2,131 terawatt hours of electricity a year. This takes account of environmental and technical constraints. UK demand in 2008 was about 400TWh.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2402
|
__label__wiki
| 0.583987
| 0.583987
|
Britney, Pitney and vocal fry
February 2, 2012 /6 Comments/in Speech Talk /by Geoff Lindsey
A phonetic drama unfolded during December when a recent article from the Journal of Voice was sexed up by Science Now (“UP TO THE MINUTE NEWS FROM SCIENCE”):
A curious vocal pattern has crept into the speech of young adult women who speak American English: low, creaky vibrations, also called vocal fry. Pop singers, such as Britney Spears, slip vocal fry into their music as a way to reach low notes and add style. Now, a new study of young women in New York state shows that the same guttural vibration—once considered a speech disorder—has become a language fad… Historically, continual use of vocal fry was classified as part of a voice disorder that was believed to lead to vocal cord damage.
In short, Britney is a danger to your daughters’ throats. Britain’s Daily Mail eagerly took the take-home message home:
There is a danger in speaking like this… the speech habit can cause contact granulomas… painful lesions on the vocal cords…
Fortunately there was a response of measured objectivity in a post on Language Log by leading phonetician Mark Liberman. His main complaint was against the alleged novelty (and sex-specificity) of the phenomenon – “creeping in” or “still here”? – and he sensibly called for real quantitative analysis:
The research… doesn’t raise the issue of changes over time, or even of differences between males and females… It may well be true that there’s cultural variation in the prevalence of vocal fry… There’s plenty of evidence out there to look at, in the form of recordings across time and space, and I look forward to seeing the results when they emerge… It’s too bad, though, that Science Now wrote the story as if this research had already been done!
Liberman’s post (including its Update) is valuable, but it skims over a mixture of issues that I think we can usefully disentangle:
(1) Is or was vocal fry used more by some groups of speakers than by others, and if so, which groups?
(2) Where use of vocal fry is more extensive, is it phonologically indiscriminate or conditioned?
(3) Does vocal fry carry any cultural or other connotations?
(4) Is vocal fry distinct from other kinds of irregular phonation?
(5) Is the use of vocal fry in speech distinct from its use in singing?
As a preliminary, let’s clarify what we’re talking about. “Vocal fry” is a term widely used in the USA for very low frequency voicing – the vocal cords vibrating far less often per second than in normal voice. Such voicing is often (but not always) irregular, with successive vibrations differing in duration and/or size. Brits more commonly use the term “creaky voice”. “Fry” vividly describes the irregular variety (like the bubbling of a frying pan), while “creak” evokes the more regular kind, which resembles the sound of an unoiled door-hinge. But the regular and irregular kinds seem never to be systematically differentiated in language. Here are waveforms and clips of the relatively regular and irregular kinds, respectively:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/creak.mp3
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/fry.mp3
To address my issues (1) and (2), I think we can identify various degrees of vocal fry use in English:
First degree: occasional/optional use of vocal fry in stretches of utterances where the default is low-pitched normal voicing.
Second degree: common/default use of vocal fry for those stretches of utterances which are phonologically low.
Third degree: more extensive use of vocal fry to include e.g. phonologically high accents.
I’d say that the first degree of vocal fry is the universal default. In other words, I’d expect that in most speech communities of the world, some speakers sometimes use vocal fry where low-pitched normal voicing is the usual thing. I don’t think the first degree ever catches anyone’s attention.
It’s the second degree that sticks out more. It used to be said (e.g. when I was an undergraduate at University College London in the late 70s) that creak was common at the ends of intonational falls produced by male speakers of RP (Received Pronunciation). Here’s a classic of the kind (Pathé newsreel, 1932):
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/pathe.mp3
This gentleman produces two intonational falls, on Road and May, but only creaks at the end of the second (pre-pausal) one. Some RP males were more consistent in using fry on phonologically low material. The English film star George Sanders, who played suave bounders in Hollywood and voiced the tiger Shere Khan in Disney’s Jungle Book, turned male-RP creak into a trade mark:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/george_sanders.mp3
(The regular and irregular clips above were from Sanders’ Khan and play respectively.)
This kind of male British creak could still sound up-to-date in the swinging sixties:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/bond_james_bond.mp3
An American contemporary of Sanders with characteristic fry-termination was Hollywood sex symbol Mae West. Liberman gives this clip of her famous “Why don’t you come up some time and see me?”:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/mae_west.mp3
So Liberman is certainly right to suspect that vocal fry is not a recent invention. But second degree fry has not been consistent over time. The male-RP pattern now seems extremely old-fashioned; Science Now is decades out of date when it claims (my emphasis)
anecdotal reports suggest that the behavior is much more common in women. (In British English, the pattern is the opposite.)
In part, I’m persuaded that American fry has genuinely increased precisely because this hasn’t happened to anything like the same extent in Britain. I don’t have stats, but from a London perspective the prevalence of creak among American students and tourists is pretty distinctive. Then there’s the media. Here’s an ad for Airbnb:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/airbnb.mp3
This actress, like George Sanders, is clearly using vocal fry as her default for post-fall intonation (what the traditional British analysis calls “low tails”). I doubt that you’ll find many American ads from twenty or even ten years ago with second degree vocal fry like this. And you’d have to search a long time to find a British advertisement with the same phenomenon, though admittedly there are signs that the newer American fry is developing a British counterpart: here is Emma Watson (Hermione in the Harry Potter films) saying to antagonise her:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/tuh_antagonise.mp3
What of third degree vocal fry? The extreme case would be something like “Tony”, the imaginary friend who possesses the boy Danny in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980):
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/tony_shining.mp3
In more natural speech, at least some younger Americans, at least some of the time, use creak not only on intonational tails but also on phonologically high accents. I just stumbled on this from a male teenager on YouTube:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/male_teen_fry.mp3
And about ten years ago in a Vermont ski resort, I found myself on a long cable car ride with two male snowboarders whose entire conversation, I swear, was in vocal fry. Which suggests that Science Now is not quite “UP TO THE MINUTE” on the story of increasing American fry, nor on the mark about sex differences.
So – moving on to issue (3) – if vocal fry is not just a universal constant, but rather is used more extensively by some groups and at some times, what does it connote? Is it just an arbitrary indexical marker of these groups, or is there some overall sound-symbolic association?
Liberman cites some research on Chicana/o English which suggests that the “meaning” of vocal fry may be very unclear. But I think some generalizations can be made. People naturally creak when they’re physiologically very relaxed, for example when sliding towards or out of sleep. Of course the semiotics of “relaxation” will be highly context dependent. When Mae West’s speech signalled a “relaxed” attitude in sexual allusions, many were shocked in an era that was very unrelaxed about sex. George Sanders’ characters are typically ominous, but they threaten in a “relaxed” manner – as if malfeasance is routine to them – which is all the more sinister. I don’t know any Chicano gangsters as mentioned by Liberman, but it wouldn’t surprise me to find them using the George Sanders trick.
In The phonetic description of voice quality (1980) John Laver says that extensive vocal fry “signals bored resignation”, but again we have to take context into account. If a speaker is simultaneously signalling engagement, then the “relaxation” of vocal fry can suggest “knowingness”. I think this is characteristic of the Airbnb ad, and of the YouTube teen telling us we’d be better off listening to the song.
The “relaxed-knowing” connotation of fry-termination makes it the converse of Uptalk, which connotes a need to know – specifically, to know that the hearer is following the speaker. If the Airbnb actress switched her creaky tails into Uptalk, she would seem far less knowing and far less sure of herself, which is exactly why we don’t get much Uptalk from the narrators of commercials. But this kind of sound-symbolism is a meta-phenomenon: for some speakers, vocal fry and/or Uptalk clearly become neutral defaults. I’ve certainly overheard more than one person (American, youngish) whose speech used two main terminations: Uptalk non-finally, vocal fry finally. This is the kind of pattern:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/uptalk_creak.mp3
Liberman’s tentative illustration of the Chicano voice quality comes from Cheech Marin’s Born in East LA:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/cheech.mp3
Liberman is surely right to suspect that this is not canonical creak. Rather – this is my issue (4) – it’s the so-called “vocal growl” used by Louis Armstrong, Fozzie Bear and death metal vocalists, and it involves the epiglottis and/or the false vocal folds:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/satchmo_death.mp3
We can clearly see the differences between vocal fry and ventricular/epiglottal growl in a magnificent video of the Australian “vocal adventurer” Mal Webb undergoing nasendoscopic (and partly stroboscopic) laryngoscopy as he demonstrates a variety of phonation types. I don’t know whether Cheech’s use of vocal growl in speech is a Chicano thing, but his sung growl obviously resembles Bruce Springsteen’s rough phonation in the original Born in the USA which Cheech is referencing. Growl differs from fry both articulatorily (it’s usually effortful) and semiotically (it clearly doesn’t signal relaxation).
Singing finally brings us to issue (5) – is speakers’ fry distinct from singers’ fry? – and to the original scapegoat, Britney Spears. The Daily Mail article helpfully links to the incriminating video of …Baby One More Time:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/britney.mp3
It’s clear that most of the creak in this song doesn’t even count as second degree speech fry. Most the time Britney is simply using the long-established pop singer’s trick of beginning phrases with vocal fry. Here’s Bono:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/bono.mp3
And we can certainly disregard’s Science Now‘s claim that “singers, such as Britney Spears, slip vocal fry into their music as a way to reach low notes”. In the following clip, Britney creaks on the opening syllable I, which is set musically to the note C, then she comfortably sings the E-flat a major sixth lower on the final melismatic syllable go:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/britney_low.mp3
So creaky speech and this kind of singer’s fry are basically different. Spoken fry is chiefly associated with endings, specifically those following intonational falls. Singers’ fry is chiefly associated with beginnings, as the singers “find” their initial pitch. The endings of sung phrases, by contrast, are typically sustained and not liable to creak.
However, some singers go considerably beyond this. For my money …Baby One More Time is out-fried by Gene Pitney’s creak anthem, Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa:
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/audio/blog_audio/tulsa.mp3
As far as I’m aware, this 1963 hit didn’t prompt any scarifying articles about granulomas. Of course Pitney was male, and he wasn’t half-wearing a school uniform. Vocal fry comes and goes, but some people are still bothered by women with… relaxed attitudes.
https://www.englishspeechservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/creaky_britney1.jpg 244 300 Geoff Lindsey https://www.englishspeechservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/blue-mono-logo-small.png Geoff Lindsey2012-02-02 22:57:112015-07-25 21:44:57Britney, Pitney and vocal fry
THAT’s an example of extreme fry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDrIpdSMea4
Whopsie, I meant this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIPVwQ983q8&feature=related
Ignore the previous one 🙂
Sylvain Navarro says:
This is a brilliant article… no wait, it’s a brilliant blog!
By the way:
posting ANY ten seconds of a Noam Chomsky interview would be a good example of constant vocal fry.
Geoff Lindsey says:
I guess you don’t get any more “knowing” than Noam. (Actually, I think the degree of fry in his interviews has increased with age. But then he probably just gets ever more knowing…)
Kesha has got to be a big vocal fryer!
http://youtu.be/3taEuL4EHAg
British intonation: Meghan teaches us
Notre Dame: note what it’s not
American glottal conspiracy?
Thirty-free
People fool in love (extended mix)
The CUBE searchable dictionary
British English just got more American
To infinity – and beyond reasonable doubt
Grim Grimsby
Sblended (exdended)
Lucas quiz – the answers
May the quiz be with you
Seeing the FLEECE diphthong
Standard Southern British – vowel symbols
Fings to come
Accent of evil
Popula culcha
Blotchy Sochi
GOOSE backing
Linking r
The merger that never quite was
The demise of happY laxing
Our favourite wince
The vowel space
Rebooting buttocks?
Morgen – a suitable case for treatment
The fallac[ɪj]of schwee
Funny old vowels
Vodka martini – tapped not curled
The demise of ʊə as in CURE
The demise of ɪə as in NEAR
The demise of eə as in SQUARE
Quiz – the answers
Ear-training quiz for non-natives
The British English vowel system
STRUT for Dummies
Eminem and the “gay lisp”
Chinese New Year – Red V For Victory?
Smoothing, then and now
Le FOOT vowel
Vodka martini – bunched, not curled
Can’t anyone do Cameron?
Accent of the Year / sibilants in MLE
It wasn’t acceptable in the 80s
Pannettawwwwwneh
Refayned English is an ex-accent
Speech Talk blog
CUBEwordsFollow
CUBEwords@CUBEwords·
#intern #pronunciation NOUN: ɪ́ n t əː n • ˈɪntɜːn • IN-turn VERB: ɪ n t ə́ː n • ɪnˈtɜːn • in-TURN https://t.co/QbyZV27d6o
#SirKeirStarmer 'Sir Keir Starmer' #pronunciation s ə k ɪ́ː s t ɑ́ː m ə • sə kɪə ˈstɑːmə • suh KEER STAA-muh https://t.co/xkUxMcwS9V
© Copyright - english speech services
Chinese New Year – Red V For Victory? Eminem and the “gay lisp”
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2403
|
__label__cc
| 0.69975
| 0.30025
|
Stay updated Sign in Log out
Helping ambitious businesses grow internationally
Burger Icon - Mobile Navigation
Make global connections
Partnering opportunity
H2020 MSCA: German large company looking for researcher with expertise in collaborative robotics, autonomous vehicles, AI
Opportunity ID:
RDDE20191106001
Partner expertise sought
Advantages and innovations
The Germany-based global leader in industrial trucks, related services and supply chain solutions is looking for a PhD/experienced researcher from outside Germany to develop a joint MSCA IF Society & Enterprise Panel Research proposal for the call 2020. The joint project to be developed together shall be in one of the following fields: collaborative robotics, autonomous vehicles, AI (artificial intelligence).
Partner sought
Individual researcher from outside Germany to develop a joint research proposal for the next MSCA call. The researcher would move to Germany for the duration of the project.
The researcher must have a profile in one of the following topics: • Collaborative robotic systems: manipulation and handling of objects, advanced machine-to-human interaction (human-robot, robot-robot), environmental perception/cognition • Autonomous vehicles/systems: autonomous intelligent navigation and localisation, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, automation technology • Artificial Intelligence: Image/gesture recognition, smart learning robotic systems (machine intelligence, machine learning), data analysis/analytics and algorithms. Due to the nature of MSCA IF SE, it is not possible at this stage to give more details on the content of a possible project. This will be done together with the researcher once a matching has taken place. With a large research department, the company is able to accomodate many research ideas in the fields mentioned above and formulated by the researcher, once he/she starts collaborating with the company. The funding of an MSCA IF SE project is up to 24 months but the eventual duration of the project to be proposed depends on the research idea and the profile of the scientist and is subject to negotation between the researcher and the company. The role of the researcher will be to implement the research project at and with the company. In line with the MSCA IF SE call, he will be employed by the company for the duration of the project. The use of the IP to be generated and other technology transfer issues will be negotiated between the researcher and the company. Beyond conducting the actual research project, the researcher will also receive training in innovation and business development. The company is part of a group which is a global leader in industrial trucks, related services and supply chain solutions. Across more than 100 countries worldwide, the group designs, builds and supports logistics solutions that optimize material and information flow within factories, warehouses and distribution centers. The group is the largest manufacturer of industrial trucks in Europe, the second-largest producer of forklifts globally and a leading provider of automation technology. The group's world-renowned brands are clear industry leaders. The newest addition to the group is a global leader in automated material handling, providing a comprehensive range of intelligent supply chain and automation solutions. Other major brands serve the premium industrial truck segment. Another group member focuses on industrial trucks in the economy segment. Among the group's regional industrial truck brand companies, there is the largest supplier of material handling products in France and a leading provider of industrial trucks in India. With an installed base of more than 1.4 million industrial trucks and over 6,000 installed systems, the group's customer base includes companies in all industries and of all sizes on six continents. The group has more than 33,000 employees and generated revenue of EUR8 billion in 2017.
We’ll discuss with you
We put the right partners in touch
EEN help you find the right partner, rather than you going it alone.
Our role is to review and collate the most suitable submissions, and then send them to the client who posted the opportunity. We consult with you, and the client, to make the process professional and easy.
These are live opportunities. Your registration of interest on the site is just like a professional approach to a business at a networking event. To stand the best chance of success, make your submission really sing. Sell why the client who posted the opportunity should work with you. Excite them. Ask questions. Try and avoid copy and pasting words from elsewhere.
Once the client has chosen their partner, we'll introduce them over email and keep in touch with both parties to see how it's going. Sometimes things progress quickly. Sometimes because of changing priorities for either party, things progress slowly, but you never know - your next big business break could start right here.
?What value does EEN add?
First we need to check you’re human.
Verify with an email address and continue Sign into my account
Show password Forgotten your password?
Thank you for verifying your email. We have sent you a confirmation email containing a 6 digit verification code to unlock the form below
Not received your email? Send again
Enter your email to unlock the form below
We just need to check you're a real person. We'll send you a confirmation email containing a 6 digit verification code to use once you've completed the form below.
If you're not from the UK, please contact your local EEN branch.
Short description of your organisation, activities, products and services
This is your pitch: remember to include your unique selling points (USP) and why someone would want to do business with you
What interests you about this opportunity and what do you expect of that organisation?
Tell us why you are a good fit for this opportunity, and why you think you're the right people for this partnership
Is there anything further you would like to know about this opportunity?
If there's anything additional, or commercially sensitive you'd like to know about this opportunity, please let us know
Enter your 6 digit code to continue
When you entered your email address above, we emailed you a code to verify you're human and have access to that account.
?What's this?
To finish up, we just need some extra details about you and your company
Please contact us to let us help your business
Copyright © 2020 Crown copyright | All Rights Reserved
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2404
|
__label__wiki
| 0.661219
| 0.661219
|
Stop Focusing on What's Urgent and Prioritize What's Important
While it may feel good to conquer something urgent, you probably aren't getting anywhere by succumbing to "pinball syndrome."
Image credit: wesvandinter | Getty Images
Todd Davis
Chief People Officer at FranklinCovey
November 2, 2017 7 min read
The truth is that, with practically every worthwhile job or career, we can all get caught up in the "pinball syndrome." Think of a pinball machine as a metaphor for all the urgent things that demand our attention throughout the day. And while we may not feel like we're playing a game, per se, when accomplishing such tasks, we might feel attracted to (or even seduced by) the rapid pace and focus that's required to get them done. Add a small endorphin rush as we check off the next item on our to-do list, and it's easy to see how the urgent can feel gratifying, even addictive at times. The challenge is that some of the urgencies might also be important, but the allure of the game gives everything equal weight. As a result, we can end up spending time and energy on the less important. In the words of author J.K. Rowling's Albus Dumbledore, "Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them."
Related: First Things First: The 5 Secrets to Prioritization
Urgent things act on us; they compete for our attention and insist on a response. Consider the horrific example of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, bound from New York to Miami on Dec. 29, 1972. The jumbo jet had a full load of holiday passengers as it began its final descent toward the Miami International Airport. When the crew pulled the handle to lower the landing gear, one of the lights failed to turn green.
In this case, the nose-gear light had remained off, meaning that either the nose wheel hadn't safely come down and locked into place, or that the bulb itself had burned out. The pilot radioed the control tower: "Well, ah, tower, this is Eastern 401. It looks like we're gonna have to circle; we don't have a light on our nose gear yet."
The tower directed the plane to change its approach and climb back to two thousand feet. They set the autopilot to a looping race-track pattern and turned their attention to the light. The captain and the first officer attempted to replace the bulb, but discovered that the cover had jammed. After working unsuccessfully to get it out, the engineer joined in, but likewise couldn't get the light to budge.
The copilot suggested they use a handkerchief to get a better grip, but whatever they ended up trying didn't help. The engineer finally suggested pliers, but warned that if they forced it, they could end up breaking the mechanism. The crew kept at it, throwing out expletives as they struggled to get the light bulb out and replaced with another.
Related: 3 Ways Staying on the Offensive Improves Productivity
The cockpit voice recorder captured the second officer next, "We did something to the altitude."
"What?" the captain replied, confused.
"We're still at two thousand feet, right?" the copilot asked.
The captain then uttered his last words: "Hey, what's happening here?"
The microphone captured the sounds of the airliner flying itself into the Everglades, taking the lives of 101 passengers and crew.
The final report cited pilot error as the cause of the crash, stating that "the failure of the flight crew to monitor the flight instruments during the final four minutes of flight, and to detect an unexpected descent soon enough to prevent impact with the ground. Preoccupation with a malfunction ... distracted the crew's attention from the instruments and allowed the descent to go unnoticed."
While this example is extreme, solving the problem of the landing gear light was certainly urgent. Landing the airplane safely, however, was of paramount importance. Unfortunately, in their zeal to address the urgent, the crew got distracted and unintentionally lost sight of what mattered most.
In the workplace, urgencies tend to be easy to identify, like picking up the phone, answering a text or clicking an email. But, as the example of Flight 401 illustrates, the tendency to confuse what's urgent with what's important can have long-standing consequences. Like the next ball being served up to us by the pinball machine, it's a constant press of urgencies that act on us: They vie for our immediate intention.
Related: Either You Run the Organization or the Organization Will Run You
By contrast, important things often require us to act on them. Important things are those that contribute to our values and align to our highest goals. They are intentional and long-term rather than ad hoc and transitory. In almost all cases, they include important relationships.
The nature of the pinball syndrome is to confuse urgency with importance. And since organizations often reward urgent behaviors (because by their very nature they're easy to recognize), work can provide a powerful incentive to pull the plunger back and play round after round. Of course, urgencies will come up that require our attention.
Many things are both urgent and important. When I talk about avoiding the pinball syndrome, I'm not advocating that we step away from the game altogether, but rather, that we differentiate between when we must play and when we choose to play. The pinball game is rigged and, in the end, will eventually have its way. Despite whatever totals we've racked up on the scoreboard, or the long hours we've devoted over nights and weekends, the ball eventually slips through. Any win is temporary at best, and we're only given a small respite before the score resets and the next ball ratchets into place. It's what we do in that moment -- between reaching for the plunger and taking our hands off and stepping back -- that will make all the difference.
Related: You're Too Busy? No, You're Not. Here's Why.
Resisting the allure of the game isn't easy. It requires that we delay gratification and take the long-term view. With that in mind, here are two suggestions that may help:
Set goals that matter.
Reflect on what's important to you at the deepest and most meaningful levels. Be specific. This process is how a GPS works -- we need to identify a destination first to calculate which roads will get us there most directly. The more exact the address, the better the chance we'll arrive. Goals that matter are those that are typically centered on strengthening relationships, planning for the future, and personal improvement.
Choose your weekly priorities carefully.
Rather than just a to-do list, think about which activities will have the greatest impact on your relationships and the outcomes you care most about. Consider which actions would build trust, make work easier for people, help you be more patient in your dealings with others, or create value for your customers. Try thinking about your weekly calendar as rows of empty containers, each limited by a finite amount of space (i.e., time). People who suffer from the pinball syndrome kid themselves into believing they can fit everything in -- all the numerous small and urgent tasks along with the fewer, more valuable and important ones. We tend to focus on the quick wins first, shoving as many urgent tasks into our limited containers as we can.
And although the containers are full, they're not often filled with meaningful accomplishments. But, here's the problem: Once these limited spaces fill up with urgencies, the important things naturally fall by the wayside. If we thoughtfully identify and schedule the most important things first (the priorities that require us to act on them rather than react to them), what falls by the wayside are the urgent, less important things.
And because they're less important, we won't get derailed if they don't get done right away.
From GET BETTER: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work by Todd Davis. Copyright © 2017 by Franklin Covey Co. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Napoleon Hill's Success Masters
Elephants Before Unicorns
Stress-Less Leadership
Entrepreneur Voices on Company Culture
Entrepreneur Voices on Strategic Management
The Importance of Respecting Your Priorities
How to Say 'No' More Often: Why Every Entrepreneur Needs a 'To-Don't' List
A Good Way to Get More Things Off Your To-Do List Is Adding More to Your Not-to-Do List
Busy Is As Busy Does
15 Signs You Need a Social-Media Cleanse
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2405
|
__label__cc
| 0.726227
| 0.273773
|
Home / Living Room / Books / Bauhaus
Home Products Accessories Books Bauhaus
Author Magdalena Droste
Buy Bauhaus now
TAGSArchitecture BooksBauhausBlack AccessoriesBlack BooksCoffee Table BooksMagdalena Droste
Bauhaus – In a fleeting fourteen year period, sandwiched between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideals for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology to be applied across painting, sculpture, design, architecture, film, photography, textiles, ceramics, theatre, and installation. As much an intense personal community as a publicly minded collective, the Bauhaus was first founded by Walter Gropius, and counted Josef and Anni Albers, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Oskar Schlemmer, Gunta Stolzl, Marianne Brandt and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe among its members. Between its three successive locations in Weimar, Dessau and Berlin, the school fostered charismatic and creative exchange between teachers and students, all varied in their artistic styles and preferences, but united in their idealism and their interest in a work of art across different practices and media. This book celebrates the adventurous innovation of the Bauhaus movement, both as a trailblazer in the development of modernism, and as a paradigm of art education, where an all-encompassing freedom of creative expression and cutting-edge ideas led to functional and beautiful creations.
Hay Anything Tape Dispenser
Neff Slide & Hide Oven with FullSteam
est recommends for you
Joseph Dirand: Interior
Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes
Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses
Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita
Edward Weston: Forms of Passion
Wilder Mann: The Image of the Savage
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2406
|
__label__wiki
| 0.555923
| 0.555923
|
Home Germany-Startups Europe’s deve...
Europe’s developer-focused job platform Honeypot launches in Amsterdam
Ieva Treija
Honeypot – Europe’s developer-focused job platform – officially launched in Amsterdam today. According to Honeypot data, Amsterdam is the second most popular city for developers in Europe. Honeypot is already active in Berlin and Hamburg and has now just expanded to Munich and Amsterdam.
On the Honeypot platform, companies apply to developers and the coders can then decide whether they want to have an interview with a certain company or not. All developers on Honeypot have been screened through “Good Deeds” – the company’s code analysis algorithm for open source contributions or through automated coding challenges. A new group of developers is made visible each week to keep the platform fresh. They are visible for three weeks.
Honeypot’s developers are from all around the world, with about two-thirds deriving from the EU. The rest come from central developer hubs – Russia, Brazil and India. Currently Honeypot also offers free visa support for all non-EU developers hired.
Companies use the platform filter by tech stack, location and salary. Afterwards they are able to make direct contact with matching developers. Honeypot’s matching technology learns recruiter’s past search behaviour and suggests developers tailored to the company’s recruiting needs.
Honeypot’s entrance into Amsterdam reflects the growing importance of the city as a centre of tech. There are between 1900 and 2600 tech startups in the StartupDelta – the geographical triangle, which covers Amsterdam, the Hague and Eindhoven. Increasing number of talented junior developers are graduating from the Delft – the largest technology university in the Netherlands. The tech shortage for senior positions
remains a big challenge. The deficit in skilled developers will hurt growth ambitions of startups located in Amsterdam and the surrounding cities.
Kaya Taner, CEO in Honeypot’s: “Our mission is to get every developer a great job. Amsterdam with its thriving tech ecosystem is one of the most popular work destinations for developers on Honeypot. Close to 70% of our candidates want to work here. We are really excited to expand our service to Amsterdam and its booming tech scene.”
Honeypot was founded in Berlin in October 2015 by Emma Tracey and Kaya Taner. More than 8,000 developers and 600 recruiters from 225 companies have signed up since the platform’s launch.
job platform
Previous articleTOP 50: Europe’s most influential women in the startup and venture capital space (2016)
Next articleSBrick: Controlling your LEGO’s functions from a great distance
Ieva Treija has joined EU-Startups.com in August 2015. She has two passions: marketing and startups. Background in journalism helps her to put both passions together and come up with exciting stories for the readers. Ieva lives in in Riga (Latvia).
Caspar-Health snaps up €5.3 million to offer patients care before, during and after hospital vi...
Berlin-based Grover gets €250 million to blaze a trail in the electronics sharing economy
Berlin-based unicorn Omio launches its travel booking platform in the US and Canada
Berlin traveltech startup Comtravo backed by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund
10 French startups to watch out for in 2020
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2408
|
__label__wiki
| 0.504587
| 0.504587
|
European Medical Alliance
» Protein Adsorption
Tosylation of Cotton and Enzyme Immobilization
Last Updated on Wed, 19 Jun 2019 | Protein Adsorption
The cotton used was obtained locally and had a density of 1.27 g/cm3. The value of specific surface for the cotton fibers was about 55 x 103 m2/kg (Kaewprasit et al. 1998). The immobilization procedure comprised four main steps: mercerization of the cotton with NaOH, pretreatment with pyridine, tosyl activation of the cotton, and enzyme coupling to the cotton fibers. For mercerization, 0.1 g of cotton was soaked in 10 ml of 3 N NaOH solution for several hours (24 h, but about 4 h can be sufficient; Albayrak and Yang 2002). The cotton was then rinsed thoroughly with distilled water to remove the excess NaOH. The wet cotton was blotted between paper towels to remove as much water as possible. Then blotted cotton was then further rinsed with dry acetone to remove water. A sample of 10 ml dry pyridine was then added to the cotton and incubated for (pyridine pretreatment) 18 h.
For tosylation of the cotton, 10 ml of a 5-M tosyl solution (in excess) in dry acetone was added to 0.1 g of the pyridine-pretreated cotton, without removing the pyridine, for 48 h. When tosylation was completed, the cotton was removed from the reaction mixture and washed first with acetone and then with excess amounts of a 10 mM HCl solution to remove tosyl and
Fig. 3. Mechanism of the enzyme immobilization on the cotton fibers by tosyl chloride activation
pyridine residues from the cotton. Tosyl-activated cotton was kept in 10 mM HCl solution and stored at 4 °C until used for enzyme immobilization.
Enzyme immobilization was carried out by immersing 0.1 g of cotton for 2 h in 4 ml of a 10-mM HCl solution in the case of pepsin, and Tris-HCl, CaCl2 (pH 7.5) in the case of trypsin, containing 2 mg of enzyme. After immobilization, the cotton was rinsed with copious amounts of the same acid or buffer solution and then kept in it. Enzyme activity was determined immediately and with time. All reactions during tosyl activation and enzyme immobilization were carried out in 20-ml flasks at room temperature and shaken at 200 rpm. The flasks were tightly sealed with rubber stoppers to prevent evaporation of the reactants and solvents.
The proposed mechanism for cotton tosylation followed by enzyme immobilization is described in Fig. 3.
Sustainable Alternatives To Paper Towels
Xanthine Oxidase and Uricase Immobilization
Ultraviolet UV modification
Application Examples - Protein Adsorption
Covalent Binding - Protein Adsorption
Cell Manipulation on a Well Defined Phosphorylcholine Polymer Brush
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2409
|
__label__wiki
| 0.538897
| 0.538897
|
The MPI EVA Jakarta Field Station
Documentation of Kenyah
Acquisition of Jakarta Indonesian
The Phonology of Jakarta Indonesian
The Acquisition of Passive Voice in English and Indonesian
→→Former Department of Linguistics→Past Research & Resources→Jakarta Field Station→The MPI EVA Jakarta Field Station
Researcher at Jakarta Field Station
David Gil
Thomas J. Conners
Betty Litamahuputty
Antonia Soriente
The MPI EVA Jakarta Field Station was set up in early 1999 by David Gil and Uri Tadmor as a project funded by the Department of Linguistics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.
The Field Station's primary purpose was to collect large corpora of naturalistic language data. The three main research projects focus on the Acquisition of Jakarta Indonesian, Language Contact in Indonesia and Language Description.
In addition to the data collection and research activities of the Field Station, work was also being carried out on the development of a customised FileMaker database solution and set of tools for the coding and analysis of language data.
Field work in KalimantanThe Field Station's office is located on campus at Atma Jaya University in central Jakarta but data is being/has been collected in the field at various locations around Indonesia and Malaysia. Such places include Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang and Pemalang in Java, Palembang and Riau in Sumatra, Makassar in Sulawesi, Dayak villages in the highlands of East Kalimantan and Sarawak, villages in West Kalimantan, and Ternate in Northern Maluku.
Originally staffed by three people in Jakarta, the Field Station has evolved and grown and now has a full-time staff of sixteen (twelve Indonesians and four expatriates) as well as the project head based in Leipzig, two outside linguists based at the University of Delaware and two host linguists based at Atma Jaya University.
Data collection and transcription over the years since inception has accelerated and the Field Station now boasts the largest corpus of naturalistic child language data outside of Europe.
The MPI EVA Jakarta Field Station cooperated with the Center for Endangered Languages Documentation (CELD).
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2410
|
__label__cc
| 0.734313
| 0.265687
|
Opinion: Protecting vulnerable children – policy lessons from public health
Protecting vulnerable children – policy lessons from public health
By Annette Michaux
The launch of the Every Child Campaign is an ideal opportunity to reignite the conversation about the more than 45,000 children who live in care in Australia today. This number is unacceptably large and it’s well-documented that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are the most significantly affected.
There are many people working hard to reverse this – and there is a lot of evidence to show us how we might do it. Dozens of reviews and inquiries have told us emphatically that taking a public health approach to this issue is the answer. In other words, to stem the flow of children into care, we need to focus on early support for families. That’s why the Parenting Research Centre welcomes the EveryChild Campaign. This is an exciting opportunity to collectively and actively work towards supporting all families. Giving this support will lead to better outcomes for children and young people.
Reforms nationally and internationally have begun to recognise the merit of the public health approach. There have been joint meetings of welfare ministers and resulting communiques committing to early family support. The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children also notes this is key.
But what does this look like in practice? And how can we do it faster?
Take a public health approach to building strong families
Taking a public health approach to child protection involves several steps, and one of them includes putting a greater focus on what’s known in healthcare as primary prevention. This means shifting the needle for vulnerable children through initiatives that support all families and children.
In this, we still have a long way to go. Research shows that supporting and caring for children is still very much seen by the population at large as an individual – not a societal – responsibility. It’s also something that is seen to come naturally, rather than something that can be learned. This leads us to be fatalistic about parenting and stops us from recognising that as a society, there are things we can do to improve parenting across the board. Such public thinking dampens incentives for governments to take big-picture, population-level approaches to family policy.
Heavily investing in a population-level approach to child protection is playing the long game. And that’s a tough sell when funds are very much needed – and should continue to be spent on – those children already in care. But we need to keep making this case because one of the most effective ways to help children thrive is to help their parents lay the foundations for healthy development. Quite simply, it’s money well spent. This is why the EveryChild Campaign has a focus on seeking ways to redesign the system and realigning budgets to fund early support for child wellbeing and safety.
There are promising signs of jurisdictions beginning to invest in initiatives around the First 1000 and First 2000 Days. This will help to shift understanding around parenting and normalise parents seeking help.
Identify risk factors for vulnerable families and act early
A second – and critical – step for us to take is to invest more in services that address early structural risk factors that make families vulnerable to state intervention. This includes targeted support for parents facing severe disadvantage.
This is important because not all families will – or can – access broader, universal parenting supports. Stigma or cultural reasons can be major barriers.
We know that poverty and disadvantage can disrupt parenting. The statistics tell us that confirmed reports to child protection authorities that should result in action are 36% in lower socioeconomic areas compared with 5% in higher socioeconomic areas.
For children to thrive, their lives need to be on an even keel, and this happens best when we support their parents to weather life’s storms. If parents are dealing with issues such as poverty, addiction, housing stress, and violence their parenting may suffer – and their children may suffer.
There is evidence to show that if we could better support parents earlier by engaging them much more effectively, with approaches that work and sometimes quite intensively, we could stop a significant number of children being removed from their families in the first place.
Using policy levers to address environmental factors is critical too. As well as parenting support, children and their families need affordable housing, income support and safe communities.
Think about how we’re delivering targeted services and programs for at-risk families
We need to consider how we are supporting parents now and whether we can do it better. As a service system, do we approach families with our solutions to what we decide their problems are? Or do we work with them in genuine partnership by giving them tools they can use to become agents of change in their own lives? If we want to help people make true and lasting change that works for them and their children, we need to be saying “Yes” more frequently to the second question than to the first.
If a high-quality parenting program is the answer (and it may not always be), then it’s important to understand how local communities can influence parents’ willingness to take part. Our research has found that in lower socioeconomic areas, with higher rates of parent long-term unemployment, or with high proportions of children with developmental difficulties, parents were less likely to enrol. But if they did enrol, these factors did not influence whether they stayed involved. This is good news for those looking to target vulnerable families for parenting programs.
Make what we know works for children common practice in out-of-home care
Despite our best efforts, some children will still need to be removed from their parents. It’s well recognised that for those children, stability (as few placements as possible), kinship care, being returned to their families if safety is resolved, and finding permanent solutions sooner, is what we should be aiming for.
Investing in carers is critical to achieving this. Just as we know that children at home thrive when their parents get the right support, children in care need supported carers too.
Evidence tells us that care placements for children are more likely to be effective when carers have skills in areas such as communication, coping skills, parenting, understanding trauma, valuing learning and connection to the birth family. Helping carers build their capacity in these areas is a direct investment in the children they’re caring for.
Doing this can also help us reshape the narrative around out-of-home care and those who need it; not as an end-of-the-line solution for damaged people – but as a critical second chance for children with potential who have the same goals and aspirations as everyone else.
A version of this article was first published in The Mandarin
Annette Michaux
Director, Parenting Research Centre
How can we lift the ambition for child wellbeing?
Campaigning for Every Child
The Every Child campaign is a national movement launching Tuesday August 27th to ensure all children and young people can thrive because families are able to get the right support at the right time.
If you or someone you know is at risk, click here to find where you can get help
Copyright 2018 Every Child
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2413
|
__label__cc
| 0.544408
| 0.455592
|
Lymphoma gemcitabine and vinORELBine
Patients with lymphoma should be considered for inclusion into clinical trials. Link to ALLG website, ANZCTR website and Lymphoma Australia website.
Cycle 1 to 4
vinORELBine 25 mg/m2 IV infusion 1 and 8
Gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m2 IV infusion 1 and 8
Pegfilgrastim 6 mg Subcut 9
As this protocol is used in the outpatient setting, pegfilgrastim was included as in the Pasricha et al study.r
Gemcitabine and vinorelbine are on the PBS general schedule
Pegfilgrastim: (PBS authority)
Metoclopramide 10 mg (PO)
one tablet when necessary (maximum of 30 mg/24 hours, up to 5 days)
vinORELBine 25 mg/m2 (IV infusion) in 50 mL sodium chloride 0.9% over 6 to 10 minutes
Gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m2 (IV infusion) in 100 mL to 500 mL sodium chloride 0.9% over 30 minutes
Pegfilgrastim 6 mg (Subcut) inject subcutaneously on day 9
Relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)
Emetogenicity LOW
Pulmonary toxicity
Dyspnoea developing within hours of the infusion has been reported in about 10% of patients treated with gemcitabine.
There have been infrequent reports (less than 5% of patients) of pulmonary toxicity associated with vinorelbine.
Read more about pulmonary toxicity associated with antineoplastic drugs.
Prescribe prophylactic laxatives to prevent constipation related to the use of vinca alkaloids.
Assess prior to each treatment. Based on clinical findings, temporary omission, dose reduction or cessation of the vinca alkaloid may be indicated; review by medical officer before commencing treatment.
Central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis
Consider CNS relapse assessment in patients with high grade lymphoma.
Read more about CNS prophylaxis in diffuse large cell lymphoma
Tumour lysis risk
Assess patient for risk of developing tumour lysis syndrome.
Read more about prevention and management of tumour lysis syndrome.
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis
Read more about prophylaxis of pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii) in cancer patients
Antiviral prophylaxis
Read more about antiviral prophylaxis drugs and doses
Growth factor support
G-CSF (short or long-acting) is available on the PBS for chemotherapy induced neutropenia depending on clinical indication and/or febrile neutropenia risk.
Access the PBS website
FBC, EUC, LFTs and LDH at baseline, and prior to each cycle and as clinically indicated.
Routine screening for HBsAg and anti-HBc is recommended prior to initiation of treatment. Prophylaxis should be determined according to individual institutional policy.
All dose reductions are calculated as a percentage of the starting dose.
Dose reduction was permitted on the basis of clinical and laboratory parameters before day 1 treatment, however it was not permitted on the basis of day 8 haematological parameters.r
0.5 to less than 1.0 Reduce vinorelbine and gemcitabine by 25% for subsequent cycles
less than 0.5 Delay treatment until recovery
50 to less than 100 Reduce vinorelbine and gemcitabine by 25% for subsequent cycles
less than 50 Delay treatment until recovery
Creatinine clearance (mL/min)
30 to 50 Reduce gemcitabine by 25%
less than 30 Reduce gemcitabine by 50%
Mild Reduce vinorelbine by 25%
Moderate Reduce vinorelbine by 50% and gemcitabine by 25%
Severe Omit vinorelbine, no data for gemcitabine
Grade 2 which is present at the start of the next cycle Reduce vinorelbine by 25%,
if persists, reduce vinorelbine by 50%
Grade 3 or Grade 4 Omit vinorelbine
Grade 2 Delay treatment until toxicity has resolved to Grade 1 or less and reduce the dose for subsequent cycles as follows:
2nd occurrence: Reduce gemcitabine by 25%
3rd occurrence: Reduce gemcitabine by 50%
4th occurrence: Omit gemcitabine
Grade 3 or Grade 4 Delay treatment until toxicity has resolved to Grade 1 or less and reduce the dose for subsequent cycles as follows:
1st occurrence: Reduce gemcitabine by 50%
2nd occurrence: Omit gemcitabine
Cease gemcitabine if any one of the following develops:
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)/haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS).
Warfarin Increased anticoagulant effect/increased bleeding risk due to decreased hepatic metabolism of warfarin and decreased synthesis of clotting factors Monitor INR regularly and adjust warfarin dosage as appropriate
CYP3A4 and P-gp inhibitors (e.g. amiodarone, aprepitant, azole-antifungals, ritonavir, lapatinib, nilotinib, sorafenib, macrolides, ciclosporin, grapefruit juice etc.) Increased toxicity of vinorelbine possible due to reduced clearance Monitor for vinorelbine toxicity (esp. neurotoxicity, myelosuppression)
CYP3A4 inducers (e.g. carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbitone, rifampicin, St John's wort etc.) Reduced efficacy of vinorelbine possible due to increased clearance Monitor for decreased clinical response to vinorelbine
Mitomycin Increased risk of pulmonary toxicity when vinorelbine administered following or concomitantly with mitomycin Avoid combination or monitor closely for pulmonary toxicity (i.e. interstitial infiltrates, pleural effusion resulting in respiratory distress and cough)
Days 1, 8
Days 1 and 8
Approximate treatment time: 60 minutes
Prime IV line(s).
weigh patient on each visit
urinalysis each visit
Hydration if prescribed.
Administer vinorelbine (vesicant):
over 6 to 10 minutes via a minibag
ensure vein is patent and monitor for signs of extravasation throughout administration
flush with ~250 mL of sodium chloride 0.9%.
Administer gemcitabine (irritant):
via IV infusion over 30 minutes
if pain develops along the vein, verify the drug has not extravasated
further dilution (using a second saline line), warmth or temporarily slowing the infusion may help
prolonged infusion times have been shown to increase toxicity.
administer subcutaneously at least 24 hours post chemotherapy.
Ensure patient has prophylactic laxatives.
Arrangements for administration if prescribed.
Prophylaxis medications
Prophylaxis medications (if prescribed) i.e. tumour lysis prophylaxis, PJP prophylaxis, antifungals, antivirals.
Bone pain, usually in the lower back or pelvis, associated with colony stimulating factors (filgrastim, lenograstim, lipegfilgrastim and pegfilgrastim).
Extravasation, tissue or vein injury
The unintentional instillation or leakage of a drug or substance out of a blood vessel into surrounding tissue. This has the potential to cause damage to affected tissue.
Read more about extravasation management
Loss of appetite accompanied by decreased food intake.
Read more about anorexia
Fluid retention and oedema
An excess amount of fluid around the cells, tissues or serous cavities of the body, leading to swelling.
Antineoplastic agents can cause a number of changes in the skin with maculo-papular rash the most common type of drug-induced skin reaction.
Read more about skin rash
Alopecia - partial
Hair thinning and/or patchy hair loss. Patients can also experience mild to moderate discomfort of the hair follicles, and rarely pain as the hair is falling out.
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS)
A rare but serious acute syndrome characterised by haemolysis of red blood cells and renal failure.
Read more about haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS)
Pulmonary toxicity may include damage to the lungs, airways, pleura and pulmonary circulation.
Read more about pulmonary toxicity associated with antineoplastic drugs
The evidence supporting this protocol is provided by a an open-label, single-arm study conducted by Spencer et al. involving 40 patients with relapsed or refractory lymphoma between February 2001 and April 2002. Patients were given vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 and gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 of each treatment cycle with filgrastim (VGF) given on days 2 to 7 and either day 9 or 10 until the absolute neutrophil count was >10 x 109/L on one day or >1.0 x 109/L on two consecutive days after the expected chemotherapy-induced nadir. Treatment cycles were repeated every 21 days and four cycles were planned.r
Primary efficacy end-points were the early response rate (ERR) after two cycles of chemotherapy and overall response rate (ORR) after completion of four cycles of treatment. This study has shown VGF can be safely given in an ambulatory care setting and is efficacious against a range of advanced lymphoma subtypes (including NHL and HL).r
More recently, Pasricha et al. conducted a phase II study to evaluate the effectiveness of vinorelbine and gemcitabine based chemotherapy in the ambulatory, salvage setting against lymphoma. 90 patients were enrolled between December 2002 and December 2004 through 10 centres around Australia. Group 1 and 3 risk adjusted patients to receive VGF (vinorelbine 25 mg/m2, gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2, dexamethasone 16 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8, pegfilgrastim on day 9 with 4 cycles planned) and Group 2 patients received FGIV (addition of ifosfamide 3 g/m2 on day 1 to VGF) every 21 days. Four cycles were planned for all groups.r
The results of this study showed vinorelbine and gemcitabine based chemotherapy is effective in the salvage setting against lymphoma and can be administered in an ambulatory setting.r
Furthermore, a multicenter study by Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group involving 22 patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (DLBCL). Patients were treated with gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 and vinorelbine 30 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 every 3 weeks for a maximum of six cycles. Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) 5 mcg/kg was administered subcutaneously on days 3 to 6 and 10 to 16 of each treatment cycle.r
The primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy as well as toxicity for patients with relapsed of refractory DLBCL. The combination of gemcitabine and vinorelbine was effective and well-tolerated with minimal toxicity, and all patients were treated on an outpatient basis.r
A search of the literature found limited evidence to support the use of gemcitabine and vinorelbine in the treatment of lymphoma. The expert reference panel supported publication of the protocol on the basis of the information summarised below.
Spencer et al. 2007 Yes No Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 and vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 of each treatment cycle with filgrastim 5 mcg/kg/day (VGF) given on days 2 to 7 and either day 9 or 10 until the ANC was 10 x 109/L, every 21 days for 4 cycles
Papageorgiou et al. 2005 Yes No Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 and vinorelbine 30 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 every 21 days for a maximum of 6 cycles.
Pasricha et al. 2008 Yes No Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2, vinorelbine 25 mg/m2, dexamethasone 16 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8, pegfilgrastim on day 9, every 21 days for 4 cycles
Date published/revised Supports Use Is the dose and regimen consistent with the protocol? Comments
NHL 2016/HL 2015 N/A N/A -
2016 N/A N/A -
After a median follow up of 44 months, the median [OS] was 12.9 months (range 4-54 months). Three (14%) patients achieved complete remission and eight (36%) patients achieved partial remission accounting for an overall response rate of 50%.r
© European Journal of Haematology 2005
The ORR on an ITT basis was 53% with a 2-year OS of 50%. VGF appeared to have significant efficacy against heavily pretreated NHL and HL.r
© Internal Medicine Journal 2007
However, only 17 (43%) patients proceeded to a subsequent SCT (13 autologous, 4 allogeneic). Patients proceeding to transplantation received a median of 4 cycles of VGF, whereas those not receiving a transplant received a median of only two cycles of VGF (range 1–4). OS at 2 years for those who did or did not proceed to a subsequent transplant procedure was 71% versus 35%, respectively (P = 0.01) (Fig. 2).r
None of the patients died as a result of treatment toxicity and all the treatment was given in a outpatient facility.r
Muller-Beissenhirtz, H., C. Kasper, H. Nuckel, et al. 2005. "Gemcitabine, vinorelbine and prednisone for refractory or relapsed aggressive lymphoma, results of a phase II single center study." Ann Hematol 84(12):796-801.
The optimum therapy for patients with relapsed or refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) not qualifying for platinum-based and/or high-dose chemotherapy is not known. We conducted a prospective phase II study evaluating a regimen consisting of gemcitabine (1 g/m2, days 1 and 8), vinorelbine (30 mg/m2, days 1 and 8) and prednisone (100 mg/day, days 1-8) (GVP) given every 21 days. Fifteen patients with a median age of 68 years and a median of three previous therapies were enrolled. Diagnoses included B lymphoblastic (n=1), diffuse large B cell (n=10), anaplastic large T cell (n=2) and peripheral T-cell NHL (n=2). The median international prognostic index score was 3 (six patients with a score of 4 or 5). Five patients achieved a complete remission and three patients a partial remission. The median overall survival was 13.8 months, and the median time to next treatment was 4.4 months. Haematological toxicities of World Health Organisation grades 3/4 were leucopenia in 58%, thrombocytopenia in 33% and anaemia in 17% of all courses. Three patients had grade 3 infections. There was no treatment-related mortality. GVP shows substantial activity in poor prognosis relapsed or refractory aggressive lymphomas and is generally well tolerated, but haematological toxicity is dose limiting.
Perrotti, A. P., P. Niscola, A. Tendas, et al. 2008. "Vinorelbine and gemcitabine as salvage treatment in advanced and very poor prognosis non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients." Ann Hematol 87(6):493-494.
Sivam, V., L. Cook, G. Hughes, et al. 2012. "Gemcitabine and vinorelbine chemotherapy for refractory or relapsing aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma." Hematol Oncol 30(4):214-215.
Specific Balanced Sensitive
Approved and published on eviQ.
In treatment schedule: updated/added volume to vinorelbine (50 mL sodium chloride 0.9%) and changed infusion time from 5-10 mins to 6-10 mins as per literature.
Transferred to new eviQ website. Version number change to V.2.
Reviewed by Haematology Reference Committee with no significant changes, review in 2 years.
Clinical information updated with PBS expanded indications for G-CSF.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2414
|
__label__wiki
| 0.87589
| 0.87589
|
San Antonio’s Acelity execs depart following 3M deal
Business // Health Care
Patrick Danner Nov. 14, 2019
1of2R. Andrew Eckert, who had served as CEO of San Antonio-based Acelity Inc. since April 2017, confirmed Thursday that he recently left the San Antonio medical technology company. He is one of eight top executives who have left since 3M Co.’s $6.7 billion acquisition of Acelity.Photo: William Luther /Staff file photo
2of2Acelity’s San Antonio headquarters. The advanced wound care company was acquired last month by 3M Co. for $6.7 billion.Photo: Acelity
Eight top executives at Acelity Inc. are no longer with the San Antonio medical technology company following its acquisition by 3M Co.
Acelity CEO R. Andrew Eckert is among those who recently have left the company.
3M announced Oct.11 that it had closed on its $6.7 billion acquisition of Acelity and its KCI subsidiaries. Acelity, formerly known as Kinetic Concepts Inc., is focused on advanced wound care and specialty surgical applications marketed under the KCI brand.
On ExpressNews.com: 3M completes $6.7 billion deal for San Antonio’s Acelty
Eckert, who was appointed CEO in April 2017, confirmed his departure when reached by phone Thursday.
“I’m no longer with the company,” Eckert said. “Fantastic experience at Acelity and in San Antonio. I wish 3M and the rest of the companies the best of luck.”
Eckert declined to get into details of his exit. He’s now on “sabbatical,” he said.
3M Health Care executive Silvia Perez Cassarino has been overseeing the Acelity acquisition as general manager.
Texas Inc.: Get the best of business news sent directly to your inbox
Seven other members of Acelity’s leadership team have exited the company, according to a person familiar with the matter. They include: President Gaurav Agarwal; CFO Tracy Jokinen; General Counsel John Bibb; International President Ramesh Subrahmanian; and Rohit Kashyap, president of Global Commercial.
Agarwal, who joined Acelity in 2014 and became president and chief operating officer in April, posted on his LinkedIn page, “Taking some time off.”
Two senior vice presidents also have departed: Vikram Bajaj, who oversaw strategy and business development, and Cindy Beaulieu, who headed business transformation.
Representatives for 3M, which is based in St. Paul, Minn., didn’t immediately comment on the departures.
The changes at the top shouldn’t come as any surprise, as it’s common for new owners following a takeover to install new leadership and eliminate redundant positions.
On ExpressNews.com: Q&A with Acelity CEO Andrew Eckert
In an interview not long after taking the helm of Acelity, Eckert said that at some point there would be an “event” related to the company’s ownership. It was owned at the time by London-based private equity firm Apax Partners, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. The group acquired Acelity in a leveraged buyout for more than $6 billion in 2011.
“These guys did not buy the company to own the company in perpetuity,” Eckert said. “That’s just not their business.”
Nevertheless, Eckert expected Acelity would be around in five years. “Whether it’s an independent company or not, I don’t know. But it will certainly be around. I can guarantee one thing: No one would ever buy this company with the intent of dismantling it.”
Patrick Danner is a San Antonio-based staff writer covering banking and civil courts. Read him on our free site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com. | pdanner@express-news.net | Twitter: @AlamoPD
Patrick Danner
Patrick Danner is a business reporter for the San Antonio Express-News.
Dealership worker accused of 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'-type stunt with S.A. couple's $240K Ferrari
Trinity students who designed ‘smart pill-bottle cap’ say technology was stolen
Ayala: Almost a century after it chose the Texas Ranger as its mascot, SAC has another chance to evolve
Texas A&M loses more depth at running back
Downtown hospital investing millions in upgrades
Report: 2 monkeys died, 2 injured at Texas Biomed in 2019
Historic downtown hospital building sold to hotel operator
Texas leans on Lyft and Uber to get Medicaid patients to the doctor
Northside’s Health Careers High School to undergo $4.5M renovation
Cyber attack shuts down computers at San Antonio mental health provider
San Antonio politician takes on statewide health care costs
San Antonio home to country’s first paired liver exchange
Micro-hospital to open on San Antonio’s Southwest Side
Feds: Health care accounts for 18% of U.S. spending
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2420
|
__label__wiki
| 0.718536
| 0.718536
|
Remove European History filter European History
Story [X] Remove Story filter
European History [X] Remove European History filter
Americans and the Holocaust: The Refugee Crisis
Explore the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism and the humanitarian refugee crisis it provoked during the 1930s and 1940s.
Choices in Little Rock
This resource investigates the choices made by the Little Rock Nine and others in the Little Rock community during the civil rights movement who made efforts to desegregate Central High School in 1957.
Emmett Till: A Series of Four Lessons
This unit uses the PBS documentary film The Murder of Emmett Till to deepen students’ understanding of this pivotal event in the history of race relations in the United States.
Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement 1954-1985
In this unit students come to understand the nonviolent social change model practiced throughout the 1950s and 1960s by American civil rights activists.
Interpreting the Works of Samuel Bak
In this unit students experience how art can serve as a tool to understanding history by analyzing paintings by renowned artist and Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak.
My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States
Help students understand that their voices are integral to the story of the United States with six lesson plans that investigate individual and national identity.
Resistance during the Holocaust: An Exploration of the Jewish Partisans
Deepen students’ understanding of resistance with these lessons that bring together the firsthand accounts of former Jewish partisans and historical context on the partisan movement.
Teaching Who Will Write Our History
Invite students to reflect on why it matters who tells our stories as they view a documentary film about the profound courage and resistance of the Oyneg Shabes in the Warsaw ghetto.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2421
|
__label__wiki
| 0.671794
| 0.671794
|
Based in Kenya, Feral Film Productions produces high-quality film, photography and online media.
We specialise in cutting-edge promotional films, using the latest technology and techniques, designed to captivate and inspire.
We work closely with our clients to create and deliver projects across a range of services, including events, travel and tourism, wildlife conservation and fundraising, corporate marketing, and aerial surveying and mapping.
Get in touch with our team today to find out more about what we can do for you.
Jimmy Greenwood
Originally from the UK and now resident in Kenya, Jimmy Greenwood first arrived in Africa to work in wildlife conservation in 1994.
He began film-making 2002 whilst running Greystoke Mahale, Tanzania and guiding guests to experience the resident habituated chimpanzee population.
Having worked at various wildlife reserves and sanctuaries in East Africa, he is now settled on the slopes of Mount Kenya filming and producing promotional films for eco-tourism and wildlife conservation.
Jimmy is also a keen photographer and his work includes wildlife, reportage, portraits, and commercial imagery. His main aim with all of these genres is to produce images that are unique and engaging.
Joan Muraya
Office and Operations Admin
Joan moved from Nairobi to Nanyuki to join our team. She manages all logistical and administrative matters at FFP, as well as assisting with marketing and research.
She has been a home-based transcriptionist and researcher for 4 years and previously worked as an Office Administrator at Softage-Adept International.
Joan has a diploma in Accounting and Finance from Decatic Commercial College, Gaborone Botswana where she lived, worked and studied for 2 years.
She loves adventurous road trips and wants to climb Mount Kenya and skydive at least once in her life time.
Joan Wandegi
Originally from Nairobi, Joan has settled in Nanyuki where she works for the Laikpia Wildlife Forum.
She attained a masters degree at the University of Canberra and subsequently worked as corporate communications specialist at Sarova Hotels.
She only recently discovered her skills as a narrator when recording a voice over for a promotional film for LWF and has since recorded voice-overs for Feral Film including a short piece for the inaugural Giants Club summit.
Eugene Kaiga
Media Assistant
Eugene studied Broadcast journalism at Star Media Institute and communication at Andrew Crawford Media School, where he majored in TV production.
He has a great deal of experience in camera work and film direction but sees himself mainly a video editor.
He believes that, “Life is not a destination but a continuous journey and growth process. We are all always under construction.”
Feral Film Productions
PO Box 533, Nanyuki 10400
admin@feral.tv
Kenya / WhatsApp +254 726 732093
© 2019 by Feral Film Productions / +254 726 732093/
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2422
|
__label__cc
| 0.627452
| 0.372548
|
TTAB now allows citation of nonprecedential opinions
Post by Blog Staff
In a notice posted in the USPTO Official Gazette yesterday, the TTAB has changed its rules, now allowing citation to TTAB decisions designated non-precedential. Under the former rule, any non-precedential decisions cited before the TTAB were disregarded. Now, while only opinions designated as precedential are binding on the TTAB, a non-precedential opinion "may be cited for whatever persuasive value it might have." According to John Welch of the TTABlog, Chief Judge Sams of the TTAB stated that this rule is retroactive, meaning non-precedential decisions issued before the change may also be cited. An update to the TBMP reflecting this change will be issued in due course. This change comes shortly after new Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32.1, which requires the United States Courts of Appeal to permit citation of unpublished opinions went into effect on December 1, 2006. Therefore, it looks at though the TTAB is bringing its practice in line with the various Federal Appellate Courts.
TTAB
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2423
|
__label__wiki
| 0.726055
| 0.726055
|
Richard Branson says wind, solar energy job creation will be good for world
New Delhi | Updated: July 19, 2017 12:41:53 PM
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has pitched for providing clean energy jobs to coal miners in the US.
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has pitched for providing clean energy jobs to coal miners in the US. (Reuters image)
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has pitched for providing clean energy jobs to coal miners in the US. He also emphasized on creating more wind and solar energy jobs which he believed will augur well for America and rest of the world, according to a Yahoo Finance report. His statement comes as President Donald Trump had promised to revive the ailing ministry. The British billionaire has said that coal mining was not the nicest of jobs, and coal mining disappeared in UK many decades ago. He also said that coal miners in Britain went into jobs which were far more pleasant, far less dangerous, far better for their health.
‘I doubt that there’s one coal miner that looks back thinking, God, I wish I was down in a coal mine,’the business magnate, climate activist and philanthropist was quoted as saying by Yahoo Finance.
A few days ago, Branson said he gave up beef. “Thought it would be difficult, surprised how little I miss it,” Branson tweeted.
Earlier, Branson had criticized President Trump’s decision to pull US out of Paris climate accord. He called Trump as very naive for withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, saying he failed to recognize that clean energy is cheaper than coal and oil and is going to create “massively more jobs.” He also questioned Trump’s decision to put “America First” when there are no barriers to the world’s climate, according to AP news.
He said on World Oceans Day that many supporters of the Paris agreement “cried” when Trump went against 99 percent of scientists and business leaders. Branson said “we wanted the United States of America to not talk selfishly but to talk about being part of this world which doesn’t have walls, and help us … save it.”
Richard Branson says wind solar energy job creation will be good for world
1Work with India in cyber, space operating domain; Pentagon told
2Rs 4,000 cr Alok Industries debt case: Insolvency case filed by SBI accepted by NCLT
3Aadhaar card: Supreme Court hints it could plump for privacy
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2425
|
__label__cc
| 0.51307
| 0.48693
|
Flights / Africa / Kenya
Flights to Kenya
Multi-stop flights >>
Forget browsing online for your Kenya flights! Free up your time and chat to our friendly Travel Consultants in-store, via Live Chat or over the phone – they’ll do all the legwork for you.
Chat to Us About Your Kenya Flights Today!
Talk to us online
Why Book With Flight Centre?
Your searching stops here. It’s true, you could waste hours trawling online search engines and you’ll probably find a better deal for your flights, but is it worth losing your sanity for the sake of saving a fiver? At Flight Centre, our service, expertise and access to great global deals means we can find the perfect flights for you – without the hassle. Pop in-store or give us a call and we’ll tailor-make it easy.
Upgrade Your Flight With Us
More Information about Kenya
What airlines fly to Kenya?
What are the main airports in Kenya?
Kenya's main international airport is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) in Nairobi. Named after Kenya's first prime minister and president, Jomo Kenyatta International is the largest airport in East and Central Africa.
What are the main things to do and see in Kenya?
It was actually Germany who first laid claim to Kenya but control was swiftly handed across to Britain in 1890. In 1963 the country then gained independence. Interestingly, Queen Elizabeth was holidaying in Kenya when her father, King George VI died in 1952. Today Kenya has one of the strongest economies in Africa with agriculture a major economic driver.
The first port of call for most visitors keen to explore Kenya is the country's capital, Nairobi. Perhaps unlike many other African cities, Nairobi is surrounded by a stunning national park. The Nairobi National Park provides the perfect place to spot cheetahs, rhinos, lions and wildebeest in their natural habitat. While you're in the park, take a moment to appreciate the scenery also – the towering cliffs overlooking the plains are particularly impressive.
If you're lucky enough to plan your Kenyan trip at the right time of year, the annual migration of wildebeest from the Maasai Mara National Reserve on the border of Tanzania to the Serengeti National Park is an incredible sight. Consider taking a balloon ride to appreciate the herd of animals from the air. The country is also blessed with access to the coast so head to Mombasa to chill on the beach.
Contact Our Friendly Travel Consultants for a Quote
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2426
|
__label__cc
| 0.707156
| 0.292844
|
Need any help contact us: +44 (0) 208 428 3692 info@bluewayweb.com
How to claim for delayed flights?
How much can I claim
Boeing’s 737 MAXs Expected To Fly Only After First Quarter 2020, Delays Expected During Holiday Season
Posted on December, 9 2019 by Blueway Limited
Home Boeing’s 737 MAXs Expected To Fly Only After First Quarter 2020, Delays Expected During Holiday Season
If Boeing thought the Holiday spirit would make regulators at the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) kinder to them, it was wrong. Based on reports from the continent’s highest aviation authority, Boeing’s 737 MAXs can expect to return to Europe’s skies sometime in the first quarter of 2020 or after if EASA delays its judgement.
The point of contention, in this case, is whether the 737 MAXs are ready and well-kitted with safety equipment to prevent a recurrence of the dreadful crashes that shocked the world last year.
In 2018, Indonesia’s Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea within minutes of take-off, killing every person on board. Again in 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed en route to Nairobi, with no survivors.
Both the aircraft involved in the crash were Boeing’s 737 MAX. Investigations revealed the cause of the crash to be the aircraft’s malfunctioning Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) software.
Within days of the 2019 crash, both the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the United State’s Federal Aviation Administration ground the aircraft indefinitely, pending further testing and investigation.
So far, the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX has resulted in numerous flight delays and cancellations across the world. While the US is almost ready to get the carrier back in the air, Europe is still hesitant. Vacationers heading out from or visiting Europe may find themselves stuck at the airport because of limited aircraft availability with airlines.
Where does Europe stand regarding the 737 MAX?
A few weeks earlier, both EASA and the FAA had a serious disagreement about the safety tests and technical checks being conducted on the Boeing 737 MAX. In a bid to make zero mistakes, EASA planned to carry out further evaluations and simulations on the aircraft before giving it the go-ahead.
EASA representatives visited the Rockwell Collins Aerospace facility located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to offer suggestions for further improvements to the MCAS software. In an interview, Patrick Ky, Executive Director at EASA, confirmed to Reuters that the European aviation agency was unhappy with the redesigned software developed by Rockwell Collins. Regulators feel more changes are necessary to make it safer and more precise.
Once the MCAS issue is put to rest, EASA will start working on Boeing’s flight simulation and other safety tests. These examinations are expected to take a little over a month to complete, meaning that the MAX will remain grounded during Christmas and New Year.
Additionally, there is still no clarity whether EASA would require all of its 737 MAX pilots to undergo intensive flight tests in preparation for the actual flights. If they are expected to do so, Europe may see a further delay in its re-adoption.
For now, the delay in judgement has left thousands of vacationers worried about their holiday plans. Low-cost airline provider Ryanair, who almost exclusively operated on the 737 MAX, is experiencing immense difficulty in generating the operational capacity needed to offer budget-friendly holiday travel. Travellers are being forced to choose more-expensive options or contend with possible delays and cancellations.
← Ryanair Announces Further Delays In 2019 Citing Aircraft Delivery Delays & Losses
British Airways Agrees To Negotiate With Union In Bid To Avoid Flight Delays During Christmas →
Blueway Limited,
Kebbell House,
Carpenders Park,
Watford, Herts.
WD19 5EF
Tunisair Travellers May Face Delays & Cancellations As Company Looks Towards Operational Overhauls in 2020
London Heathrow Dubbed The UK’s Worst Airport Thanks To Massive Number of Christmas Flight Delays
Delays Up By 76% Since 2017 As New Year Traffic Surges In Europe’s Strike-Prone Airports
Dawson v Thomson Airways Appeal Case
Jet2 v Huzar
Jet2.com v Ronald Huzar Appeal Case
TravelMole Media Group, L.L.C. | UK Presszone News
Celebrate A Dickensian Christmas in Florida
Travel back to the Victorian era with Amelia Island this December. The island celebrates its fifth annual Dickens on Centre festival 13th to 15th December 2019.
Increase in visitor figures for Great Lakes USA in 2018
A substantial increase in visitors from the UK and Ireland announced at World Travel Market
Free fun in Bloomington, Minnesota
Sculpture parks, zoos and wildlife refuges among free attractions
Culinary scene in Cleveland - where banks make great restaurants
Visionary chefs take over elegant and stately bank buildings
Great Lakes USA Expands with New Members
The Great Lakes USA has expanded its membership and welcomed Visit Pittsburgh and Experience Columbus as partners into the consortium
info@bluewayweb.com
Company Registration Number (08385444) and Company Incorporation Date (01/02/2013)
© 2020 Blueway Limited | Website, SEO and Marketing by cypanet.com
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2427
|
__label__cc
| 0.591562
| 0.408438
|
Playlist | Nick Hemming of the Leisure Society’s picks of 2012
by Lynn Roberts • 21 December 2012
There are end-of-year lists aplenty around, but few from so musical an ear as our guest playlist-maker Nick Hemming of the Leisure Society. The band have spent 2012 holed up writing, rehearsing and recording album number three (due out early…
Brian’s Mixtape #35: Leave the Animals Out of It
by Brian • 25 May 2010
Following a delectable week of Joni Mitchell, Brian’s allowed his hippy side out of the oak tree for a pad around the forest floor. Now, don’t get Brian wrong: he’s not about to give up his beloved dormouse suppers. He…
The Folk Artist Twitter Directory
by Stephen W Thomas • 6 May 2010
Below is our attempt at a comprehensive directory of folk artists currently on Twitter – of course, we aren’t Twitter deities and as such will almost certainly have missed out on certain artists. Let us know if you can think…
Live: Efterklang @ The Black Box, Dublin
by For Folk's Sake • 3 May 2010
As far as concert venues in Belfast go, The Black Box is definitely one of the nicer ones. Gracefully skimming the line between rowdy, leery pub and wanker-infested bohemian dive, it’s a blessed haven where you won’t be immediately saturated…
Brian’s Mixtape #25: Hello, Sunshine
by Brian • 1 March 2010
Every discerning folk fan’s foul of choice, Brian Wilson II, is pleased to announce that spring has most definitely sprung. He’s spent most of the morning being dragged around a meadow by a fresh-born lamb in whose fleece his talons…
Brian’s Mixtape #20: The Big Freeze
by Brian • 11 January 2010
Brr… it’s cold. Being a sensible sort of chap, Brian’s not going outside until all this horrid weather is over. You might think it’s better for owls, what with their ability to fly and all, but our poor mixtape maker faces the daily threat of having his wings frozen together and falling from the sky. Plop. Quite apart from being sore, it’d be awfully undignified, and Brian has a reputation to protect.
Instead he’s going to stay in with a delicious bowl of mouse soup and listen to the lovely tunes he’s cobbled together. Some about the cold and a couple that are just songs he’s discovered and loves.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2429
|
__label__cc
| 0.571683
| 0.428317
|
FILT (Foundations Independent Living Trust)
Benefits Cloud
HIA Resources
Running a HIA
For Caseworkers
For Technical Officers
For Handypersons
Health and Housing
Commissioning a HIA
Foundations Case Manager
Cold homes
DFG & Adaptations
DFG Regulations
DFG Process
DFG Quality Standard
DFG Review 2018
DFG Champions
DFG Tools and Apps
Adaptation Design Guides
The Regulatory Reform Order
DFG Tenders
HIA Awards
Home improvement agencies
deliver around 50% of the
total number of DFGs
DFG & Adaptations >
DFG Review
A short explanation of how they are linked
Currently disabled facilities grants (DFGs) are governed by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. This Act explicitly covers mandatory DFGs offering assistance once the recommendation has fulfilled the criteria of an adaptation being ‘necessary and appropriate’ and ‘reasonable and practical’. They also have to satisfy a Test of Resources looking at their income and savings which determines whether they will have to contribute towards a grant.
In 2002 the government brought in the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance)(England and Wales) Order 2002 which provide freedom and opportunities for the Local Authority to address housing issues. This Order had important implications for local housing authorities because it repeals much of the existing prescriptive legislation governing the provision of renewal grants to homeowners and replaces it with a new wide-ranging power to provide assistance for housing renewal.
View our map of RRO policies in England here.
See below links to the legislation and guidance.
The Regulatory Reform Order 2002
Housing Renewal
In 2008-9 the government extended the scope of the RRO to include use of the DFG money. This enables the authorities to use specific DFG funding for wider purposes.
Disabled Facilities Grant – The Package of Changes to Modernise the Programme
Use of DFG funding for revenue purposes
Creating greater flexibility within the fund, it allows an authority to address issues on a wider preventative basis that can’t be covered using mandatory DFG. The adoption and publication of a policy for housing assistance is a requirement of the RRO before assistance can be offered. The scope of the order is very wide and allows the Council to decide whether it provides grants, loans, advice etc for the purpose of repairing, improving, extending, converting or adapting housing accommodation.
The government are increasing the amount given to Local Authorities significantly in the coming years. In 2016/17 the amount is rising from £220m to £395m reaching £500m in 2019/20. The expectation is that the powers under the RRO will be used to allow authorities to be more flexible in how the money is spent. The DFG monies are now contained within the Better Care Fund (BCF) and it is expected that health priorities will become more important in the way DFG is spent, so that delayed transfers of care and readmission to hospital, which are key health priorities, could be supported using some of the DFG finance. Housing options advice and support with moving is another important issue that could be funded using the RRO.
Preparing a policy under the RRO housing renewal
Examples already in use include
Somerset- Where DFG money has been top-sliced to focus on non means tested minor adaptations facilitating discharge and keeping people independent in the home.
Croydon- Where a fund has been made available to the HIA allowing them to support anybody coming out of hospital. The cost is fully met by the fund and is not means tested. It can include moving furniture, cleaning the property to ensuring there is adequate heating.
Wigan- The CCG has given additional money to the authority to facilitate non means tested adaptations for people being discharged from hospital or at risk of being readmitted.
Gloucestershire- Funding is used to provide Modular Ramps offering a quicker, more efficient and better service for the client. Each district contributes from the DFG fund and the equipment can be recycled for future use. The ramps are fitted using the Community Equipment Service without a means test.
Lichfield- The local authority has approved use of a Home Adaptation grant that can be used in place of a DFG allowing for a quicker less bureaucratic use of DFG monies.
Cornwall - Cornwall Home Solutions(CHS) introduced a new form of assistance called the Accessible Homes Assistance to help fast track works up to £5K. There is no means test and the application process is much leaner. They signed a Service Level Agreement with Tremorvah Industries to secure a single provider of straight and curved stairlifts in Cornwall. Both of these initiatives have led to a reduction in timescales by 20 working days and has reduced the average cost of a straight stairlift by circa £50 and a curved stairlift by circa £250.
The Accessible Homes Assistance also offers an alternative to adapting the home by funding specialist equipment where it’s more cost effective than an adaptation. An example being provision of a wheelchair riser which enables a wheelchair user to access facilities within a standard kitchen rather than adapting a kitchen by provision of high/low worktops, high/low cupboard units etc. CHS has worked with colleagues in Social Care and the Cornwall Wheelchair Service to establish a working protocol to ensure that a joint assessment is undertaken which considers the need for adaptations to the home environment and whether provision of specialist wheelchair equipment would best meet that need at reduced cost.
If you know of other examples, we'd love to hear from you. Send us an email.
View our RRO Policy Map
info@foundations.uk.com | info@filt.uk.org
Foundations 2019
Trading as Foundations
Collective Enterprises Limited
Astral PS Limited
The Old Co-Op Building, 11 Railway St,
Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 7AG
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2430
|
__label__wiki
| 0.847888
| 0.847888
|
Kroger Sales Rise on Price Cuts, Online Orders -- WSJ
By Heather HaddonDow Jones Newswires
This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street Journal (December 1, 2017).
Kroger Co. boosted sales by improving online ordering and cutting prices at its stores, a sign of progress in the grocer's fight against rising competition from discounters and Amazon.com Inc.
The Cincinnati-based chain said Thursday that sales grew by 1.1% in the quarter ended Nov. 4 at its established stores, topping expectations. Kroger expects sales to increase by a wider margin in the fourth quarter by that same metric, which excludes fuel sales.
Digital revenue more than doubled in the third quarter as Kroger added grocery delivery at 300 locations. Kroger plans to have 1,000 stores outfitted to fill online orders by the end of the year, and is paying for the e-commerce rollout and price cuts in part by setting tougher terms for its suppliers.
"The pieces that we have in place, when we do those things and manage our costs, obviously you will grow your business," said Chief Executive Rodney McMullen in an interview.
Kroger's shares were up 8% early Thursday afternoon. Shares in Costco Wholesale Corp. and other food retailers also climbed. Kroger's stock has risen nearly 30% in November, its best month since 1988, according to the WSJ Market Data Group.
Kroger is diversifying to attract new customers, including a focus on prepared foods to compete with restaurants. "We see anyone who sells food as competitors," Mr. McMullen said. "If you are eating, we want to serve you that meal."
That quest for revenue is driven in part by intensifying competition for Kroger's core customers. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is competing more aggressively for grocery dollars, sprucing up stores, slashing prices and expanding e-commerce offerings. Costco is expanding online sales, and it reported strong November sales growth on Wednesday. European discounters Aldi and Lidl have opened more U.S. stores this year. And Whole Foods Market has seen sales climb since Amazon acquired it this summer.
Some analysts questioned whether Kroger can sustain progress against emboldened competitors. "We still have our reservations about this story, " wrote Ken Goldman, senior analyst at J.P. Morgan, in a note to investors.
Kroger's other efforts to appeal to new customers include its first free-standing restaurant, a high-end floral line that made its debut for the holidays and a clothing line that Kroger plans to place in stores next year.
Kroger posted profits of 44 cents a share in the third quarter. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected earnings per share of 40 cents. The company reported a net profit of $397 million, or 44 cents a share, compared with $391 million, or 41 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue grew 4.5% to $27.75 billion.
--Imani Moise contributed to this article.
Write to Heather Haddon at heather.haddon@wsj.com
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2432
|
__label__wiki
| 0.983856
| 0.983856
|
Japan court hears Toshiba, Western Digital fight on sale
By YURI KAGEYAMAAssociated Press
The feud between Toshiba Corp. and its U.S. joint-venture partner Western Digital over a planned sale of Toshiba's lucrative flash-memory unit is being aired at a Tokyo court.
At the first hearing of the case Wednesday, Toshiba's lawyers demanded 120 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in damages from Western Digital for allegedly interfering with its business and hurting its credibility as a company.
Western Digital's lawyers urged the court to throw Toshiba's case out, saying it has filed a competing claim with an arbitration court in San Francisco, where the same questions are being addressed.
The Tokyo District Court's ruling could determine whether or not the sale, needed to keep financially strapped Toshiba afloat, can proceed. Toshiba has been hobbled by losses at the U.S. nuclear operations of its subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Co., which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.
Toshiba reached a deal, estimated at 2 trillion yen ($18 billion), in September with an international consortium headed by Bain Capital investment fund to sell the memory chip joint venture. Western Digital opposes the sale.
Toshiba is hoping to close the deal by the end of next March.
In a somber courtroom, Yukio Nagasawa, one of six attorneys present who were representing Toshiba, questioned Western Digital's actions. He said the company had never joined the bid for the memory business, but instead tried to persuade banks not to give Toshiba financing and pressured potential bidders not to bid.
"There is no basis to say approval from Western Digital is needed to sell the shares," he told the court.
Nagasawa contended that the case should be heard in a Japanese court. He also said there was a risk Western Digital might disclose technological secrets, since it was so intent on blocking the sale.
Western Digital lawyer Takashi Sugawara argued the company's actions made sense and said the company had good reasons to oppose the sale.
The sale should be put on hold pending an arbitration ruling in San Francisco, he said.
Sugawara also said Western Digital was concerned over South Korean rival chipmaker Hynix's involvement in the Bain consortium. Bain and Toshiba officials say the planned deal would not give Hynix access to trade secrets or manufacturing operations.
Toshiba has been selling bits and pieces of its sprawling operations to deal with the towering costs at Westinghouse, partly due to a tightening of safety standards following the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, northeastern Japan. One of the main businesses Toshiba has kept is decommissioning reactors that went into meltdowns after the March 2011 tsunami.
Follow Yuri Kageyama on Twitter at https://twitter.com/yurikageyama
Her work can be found at https://www.apnews.com/search/yuri%20kageyama
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2433
|
__label__wiki
| 0.630344
| 0.630344
|
Places to go / Occitanie - South of France /
Ingres Bourdelle: a new life for a unique museum
By Anne-Claire Delorme , Published: 1 December 2019, 16:27
© City of Montauban, Ingres Bourdelle Museum — View of the Ingres Bourdelle Museum in Montauban, Occitanie
Attention: there’s a jewel to explore at the heart of Occitanie! The Ingres Bourdelle museum in Montauban, the world’s only museum dedicated to Ingres, reopened on 14 December 2019 following a three-year renovation. Extended, modernised and digitalised, the new setting is commensurate with the art: an exceptional collection of drawings and paintings by Ingres and sculptures by Bourdelle, the other child of the country, to whom the museum is also dedicated.
The Episcopal Palace of Montauban has not experienced such excitement since the time of its construction in the 17th century! Curators, restorers, transporters, lighting designers, scenographers and even mediators all united a few weeks before the reopening to put the finishing touches to the décor of the 2,700-square-metre space.
1,000 works on display
Larger and more modern, the museum has been completely redesigned to highlight its exceptional collection, including the world’s largest collection of drawings by Ingres and the second-largest collection of his paintings, after that of the Louvre.
Around 1,000 works are permanently exhibited here, including 500 carefully restored between 2016 and 2019. Among them, the famous Violin by Ingres, passed down to posterity: we owe him for the expression ‘to have an Ingres violin’, indicating a passion for music alongside his artistic profession.
© City of Montauban, Ingres Bourdelle Museum — Le Violon d’Ingres
As soon as you enter the courtyard, the glass pavilions streamline the visitor routes and mark the entry into the 21st century of the building, classified as a monument historique, whose facades, bays and roofs have been completely renovated.
A palace transformed
From innovative presentations using digital and multimedia, to films on the genesis of a work or the history of the building and expertly crafted lighting, the digitisation of the space – which has added an extra 700m² – highlights the works and emphasises the magnificence of their setting.
Another transformation for the palace reveals painted joists with scalloped arches of ochre bricks, and fine gilding exhumed from the plaster.
Une publication partagée par Office de Tourisme Montauban (@montaubantourisme) le 9 Août 2019 à 1 :44 PDT
Upon entering, it’s tempting to head straight for the rooms on the first floor dedicated to Ingres, the highlight of the museum. Large formats recall the influence of Raphael and antiquity, many of them works from his youth, or famous portraits such as that of Madame Gonse.
In the old chapel, the windows having been cleaned to let in the light, works by Ingres and his students take up home under the 10-metre-high ceiling. To admire their imposing dimensions, you can only imagine the dexterity involved in moving, hanging and lighting them.
A unique collection in the world
The more intimate second floor was restored during the renovation, designed as a graphic arts cabinet to show off a unique collection: 4,507 drawings by Ingres, who considered drawing ‘the integrity of art’. Everything is displayed cleverly: furniture with horizontal drawers and large transparent, bespoke vitrines, and screens giving access to all of the digitised graphic works.
To dive into the world of Bourdelle, the other French artist to whom this museum pays tribute, you must head to the first basement gallery. Around the monumental Héraklès archer, his most famous sculpture, marbles, bronzes, plasters and models are displayed: 68 sculptures and 100 graphic pieces retrace all the periods of work by Rodin’s former pupil.
© Ville de Montauban, Ingres Bourdelle Museum — Miguel Chevalier, The eye of the machine 2019
Still thirsty for paintings? On the second floor, you can wander between Italian and northern schools from the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, French and foreign schools from the 17th century, and 18th-century art from Boucher to David.
The vaulted room with a tormented past
To go back to the origins of the palace, we come down again. In the second basement gallery, in the sumptuous vaulted room of the ‘Black Prince’ in reference to Edouard Plantagenêt, archaeological pieces and objects linked to local history bear witness to the region’s tormented past: the episcopal palace was built on the foundations of a first 12th-century county castle, then of a 14th-century English castle which remained unfinished during the Hundred Years War.
For a really thorough visit, it’s best to leave plenty of time – especially as there are also temporary exhibitions on the ground floor between the café and bookshop.
Une publication partagée par Musée Ingres Bourdelle (@museeingres) le 17 Oct. 2019 à 7 :33 PDT
The four temporary exhibitions are about the history of the building, the ‘Ingres Bourdelle constellation’ with 33 works from national collections, generative and interactive virtual reality around Ingres’ paintings by Miguel Chevalier, and a look inside Ingres’ drawing studio. Together they shed new light on the creative processes between 19th-century and contemporary art.
A customisable experience
Everything has been thought of to ensure visitors get the most from their visit. Getting around is easy thanks to a downloadable mobile app (also available on digital tablets), with guided tours and thematic or personalised routes. You can browse the works freely while thinking of the incredible destiny of this unique museum: in 1940, following the German offensive on Paris, it served as a refuge for works from Parisian museums, including La Joconde.
Visit the Ingres Bourdelle's Museum (External link)
Plan your trip in Montauban (External link)
More on art in Occitanie:
Nîmes’ museum of Roman history
MoCo: contemporary art in Montpellier
Montpellier for architecture fans
By Anne-Claire Delorme
Globetrotting journalist
anneclairedelorme@yahoo.fr
Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Louvre, Paris
Until February 24
Lille: World Design Capital in 2020
Until December 31
Greco exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris
"Toulouse-Lautrec - Resolutely Modern" exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris
"Versailles Revival - 1867-1937" exhibition
Until March 15
Discover Occitanie - Sud de France
Occitanie - South of France
At the Viguier du Roy Hotel in Figeac, you can…
For more than seven centuries, the Château du Viguier du Roy has been at the heart of the medieval…
Monumental masterpieces
Montpellier, a gem for architecture lovers
With the opening of the MOCO on June 29, Montpellier affirms its artistic side as an unmissable…
Discover new places
6 villages worth visiting in the Dordogne valley
Castles, a pilgrims sanctuary, incandescent stone houses and gastronomic experiences await as you…
Meet a stargazer
“Spending the night at the Pic du Midi is an…
A geographer by training, Nicolas Bourgeois is Deputy Director General of the Pic du Midi. It’s an…
Near the iconic Pont du Gard
How to spend 24 fabulous hours at the Hotel Le…
Behind the dry stone walls of two Renaissance bastides (fortified buildings), Le Vieux Castillon is…
MoCo: into the heart of contemporary art in…
As of 29 June 2019, contemporary art is taking root in Montpellier with the opening of the MoCo…
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2435
|
__label__cc
| 0.557576
| 0.442424
|
Women lead at Faith in Public Life.
While about 73% of all nonprofit employees are women, only 45% of nonprofit leadership roles are held by women. At Faith in Public Life they are leading the organization.
Meet the women of faith leading this crucial work.
WOMEN LEAD THE WAY.
Rev. Jennifer Butler
on faith in Trump era >
Jennifer is the founding Executive Director of Faith in Public Life and the former chair of the White House Council on Faith and Neighborhood Partnerships. Before leading FPL Jennifer spent ten years working in the field of international human rights representing the Presbyterian Church (USA) at the United Nations and is an ordained minister. While mobilizing religious communities to address the AIDS pandemic and advocate for women’s rights she grew passionate about the need to counter religious extremism with a strong religious argument for human rights. Out of that experience she wrote Born Again: The Christian Right Globalized, which was published by University of Michigan Press. Her book calls for a progressive religious response to Religious Right efforts to take the culture wars global.
QUOTES NEEDED FROM INTERVIEW HERE
Michelle Nealy
MN
Änna Ibrahim
AI
Sara Benitez
SB
Adrianne Johnson
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2438
|
__label__wiki
| 0.718806
| 0.718806
|
Lexis®Library
Lexis®PSL
LexisNexis®Webinars
All Judgments
Statutory Instruments
Practice Guidance
Online service practice areas
Looseleafs
Emergency Remedies in the Family Courts
Family Law Precedents Service
Rayden and Jackson on Relationship Breakdown, Finances and Children
Clarke Hall and Morrison on Children
Family Law Reports
Court of Protection Law Reports
The Family Court Practice (Red Book)
Court of Protection Practice
International Family Law Journal
CPD & Events
On demand: 1hr of training for just £75
Upcoming: Recent Developments in Private Children (2019)
Family Law Awards 2019
Resolution National Conference 2019
About Family Law
Home / News & Comment / Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Rule of children law, and of control in children proceedings
Lexis@Library
Lexis@PSL
Our articles are written by experts in their field and include barristers, solicitors, judges, mediators, academics and professionals from a range of related disciplines. Family Law provides a platform for debate for all the important topics, from divorce and care proceedings to transparency and access to justice. If you would like to contribute please email editor@familylaw.co.uk.
Children and Same Sex Families
Children and Same Sex Families: A Legal Handbook
Mental Capacity: Law and Practice
Evidence in Family Proceedings
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Rule of children law, and of control in children proceedings
Date:27 MAR 2013
I attended court recently as little more than an observer of the end of a mother's unsuccessful application to remove the parties' children from the jurisdiction. The judge had already handed down a judgement which disposed of the mother's application. You might think that would be the end of it all. But no. The judge then allowed the father - after the case was all over - to make a series of applications to the court. The applications were not on notice, the mother had no idea what cases she was meeting. It was all, as far as I could tell, sort of tacked on at the end of the permission to remove proceedings. And another whole day was permitted in court.
The impression I had was of two things: the process was only tangentially related to legal principle (and therefore unlawful); and the male judge had little concept of the extent to which he was being used by the father as an agent to control the mother. And this was in circumstances where the judge had already refused her application; and another earlier judge had dealt with defined contact in an order which the later judge was unpicking at will.
The great thing about a rule of law, if everyone sticks to it, is that you all know more or less where you are. Courts deal with cases on certain procedural data: that they have received an application which defines the issue which the claimant seeks to have tried; that evidence has been filed; and that, very often, evidence is tested before the court. The ancient principle of notice enables a person to know what case s/he is meeting (something King John was persuaded to understand in 1215). And if one judge has made an order another judge does not make another order which overrides the first (save on appeal or application to set aside).
The law in children proceedings - in the hands of some who attend children courts, at least - seems not to adhere to these principles. The judge in this case rejected the only application, as a matter of law and of procedure, before him. So be it. His job was over: he was functus officio. Not so. The parties had a day and a half more in court, where the father was in effect allowed - by judge and mother's leading counsel - to make a series of further applications, of which no notice was given, no application made and thus - hear ye, oh Chancellor of the Exchequer - no court fee paid. His lawyers were no doubt paid handsomely for the further time in court; but the tax-payer profited nothing.
The judge gave him everything for which he asked; and in so doing insouciantly overturned the previous judge's earlier order under Children Act 1989 s 8. The husband had successfully opposed the mother's hopes to return to her family abroad. To rub it in, and acceding to the father's wishes for further control of his former wife, the judge in effect allowed an appeal long out of time and made fresh orders, where in any normal court an application and notice of appeal would have been required.
That said the mother had been represented by a QC, and the father by a QC and then a junior from London. None of them or the judge seemed overly concerned with legal principle, only with the ‘proper exercise of the judge's discretion' (as the lawyers called it). No one reminded the judge that discretion can only be exercised in statutory jurisdiction, where the law permits it; and the judge seemed unaware of the point.
Is this a sign of future times: those who can afford legal representation will more and more bully those without; and judges, often ignorant of - or ignoring - the law, will know no different, and give the bullies what they ask for? I only ask.
David Burrows is author of Practice of Family Law: Evidence and Procedure (Jordans, 2012).
The views expressed by contributing authors are not necessarily those of Family Law or Jordan Publishing and should not be considered as legal advice.
Evidence, practice and procedure: X’s appeal rejected - disclosure still stands
Authors: David Burrows
Evidence, practice and procedure: Without notice applications and wasted costs
Evidence, practice and procedure: Timetabling - a new case management priority
Evidence, practice and procedure: Inquisitorial (non-adversarial) v Adversarial
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Stare decisis does not apply where statute overrides
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: 'Control', disclosure and enforcement of orders
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Limitations on appeals against case management decisions, on instruction of experts and over-representation by lawyers
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Confidentiality and children being heard – privately?
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Issue estoppel in family proceedings
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Committal for contempt; non-disclosure
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Contact, appeals and death by kindness
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Uncertain control of interim applications at PRFD
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Judicial change of mind
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: A new family court
Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Disproportionate costs and Children Act 1989 Sch 1 orders
Worldwide: United Kingdom
Family Law Awards
New Law Journal
LexisNexis eStore
LexisNexis Webinars
Family Court Practice
Child and Family Law Quarterly
Copyright © 2019 LexisNexis
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2440
|
__label__cc
| 0.565766
| 0.434234
|
Home » FDA Will Allow ‘Latitude’ in IDE Application Approvals
FDA Will Allow ‘Latitude’ in IDE Application Approvals
The U.S. FDA has outlined a risk-benefit framework aimed at reducing the chances of an IDE application being rejected.
In draft guidance issued June 18, the agency says it hopes to clarify some factors it takes into account when assessing the benefits and risks of starting clinical trials of investigational medical devices. For example, the stage of development of the device, the maturity of the proposed technology and the availability of nonclinical testing to supplement or replace the need for human testing are all considered by staff.
Given the anticipated and unanticipated risks associated with these devices, the FDA says it will allow “appropriate latitude” for the conduct of studies supporting IDE applications.
The guidance provides a framework sponsors can adopt for an IDE risk-benefit assessment, which should include the following elements:
A summary of the disease or condition to be treated and a description of the device in the context of currently available treatments;
An assessment of risks of the proposed investigation;
A summary of key benefits of the proposed investigation;
A summary of any available patient preference information;
An assessment of uncertainty and why that uncertainty is acceptable; and
A summation of how the elements justify the decision to proceed with the trial.
The FDA puts a strong emphasis on patient preference, which has been the focus of an ongoing initiative. The FDA has issued draft guidance highlighting the main factors to consider when collecting patient preference information to back PMAs, HDE applications and de novo requests (IDDM, May 15).
Read the draft guidance at www.fdanews.com/06-29-15-ide.pdf. — Elizabeth Hollis
North America Regulatory Affairs
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2441
|
__label__cc
| 0.518406
| 0.481594
|
Square dance and film screening in Astoria!
Image from Columbia Riverkeeper
Friday, March 18th in Astoria
The Loft at the Red Building
$5 suggested donation
Join us in a celebration of citizen power, hosted by Columbia Riverkeeper and Beverly May, mountaintop removal activist and protagonist of the documentary film, Deep Down.
Deep Down screening at 7:00pm
Square Dance & music following film & panel discussion!
We're very excited to spend an evening watching the film Deep Down together with Beverly May, playing some dance tunes with Bill & Paul, and visiting and getting some tunes in with the fine folks in Astoria!
Beverly May, the protagonist of the documentary film Deep Down, has been a community leader and key player in the struggle against mountaintop removal in Eastern Kentucky. Earlier this month Beverly participated in Kentucky Rising! a multi-day sit-in at Kentucky Governor Beshear's office at the statehouse in which she and others, including writer Wendell Berry, demanded that the govenor "lead by ending mountaintop removal, by beginning a sincere public dialogue about creating sustainable jobs for our hard-working miners, by putting the vital interests of ordinary Kentuckians above the special interests of an abusive industry." More information about MTR and related organizing can be found at Kentuckians for the Commonwealth.
A similar struggle is represented in the resistance of the three proposed LNG projects here in Oregon. This movement has also been inspiring, drawing folks together and forging grassroots networks between Oregonians who care about our state's environmental health, public safety, local agricultural economies, and the political and economic effects of building infrastructure expressly to import even more foreign fossil fuels. The LNG struggle has brought together a diverse crowd of both rural and urban communities, farmers and ranchers of the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast, fisherman, conservationists, artists, and business leaders. For more info on the LNG proposals visit the Columbia Riverkeeper website.
We appreciate Columbia Riverkeeper's work to create this opportunity, and all the hard work of Suzanne Savell, our Oregon-Kentucky connection, in bringing us all together to make it happen! See you in Astoria!
The Oly Old-Time Fest burned the gray out of our NW skies!
Lynn from the band Rabbit Foot playing her new Brooks banjo at the Olympia Old-Time fest!
The folks in Olympia sure know how to put on a great party and an amazing festival! We had a great time playing the Saturday night square dance and had the honor to kick off the night for fellow Portlanders The New Five Cents, who rocked the dance into the wee hours with caller Fred Park.
Fred was a trip to do a dance with. He possessed and explosive energy and unhinged enthusiasm that to me was reminiscent of the days when I played in punk bands. At one point he snapped the mic away and hissed to me while I was playing, "Yeeesssss! We're going make this thing rock!" When we came back in to the tune at full volume at the place where he instructed, he growled ROCK! and clenched his fist as if he was holding a Les Paul instead of a washboard, and began playing the most demonic washboard I've heard. It was thrilling and we were suitably cacophonous; a good way to top off our set.
We had the pleasure to start out and do most of our set with T-Claw, who is one hell of a caller and also one of our favorite players of the NW Old-time scene, and the amazingly talented young'un, fiddler and caller Maggie Neatherlin.
Other highlights of the weekend were the workshops and performances conducted by John Haywood, Brett Ratliff, and Travis Stuart, and the after hour jamming at the Pig Bar. Also during the Friday night concert, Lynn Piper of Rabbit Foot debuted a new beautiful banjo that Brooks had made for her. It sounded fantastic.
What a heck of a weekend. Can't beat it, no way. Thanks Oly Old-Time volunteers & organizers!!
Olympia Old-Time Music Festival
Wow! How lucky we are to be able to say in our first ever blog entry on our first ever blog that we're playing the Olympia Old-Time Festival. Yep! We're opening for the The New Five Cents on the Saturday night square dance!
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2449
|
__label__wiki
| 0.584332
| 0.584332
|
December 18, 2002 by HD
Death in June started in the early 80’s. Frontman Douglas P. was earlier in the leftwing punkband Crisis, just as Tony wakeford, who left Death In June later to form Sol Invictus. Another early members was Patrick Leagas, who later began his own project Six Comm. Death In June has always been surrounded by controversy, mainly because of the heavy use of Nazi/militaristic imagery.
The sound on the early DIJ albums is rather gothic, for example on the classic album “Nada”. Famous songs of that time are for instance ‘Black New York’ and ‘In the torture garden’. Later they changed their style to acoustic folk, with albums like “Rose clouds of Holocaust” and their masterpiece “But what ends when the symbol shatters?”. Recently their sound has changed again, probably because Albin Julius (Der Blutharsch) has joined forces with Douglas P for two albums. “Take care and control” sounds more powerful and ritual, just like the follow-up release “Operation Hummingbird”. On the latest album “All Pigs Must Die” Douglas works together with Andreas Ritter of Forseti, creating a folky sound. The second half of the album though contains noisy experiments. The main theme of this album is the breach with the World Serpent label, now they are represented by Tesco Organisation.
A good compilation is “Discriminate”, a double album spanning their pre-Take care and control career. There also exists a nice DIJ tribute album entitled “Heilige Tod” on the Italian Palace of Worms label.
Selective discography:
The guilty have no pride (1983)
Burial (1984)
Nada! (1985)
Night and Fog (live, 1986)
Lesson 1: Misanthropy (1986)
The World That Summer (1986)
Brown Book (1987)
Oh how we laughed (live, 1987)
93 Dead Sunwheels (remixes, 1989)
The Corn Years (compilation, 1989)
The wall of Sacrifice (1990)
But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter? (1992)
Ostenbraun (with LJDLP, 1992)
Something is Coming (live, 1993)
Rose Clouds of Holocaust (1995)
Discriminate (compilation, 1997)
Take Care and Control (1998)
Heilige! (live, 1999)
Operation Hummingbird (2000)
All Pigs Must Die (2001)
Filed Under: Bands, The vault
Random vault articles
Playlist GRINT – 80’s
Welcome to the Dollhouse
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2451
|
__label__wiki
| 0.97077
| 0.97077
|
Toys R Us Canada may have a buyer
Bratz owner MGA Entertainment has submitted a bid to acquire toy retailer's profitable Canadian arm
Despite grim news for Toys R Us in the UK and US, the brand may yet endure, at least in Canada.
The CBC reported today that Isaac Larian, CEO of MGA Entertainment, the California-based owner of the Bratz, Little Tikes, and L.O.L. Surprise brands, has made an offer to buy Toys R Us' Canadian operations.
A Toys R Us representative confirmed that it was in "active discussions" on a specific deal that would see the Canadian branch of the company acquired, but did not name MGA as the party it was negotiating with. The company added that Toys R Us Canada operated autonomously from the US company and "continues to be a stable and profitable market leader in Canada."
Toys R Us Canada president Melanie Teed-Murch released a statement separately reassuring customers that all 82 Canadian Toys R Us and Babies R Us locations remain open, and will continue to honor gift cards and loyalty programs.
"We are taking the necessary steps to ensure the iconic Toys R Us and Babies R Us brands live on for many generations to come in Canada," Teed-Murch said.
While Toys R Us Canada did file for protections under the Companies' Creditors Arraignment Act last September when its US counterpart entered bankruptcy, the stores have been operating as usual, and the representative said they still have sufficient cash to continue without disruption.
"Toys R Us Canada is a good business," Larian told the CBC. "They run it efficiently, and have good leadership. At the right price, it makes economical sense."
Toys R Us is in the process of liquidating its stores in the UK, and has told employees in the US that it plans to close or sell all of its stores. The CBC reported that liquidation is also the likely end for Toys R Us in Australia, France, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
Toys R Us opens two new US stores following 2018 liquidation
New Jersey and Texas locations will be smaller than former locations, eight more planned by end of 2020
Toys R Us bankruptcy auction cancelled, retailer will live on as branding firm
Lenders hope new company will maintain licensing agreements and eventually invest in new retail stores
By James Batchelor
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2452
|
__label__cc
| 0.632778
| 0.367222
|
garth hallberg.com & weird-weather.com
read more about my novels
The Piketty Problem or The Robots Are Coming, The Robots Are Coming
The Eleventh Grieve
Boon Juster or The Reason for Everything
Sign-up for my blog!
Get an email version so you can easily spread the word to your friends!
The Trend is Not Your Friend
Although it may not always seem that way to cable new viewers, Stormy Daniels isn’t the only meteorological phenomenon that the media is covering. There’s been a noticeable uptick in stories about climate change, thanks to the thirty-year anniversary of then-NASA scientist James Hansen’s testimony before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. It was that hearing that first brought the concepts of greenhouse gases and global warming to the public’s attention.
Thirty years after Hansen’s seminal testimony, our president has declared climate change fake news, Congress is still dithering, and the news media are doing their best to confuse the issue.
The Wall Street Journal published an article last week headlined “Thirty Years On, How Well Do Global Warming Predictions Stand Up?” Their conclusion, we’re only modestly warmer. As if that makes everything OK.
The wing nut peanut gallery took it one step further. Based on the same data (see chart), their take was “30 years of Global Warming Forecasts All Failed.”
Count on the New York Times to be the voice of reason. In an opinion piece in last Sunday’s Review section, the conclusion was that “A Prophet of Doom Was Right About the Climate.”
The Times article explained that Hansen offered up three scenarios, a best, worst, and most-likely, represented by the top, bottom, and middle (thin) lines in the chart. Until the past few years, the actual increase in temperature (the thick red line), about .8 degrees Centigrade, has more or less correlated with the best-case estimate, although it is now heading up toward the most-likely. Hansen feels he initially overestimated the most-likely increase because of the primitive computing power he had at his disposal in 1988, and a faster decline in the amount of refrigerant gases released into the atmosphere, thanks to a global treaty called the Montreal Protocol.
Nonetheless, the world is demonstrably warmer today than it was in 1988, and the trend is not our friend. At the time, 1988 was the hottest year in average global temperature stretching back to the nineteenth century. It no longer makes the top 20, and every year this century has been hotter. Some prognosticators are forecasting that 2018 will be the hottest yet. So it’s hard to understand how anyone with a modicum of intelligence would gloat that a 30-year-old prediction was inaccurate, or downplay its significance.
If charts are not your thing, you might start paying attention to the evening news, which more often than not leads off with the latest weather disaster. Although scientists are reluctant to make the connection, common sense suggests that these increasingly frequent calamities are likely to have something to do with climate change.
In my forthcoming novel, The Eleventh Grieve, I characterize meteorological sucker-punches as “weird weather.” They include “überviolent thunderstorms, Cuisinart tornadoes, coast-devouring hurricanes, ark-worthy rains, scorched-earth droughts, murderous heat waves, ass-freezing cold spells, tree-snapping ice storms, baseball-size hail, whiteout blizzards, serial nor’beasters, roof-high Snowmageddons, and so-called hundred-year floods. Not to forget the knock-on effects, like Vesuvial mudslides, uncontrollable, blazing-Hell wildfires, Atlantis-like inundations, and the general sense that the world was coming to an end.”
Decide for yourself if they’re telling you something about the climate. In any case, you’ll be able to read more about weird weather when The Eleventh Grieve in no longer forthcoming, but published. Sooner rather than later, I hope!
Enter your e-mail address below to subscribe or unsubscribe from the mailing list.
Action Requested
The Limits of Optimism
Happy New Year to All!
David vs. Goliath
Life on the "Barbie"
In Case You're Missing It...
Is Venice Drowning?
The Tomato Whisperer
Au Revoir, Paris...
Is California Burning?
The New Canary in the Coal Mine?
Cut Down Trees to Save the Planet? Why not, if it works?
The Trumposphere Strikes Back
"And a little child shall lead them"—Isaiah 11:6
Trump is the New Groucho
The Climate Change Follies — Act One
It's A Boy! Now What?
Weird Weather Will Save Us!
The World is Going to the D...I Mean Robots!
Happy New Year to All! — Climate Change News from the Dead Zone
In Case You Missed It, Part Two
In Case You Missed It...
The Lit Biz Eats Its Best and Brightest
Post-Election Morning: An Open Letter to My Children
"Shut him up! Shut him up!"
First Sharks, Now Beer
A Bad Week for Climate Change Deniers
Meet the Man Behind the Curtain: Don McGahn
The Robots Are Coming, Sort Of!
The Potemkin Economy
Are You Better Off Now Since the Last Time I Asked?
We've Got the Power
The Robot Revolution=Robotic Evolution
Gunplay - A Physician's Point-of-View About Gun Control
A Modest Proposal from Grandma Swift
The Robots Are Coming? The Robots Are Coming?
The Robots Are Here!
His 2020 Campaign Message: The Robots Are Coming
The Last Ballad — A Classic “Social” Novel
Is the Populist Revolt Over? Not if Robots Have Their Way
An Enthusiastic and Heartfelt Bravo for "The Post"
Posterity Can Wait
The Robots Are Coming? Or Are They Already Here?
The "Piketty Problem" Only Gets Worse
Job for Robots
Social Protest or Science Fiction?
Time to give thanks for...
Protest Pop? Resistance Rock?
To Kill the President: The Novel
Germs or Jobs?
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2456
|
__label__cc
| 0.570225
| 0.429775
|
Concord vs. Concord – some background notes
Posted on 21st June 2016 16th November 2017 by Tim Bancroft
With the vast scale of the Beyond the Gates of Antares universe, there is scope for countless races, near-infinite worlds to explore, and of course – this somewhat inevitably leads to conflict. We’ve been asked by a number of community members as to whether there are ‘blue on blue’ battles – battles between rival armies of the same faction – Concord vs Concord, for example…
Rick Priestley gave us an overview
Shards Within Shards
In the Antarean universe, advanced Integrated Machine Intelligence – IMTel – forms a cohesive bond that draws together the human societies of both the Panhuman Concord and the Isorian Shard. If you look at the global projection of Antares on page 208-9 of the rulebook, you’ll see that the rival factions are envisaged as occupying territories, much as the nations of our own world occupy physical space upon its surface. This map is a helpful way of thinking about the rival civilisations. It creates visual reference points by which we can navigate our way around Antarean space, from the warzones of the Western and Eastern Interfaces, to the melting-pot of the Determinate. Presenting the different factions in this way encourages us to think of them as individual nation states, much like Germany and France on the eve of the First World War, or the United States of America and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. For many players, perhaps less interested in the intricacies of the background than in the game itself, this is sufficient to get a grip on the essential rivalries and relationships between the different armies. At its most basic, the back-story reveals the PanHuman Concord to be implacable opponents of the Isorian Shard, and vice versa: two irreconcilable empires doomed to wage a war neither can win so long as the Seventh Age endures.
That map of Antarean space gives a reassuring sense of who lives where, as is the intention of course. However, I’d like to think that anyone reading the descriptions of both the Concord and the Isorians, would realise that a more complex picture soon emerges. These cultures are certainly not countries in the sense with which we are familiar. The territories they occupy do not have borders; even the regions demarked as belonging to the Concord or Isorians encompass worlds that lie outside of either. Institutions and organisations that appear on one level to be centralised and highly directed, are, on another level, extremely fragmented and driven by local need. The way that the IMTel functions means that every world is a separate shard – a society unto itself. The IMTel of an individual shard can only be updated with the whole by contact with spacecraft, which can in turn only carry a version of the IMTel that is an amalgamation of the places each ship has been and the contacts it has made. It is a kind of machine evolution. The equivalent of IMTel ‘genes’ are spread throughout the Nexus at different rates depending upon the degree of contact between different parts of it. The PanHuman Concord, and for that matter the Isorian Senatex, is not a cohesive or centralised state; it is a cultural collective of worlds whose IMTel remains mutually compatible. It is like a gene-pool in a living species, except the species is a machine-intelligence spread across the Antarean Nexus.
Speciation in plants and animals occurs where differing environmental pressures operate on isolated populations, and it is rational to imagine that the IMTel is subject to similar kinds of pressures, albeit on multi-dimensional levels. Where contact between worlds is sporadic, or the rate of mutation of IMTel very rapid, the result will be divergent evolution of different shards. If two populations are far apart in Antarean terms, and both are diverging in differing ways, then a point will be reached when they become mutually incompatible. More likely, they will first grow sufficiently different that they become antagonistic. With further contact between them, one version of the IMTel will prevail over the other. The two will merge, and any incompatibilities between them will be resolved. Within both the PanHuman Concord and Isorian Senatex, these constantly evolving IMTel relationships create endless opportunities for armed conflicts to occur. This is one of the things intentionally ‘seeded’ into the background of the game, an ‘open door’ if you like, that invites us to explore particular and potentially detailed rivalries within the major IMTel shards themselves.
The divergence of the Isorians and PanHuman Concord is the most obvious example of how this works. In this case the two societies are now so different that reconciliation has become impossible. What was once a single IMTel entity has become two incompatible operating systems. If these were living species, we would say their ‘genetic’ make-up no longer allows for cross-fertilisation. They even look different as a result. This gives us our embattled forces, two bitterly opposed factions, each with its own distinctive look and feel, even though both share a common heritage.
The second instance of warfare resulting from a split in the IMTel is buried in the back-story, but is intended to present us with that ‘open door’ mentioned earlier. It is an example of just what can happen even within what we might think of as the secure boundaries of the PanHuman Concord. This is the story of the Aan Shard and the Mandarins of Aan, which is touched upon in several places in the rulebook. The full tale of the Mandarins of Aan is something best left for another day, though I have a feeling they are going to be playing a significant role in future supplements. Briefly, roughly five hundred years before the present, a divergent shard developed in the Seventh Segment based upon the world of Aan Four. This shard absorbed other localised worlds and continued to diverge, driven – in his case – by a cadre of NuHu who combined inhuman ambition with a cold and savage machine-intelligence. Eventually, the rogue shard’s malign influence triggered security shards within nearby worlds, and forces were assembled to recover the Aan Shard. During the resultant war, Aan Four was all but destroyed, and a seal placed upon its gateway to separate the remnants of the tainted planet from Antarean space (in recent times the Vorl broke this seal, leading to the Seventh Segment war – see the history of Commander Kamrana Josen p228 of the rulebook).
Aan Four gives us an example of a shard that has gone rogue – whose IMTel has mutated or evolved to a state where open warfare breaks out between it and the surrounding worlds of the Concord. In the case of Aan Four the divergence was driven by human intervention in the form of NuHu elites. It is possible to imagine shards evolving to independence by other means. Examples that spring to mind include, long isolation due to disturbances within the Antarean photosphere, encounters with alien civilisations bringing new technologies or introducing new species, localised discoveries of new technologies, discoveries of ancient but functioning technologies, aberrant mutations or corruption in the local IMTel that might result from pure mechanical error or damage to a planet’s nanosphere, long periods of peace and stability resulting in security shards atrophying and becoming useless, and active manipulation of the shard’s IMTel by third parties with ambitions of their own. No doubt more circumstances can be added to this list, but it will suffice to suggest just some of the reasons why shards might develop in divergent and even in antagonistic ways. Ultimately, the whole shard is so vast, and the resources of the Concord so great, that divergence is likely to be brought back into line fairly quickly. However, as with the Isorian/Concord split and the Aan Shard rebellion, there is always the possibility of shards becoming irreconcilably antagonistic. Hostility within the Concord itself is therefore something that is endemic on a low-level, as divergent shards are brought back into the fold, and corrupted strands of IMTel eradicated from the nanophere of liberated worlds.
If this were not enough, it is worth returning for a moment to that map of the Antarean Nexus. The map presents us with a straight-forward visualisation of the two rival civilisations of the Concord and Isorians. However, let us take a moment to consider what it is the map represents. Firstly, the areas shown as comprising the Concord and Isorian portions of the Nexus are not borders in the terrestrial sense. Rather, they indicate areas where the majority of gateways connect to worlds that form part of the PanHuman Concord or Isorian Senatex respectively. Areas beyond the borders can still have gates that lead to Concord or Isorian worlds – albeit more sparsely distributed. Areas within the border can still have gates that lead to none Concord or none Isorian worlds. On the whole though, if an area is marked as Concord on the map it won’t include any Isorian gates, and vice versa, although we might imagine there are a few exceptions here and there. The regions like the Western and Eastern Interfaces have no preponderance of either, and so these are regions where the rival IMTels are in constant flux, battling for domination over each other and over the other independent worlds. The same is true for the Determinate and many parts of the Antarean Equator, where the chaotic influence of Obureg can cause local gates to become isolated, often for decades at a time.
These are all parts of Antares likely to include worlds seeded with IMTel at the beginning of the Seventh Age, and which are therefore more likely to have developed as independent shards since the Concord/Isorian split. It is possible to imagine worlds evolving a divergent IMTel protected by the kinds of security shards and nano-sterilisers that allow the Freeborn to maintain a separate and independent existence whilst benefiting from the technological advances of Antarean space. Some of those worlds might well have absorbed aspects of the C3 security shards that provide them with Concord levels of technology, weaponry, and armed-forces, whilst maintaining their independence from the broader IMTel. Their isolation from the PanHuman Concord as a whole would enable them to survive independently – at least for a while. Such circumstances offer us the opportunity to field rival Concord-based forces, not only against fully-integrated C3 opponents but also against each other. Of course, ultimately such a situation might afford us the chance to develop a distinct character and look for a force, much as we have for the Algoryn Prosperate, but for those who wish to do so it also gives us yet another reason why Concord-type forces might meet as rivals upon the battlefield.
Finally, I realise this might seem a rather long-winded way of saying that it’s perfectly fine if players want to fight actions between two Concord forces – that idea is built into the background it just hasn’t been explored in any detail as yet. The Aan Four rebellion is the material example in the rulebook. The reason I haven’t gone into too much detail there is that characters like Karad Vek still have their part to play in the evolving story of Antarean space. No doubt further examples will emerge, and the impetus for that may well come in the form of ‘uniform’ and badge variants for the different Antarean factions, something that lies beyond the capability of a mere word-wrangler such as myself, but which would certainly help to bring our forces further to life.
Posted in BackgroundTagged Background
Previous Article: Xilos Creatures
Next Article: The Holiday of a Lifetime Part 1
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2460
|
__label__wiki
| 0.610208
| 0.610208
|
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Removed Features
by Martin Brinkmann on July 23, 2017 in Windows - Last Update: October 02, 2017 - 44 comments
Microsoft plans to release the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, the next feature update for Windows 10 in a couple of months.
The Fall Creators Update for Windows 10 will introduce new functionality but also remove some that was available in previous versions of the operating system.
Microsoft published a Support article that highlights removed or deprecated features in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
The difference between removed and deprecated is the following: removed features are no longer available in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Deprecated features on the other hand are not in active development at the point in time and likely to be removed in future updates. They are still available in the new version of Windows 10 however.
Microsoft plans to remove or block popular or long standing features in the Fall Creators Update for Windows 10. Most notable are probably the deprecation of the classic Paint application, the blocking of EMET, and the deprecation of the screen saver functionality.
Paint has been the default image editor on Windows for a long time. Microsoft launched Paint 3D in the Windows 10 Creators Update, and seems to have made the decision to remove legacy Paint from the Fall Creators Update.
Microsoft EMET will be blocked in the Windows 10 Fall Creators update, and Microsoft suggests that users configure the new Exploit Protection feature of Windows Defender instead.
Feature Removed Deprecated Notes
3D Builder app X 3D Builder still available in Windows Store. Consider using Print 3D and Paint 3D instead.
Apndatabase.xml X
Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) X Use of Microsoft EMET will be blocked. Microsoft suggests to use Exploit Protection of Windows Defender Exploit Guard instead.
IIS 6 Management Compatibility X Use of alternative scripting tools and newer management console
IIS Digest Authentication X Use of alternative authentication methods
Microsoft Paint X Use Paint 3D instead.
Outlook Express X Use Mail application.
Reader app X Functionality integrated in Microsoft Edge.
Reading List X Functionality integrated in Microsoft Edge.
Resilient File System List X Create limited to Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
RSA/AES Encryption for IIS X Use of CNG encryption provider.
Sync Your Settings
Back-end changes X Use of same cloud storage system for Enterprise and all other users.
Screen saver functionality in Themes X X Removed in themes in this release, deprecated in Group Policy, Control Panel and Sysprep but functional for the time being.
Syskey.exe X Syskey.exe is no longer secure. Microsoft recommends to use Bitlocker instead.
System Image Backup (SIB) Solution X Microsoft recommends the use of third-party backup solutions, but does not name any
TCP Offload Engine X Transitioned to the Stack TCP Engine.
Tile Data Layer X Replaced by Tile Store
TLS RC4 Ciphers X Disabled by default.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) OwnerPassword Management X Legacy code.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM): TPM.msc and TPM Remote Management X Will be replaced by a new user interface in a future release.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Remote Management X Will be removed in a future version
Windows Hello for Business deployment System Center Configuration Manager
Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Federation Services X Registration Authority (ADFS RA) deployment.
Windows PowerShell 2.0
Applications and components X Migration to PowerShell 5.0
Now You: What's your take on these changes?
Microsoft revealed which features and services will be removed or deprecated in the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators update.
Previous Post: « Windows 10: less downtime during feature upgrades
Next Post: Windows 10 Web Search gets a tad more useful »
guntis said on July 23, 2017 at 10:09 am
Wait, so mspaint.exe won’t be there anymore?
Martin Brinkmann said on July 23, 2017 at 12:44 pm
Seems like it.
Tim said on July 24, 2017 at 3:11 pm
My Paint Poem: :)
After many years Paint is no more
which some will see as a loss
The program that let you draw
and all for zero cost
Although inevitable as time went by
that it would disappear from our hands
Sad for many and some may cry
at memories of pics with Comic Sans
As deep nostalgia settles in
the time you pasted your boss on the moon
It’s time has come to head for the bin
even if 32 years seems too soon
But before you mark it as a fail
that Microsoft have finally gotten rid
Wait until Serif’s next sale
and nab Affinity for 30 quid
Jody Thornton said on July 25, 2017 at 1:54 pm
Well there is good news,
You can rejoice.
Redmond has restored a bit more choice
For Windows 10,
a great OS it ain’t,
But at least you can still rely on MS Paint.
X said on July 23, 2017 at 10:18 am
Outlook Express in Windows 10?
Maybe only the code?
Nightfall said on July 24, 2017 at 3:33 pm
There’s some leftovers of it in C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail
I know, I didn’t get that either. But apparently those who hack Windows Mail (from Vista) to work in newer Windows versions, aren’t able to with the most recent Windows 10 builds.
Yuliya said on July 23, 2017 at 11:00 am
I find Paint (Win32, not the UWP abomination) quite useful for screenshots, as the program is really fast. Shame.. Hopefully will be kept on next LTSB, just like Calc32.
Watako Tatako said on July 23, 2017 at 1:07 pm
Win key + Print Screen = Screenshot
fail said on July 23, 2017 at 9:22 pm
– no cropping
– no set save location
– no save as picture format
– dim the screen
Clairvaux said on July 24, 2017 at 8:04 pm
Snipping Tool. (In Windows 7. Don’t know about W 10.) Automatically draws a border around the screenshot (optional), which no other such program does, except if you manually edit the image. (None that I found, anyway.) That’s practically a required feature when snipping a part of the screen on a white background (which happens all the time).
Or, Pic Pick. Very good editor, and can be used as a standalone paint program or image editor as well.
Anonymous said on July 24, 2017 at 4:47 am
http://www.irfanview.com/
Anonymous said on July 24, 2017 at 11:09 am
http://getgreenshot.org/
I wonder whether it’s just TPM Management that’s being separated from MMC Console and put in a new user interface, or whether they are going to gradually migrate all MMC Console snap-ins to something new?
Anonymous said on July 23, 2017 at 3:22 pm
They removed mspaint in rs2, but brought it back due to insider outrage
It’s also still here in rs3 insiders
is it really going to go? It hasn’t happened yet
John said on July 23, 2017 at 4:18 pm
Martin, again a bit off-topic… is that screenshot from yours?
I ask because Chrome fonts are looking good there, crisp and black, like Mac OSX font rendering. Are you doing something on your side? Mine are greyed out and lacks contrast.
Martin Brinkmann said on July 23, 2017 at 4:31 pm
John this is a standard Chrome installation on a Surface Pro 4 device running Windows 10. I have not made any changes to Chrome.
Coriy said on July 23, 2017 at 5:57 pm
Why is Microsoft removing screen savers?
They do have their uses after all.
Especially if AMOLED makes it to computer screens…
Bobby Phoenix said on July 23, 2017 at 8:06 pm
I agree. I use them, and I know a lot of people who do too. I guess if they remove them from themes we will need to install a program to get them back. Just another thing MS decides what’s best for users.
Ben Ramsay said on July 24, 2017 at 4:16 pm
On the build i have they have removed it from themes however it is now under lock screen, but will wait and see, as for ms paint I do use it on a regular basis and hope they will keep it or at least make a uwp version of it.
CharlieOrlando said on July 23, 2017 at 8:28 pm
Agreed. There are screensavers out there that perform genuinely useful functions. For instance, I have a screen saver that actually does a virus scan. Plus screensavers are just terrific eye candy. I think removing screensavers from Windows just makes the OS a duller-looking, less personalize-able, and less fun system to use. I hope Microsoft reconsiders.
Lee said on July 24, 2017 at 10:16 am
You may be able to use Rainmeter if you dont mind a little bit of coding. Just found the program looking for a detailed clock. I didnt find what I was looking for so used Rainmeter and put it together myself. It can be used as a launcher.
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/02/rainmeter-4-0-final-released/
Bobby Phoenix said on July 24, 2017 at 10:54 pm
I think the actual screen saver “program” won’t be gone. It’s like Ben Ramsay said above you. I went looking, and it’s already gone from my CU version theme settings, and is only under lock screen, so I think it will still be around, but just under a different setting/access point.
bwat47 said on July 23, 2017 at 6:59 pm
Microsoft Paint X Use Paint 3D instead.
More like use Paint.NET instead :)
Oldboy said on July 23, 2017 at 7:51 pm
It looks like I will be using Paint .NET. Paint 3D is not a proper replacement for the old Paint.
seeprime said on July 23, 2017 at 11:16 pm
I’m glad to see that File History is not on the list. It’s the best feature that was added to Windows 8.x that still works great in Windows 10, for automatic local backup and versioning history of your data files.
Umpal said on July 24, 2017 at 6:58 am
File history is not longer secure backup solution, in case of Ransomware..?
Anonymous said on July 23, 2017 at 11:35 pm
Rather prefer Microsoft would pull all features from W10 except the bare necessities, but only if they were made available in the store.
AnorKnee Merce said on July 24, 2017 at 6:30 am
Yes, agree with you but that does not agree with M$’s “planned obsolescence” towards more profit$, eg blocking Version upgrades for 4 to 5 years old Wintel 10 computers, like what M$ had recently done to Intel Atom Clover Trail tablets.
……. Apple also do this to their iPhones and iPads running iOS, ie use yearly iOS upgrades to make 4 to 5 years old iDevices obsolete, eg the 2011-released iPhone 4S(with iOS 6) is blocked by Apple from being upgraded to the 2016-released iOS 10.
That is why M$ bundled mostly toy-like or gimmicky and non-essential features(= more like bloatware) into every new Version of Win 10, and put out twice-yearly Version upgrades which shortened the EOL to about 18 months for each Version of Win 10.
……. Eg if for whatever reason, a Wintel 10 computer cannot be upgraded from Version 1703 to the Fall Creators Update or Redstone 3, it will be EOL-ed in late 2018 = the owner may have to buy a new Wintel 10 computer.
Cortana, Bing, Edge, Paint 3D, etc, should not be bundled into Win 10. They should be separate apps or websites for the users to install or visit if they wish.
CanUGambas said on July 24, 2017 at 1:40 am
Microsoft reminds me of a dictatorship overthrowing a King, just cut the head off and press on. I am seriously glad I never wasted one second of my life, on any OS greater than 7 (64 bit) by these traitorous rats. Every day I see new horror stories, this is proven to be the right decision on my part. It’s not that we can’t replace paintbrush, it’s not the point, what’s going to break next will be what is in the path of Microsoft profits. It doesn’t matter if your hardware is worth 9000 times the cost of windows–they don’t care.
CHEF-KOCH said on July 24, 2017 at 5:41 am
No one talks about important changes like chiper, which I really find a good decision. Also other security related changes, well that wasn’t a bad move, so hopefully we see more like Kerberos fixes.
cas said on July 24, 2017 at 9:21 pm
what does blocking emet mean? it’ll still be installed but can’t load? or will it be uninstalled as part of the upgrade process? should we uninstall it prior to upgrade?
Microsoft did not reveal that. Most likely is that it will be uninstalled automatically on the upgrade. Its installation and/or execution will be blocked as well.
AmigaMan said on July 25, 2017 at 5:17 am
First i will add ..oh we have a different “powershell” for each shell or GUI layer ..Right now you finally ave a real true different “powershell” one .I caught you all in a lie. This is a shell over dos . Now again also, you have no control …less and less of what was less control to begin with .Ah yes Amiga still gets better ,and better not that the Classic Amiga OS/Hardware could have been beaten anyways. With this article Amiga jsut shows how much better it is its so sad.
Paint is staying apparently.
https://www.tenforums.com/windows-10-news/89769-ms-paint-here-stay-windows-10-a.html
(something tells me I’m missing a “semi-colon” somewhere) :p
Oh … as a Universals style app, not an Explorer-based application.
dmacleo said on July 26, 2017 at 6:26 pm
System Image Backup (SIB) Solution
wonder how this is going to affect systems on server 2012r2 essentials server. iirc it leverages this for its daily backups to server.
jupikk said on July 26, 2017 at 7:07 pm
I’m not sure they mean Windows Image Backup (wbadmin) creating vhd images :)
And if so, deprecated is not really problem for now
yeah if its just the wbadmin used to create image from client should be ok but there were already sporadic insiders reports of essentials backups (automated from client to server) failing after update.
one I know was fixed by re-running essentials connector software (sigh have to do this after every damned build update) but need to really watch for it.
George said on August 1, 2017 at 4:48 pm
So far so good. I also can’t understand why some people got angry with the removal of paint. I never had to use it, but the program that replaced it seems better.
Andy said on August 4, 2017 at 2:52 pm
If you never used classic Paint, how do you know if Paint 3D is better or not?
CHEF-KOCH said on October 4, 2017 at 9:05 pm
RS 3 is RTM (build 16299.15)
https://gist.github.com/CHEF-KOCH/5e498c18c9ac10b766bea7103e9109c7
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2466
|
__label__wiki
| 0.899724
| 0.899724
|
Quinton Electricity Rates
Commercial Electricity in Quinton
^ The average commercial electricity rate in Quinton, OK is 6.18¢/kWh.[1]
Residential Electricity in Quinton
^ The average residential electricity rate in Quinton, OK is 8.01¢/kWh.[1]
Industrial Electricity in Quinton
^ The average industrial electricity rate in Quinton, OK is 4.13¢/kWh.[1]
Quinton, OK Electricity Statistics
Commercial electricity rates in Quinton
The average commercial electricity rate in Quinton is 6.18¢/kWh.[1]
This average (commercial) electricity rate in Quinton is 15.57% less than the Oklahoma average rate of 7.32¢/kWh.[2]
The average (commercial) electricity rate in Quinton is 38.75% less than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh. Commercial rates in the U.S. range from 6.86¢/kWh to 34.88¢/kWh.[2]
Residential electricity rates in Quinton
The average residential electricity rate in Quinton is 8.01¢/kWh.[1]
This average (residential) electricity rate in Quinton is 15.77% less than the Oklahoma average rate of 9.51¢/kWh.[2]
The average (residential) electricity rate in Quinton is 32.58% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh. Residential rates in the U.S. range from 8.37¢/kWh to 37.34¢/kWh.[2]
Industrial electricity rates in Quinton
The average industrial electricity rate in Quinton is 4.13¢/kWh.[1]
This average (industrial) electricity rate in Quinton is 18.86% less than the Oklahoma average rate of 5.09¢/kWh.[2]
The average (industrial) electricity rate in Quinton is 38.08% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh. Industrial rates in the U.S. range from 4.13¢/kWh to 30.82¢/kWh.[2]
Oklahoma Electricity Rates & Consumption
Commercial electricity in Oklahoma
Commercial electricity rates in OK [3]
The average commercial electricity rate in Oklahoma is 7.32¢/kWh, which ranks 50th in the nation and is 27.45% less than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh.[3]
Commercial electricity consumption in OK [3]
Commercial electricity consumption in Oklahoma averages 6,206 kWh/month, which ranks 19th in the nation and is 0.51% less than the national average of 6,238 kWh/month.
Commercial electricity bills in OK [3]
The average monthly commercial electricity bill in Oklahoma is $454, which ranks 41st in the nation and is 27.82% less than the national average of $629.
Learn more about commercial electricity in Oklahoma
Residential electricity in Oklahoma
Residential electricity rates in Oklahoma [3]
The average residential electricity rate in Oklahoma is 9.51¢/kWh, which ranks 45th in the nation and is 19.95% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh.
Residential electricity consumption in OK [3]
Residential electricity consumption in Oklahoma averages 1,132 kWh/month, which ranks 6th in the nation and is 25.36% greater than the national average of 903 kWh/month.
Residential electricity bills in OK [3]
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Oklahoma is $108, which ranks 19th in the nation and is 0.93% greater than the national average of $107 per month.
Learn more about residential electricity in Oklahoma
Industrial electricity in Oklahoma
Industrial electricity rates in Oklahoma [3]
The average industrial electricity rate in Oklahoma is 5.09¢/kWh, which ranks 49th in the nation and is 23.69% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh.
Industrial electricity consumption in OK [3]
Industrial electricity consumption in Oklahoma averages 75,694 kWh/month, which ranks 37th in the nation and is 32.51% less than the national average of 112,158 kWh/month.
Industrial electricity bills in OK [3]
The average monthly industrial electricity bill in Oklahoma is $3,850, which ranks 43rd in the nation and is 48.55% less than the national average of $7,483.
Learn more about industrial electricity in Oklahoma
Household Income in Quinton, OK
Quinton, OK Income Breakdown [4]
Income Summary for Quinton, OK
Electric bills: The average residential electricity bill in Oklahoma is about $108/month, ranking 19th in the U.S. and 0.93% greater than the national average of $107.[5]
Income: Quinton vs. Nation [4]
Additional information about Quinton
About Quinton
Quinton is a town located in Pittsburg County in the state of Oklahoma, and has a population of approximately 1,051.[6]
More about Quinton utilities
For more information about Quinton electricity, or for additional resources regarding electricity & utilities in your state, visit the Energy Information Administration.
Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs use a fraction of the electricity as incandescent light bulbs.
Additional Cities in OK
Local Electricity Rates in Quinton, OK
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2468
|
__label__wiki
| 0.727147
| 0.727147
|
Real food for school lunches? ~via Laura Ruby. [Ann Cooper, Growe Foundation]
elephantjournal dotcom 17 Followers
0 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Link:
Do you know what your kid (or niece, nephew, or neighbor) had for lunch at school this week? Living in what many consider one of the most eco and green towns in the country (yes, Boulder, Colorado), I might expect something involving a salad, a little fresh fruit, Horizon organic milk and a tempeh burger.
Instead, here in Boulder, an anonymous white truck pulls into the parking lot each day before lunch, delivering highly processed, preservative-rich, cold non-food items to our schools.
It wasn’t until recently that I learned from a parent that the kitchen at her kid’s school is no longer in regular operation! Instead, the kitchen hibernates, awaiting the sporadic (for now) visit from a chef from Boulder’s fancy slow food restaurant, The Kitchen, to cook the fresh veggies grown by the kids on the lawn (thanks to the help from the Garden to Table program and The Kitchen staff).
Fortunately for our little town, these gardens are just the beginning. Renowned renegade lunch lady, Ann Cooper (profiled in The New Yorker a year back), was hired this past summer to conduct a feasibility study. What will it take to include unprocessed, cooked-in-the-district food in our school lunches? Boulder may be a hub of the natural products industry (think Wild Oats, Izze, Celestial Seasonings, Silk Soy, Phil’s Fresh and countless others)—but making the switch from rubbery cheese, stolid fries, sloppy joes, soda pop, bouncy hot dogs (see article, below!) and high fructose subsidized foods…to foods grown and cooked in our own backyard ain’t easy. And in these times of economic uncertainty, our government doesn’t want to pick up the tab.
So until times are better, BVSD is calling on support from their community. The response has been astounding (see article, below). And with a little help, within three years’ time what goes into our children’s bodies will actually be good for them—and for our local economy and the environment. ~ Laura Ruby.
GrowE Foundation, formerly Our Love of Children- Bryce’s gig.
Garden to Table Program
Want to get real food in your local schools? Check out Ann Cooper’s work.
Feasibility study in PDF…click here.
Click here for a great, recent article in The Christian Science Monitor.
As reported in Boulder’s Daily Camera, recently, things are looking up for Boulder, Colarado public school children:
Ann Cooper, a high-profile chef who’s guiding school-food reform nationwide, hoisted a gallon of processed cheese sauce in front of a crowd of students and teachers at Lafayette Elementary School on Wednesday and vowed that those types of products no longer will have a place in Boulder Valley schools.
Thanks to a $100,000 donation from a Boulder couple and a promise of at least that much from Whole Foods, the Boulder Valley School District has launched a “school food project” aimed at eliminating processed foods from school menus in three years.
Cooper plans to upgrade the district’s regional kitchens and, eventually, build a central kitchen where all the district’s food will be cooked from scratch and distributed to the 28,500 students in 55 schools spread over 500 square miles.
“I really believe Boulder Valley is on its way to healthier food,” Cooper told a cafeteria full of administrators, staff members and students Wednesday. “We’ll have no more processed foods in Boulder Valley.”
Cooper said the district — like most school districts — now has “dismal” lunch offerings.
The Boulder Valley school board this week entered into a $120,000 contract with Cooper’s California-based firm, Lunch Lessons LLC, to begin work on the multi-year venture. The initial contract begins Jan. 1 and ends June 30, and district officials said funding for the contract is being provided “entirely by outside donations.”
In the first six months, Cooper said, she and up to five of her co-workers will lay the ground work for what she expects will become a national model for nutritious school food. She plans to reorganize the food-service staff and prepare workers for the “stress of changing habits and implementing new standards of practice.”
Cooper said she’ll also create a new menu for the 2009-2010 school year and seek out natural food vendors in the area.
“The first six months is about infrastructure,” she said, adding that she believes Boulder Valley will come up with enough money to see the project through to its intended completion.
“But we need community support,” she said.
No donation is too small, said Superintendent Chris King, who on Tuesday instituted an administrative hiring and travel freeze because of an anticipated revenue shortfall.
“In these tough economic times, change takes time,” he said. “And we wouldn’t be able to move forward with this without community support.”
Enter Boulder Valley parents Robin and Kevin Luff, who on Wednesday jump-started the new food program with a $100,000 gift. The Boulder couple long have supported making school food more nutritious, and they’ve been behind the massive school-food overhaul from the start.
In talking with other parents, Robin Luff said, she’s learned she’s not alone.
“Whether it’s $25, $2,500 or $250,000, this community will not allow this to fail,” she said. “They’ve wanted it for so long.”
Whole Foods has vowed to follow up the Luff contribution with a gift of about the same amount. For all of 2009, five area Whole Foods-owned stores will ask shoppers who bring in their own bags if they want to donate their 10-cent reusable-bag credit to the Boulder Valley school-food project.
Employees staffing Whole Foods’ registers also will ask shoppers if they want to make $1, $3 or $5 donations to the program, said Mark Law, regional vice president of operations for Whole Foods’ Rocky Mountain region.
Lafayette fifth-grader Lauren Sikerica, 10, said she hopes people say “yes.” Then, Lauren said, she might consider eating hot lunch.
“I personally can’t eat the school lunch because it makes me sick,” she said, motioning to the cafeteria kitchen. “If I walked back there, I probably couldn’t pronounce any of the foods on the labels. Which means it’s probably not real food.”
Getting a fresh slate of school-lunch options excites Nikki Jacobsen, 11, who said she’d like to see mashed potatoes “not made from a processing plant.” Almut Herzfeld Mayer, 10, agreed and said her limited experience with school food has kept her packing lunch.
“The cheese is like rubber,” Almut said. “The hot dog — I dropped if off my tray, and it bounced three times.”
For the rest of Vanessa Miller’s article, click here.
Finally, a popular video of Ann on TED:
elephantjournal dotcom Read Bio
Blog,Enlightened Society,Food & Recipes Ann Cooper,Boulder,education,farmer's market,food,For Children,local,local food,Michael Pollan,parents,school,The Kitchen elephantjournal dotcom
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2469
|
__label__cc
| 0.676758
| 0.323242
|
You are here: Flights to NorwayFlights to Norway
Flights to Norway
Book your flights to Norway for a memorable long break, Nordic style – the country’s extraordinary beauty warrants an extended stay.
Emirates destinations
Norway is a curious combination of urban cool and stunning natural beauty. While the world is becoming interested in the chic design and cutting-edge restaurants of Oslo, this Scandinavian outpost still has plenty of tiny villages where life goes on much as it did one hundred years ago. And then there are the country’s justifiably famous fjords.
Most visitors start in Oslo, the capital of Norway and the headquarters for Scandinavian cool. It’s got more than its fair share of Michelin-starred restaurants (the eclectic national dishes, from reindeer to juniper berries, have helped give Norwegian food a shot at fame), and it’s packed with high-design cafes serving up excellent coffee to warm you up against the cold. In Oslo, spend as much time checking out the new and dynamic architecture (like the incredible Oslo Opera House) and trendy boutiques as you do exploring the historic and the old-fashioned, like the National Gallery and the open-air statue park in Vigeland.
Put on your down jacket and leave Oslo for colder but sublime natural areas. The biggest fjord in Norway is Sognefjord, which drops into the North Atlantic and even has its own waterfalls. Venture into the Arctic Circle, where teams of fisherman catch the mackerel and cod that you’ll eat in the big cities, and travel up to Svalbard to spot glaciers, polar bears and reindeer. Between late autumn and early spring, the Northern Lights are an excellent reason to brave the long winter nights. There are plenty of hotels in Norway designed to offer you the best views of this enchanting phenomenon.
If you truly don’t mind the cold, be sure to visit Røros, which is a Unesco World Heritage Site. It’s a village that was once a copper mining centre, and which is now a gorgeous mix of brightly coloured historic houses surrounded by woods.
Our destinations in Norway
Flights to Oslo
Oslo exemplifies Scandinavian cool, and its trendy neighbourhoods, faultless dining options and awe-inspiring architecture won’t disappoint.
Essential Information for flights to Norway
When you’re travelling with infants, we offer bassinets, special meals, complimentary strollers and more.
Our Unaccompanied minors service is available for children aged between five and 12 who are travelling alone.
Check the latest health advice and vaccination requirements for your destination.
Before you travel to Norway
The baggage allowance for your flight will depend on your class of travel: 30kgkilograms in Economy Class, 40kgkilograms in Business Class and 50kgkilograms in First Class. For tickets issued after 15 November 2014, there’s also a maximum size for checked baggage.
Complimentary Chauffeur-drive is available in over 70 cities for our First Class and Business Class customers. We’ll take you from your home, office or hotel to the airport and on to your next destination when you arrive.
Visa requirements for Norway
In some countries, you may need to arrange a visa before you travel. Check the latest visa requirements for your destination.
Airport information for Norway
Every worldwide airport is different, so check the useful information about your destination before you fly. You can also search for Emirates offices at worldwide airports.
Dubai Stopover on flights to Norway
Book a stopover package and meet Dubai on your way to the rest of the world. We can arrange visas, transfers and hotels, so you get the most of your time in the city no matter how long you stay.
Car booking in Norway
Add a car rental to your booking and keep all your travel plans in one place. You’ll find special rates from our worldwide partners, even if you’re not booking a flight.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2470
|
__label__cc
| 0.663292
| 0.336708
|
Meet the wedding busters: stopping child marriage in Bangladesh
Posted on Monday 2nd Sep 2013
This video was kindly shared by our member Plan Bangladesh.
In Bangladesh, 66% of girls are married before they reach the age of 18, often depriving them of a chance for an education and condemning them to ill health and economic hardship.
A group of children is challenging this harsh reality.
With the support of Plan Bangladesh, they are committed to turning their communities into child marriage free-zones. They call themselves “the wedding busters”.
Watch them in action.
We would also like to extend our congratulations to Keshob, a member of the group, who was recently awarded the UN Special Envoy’s “Youth Courage Award” for his efforts to end child marriage. He’s leading the way for youth-driven change!
Child brides in Bangladesh: a photo essay
Oli, 12, stopping child marriages in Bangladesh
Bangladesh votes for Child Marriage Restraint Act – Girls Not Brides Bangladesh reacts
Meet the girls taking on taboos in Bangladesh
Bangladesh and the Child Marriage Restraint Act 2016: a recap
Youth, football and women’s groups: a recipe to end child marriage in Bangladesh
Taking theatre to the streets: tackling child marriage with drama in Bangladesh
Youth campaigners in Norway are pushing for 18 as the age of marriage
Ending child marriage: the stories that moved and inspired us in 2013
22nd Dec 2013
“Lowering the marriage age in Bangladesh: a step in the wrong direction” writes Kofi Annan
Reconsider Child Marriage Restraint Act 2016 – Girls Not Brides Bangladesh to Prime Minister
South Asian governments commit to end child marriage
Press Release: Do not allow child marriage in “special cases”, urges Girls Not Brides Bangladesh
How can efforts to end child marriage in Bangladesh, India, Niger and Nigeria be applied in Turkey?
Tackling child marriage in Indonesia
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2472
|
__label__wiki
| 0.794239
| 0.794239
|
4 hrs ago Huawei P Smart 2019 Starts Receiving Android 10-Based EMUI Firmware Update
News Worrying: 35 unemployed, 36 self-employed people ended lives daily in 2018
Sports Selection meeting for NZ tour after clarity on Hardik Pandya's fitness status
Spectrum Auction: Enters Day 2, Receives Bids in all 4 Bands
oi-GizBot Bureau
By Gizbot Bureau
| Published: Friday, March 6, 2015, 10:49 [IST]
The telecom radio frequency spectrum - or airwaves - auctions that started March 4 entered the second day on Thursday and received bidding in all four bands. The auction is taking place on 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands. A total of six rounds of bidding took place on Day One of the auctions for telecom operators with a total offer for Rs.60,000 crore.
The total spectrum put to auction is 103.75 MHz in 800 MHz band, 177.8 MHz in 900 MHz band and 99.2 MHz in 1,800 MHz band for second generation (2G) telephony. The government has also put up 5 MHz in the 2,100 MHz band third generation (3G) telephony.
Recommended: Top 20 Most Awaited Android 5.0 Lollipop Smartphones to Launch in India Soon
The eight telecom service providers participating in the auctions are -- Reliance Communications, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Tata Teleservices, Uninor, Idea Cellular and Aircel. They have together submitted earnest money of Rs.20,435 crore, which is two-and-a-half times what had been called for. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has selected Kolkata-based mjunction services -- an information technology and internet company promoted 14 years ago as a 50:50 venture by Steel Authority of India Ltd and TATA Steel -- for conducting the spectrum auction.
The auction is taking place from 9 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. Monday to Saturday. The matter of auction was under litigation even before it started. But the Supreme Court has permitted the government to go ahead with the process from March 4 but await its directions before finalisation of the bids.
The reserve price approved is Rs.3,646 crore pan-India per MhZ in 800 MHz, Rs.3,980 crore for 900 MHz band pan-India, and Rs.2,191 crore pan-India in 1,800 MHz band. The government also approved a reserve price of Rs.3,705 crore per megahertz for 3G spectrum. As per estimates, at the base price alone, the auction will translate into some Rs.82,000 crore, even as the actual process is estimated to fetch around Rs.100,000 crore.
Recommended: Top 10 Expected Smartphones of 2015 That Got Launched at Mobile World Congress
In December 2015, seven licences each of Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications, four licences of Bharti Airtel and six licences of Vodafone will complete their 20-year term after which they have to be renewed. In total, there are 29 licences in 18 service areas which expire in 2015-16. The bidding process is using fixed internet protocols for the e-auction as dynamic IP addresses are not allowed.
The objectives is to obtain a market-determined price of spectrum in the bands through a transparent process, ensure efficient use of spectrum and avoid hoarding, stimulate competition in the sector, promote rollout of the respective services and maximise revenue proceeds from the auctions within the set parameters, officials said. The 2010 auctions took 34 days and 183 rounds of bidding.
The one in 2012 lasted two days while a year later, it took just over four hours, but these were smaller ones. In 2014, it took place over 10 days with 68 rounds. After 10 days of aggressive bidding by telecom service providers, the government had garnered Rs.61,162.22 crore from the auction of 900-MHz and 1,800-MHz spectrum in last year's auction.
Source: IANS
Telcos May Avoid Aggressive Participation In 5G Auctions: ICRA
Spectrum Auction, 5G Roll-Out Might Derail Recovery In Telecom Sector
DCC Wants TRAI To Reconsider Recommendations On Spectrum Auctions: Report
Airtel boost 4G network in Karnataka, introduces 900 Mhz spectrum band
Top telecom highlights of 2018: NDCP 2018, Vodafone Idea Merger, and more
Bad Weather Delays SpaceX Crew Dragon Escape Test
India can formulate its own customized 5G or 4G+ technology: Ind-Ra
Read More About: spectrum network news
Story first published: Friday, March 6, 2015, 10:49 [IST]
Other articles published on Mar 6, 2015
Huawei Launches HMS Core 4.0 Globally To Garner More Apps For Its AppGallery
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2473
|
__label__cc
| 0.709497
| 0.290503
|
Updated on : Monday, August 5, 2019, 9:54 AM IST
Rakhi Sawant’s honeymoon pictures go viral, finally reveals husband’s name
Rakhi tied the knot last weekend to an NRI, her pictures with choora and sindoor while on her honeymoon went viral and she finally reveal details of her marriage.
Rakhi Sawant recently made headlines for teasing her fans with pictures in a bridal gown while wearing choora and sindoor. The actress had posted the pictures on social media saying they were for a bridal shoot, however yesterday her pictures with choora and sindoor while on her honeymoon went viral and she finally reveal details of her marriage.
Rakhi tied the knot last weekend to an NRI, reported Spotboye. The entertainment portal also quoted the actress saying, “Main dar gayi thi, haan maine shaadi kar li hai. I am confirming the news with you today. (I was scared but yes, I got married. I am confirming the news with you.).”
In the pictures Rakhi can be seen at a dinner table in a restaurant and one of the other pictures she can be seen holding a glass of wine at her hotel room. While her husband isn't in any pictures Rakhi is wearing bangles with their names on, which have been scratched out. Take a look:
Trust me im happy and having fun thanks to God and my janta fans ððððððð𥰠im in love ð¥°
A post shared by Rakhi Sawant (@rakhisawant2511) on Aug 2, 2019 at 4:22am PDT
Good morning sweetheart fans
A post shared by Rakhi Sawant (@rakhisawant2511) on Aug 2, 2019 at 11:23pm PDT
Did Rakhi Sawant get married in a secret white-wedding ceremony?
She revealed his name and more details about the wedding. The report stated, “His name is Ritesh and he is in the UK. In fact, he has already left. My visa is underway and I will join him. Of course I shall continue to work whatever I get in India, so will shuttle for that. I always wanted to produce TV shows and I think my long-standing dream will now be fulfilled. I thank Jesus for giving me such a wonderful husband.”
Talking about their first interaction she claimed he has always been a fan of her, “He was my fan ever since he first saw my first interview with Prabhu Chawla. He whatsapped me. Messaging and then talking to him, we became friends with the passage of time. This happened about a year-and-half back,”
“After knowing him, I prayed very hard to Jesus that I must become his wife. Woh khawish toh poori ho gayi (That dream is now fulfilled). God has been kind to me so far.” she added.
wedding rumours
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2480
|
__label__wiki
| 0.801217
| 0.801217
|
Media, Entertainment, and First Amendment Newsletter, January 2018
Laura Lee Prather , Catherine Robb , Wesley Lewis
View a PDF of the January 2018 Edition of the Haynes and Boone Media, Entertainment and First Amendment Newsletter.
Prather, Robb in Law360: Appeals Court Allows Defamation Suit Dismissal Motion
Haynes and Boone Partner Laura Lee Prather and Counsel Catherine Robb helped Houston CBS affiliate KHOU-TV win an important appellate ruling in its effort to dismiss a defamation lawsuit.
Law360 reported that Texas' 14th Court of Appeals, calling it an issue of first impression in a Texas appeals court, sided with KHOU-TV and the Houston Chronicle and reversed a trial court's ruling that the motions they had filed to dismiss a defamation lawsuit under a state free speech law were untimely.
The report said that in its Dec. 19 ruling, the panel wrote that because the TV station had filed a motion to abate the case for 60 days under the Defamation Mitigation Act, that tolled the deadline to file a motion to dismiss under the Texas Citizens Participation Act.
A motion to dismiss under the TCPA usually must be filed within 60 days of service. But in this case, the parties filed the motion within 120 days after service, but within the 60-day deadline taking into account the abatement period.
The trial court had ruled that the motion to dismiss was untimely because it was filed after the 60-day window. But the appellate panel reversed, writing that when an abatement occurs under the Defamation Mitigation Act, the deadline to file a TCPA motion is abated during that time period, so the TCPA motions by the TV station and newspaper were timely filed.
To read the full article, click here (subscription required).
Two Recent Developments on Federal Statutes Impacting the Media
While many federal officials – in both the executive and legislative branches – seem to make a habit of expressing hostility toward established First Amendment norms and the free press, there is some cause for optimism stemming from Congressional action – as two recent developments show. First, in California, a federal district court recently handed defamation defendants a key victory in the fight against libel tourism in Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Global Equity Management (SA) Pty Ltd. Applying the Federal SPEECH Act to an Australian injunction prohibiting a U.S. non-profit from speaking about a company's intellectual property, the decision held that the injunction was unenforceable because it could not pass constitutional muster in the United States. Second, in response to the Department of Justice’s posture toward journalists and the press, two United States Representatives recently reintroduced the "Free Flow of Information Act of 2017," which seeks to establish a federal reporter's privilege and safeguard journalists' right to maintain confidential source information. Both have the potential to be significant positive developments for journalists and media organizations in the coming year.
For more information please contact the lawyers listed below.
Laura Lee Prather
Austin, Houston
Thomas J. Williams
Media and Entertainment Litigation
Trending Issues
Anti-SLAPP and First Amendment Rights
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2487
|
__label__wiki
| 0.722395
| 0.722395
|
Highlights » MotoGP
MotoGP, Tests over in Finland, Smith on Aprilia the fastest
THE TIMES: After yesterday's rain, tests riders raced on the Kymiring in dry weather. Bradl and Pirro behind Bradley.
Submitted by GPone on Tue, 20/08/2019 - 19:10
FinlandTest
Michele Pirro
Bradley Smith
Jonas Folger
Stefan Bradl
aprili
After yesterday's rain, the MotoGP testers were finally able to try out the Kymiring in dry weather, at least until 4pm, when bad weather hit the circuit again, putting an end to the second and final day of tests. However, the riders were able to take advantage of 6 dry hours with a temperature of around 20°C.
To leave Finland with the (very platonic) title of fastest test rider was Bradley Smith, who set a new time reference with the Aprilia, stopping the clock at a time of 1'47"540. The English rider was also surprised by the storm while he was on the track and was able to assess the grip of the wet asphalt... with slicks.
"In general, we're quite satisfied with the tests. We were able to ride in the rain and on dry asphalt and collect information for Michelin in both conditions," explained Smith. "For the MotoGP, the track is rather narrow. The first part of the track, the first five turns, are really great, and I really like sector 3. But sectors 2 and 4 are rather narrow. I like it because it's different than all the other circuits."
The second time was Stefan Bradl's, who commented on the two test days. "We suffered a bit because of yesterday's bad weather. Steering wasn't easy. But we collected some data and first impressions, and I'd like to congratulate them for having built this great circuit here in Finland. People are enthusiastic to have a GP. From the riders' viewpoint, the circuit is rather slow in some spots, and there are many changes in direction. It's difficult to say more right now because we're not pushing 100% due to the track conditions, but my first impression is good."
Michele Pirro, after slipping in the morning at a very low speed at Turn 11, ended the day with a 3rd time, a tenth better than Guintoli with Suzuki. Further back were Mika Kallio on the KTM and Jonas Folger on the Yamaha.
The track conditions were not the best because of yesterday's rain and brand new asphalt. The biggest problem for all the testers, however, were the front tires. Due to the characteristics of the track (many slow corners and practically only one braking), the tire struggled to reach the right temperature and disintegrated after a few laps.
After this first preview, the MotoGP riders will have to give their final verdict, but they'll have to wait for next summer when the Finnish GP is expected.
1. Bradley Smith (Aprilia) 1’47”540
2. Stefan Bradl (Honda) 1’47”864
3. Michele Pirro (Ducati) 1’48”138
4. Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) 1’48”238
5. Mika Kallio (KTM) 1’49”141
6. Jonas Folger (Yamaha) 1’49”286
Translated by Leila Myftija
Read in
GP tests at Mugello: Ducati, Aprilia and KTM all on track
Test Teams riders ready to hit the track at the KymiRing
Battistella: "Dovizioso could be on track for the Misano tests."
July: Riders on vacation and test riders on the track
Iannone doping affair - Aprilia aim for Andrea to be on track at Sepang test
Tests in Finland Scheduled for August a Maybe
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2491
|
__label__cc
| 0.731895
| 0.268105
|
GTU Presidential Search Accepting Applications through March 1, 2018
The Graduate Theological Union is actively engaged in a search for the school’s next president and will continue to accept applications from interested candidates through March 1, 2018. We are seeking an innovative and collaborative leader whose compelling vision can inspire and unite this dynamic interreligious institution. The presidential search committee is encouraging the entire GTU community to invite qualified candidates to apply for this position. Those interested in applying can download a full job description for the position and can find additional information on the Presidential...
About the GTUAcademicsLife at GTUNews & EventsGTU AlumniFaculty & Staff ResourcesCurrent Student ResourcesGraduate Theological UnionThe Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS)Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe)The Mira and Ajay Shingal Center for Dharma Studies (CDS) The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS)Center for Swedenborgian Studies (CSS)Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS)New College Berkeley (NCB)The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI)Asia ProjectWomen's Studies in ReligionBlack Church/Africana Religious StudiesAmerican Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW)Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP)Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT)Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (JST-SCU)Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary of California Lutheran University (PLTS-CLU)Pacific School of Religion (PSR)San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS)Starr King School for the Ministry (SKSM)
PresidentPresidential Search
2018 GTU Commencement Exercises
During the GTU Commencement Exercises each graduate receives a diploma from the President of the GTU. Each graduate is also individually recognized in the “hooding ceremony,” when the Advisor and Dean place the doctoral or MA hood over the head of the graduate, signifying success in completing the program. The event is free and open to the public (there is limited seating). The 2018 GTU Commencement will also be live-streamed on our YouTube page. This year, GTU Commencement Exercises will be held on: Date: Thursday, May 10, 2018 Time: 4:00 PM Location: ...
About the GTUAdmissions & AidAcademicsNews & EventsGTU AlumniFaculty & Staff ResourcesCurrent Student ResourcesGraduate Theological UnionThe Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS)Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe)The Mira and Ajay Shingal Center for Dharma Studies (CDS) The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS)Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS)The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI)American Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW)Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP)Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT)Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (JST-SCU)Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary of California Lutheran University (PLTS-CLU)Pacific School of Religion (PSR)San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS)Starr King School for the Ministry (SKSM)
CommencementCommencement 2018
(-) Remove CJS | The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies filter CJS | The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies
(-) Remove American Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW) filter American Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW)
(-) Remove President filter President
(-) Remove Commencement 2018 filter Commencement 2018
(-) Remove Current Student Resources filter Current Student Resources
The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) (12) Apply The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) filter
Academics (4) Apply Academics filter
News & Events (4) Apply News & Events filter
Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe) (3) Apply Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe) filter
Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT) (3) Apply Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT) filter
Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) (2) Apply Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) filter
Faculty & Staff Resources (2) Apply Faculty & Staff Resources filter
Graduate Theological Union (2) Apply Graduate Theological Union filter
GTU Alumni (2) Apply GTU Alumni filter
Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS) (2) Apply Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS) filter
Life at GTU (2) Apply Life at GTU filter
Pacific School of Religion (PSR) (2) Apply Pacific School of Religion (PSR) filter
San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS) (2) Apply San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS) filter
Starr King School for the Ministry (SKSM) (2) Apply Starr King School for the Ministry (SKSM) filter
The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) (2) Apply The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) filter
The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI) (2) Apply The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI) filter
Admissions & Aid (1) Apply Admissions & Aid filter
Black Church/Africana Religious Studies (1) Apply Black Church/Africana Religious Studies filter
New College Berkeley (NCB) (1) Apply New College Berkeley (NCB) filter
The School of Applied Theology (SAT) (1) Apply The School of Applied Theology (SAT) filter
Women's Studies in Religion (1) Apply Women's Studies in Religion filter
ABSW | American Baptist Seminary of the West (1) Apply ABSW | American Baptist Seminary of the West filter
Cal Cross-Registration (1) Apply Cal Cross-Registration filter
Christopher Moreland (1) Apply Christopher Moreland filter
Commencement 2016 (1) Apply Commencement 2016 filter
Diana Walsh Pasulka (1) Apply Diana Walsh Pasulka filter
Flora Lamson Hewlett Library (1) Apply Flora Lamson Hewlett Library filter
Presidential Search (1) Apply Presidential Search filter
University of California Berkeley (1) Apply University of California Berkeley filter
Wendy Arce (1) Apply Wendy Arce filter
Worship Services (1) Apply Worship Services filter
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2496
|
__label__wiki
| 0.823493
| 0.823493
|
Lawsuit: Priest sexually abused Barrigada boy in '70s, allowed others to drink altar wine
The plaintiff also alleges that Father Louis Brouillard allowed other altar boys to drink the altar wine and eat the altar bread.
Lawsuit: Priest sexually abused Barrigada boy in '70s, allowed others to drink altar wine The plaintiff also alleges that Father Louis Brouillard allowed other altar boys to drink the altar wine and eat the altar bread. Check out this story on guampdn.com: https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2019/08/08/suit-priest-abused-barrigada-boy-allowed-others-drink-altar-wine/1952527001/
Haidee V Eugenio, Pacific Daily News Published 11:07 p.m. ChT Aug. 8, 2019 | Updated 11:47 a.m. ChT Aug. 9, 2019
Father Louis Brouillard is shown in this undated Pacific Daily News file photo receiving a Silver Beaver award for his scouting hierarchy from a Navy captain. (Photo: PDN file photo)
A former Barrigada altar boy on Wednesday filed a lawsuit alleging that Father Louis Brouillard sexually abused him around 1976 or 1977.
At the time, the priest instructed all the boys to swim naked in the Lonfit River and then he would grope and touch their private part, the lawsuit says.
The plaintiff is identified in local court documents only as P.P.P. to protect his privacy.
In his lawsuit, he said Brouillard, whom he referred to as "Pale," also sexually abused his older brother, also an altar boy and a Boy Scout.
P.P.P. said in his lawsuit that he was scared of crossing the river so Brouillard, who was swimming naked, told him to hold onto the rope that went across the river while the priest held him from behind.
In related news:
Lawsuit: Priest tells boy to keep sex abuses secret because nobody will believe him
Lawsuit: Priest tells Barrigada boy accepting sex abuses proves he's strong for scouting
The lawsuit says the boy, who was 8 or 9 years old at the time, was frightened by the priest's private part on his back.
Prior to the river trip, P.P.P. said he thought Brouillard was too lenient for allowing other altar boys and Boy Scouts to drink the church's sacramental wine and eat the bread. The lawsuit says P.P.P. thought it was sacrilegious.
The plaintiff said this was also witnessed by other altar boys, two of whom he later read in the paper also filed sexual abuse lawsuits against Brouillard.
P.P.P. is represented by attorney Delia Lujan Wolff of Lujan & Wolff, and demands $5 million in minimum damages in his lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, Capuchin Franciscans and up to 47 other unnamed defendants.
As of this week, some 240 Guam clergy sex abuse claims have been filed against the Archdiocese of Agana, the Boy Scouts of America and others associated with the Catholic Church. Claims against the archdiocese have to be filed by Aug. 15 as part of the church's bankruptcy case.
Reporter Haidee Eugenio Gilbert covers Guam's Catholic church issues, government, business and more. Follow her on Twitter @haidee_eugenio.
Read or Share this story: https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2019/08/08/suit-priest-abused-barrigada-boy-allowed-others-drink-altar-wine/1952527001/
Ex-Guam teacher fired, accused of giving student alcohol
Tire mountain in Cocos Lagoon to be cleaned
Judge finds Piti dogs owner guilty in mayor citation case
Woman allegedly set Ipan home on fire
Woman arrested in connection with July burglary
Naval Base Guam gate closures start Monday
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2497
|
__label__cc
| 0.667112
| 0.332888
|
An Olympic Letdown Awaits Us On Korea
Lots of swooning coverage of the Olympics this week. A heartwarming story of how humanity’s shared love of sport can transcend geopolitical differences on the Korean peninsula, and so on. Call me a curmudgeon (I’ve been called worse), but I’m not buying it.
Even if there is some warming of North-South ties, it’s hard to see how that will loosen the basic, intractable deadlock over North Korea’s nuclear program.
To review, Kim Jong-un’s primary motivation for having nuclear weapons, as best we can tell (and we could be wrong, but do tell us why) is to deter the US from ever attempting “regime change” in the North. Saddam Hussein and Muammar Qaddafi haunt Kim’s dreams, if he has dreams.
That won’t have changed after the Games. In fact, none of the following will have changed:
Kim will still want a nuclear-tipped ICBM that can hit Washington, and is racing like hell to get one he can test.
The US will still be sworn to stop him, but tighter sanctions still won’t be enough to make Kim cry uncle (he kills uncles, actually).
An increasingly exasperated China still won’t fully choke Kim out, because doing so might cause his regime to collapse, inviting chaos on the peninsula.
And as Willis told you, the option of a US limited military strike against the North is probably a horrible idea.
Gold medal for anyone who can tell us how this ends other than: Kim gets his bomb, and the world learns, uneasily, to live with it — but how long can North Korea last after that?
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2499
|
__label__cc
| 0.699292
| 0.300708
|
RELIGIOUS SITES!
Fascinating Israel
* Escorted vacation is round-trip, per person, based on 2 travelers. Includes air & airport taxes, hotels, transportation, sightseeing, breakfast daily and more. Additional baggage charges may apply.
Home Destinations Asia Israel Fascinating Israel
A treasure trove of historical and biblical sites
Embark on this 8-day guided tour beginning in Tel Aviv and completing in Jerusalem, with overnights in Haifa and Kibbutz. Along the way, you'll visit tons of famous areas, plus historical and religious sites, including Baha'i Shrine, Crusader City, Masada, Cana, Bethlehem, the Church of Nativity, and more! A dip in the Dead Sea makes this once-in-a-lifetime trip the whole package.
Round-trip economy class airfare to Tel Aviv (TLV)
Accommodation in hotels listed, or similar:
2 nights in Tel Aviv at the Herods Hotel Tel Aviv
1 night in Haifa at the Dan Panorama Haifa Hotel
1 night in Kibbutz at the Kibbutz Lavi Hotel
4 nights in Jerusalem at the Dan Panorama Jerusalem
Guided sightseeing as described in the itinerary, including the following:
Visit to the Monastery of the Trappist Monks in Latrun
Walking tour of Jaffa
Tour of a Roman Amphitheater and Crusader fortress in Caesarea
Visit to the Baha’I Shrine
Visit to the Church of the Annunciation
Cruise on the Sea of Galilee
Mount of Beatitudes & Jordan River
Excursion to Masada & the Dead Sea
Tour of Yad Vashem & Bethlehem
Walking tour of Jerusalem
Full Israeli breakfast daily and 6 three-course dinners
Services of a Professional Travel Director
Transportation by private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach or minibus (with complimentary Wi-Fi)
Hotel tips, taxes, porterage and service charges
**Note: Children must be 8 years or older at time of travel.
Experience several UNESCO World Heritage Sites, like Baha'i Shrine and the walled port city of Acre.
Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, erected on the site of Jesus' crucifixion.
Enjoy a relaxing cruise on the Sea of Galilee and see beautiful views of Lake Tiberias.
Ascend by cable car to the spectacular cliff-top Fortress of Masada.
With transportation included and a guide by your side, this spiritual journey is 100% stress-free.
This is an escorted tour. It’s perfect if you prefer not to do your own driving and want to see as many sights as you can during your vacation.
Immerse yourself in spiritual wonder on this 8-night journey through Israel’s most fascinating historical and biblical sights! Your guided tour will begin in the vibrant city of Tel Aviv and come to an end in the Old City of Jerusalem. In between, you'll stay overnight in Haifa and Kibbutz, visit the Dead Sea, the walled city of Acre, the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, and much more! You'll also explore incredible UNESCO World Heritage Sites, like Baha’i Shrine, Masada, and several others.
During the trip, you'll also visit the site of David’s victory over Goliath in the Valley of Elah near Latrun, go on a walking tour of the ancient port city of Jaffa, and explore the underground Crusader city in Acre. You’ll see the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, as well as the site of the first miracle in Cana. You’ll even get to experience authentic kibbutz life!
While this tour is entrenched in religious history, it goes beyond temples and shrines to offer personal experiences and stunning natural beauty. Cruise atop the Sea of Galilee and take in a panoramic view of the Lake Tiberias. Gaze out the window as you drive along stunning blue coasts near Tel Aviv and Jaffa! With transportation and guided sightseeing included, you’ll get to know Israel front to back.
January, 2020 - sold out February, 2020 - sold out March, 2020 April, 2020 May, 2020 June, 2020 July, 2020 August, 2020 - coming soon September, 2020 - coming soon October, 2020 - coming soon November, 2020 - coming soon December, 2020 - coming soon
Learn More about Tel Aviv, Haifa, Lavi and Jerusalem
Travel to Israel
15 Things You Might Not Know About the Dead Sea
Things to Know Before You Go to Israel
Must-Try Food in Israel
Package ID: PK-GC4P-SH-FI-TLV
Day 1. Welcome to Tel Aviv!
Touch down in Tel Aviv! Enjoy a comfortable transfer to your first hotel and check into your room. Once you're all settled, enjoy a delicious welcome dinner with your traveling companions and tour director!
Transfer to Tel Aviv hotel
Check-in - Herods Tel Aviv
Nestled on the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Promenade, this elegant hotel boasts beachfront beauty and stylish decor. Open the door to your spacious room and find free Wi-Fi, LCD TV, plush bedding, and luxurious bath amenities. Make a splash in the outdoor pool, soak your stresses away in the sauna, or keep up your workout routine in the fitness center. Enjoy views of the Mediterranean Sea as you indulge in delicious cuisine at the spectacular on-site restaurant!
Day 2. Tel Aviv - Excursion to Valley of Elah - Latrun - Jaffa - Tel Aviv
After breakfast, drive into the ancient land of the Philistines and into the Valley of Elah. Stop at the site of David's victory over the Philistine champion, Goliath, and hear about this significant biblical event.
Later, refresh your memory with the tale of Samson and Delilah as you proceed through the land of the Dan tribe to the vast Valley of Ayalon. At Latrun, you'll visit the Monastery of the Trappist Monks!
Continue along the Mediterranean shore and stop in Jaffa for a walk through the beautifully restored ancient port, where medieval pilgrims once started their strenuous 2-day trek to Jerusalem! In the evening, you'll return to Tel Aviv for a relaxing night at leisure.
Jaffa, Israel
Day 3. Tel Aviv - Caesarea - Acre - Haifa
Recharge with breakfast, then begin your tour of the Holy Land with Caesarea, an amazing place to learn about the Roman and Crusader presence in the country. Visit the Roman Amphitheater and the impressive Crusader Fortress, then admire Herod's stadium and harbor.
Next stop: Acre! Head to this UNESCO World Heritage Site located at the northern end of the bright blue Bay of Haifa. Acre became the capital of the Crusader kingdom after its conquest by Richard the Lionheart! Marvel at the forbidding Ottoman fortress and tour the underground Crusader City, filled with secret passageways and vaulted crypt of the Knights of St. John.
After an exciting day, you'll journey to Haifa, a city with a fascinating history dating back to biblical times. Enjoy a visit to the golden-domed Baha'i Shrine, the global center of Baha'i faith!
Check-in - Dan Panorama Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Towering 21 stories on Mount Carmel, Dan Panorama Haifa offers unbeatable views of the city and sea. Indulge in a stay in this landmark hotel as you enjoy the contemporary style and spacious public area of this property. The hotel offers guestrooms which feature floor-to-ceiling windows to maximize the incredible views as well as close proximity to outdoor coffee bars and the stores of the Carmel Center and Panorama Mall just outside the hotel, which makes shopping quick and easy.
Day 4. Haifa - Nazareth - Cana - Sea of Galilee - Kibbutz
Take a scenic drive to Nazareth in Galilee, where you'll visit the contemporary Church of the Annunciation. Next, travel on to Cana, where Jesus changed water into wine at a wedding! To this day, many couples renew their wedding vows at this sacred destination.
Feast your eyes on a breathtaking view over Lake Tiberias, then enjoy a relaxing cruise on the Sea of Galilee! As you sail, you'll even see an ancient fisherman's boat that is rumored to be from the time of Christ. Take some time to relax before dinner, then attend a lecture on Kibbutz life!
Check-in - Kibbutz Lavi Hotel
Lavi, Israel
The Lavi Hotel is run by members of the kibbutz and is a combination of high-level facilities, personal service, and a kibbutz atmosphere. Honoring their ancient tradition of hospitality, the hotel welcomes both local and foreign visitors. The hotel boasts 184 rooms including suites, garden rooms, deluxe rooms, a restaurant, a comfortable lobby, and halls with audio-visual equipment.
Day 5. Kibbutz - Mount of Beatitudes - Capernaum - Bet She'an - Jerusalem
As you head toward the Sea of Galilee, pay a visit to the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered his Sermon on the Mount! Continue onward to Capernaum, where Jesus recruited his first followers among the local fishermen.
Ride along the ruins of Kursi, which memorialize two of Jesus' miracles, then arrive at the Jordan River and visit a baptismal site! Continue your day with a visit to the ancient city of Bet She'an, filled with fine Roman and Byzantine relics. Located at the foot of Mount Gilboa, Bet She'an is the site where King Saul and his son died in battle with the Philistines.
As you near Jerusalem, you'll stop for a breathtaking panoramic view of the Holy City, considered one of the oldest places in the world, with a history dating back as far as 4000 BC! Be sure to have your cameras ready - you'll want a keepsake of this moment!
Check-in - Dan Panorama Hotel Jerusalem
Located within walking distance of the Old City and historic landmarks along the way, Dan Panorama Hotel Jerusalem gives you access to the best Jerusalem's varied attractions just by stepping out the door. Across the street from the hotel is the Bloomfield Garden, which extends into the Yemin Moshe neighborhood. You can easily explore modern Jerusalem and the Old City on foot from the property. During your stay, you can enjoy the newly renovated, spacious guestrooms and spectacular city views from the hotel, rooftop swimming pool, fully equipped gym, and dynamic lobby bar offered by the hotel for your convenience and comfort.
Day 6. Jerusalem - Excursion to Masada & The Dead Sea
Snap photos as you drive through the Judean wilderness to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the surface of the earth. Enjoy stunning scenery as you follow the road between the famously salty water and the majestic desert mountains! Catch striking glimpses of the caves of Qumran, where the precious Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
Ascend by cable car to the spectacular clifftop Fortress of Masada, where you'll hear how 960 Jewish rebels made their last stand against Roman forces! Around lunchtime, you'll reach one of the Dead Sea resorts for free time to experience the incredible buoyancy in the saturated saltwater; you'll also receive a special salt scrub gift!
Head back to Jerusalem and relax at your hotel after a long day of excitement.
Day 7. Jerusalem - Excursion to Yad Vashem - Israel Museum - Bethlehem
After breakfast, enjoy a history-packed morning. Visit Yad Vashem, the "World Holocaust Remembrance Center," then continue to the Israel Museum, where you'll see the Shrine of the Book and the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as a scale model of Jerusalem at the time of Christ!
Proceed to Bethlehem for a fascinating afternoon of religious history. See Shepherd's Field, where the angels announced the birth of Jesus! Then, pay a special visit to the Church of Nativity, which stands on the site where Jesus was born.
Church of Nativity, Bethlehem
Day 8. Jerusalem - Excursion to the Old City
Enjoy a pleasant breakfast, then start your last full day in Israel by visiting the Garden Tomb. After a stunning view of the city from the revered Mount of Olives, begin your walking tour of the Old City! See the Chapel of Dominus Flevit, designed in the shape of a teardrop to symbolize the tears of Christ. Arrive at the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed the night before his arrest. Nearby, you'll find the Cave of the Assumption of Mary, believed to be the Virgin Mary's tomb, as well as the Cave of Betrayal, where Judas betrayed Jesus.
Follow the Via Dolorosa with its Stations of the Cross, marking the path that Jesus walked on the way to his crucifixion. In Golgotha, you'll visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, erected on the site of the crucifixion and which houses the remaining five Stations of the Cross.
The next part of your day will start near the Western Wall, the only remnant of the Second Temple! See the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock, which are sacred sites for both Jewish and Muslim people. Stroll the restored Jewish Quarter to Mount Zion and visit the Upper Room, where Jesus and his disciples partook of the last supper. Then, visit the Tomb of King David, the House of Caiaphas, and more!
This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner with your traveling companions.
David Tower in the Old City, Israel
Day 9. Depart Tel Aviv
Wave goodbye to the Holy Land and enjoy a comfortable transfer to the airport. Spend your flight home replaying warm memories and planning your next trip.
Transfer to Tel Aviv airport (TLV)
Herods Tel Aviv
Beachside beauty on the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Promenade
Spectacular views of the city
Kibbutz Lavi Hotel
Kosher hotel in a beautiful location
Dan Panorama Hotel Jerusalem
Superb hotel in an excellent location
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2503
|
__label__wiki
| 0.662889
| 0.662889
|
Calif. County Contracts with Zipcar for Motor Pool
Contra Costa County Calif., Fleet Services, has entered into an agreement to use Local Motion by Zipcar for its motor pool fleet. Zipcar announced the new car sharing product last week.
Zipcar's Boston Fleet Receives Four Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrids Funded by DOE
Zipcar built electric charging stations and sectioned off priority parking for its four new Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles at the Boston Common Garage parking facility.
City of Baltimore Launches Car Sharing Program
BALTIMORE - The City of Baltimore has partnered with Zipcar Inc. to launch a car-sharing program with 22 new Zipcars parked in locations across the city.
Top 2009 News: Washington D.C. Saves $300k+ in 4 Months
WASHINGTON – Washington, D.C., the first city in the country to adopt Zipcar's new FastFleet system, estimates it has saved more than $300,000 during a four-month pilot.
Zipcar Launches First All-Electric Car-Share Pod
Car share members at the EV Pod in London can now drive an all-electric vehicle (EV) Citroën c1 and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Toyota Prius.
D.C. Slims Down and Shapes Up
The District of Columbia reduced its fleet size without sacrificing needed vehicles. Determining a reduction target was the first step.
Washington D.C. Saves $300k+ in 4 Months with FastFleet Program
Ohio State University Switches Car-Sharing Companies
COLUMBUS, OHIO – After two years with the car-sharing company Zipcar, Ohio State has decided to continue the program with another vendor, Connect By Hertz.
Zipcar Launches Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Pilot Program in San Francisco
The pilot program is aimed to provide existing and new Zipcar members with an easy, convenient and cost-effective way to test drive the next generation of clean vehicles.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2504
|
__label__wiki
| 0.614296
| 0.614296
|
Energy Commissioners Will Recommend Rejecting Puente Gas Plant
If the decision becomes final, it clears the way for distributed and clean resources to take the place of a gas peaker.
Julian Spector October 06, 2017
Julian Spector
Julian is a staff writer at Greentech Media, where he reports on energy storage, solar power and other clean energy sectors. He also has experience covering clean transportation, state and federal energy policy, and climate adaptation. Previously, Julian reported for CityLab at The Atlantic and conducted grant-funded climate change reporting in Bangladesh. He graduated from Duke University.
It's beginning to look like NRG's proposed Puente gas plant may never see the light of day.
The California Energy Commission members assigned to draft a proposed decision on permitting the contested peaker plant unveiled a surprise sneak peak of their thinking Thursday.
"It is clear to us that the Project will be inconsistent with several Laws, Ordinances, Regulations or Standards (LORS) and will create significant unmitigable environmental effects," wrote Commissioners Janea Scott and Karen Douglas. "This, in turn, requires us to consider feasible alternatives that avoid or reduce those impacts and inconsistencies."
Utility Southern California Edison selected NRG's proposal years ago to resolve a future reliability constraint in the region of Oxnard, on California's central coast.
Since that time, energy storage and other distributed energy resources have matured and proven their ability to respond quickly to grid reliability needs. That evolution prompted clean energy advocates, environmentalists and the City of Oxnard to oppose a new gas plant on its shore when cleaner options were available.
Puente has developed into a test case for energy storage to challenge the need for a new gas peaker plant. The storage industry has long said it is capable of displacing new peakers, which cost a lot of money but rarely operate, but it has had few opportunities to prove this. What's new here is that California's grid operator agreed it could be done.
In a study released in August, the California Independent System Operator found that storage and DERs could perform the technical needs that Puente would fulfill for local grid reliability. It would cost significantly more, though, according to that analysis.
Greentech Media reported that month that the storage pricing data used in the CAISO study was out of date and overestimated the costs of a storage solution relative to the gas plant.
Subsequently, CAISO filed a document September 29 suggesting that the only way to know for sure how much a storage and DER alternative would cost is to run a new request for offers, and let the industry supply competitive bids.
"There appears to be an opportunity to conduct an expedited RFO and operationalize preferred resources prior to the summer 2021 timeframe,” the filing stated.
It was that note of urgency that prompted this week's early notice of the intent to reject Puente's application.
"While we have no current information about whether an expedited RFO is forthcoming, the timing constraints identified by the California ISO lead us to conclude that it is prudent to communicate the Committee’s position before we complete the [presiding member's proposed decision]," the letter notes.
When surveying the record of evidence, the commissioners see "significant unmitigable impacts" from the proposed gas plant. Meanwhile, the grid operator has attested that other alternatives can meet the need without imposing the environmental impacts of a new gas plant with several decades of lifespan.
Based on the available information, the commissioners see no reason to override the impacts and allow the gas plant to move forward.
There's a lot left unsaid here. Some of the confusion stems from the state's web of interweaving energy institutions. The CEC has authority to evaluate the environmental impacts of power plants approved by the California Public Utilities Commission, with CAISO advising based on its expertise.
The wording of the letter indicates the commissioners are waiting on someone else to seize the opportunity to launch a rapid RFO. This early notice is intended to give that entity reason to get the process started. Typically, energy procurement requests are carried out by utilities under the supervision of the CPUC, so SCE and the CPUC would be the logical audience for this remark.
Whether SoCal Edison has an appetite for re-running a procurement it already completed remains to be seen.
This is not the end of the procedural road on the CEC's side, either. Commissioners Scott and Douglas still need to formalize their opinion in a proposed decision, gather comments on it and send it to the full commission for the final decision.
Puente is not dead yet, but its prognosis has certainly dimmed. Now the question is what sort of action this unusual step kicks off among the relevant institutions, and whether that leads to the energy storage deployment that CAISO says is possible.
Join GTM for a deep dive into the budding domestic energy storage market at the U.S. Energy Storage Summit 2017. Utilities, financiers, regulators, technology innovators, and storage practitioners will all come together for two full days of data-intensive presentations, analyst-led panel sessions with industry leaders, and extensive, high-level networking. Learn more here.
caiso
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2505
|
__label__wiki
| 0.86523
| 0.86523
|
Home Message Board CHAIN SUPERMARKET HISTORY History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Safeway in Newberg and McMinnville
Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
StoreLiker2013
Location: Oak Grove, OR
Contact StoreLiker2013
Post by StoreLiker2013 » 04 Aug 2016 00:42
Does anyone know anything about the history of Safeway in the Oregon towns of Newberg and McMinnville that are west of Portland, both of which lie within Highway 99W?
First off... McMinnville. The first Safeway store to open in this city was on September 16, 1958 at 442 Northeast Baker Street. That location moved up east to 1201 NE Highway 99W in 1974 (now a Goodwill store), and finally further east to 2490 NE Highway 99W around 2002 (at the site of a former Ernst Hardware store) where it still stands.
And then, Newberg. While the present Safeway in this city is located in a former Thriftway store at 1140 North Springbrook Road (Springbrook Plaza), history tells me the first Safeway built here was in the 1950s at 710 East Hancock Street (now occupied by Capitol Dental Care), which moved around 1967 to 1510 East 1st Street, at OR-219, but I also believe Safeway had another store built in the early-to-mid 1980s to replace the 1960s build (now a Grocery Outlet) at 1st & OR-219.
~Ben
Re: Safeway in Newberg and McMinnville
Post by Super S » 05 Aug 2016 12:09
StoreLiker2013 wrote: Does anyone know anything about the history of Safeway in the Oregon towns of Newberg and McMinnville that are west of Portland, both of which lie within Highway 99W?
The current McMinnville location was originally a Kmart. I suppose it is possible that Ernst could have briefly operated there after Kmart closed. However, Ernst was just starting to open stores around the Portland area only a couple years before they folded, there is a former Ernst closer to Tigard which is currently a Marshalls store.
Super S wrote:
The current McMinnville location was originally a Kmart. It, along with the North Salem store, closed in an early round of Kmart closures around the mid-1990s. I suppose it is possible that Ernst could have briefly operated there after Kmart closed. Ernst was just starting to open stores around the Portland area only a couple years before they folded, there is a former Ernst closer to Tigard which is currently a Marshalls store.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzzpI95oNhg
If you skip to about 3:10 you can see the sign out for the former Safeway in Newberg at 1510 East 1st Street. The video was filmed late 1970s (1979). Again, does anyone remember exactly when Safeway moved to 1140 North Springbrook Plaza (where Thriftway used to be)?
StoreLiker2013 wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzzpI95oNhg
In that video, I also spotted a Chevron station branded as a Standard station. Now that makes three Standard branded Chevron stations that I know of that existed in Oregon. The others were located on Mcloughlin Blvd, and a current one in Beaverton just off of highway 217 in front of a Kohl's store.
That Safeway on 1st street I believe was also a Wilco Farm Store for a while.
Super S wrote: In that video, I also spotted a Chevron station branded as a Standard station. Now that makes three Standard branded Chevron stations that I know of that existed in Oregon. The others were located on Mcloughlin Blvd, and a current one in Beaverton just off of highway 217 in front of a Kohl's store.
I think so, too... Grocery Outlet didn't occupy this building until 2011.
Return to “History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska”
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2506
|
__label__wiki
| 0.966978
| 0.966978
|
'Ozark': TV Review
11:46 AM PDT 7/11/2017 by Daniel Fienberg
Not boring, but self-serious to the extreme. TWITTER
Jason Bateman and Laura Linney star in Netflix's dour money-laundering drama, but it's Julia Garner who steals the show.
Pulp masquerading as prestige, Netflix's new drama Ozark is four or five different shows doing battle at once — generally in the most familiar of moody and murky cable crime veins — but with a couple interesting characterizations and twists if you're willing to focus in a way the show rarely is prepared to do itself.
Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) is a Chicago financial advisor laundering money for a Mexican drug cartel under the watchful eye of the vicious Camino Del Rio (Esai Morales). When Del discovers Marty's partner has been skimming, things get violent and Marty makes a last-ditch plea to move the operation to Lake of the Ozarks, where he bluffs that there will be less regulation and more disposable cash to move around.
This desperate uprooting to a resort he's never visited doesn't play well with Marty's unfaithful wife, Wendy (Laura Linney), or his kids, Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) and Jonah (Skylar Gaertner). In the Ozarks, Marty struggles to cozy up to lodge owner Rachel (Jordana Spiro) and the threatening proprietor of the local strip club, while the forces lined up against him include a rogue FBI agent (Jason Butler Harner's Roy Petty), a local pastor (Michael Mosley), the region's established kingpin (Peter Mullan, forcing comparisons to Cinemax's similar-but-superior Quarry) and a family of petty criminals fronted by 19-year-old Ruth (Julia Garner), who see Marty and his suitcases of money as an opportunity to make a big score.
At one point, preoccupied with several intersecting storylines, the Byrdes forget about Jonah in a bus depot and he's shockingly understanding.
"It's OK. There's a lot going on," he says. Viewers are likely to be less charitable, as long stretches go by in which the writers seem to forget about three or four major characters and longer periods in which characters seem to forget about the complications that were supposed to be giving the show its urgency. Del, for example, is really anxious to get his money back at certain points and weirdly disinterested at others. Agent Petty, for another example, must have the most understanding FBI bosses imaginable, given his glacial progress on an investigation that's at least three degrees of separation away from being a worthwhile case.
Created by Bill Dubuque, who blended financial services and more aggressive misconduct in last year's Ben Affleck thriller The Accountant, Ozark has elements of the regional thriller/country noir novels of an Elmore Leonard or Daniel Woodrell, but it has shockingly little fun with any of its genre trappings. And, despite an antihero prone to fast-talking and sarcasm played by a comedically dexterous leading man, there's very little humor, even of the pitch-black sort. Showrunner Chris Mundy worked on AMC's Low Winter Sun, an adaptation so full of cable-drama stereotypes it was mocked on The Good Wife, so perhaps it was inevitable that as episodes progress, there's a torture-and-misery-filled nihilism to Ozark so total that it's hard for any personality to escape.
In addition to starring, Bateman directed much of the 10-episode first season and he's pitched both his own performance and the show's overall tone in a direction that's more morose and introspective than was necessarily required. Ozark isn't quite Bateman's Flaked, but Netflix is surely amenable to enabling its Arrested Development stars' mopier instincts between seasons. One can certainly admire Bateman's commitment to Marty's depression and the consistency of vision according to which most of the other actors are similarly gloomy, but there's a distinct lack of emotional and visual variation to a show in which everything is shot in dour shades and there's scarcely any color to be found anywhere. Lake of the Ozarks is such a unique setting for a show of this type that it's disappointing how underdeveloped its geography turns out to be. Whether that's a limitation of actually filming outside of Atlanta or a reflection of characters struggling to feel at home in their new surroundings may depend on your perspective.
The failure to really flesh out Lake of the Ozarks as a location also gets in the way of what should probably be an examination of the American Dream in 2017. Ozark has very little engagement with the way the Missouri resort economy operates or why it's such a good (or bad) place to explore the manipulation of wealth in an increasingly deregulated nation. Dubuque is definitely interested in the process of money laundering, but only in a mechanical and non-specific way, and the selling of Marty Byrde's soul is too much of an afterthought to make him interesting.
The men have the roles of surface authority in Ozark and with Bateman, Morales and Harris Yulin leading the way, they're all solid, but almost all affection for Ozark will probably be directed at the female characters, who hold most of the show's power. Spiro gives interesting shading to a frustratingly underwritten role, and Lisa Emery steals several scenes as a backwoods matriarch eager to prove that rednecks and hillbillies aren't interchangeable. It takes an episode or two to understand what attracted someone of Linney's stature to a character the show initially seems to be sneering at, but she's good enough to gradually make you realize how conflicted this woman is toward her husband and this new life. She also benefits tremendously from a flashback episode which, otherwise, comes exactly late enough into the season to drain Ozark of all narrative momentum.
The best reason to watch Ozark is the rather spectacular Garner, previously best known for holding her own opposite Lily Tomlin in Grandma and breaking hearts as Kimmy on The Americans. Her performance makes Ruth the only character in Ozark you haven't seen somewhere before, a mixture of misapplied cunning, amoral upbringing, buried vulnerability, accelerated maturity and inconvenient innocence. Trying to read into Ruth's responses to each of the Byrdes, so different from her trailer park biological family, is fascinating, and it's entertaining to watch the Ozark cinematographers playing around with Garner's Little Orphan Annie ringlets and facial features that go from childlike to severe depending on the lighting.
Enough is happening in Ozark that it's never boring, which sets it apart from Netflix's recent misguided stab at prestige programming, Gypsy. Instead of being predictable, though, Ozark becomes monotonous. Part of that comes from the mundanity of Marty's profession and skill set and part comes from a tentativeness to follow through on two big late twists that would have been equal parts alienating and audacious. It's a show that takes itself suffocatingly seriously. Maybe it just needs a new focus. Ozark is Garner's show — or at least it's frustrating that, after the 10-episode first season, it hasn't entirely become her show.
Cast: Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Julia Garner, Jordana Spiro, Jason Butler Harner, Esai Morales, Peter Mullan, Lisa Emery
Creator: Bill Dubuque
Showrunner: Chris Mundy
Premieres: Friday, July 21 (Netflix)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2509
|
__label__cc
| 0.602046
| 0.397954
|
HomeBlogHomeopathy Practitioner told to Pay Rs 2 Lakhs for prescribing Allopathy Medicines
Homeopathy Practitioner told to Pay Rs 2 Lakhs for prescribing Allopathy Medicines
February 23, 2017 admin Blog 0
Ahmedabad: In a major decision, a consumer court in the state has slapped a compensation of Rs 2 lakh on a homeopathy practitioner on account of prescribing allopathy medicines to a child that led to the deterioration of his health during illness. The case is that of one Bhupat Makwana, a resident of the Bedla village, whose son had fallen ill. He went for treatment to one, Dr Gunwant Bawalia, who is a homeopath practicing in the same village.
The Doctor prescribed him paracetamol first and later put him on a saline drip after the patient’s condition did not improve. Post the drip, the child’s condition further began to deteriorate with a reaction and blisters coming up all over his body. The patient was then shifted to various other hospitals where the doctors concluded that the child’s condition was aggravated by improper treatment. With the patient’s father spending more than Rs 95000 on the son’s treatment post reaction, he knocked at the doors of the Rajkot District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum and demanded compensation of Rs 3 lakh for the trouble he was put through.
The court further quoted the Supreme court as stating that “a quack that it is a “person who does not have knowledge of a particular system and a mere pretender to medical knowledge or skill, or to put it differently a charlatan
Holding the practitioner, negligent in providing the treatment, the court then asked the homeopath to pay Rs 2 lakh to him along with Rs 5,000 towards litigation expenditure.
prescribing Allopathy Medicines by homoeopathy doctors
AYUSH Minister inaugurated the World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicine
Homeopathy is growing faster than Ayurveda and Unani in India
Prescriber and clinical repertory of medicinal herbs
Diseases of Skin with homoeopathic management
A Practical Handbook of Homoeopathy Immunisation by Isaac Golden
Signatures Miasms Aids – Spiritual Homeopathy by Misha Norland
Book review on Kent’s rubric materia medica
Association & Organisations in Homeopathy
Global Homeopathy Medical Colleges & Schools
Medical Education & Career – Useful Links
List of Free Medical Journals
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2510
|
__label__wiki
| 0.802621
| 0.802621
|
MHS Home > News > Articles > Network of researchers advancing warfighter readiness
Network of researchers advancing warfighter readiness
Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee Payne, the assistant director for Combat Support at DHA, delivered the keynote address at the Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Scientific and Programmatic Advancement Meeting, GSPAM. He emphasized the importance of Force Health Protection measures and linked the GEIS mission to DHA’s combat support mission. (DoD photo)
12/4/2019 By: Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch
Combat Support | Global Health Engagement | Global Emerging Infections Surveillance
Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee Payne, the assistant director for Combat Support at DHA, delivered the keynote address at the Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Scientific and Programmatic Advancement Meeting, GSPAM. He emphasized the importance of Force Health Protection measures and linked the GEIS mission to DHA’s combat support mission. “The DHA’s health surveillance-funded initiatives are vast and contribute significantly to operational readiness. Each of these health surveillance capabilities is part and parcel to the DHA’s combat support mission – they provide unique resources and information to the operational setting that, in lockstep with the Services and the Joint Staff, make our warfighters better prepared, better protected, and better cared for,” said Payne.
The two-day meeting themed, “Advancing Harmonization across the GEIS Network,” sought to improve reporting consistency among partner laboratories, share initiatives, and discuss new and emerging technologies. In fiscal year 2020, GEIS awarded approximately $60 million to more than 20 DoD laboratories and U.S. government partners around the world to conduct infectious disease surveillance activities. This funding allowed the Service laboratories and other partners to work with host nations and regional partners to conduct infectious disease surveillance and outbreak response to support FHP, readiness, and combat global health threats as a matter of national security.
AFHSB Chief, Army Col. Douglas Badzik, encouraged attendees to unify their efforts and continue to show value in the work that they provide to the Geographic Combatant Commands through the Defense Health Agency’s role as a combat support agency.
“DHA is a combat support agency and we cannot lose sight of this function in addition to our other priorities. With the changes that have occurred over the last four years in GEIS, we are now driven by the needs of the Geographic Combatant Commands,”said Badzik, as he encouraged the group to continue to look for opportunities to show value. “I’m a huge believer in what you do as a group within the GEIS program. The work that is being done at the Service laboratories contributes to global situational awareness and to the combatant command’s ability to make decisions that inform readiness, force health protection, and increase lethality.”
GEIS Chief, Navy Capt. Guillermo Pimentel provided a high-level overview of the GEIS program and reinforced the need for GEIS-funded activities to result in timely, actionable and valuable information to FHP decision makers. His presentation identified critical opportunities to increase the speed and relevancy of infectious disease surveillance information to key platforms across the Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational partnership. Pimentel noted that the goal is to develop products that provide the greatest value possible to stakeholders.
Mr. Sean Friendly presented an overview of the strategic environment in which the GEIS Network operates and provided the context for GEIS partners to understand the needs of the GEIS Network’s primary customer – the Geographic Combatant Commands. This presentation reinforced the network’s end-state, which is globally integrated situational awareness of health threats to our U.S. National and DoD Interests around the world.
Other GEIS staff members presented an overview of key areas of surveillance, including antimicrobial resistance, enteric infections, febrile and vector borne infections and respiratory infections, as well as initiatives around data harmonization and next generation sequencing. Working group sessions on the second day of the meeting allowed attendees to begin fostering collaborative approaches to advancing harmonization.
Nearly 150 people attended the Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS) Scientific and Programmatic Advancement Meeting (GSPAM) hosted by DHA’s Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch on November 18-19. The event brought together researchers, epidemiologists, program managers, and leaders from Department of Defense laboratories in the U.S., the Republic of Georgia, Kenya, Ghana, Peru, Thailand and Cambodia, as well as other U.S. government agencies and external infectious disease surveillance collaborators and partners.
“The GEIS Network is a critical DoD asset providing direct support to the Geographic Combatant Commands and an instrument of medical diplomacy,” said Pimentel.
GEIS Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2010
Annual report for the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System
Global Emerging Infections Surveillance
Global Operations Briefing
Global Operations Briefing presented to the Defense Health Board Aug. 18, 2010
Global Health Engagement
Global Operations Briefing presented to the Defense Health Board June 8, 2010
Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Reporting System Update
Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Reporting System Update to the Defense Health Board May 23, 2007
Global Health Engagement | Biological Surveillance Tools
<< < ... 6 7 > >>
Showing results 91 - 105 Page 7 of 7
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2516
|
__label__wiki
| 0.958361
| 0.958361
|
National and Regional
National a...
Changes in your business? You should plan, talk to staffers
Change, whether it's good or bad, can have a huge impact on a company's staffers
House rejects bill spurred by secretary of state race
The New Hampshire House has rejected an attempt to limit fundraising by secretary of state candidates after last year's contentious contest
70 years for Louisiana man who admitted killing his mother
A 25-year-old Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to killing his mother and wounding two other people, including a police officer
Louisiana man pleads guilty to killing mother, wounding 2
St. Louis police chief angered over prosecutor allegations
The St. Louis circuit attorney's criticism of how police investigated a male officer's alleged Russian roulette-style fatal shooting of a female colleague drew
Democrat announces challenge to GOP US Sen. Cory Gardner
Democrat Mike Johnston announces challenge to Republican Sen. Cory Gardner
The Latest: Officer in fatal shooting was allegedly drinking
The St. Louis police officer charged with killing a female colleague while playing a Russian roulette-style game is accused in a police disciplinary document of
The Latest: St. Louis chief angered over prosecutor claims
The St. Louis circuit attorney's criticism of how police investigated a male officer's Russian roulette-style fatal shooting of a female colleague has drawn an
Sen. Cory Gardner endorses Trump re-election
Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado is endorsing Donald Trump's re-election
Colorado Editorial Roundup
A roundup of newspaper editorials from around Colorado
The Latest: Prosecutor questions police over investigation
The St. Louis prosecutor is raising concerns about whether police tried to block drug and alcohol testing of two on-duty officers following the fatal shooting o
St. Louis officers charged over shooting outside a bar
Two St. Louis police officers are charged in a shooting outside a bar, the latest embarrassment for the police department.
The Latest: Union leader criticizes charges against officers
A leader of the union that represents St. Louis police officers is calling the decision to charge two officers in a shooting case "an unprecedented abuse of pow
A look at the women leading legislatures across the US
After a wave of women won election last year, numerous women ascended to leadership positions in state House and Senate chambers in 2019
St. Louis officer charged after deadly game with revolver
A St. Louis police officer has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a colleague
The Latest: Officer charged after 'thorough' investigation
St. Louis police say the charges against an officer in the shooting death of a colleague follow a promise the police chief made to the victim's family
St. Louis officer charged in shooting death of colleague
Gunman kills 3 men in separate shootings, then kills himself
Authorities say a gunman opened fire at a hotel bar near Penn State's main campus, killing two men and wounding a woman, broke into a stranger's house and fatal
The Latest: Another person dies after bar, home shootings
Police say a fourth person has died, hours after a gunman opened fire at a hotel bar in central Pennsylvania, then broke into a home and fatally shot a man ther
Police: St. Louis officer killed in accidental shooting
Authorities say a St. Louis police officer has accidentally shot and killed another officer
The Latest: Highway Patrol to investigate officer shooting
The St. Louis prosecutor's office says the Missouri State Highway Patrol will help with the investigation into the death of a St. Louis police officer who was k
Trooper wipes away tears after woman dies in icy crash
A state trooper wiped away tears after a woman died in a crash on an icy stretch of Interstate 70 in Kansas
Partnership aims to reduce violent crime in St. Louis
The Missouri attorney general's office is partnering with the U.S. attorney's office in St. Louis to address high rates of violent crime in St. Louis
Urban prosecutors in Missouri put end to most pot cases
Recreational use of marijuana is illegal in Missouri, but for about one-third of the state's residents, it's a crime prosecutors won't pursue
Bill targets spending in NH secretary of state elections
New Hampshire lawmakers are seeking to bar candidates for secretary of state and treasurer from forming political committees
Douglas County deputies searching for Gardnerville killer
Douglas County sheriff's deputies are investigating a homicide in the Gardnerville area about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Carson City
State's governor-elect announces additional Cabinet picks
Gov.-elect Mike DeWine appoints a veteran lawmaker to oversee Ohio's public colleges and universities among other new picks for his Cabinet as he prepares to ta
Prosecutor who sent profane posts on Obama, Waters resigns
A Southern California prosecutor who posted crude and profane insults about U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, Michelle Obama and others to social media has resigned
St. Louis Judge Robin Ransom appointed to appeals court
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has appointed a top St. Louis judge to the state Court of Appeals
Kentucky lawmakers unveil school-safety measure
Kentucky lawmakers have unveiled a school-safety measure, nearly a year after two students died in a school shooting at a high school in the state
Driver pleads not guilty to killing mom, 9-year-old in crash
A driver has pleaded not guilty to killing a 9-year-old girl and her mother in a New Year's Day crash in Orange County
Bob McDonnell, former Virginia Governor, files for divorce
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has filed for divorce from his wife of 42 years
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2520
|
__label__wiki
| 0.960173
| 0.960173
|
Hello Rockledge
Police open murder probe as 1 of 2 nerve agent victims dies
Police ope...
LONDON (AP) – A woman who was poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent in southwest England died Sunday, eight days after police think she touched a contaminated item that has not been found.
London's Metropolitan Police force said detectives had become a homicide investigation with 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess's death at a hospital in Salisbury. She and her boyfriend, Charlie Rowley, 45, were admitted June 30 after falling ill a few miles away in Amesbury; Rowley remains in critical condition.
Tests at Britain's defense research laboratory showed the pair was exposed to Novichok, the same type of nerve agent used to poison a former Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury in March. Police suspect Rowley and Sturgess handled a discarded item from the first attack, though they have not determined for certain that the two cases are linked.
Britain blames the Russian state for the attack on Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter – an allegation Moscow strongly denies.
Prime Minister Theresa May said she was "appalled and shocked" by Sturgess's death.
"Police and security officials are working urgently to establish the facts of this incident, which is now being treated as murder," May said.
Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, Britain's top anti-terrorism police officer, said the death "has only served to strengthen our resolve" to find those responsible.
More than 100 detectives have been working alongside local officers to locate a small vial or other container thought to have held the nerve agent that sickened the two. Officials say the search and cleanup operation will take weeks or even month.
Counterterrorism police are also studying roughly 1,300 hours of closed circuit television footage in hopes of finding clues about the couple's activities in the hours before they became violently ill.
The British defense lab determined earlier that Novichok, a type of nerve agent developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, was used on Sergei Skripal, a former Russian intelligence officer once convicted in his homeland of spying for Britain.
The 67-year-old ex-agent was living in Salisbury, a cathedral city 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of London, when
The 67-year-old ex-agent was living in Salisbury, a cathedral city 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of London, when he was struck down along with his daughter, Yulia, who was visiting him.
They spent weeks in critical condition, but have both been discharged from Salisbury District Hospital, the same hospital where Sturgess died.
The Skripal case, which Metropolitan Police detectives are investigating as attempted murder, sparked a diplomatic crisis between Russia and the West, including the expulsion of hundreds of diplomats from both sides.
Police say the nerve agent that sickened Rowley and Sturgess was the same type that almost killed the Skripals, but scientists haven't been able to tell whether it was from the same batch.
The latest poiso
The latest poisonings have further inflamed tensions between London and Moscow. U.K. Home Secretary Sajid Javid has demanded Russia provide information, saying it is unacceptable "for our streets, our parks, our towns to be dumping grounds for poison."
Confirmation from authorities Wednesday that two British citizens were exposed to Novichok shook residents around Salisbury, who thought a months-long cleanup had removed any threat from the powerful nerve agent.
Kier Pritchard, head of the county police force in Wiltshire, acknowledged that Sturgess's death "is likely to raise the level of concern in Amesbury and Salisbury."
But he said health authorities continued to assert the risk to the public was low. Police say they don't think Sturgess and Rowley visited any of the locations decontaminated after the Skripals' poisoning.
Hospital officials said late Saturday that a number of people including a police officer had sought medical advice in the last week but had been found not to need any treatment.
John Glen, the Conservative Party legislator for the region, said the new poisoning has threatened an economic rebound from the slowdown caused by the attack on the Skripals.
"We need to establish quickly what they came into contact with and where," he said. "The sentiment in the city is frustration, we want to get back to normal."
https://www.hellorockledge.com/
25 ways you could be a better friend
The most beautiful college campuses in America
How to Grocery Shop in 30 Minutes or Less
What Happens to Your Body When You Give Up Caffeine Gallery
Why Are Pretzels Shaped Like That? And 17 Other Food Mysteries, Solved
30 destinations where it's summer all the time
FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, July 5, 2018, an unidentified British police officer guards a cordon in Salisbury, England. Officials say Saturday July 7, 2018, that a police officer is being tested for possible medical problems related to the recent Novichok nerve agent poisoning of two individuals in southwest England. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE) - The Associated Press
Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid, centre, meets police officers as he visits Muggleton Road where counter-terrorism officers are investigating after a couple were left in a critical condition when they were exposed to the nerve agent Novichok, in Amesbury, England, Sunday July 8, 2018. Javid visited Amesbury and Salisbury in southwestern England to reassure residents that the risk to the public remains very low despite the recent poisoning of two people exposed to a deadly nerve agent. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP) - The Associated Press
Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid, right, meets police officers as he visits Muggleton Road where counter-terrorism officers are investigating after a couple were left in a critical condition when they were exposed to the nerve agent Novichok, in Amesbury, England, Sunday July 8, 2018. Javid visited Amesbury and Salisbury in southwestern England to reassure residents that the risk to the public remains very low despite the recent poisoning of two people exposed to a deadly nerve agent. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP) - The Associated Press
Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid, centre, exits the police cordon at Muggleton Road where counter-terrorism officers are investigating after a couple were left in a critical condition when they were exposed to the nerve agent Novichok, in Amesbury, England, Sunday July 8, 2018. Javid visited Amesbury and Salisbury in southwestern England to reassure residents that the risk to the public remains very low despite the recent poisoning of two people exposed to a deadly nerve agent. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP) - The Associated Press
Thai soccer players crave food, wait to go home next week
The Latest: Australia to push ahead with free trade talks
The Latest: Bomb kills candidate as Pakistan elections loom
The Latest: Same divers will conduct next Thai cave rescue
Trump claims Germany 'controlled' by Russia
Trump brings his chaotic road show to Britain
William, Kate's third child Prince Louis christened
Iran has no intention to leave Syria, top official says
The Latest: Trump says May's plan wrecks Brexit, US deals
The Latest: Merkel says 'clear commitment' to NATO by all
www.HelloCocoa.com
www.HelloCocoaBeach.com
www.HelloTitusville.com
www.HelloCaymanIslands.com
www.HelloSebastian.com
www.HelloOviedo.com
© 2020 Hello Rockledge - All Rights Reserved.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2521
|
__label__cc
| 0.737956
| 0.262044
|
New Blog Post: New Escalations, news on Elusive Targets and the Vampire Magician Challenge Pack
Hitman (2016)
Fran_Laiuppa March 22, 2016, 2:20pm #30
@Travis_IOI
Shame the Elusive Targets are delayed. Kudos for the new escalation contracts, always welcome and fun.
Now, I seriously hope the “always connected” requierement for challenges and unlocks is put to sleep in the metioned patch. Its a stupid decision. And that’s coming from an open minded Hitman fan. But it messes with the game. Its just not something for the Hitman series.
IO, don’t let us down.
Axel_Reznov March 22, 2016, 2:32pm #31
Why it’s shame? They also working on patch and new content. IO is not Ubisoft, there is no much people.
SCAgent March 22, 2016, 2:40pm #32
cant say i enjoy the escalations too much, was hoping for some elusives.
Was going to ask about some news on the offline fixes, but you know…
JokerLover December 5, 2018, 9:27am #33
. . . yay
Joe_Clarence75 March 22, 2016, 3:00pm #34
I knew elusives would be delayed. “In the coming weeks”. They’ve used that phrase before and in reality it was “months”…ugh
Travis_IOI March 22, 2016, 3:20pm #35
Joe_Clarence75:
It won’t be months, I assure you. We want that update out ASAP because it will improve load times and connection stability, along with other general improvements - including the Requiem items that have gone missing for some players.
We’re also working on a (separate) major update for April, which we hope will put an end to any connection issues. All of that is in the pipeline before Sapienza. There will of course be weekly Escalations as promised and we’ll be refreshing the Featured Contracts as well after Easter too. Basically, we’re not going to stop until there’s a smooth experience for everyone. The next big talking point from us will be the Sapienza release date, which you’ll have next week after the Easter break.
Game Update (1.03) Releasing Today
Kotti March 22, 2016, 3:52pm #36
The new escalations were pretty disappointing.
[spoiler]Osterman Mosaic was laughably easy and the only change I had to do to my plan was throwing a coin to get the chef out of the kitchen and close to a container. Killing a lonely guard with a weapon that’s right next to him and hiding his body in a box that’s right next to him was hardly a challenge, and the tripmines only meant that I had to go around a shelf from the right instead of the left. By far the weakest escalation so far.
Gemini Fiasco was a bit better but having to start by killing Helmut meant having to wait through the photo shoot every time which got tedious. The biggest problem was the final level and having to use poison for the kill, which means that either you go through the long opportunity to get the cyanide, or you deal with what I think is the most useless item in the game, the lethal syringe. It can’t be used on drinks, it makes more noise than fiber wire, it can’t be (understandably) thrown at people, it can’t be used from the front, it can’t be used on unconscious bodies. What’s the point of it? This is the first escalation where I couldn’t even be bothered to go for SA because of the syringe.[/spoiler]
HHCHunter March 22, 2016, 3:32pm #37
Travis_IOI:
We’re working on a major update for April, which we hope will put an end to any connection issues.
Please let this be what I think it is.
Vinnie_Sinistra March 22, 2016, 3:36pm #38
Ikr. This is now the update I’m anticipating more than anything now.
Ben_Benjimino_Jamin March 22, 2016, 3:49pm #39
I can feel the desperate frustration to spill all the beans in this post, haha!
Sounds good though!
JaqTaar March 22, 2016, 3:49pm #40
Kotti:
… having to start by killing Helmut meant having to wait through the photo shoot every time which got tedious.
You can make him get the call earlier by throwing a coin or item. After picking it up, Dalia will call him right away.
FantumX March 22, 2016, 3:50pm #41
Osterman Mosaic was laughably easy and the only change I had to do to my plan was throwing a coin to get th
Uhh…spoilers dude?
JaqTaar:
Helmut meant having to wait through the photo shoot every time which got tedious.
You can make him get the call
Seriously people…spoilers.
Would appreciate you two going back and editing your post to delete the spoiler content on behalf of the rest of the community. Thanks
[quote=“JaqTaar, post:40, topic:5494”]
[/quote]I assumed he’d just return to it as most NPCs do, good to know. Still, he’s not exactly an interesting opening target.
FantumX:
Would appreciate you two going back and editing your post
Sure, but editing can also be used to add new things to an existing post instead of triple posting. I recommend it.
My bad. I apologize. And thank you for the quick reaction time. Peace
IOI March 22, 2016, 4:47pm #46
Well my connection issues have been increased from zero drops, to two drops in 10 minutes after this new content was added. Got back after a hard day and can’t play these new missions at all.
Let’s hope @HHCHunter because that would be damn swell. Please Lord, make this be an offline mode and not a big server upgrade or something. Amen.
Edit: Loading time improvements? Praise the sun!
Jim_Jim March 22, 2016, 4:51pm #47
not an expert but maybe set your NAT to open, had to do it for the last COD game I played couldnt connect at all despite every other game working flawlessly
yes they were disappointing. I really think IOI should somehow move the camera recording device in basement, or make it tougher to get to. You can just go straight to it and shoot it, without a guard even noticing, knocks out all cameras too easily. Or have the guard repair it? Another device somewhere else in palace?
They could put a box on every floor. There’s a guy on the second floor who constantly checks a laptop; they could stick one on his desk. The attic would be a good place for the third one, as it’s plagued with suits.
@Jim_Jim My NAT is fine. It’s their servers buddy. Look up, they are releasing another patch for it soon.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2527
|
__label__cc
| 0.577791
| 0.422209
|
Denis Johnson, acclaimed writer, at Project X Studio
By Jennifer Conley on November 7th, 2008
{From Project X Theater}
Join the Board and Producers of Project X for a casual and intimate evening with acclaimed playwright, poet and fiction writer, Denis Johnson on November 8th at 7:30pm.
Mr. Johnson’s works include Tree of Smoke, which won the National Book Award in 2007 and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and the story collection Jesus’ Son, adapted into a film of the same name in 1999.
On March 6th, Project X and Kitchen Dog Theater will open the southwest premiere of Mr. Johnson’s new play, Psychos Never Dream.
Project X invites you to hear Mr. Johnson read from his works, glimpse a preview of Psychos Never Dream and enjoy a unique opportunity to visit face-to-face with one of the nation’s most critically acclaimed authors. Refreshments will be provided.
A modest donation of $20 will be requested, all of which will support the play. Additional contributions are welcome and encouraged, but not required.
RSVP to jessicamalek@projectxtheatre.com. Seats are limited.
Saturday, November 8th @ 7:30pm
Project X Studio at the Green Zone
161 Riveredge
Dallas, TX 75207 (map it)
Requested donation of $20 per person
Categories: People, Things to do
Tags: Arts
SMU’s Tate Lecture Series – Chris Jordan, Nicholas Kristof, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Broken Gears Project Theatre caps off strong season with ‘The Hand’
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 | See a free documentary tonight at Studio Movie Grill
Jazz Under the Stars with Tim Ries and The Rolling Stones Project featuring Bernard Fowler
Acclaimed Indie Rock Band “Montopolis” Scores Silent Film “Man with a Movie Camera”
« Toys for Tots Drive at Mockingbird Station | Nov 3rd -Dec 8th “How to Prepare a (Vegan) Holiday Meal” Cooking Class @ Spiral Diner »
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2532
|
__label__wiki
| 0.781624
| 0.781624
|
8 brilliant books by Irish female writers for your must-read lists
by Jennifer McShane
There is no doubting that there is a spotlight on Irish female writers right now. It is most deserving. In the last year alone, we've seen a wealth of Irish talent receive international acclaim: Sally Rooney's mesmerising second novel Normal People cemented her place as one of the finest writers on the literary scene, Anna Burns' immersive Milkman took home the coveted Man Booker Prize while Emilie Pine's profound Notes to Self was one of the most potent collections of personal essays I've ever had the privilege to read.
Each unique voice, each story represents a changing Ireland; a rallying cry in every tome. We are now of a society which has seen women reach new heights post-#MeToo and more than ever, we need to see ourselves on the page. Luckily, the talent that has emerged from our shores shows no sign of letting up — there are some extraordinary books on the horizon and some already released by debut women writers that you simply must read.
Here's another edit of more stories we've loved this year.
Music Love Drugs War by Geraldine Quigley (Fig Tree, approx. €12.99)
Derry-born Geraldine Quigley's thought-provoking debut is set in 1981. Bobby Sands is on hunger strike, and every night Derry is in flames. But teenagers Paddy and Liz McLaughlin and their friends Christy and Orla are spending their time hanging out, drinking, smoking and wondering what comes next – work, love, university, as all young people do. Things take a turn when Paddy and Christy become embroiled in the riots, and a friend is killed — the war can no longer be ignored or simply viewed from a distance. Full of compassion with memorable characters, this is one you won't easily forget.
When All is Said by Anne Griffin (Sceptre, approx. €12.99)
Eighty-four-year-old Maurice Hannigan sits at the bar of a grand hotel in a small Irish town, ready to raise a glass. Not just to give one toast, but five. In a single night, he’ll tell his stories, all revolving around the five people that meant the most to him. These are stories of joy, sorrow, secret tragedies and a love that never came to be – all told by quite an unforgettable character. Dublin-born Anne Griffin’s debut is a beautiful and poignant page-turner.
Sarah Davis Goff's Last Ones Left Alive (Tinder Press, approx. €12.99)
Growing up on a tiny island off the coast of a post-apocalyptic Ireland, Orpen and Mave’s life has survived the ravenous skrake (the Irish word for scream) who look for prey. When Maeve is bitten, Orpen must go on a life-altering journey to save her. An utterly fresh, feminist take on dystopian fiction from Groff who lives in Dublin. I devoured it in an evening and already can't wait for Groff's follow-up.
M for Mammy by Eleanor O'Reilly (Two Roads, approx. €13.99)
An Irish family, the Augustts, are all bound together by love and language. There's a son who doesn't speak (autism keeps the words trapped in his head), a mother who has a stroke and lost her words, a father who struggles to express himself at all, a granny who talks enough for all of them and a daughter who is writing it all down, just trying to make sense of it all. An ordinary family who are quite remarkable in their desire to overcome difficult obstacles. This charming debut by O'Reilly, who teaches in Wexford, is utterly heartwarming.
Her Kind by Niamh Boyce (Penguin Ireland, approx. €15)
This shines a light on the forgotten women of Irish history with a re-imagining of the true events of Alice Kyteler who was accused of witchcraft in Kilkenny in 1324. A woman seeks refuge for herself and her daughter in the household of a childhood friend, and Alice gives her a new name and place as a servant. Petronelle soon realises the city is one of greed and suspicion — and one with a grudge against Alice. She soon realises just how dangerously deep this grudge will go. Evocative, sharp and a fitting follow up to her engaging debut The Herbalist.
Show Them A Good Time by Nicole Flattery (Bloomsbury, approx. €15.99)
Story collections are having a moment, and Nicole Flattery's is a more than worthy, fresh voice among them. Characters are colourful, her prose unique. From the teen protagonist falling for an older man while a murder lingers in the background, to the 41-year-old woman looking for love and the story of a former glamour model, working in a petrol station that isn't really a petrol station, I was engrossed and absorbed in all eight stories by this talented new voice.
Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin (Titan Books, approx. €10.99)
Dublin-born Griffin isn't quite a 'new' writer, this being her third novel, but it would be wrong to omit this one. Twins Mae and Rossa’s summer away from home becomes something extraordinary when they discover the house — and what lingers inside it. Witches, the owl in the wall, the creatures that devour and tragedy; when two women from the house suddenly go missing, no one knows why. Only the twins know about those fateful days — and they’ll never breathe a word. A haunting and beautiful literary novel.
The Fire Starters by Jan Carson (Doubleday Ireland, approx. €14.99)
In Carson's remarkable debut it’s summer in Belfast city, but no one is welcoming the heat. The sun is too much, but the flames come from human hands. Dr Jonathan Murray is almost obsessive over his newborn daughter Sophie, and he has fears – unnatural fears she might not be as innocent as she should be. He doesn’t know what to do, if he’ll have to save her. Sammy Agnew, who was born just five minutes up the road from Dr Murray, has his own demons and fears to wrestle with. He is fearful of the hatred in his teenage son, Sam’s eyes. Unusual, mystical and so sublimely written, I read it in a single sitting.
Sweet Home by Wendy Erskine (Stinging Fly Press, approx. €12.99)
Belfast author Wendy Erskine Sweet Home isn't released until June, but it already has people talking. This 11-story collection is an ode to Belfast; each one going beneath the surface of the heartbreak and despair of everyday lives. A reclusive cult-rock icon ends his days in the street where he was born; a lonely woman is fascinated by her niqab-wearing neighbours; a husband and wife become enmeshed in the lives of the young couple they pay to do their cleaning and gardening. An absorbing read from start-to-finish.
#IMAGEReads
Female Writers
Irish Author
Irish Female Authors
4 unforgettable books you must read this year
#IMAGEReads: 8 books we can't wait for in 2020
13 classic books to read with the kids over Christmas
#IMAGEReads: 8 brilliant books worth picking up twice
Gift ideas: 5 books to give mum this Christmas
#IMAGEReads: 5 literary stocking fillers you'll love this December
Irish novelist Edna O'Brien wins 'UK and Ireland Nobel in literature'
#IMAGEReads: 8 more of our favourite books of 2019
#IMAGEReads: 4 brilliant Margaret Atwood books to devour on cold winter nights
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2534
|
__label__cc
| 0.553668
| 0.446332
|
10th Annual Imagine Solutions Conference
see what’s now
Share Like2
The Great Influencers: Silicon Valley
More Videos on This Topic
Described as “one of the most powerful men in the high-tech world” by the Washington Post, Silicon Valley insider Walt Mossberg speaks to the tremendous impact of Silicon Valley across the country and around the world. Principal tech columnist for the Wall Street Journal for 22 years, Mossberg is co-founder of All Things D, executive editor of The Verge, editor-at-large for Recode and co-executive producer of the Annual Code Conference. During this very informative session, he discusses the relative strengths and weakness of the various major tech companies, addresses privacy and security concerns shared by all, and offers warnings and recommendations on how to protect yourself and your communications. Mossberg also explains how artificial intelligence will touch our lives, both individually and as a society.
Walt Mossberg Executive Editor, The Verge & Editor-at-Large, Recode
Watch more videos on this Topic
Measuring the Wellbeing of the World
The Great Influencers: Hollywood
The Great Influencers: Washington DC
Can Technology Build a Better Reality?
Elevating Digital Truth for Societal Wellbeing
A 30-Year Look at Evolving Technology
Advances in Autonomous Technology
The Great Influencers: Wall Street
The Tools We Need for Safer Cyberspace
An Essential Transportation Transformation
Big ideas happen all the time. We’d love to keep you informed about what’s new at Imagine Solutions, exciting things our past speakers are accomplishing, and other important topics of curiosity and inspiration.
Imagine Solutions and the 501(c)(3) Searching for Solutions Institute were founded in 2008 with the mission to bring leading-edge speakers and thinkers to engaged audiences of change-makers, addressing matters of societal importance related to science, medicine and healthcare, business, social entrepreneurship, nonprofit, social sciences, the arts, conservation and the environment, exploration and discovery, and more, and the vision of generating real conversations and the space for impact, influence, and connection.
(p) 214.215.6000hello@imaginesolutionsconference.com
© Copyright Imagine Solutions.
All rights reserved. Site by Exploritech, Inc.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2535
|
__label__cc
| 0.515144
| 0.484856
|
Flat Lay Photography
House of kesar (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://www.houseofkesar.com/ website (the “Service”).
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. This Privacy Policy for House of kesar is powered by FreePrivacyPolicy.com.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from https://www.houseofkesar.com/
House of kesar uses the collected data for various purposes:
If you are located outside KENYA and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to KENYA and process it there.
House of kesar will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
House of kesar may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
To protect and defend the rights or property of House of kesar
By email: houseofkesar@gmail.com
By visiting this page on our website:
Holiday Self-Care: 31 Days of Self-Care
12 Mistakes You Are Doing With Your Natural Hair
15 Practical Ways to Live a Happy Life
French Women Style Secrets to Steal
11 Self-Help Books to Help You Navigate Life
© 2020 House of Kesar - Web Design by Dollaqorp
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2539
|
__label__wiki
| 0.878918
| 0.878918
|
MacGaffigane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Many variations of the name MacGaffigane have evolved since the time of its initial creation. In Gaelic it appeared as O Gaibhtheachain, which is derived from the word "gaibhtheach," which means "anxious."
Early Origins of the MacGaffigane family
The surname MacGaffigane was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. The Gavigan, Gavin, or Gavahan surname is derived from the Irish Chieftain Gabhadhan who was descended from King Colla da Crioch, one of the three Colla Kings who ruled Ireland and died about 360 A.D.
Interestingly, early Cornish records listed reference to some of the family in the parish of St. Hilary, Cornwall. "Prior to the days of Elizabeth, the barton of Treveneage belonged to an ancient family called Gaverigan, from whom it passed during that reign, with a co-heiress to the Godolphins." [1]
Important Dates for the MacGaffigane family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacGaffigane research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1689, 1640, 1679 and 1929 are included under the topic Early MacGaffigane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
MacGaffigane Spelling Variations
Irish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name MacGaffigane dating from that time include Gavigan, Gavin, Gavihan, Gavahan, Gavan, Gavagain, Gavagan, Gaven, Gavin, Gavighan and many more.
Early Notables of the MacGaffigane family (pre 1700)
Another 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacGaffigane Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the MacGaffigane family
The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute do to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United Sates and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the MacGaffigane family relocated to North American shores quite early: Daniel Gavin who landed in Virginia in 1654; John Gavin settled in Pennsylvania in 1773; Thomas Gavin settled in Maryland in 1774; James Gaven landed in America in 1690.
^ Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
MacGaffigane (Irish)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2540
|
__label__wiki
| 0.90277
| 0.90277
|
Fans, Houston Suffer Most at Hands of the Astros
MLB Widens Cheating Scandal: What Does That Mean for the Astros?
Eight Non-Playoff College Bowl Games That Are Super Intriguing
Sean Pendergast
Fisher and the Aggies are involved in one of the more intriguing bowl matchups this season.
Screen grab from YouTube
Sean Pendergast | December 10, 2019 | 5:00am
I would imagine that the College Football Playoff committee didn't have to stay up into the wee hours selecting the four playoff teams and then seeding them. Yeah, I'm sure they acted like they spent a couple days doing it, sequestered in some five star hotel (somebody check the drink tabs and spa bills!), but in the end it couldn't have been more cut and dried.
There only four Power Five teams that finished with fewer than two losses, and all four won their conference title games this past weekend. LSU, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma, in that order. Literally, no debate, no arguing. That's it. Easily the most boring college playoff selection season in the six year history of the mini-tournament. So, as we await those matchups, on the wonky date of December 28, there are other bowl matchups, both before and after those semifinal games, that carry great intrigue, even if they don't have significant impact on the final rankings in the sport.
Here are eight non-playoff bowl games that intrigue me, with a brief explanation as to why:
MITSUBISHI MOTORS LAS VEGAS BOWL
Boise State (12-1) vs. Washington (7-5)
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
December 21, 6:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN App
LINE: Washington -3.5
STORYLINE: On the Boise State side of things, the Broncos are going for the first 13-win season in the history of their recently storied program, and there's probably a small part of them feeling like they should have Memphis' spot as the Group of Five representative in a New Year's Six bowl game. Meanwhile, Washington's head coach, Chris Petersen, announced a few weeks ago. to much surprise, that this would be his final season on the sidelines at UW. In the category of "circle of life," Petersen made his rise to prominence coaching Boise State throughout the 2000s.
WALK-ON'S INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Louisiana Tech (9-3) vs. Miami (6-6)
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
December 26, 3 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App
LINE: Miami -7.5
STORYLINE: Louisiana Tech Skip Holtz is certainly not his old man, coaching legend Lou Holtz, and this version of the Miami Hurricanes is light years removed from the ethos of "The U" from back in the '80s, that renegade program that tormented, among many others, the elder Holtz and Notre Dame. So this is hardly "Catholics vs Convicts," but it will be fun (maybe more for me, as a Notre Dame graduate) watching someone named "Holtz" coach against Miami.
ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS TEXAS BOWL
Oklahoma State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (7-5)
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
December 27, 5:45 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App
LINE: No line currently
STORYLINE: Our hometown game pits two former Big XII rivals against one another, with the Aggies, now repping the SEC, having a nice home field advantage. Mike Gundy just keeps chugging along, keeping Oklahoma State in the Top 25 mix every year, but this is a huge game for Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher, whose massive $75 million, 10 year contract hangs over the 2020 season like a massive cloud. 2020 will be Fisher's third season, and there must be progress off of this disappointing 7-5 campaign, and for the Aggies, it has to start at NRG Stadium in three weeks.
CHEEZ-IT BOWL
Air Force (10-2) vs. Washington State (6-6)
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
LINE: Air Force -2.5
STORYLINE: The intrigue here is purely in the contrast in styles, both coaching and scheme. Air Force is a service academy, where football is just part of a very regimented day, most of which is designed to train the players to protect the free world. Washington State is coached by Mike Leach, who reads books about pirates and baits the media. Schematically, Air Force runs an option scheme designed to eat up massive chunks of game clock, while Leach is a patriarch of the spread scheme designed to score quickly through the air. This game should be really interesting, assuming Leach hasn't been hired away by a school looking for a hire with some sizzle.
GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC
Penn State (10-2) vs. Memphis (12-1)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
December 28, 11:00 a.m., ESPN/ESPN App
LINE: Penn State -7
STORYLINE: The New Year's Six bowl match-up between the Group of Five representative and the Power Five at-large team is always intriguing, and in the five years of the current system, and in the five seasons the system has been in place, David has beaten Goliath three of the five seasons, including Tom Herman's Houston squad besting Florida State back in 2015. Motivation is always a key, and Penn State should be sufficiently motivated to create momentum to bring into what should be a playoff contending season in 2020.
VALERO ALAMO BOWL
Utah (11-2) vs. Texas (7-5)
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
LINE: Utah -6.5
STORYLINE: Hey, speaking of Herman, like Jimbo Fisher, he went 7-5 this season. However, unlike Fisher, Herman is finishing up his THIRD season, and doesn't have the "Hey, we're kinda just psyched to be in the SEC" vibe to hide behind. Texas wants wins, way more than the eight that Herman will finish with if the Longhorns pull the upset here. At the very least, Herman needs a bowl win to give the Longhorns something good to feel heading into the offseason, as he tries to restore his "prodigal son" status in the coaching realm.
VRBO CITRUS BOWL
Michigan (9-3) vs. Alabama (10-2)
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
January 1, Noon, ABC/ESPN App
LINE: Alabama -6.5
STORYLINE: Alabama being in a New Year's Six bowl game that is NOT a playoff game is new territory, as the Crimson Tide's streak of five consecutive playoff appearances ends with this 10-2 season, which some experts are treating like the sky is falling in Tuscaloosa. It will be fascinating to see how motivated a Tide team with no championship to play for will be. In the pre-playoff era, Saban's teams had some notable letdown losses in the Sugar Bowl, to Utah in 2008 and to Oklahoma in 2013. Jim Harbaugh could use a win over Saban to restore a small teaspoon of his luster, after Ohio state took the Wolverines to the woodshed again in late November.
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL
Georgia (11-2) vs. Baylor (11-2)
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
7:45 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App
LINE: Georgia -7
STORYLINE: Man, what a story Matt Rhule and the Baylor Bears have been, from 1-11 two seasons ago to 11-2 and runner-up in the Big XII this season, and a Sugar Bowl berth, to boot. The French Quarter will be crawling with green-clad Baylor folks who claim they don't drink! LIT!! Again, like with Alabama, the question here will be "How motivated is Georgia?", who was in this exact same spot last season, a heavy favorite over a Big XII runner-up, and got smoked by the Texas Longhorns. Of course, if Baylor wins, I doubt their QB Charlie Brewer will make the mistake of predicting future success that Sam Ehlinger made last season....
Listen to Sean Pendergast on SportsRadio 610 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. weekdays. Also, ollow him on Twitter at twitter.com/SeanTPendergast and like him on Facebook at facebook.com/SeanTPendergast.
Sean Pendergast is a contributing freelance writer who covers Houston area sports daily in the News section, with periodic columns and features, as well. He also hosts afternoon drive on SportsRadio 610, as well as the post game show for the Houston Texans.
HISD Replacement Board on Hold After Judge's Ruling
Best of Houston® 2020: Best Spay/Neuter Clinic
Four Thoughts on Matt Rhule's Leaving Baylor for the NFL's...
Houston Gets Ready to Tackle a Makeover for Bagby
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2541
|
__label__cc
| 0.738339
| 0.261661
|
Cookie Policy of www.hpmotorcycles.eu
Cookies consist of portions of code installed in the browser that assist the Owner in providing the Service according to the purposes described. Some of the purposes for which Cookies are installed may also require the User's consent.
Google Analytics with anonymized IP
Google Analytics with anonymized IP (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
This integration of Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address. It works by shortening Users' IP addresses within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the complete IP address be sent to a Google server and shortened within the US.
Google Maps widget
Google Maps widget (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Maps is a maps visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
With regard to Cookies installed by third parties, Users can manage their preferences and withdrawal of their consent by clicking the related opt-out link (if provided),by using the means provided in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.
Notwithstanding the above, the Owner informs that Users may follow the instructions provided on the subsequently linked initiatives by the EDAA (EU),the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.
HP Motorrad srl Via Dante Alighieri, 21 (20090) - 20090 Novegro - Segrate (MI)
Since the installation of third-party Cookies and other tracking systems through the services used within this Application cannot be technically controlled by the Owner, any specific references to Cookies and tracking systems installed by third parties are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, the User is kindly requested to consult the privacy policy for the respective third-party services listed in this document.
Given the objective complexity surrounding the identification of technologies based on Cookies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of Cookies by this Application.
Terms and motorbike general conditions of rental
HP Motorrad srl
Via Dante Alighieri, 21, 20090 - Novegro - Segrate (MI)
rent@hpmotorrad.com
© 2019 - HP Motorrad srl - VAT ID: 01517300198
Corporate data - Privacy - Cookie
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2543
|
__label__wiki
| 0.586483
| 0.586483
|
HR news
Automation/AI
Culture and engagement
Leadership/succession planning
Recruitment and staffing
Relocation/travel
Wellness/mental health
HR VENDORS GUIDE
Subscriber-only access
Fort McMurray Public School District 2833
Fort McMurray, Alta. (366 support, operations, maintenance positions, custodians) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 2545
Click here to view the original collective agreement.
Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2019, to Aug. 31, 2021. Ratified on April 24, 2019. Signed on May 28, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Sept. 1, 2019: 1%
Effective Sept. 1, 2019: 1.25%
Shift premium: $0.20 per hour when work week includes shift that falls between 7:30 a.m. on Saturday and 7:30 a.m. on Monday. $0.51 per hour for shift that begins later than 2 p.m., but not later than 10 p.m. $1.01 per hour for shift that begins later than 10 p.m. and concludes before 7:30 a.m.
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus Monday during spring break, 3 floating days, 1 half-day on last working day before Christmas (except for school-based clerical and educational assistants staff).
Vacations with pay: 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 5 years, 25 days after 12 years, 30 days after 20 years.
Overtime: Time and three-quarters for all time worked before or after regular scheduled work day and regular work week. May be taken as time off in lieu, maximum 5 days of accumulation (school-based employees may only take time off on non-instructional days).
Meal allowance: $20 for employees who work more than 3 hours of overtime immediately following regular shift.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Plan. Employer will provide $580 per year (previously $480 per year) for health spending account, after 1 year of service. Unused balance will be carried over into following year.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1.5 days per month, maximum 18 days, in first year of employment. 60 days will be credited after 1 year of service. Each year, entitlement will be reset at 60 days.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of parent, partner, sibling, child (including step, foster-, ward), mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, aunts, uncles, former guardian, fiancé(e), great-grandchild, elder of employee’s aboriginal tribe. Additional 4 days when funeral is outside province. 1 day to attend funeral as pallbearer.
Seniority – recall rights: 2 years.
Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours of pay at overtime rates and additional 30 minutes pay at regular rate for traveling time for each additional call received.
Probationary period: 80 working days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for all non-disciplinary letters (letters of expectation), letters of warning, reprimands, suspensions, other disciplinary actions.
Severance: 1 week per year, maximum 5 weeks, for first 5 years of service; 2 weeks per year, maximum 10 weeks, for next 5 years of service; 3 weeks per year, maximum 15 weeks, for next 5 years of service; overall maximum 30 weeks of pay.
Safety shoes: $250 per year for safety boots with proof of compliance with Canadian standards. It is mandatory for all maintenance employees to wear approved safety footwear during all working hours.
Uniforms/clothing: $125 per school year for cost of aquatic gear, when employee is required to participate in gym and swim program.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.3% increase):
School district support positions
Start rate: $23.88 rising 2 steps to $24.42
Job rate: $25.49 rising 2 steps to $26.07
Operations and maintenance/technology
Head custodian
Job rate: $ 26.37 rising 2 steps to $26.97
Canada Post fails to investigate worker’s safety concerns after breakup
Side deal for extra overtime pay not allowed if not in agreement
Nustadia Recreation
The Canadian HR Newswire is a FREE weekly newsletter that keeps you up to date on news, opinion and analysis about the field of human resources. Please enter email address below to subscribe.
Hydro Ottawa worker rushed repair job, committed safety violations
Manager at Ottawa transit agency allowed to help out with schedule work
Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel
Subscribe to the Canadian HR Newswire to get the must-read news & insights in your inbox.
External contributors
Copyright © 2020 HAB Press Limited
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2545
|
__label__wiki
| 0.754737
| 0.754737
|
The Long End of the First World War: Ruptures, Continuities and Memories. Herrenhausen Symposium
1 /1 Tagungsberichte
Volkswagen Foundation; Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient Berlin; German Historical Institute London; Leibniz University of Hannover
Tessa Lobbes, Department of Languages, Literature and Communication, University of Utrecht
The Herrenhausen Symposium “The Long End of the First World War: Ruptures, Continuities and Memories”, which took place at Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, questioned the idea of a static and clearly defined “end” of the War.[1] During their introductory remarks ANDREAS GESTRICH (London) and KATRIN BROMBER (Berlin) challenged the mainly Eurocentric periodization of the War, starting in June 1914 and ending at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, by stressing the need to globalize not only the beginning of the War but also its end. Therefore, the conference aimed to examine the conflict’s end from the perspective of colonial actors, non-European areas and socially diverse groups. The long-term effects of the end of the War were examined in themes as diverse as (anti-)imperialism, social movements, economic and ecological developments. A fascinating aspect of the conference was its effort to bring research, historiography and commemoration of the First World War together and to discuss the interactions between research and memory since the centennial.
Session I on “Post-war political frameworks, networks and movements” launched debates about the impact of the end of the First World War on the imperial world order. RADHIKA DESAI (Manitoba) described the First World War as both climax and crisis of imperialism. Desai stressed the need for a structural and long-term analysis of the conflict to understand the War’s exact role in rethinking the twentieth-century world order. She discussed how the Russian Revolution globally unleashed anti-colonial mass movements and how the mechanisms of imperialism changed, as the increased stimulation of national economies illustrates. CEMIL AYDIN (North Carolina) focused on the reshaping of race, empire and nation after the First World War. Aydin stressed how colonizers and the colonized made strategic use of the notions of race, nation and religion in service of geopolitical calculations. The pan-Asian and pan-Islamic movements, he argued, saw the emergence of anti-colonial mass movements based on ideas of racial, national and/or religious unity, as for example the Indian Muslim support for Turkey in 1919 illustrated. Colonial revolutionaries vainly embraced the allegedly universal idea of national self-determination to destroy imperial rule and to transcend Western racial generalizations of non-Europeans. In session III on “Arab liberalism in the 1920s” ELIZABETH THOMPSON (Washington) deepened this topic by demonstrating how the imperial powers broke these non-European nationalist ambitions at the Treaty of Versailles and during the long aftermath of the War. Thompson used the Syrian-Arab general congress of 1920 to illustrate the continuous Western suppression of Arab liberal popular movements since the nineteenth century. Thompson stressed that the War deepened the cleavage between liberal mass movements and a corrupted elite in Arab countries.
In session II “New fault lines, new wars” YANG BIAO (Shanghai) discussed history wars in East Asia from the perspective of hardly reconcilable accounts of these wars in Chinese and Japanese history textbooks. DAN TAMIR (Be’er Scheva) looked at the First World War as a turning point in the history of energy, stressing the development of oil-driven wars. FELIX BRAHM (London) examined how the difficult disarmament processes of African soldiers politically and culturally affected local communities and fueled British anxieties concerning armed African resistance.
Session IV focused on the long-lasting effects of the War on humanitarian initiatives after 1919. FRANSCESCA PIANA (Binghampton / Geneva) demonstrated how international humanitarian organizations dealt with the repatriation of prisoners of war who were then framed as refugees. She stressed how these organizations ambivalently perceived the refugees as passive victims, but also as the carriers of social, political, racial and sexual threats endangering national borders. ALEXANDRA PFEIFF (Florence) focused on the Chinese Red Swastika Society in the 1920s and read its combined nationalist and internationalist ambitions and its faith-based fundament as distinct from the European Red Cross initiatives.
In session V, long-term ecological effects of the War in non-European societies and landscapes were examined. IFTEKHAR IQBAL (Bandar Seri Begawan) revealed how the British stimulation of the invasive water hyacinth in the Bengal delta to solve the shell crisis entailed local water pollution and famine. In his analysis of the food security of the Red Sea region, STEVEN SERELS (Berlin) argued that the conflict accelerated pre-war British efforts to control local food production in order to provide colonial troops.
Session VI studied the impact of the War on racial and gender interactions. DANIEL STEINBACH (Exeter) discussed personal interactions between African, Indian and European soldiers in Dar-Es-Salaam and stressed how these interactions led to expressions of paternalism and racism rather than to feelings of imperial solidarity. ANDREA GERMER (Dusseldorf) showed how the War and the peace conferences influenced Japanese feminist organizations, through taking a close look at the feminists’ attitudes towards the state, their notion of Japan as an ethno-cultural nation, and their attitude towards the international community.
The symposium equally evaluated new research and commemoration since 2014. In session IX on “new historiographies”, KATRIN BROMBER, KATHARINA LANGE and HEIKE LIEBAU (all Berlin) discussed the interactions between remembrance and research in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia during the centennial. They showed how local commemorations are taking shape in complicated political contexts. In contrast to current historiography, official Indian and Egyptian commemorations focus on a heroic remembrance of the colonial soldier and lack critical assessment of the colonial context. Liebau stressed the need to enlarge persistent national and imperial frameworks to more “glocal” and South-South perspectives. MICHAEL EPKENHANS (Potsdam) then turned to Europe. Although European politicians used the centennial to promote a more transnational remembrance, Epkenhans argued, national approaches were equally strengthened, especially in Great-Britain where the colonial contribution is often framed into a nostalgic imperial narrative. Official European and Russian commemorations hardly included academic efforts to shed light on the colonial perspective.
In contrast to these official commemorations, sessions VII and VIII demonstrated the efforts of grassroots and museum remembrance initiatives to bring colonial experiences into the limelight. The contributors of these sessions also discussed how the loss of “Zeitzeugen” (eye-witnesses) challenges practices of remembrance. In the project “Digging deep, crossing far”, JULIA TIEKE (Berlin) invited artists to work with oral sources from Asian POWs interned in the Wünsdorf Halfmoon Camp and confronted audiences in South Asia with the results. JASDEEP SINGH RAHAL (London) of the National Army Museum, London, equally involved South Asian source communities by organizing a re-enactment of a Sikh regiment that fought on the Western front for the British. Inspired by the “sensuous turn” in historiography, FRANZISKA DUNKEL (Stuttgart) of the Haus der Geschichte Baden-Württemberg explored the impact of the War on the senses to enter the soldiers’ experiences. In the film documentary “Antoine the Fortunate”, NEFIN DINÇ (Istanbul) used the memoir of an Austro-Hungarian soldier fighting in the Ottoman Empire to shed light on the complex history of the War in the Middle East. In “Forgotten Soldiers of Empire”, MIN YOUNG-EUNG (Seoul) was inspired by recently surfaced military songs to screen the experiences of Korean soldiers in the Russian army. KERSTIN SCHWEDES (Braunschweig), explained the efforts of the Georg Eckert Institute for Textbook Research to compare the diverse dealings with the War in European history textbooks. OXANA NAGORNAJA (Chelyabinsk) finally argued that the absence of witnesses and the state control over Russian museums enabled President Putin to manipulate the re-introduction of the First World War into Russian memories by framing it as the last heroic war of the Tsar regime.
The academic efforts to include the colonial experience in First World War historiography marked the six PhD-projects that were presented. CEREN AYGÜL (Ankara) examines the humanitarian aid of the Ottoman Red Crescent Society. VERONIKA HAGER (Berlin) studies how republican Turkish historiography tried to come to terms with the War. HANNA SMYTH (Oxford) focuses on the relationship between Commonwealth War Graves Commission sites and imperial-colonial identities. CHRIS ROMINGER (New York) examines the political visions of post-war Tunisian exile communities. ALP YENEN (Basel) recently defended his PhD on the Young Turks exiles and transnational Muslim revolutionary societies. Two recently completed projects were also presented as part of the symposium: The exhibition “Lives from a global conflict. Cultural entanglements during the First World War” of the HERA-project CEGC was on display and the book launch of “World(Counter)Revolutions 1917-1920” took place. This volume comprises the results of the 2016 Herrenhausen Symposium with the same title and was edited by Stefan Rinke and Michael Wildt (both Berlin).
In the final session “Towards a new chronology” members of the steering committee of the symposium discussed the main conclusions and outcomes. The speakers’ efforts to put a global and long-term perspective underneath political, ecological, humanitarian or historiographic developments clearly demonstrated that in several domains the War lasted far longer than the armistice and the peace conferences suggest and that, in a global perspective, the end of the War was experienced very differently. The panel asked to replace the idea of a clear-cut end with the concept of “long endings”.
These “long endings” are particularly true in the field of (anti-)imperialism, discussed in many papers. MICHAEL PROVENCE (San Diego) and JENNIFER JENKINS (Toronto) urged to reassess the meaning of the Treaty of Versailles by taking its global effects into account, as the Western betrayal of non-European nationalism largely impacted anti-imperial movements. They argued that the War marked the end of nineteenth century imperialism and led to the rise of, as Stoler and Cooper suggest, “multiple empires” in which European powers used new instruments such as the stimulation of national economies and the soft power of humanitarianism. TORSTEN WEBER (Tokyo) stressed that rethinking chronology stimulates debates about causes and consequences of the War and further research should determine the exact role of the War in accelerating, introducing or diminishing pre-war social movements, ecological processes and economic structures. SANTANU DAS (London) underlined how the rethinking of chronology could benefit from a civilian perspective and from the inclusion of experiences of ordinary people, while further reflection on the lack of sources to fully understand personal African and Asian experiences of war is needed. The global approach, as JOHN HORNE (Dublin) argued, urged for new ways of thinking space and temporality. Horne suggested speaking of “multiple temporalities” and “not simultaneous simultaneity” in order to multiply our understanding of the War and to meaningfully connect global and local events. In addition to these remarks about spatiality, BRIGITTE REINWALD (Hanover) suggested the perspective of mobility to examine significant long-lasting social-economic consequences of War by investigating how the conflict set not only soldiers into motion, but mobilized women and workers, too. Finally, it was obvious that the symposium has stimulated the interaction between PhD-students and senior researchers and between research and memorial culture.
Conference Overview:
SESSION 1: Post-War Political Frameworks, Networks and Movements
Chair: Jennifer Jenkins (University of Toronto)
Radhika Desai (University of Manitoba): The First World War as a Crisis of the Imperial Order
Cemil Aydin (University of North Carolina): The shaping of transnational racial and civilizational identities in the Middle East and/or the Far East
New Research Projects
Chairs: John Horne (Trinity College Dublin) / Heather Jones (London School of Economics)
Young researchers present their posters in a short talk
SESSION 2: New Fault Lines, New Wars
Chair: Michael Provence (UC San Diego)
Yang Biao (East China Normal University, Shanghai): East Asian History Wars as a Legacy of the First World War
Dan Tamir (Ben Gurion University of the Negev): Oil and the First World War: Beginning of a New Age
Felix Brahm (German Historical Institute London): The physical and mental presence of arms and demilitarization in East Africa
SESSION 3: Arab Liberalism in the 1920s
Chair: Astrid Meier (Orient Institute Beirut)
Elizabeth F. Thompson (Farsi Chair in Islamic Peace, American University in Washington, DC)
SESSION 4: Humanitarianism
Chair: Maria Framke (University of Rostock)
Francesca Piana (SUNY Binghamton University): International and Transnational Initiatives on behalf of Prisoners of War and Refugees at the End of the First World War
Alexandra Pfeiff (EUI Florence): Humanitarianism and China
SESSION 5: Ecological Impacts of the War
Chair: Chris Gratien (Harvard University)
Iftekhar Iqbal (Universiti Brunei Darussalam): Environmental Impact of the First World War with a Focus on South Asia
Steven Serels (Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin): The Long Term Impacts of the First World War on the Food Security of the Southern Red Sea Region
SESSION 6: Reversed Attitudes
Chair: Torsten Weber (Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien, Tokyo)
Daniel Steinbach (King's College London): Interaction between African, Indian, and European Soldiers and Civilians in the Colonial Theatres of War
Andrea Germer (Kyushu University): Women in Post-World War One Japan
SESSION 7: Remembrance without “Zeitzeugen”?
Chair: Santanu Das (King's College London)
Julia Tieke (Deutschlandradio Kultur and others): Digging Deep, Crossing Far - The First World War from the Radio to Sound Art
Min Yong-Eung (EBS South Korea): "Forgotten Soldiers of Empire" - The First World War as a Film Documentary
Kerstin Schwedes (Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research, Braunschweig): The First World War in International Textbooks
SESSION 8: Sharing History: Museums and Exhibitions
Chair: Leonard Smith (Oberlin College, USA)
Jasdeep Singh (The National Army Museum, London): War and Sikhs: Road to the Trenches
Franziska Dunkel (Haus der Geschichte Baden-Württemberg): "Carnival of Hell". The First World War and the Senses
Oxana Nagornaja (South Ural Institute of Management and Economics): Exhibitions on the First World War in Russia
SESSION 9: New Historiographies
Chair: Christine Hatzky (University of Hanover)
Michael Epkenhans (Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr, Potsdam): The First World Wan Commemoration, New Research and Debates during the Centennial in Europe
Katrin Bromber / Katharina Lange / Heike Liebau (Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin): The First World Wan Commemoration, New Research and Debates during the Centennial in East Africa, the Middle East and India
SESSION 10: Towards a New Chronology
Chair Andreas Gestrich (German Historical Institute London)
Santanu Das (King's College London)
Ulrike Freitag (Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin)
Jennifer Jenkins (University of Toronto)
Michael Provence (UC San Diego)
Brigitte Reinwald (University of Hanover)
Torsten Weber (Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien, Tokyo)
[1] Videos and pictures of the event are available online: https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungsberichte/berichte/documentation-herrenhausen-symposium-the-long-end-of-the-first-world-war-ruptures-continuities-and-memories.html (07.07.2017).
Volkswagen Foundation
Anorthe Wetzel
Phone: +49 (0)511 83 81 - 260
wetzel@volkswagenstiftung.de
Tagungsbericht: The Long End of the First World War: Ruptures, Continuities and Memories. Herrenhausen Symposium, 08.05.2017 – 10.05.2017 Hannover, in: H-Soz-Kult, 14.07.2017, <www.hsozkult.de/conferencereport/id/tagungsberichte-7242>.
Copyright (c) 2020 by H-NET, Clio-online and H-Soz-Kult, and the author, all rights reserved. This work may be copied and redistributed for non-commercial, educational purposes, if permission is granted by the author and usage right holders. For permission please contact hsk.redaktion@geschichte.hu-berlin.de.
1 / 1 Tagungsberichte
Beiträger
Tina Walsweer
Zitation ⇓
Mittel-/Osteuropa, Nordamerika, Ostafrika, Ostasien, Osteuropa, Südasien, Südeuropa, Südosteuropa, Vorderasien, Westeuropa
Bevölkerungs- und Migrationsgeschichte, Erinnerungsforschung / Gedächtnisgeschichte, Frauen-, Männer- und Geschlechtergeschichte, Historische Friedensforschung, Imperiengeschichte, Internationale Beziehungen, Militär- und Gewaltgeschichte, Politikgeschichte und -wissenschaft, Regionen / Regionalisierung / Regionalismus, Rezeptionsgeschichte, Theorien und Methoden der Geschichtswissenschaften, Umweltgeschichte, Wirtschaftsgeschichte und -wissenschaften
Preprints, Berichte und Working Papers
Sprache Beitrag
Land Veranstaltung
Sprache Veranstaltung
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2546
|
__label__wiki
| 0.875292
| 0.875292
|
Woman talked down from M62 Ouse Bridge after road closed for two hours
Police spent two hours trying to bring a woman to safety from the edge of the bridge
The M62 has reopened after police officers spent more than two hours trying to bring a woman to safety from the edge of Ouse Bridge.
Drivers were left stuck in gridlocked traffic on the M62 after police shut off the westbound carriageway of the Ouse Bridge, between Howden and Goole, amid concerns for the safety of a woman.
Paramedics were also in attendance with officers seen talking to a woman who is thought to have brought her car to a stop on the busy bridge which forms part of the M62.
A coastguard helicopter was also seen hovering above the bridge and police released a statement around 12 noon urging drivers to avoid the area.
A tweet from Humberside Police read: “We are currently responding to reports of concern for safety on the M62 between junction 36 and 37 near Goole. Road closures are in place and we would encourage motorists to avoid the area where possible.”
(Image: Sean Stewart)
They have since confirmed that the incident has been “safely resolved” and the road reopened around 2pm after initially shutting just before midday.
A spokeswoman said: "The incident has come to a safe conclusion and the road has partially reopened."
Drivers stuck in huge M62 tailbacks as woman seen on Ouse Bridge
Drivers stuck on the westbound carriageway were forced to come a halt at junction 37, exit the motorway and take a diversion along Boothferry Road and the A614 to rejoin the motorway at junction 36.
However, the closure caused travel chaos with at least three miles of tailbacks reported along the westbound carriageway all the way back towards junction 38 at North Cave where the M62 becomes the A63.
No traffic is being allowed to cross the Ouse Bridge on the westbound carriageway (Image: Sean Stewart)
One driver tweeted: “So gutted! Looks like we are going to miss @kevinbridges86 show tonight @02ApolloManc as #M62 westbound is closed and we’ve been sat on it for over an hour.”
Foul-mouthed taxi driver calls Hull mum 'fat b***h' as her children play in leaves near his car
Another driver was also disappointed but expressed his concerns for the woman on the bridge.
He said the gridlock was a “good start to going on holiday” before saying that the beers will have to wait with the use of a beer emoji.
See footage from the scene
He added: “Still our problem is nothing to what that poor woman is going through.”
Join the Hull Traffic & Travel group
We've created a Facebook group for people who live in and travel through Hull and East Yorkshire to stay up to date with what's happening on the roads and the trains.
We will keep you informed about the latest news that could affect your journey to work or school, as well as at the weekend.
We'll also let you know in advance if there are any roadworks, railworks or closures you should know about, or if there are any problems on the Humber Bridge.
Join the group here.
Follow our Hull City page on Facebook - Like our Facebook page to get the latest news in your feed and join in the lively discussions in the comments. Click here to give it a like!
Follow us on Instagram - On the Hull Live Instagram page we share gorgeous pictures of our stunning city - and if you tag us in your posts, we could repost your picture on our page! We also put the latest news in our Instagram Stories. Click here to follow HullLive on Instagram .
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2547
|
__label__wiki
| 0.58803
| 0.58803
|
Call Of Duty: Ghosts Is Good But Not Great
Posted: Nov 5 2013, 1:46pm CST | by Luigi Lugmayr , in Other Stuff
Photo Credit: Call of Duty: Ghosts
The new Call of Duty: Ghosts launched today and as everyone agrees that Megan Fox looks hot in the COD: Ghost Live-action trailer, the reviews of Ghosts are not over the top.
Call of Duty: Ghosts is here. It is another blockbuster hit for Infinity Ward, but reviewers say that it is just good, but not great. It is a solid new release in the Call of Duty franchise, but reviewers miss something that makes them drop their jaw. Everything is solid, but not a big leap over last year's COD. On Metacritic the overall review score for Call of Duty: Ghosts is right now at 74 on Xbox 360. In comparison Grand Theft Auto V has a score of 97. Reviews are one factor, but I am still convinced that Call of Duty: Ghosts will be a huge hit and the game will get a boost when the Xbox One and the PS4 launches later this month.
If you are not excited about Ghosts watch Megan Fox in the Ghosts promo video below.
Find the latest Megan Fox news on Celebrity Balla.
In collaboration with Balla Networks, I4U News brings you regular updates of the current Trending News outside of the technology interesting to Geeks.
Balla Network sites curate and highlight Trending News from the entire web and features commentary on the hottest stories of the day. Stay up to date with the latest news, tweets and Youtube videos about all trending news in real-time.
Balla Network Topics:
Celebrities, Movies, TV Shows, Autos, Sports, Politics, Business, Commercials, Apple, and Hotties.
Don't miss these new Other Stuff Reports
3 Ways Analyzing Cryptocurrency Patent Trends Pays
Sep 16 2019, 7:27pm CDT
5 Resources That Will Help You Study
Aug 14 2018, 2:31am CDT
Perfect Writing Skills: How to Impress Everyone with Your Writing
The 6.1 Inch LCD iPhone Might Be Priced As Low As $550
Apr 19 2018, 11:01am CDT
Snapchat Introduces Lens Studio To Allow Users to Make Their Own Face Filters
Samsung All Set To Follow Apple's Display Notch Trend Seen On The iPhone X
Get the Free Tracker App to find a Nintendo Switch in Stock
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2550
|
__label__wiki
| 0.937384
| 0.937384
|
Luis Suarez: Liverpool are a great team and big players will want to play for them
By Naveen Ullal
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez believes his former club Liverpool will still be able to attract top players and has played down the suggestion made by Brendan Rodgers.
The former Swansea boss admitted that his side will struggle to lure star players. During his time at the Merseyside club, Rodgers has seen star players including the likes of Suarez, Jamie Carragher, Daniel Agger, Pepe Reina and Steven Gerrard leave Anfield.
The Uruguayan international joined the Catalan club last July after having an impressive season with the Reds. Earlier this month, Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard announced his decision to leave Anfield after the end of the season.
Suarez believes Gerrard is irreplaceable at Anfield and Rodgers should start identifying replacements for the Liverpool skipper.
"Liverpool are a great team though, big players will want to play for them. They have great midfield players already there who can make a step up - and I am sure the boss is already thinking about replacements," Suarez has been quoted as saying by the Liverpool Echo.
"Steven will always be somebody I respect as a player and a person. He has had a big impact on my career."
"There are a small number of players in the world that are irreplaceable, and Steven is one of them. Not just irreplaceable as a player, but also as a captain, and what he represents for Liverpool," he added.
The Merseyside club have struggled in all competitions this season after they failed to replicate the form of previous campaign. They are eighth in the table with 32 points from 21 games.
Despite the poor form, Suarez has backed Rodgers to achieve success at Liverpool and claims the Northern Irishman is the right man for the Anfield job.
"It has not been the perfect start for the season for Liverpool, especially with expectation growing after last season. I am sure they will be fine though, and I am even more sure that they are under the right guidance," the Barcelona striker said.
"Brendan is a good man and a great coach. All the players like him, they respect him, and they want to play for him. I am sure they are going to be successful under him."
"It is important that the club are in the Champions League. With the tradition they have in the competition that is what the fans demand. This season is not over for them. They have two routes into the Champions League next season, and I am sure they can reach it," Suarez concluded.
Liverpool plot double raid in signing Sergio Romero and Gonzalo Higuain
Brendan Rodgers: I think Liverpool need a goalkeeper
Liverpool rekindle interest in signing Marc-Andre ter Stegen to replace Simon Mignolet as No 1 at Anfield
Related topics : Liverpool FC Luis suarez Brendan Rodgers Barcelona FC
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2554
|
__label__cc
| 0.528916
| 0.471084
|
IDR owner
Workplace services
Commercial Research Programmes
Identity Realization: Psychology at work
Since it began, IDR's goal has always been to provide brilliant, impartial and useful products. The business was established at the University of Exeter in 2003 to explore and develop business design, change management and leadership. We found it amazing that while technology had changed enormously, business leadership – contradicting its own premises – has hardly altered in over 100 years.
For example, the first 'clean desk' designed for purpose was developed by Steelcase in 1915. The concepts underlying today's lean, Six Sigma and Tough Minded leadership are clearly explained in FW Taylor’s 1911 book The Principles of Scientific Management. The open plan office was widely employed when Queen Victoria was hale and hearty. While 'agile' and 'flexible' working practices were developed in the 18th century. All the above remain largely unchanged since their conception. The scope for improvement in all offices – in your offices – is immense.
IDR's evidence-based work develops an identity centred, psychological approach to improving organizational effectiveness. The results are emphatic and point to positive and consistent increases in key organizational variables.
Productivity, engagement, well-being, creativity and even effective intelligence can all be significantly increased, sometimes by tens of percent. These data are supported by other published work and carry no scientific contra-indications The inescapable conclusion is that businesses here, around the globe and reading these words care missing out on millions!
We can almost certainly help your organization to improve. It is very likely that significant, measurable improvements in happiness, satisfaction and output can be achieved. Please make contact. The process is enjoyable, largely painless and - in every way - rewarding.
(Photograph by kind permission of officemuseum.com)
Take a look at our services.
Contact partners
Photo gallery: virtual office tour
Contact and appointments
You are welcome to contact us on the following phone number:
Please also use our contact form.
Linkedin and Twitter feeds:
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigknightidr/
And Twitter:
@TheBritishPsych
3 minute video outlining how to develop an effective (or an appalling) office
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfapCq6Wu8s
© Identity Realization
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2556
|
__label__cc
| 0.70206
| 0.29794
|
IASB Update May 2018
This IASB Update highlights preliminary decisions of the International Accounting Standards Board (Board). The Board's final decisions on IFRS® Standards, Amendments and IFRIC® Interpretations are formally balloted as set forth in the Due Process Handbook of the IFRS Foundation and the IFRS Interpretation Committee.
The Board met on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 May 2018 at the IFRS Foundation's offices in London.
The topics, in order of discussion, were:
Disclosure Initiative—Targeted Standards-level Review of Disclosures
Business Combinations under Common Control
Rate-regulated Activities
Goodwill and Impairment
Insurance Contracts
Future Board meetings:
18–22 June 2018
IASB Update archive
Project work plan
To receive future IASB updates, please follow the International Accounting Standards Board group page.
Primary Financial Statements (Agenda Paper 21)
The Board met on 22 May 2018 to discuss:
a summary of the results of a survey the staff have conducted on aggregation and disaggregation requirements in different jurisdictions;
additional proposals to improve the level of aggregation and disaggregation of line items in the primary financial statements and in the notes;
analysis of expenses by function or by nature; and
outstanding issues on management performance measures and adjusted earnings per share.
Additional proposals on aggregation and disaggregation (Agenda Paper 21A)
The Board discussed a staff proposal to consolidate the aggregation and disaggregation characteristics mentioned in IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements and in other IFRS Standards into a single list. Seven of 14 Board members agreed and seven disagreed with the staff proposal. Consequently, the Board tentatively decided not to develop a single list of aggregation and disaggregation characteristics. Instead, the Board asked the staff to continue working on proposals for improving disaggregation in the financial statements, which may include illustrating how different characteristics could be used to aggregate or disaggregate financial information. The Board asked the staff to clarify that any further guidance developed in this respect would not override specific aggregation or disaggregation requirements in individual IFRS Standards.
The Board also discussed whether to introduce thresholds or rebuttable presumptions for aggregating or disaggregating financial information. Seven of 14 Board members agreed with the introduction of such thresholds or rebuttable presumptions and seven disagreed. Consequently, the Board tentatively decided not to introduce thresholds or rebuttable presumptions for aggregating or disaggregating financial information.
The Board tentatively decided:
not to develop examples of the disaggregation of groups of items to illustrate when it is not acceptable to disclose large residual balances or ‘other’ balances. Ten of 14 Board members agreed and four disagreed with this decision. The Board asked the staff to explore whether principle-based guidance could be developed to encourage further disaggregation of large residual balances or ‘other’ balances.
to include a principle for determining the location of financial information in the primary financial statements or the notes that is based on the role of the primary financial statements and the role of the notes suggested in Discussion Paper Disclosure Initiative—Principles of Disclosure. That principle would not override the specific requirements of IAS 1 for the presentation of minimum line items and subtotals in the primary financial statements. An entity should also apply that principle when a Standard allows entities to determine whether to provide financial information in the primary financial statements or in the notes. All 14 Board members agreed with this decision.
Analysis of expenses by function or by nature (Agenda Paper 21B)
At its September 2017 meeting, the Board discussed proposals to improve the analysis of expenses by function and by nature required by paragraph 99 of IAS 1. At this meeting the Board tentatively decided to:
add to the requirements in IAS 1 the following factors to consider in deciding whether by-function or by-nature methodology provides the most useful information about financial performance:
which method provides the best information about the key components or drivers of profitability;
which method most closely matches how management reports internally to the board or key decision makers and the way the business is run;
peer industry practice; and
whether the allocation of expenses to functions would be so arbitrary that it would not provide a sufficiently faithful representation of the composition of an entity’s functions. In such cases, a ‘by-nature’ method should be used.
All 14 Board members agreed with this decision.
require additional information on the nature of the expense when an entity provides an analysis of expenses using a by-function methodology.This information would be provided at an entity level, not as a breakdown of each functional line presented. Ten of 14 Board members agreed and four disagreed with this decision.
Outstanding issues on management performance measures and adjusted EPS (Agenda Paper 21C)
At its April 2018 meeting, the Board tentatively decided that all entities shall identify a measure (or measures) of profit or comprehensive income that, in the view of management, communicates to users the financial performance of the entity. It also decided that if this measure is not a subtotal or total required by paragraph 81A of IAS 1, it would be a management performance measure and specific disclosure requirements would apply. For the purposes of these proposals, paragraph 81A of IAS 1 would include the existing subtotals in that paragraph and the proposed required subtotals developed as part of this project, for example, profit before investing, financing and tax.
At this meeting the Board tentatively decided to expand the list of subtotals and totals that would not be considered management performance measures to include the following commonly used subtotals:
profit before tax;
profit from continuing operations; and
gross profit, defined as revenue less cost of sales.
Thirteen of 14 Board members agreed and one disagreed with this decision. Some Board members advised caution in drafting to clearly distinguish these three commonly used subtotals from those that are specifically required to be presented by all entities in paragraph 81A of IAS 1. Some Board members asked the staff to consider whether to specifically require any of these three subtotals to be presented by all entities.
At this meeting the Board considered whether entities that identify more than one management performance measure would be required to disclose multiple adjusted EPSs. In the light of these discussions, the Board tentatively decided that no entities should be required to disclose adjusted EPS. This reverses the April 2018 Board decision to require entities to disclose adjusted EPS in the notes. However, the Board reconfirmed the April 2018 decision to require entities to disclose in the notes the effect of tax and non-controlling interests separately for each of the differences between the management performance measure and the most directly comparable subtotal or total in paragraph 81A. Thirteen of 14 Board members agreed and one disagreed with this decision.
The Board will continue discussing topics within the scope of the project at future Board meetings.
Disclosure Initiative—Targeted Standards-level Review of Disclosures (Agenda Paper 11)
The Board met on 23 May 2018 to discuss guidance for the Board to use when developing and drafting disclosure requirements. Specifically, the Board discussed how it will use disclosure objectives.
Guidance for the Board—Overview (Agenda Paper 11A)
The Board discussed a summary of the staff’s proposed approach to bringing analysis and recommendations to the Board over the coming months. The Board was not asked to make any decisions.
Guidance for the Board—Disclosure objectives (Agenda Paper 11B)
The Board tentatively decided that when developing and drafting disclosure requirements in future, the Board will:
base all disclosure requirements on one or more specific disclosure objectives. These objectives should explain why the information is useful to the primary users of financial statements, and what primary users of financial statements are expected to do with the information.
draft all disclosure requirements so they explicitly state the underlying objective(s) and clearly link each item of information included in disclosure requirements with the related objective(s).
Thirteen of 14 Board members agreed with this decision. One member was absent.
The Board also tentatively decided that it will continue to use high-level disclosure objectives within individual IFRS Standards. The purpose of these objectives would be to prompt entities to consider the overall disclosure relating to a particular topic in their financial statements and whether the information provided meets user information needs for that topic.
Twelve of 14 Board members agreed and two disagreed with this decision.
The Board expects to continue its discussion on guidance for the Board to use when developing and drafting disclosure requirements at future meetings.
Business Combinations under Common Control (Agenda Paper 23)
The Board met on 23 May 2018 to discuss the Business Combinations under Common Control research project.
The Board continued discussing approaches the staff are developing for a subset of transactions within the scope of the project, which were introduced in April.
The Board was not asked to make any decisions.
The Board expects to continue its discussions at future meetings on methods of accounting for transactions within the scope of the project.
Rate-regulated Activities (Agenda Paper 9)
The Board met on 23 May 2018 to discuss the possible accounting model being developed for activities subject to ‘defined rate regulation’. In particular, the Board discussed how to measure regulatory assets (Agenda Paper 9B).
The Board also received background information about the accounting model with a summary of tentative decisions to date (Agenda Paper 9A, which was provided for information only).
The Board tentatively decided that the measurement of regulatory assets should reflect:
estimates of the future cash flows the regulatory assets will generate. These cash flows include amounts that result from:
the costs of assets used and operating expenses incurred;
any margins on the operating expenses incurred; and
any interest on the operating expenses incurred or returns on the costs of assets used.
discounting the estimates of future cash flows if there is a significant financing component.
The Board also tentatively decided that the measurement of regulatory assets should reflect changes, if any, in the estimates of the future cash flows the regulatory assets will generate.
The Board also tentatively decided that the discount rate established at initial recognition should remain unchanged during the subsequent measurement of the regulatory assets.
The Board will discuss additional aspects of the measurement of regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities at a future meeting.
Goodwill and Impairment (Agenda Paper 18)
The Board met on 23 May 2018 to continue its discussions on the Goodwill and Impairment project.
The Board tentatively decided not to develop a document that would seek feedback solely about using the unrecognised headroom of a cash-generating unit (or group of units) as an additional input in the impairment testing of goodwill.
Nine of 14 Board members agreed and five disagreed with this decision.
The Board tentatively decided to pursue including in the value in use calculation expected cash flows from future restructuring and future performance enhancements that management is more likely than not to undertake.
Thirteen of 14 Board members agreed and one disagreed with this decision.
At a future meeting, the Board will continue its discussions on the form and content of the consultation document to be issued as the next step in the project.
IFRS 16 Leases—Lease Incentives—annual improvement (Agenda Paper 12)
The Board discussed a proposal to amend Illustrative Example 13 accompanying IFRS 16 Leases as part of its next annual improvements to IFRS Standards. The proposed amendment would remove from the example the illustration of the reimbursement of leasehold improvements by the lessor.
The Board tentatively decided to propose amending Illustrative Example 13 as part of its next annual improvements to IFRS Standards.
The Board will discuss due process steps at a future meeting.
Insurance Contracts (Agenda Paper 2)
The Board met on 23 May 2018 to receive an update on the work to support implementation of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts including the meeting of the Transition Resource Group for IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts held on 2 May 2018.
The Board will continue its discussions on IFRS 17 at a future meeting.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2558
|
__label__cc
| 0.708454
| 0.291546
|
Mistress of the Court
By Laura Purcell
Formats: Trade Paper
Myrmidon Books (May 2016)
The second in Laura Purcell's captivating series of novels chronicling the lives and loves of the consorts and mistresses of Britain's rash, reckless and ebullient Hanoverian kings
Trapped in an abusive marriage, Henrietta Howard stakes everything on a new life in Hanover with its royal family, heirs to the British throne. Her beauty and intelligence win her the friendship of clever Princess Caroline and her mercurial husband, Prince George—but friendship is the last thing on the hot-blooded prince's mind. Whatever George's shortcomings, Princess Caroline is determined to make the family a success. Yet the feud between her husband and his obstinate father threatens all she has worked for. As England erupts in Jacobite riots, her family falls apart. She vows to save the country for her children to inherit—even if it costs her pride and her marriage.
Laura Purcell is a member of the Society for Court Studies and Historic Royal Palaces. She featured on a recent PBS documentary, talking about Queen Caroline. Her previous book is Queen of Bedlam.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2562
|
__label__wiki
| 0.729625
| 0.729625
|
Top 10 sites to help students check their facts
Jennifer Snelling
In a political climate where sharing fake news has become commonplace, it’s more important than ever to rely on trustworthy and dogged fact-checking services to vet information.
Our job as citizens requires more than just being informed. We must also be vigilant about verifying information before posting it on social media. While taking a second look at claims made by politicians and even journalists is a start, we still can’t outsource our brains and our judgment, says Tessa Jolls, president of the Center for Media Literacy. “In my view, we have to look as critically at the fact-checking sites as we do the news articles themselves,” she says.
A good fact-checking site uses neutral wording, provides unbiased sources to support its claims and reliable links, says Frank Baker, author of Media Literacy in the K-12 Classroom and creator of the Media Literacy Clearinghouse. He adds, “Readers should apply the same critical thinking/questioning to fact-check sites.”
Here's a rundown of 10 of the top fact- and bias-checking sites to share with your students.
AllSides. While not a fact-checking site, AllSides curates stories from right, center and left-leaning media so that readers can easily compare how bias influences reporting on each topic.
Fact Check. This nonpartisan, nonprofit project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by U.S. political players, including politicians, TV ads, debates, interviews and news releases.
Media Matters. This nonprofit and self-described liberal-leaning research center monitors and corrects conservative misinformation in the media.
NewsBusters. A project of the conservative Media Research Center, NewsBusters is focused on “documenting, exposing and neutralizing liberal media bias.”
Open Secrets. This nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit website run by the Center for Responsive Politics tracks how much and where candidates get their money.
Politifact. This Pulitzer Prize winning website rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials. Run by editors and reporters from the independent newspaper Tampa Bay Times, Politicfact features the Truth-O-Meter that rates statements as “True,” “Mostly True,” “Half True,” “False,” and “Pants on Fire.”
ProPublica. This independent, nonprofit newsroom has won several Pulitzer Prizes, including the 2016 Prize for Explanatory Reporting. ProPublica produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Snopes. This independent, nonpartisan website run by professional researcher and writer David Mikkelson researches urban legends and other rumors. It is often the first to set the facts straight on wild fake news claims.
The Sunlight Foundation. This nonpartisan, nonprofit organization uses public policy data-based journalism to make politics more transparent and accountable.
Washington Post Fact Checker. Although the Washington Post has a left-center bias, its checks are excellent and sourced. The bias shows up because they fact check conservative claims more than liberal ones.
Jennifer Snelling is a freelance writer based in Eugene, Oregon, and mom to two digital natives.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2566
|
__label__wiki
| 0.528444
| 0.528444
|
An expert global network of STEM professionals
InspiringSTEM
IMPROVING DIVERSITY
To get more women in STEM little girls need better role models
Computing and ICT are subjects in which the attainment advantage of girls over boys is noticeably increasing – so why aren’t there more women working in these industries?
Martin Delahunty
Hilary Lappin-Scott, Swansea University
I recently went to my great-niece Sophie’s fourth birthday party, where her friends – both boys and girls –- ran around without a hint of prejudice or discrimination. They were equals.
It occurred to me how this idyll of equality disappears as boys and girls grow into adulthood. If things stay as they are, they will be hugely divided in terms of careers. This is still a world that conditions girls to think they are not as able as boys when it comes to certain things – particularly science, technology, engineering and maths.
In the past 40 years, nothing has changed in the UK regarding equal pay for women – and there is still gender discrimination. If the situation stays the same, in 20 years’ time girls in the UK like Sophie will earn around 20% less than boys in the same year group. She will have less chance of reaching a senior level and being promoted. She will be further disadvantaged if she chooses to become a mother; and will be less likely to achieve a high salary or promotion.
In the UK, just 8.5% of those that study an A-Level in computer science are female. But when girls study science, technology, engineering or maths at GCSE level, they actually do better than boys. Computing and ICT are subjects in which the attainment advantage of girls over boys is noticeably increasing – so why aren’t there more women working in these industries?
Teaching diversity
Reports show we have a “leaky pipeline” when it comes to women following STEM careers. More girls than boys are studying science at degree level, but this huge pool of female talent gets smaller as careers progress.
The UK workforce is made up of 45% women, but when you look at STEM careers only around 10% of women are managers; only 10% of STEM businesses are owned by women, and the FTSE 100 shows that only 13% of board members are women. Just 30% of the world’s researchers are women too.
These stats might go someway to explain why women in developed countries still earn at least 15% less than their male counterparts. Incredibly, studies have shown that having the same amount of women as men now working in STEM areas in the UK alone would add £2bn to the country’s economy.
The time is ripe for a change, but this is not just about encouraging girls to pursue a STEM career, we need a change in working cultures – and attitudes at the earliest stages of education. Many girls make their career choices by the time they are 14, so positive action must begin at primary school level. When girls are making critical decisions about their careers, mentoring schemes and proper career advice and guidance is vitally important.
Even now, the attitude that boys are “good” at maths and sciences is still too prevalent in some schools. Girls must be encouraged from a very early age, and told that they can excel at every stage. After all, even the smallest interactions can harm the cause: research has shown that fewer female STEM students recall interaction with employers at careers events and during school talks and workshops.
In a report for the Welsh Government, I, with my Cardiff University colleague Professor Karen Holford, wrote of the various ways that more women could be encouraged into STEM careers. But for me, one thing truly stands out: we need heroes.
If we show girls and young women what others have achieved before them, and how women now and throughout history have changed the world, we can inspire them to pursue a STEM career.
Organisations such as WISE, Women in STEM, Soapbox Science and the British Science Association do excellent work in promoting STEM and fostering equality and diversity, as do individual universities in their own right. But to have a face, a name, or even a short biography to aspire to, could change a young girls’ world.
Many of us working in STEM subjects are trying hard to encourage others into the field, taking on leadership positions and trying hard to inspire our fellow and future scientists. This is not just about women giving a helping hand to other women – change requires for men to buy into the project. After all, this is not a problem for women to solve, it is one that the whole of society must address – and having a male viewpoint can only strengthen the equality aim.
When I go to Sophie’s next birthday party, I want to look at those boys and girls playing together and feel reassured that they will all have the same opportunities growing up; that they won’t face discrimination or setbacks in achieving their dreams.
We can create a society where girls contribute equally to building a better world – and the best thing is, it’s not even that hard to do.
Hilary Lappin-Scott, Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor, Swansea University
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
Managing Director, InspiringSTEM Network
Founder & Managing Director, InspiringSTEM. Formerly, Global Director at Springer Nature. Highly experienced scientific technical and medical publisher. Extensive experience of working with international science research organisations, universities and academic researchers working on journals, digital communities and conferences. Proud UK Stem Ambassador. Experienced speaker and presenter. European Irish.
Women in health, science and innovation are collaborating globally
Artificial intelligence is in danger of becoming too male – new research
‘Walking into a headwind’ – what it feels like for women building science careers
Supporting mature female students enrolling in university STEM programs
Copyright © 2020 Inspiring STEM Consulting All rights reserved. Powered by Zapnito.
JOBS & CAREERS ADVICE
EXPERT VIEWS & NEWS
STEM to STEAM
THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING
HIGHER EDUCATION & RESEARCH
ARTS, CREATIVITY & STEM
SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING & SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS
Sign in to InspiringSTEM
Register to InspiringSTEM
The InspiringSTEM Network is a trusted, peer-to-peer, independent and free-to-access international, multidisciplinary knowledge exchange. It is intended for STEM organisations and institutional stakeholders ranging from universities, governments and funders to industry and service providers.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2572
|
__label__wiki
| 0.872819
| 0.872819
|
Flipkart scraps its grocery delivery App
Latest News Retail technology
India’s largest e-commerce firm Flipkart plans to scrap its grocery delivery app just five months after its launch. As per the local newspaper reports the company’s decision to shut down the app comes after a combination of poor customer demand and lack of margins. Indian newspaper Livemint reported quoting two sources close to the company on condition of anonymity that Flipkart does not want to continue with the grocery app that it started testing just five months back.
The grocery app, Nearby was launched as an experiment by Flipkart in Bengaluru in October 2015. Apart from grocery and food items fruits, vegetables, soaps and other staples, Flipkart promised to deliver personal care products, health and wellness products like condoms, sanitary napkins, household supplies and baby care products through the app.
A spokesperson for Flipkart was quoted by Livemint as saying that the company has decided to shut the app. However the spokesperson refused to delve into the details. Poor customer demand and a lack of margins are accounted for the decision. Flipkart’s newly appointed chief executive Binny Bansal has recently announced that his priority will be cutting costs and sharpening the company’s focus on its key strengths: electronics and fashion sales and logistics.
Woolworths announces $1bn loss, appoints new CEO
For $12.8 billion you could buy one of everything on Amazon
Australian Women Prefer More Wine, Less Beer
SPARKS UK Electrical Apprentice of the Year announced
A new alliance between Carrefour and Provera Belux
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2575
|
__label__wiki
| 0.947461
| 0.947461
|
Brave New WorldsStar Wars: The Last JediShareSubscribe
'The Last Jedi' Deleted Scenes Reveal a New Breaking Point for Rey
By Corey Plante
Filed Under Entertainment, Brave New Worlds, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Movies & Star Wars
We’ve known for awhile that Star Wars: The Last Jedi has more deleted scenes than any other Star Wars film ever, coming in at a whopping 14, but newly revealed details about one scene in particular shows a new Rey’s breaking point for Rey when it comes to her relationship with Luke Skywalker on Ahch-To.
On Friday, Entertainment Weekly revealed details about five Last Jedi deleted scenes. “I love each one of the scenes individually,” Director Rian Johnson admitted, noting that most cuts were made for pacing or clarity, not the quality of the scenes themselves.
These five scenes include Luke’s dramatic reaction to the news of Han’s death, Rey’s goodbye to the comatose Finn, a different final showdown with Phasma, and even a funny joke about how Finn isn’t quite the “big deal” Rose thought he was. But perhaps the most interesting and much-talked-about deleted scene is when Rey rushes down a beach to save a group of Caretakers with a lit lightsaber in hand:
Titled “Rey and the Raiders of the Caretaker Village,” the scene shows lights burning in the distance at a village full of Caretakers. Luke, ever the elderly troll, straight-up lies to Rey and tells her the lights are from an invading enemy tribe.
Luke uses this as a training opportunity. For millennia, the Jedi had a strict non-interference policy when it came to most conflicts galactic, local, or otherwise. Here, a Jedi would let nature run its course, but that’s not Rey’s way. So despite Luke’s advice that she not interfere, she rushes to help, only to find out that Luke lied and she’s literally just crashed a huge party.
“This is the point where she finally says, ‘Okay, if you’re not gonna help, then I’ve wasted too much time here,” Rian Johnson explained.
The scene complicates Rey’s relationship with Luke Skywalker and dramatizes exactly how and why she’s totally different than the Jedi that came before her. It also kind of proves Luke’s point about why the Jedi Order needs to end.
Rey has a complicated relationship with the Caretakers on Ahch-To.
Perhaps the tone of the scene is too similar to the “Force feather tickle” joke that Luke plays on her, putting a strain on their relationship while making Luke much more unlikable.
But another perfect explanation for why this scene was ultimately cut comes from looking at what happens before and after. Right after this is when Rey has her next-to-last instance of Force connection with Kylo Ren when Luke walks in on them. Instead of having this sore spot between Rey and Luke after the Caretake village fiasco, this scene happens in The Last Jedi while Rey and Luke are in an upswing in their relationship.
“When we take that segment out,” Johnson explained, “suddenly she’s coming into that Force connection after leaving things in a hopeful place with Luke, at the end of the temple lesson.” So rather than have Rey connect with Kylo Ren to spite Luke — who’s would’ve just mistreated her — we instead see Luke stung with surprise to see Kylo Ren.
The Last Jedi is out on digital release March 13 with the physical Blu-ray coming March 27.
Check out the special trailer just for The Last Jedi home release:
Media via Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm / Jonathan Olley
The 6 biggest differences in Colin Trevorrow's leake...
'The Rise of Skywalker' is running out of excuses fo...
The return of the Death Star is the biggest 'Rise of...
The best Star Wars movie is finally on Disney+
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2576
|
__label__cc
| 0.580944
| 0.419056
|
Upcoming and Recent Events Past Events
In this archive of previous events, you can watch video, listen to audio, read transcripts, or buy CDs, DVDs and transcripts.
Click the title of any event for details
Watch video of the event
Listen to audio of the event
« previous 12345 next »
1/14/2020 War on Poverty or War on the Poor? The Great Society’s Welfare State
Amity R. Shlaes
11/7/2019 No Safe Spaces: Free Speech Under Attack: California and Bay Area Film Premiere and Panel
Owen W. Brennan, Gregory R. Michael, Matt Ronnau, Joseph A. Scherer, David J. Theroux, Graham H. Walker
8/22/2019 Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation & the Supreme Court
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway
7/24/2019 Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?
Willie Soon, Elliott D. Bloom, David J. Theroux
5/2/2019 An Evening with Jordan B. Peterson: The Meaning and Reality of Individual Sovereignty
Jordan B. Peterson, David J. Theroux, Mary L. G. Theroux, Graham H. Walker
10/16/2018 An Evening with Tucker Carlson: America’s Elites Are on a Ship of Fools
9/14/2018 Liberty and 21st-Century Thought Control
Edward P. Stringham, Jeffrey Tucker, Richard K. Vedder, Williamson M. Evers, Wen Fa, David J. Theroux, Patrick Reasonover
9/22/2017 30th Anniversary: A Gala for the Future of Liberty
P. J. O’Rourke, Timothy C. Draper, Yeonmi Park, Vernon L. Smith
5/9/2017 New Bridges: Texas: Advancing Liberty & Prosperity in a Divided America
George F. Gilder, John C. Goodman, Robert P. Murphy, Robert M. Whaples, Mary L. G. Theroux, Joshua J. Umbehr
4/7/2017 New Bridges: California: Advancing Liberty & Prosperity in a Divided America
Patrick M. Byrne, Mary L. G. Theroux, John Hagel III, Alexander Lloyd, William J. Watkins Jr., Robert P. Murphy, Lawrence J. McQuillan
7/12/2016 The Road to Serfdom from Austria to America: How Lessons Can be Learned
Yaron Brook, John D. Chisholm, Federico N. Fernández, Barbara Kolm, Lawrence J. McQuillan, Randal O’Toole, Mary L. G. Theroux
6/7/2016 The Secret to Restoring the American Dream
George F. Gilder
6/8/2015 Free to Choose Cities: New Opportunities for Enterprise and Governance in Honduras and Beyond
Randolph Hencken, Chris Muglia, Joe Quirk, Neil Anthony Sims, Mary L. G. Theroux
1/27/2015 Developing the Developed World: Entrepreneurship, Liberty, and the Future
Peter A. Thiel
7/31/2014 Living Economics: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Peter J. Boettke
7/24/2014 Are There Lessons for Us Today from Nazi Gun Control?
Stephen P. Halbrook
5/6/2014 Whither America: A Foreign Policy Debate Among Realists, Nationalists and Internationalists
Ivan Eland, Michael Lind, Henry R. Nau
4/9/2014 Liberty Defined: The Future of Freedom
2/13/2014 P.J. O’Rourke “Talkin’ ’Bout His Generation”
P. J. O’Rourke
7/18/2013 Civil Liberties and Security in an Age of Terrorism
Robert Higgs, Anthony Gregory, Mary L. G. Theroux
10/4/2012 Replacing Obamacare and Curing the Healthcare Crisis
4/19/2012 Why Government Fails: But Free Individuals Succeed
2/9/2012 Restoring First Principles: The Economy, Bailouts, and the Right to Bear Arms
Vern P. McKinley, Stephen P. Halbrook, Donald J. Boudreaux
11/15/2011 A Gala for Liberty: 25th Anniversary Gala Reception and Dinner
Lech Wałęsa, Mario Vargas Llosa, Robert Higgs
7/14/2011 Hot Talk and Cold Science of Global Warming: After Kyoto, Climategate and the “Hockey Stick”
S. Fred Singer
5/7/2011 Economic Liberalism and the Free Society in the Developing World
Emily C. Skarbek
12/9/2010 Is U.S. Justice Broken? Overcoming Government Legal Failure
Edward J. López, David D. Friedman, Alex A. Kozinski
10/7/2010 Economic Religion vs. Environmental Religion in America
Robert H. Nelson, Steven F. Hayward, Max L. Stackhouse
7/22/2010 The Supreme Court and the Battle for Second Amendment Rights
Stephen P. Halbrook, Donald E. J. Kilmer Jr.
6/8/2010 The Supreme Court and the Battle for Second Amendment Rights
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2578
|
__label__wiki
| 0.560435
| 0.560435
|
Home > Reference > Indian Purans > Mahabharata > 18 Parvas of Mahabharata > Virata Parva
Virata Parva, 18 Parvas of Mahabharata
Virata Parva consists of four sub-parvas from among the one hundred sub-parvas of Mahabharata. It mainly deals with the thirteenth year of unrecognized life of exile of the Pandavas in the kingdom of Virat.
Virata Parva is the fourth Parva from among the eighteen parvas of Mahabharata. This consists of four sub-parvas. This episode of Mahabharata largely deals with the thirteenth year of exiled life in incognito in the kingdom of Virat. The five brothers disguised themselves according to their skill and their quality and Draupadi also stayed for a year in disguise in that kingdom with the Pandavas. In this episode there is also the description of the death of Kichaka, the general of the army of Virat and the brother of Sudeshna, the wife of Virat and the episode ends with the defeat of all the Kuru warriors in the hands of Arjuna disguised as Brihannala.
Pandavas in Disguise
As per the descriptions in the Virata Parva, the five Pandava brothers resolved to disguise themselves according to their quality and personality. The Virata Parva portrays that Yudhisthir, who was well versed with both the scriptures and skills of dice, rules and functioning of royal court, assumed the name as Kankanbhata and was appointed in the kingdom to serve the king in the capacity of his adviser and priest. The mighty and huge body of Bhima asked for a large amount of food to satisfy his appetite. Thus, he made up his mind and appointed himself in the Royal kitchen as the chief cook and assumed the name of Ballava. On the contrary Arjuna was cursed by Urvasi to stay as a eunuch for a year and thus he became Brihannala and took the duty to train the princess Uttara in dance and music. Nakula name himself as the Granthic, the caretaker and guard to the horse stable and Sahadeva was called as Tantipal. Draupadi, the beautiful and virtuous daughter of Drupada and the queen of the Pandavas, was disguised as Sairandhri and was appointed as the chief maid-servant to the queen. Thus, the five Pandavas and their queen Draupadi were properly disguised and stayed well in the kingdom of Virat without the notice of anybody.
Kichaka Badha
Kichaka was the army general of King Virat and he was also the brother of Sudeshna, Virat's queen. Virat solely depended on Kichaka for the protection of his empire and thus Kichaka enjoyed a commendable position in Virat's kingdom. Once Kichaka saw Draupadi in the chamber of his sister Sudeshna and asked his sister to possess her. Thus, according to a plan, Sudeshna ordered Draupadi, who was then in the disguise of a maid-servant named Sairendri, to go to the quarters of Kichaka and bring some wine. When Draupadi went there, she was abused and insulted by Kichaka and later the evil general of Virat was killed by Bhima.
The five Pandavas and their queen Draupadi thus lived peacefully in disguise in the kingdom of Virat. They obeyed all the orders of the king who gave them shelter when they needed the most. While the Pandavas were staying in the kingdom of Virat, the Kauravas once captured all the cattle of Virat. In order to free the cattle from the Kurus, the son of Virat was accompanied by Arjuna who was then disguised as Brihannala. A great battle was fought between all the great Kuru warriors and Arjuna along from the side of the king Virat, and Arjuna was able to free the cattle of Virat at last and defeated the Kuru generals. With the end of the thirteenth year of exile of the Pandavas, they five brothers along with Draupadi made themselves visible to the world with more power and determination and thus conclude the Virata Parva of Mahabharata.
More Articles in 18 Parvas of Mahabharata (29)
Bhishma Parva (3)
Sabha Parva (2)
Aranyak Parva (2)
Virata Parva (1)
Udyoga Parva (1)
Karna Parva (1)
Ashvamedhika Parva (1)
Anushashana Parva
Ashramvasik Parva
Musala Parva
Mahaprasthanika Parva
Drona Parva
Adi Parva
Salya Parva
Sauptika Parva
Stri-parva
Shanti Parva
Svargarohana Parva
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2579
|
__label__wiki
| 0.740806
| 0.740806
|
Home News Apps Science And Future #sustainability #BESTOF2019 2020Disruptors
How Shakti, The 'Indian' Processor From IIT Madras, Could Challenge Global Majors Intel &...
Home > Technology > News > How Shakti, The 'Indian' Processor From IIT Madras, Could Challenge Global Majors Intel & AMD
How Shakti, The 'Indian' Processor From IIT Madras, Could Challenge Global Majors Intel & AMD
N.B. Nair
Updated: Dec 03, 2018, 18:52 IST
Motivated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make In India" concept, a team of researchers at IIT-Madras plans to take on global-majors Intel and AMD in the manufacture of computer processors. India’s first indigenous 64-bit microprocessor was designed and made by them as a secure hardware for the country’s strategic sectors replacing existing foreign monopoly.
Named 'Shakti,' means power, it is an open-source processor designed by the RISE group at IIT-Madras, which is building production grade processors and associated components like interconnect fabrics, verification tools, storage controls and peripheral IPs.
"The source codes of all the components of SHAKTI are open-sourced under the 3 part BSD license of University of California at Berkeley and will be royalty and patent-free, which means anyone can use, modify and distribute the code as long as it meets the license terms," Arjun Menon, one of the lead architects of the design programme told Indian Science Journal.
ALSO READ: This Is 'Shakti', The 1st Ever 'Made In India' Computer Chip Developed And Built By IIT Madras
Indian Cars Will Avoid Pedestrian Deaths Due To Accidents With These Technologies 141 SHARES
Proud Moment: This Made in India Car Was A Part Of Taiwan's Presidential Campaign Convoy 589 SHARES
Tesla Cars Will Soon Talk To People If You Want, Elon Musk Confirms With This Video
Woven City: Toyota Is Building ‘City Of The Future’ And Here Is What Life In It Will Be... 375 SHARES
Menon said, this is the first such processor conceived, designed and made in India. “When you buy a processor available internationally, one really do not know what are inside it, like inbuilt bugs, any backdoors to take out data from your application, etc.” He said, initially the project was launched to promote IT education to design a processor, as there is no practical or hands-on training material in public domain; everything is theoretical.
“We made it open-sourced, so that anyone can take the design and alter it to their specific application. Secondly, the user would also get to know how the processor actually works that might actually help to come up with new ideas,” explained Menon. “Right now only the big players are making processors like Intel, AMD or ARM. Our objective was to develop an indigenous one, as India needs a processor for strategic and educational sectors.”
The present processor is designed for industrial controllers and embedded class of applications.
The team made two processors – the first sponsored by Intel and manufactured at its Oregon facility in the United States. It was made on the Intel 22nm FFL technology. Currently available processors are of the size of 14 nanometres or 10 nanometres. This processor is capable of booting Linux kernel.
The second processor was manufactured at Semi-Conductor Laboratory, Chandigarh, India on 180nm technology node.
Commenting on the processor developed at IIT-Madras, Dr Kamakoti Veezhinathan, Senior Professor in the Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering at IIT-Madras said, the strength of the design is RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), which basically interfaces the software with hardware and vice versa. RISC-V has become an international benchmark – a foundation with close to 200 members, who have a commitment to use the ISA.
“The type of hardware we have made is today becoming internationally prominent. That’s the first confidence for us to enter global market. Second, we have made it in two extreme technologies – the new 22nm (nanometre) at the Intel facility and an older 180 nm at SCL. These are two ends of the corner and the designs are working in both technologies, even beyond our expectations. Thirdly, when we compare our benchmark, it is even slightly better than contemporary processors of the same nature and applications and fourthly, after we have launched these two chips, at least 13 companies have come up and shown interest in it,” said Dr Veezhinathan.
Dr Veezhinathan said, the team’s philosophy is very clear – they don’t want anyone to buy it, just because it is made in India, but it is very very competitive in terms of quality and performance at international standards. It will give the users the desired performance at a desired cost. It is aesthetically designed and will support all those functionalities of any contemporary system of processors, he added. Dr Veezhinathan said, the team was highly motivated and encouraged by the ‘Make in India’ concept of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The team plans to scale up the processor version for high-end applications like computers to take on international players by a truly Indian version. They foresee a drop in prices of computers, once the desi version of processor is available in the country.
Currently, Intel and AMD are the major manufacturers of high-end computer chips and processors, whereas ARM has a major market share for processors for mobile applications.
India has emerged as the epicentre of consumer demand for electronic products fuelled by its strong economic fundamentals. The demand for high-technology products, specially electronic products has registered a significant growth and the demand for electronic hardware in the country is projected to touch USD 400 billion by 2020.
The government has identified Information Technology as one of 12 champion service sectors for which an action plan is being developed. To promote electronic manufacturing sector, the Union Government has come up with a National Policy on Electronics to ‘create a globally competitive electronic design and manufacturing industry to meet the country’s needs and serve the international market.
This article was originally published by Indian Science Journal (ISJ), a niche digital publication devoted exclusively on news based on research in Science, Technology, Healthcare, and Agriculture.
Image courtesy: Arjun Menon
Nine-Year-OId Mumbai Boy Is A Genius, Mentally Solved 200 Math Sums In Just 8 Minutes
Dogs Truly Are Our Best Friends, As They Understand Human Gestures By Instinct Says Study
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Is A Yogi: Eats Only 7 Meals Weekly & Meditates 2 Hours Daily
Scientists Create Self-Healing, Reproducing Bricks That Will Change How We Build Houses
Sundar Pichai’s Alphabet Is Worth 1 Trillion-Dollar, Only The 4th Tech Company With This Honour
All New Phones Will Have Same USB Type-C Port, Saving Us A Lot Of Money And Headache
Microsoft Aims To Absorb All The CO2 It Has Emitted Since 1975 By Going Carbon Negative By 2050
IIT Madras Scientists Extract Clean Hydrogen From Seawater To Run Cars, And Lower Pollution
This 5-Year-Old Sold Lemonade To Donate Rs 18,500 For Saving Australia, From 17,000 Km Away
This Guy's Eco-Friendly Grass Straw Can Reduce 8.3 Billion Plastic Straws Thrown Away Each Year
Porcupine-Like Animal With Melted Thorns Shows How Tragic Australia's Bushfire Is For Animals
Donald Trump's Angry With ‘Tim Apple’ As He Refuses To Unlock Terrorist's iPhone
This Guy's A Genius: A Soldier, Doctor And Astronaut All Before His 36th Birthday
Australian Bushfire Smoke Has Reached Halfway Around The World, And Polluted The Stratosphere
india Nirbhaya Rapists Will Now Be Hanged On February 1, 6 AM As Court Issues Fresh Death Warrant
Indiatimes 5.1K SHARES
WTF Salt Bae's Restaurant Calls Cops On Man Who Refused To Pay $1000 For Gold Steak He Didn't Order
KC Archana 6K SHARES
celebscoop Kangana Ranaut Reacts To Deepika's JNU Visit, Says 'I Won’t Stand Behind the Tukde Gang'!
Isha Sharma 3.7K SHARES
celebscoop Akon Is Building His Own City In Africa That'll Be Powered By His Own Digital Currency
Garima Satija 4.9K SHARES
india Even Demonetisation Couldn’t Curb Fake Currency, 56% Of Fake Notes Seized Were Rs 2,000 Notes
Shweta Sengar 4.2K SHARES
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2580
|
__label__cc
| 0.552108
| 0.447892
|
Content posted in January 2009
Will We See Live Streaming Conference PPV This Year?
Over the past couple of years, more and more conferences have been providing free live streaming to viewers at home. There are always arguments both for and against live streaming. Some feel that it takes away from those who have paid thousands of dollars to attend a conference. Others believe it offers an opportunity for those at home to interact.
Does The Internet Help Markets Malfunction?
Consider: "So the Internet does not only facilitate the functioning of markets; it may also facilitate their malfunction." If that is in fact the case, does your company's application of the Internet's information free-flow have downsides as well as benefits? And if so, are you fully aware of what those unintended and unhelpful consequences are?
Microsoft Patent Turns Smartphone Into A PC
Microsoft has applied for a patent that will allow you to dock your smartphone, giving it PC-like powers to print, network, connect to an external display and more.
Thinking Outside the Inbox, Luis Suarez (IBM)
Take The Moblin Alpha For A Spin
Intel's Moblin project -- its own sponsored edition of Linux for Atom-powered devices -- just hit the public alpha stage. The Moblin site invites people to take it for a test drive, and that's precisely what I did.
How Business Is Like The Super Bowl
For many, Super Bowl Sunday is the official end to the holiday season. And while at first glance you may think football is far removed from your business, think again -- football can have a role at work beyond the office betting pool. Here are some lessons to take from the gridiron.
Newcomer Claims 3rd Place In Thin Clients
Germany's IGEL is less well known but is offering some redefinition of what a thin client can do and appears closely attuned to virtualization developments.
Dell's Smartphone Better Be Spectacular
Analysts agree that Dell would have to go beyond the Apple iPhone, the RIM BlackBerry, and the upcoming Palm Pre.
Mobile Roundup
It's been an interesting week in the mobile space, as Verizon had a strong quarter thanks to the Storm, Sprint said it would be axing 8,000 jobs, and Apple got an important patent f
Umbraco's New CMS Is An Impressive Step Forward
Almost a year and a half after its last major release, the open source .Net-based Umbraco 4 content management system was finally released this week, and based on the impressive set of new functionality and features, it looks to have been worth the wait.
iPhone Keeps Mobile Gaming Growing
With the iPhone leading the way, smartphone users are downloading games at a rapidly growing rate, according to data from ComScore.
Congress Renewing Efforts To Delay DTV Switch Till June
More than 3 million Americans are still awaiting $40 coupons for boxes that will convert the new digital broadcasts to analog.
Gut Versus Analytics: What's the Real Story?
A recent article in CIO by Thomas Wailgum entitled "To Hell With Business Intelligence: 40 Percent of Execs Trust Gut" caught my attention. This was driven by some recent (separate) research by Accenture and Forrester to examine how business managers are using analytics, as opposed to... gut reaction, gut feeling, gut instinct and, related but even more evocative, butterflies in the stomach.
"Cloud Hosting" Mystifies Small Businesses
Only about a quarter of U.S. small businesses surveyed even recognize the term, while just slightly more than half of mid-size companies knew what it means. Rackspace's Mosso operation is trying to change all that.
There's Money Up In Them Thar Clouds
There's lots of buzz about the Google cloud storage solution -- the GDrive -- as references to it continue to pop up in various programs. When it arrives, will consumers rush to give up their data to the ether?
Draft "LEED For Datacenters" Now Available
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a certification program sponsored by the non-profit U.S. Green Buildings Council (USGBC) that is a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) yesterday posted a draft "LEED for Datacenters" on its website that the lab developed in partnership with a who's who of datacenter industr
Don't Hold Your Breath Waiting On WiMax
Nortel's officially out of the WiMax game and with capital evaporating, Clearwire's ambition to expand beyond two cities look precarious.
Surprisingly On-Target Internet Predictions From 1981 And 1969
Check out these two nifty videos, created long ago, that surprisingly get it right about how we use the Internet routinely today. First, a video from 1969 that covers most of today's digital lifestyle in a few short minutes, including Internet shopping, Webcams, bill paying and banking, and e-mail.
Broadband Stimulus No Panacea
The nation's leaders plan to spend $6 billion on expanding broadband access, but it's unclear how their efforts will pan out.
NEC To Cut 20,000 Jobs Worldwide
The company pinned its financial troubles on the economic recession that caused a slowdown in spending among businesses and consumers.
Footprints Of Google's GDrive Spotted
A reference to Google's long-rumored online storage service was spotted in a JavaScript localization file associated with Google Pack, Google's free software bundle.
T-Mobile Confirms G1 Successors
T-Mobile will release more G series smartphones this year, but it will face a crowded field as Motorola, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson will have Android-powered handsets as well.
Google Adds Features To Firefox Toolbar
Google is offering up a second beta of its toolbar for the Firefox browser. The new version has several new features, including a new tab page.
Cisco Gets Energy Wiser
Cisco's new EnergyWise technology, which measures and manages energy consumption on just about everything on the network, is, indeed, wise. But it's going to get a whole lot wiser and useful early next year when it will be extended to the management of HVAC and other building systems.
Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 Delayed
Citing bugs in its JavaScript engine, Mozilla for the third time has delayed the release of Firefox 3.1's third beta, which was expected to land on Monday, Feb. 2. And now the final version may no longer be released this quarter.
Virtualization Set For Desktop Surge In 2009
The push for cost savings will sweep virtualization solutions from VMware, Microsoft, Citrix, and others past the server, onto the desktop and into the cloud.
Amazon Web Services Help Fuel Blow-Out Quarter
As the economy crumbles around it, Amazon.com yesterday reported fourth-quarter financial results that blew past Wall Street's expectations. And, though details are sketchy, it appears that Amazon's cloud services grew at nearly double the rate of overall sales.
No Longer Co-Dependent: Personal Computing And Business Virtual Desktops
Desktop virtualization is not like what it sounds. It does not start with a one-by-one conversion of each user's desktop from a straightforward piece of hardware to one that runs only a virtual machine.
Smartphone Market To Grow Despite Economy
Apple and RIM are expected to take advantage of the increased adoption of smartphones, according to ABI Research.
Gartner's Top Six Marketing Processes For A Down Economy
Three of the processes, customer retention management, lead management and online marketing, focus on boosting sales, while the others, creative production management, marketing fulfillment and financial management, are designed to improve accountability and cut costs.
NASA To Offer Free Zero-Gravity Flights
The space agency plans to work with private industry to test technologies in weightless conditions.
10 Cloud Computing Predictions
Vendors are rushing to join Amazon, EMC/VMware, IBM, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce in the cloud, offering businesses new ways to do more with less.
RIM: We've Shipped 50 Million Smartphones
I received an e-mail from Research In Motion's media relations team this morning. In it were some interesting facts. The first of which is that this month, RIM shipped its 50 millionth BlackBerry.
Why BI is in a Funk
I wrote recently that BI is in a "funk." Let me now offer a few ideas as to why that is so: 1. At its heart, BI is an application development technology. 2. Very few enterprises want to or can change the way they do business. 3. Large BI vendors aren't sure what business they're in. 4. The communication collaboration opportunity is being botched.
Sales Up, Profits Down At ACS
Dallas-based outsourcer reports mixed results for second quarter.
Crisis Survival Kit: Cost Control Step 1 To Successful IT
As the soaring layoff numbers demonstrate, every business is looking for ways to cut costs right now and IT is an obvious place to cut. Before slashing IT staff or eliminating services, be sure you've done wrung every dime from your budget. Start with these steps.
Nortel Axing WiMax, Trimming Partnership With Alvarion
The decision raises questions about the long-term viability of mobile WiMax as it gears up for full-fledged competition with LTE.
Wall Street Journal Revives Dell Smartphone Rumors
Last night The Wall Street Journal ran a piece claiming that Dell is set to enter the smartphone business as soon as next month. The paper reported that Dell is eyeing Windows Mobile and Android.
New Appirio App Exploits Facebook/Salesforce Connection
Appirio Referral Management Solution matches a Facebook application with a Salesforce.com back end to let companies recruit and market to millions of social networking users.
California State IT Is A Monumental Disaster
I love California -- I swear I do -- but to call the state's current IT situation a monumental disaster would be to insult the words "monumental disaster." Despite a $40B state deficit, California is nevertheless planning nine "strategic" projects scheduled to consume 58 years and $3.6B. Come take a look into the abyss.
Reflection 2008 Gets Vista-Style Upgrade
Attachmate's terminal-emulation software takes advantage of Vista features and has been integrated with Microsoft .Net technologies.
The Truth About Open-Source Groupware
The conventional wisdom holds that Microsoft Exchange towers above its open-source competitors. Maybe it's time to challenge the conventional wisdom.
Twitter Legal Battles on the Horizon?
New Firmware Points To New iPhone?
One of the Internet's favorite games is spotting the next iPhone, and we've seen tons of rumors that have been squashed. But recent digging into the latest firmware updates potentially reveal a new iPhone model already is being tested.
Graphics Chip Shipments Plummet In 4Q
A major contributor to the drop in the GPU market was the nearly 40% fall in shipments for desktop PCs, analysts with Jon Peddie Research said.
Down To Business: Hold Governments To Most IT Organizations' Standards
Fiscal responsibility is everyone's responsibility, now more than ever.
Lenovo Targets Small And Midsize Companies With Bargain PCs
Predicting that small and midsize companies are getting ready to rebound from the recession, Lenovo is poised to battle for their business. And it's releasing a line of low-cost PCs to prove it.
Citrix To Reduce Workforce By 10%
The trailing off of license revenue in the final quarter was a warning to Citrix that 2009 would be a difficult year, revenue-wise.
Federal CTO To Have Broad Influence
Two key jobs await the CTO: Giving the tech sector what it needs to thrive, and making sure agencies use IT well.
Apple Applies For Storyboard Software Patent
Approval for its "Script-Integrated Storyboards" submission could mean better integration with its media applications like Final Cut Pro, Pages, iMovie, and Keynote.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2583
|
__label__wiki
| 0.526624
| 0.526624
|
M/CLEAR
TOKYO (11 a.m.)
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will face a tough decision on when to unwind stimulus. | BLOOMBERG
Commentary / Japan
BOJ 'normalization' rides on consolidation
Expert Tetsuya Inoue warns that fiscal deficits must be brought under control
by Richard Solomon
Special To The Japan Times
Online: Sep 01, 2017
As central banks start unwinding balance sheets later this year, there is growing concern about the financial soundness of the Bank of Japan. Tetsuya Inoue, an economist auditing the BOJ for government bureaucrats, says those who worry about its finances miss the main point: of much greater concern is the need to bring fiscal deficits under control. Monetary policy, Inoue suggests, must support fiscal consolidation.
Inoue is general manager and chief researcher at the Nomura Research Institute, an economic think tank. Before joining the NRI in 2008, he was an executive staff member of the BOJ’s Policy Board.
The BOJ already owns 41 percent of the Japanese government bond (JGB) market and 56 percent of the Japanese exchange-traded fund (ETF) market, assets worth a combined ¥490 trillion ($4.4 trillion). To buy more assets, it must bid up prices. This exposes the bank to potential losses, especially to capital losses on its JGB holdings. Speaking before the Diet, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda explained that a one percentage point rise in long-term yields would cause ¥23 trillion of BOJ losses. Politicians, investors and academics worry monetary policy normalization could bankrupt an undercapitalized BOJ, which holds just ¥8 trillion in capital and reserves.
The BOJ can never go bankrupt. It is an arm of government with the right to print money. “If you add central bank annual profits into the far future, any kind of current losses can be managed in the end,” Inoue notes. In practice, the BOJ would simply stop transferring back to government the bond coupon payments it receives on its huge asset holdings for a few years, compensating the BOJ for any capital losses it incurs. Those losses would easily be absorbed by taxpayers, adding about 2 percent in total to government’s much larger ¥1 quadrillion debt burden. “There is no need for the Finance Ministry to rush to raise the tax rate to compensate,” Inoue says.
He highlights one important caveat. If the public and investors believe the central government lacks commitment to rein in fiscal deficits, people could interpret central bank capital losses as evidence the BOJ will never normalize monetary policy. They could conclude that it and government intend to permanently monetize government debt (helicopter money). “In this instance, people would lose confidence in the liabilities of government itself,” Inoue explains. Capital flight into currencies of other more stable governments might follow. “In this extraordinary situation, the soundness of the BOJ’s balance sheet matters.”
For years the government has run budget deficits. Taxation covers 60 percent of annual expenditures. The government adds 3.5 percent of new debt each year to cover the shortfall. Social entitlements account for one-third of all government expenses. These are projected to rise rapidly around 2025, when all baby boomers will be 75 or older. If not contained, entitlement costs threaten to bust government finances.
People and market participants worry policymakers lack commitment to bring fiscal deficits under control. Pension reform is only a discussion. Tax hikes have stalled. A consumption tax hike from 8 percent to 10 percent was twice postponed until October 2019, after an initial raise from 5 percent to 8 percent in April 2014 caused the economy to tank. “From a long-term perspective, the consolidation efforts are very important, not only for stability of the government and JGB markets, but for the entire financial system,” Inoue says.
One concern is that central banks always assume that economic downturns are cyclical. Most convincingly argue they can unwind asset purchases when growth returns. But Japan’s case might be different. Here, deficits may be more structural than cyclical.
Each round of monetary stimulus has failed to lift growth and inflation to pre-crisis levels. Each new stimulus compounds into the next economic cycle. As a result, BOJ assets have swelled to almost one times the nation’s GDP while growth and inflation remain well below government targets.
Inoue believes that Japan’s low interest rates are close to neutral — which neither expands nor contracts the economy. “It is ironic to say that normalization is not hard for the BOJ to achieve, because the potential growth rate is already close to the policy rate,” he notes. “Even if the government succeeds in pushing through structural reforms, Japan’s economy cannot grow at the rate of 3 percent or 4 percent over the medium term.”
When Japan’s economy picks up, Inoue worries the BOJ may not be able to easily unwind. The U.S. Federal Reserve should start unwinding later this year. The European Central Bank may start doing so next year. The first central bank to unwind during this period of extremely low interest rates holds an advantage. Inoue believes that foreign buyers will probably snap up higher yielding U.S. Treasuries. “That is why I think the Fed is not concerned about stabilizing the U.S. Treasury market,” he says.
The BOJ, however, can’t consider unwinding until the repeatedly postponed 2 percent inflation target has been reached, perhaps by 2020. Then, global interest rates may or may not be favorable for unwinding. More importantly, “If meaningful steps towards fiscal consolidation are not achieved, overseas investors will not show interest in the JGB market,” Inoue says.
So long as Japanese households continue to buy JGBs (indirectly through institutions where they deposit savings), there is no problem. Japanese effectively own 90 percent of the JGB market. But as the population ages and the workforce shrinks, household wealth is projected to decline. Therefore, Japanese people cannot be relied on indefinitely to buy all government debt the BOJ may wish to sell.
The government still has time to take corrective action. Inflation is under control, so there is no immediate need to normalize monetary policy. Rather than unwind, Inoue recommends the BOJ stabilize interest rates through yield curve control, creating time for policymakers to gain control over government finances. “I think that major fiscal consolidation measures are necessary. They should be made as soon as possible, before household assets disappear,” he advises.
Richard Solomon is an author, publisher and spokesman on contemporary Japan. He posts regular Beacon Reports at www.beaconreports.net .
LATEST COMMENTARY STORIES
A transformative deal for nature
This October, representatives of the 196 parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will gather in Kunming, China, to finalize a new Global Biodiversity Framework. Li...
Species' extinction could be a new beginning
There was nothing cute about the Chinese paddlefish. Its most notable features were its length, which could exceed 3 meters, and a long, elephant-like snout. Nonetheless, it was often called the...
Tsai's challenges will intensify in her second term
Democrats in Taiwan and their supporters overseas were delighted with the re-election of President Tsai Ing-wen last week. Tsai crushed the opposition candidate, Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu, to c...
BOJ, monetary policy
Iranian ex-crown prince predicts Tehran regime will collapse within months
Possible ban of Nike Vaporfly ‘supershoe’ pushes up Asics and Mizuno shares
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2585
|
__label__wiki
| 0.720096
| 0.720096
|
COOL PRODUCTS CULTURE
As stocks run dry, new book explores the history and appeal of Japanese whisky
May 21, 2018 by William
Comments Off on As stocks run dry, new book explores the history and appeal of Japanese whisky
Last week, Japanese whisky was in the news worldwide for reasons that might be described as both good and bad: an approaching Suntory whisky shortage due to the immense popularity of the brand’s lineup of Hakushu and Hibiki.
This ambivalent achievement crowns a remarkable few years for Japanese whisky. It used to be a rather overlooked niche that favored foreign celebrities for domestic advertising. Along the way, Orson Welles, Rod Stewart, and Francis Ford Coppola have all helped flog whisky in Japan — a phenomenon that reached meta-levels when the latter’s daughter, Sophia, directed Lost in Translation with Bill Murray playing a washed-up star called over to Tokyo to appear in a cheesy commercial for Suntory whisky.
Then things really began to change in the 2000s and sales picked up again after years of decline. A smart highball campaign helped to market whisky as a drink for new consumers, including women. Awards were won — in fact, well over 100 prizes each for Suntory and Nikka’s whiskies between 2001 and 2017. And the history of Japanese whisky even became a NHK morning drama show called Massan in 2014 and 2015 that celebrated both the early days of Nikka Whisky Distilling as well as mixed-raced marriage, which is in many ways a great metaphor for Japanese whisky.
And so the recent publication of Japanese Whisky: The Ultimate Guide to the World’s Most Desirable Spirit by Brian Ashcraft, with photographer Idzuhiko Ueda and whisky blogger Yuji Kawasaki, probably could not be more timely.
The comprehensive and visually stunning 144-page book charts the century-long history of Japanese whisky (and that’s “whisky” without the “e” for reasons the book makes clear) as well as how it’s produced and, more importantly, how it tastes.
So what makes Japanese whisky “Japanese”? Naturally this is a complex question. As Ashcraft and his co-writers show, Japanese whisky is much more than just an East Asian imitation of Scotch. It has developed particular production processes infused with local ingredients and materials as well as the specific climate and location of the distilleries. The book notes how the country’s cultural balance is reflected in whisky in the same way that it can be seen in, for example, cuisine. Other unique elements include domestic barley and peat, and even the rare mizunara oak used for the casks.
Lavishly illustrated throughout with color photographs, the book’s second half features detailed tasting notes on various tipples so novices or connoisseur will have hands-on information to work from when exploring the world of Japanese whisky.
Ashcraft’s name will probably be familiar to many readers, given that he is a voice of authority on Japan for Kotaku. His previous books have skewered in that direction — video games, pop culture, subcultures. Tattoos, schoolgirls, and manga have figured large. He’s been working on this book for several years, though, and his interest in whisky is not necessarily out of the blue per se.
“Before I started at Kotaku,” he tells us, “I was a contributing editor at Wired. One of the big features I did at Wired was on absinthe. The article helped absinthe in a small way become unbanned in the United States. Around the time I wrote the big absinthe feature, I was also really getting into alcohol production, so I started learning more about whisky-making and sake-brewing.”
His research has clearly paid dividends, as his book demonstrates. We mined his insights for specific recommendations of Japanese whiskies for newcomers. “I would pick four reasonably priced bottles: Hibiki Japanese Harmony, Yoichi single malt no-age statement, Taketsuru Pure Malt no-age statement, and Kirin Sanroku. Hibiki Japanese Harmony is one of the best no-age statement whiskies you can buy, period. It’s also a terrific representation of Japanese whisky, so it’s a good place to start. The Yoichi single malt is more robust. Nikka still fires its pot stills with coal by hand, and it’s the only distillery in the world that does this. The spirit that Nikka distills is, for my money, the best in Japan, and even though this is a no-age statement whisky, meaning the youngest whisky in the bottle is at least three years though there is older whisky in there, Nikka’s blending team has created an excellent single malt. I’d also recommended the Taketsuru Pure Malt, which is a wonderfully smooth and drinkable whisky that is a good value for money. Finally, I’d recommend Chichibu’s Malt & Grain, which is a mix of Japanese malt whisky and imported spirit. It’s a good introduction to Chichibu, a well-made blend, and its most affordable release.”
We also asked Ashcraft for his whisky bar recommendations. “For Kyoto, I’d recommend Bar Cordon Noir, which has a vast and amazing selection of whisky. For Osaka, I’d recommend Bar Keith, which is actually one of only a few Japanese whisky speciality bars in Japan. This is the bar featured on the cover of my book, and Yamamoto-san, who runs the place, truly loves Japanese whisky. As for Tokyo, there is an endless selection of excellent bars, and places like Bar High Five and Ben Fiddich leap to mind. But my favorite, however, is Bar Amami in Gotanda. It’s a small bar, frequented by locals. The atmosphere is excellent, and I always have a nice time there. Nishijima-san, the owner and bartender, does a solid job of keeping a wide selection, and he can make some truly excellent cocktails. I look forward to my next visit!”
For all the buzz, though, the Japanese whisky industry is not without its issues, as Ashcraft tells us. “The Japanese government doesn’t really distinguish between good and bad Japanese whisky. Nor does it have strict laws that define Japanese whisky, akin to the laws in the UK for Scotch. While the major whisky makers follow international rules regarding whisky, there have been some smaller companies, which I did not feature in my book, that have been doing all sorts of questionable and misleading things. So what I’d like the government do is to come up with some rules or guidelines about Japanese whisky to ensure customers are getting quality product.”
In the conclusion of the book, Ashcraft points to the future and notes the growth of local micro-distilleries. He also cites the lack of a long tradition of whisky in Japan as, conversely, a strength. While there are certainly now conventions established by the decades of both successes and failures, these are flexible and adaptable, which should ensure Japanese whisky continues to evolve in the years to come.
Images by Idzuhiko Ueda, courtesy of Brian Ashcraft.
Book reviews, Drinks, Japanese whisky, Whisky
cool products, culture
Toast the release of Godzilla Resurgence with Godzilla Scotch Whisky
3D ice sculptures from Suntory Whisky cool your drink, look amazing
Amazon opens physical bar space for ten days in Tokyo
Nihonbashi Bridge landmark in Tokyo to appear again when elevated expressway route removed
Amazing 8K resolution travel video shows off spectacular scenery around Japan
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2586
|
__label__cc
| 0.543502
| 0.456498
|
JazzMonthly.com Artist Spotlight
On his second live trio album, A Celebration of Diz and Miles, jazz pianist Mike Longo pays tribute to two of the greatest trumpet players of all time, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis. Longo played extensively with Gillespie for a quarter-century, and jammed onstage with Davis during shared club dates in New York City (three-sets-a-night for nine weeks) in 1969 and 1970.
It felt completely natural to me to do a piano-trio concert and a recording of music associated with Dizzy and Miles,” says Longo. “Everything Miles did was wonderful. If I had to pick one word to describe him, it would be “deep.” Dizzy was always pushing me to go further and learn new things. Sometimes in concert in the middle of my solo he would give me ideas by coming over and whispering a rhythm in my ear or pounding a tambourine right next to my head. Other times I would finish my solo and Diz would refuse to come in, and even if I felt I was running out of ideas, he pushed me to dip deeper and deeper into that creative well and bring out what he new I had in me.”
- Mike Longo Trio takes you down a path of magical spontaneity... truly captivating. JazzMonthly.com
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2587
|
__label__wiki
| 0.664069
| 0.664069
|
Welcome to the official website of Kate Ellis
Kate Ellis is the author of two exciting series of crime novels, two historical novels and many short stories.
The Wesley Peterson Series
The Merchant's House
The Armada Boy
An Unhallowed Grave
The Funeral Boat
The Bone Garden
A Painted Doom
The Skeleton Room
The Plague Maiden
A Cursed Inheritance
The Marriage Hearse
The Shining Skull
The Blood Pit
A Perfect Death
The Flesh Tailor
The Jackal Man
The Cadaver Game
The Shadow Collector
The Shroud Maker
The Death Season
The House of Eyes
The Mermaid's Scream
The Mechanical Devil
Dead Man's Lane
The Burial Circle
The Joe Plantagenet Series
Seeking the Dead
Playing With Bones
Kissing The Demons
Watching The Ghosts
Walking By Night
The Albert Lincoln Trilogy
A High Mortality of Doves
The Boy Who Lived with the Dead
Lady Katheryn Bulkeley
The Devil's Priest
Dark and Merciless Things - A Collection of 10 Short Stories
When archaeologist Neil Watson unearths a long-buried mechanical figure in a Dartmoor field, he is determined to discover the truth behind the bizarre find.
Soon, however, the sleepy village becomes the focus of press attention for another reason when two people with no apparent connection to each other are found shot dead in nearby Manor Field, seemingly victims of an execution-style double murder.
DI Wesley Peterson is called in to investigate, but the two murders aren't his only problem. The daughter of a local MP has gone missing and the pressure is on to find her, especially when it's revealed that she has a connection to one of the murder victims. And Wesley's own life is thrown into turmoil when a woman he helped on a previous investigation finds herself subjected to a campaign of terror...
Is there a link between the double murder and the accidental death of a young history student in Manor Field twenty years ago? And just what is the true identity of the Mechanical Devil?
Promoting Crime Fiction
First published 2018 by Piatkus
Hardback (ISBN 978-0349413136) and eBook - 1 February 2018
Paperback (ISBN 978-0349413129) - 2 August 2018
Order now from Amazon.co.uk
On Kindle
Or your local bookshop
The Merchant's House (1998), The Armada Boy (1999), An Unhallowed Grave (1999), The Funeral Boat (2000), The Bone Garden (2001), A Painted Doom (2002), The Skeleton Room (2003), The Plague Maiden (2004), A Cursed Inheritance (2005), The Marriage Hearse (2006), The Shining Skull (2007), The Blood Pit (2008), A Perfect Death (2009), The Flesh Tailor (2010), The Jackal Man (2011), The Cadaver Game (2012), The Shadow Collector (2013), The Shroud Maker (2014), The Death Season (2015), The House of Eyes (2016), The Mermaid's Scream (2017) and The Mechanical Devil (2018).
© 2019 Kate Ellis
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2594
|
__label__wiki
| 0.716356
| 0.716356
|
immigration | KCET
President Trump and the Border Emergency Declaration: Why and What's Next?
A White House press release indicated the Administration planned to get a total of $8.1 billion that would "further the President's effort to secure the Southern Border and protect our country."
Inmigración 101: La Aplicación de la en Cifras
La aplicación de la ley de inmigración ha variado con los años, pero el gobierno de Estados Unidos nunca ha gastado tanto dinero como lo hace hoy en día.
The Future of the United States is Minority White
The demographic shift of the next few years is unstoppable and still misunderstood.
Immigration 101 is a series of videos and editorial that break down common misunderstandings and explain the facts of immigration, from its history in the United States to confusing terms like sanctuary cities. Additional topics include immigration policy, refugees, immigration enforcement, economics and labor, and demographic shifts. Hosted by veteran reporter, Elizabeth Espinoza, the series will be presented in both English and Spanish. Produced by SoCal Connected and senior reporter Pilar Marrero for La Opinión.
California Activists & Officials Blast Order for Border Wall
Pres. Trump: "Beginning today, the United States of America gets back control of its borders"
These Artists Reflect the Voices, Challenges, and Resiliency of Trans and Detained Immigrants
Marisol Medina-Cadena
In these uncertain political times, art is necessary, as art can be uplifting, informative, and even transformative. “Visions From the Inside” challenges the anti-immigrant sentiment that long existed before the 2016 presidential election.
L.A. Moves to Reinforce Immigration Policy
City Council Approves Motion Backing Mayor and LAPD Chief
California Looking Forward
What Wall? We've Already Brought Down the Border
The walls that have been constructed to divide — make them ours. Turn them into productive forces, dream them and tear them down.
Are Immigrants Pursuing MLK's Dream Being Made Criminals?
Jamie Longazel
Echoing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, we might say that the manacles of criminalization cripple many of today’s immigrants.
New Trump Immigration Memo Revives Call for Undocumented Immigrant Pardon & DACA Extension
A newly revealed memo from President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team sheds light on his plans to reverse immigration policies put in place by the Obama administration, and asks for data on recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
California Seeks to Protect Data on Undocumented Immigrants
If feds try to ID deportable immigrants using Cal data, state will block access
Literary Riot: Welcome Home? The Harsh Realities of Immigrants’ Experiences in America
Keithayonna Davis, an 18-year-old from College Bridge Academy, shares her experience of growing up in South Los Angeles and the harsh realities that many immigrants face in America.
Revisiting Dorothea Lange's 'Migrant Mother': The Great Depression's Most Famous Photo
The true story behind Dorothea Lange's legendary portrait
Sarah Linn
Eighty years after Dorothea Lange snapped her "Migrant Mother" photo, a Central Coast community seeks to celebrate its connection to the legendary image.
Is Los Angeles a City of Immigrants?
Wendy Cheng
“L.A. is a city of immigrants,” we constantly say, and are told. This is true, to a degree. But by saying this, what is not being said? Who are imagined to be immigrants, and who are not?
Trump's Border Wall Would Be the World's Longest Dam
The border wall would make flash floods in the desert far more destructive..
Why Did Obama Deport 85 Muslim Asylum Seekers?
This week, the Obama administration deported 85 Muslim asylum seekers from Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
Cosmic Fractures: Beatriz Cortez's Simultaneous Realities
Raquel Gutiérrez
Artist Beatriz Cortez's multimedia works are greatly impacted by the aftermath of El Salvador's civil war and her migration to the United States.
Infinite Return: Jenny Yurshansky Traces Her Soviet Jewish Roots
Alicia Eler
Jenny Yurshansky's parents are Soviet Jewish refugees who settled in L.A. The artist will be making a trip to Moldova to explore her heritage.
Marine Veteran "Stateless" Under U.S. Immigration Policies
"I’m basically stateless, because the U.S. does not recognize my birth certificate."
No Charges for Border Guards in Beating, Taser Death of Mexican Immigrant
The Department of Justice has announced no border agents will be prosecuted for their role in the killing of Mexican immigrant Anastasio Hernández-Rojas even though eyewitness video showed him being beaten and tasered. Hernández-Rojas had previously ...
California Matters with Mark Bittman
The Changing Faces of California Agriculture
The Central Valley is home to the nation's largest Hmong farming community, but they still face huge challenges.
Pope Francis Urges U.S. Congress to End Arms Trade & Open Doors to Immigrants
On Thursday, Pope Francis became the first pope ever to address a joint session of Congress. He urged nations to adopt the Golden Rule when it came to dealing with refugees, and called for an end to the international arms trade.
The Pope on Poverty, Immigration, and Climate Change
On Wednesday, Pope Francis spoke at the White House, calling climate change "a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation."
Manuel Pastor - How Do We Build Movements Based On Vision and Values?
Watch Full Speech
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2596
|
__label__wiki
| 0.669339
| 0.669339
|
American Expansion Reflected Through Artwork
American Expansion Reflected Through Artwork | KCET
Artbound Staff
Today, Artbound goes back in time. For this throwback edition, we present five articles about artwork and exhibitions that examine the effects of American expansion and industrialization:
Savage Flowers and the Wild California Dream
The botanical illustrations in the Huntington's "When They Were Wild" exhibition function as a probe into what is real, what is fictional, and what lies somewhere in between.
How the Gun Market Was Won
Frances Anderton examines the role of guns in American culture since Samuel Colt pioneered the assembly line production of firearms in the early 19th century.
One Hundred and Fifty Years On: African American Military Portraits from the American Civil War
A California African American Museum exhibit describes a more complex picture of mid-nineteenth century America than is usually projected into the public realm.
Craig Russell: Unearthing California's Musical Missions
What did California mission music sound like? Cal Poly music professor Craig Russell has spent three decades tracking down the answer.
Witness to a Hanging: California's Haunted Trees
When a man dies hanging from a tree, is that tree an accessory to the act or a witness? The multiple second lives of the frontier "hang tree" reveal something unsettling about the Golden State.
Dig this story? Sign up for our newsletter to get unique arts & culture stories and videos from across Southern California in your inbox. Also, follow Artbound on Facebook and Twitter.
All SeasonsArtbound Season 1Artbound Season 2Artbound Season 3Artbound Season 4Artbound Season 5Artbound Season 6Artbound Season 7Artbound Season 8Artbound Season 9
S10 E1: Masters of Modern Design - The Art of the Japanese American Experience
From the typeface of “The Godfather” book cover to the Noguchi table, the influence of Japanese American artists and designers in postwar American art and design is unparalleled. Learn how the World War II incarceration affected their lives and creations.
S10 E2: Heath Ceramics - The Making of a California Classic
"Artbound" looks at the dinnerware of Heath Ceramics and a design that has stood the test of time since the company began in the late 1940’s.
S10 E3: Dia de Los Muertos / Day of the Dead
Inspired by Oaxacan traditions, Dia de Los Muertos was brought to L.A. in the '70s as a way to enrich and reclaim Chicano identity. It has since grown in proportions and is celebrated around the world.
S10 E4: How Sweet The Sound - Gospel In Los Angeles
Gospel music would not be what it is today if not for the impact left by Los Angeles in the late 60’s and early 70’s, a time defined by political movements across the country.
S10 E5: Jeffrey Deitch's Los Angeles
A behind-the-scenes look at the contemporary art world through the eyes of a legendary art dealer and curator, Jeffrey Deitch.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2597
|
__label__wiki
| 0.749231
| 0.749231
|
How Alcohol Still Seeped Into Los Angeles During Prohibition
In 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act, the 18th Amendment’s liquor ban. Despite the Prohibition the liquor continued to flow in the Southland, along with the sun and waves and a few secret tunnels.
PHOTOS: The Strange Goings-On in Prohibition-Era Los Angeles
On January 17, 1920 fourteen years of Prohibition began. What began as a grand, noble experiment quickly turned sour. See some of the strange goings-on in Los Angeles during that short-lived period.
Where to Recapture the Roaring Twenties in Modern-Day L.A.
Prohibition was a dark chapter in Los Angeles history. But thankfully, the city was never really dry. Some L.A. landmarks that didn’t just survive Prohibition –– they thrived, running wetter than ever.
Mussolini Dagger
Could a World War II souvenir be a dagger that belonged to Benito Mussolini?
Bermuda | KCET
Hop on board with host Michelle Bernstein as "Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking" explores Bermuda's sparkling turquoise waters for the catch of the day and local specialties that combine English and Portuguese cuisine. Chef Gavin Kaysen uses an aromatic blend of spices that reflect the heat and diverse heritage of the island. Feast the Bermy way with some crudo, followed by snapper filled with leek and fennel fondue and topped with mojo de ajo.
Our final feast of the season takes place on the beautiful shores of Cozumel, Mexico.
Chris Kostow & Charter Oak
Mexico City II
Host Pete Evans travels back to Mexico City as "Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking" continues to explore the culinary hotspot for adventurous epicurians.
This week, "Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking" heads to The Casitas Estate nestled in San Luis Obispo County, California's wine country.
Maria Loi's Greek Feast
Authentic Greek flavors are served up on this episode of "Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking."
Upcoming Airdates
There are no airdates scheduled at this time. Visit our Shows page to discover other programs you may enjoy.
Huell Visits Quartzite, 'America's Largest Parking Lot'
Quartzsite, AZ, is "America's Largest Parking Lot" and home to gem shows, swap meets and snowbirds.
KCET Original
S4 E1: Griffith Park - The Untold History
Griffith Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the United States. Its founder, Griffith J. Griffith, donated the land to the city as a public recreation ground for all the people — an ideal that has been challenged over the years.
Griffith Park: The Untold History
Preview: The Victim
S4 E2: Three Views of Manzanar - Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange and Toyo Miyatake
During World War II, three renowned photographers captured scenes from the Japanese incarceration: outsiders Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams and incarceree Tōyō Miyatake who boldly smuggled in a camera lens to document life from within the camp.
Three Views of Manzanar: Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange and Toyo Miyatake
Huell Conquers Yosemite's Formidable Half Dome
Huell has the adventure of a lifetime as he climbs Yosemite's formidable Half Dome.
Huell Learns How to Land Sail at El Mirage Dry Lake
Huell travels to the Mojave Desert's El Mirage Dry Lake, one of the world's best spots for land sailors.
Land Sailing
Before the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, Azzedine Nouiri, the world champion in seated shot put, inspires his childhood friend Youssef to take on the challenge of qualifying for the Games despite their lack of means and formal training.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2598
|
__label__wiki
| 0.801252
| 0.801252
|
Clearing The Air In Mecca
Five SoCal Road Trip Pit Stops That Will Rival Your Destination
From Amboy to Victorville, here are the five best pit stops along routes commonly traveled in SoCal.
Huell is Awed by the Beauty of Jacaranda Trees
Huell learns about the history of jacarandas in California, with the help of his friends from the Braille Institute.
Where to Find L.A.’s Most Fascinating Fountains
Discover eight dazzling fountains that help define Los Angeles.
Tonic Sol-Fa: Greatest Time of Year
"Tonic Sol-Fa: Greatest Time of Year" highlights the foursome's musical artistry, showmanship and trademark humor as they perform a mix of holiday favorites and interact with the enthusiastic audience.
Clearing The Air In Mecca | KCET
SoCal Focus
Chris Clarke was KCET's Environment Editor until July 2017. He is a veteran environmental journalist and natural history writer. He lives in Joshua Tree.
Western Environmental, Inc's Mecca facility, shuttered by the EPA this week | photo by Chris Clarke
The EPA has taken action to close a Mecca, CA waste processing facility after months of complaints from neighbors that the facility has emitted foul odors, often sickening them. The Mecca facility, operated by Western Environmental, Inc. (WEI) and its owner Waste Reduction Technologies (WRT), accepts contaminated soil, treated sewage sludge, soy whey, and other organic compostables for "remediation and reprocessing."
The facility has been a source of contention in Mecca since December 15 of last year, when students at the nearby Saul Martinez Elementary School were forced to shelter in place by a cloud of unidentified gas coming from the site a mile and a half away. Several students fell ill, and paramedics were summoned on that day and on two subsequent occasions as well. Between December and April more than 200 separate odor complaints were recorded, and inspectors from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) traced the odors to the site on 25 occasions. The offending smells were variously described as resembling rotten eggs, human waste, raw sewage, burnt motor oil, and petroleum. According to Monday's EPA order:
SCAQMD identified various sulfur compounds from the soy whey pond operated by WRT, and elevated levels of non-methane organic compounds (NMOCs), including VOCs [volatile organic chemicals] such as acetone, propane and hexene.
Mecca is a modest agricultural town in the east Coachella Valley, its residents predominantly Latino with a median income below $26,000/year. The WRT facility is cheek-by-jowl with a small residential area, a date processing and packing plant, and small farms growing a variety of produce, including date orchards.
WRT's web site states the facility, in operation for the last seven years, accepts soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, coal tar, chlorinated hydrocarbons, pesticides and heavy metals. According to the EPA the site has received 165,000 tons of such contaminated soil since January 2009. A large amount of that soil is stockpiled on site in a long series of mounds reaching 40 feet high.
WRT must remove this contaminated soil, according to the EPA | Chris Clarke photo
As odor complaints mounted, WRT shut down its soy whey pond and a water-oil separation pond on the property after SCAQMD fingered those sites as the source of some of the worst of the emissions. Still, as increasing documentation of the problem by regional and state agencies seemed not to prompt any action to stop the problem, residents' comments wondering over how long it would be before the EPA took action grew more and more anxious. Late last week, US Senator Barbara Boxer -- a resident of Rancho Mirage, 25 miles from the WRT site -- addressed a rather pointed letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson asking when the agency would take action on the Mecca facility. "Please let me know in detail what immediate steps the EPA will be taking," Boxer's letter concluded, "because this situation is intolerable." The WRT facility was shut down within two business days. State officials set up a surprise checkpoint at the entrance to the facility on Monday, and any trucks hauling hazardous waste were turned away by the California EPA. Under the terms of the order issued Monday by EPA, Western is forbidden from accepting any more contaminated soil without approval from the agency. The company has 15 days to tarp the at-present uncovered soil mounds, and must eventually remove them.
Many Coachella Valley residents have speculated that the delay in environmental law enforcement stems from jurisdictional issues. The WRT facility is on land belonging to the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians. WRT, whose lease of the site was approved by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, has maintained that it doesn't need state permits to operate on Indian land. That issue may be resolved in court. Two weeks ago, at a meeting at Saul Martinez Elementary called by SCAQMD to discuss the air quality issues surrounding WRT, residents appealed directly to Cabazon Tribal Chairman David Roosevelt to close the plant. Roosevelt responded that the tribe had been working with WRT to close the soy whey pond and contain oily wastewater. "Give us time," he told those in attendance, according to the Riverside Press Enterprise. "There has been a rapid response. We are doing what we can as fast as we can."
Toxic waste dumps are no strangers to tribal lands in the Coachella Valley. The Valley's checkerboarded Indian lands, home to modest communities of for the most part working class folks, have long been the prize in the eyes of landfill developers, toxic waste brokers, and other such industrialists whose operations would be less welcome in more affluent communities.
The nearby lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla are an especially notorious example. From 1989-1994, at least 200,000 tons of sewage sludge from southern California cities were illegally dumped on the Torres-Martinez reservation, creating a fifty-foot waste pile locals nicknamed "Mount San Diego." Shutdown and subsequent indictment of the sludge dumpers didn't change much. From 1992-2006 an illegal waste dump on Torres-Martinez lands at Pierce Street and Avenue 69 in Thermal repeatedly caught fire, sickening neighbors and firefighters. The "Lawson dump" -- the largest illegal dump in the state of California -- was finally shut down in 2006, and its operators were fined more than $50 million in cleanup costs and punitive damages. At least 26 illegal toxic dumps were known to be in operation on the Torres-Martinez reservation in 2007.
During the 1990s, the Torres-Martinez Tribal Council repeatedly spoke out against the dumping on its lands, most of which was carried out without approval of the BIA. Small tribes like the Torres-Martinez and Cabazon -- the latter with fewer than 50 members at the last counting -- often don't possess the resources to take action when a member agrees to have waste dumped illegally on his or her land, as happened with the Lawson Dump and Mount San Diego. In 2006 the EPA, state agencies and the Torres-Martinez tribal council created the Torres Martinez Solid Waste Collaborative, whose aim was to close and clean up illegal waste dumps on the reservation. With community initiatives such as the Desert Mirage High School- created documentary "The Contaminated Valley," shown below, the Collaborative was able to make some real changes. Within two years the known illegal dump sites had been closed, and the collaborative continued to work to educate locals about the dangers of dumping.
The Contaminated Valley from LatinoYouthCollective on Vimeo
Whether a similar initiative might help protect residents of the Cabazon Band's reservation from future outbreaks of environmental injustice remains to be seen. It took a mass public outcry to get the ball rolling on the Torres-Martinez reservation, and it may take the same for Cabazon.
South Coast Air Quality Management District
@slider
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2599
|
__label__cc
| 0.721964
| 0.278036
|
Abdomen and pelvis
Neuroanatomy
Fetal tissues
German Portuguese Get help How to study
EN | DE | PT Get help How to study Login Register
Terminology First look at bones and muscles First look at neurovasculature First look at the systems
Shoulder and arm Elbow and forearm Wrist and hand Neurovasculature of the upper limb
Hip and thigh Knee and leg Ankle and foot Neurovasculature of the lower limb
Spine Back
Thoracic wall Female breast Mediastinum Esophagus Lungs Heart Diaphragm
Abdominal wall Peritoneal cavity Stomach Spleen Liver Pancreas Small intestine Large intestine Kidneys Ureter Pelvis Urinary bladder and urethra Female reproductive organs Male reproductive organs Blood vessels of the abdomen and pelvis Lymphatics of the abdomen and the pelvis
Skull Head Orbit and contents Nasal region Ear Teeth Oral cavity Pharynx Neck Neurovasculature of the head and neck
Cerebrum Subcortical structures Cerebellum and brainstem Ventricles, meninges and blood vessels of the brain Spinal cord Pathways of the nervous system Cranial nerves Peripheral nervous system
Head and neck Upper extremity Thorax Abdomen Male pelvis Female pelvis Lower extremity
Introduction to cells and tissues Epithelial tissue Connective tissue Nervous tissue Muscle tissue Cartilage and bone
Cardiovascular system Nervous system Integumentary system Musculoskeletal system Respiratory system Excretory system Endocrine system Digestive system Lymphatic system Male reproductive system Female reproductive system
Head and neck Trunk and limbs
Head: Axial CT Brain: Axial MRI T2 Face: Axial MRI T2 Neck: Axial CT
Abdomen: Axial MRI T2 Abdomen: Axial CT Female pelvis: Axial CT
Shoulder: Axial MRI PD Wrist: Axial MRI T1
Knee: Axial MRI
AnatomyLower extremityKnee and leg
Anterior muscles of the leg
Register now and grab your free ultimate anatomy study guide!
Anterior muscles of the leg: want to learn more about it?
Our engaging videos, interactive quizzes, in-depth articles and HD atlas are here to get you top results faster.
Sign up for your free Kenhub account today and join over 1,258,445 successful anatomy students.
“I would honestly say that Kenhub cut my study time in half.” – Read more. Kim Bengochea, Regis University, Denver
Last reviewed: January 14, 2020
When studying the muscles of the leg, they can be compartmentalized into four primary groups: the anterior, lateral (fibular), superficial posterior, deep posterior compartments. Not only are these groups located within the appropriate aspect of the tibia and fibula, but they are also defined by intermuscular septa and surrounded by the deep fascia of the leg. This article will focus specifically on the muscles in the anterior compartment of the leg as well as any clinical relevance.
The muscles of the anterior leg are located within the anterior compartment of the leg. When observed macroscopically, this is seen as the anterolateral region of the leg. Because of the nature of their origins and insertions and consequently their movements, these muscles are known as the dorsiflexors of the leg.
Key Facts about the anterior leg muscles
Tibialis anterior Origin: Lateral tibial condyle, proximal half of lateral tibial shaft, Interosseous membrane
Insertion: Medial cuneiform bone, Base of metatarsal bone 1
Function: Talocrural Joint: Foot dorsiflexion; Subtalar joint: Foot inversion; Supports medial longitudinal arch of foot
Extensor hallucis longus Origin: (Middle third of ) Medial surface of fibula, Interosseous membrane
Insertion: Base of distal phalanx of great toe
Function: Metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joint 1: Toe extension; Talocrural joint: Foot dorsiflexion
Extensor digitorum longus Origin: (Proximal half of) Medial surface of fibula, Lateral tibial condyle, Interosseus membrane
Insertion: Distal and middle phalanges of digits 2-5
Function: Metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints 2-5: Toe extension; Talocrural joint: Foot dorsiflexion; Subtalar joint: Foot inversion
Fibularis tertius Origin: (Distal third of) Medial surface of fibula
Insertion: Dorsal surface of base of metatarsal bone 5
Function: Talocrural joint: Foot dorsiflexion; Subtalar joint: Foot eversion
Innervation
Deep fibular nerve (L5, S1)
(branch of the common fibular nerve)
Vascularization Anterior tibial artery (branch of the popliteal artery)
Clinical relations Strains, tendon injuries, compartment syndrome, crush syndrome
This article will discuss the anatomy, function, and clinical importance related to the anterior muscles of the leg.
Tibialis anterior muscle
Extensor hallucis longus
Extensor digitorum longus
Fibularis tertius
Neurovascular supply
Clincial aspects
Crush syndrome
Related diagrams and images
The muscles found in the anterior compartment of the leg are: the tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus and fibularis tertius muscle.
As previously mentioned, they are dorsiflexors. The reason for this is their origin at specific points on the tibia or fibula and insertion on certain areas of the foot. Because of that, contraction of these muscles will lead to a shortening of the muscle’s body and cause the dorsum of the foot to be pulled towards the leg. This movement is known as dorsiflexion. Also, certain muscles from this group assist in the inversion of the foot.
After reading this article, we recommend you go through these video tutorials where we present the functions of the anterior leg muscles in 3d models!
3d model of the functions of the tibialis anterior muscle Watch video
3d model of the functions of the extensor hallucis longus muscle Watch video
3d model of the functions of the extensor digitorum longus muscle Watch video
This muscle is the most anterior and medial of all four anterior leg muscles. It originates from the proximal portion of the leg, precisely, from the lateral tibial condyle and proximal half of the tibial shaft, in addition to the adjacent portion of the interosseous membrane.
In the distal portion of the leg, the muscle fibers converge to form a tendon that extends through the medial side of the foot toward the muscle’s insertion; the medial cuneiform bone (medial and inferior surface), and base of the first metatarsal bone. The main function of this muscle is to dorsiflex the foot, as well as invert it. It also supports the medial longitudinal arch of the foot.
The extensor hallucis longus lies lateral to the tibialis anterior muscle and is partially covered by it. It originates from the middle third of the medial surface of the fibula and adjacent interosseous membrane. The tendon of the muscle arises within the distal portion of the leg and is oriented the same way as the body of the muscle - lateral to the tibialis anterior tendon.
The tendon continues its way through the foot by extending over its dorsal surface and finally inserting on the superior surface of the base of the distal phalanx of the hallux. This muscle extends the hallux and dorsiflexes the foot.
This muscle is the most posterior and lateral of all the muscles of the anterior leg. Its origin is lateral and above the origin of the extensor digitorum muscle, precisely in the proximal half of the medial surface of the fibula and lateral condyle and shaft of the tibia.
The muscle fibers descend through the anterior compartment of the leg and converge to a tendon before the ankle. The tendon of the muscle extends over the dorsal surface of the foot and divides into four terminal tendons. Each one of these tendons splits into two extensions that insert onto the appropriate middle and distal phalanges of the lateral four toes. This muscle extends the toes and dorsiflexes the foot.
The fibularis tertius muscle is considered to be part of the extensor digitorum longus muscle. It originates inferiorly to the origin of the extensor digitorum longus: along the distal third of the medial surface of the fibula.
The muscle fibers form a tendon in the distal part of the leg which first extends through the dorsal aspect of the foot; then, turns laterally to insert onto the base of the metatarsal bone of the fifth toe (little toe). This muscle assists in both dorsiflexion and eversion of the foot.
Recommended video: Muscles of the anterior and lateral leg
Origins, insertions, innervation and functions of the muscles of the anterior and lateral leg.
Recalling the innervation of the leg, the dominant nerve that gives rise to motor branches in the anterior region of the leg is the common fibular (peroneal) nerve. The specific branch of the common fibular nerve that innervates all muscles of the anterior leg is the deep fibular (peroneal) nerve. The same logic goes with the vascularization - all of these muscles are supplied with blood by a branch of the popliteal artery: the anterior tibial artery.
Various accidents and disasters, such as car crashes or building collapses may cause the affected individuals to be victims of severe wrecks.These wrecks can produce a large pressure on affected body parts, which is most commonly on the legs.
The muscles sustaining high pressure can suffer from ischemia since this process also compresses and occludes the arteries that supply the affected muscles. Upon removal of pressure, blood is re-introduced through the damaged vessels causing exudation of plasma and proteins from outside the arteries. This fluid collects in the extracellular compartment of the muscle which typically causes swelling. As fluid collects in the limited space around the muscles, pressure increases. This state is known as compartment syndrome.
In the more severe of cases, this type of trauma can cause substances from the damaged cells to enter the blood flow. This is dangerous since the main intracellular protein is myoglobin which is very large protein that can clot the kidney’s filtration system and cause acute kidney failure. Also, since the main intracellular cation is potassium, its high concentration after trauma may interfere with the electrolyte balance within the heart and cause acute heart failure. The described scenario is called crush syndrome.
Evidently, compartment and crush syndromes are not the most common clinical conditions that can affect the anterior leg, but are certainly amongst the most dangerous ones. In daily practice, you will most frequently encounter muscle strains which occur due to quick heavy lifting. Also, depending on the stress put upon the muscles, tearing of tendons and/or muscle bodies can occur.
R. L. Drake, A. W. Vogl, A. W. M. Mitchell: Gray’s Anatomy for Students, 3rd edition, Churchill Livingstone (2015), p. 590, 630-631
Article, review and layout:
Jana Vaskovic
Francesca Salvador
© Unless stated otherwise, all content, including illustrations are exclusive property of Kenhub GmbH, and are protected by German and international copyright laws. All rights reserved.
Muscles of the leg
Tibia and fibula
Achilles tendon level
Continue your learning
Leg muscles: Overview
The leg muscles are organized in 3 groups: anterior, lateral and posterior compartment. Read this article for an overview of all the leg muscles.
Deep posterior muscles of the leg
This article explains the anatomy, function and clinical relevance of the deep muscles of the leg. See diagrams and start learning them here at Kenhub!
Fibular/peroneal muscles of the leg
This article covers the anatomy of the peroneal muscles (peroneus longus and brevis), their innervation, and function. Click now to learn more at Kenhub!
Gastrocnemius muscle
This article describes the anatomy, origins, insertions, functions, blood supply and innervation of the gastrocnemius muscle. Learn this topic at Kenhub!
Fibularis (peroneus) longus muscle
In this article we discuss the origin, insertion, innervation and actions of the fibularis (peroneus) longus muscle. Learn this topic now at Kenhub.
Popliteus muscle
This article covers the anatomy and functions of the popliteus muscle, including clinical aspects. Learn this topic now at Kenhub!
Triceps surae muscle
This article describes the anatomy of the triceps surae muscle, including it's supply and components. Learn more about this topic at Kenhub!
Sartorius muscle
The sartorius is a long, superficial muscle formally belonging to the thigh extensors. Learn all about origin, insertion, innervation and actions.
Tibialis anterior is an anterior leg muscle that acts as the main foot dorsiflexor on the ankle joint. Learn about its anatomy and functions at Kenhub!
Tibialis posterior muscle
Tibialis posterior is a posterior leg muscle that helps with plantar flexion and inversion of the foot. Learn about its anatomy and functions at Kenhub!
Plantaris muscle
Plantaris is a superficial, posterior leg muscle, involved in knee flexion and plantar flexion of the foot. Learn about its anatomy and functions at Kenhub!
Leg and knee anatomy
Master leg and knee anatomy using our topic page. Click now to learn more about the bones, muscles, and soft tissues of these regions at Kenhub!
3D muscle anatomy videos
Check out our 3D muscle anatomy videos which describe the anatomy and functions of muscles using our 3D anatomy model. Click now to learn more at Kenhub!
Soleus muscle
Overview of the origin, insertion and action of soleus muscle. Learn everything about the anatomy of the soleus at Kenhub!
Flexor digitorum longus muscle
Flexor digitorum longus is a long muscle of the posterior compartment of leg that acts on four different joints. Learn more now at Kenhub!
Extensor hallucis longus muscle
Extensor hallucis longus is a muscle of the anterior leg compartment whose functions include foot dorsiflexion. Learn about its anatomy at Kenhub!
Fibularis brevis muscle
Fibularis brevis (peroneus brevis), is a plantarflexor of the foot located in the lateral compartment of leg. Learn about this muscle at Kenhub!
Flexor hallucis longus muscle
Flexor hallucis longus is a posterior leg muscle involved in moving the great toe and foot. Learn more about its anatomy and functions at Kenhub!
Extensor digitorum longus muscle
Extensor digitorum longus is a long muscle of the lower limb that acts primarily as foot dorsiflexor. Learn more about its anatomy and function at Kenhub!
Show 17 more articles
Muscles of the anterior and lateral leg
Origins, insertions, innervation and functions of the muscles of the anterior and lateral leg. [17:24]
Muscles of the posterior leg
Origins, insertions, innervation and functions of the muscles of the posterior leg. [18:25]
Attachments, innervation and functions of the muscles of the leg [18:35]
Functions of the popliteus muscle
Functions and anatomy of the popliteus muscle shown with 3D model animation. [03:49]
Functions of the tibialis posterior muscle
Functions and anatomy of the tibialis posterior muscle shown with 3D model animation. [06:17]
Functions of the fibularis longus muscle
Functions and anatomy of the fibularis longus muscle shown with 3D model animation. [06:36]
Functions of the gastrocnemius muscle
Functions and anatomy of the gastrocnemius muscle shown with 3D model animation. [05:54]
Functions of the soleus muscle
Functions and anatomy of the soleus muscle shown with 3D model animation. [05:39]
Functions of the plantaris muscle
Functions and anatomy of the plantaris muscle shown with 3D model animation. [08:07]
Functions of the fibularis brevis muscle
Functions and anatomy of the fibularis brevis muscle shown with 3D model animation. [06:34]
Functions of the flexor hallucis longus muscle
Functions and anatomy of the flexor hallucis longus muscle shown with 3D model animation. [08:44]
Functions of the tibialis anterior muscle
Functions and anatomy of the tibialis anterior muscle shown with 3D model animation. [06:44]
Functions of the flexor digitorum longus muscle
Functions and anatomy of the flexor digitorum longus muscle shown with 3D model animation. [10:24]
Functions of the extensor hallucis longus muscle
Functions and anatomy of the extensor hallucis longus muscle shown with 3D model animation. [07:10]
Functions of the extensor digitorum longus muscle
Functions and anatomy of the extensor digitorum longus muscle shown with 3D model animation. [09:36]
Show 13 more videos
Overview of the muscles of the leg and knee.
Custom quiz: Knee and leg
For a broader topic focus, try this customizable quiz.
Browse atlas
License illustrations
Anatomy learning strategies
Labeling diagrams
Flashcard eBooks
Benefits of Kenhub
Grounded on academic literature and research, validated by experts, and trusted by more than 1 million users. Read more.
Copyright © 2020 Kenhub. All rights reserved.
Learning anatomy isn't impossible.
Learning anatomy is a massive undertaking, and we're here to help you pass with flying colours.
Create your free account ➞
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0018.json.gz/line2600
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.