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Academics > Study Abroad & Off-Campus Programs
Morocco Study Program (AMIDEAST)
Power of Experience
Immersion Experiences
Research & Creative Work
Academic Resources & Support
Brenda Tooley
Director, Eleanor Stellyes Center for Global Studies
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
bktooley@knox.edu
Located on the Atlantic Coast, Rabat is one of Morocco's imperial cities as well as its political capital. Rabat exemplifies Morocco's unique cultural blend of Arab, the indigenous Amazigh (Berber), and European influences. While downtown Rabat is home to the austere Parliament building and the King's Palace, just a few blocks away is the old medina, a fortressed city with labyrinth alleys, markets, shops and restaurants. Further down the road is the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Kasbah of the Udayas and the Bou Regreg River, with some of the best views of Rabat and the neighboring city of Sale. Al-Maghrib is a language enthusiast's dream as Moroccans speak multiple languages - typically including Moroccan Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, and French, as well as one or several indigenous languages (such as Tamazight, Tashleheit or Tarifit), English, or Spanish. Famous for national dishes like couscous, tajine, and harira, Moroccan cuisine is mouth-wateringly delicious. Despite the pervasiveness of Western influences, Amazigh and Arab identity continue to play a crucial role in Morocoo's traditional yet modern society.
After achieving independence in 1956, Morocco became a constitutional monarchy and has been rules by three successive Alouite kings over the past half century and more. The current kind (Mohammed VI) has taken steps to reform the political, economic, and legal structures of Morocco. Moroccans are increasingly engaged in the political arena and are pushing for reform in the area of political representation. A growing civil society also plays a role in pushing for the rights of Moroccan women as well as minority groups in Morocco. Morocco still faces many contemporary challenges. Among these challenges are youth unemployment, lagging economic growth, an education system that struggles to meet the nation's needs, growing calls for greater rights for women and the Amazigh population, and demands for a more democratic state. Without a doubt, Morocco's natural beauty, historical appeal, and welcoming cities draw visitors from all over the globe. From the twisting streets of the medina to the French-inspired cafes, studying in Morocco exposes students to a deeply traditional society strongly influenced by growing globalization.
The AMIDEAST Education Abroad Program in Rabat offers a diverse set of courses, and semi-intensive instruction in Modern Standard Arabic and Moroccan Arabic. Students in the program live with Arabic-speaking Moroccan families and attend classes at AMIDEAST's facilities in the lively Agdal area of the city. Courses are taught by English-speaking Moroccan faculty members from AMIDEAST's partner, the College of Letters and Humanities of Mohammed V University - Agdal, and other universities in Rabat and neighboring cities.
In addition to academics, students benefit from the following program components:
In-country orientation
an opportunity to live with a Moroccan family
structured ways to meet local students
volunteer and service-learning opportunities
organized excursions to exciting locations around Morocco
Learn more about the AMIDEAST Morocco program.
Credit - 4.5 or 9 Knox credits
Period: one semester (fall or spring; year)
Program advisor: Professor Danielle Fatkin
Cameroon: Development and Social Change (SIT)
Egypt (AMIDEAST)
Ghana: Arts and Sciences (Legon) (CIEE)
Kenya: Water, Wildlife and Community (SFS)
Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management (SIT)
Morocco (Rabat): Language and Culture (CIEE)
Morocco: Meknes Program (ISA)
Morocco: Multiculturalism and Human Rights (SIT)
Morocco and the Netherlands: Migration and Transnational Identity (SIT)
Rwanda: Post-Genocide Restoration and Peacebuilding (SIT)
Senegal: Language and Culture (Dakar) (CIEE)
South Africa: Multiculturalism and Human Rights (SIT)
South Africa and Mozambique: Social and Political Transformation (SIT)
Tanzania: Wildlife Management Studies (SFS)
Tanzania: Zanzibar - Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management (SIT)
Tanzania: Ecology and Anthropology (Carleton Global Engagement)
Bhutan: Himalayan Studies (SFS)
Cambodia: Conservation, Ethics and Environmental Change (SFS)
China: Health, Environment and Traditional Chinese Medicine (SIT)
China Studies Institute, Beijing (American University)
India: Arts and Sciences in Hyderabad (CIEE)
India: Buddhist Studies in India (Carleton Global Engagement)
India: Sustainable Development and Social Change (SIT)
Indonesia: Arts, Religion and Social Change (SIT)
Japan Study (ACM/GLCA)
Japan: Akita International University Exchange Program
Japan: Kansai Gaidai University Exchange: Asian Studies Program
Jordan: Area & Arabic Language Studies (Amideast)
Mongolia: Nomadism, Geopolitics and the Environment (SIT)
Nepal: Development and Social Change (SIT)
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South Korea: Korea University Program (ISA)
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Israel: International Relations, Psychology and Peace and Conflict (CIEE)
Italy: Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome (Duke University)
Italy: Music Tradition and Innovation in Milan (IES)
Italy: Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Justice (HECUA)
Multiple countries: Comparative Women’s and Gender Studies in Europe (Carleton Global Engagement)
ISA Euroscholars Program: a European Academic Research Experience
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Spain: Knox in Barcelona
Switzerland: Global Health and Development Policy (SIT)
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United Arab Emirates: Business, Engineering, Arts and Sciences (CIEE)
United Kingdom: Foundation for International Education (FIE) in London
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United Kingdom: London School of Economics
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United Kingdom: University of St. Andrews (Scotland)
Argentina: Knox in Buenos Aires
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Costa Rica: Sustainable Development Studies (SFS)
Guatemala: Socio-Cultural Field Research in Guatemala (Carleton College)
Nicaragua: Youth Culture, Literacy and the Media (SIT)
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http://www.knox.edu/academics/study-abroad-and-off-campus-programs/morocco-study-program-(amideast)
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Bread & Circus Provisions
258 Bendel Rd., Ste. 104 Lafayette, LA 70503
Tuesday Lunch 11am-5pm; Wednesday-Friday Lunch 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m.; Dinner 6 - 10 p.m.; Saturday Brunch 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m.; Dinner 6 - 10 p.m.; Late Night 10 p.m. - 12 a.m.
There’s a fire on Bendel. Don’t worry, Chef Manny Augello of Bread & Circus Provisions has it completely under control. Augello hails from Sicily and grew up in South Louisiana, so his upbringing tends to flavor his work. He is the Chef and Owner of Bread & Circus Provisions in Lafayette, a restaurant with a unique vibe and a cuisine that’s both traditional and innovative, centered around a gorgeous, copper clad Italian wood-fired oven with the moniker Big Bad Ben.
Manny says that Bread & Circus focuses on Neapolitan Pizza and wood-fired Southern Italian cuisine, but he began with a narrower scope. He first established Bread & Circus as a booth at the local farmer’s market, selling cured meats, pickles and condiments in addition to specialty items such as sandwiches, the goal is to deliver food grown and raised locally that lacks the preservatives and additives routinely found in packaged foods.
When his products sold at the farmer’s market were well received, and the community began pleading for more, Bread & Circus opened six months later at 258 Bendel Road, near the corner of Bendel and Pinhook roads. The menu featured amazing smoked meat sandwiches, handmade pasta dishes, and all manner of culinary playfulness. A little over two years later, Manny felt it was time for a change.
“Adding the wood-fired oven took us in a direction we were always meant to go,” Manny says, adding that he can introduce more traditional Italian fare as they go along. It was a natural change for him: “The further we go, the deeper we get into our roots.”
Neapolitan Pizza is pizza with a capital “P.” There are rules. Manny follows them, and the results are extraordinary. This is not chain delivery pizza. The rules are born of tradition, and those traditions are a big part of Bread & Circus today. Manny has been turning out amazing pizza and other foods for a while now and has a James Beard Award Semifinalist nomination to show for it.
The most popular Pizzas are the Margherita (a classic staple; the Original Pizza) topped only with red sauce, fresh mozzarella, and basil leaves, and the Bee Sting, a creation of Manny’s that’s both sweet and spicy with garlic and peperoncino marinara, soppressata salami, mozzarella, and local honey. A portion of Bee Sting profits even benefits the work of the Acadiana Beekeepers Association.
The hummus dish is also very popular, featuring a Tunisian red pepper sauce, kalamata olives, and a giant feta rubbed Schiaccia, a flatbread baked a la minute for each order. Manny says his Sous Chef Chanel Gaudé has also stepped up the menu at Bread & Circus with her house-cured meats program. “Our salumi game is on fire!” he said.
A relatively new tweak to the menu locks in the traditional favorites, so they are always available while allowing the rest of the menu to morph with seasonal availability and chefs’ whims. Manny has been pleasantly surprised by the success of his rotating fresh preparations of sides and small plates, or Contorni.
There are great beverage options in the form of imported Italian sodas and spring waters as well as delicious cocktails and a concise yet diverse wine list. Bread & Circus takes a proactive approach to a typical problem encountered by restaurants serving wines by the glass. It’s often a crapshoot whether or not all of a given bottle will be sold before it’s been open too long. The staff identifies these wines and offers them at the discounted price of $7, making everyone a winner. They also serve a house red by the glass for $5 and have recently been offering it trattoria style in the form of half bottle and whole bottle specials for $12 and $24 respectively.
Each Wednesday through Saturday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM is happy hour. Dine-in parties can get half off the price of pizzas during this time. Wednesdays, in particular, are even better because this discount is offered all night long.
During the EatLafayette campaign, diners have several options for specials at Bread & Circus. During lunch Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., customers are treated to $1 pizza by the slice (Be aware: the slices are huge.). During dinner service Wednesday - Saturday from 6 - 10 p.m., guests purchasing an entree can get a free split (187 mL) of Tiamo Prosecco with purchase of main entree. For the Saturday brunch shift from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., the special is a complimentary order of The Original Bounut (boudin filled donut). Don't forget you have to mention EatLafayette to receive any of the above deals.
Bread & Circus Provisions is located at 258 Bendel Road in Lafayette. They are open every Tuesday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for lunch, every Wednesday through Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for dinner, every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for brunch, and on Saturdays, beginning at 10:00 p.m. there is a special menu that changes every week and goes on until late into the night.
Smoked Ponce Ramen
Miso Broth
1 Lb. Slab Bacon, Cubed, Rind On
1 Sheet Kombu
6 Qt. Water
16 Oz. Miso
2 Oz. Dried Shrimp
Rind from Ponce
On medium heat, simmer bacon and ponce rind in 3 qt. water for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, soak kombu in remaining 3 qt. water. Combine the liquids into the same pot as the bacon. Using a fine mesh cone strainer, steep the dried shrimp and miso into the merged liquids. Simmer very slowly for 1 hour. Strain liquid, keep warm.
Ginger Garlic Glaze:
3 Tbs. Toasted Sesame Seed Oil
2 Oz. Ginger, Rinsed Well and Sliced
2 Oz. Garlic, Crushed
2 Leeks, Sliced Thinly
8 Oz. Soy Sauce
16 Oz. Rice Wine Vinegar, Seasoned
6 Oz. Granulated Sugar
In a medium-sized pot, heat the sesame oil to smoke point. Add the leek, garlic and ginger in that order, lower heat. Stir in sugar and deglaze with liquid. Turn heat down to low and simmer until liquid reduces by 1/3.
To Finish
2 Qt. Miso Broth
1 Ponce, Smoked, Rind Removed and Sliced
1 C. Ginger Garlic Glaze
2 Lb. Cooked Udon Noodles
6 Pickled Yard Eggs
Pickled Mushrooms from Breaux Bridge
Mary Mary Sprouts
Place udon noodles into serving bowls, fill with miso broth until noodles are just covered. Layer in the sliced ponce, drizzle with ginger garlic. Dress with pickled yard egg sliced in half, mushrooms and sprouts.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday Lunch 11am-5pm; Wednesday-Friday Lunch 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m.; Dinner 6 - 10 p.m.; Saturday Brunch 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Happy Hour 4 - 6 p.m.; Dinner 6 - 10 p.m.; Late Night 10 p.m. - 12 a.m.
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The 2019 Insurance Classic Motor Show : BUILT TO LAST – THE BMC LANDCRAB The 2019 Insurance Classic Motor Show : BUILT TO LAST – THE BMC LANDCRAB
BUILT TO LAST – THE BMC LANDCRAB
There are several myths surrounding the BMC Landcrab. Firstly, when compared with a six-cylinder Ford or Vauxhall of the mid-1960s it does not feel especially heavy. Secondly, the coachwork may be idiosyncratic, but it could never be described as ‘ugly’, for this is a car that was truly ground-breaking.
It offered quite remarkable space efficiency and was incredibly strong; the engine and front suspension were directly mounted on the body. The Austin 1800’s creator Alec Issigonis thought that there was no reason why ‘mileages in the region of 150,000 should not be achieved without major work having to be done’.
The Landcrab was launched in October 1964 and was greeted with such praise as ‘ Given similar development to the Mini, the Austin 1800 will emerge as one of Britain's truly great family cars’ (Motor Sport) and ‘Have Alec Issigonis and his team done the hat trick with this car? The public will make the final decision but from the Press Box it certainly looks as though they have’ (Autocar).
It went on to become Car of The Year 1965, but Austin dealers were soon noting a comparative lack of sales. One problem was in the detailing (an all-too-familiar issue with British Motor Corporation products) for an average sized motorist wearing a static safety belt would have to operate the heater with his/her foot.
Another was that a car Longbridge had originally indented to be a successor to the 1 ½ litre “Farina” range evolved into a model that was positioned mid-way between the A60 Cambridge and the A110 Westminster.
Meanwhile, the 1800 was also suffering from a comparative lack of showroom appeal. Imagine that you were a middle manager circa 1965 who wished to celebrate a recent promotion and increase on company car price ceiling with a new set of wheels. There is the Ford Corsair De Luxe, with its dashing Thunderbird-style looks or maybe a Singer Vogue with its elaborately trimmed cabin but that new Austin not only has a sideways mounted engine, it also appears to lack a fascia.
The minimalistic approach taken by Issigonis now looks far-sighted – ‘Styling? I don’t approve of the word. It tends to date a car, and I hate designing cars that date’ – and this Movietone footage displays just how different an 1800 seemed in comparison with other family saloons of the day:
Alas, this was also a time when a chap (a manager would probably have been “a chap” at that time) jolly well expected chrome decoration and a well-stocked fascia for his £808 14s 7d.
The Austin version was joined by a now phenomenally rare Morris version in 1966 and in the following year there was a rather nice Wolseley version with a modified rear end, leather upholstery and PAS all for £1,040. There was never to be a Riley or MG version although Kingsbury did famously make a Vanden Plas 1800 which was one of the stars of the 2017 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show.
An estate version was considered but this would have robbed sales from both the A60 Countryman/Oxford Traveller and their Maxi replacement. However, Crayford did offer a hatchback conversion for £180 - a small price to pay for a vehicle of exceptional versatility and load carrying capacity’; one example is believed to survive. By 1968 there was a Mk. II facelift and for the enthusiastic motorist, an “S” option of twin carburettors and a Downton cylinder head.
‘It is clearly a car that anyone with £1,000 or so to spend should think about very seriously’, mused Car of the 1800S, while the Wolseley 18/85S was an intriguing alternative to the Rover or Triumph 2000.
The final incarnation of the Landcrab debuted in March 1972 with, at long last, the option of a larger engine, although the Australian built Austin Tasman/Kimberley had featured the 2.2 litre E6 plant since 1970. The four-cylinder unit was no longer available on the Wolseley and the new Six was a very appealing executive car, particularly if you specified automatic transmission with that strange dashboard-mounted vertical selector.
Car evaluated its cheaper Morris 2200 stablemate and praised the ‘combination of interior space, smooth flow of torque and excellent rice’ but grumbles that ‘its styling is horrible out of date’; one can only imagine the irate reaction of Sir Alec on reading the report.
The Austin/Morris/Wolseley 1800/2200 were replaced by the 18-22 “Wedge” in early 1975, and its story remains one of ‘What Ifs’. What if there had been five-door version with PAS and the 2.2 litre engine as standard to provide a competitor for the Renault 16TX? What if BMC had the courage to put the 1967 Pininfarina “Aerodinamica” 1800 into full-scale production?
Issigonis was delighted but the response of the Corporation’s MD George Harriman was sadly revealing – ‘ ‘fantastic but not for us. Perhaps it is good for Jaguar’. As it is, the Landcrab remains one of the most individual mass-produced British cars of its generation – and one that really was Built to Last:
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Nigeria Geological Survey Agency confirms minor earth tremor in Abuja
Latest News Plus January 14, 2020 No comments
The Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) on Monday confirmed that there was a minor earth tremor in Bwari Area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Mr Imam Kaka, a Deputy Director in the agency and head of Geophysics Department confirmed the development to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
Kaka said officials of the agency had visited Bwari to evaluate the situation, adding that though there was a vibration in the area, there was no visible crack.
He urged residents of the area not to panic.
“We found out that there was a little tremor recorded by our equipment dated January 12, 2020 and it occurred around 5.20 p.m.
“On that basis, we mobilised and went to the locality in Bwari Area Council of the FCT.
“Certainly, the people in the area were agitated, but the tremor was mailed, it did not affect their structures, we were able to look at the geology of the structure.
“We will look at the geology of the structure with other geologists to see what really happened geologically,” he said.
Kaka said that officials of the agency were able to calm residents of the area, telling them that it was usual to feel a small tremor.
He said such minor tremors were not considered serious in areas where earthquakes were rampant.
The agency had on Saturday, dismissed media reports from an unidentified Professor from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, that there was earth tremor in Abaji and Gwagwalada areas of the FCT.
Kaka had said that the agency’s equipment had not recorded any such occurrence.
“We have a station in the University of Abuja in Gwagwalada, and the officer in charge who heads the University’s Physics Department said there was no such record.
“We even questioned people around Abaji and Gwagwalada and there was no report of such, unlike before when we will receive calls from people when such thing happened,” he said.
He explained that for a tremor to be recorded, it must be captured in at least three of the agency’s Earthquake Monitoring Centres which he said works round the clock.
According to the director, the agency has equipment that notifies it whenever there is a deep vibration anywhere in the country.
He explained that once such vibration was over and above the established threshold, it was recorded by the equipment and actions were taken if it was significant.
Kaka said it was only when a tremor was captured in at least three of the agency’s well-spaced centres that it would be precisely said that tremor had occurred.
He noted that the agency had such centres at its headquarters in Utako area of the FCT, in the University of Abuja in Gwagwalada, Bwari and another in Keffi, Nasarawa State.
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LeadingAge Magazine · March-April 2019 • Volume 09 • Number 02
Intergenerational Veterans Program Keeps the Dialogue Going
Aging Services Prepares for Risk
The Care and Feeding of Networks
March 14, 2019 | by David Tobenkin
Provider networks are invaluable for aging services providers, as regulatory and market pressures are increasing the impetus to join them. Here are insights from some network managers.
The managed care train has left the station and is gaining speed, leading many providers to band together and rely upon managed care networks (MCNs) to address the quality, cost, and administrative challenges presented by a new, more complex health care environment.
While providers have joined MCNs to jointly negotiate service contracts with payers for a long time, regulatory and market pressures are increasing the impetus to join. Payers, led by the U.S. government itself, are requiring that providers demonstrate efficiency, effectiveness, and caps on charges in order to be paid.
A more complex and exacting health care environment leads to the need for more sophisticated health care negotiators and coordinators, says Steve Wermuth, a partner at Columbus-based Strategic Health Care, Inc., which serves as network manager for 4 MCNs representing 254 organizations in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa.
“Payer expectations are increasing rapidly,” Wermuth says. “It is a real challenge for our members to get away from fee-for-service to managed care, given they may have been doing the former for 30 years. We are changing the delivery model and the way they are paid. That is a difficult adjustment for them and for us.”
The collective power of MCNs can help address those challenges, says Bill Knutson, chief executive officer of CareChoice Cooperative, a Minnesota-based MCN with 21 nonprofit organizations that operate 43 nursing homes and 65 independent housing and assisted living facilities.
“A network has the opportunity to have consistent dialogue, and the ability to satisfy particular payer desires, such as a certain geography or class of patients they want to deal with,” says Knutson. “CMS [the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services], which sets payment standards for Medicare Advantage, has expectations for performance that have increased significantly. They are ultimately driving a payment reform model that is value-based. Medicare standards are trickling down to others.”
A Host of Benefits
MCNs like CareChoice act as an interface between their caregiver members and managed care organizations like accountable care organizations, Medicare Advantage plans, and other care purchasing groups.
MCNs provide a wide variety of benefits. “In Ohio, we surveyed our members after 3 years and the common answers regarding what they got out of being in the network were, first, ‘You got me into contracts I could never get into before on my own,’ two, ‘You got me better rates,’ and, finally, that the network took a huge administrative burden off their plate, because [it] takes care of tasks such as contracting, contract management, staff training, organizing and leading committee and board meetings, credentialing, answering payer questions and chasing payments down,” Wermuth says.
Benefits also include the sharing of best practices and efforts to increase clarity and efficiency in operations, says Nichole Pelerine, executive director of CareChoice. CareChoice offers a data enterprise tool to which members submit data for benchmarking and performance.
“Our members share clinical and financial data with confidentiality,” Pelerine says. “When you operate efficiently, you will be easier to do business with and you will probably get the right payment for the right services. Billing each payer for managed care is a unique process, and payers pay differently. We keep abreast of everything in the marketplace, and our job is to […] keep them ahead of what is happening.”
Wermuth says MCNs also work with members to improve care results and quality of life while controlling costs, by ensuring the right care is delivered at the right location at the right time.
For the networks his organization manages, such care is measured through a dashboard that tracks different metrics of interest to payers over a 13-month period, including some measures required by states for purposes of Medicare and Medicaid compliance, Wermuth says. Key measures common to many states are 30-day rates of readmission, given that going to the emergency room, receiving care, and going back to the nursing home may cost $2,500 to $3,500, while readmission to a hospital is often a $25,000 expense, he adds.
When Joining Makes Sense
Wermuth says that for such networks to represent a good value for members, states generally need a 30 percent penetration of Medicare Advantage, dual eligible plans, Medicaid managed care plans and special needs plans such as I-SNPs. Additional new networks may be added. Wermuth says he is discussing creation of additional networks, including Washington state and Texas.
For many providers where networks exist or may make sense, figuring out what services they can provide and how these match up to payment networks and relevant performance expectations is an important first step in deciding to join, say Pelerine and Knutson.
Some networks have quality requirements, notes Dana McHugh, principal, Health Management Associates, who represents the Florida Association of Homes for the Aging Health & Services Corporation (FAHA H&S Corp.), a MCN subsidiary of LeadingAge Florida that includes 42 percent of the LeadingAge Florida members. Most of the FAHA H&S Corporation’s members are nursing homes and assisted living communities within Life Plan Community campuses. Membership requires a CMS 3-star or better rating of its members, McHugh says: “Health plans are now tracking star ratings. The quality performance of a provider network is important as it impacts [its] star rating. Health plan star ratings drive enrollment and revenue.”
Requirements for Wermuth’s 4 networks include participation on quality and contracting committees, submitting data on a monthly basis, being current on a quarterly basis with data submission into the quality program of the network, and being a member in good standing with the LeadingAge state partner.
Wermuth says all 4 of his networks are open to new members and that none screen members for acceptance based on quality. On the other hand, Pelerine says joining a network is not mandatory, and her organization has no drive to add members.
While not cheap, the costs of participation in such networks can be easily recouped, Wermuth says. “One contract got its members an average increase of $25/day per patient/resident; another member responded, ‘You got me in a contract that increased my revenue over $100,000 in the first year, which more than paid for my $10,000 annual dues to the network,’” Wermuth says.
Wermuth says costs for the 4 networks Strategic Health Care manages average roughly $6,500 per year per member. Network members determine their own dues structures. In Ohio, for example, the dues structure is a flat fee per nursing facility, a fee per bed, a fee per assisted living bed, a flat fee for a certified home health agency (Medicare), and a flat fee for an adult day program. Other networks structure their cost components differently.
A host of federal and state regulatory changes are increasing the scope and impact of managed care. One is that special needs plans have been made permanent, causing many managed care plans to offer these types of services, Knutson says. CMS reforms requiring value-based purchasing and quality standards also push Medicare and Medicaid providers to implement managed care.
CMS is also increasingly gathering and disseminating quality scores for networks as well as communities, to enable consumers to make informed decisions.
Changes by CMS are also changing compensation. The conversion from a Resource Utilization Group-based reimbursement to the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) in October 2019 will make fee-for-service look more like managed care, Wermuth notes.
Some states were already moving in this direction. McHugh notes that LeadingAge Florida expanded FAHA H&S Corp. in 2013, after Florida required the Medicaid long-term care population to be shifted from fee-for-service to managed care. “LeadingAge Florida realized how significant this change would be for its members,” McHugh says. “The network assists members’ ability to adapt to the managed care environment while maintaining viability and profitability.”
Another important issue in some regions is the advent of for-profit competitors. “Minnesota always restricted managed care organizations to nonprofits, but that was recently changed by law,” Knutson says. “There is now a for-profit venture between the biggest health care network, Allina, and Aetna. They never used to provide services here and now they are in the marketplace, too. This sets up the potential of premium wars to set up enrollments and conflicts over reimbursement and enrolling people faster. It will definitely create disruption in our market.”
A steady evolution toward greater competition and assumption of value-based contracting with some level of risk by providers is the likely long-term trend, McHugh says. “It may take a while, but you are seeing value-based with shared savings in parts of the country,” McHugh says.
McHugh says LeadingAge members may be able to function better in that paradigm than some of them think. “[Life Plan Communities] are uniquely situated to take advantage of value-based contracting with some level of risk,” McHugh says. “The infrastructure and the ability to provide numerous types of services in their continuum, such as primary care, home health, urgent care and social services, gives [them] the opportunity to help the health plans improve quality, moderate costs and grow the business.”
David Tobenkin is a freelance journalist in the greater Washington, DC area.
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When the wind blows through the dunes around the Western Chinese city of Dunhuang – long a garrison town between the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts – it is said to produce sounds similar to song. In 366, the itinerant monk Yuezun was wandering through the arid landscape when a fantastical sight appeared before him: a thousand buddhas, bathed in golden light. (Whether heat, exhaustion or the strange voice of the sands worked themselves on his imagination is anyone’s guess.) Awed by his vision, Yuezun took up hammer and chisel and carved a devotional space into a nearby cliff-face. It soon became a centre for religion and art: Dunhuang was situated at the confluence of two major Silk Road routes, and both departing and returning merchants made offerings. By the time the site fell into disuse in the 14th century, almost 500 temples had been carved from the cliff.
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by Comme des Garcons
Read reviews about 2 MAN by Comme des Garcons
The fragrance that's causing crazed mobs to empty the shelves in Europe and Japan is here! CdG 2 MAN is a revision of the original 2 (in the silver bottle), taking it in a more woody/incense direction and creating a whole new animal. Smoldering at first, 2 MAN roars out of the gate, declaring its boldness and contempt for simpering little focus-group scents that are a mishmash of "manly" notes. 2 MAN's simmering and incensey opening unfolds into an unusual combination of nutmeg, vetiver and subtle saffron flowers, each one appearing like chapters in a book. As the pages turn and it evolves on the skin, a subdued mahogany and leather bring up the rear. Daring but not brash or loud; complex yet never persnickety. It's a sure-bet for a modern classic.
2 MAN Notes
incense, white smoke, saffron flowers, nutmeg, vetiver roots, mahogany, leather
2 MAN Sizes Available:
50ml $90
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Here's what other people are saying about 2 MAN...
Moderate sillage for the first hour, declines thereafter to become skin scent on myself by the end of the 2nd hour. Nice fall scent for all occasions, I don't regret the purchase but I am on the fence about whether or not I'll purchase again.
By Nicholas - Psychologist from Dearborn on 9/23/2019
What can I say about this extremely popular niche fragrance that has not been said before since its been around for 13 plus years now? This is my best "safe" scent, something that I can wear to work regularly and is still fresh and edgy without sounding like your run of the mill citrus-laden men's scents out there? The scent features beautiful notes of aldehydes, spices, incense, iris, wood and leather, and has a powdery mint dry down that is very nice and sweet without being overpowering. Very moderate on sillage on projection like most CdGs out there and one of the most mainstream creation from this eclectic house.
By Rajesh Balkrishnan - Professor and Perfumer from Charlottesville on 1/28/2019
Strong, manly and bold the first hour or so...but after a few hours, you have left with a very nauseating dry down. CDG2Man, I suppose we were not meant to be together. Thank you Lucky*scent for not letting me purchase this blindly.
By TLaloC - Artist from Baltimore on 9/10/2018
I agree that this one smells just OK. The notes and description make it sound tougher and more manly than it really is. Not top notch in my book, and over hyped. Having said all that, it's definitely worth getting a sample, you may love it.
By Adam - Recreation from Cincinnati on 9/7/2016
Good content, bad container. I like the scent but the bottle (for the 100 ml) is an example of design without regard to function. It can't stand up, so it takes up inordinate shelf space lying down, and the nozzle took a lot of getting used to before I could direct the spray where I wanted it.
By Jay Einhorn - therapist from Evanston on 12/27/2015
It was okay. I like fragrances that have a hint of smoke and this one seemed decent. Not amazing like creed Aventus, but not bad. I would spend my money on something else.
By J. Ashdown - Photographer from Salt Lake City on 11/6/2015
I got this today. I am hooked! This is bold! If you're bold... Then stand tall and proud and watch what happens. Not for everyone.
By Marlon on 6/18/2015
My one true love. I divorced my wife so I could spend more time with this scent; so I could take it out on walks, and to dinner, and to my beach house.
By Ben - from San Francisco on 2/25/2015
I have a problem. The same way that someone will have a "type" that they always go for, I love frankincense to a ridiculous degree. It's powerful, it makes me happy. Wearing makes me feel like I can take on the world and nobody would dare stand in my way. Comme de Garcons 2 Man is pure crack for me. I just want to stuff it inside a brown paper bag and silently huff it while sitting at my desk at work.
By Jennifer - Student from South Bend on 1/25/2015
I'm hooked on this awesome scent and pretty much wear it on a daily basis. The more CDGs frags I sample, the more I love this house! 2 MAN is destined to be a classic!
By Mark N. - Musician/IT Tech from Boston on 1/4/2013
This is incredibly good incense in liquid form! I bought this for my husband to wear because it was so delicious. Now, I get to purloin it whenever I care to! Supposed to be a fragrance just for a guy? No way! Love, love, love on my husband and for myself!
By Anonymous - from Earth on 7/27/2012
Fantastic! This is my "go-to" cologne if I want to be noticed. When first sprayed, 2 Man comes on really strong (think campfire smokey) and then mellows during the dry down revealing notes of leather, wood, smoke, and incense. It seems to evolve throughout the day, fluctuating between incense, leather and vetiver. A+ fragrance!
By NFB-418 - from The Brew on 9/12/2011
I was worried about the reputed longevity of some of the CDG line, especially the Incense series. This scent really has legs. I can catch a whiff of it occassionally if I end up twirling around and wearing a tie, the collar somehow puts off a scent trail. Anyway, if Acqua de Parma Colonia lasts 4 hours on me, this one is an easy 6 to 8 hours. It does not project like a Lutens or Tauer, but it is not a total skin scent either. I do get woods in the base and what is described as white smoke, and in 80 degree weather, it is doing nice. Will turn out to be an all year, all purpose cologne for me. I'll use it when I dont need another scent to pick me up or feel important, but this is very nice.
By Anonymous - lawyer from memphis on 5/13/2009
Mr. lawyerman from Sac.~women love it when men comment on their fragrances and are always welcome to participate. Some scents for men are just irresistable. I'm smart enough and confident enough to not let marketing manipulate what I'm "allowed" to wear. In the year 2009 we no longer have to ask if it's okay to wear something we love. We judge for ourselves and take posession of what we feel suits us. We also have the right to express our opinions openly either positive or negative. This complex and extraordinary fragrance suits me to a tea. Not an everyday scent~but when I wear it~I am proud to make it my own. And men and women love it on me as well. Brava CdG for making such an expanse of choices. And, for helping to blur the lines on what's supposed to suit which sex! Excellent!
By Kchild - from land of the giants(think about it) on 1/1/2009
Infatuated with CDG, and smelling many of Rei's scents i fell in love with her(their) play of masculine/feminine smells. This cologne has a very masculine smell and i love it, like previous commentors i agree that the cedar/woodsy smell will fill the nose with harmony. I am more than happy (mate too) to now own it, along with 888 which is a lighter scent, i must say cdg is one of my most favorite designers/flavorists!
By Michael - Visual Merchandiser from Georgetown, DC on 12/20/2008
this scent kicks arse! anytime of the day or night my friend, you gotsta wear this...
By Gee - from Sydney on 11/26/2008
Just as women are devastating in pants, or a suit as in 'le look smoking', a certain kind of woman... predatory, seductive, intellectual feels very at home in deep throaty dusky scents that may be marketed towards men. On a woman, not a girly flirty frilly woman, they are comfortable. They are comfortable for women who are confident in their own power. They wear what 'bespeaks' their chemistry, character, mood, not what their told. If this threatens certain men, that is their fear and weakness; the scent of which would turn off such a woman anyway.
By Morgan Le Fey on 11/26/2008
Extremely nice scent. Very luxurious. Very musky and peppery. I can see what all the fuss is about. Quite a sophisticated scent that doesn't come across as a playful, uplifting happy daytime refreshing scent. Could definitely be worn during the day, but it's more ravishing and seductive. Very very similar to Montale Greyland.
By Jason - from Canada on 9/17/2008
This is an amazing scent. Very woodsy, incensey, and deep. I wear this in fall/winter. My husband doesn't like it on me, he doesn't mind it but I think he wishes I smelled like a regular woman, florals and whatnot. Oh well, too bad. I tend to wear more macusline scents and have recently discovered that I only want to wear CdG fragrances, they're simply amazing and like nothing else. They are everything I want in a personal scent - bold, unique, mysterious, edgy and mesmerizing. Now I'm wearing Kyoto and come fall I will start wearing Avignon. Lovers of these two should try 2 Man.
By Anonymous - from DC on 7/6/2008
CdG 2MAN is a smoky, incense perfume that sits upon a wonderful cedar note. What sets this apart from a lot of woody competitors (mass market similarly priced examples: Gucci pour Homme I, Hermes Terre d'Hermes) is the light almost ethereal way the smoke, incense and cedar interact making this an overall light perfume. It has no citrus and just a small hint of floral notes (hardly noticeable) Although light in scent, the scent lasts a long time, and while somewhat linear, it does develop a little bit. CdG is noted for their avant garde "abstracts" as well as thier studies in variations of single notes. 2MAN reminds me of when you take the bets of what you learned and apply it to a more traditional approach - and you know what? They pull it off, and it is unmistakably CdG and a little bit avat garde.
By Anonymous - Professional from Upstate NY on 2/25/2008
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Dining options are aplenty in Kuala Lumpur, but themed-restaurants, now that's a different ball game altogether. The novelty of dining in a unique, quirky and at times wacky space never gets old for both adults and kids of all ages. Here, we've rounded up a list of unique dining venues in Kuala Lumpur and beyond that you may want to explore in the name of fun. Mealtimes just got a whole lot more interesting!
CASTELLA CAFÉ
How does dining in the rainforest with the river at your feet sound to you? This unique, nature-themed café is located at Beruk River in Gerik, Perak, approximately 450km from Kuala Lumpur. Serving Malay-Pattani dishes, here’s a place you can sample delicious local village cuisine including grilled freshwater fish, chicken and rice accompanied with popular condiments such as belacan, chilly soy sauce and kerisik. Tables and benches are partially submerged in the river and while you wait for your meal to be served, you can take a dip in the river or float on the make-shift raft. Reservations are required at least a week in advance, and dining hours are from 12pm to 3pm and 3pm to 6pm. Just remember to bring a spare change of clothes!
Castella Café, Sungai Beruk, Kampung Padang Stang, Mukim Kerunai, Gerik, Perak, Malaysia, +6011 2050 3454 (Tok Janggut), www.facebook.com/castellacafe
DC COMICS SUPER HEROES CAFÉ
Ardent fans of DC Comics Super Heroes will love shopping and dining here! Everything about the place screams action heroes from the merchandise to the wall murals, right down to the pizzas, burgers and the superhero insignia on your latte. Located within the retail store, only selected outlets offer the in-house café.
DC Comics Super Heroes Café, selected locations including Pavilion KL and Sunway Putra Mall, www.facebook.com/dcshmys
DINING IN THE DARK KUALA LUMPUR
If you don’t mind feeling your way through your dinner, Dining in the Dark literally means that. You get to feel your food, and hopefully, it’ll land in your mouth! The first of its kind in Malaysia, patrons will be guided into a dark room by ‘Darkness Experts’ – service staff who are visually impaired. Your senses will be ‘activated’ via touch, scent, and smell in order to enjoy your dinner. The menu itself remains a surprise and will be revealed after dinner. The four-course dinner is priced at RM139, and diners can advise the restaurant if they have any dietary restrictions, food allergies or preference for the vegetarian menu.
Dining In The Dark Kuala Lumpur, 50A Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, +603 2110 0431, [email protected], www.facebook.com/dininginthedarkkl
ICE CAFÉ
Should you happen to find yourself up north on the island of Penang, pop by the Ice Café at Lebuh Victoria for a dose of icy-cold fun! The café is maintained at a temperature of eight to 10 Celsius, so you can enjoy a chilly experience especially useful on a blistering, hot day. The café serves up their signature snowflake ice bowls and desserts, and there’s even an ice bed and igloo for plenty of selfies.
Ice Café, 193, Lebuh Victoria, Penang, Malaysia, +604 262 1193, www.facebook.com/IceCafe17
PLANE IN THE CITY
If airplane food doesn’t turn you off, you’ll enjoy this novel experience of dining on a grounded Boeing 737 aircraft smack in the KL city center. Not only will you get an outstanding five-star menu by the chefs from Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur, but you’ll also get to visit the cockpit visit, walk on the wings of the aircraft and more. Choose from the ‘Economy’, ‘Business’ or ‘First Class’ package, priced at RM199 per person, RM399 per person and RM999 per person respectively. There are two sessions daily on weekdays at 6pm and 8pm, and up to 4 sessions daily on weekends. The session is open to adults and children from 6 years onwards, with a minimum of two seats per booking.
Plane In The City, Skyland, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, +6016 299 1396, www.planeinthecity.com
THE TEDDY CAFÉ & RESTAURANT
Located in a quiet, older commercial area behind Paradigm Mall in Kelana Jaya, The Teddy Café & Restaurant is a small, intimate eatery bursting with teddy bears of different sizes and shapes that make great dining companions, especially if you prefer to dine peacefully. The menu offers a number of Western delights such as spaghetti, burgers, salads, grilled chops, toast, waffles and more, with some keeping to the adorable teddy bear theme. A bonus party room means that this café is a hit with parents looking to host their child’s birthday parties.
The Teddy Café & Restaurant, Blk B, 22G, Zenith Corporate Park, SS7/26, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, +603 7886 8619, www.facebook.com/THETEDDYRESTAURANT
LA FLEUR X UNIQORN
Sporting an all-pastel pink interior, this unicorn-loving café in Bandar Sunway is every Instagrammer’s dream. There’s a pink bathtub filled with balls in various shades of pink and stuffed unicorn plush toys everywhere. Pop by to sample their waffles that you can customize with your favorite toppings including fruit, ice cream, sauces, or try your hand at latte art.
La Fleur x Uniqorn, E1-01-02, Sunway GEO Avenue, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, +6011 1179 6750, www.facebook.com/lafleur.coffee
THE DECEASED RESTAURANT & BAR
Certainly not for the faint-hearted, The Deceased Bar is a speakeasy bar located in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur which is inspired by the darker side of life. Dining in the otherworld is almost possible here with spooky fare such as The Curse of Ghost Chilli, The Last Meal and I Spit On Your Grave, and sip on cocktails like Janin (featuring a ghastly-looking baby offering a vodka concoction) and Ilmu Hitam (served with a heart and a brain). Expect nothing less than creepy masks, incense sticks, Barbies with broken bodies, wooden ancient slippers, skulls and more all making their way to the overall look and feel of the cocktails. Interestingly, The Deceased used to be an old Chinese drugstore. The bar itself is backed with a wall of vintage Chinese herbal medicine doctors’ apothecary cabinets, which showcase the collection of spirit while resembling its historic past. Definitely more suitable for older teens and adults, this creepy bar and restaurant above a backpackers hostel requires reservations via Facebook as walk-ins are not possible. And you'll need a password to get in.
The Deceased, 55 Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, www.facebook.com/thedeceasedkl
DURIANITY
The durian fruit found across South East Asia is a firm favorite among many Malaysians, despite its overpowering scent best described as pungent which tends to alarm many non-eaters. Fans of the king of fruits, the durian can make a beeline for Durianity, a casual eatery in Puchong, Selangor which features durian in a number of its dishes and desserts. At Durianity, popular dishes have been given the durian treatment using, resulting in fusion dishes like Cheese Baked Rice with Durian, Durian Nasi Lemak, Durian Pizza and more. If you prefer the actual fruit, that's available here too. Remember the breath mints if you're planning a trip here!
Durianity, G21, IOI Boulevard, Jalan Kenari 6, Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia, +6012 522 8611, https://www.facebook.com/durianity/
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Rigby Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 5DD
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Going somewhere? Blackpool Transport is the Fylde Coast public transport provider. They are responsible for the service buses and the tramway along the coast.
New to the area? New to public transport? Take a look at Blackpool Transports highlights below (and some recent news) then head off to their website to find out more.
New to the area? New to buses?
Did you know that you can plan your journey, with clear easy steps, using the Blackpool Transport website?
It’s very similar to using Google maps to plan a route. Tell it where you want to travel from and where you want to go to and it will give you directions, including which transport to catch where.
We asked it to take us from Cleveleys Bus Station to St Annes Station. First of all it gives you a choice of departure/arrival times and shows the route –
We opted for the 7.04 departure time, clicked on that and it told us exactly what to do, including bus numbers and how far we would need to walk. Very clever!
Tickets and Live Updates with the Blackpool Transport App
Do you use the Blackpool Transport app? It’s a great way to plan your journey and buy tickets. It also includes live updates.
Did you know? That if you log into the Blackpool Transport wifi while you’re on the bus, you can watch the journey of your bus and know exactly where you are. Sort of sat-nav for bus passengers!
Live tracker on the Blackpool Transport app
You can also check live service updates and planned disruptions all in one easy section (called Service Updates). See anything which might disrupt the Blackpool Transport network when you want to travel. Have a look at the mobile app to check it out.
Saver Ticket Prices
Current Blackpool Transport single fares and saver ticket prices came into effect on Sunday 4 August 2019.
Using the Blackpool Transport mobile app remains the cheapest way for you to travel.
A full list of fares can be found at www.blackpooltransport.com.
The monthly saver ticket costs just £1.90 per day when bought via the mobile app, less than the price of your average coffee.
Brand New Buses for the Fylde Coast
Blackpool Transport continues fleet renewal with the launch of 15 more high tech buses on Monday 24 June 2019.
Launch of 15 new Palladium buses in Blackpool. Mayor of Blackpool, Cllr Amy Cross and Blackpool Transport Managing Director, Jane Cole are joined by the Blackpool Transport team and stakeholders at the launch of the new buses.
In 2016, Blackpool Transport made a commitment to the local authority, the people of Blackpool and the millions of visitors to the town. They said they would implement a continuous replacement programme for the 140-strong bus fleet. Since then, Alexander Dennis (ADL) has supplied 55 Enviro400 City double deckers and 33 Enviro200 single decker buses.
Working closely with Blackpool Transport, ADL has adapted its buses to the operator’s premium ‘Palladium’ standard. There’s free Wi-Fi, e-leather seating, wood effect flooring and both audio and visual stop announcements.
This specification has also evolved for this year’s buses with the addition of wireless charging in the seats’ headrests. So now you don’t even need a wire to charge your compatible phone on the go.
Wireless Charging on new Blackpool Transport buses
This year’s delivery comprises of eleven 11.8m long Enviro200 with 43 seats, and four shorter 9.7m Enviro200 seating 34 passengers. All are equipped with ADL’s SmartPack efficiency technology which further reduces fuel consumption and emissions of the clean Euro 6 engines. They will be used on Blackpool Transport services 6 and 7.
Jane Cole, Managing Director of Blackpool Transport, commented during the stakeholder launch: “This is a wonderful milestone in our journey of collaboration with Alexander Dennis. The latest delivery of Enviro200 buses once again introduces features which have never been seen before in Blackpool and brings us ever closer to our target of having no bus older than five years by 2020.
“The features we now offer as standard on our Palladium brand have been driven by feedback from our customers. ADL have been able to deliver on our specific customer-led requests time and time again. It’s an exciting time in Blackpool and we’re proud that we’re able to offer a public transport network which matches the ambitions and vision of the town.”
The new buses were officially launched on Monday 24th June with the new buses operating in service daily from Sunday 23rd June 2019.
New buses in June 2018
You wait for one bus and 18 come along at once! That was the case in June 2018 when Blackpool Transport Services officially unveiled another 18 brand new Enviro200 buses. They were in addition to the 55 double deck vehicles previously new into service. They’re made by British manufacturer Alexander Dennis, and are a single deck version of their fellow Enviro 400’s which Blackpool Transport currently have in their fleet.
New Blackpool Transport buses parade along the promenade in convoy
Blackpool Trams are UK’s number 1 for customer satisfaction!
An independent national survey has revealed that Blackpool Trams are number one for customer satisfaction in the UK, for the second year running.
The research, published on 2nd April 2018 sees Blackpool Trams outperform other UK city tram operators such as Manchester Metrolink and West Midlands Metro, They share the joint highest customer satisfaction score of 97% with Sheffield Supertram.
Published by independent watchdog Transport Focus, the research surveyed more than 4,500 tram customers across the UK.
Blackpool Trams also saw substantial increases in how satisfied customers are with value for money (up 3%) and punctuality of the trams (up 2%). Overall satisfaction with the tram stop environment also increased by 5% versus previous year scores.
The research also reports that customers are happier than ever with the welcome they receive on trams along with the helpfulness of staff on board.
Jane Cole, Managing Director at Blackpool Transport said “It’s no secret that we’ve put a lot of emphasis on the wellbeing and training of our staff over the past 3 years, with the inclusion of Disability Awareness training as standard to all of our teams. It’s extremely rewarding to see that 97% of our customers are satisfied with the helpfulness & attitude of our teams and almost equally satisfied with the greeting and welcome they receive when they board our trams.”
Blackpool Transport also received high commendation for bus services in Blackpool too. Recent research by Transport Focus reported 9 out of 10 users were satisfied with their bus service.
Bus users in Blackpool are amongst the most satisfied in the country
Research published by independent watchdog Transport Focus has revealed that bus users in Blackpool are some of the most satisfied in England, with a 90% satisfaction score.
The research, published on 14th March 2019, surveyed more than 450 bus users across Blackpool and the Fylde Coast between September and November 2018. The 90% customer satisfaction rating is a 3% increase on 2017’s scores.
Customer satisfaction isn’t the only thing reported by Blackpool public transport users. Satisfaction scores for cleanliness on the bus (86%), comfort of seating (84%) and personal security (88%) are all significantly better than previous years.
The research also reports that users are more satisfied than ever before –
with the helpfulness of drivers,
the smoothness of journeys and
the safety of driving.
The full Bus Passenger Survey results can be found at transportfocus.org.uk.
Getting around with Blackpool Transport
Getting around Blackpool and the Fylde Coast couldn’t be easier with buses and trams operated by Blackpool Transport.
They’re for local people and tourists, all year round. The great transport network means you get to enjoy everything which Blackpool and the surrounding areas have to offer. It’s a cost-effective way of travelling around the Fylde Coast. Easy to follow timetables make your journey easy and pleasurable.
Printed Timetables and Travel Centres
Individual timetables, guides to all services and network maps are available from Travel Centres. Find them at Market Street in Blackpool Town Centre and the main Blackpool Transport offices at Rigby Road. You’ll also find printed timetables at community buildings across the Fylde Coast.
Bus Service Information
Plan your route, download the Bus Checker app, and find out what you want to know on the Blackpool Transport website
Do you use the Blackpool Transport app? Launched in Spring 2017 it makes bus and tram travel even easier. It’s good for existing customers and people who don’t use the bus very often.
With the app you can buy a range of tickets in advance with your smartphone. Then simply activate the ticket just before boarding any Blackpool Transport bus or tram. It also allows you to plan your journey, find the best route and even has a disruptions page.
Single bus fares are – hop, short journey, medium journey and long journey. Click here for current prices
Saver tickets of various kinds are available for regular travellers (more details below). Click here for details
Routes and timetables for Blackpool buses here
Concessions: Pass holders of the English Concessionary Travel scheme can travel free on Blackpool Transport buses. Use your pass between 9.30am – 11pm Monday to Friday, anytime on Saturdays and Sunday or Bank Holidays.
Blackpool Tram Information
The tramway runs along the Fylde Coast from Starr Gate at the southern boundary of Blackpool, along the full length of Blackpool seafront, through Cleveleys to Fleetwood.
There are three simple fares when you travel on a Blackpool Tram – hop, medium journey and long journey. Click here for current prices
Concessions: Holders of Blackpool or Wyre Concessionary Travel Scheme passes can travel free of charge. Blackpool passes are valid between 9.30 and 11pm Mondays to Fridays and at anytime on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays.
Wyre Concessionary Travel Pass holders are unfortunately unable to use their pass on the Tramway after 6pm every Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the illuminations (1 September – 5 November) and daily after 6pm between 27 October – 5 November.
Find all the information about where the tram stops are, timetables and pricing for Blackpool trams here
Saver Tickets
Visiting the Fylde Coast this summer, or live here and want to ditch the car? The whole family can spend a day travelling around from place to place, visiting all the attractions without worrying about parking (or paying for it!), with a Blackpool Transport Saver Ticket.
Easy, convenient and cheaper than purchasing single fares. Unlimited travel on any Blackpool Transport bus or tram (excluding Heritage Tours) for one great price.
Purchase 24 hour, 3 Day or 7 Day tickets from the driver or conductor when you board or at a PayPoint outlet. Monthly tickets are also available. Adult, Children, Young Person, Family and even dog tickets are available. Tickets purchased from PayPoint are only valid until the last service on the date of the ticket and are a 1 Day ticket only.
Dogs on Buses and Trams
Many of you love to take your dog with you onto the trams and buses. Dogs are welcome on Blackpool Transport vehicles. Please keep them on a lead and keep their feet off the seats!
If you travel frequently with your dog you can now buy a 7 Day Rover, a new saver ticket for your pooch. Save 25% of the cost of buying daily tickets for your four legged friend.
More information about the 7 Day Rover here
Jobs at Blackpool Transport
It isn’t just about driving at Blackpool Transport. Conductors, Tram Drivers, Engineers, Cleaners and Admin staff all play a key part too.
Keep an eye out for all upcoming vacancies, you’ll find them the website first.
Have a look at the homepage of the Visit Fylde Coast website for more of the latest updates.
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CCTV in Blackpool Town Centre
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CCTV in Blackpool town centre is operated by a combination of Blackpool Council and Blackpool BID Wardens, supported by local volunteers.
The service fell victim to Council budget cuts back in 2013, meaning that while cameras were still operating, round-the-clock monitoring no longer took place.
A fresh commitment to restart those services was made by Blackpool Council, Blackpool BID, and the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner. Now, Blackpool Police help to recruit volunteers to staff the CCTV control room.
L-R: Cllr Christine Wright, Blackpool Council; Clive Grunshaw, Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner; Eileen Ormand, former Blackpool Town Centre BID Manager; Superintendent Nikki Evans, Lancashire Police.
Blackpool Council’s Night Time Economy Working Group, which includes businesses, public services and other organisations and meets regularly to focus on the future of the town centre, has also shown major support for the reintroduction.
The cost of staff time, training and equipment is being shared between Blackpool BID, Blackpool Council and Blackpool Police. An additional one-off grant funding of £52k came from the office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.
The team of volunteers are fully trained up on running the CCTV control room. That includes using the CCTV equipment and what to look out for on the cameras. Plus how to report any crimes or anti-social behaviour caught on camera.
Cllr Gillian Campbell, Deputy Leader of Blackpool Council, said: “Ending the CCTV monitoring service was never something that we were keen to do. We know it is a service that helps people to feel safe.
“However, the financial reality was that we had very little choice. It was expensive to run in its previous form and we were, and still are, facing some of the most severe cuts in the country.
“We have always, however, recognised the value the service provided. The Night Time Economy Working Group share that view so we’ve been looking at ways of monitoring the cameras at peak times.
“We’ve worked with Blackpool BID to devise a new volunteer-based scheme which is supported by professional officers. It comes at a vastly reduced cost.
“That’s a good solution and I’m delighted we’ve now made it happen and got the service back up and running.”
CCTV in Blackpool Town Centre, supported by Blackpool BID
Monitored CCTV is a priority and fulfils a promise made in the BID’s business proposal.
In addition to council officers and volunteers, having Blackpool BID Town Centre Wardens in the CCTV control room is a useful addition. Their knowledge of town centre activity helps with the safety and security of Blackpool.
Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw said “It’s clear that the people of Blackpool value their CCTV. That’s why I’m pleased to be able to announce this one-off grant to help improve the system and encourage the Constabulary through its Citizens in Policing programme to help train volunteers to monitor the systems.
“Our volunteers are really amazing people who give up their time freely to help the police make Lancashire safe.”
CCTV is an invaluable tool in monitoring town centre activity, in particular any incidents of a criminal nature. Efficient use of CCTV is in the public interest and is a key weapon in evidence which can be used to apprehend offenders, reduce crime, protect the public and obtain justice for victims.
CCTV is and remains a significant part of protecting the communities of Blackpool in a proportionate and measured way.
Find out more about the use of CCTV across Blackpool
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Join Liverpool, David Platt tells Gareth Barry
FORMER Aston Villa skipper David Platt has stood by his belief that Gareth Barry should quit the midlands club and move to Liverpool.
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Villa boss Martin O’Neill described Platt’s comments as “worthless” when he originally made his stance on Barry known last month.
But the ex-England midfielder is unbowed and believes Barry has to leave – in the same way Michael Carrick left Tottenham to move to Manchester United two years ago.
Platt said: “Michael Carrick needed to leave and join a big club because it puts bigger demands on you and it is the same with Gareth Barry.
“It’s not necessarily the people within the club but just the level you are playing at and what you are playing for.
“I’ve always said that Michael Carrick was like a Rolls Royce. He needed to put his foot down and have to run to show what it could do – and I’d say the same with Gareth.
“At the moment he can walk into the Aston Villa team. He is guaranteed a place.
“At Liverpool there will be a massive amount of pressure next year. There will be more demands of him at Liverpool than there would be at Villa and he needs to go to reach that level.”
Platt, who worked with Barry during his stint as England Under-21 coach, added: “People can get disgruntled about things but it’s just my opinion.
“Martin O’Neill knows more about the Gareth Barry situation than me.
“I’ve got nothing against Martin. He has done exceptionally well and he’s just had a good season with Villa.”
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Environment and regul...
Trafford Council (19 004 837)
Statement Not upheld Antisocial behaviour 13-Oct-2019
Summary: Mr & Mrs C complain that the Council have failed to act against a neighbour who has failed to maintain their hedge. However, on the evidence the Ombudsman has seen there is no fault in how the Council considered this matter.
Birmingham City Council (19 002 569)
Summary: Ms B complains the Council did not investigate her noise complaint properly. Ms B says the noise from her neighbours' birds disturbs her sleep and reduces her and her parent's enjoyment of their home. I have not found fault with the Council.
Torbay Council (18 018 793)
Statement Upheld Antisocial behaviour 20-Sep-2019
Summary: Ms X complains the Council did not properly investigate her allegations of anti-social behaviour and has not agreed to implement suggestions she made about how it can improve its service. We found although the Council's overall decision on Ms X's complaint was an exercise of its professional judgement, the way it communicated its actions and a significant delay in dealing with her later complaint were fault. This caused Ms X an injustice in the form of frustration and the Council has agreed with the Ombudsman's recommendation to remedy this by apologising and making a payment to Ms X.
Wellingborough Borough Council (18 018 486)
Summary: Miss B complains about the actions of the Council after a neighbour complained about noise and anti-social behaviour from her address. The Ombudsman finds that, except for the faulty installation of sound recording equipment which led to no injustice for Miss B, the Council's actions in this matter were not affected by fault.
Worcester City Council (18 019 690)
Summary: Mrs X complains the Council failed to enforce a remedial notice it served on her neighbour requiring him to reduce the height of hedges at his property. We found fault because the Council wrongly identified the type of hedge to be cut and the timescales involved. But this fault did not cause Mrs X an injustice and so we are completing our investigation.
Norwich City Council (18 006 823)
Statement Upheld Antisocial behaviour 28-Aug-2019
Summary: Mr X has complained about how the Council investigated his reports of excessive noise from the property below his. He also says the Council did not deal with his complaint in line with its policy. There is no fault with how the Council investigated concerns about a possible statutory nuisance. There is some fault with how it dealt with Mr X's complaint.
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (18 016 297)
Statement Not upheld Antisocial behaviour 27-Aug-2019
Summary: Mr and Mrs X complained the Council has failed to act on the evidence they provided alleging their neighbour has breached a court injunction. They say this failure has causing them to suffer continued distress because of the neighbour's ongoing behaviour. The Council has considered their evidence alongside other evidence and decided the evidence is not sufficient grounds to take further action. There was not fault in how it made this decision, or its decision regarding planning enforcement.
Newcastle upon Tyne City Council (18 015 400)
Statement Upheld Antisocial behaviour 17-Jul-2019
Summary: Mr B complains that the Council did not deal properly with a complaint about noise nuisance and anti-social behaviour. The Council was at fault because it did not make a proper assessment of the problems Mr B complained about and it did not fully investigate or respond to his complaint properly. Mr B is uncertain about whether the Council may have been able to take additional action to try and resolve his complaint. The Council has said it will review how it handled his complaint. It should also apologise to Mr B, pay him £150 for his time and trouble in making his complaint and investigate Mr B's ongoing concerns about noise.
Braintree District Council (18 012 050)
Summary: The complainants say the Council has not responded properly to their complaints about neighbour nuisance. The Ombudsman finds the Council's failure to review its approach was fault. This caused an injustice. We have made a recommendation to remedy this and asked the Council to review its processes.
London Borough of Ealing (18 013 075)
Statement Not upheld Antisocial behaviour 24-Jun-2019
Summary: Mr X complains about how the Council has dealt with anti-social behaviour on his road caused by fly-tipping, drug dealing and late-night noise. The Ombudsman finds no evidence of fault by the Council in its response to Mr X's reports. Also, decisions around the deployment of a CCTV camera and where to target most of its street cleaning resources are ones it is entitled to take having considered the alternatives.
Antisocial behaviour archive 2018-2019
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Ministerial approval for Fane Valley’s new headquarters
Cutting the ribbon on new facility in Moira: Patrick Savage, Fane Valley vice chairman, William Anderson, Fane Valley board member, Minister Michelle McIlveen MLA, Trevor Lockhart, Fane Valley chief executive and William McConnell, Fane Valley chairman.
Agriculture Minister Michelle McIlveen has officially opened Fane Valley’s new head office and logistics centre near Moira.
The Glenavy Road premises are situated on a dedicated four-acre site and provide 15,000 sq/ft of modern office facilities and 50,000 sq/ft of high specification warehousing.
The opening of the new facility marks the beginning of a fresh chapter for Fane Valley, which has been headquartered on the Alexander Road in Armagh for the past 68 years.
The change of location reflects Fane Valley’s ambitions to extend the geographic reach of its agri-business beyond its traditional catchment area. The new premises are also specially equipped to support the efficient production and dispatch of its range of livestock identification products and to service its growing online trading platform, which is expected to deliver significant service and productivity improvements in the years ahead.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister McIlveen said: “I commend Fane Valley for its investment in this impressive new central warehouse and logistics centre which will help expand its agricultural retail business. While I appreciate this is only one arm of Fane Valley’s many strands of business, the provision of agricultural supplies is an essential service to the farming industry across Northern Ireland.
“From its formation well over 100 years ago, it is tremendous to see the growth of the co-operative which has kept its farming roots with local farmers retaining ownership. It is also encouraging to see a leading organisation in our agriculture industry making a substantial investment in their business at a time when the economic environment is facing many unknowns and challenges.
“I wish Fane Valley every success with its new premises and I congratulate them in their efforts to strengthen and consolidate their market presence.”
The Minister later hailed the opening of Fane Valley’s new premises as an endorsement of the potential opportunities ahead for the local agriculture industry.
“As Northern Ireland moves towards a post-Brexit marketplace amid ongoing global trade negotiations, let us not focus on the possibility of new barriers to trade but instead let’s work together to create new resilient business opportunities to ensure a bright future for our agriculture sector,” she added.
Speaking at the official opening, William McConnell, Fane Valley chairman said: “It is our pleasure to welcome Minister McIlveen and guests to Moira to take part in the official head office and logistics centre opening. We are delighted with the new premises and very much look forward to realising the benefits it will bring to the Group. The investment will strengthen our ability to grow the business and extend our trading area. It is an important strategic development for the Group that we are able to provide a headquarters and distribution operation that is reflective of our scale and aspirations for the future.
“I would additionally like to express my appreciation to all head office and Fane Valley Stores staff for their willingness to make the transition to Moira. We appreciate their dedication and shared vision and commitment to the business.”
Formed in 1903, Fane Valley is a 100 per cent farmer owned co-operative operating across Europe. It has more than 2,100 employees.
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AGCO Introduces New 3200 Series Corn Head
BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 1, 2016) – AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, is offering a wider range of harvesting options for corn growers with the introduction of the 3200 Series corn heads.
"We know that our producers harvest in many different conditions, and each producer has a unique set of requirements for their operation. The 3200 Series corn heads are our newest solution to advance each operation’s productivity and profitability," says Caleb Schleder, AGCO tactical marketing manager.
The 3200 Series is available in 6-row 30-inch and folding 12-row 30-inch configurations. Each version is available with a chopping option. The 12-row folding models were introduced at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, August 30, while the 6-row units will make their debut at the Ohio Farm Science Review, September 20, in London, Ohio.
"This new header is a direct response to listening to our customers’ requests. Our goal with the 3200 Series corn head was to provide our producers the options they need, whether it be a 6-row corn head to match grain-handling capacity or a 12-row folding head to enhance the efficiency of transport from field to field," Schleder continues.
The 3200 Series heads are available for Massey Ferguson®, Gleaner® and Challenger® combines.
Folding head makes transport easier
With the crucial harvest window time frame, our operators are consistently working to make the harvesting process faster and more efficient. The 3200 Series 12-row folding corn head is designed specifically for the grower who is looking to decrease the amount of time it takes to detach and road the head separately.
"The ability to move the combine from field to field without detaching the corn head amounts to time saved and increased productivity, this allows many of our operators to allocate resources to other key functions during harvest," Schleder adds.
For more information, find your nearest Massey Ferguson, Gleaner or Challenger dealer by visiting www.agcocorp.com.
Lindsey Pettyjohn, AGCO
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Dee Weeda, Dee Weeda Communications
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NEWS: Visit AGCOnews.com/na for the latest news and information from AGCO.
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About AGCO
AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions and supports more productive farming through its full line of equipment and related services. AGCO products are sold through five core brands, Challenger,® Fendt,® GSI,® Massey Ferguson® and Valtra,® supported by Fuse® precision technologies and farm optimization services, and are distributed globally through a combination of approximately 3,000 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries. Founded in 1990, AGCO is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, USA. In 2015, AGCO had net sales of $7.5 billion. For more information, visit http://www.AGCOcorp.com. For company news, information and events, please follow us on Twitter: @AGCOCorp. For financial news on Twitter, please follow the hashtag #AGCOIR.
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New Super Mario Bros. U Wii U
Boilerplate From The Wii 4/5 stars
Anyone expecting a new, interesting story with a plot twist will be very disappointed. This is the classic story, Bowser kidnaps the princess, and Mario and Luigi have to go through 8 worlds to save her. Sticking to roots is good, but come on, Nintendo could add something interesting.
The graphics look identical to the Wii version, the quality is a bit better since the Wii U is 1080P. But this game definitely used the same graphics as the Wii version, so Nintendo could easily spit out this new game for the Wii U. With that in mind, why didn't they spit this out for the Wii, and have third one for the Wii U? Reusing the graphics and gaming engine should make it really simple to spit out these game much faster than Nintendo does in reality. With that said, the presentation is nothing to complain about and welcome sight for the Mario game.
The game play physics have remained unchanged from the Wii version, so learning new skills won't be necessary. The only extensions to this game is are a couple new power-ups, and a new play mode used only on the new Wii U gamepad. The player using the game pad can tap the screen and add temporary blocks for other players to jump on. Almost like a cheater mode, this can only be used in multi-player scenarios. These additions don't really add much to the game, overall it is a clone from the Wii version.
Simply said, this game has no originality what-so-ever, it is simply a boilerplate template of story, gameplay, and graphics as the Wii version, just with new levels. Which is mostly expected of course, cause the game provided several hours of fun as a 2-D platformer game should. But if you're expecting something new and fun, you'll be disappointed.
Replay Value:
As with any 2-D platformer, there is some replay value, but not as much as one would like. Once you beat these type of games, you feel a sense of accomplishment for getting through some the harder levels, and many times, don't want to have to go through that nonsense again. However, the replay value comes when you want to play through by yourself, then with friends, and then again to find all the secrets, including finding all three star coins in each level. Completing every single aspect can add several more hours to the game, and provides a fairly moderate level of difficulty to add challenge to the game.
My recommendation is to definitely buy this game if you own a Wii U. But don't buy a Wii U just to own this game. You can get the exact same enjoyment from the Wii version.
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Developers create Pokemon Go-like education apps for Syrian refugee children
EduApps4Syria initiative funded by Norway's government helps children read and learn Arabic alphabet
Antura & the Letters is a problem-solving smartphone game app for Syrian refugee children (screenshot)
Dominique Bonessi
Published date: 3 April 2017 23:38 UTC | Last update: 2 years 9 months ago
What happens when you combine Pokémon-Go with game-based learning?
One Norwegian government-funded initiative launched two smartphone app games in Paris last week to improve the social and educational wellbeing of Syrian refugee children.
With about 2.5 million Syrian children worldwide lacking formal education, and increased penetration of smartphone technology, the EduApps4Syria initiative managed to create a niche for two international game developers: The Romanian Apps Factory and Cologne Game Lab based out of Germany.
Funded by the Norwegian government and in cooperation with All Children Reading (itself a partnership of USAID, World Vision and the Australian government), Orange, INEE and other groups, EduApp4Syria hopes to assist Syrian refugee families with early childhood education by "taking advantage of widespread smartphone availability," according to its website.
“Almost all families have at least one smartphone,” said Alf Inge Wang, head of the competition and a professor of game-based learning, in a Skype interview. “So we are using the existing infrastructure and coming up with a non-traditional way of helping refugees.”
The EduApps4Syria competition began in April 2016 with 78 submissions from 32 countries entering prototypes of the games. The initiative then narrowed the field to five game developers and gave them each $60,000 to advance their ideas. Finally two developers were given another $300,000 to test their games with Syrian refugee children and their mothers in Amman, Jordan. In the end, the competition selected the two top games: Feed the Monster and Antura & the Letters.
According to the rules of the competition, the gaming apps had to help children understand how to play the games without much adult supervision. At the same time, the games also had to provide audio and visual text instructions for children who are illiterate.
“It was like a reality show competition,” said Wang. “We called for unique ideas and organizations that could develop these ideas and pull off the game mechanics.”
While testing the apps, Wang recounted the testimony of a Syrian refugee boy in Norway who had started learning Norwegian, but five days after playing Feed the Monster and beating all the levels, he knew more Arabic than the game was able to teach him. The boy told Wang that he could start learning how to spell words because he already knew the letters.
Mark Tulchinski, a developer of Feed the Monster, began testing the game in a shelter for refugee families in Berlin, Germany. Based on the feedback they received from the kids, they modified and improved the gaming experience.
“We asked the kids what kind of games they were already playing, and saw it appealed to both boys and girls,” said Tulchinski via Skype from Paris.
The game-world of Feed the Monster reflects the story that millions of Syrian children have faced. Friendly, non-scary monsters have been kicked out of their homeland and had their eggs stolen. “When the kids practice the language in the game and they have the capacity to gain control over their lives, hopefully they will redeem their culture and their land,” said Tulchinski.
We asked the kids what kind of games they were already playing, and saw it appealed to both boys and girls
- Mark Tulchinski, Feed the Monster developer
Much like Pokémon Go, players can collect eggs of different monsters and help evolve them by solving Arabic puzzles. Apps Factory designers worked with education technologists for the Arabic language acquisition portion of the game and specialists in the socio-emotional wellbeing of children. Tulchinski said there is an emphasis on engagement and familiarity with the monsters where the children pet them to make them feel better.
The second finalist, Emmanuel Guardiola, a developer at Cologne Game Lab, partnered with Francisco Cavallari, president of Video Games Without Borders. The game-industry duo employed the help of Syrian game-developers living in Germany and France. The company managed to test a beta phase of Antura & the Letters in Beirut, Lebanon, and a Red Cross camp in Germany.
Players of the game are asked by a park keeper to manage living letters with the help of the keeper’s clumsy dog, Antura. Each child has their own unique Antura, as the main objective of the developers was to customize the game for each player.
“He [Antura] makes more problems than solves them,” said Guardiola in a Skype interview from Paris. What makes this game special is that users can play without an internet connection, he said. “The kids can be anywhere, even if they are in some sort of school, it can be used as a supplement.”
While the team behind Antura & the Letters had a year to design the beta version of the game, they say their work has just begun. In the next year the company hopes to track progress of the game, get feedback, resolve problems, and measure the game’s effect on children.
Both game developers hope to improve literacy, letter recognition and psychological wellbeing. Wang said that while testing in Amman, Jordan, mothers of the children were also learning their letters for the first time.
The developers and competition judges see that the initiative of game-based learning for children in conflict areas can have a wider impact on the world.
While the games’ developers are focused on making sure the launch of the Arabic version is a success, they are considering opening the games up to other languages in the future. For example, Somalian refugee children could play a version of these games to learn French. Or, first time learners of Arabic could play these games to practice their alphabet.
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Goalball GB Bring home two medals!
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Goalball Great Britain squads bring home two medals from Lithuanian competition
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Two Great Britain goalball teams have claimed spots on the podium at the International Goalball Tournament in Trakai, Lithuania. The women’s squad collected the gold medal, whilst the under-23s men’s team picked up the bronze medal in the youth division.
This was the first time the women’s Great Britain squad have won the International Goalball Tournament and their first international competition victory since European B Championships in 2016.
The team consisted of Sarah Leiter, Kali Holder, Antonia Bunyan, Amelia Robertson and Lois Turner, and was coached by Becky Ashworth. There were individual honours for two members of the squad – Kali Holder was top goal scorer, finding the net 15 times, and Sarah Leiter won best defender.
Getting underway against Germany, Great Britain triumphed in a close-fought 7-6 match before narrowly losing out to the Ukrainian First Team. Great Britain then went up against the Ukrainian Second Team and registered an emphatic 11-6 scoreline to secure their spot in the next round.
Into the semi-finals, the women’s team faced Germany again. The match went the distance into extra-time before Amelia Robertson, the youngest member of the squad at 16, scored the winner to progress to the final.
The final was another close game against the Ukrainian First Team, but this time Great Britain managed hold on to win 3-2 to take the gold medal.
Speaking the gold medal, Becky Ashworth said: “The quality of opposition in this tournament was really high, so we’re extremely proud that the team have managed to come out on top and claim the gold medal.”
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Red Roof Inn gave break to troubled dog owner
Laura Krantz/Daily News staff
Jul 31, 2013 at 12:01 AM Jul 31, 2013 at 4:59 AM
The manager of the Red Roof Inn on Rte. 30 had served an eviction notice on a woman who had been living in a squalid room with her dogs, but extended her stay three times, a spokeswoman for the hotel chain said.
In an email from its public relations agency Hill + Knowlton Strategies, Red Roof Inn Tuesday night issued a one-and-a-half-page statement detailing how the motel had tried to help the Wayland woman who was found by firefighters July 26 in her room amid dogs, their waste and trash.
Firefighters discovered her after getting a call Friday morning from a motel staff member who realized the woman needed urgent medical help. The woman, in her 60s, was initially taken to MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, according to authorities. She remains in the hospital, the statement from Hill + Knowlton says.
In its statement emailed by Lindsey Norris, Hill + Knowlton senior account executive, Red Roof describes how conditions in the room decllined rapidly.
In late May, the room underwent a "deep clean." In late June the motel's general manager inspected the room and found it in good condition. But on June 24, the manager issued the woman an eviction notice because she turned away housekeepers, a violation of the hotel’s policy.
Once served with the eviction notice, the woman agreed to leave, but asked for a few days to find a place to live, according to the motel chain's statement.
The manager granted her two extensions, the motel chain said.
But on July 19, the manager gave the woman an ultimatum: She had to be out by July 26.
That day, the woman called the front desk, asking for help. A staff member who went to check on her found her unable to open the door, and called for an ambulance.
The statement said when staff entered the room last Friday, it looked nothing like it did a month ago when the manager inspected it. The Board of Health’s report on the room described it as "unfit for human habitation" and littered with dog feces and debris.
The statement said the woman had registered only one dog and violated the pet policy by bringing in more.
The woman had lived there since 2010 and paid a nightly rate that rose from $45 per night to $70 over the past three years, the hotel said.
In that time, no guests or staff complained about her, the statement said. When the manager inspected her room June 24, he noted that it contained her lifelong possessions.
The statement says the Red Roof Inn, 650 Cochituate Road, is cooperating with the Framingham Board of Health. The company said it plans to meet with that board.
Besides housekeeping staff, the manager is visually inspecting every room to make sure it is up to Red Roof Inn and Board of Health standards, the statement said.
Contact Laura Krantz at 508-626-4429 or lkrantz@wickedlocal.com. Follow her on Twitter @laurakrantz.
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Jack began his practice in 1989 as a business attorney, organizing Texas business entities and guiding clients through a wide range of transactions, including the purchase and sale of businesses, manufacturing agreements, and licensing agreements. Early on, he became involved in alcoholic beverage licensing matters and began assisting clients in addressing marketing practice and “tied house” issues to insure compliance with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code and the rules of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Since leaving the large firm arena in 1999, Jack has focused his practice exclusively on the alcoholic beverage industry. He assists clients in the manufacturing, distribution and retail tiers, as well as clients whose businesses are impacted by alcoholic beverage regulations, establish, maintain and expand their operations in accordance with the Texas and federal regulatory schemes. Jack has drafted legislation amending various provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code and served on ad hoc committees organized by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to draft rules implementing the Code’s requirements and to revise the Commission’s licensing and enforcement processes. He has also spoken frequently on alcoholic beverage related topics to trade associations and other industry groups.
Organized and implemented the merger of multiple beverage subsidiaries of major restaurant chain to obtain economies of scale
Restructured operations of private clubs managed by several major restaurant chains to insure compliance with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code and TABC’s rules following judicial revision of the TABC’s interpretation of the Code
Designed and obtained TABC approval of an operational structure for a major music, film and multi-media festival allowing it to obtain sponsorships from alcoholic beverage manufacturers in compliance with the TABC’s “tied house” rules
Organized local subsidiary qualified to hold TABC-permits, created operational structure and obtained new permits for chain of over thirty restaurants acquired in bankruptcy proceeding
Assisted chain of 270+ grocery stores in restructuring of alcoholic beverage operations to obtain benefits of tax law changes
Obtained TABC approval of an operational structure for a video marketing and interactive game service allowing it to include alcoholic beverage advertising in video services supplied to retail accounts
Advised the owner of a major motor sports complex in obtaining an amendment of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code allowing the sale of wine and beer in addition to mixed beverages at the facility
Organized operational structure of and obtained permits for major manufacturer of beverage mixers in Texas to meet New York regulatory requirements
Designed structure and obtained permits for concessionaire at major stadiums allowing for acquisition of different forms of permits in different areas of the stadium to obtain benefit of differing tax rates
Represented manufacturer of liqueur-infused chocolates in successful defense of TABC cancellation proceeding
Designed and implemented structure allowing sale of wine at retail food market by winery owner consistent with “tied house” restrictions
Assisted in obtaining amendment to Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code’s “tied house” restrictions allowing a major alcoholic beverage manufacturer to own and operate a major retail outlet
Obtained TABC approval of a patented draft beer delivery system for an international brewery
Education & Professional Background
Admitted to Practice: Texas, 1989
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., May 1989
Petroleum Landman, Amoco Production Company (now BP Petroleum), 1980 – 1986
The University of Texas, B.B.A. with honors, December 1979
Before entering solo practice, Jack was a shareholder in the Business Section of Small, Craig & Werkenthin, P.C. and a partner in the Business Section of Jackson Walker, LLP, both in Austin.
“Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Amendments Affecting Breweries & Brewpubs”, Texas Craft Brewers Guild, 2013
“The Seller Training Safe Harbor”, Wine Law Conference, 2010
“Addressing Licensing Issues in the Transfer of Businesses Holding TABC Permits”, Texas Association of Business Brokers, June, 2009
“Recent Legislative Changes Affecting Texas Retailers”, Southwest Foodservice Expo, Texas Restaurant Association, Dallas, Texas, June, 2005
Moderator of “TABC and the Sunset Process”, Cantina Restaurant Bar & Nightclub Show, Texas Restaurant Association, Houston, Texas, February, 200
Moderator of “Liquid Assets: Getting and Keeping Your Alcoholic Beverage Permits” Southwest Foodservice Expo, Texas Restaurant Association, Houston, Texas, June, 2004
Moderator of “An Open Forum with the TABC”, Cantina Restaurant Bar & Nightclub Show, Texas Restaurant Association, San Antonio, Texas, February, 2003
“Obtaining a TABC Permit for Restaurants, Bars and Brewpubs”, Southwest Foodservice Expo, Texas Restaurant Association, Houston, Texas, June, 2002
“Retail Licensing: The Texas Example”; Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference, CLE International, Seattle, Washington, October, 2001
Activities, Affiliations & Recognitions
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating (please see www.martindale.com/ratings)
Administrative and Public Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 1999–present
Business Section, State Bar of Texas, 1989–present
Young Men’s Business League of Austin, Board of Directors, 1994 – 2002; Member of the Year, 1996 (Sustaining Member)
Austin Parks Foundation, Board of Directors, 1999-2002
Deacon, Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church, 2001-2004
Organizer, Christian Legal Society Speaker Series, University of Texas Law School, 2001 – 2009
Foundation for the Homeless, Volunteer, 1997 – Present
As a homebrewer and a fan of great beers, Jack feels fortunate to be a part of the alcoholic beverage industry. He enjoys riding dirt bikes, playing squash and hanging out with his two sons, Nick (23) and Maclean (20), both of whom now tower over him. Jack gives credit for most of the good things that have happened to him over the last 35 years to his wife and mentor, Liza.
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The beaver is the largest North American rodent. A common furbearer, the beaver inhabits waterways of every North American state and Canadian province. A paddle-shaped tail distinguishes the species, and self-sharpening teeth allow beavers to mow down sizable trees. Beaver often alter the landscape with the construction of dams, canals, and lodges. Beaver are territorial as long as the habitat will support family groups called "colonies." Beaver are powerful animals both on land and in the water.
Beaver continue to grow in size throughout life, and weights in excess of 60 or 70 pounds do occur when foods are abundant and accessible during the entire year. Unlike many other species, females are as large as males of the same age, and they are sometimes larger. A paddle-shaped, leathery tail positively identifies the species. An adult's tail is usually about 10 inches long and 5 or 6 inches wide, with a thickness of 1/2 inch in the middle.
The hind feet of beaver are fully webbed and large. These feet often measure 6 inches in length, and the spread of the toes is equal to or greater than the length as the beaver swims. Five toes with strong nails are found on the hind feet, including a unique split toenail on one toe, which serves as a comb for grooming. The front feet seem small in contrast to the hind feet. These feet measure 2 1/2 to 3 inches in length and are not webbed at all. Beaver normally swim with their front feet held against the chest. The large webbed hind feet provide the propulsion, and the tail acts as a rudder.
Guard hairs in beaver fur are 2 inches in length, overlaying a soft, dense underfur about an inch deep. Colors vary from section to section and from blond to nearly black. Both male and female beaver have large glands called castors beneath the skin on their lower bellies. These glands produce an oil that the beaver combs into its fur to waterproof it. This oil is also deposited by the beaver at selected locations as a territorial marker or a mating attractant in the spring.
Beaver have transparent eyelids that cover the eyes as the beaver submerges, enabling the beaver to see well when submerged. The ears and nose have valves that close as the beaver submerges, preventing the entry of water. Two upper and two lower incisor teeth dominate the front of a beaver's mouth. The upper incisors overlap the lower incisors, and friction from chewing causes the teeth to self-sharpen.
Similar to birds and reptiles, beaver have a single lower body opening known as a cloaca. This single opening serves the urinary and bowel tracts and the secreted oil from the castor glands, and it covers the reproductive organs of both males and females.
Beaver usually live in family units consisting of the older mated pairs, young from the previous year, and young from the current season called kits. Breeding season takes place in late January or February in most states. Young from the previous year are about 22 months of age at this time, and they are evicted from the colony to relocate and seek mates of their own.
The gestation period of beaver is 107 days, and the adult male and kits usually take up temporary residence in a bank den while the new litter is being born in April, May, or June. The birthing process may take several days, and three to five kits is the typical litter size. Beaver kits are fully furred when born, their eyes are open, and the incisor teeth are visible. Newborn beaver kits take to the water easily, and they might be swimming before they're one day old. Most adult beaver are monogamous and stay with their mate throughout life.
Beaver require deep water for protection from their enemies, and they alter the landscape a great deal with dam building and flooding. Dams can be hundreds of feet in length and vary in height from only a few feet to 7 or 8 feet.
Permanent lodges are often constructed by piling layer after layer of sticks into a large conical form above the waterline. Two or more underwater tunnels are then chewed up into the pile, and an inner chamber is hollowed out to serve as living quarters. Finally, the outside of the lodge is plastered with mud and rocks, except for the peak, which is left porous enough to allow an air exchange to the inner chamber. There are two levels to the chamber. One level is near the waterline near the plunge holes, where the beaver shed water before climbing to the higher resting or nesting areas.
In areas prone to flooding, or where strong currents may be present, beaver usually construct bank dens by digging tunnels from underwater up into banks. Bank dens often have two or more submerged entrances. Many times, the beaver will construct a pile of sticks over the tops of the underground living chambers. These piles of sticks are sometimes called caps.
Shallow pockets are sometimes dug into banks near the waterline and these are known as feed pockets. In northern areas, beaver construct feed piles by submerging large amounts of small trees and limbs to serve as a food source after ice prevents the beaver from activity above the ice. These feed piles are usually constructed close to the den as a convenience to the kit beaver, who do not normally travel far from the den itself.
Weight: over 70 pounds
4 teeth
Mating season: late January and February
Gestation: 107 days
Litter size: 3-5 kits
Can swim within hours of birth
Can hold their breath up to 15 minutes
Life span: up to 12 years
At times, solitary beaver will be found living alone. These beaver are known as bachelors, whether they're male or female.
Adult beaver mark out their territories in early spring by dragging up mud and debris from the bottom and depositing the debris in mounds along the shores, where they also deposit oil from their castor glands. These castor mounds often leave a reddish stain on the bank, and the odors are powerful enough for a human to easily detect.
Beaver are territorial, and territories seldom overlap. Generations of beaver may continuously inhabit a choice area, even building canals to help float food from inland cutting sites. If and when food supplies are exhausted, they do relocate to a better area. Once beaver have determined to claim a territory, they are difficult to dissuade. If the activities of the beaver flood roads or damage property, the beaver usually have to be removed to prevent recurring damages.
Although beaver normally submerge for three or four minutes at a time, they are quite capable of holding their breath for 12 to 15 minutes. They exhale a little in spurts as they swim or work under water, and a large beaver is quite capable of traveling nearly 1/2 mile under the surface before it must resurface for more air.
Migrations of beaver usually occur with the breaking up of ice in late winter or early spring as the 22- or 23-month-old beaver are expelled just prior to birthing time for the new litter. These beaver may choose to go upstream or downstream. Although these beaver are capable of reproducing, they usually do not until the next season after a mate and a new territory have been established. Most new colonies are established within a few miles of the home colony.
Beaver are primarily vegetarians, though an occasional beaver may eat a dead fish. Preferred foods include the bark of aspen, willow, cottonwood, dogwood, and many other varieties of trees and shrubs. In early spring, beaver will often eat the bark and twigs of evergreens. In season, beaver will also eat water lilies, leaves, grasses, roots, and a variety of crops including corn, wheat, oats, carrots, potatoes, apples, clovers, and alfalfa.
Beaver live in every North American state and Canadian province and are harvested by trapping in 46 states.
Tracks and Scat
Beaver usually alter the habitat a great deal with the building of dams and the resulting flooding of lowlands. The deeper water behind dams creates a better habitat for muskrats and a variety of other wildlife species such as fish and waterfowl. Mink and otter hunt regularly around beaver dams. These locations provide suitable denning sites, as well, for these furbearers.
Dam building on trout streams can have an adverse effect on trout survival by slowing the water and allowing it to warm to temperatures higher than the trout can tolerate. Dams also serve as barriers to migrating trout and salmon. At times, beaver cause a significant amount of property damage by cutting trees and flooding large areas, killing the timber. Culvert plugging is common and often floods roads.
Beaver also host an internal parasite, giardiasis. Water reservoirs inhabited by beaver can become contaminated by the giardiasis cysts, which are too small to be filtered out of the drinking water. These cysts hatch in the small intestines of people who drink the contaminated water, resulting in diarrhea, nausea, and stomachaches.
Serious beaver predators include mountain lions, wolves, lynx, and bobcats. At times, bears kill mature beaver. Juvenile beaver are vulnerable to coyotes, eagles, and large owls, as well. Tularemia can be a devastating disease in beaver, wiping out entire populations when conditions are good for disease transmissions. Tularemia infects livers and is usually fatal to beaver of all ages.
A beaver is considered to be old at 12 years of age.
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HomeJennifer HudsonJennifer Hudson To Star in Adam Sandler Netflix Movie
Jennifer Hudson To Star in Adam Sandler Netflix Movie
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The always busy Jennifer Hudson has lined up another project. This time, the American Idol 3 singer has signed on to star in Adam Sandler’s next Netflix movie.
The Oscar winner will play a talented singer named Courtney Clarke in a 90’s set piece. called Sandy Wexler. Sandler stars as the title character, a talent manager working in Los Angeles, who represents a group of “eccentric clients on the fringes of show business.” Complications arise when he falls in love with Courtney, his newest client whom he discovers at an amusement park.
Steven Brill, who directed Netflix’s other Sandler movie The Do-Over, is helming the film. The script is by Paul Sado, Dan Bulla and Sandler.
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This year, CAE is celebrating its 70th anniversary, meaning 70 years of training innovation. The company’s vision is to be recognised as, “the global training partner of choice in helping our customers enhance safety, improve efficiency, and maintain readiness,” the company states. CAE is a world-class training systems integrator that offers a range of turnkey training solutions across the air, naval, land, public safety and healthcare domains.
At I/ITSEC 2017, some of CAE’s latest training technologies and capabilities that help enable integrated, interoperable and immersive mission training are showcased. Demonstrations at the CAE booth include: Integrated Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) training developed and demonstrated in cooperation with Rockwell Collins; Naval Combat System Simulators and remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) training systems, both of which also take part in the CAE/Rockwell Collins LVC demonstration, as well as the third annual Operation Blended Warrior (OBW) LVC event, taking place throughout this I/ITSEC; Virtual/Augmented Reality (VR/AR) highlighting an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Ground Control Station (GCS - CAE is using VR/AR to showcase a virtual ground control station for a UAS. This cost-effective mid-fidelity training solution can be used for familiarisation and procedural training, thus freeing high-value ground control stations for more advanced training and operational use. The virtual GCS provides a walk-through of a ground control station with the ability to highlight major components and functions); T-100 Integrated Training System that is being offered by the Leonardo DRS-led T-100 team pursuing the US Air Force (USAF) T-X programme; CAE Healthcare patient and surgical simulation systems.
CAE (booth #1734) and Rockwell Collins (booth #2201) are jointly demonstrating an integrated LVC mission training exercise. A live-flying Rockwell Collins L-29 aircraft is networked with a variety of virtual simulators and constructive forces to demonstrate an integrated, joint, multi-dimensional mission training environment. Virtual players include CAE Naval Combat System Simulators and RPA/UAS simulators in the CAE booth; F-18 and airborne surveillance virtual players in the Rockwell Collins booth; a variety of constructive elements representing enemy and friendly forces; and a white force mission commander managing the entire exercise from the CAE booth.
For the third consecutive year, CAE is again featured prominently in the OBW LVC event, where the company is leading the maritime segment of OBW LVC. The CAE Naval Combat System Simulators (NCSS) being demonstrated perform an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission where the NCSS prosecutes an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The NCSS is also launching torpedoes at the enemy AUVs, as well as assisting other players in the maritime scenario by using its radar to provide situational awareness in locating hostile surface threats and missiles. Also during OBW LVC, CAE Healthcare is participating in an aeromedical evacuation exercise (see below).
At I/ITSEC, CAE showcases part of the T-100 ground-based training system for the USAF T-X programme, where Leonardo DRS leads the T-100 team that includes CAE USA, Leonardo Aircraft and Honeywell. “With the T-100 the next generation of fighter pilots will practice on the world’s most advanced customer-proven integrated training system,” company literature reads. The T-100, based on the low-risk and proven Leonardo M-346 that is already in operation with Italy, Singapore, Israel and Poland, has one of the most up-to-date cockpit-embedded tactical training systems and integrates with other aircraft and ground-based training systems to accelerate learning, add realism and deliver a cost-effective and efficient pilot training system.
CAE Healthcare produces patient, ultrasound and surgical simulators as well as audiovisual and center management solutions for debrief, curriculum and custom training solutions. For quick and easy integration into training programmes, the CAE Healthcare Academy has developed Tactical Medical Care (TMC), Emergency Medical Care and Aeromedical (AE) Care scenarios for its patient simulators. At I/ITSEC, CAE Healthcare showcases its patient and surgical simulation as well as participate in the OBW LVC event; CAE APOLLO has a realistic airway, bleeding ports, and advanced CPR analysis for patient assessment and care; CAE iStan is air-worthiness certified by the USAF and supports mechanical ventilation as well as VitalsBridge integration with real patient monitoring equipment; CAESAR is CAE’s rugged, durable and water-resistant trauma patient simulator, allowing practice of point-of-injury care within challenging conditions;
CAE JUNO is a versatile clinical skills training manikin for nursing that can be used for task training, patient care practice and emergency scenarios; Strategic Operations (STOPS) EMS TCCC/Surgical Cut Suit is designed to prepare medical providers to treat and repair battlefield injuries; CAE’s Aeromedical Evacuation Training System, currently in service with the USAF, is a comprehensive and cost-effective training solution specifically designed for the aeromedical mission.
On 10 November, CAE reported revenue of $646.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, compared with $635.5 million in the second quarter last year. Second quarter net income attributable to equity holders from continuing operations was $65.2 million ($0.24 per share) compared to $48.3 million ($0.18 per share) last year. Excluding the gain on the divestiture of the Zhuhai Flight Training Centre (ZFTC), net income in the second quarter would have been $58.2 million ($0.22 per share).
Second quarter total segment operating income was $109.3 million ($95.0 million before ZFTC gain) compared with $85.8 million in the second quarter last year. All financial information is in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.
“Our performance in the quarter continues to support our full year outlook,” Marc Parent, CAE's President and Chief Executive Officer, said. “The high level of business activity we are experiencing adds to our confidence. In the quarter, we had continued strong results in Civil and we are seeing positive momentum in Defence and Healthcare. Total orders for the quarter reached $931 million, with more than half coming from our Defence customers. Overall, the environment remains favourable for CAE and we expect to continue winning our fair share from a large pipeline of opportunities.”
I/ITSEC is showcasing the future of innovation across defences and www.monch.com/mpg/news/iitsec17.html brings together key developments from the show. For more information please see MILITARY TECHNOLOGY #12/2017, available on booth #257; and frequently check back for more NEWS FROM THE FLOOR.
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Call for more PCSOs in our town
Published: 10:00 Saturday 27 February 2016
Morley councillors proposed a Leeds City Council wide budget this week, which will include a proposal for additional Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) for the town.
The proposal, which aims to amend the budget proposed by Labour controlled Leeds City Council, will include raising finance to cover an additional 22 PCSOs to be allocated to the outer areas of Leeds, including Morley.
Coun Robert Finnigan said “Leeds City Council’s budget will reduce the number of PCSOs across the city council area.
“Morley is likely to lose up to six PCSOs if their budget is adopted.
“Our amendment will increase the Policing Budget from Leeds City Council to include an additional four or five PCSOs to cover the Greater Morley area.”
West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson, has received a ring fenced budget and is proposing more police officers following an underspend in this year’s budget.
Coun Judith Elliott said “We have seen crime levels reduce across the Greater Morley area and it is our aim to make sure they stay as low as possible.
“Getting more police officers on our streets will help keep down crime levels.
“I hope we get support from councillors who represent other areas with our proposal.”
Morley town council pays £56,000 for policing, representing 30 per cent of the cost of six PCSOs. Parish and town councils in Drighlington and Gildersome also pay for volunteer officers.
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Directed by Joe Wright | Starring: Keira Knightley, Jena Malone, Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
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Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving Could Return For NBA Finals…If You Believe the Data
Analysis of the recovery periods of NBA players who suffered similar injuries suggests that Celtics stars Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving could return for the NBA Finals should Boston advance. Hayward’s return, in particular, would be enthusiastically welcomed by Celtics fans who only a year ago were celebrating their team’s win in the so-called “Gordon Hayward sweepstakes.”
First the Excitement then the Injury
Few events energize a sports franchise’s fan base more than the acquisition of a superstar. Fans’ expectations immediately soar as visions of coming championships dance in their heads. This was the case in Boston last summer when the courtship of Hayward—like the pursuit of Kevin Durant the year before—was the summer’s biggest NBA free agency storyline. Unfortunately, Hayward, he of the $128M contract, gruesomely fractured and dislocated his ankle five minutes into Boston’s 2017 – 2018 season opener.
Despite early and hopeful signs that he might return after the All Star Game in February, news since then of his recovery progress has been somewhat discouraging. Irving’s recovery from his March 24th patellar surgery has also frustrated fans who haven’t seen the point guard on the court since his last game on March 11.
Both players had been “ruled out” for the playoffs by the team, despite promising forecasts initially given at the time of their respective surgeries. The Celtics’ surprising playoff performance, though, which has them one game away from advancing to face either Houston or Golden State, may yet be capped by the return of both of their star players.
Where’s There Data, There’s Hope
But how likely is it that Hayward and/or Irving can play in the championship series? More likely than any of us were lead to believe by Celtics GM Danny Ainge, according to our statistical analysis of the recoveries of NBA players from similar injuries.
After using Mozenda’s content harvesting technology to pull data from a variety of sports websites, we compiled a list of players in the past quarter-century who had suffered similar injuries to Hayward and Irving. The aggregate data provide a comparative recovery timeline and return-to-play potential for each player.
Limitations of the Data Model
Our current data model only accounts for players who were injured and returned in the same season. As of now, we have limited data on the timespan of injuries whose recovery extended into the off-season or carried impacts over multiple seasons. The final version of our in-development Sports Injuries Database should address these timeline constraints.
Kyrie Irving: Talented and Oft-Injured PG
Irving’s patellar surgery is an anomaly among NBA players, which is strange given that patellar tendonitis is a fairly common sports injury. In pro basketball, it isn’t. Since 2000, we found only two patellar injuries, both of which occurred over 15 years ago. It should also be noted that sports recovery science and recovery protocols have evolved since then; you would expect a 2018 player to miss fewer games now than someone in 2000.
Brevin Knight (age 24) underwent surgery on his right patella during the 2000 season and Dino Radja (age 29) had surgery on his left patella in 1997. Knight missed roughly a month (32 days) while Radja was out for 96 days. When the NBA Finals begin on May 31st, Irving will have missed 81 days of action, close to triple the length of Knight’s absence. Irving’s recovery would surpass Radja’s by the time of Game 6.
Unless the 26 year-old Irving were to endure the slowest recovery time in our database, there is data to support the notion (a fervent hope among Celtics fans) that Irving could be healthy enough to play at least the final 2-3 games of the Finals. It’s also worth noting that his injury is much less severe than Hayward’s although he’s had much less time to recover.
Perhaps Boston will opt for a conservative approach and sit him until completely until the 2018 – 2019 seasons begins. However, this is the NBA Finals, something Boston has not won since 2008. As the most decorated franchise—the team has won 17 titles—in the Association, there will undoubtedly be urgency on both sides to field the most talented team possible. On talent, Irving is certainly one of Boston’s starting five.
Gordon Hayward: The Many Million Dollar Man
There’s a lot more data from which to envisage a Finals return for Hayward. By the time the Finals begin, 226 days will have passed since his October 17 injury. By Game 7, the count will have risen to 243 days. Our database includes just a handful of players who missed over 100 days due to an ankle injury:
Grant Hill: 208 (broken left ankle)
Kevin Duckworth: 203 (ankle injury)
Rick Fox: 187 (surgery to remove bone spurs from both ankles)
Gheorghe Muresan: 158 (broken ankle)
Andrew Toney: 155 (surgery on right ankle)
Kurt Thomas: 147 (fractured right ankle)
Devean George: 143 (surgery on left ankle)
Jamie Watson: 138 (ankle sprain)
Glenn Robinson III: 128 (surgery on left ankle)
Keon Clark: 128 (bone spurs in right ankle)
Greveis Vasquez: 122 (ankle sprain)
Keyon Dooling: 119 (ankle sprain)
Michael Ruffin: 115 (ankle injury)
Terry Porter: 106 (bone fragments in ankle)
Rondae Hollis Jefferson: 103 (surgery on right ankle)
Now, it’s true that not all ankle injuries are equal; Hayward’s compound injury was the most extreme. However, these prior injuries suggest possibility and plausibility for returning to the floor. Among the list are several surgeries and broken ankles. Were Hayward’s progress to approximate those, there is definitely a well charted roadmap for his return.
Have the Celtics Known All Along?
With a title for the taking, and the recent appearance of promising progress videos from Hayward’s camp, Boston may have been concealing their trump card(s) all along. Some Boston sports commentators have been reading the tea-leaves for months, questioning whether the team has been deliberately conservative in public statements about the likelihood of seeing their two All Stars back on the court during the 2017 – 2018 season.
We can only wait and see. If Boston takes down LeBron and Co., the boys from Beantown may have a couple of very well-rested teammates join them on the court against the Rockets or Warriors.
Blog post research, writing and editing by Alex Spurill, Kenan Spurill & Nigel Ravenhill
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Building upgrades give downtown St. Paul smaller energy footprint
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Jay Larson works in the boiler room on the top floor of the U.S. Bank building, which is part of a $12.5 million energy overhaul using special financing and rebates.
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Energy efficient LED lights that will soon replace the neon lights on the iconic First National Bank sign in downtown St. Paul are just the most visible part of a major overhaul that will shrink the city's energy footprint.
Soon, First National Bank and two other large downtown buildings will be using so much less energy that it'd be like giving a small town a permanent power outage.
In a matter of months, First National Bank, U.S. Bank and 375 Jackson have entered a new era. At a cost of $12.5 million, owner Madison Equities is updating heating, cooling and lighting systems designed before anyone cared about climate change and limiting the burning of fossil fuels to create heat and electricity.
The First National Bank Building, seen through a hole in the wall of the boiler room of the U.S. Bank building.
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"It cost us almost $100,000 just for the crane and the rigging crew," said Scott Goltz, a Madison Equities vice president, as he examined a gaping hole in a roof level room in the U.S. Bank building where workers busted through to get the old equipment out and new equipment in.
Three shiny new boilers now occupy the space where one of the two old ones sat. "We had 48 trips down and nine up," he said.
Today's energy efficient boilers and chillers are a lot smaller than their predecessors. For instance, a new chiller is about the same size, yet has twice the output. And the motors on water pumps and ventilation fans were swapped in favor of more efficient ones. The variable frequency drive motors are being added to everything from airport escalators to milking machines on dairy farms to save electricity when they aren't in use.
"If the building isn't requiring more air, it will ramp down, so it can run at variable speeds, using less energy," Goltz explained. "In the old days, two weeks ago, when we had a fan on, it had to run full speed."
Goltz says the upgrades were driven in part by tenants' interest in energy efficiency. Energy use experts say that's a significant change from when buildings in many downtowns were built.
"In those days, it was geared more toward tenant and occupant comfort," said Michael Hepfler, an energy efficiency specialist with Xcel Energy. He says the timeline for the St. Paul project was impressive and shows what's possible.
"If you had a motivated customer that had the right building, you could replicate it," he said.
Jay Larson has been a welder for 30 years.
For most building owners, doing something good for the planet isn't enough — it has to also be good for their bottom line. Sometimes that means changing out big equipment, like Madison Equities did, but other times it's trying to squeeze savings out of existing equipment.
Mark Hancock, who specializes in building recommissions for the Center for Energy and Environment in Minneapolis, looks for changes that result in a one-year payback in energy savings on the investment. Sometimes, he said, it just means turning stuff off when no one is around or being smarter about how you heat and cool a building.
"It could be some simple low-cost no-cost items that you go in, such as modifying the schedules to make sure they are appropriate for how the building is being used," Hancock said. "We often find simultaneous heating and cooling going on — a big energy waste."
Businesses can often stomach a one-year payback through energy efficiency without taking out a loan. But bigger projects need outside financing. The Madison Equities project used a federal program called PACE that gives building owners a loan they pay back through property tax assessments.
The St. Paul Port Authority, which administers PACE projects in Minnesota, has helped finance 40 or so since the Legislature created a statewide program in 2010. The projects range from a solar array on a church roof to an energy efficiency overhaul at a shopping mall.
PACE financing covered most of the project cost, though Xcel Energy is providing $1 million in rebates through the state's Conservation Improvement Program. Madison Equities expects to pay back the PACE loan over a 20-year period, and energy use will be cut by 40 percent, said Peter Klein, vice president of financing for the St. Paul Port Authority.
"The three projects are the largest combined PACE project in the nation," Klein said. According to Xcel, the energy savings in all three buildings would be enough to power more than 1,200 homes.
Klein said private investors are lining up because they see the loans as low risk. At least six investors put in proposals for the Madison Equities project, he said.
"There is significant interest in financing these projects," he said. "We're working on a $20 million project."
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Meissner Tierney is pleased to welcome Erica Kolo, Hannah Compton and Christina Szocka as Associate Attorneys.
"We are excited to welcome three new Associates to our team," said Tom Nichols, President and Shareholder at Meissner Tierney. "We have worked with Erica, Hannah and Christina as Law Clerks over the past year, and all have exhibited a strong dedication to the legal profession. Their experiences have prepared them well for their new positions."
Erica Kolo comes to Meissner Tierney having served as Law Clerk for the firm beginning in 2018. Previously, she served as Law Clerk for the Wisconsin Governor's Office of Legal Counsel. Kolo earned her J.D. from Marquette University Law School, graduating magna cum laude in May 2019. As a new member of the firm’s transactional practice group, Erica will focus her practice in the areas of business formation, taxation, as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Hannah Compton is a member of the firm’s commercial litigation practice group, focusing her practice on non-compete agreements, business and corporate disputes, as well as construction defects and insurance coverage litigation. Hanna earned her J.D. from Marquette University Law School in May 2019. While at Marquette University Law School, Hannah served as Editor of the Sports Law Review.
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The term osteoporosis literally means “porous bone,” which describes the process whereby the structural components of bone (collagen fibres and minerals) reduce over time and the size of the pores between the structural components increases. This reduces the strength of the bone and the ability of bone resist external forces leading to breaks in the bone, or fractures.
Osteoporosis is a very common disease both in the UK, and worldwide where it is responsible for over 9 million fractures annually. In the UK the disease affects over 3 million people, and over 300,000 people seek hospital treatment for osteoporosis related fractures every year. Women are affected more than men because they lose bone more rapidly with age, this is particularly true after the menopause when oestrogen levels fall. At the age of 50 just 2% of women will have osteoporosis, but this rises to 25% by 80 years of age. Of course men can be affected as well, over the course of a lifetime one out of three women, and one out of five men will suffer from an osteoporotic fracture.
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Ideally osteoporosis should be diagnosed in patients who are at risk before it becomes severe, and before it causes a fracture.
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Biochimie. 2014 Jan;96:144-57. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2013.07.004. Epub 2013 Jul 12.
Plant phosphoinositide-dependent phospholipases C: variations around a canonical theme.
Pokotylo I1, Kolesnikov Y, Kravets V, Zachowski A, Ruelland E.
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, NAS of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine. Electronic address: pokotylo@bpci.kiev.ua.
Phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) cleaves, in a Ca(2+)-dependent manner, phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PI-4,5-P2) into diacylglycerol (DAG) and inositol triphosphate (IP3). PI-PLCs are multidomain proteins that are structurally related to the PI-PLCζs, the simplest animal PI-PLCs. Like these animal counterparts, they are only composed of EF-hand, X/Y and C2 domains. However, plant PI-PLCs do not have a conventional EF-hand domain since they are often truncated, while some PI-PLCs have no EF-hand domain at all. Despite this simple structure, plant PI-PLCs are involved in many essential plant processes, either associated with development or in response to environmental stresses. The action of PI-PLCs relies on the mediators they produce. In plants, IP3 does not seem to be the sole active soluble molecule. Inositol pentakisphosphate (IP5) and inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) also transmit signals, thus highlighting the importance of coupling PI-PLC action with inositol-phosphate kinases and phosphatases. PI-PLCs also produce a lipid molecule, but plant PI-PLC pathways show a peculiarity in that the active lipid does not appear to be DAG but its phosphorylated form, phosphatidic acid (PA). Besides, PI-PLCs can also act by altering their substrate levels. Taken together, plant PI-PLCs show functional differences when compared to their animal counterparts. However, they act on similar general signalling pathways including calcium homeostasis and cell phosphoproteome. Several important questions remain unanswered. The cross-talk between the soluble and lipid mediators generated by plant PI-PLCs is not understood and how the coupling between PI-PLCs and inositol-kinases or DAG-kinases is carried out remains to be established.
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Renovating Vegas
El Cortez Hotel & Casino, Flamingo Las Vegas, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, The Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Virserius Studios
Upgrades and new additions are happening in Sin City, from new rooms to new technology. Here’s a look:
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Unveils Updates
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has completed the remodel of its guestrooms and suites. The multi-year redevelopment of the resort includes technology advancements, a premium WiFi network and more.
In 2018, The Cosmopolitan completed the remodel of its 3,033 guestrooms, designed in partnership with New York-based Virserius Studios. The full remodel of both The Chelsea and Boulevard Tower results in an entirely new experience for guests, with modern artwork, clean textiles, statement wallcoverings, improved lighting, user-friendly technology and a more energy-conscious design.
The Terrace rooms (Terrace Studio, Terrace One Bedroom, Terrace Suite) have a sophisticated aesthetic, incorporating jewel tones, gold touches and handcrafted patterns. The Terrace Room layout, reworked during the renovation process, now creates more distinct and functional living, dining, work and bedroom areas.
The Wraparound Terrace Suites and City Rooms & Suites emulate the residential feel of an urban penthouse, featuring neutral colors with bright accents. Details include reflective finishes enhanced by dramatic lighting and plush fabrics with playful patterns.
Guests traveling with large groups, whether entertaining family and friends or colleagues, will be drawn to the newly redesigned Reception Suite, a 1,050-sq.-ft. space with seating options that can be reconfigured to a guest’s preference. Highlights include a wet bar for entertaining, ample meeting space and dining options.
Additionally, all rooms are equipped with tablets that allow guests to book restaurant and spa reservations, purchase show tickets, order room service, schedule wake-up calls, access thousands of e-newspapers and magazines and include automated lighting and temperature adjustments.
The hotel also made several technological upgrades, including a new and improved WiFi network. The new system will provide the fastest network available on the Strip to hotel guests, with nearly unlimited download speeds in excess of 100mbps, according to management.
Rose, the property’s quick-witted, SMS-based chatbot, transformed from a keyboard-based bot to an AI and Natural Language Processing-based bot, allowing her to fulfill more unique requests and understand the context of guest communication. Rose will now offer additional tour experiences to guide guests in their exploration of the resort from obscure, off-the-menu items and nightlife recommendations to a full “24-Hours at The Cosmopolitan” itinerary.
In addition to Rose’s current library of features, she can now assist guests with checkout. Through The Cosmopolitan’s partnership with MyCheck, using MyCheck’s direct integration to its PMS, guests can now ask Rose to check them out of their room using the credit card on file for any pending charges without having to visit the front desk.
Flamingo Las Vegas Unveils Bunk Bed Suites in Second Phase of Renovation
Flamingo Las Vegas has debuted 14 new Bunk Bed Rooms, along with one of the largest dedicated Bunk Bed Suites in the U.S., as part of the second phase of the resort’s room renovation, totaling a $156 million investment to date.
The current phase of the 976-room renovation follows the recent completion of the resort’s first 1,270 rooms and suites in April 2019 with an initial $90-million investment. With the second phase complete, two-thirds of the room product at Flamingo Las Vegas will be new or will have been remodeled in the past two years.
Ideal for entertaining large families or groups with nearly 1,000 sq. ft. of space, the upscale Bunk Bed Suite consists of a 430-sq.-ft. bedroom with two queen beds, each equipped with its own overhead full-size bunk, connected to a 550-sq.-ft. parlor that includes a living area with oversized lounge furniture and a full kitchenette with a refrigerator.
The new 515-sq.-ft. Bunk Bed Room can accommodate a group of friends or the whole family with two queen beds, each equipped with its own overhead full-size bunk. The upgraded room also includes modern decor paired with sleek furnishings in a spacious living area, 55-in. HDTV, a separate wet vanity area, bedside USB ports and a rain shower in a stylish bathroom.
Designed by ForrestPerkins, the Flamingo Las Vegas rooms have contemporary, retro-chic designs that celebrate the resort’s history, with hues of gold and pops of flamingo pink, keeping true to the resort’s character and charisma.
Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas to Add New Hotel Tower
In conjunction with the property’s five-year anniversary, The Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas is expanding the footprint of its hospitality space by more than 250,000 sq. ft. in mid-2020 with the addition of a new tower.
Anchored by seven guestroom floors and adding 495 new rooms to the property’s existing inventory of 629, the Downtown Grand’s third tower, located on the east side of the property and flanked by Stewart and Ogden, will redefine the intersection of 4th and Ogden with clean lines, contemporary architecture and modern suites. The sleek, detailed exterior coupled with a strengthened pedestrian view will give the property an increased street-level presence and a dynamic new entrance to the hotel’s casino floor.
With an emphasis on providing a boutique hotel experience for the modern traveler in Las Vegas, guests will also experience a significant increase in the suite life with a premier room list that includes 67 studio units, 20 one-bedroom suites, and three presidential suites each with nearly 1,500 sq. ft. of living space.
Las Vegas’ Oldest Hotel Casino Debuts New Rooms
Since 1941, the El Cortez Hotel & Casino, located in Downtown Las Vegas has gone through owners, multimillion-dollar renovations and is now unveiling its latest makeover.
The refreshed rooms offer a warm, modern design blended with a bit of whimsy while incorporating a splash of Spanish Colonial Revival-style. Highlights of the redesigned rooms include black-and-white floor tiles, traditional style rugs, carved wood details and modern accent furniture. The rich tones in the fabric and the vintage Las Vegas inspired artwork give the room a timeless and comfortable feel, management reports.
Each floor also has custom Las Vegas-inspired murals by local artist ORFIN near the elevators and artwork showcasing some of the classic signs from the Neon Museum in its halls. Accenting the mural is a bold pop of color, changing per floor, giving each level a distinctive personality of its own. The hotel’s history can be found along the corridor graphic featuring an abstract interpretation of its vintage sign spanning the length of the hallway.
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Orca Celebration cancelled due to logistics with weather
My Sea to Sky regrets to announce that the Orca Celebration planned for Sunday 16th September is cancelled due to logistical challenges with the weather.
The Squamish Street Market will proceed, rain or shine, from 10am till 6pm as planned on Sunday 16th September, with live music, beer garden, food vendors, and street market.
My Sea to Sky hopes to partner with the Squamish Street Market again in 2019, and will ensure that any future events are better weather-proofed.
Tracey Saxby -- My Sea To Sky
604.892.7501 tracey@myseatosky.org
Bianca Peters -- Squamish Street Market
604.815.8725 bianca@bpcom.ca
http://www.myseatosky.org/
About My Sea to Sky
My Sea To Sky is a people-powered environmental organization that was founded in 2014 to defend, protect, and restore Howe Sound. We actively advocate against unsustainable industrial projects that threaten the environmental recovery of Howe Sound, and are working to develop a shared vision and plan to protect Howe Sound for future generations, and reduce human caused threats to Howe Sound. We do this by organizing educational events; coordinating research; building partnerships and respectful relationships; lifting up First Nations voices and culture; and facilitating public engagement with our municipal, provincial, and federal governments. We aim to inspire our community to become activists, and make it as simple as possible for people to take action at critical moments.
We inspire and empower British Columbians to safeguard the spectacular natural legacy of Howe Sound.
We envision a future in which Howe Sound’s (Átl’ka7tsem) thriving ecosystems support regenerative communities.
Our strategic priorities (2018 to 2023)
Defend: Stop destructive projects that threaten the environmental integrity of Howe Sound.
Protect: Develop a shared vision and plan to protect Howe Sound for future generations.
Restore: Reduce human-caused threats to Howe Sound and support ecosystem restoration efforts.
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Weekend family friendly events
Weekend family friendly events Friday, Jan. 10 Check out this story on news-press.com: http://newspr.es/1hBDDvo
FNP Published 12:02 a.m. ET Jan. 10, 2014
Discover the Dinosaurs will be at the Lee Civic Center this weekend. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images )
Boredom Buster Movie The movie will be shown in the library’s Sugden Theater. Food and drink are not permitted. First come, first seated. Theater opens at 1:45 p.m. Movie starts at 2 p.m. Children younger than 6 must be accompanied by an adult. Children younger than 11 must have an adult in the building at all times. Registration is not required. Headquarters Regional Library, 2385 Orange Blossom Drive, Naples, 593-0177. 593-0870. collierlibrary.org
KidzArt Classes They’re offered Fridays from 6-8 p.m. Five weeks, $150. For information visit capecoral.kidzart.com or call 458-0947. Riverside Community Center, 3061 E. Riverside Drive, Fort Myers.
Saturday, Jan. 11
Alico Family Golf Grand Opening Celebration to benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital Experience Alico Family Golf, the region’s first PGA golf learning center, which includes 18 holes of miniature golf, nine non-intimidating holes of SNAG-friendly golf (Starting New At Golf), driving range and short game area. PGA instructors will offer special demonstrations, and guests will enjoy complimentary food, beverages, giveaways and activities for children. In lieu of admission, AFG requests a $10 donation to benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital. 11 to 5 p.m. Alico Family Golf, 16300 Lee Road, Fort Myers. 334-4653. alicofamilygolf.com/
Bonita Springs Little League Registration Bonita Springs Little League will hold eight registration dates for the 2014 spring season. The cost is $100 per child (multi-child discounts are available); after Jan. 11, there is a $15 late registration fee. Bring a state-issued ID and two proofs of residency. Save time by printing forms at home by visiting the handouts section of bonitaspringsll.org 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Bonita Springs Little League, 26742 Pine Ave., Bonita Springs. 287-0282.
Family Craft and Story Join a naturalist for storytime at our refuge. Bring your family to hear an exciting wildlife themed story and make a craft about an animal in our estuarine ecosystem. Storytime is appropriate for grades pre-K-6, although everyone is welcome. Inside the Education Center. 11-11:30 a.m. Saturdays. J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel, 472-1100. dingdarlingsociety.org/winter-programs
Happy Un-birthday Celebration! Dress up as one of the characters in “Alice in Wonderland” or dress up in any costume you wish. Kids will play games, make a craft, go on parade and eat cake. All ages welcome. Registration required. 1 p.m. Naples Regional Library, 650 Central Ave., Naples, 262-6853. collierlibrary.org
Horse Interaction Day 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $20 includes lunch and activities. Registration requested. Saddlewood Horse Club, 16111 Saddlewood Lane, Cape Coral. 738-9300.
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What you need to know about Qantas points overhaul
The way we spend Qantas frequent flyer points is due to change. This is what you need to know.
Lauren McMah@lauren_mcmah
news.com.auSeptember 17, 201911:50pm
Qantas revamps Frequent Flyer program
Qantas is set to revamp its Frequent Flyer program in what's tipped to be the biggest ever overhaul to the loyalty program. The changes announced on Thursday are expected to make it easier for customers to redeem their points and gain upgrades. The airline is also set to begin operating a 'points plane', where every seat on a flight between Melbourne and Tokyo will be reserved for customers using frequent flyer points.
A major revamp of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program takes effect on Wednesday. Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
The way Qantas passengers use their points is set to change on Wednesday in a major overhaul of the points system.
From September 18, it will cost up to 15 per cent more in Qantas points to redeem points for flights in premium economy, business and first class, with the increases varying depending on cabin and route.
Tomorrow’s change is the biggest revamp of the frequent flyer program in its 32-year history and will affect 12.7 million members.
The change was first announced in June with some changes taking effect at the time. Reaction to the announcement was mixed, with some fearing they’d be worse off. However Qantas Loyalty CEO Olivia Wirth, said the response has been “extremely positive”.
“Already we have seen a 30 per cent growth in the number of people booking reward seats, with a third of those bookings going to people who had never made a reward seat booking before or within the last 18 months,” she said.
These are the changes we will see from tomorrow.
MORE SEATS TO REDEEM WITH POINTS
Qantas will allocate more than one million extra seats to frequent flyers. These include flights on popular routes, such as London, Los Angeles, Singapore and Tokyo, and during peak travel periods, like Christmas and school holidays.
“This is what our customers have been asking for: more seats, at better times, on the most popular routes,” Qantas chief executive officer Alan Joyce said when unveiling the changes in June.
There will also be a 30 per cent increase in premium seats available on Qantas international flights. Agreements with partner airlines would make it easier to access seats on flights in places such as New Zealand and South-East Asia, Mr Joyce said.
Before the changes, there were five million seats available to frequent flyers each year.
Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce announced the changes in June. Picture: AAP/Dan HimbrechtsSource:AAP
CARRIER CHARGES SLASHED
Qantas will also reduce the carrier charges or fees you have to pay when redeeming points.
Mr Joyce said carrier charges had been a “pain point” for rewards customers.
Previously, an economy flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles cost $513 in fees. That has dropped to $393.
The reduction in carrier charges is being introduced across all cabin classes.
PREMIUM CABINS WILL COST MORE IN POINTS
This is where some members may feel they’re worse off: Points on cabins are increasing.
If you’re happy to travel in economy overseas, the changes to the program means a member will need to hand over less points for a classic reward seat.
However, if you’re looking to redeem points in first class, business and premium economy, members will be looking at an increased fee of 15 per cent. An upgrade will also cost you more in the premium cabin — up to 9 per cent.
For example, that Melbourne to LA flight in premium economy used to cost 144,000 points and now costs 162,600 points.
In business class, it will go from 192,000 to 216,000 points and in first class, from 288,000 to 325,600 points.
Mr Joyce denied people would be annoyed by the points cost hikes.
“There are more points, but the product has dramatically improved,” he said in June.
“We think it represents the value people are getting out there, it represents the investment we’re making in products, and it represents what people are calling for — more seats.”
Other changes that are part of Qantas’ $25 million frequent flyer overhaul include a new points club program, which will reward members who don’t necessarily earn points in the sky, and a new lifetime platinum membership status, which the airline said would be “even more exclusive” than its legendary Chairman’s Lounge.
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SCHOOL LEVEL: Upper Primary, Junior Secondary, Senior Secondary
EDUCATION DESCRIPTION
The Zambezi River flows through six countries and is Africa’s fourth-longest river. Meandering on its journey from source to sea, through flood and drought, it passes diversified environments from tropical jungle to savannah landscapes. Humans and animals interact with this lifeblood of the land. This beautifully filmed, two-part documentary inspires curiosity about a unique, interconnected ecosystem.
TEACHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Africa’s Zambezi River flows for some 2700 kilometres and through six countries on its journey from source to sea. In spite of being one of Africa’s four great rivers, it is one of the least known. Along its course and through its many changing environments, the Zambezi provides a haven and a resource for wild animals and people alike. As with most rivers, the story of the Zambezi is one of constant change, of life and death.
This two-part documentary examines the geographical characteristics of the river and its surroundings, from its humble uplands source, across the thundering rage of Victoria Falls, through the Kariba Dam until it fans out as a vast delta and disappears into the Indian Ocean.
Dramatic seasonal fluctuations in the river’s water level pose numerous challenges for its human and animal dependents. The documentary’s geographical focus includes climate, landforms and vegetation.
Fascinating animal behaviour sequences, indigenous hunting techniques and human survival strategies, combine in this documentary to engage students at all levels illustrating the partnership and challenges between natural landscapes and sustaining life.
With water scarcity and its resource management being one of the great issues of our time, this documentary reveals the impact of human intervention on the Zambezi River System.
A marked contrast exists between the wild and harnessed sections of the river itself. The changes wrought by dam building beg questions about human activity, providing a platform for research and discussion at the advanced level of senior students.
Like the river itself, connecting this documentary is the water cycle, where the continuous transformation of water to vapour and back again ¬demonstrates the inputs and outputs to the system, and the integral way life is sustained in the great Zambezi catchment.
CURRICULUM POINTERS
“Geographical inquiry starts with curiosity—with students wanting to understand and explain something that has caught their imagination. It begins with a ‘why’ question which seeks to explain what they have observed or discovered or become interested in. There is often also a ‘where’ and ‘why there’ question about location.”
Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Geography, 62. 2011
“Geographical understanding is the ability to see the relationships between items of knowledge; to construct explanatory frameworks and models to illustrate these relationships, and to weave them into an integrated whole. It is also the ability to use geographical knowledge to solve new problems by thinking and acting flexibly with what one knows.”
“‘An essential educational outcome of learning geography is to be able to apply knowledge and conceptual understanding to new settings: that is ‘to “think geographically” about the changing world’ (Geographical Association 2009).”
CURRICULUM OUTCOMES
• people and their origins
• the interconnections and interdependence of places, comparisons of their own place with at least one other place outside Australia with a similar climate
• why places and environments should be cared for sustainably and what this means
• spatial patterns, local planning and the management of community issues.
• an understanding of the uniqueness of each place, as well as the similarities between places
• an ability to think holistically in seeking answers to geographical questions
• an understanding of the role of the environment and its resources in human life, and of the impact of humans on that environment
• an understanding of the significance of location
• an awareness of the interconnectedness of places, and of the consequences of these connections
• managing environmental risks (such as natural hazards, human health and environmental collapse)
• sustaining environmental resources (including energy, water, biodiversity, soils and oceans)
• the physical geography and management of a selected type of environment
• the dynamics and management of landscapes
• environmental change.
Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Geography, 100. 2011
STUDENT LEARNING TASKS
Download a map of Africa from
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/map/atlas/africa-geophysical.html
Save the map to your files, or print it and paste it into your workbook.
Use the zoom feature on the web page to find the Zambezi River.
In which country does the Zambezi start?
Which ocean does it flow into?
Name the six countries the Zambezi flows through from its source to the ocean.
Save the map to your files. Then print it and paste it into your workbook.
Name a major dam along the Zambezi River.
Mark the location of this dam on the map in your workbook.
Name three African tribes that live along the Zambezi River.
What is the name of the river god that one of the tribes believes in?
How do these people worship their god?
Where do they go when the river floods?
Draw your own map of the Zambezi River.
Write the names of 5 animals that live near or in the river.
On your map, shade the areas the animals inhabit by the river.
Name the source and end-points of the river.
Take a piece of thread and lay it carefully along the river line.
Measure the length of the Zambezi River. Use the map scale for reference.
Choose a major Australian river. Compare your chosen river with the Zambezi River. Draw up a table of two columns – one for each river, plus a third column in which to write headings of similarities and differences. Focusing on physical features, write down five similarities and five differences between the two rivers.
Locate the Kariba Dam on a map.
Why was the Kariba Dam built? Describe its size.
How much water can it hold?
Who or what benefits from the dam?
Who or what is compromised as a result of the dam?
Name two advantages and two disadvantages to dam building.
Draw a cross-section from the source of the Zambezi River to the ocean.
Draw a line to follow the journey of a drop of water, starting in a rain cloud above the source of the Zambezi River and returning, via the Indian Ocean to the same place.
Name three geographical features, three different tribes of African people and 12 animals you will see along the way. As a drop of water, which is your favourite place to be and why?
Draw a cross-section to scale of the Zambezi River from the source to the ocean.
Name and locate on the cross-section the following:
3 geographical features
3 indigenous tribe settlements
3 animals and their habitat area within the catchment area
Using the Zambezi River as a case study, research the impact of dams on a river catchment area. Include the following:
Explain the intention of the Kariba Dam.
Describe how the Kariba Dam changed the course of the Zambezi River.
What is the water capacity of the Kariba Dam?
Have flood levels been affected since the building of the dam?
What are the major uses of the Kariba Dam water resource?
Has the hydro-electricity generated the dam effected the surrounding area? How?
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‘Time for pro’...
‘Time for pro’ hockey players
MIKE KING, mikeking@nationnews.com
Added 19 August 2018
Minister of Sport John King (centre) chatting with Barbados Olympic Association president Sandra Osborne (left) and director Ytannia Wiggins at yesterday’s opening ceremony of the 2018 Barbados International Hockey Festival at the Wildey AstroTurf. (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.)
Final clash at Wildey Turf Read More
New Minister of Sport John King says he hopes one day coming soon to see the best hockey players in Barbados ply their trade in the top leagues around the world.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 33rd Barbados Hockey International Festival at the Wildey AstroTurf on Saturday, King said he would like to see Barbadian hockey players turn professional, but acknowledged that his Government had a role to play.
“I have been told that powerhouses like Pakistan have top-class leagues and I would like to see our players get to the point where they can ply their trade outside of Barbados and become professional hockey players.
“I am going to lend whatever support I can through the ministry. I am going to make sure that we make it happen because our young people need to have these opportunities to excel in sport but we have got to do the developmental work at the grassroots level first,” he said.
Before an audience that included Barbados Hockey Federation president Mark St Hill and chief administrator of the Barbados Olympic Association, Sandra Osborne, King said it was heartening to see the return of the AstroTurf last season after nine years of hockey being in the wilderness. (MK)
Please read the full story in the Daily Nation, or in the eNATION edition.
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Erythrocyte intracellular Mg2+ concentration as an index of recognition and memory
Wenxiang Xiong1,
Yaru Liang1,
Xue Li1,
Guosong Liu1 &
Zhao Wang1
Scientific Reports volume 6, Article number: 26975 (2016) Cite this article
Cognitive ageing
Diagnostic markers
Predictive markers
Magnesium (Mg2+) plays an important role in the neural system, and yet scarcely any research has quantitatively analyzed the link between endogenous Mg2+ level and memory. Using our original technique, we measured erythrocyte intracellular ionized Mg2+ concentration (RBC [Mg2+]i), which linearly correlated to recognition and spatial memory in normal aging rats. In the brain, RBC [Mg2+]i significantly correlated to hippocampus extracellular fluid Mg2+ concentration, and further correlated to hippocampal synapse density. Elevation of Mg2+ intake in aged rats demonstrated an association between RBC [Mg2+]i increase and memory recovery. The therapeutic effect of Mg2+ administration was inversely correlated to individual basal RBC [Mg2+]i. In summary, we provide a method to measure RBC [Mg2+]i, an ideal indicator of body Mg2+ level. RBC [Mg2+]i represents rodent memory performance in our study, and might further serve as a potential biomarker for clinical differential diagnosis and precise treatment of Mg2+-deficiency-associated memory decline during aging.
Magnesium (Mg2+) is the fourth most abundant ion in the body and the second most abundant ion in the cells. Mg2+ is a cofactor for more than 300 enzymatic reactions, responsible for conducting biomolecule synthesis/hydrolysis, signal transmission, and gene expression. It also binds to ATP to maintain its stability, and is therefore essential for energy metabolism. Mg2+ participates in important vital activities, such as cell proliferation, neuron spiking, and muscle contraction/relaxation, among others1,2,3,4,5.
In the neural system, Mg2+ also plays important roles. It competes with calcium (Ca2+) to mediate N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor (NMDAR)-dependent neural activity. Although Mg2+ blocks NMDAR at resting membrane potential, our previous study showed that, chronic elevation of Mg2+ level in hippocampal neuron culture medium upregulated NMDAR signal transmission and enhances synaptic plasticity6. In our follow-up study, oral administration of magnesium-L-threonate (MgT) to aged rats recovered their behavioral impairments7. These findings suggest a crucial role for Mg2+ in brain function. However, our previous in vivo studies did not show any difference of endogenous Mg2+ level between young and aged rats. That means, although exogenous Mg2+ administration showed notable therapeutic effects on the memory recovery of aged rats, it was still not clear whether the memory impairment during aging was caused by endogenous Mg2+ level changes or not. In fact, all the figures which involved in the therapeutic effect of Mg2+ supply enhancement, whatever on the behavioral, cellular or molecular level, lack support of endogenous Mg2+ data7. It only reported a slight increase in the Mg2+ concentration of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF [Mg2+]) after Mg2+ administration, in an independent experiment of exogenous Mg2+ delivery optimization. Yet, the evidence was far from enough. It requests further studies on the relationship between endogenous Mg2+ status and memory performance.
To find an ideal Mg2+ marker for brain function and memory is a challenging task. Many Mg pools in the body could serve as potential candidates. The total Mg content in an adult human is about 1 mol: 60~65% of it is contained in the skeleton, 27% in skeletal muscle, 6~7% in other tissues, and 1% in extracellular fluid1. In cells, most of the Mg is bound to biomolecules, leaving about 10% as the free ionized form. Previous research has assessed Mg content (ionized and/or non-ionized) in different tissues using various techniques (Supplementary Tables S1 and S2). Unfortunately, many of the potential candidates showed no response to physiological and pathological processing, and therefore could not function as indicators. A few of others had a very limited applicable range. By contrast, RBC [Mg2+]i was found to be a potential Mg2+ index, which effectively represents body Mg2+ loss in the cases of hypertension and/or diabetes8,9,10,11,12, which led us to focus on the RBC [Mg2+]i to study its capability as a body Mg2+ marker.
Aging was also associated with RBC [Mg2+]i decline8. The age related body Mg2+ deficiency may be caused by unhealthy dietary pattern13,14, abnormal Mg2+ absorbance/clearance function15,16,17,18, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome10,19,20, and abnormal hormone secretion21,22. On the other hand, aging was a predictor for memory loss23,24,25,26,27, while compensation of Mg2+ intake could rescue cognitive function in aged animals7. These evidences led us to hypothesize that the age related RBC [Mg2+]i decline might correspond with memory impairment during aging. Therefore, we used aging rats as a model to research whether RBC [Mg2+]i could be a potential memory indicator.
In the present study, we found and confirmed a significant correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and memory performance in aged rats. The level of RBC [Mg2+]i directly influenced memory status, when the supply of exogenous Mg2+ was changed in aged rats. The effect of abundant Mg2+ supply to improve memory was inversely correlated to the individual basal RBC [Mg2+]i in aged rats.
RBC [Mg2+]i indicates body Mg2+ loss
For the purpose of studying the correlation between Mg2+ and memory, we first evaluated the possibility that RBC [Mg2+]i could act as an indicator for body Mg2+ status. Mg2+ intake deficiency was an ideal model for creating a dramatic Mg2+ change in a short term. The Mg2+ content in the blood, tissue, and skeleton has shown a decline in this model28,29,30,31,32,33. We postulated that if RBC [Mg2+]i was also a body Mg2+ marker, it would respond to food Mg2+ restriction too.
Feeding the rats with Mg2+ deficient food caused a dramatic drop in total Mg intake, from 22.5 ± 3.62 to 3.16 ± 0.56 mg/day (p < 0.001; Fig. 1a). A negative value of body Mg retention was found (see Supplementary Fig. S1), indicating a body Mg2+ loss. For our interest, the RBC [Mg2+]i significantly decreased in the Mg2+ restriction group, comparing to the normal Mg2+ group (0.14 ± 0.025 vs. 0.24 ± 0.026 mmol/L, p < 0.001; Fig. 1b). In other endogenous Mg2+ compartments, the total Mg in soft tissues showed changes of less than 7% (Equation (1)) after Mg2+ restriction. The skeletal total Mg, which represented the largest exchangeable Mg2+ pool in the body, showed a 24.68% decline. The CSF [Mg2+] showed a 27.36% decline, which was similar to the RBC [Mg2+]i (a 31.05% decline, Fig. 1c). These results in tissue Mg2+ pool agreed with previous reports28,29,30,31,32,33.
Figure 1: RBC [Mg2+]i indicates body Mg2+ decline.
(a) Daily Mg2+ intake in normal and low Mg2+ diet groups. (b) RBC [Mg2+]i in normal and low Mg2+ diet groups. (c) Percentage changes of Mg (Mg2+ or total Mg) in tissues, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and erythrocytes (RBCs) (calculation was described in Equation (1)). Young rats (3 months), n = 10 for each group. Unpaired t test, ***p < 0.001.
Therefore, we concluded that RBC [Mg2+]i could serve as a body Mg2+ marker in rats, which sufficiently indicated the body Mg2+ decline. The similar changes in scale seen for CSF [Mg2+] and RBC [Mg2+]i supported a potential ability of RBC [Mg2+]i to represent brain Mg2+ levels.
Aging-associated RBC [Mg2+]i loss correlates to memory decline
Our next task was to assess whether RBC [Mg2+]i, our selected endogenous body Mg2+ marker, would show any direct relationship with memory performance. Aging is known as a physiological process that induces both body Mg2+ deficiency and memory decline. We studied whether RBC [Mg2+]i level and memory status correspond to each other during aging, by assessing behavioral performance and RBC [Mg2+]i level in young and aged rats.
In the novel object recognition test (NORT), aged animals showed a significant decrease in recognition score comparing to young group, (p < 0.001; Fig. 2a). The aged rats had a greater variation: not all aged animals had memory decline; some individuals retained equal memory to that seen in the young rats. The RBC [Mg2+]i levels were significantly lower in aged rats (p < 0.001; Fig. 2a), indicating a body Mg2+ decline during aging. The variation in individual RBC [Mg2+]i levels showed a similar pattern to that seen for the recognition index.
Figure 2: Correlation analysis between RBC [Mg2+]i and recognition memory in young and aged rats.
(a) The novel object recognition test (NORT) recognition index (left) and RBC [Mg2+]i (right) of young (3 months) and aged (22 months) rats. (b) Linear correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and recognition index in young and aged rats. n = 14 for each group. Unpaired t test, ***p < 0.001.
In addition to conducting an intergroup comparison, we also performed a correlation study between individual RBC [Mg2+]i and memory in a single group. The RBC [Mg2+]i not only corresponded with the recognition index between young and aged groups, but also showed a significant linear correlation with the recognition index in aged individuals (Fig. 2b). It implied that, the value of endogenous Mg2+ could represent individual memory: a lower RBC [Mg2+]i, would indicate a more forgetful aged individual. The correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and recognition index was not significant in the young rats. One explanation for this result might be the lesser dispersion of both the RBC [Mg2+]i and recognition index in the young group, which made the data ineffective for a intra-group correlation study.
The correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and spatial working memory was examined by T-maze test in young and aged rats, in order to confirm the correlation studies above. The difficulty of the T-maze task depended on the retention interval between the sample run and the choice run. An extension in the interval was associated with a decrease in the correct choice rate in both rat groups. A significant difference was noticed between the young and aged rats at an 8 minute interval (Fig. 3a). Thus, we chose 8 minutes as the optimized delay interval to conduct subsequent experiments. The same animals used in the NORT experiment were used for the T-maze test here. The RBC [Mg2+]i levels of these rats have already been shown in Fig. 2, so we did not illustrate them again.
Figure 3: Correlation analysis between RBC [Mg2+]i and spatial memory in young and aged rats.
(a) The T-maze correct choice rate of young and aged rats with different retention intervals. Two-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni’s post hoc test, *p < 0.05. (b) The T-maze correct choice rate of young and aged rats with 8 minutes’ retention. Unpaired t test, *p < 0.05. (c) Linear correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and T-maze correct choice rate (8 minutes retention) in young and aged rats. (The same animals as in Fig. 2 were used).
The young rats performed better than aged rats in the 8 minute T-maze test (Fig. 3b). A linear correlation was observed between RBC [Mg2+]i and the correct choice rate in the young rats (Fig. 3c), and the correlation was much stronger in the aged rats (R2 = 0.64, p = 0.0006).
Again, RBC [Mg2+]i and memory appeared to have a tight connection. RBC [Mg2+]i was positively correlated with recognition memory as well as spatial working memory in aged animals, indicating that the RBC [Mg2+]i might be used to predict memory performance during aging. Aging caused widespread distributions in both RBC [Mg2+]i and behavioral performance (Figs 2a and 3b). It revealed that only “being old” did not strictly indicate memory decline, while the decrease in RBC [Mg2+]i rigidly matched the memory deficiency.
Exogenous compensation of RBC [Mg2+]i recovers memory decline in aged rats
According to above results, we confirmed the correspondence between the degenerations of RBC [Mg2+]i and memory performance during aging. However, the causality of whether the metabolism of RBC [Mg2+]i could directly influenced the memory function, or if the memory decline caused the RBC [Mg2+]i loss, was still unknown. Our following research was aimed at answering this question. Exogenous Mg2+ supplement was used to artificially regulate the RBC [Mg2+]i level. We were interested in, if this treatment might alter animals’ behavioral performance and if the correlation would still exist.
A previous study reported that 24 days administration of magnesium-L-threonate (MgT), a highly bioavailable Mg2+ compound, could increase the daily Mg2+ intake in aged rats, and elevate the CSF [Mg2+]7. Here, we also used MgT to regulated the RBC [Mg2+]i level. Figure 4a shows the procedure of the experiment conducted in the present study. The RBC [Mg2+]i and T-maze test were assessed prior to MgT administration (basal level), and then MgT was administered from week 0 to week 4 (Mg2+ on). From week 4 to week 5, a secondary measurement of RBC [Mg2+]i and a second T-maze test were conducted. This was followed by 4 weeks of normal Mg2+ intake to allow the body Mg2+ to return to normal level (Mg2+ off). At week 9, we did a final correlation test to study the effect of MgT withdrawal.
Figure 4: Adjustment of RBC [Mg2+]i by exogenous Mg2+ supplementation could influence spatial memory.
(a) Procedure for the “on/off” administration of exogenous Mg2+ treatment (aged rats, n = 14). (b,c) Changes in RBC [Mg2+]i and T-maze correct choice rate (8 minutes) during Mg2+ “on/off” periods. One-way ANOVA, RBC [Mg2+]i, F2,39 = 27.31, p < 0.0001; T-maze, F2,39 = 8.94, p = 0.0006. ANOVA was followed by Bonferroni’s post hoc test, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. (d) Inverse linear correlation between basal RBC [Mg2+]i and ΔRBC [Mg2+]i (RBC [Mg2+]i, on − RBC [Mg2+]i, basal). (e) Inverse linear correlation between basal RBC [Mg2+]i and ΔT-maze correct choice rate (T-mazeon - T-mazebasal). (f) Linear correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and T-maze correct choice rate during Mg2+ “on/off”.
The exogenous Mg2+ treatment successfully improved both RBC [Mg2+]i (Fig. 4b) and T-maze correct choice rate (Fig. 4c). Withdrawal of supplementary Mg2+ resulted in a return to the basal level for both measurements, so that an “on/off” pattern was evident. Notably, during MgT administration, not all rats shared a similar scale of increases in RBC [Mg2+]i or memory, but only the individuals with low basal RBC [Mg2+]i levels made remarkable changes. While the smarter rats showed weaker effects of Mg2+ administration (as shown in Supplementary Fig. S2). An inverse correlations was evident between the basal value of RBC [Mg2+]i and Δ value of RBC [Mg2+]i/memory (Fig. 4d,e). This suggested a possible threshold for Mg2+ therapy: exogenous Mg2+ intervention might selectively affect forgetful individuals to a greater extent. The various therapeutic effects of MgT might depend on the different responses of body Mg retention (Supplementary Fig. S3), which would recruit Mg2+ in low basal RBC [Mg2+]i rats while preventing excessive Mg2+ absorbance in normal basal RBC [Mg2+]i rats.
Strong intra-group correlations were evident between RBC [Mg2+]i and spatial working memory at both the Mg2+basal and Mg2+off periods (Fig. 4f). The correlation during Mg2+on was weak because abundant Mg intake narrowed the deviation among the individuals. In addition, a saturation seemed to show for the effect of Mg2+ administration on memory enhancement.
In conclusion, RBC [Mg2+]i and memory remained correlated with each other during RBC [Mg2+]i regulation, which highlighted the connection between these two items. Elevating the RBC [Mg2+]i through exogenous Mg2+ administration successfully rescued the memory decline of aged rats, which suggested the subjective effect of body Mg2+ status (presented by RBC [Mg2+]i) to influence animal memory. The memory recovery effect was more pronounced in individuals with lower basal RBC [Mg2+]i levels, indicating the function of RBC [Mg2+]i to predict therapeutic effect of Mg2+ compensation during aging.
The correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and memory was mediated by brain Mg2+ level
We next tried to clarify the mechanism underlying the correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and memory. The same group of aged rats was used as in Figs 2~4. Modification of the extracellular [Mg2+] was previously reported to affect the function of hippocampal neuron culture6. In our present research, the Mg2+ concentration in hippocampal extracellular fluid (Hip ECF [Mg2+]) was significantly correlated with the RBC [Mg2+]i in aged rats (Fig. 5a). The ECF [Mg2+], in turn, was significantly correlated with T-maze performance (Fig. 5b).
Figure 5: Correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and brain Mg2+.
(a) Linear correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and hippocampus extracellular fluid Mg2+ concentration (Hip ECF [Mg2+]). (b) Linear correlation between Hip ECF [Mg2+] and T-maze correct choice rate (data at Mg2+ off, Fig. 4).
The correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and CSF [Mg2+] was not significant in aged rats (Supplementary Fig. S4a); however, dividing the rats into normal and low groups, according to their RBC [Mg2+]i values (dotted line in Supplementary Fig. S4a), revealed a significant intergroup difference in the CSF [Mg2+] level (Supplementary Fig. S4b, right).
These data revealed a link between peripheral Mg2+ and CNS Mg2+ (also shown in Fig. 1c). An exchange of Mg2+ apparently occurred between the brain and periphery through the whole body blood circulation. The metabolism of body Mg2+ pool would therefore affect both the ECF [Mg2+] and RBC [Mg2+]i, thereby contributing to the observed correlation. Although the Hip ECF [Mg2+] could more accurately represent the Mg2+ status in the functional brain region, the RBC [Mg2+]i is much easier to obtain and safer to assess.
Correlations among RBC [Mg2+]i, Hip ECF [Mg2+], synapse density, and memory
The synapse is the basic unit for building the neural network. Previous work showed that synaptic density in the hippocampus, which showed an increase by Mg2+ oral administration, was significantly correlated with memory performance7. Therefore, we examined whether the RBC [Mg2+]i, which indicated the memory function, would also be correlated with the synapse density in aged rats.
Immunostaining of synaptophysin was used to identify presynaptic terminus. The density of synaptophysin-positive (Syn-(+)) puncta was used to evaluate synapse density. A strong correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and Syn-(+) puncta density was found in the dentate gyrus (DG) subregion of Hip (Fig. 6a), as well as in the PrL subregion of medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC, Fig. 6b). Figure 6c,d show the statistical heat maps of the linear correlation analysis for all the items, arranged in a logical sequence from peripheral Mg2+ (RBC [Mg2+]i), brain Mg2+ (Hip ECF [Mg2+]), and synapse density (8 different brain subregions), to memory performance (NORT and T-maze). The dark brown squares indicate the strongest correlations. Synapse densities in the dorsal and lateral striatum were used as controls, which showed no significant correlation with almost any of the other items.
Figure 6: Correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i, Hip ECF [Mg2+] and Syn-(+) punctal density.
(a) Linear correlation between the RBC [Mg2+]i and Syn-(+) puncta density in dentate gyrus (DG) subregion of Hip (aged rats, n = 14). The density was estimated as the number of immunostained puncta per μm2 (#/μm2). Rat #1 (blue circle) and rat #2 (red circle) were selected; their immunostaining images were showed as examples. (b) Linear correlation between the RBC [Mg2+]i and Syn-(+) puncta density in the PrL subregion of the prefrontal cortex (PFC). The immunostaining images of rat #1 and rat #2 were showed as examples. (c,d) Heat maps of linear analysis for [Mg2+], Syn-(+) puncta density, and memory (c, R2; d, p).
In the present work, for the first time, we found that endogenous Mg2+ level, which was represented by the RBC [Mg2+]i, was correlated with recognition memory and spatial memory in rats. The possible mechanism for this phenomenon was: the RBC [Mg2+]i represented the brain ECF [Mg2+] level, the latter affected the density of Syn-(+) puncta and ultimately regulated memory. We also confirmed the aging associated endogenous Mg2+ deficiency, and found that compensation of RBC [Mg2+]i deficiency by exogenous Mg2+ administration rescued the memory decline in aged rats. The Mg2+ administration selectively improved the memory of individuals with low basal RBC [Mg2+]i, showing an inverse correlation between basal RBC [Mg2+]i level and therapeutic effect. Our original technique for RBC [Mg2+]i measurement may provide a potential tool for clinical diagnosis and treatment of aging-associated memory decline.
Before the correlation studies, we established a screening protocol to provide an ideal Mg2+ index to indicate body Mg2+ status. Our focus on the blood Mg2+ pool has many advantages. First, blood samples are very easy to collect, causing little hurt to animals, allowing real time and repeated assays. Second, blood regulates the Mg2+ content in tissues of the whole body through Mg2+ exchange, which raises the possibility that blood [Mg2+] could represent the Mg2+ levels in other tissues. Third, the role of blood Mg2+ as a biomarker in peripheral diseases is well established. Some reports have already shown significant changes in blood Mg2+ pools in hypertension and diabetes patients (Supplementary Table S2).
Blood Mg2+ exists in different compartments, which consists of plasma, erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes. Plasma [Mg2+], the extracellular Mg2+ pool, was not sufficient to represent Mg2+ decrease in metabolic syndrome (Supplementary Table S2), and failed to reflect brain [Mg2+] level34,35. Among the intracellular Mg2+ compartments, erythrocytes make up more than 90% of the total blood cells, therefore mainly affect the intracellular blood Mg2+ content. Within erythrocytes, 90% of the Mg2+ binds to biomolecules, leaving about 10% in ionized form. This free Mg2+ ([Mg2+]i) is the real Mg2+ component with the most bioactivity, which regulates intracellular physiological reactions and exchanges Mg2+ content with extracellular plasma pool. Thus, the [Mg2+]i of erythrocytes might represent the Mg2+ status of blood cells and might further correlate with the body Mg2+ status.
It has been previously reported that RBC [Mg2+]i corresponded to other blood Mg2+ pools during body Mg2+ decline in the processing of hypertension/diabetes8,9,10,11,12. In our studies, the RBC [Mg2+]i not only correlated to the Mg2+ levels in peripheral tissues, but also correlated to brain ECF [Mg2+]. A further correlation between RBC [Mg2+]i and memory was found, which still persisted when RBC [Mg2+]i was adjusted by Mg2+ intake “on/off”. Our findings redefined the biomarker function of RBC [Mg2+]i: not only being a Mg2+ marker in the periphery, but also being a memory indicator in the CNS.
Synapse is the elementary unit to build the neural network. The number of synapses determines the computational capability of a neural system, further regulates the memory function. Animal and human studies have shown strong correlations between synapse density and memory performance during normal aging36,37,38. Our previous research demonstrated that chronic Mg2+ treatment enhanced synapse density as well as memory functions in aged rats7. One of the crucial Mg2+ functions to regulate synapse density is through interaction with NMDAR. In brain, Mg2+ binds to NMDAR as a voltage-gated regulator. It inhibits background NMDAR transmission and Ca2+ influx, without further blocking burst input7. Frequent background Ca2+ influx may activate some neural inhibitory factors (calcineurin, e.g.) and downregulate NMDAR transmission39,40. While chronic suppression of background Ca2+ influx by physiological level Mg2+ (burst stimulus was not inhibited) could lead to: enhancement of NMDAR (especially NR2B subunit) signaling and CaMKII/CREB/BDNF pathway, increasing of synaptic protein expression, elevation of synapse density and reconfiguration of synaptic networks6,7,41. Meanwhile, in the aspect of energy supply, intracellular Mg2+ could regulate the function of mitochondria and increase ATP, thus also facilitates the expression and trafficking of synaptic protein42.
During aging, Mg2+ deficiency may attenuate its prevention function from over-excitation of NMDAR by background input, which would result in cascaded negative effect as: persistent increase of intracellular Ca2+ level, abnormalities of Ca2+-related signal pathway and mitochondria function, decreasing of synaptic protein expression, decline of synaptic plasticity and synapse density, and finally deficiency of cognitive function43,44,45,46.
Although above evidences suggested a possible function of brain Mg2+ to regulate synapse density in vivo, no previous analysis of endogenous Mg2+ level could support this hypothesis. In the present work, we have provided the first quantitative analysis of the relationship between brain Mg2+ level and the synapse density in the hippocampus (Fig. 6c,d). The Hip ECF [Mg2+] was significantly correlated with the density of Syn-(+) puncta in different subregions of the Hip, with the strongest correlation found in the DG. The synapse density in the DG was further correlated with the recognition and spatial memory, in agreement with earlier work7,38.
The mPFC also plays an important role in learning and memory. The synapse density in the PrL subregion was the most strongly correlated with memory. The striatum was reported to influence the transformation of space/response acquisition strategy in the T-maze test47, which was not found in our experiment. So striatum was used as a control in the present work. We found no correlations between synapse density of the striatum and the T-maze score (Fig. 6c,d).
With above findings, we have constructed a logical model (Fig. 7). The RBC [Mg2+]i, ECF [Mg2+], synapse density, and memory are correlated with each other. The blood and brain ECF exchange Mg2+ through the BBB. While the brain ECF [Mg2+] regulates synapse density in the Hip and mPFC functional regions, further modulating recognition and spatial memory functions. During aging, a degenerated Mg2+ metabolism from the periphery to the brain leads to downregulation of synapse density and impairment of memory. Exogenous administration of Mg2+ could rescue these symptoms. The utilization of RBC [Mg2+]i assay provides an easy, repeatable, and representative technique in the fundamental research for studying the role of Mg2+ in neural activity and memory function.
Figure 7: Model of the correlation among periphery Mg2+, brain Mg2+, synapse density, and memory.
In the normal condition, RBC [Mg2+]i is regulated by exogenous dietary Mg2+ intake and urine Mg2+ excretion. RBC [Mg2+]i represents the status of blood Mg2+. Mg2+ is exchanged between the blood and other tissue in periphery and between the blood and brain ECF through the blood brain barrier (BBB). The brain ECF [Mg2+] regulates synapse density in the Hip and PFC, further modulating memory function. During aging, abnormal metabolism of Mg2+ between the body and the external environment leads to a decline in RBC [Mg2+]i, which influences ECF [Mg2+] and further impairs memory. Enhancing Mg2+ intake through diet and/or drugs could affect the metabolic balance of body Mg2+ and rescue the degeneration of memory function.
The exogenous Mg2+ supplementation experiments in aged rats showed that RBC [Mg2+]i and memory corresponded with each other during the Mg2+ “on/off” periods, which highlighted the correlation between these two items. Modification of the body Mg2+ status directly affected the behavioral score, which suggested not only the associated relationship, but also the subjective role of the endogenous Mg2+ level to influence memory. This finding may help in clinical studies of the Mg2+ therapy for preventing endogenous Mg2+-deficiency-associated memory decline during aging.
Interestingly, we noticed that elevating the Mg2+ intake sufficiently rescued the memory decline in individuals with low basal RBC [Mg2+]i, whereas aged rats with normal baseline RBC [Mg2+]i levels were not affected. This finding reflects two facts. The first is, not all aged animals have endogenous Mg2+ losses and memory decline. Aging is not stringently corresponding to the degeneration of memory function, but only increases the risk; while RBC [Mg2+]i, at least on our experimental platform, shows a strict correspondence with memory performance, making itself a more precise memory indicator. From this perspective, in the studies of aging associated memory decline, it is not enough to define “aging” with only “how many years old the subject is”; but a differentiation of the individual RBC [Mg2+]i levels is also required. Using “Mg2+ age” to delimit “aging” and memory deficit is more representative (Supplementary Fig. S5). Secondly, the phenomenon of Mg2+ supplement “on/off” also suggests a characteristic of the Mg2+ medicinal value: Mg2+ treatment may selectively recover the memory of forgetful individuals to a normal level, without further influencing normal individuals to be “smarter”, according to their RBC [Mg2+]i levels. This reveals the function of “Mg2+ age” measurement to conduct the precise medication for memory decline subjects. There is an inverse correlation between the therapeutic memory improvement and basal RBC [Mg2+]i. Old individuals with normal “Mg2+ age” may not need Mg2+ compensation, while patients with low “Mg2+ age” do.
Aging-associated Mg2+ declines have already been revealed in humans8,48. Insufficient Mg2+ intake might lead to more serious Mg2+ loss and faster impairment of memory in aging people. Some surveys indicated the lack of Mg2+ intake in a significant portion of the population in industrialized countries. For example, more than 60% of Americans did not meet the RDA-DRI criteria for daily Mg2+ intake49; while average Mg2+ intake in the aging population declined to one half of the RDA14. RBC [Mg2+]i, which accurately represents body Mg2+ status, might therefore serve as an ideal clinical biomarker for Mg2+ deficiency diagnosis and Mg2+ compensation therapies. The distinction between aged people with normal “Mg2+ age” and pathological “Mg2+ age” allows individualized Mg2+ administration in the clinical setting. As looking forward, our research may provide an easy and feasible therapeutic solution for precision medicine of endogenous Mg2+-deficiency-induced memory decline in aging humans.
Experimental animals
Male Sprague-Dawley rats were obtained from Vital River Laboratory (Animal Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, China). All animals were housed individually, with free access to standard food and water, in a controlled environment (temperature 21 ± 1 °C, humidity 50 ± 10%), under a 12:12 hour inverted light-dark cycle (light off from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.). On arrival and during the whole experiment process, rats were fed a commercial pelleted diet (SLAC Laboratory Animal Co. Ltd, Shanghai, China), containing a normal Mg2+ concentration (0.15%). For Mg2+ intake deficiency experiment, 3-month-old rats were used (n = 10). For other experiments, young (3 month) and aged (22 month) rats were used (n = 14/group).
All experiments involving animals were approved by the Tsinghua University committees on animal care. All the methods were carried out in accordance with the approved guidelines and regulations.
Mg2+ intake deficiency
The Mg2+ deficient diet (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China) was composed of 180 g/kg casein, 100 g/kg sucrose, 588 g/kg cornstarch, 30 g/kg α-cellulose, 50 g/kg soybean oil, 2 g/kg methionine, 40 g/kg mineral mix, and 10 g/kg vitamin mix. The total elemental Mg2+ concentration in the Mg2+ deficient food was 0.003% (compared to 0.15% in standard diet), as determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences).
For the Mg2+ intake deficiency test, two groups of rats were fed with either standard food or Mg2+ deficient food for 4 weeks. Rat chow was weighed to calculate the daily total Mg intake. A body Mg retention test was also assessed during this period (see Supplementary Information). At the end of week 4, blood samples were taken for RBC [Mg2+]i determinations, then all animals were sacrificed, the tissues, and skeletons were taken for total Mg measurements, CSFs were taken for CSF [Mg2+] survey.
Mg2+ measurement
We designed an original technique for RBC [Mg2+]i determination. Blood was taken from the caudal vein of rat and transferred into heparin coated tube. The whole blood sample was diluted 1:1200 in Hanks Balanced Salts (HBSS, without Ca2+ and Mg2+, Sigma-Aldrich) containing 0.5 mmol/L Mg2+. A cell-permeable Mg2+ dye, Magnesium Green (MaG, exmax = 506 nm, emmax = 531 nm, Invitrogen), was used to detect RBC intracellular free Mg2+, with a working concentration of 5 mg/L. Pluronic F-127 (Invitrogen) was used to aid dissolution of MaG. The mixture of RBCs and MaG was incubated at 37 °C for 60 minutes, washed twice, and incubated at 37 °C for another 30 minutes. The fluorescence signal was detected by flow cytometry (BD FACSCalibur). The erythrocyte population was gated by forward scatter (FSC)/side scatter (SSC) dotted diagram. A total of 1 × 104 erythrocytes in FL1 were selected for average fluorescence intensity (Supplementary Fig. S6). For calibration, parallel samples were washed twice with HBSS (zero Mg2+) and then mixed in HBSS with a gradient of [Mg2+]. A23187 (Sigma-Aldrich) was used to maintain the external and internal [Mg2+] balance across the cellular membrane, with a working concentration of 25 μmol/L. Mixtures were incubated at 37 °C for 2 hours and then analyzed by flow cytometry. A fitted curve was built using fluorescence intensity as x-axis and standard [Mg2+] gradient as y-axis (Supplementary Fig. S7a). Similar as [Mg2+]i calibration, the influence of different [Ca2+]i (with fixed [Mg2+]i = 0.25mM) to MaG fluorescence was also evaluated (Supplementary Fig. S7b). There was no influence of [Ca2+] change at basal level.
For tissular total Mg determination, the rats were anesthetized, and sacrificed by decollation. The hearts, kidneys, muscles, livers, brains, intestines, and femurs were harvested, dried and weighed. The dry samples were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing, China). Data were analyzed by dividing the tissular total Mg of each rat in low Mg diet group with average tissular total Mg in normal Mg diet group, as below:
For determination of CSF [Mg2+], rats were anesthetized with chloral hydrate (300 mg/kg, i.p.) and CSF was collected from the cisterna magna using a 1 mL syringe. The Mg2+ level in CSF was determined by calmagite chromometry50.
For determination of extracellular fluid (ECF) [Mg2+], rats were anesthetized with chloral hydrate (300 mg/kg, i.p.) and positioned onto a stereotaxic apparatus. A midline incision of the skull was executed and a small hole was made in the skull using a dental driller. A microdialysis guide cannula (CMA) was implanted into hippocampus (AP −5.2 mm, L −3.0 mm, V −4.2 mm). The guide cannula was fixed with light-solid dental cement. The rats were allowed to recover for 1 week before in vivo microdialysis sampling. During sampling, a microdialysis probe (CMA, dialysis length, 2 mm; OD, 0.5 mm) was inserted into the guide cannula in anesthetized rat. Artificial CSF solution (aCSF) was perfused at a flow rate of 0.2 μL/minute, for at least 30 minutes for equilibration. Samples were continuously collected for 2 hours on ice. The Mg2+ level in the ECF was determined by calmagite chromometry.
Novel object recognition test
The novel object recognition test (NORT) was used to evaluate the recognition memory of young and aged rats. The apparatus consisted of a square arena (60 × 60 × 40 cm) constructed from polyvinyl chloride, with black walls and floor. An overhead camera and a video recorder were used to monitor and record the animal’s behavior for subsequent analysis. The protocol of NORT was optimized to expand the dispersion of individuals for a better correlation study, while it could still distinguish the difference between young and aged animals (see Results 3.2).
Two days before the experiment, rats received two sessions of habituation to the arena and test room for 10 minutes/session/day. On the third day, each rat was placed in the box and exposed to 3 different objects for 5 minutes (sample phase), and then returned to its cage. The box and objects were cleaned between trials to prevent the buildup of olfactory cues. The number of times that the rats explored each object was then counted. Twenty-four hours later, the object with the maximum number of counts, which differed for each rat, was replaced with a novel object. The rat was then placed back in the box for another 5 minutes (acquisition phase). The recognition index was calculated as the percentage ratio of counts on the novel object over the total counts during the acquisition phase. There were no differences in the motor abilities, explorative abilities and object preference (rats explore one object much more/less than the other objects in the sample phase) between young and aged rats (see Supplementary Fig. S8).
T-maze test
Spatial working memory was assessed using a T-maze task in young and aged rats. Briefly, rats were maintained on a restricted feeding schedule at 85% of their free-feeding weight. The maze was located 1 m above the floor, in a dark room with extra-maze cues. The rats were handled and habituated to the maze for 10 days. Each trial consisted of a sample run and a choice run, with a delay interval of 15 seconds during the training. For the sample run, two patches of chocolate were placed on each arm of the maze. The rat was forced to enter the left or right arm randomly, by the presence of a block. After a delay interval, on the choice run, the block was removed and the rat was allowed a free choice of either arm. The animal was rewarded by the other chocolate for choosing the opposite arm it had visited before. This was called a correct choice. Rats were run one trial at a time, with an inter-trial interval of 20 minutes. Each daily session consisted of 8 trials. At the end of the training sessions, all animals had reached a >90% correct choice level.
The testing sessions were the same as training sessions, except that the delay interval time was extended from 15 seconds to 4 or 8 minutes. For correlation analysis, the 8 minute delay test was repeated for 3 consecutive days, with a total of 24 trials for each rat. Rats used space rather than response acquisition strategy when the maze was rotated 180° (data not shown). After the T-maze test, blood samples were taken to determine RBC [Mg2+]i.
In the Mg2+ treatment procedure, MgT was administered via the drinking water (50 mg/kg/day elemental Mg2+). This Mg2+ compound was highly bio-affinitive and successfully increased the Mg2+ in rodent brain via dietary supplementation7.
Brain preparation and fluorescent immunostaining
The procedures for brain perfusion, brain fixing, slice cutting, and immunostaining were described before7. Briefly, rats were anesthetized with chloral hydrate, perfused with phosphate buffer saline (PBS), and fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde. Coronal sections (5 μm) from the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and striatum were cut on a cryostat (Leica). For immunostaining, the semi-brain slices were blocked in PBS containing 3% rabbit serum (Gibco) and 0.2% TritonX-100. Sections were incubated with mouse anti-synaptophysin antibody (1:500, Millipore) and Alexa 488-coupled rabbit-anti-mouse IgG (1:200, Invitrogen). Mounting medium (Vector Laboratories) was used to prevent fluorescence fading.
Estimation of synaptophysin-positive puncta density
The synapse density could be estimated by immunostaining of synaptophysin (Syn), which binds to the vesicles at the presynaptic release site, and participates in synaptic transmission. Measurement of Syn-(+) puncta can be used for the quantification of synapses. The procedures for confocal scanning and signal processing were described previously7. Briefly, stained brain sections were imaged with an Olympus IX-70 confocal microscope with a 60× water lens at zoom ×3, generating an image of 78.6 × 78.6 μm dimensions. Serial z-sectioning was performed (0.6 μm thick) and the best three z-sections (with the highest number of puncta) were collected and merged into a single image. Therefore, the volume of brain tissue per image was 78.6 × 78.6 × 1.8 μm3. The density of synaptophysin-positive puncta was estimated from the obtained images using Image-Pro-Plus software version 6.0 (Media-Cybernetics). Background levels were equalized and special filters were applied to separate fluorescent puncta. Settings for each image were adjusted to maximize the number of detected fluorescent puncta. The mean punctum number/μm2 was used as an estimate of the presynaptic punctal density.
Data are presented as mean ± SD. All data comparing two groups were analyzed using unpaired t tests. Correlations were analyzed using linear regression. The T-maze retention interval curve was analyzed using two-way ANOVA, followed by Bonferroni’s post hoc test. The Mg2+ “on/off” experiment was analyzed using one-way ANOVA, followed by Bonferroni’s post hoc test. Statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05.
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This work was financially supported by grants from the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program; 2011CB302201, 2013CB530802) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81270425).
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Mayor Vincent Gray would like to believe the city has that budget autonomy. But Gray sided with D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan, who said the city was subject to Congress. The city’s new chief financial officer, Jeffrey DeWitt, agreed with Nathan. When DeWitt and Gray said they wouldn’t spend money without congressional approval, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and his members filed suit.
Enter Judge Sullivan.
“As a native Washingtonian,” the judge wrote Monday, “the court is deeply moved by [the council’s] argument that the people of the district are entitled to the right to spend their own, local funds.
Nevertheless, the court is powerless to provide a legal remedy. … Congress has plenary authority over the District, and it is the only entity that can provide budget autonomy.”
In short, Congress is large and in charge. Plenary, in case you don’t know, means “complete in every way.”
A spokesperson for Mendelson confirmed that the chairman filed an appeal Monday morning with the U.S. Court of Appeals. Mendelson is seeking a review because the council is fast approaching budget deadlines to ship the 2015 budget to the Hill.
Attorney General Nathan had called the council’s suit “nonsense” last week and wasn’t really taking victory laps this week. Nathan agreed that the District should have full authority over its budget — it simply doesn’t.
Nathan probably agrees with Judge Sullivan, who said last week that the issue “tugs at the heartstrings. But the court can’t rule from the heart.”
■ The way forward? Few people are really expecting victory in the Court of Appeals. So what next? First, review the record. There have been two other big losses.
In the late 1990s, local leaders got the citizens excited when they filed a lawsuit saying it was unconstitutional for taxpaying District citizens to be denied a vote in Congress. Surely a court would agree.
Nope. Federal judges noted the Constitution specifically says that members of Congress would come from the several states and that Congress itself was to “exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such District as may … become the seat of the government of the United States.”
About 2005, local leaders lost another court suit seeking the power to impose a commuter tax on the suburban folks who hold 70 percent of the jobs in the District but pay no portion of their income to the District. Those out-of-town job holders funnel about $2 billion a year principally to Maryland and Virginia while the District gets nothing.
The District came close to getting half-a-loaf when Republican Tom Davis was in Congress representing Northern Virginia. Davis worked out a deal for the District to get a voting member of Congress instead of just a “delegate.”
He paired the city with Utah, a heavily Republican jurisdiction that would have temporarily gotten the extra congressional seat it had nearly received in the previous reapportionment. But the deal fell apart when local D.C. leaders wouldn’t back it due to a congressional push to repeal the District’s ban on handguns at the same time.
Now, advocates for flat-out statehood feel it’s time to once again pursue that goal, saying it’s the only way to go. Longtime D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton says in the meantime she’ll redouble her effort to get Congress itself to approve local budget autonomy for the District. Mayor Gray and other city leaders say they’ll pitch in, too.
Unless the Appeals Court delivers a huge surprise, we’re pretty much at the end of suing for rights we should have.
Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.
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Today Brightline, America's first new major private intercity passenger railroad in over a century, announced a new strategic partnership and trademark licensing agreement with the Virgin Group, one of the world's most recognizable brands in travel and hospitality. The partnership will allow Brightline to leverage Virgin's industry-leading expertise and customer experience to establish a powerful new brand, “Virgin Trains USA”.
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MIAMI – October 16, 2018 – Fans attending Miami HEAT home games will now have a true all-star way to travel to AmericanAirlines Arena with Brightline. Florida’s only intercity passenger rail service will be the best way to get to and from HEAT games during the 2018-19 season. Beginning on Saturday, October 20, for the home opener against the Charlotte Hornets, Brightline will debut its “Buzzer Beater” train service, which provides a later departure time from MiamiCentral, allowing fans to stay until the game ends. Brightline is also offering $10 one-way rides in Smart service between its three stations on Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21, to celebrate the season home opener.
'Go' Magazine to Debut
Fort Lauderdale, FL (October 3, 2018) – Brightline, Florida's hospitality-focused express, intercity passenger rail service, will unveil its first-ever onboard magazine, Go, this winter in partnership with global custom publisher, PPI Group. Aimed at delivering compelling editorial content for today’s passengers, from in-depth features to useful columns with insider tips on where to shop and dine, the inaugural issue will appear on all platforms and trains in December 2018. READ MORE.
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Tasting Train Set for Oct. 5
The Tasting Train by Brightline returns for its second journey on October 5th. Celebrate the romance of train travel and the art of winemaking aboard The Tasting Train by Brightline. The immersive journey, a wine connoisseur’s dream, begins in West Palm Beach on board Brightline’s 7:00 pm train, with Antorini’s Guado al Tasso wine sampling en route to Fort Lauderdale and then on to Miami.
Brightline announced its new Select service available for bookings today, elevating the experience both on-board and in-station between downtown Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Designed for leisure and business travelers seeking a premium travel alternative, the new Select service is the latest iteration of the innovative guest experience on the only hospitality focused passenger rail service. Select service is now available and bookable on the enhanced Go Brightline app. READ MORE.
PRESS RELEASE_MIAMI, Fla. – August 16, 2018 – Brightline, Florida’s new hospitality-focused express intercity passenger rail service, and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County have joined forces to strengthen Miami’s cultural movement. The newly announced partnership enables Arsht Center guests to easily travel between West Palm Beach or Fort Lauderdale to Miami on Brightline while enjoying in-station and on-board entertainment that aligns with the top cultural attraction. READ MORE.
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PRESS RELEASE_MIAMI, Fla. – August 2, 2018 – The City of Miami, The Overtown Neighborhood Enhancement Team (N.E.T.) and Brightline, in coordination with a host of other sponsors, will donate more than 600 backpacks filled with school supplies to residents of Overtown on Saturday, August 4 from 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Gibson Park located at 401 N.W. 12th Street. READ MORE.
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PRESS RELEASE_Miami, FL- August 1, 2018) – August is Family Fun Month and in celebration of this special time, Brightline is offering its youngest riders complimentary train rides. Up to two children 12 years of age or younger will receive complimentary tickets on Brightline with the purchase of one adult Smart service ticket. With this incentive, families are free to explore their backyard which has gotten a lot bigger thanks to the connection of Brightline between downtown Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. READ MORE.
MOBILE BARBERSHOP. MIAMI, Fla. – June 28, 2018 – Brightline, Florida’s new hospitality-focused express intercity passenger rail service, is partnering with Talent4Change, a non-profit charitable organization, to sponsor BUZZitFORWARD, a mobile barbershop initiative in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties aimed at working with youth and homeless organizations.
MIAMI SPA MONTH. Mami Spa Month is July 1-August 31 and Brightline is ready to take you from West Palm Beach or Fort Laurderdale to Miami for a day of pampering. Located a short Lyft ride away from Brightline’s MiamiCentral station, the four spas below are offering exclusive treatments beginning at just $109 for riders to relax, rejuvenate and restore the mind, body and soul this season.
MIAMI CENTRAL ART. MIAMI, Fla. – June 22, 2018 – Brightline, Florida’s new hospitality-focused express intercity passenger rail service, announced its collaboration with Typoe, who created a permanent art installation at MiamiCentral, the new 11-acre intermodal development in the heart of downtown Miami. An internationally known and Miami-based multidisciplinary artist, Typoe began the creation and installation of the artwork in early June. A special reception to celebrate his work will be held this evening at MiamiCentral.
LYFT PARTNERSHIP. MIAMI — May 15, 2018 — Lyft, the fastest growing on-demand transportation company in the U.S., today announced that it has been named the exclusive rideshare partner of Brightline, the new and only privately owned, operated and maintained express inter-city passenger rail service in the U.S. The partnership is the first-of-its-kind for Lyft in Florida and will launch Saturday, May 19, to coincide with the start of Brightline’s service to Miami and a Welcome to the 305 celebration.
SERVICE TO MIAMI. MIAMI – May 11, 2018 –Brightline, Florida’s new hospitality-focused express intercity passenger rail service, announces introductory service into MiamiCentral, the new 11-acre intermodal development in the heart of downtown Miami, will begin Saturday, May 19. This transformative passenger rail system will soon connect West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and open with a launch of eight northbound and eight southbound trips per day.
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FT. LAUDERDALE_Do you believe? If not, you will after taking the Polar Express Train Ride. The widely beloved book by Chris Van Allsburg and movie starring Tom Hanks is brought to life aboard a one-hour train ride that departs from Brightline's Fort Lauderdale Station on select dates until Jan. 1.
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MIAMI_ The October edition of Brightline's Tasting Train left the West Palm station Friday, Oct. 5, much to the delight of a near sellout crowd. And why not? The combination of upscale travel, fine wine, good food, music and a party in the heart of downtown Miami is a can't-miss good time. READ MORE.
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TAKING A RIDE. With over 40 articles published over the last two years, we have been major cheerleaders for Brightline since the day it was announced. And why not? The notion of traveling from West Palm to Miami without the hassle and and near-death experiences of an I95 commute by car is a dream come true. When service officially started in May, we decided it was time to give it a go.
THE FIRST LOOK. WEST PALM BEACH _ We got our first look at a complete Brightline trainset on Jan. 11, and we loved what we saw. Representatives from Brightline, the privately-funded passenger train service, and Siemens, builder of the train, based in California, were on hand to lead tours and talk about the innovations and features on this state-of-the-art train.
TOPPING OUT. WEST PALM BEACH -- Brightline rail service in South Florida took another major step forward on Sept. 30 with the official "topping out" ceremony for its West Palm Beach station. To mark the occasion, Brightline employees, Palm Beach elected officials, construction workers from Moss and Associates and others gathered in the bright Florida sunshine to sign and raise the Brightline yellow flag over the station structure.
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Physicians, Right to Life ask Kasich to veto Heartbeat Bill
By RANDY LUDLOW • Dec 13, 2016 at 2:00 PM
COLUMBUS (TNS) — Opponents and proponents of the so-called Heartbeat Bill — which would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected — are lobbying Gov. John Kasich to favor their side in acting on the legislation.
Groups that favor the legislation passed last week by majority Republicans in the General Assembly are asking Kasich to sign the bill into law, while others are asking him to veto the measure, according to communiques with the governor's office requested by The Dispatch.
The bill would impose the strictest limits on abortion in the nation by forbidding physicians from performing abortions once a fetal heartbeat is present, which generally occurs around six weeks into pregnancy.
GOP lawmakers passed another bill outlawing abortions after 20 weeks, when supporters contend a fetus can feel pain. Ohio's current law bans abortions after 24 weeks.
In a letter, the 16,000-member Ohio State Medical Association asked Kasich to veto both bills. The governor's office had received neither as of today. Kasich, who opposes abortion but has favored exceptions for incest, rape and life of the mother. Both bills provide no exception for rape or incest. Kasich, who also has expressed concerns about the legality of the six-week ban, has 10 days to veto, sign the bills or let them become law without his signature once he gets the bills. The Heartbeat Bill, inserted into other legislation, can be killed with a line-item veto since it was accompanied by a $100,000 appropriation to encourage adoption.
It is OSMA policy “to neither promote nor oppose legislative proposals related to the legality of abortion procedures. However, separate OSMA policy opposes legislation that criminalizes or otherwise penalizes any medical procedure that is considered a standard of care,” wrote Dr. Brian Bachelder, association president.
Physicians who violate the Heartbeat Bill or 20-week ban could face fifth- and fourth-degree felonies, respectively, carrying up to one year and 18 months in prison. They also could be sued by the women on whom illegal abortions are performed.
“While the scope of medical practice is and should be under legislative control, determining the appropriateness for performing standard medical procedures has traditionally been — and should continue to be — left to the expertise of medical professionals,” Bachelder wrote.
The more than 1,500 members of the Ohio section of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists also objected to "criminalizing a medical procedure" and asked the second-term governor to veto the Heartbeat Bill.
“While we respect the need of our members to determine their own personal values and beliefs, we believe termination of pregnancy is a medical matter between the patient and her physician, subject to the physician's clinical judgment and the patient's informed consent,” wrote Dr. Wayne Trout, chairman, and Dr. Amy Burkett, vice chairwoman.
In separate letter, the obstetricians also asked Kasich to veto the 20-week abortion bill.
“A great number of pregnancy terminations beyond 20 weeks are due to identification of serious and fatal birth defects in otherwise highly desired pregnancies. Continuation of these pregnancies would result in certain death of the baby and expose the newborn to needless pain,” they wrote.
Kasich's office said it had received no letters from groups or organizations asking him to sign the Heartbeat Bill, only letters from individuals.
John and Mary Clifford, of Ravenna, identifying themselves as parents to four, grandparents to eight and great-grandparents to two children, were among the letter writers to Kasich.
“We are confident with your background based in biblical truth and all the evidence of God's creation surrounding us, you'll sign this opportunity to speak for the voiceless little unborn children,” they wrote.
In a news release, Faith 2 Action head Janet Porter called on Kasich to sign the Heartbeat Bill, long on its legislative agenda.
“You remember what Gov. Kasich said in the presidential debate: ‘If you save one life, it is as if you saved the world.’ This is an opportunity for Gov. Kasich to save not just one life, but nearly 20,000 lives each year,” she wrote.
“I can't imagine the governor would want to kill the Heartbeat Bill because he fears the courts might — that makes about as much sense as killing someone because they ‘might die,’” Porter said.
The Ohio Christian Alliance said in a release that “pro-life Ohioans are rejoicing” that the Heartbeat Bill is headed to Kasich's desk, citing the Cincinnati doctor who founded Right to Life.
“The late Dr. Jack Willke supported this legislation and said it was needed at this time to advance the cause of life,” the alliance said.
But in a bitterly divided “pro-life” movement, Ohio Right to Life opposes the Heartbeat Bill as likely to be held as unconstitutional in federal courts and possibly detriment to other recently passed laws paring back abortion rights. The group asked Kasich to sign only the 20-week abortion ban.
That bill “is recognized in Ohio across the nation as the best and only realistic approach to not only save unborn lives now, but also to serve as a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade,” Marshal Pitchford, chairman, and Michael Gonadakis, president, wrote to Kasich.
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When philandering playboy, Algernon Moncrieff, discovers the secret identity of his best friend, Jack Worthing, a series of scandalous misadventures are set into motion. Just who is the mysterious Earnest, and to whom has be been betrothed? Do all women become like their mothers? And if one has no taste for teacake, why on earth would one serve it? Only Earnest knows the answer - and discovering his identity may very well crumble the stiff-upper-lip of London's high society...
Adaptation by Jack Richardson / Directed by Genelle Lentini
Jack Symonds, Eleni Tsombanopoulos, Tahlia Timoney, Bailey Smith, Heather Thomas, Thomas Titford, Anna Diacos, Jordan Lentini and Antuon Fau
at the Box Hill Community Arts Centre.
When Wendy Darling discovers an unearthly boy crying on her bedroom floor, she is whisked away to Neverland - an impossible realm of mermaids and fairies, Lost Boys and pirates, wicked Captains and hungry crocodiles. But Neverland, for all its wonders, hides a sad, unspoken truth: All children must grow up... except one.
Anna Diacos, Gui Griffin, Sara Hamilton, Samantha Kelly, Jordan Lentini, April Marshall, Brydie McKenzie, Jack Symonds and Eleni Tsombanopoulos
at the David Williamson Theatre, The Melbourne Polytechnic.
Chicago, 1931: The height of Prohibition, and the era of Public Enemies. Notorious crime boss, Al Capone, hires a rogues' gallery of legendary criminals to rob the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. But with hoods as bent as Jesse James, John Dillinger, and Bonnie & Clyde, this is one caper that ain't on the level...
CROOK'ED: A CRIMINAL COMEDY (2019)
Written by Jack Richardson / Directed by Genelle Lentini
Anna Diacos, Sara Hamilton, Samantha Kelly, Madi Laffin, Jack Phillips,
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Chains cheer sales-building advertising mascots
Gregg Cebrzynski 1 | Oct 01, 2007
If ever there were a time for restaurants to engage TV viewers with a memorable ad character, this could be it.
Nielsen Media Research recently reported that only a third of TV viewers could recall any commercials they saw, based on findings from the company’s consumer engagement panel. And restaurant chains, like other marketers, still have to contend with consumers fast-forwarding through commercials on digital video recorders, now used in an estimated 17 percent of U.S. households.
Ad characters have been around almost since the advent of TV advertising, and restaurant executives and consultants agree that when the character is entertaining and linked strongly to the brand, consumers will take notice.
Ronald McDonald, the Chick-fil-A cows, Jack in the Box’s fictional CEO Jack and Wienerschnitzel’s The Delicious One are among the characters that have showed staying power and helped the brands generate sales.
Those ad icons were joined recently by Burger King’s King, Wendy’s red-wig character and Round Table Pizza’s Pizza Knight.
Of course, ad characters or icons come and go, usually when a chain’s chief marketing officer says the character has outlived its usefulness, such as Del Taco’s Dan the Product Guy or Taco Bell’s talking Chihuahua, or when their use in commercials was just wrong from the start, as Burger King learned with its ill-fated Herb character in 1985.
“The importance is linking the icon to core brand equities,” said Renae Scott, chief marketing officer of the 500-unit Round Table Pizza, based in Concord, Calif. “We’ve used spokespeople and characters in the past, but not so tied to the brand as Pizza Knight.”
The character’s name is meant as a play on words, she said, to represent both a knight and family pizza night. An initial spot shows Pizza Knight’s evolution from an unpopular school kid to the person in charge of family pizza night at Round Table.
The spot ends with a family shouting, “Long live Pizza Knight!”
The chain targets parents of children 2 to 12 years old and wanted to appeal to them as a place where busy families can spend some quality time, she said.
Another spot in the campaign, created by WongDoody of Los Angeles, shows Pizza Knight pulling a young boy away from his video game and getting a teen girl off her cell phone so that the family can go to Round Table.
The current campaign will run through the end of December. Scott said the chain plans to keep Pizza Knight around for a while because it has a strong link to the brand and is an entertaining character, which is important in getting people to watch a TV spot instead of zipping past it.
“I think DVRs are creeping up in impact on viewership,” she said.
An entertaining ad character can compel viewers to watch the ad, whether live or later when they’re watching a recorded show, said Tim Hackbardt, founder of the White Barn Group consulting firm in Southern California.
Because there are so many commercials on broadcast and cable stations, “you better give me something worth listening to or watching,” said Hackbardt, who formerly oversaw marketing at Taco Time, Del Taco and Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill.
“In the old days, in your media buys you were looking for reach and frequency, and reach is getting harder and harder to achieve, as is frequency,” he said. “If we’re able to establish that [ad] character, then the ability to get frequency can be achieved easier. I can at least get awareness of the brand and can at least put it into the consideration of brand choices.”
Hackbardt credits Burger King’s ad character for making the chain “a pretty cool brand to go to” and said Wendy’s is trying to do the same thing now.
Various people have worn the Wendy’s red-wig icon in recent commercials, which have been a hit so far with consumers. Wendy’s executives say it has generated new exposure for the brand and helped successfully launch the Baconator sandwich.
Ad characters firmly wedded to a brand’s value can last a long time, Hackbardt said, pointing to the Maytag Repairman and Tony the Tiger as examples. If a character is entertaining, viewers will stop their DVRs to watch it and have something to identify with, which is critical to raising brand awareness in a “pretty mature” quick-service market, he said.
Hackbardt was vice president of marketing at Del Taco when the chain’s Dan The Product Guy first appeared in ads in 2000, but the chain fired the character earlier this year and replaced him with “The Beast.”
The chain had shifted its marketing focus under the tagline “Feed The Beast.” The first TV spots did not include the character—a young man with a hairy mane and claws—but only a pair of menacing eyes and the tag.
A current spot, created by Brainsaw of Tustin, Calif., shows The Beast and a friend flirting with an older, attractive woman in a bar. The Beast persuades his friend not to hit on the woman but to go to Del Taco instead for soft chicken tacos.
Restaurant chains use such characters to generate unaided awareness of their brands, which can then spark customer traffic, said Arjun Sen, president of the Denver-based consulting firm Restaurant Marketing Group.
The more consumers are aware of the restaurant brand, the more likely they will become a customer, he said, even if means “driving a half a block more” to reach the restaurant on a street crowded with more easily reached competitors.
Ad characters also have the ability to give another dimension to restaurant chains, which consumers mainly view as one-dimensional, Sen said. KFC was able to bring its brand to life using Colonel Harland Sanders in its ads, he points out.
But it’s important not to confuse consumers by using an ad character, a risk Wendy’s is taking in its red-wig campaign, Sen said. The younger, target demographic may like it, but older customers may feel foolish if they don’t get the joke.
“The worst thing I can do is make you feel like a fool,” Sen said.
Yet Wendy’s needs to connect consumers to its brand in the most effective way it can, he said, because rivals Burger King and McDonald’s have larger advertising budgets.
Even when an ad character generates bad buzz about a brand, there’s a bright side, Sen said.
“If nobody’s talking about [the brand], if it gets lost, that’s the worst thing that can happen to you,” he said.
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A Temporary Tennis Arena for the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell
From April 22 to 30, Barcelona will once again be transformed into the tennis capital of the world — thanks to the annual Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. The best tennis players in the world will go head-to-head for the championship title in the tennis club Real Club de Tenis over a period of nine days. For the sixth time in a row, NUSSLI is realizing the temporary tennis arena with a total of 7,700 seats.
Every year since 2012, NUSSLI has been the official partner for the event structures, realizing the temporary event venue which accommodates a total of 7,700 tennis fans. These include 1,250 VIP and accessible seats. NUSSLI will also be setting up an additional 1,800 grandstand seats at the two adjacent training courts. Furthermore, NUSSLI is building three TV studios, seven commentator boxes, a media platform, support structures for video screens, four lighting towers, as well as the portal at the main entrance.
Tennis heavyweights such as Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and David Goffin will be battling on sand for the ultimate title during these nine days. Over the past few years, the ATP tournament has not only become Barcelona's calling card when it comes to sports, but also one of the most significant social events in the Catalan capital. Each year, a total of around 60,000 fans are expected at the Real Club de Tenis tennis club.
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – 65º Trofeo Conde de Godó
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Indiana Landmarks is working to preserve Gary's North Gleason Park Pavilion that was most recently home to the Gary Police Athletic League Boxing Club.
Joseph S. Pete, The Times
Gary's North Gleason Park Pavilion, most recently home to the Gary Police Athletic League Boxing Club, has fallen on hard times.
Preservationists fighting to save historic boxing gym at Gary's North Gleason Park Pavilion
Joseph S. Pete joseph.pete@nwi.com, 219-933-3316
Joseph S. Pete
GARY — Local preservationists are fighting to save Gary's historic North Gleason Park Pavilion, which is not actually a pavilion, but was a clubhouse for a riverfront park for African Americans during the segregation era. Most recently, it was home to the Gary Athletic League Boxing Club.
Local boxing standouts like Angel "El Diablo" Manfredy and "Merciless" Mary McGee trained there under the tutelage of legendary coach John Taylor. The retired police officer spent decades bringing young people off the streets in Gary and teaching them to box, changing lives and grooming champions.
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis, jazz great Duke Ellington and trailblazer Ann Gregory, the first black woman to play in a national championship conducted by the United States Golf Association, visited the North Gleason Park Pavilion while golfing on the 9-hole course north of the Little Calumet River.
The course has since been reclaimed by nature, but Indiana Landmarks and the Calumet Artist Residency have launched a campaign to save the storied structure, which was only abandoned within the last few years but which suffers from a leaky, dilapidated roof and years of deferred maintenance.
The groups are looking to get the 78-year-old building, designed by the Gary-based architecture firm Beine, Hall, and Curran, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They hope to replace the roof to preserve the building for future generations. The hope is it could again be used by the public, as a focal point for North Gleason Park so that Gary residents could once again take serene strolls along, or fish on, the banks of the Little Calumet River.
"Basically, it's the last remnant of what was North Gleason Park," Indiana Landmarks Northwest Field Office Director Brad Miller said. "It was the hub of that park. It's an important resource as far as the African-American experience in Gary. A lot of similar buildings are lost or in a state of ruin, where we're in the process of losing them, like with St. John Hospital."
North Gleason, he said, "tells an important story because it was the first publicly funded municipal park in Gary meant only for African-Americans. Not many of those are left standing nationally."
The remote North Gleason Park — an isolated sea of tall prairie grass and oak trees tucked between the Borman Expressway and the Indiana University Northwest campus in Gary — opened as the 315-acre Riverside Park in 1920. It was renamed after U.S. Steel Superintendent and longtime park board president William P. Gleason in 1933.
The park was segregated, with white residents using South Gleason Park south of the Little Calumet River. It had an 18-hole golf course and a clubhouse designed by the notable architect George Maher, whose other work included the Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium, the Patten Gymnasium at Northwestern University and the John Farson House in Oak Park.
The north side — which was Gary's first publicly funded park for black residents — featured a pool, clay tennis courts and a nine-hole golf course in swampland that often flooded. It was the only place where black residents could swim in Gary for many years, since Marquette Park and its Lake Michigan beaches were segregated, Miller said.
The Works Progress Administration built up the park during the Great Depression, adding landscaping and hosting youth camps. It grew into a popular destination for activities like baseball, picnics and croquet. Many families gathered there for barbecues over the years.
Golfers at the park founded the Par-Makers, which hosted regional tournaments, started a scholarship fund and supported causes in the black community. They were eventually allowed to play on the 18-hole course south of the river when city parks were integrated in the 1960s, after Gregory paid greens fees to golf on the 9-hole course but then hit the links on the whites-only 18-hole course while ignoring a groundskeeper's objections, Miller said.
Originally, the North Gleason Park Pavilion offered locker rooms for golfers and swimmers, as well as a dance hall, assembly room, lunchroom, lounge and outdoor terrace. Youth dances and special education classes were held there. It served as the headquarters of the Gary Parks Department for awhile and marked the endpoint of the annual Emancipation Day Parade in which Roosevelt High School students marched from Midtown to the park.
"It's really important historically in Gary," Calumet Artist Residency Board Member Corey Hagelberg said. "The building is in a state of distress but as you walk through it you get a sense of the history. We think it is salvageable and that it could create new memories for people."
'Victim of consolidation'
In the 1980s, the clubhouse became home to the Gary Police Athletic League Boxing Club. Taylor trained countless fighters, including professionals like Orphius Waite, Jimmy Perez Jr. and Derrick Findley.
"He gave his whole life to getting kids off the street," former park board president and Gary Police Athletic League backer George Rogge said. "He would pick them up in a police van, take them back and train them. I can't say enough good about him... He was known across the world. He took Angel Manfredy to South Africa. We don't get many people like that in Gary. He took young people and made them great."
Some of Taylor's proteges made it big. Mary McGee went on to become light welterweight world champion and Manfredy a title contender and popular boxer who amassed 32 professional knockouts and famously defeated Arturo Gatti in the Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
"McGee just wanted to hang around boxers," Rogge said. "He told her we don't need any girls here. Either you get in the ring and box or you get out. She chose to box and so he trained her."
The walls of the gym were a shrine to the sweet science, covered with newspaper clippings, fight posters and autographed photos from boxers like Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks and Dangerous Donald Lee.
"As Gary's population dwindled, it became a victim of consolidation," Miller said of the park. "A lot of the recreational activities were shifted to the Hudson Campbell Sports and Fitness Center downtown."
Restoration efforts
The Gleason building is currently in rough shape with mold, buckets catching drips from the roof, a busted boiler and toilet fixtures that were stolen by scrappers. But the structure — built by the same firm that constructed Gary's Cathedral of the Holy Angels — has good bones.
"It's hard to pinpoint the exact type of architecture but it's influenced by the international style," Miller said. "It's a modern form of architecture, a building with a low profile made with concrete block, stone, brick and glass, more modern materials. It's horizontally oriented and more functional than aesthetic. It's pretty functional in that sense because it will be easy to fix up."
The Miller-based arts group Calumet Artist Residency recently helped clean out the place, filling a dumpster with detritus like an old wooden church pew that was used for seating, and clearing vegetation and trees away from the structure. Graycor Construction is donating engineering services to figure out how much it will cost to fix the roof.
"It's very much a grassroots community project," Hagelberg said. "It may not be as big as Methodist Church or Union Station but it can be preserved and we're hoping to get enough people involved."
Indiana Landmarks is looking to collect oral histories from Gary residents who remember the park's heyday and is pursuing the National Register of Historic Places designation that could help land rehabilitation tax credits or grants to restore the interior and exterior.
"The National Register doesn't guarantee any grants, but it helps and it raises the stature of the building, Miller said.
They plan to soon board the building up for the winter. The Calumet Artist Residency will incorporate some type of visual arts on the boards, such as when it painted poetry written by Gary residents on the plywood used to board up the Gary Heat, Light and Water Building, Hagelberg said.
Preservationists see potential, especially since it's next to a newer playground and a half-mile paved trail that leads to the banks of the Little Calumet River and a fishing pier.
"It's owned by the city and managed by the parks department," Miller said. "It will remain as a city park, an amenity people could enjoy out there. We want to restore it for its use for community events, get-togethers, and meetings. There's a great path to the river where you can enjoy all the natural resources of the park. There's a value in saving it as a place people can use."
Anyone interested in helping rescue North Gleason Park Pavilion can contact Miller at 219-947-2657 or bmiller@indianalandmarks.org.
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It's Heartland Poker Tour time again at Ameristar
John G. Brokopp
It’s time once again for recreational, amateur, and professional poker players across the Midwest to get their game on for the Heartland Poker Tour at Ameristar East Chicago Hotel & Casino.
Tournament action begins today (Thursday, May 2) and will continue daily through May 14. At stake will be a daily schedule of events with affordable buy-ins which afford poker players of every persuasion the opportunity to win significant cash.
Korey Stewart, marketing manager for the Heartland Poker Tour, told this columnist that although the upcoming schedule is similar to past events held at Ameristar, a few changes have been made to keep it fresh.
“For example, we have added a fourth starting flight to the opening $350 No Limit Hold’em Monster Stack event in hopes of building even bigger numbers,” Stewart said. “There will be one flight Thursday (May 2), two flights Friday (May 3), and the final starting flight is Saturday (May 4).
“The Monster Stack still features the $200,000 guarantee that it’s had for many events in a row. The tournament generally sees well over 1,000 total entries over the course of the weekend.”
Heartland Poker Tour experimented with a “Ladies Only” tournament in August of 2017 at Ameristar. It’s making its first appearance since then this time around on Sunday (May 5) starting at 4 p.m. The buy-in is $150.
“The overwhelming majority of poker player are men,” Stewart acknowledged, “but there are plenty of women out there who are just as good as the guys, if not better.”
Another change to the schedule revolves around the vaunted $1,650 Main Event, which in May of 2018 lured 624 entries and generated a total prize pool of $898,560. Victorious Alex Ziskin took down the $201,391 championship cash prize.
“The Main Event generally has three starting flights on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday,” Stewart said. “Players who advance combine for Day 2 on Sunday when we play down to the final nine players who return on Monday to play under the lights at the nationally televised final.
“Because the second weekend of this tournament falls on Mother’s Day, we have pushed the Main Event back one day to allow players the choice to take off Sunday, May 12, to spend with their families. Therefore, this time the starting flights have been changed to Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Day 2 is now Monday (May 13) with the final table set for Tuesday (May 14).”
Poker players who are traveling for the tournament can stay in Ameristar’s award-winning hotel for as little as $79 per night during the series by using the code HPTAEC online or by calling 219-378-3000.
“Ameristar East Chicago has established itself as one of the most popular stops on the tour,” Stewart said. “We’ve come extremely close to having a $1-million Main Event prize pool a few times in the past. It’s just a matter of time before it happens. This could be the one!”
Please visit hptpoker.com for a complete tournament schedule and information about the Heartland Poker Tour.
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Francis Edward Sykes Willmott
Place: Kirkley, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Arrived WA 1886
Son of Reverend Henry, rector, and Anne Maria Sykes, and brother-in-law of Edmund Vernon Brockman
Married 8 April 1896, Busselton to Frances Edith Brockman (born 23 July 1865 and died circa February 1946), daughter of Edward Reveley and Capel Carter Bussell
Children: three sons, including Francis Drake Willmott, farmer and politician, and one daughter
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Educated St John’s College, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England 1883-1887 (prefect)
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Retired to Busselton in 1938
D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930, Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2001, p. 205.
Betty Carter, 'Willmott, Francis Edward Sykes (1870–1941)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/willmott-francis-edward-sykes-9127/text16099, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 12 January 2016.
Colless, VH. Men of Western Australia, p. 6.
Dictionary of Western Australians, 1829-1914. Volume 4. Part 2, L-Z. The challenging years, 1868-1888.
West Australian, 30 January 1941.
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Since its launch in 2005, OPEN BETHLEHEM has succeeded in building a large base of supporters through a campaign focused on the Bethlehem Passport – a symbolic citizenship of an iconic town that stands for Joy and Goodwill to all. The Passport was created by Open Bethlehem in partnership with the Bethlehem Governorate to invite engagement with the city and the wider cause of the region.
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OPEN BETHLEHEM was initially launched in both Bethlehem and London in 2005. Since then OPEN BETHLEHEM has succeeded in building a large base of supporters through a campaign focused on a symbolic document called the Bethlehem passport – a citizenship of an iconic town that stands for Joy and Goodwill to all. The passport was created by OPEN BETHLEHEM in partnership with the Bethlehem Governorate to invite engagement with the city and the wider cause of the region.
The appeal proved extremely popular, inspiring many people to act with acumen and initiative by, for instance, setting up export businesses from Bethlehem, organizing talks, local festivals, tour groups, fundraising to support the campaign as well as producing and distributing a variety of materials such as research data, books and radio programs. OPEN BETHLEHEM itself quickly became a key address in Palestine for fact-finding tours and visiting high-profile delegations wishing to become better educated about the political reality.
The experience illustrated that Bethlehem is an ideal gateway into the conflict and that the city’s name has an enormous pull on an influential American and European constituency whose role will be crucial in securing a more decisive commitment from their governments towards brokering and forging a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine.
Ultimately, it is the forging of a lasting peace agreement between Israel and Palestine that will eventually lead to the dismantling of the wall around Bethlehem, and the rest of Palestinian cities, and the preservation of Bethlehem’s heritage – both its living communities and their land. It would be impossible to save Bethlehem without granting Palestinians the right to self determination. It is equally impossible to envisage a pluralist Middle East, a major factor for the future of democracy and open society in the entire region, without saving model cities like Bethlehem. These ideas are at the heart of the OPEN BETHLEHEM campaign.
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Busch beer lost a bet and built a millennial-inspired NASCAR race car
Nicole Wakelin, BestRide.com
People make bets all the time about all sorts of stuff. Sometimes we expect people to live up to those bets when they lose and sometimes we let our friends off the hook. Busch Beer and NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick lost a bet and followed through on the terms giving us a millennial-inspired race car you’ll love to hate.
First, it’s pink, which in itself isn’t the most attractive color for a car. Most pink cars belong to proud Mary Kay consultants, but this one is an actual race car that will be on the track at the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race on May 18.
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Back in November, a rather cocky Busch Beer tweeted they were so confident Harvick would win at Homestead, they’d “give millennials a v lit paint scheme they always wanted at a race next year” if he lost. He did lose and now they’re paying up.
They worked pretty much every millennial stereotype you can think of into this poor Ford Mustang. It was a team effort, as Busch even sought feedback from the public on its twitter account.
There’s some avocado toast on there and a participation trophy. The Bush Beer logo on the hood now sees the addition of “AF” because how can a person really mean anything without adding that to whatever they’re saying?
It includes emojis and a few hashtags like #MillennialCar and #SquadGoals with images of the full Busch Beer lineup. It’s absolutely ridiculous and at the same time fantastic. Busch Beer even created a reveal video complete with dramatic music and an overabundance of smoke as they pulled the sheet off the car.
Next up the car will be taking to the track at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on the 18th. We’re hoping he wins, but also hoping Busch Beer makes another bet and loses.
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AP: Verified videos show plane in Iran struck before fiery crash
World Jan 10, 2020 10:17 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — In the pitch black, pre-dawn sky on the outskirts of the Iranian capital Tehran, a tiny fast-moving light can be seen racing up through the trees, as someone films from the ground. Then there is a flash of light as it seems to collide with something in the air.
It is the ill-fated Ukrainian International airliner which had taken off Wednesday just hours after Iran had fired missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq in retaliation for the slaying of its top military man, Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Western leaders have said the plane seemed to have been unintentionally brought down by a surface-to-air missile near Tehran. Iran denies that a missile was to blame for the crash.
WATCH: U.S., other governments say it’s likely Iran shot down Ukrainian passenger jet
Videos verified by The Associated Press show the final seconds of the jet and what likely brought it down, killing all 176 people on board.
One video seems to show the impact. Buildings can be seen from ground level below the darkened sky as the tiny light arches upward, then the flash.
The scene is silent, except for a dog barking nearby. Then 10 seconds later, there is a frightening boom, like loud thunder.
A second video appears to show the plane on fire and crashing. A white blaze plummets downward across the black sky, sometimes letting off sparks. Then it disappears behind trees, and a huge fireball lights up the sky as it hits the earth.
Someone off-camera says in Farsi “The plane has caught fire. Shahriar. Ferdosieh. In the name of God the compassionate, the merciful. God please help us. Call the fire department!” The names are two suburbs of Tehran near the airport.
Another clip, filmed from inside a traveling car at distance, shows a pinpoint fiery light moving at speed. This footage then shows the plane exploding far on the horizon, illuminating the darkened sky.
As part of the verification process, the AP compared buildings in view with map locations and in the precise context of where the jet went off the radar.
Associated Press journalist Nadia Ahmed in London contributed to this report.
Left: Debris of a plane belonging to Ukraine International Airlines, that crashed after taking off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, is seen on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
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Tuition fees are subject to annual review and changes in Government policy. Full details on tuition fee levels are available from the Fees Section of the University of Otago website.
The School of Geography provides a range of funding opportunities open to all postgraduate students, including research assistant positions ($7,500 - 8 hours per week for up to 40 weeks) and teaching assistant positions ($2,500 - 8 hours per week for 13 weeks per semester). In addition, $500 (Masters) / $1,500 (PhD) is provided per annum for research related expenses, and students can apply for the Ron Lister Travel Grants (up to $2,000) and Hugh Kidd Grants (up to $1,000) to cover specific research and travel expenses. Further funding support is available through University scholarships and supervisor research budgets.
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PML-N's polls victory celebrated across AJK
MIRPUR (AJK) , (Pakistan Point news - APP - 22nd july,2016): The land slide victory of Pakistan Muslim League -N in the general elections in Azad Jammu & Kashmir is being widely celebrated by the masses across the State. Final unofficial results of the elections, released Friday, spoke of the categorical victory of the PML (N) which bagged 31 seats. However Muslim Conference and PPP secured three seats each, PTI got two seats, JKPP one seat and the solitary seat won by an independent candidate on 41- directly contested seats of the 49- member AJK Legislative Assembly.
Rest of eight seats including five reserved for women, and one each meant for ulema / mashaikh, technocrats and overseas Kashmiris will be filled in by the electoral college comprising the newly elected 41 members of the house. Independent observers from diverse segments of the civil society termed it the exceptional success of the people who were anxiously waiting for the return of an era of good governance in Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
Attique, the owner of educational institution in the city, observed that AJK now, will indeed emerge as the model state to be furnished with all basic needs of life including modern infra-structure of civic amenities during the upcoming newly-elected PML (N) government in AJK. He opined that the PML (N) practically proved, through implementing its policies towards the development and progress of the country which could be assessed through the unprecedented uplift and progress of various parts of the country, he added.
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Review by jarpua
Normally, I rate shows that I was at 2 seperate ways. I like to rate the show based on the quality of the music, and the pure energy of the crowd.
Musically, I would have to give it 5 stars. This was probably one of the best shows I have ever been too in terms of jamming and song selections.
Speaking for the energy of the crowd, I'm actually looking for a rating higher than 5, like maybe a 7 out of 5. Then again 1st set I was 8 rows from Cactus, and 2nd set I was 5 rows from Cactus, so it might be bias, but Everytime I looked up in the balcony it looked like a party, which Im almost quite sure was just as good as my spot. It's sad that I've heard people say "The Mothership is overrated", because the only way that could ever possibly make sense to me is that you've never been. In fact I got kind of bummed out while walking out of the Coliseum hearing a guy fighting with his girlfriend saying he had a horrible time because he got sold "bunk L"...Do you even realize what you just witnessed...Were you at the same show I was at...
I got my first Bathtub Gin as a first set opener, and from that point on I knew what kind of night it would be. Funk, rage, and jam that continued with Moma.
I loved the Tube > FEFY segue, it was a killer song change, I remember an old head next to me said "Why'd they play this slow song after that killer jam?" I just smiled and said "It's the perfect cool down."
With Curtis Loew which felt like such a tease after FEFY, but I knew it was just going to be a vehicle into a killer jam that ended up being a greatYa Mar, which I am quite satisfied to have in my stats now.
I'll be honest, a Joy song that's not KDF or Light after Ya Mar would have normally brought my energy down a bit, but that STFTFP really suprised me. It's safe to say that's probably the best Faulty Plan I've heard in a while, but I'll attribute that to the Ocedoc during that intro
Okay, okay, I'll admit it...I really lost my shit during My Sweet One...I just want to apologize to the people around me...I was the guy jumping up and down screaming "Holy shit" over and over during Fishman's intro. I absolutely love that song, it's really special to me, I teared up a little bit because when I got my tickets in the mail and opened the envelope all I could say out of pure shock was "My Sweet One, I call you My Sweet One."
What is there to possibly say about the absolutely classic Mike's Groove other than, listen to it. I remember late in the Mike's Song jam I was helping a young girl no older than 10-11 pick up glowsticks to throw (I approve of young Phans throwing glowsticks, she was having a great time), then suddenly I heard it slow down and I was down on one knee and said "I feel the Hydrogen." Then as I stood up to Trey's little solo 2 people hugged me and said "thank you for bringing the Hydrogen." Which made me laugh.
During set break I was so happy, shocked, and wired from that Mike's Groove that I didn't even care that I had to go to the bathroom. At the time it was far more worth it to move up 5 rows than to drain the main vain.
Getting closer to Mike was worth it...he dropped so many bombs between Ghost > DWD > Steam, it shook the need to piss right out of me. All I can tell you is that Ghost really did happen...2nd set opener, killer jam, the boys were having fun. That DWD is what I consider continued Ghost insanity, plus I had a great time jumping with Trey. Also that Steam gave me a whole new appreciation for the song, I loved the way they had been playing it in the summer, and I got to witnessed it first hand, with Trey jamming out on the kit with Fishman. Into a Caspian, which is another song that is close to my heart.
That Boogie on Reggae Woman, was the exact type of song I was looking for out of Caspian. Mike's bass is always killer in that song. Theme from the Bottom had me waiting for the vocal jam at the end, I just wish people wouldn't have sung with them during that part, that was the only part of the show where I was upset with the crowd lol, halfway ruining my favorite part of the song either way, it segued into an awesome Wedge. Silent in the Morning with no Horse either way I knew they were going to end the set with either a fire YEM or Hood, it happened to be Hood...my 3rd in 5 shows, but also my favorite surpassing this years Merriweather Hood.
ENCORE LIGHTERS! How was that on the webcast? Was it crazy? It was crazy inside the Ship. Trey and Page couldn't help but eat it up. They gave us a Quinn which was great. An encore I have always wanted to see.
Overall.
Music 4.8/5
Energy 7/5
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Help save history in your community by restoring and reusing historic buildings.
The Pretzel Shop
“If you don't cherish it, it might be gone tomorrow and you can't get it back.”
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Built in the 1880s
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Erected during the reign of Queen Victoria of England (1837-1901), this Victorian Italianate building is based on the style of Italian Renaissance villas. Decorative brickwork below the wide cornice board adds a decorative touch to the top story of this building. The window shapes vary from one floor to the next, and are accented by decorative stone and brick surrounds.
Facade improvements funded through the Urban Redevelopment Authority's Streetface Program
Facts and Stories Worth Knowing
In 1870, this was an empty lot owned by Dr. Ormsby, a descendant of John Ormsby, founder of the South Side.
In 1916 J. Ulmer owned the building which was originally a hotel.
In the 1980s, South Hills Furniture Company was located here.
The Pretzel Shop has been in this building since 1981.
Customers have included several of the actors from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
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Despite the well-documented benefits of statins to lower LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) and help reduce cardiovascular-related mortality, research suggests that physicians underprescribe these drugs. Other data indicate that clinicians frequently fail to intensify therapy when appropriate and that patient adherence to these medications is often subpar. The consequences of these actions can be severe among patients with cardiovascular disease, including worse outcomes, higher hospitalization and mortality rates, and increased healthcare costs.
One approach to increase attention to the management of lipids is to tie physician financial incentives to clinical goals, but another strategy may be to offer incentives to patients for reaching their goals. Both of these approaches might be enhanced by applying insights from behavioral economics.
Assessing Approaches
For a study published in JAMA, Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD, and colleagues compared the provision of financial incentives for physicians only, for patients only, or for shared incentives for both parties and looked at their effectiveness at reducing LDL-C levels among people with elevated cardiovascular risks. The interventions were tested over 12 months from 2011 to 2014 in three healthcare delivery systems in the northeastern United States.
Doctors in the physician incentive group were eligible to receive up to $1,024 per enrolled patient meeting LDL-C goals. Participants in the patient incentive group were eligible for the same amount, while physicians and patients in the shared incentives group shared these incentives. A control group was also involved in the analysis and received no incentives that were tied to outcomes. That said, all patient participants received up to $355 each for participating in the trial.
“Sharing financial incentives for both patients and physicians was shown to reduced LDL-C levels more than what we saw in the control group and for incentive strategies that involved only physicians or only patients,” says Dr. Volpp. Nearly half of patients in the shared patient and physician incentive group achieved their LDL-C goal, compared with rates ranging between 36% and 40% for the other groups.
“The success of the shared approach makes sense because successful LDL-C reduction is likely to be driven by both initiation of therapy and, where appropriate, intensification of therapy by physicians and patient adherence to those medications,” adds Dr. Volpp. He notes that the physician-only incentive group had higher rates of intensifying medical therapy and the patient-only group had higher rates of adherence, but only the shared incentive group significantly increased both.
Collaboration Is Critical
Physician financial incentives like pay-for-performance have been used for decades to motivate improvements in processes of care and to enhance patient outcomes but with limited success, Dr. Volpp he says. The study group notes that while incentives were relatively small, they reflected real-world constraints. They added that increasing the size of a quality incentive per patient may not sufficiently change physician behavior in the context of a fee-for-service payment system that still predominantly rewards physicians for volume throughput.
“More studies are needed to better understand the most effective ways to financially incentivize physicians and/or patients to collaborate when managing LDL-C,” says Dr. Volpp. “Engaging patients and physicians is paramount, but we need to find out how to optimally design these types of shared incentive systems to make them more scalable.”
Asch DA, Troxel AB, Stewart WF, et al. Effect of financial incentives to physicians, patients, or both on lipid levels: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2015;314:1926-1935. Available at: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2468891.
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Volpp KG, John LK, Troxel AB, Norton L, Fassbender J, Loewenstein G. Financial incentive-based approaches for weight loss: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2008;300:2631-2637.
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Daniel Silke on the significant developments over the past week in the battle for control of the ANC
It’s going to be a long 11 months until the ANC’s elective conference in December. Within the last week alone, three significant developments have taken the succession battle into its next gear – and we are only entering week three of the new year.
Firstly. President Jacob Zuma seems increasingly to be unable to help himself by staying out of the leadership fray. Suggestions by him that South Africa was ready for a female president is hardly earth-shattering. But in the context of his former wife formally being nominated by the ANCWL, his remarks may be seen as a fore-runner to favouritism.
Taken together with a second presidential intervention that the ANC does not necessarily have to nominate the Deputy President as a successor, Zuma almost sounded as though he was putting the boot in Cyril Ramaphosa.
Clearly, given the President’s elevated position, his early interference in aspects of the looming race – albeit relatively oblique – point towards an attempt to drive his succession agenda. Jacob
Zuma’s big problem – and that for those who receive his support – is that he no longer carries the political gravitas he once did. Although he has survived a deeply damaging 2016, he continues to face legal challenges and state capture fallout. To be seen as a recipient of Zuma’s political patronage by still come home to haunt those like Nkosazana-Dlamini Zuma.
In addition, by favouring one candidate over another, the President polarises his most senior cabinet colleagues. As if the ANC needs further impetus for factionalism, these hints at how the sitting President thinks, will hardly leave a warm and fuzzy feeling as political tensions rise.
The second feature of the last week was the unsurprising entry of National Assembly Speaker, Baleka Mbete into the contest. With few personalities or formations in the ANC listening to their own NEC or Secretary General about the desire to hold off on electioneering, Mbete herself could not wait to declare her candidacy.
It was no co-incidence that the timing of this announcement came hot on the heels of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s endorsement by the ANCWL. On the face of it, Mbete’s candidature dilutes that of Dlamini-Zuma within the emotional debate around a possible first female President for the country.
Mbete certainly knew how to steal the female vote limelight from her colleague Nkosazana as she will put pressure on any cohesive female block for the outgoing AU chair. Despite the ANCWL’s endorsement and Mbete being seen as rank outsider, she can pry away from the ANCWL those women keen on a female president yet wary of Mrs Zuma’s policies, abilities and patronage proclivities.
Equally as interesting as the Mbete candidature was the so-called accompaniment of a variety of slate positions. While all of this will mutate multiple times over the next few months, the Mpumalanga Premier, David Mabuza is regarded as a major benefactor. This could reflect a view that Mbete may afford the Premier League at least the same if not more access to power as Dlamini-Zuma. It may also therefore show that Mrs Zuma has not yet fully convinced the Premier League that she will – as is the popular wisdom – keep them in the pound seats.
Of course, early slate combinations will shift. Personalities will come and go. And, one should not forget that even the early announcement of candidature for the Presidency may ultimately be political game playing by individuals and factions with little hope of winning – but instead using disruptive tactics to create divisions an decoys with the express intent on weakening more powerful players and creating alternative support blocks.
And, as if all of this was not enough, the ANCYL under Collen Maine themselves surprised everyone by playing it coy. Maine – whose political judgment has incurred the wrath of many on the Alliance in recent months – has not committed his organisation to issuing any premature endorsement.
Although he spoke of eventually endorsing someone who will ‘shock the country’ perhaps this strategy is Maine’s best political move to date. He is essentially saying to all those considering standing that they should come to him and present their case for endorsement. Rather than commit their support almost a year early – like the ANCWL or COSATU has done, Maine has left the door open for those seeking the top job to come and court him.
In an ANC where candidates barely indicate their own vision for South Africa and therefore expect the party to largely support them for historical or patronage reasons, the Youth League might have set the bar even higher than they expected. The position of President should be about a contest of competing visions – even if the candidates are from the same party. Like the US primaries, it is these competing visions that clarify the suitability for the job.
Barely in the third week of 2017, South Africa is hearing the names of candidates emerge but have little idea of their world view. Let these early political games be a for-runner to a much more engaging and worthy debate necessary both within the ANC and outside.
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7 DIY Halloween Tips From Let Me In's Special Effects Artist Andrew Clement
Instead of heading to the store for your Halloween needs this year, use these tips and tricks from Andrew Clement, the special-effects wizard of Let Me In, out October 1st.
By Erin McCarthy
If it wasn't for Popular Mechanics, Andrew Clement wouldn't be where he is today. The special-effects guru fondly remembers afternoons spent building projects from the magazine with his dad when he was a kid. That DIY how-to extended to Halloween, when Clement and his dad created elaborate costumes. "I was a mummy, a vampire, you name it," Clement says. "I would make my own masks and use foam to enhance my costumes. As a kid, I saw every store as a special-effects supply store. In the supermarket, the hobby shop and the hardware store, I would always think, ŒWhat can I make out of this?'"
Clement has created animatronics for Star Trek, mocked up realistic doppelgangers of internal organs and innards for ER, and turned Jackie Earle Haley into a more realistically burned Freddy in 2010's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Most recently, he handled special effects makeup for Let Me In, a remake of a Swedish vampire movie starring
Kick Ass's Chloë Moretz and The Road's Kodi Smit-McPhee. "We made so much fake blood—I can't even estimate how much," Clement says. "I also had to create bite marks and acid burns, both of which I did a lot of research for."
On-the-fly special effects is the nature of his trade, so Clement is often forced to think outside the box. "No matter how carefully and completely I pack, sometimes I will find myself in a strange town—or country—and I am asked for something that was unscripted," he says. "I need to know where to find raw materials in the most common places, and how to combine them to make what I need." We asked Clement for his tried-and-true tips that will help you make your Halloween truly DIY. His No. 1 tip? "Be artistic, resourceful and careful, and there is no limit to the things you can create."
"Really great fake blood is just a trip to the grocery store away," Clement says. "All you need is some light corn syrup, like Karo; a few bottles of food coloring and some diaper rash powder!" Here's Clement's formula:
1 pint corn syrup
1 ounce red food coloring
2 teaspoons yellow food color
17 drops green food coloring
1/2 teaspoon zinc oxide powder to make it more opaque*
*Clement recommends using a diaper rash powder with a high zinc oxide content, 15 percent or higher. "If you can get pure zinc oxide powder," he says, "it's even better."
Simple Adhesive
If you can't find spirit gum—an adhesive used to glue material to the face—Clement recommends using corn syrup as a temporary adhesive. "It can be thickened with a little flour if it is too runny," he says. "Remember, never use adhesives that were not designed for the skin!"
Weird Skin
Many household items can be used to create skin effects. "Paper towels can be crumpled up, stained with weak coffee or tea and glued to the skin with Karo syrup as an adhesive," Clement says. "Clear plastic food wrap can be used for a creepy transparent-skin effect." You can paint your real skin underneath, then plastic with different colored makeup or add thread and yarn to create the look of veins.
Upholstery foam is a special-effects artist's best friend. "We use upholstery foam in the most professional creatures, and there are skilled workers who can make incredible, finished monsters out of it," Clement says. "It can be glued together using spray adhesive, cut into complex forms, covered with fabric or liquid latex or just painted as it is. Any good fabric store will have the foam and glue, and latex is usually found in a hobby shop. Use it under your costume to change your body shape, or make a whole creature mask from it!"
Clement always carries soft, colored silk gauze in his kit. "It is one of the most versatile materials I use," he says. Often, he saturates it with blood or K-Y Jelly to make membranes or stretches it between wires to create wings. "Get some flesh-colored silk and some spirit gum and you can make invisible tabs that you can glue to your face to stretch your skin or to help cover up your eyebrows," Clement says. "The dark colors are also great as part of a spooky costume."
Homemade Nose Putty
Though wax putty is available in stores, Clement makes his own nose putty—"which is meant for use on other things besides your nose, like ears and chins," he says—in a pinch by melting together equal amounts microcrystalline wax (usually carried by art stores for use in hand waxers, Clement says) and petroleum jelly, such as Vaseline. He then stirs in some colored face powder to tint it. "Don't do this over an open flame," he says. "Remember, wax is flammable! Let it cool, and now you can use it to re-sculpt your features into something crazy." If you find your putty is too soft, add more wax until you reach the consistency you're looking for.
Aquarium Tubing and Ear Syringes
"I used to get into a lot of trouble by going to the pet store, getting some clear tubing and connecting it to an ear irrigation bulb that was filled with artificial blood," Clement says. "Now I get paid to do it! The tubing-and-bulb trick has so many uses, from profuse bleeding to inflating a part of a mask or making a puppet's ears move. Use your imagination!"
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Idea 911 GTS
The voice in our head that spurs us on. The ambition to give our all. The insatiable hunger for more...
The voice in our head that spurs us on. The ambition to give our all. The insatiable hunger for more. It is precisely this inner drive that dwells within the new 911 GTS models.
GTS. Three letters that first sparked waves of excitement back in 1963 with the 904 GTS. Three letters that have since been uniting racetrack performance with incredible sportiness in everyday driving on the road. Three letters that, with the new 911 GTS models, represent an athletic boost of 22 kW (30 hp) and 50 Nm by comparison with the 911 Carrera S models.
And a great deal more in terms of sharpness of design, equipment specification and driving dynamics.
GTS. A sports car concept for all those who regard superlative standards as a reason for being – because, quite simply, nothing less would do.
The front end is imposing. That’s down to the clear and, above all, functional use of form. Large ai...
The front end is imposing. That’s down to the clear and, above all, functional use of form. Large air intakes increase the supply of air and underline the sportiness of each GTS model.
The lighting concept sets standards. Bi-Xenon main headlights including Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) impress with characterful four-point LED daytime running lights.
The centre-lock wheels are the essence of pure motorsport. Painted in satin black, the 20-inch 911 Turbo S wheels boast outstanding roadholding and track performance thanks to their remarkable width. 20-inch Carrera S wheels with a 10-spoke design are available on request.
The rear end is even more muscular. It is 44 mm wider than on the 911 Carrera S – a tangible plus for dynamic performance through every corner.
An eye-catching feature of the rearwheel-drive 911 Carrera GTS models: the accent trim between the tinted taillights. It’s finished in black, just like the centrally positioned twin tailpipes of the sports exhaust system – fitted as standard.
Exclusive to the all-wheel-drive models: the seamless LED light strip, characterised by powerful illumination, and an unmistakable design.
In short, every last detail has been harmoniously coordinated. For impressive performance. For an expressive appearance. For a sports car worthy of the GTS name.
What’s the use of inner drive without a clear objective? It’s all the more important to have an inte...
What’s the use of inner drive without a clear objective? It’s all the more important to have an interior that lets you concentrate on the essentials. By giving you quick access to all the information you need while you’re driving.
A particularly sporty interpretation of this idea is the mode switch on the GT sports steering wheel, which enables you to choose from four driving modes. Then there’s the clear arrangement of the five round instruments, and the intuitive way of operating Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including online navigation by multi-touch gestures or voice control.
The materials are exquisite and sporty in equal measure. The first indicator is the model logo in black on the door sill guard. Another is the use of racetrackproven Alcantara®. Particularly easy to grip, it lines the steering wheel rim and the gear lever/selector. And it is also found on the door pulls, the armrest on the door panels, the lid of the centre console storage compartment and – in the Coupé models – on the roof lining.
The seat centres are also upholstered in Alcantara®. The headrests are additionally embroidered with the ‘GTS’ logo. The rear seats? Coupé owners decide whether they stay or go.
GTS interior package
Anything can be enhanced. Even things that are already top class. Proof: the optional GTS interior package, designed to add sporty contrasts.
The optional leather interior package with extensive items in Alcantara® includes accents in the contrasting colour of Carmine Red or Rhodium Silver. The ‘GTS’ logos on the headrests are embroidered in the chosen contrasting colour. As are various decorative seams and the ‘PORSCHE’ logo on the floor mats. The seat belts and the dial face of the rev counter are also finished in the contrasting colour.
And it gets sportier still: with carbon. This particularly lightweight material is used on the dashboard trim strips and doors, as well as on the centre console. A touch of motorsport authenticity.
The GTS interior package lends the new 911 GTS models even greater functional and visual individuality. For your very own interpretation of sport. And your very own GTS.
Twin-turbo. That’s how we answer your demand for performance. With maximum torque – even at low engi...
Twin-turbo. That’s how we answer your demand for performance. With maximum torque – even at low engine speeds. Supplemented by the characteristically high rev limit of a 911. And, in the case of the new GTS models, an extra 22 kW (30 hp) over the 911 S models.
This increase in power was possible thanks to the twin-turbo six-cylinder horizontally opposed engines with direct fuel injection (DFI) and VarioCam Plus. They develop an impressive 331 kW (450 hp) at 6,500 rpm. The maximum torque of 550 Nm is available across an astonishingly wide torque plateau from 2,150 to 5,000 rpm.
With optional Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) and Launch Control activated, the 911 Carrera GTS sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in only 3.7 seconds. Top speed is 310 km/h.
Another burst of adrenaline is triggered by the legendary sound of the boxer engine. With the SPORT or SPORT PLUS button selected, it’s enough to raise goose bumps even when the engine’s idling.
The drive system of the new 911 GTS models is a twin-turbo configuration. It has two turbochargers with charge-air cooling, one for each cylinder bank. Both turbos have been optimally adapted to the displacement and power output of the engine. This construction minimises the inertia of the drivetrain and, in conjunction with rapid regulation of boost pressure, it helps to provide spontaneous responsiveness. The new turbochargers leave the sceptics in their wake and find a new destination: unexplored levels of torque and a performance that hits the driver in an instant. In the form of direct acceleration, visceral forward thrust, and another extra boost – to your adrenal system.
Sport exhaust system
With the sport exhaust system, the new 911 GTS models also set new standards for sound. Two catalyti...
With the sport exhaust system, the new 911 GTS models also set new standards for sound. Two catalytic converters and a rear silencer lead into two centrally positioned tailpipes with a black (highgloss) finish. For a look otherwise more likely to be seen on the racetrack. For impressive resonance and an intense sports car sound – typical of the 911. For 100 % Porsche. And for goose bumps at the push of a button.
Pure, direct, precise. The 7-speed manual transmission combines a high level of sporty performance w...
Pure, direct, precise. The 7-speed manual transmission combines a high level of sporty performance with fast gear changes. In SPORT or SPORT PLUS mode, the dynamic throttle-blip function ensures the optimum engine speed for every downshift – and an impressive sound.
A piece of Le Mans, and part of Porsche motorsport history: the optimised 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) features both a manual and an automatic mode and is available as an option for the 911 GTS models.
Pure motorsport feel: in manual mode, the shift direction simulates that of race cars – to the rear to shift up, forwards to shift down.
The incredibly sporty action is further intensified by extremely fast gear changes. In milliseconds and with no interruption in the flow of power. With the added bonus of even faster acceleration performance and a further reduction in fuel consumption.
The all-wheel drive 911 GTS models combine high power output with optimum transmission of torque. Po...
The all-wheel drive 911 GTS models combine high power output with optimum transmission of torque. Porsche Traction Management (PTM), the active all-wheel drive system, helps to ensure that the distribution of drive force is purposefully adapted to all kinds of road and weather conditions. The electronically controlled and fully variable multi-plate clutch distributes drive force between the permanently driven rear axle and the front axle even faster and more precisely than ever before. Sensors are used to collect a range of data, including the rotational speed of all four wheels, the lateral and longitudinal acceleration of the car and the current steering angle. In this way, PTM, working in conjunction with Porsche Stability Management (PSM), reliably provides better-than average traction and therefore excellent pulling power – particularly at the limits of sporty performance.
Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) and PASM sports suspension
PASM, the electronic damping control system, continuously adjusts the damping force on each wheel, b...
PASM, the electronic damping control system, continuously adjusts the damping force on each wheel, based on current road conditions and driving style. In addition, the body sits 10 mm lower.
The 911 GTS Coupé models are equipped with the PASM sports suspension. The body sits 10 mm even lower. The springs are harder and shorter, and the anti-roll bars on the front and rear axles are stiffer. The front spoiler lip is larger, and the rear spoiler extends even further.
Not only does this help to reduce lift at the front axle, it also acts to increase downforce at the rear axle. Improved aerodynamics represent another boost for performance – combined with a high level of comfort.
Rear-axle steering is available for the new 911 GTS models on request to provide even greater perfor...
Rear-axle steering is available for the new 911 GTS models on request to provide even greater performance and everyday practicality.
The advantage for day-to-day driving: during low-speed manoeuvres, the system steers the rear wheels in the opposite direction to that of the front wheels. This reduces the turning circle and makes parking noticeably easier to manage.
The advantage for sporty driving: during high-speed manoeuvres, the system steers the rear wheels in the same direction as that of the front wheels. This increases driving stability and agility – for maximum driving performance.
Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC)
PDCC – optional for the new 911 GTS models in conjunction with rear-axle steering – is an active rol...
PDCC – optional for the new 911 GTS models in conjunction with rear-axle steering – is an active roll stabilisation that suppresses lateral body movement during cornering manoeuvres. In addition, it minimises the lateral instability of the vehicle on uneven ground.
The results are improved dynamic performance, even more neutral handling and increased ride comfort – whatever the speed.
In simple terms, the tyres and vehicle hold the road better and you can steer through corners faster and in a more relaxed manner. Which is why PDCC sets standards for driving performance, ride comfort – and driving pleasure.
The Sport Chrono Package enables an even sportier tuning of the chassis, engine and transmission – a...
The Sport Chrono Package enables an even sportier tuning of the chassis, engine and transmission – and launches you to unprecedented sporty heights.
The key component is the mode switch on the steering wheel, derived from the 918 Spyder. Without your hand having to leave the steering wheel, you can choose any of four settings: Normal, SPORT, SPORT PLUS and Individual. In this way, you can adapt the vehicle even more to the way you want to drive.
In combination with PDK, you benefit from three additional functions. The first is Launch Control, which can be used to achieve the best possible standing start.
The second function is the motorsportderived gearshift strategy. In this mode, PDK is geared up for extremely short shift times and optimum shift points for the maximum acceleration available.
The third function is SPORT Response. Pressing the button in the centre of the mode switch primes the engine and transmission for the fastest possible unleashing of power. In other words, maximum responsiveness – for a period of 20 seconds. A timer graphic in the instrument cluster tells you how long is left.
Dynamic engine mounts are also part of the Sport Chrono Package. The electronically controlled system minimises the perceptible oscillations and vibrations of the entire drivetrain, particularly the engine, and combines the benefits of a hard or soft engine mounting arrangement. In short, it enhances both driving stability and driving comfort.
The Sport Chrono Package now also includes the Porsche Track Precision App. This enables you to clock lap times and collate driving stats, record and manage the results on your smartphone and share them with other drivers for comparison. The app makes use of GPS and high-precision data from the on-board computer and helps you to better your driving performance. Graphical and video analyses display every millisecond of your potential for improvement. Lap after lap.
Porsche Stability Management (PSM) automatically maintains stability even at the limits of dynamic d...
Porsche Stability Management Sport (PSM Sport)
Porsche Stability Management (PSM) automatically maintains stability even at the limits of dynamic driving performance. In the new 911 GTS models, the upgraded version of PSM is supplemented by a ‘Sport’ mode. It allows a significantly more sporty driving style, with PSM remaining active in the background. To further enhance your driving experience.
Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) und Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus)
PTV (with manual transmission) or PTV Plus (with Porsche Doppelkupplung, PDK) is available as standard. Operating in conjunction with a rear differential lock, they work by intelligently braking the rear wheels as the situation demands.
When the car is driven assertively into a corner, moderate brake pressure is applied to the inside rear wheel. This induces an additional rotational pulse (yaw movement) around the vehicle’s vertical axis, which results in a direct and sporty steering action from the turn-in point.
With PTV, the rear differential lock is regulated mechanically, while PTV Plus is equipped with electronic control offering fully variable torque distribution. In interaction with Porsche Stability Management (PSM), the system provides better traction and greater driving stability not least on road surfaces with varying grip as well as in the wet and snow.
Particularly practical: the lift system, available as an option for your 911 GTS, raises the front end by approximately 40 mm – and keeps it there up to a speed of approximately 35 km/h. With this new system, kerbs, ramps and car park entrances are a sporting challenge of the past.
The front axle is equipped with red six-piston monobloc aluminium fixed brake calipers, and four-pis...
The front axle is equipped with red six-piston monobloc aluminium fixed brake calipers, and four-piston equivalents are fitted at the rear. The brake disc diameters have been sized to match the increased power output of the engine: 350 mm at the front, 330 mm at the rear. For excellent stability and outstanding braking performance.
Proven in motorsport, Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) is available as an option. On the new 911 GTS models, the cross-drilled ceramic brake discs of PCCB have a diameter of 410 mm at the front and 390 mm at the rear – for even more formidable braking performance.
Originating from the 911 Turbo S, PCCB features six-piston monobloc aluminium fixed brake calipers on the front axle and four-piston units at the rear – all painted in yellow – to provide braking forces that are considerably more powerful and, crucially, are exceptionally consistent.
PCCB enables shorter braking distances in even the toughest road and race conditions. Safety under high-speed braking is also improved thanks to its excellent fade resistance. Another advantage of PCCB is the extremely low weight of the ceramic brake discs, which are approximately 50 % lighter than standard discs of a similar design and size. This results in better roadholding and increased comfort, particularly on uneven roads, as well as greater agility and a further improvement in handling.
Another advantage of PCCB is the extremely low weight of the ceramic brake discs, which are approximately 50 % lighter than standard discs of a similar design and size. This results in better roadholding and increased comfort, particularly on uneven roads, as well as greater agility and a further improvement in handling.
Fitted as standard, Bi-Xenon main headlights feature dynamic range control, a headlight cleaning sys...
Bi-Xenon main headlights including Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)
Fitted as standard, Bi-Xenon main headlights feature dynamic range control, a headlight cleaning system and dynamic cornering lights. The main headlights are swivelled towards the inside of a bend, based on steering angle and road speed.
Not only do they offer excellent visibility, they also optimise appearance. Fourpoint LED daytime running lights are integrated into each headlight. The LED brake lights also have a four-spot design. Together with the tinted three dimensional taillights, they’re set to be one of the distinctive hallmarks of the new 911 GTS model range.
LED main headlights in black including Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus)
Superior safety meets sporty design in the form of optional LED main headlights in black including PDLS Plus. In addition to being efficient and long-lasting, LED technology also creates a light very similar to daylight and thus helps to reduce driver fatigue.
One special feature of PDLS Plus is the dynamic main beam function. A camera detects the lights of vehicles ahead as well as those of oncoming traffic. Based on the data from the camera, the dynamic main beam function then adapts the headlight range accordingly. This continuous, seamless control means that you are able to see the course of the road, pedestrians and potential hazards earlier without hindering other road users.
Sporty not kitschy, practical not fanciful. The five round instruments have one purpose above all: t...
Sporty not kitschy, practical not fanciful. The five round instruments have one purpose above all: to provide information. They do so efficiently and accurately with a styling that you would expect from Porsche, and a rev counter that’s right in the middle. With the ‘GTS’ logo on the dial. The instrument cluster with high-resolution 4.6-inch colour screen delivers a continuous stream of data from the on-board computer.
GT sports steering wheel
In the new 911 GTS models, the GT sports steering wheel is lined with nonslip Alcantara® for ultra sporty handling. The spokes are finished in black and the silver-coloured inlays have been screwfastened. Always ready to hand: the mode switch, which enables you to choose from four driving modes – directly from the steering wheel.
The sporty action intensifies with optional Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK). The GT sports steering wheel will come additionally equipped not only with two solid-alloy gearshift paddles, but also with the SPORT Response button on the mode switch, which primes the engine and transmission for maximum responsiveness for a full 20 seconds.
Fitted as standard: Sports seats Plus, in leather with seat centres in Alcantara®. They offer electr...
Sports seats Plus
Fitted as standard: Sports seats Plus, in leather with seat centres in Alcantara®. They offer electric seat height and backrest adjustment, as well as manual fore/aft adjustment. The side bolsters on the seat squab and backrest have a firm, sporty padding and provide outstanding lateral support. The new seam pattern and the ‘GTS’ logo embroidered on the headrests are distinctive details.
Adaptive Sports seats Plus in leather are available on request. Featuring 18-way electric adjustment of seat positions, including side bolsters, they also come with a comprehensive memory function and electric steering column adjustment.
Sports bucket seats*
A racing-style option: Sports bucket seats featuring a folding backrest, integral thorax airbag and manual fore/ aft adjustment. The seat shells are made from glass- and carbon-fibre reinforced plastic with a carbon surface finish.
* Child seats are not compatible with Sports bucket seats.
Sound Package Plus, with eight loudspeakers and a total output of 150 watts, delivers excellent soun...
Sound Package Plus, with eight loudspeakers and a total output of 150 watts, delivers excellent sound. The amplifier integrated into Porsche Communication Management (PCM) optimally adapts the acoustic pattern in the vehicle interior to the driver and front passenger.
The optional BOSE® Surround Sound system has been specially developed for the 911 models and is opti...
The optional BOSE® Surround Sound system has been specially developed for the 911 models and is optimally tuned to the specific interior acoustics of these particular vehicles.
The audio system features 12 fully active loudspeakers and amplifier channels including a patented 100-watt active subwoofer integral to the vehicle bodyshell. This fully active system setup enables each individual loudspeaker to be optimally adapted to the vehicle interior and transforms your 911 GTS into a fast-moving concert hall. Total output 555 watts.
Burmester® High-End Surround Sound-System
The road is perhaps the last place in the world in which you can still listen to music without distu...
The road is perhaps the last place in the world in which you can still listen to music without disturbance. Reason enough, then, to upgrade your enjoyment the Porsche way – together with the most important handcrafter of premium quality sound systems.
The result is a sound performance of the highest level, specially matched to your 911 GTS. The system has 12 amplifier channels with a total output of 821 watts, 12 loudspeakers including an active subwoofer with 300-watt class D amplifier, a total diaphragm surface area of more than 1,340 cm², and a frequency response of 35 Hz to 20 kHz.
The Burmester® system uses the patented integral subwoofer, which replaces the familiar separate subwoofer and loudspeaker arrangement of other systems. All loudspeaker housings are perfectly matched and deliver a natural and richly textured spatial sound, even at top volume.
The enhanced Porsche Communication Management (PCM) is your central control unit for all infotainmen...
The enhanced Porsche Communication Management (PCM) is your central control unit for all infotainment applications and is standard equipment in all models. The PCM features a high-resolution touch display with integrated proximity sensor which allows simple and convenient operation.
Infotainment already starts when you charge and connect your iPhone® or any other audio source. You can connect your device easily using either the USB port or AUX input. An internal hard drive (Jukebox) and two SD card readers are provided in addition to the CD/DVD drive for playback of your personal music. After inserting the SD cards, you can simply play your music with the music player in the PCM.
The mobile phone preparation makes it easy for you to establish a Bluetooth® connection to a mobile phone that supports the hands-free profile (HFP). The mobile phone can remain in your pocket or bag.
Further information on the availability of the functions and services described here and under "Porsche Connect" in your country and for your Porsche model is available in the Porsche Car Configurator and from your Porsche Centre.
Our wealth of experience goes back a long way. Since the very beginning, we at Porsche have been dedicated to realising customer wishes as part of our special request service. Known until 1986 as the Porsche ‘Sonderwunschprogramm’, today we call it ‘Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur’. The philosophy has remained the same. Hand on heart.
None of this would be possible without originality, inspiration and enthusiasm, beginning as early as the consultation stage. That’s because we keep in mind one thing above all else: your particular wishes and requirements. We fulfil them with composure and meticulous care, by means of precision handcrafting and the use of exquisite materials such as leather, Alcantara®, carbon or aluminium.
We offer a wide range of personalisation options, with visual and technical enhancements for the interior and exterior, from a single alteration to extensive modifications. Visit www.porsche.com/exclusive to find everything you need to know about how to configure one of your very own.
With the Porsche Tequipment range of accessories developed specifically for your 911, you can style ...
With the Porsche Tequipment range of accessories developed specifically for your 911, you can style it entirely to your own preference. From the start, the same rules that apply to our vehicles also apply to the products of Porsche Tequipment: developed, tested and proven at the Development Centre in Weissach. By the same Porsche engineers and designers who made your car. Designed with the complete vehicle in mind and precisely tailored to your Porsche.
911 GTS - Catalogue (PDF; 13 MB)
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The new 911 Carrera 911 Speedster All 911 Models
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We feel obligated to uphold a tradition of creating unique sports cars.
Why should you not make the special even more special?
Ferry Porsche once said, "We place more value on building cars of quality than on building cars for quantity." A way of thinking that has a long history at Porsche. And one that to this very day describes our daily work.
In the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur, we raise this maxim to the highest principle. With the goal of realising personal customer requests and thereby creating special vehicles. For every type and every model. To turn something special into something extraordinary.
Just as impressive as the artwork?
The creative process.
Our most important tools from day one? Our hands.
The manufacturing process is a sophisticated task. Besides the use of valuable materials such as leather, Alcantara®, carbon, wood or aluminium, our most important asset is human hands. They are often the only tools that meet our high demands. When applying leather, paint and polish. When cutting and sewing, as well as when assembling in the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur. Always in due time. Or put another way: with great care, calm, concentration, passion and dedication. That is how our art of craftsmanship always creates a coherent whole in the end.
High-tech and craftsmanship
Do they go together?
Absolutely. When customising our sports cars, it is hard to beat wood. The grain of this natural material is like a genetic fingerprint. Unmistakeable – and it tells a story all its own. Could there be anything better to make a vehicle unique? We use the finest timbers from around the world. With an inimitable and yet perfect structure. Elaborately refined in perfected, hand-crafted processes. Whether grinding, cutting, painting or polishing: the utmost precision is always demanded. So that everything about your one-of-a-kind piece meets your expectations 100%.
The manufacturing process is not the only challenge we are faced with.
A sophisticated manufacturing process is not out of the ordinary in the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur. But this is not the only challenge we are faced with. Our customers are looking for the extraordinary. And we make the extraordinary possible. With unusual materials and production processes. For example: carbon. A hard and light material, which makes it possible to push things to the limit, not least in motorsport. It is an inspiration for us to further refine also this material: with a gold-coloured metal thread. For a long time, many thought that was impossible. But that also makes the challenge attractive.
Freedom to design
You do not have to reinvent the wheel to customise it.
But it takes a high degree of craftsmanship to give wheels something that makes them special: character. Which you determine. For example, designing the wheel finishing – even beyond the official range of offerings. We disassemble the wheels in the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur. The tyres are then removed from the wheel in our own tyre centre. Only then does the wheel get its colour - naturally also by hand. Because individual taste also deserves individual implementation.
How to achieve the big picture:
with attention to detail.
Personality and character. In every detail.
Our customers’ wishes are exclusive and above those of the masses. How do we meet them? With experience and passion from every single employee. You can feel that in every last detail. This passion is the reason why the extraordinary continues to be created: vehicles that wholly reflect our customers. Full of personality and character. Which do one thing over everything else: follow one's own path. And here, that usually starts with a little line on a piece of paper - which becomes something great.
A harmonised image. In every single detail.
If you have the highest standards, you always pay attention to the small details and individual refinements to achieve a perfect overall picture. This connects us with our customers. As we pay very precise attention to the details. And split our leather in our saddlery to a thickness of only 0.3 mm - 0.4 mm: just for the smallest components. We use the best leather from Germany and Austria, which is selected according to strict criteria. The result? Maximum naturalness – without surface differences. The special touch? Our employees combine their expertise in the areas of tailoring, shoemaking and interior design. For a perfect overall picture. In every single detail.
The result. Perfection to one hundredth of a millimetre.
The character of each customer is unique. And so also their respective wishes. What does that mean for us? A variety of options to offer. That is why we can look proudly at over a hundred leather and yarn colours. When processing them, one claim always applies to us: perfection to one hundredth of a millimetre.
Precision and personal design belong to our distinguishing features. This is particularly true of our trademark: the Porsche Crest. We give it special care in the course of the embossing in order to show it off most effectively. Because each piece of leather is different due to its colour and thickness – and requires individual treatment. Our employees set everything up specifically: temperature, force and duration of the embossing process. Each crest therefore enjoys a special status – just like you.
Tradition and new paths
Beauty becomes even more beautiful when it follows an idea.
We always stick to this tradition: permanent development.
Our customers are inspired by a variety of different things. And always develop new ideas. We also stand for constant progress. That is why we are working closely with the Porsche Design Studio. But also with the Porsche engineers in Weissach.
We always strive for perfection – as part of our tradition. For this reason, we are developing products that are meant to serve an overall concept: your personal sports car. Looking good is not everything in life, after all. Bright ideas and the demand for the highest quality are just as important to us. Yesterday as well as tomorrow.
Exclusive quality accompanies us throughout the entire development process.
From the first sketch to the final test – the claim to exclusive quality accompanies us throughout the entire development process. For us, the focus is not only on design and aesthetics. But also our engineering skills. For example, the Aerokit 911 Turbo. It was subjected to extensive tests in Weissach, both in the Porsche Development Centre and on the circuit. Important test bench: the high-tech wind tunnel, which with its eight-metre diameter can produce wind speeds of up to 300 km/h (186 mph). Therefore, the best prerequisites for creating realistic test conditions for a sports car. The Aerokit 911 Turbo is a true novelty in every respect. In addition to a front spoiler with lateral fins, a completely new rear lid construction with a fixed tailbuckle with side winglets is part and parcel. The Aerokit 911 Turbo rounds off the extendable rear wing that can be adjusted in the angle of attack. The art of Porsche engineering in every part. And in the same mould.
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Movie review: Scorcese’s ‘Irishman’ is stunning cinema
Director Martin Scorcese’s gangster flick “The Irishman” matches the hype with Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino dazzling in a tale based on the rub-out of Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa.
Don’t expect to find Frank Sheeran’s name on Angie’s List when searching for a house painter. He’s not that kind of contractor. But if you happen to irk a mobster, Frank will indeed be at your door ready to paint - your walls - with your blood. Clean-up is no problem.
Thus begins “The Irishman,” a sprawling Scorsese la mobster nostra in which an aged hitman comes clean over spilled “paint”; including that of James Riddle Hoffa, who Frank claims to have offed in a Detroit suburb on the sunny afternoon of July 30, 1975. Whether or not you believe him - I don’t - what Scorsese and Oscar-winning screenwriter Steven Zaillian (“Schindler’s List”) have summoned from Charles Brandt’s Sheeran biography, “I Heard You Paint Houses,” is a stunning achievement in the genre of remorseful killers at the end of life. It’s right up there with Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven,” a cinematic gem doubling as an outlet for a Hollywood icon in need of repenting for a career spent (unintentionally?) glamorizing murderous thugs.
It’s an objective shared by Marty’s lifelong sidekick, Robert De Niro. From a young Vito Corleone to James Conroy in “Goodfellas,” Bobby D has been making hits by making hits since he first came to prominence almost a half century ago. Now he’s out to slay you with something completely different as Frank Sheeran, the “Irishman” of the title.
After a life of ending lives, Frank is waiting out his final days in a Pennsylvania old-folks home. Scorsese and his superb cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto open their stunning 210-minute epic by taking us directly to Frank’s room, with the camera zipping down a long corridor accompanied by the strains of “In the Still of the Night.” True to Frank’s M.O., we approach him from behind, not to slay, but to stay and hear his not-so-pretty life story.
It’s some tale, one full of friendships and families, murders and betrayals. It begins right after World War II, where Frank’s days fighting at Anzio prepare him well for a different kind of service under less patriotic lieutenants like junior crime boss Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci). He’s the guy who will years later allegedly order Frank to execute Hoffa (Al Pacino), the man who is the closest thing Frank has to a close friend. What happens in the 30-odd years between the end of the war and the labor leader’s 1975 disappearance accounts for the bulk of a “Forrest Gump”-like tale using major political events - the Bay of Pigs, the Kennedy assassinations, Watergate - as touchstones in Frank’s rise from over-the-road trucker to Hoffa’s trusted bodyguard and enforcer.
In the past, Scorsese likely would have used two actors to play old and young Frank, much like De Niro and Marlon Brando shared the role of Vito Corleone in “The Godfather” flicks. But thanks to new technology, Scorsese is able to give De Niro, Pacino, Pesci, et.al, the “Benjamin Button” treatment to enable them to age backwards. It’s a wee off-putting at first, but you get used to it, largely because the story and Zaillian’s sharp, often funny, dialogue is so gripping. Oh, yeah, De Niro’s not too bad, either. In fact, it’s his best work in years.
Same goes for Pesci as Frank’s subtlety evil frenemy, Russell. The “Home Alone” actor has been in retirement for more than a decade, but you’d never know it. He’s spectacular. Gone are all those aggravating ticks and tendencies to overplay everything, a la “Goodfellas.” As a result, he sends chills, even when Russell is a seemingly futile old man, much like Junior on “The Sopranos,” a mob show “The Irishman” closely resembles with its mix of dry wit and crushing brutality. Both he and De Niro are locks for Oscar nods, but the guy who blew me away is Pacino as Hoffa, a cocky instigator holding an iron hand over the Teamsters Union he ruled - with mob assistance - for decades.
Pacino still can’t resist the unnecessary “uh-ha” moments, but he’s still thrilling as a guy whose charm is as disarming as his thugishness. He meets De Niro’s Frank through Russell, and the moment they come together (somewhere around the 50-minute mark) cinema magic happens - bigly. They play off each other beautifully, with both lying off the ham and accentuating the wry. It’s the start of a beautiful relationship that presents them as the equivalent as an old married couple, such as the night they share a hotel room dressed in jammies and speaking in domestic inanities. It’s kind of adorable.
But then along comes Bobby (or, Booby, as Hoffa calls him) Kennedy (a miscast Jack Huston) to ruin it all by tossing Hoffa into prison for a long stretch ending only after Nixon grants him a pardon in exchange for a reported $1 million campaign contribution. My, how little things have changed!
If the Hoffa-Sheeran bromance is the film’s heart, its pulse is Scorsese, who delivers a greatest hits of sorts, revisiting various aspects of his sterling career and answering critics who’ve accused him of aggrandizing the gangsta life. Far from it here; there’s nothing remotely sexy or admirable about these largely stupid wise guys, including Ray Romano has mob lawyer (and Russell’s cousin) Bill Bufalino, Bobby Cannavale as Felix “Skinny Razor” DiTullio and Scorsese mainstay Harvey Keitel as Angelo Bruno. But the crème de la crème of dunces has to be Stephen Graham’s hugely entertaining take on Hoffa’s arch-enemy, Anthony Provenzano, aka Tony Pro.
The latter’s feud with Hoffa - over an unpaid $1 million pension and a penchant for being tardy - gradually escalates, and so does the tension. But what holds you are the dozens of scenes shared by Pacino and De Niro. It’s movie-geek heaven, so much so, you forgive the filmmakers for taking “J.F.K.”-like liberties with the truth. Sheeran may or may not have “painted” his friend, Hoffa, but the “evidence” presented doesn’t complement the facts and neither does Sheeran’s death-bed confession.
What does stick are the very real truths the movie’s final 60 minutes reveal, as a ruthless, clueless killer is finally faced with his own death, worried that a life of sin will keep him from punching his ticket to be reunited with his wife, Irene. Suddenly the inhuman becomes human, and it catches you off guard, upping the emotional impact of a film that up until this point is as cold as the corpses Frank leaves behind in houses, cars and sidewalks. The body count is indeed high, with Scorsese regularly stopping the action to post a mini obit on how each new character will meet his violent end. Not so fun is it? It’s not supposed to be.
The mood is almost always somber and rueful, especially when Frank’s relationship with his daughter, Peggy (Lucy Gallina as a kid and Anna Paquin as an adult), sours once she’s onto what her dad really does for a living. Most of what she has to say is told wordlessly through knowing stares and expressions every bit as lethal as Frank’s 38. Both Gallina and Paquin are masters at leaving an impression, injecting a ghostly presence that perpetually haunts Frank and the film.
Disappointingly, Peggy is the only female character of note beyond token turns by Stephanie Kurtzuba, Kathrine Narducci and Welker White as the wives of Frank, Russell and Hoffa, respectively; with the former two largely serving as comic relief through their intense nicotine addictions, exemplified on the centerpiece road trip the Sheerans and Bufalinos take from their homes in Pennsylvania to a wedding in Detroit that just happens to be on the same weekend Hoffa disappears, never to be found again.
That lack of girl power is a familiar Scorsese foible, and at times so is the exorbitant runtime. But then, this reported $175 million masterpiece is built for Netflix, where you can begin streaming it from your comfiest easy chair on Nov. 27. But if your buns can take it - if mine can, yours can - it’s really should be seen on the big screen to fully appreciate. Yes, it’s huge, sprawling and sometimes sloppy, but “The Irishman” is a treasure to be cherished, especially when you remember De Niro, Pesci, Pacino and Scorsese are all past the 75-year mark. They won’t be around forever. So be wise, guy, take the time to appreciate what these terrific film stars have given us. Like Hoffa, it’s the sort of high-profile hit that’ll have people talking for decades.
Cast includes Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano, Anna Paquin, Harvey Keitel and Stephen Graham.
(R for pervasive language and strong violence.)
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Iran’s most advanced destroyer deployed to Gulf of Aden
Monday, 26 August 2019 7:20 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 26 August 2019 9:59 AM ]
An Iranian Navy helicopter flies over the Sahand destroyer, which is dubbed Iran's most advanced battleship. (File photo)
Iran has deployed its most advanced destroyer Sahand to the Gulf of Aden in a mission aimed at providing security for Iranian vessels in the high seas.
Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, the chief of staff of the Iranian Army, said the warship is being accompanied by a logistical vessel and the Kharg helicopter carrier on the voyage, IRNA reported on Monday.
The flotilla is the 63rd Iranian naval group to be dispatched on overseas operation, he added, saying the group will be escorting Iranian ships in the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf.
The mission is Sahand’s maiden long-term voyage. The vessel joined the Navy’s southern fleet last December.
It is the third of Mowj-class frigates built by Iran after the Jamaran and the Damavand, but its enhanced operational capabilities and size make it twice as powerful in terms of offensive and defensive features.
It has been indigenously designed and produced in separate modules, and primarily boasts the capability to evade radar.
While accompanied by its logistical vessel, Sahand, which is outfitted with four engines, can sail 150 days in a row in far oceans and tumultuous maritime conditions.
It has been equipped with state-of-the-art torpedo launchers, various anti-ship and anti-aircraft guns, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missile systems, precision defense mechanism, anti-submarine defense system, enhanced operating range and maneuverability, and different electronic apparatuses.
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Iran has launched its most advanced military vessel built by Iranian experts, capable of voyages lasting five months without resupply and having radar-evading properties .
Captain Abbas Fazeli-Nia, the commander overseeing the Navy’s production facilities, said the destroyer has also been provided with interception, fire control, radar jamming, and long-range cruise missile systems as well as a radar system of itself and various sensors.
The previous Iranian naval group comprising the Bayandor destroyer and the Bushehr logistical vessel returned to the country in June, having sailed 2,350 nautical miles.
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The government has announced a new programme to develop local solutions to childhood obesity that can be shared across the country
The government is asking local authorities to apply to its Trailblazer programme, in partnership with the Local Government Association (LGA).
Speaking at the LGA obesity conference, Public Health Minister Steve Brine introduced the programme and invited councils to submit proposals for tackling childhood obesity in their area when the programme launches in October.
The 3-year programme forms part of the second chapter of the government’s childhood obesity plan, launched in the summer, which included the aim to halve childhood obesity by 2030. One in 3 children leaves primary school overweight or obese.
All councils will be invited to apply to the programme and set out their proposals. Up to 12 local authorities will be supported to develop practical plans, and in spring next year 5 authorities will be selected.
Trailblazer local authorities will be on the programme for 3 years. During that time they will be given expert advice to help realise their plans, as well as £100,000 per year in funding to support this.
Successful approaches to reducing childhood obesity will be considered for shaping national policy.
Steve Brine, Public Health Minister, said:
"We know that when it comes to improving the health of local communities, local leaders are the real experts. We are looking for innovation, ambition and passion to tackle childhood obesity, particularly in deprived areas, where children are more than twice as likely to be an unhealthy weight.
"Our Trailblazer programme presents a real opportunity to bring your ideas to life with the help of dedicated support and guidance. Your proposals will not only improve the health of children in your own communities but across the country by helping us to shape future policy on childhood obesity.
"Brilliant, innovative projects are already taking place across the country, but now is the time to share your views on what the barriers are and how we can go forward to tackle this issue together."
Councillor Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the LGA’s Community Wellbeing Board, said:
"Unless we tackle the obesity challenge, today’s obese children will become tomorrow’s obese adults, whose years of healthy life will be shortened by a whole host of health problems including diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
"This Trailblazer programme is a great opportunity for councils to maximise their pioneering work to tackle obesity and health inequalities. We encourage local authorities to apply for this funding to tackle the obesity crisis, which is costing the NHS more than £5 billion a year."
The trailblazer programme is now open for local authorities to set out their ambitions and ideas to tackle childhood obesity in their area.
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Education program assistant offers guidance — and much more
By Wanda Praamsma, Communications Officer
On the Queen’s U Compliments Facebook page – a page dedicated to anonymously complimenting others in the community – Vicky Andrews is described as a blessing from above and an amazing soul who has made the lives of many concurrent education students much easier and much better. The post received more than 200 “likes” and in one comment, someone wrote “#VickyAndrews4QueensPrincipal.”
The concurrent education program assistant is clearly loved – revered, even – by the students she helps through her role as academic advisor.
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“We have a symbiotic relationship,” says Ms. Andrews, who has been in her position in the Faculty of Education since 2010. ““I really like working with students. There’s something about this age group that is so wonderful. They’re blossoming, and so intelligent and well-mannered. I admire them so much – they’re starting to become adults and figuring out the world.”
Ms. Andrews provides “Con Eddies” with academic guidance and support, but judging by students’ acts of gratitude and appreciation, she does much more than that – she is a pillar of strength, a warm smile on a difficult day, a genuinely compassionate being who cares about them and helps them move forward in their studies and in their lives. In return, the students care about her and have let her know loud and clear that they are in her corner.
In addition to the Queen’s U Compliments Facebook page, many students send her personal notes of gratitude and one created an article called Vicky Andrews Facts that includes 17 favourable, if embellished, points, including: “Approximately 45 per cent of the world’s smiles originate from Vicky Andrews’ office,” and “Vicky Andrews has teachable subjects in unicorn taming, advanced thermonuclear physics, and rainbow production”.
“The students are so amazing. They make me love my job and want to help them,” she says.
Ms. Andrews says she has a unique position – she works in a relatively small faculty and can really get to know the students she sees. In her role, she talks to first-year students during frosh week, letting them know she’ll be their academic advisor. During the year, she provides one-on-one advising to all “Con Eddies” (except those in their final, fifth year) – essentially, she makes sure they get what they need and know what they need to know to graduate, to make it to the end.
“These students want to be teachers so they are naturally kind and caring. They’re go-getters in the best possible way,” says Ms. Andrews, who has a teaching degree herself but veered into different directions within education, working in educational publishing, admissions at a private school and in the Registrar’s Office at Queen’s before landing in her current position.
“I really appreciate working here and it is so lovely to be able to be myself in this job.”
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Audit finds improper spending by Griswold city clerk
An audit has concluded the city clerk in a western Iowa town of just over a thousand residents made hundreds of dollars in improper payments to herself. The mayor and city council in Griswold asked for the audit at the end of February after City Clerk Dawn Ridlen admitted she’d improperly written payroll checks to herself.
The review examined city records dating back to July 1st of 2005. The state auditor’s investigation identified over $2,500 in "improper disbursements." In late February and early March of this year, Ridlen wrote two checks to the City of Griswold and presented them to the mayor to repay the money.
She continued as city clerk for several more weeks, but she was no longer authorized to sign checks. Ridlen resigned in late April. May 15 was her last day on the job.
The report from the state auditor suggests city officials in Griswold perform greater oversight of the city’s bookkeeping. It was not possible for auditors to determine whether all the utility payments Griswold residents submitted to the city had been deposited in the city’s bank accounts.
The audit report has been forwarded to the Cass County Attorney and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. The audit can be found on-line here .
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Lloyds offers payments to HBOS victims after compensation rebuke
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) has offered additional payments of 35,000 pounds each to 191 victims of one of Britain’s biggest banking scandals, after a review of its handling of a compensation scheme found “serious shortcomings”.
FILE PHOTO: A woman uses a cash machine at a Lloyds Bank branch in central London, Britain February 25, 2016. REUTERS/Paul Hackett
Britain’s biggest mortgage lender has struggled to contain the fallout from a fraud at Halifax Bank of Scotland’s branch in Reading, which led to six people being jailed in 2017.
The scam involved small business customers being targeted and referred to a consultancy in return for bribes including designer watches, sex with prostitutes and foreign holidays.
A review by a retired judge into the bank’s compensation scheme, which totalled 102 million pounds ($133 million), found it showed an ‘unacceptable denial of responsibility’ for victims’ suffering and likely paid some too little. [nL8N28K3J4]
Lloyds said it would re-assess victims’ claims and this week offered the special payments due to the additional delay, a Lloyds spokesman said.
A spokesman for campaign group the SME Alliance confirmed the offer, which totals 6.685 million pounds.
Antonio Horta-Osorio, the chief executive of Lloyds, has also met with some victims.
“A common concern expressed by customers, as well other stakeholders, during recent meetings has been that a re-review will take time and this creates further delays and distress for them. We have listened to these concerns and are very sorry for this,” the Lloyds spokesman said.
The special payments offer was earlier reported by the Financial Times.
Reporting by Iain Withers; Editing by Alexander Smith
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Avnet Memec - Silica and Morpho partner for the commercial deployment of flexible connectivity for Internet of Things
Morpho (Safran), a global leader in identity and security solutions, and Avnet Memec - Silica, an Avnet, Inc. company (NYSE: AVT), today announced their partnership for the commercial deployment of flexible connectivity services for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, including embedded SIM and remote SIM provisioning solutions.
The partnership with Morpho enables Avnet Memec - Silica, one of the leading distributors of electronic components in Europe, to offer flexible connectivity services for its electronic components by integrating the MorphoFlex™ modular eSIM (also known as eUICC) and remote SIM provisioning capability into their overall IoT service offering and the recently launched reference platform "Visible ThingsTM".
Fully compliant with the latest GSMA V3.0 Machine-to-Machine (M2M) remote SIM provisioning specifications, the MorphoFlex™ portfolio commercially deployed by Avnet Memec - Silica includes eSIMs in multiple form factors, providing mobile network operators with agnostic connectivity and supporting the SIMalliance interoperability profile. Additionally, MorphoFlex™ remote SIM provisioning enables flexible connectivity throughout the entire lifecycle of the device.
Following the recently announced adoption of the eSIM by the automotive industry, Avnet Memec - Silica and Morpho are now making a similar eSIM solution available for the industrial IoT.
The joint solution enables the optimization of logistics, leading to a significant reduction in stock keeping units, as it is no longer necessary to build and ship multiple variants of the same solution to address different country connectivity requirements.
Yves Portalier, Vice President and General Manager, Telecom Business Unit at Morpho, pointed out the benefits of the joint solution: "The partnership with Avnet Memec – Silica creates an ideal platform to leverage the extensive possibilities of flexible connectivity services for future-oriented IoT applications. Managing connectivity on as needed basis decisively enables service providers to optimize coverage, costs and capability."
When it comes to the SIM card, our M2M and IoT customers will always be asking for more flexibility and openness in the way they choose their telecom operator and upgrade their products in the field. We believe that the eSIM is the right answer and that associating with Morpho and major M2M telecom operators for our eSIM program will help us empower our customers to bridge gaps between communication, services and IoT future needs.
Philippe Fremont, VP of Technical Marketing EMEA with Avnet Memec - Silica
The integrated Avnet Memec - Silica and Morpho solution will be demonstrated at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and at Embedded World in Nuremberg, and is commercially available now.
About Avnet Memec - Silica
Avnet Memec - Silica is the European semiconductor specialist of Avnet, Inc., one of the leading global distributors. Customers may expect state-of-the-art technologies, comprehensive technical support and advanced supply chain and logistics services. Avnet Memec - Silica is a partner of leading semiconductor manufactures and innovative solution providers over many years. With a team of more than 200 application engineers and technical specialists, Avnet Memec - Silica supports projects all the way from the idea to the concept to production.
For more information: www.avnetmemec-silica.com
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How New York City Can Deliver On Its Zero Waste Goal
By: Marcia Bystryn
On Earth Day, Mayor de Blasio presented a bold vision for a New York City that sends zero waste to landfills. This ambitious goal figured prominently into the sustainability section of his OneNYC plan. I believe we can get there, but it will require a great deal of focus and innovation.
New York City currently sends four million tons of waste to landfills every year. Landfills are notorious emitters of methane, a harmful greenhouse gas. Sending waste to out-of-state landfills is expensive too — in 2012, it cost the City over $85 million. Removing organic material from landfills not only reduces methane in the atmosphere and carbon emissions from collection and long-haul carting trucks, it also presents an opportunity to harness its positive value as a potential clean energy source or compost input. The City knows this export option is not sustainable over time.
The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has already taken steps to capture food waste from our residential and commercial waste stream on a voluntary, pilot basis. In the fall of 2012, DSNY began offering curbside collection of organic waste to select schools and institutions. In 2013, the pilot was codified as Local Law 77, requiring DSNY to carry out the program through July 2015. The program currently provides organics collection service to over 100,000 households, 700 schools, and a few agencies and institutions across the five boroughs. OneNYC plans to expand it to all households by the end of 2018.
On the commercial waste side, Local Law 146 of 2013 requires that large food establishments recycle their food leftovers by July 1, 2015, provided that an affordable facility exists within a 100-mile radius of the city that will process the waste at a cost that is competitive with landfills or incinerators.
The most immediate problem the City faces as it seeks to scale these programs up is that there is scarcely any capacity for processing food waste within a hundred-mile radius of the city. Developing processing capacity is, therefore, the first priority.
In OneNYC, the City committed to upgrading its existing Staten Island Compost Facility and it will explore additional sites for developing City-owned compost facilities in the other four boroughs.
It also identified Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP) as an important part of the solution to the capacity problem. A pilot program at the Newton Creek WWTP co-digests food waste with sewage and the pilot will eventually scale up to 250 tons of organic waste per day. Using anaerobic bacteria to break down the food waste, the facility creates of high-quality compost and natural gas. Once National Grid develops the corresponding infrastructure, this natural gas can then be fed into the surrounding grid to heat homes and businesses.
If the pilot is successful, the Newtown Creek WWTP has the capacity to treat up to 500 tons per day of organic waste, or about eight percent of the city's total food waste. Since the economic and environmental returns are much better from anaerobic digestion than composting alone, its success will help the City make the case for developing additional such facilities.
Critically, the City also recommends expanding community-composting opportunities, sited on school grounds, in community gardens, and at other local spaces. Hands-on participation in closed-loop waste-management and gardening operations, through which all waste is reused, could play a useful role in school curricula and in raising local awareness of sustainable urban systems, while avoiding the costs and adverse environmental impacts associated with truck transport to large-scale, centralized facilities. Collection programs will only be successful to the extent we can build buy-in and participation across the city through outreach and education. An alternative to be further explored is "in-sink" organics processing.
Finally, the City also recommends exploring a "Save-As-You-Throw," unit-based pricing system charging NYC residents for refuse disposal, while allowing free or discounted disposal of source-separated organics and recyclables, which would provide an economic incentive for generating less waste, recycling more, and participating in community-based organics programs. Although many complexities would need to be addressed in developing an equitable, revenue-neutral program for New York City the many benefits — both to the City as a whole and to its individual taxpayers — merit the effort.
The City is already off to a good start in diverting organic waste from landfills. But if it is to achieve its OneNYC goals, it must remain steadfast in developing a significant amount of processing capacity in or around its boundaries. With a commitment to building the infrastructure necessary to reach an economy of scale, advances in anaerobic digestion, and forward-looking waste prevention strategies, New York City truly has the potential to deliver on its zero waste promise.
Marcia Bystryn joined the New York League of Conservation Voters in 1999 and was named President in 2008. Previously, she served as Senior Corporate Policy Manager for the Environment and later as Senior Business Manager for Economic Development at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. She is a former Assistant Commissioner for Recycling at New York City's Department of Sanitation, where she designed and implemented New York City's recycling program.
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Best Tourism Spots in France For a Family Vacation
Are you planning your family vacation already? Get your tickets to France, one place where heritage, cultural richness and natural beauty abounds. There are 27 French sites classified by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites for their relevance to culture and heritage of French people. For most tourist sites, people on their family tour will have headsets. Guides will explain what to see and what their significance is.
Romance, art and culture fills everyone and everything in France. It has a good number of fabulous restaurants. Family vacations to France must include some moments when you get to see its monuments. Monuments of France include the following:
Necropolis of great men such as Voltaire, Hugo, Mirabeau, Rousseau and Zola among others. A must visit place for tourists travelling to France.
It stands tall at 307m, Eiffel Tower is a masterpiece made of iron sections joined to each other. Built in 1889, it is symbolic of France and offers a splendid view of Paris up to 75 km distance.
Obelisque
One of the oldest monuments, the Obelisque has hieroglyphics and is 33 centuries old.
Considered the most significant monument on the Historic axis, Arc de Triomphe represents the patriotism and the victory of the soldiers who fought for France. Tourists will find the names of the Generals along with wars they fought inscribed on this monument. The Eternal Flame burns underground in memory of the Unknown Soldier. A truly outstanding structure worthy of visit on your family vacation to France.
France has links to Roman Empire and its evolution. This monumental bridge Pont du Gard highlights this connection showing how Romans considered France an important part of their empire.
Nimes Arena
Well-preserved Roman amphitheater, Nimes Arena is comparable if not better than the Colosseum. The tourists experience a truly realistic experience of what spectators would have felt making this place one of the best places for a visit with your family.
You could say this is the best attraction for tourists to France. It is a whole medieval town on top of a hilly terrain fully surrounded by battlement walls. At the top of the rocky settlement, one finds a medieval church. The Romanesque street leads to this church from the outer edges of the town. Do not miss this out on your family tour.
Oldest in Paris, this royal square was the meeting place of elegant people and middle class. It dates back to the 17th century.
Castles, Palaces and Museums
This castle built during the Roman era has fairytale like quality and innumerable features like the fortified double walls over a length of 3 kilometers along with 52 towers. Families can spend an entire day marveling at the tourist attractions inside the castle.
Tourists will find this museum in a 12th century fort that they later converted into a palace. It has a varied collection of art, artifacts and sculptures. Some of the pieces are more than 2000 years old. If you are going to visit this museum with your family, better budget at least two days as there is plenty to see.
Lastly, you see the most important insight into exuberance of wealth and style of French Monarchy brought out by those elegant furniture, exquisite antiques, stunning art pieces alongside sprawling gardens. Best of all palaces is Palace of Versailles, resplendent with gold ornamentation and crystal chandeliers. A spectacular sight for you on your family tour of France.
Other Sites You Must Visit in France
Famous tourist relaxation spot, Luxembourg Gardens previously permitted only royalty. There is no entrance fee and is now open to all.
Tourists find hundreds of things to do at Cannes. Shopping on Rue d’Antibes, picnicking on the Iles de Lerins, visiting the musee de la Mer or trying your luck at Palm Beach Casino, Cannes has plenty of exciting things for the tourists. Hosts Cannes Film Festival most revered by film goers and filmmakers alike its only rival the Oscars held at Hollywood.
Ideal for family tours with plenty of restaurants and art places, France offers tourists splendid value for their time. Begin your holiday to France at once and regale in its luxurious offerings.
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Murphy, in letter, makes compromise offer to legislative leaders on tax increases
By Anjalee Khemlani
Trenton | Jun 26, 2018 at 5:44 pm
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Gov. Phil Murphy discussed the budget at a news conference earlier this week. On Tuesday, he sent a letter to the Legislature suggesting a compromise solution.
Gov. Phil Murphy, in the first sign of a potential compromise that could avoid a shutdown of the state government, sent a letter to the legislative leaders of both houses late Tuesday, suggesting a way modified versions of both the corporate business tax and millionaire’s tax could be implemented. (To read the letter, scroll down.)
The letter, addressed to Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford), Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Woodbridge) and both houses, asks for a modified but recurring corporate business tax hike, as well as a modest increase in the marginal tax rate on personal income in excess of $1 million, along with the two-year, phased-in restoration of the 7 percent sales tax rate.
The modified business tax hike comes with the caveat that it does not reach the 13 percent that legislators have proposed for companies earning more than $25 million in the state, which would give New Jersey the title of highest business tax in the country.
“This surcharge must be at a rate that does not make New Jersey an outlier nationally, as the bill that is on my desk currently would,” Murphy said in the letter.
Both tax increases have caused significant concern for the business community, since both, on their own, created a likelihood of top earners and high-revenue businesses leaving the state.
The millionaire’s tax, although popular based on recent polls, was also a problem because it jumped to more than 10 percent, according to Gary Bingel, a tax attorney with EisnerAmper.
Murphy’s proposed compromise may be more digestible. Murphy had proposed raising the tax on the highest earners from 8.97 percent to 10.75 percent.
“I think going from 8 percent to 9 percent (for example) is much less adverse than going from 8 percent to 10 percent. It’s just a mental thing,” Bingel said. “It’s a lot.”
The compromise would change how much revenue the state sees from both taxes. Previously, the Office of Legislative Services estimated the corporate business tax would provide $800 million, and the millionaire’s tax (according to a review prior to the federal tax reform) would net between $790 to $850 million.
The Office of Management and Budget estimates the corporate business tax, based on the original bill, to raise revenue in the $550 million range, while the millionaire’s tax is estimated to rake in $765 million.
Murphy also said in the letter he is prepared to accept compromises from the Legislature, including Sweeney’s school funding formula and Coughlin’s tax amnesty program and reinstatement of the homestead rebate.
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Thomas Dalbis interview: The inside word on one of our most talented bladers and filmmakers
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If you’ve watched any Australian rollerblading videos in the last couple of years, chances are you’ve watched something from Thomas Dalbis. The Melbourne-based blader and filmmaker is responsible for pushing out consistent, high-quality edits highlighting the best of the Aussie scene (and he’s a pretty damn good blader himself!). Jesse Kuch caught up with Thomas recently to find out more about his life, travels, filmmaking and what The Simpsons has to do with the Kal Crew…
Hey Thomas, how goes? What are you up to today?
Hey man, just chilling with Chris Pullar Sawyer and my girl, and we just pulled up to some basketball courts waiting for crew to get here so we can setup a P-rail and just have a sunny sesh in the middle of a Melbourne sunny park. Classic sunday chill sesh, pretty much…
Ahh, sounds awesome. Tell the boys I said wassup. You just back from another sunny place… Sydney. Checking out the edit, the trip looked like a lot of fun… what did you get up to?
Yeah man, it was loads of fun for sure. Pretty much, the idea was to go up for a week, as my mate Tomek was travelling up with his girl … Sawyer and I thought it was a good idea to go up at the same time and just catch up with all the homies, enjoy Sydney and get as much footage as possible. It turned out great. There was perfect weather every day, cool parks and loads of sick street spots. I also managed to stay at a family friends crib in Bronte right by the beach, so it was just perfect.
They definitely look like they have fun in Sydney… not only blading but all the rest of life, too.
Yeah man, that’s for sure. There’s potential for anything outside blading … just getting around, logistics and all, was a nightmare (laughs). Sydney is so damn BIG!
Yeah it’s not a grid like Melbourne either … it can get a bit hectic. I guess we shoot back to the start. Tell me a bit about your life and rolling… Where did this crazy adventure begin for you?
Blading has been part of my life for about 14 years now. It all started back in my home town of Mantes la Jolie in France where my brother introduced me to skating by showing off his Feinbergs, doing grinds on the curb out the front of our house … I thought that it was the coolest thing ever. The next day, I got some Salomon ST1s and I was hooked! Then it was pretty much us two skating our local park and learning new tricks on easy flat ledges, until we met two other guys one day who were also blading and that’s when the KAL crew started.
Backside backslide up, across the flat and down at the Vic Titles
Oh wow… I didn’t know Kal Crew had such a long history.
Yeah. We bumped into the other two guys a few times without knowing who they were. After a few sessions, we were like ‘hey what’s up, we should blade together’. The core crew since the start is my brother, Jeremy, and the two French mates from my home town, 20sil and Dje, who Initially started it because they looked like Karl and Lennie from The Simpsons. Nowadays, this Kal thing is much, much more than that, and it pretty much is made of all the close homies I skate with … Martin Gade, Sawyer, Tomek, Kev, Matt, Josh and all the other crew I forgot to mention. It’s pretty much if you’re down with me and my bro, you’re down with the Kal.
Rolling seems so strong in France… like it never experienced the slowdown that a lot of other places did.
Yeah, it’s always been a huge scene. Back in the day we use to train it to Paris to go skate Bercy with all the locals every weekend and every time we’d rock up there would be 20-30 bladers shredding the park or the Bercy ledges. There was also loads of demos over the summer with pros such as Dom Sagona, Billy O’Neil, Rachard Johnston, Chris Farmer, Evgeniy Leonov, etc … they all made it down, and it was so cool been a grom and skating with pros, getting to talk to them … I was bilingual, unlike most Frenchies, so that made it easier for us.
Nowadays I don’t think the Paris scene is as strong, but the love is still there for sure. The level of skating (back then) was just insane. Growing up skating with the best skaters in the world at the time, in my view, was the coolest thing. We would meet up weekly with skaters like Cyril Daniel, Julien Cudot, Adrien Clairaz, Clement Milot and just shred the streets of Paris. We were all groms at the time, but was definitely a sick scene growing up. For example, when we were on tour in ’08 with all the Parisians we shot that disaster 450 backside royal at the forum ledges with Cyril Daniel. Llittle did we know that we had just filmed one of THE sickest trick in blading, ever. That’s how good the Parisians were and that scene definitely helped shape the skater I am today.
AO soul 360 out at the Vic Titles at Prahran
Sounds like a life most people in Australia could only dream of… but we’ve got you now. When and why did you guys decide to move to Australia?
I decided to move to Australia around the end of 2007. (It was) mainly because I wanted a change of scene. I had lived in Paris for two years to study, so i was a bit sick of the Parisian lifestyle and I wanted to do a university course here in Australia to diversify a bit and get the best of both worlds. I also knew Melbourne had a cool little scene at the time, so that helped. It was around that time that my Mum and sister also moved back to Australia, so it made sense to meet up with them.
What did you study?
I studied Bachelor of Business with a major in Entrepreneurship. I completed in 2 years as I was able to use credit from my French diplomas.
Truespin topside pornstar
Oh nice… I was expecting maybe something with video.
Nah, I pretty much taught myself video. It just came with blading, but now that I think of it, I wish!
Yeah it’s like that eh… oh well, it’s always easy to look in hindsight.
There’s always YouTube tutorials to catch on lost time (laughs).
Who need degrees when you’ve got YouTube?! These days, alongside your skating, you’re also recognised around the globe as one of Australia’s most prolific and talented rollerblading filmmakers … have you got anything in the works in the works?
Yeah man, we always have something in the works. At the moment I’ve got multiple projects I’m filming for few street sections of the homies Tomek, Martin, Scowie, Sawyer and myself. I’m also currently working on a new Razors Podcast to promote the new Waikiki skate. Hopefully we wrap that up soon to be in sync with the hype of the skate worldwide. I’m also working on a new edit for my Australian Street Edit series where I usually try and feature most of Australia, not just Melbourne … and finally, I’m also working on a ‘best of’ section with all of Martin Gade’s street clips of The Joint Tour and filming a bit for Circolo on the side. So yeah, always busy and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Far out… looks like we won’t be short on content for rollerblading.com.au then (laughs). These days a lot of people put out edits… the technology is there for most people to be able to do it pretty easily… what do you think sets apart a good edit from the rest?
First of all, it’s a great thing that it’s getting easier and easier for people to put out content. As for quality in an edit, in my opinion, what really does it for me is use of tripod, multiple lenses and angles, and diversity in spots and tricks. Then there’s the high end edits that I see from people like Jonas Hanson, for example, that that are just on a totally other level … original filming, top camera, colour correction work and the choice of tricks are all super important when trying to differentiate yourself from the rest. But more importantly, he’s able to tell a story through his edits, not just trick trick, trick and see ya later. For me that’s the hardest part when it comes to setting yourself apart and it also helps make blading look good towards the general public.
Apart from Jonas, who else do you reckon nails it?
I like the E.Rod and the Dirtbox stuff, but the guys who really nail it in my opinion are guys like Austin Paz, Dom West and even guys like my mate Matt Carratelli. Those guys know how to film and make blading look good, which is what it’s all about.
BS torque to true topside acid at the Vic Titles
You seem like you get to travel a fair bit… any adventures planned for summer or 2016?
Hell yeah man, always keen on the travel. We have spoken about doing Europe again, this time trying to hit up the competitions that we haven’t done before such as Fise, Roskilde and Blade Days … and I also want to bring my mates to comps I have loved for years such as Summerclash and Ghetto Games in Latvia. But yeah, most definitely a Euro trip, which seems to always be the best option to get out of the Melbourne winter. Also, the Soccer Euro comp is on in France next year, so there will be loads of people travelling over to Paris, which is dope. I’m always happy to welcome Aussie mates of mine and show ‘em the French way of living. Tom Sawyer and I are also planning on going back to Cali sometime next year.
Does that mean we can expect another full-length film like The Joint Tour then?
I doubt it mate, we’ll be missing our captain of the ship, FX, who will be in South America next year, so not really looking at getting a campervan and doing another 8000km tour, but who knows what we’ll come up with? As for another full length film like The Joint Tour … I’m not really looking at doing another project like that. It was a lot of work, much more than I expected. but some great memories and i cant wait to view it in 10-20 years and look back at the sick times we had!
That was kinda my question… it was such a long film, I imagine it was hours and hours behind a computer screen.
Yeah man, too long…
Do you reckon it’s sad we don’t see the full-length videos as much these days?
I dunno if it’s sad. It’s more that times are changing with social media and the internet … people get more content online than ever before.
Yeah, I guess people’s attentions spans aren’t the same these days. That said, sitting down and watching a full length video with a bit of a theme is still really next level for me… that’s why I loved The Joint Tour so much! You sound so busy with everything, whether it’s filming or actually blading itself … do you have time for anything else?
Blading and filming are pretty much my only hobbies. Nah, I’m a very active person and always keen to get out and do things, whether it’s shooting hoops with my homies, playing tennis, watching the latest shows or just hanging out on Chapel St for some arvo drinks, I’m just a regular blader that loves to travel and make the most out of life, petty much.
I guess that should do us nicely man… thanks heaps for taking the time. Is there anyone you’d like to thank, or shout out, before we wrap it up?
First of all, I would like to thank my parents for the constant support and allowing me to travel to comps since the age of 14. IMYTA Amsterdam in 2004 was my first and would have never been possible without them and I will never forget that. I would like to thank my girl Lea for been able to handle my lifestyle and understanding my love for blading … big thanks to my brother Jezza for getting me into this and pushing me all these years … cheers to all the homies in the MR crew (you know who u are) for making Melbourne the sickest scene to film, hang, skate and promote … big up to Rolling Victoria for organising mad comps all year round … shout outs to all my Euro homies see you all next year … thanks to rollerblading.com.au for giving me this opportunity and keeping us updated with fresh Aussie media, and big, big shout outs to the KAL, for life! See you all at the ARO!
Thanks man, it was a pleasure. Keep the killer videos and skating coming, the scene needs you! Peace.
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Randidly wished he was a puddle, so light and heat would evaporate into nothing and he could escape this place.
"Well, he may be an ass, but at least the foreigner sticks to his guns," Tatiana said dryly, looking at the large projector screen that was set up right next to the steelworkers’ town. Most everyone who lived and worked there had awoken that morning, surprised to find a screen had been erected. Apparently, it had been done by the Unity Church.
And after a sufficient number of people had gathered, a brown-robed priest of the Unity Church announced that it was about to broadcast a recording of the first interview with an individual from Zone 32, from Rawlands.
Imagine Randidly's surprise when he discovered that his own face was calmly sitting there, being interviewed by Congress.
"Mr. Ghosthound," One the senators said with a frown, "Are you saying you are the most powerful person from your Zone?”
Randidly, or Neveah wearing Randidly's face, leaned back in the shiny wooden chair she had been given. "Well, first and foremost I am a low-key and friendly guy. But yes. I am definitely the strongest."
"Ah, the pride of youth," A rather round man in a red suit said, stepping forward. "Let's not dwell on strength, shouldn't we learn something more? My friend Randidly, please tell Congress what you told me about forging in Rawlands."
"Oh, yes. All of the forging is done by hands. Everyone has forging related Skills. Well, not everyone. I don't have those Skills. I don't forge." Then Neveah paused, and finished with, "But I don't really understand why not, it seems fun."
'Because you aren't you!' Randidly wanted to scream. What didn't she understand about remaining low key with his face? He supposed it wouldn't have mattered in the long run, as the government of Zone 1 would learn of his accomplishments from Zone 32 eventually, and then try to find him. Perhaps it was better this way, so they didn't wonder why someone who was supposedly so powerful had been just hanging around in Zone 1 for so long.
But why did she have to act like such a weirdo while doing it?
"What do you think, Viking?" Tatiana said, not looking away from the screen. There was a strange intensity to her gaze that made Randidly nervous. And how could he blame Neveah when he transformed himself into a weirdo all on his own...?
"...uh, well he seems..." Randidly tried to search around for an accurate, and inoffensive way of describing himself. "...unusually intense."
Tatianna nodded, chuckling. Then she flashed Randidly a smile. "I agree, but probably not just in the way you are thinking. There certainly is something... compelling about his gaze. I don't think I've seen eyes that green before. But I recognize the sort of man that he is."
Tatiana cracked her neck. She was wearing gold earrings, which swayed from side to side at the casual gesture. "You just learn to have a knack for these things. All powerful men are the same. And that guy? He's got a real niche sexual desire. I bet he likes getting peed on or something. Definitely wants to be the submissive in some sort of roleplay."
Randidly opened his mouth, then he closed it. He tried to imagine someone peeing on him, and how he would react to it, and suddenly that person was Tatiana. Hurriedly, he coughed into his hand to hide his acute embarrassment.
Tatiana slipped her arm through his and pulled Randidly away from the screen, as Neveah excitedly explained the different things that Randidly did in a 'normal' day. "So, you'll get enough money today, right? Everyone's talking about it. They expect the price to go up as soon as you purchase the first probationary citizenship. Oh, no one's mad though. They are happy that SOMEONE finally got out of the steel factory."
"Yea... how did you know?" Randidly asked, letting himself be led away towards the steel factory. Tatiana's hand was very warm.
"Well, for one thing, Foreman Davey has been hyping you up as a success story to most of the new arrivals. It's all about making people think it’s possible to move up in the world, even though it's only the peculiar people like you that ever manage it."
Randidly smiled ruefully. "Other people could, given time. I'm just doing it a bit faster."
When Tatiana shook her head, her curls bounded back and forth, wafting a perfume in the surrounding air. "Perhaps in theory. But you have kept your expenses low, have you not? I don't mean to be rude, but you must spend basically nothing on your living situation. And I hear you hunt your own meat, which has become something of a trend among the steelworkers’ spouses. Hunting and growing your own food means that much less to pay for. But most people don't do that. Most people stay at a nice apartment, eat out, take the time to attend the expensive lectures offered to become better at steel working... Have you ever thought about offering a lecture or two? I bet Foreman Davey would let you, especially after you become a probationary citizen. It would be great publicity for this whole operation."
Chuckling, Randidly said, "...it's true, my Stats give me a few advantages in terms of efficiency.”
Tatiana gave him a look.
"Maybe... more than a few," Randidly admitted. Almost unwillingly, Randidly pulled his arm away and flexed his fingers. They were exceedingly clean, from a scrubbing this morning. But when he looked at his hands, he could only see the callouses from squeezing a spear. These were not the hands of a simple metal worker.
“Think about it, Viking,” Tatiana said with a shrug. “There’s no such thing as too much money and influence right?”
Decklan leaned forward, laying his cards down on the impromptu table they had made to play the game. “Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like it’s tea time.”
Everyone around him stilled. There were 5 others at the table inside the hut, but outside of it, there would be others tending to the garden and patrolling in the area around the mine. Tera was undoubtedly lying on the roof, looking up at the stars. It was what she loved to do here, on crystal clear nights. Guarding the mine wasn’t an exciting job really, aside from those brief times when they needed to wipe out a Raid Boss. But it was an important one, for Donnyton.
Tonight was a clear night, and when she heard the prearranged phrase Tera undoubtedly sent an alert to every member of the Squad. One of the nearby members of Decklan’s Squad, who was relatively new, stood abruptly.
“How much time do we have?” He asked, his eyes widening.
Older members of Decklan’s Squad rolled their eyes at the young man’s foolishness. They all stacked their chips and cards in neat stacks before standing, and then it was more of a stretch than anything else. These were men that had fought with Decklan in those early days, defending the walls of Donnyton from the waves of beasts that came to crush new Villages.
Although they were casual, their movements were extremely quick. Within a few seconds, they had stowed away the cards and grabbed their gear, strapping it on with a practiced ease. They were quite used to ambushing others, so being on the receiving end of it didn’t throw any of them. Sometimes it was easy to forget, but they were in the business of killing.
The only way this ended was with someone better coming to kill them.
Decklan smiled at the new Squad member. “Three seconds.”
When the wave hit, it was harder than even Decklan anticipated. It was led by a bull type monster, clearly a Raid Boss spawn. Behind them were waves of insect armored humanoids who were surprisingly well armored, if unimpressive otherwise. Still, these armored humanoids were an excellent counter for Decklan’s Squad.
This move was pre-planned, then.
Chortling, Decklan strolled out among the monsters. They might give his boys some trouble, but his knife was a found item in the System, from a Level 59 monster. These Creatures weren’t even Level 40. They were rotten wood and chaff, quickly cut away.
But there were a lot of them, and they weren’t trying to engage Decklan’s group, just keep them busy. Decklan looked up from killing a dozen to scan the rush in front of him. There were only a thousand, but it was still an almost impossible task for his Squad to survive long amongst these numbers. Or stop them from making it into the mines.
Then a figure moved forward, out of the crowd, a hulking monstrosity encased in obsidian armor.
Decklan whistled. “It is has been a long, long time since I’ve had a duel. I hope I haven’t lost my touch.”
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Democrat ends all-night speech as Supreme Court clash nears
Apr 5, 2017 at 10:26 AM Apr 5, 2017 at 10:26 AM
A Democratic senator yielded the Senate floor Wednesday morning after talking through the night to highlight his party's opposition to President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch.
WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator yielded the Senate floor Wednesday morning after talking through the night to highlight his party's opposition to President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch.
But the theatrics from Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley could not change the outcome, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Republicans prepared to steamroll Senate rules in order to eliminate Democrats' ability to block Gorsuch with a filibuster.
Merkley spoke through the night, for more than 15 hours, finally stopping midmorning Wednesday with a final plea to colleagues to oppose Gorsuch, a federal appeals court judge from Denver.
"This is an extreme nominee from the far right who doesn't believe in the fundamental vision of 'We the People' and makes decision after decision through tortured, twisted, contrived arguments defined for the powerful over the people, and that is unacceptable," Merkley said.
Following Merkley on the floor, McConnell ridiculed the opposition from Democrats.
"Democrats would filibuster Ruth Bader Ginsburg if President Donald Trump nominated her," McConnell said, naming one of the more liberal sitting justices. "There is simply no principled reason to oppose this exceptional, exceptional Supreme Court nominee."
The Senate is now pointed to a showdown Thursday, when Democrats will try to block Gorsuch's confirmation, but McConnell will then unilaterally change Senate rules to lower the threshold required to advance Supreme Court nominees from 60 votes to a simple majority in the 100-member Senate.
Democrats blamed Republicans for pushing them to attempt a nearly unheard-of filibuster of a qualified Supreme Court pick. Forty-four Democrats intend to vote against proceeding to final confirmation on Gorsuch, which would be enough to block his nomination under the Senate's existing parliamentary rules that require 60 votes to advance a nomination.
But McConnell and Republicans say the Democrats' obstruction leaves them with no choice. Asked Tuesday if he has the votes for the rules change, given misgivings voiced by many Republicans, McConnell answered simply, "Yes."
Democrats tried mightily to keep the focus on Republicans' plans to change Senate rules, rather than on their own plans to obstruct a nominee who would likely have gotten onto the court easily with no filibuster in earlier, less contentious political times.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said, "Senator McConnell would have the world believe that his hands are tied. That the only option after Judge Gorsuch doesn't earn 60 votes is to break the rules, to change the rules. That could not be further from the truth."
In fact, a Senate rules change does appear to be the lone route that Republicans have to put Gorsuch on the court. And despite claims from Schumer and others that Trump and Republicans could go back to the drawing board and come up with a more "mainstream" nominee, it seems unlikely that any nominee produced by Trump would win Democrats' approval.
On Tuesday evening McConnell officially filed a "cloture" motion, the procedural step designed to end debate on a nomination and bring it to a final vote. That started the clock toward a showdown on Thursday, when Democrats are expected to try to block Gorsuch, at which point Republicans would respond by enacting the rules change. The change is known on Capitol Hill as the "nuclear option" because of the potential repercussions for the Senate and the court.
For the Senate, it would mean that future Supreme Court nominees could get on the court without bipartisan support, potentially leading to a more ideologically polarized court. More immediately, Gorsuch's confirmation to fill the vacancy on the court created by Scalia's death would restore the conservative voting majority that existed before Scalia's death and could persist or grow for years to come.
Lawmakers of both parties bemoaned the further erosion of their traditions of bipartisanship and consensus. Some were already predicting that they would end up eliminating the 60-vote requirement for legislation, as well as nominations. But McConnell pledged Tuesday that this would not happen on his watch.
Gorsuch now counts 55 supporters in the Senate: the 52 Republicans including McConnell, along with three moderate Democrats from states that President Donald Trump won last November — Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Donnelly of Indiana. A fourth Senate Democrat, Michael Bennet from Gorsuch's home state of Colorado, has said he will not join in the filibuster against Gorsuch but has not said how he will vote on final passage.
Gorsuch, 49, is a 10-year veteran of a federal appeals court in Denver, where he's compiled a highly conservative record that's led Democrats to complain that he too often sides with corporations without regard to the humanity of the plaintiffs before him.
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Are you looking to charter a boat abroad soon? If so, a good starting point is to have your ICC card, also known as the International Certificate of Competence for Operators of Pleasure Craft (ICC) This card is issued to suitably trained persons through the offices of the Irish Sailing on behalf of the Irish Government.
The International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft for users of pleasure craft was established under resolution No. 40 of the Working Party on Inland Water Transport for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
The aim of the ICC is to provide boat owners and people wishing to charter boats abroad with an internationally recognised document certifying their competence to skipper a boat for recreational use.
Each year subject to demand the RSGYC in conjunction with SeaCraft will be running an ICC shore based preparation course over three evenings from 19:30– 22:00 each evening. This series of classroom teaching is aimed to prepare the experienced sailors for the completion of the Coastal endorsement written paper and on the water assessment required in order to successfully apply for the ICC card.
Who should apply?
Suitably experienced sailors/ power boaters who wish to apply for the ICC card.
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3 evenings of classwork based preparation required to assist and guide for the successful completion of the ICC Coastal endorsement theory exam. Upon successful completion of the theory exam Club members will work with fellow Club member David Jerrard to arrange for a mutually agreeable time and date for the completion of the on the water practical assessment. Once the practical assessment has been completed candidates must apply directly to Irish Sailing for the processing of their ICC card which costs €50 for IS members and €96 for non IS members.
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The International Certificate of Competence (ICC); cruising and chartering abroad.
Neither Ireland nor the UK require certificates of competency or licences for the operators of leisure craft less than 24 metres or 80 tonnes sailing in their territorial waters.
But many European countries may require credible evidence of a skipper’s competence. Bear in mind that unless you are passing directly through a country’s territorial waters without stopping you must comply with that country’s legal requirements in addition to the requirements of your yacht’s flag state.
Most countries will have their own organisations awarding certificates or licenses for leisure craft operators such as the Yachtmaster certificates of competence, for example. However, there is no international requirement for any country to recognise or accept a leisure craft operator’s certificate or licence from another jurisdiction.
There are many competent leisure sailors who do not want a Yachtmaster certificate but intend to cruise overseas or charter a yacht for a week or two. In most instances some form of certification may be advisable or required and the ICC may serve the purpose.
The ICC was originally created by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) to enable leisure craft operators navigating the length of the Danube and the Rhine to provide a single evidence of competency acceptable to the many countries through which those rivers pass.
Regulated by UNECE Resolution No. 40 the ICC, now called the International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft (ICOPC), has evolved over the years into an official government document which assures the competence of operators of leisure craft less than 24 metres or 80 tonnes for the inland and coastal waters of Europe.
In Ireland the ICC is administered by Irish Sailing (née ISA) on behalf of the Irish Government and can be issued without a test to someone who holds a valid IS/ISA certificate from a practical course or exam such as a Powerboat, Day Skipper or Yachtmaster certificate and will be valid for power or sail or both as appropriate. It cannot be issued to the holder of a shore based course certificate or to the holder of a practical certificate from another jurisdiction, such as an RYA certificate for example.
Anyone who does not hold a qualifying certificate must complete a practical test on a suitable boat. Most people need the Coastal endorsement which requires a written test as well as the practical test.
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Power-washing is a dirty job, but could help contain hepatitis A outbreak
The hepatitis A virus is spread through fecal matter, and the homeless population is particularly vulnerable because they have limited access to toilets and places to wash their hands.
By Gary Warth
San Diego —
More than a few people took a second look at the trucks with flashing lights and men in hazmat suits spraying chemicals on sidewalks in several San Diego neighborhoods Friday.
“Is it ok if I go through?” one man asked as he stopped before stepping on the wet sidewalk in the Midway area.
He was told it was fine, despite the slight chemical smell of bleach e that arose as the wet sidewalk heated up around 8 a.m. on Rosecrans Street.
It was unclear whether he knew the crew he passed was spraying sidewalks because they might have, among other things, traces of human feces that could contain a deadly virus.
“That’s urine,” one of the crew members said just after the pedestrian passed, pointing out a tale-tell white foam that emerges as the chemicals lingered on a sidewalk in front of a bus stop.
Needless to say, it’s not the most glamorous job. But it is a job that has brought the new national attention to the effort to help contain a hepatitis A outbreak that has left 17 dead and hundreds hospitalized over the months of the outbreak.
ABC News, CNN, Newsweek and the Washington Post have reported on the effort to stop the deadly outbreak, and a team from the HBO newsmagazine “Vice” followed the crew as they walked down Rosecrans Street on Friday.
To fight the spread, the city has set up public toilets and hand-washing stations downtown and has evicted people from large sidewalk campsites. On Friday, city crews also moved homeless people out of campsites along the San Diego River.
Clearing away unsanitary tents was one step in stopping the spread of the disease, but the virus still may be on sidewalks, embedded, unseen and dangerous if picked up on a shoe that’s later touched.
On Sept. 11, Clean Harbors Environmental Services began cleaning sidewalks with chemicals downtown, and this week they expanded to Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach and the Midway area. On Friday, they finished in Midway and moved on to North Park, Park Boulevard and Colina Park.
“Although the city has had limited sanitizing efforts in the past, the current sidewalk sanitizing work is the largest scale, widespread project of its kind for us,” said Mario Sierra, director of the city’s Environmental Services Department. “Public safety and public health must be prioritized, and I’m confident that sanitizing work is making a difference.”
The washing is done in two phases. First, a team of two sprays diluted sodium hypochlorite (bleach) on sidewalks from small containers that are pressurized by hand.
That solution is diluted at a ratio of one gallon of hypochlorite to nine gallons of water. It sits on the sidewalk for 10 minutes before a third crew member arrives spraying another solution created by further diluting the first solution with water in a one-to-nine ratio.
Much more of the second solution is sprayed than the first, and it’s shot with a gas-powered pump from a 275-gallon plastic tank hauled on a short trailer behind a Clean Harbors pickup truck.
So much is sprayed, the team has to periodically stop at fire hydrants to refill the tank. There is, however, no runoff, as the spray was more like a mist that occasionally made a rainbow and left sidewalks wet, but not puddled.
One of the crew members said they have absorbent socks to place over storm drains if necessary to catch any runoff, but they have not had to use them. While high-pressure pumps can be strong enough to blast gum off sidewalks, these are turned down to a soft spray because that’s all that’s needed for this job, a crew member said.
While Clean Harbors employees said they are not allowed be quoted as spokespeople for their company, they were happy to answer questions. The diluted solution is harmless on the sidewalk, one explained, and the hazmat suits are necessary because the spray would stain the crew member’s clothes.
The men walked down Rosecrans from Kurtz Street to Pacific Highway, where homeless people often set up tents. Not today, however. Bright pink notices were posted in advance to alert people the crew was headed their way. If they did come upon a tent, city communications director Katie Keach said the crew would just spray around them because they don’t have authority to make them move.
At the next stop at North Park Community Park, Curtis Jimison noticed the crew as he pushed a shopping cart full of bottles and cans he plans to recycle. He’s been “kind of” homeless for two years, he said.
“I’m concerned for a lot of the people, but I try to keep myself really clean,” he said about the hepatitis A outbreak.
A cleaning crew in North Park sprays an initial high-concentrate bleach solution on a sidewalk by a community park.
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As he spoke, Jimison washed his hands with a bottle of water and hand soap he keeps in his cart, a routine he does about every 15 minutes when collecting recyclables.
He has kept up on the news about the outbreak and said he has noticed the city has finally begun refilling the soap dispenser in the park’s restroom, although the sink had no water.
The crew next made their way down University Avenue in North Park, walking from 32nd to Texas Street.
Many people didn’t take notice of the crew, which bypassed stretches that had people sitting in outdoor dining areas.
Others were happy to see them, with some waving and thanking them.
Clee Gonzales, a manager at North Park Flooring, was especially appreciative but wished they would have also cleaned the alley behind his shop.
“We’re very relieved to see they’re actually doing something,” he said. “They’ve been talking about it for months, but we hadn’t seen any actions taken.”
Gonzales said homeless people defecate behind the shop, and since hearing about the hepatitis A outbreak everybody at work has worn gloves when in the back and disinfected their shoes afterward.
“I just know it’s out there. and it makes me nervous,” he said about the disease.
The city is asking the public to report other areas that should be washed by calling (619) 527-7500 or by making an online request at sandiego.gov.
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Clinton woman wanted on drug charge
Delsey Menge
On Aug. 31, a St. Clair County warrant was issued for Delsey Menge, 40, Clinton, charging her with class C felony possession of a controlled substance. The charge stems from an incident on Aug. 28 at a residence on NE 471 Road, Osceola. During the investigation, St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office deputies and members of the Mid Missouri Multi Jurisdiction Drug Task Force discovered two glass pipes that field test positive for methamphetamine in Menge’s possession. Five plastic bags with a crystal residue inside each bag and two cut off straws consistent with methamphetamine use were also located. Bond is set at $15,000 cash or surety.
Nevada woman wanted on felony warrant
Autumn Livengood
On Aug. 31, a St. Clair County warrant was issued for Autumn Livengood, 31, Nevada, charging her with class C felony possession of a controlled substance. The charge stems from a Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation on July 14. Bond is set at $15,000 cash or surety.
Warrant issued for Kansas City woman
(No Photo) On Aug. 31, a St. Clair County warrant was issued for Nikki Lewis, 29, Kansas City, charging her with a class A misdemeanor of harassment by communicating a threat. The charge stems from an incidents beginning on March 29 when a victim received threats over the telephone after repossessing a vehicle. Bond is set at $5,000 cash or surety.
Sheriff Keeler urges those with any information related to the location of these individuals to contact the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line, 417-646-5832, or email to tips@scsomo.org.
Warrant arrests
Michael Cable
On Sept. 1, Michael Cable, 23, Lowry City, was arrested in Osceola on a Newton County arrest warrant for a probation violation on an original class C felony charge of theft. The warrant was issued on Aug. 21. Bond is set at $1,000 cash only.
Brandon Bush
On Aug. 31, Brandon Bush, 27, Kahokin, Ill., was arrested in Appleton City on a misdemeanor warrant out of Bates County for failing to appear in court on an original charge of possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana. Bond is set at $2,500 cash or surety.
Colt Perry
On Aug. 31, Colt Perry, 23, Clinton, was arrested in Osceola on two outstanding warrants, a no-bond Pulaski County warrant charging him with felony driving while revoked and a Clinton Police Department warrant for failing to appear in court on a misdemeanor or ordinance charge. Bond on that charge is $1,000 cash only.
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'Vividly imagined and prodigiously researched' Helen Davies, Sunday Times, Books of the Year 'Such a rewarding read' John Preston, Daily Mail, Books of the Year 'This odd, secretive man is brought to life', Robbie Millen, The Times, Books of the YearMaxwell Knight was a paradox. A jazz obsessive and nature enthusiast (he is the author of the definitive work on how to look after a gorilla), he is seen today as one of MI5's greatest spymasters, a man who did more than any other to break up British fascism during the Second World War - in spite of having once belonged to the British Fascisti himself. He was known to his agents and colleagues simply as M, and was rumoured to be part of the inspiration for the character M in the James Bond series., Knight became a legendary spymaster despite an almost total lack of qualifications. What set him apart from his peers was a mercurial ability to transform almost anyone into a fearless secret agent. He was the first in MI5 to grasp the potential of training female agents., M is about more than just one man however. In its pages, Hemming reveals for the first time in print the names and stories of seven men and women recruited by Knight, on behalf of MI5, and then asked to infiltrate the most dangerous political organizations in Britain at that time. Until now, their identities have been kept secret outside MI5., Drawn from every walk of life, they led double lives-often at great personal cost-in order to protect the country they loved. With the publication of this book, it will be possible at last to celebrate the lives of these courageous, selfless individuals. Drawing on declassified documents, private family archives and interviews with retired MI5 officers as well as the families of MI5 agents, M reveals not just the shadowy world of espionage but a brilliant, enigmatic man at its centre.
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The Wrekin Forest
This area has distinct features and needs that are different to the rest of the AONB and extending into the Borough of Telford & Wrekin brings different users, audiences and partners. The same principles of retaining landscape quality and engaging with local people are nevertheless still relevant. The need here to protect the environment and to manage people’s enjoyment of it is as significant as anywhere in the AONB. Well established partnership approaches to co-ordinating management of the Wrekin area need continued support and complementing with new practical project activity.
The Wrekin is Shropshire’s iconic hill and being surrounded by lower ground, affords excellent views over much of the county and beyond. An outlying hill, the Wrekin area is the least typical part of the Shropshire Hills, lying on the urban fringe of Telford, with significant new development nearby and high levels of recreational and community use.
The woodlands on the Wrekin and the Ercall are of high quality (SSSI), and important for their geology. The area is rich in industrial archaeology and has strong connections to the nearby Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site. The town of Wellington has very strong cultural links with the Wrekin. The AONB boundary is drawn tightly around the wooded hills of the Wrekin and the Ercall, and so the quality of the surrounding area is very important as a setting for the AONB. The ‘Wrekin Forest’ area includes the AONB and surrounding area. The Wrekin is very important both locally and for those visiting the area, especially the main path up the north side of the hill, which is valued by a wide cross-section of people for fresh air, views and exercise.
The high level of recreational use of the Wrekin creates pressure, and there is no robust framework or resources to manage this, resulting in the quality of the landscape and visitors’ experience being less than optimal.
Since 2007 the Wrekin Forest Partnership supported by the AONB Partnership has helped to provide a forum for the discussion of issues and co-ordination, and the Wrekin Forest Plan now in its third phase covering 2015-20 has provided direction. Practical activity and community engagement by partners including the Shropshire Wildlife Trust has made a real difference on the ground and raised the profile of the value of the area. Volunteers are active in a number of groups, and there is involvement from large companies in Telford.
Shropshire Wildlife Trust manage the main car park at Forest Glen. Visitor management at the Wrekin would however benefit from a more co-ordinated approach, and adequate resources given its importance and scale of use. There is scope to improve parking provision and visitor facilities at or in proximity to the Wrekin, managing pressures and strengthening the quality of recreational offer. These however would need to be planned with sensitivity to the location and to visitor management issues and have a viable business model. Continued co-ordination of activity to manage the Wrekin Forest will depend on partners working together and with local landowners.
Telford & Wrekin Council have defined the Wrekin Forest as a Strategic Landscape [75], which gives it some additional recognition and protection.
The redevelopment of the former Ironbridge Power Station close to the AONB near Buildwas will be a big factor over the coming years. This large site lies right between the AONB and the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site, and the scale and design of development need to be appropriate and sensitive.
Development on the eastern fringes of the Wrekin and near Ironbridge needs to respond to the distinctive character of the area.
A stronger mechanism is desirable for managing the high environmental quality of the Wrekin Forest area and its continued use by visitors. On the ground capacity to take practical action and engage with visitors is key to maintaining the quality of a well-used countryside site. Planning gain from new development nearby should be considered to help manage the increased pressure it will come under, and opportunities should be explored for using this to establish project work or a longer term arrangement.
Enjoyment of the Wrekin Forest countryside should go along with promoting understanding of its qualities. Opportunities for participation through activities such as conservation volunteering can be improved.
Recognition of the national importance of the AONB designation remains important and should be given a higher profile in the Wrekin area. Management of the Wrekin Forest area should link both ways to the wider Shropshire Hills AONB, to Telford’s green infrastructure, and to the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.
Priority areas for conservation action will continue to include the woods, other habitats and wildlife, and cultural heritage. Strengthening connections with local people, improvements to access, and community involvement through events, education and volunteering also remain key themes.
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The management of the wider Wrekin Forest area is crucial to the integrity of the Wrekin itself within the AONB and should continue to be recognised and integrated within planning policy. The landscape quality of the wider Wrekin Forest area should be protected as far as possible, and the management of the Wrekin itself integrated with this surrounding area.
The Wrekin Forest Partnership provides a vital local forum for this important area and should be supported and its links to the AONB Partnership maintained. The Wrekin Forest Partnership needs to develop as a long-term structure linked to permanent funding for a dedicated staff resource to take and co-ordinate action on the ground.
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A salute to the king of Golden Gate Bridge stunts
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Bill Van Niekerken March 14, 2017 Updated: May 24, 2019 1:18 p.m.
1of19Parachutist Robert Niles successfully parachuted off the Golden Gate Bridge, April 15, 1949.
2of19Parachutist Robert Niles successfully parachuted off the Golden Gate Bridge, April 15, 1949.Photo: Bob Campbell, The Chronicle
3of19Parachutist Robert Niles was thwarted in his attempt to parachute off the Golden Gate Bridge, March 26, 1949.Photo: Ken McLaughlin, The Chronicle
4of19March 27, 1949 Chronicle article on parachutist Robert Niles, who was arrested before he could parachute off the Golden Gate Bridge.Photo: Aaron Rubino, The Chronicle
5of19Robert Niles was successful in his 2nd attempt to parachute off the Golden Gate Bridge, April 15, 1949.Photo: Bob Campbell, The Chronicle
6of19The San Francisco Chronicle April 16, 1949 front page reports that Robert Niles is successful parachuting off of the Golden Gate Bridge.Photo: Aaron Rubino, The Chronicle
7of19Chronicle photographer Bob Campbell followed parachutist Robert Niles’ successful 12-second trip off the Golden Gate Bridge and into the water in 10 photos, a full-page spread in the April 16, 1949 paper.Photo: Bob Campbell, The Chronicle
10of19Chronicle photographer Bob Campbell followed parachutist Robert Niles’ successful 12-second trip off the Golden Gate Bridge to the water in 10 photos, April 15, 1949.Photo: Bob Campbell, The Chronicle
11of19Chronicle photographer Bob Campbell followed parachutist Robert Niles’ successful 12-second trip off the Golden Gate Bridge and into the water in 10 photos, a full-page spread in the April 16, 1949 paper.Photo: Bob Campbell, The Chronicle
13of19Parachutist Robert Niles was successful in his 2nd attempt to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, April 15, 1949.Photo: Bob Campbell, The Chronicle
14of19Parachutist Robert Niles behind bars for parachuting off the Bay Bridge, June 24, 1949.Photo: Aaron Rubino, The Chronicle
15of19Parachutist Robert Niles parachutes off of the Bay Bridge, May 11, 1949.Photo: Aaron Rubino, The Chronicle
16of19Parachutist Robert Niles walks into the police station with officer Hans Pinto after his successful parachute leap off the 248 ft. high George Washington Bridge in New York City, September 1, 1949.Photo: Bob Campbell, The Chronicle
17of19Parachutist Robert Niles stuck hanging from his parachute in a Santa costume, December 11, 1949.Photo: Photographer Unknown, The Chronicle
18of19Parachutist Robert Niles falls in an attempt to parachute off a bridge in Pasadena, February 14, 1950.
19of19The last mention I found of Robert Niles, famous for parachuting off several bridges including the Golden Gate Bridge, March 27, 1951.Photo: Aaron Rubino, The Chronicle
The father of modern-day BASE jumpers was a classic San Francisco character.
On a recent trip to the archive, I turned up decades-old photos and articles on Robert Niles, the unquestioned king of Golden Gate Bridge stunts. His high-flying story is one that’s not often told 68 years later, but his audacity made it a natural for me to jump on.
Niles’ first attempt to parachute from the Greatest Bridge Ever Built ended in disappointment, but not death, as some feared it would. He made the mistake of telling too many people about his plans, so on March 6, 1949, five camera boats, a helicopter, newsmen galore and a band of California Highway Patrol officers were waiting for him. He didn’t even make it to the railing.
Parachutist Robert Niles was stopped in his first attempt to parachute off the Golden Gate Bridge, March 26, 1949.
Photo: Bill Young, The Chronicle
Niles, in what became somewhat of a signature, persisted against better judgment. On April 15, 1949, he set out for a second parachuting attempt, and this one was a success. From The Chronicle, reporter Carolyn Ansbacher and photographers Bill Young and Bob Campbell were on hand, and Ansbacher interviewed Niles shortly after he was plucked from the water below the bridge.
“I planned on an 11½-second trip but I was off a half second,” he said. “It took me 12 seconds to hit the water.” Niles grinned through his still-damp whiskers. “My cigar didn’t even get wet.”
About a month later, on May 10, 1949, Niles hopped out of a Cadillac on the Bay Bridge and scrambled up a cable to near the top of the west tower. With a 10-cent cigar in his mouth and parachute on his back, he leaped and drifted 450 feet down to the bay below — almost twice the distance of his jump from the Golden Gate.
“I faced the bridge all the way down. At car level, I grinned and waved to a few people standing there,” he said.
Climbing to near the top of the tower took seven minutes and created a mile-long backup on the bridge. Most drivers and authorities were not amused.
On June 24, Niles was sentenced to 30 days in jail for the Bay Bridge stunt. Judge Clarence W. Morris was quoted in The Chronicle as saying: “I don’t like the job I have to do this morning, son. ... There was nothing intentionally vicious in what you did, but you endangered the lives of thousands of motorists that day.”
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In August 1949 Niles headed east for a New York City stunt — jumping from the George Washington Bridge. Another leap nearly cost him his life: He threw himself off Pasadena’s Colorado Street Bridge — known as the “suicide bridge” — and fell 150 feet. Miraculously, he only suffered a fractured arm and leg.
Given the risk involved, a reporter asked Niles why he had a passion for jumping off bridges.
“It beats working,” he said.
Side note: The last story I found about Niles in the archive was from March 27, 1951, and it’s a doozy. The former stuntman was charged with grand theft for stealing a lion, a Capuchin monkey and an albino ferret from a Los Angeles County zoo where he had worked. Now that’s a stunt.
Bill Van Niekerken is the library director of The San Francisco Chronicle, where he has worked since 1985. In his weekly column, From the Archive, he explores the depths of The Chronicle’s vast photography archive in search of interesting historical tales related to the city by the bay.
Bill Van Niekerken
Bill Van Niekerken is the Library Director of the San Francisco Chronicle. He does research for reporters and editors and manages the photos, negatives and text archives. He has a weekly column “From the Archive”, that focuses on photo coverage of historic events. For this column Bill scans and publishes 20-30 images from photos and negatives that haven’t been seen in many years.
Bill started working at the Mercury News in 1980, when nothing in news libraries was digital. Research was done using paper clippings, and cameras shot film. He moved to the Chronicle in 1985, just as the library was beginning their digital text archive.
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but that space program down to reach mars in the coming decade. europe's foreign ministers met today still determined to save the iran nuclear deal there is a plan but it desperately needs more time the one thing tehran says it's running out of tonight a european rescue the odds are against it donald trump is against it how much longer until iran decides that it too is against i'm bored golf in berlin this is the day. everybody is very much aware of the need to know if you secure a full if place and to. fully comply and we expect iran to implement the agreement fully iran is not doing that at the moment the rhythm is what it takes to be you'll be through to the street resolution mechanism to fit
doesn't take too far away chanst of the need for technically all the steps that have been taken and that it gets nothing taken reversible so we hope and invited on this the steps that we are all totally committed to take me to the east coast. it's better for the troublemaker to fix it if they're on cross nuclear weapons than other countries in the region a particular. also coming up on the ring the british man with the mine that cracked the nazi code he saved his country from a tragic end his country did not return the favor one group who. is the future of the new of is. true is genius is really to leave. yes we. leave already. and already this is lucy will.
draw. so the. bow to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all the around the world welcome but we begin the day with europe's plan to save the iran nuclear deal and likely plan for success that most likely will not succeed that is the sobering assessment tonight from tehran and washington now we know where the trumpet ministrations stands but it is the position of the iranian leadership that is troubling europe iran wants europe to deliver something akin to an economic miracle come up with a plan to shield it from harsh u.s. sanctions and make that plan work yesterday or despite europe's efforts so far iran's foreign minister today repeated what we have heard several weeks now it simply isn't enough today european foreign ministers did their best to be
optimistic but they also warned iran and the u.s. that it is up to then not the europeans to deescalate tensions iran is still a good year away from developing a nuclear weapon we think there are still some closing small window to keep until a line from its decision. i think it is a bad decision a bad reaction in the face of a bad decision from the u.s. to pull out of the agreement as to which it let go depends on behavior of those who are really willing to see you could be or they must behave according to an not being peace tensions. raised doubts about trust the profitability we have no illusions we europeans will not be able to offset iran's economic disadvantages from u.s. sanctions well it isn't dead yet and we are totally committed to keeping the middle east denuclearize to. and for more on the situation with iran of the europeans i'm
joined now here in the studio by the award winning journalist deborah amos deborah as covered the middle east extensively for n.p.r. radio she has also reported on p.b.s. and a.b.c. in the u.s. and she is the author of several books and we are delighted to have her in the city of the night it's good to have you here on the day deborah the meeting today of the foreign ministers it was it was not an emergency meeting on the iran nuclear deal should it have had that label not yet although i think that they all understand that this is an emergency and i think what was striking about the statements today is how they made an equivalency between washington and tehran they were as tough on the iranians as they were on washington saying to washington think about what you're doing reconsider what you're doing and start talking and that speaks to the fact that europe really is caught between a rock and a hard place here isn't it oh indeed and i think that they feel that acutely they
really don't have much clout on either side and they see that these moments of tension are rising you know we have the british seize an iranian ship that supposedly was on its way to syria with oil the arabians have arrested a dual citizen french iranian and we don't really know what's happened to her and so all of these things these pieces of tension are building and they all feel it acutely and yet the europeans today decided not to register iran iran's violations of the era of the iran nuclear deal of the j.c.b. away although iran has broken what 2 times and says that it will do it again in 60 days how much longer do you think europe will be able to look the other way so today also striking that used foreign policy chief said that those steps were insignificant that they were all reversible and what i hear from analysts is.
they're all trying to get over the finish line to get to the u.n. general assembly in september when everybody can sit face to face and perhaps find a way around this you know anything can happen that's the problem with this conflict is there are so many places that can get out of control and these these little acts of provocation by tehran they are little acts aren't they they're not meant to spiral out of control but they're meant to i mean maybe if you maybe see this differently they're meant to make sure that europe's attention is not diverted that's exactly what it's all about this is high stakes diplomacy all of the acts are reversible or deniable the problem is that there are so many actors out in the gulf in the straits that things can go awry this miracle i was talking about at the beginning of the show the iranians would like the europeans to deliver in
sticks to give us the name of it can europe deliver with what iran would like to him here are 2 problems one is washington and washington says to europe if you run anything else besides food and medicine through the insects process we will sanction you and iran says wait a minute that's not fair we got into this deal because we were promised by you the europeans who signed on to this that there would be an economic benefit and we're not getting it here's the 2nd problem with instax it's an interesting idea very difficult to do never been done before but you have to have business buy in you know that and you know you can have a foreign policy all day long but you cannot force private businesses to take a risk that they won't take and so that's the problem with delivery you have to get companies willing and they're not you know i think i saw a report today that slovenia has. and up for instance i mean is it that they're
struggling to to come up with i guess good news to associate with this mechanism do we even know if instance if it will work i mean you and i were talking earlier today i mean if we even know have they had a handful of transactions that they can show to the iranians and say it works 10 countries actually have signed up and this is something that was you know started by the brits the germans and the french and it's based in paris run by a german banker. now you can only do food medicine none of those items are sanctioned those are small companies already german trade with iran is down by 60 percent and almost all of the companies aren't even doing any business now it's just their foreign staffs in tehran so there's really no way unless you can move or oil through that system that you could have enough trade to ever satisfy tehran now they do need the food medicine that is true and even before the nuclear deal was
signed then food and medicine was not sanction and iran was having a terrible time i was there in 2014 they were out of cancer medicine they had to take bales of cash to europe to go buy it because there was no bank that would back them they're going to be in that trouble again. is the united states the shooting itself in the foot with this position is it possible that in sticks could give europe let's say maybe even china russia iran saudi arabia maybe the idea that it is possible to create a mechanism that could one day challenge the had germany of the almighty dollar i mean is that something that could be. unforeseen side effect of all of this there certainly are european alice who say that that is exactly what it should do that the transit alliance is damaged that the european interests and the american
interest are not aligned these days and that in stacks gives them a way to get out from under this you know had germany as they say of the dollar but i talk to other europeans who say look the transatlantic alliance we cannot we may not like this president but we cannot move away from it and so let's not talk about instax because when the stakes get higher when it's not a rom we really are going to be on the side one of the on the side of the united states let's talk a little bit about diplomacy and politics and how it plays in this we learned this weekend. what a former u.k. ambassador to the united states what he thinks about the iran nuclear deal i want to take a look at the diplomatic cable that he sent in may 2008 seen of course by the you can ambassador derek and it was published in the newspaper yesterday and this is part of what he wrote he said that the trump administration is set upon an act of
diplomatic vandalism seemingly for ideological and personality reasons it was obama's deal are you and i are we all talking about. and iran nuclear deal that is falling apart because trump wanted to spite barack obama look let's talk about what we know and that is you think the uranium do you think that's in their calculators that they're thinking trump is doing this to us to get back at barack obama i think what's in the iranian calculus is actually more and more important right now and that is that they saw trump pull back with as he said 10 minutes to spare of having an actual strike on tehran so what they're gambling is he doesn't want to go to war and that makes them continue this push to focus everybody's attention because they cannot survive this kind of economic
warfare their economy has shrunk by 6 percent their currency has lost 60 percent of its value you cannot go on like this for a long time so they need for people to pay attention and do something about the question president rouhani it's a day signal they would like to talk with the u.s. if the sanctions were lifted do you think that is something that the iranians are counting on before the november election next year in the u.s. i think it's an interesting gambit for them 1st of all i saw a poll today that said that 75 percent of iranians don't want them to talk to the u.s. because interesting they can't be trusted and so that is a proposal that will never be addressed by washington however when you watch how he deals with north korea he gives more than he's giving to iran and it does raise questions about how serious he is about having talks with the iranians don't matter
what he says let's look at what he does there are images from national public radio in p.r. there it's great to have you on the show and it's great to get your insights thank you very much thank you good to have you. does it concern you that many people saw that it is racism and that white nationalist groups are finding common cause with you on their own doesn't concern me because many people agree with me and all i'm saying they want to leave they can leave now it doesn't say leave forever that was u.s. president donald trump today under fire for a series of racist tweets targeting several democratic congress women now in his tweet tirade trunk says that the wall makers should go back to the countries they came from even though they have u.s. citizenship and 3 of them 3 of the 4 were born in the united states and president he has been accused of racism after attacking those congresswoman critics say that
his message is clear a quartet of congress women of color do not belong in the united states. trumps tweets targeted for freshman congresswoman alexandra ocasio cortez rush to leap i gonna pressley and ilan omar all of them democrats all of them women of color in a series of tweets the president said they should quote go back to the crime infested places from which they came rather than loudly and viciously telling the people of the united states how to run the government many online including democrats quickly denounce the comments speaker of the house nancy pelosi saying here when donald trump tells for american congresswoman to go back to their countries he reaffirms his plan to make america great again has always been about making america white again democratic presidential candidate camila harris also fired back it is absolutely racist and an american and it is an old trope go back
to where it came from that you know you might hear it on the street but you should never hear that from the president of the united states 3 of the 4 congress women targeted by the president were in fact born in the u.s. including ocasio cortez whose birth hospital in new york is just a few miles away from donald trump's this was her response she tweeted mr president the country i come from and the country we all swear to is the united states. yeah that was a culture cortez's response on twitter this afternoon she was asked by reporters how she feels about things and the way the president has reacted she said it's time to move on and to move on from trump and his concept of america take a listen it's unfortunate that he feels the way he feels about people of color in this country it's unfortunate that we think. about immigrants naturalized citizens
or not in this country i just don't think from a leadership perspective that's a strong place to operate from is there a strategy behind the win for them to demonize you to win so far i think there's a strategy to divide the country because the more this country is divided the more he benefits from it and well president drums tweets they drew widespread criticism in the u.k. for example both contenders to become prime minister boris johnson in germany hunt said that the remarks were offensive and they agreed with the woman behind me right here al going british prime minister to resign made up her office said in a statement the prime minister's view is that the language used to refer to these women was completely unacceptable unacceptable and a note here no one neither to resume a jeremy hunt nor boris johnson in their condemnation of trump's tweets used the term racist in fact they refused we understand to label the tweets racist.
in 952 he was convicted of gross indecency for his private relationship with a man avoiding prison only vice submitting to chemical castration his security clearance was revoked for no other reason than his homosexuality bringing to an end a promising postwar career as a consultant for g c h q. he died shortly thereafter on the 7th of june 954 from sinai point poisoning and we'll never know how many more lifetimes of discovery were lost as a result. of the tragic end there of a brilliant mind it has taken a long time for britain's alan turing to receive full recognition for the services that he remembered for his country in the 2nd world war but the bank of england has now announced that the computer pioneer will be featured on the u.k.'s new 50 pound
note he'll be the 1st l.g.b. t.q. person depicted on a british banknote turing's work was vital in cracking nazi germany's secret codes as. is. true. the governor of the bank of england's announcements recognises a man credited with saving millions of lives this is where on ensuring did his most famous was bletchley park in the english countryside was britain's code cracking pope in the fight against the nazis during his computer solve the riddle is of germany's seemingly unsolvable enigma machine shortening the war some say by at least 2 years and the effects of his pioneering approaches continue to be felt many decades later his work prefigured the neural networks that are used today and applications such as cancer diagnosis self driving cars and other applications and
will be used in yet undiscovered technologies of to more. his inclusion on the 50 pound note also has a great cultural significance after the war on ensuring was prosecuted a his relationship with another man and died shortly afterwards the new 50 will be the last british to be converted from paper to a plastic polymer when it enters secular nation in 2021 unusual for a man who will be remembered for the things he did 1st. and for some reaction to this is stuart move i'm joined now by peter tatchell london based human rights campaigner peter it's good to have you on the program you know when we see what happened today we think it's a great on earth but just remind us of the suffering that alan turing endured at the hands of the british state i mean we're talking about being what chemically castrated just because he was gay. that's right he was given the
option of imprisonment or chemical castration and he was so keen to continue his groundbreaking scientific work that he opted for over to the option of chemical castration he was one of over 100000 men in the u.k. who were convicted of it's consenting adults same sex relations he was convicted of the same offense that sent oscar wilde to prison in 8095 so i asked a while and alan turing to truly great great story because both suffered a similar fate as did 100000 other men and you know these men into your imprisonment in most cases ready sometimes several years in prison with volatile in them being humiliated even beaten up white guard and other inmates
prison when they came out of prison they lost their job their marriage doing many of them had mental breakdowns some committed suicide and that's why we are safe government today that all these men to us thought why should receive compensation for the suffering they endured but so far the british government is refusing unlike the german government which has agreed to compensate again but the commander of both of you to understand the lords the british government is still saying no and that in the an insult to alan turing afterwhile and all those men who were victims of that great and well knowing that the british the sprits government the british state refuses to compensate the victims of what was barbaric what does that mean then about the symbolism of putting the face of one of those victims on the new 50 pound bill. but of
course it is if you can't own 2 rigs the 1st noted openly gay person to ever be featured on a british banknote so that is a real milestone and it is significant in that it signifies the climate of social acceptance we now have in britain at all levels of society including at the various deficit level of the people who produce the british banknotes so for the l.g.b. spots community it is a very important moment of course we should also remember that as much as on tour it is an icon for your beautiful people he's also an icon for all britons and last year the b.b.c. had a poll to determine the public vote on who the greatest person is over 100 centuries and alan 2 or 3 really both are overwhelmingly by the british people as the greatest in the 3 of them 3 beating or partners in all fields so i think there was
no recognition obvious in north africans which as your introduction rubra mind us will continue for decades and centuries to come you know he is ideas he's mathematical genius he's computing theories are the basis of the whole of modern society you know i'm talking to you now thanks to a computer you know space exploration medical technologies the internet email you name it it all boils down to the foundation during lay there kate the go period we understand there's been if he came out number one in a public poll question of you know who was the the most important citizen i mean if the if the people of the u.k. hold him in such high esteem that how do you explain the fact that the government cannot agree to pay compensation or to address in some form reparations to
those 100000 victims. but of course the british government has always treated alan turing as an exception because of his enormous contribution to the war effort and to mathematical computer science he has been singled out so he got a royal pardon and an apology long before the other gave it to us they also eventually got an apology and a pardon but it came some years later so i think cutting down life as a fame and celebrity. trumping ordinary people who have suffered just as much if not more. and my producer want me to ask you to when do you think that the u.k. will maybe see a lesbian on the face of a british banknote well we hope so very soon but of course a lesbian based upon merit and contribution and there are quite
a few problems as bins in british culture history who have. been submerged and hidden from history but on our coming to the fore that many of your listeners and viewers may have seen the favorite about. whose lesbian relationships have only recently come to public attention through that film but there are many many many others and i think you think about the suffragettes or for women's votes many of those leading women were lesbians and their contribution does at some point need to be not just all right peter tatchell london based human rights campaigner peter we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us and to share your insights tonight thank you thank you. the days almost gone the conversation continues online to find this twitter news you can follow me of t.v. don't forget to use the hash tag of the day every member whatever happens between now and then tomorrow another day we'll see you then if.
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Список групп Death Metal Master (USA) The Human Machine
Band Name Master (USA)
Album Name The Human Machine
Дата релиза 26 Апрель 2010
Лейблы Pulverised Records
Музыкальный стильDeath Metal
Владельцы этого альбома37
1. The Human Machine
2. It's What Your Country Can Do for You
3. Twisted Truth
4. True Color
5. Suppress Free Thinking
6. A Replica of Invention
7. Faceless Victims Expelled
8. Worship the Sun
9. The Lack of Space
10. Impale to Kill
$10.70 10,28 € 9,27 € £42.91 $ 18.12 71,19 € 13,53 €
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To be honest, i've never been into Master too much (something about their style just never suited me). Their new album is a decent release, but nothing too groundbreaking or surprising. The Human Machine has several great tracks on it nonetheless, (mainly the first 2 songs, "The Human Machine" and "It's what your country can do for you") but i'm not sure why i gave this album a 17/20. i'd like to switch that vote down to a 14/20.
I don't mean to trash the band in anyway, Master has been a name within the death metal community for about 25 years, and judging by the sound of their 10th studio album, The Human Machine, they aren't exactly planning on putting down their instruments anytime soon, most of the tracks on the album have a Political edge to them, which is a bit of a change in style for most death metal bands, songs like "It's what your Country can do for you" have a deeper meaning than most old school death metal songs, which solely focus on gore, horror, violence, and the occasional satanic Ritual. And although this is Master's 10th album, it still has a distinctly old, and "crunchy" feel to it, as if i'm listening to something that should have been released in 1994; which is both a good and bad thing in my opinion, it brings back the old school vibes, but at the same time, it's almost a bit too nostalgic for my taste.
Of all the releases to slip through my hands this year, The Human Machine is one that i just happened to stumble upon one day, it's about as average as it gets really, the first 2 tracks on the album are excellent, but the rest of the album just kind of speeds by without much change in pace. and their vocalist has alot of John Tardy-ness in his vocal sound, it's not exactly an Obituary replica, but there's not much unique-ness to it. His voice hasn't changed much in the last 2 and a half decades, which i suppose is a good thing, if you're a fan of that style.
To me, the pictures of the band that i've seen so far remind of a "Death Metal ZZ Top", Master is a trio, and 2 of their members have similar beard styles to those of the two in ZZ Top, its probably just a strange coincidence, but i thought i'd throw that bit of trivia in there for the hell of it.
If you're a fan of Master's previous works, then The Human Machine will probably be no disappointment to you, i'm rather indifferent to this album, it didn't really keep my interest, but i wasn't really turned off by it either. I'm sort of in a "Heavy Metal Limbo" over this album.
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Other productions from Master (USA)
Vindictive Miscreant
An Epiphany of Hate
The Witchhunt
The New Elite
Slaves to Society
Four More Years of Terror
The Spirit of the West
Unreleased 1985 Album
Let's Start a War
Faith Is in Season
Collection of Souls
Bringer of Blood
Six Feet Under (USA)
The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine
Graveyard Classics
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On the fifth floor of Levy Restaurants’ office in downtown Chicago, a roomful of high-tech devices showcases the newest trends in food service technology: point-of-sale tablets, self-serve kiosks and video cameras that can track wait times for concession stands.
For Levy, the tech lab is like a miniature Apple store for clients, who can touch and feel those items and sit in on workshops explaining the technologies.
The displays and workshops are part of the E15 operation, the new analytics group Levy formed in August as a wholly owned subsidiary to help teams interpret data and drive new revenue through the information they glean from customer transactions in arenas and stadiums.
Levy Restaurants’ E15 operation uses a room at its downtown Chicago offices to showcase the trends in technology that are bringing new approaches to food service and providing vital data on consumer habits.
Photo by: Levy Restaurants
The emphasis E15 and other food vendors internally place on analytics underscores how big data is being used to study what fans eat, drink or buy to wear. More teams turn to their concessionaires to help them make sense of all this information and put it to good use in their buildings.
Those applications include:
■ Engineering digital menu boards with clean, attractive images of food and drink options to make it easier
and faster for fans to place their orders, with the ability to apply dynamic pricing late in the game to cut down on food waste.
■ Attaching video cameras with heat mapping technology above concession stands to analyze operations and make adjustments if necessary to cut down on wait times and streamline the overall process for food delivery.
■ In the suites, providing programmed tablets for patrons to give them the freedom to control their experience by ordering food and drink on their own and paging attendants when necessary.
■ In general, using data effectively by helping teams develop a mobile strategy for in-seat delivery, adding self-serve kiosks to order food and merchandise, and install mobile payment systems such as Apple Pay.
Levy is poised to take it one step further with its new division. E15 — named for phosphorus, the 15th element on the periodic table and used to light fire — has analysts across the country ready to crunch the numbers for Levy’s accounts. The service is free for Levy’s clients.
“We like to say if data is the fuel for business, then E15 is the spark that will ignite that for you,” said Jaime Faulkner, the company’s CEO.
Levy Restaurants isn’t the only concessionaire getting proactive on the big data front. Three years ago, Aramark started promoting its data-mining capabilities through a new company tag line, “Insights to Impacts,” a strategic tack for gaining new business through its back-of-house systems.
Others have been doing the same thing more quietly, such as Delaware North Sportservice and its base operation at
TD Garden. The Boston arena owned by its parent company serves as the vendor’s beta site for testing new technologies and the data generated from those systems.
About two years ago, Sportservice put a name to its analytics and consumer research initiative, a program called Total Listening. It covers the data collection piece and helps teams organize focus groups with the goal to improve the fan experience at their facilities.
The data gained from those insights led to Sportservice testing a kiosk at the 2015 NHL All-Star Game in Columbus where fans could self-order merchandise to be delivered to their homes a few days later.
“The thing that’s changed is the client side and making that data available,” said John Wentzell, president of Sportservice. “We have a range of non-users to robust users in our portfolio, but the list of clients wanting access to transactional data to feed their systems is growing and growing.”
Another ‘department head’
As teams and food providers connect the dots on their dashboards, they’re working together closer than ever to consolidate data from all sources at the venue to develop a complete 360-degree view of their customers.
In a few cases, concessionaires and teams remain protective of their financial and customer sales information and resist sharing data, “but those walls are coming down quickly” as they recognize the mutual benefits, said food consultant Chris Bigelow.
Real-time data at Levi’s Stadium is used to spot trouble areas (shown in shades of red) with in-seat delivery.
Photo by: San Francisco 49ers (2)
In general, though, the relationships have evolved to the point now where the concessionaire essentially has become another “department head” for the team as they share information helpful for both parties, Bigelow said.
“We’re very much rooted on being transparent with our data,” said Aramark President Carl Mittleman. “If we just try to understand what the food and beverage purchase means, we’re missing a big piece of the pie.”
In Chicago, E15 officials say their business model goes beyond food and beverage by having their analysts gauge data connected to teams’ retail, ticket salesand corporate sponsorships, even player performance evaluations.
Providing those services helps Levy’s partners improve their end-to-end fan experience whether it’s through a smarter guest satisfaction program or customer segmentation strategy, Faulkner said.
“We get involved with a lot of the members of the front office,” Faulkner said. “I want our guys to be sitting next to the CFO or head of ticketing when we’re trying to understand what decision they’re trying to make or when we’re trying to explain the methodology to support our recommendation.”
The Portland Trail Blazers, a Levy client since July 2013, are one of the few teams to date that have gone deep with E15 to upgrade the food service at Moda Center with an eye toward eventually using its experts to improve other aspects of the team’s core business.
The Portland Trail Blazers have used findings from Levy’s E15 division to revamp the club level at Moda Center.
Photo by: Portland Trail Blazers
“We’re moving in that direction with Levy for sure,” said Vincent Ircandia, the Trail Blazers’ vice president ofbusiness analytics. “It’s mostly conceptual right now but we do have a timeline going forward where we layer in all these data sources. It’s going to help us across the business.”
Early in the process with E15, the Blazers are starting to see results on the food side. The former Rose Garden has moved up into the NBA’s top eight teams in arena per caps this season after placing in the top half of the 30-team league in past years.
Overall, the food numbers project to a 6 percent increase in the average spend for the 2014-15 season, effectively rising to 10 to 12 percent when layering in the cost savings from reducing food waste tied to an old all-inclusive buffet program, Ircandia said.
The revenue bump is due in large part to a revamped club level that switched from the buffet setup to a more traditional concessions environment tied to a loaded ticket with $30 in stored value.
The change on the club level for 1,800 premium-seat holders came after a fan survey the Blazers conducted in tandem with E15. The results showed those patrons saw value in the buffet and getting their food quickly. But they also wanted more variety with local brands and freshly prepared foods.
The Blazers knew that it would not be possible under the old food program to meet their patrons’ requests for freshness and a local slant, which E15 pointed out in the survey as the real drivers for customer satisfaction. Things had to change for upgrading the club-level food operation.
“We developed a couple unique Levy concepts and partnered with some Portland restaurants,” Ircandia said.
“People are happier now, customer satisfaction scores have really increased, and we’re reducing food spoilage.”
Apart from the club level, the arena’s new NCR Quest point-of-sale system has been critical to the data-mining process. The Blazers selected the hardware on their own given Levy Restaurants uses multiple point-of-sale vendors across sports and can’t play favorites.
E15, through its Levy Restaurants connections, has shown its expertise in Portland for quickly identifying data trends, especially in the NBA, where Levy runs food for about two-thirds of the league’s teams, Ircandia said.
“The big challenge in this age of big data is pulling insight from the vast amounts of data we are now collecting,” he said. “E15 helps us dissect this data [and] bring trends to life for us in real time. We can make adjustments to improve things and not wait to make a decision when it’s too late.”
Bigelow, the longtime consultant many teams hire to help pick the right food vendor for their facility, has seen the big data movement escalate in recent years. He says it’s just as important for food vendors to properly train their workforce to know the menu and keep the condiment stands clean and stocked as it is to cut wait times through new technology to ensure a quality fan experience.
“My feeling with the entire big data craze is that both teams and concessionaires have to show me the positive changes they are making in their operations based on this information gathering,” Bigelow said. “It’s no different than the iPad ordering in restaurants; does it make the food taste better? Because it certainly diminishes the human contact with the server, which is not a positive move unless the service was so bad to begin with.”
No longer just intuition
For Aramark, the escalating role data and mobile technology play in its operations drives the redesign of concession stands at Soldier Field in Chicago, where the concessionaire has managed food service for the Bears over the past two seasons.
In the summer of 2013 when Aramark first took over, the vendor eliminated all fixed cash registers and installed a new Micros point-of-sale system tied to 500 tablets. Its cloud-based platform sends real-time alerts to concession managers to replenish stands low on inventory, among other features.
For its first year, Aramark converted a grill stand on the main concourse to the DMK Burger Bar, a partnership with a popular local restaurant that quickly became Soldier Field’s top seller. For the 2014 season, officials expanded the burger concept to the club level, using data collected from the original stand to design and build the second location.
The key was the system’s flexibility for “line busting,” the term vendors describe for taking the tablets outside the stands to take orders and cut long lines. The technology led to design tweaks of the new stand for greater efficiency.
“In year one, we learned a ton about timing, placement and having the right products,” Mittleman said. “Five to seven years ago, we would go on intuition; we have to be faster, let’s try this.
“Here, we use the data to say, ‘Look, in the first 45 minutes, this is the peak and valley. Here’s your second 45-minute mark. What can we do to address pinch points?’ The outcome on the club level essentially shifted gears as we got into more and more data.”
Separately, Aramark brought hard liquor sales to Soldier Field’s public concourses in 2014 after aggregating the data from the eight other NFL stadiums where it sells spirits in general concessions.
In Chicago, by sharing those numbers with the Bears, the vendor made a strong case for expanding spirts beyond the premium level to the public areas, Mittleman said. It paid off. Aramark’s hard liquor sales in the NFL, including Soldier Field, grew by 9 percent last season over 2013.
“It may not sound like rocket science, but again, five to 10 years ago, it was all about what we think we need,” he said. “This is all data driven.”
Breaking down the numbers
Dan Marmion
Technology director, Delaware North Sportservice
■ What the field of analytics offers the concessions business: It’s evolved into deeper, more impactful insights, including predictive. Now, with more sophisticated systems and analytical tools that allow us to bring in “outside” data points beyond just food and beverage, we understand and model the relationship of weather, opponent, day of the week, game-day promotions and how they affect operational needs [and] financial performance.
■ A recent finding that has surprised you: The tools have helped with proving, refining and disproving our intuition while supporting the addition of more data to extend our knowledge regarding our business. The “ah-hahs” are big and small but helped us improve our optimized range of beverage sizes in certain types of stadiums and how we drive incremental spending in retail stores through certain promotional pricing.
■ Data asked for most often: It runs the gamut … from product skews, pricing and volume, to transaction times and method of pay.
Amy Cross
Chief information officer, Aramark
■ What the field of analytics offers for the concessions business: Analytics provides a wealth of information to help us better serve guests and deliver hospitality experiences that ultimately make their in-venue visit more enjoyable.
■ Data asked for most often: Spending activity in relation to location in the ballpark: Where are fans sitting vs. where are they buying? Also, spending activity in relation to time of game, MLB in particular: When during the flow of the game are fans buying?
Jaime Faulkner
CEO, E15/Levy Restaurants
■ A recent finding that has surprised you: One of the most interesting studies we have looks at the impact of teams’ winning or losing on fans’ discretionary spending at the venue, or per cap spending. While winning is a significant per cap driver for some teams, for many, we’ve found it isn’t as relevant as factors like the number of TV timeouts per game, percentage of tickets sold on the secondary market, and game-score differential.
■ Data asked for most often: Data that sheds light on the impact of corporate sponsorships, particularly beer deals, on food and beverage revenue is a common request. And we’ve had several questions from teams on the impact of craft beer programs specifically. Conventional wisdom says that craft beer drinkers pay more and drink less. However, analytics shows they actually pay more and drink just as much.
Bob Pascal
Chief marketing officer, Centerplate
■ What the field of analytics offers the concessions business: There’s traditional transaction-level data regarding service times, what items are ordered when, and in which location that are important so we can adjust offerings, staffing and promotions to drive spending and guest satisfaction. But what most excites us is the potential to capture and understand information about individual guests to further tailor our approach.
■ A recent finding that has surprised you: Centerplate has extended its services to Europe [and applied data capture] to understand the differences in fan experience expectations by country, region, sport and audience segment. In a recent study, we saw that the business community in a particular city was more pessimistic regarding the economy than consumers. So, from a program perspective, we need to think about the value of our offerings on the premium level to an even greater degree than the concourses because we’re catering to a business crowd in the suites and clubs.
■ Data asked for most often: We are still primarily asked for transaction-level data, but that will begin to change, to get at the “why” in addition to the “what” of attendance and spending patterns.
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Tour of Wales
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From Tourist Board of Wales
Around every corner, experience the unexpected. You’ll stumble across cozy inns and restaurants, rustic fishing villages, mountain vistas and cliff-top trails.
Wales is home to 641 castles, more than any other country in Europe. You’re encouraged to visit them: climb towers, walk ancient walls and explore dungeons. This is the land of magic, myth and dragons.
Wales is home to HRH Prince William of Wales. Royal connections abound, and everyone can be spoiled by staying in hotels formerly owned by kings and queens. Across the country, the art of old-fashioned hospitality is thriving, albeit with modern amenities and a contemporary Welsh style.
Escape to a country full of breathtaking views, quaint towns, Celtic heritage and endless culture.
Most of all, you’ll experience a friendly “croeso.” That’s Welsh for “welcome,” and you’ll feel it everywhere you go in Wales.
Two hours from London by train or car you’ll find Cardiff, our capital city of 300,000 people. Four universities and a vibrant population fuel a cosmopolitan city atmosphere. Cardiff Castle stands at the heart of downtown and Edwardian shopping arcades (Britain’s first malls) house charming one-of-a-kind shops.
It’s rare to find three national parks in a country the size of Massachusetts. But in Wales you’ll discover unique landscapes and a world of outdoor adventure. In the Snowdonia National Park, climb Snowdon - the tallest mountain in England and Wales - or take a historic steam railway to the summit. Explore the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park taking in sandy coves, fishing villages, cliff-top walks and see the rich nesting grounds for millions of seabirds. In the distance, spot dolphins in Cardigan Bay, or journey between islands watching seals basking in the sun. Tour the Brecon Beacons National Park on horseback, bicycle or on foot to really be at one with the enchanting landscape.
641 castles, 3 million people, 11 million sheep, 3 national parks. Countless adventures.
Our thoughts on Wales
Why Wales?
While most of travelers in UK tend to gravitate to London including some day trips from there, often overlooked Wales offers great opportunities for a destination rich Norman and Roman heritage, and an unique culture shaped through years of history.
It is one of the most popular European destinations now but Americans only started to discover it. It is not overrun by tourists yet. It offers 641 castles, amazing scenery, steam trains, sheep, national parks with coastal and mountain scenery, excellent local flavors of seafood, lamb and cheeses.
Wales’ greatest contribution to European literature is The Mabinogion – medieval Welsh folk tales came to prominence in the mid 19th century. Their most famous literary figure is Dylan Thomas who wrote poems and short stories including ‘Under Milk Wood’. Other writers to come from Wales include children’s favorite Roald Dahl who was born in Cardiff to Norwegian parents and Sarah Waters shortlisted for the Booker and Orange prize for her novel ‘Fingersmith’. Or for fans of British show Dr. Who, or “The Prisoner”.
But the most wonderful asset of Wales it’s friendly, relaxed people. Whenever we went, we experienced good service with smile, and even from people on the street who did not need our business. The people wanted to know where we came from and were genuinely interested how we loved their land.
Food – was excellent. From regular UK fare fish and chips which we ate a lot – to gourmet cuisine in upscale restaurants, it was well prepared and presented with emphasis on local home grown food. I liked the most Welsh rarebit, scones, Welsh cakes, and seafood. Michael enjoyed scotch and beers. Cheeses were on a par with French. I liked especially award winning Caerphilly cheese.
From well known city hotels like Radisson Blue to unique countryside properties of Welsh Rarebit collection, all of them offer good quality hospitality and were unique in its own way.
Itinerary. You can cover a lot of Wales in a week, but if you have more time, I would add on central part with Beacon Brecon national park. Sometime people just to come to Cardiff and stay there, but it is a large city and while it does offers a castle and museums but countryside is the best.
We came from Amsterdam by air – There is nonstop flight on DL/KLM from USA via Amsterdam.
From London, it is about 2.5 hour by train but for people who already been in London and interested only in Wales, it is better to fly to Manchester or Liverpool. It is also cheaper since London is much more expensive.
Wales also combines very well with Ireland since there are ferries in 2 ports of Wales from Ireland.
There are different ways of travel
City stay on our own with hop on/off bus, and visit of Castle and Museum
Day trip out of Cardiff with Wales Where When minivan tour
Using local driver/guide
My suggestion would be to use local driver/guides. Even though it was interesting to explore on our own, but 3 days with local people really made our touring very special.
We did not mind driving but I can see that the best way to be in a new country is to be with a local guide who loves his country and loves sharing his culture and history. Because you can drive does not mean you should drive. We enjoyed the scenery more at the day with local guide than any other day on our own. Plus it meant we could also have a beer in the local pub. All guides we used were excellent with good local knowledge, shared the secret places to see and eat, knew access to special sites and told local legend.
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Eastern Washington guard Ty Gibson (2) is coming off a career-high 21-point game against Northern Colorado. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
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EWU head coach Jim Hayford’s reaction at the time was, “It’s not much of a rivalry.”
Since then, the Eagles have made it one by winning five of the last seven meetings against UI, including a 69-62 victory in Moscow on Dec. 30.
“Our goal is the same as it always has been since Idaho rejoined the Big Sky Conference, and that is to keep up our end of the bargain and make these games a rivalry game,” Hayford said.
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Eastern is 17-9 overall and sitting in third place in the conference at 9-4. Idaho is only 13-11 overall but is just one game further back in the Big Sky at 8-5.
The top five teams will earn first-round byes in the postseason tournament, scheduled for Reno, Nevada, on March 7-11. But with league leader Weber State coming to Cheney on Thursday, Hayford still hopes for more.
“With a good homestand we could still possibly fight for the conference championship,” Hayford said.
That won’t be easy against an Idaho club that had won seven of eight before losing at second-place North Dakota on Saturday. Guard Victor Sanders averages 21.1 points a game and is a bona fide triple threat.
“He has a green light – he can shoot it and he can drive it, so you better have an answer for him,” said Hayford, who also must deal with the inside game of UI’s Brayon Blake (10.7 points and 6.7 rebounds) and Nate Sherwood (6.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg.)
The Eagles counter with a dominant frontcourt led by Jacob Wiley, who’s averaging 20.4 points for the season and a league-leading 27.4 in Big Sky play. Already a three-time conference player of the week winner, Wiley also averages 8.6 rebounds.
Forward Bogdan Bliznyuk averages 18.8 points and 8.1 rebounds while also handling most of the ball-handling chores.
While Wiley and Bliznyuk have dominated the stat sheet, Hayford got a boost last weekend when guard Ty Gibson scored a game-high 21 points at Northern Colorado.
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Eastern and Idaho have the best defensive field-goal percentages in the league after 13 conference games, with Idaho at .416 and Eastern right behind at .428.
“If we’re good in transition, we’ve been a good defensive team,” Hayford said.
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Senate committee considers banning horse-tripping
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — Laura Leigh had photographed numerous rodeos throughout her life, so when she was asked to shoot a Winnemucca rodeo in 2011 she thought it was going to be like the rest.
She was wrong.
“The horses were obviously injured, the events did not stop once and I was there two days. They were run over and over again,” Leigh told members of the Senate Natural Resources Committee Tuesday. “What I saw that day was not an event. It was cruelty.”
Leigh’s testimony was part of a passionate debate over SB72 which would ban the act of horse-tripping in Nevada. Horse-tripping is when participants throw a lasso around the legs of a running horse causing it to tumble forward — the debate Tuesday centered on the frequency of such occurrences during certain rodeo events.
“Some say the intention is not to trip the animals, that it’s accidental, but if it’s an accident doesn’t matter,” said Christine Schwamberger, a lobbyist for Nevada Political Access for Animals who presented SB72 with Manendo. “It is a substantial certainty for a reasonable person to expect the animal would fall. It would be the exception they don’t fall.”
Sen. Mark Manendo, D-Las Vegas, the sponsor of SB72, offered to remove additional components of the bill — banning the act of stopping a running bull by pulling its tail, and criminalizing using cattle prods against animals’ faces — to increase the measure’s chances for success. A similar bill failed in the Senate Natural Resources Committee last session, just before reports and videos of the Winnemucca rodeo surfaced.
Many in the crowded legislative hearing room gasped as that video and another showed horses crashing to the dirt after being roped by the legs and subsequent footage of severely injured horses.
The proposed legislation would ban any roping of the legs that intentionally caused the horses to trip or lose their balance, but because of the word “intentionally” in the bill, Sen. Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, said the bill would not have criminalized the Winnemucca incident because it was called an accident.
Some said Tuesday cracking down on the practice long overdue.
“What we’re asking is whether if it’s OK to inflict serious bodily harm to horses for the sake of entertainment and entertainment alone,” said Christopher Preciado, a political activist testifying from Las Vegas. “Nevada has already outlawed this behavior — we’re asking you to apply the same type of prohibition to horses.”
But opponents of SB72 say the falls are extremely rare, and that the rules at events where galloping horses are being roped by the legs clearly ban intentionally or accidentally tripping the horses.
“There is not fact or indicators that the things outlined in this bill cause undue stress or injury to any animals,” said Oscar Peralta, representing the Hispanic Legislative Caucus. “Any form of roping of the legs automatically causes the horses to lose balance, so this would directly interfere with other roping events.”
Opponents also showed video clips of events where ropes caught the legs of running horses, but the horses did not fall. Manendo said that activity would not be a violation of his bill.
“This bill is to protect horses intentionally being tripped,” he said.
Supporters said horse-tripping is often a private event, so many of the occurrences are never reported, but Peralta told The Associated Press after the meeting that the Winnemucca rodeo officials reported the fall internally before reports surfaced publically. Veterinary examination of the horse that fell at the Winnemucca rodeo concluded that there were no lasting injuries, Peralta said.
He continued, “Since 1995 there have been thousands of horses run and we have reported three falls.”
The trick, according to Alejandro Galindo Jimenez of the Mexican Federation of Charreria, is using natural ropes that are specifically designed to break when a certain stress is reached — before the horse is tripped.
“These are my horses running, I don’t want to see them fall,” Jimenez said after the hearing on SB72. He added that he has never had a horse suffer lasting injury from more than two decades of participation in events involving roping of the legs.
Sponsors of the bill told the committee after both sides had given their cases that there was still work to do on the bill. No action was taken Tuesday.
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