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Misfit Kid-Hellway to High. North Carolina's Mark Ivantich is Misfit Kid, a name he takes from a 1980 Cars song. He doesn't take his sound from The Cars, though - instead this 7-track EP/mini-album is a more Posies-like affair. "Right Where You Oughta Be" reminds me of one of Ken Stringfellow's moody opuses while "Sugar & Spice (She's Just a Girl)" calls to mind one of Jon Auer's peppier power pop numbers. "Stronger" is another barnburner and "Training Wheels (For My Heart)" might just be the best track on the disc, a languid midtempo tune with a warm chorus. All in all, a strong solo debut from the former frontman of Gravity's Pull, a 90s band that had some success on the East Coast.
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The Flowerthief-Without a Safety Net. This is the second album for The Flowerthief, a San Diego band that specializes in tuneful indie pop not unlike The Minus 5. After the contemplative "Lonely Man's Paradise", the disc kicks into high gear with the uber-catchy "Just a Minute" and the folky pop of "Late". Other standouts include the McCartneyesque piano pop of "Gioconda Smile", the Lennonesque "Favourite Pill", and the straight-up power pop of "June Gloom". An eclectic yet accessible release for this band who pulls off their high-wire act.
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Labels: eMusic, Misfit Kid, The Flowerthief
Midweek Roundup (Brought to you by the letter B).
Video of the Day, Damien Lott-"Erase and Fall"
Singles Friday.
EP of the Day, 6/17/10: Bowman-B Sides
CD of the Day, 6/10/10: Billy Goodrum-Weightless
EP Tuesday.
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Model UN Wraps Up an Undefeated 2010-2011 Season
The IVC Model United Nations team has won awards at every conference attended this past academic year. The team gained yet another victory at the beginning of April for representing Paraguay and Vietnam at MUN Far West in San Francisco. Competing with over 600 Model United Nations students from three community colleges and forty seven universities worldwide, IVC MUN provided fierce competition and won two of the most prestigious awards at the conference. Professor Stewart Frame is the primary faculty advisor for the Model United Nations program.
IVC Political Science student wins HTCC Conference award
Suzanne Campbell won third place and a $50 award for her poster presentation entitled, "The Drug Trade and Governance in Afghanistan, Mexico, and Columbia."
Her paper used the Failed State Index to examine how the drug trade has created poverty and instability in Colombia, Afghanistan and Mexico. The HTCC Student Research Conference, which is designed to showcase the work of students enrolled in honors courses, was held at UC Irvine, on March 26, 2011. Professor Traci Fahimi was the faculty mentor for Ms. Campbell.
Political Science Faculty Attend Spring 2011 Conferences
Professor Joon Kil attended the Southwestern Political Science Association conference in Las Vegas, in March 2011, where he participated in a session on "teaching circles". In this collaborative imitative, faculty members from different disciplines who volunteer for the program go to one another's lectures and share feedback on teaching strategies and styles. Professor Kil plans to introduce a similar program for Social Sciences faculty at IVC. Also in March, Professor Traci Fahimi attended the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Discipline Input Group (DIG) meeting in Irvine, where she worked with political science faculty from other colleges and the Cal States to develop common course descriptors for comparative politics and international relations courses and to identify the course content for a political science "Transfer Model Curriculum".
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3 DAY QUILLCAYHUANCA - COJUP TREK
More off the beaten track for a memorable trek to experience the panoramas and wildlife that these valleys offer.
This trek offers a different and exciting adventure to high altitudes trekking in eco-systems just packed with native wildlife like Andean antelope species, Vizcacha, Condor and much more, not to mention the snow-capped peaks, glistening colourful lake and valleys which all combine to make this a trek of superb beauty and adventure.
Huaraz / Quillcayhuanca gate (3,844m) / Cuchilla (4,550m)
Depart Huaraz to the Quillcayhuanca entrance (3,844m) of Huascarán National Park (15,5km / 1 hour). Our trek starts with almost no incline along the left side of the valley around the Quillcay River. Our views along this valley include waterfalls from both walls of the valley and the base of the snow-capped Andavite. After about 2 hours and 6.km, we pass the samll Pre-Inca enclosure of Nuevo Tambo. Reaching the fork in the Cayesh Valley, we follow the Tullpa Valley with a slight ascent to the Tullpacocha Lake at 4,300m, a lovely dark green colour. After a short rest, we follow the trail between some bushes and scrub and ascend with a winding track to the Cuchilla campsite (4,550m).
7 – 8 hours trek / 13.5 km / elevation change (+706m)
Cuchilla (4,550m) / Huapi Pass (5,075m) / Cojup Campsite (4,310m)
After our morning reenforcing meal, we ascend along the left side in a north-easterly direction. In single file via the grassy slope, we reach a small plain with an incredible view – after a short rest, we continue along the slope of mount Jatunmontepuncu (5,305m) until we reach the Huapi Pass at 5,075m and are rewarded with a breath-taking panorama of the white peaks among which we can recognise Ranrapalca (6,162m), Palcaraju (6,100m), Pucaranra (6,156m), Tullparaju (5,767m), Chopiraju (5,518m), San Juan (5,843m) and Huantsan (6,395m). Having taken our photos, we descend with a stony trail to the small plain of the Cojup Valley where the trail crosses a stream and we continue along the right side of the valley. Near the riverside, we set up camp for the night.
7 – 9 hours trek / 6 km / elevation change (+525m / –765m)
Cojup Campsite (4,310m) / Cojup gate (3,837m) / Huaraz
After our final packing, we leave our campsite to descend via the Cojup Valley where the remains of the 1950’s flood has left its mark on the valley. The trail passes through bushy/scrubby areas and then open areas until we cross the river to continue on the left side. Here we continue through meadow/prairie covered in vegetation below granite cliffs glittering with small waterfalls sliding down both massive walls of the valley. Finally we arrive at the entrance to the Cojup Valley (3,837m) and packing our kit into the vehicle for Huaraz.
4 – 5 hours trek / 9.5 km / elevation change (-473m)
In winter, equipment for snow trekking would be required for Huapi Pass.
Ice and snow trekking equipment is required for the crossing of at least one high altitude pass.
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Power Rock: Swimming With Bears – “Don’t Think About It”
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“Don’t Think About It”
You want the new, fun, summer-time band? Well, jump in the musical waters of Swimming With Bears. With hooks galore, a sense of fun, and a knowledge of what power pop rock should sound like, Swimming With Bears is Joe Perry (lead vocals/bass), Alec Conte (guitar/vocals), Jon Kerr (guitar/vocals), and Ryan Hannasch (drums/vocals). This is fist pumping, head bobbing rock and roll. They give me that same rush that I felt when I heard the Ramones or Cheap Trick for the first time. Power Pop Rock lives and its name is Swimming With Bears. Oh. their video is so much fun, and they made the video themselves. This is so representative of their energy. And Joe Perry is one of those great lead singers.
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Tegel Leases Yet More New Plymouth Land
Tegel Foods LtdLtd (NZ Public 31%, US Public 23.3%, various overseas 37.3%, Singapore Public 8.4%) has consent to acquire a leasehold interest in 40.4505 hectares at Tikorangi Road East, Tikorangi, from Paul Gerard Bourke, Bernadette May Bourke and Clonlara 2004 Ltd as trustees of the Bourke Otararoa Trust (NZ 100%) for $46,030,500.
The OIO states that Tegel wishes to increase its chicken production and intends to build and operate a new breeder farm on the land. The transaction satisfied the s.16 criteria of the Overseas Investment Act 2005 (overseas investment in sensitive land), with "substantial and identifiable benefit to New Zealand" under s.17(2)(a)(i) - Jobs, s.17(2)(a)(iii) - increased export receipts, s.17(2)(a)(iv) - greater efficiency/productivity, s.17(2)(a)(vi) - increased processing of primary products, and Regulations 28(e) - previous investments and 28(j) - oversight and participation by New Zealanders.
For Tegel's ownership history, see also commentaries of February 2011, April 2010, December 2008 and October 1996; for land purchases and leases, see October 2017, November 2016, July 2016, August 2014, May 2013, September 2008, February 2008, March 2006, November 2000, September 2000.October 1999, April 1997 and June 1994.
In brief, it was bought out of Watties' ownership in 2006 by Australian investment company Pacific Equity Partners Pty Ltd for around $390 million, with various share-shuffling arrangements in 2008 to fund expansion. In 2011 it was taken over by Claris Investments Pte Ltd, a Singapore company ultimately owned by Affinity Equity Partners for $605 million. Affinity is one of Asian’s largest private equity firms, focusing on leveraged buyouts and growth capital transactions.
In December 2017, Tegel Group shares fell 10% following a drop in six-month profits despite sales up 2% to $302 million. Tegel highlights its growing share of the free range market, which is now 12% of all poultry sales (Jonathan Underhill, NBR, 6/12/17 www.nbr.co.nz/article/tegel-shares-drop-10-first-half-result-misses-estimates-b-210831). Tegel describes itself as an "iconic New Zealand heritage brand" - well, I guess the hens are still real Kiwis.
Inghams Leases Land Near Te Awamutu
Inghams Enterprises (NZ) Pty Ltd Ais owned by: various overseas 26.6%; TPG Asia SF V PTE. Ltd, Singapore 20.8%; TPG Asia VI SF Pte. Ltd, Singapore 17.5%; AustralianSuper Investments Pty Ltd as trustee for AustralianSuper Private Equity Trust, Australia 12.1%); TPG Adam Co-Invest LP, USA 8.8%; Mondrian Investment Partners, UK 5.8%; Janus Henderson Investors, UK 4.35%; Macquarie Asset Management, Australia 4.1%.
It has consent to acquire of a leasehold interest in approx. seven hectares at 569 Te Mawhai Road, Tokanui, from Whakatipu Poultry Ltd (James William Kirkham, NZ 50%; Debra Lee Kirkham, NZ 50%) for an annual rental of 8.5% of the total budgeted capital costs of the project. Inghams will pay an annual rental of 8.5% of the total budgeted capital costs of the project.
The OIO states that the land is currently part of a larger property used for dairy grazing. Inghams will, with the landowner, construct a poultry breeder farm and enter into a long-term lease arrangement. The benefits to New Zealand include:
the owner undertaking a substantial investment in the construction of a new poultry breeder farm on the land;
introducing into New Zealand additional investment for the purchase of poultry farm equipment;
increasing the productivity of the land by converting from dairy support to poultry breeder farming;
increasing by a small extent the amount of chicken product that is processed in New Zealand;
creating up to 15 short term job opportunities during the construction phase.
See also commentaries of July 2014, June 2013 (of Inghams), March 1999, September 1998, July 1997, December 1995 and March 1900. Inghams Australia moved into NZ when failed Equiticorp sold them Harvey Farms, after the 1987 crash, and in 2013 Inghams got taken over by Adams Bidco Pty Ltd/TPG Capital.
Fletchers Buy More Cromwell Land To Quarry
Cromwell Certified Concrete Ltd (NZ Public 61.2%; Australian Public 12.1%; North American Public 9.7%; various overseas 8.6%; UK Public 3.4%; European Public 2.9%; Asian Public 2.2%) has consent to acquire approx. 9.8655 hectares at Luggate-Cromwell Road, Cromwell, from Jeremy Patrick Mackie and Jennenne Louise Mackie (NZ 100%) for $862,500.
The OIO states that Cromwell Certified Concrete is a joint venture company 50% owned by Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure Ltd ("Firth") and 50% owned by a NZ company McNulty's Investment Ltd. The land is currently bare land, on which Cromwell Certified Concrete intends to develop a quarry, adjoining its existing quarry. This will enable them to increase extraction of aggregate to meet market demand and extend supply by approx. 15 years. The benefits to New Zealand include:
A high degree of NZ ownership and control of Cromwell Certified Concrete and the investment;
Previous investments by Cromwell Certified Concrete and Firth that have been or are of benefit to New Zealand. Firth has around 650 employees at 70 sites;
Increased processing of aggregate, as the level of extraction will increase, much of it to be processed through Cromwell Certified Concrete's ready-mix business or elsewhere;
Retention of jobs at the existing quarry and likely creation of further roles in cartage; and
increased efficiency or productivity through cost efficiencies from using existing plant, equipment and infrastructure. The investment will also allow greater exploitation of the existing quarry's resource.
Cromwell Certified Concrete, McNultys Transport and Amisfield Quarry jointly supply concrete and aggregate in Central Otago and share a Website. Amisfield Quarry is also on the Luggate-Cromwell Rd. The land being acquired is classified as sensitive because it is more than five hectares, non-urban and adjourns a reserve. See OIO Decisions for June 2016, May and August 2014, April and November 2011, June, September and October 2009, March and June 2008, March and July 2007 for other Fletchers Concrete acquisitions.
Singaporeans Lease Queen St Towers To Rent Out
Roxy-CES (NZ) Ltd (Singapore Public 66.7%, Hong Lim Teo, Singapore 13.8%, Tiam Seng Lim, Singapore 4.9%, Hong Wee Teo, Singapore 3.8%, Hong Yeow Teo, Singapore 3.6%, Hong Hee Teo, Singapore 3.6%, Tiang Chuan Lim, Singapore 3.5%) have consent to acquire a leasehold interest in 205 Queen Street, Auckland from Auckland City Holdings Ltd (Kyong HT Yi, Singapore 50%, Edy Hardijana Tjugito, Indonesia 50%), for $277,779,070.
The OIO states that Roxy-CES (NZ) is a company established for the purpose of undertaking this investment, representing a joint venture between Roxy-Pacific Holdings Ltd and Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd, both listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Both companies undertake residential and commercial investments in construction and development, predominantly in Asia. The OIO has been satisfied that the individuals who will control the investment have the relevant business experience and acumen and are of good character and have demonstrated financial commitment to the investment.
This commercial property is at the SW corner of Queen St and Victoria St, the one with ANZ Bank at street level and two towers, of 17 and 22 stories. Built in 1990, it has two retail levels, an atrium and basement parking for 125 cars on a 3764m2 site with 25,381 m2 of lettable space. Auckland City Holdings bought the lease from Kiwi Property Holdings.
See commentary of January 2014. Roxy-CES Holdings announced that the lease was until June 2081, with a right of renewal for a further term of 98 years until 2179, but named a considerably lower cost: NZ$173,980,000 excluding taxes. http://roxypacific.listedcompany.com/newsroom/20170803_194038_E8Z_DIQDCM146BBCKOE8.1.pdf.
Roxy-Pacific Holdings Ltd is an Asia-Pacific property group, begun in May 1967 and listed on the SGX Mainboard in March 2008. Its flagship hotel property is the Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy, managed by Accor. It owns a self-managed boutique hotel in Japan, a resort in the Maldives and has land parcels for hotel development in Phuket, Thailand.
Between 2004 and 2016, it developed 43 small-to-medium sized residential and commercial blocks in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, and has just purchased land for another in Singapore, where it also has 52 retail shops, The Roxy Square Shopping Centre. In Sydney, it owns a 28-storey commercial building in Goulbourn St and 50% of a 14-storey building in Clarence Street. SG Investors describes Roxy as a "small-to-mid cap gem" that "continues to landbank as it prepares to launch all its existing landbank in 2018".
Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd is a construction and property group, of which CEL Development Pte Ltd. is the property investment and development arm. Chip Eng Seng Group began as building subcontractors in the 1960s and grew through Singapore Housing & Development Board construction contracts. In the 1990s, it diversified into property investment and development.
Canadian Engineers Take Over Malaysians Engineers
WSP NZ Acquisition Ltd (Canada Public 99.97%; other Canada 0.03%) has consent to acquire 100% of the ordinary shares in Opus International Consultants Ltd by way of a full takeover offer under the Takeovers Code, from Opus International Consultants (UEM Edgenta Berhad, Malaysia 61.2%; NZ Public and various, NZ 35.6%; Australian Public 1.5%; Philippines Public 1.3%; other shareholders 0.36%), for $263,235,184.
The OIO states that WSP NZ and Opus International Consultants are both wholly-owned subsidiaries of separate overseas publicly listed companies that provide engineering consulting services. This aims to combine the two companies' resources and expertise. WSP NZ has satisfied the OIO that the individuals who will control the investment have the relevant business experience and acumen and are of good character, and has demonstrated financial commitment to the investment.
WSP NZ's owner, Montreal-based property consultancy WSP Global Inc., offered $1.78/share for the whole of Opus International Consultants Ltd, then trading at 99c/share market, after it had secured agreement to buy out the Malaysian majority shareholder, UEM Edgenta Bhd. Opus trading was suspended on 11 December 2017 and, on 10 January 2018, Opus delisted from the NZX, leaving WSP NZ as the dominant owner.
Opus is a large, multi-disciplinary engineering firm with 3,000 staff across NZ, Australia, Canada, the US and Britain. Its NZ business goes back 20 years ago to Works Consultancy Services Ltd, which the NZ government sold to Malaysian government-controlled Kinta Kellas Ltd. See commentaries of August 2008 and August 1996.
It has 40 offices and 1800 staff in New Zealand, and has been involved in Christchurch reconstruction, restoring transport links to Kaikoura community, NZ Transport Agency's Northern Corridor improvements in Auckland, and water infrastructure in Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington. Despite doing well in the NZ construction sector, the company overall was trading low after poor financial performances and disappointing offshore acquisitions.
WSP NZ Investment was registered on 10 August 2010, apparently for the purposes of the merger. WSP provides engineering designs and services mostly in the property, civil engineering, energy and environmental sectors, and has an Australian/NZ arm with offices in Auckland. This Canadian company bought the Parsons Brinckerhoff businesses in 2014 off UK construction and infrastructure group Balfour Beatty plc, who had bought it in 2009. The company was involved in London's Shard and New York's Freedom Tower.
Parsons Brinckerhoff NZ Ltd registered in NZ in 1998 and has been trading as WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff. The newly merged company, to be known here as WSP NZ, will focus on transport, water and buildings (Catherine Harris, Stuff, 14/8/17, https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/95748644/canadian-firm-makes-takeover-bid-for-nzs-opus-international ; The Bob Dey Property Report, 15/8/17, www.propbd.co.nz/wsp-secures-malaysian-stake-way-full-opus-takeover).
Vital Healthcare Buys Bowen, Wakefield And Royston Hospitals
Vital Healthcare Property Ltd (NZ Public and various NZ 68.1%; Canadian Public 18.4%; Paul Louis Dalla Lana, Canada 6.3%; North American Public 2.9%; Australian Public 1.7%; Asian Public 1.3%; European Public 0.7%; UK Public 0.6%) has consent to acquire significant business assets being the Bowen, Wakefield and Royston Hospitals, Wellington, including a freehold interest in approx. 2.2 hectares of land at Bowen Hospital, from Acurity Health Group Ltd (Australian Public 60.1%; North American Public 39.5%; NZ Public 0.4%) for $121,189,529.
The OIO states that Vital Healthcare Property is a NZ-based investor that specialises in private medical facilities. Acurity will continue to run the medical facilities on a day to day basis and has entered into a lease with Vital Healthcare to do so. Vital Healthcare intends to further develop the properties, in particular Wakefield and Royston hospitals. The benefits to New Zealand include that:
New Zealand oversight and participation in the overseas investment and the Applicant;
Vital Healthcare has undertaken previous investments that have been or are of benefit to New Zealand in the medical sector;
Vital Healthcare has committed to undertake increased landscaping across all three medical facilities.
See also commentary of June 2016 for Vital Healthcare's acquisition of Boulcott Hospital property, Lower Hutt. Vital Healthcare Property Trust is a major Australasian owner of healthcare property, listed on the NZX. It has healthcare property asset valued at approx. $1.07 billion as at 31 December 2016, 80% of it a large Australian portfolio it acquired in December 2010. As well as those above, the NZ properties are Boulcott Hospital (Lower Hutt; OIO Decisions, June 2016), Kensington Hospital (Whangarei), Ascot Hospital and medical office building (Remuera, Auckland), Apollo Health Centre (Albany, Auckland), Ormiston Hospital (South Auckland) and Napier Health Centre.
The Property Trust is managed by Vital Healthcare Management Ltd, a subsidiary of NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, Canada's largest non-government owner and manager of medical office buildings and healthcare facilities, which is also the Trust's largest shareholder. In December 2017 Vital Healthcare also bought Eden Rehabilitation Hospital in Cooroy, Queensland, for $A23.8 million (Rebecca Howard, NBR, 11/12/17, https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/vital-healthcare-property-trust-buys-queensland-rehab-hospital-b-211007
Canadian Govt Dairy Intensification Before New OIO Directive
Ramsay Dairy Farm Ltd (Canadian Government 100%) has consent to acquire approx. 335.1987 hectares at 803 Ardlui Road, Hororata, Canterbury; and approx. 72.225 hectares at Morgans Road, Hororata, Canterbury, from Haglea Farm Ltd (Gail and Harry Schat, NZ 100%) and Ddot Holdings Ltd (Jennifer Ann Todd, NZ 38.5%; Neal Peter Todd, NZ 38.25%; Mervyn George Todd, NZ 23.25%) for $17,700,000.
The OIO states that Ramsay Dairy Farm is ultimately, indirectly, owned by Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board. This is the acquisition of a medium sized dairy farm and a neighbouring dairy support block, to be amalgamated to create a larger dairy farm. Ramsay Dairy Farm proposes to convert some of the dairy support land to create a larger milking platform, and to support increasing the total number of cows by approx. 400 cows.
The benefits to New Zealand include:
the creation of additional jobs on the amalgamated dairy farm;
an increased volume of milk being processed in New Zealand;
increased export receipts; and
capital investment to convert dairy support land to dairying.
Ramsay Dairy Farm has previously undertaken investments that have been of benefit to New Zealand, including the creation of jobs and the introduction of additional investment for development purposes.
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is one of Canada's biggest fund managers, handling the investments of public servants, the Mounties and the military, managing $C139.2 billion of assets (2016). The "ultimate, indirect" ownership path i Ramsay Farm (NZ reg. 2015)→ Green Meadows Farm (NZ reg. 2016)→ Global Herd NZ Ltd (NZ holding company, reg. 2014)→ Sooke Investments Inc. (Montreal, reg. 2011, which owns shares in Kaingaroa), which is a Government of Canada Federal Corporation , formerly known as 782175-Canada Inc.
In 2014 Canadians were reported by KPMG to be NZ's biggest source of foreign investment, with 22% of the total. That year the OIO approved PSP buying 18 commercial properties for about $1b and increasing its holding in Kaingaroa Timberlands (Tim Cronshaw, NZ Farmer, 16/1/18, https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/agribusiness/100543602/canterbury-farm-sold-for-17m-to-canadian-government-approved-by-overseas-investment-office).
See November 2014 and September 2015 commentaries for other Ramsay Dairy Farm purchases, and April 2013 for details of this pension fund's original investment in the Kaingaroa Forest, increased in October 2014, and November 2014 for the Investment Fund's purchase of AMP's $1b property portfolio. Ddot is of course the Todd family backwards, each with heaps of other directorships and properties. NBR notes that this application got its consent just before Associate Finance Minister David Parker issued a new Directive (https://www.linz.govt.nz/sites/default/files/media/doc/oio_directive-letter_20171128.pdf) with a tighter interpretation of Overseas Investment Act criteria.
He said the previous Directive was "too loose", applying only to farms "more than ten times the average farm size", i.e. dairy farms over 1,987 ha and deer farms over 7,146 ha. (Rebecca Howard, NBR, 15/1/18, www.nbr.co.nz/article/canadas-public-sector-pension-board-gets-oio-approval-buy-177m-dairy-farm-and-block-b-211692). Yet Schedule 1 of the Act, as at May 2014, defines sensitive rural land as over five hectares, or close to seashore or lakes (together with adjoining land), and any island.
Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa,
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Matjila didn’t tell me about Ayo deal, More alleges
June 26, 2019 Written by Admin
The commision of inquiry into impropriety at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) heard on Tuesday how the asset manager’s former chief executive, Dan Matjila, did not inform suspended acting CEO, Matshepo More of the R4.3-billion transaction between the PIC and Ayo Technology Solutions
More told the commission that she was left in the dark by Matjila prior to the transaction being signed.
The controversial Ayo deal was concluded in 2017 when the PIC took a 29% stake in the ICT company at R43 a share.
Ayo’s share price had fallen to R9 at the close of markets on Tuesday.
More was chief financial officer at the time of the transaction while Matjila was the CEO. She was placed on a precautionary suspension in March after being accused of interfering in the work of the commission chaired by Justice Lex Mpati.
READ MORE: Suspended acting CEO denies victimising PIC staff
Matjila resigned last November.
More told the Mpati commission she signed off on a “disbursement memo” on December 19 2017, signalling the availability of funds for the transaction. She said at the time the PIC’s main bank account had funds in excess of R5-billion.
She however denied that her signature on the document was for the approval of the transaction but that it was rather to “confirm the availability of funds”.
READ MORE: I had no role in PIC’s Ayo investment says suspended acting CEO
More said she signed the memo when it was first presented to her because she believed that it had already been approved through a “round robin” resolution by the asset manager’s portfolio management committee (PMC).
“This is because on December 15 2017, at 14:35, the office of the company secretary sent the members (including permanent invitees) of the PMC an email requesting them to peruse the documents and indicate whether they approved or not through a round robin resolution,” she said.
Mpati wanted to know whether More took action when she realised that Matjila had known about the transaction and had not informed her about it. More responded saying that she had not confronted Matjila about the deal despite being the second most senior executive at the PIC.
“I do agree with you that the non-disclosure on December 20, even the non-disclosure to myself signing the memo on December 19 was misrepresentation on the part of Dr Dan Matjila,” she testified.
READ MORE: Court victory for Ayo in PIC R4.3bn repayment case
Asked by Mpati how the PIC could avoid the flouting of investment procedure in the future, More suggested that the scope of assurance providers should be widened to ensure that all due diligence is followed before signing off on agreements.
Thando Maeko is an Adamela Trust business reporter at the Mail & Guardian.
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I may finally be coming to terms with having become a "public figure" ... .
The role is an awkward fit, and sometimes an inconvenience -- particularly when I find myself in the checkout line at the Safeway supermarket on the way home from work and in uniform. The admiring glances stolen by young girls stiffens my spine a bit, and quickens my step through the aisles, but I'm not confused by the differences between respect for the flat hat and for the elderly woman under it. The National Park Service has earned its honors as "America's best idea," (a la Ken Burns). It's when the local PBS Channel has aired the documentary, "This is Us," for the umpteenth time the night before, and men and woman from my generation feel their spines stiffen in reflected glory of one of their own still being in the game ... and getting away with it after all these years ... then a different sort of effect pops up; equally complimentary. But at the end of the day, "celebrity" wears thin, and hunger pangs begin to take their toll on the old psyche as I try to decide what shape my pasta will take this day, and which spaghetti sauce -- and a new-found weariness creeps into my smile and it comes less easily as I begin to feel watched ... .
You can imagine the feeling last Wednesday as I stood before an interracial audience hosted by the African American Leadership Network of Safeway Stores at their corporate headquarters in Pleasanton. I'd been invited to be the speaker for their observance of Dr. King's birthday. As I was escorted to the Green Room in their grand auditorium, I learned that the day's presentation was being televised for the entire Safeway television (nationwide?) network, so that those who could not attend would have access to the hour-long program "On Demand" from the archives wherever they are and whenever they wished. Wow! What one earth did I have to say that should warrant such coverage? Surely it's time to pay closer attention to preparing my remarks, and to stop depending upon the power of memory. Did I not owe my hosts more than that? But since my improvised talks have always been enough, could I not be risking whatever success I'm experiencing by simply sharing my truths as I recall them -- and not becoming so self-conscious that something of value gets lost?
The experience was unsettling enough that -- as I was grandly escorted to the car laden with a huge bouquet of about two dozen long-stemmed yellow-red-tipped-petaled roses and two tickets to the new Tuskegee Airmen film, "Red Tails," I somehow failed to notice that their portable mike attached to my belt with the wire clipped to my lapel, was hidden under the armful of roses. This was not discovered until I was back at my desk 40 miles away in Richmond and a colleague called attention to my strange "jewelry." (It was returned in the morning.)
In February I will be guest speaker at IT&T Corporate Headquarters in San Ramon. Maybe by then I'll have come to terms with this public person I've gradually become ... but I don't believe we have time enough for that to happen. Maybe this is a case of "if it ain't broke don't fix it." Maybe it's a mistake to try to become who they think I am. That might be very difficult to accomplish at this late date. I'd need another lifetime to figure out just who that is.
It was the fifth Annual Day of Service in my Richmond community -- in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday ... .
I'd been invited by Doria Robinson, the director of Urban Tilth, the lead nonprofit on the Richmond Greenway project, to "say a few words" at today's ceremony.
Arrived early to find things in the usual chaos so typical of volunteer organizations, but it was friendly chaos of the kind that delivers positive outcomes rising from well-intentioned strangers coming together in a common cause. There were young people, children leading parents; elders lending advice when needed; members of the City Council led by the Mayor, the Vice Mayor; environmentalists sprinkled among members of uniformed National Park Rangers as well as Forestry Service folks.
I was struck by the fact that here was that future that Dr. King had sacrificed his life to bring about. We -- in one of the nation's working class under-employed and over-foreclosed cities where barred windows and protective fences are the common denominator -- we are living right smack in the middle of it!
The Greenway runs for about 2 miles along a long-abandoned railroad bed now developed into broad walks and bike paths where the community made up of several school sites nestled among modest low-income homes and showing hints of seeds bursting into a premature spring and (finally) maturity in some of the perennials from earlier plantings. The Greenway is blossoming with gardening projects of various kinds on land ceded by the city for the purpose.
There are flower gardens with ornamental plantings which need no excuse for being except the pure art of providing color and "spirit"; vegetable gardens that provide work for volunteers and free food for tables of anyone in need, and medicinal herbs introduced from older cultures. Today, about 400 folks from every age, race, and ethnicity joined in the effort by planting 60 donated fruit trees in the Edible Forest; planted hundreds of native plants, and built wooden boxes for raised beds -- necessary where soil remains contaminated from WWII war-related industries. And, I was invited to do the "first dig" in the soil for the planting of a mighty Legacy Oak Tree (expected to stand for at least 250 years) that will stand among them. What an honor! As an example of Civic Engagement (code words from the Park Ranger's Manual), this was priceless.
Richmond and communities like it across the country -- cities with challenges rarely experienced in the suburbs -- are most often depicted as "communities of need." Rarely are they viewed as living laboratories where diverse communities are in a constantly changing grand experiment -- testing the meaning and efficacy of "democracy" with newly-arrived immigrants adding the element of "hope" where it needs renewal for the disaffected, disenchanted, underprivileged and under-served who have found refuge here over many generations of struggle. You won't find members of the 1% here; the system is working just fine for them. It is in these communities that this system is tested and challenged and often found wanting. It is out of our discontent that change is born and generational adjustments are made.
Today I saw "Democracy" in all its glory actualize the King Dream of years ago. We did what every generation must do -- what nation's around the world are rising up at the risk of their lives to achieve -- we are re-creating democracy in our time. Every generation must do so. Ours is not presented to us on stone tablets nor handed down by powerful family dynasties. It is dynamic and must be critiqued and challenged constantly if we're to sustain the freedoms spelled out in our founding documents. It's messy and chaotic. There will always be false prophets, flat-earthers, disbelievers, but we will prevail despite their lack of faith in our institutions. You want neat? Then try a dictatorship.
Dr. King's greatest gift to this nation may have been his insistence -- through personal acts of civil disobedience -- that this was/is the highest form of patriotism.
Today's diggers and planters define who we are, not the crime stats we're constantly defined by. Those Marines who so horrifically desecrated the dead by their unspeakable acts no more represent me than do their counterparts in an earlier time define our white citizens of today; those who came in family groups with picnic baskets to celebrate the brutal lynchings of blacks in the deep South. Unfortunately, such unenlightened folks will always be with us. But it is we, and not they who define Democracy.
We're seeing the "rockets red glare" of that re-creation in the Occupy Movement. I truly believe that, and I'm beginning to worry that it is being derailed by those who don't recognize the signs nor understand the powers of our process of governance... .
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Björk Concludes “Vulnicura” Tour By Baring Her Soul In The City Of Angels [PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: Björk @ WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL 5/30/17
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Björk @ Walt Disney Concert Hall 5/30/2017 // Photo by Santiago Felipe (@santiagraphy). Used with permission by www.BlurredCulture.com.
As a special addition to the L.A. Philharmonic’s Reykjavík Festival, the Walt Disney Concert Hall hosted the gloriously singular, Icelandic chanteuse Björk. Having spent the past two years touring around the world in support of her most recent album, 2015’s “Vulnicura”, Los Angeles had the distinct privilege of hosting one of Björk’s final “Vulnicura” performances.
Written and recorded following her break-up with Matthew Barney, “Vulnicura” had been heralded by many publications as being one of the best albums of 2015, with critics describing it as “the most heart-rending music she’s ever made” (Rolling Stone) filled with “harrowingly expressive compositions” (The Guardian) that are “brave, beautiful and affecting” (NME). On this very special evening in the City of Angeles, fans would be able to experience all of the foregoing.
The first act consisted of the first six songs from “Vulnicura”- performed in order- and was an emotional punch to the gut. Dressed all in black, it was as if Björk was attending her failed relationship’s wake, delivering a eulogy that presented an unflinching emotional outpouring for the room to see. Known for wearing gorgeously designed headdresses, the headdress she wore for the first half of the performance revealed most of her face, which gave the audience an opportunity to see Björk physically wrestle with the emotional gravitas that lay within each lyric.
The orchestration of each piece had been pared down to a lush string arrangement. Gone from this performance were the hyperactive synths and pulsing drums that Björk has perfected over her career. Rather, the music, like the lyrics, had been stripped down to it’s rawest form, adding yet another level of vulnerability to the already weighty subject matter. Each song was a magical moment, but the crescendo of emotions and intensity during the last three songs of the first act was certainly noticed by me.
During the performance of the gloriously dark, 10 minute “Black Lake”, I scanned the room with my binoculars and saw as many fans leaning forward from their seats with their mouths agape as I did wiping away tears. During Björk’s performance of “Family” (which was my second favorite moment of the evening, as I thought the stage production was brilliant), as she sang the lyrics “It will relieve us from the pain/ It will make us a part of/ This universe of solutions/ This place of solutions/ This location of solutions”, the house lights slowly pulsed into the crowd until the entire audience was faintly lit. It affirmed my notion that in that moment, and in this place, we were Björk’s “family”. Then, the tempo picked up with “NotGet”, as if breathing new life into the room- a moment of rebirth- which was visually signified in the subtle crafting of the headdress as the leaves that flowed at the side of her face began to glow in the dark with life.
The second act of the performance was- with the addition of two upright basses and Björk dressed in a free flowing, colorful ensemble- decidedly more light hearted and free. From a sonic perspective, perhaps adding more bass to her ensemble for the second half of the performance was Björk’s way of reassuring the audience and signifying that she was well on her way to returning to her pre-relationship state of being. Björk’s head was adorned with a sparkly, oversized butterfly design, and while it hid most of her face, exposing only her eyes and mouth, it was symbolic of the metamorphosis that she was undertaking on stage.
Some highlights from the second half included the performance of crowd favorites “Joga” (my personal favorite moment of the night) and “I’ve Seen It All”, each of which elicited some of the loudest cheers I’ve ever heard in the storied venue. Her performance of “Bachelorrette” had her playfully dancing around the stage during, snapping her fingers to the beat (which snaps, now that I think about it, were the only percussion in the whole evening). Björk then concluded the main part of her set going back to “Vulnicura” with performances of “Quicksand” and “Mouth Mantra”, completing the “Vulnicura” theme.
Encores were undeniable, and Björk performed “The Anchor Song” (a song about “home” that she sang through in both English and in her native tongue) and “Pluto”. During the encore, Björk addressed the crowd personally, thanking the Los Angeles based string ensemble and proudly introducing her fellow countryman, the conductor, Bjarni Frimann Bjarnason. Before walking off the stage for the last time, Björk added:
“This is emotional for me – it’s my last winter concert. I’m really happy I spent it with you guys.”
On behalf of all those in attendance, please rest assured that the feelings … the deeply personal feelings … were mutual.
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Paola Merlo, Editor
June 2016, Vol. 42, No. 2, Pages 307-343
(doi: 10.1162/COLI_a_00249)
© 2016 Association for Computational Linguistics
Mining Parallel Corpora from Sina Weibo and Twitter
Wang Ling
Google DeepMind, London, N1 0AE. lingwang@google.com
Luís Marujo
Feedzai Research, Lisbon, 1990-095. luis.marujo@feedzai.com
Chris Dyer
School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. cdyer@cs.cmu.edu
Alan W. Black
School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. awb@cs.cmu.edu
Isabel Trancoso
Instituto Superior Técnico, INESC-ID, Lisbon, 1000-029. trancoso@inesc-id.pt
Microblogs such as Twitter, Facebook, and Sina Weibo (China's equivalent of Twitter) are a remarkable linguistic resource. In contrast to content from edited genres such as newswire, microblogs contain discussions of virtually every topic by numerous individuals in different languages and dialects and in different styles. In this work, we show that some microblog users post “self-translated” messages targeting audiences who speak different languages, either by writing the same message in multiple languages or by retweeting translations of their original posts in a second language. We introduce a method for finding and extracting this naturally occurring parallel data. Identifying the parallel content requires solving an alignment problem, and we give an optimally efficient dynamic programming algorithm for this. Using our method, we extract nearly 3M Chinese–English parallel segments from Sina Weibo using a targeted crawl of Weibo users who post in multiple languages. Additionally, from a random sample of Twitter, we obtain substantial amounts of parallel data in multiple language pairs. Evaluation is performed by assessing the accuracy of our extraction approach relative to a manual annotation as well as in terms of utility as training data for a Chinese–English machine translation system. Relative to traditional parallel data resources, the automatically extracted parallel data yield substantial translation quality improvements in translating microblog text and modest improvements in translating edited news content.
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Daily Variety;7/21/2006, Vol. 292 Issue 13, p4
The article reports on the deals involving certain celebrities and U.S. talent agencies as of July 21, 2006. ICM has signed writer director Whit Stillman. Writer and executive producer Cynthia Mort has signed a deal with Endeavor. "Desperate Housewives" actor Mehcad Brooks has signed with Mosaic.
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The article focuses on the contract signed by celebrities in various talent agencies such as Burkely Duffield with UTA, Bronwyn Garrity with Apperture Entertainment, and Juliette Monaco with Buchwald-Fortitude.
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Profiles filmmaker Whit Stillman. Filmmaking career; Success of first film `Metropolitan'; Background on Stillman.
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Profiles director-writer-producer J. Whitney `Whit' Stillman, 39, and talks about his film `Metropolitan.' It follows a group of Manhattan debutantes and their escorts, a life Stillman is familiar with.
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Focuses on movies made by filmmaker Whit Stillman, highlighting how he portrays the rich in his movies. Reference to the films, `Metropolitan,' and `Pretty Woman'; Distain given to the rich in movies; Background information on Stillman.
60 seconds...Whit Stillman: Writer, director, and producer of the film Barcelona. Gendron, George // Inc.;Dec94, Vol. 16 Issue 14, p13
Presents an interview with writer, director, and producer Whit Stillman. Why business is a dominant theme in his most recent film; How self-help books have helped him; The importance of the notion that it is best to do one thing at a time.
Introducing�. // People;11/28/2005, Vol. 64 Issue 22, p182
This article presents brief profiles of several new male actors appearing in popular television programs and films in 2005, including Wentworth Miller from "Prison Break," Mehcad Brooks from "Desperate Housewives," Carmine Giovinazzo from "CSI: NY," Romany Malco from the film "The 40 Year-Old...
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Covers issues related to male celebrities in the U.S. as of October 2005. Personal preferences of actor Mehcad Brooks of the television program "Desperate Housewives"; Favorite recipe of actor Freddie Prinze Jr.; Horror experiences shared by Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles of the television...
The wag who came in from the cold. Brodie, John // Variety;1/15/96, Vol. 361 Issue 10, p10
Reports on writer-director Whit Stillman's signing with agent John Lesher of United Talent Agency. Negotiations with Castle Rock Entertainment; Reception of the movie `Barcelona' in Tokyo, Japan.
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Microstructure of SrTiO3 buffer layers and itseffects on superconducting properties ofYBa2Cu3O7-δ coated conductors
H. Wang (a1), S.R. Foltyn (a1), P.N. Arendt (a1), Q.X. Jia (a1), J.L. MacManus-Driscoll (a1), L. Stan (a1), Y. Li (a1), X. Zhang (a2) and P.C. Dowden (a1)...
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 March 2011
A thin layer of SrTiO3 (STO) has successfully been used as a buffer layer to grow high-quality superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ(YBCO) thick films on polycrystalline metal substrates with a biaxially oriented MgO template produced by ion-beam-assisted deposition. Using this architecture, 1.5-μm-thick YBCO films with an in-plane mosaic spread in the range of 2.5° to 3.5° in full width at half-maximum and critical current density over 2 × 10 6A/cm2 in self-field at 75 K have routinely been achieved. It is interesting to note that the pulsed laser deposition growth conditions of SrTiO3 buffer layers, such as growth temperature and oxygen pressure, have strong effects on the superconducting properties of YBCO. Detailed studies using transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy were used to explore the microstructures of STO deposited at different conditions and to understand further their effects on the growth and properties of YBCO films.
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Nadège Lagarde, A. C. Robin, C. Reylé
Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 13 / Issue S334 / July 2017
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 August 2018, pp. 325-326
The cornerstone mission of the European Space Agency, Gaia, together with forthcoming complementary surveys (CoRoT, Kepler, K2, APOGEE and Gaia-ESO), will revolutionize our understanding of the formation and history of our Galaxy, providing accurate stellar masses, radii, ages, distances, as well as chemical properties for a very large sample of stars across different Galactic stellar populations. Using improved population synthesis approach and new stellar evolution models we attempt to evaluate the possibility to derive ages of clump stars from their chemical properties. A new version of the Besançon Galaxy models (BGM) is used in which new stellar evolutionary tracks are computed from the stellar evolution code STAREVOL. The effects of mixing on chemical composition of the stellar photosphere has a significant impact on the determined stellar age from the observed [C/N] ratio. We clearly show that transport processes occurring in red-giant stars should be taken into account in the determination of ages for future Galactic archaeology studies.
Study of the thick disc of the Milky Way from a population synthesis model
G. Nasello, A. C. Robin, C. Reylé, N. Lagarde
The thick disc is a major component of the Milky Way but its epoch of formation and characteristics are still not yet well constrained. The Besançon Galaxy Model (BGM, Robin et al. 2003) is a population synthesis model based on a scenario of formation and evolution of the Galaxy, a star formation history, and a set of stellar evolution models. Thanks to Lagarde et al. (2017), new evolutionary tracks have been introduced into the Besancon Galaxy Model (STAREVOL, Lagarde et al. 2012) to provide global asteroseismic and surface chemical properties along the evolutionary stages. This updated Galaxy model will allow us to constrain the thick disc structure and history using the Markov Chain Monte Carlo fitting method (MCMC). We show preliminary results applying this MCMC method on the 2MASS photometric survey.
The efficiency of the local health systems: investigating the roles of health administrations and health care providers
Laura Anselmi, Mylène Lagarde, Kara Hanson
Journal: Health Economics, Policy and Law / Volume 13 / Issue 1 / January 2018
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 May 2017, pp. 10-32
The analysis of efficiency in health care has largely focussed either on individual health care providers, or on sub-national health systems conceived as a unique decision-making unit. However, in hierarchically organized national health services, two separate entities are responsible for turning financial resources into services at the local level: health administrations and health care providers. Their separate roles and the one of health administrations in particular have not been explicitly considered in efficiency analysis. We applied stochastic frontier analysis to district-level panel data from Mozambique (2008-2011) to assess district efficiency in delivering outpatient care. We first assessed the efficiency of the whole district considered as an individual decision-making unit, and then we assessed separately the efficiency of health administrations and health care providers within the same district. We found that on average only 73% of the outpatient consultations deliverable using available inputs were realized, with large differences in performance across districts. Individual districts performed differently in administrative or health care delivery functions. On average, a reduction of administrative inefficiency by 10 percentage points, for a given expenditure would increase by 0.2% the volume of services delivered per thousand population per year. Identifying and targeting the specific drivers of administrative inefficiencies can contribute to increase service.
Models of red giants in the CoRoT asteroseismology fields combining asteroseismic and spectroscopic constraints
Lagarde Nadège
Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 11 / Issue A29B / August 2015
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2016, pp. 525-528
The availability of asteroseismic constraints for a large sample of red-giant stars from the CoRoT and Kepler missions paves the way for various statistical studies of the seismic properties of stellar populations. We use a detailed spectroscopic study of 19 CoRoT red-giant stars (Morel et al. 2014) to compare theoretical stellar evolution models to observations of the open cluster NGC 6633 and field stars. This study is already published in Lagarde et al. (2015)
Docosahexaenoic acid, protectin synthesis: relevance against atherothrombogenesis
Michel Lagarde, Miao Liu, Evelyne Véricel, Catherine Calzada, Ping Chen, Fathi Driss, Michel Guichardant
Journal: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society / Volume 73 / Issue 2 / May 2014
DHA is an abundant nutrient from marine lipids: its specific biological effects have been investigated in human volunteers, taking into consideration the dose effects. We report herein that, at dosages below 1 g/d, DHA proved to be effective in lowering blood platelet function and exhibited an ‘antioxidant’ effect. However, this was no longer the case following 1·6 g/d, showing then a U-shape response. The antioxidant effect has been observed in platelets as well as LDL, of which the redox status is assumed to be crucial in their relationship with atherosclerosis. Second, the oxygenated products of DHA, especially protectins produced by lipoxygenases, have been considered for their potential to affect blood platelets and leucocytes. It is concluded that DHA is an interesting nutrient to reduce atherothrombogenesis, possibly through complementary mechanisms involving lipoxygenase products of DHA.
Psychosocial correlates of nutritional status of family caregivers of persons with dementia
Laetitia Rullier, Alexia Lagarde, Jean Bouisson, Valérie Bergua, Marion Torres, Pascale Barberger-Gateau
Journal: International Psychogeriatrics / Volume 26 / Issue 1 / January 2014
This exploratory study investigated the associations of individual characteristics of both persons with dementia and family caregivers with the nutritional status of caregivers.
This cross-sectional study was conducted at home by psychogerontologist within the frame of a community gerontological center in rural areas of south west France. The study participants comprised 56 community-dwelling persons with dementia (mean 80.7 years, SD 6.5) and 56 family caregivers (mean 70.9 years, SD 11.0). Persons with dementia were assessed with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Basic Activities Of Daily Living (ADL), Instrumental ADL (IADL), and NeuroPsychiatric Inventory (NPI), and family caregivers with the Burden Interview (Zarit scale), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI Y-B), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), the emotional impact measure of NPI and the Autonomy, Gerontology and Group Resources scale (AGGIR scale). For both, nutritional status was evaluated using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA®).
Among family caregivers, 32.1% were at risk of malnutrition and 5.4% were malnourished, and among people with dementia, 58.9% and 23.2%, respectively. NPI severity score of apathy of persons with dementia (Beta = −0.342, p = 0.001), dependency on AGGIR scale (Beta = −0.336, p = 0.002), and CES-D score of caregivers (Beta = −0.365, p = 0.001) were associated with caregivers’ MNA score (Adjusted R2 = 0.480, p < 0.001).
These preliminary findings emphasize the need for routine assessment of depressive symptoms, functional and nutritional status in dementia family caregivers, and confirm the value of investigating caregivers’ nutritional risk through an integrative view including psychosocial approach.
Childhood attention problems and socioeconomic status in adulthood: 18-year follow-up
Cédric Galéra, Manuel-Pierre Bouvard, Emmanuel Lagarde, Grégory Michel, Evelyne Touchette, Eric Fombonne, Maria Melchior
Journal: The British Journal of Psychiatry / Volume 201 / Issue 1 / July 2012
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018, pp. 20-25
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been associated with socioeconomic difficulties later in life. Little research in this area has been based on longitudinal and community studies.
To examine the relationship between childhood attention problems and socioeconomic status 18 years later.
Using a French community sample of 1103 youths followed from 1991 to 2009, we tested associations between childhood attention problems and socioeconomic status between ages 22 and 35 years, adjusting for potential childhood and family confounders.
Individuals with high levels of childhood attention problems were three times more likely to experience subsequent socioeconomic disadvantage than those with low levels of attention problems (odds ratio 3.44, 95% CI 1.72–6.92). This association remained statistically significant even after adjusting for childhood externalising problems, low family income, parental divorce and parental alcohol problems.
This longitudinal community-based study shows an association between childhood attention problems and socioeconomic disadvantage in adulthood. Taking into account ADHD and associated difficulties could help reduce the long-term socioeconomic burden of the disorder.
Bushes protect tortoises from lethal overheating in arid areas of Morocco
F. LAGARDE, T. LOUZIZI, T. SLIMANI, H. EL MOUDEN, K. BEN KADDOUR, S. MOULHERAT, X. BONNET
Journal: Environmental Conservation / Volume 39 / Issue 2 / June 2012
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 January 2012, pp. 172-182
Arid Mediterranean regions that shelter unique biodiversity are threatened by increasing anthropogenic pressures, such as urbanization, overgrazing and climate change. In Morocco, one of the main bush species in arid areas, the jujube (Ziziphus lotus), suffers from officially promoted programmes of removal. The Moorish tortoise (Testudo graeca soussensis) is threatened by such habitat loss. Like most animals, the Moorish tortoise must navigate between microhabitats to find essential feeding resources and thermal refuges. This study combined radio-tracking of free-ranging individuals, microhabitat temperature monitoring and transects in a range of habitats. Tortoises were found to depend on the occurrence of large and relatively abundant bushes to escape lethal overheating. Thus, (1) current official encouragements for the destruction of the jujube bushes should be reappraised; (2) habitat restoration relying on replanting jujube bush should be encouraged; and (3) large-scale monitoring of critical bush densities should be used to better organize conservation plans (protection and/or restoration of areas) for the Moorish tortoise.
9 - The Romanistic tradition: application of boilerplate clauses under French law
from PART 3 - The applicable law's effects on boilerplate clauses
By Xavier Lagarde, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, David Méheut, Clyde and Co, Paris, Jean-Michel Reversac, Clyde and Co, Paris
Edited by Giuditta Cordero-Moss, Universitetet i Oslo
Book: Boilerplate Clauses, International Commercial Contracts and the Applicable Law
Preliminary observations
Even in international matters, there is no such thing as ‘lawless contracts’ under French law, although it is perfectly admissible in international arbitrations to provide that the arbitral tribunal shall rule in ‘amiable composition’, which does not require the tribunal to apply a law except for fundamental rules of due process and international public policy. However, by virtue of the principle of contractual freedom, a contract governed by French law may also refer to other norms and customs, e.g., the trade practices of the shipping industry. The general observations contained in this chapter must therefore be adapted to the specific business norms and customs that may apply to a given contract according to the field of activity involved.
These general observations should also be qualified to take into account the general approach of French judges towards contracts. The Civil Code does contain a few rules of construction in Articles 1156–1164. One should, however, point out certain qualifications regarding their exact scope and effect:
– First of all, the French Supreme Court decided that these rules of interpretation are not mandatory.
This lack of mandatory character applies to all rules of interpretation, including the rule provided by Article 1162 of the Civil Code, according to which: ‘when in doubt a contract is interpreted against he who stipulated and in favour of he who contracted the obligation.’ This is the equivalent of the English law principle of contra proferentem. […]
Research Letter: Copycat effect after celebrity suicides: results from the French national death register
R. QUEINEC, C. BEITZ, B. CONTRAND, E. JOUGLA, K. LEFFONDRÉ, E. LAGARDE, G. ENCRENAZ
Journal: Psychological Medicine / Volume 41 / Issue 3 / March 2011
Synchrotron UV Fluorescence Microscopy Uncovers New Probes in Cells and Tissues
Frederic Jamme, Sandrine Villette, Alexandre Giuliani, Valerie Rouam, Frank Wien, Bruno Lagarde, Matthieu Réfrégiers
Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 16 / Issue 5 / October 2010
Print publication: October 2010
Use of deep ultraviolet (DUV, below 350 nm) fluorescence opens up new possibilities in biology because it does not need external specific probes or labeling but instead allows use of the intrinsic fluorescence that exists for many biomolecules when excited in this wavelength range. Indeed, observation of label free biomolecules or active drugs ensures that the label will not modify the biolocalization or any of its properties. In the past, it has not been easy to accomplish DUV fluorescence imaging due to limited sources and to microscope optics. Two worlds were coexisting: the spectrofluorometric measurements with full spectrum information with DUV excitation, which lacked high-resolution localization, and the microscopic world with very good spatial resolution but poor spectral resolution for which the wavelength range was limited to 350 nm. To combine the advantages of both worlds, we have developed a DUV fluorescence microscope for cell biology coupled to a synchrotron beamline, providing fine tunable excitation from 180 to 600 nm and full spectrum acquired on each point of the image, to study DUV excited fluorescence emitted from nanovolumes directly inside live cells or tissue biopsies.
Dietary DHA: time course of tissue uptake and effects on cytokine secretion in mice
Jennifer Lefils, Alain Géloën, Hubert Vidal, Michel Lagarde, Nathalie Bernoud-Hubac
Journal: British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 104 / Issue 9 / 14 November 2010
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 May 2010, pp. 1304-1312
Print publication: 14 November 2010
Consumption of DHA has numerous beneficial effects, but little is known about these effects during the first few days of the DHA dietary intake. The main objectives of the present study were to determine the time course of DHA incorporation into phospholipids in different mouse tissues and the effects of DHA supplementation on adiponectin and leptin secretion. Mice were fed either a control diet or a DHA-rich diet, and some were killed on days 0, 4, 8, 16 and 32. Some mice were fed the DHA-rich diet for 16 d, and were then maintained on the control diet for sixteen more days (washout period). DHA supplementation increased plasma adiponectin secretion by 2·4-fold as early as 4 d after the initiation of the DHA-rich diet feeding. The adiponectin concentration remained 1·6-fold higher after the 16 d washout period. Plasma leptin levels were significantly lower after 4 d of feeding with DHA. These effects were associated with a significant increase in DHA incorporation in phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine of all analysed tissues (liver, heart and white adipose tissues). DHA mainly got incorporated at the expense of n-6 arachidonic acid. The present data show that DHA rapidly improved the profile of secreted adipokines, and that these protective effects were long lasting.
First step to detect an extrasolar planet using differential interferometric observations – Perspectives for Dome C
L. Spinoglio, N. Epchtein, A. Matter, S. Lagarde, B. Lopez
Journal: European Astronomical Society Publications Series / Volume 40 / 2010
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 December 2009, pp. 245-250
Performed in November 2007, the observation of the hot Jupiter-like exoplanet Gliese 86b constituted the first attempt of exoplanet detection with MIDI, and also the first VLTI observation using AMBER and MIDI simultaneously. Fringes were obtained for both instruments with the aim to correct the interferometric phase in N-band from the wet dispersion using the fringes in K-band. In N-band, it appears that the theoretical interferometric phase would be a curved-like function with an amplitude of about 0.04°. According to the MIDI phase measurements of the calibrator HD 9362, we roughly estimate that a precision of about 0.33° is currently reached. The AMBER data, obtained in parallel, were too noisy for correcting the corresponding dispersion in N band, the correction accuracy standing at factor 10 above the detection. Dome C presents a very low absolute humidity level. In homogeneous humidity conditions, the curvature amplitude of the phase term due to water vapor, is also ten times smaller than the MIDI one, and may stand below the planetary phase signature. However differential humidity measurements would be required to completely validate the potential of this site.
Thermohaline mixing in stars : solving the long-standing 3He problem
Corinne Charbonnel, Nadège Lagarde
Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 5 / Issue S268 / November 2009
Print publication: November 2009
Thermohaline mixing has been recently identified as the dominating process that governs the photospheric composition of low-mass bright giant stars (Charbonnel & Zahn 2007a). Here we present the predictions of stellar models computed with the code STAREVOL that takes into account this mechanism together with rotational mixing and atomic diffusion. We compare our theorical predictions with recent observations and discuss how the corresponding yields for 3He are compatible with the observed behaviour of this light element in our Galaxy.
Li survey in giant stars : probing non-standard stellar physics
N. Lagarde, C. Charbonnel, G. Jasniewicz, P. North, M. Shetrone, J. Hollek, V. V. Smith
Lithium has long been known to be a good tracer of non-standard mixing processes occurring in stellar interiors. Here we present the results of a large survey aimed at determining the surface Li abundance in a sample of about 800 giant (RGB and AGB) stars with accurate Hipparcos parallaxes. We compare the observed Li behaviour with that predicted by stellar models including rotation and thermohaline mixing.
Beryllium abundances along the evolutionary sequence of the open cluster IC 4651
Rodolfo Smiljanic, L. Pasquini, C. Charbonnel, N. Lagarde
The simultaneous investigation of Li and Be in stars is a powerful tool in the study of the evolutionary mixing processes. Here, we present beryllium abundances in stars along the whole evolutionary sequence of the open cluster IC 4651. This cluster has a metallicity of [Fe/H] = +0.11 and an age of 1.2 or 1.7 Gyr. Abundances have been determined from high-resolution, high signal-to-noise UVES spectra using spectrum synthesis and model atmospheres. Lithium abundances for the same stars were determined in a previous work. Confirming previous results, we find that the Li dip is also a Be dip. For post-main-sequence stars, the Be dilution starts earlier within the Hertzsprung gap than expected from classical predictions, as does the Li dilution. Theoretical hydrodynamical models are able to reproduce well all the observed features.
Thermohaline mixing in stars and the long-standing 3He problem
Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 5 / Issue S265 / August 2009
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 March 2010, pp. 205-208
Thermohaline mixing has been recently identified as the dominating process that governs the photospheric composition of low-mass bright giant stars (Charbonnel & Zahn 2007). Here we present the predictions of stellar models computed with the code STAREVOL taking into account this mechanism together with rotational mixing and atomic diffusion. We compare our theorical predictions with recent observations and discuss how the corresponding yields for 3He are compatible with the observed behaviour of this light element in our Galaxy.
Effect of dietary supplementation with increasing doses of docosahexaenoic acid on neutrophil lipid composition and leukotriene production in human healthy volunteers
Françoise Stanke-Labesque, Patrick Molière, Jeanine Bessard, Martine Laville, Evelyne Véricel, Michel Lagarde
Journal: British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 100 / Issue 4 / October 2008
n-3 PUFA supplementation helps in the prevention or treatment of inflammatory diseases and CVD. However, many supplementations reported so far are either a combination of n-3 PUFA or used large daily amounts of n-3 PUFA dosages. The present study investigated the influence of increasing dose intake of DHA on the fatty acid composition of phospholipids in neutrophils and on their capability to produce leukotrienes (LT) B4 and B5in vitro. Twelve healthy volunteers were supplemented with increasing daily doses of DHA (200, 400, 800 and 1600 mg, each dose in TAG containing DHA as the only PUFA and for a 2-week period). At the end of each supplementation period, neutrophil fatty acid composition, and LTB4 and LTB5 production were determined by GC and liquid chromatography–tandem MS, respectively. The DHA/arachidonic acid ratio increased in a dose-dependent manner with respect to the increasing doses of DHA supplementation and was significantly different from baseline after supplementation with either 400, 800 or 1600 mg DHA. The LTB5/LTB4 ratio was significantly increased compared to baseline after supplementation with 800 and 1600 mg DHA. LTB5/LTB4 and DHA/arachidonic acid ratios were correlated (r 0·531, P < 0·0001). The present data suggest that both changes in neutrophil lipid composition and LT production occurred with daily supplementation with 800 and 1600 mg DHA. The clinical benefits associated with these doses of DHA in inflammatory diseases remain to be investigated.
Effects of increasing docosahexaenoic acid intake in human healthy volunteers on lymphocyte activation and monocyte apoptosis
Saïda Mebarek, Natalia Ermak, Amal Benzaria, Stéphanie Vicca, Madeleine Dubois, Georges Némoz, Martine Laville, Bernard Lacour, Evelyne Véricel, Michel Lagarde, Annie-France Prigent
Journal: British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 101 / Issue 6 / 28 March 2009
Print publication: 28 March 2009
Dietary intake of long-chain n-3 PUFA has been reported to decrease several markers of lymphocyte activation and modulate monocyte susceptibility to apoptosis. However, most human studies examined the combined effect of DHA and EPA using relatively high daily amounts of n-3 PUFA. The present study investigated the effects of increasing doses of DHA added to the regular diet of human healthy volunteers on lymphocyte response to tetradecanoylphorbol acetate plus ionomycin activation, and on monocyte apoptosis induced by oxidized LDL. Eight subjects were supplemented with increasing daily doses of DHA (200, 400, 800, 1600 mg) in a TAG form containing DHA as the only PUFA, for 2 weeks each dose. DHA intake dose-dependently increased the proportion of DHA in mononuclear cell phospholipids, the augmentation being significant after 400 mg DHA/d. The tetradecanoylphorbol acetate plus ionomycin-stimulated IL-2 mRNA level started to increase after ingestion of 400 mg DHA/d, with a maximum after 800 mg intake, and was positively correlated (P < 0·003) with DHA enrichment in cell phospholipids. The treatment of monocytes by oxidized LDL before DHA supplementation drastically reduced mitochondrial membrane potential as compared with native LDL treatment. Oxidized LDL apoptotic effect was significantly attenuated after 400 mg DHA/d and the protective effect was maintained throughout the experiment, although to a lesser extent at higher doses. The present results show that supplementation of the human diet with low DHA dosages improves lymphocyte activability. It also increases monocyte resistance to oxidized LDL-induced apoptosis, which may be beneficial in the prevention of atherosclerosis.
The perception-action interaction comes first
Ludovic Marin, Julien Lagarde
Journal: Behavioral and Brain Sciences / Volume 30 / Issue 2 / April 2007
Print publication: April 2007
Dijkerman & de Haan (D&dH) study perception and action as two independent processes. However, in all daily activities the processes are completely intertwined, so it is difficult to separate one from the other. Humans perceive in order to move and also move in order to perceive. Understanding first how perception and action are coordinated, leads us then to determine how each component works independently.
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Clay Minerals (1)
Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (1)
Radioprotection (1)
EDPS Sciences - Radioprotection (1)
Mineralogical Society (1)
Controls on surface water quality in the River Clyde catchment, Scotland, UK, with particular reference to chromium and lead
J. M. Bearcock, P. L. Smedley, F. M. Fordyce, P. A. Everett, E. L. Ander
Journal: Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh / Volume 108 / Issue 2-3 / January 2019
Three collated geochemical surveys of surface water in the Clyde catchment have established the spatial variability in water composition, primarily under baseflow conditions. The waters are broadly pH-neutral to alkaline (maximum pH 8.7) in the lowlands, but mildly acidic in uplands on the catchment periphery. Electrical conductance is relatively high in lowland streams (maximum 8320μgL–1), with lower values in the uplands. Dissolved chromium (Cr; <0.05–971μgL–1) and lead (Pb; <0.05–19.4μgL–1) are of importance due to recognised pollution sources within the catchment. High aqueous Cr concentrations (>5μgL–1) are recorded in urban areas associated with the disposal of alkaline industrial chromite ore processing residue. Under such conditions, Cr probably occurs as Cr(VI). Numerous relatively high Pb values occur in the upland and urban areas. These are likely to be associated with a combination of soil reactions, diffuse pollution and contamination from Pb mineralisation/mining. Pb has a stronger correlation with water pH than with stream sediment Pb content, suggesting that pH has a greater control on Pb mobility than host-rock Pb. Exceedances of water-quality standards are <1% for both Cr and Pb across the catchment. Absolute exceedances are more extreme for Cr than for Pb, highlighting the scale of the Cr pollution problem for urban surface water within the catchment.
Spatial and temporal variations in concentration factors in NW European Seas - secondary use of monitoring data
J.C. Barescut, J.C. Gariel, J.M. Péres, P. J. Kershaw, C. A. McMahon, A. L. Rudjord, C. Smedley, K. S. Leonard
Journal: Radioprotection / Volume 40 / Issue S1 / May 2005
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 June 2005, pp. S93-S99
This paper presents new data on concentration factors (CFs: concentration kg-1 biota/concentration l-1 seawater) for several marine species-radionuclide pairs, in three regions: coastal waters of Ireland, eastern Irish Sea and coastal waters of Norway. The CFs were estimated using data from long-term monitoring programmes, obtained for radiological protection purposes. The practical constraints of using such data sources are discussed. CFs were obtained for a range of fin fish, crustaceans, molluscs and brown seaweed, for one or more of the following radionuclides: 99Tc, 137Cs, $^{239,240}$ Pu and 241Am. In general, there was a relatively high degree of variability in the values obtained, and it was not possible to discern systematic regional or time-dependent differences. However, for two datasets in the eastern Irish Sea (137Cs in winkles and crabs) and a number of datasets (137Cs in various species of fish) in the western Irish Sea there was a statistically significant increase in the CF over the monitoring periods. Significant gender differences were found for 99Tc in lobster. The results are compared with current IAEA recommendations and are discussed in relation to the influence of contemporaneous discharges and the possible impact of remobilised radionuclides on bioavailability.
Smectite-polymer interactions in aqueous systems
S. Burchill, P. L. Hall, R. Harrison, M. H. B. Hayes, J. I. Langford, W. R. Livingston, R. J. Smedley, D. K. Ross, J. J. Tuck
Journal: Clay Minerals / Volume 18 / Issue 4 / December 1983
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 July 2018, pp. 373-397
Print publication: December 1983
Neutron scattering studies have indicated that the non-coordinated water at smectite surfaces has a similar mobility to that of bulk water, but that the water coordinated to the cations is immobile on the time scale of the neutron measurements. Thus hydrophylic polymers can readily displace the non-coordinated water and bind to the silicate surface, and to the exchangeable cations through a water-bridge mechanism. Poly(ethylene oxide) molecules with molecular weights up to 4000 appear to be bound to Na-montmorillonite in flattened conformations at the clay surface. Poly(vinyl alcohol) is extensively bound by Na-montmorillonite and by Na-Laponite (a synthetic hectorite-like clay); as binding progresses fewer molecule segments can contact the surface and so at the higher levels of adsorption extensive loops of polymer extend away from the silicate surface. Some polyanions provide good protection for smectites against flocculation with salt. The abilities of such polymers to protect the clays is dependent both on the extents of the charges and on the solution conformations which these polymers can assume.
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Microscopy and Microanalysis (10)
Journal of Materials Research (1)
The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics (1)
Brazilian Society for Microscopy and Microanalysis (SBMM) (10)
Statistical analysis of grain size distributions in pressure-assisted BaLa4Ti4O15 microstructures
Manuela A.C. Fernandes, João P. Bóia, Nivas B. Selvaraj, João C.C. Abrantes, Ana M.R. Senos, Paula M. Vilarinho
Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 22 / Issue S4 / March 2016
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2016, pp. 36-37
A microscopy study of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs)/BaTiO3
A. Mahajan, P. M. Costa, Á. Kukovecz, P. M. Vilarinho
Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 21 / Issue S6 / August 2015
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 September 2015, pp. 90-91
Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes/Porcelain Stoneware Composites: a view under the microscope
D. L. Francisco, A. Mahajan, C. Ferreira, J. Girão, P. M. Vilarinho
Textured Potassium Sodium Niobate Ceramics Doped with Copper and Manganese
R. Pinho, M. E. Costa, P. M. Vilarinho
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 July 2015, pp. 37-38
HRTEM Studies of Stress Assisted Sintered BaLa4Ti4O15
N. B. Selvaraj, M. Fernandes, T. Denneulin, E. Snoeck, P. M. Vilarinho, A. M. R. Senos
Electron Microscopy Study of Porous and Co Functionalized BaTiO3 Thin Films
P. Ferreira, A. Castro, P. M. Vilarinho, M. -G. Willinger, J. Mosa, C. Laberty, C. Sanchez
Multiferroics are currently of great interest for applications in microelectronics namely in future data storage and spintronic devices. These materials couple simultaneously ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties and have potentially different applications resulting from the coupling between their dual order parameters. A true multiferroic material is single phase. However, the known true multiferroic materials possess insufficient coupling between the two phenomena or their magnetoelectric response occurs at temperatures too low to be useful in practical applications. But a tremendous progress in the field of microelectronics can be expected if one is able to design an effective multiferroic material with ideal coupling of the ferromagnetic and ferroelectric properties to suit a particular application. Within this context composite structures are gaining considerable interest and different strategies in terms of materials microstructure have been proposed including horizontal multilayers and vertical heterostructures. In the horizontal multilayer heterostructures, the alternating layers of conventional ferro/ferrimagnetic and ferroelectric phases are grown, while in the vertical heterostructures nanopillars of the ferro/ferrimagnetic phase are embedded in a ferroelectric matrix. The later structures show advantages over the first ones because promote larger interfacial surface area and are intrinsically heteroepitaxial in three dimensions; which is expected to allow a stronger coupling between ferroelectric and ferromagnetic components.
Grain Growth Anomaly in Ti-rich Strontium Titanate as Revealed by Electron Microscopy
L. Amaral, M. Fernandes, A. M. R. Senos, P. M. Vilarinho, M. P. Harmer
An anomaly in the dependence of the kinetics of grain growth on the temperature for strontium titanate (ST) ceramics is reported in this work. It consists of a decrease of the grain size with increasing sintering temperature. Recently, a drop in the grain boundary mobility of ST in the same temperature range was reported. These observations imply an unusual decrease of the grain size with the increase of the sintering temperature, in agreement with our present results. Although the mobility drop was related to structural changes in grain boundaries, the exact mechanism involved is still unknown. The understanding of this anomaly may offer an alternative way of controlling the microstructure and tuning the dielectric response of ST based compositions without the use of dopants. ST is characterized by high dielectric permittivity, high tunability and low dielectric losses, and is thus a particularly interesting material for capacitor or tunable microwave devices. These properties are very dependent on the stoichiometry, structure and microstructure, in which the role of grain boundaries is fundamentally important. Indeed, increasing attention has been paid to grain boundary structures and nonstoichiometry and to its relation with microstructure and electrical properties. Densification proceeds faster with decreasing Sr/Ti ratio (Ti-rich compositions). Sr-rich samples show narrow grain size distributions, while Ti excess favors enlarged grain size distributions and faceting of the grain boundaries.
Observation of Hierarchical Porous BaTiO3 Derived from Hard Template
R. Z. Hou, P. Ferreira, P. M. Vilarinho
Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 15 / Issue S3 / July 2009
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2009, pp. 49-50
The morphology control at the mesoscale, via the design of size, shape, surface, interface, porosity and patterning of the meso-components, has gained increasing attention in the recent past and is expected to endue materials with novel functions. Most reports on mesoporous materials are on amorphous silica or simple oxides with amorphous or polycrystalline framework. It is still quite challenging to achieve functional multi-metal-oxides possessing highly porous structure. On the other hand, the synthesis and characterization of nano-sized ferroics has recently become important since it was predicted a dependence, for instance of the ferroelectric response, on the size and morphology. Moreover, the combination of different materials at the nanoscale creating multifunctional nanocomposites, where new properties resulting from scale, interface and defect phenomena are expected, is a new field that requires exploitation. Crystal size, surface area, surface curvature, and charges on the surface singnificantly influence the physical properties of ferroics at the nano-scale. Within our studies of the porous ferroelectrics, we have prepared BaTiO3 crystals with nanoporosity inside with a sol-precipitation process involving polymer or surfactant micelles. In this work, we present the microscopic characterization of porous BaTiO3 derived from hard matrix.
Nanostructure Analysis of Sol-gel PZT Thin Films Derived from Different Chemical Routes
Aiying Wu, P. M. Vilarinho
Lead zirconate - lead titanate (PZT) materials are commercially important piezoelectric and ferroelectrics in a wide range of applications, such as data storage (dynamic access and ferroelectric random access memories) and sensing and actuating devices. PZT with the morphotropic phase boundary composition offers the highest piezoelectric response and at the present there are no fullydeveloped alternative materials to PZT. The importance of PZT associated with the continuous requirements of device miniaturization, imposes the development of high quality PZT thin films with optimized properties. Concomitantly due to the dependence of the final properties of thin films on the details of the microstructure a thoroughly analysis at the local scale of their microstructure is necessary. Sol-gel method, is one of the Chemical Solution Deposition techniques used to prepare oxide thin films, such as PZT. Starting from a solution, a solid network is progressively formed via inorganic polymerisation reactions. Most metal alkoxides used for sol-gel synthesis are highly reactive towards hydrolysis and condensation. Therefore their chemical reactivity has to be tailored via the chemical modification (or complexation) of metal alkoxides to avoid uncontrolled reactions and precipitation. For PZT sol gel thin film preparation, two chemical routes are frequently used depending on the nature of the molecular precursor, namely methotoxyethanol (MOE) route and diol-route.
Electron-microscopic observation of BaTiO3 prepared by additive assisted aqueous synthesis
F. Maxim, P. Ferreira, P. M. Vilarinho, A. Aimable, P. Bowen
Bulk barium titanate (BaTiO3) has found widespread applications especially in multi-layered ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and embedded decoupling capacitors (EDC). In the last years, the interest in one-dimensional (1D) nanostructured ferroelectric systems (nanotubes, nanowires, nanorods, nanobelts, nanofibers) is increasing. Recently theoretical studies reported an enhancement of ferroelectricity in 1D systems. Although the hydrothermal and aqueous synthesis of equiaxed barium titanate powders have been thoroughly investigated the growth of barium titanate anisotropic nanoparticles still less known. Indeed it is particularly dificult to modify the crystal habit by hydrothermal and related methods. However it is expected that the presence of some additives during the synthesis will change the growth kinetics.
Electrical and Microstructural Changes of β-PVDF under Different Processing Conditions by Scanning Force Microscopy
J. Serrado Nunes, V. Sencadas, A. Wu, A. L. Kholkin, P. M. Vilarinho, S. Lanceros-Méndez
Journal: MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 949 / 2006
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011, 0949-C03-02
Poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) has been widely investigated due to its important pyro- and piezoelectric properties. These properties have found various applications, especially as sensor and actuators. The existence and optimization of these properties is intimately related with the fraction of the polymer in the crystalline phase, its structure, microstructure and orientation. All of these in turn heavily depend on the processing conditions. PVDF is a semi-crystalline polymer which shows polymorphism and is commonly crystallized in non-polar crystalline α-phase. The piezo- and pyroelectric properties mainly depend on the β-phase, so that increasing β-phase content has always been of great concern in this field.
β-phase can be obtained by mechanical stretching of α-phase films at a given temperature or directly from solution. Conversion of α into β-phase takes place at stretching temperatures below 100 °C, at a stretch ratio of about 3–5. Nevertheless the achieved amount of β-phase in the crystalline fraction of the material is never 100%. In the films obtained from solution, 100% beta phase films can be achieved in either a porous or non-porous form. The degree of crystallinity is also larger for the samples obtained from solution.
This work is mainly devoted to the study of the variations in the topological morphology and piezoelectric domain response of PVDF prepared by the aforementioned methods by scanning force microscopy in a piezo-response mode.
Pulsed laser deposition of barium metaplumbate thin films for ferroelectric capacitors
A. I. Mardare, C. C. Mardare, J. R. A. Fernandes, P. M. Vilarinho, E. Joanni
Journal: The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics / Volume 23 / Issue 2 / August 2003
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2003, pp. 89-93
Barium metaplumbate thin films were deposited in situ by pulsed laser deposition on Si/SiO2/Ti/Pt substrates with a high deposition rate. The temperatures used ranged between 400 °C and 700 °C. As the deposition temperature was increased, the films assumed a strong (222) preferential orientation. This orientation of the electrodes was reflected on the PZT films, having a very big influence on their ferroelectric behavior. The PZT films made over BPO deposited at high temperature presented high values of remanent polarization (43 μC/cm2) but indications of high leakage currents could be observed in the hysteresis loops. By using BPO bottom electrodes, a 30% improvement in the fatigue behavior of PZT capacitors when compared with the normal platinum electrodes was observed.
Properties of Nano-crystalline n-type Silicon Films Produced by Hot Wire Plasma Assisted Technique
I. Ferreira, F. Braz Fernandes, P. Vilarinho, E. Fortunato, R. Martins
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2011, A7.6
In this work, we present the properties of n-type silicon films obtained by hot wire plasma assisted technique produced at different rf power and gas flow rate. The films were produced at a filament temperature of 2000°C and the rf power was varied from 0W to 200W while gas flow rate was varied from 15 to 100sccm keeping rf power at 50W. In this flow rate range, the growth rate of the films varied from 5Å/s to 250Å/s and the corresponding electrical room dark conductivity varied from 10−2 to 10(Ωcm)-1. On the other hand, we observed that the electrical conductivity increased from 2 to 6(Ωcm)-1, and the Hall mobility from 0.1 to 2cm2/V.s as rf power change from 0W to 200W. The infrared, EDS and XPS analyses revealed the existence of oxygen incorporation, which is not related to post-deposition oxidation. The X-ray diffraction and [.proportional]Raman data show the presence of Si crystals in the films structure and the SEM micrographs reveal a granular surface morphology with grain sizes lower than 60nm.
Dielectric Properties of Pb(Fe2/3W1/3)1−xMnxO3 Ceramics in the Temperature Range 200–600 K
Liqin Zhou, P. M. Vilarinho, P. Q. Mantas, J. L. Baptista
Journal: Journal of Materials Research / Volume 15 / Issue 6 / June 2000
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2011, pp. 1342-1348
The dielectric properties of Mn-doped Pb(Fe2/3W1/3)1−xMnxO3 (x = 0, 0.001, 0.003, and 0.005) in the temperature range 200–600 K were investigated. Two sets of dielectric peaks, located at 200–350 K and 350–600 K, were observed. The intensity of the dielectric permittivity and loss factor peaks for both relaxations decreased with the increase in the Mn content and no peak occurred when x = 0.005. Nonlinear current–voltage (I–V) behavior was observed in the samples containing less than 0.005Mn. The activation energy values for the relaxations at 200–350 K and at 350–600 K were around 0.42 and 0.56 eV, respectively. The direct current conduction activation energies were around 0.41 eV. Nitrogen annealing eliminated the relaxation peaks at 200–350 K while oxygen annealing enhanced them. Both annealings eliminated the dielectric peaks at 350–600 K. The nonlinear I–V characteristic tended to vanish either after the oxygen or the nitrogen annealing treatments. Relaxation mechanisms are proposed and discussed. It is suggested that the relaxation at 200–350 K is related to electron hole while the relaxation at 350–600 K is attributed to microstructure-dependent space-charge polarization.
Nanocrystalline Undoped Silicon Films Produce by Hot Wire Plasma Assisted Technique
Isabel M.M. Ferreira, Rodrigo F. P. Martins, Ana M. F. Cabrita, Elvira M. C. Fortunato, Paula Vilarinho
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2011, A22.4
In this work, we show results concerning electro-optical properties, composition and morphology of nanocrystalline hydrogenated undoped silicon (nc-Si:H) films produced by hot wire plasma assisted chemical vapour deposition process (HWPA-CVD) and exhibiting a compact granular structure, as revealed by SEM micrographs. This was also inferred by infrared spectra, which does not present the SiO vibration band located at 1050-1200 cm-1, even when samples have long atmospheric exposition. The photoconductivity measured at room temperature also does not change when samples have a long time exposition to the air or to the light irradiation. The influence of hydrogen dilution on the properties of the films was also investigated.
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Seeking opinion: Jeremy Mayfield innocent or guilty
One of the saddest stories in NASCAR is that of former driver Jeremy Mayfield.
At one time, Mayfield had it all. He was a golden boy who brought home six-figure paychecks each week. Today, he not only has lost his job, but his home has been foreclosed upon. He could even lose his freedom as he faces new drug charges.
Jeremy Mayfield (Photo credit: nascar20guy)
It is all about illegal drugs. It is about NASCAR. It is about the justice system which is seemingly skewed in favor of those who can afford to win. It is about the secrecy, lawyers, confidentiality, and clout. It means that the general public should not take sides without knowing all the facts. And the facts are purposefully kept from the public, a practice I abhor.
There are clearly two sides to this story; neither of which is probably completely true. This is a case that reconciles my belief that truth is in the eye of the beholder. It illustrates another of my long subscribed beliefs; in our system of justice, there are no winners. Everybody who participates loses something.
There are times that we may never really learn the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Sometimes it comes out in the end; but often times the truth is never fully revealed.
Prior to May 2009, Jeremy Mayfield was a NASCAR driver; he won races. He was suspended by NASCAR indefinitely that year for failing a drug test. NASCAR claimed Mayfield was a methamphetamine user. Headlines screamed across the country about Mayfield's alleged substance abuse. NASCAR did away with him, allegedly, to protect the the other drivers, and of course the purity of the sport. Many other factors led up to this final action.
Yet Mayfield alleges that the drug test he failed was due to over-the-counter medication he was taking that produced a false test result. He sued NASCAR to get his job back and to set the record straight. He lost because he signed a waiver that precluded his ability to sue the sanctioning body. So, he planned to appeal.
In the latest twist, Mayfield has decided not to pursue the appeal. He says he didn't use illegal drugs. His wife Shana, remains by his side and continues to proclaim her husband's innocence.
Since the initial complaint, a series of other incidents have occurred; none of which put Mayfield in a positive light, while NASCAR came out of it smelling like a rose. Going back to my theory about no winners in the legal system, I can't help but be suspicious of such a one-sided outcome.
Either Jeremy Mayfield is a drug-crazed maniac that deserves to be removed from society much the way he was removed from the race track, or he is a victim--much like a government whistle-blower--someone who take on the most powerful and become a hero in the process.
Both scenarios could have merit. Let's face it, Mayfield was clearly the little guy--the David against Goliath. NASCAR is a fiefdom that rarely, if ever admits when it makes a mistake. Rarely does the media side with David. It is so much easier to take information from Goliath.
Even I have questioned some of NASCAR's actions, such as its imposing secret fines, its seemingly unfair rulings, inconsistent treatment of certain drivers, overall bias in race coverage, to name a few.
NASCAR is obsessed with its image and anything that negatively affects its bottom line, no matter what. NASCAR uses all its resources to head off bad publicity. Conversely, outlandish accusations made against NASCAR often come from eccentric fans who have little or no credibility, inspired by a less-than-desired outcome for their favorite driver in a given race.
But, imagine, what if NASCAR made a mistake in accusing Mayfield three years ago? What if all this time Mayfield has simply been trying to clear his name? Perhaps he thought he was doing the right thing, but NASCAR merely saw him as a threat to their brand. Is Mayfield a drug user and abuser or is he a victim of a powerful controlling force.
I admit--I have no answers--just questions. I'm not qualified to even take a side here because there is just too much speculation. I suppose time will tell, although I reiterate--time will likely not tell all.
This is just one example of why secrecy is so harmful. It leaves room--no it encourages--speculation. It hurts both sides.
I'd love to hear what others have to say about this case. Feel free to comment. Is Jeremy Mayfield innocent or guilty? What part has NASCAR played in Mayfield's troubles?
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Posted by Carol Henrichs at 1:15 PM
Labels: jeremymayfield, Mayfield, NASCAR, Substance abuse
Psy-Ko December 12, 2013 at 10:31 AM
I think he was innocent of the drug use. I've known a lot of meth heads and dude just doesn't have the look! I'm not talking rotten teeth and sores or anything but theres just a look and once you know it you can always spot it. As for the stealing and stuff that followed, I think there was some misunderstanding about whose property was whose and NASCAR took full advantage of it to bring him down. I also suspect the drugs found were planted to seal his fate. NASCAR is a mafia of it's own so I don't doubt they are capable of anything.
Carol Henrichs December 12, 2013 at 12:17 PM
Thanks for your opinion. I tend to lean that way myself.
Feel free to add your comment:
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Woodville Town Hall
74 Woodville Road,
1 screen
1,420 seats
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Previously operated by: D. Clifford Theatres Ltd., Greater Union Theatres, Rank Organisation
Styles: Art Deco
Previous Names: Woodville Hall, Star Theatre
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Located in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Woodville. The Woodville Hall was opened on 12th April 1927, and screened films from the beginning, when it was leased from the council by the Clifford Theatres chain. The opening film was “We’re In the Navy Now” starring Wallace Beery. It was a two level hall, with seating in the orchestra on a level floor, and 596 seats in the balcony. By 1934, it was known as the Woodville Town Hall. Operated by the Clifford Theatres/Star Theatres chain until 1947, when they were taken over by the Greater Union Cinemas chain. The Star Theatre was closed on 9th November 1974.
In March 2011, there is talk of re-opening the building in the future, as an occasional cinema. The building is Heritage listed.
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mals on May 30, 2013 at 2:00 am
A great decision The Woodville Council made in making The Woodville Town Hall ….Heritage Listed….What a pity The Adelaide City Council…of long ago, didn’t make our Iconic Theatres…Heritage Listed!
The old Woody Pictures or Woody Flicks as my brother use to call it….was grand even to a 5-9yr old as i was, when my Parents would take my brother & i on a Friday night… in the 50’s,i still remember quite well, the Foyer with its Dk Brown leather couches, rich carpet leading up the stairs, beautiful Chandeliars….many Families all gathered in the Foyer…the Ticket Box on the right as you would walk in………. Saturday…..my brother who was 6yrs older than me had to have me tag along with him as we walked the 20min. something to the Woody Flicks, for an afternoon of ‘Flash Gordon’ or ‘Cowboys & Indians'or some film on Pirates. We would sit downstairs halfway & my brother’s friends would throw down Jaffas or money to buy more….what fun & memories i have of the rolling of Jaffas on the wooden Floorboards!
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ER002
Dehalak Archipelago and offshore islands
Country/territory: Eritrea
IBA Criteria met: A1, A3, A4i (2001)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 300,000 ha
Protection status:
The Dehalak Archipelago consists of a group of about 220 islands, ranging from minute to very large, lying in the Red Sea east of Massawa, from about 20 km to more than 100 km offshore. The islands vary from sandbars to complex ecosystems comparable to those on the nearby mainland, with complexity increasing with size and proximity to the shore. Most of the islands are composed of salt diapir, which consists of salt deposits 3 km deep, formed when the Red Sea almost totally dried out many aeons ago. These are now expanding as they get wet, and rising upwards; where they reach the photic zone (50 m below the sea surface) corals start to develop. As the deposits continue to rise into shallower waters, the corals die off and islands are formed as the deposits rise into the air or are forced up by periodic tectonic movements. The largest island, Dehalak Kebir, covers 64,500 ha and is the most complex ecologically, with three different levels of uplifted corals. Other islands are composed of Pleistocene limestones and marine sand deposits.
To the south there are other smaller groups of islands that are also included within the proposed IBA, although there are few specific bird records from these other groups. These are the continental islands just offshore and south of the Buri peninsula in Mersa Fatmah Bay, and a few offshore at Asseb, one of which, Senahor, is volcanic in origin. The areas of sea between the islands within these groups and between the main groups and the mainland (particularly the Massawa channel between the Dehalak Archipelago and Massawa) should probably also be included, although there are few specific bird records from these inter-island areas. Records from the immediate offshore islands, including Batsii (Massawa), Taulud and Sheik Said (Green) Islands are included in the Massawa Coast account (see ER005). More survey work will be required to determine the boundaries of one or more IBAs covering the areas of most importance to bird populations using the various groups of islands and the surrounding seas.
The majority of the islands consist of bare sand, some with exposed uplifted coral and very sparse scrub and grassland vegetation similar to that on the adjacent mainland (e.g. Acacia, Panicum, Sargassum and Euphorbia spp., with Suaeda, Statice, Atriplex and Zygophyllum spp. on low areas of saline sand). Some of the islands have areas of rocky cliffs, some have sand, pebble or mudflats and there are also large mangrove swamps (principally Avicennia marina, with some Rhizophora and Ceriops spp.) on some islands in the Dehalak and Asseb Bay groups. There is a tidal range of between 50–120 cm. Both day and night-time temperatures are high (40–50°C) and there is very high humidity, but only about six islands, all in the Dehalak archipelago, have surface fresh water. Almost all the 180–250 mm of rainfall falls between October and May.
Dehalak Kebir island was used as an Ethiopian military base against Eritrean rebels during the war. Apart from this, fishermen and people keeping goats inhabit a few islands. There is also some very low-key tourism (administered by the Ministries of Tourism and Fisheries) on Dehalak Kebir, based largely on the attractions of diving in the Red Sea and around the coral reefs.
Key biodiversity
See Box and Table 2 for key species. Most rocky islands with some cliff edges in the Dehalak Archipelago have several pairs of Falco naumanni. Larus leucophthalmus was said to be a ‘very common colonial breeding bird’, with maximum reported numbers of 1,393 adults, eight immatures and 227 young on 10 islands in 1962, and more recent observations which confirm this level of abundance (e.g. 200 adults on Harat Island in 2000) (Kahsai pers. comm.). Emberiza cineracea was ‘seen often on the [Dehalak] islands, provided they were rocky and had some vegetation, even far offshore’ in the 1990s (C. Hillman pers. comm.). Circus macrourus is also said to occur. The Sahara–Sindian (A02) biome species Falco concolor is recorded from only one other site in Eritrea and the Dehalak Archipelago is a stronghold for this species (the most recent records are from Harat Island). It breeds on several islands (more than 170 pairs have been recorded) and is said to feed almost entirely on Palearctic migrants. Three Sahel (A03) biome species are also recorded, including breeding Ardeotis arabs and Streptopelia roseogrisea (although this latter record is rejected by some authors; Hillman pers. comm.). One Sudan–Guinea Savanna (A04) biome species, Falco alopex, has been recorded from the Dehalak Archipelago, but was presumed to be a vagrant from the mainland. One Somali–Masai (A08) species, Ploceus galbula, also occurs on the Dehalak islands; see Table 2.
The Archipelago is famed for its seabird colonies: ‘the great colonies of breeding seabirds in summer’ recorded by Heuglin in the nineteenth century and commented on by Smith nearly 100 years later. The islands are also directly on the flyway for Palearctic migrant waterbirds and terrestrial species, which use them for feeding, rest and shelter in very large numbers (Hillman pers. comm.). There are very few data on numbers or movements, but it seems likely that, in addition to acting as staging-post for north–south migrations, the islands’ location, between Africa and the Arabian peninsula, makes them significant as an east–west stepping-stone between Africa and Asia. Most of the count data are from surveys in the 1960s. There is no reason to suppose that numbers should have declined since then and these counts will in most cases have been considerable underestimates of total population sizes since only a few (and generally the most accessible) islands were visited in each case. Most of the seabirds are reported as breeding in the hotter ‘summer’ months (from May to October), but other species (colonial waterbirds, raptors, passerines) have been found breeding in ‘winter’ (December to May) after or during the winter rains.
There are very large numbers of breeding and wintering gulls and terns. Both Larus leucophthalmus and L. hemprichii are recorded breeding on most of the Dehalak islands visited to date. Numbers of L. hemprichii probably exceed the IBA threshold for this species: in 1962, c.90 adults were counted on one island and the species was ‘common’ on other islands visited. In 2000, up to 300 adults were recorded on Harat island (Kahsai pers. comm.). Sterna bengalensis breeds in thousands, with ‘several thousand pulli’ reported in 1962 and a large colony of over 1,000 adults on Harat Island in 2000 (Kahsai pers. comm.). S. repressa is also ‘common’ breeding and S. anaethetus is reported almost certainly breeding in the Asseb islands as well as in the Dehalak group (a total of 950 birds recorded on the Dehalak islands in 1962). S. bergii was recorded breeding by Heuglin in the 1850s. Larus ridibundus overwinters and there are reports of ‘abundant’ Larus fuscus and ‘common’ Sterna caspia (both in March). Other species recorded breeding on the Dehalak islands in significant numbers (which may well exceed IBA thresholds with further survey work) include Phaethon aethereus (breeding and ‘fairly common offshore (post-breeding)’), Pelecanus rufescens, Sula leucogaster (breeding ‘in their hundreds on several taller coral ‘islands’ (including Harat, 50 adults) in late ‘summer) and Dromas ardeola (‘flocks of 20–30 on shorelines of all islands visited’ and ‘frequent on the shores of the islands’, with two known breeding colonies on two far offshore islands: Hillman pers. comm., Kahsai pers. comm.).
A variety of other waterbirds occur, in limited numbers, where there is suitable habitat. These include Egretta gularis, Ardea goliath, A. purpurea, Butorides striatus, Threskiornis aethiopicus (breeding), Platalea leucorodia and P. alba. Rynchops flavirostris occurs, as do a variety of Charadrius spp., Tringa spp. and other waders.
The islands also support very significant numbers of breeding Pandion haliaetus, with an estimated potential breeding population of more than 300 pairs (Fisher pers. comm.), and possibly into the thousands (Hillman pers. comm.). Other raptors recorded include ‘abundant’ wintering Milvus migrans (recorded both from the Dehalak islands and from the Massawa sea channel), Neophron percnopterus (on Nocra and Dehalak island groups), Circus aeruginosus, C. pygargus and (breeding) Falco peregrinus. Migrant passerines include Riparia riparia, Hirundo rustica and Motacilla flava.
Non-bird biodiversity: The waters off the Eritrean coastline and around the Dehalak archipelago support several hundred (and probably thousands) of fish species, many of which breed in and around the coral reefs. Some such as anchovies, sardines and tuna were, in the past, fished commercially and these and other species also form the food-supply for breeding seabirds, ospreys, etc. Five species of sea-turtle are recorded from Eritrean waters, including breeding Chelonia mydas (EN) and Eretmochelys imbricata (CR) in the Dehalak archipelago. Also reported from ‘the Eritrean coast’ (and hence probably within the proposed IBA), but with no information on location or numbers are Dugong dugon (VU) and ‘dolphins, porpoises and whales’. Smith reports small schools of Physeter macrocephalus roaming around the Dahlak Archipelago, ‘accompanied by vast flocks of seabirds’ and ‘disturbing the marine life’ (Smith 1953). Yalden et al. (1996) list Globicephala macrorhynchus (LR/cd), Delphinus delphis and Physeter catodon (VU) from Eritrean waters. Gazelles are reported from Dehalak Kebir and Nocra—dwarf Gazella soemmerringii (VU) of uncertain taxonomic status, probably hybrids of species introduced in earlier years. Reports in the literature of the presence of Oryx beisa on the Dehalak islands appear to have no foundation.
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Dehalak Archipelago and offshore islands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/01/2020.
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DA to announce steps against Jiba
Melon Radebe
The Democratic Alliance will today announce further steps that the DA will be taking with regard to Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions, Nomgcobo Jiba.
This follows President Zuma’s failure to accede to the DA’s request to institute an inquiry into her fitness to hold the office of a Deputy NDPP.
Spokesperson to the DA leader, Mabine Seabe said, “The National Prosecuting Authorities is a key institution system in the legal justice system. As such it should be an institution that is run well and unpoliticized.”
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10 people died on the Western Cape roads
Western Cape Traffic Authorities conducted 24 roadblocks across the province this past weekend and 2 366 vehicles were stopped and checked.
1 455 drivers were tested for alcohol and 23 drunken drivers were arrested during the roadblocks.
Provincial Traffic Chief Kenny Africa said, “We also tested the speed 756 vehicles, of which we prosecuted 116 drivers were prosecuted for exceeding the different speed limits. The highest speeding record in the Western Cape Province since yesterday was a 174 in a 120 zone on the M1 just outside Beaufort West.”
Meanwhile, there were 10 fatalities were recorded on the roads.
Africa said a collision involving a taxi and a motor vehicle left two people dead.
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Three people killed in collision on N2
Rentse Khiba
Three people were killed in a collision on the N2 close to the Macassar offramp in Western Cape.
ER24 spokesperson Pieter Rossouw reported that the collision occurred around midnight and involved only one vehicle.
Rossouw mentioned the road was wet and the vehicle allegedly lost control at a slight bend and collided with a traffic safety pole. The vehicle split in half, killing all three passengers.
ER24 paramedics attended the scene, but unfortunately there was nothing that could be done for the patients
The cause of the incident remains unknown however local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
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Medupi Unit 6 officially opened
Eskom’s Medupi Unit 6 has officially been opened by President Jacob Zuma on Sunday.
Eskom said, during this period unit 6 has been able to alleviate pressure on the national electricity system, helping to either avoid load shedding altogether or minimize its severity.
The unit will pump a much-needed 800 megawatts into the country's electricity supply.
President Zuma says the economy will benefit from the switch-on.
Meanwhile, Koeberg's Unit 2 will be offline for three months of scheduled maintenance, starting on Tuesday.
It will see about 930 megawatts taken off the grid.
Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe reported that this unit is now available for use on a daily or regular basis.
“As a result it is giving us 800 megawatts, which are being used in an effort to make sure we keep the lights on.” Phasiwe added
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Woman critical after hit-and-run
A woman in her 30’s is in a critical condition after she was hit by a vehicle in the early hours of the morning on the R41 in Kagiso, West of Johannesburg.
ER24 Spokesperson Russel Meiring reported, ER24 paramedics were called to the scene by provincial services, and on arrival, found the patient being treated by paramedics.
On further assessment, paramedics found the patient had sustained a serious injury to her head and legs.
“Treatment and advanced life support interventions were performed on the patient before she was transported to Johannesburg General Hospital for further treatment” Meiring added.
The vehicle that apparently hit the woman was not found on the scene.
Local authorities were on scene for further investigation.
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COPE welcomes the Medupi Unit 6
The Congress of the People heartily welcomes the coming on line of Unit 6 at Medupi Power Station.
Cope says it is very much grateful for small mercies and hopefully for the possible end of load shedding.
Cope spokesperson Dennis Bloem says, for South Africa to succeed in providing adequate electricity, government and Eskom must attract very capable and highly qualified people.
He said cadre deployment must come to a sudden and immediate end.
Bloem added that COPE hopes that this load-shedding that the country is facing will come to an end.
“We really want it to come to an end because it is crippling the economy of the country.”
Bloem mentioned that they expect the President and his government not to come with empty promises.
"We want the government to look at other means of generating electricity and energy," Bloem added.
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MEC Fritz hands over 60 youth skills transfer programme certificates
Mbasa Gqokoma
On Sunday the Western Cape MEC of social development, Albert Fritz handed over graduation certificates to 60 young people form the west coast region, who completed the youth skills transfer programme.
MEC Albert Fritz said, “The department of social development and specifically the ministry of social development by myself, launched a youth skills transfer programme to have all those young people on farms who are unemployed and not in school at the moment to get them trained into a specific skill.”
The Ministry of Social Development hopes to enable these young people by generating their own income and in turn the government will use their services to provide the City of Cape Town with whatever is needed.
There is a need for such skills specifically in events management, marketing and most importantly our outreach programmes, Fritz added.
The young participants come from the communities of Vredenburg and Vredendal and they underwent training and workshops offered in two blocks each day, for five days.
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A man in a serious condition after he was shot twice in the chest
A man in his 30’s is in a serious condition after he sustained two gunshot wounds to his chest on the N1 Highway near the Allendale turn-off in Midrand.
ER24 Spokesperson Russel Meiring said paramedics responded to the scene where they found the light motor vehicle parked against the roadside barrier.
He said on assessment, paramedics found that the man had sustained two gunshot wounds to his chest and was in a serious condition.
Meiring added that treatment and advancement life support interventions were performed on the patient before he was transported to Johannesburg General Hospital for urgent treatment.
The incident was reported to local authorities for further investigations.
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MEC Winde to host tourism month briefing
As part of MEC Winde’s tourism month programme the MEC of economic opportunities will table the Western Cape’s growth strategy for the provinces tourism sector over the next five years to take place in Cape Town.
MEC Winde will outline project Khulisa’s action plan for the sector.
The objective is to add up to 100 000 jobs in the sector and increase its economic contribution up to R28 billion from R17 billion.
Spokesperson Bronwynne Jooste said Minister Winde is appealing to entrepreneurs in the Western Cape to take advantage of this opportunity.
The sessions will focus on the Development and strategies in key areas including marketing, finance and operations.
These sessions will be taking place across the province, Bronwynne mentioned for more information on these sessions entrepreneurs can visit the Western Cape government website.
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Four year old found raped and hung
KwaZulu-Natal police have confirmed a four-year-old rape victim has been hospitalised after she was found hanging from a tree in Verulam.
A case of attempted murder and rape has been opened and child protection has also opened a case.
The police's Thulani Zwane said it is alleged the grandmother of the child locked her in the house yesterday morning at about 5am when she was leaving home.
"When she returned back home she noticed that the child was no longer in the house.
She was found hanging from the tree and when she was inspected it was suspected she was raped" Zwane added.
The suspect is still at large and no arrests have been made Zwane added.
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Sisulu to announce R1.5 million Housing opportunities
Minister of Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu will host a national contractors and developers workshop to build partnership with the private sector for the accelerated Human Settlements delivery, this coming Thursday.
This workshop is a follow up engagement with developers and contractors after a 2014 Human Settlements Indaba which transgressed into a social contract for the sustainable Human Settlements.
Minisitrial Human Settlements Spokesperson Ndivhuwo Mabaya said the minister is going to be meeting with developers during the week to announce mega projects in this country towards the achievement of R1.5 million housing opportunities for 2015.
Mabaya mentioned that, “The conference will be attended by developer, banks, mining companies and all other stake-holders.”
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One man killed and 16 injured in taxi accident
One man has been killed and sixteen other injured this morning after a taxi left the M13 and collided with some trees in Shongweni area , Kwa-Zulu Natal.
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said, ER24 paramedics along with other services arrived on the scene and found the taxi wedged up against some trees.
It is understood that the taxi had left the road and crashed through the roadside barrier, it then rolled down the embankment and come to rest against some trees.
On assessment, paramedics found that one passenger, a man in his 20’s, had sustained fatal injuries in the collision.
“Unfortunately nothing more could be done for the patient and he was declared dead on the scene” Meiring added.
Sixteen other patients were found on the scene with injuries ranging from minor to moderate.
Paramedics treated the patients for their injuries and thereafter transported them to nearby hospitals for further medical care.
The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations
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AfriForum urges communities to protect themselves
Afriforum said that communities should take responsibility for their own safety.
This comes after more than 400 hundred delegates met over the weekend.
15 motions were taken by the delegates.
AfriForum Deputy CEO Ernst Roets said, “Although we appreciate the work that many police officers are doing, as a whole we do not have faith in the South Police Services to protect our members in this country, and therefore we will have to do more as a civil society organisation to ensure people look after their own safety in a more substantial matter.”
Other motions were if the Economic Freedom Fighters were to try to grab land then Afriforum would bring communities together to stop such an incident.
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38 girls dead, 20 others left injured in Swaziland
The Swaziland Solidarity Network revealed today that at least 38 girls and more than twenty one others died on their way to Umhlanga Reed dance.
The accident happened along the Mbabane, Manzini highway. It’s alleged that the media and police are not able to report this story.
SSN spokesperson Lucky Lukhele said “As a result of the open truck some of these girls were flunk out and those who were injured, some of them have lost their limbs. Their lives have changed dramatically forever.”
Lukhele also condemn the Swaziland government for trying to cover up the incident. It’s alleged that the government has forced journalist not to report on the story because the king wants the reed dance to take place.
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Maties elects a new black SRC chairperson
Stellenbosch University has elected Axolile Qina as the new chairperson of the Student Representatives Council.
Qina, a master’s degree student in Theology, said he intends to unify the campus with a new vision.
Qina said “My vision is to unite a campus by firstly having a paradigm of human conscious, where we are all human beings first and from that paradigm we’ll lead. And to ensure that we have a human conscious and mind set within leader structure within the university, where we think for the concern of all students. Ensuring that they have an inclusive and diverse university experience for the benefit all. So that all students can reach their full potential.”
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DA calls for a full inquiry into Gupta plane hiring
Micah Loewinger
The Democratic Alliance has called on the Portfolio Committee on Defence in a statement to launch a full inquiry into chartering of an aircraft owned by the controversial Gupta family.
Minister of Defence, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, leased the plane for Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s official trip to Japan.
Minister Mapisa-Nqakula maintains that no procedural errors occurred and that the plane’s provider, ExecuJet, was not obliged to name the owner.
“Why does the Minister protest so much if she has nothing to hide,” asked DA MP Kobus Marais.
The DA has also asked why South African Air Force planes were not available for Japan trip and whether the ExecuJet flight cost more than one conducted by the Air Force.
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WC’s female farmer crowned top agri-entrepreneur
A Western Cape female farmer, Tenjiwe Kaba, has been selected as one of the country’s top agri-entrepreneurs.
Kaba was named as one of the winners in the Female Entrepreneur Awards, which were held in Durban on Thursday.
Last week, Kaba won the substance producer category in the Western Cape leg of the awards. She leads Moyo We Khaya, a community garden in Khayelitsha tended by women farming with vegetables.
The Female Entrepreneur Awards is a partnership between the National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Bronwynne Jooste said “Minister Winde has congratulated Tenjiwe and said she is a real ambassador for the Western Cape Agricultural sector.
Jooste mentioned that “she is playing an important role in food security and Minister Winde is pleased with her work and wishes her well with her role”
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ANC accuses DA of weak education performance
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament convened on Thursday, 27 August, to debate the efficacy of the Department of Education, following a surge of heated demonstrations throughout the region.
Within moments of his opening remark, African National Congress Education Spokesperson Theo Olivier accused the Democratic Alliance of failing to provide safe transport and functional school infrastructure for working class learners.
He concluded his statement by repeatedly demanding that Minister of Education Beverley Schäfer resign immediately.
In his response, DA member of Provincial Legislature Lennit Max argued that problems with transportation and infrastructure, particularly for students in rural areas, are remnants of the Apartheid educational system improperly addressed when the ANC controlled the Western Cape prior to 2009.
“The ANC only managed to replace 36 schools when they were in power, but the DA has already replaced almost twice as many schools, 56 in number.” Max added.
Max’s speech was frequently interrupted by swells of shouting, derisive laughter, and consistent murmur from frustrated ANC members.
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Cope deeply distressed by the murder of a school principal
The Congress of the People said in a statement it is deeply distressed to hear of the murder of Principal Nokuthula Magwanyana.
It says, this despicable and revolting act warrants the sternest police action and total nationwide condemnation.
Cope spokesperson Dennis Bloem says, the police must leave no stones unturned to find the perpetrators of this murder so that justice is done.
He said threats for her to quit her job and the spray-painted message for her to resign should worry all of us.
Bloem said the taxi violence must not escalate to our schools. We appealing with the Department of Education and the Department of Transport to really curb this thing because we can’t afford and allow this thing to happen anymore in our schools.
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Three suspects arrested for possession of crayfish, stolen property
Loyiso Langeni
Cape Town police have arrested three suspects for being in possession of crayfish, and stolen property.
Police Spokesperson FC Van Wyk said members of Border Police Cape Town Harbour received information about crayfish that was transported from Hout Bay illegally.
Two vehicles were identified at the premises and searched, with driver/owner in them. In the back of a Nissan Sani blue bags were found, containing crayfish tails. The two vehicles and three suspects were then taken to Phillipi SAPS for further investigation.
“After the vehicles were searched, they identified crayfish without a permit – 1819 crayfish tails of which 282 in berry. Various erectile enhancers, covering brands Kamagra, Cialis, Vigora, Viagra, Zenegra and some unidentified pills. Possible stolen property various jewellery gold rings and chains” Van Wyk added.
All three suspects age between 24 and 54 years were arrested and their vehicles seized.
The arrested suspects are due to appear in the Wynberg Magistrates Court once charged.
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DA calls on Muthambi to explain R 600 000 trip to USA
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi allegedly spent over half a million on a nine-day trip to a luxury goods show and folk art festival in America.
Muthambi visited the Atlanta Lifestyle Hub Show and the Santa on July 8th.
It is alleged that Muthambi was accompanied by her bodyguard as well as her chief of staff and an Assistant Director.
The South African Lifestyle Hub in Atlanta is a permanent showcase of high end products for sale to the American market.
DA MP Gavin Davis said this event have little or nothing to do with the Minister’s Communications mandate and the public deserves to know how she can justify this nine-day trip.
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WC Local Government MEC welcomed the 2015 Cape Floral Kingdom expo
Western Cape MEC of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Anton Bredell, has welcomed the 2015 edition of the Cape Floral Kingdom Expo in Bredasdorp.
The Cape Floral expo is the biggest indoors fynbos showcase in the world and is a celebration of the Western Cape’s unique indigenous heritage.
Spokesperson for MEC Bredel, James-Brent Styan said, the province has the highest concentration of plant species in the world and that includes an estimated 9500 species, of which 70% do not grow anywhere else in the world.
Styan said it is just a way to showcase what we have got to the world and to the province and tourists really clock to these shows.
He added that “we have got other shows coming up in darling Hopefield and Clanwilliam later in the year”.
“We call on families to go visit and attend, have a look on what the show has got to offer. These are wonderful and beautiful things to attend” he concluded.
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WC RTRU to mitigate economic impact of gas shortage in the province
The Western Cape Government’s Red Tape Reduction Unit has intervened to mitigate the economic impact of the gas shortage in the province.
Western Cape MEC of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde, said the Red Tape Reduction Unit had liaised with Transnet National Ports Authority to develop an interim solution to bridge the shortage of qualified petroleum gas.
Spokesperson for MEC Winde, Bronwynne Jooste said through the Red Tape Reduction Unit intervention, KayaGas was able to secure an additional four hours in Cape Town Port which means for the first time in several weeks they will be able to stock all retailers on their book.
MEC Winde says that “a reliable energy supply is important for job creation and growth and this is why the Western Cape government, the City of Cape Town, Green Cape and local businesses are working together to ensure that we have reliable energy supply”
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Cosatu concerned about the economy
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is concerned with how the economy has been negatively effeted. It was revealed that in the second quarter of 2015 Gross Domestic Product statistics that economy has been at a low.
Cosatu’s Jonas Mosia says, the manufacturing industry, which should be the engine of economic growth and job creation declined by 6.3%.
He added that, this comes at the back of massive job losses in many sectors of the economy, particularly in the mining industry.
Labels: Cosatu concerned about the economy
Seven people injured in taxi accident this morning
ER24 paramedics responded to an accident scene this morning involving a taxi and two light motor vehicles leaving seven people injured on Moshoeshoe road.
It is believed that the taxi lost control and collided with two stationary vehicles at a nearby petrol station.
ER24 Spokesperson Pieter Rossuw said, amongst the injured were five children.
Fortunately, all the patients only sustained minor injuries.
Rossouw said, “ER24 paramedics treated and transported five patients to Palenomi Hospital for further treatment.”
The remaining patients were transported by other services to the same hospital.
The exact cause of the accident will remain the subject of a police investigation, added Rossouw
Labels: Seven people injured in taxi accident this morning
Popcru welcomes conviction of Eight police officers killed Macia
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union has welcomed the decision handed down by the North Gauteng High Court on the eight police officers found guilty for the murder of Mozambican National Mido Macia.
Macia was found dead in a holding cell at the Daveyton police station on the East Rand after being dragged behind a police van in February 2013.
Popcru Spokesperson Richard Mamabolo said they condemn any form police brutality.
“We would to urge the public not to necessary judge the police on the basis of this case. Majority of our police officers still remain committed to fighting crime and corruption and ensuring our communities are safer” Mamabolo added.
Labels: Popcru welcomes conviction of Eight police officers killed Macia
Khuseleka One Stop Centre launched for Women’s victims
The Western Cape Department of Social Development yesterday launched the Khuseleka One Stop Centre at the Saartjie Baartman Centre for women and Children.
MEC Albert Fritz said the innovative centre will cater for women who are victims of crime and violence under the victim Empowerment Programme.
The department has set aside R3.28 million to drive the 24 hour centre.
We are very excited because this is the first time where the will be a centre that women can access all the service of all the Departments including the Police, National Prosecuting Authority, Social Development at one place.
The Department has allocated an additional R357 048 for improved security for the victims and children.
Labels: Khuseleka One Stop Centre launched for Women’s victims
Deputy President Ramaphosa says Japan trip a major success
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has described his last day visit to Japan as a victory.
Ramaphosa is leading a delegation of government and business leaders on a trip, to Japan to promote South Africa as a preferred investment destination.
Ramaposa said in a statement that they see Japan as a country that does not only invest, but a country that also supports development. They discussed areas of co-operation through skills transfer.
He also said that they are making great strides in supporting the continent when it comes to skills development. They have invited or called for a number of young people around the continent to come and be trained here in Japan. They will be sending forty nine.
“The South African government on these types’ of visits seeks to make sure that we grow the economy of our country, we enhance investment. We push the skills development button and get as many of our young people to come to be trained in the countries that we visit because it is important to draw skills, as many skills as we possibly can. So we want to flood some of these countries with young people who can come and learn and go back home” Ramaphosa added.
Labels: Deputy President Ramaphosa says Japan trip a major success
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ANC condemns vigilante in Drakentein
The African National Congress in the Western Cape has condemned mob violence and attack against ANC councillors in Drakentein.
This comes after protesters torched the house of Councillor Sanwabo Lumko in Paarl East.
ANC Secretary Faiz Jacobs said the community has asked the ANC and its alliance partners to intervene in some of the concerns and issue raised by the community
“We are asking the community to allow us to meet with all relevant structures to facilitate dialogue and find a resolution to the community concerns. We are asking the communities in the area of Drakestein to remain calm. Lets not take law into our hands” Jacobs added.
Four suspects have been arrested for the arson and damage to property.
Labels: ANC condemns vigilante in Drakentein
Optimum to compensate Eskom
Eskom said today it wants compensation from Glencore's mining subsidiary Optimum if it is unable to supply coal to its Hendrina power plant.
Optimum, which produces 10 million tonnes of coal a year, is under financial strain because it says it was selling coal to Eskom for less than the cost of production.
The business rescue practitioner said last week it has offered to temporarily supply coal to Eskom at the cost of production, higher than what Eskom currently pays, while a new deal is negotiated.
Eskom’s spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe said, “We have noted this report whichare claiming that we are pursuing some compensation and things like that. The only compensation we are looking at R2 billion which we have already communicated and this one relates to the poor quality of coal that we got.”
Labels: Optimum to compensate Eskom
Body found on Cape Town train with bullet wound
Cape Town Police found a body of an unidentified man inside a Cape Town train carriage today.
Constable Noloyiso Rwexana said the discovery was made during the early hours this morning, with gunshot wound.
“According to information the deceased was found with a gunshot wound to his chest.” Rwexana added.
The police are asking anyone with information that can assist in the investigation should contact the Warrant officer detective Herdine on the telephone on 073 220 0653
Police have opened a murder case for further investigation.
Labels: Body found on Cape Town train with bullet wound
DA calls for investigation of racial discrimination at Stellenbosch Uni
The Democratic Alliance says it condemns all instances of racial discrimination which aims to foster divisions in society.
This is after racial tensions at Stellenbosch University, which erupted last week.
DA’s national spokeswoman, Phumzile van Damme says, the DA agrees that there needs to be an investigation into this matter.
She said the DA calls upon all stakeholders including Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, the leaders of the university and the students to find each other in order to formulate a way forward.
“We are requesting that every allegation of racism at Stellenbosch university be investigated and not be swept under the carpet” Van Damme added.
Labels: DA calls for investigation of racial discrimination at Stellenbosch Uni
ANC councillors to appear in court over a murder charge
An African National Congress councillor in KwaNdengezi ward 12, Mduduzi Ngcobo and PR councillor Luvelile Lutsheku are due to appear in the Durban High Court today to answer to the charge that they are responsible for the murder of Thuli Ndlovu.
The two councillors have been appearing in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court for several times and had received a bail of Ten Thousand Rand each.
ANC spokesperson Thembani Ngongoma said, “’So far, the investigation of the police revealed that all this was orchestrated by the councillors of the ANC who are arrested and will appear in Durban High Court.”
Labels: ANC councillors to appear in court over a murder charge
DA concerned about the drop in learners who take mathematics
The Democratic Alliance says it is concerned to find the number of learners taking mathematics as a subject at high school is decreasing yearly.
DA MP of Basic Education Annette Lovemore said this should be the cause for serious concern.
The Western Cape Department of Education is also focusing on encouraging learners to take mathematics and science, which are both gateway subjects for the economic development of the province and South Africa.
Lovemore said we are also very concerned that the pass rate is extremely low with only 12% of learners last year achieving above 50% in mathematics.
Lovemore said, something needs to be done immediately with great urgency. This mathematics is a passport for learners to a job and is certainly a passport to a more vibrant economy for our country.
She said “this is something the Minister should declare immediately her top priority and take appropriate action to address this”.
Labels: DA concerned about the drop in learners who take mathematics
26 arrested in weekend raids in Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape Police said they have arrested more than 20 people over the past weekend during Operation Fiela.
Approximately, 26 suspects were arrested for crimes ranging from dealing and possession of drugs, to public violence.
Police have also arrested 21 foreign nationals without permits and another five with expired permits.
Police Spokesperson Sibongile Soci said the community of KwaNobuhle was surprised to find the area saturated by law enforcement agencies and realised that Operation Fiela was in town. Search warrants were obtained to search several identified premises, upon searching a house in Oscar Mpeta Street, Kwanobuhle, a 31-year-old man was arrested for possession of Mandrax tablets valued at over R57 000, 00.
“In another drug spot in Bantom Road, police seized Mandrax tablets to the street value of R25 000, 00 and a large amount of cash.
A 51-year-old was also arrested in possession of Mandrax tablets valued R6 000, 00.” Soci added.
Soci also said three motorists, aged between 22 and 36, were arrested for driving a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, while more than 120 traffic fines to the value of R42 300, 00 were issued for offences varying from driving a motor vehicle without a licence to driving vehicles that were not roadworthy.
Labels: 26 arrested in weekend raids in Eastern Cape
Two killed in Durban plane crash
Two people died when a light aircraft crashed into a sugar cane in Winklespruit in Durban.
It is believed that the pilot and a passenger were the only people on board.
Netcare911 Spokesperson Chris Botha said when they arrived at the scene they found the plane had gone down into a veldt and burst into flames in flames. The two occupants tragically died due to very severe injuries that they had sustained.
Exact details to the cause of the accident will remain the subject of a police investigation.
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Cope urges government to help fight AFD
The Congress of the People urges government to deal with the problem of American Foul Brood disease in the Western Cape.
AFD is a disease that attacks bees.
Cope is requesting that all three spheres of government get involved.
Cope spokesperson Dennis Bloem said “Government has to act decisively to protect the food industry as well as the production of honey and other bee products because it is threatened now. As we know that this disease is killing bees by their.”
Labels: Cope urges government to help fight AFD
Public Transport Voice welcomes PRASA corruption report
The public transport voice says it welcomes the public protector’s report about the passenger rail agency Rail Agency of South Africa’s corruption and maladministration.
In a statement, the organization says it believes that the government will take action and prosecute all those who are implicated.
Dalton Ndongeni says the Minister of Transport, Public Enterprise and Treasury should act quickly to intervene in problems faced by PRASA.
Ndongeni said “we are crying out to the minister of transport, Dipou Peters to intervene in what is going on in PRASA”
The commuters are the victims of what is going on, with the corruption and everything including the introduction of the new trains, having errors and everything.
“Those will show that there is a problem within the metrorail so there is a crisis within metrorail.”, Ndongeni added.
Labels: Public Transport Voice welcomes PRASA corruption report
Ramaphosa in Japan
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is on an official visit to Japan to strengthen and consolidate strategic bilateral political and economic relations between the two nations, South Africa and Japan.
Ramaphosa is expected to address South Africa-Business Forum Plenary round-table discussion on investment on energy.
Ramaphosa said, “Even in tough economic times, we are tackling the low level of growth in our country. We have embarked on really effective policies and we therefore spreading the word around the world that we are open for business.”
During his visit, Ramaphosa will also meet Tokyo’s ambassador, Yasushi Akashi to discuss peace-building efforts, rehabilitation and reconstruction in Sri Lanka.
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Security guard shot in Bryanston
A security guard sustained minor injuries after a shooting at a business on Peter Place Road in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said, on their arrival, they found the security guard sitting next to his vehicle.
Meiring said, on assessment, paramedics found that one man had apparently been shot once in the back. Fortunately the man had been wearing a bullet proof vest at the time.
Paramedics treated the man for his injuries and thereafter transported him to Mediclinic Morningside for further treatment.
The cause of the incident is not yet known, however local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
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Alvin Collantes
Independent dance artist and photographer
Our May member of the month is the inspiring and worldly Alvin Collantes.
Alvin Collantes is a contemporary dance artist and photographer based in Toronto, Canada. While obtaining his Bachelor's Degree in Finance at Western University, he studied contemporary dance under the technical direction of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. In 2013, he collaborated with Hayley Paone and artistically produced a Toronto Fringe Festival production entitled, "DABDA," which received sold-out performances and reviews from XTRA and Mooney On Theatre. He was blessed to be a part of David Norsworthy & Kristen Carcone's TOES FOR DANCE for their inaugural fall tour production working alongside MADBOOTS Dance Company, Colleen Snell, Garth Johnson and Lea Ved. In 2013, he founded “Short Dances”, a monthly presentation of solo works geared towards local emerging and professional artists from all walks of life. Alvin has been a guest performer in numerous events including International Dance Day, Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival, Toronto's Original Choreographer's Ball, Scotiabank's Nuit Blanche Festival. Alvin continues to research his artistic perspective through taking company classes with LeeSaar Dance Company, Gallim Dance and Batsheva Dance Company. Alvin has been a guest teacher in the past five years teaching to thousands of students in over 50+ dance studios across Canada. He is a resident faculty member of FRESH Dance Intensive, The Dance Project and Inhayle Dance Company. He recently participated in the last two Gaga intensives and “Hasadna,” a reportoire-based program in Tel Aviv under the direction of Yaara Moses.
Q: Where are you from originally?
I was born in New Jersey, USA. I grew up in the Philippines and moved to Canada when I was 14.
Q: Where did you train? and what dance genres do you practice?
I first started taking recreational ballet classes in London, ON while attending Western University. In the middle of my undergraduate, I briefly attended The School of Toronto Dance Theatre’s Professional Training Program. While finishing my Bachelor’s Degree, I studied dance independently and started my freelance career.
Q: Growing from emerging to professional artist you’ve done a large and varied amount of work, when did you feel you were officially a professional artist?
During my independent studies, I was very open to tasting different forms of dances and learning them through different mediums. Not only was I cultivating my knowledge in dance by training my physicality, I was also learning through attending and photographing dance performances in Toronto. Some of this included performing in festivals such as Nuit Blanche, dancing in corporate events and music videos, participating in dance battles/cyphers, hosting improvisational jams, co-producing and co-directing a Toronto fringe show and many more. These unique experiences have well shaped my understanding of Toronto dance and the different aspects of being a freelance artist.
Q: As a professional dance artist where has your career taken you besides Toronto?
Since graduating, I have been freelancing in Toronto, working in the industry as a self-employed dance educator, photographer and producer. Over the course of diving myself into the industry, I have learned valuable skills on how to find your self-worth, create your own opportunities, discover various ways to acquire funding and develop meaningful relationships with colleagues, collaborators and clients. I feel that being a freelance artist has given me the flexibility to work not only in Toronto but also outside of Canada. I believe that getting outside of your comfort zone by taking your work to unfamiliar waters can really help you grow as an artist and a person. I find that through travelling, I am able to reinvent myself and gain multiple perspectives on how my work is being translated to an audience. What also helps me grow the most is learning stories of the different artists I have been fortunate to meet. Sharing their stories have given me inspiration and insight how artists live.
Q: How did you get into GAGA?
In 2014, I moved to New York to take on a job as a Flight Attendant. In the two years I lived in New York, I was able to travel the world, connect with artists from all walks of life and watch performances all while freelancing in Toronto. I saw Batsheva Dance Company perform ‘Sadeh21’ in New York as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music season programme. I started taking gaga classes in 2012 and have known of Batsheva Dance Company from friends. Seeing them in New York has given me the motivation to travel to Tel Aviv and discover gaga in its authentic roots. In 2015, I started travelling to Israel on numerous occasions, participating in the summer and winter courses, auditioning for the young ensemble and taking gaga people classes. Every chance I get, I would take a flight to Israel and stay there for as long as I could. I fell in love with Tel Aviv, the city, the people and the dance community. I believe in that year I visited about three/four times throughout the year. In 2016, I quit my job as a Flight Attendant to spend three months in Israel. In these three months, I have learned a lot about myself through gaga, discovering my strengths and weaknesses are in life and the scope of capabilities I innately possess.
Q: Why did you join CADA-ON?
I joined CADA-ON simply because I want to be a part of a support system, connecting with freelance dance artists like myself in Toronto. I feel that freelancing can be a lonely road and it some parts of my career, I thought to myself how beneficial it would have been to be able to talk to someone or a source of support where I can voice the various obstacles I have encountered. Whether it is a logistic issue, business-related topic or an artistic critic, CADA-ON organization is a resourceful tool to provide you different perspectives and solutions on how to approach an issue you might be encountering.
Q: What upcoming projects are you working on?
This coming summer of 2017, I will be travelling again to Israel. After all the travels and investments, I have been invited to train towards becoming a certified Gaga Teacher under the mentorship of Ohad Naharin & Batsheva Dance Company. I hope to bring Gaga to dancers & non-dancers to Toronto in the near future! (Wish me luck and keep in touch!)
Speaking of Gaga, On May 6th and 7th, I have teamed up with New Blue Emerging Dance to bring Olivia Tarrish Ancona, who recently departed Batsheva Dance Company to Toronto. For workshop details and tickets: http://gaga-olivia.eventbrite.com (see attached poster)
If you are interested in more gaga classes/gaga workshops in the future, sign-up:
https://alvincollantes.wufoo.com/forms/zvo5yn81wzmbyn/
Q: If you could give a newly emerging artist one piece of advice what would it be?
When we look at social media, we can paint the prettiest version of ourselves and the wonderful things we are doing in life. But underneath every painting, there is process. And not everything is as good as it may seem. Don’t be afraid to revealing your weaknesses as much as your strengths. You would be surprised how similar we (artists) all are.
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Photography by: Alvin Collantes
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club > News > Winning Moments: trio star against Northants
Winning Moments: trio star against Northants
Tuesday 03 December | Written by Stephen Martin
Photography by David Griffin
With the 2019 season finished, we take a look back at some of the defining moments across all three formats for Derbyshire.
Billy Godleman (87) and Matt Critchley (64 not out) made important contributions with the bat, while Alex Hughes (4-44) put the visitors to the sword as Derbyshire beat Northants in Derby.
The captain was Derbyshire’s leading run scorer in the 2019 Royal London Cup, scoring three centuries, as well as this half-century. He and Critchley helped the hosts to a score of 268 from their 50 overs.
Despite a half-century from Luke Proctor, Hughes helped to limit Northants to a score of 215 all out, securing a 53-run win for the Falcons at The Pattonair County Ground.
2020 Club Membership is now available from just £169, as Derbyshire gets set to celebrate a historic 15oth year.
Don’t miss a Winning Moment in 2020 with Club Membership.
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Join us in 2020! Derbyshire County Cricket Club celebrates its historic 150-year Anniversary in 2020 and you can be part of a full summer of cricket with Club Membership. Packages on sale now from £169 if purchased before February.
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Grand Journey of America's West - end Rapid City, Summer 2020
From a mix of glamour and bohemian charms in San Francisco, to the lush landscapes of the Sierras, this unique trip takes you on an eclectic journey through the heart of America's West. A combination of our Enchanting Canyonlands and American Parks Trail trips, you'll experience everything from the mystical healing powers of Sedona, to the world famous Grand Canyon and the Japanese tea gardens of Golden Gate Park. You'll ...
From a mix of glamour and bohemian charms in San Francisco, to the lush landscapes of the Sierras, this unique trip takes you on an eclectic journey through the heart of America's West. A combination of our Enchanting Canyonlands and American Parks Trail trips, you'll experience everything from the mystical healing powers of Sedona, to the world famous Grand Canyon and the Japanese tea gardens of Golden Gate Park. You'll enhance your experience by staying at lodges within the National Parks themselves, allowing you to not only witness, but wake up to show stopping views.
San Francisco: Enjoy a delightful Welcome Dinner with your fellow travellers and Travel Director.
Santa Barbara: Savour a delicious dining experience at one of sunny Santa Barbara's local restaurants.
Grand Canyon: Enjoy dinner with an incredible view at the Thunderbird Room, overlooking the South Rim.
UCross Ranch: Savour a hearty ranch style Highlight Dinner, prepared by your local hosts.
Custer: Toast to the finale of your trip at your Celebration Dinner served at your lodge within Custer State Park.
Dining Summary: 22 Breakfasts (B), 1 Dinner (D) and 9 Dinners with wine (DW).
Insight Experiences
Los Angeles: Join a Local Expert for a behind-the-scenes tour of a historic downtown theatre.
Grand Canyon: Join Local Expert Canyon Tim for an informative presentation and witness the burnt orange hues of the canyon walls.
Monument Valley: Join a Navajo guide in an open-air vehicle to explore the iconic vistas of this Navajo Tribal Park.
UCross: Spend your morning doing as the locals do, exploring your surroundings by horseback with a gentle ride (waiver required) led by a Local Expert.
Deadwood: Historical Wild West figures such as Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane called Deadwood home. Learn about the Gold Rush and the town’s notable residents aboard Kevin Costner’s Original Deadwood Tour with a Local Expert.
Deadwood: Enjoy an audience with Lakota tribe members as they share a live narrative of the Great Sioux Nation.
Black Hills: View Crazy Horse Memorial, which is dedicated to all Native Americans. An exclusive Insight Experience awaits as you are taken up to the 641 feet (195 metres) long and 563 feet (172 metres) tall sculpture to stand face to face with the world’s largest mountain carving.
San Francisco: Timeless yet modern, The Westin St. Francis on Union Square, San Francisco has a vibrant, directly located on Union Square, with cable cars stopping just outside the doors.
Yosemite National Park: Stay in the park and enjoy Yosemite after the crowds have left, just a short walk to Yosemite Falls.
Monterey: Located on Cannery Row, InterContinental The Clement Monterey is a beautiful waterfront hotel in California, overlooking Monterey Bay.
Santa Barbara: Stay at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. Enjoy beautiful views and a serene stay right on the beach.
Los Angeles: Stay at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown situated within walking distance of the city's most noteworthy attractions.
Scottsdale: Experience Hotel Valley Ho, a mid-century modern oasis in the heart of Downtown Scottsdale with plenty of amenities and nearby attractions.
Grand Canyon: Insight stays centrally located within the National Park. In these cases, the hotels are much more rustic and typical of the natural environment.
Lake Powell: We guarantee rooms with lake-views, picture-perfect vistas and breathtaking sunsets at Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas.
Zion National Park: Stay in rustic charming lodges, located right inside the National Park.
Las Vegas: The luxurious Caesars Palace on the iconic Vegas Strip offers restaurants, nightlife, relaxation, and entertainment. It's distinct style is a tribute to Rome's opulence.
Salt Lake City: Centrally located in Salt Lake City’s business, historic, cultural and entertainment center, Little America’s fine décor and traditional ambience provide the perfect atmosphere for any type of meeting, seminar or special event.
Grand Teton National Park: Stay right inside the National Park at the desirable Jackson Lake Lodge. One of the largest of all the eco-friendly resorts, with breathtaking views.
Yellowstone National Park: Insight stays centrally located within the National Park. In these cases, the hotels are much more rustic and typical of the natural environment.
UCross: Enjoy a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere during your stay at the Ranch at UCross with the natural scenic beauty of the surroundings.
Spearfish: Deep in the heart of beautiful canyons you will find Spearfish Canyon Lodge. Built and decorated in the style of the old lodges of the West.
Custer State Park: Insight stays centrally located within the State Park. In these cases, the hotels are much more rustic and typical of the natural environment.
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San Francisco: See the iconic cable cars, Union Square and Golden Gate Bridge.
Yosemite National Park: Experience the park's natural beauty and wildlife. See the El Capitan and Half Dome rock formations.
San Joaquin Valley: Stop at a historic fruit stand where seasonal delights are grown, farmed, and sold.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Browse the art galleries and shops in this quaint beach city.
Scenic Drives: 17-Mile Drive past the Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Santa Barbara: Visit Mission Santa Barbara, a historic Spanish mission founded by the Franciscan order in 1786.
Los Angeles: Drive along Sunset Boulevard, see the Hollywood Walk of Fame and TCL Chinese Theatre.
Cameron: Stop at the historic Trading Post, established in...
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1 San Francisco, the City by the Bay.
2 Exploring San Francisco.
3 Yosemite National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
4 Yosemite National Park to Monterey.
5 Monterey, the Cradle of History.
6 The American Riviera.
7 Santa Monica and the City of Angels.
8 The Glitz and Glam of L.A.
9 Across the Mojave to Scottsdale.
10 Sedona and the Wonders of the Mighty Grand Canyon.
11 Monument Valley and Lake Powell.
12 Leisurely Lake Powell.
13 Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks.
14 Zion to Las Vegas, From Nature to Neon.
15 Salt Lake City.
16 Jackson and Grand Teton National Park.
17 Yellowstone National Park.
18 Geysers and Colourful Mudpots at Yellowstone.
19 The Ranch at Ucross.
20 Devils Tower into the Black Hills.
21 Custer and the Wild, Wild West.
22 The Mountain Monuments of the Black Hills of South Dakota.
23 Depart Rapid City.
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