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Babcock & Wilcox to Relocate Headquarters to Ohio, Move to New Offices in Akron
(BARBERTON, Ohio – September 24, 2018) – Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:BW) (B&W) announced today it has reached an agreement with joint venture developers Industrial Commercial Properties LLC (ICP) and Industrial Realty Group, LLC (IRG) to lease new office space in the renovated East End development in Akron, Ohio, and that its Barberton and Copley operations will relocate to this new space in 2019. The lease agreement is for an initial term of 15 years. Additionally, B&W announced it is relocating its corporate headquarters to Ohio from Charlotte, N.C.
B&W anticipates its employees will move into the new space when renovations are complete in the third quarter of 2019, while the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Barberton is effective immediately. The company also intends to continue operating a parts warehouse at its Copley facility. B&W will have a continued presence in Charlotte and employees there will continue to serve in various sales, service and corporate administrative functions.
“We’ve maintained offices to support our core power business in northeast Ohio for more than 110 years,” said B&W President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie Kass. “Bringing our headquarters here represents our continued commitment to the region.”
B&W’s Barberton and Copley offices employ approximately 700 people, including engineers, support staff, corporate functions and other highly skilled workers who are primarily focused on designing, engineering and constructing combustion and emissions control equipment and technologies, as well as providing parts and services to electric utilities and industrial customers in North America and around the world.
“Between our offices in Summit County and in Lancaster, B&W employs more workers in Ohio than in any other location around the world,” Kass explained. “As we work to serve a transforming global power industry, employees in our Ohio-based headquarters will continue to play a central role in the success of the company.”
“The new Akron office will help us reduce our operating costs while also providing a dynamic, vibrant and exciting location for our employees to work and collaborate,” she said. “It will also serve as an attractive location to help recruit new talent in the future.”
During the site evaluation process, B&W consulted with City of Barberton officials who presented alternatives for the company’s Barberton campus, which were carefully considered. B&W has agreed to sell its Barberton campus to the East End development team following the move. The developer and B&W have engaged City of Barberton officials to discuss opportunities for redevelopment of the approximately 27-acre site and office buildings.
“We have met with local officials in Barberton, who are dedicated to partnering with us to find the right companies to create jobs and expand the tax base in Barberton,” said Stu Lichter, president of IRG and development partner at The East End. “Incentives will be a strong motivator for these companies.”
“We are incredibly excited about B&W joining the momentum at The East End and the opportunities redeveloping its former campus will provide the market.” said Chris Semarjian, owner of ICP and development partner at The East End. “Our team has already begun marketing the site to a variety of office and industrial tenants, which are community-minded and would provide excellent job opportunities.”
Team NEO, JobsOhio, Summit County, the City of Akron and Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce also provided B&W with incentives, which influenced B&W’s decision to relocate its headquarters to Ohio.
“We’re very appreciative of the efforts of officials from Summit County, City of Akron, the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce, Team NEO and JobsOhio and thank them for their hard work on this deal,” Kass said. “One of our key goals when examining our options for our Northeast Ohio office was to reduce the overall cost of our operations. The incentives we received helped make this move possible for us.”
Babcock & Wilcox is a global leader in energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, and has been transforming our world for 151 years. Follow us on Twitter @BabcockWilcox and learn more at www.babcock.com.
B&W cautions that this release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements relating to our strategic objectives; our business execution model; management’s expectations regarding the industries in which we operate; our guidance and forecasts; our projected operating margin improvements, savings and restructuring costs; covenant compliance; and project execution. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to obtain and maintain sufficient financing to provide liquidity to meet our business objectives, surety bonds, letters of credit and similar financing; our ability to satisfy the liquidity and other requirements under U.S. revolving credit facility as recently amended, including our ability to successfully enter into and borrow under a new term loan and receive concessions from customers on our Renewable energy loss contracts; the highly competitive nature of our businesses; general economic and business conditions, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates; general developments in the industries in which we are involved; cancellations of and adjustments to backlog and the resulting impact from using backlog as an indicator of future earnings; our ability to perform contracts on time and on budget, in accordance with the schedules and terms established by the applicable contracts with customers; failure by third-party subcontractors, joint venture partners or suppliers to perform their obligations on time and as specified; our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from our restructuring plans, and other cost-savings initiatives; our ability to successfully integrate and realize the expected synergies from acquisitions; our ability to successfully address productivity and schedule issues in our Renewable segment, including the ability to complete our Renewable energy projects within the expected time frame and the estimated costs; willingness of customers to waive liquidated damages or agree to bonus opportunities; our ability to successfully partner with third parties to win and execute renewable projects; changes in our effective tax rate and tax positions; our ability to maintain operational support for our information systems against service outages and data corruption, as well as protection against cyber-based network security breaches and theft of data; our ability to protect our intellectual property and renew licenses to use intellectual property of third parties; our use of the percentage-of-completion method of accounting; the risks associated with integrating businesses we acquire; our ability to successfully manage research and development projects and costs, including our efforts to successfully develop and commercialize new technologies and products; the operating risks normally incident to our lines of business, including professional liability, product liability, warranty and other claims against us; changes in, or our failure or inability to comply with, laws and government regulations; difficulties we may encounter in obtaining regulatory or other necessary permits or approvals; changes in, and liabilities relating to, existing or future environmental regulatory matters; our limited ability to influence and direct the operations of our joint ventures; potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; our ability to successfully compete with current and future competitors; the loss of key personnel and the continued availability of qualified personnel; our ability to negotiate and maintain good relationships with labor unions; changes in pension and medical expenses associated with our retirement benefit programs; social, political, competitive and economic situations in foreign countries where we do business or seek new business; the possibilities of war, other armed conflicts or terrorist attacks; the willingness of customers and suppliers to continue to do business with us on reasonable terms and conditions; and our ability to successfully consummate the sale of our MEGTEC, Universal, as well as the sale of any other assets, within the expected timeframes or at all. If one or more of these risks or other risks materialize, actual results may vary materially from those expressed. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, see B&W’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. B&W cautions not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release, and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except to the extent required by applicable law.
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Basic Forces - Get Lucky/Reach It [Vivid Sounds]
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Basic Forces is back on Vivid Sounds with a two track EP. Originally known for his light, liquid vibes, he's delving into a harder, bigger sound, yet still keeping with the musical vibes. These tracks offer beat driven sounds sure to satisfy people who like their music with a bit of spike, yet still keeping a soft edge.
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Home > Departments > Community Update Newsletters > District 5 > June 1, 2019
June 1, 2019 – Council District 5
EPS Variances
Design Review Panel Meeting
Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020
Water Improvements on Forge Road
Improvements for the Campus Hills Pumping Station
Water Line Replacement in Campus Hills
Stoneleigh-Anneslie Storm Water Project
Water Line Rehabilitation: The Towson Fourth System
Sewers: Jones Falls Structural Rehabilitation Phase 1
The Future Fullerton Reservoirs
Administrative Variances
Development Meetings
Zoning Hearings
The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (EPS) publishes a list of the environmental administrative variance requests along with their status. The requests are listed by County Council District.
Information: EPS Variances for District 5
Baltimore County Planning Board meetings are scheduled as follows:
Thursday, June 20, at 4 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson
Information: Contact Ngone Seye Diop by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at nseyediop@baltimorecountymd.gov.
The Design Review Panel meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 19, at 6 p.m. in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson.
Information: Contact Jenifer Nugent at 410-887-3480 or jnugent@baltimorecountymd.gov.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m., in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson.
Information: Contact Teri Rising at 410-887-3495 or histpres@baltimorecountymd.gov.
The Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) takes place every four years on an exact schedule specified in the County Code. Any citizen may request a zoning change on any property in Baltimore County, although the usual participants in the process are individual landowners, contract purchasers, community organizations, County staff, the Planning Board and the County Council.
The CZMP covers a period of approximately 12 months and results in zoning decisions that are reflected in a final log of issues. Ultimately, the County Council decides on each issue whether to retain the existing zoning or to enact a different zone(s) or district(s). Generally, each issue is a single property, but an issue may cover many adjoining properties and might even cover many hundreds of acres. The zoning on all properties which were not issues is reenacted without change.
CZMP 2020 starts with the public filing period that begins on September 3. Additional information about the process, including filing dates, fees and hearing schedules will be posted when available.
For more information, please visit the CZMP page.
Baltimore County will begin work on 2.64 miles of water line replacement on Forge Road. The $3 million project is scheduled to begin in October.
Information: Email the Department of Public Works at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
The Department of Public Works is improving the Campus Hills Sewage Pumping Station at 1002 Southwick Court in Campus Hills. Work on the $2.5 million project began in September and is 51 percent complete.
Baltimore County is replacing an existing eight-inch diameter cast-iron pipe in the Campus Hills area. Construction began in June 2018 and is about 70 percent complete. The project will cost $2.5 million.
Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Baltimore County is addressing storm runoff concerns in the Stoneleigh–Anneslie community east of York Road. County engineers have designed a solution to update the 100-year-old drainage system that is currently serving the community. The County has earmarked $1 million for the project. Construction is expected to begin this summer.
Information: Email the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Storm Water Division at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
The Department of Public Works is replacing water lines in:
Joppa Road between Old Harford Road and Drumwood Road
Oakleigh Road between Joppa Road and White Oak Road
Satyr Hill Road from Lowell Ridge Road to Harford Road
The project began in February 2018. It will be completed by the spring and will cost $6.7 million. It is 94 percent complete.
Baltimore County began rehabilitating 66,000 feet of sewer line in July 2017 throughout Council Districts 2 and 5. The project will last a year and a half and will cost $3,393,583.60. It is now 99 percent complete.
The County’s contractor received a “notice to proceed” in January 2017 and the Department of Public Works broke ground in February 2017 on the Fullerton Reservoirs—three are planned for the site. Construction is expected to take about three years and cost $80.1 million. The construction site is bounded by Ridge Road, Bucks School House Road and Perry Hall Boulevard. Engineers estimate the project is 85 percent complete.
Information: Call the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Water Design at 410-887-3783 or email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Administrative Variances Pending include requests for Administrative Variances pending before the Department of Permits, Approvals, and Inspections. These hearings are up-to-date as of the publication of this newsletter and are subject to change.
Information: Call the Office of Administrative Law Judges at 410-887-3868 or Zoning Review at 410-887-3391.
There are no Administrative Variances pending at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the Zoning calendar for changes in District 5.
Development Meetings include Community Input, Concept Plan, County Review, Development Review Committee and Hearing Officers Hearings. These hearings are up-to-date as of the publication of this newsletter and subject to change.
Information: Call 410-887-3321.
Development Review Committee—Perry Hall Shopping Center
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 4, 2 to 2:30 p.m.
Property Location: 8903 Belair Road
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 021219E
Tracking Number: DRC-2019-00013
Request: The request is for a Limited Exemption to allow for a change in use of an existing 4,013-square-foot building to a bank and to add an ATM drive-through with a canopy.
Information: Contact Jan M. Cook at jmcook@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.
Zoning Hearings include Special Exceptions, Variances and other issues before the Office of Administrative Hearings of Baltimore County. These hearings are up-to-date as of the publication of this newsletter and are subject to change.
There are no Zoning Hearings scheduled at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the Zoning Calendar for changes in District 5.
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CLUB DAY AT THE HIVE
Barnet Football Club will be holding a Club Day this Saturday in preparation for the 2013/14 season.
Barnet Football Club will be holding a Club Day for all at The Hive on Saturday 13th July.
The day will act as a test event as we ramp up our stadium preparation ahead of the 2013/14 season, half of the East Stand and half of the West Stand will be open.
We would also like to apologise for the delay in making this announcement. We understand your frustration but we needed to acquire a stadium license before allowing people in and we have now received permission to hold this event.
The Club Day will see two Barnet sides take on each other in an exhibition/training friendly inside our new stadium on our carpet-like playing surface.
This event will also be the first opportunity for members to come and sit in their brand new seat.
All members will have paper tickets printed and ready for collection from the West Turnstiles. Supporters are advised to arrive early to ensure smooth entry into the stadium.
Non-members can also attend and try out the new stadium, with prices £5 for adults and £2 for kids & concessions. Better yet, why not sign up to a brand new Bees Membership and secure your seat for Ipswich Town, MK Dons, AEL Limassol and beyond.
The stadium will open its gates for the first time at 13.30 with kick-off at 14.30, so come and join us for a BBQ, a beer and football in the sun!
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National League becomes MANARAMA
For a second successive season, The National League has once again changed its competition name on a temporary basis in support of official charity partners Prostate Cancer UK.
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Teen Readers
Teen Readers—2018 Program
From top-selling YA author readings and signings to poetry slams to writing workshops and an open mic opportunity, our events for teens will not disappoint.
Life as We Know It: Realistic Young Adult Fiction (Jesse Andrews, Alexandra Ballard, Annie Barrows, Maurene Goo, Krystal Sutherland) Readers of all ages can see themselves in YA characters who face real-life questions about budding love, friendships, powerlessness, and the process of finding one’s place in the world. What do these YA characters have to teach readers about themselves? Join Jesse Andrews, author of “Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl”; Alexandra Ballard, who masterfully depicts one girl’s struggle with an eating disorder in her new book “What I Lost”; Annie Barrows, author of the new novel “Nothing,” which proves that every life is a story worth telling; Maurene Goo, who presents a “richly-drawn portrait of multicultural LA” in her new novel “The Way You Make Me Feel”; and Krystal Sutherland, whose “bewitching” new book addresses mental illness in a fresh, honest way. (Remember, anyone under age 18 is let in free—no wristbands necessary!)
Saturday, April 28, 11:45AM-1:00PM. Berkeley City College, Auditorium Get Tickets
Nina LaCour Up Close and Personal Nina LaCour’s characters look a lot like her readers. The characters are easy for readers to relate to: living in worlds readers recognize, suffering the same kinds of uncertainties, experiencing the same sorts of tiny life-changing moments. LaCour has devoted her life to young adults: first as a teacher, then as a writer. Her new novel, “We Are Okay,” follows a college-aged girl as she deals with trauma, isolation, coping, and change. It was called “a moving portrait of a girl struggling to rebound after everything she’s known has been thrown into disarray” by Publisher’s Weekly and was named the best book of the year written for teens, winning the Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, a leading award for teen fiction. (Remember, anyone under age 18 is let in free—no wristbands necessary!)
Saturday, April 28. 1:30-2:45PM. The Marsh Theater Get Tickets
Melissa de la Cruz Writes It All: History, Fantasy, Modern Life Melissa de la Cruz never met a genre she didn’t like. The versatile author (with a penchant for villains) has written more than 45 chart-topping books—from the historical love story of Alex and Eliza (Hamilton, that is) to the fantastical prequel to the Disney Channel movie “The Descendants.” Her books have graced the charts of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Los Angeles Times, and now she graces our stage. Come learn from this Jack of all Trades as she talks the challenges of risky writing and how she finds her groove. (Remember, anyone under age 18 is let in free—no wristbands necessary!)
Saturday, April 28, 3:15-4:30PM. Hotel Shattuck Plaza, Crystal Ballroom Get Tickets
Jabberwalking with Juan Felipe Herrera Can you walk and talk at the same time? How about Jabberwalk? Can you write and draw and walk and journal all at the same time? Festival favorite and marvelous speaker Juan Felipe Herrera, former Poet Laureate of the United States, will teach you everything he knows about being a real-life, bonafide, Jabberwalking poet! While his new book is technically for kids, anyone can learn to jabberwalk—parents, older siblings, and grandparents who have some pep in their step! Jabberwalkers write and speak for themselves and others no matter where their feet may take them—to Jabberwalk is to be a poet on the move. And there’s no stopping once you’re a Jabberwalker, writing fast, fast, fast, scribble-poem-burbles-on-the-run. It’s all out there—vámonos!
Saturday, April 28 4:15PM-5:30PM. FREE at San Francisco Chronicle Stage in the Park
What Makes a Family? (With Nidhi Chanani, Chris Crutcher, Abdi Nazemian, Mitali Perkins) There are those with whom we share blood and childhoods, and those we choose as adults: These are the beautiful, sometimes ill-fitting puzzle pieces that make up a family. These panelists discuss what makes a family (and what makes a family difficult to write): Nidhi Chanani, graphic novelist who delves into the immigrant experience; Chris Crutcher, novelist and family therapist; Abdi Nazemian, whose newest novel raises the question of personal identity and unknown heritage; and Mitali Perkins, who tells multigenerational stories of family and the Indian-American identity. (Remember, anyone under age 18 is let in free—no wristbands necessary!)
Sunday, April 29, 11:45AM-1:00PM. Hotel Shattuck, Boiler Room Get Tickets
Writing the Truth: Fiction and Non-Fiction? (With Dashka Slater, Anne Nesbet, and Sara Saedi) Young readers have an intense curiosity about the world, and sophisticated books based on real-life events can help them navigate the complexities they find. The authors on this panel will discuss how they incorporate difficult real events into their books while keeping them enjoyable for young readers. Slater, who has written several children’s books, has a new nonfiction book geared toward young adults that deals with the burning of a cross-dressed teenager on an Oakland bus. Nesbet’s historical fiction follows an 11-year-old orphan in 1941 America. Saedi presents her true story of her family’s undocumented history. (Remember, anyone under age 18 is let in free—no wristbands necessary!)
Sunday, April 29, 1:30-2:45PM. Hotel Shattuck, Boiler Room Get Tickets
A Free Trip to Another World: Fantasy in Young Adult Literature (With Shea Ernshaw, Lexa Hillyer, Anna-Marie McLemore, Laura Sebastian, and Leslye Walton) It’s a popular sentiment, wanting to escape the drudgery of everyday life in favor of new worlds—worlds where fairy tales take on new life, where gardens and witches have the power to enchant people, where young princesses and budding witches seek to find their place. You won’t want to miss these authors as they discuss the intricate worlds they’ve built and where they find the inspiration for the fantastical in this world. Hear from bewitching novelist Shea Ernshaw, Founder and President of Publishing at Glasstown Entertainment Lexa Hillyer, magical realist author Anna-Marie McLemore (who incorporates multicultural magic into her literary worlds), debut fantasy writer Laura Sebastian, and best-selling author Leslye Walton. (Remember, anyone under age 18 is let in free—no wristbands necessary!)
Sunday, April 29, 1:30-3:00PM. Hotel Shattuck, Crystal Ballroom Get Tickets
Dave Eggers Conjures a Fantastical Story for Young Readers (Dave Eggers interviewed by Aniya Butler) There’s nothing as sure as the ground beneath your feet. That is, unless there’s a whole world down there you don’t know about. In critically acclaimed author Dave Eggers’ new book for middle graders, “The Lifters,” our heroes discover a complex underground system that gives way to something nefarious. What if it were up to just two kids to stop these dark forces? What would it feel like to have the fate of an entire town on your shoulders? Readers of any age will enjoy hearing literary magician Eggers conjure another timeless tale. Interviewing Dave is Aniya Butler, a sixth-grade poet activist from Downtown Charter Academy. (Remember, anyone under age 18 is let in free—no wristbands necessary!)
Sunday, April 29, 3:15-4:30PM. Freight & Salvage Get Tickets
The Empire and the Resistance of Sabaa Tahir Here’s one reason why young adults today are so outspoken: They’ve been exposed to powerful political heroes since a young age—via their fiction. Pakistani-American young adult fiction writer Sabaa Tahir’s characters, no older than their teen readers, face despotism, oppression, and daily threats to their lives. In the face of the ruthless Martial Empire, our heroes risk everything to resist. These young heroes show us what’s right, what’s possible, and what sorts of governance need not be tolerated. (Remember, anyone under age 18 is let in free—no wristbands necessary!)
Sunday, April 29, 3:30-4:45PM. Hotel Shattuck, Crystal Balloom Get Tickets
For more detailed information, download this grid of sessions with times and locations.
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The Unofficial View of Tirana (79)
Third Annual Tirana Gay Ride, May 17, 2014. Photo by Mersina Xhemajli and Pellumb Mukaj.
by Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei
This Saturday, in the streaming rain, the Albanian LGBT community successfully held several events to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Like in 2012 and 2013, there was the Tirana Gay Ride, a “pride on bikes,” which this year for the first time passed without any incident, and even included some of the activists getting off their bikes and unrolling a large LGBT flag in front of the Albanian Parliament. Police was present all the way, and a counter-protest announced by the Muslim Community and the extreme-right Aleanca Kuqezi party (whose Facebook page abounds in homophobic hate speech, see also previous posts) was prohibited. So this time, no smoke bombs but rather people cheering from the side of the road and honking their car horns!
Although I couldn’t be there myself this year, I spent the entire morning of the 17th hunched over my laptop, following several Albanian live news channels to see how things were going. It coulnd’t have been more beautiful (except for the weather). Here is a video from the Ride:
The evening of IDAHOT was marked by the premiere of SkaNdal(“Scandal,” but also, “There’s no stopping”), an hour-long documentary by Elton Baxhaku and Eriona Cami on the Albanian LGBT movement, which was attended by Minister of Social Affairs Erion Veliaj, Minister of Culture Mirela Kumbaro, ambassadors, and of course many members of the community. The 130 seats of the cinema were quickly filled and some 70 onlookers watched the entire film standing or sitting on the stairs. This is the trailer:
Although typically vague in his language, Veliaj promised soon to introduce new legislation in Parliament that would allow same-sex couples to sign partnership contracts, which would be a major advancement in terms the protection of the rights of the LGBT community and in conformity with Recommendation CM(2010)/5 of the Council of Europe and recent verdicts from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. As I worked on this legislation myself last year I would really like to see it pass, but in general I’ve grown more sceptical about the practical value of the Human Rights discourse in the new phase that Albanian LGBT activism seems to have arrived at.
This scepticism is partly inspired by my experience during last weekend, which, as said, I did not spend in Tirana but as a special rapporteur to a conference organized by the Council of Europe on hate speech in Budapest. (What follows here are just some notes, neither rigorous nor well-formed.) With young activists exchanging their views on combating homophobic and transphobic hate speech in an enormous variety of contexts and countries, it often seemed to me that “Human Rights” remained the only conceptual framework which claims a universality among these wide varying discourses, although frankly, as such it provided a very poor set of universals that couldn’t exhaust the multiplicity of alliances, traditions, cultures, and local realities that activists face day in day out. This becomes specifically poignant when discussing a discursive act such as hate speech, in which questions of ignorance, knowledge, and violence intermingle.
There have been several thinkers who have actively questioned the fundamental problem of the universality of universal human rights, but I would like to move in a different direction. If indeed we arrive at a stage, and I think we are slowly approaching such a stage in Albania, at which human rights for the LGBT community may no longer be fundamentally threatened, we move from a strategy that operates on the level of bare existence (acknowledging the presence of the minority group in the political) to the level of governmentality (changing small elements in the juridical framework, implementation policies, balancing the rights of different social groups, managing populations, etc.). This is indeed a moment where fundamental human rights are no longer at stake (or at least, they are in the background) and questions of knowledge, health, and security abound. And as long as bodies such as the Council of Europe, but especially individual activist communities, do not develop their own concepts, any “advanced struggle” for human rights will fall prey to a rhetoric of market-economical considerations. The “No Hate Speech” movement is I think a prime example of this, because it no longer addresses a fundamental human right – in spite of the rather forced attempt to gloss being anti hate speech as being pro freedom of expression – but rather a very difficult interplay of knowledge and speech acts that is often difficult to register. As an integration process becomes more advanced, as is visible in the LGBT movement when it shifts from emphasizing physical integrity and presence to combating certain discoursive gestures, the question shifts from “What Do We Want?” (Equality, Marriage, etc.) to “How Do We Want?” And for that question, neither international recommendation nor conferences solely aimed at “action” can offer a framework.
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Mac Games > Match 3 Games > The Chronicles of Joseph of Egypt
The Chronicles of Joseph of Egypt
Relive the classic story of faith, family, and forgiveness in The Chronicles of Joseph of Egypt. When Joseph’s dreams foretell a time when he will have great power, his jealous brothers sell him into slavery… only to set him on his path to glory.
As a slave in Egypt, Joseph’s peaceful life seems like it is gone forever. Yet God has great plans for him and has blessed him with the ability to interpret dreams. Between this skill and his own hard work, Joseph has a chance to save not only himself, but the entire land of Egypt.
Will Joseph ever see his family again? Will Egypt survive the rough years ahead? Help Joseph rise up from his misfortune and see what the future holds.
Enjoy challenging match-3 levels
Follow Joseph’s story across 5 chapters
Play through 20 exciting scenes
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CPU: 1.6 GHz (INTEL ONLY)
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The Chronicles of Joseph of Egypt is rated 3.1 out of 5 by 14.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Marinersfan04 from A Relaxing Game I find the graphics crisp and beautiful, the music good, and the story interesting. I hope it steers some to go read the whole story in the Bible. The gameplay is relaxing, and that is just what I want these days. Thanks to the devs for continuing this series.
Rated 5 out of 5 by XFreak from Finally! Another bible game ! It’s just an ordinary match-3 game! Nothing special. But i can’t find another bible games since noah’s ark. Thank you!
Rated 4 out of 5 by pennmom36 from A HEARTWARMING STORY OF BIBLICAL PROPORTION I applaud e-FunSoft for releasing another Bible-related Match 3 Game! (scroll down for the series list) To my knowledge, there's never been Faith or religious based Match 3 games offered here at the pond, before The Chronicles of Noah's Ark, so kudos, Big Fish as well! The storylines are always familiar and it's a great way to learn about them if they aren't familiar, not to mention that these games can be enjoyed by the whole family. This is a swap type, Match 3 game that requires you swap two adjacent elements to create a group of at least three tiles. The goal of each level is to make matches on top of all Gold cells to break them and to gather a certain amount of resources, and collect The Holy Spirit tokens by dropping them to the bottom of the board. After each level, you will follow the storyline as told by Joseph himself, who always remains confident that God has chosen this path for him for a good reason. This particular story begins with the birth of Joseph, who is betrayed by his jealous siblings who sold him as an Egyptian slave! Every match you make fills the Mana Meter and allows you to use bonuses such as a Hammer which removes a single tile or chain, a Potion Bomb which removes a 4 tile range as well as chains and gold cells, Horizontal and Vertical Lightning to take out an entire row or column, an Ankh which clears all of one type of tile on the board or a Scarab Bomb for an even bigger explosion. Large matches simply tell you how many tiles you matched but don't reward you with power-ups other than to fill up the Mana Meter more quickly. There are the normal obstructions as found in most Match 3 games of chained tiles, fog, and crates etc., nothing unusual or different that I have encountered so far in the game. You will purchase upgrades to build after gathering enough resources (a star will alert you that you have gathered the required resources) and you must purchase all four upgrades to complete the chapter and open up the next of 5 Chapters of Joseph's trials and tribulations. Although the Match 3 game is basically the same as all other Match 3 Games by this dev, it's a decent M3 game with a heartwarming message of Biblical proportions, enjoy! THE CHRONICLES OF: SERIES LIST Title***Release Date***Average Rating 1-The Chronicles of Noah's Ark (March 22-2016) 3.9 2-The Chronicles of Joana and the Whale (February 26-2018) 3.1 3-The Chronicles of Joseph of Egypt (August 27-2018) n/a by: e-FunSoft Games
Rated 4 out of 5 by a41249 from Helping Joseph I enjoy this series. We have to help Joseph. It is a nice story line. Helps to rebuild our faith in God.This is a lot like the Chronicles of Noah's Ark. If you like a game that takes some time you will enjoy this game.
Rated 4 out of 5 by pcpat923 from ONE OF MY FAVORITE BIBLE STORIES! A great inspirational story, By not allowing circumstances to control you. along with a positive outlook and hard work; success is guaranteed. Incredibly hard times are the fuel to motivate. If anyone has ever been the envy of another, it is easy to understand Joseph. Game play for me, though, was less exciting. Objects were rather small and less than amazing but it's a good game to play during a coffee break, bus or car ride. Enjoy! -Mama Mia-
Rated 4 out of 5 by denniann2 from a great M3 game it was a good story and you had to match to recharge the power ups just like most of the other M3 games. i did like it. there was a timeless level that i played on but it also had a moves level and a timed level.
Rated 3 out of 5 by mrm2006 from You Better Know the WHOLE Story Before you Play First the basics ….. Color and sound quality were great. I DO, personally, turn off the sound fx and music after a few minutes. The MAIN concept of the game is fairly self-explanatory ….. match gems ….. obtain money ….. use money to 'buy' upgrades and build your city. So …. match 3 or more gems ….. chains need more than 1 match ….. destroy the spider …. which seems totally out of place in this game ….. use power ups/booster to help complete the levels ….. and more along the same lines. Completing the levels seems to take a VERY long time. I think I played about 8-10 levels before I timed out (the hour demo). Now, the more important nuances of the game...…. The story has HUGE gaps in it..... HUGE … so unless you KNOW the story or are prepared to read it to fill in the blanks, this isn't going to be entertaining at all. I kept the tutorial 'on' and, again, HUGE gaps in actual tutelage. Right from the beginning I had questions about certain power ups/boosters and what was happening on the board. Questions that never seemed to get answered. I think this is going to be a short game because I was well into Chapter 2 (of 5 chapters) when I timed out. I wanted to love this game. Even if it turned out to be really simplistic and meant for the younger set. Unfortunately, with the huge gaps in the story and unreasonably long time to complete the levels I couldn't be prompted to purchase it. IMO with some tweaks it couild be a great game .... a great learning tool. As it is .... not so much. For this reason, I am not recommending this game to anyone. Happy Gaming!
Rated 3 out of 5 by deddu from Story of Joseph If you like the Bible story you might enjoy the game; however, it gets boring after some time, as all you are doing is finding so many of a certain tile, or bringing objects down off the board. You do get upgrades: hammer, bombs, etc. to blow apart the usual chains, etc.
Rated 3 out of 5 by Myhashen from NO spiders! I might have bought this one except that there are spiders. I hate those things and did not see any options for getting rid of them in the game.
Rated 2 out of 5 by LobsterMann from Small tiles. Dull The tiles are small and uninspiring. The game did not grab me.
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Aware’s biometric solutions, then and now: Q&A with Rob Mungovan
Feb 29, 2016 | Stephen Mayhew
Categories Brand Focus | Features and Interviews
Rob Mungovan has been directing Aware’s sales and product development for nearly 20 years. He’s one of a handful in the biometrics industry who remembers its earliest days, and has some interesting perspectives on how far the sector has come.
Please introduce yourself and the company.
Rob Mungovan: Aware has been an innovator in the biometrics market essentially since the industry formed. When I came aboard in 1997, Aware was breaking ground in commercialization of “wavelet” technology, and had recently played a significant role in helping the FBI to standardize an wavelet-based algorithm for the compression of fingerprint images; an important first step towards the digitization of the FBI’s vast trove of inked fingerprint cards. The compression algorithm, known as WSQ or “wavelet scalar quantization,” helped set biometrics on a path to growth by helping to establish a basic framework for interoperability, which was critical for the FBI system to serve its users. Aware was the first to offer a commercial WSQ product, and I was hired to promote and license it, and later to further build Aware’s biometrics business.
How has the biometrics industry evolved over the last 20 years?
The industry has evolved significantly since the mid-1990s. What started out as an industry focused exclusively on fingerprint digitization and search for law enforcement has become a vastly more diverse market. Biometrics are now used in some form by millions of people every day. The performance and reliability of fingerprint matching has substantially improved, and we’ve seen the maturation and adoption of iris, face, and voice modalities, with emerging modalities showing promise. Many of the founding companies of the industry have been consolidated into multinational corporations, which has changed the dynamics of the space in some ways.
There have been several catalysts that have fueled the growth of our industry; most notable are computing power, government investment, and demand for security. The exponential increase in computing power has impacted most technology businesses, and biometrics is no exception. Today’s smart phones have more computational capability than the Wintel desktops of ten years ago. Like many technologies—including the Internet itself—biometrics would not have flourished without substantial early public-sector investment and standardization. Finally, demand growth: our world has evolved from one dominated by a cold war between superpowers to a war on terrorism and cybercrime, where the goal is stopping individuals, not armies. In this environment, identity has never been a more critical element of security and defense, and biometrics are uniquely useful for identity-based security efforts.
How has Aware evolved since you’ve been there?
Aware is a completely different company now than it was in 1997. At that time, we were primarily a DSL technology licensing company that also had some interesting image compression technology. Today we are a profitable and financially stable, pure-play biometrics software company. We have the experience of a larger company but we’re small enough to be nimble and flexible; there are no layers of bureaucracy here. We have a long-term view, which is why we prioritize R&D and product development. Fundamentally, we apply government-grade software design and development practices towards delivery of enterprise-friendly products and solutions.
We’ve developed dozens of products since WSQ. Standards compliance and image quality assurance continue to part of our offering, but today we can deliver a complete biometric solution built upon a broad Aware product portfolio of software that supports complex workflows and highly scalable biometric matching.
Our customer base has also grown and diversified. In the early days, a large majority of our sales were to system integrators serving U.S. state and federal government agencies, but today about 40% of our business comes from outside the US. We have expanded our product portfolio to a point where we can enable complete solutions for just about any biometric application, including law enforcement, border management, civil ID, and mobile authentication.
We are also providing solutions that require less customization to implement. Where our U.S. Government customers tend to prioritize custom features and workflow, priorities shift to deployment speed and simplicity the further we get from that market. What doesn’t change is a need for software that is extremely reliable, durable, and well-supported. All of our customers expect value from their investment, and that means that the solution will do what it’s supposed to do for a long time. They want their solution to be flexible and extensible as their needs evolve.
What makes Aware unique in the biometrics space?
We are one of a handful of the original U.S.-based suppliers of core biometric technology that have remained independent; we have also remained profitable and financially stable. We’ve spent a great deal of effort building a broad IP base that has helped us achieve a level of self-sufficiency that is unique for a smaller company in the industry. Unlike other companies similar in size and mission, we can deliver complete solutions without having to sublicense software from other companies. This gives us key advantages in terms of flexibility, pricing, technical support, and speed of delivery to our customers.
What will be the major driver for Aware going forward?
The introduction of biometrics-enabled authentication on smartphones has also served to throw the doors open to applications of biometrics beyond law enforcement such as identity proofing.
As identity continues to become a bigger part of our lives, biometrics are playing an increasingly critical role in establishing identity for what we call “Know Your X”: Know Your Customer, Know Your Employee, Know Your Visitor, Know Your Citizen, Know Your Patient, etc. These types of applications are fast becoming an important contributor to our growth.
We also see lots of organizations that want biometric capabilities but don’t have the scale to justify implementing their own solution. Just like other more well-established SaaS offerings, biometrics-as-a-service makes a lot of sense for this type of customer, and has the potential to significantly expand the market for biometrics.
Aware is well-poised to take advantage of an evolving consumer and enterprise space, particularly outside the US where we also have made significant sales and marketing inroads. Our BioSP and Astra platforms are running in the cloud in support of one of the largest biometrics-as-a-service platforms actively in production. Our products are well-suited for delivering mobile solutions, and we plan to introduce more products in this area this year. Our rich product set and considerable R&D effort, together with a reputation for integrity and capability, bodes well for our company for the foreseeable future.
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Burnout Paradise to get paid DLC
Written by Joe Martin
December 2, 2008 | 10:04
Tags: #burnout #burnout-paradise #cars #dlc #racer #racing
Companies: #criterion #ea
Burnout developers EA Criterion has announced the first piece of paid-for downloadable content for Burnout Paradise, dubbed Big Surf Island.
Previously, Criterion has released only free updates and downloadable packs for Burnout Paradise, such as the Cagney update and the Burnout Paradise Bikes pack. Big Surf Island is the first piece of downloadable content for the game that players will be required to pay for, even though it was originally intended to be a free pack too.
"Big Surf is the culmination of everything we learned creating Paradise City, and we want it to bring you a truly spectacular new experience," reads the Criterion blog.
"We never expected to create anything this ambitious for the island, but as it progressed we got more and more excited about what it could become. In fact, that’s the story of all our Downloadable Content."
In terms of content, Big Surf Island should be a significantly sized new land mass which is decorated with plenty of jumps, barrel rolls and creative ways to wreck your car. Criterion has gone out of the way to design an area intended mainly for those who enjoy new stunts over races.
The pack will also add in a new dune buggy vehicle, called the Dust Storm which is designed to make the most of all the jumps and stunts on the island.
No price has yet been confirmed for the pack, but it will be available for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Excited by the idea of spinning off some new jumps? Let us know in the forums, after checking out our Burnout Paradise review, naturally.
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Rhodophyta, Red Algae
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Chondria dasyphylla (Woodward) C. Agardh
Rhodophyta, Order: Ceramiales; Family: Rhodomelaceae.
Chondrus means ‘cartilage’ and dasyphylla means ‘hairy leaf’. These describe the Chondria dasyphylla’s characteristic cartilage-like texture and the hairs found inside its nipples.
The Chondria dasyphylla is a small, branched alga, cartilaginous to touch, in shades of light brown. The main branches sprout 1-2 mm branches. Bouquets of protrusions can be seen at the edge of the branches through a microscope or magnifying glass. The tiny nipples are arranged around the top of each branch, and through a microscope, hairs growing out of small concavities at the branch edge can be seen.
At the edge of the branches, five large pericentral cells form a sort of growth ring. The thallus usually also contains five rows of cells at the end of the growth cells.
The alga is smaller than 5 cm, but larger individuals may be found. A branch’s diameter can reach 2 mm. The side branches grow up to 5 mm in length.
The alga has a cartilaginous texture, is nearly transparent and shaded brown edging towards pink. The colours shift, based on age and the amount of light in the habitat.
The Chondria dasyphylla resembles the Laurencia obtuse, but has a different anatomic structure and nipple shape. A microscope, or at least a magnifying glass, is needed for positive identification. Resemblance is also due to the presence of similar parasites and epiphytes found upon the two species.
The Chondria dasyphylla appears in the upper regions of the subtidal zone and sometimes on abrasion platforms, where it is sometimes exposed to air. It can often be found on the raised edges nearby, along with the Ceramium.
Biology and reproduction
The reproductive cells appear at the base of the side branches. The cystocarps are globular and slightly elongated, and the spores are round and disk-like. The spores can reach 0.5 mm in width.
Seasonality and distribution
The Chondria dasyphylla is not a common species. It is not usually found in great numbers, although harvested throughout the year. The species is distributed nearly worldwide.
Additional species
Additional species reported in the Eastern Mediterranean: Chondria boryana (De Notaris) De Toni, was reported in deep water by Edelstein.
Chondria capillaris (Hudson) Wynne
= C. tenuissima (Goodenough et Woodward) C. Agardh
= Asterocytis ornata (C. Agardh) Hamel
Chondria capillaris (Hudson) Wynne Chondria coerulescens (Crouan) Falkenberg Chondria mairei G. Feldmann
Chondria curvilineata Collins & Hervey.
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Whirlwind Romance
By Kris Bryant
For the past six seasons, Tristan Stark has been chasing storms throughout the Midwest for the University of Oklahoma. Teaching during the winters and hitting the road during the spring, Tristan has little time for herself, let alone time to have a solid relationship. Rival storm chaser Kate Brighten is just starting out and winds up riding along with Tristan for two weeks. It doesn't take long for the two to begin a tumultuous love affair on the road. But the road can't last forever and Kate isn't everything she seems. Once trust is broken, it's difficult to rebuild. Can Tristan accept Kate's secrets? Or will their love be washed away in the spring storms?
Tags Rivals , Workplace Romance , Animals
Release Date February 1, 2016
SKU 9781626395824e
File Formats epub, mobi, pdf
Workplace Romance
Financial gap/Class disparity
Children / Families
Cassie Miller is broke. Her parents cut off all funding when she dropped out of medical school, and graduate school is expensive. A full-time nanny job at the Wellington estate is the answer to her problems, except working for beautiful, successful Brook Wellington wasn’t in the job description.
Brook has always had a head for business. Born into a global shipping empire, she sits at the helm running it with skill and savvy. But success comes at a cost. Her priority is her six-year-old son, but she can’t be in two places at once. Hiring a nanny isn’t the perfect solution, but it would certainly help, and Cassie came highly recommended. If only she wasn’t so damn attractive.
Can Cassie and Brook deny their growing attraction and keep things professional? Or will they sidestep propriety and give in to temptation?
Enemies to Lovers Romance
Breaking up is hard to do, but three weeks before Christmas it’s even more painful. Jessica Raymond isn't in love with her ex-girlfriend anymore; she just hates to emotionally limp through the holidays. When a cute gray kitten shows up on her doorstep, Jessica panics. She doesn’t have time for a pet. Finding sexy Veterinarian Dr. Taylor Mitchell intriguing isn’t part of the plan either, but both manage to turn her world upside down.
Taylor Mitchell isn’t going to let a beautiful woman with a bad attitude bring her down. It’s the holidays and she’s determined to show some much-needed Christmas spirit and help a lonely cat find a good home.
A few kitten-induced mishaps bring them closer and sharing the same space suddenly isn’t so bad. Chatting is actually pretty nice. Did this sweet kitten show up to help them find each other? Or is the holiday spirit to blame for their special connection?
Actors/Artists
Virgins/First Love
Former child music prodigy Lily Croft spends most days in her home office crunching numbers and analyzing data as an actuary. Once she filled concert halls across the world, until the pressure got to be too much and forced her retreat. When her boss hands her a temporary assignment, Lily has to leave the safety of working from home to work with people at an office. She keeps her head down and stays focused, but one night on her way to the train station, she hears music wafting from The Leading Note and the life and feelings she suppressed for over a decade bubble up to the surface.
Lily is inexplicably drawn to Hope D’Marco, Leading Note’s gorgeous and brilliant founder. But falling for Hope and re-exploring her passion for music force Lily to face her past. Will she go back into hiding, or have the courage to confront the consequences of her past and present colliding?
Kennedy Wells is desperate to get back her dream job writing for Mainstream, Waters Publishing’s celebrity magazine. She’s worked too hard over the years to have it snatched away because of one tiny indiscretion that ended with a giant lawsuit. After five months of writing mind-numbing articles about current events, her boss agrees to let her get back to reporting on the rich and famous after one last story.
A born and bred city girl, Kennedy is sent to cover fishing in Alaska, which has her feeling just like a fish out of water. When Brynn Coleman, director of Alaska’s Wildlife Rescue and Sanctuary, comes to her rescue time after time, Kennedy can’t help but lower her guard and open herself up to Brynn’s standoffish charm. Falling for the sexy ranger is one thing, but is the possibility of love worth giving up a career she’s always dreamed of?
When Grace Danner finds out her great-aunt has passed away leaving her a flower shop in Ireland, she is anxious to get it off her hands as quickly as possible. Her career with the most prestigious advertising firm in Dallas has her busy six days a week, and she doesn’t have time to step away from her life to handle her aunt’s estate. She plans a quick trip to sign papers and save family heirlooms, hoping to return home before the end of the week.
She meets real estate agent Kerry Mulligan who was consigned to the property quite by accident. Their relationship starts off rocky, and as much as Grace wants to get to know the red-haired Irish beauty in the short time she is there, Kerry is nothing but business. Can Grace break through Kerry’s icy disposition and open her up to a quick affair? Even if Grace manages to seduce Kerry, can she return unscathed to the life she left in Dallas?
Praise from Lambda Literary Review: "This story is filled with loving familial interactions, caring friends, romantic interludes and tantalizing sex scenes. The dialogue, both among the characters and within Grace’s head, is refreshing, original, and sometimes comical. Forget Me Not is a fresh perspective on a romantic theme, and an entertaining read."
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Dylan Prey is willing to risk her life and her cover to help Homeland Security and the CIA bring wanted terrorist Carol O’Brien to justice. Deep undercover inside the Russian mafia, Dylan does whatever it takes to secure her place in the mafia’s upper ranks. Finding love amidst the lies, manipulation, and violence isn’t easy.
NSA cyberstalker Emma Quinn has just joined the team responsible for taking down O’Brien’s top lieutenants, but they'll need every ounce of her genius to find and capture O’Brien herself. Emma is shy, awkward, and brilliant. Dylan is fierce, charismatic, and unyielding. Their dynamic is exactly what the team needs to complete the mission, but it spells disaster for the attraction that simmers between them.
The race is on to bring Carol O’Brien to justice before more lives are lost. Friendships will be tested, relationships strained, and one of the team may pay the ultimate price.
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The Careers Day for Year 8 brought together representatives from six different occupations to share their jobs with pupils. The girls also took part in a related group activity to give them a flavour of what working in each profession is like.
The day began with an address from keynote speaker Sarah Harrison, Director of Harrison Stringfellow Architects. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Sheffield, she worked at a large commercial practice where she progressed to Associate level, before co-founding Harrison Stringfellow Architects, which is an all-female practice. She talked to pupils about her work as an architect and what this involves, giving examples of some of the projects she has worked on, including restaurants and historic buildings, as well as speaking about being a woman in business. At the end of her keynote speech, she advised them, “Keep on doing what you like doing, whether that’s through education or employment. Keep your eye on the bigger picture, and don’t be afraid of change.”
Pupils then broke off into smaller groups to attend three talks with visiting speakers over the course of the morning.
Sarah joined Jo Harrop, the Director of PLACED, a company which runs workshops for pupils of all ages about architecture and the built environment, for some of the morning sessions. The aim of PLACED is to inspire pupils and increase awareness of professional careers in the industry. The girls took part in several activities, including one which focused on Moss Bank Park.
Chartered Civil Engineer Eraina Smith works for Stockport Council. She gave the groups a very interesting project to work on in her session. Each group was given divided into teams, with the girls each given a different role from the process of building a structure, from project manager to quantity surveyor. They then had to collaboratively build a small tower out of blocks. However, only two members of the team were allowed to look at the architect’s version of the structure, and each person had to stick to their role and communicate effectively with the rest of the group to achieve the end result.
Old Boy Chris Jones, the Director of Sitcom Soldiers, gave a presentation on TV and video production along with his colleague Malcolm Smith. They tasked the girls with making a concept for a music video: they had to think of their company name, and then consider the artist they would be working with and their style, the performance, the locations they might use for filming, the narrative of the video, and the overall experience they wanted to convey. The groups shared their ideas and received input from Chris and Malcolm.
Katherine Meehan and Georgie Illiff from the University of Law, Manchester, talked about careers in law and got the girls to construct arguments for both sides of a debate on whether Jaffa Cakes should be classed as a cake or a biscuit!
Dr Daniella Ryding and Dr Gianpaolo Vignali are senior colleagues from the School of Materials at Manchester University and both are lecturers on the Fashion Business degree courses. They gave a brief overview of careers in Fashion Business, followed by activities involving the creation of a mood board or a trainer for a specific target market.
Two journalists gave their time to speak to girls about this varied career.
Amanda Killelea is a feature writer at the Daily Mirror, and in her job gets to do a wide variety of things from investigations and real life stories to celebrity interviews. Amanda spoke about her job, the key to writing a good news story, and then set the girls a little writing task and news quiz.
Sarah Holt has been a professional writer for ten years. After leaving university she trained as a journalist and worked on the features desk of the then-daily regional newspaper The Lincolnshire Echo for three years. Her career diverted into travel writing when she joined Thomson and First Choice holidays to work on their inflight magazines and brochures and in 2014 she became the editor of the glossy niche travel magazine Group Leisure. She stepped down from the post to become a full time freelance travel and lifestyle writer. She is also a published author: her novel Love and Eskimo Snow was published in 2014. She asked the girls to do some travel writing based on a variety of images, and gave them tips on how to create the best possible piece.
In the afternoon, pupils took part in more careers activities with School staff.
The girls got a great insight into the huge range of careers available on this interesting and informative day. The interactive element of the sessions helped them to get a feel for what each job is really like and find out if it would be something they might like to do in the future.
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The One Tool That Changed My Relationship with Tofu
I loved tofu, then I found the TofuXpress and my love became total devotion.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle
Being a vegetarian doesn't mean subsisting on steamed broccoli and bowls of pasta. In her monthly column, nearly lifelong vegetarian Sarah Jampel will tackle cooking, eating, and navigating the world meat-free—even when her grandma still doesn't know what she makes for dinner.
I love tofu, which in the year 2019, a.k.a. the year of the vegan, feels less like a confession and more of a universal truth. We have tasted Crispy Tofu with Maple-Soy Glaze. We have seen the light.
Every week I buy a couple of blocks at the store: It's plain, protein-rich, and relatively cheap (is tofu the vegetarian's boneless skinless chicken breast...?) and I never have trouble finding ways to eat it: I make a big batch of Spicy Tofu Crumbles on Sunday to eat throughout the week, or I pan-fry planks for a vegetarian banh mi, or I simply cube it and douse it in soy sauce and gomasio and spoon it over rice.
The drier your tofu, the crispier its edges and creamier its insides.
But my biggest barrier, the hurdle that used to make me reach for eggs or chickpeas instead? Pressing it, a necessary evil in ensuring flavorful, crispy tofu. What a pain, to wrap the tofu in paper towels, place it between two cutting boards, pull the heaviest objects off the shelves to weigh it down, wait a long time, and inevitably clean up the puddle that spilled off the cutting board and onto the floor. It didn't seem worth it to press, but it also didn't seem worth it to eat flabby, flavorless tofu. What was a tofu lover to do?
I found my answer in the TofuXpress, a small tool that made me look forward to pressing my tofu (is that weird?) and greatly increased the likelihood that it would be delicious. The TofuXpress is the neatest, fastest, most efficient (and not to mention visually satisfying) way to press tofu. Place the entire block in a compartment, then smush it down with a tense spring that applies force from above. You can see the tofu compact in real time: Even after five minutes, you'll notice that it's lost a ton of water, all of which is contained in the box.
Okay, okay, but why bother pressing tofu at all? A block of tofu is like a big saturated sponge: Blotting it dry with towels may help the surface crisp and brown, but using pressure to squeeze out the water from the interior produces firmer, chewier, denser, creamier pieces that don't fall apart as you're cooking. Getting rid of all that water also makes space where flavorful sauces and marinades can penetrate. (Don't try this with silken tofu, which is meant to jiggle and lean: I'm talking about firm and extra-firm tofu here—the kind you'd roast, grill, or fry.)
When I know I'm making tofu for dinner, I'll put the block into the press as soon as I get home from work. By the time I've changed into sweatpants and prepped some vegetables, the tofu is ready to go. Just fifteen minutes makes a difference! If I have extra time (and foresight) in the morning, I'll stick the TofuXpress in the fridge; when I return to it at night, the tofu block is half its size, primed to be sliced, seared, and sizzled.
Oh, and if you're wondering whether you can use the TofuXpress to firm up paneer or weigh down Japanese pickles, I have yet to try it, but I look forward to many Xpress Xperiments in the future.
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10 Non-Swiss Watch Brands You Need To Know
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It’s undeniable that Switzerland serves as the mecca of the watchmaking world – SIHH and Baselworld aren’t held in Geneva just because it’s a pretty city.
Traditionally speaking, the pinnacle of horology and Swiss watch brands are synonymous, but just because most of the world’s top watches can be traced back to Switzerland, doesn’t mean they all can.
These 10 non-Swiss watch brands worth knowing are certainly giving the motherland a run for its hoards of money.
*N.B: Obviously, the odd one or two listed here do source their movements from Switzerland, but we're referring specifically to the brands themselves.
A. LANGE & SÖHNE – GERMANY
Outside of Switzerland, Germany is, without doubt, the home of fine European watchmaking. At the forefront of this historical tradition is A. Lange & Söhne – arguably the country’s finest timekeeping export and one that isn’t shy to set prices of their haute pieces well into the six-figure range.
A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon
Founded in 1845 in the legendary watchmaking city of Glashütte by Ferdinand Adolph Lange, the company’s watches embody a timeless style of understated elegance, whereby the devil is most certainly in the details, especially once admired from the back. While Germany boasts a plethora of excellent brands such as Glashütte, Nomos, Sinn, all the way to Junghans, it was Ferdinand Adolph Lange’s company that influenced and fostered an entire community of watchmakers in Glashütte. For those in the know, it is regarded as one of the best watch manufacturers in the world.
GRAND SEIKO – JAPAN
Watchmaking would forever be changed when, in 1881, Kintarō Hattori opened a humble yet efficient watch and jewellery shop called ‘K. Hattori’ in Tokyo. This seemingly small business venture evolved slowly yet surely into one of the most accessible non-Swiss watch brands on the market: Seiko.
Grand Seiko ‘Elegance’ ref. SBGK002
However, Seiko’s evolution and success didn’t end there. Grand Seiko is dissimilar to its roots in nearly all but name. In a challenge to the undeniable Swiss horological dominance of the time, Seiko sought to alter the opinion of Japanese watches. International praise was received and continues to be received to this day, with enthusiasts recognising Grand Seiko as one of the most underrated and mechanically brilliant watch brands of all time. Grand Seiko watches are known to have Zaratsu-polished bezels and casing, relatively flat dials, simple faces, and a dress style of simple yet beautiful design.
GRÖNEFELD – NETHERLANDS
The legacy of Grönefeld lies all within the family. After over a century of Dutch watch-making excellence, the Grönefeld company enters its third generation of family ownership, with brothers Bart and Tim. This is one of the many non-Swiss watch brands on this list that are considered traditional, as Grönefeld owners have lived and work in the same town of Oldenzaal since its inception.
Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire
Grönefeld watches seek to create contemporary but sophisticated timepieces with surprising mechanisms. In this way, their watches offer versatile styles and are raw and mechanical in their nature. However, this should not detract from the time, effort, and precision that can be found in the manufacturing of each Grönefeld watch.
BAUSELE – AUSTRALIA
It would be a sin for me to not mention any Australian non-Swiss watch brands on this list. Although the Aussie watchmaking industry is obviously very much in its infancy, there exist some considerably compelling choices available. Bausele prides itself as being the only Australian premium watch brand.
Bausele Pilot Auto
The company was founded in 2011 by the very approachable Christophe Hoppe who sought to combine Swiss technology, Australian parts, and innovative design. What’s more, is that each Bausele timepiece features a small piece of Australia in its crown – from sand from Bondi to the red earth of the Kimberly. Admittedly, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
BELL & ROSS – FRANCE
Bell & Ross was founded on the marriage of form and function. A team of watch designers paired with a team of aeronautical control panellists created a timepiece that was as accurate as it was dashing. In their pursuit of the perfect function, Bell & Ross have incorporated many military-inspired style elements into their design philosophy.
Bell & Ross BR05
Bell & Ross watches thrive in their readability – the faces are clear and accurate. Furthermore, many pieces will include a number of subdials and other additional functions for adventurous use.
DEVON – US
If any of these non-Swiss watch brands are going to make you stop scrolling, it'll be Devon. Devon’s design language is absolutely unmistakable and unique. Pieces such as the ‘Tread 1’ run exclusively on computer-based mechanics, which power the curious time belts you see below. To keep the battery running, Devon wearers need to charge their piece roughly ever 15-21 days.
Devon 'Tread 1'
Trust the Americans to skew completely left-field of contemporary watch designs. Although Devon’s design may be unusual, they’re certainly not without their fans, and, despite their distinctively masculine and mechanical appearance, Devon has also managed to break into the female market.
BREMONT – UK
Like Bell & Ross, Bremont has a unique militaristic history that emphasises utility and form in order to create a timepiece that is rugged, practical yet beautiful. Bremont, in terms of a watch manufacturer, is exceedingly young having only been founded in 2002, however, this hasn’t stopped the aptly-named founders Nick and Giles English from thriving in a heavily traditional industry.
Bremont ‘Broadsword’ and Bremont ‘Arrow’
The culmination of Bremont’s respect and adoration for the military is the recent Armed Forces Collection, in which the company released a trio of watches for the Royal Air Force, Army, and Navy. The manufacturing of these pieces was overlooked by the Ministry of Defence, resulting in an innovative timepiece mixing modern watchmaking technologies and the strong tradition of British militaristic excellence.
RESSENCE – BELGIUM
Ressence excellence lies in its name, a not-so-solid combination of ‘renaissance’ and ‘essence.’ This is exactly what Ressence aims to be – an aesthetic renaissance in watchmaking, such is their essence. The company debuted their line in 2010 at BaselWorld where the watches were extremely well received by curious enthusiasts.
Mr. Porter X Ressence Type 1 Limited Edition
Ressence watches are terrifically unique in both innovation and appearance. The first notable point of difference is that the dials and subdials lie within the merest of millimetres from the crystal, giving a very real, very flat appearance. However, Ressence is most well known for its absence of a crown, which is integrated as a lever on the rear of the titanium case and also their display of subdials that must be read in succession in order to tell the time. These dials are actually orbiting disks and rings that move around one another in order to display the time.
PANERAI – ITALY
The Italians are renowned for their expertise in fashion and design; it’s in their DNA. It comes as no surprise, then, that watch design is well within their realm of talent. No one displays this talent on the peninsula more than Panerai. We may be cheating a little bit here, as Panerai watches are made in Switzerland, but their roots are firmly planted in their hometown of Florence.
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The story began in 1860 with Giovanni Panerai, who opened a watch shop in Florence selling high-quality pocket watches that later evolved into a watchmaking school, which in turn began producing equipment for the Italian Navy. When demand from the Navy outgrew the store’s capability, Panerai turned to Rolex to produce their Radiomir watches. The consumer-facing brand was relaunched in 1998, sustaining its storied heritage and attracting a dedicated fan base.
SARPANEVA – FINLAND
‘Not For Everyone’. This is the slogan of the Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva, whose company is his namesake. Sarpaneva believes that his timepieces are exceptional watches destined for the wrists of only the most exceptional individuals. It’s difficult to argue that the man’s timepieces are not exceedingly eccentric (if not excessive). But, man, are they compelling.
Sarpaneva K3 Black Moon
Founder Stepan Sarpaneva was raised by jewellery designer Pentti Sarpaneva and moved at a young age to Switzerland to further his passion for watchmaking. In 2003 Sarpaneva opened his own shop in Helsinki, forging high quality and unique design in every new piece.
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PARKINSON PREVIEWS BURY TRIP
Bantams boss Phil Parkinson is hopeful City can bounce back from Tuesday's disappointing home defeat to Colchester United against a very familiar opponent this weekend.
Four days on from City's 2-1 reversal at the hands of Colchester, Parkinson's men will make their return to Sky Bet League 1 action against Bury at Gigg Lane this Saturday.
The match will be the Bantams' fourth encounter with David Flitcroft's Shakers in less than five months.
City defeated Bury in the first league fixture between the two sides at the Coral Windows Stadium back in October but Bury triumphed on penalties in the Emirates FA Cup after two goalless ties.
Parkinson said: "We have already played Bury three times this season and each occasion has been extremely tight and hard-fought.
"We need to go there after Tuesday's result and put in the sort of performance that we produced at Blackpool last weekend.
"We've had good chances in all three games but we know they are a competitive side and their home form is good.
"They have had a couple of set-backs on the road in recent weeks but each time they have responded with a strong result at home.
"We have looked at Tuesday night again and the ways we need to do better going forward.
"We must play with a better structure and shape. We need to get back to what we've been doing well and stick with it from now until the end of the season.
"It is important that we go through the reasons why we lost but we also have to make sure this defeat doesn't fester too long - we have another big game coming up."
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Zambia case puts corporate ethics guff on notice
11 April 2019 By Ed Cropley Follow @edwardcropley
Britain’s Supreme Court says Vedanta can be sued in London for pollution offences in the African state. Multinationals have tended to trumpet corporate social responsibility at head office, while ignoring sins at subsidiary level. Whatever the case’s outcome, that will change.
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Protesters hold plaques outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain July 5, 2017.
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Britain’s Supreme Court ruled on April 10 that nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers could sue UK-headquartered mining company Vedanta in the English courts for alleged pollution in the southern African country.
The villagers allege that their land and livelihoods were destroyed by chemicals flowing from the Nchanga copper mine, owned by Vedanta through its Konkola Copper Mines subsidiary.
The court decided that Vedanta, which delisted from London last year, was responsible for the actions of its subsidiary and that the villagers might not have access to “substantial justice” in Zambia for a large and complex case.
Shares in Vedanta, the parent company owned by Indian mining magnate Anil Agarwal, fell 4.3 percent at 0656 GMT on April 11 to 180.70 rupees.
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The owner of the convenience store where Alton Sterling was killed is suing the police
Mark Abadi
Abdullah Muflahi.
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The convenience-store owner who witnessed the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling last week is alleging in a lawsuit that Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police officers illegally took surveillance footage from his store.
Abdullah Muflahi, who owns the Triple S Food Mart where Sterling was shot, also said the police confiscated his cellphone and detained him in a police car for four hours, according to The Daily Beast.
Muflahi claims in the lawsuit that, after the shooting, officers Howie Lake and Blane Salamoni had two other police officers remove the "entire store security system" despite Muflahi's demands to see a search warrant.
An authorized warrant was filed on Monday, according to the report, but it contradicts Muflahi's version of the timeline. It suggests that Lt. Robert Cook waited five hours after Sterling was shot before applying for the warrant, which was immediately approved by Commissioner Quintillis Lawrence.
"The timeline definitely doesn't add up," Joel Porter, Muflahi's attorney, told The Daily Beast.
Reviewing the security-camera footage could prove what time the police initiated the seizure. But the lawsuit claims that the police took not just the footage but the system's hard drive itself, making it impossible to disprove their timeline. Porter said the seizure of the hard drive exceeded the warrant's authority.
A photo of Alton Sterling and a screenshot of footage from his fatal altercation with Baton Rouge police.
Screenshot via The Advocate
The lawsuit said the police then took Muflahi's cellphone, which Muflahi had used to record the shooting, and detained him in the back of a police car. Muflahi claims that the police prevented him from calling his parents or a lawyer and was let out only to relieve himself.
"The officers would not allow Mr. Muflahi to use the restroom inside of his business establishment and he was escorted to the side of his building and forced to relieve himself right there within arm distance of a BPRD officer and in full view of the public," the lawsuit states, according to the report.
Muflahi has maintained that he didn't see Sterling reach for his gun before he was repeatedly shot. Sterling's death, along with the recent shooting death of Philando Castile at the hands of the police in Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
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What Happens To Your Body When You Masturbate Regularly
By Laken Howard
Andrew Zaeh for Bustle
If you ask me, masturbation is one of life's greatest joys: not only does it feel amazing to give yourself the gift of orgasm, but it's also empowering AF to get to know your own body in a sexual way — and that's not to mention all the awesome health benefits of masturbation, too. Aside from just sexually satisfying you, masturbating regularly has tons of other beneficial effects on your body and mind, like boosting your self-esteem, lowering your stress levels, and helping you learn how you like to experience pleasure.
"Masturbation is the best research study you can do on yourself," Dr. Uchenna "UC" Ossai, pelvic health physical therapist and sex educator for LifeStyles Condoms, tells Bustle. "It is the best way to not only learn about your body, but to also understand how your pleasure can be cultivated through touch. It is not [a] secret that research has shown that women who masturbate [have] higher levels of self-esteem, positive body and genital image, as well as reporting higher satisfaction in their sex life."
Is the promise of a mind-blowing orgasm reason enough to masturbate regularly? Almost definitely — but sexual pleasure is far from the only reason to practice self-love. Here are seven things that can happen to your body if you masturbate regularly, according to experts.
1. Your PC Muscles Get Stronger
If you thought that regular ol' kegels were the only way to strengthen your pelvic floor and PC muscles, there's great news: masturbating regularly has the same benefits — but with the added bonus of an orgasm at the end.
"If you masturbate regularly (just like if you have sex regularly), you will strengthen your PC muscles," Stacy Rybchin, founder and CEO of of sexual health and wellness services My Secret Soiree and My Secret Luxury, tells Bustle. "Orgasms are essentially pelvic floor contractions. Similar to when you regularly lift weights, you get stronger. The same happens with your pelvic floor. A stronger pelvic floor and PC muscles produces stronger orgasms."
2. You'll Be Happier & Less Stressed
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According to Jodie Slee, relationship and psychosexual therapist at Sensate Therapy, the feel-good hormones that are released during orgasm have tons of benefits, like lowering blood pressure, and reducing stress, insomnia, and pain. But orgasms aren't just good for your body; they're also good for your soul.
"Regular orgasms cause the release of oxytocin and endorphins —hormones that boost general mood, making you feel more happy and satisfied," Slee tells Bustle.
3. Your Body Flushes Out More Harmful Toxins
Forget juice cleanses — masturbation cleanses are where it's at. According to Slee, masturbating can flush out harmful bacteria and toxins, improving prostate health in men, and vaginal/cervical health in women.
"For men, regular masturbation has been linked to prostate health as frequent ejaculation helps to flush out cancer causing toxins," Slee says. "Similarly in women regular masturbation can help prevent UTIs and cervical infections due to the 'tenting' effect that occurs during the arousal process: tenting allows fluid circulation allowing cervical fluids to flush out harmful bacteria."
4. You'll Be More Aroused
You might assume that masturbating more would lower your sex drive — because your sexual needs are already taken care of — but masturbating regularly can actually make you hornier for (and more aroused during) partnered sex, too.
"Evidence suggests that daily masturbation increases desire, sexual sensitivity arousal and overall sexual functioning in men and women suffering with sexual dysfunctions," Slee says. "Women experience better vaginal lubrication and men can improve their erectile functioning. Mutual masturbation is a great way to explore and experiment with pleasure too!"
5. Your Immune System Gets A Boost
If you're someone who has a tendency to come down with a cold far too often, introducing masturbation into your daily routine is a handy trick that can help boost your immune system.
"Studies have shown that sexual arousal is inherently linked to a highly functioning immune system," Caleb Backe, Health and Wellness Expert at Maple Holistics, tells Bustle. "Arousal, and orgasming specifically, has been found to increase the number of leukocytes in the body, which act as natural killer cells and target potentially harmful foreign substances in the blood."
6. In Males, Fertility Might Increase
There are a lot of myths about masturbation floating around — including the totally false ideas that it causes infertility, and even blindness, in men.
"Many men believe that frequent masturbation can lead to infertility, but there is no evidence to support such beliefs," Backe says. "In fact, the testes produce hundreds of millions of sperm daily, regardless of your masturbation tendencies. Surprisingly, self-pleasuring may actually increase male fertility by ejaculating older, less-fertile sperm cells and making room for more suitable ones."
7. Your Body Gets A Mini Workout
If hitting the gym isn't really your thing (and who can blame you?), masturbating can be a fun way to sneak in a mini workout — which sounds way more appealing than spin class, IMHO.
"[Masturbation]... increases heart rate and blood flow to the entire body, promoting deep breathing and muscle flexion, serving as a mini workout (or a more intense one, depending on how you do it)," sex educator Bianca Alba, MPH, tells Bustle.
So whatever your reasons are for having a regular masturbation routine, it's important to remember that there's nothing wrong with a little self-love. As long as your masturbation habits aren't interfering with your life in any way, feel free to give yourself as many health-boosting orgasms as you please!
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Ellie Griffiths
Oily Cart
Arts Depot
11 to 31 December 2019
This new show, aimed at the under-fives, is ample evidence that when Ellie Griffiths took over the artistic direction of the pioneering company that Tim Webb, Claire de Loon and Max Reinhardt set up in 1981, Oily Cart made a good choice. It continues the pattern of exploration they established and matches their high standards.
This non-verbal entertainment stimulates the senses and the imagination in a sequence of engrossing episodes that often offer the opportunity for direct involvement using materials the potential of which they can continue to explore at home.
Inspired by the wrapping of presents, it is built around paper, cardboard boxes, bubble wrap and sticky tape in a magical world of music and light.
Half an hour before the show proper, performer Aya Nakamura, her hair done up with paper curlers, is greeting early arrivals among a scatter of wrapped gifts. She shakes them to hear what might be inside and invites youngsters to guess too; meanwhile, some start using boxes as building blocks.
Aya is joined by Phoebe Kemp and, as start time gets nearer, everyone gathers on the floor in front of the theatre entrance, which is sealed with big sheet of paper. (There’s a small arc of chairs for parents and carers.) Setting up the pattern of what is to come, they are encouraged to explore the texture of crumpled paper and plastic and discover the noise it makes when handled. Spots of light appear on the paper barrier, changing size and moving. Aya produces a torch, a light spot from her side and uses her hands to make shadow images until a tear appears in the paper which, made larger, allows everyone to go through into a twisting black tunnel with scrunched paper on the sides like stars in the night or little clouds.
This leads into a space hung with torn paper and white cloth. There are round, white cushions and platforms you can sit or stand on that are gently vibrating. It feels as though you might be up in the clouds.
Games with dancing spots of light continue. That may sound simple, but the children have eyes wide with wonder. There are boxes with lights inside them, you can make your own shadows, see what happens when you hold transparent wrapper over them. Then there’s a big shadow on one white sheet; it's a clown-like dancer, but when the sheet is pulled down, he hides his face. It is Lee Phillips who then appears, his head hidden in a cardboard box. Aya hides her head and they dance.
There is a sequence with a light wrapped in bubble wrap, a big ball that is rolled out to tiny tots for them to roll back then tossed to bigger folk.
A roll of plastic sticky tape is produced and stretched out around audience fingers making a mesh right across the space. Lee dances under and between it as it is raised and lowered; a brave boy joins in. Then there are lots of torn triangles of paper to help turn the tape into bunting.
There is much more: sheets raised and lowered for different effects, swung around to make a wind, Aya unwraps a box and finds a bundle of bubble wrap that turns into a dragon—or is it a dinosaur? The audience seems to want it to go on for ever but after an hour Aya puts her dressing gown back on, we must follow her and leave: it has ended.
Atmospheric lighting and music that ranges from Arvo Pärt sonorities to friendly tunes create atmosphere and mark changing moods and it all comes together with a special kind of magic that makes simple things powerfully effective. This may be for the under-fives, but take a little friend and you’ll have a great time, not least from seeing the concentrated engagement on those young faces.
Reviewer: Howard Loxton
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On that song, the way we put it across was, ‘Let’s talk to each other, not shout at each other.’’’ The same is true of “Embarrassed By You,” a slightly more aggressive reggae tune wherein Golding.
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for a weeklong trip with stops in Half-Moon Cay in the Bahamas, and Tortola, part of the British Virgin Islands, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is a colorful crowd, literally. Many of the sea.
Most British children of the 1970s and 80s will have memories. “Wuthering Heights” was the first song written by a female artist to top the charts; a female artist, in this case, who was only 18.
The Washington Post purchased a ticket. But others dressed in American flag suits and Uncle Sam hats, and still others dressed for a Trump rally, including one woman in an "I love English" button.
“They kept the English court and the Scottish court apart. Reviewers have noted that the film has a lot to say about female bodies, and violence, and power, and sexual pleasure, and the.
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She showed up every day wearing high heels, stockings, gloves and pillbox hats. “No one knew what to make of her,” Lafferty recalls. She needed help to learn English. He volunteered. One marriage, two.
May 18, 2018 · Past royal weddings are remembered for all manner of posh hats, and sometimes they can be downright divisive: The navy pillbox hat perched precariously on the front of.
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Truffaut talked about la nuit americaine – here’s a film about la nuit britannique, a very British kind of film magic. In an earlier scene, Amanda Root plays an actress wearing a hat that recalls.
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‘Padmaavat’s soundtrack swept up several important awards with earthy-voiced Shivam Pathak winning best male vocalist for the melody ‘Ek dil ek jaan’ and Shreya Ghoshal winning the best female.
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The trend faded by the 1870s, but the snood made a comeback in the 1940s after female factory workers realized it added. Wikimedia Commons The pillbox hat was a simple, elegant, and no-frills.
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If you need hats of specific sizes, please use metric sizes when ordering – this is because traditional British hat measurements look similar to US hat sizes, but are actually different sizes. Modern British hats use metric sizes – this is the circumference of the head in centimetres and can be measured using a cloth tape measure.
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Erdogan Is Not Happy After The US Issued Arrest Warrants For His Bodyguards
"If my bodyguards cannot protect me then why am I bringing them to America with me?" Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at an event in Ankara.
By Anup Kaphle
Anup Kaphle BuzzFeed News Deputy World Editor
Posted on June 16, 2017, at 7:09 a.m. ET
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The Turkish President has criticized authorities in the United States for failing to intervene in the brawl between protesters and his bodyguards, and instead issuing an arrest warrant for members of his security detail.
"What kind of law is this? If my bodyguards cannot protect me then why am I bringing them to America with me?" Erdogan said at a dinner in Ankara, according to Hurriyet Daily.
Erdogan's comments came hours after authorities in Washington, DC, announced that 12 members of Erdogan's security detail would face criminal charges for violently suppressing protesters outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in the US capital last month.
US prosecutors also announced felony assault charges against two Americans, one of whom can be seen kicking a protester repeatedly. Several videos that captured the incident showed Erdogan’s guards kicking, choking, and shoving protesters on Washington’s Sheridan Circle.
US officials have not clarified as to how they expect to detain individuals charged who are currently in Turkey. Erdogan, meanwhile, has vowed to fight back against the arrest warrants.
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Turkish officials have also pushed back on the accusations, and blamed the US for not taking sufficient precautions to avoid the brawl. Erdogan claimed that protesters affiliated with the terrorist-listed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, and Fetullah Gulen, allegedly behind last year's coup attempt, were 40-50 meters away from where he stood with his bodyguards.
"The US police is doing nothing. Can you imagine what the response would have been if a similar incident had taken place in Turkey?" he said.
On Thursday, Ankara summoned the US ambassador in Turkey to protest the US decision to issue arrest warrants.
"It has been conveyed to the ambassador that this decision taken by the US authorities is wrong, biased and lacks legal basis; that the brawl in front of the Turkish ambassador's residence was caused by the failure of the local security authorities to take necessary measures," a statement from the foreign ministry said.
"This incident would not have occurred if the US authorities had taken the right measures they take in similar high level visits and therefore Turkish citizens cannot be held responsible for the incident that took place," the statement continued.
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Turkish #Ministry of Foreign Affairs press Release Regarding the Arrest Warrants Issued in the US.
Erdogan's uncharacteristically diplomatic and measured response to the arrest warrants, however, was in stark contrast to some of his recent war of words against other countries. In March, after the Netherlands revoked the Turkish foreign minister's permit to address a rally in Rotterdam ahead of the Turkish referendum, Erdogan was furious, and called the Dutch "timid and cowards" and "Nazi remnants and fascists."
The Turkish government then took it a step further, blocking off the Dutch Embassy and consulate in Ankara, and barring the residences of the Dutch, charge d'affaires, and consul general.
That same week, Erdogan accused Germany of using "Nazi practices" to block him from campaigning during the referendum.
US authorities' decision to issue arrest warrants for Turkish guards comes nearly a year after Erdogan's demand that the US to extradite Gulen, a Pennsylvania-based cleric whom Turkey has accused of plotting a failed coup last year.
Anup Kaphle is a deputy world editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in London. His secure PGP fingerprint is AA69 A7F0 91A0 8CF9 F06A 8343 05EE 4615 8CD5 33D8.
Contact Anup Kaphle at anup.kaphle@buzzfeed.com.
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Subject Topics: parasites Subject Topics: Secernentea Geographical Location: Brazil Geographical Location: Minas Gerais
Anthelmintic resistance in a dairy cattle farm in the State of Minas Gerais.
Eighty-four half-blood Gir × Holstein (F1) calves aged six months who were naturally infected by gastrointestinal helminths and maintained in rotational grazing received different anthelmintic treatments. Group A received anthelmintics according to the usual management in the property (eight...
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Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária, São Paulo, Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2011, 20, 2, pp 115-120
Bovine Mammomonogamus laryngeus infection and its occurrence in cattle from the counties of São Paulo State, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso and Pará.
Examination of 2275 male and 1236 female cattle in Brazil revealed that the incidence of Syngamus laryngeus [Mammomonogamus laryngeus] infection ranged from 8.6% in Minas Gerais to 54.2% in Mato Grosso. Cattle aged 4-5 years had a significantly higher incidence of the infection (63.7%) than those...
Santos, I. F. dos; Mano, S.; Santos, M. L. de S.; Fukuda, R. T.; Verardino, H.
Higiene Alimentar, São Paulo, Brazil
Revista Higiene Alimentar, 2006, 20, 142, pp 114-123
Helminth fauna of bovines from the Central-Western region, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
Seventy-six naturally infected bovines, males and females of mixed breed, aged 8 to 12 months-old, were necropsied. The results of necropsy revealed the presence of 9 helminth genera and 16 species, with the following prevalence and mean infection intensity: Haemonchus placei (100.0%; 3895.5); ...
Santos, T. R. dos; Lopes, W. D. Z.; Buzulini, C.; Borges, F. de A.; Sakamoto, C. A. M.; Lima, R. C. de A.; Oliveira, G. P. de; Costa, A. J. da
Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
Ciência Rural, 2010, 40, 4, pp 934-938
The relationship between larvae recovered from pasture and eggs per grams of feces (epg) of the gastrointestinal nematodes of cattle in the Microrregion of Viçosa, State of Minas Gerais.
Eight Holstein-zebu crossbred calves approximately one year of age were stocked in a paddock to analyse the relationship between eggs per gram of faeces (EPG) and larvae number recovered from pastures between February and September 2005 at the municipality of Viçosa, Zona da Mata region, Minas...
Dias, A. S.; Araújo, J. V. de; Campos, A. K.; Braga, F. R.; Fonseca, T. A.
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2007, 16, 1, pp 33-36
Equine verminosis control in the North of Minas Gerais with pyrantel pamoate and ivermectin association.
In the North of Minas Gerais equine culture is an important activity because it corroborates the success in the breeding of beef cattle. The equine verminosis control in this region has not been applied considering the anthelmintic resistances of nematodes and this resistance has been observed in...
Duarte, E. R.; Oliveira, N. J. F. de; Silveira, J. T.; Ribeiro, F. L. A.; Souza, R. M. de
Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Caatinga, 2008, 21, 1, pp N1-N4
Random amplified polymorphic DNA in the analysis of isolates of Haemonchus (Nematoda-Trichostrongylidae) originated from bovines from different regions.
In this study, the genetic variability of Haemonchus placei and H. similis from naturally infected calves in Florestal, Açucena, Governador Valadares, Carandai and Janaúba in Minas Gerais, Brazil, were determined using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis [date not given]. DNA samples...
Guimarães, M. P.; Gomes, M. A.; Caldeira, M. C.
FEPMVZ - Editora, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2006, 58, 1, pp 126-128
The situation of the dairy cattle worms control in the municipal district of Pedro Leopoldo - Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 1999.
The purpose of this study was to characterize the usage patterns of anthelmintics in dairy cattle and to determine the frequency of helminths in calves raised in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais State. 31 farms were visited and faeces samples were collected from 147 calves. Samples were analysed by...
Oliveira, I. C. S. de; Oliveira, P. R. de; Leite, R. C.; Ferrão, I. da S.
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil
Veterinária Notícias, 2001, 7, 2, pp 103-111
Inactivation of trichostrongylid nematode eggs by anaerobic digestion of cattle slurry.
An experiment was carried out at the National Dairy Cattle Research Center of EMBRAPA (Brazilian Agricultural Research Organization), located in Coronel Pacheco, Zona da Mata, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The rate of inactivation of gastrointestinal nematode eggs (mainly Cooperia, but also ...
Furlong, J.; Padilha, T.
Strategic control of gastrointestinal nematodes in dairy calves in Florestal, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Following epidemiological studies of gastrointestinal helminthoses in dairy cattle in Florestal County, Minas Gerais, 80 Swiss and crossbred Zebu×Holstein calves, 8-10-months old, were selected to test the efficacy of 3 treatment protocols using ivermectin for helminth control. The calves were...
Guimaraes, M. P.; Ribeiro, M. F. B.; Facuri-Filho, E. J.; Lima, W. S.
Veterinary Research Communications, 2000, 24, 1, pp 31-38
Endoparasites in naturally infected cattle from the Triangulo Mineiro region, Brazil.
Faecal samples obtained from 486 cattle (age range, 30 days to 5 years) in the Triângulo Mineiro region of Minas Gerais between April 1994 and June 1995 were examined for helminth eggs and larvae. Samples from 337 (69.34%) of the animals were positive for helminth eggs (strongyles, Strongyloides...
Leopoldino, W. M.; Mundim, M. J. S.; Mundim, A. V.; Cabral, D. D.; Barbosa, F. C.; Nolasco, R. M.
Veterinária Notícias, 1999, 5, 2, pp 41-46
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'The Holiday' is a better Christmas movie than 'Love Actually' and here's why
Katey Psencik, USA TODAY NETWORK
Listen. I know you love “Love Actually.” I know it is widely considered a modern holiday classic. I know that the combination of Hugh Grant, Kiera Knightly, Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson, Rowan Atkinson and that kid who played Jojen in “Game of Thrones” makes it pretty hard to dislike this movie. I get it.
But there’s actually a better modern holiday classic than “Love Actually.” Sorry. It came out three years later and it is called “The Holiday.”
Before you start sending me angry emails, HEAR ME OUT.
There are many reasons why “Love Actually” hits slightly off the mark. First of all, Mark (Andrew Lincoln) is desperately trying to get with his best friend’s brand-new wife, Juliet (Kiera Knightley), not to mention that creepy wedding video. Then there’s Harry (Alan Rickman), who is totally ruining my love for Professor Severus Snape by being super desperate to cheat on Karen (Emma Thompson) -- who would do such a thing? I mean, Karen is kind of problematic, too, considering she tells Daniel (Liam Neeson), who is mourning the death of his wife, that “no one’s ever gonna shag you if you cry all the time” so like, harsh. American President Billy Bob Thornton sexually harasses Prime Minister Hugh Grant’s One True Love Natalie (Martine McCutcheon) and everyone keeps calling Natalie fat even though she is so incredibly not fat. Also, who falls in love with somebody if you can’t even speak the same language? Looking at you, Colin Firth.
I’m not saying “The Holiday” doesn’t have its issues. I am also not saying that either of these are particularly high quality or good movies. But this is the hill I have chosen to fight and die on, so behold my argument:
1. Kate Winslet’s character Iris is one of the most relatable characters in any romantic comedy ever. She gets dumped. She keeps going back to the guy. The guy sucks. It takes her a really, really long time to figure out the guy sucks. Any woman -- nay, any human -- who says they haven’t been in her position before is a liar. And gosh, the moment she tells him off makes my heart swell with pride every single time I watch it. Someday I want to tell somebody, “Now I’ve got somewhere really important to be, and you have got to get the hell out.” Savage.
2. Jack Black as a male love interest would not work in any other movie but this one. He’s great. The scene in the movie rental store when he starts singing the soundtracks to famous films is *chef’s kiss* excellent. One of my favorite movie Easter eggs is that Black hums Hans Zimmer’s score from “Driving Miss Daisy,” and Zimmer did the score for “The Holiday.”
3. Graham (Jude Law) killin’ the single dad game. Any parent who lets their daughters build a fort as entirely epic as that one deserves all the awards.
4. Amanda gets drunk and belts out The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside” and honestly, same. I implore you: consume several glasses of wine and then scream this made-for-karaoke song at the top of your lungs like nobody’s watching. It will set you free.
5. The scene where Iris teaches Arthur (Eli Wallach) to (kind of) swim is the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen. Technically she’s teaching him to walk without a walker, but in a pool. His head dips underwater. Iris rescues him. He shakes water out of his eyes. Everybody laughs. I laugh. My heart grows three sizes.
6. After learning to walk without assistance, Arthur walks up the stairs on his own to the tune of his own personal soundtrack and I’m not crying you’re crying. Seriously, give this guy every lifetime achievement award there is and let him climb all those stairs. You go, Arthur.
7. Hans Zimmer’s score is flawless. I know I mentioned it above, but guys, it’s so good.
8. Iris’ cottage in Surrey is adorable. Where can I get one? Is it on Airbnb? Email me a link, thanks.
9. When Arthur gives Iris a corsage before their “date.” He says, “Forgive me, the last time I had a date, this is what we did.” I would like a friend like Arthur. He gives great advice, like, “In the movies we have leading ladies and we have the best friend. You, I can tell, are a leading lady, but for some reason you are behaving like the best friend.” Heart eyes emoji.
10. LITERALLY EVERYTHING ABOUT ARTHUR. Sorry, I can’t get over it. I think he’s so charming.
11. The idea that Iris and Amanda could only find love once they started to love themselves isn’t a new idea, but it’s one I won’t get tired of. Look, I’m all about a movie that ends in a girl-power, fist-in-the-sky defiance where instead of ending up with the guy, the female hero saves herself and conquers the world and maybe gets a new killer wardrobe or something. But if we’re talking about holiday romantic comedies, then this is the ideal ending. Iris learns to let go of her past, and then she falls for her lovely new friend. Amanda gets in touch with her emotions and then falls for Iris’ brother (but, honestly, who wouldn’t). Everyone’s happy. It’s New Year’s Eve in England. Warm fuzzies.
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'It's mayhem there,' councillor hits out over traffic congestion outside school in Carlow
Lack of parking is a huge part of the problem
"It's mayhem there," said Cllr Arthur McDonald as he hit out over the traffic outside the school on the Station Road in Bagenalstown.
Read also: Calls for road in this Carlow town to be made one-way over 'chaos' at school times
Members were discussing a Council study of parking on the road and at the train station at the November meeting of the Municipal District.
Area engineer, Jerry Crowley, said 40 cars were parked permanently on the road at the time of the study - which he said means they were there all day.
There were 45 spaces in the train station full, while eleven were empty.
Cllr McDonald said: "This place is mayhem at 3pm. They're coming in here [into McGrath Hall] and we can't put them out because it's dangerous."
He praised the "great people" facing a long commute to work every day but said they were "leaving the problem behind them" and the Council need to find a solution to the issue.
"They're arriving and are gone on the train with 40 cars parked on the road," he added.
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Home CAR reviews Mercedes-Benz Mercedes E-class 250 CDI Cabriolet AMG Sport (2014) review
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Published:17 March 2014
Handling 3 out of 5
Performance 3 out of 5
Usability 3 out of 5
Feelgood factor 3 out of 5
CAR's Rating 3 out of 5
By Damion Smy
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The Mercedes E-class Cabriolet has been treated to the same refresh that the saloon was treated to, yet the convertible is an old car compared to the saloon and estate models. Like the coupe, it’s based on the W204 C-class that’s just been replaced by the fine new Mercedes C-class, meaning that the AMG-trimline soft-top we’re driving is also older than the current-gen W212 E-class that arrived in 2011.
So what’s this car?
All soft-top E-class models get the new one-piece headlamps instead of the quartet previously, and both the coupe and convertible have a more angular front than the saloon and estate. There are three diesel and two petrol E-class cabs to choose from, and the E250 CDI is the mid-spec diesel. The E350 Cabriolet costs £1500 more than the E250, and while it cuts a whole second from the 0-62 time, it weighs more and is thirstier, too.
Age is relative though…
The E250 Cab may not feel old in isolation if you’re driving an older car, yet look at anything else in the current Mercedes showroom and you’ll spot the cues. The button-festooned dash and odd foot-apply/dash release hand brake will be binned for the next E-class: this car still makes do with the dated central display with the old Mercedes Comand system. Yet the E250 is still a comfortable boulevard cruiser: refinement is good (not great), and comfort levels high if you’re in one of the front seats – the rears are better for luggage than loved-ones.
What about that roof?
It takes a mere 16 seconds to open, and the same again to close. It can be done at up to 25mph so it’s an easy job at a London traffic light if you don’t mind the attention it draws…. There’s a wind deflector between the rear head restraints (which you can remove by hand) but there’s not masses of wind. This can be an all-weather proposition, too, as there’s the AirScarf, which blows warm air the back of your neck as well as the heated seats. The roof swallows 90 litres of boot space when it’s down, with 390 in total
What about the diesel engine?
The 204bhp 2.1-litre turbocharged four-cylinder diesel is newer than the rest of the E250 Cab. It’s a superb engine: all-alloy, common-rail injection and does a commendable job in a relatively large car here in the E-class (albeit a C-class platform, as mentioned). Its strength is in its 368lb ft of torque, as well as the claimed 57.7mpg and 128g/km of C02 figure. What the on-paper stats don’t show just how malleable and talented this engine is at shifting 1845kg.
Does it feel heavy to drive?
No, not at all. The claimed 7.7sec 0-62mph time won’t have you arrested, yet the diesel’s flexibility makes this a handy convertible. You can muster your way through traffic and enjoy a B-road more than you might expect – this is not a bloated show-pony. That 368lb ft of torque is on tap from low revs, and while it lacks low-speed refinement, the seven-speed auto is smooth so on the motorway it’s a relaxed cruiser. The brakes are a little bitey: at first, they feel like a light switch, with little progression, but get used to them and they still have a hard grab as you smoothly apply the pedal.
How does the body handle not having a fixed roof?
There’s no noticeable scuttle-shake and the whole package feels tight. Saying that, the ride is firm – perhaps too firm for some – with the E250 upset over mid-corner bumps, too. The Adaptive damping and ‘Agility suspension’, which reads the road and adjusts the dampers accordingly, does really well at managing larger bumps and surface changes, and there’s very little roll around corners, too. You’ll feel every nuance of the road beneath you through the suede steering wheel as you tackle corners, yet the steering doesn’t seem to match the rest of the package – it’s light, making it easy to park, yet you need loads of lock before it engages, and then it weighs up, but doesn’t tell you much as the weight isn’t progressive.
So could you live with this car, or is it a summer special?
This is a £45k convertible. The new 4-series – which hasn’t exactly impressed even in 435i turbo form – is similar money and offers a more competent, new look as well a superior infotainment. Add to the fact that this car feels a generation behind other Mercedes, because it literally is, and the E250 cabriolet starts to become less convincing.
The soft-top E-class is a competent, comfortable and livable cab that still looks sharp and offers a complete car with the few sacrifices for the folding roof itself. The trouble is that the whole car suffers from its older base, and no amount of make-up is going to make it feel younger.
Price when new: £44,100
On sale in the UK: Now
Engine: 2143cc 16v in-line four-cyl turbodiesel, 204bhp @ 3800rpm, 368lb ft @ 1600/1800rpm
Transmission: Seven-speed automatic, rear-wheel drive
Performance: 7.7sec0-62mph, 151mph, 57.7mpg, 128g/km
Weight / material: 1845kg/steel
Dimensions (length/width/height in mm): 4703/1786/1398mm
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Home News Education Religious education teachers best link with culture: BBI researcher
Religious education teachers best link with culture: BBI researcher
Religious education teachers are the best interface we have with culture, says Catholic researcher Richard Rymarz, new head of religious education and research at the Broken Bay Institute (BBI).
Mr Rymarz said the teacher who put up his or her hand to teach religious education (RE) in an expanding Catholic education sector was “doing the Church an enormous service”.
“The best interface we have is the teacher … who is going to go into a Catholic school and teach RE,” Mr Rymarz said in a recent online video interview.
Richard Rymarz
“It’s perfect; that’s where it happens. The other stuff is important but there is nothing more important than what the teacher does in her classroom.”
Teachers needed support, in theology, pedagogy, and their own education if they were to be successful in meeting the RE needs of students – “and that’s what a group like BBI is very good at, in meeting those needs”.
He said he had chosen to take up the role with BBI because of a sense of “being on the same page” with its staff, “dealing with people who are leaders in their field, people who teach well (and) who take research seriously”.
“To be involved at a senior level in developing (RE courses at BBI) is something that’s enormously attractive.”
Mr Rymarz recently returned to Australia after an eight-year stint in Canada where he was the inaugural chair of RE at the University of Alberta and director of graduate programs at the Newman Theological Seminary, Edmonton.
In the late 2000s he was the author of seminal Australian research into the growing disaffection of young people from active Catholic faith.
In a 2011 article published in the Australian eJournal of Theology he recommended some principles for evangelising young Catholics in secular cultures, including being ready with coherent and compelling justifications for faith; celebrating Catholic culture and heritage; bringing God back into the centre of Catholic life; and responding to the needs of the community, among others.
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Home/ Disease Areas/ Research rundown: site of care impacts palliative care cancer health disparities
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Research rundown: site of care impacts palliative care cancer health disparities
People with metastatic cancer treated at hospitals that primarily serve minorities are less likely to receive palliative care than those attending majority white-serving hospitals.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US, and most people with metastatic disease will die from the condition. Palliative care can prolong survival as well as improve quality of life for these patients.
There are wide health disparities surrounding cancer screening, treatment and survival in the US, with people from black and ethnic minorities receiving worse care and poorer outcomes. Differences in the level of end-of-life care that minority patients receive when compared to their white counterparts have also been highlighted.
Previous studies aimed at finding the reason for this have looked at patient characteristics and physician bias. This study, however, looked at the role of site of care.
“Because hospital care for most minority patients is concentrated at a comparatively small number of facilities, differences in care at these minority-serving hospitals (MSHs) could explain worse population-level outcomes for minorities overall,” the authors explain.
Using data from the Participant Use Files of the National Cancer Database (NCDB), researchers assessed the racial and ethnic differences of patients receiving palliative care after a diagnosis of metastatic prostate, lung, colon or breast cancer. The records of more than 600,000 people were used.
Palliative care was defined as pain control, surgical treatment, radiation therapy and systemic chemotherapy administered to alleviate symptoms rather than to treat the disease.
The proportion of black or Hispanic patients treated at each hospital was calculated. Those with the greatest proportion were considered “minority serving hospitals” (MSH), and those that were not in the top 10% were “non-minority serving hospitals” (non-MSH).
Overall, of the more than 600,000 records analyzed, 21.7% received palliative care.
A total of 106,603, or 22.5%, of white patients received palliative care. This compared to 20% of the 16,435 black patients and 15.9% of the 3,551 Hispanic patients.
Patients treated at an MSH had just two-thirds the odds of receiving palliative care when compared with patients cared for at a non-MSH. This finding was irrespective of the patient’s race or ethnicity.
The implications
The policy implications of this finding are significant, say the authors, pointing out that care for minority patients in the US is concentrated at a relatively small number of hospitals.
“If initiatives to target palliative care-use at MSHs are successful, national disparities in palliative care may be reduced,” they add.
The findings fit with an increasing understanding that health outcomes for patients from minority communities are impacted by where they receive care.
“More than being a function of individual behavior, there is increasing recognition that disparities in outcomes depend on different treatment of white and minority patients within the same hospital and systemic differences in where minority patients receive care,” says the study.
Cole AP, Nguyen DD, Meirkhanov A, Golshan M, Melnitchouk N, et al. Association of Care at Minority-Serving vs Non-Minority-Serving Hospitals With Use of Palliative Care Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities With Metastatic Cancer in the United States. JAMA Netw Open 2019; 2:e187633.
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Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Series Limousines 1937-1987 Photo Archive
byThomas Mcpherson, Walter McCall
Paperback | October 1, 2009
From the late 1930s through the mid-1980s, it was truly the Cadillac of Cadillacs—the car of choice for the titans of American business, government and the entertainment industry. The stately long-wheelbase Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Eight-Passenger Sedan and Imperial Limousine occupied an exalted niche at the very pinnacle of the automotive pecking order in the U.S. and abroad. Whatever the destination—embassy, corporate head office, hotel, airport or Hollywood red carpet—when one arrived in a Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five, one had truly arrived! Introduced in 1937, Cadillac’s new Series 75 included 11 Fleetwood body styles ranging from coupes and convertibles to a seven-passenger touring sedan. In 1938, the restyled Series 75 got what was destined to become its signature body style —a severely formal long-wheelbase sedan and companion limousine. Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five business sedans and limousines quickly won favor with commercial livery operators and funeral directors, challenging rival Packard’s long domination of this small but prestigious market. By 1941 the Fleetwood Seventy-Five name was reserved exclusively for General Motors Corporation’s flagship car—the long-wheelbase formal sedan and companion limousine with glass division.
Thomas A. McPherson's byline is well known to most professional car enthusiasts. Because he has been documenting the history of the professional car industry and its products for many years, he is considered by many to be the leading authority in the field. A life-long car buff, Tom has been collecting automotive literature since the 1...
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These Horrible Traits Will Help You Become a Powerful Leader in America
Phillip Francis
Editor’s note: This article is purely satire, and we at The Cheat Sheet want to make it abundantly clear that none of this should be taken as serious career advice. It is purely meant for entertainment and does not reflect the values or standards of Cheat Sheet employees, senior staff, or channel partners. Enjoy.
It seems like every other day we are finding out about another politician or CEO of some company who is in hot water for something horrible. That’s all they’ll ever be in lately, and odds are they’re going to continue succeeding with little in the way of repercussions for their actions. So here are all the tragically horrible qualities you need to be a power player in today’s American society!
1. Be obscenely greedy
Gordon Gecko | 20th Century Fox
Yes, follow the words of Gordon Gecko when he said “greed is good,” and then make him blush. Be so greedy that the devil is sitting right beside you taking notes. Be greedy like Hunter Harrison, who was recently hired as railroad giant CSX’s CEO. For his service, the company is going to pay him around $300 million over the next four years. What does he do? He kills jobs! At his last job, Canadian Pacific Railways, he slashed 34% of the company’s employees, and took home nearly three times what his predecessor did. So the next time you’re conflicted about firing someone, just remember that their pay could be your pay!
2. Constantly sexually harass your co-workers and colleagues
U.S. film producer Harvey Weinstein | Yann Coatsaliou/AFP/Getty Images
You may think to yourself that rampant sexual harassment is unacceptable in today’s society, but you’d be wrong! In fact, it’s so prevalent that you can become president if you want to. The best part about it is that many people desperately need work, and since you’re in a position of power, they’ll do whatever you say! So, the next time you’re in front of colleagues or employees and you’re thinking about whipping it out, just ask yourself, “what would Harvey do?”
3. Steal from your company and shareholders
Financier Bernard Madoff arrives at Manhattan Federal court. | Stephen Chernin/Getty Images
This is classic behavior that really amounts to nothing in terms of punishment. All you have to do is steal quietly for a decade or two, and then serve a couple years in a white-collar prison, then you’re out and can go on living your best life. Heck, you can live a life of your dreams while you’re stealing as well! Just look at this long list of powerful and successful go-getters that the Securities and Exchange Commission has gone after. Virtually all of the ones who were convicted (if they ever get convicted) suffered very little in their punishment, often walking away with just a fine. Hell, you might even get a movie made about you.
4. Leach off the government
The KFC Yum! Center located in downtown Louisville | Getty Images
Did you think welfare was just for lazy people? Think again! Some of the largest welfare recipients are also the wealthiest. Now, we know that the media spends a lot of time chastising anyone who receives welfare, but that’s just for the “lazy people.” Corporate welfare is far more costly to the American taxpayer than those social programs will ever be, which is why we have to take advantage of that loophole! Yum is a company that we should be looking up to for guidance.
As the company that runs Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, Yum currently takes advantage of what’s called “performance pay,” where the income of their CEO David Novak is fully deductible! Now that’s some subsidized fast-food right there!
5. Create only the most horrific of working conditions
A Valley Mills Fire Department personnel walks among the remains of an apartment complex next to the fertilizer plant that exploded in West, Texas. | Erich Schlegel/Getty Images
Let’s say you make it to the upper echelon of corporate America, and you’re just not feeling that successful. There is more you can do to make yourself (and your bank account) feel better. Abuse the living hell out of your employees and subsidiaries! Hell, you can even be responsible for the death of a bunch of firefighters and citizens, and the government will just call it gross negligence! That’s what West Fertilizer Company did while leaving a 200-foot wide crater in the ground. Awesome, right?
6. Barely pay your employees enough money to put food on their tables
The struggles of the minimum wage are harder than ever in American society. | Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Nothing says success like huge profit margins. So what better way than to achieve that than off the backs of your employees? What’s hilarious is that people often conflate a livable wage with the minimum wage, which is money in the bank for successful people.
Society says that you should be paying your employees at least $10.60 an hour just to live, but the federal government has your back. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in case you were wondering! Even if we paid employees a livable wage, they still couldn’t afford to eat at the restaurant they likely work at, let alone pay for health insurance, savings, college loans, or any other expense they may have.
7. Make sure people know that spousal abuse isn’t as bad as kneeling during the National Anthem
Nothing is gonna get this elite NFL kicker down! | Al Bello/Getty Images
When it comes to entertainment, there’s nothing much better than American football. Watching men beat the snot out of each other on a field is about as American as apple pie. By why stop at the field? Josh Brown admitted to severely abusing his wife for years and even referred to her as his “slave.” What did the NFL do? Pretty much nothing. A slap on the wrist and he was back to work like nothing happened. And sure, Brown is out of the league now, but that hasn’t stopped NFL teams from regularly employing other domestic abusers on the regular.
8. Cover up your mistakes that risk the livelihood of millions
Just another day in retirement for this successful CEO, Richard Smith | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
When it comes to protecting the wealth and stability of American citizens, your job is the only thing that matters. Make sure you cover up any sort of breach for months before eventually reporting it. While you’re at it, make it so that if any of the millions of people who it affects wants to sue you, they can’t. That’s exactly what Equifax CEO Richard Smith did. He actually reached legendary status when he ended up profiting off of the breach as well! Just laugh your way to retirement with the millions of dollars in your bank account.
With these skills now in your quiver, get out there and ruin other peoples’ lives for your own benefit!
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Jay Cutler needs a storyline — any storyline — for Season 3 of 'Very Cavallari'
May 12, 2019 | 10:00 PM
Former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is very excited to get back to work on "Very Cavallari." (E! network via YouTube)
Nine Season 2 episodes later and former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is still puttering around his Nashville-area home on “Very Cavallari.”
Cutler was shown tinkering with his Ford Bronco and tending to his chickens and ducks on Sunday’s Season 2 finale. He also visited office space in a strip mall in suburban Franklin, Tenn., to see if it would be a good spot if he opens a butcher shop called Cuts.
“The first time we had a conversation about the butcher shop was actually years ago. It is surprising to me that he’s actually doing something about it. He’s putting in the effort to make it happen. So all of this stuff is a very good sign that he actually wants to do something,” said Cutler’s wife, Kristin Cavallari.
She told Cutler: “Like, how fun would it be for you to have an office to go to every day? Get to put together your little outfits, come and shake some hands, ‘Hey, welcome to Cuts. What’s up guys?’”
The location Cutler and Cavallari visited on the show was still available for lease, as of last month.
Also on Sunday’s episode, Cutler gave Cavallari a ride in his Bronco; told her that he doesn’t appreciate it when her nipples show through her clothes when they are out in public (“they’re not for everybody’s enjoyment”); reminded her that he is the head consultant for her lifestyle brand and agreed to go on a work trip to Los Angeles with her and their kids — for a “short duration.”
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“Jay suggesting that he and the kids come to California is a huge deal. He hates going to L.A., so I know that this is him really trying. He’s making an effort, and it means a lot,” Cavallari said.
Cutler, who hasn’t played in the NFL since 2017, should take the next few months to come up with some new activities. Season 3 of “Very Cavallari” is expected to premiere next year.
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What's Happening With Frozen 2, According To Kristen Bell
Apr. 5. 2018 6:35 PM
Disney animated featured have been money making crowd favorites for decades. While this success has come to be expected, 2013's Frozen took things to new heights. The sister-focused musical blockbuster became a major pop culture moment, and the mania around Anna and Elsa's journey in Arendelle hasn't let up in the years since. Since Frozen's happy ending concluded in the original movie, the generations of fans have been eagerly anticipated a new sequel. Frozen 2 slowly developing, but luckily we have a sliver of information about where the sequel currently stands. Actress Kristen Bell briefly spoke about Frozen 2, saying:
I have recorded the movie. There will be edits before it's finished but I know the songs, I know the story, it's very good --- I can't say much more than that or I'll get in trouble!
It looks like much of Kristen Bell's dialogue for Frozen 2 is already in the can, meaning that things are really speeding up over at Disney. And while it doesn't sound like she's recorded the highly anticipated new musical numbers, Bell does seem to have learned her music in preparation for getting it all done. That news is enough to get most self respecting fans chills, and the need to re-listen to the Frozen soundtrack.
Kristen Bell's comments from The Ellen Degeneres Show more or less echo the little bit of information about Frozen 2 that has been public. I actually spoke to Bell for CinemaBlend back in October, where she revealed that there will of course be new songs, and also teased that the new character being introduced will make us fall in love with them. Unfortunately, we haven't the slightest idea about who those new characters could be.
While fans have been waiting for years for Frozen 2 to finally arrive, there hasn't been a lack of content out there revolving around Anna and Elsa. The sisters and the rest of the cast recently starred in Olaf's Frozen Adventure. Unfortunately that short was panned, and promptly pulled from showings of Coco. Still, it helped to bridge the gap between the two movies.
Theater fans will also be pleased because the highly anticipated Broadway musical version of Frozen is about to open. Those visiting of living near New York will be able to see the first movie's events told live on stage, with Disney magic helping to create Elsa's powers and bring puppetry bringing Olaf to life. Clearly Frozen has never really gone anywhere, and it looks like the franchise is going to stick around for the foreseeable future.
Frozen 2 will finally arrive in theaters on November 27, 2019. In the meantime, check out our 2018 release list to plan your next trip to the movies.
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The smallest rooms, now called "Petites," used to be occupied by member's butlers, while the former ballrooms with double-height cieilings now house the Duplex Suites. Sold in 1939 to become an office building, then the headquarters of the American Plywood Association, in the 1970's it was again turned into offices.
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Dwight McNeil ‘one of the top talents in the country’ – Burnley boss Sean Dyche
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Sean Dyche believes winger Dwight McNeil “has got to be one of the top talents in the country.”
Chelsea’s youngsters were rightly lauded after the 3-0 win over Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with Tammy Abraham, 22, and Callum Hudson-Odoi, 19, on target, and Reece James, 20, many observers’ man of the match.
But, fighting a losing battle, McNeil, 20, showed he belonged in such exalted company.
From his free kick, Ben Mee headed on for Jeff Hendrick to nod home - although the goal was ruled out for off-side, with VAR backing the assistant referee’s flag.
Then. with the Blues leading 1-0, McNeil’s quick thinking and accurate delivery forced a fine save from Kepa Arrizabalaga at his near post from a superb free kick.
The game got away from Burnley, but McNeil kept trying to drive the Clarets forward, at points in the second half gliding past Chelsea players two and three at a time.
And Dyche noted: “On a platform like today, I thought Dwight McNeil was outstanding.
“He has got to be one of the top talents in the country for me at the moment.
“The game is getting away from you and it is a hard day at the office, and he was different class.
“You could give him the ball and he was dribbling past three or four different players and carrying it.
“He was absolutely different class for me.”
Asked whether he might get more recognition with a bigger club, Dyche answered: “Possibly, but on the other hand, he’s getting a lot of football, which at a bigger club he might not, so there’s a balance to that.
“But he’s a fine young player, I think he’s got a long way to go in the game and he can forge his way to times bigger than us.”
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McNeil was released by Manchester United aged 14, the player himself admitting: “One of the reasons I got released was because my set pieces weren’t the best.”
But, times have changed, with his delivery a huge part of his armoury.
He boasts four assists and one goal so far this season, and while he is yet to score from one of his free kicks, that appears to be a matter of time.
Only six players have put over more crosses than McNeil so far this season.
And Dyche added: “He’s learning.
“His delivery is good.
“But there’s a long way to go to get up with the best in the Premier League, because there’s some fine talent, without a doubt.
“But he’s earning the right to be a player, the way he’s going about it, his work ethic, he’s a humble lad, which I like, and he’s willing to work.
“I just thought he was terrific in a game that was getting away from us, still getting the ball, still active, still working back, all the things you want from all players, particularly young players, to go and play with freedom in the Premier League.”
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Campbell Ewald Leverages Cloud FastPath and its Powerful Permission Mapping Capabilities to Migrate to Egnyte
by cloudfastpath May 4, 2017
Leading Integrated Marketing Agency Accelerates its Cloud Platform Adoption While Preserving Metadata and File Structure Throughout its Complex Migration
BOSTON – May 4, 2017 – Tervela, the Data in Motion platform company, today announced that Campbell Ewald, a leading advertising and marketing communications agency, has used Cloud FastPath to successfully perform a large-scale data migration in support of its standardization on the Egnyte platform. Cloud FastPath’s pre-migration capabilities and powerful user and permission mapping features enabled Campbell Ewald to build and populate a customized folder structure in Egnyte that mirrored those of its existing cloud deployment. Cloud FastPath’s automated and centrally orchestrated migration method made it possible for Campbell Ewald to migrate over 14 terabytes of data and hundreds of users without burdening users or limiting their access to content.
“We chose Egnyte because its advanced features and flexibility promised to help our global organization collaborate more efficiently and effectively,” said Barbara Tencza, Director of Information Technology, Campbell Ewald. “This was the first time we have done this type of large-scale EFSS migration and we could not have successfully completed this without Tervela’s support and their software’s ability to migrate our file permissions and metadata, which was an important requirement for the advertising agency. The reporting gave us insight into what was going to happen and validated what happened, providing the tools to reconcile our data migration.”
Cloud FastPath’s pre-migration analysis feature allowed Campbell Ewald to easily identify which content to move, and simulate the results before transferring any data. This helped Campbell Ewald validate that the correct files and folders were being moved onto Egnyte, and that the applicable sharing and permission attributes would be moved along with them during the migration.
“Collaboration platforms like Egnyte and others are transforming the way companies do business, driving workplace productivity and innovation,” said Eric Schnadig, CEO, Tervela. “What often gets lost in this digital transformation buzz are the nuts and bolts of getting data into and out of these platforms properly. Thanks to customers like Campbell Ewald, we have built the leading platform to make that happen in a simple, fast, secure and automated way for maximum ROI.”
Tervela recently announced a Premiere Partnership with Egnyte to enable its cloud orchestrated data movement solution, Cloud FastPath, to power the migration of content, metadata and users into Egnyte from other cloud file platforms and on-premises file and storage systems, plus the ability to backup Egnyte.
Organizations are increasingly seeking help when it comes to the complex task of adoption of cloud file platforms, including moving their existing data onto their new platform of choice. Cloud FastPath provides a comprehensive solution for simplifying, securing, speeding and automating large scale migrations for organizations that are moving vast amounts of content from disparate locations into Egnyte. With pre-migration analysis and simulation, optimized data transfer technology, and post-migration reporting, Cloud FastPath enables organizations to accelerate the adoption of cloud platforms and quickly and securely realize the return on investment.
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Contact: Luke Tubinis, ltubinis@tervela.com
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FTC proposes five amendments to NIST Privacy Framework
By Jaclyn Jaeger2019-10-25T18:24:00+01:00
The Federal Trade Commission has submitted comment on the preliminary draft of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy Through Enterprise Risk Management.
In its comments, staff of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection commended NIST for proposing a voluntary tool aimed at helping organizations start a dialogue about managing privacy risks within their organizations.
The regulator also:
Called for greater attention to the need to address the risk of privacy breaches at each step of the draft Privacy Framework;
Recommended the Privacy Framework clarify procedures for managing privacy risks should account for the sensitivity of the information;
Recommended NIST consider including a more robust discussion of the analysis companies should undertake to ensure consumers understand a company’s data privacy practices, including reviewing whether a company’s actual data practices align with consumer expectations and public-facing statements;
Suggested the Privacy Framework include the designation of one or more specific individuals to be in charge of creating, implementing, and maintaining an organization’s privacy program; and
Recommended the Framework highlight the importance of conducting a comprehensive risk assessment as a necessary first step before making decisions about which privacy controls should be implemented.
The Commission voted 5-0 to authorize staff to submit comment to NIST.
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IoT security worries getting industry attention
Fears around security risks connected with the Internet of Things are starting to get more attention in the industry
The growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) has already been flagged as a major security concern with white good manufacturers rushing to come up with a cool solution rather than something that connects to the web securely.
The security industry is starting to get more serious and more formal in its response to the IoT security threat and the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) has made its thoughts on the risks known.
The Alliance members include the likes of AVG, Microsoft, Symantec and TRUSTe and set up a IoT working group at the start of the year, which has already called for security, privacy and sustainability to be key considerations for those developing IoT apps.
“The rapid growth of the Internet of Things has accelerated the release of connected products, yet important capability gaps in privacy and security design remain as these devices become more and more a part of everyday life,” said Craig Spiezle, executive director and president of OTA.
“For example, when someone sells a houseicon1.png with a smart thermostat or garage door, how does the new owner ensure former users can no longer access these devices? How do manufacturers protect against intrusions into smart TVs and theft of data collected from device cameras and microphones? What is the collective impact on the smart grid or our first responders should large numbers of these devices be compromised at once?” he asked.
At a recent MicroScope security roundtable worries were expressed about the growth in IoT devices that could potentially be open to exploitation by hackers with the assembled vendors worried that smart cars and homes could act as backdoors for those looking to carry out a cyber attack.
The response to the OTA warnings have also fired up others in the industry with Darin Welfare, vice president EMEA at WinMagic, pointing out that the conclusion that a lot of IoT security is flawed should come as little surprise to anyone in the industry.
“Recent breaches such as that witnessed with the Jeep hack are a prime example of the current limitations presented by connected devices. These vulnerabilities will be of particular concern for businesses in the coming years as more and more devices are connected to the corporate network, presenting hackers with additional attack vectors to target organisations. In addition to being hugely inconvenient for the individual, a hack targeting devices connected to a company network could have catastrophic consequences,” he said.
“IoT is still in its relative infancy and historically speaking, all new connected devices are initially weak in relation to security and are testing functionality, information and vulnerability limits. To better secure these devices, device manufacturers can also look at encryption at the hardware level, which will ensure that any data mined from the device is unusable,” he added.
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Home › About Cypress › Press Room › Cypress Names 2010 Distribution Partners of the Year
Cypress Names 2010 Distribution Partners of the Year | Cypress Semiconductor
Cypress Names 2010 Distribution Partners of the Year
Weikeng Honored for Outstanding Achievements in Demand Creation;
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Named for Best Memory Product Sales
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 23, 2011 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today announced its 2010 Distribution Partners of the Year. Weikeng in China and Taiwan won the award for Demand Creation for Cypress’s flagship PSoC® programmable system-on-chip solutions. Avnet Electronics Marketing in the Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) was honored for record memory product sales and growth. The honorees were recently celebrated by Cypress at the company’s Worldwide Sales Conference.
Geoff Charubin, Cypress’s Vice President of Worldwide Distribution, said, “Our distribution partners have grown their Cypress sales for eight straight quarters. Distribution accounted for 70 percent of Cypress’s revenue last quarter, a record for the company. These partners are integral to our success, and we’re pleased to honor both Weikeng and Avnet for exemplary performance in 2010, which they are continuing in 2011.”
“We’re amazed at the wide variety of applications that PSoC addresses,” said Stan Chi, president of Weikeng. “Our sales team has done an excellent job of recognizing and communicating the unique value that PSoC brings, and our customers have benefitted by getting designs to market faster and at a lower cost than with competing solutions.”
“Cypress’ leadership in the SRAM space is well known; and the versatility of the PSoC architecture allows our customers a broad range of solutions. Receiving this award from Cypress is a true testament to the commitment of the Avnet team – in meeting the needs of our partners,” said Ed Smith, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. “We look forward to offering Cypress’s powerful memory products to our mutual customers worldwide.”
About Cypress SRAMs
Cypress is the world leader in SRAMs, with the industry’s broadest portfolio. Cypress offers very high-speed synchronous devices, micropower SRAMs, a full line of asynchronous products, as well as FIFO, dual-port and non-volatile SRAMs. Cypress SRAMs are legendary for high quality and reliable delivery schedules.
About PSoC 3 and PSoC 5
The new PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 architectures include high-precision programmable analog capability (up to 20-bit resolution for an Analog to Digital Converter) and expanded programmable digital resources integrated with powerful, industry-standard MCU cores and ample memory and communications peripherals. The PSoC 3 devices are based on a new, high-performance 8-bit 8051 processor, while the PSoC 5 devices include a powerful 32-bit Arm Cortex™-M3 processor. The new products provide designers with a seamless, programmable design platform, enabling easy migration from 8 to 32 bits. The robust features of these new solutions dramatically expand the applications and markets that PSoC can address, including automotive, portable medical, industrial and many more. More information about PSoC products is available at https://www.cypress.com/psoc and free online training is at https://www.cypress.com/psoctraining.
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the flagship PSoC® programmable system-on-chip families and derivatives such as PowerPSoC® solutions for high-voltage and LED lighting applications, CapSense® touch sensing and TrueTouch™ solutions for touchscreens. Cypress is the world leader in USB controllers, including the high-performance West Bridge® solution that enhances connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress is also a leader in high-performance memories and programmable timing devices. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, mobile handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial and military. Cypress trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at https://www.cypress.com.
Cypress, the Cypress logo, PSoC, PowerPSoC, CapSense and West Bridge are registered trademarks and PSoC Creator and TrueTouch are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of their owners.
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Home › About Cypress › Press Room › Cypress-Ramtron Merger FAQ
Cypress-Ramtron Merger FAQ | Cypress Semiconductor
Cypress-Ramtron Merger FAQ
1. What is the status of the Cypress-Ramtron merger?
Cypress and Ramtron announced the signing of a Definitive Merger Agreement on September 19th, 2012. Cypress acquired approximately 70% of Ramtron’s outstanding stock pursuant to a tender offer on October 10, 2012. Cypress is now working to complete a merger pursuant to which it will obtain 100% ownership of Ramtron in the coming weeks.
2. Who is Ramtron?
Ramtron International Corporation, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets specialized semiconductor memory and integrated semiconductor solutions used in a wide range of product applications and markets worldwide. Visit Ramtron online at www.ramtron.com.
3. What is F-RAM?
Ramtron F-RAM core memory and integrated products are ideal for applications that require high data integrity and ultra-low power consumption. These products target markets in automotive, industrial, enabling technologies, and networking. F-RAM inherently features high endurance, fast single-cycle and symmetrical read/write speeds, along with low energy consumption, gamma radiation tolerance, and immunity to electromagnetic noise.
4. Who is Cypress?
Cypress is the world leader in SRAM memories. It has an extensive portfolio of non-volatile SRAMs (nvSRAMs) that target Metering, Industrial, Automotive, and RAID applications, along with Solid State Drives for enterprise systems, high-end Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), high-speed data/error loggers in storage, and networking equipment. Cypress offers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions, such as its flagship PSoC® programmable system-on-chip solution, and PSoC derivatives such as CapSense® touch-sensing products and TrueTouch® touchscreen solutions. Cypress is also the world leader in USB controllers. Visit Cypress online at https://www.cypress.com.
5. What is nvSRAM?
nvSRAM is an SRAM plus non-volatile product that has the same access speeds, interface pins, and random access features of standard SRAM. On any power disruption (or on command), the SRAM data is moved into adjoining NV cells. When power is restored (or on command) the data is restored back to the SRAM and normal operation continues. This approach creates the fastest non-volatile memory available today with absolutely no cell wear-out when using the SRAM. Non-volatile store counts against a one million store-endurance number only occur when data is transferred to NV cells during a power disruption, so the non-volatile wear-out virtually infinite.
6. Why is Cypress acquiring Ramtron?
The parties believe that Ramtron’s low-power, low-density FRAM technology is a valuable, complementary addition to Cypress’s nvSRAM business. They anticipate that the combination of an expanded product portfolio and Cypress’s considerable R&D resources, historically strong manufacturing capabilities, global sales organization, and deep extension into distribution channels will have a positive effect on product sales.
7. Where will FRAM products be manufactured, assembled and tested in the future?
There will be no immediate changes to the processes currently in place at Cypress and Ramtron. Any changes will be reflected using the standard Cypress PCN system.
8. What are the terms of agreement for the merger?
Cypress will acquire all outstanding Ramtron stock at a price of $3.10 per share in cash. The transaction, valued at approximately $109.8 million (excluding assumed debt and options and including shares acquired by Cypress prior to the transaction), represents a premium of 71% to Ramtron’s closing price of $1.81 per share on June 11, 2012, the day before Cypress publicly disclosed its offer for Ramtron.
9. How will Ramtron be integrated into Cypress?
Ramtron will be integrated into Cypress’s Memory Products Division (MPD) as part of the Non-Volatile Products (NVP) business unit. A detailed transition plan will be rolled out in a phased manner, with minimal impact to customers.
10. During the transition, where can I get Ramtron product information, technical support and customer service? How do I order Ramtron products?
Please continue to visit the Ramtron website. Ramtron’s product information and technical support will be transitioned to the Cypress website shortly after the merger is closed. For orders and/or customer support, please call your local Ramtron sales office, or email framinfo@ramtron.com.
11. What happens to existing Ramtron product lines?
Cypress will continue to support all active Ramtron products.
12. Will Ramtron product names and part numbers continue to be used by Cypress?
During the transition, Cypress will review the Ramtron customer base, product and projects status. It is in both companies’ best interests to minimize the impact to our customers and to make this transition as smooth as possible. Cypress will follow its formal PCN process for any changes to the product offerings required to support customers.
13. Will Cypress continue to address the Automotive market segment with FRAM-based products?
Yes. Automotive is a key market for Cypress. Cypress has a dedicated and focused team servicing the automotive market today.
14. Will Cypress continue to develop FRAM technology?
Yes, Cypress is committed to this technology.
15. Who should I speak to if I have additional questions?
For your convenience, we have created a single email for any further questions you may have.
Please send us your queries at: ramtron@cypress.com.
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Harry flies home to Meghan: Prince lands in Canada after skipping his brother William's first solo reception at Buckingham Palace to start his new life overseas with his wife and son
Georgia ‘concerned citizen’ is charged with aggravated assault after 'shooting a man in the neck who ran from police'
Marcus Allan Pitts, 46, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault
Police say he shot Terence Lee Lennox, 33, in the neck Saturday morning
Lennox allegedly crashed into a car and fled on foot from the accident when Pitts attempted to block him with his truck
Pitts allegedly grabbed his handgun and shot Lennox once before cops arrived
Lennox is currently in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital
By Regina F. Graham For Dailymail.com
Published: 13:59 EST, 25 June 2017 | Updated: 14:07 EST, 25 June 2017
Marcus Allan Pitts, 46, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault in Covington, Georgia
A 'concerned citizen' is suspected of shooting a man in the neck who had fled the scene of an accident in Georgia.
Marcus Allan Pitts was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after he shot 33-year-old Terence Lee Lennox in the neck Saturday morning, police say.
Officers responded to reports of an erratic driver in a white SUV Saturday morning on State Route 36, Covington Police Department Capt. Craig Treadwell told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The driver allegedly crashed into another car as authorities tried to find the SUV. Lennox fled on foot from the accident towards the Newton Plaza shopping center when Pitts attempted to block the man with his truck.
Treadwell, who labeled Pitts as a 'concerned citizen', said the 46-year-old resort to using his handgun.
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Police say Pitts shot 33-year-old Terence Lee Lennox in the neck Saturday after Lennox tried to flee the scene of an accident. Lennox is in critical condition while Pitts is being held in jail (scene above)
'I think he thought he was trying to stop the guy from fleeing from the accident or our officers,' Treadwell said.
'We still don't know why, but he fired his handgun and struck the suspect in the neck.
'He's going to have to articulate to the court why he used deadly force, and it will be up to the court to decide.'
Pitts was arrested and charged with one count of felony assault.
He was booked into the Newton County Detention Center.
Lennox is currently in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital, authorities say.
Georgia: Bystander shoots fleeing suspect - now faces charges
Man charged after 'shooting suspect who ran from police'
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A grand slam with fans! Martina Navratilova works the crowd to promote Dancing With the Stars
By Ann Pride
Published: 12:42 EST, 24 March 2012 | Updated: 12:42 EST, 24 March 2012
Dancing With the Stars has upped Martina Navratilova's cool factor with fans.
The tennis legend walked through The Grove shopping centre yesterday in Los Angeles with dance partner Tony Dovolani and the two were mobbed by fans.
The 55-year-old, who won a record 18 Grand Slam singles titles, savoured her renewed fame.
Grand slam with fans: Martina Navratilova and her dance partner Tony Dovolani were nearly mobbed by fans yesterday at The Grove in Los Angeles
Dressed for comfort in white trousers, a long sleeved green shirt and sandals, Martina chatted with shoppers and posed for pictures, before settling in for an interview with Extra reporter Renee Bargh.
The sports icon looked delighted to be promoting her dancing stint, flipping her hair throughout the interview.
There was no sign of her dancing competitor Maria Menounos , who is co-host of Extra.
Doing their duty: Martina and Tony were at the shopping centre to promote Dancing With the Stars
He approves: Tony gave a thumbs up to photographers
Martina;s March 19 dancing début drew widespread applause from the audience, thanks to her body-hugging sequinned dress and Charlie’s Angels hairdo.
Gone was the severe haircut and muscular look of her days as the queen of tennis, in their place flowing blonde locks, a sequinned ball gown and a beaming smile.
Although the judges were less impressed than the audience, giving her one of the lowest scores of the night.
Here's what to expect: Tony gives Martina some tips before their interview
Chat time: Tony and Martina were interviewed by Extra reporter Renee Bargh
Perhaps the fact that it was the first time she had worn a dress in 20 years came into play,
But the athlete remains upbeat and is hoping to rebound next week, when she and Tony Dovolani dance the jive.
In addition to her Dancing duties, Martina is a champion for individual freedom and a pioneer for human rights.
Dishing: Martina talked about what it is like to compete on Dancing
Hairy situation? Martina flips her hair during a break in filming
At age 18, she left communist Czechoslovakia and sought political asylum and freedom in the United States.
After receiving her US Citizenship in 1981, Martina publicly acknowledged that she is gay at a time when such announcements came at great personal cost to public figures.
In 2010, Martina was diagnosed with breast cancer.
She underwent surgery and six-weeks of radiation and six months later announced she was cancer-free.
Martina Navratilova works the crowd to promote Dancing With the Stars
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Flirting Body Language:
How To Use Mirroring
lirting body language can be dissected in great detail (and some pundits do exactly that) but it's simply not necessary to get caught up in minute details. After all, rarely -- if ever -- will the fine points contradict the conclusions you can draw just from looking at the "big picture".
Let's illustrate this with an exaggerated example: Suppose you start chatting up a woman and you notice that she's using the following flirting body language:
Her facial expression shows disgust and irritation,
Her left hand is giving you "the finger",
Her right hand is holding up a can of Mace pointed at your face, and
Her right index finger is pressing the spray button
Flirting body language and
the importance of mirroring
It doesn't take an Einstein to correctly guess that she's not into you. You don't need to look at 20 or 30 more elements of flirting body language at that point. If they would have led you to the same conclusion, then they're redundant. And if they would have led you to a different conclusion, then they're wrong.
However, there's one subtle flirting body language technique that's very useful to acquire and that's something called "mirroring". We didn't invent that concept, of course: it's long been known and extensively practiced in sales and negotiation.
“… if you've been mirrored skillfully before, you wouldn't have realized it …”
And because flirting involves elements of both selling and negotiating, mirroring is also quite useful when pursuing attractive women.
Mirroring is actually very simple: the person doing the mirroring will subtly match some of the mannerisms of the person being mirrored. Some examples would include adopting:
A similar posture
A similar tone of voice
A similar speaking cadence
A similar facial expression
Similar hand gestures, and so on ...
If you've been mirrored skillfully before, you wouldn't have realized it, but chances are that you found the person mirroring you to seem a bit more "likeable" than you would have otherwise.
By way of example, if you've ever negotiated with an experienced car salesman, then you will have exposed to skillful mirroring.
Why does it work?
Because we've evolved to find people similar to ourselves to be more likeable than people who are radically different from ourselves. And mirroring is a subtle way to seem a bit more similar to the person being mirrored.
Women will often mirror reflexively when flirting with a guy they've just met. It comes naturally to them. If you've ever chatted up a new girl and she laughed at any unusually lame jokes you told, that's one method of mirroring you. She subtly indicated that you and she had a very similar sense of humor.
Whether she really did find the jokes funny doesn't really matter. Even just acting as if she did will still be enough to sway you to see her as being more likeable than if she had instead groaned and said "What a pathetic joke!" to each one.
So should you worry if
you notice the woman you're
chatting up is mirroring you?
So should you worry if you notice the woman you're chatting up is mirroring you? Not at all. All it means is that she wants you to like her, so relax and enjoy it!
The value in knowing this flirting body language tactic is you being able to do the same in return. For flirtation to progress, she simply has to like you and this is a way for you to nudge her in that direction.
The key to doing it effectively is to be subtle about it.
“… the key to doing it effectively is to be subtle about it …”
You needn't mirror every mannerism and gesture, as that would be too noticeable and you could be perceived as mocking her. (If you ever had a little brother who would follow you around repeating everything you said (verbatim) when you were kids, then you'll remember how quickly overt mirroring can become very annoying).
If your mirroring looks mechanical, you'll fare badly. But if it's subtle and seems spontaneous and natural, you'll do much better. A little mirroring goes a long way, so don't overdo it.
We have more to say about flirting body language here and also here , but for other advice on improving your flirting game, please continue to the main
Flirting Tips For Guys page.
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Quest Diagnostics Breach Exposes Sensitive Data Of 11.9M Patients
The exposed data included medical information, financial information such as credit card numbers and bank account information, and other personal information like Social Security numbers, according to Quest.
Quest Diagnostics said Monday that a potential breach on the web payment page of its billings collection vendor exposed financial and medical information of 11.9 million patients.
The New York-based clinical laboratory provider said that, between Aug. 1, 2018 and March 30, 2019, an unauthorized user had access to the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) system containing information that AMC had received from Quest Diagnostics and others, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This information was provided to Quest by AMCA.
The information on AMCA's affected system included medical information, financial information such as credit card numbers and bank account information, and other personal information like Social Security Numbers, according to the Quest filing. Quest said its laboratory tests were not provided to AMCA, and therefore weren't impacted by the breach.
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"Quest Diagnostics takes this matter very seriously and is committed to the privacy and security of patients' personal, medical and financial information," the company wrote in its filing.
The number of Quest Diagnostics patients with information on AMCA's affected system as of March 30 was approximately 11.9 million people, the company said. Quest said that AMCA has been in contact with law enforcement regarding the breach.
Quest said it has insurance coverage in place for certain potential liabilities and costs related to the breach. The insurance coverage, however, is limited in amount and subject to a deductible, according to Quest.
In response to the breach, Quest said it has stopped sending collection requests to AMCA. The company has also been working with outside security experts, AMCA and revenue cycle management provider Optum360 to investigate the AMCA breach as well as its potential impact on Quest Diagnostics and its patients.
Quest said it has provided notifications to affected public health plans, and will ensure that notification is provided to regulators and others as required by federal and state law.
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Queen Elizabeth Cruise Review
We embarked on the Queen Elizabeth on for a cruise around the fjords and the northern cost of Norway. We only have experience of Cunard and only after the company was taken over by Carnival, however, our 10 year old son loves his holidays aboard and we have a great time too. If there is a downside it is that we do not see our son enough, as he spends as much time in the "Zone" as he is allowed. As soon as we embarked we made our way to our cabin to which our luggage had already been delivered. Within a short while our cabin steward came to introduce herself (this is something that has happened on each of our cruises). We were warmly welcomed back on board. The Britannia restaurant was everything we had hoped for - excellent (and plenty) food presented beautifully and served by friendly waiters. While our sommelier was rushed off his feet, his guidance was always worth following. The "Zone" (children's area) was available between the hours of 9 - 12, 2 - 5 and 8 - midnight. Thank goodness it was close some of the time so we actually saw our son. The activities were well suited to his age and he enjoyed the company of the other children. We didn't use any of the organised shore excursions, having undertaken a little research before we had travelled. Experience had taught us that these tend to be very expensive, so we undertook our own excursions and enjoyed the freedom those offered. The ports of call were excellent with plenty to see and do with the notable exception of Stavanger the Sunday after the Norway shootings. Understandably the food festival had been cancelled, leaving little to do. However we did not feel like being in the holiday mood while the country was in mourning. We visited the Cathedral, signed the book of condolences and returned to the ship. Our stateroom was more than spacious enough for three people during the day, however the placing of our son's bed did limit access to the balcony at night - this was something we knew in advance and were able to work around. How good was our cruise? We have booked to go again with the same cruise line. Enough said!
Pining for the Fjords
Queen Elizabeth Cruise Review by gadgetgirlie
Sail Date: July 2011
Destination: Baltic Sea
Cabin Type: Balcony
We embarked on the Queen Elizabeth on for a cruise around the fjords and the northern cost of Norway. We only have experience of Cunard and only after the company was taken over by Carnival, however, our 10 year old son loves his holidays aboard and we have a great time too. If there is a downside it is that we do not see our son enough, as he spends as much time in the "Zone" as he is allowed.
As soon as we embarked we made our way to our cabin to which our luggage had already been delivered. Within a short while our cabin steward came to introduce herself (this is something that has happened on each of our cruises). We were warmly welcomed back on board.
The Britannia restaurant was everything we had hoped for - excellent (and plenty) food presented beautifully and served by friendly waiters. While our sommelier was rushed off his feet, his guidance was always worth following.
The "Zone" (children's area) was available between the hours of 9 - 12, 2 - 5 and 8 - midnight. Thank goodness it was close some of the time so we actually saw our son. The activities were well suited to his age and he enjoyed the company of the other children.
We didn't use any of the organised shore excursions, having undertaken a little research before we had travelled. Experience had taught us that these tend to be very expensive, so we undertook our own excursions and enjoyed the freedom those offered. The ports of call were excellent with plenty to see and do with the notable exception of Stavanger the Sunday after the Norway shootings. Understandably the food festival had been cancelled, leaving little to do. However we did not feel like being in the holiday mood while the country was in mourning. We visited the Cathedral, signed the book of condolences and returned to the ship.
Our stateroom was more than spacious enough for three people during the day, however the placing of our son's bed did limit access to the balcony at night - this was something we knew in advance and were able to work around.
How good was our cruise? We have booked to go again with the same cruise line. Enough said!
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Apr 15 - Set Tour: 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'
CSI Files' Kristine Huntley goes behind the scenes for the 5th season episode '4x4'!
Mar 19 - Set Tour: 'CSI: Miami'
CSI Files visits the set of 'CSI: Miami' to take a peek at the snazzy sets for the show, including the labs, the reception area, and a special set build especially for episode 320!
July 16 - The Emmys Under The Microscope
What are the chances of 'CSI' and 'CSI: Miami' landing high-profile nominations this year? Find out inside!
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Under-18s: Arsenal visit the Jonny-Rocks Stadium tonight
Cheltenham Town under-18s take on Arsenal under-18s in one of the ties of this year's FA Youth Cup third round at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium this evening (kick-off: 7pm).
The under-18s prize for getting past Eastleigh and Portsmouth in the first and second rounds of this year's competition is the chance to take on the young Gunners.
Arsenal play in the Under-18s Premier League South alongside the likes of Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Leicester City and tonight's tie is their first in this year's competition.
With category one status, Arsenal boast one of the leading academy set-ups in English football and the likes of Ashley Cole, Jack Wilshere and Serge Gnabry have all progressed through their ranks.
Under-18s manager Pete Haynes said: "There’s very much an underdog mentality about the group. The players need to trust the process, themselves and each other.
"There’s definitely a bit of a buzz around the group which is good and the way they dispatched Portsmouth and the way we played against Eastleigh there’s a real confidence at home that they can do what they need to do to win the game."
Ticket prices for the match tonight are:
Concessions £2
Tonight the Autovillage Stand, Paddock and Hazlewoods Stand will be open for supporters.
The under-18s need your support this evening and there's a great chance to watch the future Arsenal stars of the future too.
Kick-off is at 7pm under the lights at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.
Cheltenham Town U18 vs Arsenal U18 on 18 Dec 19
Under-19 Education programme recruiting for next season
The Cheltenham Town under-19 education programme are holding a taster day for prospective new students in February.
Under-18s: Young group fail to take their chances against Rovers
The under-18s were left to rue missed chances as they lost 3-1 against Bristol Rovers in the EFL Youth Alliance on Tuesday afternoon.
Basford joins Cinderford on loan
Following a recent loan spell at Evesham United, under-18s attacker Aaron Basford has joined their Southern League Division One South rivals Cinderford Town on loan.
Loan move for youngster Ebanks
Under-18s team forward Callum Ebanks has joined Midland Premier League side Worcester City on loan.
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https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Norwalk-cop-charged-with-DUI-interfering-with-14886342.php
DUI arrest an ‘embarrassment’ for Norwalk cop granted probation
Updated 2:49 pm EST, Friday, December 6, 2019
Norwalk police office Hector Delgado, left, 46, of Stratford, appears with his lawyer Noah Kores in Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn. on Tuesday, November 12, 2019.
Photo: Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT — A veteran Norwalk cop, accused of driving drunk and crashing on Interstate 95 in Fairfield, was granted two pretrial probation programs Friday.
“I’d like to apologize, this has been an embarrassment to me and my family and I want to assure you this isn’t going to happen again,” Hector Delgado told Superior Court Judge Eugene Calistro, his voice cracking with emotion.
“You are in a position of trust as a police officer and now you find yourself in the position of facing criminal charges,” the judge told Delgado. “You are held to a higher standard, but I don’t see any reason why you should not be granted these programs.”
The judge then granted the 26-year police veteran accelerated rehabilitation on the charge of interfering with a police officer and the Alcohol Education Program for the drunken driving charge.
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Assistant State’s Attorney Felicia Valentino told the judge she was not objecting to Delgado getting the programs after her investigator spoke to the arresting state trooper.
“He (the trooper) said most of the intoxicated people he has arrested are uncooperative and he has no ill feelings toward Mr. Delgado and is taking no position on the application,” Valentino said.
Earlier, Judge Calistro dismissed the charge of illegally carrying a firearm while under the influence after Delgado’s lawyer, John R. Gulash, argued there was no evidence his client was carrying a gun at the time of the arrest.
“The statute requires that the firearm must be on his person, but the police body cam shows that the gun was found in the car’s console,” he said.
Under accelerated rehabilitation, Delgado didn’t admit his guilt but was placed on one-year of probation. If he commits no other crimes during that probation, the pending charge of interfering with an officer will be dismissed. Under the alcohol program, Delgado will have one year to successfully complete 10 education sessions. If he completes the session successfully, the drunken driving charge will be dismissed.
Delgado, who runs a charity that provides bicycles to underprivileged children, referees local basketball games and helps at the Police Activities League boxing gym, was also ordered to do 100 hours of community service.
“In most of the cases that come before me, individuals get involved in community service only since their arrest but Mr. Delgado has been involved in the community long before this incident,” the judge said.
Delgado was arrested after police said he sideswiped a truck on I-95 in Fairfield and fled the scene on Aug. 8.
Valentino said a driver reported Delgado’s hit-and-run accident around 9 p.m. that night. She said the witness followed Delgado off the highway to the parking lot of a Fairfield Midas on Post Road.
State police said they saw Delgado pulling out of the parking lot when they arrived. State police said they followed Delgado before they were “successfully able to get the vehicle stopped” more than a half-mile away.
State police said they smelled “a heavy odor” of alcohol on Delgado’s breath while speaking to him and he later failed a field sobriety test. He was later found to have a blood-alcohol content of .2034 or more than twice the legal limit.
Delgado told a state trooper he had been drinking at a police league softball game prior to the crash, according to the video.
In the video, Delgado pleaded with the state trooper to not arrest him. The footage shows the trooper warning Delgado that he will be taken to the ground if he continued to tense up. However, Delgado repeatedly asked not to be handcuffed, saying he was “claustrophobic.” The exchange set off a tense few moments before the trooper brought Delgado to the ground.
However, the trooper later gave Delgado an “opportunity” to avoid an arrest by completing a field sobriety test.
“It’s in your best benefit to prove that you are safe to drive,” the trooper told Delgado.
However, Delgado was arrested when he refused to complete the one-legged stand portion of the test.
Valentino added the interfering charge last month after reviewing the footage.
Norwalk Police Chief Thomas Kulhawik suspended Delgado for five days after he saw the video in October.
According to his comprehensive employee report, there have been nine substantiated allegations made against Delgado since 2003.
In 2003, he was suspended three days for incompetence, unbecoming behavior and violation of rules. In 2011, he was suspended five days for violating and failing to conform to department rules. In 2012, he was suspended 10 days for unbecoming conduct.
In 2015, Kulhawik ordered Delgado to undergo counseling for instances of insubordination and neglect of duty.
Delgado’s personnel file, which only dates back to 2003, does not include a 500-day suspension he received after he was charged in 1996 with third-degree sexual assault and unlawful restraint. A 28-year-old woman accused Delgado of groping her during a traffic stop in Norwalk, but a jury did not find her credible and he was acquitted of the charges.
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Senate Finalizes Committee Assignments
Senate Republicans and Democrats announced and ratified their committee assignments for the 116th Congress.
Committee on Appropriations:
Richard Shelby (R-AL), Chairman
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
John Hoeven (R-ND)
John Boozman (R-AR)
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
John Kennedy (R-LA)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Steve Daines (R-MT)
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
James Lankford (R-OK)
Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Ranking Member
Patty Murray (D-WA)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Tom Udall (D-NM)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Christopher Coons (D-DE)
Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Mike Crapo (R-ID), Chairman
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Pat Toomey (R-PA)
Tim Scott (R-SC)
Ben Sasse (R-NE)
Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Mike Rounds (R-SD)
David Perdue (R-GA)
Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Martha McSally (R-AZ)
Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ranking Member
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Doug Jones (D-AL)
Tina Smith (D-MN)
Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman
John Thune (R-SD)
Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Cory Gardner (R-CO)
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Mike Lee (R-UT)
Todd Young (R-IN)
Rick Scott (R-FL)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Edward Markey (D-MA)
Gary Peters (D-MI)
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
Committee on Finance:
Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Mike Enzi (R-WY)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Rob Portman (R-OH)
Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Thomas Carper (D-DE)
Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Robert Casey (D-Pa)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Margaret Hassan (D-NH)
Committee on Judiciary:
Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chairman
Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ranking Member
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Kamala Harris (D-CA)
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15 Motorists arrested at Pacific Beach DUI Checkpoint
On behalf of The Law Offices of Mark Deniz APLC on Monday, February 10, 2014.
There is no doubt checkpoints and saturation patrols unearth impaired drivers. However, it does come with a price (read below). For example, I have heard officer Zirpolo in court basically say that he considers most people are likely impaired when they see them driving in the early morning hours in Pacific Beach. Now, there is no doubt some truth to that. However, what does this mean? This means that if you are sober and it is Sat night and you are trying to find parking in Pacific beach. Drive a little slow while finding a parking spot, or drive just a tad off....and you will have lights behind you. It is something to think about when a good theory comes out in its practice.
Checkpoints Fifteen motorists were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in or near a checkpoint in the Pacific Beach section of San Diego, a police officer said Sunday.
Fifteen vehicles were impounded during the checkpoint in the 2400 block of Grand Avenue that began at 11 p.m. Saturday and ended Sunday at 3 a.m., said San Diego police officer Mark McCullough.
McCullough said 1,022 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, with 689 of those vehicles being screened by officers.
Here is some info on Pacific Beach DUI saturation patrols.
Law Enforcement is utilizing "Saturation Patrols" rather than sobriety checkpoints more often. It helps beef up police presence and ultimately brings in ample revenue due to increased traffic citations given. DUI saturation greatly affect the members of the impacted community both good and bad (and usually without their knowledge). An initial analysis of a good DUI defense is to find out whether the officer was on patrol as part of a DUI saturation detail.
So what exactly is a "DUI Saturation Patrol"?
Definition: Saturation patrols involve law enforcement deploying additional police officers to targeted roadways during select time periods to detect and apprehend impaired drivers.
Law Enforcement Perspective - Primary MIssion of Pacific Beach PB DUI Saturation Patrols: The primary focus for officers during Pacific Beach (PB) saturation patrols is to find impaired drivers by observing changes in driving behaviors. The behaviors most often assessed are: lane deviation, following too closely, and/or speeding (Greene, 2003). The intention of this heavier police presence is to increase motorists' perception that they will be arrested if they drive drunk. Saturation patrols are legal and do not present many legal issues beyond those associated with routine traffic stops. Measured in arrests per working hour, these blanket patrols are viewed by some as the most effective method of apprehending drunken drivers (Greene, 2003). Many police departments favor them over sobriety checkpoints for their effectiveness, reduced staffing, and the comparative ease of operating saturation patrols.
Reality: In practice, DUI Saturation comes with a price for the people who live in the saturated community. This includes people who live in the Pacific Beach PB community (San Diego). Why? Because in Pacific Beach PB DUI saturation, investigations officers are looking to make a traffic stop for the slightest violation To them, that observation is their first sign of possible impairment. Instead of an objective analysis of their observations, EVERY action a vehicle makes outside the norm is possibly due to impairment. When they approach the drivers window, they are not going to contact the driver and note observations that may show impairment, but are approaching with a "tell me why you are NOT DUI" mentality. More drivers in Pacific Beach PB get detained and investigated when in most other instances they would not. Furthermore, Pacific Beach PB DUI saturation patrols result in more tickets for Pacific Beach PB drivers. The police will stop you for rolled stop signs, no seatbelt, a slight drift in the other lane, and other infractions that police may normally drive by in other community.
So what does this mean?: In exchange for less DUIs on the street, the citizens of Pacific Beach will have to endure more stops by police. More in the Pacific Beach PB community will have to go through DUI evaluation and Field Sobriety tests even when they are not impaired because the police are looking to arrest. While the saturation patrols are legal, the citizens of Pacific Beach PB will ultimately get more traffic tickets than other communities because the police are looking to stop you for the slightest traffic violation. That is the purpose those officers are on patrol that day....it is their mandate and mindset...to them it is their first clue to a DUI. This means the Pacific Beach PB community may be safer because more DUI drivers will be stopped....but at what price?
So, next time you are driving down Garnet and see a heavy police presence. Some of the officers are just on normal patrol....while others are there just looking for you to make the slightest traffic infraction to give them the reason to pull you over and conduct a DUI investigation. Be prepared.
Here is an article on Pacific Beach DUI officer Zirpolo.
SAN DIEGO -- Officer James Zirpolo says he doesn't keep track of his drunken-driving arrest statistics.
But for the second year in a row, the San Diego police officer has won the Mothers Against Drunk Driving award for making the most DUI arrests in the county.
Zirpolo got 177 drunken drivers off the road last year, making him "Top Arresting Officer" for 2012. The award was presented to him at the annual law enforcement recognition luncheon on Wednesday, hosted by the MADD San Diego chapter and the state Office of Traffic Safety.
Zirpolo won the same award last year, for his 205 DUI arrests in 2011, and again for making 227 arrests in 2009.
San Diego Police Officer John Perdue won the "Distinguished Service Award" from MADD. -- Pauline Repard
Almost 400 law enforcement officials attended the luncheon at the Town & Country Resort in Mission Valley. Thirty-four officers from departments around the county were recognized as "Outstanding DUI Officers" for their high number of arrests.
Together they made more than 12,000 DUI arrests last year, said Christopher Murphy of the Office of Traffic Safety. Ten officers each made more than 100 arrests.
"That truly says something about your commitment to get DUI drivers off the road," Murphy said.
Zirpolo, a 22-year police veteran, said before the luncheon that he concentrates his efforts around Pacific Beach, Carmel Valley and downtown San Diego.
"I don't have a great desire to put people in jail," Zirpolo said. "But when you deal with the amount of trauma for the families of the victims - just don't drink and drive."
Sheriff's Deputy David Toner, assigned to the Encinitas station, came in with the second-highest score on DUI arrests last year, with 143. He claimed the county's top honor when he made 187 arrests in 2010.
San Diego Police Officer John Perdue won the Distinguished Service Award in memory of California Highway Patrol Officer Christopher Lydon, who was killed by a drunken driver in 1998.
MADD Executive Director Steve Lykins said Perdue, a five-year police veteran, showed a high level of proficiency, esprit de corps, and dedication to get DUI drivers off the road.
Sheriff William Gore told the audience that drunken driving "is a preventable crime."
Also speaking was Michele Eastland, whose pregnant cousin was killed by a drunken driver on New Year's Day in 2010.
She recounted her family's anguish, but told the officers, "I'm so proud to be here in your presence. I know what a hard job you have."
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Departures' Guide to the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Brandon Perlman
A step-by-step insider’s guide to navigating the
annual Sundance Film Festival—and what to pack for the trip.
By Shannon Adducci on January 18, 2011
Every January, the streets of Park City, Utah, fill with
actors, producers and cinephiles from around the world who’ve come to eat,
drink and socialize their way through the Sundance Film Festival’s ten days and
nearly 200 independent films. Those in the know find their way around a scene
that, to the novice, can quickly become frustrating: sold-out showings, fully
booked restaurants and guest-list-only parties. Here, a guide to Main Street
and beyond.
For true cinephiles, the Express Pass A ($3,000;
sundance.org) provides access to all festival events, but early risers and
night owls can opt for the newly minted Adrenaline Pass ($400), which provides
entry to screenings between 11 p.m. and 11 a.m. If you haven’t already
purchased advance individual tickets, try the Main Street Box Office on the day
of the show: Every morning at 8 a.m., the festival releases tickets for that
day’s sold-out showings and all the first screenings for the following day. If
that fails, there’s always the waiting list outside each theater, which opens
two hours before the start of each show (sometimes earlier for bigger films);
tickets are released about 30 minutes prior to showtime. The best option is
knowing someone with an industry badge; he or she can request tickets from the
office the day before a showing.
This year will be all about Deer Valley, with the year-old
St. Regis (from $975; stregis.com) and the month-old Montage (completely booked at press time;
montagedeervalley.com) holding court in the ski-only resort. Even if you don’t
book a room, make sure to check them out; the St. Regis’s Remède Spa will offer
Intraceuticals Infusion facials (from $195) and oxygen inhalations (from $30),
great for beating the altitude and jet lag (and late nights out), while the Montage
will host Sundance’s opening dinner. At the Canyons resort, the
year-and-a-half-old Waldorf Astoria (from $1,720 for a two-bedroom suite; parkcitywaldorfastoria.com) has
a Golden Door Spa; try booking the Mountain Salvation sports massage ($155) with the Szekely Herbal Wrap ($125). The Sky Lodge (from $1,150 for a one-bedroom residence; theskylodge.com) has the most convenient location, right on Main Street at the base of Park City
Mountain Resort, but large groups would do well with a Park City rental from
Identity Properties (from $930 for a one-bedroom condo; pclodge.com).
*All room rates valid as of press time
It’s best to avoid the concentration of restaurants on Main
Street, since most industry dinners are held there. A see-and-be-seen
alternative is Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s J&G Grill at the St. Regis
(dinner, $50; jggrilldeercrest.com), which serves locally sourced dishes like
parmesean-crusted Niman Ranch poulet rouge. For something more low-key, try
Squatters Roadhouse Grill (dinner, $30; squatters.com) for burgers or brunch,
or El Chubasco (dinner, $15; elchubascopc.info), which supplies the Los Angeles
contingency with a salsa bar and stellar fish tacos. If you do feel like
braving the Main Street madness, always try to make a reservation (but plan on
waiting regardless). Some standouts are Reef’s Restaurant (dinner, $40;
reefsrestaurant.com), which serves fresh Mediterranean fare, and the year-old
High West Distillery & Saloon (dinner, $45; highwest.com), which happens to
be the world’s only ski-in gastro-distillery (it currently produces small-batch
vodkas and whiskeys). And Deer Valley club Talisker recently debuted its first
restaurant open to the public, Talisker on Main (dinner, $65;
taliskeronmain.com), serving haute comfort food like buttermilk-fried chicken
and short-rib shepherd’s pie.
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It’s True—No One Ever Skis
If movies aren’t your thing, this is the perfect time to hit
the slopes, since they will be relatively empty. Try fitting in some mountain
time toward the end of the festival, when things have calmed down. Park City
Mountain Resort (parkcitymountain.com) is the most convenient option, since you
can ski right down to Main Street, but it’s Canyons (thecanyons.com) that will
be buzzing, with its 300-plus acres of new terrain and a new high-speed quad
lift with enclosed canopies and heated seats. Snowbasin Resort (snowbasin.com),
located 50 minutes north of Park City, is another solid option; it has a
fantastic lodge that was built for the 2002 Olympics, when it hosted men’s and
women’s downhill events.
The Best Parties
For the past few years, Las Vegas nightclub TAO has taken up
residency at The Lift, hosting celebrity-packed parties, and actor Danny
Masterson’s Main Street club, Downstairs (downstairspc.com), is sure to do the
same (DJ Paul Oakenfold played in 2009). Most of the industry parties are held
at The Yard (theyardparkcity.com) and The Sky Lodge (theskylodge.com) and tend
to die down early.
Apps to Get You in and Around
Sundance Film Festival 2011: The festival’s official
app lets you search for films by title, category, date, location or director.
This year, it’s available on the Android and the iPhone.
Gowalla: The location-based social network has teamed
up with the festival by creating special-edition stamps for your Gowalla
Passport that users can earn by checking in at locations around Park City and
during film premieres. There’s also an email digest called “Your Day at
Sundance Film Festival,” which showcases everything you’ve done.
Ski Utah Snow Report: In case there is time left in
the day to hit the slopes, this app has high-res trail maps and detailed
weather reports. There is even a “powder alarm clock,” so you’ll never miss the
freshest snow.
Pure Powder
Deer Valley's New Montage Hotel
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Man drops giant python in L.A. restaurant
Diners scattered when a man dropped a 13-foot python on the floor of a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles.
Man drops giant python in L.A. restaurant Diners scattered when a man dropped a 13-foot python on the floor of a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles. Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/1MlkYof
AP Published 9:22 p.m. ET March 22, 2016
Los Angeles – — Los Angeles police say diners scattered when a man dropped a 13-foot python on the floor of a sushi restaurant.
Officer Drake Madison says the man had argued with an employee and stormed out of Iroha Sushi of Tokyo in Studio City on Sunday evening. Madison says a short time later, the man returned with the giant snake, threw it into the dining room and walked out again.
Police responded, and the man was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats. Nobody was hurt.
The python was taken by animal control officers.
Madison says it wasn’t immediately clear where the man got the snake but that he likely was the owner.
The man has not been identified.
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RIM Denies that Developers Are Leaving
By Developer.com Staff
In response to a survey which found that BlackBerry developers are leaving the platform in droves, RIM's VP of developer relations, Alec Saunders, has published a blog post that disputes the findings. According to Saunders, the number of app developers in BlackBerry App World has grown by 157 percent this year, and the store has added 15,000 new PlayBook apps.
"I was pretty shocked by the findings," Saunders blogged. "I was shocked because the numbers in the report do not gel with what we're seeing in the real world." He added that many developers have been "amazed" by BlackBerry 10.
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Rohit Sharma wins ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award
Rohit hit a purple patch in the World Cup amassing 648 runs in 9 games at an average of 81.00 with five 100s and a 50.
Virat Kohli named captain of ICC's ODI and Test teams of year
Apart from Kohli, there were four other Indians who were picked in the ICC's Test and ODI Teams of the Year.
Surprised at winning 'Spirit of Cricket' award: Virat Kohli
He won the award for his gesture at the 2019 World Cup, when he egged the crowd on to support and not boo Steve Smith.
Sultan of Oman, 79, who ruled country since 1970, dies
Former US President George W Bush said in a statement that Qaboos had been a stable force in the Middle East.
ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli stays at top spot, Steve Smith in 2nd
With 928 points, Kohli is way ahead of second-placed Australian maestro Steve Smith (911), the ICC said in a statement.
80 'American terrorists' killed in missile strikes: Iran media
State TV said Iran had 100 other targets in the region in its sights if Washington took any retaliatory measures.
ICC Test batsmen ranking: Captain Kohli maintains top spot, Pujara a place down
With 928 points, Kohli is way ahead of second-placed Australian maestro Steve Smith (911) and Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson (822).
Sri Lankan squad for away T20I series vs India to be announced on Friday
Sri Lanka is scheduled to play three T-20Is (all night matches) on January 5, 7 and 10 at Guwahati, Indore and Pune respectively.
BCCI to send 5 players for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman centenary matches in Bangladesh
The ICC is believed to have given full status to these matches.
Keeper's ability defines the game, says Shane McDermott
The Australian, who will be 39 on Saturday, feels that language will not be a barrier in communicating with the Sri Lankans.
England are desperate to prove a point: Joe Root ahead of South Africa Test series
Pacers Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer and Jack Leach all missed the warm-up matches after catching a flu-like illness.
Ravichandran Ashwin ends decade with most dismissals in International Cricket
Ashwin has 564 wickets in all formats of the game followed by James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli ends year on top, Ajinkya Rahane slips to 7th
Kohli (928) remained 17 points ahead of Australia's Steve Smith who occupied the second spot.
Pakistan catch up with Sri Lanka in World Test Championship standings
Sri Lanka are also on 80 points and placed at the fourth spot, having reached the tally after the two teams drew the opening Test.
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New SHA Lower Shore engineer named
Jay Meredith replaces Crisfield native Donnie Drewer, who retires after more than 50 years with SHA.
New SHA Lower Shore engineer named Jay Meredith replaces Crisfield native Donnie Drewer, who retires after more than 50 years with SHA. Check out this story on delmarvanow.com: http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2016/12/22/new-sha-lower-shore-engineer-named/95742992/
The Daily Times Published 1:16 p.m. ET Dec. 22, 2016
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The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration selected James “Jay” Meredith as the new District Engineer for Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties.
As district engineer, he will lead the team responsible for maintenance, operations and safety for the state’s US and state numbered routes in the four counties. SHA’s District 1 office has $300 million of construction projects underway, and crews maintain 1,565 lane miles of highways.
Meredith replaces Crisfield native Donnie Drewer, who is retiring after more than a half century with SHA.
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“Jay knows the Shore, and he is a well-respected member of the community SHA serves,” said SHA Administrator Gregory C. Johnson, P.E., in a news release. “He brings years of experience that will help our team adapt to new technologies and innovations to enhance how we build and maintain roads.”
Meredith brings 37 years of SHA experience to the position, most recently serving as resident maintenance engineer at SHA’s Cambridge Shop.
The Dorchester County native began state service in 1979 as a construction inspector, advancing to project engineer and assistant resident maintenance engineer before accepting the resident maintenance engineer position in 1997. Meredith earned the Governor’s Salute to Excellence in 1989 for leading an SHA relief effort in South Carolina following hurricane Hugo, and in 1996 he was certified as a senior engineer technician by the National Institute for Engineering Technology.
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The Stockholm Langnas ferry route connects Sweden with Aland and is currently operated by 2 ferry companies. The Tallink Silja service runs up to 7 times per week with a sailing duration of around 6 hours 20 minutes while the Viking Line service runs up to 7 times per week with a duration from 6 hr 15 min.
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Stockholm Guide
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and is spread across 14 islands in the south east of Sweden and lies at the mouth of Lake Malaren, by the Stockholm Archipelago and the Baltic Sea. There are many cultural institutions based in Stockholm and the region in general is home to three of Sweden's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These are the Drottningholm Palace, Skogskyrkogården (The Woodland Cemetery) and Birka. Stockholm was also named European Capital of Culture in 1998. With over 100 museums, Stockholm has one of the highest number of museums of any other world city. The Nationalmuseum is perhaps the most famous and contains the country's largest collection of art. It has some 16,000 paintings and 30,000 objects of art handicraft. The oldest items in the collection date back to the 16th century and has been expanded with works by artists such as Rembrandt and Antoine Watteau.
Stockholm's port is a major gateway to Sweden and is therefore an important port for both freight and passengers travelling to and from Finland, Russia and the Baltic States. The port is close to the city centre where all of the usual facilities you would expect to find in a major city are located.
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Langnas is a town in Finland that is located on the eastern side of Lumperland, on the eastern mainland of Aland. Silja Line built a ferry terminal in the town in the early 1960's which was later removed in 1993 only to be replaced by a new terminal in 1999. The new terminal was built in order to accommodate the large cruise ferries that operate on the Stockholm to Turku route and is used as an alternative to Mariehamn Harbour on connections that have few passengers to and from Aland. The oldest surviving church in the region, and a popular attraction, is the Church of Lumperland which is dedicated to St Andrew and dates back to the 1720's.
Ferry services from the town's port depart to Stockholm and Turku. For cars travelling to Stockholm, check in opens 30 minutes prior to departure and 1 hour before departure for services to Turku.
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54.6" LG OLED55B8SLC - Specifications
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Display: 54.6 in, OLED, 3840 x 2160 pixels
Viewing angles (H/V): 178 ° / 178 °
Refresh rate: 100 Hz / 120 Hz
TV tuner: Analog (NTSC/PAL/SECAM), DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T2 HD
Cores: 4
Storage: 8 GB
Dimensions: 1228 x 707 x 47 mm
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Information about the brand, series, model and model aliases.
Name of the company-manufacturer.
Name of the series, which the model belongs to.
Designation of the model.
OLED55B8SLC
Information about the main characteristics of the display - panel, backlight, resolution, refresh rate, etc.
Size class
Size class of the display as declared by the manufacturer. Often this is the rounded value of the actual size of the diagonal in inches.
54.6 in (inches)
Approximate diagonal size of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the diagonal is calculated from the width and height of the screen.
1388 mm (millimeters)
138.8 cm (centimeters)
54.6457 in (inches)
4.5538 ft (feet)
Approximate width of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the width is calculated from the diagonal and the aspect ratio.
1209.6 mm (millimeters)
120.96 cm (centimeters)
47.622 in (inches)
Approximate height of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the height is calculated from the diagonal and the aspect ratio.
680.4 mm (millimeters)
68.04 cm (centimeters)
Panel manufacturer
Name of the manufacturer of the display panel.
There are various panel technologies. Each has its own specific features - viewing angles, color reproduction, response time, brightness/contrast, production cost, etc. The image quality depends directly on the type of the display panel used.
Panel bit depth
The most widely used panels are those with 6, 8, and 10 bits for each of the RGB components of the pixel. They provide 18-, 24-, and 30-bit color, respectively.
Frame Rate Control (FRC) is a method, which allows the pixels to show more color tones. With quick cyclic switching between different color tones, an illusion for a new intermediate color tone is created. For example, by using FRC, a 6-bit display panel is able to show 16.7 millioin colors, which are typical for 8-bit display panels, and not the standard 262200 colors, instead. There are different FRC algorithms.
The maximum number of colors, which the display is able to reproduce, depends on the type of the panel in use and color enhancing technologies like FRC.
1073741824 colors
The ratio between the horizontal and the vertical side of the display. Some of the standard and widely used aspect ratios are 4:3, 5:4, 16:9 and 16:10.
Information about the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical side of the screen. A higher resolution allows the display of a more detailed and of higher quality image.
The pixel pitch shows the distance from the centers of two neighboring pixels. In displays, which have a native resolution (the TFT ones, for example), the pixel pitch depends on the resolution and the size of the screen.
0.315 mm (millimeters)
0.0315 cm (centimeters)
0.0124 in (inches)
0.001 ft (feet)
Information of the number of pixels in a unit of length. With the decrease of the display size and the increase of its resolution, the pixel density increases.
80 ppi (pixels per inch)
31 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
The percentage of the approximate area, taken by the active part of the screen, to the total front area.
94.8 % (percent)
DCI P3
DCI P3 is a color space, introduced in 2007 by the SMPTE. It is used in digital cinema and has a much wider gamut than the sRGB.
99 % (percent)
Rec. 2020
Rec. 2020 (ITU-R Recommendation BT.2020) defines several aspects of UHDTV as supported resolutions, frame rates, color space, color depth, etc. The Rec. 2020 color space covers 75.8% of CIE 1931. In comparison, the DCI-P3 covers 53.6% and the Rec. 709 covers 35.9% of CIE 1931.
Information about the brightness of the screen. It is measured in candela per square metre (cd/m²).
250 cd/m² (candela per square meter)
Peak brightness
Often even a higher peak luminance can be achieved under certain conditions. For example, when a smaller area/APL of the display is used for showing a bright object, when a bright object is displayed for a short time, etc.
HDR expands the contrast ratio (peak luminance and minimal black levels) and color palette to achieve more details across the whole image - from the darkest parts to the brightest ones, which results in more realistic and life-like image.
Advanced HDR
Information about the maximum horizontal viewing angle, within which the image on the screen is of acceptable quality.
178 ° (degrees)
Information about the maximum vertical viewing angle, within which the image on the screen is of acceptable quality.
Minimum response time
Information about the minimum amount of time, in which the pixels change from one color to another. Very often the manufacturer provides the response time for transition from grey-to-grey (G2G).
1 ms (milliseconds)
0.0010 s (seconds)
Desktop monitors and smart TVs experience a latency/lag in visualizing the information. The time in milliseconds that the display needs to visualize the signal input.
21 ms (milliseconds)
WRGB panel
3D displays use various technologies to achieve a 3D effect. Each of these technologies has its own advantages and drawbacks.
Information on whether 3D is supported or not.
Information about the horizontal and vertical refresh rates/frequencies.
Vertical frequency (digital)
The vertical frequency/refresh rate shows how many times in a second the image on the screen is refreshed.
100 Hz / 120 Hz (hertz)
Power supply and consumption
Information about the power supply and consumption, energy efficiency class, etc.
Permissible voltage tolerance in a 220-volt electric system.
220 V - 240 V (volts)
Alternating current frequency
Requirement regarding the alternating current frequency in the electric system.
Power consumption (sleep)
Power consumption in sleep/stand by/suspend mode.
0.5 W (watts)
Power consumption (average)
Average power consumption in standard work mode.
110 W (watts)
The energy efficiency class/label provides general idea about the power consumption. There are different energy efficiency classes and each sets its own requirements regarding the power consumption. Some of the existent energy efficiency classes are A+++, A++, A+, A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
Dimensions, weight and color
Information about the dimensions and the weight of the specific model with and without stand as well as the colors, in which it is offered to the market.
Width without stand in different measurement units.
Height without stand in different measurement units.
707 mm (millimeters)
70.7 cm (centimeters)
Depth without stand in different measurement units.
47 mm (millimeters)
4.7 cm (centimeters)
Weight without stand in different measurement units.
16.3 kg (kilograms)
35.94 lbs (pounds)
Width with stand
Width with stand in different measurement units.
Height with stand
Height with stand in different measurement units.
Depth with stand
Depth with stand in different measurement units.
Weight with stand
Weight with stand in different measurement units.
Information about the colors, in which the specific model is offered to the market.
Information about the ergonomic functions - height adjustment, swivel angles, tilt angles, etc.
Information about whether there is a possibility for wall mounting according to the VESA Mounting Interface Standard (MIS).
VESA interface
There are many various interfaces under the VESA standard, which differ in the size of the brackets, the distances between the screw holes and their number.
Removable stand
Information about whether the stand can be dismounted. Usually, this is required for wall mounting.
Information about whether the stand allows height adjustment.
Landscape/portrait pivot
Some displays have the ability to operate in landscape and portrait mode alike.
Left/right swivel
Information whether the display can be swiveled around the stand axis.
Forward/backward tilt
Most displays have the ability to be tilted forward and backward as to provide a more comfortable viewing position for the user.
The TV tuner is a device, which allows the receiving and visualization of a certain type of television signal. There are tuners for digital, analog, cable and satellite television.
Information about the TV tuners, which the current model is equipped with.
Information about the central processor, graphic processor and the memory of the model.
The software instructions are performed by the CPU cores. The higher number of cores allows for the parallel (simultaneous) processing of more instructions and achieving higher performance. There are various processors equipped with 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and more cores.
GPU cores
Similar to the CPU, the GPU may have more than one core, which serve for the parallel computing of various tasks and achieving better performance with various software applications.
The random-access memory (RAM) is used by the operating system and the software applications installed. Usually, more RAM provides better performance.
2 GB (gigabytes)
Information about the storage capacity, which is used for the operating system and for installing different applications, saving video, music, photos and other data.
Smart TV sets have operating systems, which in terms of functionality and universality bring them close to the computers.
The operating systems of the smart TV sets feature interactive user interface technologies for navigation and other ways of interaction with the smart TV - installing applications, internet browsing, video calls, sharing content with other users, playing videos and music, etc.
Information about the audio system - number and power of the built-in speakers, supported audio technologies.
The speaker is a device, which converts electrical audio signals into acoustic vibrations resulting in corresponding sounds.
2 x 10 W (watts)
DTS Decoder DTS-HD
Wireless Sound Sync
Many contemporary desktop monitors and smart TV sets have built-in cameras.
Information whether the current model has a built-in camera or not.
Supported network technologies and standards for exchanging data with other devices.
Information about the network technologies and standards supported by the model, which allow for it to connect to and communicate with other devices.
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999)
802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999)
802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003)
802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009)
802.11n 5GHz
802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac)
Available connectivity ports, slots and interfaces.
Information about the available connectivity ports, slots and interfaces such as USB, infrared port, SD card slot, audio/video and network interfaces, etc.
1 x AV Composite In 3.5 mm jack
1 x CI+ 1.4
Some additional functional features of the model.
Information about additional software features, technologies, functions and services of the model.
4K Cinema HDR
Active Depth Enhancer
Adaptive Color Enhancer
Clear Voice III
Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping
Image Processor - α7 Intelligent Processor
Infinite Contrast
Intense Color
Perfect Black Panel
SIMPLINK (HDMI CEC)
ULTRA Luminance Pro
Smart TV sets allow the display of different image file formats.
Information about some of the main image file formats supported by the current model.
Audio file formats
Smart TV sets allow playing different audio file formats.
Audio file formats/codecs
Information about some of the main audio file formats/codecs supported by the current model.
AC3 / AC-3
Video file formats
Smart TV sets allow playing various video file formats.
Video file formats/codecs
Information about some of the main video file formats/codecs supported by the current model.
Certificates, standards and licenses
Licenses from regulatory agencies, standards, certificates.
List of the standards, certificates and licenses supported/received by the current model.
Operating and storage conditions
There are certain requirements for the environmental conditions, in which the display should be used and stored in order to function properly.
The operating temperature shows the safe temperature range (from minimum to maximum), within which the display will function flawlessly. Outside this range it might operate improperly and/or fail entirely.
0 °C - 40 °C (degrees Celsius)
32 °F - 104 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
The operating humidity shows the acceptable level of humidity, in which the display will function flawlessly. It sets a lower and an upper humidity level for safe operation and is measured in percentage.
10 % - 80 % (percent)
The storage temperature shows the range from a minimum to a maximum temperature, within which storing of the display is considered to be safe.
-20 °C - 60 °C (degrees Celsius)
-4 °F - 140 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
The storage humidity shows the lower and upper humidity limit, which ensures safe storage of the display. Storing it outside these limits might damage the display.
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Putting yourself ahead of the pack with the carbon-robust ship
The carbon-robust model can assist ship owners in choosing future-proof vessels, ensuring long-term competitiveness and profitability as the maritime industry decarbonizes.
“We are in an energy transition,” says Øyvind Endresen, Environmental Consultant, at DNV GL’s Environment Advisory section. “Global regulations on emissions to air as well as the rapid rise and faster cycling of new fuels and technologies are poised to change the fleet of the future.”
These changes are exposing the shipping industry to more risk than it has seen in many years and at a more fundamental level. When a vessel was planned 50 or even 20 years ago, the choices were much simpler. Size and cargo types varied, as did market drivers, but there was essentially only one choice of fuel and propulsion system. Today, the question of the propulsion technology, the fuel to be used, and even the crewing, is much more complex.
Overcome uncertainties of decarbonization
“There are many uncertainties to consider when investing in new tonnage,” says Magnus Eide, Principal Consultant, at DNV GL’s Environment Advisory section. “But without a doubt, today’s ship owners face more change in the near future than at any time in recent memory. We cannot assume that the regulatory and technology landscape will remain stationary, and we need to examine the questions of what is next, how can we plan for the future, and what are the factors we need to take into account.”
The carbon-robust model was launched in 2017 by DNV GL as part of the Maritime Forecast to 2050 to help manage this uncertainty and navigate towards this new future. The model can be used when developing ships that can withstand regulatory, fuel, technological and market shifts. A carbon-robust ship is one that is competitive and thrives in any decarbonization scenario.
A multi-objective method for ranking alternative fuels
Evaluating fuel and technology options
The core of the carbon-robust model lies in evaluating different fuel and technology options by comparing the break-even costs (the minimum rate that a ship must secure to cover all costs) of a design to that of the competing fleet of ships under different scenarios. The break-even cost is the minimum rate that a ship must secure to cover all its costs.
“A scenario-based model lets us explore design options and stress-test them for ship or fleet competitiveness under a range of possible regulatory, technology and energy price futures,” says Endresen. “This helps to deal with the uncertainty of how regulations and technologies will evolve in the next decades. The model also lets us see where the competitive advantages lie, not just at launch but over a vessel’s lifespan.”
CO2 emission-reduction potential of individual measures within five main categories
How does the carbon-robust model work?
To begin, a set of fuel and technology choices for a vessel to be built in 2020 needs to be selected. The model then estimates the CO2 emission levels and total annual costs. Fuel prices and CO2 tax levels can be changed from pre-set levels.
The results are indicated for the period between 2020 and 2050. The performance of the vessel is compared with the performance of the rest of the fleet. The break-even distribution for the fleet is utilized in the comparison.
Who is my competition?
The competing fleet consists of ships currently operating and of ships being added to the fleet in the years to come. As time progresses, the future fleet is constructed by scrapping ships and building new ones. The number of ships to be scrapped and built is governed by the scenario description. Towards 2040 and 2050, the fleet composition is dominated by vessels built after 2020. Each new vessel is allocated an energy efficiency level, an exhaust treatment measure if required (e.g. scrubber), and a fuel and engine type.
“The model allows for the inclusion of a range of different fuel choices that can be applied to any ship type and the competing fleet, everything from HFO and scrubber to LNG,” says Endresen. “You can then add, change or remove different energy efficiency measures to your design – adding PIDs (propulsion improving devices), for example, or improved digital services like weather routing or planning optimization. These elements are reflected in the costs of your vessel and its fuel consumption over time. We can work with customers to build a model for their own plans, including the vessel type, and for their operational profile, and include their own projections on the future of the market. With all of this, we can then examine the most promising options for their individual case.”
Case study for different decarbonization scenarios
To demonstrate the model’s application, Eide and the Maritime Forecast team drew up a case study on the performance of three different VLCC designs, built in 2020. Each uses different energy efficiency technologies, of which one design is fuelled by LNG. Performance is tracked over 20 years, under two different decarbonization scenarios: Dull Blue to indicate business as usual and Bright Green to indicate a more driven approach to carbon reduction, including a carbon levy of USD 50 per tonne of CO2 from 2030.
The results of the case study suggest that any way you cut the numbers, improving energy efficiency is essential. “There are significant differences in competitiveness, but the results indicate that the energy-efficient ship (design C) is the most robust choice in terms of break-even competitiveness, with the best balance over both the short and long term. However, we also see that vessels which continue to run on conventional fuels with scrubbers are potentially very vulnerable to changes in GHG regulations, which could expose owners to significant market and price risks in 2030 and 2040,” says Eide.
Reduction of GHG emissions as an innovation driver
Eide is quick to note that the case study covers only a very limited set of technologies and fuels, and to come to firmer conclusions would require additional scenarios and designs. The indications of the Maritime Forecast and the carbon-robust model are clear though, says Endresen: “The reduction of GHG emissions will drive innovation in shipping. In addition to energy-efficiency measures, we will most likely see the widespread adoption of low or zero-carbon fuels. We believe the carbon-robust model could be a valuable supplement to ship owners in their newbuilding process and give investors and financiers an indication of the competitiveness over the financing period. By applying a structured, knowledge-based approach, supported by modelling tools, stakeholders put themselves ahead of the pack and remain competitive moving forward.”
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Lindenwold man, 21, charged with possession of child pornography
Steven Smith arrested Friday after a raid at his Columbia Avenue home
Lindenwold man, 21, charged with possession of child pornography Steven Smith arrested Friday after a raid at his Columbia Avenue home Check out this story on courierpostonline.com: https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/crime/2019/02/08/steven-smith-lindenwold-child-pornography/2818019002/
Jim Walsh, Cherry Hill Courier-Post Published 6:25 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2019 | Updated 12:07 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2019
Steven Smith of Lindenwold (Photo: Photo provided)
CAMDEN - A 21-year-old Lindenwold man was charged Friday with possession of child pornography.
Steven Smith was arrested after a raid at his Columbia Avenue home, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
The arrest followed a "cyber tip" to the prosecutor's High-Tech Crimes Unit, the statement said.
Smith was released on a summons.
He was the second Lindenwold man to be charged with a child-porn offense in the past week.
Zachary Rivera, 28, was arrested Feb. 1 after a raid at his home on East Gibbsboro Road. He is charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.
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CSFB chiefs
Credit Suisse Group is ousting Chief Executive Lukas Muehlemann in the wake of widening losses and replacing him with two co-CEOs: Credit Suisse First Boston chief John Mack and Oswald Gruebel, head of the firm's financial services business. Messrs. Mack and Gruebel will add the new titles to their current jobs. ... Massachusetts regulators asked New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to file criminal charges against CSFB over its research coverage. The regulators say they have evidence showing that analysts were pressured by the investment banking side to hype stocks.
Silverstein exec to Douglas Elliman
One of Larry Silverstein's top lieutenants, charged with helping to redevelop the World Trade Center site, left to become CEO at Insignia Douglas Elliman, the city's largest residential real estate brokerage. Geoffrey Wharton, a commercial-side veteran best known for his work on redeveloping Rockefeller Center and the Chrysler Building complex, joined Silverstein Properties Inc. in May 2001 to manage the World Trade Center complex. ... Douglas Elliman's president, Paul Purcell, plans to leave the brokerage at the end of the year to start a new firm backed by Insignia.
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More than 400 designs for rebuilding downtown were submitted to the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. to meet the deadline for a global competition. Notable contenders include architects Richard Meier, Philip Johnson and Renzo Piano. A team of six panelists will compile a short list of recommendations.
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Dr. Norman Payson, who spearheaded a four-year recovery at Oxford Health Plans Inc., will retire as CEO and chairman at the end of the year. Charles Berg, president and chief operating officer, will replace Dr. Payson as CEO. Kent Thiry, an Oxford board member and chairman of DaVita Inc., was named chairman.
Wall Street cuts
Dresdner Bank Ag began cutting hundreds of jobs at its investment banking arm, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, amid a slump in stock sales and merger advisory fees. Some 300 positions are being eliminated in New York, and 270 jobs are being cut in London.
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Citi's record FTC settlement
In the largest-ever Federal Trade Commission settlement involving consumer protection, Citigroup Inc. agreed to repay customers $215 million to settle charges of predatory lending at a company it acquired. The FTC says Associates First Capital Corp. induced consumers to buy high-cost credit insurance and refinance existing debts with loans carrying high interest rates and fees.
Merrill Lynch fires execs
Merrill Lynch fired Vice Chairman Thomas Davis and Schuyler Tilney, head of the firm's energy investment banking practice, after the two refused to testify in government investigations of transactions the firm completed for Enron. Merrill said it has no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Mr. Davis, who was due to retire in November, or Mr. Tilney, who was placed on administrative leave in July after he refused to testify before Congress.
Marvel promotes new CEO
Marvel Enterprises Inc. Chief Executive Peter Cuneo is stepping down at the end of the year. Mr. Cuneo, CEO since 1999, is credited with expanding licensing at the company, whose characters include Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk. He will be replaced by Allen Lipson, executive vice president of business and legal affairs.
S.I. studio talks off
City officials broke off talks with developers of a film studio and commercial complex on Staten Island. The city Economic Development Corp. ended discussions with the group, which includes actor Danny Aiello, after finding that one of the participants in the talks had been convicted this year for conspiracy to commit stock fraud, sources say.
Bergdorf prez exits
Peter Rizzo resigned as president of Bergdorf Goodman, two years after being passed over for the chief executive job. The swanky retailer, which is owned by Neiman Marcus Group, has decided to not fill the role of president.
Healing hospitals
New York health care facilities will receive $130.7 million in federal funds for costs they incurred while responding to the Sept. 11 attack. The biggest grantee in New York is Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, which will receive $19.2 million.
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Hafeez in awe of Iftikhar Ahmed’s skills
By Mannan Khan
Earning his chance after a lot of hard work in the domestic circuit, middle-order batsman Iftikhar Ahmed has grabbed the limelight. In the recently concluded T20I series, the Peshawar born showed his prowess by ending up as the second-highest run-getter of Pakistan only behind Babar Azam.
Recently, Iftikhar moved the veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez to acknowledge his class. The 39-year old, who represented Pakistan in 55 Tests, 218 ODIs and 89 T20Is, showered heaps of praise on Iftikhar as he feels that he adds a lot of flexibility in the batting order of the green team.
Hafeez said that the best thing about Iftikhar is that he can be used both as a finisher or a middle-order batsman, depending on the need of the team.
The dexterous cricketer wished Iftikhar luck to continue his strong run in the International cricket as he wants the domestic stalwart to win many games for Pakistan. It would be interesting to see how Iftikhar fares in the Test series if he gets a chance.
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Home / Books / Non-Fiction / History / Julius Caesar
Richard A. Billows
PaperBackAugust 18, 2011
Julius Caesar offers a lively, engaging, and thoroughly up-to-date account of Caesar s life and times. Richard Billows dynamic and fast paced narrative offers an imaginative recounting of actions and events, providing the ideal introduction to Julius Caesar for general readers and students of classics and ancient history.
The book is not just a biography of Caesar, but an historical account and explanation of the decline and fall of the Roman Republican governing system, in which Caesar played a crucial part. To understand Caesar s life and role, it is necessary to grasp the political, social and economic problems Rome was grappling with, and the deep divisions within Roman society that came from them. Caesar has been seen variously as a mere opportunist, a power-hungry autocrat, an arrogant aristocrat disdaining rivals, a traditional Roman noble politician who stumbled into civil war and autocracy thanks to being misunderstood by his rivals, and even as the ideal man and pattern of all virtues. Richard A. Billows argues that such portrayals fail to consider the universal testimony of our ancient sources that Roman political life was divided in Caesar s time into two great political tendencies, called "optimates" and "populares" in the sources, of which Caesar came to be the leader of one: the "popularis" faction.
Billows suggests that it is only when we see Caesar as the leader of a great political and social movement, that had been struggling with its rival movement for decades and had been several times violently repressed in the course of that struggle, that we can understand how and why Caesar came to fight and win a civil war, and bring the traditional governing system of Rome to an end.
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Title: Julius Caesar
Author: Richard A. Billows
Edition Type: Reprint
Subject: CAESAR, JULIUS; Generals, Rome, Biography.; HEADS
Subtitle: The Colossus of Rome
Weight: 1.16 gram
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Choose your Own Family Adventure at Scenic World
By: Victoria MacKInlay, 08 September 2015
By: Lisa Wolff, ellaslist
We’ve just had the most awesome adrenaline rush. We rode the steepest train in the world. It whooshes down the mountain in an almost vertical blur and I’ve never seen the kids more delighted. The Scenic Railway is one of the exciting rides at Scenic World, the Blue Mountain’s top must-visit destination. It’s the only ‘funfair’ I know that is within a national park, nestled within the ancient Jamison Valley rainforest.
There are four main attractions at Scenic World and each one offers thrills, breathtaking views and so much fun for the kids (and grown-ups). We’ve got three toddlers so visiting anything that isn’t our home is a challenge. But the kids were enthralled throughout our Scenic World adventure.
The Scenic Railway was a favourite as riders can ‘choose their own adventure’ ranging from the more ‘Laid Back’ option all the way up to the Cliffhanger ride with a 64 degree incline (eek!). You can probably guess what mum and dad chose with three little ones but even so, I was still clinging to my kids with a vice grip as we hurtled 310-metres through the blackness of the cliff-side tunnel. Woo Hoo!
Mountain Devil
It’s hard to believe that the train has been operating since the 1880’s originally built to haul coal and shale mined from the valley floor up the mountain. On the weekends, the ‘Mountain Devil’ would take passengers for a joy-ride for sixpence a journey. It officially became a fun attraction in 1945 after the mine was closed. It’s fascinating to see the very first Scenic Railway on display – how things have changed since the days of that rickety old wooden carriage.
Scenic Walkway
The train dropped us off on the valley floor and we followed the Scenic Walkway – 2.4 kilometres of boardwalk (some of which is pram accessible). The kids loved having a bit of freedom to explore the path, touching the leaves and admiring the knotted trees. School-aged kids would appreciate the Jurassic flora and a trip through coal mining history with the mine entrance, a replica miners’ hut and scale bronze sculpture of a miner and his pit pony.
We meandered along the walkway for about 10 minutes until we reached the Scenic Cableway. Older kids would be keen to explore the path for longer but for my tiny tykes it was just perfect.
Scenic Cableway
The glass-walled Cableway holds 84 passengers and glides gently up to the top of the escarpment. The kids stood at the base of the cabin their faces pressed against the window transfixed by the tiny trees hundreds of metres below. I loved that there was a charming Scenic World guide in the cableway giving us a running commentary of the gorgeous scenery highlights (like the awesome Three Sisters and Katoomba Falls), rather than just a piped through audio which many international tourist attractions offer.
This personal touch is one of the many special features of Scenic World that hints that this is a family-owned establishment. You would imagine a tourist attraction on this scale and professionalism would be owned by a big corporation. But no, the Hammon family bought the lease to Scenic World in 1945 and it has been operated by three generations of hands-on Hammons since then.
Scenic Skyway
The family are continually making improvements and adding new innovations to the centre. Just take a look at the Scenic Skyway – this seems like an exercise in impossible engineering. This is a cableway that glides 720-metres across the gorge above the Katoomba Falls. The kids jostled for the raised central panel which boasts a floor that becomes transparent as the cabin travels through the air. It’s almost disconcerting standing on a clear floor and gazing at the rainforest 270-metres below (twice as high as the Sydney Harbour Bridge). You can get off on the other side and admire the magnificent views or do a bushwalk before heading back on the return journey.
Sky High Dining
After all that excitement, the kids were starving so we headed to EATS270 for some sky-high dining. It’s a casual, food-court style eatery with a variety of different options to suit all tastes. We chose the kid’s special – chicken nuggets and chips – which our brood devoured in minutes. Hubbie and I had the beef burger which was generous and very tasty.
There is also The Terrace Café with outdoor seating and panoramic views of the Jamison Valley and a menu offering hot drinks, snacks and treats.
Plan a Visit to Scenic World
What a day! What an adventure! Scenic World was a highlight of our Blue Mountains trip. If you’ve never been to Scenic World, make a plan to go. It’s only 90 minutes from Sydney. And if you’ve been, then go again. We’re already planning our next visit.
It was wonderful for our littlies and would be even more exciting for older kids. And best of all, the grown-ups get a gigantic kick out of it too. This for me, makes it a perfect family destination.
Where: You’ll find Scenic World on the Corner of Violet Street & Cliff Drive, Katoomba – only 90 minutes drive from Sydney
When: Scenic World is open every day of the year between 9:00am and 5:00pm
Costs: Ticket Prices are really reasonable for all the amazing activities on offer.
Unlimited Day Pass: Adult $35 / Child (4-13) $18 / Family (2 adults & up to 5 children) $88.
There is also an Earlybird School Holidays Special and an Annual Pass.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SCENIC WORLD
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS WITH 70 GUESTS VISITING FOR FREE!
Scenic World is marking their 70th Birthday with a series of celebrations! The first 70 guests to arrive on 21 September will enter for free, enjoying the thrill of the rides, beautiful Blue Mountain landscapes and Scenic World hospitality…all for free! Doors open at 9:00am so arrive early and share in birthday celebrations.
EARLYBIRD DISCOUNTS THESE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Visiting during the school holidays? Arrive onsite before 10:00am and save! Grab the front seat of the Scenic Railway, feel like you have rainforest all to yourself, or just grab a coffee and watch the mist lift to reveal the Jamison Valley.
Adult $30 / Child (4-13) $17 / Family (2 adults & up to 5 children) $77
Tickets are available from the Scenic World Ticket Desk or online.
Offer valid from 19 September – 5 October inclusive
70 CAMP QUALITY FAMILIES CELEBRATE SCENIC WORLD’S 70TH
Scenic World has invited 70 Camp Quality families to enjoy some respite with a memorable day out, the thrill of the rides, beautiful Blue Mountain landscapes and Scenic World hospitality.
The partnership continues for the duration of the Spring school holidays, with Scenic World donating $1 to Camp Quality for every child pass sold. Funds will assist in delivering support programs for kids living with cancer.
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Crazy World: Mum injects 8-year-old with Botox...
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Botox and body wax for 8-yr-old daughter
BRITAIN: Like other eight-year-old girls, Britney Campbell loves dancing to Lady Gaga, is fond of fashion and enjoys putting on make-up.
But Britney's beauty regime goes way beyond playing with Mummy's lippy.
Once every three months, Britney climbs on a beautician's table and watches as mum Kerry prepares needles of Botox and fillers to be injected into her face.
Beautician Kerry, 34, from Birmingham, buys the substances online and injects them into her daughter's forehead, lips and around her eyes.
The beauty-pageant obsessed single mum also takes her to have her body waxed, in a bizarre bid to stop her growing hair when she eventually hits puberty.
Kerry says these shocking and potentially dangerous treatments will guarantee Britney becomes famous as a teenager.
She says: "What I am doing for Britney now will help her become a star.
"I know one day she will be a model, actress or singer, and having these treatments now will ensure she stays looking younger and baby-faced for longer.
"I'm sure people reading this will think I am being irresponsible, but I ensure that I test the Botox and fillers I buy online on myself first.
"All I want is for Britney to have the best start in life, so it is easier for her to become a superstar.
"More mothers should do it for their daughters."
Kerry is proud Britney is one of the youngest children in the world to have Botox injections and fillers for beauty purposes.
Despite doctors and plastic surgeons recommending Botox only be used by adults, Kerry claims Britney is in no danger.
Kerry, who also regularly administers Botox and fillers on herself, says: "I'm proud Britney is getting to have these beauty treatments at such a young age.
"I wish that I'd had the same advantages when I was younger.
"She is a lucky little girl and is going to be famous because of the benefits I am giving her so early."
Paedophile jailed aftercouple realise they were BOTH attacked by him
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BRITAIN: A paedophile was caught after two children he abused grew up to marry each other and revealed the abuse they suffered.
Steven Mizon, 65, was jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of a catalogue of offences against both victims, including raping the girl.
Guildford Crown Court heard that he was only found out because, after their wedding the couple compared notes about their troubled childhood and realised they had each been abused by the same man.
A jury was told that for years the man who was involved with a youth club in Surrey had subjected the young boy to a catalogue of sex attacks before turning his attentions to the girl.
The discovery that they had both been victims of the same abuser led to Mizon being arrested and prosecuted for rape and child sex offences.
Throughout his ten-day trial the defendant denied 13 sample counts of indecent assault, one of indecency with a child and the rape.
Four of the alleged indecent assaults and the indecency with a child related to the male complainant.
The remaining nine indecent assault allegations and the charge of rape related to the girl.
He was acquitted of two of the assaults against the girl but found guilty of all the others.
The crimes were committed between 1984 and 1990 when the defendant was living in Merstham, near Redhill, Surrey.
Apple overrules wife... the nerve!
US: Is there nowhere Apple fears to tread?
It's stared down its rivals. It's faced off with authorities. Now Apple is taking on the biggest challenge known to man — a wife who's put her foot down.
As reports flood in that early iPad 2 buyers are experiencing problems, Apple has apparently stepped up its monitoring of product returns.
"Apple is paying close attention to all iPad 2 returns during the first few weeks to make sure there are no major production defects," said Mac Rumors.
And according to one of the site's sources, Apple staff found something they weren't quite expecting.
"One iPad came back with a post it note on it that said: 'Wife said no'," they said.
The returned product, with the note, was flagged as something funny before being noticed by two executives further up the chain.
So how did they respond?
"They sent the guy an iPad 2 with a note on it that said: 'Apple said yes'," the source said.
The nerve!
Metro surfing: Deadly new craze sweeping Moscow claims two lives
Russian teenagers are risking their lives in a deadly new craze - clinging to the back of Moscow underground trains as they hurtle through darkened tunnels.
It has become so common to see the youngsters - usually sporting distinctive gloves and ski goggles - leaping onto the back of underground trains that Moscowvite commuters now barely bat an eye lid.
And as they cling on for dear life with the train quickly accelerating away from the platform, they are whisked within centimetres of tunnel walls facing a near certain death should they fall.
Some have even begun clambering onto roofs to literally 'surf' the trains while others prefer to wedge themselves between carriages with nothing to hold onto.
Using cameras attached to their heads, the daredevils capture every twist and turn of their extreme escapade before uploading the footage to social network sites like YouTube and vkontakte - the Russian version of Facebook.
The phenomenon has seen massive Internet communities develop where train-surfers share and comment on each others videos.
And as the stunts get more dangerous, the more comments and 'likes' they get - boosting their online stardom.
Some groups have up to 2000 members regularly posting and commenting on videos of the extreme entertainment.
But the craze has already claimed the lives of would-be daredevils, most recently two Russian teens.
Kidnapping of dogs on the rise in Thailand
Dog kidnapping has been on rise in Khon Kaen in the past year, with the abduction of good breed dogs - especially people-friendly golden retrievers, Siberian huskies, chihuahuas and pugs.
Many pet owners are posting missing dog messages on http://www.khonkaenlink.info/. One tearfully said a S$420 ransom was demanded for her pug but, after she filed a police complaint, she never heard from then dognapper again.
Khonkaenlink webmaster Chumphon Para said more and more missing dog messages had been posted on the website over the past year; but most owners did not get their dogs back despite rewards being offered, some as high as Bt10,000.
He believed many owners didn't turn to the law to get their dogs back, fearing police would see their claims as trivial. As an alternative, many were using social media to quickly reach a wide audience.
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Gratitude Is the Sign of Noble Souls
The following story ran in a newspaper some years ago:
The District of Columbia police auctioned off about 100 unclaimed bicycles Friday. “One dollar,” said an 11-year-old boy as the bidding opened on the first bike. The bidding, however, went much higher. “One dollar,” the boy repeated hopefully each time another bike came up.
The auctioneer, who had been auctioning stolen or lost bikes for 43 years, noticed that the boy’s hopes seemed to soar higher whenever a racer-type bicycle was put up.
Then there was just one racer left. The bidding went to eight dollars. “Sold to that boy over there for nine dollars!” said the auctioneer. He took eight dollars from his own pocket and asked the boy for his dollar. The youngster turned it over in pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters-took his bike, and started to leave. But he went only a few feet. Carefully parking his new possession, he went back, gratefully threw his arms around the auctioneer’s neck, and cried.
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Hilary Duff & Matthew Koma Are Married! Inside Their At-Home Wedding
Hilary Duff is married!
A source tells E! News that the Lizzie McGuire actress tied the knot with longtime love Matthew Koma on Saturday. This exciting wedding news comes almost three years after the couple first made their red carpet debut. Amid romance rumors, the celeb duo posed together a pre-SAG Awards party in Jan. 2017. Though the two would split a few months later, by the end of 2017, Duff and Koma were back together.
In June 2018, the couple announced that they had a baby on the way!
"Guess what guys! @matthewkoma and I made a little princess of our own and we couldn't be more excited!!!!!!" Hilary wrote on Instagram at the time, while also sharing a sweet photo with her beau.
Banks Violet Bair, the couple's baby girl, was born in Oct. 2018.
"Banks Violet Bair❤️ this little bit has fully stolen our hearts!" Duff told her social media followers at the time, calling her daughter "absolute magic."
Hilary Duff & Matthew Koma: Romance Rewind
Duff is also mom to son Luca Comrie, who she shares with ex-husband Mike Comrie.
About six months after welcoming their daughter, Koma asked Duff to marry him. "He asked me to be his wife♥️," Duff shared with her fans on Instagram, posting gorgeous photos of the stunning diamond engagement ring.
See Hilary Duff's Engagement Ring From Matthew Koma!
And now, Koma and Duff are husband and wife! In celebration of their love, take a look below to see their romance through the years!
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Back in January 2017, the pair confirmed their budding romance by posing on the red carpet together at Entertainment Weekly's pre-SAG Awards party at Chateau Marmont.
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By October 2017, they had rekindled their romance, evidenced by his appearance at her 30th birthday party. "Since Matt got back from tour, they've been seeing each other again," a source told E! News exclusively at the time. "Him being gone on tour was the main reason things didn't work out the first time around, so now that he's back, they picked up right where they left off." As she later revealed on The Talk in December 2017, it was actually the third time they were dating. "Timing is such a big deal… third time's a charm!" she told the co-hosts.
In June 2018, the couple has sweet news to share: they had a baby girl on the way. "We made a baby girl!" Koma wrote on social media. "She will be as beautiful and sweet as her mother...@hilaryduff another incredible chapter begins."
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Amgen has invested £53.8m ($75m) in Unilife Corperation as part of a joint agreement to produce wearable injectors
The collaboration, which includes licensing, investment, development and supply agreement components, is centered upon the use of Unilife's portfolio of prefilled, customisable wearable injectors for medicines.
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“Our prefilled, pre-assembled and ready-to-inject delivery systems are easy-to-use and enhance patient experience."
Alison Moore, senior vice president of process development at Amgen, said: "We are pleased to enter this collaboration with Unilife. One important pillar of Amgen's strategy is to invest in leading drug delivery technologies to more effectively meet the needs of patients suffering from serious illnesses.
“Unilife continues to develop technology that could provide patients with innovative and meaningful enhancements to drug administration."
Under the strategic collaboration, Unilife can receive up to £53.8m ($75m). At closing, Amgen paid a non-refundable £14.3m ($20m) license fee and purchased a £21.5m ($30m) senior secured convertible note from Unilife.
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I can't claim to be someone who follows MK mythology or the story really, but weren't there like a billion clones of Milleena or something?
MK9 explored/toiled with clones in the story to make clones of Kitana, which were failures.
What @Space Suicide said. In her MKX ending she had Shang Tsung create a whole army for her, but that isn't part of the continuity (every so often an arcade ending is these days) because she's worm food currently.
(I'm part of a loose group of MK podcasts called the Netherkast, and myself and one other guy are the MK story freaks, so if there's a question, ask away).
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Just sat through all 3 hours of the story mode and Spoiler: that ending was epic. Seeing Raiden with regular eyes as a mortal was freaky!
It's a solid game and story mode, in the relative sense
I still greatly dislike the variations as an idea and here it's expanded in such an excruciating way. To drive home the point, where I'm at, at least two characters that aren't on the roster are fightable in the story, with full movesets from previous games. If it weren't for the variation and loot system they'd be easy to include. Very frustrating as a fan. Otherwise the story has some great moments although it's as shlocky and phoned in as ever. The graphics are outrageous
Is it just me or does anyone find the movement of the characters to be slower and there's a delay when you input the buttons for the special moves?
Mine's out for delivery right now. Can't wait!
Aladdinsanity
That launch trailer is great. It might be due to personal nostalgia, but the MK movie theme still slaps hard.
It's intended to be slower. I'm liking it. Feels smoother and more responsive than MKX, IMO.
A lot of people are complaining about the progression system and in-game economy. Krypt is apparently all random loot boxes. And they say it would take forever to unlock everything.
Did play a little bit of Towers of Time. Felt cheap and broken. Which, thankfully, is getting fixed alongside the progression system.
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Well I'm sure they'll charge people $10 to unlock everything in the Krypt like they did with X. lol
They already have an in-game currency. It's like Injustice 2 but much worse. They're fixing them. Not sure how though.
Even with release check off the game just feels unresponsive which is a down ward trend that started with MKX. I am playing on Xbox for the first time and for sure the co troller is simply worse than the PlayStation one. But yeah it's slow, and unresponsive, but worst I can't find a character I like playing as. The thing plays like mud and even characters I used to like, like Erron Black, Noob Saibot, and Kabal all feel kind of clunky and I'm not enjoying any of them.
The story has its moments but it's oddly disconnected. Eventually they just drop Johnny Cage and Sonya and you never see them again, even though they're central to the first half of the story. Ending is an absolute non ending, setting up yet another reboot... And this series needs it. I really hate the variations system, I don't think loot systems have a place in fighting games. It feels like every game is soiled with bullshit rng loot systems now, even God of War would have been better without it.
Story also has a bloat of action scenes that you just don't participate in. At one point thres a 15 minute stretch of cutscenes. And throughout the game theres a good cumulative ten minutes of characters standing there shooting hordes of people running at them. The large scale of battle doesn't feel like mortal Kombat and it's astonishingly boring.
In a fighting game it's so much worse because I already feel like learning it is an uphill battle but loot multiplies what you have to keep track of.
Ultimately the whole thing is a net negative to me, at least on my end they lost out on DLC cash. I'm not looking to spring at all the way things are looking
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It’s not just you. I messed around last night and couldn’t really link shit together.
My next post will be thoughts after playing this evening.
Okay ruling in....
I am enjoying the game! However the game feels a little unresponsive due to how much slower and less fast paced the game is. I'm just so used to X's fluidity. I do enjoy the new character styles and the changes made to withstanding ones, sans Erron Black.
Upon toiling with both of my chosen mains I am feeling more confident with Skarlet moving forward over Erron Black, sadly. Skarlet has better combo juggles and potentials for punishment. Her zoning is good with high, medium and low ranges being able to be performed. Her combos for basic damage are pretty good, I got a pretty decent 8 hit combo I can dish out. I have a current record of 6/1 in online matches and they are all with Skarlet. My man Black though will be a fun character to still use as my second main, though he isn't as fun to play as he was in X. This is after one day of playing and my mind might change....
Shao Kahn is hilarious and awesome to play as. He is so brutal and his hammer really packs a wallop. It feels like a lot of his attacks are stronger due to it.
Anyways, I am satisfied!
Maybe I'll try skarlet, but I'm pretty much already over it, this is the least fun I've had with mainline MK since MK4
Yeah I'm not really digging the slower pace either. However, I seem to be finding it easier to pull combos off than in the previous installment. I've only gotten through the tutorials and the first two chapters of Story Mode.
I think I spent more time in the Krypt than I have everywhere else in the game. I seem to be opening new pathways very quickly which only add to my curiosity.
I like the slower pace of the combat, it reminds me of earlier entries... and I am glad it isn't so dependent upon dial-a-combo strings.
I'm still going through the basics though. Might change my mind. But so far, Story mode feels like the best video game movie of all time (though not sure what that really says).
X Ray moves (Fatal Blow) are winners for noobs during panic round end seconds. I loathe them. I wish they could be turned off. I've hated them ever since 9.
People that play this game online are trash, just like they are with most fighting games. Played a Sub-Zero guy that literally did ice balls and meter burn ice slides the entire match. I won the first round but after the 2nd round I stopped trying. Shit like that isn't fun to fight. Zoner cowards are too much of a hassle to bother with.
Combos are hard to learn in this game. I watched some videos on Erron Black and his combos have extremely tight input windows to link stuff together.
Played one online set. Throw spammer Shao Kahn. The second I figured him out and beat him, he peaced out quick.
yeah, Fatal Blows in this are not a good balancing element, and way too powerful.
I'm going through advanced tutorials now... is this a fucking joke? The timing on these perfect counter moves is not feasible for online play AT ALL. This is ridiculous. I don't even know what kind of environment this is real in outside of E-Sports shit. This is insane.
If this game was intended to be played online, this is just a design fault, I don't care how good your connection is, or how great your net code is... MK's been notoriously bad at... oh man, really? This perfect timing shit is pissing me off. I mean, I can do it for a tutorial, in front of a dummy... but realistically using this in combat against someone who could otherwise pummel me with a combo if I miss the perfect timing, especially considering any, AND I MEAN ANY, amount of online lag would screw it up...
Fuck frame timing for hyper reversal advantages in fighting games.
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I commend games like this that dedicate to their hardcore players to please them and their e-sports....however it just ruins the game for everyone else. The casual, semi-hardcore players are the bread and butter for these game sales overall. The E-League stuff and tournament players are a big core group but doing things like this leaves others in a lurch. I wasn't a pro or anything at X but I could time and do basic combos that got 15%-30% damage outputs. I watched a few videos as I said above and can't even string the the juggle and linker moves together since it requires millisecond timing.
For another example, another game I fancy (Rainbow Six: Siege) has dedicated its last two seasons of new content and maps for their e-sports league players and all its done is made HUGE maps with lots of dead space for their new content and making them redesign base game maps from launch to accommodate league play. It just...sucks. Everyone isn't into league play.
I guess the unspoken intent here is to make a game that can be played “casually” online, but if you wanna “be serious” there’s another level of insane timing mechanics? I guess I can appreciate that, I just feel like I wasted my time going through that tutorial cuz all that shit is straight up useless online
i mean even Bluetooth lag is an issue here with wireless controllers
EDIT: I'm trying to do the next tutorial section, I'm doing part 2 of building combos... I can't get Geras' first one to work... so I clicked the "View Demo" button... and the computer's instructional inputs don't land.
This game is BROKEN.
I finally got it after about 50 trial and error attempts, and one time it actually worked. This is sooooooooo stupid...
What is this shit?! How does a game launch like this?! There are so many central techniques to the core "advanced mechanics" of this game that require absurd timing windows.
I hate the online for this game. It isn't fun. Aside from the achievement for 50 kasual matches I'm done with online play mostly.
I like the way they changed x-rays, I like the notion of defensive and offensive enhances. Separating those into three thing instead of one is good sense but that's where the good sense stops. A lot of the time my enhanced moves do t proc... The timing is different? I'm just fucking dumb? I do t like that they only apply to some special moves.
I like to play as zoners, this game hates what few zoners it has, in fact some of the shitty roster and my absent main can be attributed to the careful removing of zoning from the game. I'm just quite unhappy with it and havent played for more than ten minutes at a time since I completed the campaign
I enjoyed this game for exactly a day (about the time it took me to complete the story campaign). I bought it for the Switch, wherein even the single player experience gets kicked in squarely in the balls via the games-as-a-service elements baked into almost everything. Fuck Warner Brothers.
Originally Posted by Wretchedest
It's a good game but they did a lot wrong with this one. I'll do single player story tomorrow for the first time. Haven't had time due to work.
X > 11
I'd never buy a fighting on switch. Right out the gate, it's the inferior version. Doesn't have the power to run as well as the other platforms. Can't imagine the player base being much either tbh. Love the switch. But it's not meant for fighting games and never will be.
I do have some gripes though.
1) flawless block. Dumbest mechanic in the game imo. Something no one will probably bother with unless you're on the pro level. And I get the feeling the pros won't use it much either. I can land a flawless, the window you have to use your counter is pathetic. I don't see them taking out the mechanic, so hopefully they buff it and increase the time window a little bit. What makes this even worse, is that the Shao Kahn announcer voice is locked behind tutorial completion. Bullshit.
2) throw tech. I could be wrong but it doesn't seem like I am. But forward and back throws have the exact same animation. So, how am I to do what I'm countering? Is it literially just a guessing game? Why is it so difficult to just have one dedicated button to do it like every other game (including theirs)?
I'd complain about the in-game economy. But, they're fixing that.
Leaked DLC list sucks. Yet again, they ignore their player base and who THEY want. It's a joke. I'm not a fan of guest characters. Should make sense and be used sparingly. And not when you have such a vast catalog of characters that didn't make the game that people really want. That pisses me off.
I have it on switch as well and will say that as it's as much as I would need it to be in a portable situation, although in a group setting the switch invites more novel opportunities like Pokken Tournament
As an update, for anyone who missed the notice, it seems the Krypt isn't at all RNG-based - with the exception of Heart chests, which are always in a fixed position, all the chests' locations are randomized, but they contain the same items, making any kind of guide to their contents a maddening-to-impossible exercise at the very best.
Still playing. Story was great, Arcade endings also from what I've seen so far. I don't go online, just fight friends, and not touching Towers Of Time until the patch drops whch adjusts the bullshit factor and rewards are more balanced out, hopefully this week.
Edit: Patch just dropped
Last edited by Shadaloo; 04-29-2019 at 06:36 PM.
Looks like the update patch for PS4 is live now with the other platforms getting it later this week - https://www.reddit.com/r/MortalKomba...il_ps4_update/
Community gift with 500k koins, 1k souls, etc. is live and will be available until May 6th so get in there and claim them.
I'm looking forward to seeing the time tower adjustment because I dove in hard this past weekend just to get the full experience and there were lots of controller-throwing moments that could have taken place.
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Key Advice on the New Frontiers of Student Data Protection
By Troy Wheeler || July 22, 2015
As part of our ongoing commitment to advancing the protection of student data, we are talking with leading vendors and educational organizations to learn more about the ways they use and safeguard student data. We’ll share what we hear in this series.
Lenny Schad, Chief Technology Information Officer (CTIO) for Houston Independent School District (HISD), is an outspoken advocate for creating a rich data-driven learning environment in every classroom – what the district refers to as “tier 1 instruction” – and for the role technology can play in helping classroom educators achieve that impact.
Over the last three years, he’s been leading the effort to help HISD implement a robust, secure technology infrastructure and foster new, tech- and data-savvy teaching practices. An integral part of using technology to enhance classroom practice is to gain control over student privacy protection. “This is an issue that must be addressed and it requires a multi-pronged approach and cross-functional teams,” advises Schad. “The CIO must be hands on and has to take on the role of linking with other departments across the district, like curriculum and assessment.” This approach can ensure that all parts of the organization are fully invested in improving daily privacy practices district-wide.
The challenge becomes one of enhancing teachers’ ability to use new tools effectively and employing student data privacy protections. What can district leaders do? Schad shared five essential best practices for district leaders to adopt.
Build awareness among educators
Educators are already sensitized to the need to protect details about their students’ lives and learning. However, new education technologies and apps create new and sometimes unexpected privacy issues around student data. A fourth grade teacher who signs students up for a new reading application may not even realize that student data is vulnerable. The ways that applications handle student data is often not clear or obvious to teachers. Laying the groundwork for teachers to understand the real implications of ‘clicking yes’ should be the starting point. “You have to tell people ‘why’ first, then move to ‘how,” Schad advises.
Strengthen technical solutions by consolidating and securing resources
HISD is currently rolling out a district-wide resource called the ‘Hub’ — a technical platform that consolidates multiple resources in one place for teachers. This ‘one-stop shop’ gives educators easy, secure access to a range of data and tools like student assessment information, digital content for lessons and lesson planning functionality. This kind of consolidation requires the use of technical standards and security mechanisms to make access simple and elegant. A single, secure log-in makes it possible to monitor and control access and ensure the right people get the right information. The closed, internal ‘ecosystem’ of applications keeps data in district control and access and sharing of information strictly monitored. HISD relies on technical content standards published by IMS Global Learning Consortium® to ensure that material can be easily and securely accessed and used, regardless of which outside organization is providing it.
Strengthen educators’ role in the student data security chain through formal training and resources
Once educators understand the “why” (new vulnerabilities) and new IT controls have been put in place, educators should be trained in the “how” of student data protection. Professional development and formalized efforts to build awareness are two strategies HISD uses to deputize teachers and administrators. These efforts focus heavily on the need to thoroughly evaluate online tools and resources and their privacy policies prior to use in the classroom.
Enlist vendors as data protection partners
The vendor community has a major role to play in supporting districts’ ongoing efforts to protect data To make it easy for all vendors to put privacy protection first, HISD and several other districts have been working to develop a new rating rubric specific to student online safety, privacy, and security. The rubric will be released to education vendors later this summer to give them a jumpstart in assessing — and improving — their products. In parallel, educators can use the rubric to evaluate apps and tools they want for their students.
Get started now — and keep going
With the rapid rise of new education technologies and applications, the need for more robust student data privacy protocols is a reality that most districts need to address as soon as possible. While it can seem difficult to get started, resources are available from organizations like the Future of Privacy Forum, Common Sense Media, and Consortium on School Networking (CoSN).
The new student data privacy frontier requires that almost everyone involved in schools must think differently about how they do their job – from the IT and procurement departments and vendors to classroom teachers to the superintendent and board members. “It’s tempting to assume that IT can provide an easy, once-and-done answer,” says Schad. “But student data privacy is not a project with a beginning and an end. Everyone has a role and they need to know how to play it well.”
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Information Systems Schools
In Fort Smith, Arkansas
In Fort Smith, there is only one information systems school where information systems faculty can find employment. The trends in Fort Smith's information systems academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes information systems training at the following levels:
Fort Smith Vs. Arkansas Information Systems Employment
Fort Smith 80
Arkansas 3,530
Exactly 80 of Arkansas' 1,220 information systems professionals work in Fort Smith. The number of information systems professionals in Fort Smith has shrunk by 38% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for information systems professionals in Fort Smith has decreased, overall employment in Fort Smith has increased.
Fort Smith Vs. Arkansas Information Systems employment growth
Grey: Arkansas
Dark Yellow: Fort Smith
Information Systems VS. All professions salaries in Fort Smith
$68,225 $68,885 $72,390 $71,570 $100,080
Light Blue: Information Systems in Fort Smith
Dark Yellow: All Professions in Fort Smith
Salaries for information systems professionals in Fort Smith have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $100,080 per year was earned by information systems professionals in Fort Smith. The average salary for information systems professionals in Fort Smith was $68,225 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Fort Smith.
Salary percentiles for Information systems professionals in Fort Smith
75th percentile $120,140
Information systems professionals make a median salary of $99,790 per year in Fort Smith. The difference in pay between the information systems professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 130%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $60,000 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $138,170 per year.
Average Salaries for Information systems professionals and related professions in Fort Smith
Information Technology $83,375
Computer Science $100,080
Information Systems $100,080
On average information systems professional salaries in Fort Smith are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.
Information Systems schools in Fort Smith
There is only one accredited information systems school in the city. Many of Fort Smith's information systems professionals are graduates of this school.
Information Systems Programs Offered In Fort Smith
There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in information systems offered by Fort Smith's information systems schools.
Student Completed Information Systems Degrees In Fort Smith
associate 19
Approximately 43 students completed information systems courses in 2010.
Information Systems Faculty Salaries in Fort Smith, Arkansas
We are in the process of collecting data for the number of information systems faculty, growth in the field of information systems academia and information systems faculty salaries in Fort Smith. If you are involved in teaching information systems courses to students at the associates degree in information systems, and bachelors degree in information systems levels, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future information systems faculty in Fort Smith. A summary of the data collected thus far will be available to you once you have submitted your information.
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Kerber out of Adelaide with lower back injury
1dPeter Bodo and Simon Cambers
Angelique Kerber retires from Adelaide match with back injury
ADELAIDE, Australia -- Former Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber suffered a lower back injury and retired from her Adelaide International match on Wednesday.
The former world No. 1 trailed 6-2, 2-0 in her match against Dayana Yastremska when she stopped playing. Kerber, who won the Australian Open in 2016 and also has Wimbledon and US Open titles, had on-court medical help for the injury and then retired.
Kerber lost in the first round to Samantha Stosur last week at the Brisbane International.
In other second-round women's matches in Adelaide, Donna Vekic beat Maria Sakkari 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 and American Danielle Collins upset her seventh-seeded compatriot, Sofia Kenin, 6-3, 6-1 to secure a quarterfinal spot.
In the men's ATP tournament at the same venue, third-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Sam Querrey 6-3, 6-3.
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How will the Socceroos fare against South America's finest?
Australia's Copa America opponents: How will the Socceroos fare against South America's finest?
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The Arnie-ball World Tour will be heading to Argentina next year, with Australia drawn in Group A to face La Albiceleste, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay at the 2020 Copa America.
Here's what to expect from the Socceroos' five opponents:
Brimming with talent in the front third -- including an extraterrestrial who won his sixth Ballon d'Or earlier this week -- but cripplingly imbalanced. As a consequence, Paulo Dybala has only been used sparingly despite his mesmerising talent -- to the point where he did not even see a minute in this year's Copa America semifinal, as Argentina "chased" the game against Brazil. Something that must be considered with Lionel Messi's disparate performances for club and country, La Albiceleste have suffered in possession from an ultra-conservative midfield for years.
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It reached a point of critical mass at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, with Jorge Sampaoli starting with the likes of Enzo Perez, Lucas Biglia and -- despite his emotional presence -- Javier Mascherano. Much like his predecessors, current coach Lionel Scaloni has been faced with the burden of fitting a team around the 32-year-old Messi. Scaloni has at least tried to figure out a means to penetrate from earlier phases of possession, giving more scope to the likes of Leandro Paredes and Giovani Lo Celso. Dybala, however, remains key to that aim.
There was a lingering sense Chilean football was leading to that point, but this year's Copa America was a colossal moment for an ageing generation. With the majority of possession, Chile were soundly beaten by Peru in the semifinal, after struggling against Ecuador, Uruguay and Colombia earlier in the tournament. Looking back, Australia's effectiveness as the reactive team in their last meeting against Chile at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was another momentary hint. The likes of Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sanchez and Eduardo Vargas might have remained but they lacked the clarity and movement in possession that players like Jorge Valdivia and Mati Fernandez provided.
Charles Aranguiz was and remains another who requires a reference point in Chilean phases of possession. While Erick Pulgar has emerged as one of the better defensive midfielders in Serie A, quickly becoming a key player after his transfer to Fiorentina this summer, the primary attributes he is providing are energy and distribution. While they are resolute, hard-working and have individual quality, a team can sit in a block against Chile and wait for triggers to press and transition.
Australia's last meeting with Chile, at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, ended in a 1-1 draw. Ian Walton/Getty Images
After three disappointing tenures at club level in Spain, Eduardo Berizzo has gone the blank canvas method with Paraguay, selecting 44 players for his 14 matches in charge. With a sparsity in attacking talent on top of his own practical ideology, Berizzo has naturally implemented a counter-attacking plan, seeking to maximise Miguel Almiron's pace on the break. Despite high defensive positioning at times, Paraguay have been more inclined to contain than press.
Despite possible reservations on aesthetic, the Albirroja benefitted from the tournament format in Brazil this year, securing a quarterfinal berth as one of the best third-placed teams. Without winning a game for the whole tournament, Paraguay were close to securing a semifinal place by knocking out the hosts, but fell on penalties following Derlis Gonzalez's agonising miss. Qualification for the 2022 World Cup looks to be top of the list of priorities, but Paraguay will be competitive regardless.
The Socceroos might have history with Uruguay and the infinite pragmatism/wisdom of Oscar Washington Tabarez, but the Celeste are a far different team to what we faced in 2002 and 2006 World Cup qualification playoffs. Aside from an astonishing understanding that borders on telepathy, Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani remain one of the most dynamic strike partnerships in international football. A lean period following the 2011 Copa America triumph -- which a round-of-16 exit at the 2014 World Cup and a group-stage exit at the 2016 Copa America Centenario -- Uruguay have been bolstered by a regenerated midfield.
Tabarez has both quality and variety to choose from in his midfield stocks, with Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Torreira and Matias Vecino providing a necessary link to Suarez and Cavani. Federico Valverde's emergence has only strengthened that depth. The one thing Uruguay have lacked in a tactical sense is width. Although Nahitan Nandez is by no means incapable, much like Graham Arnold's teams, the bulk of attacking in wide areas comes from the full-backs. Despite his years, Martin Caceres is compatible in that sense.
Underlining the benefits of accepting the invitation to play in Copa America, the Socceroos have never even played a friendly international against Bolivia. It will provide an opportunity to learn and adapt, with qualification for the 2022 World Cup on the horizon. The opening game of this year's Copa America proved a precursor for the rest of the tournament, as Eduardo Villegas' side sat in a block with relative effectiveness against host nation Brazil. The complexion of the match only changed with Nestor Pitana going to VAR, to gift the Selecao the lead.
With Cesar Farias taking over following the tournament, signs of improvement were hard to find, as Venezuela won 4-1 in his opening game. A largely home-based squad, and lacking in goals, to the point where 40-year-old Carlos Saucedo was called up for the last international window.
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Welcome to Sony ESPN India Edition
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'I want to be the man to bring the Ashes back to England' - Joe Root
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Irfan Pathan's best: Wicked swing at the WACA, and those three balls in Karachi
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The T20 explosion, India's dominance, and Kohli's ODI gluttony
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Joe Root insists he wants to continue as England captain despite failing to reclaim the Ashes Getty Images
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Joe Root has said he wants to be "at the front" of England's progression over the next three years, and thinks that he is the man to captain them to an Ashes victory in Australia in 2021-22.
Root's captaincy repeatedly came under pressure during the series. Batting in his unfavoured position of No. 3, he failed to make a hundred and was dismissed without scoring three times, though finished with an average of 32.50.
He was also criticised for turning to Jofra Archer too often when seeking a breakthrough, and seemed to be struggling with the pressures of the role despite repeatedly stating his desire to continue as captain.
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But after leading his side to a series-levelling win at The Oval, Root told Sky: "I want to be leading this team, and be the man to bring the Ashes back to England."
"We're very much driven towards [that series]" said Root. "We've got two-and-a-half years to prepare very well for it. I think it's going to be a real focus for English cricket to make sure we do everything we can to be in the best possible space for that.
"I want to be at the front of that."
"This week in particular it looked like we'd started to get to grips with Test cricket after a very long period of one-day cricket," he added. "It was more of a blueprint of how we want to go about playing, but there were still things we can get better at.
"We've got a period now and an opportunity in the next two-and-a-half years to really push and do everything we can to prepare extremely well for that tour of Australia. That's going to be a huge focus for me and I'd like to hope for English cricket.
Root added that the manner in which England squared the series at The Oval, dominating the contest despite losing the toss, augured well for how he hoped they would come together in future engagements, starting with tours of New Zealand and South Africa this winter.
"I thought the performance this week was closer to where we want to be as a template moving forward in Test cricket," he said. "I thought we drove the game pretty much the whole time from that first session on day one and that's really pleasing.
"We got ourselves in a position of strength and at no point did we really let them back in, which after a difficult week - like Manchester was - was exactly what you want, your team to step up.
"Throughout the series we've shown a lot of character, at times we've been outskilled and we've been sloppy for the odd hour here and there which has cost us, but we've always fought very hard and that's a very pleasing thing to look at moving forward.
"There's always things you want to get better at and learn from but that's something that's quite hard to instil in players. Hopefully that'll be a massive stepping stone and starting point for us to kick on as a team."
Ben Stokes, who was re-appointed as Root's vice-captain at the start of the Test summer, said that Root was "100 percent" the man to lead England forward, and paid tribute to the players that had come into the side in the past year.
"Everyone who has come into the Test side in the winter and this summer has [put] their hand up and shown that they can compete at the highest level.
"We've been challenged by some seriously good fast bowling as we've always known [we would be], and Rory Burns and Joe Denly as the new guys in the team have shown what they can do.
"I think Rory Burns has been knocking on the door for a long time, and I think we started to see this series what he can offer."
Root echoed Stokes' praise for the new opening pair.
"They played very well throughout the series on very difficult surfaces against a very good attack," he said. "You have to take that all into consideration - it's been hard at the top of the order.
"Guys have got stuck in at times, it's been very difficult. They've stood up to it. You know, they've made some very valuable contributions. They should be very proud of their efforts."
Root also paid tribute to departing head coach Trevor Bayliss, hailing his contribution to England's limited-overs set-up in particular.
"Trev is brilliant," Root said. "He's obviously added a huge amount to this Test team. He's been involved in some fantastic series wins, both home and away.
"And what he's done for white-ball cricket for English cricket is phenomenal. He's very much valued in the dressing room, he's got a great sense of humour. We all played for him this week, and I'm really pleased to send him off in a great fashion."
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For America's Best Brew, Meet the World's Only Beer Concierge
Here's what your vacation has been missing.
By Rose Maura Lorre
To describe what Matt Canning does for a living as the world's first and only beer concierge, it might first help to explain what he's not. He's not a beer sommelier, for starters. Although he'll happily suggest some beer pairings for a meal at Juniper, the restaurant inside the hotel where he works in Burlington, Vermont—Hotel Vermont. Though that's not why he and the hotel brass created his position last year. He's also not a mule or a fixer, so don't expect him to greet you in the lobby with a covert nod and a handshake before palming a black-market tallboy into your sweaty, suds-jonesing paw.
According to Canning a beer concierge spends most of his time "telling people where they can find Heady Topper." The unfiltered double IPA he's referring to – the poster-boy of Vermont's exploding-with-no-signs-of-abating beer scene – is canned in nearby Waterbury and, for about two years running, has been ranked the world's #1 beer by members of the beer-rating website Beer Advocate. Heady Topper is sold almost exclusively in-state; the brewery that makes it, The Alchemist, is closed to the public. Scoring a coveted 16-ounce can therefore requires intimate knowledge of Heady's labyrinthine, hyper-local delivery route: a Mobil gas station in Montpelier on Mondays, a "tea lounge" in Waitsfield on Wednesdays, and so on. That's where Canning comes in.
"There's a couple different kind of people who I'm able to help," he says. "There's a certain percentage who know what Heady Topper is and know they want it; maybe it's their first or second time in Vermont. Then there are people who enjoy Heady, but have done that. They're looking for the next greatest and best thing."
Canning tells me this as we are looking for the next greatest and best thing. Besides suggesting acquisition strategies for Heady and other hard-to-source local beers, his concierge duties include taking hotel guests on daylong brewery tours. Because The Alchemist doesn't accept visitors, we're instead hitting up places like Hill Farmstead Brewery – literally, a barn in a town of 200 people where dozens line up before noon to purchase bottles and growlers (while Beer Advocate ranks Heady the #1 beer in the world, Hill Farmstead holds the title of #1 brewery) – and Lost Nation Brewing, which is housed in the back of a welding plant and is Canning's favorite stop on the itinerary. On this day, Canning's tour guests include two couples from Dallas who left their kids at home to go eat in Portland, Maine ("They had more James Beard nominees than any other city this year!" one of them tells me, which isn't completely accurate, but close enough), and then to drink in Vermont; these people quickly become who I want to be when I grow up.
As we stand under the canopy of Lost Nation's beer garden (complete with outdoor meat smoker!), enveloped by Vermont's lush, stunning slopes, Canning hoists a glass of saison to his lips. "This is a great" – he pauses to look at his watch – "2:30 kind of beer."
Matt Canning.
At our next stop, a low-slung cinderblock outpost known as Rock Art Brewery, I taste my first gruit (beer made without hops). Canning begins to tell me how one becomes the world's first and only beer concierge. There's a poster on the door for the annual Vermont Brewers Festival, which was co-founded more than 20 years ago by his father. Canning points to the phone number on the poster and says, "That was my home number growing up." But he claims his real beer education began when he moved to Boulder, Colorado, and got a job at the West End Tavern, owned by a local restaurant group that requires even the busboys (which is what Canning started out as) passing a 160-question exam about booze. He spent six years in Boulder, then three in Tahoe, before coming home and taking a job as Hotel Vermont's front-office manager.
"In my job, I was getting all these requests for information about where to go for beer, and I knew what to tell them," Canning says. "We started building out the beer tours, then someone suggested that we should have a beer concierge; we were told 'concierge' is a very 'hot' thing these days. I said, 'You're shitting me, I've never heard of that. That's genius.'"
For dinner, our final stop is Prohibition Pig, a brick-walled brewpub in Waterbury that, coincidentally, housed Heady Topper's original HQ before it relocated to a nearby production facility. Fittingly, it's where I get to crack open a container of the legendary stuff for the first time. Along the lip of the can it reads, "Drink From the Can!" This, Canning volunteers, purportedly keeps the flavor as concentrated as possible when it hits your palate. "But I'm very confident at this point asking for mine with a tulip or a Burgundy glass," he says. "I want my whole face in that thing." I nod, ask for a glass, then realize I'm too eager to get bogged down in conveyance tactics; I angle my head back, take a long swig from the can, and goddamn if that whole thing's not in my face anyway. My entire lower head prickles with the feel of a billion sentient hops cones trying to burrow their way through my pores, followed by the afterglow of a lingering citrusy finish. And once more, we've reached beer nirvana.
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Here are Canning's picks for three can't-miss beers in the Green Mountain state.
1. Heady Topper, The Alchemist, Waterbury
"This beer is the pinnacle of Vermont IPA hysteria," Canning says. "Its hop profile invokes notes of tropical fruit and pine, without the residential bitterness found in most hop-forward, high-ABV beers."
2. Green State Lager, Zero Gravity Brewing, Burlington
A craft pilsner that Canning says is enjoyable year-round, but especially during a Vermont summer. "It seems that if a beer is not aggressively hopped, or barrel-aged, then it's skimmed over on most beer menus. Do not skim over Green State," he warns. "This is a perfectly balanced, crisp, and slightly malty-sweet lager beer."
3. Susan, Hill Farmstead, Greensboro
An IPA that's "exceptionally balanced and juicy," Canning says. "[Brewmaster] Shaun Hill knows how to brew the full spectrum with beauty."
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Sophia Antipolis, 18 November 2019
Trust and privacy together with cost and flexibility are key to security solutions for many applications in today’s digital world. To address this challenge, ETSI Technical Committee Smart Card Platform, who standardized the former generations of SIM cards, has been working on a brand-new security platform called Smart Secure Platform (SSP). The ETSI committee is pleased to unveil the first three technical specifications to launch this new security platform.
“ETSI has specified the first SIM card in the late 1980s as well as the secure platform for all the following generations of SIMs. With 5G and IoT coming up, there was a need to go beyond this field proven platform and think of innovative form factors and features that would address new market requirements and provide a secure platform for all security sensitive industry sectors” says Klaus Vedder, Chairman of the ETSI Technical Committee Smart Card Platform.
The ETSI Smart Secure Platform offers an open platform for multiple applications with various physical interfaces and form factors. The new flexible file system and built-in capabilities support several authentication methods, as well as features defined for a UICC - the current security platform used, for instance, for the SIM card - such as a toolkit or a contactless interface. SSP is a highly secure, scalable, thus cost-efficient solution optimized to fit many requirements, from IoT applications to complex solutions, hosting several applications such as banking and payment, ID management and access to mobile networks. Furthermore, the SSP is backwards compatible to the UICC.
The three specifications cover the general technical characteristics of the Smart Secure Platform with ETSI TS 103 666‑1, the integration of the Secure Element into a System on Chip (SoC) solution in ETSI TS 103 666‑2 and, as the first protocol between the Smart Secure Platform and the outside world, the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) which is specified in ETSI TS 103 713. Further specifications such as the embedded and the removable Smart Secure Platform as well as the I2C interface will follow in due course.
The work has been achieved by a fruitful co-operation of leading players in the field of mobile communications, smart cards and secure ICs taking into account results and suggestions by various industry bodies. Though the first implementations are expected to be in the fields of IoT and 5G, the Smart Secure Platform is designed in such a way that other industry sectors such as banking, transport and ID as well as interested parties can easily adapt the SSP to serve as a security platform for their own need.
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Broar break world record!
After over a month at sea, three Scottish brothers raising money for Feedback Madagascat have set three World Records in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge – dubbed the toughest row in the world.
Not only are they the fastest trio to ever have rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, beating the previous record by a whopping six days, they are also the first three brothers to row any ocean, and the youngest trio to ever paddle their way across the Atlantic.
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean, sons of acclaimed whisky writer and connoisseur Charles MacLean, set off from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on 12 December last year, spending Christmas and New Year in the middle of the ocean, and completed the epic 3,000-mile row to Antigua in exactly 35 days, nine hours and nine minutes.
The MacLeans overcame severe seasickness, battery issues, storms, dehydration and utter exhaustion – as well as the typical rowing blisters, aches and pains that come hand in hand with the endurance sport – to reach Antigua last night. The sound of Jamie’s pipes sounded their arrival on the horizon, and they made their way into shore to be welcomed by hoards of friends, family and well-wishers.
MD of Feedback Madagascar, Jamie Spencer OBE, said: "Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan are an amazing team, it seems like there's nothing they can't do."
"Their strength and determination have helped them beat this record at the same time as saving and transforming lives with every stroke. Every £5,000 raised pays for a freshwater borehole for a village in
Madagascar - that's freshwater for 3,000 people so far, and rising."
Feedback joins forces with Mary's Meals
Feedback Madagascar has joined with Mary's Meals to deliver school meals to over 9000 pupils in almost 70 schools.
Three rural areas have been chosen for this project – Amoron’i Mania, Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy-Fitovinany –representing the three principal regions where Feedback Madagascar currently works. These areas present very different geographical, socio-cultural and economic contexts.
The planned menu for the schools will include rice with pinto beans on Mondays and Fridays, rice with greens and peanut sauce on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and rice with lentils on Wednesday.
Managing director of Feedback Madagascar, Jamie Spencer, said: "It is fantastic that two charities from Argyll are partnering to launch this new project in Madagascar. Many of us take for granted that we will have three meals a day – with extra snacks when we feel peckish. Children in these areas will usually only eat once a day at most. Providing daily food at school will help the children to perform better in the classroom and feel safe in the knowledge that they will receive a nutritious meal every day the attend.”
Mary's Meals Founder, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, said: “We are so incredibly thankful that the dedication of our supporters and the local knowledge and experience of our new partner has allowed us to reach many more children in Madagascar, who desperately need our support. I was lucky enough to meet the wonderful community surrounding just one of the new programme schools earlier this year.
Magnus added: “I am so glad and humbled that – thanks to the continued generosity and goodness of our supporters, volunteers and our new partner – we are able to transform the lives of children at this school, and many others throughout Madagascar.”
Launch of Maclean's Pillage!
As part of our training for the 2019 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, we launched a ‘Whisky for Water’ campaign to provide clean water to thousands in Madagascar, rowing up the West Coast of Scotland and ‘pillaging’ whisky from distilleries as we went.
Over the course of ten days, we covered about 300 miles, rowing from Lochranza on the Isle of Arran to Talisker on Skye, visiting the 16 distilleries that had very kindly donated whisky towards the campaign.
The donated whisky is being blended by a team of experts led by our father, Charles MacLean, and advised by the legendary Richard Paterson. We will release a film of the whole blending process, which is likely to lead to two or three distinctive expressions. The first batch of this unique and limited edition ‘Maclean’s Pillage’ blend will be auctioned by Royal Mile Whiskies; date (in early 2020) yet to be announced.
Every drop sold will make a difference. All funds raised will go towards life-saving fresh water boreholes in Madagascar, and every single bottle will pay for clean water for life for several Malagasy families. Want to find out more, or be one of the first to taste the blend? Register here for updates. Or make a bid: we are inviting supporters to make a ‘blind bid’, with the top 20 winning a unique bottle of ‘MacLean’s Pillage’, signed by Charles, Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean
Brothers will row Atlantic for Feedback Madagascar
Three Scottish brothers who will be rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean officially launched their boat onto the much calmer waters of Loch Lomond.
The MacLean brothers, Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan who make up team BROAR, will be the first three brothers to row any ocean as they take on the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge this December.
Named the world’s toughest row, the brothers will be taking on this challenge in order to raise £250,000 for their chosen charities, Children 1st and Feedback Madagascar.
They will row day and night, repeating shifts of two hours of rowing and one hour of rest until reaching the other side. The crossing will take between 40 to 60 days through 40-foot waves, shark-infested waters and busy shipping lanes
Managing Director of Feedback Madagascar, Jamie Spencer, said: “What these three lads are doing is simply incredible. Not only is the training gruelling but the race itself will take an incredible toll on them both mentally and physically. To think that they are undertaking this challenge to help Feedback Madagascar continue our work is very humbling."
Eldest brother, Ewan said “We are really excited to launch this campaign, the interest in our challenge has been phenomenal and to have people show up today from the US, Germany and Poland means so much to us.”
To learn more about the Broar team and to support their campaign, please click here.
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Nobody should be shouted down at varsities by saying ‘you are anti-national’, says Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan
Mumbai | Published: March 24, 2018 1:24:57 AM
Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan today said universities need to be "safe spaces" where debates takes place and no one is shouted down after being branded an "anti-national".
“We have to, as a society, create safe spaces where debates and discussions take place, where people using freedom, not licence, can express their views which can take the society forward,” Rajan said. (IE)
Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan today said universities need to be “safe spaces” where debates takes place and no one is shouted down after being branded an “anti-national”. Every stream of thought needs to be encouraged in a varsity, he said, citing instances like one of his colleagues at the University of Chicago inviting President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Banon to speak, despite not agreeing with his views. “We need to learn to respect universities as places where ideas are debated and you don’t shout down the other side and say that no no you don’t have the right to speak like this or you are anti-national,” he told reporters here.
“We have to, as a society, create safe spaces where debates and discussions take place, where people using freedom, not licence, can express their views which can take the society forward,” Rajan said. He was speaking on the sidelines of announcing the launch of Krea University, which will be devoted to liberal arts and humanities apart from science.
“Any university will court controversy but the point is that controversy should be protected. Part of the point is to debate. Sometimes ideas that are unappealing come forward and are shot down. “I think the process is good and over time these ideas become mainstream. For instance women’s rights is something that was debated in the 19th century which overtime we have come to accept,” he said.
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If you saw the first three American Pie movies then you might as well persevere and watch American Reunion. 13 years have past since the first instalment and all of the original gang return to town for their high school reunion. Its great to catch up with them as they reminisce and relive some of their old teenage antics. With the crude slapstick aside, the first film worked because it had a charm that struck a chord with it's viewers and this new movie works for similar reasons. Where they were young, confused and desperate in the first movie they're now dealing with age and the realisation of a youth they can never recapture. It's a more mature story with all of the famous infantile gags. I'm a guilty sucker for the American Pie series and I confess that I even like the 4 spin off movies. Not every joke hits the mark but enough of them hit bullseye to make it worth the time. They also managed to get Stifler's character back on track after he took on a weird uber-stupid mode in American Wedding.
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I was reading over some remarks Jeffrey Katzenberg -- CEO of DreamWorks Animation (NYSE:DWA) -- made at a recent media conference in New York. I found myself agreeing with one sentiment while disagreeing wholeheartedly with another.
Let's go first with the common ground. Katzenberg wanted to dispel a notion some observers have voiced: that the animation market might burn itself out as the result of a supply chain that's too large. He called this the "single greatest fiction," Reuters reported. Katzenberg went on to say, "It's not as though all of these movies are the same."
I couldn't agree more. Look -- there's always an article somewhere that says "Genre X" has become too ubiquitous a commodity. Who's to say, though, that any particular project is going to fail based on that reason alone? This isn't like the supply of a certain stock, where a buyback might increase the value of the remaining shares. It doesn't work that way. Budget/marketing costs, quality of ad campaigns, distribution reach -- the list of parameters goes on and on.
I would not be hesitant about investing in DreamWorks Animation because of a perception that people will get sick of animated projects. It isn't going to happen.
Now, Katzenberg also said something with regard to the competition: "It takes a huge amount of capital and a tremendous amount of time and resources to create these films. The ability of companies to put all of those elements together are fairly few and far between."
I don't know if I agree with him on this count. I suppose there could be several interpretations to the exact meaning of his comments, but I take it to mean that he thinks DreamWorks Animation and its main competitor Pixar (NASDAQ:PIXR) -- which he singled out -- are pretty much the only real players in the computer animation field. That doesn't ring too accurate to me. That seems to ignore the success of a film such as News Corp's (NYSE:NWS) Robots, for instance. The article says that the context of his thoughts related to "budget-oriented players" trying to settle in on the Shrek turf, but the way I see it, conglomerates such as Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) and Disney (NYSE:DIS) always have the resources to mount assaults on either Katzenberg's or Steve Jobs' arena of success. Besides, a huge budget does not necessarily guarantee success; in theory, at least, as the timeline progresses, technology does become cheaper. When cheaper technology is married with a good idea (The Blair Witch Project), the results can be substantially valuable.
I do understand that keeping ahead of the sophistication level possessed by audiences does require a lot of capital, but if I were Katzenberg, I would assume that there's always going to be a "next guy" with a "bigger idea." In other words, hubris need not apply. He should never stop worrying that DreamWorks Animation's leadership is about to be usurped. I'm confident that his shareholders don't want a complacent CEO trying to maximize the return on their collective equity. (I highly suggest Mr. Katzenberg read this commentary by Rick Munarriz.)
More on DreamWorks Animation:
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DreamWorks' Shark Bite
What do you think of Mr. Katzenberg's comments? Let us know on the DreamWorks Animation discussion board.
Fool contributor Steven Mallas owns shares of Disney. The Fool has a disclosure policy.
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3 Tech Stocks I'd Buy Right Now
Many tech stocks rallied over the past eight years as the market surged to historic highs. As a result, investors who were sitting on the sidelines might be waiting for a pullback before buying tech stocks again. However, investors who wait too long could miss out on some big gains.
Instead of waiting for the next market downturn, I believe that investors should start a position in some high-growth stocks, then add more when a pullback occurs. Here are three tech stocks that I'd buy today -- AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).
In early 2016, AMD shares traded at about $2, and NVIDIA and Intel were respectively crushing its GPU and CPU businesses. However, CEO Lisa Su eventually guided AMD toward an epic comeback.
First, AMD's EESC (Enterprise, Embedded, and Semi-Custom) business recovered on robust sales of the PS4 and Xbox One. New "VR ready" GPUs then helped it counter NVIDIA, and its new Ryzen CPU offered comparable performance as Intel's high-end CPUs at much lower prices. Today, AMD trades at about $14 -- and it could still have room to run.
AMD has posted four straight quarters of double-digit sales growth. Its Computing and Graphics (CPU and GPU) revenues surged 51% annually last quarter, easily offsetting a 5% dip in its EESC revenues and lifting its total revenues by 18%.
It posted a non-GAAP profit of $0.02 per share, compared to net losses in the previous two quarters. Analysts expect that growth to continue this year, with 18% sales growth and its first full-year non-GAAP profit in three years. Even after its massive rally, AMD remains surprisingly cheap at 2.8 times sales, compared to the industry average of 4.1 for semiconductor makers.
Baidu, which owns the biggest search engine in China, was weighed down over the past year by a government crackdown on misleading ads and higher investments in its O2O (online-to-offline) ecosystem of services. A confusing swap of its Qunar shares for Ctrip shares further throttled its revenue growth.
But Baidu proved the bears wrong last quarter, posting 14% year-over-year sales growth supported by the triple-digit growth of its "other services" category -- which includes its growing O2O ecosystem. For the current quarter, it expects its revenue growth to accelerate to 27%-30%.
Its adjusted EBITDA rose 41% to $886 million, crushing expectations of $631 million and allaying fears about runaway spending. Its earnings per ADS nearly surged 69% to $1.67, topping expectations by $0.16. For the full year, Wall Street expects Baidu's revenue and earnings to respectively rise 21% and 47%.
Baidu trades at 44 times earnings, which is slightly higher than the industry average of 38 for internet information providers. But it's still one of the easiest ways to invest in China's growing middle class and rising internet penetration rates.
Amazon might seem pricey after its 40% rally this year, which boosted its price to over $1,000 per share. Its trailing multiple of 200 still defies gravity, and its mixed second quarter earnings also raised concerns about its spending habits.
Amazon posted over 20% annual sales growth for nine straight quarters, and its revenue rose 25% to $38 billion last quarter, crushing expectations by $820 million on the double-digit growth of its North American and International marketplaces.
Earnings growth had also remained robust in recent quarters, thanks to the growth of its higher-margin AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud platform business. But during the second quarter, Amazon's net income plunged 77% to $197 million, or $0.40 per share, missing estimates by more than a dollar. The company's moves into adjacent markets and the upcoming Whole Foods acquisition will further weigh down its earnings growth.
However, Amazon remains the 800-pound gorilla of both the e-commerce and cloud platform markets with Prime and AWS. Amazon also isn't expensive relative to its free cash flow, since its EV/FCF ratio has consistently declined even as the stock soared. This makes Amazon a must-own stock for any tech investor, even at these all-time highs.
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I personally think AMD, Baidu, and Amazon will all rise over the next few years, but investors should understand the risks. AMD's future depends heavily on its ability to challenge NVIDIA and Intel with new chips, and both rivals will soon launch new GPUs and CPUs to counter AMD.
Baidu needs to hold its ground again Tencent's WeChat, the most popular messaging app in China. Amazon needs to ensure that AWS continues growing in the face of tougher competition from Microsoft's Azure. If these growing companies can overcome these near-term challenges, they could be great long-term buys.
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Cashinahua – or Hantxa Kuin as it is called by its speakers – belongs to the Panoan family. All Panoan languages are concentrated in one geographic region, the Amazonian lowlands in Eastern Peru and in adjacent parts of Brazil and Bolivia. The project aimed at building up a comprehensive documentation of the Cashinahua language and culture at its current stage in Peru and in Brazil.
This documentation was a contribution to the efforts of the respective Cashinahua communities and associations in both countries to preserve and fortify their language and culture. In addition, the annotated texts in the archive as well as the reappraisal of a corpus of historical and mythological texts assembled one hundred years ago by Capistrano de Abreu may become the basis for monolingual teaching material used by Cashinahua teachers in the village schools. The documentation gave an idea about Cashinahua way of life to a general audience, provided available data - including older material collected by Camargo and other researchers (esp. in Peru) - and the analyses
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Huddersfield Town all set for battle in Cup tournament
Coach Dean Whitehead will be busy man in one-day German event
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Rarmani Edmonds-Green has been training with the senior squad in Austria
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Dean Whitehead is going to be a busy man as Huddersfield Town take part in the TTL Cup in Germany.
Although his Under 19 side went down 4-3 in an eventful warm-up game against Austria Wien Under 23s, losing to a last-minute goal, Whitehead has the players ready to go and focused on their assignment in this one-day tournament.
Kian Harratt continued his goalscoring form from last season to be on the scoresheet again vs Wien, while Dom Tear and Kit Elliott also hit the target.
Now, Town will be playing in Group B of the TTL Cup alongside Nurnberg an SpVgg Unterhaching.
In the other group are the hosts, Bayern Munich and SV WAcker Burghausen.
From 9am (UK time) the teams will play 45-minute matches to determine who progresses to the semi-finals.
The Under 19s will be joined by Ben Jackson and Rarmani Edmonds-Green from the first-team training squad for the tournament, which is being staged by V 1864 Altötting, who are celebrating their centenary, at their Ludwig-Kellerer Stadium tomorrow.
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Jackson,18, who can play left-back or further forward, had a loan spell with Darlington last season and is gaining valuable experience in Austria with Jan Siewert, Colin Bell, Mark Hudson and the senior squad.
Edmonds-Green, who was on pre-season tour with David Wagner's squad a year ago, is now 20 and helped Brighouse Town reach the play-offs towards the end of last season.
Dutch defender Ilounga Pata is also hoping to make an impression in the event.
The player, who will be 19 in November, had a trial with the club last season and has put pen to paper for Academy manager Leigh Bromby.
A right-back or right-sided midfield player, he developed in the age-group teams at Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag before moving to play for Alphense Boys.
Pata played three times for Town’s Under 19 side on trial, including games at a tournament in Newcastle and in the 5-1 win over Leeds United.
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On International Men’s Day, Gillette shaves off stereotypes with new #ManEnough campaign
The #ManEnough campaign featuring Lt Col Manoj Kumar Sinha, SM (Retd) challenges the enduring stereotype of men to tell them that it takes real strength to embrace your vulnerability and show it
Updated: Nov 19, 2019 4:15 PM
For over a hundred years, Gillette has aimed to make men look, feel and be their best. During this journey, the brand has continually challenged stereotypes about men. Most recently with #BarbershopGirls campaign.
In its latest campaign on #ShavingStereotypes, Gillette asks the question – Why don’t men show their tears? The brand challenges the enduring stereotype on why men are taught to not show their vulnerability, not to show their emotions, not to cry because it makes them weak.
Through a heartfelt story of Lt Col Manoj Kumar Sinha, SM (Retd), Gillette with its second edition of #ShavingStereotypes, says that it is ok for Men to Cry. Men expressing their vulnerability through tears is being #ManEnough. As a leading male brand, Gillette aims to pave the way for men to re-think their notions of masculinity and strength.
Told through the real-life tribulations of a father and son, it traces their journey from being beholden to this stereotype to breaking it and accepting that showing their tears and vulnerability makes them stronger. Their story echoes what we seek to advocate at Gillette- That it takes courage to be the best we can be.
As a part of the broader campaign, we ask one simple question- ‘When was the last time you cried?’. In a society where crying is often perceived as a sign of weakness, encouraging men to talk about the last time they cried attempts to shatter this stereotype. With #ManEnough, we also pledge to take this message to more than 2-million young men across the country through the Gillette Mach 3 Achiever’s Academy.
Commenting on the campaign, Sandipan Bhattacharyya, Chief Creative Officer, Grey Group said, “Gillette, as a leading male brand and advocate for men, believes in igniting conversations that raise and inspire the future generation of men. With #ManEnough, we want men breaking free of notions that crying makes them weaker and that it takes courage to show your vulnerability.”
Speaking on the campaign, Karthik Srivatsan, Country Category Leader, Grooming Indian Sub-Continent at P&G, said, “Lt. Col. Manoj Kumar (Retd.) and his father are true heroes who’ve shown us that when we get past stereotypes that constrain us, we can emerge stronger together. Gillette salutes their spirit and is proud to have had the opportunity to be part of their journey. We are committed to Gillette being a Force for Good and want to continue to bring real-life positive stories of men, and play a role in influencing culture. Our actions need to set the right standards for the boys of today to be men of tomorrow.”
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World Risk Developments December 2019
2019 — Australian exports resilient amid global slowdown
2020 — Precarious and muted global economic recovery
Export outlook — More moderate growth
Risks to the outlook — Skewed to the downside
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1. Further disruptions in trade and technology linkages
A prolonged period of unresolved trade and investment tensions would further increase uncertainty, disrupt global supply networks, lower productivity and depress business confidence. The negative consequences of any escalation of the US-Sino trade dispute would be widespread, taking the largest toll on the United States and China and export-oriented economies in east Asia (Chart 8). Bilateral trade tensions could also spread to more economies or sensitive sectors. While the service sector remains a relative bright spot in the global economy, there is the risk that protracted weakness in global manufacturing could eventually see business-facing services—like logistics, finance and legal—cut back on hiring, thereby denting consumer confidence and spending. That would in turn lower demand for consumer-oriented services, like retail and hospitality. The rules-based international trading order will also need to contend with an ineffective WTO appellate body in 2020, stifling the dispute-resolution mechanism.
Given the Conservative victory in UK general elections last week, Brexit is expected by 31 January. However, if the UK and EU cannot agree a formal trade deal, cross-border trade will be based on WTO terms. That would significantly diminish prospects in the UK and Europe and add to global economic uncertainty. Indeed, the OECD estimates that UK GDP could be 2-2½% lower while Euro area GDP could be ½% lower in the first two years if trade shifts to being on WTO terms. The largest effects would be felt by smaller economies with relatively strong trade links with the UK, including Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark.
2. Abrupt decline in financial market risk appetite
An extended period of central bank stimulus has induced a sharp decline in risk premiums. Government and corporate bonds with negative yields have increased to a whopping US$15 trillion. And asset valuations are stretched—for instance, US and Australian share markets recently hit new record highs. This indicates that market participants expect global financial conditions to remain supportive for some time. But financial markets are susceptible to abrupt drops in sentiment. And there is a myriad of possible triggers that could see heightened financial market volatility. Indeed, the disconnect between investors’ optimism and economists’ pessimism is increasingly pronounced. An abrupt repricing of underlying risk could expose financial vulnerabilities accumulated during years of low interest rates. This could perpetrate via two key channels.
Highly leveraged corporate borrowers could struggle to roll over debt. Speculative-grade debt now constitutes nearly 50% of total corporate sector debt in China and the US and is even higher in Italy, Spain, and the UK (Chart 9). The IMF estimate that a material economic slowdown—one that is as half as severe as the GFC—would see corporate debt-at-risk rise to US$19 trillion.
Capital flows could retreat from emerging markets. The increasing reliance on external market borrowing in emerging markets and rising refinancing needs as sovereign bonds mature in coming years (Chart 10), exposes these countries to rising interest rates. A sharp tightening in financial conditions and higher borrowing costs would make it harder for vulnerable economies to service their debts. Argentina provides a recent reminder of this potential disruption. The surprise landslide loss of former business-friendly President Macri in primary elections in August saw Argentina’s stock market and currency (against the USD) plunge over 30%. This increased the cost of servicing Argentina’s debt and raises the risk of default. There is a risk that any resulting financial market volatility could spread to other emerging markets.
3. Sharper-than-expected slowdown in China
Targeted stimulus measures have supported Chinese domestic demand to date and helped offset the effects of the US–China trade dispute. So far, authorities have been wary that aggressive policy easing would prompt additional borrowing and add to China’s heavy debt load (US$42 trillion, equivalent to 306% of GDP or 17% of global debt). But were growth to fall by more than expected, Chinese policymakers would likely revisit options. Lower growth and rising debt would fuel currency depreciation pressures, sparking capital outflows. Such a scenario poses significant risks to Chinese demand for Australian mineral exports (Chart 11), and the global economy and financial stability more broadly.
4. Geopolitical and social tensions
Given the muted outlook, populist backlash against economic malaise, globalisation and inequality (Chart 2) could worsen. To date, a surge in mass protests—for instance, in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Spain, Hong Kong, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon—have generated mainly domestic consequences. But to the extent that countries respond with policies that restrict the movement of goods, capital, labour, technology and data, the consequences will be increasingly global. And an escalation of such events, combined with other risk factors, could have outsized effects on confidence more broadly.
Geopolitical risk factors are concentrated in the Middle East and east Asia. The worsening situation in Hong Kong could see a forceful crackdown in 2020 that undermines the ‘one country, two systems’ self-governance principle. If the United States determines that Hong Kong is not ‘sufficiently autonomous’ from China to justify its ‘unique treatment’ under US law, this would exacerbate longer-term Sino-US overall tensions. Given Hong Kong’s status as a global hub for finance and trade, the implications of civil unrest are potentially of global importance. The Middle East is a continued source of tension. In Iran, US-led sanctions are fuelling violent unrest not seen in decades. Mass protests have erupted in Iraq and Lebanon, the latter of which is in an economic crisis. Yemen is engaged in a protracted civil war and Israel has been without a government for over a year. Turkey’s incursion into Syria has introduced many new risks. An escalation of civil violence or instability could trigger higher volatility in commodity markets or a severe oil price spike.
5. Medium term threats – climate change, inequality, deteriorating productivity
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in October 2018 that, at current rates of increase, global warming could reach 1.5°C above preindustrial levels between 2030 and 2052. This could inflict severe and persistent economic losses across many economies as extreme weather events become more frequent and destructive (Chart 12). Meanwhile, the ongoing increase in income paid to capital owners versus workers, along with future strides in artificial intelligence and automation, could worsen income inequalities and further fuel social tensions. Last, deteriorating productivity could exacerbate weak investment and reduce potential economic growth in many advanced economies.
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Warner Bros. Interactive and TT Games have just announce that Lego The Lord of the Rings, will be available in stores in the UK on Friday November 23rd.
In Lego The Lord of the Rings gamers of of all ages can assume the role of their favourite Fellowship members in Lego form as they embark on an epic and thrilling adventure to save Middle-earth. Lego The Lord of the Rings is based on The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy and relives the Fellowship’s astonishing adventure across the imaginative world created by J.R.R. Tolkien, but with the added fun, humour and creativity that fans can expect from the LEGO videogame franchise.
Lego The Lord of the Rings will be released on the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation Vita, the Xbox 360, the Wii, Windows PC, the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo 3DS.
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The Invisible Hours Review
Sharing much of the style of Punchdrunk's 2011 play Sleep No More, The Invisible Hours is more immersive theater than it is interactive fiction. You exist as a ghost in each scene, and you can follow any of the characters at any time, rewinding, fast-forwarding, and pausing as you please. But you don't act on anything; you just observe, gathering pieces of a larger story along the way. That story draws heavily from classic mystery novels, and even though its twist isn't as original as it initially might seem, it's intriguing to watch things unfold from every perspective and learn more about its shady characters.
Set in an alternate version of the late 1800s, The Invisible Hours takes place at inventor Nikola Tesla's mansion, where an assortment of guests--including a very arrogant Thomas Edison--have gathered at his behest. When the first chapter begins, Tesla is already dead, lying in a pool of his own blood in the entryway. If you pause as soon as the chapter opens and wander Tesla's island, you can find five of the guests in their rooms and one outside in a gazebo--and no indication of who the murderer is, of course. In true Agatha Christie fashion, among the guests is a detective who supposedly can help the process along.
That detective, Gustaf Gustav, is the first character you meet and the only person at Tesla's isolated mansion who arrived after the murder. You start out on the docks of the rocky island just as Gustaf's boat approaches, though you can go anywhere at any time rather than sticking by his side. But following Gustaf through a scene gives you the most straightforward perspective, since he's the only one of the seven suspects who almost certainly didn't do it and is simply looking for the killer. Effectively making him the protagonist for your first playthrough of each of the four chapters is the easiest way to get your bearings, and it's a strong anchor for the rest of the story.
That said, The Invisible Hours works regardless of the order in which you experience different events. The game is structured so that one revelation or detail won't ruin any other scenes in the same chapter, so you can follow whoever interests you the most and go from there. You can listen to a character discuss a murder trial and then find a newspaper clipping about it with new details, or you can find the news story first--each instance works in isolation with the bigger picture. For the most part, there's something going on at any point in time. There are stretches where characters, when left alone, aren't doing much--looking out windows into the storm, reading books, or sitting and staring into the distance--but there's always a lead to chase somewhere, if not more than one.
The characters and their sordid backstories turn out to be far more interesting than the murder itself. The real mystery is not who killed Tesla but why Tesla invited these people to his mansion in the first place, and as the story progresses, those reasons become more and more clear. The depth of each side story makes rewinding and revisiting scenes rewarding, rather than the chore it could have been. The game also tracks who you've seen and at what time during each chapter, so it's easy to find exactly whose perspective you're missing and track them down--and find out what they were doing when you weren't looking.
Because it shares a lot of the same DNA as classic mystery novels, The Invisible Hours can initially come off a little campy. A few over-the-top characters--especially Edison--and some convenient explanations for their behavior feel like dinner theater fare at times, but there are significant reasons for those apparent missteps to appear the way they do. The Invisible Hours' performances are reflective of that, and the more you learn about each character, the more you can appreciate the acting that goes into all of them. The stage actress in particular is impressive, with shifting body language and changes in her speech revealing the different sides to her.
The Invisible Hours works regardless of the order in which you experience different events.
In the same vein, every plot hole I thought I'd found turned out to be solid once I saw it from every angle. That put me in the position of the characters in mystery novels that frustrate me the most: the ones who jump to conclusions, make assumptions, and cause more problems than they solve. It was a reminder that my job wasn't to figure out whodunnit, and I appreciated The Invisible Hours most when I stopped trying to solve the mystery and instead just watched as it unfolded. Once I did find out who the killer was, I wasn't even concerned with it anymore, for better or worse (though a hard-to-find secret ending makes the killer's reveal more interesting than it is on its own).
The Invisible Hours shifts depending on how you approach its story; scenes take on different meanings as you see them from different perspectives, and as a result, finding every detail in the bigger picture is rewarding. It strikes the same tone as an Agatha Christie novel and at times feels campy for it, but the characters are interesting and well-acted, making each trip through the same few minutes worth it just to see a different character's side of things.
Review By: Kallie Plagge
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CPU: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
RAM: 8 MB
OS: Windows 7 SP1 64 bit or newer
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / 970 equivalent or greater
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LEGO 2 Adds DLC Pack Inspired by Marvel Studios’
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the release of a new downloadable content pack for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 featuring a level and characters inspired by Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The pack includes a thrilling new level, inspired by the unforgettable opening scene of the movie, where players battle a giant alien monster known as the Abilisk. The pack also adds playable characters Star-Lord (variant), Kraglin, Stakar Ogord, Tullk, Rocket (Ravager variant), and Ego, letting players utilise their unique special abilities as they face off against the diabolical, inter-dimensional creature.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is an all-new, epic adventure and sequel to the smash hit, LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes. This original branching storyline, co-written by award-winning comics writer Kurt Busiek, transports players into a cosmic battle across a myriad of Marvel locations ripped from time and space into the incredible Open Hub World of Chronopolis. Packed with signature LEGO® humour for fans of all ages, gamers will go head-to-head with the time-travelling Kang the Conqueror in this fun-filled journey spanning the Marvel Universe.
The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 pack can be purchased separately or as part of the Season Pass which includes six Level Packs and four Character Packs. The Season Pass is available for £11.99 or as part of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Deluxe Edition.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is available on PlayStation4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC.
LEGO 2 Adds DLC Pack Inspired by Marvel Studios’ Reviewed by Admin on December 21, 2017 Rating: 5
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Mapping the Stage Differently: Theatre #MeToo Movement and Internet Culture in South Korea
Soo Ryon Yoon
Soo Ryon Yoon’s research interests can be located at the intersection of contemporary performance, gender, racial politics and Korean cultures.
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Image description: Text in Korean on notebook. Author's Facebook post in 2017. Source:Soo Ryon Yoon
Me Too movement in South Korea has exploded since 2018 with prosecutor Seo Ji Hyun’s interview on major news network JTBC. She testified against her superior and senior prosecutor, Ahn Tae-geun, who had sexually assaulted her in public.[1] Her interview was powerful not only because of her intrepidity to expose her own perpetrator; it was her uncovering of how the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office of the Republic of Korea, the towering presence that has a significant impact on the South Korean legal and judicial system, was trying to cover up the assault case and then retaliate against Seo by demoting her.[2]
Seo’s interview resonated powerfully, especially with those of who had been under the impression that women in the upper echelon of the society, especially a prosecutor, would be relatively more safe from sexual violence in the workplace. As was somewhat expected, a series of other high profile sexual harassment and assault cases both in and beyond the political offices and government bodies would soon follow, similar to the way in which #MeToo had started a chain of reactions in the US where the hashtag movement first became mainstream. Seo’s interview, however, prompted a series of posts shared on Facebook and other online platforms against sexual assault perpetrators by an unexpected group of people amidst the explosion of high-profile Me Too cases: theatre actors.
As was somewhat expected, a series of other high profile sexual harassment and assault cases both in and beyond the political offices and government bodies would soon follow, similar to the way in which #MeToo had started a chain of reactions in the US where the hashtag movement first became mainstream.
The fact that theatre actors’ Facebook posts were met with a complete surprise and that they sent a shock wave throughout the entire nation is partly shaped by the general public’s skewed perception: somehow, theatre as an artistic genre and a form of community is considered to be detached from the real world, and that theatre world has just recently come to reckon with its own history of sexual violence only after the initial #MeToo circulation. This stereotype, or what one might call antitheatrical prejudice, tends to treat theatre as exceptional space and overlooks the fact that theatre actors have had to deal with sexual violence, but only internally due to the potentially fatal risks associated with speaking out. This prejudice has had an impact on performing arts not just in South Korea but globally. As a result, theatre actors’ efforts to bring justice to the field of performing arts received widespread media coverage.
However, how online and digital cultural practices have enriched, if not enabled, the movement deserves more attention. Describing what could only be considered as decades-long serial rape and sexual harassment cases, several actors chimed in on Seo Ji-hyun’s interview by publicly posting on Facebook and one of the biggest South Korean online forums DC Inside about their own experiences with artistic directors and producers Lee Youn-taek, Yoon Ho-jin, Oh Taeseok and Ha Yong-bu, to name a few. These internationally acclaimed artists, whose works focus on nationalized decolonial theatre-making by adapting and rewriting well known dramatic canons of Shakespeare and other European playwrights, have been much studied and praised in South Korea and abroad in the field of performing arts and regarded as champions of theatre innovation.[3] The actors’ posts struck many readers as shocking, not simply for the fact of sexual assault perpetrated by respectable artists, but more because the entire performing arts industry had been able to normalise rape culture for as long as several decades.
What has partly shaped this normalisation is that performing arts troupes in South Korea often function like a tightly-knit clan or a closed network of fictive kinship (many of the accused artists were leaders of theatre collectives and communes, where they would live, train and rehearse with actors for months in preparation for large scale productions and international tours), where leading male directors are regarded as “masters” and father figures to young actors and directors in training. This hierarchical relationship relies on a constant performance of intimacy and emotional labour, often sustained by what is infamously known as gapjil, bullying and intimidation by someone who abuses their power and privilege, and wiryeok, a form of power that one may wield using their position especially in a workplace. Unwanted physical contact, verbal abuse and sexualisation of actors have been tolerated and inherited from a generation of theatre-makers to another all under the guise of teaching theatre methods, practising pedagogic relationality, and building a stronger community.[4]
This hierarchical relationship relies on a constant performance of intimacy and emotional labour, often sustained by what is infamously known as gapjil, bullying and intimidation by someone who abuses their power and privilege, and wiryeok, a form of power that one may wield using their position especially in a workplace.
Theatre actors are also bound by the legal hurdles and risks specific to the South Korean context, which often act as a silencing mechanism for victims, activists and whistleblowers. Some point out that the cartel-like culture amongst powerful perpetrators, like that of the theatre community, feeds on the gaps in the existing legal and institutional structure. For instance, sexual offenders have used a defamation and libel suit to retaliate against victims, who may then feel the pressure to retract their statement or drop an ongoing lawsuit. The withdrawal potentially affects the accusing victims adversely, for the offender can then file a criminal complaint against them for having made a false statement in the first place. Thus, anti-sexual violence activists and legal experts criticize the relative convenience and expediency in bringing a defamation suit against accusing victims. For example, an offender may simply submit a screenshot of texts on a social media platform posted by an accusing victim as a piece of evidence of defamation. In such a case, victims will be summoned by the police to “disprove” the offender’s claim. Compared to this, accusing victims must often endure a long, arduous and often traumatizing process, at various levels of which they must rehearse their statement of experiences and details of sexual assault over and over again until they are proven truthful enough.
#MeToo movement in South Korea has thus brought the public’s attention to the vague expressions in the existing Article 307 of the Criminal Law, and many have called for a revision of the article to protect sexual assault victims against further victimization and legal liability. The existing clauses may as well be abused to mean that simply making public statements about the “facts” of sexual assault will constitute a criminal offence. Indeed, defamation suits were swiftly filed against activists and victims in high-profile #MeToo cases involving Kim Ki-duk, internationally acclaimed and award-winning film director, and Ko Un, poet and Nobel Prize front runner. The court found that their defamation complaints had no grounds, and both Kim and Ko lost their cases. However, cases like these have a long-lasting impact, which continues to haunt not just the victims but also the involved activists, journalists and lawyers. Anti-sexual violence activist groups and victims in the arts now demand that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism implement measures to protect and support sexual assault victims threatened with legal actions.
While the theatre Me Too movement gained traction thanks to the wave of support through successful albeit difficult legal battles and anti-sexual violence public discourse, there has been little to no serious attention paid to how digital culture and its practices actually affected and enabled the movement beyond the more general impact of the #MeToo circulation, with regard to the theatre Me Too movement and the broader anti-sexual violence movement online. To be sure, hashtag activism like the #MeToo movement is not without its own limits, especially considering its potentially colonising effect. At times, it seems to undermine and flatten out complex and nuanced discussions within an ongoing political discourse unique to a local context, and capitalises on what Khoja-Moolji calls the “affective intensities” that often rely on outdated and hegemonic understandings of survivors and various agents involved (such as the young women in the Nigerian Boko Haram kidnapping case, the concerns around which were shared through #BringBackOurGirls).[5]
To be sure, hashtag activism like the #MeToo movement is not without its own limits, especially considering its potentially colonising effect.
Nevertheless, it is equally important to recognise that, in the South Korean context, #MeToo also builds upon and is in dialogue with ongoing uses of hashtags such as #연극계_내_성폭력 (“#sexualviolenceintheatre”) or #예술계_내_성폭력 (“sexualviolenceinthearts”), which had been circulating since 2016, predating Seo Ji Hyun’s interview and the actors’ public posts.[6] This calls for more engaged and digital culture-specific discussions around how #MeToo, in return, has had an impact on the existing online spaces where other forms of hashtagging were already calling out perpetrators and various fields of the arts and culture in 2016.[7] Some of these hashtags include #__내 성폭력 (“#sexualviolencein___”), which Facebook and Twitter users filled with “literature,” “filmmaking,” “dance” and so on.[8] Facebook users like myself participated in a “relay tagging,” or what is more widely known as a hashtag challenge, to call attention to sexual violence in South Korean literature and publishing industry by using #참고문헌없음 (“#withnoreferences”) and #문단_내_성폭력(“sexualviolenceinliteraryworld”) in 2017. The hashtag was in reference to the women writers’ refusal to be part of the tradition and legacy of the literary world dominated by male writers and their normalisation of sexual violence within literary circles. The campaign was initiated by women writers, who contributed to an anthology, <참고문헌 없음> (With No Reference) as a result of this hashtag movement.[Fig1] The anthology was funded through a crowdfunding campaign, which collected over sixty million Korean won (the equivalent of sixty thousand U.S. dollars) from over two thousand donors.
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Figure 1. My Facebook post in 2017, where I tagged friends to join the #withnoreferences campaign
Taking this context into consideration, what I suggest here is that the long-term, sustained online cultural practices by the theatre fandom have given much-needed support and momentum for the theatre actors in the 2018 Me Too movement. At the same time, the theatre Me Too movement has, in turn, prompted the fandom to renew their interests in and sense of belonging to the field of performing arts. These have evolved into a series of collective actions that demand more accountability and self-reflexivity from both theatre-makers and audiences.[9] This dialogue between various old, new, and extant online communities of people also signals a new way of producing, sharing, disseminating and archiving knowledge of sexual violence in performing arts, in which “insider knowledge” and the interior workings of the artistic prerogative of the select few “masters” have always remained somewhat opaque to a general audience. For example, the theatre Me Too movement was unique in that the fandom mobilised theatregoers primarily on online platforms and fan forums to boycott productions staged by the accused directors. They then expanded this and took to streets to stage sit-ins, rallies and audience-led post-show gatherings, during which they used a hashtag, #With_You, as a response to #MeToo.
Theatre and Musical Gallery (연극뮤지컬갤러리), a public subgroup within the popular online forum DC Inside, played an especially crucial role in helping both actors and fans’ interests and concerns coalesce. DC Inside, which originally opened in 1999 as an online forum where users exchanged information about digital cameras (hence the name, “DC”), has produced a wide array of subcultures and grown to host around two thousand open boards, or “galleries,” where users discuss topics ranging from cars to K-pop idols to current political affairs. Despite the rampant culture of misogyny and radical right-wing politics within DC Inside, Theatre and Musical Gallery remains to be a rich deposit of news clippings, video documentations, diverse user remarks and survivors’ accounts of sexual assault cases posted and compiled by the frequent posters. The site was a place where, in addition to Facebook and Twitter, a number of actors and university students majoring in acting came forward to call out their teachers, directors, playwrights, choreographers and senior members of performing arts troupes. Theatre and Musical Gallery and the theatre Me Too movement erupted into what could be considered a unique way of sharing narratives of and assembling fragmented information about gender and sexual politics in performing arts.
Theatre and Musical Gallery and the theatre Me Too movement erupted into what could be considered a unique way of sharing narratives of and assembling fragmented information about gender and sexual politics in performing arts.
These instances partly illustrate how both online cultures and “offline” mobilization continue to synergize one another. Rather than understanding online data to be simply feeding the “offline” movement or merely mirroring what happens physically “on site,” online communities and digital cultural practices associated with the theatre Me Too movement show us how a new network of previously disparate individuals can emerge, connecting feminist activists, legal experts, theatre actors and theatre audiences together. This also calls for an initiative to theorize how the linkage between online cultural practices, discursive circulation, theatre stage and pre-existing activism is sustained or challenged in an unexpected direction compared to the non-North American and non-European context, where consent, theatre-making and terms of labour conditions may be defined and applied very differently.[10] A case in point is also demonstrated by one of the theatre Me Too survivors, Park Younghee, who wrote that the theatre Me Too movement, which had started with a series of separate, individual survivor stories online, quickly grew to help form a group of twenty-three plaintiffs and a coalition of legal and academic experts who brought down Lee Yountaek in a legal battle.[11]
These initial cases of online mobilization and hashtag circulation have also resulted in Theater with You, an online coalition of theatre actors against sexual violence on Facebook, which organizes online petitions, seminars, workshops, press conferences and group visits to trial hearings to name a few of its various activities. One of its achievements is its online distribution of a handbook about how to challenge and survive an exploitative situation on stage, in rehearsals, in practice spaces and on backstage as actors or junior staff members. Modelled after the Chicago Theatre Standards (CTS) and the hashtag campaign, #NotInOurHouse, the handbook becomes a toolkit for actors and creative staff to imagine and map a creative space that protects and allows for a more ethical and democratic relationship among the theatre community as a whole. Despite how some of the mainstream think pieces characterize the Me Too movement as having only just arrived in South Korea, the sustained engagement of the actors, activists and theatre fandom with a series of culture-specific online practices, online community spaces and offline mobilizing urges us to reconsider the ways that the Me Too movement maps a different geography in the South Korean context.
Despite how some of the mainstream think pieces characterize the Me Too movement as having only just arrived in South Korea, the sustained engagement of the actors, activists and theatre fandom with a series of culture-specific online practices, online community spaces and offline mobilizing urges us to reconsider the ways that the Me Too movement maps a different geography in the South Korean context.
[1] I refer to both the hashtag (#MeToo) as a circulating reference point, and the label “Me Too movement” to specifically recognise the local context, in which protests as well as legal and political acts have been part of mitu undong (미투운동 The Me Too movement) in South Korea.
[2] This piece follows the Korean naming convention, in which the last name comes first, followed by the first name.
[3] See, for example, Global Shakespeares: Video and performance archive. https://globalshakespeares.mit.edu/director/oh-tae-suk/; Lee, H. (2015). Performing the Nation in Global Korea: Transnational Theatre. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan; Modern Korean theatre. In K. J. Wetmore, Jr., S. Liu, & E. B. Mee (Eds.), Modern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900-2000. London; New York: Bloomsbury.
[4] Lee Youn-taek, the internationally renowned theatre artist and sexual assault perpetrator who led theatre company Yeonheedan georipae (Yeonhee Street Theatre Troupe) and theatre commune Milyang Theatre Village, reportedly said that he was being punished for doing what the theatre world had always considered its tradition, and that the general public did not seem to understand the prerogative of theatre artists.
[5] Khoja-Moolji, S. (2015). Becoming an ‘intimate publics’: Exploring the affective intensities of hashtag feminism. Feminist Media Studies, 15(2), 347-50. See also https://www.hashtagfeminism.com/research.
[6] See also, Kim, M. (2017, 28 April). 가해자가 기록한 #예술계_내_성폭력 (#Sexualviolenceinthearts documented by a perpetrator). 문화플러스서울 (Culture plus Seoul). https://brunch.co.kr/@sfac/233
[7] The phrase itself had been introduced by Tarana Burke in 2006 on MySpace before it spread globally in a hashtag form primarily prompted by the women who spoke out against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in 2017. See Abby Ohlheiser, “The woman behind ‘Me Too’ knew the power of the phrase when she created it - 10 years ago.” The Washington Post 19 October 2017.
[8] Kim, B., & Kim, B (Eds.) (2019). 그것은 연기가 아니라 성폭력입니다 (It is not acting; it is sexual violence). 스스로 해일이 된 여자들 (Women who have become tidal waves). 서울(Seoul): 서해문집(Seohaemunjip). 128-51.
[9] Recent studies on the uses of hashtags in online feminist activism and progressive social activism commonly point out how the personal/private narratives of survivors of sexual assault and workplace harassment have taken to online where their voices are amplified, and where they can share the sense of solidarity with a mass group of sympathetic yet anonymous users. See 김효인 Kim, H. (2017). SNS 해시태그를 통해 본 여성들의 저항 실천 - ‘#00_내_성폭력’ 분석을 중심으로 (Women’s resistance action seen through SNS hashtags -- Focusing on ‘sexual violence in 00’”). 미디어, 젠더 & 문화 (Media, Gender, and Culture), 32(4), 5-70; 김희정 Kim, H. (2016). 우리는 모두 ‘사건’에 응답해야 한다 -- ‘00 내 성폭력’ 해시태그 운동에 부쳐 (We all have to respond to the ‘incident’ -- on ‘sexual violence in 00’ hashtag campaign). 진보평론 (The Radical Review), 70, 278-88; 조서연 Cho, S. (2016). 남성 연대의 구성과 균열 - 성폭력 폭로 해시태그와 박근혜, 최순실 게이트에 부쳐 (Construction and fissures in male solidarity – on anti-sexual violence hashtags and the Park Geun-hye-Choi Soon-sil scandal). 문학과 사회 (Literature and Society), 29(4), 35-49.
[10] See the forthcoming issue of Performance Paradigm, in which co-editors Caroline Wake and Emma Willis critique how research on feminism of the Southern Hemisphere in theatre and performance studies has provided “raw data” to the studies in “metropole,” notwithstanding the continued regional differences as well as consistent efforts to theorize feminist theatre and performance. https://www.performanceparadigm.net/index.php/journal/announcement.
[11] 박영희 Park, Younghee. (2018, 8 October). 기울어진 극장 미투 이후, 건강한 예술계를 위해 싸우는 여성들 (Unlevel stage After the Me Too movement, women fight for a healthier world of the arts). 여성신문 (Women News). http://www.womennews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=144899.
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