pred_label
stringclasses 2
values | pred_label_prob
float64 0.5
1
| wiki_prob
float64 0.25
1
| text
stringlengths 161
984k
| source
stringlengths 39
45
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
__label__cc
| 0.744339
| 0.255661
|
Cyprus Tax Incentives
Cyprus has a significantly upgraded image as a jurisdiction since its EU Accession on 1 May 2004.
With the enactment of its New Tax Legislation on 1 January 2003 (including 3 amending laws, the last one in November 2004) and the abolition of the “offshore regime”, Cyprus has put a simplified, effective and transparent tax system in place that is fully EU, OECD, FATF and FSF compliant.
The result is a stable EU, “non-offshore” tax-competitive jurisdiction with exciting tax planning potential for EU and non-EU clients alike.
In summary, Cyprus is the “lowest-tax EU Jurisdiction” that is not offshore. The standard corporate tax rate of 12.5% (exemption for all direct taxes for shipping companies) is one of the lowest in the European Union. Cyprus is now a premier holding, finance, royalty and trading company jurisdiction.
80% exemption of the net royalty income from owned intangible assets as well as 80% of the net profit emanating from the disposal of intangible assets
However, Cyprus’ biggest asset is its friendly and investor-friendly Tax Authorities who achieved a long and stable history of always being keen to help foreign investors.
Thin spreads of profit are acceptable and so it is possible that a lot of legal tax-planning strategies can be effectively and easily employed in order to lower Cyprus Tax… even at levels significantly lower than 12.5%.
Invoices from offshore companies are acceptable in Cyprus Companies’ books and payments to offshore companies bear no withholding tax (tax planning point).
Possibility to obtain Advance Tax Rulings.
Absence of strict transfer pricing rules.
No specific substance requirements.
There is added commercial value and monetary benefits due to the ability to register for EU VAT in Cyprus.
Trading in securities is essentially a tax-exempt activity as any profit from the disposal of any type of security, irrespective of whether this profit forms part of a company’s trading activity or is of a capital nature.
The foreign beneficial owners of Cyprus Companies, Branches and Partnerships are not liable to additional tax on dividends or profits over and above the amount paid or payable by the respective legal entities.
The “out-of-Cyprus profits” of Cyprus Non-Resident Companies are not taxable - escape tax altogether in Cyprus - (Cyprus Companies with management & control exercised outside Cyprus) - in other words an “EU Offshore Vehicle”
Shipping Companies are fully exempt from all direct taxes and are subject to taxation under the tonnage tax regime.
Low personal tax rates that reach a maximum of 35% for income over 19.500 EURO and substantial relief for overseas employment and for non-residents taking up employment in Cyprus for the first time.
Low social insurance contributions (7.8% of gross salary) - total employer contributions to various funds amount to 11.5% of gross salary and total employee contributions to 7.8%.
No capital gains tax or net worth taxes except with respect to Real Estate situated in Cyprus.
Beneficial use of EU Directives that have been implemented into the Cyprus Tax Legislation.
Wide and exceptionally beneficial Double Tax Treaty Network.
Attractive Permanent Establishment (PE) rules and generous PE provisions available in the DTT Network.
Mergers, Takeovers and other Re-Organizations can take place within groups without tax consequence.
Unilateral tax-relief is granted to all Cyprus Companies for foreign tax suffered irrespective of the absence of a double tax treaty.
Tax losses are carried forward indefinitely and can also be surrendered as group relief.
Interest deduction for borrowing costs provided.
Low duties - taxes on the establishment of companies.
Very low expense level (fees) for financial and professional service provision compared to other EU Jurisdictions. The difference is more evident in the case of professional service recurring costs (administration, accounting & tax compliance) are estimated to be at 35- 40% of Western European rates! Note: One could very easily be misled by the low quoted start up costs for major European Jurisdictions as to the final total costs which can be considerable if one calculates recurring costs!
EU Directives, Cyprus’ Double Tax Treaty Network
The Netherlands, Luxembourg and other classic Holding Company Jurisdictions now face a new outstanding competitor. As we are moving forward in time from EU Accession, we are seeing more and more clients preferring Cyprus as a holding jurisdiction to other traditional jurisdictions. However, sometimes, best results can be achieved by combining Cyprus with other jurisdictions such as The Netherlands and Luxembourg, rather than by substitution.
Beneficial use of EU Directives enacted into Cyprus Law (effectively “copied” - transposed into Cyprus Law and their benefits extended to residents of Third Countries):
Parent / Subsidiary Directive (no withholding tax on payment of dividends, no transitional period [immediate effect], 10% minimum participation [shareholding limits], 2 years holding period, dividend exempt subject to conditions, tax credit for tax withheld abroad).
Interest / Royalties Directive (no withholding tax on interest paid to non-residents, no transitional period [immediate effect], 25% minimum participation [shareholding] required only in the case of royalties, no minimum holding period, interest taxed depending on nature, royalties subject to corporation tax, tax credit for tax withheld abroad).
Merger Directive (involves resident and Non-Resident Companies, leads to elimination of the tax consequence of any reorganization, merger, division, transfer of assets, and exchange of shares).
Cyprus has a wide and beneficial Double-Tax Treaty (DTT) Network. There are currently 56 DTTs in force and 25 others being negotiated. It has to be noted here that Cyprus has fewer DTTs than some competing EU Jurisdictions, but in many cases more beneficial than its competitors’ treaties such as those with Russia, Romania, Yugoslavia and the whole of Eastern Europe; and the Middle East. The existence of these treaties, combined with the low overall tax paid by Cyprus Companies, offer significant possibilities for international tax planning through the island.
A significant number of double tax treaties concluded by Cyprus, lowers or eliminates foreign withholding taxes on dividends, interest and royalties or capital gains paid out from or arising in the contracting states, some also include particularly beneficial tax sparing credit provisions for dividends, interest and royalties. A "tax sparing credit" is a tax credit available to the recipient, which is higher than the actual tax paid in Cyprus. Tax Sparing Credit provisions can be found in the treaties concluded with Canada, China, Czech and Slovak Republics, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Mauritius, Poland, Romania, Russia, Syria, Thailand, UK and former Yugoslavia.
Cyprus Holding Companies
Apart from the generic features of the tax system, the DTT Network and the adoption of EU Directives, other important features of the tax system beneficial to Cyprus Holding Companies are the following:
Participation Exemption:
Foreign dividends are tax-exempt (This exemption does not apply if: more than 50% of the paying company’s activities result directly or indirectly in investment income AND the foreign tax is significantly lower than the tax burden in Cyprus. The tax authorities have clarified through a circular that “significantly lower” means an effective tax rate of less than 6,25% on the profit distributed.).
No capital gains tax is payable on the sale or transfer of securities and the gains are exempt from Income Tax (except gains from disposal of shares in companies owning Real Estate situated in Cyprus - only to the extent that the gain relates to the particular Cyprus Real Estate). Also, profits from a Permanent Establishment (PE) outside Cyprus are tax-exempt and its losses can be set-off against Cyprus Income (this exemption also does not apply if the PE carries on more than 50% of investment activities - passive income - AND the overseas tax burden is significantly lower than the Cyprus tax burden). This exemption (PE) in conjunction with the use of some of Cyprus’ DTTs can result in PE profits avoiding tax altogether.
Simple rules and no need for additional, and sometimes complex and expensive tax structuring to circumvent anti-avoidance provisions, as it usually is the case with other jurisdictions in the case of dividends or capital gains.
Low or no withholding taxes on outgoing dividends, interest and royalties (no withholding tax on dividends and interest irrespective of the country or residence of the recipient (even offshore jurisdictions) or the existence of a Double Tax Treat; no withholding tax on royalty payments for use of the rights outside Cyprus, 10% if the rights will be used in Cyprus (subject to DTT & EU Directives) and 5% on films (subject to DTT & EU Directives).
We note here that, compared to other “key” Holding Company Jurisdictions, only Cyprus and the UK have 0% dividend withholding tax (DWT), so no need for complex and expensive “structuring out” of DWT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF CYPRUS compared to other Holding Company Jurisdictions.
No capital gains or income tax on the liquidation of participations or the liquidation of the Cypriot Holding Company itself.
No net worth taxes (as mentioned before no capital gains taxes) during the life of the Cypriot Holding Company.
Mergers, takeovers and other re-organizations can take place within groups with no tax consequence.
No thin capitalization rules.
Limited anti-avoidance provisions.
Interest deduction for borrowing costs is provided.
Absence of strict CFC Legislation.
No obligation for the Holding Company (or right) for VAT registration & compliance.
Low expense level for professional / financial fees.
In conclusion, the Cyprus Tax System Enables:
The extraction of foreign sourced dividends, at mitigated or zero rates of foreign withholding tax (owing to the use of the Parent Subsidiary Directive or the Use of Double Tax Treaties if the Directive is not applicable).
The receipt of foreign dividends at zero rates of corporation tax or special defense contribution (local withholding tax) or any other local taxes (subject to conditions - anti avoidance provisions that are easy to satisfy), i.e. “an EU Holding Company with no domestic tax leakage on holding activities”.
The distribution of available profits to non-resident shareholders at zero rates of dividend withholding tax, irrespective of jurisdiction or the absence of a DTT (even to offshore jurisdictions).
Allows for the realization of capital gains from the disposal of shares in foreign companies at zero rates of corporation and capital gains tax on the gains”, irrespective of holding period and shareholder percentage and no capital gains tax on the liquidation of the Holding Company itself.
Cyprus (Group) Finance & Royalty Companies
Apart from the generic features of the tax system, the DTT Network and the adoption of EU Directives, other important features of the tax system beneficial to Cyprus (Group) Finance & Royalty Companies are the following:
Important Features of Cyprus (Group) Finance Companies:
Absence (under a Double Tax Treaty or the Interest and Royalty Directive) of interest withholding tax.
Low overall tax burden.
Possibility of deducting interest expenses from taxable income.
Absence of thin capitalization rules or their inapplicability in the case of “back to back” financing.
Absence of interest withholding tax in connection with interest paid on loan financing irrespective of jurisdiction or the absence of a DTT (even for interest payments to offshore jurisdictions).
Reasonable level of “margin” required by tax authorities.
Important Features of Cyprus Royalty Companies:
Absence or reduction (under a Double Tax Treaty or the Interest and Royalty Directive) of withholding tax on royalties paid to Cyprus Company.
Tax deduction of royalty payments.
Effective tax depreciation of investments in intellectual property.
Absence of withholding tax on royalty payments irrespective of jurisdiction or the absence of a DTT (including to offshore companies) for rights used outside Cyprus - the usual case Neutral VAT treatment.
Effective protection of intellectual property rights by Legislation and the participation of Cyprus in international agreements.
Flexible & Modern Legislation
Restrictions concerning maximum allowable percentage participation, as well as minimum monetary level of foreign investment in any enterprise / legal entity in Cyprus, were lifted from January 2000 for EU Citizens, and from 1 October 2004 for non-EU Citizens.
Now, Cyprus’ Investment Policy allows 100% foreign participation in Cyprus Entities in almost all sectors of the economy not only for EU Citizens, but also for investors from third countries.
Please note that restrictions still remain on few sectors in the areas of Real Estate development (it is permitted to buy property for private use), tertiary education, public utilities, radio & television stations, newspapers, magazines and airlines.
Full exemption from all exchange controls – restrictions, both for EU and non-EU Nationals.
The legislation ensures full anonymity of foreign beneficiaries– no public body possesses the identity of the final beneficiaries, not even The Registrar of Companies or the Tax Authorities.
Strict Bank Confidentiality which is the cornerstone of State Policy.
Cyprus Entities, whether beneficially owned by foreign nationals or local persons can engage into either local or international activities without the need for any special permit (activities inside Cyprus by non-EU nationals were prohibited before October 2004).
Excellent Infrastructure
Modern, efficient, multilingual, renewed and transformed banking & financial services sector.
Excellent air and sea connections and telecommunications services.
Professional, friendly and efficient Government Services and Tax Authorities.
A mature professional services sector (an indicative of the profession high standards in Cyprus is that Cyprus was the first country in the world been approved by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales to qualify Chartered Accountants locally, without the need to work in the UK).
Very low expense level (fees) for financial and professional service provision compared to other EU Jurisdictions. The difference is more evident in the case of professional service recurring costs (administration, accounting & tax compliance) are estimated to be at 35- 40% of Western European rates! One could very easily be misled by the low quoted start up costs for major European Jurisdictions as to the final total costs which can be considerable if one calculates recurring costs!
EU Financial & Business Centre
Cyprus is a member of the EU and a fully flexed, modern international business and financial centre, with excellent infrastructure, situated at a strategic geographic location and time zone. English is the most widely used business language. The Cyprus Legal System is based upon English Common Law.
Cyprus has succeeded in differentiating itself from other financial centres. It has a favorable tax system with a wide network of very beneficial double tax treaties. As a result, Cyprus today is firmly established as a reputable, dynamic, international business, financial and commercial gateway for investments into or from Europe (East and West incl. Russia) and the Middle East.
Cyprus is a tax-incentive country and not a “tax-heaven”. Cyprus Companies are EU Companies enjoying the full rights of an EU National (EC Treaty & 4 basic freedoms), are “non-offshore” and are not on any “black-list”. Essentially, Cyprus combines an “onshore EU face” with “low-tax advantages”.
Cyprus has an excellent infrastructure allowing clients to create “substance” to their tax planning in the form of setting up fully-flexed offices or operations in the island (avoidance, if deemed necessary, of just a bronze plated presence).
Cyprus is the jurisdiction of choice for a prestigious, non-offshore, but low-tax presence. During the past thirty years Cyprus has established itself as the main business and financial centre for inward and outward investment in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2577
|
__label__cc
| 0.589603
| 0.410397
|
Lessons Learned from a Dairy Cow
Learn about the unexpected lessons a rancher learned while caring for a dairy cow.
By Cory Carmen
| January 2018
"I felt gratitude to the small animal that required me to spend those quiet hours in the barn and now enabled me to grieve."
Photo by iStock/Getty Images Plus/Rike_
"Greenhorns" edited by Zoë Ida Bradbury, Severline von Tscharner Fleming, and Paula Manalo is a must-read for new farmers, self-reliance enthusiasts, and anyone interested in organic food.
Cover courtesy Storey Publishing
Greenhorns: The Next Generation of American Farmers 50 Dispatches from the New Farmers' Movement (Storey Publishing, 2012), by Zoë Ida Bradbury, Severine von Tscharner Fleming, and Paula Manalo is a collection of inspirational essays written by members of the Greenhorns — a non-profit organization that recruits and supports a new generation of young farmers across urban, rural and suburban areas. Topics in the book include financing, family logistics, machinery, community building, and social change. The following excerpt is from Chapter 5, "Beasts."
I’ve always been happiest around cattle; it’s a trait I inherited from my father and grandmother. Since I was twenty-four, raising beef cattle has been my profession. I appreciate the predictable, indifferent ways of cows, how well they fit in to our mountainous landscape, and that they require little in the way of human interaction. But last winter, in the dark corner of a hundred-year-old barn, my friend Liza, also a beef rancher, introduced me to her dairy cow, Jewel.
Generally speaking, ranchers don’t need milk cows. We like our work to change with the seasons rather than taking on routine daily chores. Our cattle are selected for hardiness and thrift, and we count on them to survive with minimal human intervention. On those occasions when we do vaccinate or sort them, they can’t wait for the interaction to end.
Dairy animals are strikingly different. Centuries of breeding for high milk production and easy demeanor have resulted in cows that are intelligent, sensitive, and friendly.
Before my time, our ranch was home to several Jerseys, Guernseys, and a few Holsteins. I knew that Grandma had sold milk to neighbors for years. The family referred to the stash from these sales as the “milk money,” and it enabled her to expand her large collection of antiques and intricate cut glass. When I met Jewel, I thought about all the stories. For the very first time, I thought, I’d met a bovine that was interested in more than just getting out of my way.
As much as I longed for my own doe-eyed dairy cow, we already had pigs, chickens, and way too much to do; another animal around the barnyard was out of the question. Yet something strange transpired the following spring. In a herd of beef cows numbering fewer than two hundred, we saw seven sets of twins. Not designed for milk production, Angus cattle often falter at raising more than one calf. Besides, a cow would inevitably lose one of the calves out on the range, forcing it to fend for itself or starve. We coerced a few Herefords into keeping both of their calves, but two orphans remained. So I called Liza, who connected me with my first Jersey, Gwen.
Gwen came from a huge concrete dairy where, at two years of age, she was headed to slaughter for her low production — just three gallons a day. We bought her at a slaughter price of forty-five cents a pound. Her low production seemed like bounty to us and, despite her lack of experience, Gwen raised the orphan calves with admirable dedication. It was like a dress rehearsal for her because as a bonus, Gwen arrived on the ranch two months’ pregnant.
As fall approached and Gwen neared her due date, we drove five hours, to Portland, to make the last of four weekend deliveries of beef to our customers. We returned relieved and tired, with checks that combined to make one-quarter of our annual income. But then we found the lifeless body of Gwen’s calf by her side. It wasn’t clear why the tiny heifer hadn’t made it. Gwen hadn’t moved from the area of the birth. We took the calf’s little body, already partially ravaged by the coyotes, to bury it. I felt an intense wave of sadness. As my affection for Gwen had grown, I dreamed of a Jersey heifer calf and eventually two lovely cows in the barnyard.
The first part of my wish had come true, but I wasn’t able to save her. Rage welled up in me. I swore and kicked at the ground, and then, taking a deep breath, recited our family mantra to myself: “It can’t be changed. Don’t think about it.”
Instead, I focused on the task at hand. Gwen faced the very real danger of contracting mastitis, which could prove fatal. The only way to prevent the ailment was to watch her closely and extract all of the milk she produced, at least twice a day.
Thus began my morning and evening rituals with Gwen. There was a certain serendipity to the sadness. Had her calf died earlier in the year, I couldn’t possibly have spared those hours to spend with Gwen. Each and every week prior had been a flurry of phone calls and orders, meetings, and hours of driving. They’d consisted of late nights in my tiny office where I e-mailed beef customers, chefs, and distributors; paid bills; and applied for a larger operating loan. Suddenly, it was November and as the last few checks came in, I realized that for the first time since I began raising cattle, their sum total would be enough to pay off the operating loan. That meant I didn’t have to take a part-time winter job to pay the bills. And that meant I could afford the time in the barn with Gwen.
The responsibility of a newly fresh (lactating) Jersey wasn’t exactly on a par with what I faced when I’d had my first child, but the sense of duty and pressure was strikingly similar. When I brought home our first baby, I read every baby book I could lay my hands on, trying to prepare for all the problems I was certain I’d encounter. Now I was reading about milk fever and mastitis and ketosis and trying to decide how much and what type of grain to feed. I knew that dairy cows were part of my family history, but my grandma and her vast experience were gone, leaving me in the shed with a bucket and a stool, relics hanging on the side of the barn, wondering what to do. How much milk can I leave? How much grain should I give? How many days of colostrum will there be? And when will my hands stop aching?
Balanced on the stool, I rested my head against Gwen’s flank and placed my hands around her long, full teats. The motion felt awkward at first — I pinched with my thumb and forefinger and squeezed with the other fingers, one after the other, until I heard the stream of liquid splashing into the bucket. I repeated the routine morning and evening, each time slightly faster and with more confidence.
The milkings were a welcome reprieve. No phone calls, no e-mails, no lists of demands — just the straw, the warm brown cow with her big black eyes, and the steam that rose from the silver bucket. Some nights I thought about our business and its challenges, but more often I thought of my grandma. Summer had been so busy — with new sales and deliveries and our three young children — that when we heard Grandma’s final diagnosis in July, I could only sit by her side, hold her hand, and invoke the longstanding family tradition of setting aside difficult emotions for later.
And that meant not thinking about losing her and what it would mean to us.
I thought of her sitting on that same stool countless times before me. She was the matriarch, descended from wealthy German immigrants. Her father had left the family business to become a rancher and marry the woman who taught in the one-room schoolhouse. My grandma was the first of their four daughters. She grew up like a pioneer child and spoke often of her love of saddle horses. Grandma rode until she was in her late eighties and after that always claimed riding was what she missed most. She was a loyal and devoted grandmother who taught me how to make big roasts and mashed potatoes and gravy. She canned our fruits and vegetables and delighted everyone with her lemon pies. But these were skills of necessity. Her passion was for animals and, even in her nineties, she would drive the feed pickup for us in the winter because seeing the cows gave her such joy.
When I came into the world, Grandma was already sixty. She lived in a different time, and after my own father passed away, my grandmother was my connection to our family legacy. She and I spent evenings looking at old photos of her childhood. She told me about the milk cows, the pigs, and the chickens that her mother raised. In those days, they kept the steers on grass until it was time to put them on the train to Portland. She had decades of knowledge and experience that tempered the hard times we encountered. When we lost two of our best cows, heavy with calf, because they fell upside down into a ditch, she told us about a morning decades earlier when Grandpa had awakened to find six dead cows in the same ditch.
Even though she no longer worked on the ranch every day, we felt her presence everywhere. Our cows came from her cows. The barns and sheds we used were once hers. And the house where we live is where she raised my father and uncle. Her lifetime of dedication and perseverance had made it possible for us to ranch, and she passed on to us, along with the assets, her expectations: hard work, taking hardship in stride, pride, faith, charity, and loyalty.
I knew I was in charge of the business of running the family ranch, but her death pushed me to the emotional helm of the ranch, a role that felt overwhelming. I made decisions and implemented changes with confidence, but my assured manner was a thin veil that barely masked the intense pressure I felt to keep the ranch going, and the reoccurring uncertainty that I could pull it off.
One evening before Grandma died, she said, “You do things a lot like my mother.” We had stopped feeding our cattle grain and instead were selling shares of beef to city dwellers who appreciated our connection to the land. We’d also picked up some wholesale accounts and were supplying beef to several colleges and universities, as well as to a large hospital. Grandma’s observation reassured me that, through all the changes, Dave and I were stumbling down a path that had been walked before us.
At Gwen’s side, the streams of cream turned to drops and for the first time I allowed my tears to fall to the straw. I felt gratitude to the small animal that required me to spend those quiet hours in the barn and now enabled me to grieve. As I carried the bucket of milk back to the house, I wished Grandma could have been with us a few months longer.
A day earlier, I’d taken the ripened cream from the kitchen counter and poured it into the Kitchen Aid mixer she gave us for our wedding. The cream rose and whipped and flattened. And stayed flat, never producing butter. I looked for advice online, longing for the customized guidance Grandma would have given. She would have known how to make butter from a Jersey eating our grass and our grain at our exact elevation. There was no substitute for what she knew and what I lost when I lost her. Even though I wanted her to see me pay off our loan, even though I longed for that lesson in butter-making, even though I have many new questions to ask her, I cling to the answers she already gave me, especially this one: We are on a familiar path and, through stubborn perseverance, we too will make our living on the ranch.
More from Greenhorns:
• Taking on Debt to Finance a Dream
After graduating from Stanford with a degree in environmental policy and spending a few years working on Capitol Hill and in Los Angeles, Cory Carmen returned home to rural Oregon. Today, she and her husband, David Flynn, are the fourth generation to raise their children on the family cattle ranch. Excerpted from Greenhorns, © by Zoë Ida Bradbury, Severine von Tscharner Fleming, and Paula Manalo, used with permission from Storey Publishing.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2582
|
__label__cc
| 0.728338
| 0.271662
|
720.370.1800 – Intl 844.331.1993
Finding a Career You Love: Career Change Advice
Maggie is a therapist and certified coach with Growing Self Counseling and Coaching. She specializes in career coaching and executive coaching, and loves helping people get clarity about their life’s purpose, and the skills and strategies to overcome obstacles and create a life — and career — they love.
by Maggie Graham, M.Ed., LPC, CPCC | May 21, 2018 | Career Coaching, Podcast, Self Improvement / Personal Growth, Success | 2 comments
Career Change Advice to Move You Forward
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? — Mary Oliver
Finding a Career You Love
Have you been considering a career change? Sometimes, the first, hardest step is getting clear about what it is that you want to do. But even with that clarity, there can be other obstacles that need to be worked through before you can find a career that you love. Questions like:
Should I go back to school?
How will changing careers impact my family?
What career is congruent with who I really am?
What am I truly capable of?
Should I take a leap, or should I make an incremental change?
Should I just focus on improving the career I’m currently in?
How — Or If — To Change Careers
Today on this episode of the Love, Happiness and Success Podcast I have the great pleasure of speaking with one of Growing Self’s amazing career coaches: Maggie Graham. Maggie is a master career coach, an executive coach, and a life coach. [Check out Maggie’s article about how layoffs are like breakups, and how to deal with both]. Today she’s sharing her wisdom and experience to help you figure out if it’s time to make a career change, and if so, find your ideal career and transition into a job you love.
Expert Advice From a Master Career Coach
On today’s show, Maggie’s career advice includes:
How to figure out if you’re having “escape fantasies” and if so, how to avoid making mistakes in your career.
The myth of the perfect career, vs what a realistic “career experience” should be.
Escape fantasies vs making slight shifts
Differences around career changes between men and women
The utility of taking a career assessment test, or career placement test
How to use your dark emotions to illuminate your career truth
How to manage career challenges unique to different stages of life
No matter if you’re a recent graduate looking to get clarity about what you want to do with your life, if you’re in an established career that you’re feeling dissatisfied and discouraged with, or if you’re getting back into the workforce after taking a break, or dealing with a layoff, you’ll definitely want to hear Maggie’s great career advice.
Here are a few of the career resources we discussed on today’s show:
Designing Your Life, by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
Career Info and Career Assessment Test Options (self-assessment)
If you’re dealing with career age discrimination…
We hope that our conversation and these resources help YOU create a career that you love.
Maggie Graham, M.A., LPC, CPC & Lisa Marie Bobby, PhD, LMFT, BCC
Listen & Subscribe to the Podcast
by Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby | Love, Happiness & Success
http://traffic.libsyn.com/lovehappinessandsuccesspodcast/Finding_a_Career_You_Love_-_Career_Change_Advice__-_52118_11.24_AM.mp3
Music Credits: Dolly Parton, “Mule Skinner Blues”
Enjoy This Episode?
Please rate and review the Love, Happiness & Success Podcast.
Amy Bello on December 3, 2018 at 1:44 PM
I just listened to the podcast on Finding a Career You Love with Maggie Graham. It was amazing and so helpful. I am currently in a situation where I am trying to determine if I should stay in my role and pivot, or whether I have a toxic workplace environment where a pivot will not make a difference in how I feel about my job. What does a pivot look like for someone? How can individuals do this successfully in a workplace where there is uncertainty? Thank you for any assistance you can provide.
Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby on January 25, 2019 at 11:23 AM
Hi Amy! Isn’t Maggie great? Such a wise career counselor. Here is her reply to your question. All the best, Lisa Marie Bobby
Dear Amy,
You’re asking some great questions here, ones that I hear often. I’m so glad that you took the time to comment because I suspect many other listeners share your questions. First, it may be helpful for you to drill down and find out whether your workplace is toxic, whether it’s triggering you in a particular way (in which case an internal pivot may take a great deal of political capital and not get you to where you want to go.
Consider reading this article and listening to the accompanying podcast episode called Are You In a Toxic Workplace? How to Know If You Are…and What To Do About It.
Second, I’m so glad you used the word “pivot” because that’s much easier to do than a complete overhaul or a dramatic career change. Pivoting looks like changing departments, changing roles, changing managers – essentially shifting by one degree or one variable. It’s a great experiment because it helps isolate what’s troubling you and helps you hone in on how to offer relief to your situation.
Finally, uncertainty is a huge hurdle for all of us, whether it’s in the workplace or in our personal lives, and navigating uncertainty takes five ingredients: 1) a clear sense of yourself – your drivers, your triggers, your strengths, and other dimensions of your identity, fulfillment, and performance; 2) a solid support system that you can activate when you need it; 3) clarity about what’s at risk and what you’re willing to risk; 4) a game plan for when you encounter obstacles; and 5) resilience so that you can recover if things take a tough turn.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2583
|
__label__cc
| 0.611524
| 0.388476
|
Marsean
Vondell
Obituary for Marsean Vondell Davis
Marsean Vondell Davis (Nov 2, 1977 – July 2, 2019) beloved son, brother, and cousin went home to be with the Lord at the age of 41 years old.
Marsean “Marty” enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He was passionate about Martial Arts and the Japanese Language. His love for the late Artist Michael Jackson and his music was unmatched. We will miss his talks filled with wisdom and comedy.
He was born on November 2, 1977 in Richmond, Indiana at Reid Memorial Hospital to his parents Evon Armstead Gibbs and Stanley Davis.
He is survived by his Mother Evon Gibbs of Springfield, Missouri; his Father, Stanley Davis of Springfield, Missouri. His Sister, Misty Yvonne Waters and brother-in-law Leon Donnell Waters Jr. of Springfield, MO, and their children, (niece) Jadyn Howard and (nephew) Leon Waters III; Sister, Micah D. Bryant of Springfield, MO, and children, (nieces’) Deja Samuel and Mikyah Samuel, and Justice Bryant of Las Vegas, NV. His Sister Kissey Rome of Jackson, MI, her children (niece) Brandy Rome, (nephew’s) Darrius and Deonte Rome, (great-niece) Ri’Kayla. And Many, Many Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins whom all considered him like a brother. Marsean was preceded in death by his grandparents: Frank and Launa Davis; Louise P. Patterson; and Ellis and Alice Armstead. His Uncles: Vondell Armstead, Ellis Junior Armstead, and Morris Armstead. His Aunts: Linda Kurtz and Lavern Wilkerson. Cousins, Tianna Burden and Darnell Armstead.
Marsean graduated in 1998 from Arcadia Valley High School in Ironton, Missouri, and also earned a degree in HVAC at Vatterott University in Springfield, Missouri. He lived life to the fullest every single day, and he will be missed by many. May he rest forever in the arms of the Most High – Our Lord.
Soar High like an Eagle, Marsean.
A Memorial Viewing Service will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2019 from 9:30am - 10:30am at the Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home, 500 E. Walnut Street, Springfield MO 65806.
A Repast Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am at Silver Springs New Hope Church at 1119 N National Ave. in Springfield, Missouri.
Permanent online condolences, stories and photos may be shared at www.hhlohmeyer.com
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2585
|
__label__wiki
| 0.645481
| 0.645481
|
Study Uncovers Huge Lack Of Consumer Awareness Of Clean Air Zones
Thursday 28th Feb 2019
Public understanding of the UK Government’s high profile Clean Air Zones initiative is worryingly low just weeks ahead of the introduction of London’s low emission zone, research commissioned by Hitachi Capital UK has found.
A study of 2,000 UK adults found that more than half of consumers (57 per cent) don’t know what a Clean Air or Ultra-Low Emission Zone actually is.
The research discovered that almost eight in 10 (79 per cent) are also unaware whether their vehicle will be exempt from charges designed to encourage drivers to opt for more environmentally-friendly transport methods.
Currently, planned requirements will apply to most diesel cars registered before September 2015, and petrol vehicles registered before January 2006. With an estimated 37.7 million licensed vehicles on the road, at an average age of eight years old[1], the cost implications of CAZs to consumers and businesses could be huge.
However, amongst those aware of what Clean Air Zones are, support is high for the introduction of the scheme. Half of motorists (50 per cent) approve of the zones being introduced, even if they will be charged to enter, and a third of people (33 per cent) think it would be ‘fair’ if companies pass the additional costs on to customers.
Jon Lawes, Managing Director for Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, said: “Despite the potential dent to our wallets, our research shows significant support for charging schemes that tackle pollution in our major towns and cities.
“It’s clear those polled believe something needs to be done – and fast. However, confusion exists amongst drivers as to whether their vehicle meets the required emissions standards to avoid these charges.
“Considering the average age of cars and vans on our roads is over eight years, vast numbers of diesel drivers in particular may be unaware they could be driving vehicles that would incur charges under the emission standards requirements.”
The Clean Air Zones scheme is part of the Government’s Air Quality Plan, which aims to reduce pollution and make the air cleaner throughout the UK. Major urban areas including Birmingham and Leeds are due to introduce the zones in 2020.
In London, mayor Sadiq Khan has also been vocal in his support for an Ultra-Low Emission Zone, which, from April 8 this year, will start to see higher polluting vehicles charged £12.50 a day for use in the capital.
Buses, coaches and HGVs that meet Euro VI and cars, vans and taxis that meet Euro 6 (typically diesel vehicles registered after 1 September 2015) and Euro 4 emission standards (on average petrol vehicles registered after January 2006) will be exempt from any charges or restrictions.
[1] Department for Transport Vehicle Licensing Statistics published in April 2018
To view and download ‘The Road to a Greener Future’ infographic summarising research we conducted among 2,000 motorists in February 2019 click here.
To find out more about our vehicle solutions services, please click here.
How much do you agree with the statement: ‘I am in favour of Clean Air Zones where motorists will be charged to enter the zone’
Strongly agree 19%
Somewhat agree 31%
Neither agree or disagree 28%
Somewhat disagree 13%
Strongly disagree 9%
How significant a problem do you think vehicle emissions are in the UK?
Very significant 28%
Somewhat significant 50%
Neither significant or insignificant 18%
Somewhat insignificant 3%
Very insignificant 1%
Did you know diesel cars registered before 1 September 2015 and petrol cars registered before 1 January 2006 will incur daily Clean Air Zone charges?
Yes 21%
No 79%
How much do you agree with the following statement? ‘I think the general move towards electric vehicles is a good thing’
Somewhat disagree 7%
How much do you agree with the following statement? ‘As a motorist, I think I am too reliant on my car’
Strongly disagree 11%
Labels: Vehicle Finance
Switching To Green Fuels Could Save Firms £14bn Per Year
How Do UK Car Sales Stack Up Against The Rest Of Europe?
Why Leasing Is The New Owning In The Post-Brexit World
The Rise Of Electric Vehicles
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2588
|
__label__wiki
| 0.961081
| 0.961081
|
Here Is The City
HITC
HITC Here Is The City on Facebook HITC Here Is The City on Twitter Email
HITC Sport on Facebook HITC Sport on Twitter Email
Jobs @ HITC
What is the “It: Chapter Two” runtime?
Christopher Weston @Chrisweston74
Christopher Weston
@Chrisweston74
The It: Chapter Two trailer has arrived, but let's consider the runtime.
What do we want from the It: Chapter Two runtime? The trailer dropped recently and fans of Andy Muschietti's It couldn't be happier with how the project is shaping. Many years into the future, we'll follow the Losers' Club back to the fictional town of Derry; why? Because Pennywise is back.
Bill Skarsgård did such a fantastic job as the antagonistic clown in the first film, and thankfully he's back to unleash terror in the sequel. New additions to the cast include the likes of Jessica Chastain (Molly's Game), James McAvoy (Glass), Bill Hader (Trainwreck) and more — these will portray the central characters as adults, although the trailer reveals that the stellar young cast also returns, likely in numerous flashbacks.
It's a solid trailer which puts expectations in place while also urging us to address questions. However, the main question we have at the moment regards the runtime. How long will It: Chapter Two be? The first film was 135 minutes, but there's arguably so much more content to work within this second half; already, there's the juggling of past and present.
A while back, there were reports that the film was almost three hours long, but this wasn't actually confirmed. Nevertheless, it is a strong possibility. In wake of Avengers: Endgame - a three-hour epic - audiences won't be deterred by such a lengthy runtime, if it's justified of course. Considering Stephen King's source material is a whopping 1,138 pages, there's every reason to believe that this sequel will near the three-hour mark.
https://t.co/xjczW8fhIl pic.twitter.com/mc8A1facP0
— IT Chapter Two (@ITMovieOfficial) May 8, 2019
The trailer teases a scope much grander than the first film, which was already over two hours long. As has been confirmed, Muschietti's overall vision for the story will take place over these two films; no potential for post-credits teasing it seems. It: Chapter Two definitely warrants a heftier runtime than its predecessor, so hopefully when it's announced, it doesn't underwhelm.
SEE ALSO: How many Pokémon are in “Pokémon Detective Pikachu”?
Although we got to know the Losers' Club back in 2017, being reacquainted with them so far into the future - as adults - will feel like getting to know them all over again. Things change, and that takes time to address. We've been patient for the trailer; let's hope audiences are patient with the film itself. It's sure to be a long one.
In other news, has Muschietti ditched that ending?
Have something to tell us about this article?
More articles from Christopher Weston
23 year-old Film & Journalism graduate from Leicester with a passion for the arts. I’m either watching films, listening to records, or writing about my experiences with the two.
About Us | Advertising | Our Team | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Review Policy | Subscription Options | Syndication | Jobs @ HITC | Contact Us
© 2020 GRV Media Ltd
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2589
|
__label__wiki
| 0.817787
| 0.817787
|
Havas Lynx Group
#LYNXLife
Trio of Communiqué Awards for Havas Lynx
A global healthcare communications agency, with offices in Manchester, London and New York, is celebrating again after collecting a trio of titles at the Communiqué Awards.
Havas Lynx, which earlier this month was named Cannes Lions Healthcare Agency of the Year, beat off hundreds of international rivals to secure the ‘Writing Excellence’, ‘Excellence in Corporate Communications’ and ‘Excellence in Communication Through Creative Execution’ accolades.
Held in London, the awards celebrate the best achievements in healthcare communications, recognising programmes, initiatives, individuals and teams that have made a real difference to patients, stakeholders and influencers, with a changing panel of over 100 industry experts completing the rigorous judging process.
The agency’s first success came for its ‘The World vs. MS’ online patient initiative, which was designed to get individuals discussing the impact of Multiple Sclerosis on their brains with their neurologist. It engaged MS experts and the people living with MS, asking them to share their daily challenges with a view to encouraging the MS community to submit their solutions. With over 1.8 million engagements, the world voted for ‘The BladdeRunner app’ as its winning idea and this is now in development with the potential to drastically improve millions of lives.
The second win of the night came for Havas Lynx’s ‘Brain Emoji’. This was born from The World vs. MS campaigns continued efforts to turn problems into solutions, creating the world’s first pharma sponsored emoji that has kick-started vital conversations around brain health in MS. The emoji has already been shared 250,000 times on Twitter.
David Hunt, Havas Lynx CEO, was delighted with the outcome: “The Communiqué Awards are highly regarded in the Healthcare Communications world so to win one award is some achievement…to win three for our pioneering work is incredible.
“To collect these titles in the same month as being awarded Cannes Lions Healthcare Agency of the Year is fantastic. We are on a real high right now and are delighted with our success. As an agency, we work tirelessly to improve global healthcare for all and these awards are testament to the dedication and talent of the whole team.”
He went on to add: “We continue to invest heavily in our teams and wider agency infrastructure at every office from our Headquarters in Manchester to operations in London and New York. From our graduates, right through to our senior management team, our commitment to nurturing talent via ongoing training and development, is fundamental to our success, transforming healthcare systems and securing these global awards in the process.”
Havas Lynx was also successful in one of the new Communiqué Awards categories, taking home the ‘Excellence in Communication Through Creative Execution’ accolade for its ‘Ask for Clear’ campaign.
This targeted people with moderate-to-severe psoriasis, a debilitating condition where, for many, clear skin is the goal. After many setbacks patients no longer think this is achievable, but the good news is that – thanks to advances in dermatology – it is now possible.
Lou Shipley, Creative Director for the campaign said: “Using creativity to disrupt the psoriasis category and change lives for the better is already an incredible achievement. However, to also be recognised for this at Communiqué with an award for Creative Excellence is a tremendous reward. I’m very proud of the whole team and the campaign is a great demonstration of what can be achieved when we strive to push our thinking.”
Havas Lynx has grown from a small creative agency formed in the Northern Quarter of Manchester into a global healthcare communications agency, offering campaign development, brand strategy, capability building and education services.
It celebrated its 30th birthday in 2016 and over the last two years has grown almost 20%, creating over 60 new jobs to take its global workforce to over 300.
To collect these titles in the same month as being awarded Cannes Lions Healthcare Agency of the Year is fantastic. We are on a real high right now and are delighted with our success. As an agency, we work tirelessly to improve global healthcare for all and these awards are testament to the dedication and talent of the whole team. DAVID HUNT - CEO, HAVAS LYNX
Back to News & Blog
The latest from Lynx
Hiking in support of Mind – for better mental health
PRIDE: Thinking about the people we call patients
PRIDE: It’s not all blood, sweat and tears…
M1 6JX
europe@havaslynx.com
HKX Building
3 Pancras Square
N1C 4AG
london@havaslynx.com
© 2020 Havas Lynx Group
A member of the Havas Health global network
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2591
|
__label__wiki
| 0.757285
| 0.757285
|
Will Ferrell To Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ For The Fifth Time
November 14, 2019 Entertainment Daypop
Will Ferrell is returning to Saturday Night Live and will be joining the “Five-Timers Club.”
Ferrell is a former SNL cast member; he will host the November 23 installment of NBC’s long-running late-night sketch series. Ferrell joined the show in 1995 and became one of the show’s biggest stars before leaving in 2002 to pursue a film career that has included Old School, Elf, and Anchorman. Ferrell last hosted SNL in January 2018.
King Princess — who released her debut album Cheap Queen last month — will serve as musical guest for the Nov. 23 show.
A new episode of SNL airs this weekend, with Harry Styles both hosting and performing.
Will Ferrell Returns to ‘SNL’
Via www.tvweek.com
Will Ferrell, who was a cast member on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” from…
Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2592
|
__label__cc
| 0.727469
| 0.272531
|
Is Wearing My Workout Leggings All Day Bad for My Vagina?
An ob-gyn weighs in on the health risks of your favorite item of clothing.
By Kristine Thomason
There's no dancing around the fact that we pretty much live in our workout leggings. And thanks to the athleisure trend, it’s become socially acceptable (to most people, at least) to sport the comfy attire almost anywhere—in the grocery store, at the movies, even out for drinks.
But we've been hearing rumors lately that wearing yoga pants all day could be bad for one's vag (*gasp!*). To find out more, we talked to Alyssa Dweck, MD, an ob-gyn at the Mount Kisco Medical Group in Westchester, New York, and author of V Is for Vagina.
Her (very reassuring) professional opinion: For most women, living in leggings won't hurt one's lady parts. (In fact, says Dr. Dweck, it might even offer a health benefit to new moms, by promoting blood circulation!) But women with sensitive skin and women who are prone to vaginal infections may need to be extra careful.
For those women especially, Dr. Dweck recommends leggings made of breathable, moisture-wicking fabric to keep perspiration from building up. The right material is even more crucial if you plan to run from bikram straight to brunch.
RELATED: 9 Workout Leggings Health Editors Swear By
“If women sit around in workout clothes, particularly made of non-breathable fabric, for a long time after exercising, they may increase their chance of infection, because yeast and bacteria tend to thrive in warm, moist, dark environments," Dr. Dweck explains.
But it's all individual, she stresses. "Some women can walk around in wet workout clothes all day and have no problem." So if you've been rocking your stylish leggings 12 hours a day without issue, keep calm and carry on. Your vagina won't hate you. But it can't hurt to pick up a pair with a cotton crotch, just to play it safe, says Dr. Dweck.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2595
|
__label__cc
| 0.705473
| 0.294527
|
Home / Cruise Area / St Kilda
The St Kilda Archipelago of Islands and Stacs is located 42 miles west of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides. St Kilda is managed by the National Trust for Scotland in partnership with Scottish Natural Heritage and the MoD. St Kilda has the highest sea cliffs in the UK; the cliffs at Conachair are 1400 feet high. Our St Kilda anchorage is in the spectacular Village Bay in main Island of Hirta which is the only island where a boat can land and put people ashore. Hirta offers great walking opportunities with a walk to the Mistress Stone and the Lovers Stone being very popular.
St Kilda is home to the biggest colony of gannets in the world and also large numbers of puffins. Thousands of puffin burrows pepper the steep grassy slopes of Dun. Other nesting birds include guillemot, razorbill, great skua, Manx shearwater,storm petrel, Leach’s petrel and shag. Our unique knowledge of St.Kilda enables us to give our guests a spectacular ‘close up’ voyage around the fascinating islands and stacs that make up St.Kilda. We are able to cruise directly under the “Casting Off Stone” on Stac Lee with its many thousands of nesting gannets, giving an incredible view of probably the most spectacular of all the Stacs of St.Kilda. Many other species of birds can be found breeding here or passing through. The St Kilda wren and St Kilda mouse are both unique to the islands.
The only seal to frequent the shores of St Kilda is the Atlantic grey seal. The St Kildan’s hunted the seals and after they abandoned Hirta, seals moved in to breed. The main concentrations are in Glen Bay, Soay Sound and on both sides of the neck of the Cambir. Their calls echo round the Tunnel at Gob na h-Airde and, appropriately enough, at Geo nan Ron – the cleft of the seals.
Sightings of cetaceans are mainly made in the summer months from May to August. Minke whale is the most commonly recorded species, with orcas as the next most commonly seen species. Occasional groups may remain around the islands for several days or even weeks. Groups of up to 15 Risso’s dolphins have been seen, as well as white-sided dolphins. Harbour porpoises and small numbers of white-beaked dolphins are sometime spotted with bottlenose and common dolphins and large whales occasionally recorded.
Fascinating ancient heritage
St Kilda also has a fascinating ancient heritage and the remains of a dun (fort) on Island of Dun can still be seen. There have been people on St Kilda since prehistoric times, exploiting the rich resources of the sea, growing crops and keeping animals. It is not clear when the first settlers came to St Kilda, but simple stone tools found on Hirta suggest that Bronze Age travellers may have visited St Kilda from the Western Isles some 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. In the 1830s the Rev Neil Mackenzie found what were probably remains of burial cists in Village Bay. Excavations in 1995 revealed a possible burial structure dating from the Bronze Age. In 1844 an earth house (souterrain), possibly a store associated with an Iron Age house dating from about 2,000 years ago, was discovered.
Given fabulous scenery, perfect weather and ideal company, what else could contribute to the enjoyment of a week spent exploring the Hebrides? The answer for our group is Rob Barlow and his crew aboard the Elizabeth G. Now an annual fixture in our calendar, Rob’s cruises seem to get better every year and 2019 has surpassed them all
Chris Knowles: 11 May 2019
Private Charter 6 Nights
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2597
|
__label__wiki
| 0.57068
| 0.57068
|
The Countess of Wessex, 53, surprises in outfit fit for fashion week - see it here
The royal is bang on trend with her latest outfit
October 02, 2018 - 09:59 BST Laura Sutcliffe Sophie Wessex joined her husband Prince Edward’s in Paris. The royal couple had a personal tour of the Palace of Versailles. Sophie, 53, wore a stunning pink and snakeskin pleated skirt and matching top which was by her favourite designer Emilia Wickstead, available at Net a Porter.
The Countess of Wessex joined her husband Prince Edward in Paris on Monday in Paris and the pair started off their day with a tour of the breathtaking Palace of Versailles. Sophie, 53, pulled out all the stops when it came to her attire - she looked incredible in a blush pink, snakeskin outfit that was totally on trend and perfect for fashion week which is taking place in Paris right now. The coordinating top and skirt combo is from one of her favourite designers - Emilia Wickstead and is part of the brand's pre AW18 Collection. The skirt featured delicate pleats and the silk top had a smooth finish and flattering crew neck. The mother-of-two added directional brown ankle boots, a simple yet smart nude clutch bag and finished with her favourite cream coat by Prada.
Sophie and Edward enjoyed a tour of the Palace of Versailles
After their tour of the landmark, the Earl and Countess also met teachers and students at Notre Dame de Grandchamp school - a school that delivers English Language education in partnership with the British Council. The royal couple followed in the footsteps of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert who spent 10 days in Paris in 1855, attending a grand ball at the Palace. Edward and Sophie are in France for three days for Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation. />
Sophie looked amazing in an outfit by Emilia Wickstead
It has been a remarkably busy few weeks for the royal, who has just returned from a whistle-stop visit to the Isle of Wight as well as visiting St Thomas's Hospital, London last week, to open the new rare diseases unit.
Skirt, £1225, Emilia Wickstead at Net-a-Porter
We loved her glamorous wrap dress - which was made in a warm terracotta shade and was adorned with with white polka dots. From designer brand Diane Von Furstenberg, it was priced at £424 and was cut with a tie waist and deep V-neckline.
READ: The Countess of Wessex proves you can make a pastel outfit work in the autumn
Letting her eye-catching frock do the talking, she added delicate stud earrings and a pair of velvet high heel shoes in the same brown hue.
MORE: The Countess of Wessex just wore one of the most gorgeous wrap dresses we have ever seen
Sophie Wessex
More about sophie wessex
The Queen celebrates Countess of Wessex's birthday with stunning snapshot
Sophie Wessex celebrates her birthday in a stunning red dress with the prettiest detail
Revealed: How Sophie Wessex is celebrating her 55th birthday
The Countess of Wessex's favourite earrings are a lot cheaper than you may think
The Countess of Wessex's gold starfish earrings are so glam, they would make a mermaid jealous
Seven times Sophie, the Countess of Wessex looked incredibly stylish
Sophie, Countess of Wessex stuns in floral Erdem dress
Sophie, The Countess of Wessex stuns in chic designer outfit
The Countess of Wessex brings the glamour at the RAF centenary event in the most stunning ivory number
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2598
|
__label__wiki
| 0.82687
| 0.82687
|
Home Tags Live Action
Tag: Live Action
Live Action CINDERELLA Casts Nicholas Galitzine
Darryl Ley - December 8, 2019
British actor Nicholas Galitizine has beat out the competition to be cast as Prince Robert in Sony's Cinderella. The live action adaption stars Camila Cabello as Cinderella Idina Menzel as Evelyn, the evil stepmother and Billy Porter as the fairy godmother....
Disney’s Live Action LITTLE MERMAID Casts Jonah Hauer-King
Darryl Ley - November 13, 2019
Disney's live-action adaptions continue with the Little Mermaid casting Jonah Hauer-King. The Little Mermaid cast includes Halle Bailey as Ariel, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Awkwafina as Scuttle and Jacob Tremblay as Flounder. Javier Bardem is circling as King Triton. Harry Styles and Cameron Cuffe (Krypton)...
Hulu Snaps Up Live Action MARVEL’S GHOST RIDER & MARVEL’S HELSTROM
Darryl Ley - May 1, 2019
Hulu and Marvel are continuing their partnership with two upcoming live action titles, Marvel's Ghost Rider and Marvel's Helstrom. It has been revealed that Gabriel Luna will be reprising his role as Robbie Reyes aka Ghost Rider which debuted in...
Disney Eyes HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Live Action Adaption
Disney are at it again this time they are in the early stages of adapting the Hunchback of Notre Dame as a live action film. Playwright David Henry Hwang is attached to write the script, with Mandeville Films and Josh...
Disney’s Live Action THE LION KING Releases Teaser Trailer
We have the new teaser trailer for the highly anticipated for Disney's The Lion King. From Disney Live Action, director Jon Favreau’s all-new The Lion King journeys to the African savanna where a future king must overcome betrayal and tragedy to...
Live Action CATS Adaption Adds Jason Derulo
Singer songwriter Jason Derulo has joined the live action film adaption of Cats. Derulo will portray Rum Tum Tugger, a cat who’s rebellious and never satisfied. The star studded cast includes Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Jennifer Hudson,...
New ALADDIN Live Action Film Releases Teaser Trailer
Darryl Ley - October 12, 2018
We now know a little more about the live action adaption of Aladdin starring Will Smith, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott. Aladdin is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who...
James Marsden To Star In SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Live Action Film
Darryl Ley - June 1, 2018
James Marsden (Westworld) is set to star in a film adaption of beloved video game Sonic The Hedgehog. Sonic The Hedgehog probably one of two of the most recognisable video game characters in the world is set for a live...
Gina Rodriguez To Star In Live Action Carmen Sandiego Adaption
Netflix are starting their own mini franchise with the announcement of a live action Carmen Sandiego feature film starring Gina Rodriguez. This is in addition to the animated series already announced by the streaming giant which is set to air...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2607
|
__label__cc
| 0.678549
| 0.321451
|
Employee unrest at Vivo plant following unexplained layoffs
The company denied claims of unexplained layoffs, clarifying that the decision was in line with the business strategy and that they were ensuring a smooth transition for those fired.
The mobile handset manufacturer, Vivo, recently faced employee unrest at its Greater Noida plant following a few layoffs. Over 100 employees reportedly gathered at the plant leading to a minor tussle with the security personnel. The company, however, denied claims of unexplained layoffs, clarifying that the decision was in line with the business strategy and that they were ensuring a smooth transition for those fired.
The Chinese handset manufacturer has reportedly fired about 60 workers recently. Some of the fired employees claimed that they were not given an explanation and were simply told that they were fired, soon after they reported to work this Tuesday. The employees gathered at the plant to show their anger against the management’s decision.
Post the event, the company mentioned in a statement that the layoff of the contractual employees is in line with this business decision and that the company is looking at staffing the right size in various divisions to improve productivity, in line with its continuous growth plans and a strategic review.
The company also claimed in its statement that it has “strictly adhered” to the rules and regulations of the contract, and is taking “all the right measures” to ensure a peaceful transition, considering the best interests of the employees.
Vivo has been aggressively looking at expanding its presence in India, which is the world’s second largest telecom market.
Employee Unrest
Previous articleClarity is what people want from their bosses
Next articleGovernment working on simplifying labour laws
Jitendra. P. Badgujar September 2, 2017 at 10:01 am
Total perspective about IR has been changed from orthodox way i.e. IR Professionals had undue involvement / knokking in Union’s politics, disciplinary actions, termination, court matters etc. to promoting shop workforces’ involvement, engagement, career development, reward & recognition, value proposition in their works etc.
Even in past IR Professionals were blamed for Labour issues
and becoming / treated as sandwich between Union-Management. Now Stuation improved. They are called as Change Agent.
Infosys committed to localisation; has already hired 7600 locals in the...
JPMorgan Chase to pay $5 million as settlement in parental leave...
HRK News Bureau - June 5, 2019
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2608
|
__label__wiki
| 0.790876
| 0.790876
|
Part of HuffPost Money. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.
8 College Degrees With The Lowest Unemployment Rates
These majors lead to jobs, according to a new survey.
By Aarthi Swaminathan, Yahoo Finance
05/06/2019 01:14pm EDT
The booming U.S. economy has good news for recent college graduates who have majored in theology and religion or are medical technicians, according to a New York Fed survey.
The survey — which looked at data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Labor data and focused on recent college graduates between the ages of 22 to 27 with a bachelor’s degree or higher — revealed that those two professions saw the lowest unemployment rate at 1%.
Mass media majors saw the highest rate of unemployment at 7.8%.
Here’s the top 8:
Paging all members of the clergy
The fact that these two majors saw the lowest rates of unemployment was unexpected, NerdWallet Research Analyst Holden Lewis told Yahoo Finance.
“It’s surprising how low the unemployment rate is for theology majors, but it’s possible that theology majors get their degrees while they’re working in pastoral jobs,” Lewis said. “It’s also very common for those in theology to work in academia or as teachers. The number of jobs in the clergy is expected to grow about 8% from 2016 to 2026, about the same as for all occupations combined.”
And for those in the medical technology field, the benefits are a little more obvious. With demand for healthcare workers rising fast, medical technicians have the advantage of working in a fast-growing field. “The number of jobs in medical technology is expected to rise 13% from 2016 to 2026,” said Lewis.
Overall, theology and religion majors earned a median wage early in their career around $32,000, while medical technicians made $42,600. The overall median wage for recent college graduates was $40,000.
Highest unemployment rates
At the bottom end of the list, mass media, liberal arts and anthropology majors saw the highest unemployment rates at above 6.5%.
Recent graduates early in their careers in these fields received a median wage between $33,000 to $35,000, but saw considerable upside as their career progressed.
Lewis said that one reason why the number is trending downwards was because “mass media employment, especially in journalism, has been in steep decline for 20 years, as changes in technology have drained advertising dollars away from newspapers, causing waves of job layoffs.”
And legendary investor Warren Buffett — who once used to delivery newspapers as a boy and currently holds a number of them in his portfolio — recently echoed the prognosis.
“The world was changed hugely, and it did it gradually,” Buffett told Yahoo Finance’s Andy Serwer in an interview. And eventually the newspaper business “went from monopoly to franchise to competitive to ... toast.”
Aarthi is a writer for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter @aarthiswami.
Jobs with the most openings in each U.S. state
Here’s what American teens spend money on
9 popular companies that paid $0 in taxes for 2018
Follow Yahoo Finance on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Flipboard, SmartNews, LinkedIn, YouTube, and reddit.
5 Refreshing Lessons From Elizabeth Warren's Personal Finance Book
How To Save On Car Insurance When Your Teen Starts Driving
5 Psychological Reasons You Can't Curb Your Spending
collegeUnemploymentEmployment and CareerAcademic degree
MORE IN Money
The Budgeting System You Need To Try If You Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck
Salary-Sharing Spreadsheets Are So Hot Right Now. But Are They Safe?
10 Best Places To Retire Abroad In 2020
Everything you should have learned in school but didn’t
Subscribe to HuffPost’s money and living email.
Privacy dashboardPart of HuffPost Money. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2611
|
__label__wiki
| 0.833665
| 0.833665
|
Flight Plan Equipment codes for Dummies
IAOPA Europe Enews Archive
GA Magazine Archive
Airports & Fuel
Click here for print-friendly edition
IAOPA-Europe e-news, July 2009
Welcome to the e-news of IAOPA-Europe, which goes out to 23,000 aircraft owners and pilots in 27 countries across the continent
EC turns on EASA
The degree to which the European Commission’s patience with EASA is wearing thin is starkly illustrated in a leaked letter in which the Commission demands a change of direction from EASA and effectively urges the Agency to stop ‘reinventing the wheel’.
The letter, from the Deputy Director General of DGTREN, the Commission’s transport department, to the EASA Board of Management is couched in undiplomatic terms which betray exasperation with the way EASA is working and urges it to revert to JAR and ICAO requirements rather than making up new rules without any evidence that they would improve safety.
In the letter, Deputy Director Zoltan Kazatsay says the EC is “surprised and extremely worried” at the way in which EASA plans to handle the new responsibilities it is accumulating, and believes the amendments to regulations the Agency is proposing are too ambitious and endanger the timetable that underpins EASA’s power.
Kazatsay says: “Precisely for this reason the Commission already called on EASA, in its opinion related to the work programme for 2009, to concentrate its resources on specific priorities defined in close co-operation with the Commission and the industry.”
He stresses the importance of replicating existing legislation where possible, in order to ensure continuity and certainty for industry and to allow standardisation inspections to begin immediately. Kazatsay goes on: “The Commission notes that to this date, EASA does not propose practicable solutions to ensure that the implementing rules related to the EASA extension of competences would be adopted within the timeframe indicated by the co-legislators and contained in the basic Regulation.”
Even for a letter clearly not meant for public consumption the language is strong. Kazatsay continues: “…the Commission believes the time has come to take clear decisions to steer the Agency in a different direction. In this respect it is essential to carefully consider the alternative of going back to the original structure and wording wherever possible of JARS and ICAO requirements, which should be transposed into Community law. This would ensure a smooth transition and allow EASA to work calmly in future on the ambitious improvements and shifts which have raised general concern and misunderstandings from both member States and stakeholders alike.
“The Commission strongly believes that the time has come to give a clear signal in this direction. This will allow first and foremost to ensure safety (since the present system gives enough guarantees), it would also allow to respect the legal and institutional deadlines laid down by the member States and the European Parliament while at the same time paving the way towards a smooth improvement of the system in the coming years… In any event the Commission reserves the right… to proceed along the lines described above… the time has come to steer the work of the Agency in a clearer and more effective direction.”
IAOPA’s Martin Robinson says the reference to JARs and ICAO is not a threat to revert to the pre-EASA system but an instruction to stop meddling where no meddling is needed. “This is just the sort of shot across the bows that EASA needs, and I look forward to seeing how the Agency responds. The Commission has invested too much in EASA to allow it to fail and simply revert to the JARs, but it recognises there is a crisis here and it is good to see it taking positive action.”
Italy suspends Schengen
Thinking of flying to Italy? Because of the G8 Summit in L’Aquila, Italy, the Italian Ministry of the Interior suspended ‘Schengen Treaty’ between June 28th at midnight local time until midnight of July 15th 2009. Massimo Levy writes: “As usual, general aviation has been neglected and no official communication on the matter has been issued or communicated. The consequence is that all pilots intending to fly into Italy from a European Union airport will have to follow the regulations in force for flights to or from non-Schengen airports within the EU. These flights are regulated by law N° 146/94 which states that all non-commercial flights within the EU using airports without customs authority must file a Flight Plan at least three hours before take of and indicate in the box N° 18 of the ICAO flight plan form the mention that ‘pilot and passengers are in possess of valid entry documents’. The Aeronautical Authority will then inform the Police Authority who will decide whether someone will meet you at the airport of entry or not. If you intend to come to Italy, respect this procedure to avoid further difficulties. All other flights to or from countries outside the EU will, obviously have to arrive and depart through airports with customs authority.”
Italian airspace challenge
AOPA-Italy is planning a legal challenge to the sudden and arbitrary closure of a large portion of airspace in northern Italy to VFR traffic and invites all European pilots to contribute to the cost. Following to the closure of the massive Garda CTR to all crossing VFR traffic, the President of AOPA Italy, Carlo Golda, has sent a circular e-mail to all Italian members and pilots asking for an ‘exceptional’ financial contribution to fund a court appeal against the administrative act that has closed, against all logic, such a large portion of airspace to VFR. AOPA-Italy’s Massimo Levy says all European pilots interested in helping are welcome – they will be publishing instructions on how you can contribute on their website www.aopa.it.
The court appeal must be prepared before July 20th, otherwise the new restrictions will be considered automatically approved.
More Dutch charges
An English AOPA member has discovered to his cost that new ‘take off’ charges have been imposed at some Dutch airports, and he has been hit with a bill for €294. The pilot visited Maastricht twice in his Commander 114B, and on each occasion paid landing and parking fees of some €60. Later he received a bill from Eurocontrol for two charges of €147 for ‘taking off’ from Maastricht. Consultation with AOPA-Netherlands unearthed the fact that Maastricht, Amsterdam, Gronigen and Rotterdam had all levied this charge. AIP Netherlands Gen 4.2-1 sets out the conditions for charges, which show that while a 63-tonne aircraft pays €174.93, a microlight pays €147.
Is Holland hell-bent on ridding GA from its airspace? The lesson is, avoid these airports unless you’re desperate.
Dutch ELT anomaly
Both the British and Dutch CAAs have issued exemptions to general aviation from an ICAO requirement to have a fixed ELT in all aircraft, but the Dutch authorities are now insisting that a British aircraft flying into Dutch airspace must have a fixed ELT. They say that while they have the power to exempt their own aircraft from the requirement, anything that crosses an international FIR boundary must be subject to ICAO rules, even if it comes from a country which has also filed a difference with ICAO on ELTs.
A group of touring aircraft were effectively prevented from leaving the UK when the situation came to light, but IAOPA managed to secure an exemption for them from the Dutch. However, their CAA says no more exemptions will be issued.
AOPA-Netherlands is working to resolve the situation, which given the number of differences Holland has filed with ICAO, would mean no Dutch aircraft would be able to leave the Netherlands without complying with all ICAO recommendations.
Amsterdam CTR infringements
Ary Stigter of AOPA-Netherlands would like pilots all over Europe to be fully aware of the new procedures for VFR traffic in the Amsterdam area, introduced following the Dutch requirement for Mode-S, which swamped radar at Schipol. In short, VFR traffic should fly with transponder set to standby under the SPL TMA due to spurious TCAS alerts. Maximum altitude is 1200 feet, not 1500 feet as indicated on the VFR chart. In addition, the CTR had been enlarged on the north and south sides, and this is published on the current Low Countries chart. Ary says: “Our request to the international flying community is to comply with this regulation. The majority of infringements are now made by pilots coming from abroad. AOPA-Netherlands is working to get better access for VFR traffic, and our credibility increases when we prove that pilots can comply with the regulations and expanded safety zones are not necessary.”
Centenary of powered flight in Holland
These Dutch problems have arisen just as the country is celebrating 100 years of powered flight. The first motorised flight took place in June 1909 in Etten Leur in the vicinity of Seppe (EHSE). AOPA-Netherlands participated in the celebrations by organising a seminar on ‘a sustainable future for general aviation’. As well as pilots, the seminar was attended by representatives of the Dutch CAA, the air force and departmental authorities. The presentations were very high quality and the feedback was good. There’s a website, http://www.100jaarluchtvaart.nl, which carries a complete run-down on events over the celebration period. It has an English language version, but the Dutch version also has pictures.
Claim back fuel tax in the UK
AOPA members flying into the UK may not be aware that they can claim back all the tax they pay on the fuel in their tanks when they leave the UK from the British government. Steve Windsor of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has confirmed to AOPA-UK member Tony Purton, who has been researching tax regimes across Europe, that any foreign pilot who tours the UK, picking up UK duty-paid avgas can, on returning home, reclaim the duty on all the fuel in the aircraft tanks when he leaves the UK. He or she will get the tax back in sterling. The form to use is called H60, and a ‘fair copy’ which is acceptable to UK Customs, can be found here on the IAOPA-Europe website.
Save on Swedish landings
In the same vein, Lennart Persson of AOPA-Sweden advises all AOPA members that if you’re planning to tour Sweden, it might be worth buying a weekly season card for landings, which is valid at most Swedish airfields. Owners of foreign aircraft with MTOW not exceeding 2,000 kg can buy these cards provided that the flight is not intended for commercial purpose or school flights. The charge is SEK 800, around €72, which represents a substantial saving if you’re doing more than a couple of landings. Full information, and also some restriction, can be found at: www.lfv.se/upload/LFV/Bransch/Avgifter/A13_08.pdf
The document refers to ‘take-off’ charges but these are not additional to landing charges – there is only one charge.
Transponders in Austria
Austro Control has issued new guidance on the carriage of transponders in Austria, says AOPA-Austria’s Joachim Janezic. According to AIC 4/09, issued on May 20th, all motor-driven fixed wing aircraft need at least a Mode C (altitude encoding) transponder in Class E airspace. The transponder has to be switched on in flight and set to code 7000, unless otherwise instructed. Exempted from this regulation exempted are gliders with retractable engines, flights with the permission of the relevant ATC unit, and flights within some special areas displayed in the AIC, which can be found at http://www.austrocontrol.at/Images/LO_Circ_2009_A_04_en_tcm586-70761.pdf
Infringement tips
Eurocontrol has produced a set of ‘guidance notes’ for GA pilots on how to avoid infringing controlled airspace. There are eleven separate documents, all of them written in basic, easily-understood language, and they can be downloaded from http://www.eurocontrol.int/safety/public/standard_page/Airspace_Infringement_Initiative_Deliverables.html
If you have any comments on this newsletter or would like to have information from your country included in it, please email iaopa@richmondaviation.co.uk. If you would like anyone else to receive this e-news, please enter their email address at the IAOPA Europe website http://www.iaopa.eu (use the form at the top right corner)
IAOPA Europe is the European branch of The International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA).
IAOPA has represented international general aviation for nearly 50 years.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2617
|
__label__wiki
| 0.711589
| 0.711589
|
Miss Sloane (2016)
R | 2h 12min | Drama, Thriller | 9 December 2016 (USA)
27 VIDEOS | 87 IMAGES
In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.
Jonathan Perera
Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw | See full cast & crew »
Watch on Prime Video included with Prime
‘Riviera’ Producer Archery Pictures Hires Working Title’s Georgina Gordon-Smith As Development Chief
'Riviera' Banner Archery Hires Former Working Title Exec Georgina Gordon-Smith
08 January 2020 | The Hollywood Reporter
Amazon Prime Video: Here’s Everything New Coming in January
01 January 2020 | The Wrap
Drama Movies to Discover on Amazon Video
2017 Golden Globe Film Nominees Then and Now
2017 Globe-Nominated Films Ranked by IMDb Users
2017 Golden Globes Trending Title List
AFI FEST 2016: Special Screenings
updated 01 Nov 2016
Search for "Miss Sloane" on Amazon.com
Title: Miss Sloane (2016)
AFI Fest Special Screenings 2016: Which Would You Most Like to See?
Golden Globes 2017 - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 7 nominations. See more awards »
Molly's Game (2017)
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt
Hidden Figures (2016)
The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
Director: Theodore Melfi
Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
The Zookeeper's Wife tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion.
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl
The Debt I (2010)
In 1965, three Mossad Agents cross into East Berlin to apprehend a notorious Nazi war criminal. Thirty years later, the secrets the Agents share come back to haunt them.
Director: John Madden
Stars: Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson
A Most Violent Year (2014)
In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.
Director: J.C. Chandor
Stars: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo
Jackie V (2016)
Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy.
Director: Pablo Larraín
Stars: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig
Wind River (2017)
A veteran hunter helps an FBI agent investigate the murder of a young woman on a Wyoming Native American reservation.
Director: Taylor Sheridan
Stars: Kelsey Asbille, Jeremy Renner, Julia Jones
The Post (2017)
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government.
Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson
Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to 'Sparrow School,' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.
Director: Francis Lawrence
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts
Suburbicon (2017)
As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family.
Director: George Clooney
Stars: Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Drama | History | Thriller
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Stars: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda
Jessica Chastain ... Madeline Elizabeth Sloane
David Wilson Barnes ... Daniel Posner
John Lithgow ... Senator Ronald Sperling
Alison Pill ... Jane Molloy
Aaron Hale ... Spencer
Al Mukadam ... Ross
Michael Stuhlbarg ... Pat Connors
Douglas Smith ... Alex
Grace Lynn Kung ... Lauren
Noah Robbins ... Franklin
Chuck Shamata ... Bill Sanford
Sam Waterston ... George Dupont
Raoul Bhaneja ... R. M. Dutton
Andrew Moodie ... Doctor (voice)
Mark Strong ... Rodolfo Schmidt
In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain) is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. Known equally for her cunning and her track record of success, she has always done whatever is required to win. But when she takes on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds that winning may come at too high a price. Written by EuropaCorp
consultant | lawyer | pills | lobbyist | laughing | See All (55) »
Make sure you surprise them
Rated R for language and some sexuality | See all certifications »
Official site | Official site [Germany] | See more »
France | USA
9 December 2016 (USA) See more »
Miss Sloane See more »
Toronto, Ontario, Canada See more »
$59,797, 27 November 2016
Transfilm, Archery Pictures, Canal+ Distribution See more »
Jessica Chastain and Mark Strong also starred in Zero Dark Thirty (2012). See more »
(45:55) At Peterson Wyatt, where all lobbyists are now gathered, Elizabeth asks for "arguments and rebuttals". Alex then starts writing on a board the first four letters of "National Register". The camera switches to Elizabeth speaking, then, when camera returns to Alex, the size and position of the writing are clearly different : bigger and more to the left. See more »
Elizabeth Sloane: Forde, human interaction is an exchange, my money for your...
Forde: Dick.
Elizabeth Sloane: I was gonna say skill-set. But that's only exchange I'm willing to make.
Forde: You sound like a banker.
References Jerry Maguire (1996) See more »
You Are My Girl
Music by Rockcat
Performed by Rockcat
Arranger: Yuan Yang
Produced by Rockcat
© Bay Yue He Music / Musicjag
Why is this bombing at the box office?!!
23 December 2016 | by davispittman – See all my reviews
It makes absolutely no sense that this film is bombing at the box office, this is a great film! Maybe it's because it's fresh off the heels of an exhausting election, or maybe it's because of the other big time films out right like Star Wars. I sincerely hope that it's not because of the NRA, I hope that people won't avoid this wonderful movie just because of the gun lobby. Jessica chastain gives a real powerhouse performance as Elizabeth Sloane, a tough as nails lobbyist for the Brady campaign. Also here is Sam Waterson, who works for the gun lobby, and I really liked him in this role, he fit in it well and gives a good performance. I loved the great writing in the movie and the clever moves that are made. This political drama is so interesting and well constructed. Mark Strong is so good here too, chastain and him have a great on screen chemistry/presence too. The film will keep your attention the entire way through, it has too because there is just so much happening. Now I know that plenty of conservatives and big time Pro-NRA people will want you to avoid it and maybe even write a bunch of scathing articles slamming it, but don't listen, oh what a great movie this is! 10/10!
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2621
|
__label__wiki
| 0.782315
| 0.782315
|
Home>Sports> Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes Trashes New York City Ahead Of Sweet 16 Game At MSG
Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes Trashes New York City Ahead Of Sweet 16 Game At MSG
By Kyle Rooney
Kyle Rooney
@_UncleRooney
“It’s too big, it’s dirty, trash everywhere."
The Wisconsin Badgers arrived in New York City earlier this week for their Sweet 16 matchup against the Florida Gators, which will take place tonight around 10pm at Madison Square Garden.
The team is undoubtedly happy to be in NYC with a chance to advance to the Elite 8 and beyond, but the Badgers' star forward Nigel Hayes can't wait to get out of the Big Apple.
After yesterday's practice at MSG, Hayes was asked how he'd be spending his free time in the city. His response,
“I don’t really like New York.”
“It’s too big, it’s dirty, trash everywhere, too many people. It’s cold right now.”
“I guess it’s nice to look at in the movies,” Hayes said. “But I’ve had my fair share. I’m just trying to come here and win some basketball games."
Well, he's not wrong. It is dirty, there are people and trash everywhere, and it's definitely cold. Although, the Ohio native shouldn't really be fazed by the climate.
Or maybe he's just doing his best to deter the Knicks from ever selecting him in the draft.
Sports Lifestyle News Wisconsin Badgers NCAA Tournament Nigel Hayes new york msg sweet 16
Charles Barkley Says His Dying Wish Is To Murder Skip Bayless On National TV
Kanye West Settles $2.5 Million Copyright Lawsuit Over "New Slaves" Sample Out Of Court
SPORTS Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes Trashes New York City Ahead Of Sweet 16 Game At MSG
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2628
|
__label__wiki
| 0.771202
| 0.771202
|
Lundyn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Lundyn family
The surname Lundyn was first found in Fife, where they had settled after the Norman Conquest. Early ancestors recorded in Normandy were William, and Robert de Londres, who were registered in 1180. "The estate of Lundin, which formerly included the greater part of the parish, belonged to the Lundins from the time of David I. till the reign of William the Lion, King of of Lundin, which formerly included the greater part of Scotland, when it passed, by marriage with the heiress of that family, into the possession of Robert, son of the monarch." [1]
Important Dates for the Lundyn family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lundyn research. Another 50 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 109 and 1090 are included under the topic Early Lundyn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Lundyn Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lundin, London, Lundon, Lunden, Londen, Lundyn and many more.
Early Notables of the Lundyn family (pre 1700)
More information is included under the topic Early Lundyn Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Lundyn family to Ireland
Some of the Lundyn family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Lundyn family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Abigail and Ambrose London, who sailed to Maryland in 1665; Humphrey London, who sailed to Virginia in 1639; John London, who sailed to Virginia in 1636 and Peter London, who sailed to Virginia in 1703..
Lundyn (Scottish)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2629
|
__label__wiki
| 0.500811
| 0.500811
|
Stolen barbecue trailers are becoming an epidemic
Arts & Entertainment // Barbecue
J.C. Reid July 5, 2019 Updated: July 5, 2019 4:42 p.m.
1of2The Gatlin’s BBQ trailer was recently stolen.Photo: Gatlin's / Gatlin's
2of2Potential thieves are driving around in a truck with a trailer hitch ball mount and seeing an unsecured barbecue trailer may be too much of a temptation to pass up.Photo: J.C. Reid / Contributor
It is a scene that has played out dozens of times over the past few years: A pitmaster shows up at his restaurant or storage room to hitch up his barbecue trailer for an off-site event, only to find the space empty.
The trailer and everything on it — smokers, cooktops, refrigerators and even meat cooking on the pit — has been stolen by thieves who literally rolled away with the goods.
The recent epidemic of stolen trailers is an unfortunate side effect of the growing popularity of barbecue both as a commercial enterprise and as a weekend pursuit at competitions.
These elaborate rolling kitchens have become both a status symbol and a mandatory piece of equipment for commercial and competition pitmasters. The popularity of barbecue festivals and catered events requires pitmasters to “take the show on the road” to cook for thousands of guests at a time. The largest commercial trailers can cost as much as $60,000.
The most recent barbecue-trailer theft occurred at Gatlin’s BBQ on Ella, just north of Loop 610. On Facebook, owner Greg Gatlin posted a picture of his sizable trailer emblazoned with his logo and announced, “So this weekend some thieves decided to steal our Gatlin’s BBQ catering trailer. If you happen to see this trailer on the streets call Gatlin’s BBQ and the police. Any bit of information helps.”
By J.C. Reid, Correspondent
Texas barbecue and Vietnamese cuisine are a natural combination
Does fried chicken belong on a barbecue joint’s menu?
From our critic Alison Cook: Houston restaurant reviews updated weekly
What is remarkable about these thefts is how brazen they are. Gatlin’s trailer is unmissable — a good 30 feet long, painted jet black with a prominent logo on both sides. It’s not like a thief could hide something of this size and prominence in his driveway.
Certainly, the thief may make some immediate cosmetic changes.
This happened back in 2013, when thieves stole a small trailer pit belonging to Killen’s Barbecue. This was before chef Ronnie Killen’s brick-and-mortar restaurant had been built, and the trailer was parked behind his Killen’s Steakhouse in Pearland.
After a day on the run, the trailer was in a vacant lot in South Houston after Killen got an anonymous tip. The chrome wheels had been painted black and a crude paint job had been attempted on the rest of the pit, presumably to camouflage it.
Earlier this year, chef Chris Shepherd showed up to his One Fifth restaurant in Montrose to find his trailer smoker stolen. Again, the trailer is hard to miss — it’s painted bright green and covered in logos for his Southern Smoke festival held every fall. Fortunately, the builder of the original trailer, Pitmaker, donated a replacement pit.
What are some ways to stop the epidemic?
First, realize that stolen trailers are the ultimate crime of opportunity. Many potential thieves are driving around in a truck with a trailer-hitch ball mount, and an unsecured barbecue trailer may be too much of a temptation. Putting up barriers to make it even slightly harder to steal the trailer is the owner’s first line of defense.
However, a chain and padlock aren’t going to be enough, as Killen and Shepherd discovered. These are easily removed with tools acquired at your local hardware store.
A better solution is to use a “boot,” similar to the immobilizing yellow devices you see applied to your car wheels when you don’t pay your parking tickets.
Another more drastic tactic is to put the trailer on blocks and remove the wheels.
BBQ STATE OF MIND: The fundamentals of barbecue-line etiquette
If a trailer is stolen, there isn’t a whole lot of recourse, other than wishful luck. One option is to add a Lojack-style GPS device that allows tracking of the trailer in case of theft.
But the best recourse is to leverage the fact that these trailers are hard to miss and even harder to hide. Getting the word out with as much publicity as possible is really the last and best chance for recovery. If a thief is tempted to steal a barbecue trailer, there’s a good chance he is involved in barbecue in some way and will see the publicity.
If the trailer becomes “too hot,” i.e., widely recognizable and known to be stolen, it will become difficult to transport and to sell on websites such as Craigslist. Hopefully, as in Killen’s case, the thief will abandon it and a good samaritan will call in a tip on its whereabouts.
J.C. Reid is the Chronicle's barbecue columnist. He also is the co-host of BBQ State of Mind, a podcast covering barbecue news from Texas and around the world, and co-founder of the Houston Barbecue Festival. You can follow him on Twitter and Facebook, or send barbecue tips and questions to jcreid@jcreidtx.com.
J.C. Reid
Follow J.C. on:
https://www.facebook.com/jcreidtxjcreidtx
A native of Beaumont, J.C. Reid graduated from the University of Southern California after studying architecture and spent his early career as an architect in New York City. He returned to Texas in 1995, retiring from architecture but creating his own Internet business in Houston. As his business became self-sustaining, he began traveling Houston and the world to pursue his passion: eating barbecue.
He began blogging about food and barbecue for the Houston Chronicle in 2010 and founded the Houston Barbecue Project in 2011 to document barbecue eateries throughout the area. Just last year, Reid and others founded the Houston Barbecue Festival to showcase mom-and-pop barbecue joints in the city. The 2014 event drew 2,000 guests to sample meats from 20 restaurants.
You can view more of J.C.'s work at jcreidtx.com.
Cornbread’s connection to barbecue
Changing tastes often why a barbecue joint closes
10 years of craft barbecue: how we got here and where we’re going
Metro to turn up heat on HOT lane scofflaws pending carpool rule changes
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: BBQ STATE OF MIND
Subscribe on apps: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Overcast | Spotify | Stitcher
Podcasts 101: How to find them and how to listen
Join barbecue columnist J.C. Reid, James Beard Award-winning restaurant critic Alison Cook and food editor Greg Morago as they discuss the culture of barbecue in Houston, across Texas and anywhere else where meat meets smoke. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast app, and give us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. It helps! Thanks!
Superica launches taco collaboration series with Houston’s top pitmasters
This Black Pepper Chicken Curry tastes even better the next day
Recipe: Black Pepper Chicken Curry
Where to carb up before the Chevron Houston Marathon
'Restaurant Impossible’s' Robert Irvine wants to save Houston's Habanera...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2631
|
__label__wiki
| 0.993682
| 0.993682
|
HOWARD 100/101
CALL THE STERN SHOW AT 888-9-ASSHOLE
Video: First 'Baywatch' Trailer Has All the Slow-Motion Running You Could Ask For
Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, and Alexandra Daddario are the lifeguards on duty in the 2017 remake
Paramount Pictures made a splash on Thursday by dropping the first official "Baywatch" trailer.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Zac Efron, and Alexandra Daddario star in the upcoming action-comedy remake, adapted from the popular '90s TV show about attractive young lifeguards who rescue swimmers by day and hook-up with each another by night.
The trailer is equal parts action, comedy, and "Baywatch's" trademark slow-motion beach running. Unfortunately, we don't yet see past Stern Show guests David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson, who starred on the long-running NBC drama and are expected to appear in the film.
Check out the trailer (above), which may even be inspiration to pull out your old tapes of "Son of the Beach," the early-2000s FX spoof of "Baywatch" which Stern Show fans will remember Howard executive produced.
"Baywatch" paddles into theaters May 2017.
Our Privacy/Cookie Policy contains detailed information about the types of cookies & related technology on our site, and some ways to opt out. We do not use cookies for purposes of targeted ads. By using the site, you agree to the uses of cookies and other technology as outlined in our Policy, and to our Terms of Use.
To sign up for Howard updates
By signing up, I agree to receive newsletters and marketing emails from the Howard Stern Show and accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2020 The Howard Stern Production Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Notice of Collection | Terms of Use
Our privacy policy and terms of use have recently changed.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2632
|
__label__cc
| 0.655953
| 0.344047
|
Search Term: Dropouts
Result Count: 8
Blair Ewing Center Middle School Program (View Details)
Middle School Program: serves students in grades 6-8, who are not achieving at their potential for a wide variety of reasons, usually including behavior and/or attendance problems, as well as students who have been involved in a serious disciplinary action that warranted a recommendation for expulsion and are referred by the Office of the Chief Op...
Middle School Aged Youth, School Dropouts, At Risk Youth
Career Online High School (View Details)
Earn an accredited high school diploma while gaining real-world career training through a flexible, supportive, online education program.You will graduate with the tools to advance in your profession or take the next step in your education. We support you at every turn, from enrollment to graduation, to help ensure that you can achieve your goals. ...
Organization: Montgomery County Public Libraries
Young Adults, School Dropouts
Graduation Requirements Programs
Conservation Corps (View Details)
In 2013, the Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (LAYC/MMYC), partnered with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to provide services to out-of-school youth through the ‘Montgomery County Conservation Corps’ (MCCC).MCCC uses a comprehensive approach to working with youth 17-24 years of age. The youth are provided opportunities to att...
Young Adults, School Dropouts, At Risk Youth
Graduation Requirements Programs, At Risk Youth Employment Programs
Damascus GED Preparation Class (View Details)
Faith Connections offers support for individuals seeking to obtain a GED. Group classes with mentors are offered on Thursday evenings, at 7pm, at the Damascus Recreation Center on Oak Drive. This class offers support, encouragement and tutoring to students needing to pass the GED Test. The Faith Connections GED class will meet every Thursday eveni...
Organization: Faith Connections, Inc.
School Dropouts, At Risk Adults
Faith Connections, Inc.
Damascus Community Recreation Center
25520 Oak Drive
Future Link (View Details)
Future Link seeks to address social justice and income inequality by providing economically disadvantaged, first generation-to-college, high potential young adults in Montgomery County with the opportunities, resources, knowledge, skills, and personalized support they lack, but need to become self-sufficient and financially independent. We serve 18...
Organization: Future Link, Inc
Young Adults, Immigrants, School Dropouts, At Risk Youth, Foster Children
Career Development, Life Skills Education
Montgomery College - Rockville
51 Mannakee Street
Montgomery College- Takoma
7600 Takoma Avenue
GED Classes (View Details)
Provide GED instruction to out-of-school youth. Supportive services offered include life skills training, job readiness training, career exploration, job placement, support for higher education opportunities, and mental health counseling, as needed.
Re-Engagement Center (View Details)
Re-Engagement Centers serve as a “single-door” through which youth (ages 16-24) who have dropped out can reconnect back to educational options and other critical services to support their attainment of a high school diploma or GED.
Organization: Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention, Graduation Requirements Programs, Life Skills Education
Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families, Inc
Training and Employment Programs
Youth Employment Programs
At Risk Youth Employment Programs
At Risk Adults
Foster Children
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2634
|
__label__wiki
| 0.794984
| 0.794984
|
Amazon HQ2 sent home prices skyrocketing in VA neighborhood
Six months after Amazon said it would build a major office in Arlington County, Virginia, home prices in the area have risen by $110K
Sean Pavone and Shutterstock.com
by Jim Dalrymple II |
Six months after Amazon said it would build a major office in Arlington County, Virginia, home prices in the area have risen by $110,000.
Amazon’s decision to build its much-touted HQ2 office in Virginia sent home prices in the surrounding neighborhood skyrocketing by more than 17 percent in just six months, a new analysis shows.
When the online retailer announced in November that it would put HQ2 offices in New York City and Crystal City, Virginia, the median home price in those areas was $640,000 and $1.65 million, respectively, according to new analysis from realtor.com. However, agents in the surrounding neighborhoods quickly reported an ensuing real estate frenzy, and that rush to get property has now apparently driven up prices near the Virginia location.
“The median home price in the area has sky-rocketed since then,” according to realtor.com’s report on its analysis, “increasing by a whopping $110,000 or 17.3 percent to $750,000 in April.”
Over the same period, inventory in the Arlington, Virginia, area (which includes the Crystal City HQ2 location) has fallen 40.1 percent. That dwindling inventory has sent would-be homebuyers spilling out into surrounding areas, according to realtor.com, driving prices up and inventory down in the larger northern Virginia region as well.
Rendering Amazon’s HQ2 location in Virginia Credit: HQ Nova
Realtor.com also found that Arlington’s luxury sector “is faring even better” than the local market generally.
“Luxury asking prices in Arlington — the top 5 percent of home prices — reached $2.4 million in April, up 22.1 percent year-over-year,” the report states. “At the same time, sales of million-dollar homes increased by 34.8 percent.”
Significantly, however, the situation in New York City has played out very differently. Along with Crystal City, Amazon had planned to build an HQ2 office in the Long Island City area of New York’s Queens borough. But that plan was controversial from the get-go; though many real estate professionals welcomed the news — with some even going so far as to create a website for prospective Amazon workers — other locals and political leaders fiercely opposed the retailer’s plans.
Community members celebrate Amazon’s decision to pull out of Long Island City | Credit: Drew Angerer and Getty Images
In the end, Amazon abandoned its plans to build an HQ2 facility in New York City. Though the move was hailed by some, agents who spoke to Inman at the time expressed frustration and regret over the decision.
Realtor.com found that Amazon’s announcement did initially spur home sales in New York. The retailer’s expected arrival also specifically prompted growth in Manhattan, well beyond Long Island City itself, “likely due to anticipated high salaries,” realtor.com reported.
However, six months later and with Amazon’s cancelation of its New York plans in the rearview mirror, “Manhattan has had a comparatively meager price increase of less than 3 percent growth of $40,000, and a 3 percent decrease in inventory,” realtor.com reported.
Realtor.com chief economist Danielle Hale said in a statement Thursday that the Manhattan market did boom after the initial HQ2 announcement, but has since “cooled off after Amazon decided to pull out of the city.”
Meanwhile in Virginia, the growth has been sustained and striking.
“With a household name as big as Amazon moving into Arlington’s backyard,” Hale added, “we expected that home prices were going to increase, but because the number of homes for sale is not keeping up with demand, the price growth we’ve witnessed so far in both the mid-market and luxury sector has been dramatic.”
Email Jim Dalrymple II
How do you stay ahead in a changing market? Inman Connect Las Vegas — Featuring 250+ experts from across the industry sharing insight and tactics to navigate threat and seize opportunity in tomorrow’s real estate. Join over 4,000 top producers, brokers and industry leaders to network and discover what’s next, July 23-26 at the Aria Resort. Hurry! Tickets are going fast, register today!
Thinking of bringing your team? There are special onsite perks and discounts when you buy tickets together. Contact us to find out more.
'It's devastating': Agents react to Amazon abandoning New York
Amazon's NYC HQ2 is dead: Whose voice matters in regards to controversial projects?
The essential guide to Wall Street and real estate
Amazon abandons NYC HQ2 plan
Rent prices still spiking in Phoenix: CoreLogic
Amazon HQ2 housing boom continues to rock northern Virginia
Money matters — but only up to a point
Foreclosure rates stay at record lows: CoreLogic
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2636
|
__label__cc
| 0.64028
| 0.35972
|
Archive Staff
Print Journal Staff
Earth Now
Spring 2012 Vol. 28 #2
Barbara Gates's Column
Making Paper with Charnel Rag
By Barbara Gates
Burning-ground rag, street rag, rubbish-heap rag, childbirth rag, burnt rag, cattle-bitten rag, mouse-knawed rag, wind-blown rag, spirit rag, ocean rag. . . . It is proper that a monk should pick up rotten rags from a charnel ground . . . and make and wear his robe.
—Buddhaghosa, The Visuddhimagga (The Path to Purity), 430 CE
I’ve fallen in love with hand papermaking. This fall, I have immersed myself in making paper with the Combat Paper Project, a collaboration among veterans, papermakers, artists and peace activists. I first encountered Combat Paper four years ago on a Veterans Day writing and meditation retreat. Reading aloud from a hand crafted book of poems by Iraq veterans, writer Maxine Hong Kingston told us, “These poems are printed on paper made out of uniforms worn in combat by the poets.” The fine hair on my arms stood on end.
I am neither papermaker nor war veteran but this practice catalyzes me. As far back as I can remember, my heart has been congested with war—war in the world, war in my family and in my own clashing emotions. Also, I love making things. Papermaking is sensual; it’s wet; it’s done outdoors. Like the Buddha who made his robe out of the rags of childbirth, rubbish heaps and graveyards, hand papermakers recycle essential elements of our world—not only flowers, bark and rice but also cloth and letters saturated with heartbreak, longing, rage, with the salty fluids of birth and death. The practice of papermaking reminds me of meditation.
And I love paper—handwritten letters, paper journals and books. All endangered. I savor the scratch of an ink pen on a fresh sheet, the way unbidden images and lost words write through my hand into my journal; I delight in the feel, smell, flit-flat of pages turning as I read a real book.
Lastly, I love the words of the combat papermakers—so onomatopoeic. Pulp, slurry, charge, mould, deckle, jostle, kiss, couch, bond. The very language conjures up metamorphosis.
Combat papermakers transform uniforms made mostly of cellulose fiber spun into thread and woven to make cloth. We (I’m beginning to think of myself as part of this tribe) cut up the cloth into little squares, rinse it in water, then liberate the fibers in a “beater” by cooking, slicing, bruising them into pulp. The freed separated fibers suspended in water form a slurry of pulp that is poured into a vat.
The paired tools, the mould and deckle, are essential to papermaking. The mould is a sieve-like screen, and the deckle a removable wooden frame sitting on top of the screen to capture the liberated fiber. The deckle gives the wet fiber its shape, preventing it from flowing over the sides of the mould.
“Before you submerge your mould and deckle, charge the pulp,” instructs papermaker/peace activist Drew Matott, who, with another Drew, Drew Cameron, is leading a three-day papermaking workshop at UC Berkeley.
I am up to my elbows in slurry. I’m making my paper from copies of family letters from World War II. These are love letters to my mother from my father, who was a naval officer in North Africa and the Pacific, and letters from my stepfather to his parents from Germany, where he was a foot soldier. The pulp from my two dads’ letters is mixed with pulp made from combat uniforms of my workshop mates. Reaching into the vat, I shimmy both hands like beaters to mix the pulp with the water, charging the oatmeal-like slurry of released fiber. Charge. The verb is electric.
“In one continuous movement,” says Drew M., “lower the mould and deckle into the vat of charged pulp to capture the freeness.” Struggling to keep the screen balanced, I dip it into the vat, then raise it to the surface. “Relax,” coaches Drew. I am anything but relaxed. The pulp forms an uneven layer, lumps revealing bare patches of screen. “Papermaking is forgiving,” laughs Drew. “Kiss it back this time.” He shows me how to turn over the mould and release the lumpy pulp back into the slurry.
After a few false tries, the sweep of my arms finds more ease; I reach far into the slurry, catching pulp on the screen. As I raise it from the vat, I jostle it, side to side then back and forth, with a quick, light jolt, so the water drains out.
“Now start paying attention,” Drew says. “Notice what you’re capturing.” The next time I dredge the fiber out of the slurry, I lean over the vat. As I jostle, I watch the fiber settle into a thin layer on the mould.
Just as I watch the screen of mind when I sit in meditation, I observe what is revealing itself here. I see flecks of dark green from the Vietnam uniform, a scintilla of dappled Desert Camouflage from Iraq. My breath catches in my throat. There’s a loop of my dad’s script—a word fragment, “life, ha,” like a message asking to be decoded.
After releasing the deckle, I gently couch my sheets (pronounced “cooch,” from the French coucher, to bed down). I flip them onto a stack, sheet following sheet, trying to find the balance the Drews say is crucial for true papermaking.
Adding a layer of meaning, I use finely macerated pulp mixed with paint to stencil images of my two dads in their combat uniforms onto the moist tender sheets. As the paper is pressed and dried, the cellulose molecules rebond on an elemental microscopic level. “Because everything is wet, the image is not sitting on the surface; it’s part of that paper,” Drew C. affirms.
From the garden patio, where I am couching sheets, I can see into the ceramics studio. Amidst sacks of pottery plaster and jars of slip are tables of pajamas, Army Combat Uniforms and desert cammies—along with scissors and special razors for slicing. I started the day “cutting rag” with a Vietnam medic, 173rd Airborne, and an Iraq vet who picked up her ukulele and sang us songs she wrote in the army. As we cut up uniforms, letters and photos, we told our stories.
Ehren Tool sat at the adjoining table, a huge man with powerful, upright posture. A marine from Desert Storm, on the staff of the UC Ceramics Department, his art is clay cups, decorated with images of war. He picked up one of his cups. “The cup can go hand to hand unbroken for 100,000 years. Or . . . ” He smashed it on the floor. Everyone jumped, listened. “Glazed, fired, now shards, forever broken.” He started to cry. “You give birth to a kid. You send him to school. You love him. And he goes to war with all that potential. Now he’s 200 pounds of lean meat and all that potential gone. It’s the same with the cup.” Ehren said he gives his cups away (thousands to date) to presidents, the Marine Corps, you name it, to provoke conversations about war. Someone chimed in, “That must be healing.” Ehren boomed, “Fuck healing!” I kept remembering that outburst. What did he mean?
I had a story too. Unlike the veterans, I didn’t cut up my own uniform. But I was set on pulping my stepdad’s. I went to war over it, and I lost. Just before the workshop, I flew to New York for the ninety-first birthday of my energetic mum, who actively paints, cooks, gives dinner parties. She’s on her own now after fifty-five years of impassioned, often loving, mostly sparring, marriage to my stepdad, Dillard. My own relationship with her has been loving but fraught too, even into my thirties. Two spirited women. Overly spirited. A few times, I got so mad at her I pulled her hair. Now at last, at sixty-five, mostly I tamp it down, give conflicts a gracious spin with a laugh or smile . . . presenting the gentle daughter.
On this visit, I read my mum passages from Dillard’s letters to “Mom and Dad,” each signed, “All my love, Diddo. Please send candy and cookies!” My mum had neatly stored, but never read, these letters. Riveted, she listened to the “combination of suspense and intense excitement” when his unit was “going on attack.” Yes, that was the Dillard we knew, entranced by high drama, Romeo, provocateur. “It just seems to mount,” he said. “I hate combat but that first feeling I get I like.”
Suddenly, my mum interrupted, “You know, I have Dillard’s war jacket.” Whoa. “I used to love to wear it. I had the sleeves shortened so it would fit me just so.” Rummaging in the closet, she found the dark green jacket, heavy wool, with bright red and blue insignia of the 69th Infantry on the shoulder and two stripes on each sleeve.
That was it! I had to pulp that jacket. My heartbeat quickened. “Wow, mum, don’t you see? I told you about Combat Paper. I’m signed up for the workshop next week. I can make Dillard’s war jacket into paper for you to paint on!” In my enthusiasm, I hardly noticed her noncommittal response.
A week later, in the midst of one of her dinner parties, my mum blurted out, “Barbara wants to cut up and boil, for God’s sake, Dillard’s war jacket!”
“Mum! Stop!” I protested, trying to put on my composed face.
She continued, “I refuse to let her do it!”
I glared, fierce, like a jackal. I had a right to that jacket. She didn’t care about Dillard’s war years. It was me who’d read every damn war letter.
But she burst back, “He was willing to die for that war! He would find it denigrating, disrespectful to shred up that jacket. This was a war he believed in, took pride in fighting! I can see maybe the Vietnam War or the Iraq war, but not World War II!”
Deep down, I did know it was hers to decide. Gradually, my feelings tempered. I asked my mum to try on the war jacket for me and I took photos—elegant posture, flashing eyes. I brought copies of those photos of my mum in the jacket to the workshop and I cut them up along with copies of old photos of both dads in uniform and of favorite letters.
After the three days of papermaking, I pick up a stack of my combat paper. It’s beautiful, pulp printed with images of the two dads, containing fragments of the Vietnam green, of Iraq beige, and squiggles of my dad’s cursive and my stepdad’s childlike hand.
But I’m out of balance. What with reading my dads’ letters, erupting at my mum, feeling the textures of the uniforms I helped slice, the intense timbre of the veterans’ voices, I’m carrying the wars of the world. My days churn with misadventures, like driving to the trailhead for a walk with my pup, only to find I’d left her at home. I don’t trust myself, afraid that at any time a new war may break out within me. I keep trying to muster a core strength, a steadiness, a breadth of heart, to embrace the roiling inside me. But I can’t.
One morning on my walk, I descend a rocky slope and slip on loose scree, trying to catch hold of my thoughts. An image slides across the screen of my mind. A wide Buddha face, the kindest face I have ever seen. The face is forgiving, a female Buddha, tender and at the same time unshakable. Suddenly, I know what to do. I will print this Buddha face on my combat paper, spanning the images of my dads . . . on every sheet. That unshakable kindness will hold all this war stuff. In the following weeks, I set myself to this task with art printers, silkscreen, linoleum cut. Finally, a Buddha face blesses every combat paper sheet. I’m done.
But late one night, restless thoughts surge again and I can’t sleep. I keep trying to conjure up the kind Buddha-smile, to superimpose that face on my own. But it won’t stick. It comes to me that to superimpose a kind face is a step, a step that may need to be taken again and again. But it is not enough. If I mask over surging thoughts, even with a Buddha, they will seep through. I think of my veteran pal who shouted, “Fuck healing!” Maybe I do know what he means. You can’t force yourself to feel healed.
A profound transformation from combat papermaking, like that from Buddhist practice, has to include everything. This takes time and care. It recognizes violence, pain, longing, shame. As in pulp printing, all images, even the most scary, are integrated into the fabric.
Sliding between thoughts and dream, I slip into a reverie. I am making paper. Pulp, slurry, charge, mould, deckle, jostle, kiss. This time I am in the true papermaking zone. I’ve attended births, and deaths; I know the charged space between worlds; it feels like that.
Diving deep into a slurry of conflict and yearning, of history and family, I find the chi of papermaking. I catch freed fiber in the watery depths, couch the sheets, and release them from the mould onto the stack. In this graced rhythm there is no papermaker, no paper, just the flow of making paper, making paper, making paper. With meditative movement, the deckle itself becomes a frame of pure kindness, a Buddha deckle, through which I see with serene eyes, making peace out of war.
The next morning, I feel settled; something has cleared. A memory surfaces of my stepdad’s death. At the very end of the end, after ten years of Alzheimer’s, six months since he could talk and walk, we in his family gathered by his bedside. He lay long on the rented hospital bed; my mum held his hand and he held hers back. I knew, because earlier, when I’d been holding his other one, I could feel the pressure of his fingers, still warm, clasping mine. For hours now, it was just my mum at his head, back straight, silent. I had never seen her so still. Like papermaking, her presence was all-forgiving. No adding up the nights waiting for him to come home from a bar, young girlfriends, a hurled plate. No totaling those items, like a list of war damages. At Dillard’s deathbed, the veil between worlds kept thinning. We all felt it. And my mum continued to sit. In her stillness, she became translucent, a Buddha deckle for Dillard as he died, so he could pass through.
Such a graced moment might happen at any time. I see it. With a true rhythm, a deep dive, a release, there’s no need to “superimpose” the Buddha on a tender face. Like handmade paper, everything is made of everything—charnel rag, childbirth rag, mouse-bitten rag, combat uniforms—and as it comes apart and rebonds, the Buddha is already here.
Visit www.combatpaper.org.
From the Spring 2012 issue of Inquiring Mind (Vol. 28, No. 2)
© 2012 Barbara Gates
Art, Family, Memoir, Transformation, Veterans, War
Barbara Gates is a writer and developmental editor living in Berkeley, California. Author of Already Home: A Topography of Spirit and Place (Shambhala, 2003) and other publications, she is cofounder and editor in chief of Inquiring Mind.
This art was created in a Peace Paper Project workshop led by Drew Mattot and Margaret Mahan, using the ancient tradition of papermaking as a vehicle for personal expression and cultural change.
Inquiring Mind, Berkeley, CA
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2637
|
__label__wiki
| 0.903683
| 0.903683
|
←Vertical Valhalla: An Interview With Thorbjørn Ludvigsen
A Cultural Dilemma→
2014 Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji Preview
Bryon Powellon April 21, 2014 /7 comments
Currently, one of this year’s best 100-mile fields is assembling in Japan to take on Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji, a 105-mile (169k) clockwise loop around Mount Fuji that features more than 30,000′ (almost 10,000 meters) of gain. This race, the fifth event in the Ultra-Trail World Tour, kicks off at 3 p.m. local time on Friday, which is midnight Friday morning MDT in the States.
We know you’ll be excited about the race once you read our women’s and men’s previews below!
We will, of course, be providing live coverage of this year’s Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji!
Women’s Preview – 2014 UTMF
Núria Picas
Although she only has one 100-mile race under her belt, Catalonia’s Núria Picas (pre-race interview) must be the favorite on the women’s side. Over the past year, she and Emelie Forsberg have consistently been the strongest women mountain ultrarunners out there. Already this year she ran away from the rest of the women at Transgrancanaria (post-race interview) after being first or second whenever it counted last year. Her second-place finish at last year’s UTMB (post-race interview), her 100-mile debut, was particularly impressive.
If anyone is likely to outrun Picas, it would be France’s Nathalie Mauclair (pre-race interview). The strongest, most-relevant finish in support of her having a victorious run is her win at last year’s Diagonale des Fous. Nathalie had a stellar 2013 having also won the 45-mile IAU World Trail Championships and the approximately 100k TdS, a UTMB sister race. She did finish fourth, half an hour behind runner-up Picas, at last year’s Transvulcania.
Francesca Canepa
On the opposite side of the spectrum from Picas is Francesca Canepa of Italy. She’s got a ton of 100-mile (and longer) experience that she can draw upon during the race. She’s also clearly aiming for a win in the Ultra-Trail World Trail series having already won the Hong Kong 100k and taken second at Transgrancanaria (post-race interview). If Nuria and Nathalie falter, Francesca is the woman most likely to step up and win.
Australia’s Shona Stephenson (pre-race interview) was second at last year’s UTMF. Expect her to be aggressive in the early going before seeing where she settles in. Last month, she was sixth at the Vibram Tarawera Ultramarathon about half an hour behind the winner in the modified 69k headline race.
Nerea Martinez of Spain has won UTMF before, taking the inaugural race in 2012. Although she was second woman at Tor des Géants last September, she’s not been placing as high as she was just a few years ago. For example, like Canepa, Martinez has raced both the Hong Kong 100k and Transgranaria, but was well off the pace in fourth and sixth, respectively, at those races.
Fernanda Maciel isn’t likely to win UTMF, but a top-five finish seems certain for this Brazilian living in Spain. Maciel had a very strong 2012 before an injury-filled 2013. That 2012 included a win at STY, UTMF’s shorter sister race, a win at Transgrancanaria, and a seventh at UTMB. Maciel got off to a strong start in 2014 with a third-place finish at Transgrancanaria (post-race interview) just two minutes behind Francesca Canepa.
Other Top Runners
Manuela Vilaseca of Brazil is a strong runner, but she’s unlikely to outrun the favorites on race day. That said, it’s possible she could crack the top five on a good day. Last year, she was seventh at TNF Lavaredo, eighth at TNF UTMB, and 15th at TNF EC 5o Mile – San Francisco. The UTMF terrain might suit her particularly well, however, as she did win STY, UTMF’s half-distance (approximately 82 to 85k) sister race, last year.
Julia Böttger
Germany’s Julia Böttger logged lots of wins and runner-up finishes in 2013 and 2014, but we’ve not seen her at a top-level field during that time. Her most recent big-time performance was a third place at the 2012 Diagonale des Fous. She logged some early-season racing in taking second at The Coastal Challenge stage race in early February.
Maria Semerjian of France is a consistent runner who took eighth and seventh at UTMB in 2011 and 2013, respectively. She’s won at 100 miles before, taking the Grand Raid des Pyrénées in 2012.
DogsorCaravan reports that neither Caroline Chaverot of France nor Hiroko Suzuki of Japan will be running.
Asian Insight
Surely, some Asian runners will contend for top positions. Here’s some insight on the women’s field from our friend Koichi Iwasa of DogsorCaravan.com.
Kumiko Amikura (Japan) — Amikura was fourth at UTMF last year after placing second at the STY in 2012. She could be Japan’s best female hope for a podium this year.
Akemi Ban (Japan) — Ban finished sixth in UTMF in both 2012 and 2013. A top-five finish is possible for her this year.
Hitomi Ogawa (Japan) — Ogawa improved from fifth in UTMF in 2012 to third last year. She’s not run major races since then, but she should play an active part in this year’s race.
Nora Senn (Hong Kong/Switzerland) — In 2012, Senn was third at UTMF. Last year, she stepped down to the STY, where she took second.
Ru-Ling Xing (China) — A Chinese runner who has raced often in European and American ultras. She is a regular podium finisher in TNF 100k China (Beijing). [Update 4/22: Ru-Ling Xing will not start. Source: Koichi Iwasa]
Men’s Preview – 2014 UTMF
The Favorites The Field
Previewing a of field like the men running this year’s UTMF is an exercise in futility. There’s a ton of talent at the top of the race with no clear favorite. Literally, any of eight men could win the race without it being surprise. And, to be honest, that’s with only really knowing one Japanese contender for the win… one I’d not have known before he won last year’s race! With that noted, I’ll take an unusual (for me) step of alphabetically listing the men most likely to win.
Basque runner Iker Karrera is, by far, the most under-recognized of the European mountain trail runners. In a span of three weeks late last summer, he won the 100-mile Grand Raid des Pyrénées and 200-mile Tor des Géants. In 2012, he won both TNF Laveredo and the GORE-TEX TransAlpine Run, while taking fifth at Transvulcania. In 2011, he was runner up to Salomon teammates at Transvulcania, Zugspitz, and TNF UTMB. He’s due to win a race of UTMF’s stature one of these years.
Seb Chaigneau
Sébastien Chaigneau finished one position and 10 minutes behind Karrera at UTMB in 2011. Last year, Seb took third at Mount Fuji after winning Transgrancanaria and before going on to win the Hardrock 100 (post-race interview). Last month, he was running in the lead late at Transgrancanaria before dropping due to dehydration.
Last summer, Nick Clark (pre-race interview) worked his way up the 100-mile ranks, seemingly getting stronger as time and miles went by. He was sixth at Western States in June, third at Vermont in July, second at Leadville (post-race interview) in August, and, finally, winning the Wasatch 100 (post-race interview) in early September. In recent years, he’s also run to a pair of third-place finishes at Western States and a third place at Hardrock just weeks after one of those thirds at States. While seen as a mountain man, Clarkie does work to maintain his speed on the flats.
François D’Haene
François D’Haene (pre-race interview) has been one of the world’s very best trail ultrarunners the past two years. He’s won both the 103k version of UTMB (post-race interview) in 2012 and Diagonale des Fous last autumn. He’s racked up shorter world-class wins at the Ice Trail Tarentaise and Mont Blanc 80k. Other top finishes include a second at the TNF EC 50 Mile Championships (post-race interview) in 2012 and a fourth at Transvulcania last year. While François won a 63k trail race earlier this month, UTMF will be his first top-level competition of the year.
Never underestimate Mike Foote (pre-race interview). Foote could be in 10th at mile 40 this week… and still win. He’s crazy patient and WILL run his own race. That’s not just lip service from this guy as we’ve seen it the past two years when he’s taken third and fifth at UTMB (2012 and 2013 post-race interviews), which is a strong analog for UTMF. The biggest difference between the two events are UTMF’s flat road sections and Mike has more raw speed than you think. Watch out for this guy.
Yoshikazu Hara
Speaking of guy with speed… there’s Yoshikazu Hara, last year’s UTMF champion who has a 100k road PR of 6:33:32. Often, defending champions are the de facto favorites in the subsequent edition of a race, but there are two factors cautioning against such a pick. First, while Hara-san beat Julien Chorier, Sébastien Chaigneau, Gary Robbins, and Brendan Davies to win last year’s UTMF… the field is significantly better this year, so, at worst, his odds are simply longer than they’d otherwise be. More important, we’ve heard the Hara continues to battle injury, the same one that forced him to withdraw prior to the Vibram Tarawera Ultramarathon last month.
France’s Thomas Lorblanchet (pre-race interview) has a couple big wins the past two years, specifically the Leadville 100 (post-race interview) in 2012 and the Grande Course des Templiers last October. Those show that he can win in a strong field. However, he’s also got some strong, but unspectacular results at some national level (as opposed to international) races. If there’s a guy amongst this top group that I can’t quite pin down, it’s Lorblanchet.
Ryan Sandes
Ryan Sandes is in incredible form. The question is whether or not he’s already burnt all his candles after winning Transgrancanaria (post-race interview) and setting the Drakensberg Traverse FKT (post-FKT interview) last month… and as he’s entered autumn in his South African home. We should know whether he’s got more gas in his tank by halfway. If he’s in the top five, he could win.
Anton Krupicka would be listed among the above, but he’s not running due to an ongoing hip injury.
Brandon Davies (Australia) — An hour behind Hara-san in fifth at last year’s UTMF. He’s not run as strongly the past half year or so.
Emmanuel Gault (France) — Two wins and two seconds at the last four SaintéLyon races show he’s got plenty of speed. However, we don’t think he’s ever raced much further than 100k.
Joe Grant
Joe Grant (USA) — Fresh off winning Alaska’s White Mountains 100 last month, he’s looking to emulate his even effort there. He hung with Seb Chaigneau through the halfway mark of last year’s Hardrock 100 before kidney stones took him out.
Antoine Guillon (France) — Guillon is pursuing the UTWT with a 14th at the Hong Kong 100 and fifth at Transgrancanaria this year. He was seventh at Mount Fuji last year before taking fourth at Diagonale des Fous. A true the-harder-the-better guy.
Dave Mackey (USA) — He’s got decades of endurance-racing experience, but hasn’t yet run up to his incredible potential at 100 miles despite two great runs at Western States (second in 2004, fourth and a master’s record in 2012).
Gary Robbins
Gary Robbins (Canada) — Fourth at last year’s UTMF 40 minutes behind the winner. He can handle hard 100s, as he also showed in winning the two most recent HURT 100s.
John Tidd (Uruguay) — Last year, Tidd was sixth at Transgrancanaria, sixth at UTMF, and 10th at UTMB… not bad for a 49-year-old you probably don’t know! Look for another top-10 finish for Tidd now that he’s 50.
Yan-Qiao Yun (China) — If you want to pick a long-odds dark horse, Yun is your guy. I was incredibly impressed with his second-place run at Tarawera last month. He was second at the TNF 100k – China three times before sliding to third last year… but he did win the Hong Kong 100k last year. He’s yet to race much longer that 100k as far as we know. [Update 4/22: Yan-Qiao Yun will not start. Source: Koichi Iwasa]
Other Runners
Fabrice Armand (Reunion), Vincent Delebarre (France), François Faivre (France), Christophe Le Saux (France), Timo Meyer (Germany), Jeremy Ritcey (Hong Kong), Marcelo Sinoca (Brazil), Lionel Trivel (France).
[4/21 Updates: Yeray Duran is not running; thanks Koichi Iwasa for the info. Jordi Bes Ginesta is out with broken arm; thanks to Mauri Pagliacci for the info.]
Some more Asian insight with help from our friend Koichi Iwasa of DogsorCaravan.com.
Shunsuke Okunomiya (Japan) — Shunsuke was 13th at the WS 100 in 2011 and took seventh at the HK 100k this January. He did drop from both UTMF and UTMB last year. [Added 4/21, thanks to Koichi.]
Siu Keung (Stone) Tsang (Hong Kong) — A frequent international competitor. His notable finishes include an 18th at UTMB last year and a ninth at the Hong Kong 100k in January.
Kenichi Yamamoto (Japan) — Third at UTMF in 2012, he has also finished eighth, 12th, and 10th at UTMB between 2009 and 2011. He took second at Ronda dels Cims last year.
Hiroki Ishikawa (Japan) — The guru of Japanese trail ultras and once a well-known runner in the U.S. when he raced there frequently from 2002 to 2007. He DNFed UTMF in 2012.
Shinsuke Isomura (Japan) — While he was ninth at UTMF two years ago, his other results don’t suggest he’ll be in the top 10 this year.
Shougo Mochizuki (Japan) — Fourth at UTMF in 2012. Two-time reigning champ (2010, 2012) of the biannual 415k single-stage TransJapan Alps Race.
Katsutoshi Saijo (Japan) — Eighth at UTMF in 2012 as well as eighth at the Waldo 100k in the U.S. in 2013.
Tsuyoshi Soma (Japan) — Won the Shinetsu Trail Race (100 to 110k) three years in a row from 2009 to 2011. Finished 21st at UTMF last year almost four hours from the leaders.
Koji Yamaya (Japan) — Finished sixth and eighth the past two years at UTMF.
Minehiro Yokoyama (Japan) — Sixth at UTMB back in 2009 while he finished fifth at Mount Fuji in 2012. [4/24 Update: Minehiro Yokoyama has the flu and won’t be racing. Source: Koichi Iwasa]
Sim Jae-Duk (South Korea) — Yes, it was eight years ago, but he ran, perhaps, the best Massanutten 100 ever in beating Karl Meltzer there in 2006. He’s twice run Western States, taking 11th in 2007 and 12th in 2011. Perhaps, the Michael Wardian of South Korea. [4/21 Update: We’ve learned that Sim Jae-Duk has always planned to run the STY, not UTMF.]
Call for Comments
Who do you think are most likely to be this men’s and women’s champions at this year’s UTMF?
Who’s most likely to surprise the world with his or her performance?
Anyone noted above who you know won’t be running the race?
Tagged: Antoine Guillon Anton Krupicka Brandon Davies Dave Mackey Emmanuel Gault Fernanda Maciel Francesca Canepa François D'Haene Gary Robbins Iker Karrera Joe Grant John Tidd Julia Böttger Kenichi Yamamoto Manuela Vilaseca Maria Semerjian Mike Foote Nathalie Mauclair Nerea Martinez Nick Clark Núria Picas Ryan Sandes Sebastien Chaigneau Shona Stephenson Shunsuke Okunomiya Sim Jae-Duk Stone Tsang Thomas Lorblanchet Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji Ultra-Trail World Tour Yoshikazu Hara Yun Yan-Qiao
Bryon Powell is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar.com, which he founded more than 10 years ago. Having spent more than 15 years as an ultrarunner and 25 years as a trail runner, he's also written Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and co-wrote Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running. These days he calls Moab, Utah and its trails home.
View all posts by Bryon Powell
GMack April 21, 2014 at 3:52 pm
I ran UTMF last year. The event itself is very difficult to put on because of various gov’t restrictions in the area, but the race committee does an excellent job. The Japanese runners are really into the sport – some of the strangest running costumes in ultrarunning can be seen at the UTMF starting line.
There's a lot of gentle trail and paved road sections, so it helps to have marathoning speed. It also switches up with insanely steep sections and brief sections of Class 3 'climbing' that’ll be ridiculous if it’s raining. The top Japanese runners will hit it hard and they'll probably be some surprises in the top 5.. Should be an exciting race!
NegativeSplits April 23, 2014 at 11:56 am
Does the slots sell out quickly? I would like to race it one day.
There's been a separate registration process in the past for "overseas" entry. I think a certain amount of spots were set aside in that for foreigners apart from the domestic registration, which does sell out quickly. I'd just keep up with when this opens next year and get right on it. There're probably some spots for UTWT runners, too.
NegativeSplits April 24, 2014 at 3:36 pm
NumazuRun April 22, 2014 at 12:25 am
It should be very exciting race on a very challenging course. So glad iRunFar is here to cover the race. Plan to make the trip Kawaguchiko for the finish.
flandriaruns April 22, 2014 at 12:54 pm
I'm going to be glued online for this race! Exciting!
So many top runners that I don't know who to cheer for!
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2639
|
__label__cc
| 0.748121
| 0.251879
|
» Editorial Article, ISP News »
Dr John Cioffi on the Viability of 1 Terabit DSL Copper Line Broadband
Monday, June 18th, 2018 (12:01 am) - Score 11,803
Broadband ISP speeds of 1 Terabit per second (1000000Mbps) down a traditional copper line? It may sound impossible but that’s what Dr John Cioffi, best known as the “father” of DSL, proposed last year (here) with Terabit DSL technology. In our latest interview we ask John about TDSL’s viability.
At present the vast majority of consumers in the UK connect their broadband ISP services via a form of Digital Subscriber Line technology (e.g. ADSL, VDSL [FTTC] etc.), which sends electrical signals down a tiny bit of twisted pair copper wire in order to deliver an internet connection into your home.
Two of the key people involved with the development of DSL were Joseph Lechleider and Stanford Professor Dr John Cioffi. The latter is a seasoned electrical engineer that has published over 600 papers and holds over 100 patents (many related to ADSL, VDSL, Vectored VDSL, G.fast, DSM, LTE, Massive-MIMO and Wi-Fi). On top of that he’s also the CEO and Chairman of California-based ASSIA.
Suffice to say that if it were anybody else proposing Terabit DSL then we might struggle to take it seriously but that’s definitely not the case with John.
What is TDSL?
At present modern Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) style broadband technologies like G.fast can harness 106MHz of spectrum (rising up to 212MHz in the future) and tend to deliver their best speeds at under a few hundred metres from your local street cabinet, with electrical signals travelling inside the copper wire.
Future enhancements like XG.Fast / G.mgfast may even be able to use up to around 848MHz of spectrum but these will suffer even more from signal degradation over distance, meaning you’ll need a very short line in order to get the best performance and some doubt that today’s increasingly “full fibre” (FTTP/H) focused operators will ever adopt it.
By comparison TDSL proposes the radically different approach of using the existing copper wire as a “guide” (waveguide) to help direct a wireless broadband signal in the 100GHz+ millimeter Wave (mmW) band, which could carry huge amounts of data.
One early model predicts that speeds of 100Gbps (Gigabits per second) could be achieved at distances over 300 metres (future G.fast upgrades might deliver c.500Mbps at this distance), while 10Gbps might work at distances over 500 metres and even those on longer lines of 700 metres could potentially achieve symmetric speeds of around 1Gbps.
The fact that such speeds could be achieved, without needing to replace existing copper cables with expensive “full fibre” infrastructure, is a significant incentive for operators to explore the approach. Unfortunately at present TDSL is just a model and ASSIA are keen to drum up support for further research and funding.
On top of that there’s a question mark over the real-world viability of using mmW spectrum in such a way, which is a band that can be easily disrupted (such signals usually don’t travel very far without a dense or powerful network to keep them stable). On the other hand, back in the days of 14Kbps dial-up modems, few could have envisaged that a 1Gbps capable copper technology like G.fast might ever exist.
Dr. John Cioffi is due to talk more about all this on 20th June (15:40) at the TNO Ultra-fast Broadband Seminar in The Netherlands, but before then he’s kindly granted us an interview to discuss TDSL and the challenges involved with its potential adoption.
1. Generally when somebody mentions DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) I tend to think of electrical signals travelling inside a metallic copper or aluminium cable. In keeping with that the title of your new ‘Terabit DSL’ (TDSL) solution has perhaps caused some confusion because it actually works in quite a fundamentally different way. Would you mind explaining the core differences to our readers?
You are correct about DSL to date having used the transmission-line mode of operation of a metallic cable. This is only one of the modes of transmission (there are others that arise in solving the famed Maxwell Equations that largely govern the electromagnetic wave propagation that is fundamental to all wireless and wireline communication). The other “higher-order” modes are often called the “waveguide modes.” Your readers can think of the waveguide modes as “wireless transmission” around the wires, guided by those wires rather than flowing in the wires. The wires’ presence helps the wireless work better in most cases – that is the waveguide.
Exploiting the waveguide modes of a binder of twisted pair connections involves a coordinated set of transmitters and receiver, not just one of each. This set of transmitters and receivers is the equivalent of the multiple antennas used in MIMO [Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output]. The coordinated processing allows clean up of the messy spatial interference (called crosstalk) between all the waves propagated around and between the wires. Normal waveguides (like fiber) usually don’t need MIMO and have a single transmitter and receiver (usually – MIMO is starting to be used in fiber also). The twisted pairs need it badly to have a chance at working. If it all can be coordinated well, there is a chance for Terabits/Hz of information to be transmitted over 100 meters. Lower speeds can go further (it looks like 10 Gbps at 500m).
The antennas are very tiny and closely packed in this case because the frequencies used are very highly (100 GHz to 1 Teraherz) where a wavelength is 3 mm down to .3 mm so an entire set of them can be packed closely (and even manufactured as a single module using 3D printing/manufacturing technology).
I hope this helps and was not too technical for your readers.
2. When we first heard about TDSL it sounded like little more than a mathematical model. How far along is this technology in its development and when do you think we might see the first real trials taking place?
There are some initiatives and many ideas on how to test the waveguide propagation in various situations. There is some US Government interest in funding it at the right labs – I am trying to encourage that funding to the right places to characterize and investigate further.
3. With so many operators now investing in FTTP/H, isn’t TDSL at risk of arriving too late to the party and where do you envisage it being used?
That’s been said for decades now with twisted pair (too late to the party). Indeed in the mid 1990’s before any even slower DSLs were deployed, venture capital groups would not fund those efforts for the same reason (had to be fiber). The reality is that the replacement of the 1.3B global telephone lines by fiber is a very expensive and time-consuming process. Realistic estimates of cost, based well on the costs today, are that it is AT LEAST an average of $3000/line, so that is $4 Trillion to do it. Its also a very long time as well.
Thus, I’ve tried not to let that “fiber will be everywhere in 3 years” that I have heard regularly since 1989 get too much in the way of the advance of methods that can help. The copper is there and will be for a long time, so we might as well do our best to use it and not get too concerned in its replacement.
Today, many “fiber” connections still have a DSL at the end of them – its just called fiber. If you count these, the global number is roughly 500M DSL connections. Replacing the last drop segment to the consumer residence is the most expensive part of fiber replacement, so it is often not done even when the fiber gets closer, shortens the copper, and thus higher speeds are possible.
Continued on page 2..
Tags: BT , FTTC , G.fast , Openreach , Science , Wireless Internet
« Virgin Media TV Customers Who Take Netflix to Get Single Billing
Nearly 2 Weeks of Latency Woes for Virgin Media UK Users in Surrey UPDATE »
Tdsl will never happen in UK for the future cos openreach want to get rid of copper in the future.
I thought it was April again when i read this. From the start and the description it sounds promising we then move on to the first question which again sounds promising until you look at the “cross section geometry” image and then ask, hmmm i wonder what happens to that nice perfect, well measure area of cable and gap when you bend the cable.
Question 2 then went on to dash the thing entirely with an evasive answer which basically confirmed the question that this is just one mans theoretical mathematical model/exercise rather than anything that he has actually in any way shape or form been proven to work thus far.
Question 4 and the answer… Again more avoidance to the question, somehow software is going to fine tweak a damaged/patch repaired, non-twisted pair, or even aluminium cable is it? Even though from going back to the first question you need a cable with very specific measurements both to the cable and internal and external insulators.
Question 6 and the response, how can he or anyone argue this is better than switching to fibre cables if he does not know the cost or if it would even be cheaper.
Maybe this would be possible, but i do not see it being cheap, and i do not think FTTP which its not a question of if but when in the future has anything to worry about.
UK phone lines are not twisted pair, please amend.
The UK telephone networks are twisted pair, and voice wouldn’t work over significant distances if they were not. Whilst it’s true that the twisting on PSTN cabling is only lightly twisted compared to the UTP cabling used for Ethernet, it is most certainly twisted pair and it has to be so for noise rejection.
The relevant BT spec for external cabling (including burial) is CW1128
https://www.fscables.com/sites/admin/plugins/elfinder/files/fscables/Datasheets/CW%201128%200.9mm%20Telephone%20Cable.pdf
Every PSTN copper network in the world uses twisted pair.
Steve got here first so I won’t add to what he’s said, but it’s also easy enough to confirm, just look at the copper cable as it enters your property. Twisted. The cables are usually separated out a bit after this, so as to clip into connectors, thus simply looking behind the master socket might not always show it clearly enough.
I should also add that the use of twisted pair cabling in telephony goes back to the very beginning of the technology, as it was invented by Alexander Graham Bell as essential for long distance voice connections. In comparison, early telegraph cabling was open pair and was entirely unsuited to voice.
https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/electro-ramblings/industry-comment/only-connect-twisted-pair-cabling-2013-07/
un4h731x0rp3r0m
Yep most UK phone cable is indeed twisted pair. It is important to note there are nowhere near the amount of twists as there are in the likes of CAT5 or CAT6 cable and it does not reject noise as good as either of those.
I personally can not see this working for UK phone cables, for a few reasons, i suspect the wires would need more twists in them than typical phone wire has here, especially for it to work at any significant distance. Phone cables here with regards to noise are affected when it comes to data with something as simple as you still having the old ring wire connected in your property. (thankfully not needed for most modern phones or if you shove a filter on every phone)
Other issues include what was touched on in the opening post, our phone cable network is quite old in many places and (RIGHTLY so before i get nagged) minor damage is often repaired (joined) rather than replaced entirely (it would cost a fortune otherwise) which would no doubt also affect this.
Its another nice idea, which if everything was perfect may work. Unfortunately the real world is not full of non-kinked, shiny, straight cable with perfect twists and gaps in it. Replacing it all with more copper when there is something (ie Fibre) more reliable, which would work at longer distance, cost per metre is similar and install and replace would be a similar job would be madness.
Interesting read as a research project, viable product though or alternative to fibre… NO.
Ferrocene Cloud
An interesting interview, but it’s ignoring a major component of modern networks which is reliability. Are customers going to accept getting 1/100th or 1/1000th or 1/10000th of the speed when real world conditions cause massive amounts of errors? Because I can tell you customers are very unhappy when their “40-10” FTTC can only reach 20 down due to line conditions/distance. This is going to get worse if you try firing Gbps down the same old piece of copper.
I see so many faults on xDSL circuits, we have customers complaining about slow speeds and packet loss, when they’re overloading their piece of string BT calls a phone line. Fibre just works, and short of a fibre break any errors are usually fixed by replacing SFP/line card or cleaning the fibre.
How much of Openreach’s time is wasted testing lines that are within spec because a customer reports it as “slow”? I see it all the time, and there are SPs that are far larger. I would be prepared to bet that there are huge numbers of man hours wasted having to prove the performance of such unreliable technology. Even if on PON rather than EAD, the number of faults is going to be massively reduced.
Replacing the fibre is expensive, but you have far cheaper costs on maintenance due to the increased reliability.
bombinho
Not only on maintenance, think running costs. Have you heard of any outlook of electric power getting cheaper? And the more the copper gets squeezed out, the more power it needs, the more active hardware it Needs, the more the line condition needs to be constantly monitored in order to adjust frequencies and so on.
The finances for a proper fiber network are then partially soaked up by the running costs of the not so new network. And when finally everything works, the poor old copper might be corroded away as it is decades over ist sell by date.
And it can impossibly be cheaper to dig away new copper as opposed to new fiber cables just to be able to use technologies invented solely to make use of the old copper lines until replacement.
Salek
The cost of Fibre deployment is coming down day by day and is only going to reduce further, please let copper die and rest in peace it had its time,
look to the future and stop getting distracted by these types of concepts, more should be looked at deploying even cheaper and efficient fibre roll-out,
Fibre optics have the potential for “Multi Tera Bits”
This Guy explains it nicely just how fast Fibre can go – almost unlimited,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbKru71442k
Gerald Brady
This is way above my head Mark Jackson but I am surprised that someone from Dorset would spell “metre” and “fibre” the american way.
So far as I can see I didn’t spell “fibre” incorrectly, maybe you’re reading John’s answers but I can’t find a mistake in mine? However I will cough to a couple “meter” instead of “metre”, which is clearly a typo as in the same line and elsewhere I’ve used the correct UK spelling. This is of course what happens when interviewing an American while typing very fast 🙂 .
GNewton
I stopped reading the article when it mentioned the replacement cost of an average phone line with fibre: $3000/line. In most areas fibre deployment costs are much lower.
Depends on what your starting point is for that replacement cost, at the cabinet or at the core network etc., and whether you’re factoring in the impact of rural areas on a national average or taking only a peak from rural areas etc. Not clear which model above but obviously a commercial company has a vested interest in giving a figure that looks favourable to the alternative.
125us
The heuristic used in the industry is £2000 as a mean cost for replacement of all copper with fibre in a country, so it’s in the right ballpark. Telcos don’t save money until all the copper is gone so it’s not really valid to just count lower urban costs – that results in a very expensive rural copper network that’s no being subsidised from the USO price of urban copper.
The mentioned “costs” are typically not costs in their usual meaning but prices you would have to pay for it including mark ups, profits, taxes and so on.
But for the Telco an investment/replacement may not be taxed (in the same way) and it would not charge itself a profit as it would be an “out” and an “in” on the same account just creating more work without creating value.
Though in order to justify such charges you can always outsource to an external company ;).
A Builder
This is interesting read well done Mark J for digging this up. I love a bit of front line research no doubt about it just with my ex-researcher head on. Hadn’t honestly thought about Maxwell equations for 20 years +. It also has many applications that are not DSL related.
As Mark J said if it was anyone else I would just ignore it.
I’m sure it could ultimately be made to work over short distances with perfect copper. But as others have pointed out as it is a wave-guide and changes to the geometry of the wave guide would be fatal to the signal.
Realistically for the UK we cannot afford to let this kind of thing become another stalling excuse for lack of decent connectivity. This is 10+ years away from there being real world equipment to install: if it can be generalised. There is a mathematical model but seemingly no physical research data backing it up.
Also this is never going to be any use for long lines where pure fibre remains the only real answer.
And I agree with @GNewton that the $3000/line for pure fibre is not real world as I am seeing number more like 10-15% of that crossing my desk now.
Ironically this might be better for VM as the coax might be a better wave guide? Although the maths presented here only seems to cover twisted pairs?
Before someone points it out I messed up as I forgot about the £/$ conversion.
I should have said that fibre in the UK is now costing more like £300-400 in reasonable density locations.
£3 – £400 from where to where?
From house to DP or cab or exchange?
£400 might cover the engineers time and materials to get to the hole in the ground but wouldn’t cover the bit to the exchange including any civils involved.
Copper is bad enough, adding wireless to it as well sounds like a nightmare.
Replacing metal with fibre is not the easyest or chepest thing but it’s totally acheivable if we all pull in the same direction and once it’s done hsa hugh benefits on several levels.
I’d much rather see the clever minds of these people working on making fibre deployment easyer faster and cheaper than keeping a dinasour alive.
Why such negativity ?
strategically we should plan for Fibre Optic cable in the UK however each country will be different and the distances vary enormously. Think prairie and outback not Kensington. In addition whilst this research is focused on extension of DSL it may produce contribution elsewhere. There is no reason why such developments cannot contribute in some way to the delivery of data to or around our homes. Just because we implemented DSL in a bad way doesn’t rubbish the technology otherwise we never move forward. Many of the underlying technolodgy we use today were invented or discovered long ago for totally different purposes.
asrab uddin
Look where we are today, adsl adsl+ vdsl vdsl2 gfast all offering the upto speed disguised as fiber, we dont need another technology to delay the roll out of fiber,
Obviously this guy has a vested interest in the copper industry and probably has much to gain, let copper lay to rest and move on to full fiber deployment of course this will take a decade or so, this guy keeps saying “fiber deployment is always going to be expensive” dose he factor in the lower maintenance and reliably of full fiber ????
lets move away from copper
tula29
Interesting, but I do wonder how well this will work in the real world with multiple cable joints, IDC terminals, etc in the way.
Reading this reminds me of articles where we read about a full cure vaccine or drug for HIV/AIDS but then later on say it’s not quite discovered yet!
This is exactly the same case. Finally in the end he brings in no hope as he is working for a software company.
We all know this whole discussion is not practical. Copper cannot deliver 1Tbps and we will never have properties that are within a few meters away from the exchange for fast speeds to be delivered. People cannot achieve 17Mbps with full copper nor can they achieve 76Mbps with FTTC. There’s noise margin issues which will also affect the stability of the line when the speed is increased. Also weather interference will also play a part in causing drop out issues. Like others have mentioned Full Fibre will reduce cost maintenance of the network. Fewer customer service/engineering assistants will be needed to maintain Full Fibre compared to the old copper technology.
It just doesn’t work, if it did we won’t be discussing about Full Fibre. This is also like Cloud Gaming OnLive service where the Founder Steve Perlman once promised that this cloud gaming service will fully replace console and PC hardware and deliver streaming gaming services via broadband through a basic toaster computer hardware and we would never have to upgrade our CPU and GPU ever again. It sounded too good to be true but later the service even collapsed as it didn’t work and was deemed unpopular.
“People cannot achieve 17Mbps with full copper nor can they achieve 76Mbps with FTTC.”
Please stop spouting your usual rubbish. Many people (myself included) got/get decent speeds on ADSL2+. I was getting 18 Mb/s on adsl2+ being ~ 700m away from the exchange. On VDSL2 I’m getting the full 80 Mbps sync and am ~ 300m away from the cabinet. Perhaps you forgot to include the word “some” at the beginning of the above statement?
As Chris hints, it’s important to remember that 17Mbps and 76Mbps actually reflect the advertising rule (fastest 10%) and not the capability of the technology itself. VDSL2 lines can actually do a fair bit over 100Mbps at the right distance but Openreach wisely cap at 80Mbps. Likewise ADSL2+ lines can do over 20Mbps in the real-world, although the theoretical capability of 24Mbps is a step too far.
My old ADSL2+ line just about touched 19Mbps as the cabinet is just across the street, while I tend to get near to the max of FTTC. The best speeds like this may not be available to all but millions of premises are still within reach of it.
@Chris & Mark: But the question is can it really hold a stable connection at those max capable speeds?
Many of us forget that there are also noise margin issues and DLM (Dynamic Line Management). I’ve said before as well that I did reach max speeds at 16.60 Mbps in speed tests some time last year. But this connection speed (at least in my case) cannot maintain its stability for more than 2 days. Of-course I live in a high-rise building 800 meters from the Bishopsgate exchange, so it may be different for me.
But I’ve also lived in another leasehold property that was low rise for a few years before returning back to my old property. We have a third property which we rent out to tenants including the other one no one achieved the max speeds.
So far from experience the sweet spot in my case is around Connection Speed 14533 kbps. Connection Time 1213:06:48. 50 consecutive days no drop out with noise margins between 9-11dB respectively.
But try and increase the maximum capable speed at around 19000 kbps router stat (around 16Mbps speed test) you’ll see a dramatic drop in noise margins dropping from 10dB to 3.0dB. As soon as that connection will not maintain noise margins above 1dB the router will re-sync at lower speeds which in my case will drop to 14533 kbps and it will stay there. That is the setpoint and the most stable connection. 50 days no disconnection at 12-13Mbps. But if the connection tries to be set at 15-16Mbps the connection will definitely drop out and the router will re-sync at a lower speed and it will continuously occur without exceptions. I’ve tried with different routers including removing the hidden master socket faceplate and changed micro filters and I also called in a few BT Openreach engineers over the last few years they say there’s nothing they can do as this is the best line performance that can be achieved and there are no issues with my internal wiring either.
Now I don’t have FTTC and even if theoretically I had it at around 800 meters from exchange. The max speed will be 28Mbps. Take a look at this chart https://www.thinkbroadband.com/guides/fibre-fttc-ftth-broadband-guide Distance to cabinet (metres) Estimated downstream connection speed Estimated upstream connection speed Cumulative %’age of premises at this distance 100m 100 Mbps 25 Mbps 5%.
Okay so at 100 meters to cabinet that will be 100Mbps with FTTC. But you have to be within 100 meters! At 800 meters 800m 28 Mbps 10 Mbps 80%. And at 1500m 15 Mbps 4 Mbps 98%
See what I am saying? That’s FTTC statistics. That’s why my area is on a plan to be upgraded to FTTP. For those max FTTC speeds to be achieved as discussed with BT they say they would have to install another green cabinet closer to my property for FTTC to be supported and receive appropriate speeds.
I only replied to the bit where you said, “People cannot achieve 17Mbps with full copper nor can they achieve 76Mbps with FTTC,” which isn’t correct as millions of premises are within the sweet spot for that (I’m one of them).
Like I said above.. “at the right distance” is the key phrase, although you could add other caveats like ISP congestion, slow WiFi and poor home wiring as external factors to consider in each property. But none of this is really related to the article, which is proposing a very different approach.
“But the question is can it really hold a stable connection at those max capable speeds?”
Yes, provided you live reasonably close to the exchange and have a clean/error free line then you should easily get > 15 MB/s on ADSL2+. Just because YOU cannot, doesn’t mean EVERYONE else cannot.
“But try and increase the maximum capable speed at around 19000 kbps router stat (around 16Mbps speed test) you’ll see a dramatic drop in noise margins dropping from 10dB to 3.0dB”
How would you increase your ADSL2+ speeds? By moving the exchange closer to your home? Unless you meant playing around with the noise margins on your router?
Copper based DSL services are far from perfect but they can certainly give you a stable connection provided the line conditions are met.
@Chris: How it works is basically rebooting the router either from the router settings http://192.168.0.1/sky_diagnostics.html or turning the router on and off causes the speed to go up to 17000-19000 kbps which in real world speed tests it would deliver between 15-16 Mbps. I do get between 15-16 Mbps if I try to reboot the router. But within a few hours to a couple of days the internet disconnects and the speed gets re-synced back to a lower speed!
This vicious cycle continues after every reboot. Noise margins cannot be maintained steadily high enough to maintain the higher speeds. The speed does not correct itself overtime without rebooting the router because DLM assumes line is not stable enough to handle the higher speeds despite the fact that the line is able to pump those speeds.
If I leave the router as it is, like I have done so last 51 days no single drop outs. No issues with drop out since the internet connection is re-synced at a lower speed and noise margins are revved up.
No doubt if the right conditions are met and there are no line errors like in yours and Marks case you’ll have a solid experience. Distance indeed is a very important factor.
To quote from this article “If it all can be coordinated well, there is a chance for Terabits/Hz of information to be transmitted over 100 meters. Lower speeds can go further (it looks like 10 Gbps at 500m).”
This is where I am expressing my concerns. As I live in a high-rise block and most properties in urban areas are situated in high rise buildings this will equate to roughly over 100 meters extra distance of copper cables travelling through depending on which floor of the building you live in. The risk of line errors increases as distance is also increased making 100% copper or FTTC not a viable solution for all customers. Those such as myself with poorer line quality/distance to exchange would best be served with FTTP as this is the best permanent long term solution that will not be affected from line errors or distance.
I cannot see this project ever leaving the theoretical stage. It had been published quite a while ago and has yet failed to show how cable could keep the required geometry in order to allow function.
At least the dug away cables are underlying various mechanical influences as there would be weight/pressure of the soil. Which itself is different from location to location. Compaction through vibration from traffic or works nearby, bends in the cable and so on are also factors worth considering.
I entirely forgot to mention, that a repair in the cable almost certainly would render it completely unusable for the desired frequencies.
The project is a complete fantasy. Perhaps Dr John Cioffi wants to make himself look popular.
As I mentioned previously to have such a stable line under copper for this to work for the masses is 100% impossible. It may work for the very few but you need short cables that travel over very short distances.
This quote gives it away “deliver their best speeds at under a few hundred metres from your local street cabinet, with electrical signals travelling inside the copper wire.”
Also like I mentioned previously any line interference’s etc will cause internet disruptions. You cannot force modern high speed technology into 120 years old tech copper, it’s a bottleneck. And then to carry the rest of the signal via wireless transmission will potentially bring in new problems.
It may be interesting as an idea or a research development project but it does not bring any hope of it becoming a success! If it did a discovery like this would’ve been invented long ago and nobody would’ve taken fibre optic seriously.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2641
|
__label__cc
| 0.56025
| 0.43975
|
Travel to ancient Rome, today
After its first successful edition in 2014, the educational show series “Viaggi nell’Antica Roma” is back! And with 140,000 visitors just since the inauguration in April, it is clear a wide audience has welcomed the initiative with enthusiasm.
Curated by Piero Angela and Paco Lanciano, the “archaeo-show” branches out into two independent itineraries: the Forum of Augustus and the Forum of Caesar.
Thanks to the earphone systems provided, visitors can listen to music, special effects and Piero Angela’s narration, appreciating wonderful videos and virtual reconstructions of the sites as they were in ancient Rome. It all makes for a thrilling and yet deeply informative experience, making rigorous scientific details fully enjoyable. The audio guide has a special focus on Julius Caesar and Augustus of course, and has been translated into 8 languages (Italian, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, German and Chinese).
To create his wonderful forum, Caesar expropriated and tore down an entire neighborhood, spending a total of 100 million aurei – equivalent to at least 300 million euro today. He also wanted a new seat for the Roman Senate built next to the site, the Curia – which still exists and can be seen as it used to look in ancient times through a virtual reconstruction.
Caesar’s successor and adoptive son Augustus – whose gigantic 12-meter-tall statue dominated the area next to the temple – led Rome to rule over an empire so big it went from today’s England to the border with Iraq, including most of Europe, most of the Middle East and all of North Africa. Take this amazing “trip to Ancient Rome” to discover how he turned the city – then home to a population of over one million – into the world capital of business, law, power and entertainment.
Viaggi nell’antica Roma
Rome’s tourism and cultural information contact center:
Tel.: +39 060608 (every day from 9am to 7pm)
www.viaggioneifori.it
Photos via:
https://www.artribune.com/progettazione/new-media/2017/04/viaggi-nell-antica-roma-archeoshow-fori-imperiali/
Exciting Palatine. Interview with Clementina Panella
The Mosaic of the Gladiator: fighting to the death
Maxentius’s Villa – a dream of power
The Ara Pacis: Roma sub specie aeternitatis
RECEIVE OUR WEEKLY POSTCARD
Beyond the Gates, the hidden beauty of Italian historical residences
BEAUTYWALL
Italian Ways S.r.l. - Via del Colosseo 23, Roma - P.I. 12970911009
Renew or change your cookie consent
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2642
|
__label__cc
| 0.70353
| 0.29647
|
Vendor Product & Service Skills in Fareham
UK Job Vacancies
Any CategoryApplication PlatformsApplicationsBusiness ApplicationsCloud ServicesCommunications & NetworkingDatabase & Business IntelligenceDevelopment ApplicationsGeneralJob TitlesLibraries, Frameworks & Software StandardsMiscellaneousOperating SystemsProcesses & MethodologiesProgramming LanguagesQualificationsQuality Assurance & ComplianceSystem SoftwareSystems ManagementVendors
Skill / Job Role
(Historical trends & salary statistics)
Year-on-Year
Microsoft 8 +4 £47,500 +16.56% 58 (16.81%) 9
VMware 23 +13 £36,000 -11.65% 29 (8.41%) 7
Cisco 30 +11 £40,000 -9.09% 21 (6.09%) 2
Citrix 37 +17 £37,500 +19.04% 14 (4.06%) 5
Google 37 +23 £30,000 +25.00% 14 (4.06%) 3
Snow 42 - £34,700 - 9 (2.61%)
BT 44 +15 £50,000 +11.11% 7 (2.03%)
Tableau 44 - £50,000 - 7 (2.03%) 1
Oracle 45 +7 £55,000 -4.34% 6 (1.74%) 1
Xamarin 45 -20 £45,000 - 6 (1.74%)
EMC 46 - £49,750 - 5 (1.45%) 2
NetApp 46 - £48,750 - 5 (1.45%) 1
Salesforce.com 46 +6 £52,000 +38.66% 5 (1.45%)
Red Hat 48 +6 £61,250 +114.91% 3 (0.87%) 2
Veeam 48 - £57,500 - 3 (0.87%)
F5 48 - £49,500 - 3 (0.87%)
Palo Alto 48 - £49,500 - 3 (0.87%)
Adobe 49 -2 £30,000 -7.69% 2 (0.58%)
Atmel 49 - £38,500 - 2 (0.58%)
Asigra 49 - £24,000 - 2 (0.58%)
PeopleSoft 50 - £55,000 - 1 (0.29%)
SAP 50 +7 £25,000 -33.33% 1 (0.29%) 1
Ariba 50 - £25,000 - 1 (0.29%)
JDA 50 +9 £55,000 -35.29% 1 (0.29%)
Baan 50 +11 £50,000 -45.94% 1 (0.29%)
NEC 50 - £23,000 - 1 (0.29%) 2
Infor 50 - £55,000 - 1 (0.29%)
hybris 50 - £25,000 - 1 (0.29%)
RedPrairie 50 +9 £55,000 -35.29% 1 (0.29%)
Demandware 50 - £25,000 - 1 (0.29%)
UK Job Vacancies| Privacy Policy| Cookies Policy| Copyright| Disclaimer| About us| Contact us
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2644
|
__label__cc
| 0.577666
| 0.422334
|
Search RDRs:
Index | Popular | Top rated | Random | Quick Search
Obi-Wan Kenobi And Darth Maul (Mandalore) - SW [DV/ROTS] - Mission Series (MS06)
Name: Obi-Wan Kenobi And Darth Maul (Mandalore)
Collection: Star Wars [Darth Vader/Revenge Of The Sith]
Number: MS06
Source: The Clone Wars (Season 4 Episode 21: Brothers/Season 5 Episode 14: Eminence)
Availability: December 2013
License: Hasbro
Jedi hero Obi-Wan Kenobi confronts the evil Sith Lord Darth Maul on the planet Mandalore. Obi-Wan has dueled Maul several times since their first encounter on Naboo, and must face him once again when Kenobi comes to Dutchess Satine's rescue.
Uh. What can be said of the action figures in the Star Wars [Darth Vader/Revenge Of The Sith] line? A whole new approach is being taken now. Figures come with five points of articulation if we're lucky, and articulation and accessories have gone the way of the dodo bird, save the strict collector-focused products. And even some of those are getting skimped. What may pour salt in the wound most of all for eager collectors looking to buy them all is that with the release of the second wave of Mission Series figures, Hasbro has added a never before released character. And perhaps even more painful than that is that it’s a character from The Clone Wars series.... in minimalistic realistic style. It creates a whirlwind of confusion, and many collectors have given up on trying to understand Hasbro intent and direction they have taken the basic figure line. While it’s a wonderful to get first-time available characters in the toy line, at what expense is this being done, and what will be the long-term ramifications if the line doesn’t become a hit for Hasbro? The inaugural waves were Episode III heavy and hadn’t sold briskly. Now that Hasbro is creating products that will engage more of the buying public, it’s unlikely these anticipated products will reach store shelves because we’re already feeling the bottlenecking. Well, enough of the gloom and doom. Let’s talk about this Mission Series two-pack. Because while it’s not what we want to see, it does have some merit.
The Obi-Wan Kenobi And Darth Maul (Mandalore) Mission Series set may be the most exciting release yet in this line. Both figures are new for the Saga Legends line, but they’re also first time offerings in their unique ways. While we received the “Episode III” The Clone Wars version of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the animated line, released as 2011’s TCW [SOTDS] Obi-Wan Kenobi (CW40), this is the very first time we’re getting him in realistic style, albeit poorly articulated. The sculpt is frankly excellent, but it looks terrible thanks to a horrific paint job. Most of it has been recycled from 2013’s SW [DV/ROTS] Obi-Wan Kenobi (SL04) figure. Please don’t judge this figure by the paint operations alone otherwise you won’t even consider the figure. Those with artistic skills will make this figure looks fantastic. We would even go so far as to say that it’s one of the greatest portraits of Obi-Wan Kenobi to date. Darth Maul looks cool, but he also suffers from a terrible paint job as well. The red and black paint on his face bleeds mercilessly together and gives him an overall much too dark face color. There is a lot of detail in his costume, however, and it truly makes us pine for a super-articulated version of him. Come on Hasbro; he is Darth Maul for goodness sake. He’s one of the most popular characters from the Star Wars universe. You really couldn’t have reserved this slot for the collector-focused line? Hasbro needs to realize how many adult collectors love The Clone Wars show and the many characters from it.
The packaging itself is a misnomer. Obi-Wan Kenobi (in this outfit) did not battle Darth Maul (in this outfit). Hasbro has mixed up a few different episodes from The Clone Wars here, including multiple episodes from season 4 and season 5 of The Clone Wars television show. But weirdly the set works as a whole. Technically, Obi-Wan Kenobi should have come in a red Mandalorian disguise and not his quasi Episode III duds. That’s what makes this set so disappointing. Imagine if Hasbro reserved this concept for the adult collector line? Imagine how easily they could have taken one of the many existing Mandalorian body sculpts and stuck an Obi-Wan Kenobi portrait on top of it. And again, with all of the Darth Maul action figures they’ve made, how easy would it have been to retool an existing sculpt of Darth Maul, and maybe add new legs.... or something. So many collectors would have jumped on that set immediately, but right now all we have is minimally articulated versions of these characters. The pricing of the Mission Series line is an absolute steal. For ten dollars you get two action figures each with an accessory. These are 1995 prices, and no one has room to complain about that. Whether they’ll be massive hits or not is a different issue. The Obi-Wan Kenobi And Darth Maul (Mandalore) Mission Series set will likely be one of the most sought-after sets in wave 2. Zealots of The Clone Wars TV show are desperately waiting for any and all Star Wars toy-related products that get produced based on this property. This set is worthy of considering to purchase.
Collector Notes
Obi-Wan Kenobi And Darth Maul (Mandalore)
Assortment Number: A5235/A5228
Retail: $9.99 USD
Market Value: Click here to check the latest prices based on listings.
Status: Obi-Wan Kenobi is a kit-bashed figure that utlizes the torso, cod section and legs of 2013's SW [DV/ROTS] Obi-Wan Kenobi (SL04) figure. This time the figure has a new head sculpt and new arms. The texture of his robes has also been smoothed out and contains less texture for this release.
Articulation Count: 5 points (5 areas of articulation)
Articulation Details: swivel head (1), swivel left shoulder (1), swivel right shoulder (1), swivel left hip (1), swivel right hip (1)
Accessory Count: 1
Accessory Details: lightsaber
Date Stamp: 2013
Status: Darth Maul is an all-new figure.
Star Wars [Darth Vader/Revenge Of The Sith] Mission Series Wave 1
Darth Vader And Seeker Droid (Death Star) (MS01)
Anakin Skywalker And 501st Legion Trooper (Coruscant) (MS02)
Battle Droid And Jango Fett (Geonosis) (MS03)
Battle Droid And 212th Battalion Clone Trooper (Utapau) (MS04)
R2-D2 And C-3PO (Tantive IV) (MS05)
Obi-Wan Kenobi And Darth Maul (Mandalore) (MS06)
Han Solo And Chewbacca (Death Star) (MS07)
Obi-Wan Kenobi And General Grievous (Utapau) (MS08)
Luke Skywalker And Darth Vader (Bespin) (MS09)
Darth Sidious And Yoda (Senate Duel) (MS10)
Category: Star Wars [Darth Vader/Revenge Of The Sith]
Reviewer: Paul Harrison
Return to Research Droids Reviews Index
-Click HERE to return to the home page-
JTA Store
JTA Info
Acme Archives
Research Droids Reviews
RDR Index
Visual Guide Index
Bantha Skull
Collector's Cantina
Star Wars Figuren
Star Wars New Zealand
Star Wars is a Copyright and Trademark of LucasFilm LTD. This site is intended for informational purposes only, and is not in anyway associated with LFL. All Visual Guides, images, and content are the property of JediTempleArchives.com, © 2004-2019 and may not be reused without permission. Please do not direct link to any of the content on this web site.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2650
|
__label__cc
| 0.691134
| 0.308866
|
The Economics of a Studio CD
cd, money, free_raisins [html]
How much does it cost to make a CD in a studio? Answering this in general is pretty hard, but with our first studio cd out I can at least see what it cost us. We've tracked all the expenses for this CD, and while we have them at a pretty granular level I'm only going to give sums here. [1] For some background on how we approached the CD, it might be useful to read how we prepared for our CD first.
For this CD, we set up the finances so we would take all the risk. Everyone involved except us received a fixed payment for their work with us fronting the money, and we'll make our money back through selling copies. This seemed like the most fair way to do it: almost all the CDs will be sold from the stage at our gigs, so we're the ones who have influence over how many are sold. This also provided a nice pressure to keep the costs down. [2]
Aside from the three of us, there were several other people involved in the CD:
Andrew VanNorstrand: Producer, guest musician
Will Russell: Recording engineer, mixing, mastering
Noah VanNorstrand: Guest musician
Max Hogue: CD art and graphic design
Daniel Friedman: Photography
All of these people were wonderful, and it was a joy to work with them. Aside from Will, who we met through Andrew, they were all people we knew before we started, and we were familiar with their work.
Before we got into the studio, Andrew to come out to Boston a few times to rehearse with us and help us plan the CD. This would have been a bit easier if he didn't live three hundred miles away, but we were glad he was willing to make the trip. The distance made this more expensive than it would have otherwise been, but this preparation was a lot of what let us work efficiently when we got to the studio and compared to studio time it was pretty cheap!
We spent two and a half days at Wilburland, the studio in Ithaca, but we only spent 23 of those hours "on the clock". These hours included setting up to record, recording, listening back, committing to takes, and fixing small things. Basically any time Will was working. After we left Will and Andrew stayed on to mix the CD, spending eight hours over the next day and a half. Then Will sent us rough mixes, and we had a few rounds of back-and-forth to tweak them to our liking, where Will put in another five hours. Once we were satisfied, Will mastered the CD (4hr) getting it to where we could send it off for manufacturing. So 23hr in the studio, and then 17hr after over the next ~20 days. We were really impressed with not only the quality of Will's work but also the speed: we expected many of these steps to take much longer (and so cost much more).
The week after we recorded the CD we went out to a park with Daniel to take pictures. This involved lots of wandering around, with and without instruments, hoping we would do something that looked interesting. We're not that good at this—most of the pictures were really much too silly—but we ended up with several we liked a lot. Unlike with the mixing, the steps after the photo shoot didn't need to involve back-and-forth with Daniel: he gave us a copy of all of the images, and we looked over them to find the ones we liked. It would have been good to have a step where after we identified our favorite images Daniel had done some tweaking (contrast etc) but through miscommunication and poor timing on our part we ended up using the images a bit more "raw" than you normally would.
Max did the CD art and graphic design. Over a few weeks he prepared the cover image, which we're really excited about, and then he laid out the CD once we had decided on a form and could send him a template. We really should have started working with him earlier: there were a lot of steps here, and in trying to have our CD ready for our tour we were trying to move pretty quickly.
For manufacturing we went with CDBaby disc duplication this time. This went well: they have a nice online "quoter" interface where you can easily see what things cost and when you're likely to receive an order, their template worked well, and the CDs arrived a bit ahead of schedule. We decided to print 1000 CDs this time, and we decided to go with "digipack" packaging: six panels folding over a CD in a plastic holder. Less annoying and plasticy than a jewel case, but more substantial feeling than a wallet. [3]
We also needed to pay royalties for the tunes that weren't traditional. The standard rate is $0.091/tune/CD, but sending people checks for $91 felt a little awkward so we sent $100 instead. We used ten new tunes, not counting ones Amy and Audrey wrote, so this was $1000 total.
Total costs were:
$3,830 recording, mixing, mastering, producing, guest musicians
$1,623 CD printing and cases
$1,000 copyrights
$800 photography, art, graphic design
Ignoring the cost of the time we put into this as a band, this means we need to sell 483 CDs to break even at $15/CD.
You might notice that this is about 3x more expensive than our previous CD, even after you account for us printing twice as many copies. What's different? The main thing is that this time we were in a studio instead of recording live at dances, so we had to pay for that. (Mixing and mastering actually cost about the same for both CDs). The second big change in cost is that last time most of the tunes we recorded were traditional, while this time we were paying for the rights for many more. Then we also had a producer and guest musicians this time, as well as non-amateur art. It adds up, but we're pretty happy with how we kept costs under control and ended up with a break-even number that isn't too terrifying.
[1] This makes it more simple, but it also avoids disclosing how much an individual person made, because people often don't like to be public about that.
[2] We did consider using Kickstarter to raise money instead of just fronting the costs ourselves. While we've heard this can be a good way to promote your CD and raise interest, we didn't like the idea of asking for money if we didn't need it.
[3] Amy and I were actually pushing for a wallet design while Audrey felt strongly about the digipack. Audrey cared enough that we went with her preference, and getting the CDs back and holding them I'm glad we did.
Giving Half Require Keyword Arguments
The Privilege of Earning To Give
Charities and Waste
Taking someone aside
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2653
|
__label__cc
| 0.740426
| 0.259574
|
Trees & Development
Land & Habitat
Subscribe to the JP Associates newsletter
Follow JP Associates on Twitter @jp_associates
Urban tree managers
Estate Owners
Hedges on development sites
Habitat Surveys & Development
Tree and Hedge Protection Fencing Specifications
Bats and Development
A Guide to BS 5837
Knotweed - all you need to know
Urban tree planting
Arisings
Future of arb 1
Myth Buster: tree roots
Species prejudice
Myth Buster: tree pruning
Ancient and veteran trees
Native vs non-native species
Infographics and Useful Guides
Conference prescribes green space for health
NHS Forest's annual conference was a chance for professionals from many different sectors to pool ideas on promoting wellbeing for both patients and employees.
The well-greened, newly redeveloped Southmead Hospital in Bristol was a fitting venue for this year’s NHS Forest Conference, designed to bring together a wide variety of organisations and disciplines with the common aims of improving green space surrounding hospitals and highlighting the well-documented links between access to the natural world and increased wellbeing.
Organised by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, the not-for-profit organisation that set up NHS Forest in 2008, the conference of around 100 delegates was an opportunity to share ideas and hear how professionals working in and around the NHS are striving to improve patient recuperation and staff wellbeing through access to good quality outside green areas.
Sarah Dandy, NHS Forest coordinator for Southmead Hospital, summed up the achievements of NHS Forest so far: around 57,000 trees have been planted on 180 sites across the country, several health routes created and valuable research carried out into the link between mental wellbeing and proximity to waterways.
Long term investment in health
Alan Carter of charity The Land Trust showcased the Countess of Chester Country Park project, its award winning 19-hectare green space created around the city’s hospital to give visitors a peaceful spot to access nature and take part in a variety of outdoor organised activities. He emphasised the need for a long-term approach for projects like this – benefits in terms of health, education and social cohesion take time to embed and funding must be long term to maintain improvements.
Andy Netherton and Dominic Gallagher from SW Public Health England, focused on the importance of workplace wellbeing. Their statistics for annual sick leave showed a startlingly high incidence of musculoskeletal problems - 31 million working days lost in 2013 - and of mental health issues, which cost companies 15 million working days in the same year.
Break-out group sessions in the afternoon were challenged to come up with innovative ideas to improve access to nature for NHS staff and the resulting ideas reflected the wide range of professions represented, from landscape architects to health practitioners, local authorities, academics, students, and charities involved in health and wildlife. Although time is clearly the main constraint for NHS employees, it was felt that encouragement from senior staff leading by example, backed up by designated health routes, clear signage and the use of walking meetings, could all help get staff outside more.
City challenges
Brand-new Southmead Hospital is an inspiring example of how to integrate green space, trees and wildlife into a public building and the site includes well-maintained trees and open grass areas, a herb-filled roof garden with direct access from the staff canteen, a wetland area providing sustainable urban drainage and indoor trees in a spacious atrium. However, representatives from other health trusts around the country – particularly those from larger inner-city areas – pointed out the challenges of creating meaningful green spaces in an existing built environment with little room for manoeuvre.
If you are interested in supporting your staff or colleagues to access green spaces in order to benefit their wellbeing at work, you can sign the NHS Forest workplace wellbeing charter https://sustainablehealthcare.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=807344ae519f8fd3b2f2dd2e4&id=10be68a5b1
Trees and Design Action Group (TDAG) was set up to increase awareness of the role of trees in the built environment. http://www.tdag.org.uk/
Please get in touch with us if you need any information or help on how to develop successfully around trees and green space.
Photo courtesy of NHS Forest
← What to do when with trees, land and invasives
First aid from the forest →
46 St Peter Street
EX16 6NR
Fresh insights into our world of trees and green issues, a few curios but strictly no flannel. Delivered direct to your inbox each quarter (ish). Join us here.
© JP Associates 2020 . Registered in England and Wales . Company Number 4578455
Devon Web Design and Development by Net Glue, Graphics by Ikonika in Cornwall
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2657
|
__label__wiki
| 0.609761
| 0.609761
|
Online PDF Related to
Seducción en las dunas (Deseo) (Spanish Edition)
Friday, December 07, 2018 Friday, December 07, 2018 admin
No ordinary man Suzanne Brockmann. Marrying a delacourt Sherryl Woods. Forbidden love Christine Flynn. Shiloh's promise Bj James. Falling for Rachel Landlocked in Manhattan, rugged seaman Zack Muldoon needed a tough, no-nonsense lawyer to save his kid brother's delinquent hide. Winner takes all Nora Roberts. Wife in disguise Susan Mallery. Love potion Jennifer Greene. Protecting the princess Carla Cassidy. Kevin Vaccaro just found out he was a father War with their archrival, the evil Ansara clan, is unavoidable.
Tony Vaccaro had been part of Lili Szabo's life since she was a lovesick teenager with a major-league crush. Courting the enemy Sherryl Woods. The princess's white knight Carla Cassidy. Could he be her little boy?
Can he embrace the child he never knew he had? My dearest cal Sherryl Woods. Expectant bride-to-be Nikki Benjamin.
On pins and needles Victoria Pade. A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Romance Miranda Shaw's world shattered the instant her star pitcher father was accused of cheating and her family was destroyed forever. Finding out he had a six-year-old daughter was the shock of Connor Hayes's life. The cowboy takes a wife Joan Johnston. Charlotte Fagan's unsuccessful attempts to get pregnant had strained her marriage to the breaking point.
Charmed Her legacy had been as much a curse as a blessing, so Anastasia Donovan had learned to keep it hidden. Shy and retiring Tara Browning couldn't believe it.
Firefly in the night Ginger Chambers. The valentine two-step Raeanne Thayne. Anything, any time, any place Lucy Gordon. Had his ship finally come in? For Christopher Trask, it was beginning to look that way. Though his professional life might be a shambles, his Valentine's Day family reunion on the high seas was looking most promising--especially once he met fellow passenger Larkin Hayes. Starting with a kiss Barbara Mcmahon. Rules of play Nora Roberts. He'd do anything for his daughter It had been years since Colin McCarthy was run out of town by Abby Hopewell's wealthy, tyrannical father.
Now he was a single father determined to make a stable home for his little girl. Until a stormy night brought the former bad boy face-to-face with the What had brought Desiree Drummond to his desert land? Sheikh Salah Al Khouri knew the celebrated beauty must have an ulterior motive He'd let her slip from his grasp once, but he wouldn't make the same mistake again. Before the week was out, she would be in his bed. She hadn't known she'd slept with the boss.
But the next morning Jewel Henley learned the exotic stranger who'd swept her off her feet was her new employer, Piers Anetakis. And before she could explain, Jewel found herself without a job After five months Piers had finally tracked d Sheikh's honor Alexandra Sellers. Golden goddess Stephanie James. Hot chocolate honeymoon Cathy Gillen Thacker. Atop the rocky coast of Maine sits the Towers, a magnificent family mansion that is home to a legend of long-lost love, hidden emeralds -- and four sisters determined to save their home against all odds.
Abrasados Por La Pasion: There seems to be a desire to collapse its multiplicity and subtleties into a single profile, despite the many fine studies on individual poets of the era. By returning to a poet who fully participated in modernismo 's currents, but who at the same time maintained a skeptical questioning distance within his work, some fissures that vein the movement can come to light. Leopoldo Lugones exploded part of the masquerade of modernismo with Lunario sentimental, but only to the extent that he brought to the surface some of its latent questions.
Suspicious, in the end, of a kind of urban modemism and of its dislocations, Lugones finally turned his back on change and sealed off the path toward the unknown with tight rhyme and patriotic melodies. This is surely not the direction foreseen by the modernistas, but Lugones' development gives us clues to a way certain ideologies speak through poetic form and poetic movements, and not only in their changing thematics. His voracious consumption of his epoch's poetic trends and his peculiar transformations of them are eloquent testimony of the constraints and possibilities of his cultural and social context.
Much of what seems tedious in modernista poetry for the modern reader is its overloading of rarefied objects, its jewel-studded interior spaces, the amethyst shafts of light that make vision difficult. We find it hard to move around these ornately furnished rooms and especially amidst the heavy-lidded goddesses. While modern taste prefers clean, spare lines, white walls, and open spaces, the modernistas work from a different set of culturally determined preferences. Just as they held a penchant for ornately decorated physical spaces, language itself had to be filled, decorated, and overburdened until it groaned under the excess of sensory paraphernalia.
With rhyme, rhythm, and extended imagistic development, every inch of space was filled, inviting crowding, violence and, ultimately, parody. And this is precisely the process we see in several late modernista poets. Growing agitation, slicing through not only the images but the very contours of the poems themselves, carried modernista innovation to frenzies of linguistic activity.
Dealing with a set of culturally valued icons usually derived from a European, especially French, context, the Spanish American writer has often been seen in a position of dependence. The acceptance of codified images in modernismo for example, the femme fatale, twilights, emphasis on luxury and sonority usually implies acceptance of the whole cultural aura that surrounds these images. One may look for a disruptive or questioning movement on other levels, however.
Yet even in modernista poetry or prose that seems to have a fetishistic fascination with overloading itself with riches from a more highly ranked cultural order, a subversive movement is sometimes triggered by the overloading process, which calls attention to the overabundance within the closed circles of pleasure and excess by making stark contrast with the emptiness surrounding it.
In our desire to show temporal "progress" in poetic development, an anxiety to seek equations between social progression or regression and to see literature as its prophet or mirror, at times we exalt certain stages of poetry because of their explicit commentary on certain political or social movements. It is interesting to note critical appraisals of modernismo and the polemics it has aroused.
Our idea of modernismo often takes on the image of a closed space, an escapist, ivory-tower world or an old trunk full of faded costumes and photos. We see less often its disparity, its violence of language, its fetishistic insistence on the bodily form, and its legacy in more contemporary poetry. For instance, the female figure in modernismo is an object almost at one with the language, heavily decorated, distant and elusive, sometimes spiedon, while the veil of mystery surrounding her is like the web of musicality that encases the poetry.
Mocking irony, the intrusive presence of deflation by social issues and discordant sounds and voices, even in gentle pastoral scenes, cannot be reconciled within this setting. What is most striking in the production of these poets is their violence, a violence turned inward against the grain of language and outward against the usual signs of fulfillment, plenitude, and richness. In general, this plentitude is seen as treasure of physicality, often as stolen treasure.
These poets insist on showing the physicality of the referent, shoving it to the forefront, as well as accentuating the physical nature of the words themselves. Like resistant yet malleable bodies, words are to be used and taken apart. Severo Sarduy, in Escrito sobre un cuerpo, states:. La casa es el lugar del Mismo, la ciudad el del Otro. The home is the place of the Self, the city, [the place of] the Other. Arena of the erotic search; a body waits for us, but the road that leads to it—our word —is almost inexpressible in the excessive codification of city language. A road crowded, erased in the very act of its trace, blind sign on white repetition, without intervals, of the streets.
To create new indices, to conceive surfaces of orientation, completely artificial marks, this is our attitude in the face of the city, this is the explanation of our frenzy of signposting. Only visual perceptions, then, are important. Texts, lights, arrows, keys, posters, that rise up like iconic, authoritative presences; fetishes: Sarduy's remarks, here in the context of a comparison with the Renaissance city, may be set next to Jean Baudrillard's definition of the fetish.
The attention is directed to the surface quality, to the construction process itself, not to the design as a whole. In other words, objects are emptied of their real that is, tangible information of representation, their physical density, and are presented in their signifying sense as signs, as emblems of the process of production. In this sense, their use is like that of objects in the baroque, not valuable for mimetic representation, but for their ability to be read as opposite signs, not straining to build bridges of relation between the objects of images themselves.
In the same way modernismo is striking in its profusion of glittering sign—objects. Perhaps it is this almost fetishistic insistence of overloading signs which has closed it off to so many later readers. Yet these scenes are dismantled time. This distracting or subversive movement does not involve a confrontation of opposites.
We simply see the workings of the backdrop of the machinery. A touch of decor is out of place—something prosaic wanders into a rarefied setting, or the clanking of the rhyme becomes overbearing, drawing too much of our attention. Thus our gaze is distracted by the distancing noise. These moments of hesitation, withdrawal, or suspension serve as equivalents of elision in a sentence, or, as described by Julia Kristeva, of an erasure of the real object of the speaking subject, similar to the process of desemanticization by obscene words or the fragmentation of syntax by rhythm.
With the passage of time we are given a new way to read modernista poems. While working within patches of this modernista discourse, later poets allow us to sense the absences, rather than the accumulations, which make us feel that we are in new territories. The received images that constitute our repertoire for viewing the productions of modernismo allow us to see them in a different light from their contemporaries. And it is precisely through the works of those poets who drew most heavily from them that the movement in modernismo itself can be felt.
By postmodernista rejections, exaggerations, and parings-down of modernismo 's stock images and procedures, we can trace the shifting points of view that were already present in the construction of modernismo 's seemingly fixed scenes. If we consider the procedures of enclosure or binding in modernista poetry to be part of the exaltation of objects, of landscape scenes, of the female figure, and of decorative form, then our reading must also take into account our own fetishization of this production. By freezing it in time, by surrounding it with rites of previous and current criticism, modernismo becomes a useful object, a museum piece or point of reference.
Just as luxury can point out poverty, or monstrosity normality, a limited view of modernismo has restricted our sense of its power in our readings of later poets. If order is a necessary precondition for transgression or for vice, these static landscapes and enclosed gardens, which seem to offer the reader a single, directed point of view, in effect are engineered for more possibilities. Their stillness contains a slight wayward movement or distracting gesture that destabilizes the entire backdrop.
The metaphor of eroticism as one of the bases for inquiry is not merely a descriptive scheme. The body, as origin and object of desire, is constantly given to us, sometimes as a lavishly decorated spectacle, other times as a mutilated scrap heap. As one looks closer, this same insistence on dismantling the erotic image is reflected in the framing picture of these prized icons.
Things will not stand still under the poetic gaze. Margins are always dissolving, and fin de siglo props are being undermined by the intrusion of off-key elements. These poems are strategic, outflanking readers by beating them in the distancing game through means of more and more elaborate schemes and of towering lookout points of internal commentary.
The tear Lugones made in modernismo 's fabric of social and sexual dynamics is still being rewoven by contemporary poets. Lugones' intrusiveness created a lingering discordance, and no amount of dispassionate criticism can gloss over the uneasy spaces he created.
Seduccion En Las Dunas : Alexandra Sellers : .
Nelli’s Journey: From the Depths of Evil to Reconciliation and Beyond.
Engineering the Space Age: A Rocket Scientist Remembers - Aeronautical Engineering, Missiles, ICBMs, Manned Spacecraft, Mercury, Gemini, Space Shuttle, McDonnell Aircraft, Cyclogiro!
Sheikh's Betrayal (Silhouette Desire) - Alexandra Sellers;
Crack the Codeword 1: 48 Brain Teasing Puzzles to Improve Your Logic and Increase Your Word Power!
Letters from a Cracked Head!
The subversive shifts and overt disavowals they make of a veiled authoritative order are the weapons they use in dismantling hierarchical form, including a realignment of the speaking subject. They are not simply naive consumers of European influences. Each in his own way plots a path to lead the reader to question even the poetic forms that tradition supplies. Lugones' dramatic confrontation with the upheavals of his times, with the disintegration of accustomed literary exchange the pact between writer and complicit initiated reader is ech-.
Devouring several genres at once, lurching back and forth between extremes, Lugones dramatizes the conflict between modernismo 's formalism and the shift into the twentieth century's more private sense of poetic language. Still striving to preserve a mythic framework for poetry, which presupposes an underlying order or ultimate frame of reference, the dynamism of his work prefigures new rearrangements. Later poets find themselves with the task of reassembling fragments of symbolic structures, of a previous poetic heritage, now devalued as bearers of intention.
Lugones' uneven experiments point the way for a revolution in poetic language. All language, not excluding that of liberty, ends up becoming a prison, and there is a point at which velocity becomes confused with immobility. The great modernista poets were the first to rebel, and in their mature works they go beyond the language that they themselves have created.
In this way they prepare, each one in his own. Paz, in his now classic study of modern poetry, Los hijos del limo, continues his distinction between the two great poets of modernismo. The ironic note, voluntarily antipoetic and therefore more intensely poetic, appears precisely in the noontime of modernismo [ Cantos de vida y esperanza, ] and appears almost always associated with the image of death. With Lugones, Laforgue penetrates Hispanic poetry: Along with poetic techniques, Paz also compares the natures of both poetic movements, modernismo and vanguardismo, in their initial stages.
Although both movements were first tied to their European, especially French, models, each movement turned later toward native or American sources. In its first moment, the Spanish American vanguard depended on the French, just as before the first modernistas had followed the Parnassians and the Symbolists.
The rebellion against the new cosmopolitanism assumed again the form of "nativism" or "Americanism. How can it be that modernismo, a movement first celebrated as well as attacked for its audacity and claims to spiritual transformation, now is seen as a series of artifacts in a museum, relics of a deadened, almost asocial language?
Seduccion En Las Dunas : (seduction in the Dunes)
The paradoxical nature of the claims of modernismo —its espousal of anarchic and egalitarian principles along with an aristocratic claim to power in language—are not so paradoxical as they seem. Although its poets often used the languages of both mysticism and politics, suppressing their inherent contradictions, their goals were generally directed toward a revolution of personal expression, seen in conflict with an authoritarian state of language itself. Much of the attraction of the forbidden fruit of modernismo is lost to us now. As readers removed from the space of dangerous pleasure by the passage of time and the presence of new surprises, it is sometimes difficult to understand the uproar and scandal that moments of the poetic works of Leopoldo Lugones evoked.
However, we can recreate some sense of understanding by following the traces of this poetry in works more accessible to us. Although the influence of Lugones and of his contemporary Herrera y Reissig is evident in these poets and even in the. The elements of rarefaction, the flaunting of excess and riches, as well as a heavily loaded surface of verbal texture were in great part a reaction to what they saw as the poverty of their circumstantial reality.
If the modernistas remain unforgiven, it is neither for their luxury nor their abundance. The extravagance of style, the heaping up of exotic detail, is surely no sin. It is the self-containment or exclusiveness that offends. The poets of modernismo shut the door to their garden of delights. Invited in were only the initiates, those who knew the secret codes to decipher the mysterious rites of the poetic process.
Like the preceding generation who flaunted their wealth by the ritual trip to Europe, thereby making more visible the poverty of those left behind, so the modernistas, rich only in knowledge, separated themselves from others by their European voyage of reading and reworking the treasures they brought back.
In the same way they viewed what surrounded them as an impoverished state. This is the true insult of the excesses of modernismo. The discordant element appears to be banished. Severo Sarduy described this same movement of excess and expulsion of dissonance in the Baroque:. The horror of the vacuum expels the subject from the surface of the multiplying extension, to signal in its place the specific code of a symbolic practice. In the Baroque, poetry is a Rhetoric: The fixed scene cannot afford dissenting or distracting movement within its confines, and the perspective of the viewer must remain fixed also.
Even more pleasurable is the recognition of a fragment from a text by D'Annunzio, signaling perversity and rarefaction not permitted to the masses, whose limitations moral, social, or educational prohibit them from penetrating into the inner sanctum. Just as the paintings of Gustave Moreau and the Pre-Raphaelites are made increasingly grotesque by later exaggerations and transformations one thinks of the details in paintings by Klimt and the sadistic touches Munch added to his erotic goddesses , so the excesses of the forbidden fruit of modernismo are packed so closely together that they begin to decompose.
The spirit of play takes on its darker side. Just as abundance creates poverty by contrast, so frivolity invites its lurking counterpart. Lost among the excesses of the textual surface, the speaking or acting subject reasserts itself with a gesture that draws our attention outside the static scene. The works of both Lugones and Herrera y Reissig show the marks of this intrusiveness into the enclosure of preciosity and abundance. Borges points out the traits that separate the works of modernismo from the tastes of later readers:.
En escritores ulteriores—en Armando Vasseur y paladinamente en Herrera y Reissig adquiere un don de ejemplaridad y los conceptos se entrelazan con un sentido semejante al de los ramajes trabados. El estilo mismo arborece y es hasta excesiva su fronda. Up until now, however, the tree has only been treated as the subject of description.
In later writers—in Armando Vasseur and openly in Herrera y Reissig—it acquires the gift of exemplar, and concepts intertwine like knitted branches. The style itself branches out and its foliage is even excessive. Despite our admiration, is not this vehement showiness which covers Los parques abandonados by chance intimately foreign to us, men of the pampa and straight paths?
Here he uses a graphic corporal analogy of wounding and scars:. El tiempo las cancela y la que antes brillaba como una herida se oscurece taciturna como una cicatriz. The mistake of the poet [and of the symbolists who counseled him] was in believing that already prestigious words constitute the lyric act in themselves. They are a short cut and nothing more. Time cancels them, and what shone before like a wound darkens quietly like a scar.
Une époque formidable (French Edition).
My Shopping Bag.
Pants Off Salmon?
Even more clearly for the discussion of modernismo at hand, Borges continues by pointing up the static pictorial quality of. This visual undertaking was joined to a stubborn desire for isolation, a prejudice against becoming personal. It polished up the images; it sealed its lips to the diction of ancient beauty; it put crushing weights of gold on the world.
In verse it searched for pictorial preeminence, it made of the sonnet a scene for the passionate dialogue of the flesh. As it was then for Borges, it is the programmatic and derivative aspects of modernismo which still puzzle many readers. How could a movement that espoused the romantic principles of spiritual liberty, access to the sublime through synesthetic experiments of sound, color, and rhythm, be best known today for its formalism, for its sometimes grotesque exaggeration of the iconography of French Parnassian, symbolist, and decadent styles?
The modernistas were seemingly shameless in the appropriation of the iconic symbols of all things exotic or distant. The very formalism of the verse form, enriched to saturation, distances the modern reader by its practiced theatricality. Critics rarely treat the movement of modernismo for its intrinsic value. Its worth is measured instead by a series of resemblances—its differences from previous and subsequent changes in poetic practice. Yet modernismo is, quite distinctly, a movement, a self-identified and coherent esthetic program, despite its internal variations.
Though the term avant-garde is applied to a later generation, the modernista quasi-militarist language and messianic claims for their work leave no doubt as to the movement's coherent purpose. Renato Poggioli discusses the militaristic and apocalyptic terminology adopted by avant-garde movements in The Theory of the Avant-Garde: Avant-garde deformation, for all that the artists who practice it define it as antitraditional and anticonventional, also becomes a.
In this way, deformation fulfills not only a contrasting, but also a balancing, function in the face of the surviving conventions, academic and realistic, of traditional art. The deformation is determined by a stylistic drive, which inaugurates a new order as it denies the ancient order. Modernismo has most often been seen as a movement of dependence, as a group of poets who looked to Europe, especially France, as a source of inspiration. Many have even seen this movement as a trend based in imitation, as mere translation from one literary culture into another. An examination of the nature of information transmission from one culture to another, however, as well as from one language to another, can help in understanding the specific patterns of transmission of poetic traditions.
Given the developments in linguistics and semiology in recent decades, the study of a phenomenon such as modernismo can find methods with which to examine this transposition of literary patterns from one culture to another, taking into account extraliterary codes as parallel ways of enlarging our perspectives. Even the simplest formulation as the dichotomy langue code, grammar, system as opposed to parole speech, usage is especially relevant to a study of poetic transmission. The use of these terms, along with other concepts, will provide a basis for examining the poetic language of modernismo in its transmission and transformations.
In modernismo we see the collision of several aesthetic codes at once. The transmission from emitter to receptor is not direct, however—the message does not necessarily remain intact in its transmission. Receptive factors, such as comprehension of a foreign language accuracy of translation , completeness or incompleteness of texts, cultural factors audience, possibilities for publication are essential factors to consider in the reception of the emitted message.
In the case of artistic texts, the transmission is even more complex. Literature is not an isolable commodity. It shares various functions in a given epoch and cul-. It is clear that differing opinions about modernistas are not rooted exclusively in the message content they bear nor even in the particular form rhythm, meter, rhyme that shapes content. Although the modernistas were first attacked for their audacity in breaking the traditional rules, within a decade they were scorned by vanguardista poets for their adherence to rigid form.
Surely, cultural and artistic contexts alter not only the transmission of fixed message content but its recpetion as well. It is this reception or reading of texts in different contexts that produces "aberrant" texts or misreadings. These same variations of reception can be of profound importance for the generation of new texts. A look at the pictorial qualities of modernista verse can clarify some puzzling issues.
As Pierre Bourdieu suggests, [23] the way we design our living spaces reflects and determines our ways of ordering the metaphors by which we live. In the modernistas ' eagerness to fill up space with the treasures of a more highly valued culture do they not also implant in these scenes a seed of doubt? At what point does gentle mocking of their borrowed wares become overt parody? Any history of the evaluation of poetic modernismo in Spanish America would constitute in itself a history of social and esthetic values of this century.
Although the modern critic does not expect consensus on the relative worth of a particular work nor even dare to prescribe definitive standards for what constitutes an exclusively "literary" work, modernismo is still strongly associated with "dependence. Criticism can reflect a society's ideas about itself, and much recent criticism reflects modernismo 's own self-questioning. With the nineteenth century's emphasis on the idea of romantic "genius," of the specially selected transmitter of spiritual energy or revelations, the classical division of public and private languages breaks down.
And to a large degree, the stability of genre is shaken. The late nineteenth century refuses even more the notion of writer as public spokesperson, either as legitimizer or adversary—critic of society. One has only to think of the role of poet—statesman in early nineteenth-century Spanish America to see the contrast with the generation of modernistas.
The emphasis on interiority and personal expression even fragments the idea of the author or the book concept. The individual writer is seen on personal terms, and the concept of a coherent work gives way to fragmentary expression. As personal consciousness rather than social or ethical norms becomes increasingly the organizing principle, the individual style itself acquires new functions.
If the frame of reference is personal consciousness and individuality, then style must allow for personal idiosyncrasy, even invention or destruction of genre. If we read these works of modernismo as clues. Except for the clearly defined stance of those who take the adversary role to a certain power group as is the case in protest literature , even national literatures receive ongoing evaluations and reassimilations.
In this vein, a general tendency in Spanish American criticism has been to lump together all modernista writers under the label "rubenista" and to assume that the enclosure of the rich poetic forms of modernismo were prisons from which more recent poets have needed to liberate themselves. Although countless studies have pointed out the many styles, sources, and individual patterns of modernista poets, the survival of a facile critical grouping is difficult to overcome. In "What Is an Author? Texts, books, and discourses really begin to have authors other than mythical, "sacralized" and "sacralizing" figures to the extent that authors became subject to punishment, that is, to the extent that discourses could be transgressive.
Perhaps it is time to study discourses not only in terms of their expressive value or formal transformations, but according to their modes of existence. The modes of circulation, valorization, attribution, and appropriation of discourses vary with each culture and are modified within each. The manner in which they are articulated according to social relationships can be more readily understood, I.
In short, it is a matter of depriving the subject or its substitute of its role as originator, and of analyzing the subject as a variable and complex function of discourse. The movement of modernismo, which is usually chronologically delineated between the years and , has been credited with revitalizing the Spanish poetic idiom by means of three major contributions: This type of criticism centers on the rebellious aspects of the movement, its attempt to break away from the models and archetypes of Spain and the colonial heritage.
Variously called torremarfilismo, cosmopolitismo, or decadentismo, the movement of modernismo has been criticized as an aberrant faction of escapist writers who would not accept their immediate environment nor reflect it in their poetry. Less attention has been focused on the reasons for the conscious attempt to join another order of writers, however, an order more far-reaching than their present one. The innovations of modernismo are based on the modernistas ' widening awareness of their dependence, both economic and cultural, on traditional and European models and their decision to fill the cultural vacuum resulting from this dependence.
Their innovations arose from a necessity of invention. Having become aware of the smaller sphere of action accorded to the writer, they sought to reclaim the lost importance and to develop a different role for the poet. In the same manner, their rebellious attitude manifested itself in a willful transgression of the public norm and its tastes. Their rebellion united them in a common purpose, with an emphasis on virtuosity and individual expression. An important element in defining the goals of the modernistas is the examination of the.
A look at their social and economic position can clarify the reasons for their decisions.
הוצאת SILHOUETTE
During the last part of the nineteenth century the major cities in Spanish America, especially Buenos Aires and Mexico City, were assimilating European movements at an accelerated pace. The transmission was manifold and simultaneous, and the proliferation of new ideas and styles—in the sciences, in the arts, and in literature—constantly thrust a choice upon the intellectuals. In part, the adoption of a style inaccessible to a large public was a reaction against the narrow range of roles assigned to the writer.
With the diversification of society, due in large part to massive European immigration and growing industrialization, [28] there was no longer an absolute identification between the ruling classes and the intellectual. New immigration, varying degrees of industrialization, and labor-oriented social movements changed the maps of Spanish American cities in the early twentieth century.
As the poet was thrust into the marketplace for example, journalism and adoption of new "marketing" techniques , so poetry would follow its poets into turbulent urban spaces. At the same time that modernismo as a poetic movement is flowering, poets and intellectuals are calling for an upheaval of old traditions.
In his "Discurso en el Politeama" of he calls for the overthrow of the old order:. In this work of reconstitution and vengeance we cannot count on the men of the past: We want new trees to give new flowers and fruit! Old ones to the tomb, young ones to the task! Modernismo 's emphasis on the ideal of an intellectual, and not necessarily an economic, aristocracy was part of a persistent search to create a new role for artists in a society whose hierarchies were being dissolved. As professional roles became more specialized, the role of the intellectual was also being reduced.
No longer a sideline activity in addition to other professional ones, writing was becoming a specialized occupation, although a financially precarious one. Literary and social critics such as Walter Benjamin and Michel Foucault have provided cogent explanations for the elevation of art to a religious discipline in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
With the advent of photography and other means of reproduction, literature seemed to be losing its hold on the quasi-mystical role assigned to the artist. The rising demands of egalitarian social movements also threatened to displace the artist's rank. A cult of writing was aroused to restore confidence in literature as a separate reality, rather than as a range of styles, interchangeable and therefore dispensable.
Poets were to be interpreters of a medium that offered mystical insights. Attention to the techniques of such a discipline was therefore of the highest importance. Several studies in Spanish America have been especially influential in their examination of the changes in the writer's status and the impact of these changes of poetic practice.
Among the critics who have interpreted the nature of this artistic as well as social phenomenon, some have concentrated more on the socioeconomic aspect of its web, while others have sought its secrets in the rich texture of surging aesthetic theories and practices current in Europe at the time. The analyses of Rama and Paz point up the two complementary aspects. There is here a primary proof, so general, that it was a commonplace of the last two decades of the century: Yet even to speak of markets, machines, and modernization in terms of the artist hardly brings forth the image of the hurried businessman—writer.
As Rama points out, "Por el momento, el 'mercado' literario no exist??? The book market is completely paralyzed, which naturally is reflected in literary activity, extremely scarce, which has had to take refuge almost exclusively in the press. La Revista Nacional has been the first periodical in Buenos Aires that has paid its contributors, thus demonstrating that it was time for productions of genius to be valued for what they were worth, to facilitate the advent of professional writers, the only ones who can give us our own literature.
Striking is his description of the magical practice involved in pushing out the daily passages, as if the heightened speed of' market rhythm increased the flow of' creative power. He not only explains the economic necessity of working with periodicals but praises it as a new source of' inspiration. Writing about commonplace events provides practice for less mundane efforts:.
You know about the struggle of the man of letters, everywhere atrocious or martyred, but nowhere as in these societies of Latin America, where even the soul feels its way about, and intellectual speculation has almost no place. You have had a good field for experience, and that is the daily newspaper. I have heard it maligned and depicted as the tomb of the poets. Well, if continued work on different topics doesn't make us agile and flexible in thought and in speech, what then will? It is clear, despite his attachment to the ideals of the superiority of beauty, that the changing sounds and rhythms entered his perception.
The dependence on Europe by the financial and social elite had also led to a devaluing of local productions of all kinds. In the case of literary production and outlets for publication, the lack of faith in local writers resulted in little financial support for their efforts. In Argentina, for example, publishers cited the scarcity of national literary works of quality and the absence of a large reading public as reasons for promoting mostly foreign works. Paul Groussac, when introducing the influential journal La Biblioteca in , describes the attitude he wished to counter with the creation of his new publication:.
Seducción en las dunas
It has been said to us, on the one hand, that we will not find in Argentina the necessary amount of contributions to fill monthly the pages of a great journal, lacking among ourselves the necessary. The devaluing of local writers and of the public in general was heightened by the financial crisis of the last decade of the nineteenth century. Publishers found it more convenient and less costly to copy foreign works for which they did not have to pay royalties, and they were assured of a readership by the already established fame of major European writers:.
Seduccion En Las Dunas: Description Revivieron la pasion con mas fuerza que nuncaQue habia llevado a Desiree Drummond a aquellas tierras deserticas? Salah al Khouri sabia que la famosa modelo debia de tener un motivo oculto. Antes de que terminara la semana, la haria suya. La desesperacion habia llevado a Desi de vuelta a Salah. Y, aunque el hombre que la miraba con esos ojos tan frios era muy diferente del joven que habia amado, se mantuvo firme en su objetivo. Tenia que impedir el matrimonio concertado de Salah a toda costa.
Enamored: Book 2 In The Enslaved Trilogy
CRASH-PROOF YOUR FAMILY
Sonny Liston: His Life, Strife And The Phantom Punch
Die Südafrikanische Stadt Im Kontext Der Apartheid Und Der Postapartheid (German Edition)
Il Bacio Duna Morta (Italian Edition)
Christmas Comes To Bluewater Bay (The Bluewater Bay Series Book 2)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2660
|
__label__wiki
| 0.738529
| 0.738529
|
Adventure Destinations
Culture Tourism
Skiing Holidays
Central America Hotels
Pacific Islands Hotels
Hotel Reviews & Insider Guides
100 must-see places
100 tips, tricks and hacks from travel insiders
100 Best Hotels and Resorts
100 Incredible Cities
100 Travel Experiences
Five reasons why Mauritius is the next big thing in travel
Mauritius; situated 2000 kilometres off Africa’s southeast coast. A relaxed, multicultural, year-round destination, with more beaches than thumping bars.
Last updated . 09 December 2019
Done Bali? Over the hustle and bustle of Phuket? You’re not alone.
While many Australians have experienced South East Asia’s beloved beach holiday hotspots, many are now looking further afield for new experiences and less crowds.
Cue Mauritius; situated 2000 kilometres off Africa’s southeast coast. A relaxed, multicultural, year-round destination, with more beaches than thumping bars.
But a peaceful location is just there beginning of Mauritius’ appeal. Here we reveal five reasons why Mauritius may just be the next big thing in travel…
1. The beaches
There’s no shortage of clear warm waters and endless white sandy beaches on Mauritius, with large lagoons lined with fine white sand to large strips of public beaches (which is a great place to mix with locals on weekends), making it somewhat of a tropical paradise.
While the north of the island is famed for watersports such as water-skiing, windsurfing, sailing, deep-sea fishing and parasailing, the east is more wild and less developed, and home to pristine beaches such as Palmar and Belle Mare, fringed by shady green casuarinas trees and a lagoon.
Sign up to receive more great travel content - it's FREE!
Meanwhile on the west coast visitors can enjoy stellar sunsets, surfing and deep-sea fishing.
Better still, most beach hotels in Mauritius provide complimentary watersports facilities to guests.
In between beaches, there’s also stunning walks through the island’s nature reserves.
Warm, clear turquoise-hued waters make Mauritius a haven for water activities.
2. The luxury stays
There’s a wealth of accommodation to choose from in Mauritius – ranging from small to medium-sized hotels and charming villas right through to luxury resorts.
There are twelve major hotel groups in Mauritius: Accor, Apavou Hotels, Attitude Resorts, Beachcomber, Club Med, Constance Hotels, Indigo Hotels, Lux Island Resorts, Starwood Hotels, Sun Resorts, Veranda Resorts, Heritage Resorts, and One&Only Resorts.
Each guarantee a welcoming feel and exemplary service.
There’s also a string of reputable international hotels such as Four Seasons, Hilton, Intercontinental, Maritim, Le Meridien, Oberoi, Sofitel and Centara.
3. The people
Mauritians are a rich mix of people of African, Chinese, Indian, Muslim and European descent, who together create a colourful, multicultural society.
Mauritians work and play together, celebrating each other’s religious ceremonies throughout the year.
Together, they form a welcoming, harmonious society which spills over to create an authentic warm welcome to all visitors.
4. The cuisine
The local cuisine in Mauritius is a melting pot of Indian, Chinese, Creole and European culinary influences.
As a result, local cooking is in a class of its own: a combination of flavours that have evolved through its different cultural heritages and cooking traditions.
Unsurprisingly, Mauritians are creative with food and frequently experiment with recipes from various cuisine.
Better still, Mauritian cuisine is gaining recognition in the contemporary culinary world, thanks to leading chefs (such as Paul Bocuse, Alain Ducasse and the Troisgros brothers) taking it to the world stage.
Local chefs are also renowned for their creativity and ‘savoir-faire’, using traditional and local ingredients to create modern fare for some of the island’s most famous hotels.
But one of the best ways to experience local fare is to visit a typical ‘table d’hôte’ or a local, specialised restaurant.
Try some of the local delicacies such as ‘dholl purri’ – wheat pancakes stuffed with dholl and served with curry and tomato sauce, faratas, gateaux piments (chilli bites) and samosas.
5. The diving
With 330 kilometres of coastline encircled by a coral barrier reef that protects the turquoise lagoons of the island, Mauritius offers exclusive diving experiences to its visitors all year round – for both beginners and experienced divers.
What is great about diving in Mauritius is the proximity to shore. Although most of the more challenging dive sites are found outside of the barrier reef, they are still invariably reached with a 20-minute boat ride.
What’s more, Mauritian and Rodriguan dive centres place a lot of emphasis on the preservation of the Indian Ocean’s fragile, sub-aquatic landscape.
You won’t find yourself clamouring for space at a crowded dive site here. Nor will you see boats being anchored – thus potentially breaking up a precious section of coral.
Mooring buoys are used instead, in line with Mauritius Scuba Diving Association (MSDA) guidelines.
Yes, this is one beach holiday with a difference.
Quick facts about Mauritius
How big is Mauritius?
What is the population of Mauritius?
1.265 million
What are the main ethnic groups in Mauritius
The majority of the population is of Indo-Pakistani descent, followed by Creole (a mix of African and French descent) and then small people groups of Franco-Mauritian and Chinese descent.
The best and brightest hotel openings around the world
The latest and greatest hotels, resorts and unique stays to check into and check out right now. 1. The West Hollywood Edition, Los Angeles Compr...
Unmapped: Where luxury and adventure meet
Unmapped – the new name in small group tours – is taking intrepid travellers in their 30s and 40s to some of the world's most exciting destination...
A first-timer’s guide to Marrakech, Morocco
Marrakech is undoubtedly one of the most mesmerising cities in the world, filled with sights, scents and colour. Work your way through its fascinating...
Cast away in Zanzibar
Forty kilometres off the Tanzanian coast lies an exotic paradise that's a little hard to get to but even harder to leave. Words by Jocelyn Pride. ...
For your chance to win a 7-day rejuvenation program for two at Bali's Sukhavati Ayurvedic Retreat & Spa, worth $8000!
Just $27.95 for 12 months
Find your next incredible journey on Australian Traveller.
Visit Australian Traveller >
About us Advertise Site Map Privacy Careers Contact
© Australian Traveller Media 2019. All rights reserved.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2663
|
__label__wiki
| 0.661337
| 0.661337
|
EntertainmentMusicShareSubscribe
Dear Guillermo del Toro, Please Don't Give Up Making Video Games
The filmmaker is deflated from ever making video games again. This is an open letter begging him to reconsider.
By Eric Francisco
Guillermo del Toro doesn’t want to do video games anymore. The prolific genre filmmaker has been burned once too many times any time he’s attempted a project.
The last project, “Silent Hills,” was to be an incredibly terrifying survival-horror collaboration between him, “Metal Gear Solid” creator Hideo Kojima, and The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus. Due to company conflicts beyond del Toro’s control, the game was unceremoniously cancelled.
The following is a plea, from one of his most ardent fans and ethusiasts, to at least reconsider. Ahem.
Dear Guillermo del Toro,
Hi, it’s me. No, you don’t know me, but that’s okay. I’ve known you ever since I saw 12 watching Hellboy. My name is Eric, and your imagination and world-building have widened my eyes since that day in the movie theater.
I heard through the grapevine that you were considering never making a video game again. Not that I am in any position to tell you what you should do, but please don’t.
Just don’t. At all. Please, just go back to your magical house and think of a new idea and then make it. That’s not hard, is it? You’re a genius, your movies make money, so go to someone else and make a god damn video game.
I want you to make a video game because you’re a storytelling genius. You build worlds that feel authentic, rustic, almost as if they could breathe on their own no matter how old they are. When I saw Hellboy, I couldn’t quite believe what I was seeing. It must have been what 12-year-olds thought Star Wars looked like when it first came out. We movie buffs romantically believe the cinema to be a gateway into another world, but Hellboy, like Star Wars and Indiana Jones before it, made it conceivable that it was true. Let’s be honest, Hellboy hasn’t defined our culture like Star Wars, but don’t you think that’s a damn shame?
Anyway, your films, like Hellboy and its sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army were incredible affairs that I fell in love visiting over and over again.
As I got older, I was inspired to check out your other work, namely The Devil’s Backbone. No, I haven’t seen all your work, because — well, I just keep forgetting to add Cronos to my Amazon wishlist — but damn it, I know good work when I see it!
Your 2013 picture Pacific Rim is a masterpiece, and I have to resist myself from physically assaulting people who think it was a dumb robot movie. I’ve been in heated arguments with people who thought it was absurd or ridiculous, like they couldn’t accept in the world of make-believe there are robots made to fight monsters. They’ll believe in magical, cursed rings and spaceships and laser swords and Reese Witherspoon being a believable love interest, but not giant robots? It makes me wonder what is wrong with people, and perhaps we don’t deserve your talents.
But we do, and we need you. At least just once.
Video games are an immersive medium, and despite my love for the cinema there are things that movies cannot accomplish that video games simply take for granted. For one, it’s actually accomplishment: While movies often end on a euphoric sense of victory, it’s a passive sensation. We did not defeat Ivan Drogo, Rocky did. We didn’t journey our way back to Kansas from Oz, Dorothy did. We didn’t get over Summer, Tom did. We were just riding shotgun.
When "Mass Effect 3" disappointed gamers everywhere with its unsatisfactory ending, the comedy group Mega64 made fun of this phenomenon. We so believed in what we achieved in the game, we thought it would actually benefit our own lives.
With the emotional and physical victories your characters accomplish in films like The Devil’s Backbone and Pacific Rim, I can only imagine what your video game could look like.
Speaking of looks, your aesthetic could be breathtaking for video games. My absolute favorite part of your filmmaking is your overall vision that is enriched by details. Pacific Rim was only one of the few movies that made me pause my Blu-ray and zoom in to look at the buttons, control consoles, and even the damn walls. Everything that was on screen mattered, everything meant something in that world. A burn on the wall meant an experiment that went wrong, a red button meant a killswitch no one was supposed to touch unless it was an emergency.
Video games allow for an unprecedented level of detail that players could actually explore instead of passively noticing. We could actually walk into alleys, corners, or read extra notes from characters like in Mass Effect or Dragon Age that informs us more about the world we’re exploring.
There are way more reasons to point out, Mr. del Toro, why you belong in video games. I could point out your beautifully creepy character designs, like in Hellboy, that look like they belong in games. I could explain why, being such a fanboy yourself, you’d know better than most how to translate your work into pixels.
But really, it’s just that you’re too good to never do a video game, ever. Our pop culture is at an all-time peak for superheroes, fantasy, sci-fi, and just accepting make-believe. Please enrich it further.
P.S. Can you explain to me what's up with the hacker girl in The Strain? I kind of don't get her. Thanks.
'Force Awakens' music teased a huge Palpatine twist ...
With flowers and songs, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez tells a...
The return of an iconic song may tease prequel cameo...
Spotify Wrapped: What your favorite music says about...
Spotify Wrapped 2019: how to see your top tracks and...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2667
|
__label__cc
| 0.611348
| 0.388652
|
Home»Sport»Racing
Prolific Lamar bids to extend run at Fillies’ Conditions Stakes at Chelmsford
Graham Clark
James Tate believes it will take an exceptional performance to lower the colours of Lamar in the toteexacta Fillies’ Conditions Stakes at Chelmsford today.
The five-year-old has been in scintillating form since returning to the all-weather back in October, winning three of her four subsequent starts on an artificial surface, including on her on most recent outing at Lingfield last weekend when landing a mile conditions event.
With the daughter of Cape Cross excelling at present the Newmarket handler is expecting another bold display in the seven-furlong prize, which is the final fillies’ and mares’ fast-track qualifying race ahead of All-Weather Championships Finals Day at Lingfield on Good Friday.
Tate said: “Lamar has come out of her run last Saturday in great form and really is in the form of her life at the moment.
“The fast nature of the all-weather races and the style of the racing really suits her, while she seems to love the cold weather.
“She is a filly not like any others at this time of year. She weighs 582 kilograms and still has her summer coat on.
“She has muscles like the biggest colts you will see.
“We are having a great time with her and we are enjoying watching her run. It will take a good performance from one of the others to challenge her.”
Although Spicy Jam is a dual Listed race winner in Italy trainer Marco Botti fears the 6lb penalty she has on her back as a result of those victories may scupper her chances of victory, despite believing the step up in trip will work in her favour.
He said: “The filly is well, but you can’t say she is well in having to give weight away to higher-rated rivals than her.”
James TateLamarChelmsford
Gardaí appeal for help finding missing Dublin teen
Kerry coast 'destroyed' by wind turbines, Council hears
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2670
|
__label__cc
| 0.595873
| 0.404127
|
Punt de Sniep Diemen [NL]
Start construction Punt de Sniep
Construction of Punt de Sniep in Diemen started officially yesterday. On the peninsula in the center of Diemen, a new neighbourhood for living and working with a variety of public spaces will be built. KCAP, commissioned by ABC Planontwikkeling, is responsible for the urban plan, the architectural design of the building and the public space.
Punt de Sniep
Diemen [NL]
KCAP wins with ABC Planontwikkeling and Westplan Investors Punt de Sniep competition Diemen
The team of developer ABC Planontwikkeling, Westplan Investors and KCAP Architect&Planners wins the competition ‘Punt de Sniep’ area in Diemen, a city in the agglomeration of Amsterdam. The concept has been awarded first prize out of five entries total in the last round. The project will comprise of 165 apartments, a marina and commercial and gastronomy functions in three building ensembles with a total of 16.000 m2. The team is being advised for project management, sustainability, installations and constructions by ABC Nova, MoBius Consult, J. van Toorenburg BV and van Rossum. The area Punt de Sniep has a prominent location in the center of Diemen: along the connecting road to Amsterdam and surrounded by two canals to which all buildings have a direct connection. Between the buildings, three different public spaces are created. All of them are programmatically and visually connected to the apartments to support the sense of community building, one of the key ambitions in the development of this new neighborhood. The first of the three outdoor spaces is the courtyard SNIEPHOF. It is a semi-public court with excellent quality of stay, enough privacy and at the same time space for shared activities. The marina SNIEPHAVEN is the place for maritime recreation and a harbor for small and private boats. It has a direct connection via the canal to the center of Amsterdam in the West and a nature area in the East. The tip of the peninsula, PUNTSNIEP, is located close to the historic center of Diemen and is connected with it via a new pedestrian bridge. It will become the new landmark of the development. With a prominent square oriented towards the South and West and a 24/7 programming with gastronomy functions, it will be the catalyst for social cohesion in the neighbourhood. The housing concept offers flexibly designed ...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2672
|
__label__wiki
| 0.581957
| 0.581957
|
Looking Beyond the Instant to Find Happiness
August 22, 2018 /in Blog, Featured, RW-blog /by Rabbi Mark Wildes
NOW UP ON THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
By Rabbi Mark Wildes
Where the Happiest People Live
A new study surveying 20,000 young people from 20 different countries reveals a fascinating trend when it comes to people’s level of happiness. The study, conducted by the Varkey Foundation, called “Generation Z: Global Citizenship Survey – What the World’s Young People Think and Feel, reported that young people living in developing countries reported they were the happiest.
Indonesia emerged as the happiest, Nigeria came in second and India third place. Young people in developed and more prosperous nations like France, England, Australia and Japan ranked well down on the happiness scale with the United States somewhere in the middle.
How is it that people living in countries like Indonesia and Nigeria consider themselves happier than those living in the United States or England?
Factors That Determine Happiness
The simple answer is that prosperity and economic advancement are not factors which guarantee happiness.
Despite the opportunities and conveniences that science and technology has given our world, and despite the healthier, longer and more affluent lifestyles people in the West are thankfully living, our happiness levels, particularly amongst young people, have dropped. From my 20 years of working with young Jewish professionals, my strong sense is that this is due to our generation’s unfulfilled need for a lasting value system, like no generation before.
Freedoms That Trap Us
The instantaneous nature of the Western world today has paradoxically deprived us of the very activities and lifestyle that produce dedication and loyalty, values necessary for sustaining meaningful relationships. There are no longer constraints on the kind of mate we choose or how we date and pursue relationships. Moral relativism, now religiously taught on college campuses, has left us on our own in terms of how we make ethical decisions.
We do what feels right to us or simply adopt the ever-changing norms of society, but both leave us questioning whether our lives have any real guiding values or principles. We don’t want to be told what to do or what to believe in, but we know something is missing and we’re less happy.
In the West, and certainly in America, we are proud of the freedoms we enjoy and feel privileged to live in an open society, but because we lack a higher wisdom to tap into for moral and spiritual direction, we feel trapped. We’re trapped in the open with too many options, the only guiding value being our freedom to choose.
But what should we choose?
Living “Beyond the Instant”
What are the values and principles that will truly fill our lives with purpose and meaning, and enable us to lead happier and more fulfilled lives?
This question is precisely why I wrote my first book, Beyond the Instant: Jewish Wisdom for Lasting Happiness in a Fast Pace Social Media World.
Too many of us have relegated the wisdom of our religious faith to the past and locked it away. We view the Bible as a relic, an antiquated artifact that loses its relevance after one’s Confirmation or Bar/Bat-Mitzvah. I have spent the last 20 years reconnecting young men and women to the teachings of the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish Sages, and I have devoted myself to this enterprise because I believe these works provide timeless wisdom for the very issues young people, and really all of us, struggle with in our contemporary society.
It’s a unique kind of spiritual wisdom which brings about happiness beyond the instant, which can help sustain relationships for the long run. It’s an approach that I’ve seen build confidence, character, and sense of self like nothing else can.
To me, no value system is more relevant and helpful to the issues and challenges facing Americans and Westerners than the philosophy and heritage of Judaism.
Nothing speaks more to the modern issues of consumerism, materialism, lack of meaning, and fulfillment than does the Hebrew Bible and the wisdom of the Jewish Sages. Their principles and values can afford modern men and women not simply a way to worship, but a way to live.
Beyond the Instant represents my humble attempt to demonstrate how much contemporary relevance there is to Judaism and, ultimately, how its teachings, if studied and applied, can fill our lives with the kind of purpose and meaning so many of us seek. I have been privileged to personally witness the transformative impact Jewish values can have on people, and how its profound insight and wisdom give the kind of meaning and direction so many young people are looking for today.
Religion Can Be A Spiritual Guide
Ours is a generation skeptical of religion. Its teachings are viewed as primitive and outdated, and so we’ve turned to psychology and works of self-help to find a guide. There is certainly wisdom to be found there, but why not also consult a system that has withstood the test of time and from which the great monotheistic faiths have emerged? Why let our religious cynicism deny us a perspective that has provided meaning and direction for billions of people for close to four millennia?
Adam Neumann, founder of WeWork, one of the top start-up companies (worth $20 billion at the time of writing), attributes his happiness not to his financial success, but to his turn to Sabbath observance.
Mayim Bialik, the Emmy Award-winning actress on The Big Bang Theory (the highest ranked comedy on TV), blogs about how Jewish values and observances bring great meaning to her life.
Senator Joseph Lieberman, nominated by Al Gore for vice president in 2000, consults with rabbis and Jewish scholars for spiritual guidance on the most pressing issues of his life.
These high-profile individuals have found personal fulfillment and greater professional success by accessing the wisdom of the Torah, and so can all of us. Beyond the Instant draws upon Judaism’s unique reservoir of wisdom to answer questions like:
What produces sustained joy and happiness?
What should we be looking for in a potential mate and once we’ve found that person, how can we make the relationship last?
What is sex really supposed to be about?
How can we learn from our failures and take more control of our lives?
Do we have a mission in life and how can we choose values over popularity?
How can we be more present to enjoy life more and is real change truly possible?
The answers to these questions may not alone produce the kind of enlightening happiness our generation lacks, but I’m confident that applying Judaism’s tested values to one’s life can make a real difference. I’ve seen it with thousands of my students – the change is real and it’s the kind of change we need in our world today in order to live “Beyond the Instant.”
Tags: Israel, Jewish Pride, Politics, US - Israel Relations
https://www.jewishexperience.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rabbi-Mark-Wildes-2-1500x1401.jpg 1401 1500 Rabbi Mark Wildes https://www.jewishexperience.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mje-logo-website-gradient.png Rabbi Mark Wildes2018-08-22 16:39:222018-10-08 14:29:08Looking Beyond the Instant to Find Happiness
Marching Against Bias
Peace Through Strength - Stop The Deal!
A Holiday In Memoriam - To Celebrate or To Mourn?
Chanukah and the United Nations
Removing the Mask: A Purim Lesson in the Wake of Israel Apartheid Week
Marching Against Bias Kavanaugh & Ford: Two Jewish Principles at Stake
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2674
|
__label__cc
| 0.663871
| 0.336129
|
Category Archives: Dune boardgame
God created Arrakis to train the faithful
I don’t know about training the faithful but it’s been training my poker face.
A few more games of Dune under the belt and I’ve been enjoying how you can use the cards to create layers of intrigue and out and out base cunning. We only managed to round up five players this time, but the game did feel totally different to just three players as it seemed to flow better with each faction feeling more balanced.
What I really enjoy about the game is the meta part that can be pulled out of the game in progress. At one point I was playing as the Bene Gesserit and was going into battle against a force of Fremen, my one traitor card (traitors can win a battle outright for you if you’re lucky enough to have the leader that the other person plays) was Chani and the Fremen player used Chani in his battle plan. In the first Dune book, Chani works with Reverend Mother Ramallo when Jessica takes the water of life so if you squint really hard and think at an angle, you can almost imagine how this would work.
Well I can and it’s my game so I can meta all I want, so there.
An another note, I cast another Cthulhu but this one has a special birthday, Halloween night.
Spat from the blackest night of the year, it was poured and moulded without any blemishes or imperfections as Cthulhu himself was probably overseeing the process. Much chanting and wailing later it was polished the next day, which was All Saint’s day so maybe some of the evil was drained away. It’s safely on its way to its new owner in Germany and hopefully no primordial evil will follow it.
One last gaming entry, I picked up a load of Black Scorpion Cowboys/cowgirls a few weeks ago and wanted a game to go with them so after some searching around I bought “A Fistful of Lead” to run with them. Last night was the first game I had a chance to play and its a very slick game, well worth picking up and only $6.
Three of us had a two fights, the first was a straight up three way gunfight in which I not only shot Mary Poppins…
But I also killed Jessie from Toy Story…
I’m a bad man.
I had my comeuppance in the second game when the two other players rounded up a posse and hunted down my gang. Five of my gang holed up in a hideout and attempted fend off the other two gangs but, one by one, we got picked off. One guy made a brave dash for a shed full of TNT and came out hurling it around. He managed to blow up Jessie (killing her again) and one other posse member, but was gunned down in a hail of flying lead. My leader lasted a bit longer a flesh wound, but watched helplessly as his gang fell around him. He managed a brave stand to the end and even managed to fight off a round of hand to hand combat (which I should add is even more brutal that Necromundas).
Sadly, in the end he took another bullet and crawled back into the hideout only be taken out by a rather mean cowgirl looking for revenge.
The red tokens on the table are blood markers to show who is dead and the amount of blood (plus the rather scantily clad cowgirls) all added up to a b-movie scenario that would have done Russ Meyer proud.
I bought 1000 lollysticks recently for the princely sum of less than a tenner, so will be aiming to make some western scenery soon which will be a nice change from the woodwork on Dune but I still have to finish Odin and there was a rumbling about Freya being next.
I haven’t been this busy in years…
This entry was posted in board gaming, Cthulhu, Dune, Dune boardgame, Fistful of lead, Games, Norse, Odin and tagged Boardgames, Cthulhu, Dune, Fistful of lead on November 7, 2013 by Kirkd.
Science time
Science is made up of so many things that appear obvious after they are explained.
Pardot Kynes.
Another Dune quote but its apt for so many things that happened this weekend.
Firstly on Friday, I gave a brief talk at Dorkbot Anglia about how I used our Celestron telescope and a cheap, off the shelf webcam to take pictures/video. The talk went really well (for me anyway, I hope everyone else found it interesting) including a live demo of Lynkeos which went off without a hitch and I really enjoyed the evening with a chance to meet some new people and listen to some amazing talks. For anyone who is interested then the slides are available in the Freebies section of the website. It’s wonderful to see that there is stuff like that going on in the area and I’m looking forward to going to another one. I’m also considering running a Star Party one night now the nights are starting sooner. A group of us loafed off to the pub after the talks had finished to engage in generic pub natter and much entertainment was had.
After that excitement Saturday arrived and I finally got a chance to do a playtest of Dune. This was scary, I’ve have worked out that the whole thing has cost me over £200 to build, so this was crunch time. If something was missing or (horror of horrors) the game was rubbish I needed to know if it worth the two months build time and the cost?
I bribed Karl AKA @multicelldsgn and Paul AKA @paulhutson with the promise of cooked meat in bread to come and try it out. I considered drugging the food to swing the odds in my favour but thought better of it… this time.
We had a brief skim of the rules and setup with randomly chosen factions. (Some of the following photos are blatantly stolen from their twitter feeds as wasn’t thinking and I didn’t take many myself 🙁 so thanks to them for snapping away).
The first game was a very quick struggle between the Harkonnen (Paul), Fremen (Karl) and Guild (myself). Actually, quick isn’t the word, it was over in two turns. The Harkonnen started in one city and has the other in spitting distance, combined with the ‘thoper bonus, they managed to dash to the nearby sietch without any kind of opposition and took control. We mulled over these events and started a second game.
This time it was between the Bene Gesserit (Paul), The Emperor (Karl) and the Harkonnen (myself) and lasted longer as we had started to see through to the dark place where this game dwells. Betrayal, poison, sneak attacks, being eaten by worms, whole armies wiped out by storms or in battle… this is a game which rubs it’s hands together and cackles loudly in great delight as you are being stabbed in the back. Out comes a projectile weapon but it’s canceled by a shield, a “are you planning to poison me?” truetrance moment, here come the traitor cards and that spice you just collected? You’ll need it to get back those troops which the worm swallowed. At one point the tanks seemed to be ready to overflow with dead troops and all five of the Emperors leaders sat in the tanks after the last one was poisoned. The game could have lasted slightly longer if I had remembered to play my traitor card on the last fight but in the end the Bene Gersserit pulled off a slick finish to take the game.
So is it worth the build time and the cost? YES! Oh yes so many times over. I’ve never played a game like this before. It was very easy to pick up the rules, we hit our stride early into the game and it never grew dull. If I have one gripe with the game is that it really does need six players. Each faction seems well balanced in its abilities but without all of the factions it seems slightly out of kilter.
Hopefully a six way game is on the cards soon but I’ve got no idea when, I’m not the Kwisatz Haderach 🙁
Speaking of superbeings, on Sunday I was hard at work on Odin as a companion for Thor.
He’s coming on well but I think it’s back to work for a rest.
This entry was posted in astronomy, board gaming, Dune, Dune boardgame and tagged astronomy, Boardgames, Dune, sculpting on October 28, 2013 by Kirkd.
Now it’s complete because it’s ended here
Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife — chopping off what’s incomplete and saying: “Now it’s complete because it’s ended here.”
I’ve just about come to the end of my Dune odyssey, I’ve got a few final bits to tidy up but the main build is over. Time to chop off what is incomplete. I received the final bits of the box from Funky Lemon and started to pull the whole thing together.
I also tested out my idea of pouring coldcast resin into the engraved areas.
Unfortunately the font and some of the symbols are too small for it to work as well as I would have hoped. It worked really well in the big areas but some of the text became hard to read. At least I tried.
The box was stained then glued together and the bits go inside it nicely.
The lid/board slides on perfectly.
The whole thing closes.
And to give a sense of scale, thar’s me mitt on top.
It’s a big old thing and has come out really well. I’m going to add some wooden dividers inside to split up the box into sections and line it with some material to add some padding. I need to add some markers to some of the troops to show which are the elite and I’m thinking of sculpting a sand storm marker and a worm marker.
Next up is a playtest which, (according to theory) should be this Saturday with some unsuspecting victims. I’ll try and post some photos from that and also of the components that I’ve used to make this.
This entry was posted in board gaming, Dune, Dune boardgame and tagged Boardgames, Dune on October 22, 2013 by Kirkd.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2682
|
__label__wiki
| 0.611429
| 0.611429
|
Great Way To Wake Up
Quick links... Home Pros Your Health Matters Pets Tulsa Today Great Way To Wake Up
Fat Bear Week 2018: Get ready to 'weigh-in' in this bracket-style bear competition
By: Susan Gonzalez
Facebook/Katmai National Park & Preserve
October is here and it's time to celebrate everyone's favorite fall tradition. No, it's not leaf-peeping or Halloween. It's Fat Bear Week.
Entering it's fourth year, this bracket-style competition started by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska pits its biggest, squishiest bears from its Bear Cam against each other until a winner is dubbed "Fattest Bear" on Fat Bear Tuesday on October 9.
Don't mistake this for bear fat shaming though. Bears should be gaining weight around this time of year as they prepare for hibernation, according to the National Park Service . Brown bears, like the ones battling it out in this year's melee of meatiness, need large amounts of body fat as they prepare to go into a winter's sleep. Lots of fat on these bears means they are in good health and have a high chance of survival as they prepare to lose up to one-third of their body mass while in hibernation.
There are lots of notable contenders this year including one absolute unit of a beast known as Bear 747. There's even one bear for moms to cheer for: Bear 435, also known as Holly, is representing for all the parents out there as the mother of two cubs.
So how do you partake in the March Madness-style bear brawl? It's easy. You can vote in bear-to-bear matches on Katmai National Park's Facebook page beginning October 3. You can even go a step further and create your own bear bracket. Instructions are available online and the downloadable blank bracket can be found here . People can also chat about the competition on explore.org .
Who will come out on top? Participants can bear-ly wait to find out.
Susan Gonzalez is a digital producer and writer for the E.W. Scripps national team. Follow her on Twitter @TheNewsan.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2683
|
__label__wiki
| 0.739795
| 0.739795
|
Marshallese President Applauds Arrest Of Maricopa County Assessor
By Associated Press • Oct 17, 2019
The president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands is applauding U.S. authorities for arresting an Arizona elected official accused of running an illegal adoption scheme involving pregnant Marshallese women.
Republic of the Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine
Credit http://www.rmiembassyus.org
President Hilda Heine issued a statement Thursday saying people like Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen have been inducing Marshallese women for too long.
Heine says she believes "there are other illegal adoption rings out there that must be stopped." She says investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Utah attorney general's office were in the Marshall Islands this week to interview alleged victims and witnesses.
Petersen faces charges in Arkansas, Arizona and Utah including human smuggling, sale of a child and fraud.
Petersen attorney Matt Long has said Petersen's adoption work was legal.
Maricopa County Assessor Paul D. Petersen
Officials: Adoptions In Arizona Trafficking Scheme Won't Be Undone
By Associated Press/KNAU Staff • Oct 10, 2019
(Maricopa County Assessor's Office via AP)
Officials in three states say they will not try to interfere with dozens of adoptions done as part of a human smuggling scheme that led to charges against Maricopa County Assessor Paul D. Petersen.
Lawyer Says Maricopa Assessor Miscast As Human Smuggler
A lawyer for an Arizona elected official charged in three states with facilitating an illegal international adoption scheme says prosecutors have miscast his client as a human smuggler.
Maricopa County Assessor Indicted On Adoption Fraud Charges
By Associated Press/KNAU Staff • Oct 9, 2019
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
The Maricopa County Assessor has been indicted in an adoption fraud scheme. The Arizona Attorney General's Office has confirmed the 32-count federal indictment against Paul Petersen for conspiracy, theft, forgery and 29 counts of fraudulent schemes.
Sex Trafficking Survivor Escaped a Life of Abuse to Advocate for Victims
By Ryan Heinsius • May 3, 2019
Coco Berthmann
Coco Berthmann escaped a life of sex trafficking in Germany after 15 years of trauma. She’ll share her experience during an event at Northern Arizona University Sat, May 4 to raise awareness about sex trafficking and how it's more common than many might imagine. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius had a chance to speak with her before the event. And a warning: this conversation contains graphic descriptions of abuse and may not be suitable for some listeners.
Navajo Communities Give a Voice to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
By Ryan Heinsius • May 16, 2019
Gov. Doug Ducey this week signed a bill to commission a task force to study the high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Arizona. The state has the third highest rate in the nation, but the epidemic remains under-researched and the full scope of the problem isn’t clear. Tribal communities have taken matters into their own hands in recent years with aggressive social media campaigns to find missing relatives. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius spoke with advocate and Navajo Nation Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2685
|
__label__cc
| 0.693648
| 0.306352
|
Letter: Officials should speak up on executive order
It is time our elected officials find their voice and share their opinions on President Trump's latest executive order, which banned green card holders of seven Middle Eastern countries from entering America.
Letter: Officials should speak up on executive order It is time our elected officials find their voice and share their opinions on President Trump's latest executive order, which banned green card holders of seven Middle Eastern countries from entering America. Check out this story on knoxnews.com: http://knoxne.ws/2leqS1C
Knoxville News Sentinel Published 3:02 a.m. ET Feb. 14, 2017
Letters to the Editor(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
It is time our elected officials find their voices and share their opinions on President Donald Trump's now-stayed executive order, which, before it was tweaked, banned green card holders from seven Middle Eastern countries from entering America. Whether you support or oppose Trump, you must admit that all the proud statesmen of American history are rolling in their graves.
By banning lawful permanent residents from even re-entering our country, Trump projects an image of fearful paranoia upon this supposedly brave nation. Driven by vague fears of danger, Trump has abruptly slammed shut the gates to America and brought shame on us all. Yet, our elected leaders are silent.
I'm calling on U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. and Gov. Bill Haslam to take responsibility for the dignity of their party and issue a strong condemnation of Trump's shameful behavior. There are only two ways to interpret their silence: Either as wholehearted approval or a cowardly attempt to dodge their responsibility to defend our nation's honor.
Regardless of the politics, every American with an ounce of respect for the vision of the Founding Fathers must oppose this executive order and the attitude behind it.
I'm not asking our officials to move a mountain. I'm asking them to simply speak up in defense of our most basic values. I'm asking them to firmly inform Trump that this cowardly executive order is unacceptable, and implore him to think twice before signing the next one. Until our officials find their backbones, I will be ashamed to be their constituent.
James Gaugler, Knoxville
Read or Share this story: http://knoxne.ws/2leqS1C
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2686
|
__label__wiki
| 0.542922
| 0.542922
|
Researchers Develop Chemical Reaction Method for More Efficient Drug Production
Researchers set out to better develop building blocks called polyene substructures
By Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology | September 13, 2019
Just like an amphibian's development, molecules can metamorphosize into polyene substructures that are building blocks needed for antibiotics and cancer treatment drugs.Credit: Masafumi Hirano. TUAT
Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) in Japan and Mount Allison University in Canada have developed a more efficient method to produce the building blocks needed for antibiotics and cancer treatment drugs.
They published their peer-reviewed results online on August 16 ahead of the September 14 print edition of Chemical Communications, a journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
The building blocks the researchers set out to better develop are called polyene substructures.
"Polyene substructures are ubiquitous frameworks in many natural products and pharmaceutical molecules," said Masafumi Hirano, paper author and professor of applied chemistry at TUAT. "Although a lot of attention has been paid to these substructures over the last decade, they are still difficult to prepare."
Current preparation methods are lengthy, with several steps in each phase. The first is what's called iterative cross-coupling, in which two compounds are made to react, resulting in a new compound and excess waste. The new compound is then coupled with another compound and so on, until the desired polyene structure is produced. At each coupling, the compounds must be prepared to react, and, according to Hirano, the time each step takes is not economical.
Related Article: The New Green Alternative for Drug Production
To correct this inefficient process, Hirano and his team developed a "one-pot" solution. The compounds continuously react, without having to pause each step for preparation.
"This methodology might be compared to an amphibian metamorphosis from egg to tadpole to adult wild toad," Hirano said. "A simple, small compound grows up, one after another, and finally becomes a polyene substructure in the same reaction vessel."
Next, the researchers plan to delve into applying the synthetic building blocks to actual molecules through a flow synthesis process, in which each step in the process triggers the next step with minimal interference. Once the substrates are developed, the researchers need to understand how they can work together to become the molecules that will be used in antibiotics and cancer treatments. The first goal is to develop a library of these types of building blocks, according to Hirano.
"Although current efforts in this research have focused on the chemical engineering side, we need to know each substrate and how it can be applied in this field," Hirano said.
Tags: Product Resource: Industry News, Pharma, biochemistry , chemistry , antibiotics, drugs, Industry News
The Carbon Footprint of Dinner: How 'Green' Are Fish Sticks?
Popular products generate significant 'post-catch' emissions, underscoring the need to measure what happens after fish are ca...
Artificial Intelligence to Improve Resolution of Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The method, designed by researchers of the UMA, enables the detection of pathologies with increased accuracy and definition, ...
Not All of Nature's Layered Structures Are Tough as Animal Shells and Antlers, Study Finds
Using computer modeling, researchers were able to look deeper into why layering enhances toughness in some materials and not ...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2692
|
__label__cc
| 0.543949
| 0.456051
|
24 hours a day/ 7 days a week 1-800-970-3050
Goleta, CA Cremation Services
Serving Families With Cremation Needs For Over Two Decades
Most trusted Cremation provider for over two decades. Compassionate and Professional service, Affordable & Dignified Cremation Services Serving all faiths & ethnicities.
Our Cremation Packages Include
Transportation of the deceased to the crematory
Obtaining certified copies of death certificate
Obtaining cremation approval from the medical examiner
Assistance in filing for VA benefits and insurance policies
Social security administration forms completed
Alternative container (The container the body is cremated in)
Rigid container (For the return of the cremated remains)
How to Honor a Life
One thing you can do to begin the healing process is to pay your respects in a distinctly personal way: What did he or she stand for? Value? Teach you?
Ask us about all the ways we can help you to uniquely celebrate your loved one’s legacy: burial at sea, scattering of cremains, interment of the ashes, viewings, and memorial services. Each can be done with a personal touch.
Scattering at Sea
The popularity of scattering at sea is steadily growing as people look to the organic nature of the ocean to help them bring closure to their loss.
Scattering at sea combines a sense of finality with a new beginning, as it returns us to nature and our origins.
If you are considering scattering the cremains of a loved one, we have lots of helpful information.
Why Legacy?
– Like family, we are here to help you in every way possible 24/7.
– Supportive, caring representatives who take your call the first time and are trained to answer all of your questions.
– All-inclusive service and guidance through each step of the process.
– Sensitivity to all your needs, both financial and spiritual.
– Local assistance that keeps you connected to community.
What to Expect from Cremation Services in Goleta, CA
Cremation services in Goleta, CA completely understand how you will be devastated by the loss of a loved one and will need help and assistance in arranging a cremation.
One of the main reasons that people regularly choose a cremation over a burial is linked to the cremation costs in Goleta, CA. The final bill for cremating a person is usually far lower than the cost of arranging a burial because you do not have to pay for the land, its preparation and then the long-term upkeep.
Across all of America cremations are rapidly increasing as the most popular choice of interment and it is predicted that over 50% of people will choose cremation within the next 20 years or so. An exact and full price list will be passed to the person organizing the cremation so that you fully understand all of the cremation costs in Goleta, CA.
Why Do People Choose Cremation in Goleta, CA?
When you have experienced standing around a graveside as the body is lowered into the earth, it is an experience that many prefer to forget. The very different, and less dramatic experience of attending a cremation, focuses more on the person who has died rather than the events organized by Goleta, CA cremation services.
As families grow, many people are moving long distances away with many people choosing to live abroad. This means that less people are available to tend a grave area. By choosing a cremation, the ashes can be spread and no-one is required to keep fresh flowers in a particular area to maintain a memory.
Some religions will only accept a cremation as the only option for interment and this will be explained by cremation services in Goleta, CA. In the past, other religions would not accept a cremation as an alternative, but in modern times, the majority of religions are completely accepting of the cremation method being used.
Were you to cast a survey, you would find that modern cemeteries are regarded as extremely sterile and lacking of great character and if you live in a colder area, a grave is a difficult place to visit because of the weather, especially the snow and even more so in a northern state. This explains why many people look at the Goleta, CA cremation costs and choose it as their best option
For extreme forward thinkers, they don’t wish their DNA to be available in the future and once the ashes have been scattered, the opportunity will disappeared forever.
What Happens During the Cremation?
In the majority of states, you can care for the deceased at your own home, but the majority of people will prefer that cremation services in Goleta, CA will undertake the facility.
Goleta, CA cremation services will explain that the body of the deceased is placed into a container which can be a coffin or casket, but a simple and suitable container is all that the law requires. At the crematorium, the employees will remove jewelry and medical devices, like pacemakers, to reduce the safety hazards for the cremation process. An efficient tagging system is used so that the individual can always be properly identified.
The individual will be cremated in the furnace at temperatures between 1400?F and 2000?F during the course of 2 to 3 hours, when the body will be reduced completely to fine powder, mostly a grey color. These are the ashes that are then returned to the nominated person as part of the cremation costs in Goleta, CA.
Planning a Fitting Memorial Service
A memorial service can take place immediately after a cremation or days or weeks later at a time that is convenient for all family members to be able to attend. Many people will find that a memorial service is extremely therapeutic because people have the opportunity to stand up and speak about the life and loves of the person who has died at this in turn, personalizes the service.
All of the options related to the memorial service will be carefully discussed with Goleta, CA cremation services.
How Will I Receive the Ashes?
The Goleta, CA cremation costs will detail whether the crematorium will be supplying a standard urn to return the ashes to you or whether you have opted to purchase a model for display which you may decide to use for a number of years.
The individual is always cremated alone, so you can rest assured that the ashes being returned to you are always correct and all of the procedures will be explained in detail by Goleta, CA cremation services.
Religious Questions in Goleta, CA
Some religious groups will require for a cremation to be completed inside 24 hours after the death of the person. This will be arranged by the funeral director and included within the Goleta, CA cremation costs, once all of the legal documentation is complete.
Where the individual was particularly religious, the funeral director will liaise with the appropriate clergy and a funeral service may be conducted within the proper church or in the private chapel at the crematorium. This chapel may also be used where a non-religious funeral service is required and equally, the service may be held elsewhere.
There are so many things that you need to think about after someone has died so you should not be worried about leaning heavily on the skills and experience offered by Goleta, CA cremation services.
Someone will get back to you within one business day.
How We’ve Helped Other Families
I just wanted to say thanks for the beautiful memorial service. It was so personal and dignified (just how my husband would have wanted). Thank you for helping me celebrate such a wonderful life with such honor.
– Kelly Watson
City Site Map
Cremation Brochures
Scattering of Cremations
What to do When Death Occurs
Answers to a Child's Questions
How to Write a Eulogy
Organ Donation & Transplants
We accept payments with Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card
Copyright © 2018 Legacy Funeral Services. All rights reserved.
Legacy Funeral Services license number (FH-706) has a national network of locally-licensed funeral and cremation providers for final funeral and cremation services, which includes hand selected independently owned and locally operated licensed funeral and crematory establishments.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2699
|
__label__wiki
| 0.521555
| 0.521555
|
LLP accounts: Addleshaw Goddard boasts ‘underlying’ growth as top-earner takes a haircut
Posted on 1 February 2018 11:46am | Hamish McNicol
Financial results 2016/17 Addleshaw Goddard
LLP accounts show Addleshaw Goddard’s top earner took a 30% pay cut as both profit and income fell in a year when Brexit affected transaction levels in the first half before a recovery after September.
However, the firm insists it is performing well and growing on an underlying basis, both domestically and internationally, as it invests in new teams and infrastructure and looks to pick up on an encouraging start to this year.
The firm’s LLP accounts to 30 April 2017 revealed its highest-paid partner received £776,160, down from £1.21m the year before. This as turnover fell 4% to $188.2m, and operating profit dropped 14% to £64m.
In a statement, Addleshaws said its fee income for the period was in fact £10m higher at £198m, a difference a spokesperson attributed to associated entities, such as international offices, which sit outside of the group and are not consolidated with the UK numbers.
The spokesperson added that on an underlying basis, Addleshaws’ income grew 2%, because last year’s figure included ‘an element of uplift due to non-recurring success fee income’. This is understood to relate to a settlement involving the late Boris Berezovsky , a case relating to previous years and worth about £5m-10m.
Profit available for distribution among partners fell to £25.7m, from £38.3m, while the average number of partners increased by five to 171. Again, the firm said that on an underlying basis, profit per point grew by 4%. The firm said that this figure took out the aforementioned one-off income gain, and that new clients, more profitable work, and ‘careful financial management’ delivered the uplift.
Addleshaws closed the year with £21.9m in cash, down from its strongest-ever cash position of £25.7m last year, but that had come on the back of an increase in over £20m that year.
The average number of employees, excluding partners, rose 43 to 1202, as staff costs rose to £69.7m from £64.6m. Addleshaws has added new offices in Scotland through its combination with HBJ Gateley but as this occurred in June last year, the accounts have not incorporated that merger.
Key management personnel, including managing partner John Joyce, members of the executive committee and directors of AG services, received £3.1m, the same as last year.
Joyce commented: ‘We are very pleased to have grown both our domestic and global turnover while improving our underlying profitability, particularly when you factor in the material investments we have made in teams and infrastructure and the effect on our transactional teams of UK trading conditions in the summer period post the referendum.’
hamish.mcnicol@legalease.co.uk
‘More difficult UK market’: Dentons’ UKMEA PEP drops 9% as turnover slows
Spanish powerhouse Garrigues posts steady global revenue as LatAm turnover up 82%
‘A good start’: Fieldfisher posts 10% half-year revenue rise
Capital call on salaried partners at Weightmans and Addleshaws in response to impending LLP tax overhaul
New leadership for Addleshaws with election of John Joyce to managing partner
Partner promotions: Addleshaws makes up 15 including two in Dubai in reduced round
Previous PostPrevious Deal Watch: Simpson, CC and NRF line up as business data firms generates big ticket double
Next PostNext LLP latest: profits fall at Norton Rose Fulbright as Dentons’ top earner sees pay cut
LLP latest: Ashurst management pay drops 18% amid turnover recovery
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2700
|
__label__wiki
| 0.626738
| 0.626738
|
By submitting the form below, you will be recording your strong voice for the legalisation of vaping in Australia with the relevant bodies. Together, we can make this life saving technology a reality!
Vaping needs to be legalised in Australia to save lives. Contact your local MP today!
Most fields are required as we need to match you with your local MP.
Dear MP,
Australia is losing the battle against smoking.
Despite plain packaging, record tobacco taxes and countless anti-tobacco advertising campaigns, Australia’s national smoking rate is no longer dropping and now sits stagnant.
With 2.8 million Australians still smoking, more of the same tactics will not work to reduce smoking rates while current laws actively prohibit smokers from switching to less harmful alternatives.
The most proven-effective aids for quitting smoking are smoke-free products –like e-cigarettes, vapes or personal vaporisers. These smoke-free alternatives do not produce smoke, but deliver nicotine which satisfies smoker cravings without the deadly tar and particles generated by combustible tobacco smoking as in cigarettes. Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms they are twice as effective as other Nicotine Replacement Therapies such as patches and gums.
More than 60 scientific studies now show that smoke-free products can help smokers quit, or are a less harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes, with fewer harmful chemicals.
Public health authorities around the world have recommended smoke-free products as quit-smoking tools, including Public Health England and the New Zealand Ministry of Health. The UK Royal College of Physicians concluded that the harm from “e-cigarettes available today is unlikely to exceed 5% of the harm from smoking tobacco” and that “there is no evidence that e-cigarette use has resulted in renormalisation of smoking.” In the European Union alone, over six million adults have given up their cigarette habit by switching to e-cigarettes.
It makes no make sense that cigarettes, which are far more dangerous to smoke, remain legal and widely available while less harmful options that actually encourage smokers to quit are banned in Australia.
Legalising vaping would also go a long way towards fighting the threat of black market businesses and dealers who may be associated with dodgy products or other illegal enterprises.
Australia needs to catch up to Canada, the UK, New Zealand and countries across the EU by legalising and regulating smoke-free alternatives to ensure a healthier future for all Australians.
Legalising vaping WILL save hundreds of thousands of Australian lives, and it is time for our government to act.
Please do the right thing. Legalise vaping in Australia and help more smokers quit for good.
Thank you for considering this vital matter,
I agree to receive further information regarding the Legalise Vaping campaign
lv_ActNow
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2701
|
__label__wiki
| 0.910387
| 0.910387
|
Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile Agree to Massive Spectrum Deal
By Brad Chacos 2012-06-25T11:02:09Z
T-Mobile, it seems, isn't afraid to do a little wheeling and dealing to improve its lot. The company's proposed merger with AT&T might have crumbled under the weight of intense legal scrutiny, but today, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless announced they've agreed to a massive AWS spectrum swap designed to improve performance needs and expansion wants for both companies' 4G networks.
The agreement includes swapping or outright buying spectrum licenses for a whopping 218 markets covering roughly 82 million people. T-Mobile would gain spectrum covering 60 million people -- many in larger cities, including Washington D.C, Philadelphia and Seattle -- while Verizon would gain spectrum covering 22 million in addition to "certain cash consideration."
T-Mobile says that the deal will improve its spectrum in 15 of the top 25 U.S. markets and help with the company's LTE rollout in 2013. Verizon would get a cash infusion and be able to shore up its own LTE network.
There are several "ifs" involved, however, that could foul up the deal.
The first "if" is a biggie; chunks of the spectrum Verizon is offering includes licenses that are scheduled to be acquired in separate agreements the company has with SpectrumCo, Leap and Cox -- but those licenses aren't actually in Verizon's hands as of yet. Obviously, those deals have to be concluded before the deal between T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless could occur.
The agreement would also need to get the green light from both the FCC and the Department of Justice. The companies expect that approval to arrive later this summer.
Amusingly, T-Mobile asked the FCC to deny some of Verizon's spectrum swaps with Cox and SpectrumCo back in February, saying the deals weren't in the public interest. Now, some of those very licenses may end up in T-Mobile's hands. To be fair, T-Mobile's argument was that Verizon already had a stockpile of spectrum, and this transfers some of that excess to T-Mobile.
Carrier Support Showdown: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Tested
Verizon Says 4G Restored, Service Still Spotty
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2702
|
__label__cc
| 0.71071
| 0.28929
|
this product is unavailable for purchase using a firm account, please log in with a personal account to make this purchase.
Forgotten your ID number?
Forgotten / Update password?
Costing Service
Certificate of Fitness
Approved Trust Account Course
CPD Application for Exemption
LIV Mentoring
Your Area of Law
Submissions & Advocacy
CPD & Networking
what'sOn Calendar
Education Products Catalogue
Accredited Specialisation
Become an Accredited Specialist
Being an Accredited Specialist
Social & Networking Events
Select from the filtering options below
News Type Speeches Submissions General News Substantive Legal Updates President's Blog Young Lawyers Blog Media Releases Law Institute Journal Young Lawyers Journal
Area of Law Aboriginal Justice Administrative Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Animal Law Banking & Finance Building, Construction & Planning Business Law Commercial Law Competition & Consumer Law Constitutional Law Construction Law Contract Law Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Costs Law Criminal Law Elder Law Employment Law/Workplace Relations Equity & Trusts Evidence Family Law & Children Family Violence Government Health & Disability Law Human Rights Immigration Law In-house Information Technology & Intellectual Property Insolvency, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Insurance Law International Law Jurisprudence Legal Ethics Litigation Media Law Medico-Legal Migration & Refugee Law Personal Injury Law & Torts Planning & Environment Law Practice & Procedure Privacy Property Law Regional Sports Law Succession Law Superannuation Tax Law Wills & Estates Workplace Relations
Stay Informed Search
Young Lawyers Blog
Select from any of the filters or enter a search term
Legal apps – what’s the big deal?
By Blake Connell
Communication Practice & Procedure Technology Young Persons
Talk of legal apps has been increasingly appearing on my LinkedIn feed.
Not only are many big and small firms taking increasingly sophisticated legal apps to market, but in Australia we even have entire tech companies like Neota Logic and Josef whose reason for being is helping lawyers create legal apps.
What are legal apps? Well we’re not just speaking about the apps you download from the App Store! An app is a computer program that helps you accomplish a given task. They can exist online publicly or be developed privately for only your business to use. You use online web apps everyday – from email and online shopping to e-wallets and online games.
By extension, a legal app helps someone solve a legal problem – it’s a computer program that has been taught a series of questions and answers about a specific legal task.
So, what’s the big deal?
The codification of law
As you probably already know, so much of what we lawyers do is process driven. Think about how navigating legislation involves answering a series of threshold questions; or how commencing proceedings in a court involves making a specific set of submissions and appearances in a designated timeline; or how a contract is put together from different parts, which may or may not be enlivened depending on whether other parts of the contract are triggered.
A legal app is a machine that can be programmed to undertake legal decision-making on behalf of a lawyer. Programmed into the app are all the questions it needs to ask the user, as well as instructions on how to reach a legal conclusion utilising the information that has been fed into it. The instructions programmed into an app often take the form of ‘decision trees’ but they can also involve many other types of logical and even numeric reasoning.
The huge benefit of teaching a machine to undertake legal reasoning is that once the app is properly coded, it can be thousands of times quicker, and more accurate, than a human. This means that for the initial investment of time and money required to build the legal app, you can create something that is able to solve a relevant legal problem much more quickly, accurately and cheaply than a lawyer, and for a much larger number of clients.
For NFPs and government, legal apps offer a huge opportunity to increase access to justice.
Not only can legal apps undertake reasoning and draw conclusions that would otherwise require a costly lawyer, but well-designed legal apps can ask questions and interact with clients in an extremely user-friendly way. By harnessing web design elements like interactive buttons and tabs, pop up definitions, videos and hyperlinks, we can step the user through the legal questioning process in a way that many clients may find much less daunting than meeting a lawyer in person.
The biggest challenge may be choosing which part of legal work to automate – remember, not all legal work can (or should!) be turned into legal apps. However, many legal application processes (e.g. courts and tribunals) and basic regulatory threshold questions (e.g. am I eligible for divorce?) can be good places to start.
The other consideration is need. Many public sector legal clinics are forced to turn away callers with certain types of legal problems, as well as callers who do not meet means testing criteria, because they do not qualify for legal assistance. In other instances, a question may only take a lawyer 5 minutes to answer, however that lawyer may receive that same question 5-10 times a day. In both these instances, being able to direct the caller to a legal app on the clinic’s website frees up the lawyer’s time to undertake legal work that couldn’t be undertaken by a machine, all the while increasing access to justice.
A commercial opportunity
Commercial law firms able to properly scope and monetise legal apps have a huge opportunity too.
Legal apps are a prime opportunity for a freemium service offering. For example, a law firm could offer use of a legal app which generates a response to a basic legal question for free on its website, but charge to generate any documents or further advice necessary on the basis of the initial response generated by the app. This not only generates new work directly but can be used as a marketing tool to expose potential new clients to your brand.
A huge opportunity also lies in-house – that is, commercial firms can create law apps not only for their clients, but also for their own lawyers to use when undertaking legal work. Lawyers can click through in-house apps in place of using paper precedents (which are hard to keep track of and not user friendly), thus making internal processes more efficient and saving the firm money. Business with large legal teams could use the same model.
What about when the rules change?
Perhaps the biggest problem when it comes to legal apps is that they cannot (for the time being) adjust their reasoning by themselves as the law changes. Yet, practicing law entails adjusting your reasoning all the time – like when the regulator issues a new piece of guidance, or a court hands down a new decision. In these instances, the legal app would need to be taken offline and reprogrammed. More importantly, someone would need to be monitoring the app and would need to schedule it for reprogramming. The big risk is that legal app is not managed effectively and continues dishing out legal advice based on old (and incorrect) rules.
This is where choice and scope of app is important. Perhaps the best legal apps will have to do with legal decision-making that is unlikely to change often. Examples include administrative procedures for accessing courts or certain well established common law tests.
The alternative is to closely monitor and update apps if and when their reasoning becomes outdated. In the not-too-distant future when law firms have dedicated teams of legal technologists, this may well be very feasible to adopt.
Chatbots, Internet of Things and the future
New technological developments are increasing the promise of legal apps every day. For example, chatbot apps with the addition of text or voice recognition. Legal chatbots (like the well publicised DoNotPay app developed by a British-American computer science student) offer a huge leap forward in access to justice because they can engage with clients who have limited language skills (one of the biggest barriers to access to justice).
Perhaps the greatest promise has to do with the Internet of Things – if legal apps can process information inputted by a user, but also information from inanimate sources (e.g. rules from a regulator or figures from the stock market) then it can deliver much more nuanced and up-to-date reasoning.
This said, there are many rudimentary and commonplace legal processes waiting to be turned into legal apps which require no great advances in technology. Lawyers and legal technologists alike should not forget that often the most successful apps are not the newest fandangle, but those that respond to the age-old business driver of client need.
Blake Connell is a commercial lawyer from Melbourne.
Views expressed on liv.asn.au (Website) are not necessarily endorsed by the Law Institute of Victoria Ltd (LIV).
The information, including statements, opinions, documents and materials contained on the Website (Website Content) is for general information purposes only. The Website Content does not take into account your specific needs, objectives or circumstances, and it is not legal advice or services. Any reliance you place on the Website Content is at your own risk.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the LIV excludes all liability for any loss or damage of any kind (including special, indirect or consequential loss and including loss of business profits) arising out of or in connection with the Website Content and the use or performance of the Website except to the extent that the loss or damage is directly caused by the LIV’s fraud or wilful misconduct.
13 Dec 2018 A great opportunity: 2018 YL president's farewell
22 Nov 2018 Maximise your employability in law
13 Nov 2018 The LIV Young Lawyers Wear for Success Drive – an overwhelming success
30 Oct 2018 Stopping the revolving door
17 Oct 2018 Young Lawyers go green in October!
eConveyancing
LIV Costs Lawyers Service
Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding
PC Fee Increase
February–March 2020 CPD
Substantive Legal Updates
Law Institute Journal
Young Lawyers Journal
Critical News & Information
Practice Resources & Support
Law Associations
LIV Young Lawyers
LIV Advantage
Employment at the LIV
Member Facilities, Meeting Rooms & Function Spaces
LIV Whistleblower Policy
LIV History
© Copyright Law Institute of Victoria Limited 2020
ACN: 075 475 731 ABN: 32 075 475 731
Connect with us
Address Level 13, 140 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Post PO Box 263, Melbourne VIC 3001
Email inquiries@liv.asn.au
The LIV acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the LIV building is located, the people of the Kulin Nation.
The LIV is committed to providing access to resources and services to meet the needs of a diverse community.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2710
|
__label__cc
| 0.684243
| 0.315757
|
Weight and Body Fat
What Happens to a Women's Body at 40?
By Susan Lundman
Susan Lundman
Susan Lundman began writing about her passions of cooking, gardening, entertaining and recreation after working for a nonprofit agency, writing grants and researching child development issues. She has written professionally for six years since then. Lundman received her M.A. from Stanford University.
Anti-aging websites promise that drinking grape juice every day will take six years off your age and that deep breathing can make your skin look years younger. And they may be right. But sooner or later the inevitable changes to your body will occur.
Woman in her 40's jogs through the park.
Credit: Martinan/iStock/Getty Images
Midlife changes occur somewhere between the ages of 40 and 65. For many women, this period offers an opportunity for new perspectives and new paths in their lives.
Muscle Loss and Weight Gain
Both men and women begin to lose muscle tissue as they age, with the average amount of about 1/2 lb. per year for women beginning at 40, according to Dr. Pamela Peeke, author of "Body for Life." When you lose muscle, your resting metabolism dips and you burn fewer calories, leading to typical weight gain after age 40.
Up until you are 35 or so, you maintain bone density at about the same rate that you lose it. But according to Miriam Nelson, Tufts University professor and author of "Strong Women Stay Young, " with every passing year after that time you lose up to 1 percent of bone every year. Strength training and weight-bearing exercise not only stops bone lose, but it can actually build bones as well as making them stronger and denser.
Your chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer was one in 233 when you were in your 30s, but increases to one in 69 for ages 40 through 49, according to the National Cancer Institute. Despite recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in 2009 that women can wait until age 50 to begin annual mammograms to detect breast cancer, doctors and researchers at the Mayo Clinic still recommend them for women beginning at age 40.
Perimenopausal Symptoms
According to Dr. Judith Reichman, author of "Relax, This Won't Hurt," the average age for the onset of perimenopause is 47, but it can occur sooner or later. This transitional period between your reproductive life and menopause is characterized by lower estrogen levels and lower levels of other hormones as well. You may experience occasional hot flashes, changes in your menstrual cycle or sleep disturbances.
Other Hormonal Changes
As your thyroid ages, it can begin to function less effectively and either produce too little or too much of the thyroid hormones, causing symptoms such as weight loss, intolerance of cold or heat, fatigue, and alternating constipation and diarrhea. Also, your pancreas might lose its ability to process insulin as efficiently as it once had and your blood glucose levels might rise, causing diabetes.
RealAge: A Good Wine Substitute
RealAge: Dr. Amy's 7 Habits for Healthy Skin
”Body for Life for Women”; Pamela Peeke; 2005
"Strong Women Stay Young"; Miriam Nelson; 2000
National Cancer Institute: Probability of Breast Cancer in American Women
Mayo Clinic: Mayo Clinic Disagrees With New USPSTF Mammography Screening Guidelines
At What Age Do You Start to Lose Muscle?
Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits for Menopause Symptoms
Right Ovary Hurts When Walking
Normal Blood Pressure Range for Women
Osteoporosis Exercises for the Femoral Neck
Normal Blood Pressure Range for Children & Adults
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2712
|
__label__cc
| 0.724322
| 0.275678
|
Beverages and Health
Are Milk Shakes Bad for You?
By Sandi Busch
Sandi Busch
Sandi Busch received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology, then pursued training in nursing and nutrition. She taught families to plan and prepare special diets, worked as a therapeutic support specialist, and now writes about her favorite topics – nutrition, food, families and parenting – for hospitals and trade magazines.
Whether a milk shake is good or bad depends on its ingredients, your individual situation and fitness goals. Because shakes are based on protein-rich milk, they're a good way to get extra calories for sports training or when you need to gain weight. Of course, the same calories create a problem when you're on a weight-loss program. As long as you make your own and use low-fat alternatives, chances are you can enjoy an occasional guilt-free milk shake.
Chocolate milk shake.
Credit: Bob Ingelhart/iStock/Getty Images
Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt
One cup of vanilla ice cream has 274 calories and 14 grams of total fat, compared to 221 calories and 6 grams of total fat in frozen yogurt. The amount of cholesterol-raising saturated fat is a potential problem. The American Heart Association recommends limiting saturated fat to less than 7 percent of your daily calories. Based on a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, 1 cup of ice cream provides 5 percent of total calories from saturated fat, while frozen yogurt provides 2 percent. Different flavors of ice cream and frozen yogurt all have about the same nutrients, including carbohydrates, protein, calcium and sugar.
Choosing the Milk
The type of milk you use further affects calories and fat. Recipes for milk shakes often call for whole milk, and some even call for the addition of heavy cream. To create a healthier milk shake, replace them with skim milk. One-half cup of whole milk, which is enough for one 12-ounce milk shake, has 75 calories, 4 grams of fat and 3 grams of saturated fat. Skim milk drops to 42 calories and no fat. Be sure you buy milk fortified with vitamin D because your body can't absorb calcium without it.
Putting It Together
In the end, it comes down to whether you can fit the calories and fat into your daily goals. A 12-ounce milk shake made from ice cream and whole milk contains 349 calories and 18 grams of fat. One made with frozen yogurt and skim milk has 263 calories and 6 grams of fat. You'll get about 40 grams of carbs and 6 grams of protein from both versions. They have 34 to 41 grams of sugar, but half of it comes from natural sugars in the milk. Milk and ice cream do not cause a big spike in blood sugar, according to their glycemic index scores of 41 and 57, respectively.
Skip the Fast-Food Versions
Fast-food restaurants are notorious for their high-calorie foods, and that includes their milk shakes. Vanilla milk shakes from two major fast-food chains -- including one marketed as being made from reduced-fat ice cream -- have 530 to 550 calories in a 12-ounce shake. They have 15 grams of total fat, 10 to 12 grams of saturated fat and 86 to 92 grams of total carbohydrates. Extras such as crumbled chocolate cookies, candy or whipped cream put any shake further over the top in calories and sugar.
American Heart Association: Know Your Fats
NutritionValue.org: Ice Creams, Vanilla
NutritionValue.org: Frozen Yogurts, Flavors Other Than Chocolate
NutritionValue.org: Milk, With Added Vitamin D, 3.25 Percent Milkfat, Whole
NutritionValue.org: Milk, With Added Vitamin A and Vitamin D (Fat Free or Skim), Fluid, Nonfat
Harvard Health Publications: Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load for 100+ Foods
Minnesota Department of Health: Milk: Frequently Asked Questions
Which Milk Is Best for Diabetics?
Calories in McDonald's Coffee Drinks
How Many Calories Are in One Tablespoon of Sugar?
The Calories in a Starbucks Tazo Green Tea Frappuccino
Calories in French Vanilla Coffee
How Many Calories in Costco Frozen Yogurt?
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2713
|
__label__cc
| 0.587366
| 0.412634
|
Sri Lanka Select Location
DHL Sri Lanka
A DYNAMIC GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN STARTS AT YOUR DOORSTEP
Today’s customers are always on the go and want their products faster and cheaper than ever before. Global interconnectedness is growing. That’s why you need a powerful, international network to manage your supply chain.
With 380,000 people in over 220 countries and territories worldwide, we’re reaching more people than ever. And, as we’re already thinking about what the world in 2050 might look like, we’re preparing for the logistics challenges that lie ahead.
Because we’re not only delivering packages. It’s our goal to bring joy and prosperity to the people we serve. Everywhere. Every day.
Custom Logistics Solutions around the World
Whatever the challenge, we’re on top of it. Decades of experience, innovative technology, and a team of 380,000 passionate experts allow us to provide the perfect logistics solution for your business needs. See some of our bespoke shipping solutions below.
Some of our Special Deliveries
DHL transports everything, from oversized by cargo plane to small but life-saving by Parcelcopter.
Cyclists on Epic Journey Across Europe and Asia
The journey, supported by DHL, aims to raise significant funds and awareness for children and young people in disadvantaged communities in Asia.
Find Out More about Cyclists on Epic Journey Across Europe and Asia
Medicines Successfully Delivered by a Parcel Drone in East Africa
Drones open up new opportunities to adress the logistic challenges in the public health sector in many parts of Africa, especially supplying hospitals and pharmacies.
Find Out More about medicine delivery via drone
High-profile Transport of Giant Waste Heat Boilers
The transit from Germany to Saudi Arabia by ship, crane and the Antonov AN225, the largest cargo plane in the world, was divided into four transports, each taking about seven days.
A Global Family
The DHL family is composed of independent divisions that are connected by the same core values, principles, and a common management approach. This way, we can offer a wide range of products, solutions and services to suit your logistics needs.
Explore Our Family Divisions
The Deutsche Post and DHL form the world’s leading mail and logistics group. Together, we have an unrivalled portfolio of standardized products and innovative custom solutions. And with our Strategy 2020, we commit to becoming the company that defines the logistics industry.
Learn More About Our Organization
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2717
|
__label__cc
| 0.729312
| 0.270688
|
Privacy Policy for Lose Tech
If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at https://www.losetech.com/p/contact.html.
At www.losetech.com we consider the privacy of our visitors to be extremely important. This privacy policy document describes in detail the types of personal information is collected and recorded by www.losetech.com and how we use it.
Like many other Web sites, www.losetech.com makes use of log files. These files merely logs visitors to the site - usually a standard procedure for hosting companies and a part of hosting services's analytics. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
www.losetech.com uses cookies to store information about visitors' preferences, to record user-specific information on which pages the site visitor accesses or visits, and to personalize or customize our web page content based upon visitors' browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
→ Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on www.losetech.com.
→ Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our site's visitors based upon their visit to www.losetech.com and other sites on the Internet.
→ Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL - http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include .......
You may consult this listing to find the privacy policy for each of the advertising partners of www.losetech.com.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology in their respective advertisements and links that appear on www.losetech.com and which are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by our site's third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on the site.
www.losetech.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.losetech.com's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites. You may find a comprehensive listing of these privacy policies and their links here: Privacy Policy Links.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites. What Are Cookies?
We believe it is important to provide added protection for children online. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to observe, participate in and/or monitor and guide their online activity. www.losetech.com does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that www.losetech.com has in its database the personally-identifiable information of a child under the age of 13, please contact us immediately (using the contact in the first paragraph) and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on: Thursday, October 24th, 2019.
Kumpulan Repository Lokal indonesia Debian 9 Stretch
Konfigurasi DNS Server di Mikrotik
Cara Konfigurasi VOIP di Ubuntu (Lengkap)
konfigurasi sharing file dengan samba pada ubuntu 14.04
Konfigurasi Superlab 1 Cisco Packet Tracer
Konfigurasi DHCP Server Pada Cisco Packet Tracer
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2719
|
__label__wiki
| 0.64342
| 0.64342
|
Premieres >
Sara Jean Kelly // Monster
Glamper // Life Finds A Way
Nightly // XO
A Night With // >
Jah Frida & Carmine Prophets // It's All Good // Album Release
A Night With // The Bumbs
Tayls Last Birthday
Arts and Artists >
Interview // Blackpool Mecca
Interview // Saint Mesa
Interview // Andrew Carter
Interview // Orlinda-Band
Interview // Lauren Strange
Features Archives >
Labor of Love Release Party
Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival 2015
The Return of the House Show
On Tour // The Bright Light Social Hour
Editorials // Opinions
Doing the House Show Right
Editorial Archives >
Editorial // U2: Best Rock Band Ever by Alex Miller
Live Music Archives
The Apache Relay
Becca Mancari
Blackpool Mecca
Black Sea Royalty
Boom Forest
Buffalo Rodeo
Chalaxy
Chrome Pony
Evan P Donohue
Andrew Carter & the Bumbs
Ida Grey
James Weston
Jennifer Hall
Jesse Owen Astin
Kaya and the Brother Band
Lauren Strange
Lauryn Peacock
Milk People
Milktooth
Morning Teleportation
The Moxies
Sol Cat
Orlinda
Robert Ellis
Shelly Colvin
Sleeper Agent
Turbo Fruits
The Weeks
The Whigs
The Whistles and the Bells
The Wild Feathers
Wild Cub
Wolf Hollow Revival
Digested
Music City Food & Wine Festival 2015
Do You Remember the Time?
LOVE LOCAL NASHVILLE
The Watson Twins Perform at SGRRC
(photos: Carrigan and Sophia)
The Watson Twins Sing Us Home
by Camden
The show performed by the Watson Twins was very warm and welcoming. The two sisters have been performing for around 13 years and their stage presence clearly reflected this. Their colorful matching clothing and interactions with the hooked audience matched their folk-like style and brought their listeners right up to the stage. The first song the Watson Twins performed was describing Nashville and the southern spirit, showing how much their home means to them. The songs were short and sweet, bringing us home.
The Watson Twins Give a Stunning Performance at SGRRC
by Sophia
The first thing I saw about the Watson Twins was their style. They were identical and wearing the same outfit—the only difference being that one was a jumper and the other a dress.
Their music style was folk-pop and was very positive, even when the songs were about breakdowns or heartbreaks. Another aspect of their music was their harmonies. They would alternate between harmony and melody which made their sound very beautiful. However, on their new record, they decided to sing everything together.
Additionally, before every song they would give a description of what the song was about or how they wrote it, which really captured the audience's attention. Another thing that got their attention was when they went off-stage to sing a song in the audience. Their interaction with the audience gave lots of friendly vibes to the performance.
In conclusion, the Watson Twins gave a very interactive and amazing show.
The Watson Twins Bring Joy to SGRRC
by Thalia
The Watson Twins are a cheerful country and pop band that visited Southern Girls Rock Camp on July 10th, 2019. They were just two women with guitars, but they surprised us all. They had a friendly vibe to them, and were relaxed as they introduced themselves. Then the twins, Leigh and Chandra, began to sing and play.
Major chords on acoustic guitars flooded the room. The twins harmonized beautifully and astounded the audience. It was a happy and upbeat song, a pump-up jam that I wanted to dance to.
They played a few more songs, and the audience was hooked through it all. The songs made us all happy, and brought joy to SGRRC.
The Watson Twins
by Aurelia
The Twins amazed the crowd by having a friendly presence. Everyone loved it when Chandra and Leigh Watson came into the crowd and turned in circles so everyone could see them. Their style is like a mix of country and pop. Their songs were on the softer side, but they were wowing. We loved the warm and welcoming Watson Twins.
by Clara
The performance today was by the Watson Twins. Both women, Chandra and Leigh, wore similar clothes and colors.
They chatted with the campers before getting started. Their welcoming sense of humor and smiles were definitely a great start.
They started the performance with an original song where both of them played the guitar and sang. They harmonized in all the songs, each one alternating melody and harmony. One of the songs they performed was a cover of the Cure's "Just Like Heaven", but they put their own style to it and made it theirs. Their music was a mix of country and pop.
At one point, the Twins decided to come down from the stage and, while the campers were sitting around them, they sang a beautiful song without microphones and they rotated so everyone could see them.
Towards the end of their time with us, when they finished all of the songs, they had a little bit of Q&A time where they answered great questions about their life and career.
by Carrigan
The Watson Twins are more Southern-like than one would think, especially because they lived in Los Angeles. They bring a calming sensation to any room with their amazing voices and guitar playing. They play semi-country music and always interact with their audience instead of just playing their music. Therefore, I 100% recommend their music for any person.
The Watson Twins Perform at Southern Girls Rock Camp
by Carmen
The Watson Twins performed at an auditorium for the Southern Girls Rock Camp on July 10th, 2019. Their appearance was similar—they had the same hairstyle, makeup, and identical clothing patterns. They also sounded and acted alike; the Twins were warm and welcoming. Their songs were short and described real experiences with an urban folk-pop sound. The major chords gave the songs a cheerful vibe. The two interacted with the audience, making sure everyone could see them when they went off the stage and into the crowd. Overall, the Watson Twins' performance at Southern Girls Rock Camp was entertaining and upbeat.
The Watson Twins Gave a Stunning Performance at SGRRC
by Brooklyn
The Watson Twins gave a stunning performance at SGRRC on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019. The Twins gave a warm and heartfelt show for everyone. Their voices contrasted very well, making it hard not to enjoy. They said their main inspiration was Dolly Parton, and it showed in their music. At one point, they even stepped off the stage and came to interact with everyone in the audience. They definitely gave the full experience. I would definitely recommend them to people. 10/10 ❤
The Watsons Wowed the Children of SGRRC
by Qwynn
The Watson Twins are a group of two twin sisters named Leigh and Chandra Watson. Their music consists of urban folk songs such as "Hustle and Shake" and "Rolling Thunder". Being performers for 13 years, they have released 8 different albums, and have been in a few songs with singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis.
On July 10th, 2019, the Twins performed at the Sarratt Auditorium at Vanderbilt University in front of roughly 65 SGRRC campers. Leigh and Chandra wore a dress and a jumpsuit with matching patterns, and matching snakeskin boots. They each played acoustic guitars and sang beautiful harmonies that complemented one another. During the performance, they interacted very well with the audience. One song they played, "Give Me a Chance", was done in the middle of the audience and without amplification. Overall, it was a wonderful show.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2720
|
__label__cc
| 0.666126
| 0.333874
|
Lunarsoft
PC Cleanup
Anti-Malware Toolkit
Tagged: ad blocking
by Tarun · Published January 23, 2019
Google Chrome will block ad-blockers
Google engineers have proposed changes to the open-source Chromium browser that will break content-blocking extensions, including various ad blockers. Adblock Plus will most likely not be affected, though similar third-party plugins will, for reasons we will explain. The drafted changes will also limit the capabilities available to extension developers, ostensibly for the sake of speed and safety. Chromium forms the central core of Google...
by Tarun · Published August 31, 2018 · Last modified February 27, 2019
Firefox to block ad-trackers by default
Mozilla is taking a bold stance against more insidious web advertising practices with an announcement today that its Firefox browser will soon block web trackers by default. The move, which will involve a series of updates over the course of the next few months, is among one of the most proactive approaches to protect consumer privacy that it’s ever employed. “Anyone who isn’t an...
by Tarun · Published June 2, 2017 · Last modified April 7, 2019
Google Chrome will automatically block annoying ads in 2018
Google’s Chrome browser will soon come with preinstalled technology that will block the most annoying ads currently marring the web experience, the company confirmed on Thursday. Publishers will be able to understand how they will be affected through a tool Google is dubbing “The Ad Experience Report.” It will basically score a publisher’s site and inform them which of their ads are “annoying experiences.”...
by Tarun · Published June 2, 2017 · Last modified November 20, 2018
Brave browser raises $35 million in 30 seconds
There’s been a whole lot of talk about initial coin offerings (ICO), company fundraising events based around the sale of cryptocurrencies, but not much in the way of action until yesterday. That’s when web browser maker Brave, founded by former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, raised $35 million from its ICO — and it did it in less than 30 seconds, too. ICOs operate by selling...
by Tarun · Published November 3, 2016
Facebook revenue increases by blocking ad blockers
Facebook’s recent workaround for Adblock Plus and other ad blockers is already earning it money. On today’s blockbuster Q3 earnings call, the company said desktop ad revenue grew 18 percent year-over-year this quarter compared to around 9 percent in previous quarters, and that thwarting ad blockers was largely the cause for that boost. While Adblock Plus announced it would circumvent the ban, and temporarily...
by Tarun · Published September 23, 2016 · Last modified November 18, 2019
Goodblock reports 77% of users feel guilty for blocking ads
A new survey has found that 77% of ad blocking users feel “some guilt” about blocking ads. This goes against common stereotypes that ad blocking users don’t care about digital content publishers losing revenue, and suggests that if publishers took steps to make their ads less intrusive and less annoying, users might be more tolerant of their advertising. Gladly, an adtech startup, surveyed 243...
Facebook ads already re-blocked by fast working community
In a very quick turnaround, the Adblock Plus community has already blocked the intrusive Facebook ads. Yesterday we posted a story that Facebook was going to force using on desktops to see ads whether they had an adblocker or not. We promised that the open source community would have a solution very soon, and, frankly, they’ve beaten even our own expectations. A new filter...
by Tarun · Published June 22, 2016 · Last modified April 7, 2019
Ad-blocking to grow 34% this year to nearly 70 million U.S. web users
Publishers would love internet users to decide that, actually, they don’t need to install ad-blocking software on their browser of choice. That’s the ad industries own fault. But a new report from research firm eMarketer suggested on Tuesday that there’s no such hope on the horizon. U.S. internet users running ad blockers will grow this year to 69.8 million, or 26.3% of web users...
by Tarun · Published April 3, 2015 · Last modified December 19, 2019
Ad blockers gain ground as consumers say ‘Enough’
The use of ad-blocking software is growing as Internet users try to deal with the swelling number of ads delivered programmatically and the pervasive tracking of their online behavior. This growth has set alarm bells ringing within the online advertising industry, with concerns that the use of ad blockers could damage publishers’ online revenues. Just last week it emerged that two groups of publishers...
by Tarun · Published July 24, 2014 · Last modified September 1, 2016
AdBlock Plus with EasyPrivacy helps stop Canvas Fingerprinting
Ever since our start, Lunarsoft has taken great strides in avoiding having any advertisements on our website. Thanks to this, people do not have to worry about their privacy when browsing any part of Lunarsoft. This also means you don't need to worry about canvas fingerprinting. Canvas fingerprinting is a new "unstoppable" method to track users online for advertising purposes. The data gathered includes...
Lunarsoft Forums upgraded to 4.4 January 2, 2020
Lunarsoft Frontpage updated to 5.3 December 19, 2019
Lots of questions about MSE/Windows Defender/Firewall for Windows 7-10 December 18, 2019
Whats going on with the Anti - Malware Toolkit now? December 14, 2019
Error with xml December 14, 2019
Want to link to us?
Check out our Linking Guide!
Copyright © 2004-2020 Lunarsoft. All Rights Reserved.
All trademarks shown on this page are property of their respectful owners.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2721
|
__label__cc
| 0.511385
| 0.488615
|
Pupils give stark warning
Pupils at St Francis’ Primary School took to the street last week in an effort to drive home a vital road safety message.
The school has been making repeated efforts to get across an important safety message asking drivers not to park on the pavements nearby.
Community police officers assisted in getting the message across by closing the road as P7 pupils posed for pictures giving a stark warning to drivers.
In their facebook post the school said: “Parking on the pavement could cause this!
“Some of our P7 pupils decided to take matters into their own hands... when they literally took to the road in an effort to spread the message that parking on the pavements is dangerous and could cause accidents.
“Please also observe the zig-zag lines and refrain from parking on them.
“Huge thanks to the PSNI Neighbourhood Team at PSNI Craigavon for helping us with this.”
School principal Mr Anthony McMorrow said: “We decided to do this to make a visual impact about parking on Francis Street.
“We wanted to do something dramatic and the children certainly enjoyed it. They also enjoyed having the police down, they closed the road for the couple of minutes it took to get the pictures and with the sirens and blue lights going it made quite an impact.”
He went on: “It was aimed to give visual impact and it seems to have had some effect.”
Police praised the school for their stand and said: “A brilliant but graphic demonstration from the kids at St Francis’ Primary School of the potential dangers around inconsiderate parking.
“Saving yourself a few seconds could so easily lead to a lifetime of grief for someone’s family. Think before you park!
“Great work St Francis’ PS.”
Fiancee of murder victim Nathan Gibson 'blown away by love and support'
Local SDLP Councillor Declan McAlinden, was also keen to highlight the issue of parking near the school and has arranged a meeting to discuss the matter.
He said: “I’ve arranged a meeting for Wednesday, 15th March, at 7:30pm in the Clan Na Gael club rooms for parents and local residents and hopefully a further meeting with school Representatives and outside agencies.”
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2722
|
__label__wiki
| 0.863936
| 0.863936
|
Vladimir Putin's war against truth, justice and Sergei Magnitsky - Macleans.ca
Vladimir Putin’s war against truth, justice and Sergei Magnitsky
Marcus Kolga: Canadian advocates for Magnitsky legislation have become victims of Russian government propagandists
by Marcus Kolga
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a navy exercise from the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser in the Black Sea in, Crimea, Jan. 9, 2020. The drills involved warships and aircraft that launched missiles at practice targets. (Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin Pool/AP)
Marcus Kolga is a strategic digital communications strategist, human rights activist and expert on foreign disinformation. He is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre of Advancing Canadian Interests Abroad.
When Russia’s only aircraft carrier caught fire last month, the latest accident in a long string that have plagued the Russian military for the past decade, questions about the crumbling state of Putin’s military have reemerged.
However, Vladimir Putin need not rely on submarines, tanks or guns to inflict maximum damage on his adversaries. His most powerful weapon is cheap and devastating. With algorithms, code, propaganda and lies, Putin has attacked democracies throughout the Western world, sowing division and anger to subvert them from within.
These same tactics are applied to anyone brave enough to stand up against the Putin regime. Critics who oppose him are subjected to information and psychological warfare in the form of murky lies, disinformation and defamatory labels intended to discredit, smear and marginalize Putin’s enemies.
MORE: Sergei Magnitsky’s heroic sacrifice: The Power of One, episode two
As stated in a leaked Canadian intelligence report, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland was targeted by Russian disinformation operations in 2017, owing to her support of Canada’s Magnitsky human rights legislation. Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan, a Sikh-Canadian, was also the target of a race-based Russian disinformation attack intended to undermine trust in Canada’s NATO mission in Latvia among Russian speakers.
Canadian troops serving in Latvia are characterized by Russian propagandists as spearheading a NATO invasion of Latvia, while Latvians and Ukrainians are crudely painted as fascists in order to erode confidence in Canada’s missions to those countries. Russian propaganda is so effective among the U.S. military that, according to a recent survey of U.S. armed-services households, 46 per cent admit they view Russia as an ally.
Yet the most prominent and maligned target of Russian information warfare over the past decade has been Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian whistleblower who was incarcerated, beaten and killed by Russian authorities after he discovered and reported a massive 230-million-dollar tax fraud committed by Russian officials, and his former boss and leader of the global Magnitsky human rights campaign, Bill Browder.
MORE: Vladimir Putin considers this Newfoundland man a ‘friend’
Over and over, Putin’s propaganda machine has churned out crude falsehoods about Sergei Magnitsky in efforts to discredit his legacy, the crimes he exposed, and the global campaign to hold corrupt human rights abusers accountable.
In 2012, Russian Senator and Putin-aligned oligarch, Vitaly Malkin, was dispatched to Washington, D.C. by Vladimir Putin to lobby against U.S. efforts to adopt the Magnitsky Act: legislation that allows the U.S. and Canadian governments to place visa bans and asset freezes on corrupt Russian and other global officials who abuse human rights.
Among the narratives peddled by Malkin and his coterie of Russian kleptocrats, was that Magnitsky was an alcoholic who died from “undetected diseases.” Yet even Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council concluded he had been severely beaten in prison—a conclusion only reinforced by a recent ruling by The European Court of Human Rights.
MORE: Can the world recover from Trump, Putin and the collapse of optimism?
Furthermore, Malkin had millions of dollars invested in Toronto real estate, and has been banned from entering Canada on grounds that he was a “member of a group engaged in organized or transnational crime.”
Simultaneously, the Putin regime put Sergei Magnitsky—posthumously—on trial for tax evasion and convicted him. Throughout the farcical process, an empty cage stood in the court room. Browder too, was tried and convicted in absentia, and has now been repeatedly harassed by Russian authorities who have abused Interpol’s Red Notice system to try and have him detained abroad.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin produced a barrage of documentaries for state-controlled media that presented wild conspiracy theories about both Magnitsky and Browder. In one, Browder was identified as a U.S. secret agent working to destabilize Russia. In another, he was accused of being responsible for the death of exiled oligarch, Boris Berezovsky, and stealing millions from the International Monetary Fund with Russian opposition leader, Mikhail Kasyanov.
A bizarre 2016 Russia state media documentary, titled “The Browder Effect,” even claimed that Browder was behind the murder of Sergei Magnitsky. The assertion that Magnitsky was not beaten was also later echoed in a documentary produced by Russian filmmaker Andrei Nekrasov.
Canadian advocates for Magnitsky legislation have also been victims of Russian government propagandists. The Kremlin lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who is at the centre of the now infamous June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Jon Manafort, publicly called out Magnitsky supporters, which resulted in a call for a formal investigation by the Russian prosecutor general into their activities. Former Canadian diplomats with business interests in Russia, academics who are aligned with the Putin regime, and corporations with Russian partnerships, have all actively campaigned to discredit Canadian activists who support Magnitsky legislation. The Kremlin’s tactics include social media trolling, abusive blog posts, surreptitious letters, legal threats and in some cases—including what I’ve experienced myself—death threats.
As European leaders begin discussions about an EU version of Magnitsky sanctions legislation, a new wave of cynical reports targeting Sergei Magnitsky and Bill Browder have emerged in Russian state media.
In Vladimir Putin’s post-truth world, it is critically important that Canadians consume news and media with the understanding, that regimes such as those in Russia, China and Iran, are weaponizing information and media to attack truth and facts in order to polarize and undermine our society.
This requires us to consume news through a thick critical lens, and question sources and motivations behind stories that sound too strange or wild to be true—especially when it comes to critics and opponents of Vladimir Putin.
MORE ABOUT RUSSIA:
The world has turned on Syrian refugees
Can the world recover from Trump, Putin and the collapse of optimism?
The Putin regime would love for Canada to hand over this dissident Russian scientist. Ottawa can’t let that happen
When Trump phones a pal on an unsecured cell, won’t someone think of the spies?
Magnitsky
Magnitsky laws
Sergei Magnitsky
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2724
|
__label__wiki
| 0.826365
| 0.826365
|
Asthma & allergy
Hookworm therapy
Hugh Green Cytometry Centre
Keith and Faith Taylor labs
Down with Cancer
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
Dr Robert Weinkove
From Bench to Bedside - Dr Robert Weinkove
23 May 2013, Cancer
Dr Robert Weinkove understands better than most the connections between the 'real' world of sick people and frightened families, and the academic world of lab coats and scientific research. He experiences both, in his roles as Consultant Haematologist at Capital & Coast District Health, and Clinical Research Fellow at the Malaghan Institute.
After basic medical training in Cambridge, London and Hannover, Dr Weinkove says he first became a Haematologist after writing a list of each medical specialty and crossing off the ones he wasn't keen on. Haematology [the study of diseases of the blood] was left.
"This worked out very well for me," he says. "Haematologists diagnose and treat a wide variety of blood disorders including leukaemias and lymphomas, clotting disorders and anaemias. I love the combination of laboratory and clinical work that haematology involves."
As a Haematologist, Dr Weinkove is also involved in the care of patients having bone marrow transplants, which are essentially transplants of the entire immune system.
The minor variations that each of us has in our 20,000 genes are both a source of wonder, and a huge challenge for Dr Weinkove. These variations create differences such as our hair colour and height. They also mean that each person's immune system is different.
"To find an unrelated blood donor for a bone marrow transplant, we have to search international databases of over 12 million volunteers. We often find just one or two suitable donors, and sometimes none at all. For research, we have to take account of the variation in our immune systems to find treatments that are effective for most, if not all, individuals."
Even if a suitable donor can be found, a bone marrow transplant is not without difficulties. "Although bone marrow transplants can be life-saving, they can have unpredictable and sometimes fatal consequences such as severe infections," he says. "I expect that during my career, new immune therapies will allow us to cure blood cancers without the toxicities of bone marrow transplants. This was an important reason for me to come to the Malaghan Institute to learn more about immunology."
At the Malaghan Institute, Dr Weinkove's doctoral research involved activating a type of immune cell to help patients fight chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. His findings were published in the Journal Haematologica in March 2013.
Dr Weinkove is now involved in research projects to improve the outcome in infections after chemotherapy, and to activate the immune system against cancer and infections. "The immune system is often compromised in patients with cancer, particularly after strong chemotherapies. The goal of our vaccine research is to find new ways to boost the body's own immune responses against cancer and infection."
Although it can be demanding on time, combining research and clinical work has its rewards. "Research typically requires months or years of work between groundbreaking discoveries. In my clinical work I see patients and their families every day, which brings rewards on a frequent basis, and occasionally sadness."
It is good news for cancer patients the world over that Dr Weinkove realised using his home chemistry set to copper-plate silver five pence coins (cunningly making them look like two pence ones) was not going to be a successful career option.
Dr Weinkove is a fantastic asset to the Malaghan Institute, seamlessly bridging the worlds of medicine and research, and we are grateful to have him on our team.
Dr Robert Weinkove Clinical Director, CHIL
rweinkove@malaghan.org.nz
Keep in touch with our latest updates
New clinical trial to evaluate paracetamol use during infections after chemotherapy
Infections are common after strong chemotherapies and can be life threatening. The in...
Boosting immune responses against leukaemia
MEDIA RELEASE In the first of its kind, a translational study undertaken at the Malag...
Receive our monthly communications and keep up to date with our research and events.
Email info@malaghan.org.nz
Harnessing the power of the immune system.
Performance Partner
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2728
|
__label__wiki
| 0.695493
| 0.695493
|
U.S. & Canada
U.S. futures edge lower after last week’s gains
By Polya Lesova and Kate Gibson
Published: Feb 14, 2011 9:14 a.m. ET
General Electric, EchoStar announce acquisitions
PolyaLesova
KateGibson
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures crept lower Monday after a two-week advance, as investors awaited President Barack Obama’s formal budget proposal that would cut the U.S. deficit by $1.1 trillion in 10 years.
“The market’s resilience has impressed even a die-hard bull like me. Both the bulls and the bears are looking for the next catalyst to move the market,” said Marc Pado, U.S. market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJH11 slipped 5 points to 12,236, and S&P 500 futures SPH11 fell 1.9 points to 1,325.4.
Nasdaq 100 futures NDH11 were off 1.5 points to 2,376.75.
On Friday, the blue-chip Dow industrials DJIA, +0.17% rose, posting a gain of 1.5% for the week, as Hosni Mubarak’s resignation as president of Egypt reduced a perceived geopolitical risk, which had been weighing on investor sentiment.
In deal news, EchoStar Corp. SATS, -0.76% said it would acquire Hughes Communications Inc. HUGH for about $2 billion, including assumed debt.
Also Monday, Dow component General Electric Co. GE, -0.25% said it will buy the well-support division of U.K. firm John Wood Group PLC (WG.) for about $2.8 billion.
No major U.S. economic data were scheduled for release Monday, as the White House is scheduled to release its budget proposal for the 2012 fiscal year starting in October. The proposal forecasts that the deficit will rise to $1.6 trillion in 2011, up from $1.3 trillion in 2010, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a senior Democrat.
Overnight, Asian markets finished with strong gains. The Shanghai Composite index rallied 2.5%, as traders digested data showing a surge in both imports and exports in January. Read more about Chinese data.
In Tokyo, stocks also rose, with investors shrugging off figures showing that the Japanese economy contracted in the fourth quarter of 2010. The data mean China has officially passed Japan as the No. 2 global economy, behind the U.S. See more on Japanese data.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index (STOXX600) gained 0.3% in intraday trading.
After the market closes, hotel operator Marriott International Inc. MAR, +0.83% will release results.
In premarket trading, shares of Nokia Corp. NOK, -1.43% fell almost 4%, extending their decline from the previous session, when the firm announced a broad partnership with Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +0.56%.
J.P. Morgan Cazenove downgraded Nokia to underweight from overweight, saying that “the degree to which the [Microsoft] deal is beneficial to Nokia is still unclear.”
Shares of Seahawk Drilling Inc. HAWK, +0.00% tumbled 59% after the oil-exploration company filed for bankruptcy protection and said it would sell its assets to Hercules Offshore Inc. HERO, +0.06%.
In commodities, oil futures fell 3 cents to $85.55 a barrel in electronic trading on Globex.
The dollar index DXY, -0.19%, which tracks the performance of the greenback against a basket of other major currencies, rose to 78.746.
Show all references
EchoStar Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq: SATS
High $43.40
Low $42.18
Market Cap 4.2B
General Electric Co. U.S.: NYSE: GE
P/E Ratio 408.65
Div Yield 0.34
Marriott International Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq: MAR
Volume 1.1M
P/E Ratio 36.2
Market Cap 49.1B
Nokia Corp. ADR U.S.: NYSE: NOK
Microsoft Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq: MSFT
Market Cap 1.3T
Hawkeye Gold & Diamond Inc. Canada: TSX Venture: HAWK
Market Cap 1.8M
Global X Video Games & Esports ETF U.S.: Nasdaq: HERO
U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) U.S.: ICE Futures U.S.: DXY
High 97.66
Low 97.39
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2729
|
__label__wiki
| 0.560139
| 0.560139
|
'No more DACA deal,' Trump says as he threatens to 'stop' NAFTA if Mexico doesn't better secure border
By By Philip Rucker
The Washington Post |
President Donald Trump, center, stops to talk to members of the media as he arrives for Easter services with his daughter Tiffany Trump, left, and first lady Melania Trump, right, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Sunday that there would be no deal to legalize the status of millions of "dreamers," undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, stating that the U.S. border with Mexico was "getting more dangerous" and directing congressional Republicans to pass tough new anti-immigration legislation.
Trump also criticized Mexican authorities as being too lax about border security, saying the U.S.-Mexico border was "getting more dangerous." He threatened to "stop" the North American Free Trade Agreement if Mexico does not "stop the big drug and people flows."
In fiery Sunday morning tweets, sent an hour after he wished Americans a "HAPPY EASTER" and minutes before he attended a church service here, Trump vowed, "NO MORE DACA DEAL."
A lot of people are coming in because they want to take advantage of DACA. They had a great chance. The Democrats blew it.
As he walked into an Episcopal service at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea with wife Melania and daughter Tiffany, Trump elaborated on his position on immigration to the traveling pool of reporters. He accused congressional Democrats of stymieing a potential deal to protect "dreamers," after Trump canceled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program last fall.
"A lot of people are coming in because they want to take advantage of DACA," Trump said. "They had a great chance. The Democrats blew it."
[More News] The weekend will bring our next chance for wintry precipitation. Here’s what we know so far. »
The president added, "Mexico has got to help us at the border ... They flow right through Mexico, they send them into the United States. It can't happen like that way anymore."
In his first of three immigration-related tweets, Trump wrote, "Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. 'Caravans' coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL!"
The DACA program was begun during the Obama administration to provide temporary protection to dreamers. Trump canceled DACA last fall but said he would like to reach a deal with Congress to protect the "dreamers" from deportation in exchange for funding to build his long-promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
He, however, went on to reject immigration proposals from congressional Democrats.
Mexico is doing very little, if not NOTHING, at stopping people from flowing into Mexico through their Southern Border, and then into the U.S. They laugh at our dumb immigration laws. They must stop the big drug and people flows, or I will stop their cash cow, NAFTA. NEED WALL!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 1, 2018
Trump's Sunday tweets may have been in response to commentary on Fox News Channel, which he is known to watch regularly. Fox aired a segment earlier in the morning with the headline: "CARAVAN OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HEADED TO U.S."
In a second tweet, Trump lashed out at Mexico and threatened to "stop" the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying Mexican authorities are not doing enough to secure the border with the United States.
Trump wrote: "Mexico is doing very little, if not NOTHING, at stopping people from flowing into Mexico through their Southern Border, and then into the U.S. They laugh at our dumb immigration laws. They must stop the big drug and people flows, or I will stop their cash cow, NAFTA. NEED WALL!"
And in a third tweet, the president wrote, "These big flows of people are all trying to take advantage of DACA. They want in on the act!"
[More News] Video shows injured North Schuylkill quarterback Jaden Leiby on road to recovery with therapy dog »
Trump sent his tweet on the fourth day of his vacation in Palm Beach, Florida, where he has been staying at his private Mar-a-Lago Club with a small coterie of aides. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly did not travel with him, but senior policy adviser Stephen Miller, a proponent of hard-line immigration policies, has been spending the Easter weekend with Trump.
By calling for Republicans to use the "Nuclear Option" to pass tough new immigration measures, Trump seemed to urge a parliamentary procedure by which Senate Republicans could pass legislation with a simple majority of 51 votes as opposed to the 60-vote majority required to end debate and bring a vote to the floor.
Trump's tweets come amid tense negotiations over NAFTA between his administration and that of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. A call between the two men in February grew testy after Trump refused to publicly affirm Peña Nieto's position that Mexico will not pay for the wall's construction, leading the Mexican leader to cancel a planned visit to Washington.
North American Free Trade Agreement
Most Read • Pennsylvania News
Pat Toomey joined Congress amid the last impeachment. This time, he’ll have to cast a vote.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2733
|
__label__wiki
| 0.661535
| 0.661535
|
ABOUT McCARTHY
Advanced Technology & Manufacturing
Heavy Civil & Transportation
Ports & Marine Terminals
Design Phase
McCARTHY MAPPING
Partnership for Women
Education — Davis, CA
Robert & Margrit Mondavi Center
The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on the UC Davis campus is one of the largest university performing arts presentation venues in the country. The new, best-in-class, 106,000-square-foot facility features an eye catching trellised canopy and multileveled glass lobby that links to the 250-seat studio theater and the 1,800-seat Barbara K and W. Turrentine Jackson Hall. The facility also includes back-of-house facilities for staging, lighting and recording.
The Center is comprised of a multi-level steel frame structure with glass curtain wall and sand stone exterior skin. It hosts touring productions and is home to many performances by UC Davis performing arts departments and regional arts groups.
BOORA Architects, Inc.
Psomas & Associates
From the outset, McCarthy understood the supreme need and importance of only the very highest level of craftsmanship. McCarthy perfectly orchestrated all of the subs, and I'd give the level of craftsmanship five stars.
Clayton Halliday, Assistant Director of Architects and Engineers
Jay Yost
3721 Douglas Blvd
jyost@mccarthy.com
Education Contacts
UNLV Hospitality Hall
SIU Student Services Building
Designed and constructed with the modern student in mind, the facility mirrors the amenities of a boutique hotel while setting a new standard for immersive student experiences.
View UNLV Hospitality Hall
Saint Louis University — Spring Hall
The design concept leveraged previously developed land, minimizing ecological degradation while optimizing land and community value.
View Saint Louis University — Spring Hall
Washington University East End Transformation of Danforth Campus
This multi-building project is transforming the east end of Washington University’s Danforth Campus at an unprecedented rate.
View Washington University East End Transformation of Danforth Campus
Bella Vista High School Science Classroom
Modernization portion of the project includes repurposing and modernization of the H and J wings.
View Bella Vista High School Science Classroom
View all Education projects View all Sacramento projects
Established in 1864, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has a long history of building facilities that drive greater value. From exceptional levels of quality and safety — to ease of maintenance over time, we are firmly committed to helping our clients and partners achieve the short- and long-term strategic goals of every project we do.
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is an independent McCarthy Holdings company.
Insights sign up
McCarthy on Twitter
McCarthy on Facebook
McCarthy on Youtube
McCarthy on LinkedIn
McCarthy on Instagram
All contents ©2020 McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2735
|
__label__cc
| 0.653121
| 0.346879
|
What women who play sport know that other women don't.
Jacqueline Lunn
I just had a heated argument in the office about sport. The Olympics is on and someone said they think “sport is overrated. It’s just sport. There are other more important things out in the world.”
Of course there are. And of course it’s “just sport”. But “just sport” is what you make it. If you make it about big blokey guys whose biggest life skill is being able to run hard at each other or swimmers charging up and down the pool at the Olympics and “failing to win” gold, well that will be it. Open your minds sports haters.
I’m late to the whole use-your-body in sport thing. I started playing netball and running and exercising in my late 30s. Before that I would have to say I was a mental energy kind of person, not a physical energy one (that’s a lot of energy in the very confined small space of the brain 24/7. A LOT.).
I’m probably one of the worst goal defencers in the history of netball goal defencers but when I get out on that court my over-active mind does one thing. It concentrates on getting the ball. That is it. It doesn’t make a list of the things I’ve failed at that day, or go over conversations with people that were awkward, or look at tomorrow and start compiling the “To Do List”. My mind looks for that silly sphere and hunts it down. Simple. For about an hour my body jumps and leaps, often gets hurt, I run and call out, I try really hard and all I think about is getting that ball.
"I try really hard and all I think about is getting that ball." Image via Getty.
The same happens if I run, or if I go to the gym; I concentrate on what is right before me. I am truly in the moment and my body does the work until my mind needs to push me. It's one of the simplest relationships I have - kind of like the relationship I have with my dog.
That piece of sports peace is what I want my daughters to enjoy too. The older I am and the more I see how the world is building itself around them, how it closes in and demands so much of them mentally and physically, the more I want them to use their bodies. To see how amazing and powerful those bodies are. And to also have a regular piece (or pieces) of sports' peace in their week.
Kim Brennan won gold this week in the single sculls at the Rio Olympics. She explained the feeling: "Before the start of a race is actually a very tranquil place. You've got a moment with yourself just reflecting on what it is that you're about to do, and never more so than in a place like this where you've got the most incredible mountains and you look up there and there's this absolutely magnificent structure."
Simone Biles' incredible floor routine. Post continues below.
Video by USA Gymnastics
I think physical activity can give girls and women a break from the multiple tabs they have opened in their life, in their head, at any one time. Moments where all they have to do is try and get a ball, or run fast, jump high, catch and throw. Moments where they win as a team and lose as a team. Moments when they are away from screens. Moments when they are away from everyone in the whole world and it is just them. Moments when they sit on the couch munching a banana, exhausted yet on a high for using their bodies.
Anna Meares blew us away at the Rio Olympics. Image via Getty.
I'm a convert to what sport can do for women - and girls. Here's my why list:
As Gandhi Will Smith said: "The keys to life are running and reading. When you're running, there's a little person that talks to you and says, "Oh I'm tired. My lung's about to pop. I'm so hurt. There's no way I can possibly continue." You want to quit. If you learn how to defeat that person when you're running you will not quit when things get hard in your life." (He then says reading is brilliant because you learn - and reading is so brilliant and I can't believe Will Smith said this and now I might have to watch Men in Black II).
Playing your hardest, trying to win, being out on a sports field or on a basketball court, or tennis or running 800m, you get to have an outlet for your aggression and for your drive. There aren't a lot of outlets for women and girls to go out and be unashamedly aggressive in life. Sport is one. We don't get told we are being hysterical when we are screaming at ourselves on a basketball court.
Just imagine for one minute the amount of time a teen girl spends looking at other women or girls on screens. There's advertising for a start. There are movies and film clips. Youtube and Snapchat. Instagram. Facebook. Selfies are everywhere, both authentic and completely and utterly curated. Over one million selfies are taken globally every single day and that assessing and critiquing of our own and other people's selfies leads to "insecurities" and "neuroses". Now imagine instead of sitting placidly and looking (yearning probably too), using your body for something different. Using your body to DO something, not using your body for decoration or critique.
This is a simple one: Physical activity is positively correlated with better mental health. It makes people "feel good" and be "more optimistic". Show me something else (besides dancing with Drag Queens at 2am (but the next day there are a couple of down sides) that is that accessible to everyone that can do that.
There are mental lessons to learn when you are using your body and competing. You learn how to be part of a team. How to win. How to lose. When you are involved in individual sports you learn how to keep going when you want to give up. When you go to a netball carnival you learn how to deal with the cranky women with the scorecards near the canteen.
Women to look out for at Rio. Post continues after gallery.
Australian women to look out for at the Rio Olympics.
Swimming sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell. Image via Getty.Swimming sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell. Image via Getty.
Trap shooter Laetisha Scanlan. Image via Getty.Trap shooter Laetisha Scanlan. Image via Getty.
The Matildas. Image via Getty.The Matildas. Image via Getty.
Cyclist Anna Meares. Image via Getty.Cyclist Anna Meares. Image via Getty.
BMX rider Caroline Buchanan. Image via Getty.BMX rider Caroline Buchanan. Image via Getty.
World Sevens Rugby player Ellia Green. Image via Getty.World Sevens Rugby player Ellia Green. Image via Getty.
I'm going to keep standing by the sidelines and driving kids to games and washing uniforms and sometimes even remembering to cut up oranges. I'm going to keep sticking up for sport. Dismissing it because there are other "more important things in the world" is such a flawed argument - particularly when it comes to girls who need it more than anyone.
Why don't we dismiss movies, TV, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Adele, curling tongs, rice cookers, Ugg boots, Sherbies, anything that isn't "important". This eye-rolling dismissal of sport also doesn't make you smart or clever by default. There are plenty of poets who love the AFL. Plenty of academics who stay up all night to watch the athletics at the Olympics. Plenty of musicians who can't get enough tennis.
Sport is not just for elite athletes and rugby league players who never seem to learn about off-field behaviour.
Sport is about that little girl lining up to do the very best she can at the Under 12 800 metres district carnival and running so fast she can't talk at the finish and her legs hurt and she has a stitch.
The little girl who tried her hardest and came fifth.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2739
|
__label__cc
| 0.664597
| 0.335403
|
Tiffany Sorya: ‘The more we see women in positions of power, the more we’ll progress’
Jenny Proudfoot October 7, 2019 2:18 pm
Female founder and education influencer Tiffany Sorya is next in our Women Who Win series, giving us some insight into how tough you have to be to start your own business...
You may not have heard of Tiffany Sorya, but you’re about to, undoubtedly being the first education influencer of her time.
Tiffany Sorya, founder of Novel Education Group, is on a mission: #MakingSmartStylishAgain.
Yes, the education influencer is taking her elite homeschooling agency-to-the-stars (we’re talking clients from Kylie to Kendall) to the next level. But how?
Novel Education’s global partnership with premier college consultant, Command Education, sets the stage for The Newest Wave of Education – by providing customized courses and enrichment programs for students to pursue their passions at any age, they achieve academic success and stand out from other applicants at top universities, all while doing what they love and emphasizing their individual strengths.
In short – Tiffany is revolutionising our education systems and getting people to take note.
‘I wish women were taken more seriously’, Tiffany explained before recalling how she set up her own business which is now going global.
Our Women Who Win interview series celebrates strong and inspirational female trailblazers, shaping the future for us all, and Tiffany Sorya and her refusal to let anyone or anything stand in her way is that in a nutshell.
Jenny Proudfoot sat down with Tiffany to find out how tough you have to be to survive as a female founder nowadays and why we shouldn’t be complacent…
Talk us through your journey…
I moved to LA just after graduating from college with a degree in Organismal Biology and French. My diverse educational background – having both STEM and language/liberal arts – made me a very strong candidate for tutoring. Having one person be multi-disciplinary adds value and versatility to tutoring agencies, and I quickly picked up private tutoring work through one of these agencies a few months after I moved. As I started working with high profile clients, I noticed a void in the private education space. Students struggled to have both a legitimate schooling (i.e. strong academic) experience coupled with a blossoming career. I initially started Novel Education Group to provide full-service, accredited, customized curriculum for students and families with unconventional lifestyles – whether in entertainment, sports, or those who require flexibility to travel for work because they run multinational corporations. As the business grew, I found myself not only servicing the entertainment industry but business men and women alike who aren’t necessarily happy with the rigidity and lack of personalized support that comes with much of the traditional school system.
We’ve been working on this all summer…. I’m so proud and excited to officially announce that Novel Education has partnered with high-end college consulting firm @commandeducation in NYC! Command’s CEO @chrisrim is an absolute trailblazer in the educational world making last year’s Forbes 30 under 30 list and touting a whopping 94% success rate. Our global partnership makes Command x Novel the most comprehensive service as together, there is nothing we can’t provide in the educational space 💥💥 #MakingSmartStylishAgain #CommandYourFuture
A post shared by Tiffany Sorya (@tiffanysorya) on Sep 27, 2019 at 9:53am PDT
What does a typical working day entail?
A typical working day is constantly checking on the progress of our student roster. We run the business by matching closely vetted and highly qualified tutors specifically to students and families – personality-wise and credentials-wise. Even so, I remain highly involved, particularly regarding tailoring curriculum and program-design needs — and of course always finding ways to make our service better.
What is the boldest thing you’ve ever done?
I moved to Los Angeles by myself with no plan.
What decision changed your life?
Starting Novel Education Group
What has been your proudest moment?
The moment I realized I was running a fully functional business, doing something I believed in, all by myself was a great moment.
New Blog Post to help you with your #Resume! At Novel Education Group, we get asked all the time about resume writing. Whether you’re in high school or underway in your career, it’s a life-long skill so make sure you read all the way to the bottom – we share a template and a #lifehack that eliminates the dread of resume writing forever! Link in Bio 👆🏼 #MakingSmartStylishAgain #NovelEducationGroup
A post shared by Tiffany Sorya (@tiffanysorya) on Nov 5, 2018 at 10:07am PST
What do you refuse to compromise on?
Integrity regarding self-worth and image
What has stopped you progressing further?
Fear of failure and running out of funds
What is your superpower?
My ability to make strangers instantly feel comfortable around me
What is your mantra?
Learning how to educate yourself is the most valuable tool in life. And of course, #MakingSmartStylishAgain
What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
In order to build a successful and dependable business, you need a strong #2. Don’t be afraid to share your success in return for a strong partnership and more ideas. Anyone would rather own 50% of a $10 million business rather than 100% of a $3 million business. You can’t do everything by yourself.
What has been your biggest mistake?
Not taking more risks the first few years of starting Novel. Looking back, I think I was comfortable, complacent, and didn’t think big enough.
What is one change you would like to see for women?
I wish women were taken more seriously
Novel Education has had the privilege of working with Truly and the Young family for 7 years as her exclusive homeschooling and academic agency. I personally have seen her dedication to her academics and her passion for the arts – to see her get accepted into her dream school with our support and guidance is such a momentous milestone in any student’s life. The entire Young family has always been vocal about the importance of education, and their contributions to our academic community reflect that. Regardless of her last name, her achievements as a talented artist will take her far over the next 4 years at USC and beyond. So proud of you @trulyoung !!
A post shared by Tiffany Sorya (@tiffanysorya) on Mar 27, 2019 at 2:45pm PDT
How can we all ask for more?
Where do you stand on the Megxit debate?
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Frogmore Cottage staff are going to be reassigned
Prince Harry has a very sweet nickname for Kate Middleton
Be up front, confident and show that you are capable of handling the responsibilities that come with a pay raise/promotion
How do you celebrate success?
I treat myself to a couple days away from LA or have a really nice meal
What should women always do?
Women should SHOW the world that we are as capable as men rather than just talk about it. Actions always speak louder than words and the more we see women in positions of power, the more we’ll progress
‘Stalking’ Instagram accounts are now a thing – here’s why they’re so dangerous
Doria Ragland has apparently insisted that Meghan Markle ‘will always be OK’
The Queen has released an emotional statement about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be repaying the millions spent on their Frogmore Cottage renovation
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be losing their royal titles
Kate Middleton has given a hilarious update about Prince Louis
Donald Trump apparently once told his then wife Ivana to 'never look a day over 28'
Popular Life stories
How to get your daily dose of Vitamin D (and why you really need it)
Find the right sex toy for you with our ultimate round up
These are the names most likely to get pregnant in 2018
Women over 40 now have a higher fertility rate than ever before
Apparently drinking coffee will increase your lifespan by nine minutes
Kittenfishing is the online dating phenomenon you’re probably a victim of
These are the first things flight attendants notice about you when you get on a plane
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2743
|
__label__wiki
| 0.757857
| 0.757857
|
Simon Cowell begs Nicole Scherzinger to stay on X Factor
Marie Claire August 16, 2010 1:19 pm
Could Nicole Scherzinger be a fifth X Factor judge? - Pussycat Dolls, Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue, stay, judges, vote, houses, live shows, auditions, celebrity, news, Gossip, Marie Claire Credit: Rex Features
The Pussycat Doll has made such an impression on the X Factor camp, that Simon reportedly wants her to stay on as a mentor
Could this be the fifth X Factor judge? Nicole Scherzinger looks to have made such an impression during her temporary stint on the show, that Simon Cowell is reportedly pulling out all the stops to get her to stay…
SEE ALL THE PICS FROM THE X FACTOR 2010 SO FAR!
The Pussycat Doll was one of the many guest judges drafted in to sit on the panel during the audition stages of this year’s X Factor, alongside the likes of Geri Halliwell, Pixie Lott and Katy Perry.
But it seems that it was Nicole who made the strongest impression on Simon…
The singer-dancer was more than happy to step into both Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole‘s super-stylish shoes while they were away on maternity leave and recovering from a bout of malaria, respectively – and now Simon wants her back to help whittle the last few contestants down during the ‘judge’s houses’ stage.
And he’s not the only one – Louis Walsh wants her on-board too – so much so, that a tug of war has ensued between the two men, over who will get her to act as mentor for their category.
Simon has reportedly offered Nicole the use of his private jet to get from location to location, in an attempt to convince her to stay on.
‘Cheryl and Dannii might still be on the show – but Nicole is the hot new girl on the block,’ says an ITV spokesperson.
‘She is sexy, sassy and tells it like it is.’
And with Nicole having previously said how much she enjoyed her stint on the show, we can’t imagine it’ll take much persuasion.
‘It’s been amazing, a really wild ride,’ she said. ‘I’ve had a lot more fun than I anticipated. I loved it.’
‘The whole thing is a phenomenon. I’m a real X Factor fan.’
We wonder how Cheryl and Dannii will feel about this latest addition to the X Factor line-up? With Nic certainly able to hold her own in the style stakes, and also being the ex dance partner of Cheryl’s new pal Derek Hough, we reckon she could well have the potential to ruffle a few feathers…
What do you think of Nicole becoming a more permanent X Factor fixture? Let us know your thoughts in the comments box below!
LOOK BACK AT ALL THE STYLE HIGHS & LOWS FROM X FACTOR 2009
It’s Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, and it’s time to smear the myths and stigma about HPV
Diana’s boys: how William’s healing the rift before Harry’s big move
Make-up expiry dates: How to tell if your cosmetics are past it
How to contour like a professional make-up artist
This is how much you’re spending on make-up every year
The British teenager kept as a sex slave in London for four years
Everything you need to know about the art of tantric sex
These are the most inspirational women in history
The best wedding guest outfits to get you through all those summer weddings
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2744
|
__label__wiki
| 0.706254
| 0.706254
|
2018-010-Sulu and Celebes Sea-Piracy/Armed Robbery/Terrorism
This revised advisory cancels U.S. Maritime Advisory 2018-003
Reference: U.S. Maritime Alert 2018-006A
Cancellation of Prior Advisories: This message cancels U.S. Maritime Advisory 2018-003 and will automatically expire on January 19, 2019.
Contact Information: For any questions about this advisory, contact MaradSecurity@dot.gov. Supplemental information may also be found on the MARAD Office of Maritime Security website at https://go.usa.gov/xUKG7 . ReCAAP Focal Points Contact Info is available at http://www.recaap.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=YjzhJqHXGoQ%3D&tabid=93&mid=542.
All suspicious activities and events must be reported to the U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center at 800-424-8802 in accordance with 33 CFR 101.305.
Mariners operating in or near these areas are also advised to consult the Department of State Travel Warnings at https://go.usa.gov/xUKGQ.
Guidance: The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia’s (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Center advises all ships to avoid anchoring outside port limit areas and to exercise enhanced vigilance, maintain strict look-outs (particularly during hours of darkness), and report all incidents to the relevant authorities immediately. Additional information threats in this region, including specific recommendations for vessels transiting the area, are available on the ReCAAP website at www.recaap.org.
Issue: Piracy/Armed Robbery/Terrorism in the Sulu and Celebes Seas. U.S. flagged vessels are advised to remain vigilant and adhere to the counter-piracy annex of their approved Vessel Security Plan when transiting the Sulu and Celebes Seas, in light of recent boardings and kidnappings for ransom that have taken place in those areas. To date in 2018, there have been at least 15 reported boardings, attempted boardings, attacks, hijackings, and kidnappings in the Sulu and Celebes Seas. All recent kidnapping incidents in this area were reportedly linked to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), a violent Islamic separatist group operating in the southern Philippines. Specific case details are available at the Office of Naval Intelligence’s “Worldwide Threat to Shipping” and “Piracy Analysis and Warnings” website at https://go.usa.gov/xUKfy.
Sulu and Celebes Sea
Piracy/Armed Robbery/Terrorism
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2746
|
__label__wiki
| 0.523029
| 0.523029
|
DoD prepares for SecDef transition
Secretary Gates may be jetting around the world on his farewell tour, but things continue to happen in Washington, too: The man who's been nominated to take over for him, CIA Director Leon Panetta, is getting ready for his Senate confirmation hearing, scheduled for Thursday. One of DoD's top spokesmen, Marine Col. Dave Lapan, gave a response to reporters' questions Monday morning about how that process is working.
Here were a set of Qs and As that Lapan released:
Q: Has there been a transition team set up for the next Secretary either inside or outside the building? What is the transition process? Has Mr. Panetta participated in any meetings regarding transition? If so, with who?
A: As is normal practice, the Department has established a process for ensuring a coordinated and smooth transition that causes minimal disruption to DoD's ability to carry out its critical mission. The transition process consists of two steps. First step is to prepare Director Panetta for his confirmation hearing and the second step is to ensure an appropriate and smooth turnover with Secretary Gates upon the nominee's confirmation. Director Panetta has participated in meetings with senior DoD leaders to prepare him for his upcoming confirmation hearing.
Q: Are there any restrictions on his participating in meetings before he is confirmed?
A: DoD is guided by the Administration's instructions in coordinating activities for Presidential appointments and ensures not to take any actions that may presume confirmation. Director Panetta remains active in his role as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and, therefore, participates in meetings relevant to that capacity.
Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, the F-35, budget cuts and 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' almost certainly all will come up during this week's confirmation hearing. What else do you think the SASC should ask Panetta about? Show Full Article
DoDBuzz
US Court: Wearing Unearned Military Medals Is Free Speech
A federal appeals court on Monday tossed out a veteran's conviction for wearing military medals he didn't earn.
Senate Votes to Approve VA Fertility Treatments
A measure approved by the Senate will allow veterans with reproductive injuries to receive fertility treatments through the...
Unleash the Beast: F-35 Aerial Demo Sends Message to Dogfight Doubters
An F-35A made history at the Paris Air Show with a demonstration of its ability to square off against any fourth-gen aircraft...
DoD Releases Plan to Allow Personnel to Carry Firearms on Base
The DoD recently released guidance that allows U.S. military personnel to carry privately owned, concealed firearms on base.
Military Opinion
Most Popular Military News
Navy's Top Admiral Has No Apologies Over Carrier Lincoln's Extra-Long Deployment
The carrier deployed in April 2019. Last week, the ship arrived in Hawaii before making its final trek to San Diego.
This Lawmaker Is the Only Veteran on the Team Arguing for Trump’s Impeachment
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, served with the 82nd Airborne Division and 75th Ranger Regiment.
DoD to Announce New Base Security Measures Worldwide in Wake of Pensacola Shooting
Esper will provide Naval Air Station Pensacola leadership with a preview of new security measures being developed.
Army IDs Green Beret Killed During Free Fall Training Exercise
Master Sgt. Nathan Goodman, 36, died "during a routine military free fall" near Eloy, Arizona, according to a release.
Air Force Two-Star Fired Amid Investigation into Misconduct Allegations
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2752
|
__label__cc
| 0.584791
| 0.415209
|
First off, I want to say that I got a kick out of the gazillion hits the Episode 6 recap received in about a five minute period last night. Apparently a bunch of haters lovely folks from the Philadelphia/South Jersey area found my link on Facebook and came here to leave hate mail love letters in the comments. The more hits on the blog, the more $$$ I make from my ad provider, so keep 'em coming!
This week, our three competitors are Kevin Gaudreau, a corporate chef for The Pier Restaurant in Rhode Island and a former Marine, Janet Kim, a chef at Gordon Ramsay at the London, and Chris Colcagno, the executive chef at Cafe Amici somewhere in New Jersey. All three are self-taught, with no formal culinary education. That said, they all seem extremely competent, which makes the show a bit harder to recap in a humorous manner.
For their Signature Dishes, Kevin - who tells us that the restaurants under his purview have been run like machines - is making a version of shrimp and grits with leeks. Chris, who is cocky as all get out, is doing a blackened mahi-mahi with a sweet corn mash and spinach. And Janet, who is Korean, is doing a fancy deconstructed dish of spicy Korean pork belly in a crepe served with three kinds of kimchi.
While Rocco noses around the kitchen, he notes that Chris is making a beurre blanc and obnoxiously starts to quiz him on technique. Cocky Chris is sure his dish will be perfect, that is, until he ladles the sauce onto his plate and finds that it has broken.
At the Altar of Judgement, Rocco gives him the old "I told you so" face and tells him that while his sauce is a complete and utter fail, his fish was almost perfectly cooked and his corn was tasty. On to Janet, whose twee tweezer-applied bits and pieces of kimchi cause Rocco to cry out in pain over the loss of texture that a good kimchi would otherwise provide. Lucky for her, her pork belly was exquisite. Finally, Rocco tells Kevin that his dish looks mass-produced but tastes great.
Because a broken beurre blanc is such a rookie mistake, Chris is out and Janet and Kevin get to go on to the dinner party. This week's theme is "Gastropub," which sounds like it could be a lot of fun.
Jes Forehead comes out and she and Rocco do the pretend kiss thing they do every week. This time, it looks like Jes lands on on his cheek, and he, though contorting his mouth into fish lips, seems more like he's trying to avoid touching her with them. He's clearly afraid of The Forehead.
Kevin is the ultimate winner of the challenge and therefore he gets to choose his room first. He goes for the formal dining room, which he wants to make somewhat rustic. Janet wants her room to be a real explosion of Anglophilia, something she describes as a "cross between Sid Vicious and Vivienne Westwood." As an Anglophile, Janet should have known that Sid Vicious and the rest of the Sex Pistols - and indeed every "punk" who came afterwards - owes their entire look to Westwood. She is literally the Grandmother of Punk.
Next comes shopping. While at Garden of Eden, Kevin tells us he's making a pea soup, fish and chips, lobster pot pie, lamb tenderloin, liver and onions, and a chocolate banana bread pudding. Janet is making an equally ambitious menu of bacon chili crisps, Pimm's and lemonade beet salad, bone marrow with Stilton, beer brisket with Yorkshire pudding, and finishing up with a rose mascarpone "cloud."
Rocco stops into the kitchen to tell the chefs that there is one annoying diner who has dietary restrictions and will eat no beef, pork, or organ meats. The chefs immediately scurry to make substitutions.
The guests for this week's dinner are food writer Amanda Hesser, actor Christopher McDonald (who's wearing an astonishing amount of pancake makeup), chef Ken Oringer, So You Think You Can Dance presenter Cat Deeley, Frank Carfaro of home furnishings company DESIRON, and actress Raven Symoné. Funny, I never noticed the "é" at the end of her name before. I gotta wonder why some folks use accents (or in the case of the stupid - apostrophes) and yet mispronounce them. Her name should be pronounced "sy-mo-NAY" not "sy-MOAN."
Janet serves first. For the non-pork eater, she makes malt vinegar-flavored crisps (potato chips) while the rest of the group gets a batch flavored with bacon powder (made with tapioca maltodextrin, a parlor trick I've tried in the past). Turns out that Raven SymoNAY is the culprit, but she exclaims "I taste bacon and I taste chili but those smell like old feet!" pointing to the vinegar chips that Cat Deeley seems to have in front of her. Or maybe the editing was just bad. In any case, for Raven's second course, she gets a Stilton fondue to eat while the rest of the table rhapsodizes over bone marrow with Stilton. The next course is beef cooked in Guinness, with a welcome dish of gnocchi for Raven. And finally, the dessert gets mixed reactions. Cat Deeley claims not to know what an "English milky tea broth" is even though she is British. Um...looked like tea with milk in it to me.
My biggest objection about Janet's dinner party is that Rocco pronounced mascarpone incorrectly by putting an extra "r" in the first syllable. You're Italian, Rocco. For shame! Heaven forbid Giada De Laurentiis ever get a hold of you, she'd be all, "mas car POWN ay" in your face.
Kevin is up, and he can only allow the diners a generous 8 minutes per course if he wants to finish serving in the hour time frame. He rushes out some pea soup with prosciutto (tomato for Raven), fish and truffled chips, a lobster pot pie with far too much saffron (that someone remarks is like licking bathroom tile - WHO licks bathroom tile, aside from my retarded special old cat?), a lamb course with beans that also gets served to Raven because she didn't clarify that she didn't eat red meat, only pork and beef.
Liver and onions came next, with an edamame salad substitution for Raven, and then finally, a deconstructed banana bread pudding which was the least favorite dish of the six.
While both parties seemed fun and most of the food seemed appreciated - there were so many courses served, however, we didn't get to hear all that much praise or disdain for any of them - Rocco had to pick one winner. It might have come down to decor. Janet had great ideas, but I think Jes Forehead let her down. The colors were too bright and poppy, like a fluorescent-lit 2011-version of punk rather than the filthy, heroin-addled, safety-pin-and-unemployment-riddled dark time that it was. Kevin's vision was much cozier, more pub-like and welcoming. And maybe his food was better, because he got the win.
Congrats, Kevin!
Next week: A bald Douche. Fashion. Kara Janx.
Labels: Rocco Di Spirito, Rocco's Dinner Party
Karen Carlson said...
I seem to be the only one who thought this was really bogus.
They didn't like the deconstruction of Janet's salad, but hey were crazy about the bone marrow and the dessert and didn't have major criticisms of any dish. The guy's dinner, the saffron tasted like licking bathroom tile (and damn, I've been tempted to figure out just how she knew that, like Nigella knowing how the inner thigh of an 18th century courtesan quivers) and they didn't like his dessert. I thought she had it wrapped up.
But beyond that, this is just more of the whole "technically perfect but soulless Asian" that reality competitions tend to trot out. Hung on TC. Even whats-her-name on ANTM. Whitney's getting it now on TNFNS. It's offensive to me, and I don't buy it at all. I think it's just a way to strike back at someone who's done a damn fine job of learning a craft. If you can't beat 'em, call technical perfection a flaw.
/end rant. ;)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2759
|
__label__wiki
| 0.627068
| 0.627068
|
ABA calls for support of #JeSuisCharlie
by Nick Davies
In the week since the killings at Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the phrase “Je suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”) has become a rallying cry for free speech. CNN Money reported that #JeSuisCharlie became one of Twitter’s most popular hashtags within days, appearing in 6,500 tweets per minute at its peak on Thursday and reaching 5 million tweets on Friday.
Now, Judith Rosen reports for Publishers Weekly, the American Booksellers Association is asking bookstores to use the phrase to support Charlie Hebdo and its staff. Last week, the ABA—along with the American Library Association and the American Civil Liberties Union—signed on to a letter from the National Coalition Against Censorship condemning the attacks.
In a statement posted on Monday, the bookseller group says that many stores have asked them (and the American Booksellers for Free Expression) how they can lend their support. To that end, ABA president Oren Teicher sent an email to members urging them to, “First, post via their social media accounts a picture of store staff holding the sign that can be downloaded here, which displays the words ‘Je suis Charlie.’ When the image is posted, include the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie.”
The ABA is also investigating the possibility of obtaining copies of Charlie Hebdo’s next issue (of which the magazine is planning to print 1 million copies) for its member stores to carry. The email from Teicher also promised a follow-up message in the near future with details on how booksellers can donate money to a fund set up on the behalf of the families of the people killed in the attack.
Nick Davies was a publicist at Melville House.
Booksellers & bookselling
Petersfield Bookshop gets online boost after "tumbleweed" tweet
Book community rises to the occasion of fighting Australian wildfires
Brooklyn Library names Mary Mattingly as 2020's Artist in Residence
Abe announces most expensive book sales of 2019; Abe wins
Barnes & Noble sits out busy holiday shopping season
Amazon slashing orders to publishers just in time for the holidays
Not (yet) time to settle in publishers's suit against Audible
ABAAmerican Booksellers AssociationCharlie HebdoJe Suis CharlieJudith RosenOren TeicherPublisher's Weekly
Faithful Ruslan Georgi Vladimov
Seeing Power Nato Thompson
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2762
|
__label__wiki
| 0.68611
| 0.68611
|
Best of Miami® /// Food & Drink /// 2000
It's been a long journey pushing westward in the brutal traffic. But here you are at the roadside oasis called Rancho los Cocos. This glorified country produce stand used to be really way out west but is now in scenic Westchester. Wooden tables piled with locally grown fruits and vegetables are lined up under a wide roof, which also shades a cluster of little tables and chairs. Here the weary commuter can enjoy Cuban home cooking chosen from an indoor minicafeteria. Or try a shrimp, beef, or chicken shish kebab grilled to order outside. Then there's the wonderful los Cocos juice bar offering a full complement of fresh juices and batidos. When you're finished eating, browse through the produce and bring home a bag or two of whatever's in season.
Oh, we know the myth. The best hamburgers are made from ground chuck, because the meat has more fat in it. The fat then prevents the burger from shrinking into a McDonald's-esque disk while cooking. Well, baloney. At the downtown location of Morton's, the hamburger is a full eight ounces of lean ground sirloin. Hard to feel guilty eating that. And it's just about the juiciest thing we've encountered outside the Chris Paciello story. The single drawback? The burger is served only during the noontime meal. Still, order with a side of lyonnaise taters, and that's what we call a power lunch.
17399 Biscayne Blvd., Sunny Isles Beach, 33160
mortons.com
1200 Brickell Ave., Miami, 33131
This converted no-tell motel on South Dixie is painted a really disgusting shade of green; a more reliable harbinger of the food within can be seen in the clusters of patrons on the benches outside the front door, eagerly awaiting their tables. Inside it's long and narrow, with a boxcarlike feel, but the friendly service and the pungent scent of Thai basil, fish sauce, and chili paste more than compensate for the cramped quarters. A Thai restaurant is only as good as its pad thai, and this one kills: a light hand with the ground pork, and it actually has plenty of shrimp! The rich curries are excellent, as are appetizers like tiger tear and nam sod. The chefs also show a deft touch with seafood; if you find a restaurant of any ethnic description that can cook up a tastier whole snapper, let us know. And if you like your Thai food with plenty of fire, you'll be pleased to know Siam Lotus Room actually takes you at your word when you ask for "four stars" of spiciness. Ouch! Hurts so good.
6388 S. Dixie Highway, South Miami, 33143
siamlotusroom.com
Aran S Graham
You just made it. Booth okay? Care for a beverage? Will that be the pasta fagioli or the garden salad? And your rolls: plain or dripping with garlic? For dinner there's lasagna, stuffed shells, eggplant rollatini, chicken parmigiana, veal cacciatore, linguine in clam sauce, ziti with sausage, or something else ... I forgot; I'll be right back. What do you mean you're full? No dessert? Either way it's $7.95. Come on, take the cannoli! (Oh well, just come back: The early bird special is offered seven days a week, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.)
11720 NE Second Ave., North Miami, 33161
mamajennies.com
Alejandra Cicilia
Tart enough. Sweet enough. Mellow yellow filling, almost ecru. Velvety texture. Moist, crumbly graham cracker crust. Outside edge daintily adorned with a ring of whipped cream. Center garnished with more cream and a twisted lime slice. Ideal to serve to your friends, but at close to ten bucks, certainly not meant to throw at your enemies.
1656 Alton Rd., Miami Beach, 33139
epicuremarket.com
Some folks visit this corner storefront eatery for its baked pastas. Other patrons go for its wonderfully prepared veal scaloppine dishes and fillets of fish sprinkled with capers. And most appreciate the lengths the staff goes to ensure that even those waiting for a table outside have a glass of refreshment. We, however, frequent the cafe for its absolutely fresh caesar salad, which is redolent with garlic, Parmesan, and the all-important anchovies. Oh, we know picky diners don't like to look an anchovy fillet in the eye, so to speak. But you don't have to. The dressing here incorporates chopped anchovies, not whole ones, so you get the proper flavor without being, well, grossed out. Best of all, the kitchen will split an order for you, and the results usually are two huge salads for the price of one.
9500 Harding Ave., Miami Beach, 33140
caferagazzi.com/
3101 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, 33134
christysrestaurant.com
In the restaurant's bygone heyday both the famous and infamous, from Jackie Gleason to Meyer Lansky, were regularly seated in the rounded vinyl booths of the Celebrity Corner. Although Wolfie Cohen hasn't owned it for quite some time, the 53-year-old institution still offers both old-timers and tourists a place to savor an authentic slice of Miami Beach's past, or maybe just a satisfying hunk of cheesecake. Even the waiters' uniforms -- black vests, white dress shirts, and bow ties -- appear to be circa the more formal Fifties. Miami Beach artist Stewart Stewart added a burst of color to the already character-filled place in 1991 with his Pickle People Promenade and a smorgasbord of 3-D paintings of Wolfie's standards, including Day-Glo borscht with a dollop of sour cream, matzo ball soup, and a perky BLT, all of which take on a surreal glow at 3:00 a.m. in the seemingly timeless 24-hour eatery.
In the South Beach scene, late-night snacking really has become the norm. So it's not unusual to see couples supping at 10:00 p.m., parties laughing over veal chops at 11:00 p.m., clubbers strapping on the predance feedbag at midnight. But while you can find plenty of places to eat, it's harder to discover one where you can dine. So far Secrets, open till 2:00 a.m. daily, has been something of a, well, secret. But proprietors Filip Rady and Milan Radesits are bound to have a late-night success on their hands with items like tenderloin bites marinated in yogurt and served with mango chipotle coulis, and a crab and rock shrimp "burger." Indeed the tropically influenced fare ranges from pan-seared tuna steak topped with sugar-cane juice to fruit-stuffed French toast, which pretty much means you can enjoy the secrets of culinary success not only late at night, but early in the morning as well.
The black embroidered shawl of a flamenco dancer drapes down from the arched entrance of this cavelike tavern. The air inside is misty, lanterns hang over the bar, and the waiters are dressed like toreros. Here the tapas are eaten medieval style: standing while chugging down an ice-cold Estrella Galicia (Spanish beer) or sitting at a wooden barrel. To really get into el tapeo, try the bandeja de tapas variadas, an assortment of six tapas for two or more people that includes Spanish sausages, pan tomaca (toasted bread dipped in a tomato and garlic sauce), fluffy Spanish tortillas, ham-and-cheese croquettes, and fried crabmeat. Feast on fried calamari a la andaluza (soaked in aioli sauce and lemon) or shrimp sautéed in white wine and garlic; both will bring out the duende in you. The seafood-stuffed mushrooms and the roasted red peppers bursting with calamari will have you, as the Spanish say, entrando en calor.
The "dining" part might be a bit of a misnomer, given that this restaurant is more of a good place to snack on caviar and sip champagne. But you can't argue with the seductive nature of the fare: caviar, lobster, crab, smoked salmon, Kobe beef carpaccio. Ply your sweetie with some of these luxury foodstuffs and no doubt you'll get quite a return on the investment. And make no mistake -- investment it is. Black truffle soup can run you $45, and a platter of beluga, osetra, and sevruga can cost you $195. Plus, since all of these gourmet items are served with little more than toast points, expect your appetite to be stimulated rather than sated. But that, after all, is the point of aphrodisiac dining: to leave you wanting, craving, desiring more.
You can work up a desert of thirst out on the River of Grass, whether you're fishing, enjoying an airboat ride, or watching a man tangle with an alligator at the Miccosukee Cultural Center. A twenty-minute drive west of Krome Avenue, this tribe-owned establishment is the perfect spot in which to rehydrate. Here the iced brew is served the way it's supposed to be. The age-old formula: tall glass full of ice cubes (ice quantity is crucial); real tea, robust and unsweetened (you can take the country boy out of the country but you can't take the sugar out of the presweetened tea); a quarter of a lemon (not a dinky piece like some places); and finally, free refills.
Cuban sandwich and Versailles -- in Miami, they go together like, well, José Martí and poetry. Like most everything on Versailles' extensive menu, this Cuban sandwich is a credit to its cuisine. Lots of ham, generally more than in other versions, and melted Swiss cheese between not-overly-flattened slices of very fresh Cuban bread. No gratuitous grease. The only thing that could make it better: a little less stinginess with the pickles.
Best Fresh Produce: Rancho los Cocos
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2763
|
__label__wiki
| 0.736017
| 0.736017
| ERROR: type should be string, got "https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Hot-weather-is-affecting-dairy-production-14188679.php\nHot weather is affecting dairy production\nEstimated production loss from cows between 5-10%\nBy Robert Creenan Tribune Staff Writer\nPublished 6:00 am EDT, Saturday, July 27, 2019\nHURON COUNTY — A heatwave hit Huron County at the end of last week, and dairy cows in the area certainly felt it.\nDarrin Seimen, of Prime Land Farm near Harbor Beach, has about 350 dairy cows that produce on average 75 pounds of milk a day.\nDuring the area's recent heatwave, Seimen said his cows reacted to the heat by bunching up together, in turn making them hotter.\n\"They didn't want to do anything, just like people,\" Seimen said, with productivity easily dropping between 5-10%.\n\"Some are different than others,\" he said regarding heatwaves. \"Cows can take a few days of it. Longer than that, and it shows.\"\nMarianne Buza, a dairy educator for the Michigan State University Huron County Extension, said that the drop in milk production depends on the temperature and the cattle.\nBuza stated that for cattle, it is not about temperatures, but rather the temperature-humidity index, or THI, which creates a \"feels-like\" temperature for cattle.\nThe human THI is different than the one used for cattle and dairy cattle have a slightly different THI than beef. This is mostly because of the body size of these animals. Larger breeds of cattle are more sensitive to heat than smaller breeds.\n\"Cattle have a lower thermal neutral zone than people,\" Buza said. \"They are most comfortable around 45 degrees fahrenheit while humans enjoy temperatures around 70 degrees.\"\n\"This is mainly because of rumen, or four-chambered fermentation vats the size of a trash can, that is inside their body,\" she added. \"The fermentation vat produces high volumes of heat allowing cattle to be more comfortable in cold weather.\"\nBuza says that feed intake is what drives milk production, so for whatever reason a cow starts eating less and producing less milk as a result. This does apply to going off feed because of high temperatures.\nThe more time a cow spends lying down and resting, the more milk she produces. If a cow is losing rest time because of standing due to the heat, she will have a decrease in production as well.\n\"It is unclear how much production a cow will lose as there are many factors at play,\" Buza said. \"It could be none at all and it could be 5-10 pounds a day. Again, this depends on the temperature.\"\nDairy farms also put in place cooling systems for cattle. These systems include fans and water sprinklers, both of which help to cool cattle down.\nThose are similar to what Seimen uses for his cows, from having fans for the airflow to letting them have all the water they can drink.\nBuza urges that all livestock have access to shade and protection from the elements during all seasons and that farmers know how to turn on their cooling system and monitor cattle for signs of extreme heat stress.\nMissing woman and daughter located by law enforcement"
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2764
|
__label__cc
| 0.730578
| 0.269422
|
A system of pathogenic Leptospirae isolated in the U. S. S. R.
A. A. VARFOLOMEEVA, G. N. KOVALSKY and K. N. TOKAREVICH
First Published: 01 July 1961 https://doi.org/10.1099/0096266X-11-3-101
A proposal of a system of classification of the pathogenic species of the bacterial genus Leptospira based on the standard strains found in the culture collections of Prof. Wolff in Amsterdam and of the Metschnikoff Institute of Vaccines and Sera in Moscow. For the species L. icterohaemorrhagiae one serogroup and four serotypes are listed with names and for L. febris aquatilis five serogroups and twelve serotypes.
/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/0096266X-11-3-101
http://instance.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/0096266X-11-3-101
10.1099/0096266X-11-3-101
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2765
|
__label__cc
| 0.61466
| 0.38534
|
Alexandria Transit Company and moovel Launch First Mobile Ticketing App for Alexandria Bus Rides
The Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) and moovel (becoming REACH NOW), the leading provider of mobile ticketing solutions in North America, announced today the launch of the first mobile ticketing app serving buses in the Washington, D.C. area. The DASHBus app provides a convenient fare payment and value-loading option for DASH bus riders, especially during times when SmartTrip ticket vending machines (TVMs) are not available at WMATA’s Alexandria Metrorail stops.
Metro Transit and moovel to Pilot New Mobile Ticketing Platform
Metro Transit is partnering with moovel (becoming REACH NOW), the leading provider of mobile ticketing applications in North America, to pilot a new mobile app that will allow Metro Transit customers to purchase transit fares direct to their mobile device for select transit trips. The Metro Mobile app, available on iOS and Android devices, will begin as a pilot program to test how mobile ticketing works on the Metro Transit system.
Hop Card on iPhone is Now Available to Portland Area Riders
moovel North America (becoming REACH NOW), the leading provider of public transit mobile ticketing solutions in North America, joined TriMet and INIT Tuesday to announce that Portland-Vancouver area transit riders who use iPhones and Apple Watches are now able to add a Hop Fastpass® to Apple Wallet and use just their iPhone and Apple Watch to ride TriMet, C-TRAN and the Portland Streetcar. Hop Card in iPhone provides a convenient option for public transit riders to tap and pay with stored value using just their Apple devices.
BMW Group and Daimler AG invest more than one billion euro in joint mobility services provider
The BMW Group and Daimler AG are pooling their mobility services to create a new global player providing sustainable urban mobility for customers. The two companies are investing more than €1 billion in total to develop and more closely intermesh their offerings for car-sharing, ride-hailing, parking, charging and multimodal transport. The cooperation comprises five joint ventures: REACH NOW for multimodal services, CHARGE NOW for charging, FREE NOW for taxi ride-hailing, PARK NOW for parking and SHARE NOW for car-sharing.
New partners integrated in the mobile app “Mobil in Düsseldorf”
The app “Mobil in Düsseldorf” shows connections and departure times of buses and trains across the entire transit authority Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) area and provides information on any delays or canceled services in real time.
moovel and BART to Pilot New Mobile Ticketing App for Airport Trips
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and moovel, announced today the launch of a new mobile ticketing app that will provide discounted fares for groups riding to and from Bay Area airports.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2775
|
__label__wiki
| 0.947827
| 0.947827
|
To access your subscription or free account.
Sign-up now for access to a limited number of articles.
All Motorsport
Single-Seaters
US Racing
Historic Racing
Motor Sport team
Model Cars & Toys
MS Own
Home / Opinions / The rookie Indy winner younger than Rossi
The rookie Indy winner younger than Rossi
Paul Fearnley
Congratulations to Alex Rossi: the ninth rookie winner from 100 runnings of the Indianapolis 500.
Successful in Formula BMW, GP3, Formula Renault 3.5 and GP2, this Californian would rather have been in Monte Carlo last weekend, but at least now he’s achieved something that even the great Dan Gurney could not.
And we can assume, therefore, that his attitude towards ovals has softened a little.
Of those victorious rookies – four Americans, two Frenchmen, a Brit, a Colombian and a Brazilian – only one was younger than Rossi. And that man is the most mythic figure of American motorsport: Frank Stallworth Lockhart had just turned 23 when he won Indy, 90 years ago.
Unlike Rossi, he wasn’t guaranteed a seat. His ‘deal’ was this: help prepare and run Bennett Hill’s car in the hope of acting as his relief driver during the race. The latter role was thankless – Google ‘Cyrus Patschke’ to see what I mean – but Lockhart was fiercely ambitious.
Photo: IMS
He was also fabulously talented and fantastically quick.
His first official flying lap in a supercharged 1.5-litre Miller single-seater – the world’s most advanced racing car at the time – set a new lap record.
His second shredded its right rear tyre.
A fearless dirt-track skidder in skinny Fronty-Fords, Lockhart was more considered on his next qualifying run yet was thwarted by engine failure.
His last – three strikes and you were out – was understandably pedestrian and good enough: he would start 20th of 28.
Hill would start seventh…
Lockhart had been in the right place at the right time when wealthy and popular Pete Kreis of Tennessee caught influenza and had to give up his ride: “Give it the kid!”
The rest of what happened, however, owed nothing to good fortune.
Lockhart made blistering progress and was running second by lap 16 – and took the lead when Dave Lewis pitted after 59 laps.
He held his nerve thereafter, even during a one-hour delay for rain – the first such interruption in the race’s history – to be leading still when the chequered flag was thrown early, after 160 laps, with the return of wet weather.
Only Harry Hartz had run ahead of him, but even this experienced Indy competitor was roundly upstaged, fluffing a pit stop and finishing second – for the third time in five years – by more than two laps.
Lockhart had arrived as an illiterate – the old ‘term’ for dyslexia – kid from a single-parent family: the original SoCal hot-rodder. He left as an Establishment superstar.
Charles Lindbergh would have to fly solo across the Atlantic in May 1927 to top him in the fame-and-daring stakes.
Born in Ohio in 1903, Lockhart’s family upped sticks to California when he was 10. A bust at school, he possessed a natural feel for and understanding of engineering and streamlining that impressed Harold Arminius ‘Father’ Miller, the LA-based creative guru genius of this burgeoning sport.
Although their partnership soon hit the rocks when Lockhart’s ‘tinkering’ began to improve on the unimprovable. There’s an intercooler patent out there with his name on it.
Lockhart the driver, meanwhile, went on a tear after Indy and won seven more races, on dirt and board ovals, and finished second in the national championship.
Unquestionably, he had become his country’s most committed and exciting racer.
He began his 1927 Triple-A campaign with three consecutive pole positions. The first of them was a 144mph lap of LA County’s Culver City Speedway. The second was an astounding 147.7mph at the 1.5-mile Atlantic City Speedway – a mark not beaten at any American circuit for 33 years.
And the third broke Indy’s 120mph barrier.
The 1927 Indy 500 on the Database
All of this was achieved in a car supposedly slower than its low-slung front-wheel-drive rivals, also designed by Miller.
Lockhart led the first 203 miles of the 500 – another of his marks that stood the test of time (for 63 years) – and was ahead when a conrod broke on lap 120.
His two performances on the bricks, where he led 205 of his 280 laps – a record 73 per cent – undoubtedly made his name and provided solidity to his legacy.
But his performances on wooden board tracks were a truer reflection of his career: they sprung from the ground and grabbed an awed public’s attention briefly but brilliantly before returning to the soil.
Atlantic City Speedway was 50-feet wide, banked at 45 degrees and constructed from 4.5 million feet of timber. Yet it went up in a matter of months.
It was defunct within two years – and torn down in 1933.
Lockhart was beguilingly ephemeral, too.
He excelled in competition – winning seven times in 1927, he again finished runner-up in the points – but preferred the purist’s thrill of speed.
And he ploughed his winnings into its attainment.
In April 1927, his open-wheeled single-seater topped 171mph at Muroc Dry Lake, now Edwards Airforce Base. This was a fortnight after Henry Segrave had set a new Land Speed Record of 203mph in the streamlined 1000-Horsepower Sunbeam of 30 times the engine capacity.
A seed has been sown.
With financial and technical support from Stutz Motor Co. of Indianapolis, plus help from brothers Zenas and John Wiesel, graduates of Berkeley and Caltech, Lockhart, working in great secrecy and often through the night, designed and, in three hectic winter months, built an LSR challenger of breathtaking beauty and remarkable prescience.
Stutz Black Hawk was a Colt revolver in a world of blunderbusses.
Just 16ft long, its body was not much wider than its frail 5ft 3in driver and its wheels enclosed by tightly fitting spats.
It was powered by a 3-litre U16 consisting of a pair of modified Miller twin-cam straight-eights mounted at a 30-degree included angle on a common crankcase containing two cranks geared together by a central pinion.
Cooled by ice and ribbed intercoolers almost flush with the scuttle, and boosted by twin centrifugal superchargers running at five times engine speed, estimations of this engine’s output vary wildly – but its banshee song remains beyond doubt.
Wind tunnel tests assessed the package as being good for 280mph.
Wind and rain were not its friends, however, and Lockhart did not want to run at an inclement Daytona Beach, the surging February surf and swirling sea fret encroaching on the already startlingly narrow course.
But he felt obliged. For the financial tide was turning.
It was a decision that almost killed him, a soft patch of sand unsettling his lightweight device and sending it skimming and somersaulting into the ocean.
Lockhart was relatively unhurt but trapped within his deformed cockpit and had to be sheltered from waves by rescuers while others dragged the car onto dry land.
Both man and machine repaired remarkably quickly and returned in April.
That warning, however, should have been heeded.
Lockhart warmed up with 198mph through the flying mile – a capacity class record not bettered until 1960 – and clocked 203mph on his first pass proper.
He then made another dubious decision. And this time he wouldn’t live to regret it.
Having since February switched from Firestone to less proven tyres purely for the money, he ordered a cursory check at the turnaround. The wind was in his sails – and favour – and the removal of those spats was a time-consuming operation.
On his return run, just moments before 8am and a few hundred feet short of the finish, he began a series of tumbles at an estimated 220mph. Officials stood transfixed as the disintegrating Black Hawk flew between and over them.
Its dissipating violence’s most cruel act was to hurl Lockhart’s rag doll body 50 feet beyond the steaming, hissing wreckage.
Gouges in the sand indicated that the right rear tyre, perhaps cut by a shell when its overanxious driver locked the brakes at the end of the outward run, had failed.
Then the tide rolled in. And out.
And a rough footpath through a tumbling wood in New Jersey marks the increasingly indistinct footprint of a track once famous but now forgotten by all but a few.
Just Nature reclaiming one of its forces.
Why are MotoGP V4s faster than inline-4s?
V4-powered MotoGP bikes have won 44 of the last 50 MotoGP races, a victory rate of 88 per cent, and topped the speed charts at 47 of the last 50…
By Mat Oxley
Welcome to the new Motor Sport website
The brand new Motor Sport website is now live, with a range of upgrades and improvements We hope that you find it faster to access and easier to use, with…
By Motor Sport
2020 F1 car launches: dates and news
Mercedes: February 14 2019 was Mercedes’ sixth-straight drivers’ and constructors’ championship double but the W10 was not the dominant force in the same vein as its predecessors. Team principal…
Hitech announced as 11th team on the 2020 F2 grid
The F2 grid is set to expand to 11 teams after the announcement that British-based Hitech will be joining the series from 2020. Active in a number of series over…
By James Elson
Alonso-McLaren partnership officially ends
Fernando Alonso has parted ways with McLaren after the Spaniard's ambassadorial role with the team was not extended beyond the end of 2019. As revealed by Motor Sport's Mark Hughes…
By Jake Williams-Smith
Racing at home
Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Johnny Herbert talk about what it means to race in the British Grand Prix. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj43RX03nsU&list=UUi7-hXZvOt5zFr2saBC6bug&index=0&feature=plcp[/youtube]
By Alex Harmer
Pirelli previews Australian GP
Since Pirelli replaced Bridgestone as the sole Formula 1 tyre supplier two seasons ago, their handiwork has been one of the major talking points at track and pub alike. It…
McLaren to enter IndyCar racing full-time in 2020 with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
McLaren has committed to the IndyCar Series in partnership with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, with Chevrolet power and Gil de Ferran in charge Fernando Alonso in the McLaren entry at the…
By Graham Keilloh
Hamilton and Button on Monaco
Ahead of this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix Lewis and Jenson talk about racing in the Principality. We always thought it was only Stirling Moss who clocked beautiful women while he…
By 3Bimport
Cyril Abiteboul: No team is as focused on 2021 as Renault
Cyril Abiteboul is adamant he has no intention of stepping down as team principal of the Renault Formula One team. Despite Abiteboul conceding to "issues this year" and saying that…
By Ian Parkes
What will Gordon Murray's T.50 supercar be like to drive?
Gordon Murray will unveil his new T.50 supercar in May this year, but Andrew Frankel already has an idea how it drives — thanks to the designer's earlier masterpiece Gordon…
By Andrew Frankel
F1 in the winter sun: New Year racing with Clark, Hill, Stewart and Moss
For the leading drivers of the 1960s, Christmas and New Year heralded racing in the South African sun Clark, Brabham and Gurney lead at the start of the 1963 South African…
By Paul Fearnley
The racing cars and tech of the decade
Five of the most pioneering and successful designs of the 2010s, which each pushed the boundaries of motor sport The 2010s have seen the birth of electric racing, Formula 1's hybrid…
Podcast: Rob Smedley — working for Eddie Jordan; the Ferrari years & a 'baby' Alonso
Rob Smedley is the man responsible for making Formula 1 more accessible: his current role with the sport's promoters involves making technical information clearer to fans, as part of efforts…
The latest news, updates and more straight to your inbox
18-20 Rosemont Road,
London NW3 6NE
Site by Strawberrysoup
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2781
|
__label__wiki
| 0.847583
| 0.847583
|
Latest Health & Medical News – Myhealthyclick.com
AllBreaking NewsHealth CareMedical NewsPublic Health
China’s Bulk-Buy Program Forces Drugmakers to Chop off Prices By 53%
US To Screen Every Passenger from Wuhan for New Deadly Coronavirus
South Dakota Bill: Health Care for Trans Minors Is a Class…
Antibiotics Could Help Treat Early-Onset Dementia, Finds Study
AllCancerCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesFluObesityStroke
PARP Inhibitors Acquire Stronger Foothold in Treating Ovarian Cancer
NHS England: Cervical Cancer Could Be Eliminated With Vaccination and Screening
Fitbit Could Help Predict Flu or Infectious Disease in Real-Time
Breast Cancer: New Nanoparticle Drug Formulation Therapy More Effective
Why Mental Health Is More Crucial Than Physical Health?
High Blood Pressure: People Over 80 May Need Different Guidelines
Air Pollution Associated With Poor Bone Health
Lush Launches New Vegan Body Sprays
Puppies Could Make You Sick, Warns CDC
Home News Medical News FDA Approves a Generic Version Naloxone, an Opioid Overdose Antidote
NewsMedical News
FDA Approves a Generic Version Naloxone, an Opioid Overdose Antidote
Sold under the brand names Narcan and Evzio, Naloxone treats a narcotic overdose in an emergency.
By S Maghrabi
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of a generic version of naloxone nasal spray, a drug that is used as an antidote for fatal opioid overdoses.
Teva Pharmaceuticals, an Israeli-based company that specifically manufactures generic drugs, will provide generic naloxone in the form of nasal spray for use by anyone who has an opioid overdose, irrespective of their medical training.
Deputy center director for regulatory programs in the FDA Douglas Throckmorton said, “In the wake of the opioid crisis, a number of efforts are underway to make this emergency overdose reversal treatment more readily available and more accessible. In addition to this approval of the first generic naloxone nasal spray, moving forward we will prioritize our review of generic drug applications for naloxone.”
Naloxone went off patent in 1980; however, various drug manufacturers have patented and received FDA approval for different versions of the drug.
Teva’s generic naloxone nasal spray got the FDA approval for community use with no specific medical training.
Last month, state health officials encouraged residents to carry opioid-overdose antidote naloxone.
Branded versions of naloxone are invariably more expensive than its generic version would be. And the higher drug price has limited the ability to easily stock the supply.
For instance, Evzio now costs around $4,000 per every two-pack, which was originally only $575 when it was approved by the FDA in 2014. Faced with the high drug price and bad publicity, Evzio manufacturer Kaleo announced last December that it would provide a generic version of Evzio in 2019 at a retail cost of $178.
Narcan, on the other hand, is much cheaper than Evzio, which is $130 for a two-pack. However, it is believed that Teva’s generic naloxone would be less expensive.
Teva has not yet issued any statement on the product availability or the price at this point. In addition to approving a generic version of naloxone, the drug regulatory body also said it would work with companies to come up with an over-the-counter version of naloxone, something that opioid policy experts and public health have long advocated for.
Gulf War Illness Causes Major Biological Changes in the Brain
S Maghrabi - January 7, 2020
A new study has found that veterans who have Gulf War Illness had measurable physiological changes in their brains. The study also found that patients with the illness had significant changes in some parts of the brain associated with pain, emotion, cognition, body movements, and motor control.
J.P. Rosenbaum Shares More Details about His GBS Diagnosis
S Maghrabi - December 24, 2019
J.P. Rosenbaum, who was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) on December 8, has revealed more about his condition and how it all started. He shared more details about his struggles with the neurological condition in which the immense system attacks the nerves.
Caroline Wozniacki Says ‘It Was a Shock’ to Receive Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis
Caroline Wozniacki has recently told PEOPLE that receiving the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis was a bit shock to her. She announced last week that she will retire from tennis after playing her last match at the Australian Open in January. After retirement, she would like to raise awareness about RA.
A Portion of Obamacare Unconstitutional, Says a Lower-Court Judge
A US appeals court panel had to deal with a major blow after a lower-court judge said that the portion of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is unconstitutional. The fate of the health law does not seem to settle before the 2020 presidential election. Obamacare supporters said they would move to high court immediately.
2 Year Old British Girl Battles with a Rare Aging Disease
Isla Kilpatrick-Screaton is a 2-year-old girl from Leicester, England, who is battling with a rare aging disease known as “Benjamin Button disease” or “Progeria” that causes her cells to age far more quickly. She is among one of the rarest patients with a specific genetic mutation.
Kelly Ripa Reveals Details About Her Earlobe Surgery
Kelly Ripa has recently revealed that she has undergone earlobe surgery because she had gauges after wearing hanging earrings. She took to Instagram to post a video, showing her both earlobes and explaining how she why she visited a plastic surgeon to get them corrected.
Cannabis Compound Found To Be Potent At Killing Drug-Resistant Superbugs
Scott Bloomer - January 20, 2020
Viagra Use in New Zealand Has Almost Doubled In 5 Years
Karen Johnson - January 18, 2020
Military Veterans Have Six Genetic Variants Linked To Anxiety, Finds Study
justin thompson - January 18, 2020
Milwaukee Woman Dies at Urgent Care Center after Hours Long Wait...
Sepsis Is Killing More People than Cancer, Finds Study
MyHealthyClick enables access to timely, relevant and authoritative health care information from credible and reputable sources.
Contact us: contact@myhealthyclick.com
© 2019 MyHealthyClick, All Rights Reserved.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2789
|
__label__cc
| 0.521553
| 0.478447
|
Research - Working Paper Series - 2015 - WP 2015 2
The EU Justice Scoreboard – Judicial Evaluation as a New Governance Tool
by Adriani Dori
MPILux Working Paper 2 (2015)
To download the pdf version of the working paper, click here.
ABSTRACT: The EU Justice Scoreboard is the Commission’s latest initiative to evaluate Member States’ justice systems. The paper explores the features of the Justice Scoreboard, the reasoning behind its creation, as well as its methodology and data sources. Although the Scoreboard was initially conceived as a non-binding tool comparing data on national courts’ performance in civil and commercial matters, a deeper analysis reveals that it goes beyond a simple monitoring and evaluating exercise. With its overemphasised economic focus and its strong policy dimension the Scoreboard is rather a governance mechanism that pushes for specific reforms in Member States. At the same time, the Scoreboard marks a transition from supranational harmonization to softer methods of policy coordination through monitoring and evaluation. Although it is still too early to evaluate whether this transition anticipates a paradigm shift in the Commission’s policy towards EU Justice, the Scoreboard (after some commendable improvements in methodology and data presentation) holds a remarkable unexpressed potential for the future and could work as a basis for experimenting with new governance tools in the area of EU Justice.
KEYWORDS: EU Justice Scoreboard, judicial evaluation, judicial efficiency, CEPEJ Study, Justice for Growth Agenda, European Semester, Copenhagen dilemma.
Department of International Law and Dispute Resolution
Department of European and Comparative Procedural Law
Department of Regulatory Procedural Law
WP 2015 2
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2790
|
__label__cc
| 0.711406
| 0.288594
|
https://www.mrt.com/weather/article/TX-Shreveport-LA-Zone-Forecast-14976559.php
TX Shreveport LA Zone Forecast
Updated 12:10 am CST, Thursday, January 16, 2020
TX Shreveport LA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, January 15, 2020
060 FPUS54 KSHV 160605
ZFPSHV
Zone Forecasts
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1205 AM CST Thu Jan 16 2020
TXZ096-162030-
Red River-
Including the cities of Clarksville and Bogata
.REST OF TONIGHT...Patchy fog during the late evening. Chance of
showers and isolated thunderstorms from late evening through the
early morning. Cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely through the day. Cloudy. Highs in the
lower 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. Chance
of showers 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Chance of showers in the evening. Cloudy. Lows
in the lower 40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in
the evening. Chance of showers 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Chance of light rain in the morning, then light rain
likely in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
late afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light rain and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to near 30 mph. Chance of
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 50.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s.
Franklin-
Including the city of Mount Vernon
.REST OF TONIGHT...Chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms
from late evening through the early morning. Patchy fog from late
evening through the early morning. Cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely through mid afternoon, then a chance
of showers in the late afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. Chance of showers
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Chance of light rain through mid afternoon, then a
chance of light rain and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
late afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 60. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Lows around 50. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to near 30 mph. Chance of
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
.TUESDAY...Becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s.
Titus-
Including the city of Mount Pleasant
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light rain likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the lower
50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph and gusty. Chance of precipitation
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of light rain in
the morning. Highs in the lower 60s.
Morris-
Including the cities of Daingerfield, Lone Star, Naples,
and Omaha
.REST OF TONIGHT...Patchy fog from late evening through the early
morning. Chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms from late
evening through the early morning, then a slight chance of
showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Lows
in the mid 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
.THURSDAY...Isolated thunderstorms through mid morning. Showers
likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
higher gusts. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Slight chance of light rain in the morning, then a
chance of light rain in the afternoon. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the late afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 60.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light rain
in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
Camp-
Including the city of Pittsburg
morning. Cloudy with chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
likely through mid afternoon, then a chance of showers in the
late afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. Chance of precipitation
15 mph.
Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
Cass-
Including the cities of Atlanta, Linden, Hughes Springs,
and Queen City
in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 mph becoming northeast 10 to
15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
chance of light rain in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 60.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of
Marion-
Including the city of Jefferson
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THURSDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms during the late evening, then a chance of showers
and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy dense fog
during the late evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight.
Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 mph becoming north
after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Areas of dense fog through mid morning. Isolated
thunderstorms through mid morning. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the
upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds 5 to
.FRIDAY...Slight chance of light rain in the morning. Chance of
light rain early in the afternoon, then a slight chance of light
rain in the late afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
thunderstorms. Cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of light rain and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Upshur-
Including the cities of Gilmer and Big Sandy
morning. Slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms
during the late evening, then a chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
thunderstorms in the late afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the lower
60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
Wood-
Including the cities of Mineola, Winnsboro, Quitman, and Hawkins
thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
10 to 15 mph with gusts to near 30 mph. Chance of precipitation
60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
Smith-
Including the city of Tyler
morning. Chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms after
midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds 10 mph. Chance
.THURSDAY...Chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms through
mid morning, then showers likely in the late morning. Chance of
showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. Chance of
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 10 to
in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
Gregg-
Including the city of Longview
thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West
winds 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of
Cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
chance of light rain in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the lower
60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
Harrison-
Including the city of Marshall
Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 mph becoming north
.THURSDAY...Areas of dense fog through mid morning. Chance of
showers and isolated thunderstorms through mid morning, then
showers likely in the late morning. Chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph with higher gusts. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Highs in
the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
thunderstorms. Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 mph.
Panola-
Including the city of Carthage
.REST OF TONIGHT...Patchy dense fog during the late evening, then
areas of dense fog after midnight. Chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South
winds around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of
.FRIDAY...A 20 percent chance of light rain in the afternoon.
Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Chance of light rain and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then light rain likely and slight
.SATURDAY...Becoming partly cloudy. Chance of light rain and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper
60s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s.
Rusk-
Including the city of Henderson
thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Temperatures nearly steady
in the mid 60s. South winds 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Cherokee-
Including the cities of Jacksonville and Rusk
.REST OF TONIGHT...Patchy dense fog during the late evening.
Areas of dense fog after midnight. Slight chance of showers and
isolated thunderstorms during the early morning. Chance of
showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy.
Temperatures nearly steady in the mid 60s. South winds 5 mph
becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Slight chance of light rain through mid afternoon, then
a chance of light rain and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
late afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of light rain and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
Angelina-
Including the city of Lufkin
areas of dense fog after midnight. Cloudy. Temperatures nearly
steady in the mid 60s. South winds 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Areas of dense fog through mid morning. Cloudy with
chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 10 mph
becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of showers
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 5 to
Cloudy. Highs around 70. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Chance of light rain in the evening, then light
rain likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 mph. Chance of
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Light rain likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of light rain
in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Chance of precipitation
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Nacogdoches-
Including the city of Nacogdoches
isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Temperatures
nearly steady in the mid 60s. South winds 5 mph. Chance of
afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows around 50. East winds 10 to
Cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the upper
50s. South winds 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of
Shelby-
Including the city of Center
Temperatures nearly steady in the mid 60s. South winds 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Areas of dense fog through mid morning. Showers
likely and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to
Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 mph. Chance of
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
San Augustine-
Including the city of San Augustine
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Sabine-
Including the cities of Hemphill and Pineland
showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 15 mph
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Chance of light rain in the evening, then showers
likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy.
Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 mph. Chance of precipitation
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Light rain likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs around 70. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
LAZ001-002-162030-
Caddo-Bossier-
Including the cities of Shreveport and Bossier City
Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 mph becoming north
up to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
of showers in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2793
|
__label__wiki
| 0.951636
| 0.951636
|
Carlisle 9°c
Our Facebook feedsNews & Star
Our Twitter feedsNews & Star
Contact a reporter
‘Substantial’ support for Carlisle's second Lidl - despite flooding and traffic concerns
By Kris Tatum @kristatumnews Reporter
New store: Plans were unveiled to build Carlisle’s second Lidl store on land beside Warwick Road back in October Picture: Lidl
SUPERMARKET chain Lidl has hailed a public consultation on plans for a second store in Carlisle a success.
The German grocer has expanded rapidly, with scores of new stores across the country in recent years, including several in Cumbria.
The retailer - which currently has one store at Madford Retail Park on Charlotte Street, Denton Holme, in Carlisle - unveiled multi-million pound proposals to create another branch on land adjacent to Botcherby Community Centre, beside Warwick Road, in October.
More than 80 people attended the event to voice their thoughts on the development at the community centre on October 28.
Since a consultation was held, Lidl has said that more than 300 feedback cards have been returned by residents.
Of those 300 written responses, 60 per cent of people indicated their support for the plans, the supermarket said.
If approved, the site off Warwick Road would be developed into a supermarket with 1,256 sq m of sales area and 146 car parking spaces, including disabled and parent and child spaces.
The second branch would create about 40 new full and part time jobs.
Lidl say that it would aim to improve safety for pedestrians and road users at the Warwick Road and Victoria Road junction by supporting the installation of traffic lights.
David Murphy, Lidl GB regional head of property, told The Cumberland News: “We’re grateful that so many people were able to attend and take part in our public consultation event, and it’s great to already see so much support for our plans.
“Through the consultation process many people have said to us that they support our plans because they would like to see more shopping choice in the area.”
Some of the key points that emerged from the consultation were issues around flood risk - after it was revealed that the store would be built on flood-prone land.
However, Lidl state their planning application submission highlights that there will be no increased flood risk due to this development.
After the plans were first made public earlier this year, an online petition was launched to force the supermarket chain to backtrack on their plans for the store in the Botcherby area, with critics citing the potential for flooding and traffic concerns.
The petition was signed by more 390 people after it was set up by 23-year-old Rebecca Mooney.
A previous planning application by Lidl to build on the site was withdrawn in December 2015 and a revised application has now been submitted to Carlisle City Council.
A decision on the development is set to be made by city councillors in due course. Comments can still be viewed on the city council’s website.
Body at the Solway Firth identified as Carlisle woman
‘Hooded Workington attacker had axe and knife’
‘Attacker had an axe and a knife’
Pedestrian in his 60s dead after north Cumbrian crash
Penrith pub burglar caught after owner investigated
Penrith business will get more expert help
Man, 32, failed to stop after his BMW struck cars
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2799
|
__label__wiki
| 0.860655
| 0.860655
|
GDPR cookie consent
This website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and collect information on how you use the website. To consent to our use of cookies, click on the 'Agree and close' button.
Reporting SARs
Leading the UK's fight to cut serious and organised crime
Who we are +
Inclusion, diversity and equality
What we do +
Border vulnerabilities
Bribery, corruption and sanctions evasion
Illegal firearms
Kidnap and extortion
Money laundering and illicit finance
Organised immigration crime
Operation Stovewood: Rotherham child sexual abuse investigation
Intelligence: enhancing the picture of serious organised crime affecting the UK
Investigating and disrupting the highest risk serious and organised criminals
Providing specialist capabilities for law enforcement
Supporting victims and survivors
News +
Careers +
How to join the NCA
Applying and onboarding
Benefits and support
Contact us +
Verify an NCA Officer
Jail for mother and daughter who tried to smuggle drugs into Scottish airports
A mother has been jailed for smuggling cannabis into the UK via Edinburgh Airport, the day before her daughter was caught doing exactly the same in Glasgow.
Xiaodan Wang, 51, of Duke Street in Glasgow, was arrested in possession of around 10 kilos of cannabis on 30 December 2017, telling National Crime Agency investigators that she did not know the drugs were in the bags she was carrying on a flight from Barcelona.
The very next day her daughter Zixian Long, 21, also of Duke Street, was detained by Border Force at Glasgow airport, also in possession of around 10 kilos of cannabis.
The sealed packages were identical to those found on Wang at the time of her arrest. Each seizure was estimated to have a street value of up to £100,000.
NCA investigators were later able to establish that the pair had stayed in the same hotel in Barcelona.
In the months before the pair were held, Wang had made three other trips over to Spain, always returning into Glasgow or Prestwick. Some of the bookings were made using her daughter’s email and phone contact details.
Long was convicted of importing class B drugs and being concerned in the supply of Class B Controlled Drugs at Paisley Sheriff Court after a trial, and was jailed for two years on 8 January 2019.
Wang pleaded guilty to importing class B drugs in November 2019 and today (Thursday 9 January) was sentenced to 32 months in prison at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
NCA Organised Crime Partnership (Scotland) operations manager John McGowan said:
“Drug traffickers like Long and Wang are an important part of a chain that organised criminals rely upon to bring their products into the UK and generate profit.
“The profits they make from cannabis can be re-invested, sometimes into other forms organised crime.
“This is why we are determined to do all we can, with partners such as Border Force, to stop them in their tracks and disrupt their supply routes.”
Murdo MacMillan, Head of Border Force Scotland, said:
“The skills and expertise of our officers have prevented these drugs entering the UK and ending up on our streets.
“Drug trafficking fuels violence and exploitation which is why we work with partners from the National Crime Agency to do all we can to prevent drugs smuggling and bring those responsible to justice.”
Share this page: TOP ˄
Contact the NCA
Suspicious activity reports (SARs)
NCA general enquiries or to verify an NCA officer, available 24/7
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2800
|
__label__wiki
| 0.583654
| 0.583654
|
Germany Netherlands United States
Cleveland Way
England Coast Path
Glyndŵr's Way
Hadrian's Wall Path
North Downs Way
Offa's Dyke Path
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
Pennine Bridleway
South Downs Way
The Ridgeway
Yorkshire Wolds Way
Find out more about the Cleveland Way
Choose and book a National Trail break or be inspired by our suggested itineraries. Read facts about the Trail and watch the Trail video.
Cleveland Way Trail Information
Find out about the Trail and use the interactive map to explore accommodation, services and attractions on the route.
Create your own trip along the Cleveland Way
Use the interactive map to plan your own trip, use the distance calculator and save your itinerary.
Add your information to the Cleveland Way
Promote your accommodation or other business, share your Trail photos and favourite places.
National Trail Shop
Circular Walks
Find out more about the Cotswold Way
Cotswold Way Trail Information
Create your own trip along the Cotswold Way
Add your information to the Cotswold Way
England Coast Path – North East
Discover open sections of the England Coast Path in the North East, from the Scottish border down to the Wash.
England Coast Path – North West
Discover open sections of the England Coast Path in the North West between the Welsh and Scottish borders.
England Coast Path – South East
Discover open sections of the England Coast Path in the South East, from the Wash through East Anglia and Kent and along the south coast to Southampton.
England Coast Path – South West
Discover open sections of the England Coast Path in the South West, along the south coast from Southampton and up to the Welsh border.
Find our more about Glyndŵr's Way
Glyndŵr’s Way Trail Information
Create your own trip along Glyndŵr’s Way
Add your information to Glyndŵr’s Way
Find out more about the Hadrian's Wall Path
Hadrian's Wall Path Information
Create your own trip along the Hadrian's Wall Path
Add your information to Hadrian’s Wall Path
Find out more about the North Downs Way
North Downs Way Information
Create your own trip along the North Downs Way
Add your information to North Downs Way
Find out more about Offa's Dyke Path
Offa’s Dyke Path Information
Create your own trip along Offa’s Dyke Path
Add your information to Offa’s Dyke Path
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path Trail Information
Create your own trip along Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
Add your information to Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
Find our more about the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
Pembrokeshire Coast Path Information
Create your own trip along the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
Add your information to Pembrokeshire Coast Path
Find our more about the Pennine Bridleway
Pennine Bridleway Information
Create your own trip along the Pennine Bridleway
Add your information to Pennine Bridleway
Find out more about the Pennine Way
Pennine Way Information
Create your Own trip along the Pennine Way
Add your information to the Pennine Way
Find our more about the South Downs Way
South Downs Way Information
Create your own trip along the South Downs Way
Add your information to South Downs Way
Completion Certificate
Find out more about the South West Coast Path
South West Coast Path Information
Create your Own trip along the South West Coast Path
Add your information to South West Coast Path
Find out more about the Thames Path
Thames Path Information
Create your own trip along the Thames Path
Add your information to Thames Path
Find out more about The Ridgeway
The Ridgeway Information
Create your own trip along The Ridgeway
Add your information to The Ridgeway
Find our more about the Yorkshire Wolds Way
Yorkshire Wolds Way Information
Create your own trip along the Yorkshire Wolds Way
Add your information to Yorkshire Wolds Way
Trail home page Trail Information Create your own trip Add your information
Create your own trip
Add your information
Classic Cotswold Way: Chipping Campden to Bath
Explore beautiful countryside on a 10 day/11 night journey taking in quintessential villages, stately homes, gardens and castles along the way.
Enquire Now Save to My Rucksack
You will now be redirected to our booking partner where you can find out more information about the itinerary that you are interested in and make an enquiry or a booking.
Our booking partners are UK operators and so their websites will be in English; however, they may be able to speak with you in another language, should you require it. Please enquire with them directly about this.
From this point in your enquiry any personal data that you give to our booking partner will be their responsibility to keep safe and use properly.
We hope this website has helped bring you closer to the National Trails. You can also keep updated by visiting our Facebook page.
The Cotswold Way: Chipping Campden to Bath
This self-guided walking tour traverses the undulating rural landscapes of the Cotswold escarpment, famed for its honey stone cottages, dry stone walls and delicious local delicacies. Discover fabulous places to eat and drink as you make your way through idyllic English countryside to the elegant historic city of Bath. Bespoke daily mileage and holiday duration available.
Experience the quintessential Cotswolds, starting in the village of Chipping Campden at the northern start of the Cotswold Way and ending in the elegant spa city of Bath to the south. The walk traverses varied Cotswold countryside along an established, well-marked path, taking in stately homes, gardens and castles along the way with stops and overnight stays in typical Cotswold towns and villages. The daily mileage is gentle to moderate with the occasional strenuous slope with outstanding views as your reward. On a 10 day/11 night tour, the average daily mileage is around 10 miles (subject to your accommodation), although the mileage can be increased or decreased according to the preference of the walker.
History / Food and drink
Landscape Type
Rolling Countryside
Every step of the journey has been carefully planned to help you make the most of your walking adventure. Click on the blue tabs below for more information.
Maps, Guidebooks and Merchandise
This itinerary is being operated by Compass Holidays, who specialise in walking, cycling and activity short breaks and holidays in a variety of UK, European and worldwide destinations.
With more than 25 years’ experience, Compass Holidays allow you to get under the skin of the history, culture and natural beauty of some of the world’s most iconic and stunning locations.
Compass will arrange your whole tour: you just need to arrange transport to your first location.
To find out more about this itinerary and make an enquiry or a booking, click on the Enquire Now button at the top of the page. The Save to My Rucksack button allows you to save itineraries to view later, or to download them as a PDF.
All accommodation including breakfast; in B&Bs, inns and Hotels of 3, 4 or 5 star quality
Luggage transfers
Fully comprehensive tour pack with maps, available in English, German, French and Italian as standard, with other languages available on request.
Access to a smartphone digital app which offers GPS tracking for the routes (downloaded prior to save on data costs)
Access to our 24/7 helpline in case of any emergencies.
Compass can also arrange airport/train station pick-ups and drop offs at an additional charge.
Starting in the pretty Cotswold market town of Chipping Campden, this 102-mile route follows the ridge of the Cotswold escarpment through delightfully undulating countryside and picturesque villages to Bath. Daily distances are very manageable to allow plenty of time for further discovery and exploration.
Day 1 - Arrive Chipping Campden
Check into your accommodation and explore the lovely shops, tea rooms and beautiful high street in the town. Chipping Campden is a traditional market town, with preserved historic features dating back as far as the 14th century. It is also one of the earliest examples of deliberate town planning with a charter from King Henry II to set out a plan of the town.
Day 2 - Chipping Campden to Stanton
After leaving the town, the Trail takes you out onto the Cotswold escarpment with stunning views from Dover’s Hill. This is where the annual ‘Olimpick’ games were held in 1612, with leapfrog, wrestling and shin-kicking events happening each year. The walk continues across the fields to Broadway Tower and then through the village of Broadway with its historic connections with the Arts & Crafts movement. Stanton is built entirely of Cotswold stone and will be your rest stop for the night. 12 km/ 7.5 miles
Day 3 - Stanton to Winchcombe
After a steep climb up from Wood Stanway onto the escarpment, you will be rewarded with magnificent views across the Vale of Evesham towards the Malverns. Passing the Iron Age hill fort of Beckbury Camp, the Trail continues through farmland to Winchcombe. Stay overnight in this “Walkers are Welcome” certified town and explore its Neolithic, Roman and Medieval past. Explore Sudeley Castle & Gardens, the only private castle in the UK, and final resting place of Catherine Parr, Henry VIII’s final wife. 12 km/7.4 miles.
Day 4 - Winchcombe to Cheltenham
Leave through the Sudeley Estate, climbing steadily to the ancient Neolithic long barrow of Belas Knap to Cleeve Hill – the highest point of The Cotswolds. The route continues across Cleeve Common with extensive views over Cheltenham, and then onto Charlton Kings Common with views across the Severn Vale. Follow the escarpment onto Leckhampton Hill and look out for the distinctive rock pillar known as the Devil’s Chimney before descending into Cheltenham, the most complete Regency Town in the UK. 12 km / 7.5 miles
Day 5 - Cheltenham to Birdlip
The Trail follows quiet tracks, lanes and paths into Crickley Hill Country Park, with its excellent viewpoints and archaeological history, as well as a great café for a pitstop. There is evidence of historic settlements from as early as the Neolithic Period, as well as an Iron Age Hill Fort. The Trail then crosses the undulating grassland of Barrow Wake before heading into woodland to emerge at Birdlip. 9.6 km/6 miles.
Day 6 - Birdlip to Painswick
From Birdlip, the Trail passes the remains of Great Witcombe Roman Villa, through magnificent beech woodlands and on to Coopers Hill, the site of the annual cheese-rolling event. The route then emerges onto the common land of Painswick Beacon, where the ramparts of an Iron Age hill fort can clearly be seen. The section ends in the picturesque town of Painswick, the midpoint of the Cotswold Way. Painswick recently featured in J.K.Rowling’s novel “A Casual Vacancy” and is also home to the Rococo Gardens which are worth a visit. 9.6 km/6 miles
Day 7 - Painswick to Stonehouse
Descend from Painswick to cross the Wash Brook before climbing again onto Edge Common. The Trail then plunges back into woodland emerging at Haresfield Beacon and the iron-age Bulwarks hill-fort, with views of the escarpment and River Severn. The route descends gently through Standish Woods, with beautiful displays of bluebell and wood anemone in the spring, to emerge into the Stroud Valley through grass pastures. The village of Stonehouse actually appears in the Domesday Book of 1086. 9.6 km/6 miles
Day 8 - Stonehouse to Wooton Under Edge
Continue through Dursley then climb steeply up Stinchcombe Hill followed by another ascent to the Tyndale Monument and Brackenbury Camp Hillfort, with views over Wotton-under-Edge.
The Trail then makes for the village of Alderley down a delightful sunken woodland track, before climbing again to the Somerset Monument before heading towards the village of Hawkesbury Upton. Wotton-under-Edge boasts a large number of listed buildings, as well as independent shops and eateries. 17.7 km/11 miles
Day 9 - Wooton Under Edge to Old Sodbury
Passing an ancient drover’s pond, the Cotswold Way follows Bath Lane south towards Horton. Before reaching the National Trust property of Horton Court, probably the oldest vicarage in England, the Trail climbs up to Horton Fort with extensive views opening out over the Severn Vale and beyond. The Trail then crosses farmland to the villages of Horton and Old Sodbury where you will stay for the night. 14.5 km/9 miles
Day 10 - Old Sodbury to Cold Ashton
From Old Sodbury, the Trail passes through the wonderful Capability Brown parkland of Dodington Park before crossing the final few fields into Tormarton. Leave Tormarton to the south along the Marshfield Road, the trails crosses arable land and eventually leads to a path passing round the perimeter wall of Dyrham Park – an ancient deer park. From Dyrham, the Trail climbs through woodland to Cold Ashton. 11.2 km/7 miles
Day 11 - Cold Ashton to Bath
What a finale! The Trail descends into the beautiful secluded valley at Lower Hamswell, passing the promontory hill fort at Little Down and the famous Bath Racecourse. The city can be glimpsed in the valley below and the trail gradually becomes more urban over the final miles, passing parks and regency architecture on its way to Bath Abbey which marks the end of the Cotswold Way. Bath is a fabulous place to stay and many choose to extend their trip to give time to explore the attractions including the famous Roman Baths. 9 km/5.6 miles
Compass Holidays use a variety of pubs, guest houses and B&B’s, all of a minimum 3 star grading standard. All accommodation providers are well established and understand the needs of walkers along the Cotswold Way.
Overnight stays include famous old pubs such as The Eight Bells, The Ebrington Arms, The Churchill Arms – all in Chipping Campden; the Royal George at Birdlip and the Rising Sun Hotel on Cleeve Hill. In Bath itself, the Wheelwrights Arms and The Boathouse are highly regarded.
Air / Sea
The nearest airports for the trail are Birmingham and Bristol, however access is still easy from London. Trains to Cheltenham Spa or Moreton in Marsh provide the best start with the option of a bus to Chipping Campden or alternatively Compass Holidays can arrange a transfer for a small additional charge.
The sea ports of Dover, Portsmouth or Southampton will require a train journey to Cheltenham Spa/Moreton in Marsh and then a bus or transfer as outlined above, or with prior notice Compass can arrange parking for your own car.
A number of local buses and taxis run along the route. Compass Holidays will be more than happy to assist visitors in booking a taxi transfer. Local timetables can also be obtained and shared with visitors. The times are seasonal and vary throughout the year.
Rail /Bus
London Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh (app 1hr 45min) then bus to Chipping Campden (app 45min) or taxi (app 15min; 10 miles).
Birmingham Moor Street to Stratford-Upon-Avon (app 50min) then 7 min walk to bus stop then bus to Chipping Campden (25-45min).
Bristol Temple Meads to Moreton-in-Marsh via Didcot & Oxford (2hrs 30min) then bus to Chipping Campden (app 45min) or taxi (app 15min; 10 miles)
London via M40 & A40 (app 2hr). Birmingham via A435 (app 1hr; 36 miles) or M40 (app 1hr; 50 miles). Bristol via M5 (app 1hr 15min; 65 miles)
By Air & Car:
Heathrow Airport via M40 & A40 (app 1hr 30min; 80 miles). Birmingham Airport via M40 (app 50 mins; 40 miles). Bristol Airport via M5 (app 1 hr 30min; 75 miles
The Cotswold Way is extremely popular during the summer months, however walking in the springtime enables the sights of new blossom and animals. Autumn provides a spectacular explosion of colour. If you are reasonably fit then you will be able to walk the Cotswold Way, there are a number of steep hill climbs, which can prove more challenging.
The overwhelmingly rural landscapes of the Cotswolds are something of a foodie paradise, where a string of enchanting old inns make the most of abundant local produce. Along the route, look out for Gloucestershire Old Spot Sausages, Double Gloucester and Single Gloucester Cheese, Stinking Bishop Cheese, Bibury Trout, Tewkesbury Mustard and a vast array of local ales and beers and ciders. Ask Compass Holidays for recommendations of where to eat within your budget, but be warned there are so many places, it might be hard to make your mind up!
The official guidebook and map for the Trail are available from the National Trails Shop along with a wide range of gifts and other merchandise.
View information on the map by ticking the boxes in the Map Filter. Drag the map and use the zoom tool to navigate.
Added to your Itinerary Planner below
Distance measured: - Miles (- km)
Get route gradient profile
Customise your trip
with our filters.
Toggle between the options below to show available markers.
General info Equestrian Info Cycling Info
B&Bs / Hotels / Pubs
Hostels / Bunkhouse
Visitor facilities
Water Point
Circular / Linear Walks
Link Routes
Accommodation Offering Stabling
Horsebox Parking
Vets and Farriers
Water Stops
Busy road sections/crossings
Sections suitable for equestrians
Additional equestrian routes
Accommodation with secure cycle storage
Accommodation with pick up/drop off services
Cycle Shops / Repair Shops
Cycle Hire Shop
Sections suitable for cyclists
Additional Cycling Routes
Trail route elevation Custom route elevation
The custom route elevation is created when you use the distance calculator (above) to draw a line.
The custom route elevation is created when you use the distance calculator to draw a line.
Other itineraries that may interest you
South West Coast Path: The Wilderness Coast
Take in the wild, dramatic coastline of the Exmoor National Park on a 3-day hike from Minehead to Combe Martin.
Well signed
From the Moors to the Sea
This 6-day tour provides a wonderful introduction to the dramatic moorland and spectacular coastline of the proud old county of…
North Downs Way: Canterbury and the Coast
A stunning 6 or 7 day self-guided walk stretching from the pretty village of Wye to the coast at Dover,…
Home » Classic Cotswold Way: Chipping Campden to Bath
© 2020 National Trails | By Impression
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2801
|
__label__wiki
| 0.705086
| 0.705086
|
Native DSD Music » Artists » Eke Simons
Eke Simons
Pianist Eke Simons has performed as a soloist in the major concert halls throughout the Netherlands and Sweden. She has also appeared as a soloist with orchestra, playing Mozart’s piano concerto KV 491 in C minor. In January 2006 Eke made her solo debut on the Dutch Radio, performing Leoš Janacek’s Sonata I.X.1905. In 2011 Eke won a Dutch interpeter prize for her performance of “Chapters” from Antal Sporck. In 2013, Eke recorded her Debut album with works from Schumann, Liszt, Wiklander and Janácek.
Eke Simons appears as a chamber musician with great artists like cellist Harro Ruijsenaars, pianist Dag Achatz and percussionist Colin Currie. She also works with bigger ensembles like the New European Ensemble. In both the Netherlands as in Sweden, she has performed in the important stages like Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), Utrecht (Vredenburg, Stockholm (Musikaliska) and Gothenburg (Konserthuset). Besides, Eke has given concerts in Germany, Spain, England, Ireland and Belgium. Her concerts has been broadcasted on Dutch radio and television.
During her studies, Eke specialized in the art of “Lied”-accompaniment. She studied intensively with Han Louis Meijer and studied one year at the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels to specialize. Eke forms duos with bariton Quirijn de Lang and alto Carina Vinke. Eke received numerous masterclasses of important singers and accompanists like Julius Drake, Rudolf Jansen, Christian Gerhaher, Udo Reinemann and Nathalie Stutzmann.
Having been inspired by many contemporary pieces, Eke has become a passionate interpreter of compositions from the late 20th and 21st century. She has been invited by the world famous percussionist Colin Currie to join him in performing “Parallel Lines” by Joe Duddell (*1972) for piano and percussion. In November 2008 Eke has given a solo performance at the famous “Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ” in Amsterdam with new work, dedicated to her. She has won an interpreter’s prize for her performance of contemporary music. In 2013 Eke has made a world premier recording from work from Swedish composer Kurt Wiklander (*1950)
Eke Simons received her education at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, where she studied with Geoffrey Douglas Madge, David Kuyken and Han Louis Meijer. She has taken part in master classes by Pascal Devoyon, Stefan Vladar and Steve Reich. In 2007 she finished her Masters degree in Solo Piano with honors.
photo: from TTK0027 booklet
Samuel Penderbayne, Moritz Eggert, Yannis Kyriakides
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2802
|
__label__wiki
| 0.824149
| 0.824149
|
Drugs Suspected in Weezer Bassist’s Death
Band still slated to play Riot Fest Sunday night
By Andrew Greiner • Published at 7:19 am on October 9, 2011
Official Press Photo
Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, 40, was found dead in a Chicago hotel room Saturday afternoon, officials said.
A drug overdose is suspected as the cause, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner. An autopsy Sunday was inconclusive, pending toxicology tests.
Staff at the Raffaello Hotel, at 201 E. Delaware Pl., reportedly found Welsh on the floor of his hotel room after he was late checking out Saturday afternoon.
Montgomery 7 mins ago
SWAT Unit Responds to Incident in Montgomery, Several Streets Closed
Avondale 1 hour ago
Car Crashes Into Building in Avondale
The band, which is scheduled to headline the Riot Fest show at the Congress Theater in Chicago Sunday night, posted a message about death on their Facebook fan page. It reads:
Dear friends and fans,
It saddens me and the guys in Weezer so much to say that our beautiful, creative, hilarious and sweet friend Mikey Welsh has passed away at the very young age of 40. A unique talent, a deeply loving friend and father, and a great artist is gone, but we will never forget him. His chapter in the weezer story ('98 - '01) was vital, essential, wild, and amazing.
Mikey was never one to shy away from the absurd, dangerous or strange, and he did so with a gusto few others had. No one had quite the stage presence of Mikey, nor have there been many who pulled the types of shenanigans he did at shows. If it rocked, he had to try it - and he always found a way to pull it off.
When he emerged from his nervous breakdown that spelled his exit from the rock n roll world, he took on a new role as an astonishing and pure visual artist. It was a glorious flowering of a talent he always possessed, but he had chosen to rock out first, paint later. Our more recent meet-ups at weezer shows, including recently at the Weezer/Flaming Lips show at Jones Beach were always a great time. We will miss him terribly. Our deepest heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends. The world has lost a truly one of a kind guy.
The band's note indicated they would still be playing their show at the Congress Theater later Sunday.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2804
|
__label__wiki
| 0.785613
| 0.785613
|
NBI News
NBInews.com & NewsByInternet.com / We are where the news is
NBI Interviews
Ecologyc
Ecologyc, Entertainment, Sports
Uruguay: Great Victory in the Maracana stadium.
When it seemed that Chile was going to be first of the group and would face Peru, less than 10 minutes to go, Edinson Cavani’s goal came and the roles were reversed: Uruguay first, Chile…
Ecologyc, Entertainment, NBI News
The Kīlauea Volcano continues to be a danger to several areas of Hawwaii.
The Kīlauea Volcano continues to be a danger to several areas of Hawwaii. Civil Defense has had to issue avitude alerts in some areas. For example, a vigorous lava eruption continues the fissures in the…
The Kalilua Volcano is still very active: another river of lava reached the ocean
The Kalilua Volcano and its entire complex is still very active. Numerous fissures have been activated. In the Rift Zone Lower East cc Continued lava eruption and ground cracking in the area of Leilani Estates…
Celebritie Sienna Miller on Formula E
Celebrities Attend ABB FIA Formula E CBMM Niobium Rome E-Prix 2018 In the photo, Sienna Miller and FIA Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag.
Ecologyc, NBI News, Politics
Volkswagen and Hino Motors Announce Partnership in Electric and Autonomous
Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH and Hino Motors Hold News Conference Announcing Partnership in Electric and Autonomous Tech. In the photo, Yoshio Shimo, president and chief executive officer of Hino Motors Ltd. and Andreas Renschler,…
Ecologyc, NBI News, Sports
Punta del Este has a new champion: Jean Éric Vergne
Today Saturday,March 17, was the race of Formula E – 2018 CBMM Niobium Punta del Este E-Prix: And the race of high-speed electric super cars, has a new Champion: Jean Éric Vergne French driver of…
http://www.nbinews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Vidéo-mc-1.mp4
Ecologyc, NBI Interviews, NBI News, Sports
Sebastien Buemi: interview with the Champion of the previous E-Prix of Punta del Este.
By NBI News / www.nbinews.com Today Saturday, March 17 is the big day of the Formula E Hours will be held in Punta del Este, the race of high-speed electric cars, Punta del Este E-Prix, an…
Maro Engel: “It’s my first time in Punta del Este and it’s fantastic, really, really, positive feelings” (listen to the interview)
[/ audio] (Click on the Play icon to listen to the interview with Maro Engel ) By NBI News / www.nbinews.com At the beginning of the race 2018 CBMM Niobium Punta del Este E-Prix, the…
Sam Bird ” Electric vehicles are the future “
Interview with Sam Bird
Formula E – The new concept of Car Racing
In less than two weeks, on march 17, will be held in Punta del Este, the race of high-speed electric cars, an event of the highest level automotive, which locates again to Punta del Este,…
The US and CHINA ready to sign phase 1 of the new trade agreement.
Facebook will hire journalists to guarantee and optimize the news content.
Alberto Fernandez to the WSJ: “Argentina is in a virtual and hidden default”
Argentina: the Dollar and the Country Risk continue to rise.
The verdict of the TAS on Boca vs River is coming in these 90 days.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2805
|
__label__cc
| 0.517341
| 0.482659
|
Protein Eng. 1999 Apr;12(4):313-8.
Site-directed mutagenesis of residues 164, 170, 171, 179, 220, 237 and 242 in PER-1 beta-lactamase hydrolysing expanded-spectrum cephalosporins.
Bouthors AT1, Delettré J, Mugnier P, Jarlier V, Sougakoff W.
Laboratoire de Recherche Moléculaire sur les Antibiotiques, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), Faculté de Médecine Pitié-Salpêtrière, F-75634 Paris cedex 13, France.
The class A beta-lactamase PER-1, which displays 26% identity with the TEM-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs), is characterized by a substrate profile similar to that conferred by these latter enzymes. The role of residues Ala164, His170, Ala171, Asn179, Arg220, Thr237 and Lys242, found in PER-1, was assessed by site-directed mutagenesis. Replacement of Ala164 by Arg yielded an enzyme with no detectable beta-lactamase activity. Two other mutants, N179D and A164R+N179D, were also inactive. Conversely, a mutant with the A171E substitution displayed a substrate profile very similar to that of the wild-type enzyme. Moreover, the replacement of Ala171 by Glu in the A164R enzyme yielded a double mutant which was active, suggesting that Glu171 could compensate for the deleterious effect of Arg164 in the A164R+A171E enzyme. A specific increase in kcat for cefotaxime was observed with H170N, whereas R220L and T237A displayed a specific decrease in activity towards the same drug and a general increase in affinity towards cephalosporins. Finally, the K242E mutant displayed a kinetic behaviour very similar to that of PER-1. Based on three-dimensional models generated by homology modelling and molecular dynamics, these results suggest novel structure-activity relationships in PER-1, when compared with those previously described for the TEM-type ESBLs.
10.1093/protein/12.4.313
Amino Acids/chemistry
Cephalosporins/metabolism*
Escherichia coli/chemistry
Models, Molecular
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed*
Protein Structure, Tertiary
beta-Lactamases/chemistry*
beta-lactamase PER-1
beta-Lactamases
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2806
|
__label__cc
| 0.745072
| 0.254928
|
Genes Cells. 1998 Feb;3(2):99-110.
DNA polymerase epsilon encoded by cdc20+ is required for chromosomal DNA replication in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Sugino A1, Ohara T, Sebastian J, Nakashima N, Araki H.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Japan. asugino@biken.osaka-u.ac.jp
DNA polymerase II (PolII), the homologue of mammalian DNA polymerase epsilon, is essential for chromosomal DNA replication in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and also participates in S-phase checkpoint control. An important issue is whether chromosomal DNA replication in other eukaryotes, including the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe--in which the characteristics of replication origins are poorly defined--also requires DNA polymerase epsilon. It has been shown that DNA polymerase epsilon is not required for the in vitro replication of SV40 DNA by human cell extracts.
We have cloned and sequenced S. pombe pol2+, which is identical to the cell-cycle gene cdc20+, encoding the catalytic polypeptide of DNA polymerase epsilon (Pol epsilon). The predicted amino acid sequence of Pol epsilon is highly homologous to that of S. cerevisiae PolII and human Pol epsilon. Consistent with this, the Pol epsilon polypeptide was recognized by polyclonal antibodies against S. cerevisiae PolII holoenzyme (PolII*). The terminal morphology of cells containing the disrupted pol2 gene was similar to that of DNA replication mutant cells and cdc20 mutant cells. Furthermore, the Pol epsilon activity from temperature-sensitive S. pombe cdc20 mutant cells was temperature-sensitive, and chromosomal DNA replication in the mutant cells was inhibited at the restrictive temperatures.
These data strongly suggest that Pol epsilon is required for normal chromosomal DNA replication in S. pombe, as is PolII in S. cerevisiae. Thus, eukaryotic chromosomal DNA is replicated differently from that of viral SV40 DNA.
Cdc20 Proteins
Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics
DNA Polymerase II/chemistry
DNA Polymerase II/genetics*
DNA Polymerase II/isolation & purification
Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
Genes, Fungal
Schizosaccharomyces/enzymology*
Schizosaccharomyces/genetics
Transformation, Genetic
CDC20 protein, S cerevisiae
PomBase, University of Cambridge
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2807
|
__label__wiki
| 0.9543
| 0.9543
|
New Orleans Saints: 5 Biggest “Bright Spots” on the 2016 Roster
5 Reasons to look forward to next season.
Another fine article from Big Easy Believer.com.
Who’s Accountable For Saints Missing Playoffs for 3rd Straight Year?
It appears the New Orleans Saints will once again enjoy the NFL playoffs from the comforts of the indoors. Whose to blame?
Big Easy Beliver takes a look at those responsible.
Hey Buddy D! – First Episode of the 1995 Saints Season
The first episode of season #2 of “Hey Buddy D!” that aired after the first preseson game of 1995. Buddy breaks down the Saints after a loss to the Green Bay Packers.
New Orleans Saints Offense in 1978
An up close look at the Line of Scrimmage during the 1978 New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers
Archie Manning Highlights Video
The 5 Greatest Saints Pass-Rushers of All-Time – BigEasyBeliever.com
Top 10 All Time New Orleans Saints List – Most Kick Returns in a Career
Micheal Lewis is #1 on the Top 10 All Time New Orleans Saints for Most Kick Returns in team history.
Top 10 All-Time Saints Leaders – Most Pass Completions in a Season
The Top 10 NFL Seasons for Yards Passing by New Orleans Saints Quarterbacks
Top 10 All Time New Orleans Saints List – Most Kick Returns in a Season
The Top 10 New Orleans Saints All Time Team List for Most kick Returns in a Season
Top 10 New Orleans Saints Leaders – Most Touchdowns Rushing in a Career
Top 10 New Orleans Saints running backs for most touchdowns rushing in a career. Deuce McAllister leads the list with...
Top 10 All Time New Orleans Saints List – Most Kick Returns for Touchdowns in a Career
Most Career Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns by New Orleans Saints Players
Top 10 All Time New Orleans Saints Lists – Most Punts in a Career
Top 10 List for Saints Punters. Most Punts in a Career
Top 10 All-Time Saints Leaders – Most Times Sacked in a Season
Top 10 All-Time New Orleans Saints Team Leaders for the Most Times Sacked in a Season
New Orleans Saints 1967 Team Roster
2017 New Orleans Saints Season Roster
The 1969 New Orleans Saints NFL Season
The 1969 New Orleans Saints posted 5 victories and receiver Danny Abramowicz led the NFL with 73 Receptions. a total of 5 Saints Players made the Pro Bowl.
The New Orleans Saints 2000 Season
Jim Haslett’s first year with the Saints ends up with a 10-6 record and a NFC West Division Title.
in Jim Haslett’s second year as head coach of the 2001 New Orleans Saints was marked by a 4 game slide to finish the season and miss the playoffs,
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2816
|
__label__cc
| 0.731318
| 0.268682
|
< Back To NHLBI SBIR/STTR Resources
SBIR Success Stories
Injectable oxygen sensor could improve monitoring for peripheral artery disease
These tiny injectable sensors are capable of detecting tissue oxygen levels in patients with peripheral artery disease. Source: Profusa, Inc It is a serious...
Treating pulmonary hypertension: New delivery system to change how babies receive nitric oxide therapy
Shown is a close-up photograph of a sleeping baby with a nasal cannula. Each year, roughly 100,000 babies worldwide are diagnosed with a life-threatening...
NHLBI research grants advance sickle cell treatment from lab to patients
More than 100,000 people in the United States and an estimated 20 million worldwide suffer from sickle cell disease, a group of inherited, often life...
NHLBI funding leads to promising drug candidate to prevent sickle cell pain
Pain is one of the unfortunate hallmarks of sickle cell disease, often growing in intensity as patients age. It is a leading cause of emergency room visits and...
Credit: Duke University
Next-generation replacement blood vessels target kidney and heart disease
Shown is a bioengineered blood vessel, manufactured by Humacyte, as doctors implant it in the arm of a volunteer undergoing dialysis. Credit: Duke University...
A technology platform that helps to identify safer and more effective drug treatments
These specialized metal devices, developed through NIH SBIR funding, are designed to simulate the dynamics of human blood flow to improve the accuracy of drug...
Credit: COOK Regentec
NHLBI Small Business program supported development of new stem cell preservation technologies
Stem cell preservation enables advances in regenerative medicine Regenerative medicine offers the promise of harnessing the body’s own resources to heal itself....
New Drug Has Potential to Slow Development of Coronary Heart Disease
Through support from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), AlphaCore Pharma, a...
Credit: Charles River Laboratories
Lab Tests Seek to Improve Safety, Lower Trial Costs for New Drugs
Dangerous cardiac side effects are a major cause of drug trial failures and recalls of marketed drugs. Pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. Food and Drug...
Smaller, Cheaper Heart Assist Pumps Could Improve Lives of Heart Failure Patients
Patients with heart failure sometimes need an external pump to assist the heart in circulating blood throughout the body. With small business research funding...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2821
|
__label__wiki
| 0.873308
| 0.873308
|
London brawling: Yankees sweep Red Sox in MLB’s first-ever Europe trip
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, left, and Aaron Hicks celebrate after scoring on a single by Gary Sanchez during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in London, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) APAP
By Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
LONDON — The Yankees went England, piled into one of those red double-decker buses and backed over the Red Sox’s dignity.
A 12-8 win over Boston at Olympic Stadium on Sunday afternoon gave the Yankees the sweep in the two-game London Series, the first of its kind in MLB history.
DJ LeMahieu recorded three hits, extending his hitting streak to 14 games. DIdi Gregorius crushed an eighth-inning home run. The Yankees held a eight-run lead into the eighth inning until Chance Adams coughed up four runs and suddenly made it a game.
But the Yankees were able to turn to a Brit — make that reliever Zack Britton — to bail them out of danger before Aroldis Chapman held down the ninth inning. Opener Stephen Tarpley got knocked around.
Teased for a year as baseball’s greatest showcase crossing the Atlantic, it ended up a total beatdown by the surging Yankees.
The first-place Yankees moved to a whopping 11 games ahead of the third-place Red Sox in the American League East, just one season after Boston won 108 games and the World Series. The Yankees started the day seven games up on the second-place Rays.
The Yankees have won 13 of their last 14 games since June 15. At 52-28, they have the best record in the AL.
A seven-run outburst in the seventh inning — highlighted by Gary Sanchez’s two-run single and LeMahieu’s ground-rule, two-run double — put the Yankees ahead for good.
Down 4-2 entering the frame, manager Aaron Boone watched DJ LeMahieu start the inning with a double. Then Aaron Judge walked before Aaron Hicks doubled down the right-field line to score LeMahieu. Earlier in his at-bat, HIcks fouled a ball off his right calf and went to the ground.
Then Sanchez knocked in a pair of runs with his line drive to shallow left to pull the Yankees ahead, 5-4. The beating didn’t stop.
Following an Edwin Encarnacion walk and a strikeout, Gleyber Torres dunked a single into shallow right and Gio Urshela drove in two runs with a line-drive hit to center field.
Brett Gardner walked and LeMahieu hit a line drive that bounced just before the warning track and landed in the right-field seats for two more runs. And after the Red Sox walked Aaron Judge to load the bases, Aaron Hicks’ deep sacrifice fly gave them a 10-4 lead.
Down early
The Red Sox clubbed three home runs off Tarpley for four runs in the first inning. Xander Bogaerts’ two-run blast came first, landing just over the right-field wall to give Boston a 2-0 lead. Then J.D. Martinez immediately followed with a shot to right-center field. After Michael Chavis flew out, Christian Vasquez vaporized a solo homer.
Tarpley had surrendered just one home run in 85 career batters faced in the majors prior to Sunday, according to researcher Katie Sharp. In the first inning, he faced just seven hitters and gave up three bombs.
Punching back
With the bases loaded and no outs in the second inning, the Yankees had a chance to drub Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez the way they did Rick Porcello on Saturday. But he escaped with only some damage.
Gio Urshela hit a fielders choice grounder to shortstop to bring in Edwin Encarnacion from third base. Urshela was safe at first because Bogaerts and second baseman Eduardo Nunez botched the double play transfer.
Then Brett Gardner followed with an RBI singling, bringing in Didi Gregorius. It was 4-2 Red Sox.
Yankees are off Monday. On Tuesday, they’ll start a two-game set with the Mets in Queens.
Brendan Kuty may be reached at bkuty@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @BrendanKutyNJ. Find NJ.com Yankees on Facebook.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2825
|
__label__wiki
| 0.71439
| 0.71439
|
I HAVE A CODE
GET INVITED
Personal Loan Jaipur, 21 January 2020 from shamrao Vithal Co-op Bank
{{personallocity.cityname}}
Advance Salary Loan from shamrao Vithal Co-op Bank in Jaipur
Jaipur is the capital city of Rajasthan. It was named after King Jai Singh in 1727, who was the then ruler of Amer. The former Royal family still lives in Jaipur in the famous City Palace. With a whopping population of more than 3 million, Jaipur is the tenth most populous city in India. It is often referred to as the Pink City, due to its dominantly pink colored buildings. Located very close to the Great Indian Desert, Jaipur has a hot semi-arid climate with very less rainfall during the monsoon months. The ancient forts and relics in and around Jaipur make it a flamboyant city which attracts thousands of tourist every year. The royal observatory or the Jantar Mantar, the honeycomb-like Hawa Mahal and the gorgeous Amer Fort are Jaipur?s star attractions, which are also UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Jaipur also connects tourists to other attractive tourist destinations in the vicinity like Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Udaipur and Mount Abu. Interestingly, Jaipur is a Vastu-complaint city which was meticulously planned by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya in 1727 based on the Indian Vastu Shastra. Rajasthani, Dhundhari, Marwari, Hindi and English are the languages spoken in the city. Jaipur is famous for its spread of delectable Rajasthani cuisine - the Dal Baati Churma and Ghevar are the most sought out dishes in the restaurants of Jaipur. Jaipur is a colorful city where one may find a beautiful juxtaposition of the old and the new - modern cars and buses alongside camels, trendy motorbikes and buzzing autorickshaws, modern buildings and ancient forts, shopping complexes and rustic markets - all these add up to enhance the beautiful essence and spirit of the city.
Get your free Credit report that cost Rs 1200 for FREE
1. Build your Credit Score
2. Reduce your Current Borrowing / EMI Costs
Get my free credit score
Low interest rate Premium Bike Loan in Jaipur, 21 January 2020 from shamrao Vithal Co-op Bank
The Shamrao Vithal Co-op. Bank Ltd. or SVC Cooperative Bank Limited, is a banking company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 a scheduled bank, and one of the oldest Urban Co-operative Bank in India built in 1906. The bank was set up when co-operation was just started in the country. It was established with the primary aim of helping the less fortunate members of the community under the ambit of its economic enterprises. It was also to encourage savings and to create funds for providing financial aid to deserving members.Mr. Rao Bahadur Shripad Subbarao Talmaki was the chief architect of the Bank. The Bank was initially registered as a Co-operative Credit Society on 27 December 1906. The Bank is present in 10 States of India. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Goa, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. In 1907, cumulative deposit scheme, fixed deposit scheme and saving bank deposit were introduced by the bank. After that in 1911, the facilities for remittance were made available to the members by the draft. In 1913, the cash credit scheme was introduced by the bank. In 1956, facilities were thrown open to all communities. In 1988, the Shamrao Vithal bank was conferred the scheduled bank status.
Get your invite to mymoneykarma
About mymoneykarma
EMI Calculator for Home Loan
EMI Calculator for Car Loan
EMI Calculator for Personal Loan
Home loan checkup
Aadhar Enabled Payment System
E Wallet
USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data)
UPI (Unified Payment Interface)
Bank Logins
SBI Online
ICICI netbanking
HDFC netbanking
Andhra Bank Login
Canara Bank Login
Citi Bank Login
IDBI Bank Login
LIC Login
Indusind Bank Login
Kotak Bank Login
Yes Bank Login
PNB NetBanking
Bank of Baroda NetBanking
Gold Rate in India
Gold Rate Bangalore
Gold Rate Chennai
Gold Rate Mumbai
Gold Rate Delhi
Gold Rate Hyderabad
Email us at askus[at]mymoneykarma[dot]com
Disclaimer: The credit score provided by mymoneykarma is from Equifax. Visitors looking for their credit scores from any other Credit Information Company, are requested to refer to the official website of the concerned company for further details. Any reference to these Credit Information Companies on mymoneykarma website are strictly informative; mymoneykarma doesn't directly transact with them.
© 2018mymoneykarma, All Rights ReservedTerms and ConditionsPrivacy PolicySecurityDisclaimer
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2828
|
__label__cc
| 0.65375
| 0.34625
|
Dog Foods & Nutrition
Home Dogs Best Dog Foods & Nutrition Purina Pro Plan Dog Food Review
Purina Pro Plan Dog Food Review
Purina Pro Plan FOCUS Adult Dry Dog Food
Purina Pro Plan Dry Puppy Food
Purina Pro Plan SAVOR Adult Canned Wet Dog Food
Show contents
Your guide to this review today is by veterinarian Dr Tracy Douglas
Published 12:54 pm
1 Purina Pro Plan FOCUS Adult Dry Dog Food
2 Purina Pro Plan SAVOR Shredded Adult Dry Dog Food
3 Purina Pro Plan SAVOR Adult Canned Wet Dog Food
4 Purina Pro Plan SPORT Formula Dry Dog Food
5 Purina Pro Plan Dry Puppy Food
It is never easy to zero-in on the best dog food brand since everyone is entitled to his or her own ideals of what constitutes the ‘best’. If one’s definition of ‘best’ includes having decades of unquestionable commitment to scientifically-based canine diets, emphasis on the importance of high-quality meats as first ingredient, and staffed by highly-qualified professionals from the veterinary and nutrition sciences, then Purina Pro Plan should fit your definition perfectly. In this Purina Pro Plan dog food review, we’ll first take a look at the brand’s best-sellers to set the tone for understanding what Purina Pro Plan actually means to avid pet parents like you.
Designed specifically for hounds with hypersensitivity reactions or allergies, the Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach formulation provides a healthy balance of high-quality, hypoallergenic proteins and carbs. It is one of the very few products of Purina that doesn’t come with allergenic grains like wheat, corn, and soy or even allergenic proteins like beef and chicken.
At the very least, one can also find comfort in the fact that this FOCUS formulation has one of the best essential fatty acid profiles at 2:1 whereas other brands will usually have an omega-6 to omega-3 ratio of 10 to 16 is to 1. Higher levels of omega-6 fatty acids in relation to omega-3 have been implicated in the rising incidence of inflammatory reactions. The Purina Pro Plan ingredients for this formula utilize wild-caught salmon, oatmeal, ground rice, and barley, making sure your dog will easily digest these and perfect for taming allergies.
Amount of calories: 429 per cup
Minimum protein content: 26%
Minimum fat content: 16%
Maximum fiber content: 4%
Maximum moisture content: 12%
Top 5 ingredients: salmon, ground rice, barley, oat meal, and canola meal
2:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids
Glucosamine, minerals, linoleic acid, vitamins
Brand: PURINA Pro Plan
Purina Pro Plan SAVOR Shredded Adult Dry Dog Food
Purina Pro Plan dog food reviews regard the SAVOR Shredded Blend very highly because of its well-balanced formulation of proteins and fats as well as healthy dosing of vitamins, minerals, and glucosamine sourced from high-quality fish meal. Its calorie content on a per-weight basis is substantially lower than other products of the line. True to its class, the SAVOR capitalizes on the awesome taste of chicken that dogs have learned to love through the decades.
Do take note, however, that this formulation is not necessarily ideal for dogs with sensitive tummies or skin as the formula comes with wheat, corn, and soy. Also, chicken is a known allergen so it’s best to skip it if your pet happens to be allergic to these. But, looking at the number of Purina dog food reviews, the SAVOR commands the respect of many pet parents further underscoring the unparalleled understanding of Nestle Purina about what pet parents and their respective dogs really need.
Top 5 ingredients: chicken, whole grain wheat, brewer’s rice, soybean meal, and poultry byproduct meal
Glucosamine, linoleic acid, vitamins, minerals
Weight: 18.5 pounds
Give your pet a yummy meal that could very well be its version of a culinary masterpiece with the SAVOR Classic Beef & Rice Entrée. Rich in calories sourced from 3 protein sources – beef, chicken, and liver – the SAVOR Entrée is the perfect meal for convalescing dogs that may have poor appetite because of changes in their taste buds secondary to the effects of medications or the disease process itself. It may show only a minimum of 9% proteins, but this only refers to its dry weight matter composition.
Its actual protein content can easily reach a minimum of 40%, making it substantially higher than any dry dog food around. It’s the perfect meal for aging dogs, too as the moist and soft texture of the Classic makes its super easy to chew and swallow. The proteins are also very easy to digest and the only carbs it contains is rice which is number 6 in its ingredient list. This is the meal that dogs would never turn away from.
Amount of calories: 435 per can
Minimum protein content: 9%
Minimum fat content: 6%
Maximum fiber content: 1.5%
Top 5 ingredients: beef, water, liver, chicken, and meat byproducts
Purina Pro Plan SPORT Formula Dry Dog Food
Boasting of the most ideal ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids at 1:1, the SPORT Performance formulation of Purina Pro Plan places it as one of the brand’s best-selling especially among parents of highly active dogs. Working dogs, hunting dogs, and gun dogs as well as playfully rambunctious hounds will benefit a lot from the high calorie, high protein, and moderate fat content of the SPORT Performance formula.
The essential fatty acid ratio of the formulation gives it exceptional immune system, digestive system, cardiovascular system, and nervous system benefits that active hounds need. It’s got glucosamine to help maintain the integrity of the joints, one of the essential requirements of highly agile and physically active hounds. Calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C, and selenium as well as other minerals and vitamins help provide for an energy-dense meal that active dogs need. Purina dog food reviews place the SPORT Performance as one of the best especially if your dog doesn’t have any issues with consuming corn.
Top 5 ingredients: chicken, brewer’s rice, corn gluten meal, animal fat, poultry byproduct meal
Glucosamine, vitamins, minerals, linoleic acid
Weight: 1 pounds
The Purina Pro Plan Puppy formulation in delicious chicken and rice recipe is a great way to nurture the growing needs of pups especially those belonging to large breeds. This Pro Plan puppy food comes with a slightly higher protein content and slightly lower fat content than adult formulations while also beefing it up with the much-needed DHA for puppies’ optimum brain and eye development.
The FOCUS Puppy provides the right amounts of energy for rambunctious pups while helping them build muscles and other organs. The prebiotics included in the formulation should help provide for easier digestion especially since the formula comes with corn gluten. The Pro Plan Puppy formula is just right for facilitating the optimum development of large breed pups.
Top 5 ingredients: chicken, corn, brewer’s rice, whole grain corn, and corn gluten meal
DHA, linoleic acid, glucosamine, minerals, vitamins
Purina Pro Plan Dog Food Buying Guide
Purina Pro Plan is just one of the many products of Nestle Purina PetCare which was established in 2001 when Ralston Purina was acquired by Swiss giant Nestle. Ralston Purina has been producing high quality dog food since 1894. Established by William H. Danforth as Purina Mills, the brand is well known for its ‘pet chows’ from the Purina Dog Chow to the Purina Cat Chow and Purina Horse Chow. There are also ‘chows’ for rabbits, pigs, and monkeys. In 2001, Ralston Purina was finally acquired by Nestle in a definitive merger agreement. Today, Nestle Purina is the world’s second largest pet food company and is the US’ number 1 pet food company. Nestle, as a whole, is number 64 in the global Fortune 500 while it sits number 33 in Forbes’ Global 2000.
The brand is well-known for its friendly price point, but mostly for its unique formulation of dog food that pet parents around the world can attest to. It has a team of more than 400 pet nutritionists, behaviorists, and veterinarians working round-the-clock to formulate and design high quality pet foods that come with remarkably delicious taste. Each formulation is designed to meet the fundamental nutrient requirements of pets.
Why Choose this Brand?
Ralston Purina’s 107-year history of dedicated commitment to the production of innovative and nutritious dog and cat food is enough reason to choose the brand. Add to this the renowned expertise of transnational consumer and food giant Nestle and one can expect only the best.
The brand also uses only premium quality animal proteins as its prime ingredient, never substituting it for plant-based proteins. This underscores the brand’s knowledge of the unique dietary requirements of dogs. And while it remains to be seen whether they will include novel proteins like bison, venison, buffalo, and elk in their future formulations, you’ll find inner peace knowing that you’re giving your pet only the best quality animal proteins in the land.
If you look at Purina dog food reviews you’ll notice that it consistently ranks positively among ordinary pet parents and notable veterinarians alike. Most highlight the exceptional palatability of the formulations, making their dogs consume the right amounts of proteins, fats, carbs, and micronutrients necessary for their development. And this is not just some big talk either, with pet parents describing noticeable improvements in their pets’ skin, coat, and overall health. This is another reason why you may want to choose this brand.
Pro Plan comes in 4 different variants: Savor, Focus, Sport, and Natural. This gives you the advantage to choose the right formulation for your pet. Savor is perfect for the everyday needs of dogs with its well-balanced formulation and superb taste. Natural is ideal for pets with sensitive skin and tummies as these products are carefully tailored for such special health needs. Sport variants are packed with energy and proteins that are required by dogs that need to improve endurance and promote strength. They’re the best for highly active hounds. Focus is Purina Pro Plan’s highly-specialized nutrition that is carefully formulated to suit the unique needs of certain dogs.
Ingredient Analysis
An analysis of Purina Pro Plan ingredients reveal that it has a generally well-balanced formulation that puts emphasis on the utilization of only premium-quality, protein-rich animal sources as its principal ingredient. Where other brands can put grains or carbs as the first, Purina Pro Plan strives to include only animal proteins at the top of its list. However, there are certain points that need to be understood about the brand’s formulations.
High quality proteins
The emphasis of Purina Pro Plan is in the use of premium-quality animal proteins as its first ingredient on the list. This is unlike other brands that put rice or potatoes or some other ingredient as the number one in the list. From real chicken to beef and salmon, Purina Pro Plan uses only high quality proteins. Unfortunately, we have yet to see a formulation that incorporates highly unusual, novel proteins like bison, venison, wild boar, and buffalo, just to name a few. Regardless, having real chicken or beef in your dog’s meal is a lot better than having carbs as the principal ingredient.
Sadly, we’ve noticed some ingredients that are quite a cause of concern. Some products of Purina Pro Plan list “poultry byproducts” or “meat byproducts” as some of the ingredients. We don’t have anything against the use of ‘byproducts’ per se, provided that we are clear about the source of these byproducts. Listing ‘chicken byproduct’ is different from ‘poultry byproduct’ as you cannot really be sure what fowls are included in the ‘poultry’ blend. The same is true with ‘meat byproducts’. What kind of meat is included in the formulation? Beef? Pork? Chicken? Salmon? In very much the same way as we advocate that the animal protein be clearly identified, byproduct meals should also be appropriately identified.
Moderate to high calories
Each formulation of Purina Pro Plan contains moderate to high calories, typically ranging between 400 and 500 per cup. Other brands will usually have their formulations in the mid-300s to low-400s. While it is understandable that some folks may have concerns about the otherwise high calorie content of Purina Pro Plan, measures can still be instituted to help minimize the risk of obesity. When taken together with the moderate protein content of majority of its formulation at below-30%, one might conclude that the bulk of the calories are found in carbs.
Wide variety of carbs
This is one of the Purina Pro Plan ingredients that are sparking quite a controversy. Majority of their formulations come with corn, wheat, or soy or a combination of the three. This can have a substantial impact on pet parents who are wary of such ingredients. The good news is that, in formulations where these allergenic grains are absent, potentially allergenic proteins like chicken and beef are also absent. This means the company actually knows that when it comes to hypoallergenic dog diets, the removal of all potential allergens is a must. This is unlike other brands that say they are grain-free yet still include allergenic chicken and beef in their formulas. On the bright side, Purina Pro Plan does include healthier carbs in its diets like brown rice, barley, oatmeal, peas, and the like.
Vitamins and minerals are also included in the formulation of Purina Pro Plan. From the B vitamins to the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K and vitamin C, Purina Pro Plan’s micronutrient formulation supports optimum physiologic processes in the dog’s body. What is commendable is the exceptional ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids that are found in certain Pro Plan products. Most dog foods mimic the fatty acid ratio of 10:1 to 16:1 found in human diets. This proportion of fatty acids promotes inflammatory conditions. Since many products of Purina Pro Plan comes with a 1:1 or at least 2:1 ratio, this gives the brand a much more ideal proportion of fatty acids. This greatly enhances the anti-inflammatory and immune system-boosting benefits of these nutrients.
A well-balanced formulation that emphasizes high-quality animal proteins as the first ingredient
Optimal levels of high-quality proteins necessary for ideal growth and development in dogs
Includes prebiotics in its formulation for better digestion
Formulations that are carefully adjusted to suit the nutrient requirements of certain dogs
Provides better omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratios whenever appropriate
Includes glucosamine in many product formulations
History of producing high-quality products at very friendly prices
Science-backed dog food recipes
Most preparations come with corn, wheat, or soy
Some preparations come with unspecified ‘poultry’ and ‘meat’ byproducts
Canned formulation comes listed with ‘added color’ without specifying the source or nature of the coloring
Purina Pro Plan is a brand of dog food that one can rely on for exceptional taste and a well-balanced profile. The use of animal proteins as the first ingredient is laudable, although the addition of allergenic ingredients like corn, soy, and wheat may be distasteful for pet parents who are averse to such ingredients. Overall, however, the Purina Pro Plan delivers the right kind of nutrition for modern pets at a price that is surprisingly friendly on the pocket.
Other Brands You May Like
Royal Canine
Merrick Dog
96 User Voted
Add Your Rating:
Dr Tracy Douglas
General Practice Veterinarian, currently working at the Glenwood Veterinary Clinic, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Dr. Douglas began her veterinary career as a Veterinary Nurse in Highton Veterinary Clinic, Highton Victoria, and then as an Emergency Veterinarian in Uintah Pet Emergency, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Tracy is particularly interested in surgery, neurology and internal medicine, which gives her a well-rounded knowledge on animal health and well-being. She received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Melbourne, while her undergraduate bachelor of science is from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
Cesar Dog Food Review
Nulo Dog Food Review
Beneful Dog Food Review
Nutrisca Dog Food Review
NutriSource Dog Food Review
Whole Earth Farms Dog Food Review
Other Dog Food Reviews
Merrick Dog Food
Nutro Dog Food
Kirkland Dog Food
Pure Balance Dog Food
Acana Dog Food
Orijen Dog Food
Hill's Science
Fromm Dog Food
The World’s Best Product Reviews, Equipment And Advice For Your Pets
7000 Stinson Hartis Road, Suite
G-6191, Indian Trail, NC 28079, USA
ABOUT US SITEMAP PRIVACY POLICYDISCLOSURE MEDICAL DISCLAIMER CONTACT US
Follow #MyPetNeedsThat
© Copyright 2019 MyPetNeedsThat.com
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2829
|
__label__wiki
| 0.675503
| 0.675503
|
The great return of Prada Linea Rossa
The story of its history and bright future
Fashion September 6th, 2018
Author Peter Dahlgren
For many of us who have long had a deep admiration for Prada, the discontinuation of Prada’s original sports line, Linea Rossa, has been sorely missed. Introduced in 1997, it was the first time a luxury house ventured into athletic gear, and therefore so much ahead of its time when looking at the current infatuation between high fashion and streetwear. Perhaps too ahead, in that the decision was made to discontinue it in the mid-’00s to the disappointment of many, especially, younger fans.
For Italians, in particular, the Linea Rossa came into people's consciousness around the early to mid 2000's where there was a huge interest in the America's Cup Sailing race which was presented by Prada, and especially when the charismatic captain from Napoli, Francesco de Angelis was seen adorned head to toe in Linea Rossa gear, it became a bit of an overnight sensation, especially among the more well-off lads of Napoli.
Prada Sport, as it is known in English, was also interesting with its connection to sub-cultures in other countries, championed by UK drum&bass and garage, it also offered groups of football fans to be associated with something other than Stone Island and CP. It became a winning trifecta for these cultures, where Prada's sleek designs, bit less expensive prices than the mainline, and with the practicality of sportswear, meant you could look sharp while still being able to rave all night.
When Prada in February of this year announced and presented the resurrection of Linea Rossa for the FW18 season, many of us were more than a little excited. With the current trend of luxury brands opening their eyes to the wants of consumers to have designer clothing with technical functionality, there are few brands that are as well suited to rise to the challenge as Prada. The new collection sees Miuccia Prada aiming more towards a younger demographic of street-oriented youth, where for a generation of smartphone-savvy Instagram users, haute couture, techwear, and streetwear have blended together and a new generation is eager to see collections presented with a coherent voice coming from each.
Each garment is super-functional, conceived thanks to a methodology that can really only be described as avant-garde, incorporating the most cutting-edge industrial and scientific processes in contemporary textile production to help guide design decisions, in a synthesis between form and function. The collection offers an entire wardrobe, from outerwear to footwear, up to a few pieces designed for the needs of specific activities, like skiing and snowboarding. And what would a Linea Rossa return be without its iconic red emblem? A symbol of an identity that connects everything together, it is created out of latex and applied inside a window cut into the fabric and thermo-sealed with a completely new procedure. The predominant approach here is characterized by minimalism, the garments have a clean, precise, and pure aerodynamics line. Technology is not tied to a particular group, so the range is largely unisex in design yet individually tailored for both men and women.
Above all it is the materials that distinguish the collection. With a high emphasis on its technical component, Prada has teased the hi-tech specs of the new range, incorporating nanotech fabrics that regulate body temperature, water-repellent microfiber Goretex Pro, Primaloft padding on the puffers are made, in part, of a substance derived from graphite, and 3L ultra-light nylon is glazed with the thinnest membrane in the world to fend off abrasions. The classic Tela Tecnica sportswear fabric by Prada has been revisited, made even more technical thanks to greater impermeability, wind protection with total breathability, and renamed Tela Tecnica Pro.
The emblematic Prada nylon comes reinterpreted in an updated featherlight reiteration. As a final proof of the technicality inherent in the collection, the Linea Rossa garments come assembled using advanced methods of thermosealing and are completely without seams. It is a new way of creating clothing, as well as perceiving them.
“Linea Rossa’s identity is the perfect expression of several essential elements of the Prada DNA,” co-chief executive Patrizio Bertelli told in an interview with BoF. The attitude to introduce fabrics, such as nylon — and refinements typically belonging to sportswear — into the everyday formal wardrobe embodies Prada’s unconventional spirit.”
Prada has long gained much of its respect over the years for being a brand whos technical prowess was equaled with its great designs, and because Prada’s mainline collections are in a price range the excludes them from many, Linea Rossa, with is more affordable price tags, meant it appealed to, and expanded, a younger demographic of consumers. Though it has been sorely missed, it is a smart move from Prada to reintroduce the line now with the current climate of streetwear, fusing with luxury and techwear being hotter than ever. With a millennial and Generation Z market only growing, we foresee strong years ahead for the legendary Milan brand.
Returning this fall/winter season the collection starts to drop early this month, stay locked to nss for the updates on the eagerly awaited return of Prada’s legendary Linea Rossa.
Prada prada linea rossa
What went down at Milan Fashion Week Men's FW20
If you didn't followed it, here's a recap of the last fashion week
Milan Men’s Fashion Week FW20 Moodboard
nss Shopping Guide: 10 + 2 accessories to save you from winter frost
Keep yourself warm
John Malkovich: actor, designer, icon
Before "The New Pope," a look at one of the cult actors of a generation
Frank Ocean is the new face of Prada
“Programming Rhythms And Dancing Again”
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2835
|
__label__cc
| 0.684525
| 0.315475
|
These Were Newcastle’s Best Two Players In The Defeat At Arsenal
7:47am Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019
Commented % time
Two players stood out for Newcastle at the Emirates on Monday night, and they were Matt Ritchie and Martin Dubravka.
They are two of our very best players and maybe the most consistent in the team this season.
Matt was busy in defense during the game and made a fantastic headed clearance off the line.
Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka looked back to his best and was alert and sharp throughout the game.
Matt Ritchie in action at Arsenal
Richie just pips Dubravka with 28% of the vote.
Let’s hope we can get back to our winning ways on Saturday at home to Crystal Palace – who play at Tottenham today.
Cardiff are at Manchester City today.
Fulham were officially relegated last night when they lost 4-1 at Watford.
Who Was Newcastle's Best Player At Arsenal?
Yedlin
Dummett
Diame
Previous Post Rafa Benitez Keeps It Very Simple At Newcastle
Whether we like it or not the game last night in north London is behind us, and we have to look forward. The next game is a more winnable game at home…
Next Post Former Manager Praises Newcastle
The former Burnley, Wigan and Blackburn Rovers manager Owen Coyle has praised the way Newcastle handled their promotion back to the Premier League in 2017 after being relegated the previous year. Rafa…
Lets hope the C. Palace headline is not the same.
As long as they do not gain points tonight at Spurs, we should leap frog them on Saturday.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2838
|
__label__wiki
| 0.615194
| 0.615194
|
Our goal is to improve people’s lives through understanding how their welfare – their health, happiness and economic prosperity – is affected by different social and economic factors.
Our impact in welfare
Welfare projects
Given in grants for welfare projects in 2018.
Welfare projects are currently underway, worth a total value of £8.4m.
Our mission is to advance social well-being; we want people to feel engaged with, and supported by, wider society and to experience a good quality of life, regardless of their background. We fund research and development projects relating to people’s welfare at all stages of life.
Factors such as family, work and income can positively or negatively affect people in different ways. We want to understand how and why that is, and how people are differently affected depending on their class, gender, ethnicity, disability, age, and location.
Where people are disadvantaged, we want to identify what policy changes might address that and how the risks people face can be mitigated.
We also aim to understand the impact of digital technologies on people’s welfare, alongside the work of the Ada Lovelace Institute.
Why welfare needs research
The gap in Healthy Life Expectancy between local areas in the UK stands at 21.5 years for females and 15.8 years for males. We need to know more about the factors affecting geographical inequalities and how they relate to other types of disadvantage.
By 2066 there could be an additional 8.6 million people aged 65 years and over in the UK – a population roughly the size of present-day London. Through our research, we aim to improve understanding of what effect this demographic shift might have on work, pensions, and welfare in later life.
1 in 4 people experience mental health issues each year. People’s health can affect their family and working life and make them vulnerable to financial insecurity and other types of risk. Research on the impact of mental health problems is needed so that we can identify ways to mitigate those risks.
Musculoskeletal conditions such as arthritis affect 17.8 million people in the UK and are the single biggest cause of pain and disability. Our Oliver Bird Fund aims to improve the lives of people living with musculoskeletal conditions by funding interrelated policy, practice and research activities.
What do we fund in welfare?
We are currently funding research, development and analysis projects, with a focus on:
Household and family dynamics, including trends in household composition, children’s well-being, the relationship between employment choices and tax, housing and welfare policies, and the impact of chronic illness, disability and mental ill health.
Causes of labour market, economic and social outcomes and how these relate to living standards and individual and collective well-being.
Digital and other technologies, including how they alleviate, exacerbate and shift vulnerability, and affect concepts of trust, evidence and authority.
Intergenerational issues and welfare later in life, such as how social and economic outcomes are changing within and between generations and the determinants of inequalities in later life..
Geographical inequalities, including how location, neighbourhoods and communities can shape people’s lives and their vulnerability to risk.
We also fund research into musculoskeletal conditions through our Oliver Bird Fund.
Learn more about our current funding priorities
Catherine Dennison
Programme Head, Welfare
Alex Beer
Senior Consultant, Welfare
Before joining the Foundation, Mark was Chief Economist at the Office of Manpower Economics where he played a central role in supporting the UK’s independent public sector pay bodies, whose recommendations affect the pay of 2.4 million workers, involving a paybill of more than £100 billion.
Mark has occupied a number of economist and policy roles across Government, with a particular focus on the labour market. He has worked in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Home Office, HM Treasury and the Department for Education and Skills, and, also in economic consultancy.
Between 2012 and 2015, Mark was responsible for leading analysis for the government of science policy, innovation and the graduate labour market. Previously, he set up a new public sector body, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) and led its secretariat for five years. The MAC’s advice was highly influential in developing policy in area issues including criteria for economic migration, family migration and permanent settlement.
Mark Franks
Director, Welfare
Through funding of the IFS Green Budget, we facilitate a comprehensive assessment of the state of the public finances, the key economic questions facing the government, and the options for public policy. Not only is the Green Budget influential on policy, it also stimulates public debate, primarily through the media, and was described by one journalist as a ‘gift to the nation’.
Leading yoghurt brand Muller halved the sugar content in its children’s corner range after the Food Foundation featured it as a case study in its Nuffield-funded Force-Fed report. The report was also influential in the Government’s decision to introduce a tax on sugary drinks.
The Health Ageing in Scotland Study is the first comprehensive Scottish study to follow older people over time and will be useful in improving the health and well-being of older people in Scotland. We co-funded the study, which is part of the Health & Retirement study family of longitudinal ageing studies. Together, these studies cover more than half the world’s population aged 50+.
Welfare topics
Topics +
Artificial intelligence (1)Assisted dyingAugmented realityBenefits (5)Caring responsibilities (8)Communities and social cohesion (5)Country of birth (7)Crime predictionData for the public good (6)Digital harms and misinformationDigital inclusion and exclusion (2)Digital skills (1)Digital society (8)Disability (3)Economy, public spending and services (9)Ethnicity (7)Families and family dynamics (14)Gender (5)Global health inequalities (4)HousingIncome and wealth (10)Inequality and social mobility (24)Intergenerational issues (3)Labour market (11)Looked after children and children in need (27)Mental health (9)Musculoskeletal conditionsPensions (4)Physical health (4)Poverty and living standards (12)Productivity and innovation (2)Public health (6)Social mediaSocioeconomics of ageing (4)Socioeconomics of early adulthood (11)Sports scienceSubstance misuse (3)Tax (11)Trust in democracy (15)VaccinationValuing data (1)
Welfare | 2020
Atlas of inequality: understanding the local nature of a global phenomenon
Education | Welfare | 2019 – 2022
Contemporary fathers in the UK
Valuing data: foundations for data policy
Planning for revisions to UK government expenditure plans
The health of teachers in England over the past 25 years
Care leavers’ transition into the labour market in England
Revaluation and reform: bringing council tax into the 21st century
Girls and women with experience of care and the criminal justice system
Latest in welfare
Job vacancy: Researcher (Social Policy/Public Policy), Ada Lovelace Institute
The value of public deliberation: request for proposals
Cutting out meat this Veganuary? Nuffield Council looks at ethics of meat substitutes
General Election 2019: An analysis of manifesto plans for education
Disadvantaged students less likely to attend ‘more selective’ university courses
English Atlas of Inequality challenges assumptions of rich and poor areas
impact | 12/2019 | 13/12/2019
Independent scrutiny of public finances: the IFS Green Budget
Get the latest news about the Nuffield Foundation and the work we fund through our email newsletter.
Search for all ‘Welfare’ related content
WelfareArtificial intelligence (1)Assisted dyingAugmented realityBenefits (5)Caring responsibilities (8)Communities and social cohesion (5)Country of birth (7)Crime predictionData for the public good (6)Digital harms and misinformationDigital inclusion and exclusion (2)Digital skills (1)Digital society (8)Disability (3)Economy, public spending and services (9)Ethnicity (7)Families and family dynamics (14)Gender (5)Global health inequalities (4)HousingIncome and wealth (10)Inequality and social mobility (24)Intergenerational issues (3)Labour market (11)Looked after children and children in need (27)Mental health (9)Musculoskeletal conditionsPensions (4)Physical health (4)Poverty and living standards (12)Productivity and innovation (2)Public health (6)Social mediaSocioeconomics of ageing (4)Socioeconomics of early adulthood (11)Sports scienceSubstance misuse (3)Tax (11)Trust in democracy (15)VaccinationValuing data (1)
Projects (160)NewsEventsImpactOpinionReports WelfareArtificial intelligence (1)Assisted dyingAugmented realityBenefits (5)Caring responsibilities (8)Communities and social cohesion (5)Country of birth (7)Crime predictionData for the public good (6)Digital harms and misinformationDigital inclusion and exclusion (2)Digital skills (1)Digital society (8)Disability (3)Economy, public spending and services (9)Ethnicity (7)Families and family dynamics (14)Gender (5)Global health inequalities (4)HousingIncome and wealth (10)Inequality and social mobility (24)Intergenerational issues (3)Labour market (11)Looked after children and children in need (27)Mental health (9)Musculoskeletal conditionsPensions (4)Physical health (4)Poverty and living standards (12)Productivity and innovation (2)Public health (6)Social mediaSocioeconomics of ageing (4)Socioeconomics of early adulthood (11)Sports scienceSubstance misuse (3)Tax (11)Trust in democracy (15)VaccinationValuing data (1)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2839
|
__label__wiki
| 0.728478
| 0.728478
|
Mr Matthew Venus
MBBS, MRCS, FRCS(Plast)
Monday afternoons
Mr Matthew Venus is a fully qualified and experienced consultant plastic surgeon based in the Midlands. He is on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council for Plastic Surgery and a full member of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS). Mr Venus has sub-specialist interests in aesthetic surgery, in body contouring for patients who have lost a massive amount of weight and in hand surgery. He has published articles on a wide range of topics in the surgical literature, including papers in aesthetic, reconstructive and hand surgery. In addition to cosmetic and non-cosmetic surgical procedures, he also offers hand surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome, including endoscopic treatment; and treatment for Dupuytren’s disease including needle fasciotomy and collagenase injection.
Mr Venus qualified as a doctor from the London Hospital Medical School in 1997. His plastic surgery training has encompassed renowned units across the country including Nottingham, Stevenage, Bedford, Birmingham, Oxford, Derby and Durham. This training included dedicated surgical fellowships in cosmetic plastic surgery and hand surgery.
Mr Venus has an NHS practice based at The University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, where he is clinical lead for the Department of Plastic Surgery.
Aesthetic surgery of the breast, body and limbs
Post weight loss surgery
Mr Venus enjoys playing the guitar and drums and spending time with his family.
Treatments and tests offered by Mr Matthew Venus at Nuffield Health
Arm reduction (Brachioplasty)
Breast uplift (mastopexy)
Ear pinning cosmetic surgery (Pinnaplasty)
Labial reduction (labiaplasty)
Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Reshaping)
Gynaecomastia (male breast reduction)
Locations Mr Matthew Venus works with
The Chase, Old Milverton Lane, Leamington Spa, CV32 6RW
Mr Venus has published several papers in aesthetic, reconstructive and hand surgery.
Royal College of Surgeons
British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire
Mr Matthew Venus does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr Matthew Venus does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr Matthew Venus does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2840
|
__label__cc
| 0.532406
| 0.467594
|
Youth Empowerment through Arts and Heritage (Y.E.A.H.): Northwest Folklife Residency Programs for Young Artists
Northwest Folklife is proud to support the transmission of cultural arts, legacy, and heritage to the next generation by offering unique opportunities for young people to connect and engage through Próxima Generación, Unbroken Circle, and The Hydrant.
Próxima Generación
Próxima Generación provides a space for Latinx-identifying youth to collaborate, share ideas, and explore their artistic expressions. Youth collaborate and work with regional culture bearers, artists, and activists to envision a new future while amplifying and nurturing pride of heritage and community. It is facilitated by teaching artist, Jake Prendez and past participant/peer mentor, Aurelio Valdez and is hosted at the new Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery in White Center. The SW Family Services Center in Burien throughout the residency for collaborations and field trips.
The residency expands on a 6-month pilot program Northwest Folklife launched as part of the 2018 Cultural Focus, Echoes of Aztlán and Beyond: Mexican American and Chicana/o Roots in the Northwest, and includes existing students stepping into mentorship roles in 2019-2020. In collaborating on a shared goal and direction for this project, participants form a strong alliance and connection that allows space for self-expression and a powerful sharing of those expressions as one voice. Próxima Generación will culminate with presentations for two, accessible-for-all, no-admission events, with the final performance taking place at 49th annual Northwest Folklife Festival, May 22-25, 2020.
Unbroken Circle
In partnership with Rhapsody, young musicians learn to become culture bearers through Unbroken Circle, a new residency hosted at Hillman City Collaboratory. The program empowers youth to transmit their personal, local, and cultural history through their art. Facilitated by Seattle’s songster revivalists, Joe Seamons & Tina Dietz, students study with a range of musicians, artists, and activists to develop a program of music and art that reflects the diversity and history of Seattle’s Rainier Valley.
Unbroken Circle: Youth Residency Project will encourage students to learn from one another, family, and the broader community as they refine their craft and collaborate to share their artistry and stories. Students will delve into the heritage of their geographical community, roots music, and song while utilizing creative expression to explore their own identities. This program is designed for young musicians with basic musical knowledge who want to take a deeper dive into their creative forms. Unbroken Circle will culminate with presentations at three-four events including one performance at the 49th annual Northwest Folklife Festival, May 22-25, 2020.
Conceived by young creatives, The Hydrant is a youth-lead creative think tank and platform amplifying the voices, stories, and impact of emerging leaders in the arts community. Acting as a hub, The Hydrant connects young creators to one another, to mentors, and new audiences. It provides, inspiration, opportunities, resources, and connections to local organizations active on issues most important to young people, their families, and communities. Ran by youth and for youth, the Hydrant embraces social justice, emergent strategy, and community servitude. The Hydrant debuted to a tremendous reception at the 2019 Folklife Festival with the Hydrant Lounge and MoPOP Youth Showcase featuring performances from up and coming talent.
In the summer of 2019, Northwest Folklife partnered with Seattle ACED to launch the inaugural Hydrant Summer Arts Organizing Fellowship which trained nine young arts leaders ranging from ages 14-21 on identity, Emergent Strategy, and the centrality of art and culture for self-determination and community empowerment. Fellowship participants authored a Youth Arts Organizing Manifesto, advised civic leaders on issues of equity and youth opportunity for creatives at Seattle’s City of Music Roundtable, curated a Youth Arts Mixer at Town Hall Seattle, and published the debut Hydrant Zine. The Hydrant continues to organize and partner with other youth and grassroots organizations, and is always in the process of cooking up something new and exciting - including designing new merchandise, curating a new art call for the next zine, and coordinating a youth showcase at the 49th annual Northwest Folklife Festival, May 22-25, 2020! Email us to get involved.
Kelli Faryar, Executive Artistic Director at Northwest Folklife
Interested In Northwest Multi-Cultural News and Events?
Keep up with Northwest Folklife via our monthly email.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2841
|
__label__wiki
| 0.587785
| 0.587785
|
NZIFF 2016 Dunedin 4 Aug–21 Aug 2016
Download as PDF 19.4 MB
Umi yori mo mada fukaku
A formerly successful novelist tries to reconnect with his ex-wife and young son in this affectionate, shrewdly observed drama of family life from Japan’s unassuming master, Kore-eda Hirokazu (Our Little Sister).
Animation for Kids 4+
NZIFF recommends this programme for children aged 4+
Poesía sin fin
A glorious feast for the senses, the latest film from Chilean octogenarian and life-long maverick Alejandro Jodorowsky revisits his coming of age as an aspiring young poet in the bohemian Santiago of the 40s and 50s.
Michael Dudok de Wit
Studio Ghibli’s first international co-production is a ravishing castaway fable that combines beauty, mystery, drama and heartbreak – with not a word spoken. It’s a triumph for animator Michael Dudok de Wit.
Tokyo Story
Tokyo monogatari
Voted in Sight & Sound’s 2012 poll the third greatest film of all time (and topping the list among directors), Ozu Yasujiro’s sublime family drama is as relevant today as it has ever been, in a sparkling new restoration.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2844
|
__label__wiki
| 0.54802
| 0.54802
|
Virtual office has become the real deal for Emoire
Posted 1st October 2013 22nd September 2017 The Hub Admin
A marketing business has taken the plunge by making a reality of its virtual office and taking on its first member of staff.
Last year, Derby-based Emoire took on virtual office space at the Oberoi Business Hub, in Pride Park.
Demand for its online and traditional marketing services and start-up development consultancy work grew and the business has recruited its first intern and moved into an office suite.
A young company, Emoire has nevertheless worked with clients in the UK, the US and Africa.
Founded by Adesola Akindele from her Derby home, the firm is now entering its third year in business, with its first office at the business centre in St Christopher's Way.
It has also launched an online video portal called Luv-TV, designed to help entrepreneurs get business-related video content seen, and a social network dubbed iNiiDiT (I-need-it).
Having moved into the hub, Emoire is organising a series of seminars to help young people turn business ideas into sustainable operations.
Ms Akindele said: "This is a big step for a small business. I feel a real sense of achievement and the space at the hub is just perfect.
"I needed help with my workload, so it made sense to get an office and it will result in a more disciplined approach from the business."
She studied economics at University College, London, before moving to West Africa where she worked her way up the corporate pole to become head of marketing with a shipping firm.
"Setting up the business, I was looking for a place to live outside London," she added.
"I originally decided on Manchester, because of Media City, but thought that the crime rate was too high.
"I had a friend in Derby who asked me to visit her. I fell in love with the place, moved here within a week and the rest is history."
The Oberoi Business Hub was set up by entrepreneur Kavita Oberoi to help nurture start-up businesses and provide flexible office space and services for start-up firms.
Mrs Oberoi said: "What is great is how the vision I had for the hub is now translating into reality.
"To see a business go from a £20-a-month virtual office to a serviced office with one employee in less than a year is just amazing.
"It just goes to show that we need to nurture businesses and give them to tools to operate, creating a win-win for Derby and the wider economy. I just can't express how pleased I am for Emoire."
Further press coverage : www.derbytelegraph.co.uk
Business Growth0Business Support0Small Business0SME0Technology0Virtual Office0Virtual Services
⟵Telephone service provides a perfect answer for Kavita
Derby entrepreneur investing millions in the city⟶
One thought on “Virtual office has become the real deal for Emoire”
I agree with you – virtual offices are great for startups. If you own your own business, or are in the process of setting one up, you’ll know that keeping outgoing costs low is a big priority when you’re first starting out.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2846
|
__label__wiki
| 0.987576
| 0.987576
|
Vanderhoof Vikings and Viqueens
Old Timers Hockey
Nechako Lakes Clippers Speed Skating
2016 Vacation Planner
2016 Colour Book
2017 Telephone Directory
2017 Tri City Business Directory
2017 Dining Guide
Sarah Chalke on the strange appeal of animated sensation ‘Rick and Morty’
Critically acclaimed, half-hour series returns for a fourth season Sunday on Adult Swim
Of all the major series Ottawa-born actress Sarah Chalke has starred in — from “Scrubs” to “Roseanne” to “How I Met Your Mother” — it’s an irreverent animated one with wacky storylines that really gets her celebrity friends jazzed.
Chalke is among the stars of “Rick and Morty,” an adult animated comedy about the space misadventures of sociopathic mad scientist Rick and his anxious teenage grandson Morty. Both characters are voiced by Justin Roiland, who co-created the series with Dan Harmon.
Chalke voices Rick’s daughter, Beth, alongside Chris Parnell as her husband, Jerry.
The critically acclaimed, half-hour series returns for a fourth season Sunday on Adult Swim.
“This show, more than any other show I’ve worked on, I get approached by friends saying, ‘I want to do a voice, I want to be on it,’ because everybody loves to watch it,” Chalke said during a stop in Toronto back in May.
“I think part of the reason of why it’s resonated with people so much is because the humour is so funny and so smart, and also it dives into much bigger questions about life and the universe and our position in it.
“You think you’re going into a comedy and then all of a sudden you’re asking questions about the planet and the universe and if it’s infinite — ’Does anything matter?’”
“Rick and Morty” sees the title characters encountering madcap scenarios and intergalactic characters as they hop around alternate dimensions via Rick’s portal gun.
Its celebrity fans have raved about the show in interviews and on social media, including Chris Evans, Daniel Radcliffe and Kanye West, who tweeted last year: “This is my favorite show. I’ve seen every episode at least 5 times each.”
And celebrity cameos abound.
“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert played a rival alien scientist named Zeep Xanflorp, Jemaine Clement of “Flight of the Conchords” voiced an alien cloud nicknamed Fart, and Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon played a therapist trying to help the family understand why Rick has turned himself into a pickle.
Other cameos include Oscar-nominated filmmaker Werner Herzog as a wise old alien, and comedy stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as a two-headed testicle monster.
“It lives in this amazing little universe of sci-fi, comedy, and it’s sort of filthy and amoral at times,” said Parnell.
“It’s the minds of Justin and Dan and this amazing team of writer-producers they put together. They’re geniuses, really. I mean that sincerely. I hope they don’t hear this, because that’s too sappy.”
Asked who might do a cameo in the fourth season, Chalke and Parnell couldn’t say, noting they’re not usually privy to such information before the show airs. Network officials also remained mum this week when asked.
“I often don’t know who’s playing the parts. Sometimes I’ll recognize a voice but often I don’t,” said Parnell, a former cast member of “Saturday Night Live.”
“I’m usually in the dark completely about anything that’s going on until I see it or read it.”
Parnell said he and Chalke don’t even record their parts together, so their stop in Toronto was a rare chance to see each other face-to-face.
“Rick and Morty” is notorious for taking long breaks between seasons, and the latest instalment is no exception, landing more than two years after the previous one ended.
“Justin and Dan just want it to be a specific way and they want it to be right and they don’t want to record until it’s right,” said Chalke.
It also “took forever” for Adult Swim and the show’s creators to work out a deal, added Parnell.
“That was the only time that I’ve really been concerned, because I knew it was a hit and I was like, ‘Are they seriously not going to step up and renew the show and make the deal that Dan and Justin want?’” Parnell said.
“And finally they did, so I was very happy to hear that.”
Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
B.C. teen’s artistic gifts have her pursuing bachelor’s, master’s degrees at age 16
Disney Plus streaming service hits Canada with tech hurdles
Cluculz Lake fire leads to death of occupant
RCMP said mobile home was engulfed in fire when they arrived on scene
Cariboo Cougars lose to Vancouver Hawks at the 2020 Winter Classic
The Cougars lost 2 - 0 at the Jan. 18 game held at the Ernie Sam Memorial Arena
Photos: Female midget AAA teams start northern tour in Vanderhoof
Vancouver Comets went up against the Northern Capitals in the Vanderhoof arena on Jan. 17
Explore Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Vanderhoof News
Vanderhoof Weather
Vanderhoof Classifieds
© 2020, Vanderhoof Omineca Express and Black Press Group Ltd.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2849
|
__label__wiki
| 0.619827
| 0.619827
|
Quoted Book Reviews
A Novel Cover Up
A Diversified Bookcase
Once Upon a Retelling
Bloggers Get Real
Sex in Teen Lit Month I
Sex in Teen Lit Month II
Body Image and Self-Perception Month
Death and Bereavement Week
LGBTQ YA Month
Mental Illness in YA Month
Snapshot Stories
Policies/Statements
books for halloween, halloween books, halloween reads, reading list, TBR
Halloween Themed October Reading
07:00 Jo 2 comments
October is just round the corner, and so Halloween isn't far away, either! So I thought I would try and read books throughout the month that fit! Here is a rough TBR for October, full of stories of witches, of ghosts, and scary stories!
There are a quite a few on this list, and I'm not the fastest reader, so I probably won't get through all of them. But even so, I've got a month of exciting reading ahead! Without further ado, here is my Halloween themed October reading!
Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft ed. by Jessican Spotswood & Tess sharpe
A young adult fiction anthology of 15 stories featuring contemporary, historical, and futuristic stories featuring witchy heroines who are diverse in race, class, sexuality, religion, geography, and era.
Are you a good witch or a bad witch?
Glinda the Good Witch. Elphaba the Wicked Witch. Willow. Sabrina. Gemma Doyle. The Mayfair Witches. Ursula the Sea Witch. Morgan le Fey. The three weird sisters from Macbeth.
History tells us women accused of witchcraft were often outsiders: educated, independent, unmarried, unwilling to fall in line with traditional societal expectations.
Bold. Powerful. Rebellious.
A bruja’s traditional love spell has unexpected results. A witch’s healing hands begin to take life instead of giving it when she ignores her attraction to a fellow witch. In a terrifying future, women are captured by a cabal of men crying witchcraft and the one true witch among them must fight to free them all. In a desolate past, three orphaned sisters prophesize for a murderous king. Somewhere in the present, a teen girl just wants to kiss a boy without causing a hurricane.
From good witches to bad witches, to witches who are a bit of both, this is an anthology of diverse witchy tales from a collection of diverse, feminist authors. The collective strength of women working together—magically or mundanely--has long frightened society, to the point that women’s rights are challenged, legislated against, and denied all over the world. Toil & Trouble delves deep into the truly diverse mythology of witchcraft from many cultures and feminist points of view, to create modern and unique tales of witchery that have yet to be explored. From Goodreads.
The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge
Part ghost story, part Nordic thriller - this is a twisty, tense and spooky YA debut, perfect for fans of CORALINE and Michelle Paver.
Martha can tell things about a person just by touching their clothes, as if their emotions and memories have been absorbed into the material. It started the day she fell from the tree at her grandma's cabin and became blind in one eye.
Determined to understand her strange ability, Martha sets off to visit her grandmother, Mormor - only to discover Mormor is dead, a peculiar boy is in her cabin and a terrifying creature is on the loose.
Then the spinning wheel starts creaking, books move around and terror creeps in . . .
Set in the remote snows of contemporary Norway, THE TWISTED TREE is a ghost story that twists and turns - and never takes you quite where you'd expect. From Goodreads.
It was like a nightmare, but there was no waking up.
When the night began, Nora had two best friends and a boyfriend she adored. When it ended, she had nothing but blood on her hands. Chris was dead. Adriane couldn’t speak. And Max, Nora’s sweet, smart, soft-spoken Prince Charming, was gone. He was also—according to the police, according to her parents, according to everyone—a murderer.
Desperate to prove his innocence, Nora’s determined to follow the trail of blood, no matter where it leads. But Chris’s murder is just one piece in a puzzle that spans continents and centuries. Solving it may be the only way she can save her own life From Goodreads.
The Sacrifice Box by Martin Stewart
Sep, Arkle, Mack, Lamb and Hadley: five friends thrown together one hot, sultry summer. When they discover an ancient stone box hidden in the forest, they decide to each make a sacrifice: something special to them, committed to the box for ever. And they make a pact: they will never return to the box at night; they'll never visit it alone; and they'll never take back their offerings.
Four years later, the gang have drifted apart. Then a series of strange and terrifying events take place, and Sep and his friends understand that one of them has broken the pact.
As their sacrifices haunt them with increased violence and hunger, they realise that they are not the first children to have found the box in their town's history. And ultimately, the box may want the greatest sacrifice of all: one of them. From Goodreads.
Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
Mila Flores and her best friend Riley have always been inseparable. There's not much excitement in their small town of Cross Creek, so Mila and Riley make their own fun, devoting most of their time to Riley's favorite activity: amateur witchcraft.
So when Riley and two Fairmont Academy mean girls die under suspicious circumstances, Mila refuses to believe everyone's explanation that her BFF was involved in a suicide pact. Instead, armed with a tube of lip gloss and an ancient grimoire, Mila does the unthinkable to uncover the truth: she brings the girls back to life.
Unfortunately, Riley, June, and Dayton have no recollection of their murders, but they do have unfinished business to attend to. Now, with only seven days until the spell wears off and the girls return to their graves, Mila must wrangle the distracted group of undead teens and work fast to discover their murderer...before the killer strikes again. From Goodreads.
The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
“Ori’s dead because of what happened out behind the theater, in the tunnel made out of trees. She’s dead because she got sent to that place upstate, locked up with those monsters. And she got sent there because of me.”
On the outside, there’s Violet, an eighteen-year-old dancer days away from the life of her dreams when something threatens to expose the shocking truth of her achievement.
On the inside, within the walls of the Aurora Hills juvenile detention center, there’s Amber, locked up for so long she can’t imagine freedom.
Tying their two worlds together is Orianna, who holds the key to unlocking all the girls’ darkest mysteries . . .
What really happened on the night Orianna stepped between Violet and her tormentors? What really happened on two strange nights at Aurora Hills? Will Amber and Violet and Orianna ever get the justice they deserve—in this life or in another one?
In prose that sings from line to line, Nova Ren Suma tells a supernatural tale of guilt and of innocence, and of what happens when one is mistaken for the other. From Goodreads.
When Rona Blackburn landed on Anathema Island more than a century ago, her otherworldly skills might have benefited friendlier neighbors. Instead, guilt and fear led the island’s original eight settlers to burn “the witch” out of her home. So Rona invoked the privileges of a witch; she cursed them. But such a spell always comes with a terrible price, and in punishing the island's residents, Rona also bound her family ever tighter to them.
Fast-forward to the present day and all Nor Blackburn wants is to live an unremarkable teenage life. And she has reason to hope that she may have escaped the thorny side-effects of the family matriach's curse. But then a mysterious book comes out, promising to cast any spell for the right price. The author – Nor’s own mother – seems capable of performing magic that should be far beyond her capabilities. And such magic always requires a sacrifice.
A storm is coming. It's coming for Nor. From Goodreads.
A Room Away From the Wolves by Nova Ren Suma
Bina has never forgotten the time she and her mother ran away from home. Her mother promised they would hitchhike to the city to escape Bina’s cruel father and start over. But before they could even leave town, Bina had a new stepfather and two new stepsisters, and a humming sense of betrayal pulling apart the bond with her mother—a bond Bina thought was unbreakable.
Eight years later, after too many lies and with trouble on her heels, Bina finds herself on the side of the road again, the city of her dreams calling for her. She has an old suitcase, a fresh black eye, and a room waiting for her at Catherine House, a young women’s residence in Greenwich Village with a tragic history, a vow of confidentiality, and dark, magical secrets. There, Bina is drawn to her enigmatic downstairs neighbor Monet, a girl who is equal parts intriguing and dangerous. As Bina’s lease begins to run out, and nightmare and memory get tangled, she will be forced to face the terrible truth of why she’s come to Catherine House and what it will take for her to leave... From Goodreads.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Fall under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the stunning first volume of the No.1 internationally bestsellling ALL SOULS trilogy.
A world of witches, daemons and vampires. A manuscript which holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future. Diana and Matthew - the forbidden love at the heart of it.
When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, it's an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered life. Though Diana is a witch of impeccable lineage, the violent death of her parents while she was still a child convinced her that human fear is more potent than any witchcraft. Now Diana has unwittingly exposed herself to a world she's kept at bay for years; one of powerful witches, creative, destructive daemons and long-lived vampires. Sensing the significance of Diana's discovery, the creatures gather in Oxford, among them the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, a vampire genticist. Diana is inexplicably drawn to Matthew and, in a shadowy world of half-truths and old enmities, ties herself to him without fully understanding the ancient line they are crossing. As they begin to unlock the secrets of the manuscript and their feelings for each other deepen, so the fragile balance of peace unravels... From Goodreads.
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
While clearing out her grandmother's cottage for sale, Connie Goodwin finds a hidden parchment inscribed with the name Deliverance Dane. And so begins the hunt to uncover the woman behind the name, a hunt that takes her back to Salem in 1692... and the infamous witchcraft trials.
But nothing is entirely as it seems and when Connie unearths the existence of Deliverance's spell book, the Physick Book, the situation takes on a menacing edge as interested parties reveal their desperation to find this precious artefact at any cost.
What secrets does the Physick Book contain? What magic is scrawled across its parchment pages? Connie must race to answer these questions - and reveal the truth about Salem's women - before an ancient family curse once more fulfils its dark and devastating prophecy...
Previously published in the UK as The Lost Book of Salem From Goodreads.
Under My Hat: Tales From the Cauldron, ed. by Jonathan Strahan
A stellar cast of acclaimed fantasy writers weave spellbinding tales that bring the world of witches to life. Boasting over 70 awards between them, including a Newbery Medal, five Hugo Awards and a Carnegie Medal, authors including Neil Gaiman, Garth Nix and Holly Black delve into the realms of magic to explore all things witchy... From familiars that talk, to covens that offer dark secrets to explore, these are tales to tickle the hair on the back of your neck and send shivers down your spine. From Goodreads.
So that's my list! Have you read any of these? What did you think? And what are you planning on reading in the lead up to Halloween? Let me know in the comments!
If you enjoyed this post, feel free to follow me on:
Bloglovin' | Twitter | Goodreads
Samantha@WLABB 29 September 2018 at 00:34
Undead Girl Gang is on my TBR. I really enjoyed Anderson's last book, and would like to read more.
Jenna @ Falling Letters 1 October 2018 at 04:47
I have been thinking a lot about spooky reads lately and thus have also been thinking of doing an October TBR post. There's so many books to choose from, though, that none of the ones I've been thinking of appear on your list! (I have already read The Price Guide to the Occult, though.) Under My Hat sounds like it would make a fun read right on Halloween. One spooky read I've got on request right now is Small Spaces by Katherine Arden.
Once Upon a Bookcase is a registered and recognized affiliate of Book Depository and Wordery. For each purchase you make using my affiliate links, I will receive a small monetary commission.
Blog Archive January (6) December (14) November (4) October (12) September (13) August (14) July (18) June (13) May (13) April (16) March (15) February (13) January (13) December (13) November (13) October (16) September (15) August (15) July (52) June (10) May (9) April (6) March (5) February (7) January (11) December (9) November (6) October (11) September (9) August (9) July (12) June (17) May (12) April (12) March (13) February (9) January (19) December (10) November (3) October (8) September (8) August (10) July (12) June (1) May (8) April (8) March (11) February (9) January (15) December (15) November (47) October (14) September (13) August (14) July (12) June (13) May (20) April (8) March (11) February (14) January (18) December (13) November (10) October (6) September (9) August (11) July (5) June (12) May (9) April (18) March (25) February (17) January (25) October (5) September (4) August (10) July (66) June (1) May (3) April (14) March (28) February (16) January (28) December (20) November (14) October (21) September (21) August (24) July (25) June (24) May (26) April (17) March (24) February (29) January (20) December (13) November (8) October (16) September (31) August (6) July (4) June (7) May (2) April (17) March (33) February (31) January (21) December (24) November (20) October (19) September (23) August (21) July (54) June (13) May (22) April (17) March (34) February (31) January (37) December (23) November (39) October (20) September (15) August (9) July (37) June (7) May (4) April (4) March (17)
From 16/05/18
All written content contained on this site belongs to the author, unless otherwise stated, and should not be appropriated for use by anyone without permission. Any content provided voluntarily by other writers is subject to the same rules as my own. Any photos or images used on this site that do not belong to the author are royalty free and licensed under creative commons, or cover images of books used to promote them. Any images belonging to the author should be regarded in the same way as the previously mentioned written content and should not be used without permission. The opinions offered on this site are for the purposes of information and entertainment only.
Copyright © Once Upon a Bookcase | Powered by Blogger
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2850
|
__label__wiki
| 0.841214
| 0.841214
|
• United States National •
One News Page United States > US News > Man Pleads Guilty In Teen’s Murder Found Near Dumpster, Gets 13 Years
Man Pleads Guilty In Teen’s Murder Found Near Dumpster, Gets 13 Years
A 70-year-old Miami man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering a teen who was found, on fire, next to a dumpster in the city of Sweetwater.
Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO - Published on July 18, 2019 < > Embed
Man guilty of murdering and raping schoolgirl Lucy McHugh 00:54
Care worker Stephen Nicholson has been found guilty of the "execution-style" murder of schoolgirl Lucy McHugh who he killed to prevent her revealing his year-long abuse of her. The 25-year-old showed no emotion as he was convicted at Winchester Crown Court of the murder of the 13-year-old as well as...
Man Who Killed Family of Four Tried to Fire Attorney During Sentencing
The man who was found guilty last year of murdering a Southern California family in 2010 and burying their bodies in the Mojave Desert, was set to be sentenced Friday. However, Charles Merritt..
Credit: KSWB Duration: 02:06Published 3 days ago
Woman Shot By Englewood Officers After Driving Car At Them Pleads Guilty
A 26-year-old woman who drove a stolen car at two Englewood police officers a year ago in a parking garage has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Katie Johnston reports.
Credit: CBS 4 Denver Duration: 00:24Published 4 days ago
Man found guilty of setting deputy on fire gets 16 years
RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A man found guilty of setting an Ohio sheriff’s deputy on fire while authorities were trying to arrest him was sentenced Monday to 16...
Seattle Times 1 week ago
Mueller probe witness pleads guilty on child sex charges
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation will serve at least 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2851
|
__label__cc
| 0.679789
| 0.320211
|
"Your Microsoft Email Account Will Expire in 48 Hours" Phishing Scam
Updated: June 7, 2017 2017-06-07T11:09:39
Date: June 7, 2017 2017-06-07T11:01:25
The email message below, which claims that the recipients' Microsoft email account will expire in 48 hours, is a phishing scam created to steal Microsoft Outlook or Hotmail usernames and passwords. The email message was not sent by Microsoft, but by cyber-criminals, whose intentions are to hijack email accounts and use them for malicious purposes. So, recipients of the same email message are advised to delete it, and not follow the instructions in it.
The "Your Microsoft Email Account Will Expire in 48 Hours" Phishing Scam
From: Microsoft Office 365 Team [mailto: office365@account.microsoft.com]
Sent: 05 June 2017 01:38
Subject: Your Microsoft Email Account Will Expire in 48 Hours
Email Account Will Expire in 48 Hours
Your Microsoft Office 365 Email account [deleted] will expire in 48 hours re-activate account by clicking on the reactivation button below.
Re-Activate
To opt out or change where you receive security notifications, click here.
The Microsoft Online Services Team
This is a mandatory service communication. To set your contact preferences for other communications, click here.
This message was sent from an unmonitored e-mail address to [deleted] Please do not reply to this message and if found in junk move to inbox.
One Microsoft Way
The link in the email message goes to a fake Outlook or Microsoft website, which will attempt to trick the cyber-criminals' potential victims into entering their usernames and passwords on it. If the potential victims enter their Microsoft Outlook, Hotmail, Live usernames and passwords on the fake website, it will be sent to the cybercriminals behind the email scam, who will use the information to hijack their accounts.
If you have received the same email message, please go directly to your email account instead of clicking on the links in the email message. And, if there is anything wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after signing in. If you were tricked by the phishing email, please change your Microsoft Hotmail/Live/Outlook immediately. If you are unable to, click here to report it to Microsoft.
December 17, 2019 at 11:24 AM by an anonymous user from Anderson, South Carolina, United States
I have had that as a phone message at least 10 times in the last 24 hours. I will pass this on to other people. Thanks!
August 26, 2018 at 12:25 PM by an anonymous user from Evansville, Indiana, United States
I haven't gotten the email as of yet, but there have been several voice mail messages on the home answering machine that say pretty much the same thing. The number used was 866-224-0586, that comes across the caller ID as an "800 Service" number.
December 1, 2017 at 8:52 PM by an anonymous user from Dallas, Texas, United States
I received this today:
"Your Office 365 Personal subscription will expire on Monday, January 01, 2018. To avoid a possible interruption of your service, please renew your subscription by Monday, January 01, 2018.
To renew your subscription, go to https://office.com/renew/. Thank you for being a valued member of Office 365. We're happy you're here.
To update your payment info, go to https://account.microsoft.com/payments
Please disregard this notice if you have already resolved this issue.
Microsoft Office Team"
I did not click on the link.... I assume this is also a phishing expedition...
December 1, 2017 at 9:41 PM by info
Yes, it is also a phishing scam.
August 23, 2017 at 9:05 PM by an anonymous user from Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Thank goodness for services like yours to keep us safe. Thank you.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2852
|
__label__cc
| 0.730269
| 0.269731
|
Intensive Driving Courses in Wakefield
PassMeFast covers the whole of Wakefield, including Castleford, Featherstone, Hemsworth, Knottingley, Moorthorpe, Normanton, Ossett, Pontefract, South Elmsall and South Kirkby. While other companies only offer a single type of 5 day course, our driving school offers a selection of intensive and semi-intensive courses for learners of all levels.
PassMeFast’s driving courses are tailored to your needs—so it doesn’t matter how many or how few lessons you’ve had in the past. Our courses are all taught by DVSA-approved instructors, and come with a fast-track practical test. You can also choose between learning in a manual or an automatic car.
If you’re not sure which course is best for you, you can take a course assessment with one of our instructors who will recommend a course based on your driving ability. Book your course assessment here.
Interested in automatic driving lessons in Wakefield?
More and more learners are choosing automatics over the classic manual car, swayed by automatic cars' lack of clutch pedal and gear changes. If you'd like to join them, we can help you to get on the road, as all of our courses are available to take in either a manual or an automatic. Please note that prices may vary by transmission.
Compare each of our nine courses—which range from five to forty-eight hours—by visiting our prices page. Once you're ready, you can either book in for one of our intensive courses via our website, or over the phone. Whether you’re looking for a quick refresh or you’ve never been behind the wheel before, we’ve got a course to suit you.
Practical Test Centres in Wakefield
If you live in the Wakefield area—including Castleford, Featherstone, Hemsworth, Knottingley, Moorthorpe, Normanton, Ossett, Pontefract, South Elmsall and South Kirkby—you can take your practical at Wakefield test centre or Pontefract test centre. You can easily fit your lessons around your schedule with our home pickups and workplace pickups.
Theory Test Centres in Wakefield
After doing plenty of revision and reading up on our guide to passing your theory test, it'll be time to head to your local test centre for the real thing. But where exactly is the nearest test centre? With none in Wakefield itself, you'll need to travel—Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield test centres are the closest. (Psst... we're being serious about the revision. There's no guaranteed pass here, after all, so you'll need to put the work in! Check out our resources for some theory test help.)
PassMeFast can arrange your theory test for you! All you need to do is add it to your course when making your booking, and we'll sort it out for you.
Driving Around Wakefield
If you’re taking your test at the local Wakefield test centre, you’ll be starting off in the western half of town. From here, you’ll work your way through roundabouts, junctions, and dual carriageways such as the A638. You’ll also need to know how to deal with the various types of pedestrian crossings you may encounter on your route.
Luckily, your driving lessons will see you covering all of these skills and more, including the manoeuvres you’ll need to demonstrate while on your test, such as pulling up on the right. Learning alongside a DVSA-approved instructor, you’ll soon become a skilful driver, ready to take on the road safely and confidently.
Wakefield Fact File
Famous for Merrie City
County West Yorkshire
Local council City of Wakefield
Major local roads A61 to Derby and Thirsk
A638 to Chain Bar and Markham Moor
A642 to Garforth
Railway stations Wakefield Kirkgate train station
Wakefield Westgate train station
Weather in Wakefield
Places in Wakefield
The town is located on what was a Roman settlement
Became a boomtown in the 19th Century when a number of coal mines opened in the area
Channel 4 show Grand Designs had an episode in 2008 that focused on a community effort to regenerate Castleford
The sculptor Henry Moore was born and raised here
The area appeared in the Domesday Book under the name Hamelsworde
As employment was largely reliant on coal mining for many years, the town suffered greatly from the closing of the pits in the 1980s
Hemsworth water park, a local attraction, includes two lakes and an adventure playground
The town featured in a seaon 4 episode of Top Gear
The town was originally surrounded by a moat and used as a strategic settlement by the Normans
All Saints' church in Normanton is rumoured to have been built as early as 1256
Normanton train station was one of the most important railway stations in Northern England during the Victorian era, thanks to its connection to major urban hubs like York and Manchester
The town's old brickyard was used as a filming location in the ITV series A Touch of Frost
There is strong evidence of Neolithic and Roman activity in the area
The town found itself under seige multiple times by the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War
Surgeon Francis Drake was born in Pontefract
One of the few places in Britain where liquorice can be successfully grown
Our driving school covers tens of millions of people across the UK—and all of Yorkshire is welcome on board. Some of the nearby places we cover are:
If you’re ready to start your lessons with us, we’re happy to help! To chat about our courses, call us on 0333 123 4949, or book online in just a few minutes.
Jack from Wakefield
“I would highly recommend Pass Me Fast if anyone is looking into an intensive driving course, they had me driving and passing in no time!”
Matthew from Wakefield
“Worth every penny. My instructor was really professional and easy to get on with.”
Weather Forecast in Wakefield
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2860
|
__label__cc
| 0.721885
| 0.278115
|
Home Cars Microsoft and Renault-Nissan partner to create new connected driving technology
Microsoft and Renault-Nissan partner to create new connected driving technology
Source:caradvice.com.au
ShareTweetGoogle +Pinterest
Two heavyweight companies in their respective fields, Renault-Nissan Alliance and Microsoft Corp. have signed one global multiyear agreement that is used to partner the next generation technologies. The new deal will see a technologies being applied so that they could be used in the connected driving experiences.
The two heavyweight companies will be working together so that they can develop some cars for the next generation company’s intelligent cloud offerings. The new services are expected to improve the customer experience through the advanced navigation, the predictive maintenance of the car and also some vehicle centric services such as the remote monitoring of the car features, the external mobile experiences and not excluding the over the air updates.
Ogi Redzic, the senior Vice President at Renault Nissan Alliance, Connected Vehicles and Mobility Services said that the partnership would see the making of a car that would be increasingly connected, intelligent and one which would be personal.
Source:congresitsbordeaux2015.wordpress.com
Redzic said that the new partnership with the tech giant, Microsoft, would allow the acceleration of the development of the associated key technologies which were needed to help with the enablement of the scenarios which customers wanted. It would also help them build all the new ones that users have not imagined. Redzic also noted that the whole aim of the provider of the connected mobility for everyone so that they could have one single platform.
The Renault Nissan Alliance is one of the pioneering companies in the autonomous driving and also several connectivity functions in the mainstream, the mass market vehicles at some very affordable prices.
The company is at this time looking at developing connectivity technologies and some functions which would be able to support the launch of about more than 10 vehicles with some of the autonomous driving technologies by 2020. They will have services that could maximize the better use of the newly found free time.
The car manufacturer plans to continue develop and also launch some new connected devices and services and some applications which will help people and also make it easier for them to stay connected to work, entertainment, and the social networks. It also plans to offer some vehicle centric services that would simplify and also elevate the engagement of the car through some usage based information, remote access, some remote diagnostics and also some preventive maintenance.
Source:asia.nikkei.com
The Renault Nissan Company will be making use of the Azure cloud service. The company is said to have chosen the Azure service because of the security which is enterprise grade and also the Microsoft commitment always to compliance. Azure is also able to support the various multiple operating systems, the programming languages and the tools which would provide a flexible space and a choice that would be able to create one common platform so that the Renault Nissan would be able to send some of the services to the Alliance brands.
The new partnership is said to be based on the next generation technologies.
Ogi Redzic
Previous articleMicrosoft CEO, Nadalla slams Google’s artificial brain for gaining attention for beating humans at games playing
Next articleNew Hyundai Concept to be Unveiled at Paris Motor Show
Educational opportunities with Use Dynamics
The 2017 Tokyo show brought us the Nissan IMx Concept with 600 km EV range!
Microsoft Employees Can Work From Tree Houses
Sinobald Abramov - January 20, 2020
The kind of figure skates you choose will significantly determine the type of skating experience you get. You should, therefore, take your time and...
How To Buy A Restaurant With No Money
5 Essentials for a Tech Resume
How to Make a lot of Money in the Cannabis Industry
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2861
|
__label__wiki
| 0.982786
| 0.982786
|
Idaho senator on cockfighting, cruelty tightrope
BOISE -- An Idaho senator is walking a tightrope on poultry-related legislation.
Sen. Tim Corder, R-Mountain Home, has secured the Humane Society of the United States' support for his bill to make cockfighting a felony but its ire on another measure he hopes will help thwart the animal-rights group's efforts to outlaw cramped cages for chickens.
The Senate voted 34-1 today on his bill to make running a cockfighting operation punishable by up to five years in prison and $50,000 in fines. It would also boost fines for misdemeanor animal cruelty and torture to up to a year in jail and $9,000 in fines.
Minutes later, senators voted 24-11 for Corder's plan to establish a Department of Agriculture-run livestock care standards board. The board's 10 members, pulled from industry, universities and state government, would evaluate livestock and poultry practices, recommend best-management practices for the "well being of production animals," and "protect Idaho farms and families."
The Humane Society helped draft the cockfighting and animal cruelty bill but opposes the livestock board, which Corder describes as a pre-emptive strike against radical animal-rights activists who will descend on Idaho with emotional camera footage meant to turn people against large-scale chicken farms.
"We'll see Idaho agriculture on the television at six o'clock," Corder said. "It's a lot more comfortable if we have this in place than six months from now when we have ten million chickens and HSUS (the Humane Society) on television."
And chickens are coming, Corder told other senators: Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Line North America has already opened a new facility in Burley, in southern Idaho, that hatches million of hens to be shipped elsewhere. And in January, commissioners there approved zoning changes to allow a broiler chicken plant to house up to 4 million birds.
Both of Corder's measures now go to the House.
Idaho lawmakers made dogfighting a felony in 2008, but the state remains one of 11 where the cockfighting is still a misdemeanor. Cockfighting rings have been discovered here, including in a 2008 raid on a Wendell dairy where authorities seized 20 fighting cocks.
Lisa Kauffman, the Idaho director for the Humane Society, said such rings are more common than most people think and may be used by traffickers to launder drug money.
"It's a pretty barbaric and inhumane," Kauffman said. "I'm glad to see they've closed the loophole in Idaho."
Still, she's concerned the livestock board will be dominated by industry to protect profits, not animals. Its members would include appointees of the Idaho Dairymen's Association, the Idaho Cattle Association, an animal shelter and Idaho Kennel Club -- but nobody from a national animal-welfare group like her own.
"A livestock board is basically the fox watching the hen house," Kauffman said. "The bottom line is, the hens are the ones that are suffering."
The board would be similar to a farm industry-backed panel approved by Ohio voters last year after animal-welfare measures passed in California, Florida and Arizona.
Idaho Sen. Jim Hammond, R-Coeur d'Alene, said he was initially skeptical but finally decided his state needs a board, too, to shield its own agriculture economy from meddling.
"We need to give them some options to protect themselves," Hammond said.
In Senate debate, objections came from both sides of the aisle.
Sen. Monty Pearce, R-New Plymouth, called it one board too many.
"I have counted the size of government in the state of Idaho, and it's too big," Pearce said. "For that reason, I'll be voting no."
Democratic Sen. Nicole LeFavour, who represents Boise's North End neighborhood, was concerned its composition was lopsided in favor of meat-eaters.
"Given I represent a district with far more vegetarians than chickens ... my constituents would surely be concerned about the makeup of the board," she said.
-- The Associated Press
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0044.json.gz/line2863
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.