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Check out a few of the scientists involved in understanding the plate boundary and natural hazards here on the East Coast
These are some of the scientists, from a number of different science fields who are working to discover more about the plate boundary and how natural hazards affect us.
Claire McKinley
“The best part of my job is learning about why the Earth is the way it is, and finding as many ways as possible to share that with others”
Samer Naif
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Rob Harris
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Weiwei Wang
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Lorna Strachan
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“I had a unique opportunity to learn about the destructive power of tsunami, when I went to Thailand after the devastating Boxing Day tsunami in 2004"
Susan Ellis
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Philip Barnes
“I’ve always been interested in the natural landscape around me and how it came to be like it is, whether it be on land or under water”
“New Zealand communities are vulnerable to a number of natural hazard events”
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“Since learning about plate tectonics at school I haven’t been able to look at a world map without trying to fit the plates back together.”
Joshu Mountjoy
"I have always been interested in landscapes and when I started studying geology at university it soon became apparent that geomorphology was where it was at."
Kate Clarke
“I love discovering new things – for example, uncovering evidence for a past earthquake or tsunami that we would otherwise never know about”
Nicola Litchfield
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Ursula Cochran
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Miles Crawford
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Alec Yates
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By Dean Slavnich on 12th June 2017 Opinion
For some time now, FCA has been cooking up something quite remarkable over in Detroit. Not quite the rebirth of Hemi power, but rather the rejuvenation. And that, powertrain friends, peaked very recently at April’s New York Auto Show with not one but two extreme 6.2 supercharged V8 show cars that don’t subtly turn their backs on the eco-friendly EV movement, but rather punch any notion of the industry needing to cut emissions right through our already holey atmosphere.
Oh, and when I said that these were two ‘show’ cars, I meant production cars – these vehicles will be built by FCA, one under the Jeep brand, the other Dodge.
So, welcome, petrolheads, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk and the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. The former, for the record, is now the most powerful and quickest SUV ever; the latter, quite frankly, has so many amazing performance claims that it’s difficult to know where to start, but here’s a flavor: highest horsepower V8 production car engine ever produced; highest g-force acceleration of any production car at 1.8g; and the world’s fastest 0-60mph production car sprint time of 2.3 seconds.
There’s a real throwback, huge-American-V8-block-with-old-school-swashbuckling-power sense of feeling with these two developments. FCA will say otherwise, I’m sure, but there’s no real high-level engineering sophistication here, just pure brute force by way of large-displacement V8 goodness and, okay, some other impressive trickery too. But hell, there’s not even an advanced twin-scroll turbo or two in sight!
And I love it. In fact, I love it so much that I actually dislike myself for admitting this because, after all, I’m a guy who’s a real fan of the electric powertrain movement – my own wheels are, in fact, a BMW i3 range-extender, which really is greener than green. And my favorite concept in recent years is the upcoming Jaguar I-Pace BEV.
But as I discussed in my last column, I’ve simply had enough of EV startups essentially willy-waving with their 0-100km/h claims. Okay, okay, we get that with your instant torque and stupidly huge e-power outputs your prototype is fast but 2.39 seconds fast as in the case of FF 91?! Really, Faraday is that even relevant for an EV? Should that part of the industry not be focusing on IC-beating driving range?
Well, via the Trackhawk and Demon, what we seem to have is a little balance adjustment, showcasing what the IC engine can do in return when it comes to pure performance, although admittedly without the FF 91’s (or any other e-powertrain, for that matter) quite unbeatable efficiency capabilities – and I really do understand the importance of that last point.
But anyway, back to Hemi. Not only do I find it refreshing that FCA big chiefs signed off these ideas – seriously, can you think of any other car maker in the world that would have the courage to ‘okay’ this? – but I also think it’s important, in general, that large-displacement engines are allowed to live on, albeit in very small numbers, of course. There are generations of drivers out there who soon won’t even know what an atmo engine feels like, let alone a manual ‘box. To have something like the Demon around serves as a reminder.
The drive to efficiency is an important one for us in the automotive world, and cars like the BMW i8 and Honda NSX, and even Tesla Model S show that green doesn’t mean boring. But there are many roads to driving pleasure and large-displacement V8 power is one of them.
In a strange, roundabout way – and this coming from me of all people – long may that continue!
Dean Slavnich
Dean has been with UKi Media & Events for over a decade, having previously cut his journalistic teeth writing and editing for various automotive and engineering titles. He combines extensive knowledge of all things automotive with a passion for driving, and experience testing countless new vehicles, engines and technologies around the world. As well as his role as editor-in-chief across a range of UKi's media titles, he is also co-chair of the judging panel of the International Engine of the Year Awards.
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WALESKOWSKI, ADAM
Goettingen 10 Center
Height: 2.03 Born: 19 November, 1982 Nationality: United States of America
Totals 9 0 80:49 29 10/26 1/3 6/6 6 11 17 6 5 6 1 1 17 6 22
Averages 9 0 8:58 3.2 38.5% 33.3% 100% 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.7 2.4
7 vs Le Mans 4:50 0/2 1 1 1
8 at Budivelnik 5:57 2 1/2 1 1 1 2
9 at Aris Thessaloniki 0:30
Average 3:45 0.7 25% 0% 0% 0.3 0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 0.3 0 0.3 0 0.7
1 at Asvel Basket 10:47 5 1/4 1/2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
2 vs Besiktas Istanbul 15:50 12 6/9 1 2 3 1 1 2 10
3 vs Hemofarm Stada 2:15 0/1 2 1 1 -3
4 at Hemofarm Stada 7:31 0/1 1 1 3 -4
5 vs Asvel Basket 8:46 4 1/3 2/2 1 1 2 1 2 1 4
6 at Besiktas Istanbul 24:23 6 1/4 0/1 4/4 3 7 10 3 1 2 5 3 12
6 Totals 69:32 27 9/22 1/3 6/6 5 11 16 5 4 6 0 1 16 6 20
Average 11:35 4.5 40.9% 33.3% 100% 0.8 1.8 2.7 0.8 0.7 1 0 0.2 2.7 1 3.3
Index rating 13 MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg vs. Le Mans Sarthe Basket 12/16/2015
Points 12 MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg vs. Le Mans Sarthe Basket 12/16/2015
Offensive rebounds 3 Besiktas JK Istanbul vs. Goettingen 12/21/2010
Defensive rebounds 7 Besiktas JK Istanbul vs. Goettingen 12/21/2010
Total rebounds 10 Besiktas JK Istanbul vs. Goettingen 12/21/2010
Assists 3 MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg vs. Umana Reyer Venice 1/20/2016
Steals 2 MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg vs. Zenit St Petersburg 2/10/2016
Blocks 2 Zenit St Petersburg vs. MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg 1/13/2016
Minutes 24 Besiktas JK Istanbul vs. Goettingen 12/21/2010
Played college basketball at Florida State (2001-05).
Moved to Germany for the 2005-06 season, signed by Erdgas Ehingen, Bundesliga-2.
Played there till January'07.
Moved to France, signed by Etendard de Brest, Pro-B.
Signed for the 2007-08 season by Besancon Basket, Pro-B.
Signed for the 2008-09 season by JSF Nanterre, Pro-B.
On January'09 moved to Cyprus, signed by Achilleas Kaimakliou.
On April'09 back to France, signed by Besancon Basket.
Moved to Cyprus for the 2009-10 season, signed by Achilleas Kaimakliou.
Moved to Germany for the 2010-11 season, signed by MEG Goettingen.
Moved to Cyprus for the 2011-12 season, signed by Apoel Limassol.
In March'12 moved to Czech Republic, signed by Astrum Levice.
In April'12 moved to Slovakia, signed by Onyx Levice.
Moved to Kosovo for the 2012-13 season, signed by Sigal Prishtina.
In January'13 moved to Germany, signed by Duesseldorf Basket.
Signed for the 2013-14 season by MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.
2010-11 Goettingen 9 29 3.2 10/26 38.5 1/3 33.3 6/6 100 17 5 6 1
2015-16 MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg 16 63 3.9 21/37 56.8 6/18 33.3 3/3 100 27 7 10 4
Totals 25 92 3.7 31/63 49.2 7/21 33.3 9/9 100 44 12 16 5
Averages 25 92 3.7 31/63 49.2 7/21 33.3 9/9 100 1.8 0.5 0.6 0.2
2001/02 Florida St 29 85 2.9 27/83 32.5 2/11 18.2 25/31 80.6 70 17 10 6
2002/03 Florida St 29 120 4.1 49/114 43 4/14 28.6 10/13 76.9 87 12 28 12
2003/04 Florida St 33 224 6.8 62/125 49.6 21/52 40.4 37/52 71.2 178 30 38 22
2004/05 Florida St 31 259 8.4 69/133 51.9 21/50 42 58/78 74.4 136 19 25 14
2005/06 Ehingen 27 523 19.4 186/331 56.2 18/64 28.1 97/135 71.9 305 37 67 22
2006/07 Ehingen 14 254 18.1 100/153 65.4 9/20 45 27/45 60 137 27 33 12
Brest 21 291 13.9 118/207 57 3/13 23.1 46/62 74.2 172 22 53 15
2007/08 Besancon 26 363 14 141/242 58.3 7/23 30.4 60/85 70.6 192 34 34 16
2008/09 Nanterre 7 53 7.6 25/42 59.5 0/0 0/0 3/9 33.3 24 6 7 6
Besancon 4 19 4.8 6/9 66.7 2/3 66.7 1/3 33.3 3 2 2 1
Achilleas 1 11 11 3/8 33.3 1/3 33.3 2/4 50 17 1 1 0
2010/11 Goettingen 20 161 8.1 58/102 56.9 4/22 18.2 33/43 76.7 67 4 7 3
2011/12 Astrum Levice 9 98 10.9 36/74 48.6 0/3 0.0 26/34 76.5 49 9 3 4
Onyx Levice 4 17 4.3 8/12 66.7 0/1 0.0 1/7 14.3 3 0 1 3
2012/13 Duesseldorf 24 320 13.3 103/177 58.2 27/72 37.5 33/48 68.8 148 25 25 14
2013/14 Ludwigsburg 26 203 7.8 59/119 49.6 20/56 35.7 25/34 73.5 95 15 22 6
2014/15 Ludwigsburg 34 247 7.3 84/157 53.5 15/62 24.2 34/51 66.7 120 21 46 10
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Auckland Arts Festival - Pat Metheny
Auckland Town Hall - Great Hall, 303 Queen St, CBD, Auckland
Tuesday 10 March 2020 7:00pm
Tue 10 Mar 2020, 7:00pm
Where: Auckland Town Hall - Great Hall, 303 Queen St, CBD, Auckland
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20-time Grammy Award winning guitarist, Pat Metheny, has announced “An Evening with Pat Metheny” – a special theatre show at Auckland Town Hall, March 10, 2020 as part of Auckland Arts Festival.
Playing New Zealand for only the second time in his 40-year-plus career (having previously visited in 2006), Metheny will present a range of music from throughout his career, joined by his long-time drummer, Antonio Sanchez, Malaysian/Australian bassist Linda May Han Oh and British pianist Gwilym Simcock.
Of the forthcoming shows, Metheny says:
“It could really be anything and everything. I have already written a bunch of new music which we recorded and will be released early 2020, inspired just by the thought of this presentation, but I could also imagine playing only old music one night. I like the idea of keeping it open and letting it become whatever it winds up being over the course of a tour.
“At this stage, I have so much music and it all is kind of one big thing for me without borders or distinctions between this period or that period. With Antonio, Linda and Gwilym, I think we could and will do a wide range of things from throughout all of it - and maybe uncover what the next period has in store as well.”
Tickets go on sale at 12pm Monday, November 11.
Fan club members can be among the first to secure tickets during the pre-sale beginning at 12pm Friday, November 8.
My Live Nation members can be among the first to secure tickets during the pre-sale beginning at 12pm Friday, November 8.
For complete tour, ticket and VIP Experience information, visit: livenation.co.nz
For information on Auckland Arts Festival 2020, visit aaf.co.nz
Pat Metheny first burst onto the international jazz scene in 1974 displaying his soon-to-become trademarked playing style, which blended the loose and flexible articulation customarily reserved for horn players with an advanced rhythmic and harmonic sensibility - a way of playing and improvising that was modern in conception but grounded deeply in the jazz tradition of melody, swing and the blues. With the release of his first album, Bright Size Life (1975), he reinvented the traditional "jazz guitar" sound for a new generation of players.
Inducted into the Downbeat Hall of Fame in 2015 as its youngest-ever member and only the fourth guitarist (joining Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery), Metheny has throughout his career continued to redefine the genre by utilizing new technology and constantly working to evolve the improvisational and sonic potential of his instrument.
Metheny has spent much of his life on tour, often doing more than 100 shows a year since becoming a bandleader in the 70s. He continues to be one of the brightest stars of the music scenes today.
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‘So Blessed’: Kim Kardashian West Gets Baptized at Historic Church in Armenia
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Socialite and business mogul Kim Kardashian West visited her family’s homeland of Armenia to get baptized with her children at what scholars say is one of the oldest churches in the world.
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“So blessed to have been baptized along with my babies at Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia’s main cathedral which is sometimes referred to as the Vatican of the Armenian Apostolic Church. This church was built in 303 AD,” West wrote in an Instagram post.
West is pictured lighting candles in the cathedral, an orthodox tradition that symbolizes Jesus being the light of the world.
Thank you Armenia for such a memorable trip. So blessed to have been baptized along with my babies at Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia's main cathedral which is sometimes referred to as the Vatican of the Armenian Apostolic Church. This church was built in 303 AD.📷 @jackie_nickerson
A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Oct 10, 2019 at 12:04pm PDT
Another photo shows her participating in a traditional Armenian service with her children, along with her sister Kourtney Kardashian and her own children.
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The visit comes after West’s husband Kanye West announced he is done producing secular music and is only committed to creating gospel music. The hip-hop superstar is expected to drop his latest album titled “Jesus is King” at any moment, after failing to finish the project by the September 27 release date.
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“He is living and walking with God,” Tyson told “The Pure Flix Podcast,” noting that he’s seen noticeable changes in the rapper’s life. “He’s in the Bible. He’s in prayer.”
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“(Kanye said), ‘I was just under the weight of my sin and I was being convicted that I was running from God, and I knew I needed to make things right, so I came to Christ — I came out of darkness and came into the light,'” Tyson recounted.
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Rendez-Vous with French Cinema returns in March with another edition that exemplifies the variety and vitality of contemporary French filmmaking. The films on display, by emerging talents and established masters, raise ideas both topical and eternal, and many take audiences to entirely unexpected places. Highlights from recent Rendez-Vous with French Cinema editions include Bertrand Bonello’s Nocturama, François Ozon’s Frantz, Bruno Dumont’s Slack Bay, Robin Campillo’s Eastern Boys, Justine Triet’s Victoria, and Benoît Jacquot’s 3 Hearts. Co-presented with UniFrance Films, the 23rd edition of Rendez-Vous will demonstrate that the landscape of French cinema is as fertile, inspiring, and distinct as ever.
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Are you an aspiring or emerging cinephile in love with French cinema? During the 23rd edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema on March 8-18, UniFrance and the Film Society of Lincoln Center invite any attendee under 40 years of age to write a review in our “Salut les Jeunes Critiques” contest, and you could win a trip to Paris. See more details here.
Through the festival, stop by the Furman Gallery for the photography exhibit Face to Face with French Cinema. It is impossible to sum up an entire national cinema in a single image, but the unique sensibility of French film comes through in these photographs of faces. Each of these actors or directors has given audiences around the world their own rendez-vous with French cinema. UniFrance is delighted to present the elegant photography of Jean-Baptiste Le Mercier.
French with English subtitles
Opening Night · U.S. Premiere · Introductions by Mathieu Amalric and Jeanne Balibar
A chameleon-like Jeanne Balibar stars in this tantalizing, meta-cinematic tribute to Barbara—a legendary chanteuse and enduring icon of French culture—from actor-director Mathieu Amalric.
N.Y. Premiere · Q&A with Raymond Depardon and Claudine Nougaret
Continuing a 30-year collaboration with sound recordist and producer Claudine Nougaret, renowned photographer and documentarian Raymond Depardon has made a startling, face-to-face look at mental illness and the French legal system.
Léa Mysius
French and Spanish with English Subtitles
N.Y. Premiere · Introductions by producer Jean-Louis Livi
The breathtakingly bold debut feature from Léa Mysius—about a 13-year-old girl taking in as much of life as she can before she goes blind—is a coming-of-age tale unlike any other.
Before Summer Ends
Maryam Goormaghtigh
France/Switzerland
French and Persian with English subtitles
N.Y. Premiere
Three thirty-something Iranian friends embark on a late summer road trip through the sunny South before one of them heads back to Iran in this endearingly wry and perceptive travelogue about what it means to be an outsider in a foreign country.
Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano
France/Canada/Belgium
U.S. Premiere
The behind-the-scenes planning of an elaborate wedding makes for a deliciously deadpan comic soufflé from the directors of the smash hit The Intouchables.
Comfort and Consolation in France
Vincent Macaigne
English and French with English subtitles
North American Premiere · Q&A with Vincent Macaigne on March 14
One of France’s most distinctive rising talents, Vincent Macaigne directs this daringly iconoclastic chamber drama about the clash between France’s haves and have-nots.
Xavier Legrand
N.Y. Premiere · Q&A with Xavier Legrand
Winner of the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, this riveting domestic drama is a harrowing study of a family coming undone in the midst of a bitter custody battle.
Gilles Bourdos
U.S. Premiere · Q&A with Gilles Bourdos and writer Richard Bausch on March 11
Drawing from Richard Bausch’s short stories, Renoir director Gilles Bourdos delivers an explosive emotional epic about the tangled relationships among parents, children, husbands, wives, and lovers.
The Guardians
Xavier Beauvois
Switzerland/France
U.S. Premiere · Q&A with Xavier Beauvois
A resilient young woman weathers the turbulence of World War I in the quietly affecting new film from Of Gods and Men director Xavier Beauvois.
Jeannette, The Childhood of Joan of Arc
Bruno Dumont
N.Y. Premiere · Q&A with Bruno Dumont on March 9
The ever-unpredictable Bruno Dumont (Slack Bay) takes another thrilling hairpin turn with this audacious heavy metal musical about the spiritual awakening of a young Joan of Arc.
July Tales
Guillaume Brac
Two languorous summer days, two tales of romantic misunderstanding: this deceptively breezy diptych channels the spirit of Rohmer as it explores the thorny relationships between men and women.
Just to Be Sure
Carine Tardieu
Life gets complicated for a middle-aged man when he discovers his father is not his father—and his girlfriend may be his half-sister—in this witty, winning seriocomic charmer.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
France/Japan
Living legend Jean-Pierre Léaud stars in this self-reflexive ghost story—a playful consideration of cinema, mortality, and the actor’s own status as an emblem of film history.
Memoir of War
Emmanuel Finkiel
France's Oscar Selection for the 2019 Academy Awards
Marguerite Duras’s autobiographical memoir—a heartrending reflection on wartime grief—receives a haunting and hypnotic adaptation starring a profoundly moving Mélanie Thierry.
Montparnasse Bienvenüe
Léonor Serraille
New York Premiere · Introduction by composer Julie Roué on March 9
A newly single young woman attempts to restart her life in this refreshingly complex portrait of an all-too-human heroine veering between instability and strength. Winner of the Camera d’Or at Cannes for best first film.
Tonie Marshall
U.S. Premiere · Q&A with Tonie Marshal on March 10
Emmanuelle Devos stars as an ambitious businesswoman navigating a sexist corporate minefield as she attempts to crash the boardroom boys’ club in this timely feminist drama from Tonie Marshall (Venus Beauty Institute).
Orchestra Class
Rachid Hami
U.S. Premiere · Q&A with Rachid Hami
A violinist is tested when he signs on to teach music to a class of middle-school students on the multicultural outskirts of Paris in this refreshingly naturalistic ode to the transformative power of music.
A Paris Education
Jean-Paul Civeyrac
A movie-mad jeune homme discovers the pleasures and perils of the bohemian life when he moves to Paris in this bittersweet ode to cinema and the heady days of youth.
A farmer’s desperate attempts to save his cows from a deadly epidemic yields a surprisingly tense thriller rooted in everyday life.
See You Up There
Albert Dupontel
France/Canada
This spectacularly surreal comic caper—in which an ex–World War I soldier and artist embark on an audacious get-rich-quick scheme—is a whimsical wild ride through Jazz Age Paris.
Marine Francen
U.S. Premiere · Q&A with Marine Francen on March 10
Writ in bucolic, golden-hued images that recall the paintings of Jean-François Millet, this quietly provocative, Napoleonic-era fable imagines a community of women into whose midst wanders a lone male.
Tomorrow and Thereafter
U.S. Premiere · Introductions by producer Jean-Louis Livi
As her mother steadily loses her grip on reality, a young girl escapes into a fantasy world of her own in this alternately enchanting and cathartic family portrait from acclaimed actress-director Noémie Lvovsky.
Waiting for the Barbarians
North American Premiere · Q&A with Eugène Green on March 13
Six strangers confront their uniquely 21st century anxieties with the help of a sorcerer in this playful performance art consciousness-bender-cum-ghost story about the search for meaning in the age of social media.
Laurent Cantet
N.Y. Premiere · Q&A with Laurent Cantet on March 12
The Class director Laurent Cantet returns with a tense, provocative exploration of contemporary French society as seen through the eyes of the next generation.
Free Talks
Free Talk: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Director Tonie Marshall—whose latest film, Number One, depicts how women still have to struggle to climb the social ladder—will join special guests for a special talk about issues around female empowerment and the place of women in the French film and corporate industries.
Free Talk: First Films
What does it take to make a first feature? And how is it different to do so in France, as opposed to the U.S.? First-time filmmakers and emerging producers–featuring Marine Francen (The Sower), Xavier Legrand (Custody), Reinaldo Marcus Green (Monsters and Men, Jeremiah Zagar (We the Animals), Amy Lo (Mental Pictures), and Jean-Louis Livi (Ava)–will discuss strategies and challenges in producing and directing a successful debut film.
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Rendez-Vous with French Cinema returns in March with another edition that exemplifies the variety and vitality of contemporary French filmmaking. Read More
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema returns in March with another edition that exemplifies the variety and vitality of contemporary French filmmaking. The films on display, by emerging talents and established masters, raise ideas both topical and eternal, and many take audiences to entirely unexpected places. Read More
North America’s leading showcase for the best in French film, co-presented with UniFrance and opening with Guillaume Nicloux’s Valley of Love starring Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert, demonstrates that the landscape of French cinema has never been more fertile, and the voices issuing from it never more diverse. Read More
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema returns with another program of features and shorts that exemplify today’s most innovative French artistry. Co-presented with Unifrance Films, Rendez-Vous demonstrates that the landscape of French cinema has never been more fertile, and the voices issuing from it never more diverse. Read More
This edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, a co-presentation of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Unifrance Films, attests to the sheer variety and vitality of contemporary French filmmaking. The lineup includes established masters, critics’ favorites, and actor-turned-directors who have fully come into their own as filmmakers, alongside some of the emerging talent from what has been called France’s next New Wave. Read More
French cinema is as varied and vital as ever in 2013, and this year’s edition of Rendez-vous with French Cinema covers the wide spectrum from grand and engaging entertainments to the work of uncompromising auteurs, rising independent voices, and master filmmakers. Presented by Unifrance Films and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Read More
North America’s leading showcase for the best in contemporary French film returns with two dozen New York premieres, including French box-office sensation The Intouchables, new work from master directors André Téchiné, Benoît Jacquot and Alain Cavalier, plus Delicacy, the latest from Audrey Tautou, who will join us to present the film! Read More
North America’s leading showcase for the best in contemporary French film returns! Works by several of France’s best-known filmmakers—Bertrand Tavernier, Claude Lelouch, Catherine Breillat, Benoît Jacquot—are included alongside outstanding debuts by Katell Quillévéré, Valérie Donzelli, and Angelo Cianci, and two programs of experimental media works. Read More
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With a be-gauntleted virtual hand, I reach out, snatch up the Dark Knight's cowl, and put it on. The batcomputer blinks into life, offers me a perfect 1:1 mirror image of myself as The Dark Knight, and says it's “calibrating”. Never knew Bruce Wayne had such a dad-joke sense of humour.
Getting into the spirit of that, I spend the next hour throwing household items and bat gadgets alike at Alfred the butler. Then I solve serious crimes with a level of oafishness not seen since The Pink Panther's Inspector Clouseau.
It's the most fun I've had in a video game in years.
Swing into Batman: Arkham VR with the ludicrously high hopes of somebody wanting Batman: Arkham Knight 2, and you can expect to be disappointed. What you've grappled onto is only really a companion piece to Rocksteady's Dark Knight franchise; a tech demo that shows what a true AAA studio can achieve with Sony's wonderful new VR toy. It's also pure, unadulterated wish-fulfilment.
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Experience Gotham City through the eyes of the World's Greatest Detective in an all new Arkham mystery.
After a brief stint as Bruce Wayne, the action becomes centred upon you: the hero your lounge room deserves. You're effectively rooted to the spot with only the objects / levers / dials available in front of you to interact with, or you can look down and dip into your utility belt (there's a crime scene scanner, an endless supply of batarangs, and a grapple gun). The latter is used in conjunction with hotspots around the environment to teleport you to new areas, and in some instances you can tap the Move button to change crime scene perspectives to better get your snoop on.
Sounds kinda boring when you boil it down to these essentials, but the reality is Rocksteady has created a cool as hell point 'n' click adventure that's oozing with atmosphere and their typical high production values. This is, without a doubt, the best game of the launch titles currently available (short of PlayStation VR Worlds) to win over VR-less mates and loved ones. It mesmerises people in seconds.
Unfortunately, we can't spoil too much more of what you'll be doing in it, because... well, the runtime is shorter than The Penguin. Suffice to say there's only a splash of action here and there as this is primarily a cerebral challenge. That said, even the world's crappiest detective could solve Batman: Arkham VR in roughly an hour. One could feasibly stretch this out by a half an hour if they loved poring over intel and 3D models, players can also go sniffing around for trophies and a bunch of Riddler collectible puzzles. Personally, we discovered a timed batarang target challenge, and lost a lot of time playing swap-the-PSVR score war with mates. The only replayability outside of this: hassling Alfred with the type of actions that'd result in Mr Wayne replacing his batsuit for a sexual harassment lawsuit.
Aside from the disappointing absence of driving and/or flying mini-games, Batman: Arkham VR ticks off all of the coolest PSVR motions and moments. Full first-person movement has been shunned in favour of teleporting about the place (gentle fade-to-black moments which shouldn't affect nausea sufferers). Having two bat-gloved hands to rummage through a world bristling with interactive doodads makes for a lot of fun, too. Flipping switches and messing about with Bats' holographic iPads is a blast, as is piecing together 3D Riddler puzzles back into their original shapes.
Combat-wise, things aren't nearly as 1:1 and impressive. Thrown batarangs are heavily guided to your targets, rather than any real hand-eye prowess on your behalf. Twipping your grapple line at things also comes with a lot of programmer-provided aim assistance.
The absolute best moments are the emergent fun you make for yourself, like trying to cram the wrong objects in a delicate and expensive centrifuge, or bashing out tunes on Bruce Wayne's grand piano with the batphone receiver. All told, Batman: Arkham VR provides solid evidence that the “PSVR + double Move controller” paradigm is a solid and accurate partnership.
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This entry is our analysis of a review or synthesis of research findings considered particularly relevant to improving outcomes from drug or alcohol interventions in the UK. The original review was not published by Findings; click Title to order a copy. Free reprints may be available from the authors – click prepared e-mail. The summary conveys the findings and views expressed in the review. Below is a commentary from Drug and Alcohol Findings.
Medical treatment of alcohol dependence: a systematic review
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Medical treatment of alcohol dependence: a systematic review.
Miller P.M., Book S.W., Stewart S.H.
International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine: 2011, 42(3), p. 227–266.
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With from 2011 naltrexone licensed for this purpose, Britain now has the full suite of major medications authorised for the treatment of alcohol dependence. Largely from a primary care perspective, this US review examines a half century of evidence for whether these and other drugs aid recovery and which work best.
Summary Funded by the US government's alcohol institute, this review of drug-based treatment for alcohol dependence aimed to express the evidence base in such a way as to underpin the expansion of these treatments to medical settings including primary care and specialist clinics. It searched for research published in English from 1960 to 2010 which involved randomly allocating adult patients to medication versus either no treatment, a placebo, or some other treatment. The aim was to focus on studies which offered either no accompanying psychosocial therapy or only brief therapies of the kind which might be undertaken in general medicine as well as specialist clinics. Only drugs in at least two trials were included.
The reviewers found 85 eligible trials involving nearly 19,000 patients. Of these, 11 studies concerned disulfiram, a drug which blocks the breakdown of alcohol in the body, producing unpleasant reactions in response to even low levels of drinking and acting as an aversive deterrent. Other pharmacotherapies for alcohol dependence are generally thought to work by blocking the rewards experienced from drinking or by stabilising body systems disrupted by chronic alcohol intake. Among these, most researched was naltrexone, tested in 33 trials. By blocking the body's own opiate-type chemicals, the drug is thought to reduce the rewarding feelings patients gain from drinking. Next most extensively researched with 24 trials was the anti-craving medication acamprosate. SSRI antidepressants were investigated in seven trials, while the anticonvulsant topiramate was the subject of four. Various other medications were less extensively researched.
One study with the highest score for methodological rigour found no advantage for disulfiram over placebo when administration of the medication was not supervised. However, most other studies found supervised disulfiram reduces drinking more than a placebo, and there was some evidence that it may be more effective than naltrexone, acamprosate, and topiramate. Compliance is a problem with disulfiram; daily supervision of ingestion appears essential to clinical success.
Though based on few studies, topiramate seems effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence. There is, however, little evidence to support the use of antidepressants (either SSRIs or tricyclics), though one recent randomised trial found the combination of sertraline and naltrexone more effective with depressed alcoholics than naltrexone alone.
Acamprosate may promote abstinence, although studies have had mixed results, and some larger multi-site US studies found no advantage over placebo. European studies are more favourable, possibly due to differences in subject populations, including fewer patients still drinking when they entered the studies. Taken as a whole, this review suggests that on average the drug does have a modest impact among patients able to abstain for at least a few days beforehand.
Most relevant studies have found oral naltrexone is effective relative to a placebo, including 12 of the 15 most methodologically rigorous. Just two studies evaluated long-acting monthly injections of depot naltrexone, both finding it more effective than a placebo.
Whether brief psychosocial or supportive interventions enhance the impact of medications was investigated by 11 trials. Some found patients do better when medication is supplemented by extensive rather than no or minimal psychosocial support, others that brief support can be as effective as longer and/or more sophisticated therapies. The latter included three of the more methodologically rigorous studies which tested supplements appropriate in most medical settings: medical management – a supportive, compliance-focused intervention; low intensity support for primary care patients; and infrequent consultations with a doctor.
The authors' conclusions
This corpus of work shows that pharmacotherapy for alcohol dependence is feasible in primary as well as specialist medical settings, and that overall effects on drinking are on average positive, though modest. Though it is clear that some alcohol dependent patients benefit from pharmacotherapy, what type of patients do or do not is unclear.
In medical settings, current research suggests initially considering either oral naltrexone, topiramate, or (with abstinent patients) acamprosate for patients without contraindications to their use. If daily supervision of ingestion is feasible, disulfiram can be considered for motivated, abstinent patients. Medication should be accompanied by brief support aimed at making it more likely that patients will comply with treatment. Some patients may require more extensive psychosocial intervention, but it is unclear which categories this applies to. Even when intensive psychological help is unavailable, medication plus brief support from medical carers can lead to clinical improvements.
While these conclusions are based on a comprehensive search of the literature, it should be noted that non-English language articles and unpublished papers were excluded. Also, drawing conclusions is hampered by differences between patients in the studies, which may influence their responses to treatment, and by the typically short-term follow-up of the studies, many of only three to six months duration. In particular, data is lacking on long-term effects on illness and death. Often accompanying psychosocial therapies and supports are inadequately described, and these have not been sufficiently researched.
commentary These comments focus on the review's conclusions regarding the relative benefits of the major medications it reviewed. For discussion of the absolute efficacy of these substances relative to no treatment or to a placebo, see these Findings analyses of reviews of disulfiram, naltrexone and acamprosate, and this freely available 2009 review of topiramate.
The featured review comes at a time when naltrexone (in the form of a 50mg tablet marketed as Adepend) has recently been licensed in the UK for the treatment of alcohol dependence, supplementing acamprosate and disulfiram as the major medications licensed for that purpose. The delay seems merely to have been due to no company seeking a licence rather than any misgivings on the part of the authorities.
With the field now opened up, naltrexone may in this guise (as opposed to its established role in the treatment of opiate dependence) gain a greater UK profile, commensurate with the more positive UK and to a degree international findings compared to the main alternative, acamprosate. Whatever the balance between these two medications, disulfiram continues to have different role as an enforcer of abstinence rather than to promote reduced drinking, playing a major part in the pharmacotherapy offered by specialist centres in particular.
Which medication to choose?
The review seems to have interpreted findings that disulfiram may be superior to other major medications in the light of the nature of the studies and the patients concerned, ending with the reverse recommendation that these other medications be preferred to disulfiram as the default option, unless the taking of the tablets can effectively be supervised. While this seems an appropriate reading of the evidence (details below), it perhaps understates the role disulfiram can play, especially in specialist centres and situations where patients have come seeking help to stop drinking, and when clinicians are available to take on supervision in the absence of suitable relatives or other associates of the patient. In these circumstances disulfiram can be the main option. As well as or instead of supervision, an associate can take on a less onerous monitoring role, feeding back to the doctor whether the patient is taking the tablets while the doctor does the persuading. Allied with intensive support, disulfiram has also successfully been used as a fallback option for patients who have not done well in less radical and risky therapies such as acamprosate.
Evidence for disulfiram's superiority rested largely on three Indian trials comparing the drug with acamprosate, naltrexone, and topiramate. Though each found significant differences, some were small, and other measures did not significantly differ. Nevertheless, the cumulative impression is that in this context disulfiram was on average preferable to medications which permit drinking, but are intended to moderate it. However, the context was both uniform and, in UK and European terms, atypical. Virtually complete compliance with medication and with the studies suggests that the family influences (wives and parents supervised consumption), resources and motivations of these typically employed married men detoxified at a private hospital were stronger than in typical UK and European treatment populations. Nevertheless, for their longer term sobriety, it was perhaps worrying that in all three Indian studies, on average disulfiram patients ended with more intense craving for drink than patients on other medications. The remaining study from Finland was able to complete the follow up of just 17 of 81 patients allocated to disulfiram and even fewer allocated to naltrexone or acamprosate. More did return postal surveys, but still just 42% of all the randomised patients, and by the end about half the patients were considered to have dropped out of the study.
The choice between acamprosate and naltrexone is complicated by contrary considerations. Head-to-head trials (1 2) have found naltrexone somewhat more effective in reducing drinking. Naltrexone may also be the better option for people who are not aiming for or find it hard to stop drinking altogether, and for those with a strong desire to drink in order to achieve what they experience as a pleasurable state of intoxication. However, side effects are more common and more severe (though usually few patients have to stop taking the drug) than with acamprosate, and the drug is contraindicated in patients with certain liver problems or who are also dependent on opiates. There is also the complication that in a medical emergency, patients who have recently taken naltrexone will find that opiates fail to control pain, one reason why some prefer not to take the drug.
British experience and studies suggests disulfiram can have a broader and more frontline role than the featured review envisages. A major UK trial at seven specialist clinics found the drug effective at least in the first months of treatment when daily consumption was supervised mainly at home by the patient's female partner, and both knew the consequences of drinking while taking it. Over the six months they were followed up, disulfiram patients reduced their drinking days and amounts drunk by significantly more than patients prescribed a vitamin, though by the end the extra reduction had evened out, as had the time they had lasted without drinking.
In this trial nearly half the patients (but no more so on disulfiram) effectively rejected or dropped out of treatment, but this was less than in studies of other medications, perhaps because many patients had active intervention at home on a daily basis centred on ensuring the tablets were taken, and others were in regular clinical contact for medication supervision. Follow-up interviews were completed with 8 in 10 of all the patients, an acceptably high rate, lending confidence that the findings do reflect the impact of the medication, and were not an artefact of selective drop-out.
Findings of an audit of a service in Leeds show that given strong clinical support from a specialist multidisciplinary team, disulfiram can successfully be prescribed to most patients who qualify for outpatient detoxification. As for many patients in the trial described above, in this service clinicians took on the supervision role which might otherwise to be shouldered by families, presumably extending effective treatment to patients without someone in their lives willing and able to make sure they took the tablets and acceptable to the patient.
Naltrexone and acamprosate
Without being conclusive either way, in line with the international literature, another two major British studies provided greater support for naltrexone than for acamprosate. Both suffered high drop-out rates and poor compliance with treatment, but in the naltrexone study, patients who did complete the study and largely comply with treatment drank substantially less on naltrexone than on placebo tablets. As with the disulfiram trial, one lesson from both seems to be that among typical British alcohol clinic caseloads, the support available from the staff and/or from families and friends is often insufficient to enable patients to sustain their commitment to treatment.
Across six centres, the naltrexone trial found that compared to a placebo, the drug did not delay a return to drinking or to heavy drinking, but did (non-significantly) tend to reduce the amount drunk in the last month of the study, a trend partially reflected in biochemical markers of heavy drinking. Patients on naltrexone also experienced significantly less craving for alcohol and by the end of the study nearly two-thirds were judged by their doctors to have improved, about 20% more than in the placebo group. Possible side-effects seen more often in the naltrexone group included nausea and pain, but adverse effects did not result in noticeably more naltrexone patients having to terminate treatment. However, the study excluded patients with serious physical illness, medicated psychiatric conditions, or who also abused other drugs.
These results assumed that the nearly 60% of patients who were lost to the study had resumed heavy drinking. When the analysis was confined to the 70 who completed the study and had largely complied with the treatment, the reduction in the amount subsequently drunk (on average half that in the placebo group) was statistically significant and corroborated by biochemical markers.
A different treatment regimen might have further improved outcomes. Naltrexone was introduced only after patients had been abstinent for on average 10–11 days, yet the drug seems to work mainly by reducing the experienced rewards of drinking, a mechanism which can only be activated if drinking occurs. Consistent with this theory, the study found that drinking was not delayed but (presumably because they 'got less out of it') patients on naltrexone went on to drink less than those receiving a placebo.
In contrast, a similar study of acamprosate found no impact on drinking, even among patients who took the drug. At least a week after detoxification at one of 20 British alcohol treatment units, the study randomised 581 alcohol dependent outpatients either to acamprosate three times a day or to placebo tablets, each supplied for six months. High drop-out and non-compliance rates meant that just a third of the sample completed the study, and by the end fewer than 30% were taking at least 90% of their tablets. Subjects lost to follow-up were assumed to have relapsed.
Acamprosate did not improve abstinence rates among patients as a whole, nor among types thought to respond well to the drug. Even among those who at least took the tablets for the first two weeks, there was no added benefit. Whether taking acamprosate or placebo, both groups drank on most days. Neither did acamprosate prevent relapse to heavy regular or binge drinking by over 80% 12% and 11% abstinent plus 3% and 6% controlled drinking = 15% and 17% one or the other = 85% and 83% presumed or known uncontrolled drinking. of each group, though there was evidence of reduced craving and anxiety. About a month after medication ended, researchers interviewed 385 of the 581 patients. Abstinence rates had remained similar to those seen at the end of the medication period.
In contrast to some earlier research which provided high quality care characteristic of academic centres, apart from the tablets, patients received 'treatment as usual'. For many this seems to have been insufficient to prevent a high rate of pre-medication relapse and subsequent drop-out, making it much harder for acamprosate to demonstrate its worth. Nearly a third 155 + 33 for whom no data and assumed to be drinking. of patients did not remain abstinent for the week before being randomised into the study, a requirement in some other studies. Outcomes in the British study may also have suffered from not starting It was commenced on average 24 days after the start of detoxification, with an interval of over five weeks in some patients. the drug in the immediate post-withdrawal period, when theory suggests its effectiveness should be at its height.
UK policy and practice
On the basis of the evidence, acamprosate, disulfiram and naltrexone are all endorsed in national guidance for Scotland and England and Wales. The guidance envisages a more routine and/or first-line post-detoxification role for acamprosate than for disulfiram, the latter coming with the caution that total abstinence is required to avoid unpleasant and potentially dangerous reactions, and that the positive evidence derives from situations where consumption has been supervised. Naltrexone is seen as fulfilling a similar role to acamprosate, but at the time the guidance was drafted it had no UK licence for the treatment of alcohol dependence, so the Scottish advisers felt they could not commend it for use in the NHS.
Though the positive US trials are acknowledged in the guidance for England and Wales, and despite its authorisation in the USA, injectable long-acting naltrexone is not recommended in either that or in the Scottish guidance. Greater risks due to administration by injection and its irreversibility, higher costs, and especially its non-approved status in the UK, mean this option will for the time being best be seen as a possible reserve for patients who have not done well with other therapies and who cannot be supported to consistently comply with oral naltrexone, especially if when they have taken the tablets, they have responded well to the medication.
Statistics for England in 2012 show that doctors in general have forefronted acamprosate, prescribed 117,405 times compared to 60,842 for disulfiram, figures dominated by GP prescribing. However, in hospitals disulfiram is prescribed slightly more often. In these settings patients are likely to be so severely dependent that at least initial abstinence is the preferred objective, and there is the support for patients and the expertise to handle the risks of prescribing disulfiram.
Thanks for their comments on this entry in draft to Jonathan Chick and Colin Brewer. Commentators bear no responsibility for the text including the interpretations and any remaining errors.
Last revised 15 July 2013. First uploaded 18 June 2012
REVIEW 2009 The state of pharmacotherapy for the treatment of alcohol dependence
STUDY 2005 'Real-world' studies show that medications do suppress heavy drinking
STUDY 2010 Naltrexone and combined behavioral intervention effects on trajectories of drinking in the COMBINE study
REVIEW 2011 Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis, assessment and management of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence
STUDY 2012 Audit of alcohol detoxification at Leeds Addiction Unit
MATRIX CELL 2016 Alcohol Matrix cell A3: Interventions; Medical treatment
STUDY 2004 Naltrexone helps GPs and practice nurses manage alcohol dependence
MATRIX CELL 2016 Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell B3: Practitioners; Medical treatment
REVIEW 2011 The efficacy of disulfiram for the treatment of alcohol use disorder
MATRIX CELL 2018 Drug Treatment Matrix cell B3: Practitioners; Medical treatment
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Britt Robertson Nabs Lead Role in Brad Bird's Sci-Fi 'Tomorrowland'
Briefly: We've been following casting and development on Brad Bird's next sci-fi movie Tomorrowland, involving the futuristic area in Disneyland and a supposed alternate dimension. Originally titled 1952, Bird has been casting and working on pre-production in order to start shooting later this year. George Clooney is already set to star, and Hugh Laurie will play the villain. Disney has just announced that young blonde actress Britt Robertson (seen in Scream 4, The First Time, and on "Under the Dome") has scored the lead role. She plays a high school girl with an unconventional understanding of technology who's launched on a journey to reclaim her future. Other plot details are still being kept under wraps, so stay tuned for updates.
Find more posts: Casting, Development, Movie News, Sci-Fi
Lead role? Or the 'female lead role'? I thought George Clooney was the 'lead'/'star' of the film?
Chris Groves on Jul 18, 2013
I will skip all the news about this film cause i trust blindly in Brad Bird
toonfed on Jul 18, 2013
I'm really looking forward to this. Brad's really proven himself, and I think this will be a great testimony to his skill as a director.
Quanah on Jul 18, 2013
Bird can do no wrong.
DAVIDPD on Jul 18, 2013
I remember her from Dan in Real Life. Glad to see she's making a name for herself.
hawk99 on Jul 19, 2013
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Arriving Jet Nearly Lands on Occupied Runway at JFK
Pilots notified tower of the problem first.
By Rob Mark
Quick action by air traffic controllers at JFK International Airport stopped a Volaris Airlines A319 from landing over the top of a Delta Connection ERJ170.Wikimedia Commons
Quick action on the part of pilots and controllers Tuesday at New York’s JFK International Airport prevented a Volaris Airlines A319 from landing over the top of a Delta Connection ERJ170 that had just begun its takeoff roll.
The Airbus, on a visual approach, had been cleared to land on Runway 13 Left at JFK, but instead headed for Runway 13 Right where the Delta jet had just been cleared for takeoff. Another flight crew on the frequency warned the tower the Volaris aircraft was headed for the wrong runway.
Reports indicate the Volaris aircraft was roughly inside of a mile on final for Runway 13 Right at about 300 feet agl, when controllers issued the go-around. The Airbus climbed to 2,000 feet heading east and eventually landed on JFK’s Runway 22 Left without further incident.
(Recording via LiveATC.net)
Volaris Airlines, based in Mexico City, said in a statement that it would investigate the cause of the error.
This is the third incident this year when the crew of a foreign carrier did not understand what air traffic controllers had asked of them. In October, an Air Canada crew failed to heed controller's instructions to go-around at San Francisco International airport. In July, another Air Canada crew lined up for a taxiway at SFO instead of Runway 28 Right.
(This article originally included an incorrect version of the ATC recording. The correct audio has been added.)
Mexico Still Trying to Sell the Presidential Boeing
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India's fortification drive: 'Chicken and egg' situation could be eased by manufacturer marketing
By Gary Scattergood contact
02-Oct-2018 - Last updated on 02-Oct-2018 at 02:20 GMT
Milk is among the products that are being fortified. ©GettyImages
Related tags: India, Fortification, Manufacturing, Marketing, Fssai
Food manufacturers that have backed India's fortification drive could do more to effectively market their products and the wider benefits of the scheme, according to an official from regulator FSSAI.
FSSAI has been implementing a nationwide fortification scheme since 2016, where folic acid, iron and vitamin B12 are added to rice and wheat flour, vitamins A and D are added to milk and iodine and iron are added to salt.
Much of this is delivered through government or state-run distribution schemes, but FSSAI has also made a concerted effort to encourage food firms to fortify their products for the open market.
So far, 21% of the organised milk sector adheres to the fortification standards, while 47% of the edible oil industry does the same.
And while these numbers have grown in recent months, the regulator is keen for industry to more.
When asked by NutraIngredients-Asia following her presentation at the FI and HI India Pre-Connect Conference in Delhi how food firms could do more, the deputy lead of the fortification programme at FSSAI Rohini Saran said: “With fortification the challenge we often face is a chicken and egg situation. The businesses say that there isn’t enough demand and the people say there isn’t enough supply.
“This is a battle we are facing, so we are asking businesses to proactively start their own marketing campaigns.”
Additional vitamins and minerals?
While she praised the companies that had been early-adopters of fortification, Saran said there had not yet been sufficient consumer communication about its benefits coming from brands.
“We have had companies that came on board as soon as the standards were issued, but I personally haven’t seen ad campaigns from them,” she said.
“I believe fortification is a great USP for the businesses and a great market. If marketing teams could get specific budgets to popularise these products, then people will recognise them more. Government is doing a lot, but industry needs to invest in marketing too.”
In response to another question from National Healthcare and Food spokesman Sandeep Gupta, Saran also said the regulator was open to assessing the fortification of products with additional minerals, after her urged FSSAI to consider the benefits of magnesium and vitamin K7.
We recently reported that FSSAI has updated its dosage guidance for fortified products. By January 1 2019, all products must provide 30% to 50% of each individual's daily requirements.
The range allows for an additional 10% of micronutrients above the dosage recommended by the panel, though the figure is 20% for vitamins A and D.
Saran added: “Fortification is a cost-effective way to tackle malnutritional and micro nutrient deficiencies, which remains a big problem in India, with the majority of vulnerable sectors still suffering.”
Related topics: Business, South Asia, Fortification
Food fortification in India: Regulator FSSAI publishes updated dosage levels as it strives for national adoption
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Saturday July 20 2019
Conte to have Inter summit on Monday
Antonio Conte is expected to meet with the Inter hierarchy on Monday to discuss the summer transfer campaign.
The Coach has been unhappy with the speed at which the club is moving on the market, and said as much yesterday.
“There’s no point denying the fact we’re having difficulties,” Conte said yesterday.
“There is still a pretty big problem in players coming in and going out, but primarily those who are meant to leave.
“If you ask me to be honest, I’ll say we are quite a lot behind schedule in various areas. We need to get a move on. We’ve been very clear in preparing a plan for players coming in and going out, but we’re behind schedule, particularly because nobody has really left at all.
“We’ve got to speed things up a lot now and realise there’s much to do in something of an uphill struggle.”
Now Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that there will be a meeting in Nanjing on Monday between Conte, President Steven Zhang, general manager Beppe Marotta and sporting director Piero Ausilio.
The men will discuss the transfer market, not least the expected sales of Radja Nainggolan and Mauro Icardi, as well as the potential arrival of Romelu Lukaku.
Following the meeting there will be a dinner with owner Jindong Zhang.
Chong agent: 'Need strong project'
Parma call in Llorente
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Taxe d'Habitation 2019
The main developments this year concerning the fast disappearing local residence tax in France, the taxe d’habitation.
As we have previously reported in the Newsletter, one of the two local property rates, the taxe d’habitation, is being abolished on the principal residence.
That process began last year, with a reduction of 30% in the tax bill for those up to a maximum income threshold.
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This year, the reduction increased to 65%, with the maximum income thresholds also slightly revised.
Specifically, the reduction of 65% this year has been granted to:
Single persons whose net taxable income does not exceed €27,432;
Couples whose taxable income is no higher than €43,688;
Increased by €6K for each additional dependant in the household.
The relevant net income figure used is your revenu fiscal de référence for 2018 as advised on your 2019 income tax notice.
For households whose incomes slightly exceed these limits, but are respectively less than €28,448 (single person) and €45,720 (couple), a small reduction according to income will be applied.
For those who benefit from the 65% reduction this year complete exemption from the tax will occur in 2020:
For single persons with an income in 2019 no greater than €27,706;
A couple whose income does not exceed €44,124;
Increased by €6K for each dependant.
A similarly small reduction will occur for those whose income slightly exceeds the maximum income thresholds.
It is planned that the tax will be completely abolished on main homes for all households by 2023.
This will occur by granting a 30% tax reduction in 2021 for those above the maximum income thresholds, and a reduction of 65% in 2022, leading finally to complete exemption for all principal home owners in 2023.
At the same time, the specific exemptions from the tax which currently benefit the elderly, widows or disabled and those of modest means, will be abolished from 2021 as redundant.
The television licence fee (contribution à l'audiovisuel public) that is collected with the taxe d'habitation will continue to be payable, and the exemptions that apply will continue in force. The amount payable is currently €139.
Second/Holiday Homes
Second home-owners will continue to remain liable for the tax, and in areas of housing stress a surcharge up to 60% (majoration de la taxe d'habitation sur les résidences secondaires) is payable on such properties, as we set out in our article Holiday Homes and the Taxe d'Habitation.
The new tax will be rebaptised 'taxe d'habitation sur les résidences secondaires et autres locaux meublés non affectés à l'habitation principale (THRS).'
However, the surcharge that is also payable on those properties having a high rateable value will also be abolished from 2021. This tax, called the prélèvement sur forte valeur locative is charged on homes (principal or second) having an annual rateable value higher than €4,573, at rates that vary from 0.2% to 1.7%.
Insofar are rental properties are concerned, where the property is rented to a tenant as their principal residence neither the owner nor the tenant will be liable for the tax.
Conversely, where the property, either furnished and unfurnished, is let out to a tenant not occupying the property as their main home it will still be subject to the tax, when the landlord is normally liable.
A small number of other properties will also remain subject to a related tax payable on a vacant property, called either taxe sur les logements vacants/taxe d'habitation sur les logements vacants depending on the location and the policy of the local council.
From 2023 onwards, a new reporting obligation is being imposed on owners, in order to enable local tax offices to establish the liability of the vacant property tax.
Owners of residential premises will be obliged inform their local tax office of the nature of the occupancy of the premises. If the premises are occupied by third parties, owners will be required to declare the identity of the occupant(s) of the premises.
The declaration should be submitted before 1 July of each year, under penalty of a fine of €150 per property, unless there has been no change in the information transmitted since the last declaration.
A similar rule already exist, and this is now a tightenting of that rule.
The abolition of the tax is having profound financial implications on local municipal councils, who are in the process of losing their principal source of income.
In order to compensate the councils the proceeds of the other main local property tax, the taxe foncière, to which the departmental councils are the current beneficiaries, will be transferred to the municipal councils.
Departmental councils and inter-communal councils will in turn be compensated by the transfer to them of some of the proceeds from valued added tax (taxe sur la valeur ajoutée - TVA), a plan to which they are strongly opposed.
In a related move, a revision of local rental values on which the local property taxes are based is to commence in earnest next year. The values have not be changed since 1970, although they have been uprated in line with inflation each year.
Many fear it will in consequence lead to a substantial increase in local rates, but as it is not planned for introduction until 2026, there is a long road to travel before that happens. Any increases will be introduced on a gradual basis.
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True Driver's Experience - A variety of visual cues delivers the true driver's experience including a three-dimensional HUD that mimics driver head movement, inertia and G-forces. The depth of field also adjusts based on the speed of the car; so when the car is traveling at high speeds the perspective will shift to the distance putting the car/cockpit out of focus.
Driver Profile - What kind of driver are you? Driver profile tracks the player's evolution as a race driver from event to event. This system is made up of a driver's personality on the track, their success rate and any profile points and badges accrued all of which work together to create a tailor-made career and game play experience. Driver profile is pervasive throughout all modes: career and online.
Dynamic Crash Effect - When the player hits a static object or opponent car, the player will feel like they are 'taking damage'. A combination of visual and audio effects will leave the player disorientated and briefly disrupt the race.
Total Customization - Need for Speed SHIFT features a comprehensive customization option that lets the player tailor every aspect of the cars performance and styling. Go under the hood to upgrade and tune your vehicle to increase its performance. The visual customization system allows players to personalize both the exterior and trick out the interior to reflect their individual style and preferences.
Photo Real Cars and Tracks - Nearly 70 licensed cars are available including the Pagani Zonda F, Audi RS4, and Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. There is also over 15 real-world locations like Willow Springs and Laguna Seca as well as fictional circuits like downtown London and Tokyo.
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Friends Of Liverpool
Klopp’s troops aim for victory over Arsenal to stay top of the table
Posted By: Friends of Liverpool 23rd August 2019
They say that the league table doesn’t lie. Well, that’s true. But it can certainly be misleading; more often than not after just two games of the season. That’s why although it is accurate at the time of writing, it is far too early to use as a barometer of how the season is going to unfold. Brighton will probably not finish in the top five, for instance.
The current standings show Liverpool at the top though and after their success last season — winning the Champions League and finishing second in the league — it is easy to see why they are one of the two favourites to attain glory. Manchester City, of course, are favourites — if you think you can choose between the pair head to Betolimp South Africa and try your luck with a cheeky bet.
Next up for Liverpool and their flamboyant manager Jurgen Klopp is the slight matter of a home game agents Unai Emery’s Arsenal, who are currently sitting in second spot in the table. This is gearing up to be one magnificent match. Both the Anfield giants and the Gunners have maximum points so far this term. The Reds walloped Norwich City 4-1 on the opening day of the new season and beat Southampton 2-1 in their next outing.
Meanwhile, the north Londoners snatched a slender win at Newcastle United first time out and did so with the help of a stupendous goal from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 1-0 victory. Then, playing at home against the redoubtable charges of Burnley under Sean Dyce, Arsenal chalked up another triumph; this time recording a 2-1 win with goals from that man Auba as well as a strike from attacker Alex Lacazette.
Liverpool have no shortage of firepower either. Mo Sala, Sadio Mane and Robert Firmino (all of whom have been on the scoresheet this season already) are all deadly in and around the box and if they are to ask questions of any department within the visiting ranks it will be the defence. Spanish coach Emery has recruited David Luiz from Chelsea and the £8million stopper will continue to partner tough Greek operative Papa Sokratis at the heart of the Arsenal backline.
One Liverpool ace looking forward to the contest is Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, himself a former Gunner. And reflecting on the win at the Saints last weekend, he said:
“They had a few chances, they could have scored perhaps but we probably had more that we could have scored as well. So overall, on the balance of the play we deserved the win. The boys had to dig in deep, it was brilliant character from us. That’s what this team is made of and we’re going to have to keep doing that.”
Next for the Ox and Co. is the Arsenal game. It’s got all the ingredients of a cracker. Tune in tea-time Saturday and see the action unfold.
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Face2Gene uses patented facial recognition technology to help doctors diagnose rare and ultra-rare diseases. (Photo: Artem Oleshko / Shutterstock)
Can your face reveal a disease to a doctor?
This artificial intelligence app uses a facial recognition algorithm to help diagnose rare genetic diseases.
by Jenn Virskus | Monday, January 9, 2017
Facial recognition technology is all around us these days – from notifications on Facebook asking us if we want to tag recognized friends, to helping you choose a new dog and even to catch shoplifters.
It’s also possible to diagnose many diseases by analyzing a patient’s facial features – a process known as dysmorphology. Now FDNA – a startup founded in Israel and now based in Boston – is using dysmorphology to help doctors diagnose rare genetic diseases simply by uploading a patient’s photo to their phone.
Face2Gene’s smartphone app, powered by the company’s patented Facial Dysmorphology Novel Analysis solution, returns a list of possible diagnoses based on a patient’s picture uploaded by a doctor. A user can also add other general and clinical information and indicate features that should be included or excluded to further narrow results.
According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health Office of Rare Disease Research, there are about 7,000 rare diseases that range from the more recognizable cerebral palsy to obscure, hard-to-pronounce diseases like choroideremia hypopituitarism – an eye disease that involves a malfunctioning pituitary gland. Around 1 in 10 Americans suffer from a rare disease – that’s around 30 million people – about half of whom are children.
Diagnosing a rare disease is incredibly difficult simply because there are so many, and in the case of ultra-rare diseases there may be very few specialists familiar with the disease. Traditionally, the process was long and arduous of linking symptoms and ruling out diagnoses. Patients visited on average about seven physicians over a period of years in order to find out what was wrong with them so that they could finally receive treatment.
“Patients and their families suffer a great burden while trying to find answers to their symptoms, averaging seven years and seven doctors,” said FDNA CEO Dekel Gelbman, a graduate of Tel Aviv University in Israel.
The platform uses data crowdsourced from geneticists and cross-references that data with information from the London Medical Databases, which maintains a collection of images based on dysmorphology. According to Gelbman, some 60% of clinical geneticists and genetic counselors around the world have used the technology, and experienced researchers have found Face2Gene useful.
“You only recognize what you know. Face2Gene gets me to go down the list and say, ‘Hmm, did I consider everything?’” said Dr. Karen W. Gripp, chief of the Division of Medical Genetics at A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del. Gripp added that the Face2Gene platform provides relevant, accurate data that is now an essential part of the diagnostic process.
The app is free, and available only to verified clinicians and doctors. It is also HIPPA compliant, which means it conforms to the highest level of personal privacy safeguards regarding health information.
“FDNA helps healthcare providers find answers faster in hopes of saving lives and improving patient quality of life,” Gelbman said. “We accomplish this through using the best technology in the world – based on a combination of facial analysis, deep learning, and artificial intelligence and partnering with clinicians, researchers, labs and ultimately with drug development companies that share our goal.”
The company is also working to integrate facial analysis with phenotyping, which is the process of describing a patient on a clinical level, to better pinpoint rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases.
“Phenotyping and facial analysis technologies are now being used to make progress in the genetics community to connect these dots, ultimately changing the lives of patients and the ways clinicians diagnose them. Marrying this data in a meaningful way will make significant strides in reducing the timeline of the diagnostic odyssey, giving families the crucial answers they need,” said Gelbman.
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Swiss Parliament adopts the first package of measures of the “Energy Strategy 2050”
Today, the Swiss Parliament has adopted the first package of measures of the “Energy Strategy 2050”. The Energy Strategy 2050 is a fundamental reorientation of Swiss energy policy. In response to the nuclear accident in Fukushima 2011, the Federal Council and the Parliament decided a step-by-step withdrawal from nuclear energy, which currently meets half of Switzerland’s’ electricity demand. To support the necessary structural reform of the energy sector, the first package of the Energy Strategy 2050 covers a more extensive use of renewable energy sources and a higher degree of energy efficiency in buildings, appliances and the transport sector.
Frontier Economics has supported the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) since 2013 on key parts of the Energy Strategy 2050:
the long-term outlook for pumped hydro storages (in German); and
the design of the support scheme for renewables (in German).
Frontier regularly advises public and private sector organisations in Switzerland and across Europe on policy development, market design and security of supply issues in the energy sector.
For more information, please contact Miriam Rau at [email protected] or call +49 221 337 131 00.
Bewertung von Pumpspeicherkraftwerken in der Schweiz im Rahmen der Energiestrategie 2050
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Landlocked and with no history of major political unrest or violence, Zambia is rarely featured in the mainstream media. As a result, much of the human rights activism and challenges encountered by civil society actors go largely unreported. A number of advocacy groups that were vocal on issues of human rights in the late 1990's have collapsed after their leaders were co-opted into partisan politics and donor funds dwindled.
For the new generation of Zambian HRDs, the risk of being co-opted or intimidated into silence is still high. This is partly due to the ever-changing political dynamics that creates an environment where politicians are in a constant search for allies. There is also the apparent indifference of the international community once HRDs are threatened. Despite the appearance of a non-hostile environment against HRDs, harassment and threats against them are rampant but very subtle. HRDs facing most harassment are those engaged in governance-related advocacy, as well as journalists who venture into investigative journalism.
HRDs working on LGBTI issues work mostly underground and are in constant fear of being targeted. There is also a set of bad laws interefering with the work of HRDs, chief among these being the Public Order Management Act, the Media Law and the NGO law.
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Zambian HRD Pilato Arrested During Youth Forum; Laura Miti & Bornwell Mwewa Arrested When Attempting to Help
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Gregory Chifire
Human rights defender Gregory Chifire sentenced to six years in prison
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5 tech CEOs whose accounts were hacked in 2016
Gadgets Now | Rajat Sharma | Dec 31, 2016, 03:58 PM IST
Even though a whole lot happened in the realm of technology in 2016, the year also has been witness to some of the biggest hacking attacks, targeting (accounts of) well-known names in the tech industry. These hacking attacks are a grim reminder that if high-ranking tech execs can have their accounts compromised, everyday users need to be a lot more careful to stay safe online.
As the year draws to a close, here’s a look at 5 of the biggest names in technology whose online accounts were hacked in 2016.
Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO
Back in July this year, hacker group OurMine took over the Twitter account of none other than the company’s CEO – Jack Dorsey. From hacked account, the group tweeted out a link to their own site with the message “Testing your security”. The tweets were deleted from Dorsey's account about an hour later.
Sundar Pichai, Google CEO
The same hacker group hacked into the Quora account of Google CEO Sundar Pichai in June 2016. The three-member hacking team posted numerous messages on Pichai’s Quora account which also appeared on his Twitter account as both the accounts are linked. The tweets were removed few hours after the hack.
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO
Facebook CEO too became a victim of hacking attacks this year. OurMine took over Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts. It was claimed that Zuckerberg used a simple phrase – dadada, as password for both of his accounts, which made it all the way easier for the group to break into the Facebook CEO’s account. They also claimed to have gained access to the phone number associated with Zuckerberg's Twitter account. The posts made by OurMine through Zuckerberg's accounts were deleted a short while after.
Daniel Ek, Spotify CEO
Popular music-streaming service Spotify’s co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek is another big name in the technology world whose Twitter account was hacked by OurMine in June 2016. After taking over Ek’s account, the group tweeted their trademark line – “Hey, it’s OurMine, we are just testing your security, please visit ourmine.org to upgrade your security.”
Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia co-founder
In August this year, OurMine targeted the Twitter handle of Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. The group posted a shocking tweet claiming that Wales has passed away. In another tweet, the group said “Wikipedia is all lies and OurMine is the true.” Both tweets were shortly deleted and Jimmy Wales (himself] posted another tweet, saying he was "obviously ok, and tweeting back to normal".
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Trump promises March for Life crowd that he stands with them
By Kevin FrekingThe Associated Press
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, who attended the event, listed actions the administration has taken over the past two years to deter abortions.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought to assure opponents of abortion rights on Friday that he stands with them and would veto any legislation from a Democratic-controlled House that "weakens the protection of human life."
Trump spoke via video to participants at this year's March for Life on the National Mall. Thousands of people across the country braved the cold to attend the event.
"As president, I will always defend the first right in our Declaration of Independence, the right to life," Trump said.
Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle highlighted legislative efforts on the abortion issue ahead of Friday's march.
Some Democratic lawmakers in the House held a news conference last week to note their support for ending a ban of Medicaid funding for abortion services known as the Hyde Act. The Republican-led Senate failed to advance a measure that would permanently prohibit taxpayer funding for abortion. Trump said he supported that effort.
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, who attended the event, listed actions the administration has taken over the past two years to deter abortions.
Trump noted that the administration has ensured foreign aid doesn't flow to organizations that promote abortion. Pence credited Trump with nominating conservative judges to the federal bench. Trump also said that he had just sent a letter to members of Congress reiterating his veto threat on legislation weakening abortion restrictions.
"And we have the support to uphold those vetoes," Trump said.
Isabel Chism, 18, from the Detroit area, was among the participants. She said young women need to make their voices heard no matter their political leaning and she's concerned that women with her anti-abortion perspective are often ignored.
"A majority of our group is women, and we believe in women's equality, but we also believe in the equality of unborn women," Chism said.
The first march took place on the west steps of the Capitol in January 1974, the year after the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade.
Associated Press writer Padmananda Rama contributed to this report.
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Below you'll find a list of all posts from April, 2018
FloSports Announces 2nd Annual Hometown Heroes Program To Award $25,000
Nominations open today thru June 30 to identify communities’ most influential coaches AUSTIN, TX — April 23, 2018 — FloSports, the innovator in live sports and original content, today announced the launch of the 2018 Hometown Heroes program, an award that recognizes the finest coaches across the country who have made an impact in their community by changing high-school-age athletes’ …
FloSports to Live Stream 2018 Beat The Streets Exclusively on FloWrestling.com
Event includes super match between Jordan Burroughs (USA) and Frank Chamizo (ITA) NEW YORK — FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, today announced an agreement with Beat The Streets Wrestling to air its annual Beat The Streets New York City event on Thursday, May 17, at Pier 17/Seaport District in lower Manhattan. Coverage will be available …
FloSports To Live Stream Giro d’Italia And 63 World-Class Cycling Races On FloBikes.com
Live and on-demand coverage in North America also includes Tour de Romandie, Giro di Lombardia, Tour de Suisse AUSTIN, TX — April 16, 2018 — Today, FloSports, the innovator in live sports and original content, announced the addition of 63 world-class cycling events, covering 188 days of racing, on FloBikes.com. Races include the prestigious Giro d’Italia and the Tour de …
Tickets Now Available for Final X Set for June 16 at Rec Hall in State College, Pa.
AUSTIN, Texas — Apr. 16, 2018 – Today, FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, and USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, announced that tickets are now available to the general public for Final X in State College, Pa., as part of the exciting new Final X series. Final X in …
FloSports and Shamrock Fighting Championships Announce Multi-Year Partnership to Live Stream All MMA Events
All Shamrock FC events will be aired exclusively live and on-demand on FloCombat.com AUSTIN, Texas — April 11, 2018 — FloSports, the innovator in live sports and original content, today announced a multi-year partnership with Shamrock Fighting Championships (FC) to live stream every Shamrock FC event on FloCombat.com. As one of the most established MMA promotions in the U.S., Shamrock …
FloSports Announces Nike Elite Youth Basketball League 2018 Live Schedule on FloHoops.com
For the second consecutive year, Nike EYBL partners with FloSports to spotlight basketball’s up-and-coming stars AUSTIN, TX — April 9, 2018 — FloSports, the innovator in live sports and original content, today announced an exclusive partnership with the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) to air the 2018 seasons for both the 17U and E16 EYBL (boys) and 17U Girls …
Tickets Now Available for Final X Set for June 9 at Nebraska’s Bob Devaney Center
AUSTIN, Texas, Apr. 5, 2018 – Today, FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, and USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, announced that tickets are now available to the general public for Final X in Lincoln as part of the exciting new Final X Series. Final X in Lincoln will be held …
FloSports Expands Racing Offering, Announces Multi-Year Agreement with IMG to Air The FIA World Rallycross Championship in North America
Deal enables FloSports to live stream world-class racing series on FloRacing.com AUSTIN, Texas — April 4, 2018 — Today, FloSports, the innovator in live sports and original content, announced an exclusive multi-year agreement with IMG to air the 2018 FIA World Rallycross (World RX) Championship in North America exclusively on FloRacing.com. The FIA World Rallycross Championship, now in its fifth …
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Amazon receives 238 HQ2 proposals from regions across North America
by Monica Nickelsburg on October 23, 2017 at 8:20 am October 23, 2017 at 1:12 pm
Seattle chalk artist John Rozich drew this map of the 238 regions to respond to Amazon’s HQ2 RFP. The mural is located in Amazon’s Day 1 tower. (Amazon Photo / Jordan Stead)
More than 200 metro areas entered to win Amazon’s massive HQ2 contest before the Oct. 19 deadline — 238 to be exact.
Those proposals came from 54 states, provinces, districts, and territories across North America, Amazon announced Monday. The numbers are higher than many previous estimates, illustrating the intense interest in landing Amazon’s $5 billion second headquarters campus.
In the U.S., there are only seven states where no cities are bidding on HQ2: Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Arkansas, Vermont, and Hawaii.
Amazon received proposals from metro areas in all of the dark green states and provinces on this map. (Amazon Image)
For the past month and a half, cities have been bending over backward to get Amazon’s attention. New York City lit up in “Amazon orange,” Birmingham, Ala. placed three giant Amazon delivery boxes around town, and Stonecrest, Ga. pledged to create the “City of Amazon.” Even Amazon’s hometown, Seattle, made a hail mary attempt to get the tech titan to keep HQ2 close to home.
With more than 200 competitors, it’s not hard to see why these regions pulled over-the-top stunts to get on Amazon’s radar in the weeks leading up to the company’s deadline.
We received 238 proposals from across North America for #HQ2. The team is excited to review each of them! https://t.co/bEabxtWgiq pic.twitter.com/F1KAHyfSzp
— Amazon News (@amazonnews) October 23, 2017
But now the submission period is closed and Amazon suitors can do little more than sit back and wait as the company reviews proposals and ultimately makes its decision. According to Amazon’s request for proposals, the HQ2 announcement will come sometime in 2018 and construction will begin in 2019.
Related: Amazon HQ2 deadline day: Everything you need to know about the biggest headquarters contest ever
Amazon did include some glimpses into the criteria it will use to judge proposals; the company is looking for a metro area with more than 1 million people, quality transit options, and incentives from local governments. Those could come in the form of tax credits and exemptions, relocation and workforce grants, utility incentives, and fee reductions, Amazon says. The company is also encouraging communities to “think big and creatively” in their proposals. With so many hats in the ring, creativity may be the criterion that puts one city over the top.
The winner will get up to 50,000 jobs and a $5 billion investment that Amazon says HQ2 will bring. That will undoubtedly be a boon to the economy of the chosen city but some Seattleites and civic leaders around the country are warning suitors to be careful what they wish for.
More: Amazon HQ2 revealed
Monica Nickelsburg is GeekWire’s Civic Editor, covering technology-driven solutions to urban challenges and the intersection of tech and politics. Before joining GeekWire, she worked for The Week, Forbes, and NBC. Monica holds a BA in journalism and history from New York University. Follow her @mnickelsburg
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TLDR: Inside Renton’s effort to become the next big tech hub of the Pacific Northwest
by Starla Sampaco on October 31, 2018 at 4:00 pm November 2, 2018 at 9:35 am
GeekWire reports from Renton, WA for the week of Oct. 28th to Nov. 3, 2018, covering how the rapidly-changing city at the south end of Lake Washington is positioning for the future.
This week, GeekWire has set up shop in Renton, Wash., bringing you stories of the city’s growth and the momentum of its tech scene from Oct. 28 through Nov. 3.
In this episode of our TLDR video show, we caught up with GeekWire reporter Taylor Soper, who is leading our Renton coverage, which kicks off our new series, “GeekWire on the Road.”
Historically, Renton has been a very industrial city — it is perhaps best known as the home of Boeing’s 737 assembly plant. Boeing first established a presence in Renton during WWII and has not left since. However, residents of Renton have experienced many changes in the past several years, with new office buildings and other real estate projects transforming large portions of the city.
Although there are some mixed feelings among residents about these changes, overall, people in Renton seem excited. Between 2000 to 2010, the city’s population doubled, and it continues to grow.
Watch the video above, and read more of GeekWire’s coverage from Renton:
Renton’s resurgence: Built on Boeing’s back, this city is poised for a tech boom in Seattle’s shadow
Inside Renton’s new STEM-focused elementary school that is preparing students to fill job skills gap
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GeekWire is hitting the road: We’re headed to Renton next week!
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Starla Sampaco is a host and video producer at GeekWire. Starla previously covered state legislation as the host of “Capitol Headlines” on TVW (Washington state’s public affairs network). Connect with her on Facebook and Twitter. You can also email story ideas to starla@geekwire.com.
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GENOCIDEWATCH
Genocide Watch exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass murder. Our purpose is to build an international movement to prevent and stop genocide.
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With Somalia in the Throes of Famine, UN Warns of Worsening Crisis
With famine already ravaging Somalia, the U.N. warns South Sudan, Nigeria, and Yemen are also in danger.
1.Internally displaced men and children shelter from the sweltering afternoon sun under a tree beside a hut on March 14 at a makeshift camp on the outskirts of Baidoa, in the southwestern Bay region of Somalia, where thousands of people arrive daily after they fled the parched countryside.
The United Nations warned of an unprecedented global crisis with famine already gripping parts of South Sudan and looming over Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia, threatening the lives of 20 million people. For Somalis, the memory of the 2011 famine, which left a quarter of a million people dead, is still fresh.
Tony Karumba / AFP - Getty Images
2.An elderly woman weakened by hunger lies on the ground as her daughter watches over her at the Baidoa camp on March 15.
3.Women carry firewood on March 15 as they walk back to a makeshift camp on the outskirts of Baidoa.
4.A dust storm sweeps through the makeshift camp in Baidoa on March 26.
Feisal Omar / Reuters
5. A woman leads her donkeys loaded with jerrycans in the drought-stricken Baligubadle village near Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, on March 15.
Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but is not recognized by any other country.
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6.A man walks in a dry underground water pan in Baligubadle village, Somaliland, on March 15.
7.A young boy fills a water drum loaded on a donkey cart before selling it on March 15 in Baidoa.
8.A malnourished child is fed a special formula by her mother on March 15 at a hospital in Baidoa, part of a UNICEF- funded health program for children and adults displaced by drought.
9.A malnourished child is examined by an aid worker in Baidoa on March 15.
10.Women carrying jerrycans of water from a collection point set up by a U.N. aid agency walk on March 14 toward the camp on the outskirts of Baidoa.
11.The carcass of an animal that died from severe drought lies on the ground in Bandarbeyla in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland on March 24.
According to locals, the area has seen only two days of rain in more than a year.
Somalia's drought is threatening 3 million lives, according to the U.N. In recent months, aid agencies have been scaling up their efforts but they say said more support is urgently needed to prevent the crisis from worsening.
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12.Ali Asair, who left his family behind and traveled hundreds of kilometers in search of a pasture for his animals, tends to his camel in the Bandarbeyla district of Somalia on March 24.
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13.A displaced Somali woman who fled a drought-stricken region prepares a meal outside her shelter in Baidoa on March 26.
14.A malnourished young boy with a mental disability lays inside his family's shelter in a camp on the outskirts of Qardho, in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland on March 26.
East Africa has been suffering from a severe drought since 2015 due to the El Nino weather phenomenon.
15.Children drink water delivered by a truck in the drought-stricken Baligubadle village in Somaliland on March 15.
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The New iPad Pro Is Incredible, But Not Worth the Upgrade
The iPad has a problem that we should all wish to have: It’s too damn good. The battery life and standby battery life are superb, the screen is pretty, the apps are nice, and the thing is powerful enough it can last for years. That’s wonderful for all of us consumers, but it is not great for Apple or any other company building a tablet device. They want us on the same yearly upgrade cycle we have for our phones. A concept, as IDC noted in February when it reported a big slump in tablet sales, consumers have largely rejected. Which is why every year Apple tries to build some cool new feature into the iPad to lure us away from our old, perfectly good iPads. Unless you’re an illustrator, this year’s iPad, won’t be doing any wooing.
In 2015, the company tried to build upgrade fever with a big 12.9-inch iPad Pro that introduced the Smart Connector, a magnetic connector that was perfect for attaching and powering a keyboard. In 2016, it brought the Smart Connector to its 9.7-inch iPad Pro. Personally, that made the iPad Pro worth it for me, and I use mine daily, for everything from checking my mail and RSS feeds in the morning before work, to reading comics and watching movies while in transit.
The new 10.5-inch iPad Pro really isn’t that much larger than the 9.7-inch one.
The new 10.5-inch iPad Pro that’s supposed to replace my 9.7-inch iPad Pro can do all those things as well, and it does them while giving me nearly an inch more display but only being .18 inches wider and .47 inches taller. The small increase in size, consequently, gives me a much roomier keyboard. It’s still not quite normal sized, but it feels surprisingly spacious after a year of cramped typing.
The new keyboard is slightly less cramped.
When Apple made the iPad larger, it also upgraded its guts. At WWDC last week, Apple talked a lot about the faster A10X CPU and 12-core GPU packed inside. That all sounds impressive until you remember that apps don’t ever really lag on an iPad. Most apps are built to provide a near universally pleasant experience across the iPad lineup, that they’d be hard pressed to take enough advantage of the new iPad Pro’s impressive guts. Even if they do, you’re not likely to notice any time soon.
The biggest feature in this new iPad, and the only noticeable one, apart from its sheer size, is its display. The refresh rate on it is a whopping 120Hz. That means the display can refresh 120 times a second. This is useless for iOS games, which are all capped at 30 or 60 frames per second, and it won’t benefit you when streaming something from an app, as most apps stream at 30 or 60 fps too. The only time you’ll see a benefit is when you’re drawing.
See, as good for art as as products like the iPad and Surface have gotten over the years, they still can’t deliver that instantaneous paper-like feel when you’re drawing. It’s a different kind of friction, and, there’s always just a hint of lag with every pen stroke. A screen that’s refreshing twice as fast as any other drawing tablet on the market goes a long way towards fixing that lag. It really does feel faster that drawing on my 9.7-inch iPad. If I used the Apple Pencil for anything more than colouring book apps, then this upgrade would feel like a necessity, but I’m not an artist, and if you aren’t either, then making a trip to the Apple Store just to upgrade to this iPad is kind of a dip move.
Apple has put itself in an enviable predicament. It’s built the best tablet you can spend a chunk of change on, and every new update for the last few years has been a refinement. Last year, Apple refined the typing experience. This year, it’s refined that drawing experience. Maybe next year, it will give us an iPad that demands an upgrade. For now, unless you’re an illustrator, or entirely iPad-less, save your money. As good as the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro is, it isn’t worth it.
Same great battery life and performance.
Slightly larger footprint than the 9.7-inch iPad, but with nearly an inch more screen real estate.
120Hz refresh rate make this iPad great for drawing. If you’re an artist, it might be worth a consideration.
Keyboard is slightly roomier, but still not full-size.
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Goldstar begins trenching on its Lake George Property in New Brunswick, Canada
Montréal, Québec – August 10, 2017 – Goldstar Minerals Inc. (“Goldstar” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: GDM) is pleased to announce that a detailed trenching program has commenced on its Lake George Property, located in New Brunswick, Canada. The current trenching program is following numerous previously identified gold bearing structures. A recently completed and very detailed ground magnetic survey will allow the exploration team to identify structural controls and to optimize ongoing trenching efforts.
Understating Waterloo Lake Fault Zone disseminated mineralization
One of the primary objectives of the current trenching will be to characterize the nature and scale of the surface mineralization found at the Waterloo Lake Fault Zone. Recall that within this newly-identified Waterloo Lake Fault Zone, four (4) samples returned gold values respectively of 0.5, 0.65, 0.72 and 1.41 g/t Au. (See Jan 25, 2017 press release). These samples all consisted of bleached metasediments with quartz-hematite veining and less than 1% of finely disseminated pyrite.
Coyote Fault Zone to be more fully investigated
The previous drilling campaign also led to the identification of gold bearing alterations along a newly identified zone.
“Near or within this newly-identified Coyote Zone, hole LG-16-02 ended with a gold-bearing intersection consisting of an enrichment margin roughly 15 metres wide with scattered gold values up to 0.21 g/t that leads to an interval grading 0.63 g/t Au (and 0.073% WO3) over 4.5 m. Hole LG-16-02 was drilled from a hematite breccia outcrop of unknown direction. This gold-bearing interval is either within or very close to (possibly less than 25 metres to the southwest) the major NW-SE interpreted Coyote Zone that runs through a series of lowlands and wetlands for at least 4.5 kilometres and trends 110-115°” press release February 9th, 2017.
Current trenching will investigate how these structures manifest themselves at surface to guide future exploration work.
Regional prospecting to continue
Having established several gold bearing structures and given the kilometric size of these structures, the exploration teams also plans to continue its prospecting to establish new potential zones.
Based on the results obtained from trenching, Goldstar expects to begin a second diamond drill program at Lake George that will be carried out next in the fall of 2017. Access for drilling is excellent all year long and easy logistics are expected.
Benoit Moreau, President and CEO of Goldstar comments: “This trenching will both characterize known mineralized outcrop on the Waterloo Lake Fault Zone and give new insights around the Coyote Fault Zone and other potential zones. Armed with this new information, Goldstar plans to begin its second diamond drilling program at Lake George in the fall”.
The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Benoit Moreau, P.Eng., CEO and director of the company. Mr. Moreau is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
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Head of Vanuatu Delegation to the 105th ACP Ministerial Session
STATEMENT BY HON JOHNNY R KOANAPO HEAD OF VANUATU DELEGATION TO THE 105th ACP MINISTERIAL SESSION BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.
Mr. President, Excellencies,
I thank you for giving me the floor.
Mr. President, I wish to commend the Chairman of the Committee of Ambassadors for submitting his report to the Council for consideration and decision.
But permit me Mr. President to bring to our attention also an issue which had been brought by the Vanuatu delegation at the Committee of Ambassadors meeting and following procedural considerations, the issue itself notably, is not included in this report. And it is the issue of the pressing plight of West Papua.
Vanuatu also celebrated World Tuna Day
The celebration was marked by the speech of the minister of fisheries, Matai Seremaiah.
"This day 2nd May is a unique day internationally recognized as the United Nations World Tuna Day. Hon Ministers, member of Parliaments, Director Generals, Directors, the students especially students of Malapoa and teachers, ladies and gentlemen, I welcome you all to this first Celebration of World Tuna Day and I thank you for joining me and my team, the Vanuatu people, FFA members and the UN members around the world to celebrate this day.
PM Salwai: Vanuatu maintains its support to the struggle of Kanaks
Prime Minister Charlot Salwai re-affirmed this morning that Government and people of Vanuatu have not change their support to the cause of their Melanesian brothers and sisters of Kanaky. Mr Salwai made the comments when he received this morning a high level delegation of the independent movement of the french territory of New Caledonia, the FLNKS lead by their spokesperson, Victor Tutugoro in his office. He said Vanuatu will continue to raise the issue of independence of Kanaky in regional and international organisations. Mr Salwai said that the issue of independence of kanaks is currently absent within their melanesian organisation of Melanesian Spearhead Group but it is only with the leaders and not their people. He said the issue of the independence of melanesian people is rooted in the minds of the people of Melanesia. The Prime Minister also congratulated the leaders of the FLNKS for their ground works towards then self determination of the kanaks. Mr Tutugoro and the members of his delegation also briefed Mr Salwai on the current political situation in Kanaky. The FLNKS delegation met with Mr Salwai this morning and also Deputy Prime Minister, Joe Natuman, former prime minister, Barak Sope, former president of the Republic of Vanuatu, Kalkot Mataskelekele and one of the former minister of internals affairs, Pastor John Sethy Regenvanu. They will also meet with Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs and others leaders of Vanuatu during their four days visit in Vanuatu. The purpose of their visits is to gather information on how Vanuatu achieved its independence from Britain and France in 1980.
China equipped Vanuatu Mobile Force
Prime minister speech :
I join the master of ceremonies to thank you all for your presence this afternoon to witness the handing over military equipment by the Government of the republic of China. The People Republic of China continues to be one of Vanuatu’s major development partners and supporter of Vanuatu’s development efforts since they established bilateral relations back in the 1980’s. It is for the reason that the Government of Vanuatu would like continue to maintain the good diplomatic relation that it has with the people and the Government of china through support for the one China Policy. Today’s ceremony marks another development milestone at the Vanuatu Mobile Force Headquarter, Cooks Barracks, Vila. It is a sign of Vanuatu Governments commitment to develop VMF into a higher level security. This is the second time that the VMF has received heavy military vehicles equipment and uniforms. You can still see some signs of the aftermath of cyclone PAM that hit us year ago. You can also see signs of renovation on some building going on. The Government is working hard to ensure that these much needed repair are done. I hope that when we next visit here, the VMF camp will be fully refurnished. We are here today to witness the official handing over of the heavy military and commercial vehicles plus some other hardware that are generously donated by the government of the People’s Republic of China to the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu. We all understand that the Vanuatu Mobile Force will be the direct beneficiary from this assistance and its operations. According to the agreement between the military of National Defense of the People Republic of China and Vanuatu Government through the ministry of the Internal Affair of the Republic of Vanuatu, the military aid grant assistance is to the value of 8,000,000.00 ( eight millions RMB yuans)
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All TitlesTitle 49Chapter IPart 178Subpart J - Specifications for Containers for Motor Vehicle Transportation
View all text of Subpart J [§ 178.318 - § 178.348-5]
§ 178.337-1 - General requirements.
(a) ASME Code construction. Tanks must be -
(1) Seamless or welded construction, or a combination of both;
(2) Designed, constructed, certified, and stamped in accordance with Section VIII of the ASME Code (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter);
(3) Made of steel or aluminum; however, if aluminum is used, the cargo tank must be insulated and the hazardous material to be transported must be compatible with the aluminum (see §§ 178.337-1(e)(2), 173.315(a) table, and 178.337-2(a)(1) of this subchapter); and
(4) Covered with a steel jacket if the cargo tank is insulated and used to transport a flammable gas (see § 173.315(a) table Note 11 of this subchapter).
(b) Design pressure. The design pressure of a cargo tank authorized under this specification shall be not less than the vapor pressure of the commodity contained therein at 115 °F. or as prescribed for a particular commodity in § 173.315(a) of this subchapter, except that in no case shall the design pressure of any cargo tank be less than 100 p.s.i.g. nor more than 500 p.s.i.g.
The term design pressure as used in this specification, is identical to the term MAWP as used in the ASME Code.
(c) Openings. (1) Excess pressure relief valves shall be located in the top of the cargo tank or heads.
(2) A chlorine cargo tank shall have only one opening. That opening shall be in the top of the cargo tank and shall be fitted with a nozzle that meets the following requirements:
(i) On a cargo tank manufactured on or before December 31, 1974, the nozzle shall be protected by a dome cover plate which conforms to either the standard of The Chlorine Institute, Inc., Dwg. 103-3, dated January 23, 1958, or to the standard specified in paragraph (c) (2) (ii) of this section.
(ii) On a cargo tank manufactured on or after January 1, 1975, the nozzle shall be protected by a manway cover which conforms to the standard of The Chlorine Institute, Inc., Dwg. 103-4, dated September 1, 1971.
(d) Reflective design. Every uninsulated cargo tank permanently attached to a cargo tank motor vehicle shall, unless covered with a jacket made of aluminum, stainless steel, or other bright nontarnishing metal, be painted a white, aluminum or similar reflecting color on the upper two-thirds of area of the cargo tank.
(e) Insulation. (1) Each cargo tank required to be insulated must conform with the use and performance requirements contained in §§ 173.315(a) table and 178.337-1 (a)(3) and (e)(2) of this subchapter.
(2) Each cargo tank intended for chlorine; carbon dioxide, refrigerated liquid; or nitrous oxide, refrigerated liquid service must have suitable insulation of such thickness that the overall thermal conductance is not more than 0.08 Btu per square foot per °F differential per hour. The conductance must be determined at 60 °F. Insulation material used on cargo tanks for nitrous oxide, refrigerated liquid must be noncombustible. Insulating material used on cargo tanks for chlorine must be corkboard or polyurethane foam, with a minimum thickness of 4 inches, or 2 inches minimum thickness of ceramic fiber/fiberglass of 4 pounds per cubic foot minimum density covered by 2 inches minimum thickness of fiber.
(f) Postweld heat treatment. Postweld heat treatment must be as prescribed in the ASME Code except that each cargo tank constructed in accordance with Part UHT of Section VIII of the ASME Code must be postweld heat treated. Each chlorine cargo tank must be fully radiographed and postweld heat treated in accordance with the provisions in Section VIII of the ASME Code under which it is constructed. Where postweld heat treatment is required, the cargo tank must be treated as a unit after completion of all the welds in and/or to the shells and heads. The method must be as prescribed in Section VIII of the ASME Code. Welded attachments to pads may be made after postweld heat treatment. A cargo tank used for anhydrous ammonia must be postweld heat treated. The postweld heat treatment must be as prescribed in Section VIII of the ASME Code, but in no event at less than 1,050 § F cargo tank metal temperature.
(g) Definitions. The following definitions apply to §§ 178.337-1 through 178.337-18:
Emergency discharge control means the ability to stop a cargo tank unloading operation in the event of an unintentional release. Emergency discharge control can utilize passive or off-truck remote means to stop the unloading operation. A passive means of emergency discharge control automatically shuts off the flow of product without the need for human intervention within 20 seconds of an unintentional release caused by a complete separation of the liquid delivery hose. An off-truck remote means of emergency discharge control permits a qualified person attending the unloading operation to close the cargo tank's internal self-closing stop valve and shut off all motive and auxiliary power equipment at a distance from the cargo tank motor vehicle.
Excess flow valve, integral excess flow valve, or excess flow feature means a component that will close automatically if the flow rate of a gas or liquid through the component reaches or exceeds the rated flow of gas or liquid specified by the original valve manufacturer when piping mounted directly on the valve is sheared off before the first valve, pump, or fitting downstream from the valve.
Internal self-closing stop valve means a primary shut off valve installed in a product discharge outlet of a cargo tank and designed to be kept closed by self-stored energy.
Primary discharge control system means a primary shut-off installed at a product discharge outlet of a cargo tank consisting of an internal self-closing stop valve that may include an integral excess flow valve or an excess flow feature, together with linkages that must be installed between the valve and remote actuator to provide manual and thermal on-truck remote means of closure.
[Order 59-B, 30 FR 579, Jan. 16, 1965. Redesignated at 32 FR 5606, Apr. 5, 1967] Editorial Note:For Federal Register citations affecting § 178.337-1, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.
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Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes the British Grand Prix was a key result in the fight for the 2019 Formula 1 world championship. As a result of the race win and the fastest lap bonus, Lewis Hamilton moves 39 points ahead of his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas.
Bottas had better results compared to Hamilton in the build-up to the main event on Sunday. The Finn placed his Silver Arrow on pole after leading Hamilton in two of the three practice sessions.
Bottas managed to keep Hamilton in his mirrors until his pit-stop, letting the lead slip for just a couple of corners. The 29-year-old would have thought he was in control, and this is why Palmer believes it was "a major blow".
"For Bottas, it was a major blow. He has had a good season, all in all, but Hamilton is just proving too good, and it's hard to see a way back for Bottas from here. But the bad stat for Bottas is his conversion rate. Of those four poles, he has gone on to win only one race, in Azerbaijan, and even that was a struggle, initially holding on well from Hamilton in the opening corners, and then surviving a lot of late pressure from the Brit as well," Palmer said in his BBC column.
The passionate British supporters gave Hamilton that extra feel-good factor when he collected his sixth trophy at Silverstone. Palmer believes this sort of energy and momentum makes it even harder for Bottas.
"This sort of result should energise Hamilton, driving him on further in the next two races in Germany and Hungary before the summer break. By the time he leaves Budapest, a track where he has an incredible record, he could have one hand on his sixth world crown, which seems more and more inevitable with every passing race," Palmer added.
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Four GH filmmakers shortlisted for MTF Academy
The Ghanaian MTF candidates from left—Irene, Edmund, Patience and Henry
FOUR Ghanaian filmmakers have made it to the first edition of the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF)Academy.
The candidates were chosen after a two-month process selecting candidates from over 3000 entries spanning 13 countries.
The four are Edmund Kobby Asamoah, Henry Konadu Denkyira, Irene Dumevi Yaamoakoa and Patience Esiawonam Adisenu and will they represent Ghana for a year at the Nigeria-based MTF Academy from October 1.
According to MultiChoice, the four were selected based on their industry related qualifications and skills, as well as their passion to narrate Africa’s unique stories.
MultiChoice Africa will sponsor the students’ tuition, accommodation and stipend for the duration of their training in Lagos.
The MTF Academy students will be provided with tuition to develop their talent, connect with industry professionals and tell authentic African stories through a comprehensive curriculum comprising theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience in cinematography, editing, audio production and storytelling.
Film director and producer, Femi Odugbemi, who will spearhead the West Africa MTF Academy hub in Nigeria said, “From the thousands of applications received, it’s evident that there’s a strong desire to learn from and work with other African creatives.
“Not only will the MTF Academy be a springboard to a career in the entertainment industry, it will also create a closely-knit community of African professionals with a willingness to narrate Africa’s stories to the world.”
During the programme, MTF Academy students will produce television and film content that will be aired on local M-Net channels across the MultiChoice platform including Africa Magic, Maisha Magic East, Maisha Magic Bongo, Zambezi Magic, M-Net and SuperSport to reach African audiences on the DStv and GOtv platforms.
“As a company that is deeply rooted in Ghana, we understand that many young, aspiring filmmakers have the capacity to learn and strengthen their skillset to give back to their communities but may not be financially equipped to do so.
“The MTF Academy focuses on making sure that those gems are nurtured, and their talent developed to contribute meaningfully to Africa’s creative industry,” Cecil Sunkwa Mills, General Manager, MultiChoice Ghana said.
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Announcements: Weddings, Engagements, Anniversaries, Birthdays 12-09-01
Sanders-Mitchell
Karrie Kathleen Sanders and Patrick Andrew Mitchell, both of Denver, were married Sept. 22 at St. Paul’s Congregational Church. Pastor Dr. Steven Oeffling officiated. Sanders, daughter of Bill and Kathy Sanders of Greeley, graduated from Greeley West High School and Hastings College in Hastings, Neb. She works at National Jewish Medical and Research Center.Mitchell, son of Bill and Mary Mitchell of Greeley, graduated from Valley High School in Gilcrest and Metropolitan State College in Denver. He works at Mayo Aviation.Lori Magnuson of Greeley, sister of the bride, was the matron of honor. Sarah Wilke of Aurora, Amy Cradduck of Omaha, Neb., and Jennifer Yost of Colorado Springs were bridesmaids. Nicholle Hatton of Castle Rock, cousin of the bride, was the flower girl.Mark Counter of Gilcrest was the best man. Rob Newton of Denver was the groomsman and Molly and Anna Mitchell, both of Fort Collins and sisters of the groom, were attendants. Bennett Carman of Denver, cousin of the groom, was the ring bearer.Candlelighters were Scott Sanders of Greeley, brother of the bride, and Art Magnuson of Greeley, brother-in-law of the bride. Ushers were Matt Ward and Brian Torrez, both of Fort Collins.After a wedding trip to Cozumel, Mexico, the newlyweds are at home in Denver. Hawkins-Paris
Tiara Lea Hawkins of Eaton and Damien John Paris of Greeley were married June 9 at the First Presbyterian Church in Greeley. George F. Dikeman III, uncle of the bride, officiated. Mr. Dikeman also officiated at the bride’s parents’ wedding.Hawkins, daughter of Byron and Jean Hawkins of Eaton, graduated from Eaton High School in 1996 and the University of Northern Colorado in December 2000 with a bachelor’s degree, history emphasis. She works at U.S. Banks in Greeley.Paris, son of Patricia Talbot of Littleton and Hark Paris of Windsor, graduated from Eaton High School in 1996 and Aims Community College with an associate’s degree in 1999. He works at Kodak of Colorado in Windsor.Tiffany Hawkins of Denver, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor. Kimberly Bonus of Lynchburg, Va., Jaime Ashenbrenner stationed in Gambia, Africa, with the Peace Corps, and Jennae Libery of Aurora, were bridesmaids. Flower girl was Kendal Benzel of Denver, cousin of the groom. Nick Paris of Greeley, brother of the groom, was the best man. Tom Severson of Greeley, Joshua Dean of Longmont, nephew of the bride, and Russell Benzel of Greeley, cousin of the groom, were groomsmen. Cameron Benzel of Denver, cousin of the groom, was the ring bearer. Special guest was Carly Makin of England, pen pal of the bride since age 12.After a wedding trip to Greece, the newlyweds are at home in Greeley.
Meyer-Heiny
Louisa Maria Alexandra Meyer and Erik Lowell Heiny, both of Longmont, were married Sept. 8 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Greeley. The Revs. Richard Kautz and C. Norman Middleton officiated.Meyer, daughter of Charles A. Meyer of Greeley and Elizabeth S. Meyer of Windsor, graduated from Greeley Central High School in 1990. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1995 and a juris doctor degree from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2000. She is a lawyer working for Chief Judge Lewis T. Babcock in the U.S. District Court in Denver.Heiny, son of Robert L. and Linnea Heiny of Greeley, graduated from Greeley Central High School in 1988. He received a bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University in 1992 and a master’s degree from Michigan State University in 1994. He is an associate in the Society of Actuaries. Ingrid Meyer Case of Minneapolis, sister of the bride, was the matron of honor. Gwen Gallagher Sturkey of Erie, Heidi L. Howland of Greeley, Mara Rempel of Denver and Emily McMason of Boulder, were bridesmaids. Emily Hummels of West Lafayette, Ind., was the flower girl.Greg Heiny of Greeley, brother of the groom, was the best man. John Erikson of Beverly Hills, Calif., Harry Brown and Eric Larson, both of Denver, and David Hummels of West Lafayette, brother-in-law of the groom, were groomsmen. Alex Hummels of West Lafayette, nephew of the groom, and Zachary Williams of Greeley, brother of the bride, were ring bearers.After a wedding trip to The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs and to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the newlyweds are at home in Longmont.
Henley-Shumaker
Kristin Lee Henley and Geoffrey David Shumaker, both of Louisville, Ky., were married Sept. 2 at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. The Rev. Keith Merriman officiated.Henley, daughter of Dennis and Bonnie Henley of Greeley, graduated from the University of Kentucky. She works at Media Library Inc.Shumaker, son of Carl and Jennifer Shumaker of Louisville, also graduated from the University of Kentucky. He works at Donan Engineering Co., Inc.Theresa Henley of Greeley, sister-in-law of the bride, was the matron of honor. Jackie Hill of San Diego, aunt of the bride, and Maureen Geiger of Cincinnati were bridesmaids. Maggie Grissom of High Point, N.C., and Abby Price, both second cousins of the groom, were the flower girls.Dave Yunt of Oklahoma City, was the best man. Nathan and Brantley Shumaker, both of Lexington, and brothers of the groom, were groomsmen. Jake Price of High Point, second cousin of the groom, was the ring bearer. Steve Henley of Greeley, brother of the bride, was the usher. Scott and Keith Herrington of San Ramon, Calif., cousins of the groom, were junior ushers.After a wedding trip to Hawaii, the newlyweds are at home in Louisville.
Orona-Cruz
Marcella Marie Orona and Rudy William Cruz, both of Greeley, were married Nov. 10 at the Friendly Village Clubhouse in Greeley. Judge Russell Pugh officiated.Orona, daughter of Albert and Diana Cruz of Greeley, graduated from Greeley Central High School. She works at the Polka Dot House.Cruz, son of Albert and Diana Cruz of Greeley, attended Greeley West High School. Felicia Perez of Greeley was the maid of honor. Aundria Cruz of Greeley, daughter of the groom, was the flower girl.Donovan Martinez of Greeley was the best man. Tyus Villarreal of Greeley, son of the bride, was the ring bearer.
Bell-Haythorn
Ken and Debbie Bell and Roy and Deanna Haythorn announce the engagement of their daughter and son, Emily Ann Bell and Joseph Glenn Haythorn. All are of Eaton.A May 4, 2002, wedding at Trinity Episcopal Church in Greeley is planned.Bell graduated from Colorado State University. She is a tennis professional and program coordinator for Miramont Sport Center in Fort Collins.Haythorn graduated from the University of Southern Colorado. He works at Haythorn Farms and manages the L&I Shopping Center for Haythorn Brothers. He also is a teacher at Platte Valley Middle School.
Strubhar-Morris
Jim and Marilyn Morris of Greeley announce the engagement of their son, A1C Luke J. Morris of Greeley, to Bethany Strubhar of Phoenix, daughter of Peter and Ronda Strubhar of Phoenix.A Feb. 8, 2002, wedding in Phoenix is planned.Strubhar graduated from South Adams High School in Berne, Ind. She works at American Express in Phoenix.Morris graduated from Dayspring Christian School in Greeley. He is on active duty in the Air Force stationed at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix.
Richard-Andre
Cliff and Sharon Richard and Paul and Karen Andre announce the engagement of their daughter and son, Laura Marie Richard and Ryan Christopher Andre. All are of Greeley.A Feb. 9, 2002, wedding at the First Baptist Church in Fort Collins is planned.Richard graduated from Greeley West High School. She works at Centennial Bank of the West.Andre graduated from the University of Northern Colorado. He works at The Group Real Estate.
Henneck
Mary and Paul Henneck of Greeley will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2-4 p.m. Dec. 16, at 5909 W. 28th St., Greeley. Friends and family are invited and asked to omit gifts.Hosts of the event are their daughter and fiance, Paula Sue Henneck and John R. Cochran III of La Salle, and goddaughter, Judy Firestein of Fort Collins.Mary Dietz and Paul Henneck were married Dec. 17, 1961, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Greeley. They were married the same day as her parents, Frieda and the late Dave Dietz of Greeley. They have one daughter, Paula Henneck, and one son, Mark Henneck, both of Greeley; and five grandchildren.Mrs. Henneck is a homemaker and retired X-ray technician. She is presently a home interiors and gifts consultant. Mrs. Henneck was a volunteer at Trinity Lutheran School and Church, North Colorado Medical Center Board of Trustees and was a director and participant in a Leadership Greeley Class. When the couple were farming, she received the Colorado Master Farm Homemakers Award.Mr. Henneck farmed his family’s land west of Greeley, now known as the Greeley Youth Sports Complex, then in Lucerne and eastern Greeley areas. In 1986, he left farming and went to work for the Greeley and Loveland Irrigation Company. Mr. Henneck is also a county manager and dealer for Archer Petroleum Company. He has bowled in the same league for 40 years. He serves on the Greeley Storm Water Board.They are both members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Greeley.
Freauff
William and Ruth Freauff of Platteville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner at their residence on Nov. 22. Well-wishers may send cards to their residence. Present at the dinner were Flora Griffin of Greeley, aunt of Mr. Freauff; Maude Brotemarkle of Platteville, mother of Mrs. Freauff; their children and spouses, Steve and Judy Wilson of La Salle; Keith and Nancy Rapp of Cave Creek, Ariz.; and Billy Freauff of Platteville; grandchildren, Greg Conradson of Greeley, Tracy Conradson of Greeley, Amy and Richard Brown of Phoenix, and Shelly Rapp of Cave Creek, Ariz.; and a great-grandson, Austin Ray of Greeley.Ruth Brotemarkle and Bill Freauff were married Nov. 4, 1941, at the Methodist Church in Platteville. After Mr. Freauff served in the Army in Fort Hood, Texas, the couple returned to Platteville. Mr. Freauff worked at the sugar factory in Johnstown and helped his father farm part time. The couple took over the farm full time in 1956, retiring in 1993.Mrs. Freauff volunteers at the Platteville Museum and enjoys making heirloom quilts. Mr. Freauff designs and welds wrought iron sculptures.
Robert C. “Bob” Anderson will celebrate his 85th birthday on Thursday. Well-wishers may send cards to him at 101 S. 4th Street, La Salle, CO 80645. Mr. Anderson enjoys visitors, but please call and schedule a time with his caregiver.Mr. Anderson was born Dec. 13, 1916, to Carl and Ellen (Thulin) Anderson in Scottsbluff, Neb. On July 10, 1940, he married Erma Connell in La Salle. She died in 1996.Mr. Anderson has one daughter, Carla Moser of La Salle; and a son, Robert “Andy” Anderson Jr. of Littleton; four grandchildren, Melissa Chacon and Mark Moser, both of La Salle, and Heidi Korpela and Jason Anderson, both of Littleton; and six great-grandchildren, Cayla, Coree, Brandi, Tanner Doc, Tess and Ean.
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Royal opening for Salisbury scheme
GreenSquare's Executive Director Ann Cornelius and Head of Development Jo Curson were amongst those who met HRH The Countess of Wessex at the Royal Opening of Alabaré Place in Barnard Street...
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A new 'Kickabout Zone' has been unveiled at the Little Battens play area in Chippenham – the result of a joint initiative between Chippenham Town Council, GreenSquare, and Wiltshire Council. ...
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An Oxford-based charity this week benefitted from our recent name change and re-branding. When OCHA and Westlea housing associations changed their trading name and branding to 'GreenSquare' last mo...
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The final development on the former Oxford United Football Club site, the Manor Ground, is now in full swing with the first of the two blocks of flats clearly visible. GreenSquare is developing the...
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Corsham community stalwart remembered
The completion of a £5m GreenSquare housing development in Corsham has been celebrated with the unveiling of a street name sign honouring local GP Dr William Burrowes, who had served the loca...
Buy part of your home
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Communities Boards’ first Annual Meeting
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Estate Improvement Fund Event and Isis Communities Board's first Annual Meeting
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Rural Housing Week 24 - 30 September
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MP opens refurbished Frys Court
Andrew Smith MP, accompanied by local county councillor Val Smith, took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony last Friday, 21 September, to officially open the refurbished and improved Frys Court, an e...
GreenSquare's David Ashmore to step down next year
David Ashmore has announced that he will step down as GreenSquare's chief executive in 2013. The exact date is yet to be determined, and will fit in with the appointment of his successor, but it is...
Welfare Reform Bill video
Wiltshire Money has a new video on Youtube giving information about the Welfare Reform Bill. The easy-to-follow video explains the changes that GreenSquare residents need to be aware of. You can se...
Flying the Flag for Rural Housing
The annual Oxfordshire Rural Housing Partnership (ORHP) conference took place recently (26 September), to coincide with the National Housing Federation’s Rural Housing Week. Eighty people att...
GreenSquare has thrown its support behind the ‘Homes for Britain’ initiative, which presents a united voice for the housing sector and aims to put housing at the top of the political ag...
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The National Housing Federation (NHF) recently announced the start of its ‘Yes to Homes’ campaign as part of its Home Truths 2012 launch. With house prices at an all time high and rents...
GreenSquare Executive elected to NHF regional committee
Ann Cornelius, Executive Director (Customers and Communities) at GreenSquare, has been elected onto the National Housing Federation’s (NHF) South West regional committee for 2012/13. The resu...
GreenSquare runs adult literacy drop-in sessions
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Local residents invited to Jet and Whittle site consultation
GreenSquare is inviting local people to a consultation evening on Monday 12 November, to find out more about its plans for the former Jet and Whittle pub site in Podsmead, Gloucester. The event, ta...
NHF launches its Home Truths 2012 report
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Positive feedback at Jet and Whittle site consultation
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A K-12 public school district dedicated to excellence
SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE
The Greenwich Public Schools (GPS) consist of eleven elementary schools, three middle schools, and one high school with an alternative high school program. Four of the elementary schools (Hamilton Avenue School, International School at Dundee, Julian Curtiss School, and New Lebanon School) are magnet schools, as is Western Middle School.
The Greenwich Public Schools 2015-2020 Strategic Plan is designed to achieve academic, personal and interpersonal growth by providing personalized learning opportunities for each student.
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When a student is ill in school, the public health nurse, or designated staff member, will determine if the student needs to go home. Greenwich school district and the public health school nurses reserve the right to send home any student who displays signs of ill health or injury that, in the nurse’sjudgment, may jeopardize the general welfare of the student and/or the class.
The principal or his/her designee makes the approval for dismissal. The public health nurse, or designated staff member, contacts the parent/guardian. When a pattern of numerous cases of a communicable disease (such as strep throat) occurs, the school notifies parents of symptoms of which to be aware. This notification is sent home via School Health Alerts emails or with the student. Ill students who are to be excluded to their homes may not walk home alone. Parents or authorized emergency contacts must escort the ill student home.
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Students with any medical condition that may expose others to disease or contagious and infectious conditions within the school setting may be excluded from school and referred for medical diagnosis and treatment. Additional information concerning restrictions may be obtained from the public health nurse.
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Children unable to participate in PE class and/or recess because of injury (wearing a cast, splint, or using crutches) or illness, must bring a note to the nurse from the child’s physician indicating restrictions and the duration of restrictions.
Children who have been treated for an injury, have had surgery, or have been hospitalized even overnight must bring a note to the nurse from the child’s physician stating they may return to school and indicating any restrictions. Before a child may return to school after an absence due to such a condition, parents may be required to submit medical evidence that their child has recovered sufficiently to prevent exposing others.
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Students who have a medically diagnosed chronic health condition, such as asthma, diabetes, life threatening food or insect allergies, seizures, cardiac abnormalities, chronic infectious disease, acquired disability, mental health conditions, or a significant acute illness or injury requiring treatment and a recovery period, such as mononucleosis, lyme disease, or a fractured arm or leg often require accommodations in a school setting to provide a safe environment where the child is able to achieve at a level equal to his/her ability.
For those students, access to education may require assessment and periodic reassessment of the child’s health status and level of functioning in order to determine what special services or program modifications he or she may need.
Close collaboration with families including the development of an individualized health care plan (ICHP) and/or school health plan(SHP), and/or emergency care plan (ECP) to address health and safety needs for school attendance.
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The Surprising Reason Your Mouth Itches After Eating an Apple
You could have oral allergy syndrome. Here's what to know.
By Sarah Klein
As if itchy eyes and a runny nose weren’t bad enough, if you have pollen allergies, you might also experience an unpleasant side effect when eating raw fruits and veggies. It’s called oral allergy syndrome or pollen-food allergy syndrome, and it’s a complex hybrid allergic reaction of sorts. You definitely need to know about it if, say, your mouth became itchy the last time you ate an apple.
Here’s what happens: If you’re allergic to birch tree, ragweed, or grass pollen, your body reacts to certain proteins in that pollen. Some raw plant foods contain very similar proteins that confuse your body, causing a local reaction in or around your mouth when you eat them, called cross-reactivity.
Some experts consider it a mild food allergy, some consider it a pollen allergy, some people consider it both. “The body makes specific antibodies called Immunoglobulin E (IgE) against a particular protein,” explains Julie McNairn, MD, a specialist physician at Allergy and Asthma Associates in Ithaca, New York. “In the case of oral allergy syndrome, the antibody is against birch pollen, for example, not against apple. With food allergies, generally it’s made against a protein of that food.”
As many as 70% of people with pollen allergies also experience oral allergy syndrome symptoms after eating raw produce (and some nuts). Here’s what you need to know.
RELATED: 7 Signs You Have Allergies–and Not Just a Cold
Oral allergy syndrome triggers
Apples might be the food most likely to spark oral allergy syndrome symptoms, Dr. McNairn says. Along with other pitted fruits like apricots, cherries, peaches, and plums, apples are associated with birch pollen allergies—as are almonds, carrots, celery, hazelnuts, kiwi, parsley, and soybeans. Bananas, cantaloupe, cucumbers, honeydew, peppers, watermelon, and zucchini can cause oral allergy syndrome symptoms in people with ragweed allergies. And people with grass allergies might react to oranges, peaches, tomatoes, and more.
“What allergy you have determines what foods you’re more likely to have this reaction to,” says Tania Elliott, MD, an allergist in New York City and chief medical officer of preventive health company EHE.
While nuts can cause oral allergy syndrome symptoms, they’re more likely than other foods to cause severe food allergy symptoms, Dr. McNairn adds, so you’ll definitely want to bring up any nut-related mouth itchiness with an allergy doc. “If you’re not allergic to pollen, that makes a food allergy much more likely as well,” she says.
RELATED: 10 Surprising Facts About Peanut Allergies
Oral allergy syndrome symptoms
People with oral allergy syndrome are likely to experience an itchy mouth or scratchy throat, itchy or slightly swollen lips, and in some cases, itchy ears. The symptoms typically start shortly after eating a problematic raw fruit or vegetable, but they’re also usually mild and go away within a few hours at most. “Oral allergy syndrome is usually harmless,” says Hannelore A. Brucker, MD, a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
Enzymes in the digestive process break down the pollen-mimicking proteins in raw produce, so the symptoms usually remain local to the mouth. But in rare cases, oral allergy syndrome can become more severe, Dr. Brucker says. In fact, about 5% of people with oral allergy syndrome symptoms go on to have body-wide signs like nausea or vomiting, and some can even worsen to the potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis, which can include swelling, hives, and even shock.
RELATED: 12 Signs You Are Having an Allergic Reaction
Severe reactions are rare and would require a great deal of exposure, Dr. Elliott says. “All of a sudden the body is totally overwhelmed by, say, a lot of apples and you’re ignoring the symptoms,” she explains. You're also more likely to have a severe reaction if you're highly sensitive to the pollen, Dr. McNairn adds. The more sensitive you are, the more likely it is that you'll react to a growing number of foods over time too.
While allergy symptoms like itchy eyes and a runny nose vary by season, oral allergy syndrome symptoms can crop up at any time of year, Dr. Brucker explains. However, if it’s a particularly bad pollen season for you, you might notice worse oral allergy syndrome symptoms as well, Dr. McNairn adds.
Oral allergy syndrome diagnosis
As with any allergy diagnosis, your doctor will first ask you about the history of your symptoms, Dr. Elliott says. Then a skin prick test or a blood test can help confirm the diagnosis and determine the specific pollen you’re reacting to. Skin prick tests can also test for food allergies, but in the case of oral allergy syndrome, “typically pollen will be positive and food will be negative,” Dr. McNairn says.
It’s possible you may not even realize you have a pollen allergy, Dr. Elliott adds. “Some people could have a very mild pollen allergy, and its main manifestation is pollen-food allergy syndrome. They might come to me saying they can’t eat fresh fruit because of their itchy mouth. I’ll say, ‘Do you get itchy eyes and a runny nose in the spring?’ And they’ll realize they do, every spring!”
RELATED: 11 Weird Things That Make Seasonal Allergies Worse
Oral allergy syndrome treatment
The most straightforward way to avoid oral allergy syndrome symptoms is to stop eating the foods you react to. However, with so many nutritious items that could land on your do-not-eat list, you certainly don’t want to ban all produce from your diet.
Here’s the good news, and another major difference between oral allergy syndrome and a more severe or true food allergy: You can usually eat these cross-reactive foods if they’ve been cooked. “Generally, you could eat apple pie, versus with a true food allergy, you wouldn’t be able to eat apple in any form,” Dr. McNairn says.
That’s because cooking—including microwaving or even some processing, like canning—breaks down the pollen-mimicking protein, Dr. Elliott explains, so your body no longer registers it as a foreign invader.
Some people with oral allergy syndrome find their symptoms are lessened if they first peel the offending fruit or veggie before eating it raw, Dr. Elliot says.
If your pollen allergy symptoms are bad enough to warrant treatment with allergy shots, you might get the side benefit of becoming less sensitive to oral allergy syndrome as well. Allergy shots “make the body tolerant to what it’s allergic to,” Dr. Elliott says. Overtime, people can be effectively cured of their allergies, and some studies show improvement in oral allergy syndrome too, she says.
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What can I say but our deep thanks to you and the Heritage Team for a most unique place and a process that was more fun, so carefully managed and so above our wildest dreams. We could not have imagined those beams we saw in Waco, hewn 250 years ago, could become such a overwhelmingly beautiful environment and so rich in history. We are thrilled!
We recently had a wedding for 150 in the barn and people are still talking about the absolute beauty of the beams and frame and the "specialness" of being inside such a place. Keeping the authenticity of the original design and construction (for the most part) has made the barn "a place": of history, of fun and entertainment and a place just to be. We spend every night we are home in the barn so our main home is rapidly becoming our guest home! (:
Your team was amazing from our first discussion about "should we build a barn?" through the construction process. Steve, Tony and the rest of our architect/builder team feel as we do. How many times in a construction project do the team so significantly exceed expectations coming in on budget and ahead of schedule. And your team that we hosted at our home during the 'barn raising', couldn't have been more respectful, appreciative and fun.
We look forward to doing another one!
C. A. Woodside, CA
We purchased a Dutch Barn frame to form the heart of our home in Telluride, Colorado. From beginning to end, we had a wonderful experience with Heritage Barns. We watched the men from Heritage raise our frame after a big snow storm. It was wonderful to watch these talented craftsmen carefully construct our frame. Our home is now complete, and we could not be happier. Every room has exposed beams, constantly reminding us of the history of our structure and the talent and care taken by Heritage to make it possible.
M. & F. B. Telluride, CO
We adore our “Heritage Barn” and we proudly show it off on all occasions. We have had it included in house/garden tours. And it has been part of an article written about its surrounding gardens and will soon find it’s way into a coffee table book on Connecticut gardens. It has been the sight of family parties, benefits for our philanthropic causes and many other occasions. In every case, each person walking into the barn is rendered speechless!!! We are now hanging contemporary art there to show it off against its beautiful walls. Our barn is truly a work of art and it has been a joy doing this project.
L. G. Greenwich, CT
We could not be happier or more pleased with our barn and our working relationship. The barn has transformed our business. The project turned out great and now the barn is the number one reason people choose our facility for their functions.
M. M. Barr Mansion Dutch Barn, Austin, TX
Please let me express how pleased we were with our barn raising! Your crew was fantastic, and were all professional and courteous. It was a real treat getting to know them. Your great crew brought our vision to life.
T. H. Columbus, TX
The barn is everything we hoped it would be. It is fabulous. It has set a magnificent tone for the rest of the project! I just want to personally thank everyone at Heritage for the wonderful experience we had with your company. Keep up the great service.
B. & S .H. Riverbend Barn Home, Medina, TX
Just a note to say how impressed I was with your crew that erected our barn. It was refreshing to see a team of craftsmen work in unison with honor and pride. Throughout the process every detail was addressed and every question answered with a smile. They certainly exceeded my expectations.
R. P. Fairhope, AL
My wife and I greatly appreciate your generous spirit! Your time and effort, sharing your knowledge, your willingness and ability to guide us into doing something special, the resource books to shape our thoughts, and your patience in getting us together contractually. We look forward to working with you, Caleb, and Greg. Please feel welcome always at W.P. and C.O.. I know you’ll “Catch the Spirit”! All the best,
C. R. Trinity, TX
The craftsmen at Heritage Restorations were always very pleasant to work with in every aspect of the job. We never had to worry about something not being done in a professional manner. Their work is quality. That's something hard to come by these days. We always knew that the job would be done right and to our utmost satisfaction. We get so many compliments on our structure, thanks to Heritage Restorations. I would and will always recommend them to anyone.
T. F. Columbus, TX
Having Heritage Restorations here to put up our barn is a family memory like no other. We are truly blessed to have this barn. The beams and workmanship are remarkable. The whole process was smooth and rewarding. We hope to do it again.
C. K. Helotes, TX
We wanted to build a house which symbolized our love for the land. One of the best parts of our barn project was getting to know the Heritage Restorations team members. Each one seemed to share our enthusiasm for the site, design, construction and care for the barn. We worked together to achieve a balance between reclaiming the history of the barn [while using modern] design and construction techniques which promote a comfortable home.
P. H. Meyer Barn Home, Valley Mills, TX
What an inspiration to watch you and your crew of 6 work in perfect harmony together raising the barn on a very hot, hot day in middle Alabama. We could not be more pleased with the end results. Your crew were all so polite, kind, efficient, and professional. Thank you for everything you did for us. We will be happy to highly recommend the Heritage Restoration Company. In great appreciation,
A. F. Selma Lake Retreat, Selma, AL
We love our barn! We like the sense of history and the uniqueness of each timber. We marvel at how it is simple and elegant.
G. L. Johnson City, TX
Our Heritage Barn experience was pleasant from beginning to end. They did what they said they were going to do when they said they would do it. It was an exciting experience and we love the barn. We also became friends with the folks at Heritage Barns.
B. W. Fredericksburg, TX
We couldn't be more thrilled with the way [our barn home] has all come together. We love to share with friends and family how wonderful and professional all the fine people from Heritage Restorations have been.
P. R. Latrobe Barn Home, Austin, TX
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The products and services provided by Heritage Restorations could not have been better. In addition to the barn frame, we ordered stairs, counters, and additional beams. [The Heritage Restorations staff] was always available and provided excellent, timely, and professional advice. We are extremely pleased with our barn project.
G. W. Stone Arabia Barn, Harper, TX
If you are a lover of history whether eccentric or not, the chance to have a part of Americana with style, elegance & character. The people of Heritage Restorations can makes this happen for you.
M. P. Temple, TX
We invited friends to watch the frame go up. It was exciting to see these hand-hewn beams being assembled into the frame of a building that would continue to tell the history of New York's Mohawk River Valley right here in Texas. The crew was well organized, efficient and friendly. The construction process was done safely.
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Our structure was “Carver House”, which is smaller than most of what you offer/sell, but we set it up as a great room main floor and balcony ( half the floor space) overlooking seating before a stone fireplace. It’s a pretty dramatic place, in 16 acres of woods, pond and stream. I think Troy and his crew would like it as would Doug; It’s a grabber!
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Today (May 8, 2015) we sheeted almost one half of the total roof. The 45 degree pitch at a hight point is challenging on the legs but what a roof!! We are using galvanized corrugated metal sheets with heat and wet insulation. Its looking great.
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Fancy Words
heavily spiced pork sausage native to Louisiana and signature ingredient in Creole dishes like gumbo and jambalaya
a claim by our producers that antibiotics were not administered to the livestock that we purchase from them.
a place where bee hives of honeybees are kept.
an acute paralytic disease caused by bacteria that thrives in an anaerobic (oxygen-depleted) environment
water saturated with salt and sometimes sugar and/or spices.
a sucrose sugar product that has a distinct brown color due to the addition of molasses.
Certified pork
pork products that have already destroyed trichinae by process of freezing.
the art of preparing various meat products such as bacon, ham, terrines, sausages, galantines, ballotines, and pâté - usually from pork.
Cold smoking
process by which meats are smoked while remaining at cold temperatures to impart the flavor of smoke without cooking the product.
preservation and flavoring process for meats using salt, sugar, nitrites, or nitrates. curing prevents growth of foodborne pathogens by drawing water out of microbial cells via osmosis.
Datil Peppers
endangered chili most commonly found around St. Augustine that is comparable to the habanero in heat (Scoville units), but much fruitier. a member of the Slow Foods Ark of Taste.
fat that runs along the sides and belly of the pig. not to be confused with salt pork.
ground meat and fat that has been emulsified by grinding or puréeing. the foundation to many forms of charcuterie..
Grain finished
the process of feeding ruminant animals a diet of grains to promote weight gain, marbling, and flavor. often these grains are cheap genetically modified (GMO) soy and corn subsidized by the US taxpayer.
the slow-growing method of raising ruminant animals (cows, bison, goats, sheep) outdoors on pasture in a natural environment.
Headcheese
also called brawn, testa, puerco de cabeza, or souse, this delicacy is the slow-cooked tender meat of the pig's head pressed into a mold, often a terrine.
Heritage breed
breeds of animals raised by our forefathers that might not line up well with the modern industrialized agriculture system.
a claim made by our producers that no hormones and/or growth stimulants were administered to the animals that they raise.
Hot smoking
smoking meats under high temperature to cook or partially cook the meat, impart flavor, and act as a barrier against foodborne pathogens.
Jamaican Bacon
Our Jamaican Bacon is similar to a Canadian Bacon recipe, using the loin of pork. But we season it with Jamaican jerk.
the cheeks of a pig, which have a similar muscle-to-fat ratio as the belly.
seed cone produced by juniper bushes. this flavor is most commonly associated with gin.
whole pig cooked over coal popular in Spain and its former colonial possessions throughout the world.
a liquid obtained by condensing the smoke of green hickory wood. (we do not use liquid smoke in any of our products).
spicy sausage from North Africa typically made with lamb or beef.
carcinogen commonly known as MSG. used to enhance the flavor and mouthfeel of food. (we do not use MSG in any of our products).
describes products that contain no artificial ingredients or added color. minimally processed without altering the nature of the original product.
Natural casing
intestines of animals usually used in the production of sausages.
Natural sea salt
salt extracted from the sea with minimal processing and no additives like bleaching agents or anti-caking agents. (we use Celtic Sea Salt in all of our products.)
organ meats.
food produced by methods that integrate cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster the cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity and avoids the use of synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, irradiation, and genetic engineering.
Pastured
term used to describe an animal's living condition: outside, where they are free to roam, graze, and forage naturally.
a French term meaning minced or ground meat, most of which are typically cooked in terrines.
Pellicle
a protective layer of skin which forms on the surface of meats left exposed under refrigeration. the development of a pellicle is a precursor to quality smoked meats.
Prime, Choice, & Select
designations voluntarily given by the USDA in which federal inspectors assign grades to beef carcasses based on marbling. (we support grass fed cattle production and feel this system caters to grain fed beef production, and therefore, an unhealthy system of agriculture.)
Sodium Nitrite/Nitrate
curing salts that act as a safeguard and protection against botulism, a deadly pathogen, in cured meats.
Swarm trap
traps beekeepers use to catch feral swarms of bees. (we use honey from rescued beehives in many of our products.)
heavily spiced cut of pork shoulder that is wet cured and hot smoked. tasso ham is common in Cajun food and often appears on menus in Louisiana kitchens.
Tasso Ham
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Blackness Castle
See for yourself why this mighty fortress is known as ‘the ship that never sailed’ – with its pointed stem, square stern and tall mast.
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Delve into a site that saw a great deal of action during the Wars of Independence with England. Bothwell Castle, built on a grand scale in the late 1200s, was hotly fought over.
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Get up close to the Lowland stronghold of a powerful Highland clan – a forbidding fortress perched above Dollar Glen.
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Step inside Edinburgh’s ‘other castle’, once a rural retreat from Scotland’s capital.
Doune Castle
Marvel at the near-complete castle of ‘Scotland’s uncrowned king’, set in lovely Stirlingshire countryside.
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Visit a stronghold that stood at the heart of an ancient kingdom covering the area now known as Strathclyde.
Roam a city park like no other, with its hills, crags and thousands of years of history.
Inchmahome Priory
Cross Scotland’s only lake to reach the peaceful, wooded island chosen as a monastic sanctuary.
Discover the last of the grand medieval castles, set high on a cliff edge and featuring a massive curtain wall.
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Hotel Equities to manage three new Marriott properties for BN Management
Hotel Equities was recently selected to manage three new Marriott hotels for BN Management.
The first will be a 123-room Courtyard by Marriott on the west bank of New Orleans in the upscale suburb of Gretna, Louisiana. Next will be a 92-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Houma, Louisiana and the third will be a 109-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Panama City Beach.
“We are excited to add three additional Marriott hotels to our portfolio, starting with the Courtyard in a prime New Orleans’ location,” said Joe Reardon, Vice President of Marketing and Development for Hotel Equities. “We are honored to have been chosen to partner with BN Management and feel it will be a great long-lasting relationship.”
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Home>Entertainment> Amazon Showcases Alexa's "Failures" In New Super Bowl Commercial
Amazon Showcases Alexa's "Failures" In New Super Bowl Commercial
Harrison Ford, Forest Whitaker & other featured in Amazon's Super Bowl ad.
We're still a few days away from Super Bowl LIII, but several brands have already unveiled their Super Bowl ads that will air during the big game on Sunday.
For instance, Amazon today revealed a 90-second spot featuring Harrison Ford, Forest Whitaker, Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson and the Kelly Brothers - all of whom experience Alexa's failures.
Check out the commercial below.
The Super Bowl, and all of the ads that come with it, will air on CBS this Sunday, February 3 at 6:30pm ET. As of today, the New England Patriots are still favored by 2.5 points against the Los Angeles Rams, with the over/under point total hovering around 56.5.
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This is AMAZING, CREEPY and TRUE!
I wonder, have you heard about this before? I have read about certain similarities between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy before but nothing as detailed as what I have listed below. To the best of my knowledge these things are true. In fact, if only half of these things were true it would still be amazing! If you haven’t read anything about the similarities between Presidents Kennedy and Lincoln, this is a MUST READ.
This is a bit long winded but it is definitely worth reading. How can this be possible?
- Lincoln's name has 7 letters
- Kennedy's name has 7 letters
- In Lincoln's & Kennedy's names the vowels & consonants fall in exactly the same place;***
in the order c, v, c, c, v, c, c
- Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846
- Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946
- Lincoln was elected president in 1860
- Kennedy was elected president in 1960
- Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln
- Lincoln had an aide named Kennedy
- War was thrust upon Lincoln almost immediately after inauguration
- War was thrust upon Kennedy almost immediately after inauguration
- Lincoln ordered the Treasury to print its own money
- Kennedy ordered the Treasury to print its own money
- International bankers may have arranged the assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy
- Lincoln gave negroes freedom and legalized equality
- Kennedy enforced equality for negroes
- Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863
- Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963
- Lincoln was loved by the common people and hated by the establishment
- Kennedy was loved by the common people and hated by the establishment
- Lincoln was succeeded, after assassination, by vice-president Johnson
- Kennedy was succeeded, after assassination, by vice-president Johnson
- Andrew Johnson was born in 1808
- Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908
- Andrew Johnson's name has 13 letters
- Lyndon Johnson's name has 13 letters
- Andrew Johnson had a pug nose and slicked-back hair
- Lyndon Johnson had a pug nose and slicked-back hair
- Lincoln was sitting beside his wife when he was shot
- Kennedy was sitting beside his wife when he was shot
- Rathbone, who was with Lincoln when he was shot, was injured (by being stabbed)
- Connally, who was with Kennedy when he was shot, was injured (by being shot)
- Rathbone's name has 8 letters
- Connally's name has 8 letters
- Lincoln's wife held his head in her lap after he was shot
- Kennedy's wife held his head in her lap after he was shot
- Lincoln was shot on a Friday
- Kennedy was shot on a Friday
- Lincoln was shot in a theatre named Ford
- Kennedy was shot in a car made by Ford
- Kennedy was shot in a car named Lincoln
- Lincoln's bodyguard was away from his post at the door of the President's box at the theatre
- Kennedy's bodyguards were away from their posts on the running-boards of the President's car
- Lincoln was shot in a theatre and his assassin ran to a warehouse
- JFK was shot from a warehouse and his alleged assassin ran to a theatre
- Lincoln's assassin had a three-worded name, John Wilkes Booth
- Kennedy's alleged assassin had a three-worded name, Lee Harvey Oswald
- John Wilkes Booth has 15 letters
- Lee Harvey Oswald has 15 letters
- John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839 (s/b 1838)
- Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939
- Lincoln didn't die immediately after being shot
- Kennedy didn't die immediately after being shot
- Lincoln and Kennedy died in places beginning with the initials P and H
- Lincoln died in Petersen's house
- Kennedy died in Parkland Hospital
- Booth was shot and killed in police custody before going to trial
- Oswald was shot and killed in police custody before going to trial
- Kennedy's funeral was modeled on Lincoln's funeral
- Andrew Johnson was a heavy drinker with crude behavior
- Lyndon Johnson was a heavy drinker with crude behavior
- There were conspiracy theories that Johnson was knowledgeable about Lincoln's assassination
- There were conspiracy theories that Johnson was knowledgeable about Kennedy's assassination
- Days before it happened Lincoln told his wife and friends about a dream he'd had of being shot by an assassin
- Hours before it happened Kennedy told his wife and friends it would be easy for an assassin to shoot him from a crowd
- Shortly after Lincoln was shot the telegraph system went down
- Shortly after Kennedy was shot the telephone system went down
- Kennedy's father had been the Ambassador to England at the Court of St James
- Lincoln's son became the Ambassador to England at the Court of St James
- Lincoln's wife tastefully and expensively re-decorated the White House
- Kennedy's wife tastefully and expensively re-decorated the White House
- Lincoln loved great literature and could recite poetry by heart
- Kennedy loved great literature and could recite poetry by heart
- Lincoln had young children while living at the White House
- Kennedy had young children while living at the White House
- Lincoln's son had a pony he rode on the White House grounds
- Kennedy's daughter had a pony she rode on the White House grounds
- Lincoln lost a child (12 year old son) to death while President
- Kennedy lost a child (newly born son) to death while President
- Lincoln had 2 sons named Robert and Edward. Edward died young and Robert lived on.
- Kennedy had 2 brothers named Robert and Edward. Robert died young and Edward lived on
- Lincoln let his children run and play in his office
- Kennedy let his children run and play in his office
- After Lincoln's assassination the nation experienced an emotional convulsion
- After Kennedy's assassination the nation experienced an emotional convulsion
- the whole world cried when Lincoln died
- the whole world cried when Kennedy died
- Lincoln's funeral train traveled from Washington-DC to New York
- Kennedy's brother's funeral train traveled from New York to Washington-DC
- Lincoln Assassination conspiracy theories are believed these 140 141 years later
- Kennedy Assassination conspiracy theories are believed these 42 43 years later
- Abraham was the first name of the man who filmed Kennedy's murder in the Lincoln
- The man running alongside Kennedy's car snapping pictures with his 35mm camera was a salesman of Lincoln cars
- Kennedy bought a Virginia home that was the 1861 Civil War headquarters of Lincoln's first general-in-chief, McClellan
- Jefferson Davis was the name of the president of the Confederate states while Lincoln was president of the Union states
- Jefferson Davis Tippit was the name of the police officer killed allegedly by Kennedy's alleged assassin
- Lincoln was famous for his wit and for telling hilarious stories and anecdotes
- Kennedy was famous for his wit and for telling hilarious stories and anecdotes
- Lincoln was sitting in a rocking chair at Ford's Theater when he was shot
- Kennedy had a special rocking chair he sat in at the White House
- Henry Ford bought the rocking chair Lincoln died in and put it in his museum in Dearborn
- Kennedy's seat in the Lincoln he was sitting in when he was shot is in Ford's museum
- Lincoln's seat in the Ford he was sitting in when he was shot is in Ford's museum
- John Kennedy is the name of a character in a 1951 movie about a detective travelling by train
to thwart the assassination of President Lincoln
- John Kennedy is the name of the real-life detective who travelled in the train with President Lincoln in 1860 to thwart his assassination
- In 1863, the Tsar sent the war fleet of the Russian empire to assist President Lincoln during the American civil war
- In 1962, during the Kennedy presidency, a fleet of Russian ships transporting instruments of war
were steaming towards America with less benign intent
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Braeswood Place Houston Real Estate Guide
One of Inner Loop’s Best Neighborhoods in Real Estate Appreciation, Braeswood Place is an exclusive community with great schools and excellent accessibility.
Nestled north of Loop 610, Braeswood Place is made up of around 2,200 homes and 7 subdivisions. The neighborhood is about 6 miles away from downtown Houston and is a few minutes away from the Texas Medical Center.
Residents enjoy:
PROXIMITY TO THE MED CENTER: Braeswood is just a few minutes away from the Texas Medical Center, one of Houston’s major employment centers. The district features around 50 medical-related institutions, organizations, schools, and hospitals with more than 100,000 employees and volunteers. Other key business centers like Downtown, Greenway Plaza and the Uptown/Galleria area are also easily accessible from the community.
STRONG REAL ESTATE APPRECIATION: Braeswood Place features some of the most impressive real estate appreciation rates in the Inner Loop. The median sales price of homes in the area is at over $800,000.
EXCELLENT ACCESSIBILITY: Surrounded by Houston’s Most Accessible Neighborhoods, Braeswood Place features main streets and freeways nearby, including Loop 610, Stella Link Road, Main Street, Kirby Drive, and Buffalo Speedway. Braeswood Boulevard cuts through the neighborhood.
HIGHLY RATED SCHOOLS: Braeswood Place homes are zoned to some of Houston’s Best Schools. Highly regarded schools like Bellaire High School, Lamar High School, Pershing Middle, and Twain Elementary. Twain, Longfellow, and Pershing are located within the neighborhood.
GREAT ATMOSPHERE: The neighborhood features a quiet small-town atmosphere just a stone’s throw away from Houston’s main districts. This is thanks in part to the neighborhood’s deed restrictions and the efforts of the Braeswood Place Homeowners Association (BPHA).
PLENTY OF PARKS: Braeswood Place features several parks and outdoor entertainment areas (McGovern Park, Karl Young Park, the Stella Link Park Community Service Corridor, and the Brays Bayou Hike and Bike Trail). Hermann Park, located just a short drive away, offers more options.
The neighborhood’s deed restrictions, older homes, and proximity to main roads and freeways can make Braeswood Place real estate tricky to navigate. Some of the area’s older properties may need extensive renovations, while homes near busy roads may have issues with noise (which can affect property values).
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Braeswood Place is one of Houston’s most popular neighborhoods, thanks to its great location, excellent schools, high accessibility, and small town vibe.
Braeswood Place is centrally located just north of Loop 610, with Southside Place and West University Place to the north, Bellaire to the west, and the Texas Medical Center to the east.
Homes in the area enjoy easy accessibility to and from key Houston hubs like the Galleria, Downtown, and the Medical Center. Loop 610, Buffalo Speedway, Braeswood Boulevard, and Main Street are minutes away from Braeswood Place homes.
There are plenty of green spaces within the neighborhood. Retail centers like Rice Village, the Galleria, and Meyerland Plaza are all within easy driving distance.
Braeswood Place is made up of about 2,200 single-family homes and divided into seven distinct subdivisions. The neighborhood has an active homeowners association and a set of deed restrictions in place.
The Braeswood Place real estate market is one of Houston’s hottest in terms of appreciation rates.
Braeswood is zoned to some of the Houston ISD’s best schools, including Twain Elementary, Pershing Middle School, Bellaire High School, and Lamar High School.
Like most Houston neighborhoods, the trend of replacing older homes has come to Braeswood Place.
Despite this, however, some of the area’s original ranch-style homes still line the neighborhood’s streets.
Braeswood homes for sale typically sit on large lots, ranging in size from 7,000 to more than 20,000 square feet.
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New construction homes in the area are typically larger, with 4,500 to 6,000 square feet of living space.
Older Braeswood home sizes range between 2,000 to 3,500 square feet. The most expensive Braeswood real estate can span up to 7,000 square feet.
Prices for Braeswood Place homes for sale can start at around $175,000 and can go up to more than $2,000,000.
Braeswood Place Maps and Location
Braeswood Place sits just north of Loop 610, about 6 miles southwest of downtown Houston.
Made up of around 2,200 homes, the neighborhood has seven subdivisions and is protected by deed restrictions.
The neighborhood has the cities of West University Place and Southside Place to the north, Old Braeswood and the Texas Medical Center to the east, Linkwood and Knollwood Village to the south, and Meyerland and Bellaire to the west.
Braeswood Place homes are minutes away from the Medical Center, one of Houston’s major employment centers. It is home to more than 50 hospitals, academic institutions, and organizations with around 100,000 employees and volunteers.
The NRG Stadium is also nearby. Home to the Houston Texans, the area also hosts the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and the Texas Bowl. Hermann Park is a short drive away. The 445-acre park features a public golf course, the Houston Zoo, the Miller Outdoor Theatre, and the Museum of Natural Science, among others.
For retail and entertainment options, residents can take a short drive to Rice Village, the Galleria, and the Uptown area.
Braeswood Place Houston is under the 77025 and 77030 Harris County zip codes. (View Houston zip code map.)
Braeswood Place Subdivisions
Braes Heights
Braes Manor
Braes Oaks
Braes Terrace
Southern Oaks
Neighborhoods Near Braeswood Place Houston
West of Braeswood Place
Meyerland
Sharpstown
Gulfton
North of Braeswood Place
Upper Kirby / Greenway Plaza
Afton Oaks
East of Braeswood Place
Old Braeswood
NRG Stadium / Astrodome area
South of Braeswood Place
Knollwood Village
Willow Meadows / Willowbend area
Braeswood Place Houston Schools
Braeswood Place homes are zoned to the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
Established in the 1920s, Houston ISD is the largest school district in the state (with 283 schools). The Texas Education Agency (TEA) gave the district a “Met Standard” rating in 2016.
HISD features several International Baccalaureate (IB) World schools, including Bellaire High, Lamar High School and Twain Elementary School.
Students in the area may attend the following public schools:
Mark Twain Elementary School at 7500 Braes Blvd. Twain Elementary has been serving the Braeswood Place area since 1950. It is an International Baccalaureate World School and offers a PYP (IB Primary Years Programme) and a Literary Development Magnet program. Twain is also an International Spanish Academy that offers a Dual Language program.
Longfellow Elementary School at 3617 Norris Dr. Longfellow Elementary opened its doors in 1955, with its new campus opening in 2007. As a creative and performing arts magnet school, Longfellow Elementary offers classes in dance, choir, orchestra, band, general music, and art.
Pershing Middle School at 3838 Blue Bonnet Blvd. Pershing is a Neighborhood Vanguard and a Fine Arts Magnet school noted for its great academic programs. The school offers four levels of academics: Grade Level, Pre-AP, Vanguard/GT, and Accelerated Vanguard/GT. It also offers several enrichment classes, including a ropes course, concepts in engineering, robotics, and music production, among others.
Pin Oak Middle School at 4601 Glenmont St. Located in nearby Bellaire, Pin Oak is an “application only” Foreign Language Magnet school. It offers classes in Chinese, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. It was named a Higher Performing School by the Texas Business and Education Coalition and as a National Blue Ribbon School (2008).
Lamar High School at 3325 Westheimer Rd. Home of the Lamar Texans, Lamar High School is located in Upper Kirby. It offers a business administration magnet program, advanced placement, and an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Like its exemplary academics programs, Lamar also features great athletics programs.
Bellaire High School at 5100 Maple St. Also an IB World School, Bellaire High also offers advanced placement and IB Diploma programs. It is a magnet school for foreign languages, and offers classes in Arabic, Russian, Japanese, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Chinese, and French, among others.
Braeswood Place Houston Private Schools
The following are some of the more notable private schools near Braeswood Place.
St. Vincent de Paul School at 6800 Buffalo Speedway.
St. Mark’s Episcopal School at 3816 Bellaire Blvd.
Episcopal High School at 4650 Bissonnet St.
To find an updated listing of all Braeswood Place real estate zoned to any specific public school, please send an email to Paige Martin at Paige@HoustonProperties.com with the property preference and budget that you’re working with.
*Note: School zoning tends to change from year to year, information provided above are accurate but not guaranteed. Please double check by visiting the school’s website.
Braeswood Place Real Estate Trends
Braeswood Place real estate have continued to steadily appreciate over the past decade. The median sales price and land price per square foot have posted impressive increases – thanks mostly to the neighborhood’s continued popularity.
The median sales price of Braeswood Place homes is at over $600,000.
The number of new construction homes, high demand, and low inventories are factors in driving Braeswood home prices up.
(Data sourced from the Houston Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.)
For updated information regarding Braeswood Place real estate pricing and trend analysis, please contact Paige Martin at Paige@HoustonProperties.com.
Braeswood Place Single-Family Home Sale Trends
Single-family homes are Braeswood’s main housing attractions. Often compared to nearby West University Place, the neighborhood features larger lots and more affordable housing options.
A number of the neighborhood’s original ranch-style homes from the 1950s have been replaced with newer and bigger multi-story homes. Others, however, have been updated and carefully maintained.
Braeswood homes typically feature lot sizes ranging from 7,000 to more than 20,000 square feet. Home sizes vary – older ranch-style homes can feature 2,000 to around 3,500 square feet, while newer construction custom-built homes can offer between 4,000 to 7,000 square feet.
Braeswood Place homes for sale can start around $175,000. New construction homes in the area can go for upwards of $2,000,000.
Braeswood Place Townhomes Sale Trends
Due to the neighborhood’s deed restrictions, Braeswood Place is mostly made up of detached single-family homes.
There are, however, some Braeswood townhomes available. A number of these are of recent construction, and typically feature smaller floor areas, around 1,500 to 2,000 square feet.
Townhomes in the neighborhood are generally more affordable, starting at around $170,000 and can go upwards of $400,000.
Braeswood Place Condo Sale Trends
There are no high-rise Braeswood Place condos for sale, but there are some units available in condominium complexes.
Listed below are just some of the high-rise condo buildings near Braeswood Place.
Museum District (77004/77006)
2520 Robinhood
Warwick Towers
Serento Houston
1400 Hermann
5000 Montrose
To see other condos within the Inner Loop, see Inner Loop Houston Condos. To see condos within the nearby Museum District area, see all Museum District Area Houston Condos.
Braeswood Place Houston History
Chartered in 1951, Braeswood Place’s development started in the late 40s. Like most Houston neighborhoods during the period, the area was made up of single-family ranch-style homes.
During the 1990s, concerned residents formed the Stella Link Redevelopment Association (SLRA), a group dedicated to rehabilitating parts of the neighborhood. The efforts of the association and with help from the city and private parties led to the creation of the Stella Link Park community service corridor.
The large 4-block area is now home to two area schools (Pershing Middle School and Mark Twain Elementary School), the McGovern-Stella Link Library, the Weekley Family YMCA, and McGovern Park.
Like most areas in Houston, the early 2000s marked a trend in tearing down old Braeswood Place homes and replacing them with bigger, custom-built houses. Some of the neighborhood’s original homes from the 1950s, however, have been carefully maintained and updated.
There are plenty of things to do near and within the Braeswood neighborhood. Key areas of interest include the Brays Bayou Hike and Bike Trail, the Stella Link Park community service corridor, Karl Young Park, and McGovern Park.
Residents can take a stroll along Karl Young Park’s trail system. The park itself is located at 7800 Stella Link Road, and features basketball courts (4 full and 3 half courts), a baseball field, a tennis court, two playgrounds, and a picnic pavilion.
McGovern Park, on the other hand, is located at the corner of Braes and Blue Bonnet. Spanning about 20 acres, the park is part of the Stella Link Park community service corridor. Sheltering Arms, a senior services facility, and the McGovern-Stella Link Library are located in the said area as well.
The Weekley Family YMCA, which houses several indoor and outdoor activity facilities, is also within a stone’s throw away of Braeswood homes.
Here are some of the best places to visit in and around Braeswood Place:
Wild Kitchen
Fajita Pete’s
Captain Benny’s Half Shell Oyster Bar
Bon Baguette
Sleepy Po-Boys
The Union Kitchen
Smashburger
Mama’s Oven
Two Guys Pizzeria
Island Grill
JerryBuilt Homegrown Burgers
Jet’s Pizza
Sarpino’s Pizzeria
Taquerias Arandas
China Stix
Weekley Family YMCA
Sheltering Arms Senior Services
McGovern-Stella Link Library
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Karl Young Park
Helen Park
John P. McGovern Campus Park
Braeswood Park
Brays Bayou Hike and Bike Trail
Linkwood Park
Randall’s
Brompton Market
H-E-B
Meyerland Plaza
Braes Heights Shopping Center
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Home Research > Members > 1754-1790 > JONES, Robert (d. 1774)
JONES, Robert (d.1774), of Clement's Lane, Lombard St., London, and Babraham, Cambs.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964
1754 - 17 Feb. 1774
m., 1da.
Director, E.I. Co. 1754-8, 1765-9.
G.F. Grand, apprenticed c.1765 to Jones, states that he started as ‘captain of a Lisbon trader’.1 In August 1743 Jones entered into partnership at Gibraltar with Thomas Tierney, father of George Tierney.2 In a list of Members 1754-53 he is described as ‘wine merchant intimate with Captain Montagu’: who may be Lord Sandwich’s brother William, M.P. for Huntingdonshire 1745-7, or possibly John Montagu, of the Manchester branch, M.P. for Huntingdon 1748-54; both were naval captains. The origin of the connexion with Sandwich, the decisive factor in Jones’s public career, is unascertained. He sat in Parliament on Sandwich’s interest, and acted as his man of business both in national politics and in East India House.
Sandwich, having taken office, reported to Newcastle, 24 Dec. 1755, that Jones had ‘attended and voted in every question this sessions in support of the measures of the Government’; and on 23 June 1758, when forwarding Jones’s application to be employed in remittances to America:
If he had the honour of being more known to your Grace, you would find him a very honest, intelligent, and useful friend, in which light his own inclination, and my advice makes him wish to be considered.
It was probably as a favour to Jones that in February 1759 his brother John was appointed receiver of the land tax for Berkshire.4
When in April 1761 Sandwich tried to detach Clive from Pitt,5 he used Jones as intermediary—‘I can entirely depend on Jones’s discretion and address’, he wrote to Newcastle, 24 Apr. 1761.6 In July 1762 Jones appears as employed in remittances to Portugal.7 When in 1763 merchant Members faithful to Newcastle were being deprived of their contracts, Jones, in partnership with Peregrine Cust, obtained a share in remittances to Gibraltar; also to Goree.8 After the return of the Bedfords to office, he held a victualling contract for troops in Nova Scotia, 1770 till his death.9 At times he dealt heavily in Government loans—over £100,000 was entered in his jobbing account at the Bank, 1760-3.10 He was one of the financiers consulted when Grenville was at the Treasury.11
Jones went into opposition with Sandwich; voted against the repeal of the Stamp Act, 22 Feb. 1766; and against the Chatham Administration over the land tax, 27 Feb. 1767. On 9 Mar. 1767, during the debates on the affairs of the East India Company, he ‘presented a petition to the House from the court of directors praying that the papers called for by the House might not be printed’:12 his only recorded intervention in debate during 20 years in the House. His attendance in divisions was fairly regular.
When in September 1768 Sandwich showed dissatisfaction at his ‘subordinate situation’ as postmaster general, Jones discussed the matter with Grafton’s secretary to the Treasury, Thomas Bradshaw: a remarkable example of top negotiations through political henchmen. On 12 Sept. Jones reported to Sandwich that Bradshaw had called on him, thanked him for his assistance over East India affairs,
and asked if I could point anything that his Grace could oblige me in. This gave me an opportunity to exercise the authority your Lordship gave me at Epsom. I told him I had but one wish, and that was to see my best friend happy, pointing at your Lordship’s picture. He desired me in confidence to explain. I told him I could not presume to say much on so delicate a subject, but my opinion was your Lordship would be happy to be in a more active situation to assist his Grace in administration. He desired my private thoughts on what would be most agreeable to your Lordship, which led me to the Admiralty. We had a long conversation, in which Lord Hinchingbrooke was not forgot. He appeared to be much in earnest, and assured me that he could communicate the whole to the Duke, with his best wishes. He told me in confidence that Lord Shelburne would soon be out of office.13
On the 14th Sandwich wrote to Rigby, who showed the letter to Jones when on the 23rd they dined with the notorious Powell of the pay office.14 ‘The subject alarms him’, wrote Jones to Sandwich on the 26th, ‘and believe carries him and Lord Weymouth to Euston.’ Meantime Jones told Bradshaw’s brother-in-law, Anthony Chamier, who desired employment in the office of the secretary of state, ‘how favourably your Lordship speaks of him and that he is the first person to be provided for when your Lordship has it in your power’. Two days later Bradshaw assured Jones of Grafton’s ‘good disposition’ towards Sandwich, but ‘the office of secretary of state was out of the question’, and it was difficult to remove Hawke from the Admiralty. And here the matter rested for some time.
The most important sphere of Jones’s activities was India House. Sandwich seems first to have concerned himself seriously in East India affairs when the Administration of which he was a member supported Clive against Sulivan in the election of directors of 1764. Jones, who had earlier been a director, but lost his seat when Sulivan rose to power, now re-entered East India politics as Sandwich’s agent.15 In 1765 he was again elected a director and was noted as one ‘who would certainly follow Lord Sandwich on all occasions’,16 and until 1768 was the most prominent of the three directors owing him allegiance (the others being John Stephenson and George Wombwell). In 1769, though he was not eligible for election since he had served four consecutive years, he organized the campaign for the election of directors for his patron. His role had won him some unpopularity in the Company, but it is not clear why he withdrew from its affairs at this time. In 1773 the ministry tried to press him on the Company17 but without success, and his death prevented any further efforts.
In July 1770 Jones bought Babraham for £27,500,18 and ‘pulled down the old house which was built in the Italian style by Sir Horatio Pallavicini [Palavicino]’.19 At his death, 17 Feb. 1774, the estate, with his improvements, was valued at £37,000, and the total of his properties and holdings in the funds at £88,000.20 As his daughter had ‘disobliged him in marrying’ J. W. Adeane, he made his grandson Robert Jones Adeane his chief heir.
Author: Sir Lewis Namier
1. Narr. Life Gent. long resident in India (1910), p. 2. On this point Grand’s evidence can probably be accepted; but the story of the ‘bargain’ between Jones and Sandwich, p. 11, is sheer nonsense.
2. Adeane Pprs. at Babraham.
3. Lowther mss.
4. Add. 32861, f. 427; 32881, ff. 25, 27; 38334, f. 206.
5. Namier, Structure, 286.
6. Add. 32922, ff. 181-2.
7. T29/34/336.
8. Add. 38338, ff. 109-11; T29/35/175; T29/36/212.
9. T54/41/89-93.
10. Bank of England recs.
11. Jenkinson Pprs. 352.
12. James West to Newcastle, 9 Mar., Add. 32980, f. 248.
13. Sandwich mss.
14. Rigby to Sandwich, 24 Sept. 1768, ibid.
15. L. S. Sutherland, E.I. Co. in 18th Cent. Politics, 120-5.
16. J. Walsh to Clive, 5 Apr. 1765, Clive mss.
17. L. Sulivan to W. Hastings, 28 Apr. 1775, Add. 29133, ff. 533-6.
18. Memorandum c. 1774 in the Adeane Pprs.
19. J. Nichols, Anecs. of Wm. Bowyer, 95-96 n.
20. Memorandum cited above.
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But contrary to the general trend, Tata Motors is not planning to cut the headcounts as the company expects a turnaround in the next few months. At the present level, Tata Motors employs about 83,000 persons with presence across commercial and passenger vehicles, as per the data available on the company's official website.
Tata Motors logos are seen at their flagship showroomREUTERS/Vivek Prakash
Tata Motors Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Guenter Butschek have said that the auto firm is not planning any job cuts. "We do not have such kind of plan," he said. He further added that the company would have already taken the harsh step had there been any such plan. "We are now for 12 months in crisis. If I would have liked to pull the trigger, I would have done it earlier," Butschek argued.
Tata Motors Managing Director Guenter ButschekReuters
As per a PTI report, the company has lined up new products, including Altroz, Nexon EV and Gravitas SUV, that are expected to be launched in a few months. Besides, the company is also under transition to BS-VI emission norms.
"I am convinced that whatever the economy is going to do, we are well-positioned in order to outperform the market...since the entire product range is set on a different cost base, our baseline profitability is significantly better than any given point of time before. So, I am pretty positive at this time," Butschek said.
The company will continue to focus on the commercial vehicle (CV) segment, which is the bread and butter of the auto firm to beat the current slowdown.
After growing in double-digit for the most part of last and till the mid part of the running decade, the Indian Auto sector is struggling to keep up with the sales for the last 2 years. Multiple reasons have been attributed to the slowdown, which includes demonetization, increase in the mandatory insurance price, high GST on the auto components. With pressure from the government for the transition to Electric vehicles, the auto sector has been demanding some relief as the industry has already invested billions in the transition to BS-VI emission norms.
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Mother of Famous Nepali 11 Actors and 23 Actresses – Nepali mother
6. Shree Krishna Shrestha:
Shree Krishna Shrestha Mom & Wife in Seminar
The gem of the movie industry is known as late Shree Krishna Shrestha. He was popular for his dancing in the industry. He serves the industry for more than 25 years with the hit movies. He also worked as a producer. He was the youngest son in the family out of 6 children. His parents were Radha Krishna Shrestha and Jagat Kumari Shrestha. His mom was his great inspiration. In the industry, he debuted from the bhumari in 1989. Since then he has done more than 75 different movies. He belongs to the Shrestha family of big bazaar. His mom and his wife Sweta khadka in the book lunch seminar.
7. Reema Bishwokarma And Her Mother
“If you want to be an actress because you are beautiful , don’t try it” a saying by an actress Reema Bishwokarma . she is new in the acting career but has done many music video in the entertainment industry. She believe to become an actress acting skill is more important than being beautiful. Well reema debuted in the music video titled jindagima saath and has done more than 300 video so far. In the big screen she debuted in the movie swor and had worked in many on the movies like visa girl bato muni ko phool 2 etc. she also is a journalist and a vj too. On 27th september 2015 reema got married to UK resident NRN Robert Bishwokarma. She says her proudest moment was when she signed her 1st movie.the actress is very close to her family and always take blessing from her mother before starting her new work.
Reema Bishwokarma With Her Mother
Reema Bishwokarma who was recently married says she will remain in the Kollywood career. Living with his family in United Kingdom, Robert has already flew to United Kingdom and Reema Bishwokarma is busy in scheduling her film shooting dates. Reema loves to be around her mother than any others. That’s why she always takes blessings from her mother before starting any work of her. Like other actresses, she also has shared her mother’s pictures with her fans.
8. Rajani K.C. And Her Mother
Rajani K.C. & Her Mother
Rajani kc is from newkot. She is the single child of her parents Chandra bahadur kc and Shanti kc. Well the actress was born on 26th September who has the height of 5’ 4”. The actress has done her bachelor in pharmacy. Rajani k.C. first showed up in Nepali Cinema world in Chhabi Lal Ojha’s movie Lofer, which couldn’t do better business at the box office. After that she acted in the movie prabhas which was released as pradeshi. This movie was box office hit and helped her to be established in the industry too.the other movie of Rajani kc are bracelet and laaljodi. The actress has effectively replaced Rekha Thapa in Chhabi Raj Ojha movie where he has been casting Rekha Thapa for ,more than 11 years. Well it seems that she has better future in the Kollywood. Rajani kc is only the child from her parents so is very close to her parents. So she shares her family pic in the media .Rajani K.C. also shares pictures with her mother in her official facebook profile.
9. Ayushman Desh Raj Joshi:
Ayushman Joshi & His Mom
The new face in the Nepali film industry as a male actor is ayushman Joshi. He was born in 1993 17th December in Lalitpur. He started his career as a VJ and recently turned into the actor from the movie chapati height 2. His first program was holly Bollywood and global bats in Kantipur television. Mr. Joshi is the winner of the face of the house of fashion en vogue 2015. He started his acting career recently and become popular among the teenagers. He is always in limelight due to one or the other reasons. Currently, it is said that Priyanka Karki and ayushman Joshi are in deep love which has given him the good publicity too. Well, ayushman was inspired to join the industry by his mom Raveena DS Joshi who is also the Deputy General Manager of Mega Bank Nepal Limited. She is been very supportive at his work. Ayushman Joshi and his mom are seen in media these days.
10. Surbina Karki and Her Mother
Surbina Karki & her Mother
Actress Surabina Karki first appeared in Nepali film industry in ‘Jheli’. Her part in the motion picture was valued and was additionally designated in Box Office Film Award 2070 in New Actress classification. After then, she has been classified as a struggling actress in Nepali CInema World. She always upload pictures with her mother in her personal facebook profile.
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Gang murders not a priority
July 2 2010 5:00 AM
Life is sacred, but in modern-day Ireland that same life is very cheap. There is not a day that goes by that we don't appear to have a murder.
https://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/gang-murders-not-a-priority-26663657.html
A great majority appear to be drug- and gang-related. Recently, after a savage gang-related murder, Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy said no stone would be left unturned in apprehending the killers.
But at what cost? Any investigation, especially a murder investigation, involves many man hours.
The Garda Siochana, like any state body, has a fixed budget, and if so many gardai are involved in these investigations some other aspects of garda work have to suffer.
In the US, they distinguish between homicide (murder) and gang-related homicide.
Gang-related murders receive basic investigation, such as weapon/bullet retrieval and DNA sampling.
I think the day is fast approaching when we will have to consider a similar system.
Before the civil liberties people jump down my throat, we are not living in a perfect world. The Health and Education departments have had to close wards and A&E units, cancel life-saving operations and reduce amenities for special-needs children to make ends meet.
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Arvind Swamy, Indian Actor
Arvind Swamy is an acclaimed Indian actor and also the former chairman of ProLease India and InterPro India.
Arvind Swamy was born on 30th June 1970 and is a popular Tamil actor. Arvind studied in Sishya School and later in Don Bosco and completed his schooling in 1987. He graduated in Commerce in Loyola College, Chennai. He went on to study his Masters in Business Administration in Wake Forest University in North Carolina, USA. He returned to India due to his mother's ill health and unfortunately lost both his parents in 1993. He married Gayathri Ramamurthy in 1994 but the couple soon separated. Currently Arvind lives with his two children Rudra (son) and Adhira (daughter) in Chennai. He had been the chairman and managing director of ProLease India and InterPro India. However, he left both companies in 2005 and is currently the Chairman and MD of Talent Maximus. Talent Maximus is engaged in Payroll Processing and Employee administration. His company is the fastest growing service provider in its field of operation
Film Career of Arvind Swamy
Mani Ratnam introduced Arvind's film career through the film Thalapathi. His first film as lead hero was Mani Ratnam's film Roja which became a hit throughout the country and is still considered as one of the treasured works of Mani Ratnam. Arvind Swamy's impressive performance established his position as an actor. He was very choosy about his roles in the film offers that came his way. Though he has acted in a lesser number of movies, most of them are blockbusters and has been greatly rated by film critics. He has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi. Popular movies to his credit include Minsaara Kanavu, Roja, Bombay, Devaraagam, Indira and Alaipayuthey.
Roja and Bombay, both having a national essence theme won many awards at the State and National levels. Arvind has been awarded with several awards popular and critical for his films. Arvind Swamy retired from acting in 2000 inspite of his superstar status to pursue other interests.
Filmography of Arvind Swami
Year Film
1991 Thalapathi (Tamil)
1992 Roja (Tamil)
1993 Marupadiyum (Tamil), Daddy (Malayalam), Thalattu (Tamil)
1994 Paasamalargal (Tamil)
1995 Bombay(Tamil), Mounam (Telegu), Indira (Tamil)
1996 Devaraagam(Malayalam)
1997 Minsaara Kanavu (Tamil), Puthayal (Tamil)
1998 Saat Rang Ke Sapne (Hindi)
1999 En Swasa Katre (Tamil)
2000 Alaipayuthey (Tamil), Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya (Hindi)
2006 Sasanam (Tamil)
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Hyderabad based Solar Startup Cygni Energy Raises $6.4 Mn in Funding led by Endiya Partners
Hyderabad based Cygni Energy Private Limited; an innovative Solar-DC solutions startup announced that it has raised funds of $ 6.4 Million through a combination of Equity and Debt. The equity funding is led by Endiya Partners, a leading early-stage venture capital firm that invests in product startups and the debt by IndusInd Bank, a leading Private Bank in India. The funds will help the startup in expanding capacity, strengthening R&D capabilities and increasing market reach.
Founded in 2014, by Venkat Rajaraman, Cygni’s offers an innovative technology which provides green solar energy and DC power at an affordable price. The startup designs, manufactures, and sells inverter-less solar power backup DC technology solutions which removes the requirement of AC to DC and DC to AC conversions which helps in reducing the cost of production of per unit watt power.
This technology was developed by Cygni in collaboration with IIT Madras. Cygni has brought electricity to over 20000 homes across India and is building first DC Microgrid city in Sasaram, Bihar.
Venkat Rajaraman, CEO, Cygni Energy
Cygni manufactures one of the most efficient solar controllers and had raised an initial funding in 2014. It was the first company to be recognized under Startup India program. The company is also boosting its leadership team and has roped in Mr. Paramjit Singh as Chief Operating Officer, who was earlier serving as Circle Chief Technology Officer with Airtel. The startup has received a grant from Millennium Alliance (FICCI in partnership with USAID, TDB, and World Bank) for developing Solar-DC microgrid systems. The company posted annual revenues of $ 7.8 Million for the financial year 2018 and is looking at a buoyant growth of 300-400% in the next fiscal.
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Cygni’s mission is to “Power a Billion Dreams” by venturing into new solar solutions based on Technology and Innovation. The company focuses on creating more efficient power and brighter future by providing green solar energy and DC power at a reasonable cost advantage. Today, Cygni has deployed its products in more than 20,000 homes changing the lives of over 100,000 people across India. It provides various Solar DC and microgrid solutions which are energy efficient and reliable offering for today’s power needs.
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Speaking on the announcement, Venkat Rajaraman, CEO, Cygni Energy said, “This round of funding will help us strengthen our product offering& enhance customer experience. It will enable us to achieve our mission of building great products that will facilitate rural development and electrification in our country and other parts of the world. We are excited to welcome Endiya Partners as a new Investor and mentor. Their investment not only validates our belief in the technology but also gives us the push to accelerate and achieve our dreams.”
Commenting on the development, Sateesh Andra ofEndiya Partners said, “Renewable and clean energy is the better solution to handle the power demand in our country. We see Cygni take a unique position to revolutionize the way energy is stored and consumed by using technology to provide affordable clean energy to consumers. The company’s rapid growth demonstrates the strong demand for easy, affordable access to renewable energy in our country. We are pleased to lead the investment round with Cygni and partner with them on their growth journey.”
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Review: ‘Archer’ Season 6 Finale, Episode 13 ‘Drastic Voyage: Part II’ Takes Us Back to the Future
Review: 'Archer' Season 6 Finale, Episode 13 'Drastic Voyage: Part II' Takes Us Back to the Future
Ben Travers
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PREVIOUSLY: ‘Archer’ Season 6 Episode 12 ‘Drastic Voyage: Part I’ Review
“I swear to God I had something for this.” (Episode Summary)
When can a complete mission failure resulting in the deaths of at least two world-renowned doctors be the best case scenario? When it means “Archer” Season 7 is getting its “Vice” back. After catastrophically failing the mission — twice over, thanks to Krieger’s deliberate sabotage of both the insertion last week and the backup supercomputer this week — the ex-ISIS, ex-CIA employees are again out on their asses and in need of a new line of work. Though the episode also chronicled Lana’s newfound motherly fears and Archer’s suddenly-problematic God complex, the desperate race to a finish line never crossed is all but irrelevant now. So let’s celebrate the best of the episode before looking forward to an exciting and unprecedented (kind of) new season.
“Bloody Mary, full of vodka, pray for me now…” (Best Drinking Reference)
“I’m making room for Tang.” As soon as Archer dropped this unsupported astronaut reference while mixing rubbing alcohol with “fruity drink powder,” I knew Season 6’s finale wasn’t going to disappoint. It did not, even if Archer’s drink absolutely would. Please don’t try it. No matter how much your frat family can put away in a night, rubbing alcohol isn’t worth the bragging rights.
“Danger zone!” (Most Action-y Action Sequence)
As soon as Archer mentioned “jumping to hyperspace,” I got pretty excited. No, not like Ray sounded when he actually made the maneuver (more on that below). Instead of “Star Wars”-esque VFX, though, we were treated to another effective entry in the long-running joke of Ray’s unfortunate pratfalls. (Boy, do I bet he wishes Brett stowed away on these missions.) Though it would have been nice to see a George Lucas-like visual homage, the animation of their ship traveling through the bloodstream, combined with its disgusting enlargement to cap the mission made for quite the impressive array of animation. It’s been a helluva year for the animation team, and they didn’t let us down in the finale — even if those heavily copyrighted references could have been the cherry on top.
(Best) “Phrasing!”
“Okay, Gillette. Now just slip it in, nice and easy.” – Slater
“Ohhh. I’m in.” – Ray
“What about, ‘That’s what she said.’ Can we at least do that?” – Archer
“Tactleneck” (Best Archer Innovation)
Portable laser! Portable laser? If we’d known there was a portable laser on board, I doubt anyone would have chosen to use the all-too-stationary turret in the first place. Though technically not invented by Archer, the portable laser lead to much excitement if surprisingly few penis jokes. I mean, look at that thing. And look at what it was shooting. The bounty of potential “phrasings” must have been cut for time.
“That’s like killing a unicorn!” (Best Quote)
“Maybe the CIA should do a Kickstarter.” – Mallory
When Mallory first made fun of Kickstarter — “And everyone deserves a trophy just for showing up and everyone’s Kickstarter has merit?” — it felt slightly forced but still funny. Kickstarter just seems to inhabit a world Mallory would choose to ignore, but the validity of her statement trumped any rationale excuse to reject it. But when she made the callback later on, it fully won me over. Kickstarter is absolutely something Mallory would despite, as it revolves around many small donations adding up to something big. She’s from East Egg and everyone involved with Kickstarter is from West Egg. So yes, Mallory gets the final kicker of Season 6. Congratu— aw, she wouldn’t care.
“Can’t or won’t?” (Analysis)
Last week I complained about the many possible set-ups for what could become a daring final episode, while regretting less progress was made in the half-hour precursor to it. None of my predictions came true (unless you think Ray actually died in that wheelbarrow, which HE MAY HAVE), as Lana and Archer’s great debate on mortality wasn’t given an answer. Instead, it appears to be the jumping off point for Season 7. Now that the gang has been blacklisted from espionage, Lana will have to push Archer toward a safer profession — though I’m guessing that’s not what he has in mind.
The two will obviously have it out, with Lana arguing for Archer’s life and our hero fighting to his death — a death fans know will never come (at least, it better not). How that battle between parents will be decided is as fascinating as the options available to our crew. What will they be doing come Season 7? Will they be mercenaries a la “The Expendables,” thus opening up a door to more action guest stars? Will they all take various jobs in separate offices before Mallory has to “get the band back together” for her new venture? Will they find a way to wiggle back into espionage out of necessity, talent or dumb luck? Many more options lie ahead for our team, but the finality of “Drastic Voyage: Part II” leaves much to be excited about for the future.
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Influencers: Jacqueline Durran Brings History to Life Through Costumes
Greta Gerwig explains why the fastidious and creative costume designer is one of IndieWire's craftspeople shaping the art of cinema today.
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Jacqueline Durran on the set of Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women”
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At some point in the process of gathering costumes for Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women,” the filmmaker and her costume designer Jacqueline Durran fell in love with a hat. It wasn’t even a real hat; it was a little boy’s hat from a Winslow Homer painting the pair were studying as part of their inspiration-gathering process. Durran recreated it from scratch — period appropriate, of course — and handed it over to Saorise Ronan’s Jo March to wear during a pair of pivotal scenes. That’s the Oscar-winning costume designer in a nutshell.
“She has a way of costuming period pieces so that they look like clothes, not like costumes, which they think is a particular talent,” Gerwig told IndieWire of Durran. “It’s so good that it can go unnoticed, because you think it just exists.”
A frequent collaborator of Mike Leigh and Joe Wright, Durran has long excelled at outfitting complex period-set films with costumes that are not only appropriate for the time but that look plucked from each character’s personal closet. It’s a knack that has carried her from such grounded films as “Darkest Hour” to more fantastical ones like the live-action “Beauty and the Beast.”
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And yet her choices are always spot-on, rooted in a deep appreciation for the many pieces of her craft (and the many other talents who assist in her work, from seamstresses to historical archives and everything in between). Gerwig’s experience with Durran on the adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel is emblematic of so much of the costume designer’s craft: built on historical knowledge, an eye for detail, and a deep adoration of the characters she’s clothing.
Durran’s careful touches are all over the film, making it not just more accurate to the age, but accurate to the many classic characters that populate it. Each of the March girls was assigned her own color (many of them pulled from the book itself), but when it came time to dress their mother, Durran wove every single color into her looks, all the better to reflect their bond. That’s why star Laura Dern wears so much paisley in the film, it’s not a random choice; it’s all part of building a full character and film experience.
“Her work is thematic and intellectual without ever making it feel like you’re hitting the audience over the head with it,” Gerwig said. “Jacqueline does things without ever making it feel too heavy. It’s always within the context of life and the characters.”
Gerwig is still in awe of her work. “The specificity of Jacqueline recreating a hat from a painting is why she is who she is,” Gerwig said. “She’s a filmmaker. She is excellence personified.”
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Ambiverts Are Influential Than Extroverts in Sales
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Ever feel like you’re neither a introvert or extrovert?
Perhaps you’re the lesser known personality type ‘ambivert,’ one whose personality is an intermediate between extrovert and introvert.
In his 2013 research paper Rethinking the Extraverted Sales Ideal: The Ambivert Advantage, The Wharton School’s Adam M. Grant studied the correlation between extroversion and sales aptitude. It’s been long assumed that extroverts have characteristics that make them successful salespeople. Grant found that this is, in fact, out of line.
It’s actually Ambiverts who’re quite influential.
“Ambiverts achieve greater sales productivity than extroverts or introverts do,” he wrote. “Because they naturally engage in a flexible pattern of talking and listening, ambiverts are likely to express sufficient assertiveness and enthusiasm to persuade and close a sale but are more inclined to listen to customers’ interests and less vulnerable to appearing too excited or overconfident.”
So, what are the Ambivert traits that translate into sales success?
Ambiverts are flexible
Ambiverts are outspoken, socially adept individuals, but at the same time self-contained like a hermit. They act like extroverts in social situations and introverts when alone. They know when to be outgoing and when to be reflective. As a result, they are sensible, reasonable and well-balanced.
Ambiverts are intuitive
Sales intuition is, by far, the most powerful tool. Ambiverts are known to act on intuition. They “know when to speak up and when to shut up, when to inspect and when to respond, when to push and when to hold back.”
Ambiverts genuinely listen
Ambiverts outsell extroverts. Contrary to popular belief, extroverts can actually damage sales performance. They talk too much and listen very little. As a result, they lose sales from disinterested buyers. A McKinsey study of European and American customers noted that “the most destructive behavior of salespeople was an excess of assertiveness and zeal that led to contacting customers too frequently.”Often, extroverts are taught to adapt the traits of an introvert – talk less, ask more questions and listen harder. This is why ambiverts outsell extroverts.
Ambiverts know how to hold an intellectual conversation and talk effortlessly. They know when to stop and listen. They’ll pay attention to others’ views and be receiving about it.
The good news is, ambiverts make up 68% of the world population, says Barry Smith, professor emeritus and director of the Laboratories of Human Psychophysiology at the University of Maryland. “This whole distribution of introversion/extroversion is strongly influenced by genetics, ambiverts inherit a tendency to be ambiverts,” he adds. Their tendency to be assertive and enthusiastic, but at the same time listening carefully, works in their favor. In fact, sales leaders believe ambiverts are the people well-suited for selling.
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Monetary Authority Announces Countercyclical Capital Buffer for Hong Kong
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Monetary Authority announced today (July 9) that the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) for Hong Kong will remain at 2.5 per cent.
"System-wide risks in Hong Kong associated with a period of excessive credit growth have not subsided. Housing affordability remains highly stretched and household debt-to-GDP ratio has risen to a new high," the Monetary Authority, Mr Norman Chan said. "It is therefore appropriate to maintain the CCyB at 2.5% at this juncture, providing additional buffer to shock should systemic risks crystallise."
Further details of the decision may be found in the Announcement of the CCyB to Authorized Institutions on the HKMA website.
In setting the CCyB rate the Monetary Authority considered a series of quantitative indicators and qualitative information including an "indicative buffer guide" (which is a metric providing a guide for CCyB rates based on the gap between the ratio of credit to GDP and its long term trend, and between the ratio of residential property prices to rentals and its long term trend). The latest indicative buffer guide, calculated based on 2019 Q1 data, signals a lower than current CCyB of 1.75 per cent mostly due to the recent narrowing of the credit to GDP gap from more than 12 per cent in the previous quarter to about 9 per cent, reflecting the recent slowdown in loan growth. The property price to rental gap, however, has widened again, reflecting the recent recovery of residential property prices.
Whilst the indicative buffer guide, as its name suggests, provides only a "guide" for CCyB decisions, the determination of a CCyB ratio is not a mechanical exercise and, in addition to the indicative buffer guide, the Monetary Authority also reviewed a range of other reference indicators. These included measures of: bank, corporate and household leverage; debt servicing capacity; profitability and funding conditions within the banking sector and macroeconomic imbalances. The information drawn from these sources suggests that a CCyB of 2.5 per cent would be more appropriate at this stage.
The CCyB is an integral part of the Basel 3 regulatory capital framework and is being implemented in parallel by Basel Committee member jurisdictions worldwide. The CCyB has been designed by the Basel Committee to increase the resilience of the banking sector in periods of excess credit growth. The banking sector can then act as a "shock absorber" in times of stress, rather than as an amplifier of risk to the broader economy.
The specific CCyB requirement applicable to a given authorised institution (AI) is expressed as a percentage of its CET1 capital to its total risk-weighted assets. Each AI's CCyB requirement may vary depending on the geographic mix of its private sector credit exposures and the CCyB rate applicable in each jurisdiction where it has such exposures.
The power to implement the CCyB in Hong Kong is provided by the Banking (Capital) Rules, which enable the Monetary Authority to announce a CCyB rate for Hong Kong if the Monetary Authority considers that a period of excessive credit growth in Hong Kong is leading to a build-up of system-wide risks in the financial system of Hong Kong.
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6 ways to get yourself back to the gym — even when it’s the last thing you want to do
Bringing a friend to the gym can help motivate you.
Getting yourself to go to the gym consistently, especially after a long pause can be quite difficult. Whether you’ve taken a break from the gym and are looking for a way to get back into the swing of things, or have strayed from your normal gym routine, these essential tips will help you get yourself back to the gym, even when it's the last thing you want to do.
Ease back into it.
Try cardio.
Celebrity trainer, and fitness and nutrition expert, Jay Cardiello, told Shape that he suggests "returning to a workout program in a progressive manner." Doing so will ensure you avoid injury and increase your likelihood of sticking with it long-term.
Start by just increasing your level of activity. Flexibility and cardio-based workouts are a good, step towards getting back into the gym.
Set a goal.
If you set a realistic goal, you're more likely to aim for it.
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Just showing up at the gym is a good start, but showing up knowing what you hope to accomplish is even better.
Set a goal. Make sure that it’s measurable, realistic, and result-oriented. Goal-setting can translate into motivation and might be the strategy you need to get back to the gym.
Personal trainers can be a huge help at the gym.
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You’ve got to start somewhere, and you don’t have to do so alone.
Celebrity trainer, Nicola Addison told The Independent that you should "seek help where you need it." Find the resources available to you and use them — whether it be research, a fitness professional, physician, dietitian, fitness program, clinic, or all of the above. These resources can help get you back to the gym and keep you on track once you do get back.
Attend a group fitness class.
Group classes will give you the motivation to exercise.
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From spin to Zumba to boot camp, there’s something for everyone. Find a class you’re interested in, and go! Group fitness classes are a fun, high energy way to workout in an hour or less.
Attending a group fitness class is a good way to get yourself back to the gym, and the motivation from instructors and fellow participants may be enough to get you back into your routine altogether. Group fitness classes are offered on a regular basis at a variety of times, so it’s likely that you can find at least one or two that’ll work with your schedule, and when you do, you might just find yourself back in the gym regularly.
Go to the gym with a friend.
Bring a friend.
Establish a means of accountability. Going to the gym with a friend, or meeting a friend at the gym is a good way to get yourself back into the swing of things.
There’s research supporting the notion that working out in groups or with others increases exercise adherence. According to Dian Griesel, Ph.D., co-author of TurboCharged and president of public relations firm DGI told NBC, “Working out with a crowd carries a plethora of intertwined benefits that include enhancing consistency, duration, motivation, conversation, and inspiration.”
Try it; you’ll have a support system, a means of accountability, and a lot of fun.
Schedule gym time just as you would a meeting or important appointment.
Be sure to add it to your calendar.
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It’s easy to blame your lack of exercise on lack of time, in fact, it’s probably the most common excuse. But one way to combat this is to make time for the gym, rather than putting it on the back burner.
Scheduling your workouts just as you would a meeting or dentist appointment is a good way to get yourself back to the gym when it’s the last thing you want to do. You wouldn’t want to miss or have to reschedule most other important appointments, so try to set the precedent of treating the gym the same way.
Remember to be realistic, and plan in advance.
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'Orange Is the New Black' star confirms they won't be back for the show's final season
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Asia Kate Dillon played Brandy Epps on "OITNB." Asia tells INSIDER Brandy will not be back for the final season.
"Orange Is the New Black" will end after its seventh season on Netflix this year.
While promoting "John Wick: Chapter 3," Asia Kate Dillon confirmed to INSIDER their character, Brandy Epps, won't appear on the show's final season.
Epps was last seen on season five getting ready to head to another prison facility.
"Orange Is the New Black" is ending on Netflix this summer and we know one character who won't be back for the final season.
"Brandy does not appear, so I don't think you'll be seeing any more of her," Asia Kate Dillon told INSIDER of their character, Brandy Epps, during press for "John Wick: Chapter 3."
Brandy on season five of "OITNB."
"I think I can go ahead and answer that question even though it will be a spoiler," Dillon said. "They already wrapped the final season."
Epps was the leader of a group of white supremacists at the Litchfield prison. During the riot on season five, she held celebrity Judy King (Blair Brown) hostage. Dillon's character was among the many faces notably missing from season six of the Netflix series.
Dillon's character was last seen on season five waiting to head on a bus to an undisclosed location. Many of the women of Litchfield were separated and, as a result, headed off to different prison facilities.
Asia Kate Dillon stars on Showtime's Billions and will be in "John Wick: Chapter 3."
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Natasha Lyonne, who plays Nicky on the series, directs an upcoming episode on the final season.
"They've built such iconically brilliant roles within the show, and now I'm so excited to kind of stay really close to them for the rest of my life and just get to see all the incredible work that they're gonna continue to do," Lyonne told INSIDER in January about her "OITNB" castmates.
"OITNB" creator Jenji Kohan shared a photo of the cast and crew on Instagram when they finished filming on Tuesday, February 26.
There's no set release date for the final season of "OITNB" yet. It's expected to be released this summer. Asia Kate Dillon will appear next in "John Wick: Chapter 3" on Friday, May 17.
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Statement from the Co-Chairs of the Inter Faith Network for the UK and Moderators of the IFN Faith Communities Forum
Yesterday’s attack at Westminster on police and members of the public exemplified the cowardly and destructive nature of the actions of terrorists. We hold in our prayers all whose lives have been lost or forever changed through the murderous acts of its perpetrator.
Terrorism is profoundly at odds with the values of our faith traditions and of the values at the heart of British society. We deplore and condemn it.
Attacks of this kind are designed to disrupt our society and to undermine the relationships within it. Let us resist this at all costs and stand together in unity.
Let us also watch out for the wellbeing of any groups who may be targeted because of terrorist actions which claim, or are perceived by some, as having a link to them. There is no place for prejudice and hatred of that kind and where it is found, let us redouble efforts to combat it.
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A number of faith and inter faith organisations have issued statements or held vigils in response to the attack in Westminster on 22 March:
Faith leaders held a vigil outside Westminster Abbey - http://www.westminster-abbey.org/press/news/2017/march/faith-leaders-vigil-for-westminster-victims
Faith Forum for London – http://faithsforum.com/faiths-forum-statement-westminster-attack/
Muslim Council of Britain – video message from the Secretary General https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGWBNB8uKPU
Dudley Borough Interfaith Network – http://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/15177675.London_terror_attack_condemned_by_Dudley_s_religious_leaders/
Faith Network 4 Manchester - https://www.facebook.com/FN4Man/posts/1397946523560915
Leicester Council of Faiths - https://www.facebook.com/CouncilofFaiths/posts/10154427397501334
Barnet Multi Faith Forum - https://www.facebook.com/BarnetMultiFaithForum/posts/1774863266102008
Brighton and Hove One Voice Partnership - https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/press-release/citys-one-voice-partnership-statement-westminster-incident
European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL-RfP) – http://rfp-europe.eu/ecrl-shocked-and-saddened-by-london-attacks/
Board of Deputies of British Jews – http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=005d3cc2d6e6144d71149ef84&id=67b2f8b090&e=38d9a63302
Christian Muslim Forum – #WeStandTogether – Gathering at the London Mayor candlelit vigil held at Trafalgar Square.
Dialogue Society – http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=148b19a0583f18256a53f09b2&id=cdf446bb05
Bedford Council of Faiths – There is a hard copy of statement available.
Hindu Council UK (HCUK) – http://www.hinducounciluk.org/2017/03/23/hindu-council-uk-hcuk-statement-on-the-terror-attack-in-london/
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Wolverhampton - There is a hard copy of statement available. A gathering was held to observe a one minute silence and prayers for the victims and their families at Bait-Ul-Atta Mosque in Wolverhampton on Friday 24th March.
Faith Matters – https://www.faith-matters.org/2017/03/22/extremists-will-not-divide-london-nor-intimidate-us/#WeAreLondon
The Muslim Council of Britain – http://www.mcb.org.uk/westminster-attack/ | http://www.mcb.org.uk/westminster-attack-call-for-solidarity-and-prayer/
Merseyside Council of Faiths – There is a hard copy of statement available.
City of Westminster, supported by Westminster Faith Exchange – https://www.westminster.gov.uk/message-leader-following-attack-westminster
Remembering Srebrenica – http://www.srebrenica.org.uk/news/open-letter-from-remembering-srebrenica-board-chairs-following-westminster-attack/
Churches Together in England – http://www.cte.org.uk/Articles/493966/Home/News/Latest_news_articles/Presidents_respond_to.aspx
The Coptic Orthodox Church UK – http://copticcentre.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/statement-by-hg-bishop-angaelos-on.html
Brendan Cox from the Jo Cox Foundation – There is a hard copy of statement available.
Northampton Inter Faith Forum – https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=648626695324751&id=299199763600781
Joseph Interfaith Foundation – https://www.facebook.com/JosephInterfaithFoundation/posts/1588617127818433:0
Network of Sikh Organisations – http://us12.campaign-archive2.com/?u=0f788213c84a862348b0c4265&id=2697032b1a&e=e15edd6d83
Quakers in Britain – http://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/westminster-attack
British Muslim Forum – http://www.britishmuslimforum.co.uk/2017/03/23/westminster-attack-we-stand-united-in-condemnation-and-resilience/
Congregational Federation – http://www.congregational.org.uk/news-and-events-latest-news/latest-news/post/484-london-terror-attack
Woolf Institute – #WeStandTogether – Gathering at the London Mayor candlelit vigil held at Trafalgar Square.
London Boroughs Faith Network – #WeStandTogether – Gathering at the London Mayor candlelit vigil held at Trafalgar Square.
World Council of Churches – https://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/general-secretary/messages-and-letters/condolence-letter-in-wake-of-great-britain-attack-23-march-2017/
Rochdale Council of Mosques – https://twitter.com/RochdaleCoM/status/844717318957666304/photo/1
Calderdale Interfaith Council and others http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale-faith-leaders-condemn-terror-attack-in-london-1-8455781
Faiths Forum for London http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=16290cfd8a0c86ea3f15da5d6&id=2c086d8c1c
Hounslow Friends of Faiths (endorses Faiths Forum for London statement) http://www.hounslowfriendsoffaith.org/news/
Brahma Kumaris – There is a hard copy of statement available.
Oldham Interfaith Council joining with Oldham Council of Mosques in a solidarity event - http://oldhaminterfaith.org.uk/
Redbridge Faiths Forum (echoes Faiths Forum for London) - http://redbridgefaithforum.org/wordpress/?p=1010
Bolton Inter Faith Council - https://www.facebook.com/BoltonInterfaithCouncil/photos/a.183367568393390.49800.179955842067896/1401983756531759/?type=3&theater
Norwich InterFaith Link – Circulated a copy of IFN’s statement to its mailing list, and its Chair offered reflections on BBC Radio Norfolk.
His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - https://www.khalifaofislam.com/press-releases/westminster-attack-2017/
Merton Faith and Belief Forum and Baitul Futuh Mosque - http://www.merton.gov.uk/community-living/equality-diversity/interfaith_forum.htm
St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace is holding an event called Silence and solidarity: Prayers, silence and open listening for victims of violence everywhere https://stethelburgas.org/event/silence-solidarity-prayers-silence-open-listening-victims-violence-everywhere/
FaithAction - http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=992de51a37933ce5a11ccf646&id=a14d290173&e=ddfa8dfe69
Faiths Forum for London - Solidarity and Remembrance - a vigil on the week after the attack - http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=16290cfd8a0c86ea3f15da5d6&id=834da9888b&e=08168e3bf6 Note the updated information at: http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=16290cfd8a0c86ea3f15da5d6&id=dbb21cd0c7&e=08168e3bf6
Crawley Interfaith Network - Prayers for Peace and Unity event - http://www.crawleyinterfaith.net/diary/
Coventry Multi-Faith Forum - a hard copy statement is available
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Rose Uniacke Is One Of The Biggest Design Influencers In The UK – Daughter of the well-known antique dealer, the renowned designer found her love for interior design when she started storing furniture with her father. Before being recognized as one of the best antique dealers, Uniacke developed her skills as a furniture restorer, gilder, and specialist in paint and lacquer.
Rose Uniacke is a well-known British designer specialized not only in interior design but also in antique art as well as furniture and lighting designs. In love for the antique craftsmanship techniques, Rose Uniacke‘s design studio is based in Pimlico, London, and works with some of the best independent craftspeople in the country. Besides being the creative hub for the renowned designer and her team, this incredible space is also an incredible design showroom where some of her latest work is showcased.
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Whether she is creating a unique residential design or an incredible commercial project, the renowned designer always tries to get to know her clients, in order to understand their needs and preferences. Recognized for her minimalistic approach, Rose Uniacke‘s interiors always reflect some details of her personal aesthetic preferences, such as her predilection for light, air and space; her pursuit of both simplicity and refinement; her emphasis not only on restraint but also on softness; and the importance she attaches to materials and to texture.
Currently married to David Heyman, the producer of the Harry Potter films, Rose became known to a wider public after taking over the decorating job of Beckham’s house previously given Kelly Hoppen.
With a history in the world on antiques and passionated about the modern style, the renowned designer is an expert when it comes to combining the old and the new in their fabulous design projects. This incredible combination, that can take you back in time, truly represents Rose’s incredible signature style as an interior designer and curator.
In 2013, Rose Uniacke won the Andrew Martin Interior Designer of the Year Award, often described as the Oscar of the interior design world. “Rose is a remarkable talent, charting a route utterly distinct to her. Her austere interiors hum with the atmosphere; every corner is an essay in balance, restraint and exquisite quality”, said Andrew Martin International Designer of the Year Award 2013. Considered “The Queen of Serene” by The Sunday Times, Uniacke’s inspiring design approach are filled with warmth, weightlessness, character and an extraordinary serenity.
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With amazing interior design projects spread throughout the country, Rose Uniacke created some especial interiors for several clients, like the Goodwin House Project. The house was originally built by E.W. Godwin between 1878-1879 for Frank Miles, a society portraitist, and friend of Oscar Wilde.
The current homeowners wanted to keep its history but also wanted to create a home appropriate for a busy, modern family. Using the wealth of archive material as a starting point, Rose peeled away the layers and additions, restoring the spaces purity, architectural integrity, and authentic spirit whilst delivering a fresh timeless quality and new functionality.
The interior design Jo Malone Headquarters is another of Rose Uniacke‘s most famous projects. Jo Malone commissioned Rose to design their global headquarters which was a Regency townhouse, in central London, comprising offices, a generous drawing-room, a room for large meetings and a smaller, cozier garden room for more intimate gatherings.
A luxury fragrance and lifestyle company, for which Rose Uniacke has created a fresh, light, airy interior that is both peaceful and uplifting. It is a space that is understated yet characterful, with some dramatic details and distinctive, high-quality antiques. The definition of understated luxury, it pays subtle homage to the 18th-century grandeur of the townhouse in which the offices are located.
When questioned about her style icon, Rose Uniacke considers Eugian Errázuriz, pioneer of the modern style a real inspiration. She was one step ahead of her time, stripping greatness out of interiors at a time where the design was unheard. Errázuriz was also mentored to Jean-Michel Frank, who said he owed everything he did to her. Late in life, she became a lay nun, outfitted in a plain black habit designed by another minimalist, Coco Chanel. Uniacke considers her simplicity a true work of art.
Her amazing interiors and bespoke homeware collection have been published in several worldwide famous design magazines, such as The World of Interiors, House & Garden, interior designer, Country Life, Living, etc, Architectural Digest, Elle Decoration Country, LuxDeco, among others.
Rose Uniacke recently exhibited at this Summer’s Masterpiece 2019, in the grounds of London’s Royal Hospital Chelsea. In case you didn’t know Masterpiece is widely acknowledged as the World’s most prestigious international cross-collecting fair for furniture, art, design, and jewelry.
Surrounded by the many exceptional collections, Rose’s stand typified her ethos of juxtaposing and arranging the very finest antique objects and furniture in a thoughtful, contemporary way. Curated across diverse time periods and geographies, her selection this year was centered around a free composition of Ceramic Briquettes by Pierre Digan, framed by sumptuously upholstered Cedar Velvet walling from the RU Fabric Range.
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Bad Henry
When the body of Brandi Henderson is found strangled in her home in 1994, Det. Garry McFadden & the Charlotte Police are worried; it's the second strangling in 3 weeks. As the killings continue police find themselves on the trail of a serial killer.
A Fateful Meeting
25-year-old Amy St. Laurent vanishes one night while out on a date with an out of town friend. Suspicion soon falls on a suspected sexual predator, but detectives need to work around the clock to find a way to connect him to the grisly crime.
The Last Truck Stop
Michele Whitaker is vivacious, attractive, and out of control. Drinking heavily and fighting with her mother, she hitches a ride to a truck stop and disappears. Most think she is dead, but her family never gives up.
A Lost Soul
Lee Cutler is the universally loved high school senior who disappears after dropping off his best friend on a cool autumn morning. The search involves police officers across two states, underwater divers, and a nationwide watch.
Miles to Nowhere
Maura Murray goes missing after her car swerves off a dark and windy road over 140 miles away from her dorm. As the years pass, her family and friends refuse to give up their search to discover what happened to her that fateful February night.
Favorite Son
Billy Smolinski is a hard working tough guy who suddenly disappears a week after discovering that his girlfriend is cheating on him. Although police don't suspect the woman, clues point their investigation in the direction of her now dead son.
The Long Drive Home
A college student disappears after leaving her son with a childhood friend. Her car is found abandoned a week later across state lines. Soon after, a warrant for her arrest is issued on felony theft charges. Could she be on the run?
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Ancient Times and the Renaissance
The history of invisible ink goes back more than 2,000 years and was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The first record of it comes from Pliny the Elder in the first century AD, who mentioned using the milk of the tithymalus plant as an invisible ink in his Natural History. Invisible ink continued to be used during the Renaissance; statesmen used it in their letters, and Ovid references the practice in his Art of Love. Giovanni Battista della Porta, an Italian polymath, developed a formula for invisible ink that consisted of an ounce of alum and a pint of vinegar. Once painted on the shell of a hard-boiled egg, it would seep through and transfer the message onto the egg’s albumen. The writing could only be seen once the egg was peeled.
During the Revolutionary War, both the British and the Americans used invisible ink. The British used both organic fluids and common sympathetic inks. Major John Andre, the chief British intelligence officer, had agents put a letter in the corner of their correspondence to inform the recipient as to how the hidden secret message could be developed; for example, an “F” was placed in the corner of letters that could be revealed by fire, an “A” for those that needed the application of an acid.
But George Washington wanted something more, an ink that could only be revealed by a unique, specially formulated reagent. Sir James Jay answered the general’s call. Jay, brother of American patriot John Jay and a physician that dabbled in chemistry, created a “sympathetic stain,” which he supplied to Washington. Washington would then pass it on to the Continental Army’s spymaster, Major Benjamin Tallmadge who in turn provided it to the members of the famous Culper Spy Ring: Abraham Woodhull and Robert Townsend. To avoid suspicion, Washington instructed his spies to write seemingly banal letters between the lines of their secret messages, or to inscribe them “on the blank leaves of a pamphlet. . . a common pocket book, or on the blank leaves at each end of registers, almanacks, or any publication or book of small value.”
In contrast to the billion-dollar-budgeted intelligence agencies of today, when America entered the First World War, the CIA did not exist, and the FBI was barely 15 years old. The Office of Naval Intelligence coordinated the gathering of the country’s intelligence.
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Labour MP lists Dublin trade unionist’s speech as one of the greatest by a woman
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Jesuit Books and Libraries in Europe, 1540s-1770s
The European Jesuit Libraries Provenance Project
European Jesuit Libraries Provenance Project
This is the largest census of books owned by European Jesuit institutions prior to the suppression. It includes both texts currently held in libraries and information from pre-1773 inventories, and is an ongoing project created by Kathleen Comerford (Georgia Southern University).
The EJLPP depends not only on libraries willing to share their collections, but on student interns. Rudy Bond, M.A. (GSU 2019) was our first (AY 2018-2019), and worked extensively on the Flickr and Instagram sites. Jasmine Webb, B.A. (GSU 2019) began our repository at Digital Commons (Spring 2019); summer 2019 interns in 2019 Samantha Sanchez, Michael Sullivan, and Nesha Wright (history undergraduate majors) worked on Digital Commons and Instagram. In AY 2019-2020, Lauren Della Piazza Hartke is our graduate assistant; in Fall 2019, Christopher Camp is our undergrad intern. Both are working on Digital Commons and Instagram.
Conferences and Societies of Interest
Other Digital Humanities Projects at Georgia Southern University
Jesuit Science Network
Journal of Jesuit Studies
Boston College Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies
Sixteenth Century Society and Conference
Renaissance Society of America
Jesuit Library Resources
Jesuits and Their Books: start here to read more about recent research on global Jesuit libraries.
Jesuit Archival Sources: Archivum Romanum Societatis Iesu, the archive of the Superior General, in Rome--links to official publications of the Society, information about the archive and the Society, etc.
The Jesuit Portal at Boston College
Jesuitica.be, the portal to the Jesuitica Project at the University of Leuven
The Jesuit Science Network has information about books and authors in the collection
Digital Humanities Minor in the College of Arts and Humanities
Faculty and student-led DH projects, current and past
Sion College Library Provenance Project (books now at Lambeth Palace Library)
University of Barcelona database of former owners: http://www.bib.ub.edu/fileadmin/posseidors/home_eng.htm
Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon: provenance des livres anciens
Jesuit Libraries Provenance Project, a similar project at Loyola University Chicago, coordinated by Kyle Roberts
Canterbury Cathedral Chapter Library Provenance wiki (see under "J" for individual Jesuit colleges)
Other Provenance Projects
MY OTHER RESEARCH: Highlights
Currently, in addition to this project on Jesuit books, I am working on the relationship between the Medici (grand) duchesses and the Jesuits, up through the 1630s.
My most recent monograph is Jesuit Foundations and Medici Power, 1532-1621. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2017.
I edited and wrote the introduction for a special issue of Journal of Jesuit Studies: History of Jesuit Libraries around the World, 1541-2013 (2015, issue 2.2).
My earlier monographs were Reforming Priests and Parishes: Tuscan Dioceses in the First Century of Seminary Education (Boston: Brill, 2006) and
Ordaining the Catholic Reformation: Priests and Seminary Pedagogy in Fiesole, 1575-1675 (Florence: Olschki, 2001).
I have also published articles in several journals and books, including Libraries and Culture, Sixteenth Century Journal, and Archivum Historicum Societatis Iesu, and have been a co-editor of three collected-studies volumes.
I am the Associate Editor of the Journal of Jesuit Studies. Brill Publishers is a strong supporter of Jesuit Studies, and hosts both the JJS and the reference work Jesuit Historiography Online. You can find my article on Italian Jesuits prior to the suppression here.
In 2019, I am the past president of the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference. I am also a member of the following professional organizations:
Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing
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Tourist Attraction in Tehran (city)
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, also known as TMoCA, is among the largest art museums in Iran. It has collections of more than 3,000 items that include 19th and 20th century's world-class European...
Iranian Art Museum Garden
Scaled-down architectural models of famous Iranian buildings are dotted around this lovely, spacious walled garden surrounded by small boutiques, cafes and a restaurant. The models include such landmarks as the Si-o Seh bridge in Esfahan, the Gonbad Soltaniyeh and Tehran's Azadi Tower.
Isfahan Handicrafts and Souvenirs
Tourist Attraction in Isfahan (city)
For centuries, Isfahan has been a cornerstone of Persian arts and handicrafts. The province of Esfahan is reputed for its handicrafts and can be considered as an important sector in this regard. Besides its own local products, specialties from other ...
Golestan Palace
One of the oldest historic monuments in the city of Tehran, and of world heritage status belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran's arg (citadel). It consists of gardens, royal buildings, and collections of Iranian crafts and European presents from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Abbasi Historical House
Tourist Attraction in Kashan (city)
Abbasian House is a large historical house in a central district of Kashan. The house features the striking atmosphere of the 18th-19th centuries and reflects the lifestyle of wealthy families. It is popular among tourists, who say that it takes at least an hour to explore all the halls and yards of this castle.
Iran at a Glance
Iran is the land of four seasons, history and culture, souvenir and authenticity. This is not a tourism slogan, this is the reality inferred from the experience of visitors who have been impressed by Iran’s beauties and amazing attractions.
Persian Art and Literature
Persian art and Literature or Iranian art has one of the richest art heritages in world history and has been strong in many media including architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking and sculpture.
Trump’s threat to target Iranian cultural sites
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The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the American Alliance of Museums, and a renowned Polish archeologist have condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent statements on threatening to target Iranian cultural sites.
Retrofuturism brings contemporary architecture to ancient Iran
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For his latest project, designer Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar has created a series of photomontages that fuse icons of contemporary architecture with ancient sites in iran.
Decorated potteries, embossed paintings on show at Tehran exhibit
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The politics of abortion: why the parties are talking about it in the campaign
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Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May, left, speaks with Toronto area candidate Annamie Paul during a fireside chat about the climate in Toronto Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019.The politically charged issue of abortion has been getting renewed attention ahead of the federal election campaign, even though party leaders are saying they have no plans to reopen the debate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
By Joanna Smith
OTTAWA — The abortion issue has been getting renewed attention ahead of the October election, which could be one way the political conversation in the United States is flowing across the border — sometimes, with a little help from the Liberals.
Green party Leader Elizabeth May raised eyebrows on Monday when she told the CBC she would not whip votes or try to prevent anyone in her caucus from putting forward legislation on the issue, despite personally believing women should have access to safe and legal abortions.
That is in line with party policy, but then the Greens clarified that all candidates running under their banner are required to support abortion rights.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was also pushed to clarify his stance last month after it emerged that his Quebec lieutenant, Alain Rayes, had told candidates in the province that backbench MPs would not be allowed to bring forward any bills or motions on abortion.
That goes against party policy, which created confusion until Scheer, a practising Catholic who has voted in favour of restricting abortion rights in the past, said he would oppose any attempt to reopen the debate should he become prime minister.
Elections always see advocacy groups on both sides of the issue trying to bring abortion into the conversation and this one is no exception.
RightNow, an anti-abortion group, has said it is working to deliver 50 federal ridings to candidates it believes side with them on the issue.
On the other side, Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights launched a campaign called “The Personal is STILL Political” that encourages voters to ask candidates about where they stand on everything from barriers to abortion access on First Nations reserves to sex education in schools.
Still, the abortion issue is now being talked about by national leaders, which is a bit more unexpected.
Rachel Curran, who served as policy director to Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, said the recent moves to restrict abortion rights in the United States are likely influencing the conversation in Canadian politics.
“Rights have actually been rolled back, quite significantly, and we are right next door and we follow what is going on in the U.S. pretty closely,” she said Tuesday. “I think there is an increased level of attention and concern because of that.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waded into that U.S. debate in May when he said he would speak to Vice-President Mike Pence about anti-abortion laws recently passed in several states during his visit to Ottawa, which was a trip meant to focus on ratifying the new North American free trade agreement.
The Liberals had been trying to use the anti-abortion laws championed by conservative politicians south of the border to highlight the strongly pro-choice stance Trudeau has taken and as a political weapon against Scheer.
Greg MacEachern, a former Liberal aide who is now senior vice-president at Proof Strategies, said Trudeau was not only speaking to Americans: “The audience for this was definitely progressive Canadians.”
Curran said that was also the case when the Liberals latched onto the confusion over how Scheer would handle the abortion issue, especially since Trudeau received a lot of support from voters in 2015 who may have otherwise voted for more traditionally progressive parties, such as the NDP.
“A lot of those people have been disappointed by the Trudeau government and its record,” Curran said. “The best way they can keep them on side is to scare them into voting Liberal. . . ’If you don’t stick with us, if you don’t vote for Trudeau, you’re going to get this guy instead and he’s a lot scarier.”’
That plays into the wider Liberal campaign strategy of suggesting to voters that voting for Scheer would be like voting for another version of Ontario Premier Doug Ford, or even Harper.
Curran said the way May handled the issue could also be damaging, as the Greens have been increasing their support among the kind of progressive voters that Trudeau is trying to convince to vote Liberal again.
“If they think Elizabeth May has the same position on abortion as Andrew Scheer, that’s going to keep them from voting for her,” she said.
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Tulsa lnternational Airport largely not affected by emergency plane groundings
TULSA, Okla. — The Federal Aviation Administration decided late Wednesday to order the immediate grounding of certain Boeing planes.
The FAA issued an emergency order of prohibition to ground all flights of the Boeing 737 Max 8 and the 737 Max 9.
The Max 8 has been involved in two deadly accidents over the last five months.
A Lion Air flight went down just after takeoff in Indonesia in late October, killing all 189 on board. There were 157 people killed when an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed just after takeoff over the weekend.
The three airlines in the U.S. that use the Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 all fly out of Tulsa, with American and Southwest being the largest.
However, those airlines don’t use the 737 Max in Tulsa at all.
But with spring break next week, it’s important to know your connecting flights at larger airports could be affected.
The most common routes that Southwest operates the 737 Max are Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Denver, Phoenix, Washington Dulles, Nashville, Milwaukee and Sacramento.
American Airlines only flies the Max 8 out of Miami. It has 24 of the aircraft affected by the directive, so there’s a good chance if you’re going to parts of Florida or up the East Coast, your connecting flight would be on the 737 Max.
American and Southwest said in statements Wednesday afternoon they are making arrangements to replace the 737 Max flights as fast as possible and are hoping there are no delays.
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Gift of Listening
December 13th, 2016 in HR Articles
Give the Gift of Listening this Christmas In this communication age of 24/7 connectivity how much active listening do we actually do? Although hearing is an automatic function, active listening is something that we have to choose to do. According to Julian Treasure, author of Sound Business and regular TED contributor, few of us are taught to listen consciously and most people think they are far better at it than they really are. We can listen…
Autumn Statement Impact on Small Business Employers
November 23rd, 2016 in Latest News
The 2016 Autumn Statement is the first major economic statement from the government since the Brexit vote. To save you time, here is a summary of the main news and information likely to affect small business employers: Living Wage The Living Wage will rise from £7.20 to £7.50 from April 2017. Tax-Free Personal Allowance The tax-free personal allowance will increase from £11,000 to £12,500 and the higher rate threshold to £50,000, by…
Long Hours Work Culture
October 21st, 2016 in HR Articles
A Long Hours Work Culture is well established in many small businesses The way we communicate and ‘stay connected’ has been blurring the lines between work, rest and play and adding to this long hours work culture. When used well, information and communication technology aids flexible working and can contribute to a healthier work-life balance. However, research is now showing that technology is making many people actually work longer…
HR Newsletter for Small and Micro Businesses
October 5th, 2016 in HR Articles
Welcome to my latest HR Newsletter for Small and Micro Businesses. The post Brexit effect on employment law is yet to be felt. In the meantime, here’s the latest round-up of current UK legislative changes and their likely impact on small and micro businesses. Check out my FREE Downloads at the bottom of the Homepage. National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage (1st Oct 2016) For 21-24 year olds the rate increases from £6.70 to…
Employment Contracts (a case study)
September 19th, 2016 in HR Case Studies, Keep Up with Employment Law
A new client had been trading successfully for over five years, relying heavily on informal systems and the ability to take on family and friends to help run the business.
Returnships – How much do you know?
September 16th, 2016 in HR Articles
You’ve heard of apprenticeships and graduate internships, but what about returnships? With the film release of Bridget Jones’s Baby, and maternity issues very much in the news, you may be interested to find out more about returnships. The term was first used by Goldman Sachs in 2008 to describe programmes to encourage ex-employees back into the workplace after an absence of several years. In the US and UK they have most commonly been used to…
Team Development (a case study)
September 12th, 2016 in Build and Develop your Team, HR Case Studies
Read how Kay Heald HR helped a rapidly expanding Telford service provider with the design of a development programme to identify skills gaps and address low employee motivation
Staffing Incidents (a case study)
September 5th, 2016 in HR Case Studies, Resolve Problems with Staff
Read how Kay Heald HR helped a local manufacturer manage a serious staffing incident, using their employment procedures
Heartfulness vs Mindfulness
August 16th, 2016 in HR Articles
Is heartfulness about to knock mindfulness off its pedestal as the latest weapon in the battle against workplace stress? In our fastrack, quick-fix lives, there is a tendency to look for shortcut solutions rather than explore, practice and study a technique or discipline in detail. Mindfulness is often used as a quick and easy, standalone concept (eg sitting still and focussing on breathing, using colouring in books, harnessing the present…
Implications of Brexit for Small and Micro Employers
June 27th, 2016 in HR Articles
Employment Help for the Very Busy – Summer Edition 2016 Implications of Brexit for Small and Micro Employers The implications of Brexit for small and micro employers will take a long time to emerge – years not months. It is important to emphasise that the UK’s move to initiate Article 50 and start its negotiation with the EU to draw up its Withdrawal Agreement will not take place before a new Prime Minister is in post and the…
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Official Guidelines for the Josie Music Awards Association as determined by The Josie Network of Brands & Deciding Panel
The Josie Music Awards will continue to enhance and tighten the guidelines year by year to align fully with the majors. This progression in your career and our guidelines will ensure you have all the tools to move your career further if that is the path you choose. We do not guarantee your success on any level, that is up to you. However, we increase requirements year by year on all the items that you would need to get noticed by major organizations. Note: The Josie Network and all its brands including The Josie Music Awards Association are privately owned with our own set of guidelines and standards which you will find below. Please read them carefully.
Genre/Category Information
Awards such as The Lifetime Musical/Career Achievement Award and the Josie Show Humanitarian Award are awarded by The Josie Network and is not part of the nomination process. Independent Hall of Fame Awards are not part of the nomination process.
Promotion Company of the Year are for promotion companies that handle all areas of promotion.
The Junior category Artist of the Year (ages 6-12) is an all-genre award. The Artist of the Year nominees must have at least 1 original song.
The Young Adult category (ages 13-17) is all-genre. The Artist of the Year nominees will have at least 2 original songs.
Age overrides all categories except Video of the Year, Musician of the Year, Tribute Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and World Categories. Those few categories are the exception to the age requirements. Current age at time of nomination is what determines categories that an artist can be entered in (not the age an artist was when they recorded, etc.)
Junior and Young Adult categories where a band is considered the age group the band is placed in will be determined by the age of most of the players.
Vocalist of the Year will be awarded based on vocal talent only (vocalist of the year does NOT need to have an original song).
In large genres often only one winner will be selected (i.e. rock/classic rock/metal or traditional country/modern country or pop/contemporary or jazz/blues/soul, etc.). This will be determined each year by size of each individual category.
Please read all side notes as names may not be listed twice and side notes will show all that are included in a category. (i.e. artist of the year qualified for entertainer or artist of the year included for vocalist, etc.).
Song of the Year categories are awarded to the artist and songwriters. Song of the Year categories must be submitted for review by the vocalist on the song or one of the songwriters. Please note all songwriters must be listed to ensure proper award amounts are ordered. Song of the Year will not be a suggested by fans category.
Songwriter of the Year category is reviewed by a songwriter's full body of work (not based on just a single song). Songwriter must have songs recorded by other artists. If you write and record your own songs only then complete a form for individual song(s). Songwriter must be currently pitching songs.
Song of the Year must have the work released prior to the end of April to be considered. Unless, they are currently in high rotation on Country Blast Radio (these will also qualify). Songs must be fully released by an independent artist and not be a demo. Demos will not be considered in this category since 2019 decision to add an achievement category. Demos will only be considered in the Songwriter Achievement of the Year Category.
A Songwriter Achievement of the Year category has been added. In this category songwriters can submit one song of any genre (demos allowed). Songwriter will be awarded.
Songs or albums that have previously won in Song of the Year or Album of the Year may not be re-nominated.
Video of the Year must be no older than 2 years old from date of nominations opening of April yearly to qualify. Videos that are a scroll of still photographs or are self-made does not qualify for this award. Lyric videos do not qualify starting in 2020. Prior video of the year winning videos do not qualify again.
Duo/Group of the Year is a constant working together relationship. A one-time project would fall under the Best Collaboration category.
Best collaboration category (all genre) must feature voices of all those mentioned in collaboration. Song entrance must be released in 2019 or 2020 by end of April to be considered and the song may not be a former Josie Music Awards winner. Writing collaborations with one vocalist will be considered only under Song of the Year if it meets those guidelines.
The Rising Star nominees are not eligible for Artist of the Year or Entertainer of the Year. Rising Star nominees are eligible for all other categories.
Female Artist of the Year and Male Artist of the Year must have at least 1 album or EP (containing a minimum of 4 songs to be nominated in this category) and/or an excessive amount of LIVE performance tour dates/career length and/or be a former Josie Music Award Winner.
Rising Star nominees must have at least 2 original song and be 18 years or above.
Rising Star and Artist of the Year categories: Artists that have been through a major music competition, have excessive live performances, or have already won a Josie Music Award in prior years are eligible for the higher of the two categories. This is the panel's final judgement.
Entertainer of the Year for all genre categories is determined by the quantity and quality of LIVE performances, stage presence, and crowd interaction. Reviewers will study the amount of performances in the last year 18 months, states performed in, venues performed in, stage presence, and more. Some genres will require additional items/areas to be reviewed. Nominees in this category are determined by the deciding panel. This category is not part of the nomination process. Those reviewed for this category will be pulled from the Male Artist of the Year and Female Artist of the Year Categories.
World categories will include music in multiple languages.
Tribute Artists will be awarded to artists that work as a tribute artist at least 50% of the time.
Record Label of the Year nominees must have at least a minimum of 3 artists signed to their label to be included. Those artists may be contacted by our company during the review process. A current website must be provided on the submission forms.
Record Label, Management Companies, and Promotion Companies of the year nominees must have at least 3 artists signed to their company and be in operation for a minimum of 1 year. Must be able to find a website on the company to verify clients (social media pages will not count as websites).
Music Producer of the Year or Video Production of the Year must have ample experience in producing music/creating videos for others outside of their own music if they are a music artist as well.
The Fan Choice Award will be the only award determined by Fans comments. Quality not quantity. This is not a voting process.
The Album of the Year Award and EP of the Year Award for all or any genre categories must have the album/EP released by the end of April of each year and may not be older than 2 years for that album/EP to be considered, a full review of the album/EP must be sent to josiemusicawards@gmail.com with the subject line "Album or EP for Review" or mailed to The Josie Music Awards; 460 Woodhollow Lane; Bartlett, IL 60103 by end of April. Both the submission form online must be completed, and the album or EP sent in. If both are not received in time your work will not be considered for this award category.
Since 2019 EPs and Albums will have separate categories. An EP shall contain 3-6 songs to be considered. An album must have 7 or more songs to be considered in the album vs the EP category. If your EP has less than 3 songs, then the songs must be considered individually in the Song of the Year category only.
General Award Association Guidelines and Information
Using special software or building of bots to send your name in multiple times through non-existent email or fake email addresses will get you eliminated from the Josie Music Awards. Each entry will be verified. Artists, songwriters, music industry businesses only need to submit each category once to be reviewed in that category. This is not a voting or numbers competition.
If we are unable to find any current works during our review period, your name will be eliminated. Please make sure your website is provided and up to date.
Nominee decisions and award winner selection is reviewed and finalized by a panel of industry leaders who will remain anonymous to ensure the integrity of this process.
As the categories continue to grow, the rules and guidelines that currently apply may change for future award shows without prior notice.
Requirement: All nominees must have an official website (websites can be created for free on sites like Weebly) for main category consideration. Subcategories will just need to be re-searchable online. Social media pages will not count as an official website. Website must be updated and current with appropriate content.
A genre/category will remain or be added only if it has a minimum of 6 nominees. Combinations may apply if a category has less than 6 nominees or the category may be eliminated during the nomination review process. A genre will not be added if there are less than 10 potential nominees. Sub-genre awards are subject to be awarded as a single full larger genre after reviews of talent/works are completed. (i,e. modern country/traditional country/outlaw country/etc. can be combined under the general heading of Country if there are not enough candidates in a specific category).
Submissions of yourself or your work will be accepted starting February 1, 2020 by filling out the submission form(s) on our website for review by our deciding panel. Suggestions by fans will be accepted starting April 1st of each calendar year for select categories. Self-submissions will be reviewed first and take precedence over fan suggestions regarding space availability in genres/categories. This process along with the necessary acknowledgements will keep category size to an acceptable level by the Josie Network standards.
No cover songs will be accepted at the Josie music Awards.
Review details/scorecards are not shared with nominees or potential nominees.
Nomination and Winner selection is made by an unbiased panel of Industry Leaders. No decisions on Nomination or Winner selection are made by The Josie Music Award Owners (with the exception as noted above on non-nomination categories such as The Lifetime Career Achievement Awards, etc.).
Any negative or defaming comments about the Josie Music Awards, its owners, the Josie Network of Brands, or event venues will lead to immediate termination from nomination for current and future years winner lists, All Josie Network of Brands and its affiliates including but not limited to The Josie Show, Country Blast Radio, Confidently Ready, The Independent Country Music Hall of Fame, The Country Gospel, Bluegrass Music Association, Indie Star Entertainment, IndiesVoice Magazine, The Josie Music Awards and more. This includes all spoken and written words. Your affiliation with our brands will be immediately terminated without prior notice and we retain the right to seek legal action.
As genres grow more award categories will be added.
The 2020 Josie Music Awards potential nominees will need to acknowledge their nomination notice to be included in the final list. In 2020 nominees will be notified by mail so please make sure to include your correct address on submission forms. How to acknowledge your nomination will be in your nomination notification paperwork. If you submit your work or yourself for review, then keep watch of next steps. Acknowledging your nomination, keeping posted of upcoming deadlines and events is the nominees' sole responsibility.
All nomination and winning decisions are FINAL. No comments or feedback will be shared with nominees, winners, attendees, fans, family, friends, etc.
Criminal Affiliation: If you work as an employee, representative, independent contractor, or have a strong affiliation with an organization that has a CRIMINAL past (this includes the owners/managers of the organization) you do not qualify to participate in the Josie Music Awards. Part of moving your career forward is making good association choices. Large organizations/companies (i.e. record labels, talent companies, etc.) will pass on working with you if they feel you are accepting of criminal actions. Our focus will remain with those that are working to grow their craft/career.
All or any one of the many Josie Network Brands may be present at the yearly award show event.
Excellent Sportsmanship is required!
Your ticket purchase is for Two Days in Dollywood's Theme Park. One day for our event which includes red carpet and show and a second day in park for fun with family and friends. Tickets may only be purchased at our official website www.josiemusicawards.com for these special two-day priced tickets that include our award show. Everyone wishing to enter the park for the award show must have purchased these tickets from our website. The Josie Music Awards does not own the venue.
The Josie Music Awards is a full production theater show inside Dollywood's Theme Park Theater "The DP Celebrity Theater".
The following categories will be awarded at the pre-party event on September 4, 2020
Artist Management Company of the Year
Artist Promotion Company of the Year
Record Label of the Year
Media Promotion of the Year
Music Producer of the Year
Video Production of the Year
Photo of the Year (selected from 2019 JMA Event)
Rules and Guidelines are subject to change without advanced notice by The Josie Network of Brands owners and deciding panel.
All Rules and Guidelines are final and determined by The Josie Network of Brands owners and deciding panel.
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His quest for a better Bloody Mary led to big batches, then a business making the mix
Ryan Timm believes that for Bloody Mary mix, it's all in the tomato base. That's what sets his mix, now in Target stores nationwide, apart from the pack.
His quest for a better Bloody Mary led to big batches, then a business making the mix Ryan Timm believes that for Bloody Mary mix, it's all in the tomato base. That's what sets his mix, now in Target stores nationwide, apart from the pack. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/food/fork-spoon-life/2019/01/04/wisconsins-miss-marys-bloody-mary-mix-takes-root-port-washington/2407579002/
Kristine M. Kierzek, Special to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 7:40 a.m. CT Jan. 4, 2019 | Updated 11:15 a.m. CT Jan. 4, 2019
Ryan and Tristina Timm have found success with Miss Mary's Bloody Mary Mix(Photo: Submitted photo)
While working at a golf course, Ryan Timm was tasked with finding a good Bloody Mary mix for customers. He didn’t find one he loved, so he started mixing his own in five-gallon buckets.
After countless rounds of feedback and development, Timm started bottling and selling his Miss Mary’s Bloody Mix in 2013. He found lots of interest in Minnesota and elsewhere, but the brand wasn’t as well known in Wisconsin. Deciding to change that, Timm and his wife, Tristina, moved from his wife’s hometown of Prescott to Port Washington with their children, ages 5 and 7.
About a year ago, Timm left his day job to focus on Miss Mary’s full time. Now, the mixes are available in Target stores nationwide, with plans to be in Wal-Mart by May.
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Miss Mary's Bloody Mary mix creator Ryan Timm likes to keep the cocktail garnish (relatively) simple. (Photo: Submitted photo)
It was really by accident. When my wife and I would go out to bars and restaurants, the first drink I would order is a Bloody Mary. I had this weird fascination with how bars and restaurants all made it different. It seemed pretty personal to certain bars, and there was something fun about that.
At the time, I was managing two separate golf courses: one in Wisconsin, one across the border in Minnesota. We were essentially tapped to create our own mix for the golf courses.
Taste testing
We tried everything out of a bottle, and ultimately, they were all so similar. There wasn’t a big difference between the major ones we were presented. We created our own and ran it for three or four years (at the golf course). We were making it in five-gallon buckets. That was essentially the start of Miss Mary’s. People kept wanting to buy it by the bottle.
Miss Mary's comes in regular and Bold & Spicy versions. (Photo: Submitted photo)
All about ingredients
Virtually every Bloody Mary is the same. They all use tomato juice or tomato paste in the base. The No. 1 reason anyone doesn’t like Bloody Marys, they don’t like the tomato side of it. Even Bloody Mary drinkers, they will have one, maybe two in a sitting, then they’re done. The bloody with the heavy tomato base, they’re acidic, you’re not enjoying it after one.
The main difference in ours is that we don’t use tomato juice or tomato paste. We use a tomato spice to bring the tomato into the bottle.
Finding his flavor
That took the majority of a year of research and development. … This is gluten-free and corn syrup-free. Most mixes do have a high-fructose corn syrup or wheat, soy is another big one, and fish is another big one. We don’t have any major allergens.
Topping things off
I think there is a novelty side of Bloody Marys, and that is fun, but ultimately, I like cherry tomatoes, fresh celery, a nice crispy pickle, that’s it. Maybe a cheese curd, being from Wisconsin.
Sip style
I think pint glasses are best. You get a good ratio of vodka and ice.
Taking it to the nation
We went to Chicago’s Bloody Mary mix competition, and it was predominantly against bars and restaurants. There were only a handful of people like us that made retail-ready. One bar had won for seven years in a row. No one could beat them. The first year we entered, we won. That gave me inspiration.
We’ve been a Wisconsin brand since we started (in Prescott), and yet nobody on this (southeastern) side of Wisconsin had heard of us. We were popular in Minnesota and North Dakota, and in Wisconsin we were having a hard time getting on the radar.
Last year we moved to Port Washington. If we’re going to do this, we have to own the state that we’re from. We moved here with the hope of being in the backyard of lots of retailers.
In Canada, they don’t drink Bloody Marys they drink Bloody Caesars. … We ended up working with a bottling facility there and we sell Miss Mary’s Caesar mix there with a dual language label in English and French. We’re in maybe 150 stores throughout Ontario.
Sips and spice
The one signature in our Bold & Spicy is a tabasco powder.
The label, it is my wife if she was a ’40s pinup model. We had an illustrator draw her.
We have two flavors (regular and Bold & Spicy). After the new year, we are also launching a new one called Thick and Savory. We’re doing this one for the bars mainly. We have a lot of bars that will bring in both of our products and many of them will put them together. …
(We thought,) let’s create one that’s a middle of the road between bold and spicy and original, blend them, and thicken it up. … We’re rolling this new one out in Wisconsin first.
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Veteran center Pau Gasol to sign with Bucks after Spurs buyout, clearing waivers
The San Antonio Spurs and Pau Gasol reached an agreement on a contract buyout Friday and the plan is for the Bucks to sign the 18-year veteran after he clears waivers.
Veteran center Pau Gasol to sign with Bucks after Spurs buyout, clearing waivers The San Antonio Spurs and Pau Gasol reached an agreement on a contract buyout Friday and the plan is for the Bucks to sign the 18-year veteran after he clears waivers. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2019/03/01/pau-gasol-sign-bucks-after-spurs-buyout-clearing-waivers/3019232002/
Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 4:06 p.m. CT March 1, 2019 | Updated 2:12 a.m. CT March 2, 2019
Spurs center Pau Gasol (16) dunks against Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. (Photo: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports)
LOS ANGELES - The Milwaukee Bucks are on the verge of making a major splash on the buyout market.
Veteran center Pau Gasol reached a contract buyout with the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, allowing him to sign with another team and retain his playoff eligibility, according to ESPN. The deadline to be waived while keeping playoff eligibility with a different team was 4 p.m. Friday.
The 38-year-old will need to clear waivers, but the plan is for the 7-footer to join the Bucks when he does, a source confirmed to the Journal Sentinel.
Today, I bid farewell to @spurs. It’s been a dream to play for 1 of most storied franchises in @NBA history, an honor to be part of Spurs family. To all the staff, my teammates, the coaches, RC, Pop and, above all, the fans, thank you for making this place so special. #GoSpursGo! pic.twitter.com/PCw7Ez9PpP
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) March 1, 2019
"Today, I bid farewell to the @spurs," Gasol wrote on Twitter. "It's been a dream to play for 1 of the most storied franchises in @NBA history, an honor to be part of Spurs family. To all the staff, my teammates, the coaches, RC, Pop and, above all, the fans, thank you for making this place so special. #GoSpursGo!"
The Bucks also will need to clear a roster spot. They signed point guard Isaiah Canaan to a 10-day contract Monday to help add some depth, with three guards -- George Hill, Sterling Brown and Donte DiVincenzo -- out due to injuries. Canaan, due to his contract situation, is the only reasonable choice when it comes to who to cut to make room for Gasol.
According to ESPN's Bobby Marks, if Gasol signs Sunday after clearing waivers, the Bucks will be about $546,000 under the luxury tax. Tony Snell's contract includes $500,000 in bonuses that would be triggered by a certain number of wins and team playoff success, which if paid out would still keep the Bucks barely under the luxury tax
Gasol, a six-time all-star and two-time NBA champion, played in just 27 games for the Spurs this season. He missed 26 consecutive games in November and December due to a stress fracture in his left foot.
When he has played this season, Gasol has had a minor role, averaging a career-low 12.2 minutes per game while younger frontcourt players such as Davis Bertans and Jakob Poeltl have been bigger contributors off the bench. Gasol's 4.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game are the lowest of his 18-year career. His smaller role reportedly led him to the bargaining table with the Spurs, hoping to negotiate a contract buyout in order to find a better fit elsewhere.
How exactly Gasol will fit in Milwaukee remains to be determined. The Bucks shored up their frontcourt at the trade deadline with the addition of Nikola Mirotic -- a former teammate of Gasol's on the Spanish national team.
Vamos @paugasol 🧩
— Nikola Mirotic (@threekola) March 1, 2019
The Bucks have Brook Lopez as their starting center alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo, who nominally occupies the power forward position. Off the bench, coach Mike Budenholzer has used a mix of Mirotic, Ersan Ilyasova and D.J. Wilson, who each stands 6 feet, 10 inches tall, to spell Lopez at the center position or at times play alongside him.
Gasol could displace those players as the team's backup center, allowing them to slide into a more natural position. It's possible that Gasol's addition could also mean fewer opportunities for the players in that group, with Ilyasova and Wilson representing the most likely players to slide out of the rotation.
Though he may be getting late in his NBA career, Gasol's style fits what the Bucks have been doing this season. He's a high-character, high-IQ player on both ends of the floor, is a career 36.9% shooter from three-point range and is both an effective and willing passer. He also carries a reputation as a great teammate and locker-room presence, something that's sure to only enhance the current state of the Bucks' drama-free locker room.
Gasol also brings something that no one else on the Bucks roster has -- championship rings. He won titles with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010 and 2011. Among players currently on the Bucks' roster, only George Hill has been on a team that has gone as far as the conference finals, including competing in the NBA finals last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
“I had the chance to talk to him a little bit," Antetokounmpo said after Friday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers. "Unbelievable guy, great guy. He’s going to come in and lead. His toughness, it’s always good to have a second big guy because I think it’s kind of hard on this team right now not having a second five man. He’s played in playoff games, he’s been to the finals, he has so much experience I think he’s going to definitely help us. It was a great add by the front office and Coach Bud.”
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Day One In Rio Rain, Rain Go Away
A Taste of Carnaval
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My first Carnaval bloco! In Santa Teresa, Rio.
Many visitors come to Brazil with the impression that Carnival is a nation-wide party which will greet them the instant they step off the plane. Apparently this is not true – you have to seek it out. But if you do, it can be one of the most wild and crazy festivals you’ve ever seen; how else could it have earned the title “the world’s biggest street party?”
The Santa Teresa bonde – streetcar
There are in fact many different Carnival experiences here for the having; Sambodromo, the highly publicized samba parade, is just one, and in fact not at all a favorite of the locals. Silvia, a lifelong resident of Rio, has never even seen it. Instead, she recommended that we kick off this year’s festivities by attending a Bloco in a colorful old neighborhood called “Santa Teresa.”
Me and the crew.
A Bloco is a very local-feeling way to experience Carnival, and could probably be most easily described as a “small street-parade.” Locals dress up and march through the streets singing, dancing, drumming, drinking, and playing music for hours on end. Shop owners and local residents pop their heads out of their houses to join the fun as the parade passes by, sometimes spraying the crowds with garden hoses to cool them down. Street vendors dance their way through the crowds with coolers of beer and homemade vodka-popsicles, making a few bucks while still enjoying the fun. And in front of it all (er, the one I took part in at least) is an old-fashioned streetcar filled to the brim with yet more partiers of all ages. There are dozens of Blocos in all, beginning weeks before the main samba parade. And just think: Rio’s Carnival is specifically known as not being a “street carnival.” That’s why we’re flying up to Salvador for the last two days of the event.
I can hardly wait to see what’s in store for me up there.
A local resident giving the sweaty Santa Teresa partygoers a cool shower.
Later that night Silvia and a few of her friends took me out to a huge three-story salsa club in a nightlife district called Lapa. Unfortunately something I ate didn’t agree with me…at all…and most of the night became more about trying to calm my stomach than actually enjoying myself. Ah, South America…it has indeed been awhile 😆
An interesting little tidbit: It’s actually not illegal here to run red lights at night; in fact, most people don’t even come to a stop at all. The danger of getting robbed is too great. One of David’s friends in Sao Paolo has been robbed three times this way, where a group of men jumped into his car at a red light, pointed guns at his head, and escorted him to an ATM where he was forced to empty his bank account completely. Wow.
David arrived a few hours ago, and Peder flies in at 5am tomorrow. The group is almost complete 🙂
3 Responses to “A Taste of Carnaval”
jnosanov says:
So if you can’t come to a stop at a red light for fear of getting robbed… do the robbers just hang out at parking lots where someone will eventually stop?
andrewstrauss says:
sounds fun….and scary 🙂
Noz: Good point, I’m not exactly sure. Probably there’s security or something at parking lots, but since there are SO many stoplights all over the place it’s not really manageable to “watch over” all of them. Especially in the crappier neighborhoods. Most locals seem to know where it’s OK to stop and where it isn’t.
Pretty much every building’s parking structure I saw had fences and gates though, now that I think about it…
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Man uses Roman candle to kill hornets, accidentally sets roof on fire
Updated: 8:05 AM PDT Aug 27, 2019
Matthew Schmida Twitter
Roof catches fire after man shoots Roman Candle at house
SOURCE: Matthew Schmida Twitter
A Massachusetts man learned the hard way that fireworks are probably not the best way to deal with a hornets’ nest.Dave Schmida, of Sturbridge, says he was trying to remove hornets high up on his family’s home Monday when a corner of the roof caught on fire.According to several reports, the 21-year-old first used a more traditional method, spraying the nest with Raid, a pesticide spray. When that didn’t work, Schmida tried the unconventional method of using a Roman candle to handle the wasps.A video of the incident shows the nest immediately go up in flames, along with the eaves.Schmida used a fire extinguisher from the upstairs floor to put out the flames. He says the damage was minimal, with only a few boards left slightly burned.
A Massachusetts man learned the hard way that fireworks are probably not the best way to deal with a hornets’ nest.
Dave Schmida, of Sturbridge, says he was trying to remove hornets high up on his family’s home Monday when a corner of the roof caught on fire.
According to several reports, the 21-year-old first used a more traditional method, spraying the nest with Raid, a pesticide spray.
When that didn’t work, Schmida tried the unconventional method of using a Roman candle to handle the wasps.
A video of the incident shows the nest immediately go up in flames, along with the eaves.
Schmida used a fire extinguisher from the upstairs floor to put out the flames. He says the damage was minimal, with only a few boards left slightly burned.
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Josh Furlong's AP Top 25 ballot: Texas falls to LSU but gains in the rankings
By Josh Furlong, KSL.com | Posted - Sep 8th, 2019 @ 10:01am
SALT LAKE CITY — What a crazy week of football.
We saw some unpredictable finishes, come-from-behind wins late in the game, including one that finished early Sunday, and Michigan fumble the ball more times than we could count. Oh, and then there was the freshman phenom at USC putting on a show in his debut as QB1 for the Trojans.
Despite the craziness, the majority of the teams in my Top 25 ballot escaped the weekend unscathed, though there were some unexpected casualties. The top of my ballot remains unchanged, but I have a lot more questions than answers for those outside the Top 10 (maybe even the Top 6 if I’m being truly honest).
I didn’t make wholesale changes to my ballot this week, but a shakeup may be on the horizon, particularly when teams start getting into conference play and the FCS-blowout games become less of the norm. Nevertheless, here are a few thoughts on my ballot for the week.
As always, hit me up on Twitter (@JFurKSL) if you have questions about my ballot.
My methodology: Each week I compare my ballot with that of the consensus Top 25 poll, and factor in game results, team and opponent efficiencies, and metrics such as SP+ to form my weekly ballot.
Rising: Maryland, Texas, USC, Virginia
Yes, the Longhorns lost, but they showed they’re worthy of being one of the top teams in the country after going toe-to-toe with LSU. And truthfully, if not for a narrowly-missed recovery on the final on-side attempt, Texas may have even tied up the game as time expired. The Longhorns are proving they’re back and they’re a force to be reckoned with.
Falling: Michigan, Nebraska, Stanford, Syracuse, Washington
Where to start? Is it the four fumbles by Michigan and the nail-biting win in double overtime against Army on a strip sack, or the absolute beat down by Maryland at home against Syracuse? Or is it the wild finish in Boulder, Colorado, as Nebraska saw its expected win crumble within seconds? College football got interesting in Week 2 of play, that’s for sure.
And then there's this game: After a two hour rain delay, Cal made a field goal in the final seconds of the game to steal a win away from Washington for the second consecutive year.
Added: Maryland, USC, Virginia
Maryland and USC are the biggest surprises of Week 2 action. Both programs dismantled previously-ranked programs and look worthy of climbing the rankings. Maryland averaged 71 points over the last two games. It doesn’t matter if you’re an FCS opponent or arguably the second best program in the ACC, they’ll win big.
And then there’s USC, that looks like a completely different team with quarterback Kedon Slovis under center. The backup-turned-starting freshman torched Stanford for 377 yards and three touchdowns on 28-of-33 passing. Maybe USC now has what it takes to save Clay Helton’s job.
Dropped Out: Nebraska, Stanford, Syracuse
Teams in consideration: Iowa State, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, TCU
If you can't see the poll below, click here.
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Maria McManus
Maria McManus was born in Enniskillen, in the North of Ireland in 1964. She is a poet and playwright. After a 27-year career detour in health and social care she has worked full time as an artist since 2012.
‘The Moon. A Plane. A Crow’ was written in October 2014 in homage to Georges Perec. Maria’s poetry collections are We are Bone (Lagan Press 2013), The Cello Suites (Lagan Press 2009), which has been recorded with an original score composed and played by the cellist Tom Hughes. Reading the Dog (Lagan Press 2006) was runner up in the 2007 Strong Awards at the Poetry Now International Festival and was also short-listed for the 2007 Glen Dimplex New Writers Award.
In 2008 & 2012 she was awarded an Arts Council individual artist award. In 2005 she was awarded the inaugural Bedell Scholarship for Literature and World Citizenship, by the Aspen Writers’ Foundation, Colorado USA. In 2008 she co-wrote Bruised for Tinderbox Theatre Company. In 2006/07 she was playwright on attachment to Tinderbox. Previous theatre credits include His n Her’s and Nowhere Harder (2006) for Replay Theatre Company, and The Black-Out Show (2006) for Red Lead Arts. A screenplay adaptation of the sequence Aill na Searrach; The Leap of the Foals, was developed in 2013 with NI Screen. Residencies include, Clones Arts Studio, The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Inishlacken Project Connemara, Koldemo Sweden, Antibes, France. The Moon. A Plane. A Crow skrevs 2014 som en hyllning till Georges Perec. Marias diktböckerWe are Bone (Lagan Press 2013), The Cello Suites (Lagan Press 2009) har blivit musiksatta och inspelade av cellisten Tom Hughes. Reading the Dog (Lagan Press 2006) var tvåa i 2007 års Strong Award vid Poetry Now International Festival och blev också nominerad till 2007 års Glen Dimplex New Writers Award.
Residencies som Maria McManus medverkat i: Clones Arts Studio, The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Inishlacken Project Connemara, Koldemo Sverige, Antibes, Frankrike.
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 (not in all editions) Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31
All Themes Natural Character and Appearance Duty, Loyalty, and Camaraderie Justice Individual vs. Society The Present vs. the Past Storytelling, Rumor, and Truth
All Characters Billy Budd Captain Vere John Claggart The Dansker The Surgeon
All Symbols Ship Names Christian Imagery
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Chapter 12 (not in all editions)
Natural Character and Appearance
Duty, Loyalty, and Camaraderie
Individual vs. Society
The Present vs. the Past
Storytelling, Rumor, and Truth
Captain Vere
John Claggart
The Dansker
Ship Names
Christian Imagery
Billy Budd Character Analysis
Billy is the protagonist of the novella and a perfect example of the type of person the narrator calls the Handsome Sailor. His beautiful appearance reflects his upstanding character and because of this he earns the admiration of almost all of those he serves with aboard both the Rights-of-Man and the Indomitable. Billy is an innocent, child-like young man, whom the narrator often compares to Adam before the fall of man. His innocent nature ends up being a liability aboard the Indomitable, though, as he is unable to understand or even notice the wickedness of Claggart, who irrationally hates Billy. His death is represented as a tragic martyrdom by the narrator, and although the only official record of his death condemns him as a criminal, he is remembered more sympathetically in the sailors' ballad with which Melville's story ends, "Billy in the Darbies."
Billy Budd Quotes in Billy Budd
The Billy Budd quotes below are all either spoken by Billy Budd or refer to Billy Budd. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
). Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Penguin Classics edition of Billy Budd published in 1986.
But they all love him. Some of 'em do his washing, darn his old trousers for him; the carpenter is at odd times making a pretty little chest of drawers for him. Anybody will do anything for Billy Budd; and it's the happy family here.
Related Characters: Captain Graveling (speaker), Billy Budd
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And good-bye to you too, old Rights-of-Man.
Related Characters: Billy Budd (speaker)
Related Symbols: Ship Names
Billy in many respects was little more than a sort of upright barbarian, much such perhaps as Adam presumably might have been ere the urbane Serpent wriggled himself into his company.
Related Characters: Billy Budd
Related Symbols: Christian Imagery
Handsomely done, my lad! And handsome is as handsome did it too!
Related Characters: John Claggart (speaker), Billy Budd
But the incident confirmed to him certain telltale reports purveyed to his ear by "Squeak," one of his more cunning corporals... the corporal, having naturally enough concluded that his master could have no love for the sailor, made it his business, faithful understrapper that he was, to foment the ill blood by perverting to his chief certain innocent frolics of the good-natured foretopman, besides inventing for his mouth sundry contumelious epithets he claimed to have overheard him let fall.
Related Characters: Billy Budd, John Claggart, Squeak
The same, your honor; but, for all his youth and good looks, a deep one. Not for nothing does he insinuate himself into the good will of his shipmates, since at the least all hands will at a pinch say a good word for him at all hazards. ...It is even masked by that sort of good-humored air that at heart he resents his impressment. You have but noted his fair cheek. A man trap may be under his ruddy-tipped daisies.
Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!
Related Characters: Captain Vere (speaker), Billy Budd, John Claggart
But in natural justice is nothing but the prisoner's overt act to be considered? How can we adjudge to summary and shameful death a fellow creature innocent before God, and whom we feel to be so?
Related Characters: Captain Vere (speaker), Billy Budd
Not that like children Billy was incapable of conceiving what death really is. No; but he was wholly without irrational fear of it, a fear more prevalent in highly civilized communities than those so-called barbarous ones which in all respects stand nearer to unadulterated Nature.
Billy stood facing aft. At the penultimate moment, his words, his only ones, words wholly unobstructed in the utterance, were these—"God bless Captain Vere!"
Related Characters: Billy Budd, Captain Vere
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Billy Budd Character Timeline in Billy Budd
The timeline below shows where the character Billy Budd appears in Billy Budd. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
The narrator says that this kind of handsome sailor was precisely what Billy Budd, also known as "Baby" Budd, was. Billy was a 21-year-old sailor, who joined the... (full context)
The sailors of the Rights-of-Man view Billy with "silent reproach" as he prepares to leave their ship. The narrator describes the ship's... (full context)
...that he is taking away his best man. His crew was full of quarrels until Billy came. Billy's virtue improved those around him, who became fond of him, except for one... (full context)
...to know that Captain Graveling was offering up his best man to a naval ship. Billy Budd emerges from his cabin with a box of things and the lieutenant tells him... (full context)
As he's leaving the boat, Billy says farewell to his old ship and shipmates. This irritates Ratcliffe, who thinks it's a... (full context)
The narrator describes how Billy looked even younger than his age, with an almost feminine face. His transition from a... (full context)
The narrator compares Billy to classical Greek sculpture, though he notes there was another quality in his appearance. An... (full context)
The narrator continues to describe Billy, who was intelligent but illiterate. Not at all self-conscious, he was an "upright barbarian," like... (full context)
According to the narrator, Billy had "masculine beauty" but did have one flaw, just like "the beautiful woman in one... (full context)
Aboard the Indomitable, Billy served in the foretop, with other young men managing the smaller top sails. This duty... (full context)
But on the Indomitable, Billy repeatedly found himself in trouble involving minor infractions like stowing his bag incorrectly. Troubled by... (full context)
When the Dansker had first seen Billy on the Indomitable, he had "a certain grim internal merriment," perhaps because the naïve Billy... (full context)
Billy told the Dansker about his troubles with minor infractions and asked for advice. The Dansker... (full context)
One day, in the ship's mess hall, Billy spilled a bowl of soup onto the floor. Claggart was walking by and was going... (full context)
The narrator wonders what reason Claggart could have had for being down on the innocent Billy Budd. The narrator admits it would be easy to invent some incident involving the two... (full context)
In attempting to explain Claggart's dislike of Billy, the narrator notes that life at sea necessarily puts very different personalities in close contact:... (full context)
The narrator repeats that Claggart was very handsome except for his chin. Billy, though, was much more good looking. The narrator guesses that this may be the reason... (full context)
...than mere jealousy of good looks, though. According to the narrator, he was envious of Billy's upstanding moral character and innocence. The narrator says that Claggart could hide the evil within... (full context)
...does not always arise from great circumstances, but can be provoked by trivial things, like Billy's spilled soup. The narrator thinks that Claggart must have interpreted the soup as a deliberate... (full context)
Claggart had been ordering Squeak to carry out small pranks on Billy and Squeak, guessing that Claggart didn't like Billy for some reason, had been making up... (full context)
The narrator guesses that Claggart's persecution of Billy was originally intended as a way of making a trial of his innocent character, to... (full context)
Not many days after the soup incident, the narrator says that something worse happened to Billy. He was sleeping in the upper deck one night and was awakened by someone, who... (full context)
Billy went to meet the man, whom he did not recognize in the dark. The man... (full context)
Billy refused the coins and told the stranger to go back to his post, or else... (full context)
Another awakened sailor nicknamed Red Pepper doubted Billy's story and said he'd like to punish Billy and whomever he was talking to. However,... (full context)
Billy was confused by this nighttime incident, which made him uneasy. The next day, he saw... (full context)
Billy knew that he should report the after-guardsman, but also feared being a tattletale. One night... (full context)
Billy Budd was reluctant to believe that Claggart disliked him. The narrator characterizes Billy as naïve,... (full context)
Billy continued to notice Claggart smiling at him and acting nicely toward him. However, there were... (full context)
...ship's armorer and captain of the hold, both messmates of Claggart, also habitually looked at Billy with critical glances, but Billy did not think this was suspicious and his handsomeness and... (full context)
The after-guardsman who had approached Billy in the night behaved kindly toward Billy whenever the two saw each other. The narrator... (full context)
For some time after the night when Billy was awakened by the after-guardsman, nothing important happened. The narrator describes the Indomitable, which—on account... (full context)
...He asked Claggart to identify the suspected sailor, and Claggart told him that it was Billy Budd. (full context)
Citing Billy's handsomeness and general popularity on the ship, Captain Vere was incredulous, but Claggart told him... (full context)
...to try to settle the matter in private, the captain sent a sailor to tell Billy he was wanted in the captain's cabin and ordered Claggart to enter the cabin when... (full context)
Billy was surprised to be summoned to the captain's cabin, but had no idea that he... (full context)
Billy went pale at hearing the accusation and was so shocked he couldn't speak. Captain Vere... (full context)
Captain Vere had known a young schoolmate who suffered from a speech impediment similar to Billy's, so he recognized Billy's inability to speak as mere nervousness, rather than a sign of... (full context)
Captain Vere was stunned, and his former fatherly demeanor toward Billy was "replaced by the military disciplinarian." He ordered Billy to go to another room and... (full context)
...a trial immediately. The surgeon, for example, thought that it would be better to confine Billy Budd onboard and wait for the navy's admiral to pass judgment on him. He even... (full context)
...of the event (right after numerous mutinies in the navy) and notes how Claggart and Billy have reversed their roles: the innocent victim Billy is now the perpetrator of a crime,... (full context)
...right and wrong, but had to follow the law. Vere feared that if word of Billy's deed reached the crew, it might stir up dissent and possibly lead to mutiny. Thus,... (full context)
...captain of marines, and the sailing master to serve in the drumhead court. He had Billy brought in and Captain Vere himself served as the trial's only witness. Captain Vere gave... (full context)
Billy then spoke. He said that Captain Vere had spoken the truth, that he had not... (full context)
The court then asked Billy if he knew of any possible mutiny developing onboard the Indomitable. Billy paused and debated... (full context)
Billy was then asked why Claggart maliciously lied against him. Billy responded that he had no... (full context)
Captain Vere then said that the court should only consider Billy's deed itself, and that the killing of Claggart demanded an equal punishment—death. Since Claggart was... (full context)
The first lieutenant asked if Billy had anything more to say for himself. He didn't. Billy was taken out of the... (full context)
Vere summarized their predicament as follows: Billy killed the ship's master-at-arms and deserved the punishment of death. But, at the same time,... (full context)
...they had two options: "condemn or let go." A lieutenant asked if they could convict Billy but not punish him, but Captain Vere said that if they did not hold to... (full context)
...court to reach a decision than it is for a reader to pass judgment now. Billy Budd was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. (full context)
Captain Vere had the task of informing Billy of his sentence. He went to the room where Billy was being held and the... (full context)
The narrator says that about an hour and a half passed between when Claggart and Billy first entered Captain Vere's cabin and when Captain Vere informed Billy of his sentence. In... (full context)
...Claggart was given a proper burial at sea. Captain Vere had no further contact with Billy after informing him of his sentence, and those guarding Billy were told to let no... (full context)
The narrator describes Billy being kept watch over in an upper gun deck, lying between two guns. The narrator... (full context)
The ship's chaplain approached Billy, but felt that he could not say anything to him, because Billy looked so peaceful.... (full context)
The chaplain attempted to convey to Billy some idea of death and of salvation. Billy listened politely, but did not take a... (full context)
...narrator says that it was out of the chaplain's power to do anything to stop Billy's death, even as he saw Billy's great innocence. To try to do something would be... (full context)
At four in the morning, the crew was called to deck to witness Billy's execution. The chaplain was with Billy in his final moments, but the narrator notes that... (full context)
Billy was hanged, and at that precise moment the sun illuminated the fog hanging over the... (full context)
A few days after Billy's death, the ship's purser and the surgeon discussed the event in the mess hall. The... (full context)
The purser continues to debate the issue with the surgeon, emphasizing the extraordinariness of Billy's stillness. The surgeon refuses to see the event as phenomenal, as the purser would have... (full context)
The narrator returns to the moment of Billy's death. Right after his execution, a strange murmur started to grow among the crew, until... (full context)
Billy was then given a burial, and the narrator describes another strange murmur arising at the... (full context)
The sailors remembered Billy fondly and memorialized him in a song that became a sailors' ballad. The narrator gives... (full context)
Fredericksen, Erik. "Billy Budd Characters: Billy Budd." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Dec 2013. Web. 21 Jan 2020.
Fredericksen, Erik. "Billy Budd Characters: Billy Budd." LitCharts LLC, December 15, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2020. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/billy-budd/characters/billy-budd.
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Standard atlas of Seward County, Nebraska : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county, map of the state, United States and world, patrons directory, reference business directory and departments devoted to general information, analysis of the system of U.S. land surveys, digest of the system of civil government, etc. etc.
Alden Publishing Co.
Chicago : Alden Pub. Co., 1908.
- Seward County (Neb.)--Maps
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- United States--Nebraska--Seward County
- Includes index and portraits of early Seward County residents.
- Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- LC copy imperfect: Front and rear boards wanting.
- Vendor: John Carbonell
- Acquisitions control no. 2009-017
1 atlas ([4], 7-75, viii, x-xxii p.) : ill., hand col. maps ; 46 cm.
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G1453.S5 A4 1908
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4193sm.gla00159
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Includes index and portraits of early Seward County residents. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: Front and rear boards wanting. Vendor: John Carbonell Acquisitions control no. 2009-017
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Alden Publishing Co. Standard atlas of Seward County, Nebraska: including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county, map of the state, United States and world, patrons directory, reference business directory and departments devoted to general information, analysis of the system of U.S. land surveys, digest of the system of civil government, etc. etc . Chicago: Alden Pub. Co, 1908. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010589981/.
Alden Publishing Co. (1908) Standard atlas of Seward County, Nebraska: including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county, map of the state, United States and world, patrons directory, reference business directory and departments devoted to general information, analysis of the system of U.S. land surveys, digest of the system of civil government, etc. etc . Chicago: Alden Pub. Co. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010589981/.
Alden Publishing Co. Standard atlas of Seward County, Nebraska: including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county, map of the state, United States and world, patrons directory, reference business directory and departments devoted to general information, analysis of the system of U.S. land surveys, digest of the system of civil government, etc. etc . Chicago: Alden Pub. Co, 1908. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010589981/>.
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Home/ Food and Drink on Hilton Head
Boat to table at Hudson’s
Childhood friends reconnect to provide fresh shrimp for all.
Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks is a Hilton Head Island institution. The original oyster factory was built in 1912 as a seafood processing plant. Hudson’s has been a family-owned business since the 1920s, primarily as a seafood processing plant. Owned and named by the venerable J. B. Hudson, Sr., thousands of oysters were processed at this facility. These oysters were brought in by oar-powered boats known as bateaux, shucked at Hudson’s, then sent by barge to the Northeast. The discarded shells were dispersed on site, creating the very peninsula and foundation on which the restaurant currently stands.
Story + Photography by Jason B. James
PARTNERS IN PRAWN Boat captain Lamar “Skip” Toomer (center) and restaurant owner Andrew Carmines have a unique agreement for fresh shrimp.
Boat to Table
As a great blue heron sizes up a six-top table as a temporary perch on the deck bar at Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks, a handful of servers and bartenders methodically prepare for the day’s service. Two shrimp boats in for maintenance float a few feet from the bar. They bob with the wakes of passing leisure boats as Lamar “Skip” Toomer, the captain of the boat named the Catina Renae, is busy taking measurements to repair and upgrade the vessel before he and his crew head out to sea. The fourth-generation shrimper glances up to greet Hudson’s owner Andrew Carmines.
Toomer and Carmines grew up playing baseball together in grade school. As adults, they reconnected and their friendship has grown into a symbiotic business relationship.
About 20 years ago when Carmines was a kid and checking in shrimp from the 22 shrimp boats that docked at Hudson’s, then owned by his parents, many shrimpers would work the summer season. With fuel prices low and retail value on shrimp high, fishermen were plentiful and many did well working just the warm months. Over the past two decaades with imported shrimp flooding the market, prices went down and fuel costs rose. Most of these weekend warrior shrimpers left the game, leaving only a handful of full-time fishermen. Toomer and his brother, Jeff, who owns and operates another shrimp boat, are among this small group of shrimpers.
After Carmines, who is now running Hudson’s, and Toomer reconnected in 2016, the two constructed an agreement. Hudson’s would not charge the Toomers a docking fee, and in exchange, the final 24 to 36 hours of each expedition would be fished exclusively for the restaurant.
Real Shrimp and Real Estate
This was a mutually beneficial deal for both parties. Hudson’s sits on prime real estate for shrimp boats along the banks of Skull Creek, which opens up into both the Port Royal and Calibogue sounds. This allows the Toomers to shrimp locally or head offshore to other parts of the East Coast, sometimes for one to three weeks at a time.
“We do the best we can to give him (Andrew) the product he wants. He gives us a better price than the wholesale distributors and he’s getting a better price than he would from the wholesale distributors,” Toomer said. “And the customers miss the boats when we’re gone, too.”
The agreement allows Carmines access to some of the freshest and cleanest shrimp available in the area. There’s a knowledge that the shrimp are not being pumped up with silicone or sodium tripolyphosphate, a solution commonly used to make shrimp appear firmer, smoother and glossier.
“I know those guys. I know there’s nothing added to those shrimp. I know they’ve only been out of the water for 36 hours, so I can do with it what I please and know the quality is there,” Carmines said.
Crustaceans Closed
The local shrimp seasons – which run from April through June and September through January (white shrimp) and June through August (brown shrimp), are typically abundant and predictable. Over the past two years, with hurricanes Matthew and Irma and unprecedented freezing, the seasons have been unpredictable and shortened.
This year’s first white shrimp season closed in January after the freeze the area sustained. For most restaurants offering fresh, wild shrimp, this was a problem. These problems are not as concerning for Carmines.
“Skip and Jeff were shrimping in the Keys for pink shrimp and knew the shrimp were looking nice off the coast of Georgia. So, they docked in St. Mary’s for two weeks and fished the area. They each brought back 7,000 pounds of shrimp. Twice. They really got us through the summer,” Carmines said.
Having top-notch fishermen during unsettled times deliver prime products to a seafood restaurant is invaluable.
“Our customers have gotten to the point where if we don’t have local shrimp, they call us out on it every time,” Carmines said.
Many locals were up in arms over the closing of the season, but the Toomer brothers said they think it can be a good thing. Expiration of a large population can help expunge diseases that are rampant in the community. This year, many shrimp were contaminated with black gill, a single-cell infection that affects the respiratory system. After the freeze killed off much of the population this past winter, the infection seemed to disappear.
Picking & Storing
A fall white shrimp is firm, sweet and a staple for many Lowcountry outdoor party and tailgating events.
When buying fresh white shrimp at the market this autumn, look for shrimp that are just that: White. When a shrimp is cooked, it turns red. Any shrimp purchased at the store that are red have been stored at unsafe temperatures during some point of its handling and does not have much of a shelf life. “If it has a green tail, buy it,” Carmines said.
If you are storing fresh shrimp, Carmines and Toomer both agree that it is best to eat as soon as possible. When it comes to frozen storage, Carmines prefers the old milk carton method.
“Open up a paper milk carton, take a couple pounds of shrimp and put them in the carton one by one until you have the carton packed tight.” he said.“Fill the gaps with cold water and stick in the freezer. You also get more bang for your buck by being able to stack them once they freeze.”
Hudson’s Real Deal Barbecue Shrimp
40 21/25 shrimp, cleaned with heads off, tail and shell on
4 cups Hudson’s Real Deal Barbecue Sauce
1/2 cup whole butter
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
1/4 cup fresh chopped chives
4 pieces french baguette, toasted
[1] Place 1 tablespoon whole butter in a sauce pan over medium heat. When the butter is melted and at a high heat, add the shrimp.
[2] Season the shrimp to taste with salt and pepper and sauté until translucent. Add approximately 4-6 oz. Hudson’s Real Deal BBQ sauce to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the chopped parsley and chives to taste then season with fresh lemon juice.
[3] Place the shrimp in a bowl and serve with a piece of toasted baguette.
Hudson’s Shrimp Po’ Boys
36 cleaned and deveined shrimp
1 head iceberg lettuce, thinly shredded
4 beefsteak tomatoes, thinly sliced
4 French baguettes, approximately 6 inches each
3 cups seafood breading, placed in a shallow baking dish
4 pickled cucumbers, thinly sliced
1 pound frozen French fries
2 mixing bowls
1 deep fat fryer
[1] Preheat the fryer to 350 degrees. Place the French fries in the 350 degree fryer and cook until golden brown, approximately 5-6 minutes.
[2] While the fries are cooking, slice the baguettes in half lengthwise. Spread the mayonnaise on both sides to taste. Place the shredded lettuce on the bottom side of the baguette, then top with the sliced tomatoes, then the sliced pickles. Set the baguettes aside.
[3] When the French fries are cooked, place the fries in a bowl with a paper towel and season to taste. Keep warm.
[4] Place the shrimp in the seafood breading and coat evenly on all sides. Carefully place the shrimp in the fryer so as not to touch each other until crisp. Continue to fry the shrimp until golden brown. Place the shrimp in a bowl with a paper towel. Season lightly to taste. (You may have to fry the shrimp in batches.)
[5] Place nine fried shrimp on top of baguette. Serve with French fries.
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No. 16 Liberty Tops Yale 4-2, Saturday
September 14, 2019 Lynchburg, Va. RSS
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Liberty defeated Yale 4-2 on Saturday.
No. 16 Liberty continued its unbeaten start to the 2019 season with a 4-2 home victory over visiting Yale on Saturday afternoon at the Liberty Field Hockey Field.
Liberty featured four different goal scorers in the victory – Jill Bolton, Alivia Klopp, Lizzie Hamlett and Daniella Rhodes – and recorded season highs in shots (24) and shots on goal (16).
The Lady Flames improve to 4-0 on the season for the second time in program history (other: 2015). The Bulldogs drop to 1-2 on the year.
13' – LIBERTY – Jill Bolton (Daniella Rhodes)
14' – LIBERTY – Alivia Klopp (Jill Bolton) | Penalty Corner
29' – YALE – Anissa Abboud (Imogen Davies)
29' – LIBERTY – Lizzie Hamlett (Ashley Dykema) | Penalty Corner
33' – YALE – Olivia Levieux (Sarah King and Imogen Davies) | Penalty Corner
43' – LIBERTY – Daniella Rhodes (unassisted)
W: Allison Schaefer 4-0, three saves
L: Sydney Terroso 1-2, 12 saves
Liberty took a 2-0 lead late in the first quarter on a pair of goals from Bolton (13th minute) and Klopp (14th minute). Yale got on the board late in the second quarter on a goal from Anissa Abboud at 28:02, but the Lady Flames responded just 36 seconds later.
After drawing a penalty corner, Liberty's Mallory Fortenbaugh sent a pass to Ashley Dykema. Dykema sent the ball in front of the cage, which met the stick of sophomore Lizzie Hamlett. Hamlett deflected it past Bulldogs netminder Sydney Terroso and into the goal for her second marker of the season, making the score 3-1 in favor of the home side at 28:38. The Lady Flames led 3-1 at the break, a lead they never relinquished. Both sides scored one goal in the second half.
Key Stats & Notes
Liberty drew a season-high seven penalty corners, all of which came in the first half. Yale drew six short corners, four in the second half.
The Lady Flames have evened the all-time series with the Bulldogs at 1-1. Yale took the first-ever meeting between the two schools in 2017.
Bolton led all players with six shots (three on goal), followed by Hamlett with a career-best four shots.
Rhodes and Klopp lead Liberty with four goals each through four contests. Rhodes, the reigning BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week, leads the Lady Flames with 12 points on the year.
Liberty has outscored its opponents 17-3 on the season.
Liberty will play its first two road games of the season, next weekend. The Lady Flames will travel to Temple (3-1) for their BIG EAST opener, Friday at 3 p.m. in Philadelphia, Pa. Next Sunday (Sept. 22), Liberty will play a road contest at No. 15 Wake Forest (1-3) at 1 p.m. in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Liberty improves to 4-0 on the season after defeating Yale on Saturday afternoon!!!#ONE #RiseWithUs
Final score presented by Patel & Dalrymple:https://t.co/L1EL187vF3 pic.twitter.com/6byCbsIoqo
— Liberty Field Hockey (@LibertyFH) September 14, 2019
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Home NFL The Alliance of American Football Signs A Few Latino Players
The Alliance of American Football will begin play on February 9th, 2019. CBS will be the league’s broadcast partner which will put two professional football leagues (the other being the NFL) under the network’s portfolio. The league is being run by television producer Charlie Ebersol and a host of former NFL players and executives. Some consider the AAF to be a potential competitor to the NFL while others say it’s both an alternative and an opportunity for players who struggled to crack the NFL ranks. I say it could be all three.
The league will have eight teams mostly centered in the southern and western United States. They also happen to be launching almost exactly one year before Vince McMahon opens up the second version of the XFL. Many “alternatives” or “competitors” have come and gone over the years, but the AAF plans to use today’s modern technology and the power of social media to help them stay in business. In this day and age, technology and social media are vital to any business.
Recently the league announced the signing of 500 players. Many of these players were either college standouts who never got their shot, played in other leagues, or only played in NFL preseason games before getting cut. There are a few Latinos among this group of players, and here’s a closer look at these athletes who look to be successful in the AAF….
San Antonio Commanders kicker Sergio Castillo-
Castillo was a standout at West Texas A&M who was practically automatic when it came to making field goals. The Atlanta Falcons gave him a look in 2014 but he wasn’t able to land a roster spot. The California native found a home in the Canadian Football League where he played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ottawa Redblacks, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2015 to 2017 where he played both punter and place kicker. He scored 142 points as a kicker and averaged 45 yards per punt.
Now he returns to the U.S. and the state that propelled him to college stardom.
San Antonio defensive tackle Herbert Gonzales-
“Cheeto” as he was called started his college career at Texas El-Paso before transferring to Texas State. After his career with the Bobcats he signed on with the Indoor Football League where he has quite the highlight reel. Now he’s found his way back onto the outdoor field, albeit at the professional level this time.
Salt Lake Stallions linebacker Josh Banderas–
Banderas was a four-year starter at Nebraska from 2013 to 2016 where he played in 31 games. While manning the Cornhuskers defense Banderas gathered 232 total tackles, 17 1/2 tackles for loss, 2 1/2 sacks, and three pass deflections. The Denver Broncos signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2017 but was ultimately among that year’s final cuts. Now the Stallions are giving him a second chance and they’re getting a solid player.
At Nebraska Banderas held his own against some of the best college football talent on a weekly basis. He’s good against the run and he’s tough to block.
San Diego Fleet wide receiver LaQuvionte Gonzalez-
After a whirlwind college career in which he started at Texas A&M, transferred to Kansas, was dismissed from Kansas, and finished his schooling at Southeastern University (NAIA) in Florida, the Los Angeles Rams gave him a shot as an undrafted free agent this year. He was let go after the preseason, but he put enough on tape to catch the attention of the AAF. He’ll be running routes and catching passes for the Fleet come February.
Hopefully the league will add more Latino players as the February kickoff date rapidly approaches. So far they’ve started off in the right direction.
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Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Border Control at Kongolam, Katsina State, have intercepted 28 persons on the verge of being smuggled out of the country.
The NIS’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, in Abuja, said 19 females and nine males were now in the custody of NIS.
James said they were intercepted and detained, when they attempted to cross the Kongolam border heading to Niger Republic, in company of the human smugglers under the pretext that they were going to Agadez, in Niger Republic, to take up jobs.
“When interrogated, the victims were lost between the truth and reality of disclosures as most of them left without informing their parents of their plans and destination.
“They were under the illusion that they were going to take up jobs promised them by the human smugglers,’’ he said.
The Comptroller General of NIS, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, called on young Nigerians to avoid being lured into travelling outside the shores of the country in the name of securing non-existing jobs.
Babandede said it was obvious that these youths were unaware of the dangers of such journeys as most of them, who even made it through the desert, were often subjected to many form of abuse in the hands of the smugglers who would seize their travel documents.
He expressed dismay that even with recent arrest at Kongolam, many were still willing to take the risks.
“We appreciate the activeness of our gallant operatives that have stepped up patrol and other control measures in compliance with the directive on operating an airtight border security and patrol, to stop irregular migration out of and into Nigeria.
“The operation in bases across the country is yielding positive results as the operatives have a befitting accommodation, vehicles and incentives to make their job easier.
“This has reduced the tendency of being induced to prompt compromise in the course of carrying out their duties.
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“The operatives are in their top form to guarantee safe and secure national borders for Nigeria,’’ Babandede said.
In another development, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), male team and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) female team, have emerged champions of the 2019 National Volleyball Premier League.
They both emerged champions in the male and female categories of the league on Saturday, after 10 days of scintillating performance at the indoor sports hall, package B of the Moshood Abiola National Staduim. Abuja.
Though the Civil Defence (male) narrowly defeated the all conquering Customs in a titanic battle 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22, 15-9) on the last day, it was too little, too late as the well drilled Customs men retained their title, having won all their four previous games.
At the end of the pulsating league, Customs finished with 30 points, followed by NSCDC -24 points, Kano pillars -23 points, police-22 points, Nigeria Immigrations Service (NIS)-19 points and UCEM team- 2 points.
In the female category, NSCDC outclassed the sleek Customs ladies 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-18) to dethrone them as champions.
The NSCDC ladies emerged champions with 32 points, followed by Customs-28 points, Army-20 points, Immigration- 10 points, Kada Emeralds- 9 points and Benue Queens- 3 points.
Head Coach of the NCS male team Eric Kefas, highlighted after the match that his team worked hard to retain the title.
Kefas assured fans that the team would go back to the drawing board to correct some of the lapses noticed, especially during the last game.
According to him, the team will put up an impressive performance when they play at the continental club championship next year.
“We promised to win the title at the end of the tournament, and we have done that all thanks to the Nigeria Customs service for their support.
“We are now going to shift all our attention to the continental club championship coming up next year and we promise to do the nation proud,’’ the coach said.
The male teams that participated in the league were NCS, NSCDC, The Nigeria Police, Kano Pillars, Plateau Rocks, UCEM and Famous Spiders, while the female teams were: NCS, NSCDC, NIS, COAS-Army, Benue Queens, Delta Force and Kada Emeralds.
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Small honeycomb spaces within the sash and frame which help to insulate and strengthen the window.
Air Infiltration
The amount of air that passes between a window sash and frame. In windows it is measured in terms of cubic feet or air per minute, per square foot of area. The lower the number, the less air the window lets pass through.
Air Latch
Latch mechanism on the interior face of the sash that retains the window in a partially open position for ventilation.
Angled Exterior
A sloped extension from the frame that adds an aesthetically-pleasing dimension to the exterior of the window.
An odorless, colorless, tasteless, non-toxic gas which is six times denser than air. It is used to replace air between the glass panes to reduce temperature transfer.
Awning window
A top-hinged window that swings outward for ventilation.
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Balance covers
Covers the balance cavity holding the coil-spring balance system inside the jamb.
Device for holding vertically sliding sash in any desired position through the use of a spring or weight to counterbalance the weight of the sash.
An angled combination of three windows that project out from the wall of the home. The windows are commonly joined at 30- or 45-degree angles.
Beveled Exterior
An angled extension from the frame that adds an aesthetically-pleasing dimension to the exterior of the window.
Block frame window
Used when replacing the wood sash of an old double hung wood window.
Bow Window
An angled combination of windows in 3-, 4- or 5-lite configurations. The windows are attached at 10-degree angles to project a more circular, arced appearance.
A rubber material that seals the glass to the spacer, creating an airtight and water-tight IG unit. Butyl has the lowest gas permeability of all rubbers.
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Cam Lock and Keeper
The mechanisms which pull the sash together when placed in the locked position.
Small hollow tubes which penetrate the spacer system of an insulating glass unit. They allow pressure equalization between manufacturing locations, shipping, and installation locations. Since the insulating glass unit is not permanently sealed, the air space cannot be filled with Argon gas.
A window with a side-hinged sash that opens outward for ventilation.
Molding of various widths, thickness and shapes applied to the framework of window and door units.
Center of Glass U- and R-values
The U- and R-values measured from the center of the glass to 2-1/2" from the frame.
Check rail
On a double-hung window, the bottom rail of the upper sash and the upper rail of the lower sash, where the lock is mounted.
Circlehead
A generic term referring to any of a variety of window units with one or more curved frame members, often used over another window or door opening.
Any material locked to the outside faces of doors and windows to provide a durable, low-maintenance exterior surface.
Condensation Resistance Factor
A measure of the effectiveness of a window or glazing system to reduce the potential for condensation. The higher the condensation resistance factor, the more efficient the window and glazing system.
Energy transfer from one material to another by direct contact.
Heat transfer by currents that flow from a warm surface to a colder one.
Cottage double hung
A double hung window in which the upper sash is shorter than the lower sash.
Coved Exterior
An arced extension from the frame that adds an aesthetically-pleasing dimension to the exterior of the window.
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Dead-air space
The space between the panes of glass of an I.G. Unit.
Deadlite
A piece of glass or IGU with a sash profile around it; not set within the main frame of a window unit.
A material used in insulating glass to absorb water vapor which causes fogging.
A space which protrudes from the roof of a house, usually including one or more windows.
Double Hung window
A window that has two operable sashes which slide vertically in the frame.
Use of two panes of glass in a window to increase energy efficiency and provide other performance benefits.
Double-strength Glass
Glass with a thickness of approximately 1/8".
A molding placed on the top of the head brickmold or casing of a window frame.
Dry glazing
An alternative method of placing glass in a door or window. No glazing mastic is used. Dry glazing is recommended whenever reflective coatings are glazed to first surface.
Dual-durometer
An elastomeric material with two different degrees of hardness.
Dual glazing
See double glazing.
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Egress Code
The code that requires a minimum opening of a window for persons to exit or firefighters to enter a building.
ENERGY STAR is an independent U.S. government program establishing a standard set of guidelines to recognize the energy efficiency of various products. ENERGY STAR guidelines are used in conjunction with a variety of building materials, including windows and patio doors. Over the past ten years, ENERGY STAR guidelines have helped double the efficiency of windows they endorse.
Extruded screen frame
Different from a Rollformed frame, this frame is pressed through a form or die.
A form produced by forcing material through a die. Most window frames are clad with extruded vinyl or aluminum.
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An architectural term referring to the arrangement of windows in a wall. From the Latin word, “fenestra,” meaning window.
Fixed window
Non-venting or non-operable window. Also known as picture window.
A thin strip of metal or synthetic material that diverts water away from a window or skylight.
Foam Spacer
Foam material placed in the airspace of the insulating glass in a window to enhance the appearance and improve the performance of the window.
The enclosure in which window sash or door panels are mounted.
French hinged door
Hinged door(s) which have wider panel members around the glass.
French sliding door
A sliding door which has wider panel members around the glass, giving the appearance of a French hinged door.
Fusion-welded
The process of joining materials by melting them together with extreme heat (over 500ºF), resulting in the materials uniting into a one-piece unit.
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Specially designed windows classified as either Straight line Geometrics such as rectangles, triangles, trapezoid, octagons, pentagons, etc., or Radius Geometrics which include half-rounds, quarter-rounds, full-rounds, sectors, ellipses, eyebrows, etc.
An inorganic transparent material composed of sand (silica), soda (sodium bicarbonate), and lime (calcium carbonate) with small quantities of alumina, boric or magnesia oxides.
The process of sealing the glass to the sash.
Glazing bead
A strip of vinyl which surrounds the edge of the glass and holds it in place in conjunction with other sealants. Could also be a wood strip applied to the window sash around the perimeter of the glass.
Glazing stop
The part of the sash or door panel which holds the glass in place.
Decorative horizontal or vertical bars installed between the glass panes to create the appearance of the sash being dividing into smaller lites of glass.
A term referring to windowpane dividers or muntins, usually a type of assembly which may be detached for cleaning.
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The horizontal top portion of the main frame.
Head expander
A vinyl shape cut the width of a product and placed on the head, fitting over it snugly. This piece is used as a filler to expand or lengthen the unit from the head and take up the gap in the opening between the unit and the opening in the unit.
Hook accessory
Accessories that snap to the hook frame and provide easy installation.
A window with a bottom-hinged sash that opens inward for ventilation.
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Insulating Glass (IG)
A combination of two or more panes of glass with a hermetically sealed air space between the panes of glass. This space may or may not be filled with an inert gas, such as argon.
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J-channel
Integral extension on the outside of a new construction window that eases installation on siding applications.
Vertical The main vertical members forming the sides of a window or door frame.
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Keeper Rail
The horizontal section of the sash where the keeper is attached.
Keeper Stile
The vertical section of the sash where the keeper is attached.
Krypton Gas
An inert, odorless, colorless, tasteless, non-toxic gas which is about 12 times more dense than air. It is used to replace air between the glass panes to reduce temperature transfer and deter convection. Used when a higher performance is desired than that produced with Argon gas.
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Two or more pieces of glass bonded together over a plastic interlayer.
Lift Handle
A handhold for raising and lowering the sash. Handle implies that the handhold is not continuous across the sash.
Lift Rail
A handhold for raising and lowering the sash. Rail implies that the handhold is continuous across the sash.
Glazing framed by muntins and/or sash in a window or door. A unit of glass in a window.
Lock Rail
The horizontal section of the sash where the cam lock is attached.
Lock Stile
The vertical section of the sash where the cam lock is attached.
Low-E (Emissivity) Glass
Glass with a transparent metallic oxide coating applied onto or into a glass surface. The coating allows short-wave energy to pass through but reflects long-wave infrared energy which improves the U-value.
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Main Frame
The head, sill and jambs sections of a window.
Mechanically Fastened Frame
Refers to frames fastened with screws.
Meeting Rail
The horizontal sections of a pair of sash that meet when the sash are closed.
Meeting Stile
The vertical section of a pair of sash that meet when the sash are closed.
Fabric made of either fiberglass or aluminum, used in the making of screens.
A vertical or horizontal wood or metal part used to structurally join two or more windows or door units.
Muntin
Applies to any short or light bar, either vertical or horizontal, used to separate glass in a sash into multiple lights. Also called a windowpane divider or a grille.
Muntin Bar
Any small bar that divides a windows glass. Also called a grille or windowpane divider.
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Nailing Fin
An extrusion attached to the main frame of a window used to secure the unit to the rough opening.
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Obscure Glass
Glass that has been made translucent instead of transparent.
A window with the meeting rail located off center of the frame. Most oriels have a 60/40 configuration.
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Palladian window
A large, arch-top window flanked by smaller windows on each side.
A framed sheet of glass within a window.
Usually refers to the separate panel or panels in a door frame.
A glass door that slides open and close on adjustable tandem rollers.
Picture window
A window that has no moveable sash. Also known as a fixed window.
Power Seal Spacer System or True-dual Seal
A high-performance spacer system based on four independent designs featuring a U-channel Intercept spacer dual-sealed with urethane adhesive and a hot melt butyl and an additional desiccant matrix within the spacer cavity.
A handhold for sliding the sash back and forth. Handle implies that the handhold is not continuous across the sash.
Pull rail
A handhold for sliding the sash back and forth. Rail implies that the handhold is continuous across the sash.
Pull Stile
A handhold for sliding the sash back and forth. Stile implies that the handhold is continuous across the sash.
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Resistance a material has to heat flow. Higher R-value numbers indicate greater insulating value.
Wave energy transmitted directly from one object to another through the atmosphere or through transparent or translucent materials. The energy radiated is either transmitted, absorbed, reflected or a combination of all three.
The horizontal sections of the sash.
Raised Exterior
An angled extension from the frame that adds an aesthetically pleasing dimension to the exterior of the window.
Relative Humidity Condensation Point
The relative humidity level at which visible water vapor or other liquid vapor begins to form on the surface of the sash or frame, based on an inside temperature of 70° F and an outside temperature of 0° F. The higher the percentage, the more moisture the air can hold before condensation will occur.
Rollformed Screen Frame
A method of fabrication in which a flat (usually metal) material is placed on a machine where the material is formed into shape using differently shaped rollers and pressure.
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A single assembly of stiles and rails made into a frame for holding glass. The part of the window which contains the glass.
Sash Alignment System
An exclusive hinge-type system used on hung windows. This system attaches the sash to the balance, creating perfect alignment between the sash and frame, while allowing the sash to tilt inward for cleaning.
Sash balance
A system of weights, cords and/or coiled springs which assist in raising double-hung sash and tend to keep the sash in any placed position by counterbalancing the weight of the sash.
Sash cord
In double hung windows, the rope or chain which attaches the sash to the counter balance.
A protruding handle screwed to the inside bottom rail of the lower sash on a double-hung window.
Sash weights
In older double-hung windows, the concealed cast-iron weights which are used to counterbalance the sash.
The ratio of solar heat that is transferred through a glazing material relative to the solar heat transferred through 1/8" clear glass. The lower the number, the more efficient the window is at reducing solar heat gain.
Narrow fixed units mulled or joined to door units to give a more open appearance.
The horizontal, bottom section of the main frame.
Sill Extender
An extrusion that is attached to the bottom of the window to cover the gap between the sill and the rough opening.
A window in which one sash slides vertically and the other sash is fixed (usually the top).
Single-strength Glass
Glass with a thickness of approximately 3/32".
Slider Window
A window in which the sash move horizontally.
Sloped sill
The sill of the window that has a downward slope to the outside. This sill has sufficient degree of slope to aid in water runoff.
The percentage of heat gained from both direct sunlight and absorbed heat. The smaller the number, the greater the ability to reduce solar heat gain.
Material placed between two or more pieces of glass in order to maintain a uniform width between the glass, and prevent sealant distortion.
Stepped Sill
An exclusive triple-stepped, sloped sill design.
The vertical sections of the sash.
A molding used to hold, position or separate window parts.
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Tape Glazing
Two-sided tape used to secure and seal the glass to the sash.
Glass with a surface compression of not less than 10,000 psi, or an edge compression of not less than 9,700 psi. When broken, the glass breaks into pebbles instead of shards. Standard on all doors and large fixed windows.
The addition of a thermal insulating material between two thermally conductive materials.
Tilt Latch
Mechanism that unlocks the sash and allows it to tilt in from the main frame.
Tilt-in/lift-out sash
A sash that can be tilted to the interior and removed for cleaning and is manufactured by welding.
Total Unit U- and R-values
The U- and R-values of the window calculated from the average of the center of glass, edge of glass and frame U- and R-values. It is the reciprocal of the R-value.
A small window that fits over the top of a door or window, primarily for additional light and aesthetic value.
True divided light
A term which refers to windows in which multiple individual panes of glass or lights are assembled in the sash using muntins.
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U-Factor (aka u-value)
Amount of heat transferred through a material. The lower the U-factor, the slower the rate of heat flow and the better the insulating quality.
The percent of ultraviolet rays blocked from being transmitted through the glass. The higher the number the lower the percentage of ultraviolet rays transmitted through the window.
Unison lock
A casement locking system which secures the window at two locking points by operation of one handle.
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A watertight material used to prevent the passage of moisture into or through floors, walls and ceilings.
Vent Unit
A window or door unit that opens or operates.
A plastic material used for cladding or entire window units.
Visible Light Transmittance
The percentage of light that is transmitted through glass in the visible light spectrum (380 to 720 nanometers). The higher the number the higher the percentage of visible light transmitted through the window.
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Material used to form a weather-resistant seal around operable sash.
Weep flaps
A weep hole that is covered with vinyl flap that allows water to escape, while keeping insects out.
Weep Holes
Small openings designed to allow water to escape that might otherwise accumulate in a window's sill.
Weep Slots
Slots or holes in the sill (bottom) member of the sash frame that provides an outdoor release of infiltrated rainwater.
A silicone-based substance used to secure and seal the glass to the sash.
Windload
Force exerted on a surface by moving air.
W.O.C.D.
Window Opening Control Device. Safety latches that allow homeowner to limit the window opening. ASTM F2090-2010 standard requires that all windows, where young children are at risk of injury from falling, be equipped with a window opening control device.
Pieces of plywood that come in different thickness, depending on the depth of the hook of the frame. They are used to make the window flush with the opening it is filling. They are also used to assist in pre-mulling windows together and give the screw more to bite into when joining the windows.
Wood jamb strips
Strips of wood that run along the jamb used to shim up the window.
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Chat is Google's attempt to bring text messages on par with WhatsApp and others
Aakriti Shrivastava
By Aakriti Shrivastava aakriti@medianama.com April 23, 2018
This article has been rewritten after it was pointed out that the previous version had factual errors
Google is taking another shot at getting a foothold in the messaging space, this time though, the company’s solution is not another messaging client (remember Allo, Hangouts, Google Talk etc.), rather it’s an evolution of the traditional SMS called Rich Communication Services (RCS). The company’s newest effort to sort out messaging on Android is being called ‘Chat’. With the RCS protocol, the good old Android Messages app (standard SMS app on most Android phones) will get a slew of features that are standard on clients like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram and others. The previously vanilla SMS app will now have features like read receipts, live typing indicators, high-resolution images/videos, and group texts
Carrier-driven messaging service: not encrypted
However, Chat will be a carrier-driven service and the carrier’s laws will apply. Therefore telcos may charge for this as they do with SMSes, and critically messages will not be end to end encrypted. This means that all messaging data gets stored on a server that can be accessed by the telecom carrier and also law enforcement or the government if necessary. Services like WhatsApp and Signal offer end-to-end encryption, where even the platform creator cannot read the messages between individuals.
Google has partnered with 55 carriers, 11 manufacturers, and two operating system providers have all pledged to either adopt or switch over to the system. Among the big players, this includes Microsoft and Samsung. From India, Vodafone and Airtel have signed up for Chat along with manufacturers Lava and Intex.
The advantage which Google is trying to leverage here is that Android phones come pre-installed with the standard Android Messages app, giving it the power of the default. This also means that carriers who have ceded the messaging space to OTT platforms like WhatsApp will feel they have a chance of fighting back. The biggest issue with WhatsApp for carriers was that in a ‘net neutral’ environment there was no way for them to influence or control the service or even make money off it. Chat will allow carriers to set tariffs and offer tailored plans while giving users all the features they are used to seeing in polished messaging clients.
It must be noted that the RCS protocol, which Google does not control does not mandate encryption and follows the same legal intercept standards as SMSes.
Nikhil adds: This replacement of SMS with rich text reminds me of SMS 2.0, an Airtel run rich messaging service which was a product from Affle, and was launched almost a decade ago. Also note that given that regulators are pushing back against end to end encryption – especially against Whatsapp, this is a product which Google and carriers can take to governments; but it’s clearly not user-friendly, and doesn’t protect their privacy.
Previous attempts
For years, Google has been trying to come up with texting services. The first one was Google Talk (also known as GChat) which began as a desktop app, and was integrated with mobile in 2006. Google also launched text and video messaging services along with its now-failed social media network Google+. These were later integrated with what is now known as Hangouts. Now, Hangouts is supposedly being changed from a consumer-centric app to a enterprise-centric one, to compete with the likes of Slack.
More recent ones are Allo and Duo. Allo is a text messaging service with features like audio calling, auto-complete texts, Google Assistant etc. Just days ago, Google said it was pausing investment in Allo, which means new updates are unlikely. Duo, which is a video-calling app, competes with FaceTime and Skype.
(With inputs from Nikhil Pahwa and Siladitya Ray)
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fluticasone propionate
POM: Prescription only medicine
Last updated on emc: 07 Jan 2019
Flutiform® 50 microgram/5 microgram, 125 microgram/5 microgram and 250 microgram/10 microgram per actuation pressurised inhalation, suspension.
Each metered dose (ex-valve) contains:
• 50 micrograms of fluticasone propionate and 5 micrograms of formoterol fumarate dihydrate. This is equivalent to a delivered dose (ex-actuator) of approximately 46 micrograms of fluticasone propionate and 4.5 micrograms of formoterol fumarate dihydrate.
• 125 micrograms of fluticasone propionate and 5 micrograms of formoterol fumarate dihydrate. This is equivalent to a delivered dose (ex-actuator) of approximately 115 micrograms of fluticasone propionate and 4.5 micrograms of formoterol fumarate dihydrate.
• 250 micrograms of fluticasone propionate and 10 micrograms of formoterol fumarate dihydrate. This is equivalent to a delivered dose (ex-actuator) of approximately 230 micrograms of fluticasone propionate and 9.0 micrograms of formoterol fumarate dihydrate.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
Pressurised inhalation, suspension
The canister contains white to off white liquid suspension. The canister is in a white actuator with a grey integrated dose indicator and a light grey mouthpiece cover.
This fixed-dose combination of fluticasone propionate and formoterol fumarate (Flutiform inhaler) is indicated in the regular treatment of asthma where the use of a combination product (an inhaled corticosteroid and a long-acting β2 agonist) is appropriate:
• For patients not adequately controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and 'as required' inhaled short-acting β2 agonist.
• For patients already adequately controlled on both an inhaled corticosteroid and a long-acting β2 agonist.
Flutiform 50 microgram /5 microgram inhaler is indicated in adults, adolescents and children aged 5 years and above.
Flutiform 125 microgram /5 microgram inhaler is indicated in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and above.
Flutiform 250 microgram /10 microgram inhaler is indicated in adults only.
Posology
Patients will need to be trained on the use of the inhaler and their asthma should be regularly reassessed by a doctor, so that the strength of Flutiform inhaler they are receiving remains optimal and is only changed on medical advice. The dose should be titrated to the lowest dose at which effective control of symptoms is maintained. Once control of asthma is achieved with the lowest strength of Flutiform inhaler administered twice daily treatment should be reviewed and consideration given as to whether patients should be stepped down to an inhaled corticosteroid alone. As a general principle the dose should be titrated to the lowest dose at which effective control of symptoms is maintained. Regular review of patients as treatment is stepped down is extremely important.
There are no data available for use of Flutiform inhaler in patients with COPD. Flutiform inhaler should not be used in patients with COPD.
Patients should be given the strength of Flutiform inhaler containing the appropriate fluticasone propionate dosage for the severity of their disease. Note: Flutiform 50 microgram/5 microgram per actuation, strength is not appropriate in adults and adolescents with severe asthma. Prescribers should be aware that, in patients with asthma, fluticasone propionate is as effective as some other inhaled steroids when administered at approximately half the total daily dose (in micrograms). If an individual patient should require doses outside the recommended dose regimens, appropriate doses of the β2 agonist and the inhaled corticosteroid in separate inhalers, or appropriate doses of the inhaled corticosteroid alone, should be prescribed.
Flutiform inhaler is delivered by a press-and-breathe pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI) which also contains an integrated dose indicator. Each inhaler will provide at least 120 actuations (60 doses).
Flutiform 50 microgram/5 microgram inhaler -only
Recommended dose for adults, adolescents and children aged 5 years and above:
Flutiform 50 microgram/5 microgram inhaler - two inhalations (puffs) twice daily normally taken in the morning and in the evening.
For adults and adolescents
If the patient's asthma remains poorly controlled the total daily dose of the inhaled corticosteroid can be increased by administering a higher strength of this combination product – i.e. Flutiform 125 microgram/5 microgram inhaler - two inhalations (puffs) twice daily. This strength should not be used in children under the age of 12 years.
For adults only:
The total daily dose can be further increased if asthma still remains poorly controlled by administering the highest strength of this combination product – i.e. Flutiform 250 microgram/10 microgram inhaler - two inhalations (puffs) twice daily. This highest strength is for use in adults only; it should not be used in adolescents and children.
Children under 5 years:
Experience in children under the age of 5 years is limited (see sections 4.4, 4.8, 5.1 & 5.3). Flutiform inhaler in any strength is not recommended for use in children less than 5 years of age; Flutiform inhaler should not be used in this young age group.
Flutiform 125 microgram/5 microgram inhaler -only
Recommended dose for adults and adolescents aged 12 years and above:
Flutiform 125 microgram/5 microgram inhaler - two inhalations (puffs) twice daily normally taken in the morning and in the evening.
Patients may be transferred to the lowest strength of this combination product i.e. Flutiform 50 microgram/5 microgram inhaler if their asthma is adequately controlled. A patient's dose should be titrated to the lowest dose at which effective control of symptoms is maintained
The total daily dose can be further increased if asthma still remains poorly controlled by administering the highest strength of this combination product – i.e. Flutiform 250 microgram/10 microgram inhaler - two inhalations (puffs) twice daily. This highest strength is for use in adults only; it should not be used in adolescents aged 12 years and above.
Children under 12 years:
No data are available for this strength of Flutiform inhaler in children. Experience in children under the age of 12 years is limited to the lowest strength (50 microgram/5 microgram) (see sections 4.4, 4.8, 5.1 & 5.3). Flutiform inhaler in this strength (125 microgram/5 microgram) is not recommended for use in children less than 12 years of age; Flutiform inhaler 125 microgram/5 microgram per actuation should not be used in this young age group.
Flutiform 250 microgram/10 microgram inhaler -only
Recommended dose for adults:
Flutiform 250 microgram/10 microgram inhaler - two inhalations (puffs) twice daily normally taken in the morning and in the evening.
Patients may be transferred to a lower strength of this combination product i.e. Flutiform 125 microgram/5 microgram inhaler or ultimately Flutiform 50 microgram/5 microgram inhaler if their asthma is adequately controlled. A patient's dose should be titrated to the lowest dose at which effective control of symptoms is maintained.
Adolescents under 18 years and children:
No data are available for this strength of Flutiform inhaler in children or adolescents. Experience in children is limited to the lowest strength (50 microgram/5 microgram) (see sections 4.4, 4.8, 5.1 & 5.3). Flutiform inhaler in this strength (250 microgram/10 microgram) is not recommended for use in adolescents or children; Flutiform inhaler 250 microgram /10 microgram per actuation should not be used in this young age group.
Flutiform inhaler 250 microgram/10 microgram per actuation should not be used in adolescents or children. However there are lower strengths available i.e. 50 microgram/5 microgram per actuation which may be used in children or adolescents or 125 microgram/5 microgram per actuation which may be used in adolescents.
Flutiform inhaler – all strengths
Special patient groups:
There is no need to adjust the dose in elderly patients.
There are no data available for use of Flutiform inhaler in patients with hepatic or renal impairment (see section 5.2). These patients should be regularly monitored by a physician to ensure titration to the lowest dose at which effective control of symptoms is maintained. As the fractions of fluticasone and formoterol which reach systemic circulation are primarily eliminated via hepatic metabolism, an increased exposure can be expected in patients with severe hepatic impairment.
Inhaled corticosteroids alone are the first line of treatment for most patients. Flutiform inhaler is not intended for the initial treatment of mild asthma. For patients with severe asthma the inhaled corticosteroid therapy should be established before prescribing a fixed-dose combination product.
Patients should be made aware that Flutiform inhaler must be used daily for optimum benefit, even when asymptomatic.
Patients using Flutiform inhaler should not use additional long-acting β2 agonists for any reason. If asthma symptoms arise in the period between doses, an inhaled, short-acting β2 agonist should be taken for immediate relief.
For patients who are currently receiving medium to high doses of inhaled corticosteroid therapy, and whose disease severity clearly warrants treatment with two maintenance therapies, the recommended starting dose is two inhalations twice daily of Flutiform 125 microgram /5 microgram inhaler.
Use of a spacer device with Flutiform inhaler is recommended in patients who find it difficult to synchronise aerosol actuation with inspiration of breath. The AeroChamber Plus® Flow-Vu® is the recommended spacer device.
Patients should be instructed in the proper use and care of their inhaler and spacer and their technique checked to ensure optimum delivery of the inhaled drug to the lungs.
Re-titration to the lowest effective dose should always follow the introduction of a spacer device.
For inhalation use.
To ensure proper administration of the drug, the patient should be shown how to use the inhaler correctly by a physician or other health professionals. The correct use of the pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI) is essential for successful treatment. The patient should be advised to read the Patient Information Leaflet carefully and follow the instructions for use and pictograms in the leaflet.
The actuator has an integrated counter which counts down the number of actuations (puffs) remaining. This counter is also colour coded. It starts off green then, when there are less than 50 puffs (actuations) left it changes to yellow and when there are less than 30 puffs (actuations) left it changes to red. The counter counts down from 120 to 60 in intervals of 10, and from 60 to 0 in intervals of 5. When this is getting near to zero the patient should be advised to contact their prescriber for a replacement inhaler. The inhaler must not be used after the dose indicator reads “0”.
Priming the inhaler
Before using the inhaler for the first time, or if the inhaler has not been used for 3 days or more, or after exposure to freezing or refrigerated conditions (see section 6.4) the inhaler must be primed before use:
• Remove the mouthpiece cover and shake the inhaler well.
• Actuate (puff) the inhaler whilst pointing it away from the face. This step must be performed 4 times.
• The inhaler should always be shaken immediately before use.
Whenever possible patients should stand or sit in an upright position when inhaling from the inhaler.
Steps to follow when using the inhaler:
1. Remove the mouthpiece cover and check that the mouthpiece is clean, and free from dust and dirt.
2. The inhaler should be shaken immediately before releasing each actuation (puff) to ensure that the contents of the inhaler are evenly mixed.
3. Breathe out as far as is comfortable and as slowly and deeply as possible.
4. Hold the canister vertically with its body upwards and put the lips around the mouthpiece. Hold the inhaler upright with a thumb(s) on the base of the mouthpiece and a forefinger/index finger(s) on the top of the inhaler. Do not bite the mouthpiece.
5. Breathe in slowly and deeply through the mouth. After starting to breathe in press down on the top of the inhaler to release one actuation (puff) and continue to breathe in steadily and deeply (optimally for about 2-3 seconds for children and 4-5 seconds in adults)
6. While holding breath, remove the inhaler from mouth. Patients should continue to hold their breath for as long as is comfortable. Do not breathe out into the inhaler.
7. For the second actuation (puff), keep the inhaler in a vertical position then repeat steps 2 to 6.
8. After use, replace the mouthpiece cover.
IMPORTANT: Do not perform steps 2 to 6 too quickly.
Patients may be advised to practise their technique in front of a mirror. If a mist appears following inhalation, either from the inhaler or from the sides of the mouth, the procedure should be repeated from step 2.
For patients with weak hands, it may be easier to hold the inhaler with both hands. Therefore the index fingers should be placed on the top of the inhaler canister and both thumbs on the base of the inhaler.
Patients should rinse their mouth, gargle with water or brush the teeth after inhaling and spit out the residue to minimise the risk of oral candidiasis or dysphonia.
Patients should be advised to read the Patient Information Leaflet carefully for cleaning instructions:
The inhaler should be cleaned once a week.
• Remove the mouthpiece cover.
• Do not remove the canister from the plastic casing.
• Wipe the inside and outside of the mouthpiece and the plastic casing with a dry cloth or tissue.
• Replace the mouthpiece cover in the correct orientation.
• Do not put the metal canister into water.
If a patient requires an AeroChamber Plus/® Flow-Vu® spacer device then they must be advised to read the instructions provided by the manufacturer to ensure they use it and clean and maintain it properly.
Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1.
The management of asthma should normally follow a stepwise programme and patients' responses should be monitored clinically and by lung function tests.
Flutiform inhaler should not be used to treat acute asthma symptoms for which a fast and short-acting bronchodilator is required. Patients should be advised to have their medicine to be used for relief in an acute asthma attack available at all times.
The prophylactic use of Flutiform inhaler in exercise-induced asthma has not been studied. For such use, a separate rapid-acting bronchodilator should be considered.
Patients should be reminded to take their Flutiform inhaler maintenance dose as prescribed, even when asymptomatic.
Patients should not be initiated on Flutiform inhaler during an exacerbation, or if they have significantly worsening or acutely deteriorating asthma.
Serious asthma-related adverse events and exacerbations may occur during treatment with Flutiform inhaler. Patients should be asked to continue treatment but to seek medical advice if asthma symptoms remain uncontrolled or worsen after initiation on Flutiform inhaler.
Flutiform inhaler should not be used as the first treatment for asthma.
If increasing use of short-acting bronchodilators to relieve asthma is required, if short-acting bronchodilators become less effective, or ineffective or if asthma symptoms persist, the patient should be reviewed by their doctor as soon as possible as any of these may indicate a deterioration in asthma control and their treatment may need to be changed.
Sudden and progressive deterioration in control of asthma is potentially life-threatening and the patient should undergo urgent medical assessment. Consideration should be given to increasing corticosteroid therapy. The patient should also be medically reviewed when the current dosage of Flutiform inhaler has failed to give adequate control of asthma. Consideration should be given to additional corticosteroid therapies.
Once asthma symptoms are controlled, consideration may be given to gradually reducing the dose of Flutiform inhaler. Regular review of patients as treatment is stepped down is important. The lowest effective dose of Flutiform inhaler should be used (see section 4.2).
Treatment with Flutiform inhaler should not be stopped abruptly in patients with asthma due to risk of exacerbation. Therapy should be down-titrated under the supervision of a prescriber.
An exacerbation of the clinical symptoms of asthma may be due to an acute respiratory tract bacterial infection and treatment may require appropriate antibiotics, increased inhaled corticosteroids and a short course of oral corticosteroids. A rapid-acting inhaled bronchodilator should be used as rescue medication. As with all inhaled medication containing corticosteroids, Flutiform inhaler should be administered with caution in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, quiescent tuberculosis or patients with fungal, viral or other infections of the airway. Any such infections must always be adequately treated if Flutiform inhaler is being used.
Flutiform inhaler should be used with caution in patients with thyrotoxicosis, phaeochromocytoma, diabetes mellitus, uncorrected hypokalaemia or patients predisposed to low levels of serum potassium, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, idiopathic subvalvular aortic stenosis, severe hypertension, aneurysm or other severe cardiovascular disorders, such as ischaemic heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias or severe heart failure.
Potentially serious hypokalaemia may result from high doses of β2 agonists. Concomitant treatment of β2 agonists with drugs which can induce hypokalaemia or potentiate a hypokalaemic effect, e.g. xanthine derivatives, steroids and diuretics, may add to a possible hypokalaemic effect of the β2 agonist. Particular caution is recommended in unstable asthma with variable use of rescue bronchodilators, in acute severe asthma as the associated risk may be augmented by hypoxia and in other conditions when the likelihood for hypokalaemia adverse effects is increased. It is recommended that serum potassium levels are monitored during these circumstances.
Caution must be observed when treating patients with existing prolongation of the QTc interval. Formoterol itself may induce prolongation of the QTc interval.
As for all β2 agonists, additional blood sugar controls should be considered in diabetic patients.
Care should be taken when transferring patients to Flutiform inhaler therapy, particularly if there is any reason to suppose that adrenal function is impaired from previous systemic steroid therapy.
As with other inhalation therapy paradoxical bronchospasm may occur with an immediate increase in wheezing and shortness of breath after dosing. Paradoxical bronchospasm responds to a rapid-acting inhaled bronchodilator and should be treated straight away. Flutiform inhaler should be discontinued immediately, the patient assessed and alternative therapy instituted if necessary.
Visual disturbance may be reported with systemic and topical corticosteroid use. If a patient presents with symptoms such as blurred vision or other visual disturbances, the patient should be considered for referral to an ophthalmologist for evaluation of possible causes which may include cataract, glaucoma or rare diseases such as central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) which have been reported after use of systemic and topical corticosteroids.
Systemic effects may occur with any inhaled corticosteroid, particularly at high doses prescribed for long periods. These effects are much less likely to occur than with oral corticosteroids. Possible systemic effects include Cushing's syndrome, Cushingoid features, adrenal suppression, growth retardation in children and adolescents, decrease in bone mineral density, cataract glaucoma and more rarely, a range of psychological or behavioural effects including psychomotor hyperactivity, sleep disorders, anxiety, depression or aggression (particularly in children). It is important, therefore, that the patient is reviewed regularly and the dose of inhaled corticosteroid is reduced to the lowest dose at which effective control of asthma is maintained.
Prolonged treatment of patients with high doses of inhaled corticosteroids may result in adrenal suppression and acute adrenal crisis. Children and adolescents <16 years taking high doses of fluticasone propionate (typically ≥ 1000 micrograms/day) may be at particular risk. Very rare cases of adrenal suppression and acute adrenal crisis have also been described with doses of fluticasone propionate between 500 and less than 1000 micrograms. Situations, which could potentially trigger acute adrenal crisis include trauma, surgery, infection or any rapid reduction in dosage. Presenting symptoms are typically vague and may include anorexia, abdominal pain, weight loss, tiredness, headache, nausea, vomiting, hypotension, decreased level of consciousness, hypoglycaemia, and seizures. Additional systemic corticosteroid treatment should be considered during periods of stress or elective surgery.
The benefits of inhaled fluticasone propionate therapy should minimise the need for oral steroids, but patients transferring from oral steroids may remain at risk of impaired adrenal reserve for a considerable time. Patients who have required high dose emergency corticosteroid therapy in the past may also be at risk. This possibility of residual impairment should always be borne in mind in emergency and elective situations likely to produce stress, and appropriate corticosteroid treatment must be considered. The extent of the adrenal impairment may require specialist advice before elective procedures. In situations of possible impaired adrenal function hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical (HPA) axis function should be monitored regularly.
There is an increased risk of systemic side effects when combining fluticasone propionate with potent CYP3A4 inhibitors (see section 4.5).
The patient should be made aware that this fixed-dose combination inhaler is a prophylactic therapy and as such has to be used regularly even when asymptomatic for optimum benefit.
Use of a spacer device may lead to a possible increase in pulmonary deposition and a potential increase in systemic absorption and systemic adverse events.
As the fractions of fluticasone and formoterol which reach systemic circulation are primarily eliminated via hepatic metabolism, an increased exposure can be expected in patients with severe hepatic impairment.
Patients should be advised that Flutiform inhaler contains a very small amount of ethanol (approximately 1.00 mg per actuation); however this amount of ethanol is negligible and does not pose a risk to patients.
Paediatric population
It is recommended that the height of children receiving prolonged treatment with inhaled corticosteroids is regularly monitored. If growth is slowed, therapy should be reviewed with the aim of reducing the dose of inhaled corticosteroid, if possible, to the lowest dose at which effective control of asthma is maintained. In addition, consideration should be given to referring the patient to a paediatric respiratory specialist.
Possible systemic effects as reported for the individual components of Flutiform inhaler include Cushing's syndrome, Cushingoid features, adrenal suppression and growth retardation in children and adolescents. Children may also experience anxiety, sleep disorders and behavioural changes, including hyperactivity and irritability (see section 4.8)
Limited data are available on the use of Flutiform inhaler in children under 5 years of age. Flutiform inhaler is NOT recommended for use in children under 5 years of age.
No formal drug interaction studies have been performed with Flutiform inhaler.
Flutiform inhaler contains sodium cromoglicate at non-pharmacological levels. Patients should not discontinue any cromoglicate containing medication.
Fluticasone propionate, an individual component of Flutiform inhaler, is a substrate of CYP 3A4. Co-treatment with CYP3A inhibitors (e.g. ritonavir, atazanavir, clarithromycin, indinavir, itraconazole, nelfinavir, saquinavir, ketoconazole, telithromycin, cobicistat) is expected to increase the risk of systemic side-effects. The combination should be avoided unless the benefit outweighs the increased risk of systemic corticosteroid side-effects, in which case patients should be monitored for systemic corticosteroid side-effects.
The ECG changes and/or hypokalaemia that may result from the administration of non-potassium sparing diuretics (such as loop or thiazide diuretics) can be acutely worsened by β agonists, especially when the recommended dose of the β agonist is exceeded. Although the clinical significance of these effects is not known, caution is advised in the co-administration of a β agonist with non-potassium sparing diuretics. Xanthine derivates and glucocorticosteroids may add to a possible hypokalaemic effect of the β agonists.
In addition L-Dopa, L-thyroxine, oxytocin and alcohol can impair cardiac tolerance towards β2 sympathomimetics.
Concomitant treatment with monoamine oxidase inhibitors, including agents with similar properties such as furazolidone and procarbazine, may precipitate hypertensive reactions.
There is an elevated risk of arrhythmias in patients receiving concomitant anaesthesia with halogenated hydrocarbons.
Concomitant use of other β adrenergic drugs can have a potentially additive effect.
Hypokalaemia may increase the risk of arrhythmias in patients who are treated with digitalis glycosides.
Formoterol fumarate, as with other β2 agonists, should be administered with caution to patients being treated with tricyclic antidepressants or monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and during the immediate two week period following their discontinuation, or other drugs known to prolong the QTc interval such as antipsychotics (including phenothiazines), quinidine, disopyramide, procainamide, and antihistamines. Drugs that are known to prolong the QTc interval can increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias (see section 4.4).
If additional adrenergic drugs are to be administered by any route, they should be used with caution, because the pharmacologically predictable sympathetic effects of formoterol may be potentiated.
Beta adrenergic receptor antagonists (β blockers) and formoterol fumarate may inhibit the effect of each other when administered concurrently. Beta blockers may also produce severe bronchospasm in asthmatic patients. Therefore, patients with asthma should not normally be treated with β blockers and this includes β blockers used as eye drops for treatment of glaucoma. However, under certain circumstances, e.g. as prophylaxis after myocardial infarction, there may be no acceptable alternatives to the use of β blockers in patients with asthma. In this setting, cardioselective β blockers could be considered, although they should be administered with caution.
There are limited data on the use of fluticasone propionate and formoterol fumarate, either administered alone or together but administered from separate inhalers, or on the use of this fixed-dose combination, Flutiform inhaler in pregnant women. Studies in animals have shown reproductive toxicity (see section 5.3).
Administration of Flutiform inhaler is not recommended during pregnancy, and should only be considered if expected benefit to the mother is greater than any possible risk to the fetus. If this is the case, then the lowest effective dose needed to maintain adequate asthma control should be used.
Because of the potential for β agonist interference with uterine contractility, use of Flutiform inhaler for management of asthma during labour should be restricted to those patients in whom the benefit outweighs the risks.
It is not known whether fluticasone propionate or formoterol fumarate are excreted in human breast milk. A risk to the suckling child cannot be excluded. Therefore, a decision must be made whether to discontinue breastfeeding or to discontinue/abstain from Flutiform inhaler therapy taking into account the benefit of breastfeeding for the child and the benefit of therapy for the woman.
There are no data available on effects on fertility following administration of Flutiform inhaler. In animal studies, no effects on fertility have been seen following administration of the individual active substances at clinically relevant doses (see section 5.3).
Flutiform inhaler has no or negligible influence on the ability to drive and use machines.
Undesirable effects which have been associated with Flutiform inhaler during clinical development are given in the table below, listed by system organ class. The following frequency categories form the basis for classification of the undesirable effects as: very common (≥1/10), common (≥1/100 and <1/10), uncommon (≥1/1,000 and <1/100), rare (≥1/10,000 < 1/1,000), very rare (<1/10,000) and not known (cannot be estimated from the available data). Within each frequency grouping, undesirable effects are presented in order of decreasing seriousness.
System Organ Class
Infections and Infestations
Oral candidiasis
Oral fungal infections
Metabolism and Nutrition Disorders
Sleep disorders including insomnia
Psychomotor hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, aggression, behavioural changes (predominantly in children)
Vision blurred
Ear and labyrinth disorders
Cardiac Disorders
Ventricular extrasystoles
Vascular disorders
Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal Disorders
Exacerbation of asthma
Dysphonia
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
General disorders and administration site conditions
Peripheral oedema
As with other inhalation therapy, paradoxical bronchospasm may occur with an immediate increase in wheezing and shortness of breath after dosing. Paradoxical bronchospasm responds to a rapid-acting inhaled bronchodilator and should be treated straight away. Flutiform inhaler should be discontinued immediately, the patient assessed and alternative therapy instituted if necessary.
Since Flutiform inhaler contains both fluticasone propionate and formoterol fumarate, the same pattern of undesirable effects as reported for these substances may occur. The following undesirable effects are associated with fluticasone propionate and formoterol fumarate, but have not been seen during the clinical development of Flutiform inhaler:
Fluticasone propionate:
Hypersensitivity reactions including, urticaria, pruritus, angiooedema (mainly facial and oropharyngeal), anaphylactic reactions. Systemic effects of inhaled corticosteroids may occur, particularly at high doses prescribed for prolonged periods. These may include Cushing's Syndrome, Cushingoid features, adrenal suppression, growth retardation in children and adolescents, decrease in bone mineral density, cataract and glaucoma, contusion, skin atrophy and susceptibility to infections. The ability to adapt to stress may be impaired. The systemic effects described, however, are much less likely to occur with inhaled corticosteroids than with oral corticosteroids. Prolonged treatment with high doses of inhaled corticosteroids may result in clinically significant adrenal suppression and acute adrenal crisis. Additional systemic corticosteroid cover may be required during periods of stress (trauma, surgery, infection).
Formoterol fumarate:
Hypersensitivity reactions (including hypotension, urticaria, angioneurotic oedema, pruritus, exanthema), QTc interval prolongation, hypokalaemia, nausea, myalgia, increased blood lactate levels. Treatment with β2 agonists such as formoterol may result in an increase in blood levels of insulin, free fatty acids, glycerol and ketone bodies.
Hypersensitivity reactions have been reported in patients using inhaled sodium cromoglicate as an active ingredient. Whilst Flutiform inhaler contains only a low concentration of sodium cromoglicate as an excipient, it is unknown if hypersensitivity reactions are dose dependent.
In the unlikely event of a hypersensitivity reaction to Flutiform inhaler, treatment should be initiated in accordance with standard treatment for any other hypersensitivity reaction, which may include the use of antihistamines and other treatment as required. Flutiform inhaler may need to be discontinued immediately and an alternative asthma therapy may need to be initiated if necessary.
Dysphonia and candidiasis may be relieved by gargling or rinsing the mouth with water or brushing the teeth after using the product. Symptomatic candidiasis can be treated with topical anti-fungal therapy whilst continuing the treatment with Flutiform inhaler.
Possible systemic effects as reported for the individual components of Flutiform inhaler include Cushing's syndrome, Cushingoid features, adrenal suppression and growth retardation in children and adolescents. Children may also experience anxiety, sleep disorders and behavioural changes, including hyperactivity and irritability. Studies conducted with Flutiform inhaler demonstrated similar safety and tolerability profile as compared to fluticasone monotherapy in children aged 5-12 years and fluticasone/salmeterol in children aged 4-12. Long term treatment with Flutiform inhaler for 24 weeks in 208 children did not show any indication of growth retardation or adrenal suppression. Another pharmacodynamic study conducted in children aged 5-12 years showed similar lower leg growth rate as measured by knemometry after treatment with Flutiform inhaler as compared to fluticasone monotherapy for 2 weeks.
Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard.
There are no data available from clinical trials on overdose with Flutiform inhaler, however, data on overdose with both single drugs are given below:
An overdose of formoterol would likely lead to an exaggeration of effects that are typical for β2 agonists; in which case the following adverse experiences may occur: angina, hypertension or hypotension, palpitations, tachycardia, arrhythmia, prolonged QTc interval, headache, tremor, nervousness, muscle cramps, dry mouth, insomnia, fatigue, malaise, seizures, metabolic acidosis, hypokalaemia, hyperglycaemia, nausea and vomiting.
Treatment of formoterol overdose consists of discontinuation of the medication together with institution of appropriate symptomatic and/or supportive therapy. The judicious use of cardio selective β receptor blockers may be considered, bearing in mind that such medication can induce bronchospasm. There is insufficient evidence to determine if dialysis is beneficial in cases of formoterol overdose. Cardiac monitoring is recommended.
If Flutiform inhaler therapy has to be withdrawn due to overdose of the β agonist component of the drug, provision of appropriate replacement steroid therapy should be considered. Serum potassium levels should be monitored as hypokalaemia can occur. Potassium replacement should be considered.
Acute overdose with fluticasone propionate usually does not constitute a clinical problem. The only harmful effect after inhalation of a large amount of the drug over a short period is suppression of hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical (HPA) axis function. HPA axis function usually recovers in a few days, as verified by plasma cortisol measurements. Treatment with the inhaled corticosteroid should be continued at the recommended dose to control asthma.
There are reports of rare cases of acute adrenal crisis. Children and adolescents <16 years taking high doses of fluticasone propionate: (typically ≥1000 microgram/day) may be at particular risk. Presenting symptoms can be vague (anorexia, abdominal pain, weight loss, tiredness, headache, nausea, vomiting and hypotension). Typical symptoms of an adrenal crisis are decreased level of consciousness, hypoglycaemia and/or seizures.
Following chronic use of very high doses a degree of atrophy of the adrenal cortex and HPA axis suppression may occur. Monitoring of adrenal reserve may be necessary. Possible systemic effects include Cushing's syndrome, Cushingoid features, adrenal suppression, growth retardation in children and adolescents, decrease in bone mineral density, cataract and glaucoma (see section 4.4).
In the management of chronic overdose oral or systemic corticosteroids may be required in situations of stress. All patients deemed to be chronically overdosed should be treated as if steroid dependent with a suitable maintenance dose of a systemic corticosteroid. When stabilised, treatment should be continued with an inhaled corticosteroid at the recommended dose for symptom control.
Pharmacotherapeutic Group: Drugs for obstructive airways adrenergics in combination with corticosteroids or other drugs excl. anticholinergics
ATC code: R03AK11
Mechanism of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects
Flutiform inhaler contains both fluticasone propionate and formoterol fumarate. The mechanisms of action are described below for the individual components. These drugs represent two classes of medications (a synthetic corticosteroid and a selective, long-acting β2 adrenergic receptor agonist) and as with other inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting β2 adrenergic agonist combinations additive effects are seen in terms of a reduction in asthma exacerbations.
Fluticasone propionate is a synthetic, trifluorinated glucocorticoid with potent anti-inflammatory activity in the lungs when given by inhalation. Fluticasone propionate reduces symptoms and exacerbations of asthma with less adverse effects than when corticosteroids are administered systemically.
Formoterol fumarate
Formoterol fumarate is a long-acting selective β2 adrenergic receptor agonist. Inhaled formoterol fumarate acts locally in the lung as a bronchodilator. The onset of bronchodilating effect is rapid, within 1 - 3 minutes, and the duration of effect is at least 12 hours after a single dose.
Flutiform inhaler
In 12-week clinical trials in adults and adolescents, the addition of formoterol to fluticasone propionate improved asthma symptoms and lung function and reduced exacerbations. Therapeutic effect of Flutiform inhaler exceeded that of fluticasone propionate alone. There are no long-term data comparing Flutiform inhaler with fluticasone propionate.
In an 8-week clinical trial the effect on lung function with Flutiform inhaler was at least equal to that of the combination of fluticasone propionate and formoterol fumarate when administered as separate inhalers. Long-term comparative data of Flutiform inhaler versus fluticasone propionate and formoterol fumarate are not available. There were no signs of attenuation of therapeutic effects of Flutiform inhaler in trials lasting up to 12 months including adult and adolescent patients.
Dose-response trends for Flutiform inhaler were evident for symptom-based endpoints, with incremental benefits from high versus low dose Flutiform inhaler being most likely in patients with more severe asthma.
In a 12-week double-blind study 512 children aged 5 – 11 years were randomised to Flutiform inhaler (2 inhalations of 50/5 micrograms twice daily), fluticasone/salmeterol or fluticasone monotherapy. Flutiform inhaler (2 inhalations of 50/5 micrograms twice daily) was superior to fluticasone monotherapy and non-inferior to fluticasone/salmeterol with regards to change from baseline in pre-dose FEV1 to post dose FEV1 over 12 weeks and 4-hour FEV1 AUC at Week 12. Flutiform inhaler (2 inhalations of 50/5 micrograms twice daily) was not superior to fluticasone monotherapy in change in pre-dose FEV1 over the 12-week treatment but was non-inferior to fluticasone/salmeterol on this endpoint.
In a second 12-week paediatric study including a 6-month extension phase 210 children aged 4 - 12 years were treated with a maintenance dose of Flutiform inhaler (2 inhalations of 50/5 micrograms twice daily) or with fluticasone/salmeterol. Flutiform inhaler (2 inhalations of 50/5 micrograms twice daily) was non-inferior to fluticasone/salmeterol. Two hundred and five patients subsequently completed the 6-month extension phase during which they received Flutiform inhaler (2 inhalations of 50/5 micrograms twice daily). Flutiform inhaler was safe and well tolerated.
Following inhalation, systemic absorption of fluticasone propionate occurs mainly through the lungs and has been shown to be linearly related to dose over the dose range 500 to 2000 micrograms. Absorption is initially rapid then prolonged.
Published studies using oral dosing of labelled and unlabelled drug have demonstrated that the absolute oral systemic bioavailability of fluticasone propionate is negligible (<1%) due to a combination of incomplete absorption from the GI tract and extensive first-pass metabolism.
Following intravenous administration, fluticasone propionate is extensively distributed in the body. The initial disposition phase for fluticasone propionate is rapid and consistent with its high lipid solubility and tissue binding. The volume of distribution averages 4.2 L/kg. The percentage of fluticasone propionate bound to human plasma proteins averages 91%. Fluticasone propionate is weakly and reversibly bound to erythrocytes and is not significantly bound to human transcortin.
The total clearance of fluticasone propionate is high (average, 1,093 mL/min), with renal clearance accounting for less than 0.02% of the total. The very high clearance rate indicates extensive hepatic clearance. The only circulating metabolite detected in man is the 17β-carboxylic acid derivative of fluticasone propionate, which is formed through the cytochrome P450 3A4 isoform subfamily (CYP 3A4) pathway. This metabolite has less affinity (approximately 1/2000) than the parent drug for the glucocorticoid receptor of human lung cytosol in vitro. Other metabolites detected in vitro using cultured human hepatoma cells have not been detected in man.
87 - 100% of an oral dose is excreted in the faeces, up to 75% as parent compound. There is also a non-active major metabolite.
Following intravenous dosing, fluticasone propionate shows polyexponential kinetics and has a terminal elimination half-life of approximately 7.8 hours. Less than 5% of a radiolabelled dose is excreted in the urine as metabolites, and the remainder is excreted in the faeces as parent drug and metabolites.
Data on the plasma pharmacokinetics of formoterol were collected in healthy volunteers after inhalation of doses higher than the recommended range and in COPD patients after inhalation of therapeutic doses.
Following inhalation of a single 120 microgram dose of formoterol fumarate by healthy volunteers, formoterol was rapidly absorbed into plasma, reaching a maximum concentration of 91.6 pg/mL within 5 minutes of inhalation. In COPD patients treated for 12 weeks with formoterol fumarate 12 or 24 micrograms b.i.d. the plasma concentrations of formoterol ranged between 4.0 and 8.9 pg/mL and 8.0 and 17.3 pg/mL respectively at 10 minutes, 2 hours and 6 hours post inhalation.
Studies investigating the cumulative urinary excretion of formoterol and/or its (RR) and (SS)-enantiomers, after inhalation of dry powder (12 - 96 micrograms) or aerosol formulations (12-96 micrograms), showed that absorption increased linearly with the dose.
After 12 weeks administration of 12 micrograms or 24 micrograms formoterol powder b.i.d., the urinary excretion of unchanged formoterol increased by 63 - 73% in adult patients with asthma, by 19 - 38% in adult patients with COPD and by 18 - 84% in children, suggesting a modest and self-limiting accumulation of formoterol in plasma after repeated dosing.
The plasma protein binding of formoterol is 61 - 64% (34% primarily to albumin).
There is no saturation of binding sites in the concentration range reached with therapeutic doses. The concentrations of formoterol used to assess the plasma protein binding were higher than those achieved in plasma following inhalation of a single 120 microgram dose.
Formoterol is eliminated primarily by metabolism, direct glucuronidation being the major pathway of biotransformation, with O-demethylation followed by further glucuronidation being another pathway. Minor pathways involve sulphate conjugation of formoterol and deformylation followed by sulphate conjugation. Multiple isozymes catalyze the glucuronidation (UGT1A1, 1A3, 1A6, 1A7, 1A8, 1A9, 1A10, 2B7 and 2B15) and O-demethylation (CYP 2D6, 2C19, 2C9 and 2A6) of formoterol, and so consequently the potential for metabolic drug-drug interaction is low. Formoterol did not inhibit cytochrome P450 isozymes at therapeutically relevant concentrations. The kinetics of formoterol is similar after single and repeated administration, indicating no auto-induction or inhibition of metabolism.
In asthmatic and COPD patients treated for 12 weeks with 12 or 24 micrograms formoterol fumarate b.i.d., approximately 10% and 7% of the dose, respectively, were recovered in the urine as unchanged formoterol. In asthmatic children, approximately 6% of the dose was recovered in the urine as unchanged formoterol after multiple dosing of 12 and 24 micrograms. The (R,R) and (S,S)-enantiomers accounted for 40% and 60% respectively of urinary recovery of unchanged formoterol, after single doses (12 to 120 micrograms) in healthy volunteers and after single and repeated doses in asthma patients.
After a single oral dose of 3H-formoterol, 59 - 62% of the dose was recovered in the urine and 32 - 34% in the faeces. Renal clearance of formoterol is 150 mL/min.
After inhalation, plasma formoterol kinetics and urinary excretion rate data in healthy volunteers indicate a biphasic elimination, with the terminal elimination half-lives of the (R, R) - and (S, S)-enantiomers being 13.9 and 12.3 hours, respectively. Peak excretion occurs rapidly, within 1.5 hours. Approximately 6.4 - 8% of the dose was recovered in the urine as unchanged formoterol, with the (R, R) - and (S, S)-enantiomers contributing 40% and 60%, respectively.
Flutiform inhaler - (fluticasone propionate/formoterol fumarate combination):
A number of studies have examined the pharmacokinetic characteristics of fluticasone propionate and formoterol fumarate from Flutiform inhaler compared with the individual components, given both together and separately.
There is a high variability both within and between the pharmacokinetic studies however, in general there is a trend for the systemic exposure of fluticasone and formoterol to be less from this fixed combination of fluticasone propionate and formoterol fumarate than from the individual components given together.
Pharmacokinetic equivalence between Flutiform inhaler and the constituent monoproducts has not been demonstrated. Long-term comparative data of Flutiform inhaler versus fluticasone propionate and formoterol fumarate are not available (see section 5.1).
Flutiform inhaler – fluticasone propionate
Following inhalation of a single 250 microgram dose of fluticasone propionate from 2 actuations of Flutiform 125 microgram/5 micrograms inhaler by healthy volunteers, fluticasone propionate was rapidly absorbed into the plasma, reaching a mean maximum plasma fluticasone concentration of 32.8 pg/mL within 45 minutes of inhalation. In asthma patients who received single doses of fluticasone propionate from Flutiform inhaler, mean maximum plasma concentrations of 15.4 pg/mL and 27.4 pg/mL were achieved within 20 minutes and 30 minutes for 100 microgram/10 microgram (2 actuations of Flutiform 50 microgram/5 microgram inhaler) and 250 microgram/10 microgram (2 actuations of Flutiform 125 microgram/5 microgram inhaler) doses respectively.
In multiple dose studies in healthy volunteers, Flutiform inhaler doses of 100 microgram/10 micrograms, 250 microgram/10 microgram and 500 microgram/20 microgram resulted in mean maximum plasma fluticasone concentrations of 21.4, 25.9 to 34.2 and 178 pg/mL respectively. The data for the 100 microgram/10 microgram and 250 microgram/10 microgram doses were generated by use of a device without a spacer and the data for the 500 microgram/20 microgram dose were generated by use of a device with a spacer. Use of an AeroChamber Plus spacer increases mean systemic (which equates to pulmonary absorption) bioavailability of fluticasone by 35% in healthy volunteers compared to administration of Flutiform inhaler via a pMDI alone.
Flutiform inhaler – formoterol fumarate
Following a single dose of Flutiform inhaler in healthy volunteers, a dose of 20 micrograms of formoterol fumarate from 2 actuations of Flutiform 250 microgram/10 microgram inhaler resulted in a mean maximum plasma formoterol concentration of 9.92 pg/mL within 6 minutes of inhalation. Following multiple doses, 20 micrograms of formoterol fumarate from 2 actuations of Flutiform 250 microgram/10 microgram inhaler resulted in a mean maximum plasma formoterol concentration of 34.4 pg/mL.
Use of an AeroChamber Plus spacer decreases mean systemic bioavailability of formoterol by 25% in healthy volunteers compared to administration of Flutiform inhaler via a pMDI alone. This is likely to be due to a reduction in absorption from the gastrointestinal tract when the spacer is used, offsetting the expected corresponding increase in pulmonary absorption.
There is currently no plasma protein binding information specific to fluticasone propionate or formoterol fumarate from Flutiform inhaler.
There are currently no data relating to the metabolism of fluticasone propionate or formoterol fumarate specifically from the inhalation of Flutiform inhaler.
Following inhalation of fluticasone propionate from 2 actuations of Flutiform 250 microgram/10 microgram inhaler, fluticasone propionate has a terminal elimination half-life of approximately 14.2 h.
Following inhalation of formoterol fumarate from 2 actuations of Flutiform 250 microgram/10 microgram inhaler, formoterol fumarate has a terminal elimination half-life of approximately 6.5 h. Less than 2% of a single dose of formoterol fumarate from Flutiform inhaler is excreted in the urine.
The toxicity observed in animal studies with formoterol fumarate and fluticasone propionate, given in combination or separately consisted mainly of effects associated with exaggerated pharmacological activity. Effects on the cardiovascular system are related to formoterol administration and included hyperaemia, tachycardia, arrhythmias and myocardial lesions. Neither increase in toxicity nor occurrence of unexpected findings was observed upon administration of the combination.
Reproduction studies in rats and rabbits with Flutiform inhaler confirmed the known embryo-fetal effects of the two individual components including fetal growth retardation, incomplete ossification, embryo lethality, cleft palate, oedema and skeletal variations. These effects were seen at lower exposures than those expected by using the clinical maximum recommended dose. A somewhat reduced fertility in male rats was observed at very high systemic exposure to formoterol.
Neither formoterol fumarate nor fluticasone propionate were found to be genotoxic in standard in vitro and in vivo tests, when tested individually. No carcinogenicity studies have been performed with the combination. No carcinogenic potential has been identified for fluticasone propionate. A slight increase in the incidence of benign tumours was observed in the reproductive tract of female mice and rats following administration of formoterol. This effect is looked upon as a class effect in rodents after long exposure to high doses of β2 agonists and does not suggest any potential risk of carcinogenicity in man.
Pre-clinical studies with HFA 227 reveal no special hazard for man based on studies of repeated-dose toxicity, genotoxicity, carcinogenicity and toxicity to reproduction.
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In use shelf – life: 3 months after opening the foil pouch.
Do not store above 25°C. Do not refrigerate or freeze. If the inhaler is exposed to freezing conditions then the patient must be advised to allow the inhaler to warm at room temperature for 30 minutes then re-prime the inhaler (see section 4.2).
The canister contains a pressurised liquid. Do not expose to temperatures higher than 50°C. Do not puncture, break or burn, even when apparently empty.
120 actuations per inhaler
The actuator is white with a grey integrated dose indicator and a light grey mouthpiece cover. The suspension is contained in an aluminium pressurised canister crimped with a standard metering valve. This canister is inserted into a press-and-breathe actuator fitted with a mouthpiece cover (both made of polypropylene) and an integrated dose indicator which indicates the number of actuations (puffs) remaining. Each container delivers 120 actuations. The assembled MDI inhaler is pouched in an aluminium foil laminate and is packed in a cardboard carton.
Pack sizes:
1 inhaler (120 actuations)
multipack of 3 x 1 inhaler (120 actuations)
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
No special requirements for disposal.
For detailed instructions on the use of the medicinal product see section 4.2
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Same-Sex Couples in Germany Entitled to Same Child Benefits as Married Spouses
by Kathy Jones on October 25, 2013 at 5:18 PM Lifestyle News
Same-sex couples in civil unions are entitled to the same state child benefits as married spouses, a German court has said. This ruling further bolsters gay rights in Europe's most populous nation.
The Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) in the southern city of Munich said in a statement that it had ruled in favour of a woman in a civil union with a female partner, each of whom brought two children into the relationship.
German child benefits are granted to parents on a sliding scale with the sum per child increasing for large families.
The plaintiff, who was not identified by the court, argued that she and her partner were entitled to the higher rate of 215 euros ($296) per child per month given to families with four children.
A lower court had dismissed her claim but the federal tribunal found in her favour on the basis of a high court ruling this year requiring tax equality for same-sex couples.
"The BFH decided with its ruling that this legal application was also relevant for determining child benefit rates," it said.
German law has since 2001 allowed civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, granting many but not all the rights extended to heterosexual spouses.
The country's highest court in June ordered tax equality for gay couples in a landmark ruling, following a decision in February which found that gays in a civil union should be allowed to adopt their partners' adopted children.
Gay couples are still forbidden from adopting children together in Germany.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats on Wednesday entered into formal coalition talks with the country's second biggest party, the Social Democrats, who have said they will fight for an equality provision for same-sex couples in the new government accord.
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Suicide Rate Falls To Lowest Ever In UK
by Medindia Content Team on April 16, 2006 at 3:58 PM General Health News
The national suicide rate in the UK has fallen to its lowest levels since such records began, according to the third annual report of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy. The report also shows a drop in the number of young people who are committing suicides as well as a decline in the number of suicides among prisoners and mental health in-patients.
"Suicide is a major cause of preventable death in England and elsewhere. At a personal level, suicide is a terrible and needless tragedy, and each death is a loss to society," Health minister Rosie Winterton said. "The sustained decline in the suicide rate for young men is welcome. This shows that our suicide prevention strategy is having a real impact on the vulnerable people who most need help." The report shows that there were 8.56 deaths per 100,000 population in the 3 years between 2002-04, down by at least 6.6 percent from the baseline records. The aim now is to reduce the suicide rate to to 7.3 deaths per 100,000 population in 2009/10/11. The report recommended that the phased withdrawal of the commonly prescribed painkiller co-proxamol had gone a long way in reducing the suicide rate. National director for mental health Professor Louis Appleby said, "Changes in the suicide rate reflect the mental health of the community and every action we take to improve mental health services will help reduce these numbers further."
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Florida city will pay hackers $600K to get…
Florida city will pay hackers $600K to get computer system back
According to the FBI, 1,493 ransomware attacks were reported in 2018
Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press
File photo: Riviera Beach, a waterfront suburb of West Palm Beach, joins a growing list of ransomware victims, including governments and businesses. In May, Baltimore said it would not pay hackers $76,000 after its systems were attacked.
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PUBLISHED: June 20, 2019 at 12:34 pm | UPDATED: June 21, 2019 at 4:03 am
By Rachel Siegel | Washington Post
A saga that began with a municipal employee opening a corrupted email has forced a small Florida city to agree to pay nearly $600,000 to the hackers who paralyzed its computer systems – a cautionary tale for smaller governments whose security systems may also be unprepared for such an attack.
With Riviera Beach’s records held hostage, its city council voted unanimously to pay 65 bitcoin to the hackers – a tab that will be picked up by the city’s insurance carrier. For the past three weeks, city employees have not been able to access their emails, emergency dispatchers couldn’t log calls into computers, and workers and vendors had to be paid with paper checks. Even cops had to dig through closets at the police headquarters to find paper traffic citations, The Palm Beach Post reported.
Experts say the Florida case is just one example of how vulnerable municipalities are to ransomware attacks, and how much more common these hits have become. Compared to larger corporations or state-level governments, cities don’t necessarily have security measures in place to preempt cyber attacks. And a downed system could have serious effects on citizens who rely on city hall to carry out basic, if not life-saving services.
Speaking generally about attacks on local governments, Charles Carmakal, CTO of the cyber security services firm FireEye Mandiant, raised the prospect of residents not being able to get help in emergencies.
“Hackers have been able to encrypt systems and encrypt data that are essentially critical to these cities,” Carmakal said. “If people call 911 and can’t get ahold of them, it could potentially kill people.”
But preparedness requires planning, and for small governments, planning requires time. Hackers evolve and operate on much faster timelines that make it hard for cities to keep up, said Jake Williams, founder and president of Rendition Infosec, a cybersecurity firm.
“The attackers are obviously advancing at their own pace – they don’t work on annual budget cycles,” Williams said.
Though city spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown told the Associated Press there is no guarantee the city’s records will be returned after the hackers collect, outside security consultants said paying the ransom was the best approach. The culprits insisted the ransom be paid in bitcoin, a cryptocurrency that is difficult to trace.
Before the city council approved the ransom payment, it decided to spend nearly $1 million on new computers, hardware and other system upgrades.
“We are relying on [the consultants’] advice,” Brown told the AP. The city did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday morning.
Riviera Beach, a waterfront suburb of West Palm Beach, joins a growing list of ransomware victims, including governments and businesses. In May, Baltimore said it would not pay hackers $76,000 after its systems were attacked. The city is still trying to recover, and this week Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, appointed Maryland’s first statewide chief information security officer to help guard against cyber threats.
Two Iranians were indicted by the U.S. government last year after allegedly launching more than 200 ransomware attacks, including those that hit the cities of Atlanta and Newark. Those hackers collected more than $6 million in ransom and caused $30 million in damage to computer systems, authorities say.
The FBI would not comment specifically on the existence of any investigations. But the agency told The Post that 1,493 ransomware attacks were reported in 2018. Victims, including individuals, paid $3.6 million to hackers. That figure doesn’t include estimates for lost business, time, wages, equipment or services from a third party.
Williams said Riviera Beach’s $600,000 ransom was a comparably large payment, and that his firm typically negotiates payments down to about half that. Large sums of Bitcoin can be hard to secure in a hurry, in part because currency exchanges are wary of any sort of illegal activity. Plus, not all governments could lawfully pay an extortion fee, depending on their own legal charters.
The word “hacker” doesn’t conjure images of a friendly neighbor. But both Carmakal and Williams said reputable hackers will quickly hand back the encryption keys once a payment comes through. That often means that ransoms are the quickest and surest ticket to getting hacked data back under control – even with a bill as steep as Riviera Beach’s.
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Williams even said that he’s watched attackers offer tips on how to keep similar hits from happening again.
“They’ll say ‘go and implement this control and turn off this,'” Williams said with a laugh. “We’re like, ‘thanks, buddy! Appreciate that.”
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Israel bars US Reps. Tlaib and Omar from visiting
Posted By Steve Neavling on Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 12:22 PM
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
Israel is barring Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country due to their support for boycotting the Jewish state.
“Israel has decided — we won’t enable the members of Congress to enter the country,” Israel Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely told the Kan public broadcaster. “We won’t allow those who deny our right to exist in this world to enter Israel. In principle, this is a very justified decision.”
The ban comes a few days before the two congresswomen were expecting to visit Israel and the West Bank this weekend.
About two hours before media reports confirmed the ban, President Donald Trump chimed in on Twitter.
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“It would show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep.Tlaib to visit,” Trump tweeted at 9:57 a.m. “They hate Israel & all Jewish people, & there is nothing that can be said or done to change their minds. Minnesota and Michigan will have a hard time putting them back in office. They are a disgrace!”
In 2017, Israel enacted a law that bars the entry of foreign nationals who support boycotting the country.
On July 23, Tlaib and Omar voted against a House resolution to condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The House voted 398-17 in favor of the measure, which criticized the boycott-Israel movement as one that “promotes principles of collective guilt, mass punishment and group isolation, which are destructive of prospects for progress towards peace.”
Tlaib, a Palestinian-American from Detroit, and Omar, a naturalized citizen from Somalia, are the first two Muslim women in Congress.
Before the vote, Tlaib labeled Israel’s policies toward Palestinians as “racist.”
“I stand before you as the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, parents who experienced being stripped of their human rights, the right to freedom of travel, equal treatment,” Tlaib said. “So I can’t stand by and watch this attack on our freedom of speech and the right to boycott the racist policies of the government and the state of Israel.”
WATCH: As the granddaughter of a Palestinian grandmother (my sity) and as the daughter of Palestinian immigrant parents, I rose in opposition to #HRes246, an attack on our freedom of speech and right to boycott the racist policies of the government of Israel. pic.twitter.com/e6eHq3tAwe
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) July 23, 2019
Before the ban was reported, the Jewish Democratic Council on America (JDCA) called on the Israeli government to allow the congresswomen to visit the country.
“Banning members of Congress from visiting Israel, where they can see facts on the ground with their own eyes, is counterproductive and plays into President Trump’s goal of politicizing support for Israel,” JDCA Executive Director Halie Soifer said in a statement Thursday morning.
Soifer also criticized Trump for suggesting last week that the congresswomen should be denied entry.
“Once again, President Trump has inappropriately interfered in Israel’s democracy, to the detriment of the U.S.-Israel relationship,” Soifer said. “The best way to fight falsehoods about Israel is with truth, and the best way to refute charges that Israel is anti-democratic is uphold democratic principles. Moreover, the best way to deepen an understanding of the complex dynamics surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is for individuals to visit. These are the opportunities Reps. Omar and Tlaib’s trip to Israel would provide.”
Last month, Israel’s ambassador to Washington, D.C., Ron Dermer, said the two lawmakers would be allowed in the country.
"Out of respect for the U.S. Congress and the great alliance between Israel and America, we would not deny entry to any member of Congress into Israel,” Dermer said.
But Trump reportedly disagreed with Dermer’s rationale, telling advisers that “Israel should boycott them” if they want to boycott Israel.
Trump’s attacks on Tlaib and Omar are just the latest in a series of racist rants in which he said they should “go back” to where they came from, even though Tlaib was born in America and Omar is a naturalized citizen.
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As Moama Anglican Grammar continues to grow, the needs of our students increase.
In 2017, construction of a Design and Technology centre designed to house agriculture, VET Primary Industries, woodwork, graphics and a metalwork and engineering bay was commenced. With completion of the new facility officially opened in October 2018.
The School has future plans for a gymnasium and other critical learning resources.
When Moama Anglican Grammar was first established in 2005, we relied on the generosity of many kind donors. These contributions vastly improved our campus and the education and futures of our students.
Moama Anglican Grammar sincerely appreciates all gifts and there are several funds you can contribute to. You can remain anonymous.
Moama Anglican Grammar Building Fund
Future development of the School relies on voluntary contribution to the Building Fund. While fees help meet the running costs of the School, new facilities and renovations are assisted by Building Fund donations. Contributions may be made via the Parent Portal, by contacting the School Office or via the online link below.
Moama Anglican Grammar Bursary Fund
The School has recently implemented a Bursary Fund to facilitate enrolment for a student or students not yet attending Moama Anglican Grammar to commence study Years 9-11. Contributions may be made via the Parent Portal, by contacting the School Office or via the online link below.
All voluntary contributions to the Building Fund or the Bursary Fund are tax deductible.For more information about donations and bequests, please contact the Business Manager.
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