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Home » Judaism 101
Essential Jewish Library
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Ten books that are essential to any Jewish home.
Certain books are an essential part of any Jewish home: a siddur (prayer book), a Chumash (Five Books of Moses) and books of philosophy. These are the foundations for a Jewish life which pulsates with the rhythms of Torah study and practice.
Here's my list of top-10 favorites. A more extensive reading list is online at: http://www.aish.com/jl/sp/ns/48969561.html
1) STONE CHUMASH (order from Arscroll)
Rabbi Nosson Scherman (ArtScroll-Mesorah 1993)
Modern translation of the Five Books of Moses. Features a thorough, user-friendly commentary, culled from Talmudic, medieval and contemporary sources.
2) ARTSCROLL SIDDUR (order from Artscroll)
Mesorah Publications 1984
The most complete and accurate prayer book on the market today. More than just a text of the prayers, it includes full explanations of all the prayers, laws and customs. Features a masterful essay on the essence of prayer. Includes special prayers for the holidays and life-cycle events. Beautifully organized and designed. A must for every Jewish home.
3) THE BOOK OF OUR HERITAGE (order from Amazon)
Rabbi Eliyahu Kitov (Feldheim 1978)
A thorough review of the Jewish calendar. Includes month-by-month explanation of all the holidays, laws and customs throughout the Jewish year. A classic.
4) TO BE A JEWISH WOMAN (Order from Amazon)
Lisa Aiken (Jason Aronson 1992)
The long-awaited compendium for the modern Jewish woman. Includes issues of the synagogue, child-raising, modesty, the mikveh, and spirituality. Plus a historical overview of the Matriarchs.
5) HEAVEN ON EARTH (order from Amazon) Edited by Nechemia Coopersmith and Shraga Simmons (Aish.com 2002)
An anthology of the best essays from Aish.com, showing how to bring spirituality into everyday life. Captivating true stories take you to a hospital in Ethiopia to the nightclubs of Moscow; from an ashram in India to a cancer ward in London; from Ground Zero in Manhattan to the Golden Gate Bridge, and to Jerusalem, standing before to the Western Wall. A perfect gift for beginners and veterans alike.
6) TRIUMPH OF SURVIVAL (order from Artscroll)
Rabbi Berel Wein (Shaar Press 1990)
The complete story of the Jews in the modern era, from 1650-1990. Filled with facts and anecdotes. Includes: Enlightenment, anti-Semitism, American Jewry, the Holocaust, and the State of Israel. Drawn from Rabbi Wein's masterful cassette lecture series.
7) THE ARYEH KAPLAN ANTHOLOGY (order from Artscroll)
Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan (NCSY-Mesorah 1988)
Listed in "Who's Who" as an accomplished physicist, Aryeh Kaplan applied his brilliant mind first and foremost to Torah study -- mastering all the works of Jewish philosophy, law and kabbalah. He shared his encyclopedic knowledge in a series of masterful essays that blend the mystical and the practical. Topics include: God, Jerusalem, Shabbat, Mikveh, Soul and Afterlife.
8) THE SCIENCE OF GOD (order from Amazon)
Gerald Schroeder (Bantam 1990)
A ground-breaking work that confronts head-on the cosmological debate and explains how Torah and science need not conflict. The author, a former M.I.T. professor of nuclear physics and member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, is now a Discovery lecturer in Jerusalem.
9) GATEWAY TO HAPPINESS
Rabbi Zelig Pliskin (Aish HaTorah 1980)
Your attitude controls your mood. Learn the Torah's techniques for ridding anxiety, fear and stress -- while increasing joy, appreciation and energy. A noted psychologist and Talmudic scholar, Rabbi Pliskin heads the counseling center at Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem.
10) ON JUDAISM (order from Artscroll)
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman (Shaar Press 1994)
In the form of conversations between a rabbi and a seeker, this book delightfully weaves through the fabric of Jewish life including faith, covenant, ethics, sin, holiness, prayer and more. The author, besides being a law school professor and magazine editor, is the rabbi who built Torah Judaism in Atlanta from the ground up.
Additionally, a wealth of excellent cassette lectures -- on spirituality, relationships, holidays, history and more -- are available through Voices From Jerusalem. Order online at: http://www.aish.com/audio/, or by calling 1-800-VOICES-3.
Rabbi Shraga Simmons is the co-founder of Aish.com, and co-author of "48 Ways to Wisdom" (ArtScroll). He is Founder and Director of Aish.com's advanced learning site. He is co-founder of HonestReporting.com, and author of "David & Goliath", the definitive account of anti-Israel media bias. Originally from Buffalo, New York, he holds a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. He lives with his wife and children in the Modi'in region of Israel.
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(25) Mike, July 26, 2018 11:42 PM
Thanks for the list, but judging from some of the comments, I think you will have to follow up with list #2. There are so many choices for those who wish to study and grow.
(24) Anonymous, July 20, 2014 1:41 PM
Super helpful!
This is super helpful! Thank you so much for posting this!
(23) michael, June 6, 2011 4:18 PM
may i recommend...
Adin Steinsaltz "Teshuvah: a guide for the newly observant Jew"...its title is misleading however. it IS for the newly observant however it's also for those that are mature and advanced in their journey. Rabbi Adin explains very well with great insight what all Jews must remember: HaShem demands a life of "teshuvah" (repentance) as a part of torah conscious lifestyle. This work is well worth the read regardless of how many years one is righteous. Rabbi Steinsaltz is very underrated and is one of the more brilliant minds out there. So Enjoy! Shalom v' hachmah!
(22) Anonymous, May 21, 2011 10:06 PM
What a good idea to compile a starter list of Jewish reading! And all the eideas in the commentst just add to it!
(21) levi, May 15, 2011 5:30 PM
tehilim tanya
2 more: the 'tehilim' (psalms) of King David, and the 'Tanya' by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
(20) Sarah Dinah, May 15, 2011 2:59 AM
Something else helpful
I think it's a good idea to have a book about Moshiach and why "that other guy" wasn't Moshiach. A lot of Jews can find themselves misled by missionaries who sometimes know how to twist verses to "prove" their case. I think that Kaplan's "The Real Messiah" (at least I think that's the title), You Take Jesus, I'll Take G-d (can't remember the author), and The Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention of Christianity (again, not sure of the author) are all excellent books that help Jews see why "the other guy" wasn't Moshiach. (I've read all three, so I can attest to their helpfulness.)
(19) Rebbetzin Tap, May 10, 2011 3:35 PM
Excellent list!
(18) David, May 10, 2011 4:57 AM
Tenach?!?!
How about the artscroll tenach? It should be no1 on the list that is the souirce of our faith.
(17) Mary, June 14, 2009 2:08 PM
No cookbook? There must be a mistake!
(16) Aryeh, March 30, 2009 12:10 PM
Machzorim?
At minimum, we should include a Set of Machzorim and Haggadoth. As this is a list for "starters" I would include the NCSY Brachot pamphlet too.
(15) Chanan van Es, March 19, 2009 3:24 AM
I suggest we shouldn't have just the Chumash in our house but the complete Tenach, and read and read it over and over again.
(14) miriam safra, January 8, 2009 3:44 PM
How can a jew live without..
How can a jew live without knowing Rav Dessler(strive for truth) and Ramchal, both Messilat Yesharim and Derech Hashem,So truth and inspiring a basis to any believer Jew.
(13) Anonymous, February 23, 2004 12:00 AM
Additional Suggestions
In addition, I suggest the Artscroll editions of Pikei Avos and Tehillim.
(12) Stephen Baker, January 28, 2003 12:00 AM
One More Suggestion
Thank you for such a wonderful list. I am happy to see that I may have chosen my library well. I would like to also suggest the Handbook of Jewish Thought. This is a two volume set by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan. It is very thorough but easy to read. The topics are divided into sections that can be read in a short period. Great references are provided in the footnotes for follow up.
(11) Mordechai Bendon, December 23, 2002 12:00 AM
Comment about Jay Grossman's comments about Artscroll and Metsudah sidurim.
I dafka think that the Artscroll is great for davening where as the Metzuda is perfect for sitting with my children and teaching the meaning of the tephilot. I used the Metzuda for davening a few times but found it far too heavy and large for practical use.
Living in Israel I often find the Artscroll anoying that it does not contain the small amounts of differences between nusach Ashkenaz in Israel and outside of Israel. Many Hebrew only siddurim incorperate these differences very well. There is no reason why Artscroll cannot add a few lines here and there to guide English speakers in Israel.
Another thought. If Artscroll did include references to the slightly different nusach in Eretz Yisrael then perhaps this would encourage more Jews to visit Israel.
(10) Anonymous, November 24, 2002 12:00 AM
Don't forget a Sefer Tehillim- Metzudah or Artscroll and a Pirke Avos.
R. Klempner, May 10, 2011 5:31 AM
I second that opinion!
There's nothing that teaches the Jewish world view so well as good Pirke Avos and Tehillim...with commentary!
(9) Berel Simpser, November 21, 2002 12:00 AM
Additional book for list
Your list is great. I believe that there could be one additional one added. I just finished A. Lefkowitz' " From Fear to Eternity". It is outstanding - concise and very readable. My baalei batim who are reading it say it speaks to them.
Berel Simpser
(8) Jay Grossman, November 1, 2002 12:00 AM
Artscroll Siddur
The artscroll siddur is good for studying. I think, howver, that for Davening, the Metsudah linear siddur is better. The prayers are presented with a few words on each line with the english translation directly opposite on the same page. This makes it easier to look at the translation while praying. With an artscroll siddur, you have to search on the next page for the few words you wish to translate.
Another positive feature of Metsudah is that they do not translate ALL the prayers. There are sections which are left untranslated because even in translation, a person would first have to assimilate a wealth of information before the words of the prayer would make sense.
I guess it would be a good idea to have both artscroll and metsudah.
(7) Robin Starkman-Garbe, November 1, 2002 12:00 AM
I am so very glad you put this in. I am still so new at learning the ways of my people. There is so much to learn, I am never sure what to read but this list make sense to me.
(6) Sara Berzansky, October 29, 2002 12:00 AM
When I saw the title of this article, I really had to check if "On Judaism" is on there. It definitely warrents being in the Top 10, and I'm glad you're letting the world know.
(5) Mordechai Bendon, October 28, 2002 12:00 AM
The next step after the Stone Chumash.
I agree that if you only have one Chumash (Five books of Moses) in your home then the Stone Chumash is it!
This is just the five books though. If you want the complete Bible (Tanach) then the Artscroll Stone Tanach is the one to get. It is particularly good if you are bothered by missionaries. Their so called "proof texts" can be looked up in the Stone Tanach and read in a clear and correct English translation. There is also a small amount of commentary at the bottom of each page.
For those of you who are looking for the next step up after the Stone Chumash, something with a bit more meat on it, something that tackles difficult questions and gives full and inspiring answers then the 5 volume set by Rav Eli Munk entitled "The Call of The Torah" published by Artscroll is it!
The Call of The Torah combines the analytical mind of Rav Hirsh with the mysticism of the Zohar as well as generations of all the great Rabbis. It asks the questions you ask and gives satisfying in depth answers.
It's also great for that clever inspiring devar Torah at the dinner table or in shul.
If you wish to learn Chumash with Rashi in English then I would recommend the Metsuda Linear translation of Chumash and Rashi.
There are currently (as far as I know) no less than 5 Chumash/Rashis in English out on the market including the original Silverman's and the popular Artscroll. The Silverman contains old very difficult English and the Artscroll's format is cluttered and squashed.
The Metsuda Chumash is clear. The translation of both Chumash and Rashi is modern and flows well. The Metsuda also contains comprehensive notes on Rashi's sources, Talmud midrash etc.
(4) George Miller, October 28, 2002 12:00 AM
OH! G-D, what do I do......?
Born American, traveled the world, lived in Europe Asia, several States, raised Catholic in a U.S. Army/Airborne Family, found confusion until I began to study Ivri...I sense a Jewish Soul living in me...L'Chaim, Brachot L'Yachid, B"H...what can I possibly do...
(3) Shoshana Sajet, October 28, 2002 12:00 AM
Extended library?
I'd like to add some more books to a jewish home's library.
First of all, for the French-speaking people, the chumash is very well explained thanks to Elie MUNK.
Secondly, here are some books I wanted to add
1. Two Halves of a Whole (Rav J. ABRAMOV and his wife).
About marriage... how to build it and hwo to understand each other - well, here I could add a book written by a goy, which was recomended to me at a Jewish seminar: "Men are from Mars, women from Venus" (John Gray)).
2. Planting and building (Rav Schlomo WOLBE)
About educating children... and parents?
3. One lesson a day + Chemirat Halashon (Hofetz Haïm) Feldheim Publishers.
4. All for the boss (Rochama Shain)
A biography about Rabbi Yaacov Yossef Herman, pioneer of the orthodox movement in the USA: a lesson of courage, pure faith, love and wisdom.
5. The Fifth Commandment.
Honoring parents-laws, insights, stories and ideas (Rabbi Moshe LIEBER) The Blumenthal Edition.
(2) P. Thorpe, October 28, 2002 12:00 AM
An excellent book list
Both lists of books are excellent! I already have most of these books, and now know what I should add. Thank you, Rabbi Simmons.
(1) Anonymous, October 28, 2002 12:00 AM
The Artscroll is not the best Tenach or Chumash
Despite the excellent quality of the Artscroll siddur, the chumash and tenach leave much to be desired, particularly for those studying the translation. Artscroll editors often ignore the plain meaning of texts they don't like, offering instead aligorical translations. In other cases they skip phrases in hebrew leaving them untranslated altogether. The commantary is extremely particular, offering only those sages that agree with the artscroll position while ignoring those Rabbis that take a different view. For comentary in english, Judaica Press is far more open to giving a diversity of views and letting the reader choose. For translation, at least of the Five Books, Everett Fox offers a very literal and honest translation that works hard to maintain the poetry of the Hebrew.
Too often Artscroll glosses over difficult and disturbing parts of the text. We study Torah to be challenged, not spoon fed.
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Home Architecture The Place des Gens de Mer / Bourgeois – Lechasseur architectes
The Place des Gens de Mer / Bourgeois – Lechasseur architectes
© Adrien Williams
This public place is located at the heart of Cap-aux-Meules, a village in the Magdalen Islands, on the ruins of a fish processing plant that was destroyed in a fire. The purpose of this project is to grant a second life to this strategic site and create a gathering place for passersby. The Place des gens de mer is an initiative of the Municipality of Magdalen Islands aiming to pay tribute to workers at sea.
The Place’s various features were set up on the former plant’s foundations. The layout of the features is reminiscent of the plant’s processing chains and long sorting tables. Despite its strategic location, at the centre of the port zone, the Place’s immediate surroundings are not very welcoming.
The idea was for the Place to be closed in on itself. An openwork wooden stockade surrounds the site to ensure some intimacy and guide passersby along a discovery path. The undulation represents a stormy sea. The Place features a service wing, a belvedere, a public market zone, a stage, and an agora. Protruding and oscillating wooden counters and benches represent the docks.
The Place des gens de mer is part of a larger project: Le parcours insulaire. This public place is the first in a series of 12 panoramic sites chosen for their photogenic character and their importance to the heritage of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine. The other sites along the Parcours insulaire consist of signs, interpretation aids, and interactive terminals telling the site’s history.
At this Place, a poem by a local artist takes you on the journey, while the other sites have a storyteller telling the stories of the site. Eastern cedar and marine plywood are used for their resistance in saline environments.
Location: Cap-aux-Meules, Magdalen Islands, Canada
Architects: Bourgeois / Lechasseur architectes
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HomeIndustries ServedFood / Dairy / BeveragePowdered Milk
Orbital Welding Passes Inspection Tests in Powdered Milk Plant
Major plant installations can require the combined efforts of experts from more than one country. Such was the case of the powdered milk plant installation in Conaprole, Uruguay, now the largest in Latin America. This project involved a joint venture between Tricom from Holland who designed the plant, MBL from New Zealand who supplied the process equipment, and Lincomax, from Uruguay, the installing contractor.
As part of the comprehensive plan to design and install a state-of-the-art facility, the engineers specified orbital welding equipment. Selecting orbital welding reflects the increasing concern for public health in the dairy industry, especially for products distributed world-wide. Engineers typically specify orbital welding for joining tubing in industries where cleanliness is essential for the integrity of the product, such as in the production of pharmaceuticals. This is because orbital welds are generally smoother than comparable manual welds on the inside of the tube. The smoothness eliminates crevices that could entrap the product and make cleaning and sanitation problematic.
From Liquid to Powder
The process of making powdered milk is complex, requiring tight control of temperatures and pressures for every part of the process. The plant is arranged vertically with milk stored in large tanks at the top of a 65 meter tower. First the milk is condensed into a slurry. Then the slurry is pumped under pressure and released in a spray. The spray dries as it falls through the center of a series of large coils filled with hot oil. The drying droplets convert into flakes. As the flakes continue to fall, cooling coils bring the flakes to room temperature. Workers collect and package the powdered milk at ground level.
Orbital Welding Equipment
At the Conaprole plant, operators used the gas-tungsten-arc welding (GTAW) process with orbital welding equipment from Arc Machines, Inc., Pacoima, CA. They welded process piping that handles the product, CIP (clean-in-place) piping that distributes cleaning solutions, a CIP transfer panel, and a 6 in. diameter process water supply loop.
Orbital welding using the GTAW process works either as a fusion (autogenous) process to fuse the ends of the joint together without the addition of filler metal, or by adding a wire filler metal. Typically welders join sanitary process piping by autogenous welding in a singlepass butt weld. Some applications on heavy-wall pipe, such as the 6 in. diameter main water supply, may require filler metal.
The Arc Machines Model 227 power supply has the capability for autogenous welding and the controls to add filler wire. It powered an Arc Machines Model 9-4500 fusion weld head and an Arc Machines Model 95-6625 weld head with filler wire capabilities. The microprocessor-based power supply stores weld programs or schedules for various tube or pipe sizes. It offers precise control of weld parameters, such as heat input control, and the process offers repeatability from weld joint to weld joint.
Welding of pipe or heavy-walled tubing typically requires water cooling of the weld heads during welding for a higher duty cycle. The Arc Machines water cooling unit, mounted under the power supply, circulates water through the cables as well as the weld heads.
Two Heads
Operators used the Model 9-4500 head to weld the majority of the welds - the process piping in-place at the job site and the CIP piping. Operators welded the CIP piping, which extends vertically to the top of the plant, as an assembly and then installed it. They also used the weld head to weld a transfer panel that directs the flow of product or cleaning solutions for CIP through the system.
The Model 9-4500 is an enclosed type weld head providing shielding gas coverage to protect the outside of the weld from oxidation. Although the outside weld is not typically a product contact surface, a clean weld surface helps to maintain corrosion resistance and general cleanability.
Engineers specified 6 in. diameter 316L stainless-steel pipe with 4 mm. wall thickness for the process water loop. Operators prepped tube-to-flange welds with a beveled joint configuration. It required two passes with the addition of wire using the Model 95-6625 weld head.
The two welding operators, who received training from Arc Machines, completed about 1,500 orbital welds.
Orbital tube welding is automatic in the sense that the operator only needs to start the weld sequence.
Orbital pipe welding is only semi-automatic. For pipe welding the operator may make fine adjustments during the weld to torch steering, AVC (if used) that controls the arc gap, amperage, or the wire-feed rate. All of this takes skill. Orbital pipe welder training is usually a week.
The inside of a 6 in. diameter tube-to-flange weld shows minimal oxidation after orbital welding.
Smooth Welds, Clean Surfaces
Orbital welding is a major contributor to the development of modern CIP technology.
In order to clean equipment and lines effectively without disassembly, the product contact surfaces on the inside of the pipe, including all the weld surfaces, must be smooth enough to avoid entrapment of the product or cleaning residue.
While outside welds on fittings and other components may be smoothed and polished after welding, welds in piping systems are put into service in the as-welded condition. The lines may be passivated, which improves the corrosion resistance but does not affect the smoothness of the weld beads.
Manual welds, which are still permitted in the industry, are much more likely to have voids that can harbor micro-organisms.
Food-Borne Illness
The use of orbital welding is increasing in the dairy industry in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and New Zealand as the global distribution of dairy products increases.
Food-borne illnesses traced to outbreaks resulting from improper sanitation in the production of dairy products are still prevalent in many parts of the world. These illnesses might be prevented with better fabrication practices including the more wide-spread use of orbital welding technology.
Globalization of the dairy industry means that products produced in one part of the world must meet the standards of the importing countries.
The American Welding Society recently produced a new standard, AWS D18.1/D18.2, for welding austenitic stainless steel tubing and pipe for the dairy and food industries in the United States. This was done in cooperation with the 3A Sanitary Standards group, which has been writing standards for the dairy industry in the United States for more than 50 years.
The AWS D18 Standard, published in 1999, provides acceptance criteria for welds in sanitary piping systems. It includes a color chart showing the inside of a series of ten orbital welds on a 316L stainless steel tube. Each weld was done with a different amount of oxygen in the argon purge ranging from 10 parts per million oxygen up to 25,000 ppm (2.5 percent) oxygen. This chart allows owners, installation contractors and inspection contractors to agree upon an acceptance level for weld discoloration, which is proportional to the amount of oxygen in the purge, before the start of an installation.
At the Conaprole plant quality assurance personnel accepted the orbital welding procedures and documentation of weld results as a key element in approving the plant for validation. This protocol and the requirements for documentation represent a new level of quality control by Conaprole and sets a new standard for the dairy industry in Latin America.
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Barbara K. Henon, Ph.D., Manager of Technical Publications and Eng. Angel Brond, Director of Latin American Sales for Arc Machines, Inc., Pacoima, CA 91331. Phone (818) 896-9556. www.arcmachines.com
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Chef Debbie Gold was named “Chef to Watch” by Esquire magazine and has lived up to the title ever since.
Debbie Gold Biography
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Celebrity Chef Debbie Gold received her professional culinary training while working in France at L’Ecole Hoteliere de Tain L’Hermitage and doing apprenticeships in Michelin-starred restaurants across America. Chef Debbie’s cuisine is described as a “luxurious version of New American cuisine” that “revolves around a superb and original command of ingredients.”
She has worked for restaurants in Chicago such as Charlie Trotter’s, Everest and Mirador. She also has her own successful restaurant venture called 40 Sardines. Debbie Gold made her first big television debut on season two of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters where she competed against prestigious celebrity chefs, including Ludo Lefebvre, Graham Elliot Bowles, Govind Armstrong, Susur Lee, Jonathan Waxman, and Marcus Samuelsson. Chef Debbie returned to the show again in 2012 where she faced a new lineup of impressive chefs, such as Art Smith, Thierry Rautureau, Lorena Garcia, and Top Chef Master Winner, Chris Cosentino.
Perhaps Chef Gold’s most notable accomplishment to date is her position as Executive Chef of the American Restaurant. Thanks to Gold’s work there, the American Restaurant was named one of the top 100 restaurants in America in 2013 by the blog and book “Opinionated About Dining”. Gold also won the James Beard Award in the Best Chef: Midwest category.
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“We are delighted with the outcome of this inspection. We have now established a track record with both authorities which highlights our strong focus on compliance and regard for regulatory standards. This outcome is even more significant with the completion of our expanded API facility, and focus on late phase clinical development projects. Our clients can be further assured that our systems and procedures are robust and their products will be delivered to the highest quality.”
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“This success confirms Almac’s dedication to delivering the highest quality standards. To complete this inspection with no findings is testament to the knowledge and expertise of the entire Almac workforce. We are committed to building on these strong foundations with continual investment within our quality systems.”
Almac is also pleased to announce expansion of its manufacturing and support facilities at its Craigavon plant. These include an extended API facility, which doubles the current GMP Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) manufacturing capacity, and expansion of its stability storage chambers with also a doubled capacity increase.
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Amarillo College, Western Governors University form higher ed partnership
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Amarillo College and Western Governors University Texas officials gathered on Thursday to approve an effort designed to streamline the process for students to pursue WGU degrees. Amarillo College President Russell Lowery-Hart and Western Governors University Texas Chancellor Steven Johnson signed an agreement at the Amarillo College Union Building creating pathways for students, employees and graduates to work toward a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
"Our partnership is particularly important for our typical student who is working two part time jobs and trying to get an education to further their career," Lowery-Hart said. "What Western Governors provides is an ability for our students to continue their education on our campus, in our community, without leaving it - and often times without leaving their homes. West Governors is a proven partner that provides an incredible foundation for success in the workforce and we're honored to partner with them."
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Johnson, who noted the university has students from each county in the Panhandle, said the partnership allows students a more seamless transfer from AC to WGU Texas.
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LG Enters The Wireless Earbuds Market, Patents A New Design
By Sumit Adhikari
LG recently announced the launch of the LG Tone Plus Free wireless earbuds in South Korea. While these buds are yet to go on sale, a newly discovered patent application reveals that the company could already be working on its next pair of wireless earbuds.
LG had filed for the patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in March last year. Dutch website Mobielkopen discovered the patent, which was published on October 15, 2019.
LG wireless earbuds patent
LG is relatively new to the wireless earbuds market, or should we say, relatively inexperienced. The newly announced Tone Plus Free earbuds are the company's first truly wireless offerings. These buds are developed in partnership with Cambridgeshire-based Meridien Audio and sport a fairly standard design – a pill-shaped body with touch-sensitive buttons.
LG is now working on a new pair of earbuds with a "stick" form factor. The patent documentation features several sketches of the product, showing it from every angle. Unfortunately, this "Wireless Earphone" titled patent is just a design patent and hence reveals nothing about its internal components.
Of course, it's only a patent, so there's no telling whether LG actually intends to develop such a product or not. Maybe we will start hearing something about the company's plans once the Tone Plus Free wireless earbuds release. These buds are releasing in South Korea on October 28.
LG Tone Plus Free wireless earbuds
The upcoming Tone Plus Free earbuds are LG's first truly wireless offerings. Featuring Meridien Audio's high-performance technology, these buds also come with Google Assistant support. The buds equip a dual-microphone setup for noise cancellation.
LG promises up to six hours of playtime with these buds. They also support quick charging, allowing up to one hour of playtime on just 5 minutes of charging. The charging case is UV-treated and is able to clean and sterilize the earbuds as soon as they are placed in it. The buds are IPX4 compliant, meaning they can easily survive light rain and sweat.
LG is offering the Tone Plus Free earbuds in two color variants in South Korea. The buds cost 259,999 won (roughly $220) in its home country and are available through both online and offline channels. The black-colored buds will hit the shelves on October 28, followed by the white variants next month. Customers who pre-order the buds will get exclusive benefits such as Starbucks gift cards.
Son Dae-gi, head of LG Korea Marketing, said the product will be aimed at domestic consumers. Whether the South Korean giant offers the Tone Plus Free earbuds outside its home country remains to be seen.
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Winning Group purchases Rick Hart’s Kitchen HQ, enters lucrative West Australian market
Mon 30 Jun 2014 | 1:33 pm
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Retailer Rick Hart (left) with his partner Lisa and his business partner Nick Kirby.
The Winning Group has today completed the purchase of fellow Narta member Kitchen HQ (KHQ) , an upmarket appliance retailing chain started by Rick Hart and Nick Kirby, which has three stores in Perth. This acquisition marks The Winning Group’s entrance into the highly lucrative West Australian appliance market.
The Winning Group currently owns and operates Winning Appliances, Appliances Online, BigBrownBox and the Handy Crew.
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“As a Group, we are continuing to experience strong demand and this investment will leverage our current distribution network in Western Australia, whilst also enabling our century-old bricks-and-mortar business, Winning Appliances, to enter the Western Australia market,” said Group CEO John Winning.
“Kitchen Headquarters is well-respected within the Australian appliance industry and its acquisition will see two like-minded Australian businesses come together to provide Western Australians with the best appliance shopping experience possible.”
Rick Hart said he was excited to join The Winning Group.
“Having worked in the appliance industry for more than 30 years, I am looking forward to joining a company that not only shares my passion for appliances, but upholds similar values and a high standard of customer service,” Hart said.
Hart and business partner Nick Kirby first met in 1999 — Kirby accused Hart of overcharging him for a washing machine — and the pair will continue in their management positions and all existing teams will retain their roles.
Rick Hart looking forward to ambassadorial role and introducing the West to Winning Appliances
David Crane, who specifically manages Winning Appliances within the Winning Group as its CEO, said:
“Similarly to Winning Appliances, KHQ is a premium kitchen and laundry appliance retailer that provides exceptional customer service and a unique showroom experience.
“The company’s offering and culture is a great fit for our business as both brands have a distinct focus on customer satisfaction and maintain long-standing relationships with suppliers.
“We are looking forward to working closely with Rick Hart to continue providing West Australians with a premium appliance shopping experience that’s second to none.”
Hart and Kirby opened the first Kitchen HQ outlet in 2010 in Osborne Park and have since added a second showroom in O’Connor and a third in Joondalup to the business.
Hart has been involved in electrical retailer since 1975 when he first began selling hi-fi equipment. Over the course of the next 30 years, Rick Hart sold and bought back his chain from the Strathfield Group before selling it to the publicly listed Melbourne-based Clive Peeters chain. After Clive Peeters collapsed in early 2010, the Rick Hart brand name was sold to Harvey Norman, who maintains ownership of it. It is for this reason that Hart cannot leverage his incredible popularity in Western Australia in his business name.
The Winning Group’s acquisition of Kitchen HQ comes amid speculation that company CEO John Winning, a member of family that retains 100 per cent ownership of the Group, is exploring options to sell or float some or all of the company. Winning rejected several assertions regarding this in a blog post in early June 2014.
Bringing these three Kitchen HQ outlets into the fold means The Winning Group will have 12 showrooms across Queensland (2 stores), New South Wales (7) and Western Australia (3).
The two retail brands share significant synergies, such as a desire to trade at the predominantly premium end with full service kitchen appliance brands, often from pro forma vendors. Kitchen HQ showrooms are large and spacious with appliances laid out by brand, rather than by type, in much the same way as Winning Appliances’ flagship Redfern store. In August 2013 when Kitchen HQ opened its second showroom, Appliance Retailer reported that:
Compared to the exciting but extravagant Winning Appliances retail concept that was launched in Sydney, KHQ O’Connor cuts the right corners and efficiently presents the best products from the world’s best brands: Miele, Smeg, Sub-Zero, Gaggenau, Neff, ASKO, Electrolux, Bosch, ILVE and Fisher & Paykel.
Rather than employing a traditional retail designer, Hart employed someone who specialises in designing nightclubs, and in addition to the sky-high ceilings, the fluorescent lighting is a very distinctive component of the store’s look and feel.
Like Winning Appliances, the new KHQ O’Connor store has around 20 separate locations showcasing each brand’s message to the consumer in a slick kitchen fit-out.
But KHQ also has separate product category comparison areas for refrigeration, washing machine and dishwasher brands. This best of both worlds approach allows consumers to test 20 products in the one location without having to visit 20 separate locations within the store.
The Winning Group’s decision to acquire Kitchen HQ as its West Australian beachhead means it does not need to compete directly with his long-time Narta stablemate and respected rival, Rick Hart, to carve out its slice of the West Australian retail pie. Even in the challenging economic circumstances, when consumer confidence is low and national economies of scale are essential, The Winning Group has resisted the temptation to open its own showrooms in the West or in Victoria, which has traditionally been E&S Trading’s patch. Of course, The Winning Group does service these market through its incredibly successful Appliances Online venture, though this website and its physical outlets attract a significantly different customer profile.
By moving into Perth through acquisition, The Winning Group is able to take its share of the mining boom’s flow-on effect without hurting the overall make-up of the market. Another new entrant would have inevitably placed downward pressure on pricing while the Narta Christmas party would have been a little bit frostier considering the deleterious impact a standalone opening would have on Kitchen HQ’s business.
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A prolific and tireless innovator of art forms, Pablo Picasso impacted the course of 20th-century art with unparalleled magnitude. Inspired by African and Iberian art and developments in the world around him, Picasso contributed significantly to a number of artistic movements, notably Cubism, Surrealism, Neoclassicism, and Expressionism. Along with Georges Braque, Picasso is best known for pioneering Cubism in an attempt to reconcile three-dimensional space with the two-dimensional picture plane, once asking, “Are we to paint what’s on the face, what’s inside the face, or what’s behind it?” Responding to the Spanish Civil War, he painted his most famous work, Guernica (1937), whose violent images of anguished figures rendered in grisaille made it a definitive work of anti-war art. “Painting is not made to decorate apartments,” he said. “It’s an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy.” Picasso’s sizable oeuvre includes over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets, and costume designs.
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Culture and Creativity Collide at Fashion Exhibit in Israel
During a trip to Israel, I visited the National Museum in Jerusalem. The museum was having an exhibition featuring 150 costumes which combined to form a historic display of the vibrant and complex tapestry of Israeli society. The exhibit, titled “Fashion Statements: Decoding Israeli Dress,” opened in June 2018 and will close in April 2019.
The exhibit showed that fashion belongs equally in domains of art as well as consumerism and is a rich source of information about the culture from which it stems. This can be gleaned from the artists’ choice of material, colors and designs. The exhibit sets out on a journey to share the advances in Israeli fashion during the late 19th century and how these works affect Israel’s piece of the global fashion industry today.
While all of the pieces in the exhibit represented Israel, the work of each artist was unique to them.
A featured designer, Liora Taragan, creates designs that blur the line between clothing and jewelry. She draws inspiration from history of fashion, Jewish symbolism, and Victorian and Palestinian embroidery. Worked into her pieces, you’ll find feathers, coins, seashells and many other unique materials.
Also featured was Maskit, a legendary Israeli brand that played an important role in integrating traditional crafts into fashion design. It was founded by Ruth Dayan, its first and most prominent designer, in 1954. She launched the brand to create job opportunities for immigrants who were experts in a variety of handicrafts. It connected experienced designers with traditional embroiderers, weavers and silversmiths who collaborated on producing attractive modern items. Dayan also hoped Maskit would ensure preservation of the international crafts.
One of the collections was called the Keffiyeh Collection after the checkered black and white scarf that is worn around the neck or head in Palestine. The designer, Roju Ben-Josep, featured dresses made of red, white, and black keffiyeh fabrics incorporating Bedouin (a group of nomadic Arab people) embroidery and Hebron (a Palestinian city on the West Bank) glass decorations. Her collection symbolized hope for peaceful coexistence between the cities that inspired her work.
The clothing plays off of the traditions and atmosphere of Israel. Tali Kushnir found her inspiration in the work clothes of British and Jewish workers in Palestine at the beginning of the century. The tents of the Bedouin and the colors of the Negev (a southern region of Israel) were the sources of inspiration for an iconic coat she created, featuring a large flowing shape made with handwoven wools and knitted coils.
These designers were able to find inspiration all around them and feel a deep need to preserve their culture, as well as its artists. Whether pulling from their religion or the local materials available to them, the designers featured in Fashion Statements were able to come together to present a united view of what fashion means in Israel. It was wonderful to get a glimpse of the country and its history through fashion.
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One Dogfighting Victim Is Finally Seen as the Loving Pet She Was Born to Be
“She wasn’t opening up; it’s almost as if she wanted to be invisible.” –Barbara T. of New York, NY
Barbara T. understands what it’s like to have a rough start in life. As a supervisor for the New York City Department of Probation, Barbara works with teenagers from troubled backgrounds. With patience and kindness, she provides needed services and second chances to teens in need. But recently, Barbara’s compassion extended toward someone outside of work—someone who walks on four legs instead of two.
Saying that Ursula, a five-year-old pit bull who was rescued in July 2014 by the NYPD and ASPCA, also had a rough start, would be an understatement. Before her rescue, Ursula was abused in a dogfighting operation along with nearly two dozen other dogs in a Queens home.
Ursula upon intake.
Now, thanks to Barbara, this dogfighting victim has gotten a second chance and then some.
“She was traumatized like a lot of the kids I work with,” Barbara says. “She had been neglected and abused.”
In addition to the scarring seen on her face and body, Ursula’s ear was partially torn and was missing pieces that had been bitten off.
Ursula was cared for at the ASPCA for nearly a year after her rescue and met Barbara the following summer, when Barbara and her daughter, Alexandra, visited the ASPCA Adoption Center looking to adopt a dog. Their family had recently lost their Cocker Spaniel, Toby, to inoperable cancer. “There was a void in our lives,” Barbara explains.
As Barbara and Alexandra walked through the dog enclosures, they passed by Ursula. Barbara noticed that Ursula was a pit bull and initially hesitated.
But Alexandra saw something special in the black-and-white dog, whose prevalent scarring on her face, head and legs gave away her cruel past. “‘Why don’t you take another look at Ursula, Mom?’” Barbara recalls her daughter asking.
They observed how calm Ursula was and noted her dark, almond-shaped eyes. “There was a gentleness that stood out,” Barbara remembers. “Her eyes were beautiful and kind.”
“My heart went out to her when I found she was used for dogfighting—and possibly as bait,” she adds. “Part of her ear is torn and bitten off, and she has ‘survivor marks’ all over her face and legs. But she is the gentlest, sweetest soul.”
The family had never had a pit bull, and Barbara’s son, Patrick, was surprised she had opted for a larger dog.
“When we got home I was concerned about whether we made the right decision,” admits Barbara, recalling that Ursula was very timid and kept her eyes closed much of the time. “She wasn’t opening up; it’s almost as if she wanted to be invisible.”
Barbara considered returning Ursula to the ASPCA, thinking perhaps Ursula missed the staff who had cared for her. Her husband, Patrick, called an ASPCA representative who encouraged the family to be patient with Ursula’s adjustment period.
“We gave her the time she needed to open up, and she eventually came around,” Barbara explains. “Those beautiful eyes opened. And after a few months she even barked, something we didn’t know she was capable of!”
Though it took time, Ursula’s behavior began to indicate a level of trust with her new pet parents, something that can be extremely difficult to find for victims of abuse.
“She was very shut down when she arrived at the ASPCA,” explains Joanne Langman, Behavior Counselor in the ASPCA’s Animal Recovery Center (ARC), where Ursula was initially cared for. “But with time and patience, she started to come out of her shell.”
“Ursula’s adoption was a team effort,” adds Victoria Wells, Senior Manager of Behavior and Training for the ASPCA. “Everyone went above and beyond for her.”
Ursula is a stocky 60 lb. but gets plenty of exercise at a nearby park, often rolling in the grass “when she gets her groove on,” says Barbara. She adds that she kept Ursula’s name because it was fitting. “In Latin, Ursa means bear, and she’s our little bear.” The family also calls her Ursulala, Lala, Ursie, even Urs—which rhymes with purse.
Alexandra, who is studying ancient languages and literature at Columbia University, often plays Roman and Egyptian music from antiquity, which Ursula finds soothing. “We call her the ‘classics canine,’” Barbara says. She adds that Ursula loves car rides, road trips, food shopping at the local pet supply store and belly rubs. “She surrenders to belly rubs,” Barbara says.
While Ursula seems to have put her cruel past behind her, some things can still trigger fright—and flight.
“If I’m baking and the oven timer goes off, she will run and hide,” Barbara says. “But in my opinion, her progress is at 99 percent. I’m just amazed after all she’s been through that she trusts us and hasn’t held any grudges against people or other animals.”
Barbara applies what she’s learned working with troubled teenagers to dogs like Ursula, who come from abusive pasts.
“Whatever created these problems can’t be reversed overnight,” she says. “It takes time, patience and love.”
When asked, Barbara offers this advice for would-be adopters of dogs like Ursula: “Don’t judge a book by its cover. Don’t go on generalizations, and don’t hesitate to seek out a dog like Ursula. She deserved that second chance—the chance to become the dog she was meant to be.”
Three of Ursula’s abusers pleaded guilty to various animal cruelty charges. Though justice may have been served, there’s still more work to be done to prevent crimes like this from happening and to keep innocent animals from ever knowing this kind of suffering. Stay tuned and join us during the month of April as we fight to “break the chains,” and end the heinous bloodsport that is dogfighting.
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As the daughter of a single working mom (teacher, corporate business woman) who was the daughter of a single working mom (seamstress, waitress, factory worker), I feel lucky each Women’s History Month and IWD because I chose my job and my career.
Therefore, one of the first things I notice about women’s writing on work is the simple joy in choosing … and being chosen in return. Miriam Therese Winter explicitly discusses feeling chosen — nuns are said to have a “vocation,” after all — but also details the difficulty and satisfaction in coming to grips with being chosen for something you didn’t exactly plan on.
Similarly, Gabrielle Hamilton wrestled with her writing career for years before becoming a “reluctant chef,” but her talent for food and prose come together in her inspiring memoir Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef. Even in the kind of work that’s hard to quit once you’ve taken on the gig (such as motherhood or midwifery), women writers often express a refreshing autonomy and a pioneering sense of navigating the world — witness Call the Midwife and Rise.
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Despite ongoing challenges — pay disparity comes to mind — women break through “the glass ceiling” every day: in sports, in business, in politics. Memoirs like Forward, Suits, and My Beloved World (even the title makes me smile) celebrate female empowerment, while Find Your Extraordinary can inspire the next class of CEOs. For a little comic relief, take it from Carol Burnett: We’re In Such Good Company with our colleagues and allies. And although the U.S. doesn’t yet have a woman president, Madame President lights the way, thanks to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Nobel Prize-winning leader of Liberia.
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01 My Beloved World
By Sonia Sotomayor
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Supreme Court Justice
This 2014 Audie Award finalist by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, recounts the justice's life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. Through her still-astonished eyes, America’s infinite possibilities are envisioned anew in this warm and honest book, destined to become a classic of self-invention and self-discovery.
02 Lab Girl
By Hope Jahren
Narrated by Hope Jahren
From acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren, an illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime collaboration, in work and in life; and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see and think about the natural world.
03 Madame President
By Helene Cooper
Narrated by Marlene Cooper Vasilic
When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf won the 2005 Liberian presidential election, she obliterated centuries of patriarchal rule to become the first female elected head of state in Africa's history. Madame President is the inspiring, often heartbreaking story of Sirleaf's evolution from an ordinary Liberian mother of four boys to an international banking executive, from a victim of domestic violence to a political icon, from a postwar president to a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author Helene Cooper deftly weaves Sirleaf's personal story into the larger narrative of the coming of age of Liberian women.
04 Blood, Bones & Butter
By Gabrielle Hamilton
Narrated by Gabrielle Hamilton
“Magnificent. Simply the best memoir by a chef ever. Ever. Gabrielle Hamilton packs more heart, soul, and pure power into one beautifully crafted page than I’ve accomplished in my entire writing career. Blood, Bones & Butter is the work of an uncompromising chef and a prodigiously talented writer. I am choked with envy.” –Anthony Bourdain
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Narrated by Cara Brookins
Mother ... and Builder
After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a home but without the means to buy one, she did something incredible. Equipped only with YouTube instructional videos, a small bank loan, and a mile-wide stubborn streak, Cara built her own house from the foundation up with a work crew made up of her four children. With no experience nailing together anything bigger than a bookshelf, she and her kids poured concrete, framed the walls, and laid bricks for their two-story, five-bedroom house. She had convinced herself that if they could build a house, they could rebuild their broken family.
06 Find Your Extraordinary
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Jessica Herrin, founder and CEO of the Stella & Dot Family Brands, shows how the classic traits of successful entrepreneurs are ones each one of us can develop — and use not only to create companies but also to create extraordinary lives. Whether we work corporate jobs, run families, or run our own businesses, Herrin offers realistic, attainable steps each one of us can take to achieve extraordinary success on our own terms.
By Abby Wambach
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Named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of 2015, iconic soccer player Abby Wambach captured the nation's heart when she led her team to its recent World Cup championship. Abby is a vocal advocate for women's rights and equal opportunity, pushing to translate the success of her team to the real world. In Forward, Abby recounts her own decisions, wins, and losses and the pivotal moments that helped her become the world-class athlete and leader she is today.
08 In the Land of Invisible Women
By Qanta A. Ahmed MD
Narrated by Nicola Barber
Unexpectedly denied a visa to remain in the United States, Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor, accepts an exciting position in Saudi Arabia, a place she hopes she will belong. Instead she finds rejection and scorn in the places she believed would most embrace her, but also humor, honesty, loyalty, and love. It is a place where she discovers what it takes for one woman to recreate herself in the land of invisible women.
09 Shoot Like a Girl
By Major Mary Jennings Hegar
Narrated by Cynthia Farrell
MJ Hegar served three tours in Afghanistan flying combat search and rescue missions, culminating in a harrowing rescue attempt that would earn MJ the Purple Heart as well as the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Device. But it was on American soil that Hegar would embark on her greatest challenge—to eliminate the military's Ground Combat Exclusion Policy, which kept female armed service members from officially serving in combat roles despite their longstanding record of doing so with honor.
10 The Singer and the Song
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11 Hidden Figures
Narrated by Robin Miles
The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space, even as Virginia's Jim Crow laws required them to be segregated from their white counterparts.
12 Working Stiff
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Lively, action-packed, and loaded with mordant wit, Working Stiff offers a firsthand account of the two years Dr. Judy Melinek spent training as a New York City forensic pathologist. With her husband and their toddler holding down the home front, Judy threw herself into the fascinating world of death investigation — performing autopsies, investigating death scenes, and counseling grieving relatives.
13 Call the Midwife
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This 2013 Audie Award nominee is the true story of Jennifer Worth, who at 22 left her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in postwar London’s East End slums. The colorful characters she met — from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lived to the woman with 24 children who couldn't speak English to the prostitutes and dockers of the city’s seedier side — illuminate a fascinating time in history.
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Nina Godiwalla, expert on leadership, diversity, and women in the business world, shares her life as a survivor, if not quite veteran of Wall Street, with a memoir described as "the Devil Wears Prada of investment banking."
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AirAsia launches Davao-KL flights
Dirk Andrei Salcedo August 02, 2017 Air Routes, AXM, Francisco Bangoy International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, New Destination, News,
Aviation Updates Philippines - AirAsia, the world’s best low-cost airline, has linked Davao City to its international hub with the launch of its latest route to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
NEW CONNECTIONS. Malaysia-based AirAsia is introducing flights between Davao and Kuala Lumpur starting December 21, 2017. Photo by Dennis HKG - Flickr.
The four times weekly direct flights from Davao to Kuala Lumpur will start on December 21, 2017, said AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes during the Davao Investment Conference.
Fernandes said the new route will cater to SME businessmen, migrant workers and tourists. The new route marks as the fourth direct route from the Philippines to Malaysia after Manila, Cebu and Kalibo.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said, “Our aim for the (Davao) city is to grow it to become a hub for financial, tourism, service and education in Mindanao. The introduction of the direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and Davao could not be more timely and is a key step in this direction to empower local players across various economic activities.”
Fernandes said “Davao has a special place in my heart. It was one of the first cities we flew to when we started our Philippine operations in 2012.”
“Since then, we have worked to strengthen our network in Davao. In this year alone, we have launched new flights from Davao to Cebu, Palawan and Boracay, and enabled Fly-Thru via Cebu to international destinations such as Singapore, Taipei and Seoul,” he added.
Fernandes noted that, “Davao has the potential to be the international gateway for ASEAN to the southern Philippines, beginning with this new route to Kuala Lumpur.”
To celebrate the new route, AirAsia announced all-in-fares from as low as R99* one-way are available for booking from July 21, 2017 until July 30, 2017 for the travel period from December 22, 2017 to August 28, 2018.
Meanwhile, Philippines AirAsia President Dexter Comendador said they are developing Davao to be a new hub for the airline and are planning to add more international destinations, particularly in the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asia Growth Area).
Comendador noted that travellers flying to BIMP-EAGA are exempted from paying travel taxes and this will be a good incentive for them to use the Davao hub.
Aside from Davao, AirAsia is also developing Puerto Princesa, Palawan and Panglao, Bohol as new hubs for the airline by next year.
SOURCE: James A. Loyola - Manila Bulletin
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The customs officer unwillingly opens a cleft in the window of the sentry box. On the floor, a carpet of fresh snow swallows my footsteps, while daylight falls shines through the flakes. “Your car?” Where the Iron Curtain was standing up to twenty years ago, now what is left is only a cold customs officer. “No car”. With his fingertip on the glass, the soldier traces the distance from the border post to the first village: POSOF, 14 KM. A fourteen-kilometre march. He inidicates to sleep there, his hands joined under his cheek. “No, thank you”. The stamp is bangs down deafly onto page 34 of my passport. VALE BORDER POINT, 6/11/2011. “Welcome to Turkey, Mister”. I shake his hand before he withdraws it back into the warmth of his box and, until the dead of night, I am left alone with the crackling of virgin snow under my boots. It is the belated cry of the Iron Curtain.
I was born in Kars,
My homeland was the world
Jeghishe Charentz, Armenian poet
North-Eastern Turkey. The mountains of the Caucasus descend with big steps towards the Anatolian plateau, the immeasurable pasture of angora flocks, kingdom of the Kurdish dynasties, a corridor and valve between confronting continents. The road from Yerevan to Beirut winds through snowy lands to which politics, more than history, is busy giving names. Eastern Turkey, as shown on the atlas; Kurdistan, as the men and women living there call it; Western Armenia, according to the word of the Armenian diaspora. The scrupulous toponymy reveals aspirations to dominating a land that only belongs to the wind.
Kars appears at the end of a straight stretch of tarmac, the only pattern in the plateau’s monotonous morphology. Under Russian control until 1917, the Kars Oblast attracted a constant flow of Armenians, many of them survivors of the genocide. When the October Revolution withdrew the contingents stationed in the Empire’s suburbs, the Armenians took over the city, integrating it into the Democratic Republic of Armenia. Up to 1920, when the Turkish advance swallowed up half the newborn Armenian State, Kars was the capital of the Armenian province of Vanand. Today, high on the fortress a huge red flag with half moon and star on it flutters in sky breaking its metallic grey colour.
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A railway track runs steadily through the prairie towards the East, without ever curving for about 70 kilometres up to Armenia. A 1-hour trip, if the border between the two Countries had not been closed for the past 20 years. On July 6th 1993, when the Turks shut it, the railway workers of both Countries wondered what to do with the locomotives left trapped on the wrong side of the barbed wire. Built in 1899, this was, for the rest of the following century, the only railway between NATO and the Soviet Union, the throbbing artery of men and freight between the two blocks sharing the world. To get here from Yerevan, it took me three days on buses, taxis and forced marches through solitary passes and snowy gorges of the Caucasus.
Kars, resti chiesa armena foto P.Martino
A slam on the brakes and the bus stops at the entrance of Kars. Eight soldiers stare the passengers straight in the eye, their fingertips on the triggers of the rifles pointed at eye level. The officer checking the documents shouts out a name, articulating each syllable clearly. The name echoes on the bus like an electric shock. A young boy walks down the aisle meeting compassionate looks. Handcuffed on his back, he meekly disappears on the prison van along with other prisoners. The bus starts again and the man beside me shrugs: “Turkish Jandarma”. Indeed, that name still resounding in my head. I.M. A Kurdish name.
From the top of the fortress, the camera has trouble focusing on Kars’ suburbs, suspended between fog and the prairie. But at the foot of the castle, clear is the image of the Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Apostles. Turned into a museum in the ‘60s, then into a mosque and then abandoned, the church is intact, despite its neglect. Rafi, my Armenian friend and child of the diaspora's words come to mind: “Armenians build schools and churches everywhere, then they disappear”. Uttered in Beirut, the sentence betrayed admiration for the Kurdish cause in Turkey, for their determination not to leave, for this people’s tenacious claims for autonomy. Before history turned its back on the Armenians, a century ago, the two minorities lived side by side in this region, part of a multi-ethnic empire that extended from the Balkans to the Persian Gulf. “Sooner or later – Rafi added – the Kurds will have their own State in Anatolia. With the passing of time, we are disappearing from the Middle East”
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Days go by without talking, as the Kurdish winter starts. Among stands of spices and dried fruit at the bazaar, shepherds, hand labourers, merchants and farmers loiter, along with elders in traditional clothes: Kurdish alvars and dark vests on white shirts, Persian caftans, felt féz, tarbush streaked with gold. The variety of clothes and human features in this bordering strip of land recalls the linguistic richness of old times. Armenian, Turkish, Zazà, Kurmanji, Russian and a pentagram of languages cut back by Ankara’s fierce politics of centralization based on Turkish monolingualism.
Ani. The walls of the largest Armenian capital of all time surround nothing now. The pointed-arch door in the ramparts, shaped by the wind more than man, is the trompe l'œil in the constant recurring of the plateau. Gradually abandoned since the 16th century, with its 150,000 inhabitants, Ani competed, by splendour and fame, with Baghdad, Istanbul and Beijing. Persian and Arab caravans exchanged goods in its squares; Byzantine, Armenian and Russian pilgrims prayed in its sanctuaries; Caucasian and Asian routes changed course just so they could cross its doors. Today, among these cold ruins, the only traces of life are big oxen pasturing on the Armenian history and a young Kurdish shepherd tending to them with a stick and creative cries.
The apparent continuity of the land is broken as I proceed on what was the city’s trade axis. While the horizon is shaped by the mosque of Menüçehr, the Cathedral, the Redeemer and Saint Gregory Churches, the plateau is suddenly swallowed up by windy gorges. Down below, like an enormous scar, the bed of the Arax river marks Ani’s Eastern border. Beyond the canyon, again flat but at an altitude, from afar Armenia observes the open-hearted ruins of its ancient capital. Since 1920, the river has marked the border between the two Countries. After the Turkish-Armenian war, the prayers to leave at least that square kilometre to Armenian control were to no avail. Today, as then, sovereignty is not a matter of courtesy.
At this point of the plateau, where the sky is no less concrete than the earth, it is the vault of heaven that gives shape to things. Beaten by wind and solitude, Ani does not easily give up its remains. How can this be the land that nourishes the diaspora's myth of return? But when the sun disappears behind the low profile of the horizon, leaving behind it a secretion of red, the steel sky starts melting and Ani changes colour, going from grey to crimson. Somehow, the monuments go back to the eternity they were first thought for, before the age-old human work went missing. In this frozen moment, the ghost of the deported people populates this land again, fulfilling Sarop’s prophecy. And solitude turns into a privilege.
The bus to Igdir veers South. At night, the plateau throbs with its own light, a white warmth that from the snowy profile of the mountains drops down to the valley warming up the plane. The road unwinds in this meadow of light. Tonight Beirut is still far, but I miss it less and less.
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by John Cole | August 4, 2019 8:42 am | 116 Comments
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Sure, there are mental health issues, and also the President encouraging white supremacists.
BUT MAYBE IT’S ALSO ALL THE FUCKING GUNS???
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Mike in DC
I wait with bated breath to discover the motive of the Dayton shooter. If it’s another white supremacist that will be 3 in a single week.
And, yeah, your gun collection won’t keep your family safe from the next mass shooter.
MattF
Could be. But there’s still the dreary task of assigning moral responsibility.
Cheryl Rofer
Americans own 42% of the world’s guns.
They’re so wedded to their fucking guns they’ll even advocate socialized medicine (free national psych screening & counseling) contra their whole outlook just to keep from having any controls on their e.p.o.d.
rikyrah
His legally obtained weapon of death???
Ajabu
Ya think? Maybe when you get all the crazy ass wypipo to give up their guns they could take away racism while they’re at it?
@Mike in DC:
J.J.McNabb is saying not so fast on the Gilroy shooter. That one seems to be more complicated and hard to put in an ideological box.
Smedley Darlington Prunebanks (formerly Mumphrey, et al.)
This shit is getting old. And we aren’t going to do a damned thing about it.
geg6
I’m starting to think guns are the symptoms and white males are the disease.
@Walker: “Authorities have been uncertain about whether extremist views played a role, after messages emerged that the teen posted to his Instagram shortly before the shooting, one of which encouraged people to read a 1980 white supremacy manifesto, and a second post referring to the local festival.
But it did not appear that he focused the gunfire on any particular group, the investigator added, according to the police”
Yea, and the El Paso dude only killed 3 Mexican Nationals so his motivation is unclear?
BC in Illinois
No way to prevent this.
SFAW
@Smedley Darlington Prunebanks (formerly Mumphrey, et al.):
Last night, during one of the reports on El Paso, I heard someone say something to the effect of “Maybe now Congress will do something about gun control.” I guess that person believed it to be true.
I was just ruminating about what it would take to get Congress to do some substantive, and thought that it would take (god forbid) a Newtown massacre, every day, until they did something. Then I came back to reality, and realized that even something as horrific as that would not get Traitor Turtle and the rest of the RWMFs to change.
@Walker: Do disgruntled white male adolescents actually have an ideeology, or just a random collection of issues?
@geg6:
You could be right.
As I shriek-emailed Senator Portman this morning:
What will it take, Senator Portman, to get you to do what you know needs to be done to end these mass shootings? It is not mental illness; it is hate and anger which everyone experiences. It is not more guns; the two mass shootings yesterday confirm that armed citizens are useless. What it will take is gun control. What it will take is you standing up to your party and do what you know needs to be done? If we are criminalizing the mother who unintentionally loses a fetus, why are we not criminalize the behavior of those who actively stoke this kind of violence?
Please. Anything but thoughts and prayers at this time of crisis.
@SFAW:
They won’t change until they are cast out in the political wilderness for several years. I’ve been saying that since before Trump.
@Baud:
They won’t change until they are cast out in the political wilderness for several years.
So, in other words, never. [Or the functional equivalent of “never.”]
@debbie:
Excellent letter. I hope he doesn’t ignore it, but it’s Ohio, so …
Possibly. It depends on which set of voters has more perseverance and dedication.
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Jinchi
Jesus, I didn’t realize until I started reading the comments that we’re already talking about the next mass shooting since El Paso.
A Ghost To Most
Yes, it’s all the fucking guns, but it’s religion and other bullshit philosophies that convince people to pick up a weapon in the first place.
Admit the real problem.
@Cheryl Rofer:
Who knows? He may have something thoughtful after finishing his round of golf. //
@A Ghost To Most:
No, it’s hate and anger and having the guns to fulfill a wish.
@geg6: Race and gender obviously have something to do with it. But the fundamental issue is that there are individuals who worship at the altar of human sacrifice.
Gelfling 545
#moscowmitch had a post on Twitter about the first responders going into harm’s way. Told him – or whoever actually reads the stuff, if anyone does – that he didn’t care one whit about first responders or he’d try to keep them from having to be in harm’s way so frequently. Asked what he’s going to do for next week’s victims who are probably being selected as we speak.
Dorothy A. Winsor
@debbie: Motive + stirred up emotion + weapon of war
And of course the shooters are mentally unwell. Nobody who commits mass murder is well. But without the other factors, they wouldn’t be slaughtering the rest of us.
The NRA is reeling. They’re collapsing in a heap of corruption and fraud and theft. That’s a hugely positive development.
In states where Dems have power, they’re taking action against guns. The problem at the federal level is entirely about GOP control.
TS (the original)
So the people interviewed on MSNBC are thanking the first responders, thanking the police, the hospitals etc etc – but of course they won’t speculate on immigration or guns or anything else. Some idiot reporter said they were waiting for trump to address the issue & of course he would talk to the media – he often does.
Jesus wept & then he wandered off into the wilderness.
jesus, i just can’t. this fucking place.
likewise, state action restricting gun ownership doesn’t work very well when the red state next door hands them out like fucking candy.
ThresherK
Tangent: If you’re ready for a non-topical respite, Jim Jeffries was in a great little FX series called Legit, starring along with DJ Qualls and Dan Bakkedahl. It’s been wrapped up for several years, but may be available online.
germy
Thoughts and prayers: the air guitar of helping.
— Molly Hodgdon (@Manglewood) August 3, 2019
Betty Cracker
@Kay: Yes it is. They’ve been on the ropes since Parkland, despite Republican control of government. It’s understandable that folks are cynical, but things are shifting in real and measurable ways.
It is. Obama got 57 votes in the senate after Sandy Hook. Given the completely unrepresentative nature of the senate that’s a huge majority.
I think some of the gun stats make people hopeless too. The gun owners with multiple guns jack that “how many guns in America?” stat up. I see it in estates. It’ll be “no guns, no guns, no guns, then 22 guns”.
Gun control is popular. It’s a majority position. It’s also more popular since 2012, not less popular. We’ve seen movement even in the Democratic Party on it- they’re less afraid of it as an issue.
@chopper:
Absolutely. Federal action is needed. I’m just saying the problem is solvable if enough of us stay committed to supporting the non-fascist party.
they’re less afraid of it as an issue.
Yes. The rhetoric has noticably shifted in the last five years.
@Dorothy A. Winsor:
Labeling this as “mental illness” allows many to think it refers to other people, not oneself. But because it’s anger, everyone has the capability. Mental health programs will be useless and a waste of time.
ETA: Redefine mental illness then. Right now, the majority of people see mental illness as someone walking down the street, babbling to themselves.
RepubAnon
Remember the guy who sold the Gilroy shooter an assault rifle?
“I did not know this individual,” reads the post from Big Mike’s Guns and Ammo. “He ordered the rifle of my internet page. When I did see him, he was acting happy and showed no reasons for concern.”
Source: USA Today, Firearms dealer in Nevada says it sold rifle used in Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting
This is the fundamental issue with these gun pushers: they really think they can spot someone “suspicious” just by looking at them… and they also don’t think they’re prejudiced. I’m guessing they’d refuse to sell to anyone who didn’t look like a Young Republican.
@RepubAnon:
“When I did see him, he was acting happy and showed no reasons for concern.”
Yes. He was happy because he was successfully stockpiling an arsenal.
You must not have read their Twitter feeds this morning, then. Same old, same old.
….Melania and I send our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the great people of Texas.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2019
I think the blame should be placed directly on video games. After all, we're the only country in the world with video games.
Ceci n est pas mon nym
@chopper: And yet we have fireworks laws that vary from state to state. Nobody is throwing up their hands and saying we should drop all those because it’s pointless.
We have many laws that vary state to state that people near borders bypass. Pass the laws anyway.
Everything counts.
Maybe someday we’ll cure the NRA disease at the federal level. Meanwhile let’s work on the states. Including (especially?) those that have NRA-driven laws preventing municipalities from passing laws.
@RAVEN:
J.J.McNabb specializes in white extremists. While that tract is popular with white nationalists, apparently that shooter has said and done things that contradict that tract.
schrodingers_cat
Supreme court watchers, when did the conservative justices invent the rationale, that second amendment meant an individual right to own guns? Does anyone have the statistics of gun deaths before and after that ruling.
@germy: What about those in Dayton?
@JPL: They get his blessings, as well. (Okay, that tweet takes care of everything, now it’s off to the golf course)
God bless the people of El Paso Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2019
@JPL:
That specific tweet was from last night @ 9pm.
MazeDancer
If you want to know more about 8chan, this thread by someone who studies it, is essential.
twitter.com/gwensnyderphl/status/1138824225421238272?s=21
It is radicalization of white boys just like ISIS radicalized young guys online. Except 8chan is right out in plain site. And white boys in US have easy access to AK killing machines. And a white supremacist in charge.
We also need pushback. Just like Muslims were chastised for not policing themselves, we need a deprogramming group of strong white men bringing these boys back from the edge.
@germy: Doubly pointless. A pointless generic “thoughts and prayers” tweet probably assigned to an anonymous junior staffer, and T won’t even know he supposedly said it unless a Fox idiot mentions it.
Ohio Mom
@Jinchi: Yup. This shooting was in Dayton Ohio’s gentrified downtown drinking district.
(Okay, it isn’t all that snazzy but it is as gentrified as Dayton, which very rust belt, gets.)
Well, which twitter feed? This is Sherrod Brown’s:
@SenSherrodBrown
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We are also angry — angry that shooting after shooting politicians in Washington and Columbus refuse to pass sensible gun-safety laws to protect our communities. We are still learning about the attack in Dayton and we don’t know exactly what, if anything, could have prevented…
Sherrod Brown is as much an Ohio senator as Rob Portman. Portman isn’t more representative or more legitimate. I don’t know why we insist on handing them this “real American” designation. It’s bad enough they took it and convinced all of media it’s true. We’re going to agree?
Not to defend this idiot, but are dealers allowed to reject a gun sale just because they think someone looks crazy?
I only ask this, because I know Republicans have been working for years against any attempt to solve the problem.
Arizona forces cities to re-sell weapons from gun buybacks
The bill was championed by Republicans in the GOP-controlled state legislature who argued that municipalities were skirting a 2010 law that was tightened last year and requires police to sell seized weapons to federally licensed dealers. They argued that destroying property turned over to the government is a waste of taxpayer resources.
theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/30/arizona-cities-sell-gun-buybacks
So if there’s a mass shooting in Tucson and the police seize the lunatic’s arsenal, they’ll have to put all those weapons back on the market so that the next lunatic can get the full value of them.
That bill was passed just a few months after the Sandy Hook massacre.
@germy:
The “blessings” have gone from annoying me to enraging me. Just say nothing. They obviously don’t care enough to do anything so why bother to utter this sentence? The NRA POURED money into Trump’s election. He’s their boy. That’s a fact. He never gave a rat’s ass about guns until they purchased him. Why does Abbott bother to show up? To lead a prayer service? We don’t need government officials for that. They’re reduced to being a clean up crew that arrives after a mass slaughter. We could hire a contractor to do the same job. They can all go home.
dmsilev
@schrodingers_cat: “District of Columbia vs. Heller”, aka the Heller Decision. Here’s the summary from Wiki:
District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008),[1] is a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to possess a firearm, unconnected with service in a militia, for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home, and that the District of Columbia’s handgun ban and requirement that lawfully owned rifles and shotguns be kept “unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock” violated this guarantee. It also stated that the right to bear arms is not unlimited and that guns and gun ownership would continue to be regulated. It was the first Supreme Court case to decide whether the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense or if the right was intended for state militias.[2]
2008, Antonin Scalia writing the majority decision. No idea about the statistical question you asked, but that’s the legal inflection point.
@Kay: Princess Complicity has weighed in on Twitter:
As our nation mourns the senseless loss of life in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio and prays for the victims and their loved ones, we must also raise our voices in rejection of these heinous and cowardly acts of hate, terror and violence.
There’s that famous “moderating influence” in action!
Dana Loesch, the ex-mouthpiece who still tweets what NRAers feel:
I have absolutely nothing on my hands, Joan. t.co/1ByKDym8OL— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 4, 2019
Oh believe me, I wasn't guffawing. I was thinking, sadly, about what Dana really has on her hands. And giving her, you know, the benefit of the doubt.— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) August 4, 2019
WereBear
@geg6: I’m starting to think guns are the symptoms and white males are the disease.
Social revolution creating circumstances where their free ride is over. Blatant exposure of how much corruption lets us be ruled by the craven and the mediocre.
@Betty Cracker:
At least she writes better. //
Eunicecycle
@debbie: very well said. I woke up this morning to my daughter who lives in Dayton texting she was okay and my brother texting to see if she is okay. Portman is one of the highest recipients of NRA $ so we all know he will do nothing.
Portman IS the problem. His inaction and unwillingness to provide anything more than pablum statements makes him so.
She’s a caricature of a horrible, vapid rich person. I don’t feel responsible for that- it’s not my fault she was swaddled in a cocoon of nonsense and bullshit and lies since birth. Everything she says is like this- a collection of carefully curated words that add up to saying nothing. I think it’s a shame she goes to public schools and speaks to a captive audience. What an absolute waste of their time.
kelly sanders
@Jinchi:
The basic point is this: the El Paso shooter was essentially the paramilitary wing of Trumpism, and the logic behind the shooting—brutality to act as a deterrent to keep Hispanics from coming here—is EXACTLY THE SAME as the guiding principle of our concentration camp system.— David Walsh (@DavidAstinWalsh) August 4, 2019
@MazeDancer: we need a deprogramming group of strong white men bringing these boys back from the edge
This is why I am so frightened about 2020.
Because already—right now!—paramilitaries are being goaded into violence by the wink-wink-nudge-nudge from elected officials, whose basic argument as to why you shouldn’t just grab a gun and start shooting is “we run the government.”— David Walsh (@DavidAstinWalsh) August 4, 2019
If and when that changes, though…— David Walsh (@DavidAstinWalsh) August 4, 2019
Right, and I’m sorry I was short with you. It drives me crazy when WE portray them as this permanent majority. They do enough of that without our help.
The truth is they’ll act if this starts affecting commerce, and not before. If people stop going out and spending money. Then they’ll act. Guns are only a secondary god. They manipulate the yahoos to get those tax cuts. It’s always, always about money.
Kay, we are all (and should be) short this morning.
Apparently, it was a back-to-school shopping weekend in El Paso. The intention in targeting that Walmart brings to mind the intention of bombing that church in Birmingham during Sunday School. The silence and muted prayers from politicians are, in fact, a pleased nod.— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) August 4, 2019
Apparently, it was a back-to-school shopping weekend in El Paso.
The target was families, just as Trump’s ICE deportation raids were targeted at families, just as the child separation at the border were intended to target families.
@WereBear:
Social revolution creating circumstances where their free ride is over
Scalzi explains it well here
whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/straight-white-male-the-lowest-difficulty-setting-there-is/
Bill Arnold
God bless the people of El Paso Texas. God bless the people of Dayton, Ohio.— Donald J. Trump
God Emperor bless the people of El Paso Texas. God Emperor bless the people of Dayton, Ohio.— God Emperor Donald J. Trump
Fixed that for you, GE DJ Trump!
FelonyGovt
I am feeling impotent rage this morning. I can only hope the righteous fury and collective outrage will help us overthrow these monsters next year.
@kelly sanders: Yes, a classic.
If it’s like here, it was a tax-free back-to-school weekend. Guaranteed to draw crowds.
White men are 30% of the population, but responsible for something like 98% of all mass shootings. So why not just ban white men from owning guns?
(Yeah, yeah, unconstitutional, whatever.)
Miss Bianca
@A Ghost To Most: Fine. Let’s admit the real problem. The real problem is WHITE MEN AND THEIR ENDLESS SUMMER, SORRY, WINTER OF DISCONTENTS AND GRIEVANCES. But until we can legislate THAT out of existence, maybe fucking admit that legislation controlling the sheer number of guns and ammo that they have access to in order to exercise that sense of grievance might count down on the body count?
Jesus, I can’t even with the douchiness any more. The douchiness of “guns only exacerbate the real problem” is just the next step in rationalization from “guns don’t kill people, people kill people.”
@Baud: In states like Colorado where Dems have power, they exercise the tiniest amount of gun control and the shrieking flying monkeys of the GOP immediately start recall petitions for them.
Steeplejack
@MazeDancer:
That Gwen Snyder thread (and her other ones that she links to) is excellent. Lots of specific detail, and it does a great job of explaining the alt-right nuts’ use of that “Ha-ha, stupid normie, we were just joking (but not really)” ruse. ?
@Ceci n est pas mon nym:
i’m not saying drop anything. we need people in those red states to do something, and we need action at the federal level. god, we need so many things.
Ksmiami
@geg6: yep keep the guns and kill off the racist white men
Dr Ronnie James DO
Australia did something in 1996, and it drastically reduced mass shootings and also suicides (90% of suicide attempts with a gun are “successful,” much higher than other means). Australians still manage to own guns, hunt and do other Manly Man Gun Stuff.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_law_of_Australia
IIRC they banned assault rifles and restricted calibers that could be offered for sale. They also mandated buybacks if prohibited weapons, and instituted a registry, which NRA propaganda paints as one of the Seven Signs of the Apocalypse (up there with VIN numbers, I guess). Imagine having to register, insure and have a valid license proving you can responsibly operate an implement that kills with ease!
Percysowner
Well I just spent a fun half hour. Yesterday my daughter, son-in-law and my granddaughter went to a party in Dayton. I knew they were nowhere near the shooting, but the 30 minutes that they didn’t return my texts had me worried. They’re fine, but DAMN! What if they had decided to stop at my daughter’s favorite restaurant in Dayton, the one in the Oregon district? In a few years, my granddaughter will go to school and I don’t want to spend every day waiting to hear whether or not some nut decided to shoot up her grade school. Time to start bombarding Senator Useless Portman and time to start thanking Sherrod Brown for not being useless.
I guess there’s nothing more American now than waking up and finding out that the neighborhood a 10 minute walk away is the scene of yet another mass shooting.
God Damn America.
JanieM
@dmsilev: An article about the statistics.
And yet a fellow commenter called me a racist on this very site last week for pointing out that having too many fucking guns is making matters worse and told I should stop being a “Becky” living inside a sheltered bubble. ?
@Buckeye:
Google Maps tells me my mother grew up 3.8 miles from the shooting site. She’d be beside herself at the news.
I feel slightly guilty for throwing it in that other commenter’s face last week that I was in California and he was safely out of the way of the latest mass murder in … Ohio. ?
@Mnemosyne:
Whoever that was learned that crap at the Knee of Distraction (aka Donald Trump).
In the event that nobody’s going to do anything about the current situation about gun violence. It’s pretty damn simple, the Wyatt Earp method, (or the old town tamers method if you will); you post the bullet ridden no firearms in the town limits sign on all the roads leading into town. Choices, you give up your gun, or you get cracked in the head, your gun confiscated and you get dragged to jail or you get shot for carrying a gun in town. No if and or buts. You shoot somebody you get hanged. And if he was able Doc Holliday might assist. (There were always some extenuating circumstances to carrying out the law)
I ain’t kiddin’ neither.
“guns are made for killing they ain’t good for nothing else.” “So why don’t we dump ’em people To the bottom of the sea Before some ol’ fool come around here Wanna shoot either you or me.”
I’ve been a reader for a long time. Would have continued to keep my mouth shut but this shit is getting pretty freaking old.
Feel free to tell me to keep my damn mouth shut. But it’s too late now.
dimmsdale
@p.a.: I get where you’re coming from, except this: let’s say we wave a wand and suddenly have mental health screening nationwide dedicated to sniffing out potential mass shooters. Given the profiles of mass shooters so far (let’s focus on their gender and their politics) does anyone here, or anyone in the Western Hemisphere, or anyone in our galaxy for that matter, ACTUALLY think right-wingers are going to sit still for having right-wingers profiled and disarmed? You’re going to hear caterwauling about not only 2nd amendment rights, but 1st amendment rights as well. (“He was just sayin his piece, like the constitushun says!”)
For that matter, has anyone seen concrete proposals for shooter-focused mental health screening from ANYONE on the right? They sure do talk about it–but where’s the program? (you don’t suppose citing “mental health issues” as the primary focus for fixing mass shootings might be, oh I dunno, a cowardly, cynical deflection with absolutely nothing to back it up?)
I fail to see any reason not to roll right over the relatively small slice of gun-owners (including the self-styled ‘responsible’ ones) and pass sensible laws on background checks, limited-size magazines, and so forth). If that excites some sort of armed militia response, well–we have SWAT teams to deal with that.
ETA: It occurred to me earlier today that I may need to up my situational awareness of things like where the exits are, what to do if I hear a “pop pop pop”, where cover is in a location I’m in, etc. Sad but true. Stay safe everyone!
@kelly sanders:
That’s an excellent piece!
It was a longtime commenter, which is why I was extra pissed at his utter blind idiocy. ?
@dimmsdale:
IMO, I think the last few years are proving that the 1st Amendment and the 2nd Amendment are incompatible. You can’t have true freedom of speech when some people decide that they can shoot other people for speaking their minds.
Ah, the rashness of youth!
J R in WV
@Walker:
No. No, it isn’t complicated. Shooter –> white supremicist / fascist.
Ghost is right. Debbie is right.
It is hate. And it is people whose philosophies are that they – some grouping of people – are better for some unknown reason and have to protect with any means possible, that group from other groups. That’s hate and it’s specific hate. Immigrants. Or black people. Or muslims. Or Mexicans. Or – insert bullshit here.
It’s being told for a couple hundred years that we are better than other countries.
It’s being told for a couple hundred years that we are a better government than others.
It’s being told for a couple hundred years that we are smarter than other countries, races, colors.
And it’s the white people being told that, by other white people.
And given that other countries are smart enough to ban the guns, and we don’t seem to catch on to that simple answer, it’s obvious that we’ve been lying to each other for over two hundred years. At least some of us anyway.
The haters can’t even read the amendment that talks about guns and get the answer that the founders told us. Is it about the hate or the money to be made from guns? Is it both? Is it the money that the gun lobby and the haters have pumped into politicians to protect their playthings of death? Maybe it’s all three. Is it the republican party which has been the party of hate, racism and money for my entire life? I think I know this answer, it’s all four.
There is more to life than hate and money.
We all have the emotion of hate in ourselves, it’s part of life. We don’t have to let it control us, that’s a disease like alcoholism, a disease of abuse.
We do need a certain amount of money, never in the history of the world has there been a society that doesn’t value some things over others. A decent home to retire to at the end of a day of work. Work that isn’t just about money, a job that uses some skill we posses so that our lives can have some small purpose, other than just breathing. Friends to share the joys and yes the sorrows of life, and the passing of time.
How does this sound so far?
I didn’t notice guns in there anywhere. Maybe they really aren’t necessary for day to day life.
mrmoshpotato
@FelonyGovt:
Been feeling that for the past 3 years.
Omnes Omnibus
@A Ghost To Most: We can’t fix assholes, but we can do something to keep them from killing shitloads of people with virtually military grade weapons.
@Mnemosyne: Yeah. One thing ‘we the people’ MUST do is take back the Supreme Court and re-litigate Heller. Drawing some sort of bright line between the First Amendment and the Second might not be necessary if we can do that.
Typical Scalzi. Very good.
I like that a number of commenters seem to always overlook some part of the setup if they think it doesn’t help them, irregardless of the obvious part, that it does.
Mr Stagger Lee
@chopper: Which is how I explain “Chicago” to some of my RWNJ friends.
@Ruckus:
This is the bottom line on my argument over the Second Amendment. The Founders would never have thought about protecting individuals’ right to own guns. How else were people supposed to get their food (meat, specifically)???
How else were people supposed to get their food (meat, specifically)???
Farms?
sigyn
@Mnemosyne: Yeah… You didn’t exactly cover yourself with glory in that discussion. If I were you, I wouldn’t be reminding people about it.
@Omnes Omnibus:
Not everyone had a farm, and not every farm was a money-making operation. Most of the country was still wilderness.
People, even in cities, tended to keep chickens, a milk cow, and maybe a pig or two. People could buy from farms that produced more than need for simple subsistence. In towns and cities there markets where foodstuffs were sold. Oddly enough, the parts of the continent that were wilderness did not have many white people living in it.
This is a pretty good summary of hunting and gun ownership in colonial times. Don’t buy into the NRA hype that most colonial settlers were Daniel Boone.
Yes the world has changed dramatically over the last 200 yrs. Far more than the founders could have realized, industrialization hadn’t really started and is what has changed the world. We could debate better or worse forever but the bottom line is that for a good portion of the world’s population, industrialization has made life better. It’s made medicine better. It’s made food production better, arguably maybe/possibly, but absolutely more productive. We create more food with fewer people than ever before. And industrialization has made our day to day lives, at least different. You can carry a phone that can connect you to people who 10 -20 yrs ago couldn’t have any phone at all. You can access information that 20 yrs ago mostly didn’t even exist in a form that could be searched for and seen in seconds. You can carry a camera in your pocket that takes better pictures that can also be transmitted in less than seconds than a lot of professional film cameras could. Is this world better? Only time will tell but I’d bet the consensus is yes. But we in this country still lives with concepts that define a way of life that hasn’t been the norm in the lifetime of anyone still breathing. Specific concepts that helped to formulate this country. Free speech and guns. Of course it’s extremely possible that the founders didn’t foresee the ways that those rights have transformed into something different than what they intended. They created a way for things to change and over time we have. But many don’t think those changes can possibly be what the founders expected, even though the system of change was a major piece of the puzzle. The founders may not have been able to foresee the world of today, but they could see that the world wouldn’t be the same one they lived in and some things would have to change. Slavery is a case in point. Equal rights for every being was not what they wrote, but it is a far better system. Inclusion is far different than exclusion where humans are concerned because our differences are minor compared to our similarities.
Conservatives want the past because it benefited them.
Liberals want the future because it can benefit all of us.
@sigyn:
You can’t even smell glory from where you’re posting.
I have a good friend, in the generation born around 1980, who grew up on a rural farm. But his parents had major problems, dad was lazy, mom was crazy. He usually put supper on the table with a .22, taking rabbits and squirrels, ignoring seasons to keep the family fed.
Now he’s a water pipeline contractor, with a great wife and kids, a huge repair shop for the equipment, and union employees. He started out as a member of the laborers union on construction sites, thanks to another neighbor who worked construction.
Hunting for meat in poor rural families is a huge part of the diet still today; they also forage in the forest for mushrooms and fruit and nuts, as well as profitable herbs like ginseng.
@J R in WV:
I do understand. They do exist, they will continue to exist for a long time.
But this is not nearly the number of people who shop in grocery stores for food. Or the percentage of people around the country who used to do this regularly, even when you and I were kids. As I said my grandmother used to raise chickens for food, 60+ yrs ago, in south central LA. I’ve watched her wring a chicken’s neck, pluck and dress that chicken and cook dinner. It was some of the best chicken I’ve ever eaten. My other grandmother used to cook rabbit, because it was cheaper to buy than chicken. So I’ve eaten rabbit as well. It was also great. But try and find rabbit in a store today. Live in or near any big city and chances are pretty good you won’t be raising chickens for your own dinner. Even when I lived in OH, and I left 14 yrs ago, the number of people who hunted for food was dramatically less than it was 50 yrs before. Like a lot of other things we do in modern society, it isn’t necessary so most people don’t do this. Talking about my time in OH, I had a coworker who invited me to a pig roast on his farm. Not that he did any farming but it was cheap property not that far out of town and the only way to make farming profitable would have been to lease out his farmable land. This was a home with an old crappy build house on it that he could buy cheap and sort of fix up. Real cheap. Which suited him to a tee. I spent 31 yrs working in professional sports. Over half of that was traveling around the country, seeing a lot of rural areas, including WV. I’ve been to every state except Maine, North and South Dakota and Alaska. I understand that not everyone lives like I do or would even want to.
Yes, I live in a tiny protected bubble where the worst that can happen is that I’ll be randomly murdered in public by a white supremacist, unlike the harsh reality where non-white people can be randomly murdered in public by a white supremacist. I mean, how dare I compare those two possibilities as if they were in any way similar, amirite?
@Mnemosyne: I think that the two of you were talking past one another that day. Your point, which was valid, was that no civilian really needs military grade weaponry. His point was that white supremacists seem to have them and white supremacists have specifically targeted AA people and neighborhoods in the past. From that, it is not unreasonable to think they might do it again. He was saying that, based on this, AA should be armed and that they would be dumb to disarm before the racists do. It is not an argument that furthers efforts toward gun control, but it ain’t dumb either.
@RepubAnon: I think the same thing is true about background checks. Has anybody looked to see if any of the terrorists would have been unable to purchase a gun because of failing the background check? I think the background check is like the TSA in the airports. Pure theater to make people think, “We’re doing something.” I’m in favor of passing the law just because it would make a lot of people feel better for a little while, until they realized we’re having even more mass shootings.
@Walker: eco identitarian is the box. It’s actually a thing.
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The Wells Debacle: A Lesson
Institutions Can't Afford These Low-Tech Mishaps Tracy Kitten (FraudBlogger) • October 29, 2011
While the cause for the malfunction of the printer is a bit more concerning - was the printer somehow hacked or compromised with malicious software? - the mailing error is pretty easy to pinpoint. Checks and balances, no pun intended, were not in effect.
Phil Blank, managing director of security, risk and fraud for Javelin Strategy & Research, put it best: "It represents a failure in basic 'block and tackling.'"
The low-tech stuff should be easy to avoid, but it's often the sort of thing that slips through institutional cracks.
The whole incident reminds me of the systems upgrade at Bank of America a few weeks ago that resulted in thousands of customers complaining of access lockout to their online banking accounts.
Some industry pundits suggested something more nefarious, like an attack waged against BofA by Anonymous or some other hacktivist group. But I think the site outage was more likely caused by exactly what BofA claimed - a systems upgrade that was launched in haste without proper testing before deployment.
Looking at the Wells Fargo statement debacle, I can't help but think something similar. Somebody dropped the ball. You can't blame it all on a printing error. Aren't steps in place to perform some sort of double check?
I'm sure this statement incident, which affected Wells customers who opened accounts in South Carolina and Florida, will motivate folks at Wells to do things a little differently in the future.
Josh Dunn, corporate communications manager for Wells in Charlotte, N.C., says the bank sincerely regrets the mix-up and has assured customers that the risk of their bank accounts being compromised as a result of the statement snafu is low. Still, the bank is providing all affected customers with a year's worth of free ID theft protection.
I should hope so. ID theft protection is the least Wells can offer as protection for its customers as well as for itself.
And it's not just banking institutions that face some of these completely avoidable compromises of personally identifiable information. We read about it every day in any number of organizations crossing any number of industries: From a hospital throwing away paper patient records that it neglected to shred, to a government IT staffer leaving an open laptop in a car he forgot to lock.
Financial institutions, as card issuers, have their hands full trying to come up with better ways to thwart that kind of fraud and protect the customers who are adversely affected when card fraud does occur. The low-tech stuff should be easy to avoid, but it's often the sort of thing that slips through institutional cracks.
I get it. People are distracted. And we all get sloppy. The thing is, we can't afford these lapses. With growing concerns about incidents linked to identity theft, financial institutions, especially, have to do more to ensure they aren't the ones that accidentally expose consumer information.
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Cattle States Work to Control the Labelling of Meat Substitutes
By Keith Good | Published: September 19, 2019
Gregory Meyer reported earlier this week at The Financial Times Online that, “US states that raise cattle and poultry are trying to fence in the fast-growing alternative meat industry.
“Wyoming, Oklahoma and South Dakota are among the states working to control the labelling of meat substitutes as the products appear in more restaurants and supermarkets.
“Their efforts address an industry that threatens sales of beef, pork and chicken. Alternative meats could grow to become 10 per cent of the $1.4tn global meat industry over the next 10 years, according to Barclays.”
Mr. Meyer stated that, “Among the states passing labelling laws, Oklahoma, Missouri, South Dakota, Montana, Kentucky and North Dakota rank in the top 10 for beef cattle inventory, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
“Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and South Carolina are in the top 10 for broiler chickens. Some of the laws address plant-based meat substitutes, while others regulate only cultured meats grown from tissue cells, which are not yet on the market.”
The FT article added that, “‘The cattlemen are quite concerned,’ said Doug Farquhar, programme director for environmental health at the National Conference of State Legislatures. ‘If you are able to grow this stuff rather than raise cattle, you are going to turn this entire market on its head.'”
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Responding to Christopher McDougle
Trigger warning: Ableism, discussion of curing autism, functioning labels.
The Boston Globe interviewed the Director of the Lurie Center for Autism, Dr. Christopher McDougle, who was instrumental in producing the recent film Sounding the Alarm in conjunction with Autism Speaks.
The reporter asked, "There are adults on the autism spectrum who argue that they are just different — not disabled — and who object to efforts to eradicate autism by groups, like Autism Speaks, whose founders Bob and Suzanne Wright helped fund the new film."
Dr. McDougle responded, "Naturally if you’re someone with very high functioning autism, you don’t want to hear things about being eradicated as a person. Lumping everyone under the same umbrella leads to this confusion."
Last week, Autism Speaks and Mass General Hospital co-hosted the first screening of the film.
I led a protest outside the building.
Photo: Lydia Brown. This is a picture of the first ten protesters who arrived. At leftmost, John Robinson's sign says, "Disability Rights are Human Rights." Patrick W.'s sign says, "Autism $peaks Hurts Autistics." Ryan Tilton's sign says, "I am Autistic; My Life is Not a Crisis!" Allegra Stout's sign says, "Civil Rights, Education, Jobs, Healthcare, Not A Cure." Erin Flaherty's sign says, "Autism Speaks Does Not Speak For Autistic People." Don S.'s sign says, "0 Autistic Leaders. ...Autism Speaks for whom?" Dermott M.'s sign notes that only 4.5% of money raised from Massachusetts returns to programs and services for autistics and families in Massachusetts. Beside Dermott is Andrew Coate and Meghan Schrader, who are both holding a sign that says, "Lurie Center: Supporting Autism Speaks = Supporting Eugenics." At rightmost is Daniel Berman, whose sign isn't visible in the photo.
It was cold, and my fingers eventually turned numb from the several hours we spent standing on the sidewalk, displaying our posters to anyone who walked by and engaging several passerby in conversation about the damage that Autism Speaks and its agenda of cure has done to the autistic community.
Close to thirty protesters turned out over the course of the demonstration, and we represented a diverse cross-section of the disability community. Emily Titon, co-chapter leader of ASAN Rhode Island, and Yosef Treitman, chapter leader of ASAN Rensselaer Polytechnic University, traveled from out of state. Autistic folks from throughout Massachusetts turned out in large numbers, along with protesters from the blind, quadreplegic, little people, and psychiatric survivor communities. I counted at least two adorable service dogs.
Some folks brought their own signs. Others, like Meghan Schrader, in this picture (photo: Lydia Brown), made signs while there.
We were there because we believe in the power of disability pride and autistic community.
There is the derisive presumption that the words disability and pride do not belong in the same sentence, because disability is wrapped up in so many layers of baggage and stigma and shame. But those of us disabled out there, we are disabled and proud.
This presumption is also embedded into the dismissal of autistic activists who stand against hateful organizations like Autism Speaks. It is commonly believed that we think of ourselves as merely different, a bit quirky, a bit eccentric, but not really disabled. Again, because disability is nearly universally assumed to be undesirable, the status that no one would want to have or own.
We were protesting because we are disabled and proud.
Disability is embedded into the human experience. To be autistic is to be disabled. There is no shame in that. I am proud to be autistic and I am proud to be disabled.
Organizations like Autism Speaks use fear-mongering and hateful rhetoric that relies on stereotypes of autistic people as burdens on our families, public health crises, tragedies in human form worthy of pity and charity, and terrifying specters for the rest of society to contemplate.
People like Dr. McDougle routinely invalidate autistic activists who stand against Autism Speaks by relying on a certain toolbox of de-legitimization tactics.
Tactic 1: Those people represent a very small proportion of people on the spectrum.
Tactic 2: Those people are really very high-functioning, and don't experience the severe levels of disability that most people on the spectrum do.
Tactic 3: Those people don't really have the same disability as people who REALLY have autism.
They're not old, but they're still hurtful and still dangerous.
Dr. McDougle, some of the protesters from last week have personal care attendants (PCAs) to assist with activities of daily living. At least one usually communicates using AAC text-to-speech. Some are unemployed. Many have multiple disabilities.
High-functioning and low-functioning are arbitrary labels with no scientific validity or consistent criteria for differentiation. Is speaking the criteria for being high-functioning? Plenty of speaking autistics are unemployed, unable to complete formal education, and unable to live without the support of personal assistants. Is working the criteria for being high-functioning? Plenty of working autistics don't speak, have intellectual disabilities or psychiatric disabilities as well, haven't completed formal education, or live with support people. Is living alone the criteria for being high-functioning? Plenty of autistics who have their own housing are unemployed, have multiple disabilities...
No one has the same skills and knowledge at one age as they did at another. No one skill or ability is necessary constant or consistent, or consistently increasing in ability. Skills are not static. And the presence of one skill or ability certainly doesn't indicate the presence of another.
This shouldn't matter though.
But it does, and you and people like you are the reason that it does. Were it not for your, shall we say, perseverative insistence on functioning labels as a means of categorizing, segregating, and invalidating autistic lives and experiences, this conversation would never have to happen.
This picture (photo: Lydia Brown) shows three protesters, Ruth Ricker, Reuben B., and John Kelly. Ruth's sign (John later made a matching one) says, "Nothing About Us Without Us." Reuben's sign says, "0 Autistic Leaders... Autism Speaks for Whom?"
Nothing About Us Without Us is a longtime slogan of the disability civil rights movement. Autism Speaks, which lacks even a single autistic person among its entire Board of Directors or executive leadership, somehow purports to represent the interests of autistic people.
You, Dr. McDougle, and the Lurie Center, have become complicit in this profoundly disturbing and dangerous misrepresentation.
Autistic people have been organizing for decades to work toward more inclusive, accepting, and equitable futures.
For the vast majority of us, the rhetoric of cure is deeply rooted in a pathology paradigm of disability that ultimately contends that people like us should not exist. We share so many experiences, sensory, movement, communicative, emotional, relational, and social with one another. Our community, for all its fractures, is still a community.
And you have no right to attempt artificial divisions along the propagandistic lines of high and low functioning.
We do not need the medical-industrial complex to serve as the gateway for autistic identity.
Our futures must be our own, not dictated within the agenda of eugenicist organizations like Autism Speaks. It is time for your complicity to end. Do you want better futures for autistic adults? Then include us in the conversation, in the decision-making process, in all aspects of the research from development to analysis and implementation. Reject the harmful rhetoric and hateful mission of Autism Speaks. Respect the voices of autistics because we can, have been, are, and will continue to be speaking for ourselves.
Photo: John Kelly. A line of protesters holding colorfully printed signs, such as "Autism Speaks for Whom?", "Nothing about Us without Us (my favorite), "We Are People Not Puzzles," and "Civil Rights, Education, Healthcare – Not a Cure." Protesters are on the sidewalk, greeting viewers after the film promoted by Autism Speaks.
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love it Lydia. Scott Ricker, Reli-Abilities
But Lydia, I am still called low-functioning so it is ok for the doctor to want to eradicate me. My life is so tragic, I don't understand anything, I can't even feel things. I am not like those high-functioning autistics who have such a great time and don't need any kind of help or accommodations. They are almost normal! I need the doctor to cure myself from my existence so the world does not feel my burden (sarcasm)
Not sarcasm now: If I lived in MA, I would have been there. Thanks for this article and for doing all that you do!
Emily @ Words I Wheel By January 25, 2014 at 6:54 PM
I keep wishing there wouldn't continually be more reasons for things like this to be written. The rhetoric used by Autism Speaks supporters is just tiresome to see every day. But as long as it's being said, I'm so glad there's someone as eloquent as you (along with so many other spot-on advocates) to write responses like this.
SmackCrackNPop January 25, 2014 at 8:07 PM
Defending A$ is like having a heart attack over a girl that doesn't love you back-it's pathetic.
"Naturally if you’re someone with very high functioning autism, you don’t want to hear things about being eradicated as a person. Lumping everyone under the same umbrella leads to this confusion."
I wish people who don't know anything about autism would stop talking.
Oh, and Christopher? When Autism Speaks is using the statistics of 1 in 88, YOU are lumping me under that umbrella.
If, on the other hand, you're going to go the route of "we're not talking about eradicating people like you, we're just talking about eradicating the severely disabled who can't defend or speak for themselves," then you really need to think more about what that says about you as a person. If you're only talking about eradicating the people who you've decided probably can't fight back.
Thank you for writing this brilliant post. I'm autistic and when I tell people they say, "Really? But you speak so well. You don't sound autistic." I find it a little offensive because not every autistic person is nonverbal, and I do speak.
Thanks for the post! I was almost going to watch that movie but a quick google search led me here and saved me the trouble. Y'all are making a difference!
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Ford Introduces First All-Electric with a Mustang Badge
November 18, 2019 • by Staff
Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford, left, and actor Idris Elba next to Ford Motor Co.’s all-electric Mustang Mach-E GT SUV at Jet Center Los Angeles in Hawthorne, Calif., on Nov. 17. Elba, who previously worked at Ford Motor Co. in the 1980s, helped introduce the vehicle to the public. Launching in late 2020, Mustang Mach-E will be available in several variations, including an extended-range battery and rear-wheel drive option that has a targeted EPA-estimated range of at least 300 miles.
Photo via Ford.
In Los Angeles and prior to the opening of the LA Auto Show, Ford introduced the Mustang Mach-E, an all-new, all-electric SUV.
When it arrives in late 2020, Mustang Mach-E will be available with standard and extended-range battery options with either rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive powered by permanent magnet motors. Equipped with an extended-range battery and rear-wheel drive, Mach-E has a targeted EPA-estimated range of at least 300 miles.
Customers can now visit the Mustang Mach-E reservation site to make a $500 reservation deposit.
Making its debut in the Mach-E is the next-generation SYNC communications and entertainment system, with a 15.5-inch interface that uses machine learning to learn drivers’ preferences, and will be able to receive over-the-air updates.
Using Ford’s new all-electric architecture that places batteries inside the underbody, the Mustang Mach-E is designed to maximize SUV space for five passengers and cargo.
Along with its all-new propulsion system, the Mach-E also features a drainable front trunk storage unit. Providing 4.8 cubic feet of storage space, the front trunk is large enough to comfortably store the equivalent of a carryon luggage bag. In addition to the exterior front trunk, the rear trunk offers 29 cubic feet of space. With the rear seats down, the Mach-E has 59.6 cubic feet of space.
The new model also offers Phone As A Key technology, which makes its debut in the Ford brand lineup in Mustang Mach-E. Using Bluetooth, the vehicle can detect customers’ smartphones as they approach, unlocking the Mach-E and allowing them to start driving without getting their phones out of their pockets or using a key fob.
Mustang Mach-E will be available in both standard-range (75.7 kWh lithium-ion battery) and extended-range (98.8 kWh battery), which has a targeted EPA-estimated range of at least 300 miles in rear-wheel-drive configuration.
Ford will give customers access to the FordPass Charging Network,which has more than 12,500 charging stations (and more than 35,000 charge plugs) and growing, including DC fast chargers.
Will the public accept an all-electric model with the Mustang badge?
“In the case of the Mustang Mach E, Ford is promising compelling performance and attractive styling that pay proper homage to the Mustang brand,” said Karl Brauer, executive publisher at Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader. “If that holds true, borrowing Ford’s most iconic name for its new electric SUV won’t cause any damage, and might actually contribute to awareness and sales.”
Said Michael Harley, executive editor for Kelley Blue Book: “It’s an obvious piggyback move, meant to vault this all-new electric vehicle to the celebrated status that has accompanied the brand’s combustion-powered muscle car for more than 50 years. It’s also a risky move, as slapping the badge on a futuristic, emission-free, sport-utility vehicle is about the last thing that Mustang loyalists are expecting. If the vehicle is outstanding and well-received, Ford will win big. If it falls short, the company will have another Edsel on its hands.”
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Rohingya crisis: US calls Myanmar action 'ethnic cleansing'
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Image caption More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled across the border into Bangladesh
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Myanmar's military action against the minority Muslim Rohingya population constitutes ethnic cleansing.
He said the Rohingya had suffered "horrendous atrocities" and as a result the US was considering targeted sanctions against those responsible.
In September, UN human rights chief Zeid Raad Al Hussein also accused Myanmar of ethnic cleansing.
Mr Tillerson's comments come days before a visit to Myanmar by the Pope.
The Rohingya are a stateless minority who have long experienced persecution in Myanmar, also known as Burma. More than 600,000 have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh since violence erupted in Rakhine state late in August.
"After a careful and thorough analysis of available facts, it is clear that the situation in northern Rakhine state constitutes ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya," Mr Tillerson said in a statement.
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"These abuses by some among the Burmese military, security forces, and local vigilantes have caused tremendous suffering and forced hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children to flee their homes in Burma to seek refuge in Bangladesh," he said.
He said the US wanted an independent investigation into events in Rakhine state and targeted sanctions could follow.
"Those responsible for these atrocities must be held accountable," he added.
Media captionRohingya Muslims displaced from Tula Toli village in Rakhine State gave disturbing accounts
Mr Tillerson's comments reflect a hardening US stance on Myanmar in recent days. On a one-day visit to the country last week he said Washington was "deeply concerned" by reports of widespread atrocities.
He urged the government and security forces to respect the human rights of all those within its borders.
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Analysis by Barbara Plett Usher, US state department correspondent
The designation comes after careful analysis by the State Department, which determined that there was 'intent and planning' behind the 'horrendous atrocities.' Hence Rex Tillerson included the Myanmar military among the parties listed as directly involved.
A senior state department official said the term ethnic cleansing is not defined in international or US law and therefore doesn't inherently imply consequences, but the US is considering targeted sanctions against those responsible.
In the meantime, another senior official said the designation was aimed at increasing pressure on Myanmar authorities to repatriate the Rohingya refugees and make it safe for them to return.
The US has sought to balance its desire to hold the military accountable with its support for the civilian government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
The State Department official said a successful transition to civilian rule is crucial to resolving the long-running ethnic conflicts at the root of the latest violence. Ms Suu Kyi has been criticised for a weak response, but the official said she had no control over the military in their power sharing arrangement, and that she'd have to work with the generals to address the crisis.
The tougher US rhetoric comes after a delegation, led by Senator Jeff Merkley, recently returned from a visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Members of the delegation said they were disturbed by the reports of attacks on Rohingya, including the rape and murder of family members.
The BBC has also heard numerous first-hand reports from refugees of killings, rape and even massacres. Inside Rakhine state itself, a BBC crew witnessed burned out homes and a Muslim village being set on fire.
Despite widespread accusations of human rights violations, Myanmar has consistently denied persecuting its Rohingya minority.
Earlier this month, the Myanmar army released the results of an internal investigation in which it exonerated itself of blame for the crisis.
It said "terrorists" from within the Rohingya community (which it called Bengali) were responsible for burning houses and that those who fled did so because they feared those terrorists.
Amnesty International dismissed the report as an attempted "whitewash".
Media captionWatch: Who are the Rohingya?
Amid growing international concern over the crisis, China recently proposed a three-stage plan starting with a ceasefire to allow refugees to return to Myanmar.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said talks should follow and the final phase would be a long-term solution to end poverty among the Rohingya.
Beijing has close ties with both Myanmar and Bangladesh and in the past has had to deal with thousands of refugees seeking shelter in China after fleeing lawless border regions.
Pope Francis is due to arrive in Myanmar on 26 November. His visit will include meetings with army chief General Min Aung Hlaing and the country's de-facto civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, the Vatican has said.
The pontiff will later travel to the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, where he will meet Rohingya refugees, a Vatican spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Garcia report: Serious Fraud Office reviewing document after Fifa release
Michael Garcia's 2014 report was only released in full this week
The Serious Fraud Office is reviewing a Fifa report into controversial bids to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
A 2014 report by former Fifa ethics investigator Michael Garcia had only been published as a 42-page summary but was leaked in full on Monday.
It was published by Fifa on Tuesday and revealed details of "improper" actions by bid teams, including England's.
The Serious Fraud Office, which has the power to prosecute, confirmed it is now scrutinising the full publication.
Confirmation of the SFO's interest comes 20 months after its director David Green told MPs of potential money-laundering offences, including a payment of 500,000 Australian dollars (£270,000) made by the Australia 2022 bid committee to Jack Warner - then a senior Fifa official but since banned from the game and under investigation - which may have gone through London.
At the time, Green, who was giving evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport select committee, said Fifa could not be prosecuted under the 2010 Bribery Act as the alleged offences took place before then.
In October 2015, Green's team was scrutinising 1,600 documents provided by the Football Association relating to England's failed 2018 bid.
Garcia was asked by Fifa to investigate the nine bids to stage the tournaments, including England's for 2018.
He quit his role at Fifa in protest when his report was condensed, saying it was "erroneous". But his investigation prompted follow-up inquiries by the governing body, primarily into members of its executive committee.
Fifa subsequently cleared Qatar, who will stage the 2022 tournament and 2018 hosts Russia, of any wrongdoing.
The publication of the full document alleged wrongdoing by the Football Association in the way it tried to to "curry favour" with Fifa officials who were set to vote on who should host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.
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He replaces Gary Caldwell after the Scot was sacked earlier this month as a result of a slow start to the season following relegation from League One.
Lester, who was coaching Nottingham Forest's under-23s side, will lead the club for the first time in Saturday's home game against Cheltenham.
During his time playing for the club he helped them to win promotion to League One in 2011 and played in their Johnstone's Paint Trophy win over Swindon in 2012.
He told the club website: "I am really proud to have been given this opportunity and I'm aiming to build something special."
The Spireites finished bottom of League One last season and sacked Caldwell after the defeat by Accrington left them in the League Two relegation zone.
Caretaker Guy Branston failed to win either of his two games in temporary charge and left the club on Thursday.
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One of the forty-six species of rhododendron found in Bhutan's Royal Botanical Park.
After dreaming of a visit to the little Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan for more than a decade, I never imagined I would go there twice, much less within the same year. Yet on rare occasions in life, seemingly far-fetched possibilities can suddenly become real opportunities at the least expected of times.
On our last evening in Bhutan back in January, we met the co-owners of Bhutan Swallowtail, the small, innovative company with whom we had booked our tour. We were honored to learn that Sonam and Tashi had taken an interest in our blog and the "Before It's Gone" theme of our travel. They shared about an initiative of their own design that encompasses elements of cultural and environmental preservation through the promotion of historically significant--yet largely forgotten--trails.
Back in the Saddle to Bangkok
Ronald McDonald may heart Khao San, but we did not.
It only took one motorbike taxi, one longtail ferry, one "sorngtaaou" (shared pickup truck transport), and one minivan to return to Prachuap Khiri Khan from the little island of Koh Chang. Back in the scenic town, we enjoyed the night market and repacked for the next leg of the cycle tour heading north to Bangkok. The next morning we braved the ridiculously large population of urban monkeys guarding the 396 steps up to a derelict temple complex perched on a hilltop overlooking the bayside town. It was certainly worth the sweaty effort and proximity to primates expecting a handout for the views north and south along the coast.
Leaving Prachuap Khiri Khan, we adopted a leisurely pace essential to survival in the 90-degree-plus sunshine and made camp on a beach at Khao Sam Roi Yod National Park. The following morning we cycled in between dramatic karst pinnacle formations to reach the trailhead for another famous feature of limestone: mesmerizing caverns open to the sky. We hiked up to the entrance for Tham Phraya Nakhon, featuring a pagoda-like "meeting hall" built for King Rama V's visit in 1890. In our typical fashion, we arrived about ten minutes too late to see the structure illuminated by rays of light filtering down through the opening, but the tree-filled cavern was a lovely blend of nature and culture nonetheless. Next we explored the aptly named Jewel Cave (Tham Kaew), featuring the usual cave formations but with the sparkly addition of calcite crystal deposits and the bonus of bat colonies and a whip scorpion sighting.
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Town Council to vote on time limits, other Old Town parking measures Tuesday
SCOTT THOMPSON
Bluffton Town Council will consider on Tuesday immediate parking restrictions in Old Town, including time limits along Calhoun Street and surrounding streets.
Town staff's proposal to council includes implementing two-hour limits on Calhoun Street, either between May River Road and Bridge Street, or between Church and Bridge streets, daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Parking at DuBois Park along Lawrence and Lawton streets would also be subject to the same regulations.
Also under the proposal, parking would be prohibited on Church Street, and on Lawrence and Lawton streets, beginning 200 feet west of the Calhoun Street intersection, and continuing east to DuBois Park.
The suggested changes stem from an Oct. 20 workshop where council unveiled and solicited public feedback on recommendations from the Calhoun Street and Adjacent Area Study.
The study, nearly two years in the works, has examined traffic, parking, street design, lighting, pedestrian safety, stormwater management and other issues.
Parking has been the most publicly-discussed issue, as business owners, residents and visitors to the historic district have said its growth has not been complemented by enough parking spaces.
The town is suggesting immediate steps, while budgeting for future capital improvements that come out of the study and are approved by council.
Council is scheduled to review the final report of the study in January and vote on its recommendations in February.
According to a staff report prepared for Tuesday's meeting, a timed zone between May River Road and Bridge Street would allow more frequent turnover of prime parking spaces along Calhoun Street.
However, many Calhoun Street residents live north of Church Street, and restricting parking in the zone could limit residents' ability to have guest parking there, the report said.
And while implementing a timed zone between Church and Bridge streets would alleviate that issue, it also would reduce the number of parking spaces along Calhoun with a two-hour turnover, and long-term parkers would be inclined to remain in front of residents' homes or businesses, the report said.
The other immediate improvements suggested by staff include better usage of existing and creation of more private shared parking agreements, better signage and public information maps directing drivers to those lots, and additional street lighting to improve public safety.
Town officials have frequently said the parking issue is a matter of better utilizing available spaces.
In a Jan. 22 letter to business owners along Calhoun Street and in the Promenade, Old Town's two busiest areas, town manager Marc Orlando requested Promenade employees take advantage of a shared-parking arrangement between the development and First Baptist Church.
He also requested that Promenade and Calhoun Street business owners and employees consider parking along one of the following routes: May River Road from Pin Oak Street to Bluffton Road, Bluffton Road from May River Road to Bluffton Village, Goethe Road from May River Road to Dr. Mellichamp Drive, and parking spaces at Oyster Factory Park.
"With a few minor adjustments in how we utilize our existing parking and make available the prime parking spaces for our residents and business patrons," Orlando wrote, "we can ensure there is convenient parking for everyone."
Town Council will discuss the proposal 6 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall, 20 Bridge Street.
There are two scheduled public comment periods at the beginning and end of the meeting. Residents wishing to address council can fill out a public comment card at Town Hall prior to the meeting, or fill out one here, and either print it out or email it to town clerk Sandra Lunceford at slunceford@townofbluffton.com.
Residents must be present for their comments to be heard publicly.
To see the full staff report on the parking proposal, click here.
To see the complete the agenda for Tuesday's meeting, click here.
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BSc(Hons), MBBS, MRCP, MA
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Dr Robin Fackrell qualified at Imperial College School of Medicine, London and undertook the majority of his postgraduate medical training in the South West before accepting a Consultant Physician post in the Department of Elderly Medicine at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. He is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol.
Dr Fackrell's main area of subspecialty interest is in Movement Disorders in all ages, particularly Parkinson’s disease and Restless Legs Syndrome and he frequently attends national and international conferences and advisory boards in this subject area which enable him to be at the forefront of thinking regarding treatment of these complex disorders. He also manages acutely unwell older adults on a daily basis and runs general medical outpatient clinics. Dr Fackrell has an MA in Healthcare Ethics and Law.
Dr Fackrell has recently taken over the private practice of Dr Nick John who has now set up life in Australia.
Dr Fackrell is always happy to assess patients in their own homes if needed.
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Regenerative medicine is a marvel of medical science. With the help of the state-of-the-art treatments we offer at Body Systems Wellness Regenerative Medicine, the body’s natural restorative processes can be stimulated to resolve pain, inflammation, and so much more.
Which Problems Can Regenerative Medicine Be Used to Address?
Regenerative medicine can address a wide variety of body-health issues that come about as a result of injuries, diseases, and the aging process.
Pain in areas like the back, neck, ankles, shoulders, hips, and knees can be addressed with this therapeutic treatment option. Sprains, muscle tears, ligament tears, and joint injuries can be treated.
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Though there are many components to our regenerative medicine treatments, the most important is mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). These stem cells come from embryonic connective tissue and allow the body to address inflammation and pain on an internal level. They can differentiate into a variety of types of cells, including those that make up bone tissue, fatty tissue, and cartilage.
Our treatments also involve amniotic extracellular matrix (ECM), which contains a high concentration of healing components. Growth factors, cellular scaffolding, cytokines, proteins, and hyaluronic acid all act as regenerative agents in the body.
The mesenchymal stem cells we use come from healthy donors who are subject to a strict screening process. Their medical history is evaluated, a physical exam is performed, tests are done to check for any communicable diseases, and behavioral risks are assessed.
Our treatment materials come from donated membrane tissue and amniotic fluid from deliveries that are taken to full term. Treatment materials are comprised of human umbilical tissue allograft from umbilical cords. There is very little to no chance of rejection of these materials by the body.
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Stem cell harvesting methods like adipose tissue extraction and bone marrow aspirate are invasive and can be quite painful. They can also require a fair amount of downtime and recovery, taking patients away from their lives for a prolonged period of time.
Our regenerative medicine technique does not require these methods, since the stem cells do not come from you but from donors. This makes the treatment less invasive and much more comfortable. Little to no downtime is required, allowing patients to return to their everyday schedule sooner.
Additionally, regenerative medicine at Body Systems Wellness Regenerative Medicine is usually a one-time treatment. This makes it much more convenient than corticosteroid treatments. Corticosteroids may work very quickly, but they only offer short-term relief. They also come along with side-effects that many patients would be much happier without.
At Body Systems Wellness Regenerative Medicine, we use our regenerative medicine techniques to help patients achieve optimal health. To find out more about our treatments, schedule a consultation by contacting Body Systems Wellness Regenerative Medicine at (818) 240-2233 or [email protected] We are located at 800 South Central Ave, Suite #206, Glendale, CA 91204.
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Man and robot: an alliance guided by an understanding, capable of setting the stage for the factory of tomorrow starting today, a revolution that was already started by the Industry 4.0 and now evolves for the better.
LIGNA, the biennial event taking place in Hanover from 27th to 31st May 2019, is the leading world trade fair given over to the machines, systems and tools for machining wood and, for the players of this sector, is the most important meeting place for sharing opportunities linked to robotisation and the advantages presented by the latest technological innovations.
Thanks to its partnership with Bacci Automation, Biesse confirms and further strengthens the bond between man, machine and robot, not only presenting the largest number of solutions using robots on its stand, but also by demonstrating how people can benefit from using these technologies, validating their work, making production more efficient and also increasing operating safety. The use of robotic systems in factories guarantees maximum production efficiency and helps simplify processes whilst rendering them more consistent.
In Hall 11, integrated lines and robotic cells constantly redesign the way we will produce in the future, with economically standardised solutions that can also be used by small and medium-sized companies; the advantages of these solutions can be seen right away, applied to increasingly advanced technologies than remain incredibly user-friendly, courtesy of the critical contribution of simple programming systems and cutting-edge post-installation services.
Biesse has chosen Bacci Automation as a key partner to expand its portfolio of robotic solutions, automating all production processes on the basis of a fully interconnected approach to production.
Robotic systems control, simplify and optimise production: In Hall 11, Biesse presents its robot-operated technologies under a new acronym, ROS (which stands for Robotically Operated System), dedicated to handling panels in a way that enables maximum versatility and efficiency to be achieved, facilitating the work of the operator with the machine and lending higher added value to the operations performed. These robotically-operated solutions ensure a marked increase in production and total reliability of the production process across all repetitive operations, even in the wider context of industrial automation.
This partnership enables us to offer a complete range of robotic solutions, allowing Biesse Systems to become an important point of reference for all those customers who must provide a response to a market that is evolving constantly, and in which production efficiency is a competitive and necessary driver. As such, Biesse Systems is expanding its ability to provide integrated solutions to its customers across the entire production process, for small, medium and large companies
Mauro Pede Biesse Systems Sales Director
On the Biesse stand in Hall 11, the ROS robotised solutions will back up the Selco WN6 flexible panel saw integrated with the Winstore K1 automatic magazine and the Brema Eko 2.2 borer. The Brema Eko 2.1 borer with ROS will be installed on the Bacci Automation stand (Stand H45) in Hall 27. The Biesse and Bacci Automation technical and sales staff present at the Biesse stand will be placing their expertise at the disposal of visitors, providing concrete answers and detailed information about the technologies in the range.
"This partnership enables us to offer a complete range of robotic solutions, allowing Biesse Systems to become an important point of reference for all those customers who must provide a response to a market that is evolving constantly, and in which production efficiency is a competitive and necessary driver. As such, Biesse Systems is expanding its ability to provide integrated solutions to its customers across the entire production process, for small, medium and large companies", explains Mauro Pede, Biesse Systems Sales Director.
“Along with Biesse, we've developed a number of automated solutions based on specific needs. "The potential of robotised systems is such, however, that even now we can imagine a virtually endless range of applications and interactions", confirms Enrico Ferretti, the engineer in charge of production at Bacci Automation.
Biesse and Bacci Automation at LIGNA 2019: HALL 11 and Hall 27, Stand H45 - the collaboration between man and robot brings the future closer.
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Ossan's Love: Love or Dead
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Story takes place after drama series "Ossan's Love." Synopsis It's been a year since Haruta and Maki pledged their undying love. Haruta has now come back and receives a warm welcome from familiar faces, his boss Musashi Kurosawa and other colleagues. Justice Yamada, a recruit who has been recently assigned to this branch, welcomes him too. One day, completely out of the blue, the headquarter-based project team "Genius 7" shows up at the Second Sales Branch. Project leader Jin Mamiana orders the Sales team to support them in their big project. Maki, who had been transferred and works now at the head office, is among the project team members with Mamiana. Haruta and Maki grow apart, and Haruta teams up with Justice. Then Kurosawa gets involved in an accident and loses his memory, but the loss of his memory is selective and he has forgotten only Haruta. However, when Kurosawa sees Haruta, he falls in love again.. Hilarious and heartwarming, the final battle of Ossan's Love begins!
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Kokoro ga sakebitagatterunda.
Takumi is on his class' …
Takumi is on his class' community outreach group. His teacher assigns more students to the group including a student who, due to a mishap, has foregone speaking. The class has to perform a musical, but volunteers brave enough to perform are hard to come by. The reluctance slowly begins to wash away when the aforementioned girl makes an effort to perform. As the day of the performance approaches will the students be able to overcome their reluctance and go for it?
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Kaitô Yamaneko
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Kaitō Yamaneko (怪盗 山猫, English title "The Phantom Thief Yamaneko") is a Japanese television drama series that premiered on NTV on 16 January 2016. It based on the mystery novel by Manabu Kaminaga who is known for Psychic Detective Yakumo. In this drama, Kazuya Kamenashi, a member of KAT-TUN, played the lead role, Suzu Hirose and Hiroki Narimiya appeared in supporting roles. The first episode received a viewership rating of 14.3%.
Movie∙Sep 19, 2015
Popura no aki
Popura no aki released.
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Koisuru Vampire
Kiira seems like an ordinary young girl, who likes to talk with her …
Kiira seems like an ordinary young girl, who likes to talk with her friends and to dress up. Her ultimate goal is to become the world's best baker, but what differentiates her from others is that she is a vampire. She has never told anyone her secret, including her childhood friend Tetsu, whom she played with everyday and liked as a child. After her parents died when Kiira was only 12 years old, she had to go live with her relatives and lost contact with Tetsu. Now, 8 years later, Tetsu appears at the bakery where Kiira is working part-time. Kiira is ecstatic to see her first love again. Soon, they are dating and Kiira dreams of having a family with Tetsu. Kiira also becomes filled with worries because she is vampire.
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Six love stories following the …
Six love stories following the love lives of ten different people.
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Last Cinderella
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Movie∙Jan 26, 2013
See You Tomorrow, Everyone
After Satoru Watarai …
After Satoru Watarai graduated from elementary school, he dropped out of school and decided to live within his apartment complex, never to venture outside. Satoru Watari then meets his old friends as they are coming back from their middle school classes. Satoru has now gotten a job at a cake shop within the apartment complex and eventually gets engaged to one of his friends. Satoru, still lives within the apartment complex only, but, as time passes, more of his friends leave.
Kazoku no Uta
Kazoku no Uta (家族のうた, literally Family Song) is a 2012 …
Kazoku no Uta (家族のうた, literally Family Song) is a 2012 Japanese television series. It features actor Joe Odagiri as a father of three children and a musician who was once very famous, though his popularity has since waned.
Movie∙Jun 11, 2011
Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his …
Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.
Matataki
A young woman named Izumi (Keiko Kitagawa) suffers the …
A young woman named Izumi (Keiko Kitagawa) suffers the loss of her boyfriend Junichi (Masaki Okada), who died from a fatal motorcycle accident. The shock from her boyfriend's sudden death causes Izumi to lose her memory from the time of the accident. A lawyer named Makiko (Nene Otsuka) then helps Izumi to remember the final moments of her boyfriend's life.
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Tokyo Dogs (東京DOGS Tōkyō DOGS), sometimes styled as …
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Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
A young Japanese woman …
A young Japanese woman goes missing in Rome during the Christmas season.
Domomata no shi
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The prison guards working in penitentiaries where death row inmates are locked up are forced to spend their daily lives constantly facing death.
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Limit of Love: Umizaru
A small team of Coast Guard …
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Ôkami shôjo
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When new, smart and sweet Tokyo girl, Rumiko, starts at a rural elementary school, Akira finds himself smitten, like every other male pupil. Newcomer's popularity is contrasted with the less-tolerant treatment of scruffy Hideko, who, thanks to the arrival of a carnival freak-show in town, is nicknamed the Wolf Girl. Teachers and parents snootily consider the carny off-limits, but Akira is determined to find out whether Hideko really is a wolf girl.
Yuko volunteered to be an aid worker in Iraq and was taken …
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Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo
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Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
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The Laughing Frog
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Movie∙Nov 4, 2000
Koroshi
Koroshi released.
The Guys from Paradise
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Movie∙Jan 2, 2000
Shomuni Special 2nd: New Year Drama …
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Ooinaru kan bonno
Ooinaru kan bonno released.
Sandaime Uotake Shigeo Hamada
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The struggles of a group of immigrant outcasts living in an alternative-future, xenophobic Japanese metropolis.
School Mystery
There are two versions of "Toire No Hanako-san." The first …
There are two versions of "Toire No Hanako-san." The first version, released in 1995, was set in an elementary school and centered on a boy named Takuya and a new transfer student named Saeko (Maeda Ai plays Takuya's younger brother). Takuya's classmates think that Saeko has been possessed by Hanako, the ghost that lives in the bathroom. The rumor is especially encouraged by a girl who has a crush on Takuya and is jealous since Takuya likes Saeko. The second version, released in 1998, centers on a group of high school girls (among them Maeda Ai and Nomura Yuka) who inadvertently release a demonic doll from a shrine outside of their school. Maeda Ai stars in both versions, although she plays a boy in the first movie, and a girl in the second. Prior to the second movie, there was a 1997 video series "Toire No Hanako-san, " that also dealt with a group of high school girls and their encounters with the infamous Hanako.
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Mussels Mussels Mussels: BW Project Highlight
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M32 lane closed heading towards Bristol following reports of accident
The incident was reported at 3.40pm
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A Bristol-bound lane on the M32 was closed following reports of an accident.
Traffic service provider Inrix reported an accident on the motorway between junction one at the ring road and junction two in Eastville.
Lane one was closed as a result of the incident, which was first reported at 3.40pm.
Despite the closure, traffic was said to cope well and CCTV images provided by Traffic England did not show any queues forming.
Traffic queuing on the M32 as a result of the lane closure
Elsewhere in the city, Bedminster Parade was busy but moving near the Asda supermarket while there were reports of heavy traffic on Bath Road in Totterdown, between Clarence Road and St Philips Causeway.
An earlier accident causing delays on Bath Road in Farmborough has since been cleared.
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The lane on the M32 reopened at approximately 4.55pm.
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Lancashire man wanted after Christmas Day sex attack on teenage boy
Matthew Calderbank
A 30-year-old man is wanted by police after a teenage boy was sexually assaulted on Christmas Day.
Kieran Seery is wanted in connection with the assault, which allegedly took place at a home in Accrington yesterday morning (December 25).
Kieran Seery, 30, is wanted in relation to a serious sexual assault on a teenage boy at a home in Accrington on Christmas Day. Pic: Lancashire Police
Police said Seery later attended a home in Dowry Street at around 8.30am, but has not been seen since.
Detectives believe Seery has suffered a serious injury to his neck that morning, which requires urgent medical attention.
Lancashire Police are warning anybody who sees him, or knows where he may be, not to approach him.
If anyone sees Seery, they are urged to contact police immediately.
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He is described as white, with cropped dark hair, wearing a dark tracksuit top and jeans and has numerous tattoos on his hands and neck.
Insp Andy Willis, of Lancashire Police, said: "We are asking anyone who knows where Seery may be to get in touch with us as soon as possible.
"He is wanted in relation to a serious sexual assault on a teenage boy which occurred on Christmas Day morning (December 25) at an address in Accrington.
"Please do not approach him, but contact us on 101 with whatever information you have.
"We would also urge Kieran himself, if he sees this appeal, to do the right thing and get in touch."
Anybody with information should contact us on 101, quoting log number 0291 of December 25.
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DNA-testing companies like 23andMe sell your genetic data to drugmakers and other Silicon Valley startups
Erin Brodwin
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DNA-testing company 23andMe made headlines last week when it announced that it would share consumers' anonymized genetic data with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline as part of a $300-million deal.
Some companies like 23andMe have a history of selling customer DNA data with what they call "third parties."
Ancestry, another genetics-testing company, had a partnership with Google's life-extension spinoff Calico.
Here are the other for-profit companies with which gene-testing startups have sold your data.
Perhaps you didn't intend for that spit sample you shipped off to be used for research on antacids. But that could be what happens with the data that some genetics-testing companies like Ancestry, 23andMe, and Helix have collected from billions of customers and stored in their databases.
Both Ancestry and 23andMe have a history of sharing anonymized consumer data with private companies, also known as "third parties." Last week, 23andMe took that policy to a new level when it announced a plan to share the genetic data of millions of consumers with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to help the company develop new drugs.
23andMe also collaborates with handful of other drug companies and with institutions like P&G Beauty, the company behind Pantene shampoo and the antacid Pepto-Bismol.
Helix, the genetics-testing company spun out of Illumina, has partnerships with roughly 25 companies as well.
Here are the private companies that the biggest genetics-testing companies share data with
Apart from its partnership with GlaxoSmithKline, 23andMe has active partnerships with at least four other large pharmaceutical companies: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Biogen, Pfizer, and Genentech.
Another 23andMe collaborator is P&G Beauty, the company behind products like Crest toothpaste, Ivory soap, and Bounty paper towels. In addition to these private partners, 23andMe shares its data with several public academic institutions and nonprofit research groups like the University of Chicago.
Ancestry, which maintains a 5-million-person consumer database of genetic information, once partnered with Google's stealthy life-extension spinoff Calico to study aging. But a company spokesperson told Business Insider that Ancestry is currently only partnered with universities and research institutions. These include the University of Utah and the American Society of Human Genetics.
Helix has active partnerships with about 25 companies, according to Justin Kao, Helix's co-founder and senior vice president of business development. Kao told Business Insider that the list includes at-home lab testing startup EverlyWell and healthcare provider Geisinger Health.
But unlike Ancestry or 23andMe, which have shared the data of millions of anonymized customers with private companies, Helix does so only when the user consents via one of those company partners. EverlyWell, for example, uses Helix's technology to offer customers at-home DNA tests for food sensitivity and metabolism, while National Geographic uses Helix for its genealogy tests. Those companies may prompt a user to opt into research that they are doing, and only then would their data be shared.
Why genetics testing companies share your data with third parties
A big reason many genetics-testing companies share data with third parties is for research. Scientists want to learn more about the genetic roots of various conditions and diseases in the hope that this information will lead to better treatments or even cures. Both nonprofit academic institutions and drug companies are doing this kind of work.
"We all have some disease or health issue that we care about. 23andMe has created a research platform to enable interested customers to participate in research — to not wait for solutions to appear, but for people to come together and make discoveries happen," 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki wrote in a letter to customers after the deal with GlaxoSmithKline was announced. 23andMe did not respond to a request for further comment.
The average customer who chooses to let 23andMe share their data for research contributes to more than 230 studies on topics including asthma, lupus, and Parkinson's disease, the company says.
Similarly, Ancestry's partnership with Google's Calico was aimed at studying the genetics of longevity, though neither company has yet published any research that resulted from the collaboration.
How to choose what data you share — or delete it altogether
When you register your spit sample with Ancestry, 23andMe, or Helix, you're offered choices about whether you want to share your data, when, and with whom. However, privacy advocates have pointed out that these options can often be confusing.
Plus, when asking customers whether they agree to share their data with third parties, Ancestry, 23andMe, and Helix all use different language to describe the choices and present the option at a different stages in the sign-up process. That can make wiping your data from any of those platforms difficult and time-consuming.
Furthermore, if a leak or hack were to happen, such incidents could allow your data to find its way elsewhere, perhaps without your knowledge.
It may also be difficult to prevent your data from being used by a new collaborator who wasn't partnered with one of these companies when you initially signed up.
Through 23andMe's 4-year partnership with GSK, for example, GSK gets anonymized summaries of data from customers who've opted to share their data for research. Privacy advocates find that vexing because the data of existing customers who may have previously opted into sharing their data could now be included as part of the larger base of data shared with GSK.
"The very setup of this venture suggests that its initiators are not quite serious about 23andMe's customers' informed consent," Udo Schuklenk, a professor of bioethics at Queen's University, told Business Insider via email.
It's not easy to delete your information from some genetics-testing platforms after you've signed up. (If you want to delete your genetic data from one of these sites, check out our guide). If you've opted to share your data for research, 23andMe could keep your physical spit sample — and the genetic data gleaned from it — for up to a decade.
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Trump's massive new tariffs will hurt US businesses and consumers
Josh BarroMar 2, 2018, 01:05 IST
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP
President Donald Trump's planned tariffs on aluminum and steel is bad news for pretty much everyone in the US.
It will even hurt the manufacturing industry Trump thinks he is protecting.
On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he would soon announce protective tariffs on metals - 25% on imported steel and 10% on imported aluminum.
He brought a whole bunch of steel and aluminum executives to the White House for the announcement, and I'm sure they were happy, because this tariff is going to protect them from foreign competition and allow them to charge them higher prices.
Unfortunately, this policy is bad news for virtually everyone else in the US. It's even bad news for the manufacturing sector that Trump thinks he is protecting.
Despite the myth that US manufacturing is in decline - and despite the very real decline in manufacturing employment - US industrial output is nearly double what it was 30 years ago. Very often, American manufacturers are in the business of making things out of steel and aluminum.
Metal tariffs will hurt American manufacturers that use steel and aluminum by raising their cost for inputs. That will discourage investment and growth, reducing both corporate profits and job creation.
And what if you're a consumer who buys things made out of steel and aluminum - cars, appliances, canned beer? This policy is going to make you poorer. It will make prices higher, and you won't get an offsetting wage increase unless you happen to work in steel manufacturing, which you probably do not.
Those problems are all before we even consider the possible effects of retaliatory trade actions - other countries may raise their own tariffs on American exports, which would cost jobs here.
This policy is bad for US business as a whole, which is why its announcement caused stock prices to fall - except steel and aluminum stocks, which went up.
And while the stock market is not the economy, this is one policy where the negative effect on expected corporate profits comes with no silver lining for consumers and workers.
Stock investors fear these tariffs because they expect companies' costs to go up, and because they are worried that retaliatory tariffs will cause American firms to lose access to foreign markets. To ordinary workers and consumers, those effects will tend to mean higher prices and fewer jobs.
It's a lose, lose policy - unless you own or work in a steel mill. Steel executives are smiling. You shouldn't be.
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A-Reit to raise S$408m of equity at the low end of its price range
Thu, Dec 10, 2015 - 8:33 AM
Kenneth Limkenlim@sph.com.sg@KennethLimBT
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ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) has priced its S$408 million equity fund-raising exercise at the cheap end of the price talk, the industrial and commercial property trust announced on Thursday.
A-Reit will sell 90 million of new units to institutional and other investors through a S$200.1 million private placement at S$2.223 per unit, the low end of the S$2.223 to S$2.290 range used during book building. The placement price represents a 6.2 per cent discount to A-Reit's volume-weighted average trading price of S$2.3706 on Dec 8.
A-Reit will also offer existing unitholders new units at S$2.218 apiece, or five Singapore cents below the placement price, on the basis of three new units for every 80 held. The rights offering will raise at least S$207.9 million.
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A further S$0.4 million of units could be issued to the manager as fees.
About S$224.7 million of the proceeds will be used to help pay for the planned S$420 million acquisition of One@Changi City; another S$82 million will be used to help pay for a potential acquisition of a logistics property in Australia that has yet to be confirmed; about S$98.8 million will be used to repay debt and fund future acquisitions; and the remaining S$2.8 million will be used for fees and expenses.
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A-Reit will also issue S$210 million of new units to Ascendas Frasers Pte Ltd, the vendor of One@Changi City, as consideration for the acquisition.
Ascendas Frasers is an equally owned joint venture between Frasers Centrepoint and A-Reit controlling unitholder Ascendas Pte Ltd.
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Japan's factory output rose 1.4% in October
Mon, Nov 30, 2015 - 8:25 AM
Japan's factory output rose 1.4 per cent in October year on year, marking the second straight monthly rise, the government said on Monday.
[TOKYO] Japan’s factory output rose 1.4 per cent in October from the previous month, marking the second straight monthly rise, the government said on Monday.
Increasing production of general machinery, transport equipment and electronic parts contributed to the data, according to the ministry of economy, trade and industry.
Looking ahead, the ministry expected production in November to rise 0.2 per cent, but fall 0.9 per cent in December.
Japan’s production overall is making “one step forward and one step back,” the ministry said.
The latest announcement came days after fresh data showed falling prices and weak household spending in October, despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s efforts to prop up the world’s number three economy with aggressive monetary easing and generous fiscal spending.
Japan's Nov machinery orders post largest rise on record in relief for economy
Earlier this month, official figures showed that Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 0.2 per cent in the July-September period, or an annualised contraction of 0.8 per cent, marking the second straight quarterly decline.
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Lala Kent's Upcoming Movie Roles Will Definitely Keep You Entertained In Between 'Vanderpump Rules' Seasons
By Sophy Ziss
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A latter-day breakout star of Bravo's Vanderpump Rules is Lala Kent. And there's good news for fans of the fans of the irrepressible hostess, since Lala Kent's upcoming movie roles are sure to keep everyone entertained. Outside of working at SUR and costarring on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills spinoff, Kent is a makeup entrepreneur, singer, and of course: An actor. So, where can fans next see Kent on the big screen? More places than they'd probably expect.
Though Kent recently got engaged to Randall Emmett, her longtime "man" (in her own infamous words), she's not slowing down her work one iota. Before the end of 2018, fans can catch Kent in Vault and 10 Minutes Gone, both of which are in post-production according to IMDb. She also announced on Twitter that studio executives greenlit a sequel to her sorority horror flick The Row on Oct. 5.
To be honest, Kent's professional career is flourishing. And oh, she knows it. On Oct. 5, she was psyched to celebrate her own success on her Twitter account:
"While some of u try to drag me down, I’ll b over here celebrating my accomplishments. Filmed w Bruce Willis. Played opposite Samira Wiley in 'The Vault'. Now The Row is coming back! Oh & my beauty line is poppin."
"[So], stay over there with ur hatin a**," she added, in classic Kent form. Anyone still hating, at this stage, is just missing out.
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So, she has at least three confirmed projects outside of Vanderpump Rules headed fans' way by 2019. That's a lot for any actor! It's especially notable for Kent, though, because she has a seemingly endless list of jobs. In addition to acting in multiple Hollywood movies, she works at SUR, films the reality show that helped launch her into stardom, records music, performs, makes public appearances, and is currently in the process of expanding her cruelty-free makeup line Give Them Lala. Even on weekend nights, she's still putting in work; as she noted on June 2, even her time off includes her working on her weave. It's possible Kent will also be planning a wedding soon. (No wonder she needs a bottle to help ease her to sleep.)
Based on her future projects, it's possible Kent will soon take on a new title: Genre actor. Leading parts in horror flicks like The Row and its sequel could easily lead to a "Scream Queen" mantle, but IMDb describes two of her new projects as gripping crime thrillers. 10 Minutes Gone, for example, "centers on a man whose memory has been lost due to a bank heist gone wrong". Meanwhile, The Vault is a period piece about "a group of small time criminals in 1975 who attempt to pull off the biggest heist in American history". Could she be Hollywood's next go-to for key parts in crime thrillers? Maybe!
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There aren't firm release dates on Kent's films yet. But that's okay. There's Season 7 of Vanderpump Rules on the way, and her new makeup palettes should hit the website by the holiday season. On top of that, she and frequent collaborator James Kennedy drop new music every so often. Kent's commitment to giving her fans Lala is admirable. And when you really miss her, there are always .gifs of her unparalleled one-liners to page through.
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Emmanuel Macron Doesn’t Want Brexit Delayed Beyond December 2019 At The Latest
The French president also wants checkpoints every three months to ensure the UK is not disrupting EU business, according to European diplomats privately briefed on his thinking.
Posted on April 09, 2019, 10:25 GMT
Alberto Nardelli
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French president Emmanuel Macron is adamant that Brexit cannot be delayed beyond December 2019, and will ask the other 26 European Union leaders to impose compliance checks on the UK every three months during any extension, according to diplomatic sources who have been privately briefed on his thinking ahead of this week’s emergency European Council summit of EU leaders.
As Macron prepares to meet Theresa May in Paris on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s meeting, the sources told BuzzFeed News it was extremely unlikely that Macron would block an extension outright.
Instead, he will look to bind any UK government into stringent terms and seek a firm commitment from his fellow leaders that they will stick to whatever decision is agreed this week, rather than dither further down the line, even if that might mean no deal.
BuzzFeed News reported on Monday that the EU will expect the UK to meet “enhanced sincere cooperation” terms in an attempt to allay fears that if May’s successor is a hardline Brexiteer, they will be unable to disrupt the EU’s decision-making on budgets and other key issues. Brussels will reserve the right to end the extension period early, in agreement with the UK, in the event of noncompliance with this duty.
But Macron will ask his European counterparts to go even further, the diplomatic sources explained.
In addition to seeking a commitment from the UK that it will not disrupt the EU’s working, he wants the delay to be structured around quarterly checkpoints to confirm the extension, with the possibility of terminating early — in June or September — if the UK is found to not be respecting its commitments.
Macron also wants to deny the UK the right to appoint a commissioner to the next European Commission.
The Élysée declined to comment on Macron’s position when approached by BuzzFeed News on Tuesday, pointing out that he had yet to meet May and that the European Council meeting had not yet taken place.
Emmanuel Macron (right) with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker next to Theresa May (left) at the G20 summit last November.
In the lead-up to the summit, France has adopted a tougher stance than most other EU states, with some commentators going so far as to suggest that Macron could veto a long extension to Article 50 — the framework that sets out the two-year process for the UK’s departure from the EU that was due to end last month.
The French president is sceptical that May’s ongoing talks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will lead to a decisive outcome, the sources said. He holds little hope of the UK prime minister presenting a clear plan to EU leaders this week, opening the door to another delay to Brexit to avoid the UK crashing out of the bloc without a deal.
UK government ministers have been locked in talks with their Labour counterparts since Thursday to find a way out of the deadlock Britain finds itself in after the Brexit deal May negotiated with the EU was rejected three times by UK MPs.
In a letter to European Council president Donald Tusk last week, the prime minister asked the EU for a short extension to June 30. It is the second time May has asked to delay Brexit.
She also acknowledged in her letter to Tusk that the UK would have to organise European Parliament elections on May 23 if Britain is still a member state by that date, and pledged to act as a constructive and responsible member state.
The EU’s other 27 leaders will meet on Wednesday evening in Brussels to decide whether to grant the UK an extension, and its terms. Any decision has to be agreed unanimously by all the leaders.
The EU could ask member states to consider a short extension to May 22 if UK MPs approve the withdrawal agreement — the legally binding terms of Britain’s departure from the UK — before this Friday, April 12. If MPs don’t back the deal, a longer 9- or 12-month delay to Brexit should be considered, according to the current thinking among senior officials.
The 27 leaders will once again make clear on Wednesday that the withdrawal agreement cannot be renegotiated under any circumstances.
The additional time granted by an extension can only be used to amend the political declaration that outlines the future UK–EU relationship. And any such changes would need to be negotiated with the European Commission, and agreed upon by the 27 member states.
They will also confirm that in the event of no-deal, preconditions will be attached to opening trade talks.
While May meets with Macron in Paris, and with German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, EU27 ambassadors and sherpas will be meeting on Tuesday evening to prepare draft conclusions for this week’s summit. Its terms are still subject to change — and the final decision will ultimately be made collectively by the 27 leaders on Wednesday.
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The EU Thinks That Theresa May’s Request For A Short Delay To Brexit Is “Very Risky” Alberto Nardelli · April 5, 2019
Theresa May Has Asked For Article 50 To Be Extended To June 30 Alberto Nardelli · April 5, 2019
Alberto Nardelli is Europe editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in London.
Contact Alberto Nardelli at alberto.nardelli@buzzfeed.com.
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2016 10Best Cars: Honda Accord
A part of the family.
ROY RITCHIE, MICHAEL SIMARI
Querying any of the 4250 workers at Honda’s Marysville, Ohio, assembly plant about what makes the Accord such a great car is akin to asking a parent why their child is special. They show no shame in taking credit. You are not likely to hear much said here about the Accord’s tremendous value, its packaging, or its sublime combination of ride and handling. Those are the kinds of things we say about the Accord. At Marysville, they talk about pride and tradition and brothers and sisters and family, the words tumbling forth with a fervor usually reserved for Ohio State football.
“Honda matters to me,” says Amy Dixon, a team leader in assembly. Dixon started with Honda 27 years ago, when she was 20. “Their airplanes matter to me. Their lawn mowers matter to me.”
Assembly Plant: Marysville, Ohio
Other Models: Acura ILX, TLX
She is typical of the Marysville plant, where 69 percent of the workforce has at least one decade of experience and almost half the employees have been there for two. Honda says this depth of expertise regularly pays off in improved quality. This past fall, for instance, an associate came up with a new way to position engines as they were being installed. A $45 tool was built, forestalling any further line stoppages due to engine-mount misalignment.
Keep the line running and Marysville can build 440,000 cars each year. That’s capacity enough to swallow all the other models on our 10Best list combined. Indeed, the Accord is the sole high-volume product to earn this award year after year. Both of Honda’s Japanese rivals, Nissan and Toyota, also manufacture in the U.S., in bigger plants that are just as highly regarded as Marysville. Yet, we find neither of their mid-size sedans as engaging as the Accord. The last time either one cracked 10Best, the internet wasn’t much of a thing, and Honda’s family car had already racked up nine trophies in a row. Its most recent streak, including this year, stands at 19.
“Someone who cares obviously headed development.” –D. Sherman
Marysville opened in 1979 with 64 associates dressed in identical white uniforms building motorcycles. Accord production launched on November 1, 1982, and today the pioneering facility is Honda’s global “mother” plant for the model. Honda wasn’t the first foreign automaker to assemble cars in the U.S., but Marysville was the first modern greenfield assembly plant built by a foreign automaker here.
Common knowledge said that shiftless American workers couldn’t build cars to Japanese quality standards. Yet today, plants owned by nine other foreign brands dot the American countryside like Chick-fil-A franchises. Honda has opened three more assembly plants in the United States, with a fourth on the way. And six of Marysville’s “original 64” are still employed by Honda in Ohio.
Just as Marysville builds many Accords, there are many Accords to build. They’ve all been updated for 2016 with minor styling updates and chassis tweaks. And they are all good, though some are better. A manual transmission worthy of a sports car can be found in our favorite, the four-cylinder, four-door Accord Sport. Or you can get a six-speed with a third pedal mated to the 278-hp V-6 in the coupe. That same V-6 with a proper six-speed automatic turns a loaded Accord sedan into such a luxury-car stand-in that it gives product planners in the Acura wing at headquarters as many fits as it does Honda’s rivals.
But at Marysville, they care more about people and process than product. Associates are still talking about when company founder Soichiro Honda visited Marysville in 1989, shaking hands with everyone along the line. They tell the story to the new hires, just as they explain all the rest of the plant’s history with pride. Japan doesn’t build the Accord anymore. We do. It’s ours.
How We’d Build It
The 189-hp Accord Sport is one of the great deals extant, starting—and in our case, ending—at just $24,985. Staying with the manual transmission means forgoing the Honda Sensing safety equipment. And we’d have our sedan sprayed (at no extra cost) in the newly available and attention-getting San Marino Red.
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BASE PRICE: $22,925-$35,400
ENGINES: DOHC 16-valve 2.4-liter inline-4, 185 or 189 hp, 181 or 182 lb-ft; SOHC 24-valve 3.5-liter V-6, 278 hp, 251 or 252 lb-ft
TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed manual, 6-speed automatic with manual shifting mode, continuously variable automatic
CURB WEIGHT: 3200-3600 lb
EPA CITY/HWY: 18-27/28-37 mpg
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Charge have reason to smile, end losing streak
Josh Weir CantonRep.com sports writer @jweirREP
Two-way player Deng Adel buries game-winning jumper with 1.1 seconds left for Canton.
CANTON Charge head coach Nate Reinking left a victorious locker room and embraced his dad, Ron, a former high school football coach, who might’ve been more happy than his son.
“He knows the strain of it,” the younger Reinking said, referring to the coaching profession.
The strain was replaced by smiles Wednesday night.
The Charge snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 96-94 win against the Greensboro Swarm at Memorial Civic Center. Two-way player Deng Adel buried a jumper with 1.1 seconds left to break a 94-94 tie. The Swarm were unable to get a shot off on the other end after a timeout thanks to Sir’Dominic Pointer’s deflection.
“It’s been a long time,” Reinking said.
He ain’t kidding.
The Charge’s franchise-worst losing streak stretched back almost a calendar month, to Jan. 21, when they won against these same Swarm in Greensboro.
Coming off a nine-day layoff due to the All-Star break, the Charge (13-23) navigated a game that included 21 lead changes and seven ties in a free-flowing first half then bogged down into a defensive struggle after the break.
Down 82-78 after three quarters, the Charge held the Swarm (19-19) to 12 points on 4-of-18 shooting in the fourth.
“We just preached this was kind of a new season,” Reinking said of the break. “We had a week off and 15 games left. They came out and found a way.”
Adel finished with 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting and seven rebounds in his best performance in four games with the Charge since the Cavaliers signed him on Jan. 15.
It’s been a rough stretch for the Charge in more ways than just wins and losses. In their final game before the break at Wisconsin, the Charge’s luggage never arrived in time. So they wore generic G League practice uniforms courtesy of the Herd in the game.
“It was great to just see my teammates and that relief on their faces,” Adel said. “We have 15 games to go and a goal to win all of them, so it was a great start tonight. We stayed resilient and made winning plays toward the end.”
Adel split a pair of free throws with 34.8 seconds left to tie the game. Greensboro’s Joe Chealey missed a jumper on the other end.
After calling timeout with 10.3 seconds left, Reinking drew up a play for Adel.
The University of Louisville product took a handoff from Scoochie Smith on the left wing, curled around a JaCorey Williams’ screen and made the game-winner from the top of the key over the challenge of 6-foot-8 Zach Smith.
“Shoot the ball and don’t worry about the outcome,” Adel said about what he was thinking when Reinking called his number. “Coming to my left on midrange, I work on that. So you just elevate and shoot the ball with confidence.”
Chealey led the Swarm with 27 points, including 14-for-14 free throw shooting.
Pointer was fantastic for the Charge, totaling 20 points, eight rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocked shots. He shot 8-of-11 from the floor (including some highlight-reel dunks) and 3-of-5 from 3-point range.
Chance Comanche was a force in the paint. He added 19 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots for the Charge, who played without leading scorer Kobi Simmons because of a groin injury.
“They kept their poise,” Reinking said. “In previous games, there would be a time where we’d go down a couple of points and we’d just kind of fold. We just didn’t stay together. Tonight, I felt like we kept executing and kept defending.”
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Sens' slump extends to 8 games after lead slips away in OT loss
Jonathan Toews scored in overtime as the Chicago Blackhawks rallied past the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Toews notches game winner, 2 assists in Chicago's 1st game of Canadian road trip
Lisa Wallace · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 14, 2020 10:30 PM ET | Last Updated: January 15
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Robin Lehner attempts to make a save on Ottawa Senators forward Connor Brown on Tuesday. Chicago would go on to beat Ottawa 3-2 in overtime. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
The one thing DJ Smith prides himself on is the Ottawa Senators work ethic, but Tuesday night the head coach was far from impressed.
After coughing up a 2-0 first period lead Smith felt his team got outworked, which didn't sit well with him.
BOX SCORE: Blackhawks 3, Senators 2 (OT)
Kovalchuk, Habs snap 8-game slide with OT victory over Sens
"Ultimately I felt we had too many passengers [on Tuesday]."
The Chicago Blackhawks scored three unanswered goals, including Jonathan Toews's overtime winner, to take a 3-2 win.
A pair of goals by Dominik Kubalik, who now has seven in his last five games, tied the game 2-2 early in the third after the Blackhawks (21-20-6) trailed 2-0 early.
"We kind of fell asleep off the faceoff and they got a rush goal off a tough change," said Chicago head coach Jeremy Colliton. "The last 50 minutes or so we stuck with it. We were patient and the second period we really used it to get back in the game. It was a big two points for us."
WATCH | Toews completes the Blackhawks comeback with OT winner:
Ottawa falls to Chicago 3-2 in overtime, winless streak extends to 8 games. 1:34
Robin Lehner was solid, stopping 20 shots, as Chicago played the first of a three-game road trip in Eastern Canada.
Connor Brown and Chris Tierney scored first-period goals for the Senators (16-22-8). Rookie goaltender Marcus Hogberg started in net for the third straight game, making 27 saves.
Hogberg has been the Senators best player of late, stopping 75-of-83 shots and helping the Senators get to overtime and a shootout through his three appearances. Despite that, he's still looking for his second win of the season. Six of Hogberg's last seven starts have gone to overtime.
"He's putting in a lot of great efforts and kept us in a lot of games and made some timely saves," said Dylan DeMelo. "He's been excellent. It would be nice to get one for him here."
Prolonged futility
Ottawa has just one regulation win in its last 14 games (3-5-6). The Senators are now winless in their past eight games (0-4-4), a season-high losing streak.
The Senators have shown flashes of solid play, but are struggling to find any consistency.
"That's why you see St. Louis, you see Boston, you see Washington and they do it over and over every night and they don't let up," DeMelo said. "We're trying to get there and that's obviously where we need to get to for our group and we'll get there in time."
Ottawa wasted no time getting things started as Brown scored 3:33 into the game, banging home a DeMelo rebound.
Tierney gave the home team a 2-0 lead less than four minutes later, scoring his seventh of the season as he tipped a pass from Thomas Chabot.
With time running out in the second Kubalik cut the Senators 2-0 lead in half as he deflected a Patrick Kane shot and beat Hogberg.
Kubalik then beat Ron Hainsey in a foot race 3:41 into the third and scored on Hogberg five-hole for his 18th of the season.
"We didn't have enough guys playing hard enough [Tuesday]," said Smith. "When you don't get chances, you're not working hard enough to get them."
Lehner's homecoming
Lehner made an impressive two-pad stack save on Anthony Duclair to keep the game close early in the second, which seemed to spark the Blackhawks as they began to push back.
Lehner, who spent part of five seasons in Ottawa, admitted he was a little shocked by the crowd of 12,238 on hand at Canadian Tire Centre.
"When I played here it was packed buildings all the time and a great atmosphere," Lehner said. "It was just kind of sad to see what it is right now."
Toews had a wide-open net, but shot wide, leaving the captain shaking his head.
Tuesday's game marked the return of Zack Smith, who was traded to Chicago for Artem Anisimov in the off-season. Smith's 612 career games with Ottawa is ninth all time in franchise history. Smith has two goals and nine points through 39 games, while Anisimov has eight goals and ten points in 27 games with the Senators.
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What is silicosis?
Silicosis is an incurable lung disease caused by inhaling dust that contains free crystalline silica. Silicosis is the result of the body’s response to the presence of the silica dust in the lung. Silica dust particles are small in size and can reach deep into the lungs (to the alveoli). The dust particles which land on these surfaces are removed by white blood cells known as macrophages. However, particles of free crystalline silica cause the macrophages to break open, which form scar-like patches on the surface of the alveolus. When a large number of these “scars” form, the alveolar surface becomes less elastic. This effect reduces the transfer of gases, which can lead to shortness of breath.
There are three major types of silicosis: acute, chronic, and accelerated.
Acute Silicosis occurs after a few months or as long as 2 years after exposures to extremely high concentrations. Signs and symptoms of acute silicosis include shortness of breath, weakness, fever, cough, and weight loss. Generally, people with acute silicosis have stable health; however, for some it may lead quickly to death.
Chronic Silicosis is the most common, and occurs after 15–20 years of moderate to low exposures. Symptoms may or may not be obvious; therefore, workers need to have a chest x-ray to determine if there is lung damage. As the disease progresses, the worker may experience shortness of breath when exercising and have clinical signs of poor oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange. In the later stages, the worker may experience fatigue, extreme shortness of breath, chest pain, or respiratory failure.
Accelerated Silicosis quicker than chronic silicosis, and can be detected after 5–10 years of high exposures. Symptoms include severe shortness of breath, weakness, and weight loss.
What causes silicosis?
Development of silicosis is influenced by several factors, which include:
Amount and kind of dust inhaled
Amount of free crystalline silica in the dust
Form of the silica
Relative size of the inhaled particles
Length of exposure
Individual resistance
Smoking habits
Disease status
Age of worker
Who is at risk of developing silicosis?
Exposure to crystalline silica may occur in a number of industries and occupations due to its wide and variable use. CAREX estimates that approximately 380,000 Canadians are occupationally exposed to silica; 93% of these workers are male. The largest occupational groups exposed to silica were construction trades labourers, heavy equipment operators, and plasterers and drywallers. However, workers can also be exposed in industries such as mining, agriculture, and various manufacturing industries. Tasks such as abrasive blasting, cutting, sawing, demolishing, drilling, grinding, jackhammering, milling, mixing, polishing, roofing, sanding, and sweeping can also be a risk for workers and to those working around them.
How can we prevent silicosis?
There is no effective treatment for silicosis. As such, the only way to protect workers’ health is the control to exposure to silica-containing dusts.
Workplace exposure to crystalline free silica can be controlled by several ways. Workplaces should try to eliminate or reduce exposure by as many means as possible.
Eliminating or substituting hazardous products that contain silica with safer alternatives.
Engineering controls are selected to control emissions at their source. These options may include any or all of the following:
Process selection / workplace design
Modification of existing equipment or processes
Work practices and procedures include:
Safe handling, use, and disposal of materials containing silica
Personal hygiene facilities and practices: Clean washing facilities, and eating facilities should be provided. Note that keeping clothing clean is important as dust can remain on clothing. Exposure can occur when the clothing is moved or removed and the dust enters the air again.
Education and training: Provide workers with appropriate information and instruction on the hazards posed by crystalline free silica, measures needed to reduce or control exposures to acceptable levels, and the need for worker co-operation in seeing that the controls are put into action effectively.
Personal Protective Equipment may include eye and face protection, skin protection, and respiratory protection (which is dependent on air monitoring results).
What should be included in a medical surveillance program?
Medical surveillance programs can be used to track the effects of exposure to silica. It can help protect the health of workers by:
Identifying workers with conditions that may be aggravated by exposure to silica and establishing baseline measures for determining changes in health.
Evaluating the effect of silica on workers.
Providing health education.
Medical surveillance programs can include the following:
Pre-employment and pre-placement medical examinations.
Periodic medical examinations.
Clinical tests (e.g., chest x-rays and pulmonary function tests).
Health education.
Record keeping.
Medical surveillance may be required in some jurisdictions. Contact your local jurisdiction for more information.
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Commercial Dispute Resolution > East Coast arrival for Orrick boosts white collar practice
East Coast arrival for Orrick boosts white collar practice
Published by: Fraser Allan at 16/06/2014
Experienced anti-money laundering prosecutor augments Orrick’s ranks in DC
Orrick has strengthened its growing East Coast white-collar practice group with the arrival of new partner Jonathan Lopez from the Department of Justice.
Lopez, who will join the firm’s Washington, DC office on 14 July, was most recently deputy chief of the DoJ' money laundering and bank integrity unit, and previously a senior trial attorney in the Department’s criminal fraud section.
He was previously a prosecutor in several of the Enron trials, pursued a number of FCPA cases, and more recently prosecuted money-laundering charges against several Los Angeles-based financial institutions.
Walt Brown, managing director of Orrick said in a statement that Lopez is “a seasoned first-chair trial lawyer with deep experience in conducting domestic and international investigations. He also brings a unique skill set in a growing enforcement area that sits at the intersection of the Bank Secrecy Act and regulation and criminal money laundering enforcement – an area that he has helped pioneer during his time at the DoJ."
Brown added: “The government has clearly seen that failure to adhere to [those] rules can facilitate criminal activity on a very large scale. Jonathan will be an invaluable resource to our clients in their efforts to demonstrate the highest standards of compliance.”
Lopez was an associate at Sidley Austin prior to joining the DoJ. He tells CDR that he recently judged that the time was right to return to the private sector: “Having had the experience enforcing the law on individuals and companies for 11 years, switching back to advising corporations and companies by using the full spectrum of my background seemed like a very exciting opportunity and a new challenge.”
This challenge, Lopez said, will in no small part involve ensuring that clients are fully aware of their obligations in an increasingly complex regulatory environment, which in terms of anti-money laundering measures and cross-border banking practices, has also seen a jump in enforcement activity since 2010, when the DoJ unit began actively pursuing cases under the hitherto under-used 1970 Bank Secrecy Act.
“Many financial institutions still don’t realize the extent to which they are required to have systems in place that ensure they don’t become conduits for moving dirty money,” Lopez tells CDR, adding: “You also have to give the people tasked with implementing and maintaining these systems two things – first, the authority to detect problems, and second, the authority to fix them.”
On his choice of Orrick as the place to re-launch his private practice career, Lopez says there are a couple of primary factors at play, firstly “the depth of Orrick’s white-collar team, the high regard in which it is held – I want to work with people who have that kind of reputation”.
The other, he says, “is the existing client base of financial institutions that I think I can provide value to in counseling and advising on the front end, and should something happen on the corporate defense side, taking on that role too”.
In addition to the existing client base, Lopez also sees new opportunities. “One of the areas I see enforcement going is in the mobile payment area, including virtual currencies and similar technologies. Much of this is being developed in California, and being a San Francisco-based firm, Orrick is well placed for that.”
Lopez’s move is the latest in a slew of leading US government lawyers to switch sides, a trend emanating from the ever-increasing demand for in-depth regulatory expertise from large corporate clients, and the resulting stiff competition among top firms to populate their ranks with lawyers familiar with the internal workings of US law enforcement agencies.
At Orrick, Lopez will be working closely with partner Courtney Linn, a former California assistant US attorney who joined the firm in 2009. More recently, 2013 saw the arrival at the firm of senior federal prosecutor Robert Loeb, ex-Washington State attorney general Rob McKenna, and Lopez’s former colleague in the DoJ fraud section, Guy Singer.
Recent months have meanwhile seen other firms lure across some prominent US public prosecutors. In April and June respectively, Covington & Burling hired the DoJ’s San Francisco office chief Phillip Warren and senior DoJ prosecutor Mythili Raman, while in early June K&L Gates regained Thomas Ryan after a six-year stint as an assistant US attorney in West Virginia.
Housden to take over at Henderson Chambers
Jason Housden will start the summer as chambers director at Henderson Chambers, as John White steps down after forty-five years at the set.
Xavier Grange | 17 January, 2020
Euro hires for Dentons and Signature Litigation
Disputes lawyers in Madrid, Düsseldorf and Paris are on the move to Dentons and Signature Litigation, respectively.
Andrew Mizner | 17 January, 2020
Essex Court appoints new leaders
Joe Smouha QC and Huw Davies QC appointed as head of chambers as David Foxton QC steps down to be appointed as a High Court judge.
Rosenstein joins King & Spalding
Ex-US deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein has entered private practice as an investigations partner with King & Spalding, while a prosecution and law enforcement veteran has joined Holland & Knight in Chicago.
McDermott improves equality with 2020 promotions
Seven litigators and one administrative disputes lawyer were among McDermott Will & Emery’s 2020 promotions, including five female lawyers.
New partners for Hogan Lovells
The number of disputes lawyers elevated to partner by Hogan Lovells has remained steady, in another large promotions round for the firm.
New leaders for Quinn and Macfarlanes and new partners for Arthur Cox
Two firms have appointed new London leadership, while Irish firm Arthur Cox has new partners.
Crowell & Moring and SPB make moves
Disputes partner Nicola Phillips has left Squire Patton Boggs in London to reunite with several of her former colleagues now at Crowell & Moring, but her former firm has made international hires of its own.
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Lefty Chatwood Gets Start Against Indians In Cleveland
posted in ChicagosAlternative.com, Sports on April 24, 2018 by admin
On Monday the White Sox saw a 10-4 victory over Seattle yesterday. A five run inning set the stage. Jose Abreu went four for five with three RBIs including a two run homer in the sixth. Yoan Moncada also homered for the Sox.
The Cubs are coming off of a 9-7 win over the Rockies on Sunday. Today they begin a three game set against the Indians on the road. Lefty Tyler Chatwood gets the start on the mound looking for his first win of the season.
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On Monday the White Sox saw a 10-4 victory over Seattle yesterday. A five run inning set the stage. Jose Abreu went four for five with three RBIs including a two run homer in the sixth. Yoan Moncada also homered for the Sox.
Cubs Fall To St. Louis In Winter Conditions
Adam Wainwright out piched Tyler Chatwood on a chilly night at Wrigley Field last night helping the Cardinals win their fifth straight with a 5-3 final over the Cubs. The game time temperature was 35 degrees with heaters in each dugout. Lefty Jon Lester is scheduled to get the start today against St. Louis’ right handed Luke Weaver but there is a ninety percent chance of precipitation in the area.
Jed Lowrie had a go ahead home run in a five run first inning. Trevor Cahill pitched 7 scoreless innings in his season debut helping the A’s beat the White Sox 10-2.
Adam Wainwright out piched Tyler Chatwood on a chilly night at Wrigley Field last night helping the Cardinals win their fifth straight with a 5-3 final over the Cubs. The game time temperature was 35 degrees with heaters in each dugout. Lefty Jon Lester is scheduled to get the start today against St. Louis’ right handed Luke Weaver but there is a ninety percent chance of precipitation in the area.
White Sox Home Opener Today Against Tigers
posted in ChicagosAlternative.com, Sports on April 5, 2018 by admin
Chicago holds on to beat St. Louis 4-3. The Blues are now forced to win their last two games if they want to go to the playoffs.
The Cubs had Wednesday off. They’ll start a series in Milwaukee today.
The White Sox beat Toronto 4-3 Matt Davidson hit his fourth homer of the season. Jose Abreu had the tie breaking solo homer that put Chicago over the Blue Jays. The White Sox have their home opener against the Tigers today.
Chicago holds on to beat St. Louis 4-3. The Blues are now forced to win their last two games if they want to go to the playoffs.
Blackhawks Defend Home Ice Tonight Against Canucks
posted in ChicagosAlternative.com, Sports on March 22, 2018 by admin
Spring Training baseball yesterday; the Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 5-1. Chicago only gave up three hits during the game. Padres beat the White Sox 4-3.
The Blackhawks are playing host to the Vancouver Canucks tonight at the United Center.
The Bulls were taken down by the Nuggets yesterday with a score of 135-102. Chicago now 24 and 47 on the season. 16 points and 4 rebounds for Cristiano Felicio, 15 points and 8 boards for Bobby Portis and 14 points for Noah Vonleh. Chicago plays host to the Bucks on Friday.
Spring Training baseball yesterday; the Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 5-1. Chicago only gave up three hits during the game. Padres beat the White Sox 4-3.
Bulls Win Over Memphis With Lopez And Holiday Back On Court
posted in ChicagosAlternative.com, Sports on March 8, 2018 by admin
Lauri Markkanen had 22 points while Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn added 21 each when the Bulls beat the Grizzlies last night 119-110. It was the fifteenth consecutive loss for Memphis. The Bulls had a 21 point lead whittled down to 1 but came away with the win. Justin Holiday added 14 points. He was five for five from the field, he nailed four three pointers. This is after the NBA prodded the Bulls to play Holiday and Robin Lopez again. NBA owners passed a rule back in September to prevent teams from sitting healthy star players to lose on purpose to increase draft potential.
The Blackhawks are playing host to Carolina tonight. J F Berube is going to get the start in net. Corey Crawford is out with a head injury.
Kyle Schwarber was two for three. He had a homer and scored three runs when the cubs hammered the Indians 11-6. The White Sox beat the Reds 14-12 and Matt Davidson hit his third homer this Spring
Lauri Markkanen had 22 points while Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn added 21 each when the Bulls beat the Grizzlies last night 119-110. It was the fifteenth consecutive loss for Memphis. The Bulls had a 21 point lead whittled down to 1 but came away with the win. Justin Holiday added 14 points. He was five for five from the field, he nailed four three pointers. This is after the NBA prodded the Bulls to play Holiday and Robin Lopez again. NBA owners passed a rule back in September to prevent teams from sitting healthy star players to lose on purpose to increase draft potential.
Avalanche Crumble In Overtime Against Blackhawks
Jonathan Toews scoring nine seconds into over time, he also had an assist in regulation. The Blackhawks beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1. Chicago’s J. F. Berube was in net with 33 saves, Erik Gustafsson connected in the first period. Corey Crawford has been out of the net since December 23. The Blackhawks play host to the Carolina Hurricanes tomorrow.
Cactus League action, on Tuesday with the Cubs winning over the Dodgers 9-5 and the White Sox topped the Brewers 6-4.
Jonathan Toews scoring nine seconds into over time, he also had an assist in regulation. The Blackhawks beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1. Chicago’s J. F. Berube was in net with 33 saves, Erik Gustafsson connected in the first period. Corey Crawford has been out of the net since December 23. The Blackhawks play host to the Carolina Hurricanes tomorrow.
White Sox Prospect Out For Season With Injury
posted in ChicagosAlternative.com, Sports on February 28, 2018 by admin
The Charlotte Hornets continued their winning streak with games in a row now. Dwight Howard and Kemba Walker led the team to a 113-108 victory over the Bulls. Walker with 31 points and Howard added 24 points. A double double for Bobby Portis who had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago. Zach LaVine added 21 points with 4 rebounds.
White Sox prospect Jake Burger has torn his left achilles tendon and will likely be out for the season. The eleventh overall pick fell to the ground running a grounder while facing Oakland. He was likely to geared up to be the White Sox third baseman. He’ll travel to Chicago for surgery soon.
The Blackhawks are preparing for their road trip. They start with facing the Sharks in San Jose this Thursday. After visiting the Kings and Ducks, Chicago is back home on Tuesday facing the Avalanche.
The Charlotte Hornets continued their winning streak with games in a row now. Dwight Howard and Kemba Walker led the team to a 113-108 victory over the Bulls. Walker with 31 points and Howard added 24 points. A double double for Bobby Portis who had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago. Zach LaVine added 21 points with 4 rebounds.
Blackhawks Make Deals Looking Toward Future
The Chicago Blackhawks are now looking toward the future. The Nashville Predators gave up a first round pick as part of a deal to land forward Ryan Hartman from Chicago. The team also traded Tommy Wingels to the Boston Bruins for a 2019 additional fifth round pick. The Blackhawks also sent Michal Kempny to the Capitals in exchange for a third round pick. The Blackhawks now have eight picks in this upcoming draft. Chicago is going on a road trip starting this Thursday against the San Jose Sharks. They’ll face the Kings and the Ducks afterwards.
Allen Crabbe ahd 21 points helping the Brooklyn Nets snap an eight game losing skid against the Chicago Bulls last night the score was 104-87. The Bulls have lost for games in a row and are 7-18 away from the United Center. Chicago is visiting the Hornets tonight.
Cubs and White Sox face off in the Cactus League today.
The Chicago Blackhawks are now looking toward the future. The Nashville Predators gave up a first round pick as part of a deal to land forward Ryan Hartman from Chicago. The team also traded Tommy Wingels to the Boston Bruins for a 2019 additional fifth round pick. The Blackhawks also sent Michal Kempny to the Capitals in exchange for a third round pick. The Blackhawks now have eight picks in this upcoming draft. Chicago is going on a road trip starting this Thursday against the San Jose Sharks. They’ll face the Kings and the Ducks afterwards.
Bulls Cautious With LaVine For The Rest Of The Season
NBA tonight the Bulls will visit the Brooklyn Nets. Chicago has lost three in a row and is just 7-17 away from the United Center this season. The Nets meanwhile have lost eight in a row. Tomorrow night the Bulls face the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets have won four in a row and are currently four games out a playoff birth in the Eastern Conference. Zach LaVine won’t play end to end on a back to back games for the rest of the season. Chicago wants remain cautious about his knee.
The Blackhawks resting up a bit after their 3-2 loss against Columbus. They’ll visit San Jose on Thursday. They can get back to five hundred with wins on the three game road trip. Chicago will visit the Kings and the Ducks before returning home on Tuesday.
Spring training update: the Cubs beat the Giants 12-10. They’ll take on the Mariners today and the White Sox tomorrow. Sox take on the A’s this afternoon.
NBA tonight the Bulls will visit the Brooklyn Nets. Chicago has lost three in a row and is just 7-17 away from the United Center this season. The Nets meanwhile have lost eight in a row. Tomorrow night the Bulls face the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets have won four in a row and are currently four games out a playoff birth in the Eastern Conference. Zach LaVine won’t play end to end on a back to back games for the rest of the season. Chicago wants remain cautious about his knee.
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Ben Simmons scored 32 points and making a pair of free throws with 5.6 seconds left in the game, lifted the 76ers out of a five point deficit. Philadelphia beat the Bulls last night 116-115. Joel Embiid ended the game with 30 points and 13 rebounds. Simmons added eleven assists and seven rebounds. The Bulls dropped two games in a row now.
The Blackhawks are playing host to San Jose tonight. Chicago has won two out of the last eleven games.
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Memorandum of Understanding on Carrying Out Joint Punishments Against Entities with Serious Illegal Untrustworthiness in the Government Procurement Sector
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The following Opinions on efforts to Carry Out Joint Punishments Against Entities with Serious Illegal Untrustworthiness in the Government Procurement Sector are hereby given so as to implement the spirit of the 19th Party Congress and its second and third plenary sessions, with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its guide, to implement the requirements of the "State Council Notice on the Issue of the Planning Outline for the Establishment of a Social Credit System (2014-2020)" (Guofa (2014) No. 21), the "State Council Guiding Opinion on Establishing and Improving a system of Joint Rewards for Trustworthiness and Joint Disciplinary Action Against Untrustworthiness to Accelerate the Establishment of Societal Creditworthiness" (Guoafa (2016) No.33), and the "National Development and Reform Commission and People's Bank of China Guiding Opinion on Strengthening and Regulating Efforts on the Management of Joint Rewards for the Trustworthy and Joint Disciplinary Action for Untrustworthy Blacklist Targets" (FaGaiCaiJinGui(2017) No.1798) and other such documents, and accelerate the establishment of a credit system in the field of government procurement, and establish and complete mechanisms for joint punishment, and it has been agreed upon by the National Development and Reform Commission, People's Bank of China, Ministry of Finance, Organization Department of the CPCC, State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform, Civilization Office of the CPCC, State Internet Information Office, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Ecology and the Environment, Ministry of Housing and Urban and Rural Development, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Commerce, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, General Customs Administration, State Administration of Taxation, State Administration for Market Regulation, International Development and Cooperation Agency, Banking Insurance Regulatory Commission, Securities Regulatory Commission, Civil Aviation Administration, Foreign Exchange Bureau, All-China Federation of Labor Union, Communist Youth League Central Committee, National Women's Federation, and China Railway Corporation.
I. The targets of joint disciplinary action
The targets of joint disciplinary action primary refers to parties in government procurement that violate the "Government Procurement Law" as well as other laws, regulations, rules and normative documents in business activities in the government procurement sector, go against the principle of good faith [honesty and credit] and have been lawfully designated by the departments for the administration of government procurement as having serious illegal untrustworthy conduct; including (1) suppliers and representative bodies in government procurement as well as the persons who are directly in charge and other responsible persons; and (2) government procurement assessment experts (hereinafter collectively referred to as 'entities responsible for untrustworthiness').
II. Methods for Carrying out Information Sharing and Joint Punishment
The Ministry of Finance is to go through the national credit information sharing platform to provide information on entities responsible for untrustworthiness to the other unit signatories to this memorandum, and follow relevant provisions to actively update it. Other units are to obtain infromation on entities responsible for untrustworthiness from the national credit information sharing platform and make it an important consideration in lawfully performing their duties, and implement joint disciplinary action against entities responsible for untrustworthiness in accordance with the agreed upon content of this MOU and in accordance with laws and regulations. Each unit is to follow the relevant provisions to employ one or more of the following penalty measures against entities responsible for untrustworthiness:
III. Joint Discipline Measures
Each unit is to follow the relevant provisions to employ one or more of the following penalty measures against entities responsible for untrustworthiness:
(1) Lawfully restrict their obtaining government subsidies and social security funding supports.
Lawfully restrict entities responsible for untrustworthiness' applications for government subsidies and social security funding supports.
Implementing Units: The Ministry of Finance, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the International Development and Cooperation Agency, et al.
(2) Lawfully restrict participation in bidding activities for government financed construction projects.
Lawfully restrict entities responsible for untrustworthiness' participation in bidding activities for government financed construction projects.
Implementing Units: National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information, Ministry of Housing and Urban and Rural Development, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Commerce, International Development and Cooperation Agency, Civil Aviation Administration, China Railways Corporation)
(3) Lawfully restrict the obtaining of government provided lands.
Lawfully restrict or prohibit entities responsible for untrustworthiness from obtaining government provided lands. Implementing Units: Department of Natural Resources
(4) Lawfully restrict the obtaining of qualifications as an authentication organization and authentication certificates
Lawfully restrict entities responsible for untrustworthiness from obtaining qualifications as an authentication body and from obtaining authentication certificates. Implementing Units: State Administration for Market Regulation
(5) Lawfully restrict participation in infrastructure and public utility concessions.
Lawfully restrict entities responsible for untrustworthiness' participation in infrastructure and public utility concessions. Implementing Units: National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance Ministry of Housing and Urban and Rural Development, Ministry of Transport, and the Ministry of Water Resources.
(6) Consider in the approvals of the establishment of securities companies, fund management companies, or futures companies
Make entities responsible for untrustworthiness' records of illegal untrustworthiness a consideration in approvals or recording of modifications to securities companies', fund management companies', or futures companies'establishment, equity rights, and actual controller, or private investment fund managers registration, modification of major matter, and other fund recording.
Implementing Units: Securities Regulatory Commission
(7) Consider in the review and approval of establishment of banks, bank branches, or representative offices
Lawfully make entities responsible for untrustworthiness' records of illegal untrustworthiness be a consideration in review and approvals of applications for the establishment of commercial banks, bank branches, or representative offices. Implementing Units: The Banking Insurance Regulatory Commission
(8) Consider in reveiw and approval of insurance companies
Make entities responsible for untrustworthiness' records of illegal untrustworthiness a consideration in approvals or recording of modifications of insurance companies' equity rights, and actual controllers.
Implementing Units: The Banking Insurance Regulatory Commission
(9) Not accepting applications to issue corporate bonds.
Do not accept applications of entities responsible for untrustworthiness to issue corporate bonds. Implementing Units: The National Development and Reform Commission
(10) Strengthen management of registration of non-financial corporate debt financing tools
When registering non-financial corporate debt financing tools, strengthen management and follow the work requirements for registered issued to strengthen information disclosure, strengthen mechanisms for investor protection management, preventing relevant risks.
Implementing Units: People's Bank of China
(11) Lawfully consider in approving or recording corporate bonds
Make entities responsible for untrustworthiness' records of illegal untrustworthiness a consideration in approvals or recording of corporate bonds.
(12) Make information on the untrustworthiness of punishment targets a consideration in reviewing the issuance of stocks and transferable securities and in the medium and small-sized enterprises stock transfer system public review of transfers.
Lawfully make entities responsible for untrustworthiness' illegal untrustworthy conduct a consideration in reviewing the issuance of stocks and transferable securities and in the medium and small-sized enterprises stock transfer system public review of transfers. Implementing Units: Securities Regulatory Commission
(13) Consider in oversight and management during and after the fact of a domestic listed company's implementation of an equity incentive plan or making relevant personnel equity incentive recipients.
Make entities responsible for untrustworthiness' illegal untrustworthy conduct a consideration in oversight and management during and after the fact of a domestic listed company's implementation of an equity incentive plan or making relevant personnel equity incentive recipients.
(14) Pay key attention in supervision both during and after the event in acquisitions by listed companies or unlisted public companies.
Pay key attention to entities responsible for untrustworthiness in the supervision during and after the event in acquisitions by listed companies or unlisted public companies.
(15) Strictly review applications for eligibility to engage in securities, funds, or futures operations, and give key scrutiny to entities related persons engaged in securities, funds, or futures operations.
Applications for eligibility to engage in securities, funds, or futures operations from relevant entities that have records of untrustworthiness are to be strictly reviewed, and where they are already an entity related to persons engaged in securities, funds, or futures operations, they are to be given key scrutiny.
(16) Consideration in the review of major asset reorganizations of unlisted public companies.
Lawfully make information on untrustworthiness a consideration in review of major asset reorganizations of non-listed public companies.
(17) Consideration in the approval of independent fund sales establishments.
Lawfully make information on untrustworthiness a consideration in the approval of independent fund sales establishments. Implementing Units: Securities Regulatory Commission
(18) Restrict engagement in internet information services, and strictly review applications for telecommunications operation business permits.
Lawfully restrict entities responsible for untrustworthiness' engagement in internet information services, strictly review applications for telecommunications operation business permits.
Implementing Units: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
(19) Consideration in financial institutions credit financing
Make entities responsible for untrustworthiness' records of illegal untrustworthiness an important consideration in evaluating credit extension, credit financing, management, and expulsion.
Implementing Units: People's Bank of China, China Banking Insurance Regulatory Commission
(20) Strengthening routine oversight, management, and inspection
Giving units related to entities responsible for untrustworthiness may be considered in work such as market oversight and on-site inspections, increasing the strength of routine oversight, and following relevant provisions to raise the ration and frequency of random inspections and announcing inspection results to the public.
Implementing Units: All relevant units
(21) Lawfully restrict service as the legal representative, director, or supervisor of state-owned enterprises
Where the entities responsible for untrustworthiness are individuals, lawfully restrict their registration as the legal representatives of public institutions.
Implementing Units: Organization Department of the CPCC, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Ministry of Finance, State Administration for Market Regulation, and so forth
(22) Lawfully restrict registration as the legal representatives of public institutions
Where the entities responsible for untrustworthiness are individuals, lawfully restrict their registration as the legal representatives of public institutions. Where the entities responsible for untrustworthiness are institutions, the legal representatives of those institutions are to be lawfully restricted from registering as the legal representatives of public institutions.
Implementing Units: State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform
(23) Lawfully restrict service as the director, supervisor, or senior management of financial institutions
Where the entities responsible for untrustworthiness are individuals, lawfully restrict their registration as the legal representatives of public institutions. Where they already so serve, lawfully issue an opinion that they no longer serve in the relevant position.
Implementing Units: Organization Department of the CPCC, Banking Insurance Regulatory Commission, Securities Regulatory Commission, Ministry of Finance, State Administration for Market Regulation, et al.
(24) Consideration in recruitment (hiring) as civil servants or public institution staff.
Where the entities responsi ble for untrustworthiness are natural persons, make their record of illegal untrustworthiness a major consideration in their recruitment (hiring) as civil servants or public institution staff.
Implementing Units: Organization Department of the CPCC, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
(25) Lawfully restrict their participation in selection as outstanding or excellent and their obtaining honorific titles
Lawfully restrict entities responsible for untrustworthiness' participation in selection as outstanding or excellent and the receipt of honorific titles; where they have already received honorific titles, they may be lawfully revoked.
Implementing Units: Civilization Office of the CPCC, All-China Federation of Labor Unions, Communist Youth League Central Committee, and the All-China Women's Federation
(26) Prudential consideration in taxation credit management
In tax credit management of entities responsible for untrustworthiness, lawfully make their untrustworthy conduct a prudential consideration and basis in the collection and assessment of their credit information.
Implementing Units: State Administration of Taxation
(27) Provide as prudential consideration when examining, approving, and managing foreign exchange services
Lawfully make information on untrustworthiness by entities responsible for untrustworthiness' a basis of careful consideration in the examination and approval of foreign investment, and in management of investment amounts for qualified foreign institutional investors and domestic institutional investors.
Implementing Units: Foreign Exchange Bureau
(28) Lawfully restrict becoming customs certified enterprises
Where entities responsible for untrustworthiness apply for customs verified enterprise management, verification is not to be given; for those who have already become verified enterprises, lower their enterprise credit level in accordance with provisions.
Implementing Units: General Customs Administration
(29) Expand the extent of oversight of import and export goods
When entities responsible for untrustworthiness apply to handle related customs business, carry out strict supervision of the goods they export or import, strengthen market control inspections, and subsequent audits or statistical oversight.
(30) Consideration of lawfully restricting rights and interests in collecting fees for public roads.
Lawfully make entities responsible for untrustworthiness' records of illegal untrustworthiness a consideration in granting rights for collection of fees on public roads.
Implementing Units: Ministry of Transport
(31) Temporarily suspend approvals of relevant scientific programs
Lawfully restrict approvals of new science and technology support programs, include their serious untrustworthy conduct in their scientific research credit record, and, on the basis of relevant provisions, suspend review and of their new science and technology program funding reports.
Implementing Units: Ministry of Science and Technology
(32) Strictly and prudently review environment impact assessments of new restructuring and expansion programs for approval.
Lawfully make entities responsible for untrustworthiness' records of illegal untrustworthiness a consideration in reviewing environment impact assessments of new restructuring and expansion programs for approval.
Implementing Units: Ministry of Ecology and the Environment
(33) Consideration in restricting distribution of import tariff quotas
Lawfully make information on the untrustworthiness of entities responsible for untrustworthiness a consideration in the distribution of tariffs on relevant goods.
Implementing Units: Ministry of Commerce, National Development and Reform Commission
(34) Disclosure to the public through the "Credit China" website, the China government procurement network, the national enterprise credit information disclosure system, and other primary news websites
Lawfully disclose information on the untrustworthiness of entities responsible for untrustworthiness to the public through the "Credit China" website, the China government procurement network, the national enterprise credit information disclosure system, and concurrently coordinate with Internet news information service to disclose it to the public.
Implementing Units: The National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, State Administration for Market Regulation, State Internet Information Office
IV. Dynamic Management of Joint Disciplinary Action Measure Information
When the Ministry of Finance provides information on the untrustworthiness of entities responsible for untrustworthiness, it should note the date on which the decision was made and the period of enforcement, and on the basis of their legally-prescribed duties, relevant units are to carryout punishments or lift punishments, in accordance with laws, regulations or relevant provisions. Where the period for enforcement is exceeded, the joint disciplinary action is no longer enforced.
V. Other matters
Each unit shall closely coordinate and actively implement this memorandum, drafting and improving normative documents related to their field,promoting and completing legislation related to the field, and guiding all levels of units in corresponding system to carry out joint disciplinary action in accordance with law. Specific issues in the implementation of this memorandum related to the coordination and cooperation between units are to be settled by the units through consultation.
After this memorandum is signed, where any laws, regulations, rules or normative documents that are the basis for any joint punishment measure are revised or adjusted, the revised laws, regulations, or normative documents are controlling.
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Sinn Spezialuhren: Functional Watches for Professionals
The German manufacturer Sinn is known for making functional, robust watches. Their diving watches made of submarine steel are especially resistant to salt water and pressure, and are popular among special forces units, such as the GSG 9.
5 Reasons to Buy a Sinn Watch
Extremely durable watches for use in harsh environments
Especially resistant to seawater: diving watches made of submarine steel
The EZM 2B: water resistant to 5,000 m (500 bar, 16,404 ft)
Officially certified pilot's and diving watches
For astronauts: the Sinn 140 chronograph made it to space in 1985
Equipped to Serve
Sinn Spezialuhren's wristwatches are functional, innovative, and extremely robust. This German manufacturer from Frankfurt am Main is best known for their mission timers used by rescue services, fire departments, and special forces. For example, the maritime division of the GSG 9, the elite tactical unit of the German Federal Police, relies on the UX GSG 9 diving watch. This timepiece is made of seawater-resistant German submarine steel and is water resistant up to 12,000 m (1,200 bar, 39,370 ft).
In addition to diving watches with high water resistance and durable mission timers, Sinn also produces numerous pilot's watches. There are three-hand versions, as well as timepieces with a GMT or chronograph function. Top models feature both functions and can display two time zones while also measuring periods of time of up to 12 hours. Sinn even has some pilot's watches certified according to the DIN 8330 standard. This makes them particularly special, as most watch manufacturers create pilot's watches without ever having them officially certified as such. Certified watches can not only replace an aircraft's timekeeping instruments, but also stand up to the sometimes extreme conditions experienced during flight. The DIN 8330 is based on the 'Technische Standard Fliegeruhren' (TESTAF or Technical Standard for Pilot's Watches), which was developed by the Aachen University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with Sinn Spezialuhren.
How much do Sinn watches cost?
Model Price (approx.) Type Water resistance Features/Material
757 S UTC 3,400 USD Pilot's watch 200 m (656 ft) Chronograph, GMT, coated stainless steel
903 3,200 USD Pilot's watch 100 m (328 ft) Chronograph, slide rule, stainless steel
103 Ti UTC IFR 3,100 USD DIN 8330-certified pilot's watch 200 m (656 ft) Chronograph, GMT, titanium
917 2,800 USD Rally chronograph 100 m (656 ft) Chronograph, countdown timer, stainless steel
212 KSK 2,800 USD Mission timer 1,000 m (3,281 ft) GMT, compass, submarine steel
T2 2,600 USD Diving watch 2000 m (6,562 ft) Date, titanium
UX 2,100 USD Diving watch 12,000 m (39,370 ft) Date, submarine steel
103 1,700 USD Pilot's watch 200 m (656 ft) Chronograph, stainless steel
104 1,200 USD Pilot's watch 200 m (656 ft) Day-date display, stainless steel
556 1,000 USD Pilot's watch 200 m (656 ft) Date, stainless steel
Prices for Instrument Chronographs
You'll find Sinn watches with a stopwatch function in the Instrument Chronographs collection. This name emphasizes their role as functional timepieces. Most models are pilot's watches, though there are also racing and rally chronographs available. One such example is the 917 with a bezel that counts backward and works like a timer. Another interesting feature is the position of its crown and push-pieces on the left side of the case. Sinn outfits these timepieces with the proven and reliable ETA Valjoux 7750. This automatic movement powers many chronographs. You can purchase one of these timepieces for around 2,800 USD in mint condition or 2,300 USD pre-owned. The 917 GR with a power reserve indicator costs between 2,300 and 3,200 USD.
The most iconic Sinn pilot's chronograph is the 103 with acrylic glass. If acrylic glass scratches too easily for you, there is also a version with sapphire glass available. A black dial, bidirectional bezel with a 60-minute scale, and luminous markers, numerals, and hands define the design of this series. The 103 St is water resistant to 200 m (20 bar, 656 ft). Thanks to its ETA Valjoux 7750 caliber, this watch displays the day and date at 3 o'clock and can measure periods of time up to 12 hours. In mint condition, this Sinn classic sells for around 1,700 USD. You can purchase a pre-owned piece for about 1,500 USD. Compared to other chronographs on the market, the 103 St offers near unrivaled value for money.
The top model is a titanium DIN 8330-certified pilot's watch with a GMT function. Sinn uses sapphire glass for both the watch front and case back of the 103 Ti UTC IFR. Prices for never-worn pieces sit around 3,100 USD. Since this model is so new, pre-owned examples are currently hard to come by.
A new Sinn 757 S UTC chronograph with black PVD coating demands about 340 USD more. You can purchase a pre-owned version of this so-called "Duochronograph" for just under 2,500 USD. This chronograph's design is all about functionality, making it ideal for pilots. What's more, it's water resistant to 200 m (20 bar, 656 ft), remains unaffected by magnetic fields of up to 1,000 Gauss, and can function in extreme temperatures ranging from -49°F to +176°F (-45°C to +80°C). If you prefer watches without a rotatable bezel, you may enjoy the Sinn 756. Other than the bezel, this Duochronograph is nearly identical to the 757. The standard edition costs between 1,800 USD pre-owned and 2,300 USD new.
The Sinn 903 St with a Slide Rule
The Navigation Chronograph 903 St is yet another Sinn Spezialuhren Instrument Chronograph. Right away, you'll notice striking similarities between it and the legendary Breitling Navitimer. Like the Navitimer, this Sinn watch features a slide rule for making mathematical calculations. For example, you can determine your average speed, rates of ascent and descent, and fuel consumption using the rotating interior bezel. Unlike the Breitling, the 903 St has a crown on the left at 10 o'clock for adjusting the slide rule. The Navitimer achieves this using a rotatable bezel.
There's still the matter of why these two watches look so similar. At the height of the quartz crisis in the late 1970s, Helmut Sinn purchased the licenses and components to build the Navigation Chronograph 903 St from Breitling. That means the 903 St isn't a copy, but rather a licensed reproduction with improvements made by Sinn. Be sure to set aside around 2,600 USD for a pre-owned watch and 3,200 USD for a new 903 St. You can purchase a pre-owned Breitling Old Navitimer for about 3,700 USD. The Breitling model generally has better value retention, making it a great option for collectors.
Prices for Sinn Instrument Watches
The Frankfurt-based manufacturer Sinn Spezialuhren is also famous for their Instrument Watches that don't have a chronograph function. The 104 is highly representative of these timepieces and bears a strong resemblance to the design of the 103 chronograph. This three-hand watch features a day-date display and bidirectional bezel. It is available with various dials, ranging from black to dark blue to white. The Sellita caliber SW 220-1 helps this timepiece accurately keep the time and is almost identical in build to the ETA 2836. Mint-condition watches sell for around 1,200 USD, while pre-owned pieces demand about 1,000 USD.
The automatic 556 has a no-frills design and is among the most highly-coveted Sinn watches. This model is available with large Arabic numerals at 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock or solely with sizable, luminous indices. You can choose from a black, dark blue, mocha, or mother-of-pearl dial. The mother-of-pearl edition changes hands for around 1,100 USD new. The other versions of the 556 cost about 110 USD less. If you're a fan of the 556, but have regular exposure to strong magnetic fields, you should look at the 836. This timepiece has a similar design to the 556 with a black dial, but also has a few small differences. A bright red second hand and stitching on the leather strap contrast beautifully with the otherwise strictly black-and-white color palette. There's also a date display at 6 o'clock. Most importantly, the 836 is unaffected by magnetic fields of up to 80,000 A/m. Prices for this model range from 1,600 to 2,000 USD.
The special edition "K212 Kommando Spezialkräfte" (special forces command, or KSK) is the quintessential Instrument Watch. Sinn teamed up with the Gemeinschaft Deutsche Kommandosoldaten e.V. (the Association of German Commandos, or GDK) to develop a limited edition watch for the German army's elite soldiers. Its small production run was strictly limited to 70 pieces, which were only given to members of this special unit. However, Sinn also released a version with a limited run of 300 pieces for the public. The 47-mm 212 KSK houses an automatic movement and is made of submarine steel. It is water resistant to 1,000 m (100 bar, 3,281 ft) and equipped with a bidirectional bezel with a military compass. The final result is a watch that's as useful to soldiers as it is to adventurers and outdoor sportsmen. If that wasn't enough, the ETA caliber 2893-2 provides this timepiece with a GMT function for displaying a second time zone. A mint condition 212 KSK demands around 2,800 USD.
How much do Sinn diving watches cost?
Diving watches are a Sinn specialty. The watches of the UX series can survive depths of 12,000 m (1,200 bar, 39,370 ft), though the quartz movement guarantees full functionality "only" up to 5,000 m (500 bar, 165,404 ft). That's still more than enough for scuba divers and professional divers alike. This timepiece has a 44-mm case made of submarine steel, the ideal material for diving watches since it's exceptionally corrosion resistant. The crown of the Sinn UX sits on the right side of the case at 4 o'clock. This position means it won't dig into the back of your hand when you bend your wrist. The unidirectional bezel is especially scratch resistant and secured in such a way that prevents it from coming off unintentionally. Thanks to its temperature-stabilized battery-powered movement, this watch continues ticking in temperatures ranging from -4°F to +140°F (-20°C to +60°C). A generous coating of luminous material on the hands and indices allows for perfect readability under all lighting conditions.
Plan to spend around 2,200 USD on a new Sinn UX. Pre-owned, this watch changes hands for about 1,500 USD. The maritime division of the elite tactical unit of the German Federal Police use a special edition of the UX, namely the UX GSG 9. This timepiece costs a bit more than the standard edition, at around 2,300 USD new and 1,700 USD pre-owned. You can recognize this model by the GSG 9 logo on the dial at 6 o'clock and on the crown on the left-hand side of the case at 10 o'clock.
If you're in the market for a mechanical Sinn diving watch, you should take a closer look at the EZM 3. You'll find the automatic ETA caliber 2824-2 ticking away inside its 41-mm case. The crown sits on the left at 9 o'clock so that it won't get in the way on dives. The EZM 3 is water resistant to 500 m (50 bar, 1,640 ft) and can withstand magnetic fields of up to 1,000 Gauss. Furthermore, this timepiece functions without issue in temperatures ranging from -49°F to +176°F (-45°C to +80°C). Be sure to have between 1,300 and 1,700 USD on hand to purchase this diving watch.
Other mechanical Sinn diving watches include the T1 and T2. These are especially appealing to fans of titanium watches. The T2 is water resistant to 2,000 m (200 bar, 6,562 ft), meaning it can dive 1,000 m (3,281 ft) deeper than the T1. Both models work reliably between -49°F and +176°F (-45°C and+80°C) and are powered by the ETA 2892-A2. At 45 mm, the T1 is 4 mm larger than the T2. New, the T1 demands around 2,800 USD and the T2 around 2,600 USD. Both sell for about 2,500 USD pre-owned.
How much do Frankfurt Financial District Watches cost?
The timepieces in the Frankfurt Financial District Watches collection have a much more classic and elegant design than Sinn's other watches. They are ideal for wearing at the office or stock exchange. The 6000 chronograph feels understated and elegant thanks to its black sunburst dial. Measuring 38.5 mm in diameter, this timepiece is comfortable to wear. Luminous hands and indices mean you'll never lose track of the time, even in the dark. The Sinn 6000 comes on a calf leather strap or stainless steel link bracelet.
In terms of caliber, Sinn takes the Sellita SW 500 and outfits it with their own GMT function. This automatic watch can even display a third time zone thanks to its rotating bezel with a 12-hour scale. The dial features a date at 4:30, a small seconds dial at 9, a 30-minute counter at 3, and a 12-hour counter at 6 o'clock. A sapphire glass case back offers a stunning view of the movement within. A never-worn Sinn 6000 requires an investment of some 3,700 USD, while pre-owned pieces change hands for about 3,100 USD. The edition in 18-karat rose gold gives off an extra aura of luxury and costs anywhere from 7,900 to 14,000 USD.
The History of Sinn
The German watch manufacturer Sinn Spezialuhren traces its history back to 1961 when pilot, flight instructor, and rally driver Helmut Sinn founded the business in Frankfurt am Main. At first, the company contracted Swiss manufacturers to produce Sinn watches for direct selling. Then as today, Sinn specialized in functional watches such as chronographs, diving watches, and pilot's watches.
Engineer Lothar Schmidt took over the watch manufacturer Sinn in 1994 and shifted the focus toward functional in-house developments. The first example hit the market that same year: the 244 with magnetic field protection. This timepiece also marked the end of the era of private label watches at Sinn. Before joining the Frankfurt-based company, Schmidt had served as an authorized representative for IWC Schaffhausen.
Helmut Sinn wasn't out of the watch scene for long. In 1995, he purchased the Swiss watch manufacturer Guinand and moved its headquarters to Frankfurt am Main. Sinn had a long history with the company, as they had been producing watches for Sinn since the 1960s. Helmut Sinn owned Guinand until 2014. In early 2018, this titan of the German watch industry passed away at the age of 101.
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You buy what you think is the best smartphone available; then a few months later the same manufacturer releases a phone with better specs
By Ginny Mies
You just got the latest and greatest smartphone--one with a gigantic display and a dual-core processor. For three months, you're the happiest geek in town. Then an almost identical phone comes out, for the same price, but with a quadcore processor and an even bigger display. Oh, and it's a 4G LTE phone. Now, your 4G HSPA+ phone on the same network feels like a piece of garbage. And you're stuck with it for nearly two years--and maybe even longer because now you're afraid of falling into the same upgrade trap. Sound familiar?
Last year, new phones seemed to be coming out every week. Perhaps the worst case of upgrade insanity involved the Motorola Droid Razr. Back in November, it was one of the hottest phones on Verizon. But it had one big issue: battery life. Over 3G and Wi-Fi, the battery lasted a reasonable amount of time. But over 4G, games killed the battery; and during my hands-on testing, when I streamed a video clip longer than 5 minutes, I saw significant loss of battery life.
Still, customers seemed pretty happy with everything else about the phone, and it sold like hotcakes.
At CES, though, three months after releasing the Droid Razr, Motorola announced a new member of the Razr family: the Razr Maxx. The Razr Maxx was almost identical to the Razr except that it had a bigger battery.
In the PCWorld Labs battery-life tests, the Droid Razr had lasted 6 hours, 49 minutes over Wi-Fi. The Droid Razr Maxx, on the other hand, lasted 12 hours, 29 minutes--almost double the life of the original Razr!
When the Razr Maxx was released, many owners of the original Razr said, in essence, "WTF?" Why hadn't Motorola waited three months and released the original Droid Razr at CES with the bigger battery? And why had it treated the battery upgrade as an opportunity to release a technically new phone instead of an improved older one? Everybody wants more battery life; nobody picks a phone that has to be recharged twice a day, except poor suckers who don't know that a phone with better battery life is coming right around the corner.
One disgruntled Razr owners reached out to me. Andrew Wallace felt duped when the Droid Razr Maxx came out three months after he purchased his Razr. "I love the Droid Razr, but the battery life is not so great. Had I known the Droid Razr Maxx was coming out, I would have held off on purchasing the Razr in November."
Wallace contacted both Motorola and Verizon to see if he could pay a restocking fee, return the Razr and upgrade to the Droid Razr Maxx. Neither company would play ball.
"We do apologize but we do not offer trade-in's," wrote a sympathetic Motorola customer service rep. "We do not have any promotion of upgrading the Droid Razr to the Droid Razr Maxx."
Verizon's customer service rep had a similar answer: "Verizon Wireless offers a 14-day Customer Guarantee to return/exchange your device for a different model within 14 days of purchase."
Of course, Wallace couldn't have exchanged the Droid Razr for the Razr Maxx in that 14-day window, because the Razr Maxx wasn't out yet. And releasing the Razr Maxx three months after the Razr comes as something of a slap in the face to customers. "Even six months would have lessened the blow," Wallace said.
I'm using the Motorola Razr and the Motorola Razr Maxx as my example here, but many carriers and manufacturers are guilty of the same kind of upgrade insanity. Samsung released its Samsung Galaxy S II phone on AT&T's HSPA+ network a few months before the Samsung Skyrocket II debuted on AT&T's much faster 4G LTE network. Even Apple's year-long upgrade cycle sometimes feels unfair, especially when it involves a significant leap in the hardware, such as between the original 2G iPhone and the iPhone 3G.
Phone makers are simply pumping out too many smartphones, and consumers are getting caught in the crossfire between competing companies.
Luckily, some manufacturers have plans to slow down their release cycle. Both HTC and Motorola have publicly said that they will scale back smartphone production in 2012. During its earnings call, HTC said that it would be focusing on quality, not quantity, of smartphones. When I met with Motorola representatives, they told me that the company plans to focus on the Droid Razr family of phones. Let's hope that doesn't mean a Droid Razr Maxx 2 will be appearing in a few months.
Unfortunately, scaling back on production probably won't entirely eliminate upgrade insanity. The major carriers need to do their part to alleviate the frustration of buying a phone that turns out not to be the right one. Many people have said this, but I'll say it again: Do away with the two-year contract. The mobile world moves much too fast for consumers to be stuck with the same phone for two years. A one-year contract with a higher subsidized cost might work. Or carriers could offer an upgrade policy that lets you pay a fee to upgrade after six months. For example, you could pay the the normal subsidized price plus $50 to $100 as a restocking fee.
Or, consumers could look seriously at the option of escaping contract hell: As prepaid carriers gain access to better phones, going contract-free has never looked sweeter.
This story, "Upgrade Insanity: Why There Are Too Many Smartphones--and How That Hurts Consumers" was originally published by PCWorld.
Ginny covers smartphones, apps and the occasional pet gadget. She's a sucker for pretty product design and usually has at least three smartphones on her.
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Homeless man told: ‘You can’t eat paid for food outside Starbucks’
A HOMELESS man was told he cannot eat or drink outside Starbucks... despite his food and coffee both being bought in the shop.
A shocking video has gone viral of the incident outside the popular venue in Southend High Street.
Starbucks has apologised and have now launched an urgent probe insisting this does not represent the “environment they strive to create”.
The unnecessary drama unfolded after generous customer, Sajid Kahloon, spotted the homeless man looking for leftover food and decided to buy him a meal.
Sajid bought the man a coffee and a chocolate cake, for £8.45, but when he sat down to eat it a member of staff, alongside a security guard, told him to leave.
In the video, Sajid repeatedly asked: “The food has been bought, it has been paid for, if food is being paid for and he is eating, what is the problem?” Adding: “Is he not human? Let him finish the food then he can leave.”
The incident took place in the outside seated area of Starbucks near the Victoria Shopping centre.
Members of the public were not impressed either.
John Furnell, 44, of Shoebury, said: “Personally I think it’s disgusting, a kind-hearted man bought this homeless man a meal as he was hungry then only to be told to leave, even though the meal was paid for? I would love to know the manager’s views on this. I sometimes don’t shave for a couple of weeks, I’m glad I don’t drink coffee as not sure I would get served.”
A spokesman for Starbucks said: “The interaction on video is not indicative of the environment we strive to create. We are looking into the circumstances surrounding this customer’s experience and will take appropriate action to ensure our stores remain welcoming places for everyone.
“We want every customer to have a positive experience, and we apologise that we did not meet that expectation in this instance.”
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By Mark Healy Nov 12, 2019 6 min read
Something is stirring on the newsstand, but you’ll be forgiven for not noticing. After all, these days you need a flight delay or an overnight stay in some hipster hostel concept to find something even resembling a newsstand. But if you do find one, you’ll see magazine covers that are popping with images and type and cover designs going for broke. And not just on indie and European mags (they’ve always been cool), but on mainstream, personality-driven, American titles you probably dismissed as formulaic, safe, incapable of real surprise.
Now, those mainstream titles are bringing nerve and novelty to their covers, swerving out of bounds and flouting convention. In many cases, the magazine covers feature subjects in shapes, colors, and sizes that have long been overlooked, shot by photographers too young to have developed a formula. The cover type is more inventive, the image crops are compelling, the energy is refreshing. It’s Billie Eilish in her bedroom, Pharrell in a Moncler gown, Harry Styles’ armpit, and just about every Lizzo cover.
The cover is the most important page of any magazine (well, duh), but what made the cover so important was its function as a billboard; it is essentially an advertisement for all the other pages inside a given issue. And that free billboard would still matter, if only people still bought magazines. Single copy sales of magazines (as opposed to subscriptions) are roughly 10 percent of what they were in 2007.
And that’s the good news, if only in the sense that magazines can stop creating billboards and just make great images instead. What’s lost in single-issue sales is made up for in creativity and swagger. Magazines are producing cover images that 10 years ago would have been relegated to designer’s portfolios under STUFF THEY WOULDN’T LET US RUN.
Even as print’s decline seems irreversible, the creative people still making the magazines are finding an aesthetic groove and embracing a fatalistic derring do that makes dying look like fun. So, is there a creative renaissance happening on the magazine cover, and if so, why now? We asked the people who make them.
The Sky is Falling. Sweet.
A funny thing is happening to magazines—as consumers stop buying them, the people who make them feel less pressure to make covers that people will buy. And so they’re abandoning commercial formulas that have dictated glossy magazines in our lifetime. Will Welch, who took over GQ late last year—arguably the worst time in history to take the helm of a magazine—is finding an upside in the timing. “Resources are tighter,” he says. “Budgets are smaller, staffs are smaller, and there’s been a lot of difficulty in that. But the plus side is, and this is partially a credit to Conde Nast, I’ve found incredible creative freedom in this era, and that applies to everything we do, but the cover is a place where you really see it.”
Japp Biemans, the art director of Volkskrant Magazine and probably better known as The Cover Junkie, a site where he’s been collecting, sorting, and celebrating magazine covers for close to a decade, has noticed a flush of innovation. “Mags now are more free to do what they’re good at! Being creative. Being different. I think advertisers had them in a headlock. The newsstand was a headlock. They were afraid to do to controversial stuff. Now they can. The public likes more statements from their mags.”
How the Internet Killed Cover Lines
In the not-so-distant past, cover lines were believed to actually sell magazines. Promises of “rock hard abs” or “an exclusive report” or “her most revealing interview yet” was the difference between a strong-selling issue and a dud. And some publishers still focus-group cover variations for optimal impact. But nothing clutters, cheapens, and generally degrades a compelling cover image than a bunch of carnival-barking come-ons. At one point, you could find a dozen separate cover lines on Men’s Health or Cosmopolitan, both of which, to be fair, sold a lot of issues in their day.
But now, how a magazine cover does on Instagram is just as important as how it does on the newsstand (where actual money is still exchanged), so covers are less about competing for a shopper’s $6.95 and more about creating a unified statement and an image that will pop on a phone. “Wordy cover lines used to be de rigueur,” says Elle Editor-in-Chief Nina Garcia, “but we’ve found there’s more design impact when we use succinct, powerful phrasing.”
In fact, every editor and art director we spoke to talked about paring down magazine covers for optimal Instagram. New York Design Director Thomas Alberty says, “fewer secondary cover lines allow the cover to be more of a single image poster. It’s cleaner.”
But it also allows you to maintain a tone that too many competing lines can erode. “You don’t want to have a story about someone being assaulted by the President with, you know, Cheap Eats or whatever,” Alberty said. “That’s self-defeating.”
Welch says cover lines are increasingly unnecessary. “We’re doing fewer cover lines and not using up every little bit of space to sell what’s inside the magazine because we do that with our social handles and with GQ.com. We have other means to promote everything that’s happening inside of an issue now.” And it allows them to focus the cover on the main theme, like their recent New Masculinity issue, which required them to “get one big idea across.”
Rolling Stone’s new, cleaner covers put aesthetic distance not just from its recent past, but from its newsy, “OK Boomer” origins.
“Rolling Stone was always this strange, compelling hybrid of newspaper and magazine,” Editor Jason Fine explains, “and over time, the newspaper part has moved online.” Fine explains that the 2018 shift from bi-monthly to monthly (and a change in ownership) loosened up what a Rolling Stone cover could be. “It’s a keepsake, something you want to hold on to. We have a whole online operation to do the news,” he says, “the print magazine is more timeless.”
What Are Those Rules Again?
For an industry that talked about surprise and delight and finding innovative ways to make a statement, mainstream magazine-making followed formulas as strict and unwavering as a ‘90s sit com: famous (usually white), sex symbol / movie star / athlete / heartthrob in a color photo cropped at the bust, making eye contact, preferably smiling, wearing the latest offerings from top advertisers.
Across Instagram, or wherever the newsstand lives now, magazines are breaking the old rules in a brazen, often glorious fashion. Elle’s Garcia contends that the speed at which graphic design trends are embraced and discarded in the digital age rewards the bold. “It encourages everyone to ignore the so-called ‘rules,’ to experiment, and think multi-screen. We are living in an image-driven culture,” she says. “We all get inspired by things we see on social media, where the bolder an image is, the more it stands out. ”
Welch insists that despite Keanu Reeves in shades and black and white (once strenuously avoided on Conde Nast covers), and the “Is That Brad Pitt?” cover, conventions are always top of mind. “I’m very aware of the old rules. And it just feels good to like, be really clear on what they are and why they exist. And when we’re breaking them, I want to think about that choice. You know?”
Everywhere is Everything
Every editor and creative director eventually stopped seeing Twitter and Instagram and Facebook as revenue-stealing competitors and now see them as revenue-stealing partners.
But social media means that, as GQ’s Creative Director Rob Vargas puts it, “you’re never actually taking a picture for just one platform. You’re considering how the image will work in a variety of iterations. And there’s the clear acknowledgement that most people will be experiencing these images on their phone, which is unfortunate because a lot of the photos have all this satisfying detail and color that gets lost on a handheld screen.”
Elle‘s Garcia is agnostic about how and where she reaches her readers. “We want these covers to be moments that connect with people wherever they see them, whether it’s on the newsstand or on their grid. Having an image that’s hyper-popular on social—the October 2019 Billie Eilish cover (one of our three themed Women in Music magazine covers) garnered 7.6 million likes when she posted it on her Instagram. When it comes to brand awareness, that’s invaluable.”
Still, it’s that phone screen that’s driving this new wave of creativity. Vargas contends that phone has forever altered our relationship with images, or at least the volume at which we experience them. “People are so immersed in images. They see thousands and thousands of images a week, and I think being distinct and establishing a specific brand identity is so important. If you see one person standing in a studio with a white background, you’ve seen a million of them.”
In a lot of ways, Instagram and Apple News and Twitter are lucky to have magazines driving the visual conversation and producing some of its most ambitious and arresting images. Because they may not be doing it forever. While none of the designers or editors we spoke to would concede any sense or mortality—in fact, the Cover Junkie wrote “It’s just a matter of time, peeps will shout it out: #printisthefutureofonline”—there’s a certain fatalism and respect for a dying art form that’s drives innovation—that if you’re lucky enough to still be making magazines, you damn well make the most of it.
“You can’t argue the newsstand product isn’t going away, Welch says. “But fuck, magazines are awesome. And while we’re while we’re still making magazines, let’s make them as good as possible.”
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Steve Kerr Will Make More Than Mark Jackson And Jason Kidd Combined
By Chat Sports Staff May 14, 2014
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To put Steve Kerr's massive five-year, $25 million deal with the Golden State Warriors in perspective, one only needs to look to two other recent first-time head coaches for a stunning point of reference.
When Mark Jackson signed with the Warriors three years or so ago, the original contract was a four-year deal for $8 million. Jason Kidd stands to make a little more over a four-year period with the Brooklyn Nets, as Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov broke the bank to land Kerr at $10.5 million.
Combined, Jackson and Kidd would make $18.5 million, which is still just under 75% of what Kerr stands to make if he stays Golden State for the entire five years.
Even an NBA championship coach such as Doc Rivers can't get the security that Kerr received in Oakland. Rivers left the Celtics in 2013 to join the Clippers on a three-year, $21 million deal -- still $4 million less than the total value of Kerr's blockbuster contract.
All of this points to Kerr as being a very expensive decision for the Warriors -- one that owner Joe Lacob is most crossing his fingers and toes over in hopes that it works out.
Thanks to Nick Schwartz of For The Win for the contract info.
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The Pixar Theory: Why Fans Believe Every Pixar Movie Is Connected
Julia Dzurillay
What started out as short films about knick-knacks and birds turned into a worldwide phenomenon. Since Disney acquired Pixar at an estimated $7.4 billion, the studio produced over a dozen movies, including their newest release, Toy Story 4. Some fans think that the easter eggs hidden into their films are no accident. Here is our explanation of the Pixar Theory and why some fans think Pixar connected their movies.
Pixar’s iconic desktop lamp mascot | FRANKIE TAGGART/AFP/Getty Images
What is The Pixar Theory?
They’re an award-winning studio known for their storytelling. Surely, there has to be a secret to their success. Some Disney and Pixar fans believe they cracked the code on Pixar’s movies. The title fans gave to this hypothesis is “The Pixar Theory.”
Popularized by Jon Negroni, this theory states that every Pixar movie is connected, from Toy Story, released in 1995, to Coco, released in 2017. Though these different stories never directly link the characters in one movie, some suggest the movies in this Universe take place over many centuries, illustrating a shift in control over Earth.
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How are the Pixar movies connected?
There’s even a website dedicated to explaining how the Pixar theory works. According to pixartheory.com, the start of Pixar’s Cinematic Universe is The Good Dinosaur. Following dinosaurs ruling the earth, humans rule the earth, which is illustrated by Merida in Brave. Thanks to the magic of the wisps, inanimate objects move and people transform into animals. It is this same magic of the wisps that gives superheroes their powers.
According to Pocket-Lint, who controls the earth shifts throughout the Pixar Cinematic Universe. First dinosaurs rule the earth, then humans, then machines, and, finally, intelligent animals.
There are many different adaptations of the Pixar Theory, each connects the stories differently. One thing that links them together is often notated as the easter eggs in the studio’s films. Their newest blockbuster hit, Toy Story 4, is no exception to those easter eggs, reportedly having over 100 scattered throughout the film.
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Pixar often hides ‘easter eggs’ in their movies, including ‘Toy Story 4’
The Pixar movies are connected by their characters and their easter eggs. Creators often add these easter eggs, or hidden references to past movies, in their flicks. These connections are especially noticeable in Toy Story 4. Reportedly, the studio includes over 100 easter eggs for fans to find, many located in the antique store of Toy Story 4.
That includes Ernesto de la Cruz’ guitar from Coco, Ellie’s grape soda badge from Up, P. Sherman’s Goggles from Finding Nemo, and the Cookie Box from A Bug’s Life. Some fans even took to Twitter to poke fun at the studio for all the hidden gems in their movies.
Pixar are known to hide Easter eggs in movies to hint at future releases.
In this scene you can see the character “Woody”, the star of Toy Story 4, which wasn’t due to be released for another 23 years!
What a connection… pic.twitter.com/887ugkDbnT
— Team Xeno (@ItsTeamXeno) June 21, 2019
Additionally, the Pixar Theory applies to Toy Story 4, some fans saying that Boo from Monsters Inc. is one of the children in Bonnie’s kindergarten class. Though she does not directly talk to Bonnie, a child with pigtails and a pink-purple top appears in the background of the scene.
“I know I’m not the only one that saw Boo from Monsters Inc and Ellie’s grape soda pin on Toy Story 4,” said one Twitter user. Pixar has not confirmed if the theory is correct.
Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 4 is now available in theaters.
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Owners of Coop Pank approved the IPO plans
On Friday, November 8, at an extraordinary general meeting, shareholders of Coop Pank approved a proposal to issue new shares during the initial public offering (IPO) and to submit them for public trading on the Tallinn Stock Exchange.
Coop Pank shareholders approved the proposal of the management board, according to which the bank wants to raise additional funds in the amount of 37 million euros during the IPO. 100 percent of the shareholders present at the meeting voted in favour of changing the articles of association of the bank, which is a prerequisite for the bank to enter the stock exchange. Those shareholders represent 98.2 percent of all shares of the company.
Further decisions required for the initial public offering will be made by the council of Coop Pank, which will set the price range for the shares and approve the issue schedule. Then, the Financial Supervision Authority is to approve the prospectus for the public offering, quoting and acceptance for trading. The bank will publish such a prospectus before the start of the subscription period. Last week, Coop Pank also submitted to the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange a conditional application for listing its shares on the main stock list.
Coop Pank plans to use the additional capital raised on the stock exchange to finance its development strategy. At the end of May of this year, the council of Coop Pank instructed the management board to commence preparations for the IPO. The goal was to perform the initial public offering of Coop Pank in the last quarter of 2019. Coop Pank selected LHV as its financial advisor for the upcoming IPO, Ellex Raidla law firm as its legal advisor, and Agenda PR as its communications advisor.
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Police want to speak to this man after a woman was sexually assaulted on a bus in Beckenham
Police said the suspect put his arms around the victim and grabbed her breast
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Detectives are investigating a sexual assault on a bus in Beckenham which left a woman victim feeling “violated”.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, December 12 2017, at approximately 7.15am, on a route 54 bus heading towards Lewisham.
The victim, a 25-year-old woman, sat on the upper deck of the virtually empty bus. A stop later, the suspect boarded and sat directly next to her. He began to engage her in unwanted conversation.
Police said he then put his arms around her and grabbed her breast. The victim pushed the suspect away, ran down the stairs and off the bus.
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The suspect is described as a black man, aged between 20 to 25-years-old, of slim build. He was wearing a blue baseball cap, dark jacket and scarf around his mouth.
Detectives from the Met's Roads and Transport Command (RTPC) are investigating but no arrests have been made at this stage.
Police want to speak to this man in connection with the assault (Image: Met Police)
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PC Jay Thorn, who is investigating the assault, said: "This has left the victim feeling violated and now anxious to use public transport.
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Could 2016 see Ukraine crisis resolved? Russian moves hint yes.
The halting Minsk process, meant to peaceably reunite Ukraine with its restive eastern regions, got a big boost in recent weeks with the assignment of two top Putin officials to key positions in the Russian team.
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Dmitry Medvedev (r.) and Boris Gryzlov attend a United Russia party event at the Central Election Commission in Moscow, in October 2011.
By Fred Weir Correspondent
It looks like the Kremlin is getting serious about resolving the ongoing Ukraine crisis.
President Vladimir Putin appears to have put his best advisers on the case, bolstering hopes that 2016 will be the year the stalled Minsk II agreements, negotiated by France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine to bring peace to war-ravaged eastern Ukraine, gain real traction.
Late last month, Mr. Putin replaced a relative nonentity who was leading the Russian negotiating team with Boris Gryzlov, a leading Kremlin security official. And he sent his top troubleshooter, Dmitry Kozak, to manage relations with the rebel Ukrainian republics of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Experts say that suggests the Kremlin is tiring of the long stalemate over the war-torn Donbass region, and is readying for a concerted push to solve remaining issues and prompt an end to the Western sanctions that even Mr. Putin admits are "severely harming" Russia's economy.
On Wednesday, Mr. Gryzlov met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, and on the same day a fresh truce was declared in eastern Ukraine to replace the badly frayed cease-fire set in place last September. In his annual press conference Thursday, Mr. Poroshenko pledged to restore Ukrainian sovereignty over Donetsk and Luhansk this year.
The Minsk accord calls for constitutional changes in Ukraine to grant autonomy to the rebel regions, hold elections in the Donetsk and Luhansk republics to establish legitimate leadership that could negotiate with Kiev, and to return rebel-held sections of the border to Ukrainian sovereignty. All of that was supposed to have happened by the end of 2015, but efforts fell apart amid intense controversy in Kiev, rebel refusal to hold their elections under Ukrainian law, and disagreement over when the border handover should occur.
"The problem is that all sides treat the Minsk agreement like a menu, from which they will select just the parts that appeal to them," says Sergei Strokan, foreign affairs columnist for the Moscow daily Kommersant. "But in order for it to work, it must be implemented in full. Nobody seems ready to do that yet, so it clearly needs a much stronger push."
In an interview with the German newspaper Bild this week, Putin said the border would be returned to Ukraine only once constitutional changes have established the autonomy of the rebel republics. In his Thursday press conference, Mr. Poroshenko pledged to implement all provisions of the Minsk deal, but did not address the ongoing disputes over interpretation.
"It seems that Ukraine's view is to regain control over the border before allowing elections [in the rebel republics]. The US appears to support this position," says Mikhail Pogrebinsky, director of the independent Kiev Center of Political and Conflict Studies. "Russia's view is the other way around. It's not clear how this can be resolved. But Gryzlov's participation will definitely elevate Russia's direct participation in the talks, and raise the stakes."
Gryzlov is a former speaker of Russia's parliament, and a close confidant of Putin's. "His appointment is very important because he's a member of the Security Council, the highest organ of political leadership. His status allows him to talk with Putin more often than other high officials," says Andrei Klimov, deputy head of the international affairs commission of the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament.
Mr. Kozak, a deputy prime minister who has previously been sent by Putin to deal with trouble spots like Russia's turbulent north Caucasus and the recently annexed Ukrainian territory of Crimea, may have the job of twisting rebel arms and making them more amenable to a deal that would integrate the secessionist territories back into Ukraine.
"These appointments are important, and Ukraine should probably match them by sending higher officials to take direct part in the negotiations as well," says Vladimir Panchenko, an expert with the independent International Center of Policy Studies in Kiev.
But, he warns, even any basic compromises by Poroshenko, such as recognizing the results of rebel elections that are now slated for March, could undermine Ukraine's fragile political balance.
A new survey done by the International Republican Institute found that majorities in all regions of Ukraine, including the Kiev-controlled parts of Donbass, favor remaining part of Ukraine. But, at the same time, pessimism and disillusionment with authorities is spiking in all parts of the country, especially in the troubled Russian-speaking east.
"Lack of political trust and falling morale are realities in both the rebel republics and Kiev-controlled parts of the country," says Mr. Strokan. "Even with a renewed diplomatic push, and more efforts from outside, there are still way too many unpredictable factors. I fear this mess will be with us a long time."
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CUBA ON MY MIND
The 12th Annual CubaCaribe Festival, April 14-30, will feature three exuberant weeks of Caribbean dance and music performances, master classes, film screenings, lectures and celebrations. Bay Area venues include Brava Theater and Dance Mission Theater, and Museum of African Diaspora in San Francisco, and Laney College Theater in Oakland. The festival has been highly acclaimed for being the only festival to present popular, contemporary and folkloric cultural expression, religion, history, and politics of the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora. This year’s festival, entitled CUBA ON MY MIND, pays tribute to Cuba’s rich artistic and cultural traditions and how they have and continue to influence artists around the globe.
Cuba’s strong and significant focus on the arts makes it unique in the world. Artists of all disciplines are regarded with esteem and honor. Music and dance in particular, are intricately woven into the fabric of daily life. Cuban artists are, arguably among the most versatile and elite artists ever produced. They have provided rich cultural treasures that have influenced students, created movements and garnered admirers worldwide. This is why we asked each CubaCaribe festival artist to answer: How has Cuba inspired you?
Weekend One
Week 1: April 15-16 @ 8pm, April 17 @7pm
Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th Street, SF
Friday-Saturday @ 8pm, Sunday @ 7pm;
Tickets: $20 online, $25 door; $12 youth (ages 12 and younger)
http://cc2016-1.brownpapertickets.com/
Mixed program #1 featuring local Caribbean Diaspora artists.
Weekend Two
Week 2: April 22-23@ 8pm, April 24 @7pm
Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland
$25 online, $30 door
Afro-Cuban modern dance company, Alayo Dance Company will join Nicole Klaymoon’s Embodiment Project and Krissy Keefer for an evening of innovative contemporary and street dance.
Weekend Three
Week 3: April 29-30 @ 8pm
Brava Theater, 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Friday-Saturday @ 8pm
The special events throughout the three-week festival, round out the programming with not-to-miss discussions, practice and intellectual opportunities to explore the Diaspora further. These special events include:
Lecture/Demonstration with Daniel Brevil, Haitian percussionist and educator
Haitian Traditional drumming and its connection to Cuba
Description: Haitian traditional drumming shares many organizing principles with other African- based forms of music. Daniel will choose examples from the repertoire that illustrate how melody can carry information: to organize a line that the lead drummer can develop, to call changes in the dance, to ask for a particular step, or as language that mimics speech or the lyrics of the kreyol song. Melody can come from one drum, but can also be spread among as many as 4 players. Hearing how Daniel organizes the music will help you understand similarities between Cuban Haitian traditional drumming of music you may familiar with. Accompanied by Kendrick Freeman and Karen Kirschling.
http://cc2016lecture.brownpapertickets.com/
Museum of the African Diapora
They Are We
Description: Can a family separated by the transatlantic slave trade for 170 years sing and dance its way back together? THEY ARE WE tells the story of survival against the odds and how determination and shared humanity can triumph over the bleakest of histories. http://theyarewe.com
http://cc2016film.brownpapertickets.com/
Dance Workshops with Cuban All Stars dancer, George Ibar Veranes direct from Santiago de Cuba
Various Times and locations (please see cubacaribe.org for details)
Saturday April 30, 10pm
Meet and mingle with the talented artists of the CubaCaribe Festival
$50 (includes ticket to April 30th performance)
Aguas de Bahia
Aguas de Bahia presents traditional and contemporary Afro Brazilian dance through performances, classes, cultural trips and SF Carnaaval since 1997. Artistic Director, Tania Santiago, a native of Salvador, Bahia, founded Aguas Dance Company in 1999 and has been teaching Afro Brazilian dance to all ages throughout the Bay Area since 1997. She leads annual dance intensives to Salvador each winter and for the past 10 years has had an award-winning contingent at the SF Carnaval Parade each spring. She is available for performances, collaborations, choreography consulting, workshops and Brazil trip consultation/leading. You can find her teaching at ODC/ Rhythm and Motion studios Tuesday's and Thursday at 8:15 pm and Saturday's at 10:00.
Alayo Dance Company
Alayo Dance Company was founded in 2001 by Ramón Ramos Alayo. Ramos Alayo articulates his creative vision through a synthesis of Afro-Cuban modern, folkloric and popular Cuban dance. Alayo is the resident company of CubaCaribe. Alayo has grown an audience far more diverse than most Bay Area modern dance circuits, attracting devotees of both contemporary and folkloric arts. It is known for tackling difficult issues such as slavery, racism and cancer, and since its inception has produced nine evening-length productions that have received both critical and popular acclaim. They have performed throughout the San Francisco Bay Area at venues such as Theater Artaud, ODC Theater, Dance Mission Theater, Herbst Theater, Laney Theater, Sonoma Country Wine Theater, and La Peña Cultural Center, and have presented work in the Black Choreographer's Festival, The CubaCaribe Festival, and Intersection's Culture and Flow. In 2010 Alayo was one of the first American companies to ever perform at the Annual Festival del Caribe at Teatro Martí. Alayo also performed at Teatro Mella in Havana, Cuba in July 2011. Alayo was featured in the article "Dance Across America" in National Geographic Magazine in 2006, and received the prestigious Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation's "Emerging Choreographer's Award" (2005) to develop his piece, Blood + Sugar. Ramos was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award nominee for the ensemble performance of Los Guedes, performed at CubaCaribe Festival (2006). Most recently, he was recognized as "Best Dance Dynamo" in the SF Bay Guardian's "Best of the Bay" (2009), and was the recipient of a SF Bay Guardian 2010 Goldie Award, hailed by dance critic Rita Felciano as "the best Afro-Cuban dancer whose choreography stands well beyond traditional modes."
Alafia Dance Ensemble
Valerie Watson founded Alafia Dance Ensemble (ADE) in 1995 because of a desire to showcase the intricate beauty of African Haitian Dance and Music. As a professor of Dance at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) since 1980 and a 3rd generation Dunham dancer and teacher, Ms. Watson began the company with students from African Haitian classes she taught at CCSF (a process that continues). Over the past 15 years Alafia Dance Ensemble has had the honor to perform in many venues which include: 30th San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, Haitian Flay Day Celebration at Ashkenaz, La Pena Cultural Center, Great American Music Hall, Presidio’s Golden Gate Club, Konbit 2nd Annual Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Festival, Cuba Caribe, Fort Mason’s Cowell Theater, and CCSF Dance Concerts. Artistic Director: Valerie Watson. Assistant Artistic Director: Mariella Morale
Embodiment Project
Embodiment Project (EP) is a street dance theater company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our mission is to promote an appreciation and understanding of various street dance forms by presenting original, multi-media works to diverse audiences while challenging traditional approaches to concert dance. We use movement, live song, theater, and spoken word to humanize stories often silenced by mainstream culture. We create emotionally transparent and autobiographical narratives that serve as unifying political acts and vehicles for social change. Embodiment Project was founded in 2008 out of Artistic Director Nicole Klaymoon’s desire to create a bridge between contemporary concert dance and Afro-diasporic social dance forms. Klaymoon feels called to contribute to a legacy of female dance-makers who illuminate what dominant culture masks or buries. She identifies as an eco-feminist choreo-poet, someone who dynamically combines spoken word and dance to invoke an emotional response from audiences regarding the interconnectedness between the oppression of women and nature. In addition to live performances, Embodiment Project’s vision is share their passion and knowledge of street dance, culture, and history, as well as their innovative ‘choreo-poetic’ method with diverse communities.
Los Lupeños de San Jose
Founded in 1969 by visionaries Ramón Morones and Susan Cashion, Los Lupeños de San José is recognized as one of the earliest Mexican folk dance companies in California. Los Lupeños is known for its artistry, history, traditions, innovation, and endurance. Los Lupeños artists are passionate about learning and executing their art form, representing their culture, and being a positive force within the California dance community. As a program of the non-profit Cashion Cultural Legacy since 2014, Los Lupeños is re- establishing itself at the forefront of the folklórico dance genre. Award-winning choreographer, investigator, and workshop master instructor Samuel Cortez, originally from Guanajuanto, México, took the reins of Artistic Director in January, 2015. Since then, Samuel has upheld Los Lupeños’ traditional dance genre by adding new suites with nuanced choreographies.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (Reuters) -- A 10-year-old girl allegedly beat her 4-year-old brother to death on instructions from her father to punish the little boy for bed-wetting, state officials said Tuesday.
The father, who allegedly watched and gave orders, is being held on child abuse charges, the officials added.
Las Cruces police spokesman Mark Nunley said 4-year-old Devon Booth was being punished for bed-wetting and drinking from the toilet when his sister allegedly kicked and hit her younger brother after her father, Louie Guerrero, 38, allegedly told her to.
According to the criminal complaint, the beating occurred over the weekend. The father allegedly watched the punishment being administered, the complaint said. Guerrero has been charged with child abuse resulting in death or great bodily harm, police said.
The child was airlifted to University Hospital in Albuquerque, 224 miles north of Las Cruces, after his 16-year-old brother found him unconscious. Devon died on Monday from the beating, hospital officials said.
Nunley said the 10-year-old sister is with her mother, and the investigation is continuing.
Is New Mexico a death penalty state?
That guy is a needle canidate if I ever heard one...
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To hell with the needle- beat him with cacti..
Works for me... I prefer it to be painful.
3398 Eastridge Place. Nice neighborhood ... Telshor Hills.
Sigh. For some strange reason, there's a lot of these unusual crimes in Las Cruces. Animal cruelty seems especially rife there, for whatever reason; puppies with their ears cut off and left in the desert, dogfights, lost pets used as fodder for pit bulls, stuff like that.
I don't know why such activity is so common there. Another strange thing is that such events usually get coverage only deep in the local newspaper; mundane events are given front page coverage, on the other hand. See http://www.lcsun-news.com for today's example, in an online form.
Well, I think we WON'T be seeing these kinds of stories any more, Dan. After all, the School District is adopting the "Character Counts" program. That will solve everything.
OT Rant:
Its a major pet peeve of mine. I consider myself a liberal/lefty, but this whole mythology developed by well-meaning (usually baby boomer) liberal members of the chattering classes that "Education" is just the solution to everything in society really bugs me. I don't believe it!
Dan said:
Sigh. For some strange reason, there's a lot of these unusual crimes in Las Cruces.
Maybe Las Cruces has the same problem as Santa Carla, California.
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CU student of the week: Marquez Herrod
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Colorado football player Marquez Herrod on campus last week.
By Katie Lindberg |
The Colorado Daily spotlights two CU students in these pages every Thursday. If you’re interested in being featured, e-mail editor@coloradodaily.com
Name: Marquez Herrod
Majors: Psychology and business
Hails from: San Diego
Q: Would you ever take a women’s studies class?
A: “I’m actually taking one now called Violence Against Women and Girls. I needed an upper division credit, but I also thought it’d be pretty interesting to learn more about the “female side of things.”
Q: What’s your dream job?
A: “Play in the NFL. I want to accomplish something that no one could ever have dreamed I could. I want my name to be remembered like Emmitt Smith.”
Q: Lady Gaga, or Ke$ha?
A: “Ke$ha. Lady Gaga is too out there for me.”
Q: How do you feel about the fires that have happened over the past weeks?
A: “It hurts me to know that there are people that have literally lost everything; their home, their memories, everything. It reminds me of back home my senior year of high school. We had fires that were so bad they had to cancel school and all athletic activities for like two weeks.”
Q: Most random spot you’ve ever taken a nap?
A: “Probably the middle of Norlin quad in-between classes after practice.”
Q: Favorite name for a pet?
A: “I would have to say my current dogs’ names Woody and Jesse. (From Toy Story).”
Q: What CD is in your car right now?
A: “I don’t have CDs. I play my iPod usually, but I’m most definitely banging Eminem’s new album, Recovery.”
Q: Gambling: Favorite game?
A: “When I gambled a few times back home at Indian casinos, I played blackjack.”
Q: Could you go a week without Facebook?
A: “Most definitely. My last actual login, not just responding to messages from my phone, was like June. I just don’t care too much. I just want to be able to message some people every now and again.”
Q: Favorite reality show dude?
A: “Probably Vinny on Jersey Shore. He ain’t afraid to tell anybody on that show what’s up.”
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What’s new in Windows 8 Part 2
November 7, 2011 /in Technologies /by Kirill Bensonoff
With Windows 7 now firmly entrenched on PCs across the world, it’s time to look to Microsoft’s new version of the operating system, Windows 8.
Microsoft recently released a developer preview, which has allowed a “sneak peak” at some of its new features.
Keep all your devices in sync:
Like Apple’s new iCloud service, Microsoft is allowing Windows 8 users to keep all of their devices in sync (like your desktop, laptop and mobile) with their new live cloud syncing features. This feature will automatically update your address book, calendar, pictures, and much more, across all of your devices. It allows you to smoothly transition between your different technologies without having to worry about old data.
Performance and Search Upgrades:
Aside from the major functionality changes above, Microsoft has also been going to great pains to upgrade how the operating system runs – getting load times down and general responsiveness up.
Early testers are reporting a lot of success in this area. The new version of Windows boots up much more quickly than earlier versions did. Testers are also positively mentioning the revised “search” function, which they report turns around stronger and more detailed results in much less time than with any earlier Windows OS.
Windows Store:
Apple has been getting a lot of exposure for their “App Store” – an online store allowing people to purchase apps on the Internet and download them directly, rather than having to buy them at a regular retail outlet.
With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft is offering a similar service – the “Windows Store”. Though not included in the early testing versions of Windows 8, it is expected that its functionality will be similar to that of the App Store, and allow for online purchases of Windows-compatible software.
Windows 8 isn’t expected until mid-2012 for consumers, but all signs indicate that the new release will be a continued improvement from Windows 7.
What’s New in Windows 8
October 31, 2011 /in Technologies /by Kirill Bensonoff
The User Interface:
Perhaps the most notable change in Windows 8 is the user interface. Windows 8 makes use of the “metro” interface that was previously used in the Windows Phone 7 operating system. You now navigate Windows by choosing your applications using a number of tiles. You organize the tiles based on what apps are most important to you. Updates are made very quickly, as you can “pin” and “unpin” tiles as needed.
“Windows To Go”:
This is a very neat feature that’s being introduced with Windows 8. Windows To Go allows you to create a complete USB key version of your Windows system, including all of your programs. You can then plug that USB key into any compatible computer, and boot up with an exact replica of your programs and settings.
This is bound to make traveling far easier, as your computer can come with you in a key. It will also make disaster recovery a snap, as you can just plug your settings into a new computer and keep moving!
Stay tuned for more features next week.
Spirinet Named One Of “Next-Gen 250” By CRN.com
September 16, 2011 /in Tech Tips /by Kirill Bensonoff
IT Support and IT Outsourcing company Spirinet has been named one of the “Next-Gen 250” by CRN.com. The “Next Gen 250” is awarded to companies who have zeroed in on lucrative and emerging technologies, among them cloud computing, mobility, virtualization, unified communications, business analytics and business intelligence. All of the companies on the “Next Gen 250” have only been in business since 2000.
“Being named to the “Next Gen 250” is a great honor,” says Kirill Bensonoff, of Spirinet. “We pride ourselves on our ability to identify what upcoming technologies will offer the most value to our clients. At the beginning of the company it was outsourced IT, and as we grow we find that cloud computing has become a key component to our offerings.”
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UK financial regulator FCA probes RBS IT failure
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) probes an IT failure at Royal Bank of Scotland that also affected NatWest and Ulster Bank customers
Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
Published: 10 Apr 2013 9:58
New UK financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is to probe an IT failure at Royal Bank of Scotland that also affected customers at NatWest and Ulster Bank in June and July 2012.
The glitch in the CA7 batch process scheduler ended with 12 million customer accounts being frozen, leaving them unable to access funds for at least a week while RBS, NatWest and the Ulster Bank manually updated all the account balances.
The IT problems lasted for several days, causing a backlog of transactions that had to be processed sequentially.
In a letter to Andrew Tyrie MP, chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, RBS CEO Stephen Hester attributed blame to "maintenance on systems, which are managed and operated by our team in Edinburgh, which caused an error in our batch scheduler."
The FCA, which took over regulating financial services companies in April from the Financial Services Authority, said it had begun an enforcement investigation into the breakdown.
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“The FCA will reach its conclusions in due course and will decide whether or not enforcement action should follow that investigation,” the FCA said in a statement.
The RBS banking group could face a fine or individuals could be censured and banned if the FCA finds systemic failures behind the technology failures, according to the Guardian.
RBS said the bank would be working closely with regulators in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
"Last summer's IT failure was unacceptable. We have already made significant improvements and, over the next three years, will invest hundreds of millions in our systems," RBS said.
RBS originally said the computer problems would cost the bank £125m, but the cost rose to £175m in November 2012, when the bank announced £50m more than initially expected would be paid to customers in compensation.
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A supreme M3AN machine... The new BMW F80 M3 can play grown-ups in the week and loony tunes at the weekend
By Chris Evans Event for The Mail on Sunday
BMW F80 M3 Competition Package
( ...and half)
That most profound of Greek philosophers, Socrates, famously once said the only thing he knew for sure was that he knew nothing. A cute line, but in reality bunkum, faux modesty to impress the ladies – or the gentlemen. He clearly knew a lot more than most about almost everything. However, had he said ‘The only thing I know is that I know nothing about… mouth ulcers’, I may have believed him.
After being attacked by a particularly troublesome carbuncle/gumboil/pustule/furuncle/canker over the half-term break, I discovered that no one really knows anything about these painful little blighters. This, despite dozens of online chat rooms filled with the howls of countless serial sufferers, some currently coping with more than 50 at a time.
My mate loves M3s and he drove this one a lot. He loves it especially when M3-haters flip him the bird while simultaneously rolling their eyes in sympathy for his friends and family
Sure, there are palliative sticking plasters out there, such as gels and various home-made concoctions, but when it comes to cause and prevention it’s very much a case of the blind leading the blind – or the blistered leading the blistered.
‘Some people get them and some don’t,’ said one expert.
Not unlike this week’s car, the latest BMW M3. Take one for a drive and you’ll see what I mean. I guarantee you’ll be met by a 50-50 split of full-on lust and abject loathing. Smiles and scowls in equal measure. Driving a BMW M Series is akin to speed-dating. You will know within seconds who wants to take it to the next level and who never wants to see you again.
My mate loves M3s and he drove this one a lot. He loves it especially when M3-haters flip him the bird while simultaneously rolling their eyes in sympathy for his friends and family. ‘At least you know where you are with Philistines,’ he said. ‘People who don’t get M3s, don’t get cars. End of.’
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And what a car this is. Just when we all thought the M3 was all but slain by its upstart sibling the M4, here it is, back with a bang. And with a newly chiselled chin, flat-top bonnet bulge, boxer’s nose and extra-wide rear arches, it’s more menacing than ever before. That said, it’s not all gym-bunny bulges and zero sophistication, thank God. Underneath that signature bum, the seriously meaty quad pipes have been deliberately ‘absorbed’ and colour-matched to become part of the valance. From an aesthetic point of view, the M3 has achieved mean-machine status while remaining refreshingly gimmick-free.
Inside, there’s the odd bit of superfluous bling, like the fast-becoming-passé flashes of carbon fibre, but generally it’s all standard M3 fare, just more classy than before. The leather sports racing seats, for example, are accessorised with sharp, red-and-blue-pinstripe seat belts. Suit you, sir (or madam). For rear passengers, there’s not an awful lot to shout about, other than it is bigger back there than it looks, plus there are a couple of privacy blinds. They’re £200 extra, but the least of your worries when it comes to the options list…
The on-board intel? As good as it gets, the best in the world. The only minor fly in the ointment is the lack of a Park button, which at first is a little confusing. Even though there is a manual handbrake, you still have to double-press the start/stop button, with your foot off the brake, for the car to lock. Otherwise it’s primed to roar into life should you so much as breathe on the accelerator.
So what’s it like to drive? In your face, is the short answer. In your ears, too. The 3.0-litre straight-six starts as it means to go on – waking the dead. A glorious but not over-manufactured noise. Still silly, of course, but not completely brainless. Select Drive and feel a predator come to life. Then, foot down and whoosh. Everything is just so taut and aggressive from the get-go. Somewhat unrefined compared to other £60k heavyweight sports saloons, but remember – this is a highly tuned piece of kit.
Of the three drive modes, Sport+ is where it’s at, where the reins slacken most, where it becomes exhilarating yet surprisingly easy to get on with at the same time. Heaps of power is available, but it’s delivered so precisely there’s a predictability to proceedings that inspires confidence – as long as one doesn’t become too zealous. Tyres will smoke at the merest hint of an over-excited right foot (and not only in first gear), especially if you’ve been brave/bonkers enough to deselect traction control. How much fun do you really want? Be careful what you wish for.
Inside, there’s the odd bit of superfluous bling, like the fast-becoming-passé flashes of carbon fibre, but generally it’s all standard M3 fare, just more classy than before
Ride quality never reaches anything approaching truly comfortable and the cabin isn’t the world’s quietest, but that’s not what M3s are about. Into London on the M25 early in the morning was one thing, but later that afternoon, fizzing through the Surrey hills, then across country towards the South Downs, the M3 was a tough act to beat. More feral than a Merc, more sophisticated than almost everything else in its class. A car that can play grown-ups in the week and loony tunes at the weekend.
Price From £59,600
Engine 3.0-litre petrol
Gearbox Six-speed manual
Power 431hp
0-60mph 4.2 seconds
Fuel economy 31mpg
First year road tax £1,200
But there’s something left to discuss. It’s not actually £60k – with options our model came in at almost EIGHTY THOUSAND POUNDS!
Even my pal, Mr M3, winced at that. ‘That’s just too much money,’ he lamented, genuinely saddened. But do you really need £6,250 ceramic brakes? Or a £3,600 special paint job? Or the £825 head-up display? Get rid of all that flotsam and jetsam and the price starts to come closer to the Earth’s orbit.
‘What if you won the lottery,’ I said. ‘Would you buy one then?’
‘Over £1 million and I might think about it.’
And that from a salivating disciple.
PS. I did eventually find an ulcer guru. The same lovely man who sorts my mum’s prescriptions. Hydrocortisone is the answer. Little soluble tablets that sting like hell but work miracles. Stay well all.
Chris Evans on the new BMW F80 M3
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Rihanna 'splits' from her billionaire Saudi boyfriend Hassan Jameel after dating for nearly three years
All Blacks star Aaron Smith suspended after he is caught 'having sex with a woman in an airport disabled toilet'
Aaron Smith was suspended after he was caught having sex in a bathroom
The All Blacks star was seen going into the disabled cubicle with a woman
A couple spotted the pair and caught them on camera after rendezvous
Husband and wife heard 'rhythmic tapping noises' coming from cubicle
Do you know more? Contact louise.cheer@mailonline.com
By Louise Cheer and James Dutton For Mailonline
Published: 16:29 EST, 5 October 2016 | Updated: 22:26 EST, 5 October 2016
All Blacks star Aaron Smith has been suspended after a couple claim they heard him having sex in a disabled bathroom with a female friend.
The couple told stuff.co.nz they heard 'rhythmic tapping noises' coming from the cubicle in Christchurch airport as they stood outside after seeing Smith and the woman entering within 30 seconds of each other.
One of the witnesses said their young son did not know what was happening but it was 'obvious' what was unfolding.
All Blacks star Aaron Smith (pictured) has been suspended after a couple say they heard him having sex in a disabled bathroom with a female friend
The couple also caught Smith and the woman (pictured) on camera after they carried out their bathroom rendezvous
They said the pair were inside the bathroom for about 10 minutes before Smith emerged adjusting his clothing and the woman followed about 30 seconds later.
The couple also caught Smith and the woman on camera after they carried out their bathroom rendezvous, which happened last month.
The All Blacks star, who was wearing his uniform, rejoined his team and met fans who had gathered around the players.
Smith, 27, is dating 22-year-old Teagan Voykovich and the couple said the woman seen with him at the airport was not his girlfriend.
Prime Minister John Key has weighed in on the bathroom tryst and said Smith's actions were not what society expected of a role model.
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'I suspect he'll be sitting back, reflecting on the fact he's let himself down, he's let the team down, he's an integral part of the All Blacks so he won't want to be sitting on the sidelines, and frankly, he's embarrassed himself a bit,' Mr Key told stuff.co.nz.
'They do a lot to try and prove to young New Zealanders that they're the sort of people to look up to - that's why I think Aaron will feel pretty disappointed in himself.'
Smith has since been suspended for one Test after 'breaching team standards regarding behaviour', New Zealand coach Steven Hansen said.
Hansen revealed on Wednesday the 27-year-old scrum-half had been seen entering a toilet cubicle with a female friend at Christchurch Airport the day after New Zealand's 41-13 win over South Africa at the AMI Stadium.
Here Smith is pictured with his girlfriend Teagan Voykovich
In 2012, Smith (pictured with Ms Voykovich) was benched for a Test in Dunedin for breaking a team curfew and two years a later a naked selfie of him was posted online
The naked photo appear on Snapchat and went viral back in 2014
As a result Smith has not been considered for selection for this weekend's Rugby Championship Test in Durban.
The All Blacks head coach revealed he learned of the incident on their arrival in South Africa ahead of their final Rugby Championship match against the Springboks.
AARON SMITH SCANDALS
All Blacks star Aaron Smith was benched for a Test match in Dunedin for breaking curfew after a victory over Argentina
A naked Snapchat photo of Smith in the mirror was circulated on social media. At the time, Smith said it was 'hugely embarrassing'
In the same year, his girlfriend of two years broke up with him. Hairdresser Hannah Whitefield said she had ended their relationship after he had sex with well-known former escort and stripper Lisa Lewis
The halfback was caught having sex with a female friend in a disabled bathroom at Christchurch airport. He was suspended for 'breaching team standards regarding behaviour'.
'On the Sunday in Christchurch after the South African test at the Christchurch Airport, Aaron and a female friend were seen by members of the public to enter the disabled toilets,' Hansen said at a press conference.
'On our arrival to South Africa we were informed of this.
'I had a conversation with Aaron on Tuesday and he confirmed the story.
'As a result of that the leadership group met and were unanimous in the fact that behaviour wasn't acceptable and as a consequence a one match suspension would be put in place.
'Clearly Aaron is bitterly disappointed with his behaviour and feels he has let the team down but just as importantly feels he is bitterly disappointed in letting his family and partner down.
'At his request he has asked to go home to deal with the personal matters that have come with this incident and we have been only too happy to support him in that.'
It is not the first time Smith has courted controversy.
In 2012, he was benched for a Test against South Africa in Dunedin for breaking a team curfew and two years a later a naked selfie of him was posted online.
At the time of the scandal, Smith said the circulation of the photo was 'hugely embarrassing and pretty disappointing', Newshub reported.
Witnesses say they heard a 'rhythmic tapping noise' after Smith (left with Ms Voykovich) and the woman entered the bathroom at Christchurch airport
New Zealand scrum-half Aaron Smith has been suspended for the clash with South Africa
Steve Hansen confirmed that the incident came to his attention upon their arrival in Durban
In the same year, his girlfriend of two years, hairdresser and cheerleader Hannah Whitefield, ended their relationship after it emerged he had sex with well-known former stripper escort Lisa Lewis.
'Yes I dumped Aaron... and it was because of his fling with Lisa Lewis,' Ms Whitefield told the New Zealand Herald in 2014.
'I am devastated, we were in a loving relationship.'
Ms Lewis took to Snapchat on Thursday to address the latest controversy.
'So I've had about 15 messages this morning asking if I'm the girl that screwed Aaron Smith in the toilet,' she said.
'I'm too classy to do it in the toilets, especially not a disabled one.'
In 2014, his then-girlfriend of two years, hairdresser Hannah Whitefield (left), ended their relationship
The relationship broke down after it emerged he had sex with well-known former stripper escort Lisa Lewis. Pictured are Smith and Ms Whitefield
Smith has since been suspended for one Test after 'breaching team standards regarding behaviour', New Zealand coach Steven Hansen said
Ms Lewis, who posted a series of videos to address the scandal, also clarified her former flame had seen her on a 'personal level' and did not pay for her services, which she charged up to $6,600 for.
The New Zealander said they met after 'a month of correspondence'.
'I was unaware he was in a relationship with a girl called Hannah who was a Highlanders cheerleader. I found that out after we had met,' Ms Lewis said.
The couple who witnessed the All Blacks star's most recent indiscretion said they wanted to share what they had seen as Smith's behaviour was not expected of a public figure.
'They are kings and treated like absolute royalty... We hold these people so high in regard,' the wife said.
'They get paid more money than any other athlete, they're household names, and they're on the Weetbix boxes for God's sake.'
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Wayne Rooney flies out to the US...but is it really just for treatment?
By Leo Spall for MailOnline Updated: 18:56 EST, 7 November 2010
Wayne Rooney finally flew out to the United States yesterday for the trip to Niketown that has raised eyebrows throughout football.
The Manchester United striker has not played since mid-October and has been engulfed by revelations about his private life and speculation about his future at Old Trafford.
Yesterday, as the build-up to United's derby clash with Manchester City on Wednesday began, Rooney flew out of the city's airport, dispatched by his club to kit sponsor Nike's headquarters in Portland, Oregon.
Lonely figure: Wayne Rooney on the way to the US
There Rooney, who has been suffering ankle problems, will receive what United insist will be fitness and conditioning treatment at the sportswear company's hi-tech medical centre.
Others suggest the player is simply being kept out of the way after the club's attempt to save him from the spotlight by sending him on a sunshine break to Dubai with his wife, Coleen, failed.
At least Rooney will have no financial concerns, having become the club's highest-paid player when he agreed a £200,000-a-week deal less than three weeks ago following ill-tempered negotiations which came close to ending the player's United career.
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Child airlifted to Townsville after fatal head-on crash
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by campbellgellie
Campbell Gellie
5th Oct 2017 9:04 AM | Updated: 1:01 PM
UPDATE 5.50pm:
Police investigators are appealing for the driver of a car that may have witnessed this morning's fatal crash in Walkerston to come forward.
Queensland Police have this afternoon revealed that the ute, driven by a 55-year-old Hampden man, was attempting to overtake a vehicle when he crashed head on into the Toyta Hilux coming the other way, driven by a 31-year-old woman with her young child on board.
"Investigations have so far revealed that around 6.30am, an Isuzu Farrier ute was heading westbound on Mackay Eungella Road when it attempted to overtake a vehicle in front of it," a police statement read.
"When the vehicle crossed into the eastbound lanes to do so, it collided head on with a dual cab Toyota Hilux ute coming the other way."
Police confirmed a 31-year-old Mirani woman sustained significant internal injuries and was transported to Mackay Base Hospital.
"A 2-year-old Mirani girl who was also in the vehicle sustained a serious head injury and has been airlifted to Townsville Base Hospital.
"Police are urging the driver of the car that the ute was trying to overtake to contact police, as it did not stop. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the cause of the crash and information they have may be vital."
UPDATE 1pm:
THE two-year-old child that was involved in a fatal head-on crash this morning will be airlifted to Townsville.
The child was in the car with a 31-year-old woman on Mackay Eungella Rd when they crashed with a ute being driven by a 55-year-old Hampden man heading the other way.
The man died at the scene while the child and woman were transported to Mackay Base Hospital.
Initial reports were that the child had suffered minor injuries and was stable and the woman suffered serious pelvis and abdominal injuries.
EARLIER 11:30am:
A HAMPDEN family have just been told their 55-year-old father and husband has died in a head on crash on Mackay Eungella Rd.
Mackay District Duty Officer senior sergeant Matt Sheridan confirmed that the family had been notified.
The man was driving west on the road when it collided with another car with a 31-year-old woman and two year old child in it.
They were both taken to Mackay Base Hospital.
Mackay man dies in head on: Police have confirmed a man has died in the head on car crash on Mackay Eungella Rd Thursday morning.
Earlier: Police have confirmed a man has died in the head on car crash on Mackay Eungella Rd this morning.
It's understood he is a 55-year-old Mackay man. Meanwhile a woman and baby have been rushed to hospital.
The man was believed to have been driving a utility on the road when his car crashed into a Toyota Hilux. Police are currently contacting the man's family.
The 31-year-old woman and two-year-old child in the other car were taken to Mackay Base Hospital.
Mackay District Duty Officer senior sergeant Matt Sheridan said he expected the road to be closed until at least midday.
UPDATE 10AM: FORENSIC Crash Investigators have arrived at the scene of a serious crash on Mackay Eungella Rd.
The road remains closed and it has been confirmed at least two people have been rushed to Mackay Base Hospital.
A woman and baby have been taken to hospital, with the woman suffering serious injuries.
Traffic is being forced to go around Old Pleystowe Rd to get through to Mirani.
Mackay Eungella Rd crash: Mackay Eungella Rd crash.
UPDATE 9.30AM: MACKAY Eungella Rd remains closed following a serious head-on crash this morning.
A woman and baby have been rushed to Mackay Base Hospital with a Queensland Police officer driving the ambulance.
QAS say the baby is in a stable condition with minor injuries however the woman is in a serious but stable condition with pelvis and abdomen injuries.
A Daily Mercury reporter at the scene said police have blocked the road a significant distance from the accident and no traffic is being allowed to pass through.
It is understood more patients are still at the scene.
BREAKING 8.55AM: EMERGENCY services are responding to a head-on crash in Marian.
A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman confirmed three fire crews were en route to the accident at Mackay Eungella Road.
She said initial reports were that two vehicles has collided with Queensland Ambulance Service treating people at the scene.
Initial reports indicate one person is trapped and a woman and baby are being treated at the scene.
Paramedics & emergency services on the scene of a serious traffic crash on Mackay Eungella Road at #Marian 8.40am.
— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) October 4, 2017
Police have stopped traffic from entering the area, with crews positioned at multiple intersections including Branscombe Rd, Old Pleystowe Rd and the Peak Downs Hwy.
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Seeing white animals
White Hawke, 1789
I keep on seeing stories about white animals, and thought I should look up the recent sightings. Like many people I assumed these white or albino animals are pretty rare, and that they have different meanings in various belief systems. Little did I know.
There are people positing new significance to these animals. And it turns out that I shared some misconceptions about the rarity of white animals. So down a path- from online videos, science of albinos, white buffaloes, white squirrel colonies, to pagan beliefs- I went.
I was surprised with the white animal videos I found on YouTube, including some connecting Native American prophecy and the Book of Revelations in the Bible to ‘white’ animals. These videos imply that these are new, never before seen white (not albino) species which will herald in the second coming of Christ. (Look at the comments for clarity on this.) When people start putting together videos stating that these are ‘white’ animals and not albinos, I had to wonder if they there was any related science.
One of the videos I found notes the case of Miracle© (yes- her name has a copyright) the white buffalo (1994-2004):
Miracle© was born white with dark eyes (so she was at least not an albino), but she went through several colors and was dark brown when she died at only 10 years of age in August 2004 (~1 month before her death- people stated she was turning white again- I’m guessing after that upcoming winter’s coat- but this is not apparent in her last photo).
[Science break: some scientists say the rash of white calf births in recent years could be fallout from the practice of breeding brown buffalo with white-colored French Charolais cattle that caught on in the 1960s and continues today. Many of the cream-colored offspring are processed into food called beefalo. The Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Safari in Ashland, Nebraska has a white ‘buffalo calf’, but it is 1/16th Charolais cattle and as a hybrid is also expected that its coat will darken as it matures.]
So to me it’s unclear what Miracle© was, but she was clearly not white when she died. (And I couldn’t find any indication there was DNA testing to prove she was all buffalo.) But this ‘end times’ video ignores the fact that this buffalo did not remain white, as their premise is that these types of animals are new ‘white’ strains from God.
(They also ignore the non-Christian Native American prophecies that have the sacred white buffalo changing colors, with some believing that these sacred buffaloes must change back to white afterwards. Miracle was revered by Native American tribes as a symbol of rebirth and world harmony, and though she didn’t complete the last color change there have been other white buffaloes since her death.)
Ok – time for another science break. The people using ‘white’ animals for end times prophecies are often quick to point out that they are not talking about albinos. It appears the term they are looking for is leucistic:
FEATURE ALBINISM LEUCISM
Hair, skin, scales White, pink, or pale White or pink all over, or
Patches of white (piebald)
Eyes Red or pink, sometimes blue Normal
Cause Partial or total lack of melanin pigment Partial or total lack of all pigments- but not eyes
Genetics hereditary via recessive genes- rare
(1:17,000 in humans) Not as rare as albinism
But tying the birth of Miracle to the start of Revelations prophecies? What about the birth of Big Medicine (1933-1959), a male true white (not albino) bison? Or the many other true white bisons (ones who remained white their entire lives)? I took this video to imply that the creation by god of large numbers of new ‘white’ animals is recent, and started about the same time that Miracle came along. (Which is coincidentally near the turn of the Millenium.) This would be an interesting premise along biological lines, worth looking into. So off to the web I went.
Non-albino (leucistic) white squirrel, Covington, TN.
I decided to research just one animal on the video- white squirrels. It was easy to find that there have been colonies of white (albino, and non-albino) squirrels dating from the 19th & 20th centuries in the US and Canada (see here for a map), and a (newer?) colony discovered in the Philippines:
Marionville, Missouri– has had white squirrels (with pink eyes, so they’re albinos) since before 1854. Members of the Lions Club have gone so far as to capture less-desirable grey squirrels and release them in the woods, and trap feral cats that prey on squirrels and take them to the animal shelter. It’s against the law to destroy a white squirrel (with a $1,000 fine). (Ah ha- so now there’s selective breeding. Nice.)
Olney, Il– 100+ years of white squirrels (with pink eyes- so these are pure albinos)
Brevard, NC, (dark eyes, so not albinos- white color variant of the Eastern Gray Squirrel)
Kenton, Tenn; Wabasha MN; Montcello WI; Westby WI; Louisville KY; Versailles, IL; and Greenwood, SC
Exeter, Ontario, Canada colony (white squirrels with dark eyes- non- albinos, believed to be the result of a genetic mutation in the early 20th century)
Palawan Island, Philippines– this actual species of squirrel is white with light brown and orange colors on the bottom of its tail (the eyes appear to be dark)
Of course white animals (albino, or non-albino) have always been around. (Like the white (non-albino) moose in Foyalet, and other areas of Canada for the last 40 years.) There are early photos (some from 1930s encyclopedias) of albino animals & descriptions of the many differing types of albinism. Of course there are lots of modern photos of white animals- one of the best sites I found for this is 35 Ghosts of Nature—Albino Animals of the Wild.
There are also the ancient pagan references to white animals:
British White Park Cows.
The British White Park Cattle & British White Cattle have been present in the British Isles since ‘time immemorial’ and are well documented. Great white bulls and cows figure prominently in Celtic folklore, including the Cattle Raid of Cooley first put to paper in 8th century Ireland.
Jupiter/Zeus (as the prince of light) and other Olympian gods had white animals sacrificed to them, so we know there were white animals in ancient Greece and Rome.
White animals were sacrificed to some gods, and white horses sacred in early Heathen worship. White animals (white reindeer, cows, sheep, etc.) were also important to the shamanistic religion of the Sami people of northern Scandinavia prior to Christianity.
In the Celtic, Welsh, Sumerian, southeast Asian, and native American myths or beliefs various white animals are sacred; these ancient mythical and historical white animal associations go on and on.
That was the end of my research into white animals for now.
I couldn’t find data to support white animals being more prevalent in the last few years. I learned that albino and non-albino animals have been around as long as humans have had written records. In a quick review I found several ancient Pagan societies that held white animals in high regard- I’m sure there are many more.
Going through all of this I remembered seeing more white animals in my youth- but only because many populations of animals have declined drastically since then. If a fascination with white animals leads people to look out of their windows and to know the local animals that would be worthy, but please apply some reasoned thinking. Knowing the history behind beliefs- not just from Native American or Christian but from Pagan or other sources as well- informs us about who we are now.
Note: this article was reformatted, and a revised video link added on April 17, 2014.
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josephanthony says:
i was waking alone findhorn bay in scotland when i saw a white ferrit amazing.
Rash of horse mane weaving in the UK- pagans?
Animal sacrifice in the news...
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To John Murray 20 November 1875
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Nov. 20. 1875
My dear Sir
I am greatly pleased that the sale of my book is so flourishing, & shall be glad to receive your cheque.—1 I do not, however, understand about the Origin of Species: I have a memorandum that 2000 copies were last printed off & am sure that there was no mistake in this number. Therefore I suppose that I neglected to record 1500 since printed off, or that you forgot to tell me at the time.—2
You say in your note that you have 300 copies of “Climbing Plants”, but this must have been written by mistake for “Insectivorous Plants”, & you propose to print off 500 more copies before distributing the type.3 So that you will have 800 copies & these I shd think in all probability would last for ever, & I shall not be sorry to escape the labour of correcting a new & final Edition.—
My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
P.S I owe you a large account for copies of Insectivorous Plants for distribution; & if you will send it, deducting your presentation copies to me, I will immediately send you a cheque.—4 I have also had copies of some of my other books from you.—
Murray had listed the print runs and profits for Origin 6th ed., Insectivorous plants, and Climbing plants 2d ed. (see letter from John Murray, 19 November [1875]).
In his letter of 19 November [1875], Murray had listed 1500 copies for the 1875 reprint of Origin 6th ed.; see, however, letter from John Murray, 22 November [1875].
See letter from John Murray, 19 November [1875] and n. 2.
For CD’s presentation list for Insectivorous plants, see Appendix IV.
Climbing plants 2d ed.: The movements and habits of climbing plants. 2d edition. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.
Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875.
Origin 6th ed.: The origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. 6th edition, with additions and corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Greatly pleased at sale [of Climbing plants].
Points out a discrepancy in their records of copies of Origin printed.
500 more copies of Insectivorous plants should last forever.
Letter details
DCP-LETT-10267
Charles Robert Darwin
Source of text
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 318–19)
4pp & Adraft 1p
Darwin, C. R.
Murray, John (b)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10267,” accessed on 17 January 2020, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/DCP-LETT-10267.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23
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Apparently the father of the bride had a bachelor party and do so with a couple people from the in-laws so to speak of the most famous outsider. They have a history of sexual assault so fit right in with the father of the bride and the 16 year old Eastern European females who were the main entertainment at the party. The father of the bride bragged he got them visas right after he saw them online.
MDAnderson said...
The Middleton’s for the other family.
HushHush said...
Prince Andrew and, Pippa Middleton's father in-law.
Krab said...
Guesser said...
Asking Brits, are these pervs like Andrew and the other Royals ever going to have their crimes brought to justice? Can they at least go away?
ReallyDonna said...
Hush, yes, David Matthews, Pip’s father in law was arrested and charged with raping a minor child. Happened around 20 years ago, arrested and charged in Paris earlier this year. Not sure where the case stands.
longtimereader said...
Guesser - you have no idea of the nexus of money, power and obsequience that the UK ruling class have built up over centuries. Oh course he is going to get away with it.
Portly Andrew should just call Koo Stark and call it a day. All the haters ignore this parasite online. Creeper
Two peas in a pod those two. What a damn shame Pippa had to go and bring them into each other's orbit.
I love how Charles loathes his brother.
@Ad Auntie, Koo is too good for him. @longtimereader,I'm sure, but wonder in light of the BBC scandal,what the general feeling in the country is. The Queen is beloved, but could Andrew get his due after she passes?
plot said...
@JL
Ain't it something! If we on the outside notice it, the loathing behind closed doors must be enormous.
No one seems to like Andrew at all anymore, not Phillip and none of his siblings. The Queen herself seems chilly. One thing of note, Eugenie is trying to come back into the royal fold. She's been doing more work for the Crown, showing up at charity events, sponsoring causes, making herself generally more likable to the public. It's working.
I didn't see any photos of Anne at Eugenie's wedding? Did I miss them?
Mischi said...
plot, yes Anne was there. She was sitting beside the insufferable Markle.
Ty Mischi. Found the video of them chatting. Love Anne.
Ringo said...
Andrew and the Matthews.
What a mess, is it Princess Anne the only decent royal?
filmfanb said...
I still never ever get these Prince Andrew blinds.
Having lived in London for a long time it was an open secret Andrew was gay. Id believe it more if they were guys rather than girls.
AlleyKat said...
If only! But I doubt it. Andrew is not liked by the public. I'm hoping for a Republic after Q dies as C&C are not liked either IMHO.
Being British and living in London, I've never heard he's gay...I've heard plenty about his prediliction for young ladies. Any rumours of gayness would be a distraction from his true intent.
News said...
There was a blind about Fergie discovering him in bed with a man. I think he just likes sex with young females (perhaps male-looking, flat chested, eastern european) or men.
There ia something interesting about Brits and gay relationships. Technically the gay is around 20% And 60% bisexual in the new generations. But in the “celebs world” must be a 99%
Mrs Meat said...
Someone I know was at Cambridge the same time as Prince Edward and he was 'openly gay'. But Andrew figures in too many items involving underage girls to be gay.
Wait, what? Brit here and I can promise you that gay is not '20%' and bisexual is definitely not '60%.' It's about 2-3% of the population. Yeah, the out ones can be very loud and very 'proud' but you're just pulling nonsense statistics out of your arse now. Nothing wrong with it like but saying that 60% of Brits are bisexual is absolutely ridiculous.
He can like both males and females doesn’t have to be one or the other
One question: Why would anyone boast of getting a Visa for Eastern European Girls, when they don't need them for the UK? Fact check?
Andrew is not the Gay one, Edward is the one who bites the pillow.
Phil the Greek hates Andrew as Andrew is not his - Queeny got pissed off with Phil the Greek playing away too often and had a revenge fling, ending up knocked up. Hence why Andrew looks nothing like the other 3.
It's difficult to keep track sometimes, put them in a trailer park instead and you've got MTV gold.
Edward looks just like Charles and Anne! QE is the opposite of her glamorous, more likable sister Margaret. Way to uptight to bang even a butler but cute story @unknown.
emeraldcity said...
@Unknown, the Queens doesn't mind Phils' philandering in fact she has told people she knows that ' he needs a lot of entertaining', it's when it becomes public gossip that she minds.
Andrew may very well not be Phil's , there is a lot of cred to back that one up but the problem wasn't Phil's dalliances.....Phil chucked an almighty wobbly about his children not being officially named Mountbatten, he and Lord Louis Mountbatten had been hell bent on changing the name of the British Royal House to Mountbatten. Liz refused paint blank it was staying 'Windsor' there would be no Mountbatten Dynasty on the British throne.
Philip and the Queen were barely on speaking terms for almost 10years over it, until Phil finally figured out what side his bread was buttered on and they compromised on the kids using the surname Mountbatten-Windsor on unofficial (non-crown) documents. Totally hypocritical of the DofE by the way as Mountbatten wasn't even his own surname, it was his mothers maiden name.
Aoife said...
Re the Mountbatten name (via Wiki of course)
"The Mountbatten family are a branch of the German house of Battenberg. The Battenberg family was a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, rulers of the Grand Duchy of Hesse in Germany. The first member of the House of Battenberg was Julia Hauke, whose brother-in-law Grand Duke Louis III of Hesse created her Countess of Battenberg with the style Illustrious Highness in 1851, on the occasion of her morganatic marriage to Grand Duke Louis' brother Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine. Julia was elevated in her title to Princess of Battenberg with the style Serene Highness (HSH) in 1858.[1]
Two of Alexander and Julia's sons, Prince Henry of Battenberg and Prince Louis of Battenberg, became associated with the British Royal Family. Prince Henry married The Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria. Prince Louis married Victoria's granddaughter, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, and became the First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy. Due to anti-German feelings prevalent in Britain during World War I, Prince Louis, his children, and his nephews (the living sons of Prince Henry), renounced their German titles and changed their name to the more English sounding Mountbatten. (They rejected an alternative translation, "Battenhill".)[2] Their cousin, George V compensated the princes with British peerages. Prince Louis became the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, while Prince Alexander, Prince Henry's eldest son, became the 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke.[1][3]"
Why is it always Visas for these girls.
Has no one heard of Mastercard?
Eupheme said...
Anne is the Chancellor at the the University of Edinburgh and is so so so lovely. Mind you, at public engagements that involve luncheons and such at the uni, she eats alone in a separate room. I love this fact.
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His Eminence the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche was born in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, in 1985. In 1987, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama recognized him as the reincarnation of His Holiness the 6th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche (1903 – 1983), who was the most Senior Tutor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
The 6th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche was His Holiness’ main teacher and spiritual advisor throughout his lifetime, and accompanied His Holiness when he fled into exile from Tibet in 1959. His Holiness refers to him as “my Root Guru”. He was also the 97th Gaden Throne Holder - the supreme head of the Gelugpa tradition, which is the largest tradition in Tibetan Buddhism.
Beginning with Charka the Arhat Udhay during the time of Lord Shakyamuni Buddha, twenty previous incarnations of H.H. the 6th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche have been identified, including Tutors to His Holiness the 6th, 11th and 13th Dalai Lamas; the 48th and 75th Gaden Throne Holders; as well as kings, yogis, scholars, and lay adepts prominent in the spiritual histories of India and Tibet.
H.E. the 7th Ling Rinpoche has completed all five Geshe Studies subjects (Logic, Perfection of Wisdom, Middle Way, Higher Knowledge, and Monastic Discipline) and was awarded His Geshe Degree from Drepung Loseling Monastic University in South India, in November 2016. H.E. 7th Ling Rinpoche has also recently completed a year of further studies at Gyuto Tantric College in Dharamsala. His Holiness the Dalai Lama continues to closely guide Him.
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One can recite this mantra as part of meditation on compassion, to purify one's karma, to benefit oneself or to bless others.
In general, "mani" means "jewel" and symbolizes compassion and method aspects of the path, while "pamde" means "lotus" and symbolizes wisdom. The mantra has many levels of meaning, one of which is to travel or embody a path of inseparable compassionate method and profound wisdom.
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Exeter Triple Murder Trial: Accused 'cannot understand why police released him from custody'
Alexander Lewis-Ranwell, 28, went on a killing spree in the city in February while in the grip of an acute psychotic episode
A mentally ill man who killed three people in Exeter says he cannot understand why police released him from custody before the fatal attacks.
Alexander Lewis-Ranwell, 28, went on a killing spree in the city in February while in the grip of an acute psychotic episode. He had been released by police in Barnstaple for separate offences just a few hours before.
The defendant later told doctors that when he bludgeoned to death the three elderly men he believed he was on a secret mission to help police uncover a paedophile ring and rescue a kidnapped girl.
In reality, his actions were the result of delusions, hallucinations and his paranoid schizophrenia, doctors say.
Four months after the attacks Lewis Ranwell told a forensic psychiatrist: “I can’t get over what I’ve done, it’s dis-believable. I can’t believe no one helped me. They let me out when I was unwell.”
The defendant, from Braunton, is standing trial at Exeter Crown Court accused of three charges of murder.
It is alleged that on February 10 he murdered Anthony Payne, 80, at his home in Bonhay Road and then a few hours later twins Dick and Roger Carter, 84, at their house in Cowick Lane.
He has pleaded not guilty on the basis he was insane at the time he killed. The trial has already been told the defendant was arrested and released by police on two occasions in the days before the attack – once for breaking into a farm and the second time for attacking a farmer with a saw.
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On Wednesday the jury heard evidence from consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Paul McAllister.
He said he interviewed the defendant in April and July while he was being held at Broadmoor High Security Hospital.
The jury was given a further account of what was in the defendant’s mind at the time he killed. In his delusional state the defendant had become convinced there was missing girl and a paedophile ring.
Police are investigating at an address in Bonhay Road in Exeter
He said he could remember walking from St David’s Train Station to 65 Bonahy Road. He believed at the time that police were following him because they had let him go and he was ‘helping them find the girl’.
“It’s like I’m an investigator, a finder,” he said. “I guess like a search dog. I was trying to find the missing girl for them. I can’t remember her name but I saw her in a magazine. She’d been missing for about 25 years.
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“I was just following my nose, following what I came across. I was on a wander. It was anything, it was sort of like the path of least resistance. I knew that would be the path that would take me there.”
He told the doctor that once inside the property he killed Mr Payne with a hammer.
“I thought the girl might be there at first. I checked the whole house after I killed that man but I couldn’t find anything.”
Lewis-Ranwell said he then walked around town for a while before arriving at 109 Cowick Lane where he killed the Carter twins with a spade.
He believed the rundown-looking property probably had a cellar where the missing girl was being tortured.
“I walked up through town, this is a hazy patch, I remember I found another house,” he said. “It was just by chance, a hunch, I was meant to find that house because it was linked.”
In his second meeting with the doctor, while medicated and showing further signs of insight into his crimes, Lewis-Ranwell told the doctor: “I know saying it just now it doesn’t make sense but at the time I was convinced I knew she was there. I can see it’s just completely delusional.
“Anyway I was convinced they had kept someone and her life was in danger and that’s when I hit them with a spade. I went upstairs and went through all the rooms into the garden. I thought the police would come after I had left and they would search it. I thought they would let people know I was working for them.”
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The jury has been told that an important factor to consider is the defendant’s state of mind at the time of the killings.
Dr McAllister said whenever he encountered somebody on his journey from Barnstaple to Exeter - a taxi drover, a shopworker in Lidl, the men he attacked - Lewis-Ranwell incorporated them into the ‘dreamlike’ storyline of abuse and paedophelia.
“Everyday events were put into his delusional world. He was living in an entirely nightmarish world that would have been quite terrifying for him,” he said.
“Had he not been acting in this belief there would not have been this tragic incident”.
Dr McAllister said that his opinion of Lewis-Ranwell was of a ‘sensitive, intelligent and articulate man’ who in the absence of his mental illness was not constitutionally violent and ‘would not have committed those acts’.
The trial continues.
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What Was “The Current War”?
October 18, 2019 / Written by: Josh Crank
The history of electricity is a long one, going back to about 600 B.C., when the Greek mathematician Thales of Miletus discovered static electricity by rubbing a piece of amber on a patch of cat’s fur. But some phases in electrical history were a bit more dramatic, and among the most suspenseful was a period known as “the war of the currents.”
It’s a story with so much intrigue that it’s often told outside of history class, most recently in the feature film, “The Current War” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Holland. But what kind of war was it?
The stage was set for the war of the currents in the late 1870s, when American inventor Thomas Edison developed the modern incandescent light bulb. Edison’s bulbs were powered via direct current (DC), which means the flow of electricity runs in one continuous direction.
Edison’s goal was to bring indoor electric lighting to homes and businesses around the world, and he was devoted to DC electricity, a technology in which he owned several crucial patents. By 1882, Edison had opened the world’s first power plant in Manhattan, with a total of 82 connected customers. Not long after, Edison hired a young engineer by the name of Nikola Tesla, who had just emigrated from Serbia.
During Tesla’s time at the Edison Machine Works, he tried to convince Edison to invest in alternating current (AC) technology, with which Tesla had been experimenting for years. The flow of AC electricity reverses itself several times per second, which gave it distinct advantages over DC: AC could be transmitted over long distances without a significant loss of energy, it was easier to increase or decrease the voltage of AC electricity, and AC was cheaper to deliver. On the other hand, AC electricity is initially transmitted at much higher voltages than DC, which carried a higher risk of accidental electrocution.
Edison wasn’t persuaded, and after just a few months, Tesla quit his job and began pursuing his own AC technology patents.
Competition and Propaganda
Tesla struggled as an inventor for the next few years as Edison continued to promote and sell his DC power system and incandescent light bulbs. But Tesla’s AC technology eventually caught the attention of the industrialist and engineer George Westinghouse, who purchased several of Tesla’s patents for his Westinghouse Electric Company.
Edison, meanwhile, was struggling to make his DC power economically viable. Fearing the encroachment of Westinghouse and Tesla’s AC on the electrical market, Edison began a messaging campaign to portray AC as dangerous. There was already a basis for stoking skepticism of AC among the public, as there had been some gruesome public deaths of electrical repairmen who were electrocuted while maintaining high-voltage AC lines. But Edison’s campaign stretched the truth beyond these accidents to paint AC in a more sinister light.
Colluding with an electrical engineer and AC critic named Harold P. Brown, Edison’s propaganda campaign included public displays in which animals were brutally killed by electrocution. Edison and Brown championed legislation aimed at limiting the voltage of AC installations under the guise of public safety, knowing that such a change would make AC unviable. The duo even successfully ensured that the first electric chair built in the United States was operated by a Westinghouse Electric Company AC generator.
The End of the War
The war over public messaging and technological rights raged on into the early 1890s, but Westinghouse’s AC electricity was destined to strike a decisive blow. In 1893, Westinghouse beat Edison in a bid to power the Chicago World’s Fair, proving that AC could get the job done cheaper and with less physical infrastructure. The spectacle of nearly 100,000 glittering lights captured the world’s imagination and helped cement AC as the electrical technology of the future.
Soon after, Westinghouse was awarded another major contract to build a hydroelectric power plant at Niagara Falls. When the plant and its high-voltage transmission lines were completed in 1896, the system transmitted stable electricity nearly 30 miles to Buffalo, New York. The achievements of the World’s Fair and the Niagara Falls plant ensured AC’s dominance, and the war of the currents was over.
Edison’s DC technology never went away, however, and is more important than ever today. That’s because DC electricity is what powers batteries, and batteries are what power many of the most essential devices we currently use, from smartphones to electric cars. So while AC won the war of the currents, AC and DC are both equally indispensable to our modern, electrified lives.
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Nuffield Council calls for ‘ethical suitability’ for agrofuels
See also DTE agrofuels update, July 2011
Pressure on European Union Member States to achieve climate change policy targets has led to the adoption of policies promoting a sharp increase in agrofuels use and the reliance on imported agrofuels to meet targets. international concern has primarily focused on the greenhouse gas emissions associated with agrofuels production, particularly from indirect land use change (ILUC). 1 Meanwhile governments have failed to address the worsening ethical and human rights implications of Europe’s agrofuels policies. As a result, communities in agrofuel producer countries, which are often the most economically and socially vulnerable, are suffering the environmental and social impacts of Europe’s rush to achieve the EU’s renewable energy targets.
Following an 18 month inquiry, The Nuffield Council on Bioethics2 recently published a report (Biofuels: Ethical issues) which aims “to provide a framework of evaluation on the basis of which more ethical production of current biofuels and the emerging biofuels production systems can be established”.3 Section 4.12 of the Nuffield Report argues that “biofuels production breaches basic human rights when it endangers local food security or displaces local populations from the land they depend on for their daily subsistence.” 4 The report places responsibility with the policies themselves, stating that they encourage unethical practices5 by leading to extreme rapid adoption and lack of consideration for longer term environmental and human rights impacts.
The Council recommends an ethical framework to evaluate agrofuels development and guide policy making. It also highlights the need for international ethical standards, which should be guided by a set of 6 ethical principles that the production of domestically produced and imported agrofuels should adhere to. The principles state that:
Agrofuels development should not be at the expense of people’s essential rights (including access to sufficient food and water, health rights, work rights and land entitlements)
Agrofuels should be environmentally sustainable.
Agrofuels should contribute to a net reduction of total greenhouse gas emissions and not exacerbate global climate change.
Agrofuels should develop in accordance with trade principles that are fair and recognise the rights of people to just reward (including labour rights and intellectual property rights).
Costs and benefits of biofuels should be distributed in an equitable way.
If the first five principles are respected and if biofuels can play a crucial role in mitigating dangerous climate change then, depending on certain key considerations, there is a duty to develop such biofuels.
The EU has an ethical responsibility to act immediately to change legislation to include human rights considerations. To ensure ethical practice, the Nuffield Council advises that agrofuel production should be compliant with a mandatory certification scheme, similar to the Fairtrade6 scheme. Under the scheme, agrofuels would be tested against a checklist of ‘ethical suitability’, based on the 6 ethical principles, and should only be considered for use when production systems fulfil these ethical standards.
It remains to be seen how the Commission will balance industry interests with ethical and environmental concerns about agrofuels impacts. Industry pressure to maintain voluntary sustainability certification schemes could weaken policy developments aimed at taking into account the human rights implications of Europe’s growing demand for agrofuels. A group of European NGOs have filed a lawsuit against the European Commission following the Commission’s refusal to provide access to information about these voluntary certification schemes.7
The Nuffield report reinforces the need for immediate action to reform current agrofuel policies so that they address ethical considerations. Under principle 5: ‘Equitable Distribution’, the report recommends that financial losses or gains should not be the only consideration in the production of agrofuels. It states that distributive inequity, where benefits in one policy area or one society may generate losses in others, should be addressed as a moral responsibility. For example, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions which assist European nations to be compliant with climate change policy should not come at the cost of environmental damage or the human rights of workers and communities in poorer or more vulnerable countries or damage to biodiversity, whilst delivering benefits for climate change in the developed world.
The Commission is currently reassessing agrofuel policy options to address sustainability and ILUC issues. The result of these considerations is likely to be set into new legislation in July this year. It is essential that the Commission recognises the intrinsic link between sustainability and human rights issues in relation to agrofuel production, considering as a priority the ethical implications of EU agrofuels policy impacts on developing and vulnerable communities.
1 For an explanation of direct and indirect land use change see DTE's January 2011 agrofuels policy update.
2 The Nuffield Council is an independent body that was set up 20 years ago to assess ethical issues raised by developments in biology and medicine. For more information visit: http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/about
3 Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Biofuels:Ethical Issues. April2011. Sumary and recommendations: Introduction and overview. Point 8. http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/sites/default/files/Biofuels%20_ethical_issues_EXECUTIVE%20SUMMARY.pdf
4 Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Biofuels:Ethical Issues. Chapter 4: Ethical Framework, Section 4.12: http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/sites/default/files/files/Biofuels_ethical_issues_%20chapter4.pdf
5 http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/news/current-biofuels-policies-are-unethical-says-nuffield-council-bioethics
6 Fairtrade is a global certification mark which aims to address the injustices of conventional trade by creating better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. For more information visit: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what_is_fairtrade/default.aspx
7 See www.clientearth.org/european-commission-sued-for-lack-of-transparency-on-biofuels-policy.
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Fight Night 89: Underdog Picks
Stephie Haynes
Ottawa is going to be the hottest place to be this Saturday night thanks to UFC Fight Night 89. The stellar card features what is widely considered to be a welterweight title eliminator between the Number 1 and Number 3 contenders, Rory MacDonald and Stephen Thompson, as its headlining event. In addition to that, we have a slew of some of the UFC’s best talent fighting all across the board. The card looks to be non-stop action from the opening bouts onward, and will present plenty of opportunity for well-crafted fantasy teams.
Right now, it’s time to sit back and relax while I go over why the following four fighters should absolutely be on your radar. Let’s get started.
Ali Bagautinov $10,800 / Geane Herrera $8,600
This is the curtain jerker of the evening, and should prove to be an entertaining one. Bagautinov is coming off back to back losses to Benavidez and Johnson, so this is possibly a “must win” situation for the powerful wrestler.
Herrera is coming off a very impressive win over Jackson-Wink prospect, Joby Sanchez, thanks to some dynamic striking. His aggressive grappling game could be the game changer here, as Ali tends to leave openings for submissions. I would also give him the fight IQ advantage here, as Ali is more powerful in both his ground game and in power striking, but somehow manages to lose sight of those very important factors. With a salary difference of $2,200, Herrera is the best value underdog on the card.
Herrera via submission
Valerie Letourneau $10,100 / Joanne Calderwood $9,300
Valerie Letourneau is tough as nails and proved it in her last outing against Joanna Jedrzejczyk. While she was not victorious in the bout, she definitely had her moments and proved how durable she is. This fight being at 125 is advantageous for both women, as 115 seems a mite small for this pair of strikers.
Joanne is lethal personified with her kicks and knees, and I think this will be the key to neutralizing Valerie’s excellent standup. Her one blemish came on the heels of a breakup with her longtime romantic interest, and she has rebounded well from the loss with a dominant win over Cortney Casey. She’s fighting out of Tristar gym with the renowned training brain of Firas Zahabi in her corner. Joanne looks to be a real star in the making, and I expect big things from her in the future.
Calderwood via decision
Donald Cerrone $10,200 / Patrick Cote $9,200
Cowboy is a rangy fighter that just recently made the move to welterweight a reality in his last fight with Alex Oliveira. His submission game is excellent and he’s got very good striking to round out a pretty complete skillset. Problems to note are his tendency to start slow and the power disadvantage he’ll have against Cote.
The Predator also has a good ground game with excellent wrestling and TNT in his hands. What flies under the radar is that he is a black belt in BJJ and has great submission defense. The fact that he has quite a bit less wear and tear on his body from a less active fight schedule may also be in his favor, as Cerrone has 12 fights in a three-year span compared to just 5 for Cote. Patrick will have a distinct size advantage, not in height, but in mass, as he walks much heavier than Cerrone. Circling back around, Cote’s heavy striking power will make the difference in this fight, and in my opinion will net him the win.
Patrick Cote via TKO
Stephen Thompson $9,800 / Rory MacDonald $9,600
Stephen Thompson has come a long way since his UFC debut. He only has one loss on his record, but for a brief time it looked like he might be a one trick pony. These days, he’s incorporated good grappling into his skillset and has rounded that out well.
The problem with all those great attributes is that Rory MacDonald is a durable, technical machine. He has an excellent ground game and remarkable standup. He uses his striking to neutralize opponents and is notorious for being able to take a licking and keep on kicking.
There is an “X-factor” to this bout in that it’s the last fight on MacDonald’s contract. A big impressive win is great leverage for a beef up in contracted pay, so that should definitely be a consideration here. When you weigh these two out, skill for skill, I feel Rory has the bigger upside and should grab the victory here.
Rory MacDonald via decision
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Cutters Look For Redemption
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Wed 1 Jul 2015, 07:00 AM
By Jake Bull
The Illawarra Cutters are again at home this week when they face the Wentworthville Magpies at WIN Stadium, Wollongong on Saturday.
Coming off a disappointing loss at the hands of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the Cutters will be looking to bounce back against their lower ranked opponent.
The Magpies head into the clash on the bottom of the table but were able to get two vital points against the Newcastle Knights so they will have some confidence.
The last time these two sides met it was a close affair with the visitors coming away with a slender 18-16 victory in round 4.
The Cutters have turned their form around since that game and hadn’t been defeated since round 9 prior to last weekend’s game.
Cutters Head Coach, Scott Logan, was very disappointed with the first half performance of the side last weekend, which saw the team head into the break down 30-0.
He hopes that they can turn it around this week with a much better performance.
“It was pretty unacceptable actually, particularly the first half. It was one of those weeks coming off the bye and we addressed a few things and knew the challenges in front of us,” said Logan.
“We just got beat to the punch in every aspect of that first half so it’s really disappointing from that point of view.
“I sensed our last ball work session was a little bit lackadaisical. I put a lot of emphasis on nailing that last session and showing plenty of energy but I did sense it was a little off but I didn’t expect that performance.”
The Cutters have named a side featuring several different players across the park including second-rower Chris Lewis and lock Tekina Vailea.
After a good second half last week, both Justin Hunt and Russell Packer will be looking to use their experience to help the team to a victory in what shapes to be a good crowd, playing before the first-grade squad on Saturday night.
The Magpies, being the feeder side for the Parramatta Eels, have a quality team despite their position on the ladder and will look to former Cutters players Adam Quinlan and Beau Henry to get them across the line.
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Edie Mayhew and Anne Tudors “Bigger Hearts” Campaign story
September 18, 2016 DementiaAlliance Leave a comment
In our continuing series of daily #RememberMe stories for World Alzheimer’s Month 2016 #WAM2016, we share DAI member Edie Mayhew and her partner Anne Tudors “Bigger Hearts” Campaign story. It is an exciting project happening in their local community, full of love, inclusion and a while of community commitment to improving the lives of everyone.
Thank you Edie and Anne, for sharing your story with us here…
Edie Mayhew presents at the “Bigger Hearts” campaign launch
“Anne and I would like to share our “Bigger Hearts” Campaign with DAI members.
It was launched in our home town, Ballarat on 30th August, 2016. The project partner’s include, Dr Catherine Barrett of @celebrateaging, Alzheimer’s Australia Vic and Ballarat, Ballarat City Council, Carer’s Respite and Neighborhood House, Ballarat North (where our YOD weekly art classes take place). The major sponsor for the project is Australian Unity (our Consumer Directed Package provider) who will cover amongst other things, the cost of a project film.
The title of the project comes from a conversation Anne and I were having some time after the ADI Perth Conference. Anne was talking about how much our lives had changed since my diagnosis and that dementia had been quite transformational in many ways. She talked about the experiences we’ve had and the amazing people we’ve met. When she eventually drew breath, I said “Our Hearts are Bigger”. Anne was stuck for words!!! Since then we’ve distributed hearts to those present at all my presentations.Those in the “Quiet Room” received a heart in Budapest so they’ve travelled to many parts of the world. We moved from recognising dementia making our hearts bigger to inviting others, particularly dementia care workers, to engage their hearts in what they do so that their hearts would also be bigger.
Now we’re asking the Ballarat community to open their hearts to be more dementia aware and dementia friendly. I said we were a sub-culture wanting to be mainstream, not stigmatised, ignored or hidden away. I said we had work to do about increasing awareness and knowledge of dementia in our city, but we couldn’t do it without their support and assistance.
We were delighted the Mayor (who launched the campaign) and Deputy Mayor were present as well as a strong representation of locals. Janet Dore, a local with much corporate experience was MC and we’re delighted she will chair the Dementia Alliance to be formed at the end of October. Janet and I played cricket together in our 20’s!
We have three thousand postcards and five hundred posters distributed strategically throughout the city asking people to write down on heart shaped cards, what they think dementia is and how they suggest Ballarat could be more dementia. The responses will be used to inform the Dementia Alliance. We’ve also distributed lots of badges. A local hotel is having their staff wear the badges for the month of September. They were very keen to hear ideas about situations that arise at the bar at times.
Further activities include an event where people with dementia are paired with someone who wants to know more (a story catcher), to have a conversation about what the person living with dementia wants them to know and understand. We’re anticipating this to be powerful indeed and parts will be filmed. Ballarat City Council is also putting a group of staff though a dementia awareness experience. There is an event at a secondary school and primary school and another with Australian Unity.
An important part of the project is a weekly meeting at The Turret cafe for project partners and anyone else who may be interested to come along to chat, have a coffee, return or take more postcards, give feedback and so on. We’ve discovered a nurse engaged in a dementia research project through the process. The final event at the end of October will be an overview of the campaign, showing the film and signing people up for the Dementia Alliance and Bigger Hearts Club (similar to DAGs).
Something which has shocked and disappointed us during the planning process is the realisation that many local people with dementia, supposedly 1758 in Ballarat at the moment, are reluctant to participate in dementia awareness raising community events.
We’re still working our way through this reality. Some explanations: diagnosis is clearly not happening early enough; a collusion of silence and avoidance exists around people who have dementia, (we were shocked to learn that many people are not told by professionals and family that they have dementia); people with dementia have internalised societal views of helplessness, hopelessness and uselessness and alienate themselves from an active and satisfying community life because they feel shame. We were told time and time again, “They’re not ready yet”.
The experience of many of us with dementia is that socialisation and broad participation enhances wellbeing. There are so many DAI members living a satisfying and meaningful life as you all know. The challenge we face now is to first get PLWD to join others in a similar position in a dementia friendly cafe or pub. We do have some support in this. More than thirty community partners have signed up to Bigger Hearts.
At the moment we’re planning ways to break down some of these cultural barriers that have existed here for generations. It’s just going to take time and we need patience and clever ideas. That’s where Catherine Barrett comes in.
DAI memEdie Mayhew, Dr Catherine Barrett & Anne Tudor
Before the launch ended, Gorgi Coghlan, a children’s choir and musicians sang and played, “I will remember You, Will You Remember Me”. It was really beautiful and so special.
Follow us at Celebrate ageing: Bigger Hearts
Hope you’ve not experiencing September exhaustion.”
Warm wishes from Edie & Anne.”
“Our Hearts are Bigger”@celebrateaging#RememberMeAlzheimer’s AustraliaBallarat communityCelebrateAgeingDr Catherine BarrettEdie Mayhew and Anne Tudors “Bigger Hearts” Campaign story
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SC to pronounce verdict on pleas seeking Rafale judgement review tomorrow
Published: Nov 13,201910:41 PM by PTI
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Thursday its verdict on petitions seeking a review of its judgement giving a clean chit to the Modi government in the Rafale fighter jet deal with French firm Dassault Aviation.
New Delhi:
On May 10, the apex court had reserved the decision on the pleas, including one filed by former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan, seeking a re-examination of its findings that there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph is likely to pronounce verdicts on three review petitions filed by the trio, lawyer Vineet Dhandha and Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker Sanjay Singh.
On December 14, 2018, the apex court dismissed the petitions seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Rs 58,000 crore deal.
However, while reserving the judgement on the review petitions, the apex court had posed searching questions to the Centre on its deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets on issues like "waiver of sovereign guarantee" and the absence of technology transfer clause in the IGA pact.
The bench had referred to a judgement in the Lalita Kumari case which said that an FIR is must when information revealed commission of cognizable offence.
"The question is whether you are obliged to follow the Lalita Kumari judgment or not," the bench had asked.
Attorney General K K Venugopal had told the bench that "there has to be a prima facie case, otherwise they (agencies) cannot proceed. The information must disclose commission of cognizable offence".
Justice Joseph had referred to the earlier deal and asked the Centre as to why the inter-governmental agreement (IGA) on Rafale with the French administration does not have the clause of transfer of technology.
"The court cannot decide such technical aspects," the law officer had said.
On the court's question of waiver of sovereign guarantee by France in the IGA and its replacement with a letter of comfort, Venugopal had said it was not an "unprecedented practice" and referred to such agreements with Russia and the US where there was such a waiver.
"It is a question of national security. No other court in the world will examine a defence deal on these kinds of arguments", he had said.
Bhushan had submitted that the December 2018 judgement did not deal with the prayer seeking probe into the deal and decided the petition on the premise that it was seeking cancellation of IGA.
He had contended that the Centre misled the court by referring to non-existent CAG report in November, 2018 hearing when it is on record that the report came later in February this year.
Bhushan had alleged suppression of material facts from the court by the Centre and said that as many eight critical clauses of the standard defence procurement procedure were dropped in the deal in the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security in September 2016.
One of the clauses dealt with the aspect that the government can cancel the deal if the information of any involvement of middleman comes to the light, he said.
He had referred to the news articles and said that three experts of Indian Negotiation Team (INT) had also raised the the objections to the inflated pricing of the aircraft.
Venugopal had vehemently opposed the submissions and sought dismissals of review petitions, saying basic grounds of these pleas were the same as in the main case.
The government is under obligation to put defence material under cover, he said, adding that "when the security of the country is involved, you do not view it as a contract to build a highway or a dam".
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IDEAL Combine Ready for World Stage, AGCO Says
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6/29/2018 | 11:57 AM CDT
By Dan Miller , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
AGCO introduced its new Fendt IDEAL combine in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada last week. The IDEAL combine is the first "clean-sheet" design of an axial combine in 30 years. (Photo courtesy of AGCO)
AGCO's brand new Fendt IDEAL combine -- 16-foot long, dual rotors, 485-bushel grain tank and automated systems monitoring capabilities -- shows "we are serious and we will be a player in the market worldwide," said Richard Kohnen, AGCO's director of tactical marketing for combines in North America. The combine was unveiled last week in Regina, Saskatchewan, home to Canada's breadbasket.
"This will be our unique platform to take [into] the global market," said Kohnen. The IDEAL combine is one of the largest development projects AGCO has undertaken. "We're going to see this IDEAL combine in South America, North America, Asia Pacific, also in Europe."
Over seven years of development, AGCO traveled to 60 nations and asked 200 customers what they expect from a combine. The result, AGCO says, is the industry's first clean-sheet combine design in 30 years.
"One of the great things we did building this product from the ground up [was to] identify the needs our customers will have five years down the road, 10 years down the road. What does it mean to have field efficiency? What does it mean to have better throughput?" said Caleb Schleder, tactical marketing manager for harvesting products in North America.
AGCO will begin taking retail orders for the Fendt IDEAL combine in 2019. Here are some of its key systems:
-- The Fendt IDEAL combine will be available in Class 7, 8 and 9. Headers featured for small grains and canola include the 9255 DynaFlex draper head available in 25-, 30-, 35- and 40-foot models and the 15-foot 4300 pick-up head. The Command Series corn head is compatible with this combine.
-- The combine's dual helix processor is 24 inches in diameter and nearly 16 feet long. The design allows the materials to generate a high centrifugal force at a lower speed and remain in the rotor for longer. The processor requires 50% less power to run. Class 8 and 9 models use two of the dual helix rotors providing 43.7 square feet of threshing area. The class 7 is equipped with one rotor.
-- The Fendt IDEAL combine claims the industry's largest grain tank at 485 bushels. The IDEAL Streamer 6.0 auger unloads the tank at 6 bushels per second, or in 1:20 minutes flat. "Grain handling can be the governor of your operation," Schleder said. But with 6-bushel unloading and 485 bushels of capacity in the tank, "you're able to stay in the field longer and be more efficient in every pass." The Streamer 6.0 is standard on the class 9 and optional on class 7 and 8.
-- AGCO built a combine with an eye toward operator skill. The machine's automated features enhance the efficiency of highly skilled operators, but also give less-skilled drivers the ability to run a highly technical piece of equipment and maintain quality of harvest, AGCO explains.
For example, the IDEALharvest system offers real-time visualization of crop flow inside the combine with 52 sensors and a grain-quality camera. It adjusts for changes such as crop density and field slope. The system determines what is grain and what is not and directs the IDEALharvest system to change the combine settings to achieve the operator's pre-set harvest strategy.
"The Fendt IDEAL combine automatically makes on-the-go adjustments to maintain established harvesting parameters, which reduces the effort of the operator as conditions change throughout the day," Schleder said. A 10.4-inch touchscreen tablet allows the operator to select preferences for minimizing grain damage, loss and foreign material.
-- The power of the Fendt IDEAL's MAN engine is delivered by a single gearbox to the processor, cleaning system and hydraulic pumps, as well as the header. The MAN engine, available on Class 8 and 9 machines, is already available on the Challenger 1000 series and Fendt 1000 series tractors. "We want to use that power to get good grain quality, better throughput and low loss levels. You'll see the power transfer around this machine is extremely simple," Schleder explained.
-- AirSense technology keeps the engine running at an optimal temperature by taking in air from the top of the machine. To prevent chaff and dust buildup even there, the system's fan reverses automatically to clear the radiator.
-- The Fendt IDEAL combine uses only 13 belts to better manage the power-stealing effects of belt slippage, AGCO said. Wet clutches manage power engagement, reducing wear and tear, and putting less strain on the belts.
-- A pair of molded IDEAL Balance return pans evenly distribute material over the cleaning shoe even on hillsides. "As most axial farmers know, when you start dealing with threshing on one side or the other, you have to worry about shoe load," Schleder said. IDEAL Balance directs crop flow "into the area where it needs to be without an extra mechanical process." Both pans are removable for maintenance.
-- The combine's Vision Cab sports 62 square feet of glass for a wide, 180-degree view of the harvest, leather seats, high-performance air conditioning and LED lights.
-- At a minimum width of just less than 11 feet, the IDEAL combine offers the narrowest frame of any combine on the North American market. The combine is among the fastest on the road, AGCO claims. With tracks, the combine hits a speed of just under 25 miles per hour.
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With a clean sheet design I thought they would have incorporated an unload auger swinging either way to unload on either side of the machine.
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Everything I need to know about economics I learned from beer
As goes your pint, so goes industry
by The Economist | WASHINGTON
A BROOKLYN brewmaster, Garrett Oliver, writes in the
that craft brewers—small and generally independent operators, producing high quality, low volume beers—need not fear a proposed merger between SABMiller and Molson Coors, two of the largest industrial brewing firms around. Rather, consolidation among the big brewers should be taken as a sign of their weakness in a market increasingly turning to niche products. In so arguing, he writes:
In the 19th century, there were more than 4,000 breweries in the United States, brewing almost every sort of beer made in Europe and a few indigenous American varieties besides. By 1870, Brooklyn was one of the great brewing capitals of the world, with 48 breweries. People bought meat from the butcher, bread from the baker, coffee from the roaster and beer from the local brewer.
But by 1970, almost everyone shopped at the supermarket, frozen food and “TV dinners” were godsends, and we had about 40 breweries left in the entire country, all making the same bland beer.
Now Americans are moving away from spongy industrial bread, watery coffee, plasticized “cheese” and other wonders of modern food science. The top maker of white supermarket bread went bankrupt a few years ago.
What a marvelous summary of consumption and production trends across the past two centuries. In the 1800s, high transportation costs led to industrial agglomeration in central cities and ensured that local demand and tastes were key considerations in production. As transportation costs fell through the 20th century, industrial production and residential distributions became disaggregated. Producers, distributors, and retailers began to realize scale efficiencies, focusing on mass production of similar goods which were then sold around the country alongside thousands of other products. Finally, continued drops in the cost of shipping and communication have allowed specialty goods to serve widely distributed markets, and growing wealth—particularly in the upper portions of the income spectrum—has increased the demand for luxury or Veblen goods. While niche producers are once again thriving, local watering holes do not contain only the local tipple; instead the presence of many specialty beers from around the world is common.
As industrial production has swung from heavily concentrated and locally-orientated, to dispersed, to concentrated, global, and human capital intensive, the importance of agglomeration for certain professions has never waned. Finance, for example, has remained tightly focused in New York and London. Similarly, the importance of the small tavern has yet to diminish. The cost of transporting people—especially the besotted—hasn't fallen nearly as much as the cost of moving goods. Like finance, drinking also displays network externalities, both fields depending upon a critical mass of liquidity and shared knowledge. When we ask ourselves whether improvements in communications technology might ever eliminate the economic imperative to be around other professionals, it's worth considering whether IT could likewise destroy the pub. I suspect the answer in both cases is a resounding no.
Of course, further research is required. I intend to recommence my own ongoing studies presently.
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The Koala is perhaps the best-loved of all Australia’s marsupial, or pouched, mammals. Extra thick fur, especially on the neck and shoulders, helps protect the Koala from even the worst weather (Koalas do not build nests). Opposable thumbs and toes allow for a tight grip when climbing. The Koala cools itself by licking its arm and stretching out as it rests in the trees (Koalas have no sweat glands). The Koala spends most of its time shuffling around the topmost branches of the Eucalyptus, or “gum” trees, hanging on tight with its four grasping feet. It sleeps during the day, curled up in a tree-fork and at night on the leaves and shoots of a few species of Eucalyptus. An adult will eat 500g of leaves a day. The name “koala” means “no drink” and rarely does so. It occasionally comes down to the ground, either to eat soil, which is thought to aid digestion, or to move to another tree.
Koala is the only mammal which can survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves. Koala seldom drinks water obtaining it from the eucalyptus leaves, which are 50% consisting of water. Although, they drink water if due to drought the leaves water content is reduced. Koalas have a slow metabolic rate due to their high-fiber, low nutrient diet. Because they store little or no fat, koalas must adopt strategies that conserve energy. Sleeping is one of them. Koalas sleep for up to 16 hours per day in order to conserve energy. Koalas spends 75% of its time sleeping. Eucalyptus foliage is very fibrous and low in nutrition, and to most animals are extremely poisonous. Koalas are not drugged out on gum leaves. Koalas digestive system is especially adapted to detoxify the poisonous chemicals in the leaves.
Koalas breed once a year. Mating normally occurs from September to March. The baby Koala, “joey” is blind, hairless, less than one inch long and weighs less than 1 gram. It then crawls into its mothers pouch completely unaided, relying on its sense of smell, strong forelimbs and claws. If a female does not reproduce each year, the young koala stays with her longer and has a greater chance of survival.
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RN to BSN Schools
In Wesson, Mississippi
In Wesson, there is only one rn to bsn school where rn to bsn faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in rn to bsn in the city of Wesson, which encompasses rn to bsn training at the rn to bsn associates degree level.
Wesson Vs. Mississippi RN to BSN Employment
Wesson 8,000
Exactly 8,000 of the 28,200 nursing professionals employed in Mississippi, work in Wesson. Between 2006 and 2010, in Wesson, there has been a 16% growth in the number of nursing professionals. Overall employment in Wesson has also increased.
Wesson Vs. Mississippi RN to BSN employment growth
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RN to BSN VS. All professions salaries in Wesson
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As the number of nursing professionals in Wesson has grown, salaries for nursing professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $60,780 per year was earned by nursing professionals in Wesson. Nursing professionals in Wesson made a yearly average salary of $52,310, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Wesson.
Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in Wesson
Nursing professionals in Wesson make a median yearly salary of $58,680. The 10% of nursing professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $40,180 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 114% higher salaries.
Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in Wesson
Nursing $48,993
BSN $60,780
RN to BSN $60,780
Forensic Nursing $79,320
Wesson nursing professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.
RN to BSN schools in Wesson
There is only one accredited rn to bsn school in the city. Many of Wesson's nursing professionals are graduates of this school.
RN to BSN Programs Offered In Wesson
There is one degree and certificate program in rn to bsn offered by Wesson's rn to bsn school.
Student Completed RN to BSN Degrees In Wesson
Approximately 24 students completed rn to bsn courses in 2010.
RN to BSN Faculty Salaries in Wesson, Mississippi
Currently we are in the process of collecting data for the number of rn to bsn faculty in Wesson, growth in the field of rn to bsn academia and faculty salaries in Wesson. If you are involved in teaching rn to bsn courses to students at the associates degree in rn to bsn level, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future rn to bsn faculty in Wesson. The data we have gathered thus far will be available for you to view once you have submitted your information.
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The World At Night Comes to Santiago
A prestigious worldwide photography exhibition called The World At Night (TWAN) — One People, One Sky
will open to the public for one month from 8 April 2011, at Casas de Lo Matta cultural centre in Santiago, Chile [1].
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) produced a dedicated version for Chile of this non-profit exhibition, as part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. The exhibition has been touring around the country, and it is now returning to the capital city. It features a collection of stunning photographs of the world’s most beautiful and historic sites, set against a backdrop of stars, planets and celestial events.
The TWAN photographs were taken by some of the world’s best night-sky photographers. ESO Photo Ambassador Stéphane Guisard contributed several outstanding images that were taken in Chile, such as The Milky Way over the Atacama Desert, Sunset at Paranal and Moon, Planets and Santiago.
Furthermore, in conjunction with the exhibition, ESO astronomers will present six astronomy talks for students aged 12–17 years old (details below). The talks are free to attend, but places are limited, so please call the Casas de Lo Matta cultural centre in advance to reserve a seat. The talks will be given in Spanish.
14 April, 9:30 and 11:30
Exoplanets: New worlds outside the Solar System, by Jean-Philippe Berger.
21 April, 9:30
E-ELT: The future giant telescope and its scientific goals, by Dimitri Gadotti.
21 April, 11:30
Astronomy behind The World at Night exhibition, by Fernando Selman.
Top 10 Discoveries of ESO, by Massimo Tarenghi, ESO Representative in Chile.
[1] Casas de Lo Matta cultural centre, Av. Kennedy 9350, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile.
Casas de Lo Matta cultural centre
The World At Night project
Casas de Lo Matta
Av. Kennedy 9350, Vitacura
Tel: +562 2403610 (for reservations)
Email: casasdelomatta@vitacura.cl
Valentina Rodríguez
Press Officer of ESO in Chile
Email: vrodrigu@eso.org
Echinopsis Atacamensis and the Milky Way
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Penn State president's statement
Penn State president Rodney Erickson released a statement through the school's public-relations office at 7 a.m. ET on Sunday morning regarding the removal of the Joe Paterno statue outside Beaver Stadium:
Since we learned of the Grand Jury presentment and the charges against Jerry Sandusky and University officials last November, members of the Penn State community and the public have been made much more acutely aware of the tragedy of child sexual abuse. Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to those victims of Mr. Sandusky and all other victims of child abuse. I assure you that Penn State will take a national leadership role in the detection and prevention of child maltreatment in the months and years ahead.
With the release of Judge Freeh's Report of the Special Investigative Counsel, we as a community have had to confront a failure of leadership at many levels. The statue of Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium has become a lightning rod of controversy and national debate, including the role of big time sports in university life. The Freeh Report has given us a great deal to reflect upon and to consider, including Coach Paterno's legacy.
Throughout Penn State, the two most visible memorials to Coach Paterno are the statue at Beaver Stadium and the Paterno Library. The future of these two landmarks has been the topic of heated debate and many messages have been received in various University offices, including my own. We have heard from numerous segments of the Penn State community and others, many of whom have differing opinions. These are particularly important decisions when considering things that memorialize such a revered figure.
I now believe that, contrary to its original intention, Coach Paterno's statue has become a source of division and an obstacle to healing in our University and beyond. For that reason, I have decided that it is in the best interest of our university and public safety to remove the statue and store it in a secure location. I believe that, were it to remain, the statue will be a recurring wound to the multitude of individuals across the nation and beyond who have been the victims of child abuse.
On the other hand, the Paterno Library symbolizes the substantial and lasting contributions to the academic life and educational excellence that the Paterno family has made to Penn State University. The library remains a tribute to Joe and Sue Paterno's commitment to Penn State's student body and academic success, and it highlights the positive impacts Coach Paterno had on the University. Thus I feel strongly that the library's name should remain unchanged.
Coach Paterno's positive impact over the years and everything he did for this University predate his statue. At the same time it is true that our institution's excellence cannot be attributed to any one person or to athletics. Rather, Penn State is defined by our actions and accomplishments as a learning community. Penn State has long been an outstanding academic institution and we will continue to be.
The world will be watching how Penn State addresses its challenges in the days ahead. While some may take issue with the decisions I have made, I trust that everyone associated with our University will respond in a civil and respectful manner.
I fully realize that my decision will not be popular in some Penn State circles, but I am certain it is the right and principled decision. I believe we have chosen a course that both recognizes the many contributions that Joe Paterno made to the academic life of our University, while taking seriously the conclusions of the Freeh Report and the national issue of child sexual abuse. Today, as every day, our hearts go out to the victims.
The University will have no other comment.
David La Torre, spokesperson
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St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury
Find out how St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury rates compared to other primary schools in Essex with our school ratings
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Here St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury, Little Baddow Road, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NS, is put into focus to show its scores in relation to other schools in the area.
Little Baddow Road, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NS
The open date and status above indicate when St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury opened or when it changed to its most recent incarnation, with a number of schools converting to academies in recent years. Where schools have changed type recently, data for previous years covering their previous incarnation is included below as well - so a school may have a status of New due to converting to an academy but have data for previous years prior to conversion.
What type of school is St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury?
Voluntary Controlled School
Overall Score 46.2 42 40.3 40.3
England Rank 8,012 9,829 10,111 11,198
Local Rank 205 257 278 320
How St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury scores on each indicator.
St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury has been rated as Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection.
How does St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury perform on each of the areas inspected by Ofsted? As of September 2012, a score of 3 changed from indicating Satisfactory to Requires Improvement.
In 2019, 69% of pupils at St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
How have pupils at St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury done in assessments at the end of Key Stage 2 and how does it compare to local authority and national averages?
While pupils are generally aiming to be working at the expected level in reading, writing and maths, what proportion of children at St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury had a high score in reading and maths and were working at greater depth in writing, and how does this compare to performance at local and national level?
How do children at St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury with different levels of attainment at Key Stage 1 and pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds perform in terms of reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths?
How does the % of boys and girls at St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths compare to the national average?
What is the pupil:teacher ratio at St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury and how does it compare to the national average?
At St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury, pupils had an average progress score in maths in 2019 that was -1.8 compared to the national average of 0.
At St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury, pupils had an average progress score in reading in 2019 that was -0.8 compared to the national average of 0.
At St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury, pupils had an average progress score in writing in 2019 that was -1 compared to the national average of 0.
In 2017/18, the most recent full school year, 3.7% of half-day sessions were missed by pupils at St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury. Nationally, primary school pupils missed 4% of half-day sessions.
What is the total school spend per pupil at St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury compared to the local average? (school is in blue)
How much does St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury spend per pupil on teachers and educational support staff and how does this compare to the average spending across Essex?
What percentage of the budget at St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury is spent on supply staff?
SouthendThe tattoo an entire Essex family has in honour of daughter found unresponsive at homeShe sadly died in hospital two days after she was found
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You are here: Home → Breaking news → Euro-MPs back trade deal with six African countries
Euro-MPs back trade deal with six African countries
— filed under: Headline1, Trade, Africa, European Parliament
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(STRASBOURG) - The European Parliament approved an agreement Wednesday granting duty-free access to the EU for products from Namibia, Mozambique, Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho, and improved market access for South Africa.
The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the six member states - members of the South African Development Community (SADC) - establishes a "positive discrimination", ensuring immediate duty- and quota-free access for their exports to the EU market. It also creates new regional opportunities through more flexible use of rules of origin.
The African countries will liberalise 86% of their trade with the EU (74% for Mozambique) over ten years, with the exception of agricultural and fishery products. The deal replaces the previous interim agreements based on unilateral trade preferences and complies with World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.
While the agreement covers only trade and development cooperation, it leaves the door open for services, investment, intellectual property and public procurement. To mitigate potential negative impacts on the SADC countries, several safeguards were added to the deal. The EU, for its part, undertakes not to subsidise its agricultural exports to these countries.
The deal also lists trade-related areas that could benefit from EU development cooperation funding, though none is pledged at this stage.
In a July resolution, international trade MEPs advocated strengthening the monitoring of the agreement to ensure that "its benefits for the people are maximized". The committee also tabled an oral question to the Commission for this plenary on parliamentary oversight and civil society monitoring.
The deal is set to enter into force once the Council formally approves it and the national parliaments of the six African states ratify the text.
In the Cotonou Partnership Agreement of 2000, African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and the EU agreed to negotiate reciprocal, though asymmetric, trade agreements to comply with WTO rules and to support these countries' development and integration into the world economy.
Negotiations were to be concluded by the end of 2007, but the process took longer and the EU finished negotiations with six states of the SADC Group in July 2014. Angola finally decided not to enter into the agreement, but may join in the future.
Negotiations with six SADC states ended in 2014. The other eight (Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe) belong to other regional EPA groupings.
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No competitive advantage with COD: Elite
"You can't buy your way into Prestige."
Updated on 31 May 2011
Those who subscribe to multiplayer service Call of Duty: Elite will battle on a level playing field against those who don't, developer Beachhead has insisted.
"If you are worried about someone buying their way into Prestige or Activision selling people special weapons that they wouldn't normally be able to earn through gameplay, don't be - that's not what Elite is about," Activision's Dan Amrich said.
"We're not doing anything like that," Beachhead boss Chacko Sonny added.
"It's not part of the plan."
Elite expands the multiplayer Call of Duty experience with free and premium features – although Activision is yet to reveal exactly what the premium subscription will provide.
"Additional offerings above and beyond the core stuff will come with a fee," Amrich explained. "The simplest and best analogy I can think of is television. You can watch NBC, CBS, and ABC all you want, just for the price of buying a TV. However, if you want more - Comedy Central or HBO or NBA League Pass - then you subscribe to a cable or satellite service to get those extra programs.
"You don't have to; it's a question of whether or not you want to see those other shows. If you're happy with your usual high-quality network television, keep on enjoying it. If you want more content from your TV, you can choose to subscribe to more. Does that make it seem less terrifying?"
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BOSTIC, JOSH
Asseco Arka Gdynia 3 Guard
Height: 1.96 Born: 12 May, 1987 Nationality: United States of America
Totals 10 10 268:57 130 17/47 20/76 36/42 3 30 33 30 8 27 1 4 28 47 98
Averages 10 10 26:53 13 36.2% 26.3% 85.7% 0.3 3 3.3 3 0.8 2.7 0.1 0.4 2.8 4.7 9.8
1 * at EWE Baskets Oldenburg 35:30 21 1/4 4/10 7/7 2 5 7 6 3 7 1 1 2 5 24
2 * vs Unicaja Malaga 31:01 8 0/5 1/5 5/5 1 5 6 7 5 4 6 9
3 * at Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 34:57 19 4/6 1/10 8/9 2 2 4 1 2 7 19
4 * at Dolomiti Energia Trento 13:00 6 1/3 1/5 1/1 2 2 3 2 4 1
5 * vs Galatasaray Doga Sigorta Istanbul 29:46 33 4/8 6/15 7/8 3 3 1 3 1 3 7 29
6 * vs EWE Baskets Oldenburg 25:00 7 0/2 1/4 4/5 1 1 2 4 4 5 1
7 * at Unicaja Malaga 26:55 7 1/6 1/6 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 5
8 * vs Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 24:55 2 0/3 0/5 2/4 3 3 3 4 1 4 -3
9 * vs Dolomiti Energia Trento 29:33 17 4/7 3/9 6 6 2 2 3 5 16
10 * at Galatasaray Doga Sigorta Istanbul 18:20 10 2/3 2/7 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
10 Totals 268:57 130 17/47 20/76 36/42 3 30 33 30 8 27 1 4 28 47 98
Average 26:53 13 36.2% 26.3% 85.7% 0.3 3 3.3 3 0.8 2.7 0.1 0.4 2.8 4.7 9.8
#1 in 3-pointers attempted (76)
#1 in Games Played (10)
#1 in Games Started (10)
#2 in Field goals attempted (123)
#7 in Free throws made (36)
#7 in Turnovers (27)
#8 in Fouls Drawn (47)
#11 in Free throws attempted (42)
#15 in 3-pointers made (20)
#17 in Points (130)
#21 in Minutes Played (268:57)
Index rating 38 Cedevita Zagreb vs. Arka Gdynia 11/21/2018
Points 33 Arka Gdynia vs. Galatasaray Istanbul 10/30/2019
Offensive rebounds 3 Arka Gdynia vs. Cedevita Zagreb 10/17/2018
Defensive rebounds 6 Arka Gdynia vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento 12/11/2019
Total rebounds 7 EWE Baskets Oldenburg vs. Arka Gdynia 10/1/2019
Assists 8 Cedevita Zagreb vs. Arka Gdynia 11/21/2018
Steals 3 Arka Gdynia vs. Galatasaray Istanbul 10/30/2019
Blocks 1 EWE Baskets Oldenburg vs. Arka Gdynia 10/1/2019
Minutes 39 Cedevita Zagreb vs. Arka Gdynia 11/21/2018
Ed college basketball at Findlay, Ohio, NCAA 2 (2005-09).
Moved to Japan for the 2009-10 season, signed by Kyoto Hannaryz.
Signed for the 2010-11 season by New Mexico Thunderbirds, NBDL.
Moved to Belgium for the 2011-12 season, signed by Liege Basketball.
Signed for the 2012-13 season by Mons-Hainaut.
Moved to France for the 2013-14 season, signed by ES Chalon-sur-Saone.
In November'13 moved to Russia, signed by Spartak St. Petersburg.
Signed for the 2014-15 season by Grand Rapids Drive, NBDL.
In January'15 moved to Belgium, signed by Spirou Charleroi.
In February'16 moved to Latvia, signed by VEF Riga for the 2015-16 season.
Moved to Italy for the 2016-17 season, signed by Juve Caserta.
Moved to Croatia for the 2017-18 season, signed by KK Zadar.
In January'18 moved to Italy signed by Dinamo Sassari.
Moved to Poland for the 2018-19 season, signed by Arka Gdynia.
He's still playing there.
2013-14 Elan Chalon sur Saone 4 21 5.3 3/10 30 2/6 33.3 9/10 90 14 3 6 0
2018-19 Arka Gdynia 10 164 16.4 20/44 45.5 30/77 39 34/37 91.9 34 14 34 2
2019-20 Asseco Arka Gdynia 10 130 13 17/47 36.2 20/76 26.3 36/42 85.7 33 8 30 1
Totals 24 315 13.1 40/101 39.6 52/159 32.7 79/89 88.8 81 25 70 3
Averages 24 315 13.1 40/101 39.6 52/159 32.7 79/89 88.8 3.4 1 2.9 0.1
Other Competition
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG
M-A % 3FG
M-A % FT
M-A % Reb St As Bl
2005/06 Findlay 29 250 8.6 88/160 55.0 8/29 27.6 50/84 59.5 161 37 27 9
2006/07 Findlay 29 330 11.4 71/152 46.7 40/92 43.5 66/86 76.7 176 53 55 12
2007/08 Findlay 33 457 13.8 103/197 52.3 40/108 37.0 131/160 81.9 198 62 89 20
2008/09 Findlay 36 668 18.6 159/310 51.3 53/142 57.3 191/236 80.9 222 85 104 17
2009/10 Kyoto 39 853 21.9 227/490 46.3 58/193 30.1 225/307 73.3 377 65 131 15
2010/11 New Mexico 48 597 12.4 136/293 46.4 46/132 34.8 187/228 82.0 220 42 120 9
2011/12 Liege 31 518 16.7 106/230 46.1 66/176 37.5 108/138 78.3 177 48 80 8
2012/13 Mons Hainaut 35 488 13.9 94/184 51.1 69/225 30.7 93/119 78.2 144 61 65 15
2013/14 Chalon-sur-Saone 6 54 9.0 10/25 40.0 5/25 20.0 19/21 90.5 20 4 5 0
Spartak St Petersburg 15 163 11.1 47/78 60.3 11/48 22.9 36/47 76.6 62 21 31 1
2014/15 Grand Rapids Drive 15 100 6.7 20/47 42.6 14/35 40.0 18/22 81.8 50 11 21 2
Spirou Charleroi 22 255 11.6 47/115 40.9 30/93 32.3 71/82 86.6 74 35 30 4
2015/16 VEF Riga-LBL 20 274 13.7 49/119 41.2 38/97 39.2 62/78 79.5 87 28 55 6
VEF Riga-VTB 10 128 12.8 18/45 40.0 22/50 44.0 26/31 83.9 54 8 30 0
2016/17 Caserta 20 167 8.4 23/56 41.1 29/88 33.0 34/40 85.0 61 30 26 4
2017/18 KK Zadar 10 105 10.5 19/35 54.3 15/49 30.6 22/25 88.0 36 15 29 2
Sassari 13 179 13.8 37/54 68.5 25/69 36.2 30/34 88.2 30 18 32 4
2018/19 Arka Gdynia 39 681 17.5 116/196 59.2 89/231 38.5 182/217 83.9 162 55 120 11
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BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 Now Available
By: Nicholas Kolakowski | May 04, 2009
Research In Motion announced that its BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0, designed to increase IT administrators' ability to handle an increasingly mobile enterprise work force, is now available. Apple, Microsoft and other IT companies have been competing with greater strength in the mobile marketplace, prompting RIM to unveil a new line of solutions that increase the functionality of its BlackBerry line.
Research In Motion announced on May 4 that its BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 is now generally available. The server, which provides a central link between the company's BlackBerry smartphones and enterprise systems, includes several IT administrator features designed to make enterprise mobility computing more flexible and robust.
The announcement was made at RIM's eighth annual Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando, Fla.
The server integrates with IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise, and has been designed with an eye toward improved security for e-mail, organizer data, instant messaging and enterprise applications.
Code-named Argon, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 was originally unveiled in a presentation in New York on Feb. 11. Upgraded from Version 4.1.6, the server had been running in production mode at RIM for over two years and had been in the hands of early adopter users for around a year.
In a demo during the presentation, RIM showed how the Web-based administrative interface made IT management processes more rapid and flexible, giving administrators a Web-based interface and users the ability to view e-mail attachments and manage, add, rename and delete e-mail folders.
The server also features over-the-air software loading so that mobile devices within a network can be wirelessly updated as soon as new software becomes available. Administrators can automatically schedule these updates remotely, at times most conducive to workers' schedules, and use the dashboard screen to reconfigure software and other components.
The server includes role-based access controls so that certain tasks can be delegated to the IT staff, with the dashboard displaying only functions available to that particular IT worker. In addition to giving an IT administrator the ability to "push" mandatory applications or updates to individuals, the server also prevents prohibited applications from being downloaded by smartphone users.
In total, some 350 IT policies can be applied to individuals or groups by the administrator, including password protection and the use of certain BlackBerry features such as the camera. A color-coded view on the dashboard allows administrators to see parts of their environment that could be developing potential user- and server-related problems.
The server supports all current BlackBerry smartphones. It has also obtained Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL 4+) certification with regard to security.
RIM finds itself in an arena of increased competition, as Apple's iPhone and various Microsoft products seek to dominate the mobile and wireless device marketplace. The company recently debuted its own application store, BlackBerry App World, during the CTIA Wireless convention in Las Vegas. At the launch, RIM announced that applications from Salesforce.com, Bloomberg, the New York Times and other top-marquee companies would be available, seemingly putting it in direct competition with Apple's App Store.
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Award of Merit, Cultural/Worship: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Thousands of LED lights on the back and ceiling of the cube create the illusion of passing through an inhabited whale tank.
Photo by Tom Bonner
Best Energy/Industrial Project: Kaheawa Wind Project Phase II. The main access road is approximately four miles long with grades up to 21%.
Photos courtesy of RMT Inc.
Best Highway/Bridge Project, Northern California: Spanish Creek Bridge. Built 160 ft above the Spanish Creek, the seismically engineered new 627-ft-long bridge opened 108 days ahead of schedule.
Photos courtesy of C.C. Myers Inc.
Best Higher Education/Research Project: Continuing Education Mesa College Campus San Diego. The two-story learning center features passive cooling and natural lighting which will reduce energy use by 43 percent.
Photo By Mike Torrey Photography
Project of the Year, Northern California, Best Cultural/Worship & Excellence in Safety: Bing Concert Hall. To optimize acoustics, there are virtually no straight lines or flat walls within the concert hall.
Photo by Aislinn Weidele
Best Small Project: Riverside Renaissance - Municipal Auditorium Improvement. The project included a seismic retrofit of the interior and exterior, new building systems and restored decorative details.
Photo by Shane Papp
Best Health Care Project: CHOC Childrens Hospital Bill Holmes Tower. The building is wrapped in a multicolored, energy-responsive glass and metal panel facade that transforms itself from day to night, providing a playful change in appearance.
Photos by Craig Dugan Photography
Award of Merit, Landscape/Urban Development: Yucaipa Historic Uptown Restoration. Roundabout intersections feature public art and historical markers of local significance.
Photo by Steven Frenken/City of Yucaipa
Project of the Year, Southern California: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Headquarters. The 22,240-sq-ft building is pursuing net-zero energy use.
Photo by Nick Merrick Hedrich Blessing
Best Government/Public Building Project: The Edson Range and Chappo Dining Facilities. Two new dining facilities at Camp Pendleton serve officers and recruits with a modern, open floor plan.
Photo by RMA Architectural Photographers
Award of Merit, Office/Retail/Mixed-Use: Extron Headquarters. The project includes an 8,000-sq-ft saloon/country-music concert venue.
Photo courtesy of Extron Electronics
Best K-12 Education Project: Sage Creek High School. The Sage Creek High School campus will eventually serve up to 2,400 students.
Photo by Emil Kara, Courtesy of Balfour Beatty Construction
Best Specialty Contracting: Bing Concert Hall. Inside the auditorium, unique design elements include sculptural convex-shaped acoustic panels.
Photo Courtesy of California Drywall
Best Water/Environment Project, Southern California: Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation. Thanks to this $26.3-million project, the watershed has been remediated to help the city meet Clean Water Act mandates while maintaining flood control functions and enhancing the Los Angeles River Watershed.
Photos by Gary Leonard Studio
Best Sports/Entertainment Project: California Memorial Stadium. An ultra-modern press box was added to California Memorial Stadium during a renovation and seismic retrofit.
Photo by Jim Simmons
Best Renovation/Restoration Project: The Hallidie Building Restoration. this 1918 building, designed by Willis Polk, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Maintaining the historic fabric was central to the $7-million restoration.
Photo by Sherman Takata, Takata Photography
Best Water/Environment Project, Northern California: Folsom Dam - Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam Key-Block Construction Project. The $43.6-million project included full-depth removal of up to 72 ft of dredged alluvium and excavation into 8 ft of the underlying bedrock in a 900-ft-long, 55-ft-wide excavation.
Photos courtesy of Shimmick Construction
Best Highway/Bridge Project, Southern California: I-210 Gold Line Bridge. The bridge incorporates two 25-ft-tall sculptural baskets that flank the superstructure.
Photo courtesy of Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
Award of Merit, Energy/Industrial: Kawailoa Wind Farm. Hawaiis largest wind farm transformed former sugar cane fields into grazing pastures and a 69-MW powerplant.
Photos by RMT Inc.
Best Green Project, Northern California: The Exploratorium at Pier 15, San Francisco. The Exploratorium is designed to achieve net-zero energy use.
Photo by Bruce Damonte
Best Residential/Hospitality Project: 8500 Burton Way. This $40-million mixed-use residential project was built on a triangular infill site at busy La Cienega Boulevard and Burton Way.
Photos by W Architectural Photography
Best Airport/Transit Project & Safety Award of Merit: New Tom Bradley International Terminal. The Pacific Ocean's undulating waves inspired the flowing roofline.
Photo Courtesy of Walsh Austin
Scott Blair
A vibrant concert hall, a wind farm perched high above a Hawaii town and a sustainable winery education facility: This year's ENR California top projects certainly are a diverse group.
But all of the projects that impressed the panel of judges also share certain traits. Collaboration was deeply ingrained among the teams, with owners, design firms and contractors taking advantage of new technology and old-fashioned know-how to design and build more efficiently. Many teams also espoused a deep commitment to sustainability, with three winning projects targeting net-zero energy use and more aiming for LEED certification.
For many judges, however, the paramount factor was a project's benefit to its community. The winning projects—from a water recycling facility that educates politicians and citizens about improved treatment strategies to seismic retrofits for a university stadium—fulfill essential needs in their localities.
The winners were culled from 104 projects submitted to ENR California by means of an online entry system. A panel of 11 judges was assembled from all walks of the industry, including architects, engineers, subcontractors and general contractors. Judges were divided into three groups to tackle select categories and were matched, whenever possible, to their areas of expertise.
The judges reviewed and scored each entry on several criteria: overcoming challenges, teamwork, safety, innovation, contribution to the community, construction quality/craftsmanship and the function and/or aesthetic quality of the design. Entries for projects that had a construction-related death were not accepted.
If a judge worked for a firm directly involved in a submitted project, he or she was assigned to a different category and did not participate in the scoring or discussion of any competing projects.
The judges then met to debate and discuss the merits of the high-scoring finalists and determine the winners in 20 main categories, ranging from airports/transit to water/environment. Judges could select a Northern California and a Southern California winner in some of the larger categories.
A separate panel of safety specialists reviewed entries for ENR California's Excellence in Safety award. More than 50 projects were considered and judged based on their Occupational Safety and Health Administration incident rates, lost-time accidents, total worker-hours and the quality of the team's safety program.
The judging culminated in the selection of three nominees for Project of the Year, taken from the category winners. They are: the Bing Concert Hall, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Headquarters and I-210 Gold Line Bridge. One was chosen Northern California Project of the Year (see p. 10); another was named Southern California Project of the Year (see p. 13).
ENR California will honor all of the winners at two awards banquets, one in San Francisco on Dec. 3, the other in Long Beach on Dec. 5. Winners in each category will advance to compete against top projects from nine other U.S. regions in ENR's Best of the Best Projects competition.
ENR California Best Projects Panelists
Barbara Eljenholm, senior vice president, RBF Consulting, a company of Michael Baker International
Craig Halverson, senior vice president, ARCADIS U.S. Inc.
Paul D. Little, CEO, Panattoni Construction Inc.
Erin McConahey, principal, Arup
Mark Roddy, design principal, SmithGroupJJR
Adam Spillane, division manager – San Francisco, Cupertino Electric Inc.
Marcus Staniford, vice president, operations, Rudolph and Sletten Inc.
Ryan T. Stichler, business development manager, Kitchell
Jeff Turner, vice president/district manager, Flatiron Construction Corp.
Joseph Yao, Sr., project manager, DPR Construction
Mehrdad Yazdani, design principal, Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design
ENR California Excellence in Safety Award Panelists
Gena Roberts, regional senior safety manager, Swinerton Builders
Michael Suedkamp, regional safety manager, Gilbane Building Co.
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Blair manages day-to-day operations of the ENR editorial team to ensure brand quality, further best practices and support the editor-in-chief. He spearheads ENR's various competitions, including Best Projects and the Award of Excellence, and organizes editorial content at events including the Global Construction Summit. A Jesse H. Neal, Construction Media Alliance and AZBEES-award-winning writer and videographer, Blair frequently contributes to ENR’s burgeoning video channel with project tour videos and interviews with industry leaders. He is also a frequent speaker and moderator on topics such as design and jobsite technology, construction means and methods and marketing.
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Skyscraper review
Greg Ellwood July 15, 2018
Credit: Universal Pictures UK
Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) starts the film as an FBI Hostage Rescue team leader. During a hostage situation where things quickly go bad, Sawyer winds up injured and loses his left leg. Jumping forward a few years, Sawyer is now a family man and living with his wife Sarah (Neve Campbell) and their two children – Georgia (McKenna Roberts) and Henry (Noah Cottrell).
Having had to leave the FBI, Sawyer is now a skyscraper security and safety specialist. He’s just landed a contract, thanks to the help of his friend Ben (Pablo Schreiber), to inspect The Pearl – the world’s tallest skyscraper which is situated in Hong Kong.
The Pearl stands at a mighty 3500ft. tall, dwarfing Dubai’s Burj Khalifa by almost 800ft. The bottom half of the building is open for business, the middle section features an impressive park while most of the top half is going to be residential. The Sawyer’s are the first family to move into the residential area while Will carries out his contract.
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Skyscraper is written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber who previously worked on Central Intelligence with Johnson. It takes inspiration from films such as Die Hard and The Towering Inferno. Hearing that really increased my expectations of the film and I felt they really pulled it off.
With the setup out of the way the film moves onto the main event. The Pearl’s billionaire owner, Zhoa Long Ji (Chin Han), is based in the penthouse. He is targeted by terrorists who end up setting his skyscraper on fire as part of their plan and frame Sawyer for the attack. With his family trapped inside, Sawyer springs into action to try and save the day.
Johnson shines throughout and easily carries the film on his broad shoulders. As you’d expect he fits right into the action but here he also gets to show off his softer, caring side. The love he has for his family is enough to make him risk his life without a second thought. Campbell does a good job too as his wife and the pair work well together on screen.
The film is ridiculously entertaining with plenty of big, over the top action sequences. These are best enjoyed if you don’t think about them too much as many seem unbelievable if not impossible in the real world. Johnson’s performance has you rooting for Sawyer and it really doesn’t matter if he could actually jump from a crane into a burning building, clamber round the outside using duct tape or hold a bridge up with his bare hands.
As much as I enjoyed it, and could forgive the unbelievable parts, there was some room for improvement. I felt the villain, Kores Botha (Roland Møller) was a little weak and his motivations and plan were a bit silly. Also, being set in China, it was good to see a decent sized Asian cast but it felt they were a little underutilised.
Skyscraper is an absolute riot that’s perfect for action fans looking to switch off and be entertained. If you enjoyed Die Hard then there’s plenty to like here. For Dwayne Johnson fans, Skyscraper is not to be missed.
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Pablo Schreiber, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Noah Taylor, Hannah Quinlivan Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Writer: Rawson Marshall Thurber Certificate: 12A Duration: 102 mins Released by: Universal Pictures Release date: 13th July 2018
Ridiculously entertaining
Great action sequences
Dwayne Johnson shines
The villain could have been better
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Greg Ellwood
Greg is the Deputy Editor of Entertainment Focus. He writes about Games, Tech and TV. You can find him on Xbox/PSN/Steam as Tahllian.
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Adelaide’s Problems give you their brand new single and their last release for 2015; titled ‘Pretending’. Producer Justin Walkden and vocalist Shane Lock wrote ‘Pretending’ in a rare studio collaboration as both spontaneously shared ideas and recorded demos. As the track came together, Problems used the opportunity to explore some new sounds and techniques in production, resulting in their most complex offering yet.
“The main elements of the song dropped out very quickly and we used that as a base to explore some new
production ideas. Lyrically, it sticks to a theme that is fairly familiar to most, being the trials and tribulations of relationships that were just never meant to work.” – Shane Lock (vocals)
Cutting their own path through the electronic post-chillwave trend vacuum, Problems are a nuanced electronic sound full of ethereal melodies, deep bass and washed-out, down-beat percussive flourishes.
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Chris Windom Signs With Tucker-Boat For 2020 USAC Midget Season
Jan 2, 2020Richie Murray
Two-time USAC National champion Chris Windom will compete for Tucker-Boat Motorsports on the full USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship schedule during the 2020 season.
Windom’s 2016 Silver Crown and 2017 AMSOIL National Sprint Car titles have him just one USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship shy of becoming the seventh USAC Triple Crown champion to have won all three National series titles in his career, which would join him with Tony Stewart, J.J. Yeley, Pancho Carter, Dave Darland, Jerry Coons, Jr. and Tracy Hines.
The Canton, Ill. native, who now resides in St. Louis, Mo., believes Tucker-Boat Motorsports provides him with an opportunity to become the next in that group.
“They run a top-notch operation,” Windom said. “They pay close attention to detail, as does everyone at the top of the midget standings, but I just felt like I’ve always gotten along great with Chad, and at this point I’m at in my career, this is the right move for me.”
Windom arrives at Tucker-Boat Motorsports following a successful 2019 campaign with Clauson/Marshall Racing with whom he collected his first two career series wins at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway and Pennsylvania’s Grandview Speedway. Following the season, Windom and CMR parted ways. The free agent driver then scoped out the possible landing spots and a deal was made with Tucker-Boat to step into a full-time ride.
“I have nothing bad to say about anybody at CMR,” Windom stated. “We had a great year, and without Tyler having a record setting season, I think we would’ve been battling for a championship. I have nothing but good things to say about all those guys there. They definitely worked their butts off to give me a great car all year, but once I left there, I felt this was the best opportunity out there to go to.”
With primary sponsorship from NOS Energy Drink, Windom takes on the role for a team which won two events in 2019 with two different drivers, team owner Chad Boat at Pennsylvania’s Path Valley Speedway Park and with Gio Scelzi at Placerville (Calif.) Speedway.
“I’ve had the opportunity to race with Chris for a long time,” Boat recalled. “We’ve both been around USAC and done other types of racing and I think we’ll complement each other very well. I think, as a driver, I have an understanding of what he’ll need in the car. We definitely have high expectations for the team that we can go out and compete for wins every night.”
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School zoning proposals for Viera, north Brevard reflect new approach, officials say
David Lindemann, BPS director of planning and project management, called the traditional approach to zoning "disruptive" and "unpopular."
School zoning proposals for Viera, north Brevard reflect new approach, officials say David Lindemann, BPS director of planning and project management, called the traditional approach to zoning "disruptive" and "unpopular." Check out this story on floridatoday.com: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/11/27/school-zoning-changes-proposed-new-viera-school-north-brevard/4318377002/
Eric Rogers, Florida Today Published 5:25 p.m. ET Nov. 27, 2019 | Updated 5:27 p.m. ET Nov. 27, 2019
Rendering of the new Viera elementary school, which will break ground fall 2019 and open August 2020. (Photo: Courtesy BPS)
After prior zoning efforts inflamed legions of parents, Brevard Public Schools is taking what it calls a more "family-focused" approach to filling out a new Viera elementary school and a trio of proposed minor zoning changes to central and north Brevard schools.
Rather than "hard-zoning" boundaries for the unnamed Viera school — set to open August 2020 on Stadium Parkway, southwest of the Interstate 95/Wickham Road interchange — for the first year of operations, the school district will open the school to all Brevard elementary students on its "Educational Location Option."
Students applying on the option are typically selected by lottery, though its unclear if the school, which expects to enroll between 300 and 400 students its first year, will receive enough applications to make a lottery necessary.
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David Lindemann, the district's director of planning and project management, told school board members at an Oct. 15 workshop the idea is an improvement over the traditional approach to zoning, which can force children from their established schools in a process he called "disruptive" and "unpopular."
"It also kind of makes parents think we're taking away their choices, so we want to try to stick with the idea they have a choice and go with a different concept," Lindemann told board members.
The only catch is there will be no transportation the first year, Lindemann said, so parents of prospective students will have to make arrangements to get their children to school.
Boundaries will eventually be drawn to incorporate about 1,400 as-yet unbuilt south Viera homes, and students applying on the location option will be capped at 488 to make room for an eventual 385 new students estimated for the area.
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In addition to the Viera school, three minor boundary changes up for consideration reflect a more "student, family, community-driven" approach to zoning, said Assistant Superintendent of Facilities Services Sue Hann.
For the 2020-21 school year, the School Board will consider shifting boundaries for Mims, Pinewood, Apollo and Imperial Estates elementaries in north Brevard and Suntree and Sea Park elementaries in the central region, in order to eliminate long-distance travel for some students and parents.
In one proposal, 26 Mims Elementary students living south of State Road 405 would save a 45-minute bus ride after moving to Apollo Elementary in Titusville.
Another proposal to move 16 students from Pinewood to Mims would bring some students to within walking distance of school, as would another, shifting 13 Sea Park students living west of the barrier islands to Suntree.
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"Ideally, our educators believe that having the students not riding the bus for 45 minutes is a better situation for their educational needs," Lindemann told FLORIDA TODAY.
School Board chairwoman Misty Belford, who represents much of north Brevard, said the proposed changes are "commonsense," driven by community needs rather than capacity issues.
"We have an enclave of students currently zoned for Imperial Estates where none of the surrounding areas are zoned," Belford said, "so you have a little pocket of students who aren't going to school with their peers, who might be right next door."
The School Board will open the proposals for community feedback at a public hearing in January. About 65 students would be impacted:
26 students would move from Mims to Apollo
16 students would move from Pinewood to Mims
13 students would move from Sea Park to Suntree
10 students would move from Imperial Estates to Apollo
To learn more about the proposed zoning changes, visit brevardschools.org.
Eric Rogers is the education watchdog reporter for FLORIDA TODAY.
Contact Rogers at 321-242-3717 or esrogers@floridatoday.com. Follow him on Twitter @EricRogersFT.
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I want my G&T: The perfect gift for Father’s Day, Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler teams up with Portobello Road Gin to create the most rock ‘n’ roll gin you can buy
By Daniel Bowen On 7th June 2019 · Add Comment
If your dad loves rock ‘n’ roll and gin (and let’s face it whose dad doesn’t?), then we’ve got the perfect boozy gift for him this Father’s Day. Legendary rock musician and Dire Straits’ frontman, Mark Knopfler OBE, has teamed up with Portobello Road Gin this year to create a rock ‘n’ roll beverage that makes all other bottles seem like cheesy pop tunes in comparison.
With its guitar-inspired label design, bold flavour profile, and miniature version of Mark Knopfler’s iconic sweatband which comes with each and every bottle, this is an essential addition to any music-and-gin lover’s drinks cabinet. Blending a unique mix of botanicals including lime peel, fresh cucumber and olive oil, why spend your money on nothing this Father’s Day when you can present your dad with the perfect summer beverage, ideal for making the most of summer evenings in the garden with the BBQ blazing and Dire Straits’ iconic rock tunes blasting out from the speakers!?
Launched in April to coincide with the opening of a new stage musical adaption of the classic Scottish film, Local Hero, that Mark composed the music for (as he did on the movie’s original soundtrack), ‘Local Heroes No.3” is a bold gin with a strong spice and heat flavour that you’ve simply got to sample.
A former Notting Hill local and passionate gin fan himself, Mark Knopfler worked closely with Portobello Road Gin’s co-founder, Jake F. Burger, to create a distinctive and special edition gin both men could be proud of.
Dire Straits’ lead singer and lead guitarist Mark Knopfler
Named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the fifty best guitarists of all time, if you don’t know who Mark Knopfler is, your dad certainly will. Best known as the lead singer, lead guitarist and songwriter of the internationally acclaimed rock ‘n’ roll band Dire Straits, as well as founder of the roots band The Notting Hillbillies, Mark spent many years living in the Portobello Road area and even recorded the song ‘Potobello Belle’ as a love letter to the streets of his adopted home, so there couldn’t be a more perfect collaboration than this.
Each of these limited edition, artisan bottles will be distilled on Portobello Road in their 400L copper alembic still King Henry, then bottled and labelled by hand. Led by Mark, the decorative label design was inspired by his love of guitars and features an image of Mark’s iconic 1937 14-fret National Style “O” Resonator on the inside of each bottle.
Mark Knopfler OBE had this to say about the launch of this exciting and exclusive new gin:
“2019 is an exciting year with the launch of the Local Hero musical, a global tour, and of course the launch of my new limited edition gin in collaboration with Portobello Road Gin. As a gin fan, it is a wonderful opportunity to work with a prestigious brand like Portobello Road Gin to craft my own blend. This project allowed us to share our vision and I’m incredibly proud of the results. It is robust in flavour and strong in spice – exactly the kind of gin that I enjoy and I hope my fans will too.”
Co-founder of Portobello Road Gin, Jake F. Burger, commented:
“I worked closely with Mark to create the recipe, which was guided by his preferred gin styles. As a Portobello Road Gin fan, Mark expressed an interest in creating a more summery take on our signature blend that is also bold in flavour. To create this, we distilled our nine time honoured botanicals adding lime zest, fresh cucumber peel and somewhat uniquely, olive oil. As expected, the flavours are totally unique and we believe the result is extremely exciting. The addition of olive oil results in a wonderfully smooth finish making it a great gin for Martinis and Gibsons, which of course shares its name with the iconic guitar brand. So why not mix yourself a cocktail, turn the stereo up and listen to one of Mark’s many classic albums?”
Local Heroes No. 3 is available to purchase from Portobello Road Gin’s website for £40, as well as The Distillery’s specialist Bottle Shop on Portobello Road. It can also be purchased from Masters of Malt (www.mastersofmalt.com) and Drinks Supermarket (www.drinksupermarket.com).
Tagged with → dire straits • gin • mark knopfler • portobello road gin
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Post date: Dec 10, 2008 11:53:30 PM
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END OF WAR NOVEMBER 18, 2007
"Bales For Baghdad"
By Oggy Ozzwald
BAGHDAD—When the terrorist insurgency in Iraq abruptly terminated, skeptics were stunned. Even staunch supporters were puzzled. "Had the President's latest 'surge' done the trick?" The Intelligencer had supported this strategy but the suddenness of the end raised eyebrows to say the least. Days had passed since the last roadside bomb, suicide bomber, etc. The President hastily called a press conference and announced, "Due to the cessation of terrorist activity I will immediately begin withdrawing the troops." The priorities were the ones with four or five tours of duty and were the first in line. The ones with brain damage (real or feigned) were next. (A severe head injury was not proof of brain damage.) Military people in this country lament that it's a daunting task to recruit for the National Guard. Imagine recruiting suicide bombers. Ah, but I digress. The Wall Street Intelligencerwanted to know what happened. Someone named Mavis O'Malley had been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. I decided to start there. Mavis O'Malley is the founder of "Mavis' Intemperance Club." Critics say Mavis delivers alcohol and drugs to people that society has long since cut off. With the legalization of most drugs and the decriminalization of many others, this entrepreneur is convinced she has discovered a colossal untapped niche market. How does anyone get nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize? After some parrying, Mavis started to talk. I switched on my "stores all."
"One day after a particularly horrendous news report, I said to no one in particular, ' These folks are way too uptight. They need to mellow out. Bales of marijuana were needed, not bombs. I called a conservative talk radio show with my idea. At first the host dismissed me, calling me a ' mentally diseased nut.' I called every day. Other listeners were surprisingly receptive. Eventually a curious host asked a few questions before cutting me off. Finally it became his idea. (Longtime listeners knew the truth.) "It took perseverance but I considered it a calling. At first it was not well received. In most settings those for and against were evenly divided. It helped some when the arch conservative ' Heredity Foundation' cautiously said, ' The idea has merit.'The main stumbling block turned out to be a bureaucratic nightmare.
"The DEA had the dope and never the twain shall meet. Mind you, this is just my opinion. All I know is that the debate had reached an impasse. Between raids and seizures it seemed bales of pot had begun to back up. (Apparently narcs were so overwhelmed they couldn't smoke or sell it as fast as it was coming in.)
"The breakthrough came when some displaced Kansas farmers built an incinerator to dispose of the nation's illegal contraband. The town staged a party for the first firing. Now I don't know this for sure, but I've heard the whole town switched from Republican to Democrat overnight. Ultimately the DEA's disposal problem trumped all other obstacles. It was a win-win proposition for all. ' Bales for Baghdad'became the refrain. It was on bumper stickers ' Send Bales, Not Troops.' The message was on the radio. It echoed off buildings from public address systems."
The masses really got behind this one.
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Jan 17 2020 14:54:19, Jonathan Smith in Market
Patrick McDonnell, CEO of Coin Drop Markets, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and also ordered to pay $224,350 in restitution, after pleading guilty to cryptocurrency fraud last year. The Federal court in Brooklyn issued the sentence on Thursday. Through his company Cabbage Tech Corp., also known as Coin Drop Markets, the 47-year-old New Yorker defrauded at least 10 victims of around $194,000, plus additional virtual currency funds, for a total loss of $224,350, officials said. The criminal activity took place between November 2014 and January 2018. Read more
Jan 17 2020 13:05:55, Forexbrokerz.com in Brokers
Broker specializing in online trading becomes club’s Official Trading Partner for four years, through 30 June 2024. FC Barcelona and FBS have reached a new global partnership agreement, whereby the broker specializing in Forex trading is to become the soccer club’s Official Trading Partner for the next four years, through 30 June 2024. This partnership will be a boost to Barça’s global commercial strategy, as part of the consolidation of its international expansion to ensure it continues to be a benchmark club both on and off the field. The agreement was made official at an event held at the Camp Nou stadium attended by Mr. Read more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) expects that the new regulations imposed on the retail forex and CFD brokers in the UK will lead to an overall reduction of their profits of between 6% and 10% - a decline which by the year 2021 may reach between 38.5 million GBP and 55.3 million GBP. The data comes from the latest FCA impact assessment, published on Thursday, which measures the effect of the new leverage restrictions, adopted back in 2018. According to the current rules, applied both in the EU and the UK, the maximum leverage a broker might offer its clients is 1:30 for major forex pairs, 1:20 for most CFDs and 1:2 for crypto CFDs. Read more
Another bunch of brokers have made it to the warning list of UK’s Financial Conduct Authority since the beginning of 2020. We’ll focus on two of them - A.B.Capitals and LincolnFX – which, according to the British financial watchdog, have been providing financial services to UK investors without a proper license. As a matter of fact, the FCA exposed LincolnFX as a clone firm of company duly regulated in the UK with the name Lincoln Finance Ltd. The official warning reads that fraudsters are using the details of FCA-licensed firms to try to convince investors that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Read more
Coinbase, the San Francisco based crypto exchange, has agreed to pay 962500 USD as a compensation to victims of the Cryptsy hacker attack, in an out of court settlement, court papers reveal. In January 2016 after a hacker attack in which some 13 000 Bitcoin and 300 000 Litecoin were stolen, Cryptsy filed for bankruptcy. Of the stolen crypto coins over 10 000 Bitcoins belonged to customers. On it part Coinbase got involved in the case, when victims of the attack accused it of helping to launder part of the stolen coins. In an official complaint filed in December 2016 Coinbase was accused of laundering some 8.2 million USD in digital currencies. Read more
Clients of now-defunct forex brokerage FXFINPRO will be invited to submit compensation applications by the Investor Compensation Fund (ICF), the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced on Monday. CySEC has initiated a compensation procedure for clients of PFX Financial Professionals Ltd. – a former Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) that operated FXFINPRO Capital brokerage brand. The Cypriot financial watchdog has wholly withdrawn the license of the aforementioned company in October 2018, but the latter hasn’t yet settled its obligations to clients although it should have done so in accordance with the Law. Read more
Australians have lost some 61.61 mln AUD (42.5 mln USD) in investment scams in 2019 alone, the latest data of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) reveals. For 2019 there are 4986 separate reported scams in the country, but according some analysts the actual number of scam cases is much higher as many people feel too embarrassed to acknowledge they have been scammed. According to the ACCC report July was particularly bad for the investment community in Australia – in July alone some 12.56 mln. AUD (8.67 mln. USD) were lost to scammers. August and December were also months when the scam levels were notably higher. Read more
Chinese crypto investors who have been scammed in 2019 reportedly lost nearly $20k each (134,522 yuan), according to the 2019 Cyber Fraud Trend Research Report, published previous week. The annual study reveals that crypto scams were the most common type of online financial fraud reported in China last year. Furthermore, it seems that while online fraud cases decline in 2019, the losses per capita rise, as scammers appear to target wealthier individuals. The report also said crypto scammers typically promise high yields with newly launched ‘coins,’ or funds which are “actually frauds, pyramid schemes, and illegal fund-raising activity. Read more
FP Markets adds Autochartist to its list of analytical tools
Jan 13 2020 17:56:25, Jonathan Smith in Brokers
FP Markets, one of the leading brokers in Australia and a trusted global Forex and CFD broker, has added yet another instrument to its long list of trading tools - the Autochartist - an online technical analysis tool which scans the market to provide detailed breakdowns across a wide range of Forex and CFD instruments. Upon accessing the Autochartist service, clients will receive live trading alerts in their language of choice throughout the day so that they can take advantage of every trading opportunity. Read more
Crypto exchange Cobinhood announced they’re shutting down temporarily last week to audit all accounts' balances. However, many suspect that the people behind the operation are actually pulling an exit scam. Cobinhood has promised it would reopen its wallets for withdrawals on Feb 9, and has warned that until then new deposits will not be counted and can lead to permanent losses. Yet, the message is somewhat unclear and raises concerns of exit scam, given the generally low volumes and the damaged reputation of the exchange. CEO and co-founder Popo Chen ousted from the company in May previous year amidst rumors of bankruptcy and exit scam. Read more
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In line and in life, Harvey's victims continue to wait and worry
PASADENA, Texas (AP) -- The line snakes on and on, along a wall inside the shopping mall, each person in search of help after a hurricane swamped their town.
As they wait, they ruminate.
Samantha Cusson, a 31-year-old mother of two, found out just before Harvey hit that she's pregnant with a third. She worries about finding a doctor for checkups and wonders when the Subway shop she works at will reopen. When it finally does, she wonders who she'll find to baby-sit her girls after the storm scattered those she turned to, and how she'll get to work, since her car was flooded. Her next check will be a pittance, the rent is already overdue, and there are no savings.
Most of all, she worries about shielding her children from the reality that washed in.
"I can't show it," she said of her apprehensions. "They're fine because I'm fine."
It's just past 10 a.m. at the makeshift relief center in this community southeast of Houston, and already some 150 people are queued up for supplies. The line stretches through the mall entrance back into a deserted office, where those who wait are presented a checklist of items they need, from toilet paper to blankets to clothing. They'll wind through banks of cubicles where volunteers have sorted clothes into sizes, and amassed all sorts of things -- school supplies, dog food, walkers.
Beth Bronikowsky hopes to find a pair of shoes. After her apartment flooded, the 39-year-old sloshed around barefoot until her stepfather found a pair of aqua shoes for her. She already had enough on her plate, having suffered a stroke that has her walking with a wooden cane and making frequent trips to the doctor. Now, she's preoccupied with the loss of most of her belongings, not to mention the growing stink of mold at home and the nagging feeling she'll have to find a new place.
Her mom, Norma Fexer, says she's lucky to have only 5 inches of water in her southeast Houston home, but her carpets and floors were ruined. Fexer, 65, has no flood insurance and knows she'll have to do the repairs piece by piece, all while worrying another storm could come.
"I feel like I've aged 10 years in the last week," she said.
The fountains at the mall aren't sprouting, the coin-operated carousel isn't spinning, and there are no princess-themed parties at the children's birthday spot. But the roped-off line is alive with coming and going, a clatter of carts jangling across the floor tiles as people push their newfound help outside.
Many saw a foot or less of flooding in their homes and are quick to express concern for those who were hit even worse. But most say they saw struggle before the storm, too, and this has only made it worse.
Candis Cortez, a 46-year-old scaffold builder at a chemical plant, was still processing the loss of her husband last year to cancer. She moved his ashes to a top shelf of a closet and prayed it didn't cave in. She's still struggling to pay the $7,800 bill for his funeral and learning to be without him after a 27-year marriage. Harvey has made her feel even more vulnerable.
A tin of her husband's Skoal is still tucked away in the fridge's butter compartment, and his closet is still full of his clothes. The smell of the Polo Blue cologne he wore and the Marlboro reds he smoked had long still hung in the air -- now sullied with the stench of rot. The boilers in her building got flooded; hot showers are no longer an option. She hopes to pick up some towels here, after using all hers to sop up water that just kept sprouting onto the floor. Most of her furniture, her laptop and her phone were among the casualties, and she still squishes on a carpet that won't seem to dry. She thinks she might need therapy when this is all over. When she thinks of what she's lost, she just thinks of the man she loves.
"All those things," she said of her lost possessions, "my husband worked his butt off to buy."
In Beaumont, two hours northeast, people wait in a mile-long line for bottled water. In San Antonio, three hours west, long waits popped up at gas stations. As commerce began crawling back to normal in parts of Houston, lines formed at fast-food restaurants. And in idle moments, the fears of Harvey's victims creep to the surface.
Here, volunteers in orange vests are swarming. They help carry black garbage bags of clothes and cases of water. Some arrive beaded with sweat after walking in the 91-degree heat. A blast of cool air greets them as they walk through the glass doors.
The day wears on and the pace begins to ease -- but still, people arrive in search of a hand.
A school bus driver who needs water and juice wonders how she'd get her diabetic son to the hospital through flooded streets. A young mother pushes her 4-month-old son and 20-month-old daughter in a double stroller, in search of diapers and formula, and she worries they'll be sickened by the growing mold in their apartment. A forklift operator hopes for food to make ends meet and fears his company will continue to be closed.
Each of them stands in line, waiting and worrying.
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Grizzlies and Rockets square off in division matchup
Nov 4, 2019 at 3:13a ET
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Houston Rockets (3-3, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (1-4, 13th in the Western Conference)
Memphis; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
Houston faces Memphis for a Southwest Division matchup.
Memphis finished 33-49 overall and 8-8 in Southwest Division play a season ago. The Grizzlies averaged 103.5 points per game last season, 17.7 on free throws and 29.7 from 3-point range.
Houston went 53-29 overall and 10-6 in Southwest Division play a season ago. The Rockets allowed opponents to score 109.1 points per game and shoot 46.6% from the field last season.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season for the two teams.
Grizzlies Injuries: Grayson Allen: day to day (ankle), Jaren Jackson Jr.: day to day (right knee).
Rockets Injuries: Gerald Green: out (left foot), Nene: out (abductor).
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Mafia 3's DLC involves solving ritualistic murders and a Vietnam mystery
The more we see of Mafia 3, the better this trip to New Bordeaux gets and now 2K has revealed what's on the way post release. The new story expansions sound ridiculously appealing but I'll get the free stuff out of the way first.
As listed by an update on the official site, the absolutely no cost options will include new character outfits for hero Lincoln and, 30 days after the game launches, everyone will get their hands on the Judge, Jury and Executioner golden weapons pack. This includes a .30 rifle, a shiny golden shotgun and a dangerous looking silent pistol. There's also vehicle customisation on the way and free races to earn cash, customisation options and other rewards.
But then there's the really interesting bits. Mafia 3's story DLC will be "wholly separate experiences that reveal more about Lincoln Clay's time in New Bordeaux" and "will reveal the Italian Mafia isn't the only threat Lincoln faces." Hmm, intriguing.
The first of the three paid expansions will be 'Faster, Baby,' a story add-on that sees Lincoln teaming up with a former flame and taking on a corrupt Sheriff terrorising Civil Rights activists. 2K is promising "fast cars, dramatic chases and stunt driving" and the below screen looks suitably like Tarantino's Death Proof so I'm in.
Next up will be 'Sign of the Times' which I'm most excited about. "A string of ritualistic killings has New Bordeaux on the edge of terror," says the blog post. This means Lincoln will be hunting down a cult that will take him from the old bayou to the drug addled city. Anything that describes a character reaching the "dark heart" of anything has me hooked and it looks like the woman below is holding dog tags...
Finally 'Stones Unturned' will see Lincoln take on a "merciless rival" in New Bordeaux. Teaming up with a CIA agent, he has to settle a blood feud that kicked off all the way back in Vietnam.
All the story expansions will be included in the season pass which is included in both the Deluxe and Collector's Editions of the games. They'll also be available to buy individually which will set you back $39.97. The season pass is a cheaper option at $29.99. Mafia 3 is out on October 7.
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