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Situated an hour’s ferry ride to the south east of Singapore, Bintan is the largest island in Indonesia’s Riau archipelago with a land area of approximately 900 square miles. It was an important trading post for many centuries due to its position on the route between China and India but, in the modern era, it’s tourism potential is being developed in much the same way as Bali's.
The Bintan Resorts project in the north of the island now boasts three excellent golf facilities which all opened for play in the late 1990s. Laguna Bintan (formerly known as Banyan Tree) is a Greg Norman design laid out in two returning loops of nine, each of which flirts with the waters of the South China Sea.
The Ria Bintan 27-hole complex from Gary Player’s design company consists of the short, tight 9-hole Forest circuit and the more expansive 18-hole Ocean layout. Finally, the 36-hole Bintan Lagoon resort offers two contrasting courses with the Jack Nicklaus-designed Sea View course preferred by many to the tighter, more challenging Woodlands layout from Ian Baker-Finch.
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Gary Player's excellent Ocean golf course at Ria Bintan offers two distinct playing atmospheres. For the most part the course cuts through the interior native jungle but also it has its seaside holes…
Bintan Lagoon (Woodlands)
Ian Baker-Finch’s 18-hole Woodlands layout is the perfect complement to the Jack Nicklaus-designed Sea View course at Bintan Lagoon Resort.
Laguna Bintan
Set along the northern shores of Bintan Island, overlooking the Straits of Singapore, the Laguna Golf Bintan course is a mid-1990s Greg Norman design which was recently upgraded by Paul Jensen...
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Overlooking the Singapore Strait, the golf facility at Palm Springs Golf & Beach Resort features three 9-hole circuits (Island, Palm and Resort) that were originally carved from a mangrove swamp.
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The Sea View golf course at Bintan Lagoon Resort is not only about the panoramic South China Sea views it’s also about strategy.
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Kasane is, with its population of under 10,000 people, a blissfully quiet town in a blissfully quiet region of the world. Perched upon the banks of the Chobe River, this little town is the gateway to the Chobe National Park, whose sprawling miles of sun-soaked, lovingly preserved natural beauty have enchanted tourists for decades.
And for a limited time, cheap flights to Kasane are now available so seize your chance to take a trip to this gorgeous African getaway today! Kasane is home to Kasane Airport (BBK), which is used mainly by tourists. Transport away from the airport is chiefly via private shuttle services offered by local accommodation establishments and tour groups.
Why visit Kasane
Natural Splendour
Kasane represents the opportunity offered by Africa to immerse oneself in its miles of unspoiled natural wonder, and to come face to face with its beautiful wild beasts.
Getting Away
As far from the suffocating hubbub of the urban landscape as one can hope to get, Kasane offers its guests a chance to completely escape the rigours of modern living.
With cruises offered at establishments across the area, you are afforded numerous opportunities to drift upon the waters of the flowing Chobe River and soak up the African sunset.
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Best time to visit Kasane
Like much of Africa, Botswana is, generally speaking, warm throughout the year; even its coolest period, from June to September, varies little from the rest of the year, reaching heights of around 24˚C at times. The coolest period, notably, is also the height of the tourist season, since, besides being the least hot, it is also the period with the lowest volume of rain, and the highest concentration of wild animals out in the region’s sprawling natural parks. Go during this time, and your experience will be a little cooler and a little drier, and involve a few more sightings of wild wonders; but go more or less any other time, and any weather differences will be, for the most part, negligible – and, what’s more, you’ll be more likely to find a good accommodation deal.
Weather & Climate in Kasane
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Kasane represents the opportunity for the adventurous traveller to immerse themselves completely in the rustic comforts and the sprawling natural beauty for which this continent is so internationally beloved. It offers miles of untouched splendour, and the opportunity to come into close contact with the wild and wonderful world, which is so lovingly preserved upon the planes of Africa. Drift upon the water and soak up the African sunset on one of the local Chobe River cruises, take a 4x4 drive through the miles of breath-taking safari, or just stroll through the quiet streets of the sun-soaked little town; it’s just you and the limitless wonders of Africa.
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The Centres for Disease Control recommends that travellers to Botswana ensure that their routine vaccinations are up-to-date, and that they get immunisations for hepatitis A and typhoid, both of which are spread through contaminated food and water.
Kasane is located in an area of Botswana troubled by malaria, particularly during the rainy season. It is recommended that you obtain antimalarial medication and mosquito repellent for your trip.
In terms of serious crime, Botswana is widely considered one of the safest countries in Africa. The thin population density of Kasane and the surrounding region means that thieves will have little opportunity to commit any petty crimes. Keep an eye on your valuables, and you’re unlikely to face anything in the way of personal security risks during your time in Botswana.
Whether you fancy a spot in town, down by the riverside, or out amidst the rambling wilds, Kasane boasts an extensive array of enchanting, professionally-maintained accommodation establishments for the getaway-seeking traveller to choose from. Spend your stay immersed in the top-end, baobab-shaded luxury of Mowana or amidst the self-maintained, rustic pleasures of one of the region’s campsites; whatever you may opt for, there’s little doubt that your Kasane experience will be unforgettable.
Due to Kasane’s small size and thin population, public transportation options are both limited and not usually particularly necessary. Minibuses offer cheap transport between Kasane and other towns; but for the most part, places of interest in and around the town can be reached quite easily on foot. Travellers who wish to do so, however, may opt to join a game drive through one of the region’s stretches of natural beauty, or take a cruise down the Chobe River, alongside which the town is built.
Main attractions in Kasane
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Arriving in Berlin
I absolutely loved staying in Berlin 2 days, but if there is one thing I wasn’t impressed about it must be the airport. We flew into Berlin’s Tegel Airport, which is in the northern suburbs of the German capital. It is not a pretty airport and it isn’t at all adeguate to a city as Berlin.
The situation isn’t much better at Schönefeld, Berlin’s other airport. Within the upcoming year and a half the new, better equipped and more modern airport should open. Once this new ariport comes into service I’m sure the situation will improve significantly.
Getting From Tegel to Berlin
Schönefeld has a train station that offers a direct train service to the city, which is quite convenient. Unfortunately Tegel is not that lucky, but it’s still pretty easy to get into town. There is a direct bus service connecting the Airport to Berlin’s main train station (TXL Service).
We didn’t use this connection though as it wasn’t the most convenient for us. Because we were staying in the immediate proximities of Checkpoint Charlie we preferred taking a combination of bus and underground. We took bus line 128 until “U Kurt-Schumacher-Platz” and then the U6 line directly to the Chepoint Charlie area.
Buying Public Transport Tickets
As you get to the bust stop area in Tegel Airport you’ll find automatic a number of yellow colored ticket machines. Use those to get your tickets. If you’re going to riding the public transport system a lot during the same day you might want to opt for a day ticket.
A single trip ticket will cost you 2,90 Euro for zones A and B, which also includes transport from and to Tegel Airport. The single trip ticket has a 2 hour validity. A day ticket instead will cost you 8.60 € and will grant you access to the U-Bahn (The underground), the S-Bahn (Surface Rail), Trams and Busses. In my opinion this is a pretty good deal and you can get virtually anywhere in the city with the public transport service.
Make sure to validate your ticket before getting on any public transport. You will never come across any ticket checking barriers in Berlin, the whole system trust that all users are holding a ticket when using the service. You’ll find the validating machines at all stations, so you have no excuses.
Once we arrived into town we got started with our looking around. But we’ll continue in our next posts talking about everything.
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CES 2013: Powerful Solar Generator Launched by Goal Zero
Decadence through simplicity
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Last year I was amazed by the Yeti 1250, an off-grid solar-powered generator of serious proportions. This year, Goal Zero has yet another Yeti generator to announce, this one a little more portable in size.
Weighing 12 pounds, the Yeti 150 uses a 15W Bolder 15 Solar Panel to charge the 150 watt-hour battery, which can power anything from lights to laptops. It takes around 15 hours of sunlight to fully charge the battery, which is a minimum of two days in full sunlight. It may sound like a long time but if the other option is no power at all, then it's a fair tradeoff.
“We (Goal Zero) design all our products to provide our customers with a sense of security,” said Joe Atkin, President and CEO of the Utah-based company. “Whether you choose to be away from the grid or it fails our Yeti line of solar generators can help keep the lights on, your phones charged, and your refrigerators working.”
Indeed, the company means it when they say refrigerators. That's what the Yeti 150's cousin, the Yeti 1250 is for. Goal Zero recently put their products to the test by helping victims of Superstorm Sandy who needed power for such devices. Both this and the Yeti 150 are great options for what to have on hand for backup power in an emergency situation.
The new Yeti 150 will come out a little later this year for around $400 -- a decent price for a solid, powerful generator like this.
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The Startup Association Asked The President Of Bulgaria Rumen Radev To Veto The Questionable Airbnb Regulation
06. December 2019, 13:03 07. December 2019, 09:19
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The Bulgarian Startup Association has called on President Rumen Radev to partially veto the rushed revisions in the Act of Tourism that would allow a temporary ban of online platforms such as Airbnb, Booking.com, and even Facebook. The revision, that was voted in yesterday late evening, foresees that in case the authorities discover more than three listings of non-registered as guest houses short-term rentals, the access to the platform on which the listing was encountered could be blocked for all citizens. “We understand the intention behind the revisions, the idea to collect taxes from Airbnb owners and this is completely justified. Yet, it seems to us that the particular revisions are not thought through and could harm the business,” tells us Ivan Vassilev from the Bulgarian Startup Association BESCO right before he addresses the President.
“Mr. President, yesterday we witnessed the passage of a law that would greatly endanger innovative and start-up companies in Bulgaria. I ask you to partially veto the changes in the Act of Tourism, which, to put it mildly, will not only harm the reputation of Bulgaria, but will also negatively influence the business. We believe in your responsible position on the matter and will await your decision,” Ivan Vassilev addressed to President Rumen Radev during a formal meeting with the German-Bulgarian Industrial Chamber in the presidency. In the informal part, the President had the opportunity to get acquainted in more detail about the passed revisions and their potential effect and asked BESCO to make their formal request, which Vassilev did right after the meeting.
What’s all that noise for
All properties offered through online booking platforms (by the way not explicitly named in the law, which makes it even more interpretable) like Booking.com, Airbnb, and even Facebook should be officially registered in the national registry of the Ministry of Tourism, or categorized as guest houses and pay tourism taxes. Otherwise, the platforms through which they are offered could get a temporary ban and cannot be used from Bulgaria. The right to initiate such a ban is in the hands of the Minister of Tourism, in case the Ministry identifies three listings of unregistered properties. A first violation of the act would mean 14 days of access block, a second one would cut the connection to the webpages for a month. Owners of Airbnbs now have three months to register or categorize their properties.
This is in a nutshell what a new revision of the Тourism Act, the law that regulates tourism in Bulgaria, says. It was proposed last week during a Budget 2020 planning session and passed late yesterday.
Rushed and not synchronized with the business
The Startup Association started an immediate campaign asking for the withdrawal of the revisions and a discussion that would allow more stakeholders, and particularly the business to have a saying.
There are also particular suggestions like to connect the platforms like Airbnb and Booking through the APIs they anyway have to the National Revenue Agency (NRA). Thus NRA would have access to the data, and property managers would have the incentive to pay their taxes. Yet, this solution is not an end in itself as the picture is complex. First, it should be decided what types of taxes are to pay and whether there is a difference between a short term rental and a hotel, reads BESCO statement. In addition, there should be an easier way to register a property of this kind – even online. Not least, the association suggests that the platforms shouldn’t be involved that much in the process, and shouldn’t take the responsibility and be exposed to the risk of being banned. “This would simply chase them away from this market,” members say.
What and whether there will be a reaction from President Rumen Radev remains to be seen. The press office of the President also confirmed to us that there will be an official statement in the next 14 days.
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Antarctica Cruise: Visiting Elephant Island on Zodiacs
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Linda Garrison
Linda Paull Garrison is a travel writer who has taken over 150 cruises and spent over 1,100 days at sea.
Antarctica is a wonderful cruise destination for adventurous travelers. Cruising aboard the Hanseatic expedition ship is a way to have the opportunity to visit such remote places as Elephant Island, one of the South Shetland Islands, and the place where Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Endurance crew of 28 sailors were icebound in 1914.
On a Zodiac inflatable excursion to the island, the passengers saw the island up close and recalled the harrowing story of the rescue of the crew of the Endurance.
Launching the Zodiacs
In order to get closer to Elephant Island, inflatable Zodiacs were launched from the Hanseatic cruise ship. These speedy, easy-to-maneuver boats are ideal for exploring.
As the Zodiacs were launched, the passengers recalled the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew who were icebound on the island in 1914—an amazing story of determination.
Most travelers have heard or read about Elephant Island, where 22 of Shackleton's crew spent four long, dark Antarctic winter months awaiting rescue, and marveled at their perseverance. However, visiting Elephant Island in Antarctica on an inflatable Zodiac boat from a cruise ship will give you a perfect idea of just how amazing their story actually was.
Approaching a Glacier on Elephant Island
Elephant Island, Antarctica (c) Linda Garrison
The Zodiacs approached a glacier at Elephant Island, Antarctica. After Shackleton and his crew abandoned the Endurance, their sinking ship, the first camped on icebergs before manning their lifeboats to travel to this very island.
Heading for Shackleton's Crew Camp
The Zodiacs then headed in for the site of Shackelton's crew's camp on Elephant Island. Shackleton knew that the island could serve only as a temporary haven, so he and five volunteers attempted a perilous 800-mile journey, via one of the lifeboats, to South Georgia Island. They reached their destination 17 days later.
Seeing Point Wild on Elephant Island
Point Wild was named for Frank Wild, the second-in-command of Shackleton's expedition who managed to survive on the tiny point for four months until Shackleton returned aboard the Chilean cutter Yelcho to rescue them in August 1916. A marker on the island is a bust commemorating Luis Pardo Villalón, captain of the Yelcho.
Circling the Hanseatic Cruise Ship
The Zodiac circled for a view of the MS Hanseatic, a 175-passenger cruise ship with 88 cabins and suites.
Visiting the Seals
A major aspect of any cruise to Antarctica is seeing the wildlife. Elephant Island was named by early explorers after sighting elephant seals on its shores. Since the Hanseatic passengers were on the maneuverable Zodiacs, they could get close to these seals.
Viewing an Elephant Island Glacier
Small inflatable Zodiac boats allow cruise passengers to get very close to glaciers and other Antarctica sites on Elephant Island. Endurance Glacier is the main outlet glacier and was named after the Endurance.
Getting Close to the Penguins
Everyone loves to see penguins, and this colony is on Elephant Island. There is a Chinstrap penguin colony on Point Wild, surrounding the statue erected that honors Luis Pardo Villalón, the Captain of the Yelcho, the Chilean ship that rescued Wild and his men.
The name of this type of penguin comes from the line under its head, looking like a chinstrap. The diet of the penguin consists of fish, shrimp, krill, and squid. They swim up to 50 miles out to sea each day to feed.
Taking a Farewell Look at Elephant Island
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Modern and well equipped residential village with a rational tourist port, Punta Ala rises on a promontory surrounded by the sea in a wonderful position.
For its sport facilities, its elegant villas and hotels, built respecting the nature, it is the most "fashionable" tourist center of Maremma.
Talamone
Talamone stands on a little promontory, dominated by an ancient Sienese fortress, to the extreme south of the Monti dell'Uccellina. It is a neat and pretty place, a town of fishermen, largely rebuilt after the damage caused by the Second World War. It originally stood on the Talamonaccio hill and was only moved to its present site in medieval times. In antiquity it was an Etruscan port. Near to Talamone is the spa of Osa. Here, a spring of suphureous water with a temperature of 32°C is exploited for the therapeutic purposes. The virtues of the waters of Osa have been renowned since time beyond recall. They were in use in Roman times and remains of buildings equipped for thermal cures have been excaved in the zone known as Bagno dell'Osa as well as in the Le Tombe district.
Rocca di Talamone
The ancient town of Talamone rises on a promontory at the southern extremity of the Mountains of the Uccellina (also national park), settled in a dominant position on the Tyrrenic coast. The site was an important settlement since the ancient times: first Etruscans (traces of the city of Tlamu have been discovered on the 'Talamonaccio' hill in 1888, not too far from the actual suburb) and then Roman. At the end of the last century returned to the light important architectural rests of this age: a pagan temple of the 225 A.C., built in commemoration of the victory [528 AC]of the Roman troops of Attilio Regolo against the Barbarian invaders (these vestiges are now preserved in the Archaeological Museum of Florence), the cemetery of the same battle, graves of the 200 AC, ruins of the thermal baths and, in the nearby valley of the river Osa, rests of a bridge with four arcades.
From the ancient times to the Middle Age Talamone crossed a period of almost total abandonment, unused ownership of the monks of the Abbadia S.Salvatore on the Mount Amiata. It knew new life when became fief of the Aldobrandeschi family and in the year 1303 of the Senese Republic. The Senesi reactivated the port trying to make it their principal maritime base, and built the mighty castle, that still today dominates the town and great part of the surrounding zone. The fortification has the a square shape, strengthened by turrets on the three angles toward the sea from and on the other one from taller and thicker tower, with the main function of watch tower.
The Fortress was at the core of the walls, of which are still visible notable rests, that encirlced the town, to the extreme peak on the rocky promontory sheer above the sea. The agglomeration of the houses results to be well central and isolated from the fortifications by a wide band of respect. The senese dream to make Talamone a powerful maritime center failed and the castle and the suburb returned soon in a state of abandonment, so much that the chronicles remember Talamone as an easy prey of the Saracen pirates raids. In the 15th century Siena repaired the fortification during the war against Florence, but this didn't prevent the castle from a twice destruction. Its actual aspect, smooth and deprived of crenellation and other parts, is due to the works of restorations made in 1557, when Talamone entered to make part of the State of the Spanish Garrisons [Stato dei Presidi Spagnoli], where remained until 1801. After a short Austrian first and of the Kingdom of Naples then domination, in 1814 it became part of the Gran Duchy of Tuscany. Talamone signed the book of Italian history in 1860, when Garibaldi disembarked with his men(the 'Mille'), to get supply of weapons and ammunition, on the route for the conquest of the Kingdom of the Two Sicily's.
Alberese and Marina di Alberese
The name of Alberese first appears in the XIth century, when the Benedictine Abbey of Santa Maria Alborense was founded, subsequently called San Rabano and destined to dominate the history of the entire area for the fifty years which followed. With the crisis of the monastic order, the Abbey fell into decline, and its long history closes with the passage of the Knights of Malta. In 1470, Beuccio Capacci, prior of the order, had a fortified building constructed which today is the Villa Fattoria Granducale which overlooks the town. At the end of the 1500’s, rule passed to the Medici family, up until the coming of the Corsini, in 1740, who, in 100 years, reduced the town to quite desperate conditions. It was then that, in 1839, Leopoldo II of Lorraine decided to purchase the Alberese estate and to undertake the work of reclaiming and developing the lands which had now become marshland, of improving the equipment and introducing new methods of cultivation. This, until the First World War broke out and following which, the holdings of the Lorraine, administered by the duke Pietro Lante della Rovere, were confiscated and passed to the State. Finally, in 1926, Alberese was ceded to the Opera Nazionale Combattenti (the Military Veterans’ association) which, during the fascist period, finished the reclamation work, dividing the land into lots and building farms which were then assigned to families of share-croppers, the most of whom came from the Veneto region. In 1977, this association was abolished and the lands were purchased by the Region of Tuscany, which, still today, administers them.
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The Castle of Bolgheri has been known of since the 8th century, and it too belonged to the family of the Counts della Gherardesca.
Gorgona island
Gorgona it is the smaller island of the Tuscan Archipelago to the west of Leghorn, it has got 300 inhabitants and is little more than 2 squared kms wide, it is mostly occupied by the goal.
Coastline from Livorno to Piombino
For over 90 uninterrupted kilometres, clear water shading from emerald green to deepest blue washes the coast, the water quality and services provided by the coastal resorts have been awarded the European Union's Blue Flag.
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Pianosa protected from the prison for 142 years, first penal settlement, and high security prison up today.
Today the visitor arrives at Suvereto from the coast, coming down the Costa degli Etruschi along the via Aurelia and turning inland at Piombino or Venturina.
Livorno was founded in the second half of the sixteenth century by the Medici .
Etruscan coast is the name of the coastal belt which encloses the natural oasis of Bolgheri, the splendid pine-wood of Cecina, the rolling countryside of Bibbona, Bolgheri and Monte Calvi.
Gherardesca castle in Bolgheri
The origins of Bolgheri Castle in Bolgheri date back to 1200. Since then, it has been the property of the Counts of Gherardesca family.
Parks of the Val di Cornia
The various archaeological and natural sites of our Parks make this area an interesting alternative to the traditional tourist destinations.
Campiglia Marittima, maintains intact many aspects of the medieval town. The built-up area is dominated by the Castle built perhaps between the 8th and 9th centuries.
The importance of the walled town of Scarlino and its castle is clear in the etymology of the name.
Located in the middle of a wide countryside, interrupted by suggestive views of the coast, Bibbona represents a destination that really permits to live a holiday in a deep contact with the nature.
Travel Livorno
The tourist area of ​​Livorno is a land rich in art and history, where they were born musicians such as Mascagni and painters like Modigliani and where, with factors has established the school Perseo.
Accommodations in the area
Podere Vignanova, little charming resort in Tuscany, in one of the more enchanting corners of the Etruscan coast, where vineyards with wines which are conquering the world.
Surrounded by important vineyards in Castagneto hills the farm holding includes an old country house which hosts 4 comfortable flats and 4 delightful suites.
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24 km from Etruscan Coast
Beautiful and characteristic villa with stone finishes located in the exclusive Roccamare area in Castiglione della Pescaia.
Surrounded by the green of the pine forest and the total privacy with 2000 sqm park equipped with relaxation area and barbecue is located about 400 meters from the sea and has a private beach.
Beautiful villa with swimming pool surrounded by greenery and tranquility of the exclusive tourist destination Punta Ala and small attic used as service personnel only 300 meters from the sea of Tuscany.
This ideal solution for those who want to spend their holidays near the beautiful sea of Punta Ala with the comforts of an exclusive villa.
Agriturimo Marciano : an exlusive opportunity, two holidays at the place of only one. stay in the country and life downtown. Marciano is located near the walls of the Middle Age town of Siena.
Five confortable double rooms and a suite with a beautiful sight on the Siena Duomo
Immersed in the verdant countryside around the noble town of Montepulciano, that boasts ancient Etruscan origins, Le Caggiole Estate is perfectly located for exploring Tuscany's most prized treasures.
In a relaxing and cosy atmosphere uests are offered three comfortable, quiet double rooms with private bathrooms and two comfortable apartments for two persons and for small family groups.
La Pieve, charming farmhouse located on the hills of Val d'Elsa, between Volterra and San Gimignano, along the Via Francigena, in the heart of the Tuscan countryside, with its luxuriant nature and rich history.
Framed by olive trees and a wood, it fosters a direct dialogue with nature in complete relaxation where they contemplate and enjoy the stillness in private and unique spaces.
Agriturismo Villa il Palagetto located in the vicinity of the medieval centre of San Gimignano, nestled in the rolling hills of the gorgeous Tuscan countryside.
Provides comfortable accommodation in 6 double bedrooms and two Suites
La Fornace di Racciano is a lovely Bed&Breakfast a short distance from the historical centre of medieval San Gimignano. It consists of a typical Tuscan country house surrounded by a large flowery garden.
La Fornace di Racciano consists of seven comfortable rooms and four apartments, two of which are located in the ancient hamlet of Racciano.
In the vicinity of the medieval centre of San Gimignano, nestled in the rolling hills of the gorgeous Tuscan countryside, Agriturismo La Lucciolaia is perfectly located for exploring Tuscany's most prized art towns.
This ancient farmhouse has been recently renovated and divided into eleven double rooms and two Suites, where the magic atmosphere of past times is perfectly blended with modern comforts.
Azienda Agricola Biologica Cesani is an organic farm nestled in the rolling hills of the Tuscan countryside, in the tiny country hamlet of Pancole, 6 km to the medieval town of San Gimignano.
Greve in Chianti (Florence)
Villa Chianti is a private villa for rent in Chianti area with pool and garden that can accommodate up to 7 people.
An oasis of peace and tranquility with views of the Chianti valleys not far from the main tourist attractions of Tuscany.
Set within the green hills of Tuscany, a few kilometers away from the old Etruscan town of Cortona farmhouse Rocca di Pierle is the perfect place to find peace and tranquility in contact with the pace of nature.
Completely renovated Tuscan farmhouse with 3 rustic-style apartments. For groups possibilities to rent the whole villa.
Bagno a Ripoli (Florence)
107 km from Etruscan Coast
Villa Valdarno is a typical Tuscan farmhouse located in a secluded and peaceful area in the heart of the Tuscan countryside, among vineyards and olive groves, and enjoys a privileged panoramic view of the Florentine Valdarno.
The ideal solution for groups of friends or acquaintances who wish to spend their holidays in Tuscany with the comforts of a detached villa with swimming pool and large garden.
Firenze (Florence)
The charming Marignolle Relais & Charme, nestled the hills of Florence, is the ideal solution for those who want a place of excellence and relaxation and love peace and privacy without the amenities of a luxury hotel.
Marignolle Relais & Charme is especially appreciated by travelers looking for style and tradition by offering deluxe rooms or junior suites in a refined, with superior comforts and impeccable services that make this relais an excellence of Florence.
Historic villa 14 km from the center of Lucca immersed in the green of the Tuscan vineyards and olive groves, it has a private swimming pool and a large park.
Set on 350 square meters in a dominant position offers a unique view of the hills of Tuscany.
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What's in the Water? - Stream Side Science
In this exercise, students will observe and list abiotic factors in an aquatic system and measure four of them (pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity and temperature).
sampling.pdf
water-worksheet.pdf
pH test kits *
Dissolved oxygen kits *
Turbidity tubes *
Field thermometers *
Copies of the student worksheet (pdf)
Copies of the chemical sampling instruction sheets (pdf)
Waste bottles (e.g., empty pop bottles)
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resources.pdf
To observe and list abiotic factors in specific ecosystems.
For background information:
The Teacher Resource pages (pdf) provided with this activity give additional information about each factor, including how that factor may vary at different locations, during different times, and some suggested discussion questions.
The Chemical Properties (pdf) section of the Utah Stream Team Manual defines each factor and discusses how the factor changes due to natural and human influences, why the factor is important in aquatic ecosystems, how to take a sample and how to interpret the results.
Distinguish between factual statements and inferences.
Use mathematics as a precise method for showing relationships.
Form alternative hypotheses to explain a problem.
Maintain an open and questioning mind toward ideas and alternative points of view.
Science is a way of knowing that is used by many people, not just scientists.
Understand that science conclusions are tentative and therefore never final. Understandings based upon these conclusions are subject to revision in light of new evidence.
Understand that various disciplines of science are interrelated and share common rules of evidence to explain phenomena in the natural world.
Understand that scientific inquiry is characterized by a common set of values that include logical thinking, precision, open-mindedness, objectivity, skepticism, replicability of results and honest and ethical reporting of findings. These values function as criteria in distinguishing between science and non-science.
Ask students to list all the abiotic factors they can think of in an aquatic system (e.g., solar radiation, physical structure of the stream or lake, surrounding landscape, weather, and the properties of water itself).
Tell them they will be testing four of these factors that relate specifically to the water -- pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity and temperature.
Define each of these factors. Talk about why these factors are important in an aquatic ecosystem, what can naturally influence these factors, and what humans can do to influence these factors.
Explain to the students that they will be going out to a stream (or other water body) to measure pH, DO, turbidity and temperature. Sampling instruction sheets are found at the end of this lesson. You may want to review the actual testing procedures before going into the field.
Set up a station for each factor (pH, DO, turbidity and temperature).
At each station, provide:
Sampling instruction sheets (if possible, laminate these!)
Waste bottles
The appropriate testing kit
Sample bottles if you are not near the stream
Divide the students into four groups. Provide each group with clipboards, pencils, and worksheets. Explain to the students that each group will start at a different station, and rotate so they will measure all the factors.
Have the students fill out the site observations section of the student worksheet before beginning their measurements. Have them follow the instructions for measuring each factor found on the sampling instruction sheets.
Have the students record their results on the student worksheet. You can choose to have one record keeper per group, or have each student record all the information.
Have the students compile and graph the data to demonstrate a particular pattern. For example:
Create a time series graph to show changes in one factor over time.
Create a graph comparing the results from different water sources.
Create a graph comparing the results from different teams.
Create a graph that shows sample statistics (e.g., the mean and standard deviation or range of different student measurements).
Create a graph that shows the relationship between different factors (e.g., samples at different times or from different sources).
See sample graphs below and on the following page.
(See additional discussion questions relating to each measurement in the Teacher Resource pages.)
Why would previous weather conditions be of interest when looking at stream conditions?
Often it can take hours or days for the runoff from a storm or snowmelt to reach the water and travel down the river. Therefore, previous weather may be as important as today's weather in explaining your results.
How do you think the abiotic factors you observed at the site may have affected your measurements?
Hot weather may result in extra snowmelt upstream and increase flows. Sunny weather may increase photosynthesis at your site, and therefore increase dissolved oxygen and pH levels. Higher flows from storms or snowmelt may increase the turbidity in your stream.
Soils in the watershed will affect the chemical composition of the runoff that reaches the stream. Topography (the steepness of the land) will determine whether the stream is steep and fast or slow and wide, which will affect dissolved oxygen and temperature.
Vegetation along the stream provides shade and protects the banks from erosion.
Land uses along the stream and in the watershed will determine what type of pollutants may enter the stream (e.g., sediment from agriculture or logging, metals and oils from roads, or fertilizers from golf courses).
Discuss variability in the data, or discuss why the measurements may be variable.
There is always natural variability in ecosystems (see the discussion question above). When we take measurements, we also introduce some variability due to differences in observers (eye sight, experience) and limitations of the equipment.
Discuss why the results might change under the following conditions. (See the Resource pages that follow about each parameter to help guide this discussion.)
throughout the day
Use other water sources to compare results.
Sample the same station on multiple dates to compare results.
Take measurements on "modified samples" -- see the Utah Stream Team Manual Chemical Properties Section (pdf) for more information.
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No. 1 Vincennes University takes out No. 19 Harcum
VINCENNES, Ind. - Colton Sandage (Bloomington, Ill.) scored a career-high 24 points, and the No. 1-ranked Vincennes University men’s basketball team completed a 2-0 Kiwanis Classic weekend with a 78-58 victory over 19th-ranked Harcum, Pa. on Saturday.
Kevin Osawe (Brampton, Ontario), with 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Chinedu Okanu (Gary, Ind.) with 10 points and 13 rebounds, provided double-doubles for the Trailblazers (2-0), who led 36-24 at halftime and held a double-figure lead the entire second half.
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Randy Tucker (Rock Island, Ill.), who redshirted last year, has scored in double figures in both games, scoring 10 Saturday.
Osawe had a rough shooting night (3 of 16), but still posted a double-double to go with a team-high four assists.
Center Kevin Kone (Osny, France), and his backup Okanu, each had a double-double over the weekend. Kone had 12 points and 11 rebounds in Friday’s win over Southwest Tennessee.
VU Coach Todd Franklin says. . .
“That was a good win against an obviously good basketball team that's rated. Harcum presents a lot of problems with their press, trap, zone and their size and length. But we handled all of that well. If we shot it well (37 percent), who knows what the margin would've been. We swung the ball well and got good looks.
"But to win by 20 shooting like that says a lot about the potential of our basketball team. We held them to 58 and Southwest Tennessee (on Friday) to 50. That's pretty good work."
VU improved to 108-10 in the 59th annual Kiwanis Classic and hiked its all-time series lead with Harcum to 4-1.
The Blazers defeated both Harcum and Southwest Tennessee by 20 points, with each opponent shooting 37 percent.
VU hit 10-of-13 free throws in the first half and 7-of-16 in the second half.
The Trailblazers play host to Danville at 7 p.m. (EST) Monday.
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Vincennes University raises national champion banner, handles Salukis
VINCENNES, Ind. - The Vincennes University men’s basketball team raised the 2019 NJCAA...
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Major enhancements made to european energy planning tool
An EU-funded research project, Heat Roadmap Europe (HRE), has added major new features to its energy planning tool
The Pan-European Thermal Atlas (Peta4), assesses heating and cooling demand, efficiency, and supply across Europe, supporting cities and industry in their efforts to decarbonise the heating and cooling sector.
A free interactive online map, it gives visual and technical data on the location and scale of heating and cooling datasets, and its latest update, Peta4.2, incorporates various innovative new features. Map users can search for a specific location, then select and combine up to ten layers of information. The Peta is responsibly developed by the Europa-Universität Flensburg.
The layers together create a detailed picture of where heating networks and low-carbon technology solutions could be implemented, whether they are economically viable, and how new networks could meet current heating and cooling demand.
Some of the new categories that the maps display include: a distribution costs layer that identifies areas where district heating infrastructure investments are most cost-effective; renewable resources layers that show regional and local potential for carbon-free sources, including geothermal, solar, and biomass sources; and a Heat Synergy Regions layer that compares heat demand with nearby sources of excess heat in a defined area, thereby helping to identify regional planning priorities.
Dominique Ristori, Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy, declares that Peta4 will be a key aid in efforts to meet Europe's heating and cooling demand: "Heating and cooling needs are different across Europe, requiring tailored efficient solutions to meet them. The Energy Efficiency Directive calls on Member States to use thermal maps to start determining these solutions - Peta4 will be valuable for many of them."
Bendt Bendtsen, MEP, and member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and rapporteur for the Energy Performance of Building Directive, also commented on the importance of the Peta4 atlas: "We spend more than 40 % of Europe’s energy consumption in buildings, so the potential is significant to lower the bills of Europeans and lower the EU’s dependence on energy imports. Peta4.2 can form a valuable tool to achieve this - more efficient heating and cooling, and improved utilisation of the energy we produce in Europe."
The tool is the perfect basis for European governments, businesses, consultants, academics, and planners to make informed decisions about investments in energy efficiency measures and use of untapped alternative energy sources for heating and cooling. It will also support the implementation of European climate commitments, ensure wiser investment of public money, reduce costs for consumers, and cut carbon emissions and energy consumption.
To access the Peta4 maps, please visit: www.heatroadmap.eu/peta.php
Peta4 covers the 14 EU member states that are participating in the Heat Roadmap Europe project. Developed by project partners at Halmstad University, European University Flensburg, and Aalborg University, the maps use openly accessible spatial geo-data from the European Commission, the European Environmental Agency, and Eurostat.
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Hot Vegas Nights
by Krista Diamond
The city had a fever. Even after midnight, the streets were on fire. Girls in sequined skirts tumbled out of nightclubs, kicked off their high heels and recoiled as their feet hit the smoldering sidewalks. Elegant women stepped out of cool, perfumed hotel lobbies and gasped as their jewelry burned their skin. Pool-goers fell asleep in the hot-white light reflected off of nearby casinos and were awakened by the smell of singed hair.
It was August in Las Vegas, and the monsoon season had, so far, passed without a drop of water from the sky.
“The rain will come soon,” everyone said. “It has to.”
The day after Las Vegas tied its all-time high of 117, the air grew thick with moisture, silver clouds unfurled over the city and entire neighborhoods of people went out into the streets to look at the sky.
But it didn’t rain.
The next day, the first girl’s body was found.
Every morning on the news, after reporters with shaky smiles tallied the days without rain, they tallied the number of girls found dead downtown. A bartender wearing black panties with red fringe. A cocktail waitress in a strappy dress. A stripper in a bikini. After the sixth girl was killed, the newspaper warned women in the 89101 area code to stay inside after sundown.
Miles from the opalescent casinos of the Strip, Caroline sat on the rooftop of her downtown apartment and watched a homeless man push his three-wheeled shopping cart down the alleyway. A skinny dog hiding beneath an abandoned car let out a low, rumbling growl. The man cursed and kept going.
The heat made everyone hate each other.
After the sun dropped down into the desert, Andy emerged from the fire escape and appeared beside Caroline on the roof, uninvited, still wearing his Caesars Palace uniform. He withdrew a can of beer from his backpack and tossed it to her. It was warm, which meant the cooler at the corner store was out again.
The air conditioning in her apartment was out, too. The thermometer in her bedroom read 111. She couldn’t tell if it was hotter or cooler outside. After 110, it was all the same.
“Did you call your landlord?” Andy asked.
“Yes,” Caroline said. “You don’t need to check up on me.”
She felt a sudden irritation with him, as if it was his fault that her ratty apartment was hot as hell.
“You should come back to my house,” he said. “My air conditioning works.”
He had left her for someone with money and now felt he could save her by plucking her out of downtown and bringing her back to his sprawling home in his fancy neighborhood. For a moment, she thought of that cold, bright Christmas morning they’d spent naked under the sheets of her bed.
“Let’s watch It’s a Wonderful Life and drink peppermint schnapps and hot cocoa,” he’d whispered into her shoulder.
They’d hidden out under the covers until noon and then walked to the buffet at Main Street Station and filled their plates with honey-glazed ham. On the way back to her apartment, they’d passed the Downtown Vegas Chapel and he’d tilted his head toward her like he was asking a question. Her heart had filled up like a dry lakebed, accepting the rain.
“I wish you would stop coming around here,” she said now from the roof. “I don’t need your pity.”
“Just because we’re broken up doesn’t mean I don’t care if you get murdered.”
A police helicopter slowly circled the block, propellers turning the thick air, a beam of light pouring over the street below, probing.
“I’m still alive,” she said, pressing the can to her dry, cracked lips. “Now go back to Summerlin.”
She crawled down the fire escape and slipped into her apartment through the window. In the shadows of her bedroom, she peeled off her denim shorts and stood by the window in her underwear. The streets below were dark and the houses were boarded up and vacant. Sometimes on a full moon, she could spy squatters shifting around in the milky light.
The space of her apartment, with the mattress she and Andy had laid on while listening to his Neil Young record, felt hollow.
She got pictures on the wall, they made me look up, from her big brass bed.
For weeks after she’d heard that song, she’d wandered thrift stores, in search of an antique bed frame. These days, she took the bus to Goodwill and bought the unwanted shoes of strippers and escorts. Glossy red heels, gold platforms, black leather boots. On hot Vegas nights, she told herself that putting on a tight dress and a pair of glittering pumps was an act of defiance.
“You’re going to get yourself killed,” one cashier had said. “Don’t you read the paper?”
The heat of her apartment was crushing her. The thought of the rooftop pool at the Downtown Grand, a mere four blocks away, flickered in her mind.
Before she could talk herself out of it, she was on her way there.
The casino floor was unsettlingly quiet. Caroline could still hear the trill of the slot machines signaling the cycle of hope, victory and loss, but the normal din of conversation over cigarettes and watered-down drinks was softer.
Earlier that day, she’d passed a newspaper stand and seen a headline that read, “Las Vegas Police Accuse Man of Having Sex with Dead Woman in Public.” The woman was one of the downtown killer’s victims.
Caroline ascended the escalator to the pool. Through the glass doors, the water radiated neon blue against the black sky. She heard the sound of police sirens several blocks away.
“What a wild, violent summer it’s been,” the pool bartender said, pouring her a rum and Coke.
A sparse crowd ringed the water. Men and women—mostly men—drank amber beers and spoke in low voices. Music drifted from a speaker in a far corner, but no one was dancing. Beyond that, the glowing lights of downtown flickered pink and yellow.
She wondered if he was out there in the darkness, skulking through alleys and ducking behind cars under the buzzing, fluorescent lights of parking garages.
She slid off her high heels, tossed her dress aside and stepped into the pool. No one else was in the water.
Once underwater, she looked up at the shimmering surface, the bare feet of people on vacation, the night sky awash with neon. Everything moved in slow motion, like she was having one of those dreams where she was trying to run away from someone but she was paralyzed. She had heard that after three minutes of holding your breath underwater, you’d pass out and drown, but after counting out 60 seconds, she gave up and swam to the surface.
The midnight hour offered no refuge from the heat. All day long, the steel and concrete absorbed the sun and emanated warmth back at night. Caroline walked the streets, her heels clicking against the pavement, echoing throughout the alleys. She wasn’t sure if she was walking home or to another smoky casino. She wasn’t sure if she was walking to meet a stranger at a bar who would buy her a drink, hold her hand on the way to her apartment and sleep beside her on the bare mattress.
She headed east, past the casino loading dock where the bartender had been found on a 105-degree morning with 11 stab wounds in her stomach. Past the corner where the cocktail waitress had been discovered slumped against a wall. Past the dumpster where the stripper had been discarded alongside empty beer bottles.
She turned onto 8th Street and made her way through the darkened alley behind the El Cortez. From the nearby parking garage came the hollow sounds of scattered laughter, fading radio stations and slamming car doors. The police helicopter flew overhead. The cherry red and raspberry blue lights of a cop car danced across the parking lot of a weekly motel.
The second-hand heels were rubbing her toes raw. She took them off and leaned against the alley wall.
She thought of the murderer, passing through the crowds on Fremont Street, drifting by the open doors of casinos and hotels, unseen but searching. Looking for the next girl, the one with the smoothest legs, the softest hair, the smile that curled into the proper greeting, pretty eyes that would stay wide open forever.
Everything seemed inescapable. Her aching heart. The mangled bodies. The searing sun.
She sank to the ground, looked at the starless sky and waited.
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Asheville christmas carolers
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“You guys sound fantastic! So smooth.” — Deke Sharon (music producer for Pitch Perfect, The Sing-Off, and Disney new a cappella group Dcappella) TBD a cappella is a men's a cappella group in the style of Pitch Perfect, Straight No Chaser, Rockapella, and Pentatonix performing music from many decades including artists like James Taylor, Shawn Mendes, OneRepublic, Jason Mraz, Sara Bareilles, The Eagles, The Black Crowes, Charlie Puth, Billy Joel, Megan Trainor, Michael Buble, songs from... (more)
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We are an A Capella Company that specializes in Holiday and Year-Round entertainment! "Traditional Dickens Carolers" Dressed in beautiful Dickens-era costumes, our strolling quartets are a living Christmas card and will sing a repertoire of over 60 holiday favorites! Available as a Quartet, Trio and with Instrumentalists "The Mistletones" They've performed at Downtown Disney and Disney's Animal Kingdom and now this contemporary caroling group can light up your Christmas event!... (more)
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Bipartisan effort underway to end Illinois taxpayers covering 'exit bonus' for lawmakers who resign early
By Greg Bishop | The Center Square
Bipartisan effort to end Illinois taxpayers covering “exit bonus” for lawmakers who resign early
State of Illinois, Greg Bishop / The Center Square
Comptroller Susana Mendoza talks about ending what she calls "exit bonuses" for lawmakers who resign early. State Rep. Mike Murphy, R-Springfield filed a similar measure last year and supports the move.
Elected officials are getting behind a bipartisan effort to prevent Illinois taxpayers from having to pay out what some call an “exit bonus” to state lawmakers who resign from office.
It comes after several state lawmakers resigned from their seats on the first of the month, but still got paid for the entire month.
The latest lawmaker to resign was state Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Cicero. His last day was New Year’s Day. He will get paid for the entire month. The same thing happened in October when Luis Arroyo, D-Chicago, resigned from the House at the beginning of the month.
Comptroller Susana Mendoza said if a lawmaker resigns, they should only be paid for the days they work.
“So if you decide you are resigning on the first of January, well guess what? You only get paid on the first of January,” Mendoza said. “That’s your last day. You don’t get paid for any days after that.”
State Rep. Mike Murphy, R-Springfield, filed a bill last January to do just that. He said the loophole could be compounded.
“There’s the case where we could have two legislators [from the same district] getting paid for the same month,” Murphy said. “If one resigns on the first and somebody is appointed on the tenth both of them are gonna get paid for the entire month and that’s just ridiculous.”
Mendoza didn’t initially know about Murphy’s bill, but said she’s glad he filed it. The bill she announced support for this week is from state Sen. Cristina Castro, D-Elgin. Castro's bill is slightly different than Murphy’s bill and would affect future legislators instead of being effective immediately.
“In order for this to not be able to come under any kind of constitutional scrutiny we need to make sure that it takes place on the next official legislative session (in 2021),” Mendoza said. She also said the bill would pay lawmakers every other week instead of once a month.
Murphy said he sent letters to both Mendoza and Castro that said he supports any measures to end the practice.
“Whether we can fix it today or tomorrow with current legislator or futures legislatures, whatever it takes we’ve got to get this done,” Murphy said.
Lawmakers return for the start of the Spring session later this month.
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Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPPI) has received a consensus rating of “Buy” from the eight brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $10.15.
SPPI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Guggenheim cut shares of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 26th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $3.75 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $4.00 target price (down from $17.00) on shares of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals in a research report on Thursday, December 26th. Finally, B. Riley reduced their target price on shares of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals from $18.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 27th.
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Shares of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals stock traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $3.37. 38,888 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,312,426. Spectrum Pharmaceuticals has a 1 year low of $3.05 and a 1 year high of $12.15. The company has a market capitalization of $382.97 million, a P/E ratio of -3.31 and a beta of 2.43. The business has a fifty day moving average of $6.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $7.72.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SPPI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($0.31) by $0.08. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.24) earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Spectrum Pharmaceuticals will post -1.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.
In related news, insider Francois Lebel sold 6,963 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.16, for a total transaction of $56,818.08. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 113,970 shares in the company, valued at $929,995.20. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 9.35% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in Spectrum Pharmaceuticals by 0.3% during the second quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 669,922 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $5,768,000 after purchasing an additional 2,007 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Spectrum Pharmaceuticals by 2.0% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 237,536 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $2,069,000 after purchasing an additional 4,697 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Spectrum Pharmaceuticals by 23.6% during the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 209,593 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $1,805,000 after purchasing an additional 40,070 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in Spectrum Pharmaceuticals by 218.6% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 13,498 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $116,000 after purchasing an additional 9,262 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Spectrum Pharmaceuticals by 6.2% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 636,173 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $5,478,000 after purchasing an additional 37,173 shares during the last quarter. 73.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc develops and commercializes oncology and hematology drug products. The company offers KHAPZORY, a novel folate analog and the pharmacologically active levo-isomer of d, and 1-leucovorin; FOLOTYN, a folate analogue metabolic inhibitor for peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL); ZEVALIN injection to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; MARQIBO for adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia; BELEODAQ, a histone deacytelase, or HDAC, inhibitor for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory PTCL; and EVOMELA for use as a conditioning treatment prior to autologous stem cell transplant in multiple myeloma patients.
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Legal Sexual Assault
Judge stops UVA from expelling student for off-campus, non-student rape claim
Greg Piper - Associate Editor •July 1, 2019
About to graduate and had a job offer when university told him
Just days before a university hearing that could have resulted in expulsion for an accused student, a federal judge stepped in, warning the University of Virginia it may not even have authority to punish him.
Senior U.S. District Judge Glen Conrad cited the off-campus nature of the alleged sexual assault and the fact that it involved a female who had no connection to the public university.
It was an incredibly quick response from the legal system: “John Doe” sued on Tuesday and had a teleconference hearing Thursday with Conrad. The next day, the judge granted the preliminary injunction against today’s scheduled university hearing.
John has already completed all the requirements of his degree and has no reason to return to campus. He was told in May that his degree would be withheld pending the results of the proceeding.
If today’s scheduled UVA hearing had happened – a review panel that adjudicates contested findings by the investigator – its decision could not be further appealed. An affirmation of the investigator’s report would mean John never gets his degree.
The incident in question, however, is more than two years old. John was a sophomore when “Jane Roe” accompanied John to his private, off-campus apartment and they engaged in sexual activity.
“Roe was not a University student or employee, and she was not involved in any programs or activities offered by the University,” Conrad wrote – the conditions under which UVA must take action under Title IX.
The university didn’t know about her allegations for more than a year because she reported John to law enforcement. A police officer told Emily Babb, Title IX coordinator, about the ongoing year-plus investigation last August. (The ruling makes no further mention of the police investigation.)
John Flood, Title IX investigator, did interviews and issued a draft report last fall. But Babb didn’t tell John until four months later – on the eve of graduation, when he already had accepted a job offer – that his degree would be withheld until the matter was resolved.
Flood’s report, issued three weeks after Babb’s notice, admitted that John’s accuser had no connection to the university, but found “sufficient evidence” that he was responsible for “nonconsensual vaginal penetration at Doe’s off-campus apartment.”
UVA twice ignored John’s lawyer warning that he would sue the public university for lack of jurisdiction, according to Conrad’s summary.
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Facts of this case highly unusual: accuser not a UVA student, inv'n lasted well beyond 60 days, UVA decided to move forward w/hearing affirming student's guilt only after his graduation day had passed. Full ruling below.https://t.co/Ei8WQDeAvZ
— KC Johnson (@kcjohnson9) June 28, 2019
During the teleconference hearing Thursday, UVA admitted John “may have a colorable argument” on jurisdiction; that it had “no formal process in place” for him to challenge its jurisdiction during the proceeding; and that he wouldn’t be allowed to raise the argument at the scheduled review-panel hearing.
Incredibly, the university insisted that the hearing go forward, claiming “Doe had failed to demonstrate that he would suffer irreparable harm” if the review panel expelled him.
Conrad disagreed, saying John is likely to succeed on the merits of his procedural due process claim.
The judge cited a 2016 ruling against Virginia’s George Mason University that found a student’s expulsion for sexual misconduct “implicated a protected liberty interest,” at least for public universities like UVA and GMU.
Under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, and UVA’s own Title IX policy, the university likely didn’t afford John the requisite due process. Conrad cited the off-campus and non-student nature of the allegations, and the fact that John had already completed his degree requirements when the final investigative report was finally issued a month ago:
Notwithstanding Doe’s colorable challenges to the University’s jurisdiction and authority to discipline him under the Title IX Policy and Procedures, the University has not afforded him any opportunity to be heard on these threshold issues, and has confirmed that such opportunity will not be provided at the Review Panel Hearing.
UVA couldn’t even cite “any interest that would justify the imposition of severe penalties without affording an accused individual the opportunity to challenge” its jurisdiction, the judge wrote.
The university is also wrong about irreparable harm, which is “presumed” by courts to occur when constitutional rights are threatened, Conrad said, emphasizing the word. He cited rulings by other federal courts that note expulsion “could drastically curtail future educational and employment opportunities” and is “not readily compensable in money damages.”
UVA’s least credible argument would be that the campus community would be harmed if the review-panel hearing didn’t happen today, Conrad wrote.
John is no longer on campus; there’s no way his accuser, a non-student, could be “unduly prejudice[d]” by a preliminary injunction; and UVA has offered no explanation for vastly exceeding the 60-day window for investigations to be completed under its own policy, according to the judge.
The university can argue its case in supplemental briefs to Conrad ahead of a tentatively scheduled Aug. 21 hearing.
Read the ruling.
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Margaret River’s newest establishment: The Common
Locally brewed craft beer and great food with a seafood slant will feature at The Common, Margaret River region’s newest establishment and the third owned and operated by the Margaret River Hospitality Group (MRHG).
The Common is a cool yet comfortable casual bar and bistro located in the Margarets Beach Resort complex in Gnarabup, on the coast of the Margaret River region.
MRHG Managing Director Anthony Janssen, who owned Gnarabar on the same site three years ago, said that he’s been working on The Common’s new $300,000 fit out, making much of the furniture himself from local timbers.
“We’ve built a new alfresco deck with ocean views and an awning made from recycled timber, a private function room, put in a new ceiling, new lighting, new American Oak floorboards and created another outdoor area – it looks fantastic,” Janssen said.
“The Common will have a craft beer focus – the heroes being the local brews in our beer fonts, and we’ll also offer other Australian and international beer. We’ll also have a small but interesting list of wines by the glass and bottle.
“The Common is ultimately a place for locals to eat, drink and hang out, that welcomes families and visitors alike.
“Come in for a quick drink, a bite to eat, to celebrate a special occasion, or settle in for a long lunch, dinner and beyond, it doesn’t matter – that’s the sort of friendly casual coastal-bar-bistro vibe we’re aiming for.
“We’re really looking forward to reopening what was our first venue and the original vision behind the MRHG – creating quality hospitality experiences,” Janssen said.
MRHG Executive Chef Tony Howell said Andy Foulsham would head the kitchen team at The Common.
“Andrew is young gun of a chef - I have huge confidence in him as head chef for The Common,” Howell said.
“We’ve worked together for the past three years or so and we’re both excited to be dishing up great local seafood and other bistro favourites with a rolling menu that will take advantage of local seasonal produce,” Howell said.
Janssen said that he has already taken function bookings at The Common and is excited to grow this side of the business.
The function spaces cater for up to 200 people in the bistro area, 100 in the separate function room and 90 on the alfresco deck (that has ocean views), cocktail-style.
The Common is scheduled to open in early August. It will be open seven days per week from 4pm Monday to Friday, and from 12pm on weekends in off peak season, and will be open seven days per week from 12pm in peak season.
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12 health risks this Christmas and how to avoid them
Nyama choma (roast meat) is a delicacy on most Kenyans' menus during Christmas. Doctor advises against overindulging in nyama choma as the direct heat on animal fat triggers uric acid which causes gout, especially for people who take alcohol. PHOTO | FILE | NATION
While there’s nothing wrong with making merry, it is important to go slow especially with deep fried foods.
Accidental poisoning, especially among children, is common during teh festive season and should be addressed as soon as possible.
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It’s the time for seasonal comfort foods and to slaughter that goat or chicken to eat with a side of chapati. For most Kenyans, it’s not Christmas unless there’s nyama choma (roast meat). However, when you overindulge during the holidays, you not only gain weight, but you can also overtax your digestive system as well as lose sleep and develop heartburn.
Dr Gladys Mugambi a nutritionist at the Ministry of Health says while there’s nothing wrong with making merry, it is important to go slow especially with deep fried foods. “It is unhealthy to overeat deep fried foods. It is also unhealthy to overindulge in nyama choma because that direct heat on animal fat triggers uric acid which causes gout, especially for people who take alcohol,” she says.
SAFETY TIP: Exercise to burn the fat and keep healthy, advises Dr Mugambi, who says people also have to be mindful of liquid calories. “If possible, walk around or play with the children to burn the fat rather than indulging while staying put,” she says.
2. Disease trends
It’s the season for visitors and some will be travelling in from outside the country. A polio outbreak travel alert has been issued for 14 African countries.
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The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said in the new alert published on December 11, “there are confirmed polio outbreaks in various countries primarily located in central and eastern Africa”. The CDC and World Health Organization (WHO) recommend those who have visited the infected areas for more than four weeks to receive an additional dose of oral polio vaccine or inactivated polio vaccine within four weeks to 12 months of travel.
Also to be the on the lookout for is the seasonal flu, which is hardly unavoidable. Many have come down with it this year. There is likelihood of getting the flu especially in crowded places such as malls and churches.
SAFETY TIP: WHO says you do not have to go through fever, a dry cough, headache, muscle and joint pain, a sore throat and a runny nose if you take these simple measures:
Get vaccinated, especially for children aged between six months and five years, elderly people, those suffering from chronic medical conditions, and for health workers.
Wash your hands with soap and running water and avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
Avoid being around sick people and, if you don’t feel well, stay at home.
3. Accidents at home
Christmas is an exciting and magical time of the year, but it can also be stressful and, in some cases, dangerous. It’s important to be aware of the most common festive hazards to prevent accidents at home.
Everyday holiday activities occasionally result in lacerations, deep cuts, falls and accidental poisoning, says Dr Benjamin Wachira of Aga Khan Hospital’s Accidents and Emergency unit.
He says accidental poisoning, especially among children, is common and that this is caused by drinking something they should not have. “We mostly treat accidental poisoning and injuries from falls at the emergency unit during this time,” he says.
SAFETY TIP: Should you get into an accident at home, go to hospital as soon as possible to avoid worsening the situation. “People often come when it is a little late, so it’s advisable that they keep emergency contacts close and come to hospitals as fast as possible,” says Dr Wachira.
4. Alcohol
Just like kissing under the mistletoe during Christmas, imbibing alcohol to a number during the festive season is close to inevitable.
It is a season characterised by end-of-year parties, family lunches and meetups with friends. Bottles of beer and whiskey will be among other “social lubricants”.
A study conducted and published in the Lancet journal looked at data on 28 million people worldwide and revealed that the dangers of drinking alcohol superseded any potential health benefits. The research outlined that the health risks start off small with one drink a day, but they “rise rapidly” as people drink more. Considering the risks, it concluded there is “no safe level of alcohol”. “The claims that alcohol has some magical, protective fix has no particularly serious scientific basis,” said Richard Peto of University of Oxford, one of the leading researchers.
According to World Health Organisation, excessive alcohol consumption leads to major diseases like neuropsychiatric disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, fetal alcohol syndrome and preterm complications. In addition, excessive consumption of alcohol leads to intentional and unintentional injuries.
SAFETY TIP: You can plan for some alcohol-free days and substitute this with non-alcoholic beverages.
5. HIV/STIs
The mood is festive and feisty and one is most likely to let their guard down on matters protective sex, especially with all the partying the holidays come with.
A study conducted in the UK by an independent online health platform revealed that one out of 10 people contracted an STI from a colleague after sex during a Christmas party.
According to Dr Simon Kigondu, a gynaecologist, substance abuse, that is quite common during the festive season, also puts a majority at risk of contracting HIV and STIs that could lead to other health complications. “For instance, Human Papilloma Virus, which accounts for 90 per cent of all the cervical cancer cases reported,” he said.
SAFETY TIP: Dr Kigondu advises on adherence to ABC: Abstinence, Be faithful and Correct consistent use of condoms.
6. Unwanted pregnancy
You are more likely to get an unplanned pregnancy during the holidays than any other time of the year. According to Dr Kigondu, a majority of people tend to be on break and spend more time with their partners.
An increase in the number of teenage pregnancies are also recorded during the festive season. Experts have attributed this spike to substance abuse among young people and societal pressures. “Young people are vulnerable and most of the time left alone without guidance from parents and guardians. Other than HIV and other STIs, the girls are at risk of unplanned teenage pregnancies,” says Dr Kigondu. Unplanned pregnancy is a contributor to the infant mortality rate. With unplanned pregnancy, comes the risk of unsafe abortions.
SAFETY TIP: Use of contraceptives will protect you for the unplanned pregnancy. Parents and guardians are advised to keep adolescents close and offer life skills to the young ones.
7. Road accidents
Every December, the number of road accident deaths increases. In December 2018, there were 342 deaths, according to Kenya's National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). In December 2017, the number rose to 356.
Currently, this year’s road crash fatalities in Kenya have exceeded those of 2018, according to NTSA. In its latest survey, it says by December 17, 3,396 people had lost their lives on the roads, an increase of 13.4 per cent compared to the number of people who had died by the same date in 2018.
NTSA blames the majority of the accidents on road user behaviour which contributes to 98 per cent of the causes.
These include speeding, drunk driving, fatigue and inexperience. Poor visibility especially at night and bad road conditions also aggravate the situation in December.
SAFETY TIP: NTSA cautioned against speeding, urged for alertness while on the wheel and avoiding cell phone distraction. Drivers should also familiarise themselves with the roads and black spot stretches, take rest on the journey, drive diligently, stay sober, report reckless driving and pedestrians should be careful. NTSA also asked drivers to be careful while driving on flooded or destroyed roads and to avoid dirt and debris on the roads.
8. Weather change
During Christmas and New Year, people move around to celebrate. But, the movement comes with its risks emanating from weather change.
Some of the people could be moving from hot/humid or warm weather conditions to cold places and vice versa. According to Dr Victor Kibe, a climate expert, any change of environment may affect the health of a person. An increase in temperature may lead to dehydration very fast and in extreme cases a person may experience kidney failure. Although not common, people could also suffer from heat stroke, he says.
During the changes, there are high incidents of airborne diseases because of poor aeration, and infections like cholera, diarrhoea and typhoid because of lack of access to clean drinking water and/or drinking stored water.
SAFETY TIP: For those who are travelling to Western, Nyanza and Coast and areas where there were floods, they should be on malaria prophylaxis to prevent getting the disease because these are malaria endemic zones, he advises.
For those travelling to Central (areas of Mt Kenya) and some parts of Rift Valley like Kericho, he says, they could contract asthma because of the cold conditions and, therefore, should carry antihistamine. Also, those travelling to rural areas could be exposed to pollen and could get “seasonal allergic rhinitis” or chest complications and should also carry antihistamine to take in case they are attacked.
9. Mental health
Christmas and New Year are characterised by binge drinking, which may also involve experimenting or continuous use of substances such as drugs. Drugs have been found to induce mental disorders.
A study in 2008 by University of Nairobi’s Prof David Ndetei from the Africa Mental Health Foundation found that 34 per cent of patients in the hospital suffered from substance abuse disorder. The holiday season is also the time when those battling alcoholism relapse into addiction due to the temptation as they hang around people who are constantly drinking. It is also a time when people get together for celebrations and those who don’t have families or money have a hard time.
This can heighten anxiety to clinical levels. December can be burdening: the dark cloud of children going to school in January which will require money, underemployment, loss of work and tough economic times among other factors.
SAFETY TIP: Get an accountability partner to keep you off drugs, avoid company that may influence substance abuse or alcoholism, seek professional help from a psychologist, counsellors or psychiatrists.
For financial concerns, budget and stick to it.
10. Fatigue
On her Facebook page, *Mary Nderitu cracks a joke about what the holidays mean for her as a teacher, a wife and a mother in a large family, where it is mandatory for people to get together at her father-in-law’s home. She shares a caricature of an exhausted woman with dribble coming from her mouth along with an explanation that she and her two sisters-in-law will be expected to cater to the needs of their husbands, their children and all those invited to spend the holidays with them. In the evening, their husbands will be expected to drop every relative to their home.
These activities, as *Ms Nderitu narrates, contribute to fatigue.
SAFETY TIP: Politely turn down some invitations that would take a lot from you physically, emotionally and financially, create time for rest and don’t feel guilty about it.
11. Sleep
The holidays are a great time for teenagers, who are on school break, to binge on TV shows and wear out their thumbs as they scroll on social media posts. Adults, on the other hand, are entertaining guests overnight, partying and club hopping. As fun as these activities sound, they can keep you from sleep.
While research in this area in Africa has been scarce, a 2012 WHO-backed study on eight African and Asian countries shows that many adults are not getting adequate sleep. In Kenya, 11 per cent of women and four per cent of men spend less than the required seven to eight hours of sleep. CDC has linked sleep deprivation to anxiety of clinical levels, hastening Alzheimer’s disease and memory problems.
SAFETY TIP: Parents should chaperon technology use as the blue light from screens suppresses the production of sleep hormone, making it harder to fall asleep. People are advised to practise discipline and schedule time to sleep. Make bedrooms sleep-friendly: darker curtains and switch off the lights around the time one is about to sleep. Also, create time for sleep without feeling guilty.
12. Fear of missing out & social media pressure
Researchers are raising concerns on mental anxiety such as “fear of missing out”, a pervasive apprehension that others might be having a rewarding experience from which the individual is absent.
In her book Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, a professor says since many young people’s relationship with social media is immature and still evolving, they are not able to rationalise that people censor what they post online and that the personas they see online are fake.
SAFETY TIP: Accept that most success online may be unreal. Accept and be content with your situation. Stay away from social media and try making offline connections with family and friends around you during the holidays.
This article was first published on Healthy Nation.
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One year after the Sierra Leone mudslides – could another be lurking in the horizon?
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ONE YEAR AFTER THE SIERRA LEONE MUDSLIDES - COULD ANOTHER BE LURKING IN THE HORIZON?
By Divine Sewornu Dzokoto
Exactly a year ago this month (August), three days of heavy rainfall and corresponding devastating floods led to a mudslide in the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, killing hundreds of residents. One year on, the activities around the hillsides of Sierra Leone seems to suggest that another disaster of the same kind could happen at any time.
The three days of heavy rainfall during especially the wet rainy season was widely blamed for the mudslide. By the time all the water had passed under the proverbial bridge, 1,141 people were recorded either dead or missing and over 3,000 people were rendered homeless.
The three days of heavy rainfall was just the immediate cause of the mudslide. There were other remote causes which eventually led to the disaster.
Many years before the mudslides of 2017, the Sierra Leone’s Civil War of between 1991 and 2002; had resulted in the indiscriminate felling of the countries trees for various purposes because there was no control. This had led to the deforestation of the land.
In the years leading to the torrential rainfall that immediately caused the mudslide, there was unbridled construction of large homes on the hillside areas of the capital. Trees had to be cut down to make way for these constructions. The result was that the stability of the hillsides was rendered weak. A hazard had been created, waiting to metamorphose into a disaster.
The drainage system in Freetown was nothing to write home about. The absence of a proper drainage system meant that the runoff water could not be properly channeled to avoid the havoc that was eventually caused. The above factors, being the remote reasons which caused the disaster, it came as no surprise to those who were overly concerned and feared such a disaster was in the waiting.
What is the surprise, however, is that there does not seem to be any change in behaviour in the aftermath of the mudslide which claimed so many innocent lives. Trees are cut down recklessly for its timber because it is needed and widely used in the construction sector. Structures are still going up in the hillside area, a phenomenon that was part of the remote causes of the August, 2017 mudslide.
Charcoal business is still booming in Sierra Leone, in the absence of cheaper alternative means of generating fuel for domestic use. Charcoal is obtained after trees are felled and burned. The felling of trees to make charcoal is a further contribution to the deforestation of the country.
The mining of stones is another cause for concern. Mining of stones is also to support the construction sector to build private property and public infrastructure. Important as these constructions may be, it also further weakens the holding capacity of the soil.
Also, climate change, which is a known reality, is resulting in much fewer rains and when they do come, they are very heavy and much stronger. Experts are warning that there are going to be much stronger rains in the future, thanks to climate change.
If in Sierra Leone, residents do not desist from the very things that caused the 2017 mudslide and loss of life, then the catastrophe of 2017 are only waiting to occur, the question is when?
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A grand opening ceremony was held in May 2014 for the first construction phase of the new corporate site for voestalpine Profilform (China) Co., Ltd. in Suzhou. The company produces premium steel sections and tubes for Chinese and international customers.
A grand opening ceremony was held in May 2014 for the first construction phase of the new corporate site for in Suzhou. The new company voestalpine Profilform (China) Co., Ltd. produces premium steel sections and tubes for Chinese and international customers. The premium steel tubes and sections are primarily sold to manufacturers of commercial vehicles as well as to manufacturers of passenger vehicles and their suppliers. A commercial vehicle is a motor vehicle used to transport people or goods, but is not a passenger car. These include farming and construction vehicles like excavators, forklifts or wheel loaders as well as trucks and buses. “We produce for the international customers of the Metal Forming Division in China, Europe and the United States, but the Chinese customers are also important for us,” said Managing Director Kevin Hu. In addition to tubes and sections, precision tube components for airbags are also produced in Suzhou – in close cooperation with the voestalpine Rotec Group.
The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of voestalpine Metal Forming GmbH and is in a very literal sense one of the youngest members of the Metal Forming Division: “We have the youngest team of all voestalpine Group production companies. The average age is below 30, and the youngest engineer is 22 years old,” said Kevin Hu, 48. Incidentally, up to 60 new jobs will be created in Suzhou by mid-2015.
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Included among the customers to date are famous names like Caterpillar and John Deere (USA) as well as Shanghai Senlin and Yangzhou Shenzhou (China). The business model is based primarily on long-term business relationships. Once a customer approves a product, he will be supplied over a period of five to seven years and will also be advised extensively in the use of premium tubes and sections – that is especially important for customized special sections.“So far, we have successfully developed more than ten new tubes and sections. For 2015 we have plans to develop more than 20 new types; on average, two per month,” Kevin Hu said. The development work focuses around the in-house Technology, Production and Quality Assurance teams.
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Vital Therapies Readies Clinical & Regulatory Operations with End-to-end Regulated Content Management Solution in the Cloud from Veeva Systems
Biotech turns to Veeva Vault to drive efficiency from study start-up to submissions
PLEASANTON, CA — Dec. 2, 2014 — With an investigational combination biological product in Phase III clinical trials and a recent IPO, Vital Therapies, Inc. is readying its clinical and regulatory operations for global collaboration and greater efficiency with cloud-based Veeva Vault eTMF and Veeva Vault Submissions content management applications from Veeva Systems. Together, the new Vault applications allow Vital Therapies to align document workstreams from study start-up through to submissions. The company is now rolling out Vault as it prepares for its potential first Biologics License Application (BLA) filing.
Veeva Vault – easily and securely accessible in the cloud – enables efficient collaboration between Vital Therapies’ external partners, internal teams across clinical and regulatory, and study sites globally. “We wanted an end-to-end solution that would allow improved efficiency, enable streamlined operations, and provide team members with access to product and study documentation in a structured and secure location. With Veeva Vault, it’s easier to share information,” said Heidi Spanish, director of global regulatory and quality operations for Vital Therapies. “Veeva Vault will also scale to grow with our organization as we drive toward our goal of commercialization.”
Vital Therapies noted the synergy it gains from leveraging a single system for regulated documents. “Veeva Vault connects workstreams between clinical and regulatory, which improves productivity. Users no longer have to pull documents from multiple places,” added Spanish. “And, we no longer need multiple versions of the same document. We now have one version – with content structured largely based on the DIA TMF Reference Model – accessible to teams globally. We used to spend hours comparing different versions, but Veeva Vault saves us time and prevents errors by providing document version control. Vault also reduces time spent searching or chasing down documents when preparing submissions.”
As a growing organization, Vital Therapies wanted to minimize the infrastructure and operational investments that traditional on-premise systems require, and focus its resources on research and development instead. “The cloud is a good way for growing companies to implement advanced business applications like Veeva Vault. System maintenance is provided by Veeva with the option to make changes ourselves or through Veeva’s services. The upgrades to Vault are available regularly, allowing us to enable them as needed for easy access to the latest innovations from Veeva,” added Spanish.
Vault eTMF and Vault Submissions are part of Veeva Vault, a cloud-based suite of integrated content management applications and platform for the life sciences industry. Vault spans clinical, quality, commercial, and medical – every major part of a life sciences company – giving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies the ability to deploy a single content management system globally. Helping companies connect securely in the life sciences cloud, Vault provides complete control from start to finish, as well as the easy accessibility, visibility, and agility needed to speed time to market. All Vault applications offer real-time reporting and dashboards; an intuitive, consumer-web interface; and a true multitenant cloud architecture that continuously delivers rapid innovation.
“The people at Veeva have worked in pharma so they understand our requests and provide good advice. It has been a great experience,” concluded Spanish.
To learn about the Veeva Vault family of content management applications, including Vault eTMF and Vault Submissions, and the Veeva Vault Platform, visit www.veeva.com/vault
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Veeva Systems Inc. is a leader in cloud-based software for the global life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva has more than 200 customers, ranging from the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. Veeva is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. For more information, visit www.veeva.com.
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Some Doctors Use the Word Abortion for Miscarriages
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The terminology of miscarriages can be confusing at times, and many women are shocked to see the word "abortion" on medical forms or to hear the term from doctors.
It can be frustrating and sometimes very upsetting to hear your miscarriage referred to in this way. Regardless of your political leanings on the issue, it's natural to be upset by comparisons between miscarriages and abortions. The elective ending of a pregnancy is a completely different situation than the loss of a wanted pregnancy, both medically and emotionally.
Many doctors respect that patients often feel this way and try to avoid using the term "abortion" in reference to miscarriages, but some still use the term and it can lead to unfortunate misunderstandings at times.
Changing Terminology
Although the practice is changing, many medical texts and medical professionals refer to miscarriages as abortions. The term "spontaneous abortion" generally refers to a miscarriage, or naturally occurring loss of a pregnancy (as opposed to the elective surgically or medically induced abortion of an otherwise viable pregnancy). You may also see these terms used:
Missed abortion (for a missed miscarriage)
Incomplete abortion (a miscarriage with tissue still left in the uterus)
Threatened abortion (threatened miscarriage)
Inevitable abortion (nothing can stop a miscarriage from occurring)
Infected abortion (tissue remaining in the uterus after an incomplete miscarriage and/or the lining of the uterus has become infected)
Habitual or recurrent abortion (for recurrent miscarriages)
While the terminology used in your record or during conversations with your physician may leave you feeling uncomfortable, it is important to remember that in almost all cases, there is nothing you could have done to prevent a miscarriage. Most miscarriages are the result of chromosomal problems in the fetus that impede the development of a baby.
In fact, about half of all fertilized eggs die and are miscarried, often before a woman even realizes she is pregnant. Among women with a confirmed pregnancy, about 10 to 15% of pregnancies will result in miscarriage. Most miscarriages–more than 80 percent—occur during the first three months of pregnancy, and the risk of miscarriage drops significantly once a baby's heartbeat has been detected.
Signs and Symptoms of Miscarriage
It is important to keep in mind that some of the symptoms of miscarriage, such as spotting or cramping, are also common symptoms of early pregnancy. However, any concerns you may have about the way your pregnancy is progressing should be raised with your physician. If you notice the following signs, let your physician know as soon as possible:
Vaginal bleeding or spotting
Pain or cramping in your abdomen or lower back
Fluid or tissue passing from your vagina
Getting Pregnant Again
The good news is that the vast majority of women who have experienced a miscarriage go on to become pregnant again and deliver normal, healthy babies. Having a miscarriage does not mean you or your partner have infertility.
However, about 1% of women may experience repeated pregnancy loss. In these cases, physicians recommend asking for diagnostic tests to help determine the cause.
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The legal standard for gluten-free food in the United States is for the food to contain "less than 20 parts per million of gluten." Foods that meet this legal standard contain less than 0.002% gluten.
You've almost certainly seen references to "parts per million" on various gluten-free products. Statements on product labels might say something like: "This product contains less than 20 parts per million of gluten," or "Tested to contain less than 5 parts per million of gluten."
But what does this mean in terms of how much gluten the products actually contain? Bear with me, as this actually gets fairly complicated.
Parts Per Million Defined
The term "parts per million" measures the percentage of one substance as a part of another substance.
For example, if a huge barrel of marbles contains, say, one million marbles, including 999,999 plain white marbles and one sparkly red marble, then that barrel contains one part per million red marbles. You also can describe that as 0.0001% red sparkly marbles.
If that same barrel contained 990,000 plain white marbles and 10,000 red sparkly marbles, then it would contain 10,000 parts per million, or 1% red marbles.
Now, when you're talking about parts per million (or percentages), the size of the barrel doesn't matter as long as the ratio of plain white marbles to sparkly red marbles stays the same.
Parts Per Million as It Relates to Gluten
Now, you may not realize that most "gluten-free"-labeled commercial food products still contain a tiny bit of gluten, although some contain less than others. Foods that contain 1 part per million of gluten contain 0.0001% gluten as a percentage of the food, while foods that contain 20 parts per million of gluten contain 0.002% gluten.
That's not a lot of gluten, but it only takes a tiny bit to give you a reaction. (How little? Check out How Much Gluten Can Make Me Sick? for the answer.)
Everyone's body reacts to gluten in a slightly different way, and some people are just naturally more sensitive to trace gluten than others. While some people with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity may do just fine with foods that test right at the legal limit (less than 20 parts per million of gluten), others will react to far lower levels.
Obviously, the more foods you eat that contain a tiny bit of gluten, the more gluten you're consuming overall (remember, parts per million is a percentage, not a fixed quantity).
If you're careful to choose foods with lower parts per million numbers, you'll be getting less gluten overall: one pound of something with 20 parts per million contains twice as much gluten as one pound of something with 10 parts per million of gluten.
The bottom line is, lower is better when it comes to parts per million.
How Much Gluten Did You Eat Today?
According to the University of Maryland, people who eat a "standard" gluten-free diet with plenty of gluten-free grain products consume about half a kilogram (a little more than one pound) of gluten-free-labeled grain products a day (those servings of gluten-free cereal, pizza and bread can add up).
Since those gluten-free-labeled grain products most likely contain between 10 and 20 parts per million of gluten each, someone who consumes that much "gluten-free"-labeled food per day actually is consuming a total of between 5 and 10mg per day of gluten.
Some manufacturers of gluten-free products are more diligent than others in making sure their products go well beyond the legal standard of less than 20 parts per million of gluten. For a guide to manufacturers' parts per million testing limits, check out How Much Gluten Does Your 'Gluten-Free' Food Contain?
Manufacturers that label their products "gluten-free" tend to be good at meeting the legal standard for those gluten-free foods. Foods that are certified gluten-free have to meet more stringent standards. For example, foods certified by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization must contain less than 10 parts per million of gluten, half as much gluten as the legal standard.
However, if you're someone who seems to be much more sensitive than average (for example, if you have trouble eating at restaurants without getting sick, even if you're ordering off a gluten-free menu), you may need to stick with mainly unprocessed foods like plain meats and vegetables, seasoned with fresh herbs or gluten-free spices. Some people who are extremely sensitive to trace gluten have had luck ridding themselves of gluten symptoms by eating that type of unprocessed foods diet.
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Liberal donors band together to plot 2018 strategy
Fredreka Schouten
WASHINGTON — Fresh off big political wins in Virginia and New Jersey, some of the nation’s wealthiest liberal donors are huddling behind closed doors this week to plot ways to extend their winning streak into next year’s state and congressional elections.
The three-day gathering of the influential Democracy Alliance at a resort in southern California comes after Democrats made sweeping gains in Virginia, winning races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general by big margins and making inroads in the state’s House of Delegates
Democrats also captured the governorship in New Jersey. In Washington state, Democrat Manka Dhingra defeated a Republican to give Democrats control of the state Senate.
“People are energized,” Gara LaMarche, the Democracy Alliance’s president, told USA TODAY. For months now, he said, Democratic donors and activists have questioned whether the vocal rebellion to President Trump and GOP policies on display at the Women’s March and congressional town halls meetings, would “translate into electoral energy.”
“I think on the evidence of last Tuesday, the answer to that so far is ‘yes,’ “ LaMarche said.
“That’s good to know. But at the same time they understand that it’s a long way until next November, and the contests we’ll have to wage are in very different parts of the country.”
LaMarche said liberals are learning another lesson from the 2017 electoral battles: Democratic candidates should mount serious challenges “everywhere.” He pointed to deep-red Alabama, where Democrat Doug Jones, a law-and-order former prosecutor, has cut into Republican Roy Moore’s lead in next month’s Senate special election, following allegations that Moore pursued romantic relationships with teenage girls when he was in his 30s.
“You can’t win where you don’t have a candidate,” LaMarche said.
The alliance, founded by wealthy Democrats such as financier George Soros, helps channel millions of dollars to liberal groups. Much of the spending in recent years has focused on strengthening liberal power in the states ahead of the 2020 Census and the next round of legislative redistricting.
LaMarche’s group does not contribute directly to organizations. Instead, its donors pay annual dues to the alliance and contribute at least $200,000 a year to groups the alliance recommends.
The alliance’s “Beyond Resistance” conference, which opens Wednesday, will feature some of last week’s winners, including Justin Fairfax, the Democrat elected as Virginia’s lieutenant governor, and groups at the forefront of state battles, such as Flippable, which helped donors around the country send money to Democratic candidates in Virginia and other states to “flip” seats from red to blue.
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The group backed Dhingra in Washington state. In Virginia, it promoted 20 legislative candidates, 16 of whom captured their seats, including Danica Roem, who will be the nation’s first openly transgender state legislator.
Flippable now plans to take aim at 100 seats in 2018 with an eye toward flipping chambers from Republican to Democratic control or breaking GOP super-majorities, said the group's CEO Catherine Vaughan.
“The important thing here is to make sure we don’t do what Democrats tend to do, which is: We have a victory and then we go home and don’t vote for a few years," Vaughan said.
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Barilla now has five fast-casual restaurants
Larry Olmsted
Special to USA TODAY
The scene: If you cook at all, you’ve probably seen the familiar blue boxes in the pasta aisle of the supermarket. After all, Barilla is the world’s largest pasta manufacturer and operates a culinary academy at its headquarters in Parma, the epicurean epicenter of Italy, famous for its namesake products, Prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiana-Reggiano. Now, you don’t have to go to Italy or cook to enjoy the company’s products, as Barilla has aggressively opened several new fast-causal restaurants on both U.S. coasts, in greater Los Angeles and New York.
Casual is taken seriously, and these are very low-key spots, especially for a legend of Italian cuisine, but the eateries are still warm and charming and feature surprisingly broad menus. You order at a counter below digital video menu boards, and much of the food is sold to go, while there are self-service tables for dining in, and most food is brought to guests. The layout is not much different from a Starbucks or Chipotle, but the atmosphere is a bit more unique and upscale, with displays of glass-jarred pasta, cookbooks, and vertical garden walls of live plants and herbs. The interiors are bright and airy with blonde wood tables, individual and communal. Some food is served in white ceramic Italianate bowls, and pizzas come on wooden boards. Unlike most fast-casual spots, there are touches like bread baskets, clever napkins printed with various pasta shapes, and a wine and beer selection. It’s not exactly a date night choice, but is great for a work lunch, quick dinner, or grab and go at a good value, with pasta dishes worthy of the venerable brand’s reputation.
The three New York locations are all in Midtown, with branches at Bryant Park, Herald Square, and near Radio City and Rockefeller Center. California locations include Costa Mesa and USC Village in Los Angeles, with more coming.
Reason to visit: lasagna, Mediterranean salad, pizzas.
The food: Barilla is known for pasta, but these eateries are a celebration of the broader Mediterranean palate, with surprisingly complex salads and soups in addition to a full array of panini sandwiches, pizzas and of course, pastas. The latter come in 12 permutations, and each is available with the standard signature Barilla pasta or a substitution of whole grain penne or fusilli, gluten-free penne or fusilli, organic penne, or protein plus farfalle. The healthier options are broad here, befitting the company’s “manifesto” to offer wholesome, delicious and sustainable Italian food and to “give people the same food you would give to our own children.”
The bestseller is the lasagna, and it is very good, thanks to a thick meaty tomato sauce and the addition of rich béchamel, a gourmet touch most restaurants skip. If you are a lasagna fan, you will not be disappointed. I also very much enjoy the tagliatelle Bolognese, another classic, with perfectly cooked, wider noodles in a thick, rich meat sauce. Another enjoyable pasta is the tortellini alfredo, stuffed with a mix of spinach and ricotta, in which the greens are a nice contrast to the rich, creamy and heavily parmigiana-infused white sauce. I go for the classics, but the options include more eclectic choices such as orecchiette Pugliesi, ear-shaped pasta with broccoli, cherry tomatoes, pecorino cheese and chilis; linguine Vesuvio with sautéed squid and shrimp in a spicy tomato sauce with extra virgin olive oil; and penne al salmone, with salmon, capers, tomatoes, basil, lemon zest and roasted garlic — none of these are dishes you are going to encounter at most other fast-casual restaurants. All the pastas come in generous portions and run between $9 and $13, not too shabby for L.A. and NYC prices.
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Pizzas are square, thin crust affairs and come in two sizes, though the “solo” is still a bit much for one person. Like the pastas, you can sub a whole grain blend dough for the regular, and topping choices are equally varied with a half dozen options to choose from. I try the most traditional, the margherita, to get a basic indication. It is quite good, and I like that the square format gives you a bit of extra crust in each slice, the best part, while the toppings are fresh and the result has a home-cooked look and taste. Vegetable topping choices include less common things like artichokes and arugula, and meats span sausage, pepperoni and real Prosciutto di Parma, from Barilla’s hometown.
Most of the panini are made on house focaccia that is baked fresh here daily, and these feature many of the same topping options as the pizzas. It is the salads where Barilla goes especially creative and offbeat. Veggie lovers will be wowed by the Mediterranean, which tops mixed greens with tomatoes, artichoke hearts, onions, and not one, not two, but three kinds of beans: cannellini, pinto and garbanzo. All of the ingredients are chopped so you get a bit of everything in every bite, and it is very good, tossed with a delicious and refreshing lemon dressing. Beyond this, there is one of my favorites, a salad not often seen in this country, panzanella, based on bread cubes, and several other options featuring everything from salmon or tuna to rosemary chicken to quinoa.
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For a pretty small restaurant, Barilla packs a big punch, and if you work or live near one, you’ll likely find yourself coming back pretty often and still being confounded by what to order. These spots are perfect for those who want something fast and inexpensive without sacrificing real restaurant cooking, and they definitely sit at the high end of the fast-casual space — there are dozens of nondescript “neighborhood Italian” places in New York where you can pay twice as much for a bowl of pasta and not get anything better. On top of that, the menus offer a much broader selection of healthy, whole grain and vegetarian options than you would expect, at least before you get to the dolci, or dessert section, where exclusively Italian classics like tiramisu and panna cotta are featured, along with a fresh fruit salad for those trying to be good.
Pilgrimage-worthy?: No, but for dining on the go in a big city, it’s a very solid choice.
Rating: Yum! (Scale: Blah, OK, Mmmm, Yum!, OMG!)
Price: $-$$ ($ cheap, $$ moderate, $$$ expensive)
Details: Three locations in Manhattan and two in greater Los Angeles, barillarestaurants.com
Larry Olmsted has been writing about food and travel for more than 15 years. An avid eater and cook, he has attended cooking classes in Italy, judged a barbecue contest and once dined with Julia Child. Follow him on Twitter, @TravelFoodGuy, and if there's a unique American eatery you think he should visit, send him an e-mail at travel@usatoday.com. Some of the venues reviewed by this column provided complimentary services.
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B1 Intermediate 9776 Folder Collection
Today we are talking to Morgwn Rimel director of The School of Life. We will be finding
out ways entrepreneurs can improve their quality of life.
Hello Morgwn, pleasure to meet you. For the benefit of our viewers and Pioneers, I want
you to define for us, explain to us what The School of Life is all about.
Sure, well in the simplest terms The School of Life is a business that's devoted to good
ideas for everyday living. We are primarily concerned with how to help people live the
most fulfilling lives possible. And how long has The School of Life been running? Three
years, so we've had about 40,000 people participate in our public programs. What are the goals
and plans for The School of Life? When the school was originally founded, the initial
vision was to create an alternative form of education for adults that was sort of non-traditional,
so a way of bringing ideas out of the ivory tower and onto the high street, and to make
it more accessible, learning more accessible and relevant to everyday lives. So we started
out by launching a range of classes, workshops and other weekend events, and now we've moved
into publishing, so we'll be launching a series of books next May, we've started to design
our own sort of knowledge led, very thoughtful gifts, games and stationary, and we will be
running events around the world. You seem very very passionate about being able to run
The School of Life, why is this? Ah because it's an amazing idea and it's just wonderful
to see people come together in the community that's based around good thinking and good
ideas, it's also an incredibly inspiring place to work because you get to meet so many interesting
people from all walks of life. So which are your most popular classes? Ah this is an easy
one actually, we have three, well four, we have a lot of popular classes actually, but
there are four in particular, one is how to find a job you love, I think for obvious reasons,
how to realise your potential, again this idea of re-appraising ones values and trying
to work out what's really important, people thinking more about their relationships, their
creative lives, the things that they're really passionate about and maybe they're not getting
that from their career, and trying to find a way to reconcile that through past-times,
volunteer work, side projects, starting businesses, and kind of taking the leap from salaried
work into a completely new venture that's self supporting.
What types of people attend the classes? Ah, you never know who you're gonna get! And that
is the beauty of The School of Life, I think if you kind of like had to pick a primary
group, I'd say people probably from their mid 20's to their mid-forties who are obviously
kind of dealing with the big issues in life. So, sorting out their career, working through
their first serious relationships or marriages, starting families, like some of the really
big pressing issues in life. How do you think the old wisdom that you have here in the school
matches up with the modern entrepreneurial mindset. We're actually really good in the
sense that we draw in the old and the new, so it's very much everything from ancient
philosophy through to the latest neuro scientific research, as far as we're concerned, it doesn't
really matter if the idea is 2000 years old or like two weeks old, both have merit and
the beauty is in finding the underlying principles and the universal truths that underpin every
age and every epic in history. I want you to give me at least three entrepreneurs or
business people who are role models or influencers for you?
That's difficult, okay, so, why don't we choose, we'll go large scale, small scale and sort
of creative, so I think on a large scale it would be Jamie Oliver, and that's purely because
he has created a business that is devoted in large part obviously to his own benefit,
but to the good, for social good, but it's come from a place of passion, like he loves
food and he wants other people to love food and to consider their health. Another person
that I really admire is one of our faculty members, Richard Reynolds, who in a former
life was a marketing executive, and worked in the ad industry, and now is known as the
father of the guerrilla gardening movement and this all sort of came about because he
lived in Elephant and Castle, he had no garden, and it was quite depressing, this urban jungle,
no greenery, and so he started to transform derelict spaces around his neighbourhood,
seed-bombing, planting beautiful wildflowers at the roundabout, and this became a movement.
One more! Okay, so one more, well actually, this one is very close to the mission of The
School of Life, and that would be Dave Eggars, and his 826 National movement. Dave Eggars
is a writer whose based in San Francisco and he founded a series of quite extraordinary
workshop spaces which are fronted by unusual shops in the States, so there's the superhero
supply store where you walk in in Brooklyn, you can try on a cape, you can buy like, invisibility
powder an all this sort of thing and the idea is that kids can go into this shop that is
essentially completely surreal and sort of fantasy space, and there's a little secret
door, that just they go through and in the back of this space is a workshop area where
they are taught writing skills and they are free workshops run by volunteers in the community
and the whole business is geared toward getting kids to write. What key areas do you think
that entrepreneurs should focus on to have a more balanced and healthier and happier
life. I think first it's the idea that work is not the kind of be all end all, especially
when you're working on your own venture and running your own business, it's very easy
to sort of get tunnel vision and nothing else matters, but as important as it is to devote
yourself completely to your mission and to your work, it's equally important to take
time away and to make the time off work a very productive and fruitful time for thinking.
I know I'm so guilty of this, it's really difficult to turn off and put the blackberry
down at the end of the day and to go home and do something different but it's so important
to give your mind a rest. Entrepreneurs are obviously focussed on the bottom line or making
profit, how important is it to you that entrepreneurs also focus on their personal development.
It's incredibly important to develop your financial resources but developing your emotional
resources is equally as important because as the leader of a business and as somebody
whose an owner of a business, you're also responsible for other people and for managing
a number of different relationships whether those are within your organisation or with
external parties, and particularly in environments where it is very stressful and there's a fast
pace of change, so much happening, it's about developing that internal ability to kind of
manage and check your own emotions but to respond appropriately to the emotions and
concerns of the people around you. It's been fantastic meeting you Morgwn, thank you very
much and look forward to seeing you again. It's been a pleasure.
Morgwn Rimel, The School of Life interview - Pioneers TV [S02E07]
孫子文 published on December 12, 2013
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VWS Measures Up at Barnet
Vehicle Weighing Solutions Ltd (VWS) has just installed its market leading Loadweigh CAN underbody weighing system to 48 vehicles operating in London’s second largest borough, Barnet.
In 2007 VWS received its first order from the London Borough of Barnet to retrofit five underbody weighing systems. Once installed, the unrivalled accuracy of VWS’ weighing technology meant that the Authority was no longer at risk of overloading its vehicles and an order to fit under-body weighing to another 40 vehicles quickly followed. This time VWS also fitted a packer plate cut-off to ensure that vehicles could only be loaded to their legal maximum.
When Barnet recently replaced some of its 300 strong fleet of vehicles with 48 new Dennis Eagle RCV’s, VWS on-board weighing was specified once again and installed at the vehicle manufacturers factory.
Bernard McGreevy, Environmental Services Manager – Transport said: “It is important that we accurately weigh the contents of our refuse and recycling trucks. This allows us to find out how much our residents recycle and how much refuse we send to landfill. Importantly, not overloading our vehicles ensures that our fleet run efficiently and that we use less fuel in the long run.”
Loadweigh CAN is a higher accuracy solution and enables vehicle operators to see the weight of individual axles’ gross weight. Full diagnostics are available on the display and the system is compliant to ‘OWL’ as well as being monitored 24/7 by VWS modem. In addition it can act as a tracking device sending back weight and location and any overload infringements.
VWS belongs to a family of complimentary British companies known collectively as AW.co.uk specialising in the design, manufacture, installation and servicing of load cells, weighing and traffic monitoring systems.
Julian Glasspole, Managing Director, VWS said: “We started working with Barnet over 7 years ago when they first trialed our load cell based system for the first time. Testament to the quality and accuracy of our product the Authority has continued to specify our weighing systems on all their new 40 vehicle Waste & Recycling fleet. We are delighted to be Barnet’s preferred supplier and we look forward to continuing our long standing relationship.”
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Waldron News e-Edition
The Citizen e-Edition
Waldron, AR (72958)
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Parker faces 382 criminal charges after multistate investigation
An investigation by special rangers of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) and investigators with the Arkansas Agriculture Department has resulted in 382 criminal charges against an Arkansas man.
Jay Lee Parker, 43, of Waldron, Arkansas, surrendered to the Leflore County Sheriff’s Office Oct. 9, 2019, on one of the 382 counts — knowingly receiving stolen property (cattle). Upon his surrender, he was booked into the Leflore County Jail and later released on a $30,000 bond.
Special Ranger Bart Perrier led TSCRA’s portion of the investigation with the assistance of fellow Special Ranger Kenneth Wadsworth. Billy Black, chief of law enforcement for the Arkansas Agriculture Department led the investigation there.
According to Perrier, Parker allegedly entered into a one-year contract with a Texas rancher to care for the victim’s 435 cows and 61 calves. Near the end of the contract period in the fall of 2018, the victim discovered that a substantial portion of the cattle under Parker’s care were dead or unaccounted for.
The investigation revealed that Parker sold 54 head of cattle at the Leflore County Livestock Auction in Wister, Oklahoma. He pocketed almost $30,000 that should have gone to the victim.
In Arkansas, it is believed that he sold 29 head of the victim’s cattle at the Waldron Livestock Market. Numerous other cattle allegedly died due to poor living conditions and willful neglect by Parker. As a result, two charges for theft of leased property over $25,000, and 379 counts of cruelty to animals were filed in Scott County, Arkansas. He was arrested on those charges May 20, 2019, and was subsequently freed on bond
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If convicted, the one charge in Oklahoma could result in a sentence of 3-10 years in prison and significant fines.
In Arkansas, the two theft charges carry a penalty of six years each, and every animal cruelty charge could land Parker in prison for up to a year.
TSCRA would like to thank Special Rangers Bart Perrier, Kenneth Wadsworth and John Cummings as well as Chief of Law Enforcement Billy Black of the Arkansas Agriculture Department for their tremendous combined efforts on the case.
Parker is scheduled for trial in Scott County at 9:30 a.m. on November 25, 2019 for two Theft of Leased, Rented or Entrusted Personal Propety and 379 counts of Cruelty to Animals, a Class A Misdemeanor.
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Twitter Study: Most Talked About Brands of 2009
Lauren Eichmann
In light of the talk of Twitter and other social media networks being a source of information for citizen journalism and breaking news (see my earlier post), Walker Sands was curious about the top brands being mentioned via the popular microblogging outlet.
With the help from our Director of Web Services and Social Media, John Fairley, we took a look at the top ten brands people were tweeting about in 2009. Here are the results.
Is there anything surprising, or something you think is missing from this list?
For example, Dell has reported $3 million in revenue generated from Twitter since 2007, according to a New York Times blog post by Claire Cain Miller. Yet “Dell” has not appeared to be among one of the top brands mentioned on Twitter in 2009.
So what’s the force behind these trends?
One thing to note is that technology-related products and services are consistently the most popular things people tweet (by hours). Furthermore, many of the top brands assist users with connecting to others: iPhone, AT&T, Google Wave and TweetDeck.
For brands like AIG, its financial collapse still has many people focused on their supposed greed. The negative publicity surrounding AIG has people talking about it online.
On a more positive note, sports and other entertainment also rank high in terms of what people like to tweet about: SuperBowl, NFL, Lakers and American Idol.
A main takeaway of this data may be that consumers tweet about what makes them passionate -- whether that is an emerging technology, controversial news or entertainment.
If your brand is active on Twitter, what makes individuals tweet about your company? Is it a special promotion you’re offering, compliments about your brand, customer service assistance, or something else? Knowing these things can help you better serve your key clientele and ultimately enhance your offerings.
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Shore restaurant named N.J.'s best Italian restaurant
It's officlal. Cafe 2825 in Atlantic City is N.J.'s best Italian restaurant. The restaurant, at 2825 Atlantic Ave., topped nine other finalists in our N.J.'s best Italian restaurant showdown.
Cafe 2825, with its cozy, 52-seat dining room and compact bar, was one of the smallest restaurants of the 40 we visited in our semifinal round.
Source: http://www.nj.com/
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Farms aren’t tossing perfectly good produce. You are.
By Sarah Taber
If food waste were a country, it would be the world’s third-largest emitter of CO2, after China and the United States. In our nation alone, we throw away some 63 million tons of food a year, even as 40 million Americans are considered food insecure.
Advocates of the “ugly produce” movement say they have a way to radically reduce this waste: cutting the price of fruits and vegetables that normally go uneaten because they look too weird. “We’re not talking about rotten stuff, we’re not talking about stuff that’s beyond the pale. We’re talking about good, fresh food that is being wasted on a colossal scale,” proclaims Tristram Stuart, author of “Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal,” recounting how, as a teen, he discovered a local farmer throwing away edible potatoes too misshapen for supermarkets. Food & Wine magazine launched #LoveUglyFood, with then-editor in chief Dana Cowin urging readers to “embrace all that is edible, not just what is beautiful.” Activist Jordan Figueiredo has championed the “Ugly” Fruit & Veg Campaign by sharing cute photos of knobby eggplants on social media and petitioning Walmart, Whole Foods and other retailers to stock imperfect produce.
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Sarah Taber, a crop scientist and former farmworker, runs a farm operations and food safety consulting business from Fayetteville, N.C. Follow @SarahTaber_bww
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Over the past several years, start-ups that bring ugly produce to consumers have proliferated. “Shark Tank” alumnus Hungry Harvest, which delivers boxes of “rescued” fruits and veggies to subscribers’ doorsteps, claims that “demand for aesthetic perfection & homogeneity” drives us to squander food: “100 years ago, farmers could sell their entire harvest regardless of the size, shape or superficial beauty of their produce. People understood that a small apple was as delicious as a large one, a misshapen carrot as nutrient-rich as any other.” The website for rival service Imperfect Produce, recently valued at $180 million, says: “Approximately 20% of organic and conventional produce in the U.S. never leaves the farm just because it looks a little different. . . . We think that’s crazy.”
Yet while the trend may have upsides for some farms and consumers, it’s nowhere near fixing food waste. That’s because advocates are getting the problem exactly backward. Less than 20 percent of total food waste happens at farms and packinghouses, where the ugly-produce movement works its magic, according to ReFED, a nonprofit dedicated to researching food waste policies. The vast majority of waste — more than 80 percent — is generated by homes and consumer-facing businesses like grocery stores and restaurants. “Rescuing” ugly produce is just one of the few, small slices of the food waste problem that are easily monetized by private entrepreneurs. The hype surrounding this movement is inflated by the public’s ignorance of the food supply chain.
Farms run on tight margins; they don’t casually waste their crops. When produce doesn’t make it off the farm, there’s a reason. Despite the dramatic anecdotes about truckloads of landfilled crops, little of farm waste is due to merely “cosmetic” blemishes. Much of it is bruised or weeping goods that can quickly break down and rot the entire crate. With many crops, misshapen produce knocks against its neighbors during transit, poking holes and jeopardizing entire bins. “Drops” (produce that’s fallen on the ground) are left behind because otherwise they tend to cause food-poisoning outbreaks. Farms till excessively damaged produce back into the soil along with the crop’s stems and leaves, recycling their nutrients. This approach keeps produce from being landfilled and doesn’t waste fossil fuels zooming product around in search of a buyer while it continues to deteriorate.
As for packinghouses — the other major culprit, according to ugly-produce proponents — they’re actually the smallest source of food waste in the entire supply chain. North America’s packinghouses discard about 1 percent of the produce that enters their doors, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization — usually because it’s straight-up rotten.
That number is consistent with my experiences working with packinghouses across the United States. The industry sorts produce into grades. Top-quality product goes to high-end grocery stores and pays the bills for the entire crop. Second-grade produce goes to food service, lower-end groceries, food banks — and, now, ugly-produce vendors. Severely misshapen and discolored product goes to processing to become juice, jam, baked goods, salsa, soups, guacamole or other foods. Packinghouses send culls (rotten goods that cannot be recovered by any means) to be tilled into nearby fields as fertilizer or, as a last resort, landfill them (though they avoid that whenever possible, because it costs money). In most packinghouses, the cull bins are small and few.
For the most part, ugly-produce initiatives are simply gentrifying second-grade produce that was already being eaten — just not, perhaps, by upscale shoppers. It’s the food equivalent of Lyft “inventing” a bus.
Potatoes for sale in the imperfect produce section at a Hy-Vee grocery store in Urbandale, Iowa. Advocates have lobbied retailers nationwide to stock ugly fruits and vegetables. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)
In truth, four times as much food is wasted at the fork — that is, at homes and consumer-facing businesses — than at the farm or packinghouse. The most effective ways to tackle that waste aren’t as marketable as a shiny new start-up, and they don’t get nearly as much publicity. They boil down to the old mantra to reduce, reuse and recycle.
The single biggest source of U.S. food waste, accounting for 43 percent of the problem, is our own homes. Reducing consumption will look different in every household; personally, I find that once produce goes in my crisper drawer, it might as well be in a black hole. For me, replacing some fresh veggies with frozen, and leaving fresh produce on the table as an easy snack, cut down my family’s food budget and trash volume. Others find meal prepping, and odds-and-ends recipes like stews and smoothies, to be helpful.
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Most of all, we should sync our shopping habits with our eating habits. Affluent shoppers waste the most produce because of how much of it they buy and then trash, according to a 2018 U.S. Agriculture Department analysis. We throw out so much food at home that “saving” ugly produce from food service or processing could actually cause more waste. The most important behavioral change consumers can make to address food waste isn’t to buy certain kinds of produce. It’s to actually eat what we bring home.
Grocery stores, meanwhile, can get a lot of mileage out of reuse: donating food that’s past its “sell by” date, but still has a few good days left, to food banks. Many retailers already do this for the tax write-offs. But the infrastructure — donation matching software, cold storage and refrigerated trucks — to handle large donations of eggs, dairy, meat, bread and produce is still being built. Funding more food bank infrastructure, educating potential donors about liability laws, creating more donation tax incentives and standardizing food safety regulations would recover up to 996,000 tons of food, or 1.7 billion meals, per year, according to ReFED. Ugly produce maxes out around 266,000 tons of potential recovery per year — much of it just diverted away from processing, food service and food banks.
Homes, food service and grocery stores generate 7.8 million tons of food waste per year that can’t be salvaged, accounting for 12 percent of the problem. This waste needs to be recycled. The Environmental Protection Agency says that the United States composts only 5 percent of its food waste. (Compare that with 15 percent in the European Union.) That’s a lot of room for growth. Biochar — made by heating inedible food and other organic waste until it becomes inert, odorless, nutrient-rich charcoal — could be a very effective way to recycle food waste, but it’s underutilized, because the equipment to do it at municipal scale is so new. Like composting, biochar can be used as a fertilizer, returning food waste’s nutrients back to the soil. Unlike composting, it can handle food waste that’s mixed with general nonhazardous trash — no need for costly separate collection and handling. Biochar also sequesters carbon for centuries.
Vegetables on display at the Crossroads Farmers Market in Takoma Park, Md., which helps low-income families afford fresh, local foods. In general, more-affluent households waste more produce than poorer ones do. (Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post)
Some farms do profit from the ugly-produce movement: For now, at least, it helps them fetch higher prices for their seconds than they’d get from the processing market. But there are lots of other, better ways to attain higher returns on crops. Farms can form co-ops to increase volume and market power, as California’s citrus and avocado industries have, or process their own seconds. For certain crops like berries, tomatoes, leafy greens and cucumbers, farms can take advantage of state and federal funds that would help them switch from open-field to hoophouse or greenhouse methods. Already common in East Asia and Europe, these methods boost yields and dramatically reduce how much of the crop is too damaged to leave the farm. These active improvements are challenging and capital-intensive, but they’d do more to strengthen farms’ financial position than passively riding the ugly-food trend. Even if the movement grows, eventually the market will saturate or investors’ money could run out. Then, ugly-produce companies will be just more buyers racing to the bottom on price.
To be clear, ugly produce isn’t bad. If it works for your budget and routine, use it: Our distribution systems should make food affordable and accessible. But the movement’s narrative, built around tales of dented squash rotting in fields, distracts us from the data about the real sources of waste and how to address them. As long as we eat fresh food instead of shelf-stable nutrient bars, perishability is part of the bargain. The only way to completely eliminate food waste is to abolish fresh food. Beyond that, all we can do is manage the waste.
Consumers are forever being bombarded with claims that our individual buying choices can put a meaningful dent in some big problem. Food waste is one of the few areas where that’s true. But we won’t make much of a difference by acquiring a taste for hideous, gnarly cucumbers. We should just be sure that our shopping carts and grocery budgets aren’t bigger than our stomachs.
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Harry Winston Ocean Sparkling Biretrograde Automatic
Harry Winston’s new Ocean model sails into the collection with a scintillating deck made from ruthenium crystals and diamonds. A first in watchmaking, the unique use of ruthenium crystals in the Ocean Sparkling Biretrograde Automatic provides a shiny, textured background for the impressive double retrograde display and off-centered hours and minutes.
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The excentered hours and minutes counter commands the upper part of the deck and is emblazoned with the emerald-shaped gold Harry Winston applique at 12 o’clock. White gold indexes, separated by brilliant-cut diamonds, mark the hours, while a chapter ring tracks the minutes. Two arcs framed with brilliant-cut diamonds, house the retrograde days of the week and seconds. Animating the dial with motion, the hands of both retrograde functions advance in opposite directions. The retrograde seconds function traces the arc from zero to thirty, and then jumps back to zero in a counter-clockwise motion. The days of the week counter advances every 24 hours and performs its sweeping jump on Sunday at midnight.
Functionality meets beauty in a handy date window with a magnifying lens at 6 o’clock and again in a blue-glowing luminescent material that adorns the hands, ensuring accurate readings, even in the dark.
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Housed in luxurious 18-karat white or rose gold cases, the new 42mm Ocean Sparkling Biretrograde models are adorned with a magnificent setting of 67 baguette-cut diamonds. Artfully set on the bezel and lugs, baguette-cut diamonds are also featured inside the distinctive arches at the crown, a nod to the shape of the arched doorway leading to Harry Winston’s Fifth Avenue Flagship Salon.
To ensure that all of the functions – hours, minutes, retrograde seconds, retrograde date and days - work with the utmost precision, the Ocean Sparkling Biretrograde timepieces are equipped with a high-end Swiss automatic movement with a generous power reserve of 65 hours. The balance spring is made from silicon, a cutting-edge material that is lighter than metal, impervious to magnetic fields and corrosion, shock-resilient, flexible and less prone to deformation. This avant-garde material will ensure years of impeccable service and optimize the overall isochronism of the movement.
Visible through the sapphire crystal case back, the movement is beautifully decorated with circular Côtes de Genève motifs, rhodium plating and circular graining. Echoing the sparkling dial, the skeletonized gold rotor (white or rose gold, depending on the case material) is decorated with blue or brown ruthenium crystals.
The Ocean Sparkling Biretrograde Automatic 42mm is presented on an elegant brown or blue alligator strap and is fastened to the wrist with an 18-karat gold folding buckle set with 24 baguette-cut diamonds. Each model is a limited edition of 20 pieces.
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Doctors say some diets can do more harm than good
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The number of Americans who are gluten-free has tripled in the last decade. But, if you're not allergic to gluten, toxicologist Maitava Dasgupta says avoiding it could be harmful.
"If you don't have a gluten allergy, there's no need to go for gluten-free food," Dasgupta said.
Low gluten diets are linked to type-2 diabetes and heart disease, as well as deficiencies in iron, folate and fiber.
Juicing can be dangerous, too; juices are packed with calories and sugar, with none of the fiber in whole fruit.
Research shows juicing ups the risk of high blood pressure and type-2 diabetes.
"There's no scientific evidence that juice can cleanse the body from toxins," Dasgupta continued.
Doctors also worry about the rise of coconut oil, a saturated fat.
"First of all," Dasgupta explained, "It's a source of fat and calories that most people don't need. It just makes you fat."
It also causes a toxic reaction in the liver.
Doctor Jim Shoemaker says your body is actually programmed to defend against it.
"I think taking extra coconut oil is not a good idea," he said.
Dr. Shoemaker doesn't think vitamins and supplements are a good idea, either; excess vitamins make proteins less soluble in cellular fluid, leading to protein aggregation.
"When the proteins aggregate or stick to each other or 'misfold,' that causes diseases like Alzheimer's and, interestingly, also diseases like type-2 diabetes."
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UK Forecast - January 03, 2020
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A misty morning in Wales, central and southern England. Broken cloud throughout the day and staying dry too. Some sunshine in Northern Ireland, northern England and southern Scotland, although cloudier in central and northern Scotland. Little changes into this afternoon with further broken cloud, mist and murk across southern areas. Further cloud in northern Scotland. Some brighter spells for other areas with the best chance of sunshine in northern England and much of Ireland as well as southern Scotland. Highs at 6 to 10C.
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Dry for the majority of areas overnight. There will be some broken cloud and also clearer skies. Mist and fog patches developing under those clearer skies. Thicker cloud in northern and western Scotland as well as the far west of Ireland where there may be some spots of drizzle. Lows at 5C where it stays cloudier, 1C under the clearer skies.
High pressure remains to the south of the country to start 2020. It is going to be dry with some spells of sunshine in central and southern areas, although this is likely to be hazy. Early mist and fog patches clearing. Cloudier in Scotland and Ireland because of the increased southwest wind here, this bringing some drizzle in the northwest. brighter in eastern and southern Scotland as well as central and eastern Ireland. Highs at 6 to 8C.
High pressure remains to the south on Thursday. Rather cloudy in many areas of England and Wales, but generally dry, with the best of any brightness to the southeast. Drizzle affects western Wales. Heavier rain and windier in western Scotland and Ireland. Drier in eastern Scotland and the east of England. Highs at 8 to 11C.
Some good spells of sunshine this afternoon for many. Cloud finally clearing the southeast....
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That is not necessarily a sign the 38-year-old defensive end will return for a 17th NFL season.
As for Pederson, NFL team execs are seeing what they’ve always known but sometimes have to be reminded: While having talented players is critical, coachingput a team over the top. That’s what Bill Belichick has done for almost two decades in Foxborough, and Pederson just out-shined the game’s best coach on the biggest stage.
However, while the benching of Butler will be under severe scrutiny in the days to come, it is the risks Pederson was willing to take on the biggest stage that deserve greater focus.
For all the struggles the Patriots experienced defensively, the Eagles, right up until the fumble forced by Brandon Graham that effectively clinched the game, had just as much difficulty stopping Brady, who racked up a Super Bowl record 505 passing yards and threw three touchdown passes.
The Jets’ GM, who will be on the hot seat with another subpar season, won’t seemingly entrust his future to any of the remaining rookies at this spot, hence the signing of McCown. As such, at No. 6 he will select, arguably, the most pro-ready corner in this draft. Lattimore immediately aids a secondary that was miserable in 2016.
The Saints’ opponents are 34-26, but they’re feeling this season might be special after coming Cheap NFL Jerseys China back from a 15-point deficit in the final three minutes to stun the Redskins.
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That is where Jaguars defensive end Calais Campbell finds himself Sunday when Jacksonville plays the Cardinals in Arizona. As the game has approached, Campbell, who has been the most impactful offseason free agent signing this season, has done everything he can to downplay his reunion.
To say that the Super Bowl is huge for broadcasters would be an understatement.
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Since 1967, the best teams from each of the NFL’s conferences have met in the Super Bowl to determine the league champion. The Super Bowl’s history is so revered that even the simplest of descriptions, such as “The Catch” and “Philly Special,” can bring up vivid memories, and virulent reactions depending on a fan’s perspective.
Nine of the 10 most-watched individual programs in American television history are different iterations of the Super Bowl, the one exception being the series finale of M*A*S*H. Advertisers spend millions just to get mere seconds of airtime to showcase their commercials in between moments of the game.
Super Bowl 52 was the second-highest scoring Super Bowl of all time and had a combined 1,151 yards of offense. Those 1,151 yards were the most in any game this season, regular or postseason, and set the all-time record for the most combined total yardage in a playoff game.
But despite the risks, which the players know well, the NFL’s tough-guy mentality resists change, and players have bristled against new rules designed to lighten the impact.
“I understand they want the sport to be safer,” All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu says in the book. “But eventually you’re going to start to take away from the essence of this game, and it’s not really going to be the football that we all love.”
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“It’s very impressive what they’ve done, continue to accomplish,” Rodgers added. “They get guys to buy into what they’re doing, get them to fall in line, and they win. That’s what they do. It’s impressive to watch because you know how difficult it is to get there.”
Even Brady, who claimed his third NFL MVP award this season, can’t quite believe the success he and Belichick have enjoyed over the years.
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Under Goodell, the likelihood that this championship will be determined by a vicious illegal hit — an attempt to cripple — a me-first misconduct penalty, or the absurd, totally unintended application — or misapplication — of a replay rule, has grown when all should have been greatly diminished.
Thus, at a time when the NFL should be re-establishing friendships with newly made enemies, it continues to pretend the smoke is coming from way down the street. Just close the windows; it’ll go away.
Don’t believe me? Just look at the stats, with each of the aforementioned four rookies topping 1,000-plus scrimmage yards this season: Hunt had 1,782 scrimmage yards, Kamara had 1,554, Fournette had 1,342 and McCaffrey had 1,086.
While some observers will suggest Hunt and Fournette were a little more traditional in their approach based on their 1,000-yard rushing seasons, their contributions as pass catchers shouldn’t go unnoticed. Each guy finished with at least 35 receptions (Hunt had 53, Fournette had 36) and flashed big-play potential on screens and checkdown routes out of the backfield.
“One of the things we didn’t recognize in time was one of the three young kids who caught the flag looks scarily like me,” Siciliano said. “So much so that when CBS tweeted out a picture of the kids, there are comments below like, ‘Holy hell, is that Siciliano who caught it?’ At NFL Network on ‘Game Day Prime,’ LaDainian Tomlinson’s final take at the end of the show was, ‘How can Andrew Siciliano catch a flag at MetLife Stadium and still do the Red Zone Channel in L.A. at the same time?’ ”
For Siciliano, every Sunday begins the same way. He awakens at 5:45 a.m. at his house in West L.A., watches NFL Network’s “Game Day Morning” for a half hour, hits the shower and gets in the car. First stop is Starbucks for an iced venti five-shot Americano (one extra shot of espresso) and oatmeal. His drive to the DirecTV’s massive Los Angeles Broadcast Center in Marina del Rey is just 10 minutes (“It’s the only time when there’s no traffic in Los Angeles,” he says). He uses that time, each Sunday for 13 years, to call his parents.
“Usually it’s about college football from the day before, or if the Browns are gonna win finally on Sunday,” he said. “My dad is from Cleveland — you get sports from your dad and religion from your mom, that’s how we did it.
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Matt Stafford is a professional, a quarterback with few weaknesses who will keep the Lions in just about every game. They have a deep reserve of pass rushers that comes in waves. They have six games left against teams with losing records and have the good fortune of playing the Packers twice without Rodgers.
They Lions perennially find ways to botch great situations.
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So, Giants defensive back Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie quit then came back? Reader Scott Wolinitz: “Isn’t there an episode of ‘Seinfeld’ when George quits, only returns to work after the weekend, pretending it never happened?”
Mike Francesa’s Lost Tapes Lock of the Week was Denver, 10-point home favorite, over the 0-5 Giants, who he claimed would win the NFC East until they began 0-5, at which time he said he knew from the start they’d stink. He just missed, again; Giants won by 13.
After Gary Sanchez homered in Game 5 of the ALCS, FOX and Joe Buck went with the latest irrelevant stat graphic: The ball’s “exit velocity” was 110 mph. Reader Bill Fariello: “Buck failed to mention that Sanchez’s exit velocity from the batter’s box was 1 mph.” No matter the stakes, some refuse to learn.
CBS’ Tony Romo last Sunday noted the importance of “gap discipline,” which he explained as the importance of tackling beyond the line of scrimmage. What a development!
The Eagles have gotten better since they committed more to the running game. In their first two games, the Eagles averaged 21 rushes for 78 yards. In the past four, they’re averaging 35 rushes and 158 yards, led by LeGarrette Blount, who’s averaging more than six yards per carry since Week 3.
Including last week’s three-TD performance, Eagles QB Carson Wentz has thrown 13 TDs and just three INTs and is leading the league’s sixth-best scoring offense.
The Redskins’ schedule doesn’t get any easier after the Philly game, with games against Dallas, at Seattle, Minnesota and at New Orleans coming up. All of those are teams the Redskins will be competing with for potential playoff spots.
Tensions are rising in Cincinnati, where the Bengals are hanging on for dear life at 2-3 as they get ready to play at 4-2 Pittsburgh on Sunday.
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It’s probably a good thing for both the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL that the Cowboys don’t have a game this weekend, courtesy of their bye week. Some clarity is needed on multiple issues before the Cowboys take the field again.
By the time the Cowboys play Oct. 22 at San Francisco, NFL owners will have had their meeting next Tuesday and Wednesday in New York to make a plan for dealing with the raging controversy over players’ protests during the national anthem.
Meanwhile, the next steps in the legal tussle between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over the on-again, off-again, now-on-again six-game suspension of Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott may have at least begun to play out.
Two years prior, a young Michael Vick couldn’t overcome a battle-tested Eagles team in what was the last postseason win at the Vet. The first meeting came in the 1978 Wild Card Round, when a bartender-turned-kicker named Tim Mazzetti hit the game-winning extra point for Atlanta to beat Dick Vermeil’s team, 14-13. This Saturday should be fun. Oh, and Matt Bryant ain’t no bartender.
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The defense made both Adrian Peterson and Carson Palmer look rejuvenated for the Cardinals, and the shoulder injury to QB Jameis Winston put Ryan Fitzpatrick at least temporarily in charge of the offense. Not exactly a good day for the Buccaneers.
So, of course, with Odell Beckham Jr. done for the season and the Giants practically out of WRs, that’s when the offense springs to life and the team gets into the win column. Could it all have been as simple as Coach Ben McAdoo handing his offensive play-calling duties to coordinator Mike Sullivan?
This could get very ugly, very quickly if a lame-duck franchise cannot put a winning team on the field. Thursday night’s game against the Chiefs becomes very important for the Raiders as they try to gather themselves.
Luck heads to Europe: Andrew Luck, according to an ESPN report, is in Europe seeking treatment for his shoulder. Luck will miss the entire season after having shoulder surgery in January and had to be shut down after throwing a few weeks ago. He isn’t the first to seek treatment in Europe — Peyton Manning and Kobe Bryant have done so as well.
The once-superb defense has been decimated by injuries, so the offense will have to lead the way if the Texans are going to contend. That’s fine against the Browns, and rookie QB Deshaun Watson has been excellent. But there surely will be some down days for Watson during the developmental process, and there probably isn’t enough around him at this point to overcome that, against even Cheap Football Jerseys Xxl reasonably good competition.
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WGLL Local Ground Rules
Winter Garden Little League adheres to the Rules, Regulations and Policies of Little League Baseball, Incorporated (the “green book” or “rulebook”) with the exception of the Local Ground Rules as outlined in this document. The Local Ground Rules pertain to particular situations or field conditions that are not specifically covered in the rulebook.
Tee-Ball Division
Tee-ball is instructional in purpose to teach young (3-5 year olds) player’s fundamentals of baseball in a fun learning environment.
1. Each team is allowed One (1) Manager, Three (3) Coaches.
2. Runs scored and defensive outs are not to be counted.
3. Teams shall bat an equal number of times.
4. In each half inning, teams shall bat the entire roster one (1) time.
5. Little League approved Tee-ball baseballs are used for practices and games.
6. Batter shall have five (5) swings to put the ball in play.
7. Bunting is NOT permitted in T-Ball.
8. A foul ball on the fifth swing allows for additional swings until the ball is in play or the batter misses the ball. (A foul ball is a ball not reaching the infield grass or into foul territory).
9. All players shall play on the field with no players on the bench.
a. Each player must play an infield position at least one inning, with six (6) players in the infield, including pitcher and catcher. Infield positions may be positioned along the front edge of the infield clay. Remaining players positioned in the outfield may be positioned at the back edge of the infield clay.
b. The catcher will be equipped with a facemask and a catcher's glove.
c. Pitcher shall remain in the pitcher circle until ball is in play.
10. Runners may only advance one base at a time per live ball.
11. Games shall not start until the Concession Stand is staffed per league schedule.
TIME LIMITS:
1. A complete game consists of Three (3) innings or sixty (60) minutes.
2. A new inning may not begin 45 minutes after the start of the game.
A Division
The “A” division is instructional in purpose to teach young (5-7 year olds) players the fundamentals of baseball in a fun learning environment. Skill Development, Teamwork and Fair Play are emphasized rather than a competitive game environment. All five, six, and seven-year-old players may play in the A Division after one (1) season of Spring Tee Ball.
2. A complete half inning is when three (3) outs are recorded or three (3) runs score.
3. In the fifth inning ONLY, teams shall:
a. Bat an equal number of players one (1) time, or until Three (3) outs are recorded.
b. The team with the greater number of players determines the number of at bats.
4. Little League approved Minor Division Baseballs are used.
5. Infield Fly Rule is NOT in affect for the Single A Division.
6. Bunting is NOT permitted in Single A Division.
7. All players present for the game shall bat.
a. Batter shall have five (5) pitches to put the ball in play. The batter may swing at all 5 pitches and will not be called out on strikes but will be declared out on the fifth pitch unless that pitch is fouled off.
b. A player who fouls off the fifth pitch and any subsequent pitch remain at bat until: Swing and Hit (ball in play). Swing and Miss (Out). No Swing (Out). (There will be no base awarded for walks)
8. A maximum of (13) defensive players and two coaches shall be on the field.
c. Six (6) players in the infield, including pitcher and catcher. All infielders (other than the pitcher and catcher) are required to be positioned in the infield clay until ball reaches home plate. (Voted on and approved by WGLL Board of Directors on March 10, 2019. Remaining players are positioned in the outfield, minimum of twenty (20) feet back from infield clay. If a team has 9 players, you must have a catcher and 3 outfielders. If a team has 8 or fewer players, you may discuss with the other manager about removing your catcher for a 3rd outfielder or 2nd outfielder if you have 7.
d. All players must play at least two innings (6 defensive outs) in the infield. Failure to do could result in the manager being suspended from their next game played. Catcher does not count as an infield position of the 2 innings that must be played by each player.
e. Players may NOT play the same position for more than 2 innings in a game
f. Catcher shall be properly equipped.
g. Pitcher shall remain in the pitcher circle until ball is in play.
h. The Coach Pitcher shall not receive or touch the ball until the ball is no longer live.
9. A ball remains live until the ball is thrown into the infield and an infielder has control of the ball. (For this rule, ask yourself this: would the runner advance if a Major League player were controlling the ball? This rule is intended to prevent abuse of base running when under normal circumstance the runner would not advance)
10. Runners may not advance to the next base once the umpire calls time.
i. Runner is awarded the next base only if more than halfway to the next base.
j. Runners who stop or return to a base are not awarded the next base.
k. Each runner is allowed to advance at their own risk one (1) base on an overthrow and no extra bases on any subsequent throw.
11. Games shall not start until Concession Stand is staffed per league schedule.
1. A complete game consists of five (5) innings or one hour and thirty minutes.
2. A new inning may not begin one hour and thirty minutes after the start of the game.
MANAGERS/COACHES:
1. Managers and coaches shall follow the direction of the field umpire if present.
2. Two adult base coaches are allowed. Two defensive coaches are allowed in the outfield. An approved coach must remain in the dugout with any other players. Managers and coaches are also responsible for keeping their kids safe. No player may have a bat in their hand unless they have a helmet on their head and are headed to the batter's box. One coach may be positioned behind home plate to help with pace of play. The coach can retrieve the ball only when it doesn't interfere with play.
3. The home team shall prep the field before the game and the visiting team will be responsible to rework the pitching mound and area around home plate after the game. Failure to do so may result in the team's manager suspended from their next scheduled game.
4. Both team managers and coaches shall cleanup dugouts and bleachers after the game and encourage their parents and fans to keep their area clean.
5. There are no protests in the A Division.
6. Games are played in accordance with Little League Rules and Regulations unless stated in these ground rules.
PITCHING MACHINE:
1. A pitching machine will be used to pitch the entire game, set up at 46ft, with the back of the machine on the pitching rubber. No player is allowed to use or touch the machine.
2. The settings used in the A Division shall be 4,4,4.
3. Players are not allowed within 3 feet of the pitching machine at any time while on the field.
4. A manager, coach or umpire shall remain with the machine between innings. 5. Both Managers are responsible for setting and testing the unit before the game.
GAME OFFICIALS:
1. An umpire may or may not be present and are not required. The A Division umpires may be either a volunteer from the stands whom has completed a volunteer application form, a league approved umpire scheduled by the league, a player from either the Senior or Junior Divisions or a volunteer from a local High School, or any other person appointed by WGLL to officiate the game.
2. The coach for the defensive team (team on the field) if an umpire is not present, shall
a. Keep count of number of pitches thrown
b. Call bases, (safe and out), for the duration of the game No Coach or Player will be allowed to harass, insult or otherwise demean the umpire(s) present on the field. In extreme cases the player or coach involved may be suspended from their next game played even if they were not formerly ejected from the game. All situations pertaining to umpire harassment shall be immediately reported to the Umpire in Chief and President for WGLL and suspensions, if any will be decided after discussion of the event with the league’s Disciplinary Committee. Coaches are also responsible for their fans and parent's behavior. If there is an unruly parent or fan it is the responsibility of the coach to ask them to refrain from their behavior. Unruly spectators may cause the game to be suspended until the Board Member on Duty removes them from the facility.
AA Division
The AA Division is instructional in purpose to teach young (8 year old) players the fundamentals of baseball in a fun learning environment.
3. Each game will be played for a maximum of five (5) innings regardless of if there is a tied score.
b. The team with the greater number of players determines the number of at bats
6. Infield Fly Rule is NOT in affect for the Double AA Division.
7. Bunting is NOT permitted in Double AA Division.
8. A player/pitcher will pitch the first two innings of the game along with the pitching machine, however the pitching machine will only be used in the first 2 innings once the count gets to 3 balls. In the 3rd inning the pitching machine will be used for the remainder of the game set up at 46ft, with the back of the machine on the pitching rubber. When a player/pitcher is on the mound the rules are as follows:
a. Each player is allowed to pitch a maximum of one (1) inning per week.
b. The player/pitcher will throw from a removable pitching rubber/mound placed at 40ft.
c. In the first two innings, the pitcher shall deliver the ball to the batter until:
i. The ball is put into play
ii. The batter strikes out
iii. The batter is hit by a pitch (1st base is awarded to the batter)
iv. The pitcher runs the count to 3 balls. Once the pitcher runs the count to 3 balls, the remainder of the at bat shall be delivered by the machine, operated by the defensive team’s coach (who may also be the umpire).
a) The machine will assume the count of the batter at the time it is brought into play.
b) The batter is allowed to view or “take” the first machine pitch in the batter’s box in order to adjust to the speed.
c) If the machine does not deliver a pitch within the strike zone, it will be considered a “no pitch” as determined by the umpire (usually the coach operating the machine.) Note: This should not occur more than once per at bat.
d) There are no walks and a batter is not awarded first base if hit by a pitch from the machine.
9. If a batted ball strikes the machine, it is a dead ball, the batter is awarded a single, and runners will advance one base
10. Base stealing will not be allowed in the AA Division.
11. When Pitching Machine is used (innings 3-5), the offensive team’s coach shall operate the machine. The batter shall have four (4) pitches to put the ball in play. There will be no walks while the machine is used and the batter will be out after three (3) misses or four (4) pitches provided the fifth and subsequent pitches are not fouled off. Foul balls count as a miss on pitches 1-3. A foul ball on a 3rd swing will result in another pitch. A player who fouls off the fourth pitch and any subsequent pitch remain at bat until; Swing and Hit (ball in play); Swing and Miss (Out); No Swing (Out). No at bat shall end on a foul ball.
12. No player shall be allowed to sit more than one inning in a row.
13. A Maximum of ten (10) defensive players and two (2) coaches shall be present on the field.
d. Six (6) players in the infield, including pitcher and catcher. All infielders (other than the pitcher and catcher) are required to be positioned in the infield clay until ball reaches home plate. (Voted on and approved by WGLL Board of Directors on March 10, 2019. Remaining players are positioned in the outfield, minimum of twenty (20) feet back from infield clay.
e. All players must play at least two innings (6 defensive outs) in the infield. .Failure to do so will result in the manager being suspended from their next game played. Catcher will only be considered a position and count towards the two innings of mandatory play in innings 1 and 2 while a player is pitching. Catcher does not count as an infield position in innings 3-5 while the pitching machine is being used. Voted on and passed by WGLL Board of Directors on 8/5/18.
f. Players may NOT play the same position for more than 2 innings in a game
14. A ball remains live until the ball is thrown into the infield and an infielder has control of the ball (For this rule, ask yourself this: would the runner advance if a Major League player were controlling the ball? This rule is intended to prevent abuse of base running when under normal circumstance the runner would not advance)
i. Runner is awarded the next base if more than halfway to the next base.
k. Runners are allowed to advance at their own risk one (1) base on an overthrow; no extra bases are rewarded on any subsequent throw.
16. Games shall not start until Concession Stand is staffed per league schedule
MANAGERS/ COACHES:
1. Two adult base coaches are allowed. Only two defensive coaches are allowed on the field. These two coaches may be positioned only in the outfield foul area of first and third base. An approved coach must remain in the dugout with any other players. Managers and coaches are also responsible for keeping their kids safe. No player may have a bat in their hand unless they have a helmet on their head and are headed to the batter's box.
2. There are no protests in the AA Division.
1. The pitching machine will be used after the second innings of the game, set up at 46ft, with the back of the machine on the pitching rubber. Offensive team manager or coach shall operate the machine.
2. The settings used in the AA Division shall be 4,4,6.
3. Players are not allowed near the pitching machine at any time while on the field.
4. A manager, coach or umpire shall remain with the machine between innings.
5. Both managers are responsible for setting and testing the unit before the game.
1. An umpire may or may not be present, and are not required. The AA Division umpires may be either a volunteer from the stands who has completed a volunteer application form, a league approved umpire scheduled by the league, a player from either the Senior or Junior Divisions, a volunteer from a local High School or any person appointed by the league to officiate the game.
2. The coach for the defensive team (team on the field) shall call balls and strikes during the first two innings if an umpire is not present. (Batters are encouraged to swing and put the ball in play, coaches should encourage this by fairly calling balls and strikes)
AAA Division
The AAA Division is an extension of the Majors Division consisting of 9-10 year old players.
1. Each team is allowed One (1) Manager, Two (2) Coaches.
2. A complete half inning is when three (3) outs are recorded or five (5) runs score.
3. In the sixth inning ONLY, teams shall:
a. Bat an equal number of players one time, or until 3 outs are recorded.
4. AAA division shall adopt a policy of a continuous batting order that will include all players on the team roster present for the game batting in order.
5. Uncaught (“Dropped”) third strike is not in effect for AAA Division.
6. Pitcher shall not pitch more than the maximum of 55 pitches in a calendar week beginning on Monday, while also adhering to any Green Book days of rest. (Weekly pitch limits are subject to change).
7. All players MUST play at least one inning (3 defensive outs) in the infield. Failure to do may result in manager being suspended for the next game. Voted on and passed by WGLL Board of Directors on 8/5/2018.
8. No player shall be allowed to sit more than one inning in a row.
9. Games shall not start until Concession Stand is staffed per league schedule.
1. A new inning may not begin one hour and forty-five minutes after the start of the game.
Major Division
The Major Division is the core division of Little League Baseball consisting of 11-12 year old players.
2. Majors division shall adopt a policy of a continuous batting order that will include all players on the team roster present for the game batting in order.
3. Pitcher shall not pitch more than the maximum of 65 pitches in a calendar week, beginning on Monday, while also adhering to any Green Book days of rest. (Weekly pitch limits are subject to change).
5. It is encouraged to have all players play at least one inning (3 defensive outs) in the infield.
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Why Webvan Drove Off a Cliff
Author: Joanna GlasnerJoanna Glasner
In the sober days of 2001, it's hard to imagine a time when a company with an untested plan for an online grocery shopping service could inspire private investors to instantly part with hundreds of millions of dollars.
It's even more difficult to believe that the same company could convince the general public to cough up similar sums of their own cash to build automated warehouses for the super-tech task of sorting groceries.
And perhaps it's even more perplexing that the recipient of all this largesse somehow managed to piddle it all away.
But Webvan Group – the company that promised to revolutionize the business of grocery shopping – somehow managed to accomplish all these things in little more than 18 months.
On Monday, the Foster City, California, company said that it closed all operations and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In the announcement, which came just a year and a half after Webvan's remarkably successful IPO, the company said it has no plans to re-open.
The cause? Rapidly disappearing cash reserves.
In a Monday statement, Robert Swan, Webvan's current CEO, said that the volume of orders from Webvan (WBVN) customers dropped considerably in the last three months. He said the company chose to quickly shut down "rather than continuing to operate with high losses and decreasing cash."
Webvan's abrupt closure wasn't exactly a shock. In its last annual report, the company said there was a strong chance that financial troubles would force the company to shut down.
In the first quarter of the year, Webvan had reported a net loss of $217 million and an accumulated deficit of $830 million. And things only seemed to be getting worse.
"We all knew it was going to happen," said Phil Terry, CEO of Creative Good, a consulting firm that has worked with online grocers. He blamed the company's aggressive expansion into multiple cities, combined with an overly complex website, for causing its demise.
On another obvious note, Webvan was also too optimistic about people's willingness to ditch traditional grocery stores in favor of something new and different. This type of extreme optimism was pervasive in late 1999, when Webvan went public.
"One of the fundamental mistakes that everybody made is the assumption that because there are some problems with the offline experience that everyone would flock to online," Terry said. Although many people grumble about tedious checkout lines at regular grocery stores, that doesn't mean they intend to stop standing in them.
In the final analysis, Webvan's demise seems to have had little to do with the quality of its delivery service. While there were, of course, customers who complained of late deliveries or squashed produce, the grocery service generally received very favorable reviews from customers.
On ratings site Epinions.com, Webvan enjoyed an 89 percent approval rating from 109 customers who submitted reviews. Parents of young children in particular raved about how Webvan saved them from the hassle of regular trips to the grocery store.
In a survey by Gomez Advisors last fall, Webvan ranked first among all Internet grocery stores, followed by Albertsons.com, which delivers groceries in Seattle, the now-defunct Shoplink.com and Peapod.com.
In fact, Webvan's problems never really had much to do with its customers. It was the lack of customers that was the trouble.
Ken Cassar, a Jupiter Media Metrix analyst, believes that Webvan "may well have been 10 or 20 years ahead of its time." And, like many businesses born in the maniacal days of the dot-com boom, it tried to get too big, too fast.
At the time it closed, Webvan delivered groceries in Chicago; Los Angeles; Orange County, California; Portland, Oregon; San Diego; San Francisco; and Seattle.
But while the company built up its empire of tech warehouses and fleets of delivery trucks, shoppers weren't signing up quite so quickly. A recent Jupiter survey found that only 2 percent of Web users had bought groceries online in the last year.
It didn't help that while customers were slow to buy Webvan's munchies, investors had been too quick to buy its stock. Their early enthusiasm pushed Webvan to expand more quickly than was wise.
"When Webvan began making incredibly aggressive investments, that's exactly what investors were telling it to do," Cassar said. "Then Wall Street one day changed its mind, and Webvan suddenly found itself with an extraordinary amount of infrastructure and without the ability to get to profitability."
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PROTECTOR:
REANIMATED HOMUNCULUS (CD) (CD) 2013
REANIMATED HOMUNCULUS VINYL (LP) (LP) 2013
SUMMON THE HORDES (CD O-CARD) (CD) 26.04.2019
SUMMON THE HORDES NEON YELLOW VINYL (LP) (LP) 26.04.2019
GOLEM RE-ISSUE (CD) (CD) 1988/ 2015
URM THE MAD TRANSPARENT BEER/ BLACK SPLATTER VINYL (LP) (LP) 1989/ 2015
URM THE MAD RE-ISSUE (CD) (CD) 1989/ 2015
MISANTHROPY RE-ISSUE (CD) (CD) 1987/ 2015
MISANTHROPY ULTRA CELAR BLACK SPLATTER VINYL (LP+7”) (LP) 1987/ 2015
A SHEDDING OF SKIN RE-ISSUE (CD) (CD) 1991/ 2016
A SHEDDING OF SKIN BLOOD-RED VINYL (LP) (LP) 1991/ 2016
CURSED AND CORONATED (CD) (CD) 2016
CURSED AND CORONATED GOLD VINYL (LP) (LP) 2016
THE HERITAGE RE-ISSUE (CD) (CD) 1993/ 2016
THE HERITAGE VINYL (LP) (LP) 1993/ 2016
LEVIATHAN'S DESIRE RE-ISSUE (CD) (CD) 1990/ 2016
LEVIATHAN'S DESIRE VINYL (LP) (LP) 1990/ 2016
RESURRECTED (CD) (CD) 2018
RESURRECTED BLOOD-RED VINYL (LP) (LP) 2018
Artist: PROTECTOR
Album: "GOLEM ULTRA CLEAR RED SPLATTER VINYL (LP)"
Year: 1988/ 2015
EAN/UPS: 4260255247513
- HRR 424, ltd 500, 150 x black + 350 x ultra clear/ red splatter vinyl, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, lyric sheet, poster, A5 promo photo [!]
Label: High Roller Records
Genre: Old Skull/ Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal/ Speed
“Golem” was the first full-length release by Protector, a savage masterpiece from one of the most underrated but nevertheless most important and influential thrash/death outfits from the 80s. The four-piece from Lower Saxony had been playing together since 1986, and with one official release up their sleeves the band now consisted of Hansi Müller (git), Michael Hasse (drums), Ede Belichmeier (bass) and Martin Missy on vocals, thus the same crew who had already hammered in the debut-EP “Misanthropy” from 1987. “Golem” is the first of two full-length releases from the first incarnation of Protector featuring vocalist Martin Missy. His absolutely vile vocal performance which always borders on early, evil, murky death metal is one reason why “Golem” is widely regarded as a landmark in the history of extreme metal, especially that of death/thrash.
Among the wave of Germanic thrash flooding the scene back then, Protector have always stood out due to their exceptional songwriting-skills including daring tempo changes and top-of-the-line musicianship. Full to the brim with high speed killer riffs and leaning heavily towards early death, “Golem” is easily on par with other German thrash metal milestones such as “Pleasure to Kill” or “Infernal Overkill”. Although Protector’s fame may not entirely match that of compatriots like Kreator, Sodom or Destruction, they were most important for the early death/thrash scene, taking things to another level: Protector were more brutal, heavier and more extreme than the above mentioned bands – a bit ahead of their time maybe? Reactions in the media were overall positive but nevertheless pointing out, that this stuff was “only for the hardboiled!” Martin Missy recalls how press and fans reacted to the release: “It was almost the same as with our previous recordings: We got a lot of positive response from the fans and the underground-magazines. The bigger magazines were a little more sceptical about our music, but they still gave us somewhat better reviews than for Misanthropy.”
Protector recorded their first full-length release in the summer of 1988 in the Phönix Studio in Bochum, Germany – a time still infused with very iconic memories for Martin Missy: “For the recordings we had moved into an apartment right above the studio. I remember that one day we were sitting in the living room, with the windows open, and we were listening to the bands that played at the Monsters of Rock at the Ruhrstadion in Bochum.” Writing and recording the album worked pretty much the same way as it had done the year before: “Hansi, Michael and Ede put together the songs, and I wrote the lyrics afterwards. I also made a small contribution to the songwriting-process: I suggested that Michael should use the floor-tom instead of the hi-hat in the Song ‘Golem’. I got that idea from the Agnostic Front song ‘Power’”. With a bit more experience under their belts, Protector could apply what they had learned while making their demos and the EP: The song structures on “Golem” are more complex, and the sound is cleaner than on “Misanthropy”. Apart from the Protector crew, there was someone else from the history books of thrash metal involved in recording the album: The last song, the short but sweet thrash outburst “Spacecake”, comes with guest vocals from Sodom’s very own Tom Angelripper.
As mentioned above, the press seemed to be a bit overwhelmed by the speed and fierceness of “Golem”, but still, this album helped a lot to make the name Protector even better known in the underground scene of the 80s. Missy defines the status of his own band more accurately: “With ‘Golem’ I would say we were able to establish ourselves among the top-20 of German thrash bands.”
The re-release of “Golem” comes without any alterations and no extra frills – just pure death/thrash that was ahead of its time in 1988 and will still you blow you away in 2015. Be sure to get your copy, and prepare properly for the next Protector show: “The title-song of the album became one of our most popular songs among our fans. We still play it live at every gig!”
Mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel/ Temple of Disharmony.
1-Delirium Tremens
2-Apocalyptic Revelations
3-Golem
4-Germanophobe
5-Protector of Death
6-Operation Plaga Extrema
7-Megalomania
8-Only the Strong Survive
9-Omnipresent
10-Space Cake
Martin Missy - Vocals
Hansi Müller - Guitars
Ede Belichmeier - Bass
Michael Hasse (R.I.P. 1994) - Drums
HIDEOUS DIVINITY
SIMULACRUM LTD. EDIT. (DIGI)
MEMORIAM [BOLT THROWER, BENEDICTION]
REQUIEM FOR MANKIND VINYL (LP BLACK)
BLOOD RAPTURE RE-ISSUE VINYL (LP BLACK)
RITUALS OF POWER LTD. BOX (DIGI-BOX)
A NEW KIND OF HORROR (CD)
OUTER HEAVEN
REALMS OF ETERNAL DECAY (CD US-IMPORT)
BONDED [ex-SODOM, SUICIDAL ANGELS]
REST IN VIOLENCE LTD. EDIT. (CD O-CARD)
THE EVOLUTION OF CHAOS 10TH YEAR ANNIV. REISSUE (CD+DVD)
MANIC IMPRESSIONS RE-ISSUE (DIGI)
EVIL SEEDS OF LIFE (CD)
SUICIDAL ANGELS
YEARS OF AGRESSION VINYL (LP BLACK)
BURY THE PAIN (CD O-CARD)
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Those Who Dwell Below (Paperback)
By Aviaq Johnston, Toma Feizo Gas (Illustrator)
Haunted by the vicious creatures of his recent past, Pitu tries to go back to a normal life at home after the other-worldly travels and near-death encounters of his recent disappearance into the world of the spirits. But Pitu knows that there is more work to be done, and more that he must learn in his new role as a shaman. When word of a starving village nearby reaches Pitu, he must go help its people appease the angry spirits. It soon becomes clear that Pitu must travel to the bottom of the ocean to meet Nuliajuk, the vengeful woman below, one of the most powerful beings in Inuit mythology. There he learns about his role in saving the starving community and that all in his home camp may not be as it seems . . .
Publisher: Inhabit Media
Action & Adventure - General
People & Places - Canada - Native Canadian
People & Places - Polar Regions
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Home > News > Curtain Call for ARC 2019
On Saturday 21st December hundreds of sailors from the 2019 edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers came together for a night of celebration to mark the end of the world’s most popular sailing rally for another year. ARC crews, friends and families joined rally supporters at the Beausejour Indoor Facility in Saint Lucia just before sunset to enjoy an evening of festivity, not only to recognise the achievements of those who placed well in their respective classes but everyone who shared in the spirit of the ARC adventure this year.
2019 is the 30th year of the ARC arriving in Saint Lucia with the stage adorned with decorations to mark the anniversary. With the rum punch flowing and a steel pan band providing the perfect soundtrack, the evening was a classic Caribbean party to round off the adventure that began in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in November. As the home of the ARC in Saint Lucia, IGY Rodney Bay Marina has welcomed 188 yachts with the final arrival, XC38 Milena Bonatti, making landfall just hours before the Prizegiving Ceremony.
Since their departure from Gran Canaria on 24th November, ARC crews have formed a unique ocean crossing community representing 53 different nations and sailors of all ages. The diversity of the ARC is unlike any other sailing event, with yachts large and small carrying experienced crews and first time Atlantic crossers who participate to be part of this special sail to the Caribbean. The route this year saw sailors on a classic ‘south until the butter melts’ passage before turning west and point towards Saint Lucia’s famous Pitons. Light winds for their first days at sea provided a gentle introduction into the 2,700nm ocean crossing for the cruisers, but once found the ENE trade winds remained steady for great downwind sailing. With the exception of a few squalls on their final approach, it has been a year of plain sailing on the classic route and on average boats arrived one or two days earlier than usual, eager to stretch their land-legs and explore Saint Lucia.
At the Prizegiving Ceremony, as is customary for the rally spirit of the ARC, prizes were awarded to yachts finishing 7th and 10th in their Class, as well as the top three performers. In total crews of over 90 yachts were called on stage to be recognised for their rally achievements. Each received great applause from their fellow crews and some of the biggest cheers of the night came for crews who were recognised for their achievements and contributions to the overall rally atmosphere with special prizes awarded including the Double-handed Award, Senior Cup and Family Boat awards, along with accolades for Best Logs, the Fishing Competition and recognition for the Radio Net Controllers and Finish Line volunteers. Forty four children sailed with the rally this year and many have already vowed to return to the ARC to skipper their own boat one day!
Whilst not a record-breaking year, it has been a tactical one for yachts in the IRC Racing Division. Volvo 65 Austrian Ocean Racing Project claimed Line Honours, despite sailing the most miles of any ARC yacht to reach Saint Lucia. Both Class Winners for 2019 were defending champions; French sailing legend JP Dick retained the title for topping IRC Class A with his yacht The Kid, and perennial IRC Racing Class B Winner Scarlet Oyster were delighted that their performance was enough to top the Racing Division overall for a second consecutive year.
For the Multihulls, an ever growing division in the ARC, it was the first yacht to arrive in Rodney Bay who topped the overall standings. French flagged Marsaudon TS5 Hallucine skippered by ocean sailor Régis Guillemot, took 11 days and 16 hours to arrive in Saint Lucia; a sterling performance to see them come first in Class A and overall. Decked out in coordinated crew shirts, the crew of Multihull Class B winner Seabra, rallied up the crowd for three cheers as they collected their silverware.
Taking home the biggest prize in the Cruising Division, the Jimmy Cornell Trophy for placing first overall in the Cruising Division was Sea Change, a Norwegian flagged Farr 50, and silverware was awarded to the seven class winners; Kathryn del Fuego (Class G), Finnor S (Class F), Hello World (Class E), Sea Change (Class D), Tetina (Class C), Vahine (Class B) and Fatjax (Class A).
The ARC's presence in Saint Lucia has been firmly felt around the Caribbean island and the Prizegiving Ceremony also gave the opportunity to thank local supporters who have provided an exceptional welcome to participants. IGY Rodney Bay Marina General Manager Sean Deveaux and Tessa Joseph for Events Company Saint Lucia both said a few words to thank their teams’ for all their hard work over the past few weeks, and also share their praise of the participants themselves who of course make the rally possible.
Another special feature of the 2019 edition has been the participation of the ARC Youth Team for the first time in the rally. Aged 18-30, young people from Saint Lucia, Gran Canaria and the UK were given an amazing opportunity to take part. They received an unbelievable welcome and a fitting round of applause from their fellow rally participants as they were called on stage.
The Spirit of the ARC award was, as usual, saved for last. This year it was awarded to Manfred Kerstan, who participated in his 25th ARC in 2019. There was a huge standing ovation as the 83 year old arrived on stage to collect the momentous prize from World Cruising Club’s Managing Director Andrew Bishop. It was an emotional moment recognising the support the ARC gives to participants, but also how it is the sailors themselves who contribute so much to the rally’s enduring success.
After thanking the dedication of the helpers from the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, Events Company Saint Lucia, and the staff at IGY Rodney Bay Marina, plus all the ARC sponsors, Andrew Bishop and his team were offered a standing ovation and cheers from the crowd. Providing a fitting end to a hugely successful rally, the steel-pan band rounded off the evening playing classics and Christmas carols as crews said their farewells to ARC 2019.
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Love Island: Amy Hart cheers on fellow Worthing contestant Connor Durman
Amy Hart. Photo by Derek Martin Photography
Published: 14:35 Wednesday 15 January 2020
Former Love Island contestant Amy Hart has cheered on her fellow Worthingite Connor Durman, who is an early favourite to win this year’s series after making his debut on the reality show.
The 25-year-old coffee bean salesman and former naked waiter coupled up with Sophie Piper, the 21-year-old sister of TV presenter Rochelle Humes, in the opening episode of the show’s new winter format, which is filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, and aired on ITV2 on Sunday night.
Connor Durman with fellow islander Sophie Piper. Picture: ITV
Love Island: Connor Durman from Worthing is an early favourite to win after first episode
He follows in the footsteps of former air hostess Amy, who represented Worthing in last year’s summer series.
Speaking to the paper, she said she would be backing him all the way.
She said: “I hadn’t actually met Connor before he went on; my brother knows of him and we have lots of mutual friends, but I will be supporting him as a local boy.
“It is really good for the town. I just hope he does really well – and maybe brings home a crown this time.”
According to bookmaker website OddsMonkey, the couple have become early favourites to win after the opening episodes.
Amy said: “They both seem really easygoing, and they don’t come across like they are just there to constantly couple up. I think they will be a really good couple.”
She went on to say: “I forgot how much I loved watching it, because I missed a year. It’s just easy-watching TV.
“The only thing I hate is that I now have to wait for the cliffhangers on a Friday night, because everything happened in real time when I was in there.”
Amy will continue to make her thoughts known on the current series in her weekly column for Heat magazine, along with a web series for Youtube and Instagram TV called Heat’s Under the Duvet, which she will co-present with Jordan Lee and goes online every Thursday.
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She said: “I did the show last year, and I said ‘if you need a co-presenter for winter, I’ll do it’, and then they said yes. If you don’t ask, you don’t get.”
Amy will also be appearing on another reality show, Celebs Go Dating, which will air on E4 in the spring.
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Flexion Therapeutics Promotes Scott Kelley to Chief Medical Officer
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Scott Kelley has been appointed chief medical officer of Flexion Therapeutics (NASDAQ: FLXN). Kelley was previously vice president of medical affairs for the Burlington, MA, drug developer. He succeeds Yamo Deniz, who has left the company. Before joining Flexion in 2016, Kelley was vice president of global medical affairs at Sanofi (NYSE: SNY). Flexion develops treatments for musculoskeletal conditions, such as osteoarthritis.
Frank Vinluan is an Xconomy editor based in Research Triangle Park. You can reach him at fvinluan [[at]] xconomy.com. Follow @frankvinluan
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'Civilized in their behavior.' Gaza kids
Aid workers fear Gaza's kids will become 'easier prey for extremists'
Psychologists say Israel's three-week offensive inflicted more severe trauma than previous conflicts in Gaza because civilians didn't have a safe zone 'Israel now created hatred in this generation, which means it will be difficult in the future to convince those children to build peace with them,' health center administrator says
Associated Press|Published: 01.25.09 , 23:01
On a little patch of grass, surrounded by mountains of rubble that were once their homes, two dozen children sat in a circle on a rainbow-colored blanket and drew with crayons.
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They quickly filled the white pages passed around by trauma counselors with pictures of fire-spewing Israeli tanks, dead bodies and Palestinian gunmen firing assault rifles, scenes they witnessed when Israel's war on Hamas came to their neighborhood.
"We felt we will die soon," 11-year-old Sharif Abed Rabbo told the group, describing his family's escape. "And I am sad I lost my house."
Psychologists say Israel's three-week military offensive inflicted more severe trauma than previous conflicts in Gaza because civilians didn't have a safe zone. A wartime study among hundreds of Gaza children indicated a rise in nightmares, bedwetting and other signs of trauma, said psychologist Fadel Abu Hein.
Beyond the immediate damage, counselors and aid workers fear that Gaza's children, who make up 56 percent of 1.4 million people here, will become easier prey for extremists.
"Israel now created hatred in this generation, which means it will be difficult in the future to convince those children to build peace with them," said Abu Hein, who runs a community health center in Gaza City.
"We are losing the next generation," added John Ging, the top UN aid official in Gaza. As a buffer against militancy, UN schools are launching human rights classes for their 200,000 students this week.
Children and teens were particularly vulnerable in Israel's military offensive, launched Dec. 27 to try to halt Hamas rocket fire on towns in southern Israel. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights counted 280 children among 1,285 dead and said one in four of the more than 4,000 wounded was a minor.
Destruction at Gaza school (Photo: AP)
Facing the Israeli invasion, Hamas gunmen often operated from densely populated Gaza neighborhoods, drawing massive Israeli fire that killed and wounded large numbers of civilians, along with fighters. Tens of thousands fled their homes during the onslaught, seeking shelter in UN schools.
Among the refugees was Ansam Rahel, 10, who fled shelling of her home in the town of Beit Lahiya and sought cover, along with her family, in the town's UN school. On Jan. 17, when an Israeli shell struck the shelter, Ansam was hit by shrapnel that sliced across the top of her head. A thick welt of stitches runs diagonally across her partially shaved head, and she covers it with a black ski cap.
The little girl, who carries herself with quiet grace and sadness, is back home, but her life has changed. Her father is in Egypt, where her 5-year-old sister Dima is undergoing treatment for a serious war injury. Ansam said she takes painkillers and doesn't sleep well because her head hurts.
On Saturday, she briefly returned to her school to say goodbye to friends. She is not well enough to attend and was told by school officials she might eventually be taken to France for further medical treatment. "I didn't let them cry or feel pity for me," she said of her classmates.
Abu Hein, the psychologist, said his teams interviewed 950 families, among them 2,180 children, in UN shelters across Gaza during and after the war. Many parents reported signs of trauma in their children.
For example, a majority said their children had become more clingy, and about one-third said their children insisted on sleeping in the same room as their parents.
Since a ceasefire took hold a week ago, Abu Hein's center and other aid groups have sent teams to the most devastated areas, seeking out the children for emergency counseling.
On Sunday, three of his counselors drove to the Abed Rabbo neighborhood of the town of Jebaliya, a few hundred yards from the Israeli border. The neighborhood came under heavy fire from tanks and aircraft during Israel's ground offensive, which began Jan. 3. House after house in a radius of hundreds of yards were destroyed, and there was nothing left except huge mountains of rubble.
The counselors spread a large blanket on a small patch of grass, and children soon came running. About two dozen, from toddlers to young teens, sat down in a circle.
'He, by himself, hates Israel'
They played a few games, raising their hands or clapping, to break the ice. One of the counselors then asked the older kids to tell what happened to them during the war.
Asra Aref, 8, said her father raised a white flag when soldiers came closer and spoke Hebrew to them. "The soldiers told him he has just five minutes to evacuate the house," she said.
Counselor Farraj al-Hau tried to assure the children, especially the boys, that it's OK to be scared, that he himself was frightened during the war.
Then he distributed paper and crayons and asked the children to draw. The youngest ones just managed a few squiggles, but almost all the drawings of the older ones included tanks, helicopters or bodies sprawled on the ground. One boy depicted a Palestinian gunman firing an assault rifle at a tank. In another picture, two blue dots were meant to show land mines planted under tanks.
At one point, 5-year-old Saja Abed Rabbo, in pigtails and pajamas, started crying. Counselor Mustafa Haj-Ahmed led her away from the circle. He sat down with her on a nearby chunk of cement, held her hand and gently asked her what happened to her. Despite much coaxing, she barely spoke.
Haj-Ahmed then walked with her and a relative to her wrecked home, about 100 yards away. Her grandfather, Mohammed, explained that the family, Saja among them, came under heavy fire in the house for three days before fleeing. He said Saja saw the bodies of two cousins, ages 13 and 14, who were killed in the fighting. The counselors said they'd return to the neighborhood for more intensive counseling.
Gaza's 221 UN schools are also trying to help the children cope. On Saturday, the first day of school, teachers asked students to share their stories.
Also, students will have weekly human rights classes, including lessons about nonviolent ways of solving conflicts. Ging said the new program has been in the works for a while, but now had greater urgency.
"We have to stand with the mothers and fathers who want their children to grow up to be doctors, lawyers and civilized in their behavior and their thinking," Ging said. "But for sure, the circumstances here, day by day, are working against all of us who have that agenda."
On the Israeli side, life in border communities has been disrupted by almost daily rocket fire from Gaza in recent years. During the recent fighting, Hamas militants stepped up the attacks, firing longer-range rockets that put nearly 1 million Israelis in range, terrifying children and forcing residents into bomb shelters. Some of the rockets hit homes, schools and kindergartens.
For Zakariya Baroud, a 14-year-old Palestinian, the trauma is all too real. Zakariya lost three of his classmates in an Israeli mortar attack that killed 42 people, most of them civilians, near a UN school in the Jebaliya refugee camp. Israel said at the time that troops were firing at a Palestinian rocket squad in the area.
Zakariya rushed to the scene of the shelling after hearing the huge booms. He said he saw bodies strewn across the main road, including that of his best friend, Bashar Deeb, with a deep gash in his throat.
His father, Baker, who spent eight years in Israeli prisons for activities in a violent group, said he'd like Zakariya to attend university, but wouldn't talk him out of taking up arms.
"He is seeing suffering right now," he said of his son. "For 22 days, we were not able to sleep. He has witnessed the events by himself, so he, by himself, hates Israel."
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Podcast Episode #232
Podcast, Processes
Christie Chirinos
Liquid Web
Product and Time Management Tips from Liquid Web’s Christie Chirinos
In this episode of the WP Elevation podcast, Troy is joined by Christie Chirinos, the product manager of managed WooCommerce hosting at Liquid Web. There’s more to this episode than just talk of managed hosting though. Tune in if you want to learn more about what product managers do as well as to learn how Christie uses the Eisenhower time management matrix to decide which fires to put out each day.
Who Is Christie Chirinos? (3:40)
You might be familiar with Christie Chirinos if you use the Caldera Forms plugin, a product she helped foster from 30,000 active daily users to 200,000 (not to mention 2 million downloads).
These days, she’s making a name for herself by managing the managed WooCommerce hosting product for Liquid Web.
Interesting side note:
You might recognise Christie’s boss as well. Chris Lema spoke at WP Elevation’s event in Santa Monica earlier this year and was featured on episode #209 of the WP Elevation podcast.
What Is a Product Manager? (5:10)
Because of the changing landscape of business, a new role has emerged: the product manager.
Essentially, it’s an evolution of project management. One of the main differences between the two, though, is that the project never changes for a product manager. The other key difference is this:
“My job is to be the customers’ advocate within the company.”
You might even think of her and other product managers as liaisons. Because not only is she the customers’ advocate, but it’s her job to work closely with each department to ensure they properly support her product: managed WooCommerce hosting.
Christie’s Tips for Better Time Management (9:00)
As Christie explains it, the role of a product manager is ever-changing. That’s because her role needs to evolve as the product scales.
For instance, managed WooCommerce hosting is still in an early growth phase, which means she’s focused on getting new customer subscriptions. That will soon change, though, as will her day-to-day priorities.
Which means she needs an agile system for time management.
The Eisenhower Metrics (10:30)
When Christie first began managing products, she struggled a bit as it always seemed like she had an endless list of tasks to tackle. However, after talking to her mentor, she learned that it’s not about getting everything done in one day.
It’s about prioritising tasks based on importance and urgency, and putting out the fires that need to be put out today.
This time management system is called The Eisenhower Matrix. (If you’re curious to see how WP Elevation does it, read up on Dave McClure’s Pirate Metrics system.)
“I have too many things to do and not enough time to do them.” - How @xtiechirinos discovered the Eisenhower Metrics and mastered time management
With the Eisenhower Metrics, Christie’s workday looks like this:
Sit down and review outstanding tasks.
Review each task and ask: “Is this important?” In other words, “Will it get me closer to my goal?”
Review each task and ask: “Is this urgent?”
Prioritise tasks that are both important and urgent for today.
Next, slot in a little time each day for tasks that are important, but not urgent.
Then, schedule tasks that are urgent. Plan to complete them in a reasonable time frame.
Even though Christie said it was difficult to put off a task someone had marked as “urgent” in favour of “important” tasks that would move the product forward, she soon learned an important lesson.
“Things that were on fire Monday might not be as big of a deal by Thursday.”
What’s more, Christie learned that tasks weren’t always as urgent as she had assumed they were. When she started to say “no” to people, she found they were more likely to respond with “That’s fine! No rush!” than “What the heck? Why aren’t you doing your job?”
How a Customer-centric Culture Impacts Productivity (17:30)
Another thing that’s had a big impact on Christie’s time management and productivity is the customer-centric environment at Liquid Web.
Because the company is super focused on customer success, everyone has adopted a similar mindset. And when everyone’s on the same page about what the top priority is, it’s much easier to push important requests (from Christie’s desk or to her desk) through the pipeline.
Who Is Managed WooCommerce Hosting For? (21:30)
Although managed WooCommerce hosting is relatively new, it’s carved out a healthy niche of ideal customers already. There are three segments in particular that Liquid Web has developed plans for:
Beginner / Basic
The lower tier plans cater to smaller or newer store owners. These are the ones with solid concepts and great products to sell, but need a platform to get started on.
In the past, these users would’ve gravitated towards Shopify because of how easy it is to use. But WooCommerce, as you’ll see shortly, can now compete with that ease of use.
The next tier up is for existing merchants who sell online courses, products, digital downloads and so on. They might even be using WooCommerce already.
What they’re finding right, though, is that they need better hosting or could really benefit from consolidating costs. These users look to managed WooCommerce hosting because of the product bundle, increased performance, built-in analytics, and more.
Plus, Pro and Enterprise
These higher tiers are for the really big stores and entrepreneurs that already make millions of dollars every month.
They start looking at a solution like the managed WooCommerce product because it provides the kind of high-performance hosting they need for greater levels of traffic and growth.
But Can WooCommerce Beat Shopify? (25:45)
Although Shopify is a great e-commerce solution, according to Christie, it has its faults. And while WooCommerce has failed to position its product as something that’s as easy to use as Shopify, Liquid Web has done something about it.
With managed WooCommerce hosting, Liquid Web has addressed the ease of use gap in WordPress’s e-commerce solution. Upon signing up, users get a pre-configured WooCommerce site that’s ready to go, including:
Pages for Home, Shop and Checkout
Astra theme
Liquid Web has effectively turned WooCommerce into a better Shopify. For users that want to get started quickly with WooCommerce this is huge. And for those that have outgrown Shopify, WooCommerce now becomes the logical solution to migrate to.
The only obstacle they face now is the matter of cost.
However, this is similar to how Christie had to change her mindset when it came to time management and priorities. In this case, it’s her job to show customers how it’s not a matter of WooCommerce vs. Shopify costs today. It’s a matter of WooCommerce vs. Shopify costs in the long term.
If you’re looking for a way to level up your predictable product sales and you happen to work in the e-commerce space, take a look at Liquid Web’s partner program. In addition to leveraging the managed WooCommerce hosting product, you’ll benefit from other perks like referral commissions, coupon codes, free education, and more.
Even if you don’t specialise in e-commerce, there are a lot of valuable nuggets to take away from this episode in terms of product and time management.
When you’re ready to level up even further, sign up for this free webinar where Troy will show you how to raise your prices and work on more rewarding projects.
Want to get in touch and thank Christie for an insightful episode? Send her a message.
Connect with Christie (@xtiechirinos) on Twitter.
Learn more about Liquid Web’s managed WooCommerce product and ask for Christie through the live chat!
Brush up on Christie’s preferred time management system: The Eisenhower Matrix.
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Harold Hamm, Shale Pioneer, Steps Down as CEO of Continental Resources
His successor, William Berry, has served on Continental’s board since 2014; changes take effect Jan. 1
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Billionaire shale drilling pioneer Harold Hamm is retiring as chief executive of the oil-and-gas company he founded, Continental Resources Inc.
Mr. Hamm, who turned 74 on Wednesday, will remain at Continental in the role of executive chairman, the company said Wednesday, as board member William Berry, 66, assumes the role of CEO in January.
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Court rules for US in fight over Nevada plutonium shipment
by: SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press
Posted: Aug 13, 2019 / 07:28 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 14, 2019 / 03:10 AM EDT
FILE – In this Sept. 29, 1994 file photo, a CSX Train with spent nuclear fuel passes through Florence, S.C., on its way to Savannah River Site Weapons Complex near Aiken S.C. Nevada and South Carolina were jostling for a home-field advantage of sorts in a federal court battle that could result in a metric ton of weapons-grade plutonium being stored 70 miles from Las Vegas. A federal appeals court has ruled against Nevada in a legal battle over the U.S. government’s secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, denied the state’s appeal after a judge refused to block any future shipments to Nevada. The court in San Francisco says the matter is moot because the Energy Department already sent the radioactive material and has promised that no more will be hauled there. (Jeff Chatlosh/The Morning News via AP, File)
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against Nevada in a battle with the U.S. government over its secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas but the state’s attorney general says the fight isn’t over yet.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the state’s appeal after a judge refused to block any future shipments to Nevada. The court in San Francisco said the matter is moot because the Energy Department already sent the radioactive material and has promised that no more will be hauled there.
“The remedy Nevada sought — stopping the government from shipping plutonium from South Carolina to Nevada under the proposed action — is no longer available,” the court wrote.
Nevada also wanted the court to order the government to remove the plutonium it shipped last year but didn’t reveal had arrived there until January.
The 9th Circuit said that issue also is moot because the state failed to include that request in its original motion seeking to block future shipments.
“Because the government completed the shipment, any harm caused by the shipment cannot be ‘undone’ by granting the motion Nevada actually filed,” the ruling said.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said late Tuesday he’ll continue to press the state’s case in court but didn’t provide any immediate details of its next legal move.
“The Department of Energy’s deceitful behavior in handling these shipments demonstrates my office’s need to continue aggressively litigating to hold the Department of Energy to its promises,” Ford said in a statement.
“The health and safety of all Nevadans is of paramount importance to my office, and our dedicated team will continue to pursue all options for ensuring that no further unlawful plutonium shipments reach this state,” he said.
Among other options, Nevada could now request a hearing before the full 9th Circuit or seek a new court order to remove the plutonium that’s already been shipped.
The Energy Department didn’t respond to repeated requests for comment on Tuesday.
Nevada sued in federal court in Reno last November, accusing the agency of illegally deciding it could transport the material without completing a full environmental review of potential health and safety dangers.
Although Nevada wasn’t aware at the time, the government had already shipped a half metric ton of plutonium from South Carolina to the Nevada National Security Site, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) northwest of Las Vegas. That site is separate from but close to the Yucca Mountain site in the Mojave Desert where the Trump administration wants to build a high-level radioactive waste repository.
Nevada says the Trump administration abused “top secret” classifications to meet a court order to remove a ton of weapons-grade plutonium from the Savannah River site in South Carolina by Jan. 1, 2020.
While Nevada’s appeal was pending, Energy Secretary Rick Perry sent a letter to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Nevada Democrat, pledging to expedite removal of the plutonium already sent to Nevada — beginning in 2021 — and promising no more will be sent there.
He’s visited the site twice in recent months and provided a classified briefing to Gov. Steve Sisolak to try to allay the state’s concerns.
The radioactive material isn’t intended to be unpacked in Nevada, only temporarily stored before it is moved again, most likely to New Mexico or Texas for reprocessing for use in building nuclear weapons.
The Energy Department has said it expects to move the plutonium from Nevada to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico “or another facility” by the “2026-2027 timeframe.”
Nevada’s lawyers argued that Energy Department couldn’t be trusted because of past misrepresentations about the covert shipment. The state said U.S. officials selectively declassified information as it suited their needs.
The Energy Department insists the plutonium was properly classified for security.
It disclosed the material was in Nevada on Jan. 30, the same day Judge Miranda Du in Reno denied a state request to temporarily halt all shipments. She also ruled that the matter was moot.
Nevada argued in its appeal to the 9th Circuit that the case wasn’t moot partly because the government had “voluntarily” ceased the shipments and could resume them at any time.
But the court ruled that “the alleged injury was no longer redressable.”
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McConnell warns about 'presidential harassment'
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell warns House Democrats that "presidential harassment" or aggressive oversight might backfire on them.
Posted: Nov 8, 2018 2:37 AM
Updated: Nov 8, 2018 2:49 AM
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested Wednesday that if Democrats use their new House majority to aggressively pursue oversight of President Donald Trump and his administration, that would amount to "presidential harassment" and could backfire on the party.
Asked at a news conference in Washington, DC, what Senate Republicans could do if House Democrats go after the President's tax returns, McConnell said, "The whole issue of presidential harassment is interesting. I remember when we tried it in the late '90s. We impeached President Clinton. His numbers went up and ours went down and we underperformed in the next election."
A Republican-controlled House impeached then-Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1998, but the Senate declined to remove him from office.
McConnell added, "Democrats in the House will have to decide just how much presidential harassment they think is good strategy. I'm not so sure it will work for them."
Democrats are gearing up to conduct extensive oversight of the President and his administration in the next Congress after winning the majority in the 2018 midterm elections. A Democratic-led House is expected to pursue the President's tax returns and continue to probe issues such as potential collusion between the President's campaign and Russia, which the President has adamantly denied.
McConnell said on Wednesday that he knows Democrats "aren't interested" in his recommendations, but insisted he was only making a "historical observation."
"All I'm doing is making a historical observation that the business of presidential harassment, which we were deeply engaged in in the late '90s improved the President's approval rating and tanked ours," he said. "Thus my observation is that it might not be a smart strategy, but it's up to them to decide how they want to handle that."
On Wednesday morning, Trump suggested that if Democrats seek to investigate him, Senate Republicans could launch investigations of their own targeting Democrats.
"If the Democrats think they are going to waste Taxpayer Money investigating us at the House level, then we will likewise be forced to consider investigating them for all of the leaks of Classified Information, and much else, at the Senate level. Two can play that game!," the President tweeted.
When asked about that statement, McConnell declined to speculate about whether the scenario the President outlined might come to pass. "I'd like to focus on finishing up this session," he said. "We've got work left to do and we'll see what happens next year."
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WVU receives national award for educational fundraising
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In 1993, the APAWV, which is comprised of multiple contractors from around the state, created an endowment with the WVU Foundation to fund an asphalt technology professorship. Professor John Zaniewski has held that position since 1997. After Zaniewski announced late last year that he would be retiring, board members of the APAWV voted to pledge additional money to raise the position from an endowed professorship to an endowed chair.
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[Tech] Playing Ms. Pacman in Google Maps and Introducing Google Wind.
Every year Google has several events regarding the 1st of April, better known as ‘fool's day’.
Today we highlight two of Google's 1st of April events. You are now able to play Ms. Pacman in Google Maps. Also, Google recently introduced a new “creative” invention to improve the weather in the Netherlands.
Ms. Pacman Game
Google released something from the old-box back into life: Playing Ms. Pacman in Google Maps. Google allows you to play the Ms. Pacman game on both mobile devices as desktop. However, there are some side-notes:
For IOS users: Google Maps allows you to play the Ms. Pacman game in the neighborhood of your current location.
For Android users: Google Maps will take you to a random place in the world to play the Ms. Pacman game.
For desktop users: You might not be able to play the Ms. Pacman game on your current location, Google will take you to a random place in the world.
You can play the Ms. Pacman game by clicking here.
Google Wind
The Netherlands is a country with a rainy climate. The winters can be cold, but snow is not common, the summers can be hot, but it is mostly raining... However, Google came with a new “creative” invention: Google Wind. In the video below, DJ Armin van Buuren, Weatherman Piet Paulusma and Google explain the effect of Google Wind on the weather from April 1st onwards.
The combination of the Ms. Pacman Game and national actions like ‘Google Wind’, Google once again shows that they have really strong marketing divisions. They are able to see opportunities and respond with the right answer. Once again, Google used the 1st of April to strengthen their brand worldwide.
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‘Disney on Ice’ this weekend at the Coast Coliseum
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The magic of Disney is here in South Mississippi all weekend with ‘Disney on Ice’ at the Coast Coliseum. News 25’s Gabby Easterwood has more.
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Would you accept a plastic Xperia flagship if it meant smaller bezels and a cheaper price?
by XB on 2nd June 2014
The lead designer of the LG G3 made some interesting comments recently when addressing criticism over the lack of premium build quality. Chul Bae Lee, LG’s Vice President of Mobile Design, said that adding a metal chassis to the LG G3 would have made the phone $300 more expensive. The LG G3 launched with a plastic body and “polished metallic skin”.
“If you could charge $300 more for the phone, maybe we could make it metal,” said Lee. He also went on to say that the use of plastic meant a more compact phone. “To maintain the compactness of this phone, there is no other choice than this material. If I had applied metal to the G3 is would be much bulkier in the bezels and in all four directions. It would be very big and very heavy. It would be really slippery as well,” Lee said.
Design and build quality has always been a strong feature of Sony Xperia flagships. More recently, this has meant an abundance of glass and aluminium frames. However, if moving to a plastic frame meant a more cheaper, lighter and compact Xperia phone, would you be okay with that? Would you be willing to sacrifice build quality for the above factors? We’d love to hear your views below.
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Team Italia's High-Tech Helm
Team Italia's Virtual Bridge Solution employs a user-friendly interface, augmented reality and more to create a fully integrated helm.
By David Schmidt
Full yacht-systems integration, 4K displays and augmented reality are all part of i-Bridge VBS.Courtesy Team Italia
One of the coolest aspects of covering electronics for Yachting has been the opportunity to witness the ever-increasing levels of technological integration that have revolutionized yacht operations. Team Italia, through its i-Bridge installations, has become a leader in technological integration.
That lead now widens with the Panorama Virtualized Bridge Solution. This integrated-helm setup has a user-friendly interface that amplifies an operator’s situational awareness, all in a sleek package that combines the technologies of augmented reality, automation, networking, digital switching, power management and global connectivity.
In regards to hardware and software, Team Italia’s eye-pleasing and highly customizable Panorama VBS includes a main user-interface terminal; numerous video-monitoring screens and touch screens; and a bespoke, Linux-based operating system, as well as scalable levels of built-in redundancy. The system can include side workstations—“wings,” in Team Italia’s parlance—for tasks such as running the vessel’s electronic chart display and information system, radar or forward-looking sonar. The user-interface terminal includes joggers, tracker balls, rotary knobs and (installation depending) hard keys.
A user’s eyes are likely to be riveted to the system’s touchscreen displays: A 4K stretch screen displays augmented-reality imagery, while LED monitors display real-time video footage from the yacht’s abovedecks-mounted cameras. The screens are typically fitted forward and athwartships of the user-interface terminal, and the Panorama VBS can be built into the yacht’s dash or can reside on Team Italia-crafted tables. It all depends on the yacht owner’s desired setup.
While the Panorama VBS is visually stunning, its magic resides behind its touchscreen displays, where the various technologies combine.
“The Panorama VBS uses a heterogeneous system architecture and embedded electronic solutions, with fully redundant central-processing units based on watchdog technology,” says Daniele Ceccanti, Team Italia’s technical director. The “watchdog” technologies monitor and report failures, and can restart applications or reboot the system. “The operating system uses suitably configured Linux solutions, real-time operating systems and customized solutions. Some parts are based on Windows Embedded or Internet of Things architecture.”
The Panorama VBS also has Swiss-Army-knifelike networking capabilities, including NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, J1939, CAN bus and RS232 ports. Ceccanti says the company develops additional interface protocols and bespoke hardware solutions as projects dictate.
The result is an ergonomically comfortable helm with a state-of-the-art nav system, a full ship’s library (including technical documentation) and built-in power management, plus the processing power necessary to run a sophisticated yacht from a bank of screens. The system also communicates with people and clouds by way of its Boat Connection Manager, allowing users to manage the vessel’s cellular, Wi-Fi and satellite-communication connections.
“The Panorama VBS can be fully scaled up or down, so it can be fitted aboard middle-sized yachts or on mega- and gigayachts,” Ceccanti says, adding that it’s equally adept aboard custom and semicustom builds.
As with some contemporary automobiles, the Panorama VBS includes operating modes that help owners and captains better perform onboard tasks, such as going through a pre-cruise checklist.
“The operator can choose among the various use profiles,” Ceccanti says. “This means that the tools needed for every specific type of navigation are always readily available.”
The augmented-reality features help to simplify tasks such as anchoring. Here, the system employs topsides-mounted video cameras to present, on the system’s LED screens, a graphically augmented rendering of the anchor lowering, as well as information such as real-time depth and the amount of anchor rode that’s been released. The number of installed cameras depends on a vessel’s length overall, with the cameras strategically fitted to deliver panoramic views.
While the Panorama VBS is intuitive and user-friendly, Team Italia says captains need four to eight hours of training. And, the company’s technical director says, “The Team Italia technical staff is always available for further training or to help facilitate customer-requested customization options.”Courtesy Team Italia
“The Panorama VBS augmented-reality system gives the captain a full view of the environment around the yacht from the bridge,” Ceccanti says. “Through this type of display, which is graphically overlaid with navigation data, the captain can easily manage steering operations from the bridge.”
Ceccanti sees the system’s ability to deliver panoramic views around the yacht as its biggest innovation, however, he also points to the system’s heads-up displays (HUD) as useful tools for negotiating the marine environment. Unlike augmented reality, which overlays data onto video imagery, HUDs present data on transparent screens.
“The HUD allows users to overlap the main navigational information such as course, waypoint, AIS and radar targets with the actual view while sailing,” he says.
Just like the systems aboard modern, fly-by-wire jetliners, the Panorama VBS allows an operator to control all systems and instrumentation via a few screen taps, while other tasks happen automatically.
“The Panorama VBS has its own automation, monitoring and power-management systems, which are perfectly integrated with the system’s navigation and steering functions,” Ceccanti says. Third-party control systems also can be integrated.
Factor in the Panorama VBS’s ability to plan routes and view cartography that’s overlaid with AIS and radar data, as well as the system’s stunning graphics and intuitive user interface, and it’s easy to understand why Team Italia continues to be seen as a leader in the integration of systems.
Of course, as with any impressive technology, it’s important to remember that what’s at the helm is only a tool of safe navigation. It’s critical that operators maintain their comfort and familiarity piloting their vessels the old-fashioned way, perchance calamity strikes.
But for anyone who is considering a new build or refit with a deep dive into onboard integration and helm-side situational awareness, Team Italia’s Panorama VBS could be worth serious consideration.
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Working At The Lodge
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THE SAN JOSE CRYPTOGRAM
Butte FBI Office, Montana
On November 21st 1969 a suspected Zodiac letter was received.
The FBI file read: 'Re Butte tel to Bureau 11/21/69.
Enclosed herewith for the FBI laboratory are two copies of the letter received by (redacted) San Jose PD, San Jose, California on this date.
As noted, the message reads (redacted).
The laboratory is requested to have the Cryptogram Section attempt to immediately decipher the message and furnish the results to the San Francisco Office.
For the information of the Bureau and Sacramento, after a cursory analysis, officers of the San Jose, California PD, believe widow in message may be Mrs (redacted), San Jose, California. San Jose PD instituting 24 hour surveillance on Mrs (redacted).'
A further page read:
11/24/69 - 'Copy of handprinted note beginning "There's no doubt I will do my Thing!" and ending with the symbol (drawn crosshairs). Results of examination:
The ciphertext portion of Qc33 is not readable using previously recovered key. Its brevity precludes further cryptanalytic examination at this time. The furnished interpretation of "- + 62 + -" as representing "1620" can be neither proved nor disproved analytically. The = between "November" and "8" could represent the number "2". Such interpretation would be based on inferences drawn from the date of the postmark, not from cryptanalytic examination.' (see below for FBI files).
The FBI files ponder the idea of "November" and "8" being bridged by the number 2, possibly giving us November 28th, and therefore tying in with a presumed threat on a widow from San Jose. Here are some thoughts on Zodiac Killer Site forum.
However, there may be a much simpler explanation, bearing in mind the Zodiac Killer's last two communications on November 8th and 9th of 1969- in particular the 'Dripping Pen' card.
That "November = 8" means exactly what it states- that the author or Zodiac is threatening, or has already claimed victim number 8 sometime in November.
Bearing in mind the 'Bus Bomb' letter mailed on November 9th 1969 claiming 7 kills, then had an 8th victim already been claimed (presumably a male victim, if the mention of a widow was relevant), we would be looking for a victim between November 9th and November 21st. A future victim in November would likely have been murdered between November 21st and November 30th (the claimed target possibly being the woman in San Jose).
The phrase "There's no doubt I will do my Thing!" seemed to suggest an impending threat- hence the urgency of 24 hour surveillance on the woman. Thereby, the use of the term "widow" in the FBI file may likely not carry a sinister connotation of a prior murder.
The Zodiac Killer was certainly looking for a ninth and tenth victim on December 20th 1969, when he mailed a further correspondence to Melvin Belli's residence.
The reference to "- + 62 + -" appears to represent six characters rather than four, so is open to interpretation.
Here is an aerial view of 2162 Ringwood Avenue, San Jose, Ca. A code such as 2162SJ, coupled with a specific name would be enough. This is just a crude example, so any suggestions would be welcome.
This sounds absolutely fascinating,Richard.
Got to get my head around it,first.
Something I have overlooked,in the past.
Thanks for the article,and focus.
Who are the 2 victims in Aug?
It is thought Zodiac was attempting to claim Debra Gaye Furlong (14) and Kathie Ann Snoozy (15).
Richard(or anyone else), do you know if the Furlong/Snoozy murders received statewide coverage? The reason I am asking is if they did not and were only reported locally, then it means the Zodiac was an avid reader of different newspapers. Which leads me to my next point: the Zodiac did a job that allowed him to come across different newspapers. There are some people that believe the Zodiac might have been a pilot...which would make sense giving that he knew of crimes that were only reported locally (if that is the case.) He flew to the airport, picked up the local paper(s), and read about what was going on in that area. Anyhow, I am rambling again.....
Yea he tried to claim Snoozy and Furlong.
Richard, I do not think you should modify original Zodiac documents to the degree you have above.
The modification looks real and people researching the case might be mislead.
How's that Shawn.
I often do image searches with Google for Zodiac documents. Many times your images show up.
I still think it looks too real for people who are just getting started with research and maybe for some conspiracy people.
The disclaimer is not clear.
Ray Jenkins
Yes indeed Shawn. There are some who occasionally post on this forum who could start to think the CIA is "in on this blog". Cue the theme music from the X-Files! For some it takes only a little spark to create a wildfire.
Another tiny and therefore highly variable cryptogram. Too small for anyone but the Zodiac to know what it says. If the Zodiac sent this, once again he was just toying with the police. Yet another unsolvable taunt for the fictitious "Bat computer" to "solve".
KayElleSF
Nice work, Richard! There appears to be a pattern of Zodiac stalking his victim's families. Could the "widow" be Mrs. Stine?
Trouble is KayElle nobody can place her in San Jose.
I've never seen this one Richard. Well I guess I still haven't seen it but if it carries the claim of 8 victims then that is some darn good evidence. The claim of 7 had been in the papers for a couple of weeks but it is still a very good indication of authenticity if you ask me. I am surprised though that investigators interpreting a Zodiac letter wouldn't have come to and presented what we would surely all consider as the most logical conclusion that he was referring to victims in the file. Dropping the Do my Thing phrase in there probably seems a bit forced after the recent Dripping Pen card but Zodiac did tend to repeat certain phrases.
One option I suppose is that he was claiming Gaul and Sharp who were killed on the same day Nov21 in Albany, but I guess that would mean that he wrote 2 letters that day in 2 states.
The "- + 6 2 + -" is pretty strange and curiously symmetrical. I'm going to have think about that before offering an interpretation. Thanks for bringing this one up - I have never even heard about this one.
I guess if I was forced to provide a possible response, I would suggest that the Zodiac may have been referring, in his typically obscure and vague manner, to a game of chess. According to Wikipedia, and I quote, "the plus sign (+) is used to denote a move that puts the opponent into check. A double plus (++) is sometimes used to denote double check. Combinations of the plus and minus signs are used to evaluate a move (+/−, +/=, =/+, −/+). But is unclear what he could be saying in the context of this cipher, as he simply reverses the minus and plus signs around.
See also: https://www.chess.com/article/view/uncooperative-opponents-amp-computer-symbols
In more literal terms "+-" equates to "more rather than less", "-+" equates to "less rather than more".
In elementary mathematics, it forms a sum: 0-(+6(+2?)+(-0)=+8. In other words he was simply boasting that Z = +8, SFPD = -0
It is possible that he was trying to provide some extra "clue" by way of the number "62", as Richard suggests. Of course it is difficult to rule out if he simply meant 6+2 = 8, being his latest tally?
Anther thing to consider is target scoring:
http://www.tenxshootingclub.com/2013/09/how-to-serve-on-a-scoring-jury/
It's virtually impossible Ray- but if somebody can find the new address for the FBI FOIA requests, I will contact them.
I had a good look at this,Richard.
Simply not enough information on offer....and then the FBI go and redact that little that we might have had,to go on [!].
Perhaps someone might extend anything I may have found,further [?].
Firstly,I believe that November=8....is simply this,with no strings attached.So,perhaps a body count claim,of some sort [?].
To the ''main event'' [!] :
On the the most simple of code keys....A=1,B=2,C=3...etc.
We have : '' - + 6 2 + - ''.
Now,this is strictly in inverted commas,and ''enclosed'',as such.
We could write it out,with its equivalence as follows :
'' - + 6 2 + - '' ......= '' - + F B + - ''
So,its beginning to look as if '' F B I '' is in the solution.
We extend it further,therefore :
'' - 9 6 2 9 - ''......= '' - I F B I - ''
At this point,we assess possible pertinent six-digit numbers.
None of familiar note.
Therefore,five-digit numbers.Well,there are zip codes and post office boxes.
So,the number 0 [zero],is a good candidate.
Hence :
'' 0 9 6 2 9 0 ''......= '' 0 I F B I 0 ''
Extra information :
Army Post Office 96290 is a zip code in San Francisco.
Post Office Box 96290 is a collection warehouse in Houston,Texas.
Given the redacted wording,could give further clues,we might have,for example :
'' 0 - I , FBI - 0 ''.....as a ''scorecard'',with the first ''0'' equivalent of Zodiac's symbol [?].
Anyone else,feel free to extend the idea.....
Good thoughts Rubislaw on the limited information we have. The post office box is not out of the question based on 1990. You 'decoded' to
'' - + F B + - '' What about (crosshairs symbol), 8, FBI 0, which is what you virtually said. Although this doesn't strictly tally to the symbols (although they rarely do).
Thanks.....the ''FBI'' part,does look quite enticing,for development [?].
And the APO 96290,is not just for military.Can be used for mailing from overseas,by anyone.
Just going ''left field'',the song ''Do you know the way to San Jose ?'',mentions the highway,between Los Angeles and San Jose.
Highway 101.
And Room 101 was the torture chamber,in George Orwell's ''1984''.
Perhaps Zodiac drove that road,many a time.
Zodiac's ''Highway to Paradice'' [?].
George Orwell's ''1984'' is the world we are now living in. Propaganda, lies, control of the media, brain washed masses, torture, war, secrecy.
Your ''healthy cynicism'' is certainly worth considering,Connolly.
Perhaps,CCTV cameras are the only ''saving grace'' [?].To combat urban crime.
Unlikely that Zodiac would ever have ventured into his mischievous and murderous world,if they had been around,then [?].
Agreed Rubislaw. I suspect this is why we are seeing such a proliferation of gun nuts these days, who are just stepping straight out of their homes or cars and opening fire on innocent civilians or detonate bombs. They try to terrorize by killing as many people as they can in the shortest possible time before being taken down by the police.
"Big Brother" has changed the rules under which terrorists can secretly operate. One could argue that serial killers are a kind of terrorist, especially those that send taunts and threats to the police and media.
These days the Zodiac would not have been able to post his letters without being caught on a hidden camera and then his movements on foot or by car would be tracked. The modern urban environment would be largely out of bounds to these kinds of "old school" or "traditional" serial killers.
The saturation of cameras is less common in country areas, but even there we still find cameras. They are mounted on dashboards in cars and surround many public areas, like parks, and numerous private residences have them too. There are still serial killers around of course, but I notice that they tend to mainly occur in fairly remote locations these days.
Or some kind of encrypted morse. Connect the dots! Or in this case crosses (paradise/slaves)???
-+ = N
-++++ = 6
++--- = 2
+- = A
Co-ordinates???
Bearing: North,
Latitude: 62nd Parallel
Country: Alaska.
I got lost at the start. Butte and san jose. I have no clew.
You're correct Tom. There is not enough information. Could be anything. We can only guess... and because of that we would probably be wrong. Too much variability.
I recall when Rader was interviewed relating to one of his ciphers, he said he vaguely recalled what it was about but he could no longer remember the solution. Considering he mostly spoke the truth about his crimes and misdeeds, I do not think he was lying about not recalling the solution to his cipher.
Likewise, I tend to think if the Zodiac is still alive by some slim chance, he would probably not remember the solution to all of his ciphers, unless he had written them down somewhere. So much time has passed.
You make a good point about whether the Furlong/Snoozy murders made statewide news,John.
I don't know the answer....but it could persuade us,or otherwise,if Zodiac was a regular traveller [?].
There is little doubt that Zodiac was an avid newspaper reader.I believe,at least two a day.Possibly a ''local'' one,from where he might be situated,at the time.And,a more general one....perhaps with state or national news.
There has been a body of opinion,that Zodiac corresponded with the SF Chronicle,the most....because he bought and read that newspaper,more than others.But clearly,for example,still read the Times Herald and Examiner,regularly.
Just on a speculative note,regarding ''the widow''....from what you say,Richard,it appears unlikely that it was Claudia Stine.
Then whom ?
All I can add is that Linda DelBuono,formerly Linda Suennen and Darlene Ferrin's older sister,moved to San Jose after her sister's murder.
Though,I don't know how soon...or even if she was a widow.
I know I am old and a little slow, but what the heck does Butte Montana have to do with this thing? I keep trying to figure out who and when received this letter. I haven't slept for two days.
I sympathise Tom.It can appear confusing.
The case of the Zodiac Killer,was ''ultimately'',the judicial ''ownership'' of the California State Department of Justice.
The CA DOJ would normally have expectations of California Police Districts,to investigate serious crime,with their overseeing,and usual headquarters in Sacramento,the State Capital.
After Darlene Ferrin's murder,it had become apparent that there was probably a serial killer [...mass murderer..],on the loose,in the San Francisco vicinity....and that this particular murderer,also resorted to Extortion.
The FBI were regarded as the specialists in Extortion,and were normally hired for mass murders,since their abilities to cross State borders,and Counties,without the need to seek legal permission.
So,a decision was made,by the CA DOJ to award jurisdiction,''in the field of play'' to the FBI.
For some unknown reason,the Butte office of the FBI,received the San Jose cryptogram,first.
Their first obligation,was to the CA DOJ.
The CA DOJ,in Sacramento,then sent it to the FBI headquarters,in Washington.
The FBI in Washington,then sent information to the FBI branch office,in San Francisco,for the purposes of any field investigations,as a result of the cryptogram.
''Bureaucracy in action''.
With reference to my previous comment,I have found an an article from The San Mateo Times,dated November 17th 1972,regarding a [police] disproved claim,by Darlene's sister Pam Hyman,that Zodiac had phoned her,and told her [Pam],that he had just shot her [other] sister,Linda.
At the time,Linda was ''Mrs Linda Carrier'',from San Jose.
So,at the time of the ''widow'' reference,Linda was ''Linda DelBuono''.
Then,three years later,Linda was ''Linda Carrier''...and,from San Jose.
Anyone able to help further with this ?
If Linda was a widow,she would likely be the ''widow'' referred.
Yes,it would be good if someone knows if Linda was widowed,by her marriage to a ''Mr.DelBuono'' [?].
By the time,that San Mateo Times article had gone to print,the cops at checked on Linda....and found her to be alive and well.
It appears that there had been a massive family row...and this was Pam's ''attention seeking'' reaction.
Poor Pam [?].It seems that Darlene was her hero and mentor,as well as sister.And,has never got over her murder.
Have just found that Linda and Steven DelBuono were living at 449 Cedar Street,at the time of Darlene Ferrin's murder.
They were informed of her death,formerly,about six hours,following it.
So,the question is,was Linda widowed,in the four and a half months,after Darlene's murder....to be a candidate,for being the ''widow'' ?
So apparently he killed some lady's husband. Obviously we don't know who all his victims were. My belief is all victims claimed are real and actual. He would never make that up.
Lemonboy
I believe this as well it seems like people need a piece of every possible victims blood stained shirt to be a confirmed zodiac murder.
As far as I am aware of,Judith,the answer is :
''Not that we know of...''
In effect,that the ''widow'' referred....is just that....a woman,whose marital status is ''widow''.And,not because of anything,that Zodiac may have done,to make it that way.
Rubislaw, thanks so much. I feel much better about Butte now. My son always reminds me that, “old people suck”.
Pleasure Tom.....your son doesn't need to trouble himself.....as age ''becomes us'',we know it sucks,anyway [?].
Nothing like a good moan [?].
My current gripe,is all these redactions,in the FBI files.
My theory is that much of it is to cover up for pizza grease and coffee stains.
''They'' are a messy lot,compared to the DOJ's special agents.
I'm thinking that all ciphers were deliberate and absolutely have a message. How Illuminating that Message is I'm not sure. My suspect was into making STATEMENTS. Sometimes he would merely perform an act, rather than speak what he was thinking. Like when the waiter at the fine restaurant asked him how his meal was, and he crushed the fish on the plate with his bare hands and then washed his fingers in his glass of white wine.
I agree that all ''ciphers'' were deliberate,and had some message,Judith.
Zodiac would not have wasted these opportunities to deliver,in his mind,something that made him feel ''one up''.
No ''voids'' or ''nulls'' as some have suggested,in the past.Every symbol counted for something.
The clue to '' - + 6 2 + - '' is unfortunately behind the redaction.But may well be,the equivalent of '' Zodiac - one , FBI - nil ''.
The FBI had only been in on the investigations,for about 4 months,at that point.It must have been a thrill for Zodiac [?].
An often overlooked misspelling of Zodiac,is '' Ciypher '',when he sent off the ''408'',in three pieces.Can't help thinking,he really was a ''beginner'',then.....but one who learned fast.
After all,he called his cryptograms ''Ciphers'',when ciphers actually refer to ''code keys''....and not,the encryption,itself.
Perchance a youth then? Someone who still reads comic books? Someone who really is a poor speller, who spelled phonetically partly due to his education, but is also highly, highly intelligent. Someone who still makes model airplanes. Someone who was so immature he thought he would provoke law enforcement until he realized it was a bad idea. Originally a wannabe cop who failed to make the grade. Someone whose mother got him out of going to Vietnam due to psoriasis, a wanna be Soldier.
I think you have precised a general good feel for Zodiac,Judith,in what you have just written.
Just to add,in the matter of misspelling.I think Zodiac started out,on his correspondences,a bit ''lazy'' with his spelling....probably harking back to childhood,when it may have been a weakness [?].
But then he realised it could become part of his ''persona''....a quirkiness that defined him,as different [?].
It is almost as if ''misspelling'' was part of what reminded him of the ''comfort'' of childhood.before it was drummed out of him,by his teachers,at school [?].
This suggests that Zodiac's early life was probably quite happy.
That matters actually started to go wrong for him,closer to adolescence [?].
Judith, are you describing P.S.P. by any chance? If so, then very interesting indeed!
Allen Leigh provided authorities with a "checklist" of characteristics, a criteria as it were, based on statements the Zodiac gave in his correspondence. But a few things appear to be absent from the "checklist" when applied to Leigh. I am sure there must be other potential suspects who come closer to "ticking all the boxes".
Wouldn't that be nice? A lovely childhood? Serial Killers don't have lovey childhoods. So imagine the only child whose parents drink and fight and ask him to take sides. Whose mother as it turns out is a molester of little boys. Now you have the makings of your serial killer and yes he was just an American kid on so many levels, highly influenced by the media and its context for the day. Movies would be seen on the large screen down on San Pablo Dam Road. My suspect was highly influenced by music and movies. He himself so completely intense and dramatic and articulate and profound, that people came to him to get his opinion on what they should do with their lives. If you want to take a ride on my suspect watch these films: Five Easy Pieces with Jack Nicholson . Cape Fear with De Niro. Blue velvet with Dennis Hopper. Anything with a drunken Peter O'Toole. Welcome to who the Zodiac Killer was.
Or Dennis Hopper in "Speed". Hopper seemed to be channeling the Zodiac in some of the roles he played.
And you say P.P. liked movies like A Clockwork Orange. Well many people do like such movies, who are not serial killers, BUT if he liked such films to the point that he identified himself with the "crazies" in such films, that could suggest he had the right kind of personality for Zodiac. I see the Zodiac as having been hugely influenced by the heroes and villains in pulp fiction, ranging from comic books to popular TV shows to movies.
What were P.P's thoughts on the Dirty Harry franchise? The Zodiac had always said that he wanted to see himself played on the big screen. But I am betting he was a tad confused that he was portrayed in those movies as a wimpy schizophrenic. Moreover, the cop who chased after him had a much bigger gun which consistently blew him away. The concept of good and evil was deliberately muddied in those movies, so perhaps P.P. found himself identifying more with the cop, Callaghan? It is interesting that the Zodiac never commented on the movies about him, unless of course he sent in reviews under pseudonyms and nobody knew they were from him.
I agree. I think the Zodiac would have had a troubled childhood. He always yearned for normalcy and a better life - something far greater and more perfect than what he had been dealt. You can see this time and time again in the things he wrote and fantasized about.
I just remember he and his mother in the kitchen sort of beaming about the Dirty Harry movie mentioning the actor that played the villain was also an actor from her soap opera Ryan's Hope. At the time I would not know why they were so proud of the movie and so that adds another icky layer, that I think his mother knew who he was. I remember them referencing the citizen letter about the Badlands movie in her kitchen too. Something about Peter wrote a letter to the editor. Snickers.
Pittman
Joseph James DeAngelo/GSK..Born November 8th,1945..November 8th, 1969 is also the mailing date of the 340 cipher..Just saying..
Is it possible that a murder in Los Gatos (borders on San Jose) in late October 1969 could have been the Zodiacs "8th victim", and that was the reference in cypher? Could also be why it was sent to San Jose PD? Have a look at this archived news report at the murder site, where it is suggested that this could be related to Zodiac killings:
https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/190094
Paul link
This murder took place in a vineyard in San Jose/Los Gatos, and the girl was stabbed dozens of times. At the bottom of the video from SF State Archive, there are comments from a relative of the girl that was stabbed over and over until she was dead.... apparently the authorities attributed her death to wild animals, which is so wrong..
Also, to quote the infamous MK-Ultra leader in the Bay Area, George Hunter White, in a letter to his superior Sidney Gottlieb in 1966:
"I toiled wholeheartedly in the Vineyards beacuase it was fun, fun,fun "
Absolutely Paul, there is a very real possibility that the Zodiac may have claimed this in his running total as he did the August San Jose murders of Snoozy and Furlong. I have considered the possibility before. I doubt he was responsible for the crime, but he certainly may have claimed an involvement in it.
I completely agree with you if one takes the position that the "Zodiac" was a single individual only.
My research has led me to lean toward the conclusion that the "Zodiac" was a collection of at least 2 different people that were involved in the killings, each having their own unique killing methodology, fingerprints, handwriting, and most important of all, had their own instructions and purpose for their handlers/sponsors.
Each event yielded new data for "Doctors and Scientists" whose government-sanctioned programs were funded to test the latest technological breakthrough in behavior modification and the subsequent social effect on the Northern California population, who were a target rich environment to study the reaction of all factions of California's diverse socioeconomic population.
But to be clear, I do not think that all participants in the scientific and medical fields had morbid intentions, as their individual work probably had good altruistic intentions and initial funding for legitimate medical studies that were needed to progress our society. But just like the invention of fire, fire has been used to keep us warm and provide light in the darkness, or it is used to destroy and cause untold pain for those experiencing its immediate effects.
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Fourth of July is celebrated as the Independence day of the United States of America and it signifies the birth of the USA as an independent nation. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in June, 1776. The continental congress decided to declare independence on 2 July 1776. Finally, 4 July was the date when the continental congress agreed on all the edits and changes and approved of all the final wordings of the declaration of independence.
On the other hand, 17 September is celebrated as the Constitution Day, as the anniversary of the date the constitution was signed. However, the date of 4 July did not gain much recognition until the late nineteenth century. After the war of 1812, the political parties came to a mutual agreement as they accepted the version of the Declaration prepared by Jefferson to be legitimate.
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UNSPECIFIED (1975) Report drawn up on behalf of the Committee on Agriculture on the proposal from the Commission of the European Communities to the Council (Doc. 504/74) for a regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No. 804/68 as regards the conditions for the granting of aid for the private storage of Grana-Padano and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheeses. Working Documents 1974-1975, Document 519/74, 10 March 1975. [EU European Parliament Document]
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new governing council (2019) elected.
6th Annual General Meeting 2019 - 11 May 2019
This AGM was the Postponed AGM originally scheduled to be held on 04 May 2019 due to Fani Cyclone.
The AGM was attended by:
1. Mr. Lionel M. Chellapa, President & Principal,
2. Mr. Arun Bose,
3. Mr. P. P. K. Mitter,
4. Ms. Debamitra Adhikari,
5. Mr. Surajit Kundu,
6. Mr. Shaikh Aslam Parvez,
7. Mr. Azaz Hazrat,
8. Ms. Stella Singh,
9. Sk. Ahmed Hossain,
10. Ms. Smita Toppo,
11. Ms. Aradhana Pereira,
12. Mr. Krishanu Koyal,
13. Mr. Sanjay Agrawal,
14. Mr. Arun Bose,
15. Mr. Hemant Kapoor.
6.00 pm: Meeting adjourned for 30 minutes for lack of quorum.
6.30 pm: Annual General Meeting commenced.
1. Everyone was welcomed, the meeting was called to order and new faces introduced by Mr. Hemant Kapoor, Secretary.
2. Mr. Mohammad Ariff, proposed that Mr. Arun Bose, the most senior Vice President, should Chair the meeting, to which Mr. Hemant Kapoor seconded.
3. The Chair, Mr. Arun Bose announced that this is a valid meeting.
4. The Agenda was adopted by the house.
5. Mr. Hemant Kapoor, the Secretary, read out the Secretary's Report. The house applauded when he mentioned that we have been allotted the Section 12AA Registration by the Income Tax Department.
6. Mr. Hemant Kapoor answered the quarries arising out of the Secretary's Report and the report was passed and adopted by the house.
7. Mr. Sanjay Agrawal, the Treasurer presented the Audited Financial Statements for the year 2018-19.
8. Mr. Sanjay Agrawal and Mr. Hemant answered questions arising out of the Audited Financial Statements.
9. The Result of the Annual General Election 2019 was announced by Mr. Hemant Kapoor and the Certificate of Election was distributed to the winners present.
10. The new Governing Council Members present took the oath to faithfully serve the association as a living example of the organization's philosophy and belief, and to uphold and enforce the constitution of the organization at all times.
11. The newly elected Governing Council is as follows:
Mr. Peter Probal Kumar Mitter
Mr. Surajit Kundu
Ms. Debamitra Adhikari
Mr. Mohammad Ariff
Ms. Stella Singh
Mr. Satya N. Burnwal
Mr. Sudip Das
Mr. Sean Alfred Peters
Mr. Azaz Hazrat
Governing Council Member
Mr. Huzefa Maimoon
Mr. Sujit Roy
Mr. Sheikh Parwez
Mr. Sk. Ahmed Hossain
Mr. Saugata De
Mr. Krishanu Koyal
12. The Charge of the association was formally handed over to the new Secretary, Mr. Mohammad Ariff. One set of key to the Alumni Office and the office almirah was also handed over. Other vital documents of the association will be handed over at a later date, Mr. Hemant Kapoor and Mr. Sanjay Agrawala said.
13. The present auditor was appointed as the auditor for the present year.
14. The President, the Principal Member was appraised about the nomination of Student Member and Teacher Member. Mr. Lionel M. Chellappa, the President, and Principal Member said that Ms. Rupa Pandit will continue to be the Teacher Member and he will inform the name of the Student Member shortly.
15. By the permission of the Chair, Mr. Mohammad Ariff suggested that we reduce the number of office bearers in our association in a Special General Meeting, to which the house gave a mixed response and the idea was kept aside and may be taken up in the next Annual General Meeting.
16. Mr. Lionel M. Chellappa, the Principal addressed the house and welcomed the Alumni to career counseling. He said he will promote the Alumni to the outgoing class XII students. He also appraised us on a special fundraising musical event, entitled 'Esther'.
17. Mr. Arun Bose, the Chair of the meeting gave the closing remarks and vote of thanks.
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AGENDA OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1. Welcome, call to order and introductions.
2. Adoption of the Agenda.
3. Secretary's Annual Report.
4. Questions arising from the Annual Report.
5. Adoption of Audited Financial Statements.
7. Declaration of Annual General Election Results.
8. Introduction of the new Governing Council.
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10. Appointment of the Auditors.
11. Recognition of retiring Student Member.
12. Introduction of the new Student Member.
13. Any other business by the permission of the Chair.
14. Address by the President and Principal, Mr. Lionel M. Chellappa.
15. Chair's closing remark and vote of thanks.
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1. President: Mr. Lionel M. Chellapa, (Principal & Asst. Administrator) (Ex-Officio)
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Notice of Annual General Elections & Annual General Meeting 2018
The Annual General Election of the Assembly of God Church School (Park Street) Alumni Association will be held on Thursday, 19thJuly 2018 by ONLINE mode. The provisional hours of Polling are from 00:01 hours to 23:59 hours. Other information about the Election will be made available on the Notice Board of our website (www.agcsalumni.org), the Alumni Office Notice Board, as well as through email.
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The Connection Between Heresy and Political Liberty
A strikingly disproportionate number of notable theologians who influenced the American Founding and establishment of political “republicanism” were theological unitarians. These figures, British and American Whigs, were instrumental in arguing on behalf of the American Revolutionary cause and in convincing the populace that political liberty was a God-given “inalienable” right. These theologians also, in large part, shaped the personal religious creed of America’s key Founders.
None other than Mark Noll, the preeminent scholar of America’s religious history has noted “[i]t was only when Christian orthodoxy gave way that republicanism could flourish.” A characteristic feature of Founding era republicanism was the institutional separation of church and state and the recognition of liberty, especially religious liberty, as an inalienable right.
Viewed in historical context, the logical connection between religious heresy and political liberty becomes evident. Church and state were once one in Western Civilization. Protestantism itself was a "dissident" movement and as such, dissident Protestants were subject to terrible mistreatment by the Roman Catholic Church or other dominant Protestant sects. And it was through this experience of mistreatment that dissident Protestants first began to argue for religious and political liberty. The theological unitarians, because they believed in what the orthodox considered soul damning heresies, were the most dissident of the dissidents. Think of John Calvin having Michael Servetus burned at the stake simply for publicly denying the Trinity!
As such unitarian theologians who risked death by publicly proclaiming their secret religious convictions had compelling reasons to argue for the separation of church and state and the establishment of religious and political liberty.
In any event, I hope this serves as a partial answer as to why I think studying religious disputes, heresies, Trinity denial, etc. is relevant to the history of America and American liberty.
“[i]t was only when Christian orthodoxy gave way that republicanism could flourish.”
But this is explained simply by the rise of Protestantism itself and its proliferation of sects. Unitarianism---or any given "heresy"---was an extension and symptom of it, but not a necessary one.
Mark in Spokane said...
Quite. The key dynamic was the rise of religious pluralism, a rise which occurred in Western Europe well before the Protestant Reformation. Even within the medieval Catholic Church, there was a large degree of mutually hostile religious camps -- the Franciscans and the Dominicans, for example, were fierce competitors, and there was tension between both of those mendicant orders and the established monastic orders. During the Counter-Reformation, the rivalry between the Franciscans and the then-new-up-and-coming Jesuits became not just strong but also bloody in some instances (like in Japan & China, where the Jesuits tried to use their influence with the authorities to persecute the Franciscans into abandoning the mission territory to the Jesuits).
The key is the pluralism. That pluralism need not have arisen from a denial of Nicene Christianity (although it did), nor from a denial of the pope's authority (although it did). The pluralism was already present, even in the heart of orthodox, Catholic Europe in the Middle Ages.
As in most things, we are still living in the Middle Ages!
I also question the truth of the bromide that in Christendom, church and state were united.
Perhaps when the state took over the church, but the church had little luck the other way around, yet that's what most folks say they fear most these days.
And in Protestantism, one church [heresy] would take over another!
"A characteristic feature of Founding era republicanism was the institutional separation of church and state and the recognition of liberty, especially religious liberty, as an inalienable right."
Liberty was recognized long before then and inalienable rights as well. The religous liberty thing is an open case and I think you may have a point on this one. Though Mark gives a good retort.
But you went from saying that all the ideas were mostly from the Enlightenment to focusing on slavery and religious freedom to narrowing it down to religious freedom.
So if I am hearing you right you are saying the more soteriologically liberal the person the better chance they supported inalienable rights? That is a leap.
Witherspoon and others were as rights and natural law conscious as anyone.
I think what you are having a hard time seeing is that almost all of the arguments used during this era had already been used and it was by Catholic(Fransicans, Dominicans, Jesuits) Protestants(Lutherans, Anglicans, Calvinists) and more liberal sects like Universalists and Unitarians.
They were arguments that were so ingrained in Catholicism for 300-500 years that all these sects that exploded out of it already had the arguments at their disposal.
Do you think they just invented this stuff out of thin air and it still looked almost exactly like it did in the Middle Ages?
You saw how similar the words of Bellarmine and Aquinas were to the DOI. That cannot be a coincidence Jon. Hell I saw some things Manegold wrote that looked just like the DOI.
But I do think the religious freedom angle is a valid one Jon like I said before. But we need to explore it more.
As far as the Bible goes I think you can make a case that part of the claim right of liberty that is the property of men as part of their own person would have to be freedom to worship.
Like I said, when not under the law that Israel chose for themselves, it seems God gave us the the choice to worship him or not.
I think it is a property issue, if you want to live on God's property in Eden you play by his rules if not then feel free to leave. In fact, Adam and Eve(allegorically) were evicted for trespassing. That is where I think Locke is wrong we are not God's property unless we choose to be.
So if God gives us the choice was should we not extend that to others?
But surely debatable. Good post!
"“[i]t was only when Christian orthodoxy gave way that republicanism could flourish.”
Look at some of the Constitutional republics in Europe pre-Reformation like Aragon. Did orthodoxy need to give way for that to happen?
This is the same thing that Goldstone says and he is absolutely wrong because he does not know his European history.
This is the same exact thing as Villey saying that Ockham's nominalism was a pre-requisite for his rights talk. Total crap. That rights talkl was there and he borrowed from it extensively when he formulated his own thoughts.
John Adams the Unitarian and Samuel Adams the Trinitarian both had the same political theology.
I guess what I am saying is that if Enlightenment thought was a necessary pre-cursor to the Revolution then why did similar things like the English Revolution and other similar events in European history take place long before the Enlightenment was even a thought?
One has little to do with the other.
Michael Servetus, via the UUs, whom I've found to do very good work in their biography series.
http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/michaelservetus.html
Always some surprises when you do a little digging. Servetus was out in left field on more than the Trinity.
The Church did quite well in taking over in Italy (well into the 19 century, even), among the Byzantines, and to a lesser extent in Russia and Spain.
Which is to say, broad brushes cause you to color outside the lines no matter what the picture you are trying to paint.
The Italian "papal states" did not do so well. The Avignon papacy either.
The Byzantine---Eastern Orthodox Church---is another matter entirely, Russia fits in there.
Spain? Great men like de Vitoria and de las Casas convinced the Pope to condemn Spain's abuses in the New world. Spain did not listen.
Please, sir. Re-check your assumptions and "common knowledge" before commenting. The church had poor luck at controlling governments.
Pinky said...
The understanding of reality has come to be a very complicated issue.
There are those that claim it is simple just as it is recorded in the first few chapters of the Book of Genesis. And, those are the people who subscribe to the divine model of governance—the idea of the supreme sovereign ruler of all creation, Jehovah God.
They are the original conservatives. They KNOW the truth of reality and have no compunctions regarding their knowledge which is absolute. The Earth is a little over 6,000 years old. God created it and everything in and around it in six days. Everything else, including any theories that claim otherwise, is heresy.
The world as we know it—Western Civilization—was run under the organization of the Roman Catholic Church as an example of the divine model of governance. All justice is meted out by the sovereign ruler—there is no alternative authority. As it is in Heaven, so it is on Earth. The Roman Catholic Church claimed that authority when Galileo proved beyond the shadow of any doubt that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
Galileo came out of the cradle of liberalism in the Italian peninsula. His teachings were liberal and they flew in the face of the authority of the church. He was placed under house arrest and ordered to recant all of his findings that contradicted the teachings the church was giving to the masses. Much of his work was destroyed.
But, what Galileo did was to set the example for questioning authority. And, while the Catholic Church and its authorities were able to contain their teachings within their domain, liberalism was already alive and breathing throughout the outer areas of Catholicism’s reach and claims to be the spokespersons for God.
There followed a great surge of inquiry and questioning of authority we have come to call the Enlightenment—modernity.
Out of that surge of human liberality there came to be a political questioning of the divine model of governance itself. It took place on our continent within the colonies that were under the authority of the English monarchy.
Thinking developed as a result of the Enlightenment that led to the Declaration of Independence and the writing of the Constitution of the United States of America—a far cry from the divine model of governance according to the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church. America was Founded on principles and thinking straight out of the Enlightenment and modernity—political liberalism.
Put in plain words, the establishment of the United States of America is an affront to the authority of the Roman Catholic Church. If we are to see the Founding of America as an outgrowth of modernity as history shows, then we must admit that there is something wrong with the divine model of governance that had been accepted for so long.
Was America Founded as an outgrowth of modernity?
Or, was it Founded to be a Christian Nation based on the ancient principles of divine governance?
There are so many holes in that statement it is like swiss cheese. What in the world makes you think that no one questioned authority before the Enlightenment.
The Barons resisted both King and Pope in the whole Magna Carta ordeal. How do you deal with that?
I think this topic is your book. How heretics promoted freedom of religion so it was legal to promote their heresy. Or worded better than that. I think you would have to show that they were anymore instrumental in this cause than the Baptists or other orthodox sects that were the minority where they were at.
To resist authority, King, is one thing.
To successfully prove that authority is wrong is quite another.
You have to prove they are wrong to resist them in the first place according to the theory. What kind of authority are we talking about?
From the dispatches post:
""The immaculate conception of Jesus, his deification, the creation of the world by him, his miraculous powers, his resurrection and visible ascension, his corporeal presence in the Eucharist, the Trinity; original sin, atonement, regeneration, election, orders of Hierarchy, &c.
So whatever belief in unalienable rights depends upon, it does not depend upon believing in those things; it is not by virtue of belief in those things that our notions of unalienable human rights derive."
How do you explain this Jon? You are effectively agreeing with Tom and I that political theology really has nothing to do with those things. Or am I missing something?
I was addressing the sovereign authority of the Catholic Church.
The Magna Carta backed them off go read about it. The Pope died and the next Pope legitimized it. The Authority of the Church was proven wrong so much so that they changed their mind.
KOI, my point dealt with heresy and liberalism. Did you miss that?
Tom, your knowledge of history is limited, as usual. The Church ran Spain at times, and not at others. And I include the Eastern Church.
Sometimes it amazes me that you get upset at "bromides" while trading in little else. History is complex. Admit that, and you'll at least start being wrong. Right now, you can't even get there.
The Church ran Spain at times, and not at others.
I have no idea what you're on about, in fact or in relevance.
I caught your act at this other blog posting as "-c"
Go away, tar baby.
In regards to Spain I think it would come down to who's idea it was for the Inquisition? I am not entirely sure but someone should check.
Here's something* Steven B. Smith writes on this concern:
"Strauss's recovery of the esoteric tradition has been deeply controversial, to say the least. In the first place, there is the question of how we know when an author is writing in a way to deliberately conceal or obscure his teaching. There is, for example, genuine disagreement over whether Descartes's incorporation of God into his system was a strategic ploy or a genuine expression of his religious convictions. One could ask similar questions of a host of thinkers. Did Maimonides write to confirm or undermine a belief in the primacy of revelation? Did Machiavelli write to advise or usurp the prince? Did Locke's theory of natural rights, the virtual cornerstone of the Declaration on Independence, secretly contain a crypto-atheist and materialist tendency? The answers to these questions are obviously not self evident. It is clear from what Descartes about himself that he was writing with the example of Galileo's fate before the Inquisition strongly impressed on his mind, and we know from recent biographies of Locke that he wrote under constant surveillance--so much so that the Master of his Oxford College once referred to him as "the master of taciturnity."
* Page 7, 8 http://www.amazon.com/Reading-Leo-Strauss-Politics-Philosophy/dp/0226763897
So you are saying that we cannot trust anything these dudes wrote because it could have been there head if they dissented?
Maybe. But that opens up a can of worms as to if any history is reliable at all.
I'm only quoting what a respected scholar has to say.
What is forgotten is that when Strauss' method is applied to history, the only thing that's important is how these thinkers were perceived by the non-Great Thinkers who were out there MAKING history.
What do you mean by, "Strauss's methods", Tom?
"The forgotten kind of writing," as Strauss calls it, esotericism. You bury the radical ideas where only the knowing and careful reader can find them. The careless reader finds only a endorsement of prevailing orthodox wisdom, a confirmation of his own pre-existing biases.
As far as I can see, the Founders saw Locke as agreeing with the "judicious" Richard Hooker and traditional natural law theory.
The "real" Locke, the esoteric Locke, might be a radical, and that's Strauss' viewm and Zuckert's view, which Mark Noll uses as his foundation on Locke. The European continentals read him esoterically too, but the Founders read him exoterically, i.e., his surface meaning, unradically.
"The "real" Locke, the esoteric Locke, might be a radical, and that's Strauss' viewm and Zuckert's view, which Mark Noll uses as his foundation on Locke. The European continentals read him esoterically too, but the Founders read him exoterically, i.e., his surface meaning, unradically."
I finally understand what you are saying when you state as the founders read him. In other words they were not reading him like a Straussian would. Never got that before.
Strauss sure has impacted this whole thing a lot. I think Tierney writes a lot of what he does to dispute Strauss.
I cannot make up my mind about him in that in our hedonistic society a return to the classical night law position of right relationships and order based on duties sounds good but I think we would regret it and end up losing all our rights.
I think he throws away the baby with the bathwater and does not need to if we can get back to the founding ideal of rights and duties. Where we are self interested but still think of our neighbor.
My comments at the end of my last post on Tierney took me four hours to right because I kept thinking about what was being said and processing it and changing my mind. Balance, balance, balance.
Very hard going on the Tierney, and well done.
Yes, he is disputing Strauss, who puts the modern "rights" regime as a product of modernity, which he he puts at beginning with Machiavelli blowing the covers of the esotericism of the classical philosophy, and then onto Hobbes, then Locke, whom he accuses of being a Hobbesian and a radical---a "modern"---divorced from the Christian tradition, canon law, Thomism, whathaveyou.
Actually for Strauss, Thomism and natural law is simply theology---founded on a belief in the Biblical God and thus religion, not philosophy.
Cicero and natural law may pose a problem however.
Thomas G. West on Cicero and Strauss, on my reading list for tonight...
I thought that was what you meant by Strauss's method. He taught his students how to read.
I see a lot of people need to be read between the lines.
"Cicerro seems to have been more prominent early in the development of Canon law than the Greeks. I think at the time of Manegold Aristotle had not even been translated yet. Justin had a huge impact as well.
Yea, the Tierney thesis is some heavy lifting. I need to understand it to really understand the period that really interests me:
The late scholastics and era of Spanish conquest. They could have easily taken the constititutional republic principles from Aragon and that were taught at Salamanca and applied to the New World. We know what happened in the end.
I think I am calling it Jihad vs. McWorld Part 1.
I taught on this in class a few years back about the battle between Castilian and Aragonian culture and that the former Spartan-like view won out and made it to the Aztecs.
Many months later you told me that Cortez had dropped out of Salamanca. When I told the kids there mouths dropped and hit the floor. I think they saw how people's chooses affect things.
Same thing is gonna happen again and have to be straightened out later if we do not wake up. We still see the nasty remnants of the effects of slavery in this nation.
According to a number of historians I've read, the Scottish Calvinists and that bunch had no access to the Salamancans and late scholastics.
But that's the prevailing historical narrative, eh? Britain knew nothing of the ideas and happenings in the rest of Europe?
Regardless, the Dutch Protestant Hugo Grotius built heavily on the work of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Su%C3%A1rez
Francisco Suarez, so scholasticism gets to Britain that way.
And of course Filmer's Partriarcha is written in response to Suarez and Robert Cardinal Bellarmine. [Both Locke and Sidney wrote the First Treatise and Discourses Concerning Government respectively in response to Patriarcha, and Sidney explicitly mentions the "School divines," i.e., the scholastic clergy, as already in the vanguard for rights.
http://www.constitution.org/as/dcg_102.htm
"To this end [Filmer] absurdly imputes to the School divines that which was taken up by them as a common notion, written in the heart of every man, denied by none, but such as were degenerated into beasts, from whence they might prove such points as of themselves were less evident."
As we see here, Filmer tried to use anti-Catholicism to attract support for the Divine right of Kings.
Not your grandfather's secular/anti-Catholic historical narrative! When I started studying this stuff, I made the "reasonable" assumption it was the Roman Catholic Church behind the Divine Right of Kings. Au contraire, mon cheri.
Mix that in with the thinking of neoconservatism that history has no meaning. What counts to them is that the view of reality embedded deep in our cultural roots supersedes history.
Pinky, because of your partisan leanings, you always have your dagger out behind your back for the neo-cons, which is why I never want to get into this with you.
Partisanship and contemporary politics injure this blog. We go down the wormhole at each other's throats and it takes a long time to get back to reality.
The neo-cons were not Strauss. they were not classical philosophy. The entire neo-con project was based on the Founding proposition, that all men yearn to breathe free.
The neo-con project is historicism, which Strauss would have abhorred---once the chains of the tyrant are thrown off, or in the neo-con vision, cut off by American military intervention against Saddam in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan, the people themselves would throw off history and embrace liberty and liberal democracy as the end of history and man's natural end.
It was Kojeve, or Fukayama, not Strauss.
Unfortunately, there are two complications to "man's natural desire for liberty": one is that liberty means nothing without order. You are free until the Taliban or some religious fanatic kills you. Thanks for the purple finger, America. Thanks for nothing.
Or you are free until the economy goes to hell and you're starving, and Stalin and Mao start looking better than "liberty." Everybody eats.
Or you're deeply religious, whether Islamic or Puritan, and a politics that lives in violation of the will of God [as your religious beliefs understand His will] is evil and corrupt.
Now, Strauss never understood America, in my view, even though he became a citizen and lived here most of his adult life. He saw "modernity" through European eyes and never gave "American Exceptionalism"---America being freed by Providence from the chains of European history---or any Christian exceptionalism any footing whatsoever in his view of classical vs. modern.
The classicals saw the permanent and perennial problems of mankind as insoluable; modernity and historicism are an illusion because man himself does not change.
Not via a "liberal" education, nor by any religion. Christianity for Strauss is just another otherworldly scheme, unsupportable by philosophy. And modernity---Kojeve---is just another utopian scheme. Even if we achieve the Universal Homogeneous State [and Strauss does not dispute that we might], it will suck, erasing all philosophy and disagreement and tension, and make mankind what Nietzsche calls The Last Man, a pathetic bourgeois suburban consumer who never rocks the boat. No guts and no glory. Homer and Achilles and the Iliad and Nietzsche and Strauss would be appalled.
In my office, I have a little sign that reads: "To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing." ---Clarence Thomas
Sorry to inject the hot-button Justice Thomas into what should be an unpartisan discussion. But it fits.
I have to agree. You keep bringing this up and it has nothing at all to do with the blog.
Sheeez, Tom, thanks for the compliment; but, I never was any good at being esoteric; so, how could you know about me having a bias?
My problem is that I put things on top of the table. I have, what you call, a whistle blower style about me. I rock boats. It's noting I want to do; it's just me.
It doesn't seem to me that there's a single characteristic about neocons that can be explained one way or the other. These are postmodern times and, so, it seems like people are much more complex than to be nailed down one way or the other. There are many varieties of neocons just like their cousins the libertarians.
I have a bias?
Maybe you don't see it; but, I think my comment was directly related to what Tom had posted.
"My problem is that I put things on top of the table. I have, what you call, a whistle blower style about me. I rock boats. It's noting I want to do; it's just me."
I am that way too but every post turns to Strauss and it, at least, seems that it is not to really understand Strauss so much or the reason and revelation or modern vs. classical and how it relates to the founding. It is not even to tie the history to some of the larger themes of today like Hunington and Fukuyama's pieces or Goldstone's piece.
I think all that is in play because history means nothing if we cannot relate it to today.
BUTTTT
If you are bringing up Strauss all the time at insert that Drury thinks the Neo Cons are assholes then it is just blantant political bickering. It has turned every internet site I have seen to shit when it occurs.
I do not think that is what Tom was getting at. If it came up once in a while it would be one thing but it comes up all the time.
What Joe said, Phil.
I'm an unapologetic Gentleman of the Right, but I just admitted---without all the sound and fury---what may have been the fundamental philosophical defect of the neo-con project's primary assumption, that it's man's nature to want to breathe free.
Not getting dying violently or not starving might come first. That's Thomas Hobbes, BTW, especially the first.
We can get this done without neo-cons. We can get this done by treating Strauss simply as an observer of human nature and a bearer of the wisdom of the classic world.
Neither Plato nor Strauss were bad men. They called 'em as they saw them, and history is only 5000 years old, too short to draw definitive conclusions about man.
As Chou En-lai apocryphally replied when asked about the effects of the French Revolution, it's too soon to tell.
KOI, it's impossible to discuss the questions brought up here without recognizing the connection so much of the thinking presented is related to the subjects uncovered by Strauss.
To not "go there" is to cut off part of the reality. Think, Blind Spot.
Strauss was responsible for much of what we see as being relative to the Founding.
You can hate that or you can love it. Neither way makes any difference. It remains. So, you have to face it.
Pinky,
I have done about 10 posts in the last two months that deal with Strauss in some way. That is not my nor Tom's objection. It is the constant pushing him to nail the Neo-Cons. I am not one and actually disagree with a lot they stand for but this is not a current politics blog. Nor should it be.
Leo Strauss, Back and Better Than Ever.
By BRIAN BOLDUC
When President George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq in 2003, conspiracy
theorists suspected that a puppet master was behind him. No, not Dick Cheney.
The alleged puppeteer was the late Leo Strauss.
The famous professor of political philosophy, who died in 1973, had many
disciples in the Bush administration, and journalists had frequently misquoted
Strauss as arguing that "one must make the whole globe democratic." Opponents of
the war who were looking for a more sinister scapegoat than faulty intelligence
about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction put two and two together:
Strauss had given his pupils an imperialist itch, and now that they were in
power, they were scratching it.
Thanks to the Leo Strauss Center at the University of Chicago, where Strauss
taught from 1949 to 1967, this myth will soon face stricter scrutiny. The center
is uploading to its website written and audio recordings of Strauss's lectures,
many made by graduate students in the 1950s and 60s. Eventually, students
world-wide will be able to take courses by Strauss, free of charge.
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Vol. 12, Issue 230 - Saturday, August 18, 2007
S | S | M | T | W | T | F
Hawaii Beat
Pearl City captures U.S. title
Pearl City captured the U.S. championship at the Junior Little League World Series (ages 13-14) with a 4-1 victory over Laredo, Texas, yesterday at Taylor, Mich.
Pearl City (5-0) plays the Philippines today at 11 a.m. Hawaii time for the World Series championship.
With the score tied 1-1 in the third inning, Sumi Pruett hit a two-run double for a 3-1 lead.
Earlier, Brennan Doane-Alcos hit an RBI-double to give Pearl City a 1-0 advantage.
Chace Numata struck out eight in six innings and earned the win. Pruett pitched shutout ball in the seventh to end it.
» Punahou opened the Babe Ruth World Series (ages 13-15) with a 10-7 victory over Augusta, Maine, yesterday at Andalusia, Ala.
Jeremy Ioane went 2-for-3 with four runs scored and four stolen bases, while Kainoa Crowell hit three doubles to lead the Punahou offense.
Alakai Aglipay was the winning pitcher.
» Venezuela defeated Hilo 5-4 yesterday in the semifinals to eliminate Hawaii's entry in the Senior Little League (ages 14-16) World Series at Bangor, Maine.
Hilo finished the tournament with a 4-1 record.
Blake Amaral led Hilo with three hits, including a home run. He also pitched six innings and struck out five.
U.S. loses to China in World Grand Prix
The U.S. women's national volleyball team, with two former Hawaii players competing, lost to defending Olympic champion China 25-18, 25-17, 25-22 at the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix last night at the Macau (China) Forum.
Former Rainbow Wahine setter Robyn Ah Mow had 32 assists and a block. Former UH middle Heather Bown came in as a sub in Game 1 and added four kills and a block.
The U.S., ranked seventh in the current FIVB world rankings, faces Cuba (4-3) today.
» Former Hawaii opposite Clay Stanley scored 13 points in the U.S. National Volleyball Team's 25-20, 25-14, 25-19 win over Argentina in the America's Cup in Manaus, Brazil, on Thursday.
Stanley had 10 kills, two blocks and an ace.
He had 17 kills and two blocks in a 25-18, 20-25, 25-16, 25-23 win over Canada on Wednesday.
» The U.S. Boys' Youth National Team, with three players from Hawaii on the roster, lost to Russia 17-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-13 yesterday in the FIVB Boys Youth World Championship in Tijuana, Mexico.
The U.S. swept China 28-26, 25-21, 25-21 on Thursday and opened the tournament with a 25-21, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20 loss to Argentina on Wednesday.
Brad Lawson (Iolani '08), Erik Shoji (Punahou '08) and Tri Bourne (Academy of the Pacific '07) play for the U.S team.
Inside | August 18
» Crusaders catch Red Raiders
» Mililani routs Castle
» Leilehua edges Kailua
» Warriors take final practice to the stadium
» Alama-Francis plays the name game
» Warriors make a statement in Kang
» Wie misses cut at the Canadian Open
» Sidelines
» Notebook: UH Football
» Driver sped to crash, park says
» Judge keeps 'Dog' on a short leash
» Small tsunami hit Hilo Thursday
» FAA looking into Lanai plane crash
» Waialua blaze out; crews kill more fires
» Hokule'a crew member made crucial contribution
» Inouye not shy about mingling with Stevens
» Signs of Hawaiian Life in the Universe
» Whatever Happened
» Symposium will address 3 faiths
» Wood Craft
» View from the Pew
» On Faith
» NCL gets a $1B financial lifeline
» Made in Hawaii festival kicks off
» State jobless rate hits 2.6 percent
» Charter Funding shops for new owner
» Hawaii Stock Index
» Step up inspections of goods made in China
Columns | August 18
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Aug 20, 2019 | Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR), Equipment Safety, Featured Posts, Patient Safety, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
By guest blogger Brendan Gribbons, Regional Engineering Team Manager, Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering (LMBME)
Over-infusions
Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering (LMBME) and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) recently investigated a concerning incidence of intravenous medication over-infusions between July 2018 and April 2019.
An over-infusion is defined as any scenario where more fluid is delivered to a patient than intended. This type of medical device incident (MDI) meets the criteria for mandatory reporting to Health Canada under Vanessa’s Law, effective December 16, 2019.
Large volume infusion pumps are medical devices intended to accurately control the delivery of fluids into a patient’s body. The operator of the device, most often a nurse, programs the pump to deliver a precise volume of fluid at a specified flow rate. Infusion pumps are often used to deliver high-risk medications which make the pump’s reliable performance of utmost importance for ensuring patient safety.
The sentinel incident which instigated the investigations involved an over-infusion of morphine.
The pump involved with the incident was sequestered; however, the morphine tubing set was discarded. The alteration of the infusion setup and inadvertent destruction of evidence limited the extent of investigation that could be conducted. A definitive cause for the over-infusion was unable to be determined.
Following the sentinel incident, BCPSLS developed a special query which improved the ability to identify new PSLS reports that may reflect over-infusion incidents. This query helped with the identification of over forty additional suspected over-infusions from September 2018 to March 2019.
Individual incident investigations were conducted for each suspected over-infusion. The infusion setup in all cases was altered from the “as is” state at the time of the over-infusion. Lack of complete evidence resulted in a root cause not being identified for the majority of incidents.
The LMBME and VCH investigation team reported all over-infusions to Health Canada as well as the manufacturer. Health Canada responded to the high incidence of reports and used their regulatory authority to compel the manufacturer to perform certain actions. The manufacturer also voluntarily partnered with the investigation team to assist with identifying the cause of the high incidence of over-infusions.
The investigation team developed various strategies over the course of the investigations to improve the evidence received from the over-infusions identified and reported by the care providers. These strategies focused on educating clinical staff on the importance of sequestering devices and reporting medical device incidents to Biomedical Engineering. The BC Patient Safety and Quality Council (BCPSQC) supported the development of alerts and distributed communications within BC Health Authorities and nationally.
As a result of these efforts, the evidence gradually improved over the course of the investigations, including smartphone video of the aberrant operation and sequestering in an ‘as is’ state.
Global recall
In March 2019, new evidence was received from a suspected over-infusion which significantly changed the course of the investigations.
The infusion system was received by LMBME still set-up and running in its original state. The investigation team was able to interrogate the infusion system which led towards identification of an IV tubing defect (see images below) as the root cause for a number of over-infusions staff identified and reported in PSLS.
This tubing defect, identified as a result of the investigations in BC, resulted in a voluntary global recall of over 100 million IV tubing sets. Numerous alerts were generated regarding the uncontrolled flow, including from Health Canada and the manufacturer.
The exemplar (good) tubing set has a uniform wall thickness throughout the entire cross-section of the tube, resembling a Cheerio:
Micro-CT Cross Section of Exemplar Tubing Set
Micro-CT 3D Reconstruction of Exemplar Tubing Set
The incident (bad) tubing set had a non-uniform wall thickness which can cause uncontrolled flow through the infusion pump:
Micro-CT Cross Section of Incident Tubing Set
Micro-CT 3D Reconstruction of Incident Tubing Set
Medical device incidents and Vanessa’s Law
The IV tubing with the dimensional defect was first distributed in August 2018. Within Canada, BC was the only province reporting a high incidence of over-infusions to Health Canada.
The infusion pump implicated in the investigations is used in many other provinces in Canada and the defective IV tubing was distributed globally. It is likely that other healthcare institutions experienced a high-incidence of over-infusions; however, they were either not reported by clinical staff to Biomedical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering did not report the over-infusions to Health Canada.
If it wasn’t for the consistent and thorough voluntary reporting in PSLS from health care staff in BC, the dimensional defect may have taken much longer to identify, putting more patients at risk!
Under the new Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act, also known as Vanessa’s Law, such incidents as these over-infusion events will require mandatory reporting to Health Canada and thus provide better data for earlier identification and action on the patient safety risk.
The over-infusion investigation team, including VCH Professional Practice, Risk Management, Patient Safety and Quality and LMBME, would like to express their sincere gratitude and thanks to clinical staff for their patience and courage during the investigations, and for their extra vigilance while providing infusions to patients. Clinical staff’s diligent reporting and sequestering of infusion systems was pivotal in cracking the case.
A large thanks is also owed to LMBME Biomedical Technologists who investigated over 40 suspected over-infusion incidents. Additionally, the LMBME Blue Team at Vancouver General Hospital and the LMBME UBC Hospital Team played a critical role in the investigations through exploring various potential root causes, performing exhaustive device testing and researching technical risk mitigations.
Lastly, thank you to our partners: PHSA Supply Chain for helping to remove the affected sets from inventory, the BC Ministry of Health and Health Canada for their support, BCPSQC for distributing practice alerts across BC, BCPSLS for improving identification and reports, UBC Centre for Hip Health and Mobility for micro-CT imaging and all other organizations that contributed to the investigations.
Brendan Gribbons is a Biomedical Engineer with Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering. He manages a regional team of four Engineers who support Fraser Health, Providence Health Care, Vancouver Coastal Health and Provincial Health Services Authority. Brendan is the Chair of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society’s (CMBES) Publications Committee and was awarded the CMBES Early Career Achievement Award earlier this year.
Mandatory reporting to advance Vanessa’s Law comes into force December 16, 2019. This means that hospitals will be required to report serious adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and medical device incidents (MDIs) within 30 days of the event being documented within the hospital.
In BC, all health care providers are encouraged to report ADRs and MDIs in PSLS, which will ensure that reports are reviewed, de-identified, and submitted to Health Canada by the 30-day deadline. For more information, visit the Government of Canada website or complete the 20-minute Vanessa’s Law eLearning module on LearningHub (provincial) or iLearn (Interior Health).
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Acting U.S. Surgeon General Delivers ADAO 10th Anniversary Keynote
Acting Surgeon General Issues a 2014 Asbestos Warning to Americans
A Profound Thank You to Our 2014 Sponsors and Donors
Asbestos Awareness Conference Wrap-Up
View the 120 Page Conference Program
Global Asbestos Awareness Week
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Without a doubt, this year's Tenth Anniversary Asbestos Awareness Conference, Where Knowledge and Action Unite, proved to be the best Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) conference yet! On April 5-6, in Washington, D.C., over 30 esteemed speakers, courageous patients, outstanding volunteers, public service leaders, doctors and supporters from ten countries came together, all dedicated to preventing asbestos-caused diseases. They presented the latest advancements in disease prevention, global advocacy, and treatment for mesothelioma and other asbestos-caused diseases. Click here to view the full conference agenda.
ADAO was tremendously honored to welcome Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, Acting U.S. Surgeon General as our Keynote Speaker this year. What a privilege to hear the leader of the Nation's Premier Public Health Agency share his thoughts about asbestos-related diseases and their elimination.
Jordan Zevon, ADAO's National Spokesperson and a phenomenally talented singer and guitarist, performed beautifully at the Awards & Recognition Dinner.
Global Asbestos Awareness Week may have ended on April 7th, but our work continues. Make sure your voice is heard by signing two petitions. Go to the red box in this newsletter to "TAKE ACTION and BE COUNTED!"
It was wonderful to watch ADAO's 10th Anniversary Video with Highlights from 2004 - 2014 and look back on the past ten years, surrounded by the people that have made ADAO's accomplishments possible. So many of you have been with us since we were founded. On behalf of ADAO, thank you to our wonderful speakers, sponsors, donors, volunteers, and registrants. Because of each of you, change is possible.
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Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, Acting U.S. Surgeon General, Delivers the ADAO 10th Anniversary Keynote Address
ADAO PRESS RELEASE: Acting U.S. Surgeon General Issues Statement on the Dangers of Asbestos
2014 CONFERENCE GRATITUDE
ADAO sincerely thanks our 2014 Asbestos Awareness Conference Sponsors and Donors for their generosity and commitment to support ADAO's work.
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ADAO Thanks the 2014 International Asbestos Awareness Conference Speakers, Honorees, Leadership, and Volunteers
ADAO is deeply grateful to the many individuals who made this year's International Asbestos Awareness Conference the best ADAO conference yet.
ADAO sincerely thanks Magna Legal Services for transcribing our entire Saturday academic conference presentations into a book. With their help, we can continue to share the four powerful, cutting-edge sessions:
Medical Advancements: Diagnosing and Treating Mesothelioma and Other Asbestos-Related Diseases
Patients & Caregivers: Navigating the Medical Maze
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Advocacy: Global Ban Asbestos Action
2014 International Asbestos Awareness Conference Program
Click here to view and share the 120-page program, which includes the conference agenda, speaker bios, ADAO honoree pages, beautiful family tribute pages, and more!
April 1 - 7, 2014 Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW)
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Janelle's Story, "I Will Never Be the Same Again"
April 4: Dr. Ken Takahashi, "Toolkit for the Elimination of Asbestos-Related Diseases (ARDs)."
Esteemed scientist and Acting Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health in Japan shares informational toolkit for tackling ARDs.
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"A Few Words about the International Asbestos Struggle"
Pierre Pluta (ANDEVA) give a powerful speech at the 10th Annual ADAO International Asbestos Awareness Conference on April 6, 2014 in Washington, D.C.
"(1) After meetings in Turin and Brussels, about 20 countries were represented at the international meeting for a World Without Asbestos, organized in Paris by ANDEVA, 12 and 13 October 2012.
In May 2013, we were in Geneva with representatives of several countries to defend the Rotterdam convention and a global ban on asbestos. Russia, who took the relay from Canada, deliberately sabotaged the convention. Read More...
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"Asbestos - Living with Mesothelioma in Australia Louise (Lou) Williams: My trip to Washington, DC 2 April 2014 ADAO's 10th Annual Asbestos Conference, speech and receiving my Award"
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Finally: the Bay is really changing
JASON KIRBY August 18 2008
Finally: the Bay is really changing JASON KIRBY August 18 2008
JASON KIRBY
Considering its ripe old
age of 338, the Hudson’s Bay Company is looking remarkably sprightly these days. When U.S. private equity firm NRDC Equity Partners snapped up the dowdy retailer last month, it vowed to “recreate” the retail landscape—and they’re off to a quick start. This week the company appointed Bonnie Brooks, a respected Canadian executive with experience at Holt Renfrew and a luxury Hong Kong retailer, to head HBC’s Bay division. Mark Foote, who spent two decades at Canadian Tire and Loblaw Cos., has been named head of Zellers. And prior to that, Jeffrey Sherman, the former president of Polo Ralph Lauren, was named CEO of HBC. “They’re on a roll,” says Hermann Kircher, a retail consultant in Toronto. “There will be notable changes within the next 12 months.”
We’ve heard this before, of course. When U.S. financier Jerry Zucker bought HBC in 2006, many thought he’d quickly trim the business. But HBC plodded along until Zucker’s death from cancer in April. Things seem different now. Kircher sees HBC selling its Home Outfitters and Fields chains. The company also plans to build larger Zellers stores and may split the smaller stores into a separate company. That could make Zellers more appealing to U.S. retailer Target.
More big changes will come to the Bay, too. NRDC, which owns Lord & Taylor in the U.S., will bring the high-end chain to Canada by replacing prime Bay locations, or creating hybrids of the two chains. Lord & Taylor will be positioned a notch below Holt Renfrew, while the Bay will move upmarket. Some Bay stores will likely close outright, says Vancouver retail strategist David Ian Gray.
“It’s been hard for the people who invested in HBC to let go,” Gray says. “The new guys are going to bring more of an aggressive approach to what reinvention might look like.” M
WHY YOU'RE STILL GETTING GOUGED
AUG. 18th 2008 2008 By COLIN CAMPBELL
'Conrad Black is in jail because he has never tempered his ego with an ounce of humility'
AUG. 18th 2008 2008
'Post-1988, winning became a dirty word. There was mediocrity. It was okay just to participate. We should strive to be the best.'
A NOVEL CANDIDATE
AUG. 18th 2008 2008 By LIANNE GEORGE
DOES CHINA HAVE IT RIGHT?
AUG. 18th 2008 2008 By MAURICE STRONG
GO FORTH AND PRAY, COMRADE
AUG. 18th 2008 2008 By PAUL WEBSTER
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Toronto's monster economy
MARCH 2017 By JASON KIRBY
HOW CN'S PUBLIC IMAGE WENT OFF THE RAILS
JULY 7th 2008 2008 By JASON KIRBY
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When Cole Harper is compelled to return to Wounded Sky First Nation, he finds his community in chaos: a series of shocking murders, a mysterious illness ravaging the residents, and re-emerging questions about Cole’s role in the tragedy that drove him away 10 years ago. With the aid of an unhelpful spirit, a disfigured ghost, and his two oldest friends, Cole tries to figure out his purpose, and unravel the mysteries he left behind a decade ago. Will he find the answers in time to save his community?
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Peter Grant after penalty decider
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 7:14:47 PM
Peter Grant after defeat in Penalty Shoot-Out
Obviously disappointed at outcome of tonight’s game but not the performance, the goals were disappointing, we had spoke about losing goals especially the second one, I had noticed in the Livingston game last week about our marking, I wasn’t happy with that, so we spoke about that and then conceded again tonight, “Robbo” apologised he is still a young man learning the game but we need that concentration level.
In general play, I thought we played a lot of good stuff but losing three goals from three set plays which we had spoken about, we shouldn’t be losing three goals from set plays and every goal we scored we had to work hard for. We had a lot of young boys on the bench this evening who had earned that opportunity; we are still looking to bring in new guys, which are important to build the group up which is important.
The cup is important for us, we want to win every game we play, that never changes and we will look to go and put out on a similar performances with the ball at Hibernian, but we need to be tougher with the ball and be hard to beat, we need to keep playing that way moving and turning the ball over but at set Plays, 80% in Championship are scored at set plays.
So pleased with generally our play but need to cut out silly mistakes.
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Gift of understanding helps us to see as God does
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Unite prayer and exercise, says founder of Christian fitness program
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Two women participate in an Aug. 3, 2016, exercise class at Pietra Fitness in Cincinnati, a fitness program combining core strengthening and stretching with Christian prayer and meditation. Workouts begin with prayer intentions and a Scripture verse. (CNS photo/Chris Cone, courtesy Chris Cone Photography)
By Nancy Wiechec • Catholic News Service • Posted February 7, 2017
Prayer and exercise work well together, said the founder of a fitness program combining core strengthening and stretching with Christian prayer and meditation.
“No matter what exercise you do, just begin and end with a prayer,” said Catholic mom Karen Barbieri. “Offer that time up to God.”
It might be a simple concept, but Barbieri said people don’t readily see prayer and exercise going hand in hand.
“We’ve gotten away from treating the body and soul as one,” she said. “But we can unite exercise and prayer exactly because we are body and soul.”
Her road to that understanding was born out of back pain she suffered after having her fourth child.
“Doctors were trying all kinds of things,” she said. She underwent physical therapy and took medication. A cortisone injection treatment went horribly wrong. Nothing seemed to be helping.
“It was terrible” she recalled. “I was in a chair and hardly could walk.”
Someone suggested she try yoga.
Although widely practiced as exercise and for relaxation in the West, yoga is a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline. Barbieri said she had long avoided yoga because she didn’t see its philosophy as a match with her Catholic faith.
Yet she needed relief from her pain.
A friend introduced Barbieri to a DVD program by a popular fitness instructor. It utilized yoga movements but not its meditations.
She started the exercise routine, beginning with a prayer and then portions of the DVD. Gradually, she began feeling better and gaining back her strength.
“It literally saved my back,” she said.
Along her path to wellness, she prayed for guidance.
“As time went on and I was getting stronger, I just kept feeling this call that we shouldn’t have to go to a yoga class to stretch and strengthen. … After a long time of discernment, I decided to create Pietra Fitness.”
Pietra means rock in Italian. “It reminds us of the importance of a solid foundation when building anything that is to have strength, stability and longevity,” says the Pietra Fitness website.
Each Pietra session has a theme, such as forgiveness, peace, joy or hope. The workouts begin with prayer intentions and a Scripture verse. There are pauses for prayer and reflection during each hourlong program. Classes begin and end with the Sign of the Cross.
The exercises focus mainly on a person’s core, which provides a strong foundation for the rest of the body. Christian prayer poses are incorporated, such as bowing with hands together, genuflecting or lying prostrate.
“Our goal — why we exist — is to help people develop strength of mind, body and soul, so that we can glorify God with our entire human person,” Barbieri said.
Before her back problem, the busy mother said she didn’t see the value in taking time to exercise.
“I felt like my job was just to take care of my kids,” she said. “In hindsight, I see that you need to take care of yourself so that you can live a balanced life, feel good and be the person God intended you to be.”
(Additional information on Pietra Fitness can be found at https://pietrafitness.com.)
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The Morane Saulnier Type AI
By Chris Banyai-Riepl
Morane Saulnier seemed to be infatuated with parasol fighters from early on. As a result of this focus they made many different designs, with one of the more attractive ones being the A-I. Not only was this an attractive fighter, but it was an effective one as well, finding its way into service well after the end of the First World War.
MoS.29.C 1
Sgt. Rufus R. Rand, Jr.
Escadrille MSP 158
One of the first MoS AI squadrons was MSP 158 and they were quick to add their unique unit emblem to the fuselage sides. Standard five-color French camouflage was used consisting of dark brown (Methuen 5E3), dark green (3F6), light green (3C5), beige (4C4) and pale yellow (4C3). For accurate out-of-the-bottle paint matches, check the French Colors section of the World War One Modeling website.
Sgt. Walter J Shaffer
The standard 5-color French camouflage is offset by the striking Escadrille MSP 156 badge consisting of two swallows on an orange-yellow trapezoid. Shaffer's personal number '11' was painted in red on the rear fuselage.
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Swiss Air Force
The Swiss Air Force received a single MoS AI for evaluations but it was never adopted as a main fighter of the Swiss Fliegertruppe. Swiss roundels were painted over the existing French ones and the rudder was painted over, hiding the serial number. No other markings were applied.
9e Escadrille
Belgian Air Force
This is one of three MoS AIs supplied to the Belgian Air Force in 1918. The Morane Saulnier logo was moved from the cowling to the rudder and the thistle marking of the 9e Escadrille was applied. No lower wing roundels were carried.
Poland flew many French planes in the early 1920s as it built up its fledgling air force. This MoS AI was painted in overall olive drab, with the Polish national insignia in six positions. A white '21' on the fuselage was the only identifying mark carried.
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You Go, Girl! The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick
EDITH HOUGHTON USED TO SAY,
"I GUESS I WAS BORN WITH A BASEBALL IN MY HAND."
And little Edith certainly had baseball on her mind from the beginning. The last of ten children, the Houghtons had their own team, and Edith was in the middle of baseball games as soon as she could shag a ball. She insisted on wearing a baseball uniform for her official six-year-old photograph. She was always up for a game, and at night she watched the night ballgames across the street, played under the flickering electric lamps.
By the time Edith was ten years old, she was a local Philly phenomenon, "the kid from Diamond Street" who played like a pro. In fact, she tried out for the Philadelphia women's professional team, "the Bobbies," named for the wildly popular "boyish bob" hairstyle that was all the rage in 1922. The Bobbies were a group of older teens and twenty-something girls, but Edith made the team easily with a starting position at shortstop. Getting a short bob was fine with Edith, but she had some trouble with the
Bobbies' uniform.
EDITH'S CAP KEPT FALLING OFF UNTIL SHE SAFETY-PINNED IT TO A SMALLER SIZE. AND HER TOO-LONG SLEEVES KEPT GETTING IN THE WAY UNTIL SHE ROLLED THEM UP.
NEWSPAPER REPORTERS WROTE ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE PLAYS--AT BAT AND IN THE FIELD--OF THE GIRL THEY CALLED "THE KID."
But The Kid just wanted to play the game, and play she did. In 1925, when Edith was thirteen, the famous Bobbies were invited to barnstorm Japan, to play against boys' and men's teams on a two-month tour. They took the train cross-country to Seattle to board the ocean liner President Jefferson. At first almost everyone, even Edith, was seasick, but they soon rallied, practicing their skills on the deck during the day, and teaching an English earl how to dance the Charleston in the salon at night. On tour the Bobbies enjoyed rickshaw rides and eating with chopsticks and played for huge crowds, tens of thousands of fans, winning a majority of their games and leaving Japan even more baseball-crazy than they found it.
Edith didn't retire from her game when she returned home. She played for years with other women's teams, and when World War II and the Korean War came along, she served as a WAVE in the U.S. Navy. And between stints in the Navy, she worked as a baseball scout for the Philadelphia Fillies and earned recognition in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Audrey Vernick's lively forthcoming picture biography, The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton (Houghton Mifflin Clarion, 2016), catches the spirit of the kid who lived in the days when there were no places for girls in baseball--no T-ball teams, no leagues, not even a position for females in Little League--a kid who ignored prevailing attitudes just because she loved to play the game. Vernick, who enjoys writing stories of feisty girls, tells this one with a minimum of fuss and bother over Edith's ground-breaking career, emphasizing instead the joys of the game. Steve Salerno's lively illustrations make the most of the spirit of the changing times, the exuberant 1910s and 1920s, when spirit and spunk took young women into the midstream of American life, with emphasis on the joyful and humorous adventures of being a baseball pioneer.
For more about women in baseball, pair this one with Marissa Moss's Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen or Shana Corey's Players In Pigtails.
Labels: 1912-2013--Biography, Baseball players--United States--Biography, Edith Houghton, Women Baseball Players--United States--Biography (Grades K-5)
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This Past Week's Major Demos and Strikes: Hong Kong, Nigeria, India, Korea, Etc. (english)
by George Lee 05 Jul 2003
Every so often someone will post on IndyMedia information on a major demonstration or strike, somewhere in the world. But I wonder if we could make this happen more systematically -- that is, might it be possible for ALL major demos and strikes to get reported? With the help of a couple of search engines, here's what I came up with for the past week. (Note: Does anyone have any additions?)
The Past Week's Major Demonstrations (June 28 through July 3, 2003):
Largest Demo:
Tue., July 1 in Hong Kong: 350,000 to 500,000 people, against new anti-subversion laws.
Largest Strikes:
Mon., June 30 through Fri., July 3 in Nigeria: A general strike which probably involved millions (?) of people, against a government-ordered increase in fuel prices of over 50%.
Wed., July 2 through Sat., July 5 in Tamil Nadu state, India: 1.2 million government employees are on strike over pension cuts. Over 2200 have been arrested and about 100,000 have been dismissed.
Tue., July 1 and Wed., July 2 in South Korea: On 7/1, a half-day strike by 90,000 metal workers, for a 40 hour work week. (They currently have to work a half-day on Saturday); then on 7/2, 54,000 additional workers also stage a half-day strike.
Other Large Demos:
Sun., June 29 in Wolverhampton, UK: 5000 people, against local airport expansion plans.
Fri., July 3 in Baquba, Iraq: 3000 people, for the release of an arrested Shiite leader.
Not exactly a demo:
Sun., June 29 around the planet: About 4 million people, participating in gay pride celebrations. Some of the largest events were: San Francisco, 750,000; Berlin, 600,000; Paris, 500,000 to 700,000; Chicago, 400,000; New York, 300,000; Atlanta, 300,000; Vienna, 200,000; Rio de Janeiro, 200,000. (In addition, on Sun., June 22, over a million people celebrated in Sao Paulo).
For References (LINKS to source news articles) and TO POST COMMENTS AND ADDITIONS, please go to: http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=330493&group=webcast
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Ellen Roseman
Straight talk on personal finances and consumer issues
Advice: Check emails confirming travel plans for possible errors
Last August, Sandy Callahan booked a package tour with G Adventures. It started in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Oct. 29 and ended in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 14.
The same day, she went to online travel agency Expedia to book a flight from Toronto to Hanoi and a return flight from Bangkok to Toronto.
Expedia suggested she find a hotel, so she reserved a room at the O’Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa in Hanoi in advance of the tour.
“I booked what I thought was a one-night stay,” she said. “I briefly noticed that the total was over $1,000, but I thought that my flight and hotel were combined. I normally book a flight and hotel with Expedia, but this was not a simple return flight.”
Six hours later, the hotel in Hanoi sent an email, confirming that she had a reservation for 17 days in total.
“I was shocked to discover the length of stay was not what I had input,” she said. “Expedia’s customer service rep tried to contact the hotel, but couldn’t reach anyone with the authority to change the reservation.”
A day later, Expedia sent her an email, blaming the hotel for making a non-refundable booking.
“We have advocated your case with O’Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa,” the online travel agency said. “Due to their policy, they have unfortunately denied your request of cancelling your reservation.
“We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused. We hope you will give us an opportunity to assist you with your travel plans again soon.”
Callahan waited six weeks. Expedia told her it would plead with the hotel to change the refund policy in her case or find other travellers to take over her reservation. No luck.
She got a refund of about $1,300 a few days after I contacted Expedia’s Canadian office in late September. I’ve had excellent results dealing with this company on behalf of Toronto Star readers in 2019 and again in 2017.
“We connected with the hotel, advocated on the traveller’s behalf and have gone ahead and processed a refund for 16 of the 17 nights,” Expedia spokesperson Mary Zajac said.
Expedia’s advice for travellers is (1) Double check confirmation emails at the time of booking; and (2) Make sure everything you expected is reflected correctly when you check out or when the email is sent to you.
I agree. Reviewing confirmation emails ASAP lets you correct errors without incurring a penalty. But in this case, there was a gap of only six hours.
“This should have been a small enough lapse to grant me a change in what was obviously an error originating with Expedia,” Callahan said.
“I feel they should have been more persuasive in getting the hotel to change the reservation, since they have the full clout of Expedia.com, Hotels.com and more.
“I am an Expedia Gold customer and I expected more from them.”
Note to blog readers: You can now get my updates through Mail Chimp. Sign up at the right side of the home page on your computer.
I plan to continue my consumer advocacy here, though you may have wondered about it when I disappeared for the last month.
Blame it on a tendency to overbook myself with speaking engagements, teaching continuing education courses, volunteer work and some travel. Now I’m ready to start blogging again and getting your comments.
Author Ellen RosemanPosted on October 31, 2019 November 3, 2019 Categories customer serviceTags booking errors, Customer service, Expedia, refunds, travelLeave a comment on Advice: Check emails confirming travel plans for possible errors
Expensive Whirlpool fridge never worked properly
Mindy Pollishuke paid $2,700 for a KitchenAid refrigerator in 2013. It was a KFIS29PBMS French door model with 28.6 cubic feet of space.
Alas, her fancy fridge needed repairs twice a year. The ice buildup was so extensive that it would overheat and stop working.
“We had to empty the whole fridge out multiple times and find neighbours to store our food temporarily,” she said. “The extra bar fridge and small freezer we bought a few years ago were not big enough to hold it.”
In January 2019, after the fridge died three times in one week, she wrote to me in despair. I contacted Whirlpool (the manufacturer), which offered a cash settlement to let her buy a new model.
While happy to get rid of her lemon, Pollishuke didn’t like the buyback offer of only $1,362.78. It didn’t reflect the cost of repairs and the replacement cost of a new fridge.
Last month, I went back to Whirlpool to plead for a bigger buyback. I couldn’t imagine living with the disruption of emptying my fridge every six months and finding shelter for its contents elsewhere.
Whirlpool’s customer service department had a warm heart after all. It offered a full refund of $3,049.87 (including tax) for her six-year-old refrigerator that didn’t cool properly.
“I can’t thank you enough for all your assistance through this very frustrating ordeal,” Pollishuke said.
She’s not alone. If you check reviews for this model at Amazon.com, you find that 91 per cent of purchasers give it a rating of one star out of five.
Here are some of the headlines:
“Horrible. Do not buy this product.”
“Manufacturer knows there is a problem and will not replace, even if field warranty service cannot fix it.”
“LEMON — Beautiful design, terrible company warranty policy.”
My advice: Don’t buy an appliance unless you check reviews online and at Consumer Reports. Don’t buy a new model with no track record.
Finally, do buy from a retailer that will help you fight for a settlement on a defective product. Life is too short to wait for a manufacturer to fix the unfixable.
Author Ellen RosemanPosted on September 24, 2019 September 25, 2019 Categories customer serviceTags appliance woes, defective refrigerator, whirlpoolLeave a comment on Expensive Whirlpool fridge never worked properly
Update on Apple Watch case
Matt Caron found a crack in his Apple Watch’s glass face just three days after his one-year warranty expired. Both Apple and the store (Best Buy) said he didn’t qualify for extended warranty repairs.
“Good news and bad news,” Caron said on Sept. 20. “I’ve been advised that the hardware engineering team agreed with the technician that my watch doesn’t qualify for this support program.”
Apple Canada suggested he go back to Best Buy to ask for free repairs. But since Best Buy denied his claim before, he didn’t have the energy to reach out again.
“Apple then said it would make an exception and fix my screen at no cost to me (normally $300),” Caron continued.
“I was disappointed with the decision. Not that I didn’t want my watch fixed, but I felt Apple didn’t believe my story and failed to address my concerns. Why did this happen and what prevents it from happening again?
“I know I should be happy that the screen will be repaired at no cost, but that is almost secondary to how I was treated and how others are treated with the same watch problem.”
It’s a familiar story. Product makers find a problem with a product, but don’t make it public. They wait for a class action to be filed or a flood of complaints to hit the media.
If the defect is safety-related, companies may issue a recall. But if there’s no immediate danger, they may try to make secret deals with complainants in hopes of avoiding publicity.
So, in the interests of transparency, I’m publicizing this case and asking readers to share it.
Remember the iPhone 6 battery replacement program in 2017? Apple was embarrassed by media reports that it was slowing down the phones to make them last longer and offered a low-cost replacement program as a result of public pressure.
That’s what can happen when frustrated buyers learn about a widespread problem with a product and push for reform.
Author Ellen RosemanPosted on September 23, 2019 September 25, 2019 Categories customer serviceLeave a comment on Update on Apple Watch case
Problems with shattered glass on the Apple Watch
Here’s part of a Toronto Star column I wrote last year about a quality issue with a high-end manufacturer:
Apple denies watch defect that sees screen break,
but makes time to fix it
By Ellen Roseman
Personal Finance Columnist
Mon., Dec. 24, 2018
Holly Harris bought an Apple Watch this past August, a Series 3 product currently selling at $369 to $499.
Just 20 days later, she had a frightening problem.
While watching TV, she reached across her watch to press a button to check data. The screen was raised and she tried to put it back in.
“As I did, the glass started to break into smithereens. I cut my hand,” she says.
Harris, a former elementary school principal who lives in Mississauga, went back to the Apple Store, hoping to get a new watch.
Instead, the store manager said she must have banged the screen, causing it to break. She would have to pay $299 to get it repaired.
Here’s the happy ending:
I forwarded her complaint to Tara Hendela, an Apple Canada spokesperson, on Nov. 7.
“I can’t believe how fast Apple responded,” Harris said the next day, adding that she was instructed to take pictures of her watch and send them to the head office in Cupertino, Calif.
On Dec. 3, she got the answer she had been waiting to hear.
“Great news. My contact just phoned and said Apple would repair (or replace if necessary) my watch at no cost to me. She said it was a one-time exception,” Harris said.
When I asked readers about their Apple Watch experiences, I found that Holly Harris was not alone in dealing with a watch face that came off, often violently.
Some people received free repairs under warranty. Others did not. Apple Canada did not respond to my requests for comments.
Matt Caron recently told me about his problematic purchase.
“The same thing happened to me. I was walking, heard a pop, looked at my watch and saw it was cracked around the perimeter of the screen,” he said.
He bought his Apple Watch, Series 3, on July 16, 2018, at Best Buy, along with a three-year Geek Squad warranty for $90. The sales representative said it was like Apple Care, but better.
The crack occurred one year and three days later (July 19, 2019). Both Best Buy and Apple blamed him for causing damage to the watch and said he didn’t qualify for an Apple screen replacement program.
Here’s his update, as of Sept. 16:
“I received a full refund for the warranty after saying that when I tried to use the warranty I paid for, Best Buy denied my claim. They still were not willing to repair the watch.
“I was informed today by Apple that my watch had come back from the depot, but was not repaired. I will pick it up tomorrow from the Apple Store in the Eaton Centre.
“I appreciate your support. Even if nothing happens, writing about my experience has been very helpful as I go through this process.”
If anything changes after Apple and Best Buy review this complaint, I will let you know.
You can find more information on this story and a link to Apple’s screen replacement program at my public Facebook page, where I posted comments from users last December.
Author Ellen RosemanPosted on September 16, 2019 September 25, 2019 Categories Finance
I haven’t written anything here for a couple of years. I thought my blogging days were behind me.
But now that I’m no longer writing for the Toronto Star, I want to continue trying to resolve your consumer disputes and addressing your questions and concerns.
Here are complaints I like to handle:
Problems with large well-known Canadian companies.
These include telecom and technology providers, financial institutions, airlines, travel agencies, appliance manufacturers and retail chains.
Problems that affect a large group of people, not one person.
I’m looking for systemic issues with large companies. That’s where a consumer advocacy journalist can get traction.
Here are complaints I don’t like to handle:
Landlord-tenant issues.
Workplace issues.
Health care issues.
Complaints about the Canada Revenue Agency.
Home builder and home renovation problems.
Car dealer sales and car repairs.
You can write to me through my website and I’ll do my best to write back, even if I can’t help you.
I plan to update this blog at least once a week and share the posts on my social media channels.
So, let’s get started!
Author Ellen RosemanPosted on September 10, 2019 September 25, 2019 Categories customer serviceLeave a comment on I’m back!
Do you want to pick stocks?
As a result of new securities rules, you should be receiving annual statements from your investment advisers, showing how much you paid in dollars and cents for advice in 2016. It’s been called The Great Reveal.
Advisory fees can take a big chunk out of your retirement savings over the years. Is the service you get worth the cost? Are your investments growing quickly?
I like the idea of using passively managed index funds to get exposure to a wide variety of securities. They cost a fraction of what you pay for actively managed mutual funds.
Once you diversify your holdings with low-cost index funds, you can use some of your savings to buy stocks.
Is stock picking difficult? Do you need an MBA or undergraduate business degree to do it? No way.
I believe average people can succeed by reading a few books and newsletters, setting up a do-it-yourself brokerage account and using trial and error to develop their skills.
As someone who has managed my own investments for years, I hope to teach others how to do it. My online course at the University of Toronto starts March 1 and has six weeks of lessons.
Here’s a video where I describe the course, Called How to Value Companies & Pick the Right Stocks.
Please consider attending (the cost is $250) and spreading the word. I hope to see you online.
Author Ellen RosemanPosted on February 20, 2017 Categories Finance
Why I started an Air Miles petition
Many large companies treat consumers badly. I pick up new examples every day.
But LoyaltyOne, parent company of the Air Miles program, crossed the line. That’s why I started a petition campaign at Change.org.
Please read and sign, using the link above, and share with others. We have already reached more than 1,000 signatures. Momentum is building on social media.
I blame LoyaltyOne for creating a five-year expiry date for Air Miles points and failing to communicate to members as the deadline draws near (Dec. 31, 2016).
Why didn’t it keep in touch? The company said members should have known about and remembered the announcement of five years earlier. Bad faith!
I also blame LoyaltyOne for poor communication when introducing a cash rewards category in 2012. Members had to opt in to get get cash rewards. Many people said they knew nothing about it.
Finally, I blame LoyaltyOne for devaluing the existing dream rewards category. Members complain about lack of choice and inability to use their expiring points.
The company said Air Miles collectors can enter a sweepstakes. Is that the best it can do?
Please let me know what you think. Even this trade magazine blamed LoyaltyOne for poor communication. Here’s an excerpt:
One of the best and simplest ways to begin rebuilding trust would be through a public apology. Since the program changes were announced, Air Miles has been quiet, letting the customer complaints pile up.
By acknowledging and owning their customers’ dissatisfaction, Air Miles could help re-establish their brand as one that understands and appreciates their customers.
An obvious fix would be to ‘make things right’ and exceed customers’ expectations with some kind of corrective action. This could be removing the policy, extending it or something similar.
Author Ellen RosemanPosted on September 27, 2016 June 24, 2019 Categories Finance25 Comments on Why I started an Air Miles petition
My course, Investing for Beginners
Are you fed up with low interest rates? Want to learn how the stock market works, where to find reliable investment advice and what is required to trade stocks on your own?
Check out the popular investing course I’ve taught for the past decade at the University of Toronto’s school of continuing studies.
Classroom sessions start Sept. 8, from 7-9 pm, at Sidney Smith Hall (St. George St.) and run weekly to Nov. 3. There are no textbooks to buy or exams to write. The cost is $370 for nine weeks or about $40 per class.
My goal is to help you understand stocks, bonds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, RRSPs and TFSAs. without bias, jargon or bafflegab. I also try to protect you from slick sales pitches, pitfalls and scams.
To sign up for Investing for Beginners, call 416-978-2400 or write to learn@utoronto.ca.
MoneyShow Toronto: I’m speaking Saturday, Sept. 17, 2.45-3.30 p.m., at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, where you can hear 50 investment speakers during a two-day period.
My topic: Investing for dividends or growth. Which strategy is better? Thanks to Canadian MoneySaver magazine for sponsoring my free talk.
Author Ellen RosemanPosted on August 27, 2016 September 12, 2019 Categories FinanceLeave a comment on My course, Investing for Beginners
Lawn care services can lead you down garden path
When you sign up with a lawn care company, you give it the freedom to bill for services you don’t receive — and to continue billing for the following year without your consent.
A reader told me about his experience with a company called TruGreen, beginning in 2014. Here’s his story.
Our 100 foot frontage property is about 300 feet deep. We answered a “cold call” at the front door and met with a sales representative, who offered a no obligation quotation for weed control and fertilizer treatment.
I did a “walk about” of the whole property, pointing out the weeds that were stubborn and the parts that posed a particular challenge.
TruGreen was the only local company with equipment and hoses that could cover the entire property, the salesman said. He assured us a good response to fertilizing and weed control throughout the property.
Since he gave us a good price with a discount for prepayment, I signed a contract. Pretty soon, I noticed favourable results in the front area, but not at the rear.
Concerned that part of the property was not responding, I called to confirm that the whole property was treated each visit. I was suspicious because of a fine-print disclaimer on the invoice, saying that treatment was offered for a maximum of 3,000 square feet.
The whole property was being treated, I was told, adding that the company would put a special note on file to ensure that the technician did so.
In the end, after several conversations, TruGreen acknowledged that the whole property had not been receiving treatment, after all. The costs would be significantly higher than my contract specified if the whole property were to be treated.
I was not satisfied. Knowing of the continuous service language in the contract, including “your plan continues from year to year without any action on your part,” and “your plan will continue unless you contact us to cancel,” I made clear at the end of the season that I was cancelling the arrangement.
The following season, I was lucky enough to be at home when the technician arrived to begin treatment of my lawn for the second season. This happened despite my clear communication on the matter.
I noted that TruGreen was named in several press articles surrounding billing practices, such as this one in The Record.
Now that spring has arrived, consumers can expect any number of cold calls from roofing, window, eavestrough, siding and pool contractors, as well as lawn services. We need to be vigilant and protect ourselves with measures such as the following:
* Secure all understandings in writing, signed by a service representative who is authorized to bind the service.
* Review and act, as needed, on all the contract terms including contractor provisions for “continuous service” and customer cancellation privileges.
* Take special note of waivers and guarantees.
* Look for professional credentials and memberships (TruGreen has not been a member of Landscape Ontario, for example).
* As much as possible, monitor the service and be satisfied that you receive the service you contracted for.
Great advice and thanks to the reader for sharing his experience, to which I will add a final point.
You have 10 days under Ontario law to cancel contracts signed at your door. Use this cooling off period to do your research and pull the plug on lawn care contracts with big holes in them.
Author Ellen RosemanPosted on March 21, 2016 March 21, 2016 Categories Finance1 Comment on Lawn care services can lead you down garden path
Customer urges switching banks to save fees
Adam Mayers of the Toronto Star wrote about bank fees going up again. When he asked readers how they felt, 88 per cent said their bank fees were too high.
He suggested five ways to reduce them:
Go into your branch and ask. It’s the best way to figure out if you’re paying too much based on how you bank. The more business you have with the bank, the better the deal should be.
If you’re a student or your kids are students, a no-fee deal should be available.
Those over 60 should expect discounts, but not freebies. There are too many people in the demographic now to expect something for nothing. TD’s basic discount, for example, is 25 per cent for this group.
Many fee-free options relate to minimum balances in your account. If you keep a large sum in a savings account that is earning next to nothing, consider moving that cash to a chequing account. The fee savings may more than offset the interest earned.
Branch out. A credit union or low-fee option like PC Financial, Tangerine and EQ Bank can work for some of your needs.
Michael, a Toronto Star reader, grew tired of facing increases in TD’s minimum balance required to avoid fees. So, he moved to online bank Tangerine. Here is his story.
My wife and I were frustrated with TD’s ever-increasing minimum balances. We made a few attempts to argue that our $100+ a week mortgage interest outweighed the $11 a month service fee we were paying on our chequing account (since we were challenged to maintain the new $3,000 minimum).
Since we didn’t get anywhere, we made the bold leap to Tangerine Bank. There were two reasons for the switch:
1. The large majority of our banking is done online. We make infrequent branch visits (generally, to renegotiate the mortgage or to buy U.S. cash for bi-yearly trips south) and we did not believe we should be paying $11 for what was perceived as a subsidy for branch staffing.
2. Tying up $3,000 as a cost-avoidance method made no financial sense to us.
While our experience in changing banks was fairly smooth, it did have some moments of frustration.
· With Tangerine being an online-focused service, working through the mortgage transfer involved a few ‘real’ people. Communication between these people was not always great and we had a couple of moments wondering if the transaction was processing properly.
· Tellers at TD could not perform some of the transactions (mostly to do with transferring and closing our trading accounts), which meant we had to revert back to online and over-the-phone transactions.
· Transferring preauthorized payments began smoothly. Tangerine has a robust ‘switch assistant’ and a couple went without hitch (utilities mostly). Others involved going directly to the payee and updating the database personally.
We were thrilled when it was all complete and we were actually paid interest ($0.26!) at the end of the first month. This was a novel concept with a chequing account, but a satisfying one!
If you feel the increasing fees and minimum balances are outrageous, I urge you to investigate moving to one of the growing number of alternative banking solutions.
The big banks should all be taking notice, as I am sure more Canadians will be choosing these online options (with in-branch affiliations), especially given our penchant to embrace online and mobile tools.
Author Ellen RosemanPosted on March 16, 2016 March 16, 2016 Categories Finance1 Comment on Customer urges switching banks to save fees
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June 26, 2019 / Brooklyn news / Brooklyn Crime News / Bensonhurst
Man sucker punches ex boss
By Rose Adams
Bensonhurst: Thief lifts woman’s debit card from bank cash machine
Bensonhurst: Lout stabs man in the chest during verbal dispute
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Workplace dispute
A brute smashed his ex-boss in the head on 16th Avenue on June 19.
The victim told police that the bruiser hit him in the back of the head in an attempt to steal his phone, knocking him to the ground on the corner of 16th Avenue and 64th Street at 6:25 a.m. As the victim was falling, he recognized the goon as his employee from two years before, authorities said. Cops reported that the brute fled in a red Ford without stealing anything, and that the victim suffered a bump to his head.
Bad deposit
A marauder punched the manager of a convenience store on 85th Street on June 22, and stole $10,000 that the employee was going to deposit.
The employee told cops that the brute struck him in the head at 11:55 a.m. after he exited his car on the corner of 24th Avenue and 85th Street, where he was going to make a deposit for work. The robber then forced the cash bag from his shoulder, and fled in a car on 85th Street, according to cops. The employee was transported to Lutheran Hospital for head pain, police report.
A man took $650 worth of electronics from a resident’s garage on 78th Street on June 17.
The homeowner told police that the lout entered his open garage between 16th and 17th avenues at 11:35 p.m., before nabbing his stuff.
Cellphone sniper
Two crooks stole a woman’s cellphone on Bay Parkway on June 22.
The victim told cops that the bandits approached her and began a conversation on the corner of Bay Parkway and 73rd Street at 9:55 p.m. before taking her iPhone. The baddies then fled north on Bay Parkway by foot, according to authorities.
Break-in bandit
A thief stole two iPads and a cellphone from a house on Bay 22nd street on June 23.
The victim told cops that she put the electronics on her desk to charge overnight at around midnight, and the sneak thief climbed through the side window between 86th Street and Benson Avenue sometime later, before running off with the devices, authorities report.
— Rose Adams
Posted 12:00 am, June 26, 2019
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Field Hockey: Mnich scores twice, including the game-winner in overtime.
Posted on October 20, 2009 by Sherlon Christie
By SHERLON CHRISTIE
MIDDLETOWN – The Holmdel field hockey team never stopped the offensive pressure on
Middletown South.
It was 10 shots in the first half.
It was five more shots in the second half.
When one of the team’s five shots in overtime found the back of the cage, it
completed a high-paced game that the Hornets won 2-1 over host Middletown South.
Holmdel’s Ali Mnich scored the game-winning goal with 21 seconds left in overtime and
she also scored the Hornets first goal with 19:05 left in the second half.
“”They had a fastbreak and they converted on a defensive breakdown and then we
responded a minute and a half later with our goal,” Holmdel coach Karen Baldwin said.
“”It is always important to respond quickly when scored upon.”
The Eagles (11-2) had the momentum early as they scored first with 20:42 left in the
second half.
Dana Shea sneaked a pass to Laura Rabuffo on the left post and she turned that into
the first big moment in the game.
Like Baldwin referred to earlier, the Hornets got even very quickly.
On a penalty corner play, the Hornets worked the ball around till Mnich slapped a
loose ball into the cage.
“”Ideally, you want to get on the board first but it says a lot about the character
of a team when they get scored on and they come right about,” Baldwin said. “”I’ve
always said that about this team. They’ve shown tremendous character and fortitude when
scored upon.”
The next big moment belonged to Holmdel in overtime.
On a breakaway, Mnich slipped around a defender near the 25-yard line and then
dribbled deep into the circle and fired a shot past the goalie to end the game.
“”Our overtime team has been very consistent. You go for speed and skill when you
pick an overtime team,” Baldwin said. “”You want disciplined players out there who can
read the field and who can keep the field spread. You want kids who can finish and you
want your leaders out there.”
Holmdel goalie Alex Diekmann made one save in the victory and Middletown South
goalie Leanna Clark made 15 saves. Holmdel outshot Middletown South, 20-4.
“”We pretty much rely on our speed for every game. We just couldn’t get things to
mesh today. We couldn’t get the passes off. We just struggled today,” Middletown South
coach Sarah Boyce said. “”My defense, and I’ve been saying it all year, has been winning
games for us. My goalie is young so we rely on our defense to come up big for us and
Holmdel, the ninth seed, will play at top-seeded Shore Regional on Friday in the
quarterfinals.
About Sherlon Christie
Sherlon Christie is a sports reporter at the Asbury Park Press. He joined the APP in the fall of 2004. He grew up in Massachusetts, has a BA in Journalism from Northeastern University's School of Journalism. He is also the secretary of the National Association of Black Journalists.
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Jeffrey Ross
28 Law Firms Publish White Paper Addressing Trust Indenture Act Complications In Debt Restructurings
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By David A. Brittenham, Matthew E. Kaplan, M. Natasha Labovitz, Peter J. Loughran, Jeffrey E. Ross, and My Chi To of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
On April 25, 2016, 28 leading U.S. law firms published a legal opinion white paper (the “Opinion White Paper”) addressing recent decisions of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York interpreting Section 316(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “TIA”) in the Marblegate and Caesars Entertainment cases. These decisions contain language that suggests a significant departure from the widely understood meaning of TIA § 316(b) that had prevailed for decades among practitioners. They have introduced interpretive issues that have disrupted established legal opinion practice and created new obstacles for out-of-court debt restructurings.
Section 316(b) of the TIA generally provides that the right of any holder of an indenture security to receive payment of principal and interest when due may not be impaired or affected without the consent of that holder. These recent decisions suggest that TIA § 316(b) protects more than the legal right to receive payment of principal and interest in the context of a debt restructuring.
The Opinion White Paper presents general principles that can guide opinion givers until the interpretive questions raised by these recent cases are resolved through future judicial opinions or legislative action.
The Opinion White Paper and further discussion of these cases are available here: Opinion White Paper.
The Bankruptcy Roundtable has previously posted on the Trust Indenture Act as well as the Marblegate and Caesars Entertainment cases. Most recently, Mark Roe posted an article on the underlying policy behind 316(b) and suggested regulatory and legislative changes to address the problems of bondholder holdouts and coercive exit consents: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 in Congress and the Courts in 2016: Bringing the SEC to the Table. Additionally, the Roundtable posted the National Bankruptcy Conference Proposed Amendments to Bankruptcy Code to Facilitate Restructuring of Bond and Credit Agreement Debt.
316(b), Caesars, David Brittenham, Debevoise & Plimpton, exit consents, Jeffrey Ross, M. Natasha Labovitz, Marblegate, Matthew Kaplan, My Chi To, Peter Loughran, Trust Indenture Act
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Was the Steele Dossier used to start investigations?
bannination
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Unread post by bannination » Tue Oct 29, 2019 6:19 pm
In an interview about the special counsel’s report, Rep. John Ratcliffe said that what “started all of this” was “a fake, phony dossier.” But a House Republican intelligence committee memo said it was information about a Trump campaign foreign policy adviser that sparked the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into Russian interference in the election.
The Democrats on the House intelligence committee agreed with that, saying in a memo released Feb. 24, 2018, that the FBI investigation started “more than seven weeks” before the FBI received Steele’s intelligence reporting in mid-September of that year.
https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/dossi ... l-of-this/
https://smucker.house.gov/sites/smucker ... 20Memo.pdf
Re: Was the Steele Dossier used to start investigations?
Unread post by Vrede too » Sun Dec 15, 2019 9:43 am
bannination wrote: ↑
NO....
Yes, says Glenn Greenwald, at least in part.
The Inspector General’s Report on 2016 FBI Spying Reveals a Scandal of Historic Magnitude: Not Only for the FBI but Also the U.S. Media
I'm not knowledgeable enough to pick a side, just saying that a credible analyst has a different view.
Unread post by Vrede too » Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:21 am
Ex-FBI director Comey: 'I was wrong’ to defend origins of Russia probe
... Last week, Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz released a long-awaited 434-page report, which found that the FBI team that conducted Crossfire Hurricane — the code name for the bureau’s investigation into links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government — improperly relied too heavily on allegations made by Christopher Steele, a former British spy hired by an opposition research firm working for the Hillary Clinton campaign....
Comey and Wallace sparred over the Steele dossier's role in the FBI's investigation and FISA application.
Before Trump was sworn into office, a leaked and unverified 35-page dossier compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele alleged the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to defeat Clinton in 2016 presidential election. It later became one of the starting points of Robert Mueller’s investigation.
Comey said the so-called “Steele dossier” was "not a huge part of the presentation to the court," but Wallace pointed out that according to the inspector general’s report, it played a central role in establishing probable cause for an investigation and FISA warrants.
“In fact, he says, if it hadn't been for the Steele dossier, the FBI probably would haven't even submitted a FISA application,” Wallace said, referring to Horowitz.
“I’m not sure he and I are saying different things,” Comey responded. “What his report says is that the FBI thought it was a close call until they got the Steele report, put that additional information in and that tipped it over to be probable cause. It’s a long FISA application and includes Steele material and a lot of other things. I don’t think we’re saying different things.” ...
Same article, discussion of Steele dossier veracity:
http://www.blueridgedebate.com/forum/vi ... 17#p106517
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Lizzo’s Clapback at Jillian Michaels’ Fat-Shaming Comments Prove She’s Still Got the ‘Juice’
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Hodder – Publishing Jul-Dec 15!
Here’s an (edited) look at what Hodderscape and other Hodder divisions have coming for you over the period July to December 2015! We’ll be bringing you our particular recommends of all publishers together by month of publication. Note: Publication dates are liable to change and some jackets are still to come…
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WAY DOWN DARK
JP Smythe
The first in an extraordinary new YA trilogy by James Smythe, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent.
There’s one truth on Australia.
You fight or you die.
Usually both.
Imagine a nightmare from which there is no escape.
Seventeen-year-old Chan’s ancestors left a dying Earth hundreds of years ago, in search of a new home. They never found one.
This is a hell where no one can hide.
The only life that Chan’s ever known is one of violence, of fighting. Of trying to survive.
This is a ship of death, of murderers and cults and gangs.
But there might be a way to escape. In order to find it, Chan must head way down into the darkness – a place of buried secrets, long-forgotten lies, and the abandoned bodies of the dead.
This is Australia.
Seventeen-year-old Chan, fiercely independent and self-sufficient, keeps her head down and lives quietly, careful not to draw attention to herself amidst the violence and disorder. Until the day she makes an extraordinary discovery – a way to return the <i>Australia</i> to Earth. But doing so would bring her to the attention of the fanatics and the murderers who control life aboard the ship, putting her and everyone she loves in terrible danger.
And a safe return to Earth is by no means certain.
THE HUNTER’S KIND
Rebecca Levene
The Hollow God’s
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The stunning sequel to SMILER’S FAIR – Book 2 of THE HOLLOW GODS
Krish once believed himself but a humble goatherd, but now knows he’s the son of the king of Ashanesland – and the moon god reborn, as foretold. Now, with his allies Dae Hyo and the mage Olufemi by his side, Krish has begun to sieze control of Ashanesland… and receive the worship he is due.
But Kirsh has many enemies, including Sang Ki, the bastard lord, who has discovered the key to Krish’s overthow in the distant Moon Forest. There lives a girl named Cwen, a disciple of the god known only as the Hunter. And she has made it her life’s mission to seek out Krish and destroy him.
If Krish has any hope of defeating his enemies, he must travel to the forbidden Mirror Town and unlock the secrets of its powerful magic. And the price of his victory may be much greater than the consequences of his defeat.
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Weaving through the tall grasses of this world is Tailchaser, a young ginger tomcat with a good heart and a restless spirit. When his friend Hushpad vanishes, Tailchaser sets out to find her. His journey will take him further than he ever thought possible – from the court of the Firstwalkers, through the cities of M’an, and into the hellish depths of the earth itself, where an unimaginable horror awaits.
Robert L. Anderson
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Dea Donahue has been able to travel through people’s dreams since she was six years old. Her mother taught her the three rules of walking: Never interfere. Never be seen. Never walk the same person’s dream more than once. Dea has never questioned her mother, not about the rules, not about the clocks or the mirrors, not about moving from place to place to be one step ahead of the unseen monsters that Dea’s mother is certain are right behind them.
Then a mysterious new boy, Connor, comes to town and Dea finally starts to feel normal. As Connor breaks down the walls that she’s had up for so long, he gets closer to learning her secret. For the first time she wonders if that’s so bad. But when Dea breaks the rules, the boundary between worlds begins to deteriorate. How can she know what’s real and what’s not?
The astonishing, unforgettable sequel to RED RISING, which the Examiner called ‘properly a-ma-zing, like an adrenalin shot for the imagination.’
Ender’s Game meets The Hunger Games in this, the second in an extraordinary trilogy from an incredible new voice.
‘I’m still playing games. This is just the deadliest yet.’
Darrow is a rebel forged by tragedy. For years he and his fellow Reds worked the mines, toiling to make the surface of Mars inhabitable. They were, they believed, mankind’s last hope. Until Darrow discovered that it was all a lie, and that the Red were nothing more than unwitting slaves to an elitist ruling class, the Golds, who had been living on Mars in luxury for generations.
In RED RISING, Darrow infiltrated Gold society, to fight in secret for a better future for his people. Now fully embedded amongst the Gold ruling class, Darrow continues his dangerous work to bring them down from within. It’s a journey that will take him further than he’s ever been before – but is Darrow truly willing to pay the price that rebellion demands?
A life-or-death tale of vengeance with an unforgettable hero at its heart, Golden Son guarantees Pierce Brown’s continuing status as one of fiction’s most exciting new voices.
THE DEAD LANDS
Benjamin Percy’s epic novel is the unputdownable story of an impossibly dangerous journey of hope taken at the end of the world, perfect for fans of Stephen King and Cormac McCarthy.
Like Stephen King’s The Stand before it, THE DEAD LANDS is an incredible novel set across the sprawling landscape of a nightmarish post-apocalyptic American West.
The world we know is gone, destroyed by a virus that wiped out nearly every human on the planet. Some few survivors built walled cities, fortresses to keep themselves safe from those the virus didn’t kill… but did change.
Sanctuary. A citadel in the heart of the former United States of America. Hundreds of miles in every direction beyond its walls lies nothing but death and devastation. Everyone who lives in the safety Sanctuary provides knows that.
Until the day a stranger appears. She speaks of a green and fertile land far to the west, a land of promise and plenty, safe from the ruin the virus has wreaked. She has come to lead the survivors away from Sanctuary, to the promise of a new life without walls.
But those who follow her will discover that not everything she says is true.
Helena Coggan
Imaginative, thrilling and highly readable fantasy novel from a bright young voice. Perfect for fans of the DIVERGENT series.
Rose Elmsworth has a secret. For eighteen years, the world has been divided into the magically Gifted and the non-magical Ashkind, but Rose’s identity is far more dangerous. At fifteen, she has earned herself a place alongside her father in the Department, a brutal law-enforcement organisation run by the Gifted to control the Ashkind. But now an old enemy is threatening to start a catastrophic war, and Rose faces a challenging test of her loyalties. How much does she really know about her father’s past? How far is the Department willing to go to keep the peace? And, when the time comes, will Rose choose to protect her secret, or the people she loves?
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Stephane Belanger ( The Spartans (Beaudin) - Labatts )
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Class: NA
Year (Div) GP G A PTS PP SH PIM
2012/2013 The Spartans (Beaudin) Labatts 19 4 4 8 0 0 3
TOTALS: 19 4 4 8 0 0 3
2013 The Spartans (Beaudin) Labatts 4 0 1 1 0 0 0
TOTALS: 4 0 1 1 0 0 0
DATE GAME RESULT G A PTS PIM GWG PP SH
09/24/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) at The BFFs 4-3 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) at Canada Trim Kings 7-4 W 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
10/14/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) at Ottawa Capitals 4-2 W 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
10/21/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) vs Gordon Bombays 12-3 W 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
10/29/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) vs Selects 6-2 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/04/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) vs Vaporizers 4-0 W 0 1 1 3 0 0 0
11/11/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) vs Boozehounds 2-3 L 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
11/20/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) at Ice Hawks 4-1 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/25/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) at The New Jerseys 6-2 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/04/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) at Selects 1-5 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/11/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) at Vaporizers 7-0 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/18/12 The Spartans (Beaudin) at Boozehounds 1-2 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
01/08/13 The Spartans (Beaudin) vs Ice Hawks 3-1 W 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
01/15/13 The Spartans (Beaudin) vs The New Jerseys 0-2 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
01/23/13 The Spartans (Beaudin) vs Selects 2-2 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/04/13 The Spartans (Beaudin) vs Boozehounds 5-0 W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/17/13 The Spartans (Beaudin) at Ice Hawks 1-2 OTL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Deeplane's tallest structure is also its seat of government. Deephold is a massive building that could be considered a hybrid between a skyscraper and a castle. It stands tall directly at the middle of the city, providing a vantage point to observe its full extent comfortably. Besides being the most important administrative building in the city, Deephold also functions as the living quarters and/or as the temporary or permanent residence of Council members.
5 POSTS Conviction [Carlos]
Deeplane's administrative and housing district, characterized by being the most densely built among the four districts. Houses, apartment buildings, inns, and hotels are the most common sight alongside its extension, even if there are other important buildings located here, such as schools, libraries, hospitals, temples, shrines, the main radio station, the Trailmon station, and Ys' embassy.
46 POSTS The City of Dark Stone [Complete]
by Akemi & Anzu
Deeplane's industrial district. Over here, food is cultivated, work gets done and projects are conceived and put in motion. Farms, factories, and laboratories of different kinds occupy most of its extension. While not the most interesting section of the Deeplane, it is by far the among the most important ones, considering its role at ensuring that the city thrives and grows.
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One of Deeplane's two entertainment districts, the Eastern District is specialized in outdoor activities and is by far the greenest area of the whole city. Most of its extension is occupied by one big green space that can only be described as the combination of an amusement park, a skatepark, a public park, and an amalgamation of the necessary fields and courts to play a wide array of sports, from soccer to 'giant' chess.
One of Deeplane's two entertainment districts, the Western District is specialized in indoor activities. Shopping malls, restaurants, cafés, arcades, karaoke boxes, nightclubs, and even a casino are the main draw of this area, even if the most popular attraction by a fair margin is an artificial hot spring bathhouse currently managed by a kind-hearted Seahomon.
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Positioned in between The Forsaken Wasteland and Fragment Village, Deeplane City is the Dark Area's first and only full-fledged city to this date. Safely located beneath the region's surface, the only way to enter it is through a set of tunnels located on each cardinal direction that connect it to the world outside.
The city itself is rather unique in the sense that, unlike its counterparts around the world, the tall skyscrapers and the various buildings that are invariably built from some kind of dark stone wouldn't quite make sense in a normal setting. The Dark Area's strange influence converted the city in a three-dimensional construct where normal physics and traditional geometry don't quite apply. Its inhabitants have adapted to it, but newcomers might struggle to get used to the strange phenomena at first. Other than that? As normal as a city in a place like this one could be.
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Rights and protection - children and young people
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Barnardos Young Womens Project
LondonN7 8QJ
Offers support to girls and young women abused, or at serious risk of being sexually exploited. Offers advice, information and advocacy, health care, group work and recreational activities. Free food, snacks and drinks provided.
Cabinet Member for Best Start in Life (Camden Council)
Camden Town HallJudd StreetLondonWC1H 9JE
Councillor Angela Mason (Lab). The role is: Summary Leading on keeping children safe, reducing child poverty, supporting families, excellence in education for all and reducing domestic violence (including early intervention early years, schools, keeping children safe, domestic violence). Detail To take responsibility for delivery of the…
Cabinet Member for Young People and Cohesion (Camden Council)
Councillor Abdul Hai (Lab). The role is: Summary Leading on creating opportunities for young people, reducing youth offending and promoting community cohesion (including youth participation; ensuring successful launch into work; early intervention for adolescence; youth services, youth justice, and special responsibility for youth violence). Promoting cohesion…
Camden and Islington Police Child Abuse Investigation Team
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4th FloorHolborn Police Station10 Lambs Conduit StreetLondonWC1N 3NR
Investigates criminal allegations of intra-familial child abuse, those perpetrated by a carer or worker in a child focused environment, parental abduction and sudden and unexpected deaths in infants under the age of two years.
Camden Children in Care Council
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Basement Unit 6-7Crowndale Centre218 Eversholt StreetLondonNW1 1BD
Young people meet once a month and talk about how children and young people are cared for in Camden, make suggestions to make services better and get involved in making changes and improvements. Backchat newsletter and website. The website contains information about education, health, safety,…
Camden Safeguarding Children Board
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c/o Camden Council9th floor5 Pancras SquareLondonN1C 4AG
The Camden Safeguarding Children Board (CSCB) has a statutory role in developing policies and procedures for relevant organisations in the borough to co-operate in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in the borough, and to ensure that what they do is effective. Our mission…
Camden United Football Project
Additional contacts Salique and Michael - Project Workers. Football development programme with youth and sports workers aimed at young people at risk of offending, offering participants conflict resolution skills.
Camden Youth Offending Service (Camden Council)
(YOS Formerly known as Camden Youth Offending Team (YOT))
London Borough of Camden8th Floor, 5 Pancras Squarec/o Judd StreetLondonWC1H 9JE
Contact duty worker; 020 7974 1261. Team of multi-agency professionals working with young people aged 10-17 who have committed an offence or are in danger of doing so. The service undertakes both preventative work (for those that have not yet entered the criminal justice system)…
Centrepoint Frederick Street Hostel
5-7, Frederick StreetLondonWC1X 0NG
Hostel for young vulnerable single people with medium to high support needs. Will accept clients on probation, licence or community service. Maximum length of stay one year.
(Including the Line for children living away from home)
LondonE1 6BR
Free, national helpline for children and young people. Provides a confidential telephone counselling service for any child with any problem 24 hours a day. Children can also write letters to the Freepost address. Trained counsellors provide support and advice and refer children in danger to…
0800 1111 (24 hour helpline), 0800 884444 (The Line) Fax: 020 7650 3201
Children and Families Contact Service
(Formerly known as MASH, Camden Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub, Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub)
The Children & Families Contact Team is a single access point providing advice, information and support for children and young people who are vulnerable and at risk. The team provides access to the right help at the right time, as well as supporting professionals to…
020 7974 3317. Out of hours: 020 7974 4444
2 Patshull RoadLondonNW5 2LB
Women's theatre, education and new-writing company founded by ex-prisoners and open to all women with experience of the criminal justice system and women at risk of offending due to mental health needs and/or drug/alcohol abuse.
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Tackling Health Inequality and Promoting Independence (Camden Council)
Councillor Pat Callaghan (Lab). The role is: Summary Leading on healthy living and ageing well in Camden, supporting good mental health, reducing health inequalities and supporting independence for residents with disabilities or health conditions (including health inequalities, adult social care and adult safeguarding). Detail To take responsibility…
Education Welfare Service (Camden Council)
5 Pancras Squarec/o Camden Town Hall, Judd Street LondonWC1H 9JE
Deals with school attendance and truancy, prosecutes parents for non-attendance of children and liaises with other organisations to run Truancy Patrols. Concerned with child protection and welfare, and bullying where pupils are not attending school. Gives advice and training on how to improve attendance to…
020 7974 1653 Fax: 020 7974 4035 020 7974 7152
Emergency Duty Team Social Services (Camden Council)
(Also known as the EDT)
218 Eversholt StreetLondonNW1 1BD
Provides a social worker service for emergencies out of office hours that cannot safely wait until the next working day, for all of the former Social Services Department services now within either Family Services Social Work Directorate or the Housing and Adult Social Care Directorate.…
020 7974 4444 (Contact Centre call centre)
Family Group Conference Service (Camden Council)
(FGC)
9th floorCamden Council5 Pancras SquareLondonN1C 4AG
The service offers Family Group Conferences (FGC) to children and families. Meetings are organised by an FGC co-ordinator who is matched to meet the needs of the family. The meetings offer families opportunities to make plans for their children. For more details visit www.camden.gov.uk/fgc
020 7974 1051 Fax:
The Print House18 Ashwin StreetLondonE8 3DL
Advise families with children in care who are subject to child protection procedures or otherwise involved with Social Services. Offer range of publications to families. Run training courses and conferences for professionals working in the fields of family law and social services.
0808 801 0366 (Freephone advice line), 020 7923 2628 (Office) Fax: 020 7923 2683
Forced Marriage Unit
Government unit offering advice and assistance on forced marriage in the UK or overseas. (The details shown here were taken from the organisation's website).
Fostering Team (Camden Council)
1st FloorCrowndale Centre218 Eversholt StreetLondonNW1 1BD
Provide foster care for children and young people unable to live at home due to family difficulties. Also offer placements for young people on remand or who present challenging behaviour. Fostering recruitment evenings are held every first Thu of the month from 5.30pm-7pm at various…
020 7974 1283, 0800 028 1436 (Freephone), 020 7974 6666 (Customer Call Centre) Fax: 020 7974 6799
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RealEstateRama Sen. Carper Highlights Progress Made, Challenges that Remain in Federal Real Property Management
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Sen. Carper Highlights Progress Made, Challenges that Remain in Federal Real Property Management
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 18, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, continued to call attention to the progress made and important work that remains to improve property management across the federal government.
During the committee hearing, “Federal Real Property Reform: How Cutting Red Tape and Better Management Could Achieve Billions in Savings,” members examined a wide-array of issues surrounding federal real property management. Sen. Carper focused on identifying ways that Congress can work with the Administration to help eliminate the government’s real property portfolio of excess, surplus, or unused properties, which cost taxpayers millions of dollars in unnecessary maintenance and upkeep costs each year.
“For more than a decade, I have been working tirelessly with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and the Administration to help federal agencies harness their potential to save billions of taxpayer dollars by improving property management,” said Sen. Carper. “The unnecessary expenses associated with maintaining excess and vacant properties are the type of low hanging fruit we need to keeping going after to help reduce our federal deficit and get better results for less money. Federal agencies should maintain a comprehensive inventory of their properties and continuously assess what assets they actually need and which could be sold or put to better use.
“Congress has an important role to play in these efforts, too, by conducting robust oversight and facilitating long-term property investments in the budgeting process,” he continued. “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters consolidation project is a prime example of how Congress can help. By consolidating its headquarters, DHS can reduce its property portfolio, eliminate costly leases, and leverage property already owned by the federal government at the St. Elizabeths campus. At DHS and across the federal government, we have a clear opportunity to make real progress on federal real property management – and I remain committed to working with my colleagues in Congress and the Administration to continue making progress on this front.”
Sen. Carper has been a leader in the ongoing effort to encourage the federal government to better manage its real estate portfolio. Earlier this month, he joined Angus King (I-Maine) to introduce an amendment to the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would save money and encourage more efficient federal property management by streamlining the process by which the U.S. Army disposes of unused or underutilized properties. Last Congress, he introduced bipartisan legislation with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) that would assist federal agencies in improving the management of federal real property by establishing a framework for federal agencies to better manage existing space in a more cost-effective manner, and by establishing a pilot program to expedite disposal of unneeded properties.
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Depot Theatre Seat Campaign/Theatre Improvements Project
The Best Seat in the House Can Have Your Name on It!
The Depot Theatre was awarded a matching grant from the New York State Council on the Arts for Brand New Seating and Carpeting! The project also included LED Aisle Lighting and Dedicated Wheelchair Accessible and Companion Seating Sections.
There are still seat naming opportunities – dedicate a seat to someone you love or someone who loved the Depot – or both!
To Name a Seat in the Front Row (and receive all the other recognition listed below), make a $1,000 contribution per seat.
To Name a Seat in All Other Rows (and receive all the other recognition listed below), make a $500 contribution per seat.
To Have Your Name on Permanent Display as a contributor to the campaign, make a gift of at least $250.
All Donors to the Campaign will be Recognized in the season playbills for 2017, 2018 and 2019!
By Phone: Call the Box Office at 518.962.4449.
By Mail: Send a check made out to “Depot Theatre” with a notation in the memo for “seat campaign” to the Depot Theatre PO Box 414, Westport, NY 12993. (If you’re naming a seat, please also include a note indicating that and note how you would like your name and/or dedication, if in honor or memory of another person, to be written.)
Online: Make your donation online here!
If you’d like to make a donation or name a seat “In Honor” or “In Memory” of someone else, please let us know when you make your gift.
If you’re naming a seat, please let us know if you have a location preference and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.
Installment Payment Plan Available: Please contact the Box Office for information about our 10-month installment plan. Call 518.962.4449 or email tickets@depottheatre.org.
Does your employer have a matching gift program? If so, please let us know by contacting the Box Office. We will be happy to fill out the forms for you!
The Depot Theatre receives support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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Dumb Questions for Smart Designers
Dumb Questions
World Series, nationally televised, do you feel confident throwing out the first pitch?
Aaron Draplin
Amy Nicole Schwartz
Andy J. Miller
Anna Laytham
Ariel Wilson
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Beat Baudenbacher
Becky Simpson
Bradford Shellhammer
Brian Van Gogh
Cap Watkins
Chip Kidd
Chris Costello
Christopher Ayres
Courtney Macca
Craig Frazier
Dan Cassaro
Danielle Evans
Darren Booth
Don Clark
Gui Borchert
Harvey Shepard
James Olstein
James Victore
Jared Erondu
Jean Jullien
Jeff Rogers
Jennifer Heuer
Jess Boonstra
Johnnie Cluney
Josh Brewer
Josh Higgins
Julieta Felix
Kendrick Kidd
Kevin Cantrell
Lauren Hom
Lauren Peters-Collaer
Lola Landekic
Luke Tonge
Mackey Saturday
Mari Andrew
Matt Curtis
Matthew Manos
Mikey Burton
Nicole Jacek
Paul Woods
Randy J. Hunt
Robert Fisher
Sara Blake
Sara Blakely
Scott Allen Hill
Shogo Ota
Tad Carpenter
The Heads of State
Todd Radom
Victor Melendez
Zac Petit
Jared Erondu is a young man of many talents. First and foremost, he is a designer, but he is also a startup advisor, a prolific writer and a talented photographer.
He has managed to uniquely set himself apart in the design and tech industries, starting with his role as creative director during the early days of Teespring. He has worked with companies like MIT, Sparrow Mail, Omada Health, Treehouse and Y Combinator, just to name a few.
Jared has served as a mentor to some of the most prestigious venture capital firms, including Andreessen Horowitz and Greylock Partners. He is wrapping up the building of a design community tool called Playbook. The one place for all the best design thinking, Playbook organizes meaningful questions from the design community, also giving designers a simple way to respond.
Q. What’s the oldest cardigan you own?
So, that’s funny. I think it’s probably five years old; a burgundy cardigan that I haven’t worn in two years. I definitely had a period of time where I wore a bunch of cardigans. Now, I have transitioned to bomber jackets.
Q. Who’s worse to be stuck next to at a dinner party, a San Francisco Vegan or Brooklyn DJ?
I think it highly depends on the dinner and the location. If you were at a gluten free place in San Francisco, a vegan would be limited, where as a DJ would be tapping the table, drumming the whole time, while the vegan would chose what they could eat and just be with everyone. But if you take those same people to a greasy hole in the wall, the DJ would be drowned out by the loud music and the vegan would be giving everyone hell because they can’t have anything but water. So to be diplomatic, it would depend on where you are.
Q. Someone you just met has food stuck in their teeth, do you tell them?
I would say yes, because I would want them to tell me. But it depends, because if I just met this person and we were eating, it’s one thing and it is okay, because it is clear where the food came from. If this person just showed up with food in their teeth, it would be tough but I would still tell them, because if you wait forever and then tell them, they know you’ve been looking at it the entire time.
Q. Do you button the top button on dress shirts?
That is hilarious. I don’t. I always keep the top one unbuttoned, which makes me picky of the shirts I buy. I did have a phase of buttoning the top button, but when I moved to San Francisco, I stopped.
Q. For your Mom’s birthday, do you go with a funny card or sappy card?
I’d go with funny. Typically, I send my mom text messages instead of cards, just because it’s faster. She lives in Baltimore, the opposite side of the country from me, but she has a good sense of humor, so definitely funny over sappy.
Q. What’s one thing you would never put on a t-shirt design?
My name. A huge part of the volume at Teespring was people putting their own name on shirts. Like ‘John from Arkansas’ and I think aside from being in a volunteer group or some sort of event, putting your name on your shirt by design is weird. People love shirts that identify them. Name, location. It’s very interesting that people love when their shirts literally identify them.
Q. What’s the one must-have thing you would need in your ideal backyard treehouse?
My original answer was going to be a telescope. When I was a kid, I was fascinated with astronomy and my mom got me like a fifty dollar telescope from Wal-Mart. But, in addition to the telescope, I would probably want a sliding pole, like a fireman’s pole on an elaborate sturdy tree.
Q. Last time you had breakfast for dinner?
It would’ve been last night, but I was out of whole milk. So, it was last week, one of those nights in San Francisco, trying to find a meal and everything is closed and you could care less, so you end up just eating many bowls of cereal.
Q. Better prison roommate, Jared from Subway or a guy nicknamed Subway?
Haha, oh man! I feel like being nicknamed Subway could be someone who loves Subway sandwiches or a person who didn’t have a home and a jaunty past, just lived on the subway. All in all, that person has a better chance of being less of an asshole than Jared from Subway has become.
Q. What board game do you think has the best UX design?
This isn’t nostalgia, this is actually just the case. I still think Monopoly, just because when you think about the iteration of the product, the design is streamlined, the houses and hotels were sized to fit. The board never gets jumbled up, and that is a thing, in my opinion, with most modern board games, the board gets crowded.
Q. Would you rather take photos of President-Elect Trump first thing in the morning or him in a bathroom at a gas station in Reno?
This one is tough. If you get a photo of Trump in the morning, you can get a glimpse into his wake up routine. I’m really curious to know if the orange is just there or if it’s applied. Then the bathroom one in Reno, I wonder if he’d wash his hands, because he strikes me as someone who doesn’t. From that appeal, I would go with the morning, because I am sure more people are interested in the makeup routine rather than if he washes his hands.
Q. What’s the most embarrassing band in your music library?
I’m thinking of my active playlists versus the random ones I just put together. Pearl Jam, The Fixer. I’m not embarrassed by my musical taste, but if we were listening to a playlist I put together, and that song came on, everyone I know would look at me and that song would stand out. Like that did not sound like the last fifty songs you played. Rather than the most embarrassing, it would be what would call attention in comparison.
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USGC Helped Move DDGS Exports in 2014
The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) held its winter meeting last week in Costa Rica where more than 250 delegates met to take a look back at last year and assess export opportunities.
Chairman Ron Gray says one of big issues of 2014 was with the ethanol co-product distillers grains (DDGS) and China. “At the end of the year, our exports were one of the highest years for DDGS on record,” said Gray. “The Grains Council was instrumental in mitigating that process so that trade can continue.”
Gray, who is a farmer from Illinois, believes it’s important for producers to be involved in trade policy. “I think combines would be easier to fix than trade policy,” he said. “We try to address the next problem so we can keep trade moving.”
Gray says U.S. sorghum picked up some exports to China last year to pick up the slack caused by the biotech trait issue with corn, which allowed them to remain active in the market, but ultimately it’s the growing demand for corn that is benefiting farmers back home.
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Crowd-funded animated short about gay love goes viral – KIRO Seattle
KIRO Seattle“In a Heartbeat” is a semi-finalist for best animated domestic film at the 2017 Student Academy Awards. The filmmakers produced the short at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida as their senior thesis. They did not respond to online …PEOPLE Explains: How Student Filmmakers Won the World’s Hearts with Viral Same-Sex […]
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Pakistani Academy Selection Committee invites filmmakers to send entries for Oscars – The News International
The News InternationalThe Pakistani Academy Selection Committee has invited Pakistani filmmakers to submit their films for Oscar consideration in the ‘Foreign Language Film Award’ category for the 90th Academy Awards. The last date for submission is August 20, 2017. …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News
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Common: Emmy for ‘Letter to the Free’ would bring him closer to hip-hop’s first EGOT – Goldderby
Goldderby… also been eligible at the Emmys, including “Citizenfour,” which won both Emmy and Oscar in 2015, and this year’s other nonfiction Emmy contenders “O.J.: Made in America” and “The White Helmets,” both of which won Academy Awards earlier this year. …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News
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Georgia-Pacific awards scholarship to Christian Life Academy student – The Advocate
The AdvocateKendal Crawford, a senior at Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge, has been selected as a recipient of a Georgia-Pacific Foundation Employees’ Children Scholarship. She is the daughter of Larry and Vickie Crawford. Larry Crawford is a production … …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News
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Opening Credits: “The Dark Tower,” “Detroit,” “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “A Ghost Story,” “Kidnap,” “The Sting” – Online Athens
Online Athens“Detroit”: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Detroit riots, Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow re-teamed with “Hurt Locker” screenwriter Mark Boal to depict the story of the five-day civil disturbance that became one of the … …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News
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From mother! to Breathe, these fall festival films could shift the Oscar race – EW.com
EW.comSundance, Cannes, and Berlin gave us the pieces, now it’s time for Telluride, Venice, Toronto, and New York to put the fragments of the awards season puzzle together. With the latter three Academy Award-positioning festivals so far announcing all (or … …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News
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Movie Night at the Librarybctv.orgThe film was nominated for 3 Academy Awards as well as the Golden Globe. It is rated PG-13 and runs two hours and twenty-four minutes. Hidden Figures will be shown on Monday, August 21st at 7:00 p.m. The critically-acclaimed film details how three … …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By […]
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Wolf Trap presents ‘La La Land’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ live with NSO Pops – WTOP
WTOPWinner of six Academy Awards, including Best Director (Damien Chazelle) and Best Actress (Emma Stone), “La La Land” (2016) follows the romance of two Hollywood dreamers: Mia (Stone), an aspiring actress rejected from auditions, and Sebastian (Ryan … …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News
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Vinis Will Run Again
Mayor Vinis announces re-election campaign on AM radio
BlogNews by Henry HoustonPosted on 08/28/2019
Mayor Lucy Vinis announced her re-election campaign in the 2020 election during an interview on What’s Up Eugene? on KUGN. She followed the AM radio announcement with a short video on social media.
In the video, Vinis acknowledges the challenges of the unhoused crisis the city faces and says she’s used her leadership to tackle the problem.
“I’ve brought city councilors, businesses and neighborhood leaders together to find innovative solutions that help those most in need and ensure everyone can feel safe on our streets and in our parks,” she says.
Under Vinis’ leadership, the city, along with the Lane County government, paid for an East Coast consultant to help community leaders find solutions to the city’s unhoused problem. The council is still working toward those solutions.
Vinis’ tenure also saw some backlash as she supported a payroll tax passed by the City Council. The tax is on people who work inside the city limits to pay for increased public safety. The payroll tax came despite dissent from Springfield’s mayor, Christine Lundberg.
Vinis’ resume includes her support of ambitious goals for reducing emissions and investing in local transit to address climate change. As state legislators hit the road to hear from residents, Vinis testified in a Springfield public hearing. Although the city has implemented a climate action plan, projections show Eugene wouldn’t meet its carbon reduction goals. If state legislators had passed Clean Energy Jobs, the cap and trade policy would have gotten the city within 5 percent of its goals.
Leading up to the 2016 election, Vinis’ campaign contributions included sizable donations from SEIU, AFSCME, Oregon League of Conservation Voters Political Action Committee and Eugene Education Association. In 2018, the Oregon Realtors Political Action Committee contributed $2,500 to Vinis’ committee.
Vinis will officially file for re-election when the filing period opens Sept. 12, her campaign says.
The mayor receives a $1,500 monthly stipend and serves a four-year term.
Watch her video re-election announcement below:
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Essays In Love
Tue 6 Aug ’19, 7:00pm – 8:15pm
Wed 7 Aug ’19, 7:00pm – 8:15pm
Thu 8 Aug ’19, 7:00pm – 8:15pm
Fri 9 Aug ’19, 7:00pm – 8:15pm
OneOneSix, 116a Bank St, Whangarei
“Perhaps it is true that we do not really exist until there is someone there to see us existing, that we are not wholly alive until we are loved”
Otto and Chloe meet on a flight between London and Paris, by the time they have picked up their bags they are in love.
It's beautiful, marvellous and wonderful...until it isn't.
Adapted from the acclaimed novel by modern day philosopher Alain de Botton, this brand new show puts love under the philosophical microscope, exploring every detail of its wonder, joy, pain and absurdity.
Featuring the French Revolution, chocolate allergies, passive aggressive squash and a calculation of the exact probability of falling love at first sight on a British Airways flight, Essays in Love is funny, smart, intensely moving and deeply relatable to every human being who has ever fallen into and out of love.
"Totally Unpredictable" - Time Out UK
"witty, funny, sophisticated" - Spectator UK
Starring Leon Wadham (Giddy), directed by Oliver Driver
Adapted by Eli Kent and Oliver Driver from the novel by Alain de Botton
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Reviews • Off-Broadway Published 23 November 2013
Japan Society ⋄ 20 November to 8 December 2013
A tale of gravitational pull.
Molly Grogan
The Japanese have had plenty of occasions to wonder about the end of the world, or at least life as they know it. From earthquakes to tsunamis, eruptions to typhoons, the country has had its share of cataclysmic disasters, leading some to wonder, perhaps, when the big one will come. If asked to theorize on the earth’s demise, Americans might snort an annoyed “How should I know?” while the Japanese are far more likely to give the question a thoughtful response.
Yukio Shiba’s play Our Planet is just such a response, an allegory that falls somewhere in the middle of fantasy and science. On paper, the story sounds strange and colorful like a Hayao Miyazaki movie: Earth and Moon grow up in a Tokyo neighborhood, become friends, struggle with their identities, eventually die in a blaze of fire… But this children’s tale is not Shiba’s main concern; rather, it is, or seems to be, the insignificance of human life in the whole vast universe and the power of humankind to alter, even change, definitively, the course of our great mothership.
Shiba’s play won Japan’s leading theater prize, the Kishida Kunio Drama Award, in 2010, proof that it hit a nerve with Shiba’s countrymen, even before the tsunami and nuclear disaster of 2011. Nevertheless, its English-language premiere, which opened last week at the Japan Society, can sometimes feel as remote as Pluto, despite strong performances and a committed attempt to explore Shiba’s allegorical world within the pure spaces of the Japan Society’s landmarked building. Director Alec Duffy (founder of the OBIE-Award winning company Hoi Polloi) gives full rein to the cadences, repetitions and images of Shiba’s metaphorical language just as motion graphics designer Nobuyuki Hanabusa embellishes it with spinning orbs and shimmering star fields, yet the 90 minute site-specific piece never reaches lift-off, pulled back by the clunkiness of the form.
As Terri and Luna, actors Julien Rozzell, Jr. and Jenny Seastone Stern, manage admirably as multiple characters and as our guides on this 90 minute tour of the public and administrative spaces of the building, which begins in its glassy atrium, meanders through the basement and stair wells, visits the library and office cubicles and finally ends on the auditorium’s stage. However, the production relies overmuch on our interest in exploring those spaces to follow Terri and Luna’s story around for an hour and a half, through girl fights and school trips, pregnancy and the existential questions any self-respecting planet would have: will I die by burning up? are my galactic neighbors nice? why do my moons resist my gravitational pull? do Mom and Dad love me?…
Read as an exploration of life on Earth rather than the life of Earth, the text entertains slightly more accessible issues such as the sustainability of human existence on a planet challenged equally by global warming and its consequences, increased carbon emissions by developing economies, the threat of diminished food and fresh water supplies and the lack of commitment by governments to wrestle with these. These are alluded to ever so briefly in a repeated passage that serves as a kind of prologue and afterword to Terri’s story. But if it is indeed Shiba’s primary preoccupation, it’s to be regretted that it is not meaningfully developed, if that’s possible, through the tale of friendship between a planet and its satellite.
Molly Grogan covered French and international theater for 20 years in Paris. She has written on theater for The Village Voice and American Theater and managed an Off-Broadway theater company. She is a translator of fiction and non-fiction with a Ph.D. in Francophone postcolonial literature and a Masters in social linguistics.
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In this gripping story of love and sacrifice, it's love at first sight for Bertie a married woman and Ben. Bertie's husband suffers from a weak heart, while Ben's fiancée is dying of consumption. Facing the inevitable, Ben's fiancée conspires with Bertie's husband, hatching a plan that leaves Bertie and Ben free to marry.
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Vetter Mountain, Mount Mooney, and Devil Peak — January 12, 2013
Jan 13th, 2013 6:18 pm
For my first hike of the new year, I met up with my good friend Ivan, and headed off to the area near Charlton Flats in the San Gabriels. Our mission for the day was to climb a cluster of 3 mountains: Vetter Mountain, Mount Mooney, and Devil Peak.
Destination: Vetter Mountain, Mount Mooney, and Devil Peak
Distance: 7.8 miles round trip, 2.1 miles up Vetter via HPS #1, 3 miles from Vetter to Mooney via HPS #1 and HPS #1, 1.5 miles between Mooney and Devil Peak by road and trail/bushwhack, and 1.2 miles down from Devil Peak
Elevation: 5,940 ft for Vetter Mountain; 5,840 ft for Mount Mooney; 5,870 ft for Devil Peak
Gain: 2,631 ft
Starting Point: Charlton Flats turnoff on Highway 2 (Angeles Crest Highway), 9 mi past Red Box/Mount Wilson junction
Time: 4h11 total → 1h23 up to Vetter Mountain, 1h17 from Vetter to Mooney, 0h48 from Mooney to Devil Peak, 0h43 down from Devil Peak
Route Finding: Easy for Vetter Mountain and Mount Mooney, Difficult for Devil Peak
We chose this route for it’s scenery — Vetter Mountain is one of the few mountains in the Angeles to have an unobstructed 360° view at it’s summit. For this reason, a fire watch tower sat on top of Vetter Mountain until the Station Fire. Although it has burned down, it’s foundation remains.
We had been planning to take the HPS #2 route up to the top of Vetter Mountain, but the vehicle gates in to the Charlton Flats Picnic Area were closed, which kept us away from the start of the route. Instead, we parked at the Charlton Flats turnoff from Angeles Crest Highway and took HPS #1 up. This route is largely a paved road hike, up until a short bit at the end which is dirt road, and finally a dirt path.
Unfortunately, as can be seen in the image above, the area suffered extensive fire damage in the Station Fire in 2009. However, there are still spectacular meadow views, and it is clear that the area has started to recover.
Winter Meadow View
As mentioned above, the summit has a spectacular 360° vista that encompasses the high desert peaks, the San Gabriel front range, and the tall mountains over near the Baldy Bowl. We were lucky, as the weather was clear enough that we could see out across the LA basin to Catalina Island, and we could see Mount San Jacinto way off in the distance.
Vetter Mountain Summit Panorama
After making it to the top of Vetter Mountain, we hiked back down to the Angeles Crest Highway. To get to Mount Mooney and Devil Peak, we crossed route 2 and went about 100 meters north. A paved road starts here, and turns into dirt about 0.1 mi later. This dirt road leads straight to a saddle, where the road continues off to the right, and a trail starts to the left. The trail is not marked but can be identified by a pair of signs that indicates that the area is off-limits to motorized vehicles.
Mount Mooney is an easy hike up, and presents spectacular views along the way. The summit is wooded, but there are several clear views along the trail that look towards Mount Baldy across the saddle between Mount Mooney and Devil Peak.
Mount Mooney Saddle in Winter
To get to Devil Peak, you head back across the saddle and follow the road towards an observatory. The road here has very nice views across a canyon.
Eventually, the road ends, and a faint trail heads up Devil Peak. We followed this trail into brush, where it went faint. From here, we bushwhacked our way up the mountain. It is very clear as to where the summit is, so once the trail dies off, just keep heading towards the high point. We did pick the trail back up, about 100 feet from the summit. Our navigation was complicated by snow on the ground — Devil Peak is more wooded and still had significant (but not deep) snow cover. Due to the thickness of the wood, the view at the summit is poor, but a nice vista can be found slightly to the south of the summit. This vista looks out over the San Gabriel front range.
Posted by Frank Austin Nothaft Jan 13th, 2013 6:18 pm
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LAS VEGAS, July 23, 2003…Ultimate Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz will meet fans and sign autographs from 3 p.m to 5 p.m. PDT, Sunday, July 27, at the Wherehouse Records store, 2320 Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa, Calif.
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#1 Posted 07 November 2014 - 09:52 PM
I've got a video for you guys! Certainly not my best kills, but just a short 4 minute video of me popping heads with the railgun!
This post has been edited by StarCraftZergling: 09 November 2014 - 07:39 PM
I used to be a Brown Fuzzy Fruit, but I've changed bro...
People still play this game?
You should also put the YouTube link directly without the S in http so it displays in the post.
And for the love of God, don't put music on video gameplay videos, it's horrible.
I'd rather listen to the gameplay.
This post has been edited by The Commander: 07 November 2014 - 10:53 PM
#3 Posted 08 November 2014 - 06:51 AM
The Commander, on 07 November 2014 - 10:51 PM, said:
That surprises you? I still play the game, in fact I love the game... better than any Call of Duty, Battlefield, Far Cry, etc. Duke Nukem Forever was amazing.
I would rather play COD than DNF, and everyone knows how much I hate COD... So that is saying a lot.
There is nothing wrong with Battlefield at all so that can't even be contested.
The Commander, on 08 November 2014 - 09:50 AM, said:
DNF is amazing compared to CoD, especially for it's gameplay mechanics, it embraces classic gaming like more modern games should. I rate DNF 10/10, I would go higher, but that would ruin my rating system. CoD can be amazing, especially the old ones, but DNF is so much better. And I've only played Battlefield briefly, and it was amazing... but it, along with almost every modern FPS, gets to story driven, not enough run-and-gun... wait, no run-and-gun because when you run you can't shoot... which is highly unrealistic... sigh the ignorance of man.
xMobilemux
Never Forgotten, on 08 November 2014 - 11:58 AM, said:
Hey I enjoyed DNF too and would play it a dozen times over a 6 hour brown and grey campaign of "center screen, push button", but it's no way in hell a 10/10 game, the max I'd give it is a 6 or 7.
xMobilemux, on 08 November 2014 - 01:57 PM, said:
Then you don't know how to enjoy games, but everyone has an opinion.
From 08 November 2014 - 11:58 AM:
And I've only played Battlefield briefly, and it was amazing... but it, along with almost every modern FPS, gets to story driven, not enough run-and-gun... wait, no run-and-gun because when you run you can't shoot... which is highly unrealistic... sigh the ignorance of man.
What the fuck did i just read?
You sure you have played Battlefield or any other FPS multiplayer? Battlefield and COD multiplayer have nothing to do with the story and you can run and shoot in them just like in real life, sprinting you can't.
COD is run and gun, Battlefield is more strategic if you are playing conquest.
Please know what you are talking about next time.
This post has been edited by The Commander: 09 November 2014 - 02:07 AM
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How the fuck does DNF embrace classic gaming? IMO it combines the worst elements of classic games (crap, absent story), and modern games (regenerating health, linear level progression etc).
In duke 3d you pick up a gun and start blasting aliens from start to finish. In DNF they jerk you around for the first hour or so and are full of crappy sections where you're either walking around not doing anything, or solving poorly designed, unoriginal puzzles. The shooting isn't even that great either due to the regen health and weak weapons.
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#10 Posted 09 November 2014 - 03:58 AM
I always thought that DNF's "awfulness" was highly exaggerated, but a 10/10 is really, really, really pushing it. I know everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but Never Forogtten's mini-review seems just a tad out of touch with reality... :)
This post has been edited by Duke Rocks: 09 November 2014 - 03:59 AM
Totalbiscuit review of the game was great, he was expecting and wanting better and was highly let down.
If I remember correctly, he was reviewing first half an hour or something of DNF. If it was him then I can't say I agree. He makes it out to be like a chore when it was perhaps the most interesting part of the game being enough varied. Then again... I liked platforming burger level. )
And I don't really know how a professional reviewer could have expected better given how infamous DNF's development hell was. It was pretty much expected, but with a small and naive hope of it being awesome.
This post has been edited by Kathy: 09 November 2014 - 04:56 AM
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I actually didn't know anyone really liked DNF enough to give it more than a little 6/10. Anyway, i've discussed this a million times. Funny that those who rated it highly would be found on Duke4 though! :)
Kathy, on 09 November 2014 - 04:55 AM, said:
Right, because having no gun play for several hours is so fun.
Go play the first episode of Duke Nukem 3D with the enemies turned off... Boring as shit.
I loved DNF, I've played it through several times on the different difficulties. I rate it so high because it doesn't rely on the story to make the game, it relies on a fun gameplay. Naturally I'd give it somewhere around 5/10, but because it's a game I can play for hours on end and not be bored, even playing levels over and over, I give it 10/10. Because that is what makes the game, with Duke Nukem it has to be fun, goofy and alien ass kicking... and it is.
I think you are getting DNF mixed up with Duke Nukem 3D with that statement.
Nope, I know both games by heart... mostly... anywho, I prefer Duke Nukem 3D better game... I'd give 100/10 if I could, and I've played through it hmm, I don't even know how many times. I'm 18 almost 19, and I've been playing it since I was 4.
Nope, I know both games by heart... mostly... anywho, I prefer Duke Nukem 3D better game... I'd give 100/10 if I could, and I've played through it hmm, I don't even know how many times. I'm 8 almost 9, and I've been playing it since I was 4.
Corrected that for you, because anyone who was 18+ should know DNF is trash or they really have not played any other games in their life.
Yeah, you're real mature... DNF is better than a lot of games, now if you can't accept my opinion then just leave.
Or maybe it says something about DNF as a shooter when non shootings parts were more interesting.
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#21 Posted 09 November 2014 - 02:15 PM
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All I can say about DNF is that, most of it went too far, I liked the gunplay, the levels etc. and was fine with the ego bar and other changes because I mainly play on consoles, and those features were in most console first person shooters by then (making the campaign automatically mediocre by any standards). The main problem for me were the unnecessary crude jokes that went too far even for duke. like the holsom? twins stating "we'll get the weight off in a week we swear" basically stating that they'll abort themselves if duke is able to save them to lose weight. Next thing wall boobs, I think that's all I have to say about that. The whole strip club fiasco was only necessary for unruly teenagers, making the campaign itself only a 5/10 at the VERY MOST. (Unless you were an unruly teenager in which, I can see that influencing your decisions)The multiplayer though, I enjoyed extremely, I hadn't played an arena fps in forever, and that was probably the most enjoyable part of the entire game. Since it is a campaign focused game (at least it's supposed to be) the rating would be a solid 6, just above your average mediocre Fps. If the game was touted as online only like quake 3, I would probably slap an 8.5 on it, at the very most. What I'm saying is, the campaign dragged the whole game down the toilet in Urea 51.
Which Is why I don't understand your 10/10, It's ok to have an opinion, but it's horrible to have an unfounded one. Especially with an obviously non perfect game that you blatantly gave a perfect review.
And yes I've played Duke Nukem 3d, so I know he's a tad inappropriate, but Forever went way farther then the standards set by Duke 3d.
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I've been playing DNF through off and on for the first time since I first played it when it was first released. It's not too terrible, I still say. There were a lot of great ideas. They just weren't implemented all that great. That's not helped by the fact that it was utilizing an ancient engine with some pretty shaders smacked on top. But the gameplay was good, for a bit. It just got boring after a while. Unlike something like Half-Life that keeps you interested all the way through and has some variety, DNF goes on too long, which is not something I thought I'd be complaining about in a game. If you're going to make a long game, you've got to know how to keep it interesting. The worst offender in DNF are those freaking annoying Big Foot truck sequences. There was just too too much.
Other than that, I still love the feeling of a long adventure or journey towards a goal (they totally ripped off HL2 and its episodes with the giant alien portal in the sky at all times that you were racing towards, similar to the the Combine citadel). I haven't gotten to the DLC again, which I had said in the past felt much better compared to the regular campaign. We'll see if that holds up when I get to it. I'm in the latter parts of the dam now....I think.
I think a lot of people are taking the jokes way too seriously. The world of DNF is an incredibly tounge-in-cheek whacky and silly parody of real life. Like Family Guy or South Park or something. You can't take ANYTHING that's said in the game seriously in any way shape or form. I don't really understand why people get offended by it for that reason. Is that style true to Duke, though? No, I don't believe so. So it's understandable why people were put off by the crazy jokes, but it wasn't meant to be taken that way. I don't think they're too far, I just think they're stupid and badly written. But the main problem with that, of course, is that the entire focus and direction they took DNF in to begin with was a mistake and all the bad came from that choice in direction.
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Balls Of Steel Forever, on 09 November 2014 - 02:15 PM, said:
DNF went farther because Duke Nukem 3D was the first game to use such innuendo. So DNF went farther to adjust to times, if it were as it was in the 90's DNF would have much less than the average game, and it wouldn't make its point. And Titty City didn't influence my rating, I felt that level was unnecessary to the game. The game is 10/10 because I enjoyed it, you don't have to hide then shoot, you can just shoot. Sure it has regenerating health, only because Duke Nukem is a parody of games, hence it being Ego instead of Health.
MusicallyInspired, on 09 November 2014 - 04:14 PM, said:
The worst offender in DNF are those freaking annoying Big Foot truck sequences. There was just too too much.
I loved those parts. :/
HulkNukem
Gotta disagree with you on that one. Far Cry 3 was really sweet
I still touch DNF from time to time, but the multiplayer is completely horrid because of terrible net code
This post has been edited by HulkNukem: 09 November 2014 - 05:04 PM
The truck sequences felt 1000x times better when i forced them into first person in the demo.
Was bullshit they took out all modding support, I hated DNF upon release (liked the duke burger level though) but upon replaying it i kind of enjoyed it and felt with some better level design and a little more polish (better gore with proper blood splats/better sounds, among other things) it could've been really fun.
Mod support would've made it pretty easy to fix the gameplay qualms I had, and map packs would've fixed some of the poor design choices.
Shame because now it's just deader than dead and forever remembered as a bad game.
ACM was bad sure, but at least they never bothered to lock it down so you have mods that enable welding and replace all aliens with lurkers (fast, challenging AI) in bughunt so that at least had something legitimately good that came out of it unlike DNF.
This post has been edited by Bloodshot: 09 November 2014 - 06:01 PM
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A lot of stuff was cut out of DNF and that's what it feels like when played. If anyone remembers, there were leaked screenshots of hoverbikes, Pig Cop tanks and more. We came out short on the game and there's no denying that.
Never Forgotten, on 09 November 2014 - 04:22 PM, said:
This is why your review is terrible...
Do you understand the concept of a "action fps" not walk around interacting with "dildos and whiteboards fps"
It didn't need to adjust to the times, Duke Nukem is a parody of 80's action heroes, not a parody of modern ones.
Every Old School or arena Fps isn't cover based, Doom, quake, Unreal, Rage,(maybe not rage I can't really remember that one's MP) the list goes on,
(although there hasn't been a new old school or arena fps that has taken off from a niche area of the market,(other then reboots or sequels) there has been good ones though such as Red Eclipse)
it just wasn't anything new for me having played Duke 3d and experiencing the character already. It's an enjoyable experience, yes, but not anything on the level of its forefather or similar titles, of which i said there is a miniscule amount especially on consoles.
Which is why the multiplayer was a breath of fresh air on my ps3, of which the only other arena fps I can think of on the ps3 that released was UT3 in 07. And of course, Rage,(I don't really know)(it's an id game, so I was guessing) a bad wolfenstein game, and the Doom 3 bfg rerelease which turned doom 3 into steaming pile of dog poo, I played and beat it on pc, and it was 1000x better... all I have to say.
Also FC3 Blood Dragon which isn't one at all, but worth a mention.
There wasn't that much in the way of choice in the old school fps or the arena fps section on consoles.
P.S. To those that say "why don't you play more on pc" My Pc sucks, badly, I'm hoping to upgrade it soon.
No hiding then shooting? Duke has practically zero health and has to hide behind things all the time! And the Ego is not "ego". You can't just slap a different name on regen health and call it a parody. It's not a parody, it's the exact same thing everyone else is doing.
True ego health would be something like in Manhattan project btw, where you actually get ego back every time you kill enemies.
I also think you're missing the point about the point. DNF relied way too much on boobs and crude humour. Duke 3D on the other hand, you could take away the babes (and possibly the one-liners as well), and you'd still have a game that's just as fun as it was before. If DNF needs to "push the limits" on sex and bad taste to make a point, rather than the actual gameplay, then there's a problem.
@Kathy, Total biscuit gave his opinions of the game during the fight on the top of Duke Burger; i.e more or less half way through the game, and after the Duke Burger platforming sections.
Btw I disagree about the "epic adventure" thing. The whole game is spent going to the Duke Dome and then Hoover Damn. That's not epic, that's dull. Although it does sit nicely with DNF's level design; from A to B to C.
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With optional Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) and Launch Control activated, the 911 Carrera GTS sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in only 3.7 seconds. Top speed is 310 km/h.
Another burst of adrenaline is triggered by the legendary sound of the boxer engine. With the SPORT or SPORT PLUS button selected, it’s enough to raise goose bumps even when the engine’s idling.
The drive system of the new 911 GTS models is a twin-turbo configuration. It has two turbochargers with charge-air cooling, one for each cylinder bank. Both turbos have been optimally adapted to the displacement and power output of the engine. This construction minimises the inertia of the drivetrain and, in conjunction with rapid regulation of boost pressure, it helps to provide spontaneous responsiveness. The new turbochargers leave the sceptics in their wake and find a new destination: unexplored levels of torque and a performance that hits the driver in an instant. In the form of direct acceleration, visceral forward thrust, and another extra boost – to your adrenal system.
Sport exhaust system
With the sport exhaust system, the new 911 GTS models also set new standards for sound. Two catalyti...
With the sport exhaust system, the new 911 GTS models also set new standards for sound. Two catalytic converters and a rear silencer lead into two centrally positioned tailpipes with a black (highgloss) finish. For a look otherwise more likely to be seen on the racetrack. For impressive resonance and an intense sports car sound – typical of the 911. For 100 % Porsche. And for goose bumps at the push of a button.
Pure, direct, precise. The 7-speed manual transmission combines a high level of sporty performance w...
7-speed manual transmission
Pure, direct, precise. The 7-speed manual transmission combines a high level of sporty performance with fast gear changes. In SPORT or SPORT PLUS mode, the dynamic throttle-blip function ensures the optimum engine speed for every downshift – and an impressive sound.
A piece of Le Mans, and part of Porsche motorsport history: the optimised 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) features both a manual and an automatic mode and is available as an option for the 911 GTS models.
Pure motorsport feel: in manual mode, the shift direction simulates that of race cars – to the rear to shift up, forwards to shift down.
The incredibly sporty action is further intensified by extremely fast gear changes. In milliseconds and with no interruption in the flow of power. With the added bonus of even faster acceleration performance and a further reduction in fuel consumption.
The all-wheel drive 911 GTS models combine high power output with optimum transmission of torque. Po...
The all-wheel drive 911 GTS models combine high power output with optimum transmission of torque. Porsche Traction Management (PTM), the active all-wheel drive system, helps to ensure that the distribution of drive force is purposefully adapted to all kinds of road and weather conditions. The electronically controlled and fully variable multi-plate clutch distributes drive force between the permanently driven rear axle and the front axle even faster and more precisely than ever before. Sensors are used to collect a range of data, including the rotational speed of all four wheels, the lateral and longitudinal acceleration of the car and the current steering angle. In this way, PTM, working in conjunction with Porsche Stability Management (PSM), reliably provides better-than average traction and therefore excellent pulling power – particularly at the limits of sporty performance.
Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) and PASM sports suspension
PASM, the electronic damping control system, continuously adjusts the damping force on each wheel, b...
PASM, the electronic damping control system, continuously adjusts the damping force on each wheel, based on current road conditions and driving style. In addition, the body sits 10 mm lower.
The 911 GTS Coupé models are equipped with the PASM sports suspension. The body sits 10 mm even lower. The springs are harder and shorter, and the anti-roll bars on the front and rear axles are stiffer. The front spoiler lip is larger, and the rear spoiler extends even further.
Not only does this help to reduce lift at the front axle, it also acts to increase downforce at the rear axle. Improved aerodynamics represent another boost for performance – combined with a high level of comfort.
Rear-axle steering is available for the new 911 GTS models on request to provide even greater perfor...
Rear-axle steering is available for the new 911 GTS models on request to provide even greater performance and everyday practicality.
The advantage for day-to-day driving: during low-speed manoeuvres, the system steers the rear wheels in the opposite direction to that of the front wheels. This reduces the turning circle and makes parking noticeably easier to manage.
The advantage for sporty driving: during high-speed manoeuvres, the system steers the rear wheels in the same direction as that of the front wheels. This increases driving stability and agility – for maximum driving performance.
PDCC – optional for the new 911 GTS models in conjunction with rear-axle steering – is an active rol...
PDCC – optional for the new 911 GTS models in conjunction with rear-axle steering – is an active roll stabilisation that suppresses lateral body movement during cornering manoeuvres. In addition, it minimises the lateral instability of the vehicle on uneven ground.
The results are improved dynamic performance, even more neutral handling and increased ride comfort – whatever the speed.
In simple terms, the tyres and vehicle hold the road better and you can steer through corners faster and in a more relaxed manner. Which is why PDCC sets standards for driving performance, ride comfort – and driving pleasure.
The Sport Chrono Package enables an even sportier tuning of the chassis, engine and transmission – a...
The Sport Chrono Package enables an even sportier tuning of the chassis, engine and transmission – and launches you to unprecedented sporty heights.
The key component is the mode switch on the steering wheel, derived from the 918 Spyder. Without your hand having to leave the steering wheel, you can choose any of four settings: Normal, SPORT, SPORT PLUS and Individual. In this way, you can adapt the vehicle even more to the way you want to drive.
In combination with PDK, you benefit from three additional functions. The first is Launch Control, which can be used to achieve the best possible standing start.
The second function is the motorsportderived gearshift strategy. In this mode, PDK is geared up for extremely short shift times and optimum shift points for the maximum acceleration available.
The third function is SPORT Response. Pressing the button in the centre of the mode switch primes the engine and transmission for the fastest possible unleashing of power. In other words, maximum responsiveness – for a period of 20 seconds. A timer graphic in the instrument cluster tells you how long is left.
Dynamic engine mounts are also part of the Sport Chrono Package. The electronically controlled system minimises the perceptible oscillations and vibrations of the entire drivetrain, particularly the engine, and combines the benefits of a hard or soft engine mounting arrangement. In short, it enhances both driving stability and driving comfort.
The Sport Chrono Package now also includes the Porsche Track Precision App. This enables you to clock lap times and collate driving stats, record and manage the results on your smartphone and share them with other drivers for comparison. The app makes use of GPS and high-precision data from the on-board computer and helps you to better your driving performance. Graphical and video analyses display every millisecond of your potential for improvement. Lap after lap.
Porsche Stability Management (PSM) automatically maintains stability even at the limits of dynamic d...
Porsche Stability Management Sport (PSM Sport)
Porsche Stability Management (PSM) automatically maintains stability even at the limits of dynamic driving performance. In the new 911 GTS models, the upgraded version of PSM is supplemented by a ‘Sport’ mode. It allows a significantly more sporty driving style, with PSM remaining active in the background. To further enhance your driving experience.
Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) und Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus)
PTV (with manual transmission) or PTV Plus (with Porsche Doppelkupplung, PDK) is available as standard. Operating in conjunction with a rear differential lock, they work by intelligently braking the rear wheels as the situation demands.
When the car is driven assertively into a corner, moderate brake pressure is applied to the inside rear wheel. This induces an additional rotational pulse (yaw movement) around the vehicle’s vertical axis, which results in a direct and sporty steering action from the turn-in point.
With PTV, the rear differential lock is regulated mechanically, while PTV Plus is equipped with electronic control offering fully variable torque distribution. In interaction with Porsche Stability Management (PSM), the system provides better traction and greater driving stability not least on road surfaces with varying grip as well as in the wet and snow.
Particularly practical: the lift system, available as an option for your 911 GTS, raises the front end by approximately 40 mm – and keeps it there up to a speed of approximately 35 km/h. With this new system, kerbs, ramps and car park entrances are a sporting challenge of the past.
The front axle is equipped with red six-piston monobloc aluminium fixed brake calipers, and four-pis...
The front axle is equipped with red six-piston monobloc aluminium fixed brake calipers, and four-piston equivalents are fitted at the rear. The brake disc diameters have been sized to match the increased power output of the engine: 350 mm at the front, 330 mm at the rear. For excellent stability and outstanding braking performance.
Proven in motorsport, Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) is available as an option. On the new 911 GTS models, the cross-drilled ceramic brake discs of PCCB have a diameter of 410 mm at the front and 390 mm at the rear – for even more formidable braking performance.
Originating from the 911 Turbo S, PCCB features six-piston monobloc aluminium fixed brake calipers on the front axle and four-piston units at the rear – all painted in yellow – to provide braking forces that are considerably more powerful and, crucially, are exceptionally consistent.
PCCB enables shorter braking distances in even the toughest road and race conditions. Safety under high-speed braking is also improved thanks to its excellent fade resistance. Another advantage of PCCB is the extremely low weight of the ceramic brake discs, which are approximately 50 % lighter than standard discs of a similar design and size. This results in better roadholding and increased comfort, particularly on uneven roads, as well as greater agility and a further improvement in handling.
Another advantage of PCCB is the extremely low weight of the ceramic brake discs, which are approximately 50 % lighter than standard discs of a similar design and size. This results in better roadholding and increased comfort, particularly on uneven roads, as well as greater agility and a further improvement in handling.
Fitted as standard, Bi-Xenon main headlights feature dynamic range control, a headlight cleaning sys...
Fitted as standard, Bi-Xenon main headlights feature dynamic range control, a headlight cleaning system and dynamic cornering lights. The main headlights are swivelled towards the inside of a bend, based on steering angle and road speed.
Not only do they offer excellent visibility, they also optimise appearance. Fourpoint LED daytime running lights are integrated into each headlight. The LED brake lights also have a four-spot design. Together with the tinted three dimensional taillights, they’re set to be one of the distinctive hallmarks of the new 911 GTS model range.
LED main headlights in black including Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus)
Superior safety meets sporty design in the form of optional LED main headlights in black including PDLS Plus. In addition to being efficient and long-lasting, LED technology also creates a light very similar to daylight and thus helps to reduce driver fatigue.
One special feature of PDLS Plus is the dynamic main beam function. A camera detects the lights of vehicles ahead as well as those of oncoming traffic. Based on the data from the camera, the dynamic main beam function then adapts the headlight range accordingly. This continuous, seamless control means that you are able to see the course of the road, pedestrians and potential hazards earlier without hindering other road users.
Sporty not kitschy, practical not fanciful. The five round instruments have one purpose above all: t...
Sporty not kitschy, practical not fanciful. The five round instruments have one purpose above all: to provide information. They do so efficiently and accurately with a styling that you would expect from Porsche, and a rev counter that’s right in the middle. With the ‘GTS’ logo on the dial. The instrument cluster with high-resolution 4.6-inch colour screen delivers a continuous stream of data from the on-board computer.
GT sports steering wheel
In the new 911 GTS models, the GT sports steering wheel is lined with nonslip Alcantara® for ultra sporty handling. The spokes are finished in black and the silver-coloured inlays have been screwfastened. Always ready to hand: the mode switch, which enables you to choose from four driving modes – directly from the steering wheel.
The sporty action intensifies with optional Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK). The GT sports steering wheel will come additionally equipped not only with two solid-alloy gearshift paddles, but also with the SPORT Response button on the mode switch, which primes the engine and transmission for maximum responsiveness for a full 20 seconds.
Fitted as standard: Sports seats Plus, in leather with seat centres in Alcantara®. They offer electr...
Sports seats Plus
Fitted as standard: Sports seats Plus, in leather with seat centres in Alcantara®. They offer electric seat height and backrest adjustment, as well as manual fore/aft adjustment. The side bolsters on the seat squab and backrest have a firm, sporty padding and provide outstanding lateral support. The new seam pattern and the ‘GTS’ logo embroidered on the headrests are distinctive details.
Adaptive Sports seats Plus in leather are available on request. Featuring 18-way electric adjustment of seat positions, including side bolsters, they also come with a comprehensive memory function and electric steering column adjustment.
Sports bucket seats*
A racing-style option: Sports bucket seats featuring a folding backrest, integral thorax airbag and manual fore/ aft adjustment. The seat shells are made from glass- and carbon-fibre reinforced plastic with a carbon surface finish.
* Child seats are not compatible with Sports bucket seats.
Sound Package Plus, with eight loudspeakers and a total output of 150 watts, delivers excellent soun...
Sound Package Plus, with eight loudspeakers and a total output of 150 watts, delivers excellent sound. The amplifier integrated into Porsche Communication Management (PCM) optimally adapts the acoustic pattern in the vehicle interior to the driver and front passenger.
The optional BOSE® Surround Sound system has been specially developed for the 911 models and is opti...
The optional BOSE® Surround Sound system has been specially developed for the 911 models and is optimally tuned to the specific interior acoustics of these particular vehicles.
The audio system features 12 fully active loudspeakers and amplifier channels including a patented 100-watt active subwoofer integral to the vehicle bodyshell. This fully active system setup enables each individual loudspeaker to be optimally adapted to the vehicle interior and transforms your 911 GTS into a fast-moving concert hall. Total output 555 watts.
The road is perhaps the last place in the world in which you can still listen to music without distu...
The road is perhaps the last place in the world in which you can still listen to music without disturbance. Reason enough, then, to upgrade your enjoyment the Porsche way – together with the most important handcrafter of premium quality sound systems.
The result is a sound performance of the highest level, specially matched to your 911 GTS. The system has 12 amplifier channels with a total output of 821 watts, 12 loudspeakers including an active subwoofer with 300-watt class D amplifier, a total diaphragm surface area of more than 1,340 cm², and a frequency response of 35 Hz to 20 kHz.
The Burmester® system uses the patented integral subwoofer, which replaces the familiar separate subwoofer and loudspeaker arrangement of other systems. All loudspeaker housings are perfectly matched and deliver a natural and richly textured spatial sound, even at top volume.
Our wealth of experience goes back a long way. Since the very beginning, we at Porsche have been dedicated to realising customer wishes as part of our special request service. Known until 1986 as the Porsche ‘Sonderwunschprogramm’, today we call it ‘Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur’. The philosophy has remained the same. Hand on heart.
None of this would be possible without originality, inspiration and enthusiasm, beginning as early as the consultation stage. That’s because we keep in mind one thing above all else: your particular wishes and requirements. We fulfil them with composure and meticulous care, by means of precision handcrafting and the use of exquisite materials such as leather, Alcantara®, carbon or aluminium.
We offer a wide range of personalisation options, with visual and technical enhancements for the interior and exterior, from a single alteration to extensive modifications. Visit www.porsche.com/exclusive to find everything you need to know about how to configure one of your very own.
With the Porsche Tequipment range of accessories developed specifically for your 911, you can style ...
With the Porsche Tequipment range of accessories developed specifically for your 911, you can style it entirely to your own preference. From the start, the same rules that apply to our vehicles also apply to the products of Porsche Tequipment: developed, tested and proven at the Development Centre in Weissach. By the same Porsche engineers and designers who made your car. Designed with the complete vehicle in mind and precisely tailored to your Porsche.
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Carson shows support for rural schools
Local MSP Finlay Carson has shown his support for retaining Garlieston and Kirkbean Primary Schools amidst fears they may be closed.
In his submissions to the statutory consultation on the closure of both Garlieston and Kirkbean Primary Schools, Carson highlighted the importance of these schools to their communities.
The consultation comes after Dumfries and Galloway Council announced proposals to close three rural schools in the region, Garlieston, Kirkbean and Ae Primary schools.
In his submission, Carson questions what earlier steps the council has taken to ensure the sustainability of the schools, including developing the schools estate as a community hub or integration of early years services.
Commenting, Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson said:
“Rural communities across Scotland are under pressure as more and more people move to larger towns and cities. If we want to develop and strengthen rural Scotland we need to put the investment into local services and infrastructure.
“Without a school in Garlieston or Kirkbean young families are much more likely to move from the area, which would have a hugely detrimental effect on these communities.
“I do not believe that Dumfries and Galloway Council have fully explored all of the options open to them to make these schools sustainable.
“I fully support the parents, teachers and local communities of Garlieston and Kirkbean in their efforts to ensure that neither of these fantastic schools close their doors.”
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Uptown Hearth’s Cream Cheese and Fresh Berry Pastry with Cortado
Columbia Falls bakery serves up handcrafted baked goods and coffee
Story by Justin Franz | Photography by Greg Lindstrom
For years, Terri Feury has toiled behind the scenes at her bakery in Columbia Falls. In 2000, Feury purchased a building on Nucleus Avenue and baked out of the back while renting the storefront to others. Feury found success selling croissants, breads and pastries at area stores and farmers markets, but she always wanted to take her business to the next level.
In 2016, with the opening of Uptown Hearth, she did just that. The microbakery and food studio in downtown Columbia Falls is now serving delectable baked goods during the week and hearty breakfasts on the weekend, alongside artisan coffees that are a significant step above your regular drip.
Feury got into baking by accident. In the 1980s, she was studying film at the University of Oregon when she spent a semester abroad in France. While there, she fell in love with the local bakeries and decided to shadow some of the bakers at night, learning their craft firsthand.
“I remember just thinking that this was something that would never bore me,” she said. “I just loved the craftsmanship and the artistry of it all.”
Feury finished school and then opened up a bagel shop in Whitefish. Through the late 1980s and 1990s, she baked at a number of local eateries and was part owner of a bed and breakfast. Then she purchased the downtown Columbia Falls location in 2000 and worked out of a kitchen in the back until last year, when she remodeled the entire space into Uptown Hearth.
Initially, Feury had hoped to host temporary pop-up restaurants and let others use the space, too, but her organic pastries quickly gained a following.
While many bakeries use extra yeast to get dough to rise quickly, Feury prefers an older method of baking that allows the dough to rise for two or three days.
“It might not be the most cost-effective way of doing things, but it’s delicious,” she said.
Jane Dalton, another baker at Uptown Hearth who has been making pastries for five years, said the longer process helps develop flavor and textures. One of her favorite items is the cream cheese and fresh berry pastry. Uptown Hearth takes three days to make this pastry: one day to make the dough and let it rise, another day to laminate the dough (a process in which it is thinly rolled out and then folded on itself to create layers of buttery dough), and a final day to bake it.
Another favorite of the crew at Uptown Hearth is the breakfast frittata with sausage, onion, peppers, and Parmesan cheese served with mixed greens.
Regardless of what you order, it will pair perfectly with coffee from Matthew Bussard at Azul Coffee Bar, also located in Uptown Hearth. Bussard said there’s been a movement in recent years to make coffee with the same culinary quality as one would make wine.
“I want to create a very personal and handcrafted experience,” Bussard said. “And that pairs really well with what Terri is doing.”
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Adham Fisher smashes the nine-hour barrier for riding the entire ‘L’ system
Forrest Claypool and Adham Fisher at the Linden station centennial.
It was supposed to be just a friendly CTA riding race, but it wound up being another record-breaking event. Leicester, England, native Adham Fisher was in Chicago last week for the last leg of his North American tour, after making record attempts in NYC and Toronto. On Thursday he set accomplished his goal of reclaiming the Chicago ‘L’ racing title, visiting all 143 stations in 9:06:48. Saturday Danny Resner and I, who held the record at 9:30:59 until two other teams broke it this month, squared off against the Brit in a head-to-head competition. Since it was the weekend, we assumed that the system would be running slowly so stakes would be low. We were wrong.
We all started out at the 100th anniversary celebration for the Purple Line Linden station, where CTA President Forrest Claypool addressed the large crowd. “For a century, CTA has been helping Wilmette residents get to and from their destinations quickly and conveniently,” he said. “We’re proud to help celebrate the village’s rich history and the important role the CTA has played in Wilmette’s development over the years.” Afterwards a Dixieland band played and attendees lined up to tour two historic 4000-series cars, built in 1923, which the CTA had towed up the tracks to the event. These relatively luxurious cars, in service until 1973, feature soft seats, lights with glass lampshades and kitschy vintage advertisements.
A small crowd joined Fisher, Resner and me for the start of the race. There was Scott Presslak who, along with his teammate Kevin Olsta, briefly held the record at 9:24:05 earlier this month until Rob Bielaski and Ben Downey brought the time down to 9:08:56. Also joining us were urban planning enthusiasts Trey Blaise and C.J. Bright, who rode the whole system in about ten hours in December 2010, although they weren’t trying to set a record. Rounding out the party were photographer Serge Lubomudrov; Keely Leonard and Zach Florent from Walzing Mechanics theater company, interviewing Fisher for their show El Stories; Adham’s friend Patrick, in from Chester, Indiana; and a couple of Steven’s colleagues from UIC planning school whose names I didn’t catch.
Zach, Scott, C.J., Trey, Patrick and Adham.
Danny and I had planned to part ways with Adham as soon as possible, so after the group polished off the Purple and Yellow lines and caught the Red Line, we exited at Belmont even though the most logical thing to do would be to ride the Red Line to 95th. We figured we’d give the Englishman the visitor’s advantage on this. Our ride was fairly uneventful, but most of our transfers went smoothly. Here’s a synopsis of our not particularly logical route:
Start at Linden
Purple Line to Howard
Yellow Line to Skokie
Yellow line to Howard
Red Line to Belmont
Brown Line to Washington/Wells
Pink Line to 54/Cermak
Ran to Cermak/Cicero
Caught bus to Midway
Orange Line to State/Lake
Red Line to 95th
Red Line to 63rd
Bus to 63rd/Ashland
Green Line to 55th
Green Line to Cottage Grove
Green Line Harlem
Ran to Forest Park
Blue Line to O’Hare
Blue Line Jefferson Park
Bus to Kimball
Brown Line to Belmont
Red Line to Grand
Note that, unlike our first attempt, we missed a bit of track between Grand and State on the Red Line. At Thursday’s CTA racer summit it was agreed that this is permissible, as long as you visit every station by train.
Old-timey spire at the 63rd/Ashland station.
Halfway through the trip Adham called to tell us he had been severely delayed on the Blue Line, and about an hour later he told us he was still on the same line. Danny could hear the station announcement for Oak Park over the phone. So when we got to Grand with a time of 9:08:03 we were a little disappointed that we didn’t beat Adham’s Thursday record, but we now held the second-best time ever and we were confident we’d won the day’s race.
Adham arrived at the meeting place, the Wise Fools Pub in Lincoln Park, a half hour after us, looking subdued, which seemed to confirm we’d won. But when I showed him our stopwatch he literally jumped for joy. He showed me his watch: 8:56:33. Apparently the supposed Blue Line delay was just a ruse to make us overconfident. The nine hour barrier had been shattered.
Unlike all the other former record holders, Adham always declines to reveal his itineraries. As for the new record, he claims he was as surprised as we were. “Despite it being a Saturday, waiting around for a reasonable amount of time, narrowly missing two trains (one through sheer stupidity), not running that quickly due to recovering from Thursday and being screwed up by the Green Line yet again, I managed to break the 9 hour mark,” he emailed.
So the Englishman flew back across the pond a champion once more. That’s fine – Danny and I will let his new record breathe for a bit, knowing that we have as much time as we like to challenge it. But I know that as soon as we break Adham’s record he’ll start planning his next trip stateside to reclaim the crown.
John Greenfield
John has lived in Chicago since 1989 and has worked a number of bicycle jobs, from messenger to mechanic to managing the Chicago Department of Transportation's bicycle parking program, arranging the installation of over 3,700 bike racks. He writes regularly for Time Out Chicago, Newcity, Momentum and Urban Velo magazines and works at Boulevard Bikes in Logan Square. View all posts by John Greenfield
Posted on April 30, 2012 December 13, 2012 Author John GreenfieldCategories Chicago, Events, Transit, TransportationTags 'L' Challenge, Adham Fisher, CTA, Danny Resner, Forrest Claypool, Scott Presslak, Wilmette
11 thoughts on “Adham Fisher smashes the nine-hour barrier for riding the entire ‘L’ system”
joejoejoe says:
If this is a real competition, like hot dog eating or something, then you have to reveal your itinerary or have some means of confirming people are doing the entire route. There was a woman Rosie Ruiz who claimed to win the Boston Marathon but actually just jumped in in the middle of the race (she may have even taken public transit!).
I think the rules should involve carrying a GPS transmitter or snapping photos with timestamps or something. GRID is a credible news source and the head of the CTA is a busy man. There has to be some way of managing the time of everybody involved (including the readers) that shows that what is happening is actually happening.
Update: Here is the infamous story of Rosie Ruiz!
http://www.eagletribune.com/sports/x993504251/Rosies-Run
Steven Vance says:
I believe the racers have to keep a log of their stops and take photos quite often. I’ll let John and Adham share their logs (the photos are in the post).
I know John has shared his itinerary in the past. I think this is becoming “a thing” and you will likely have more people trying to beat the record. Having a secret route kind of defeats some of the fun and value of the competition. The race helps promote the CTA routes and CTA efficiency. Sharing the way you can get quickly from one line to another is part of the reason CTA President Forrest Claypool takes the time to promote these system races.
CineRam says:
I’m not going to let Adham’s new record breathe. I’m breaking it later this month. Thanks for clearing up the matter about hitting every station and not every tine bit of track. I’ll be video-recording my attempt and will send you the YouTube link once I post it.
John Greenfield says:
Luckily for Adham, the Yellow Line’s Oakton station opened just after he set the last record for riding to 143 stations, so it turns out he’s got that for posterity. However, this is a great window of opportunity to set the record for 144 stations, because after the Green Line Morgan station opens in the near future, that record will be frozen as well.
Davistrain says:
Good timing–I just saw an inquiry in Trainorders.com from a fellow who was curious about covering all the Los Angeles Metro rail system in one day. Since LA just added the Expo Line, and it will add two more stations in a few months, the LA rail challenge becomes more interesting. Many years ago I covered the original BART system on one ticket, but didn’t keep a log.
Now who’s going to step up and set a record for riding the entire Metra system?
That will take a few days, I think. Heh.
Actually, along those lines, since I’m not leading the Chicago perimeter bike ride this summer, I’m considering doing a Chicago Metropolitan perimeter ride, connecting all the termini of all the Metra lines over a few days and camping or staying in cheap motels along the way. The cool thing about doing this is people who don’t want to commit to the multi-day route could still easily join me for segments via the commuter rail line.
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GM Sponsor of 2012 Olympics
– January 13, 2011Posted in: brand info
NBC has struck a big Olympic sponsorship deal for the 2012 London Summer Olympics Games — one that is looking to regain its sports image, General Motors.
GM has struck a media partnership related to NBC’s as exclusive domestic automotive advertiser. Two GM brands — Chevrolet and Cadillac — will have a major advertising presence during NBC’s coverage of the Games on network and cable television from July 27 to Aug. 12, 2012.
GM said the brands will be featured in select NBC Olympic-related programming leading up to the Games and online at NBCOlympics.com.
“Media partnerships like this provide great opportunities for us to spread the word about our newest cars, trucks and crossovers,” stated Joel Ewanick, global chief marketing officer of General Motors. “GM has been a huge fan of the Olympic Games for decades. We look forward to being a partner in a big way with NBC Universal as it again covers one of the world’s most significant sporting events.”
After missing some major TV events over the last few years, the reviving automaker will buy multiple 30-second commercials in this year’s event, to be aired on Fox. Such commercials are going for $2.8 million to $3.0 million. The big U.S. automaker went through bankruptcy and major cutbacks and downsizing in 2009.
GM did not reveal financial terms — but is expected to spend more than for its previous Olympic event.
GM drastically cut back its Olympic spending in 2010 in Vancouver, reportedly around $41.5 million. This was less than half the amount the car company spent in media in previous Olympics, pegged to be over $100 million for each of the previous five Olympics.
Bank of America was another Olympic advertiser that made major cutbacks.
NBC executives said the network lost around $200 million on the games — some of the blame was assigned to higher rights fees paid to the International Olympics Committee. In the previous six Olympic Games NBC had a combined profit of $375 million, according to reports.
NBC paid a reported $900 million for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and will pay $1.2 billion for the 2012 London games.
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